I finally broke down and got an Opeth album. . . and am I glad I did!!

Watershed - and it's phenomenal.

Any suggestions for my next (few) purchases?!?

What's their best?

Thanks!!

Good for you.


I have four OPETH albums.


But......i'm not really qualified to answer your question......so I won't.

Well - to be honest, this one is good enough that I'll prolly just start getting all of them. . .

I likes me some prog. Yes i do.

From my brushes with this band, the earlier the better. I say brushes because I do not own an Opeth album yet. However the brushes are significant enough as I watched an old concert DVD by them (that started with '03 stuff, I think) that just bored me to tears.

Generally, "Orchid" and "My Arms, Your Hearse" seem to be the best, IMO. There's so much stuff surrounding this band, it's hard for me to work up the nerve to buy any. I also don't like how people treat them as the masterminds of progressive metal...or whatever.

Like I said, I don't own any CD's by them (though that has never stopped me from having an opinion ) so you can ignore my advice or take it.

I will be exploring them a little closer now.

Opinions are like. . . oh, wait.

Yes - you can have an opion - that's cool with me. I like hearing them - usually the ones that are different than mine more so - so I am forced to really think about why I have such an opinion. So feel free to share!

I did see a live dvd - that might be interesting.

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I watched an old concert DVD by them (that started with '03 stuff, I think) that just bored me to tears.

"I watched an old concert DVD by them (that started with '03 stuff, I think) that just bored me to tears." =



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I also don't like how people treat them as the masterminds of progressive metal...or whatever.

I agree. I know what you are talking about.

I've seen a few such posts, myself.

Oh......IMO OPETH are not, "masterminds of progressive metal." Good, but not that good.

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Yup - agree with both y'all.

I just like them so far. But really like them.

Of course - it's not like they made Scenes from a Memory or anything - best album ever. Or sang like Russell Allen - and the gutteral stuff is what kept me away for so long - now I just tolerate it.

Blackwater Park, and My Arms, Your Hearse, wes.....those are the other "must have" discs, IMO. I've got a SLIGHT preference for MAYH, but that's simply because it's thje slightly more deathy of the two. There's not a HUGE difference in them, though. MAYH DOES have the classic "Demon of the Fall" on it, though.....

the earlier in the discography yo go, the more deathy and less prog they are. though they still weren't like much of the other DM from the time periods. Orchid and Still Life show where they were headed, MAYH and BP are where they finally "got" their sound, and everything after BP has been simple refinements in the overall scheme of things, steering ever so slighty more towards the "prog" tip, lessening the actuall DM moments.....

Thanks bro - just what I was looking for!

I'm leaning towards the more 'prog' stuff, of course.

Good on ya Wes, buying an Opeth album is/was one of the best choices I ever made musically.
All opinions above are entirely valid, and exo's piece is 100% correct I reckon.
Time for an unrestrained fanboy view perhaps .

I own all their cd's ( 9 studio, 1 live ) and dvd's ( 3 ) , and I've seen them live as well.
They are the only band I have where my favourite album is whichever one I'm listening to. They are extremely consistent, and if you like Watershed, you are gonna most likely dig almost all their stuff man. How many bands are that good after 9 albums? I'd recommend Morningrise ( very prog ), Still Life ( concept ), Blackwater Park ( arguably their most popular ), and Ghost Reveries ( prog/dynamic ). My Arms, Your Hearse and Deliverance are also excellent.
The tag of progressive death metal is pretty apt I'd say.
I'd rate Mike Akerfeldt as one of THE most talented guys in metal
Sorry 'bout the rant, but I can't recommend this band highly enough
Buy 'em all Wes!!

Very cool.

I prolly will.

Blackwater Park and Deliverance are my faves.... Also check out Damnation. I really really enjoy that one. It's a completely different sound than any other Opeth album. Check it out!

Yeah, Damnation is really cool as well.
As for dvd's the best ones are Lamentations (1st half mellow songs, 2nd half heavy songs, + great studio footage/insight to recording Deliverance & Damnation. I found this dvd excellent ), and if you buy deluxe edition of Ghost Reveries you get a wicked bonus dvd with more studio work etc.
Their old drummer Martin is probably even better than the new guy

For me all albums are great, but I'm not huge fan of them so I don't see big difference between them. However, I really enjoyed their first 2 albums. In next albums they became sligthly worse.

I have only heard Damnation and Deliverance...

One was a VERY enjoyable listen, the other was not.

*goes to look*

I thought I got ridd of the one I didn't like but it looks like I still have both


hmm now I'm going to have to re-listen to both

Ok, I'm listening to Damnation now and I think this one was not to my liking before.

It's mostly mellow and I think I liked the dynamics of the other one better at last listen.

I am diggin the lyrical content, tho

I love Opeth....everything they've done so far has been to my liking. I think part of the charm is that Mikael Akerfeldt is such a rabid prog and classic rock fan, so he channels all of his influences and inspiration into the music. To me, it comes off sounding more genuine. I love the Damnation/Deliverance albums. When my son was a baby, he would sleep to the Damnation album...I have some fond memories of it.

they are great ♥