Ghost Reveries - Opeth

[GodOfRhythm]

Not seen a thread on this yet, to my amazement?!!!

I personally think this might be their magnum opus. It combines their death metal roots with the usual dark ambience, with something 70's proggy with some very sentimental, softer passages. And of course guitarsolo's are more frequent on this album as well, which Akerfeldt wrote and played beautifully!

The addition of the keyboard player added a whole new dimension to their sound and songs. And Mikael's vocal reach just stays amazing, the man has the greatest growl of all time.

I was awestruck when I first heard it. The Baying Of The Hounds is my favorite Opeth song of all time.

I was afraid when I heard Grand Conjuration, I didn't like it much, but don't judge the album on this single, because it is much better.

So what are your thoughts!?

[Smallz]

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i feel almost exactly the same as you dude. i heard the grand conjuration before the album was released and was sort of worried but the rest of the album is certainly amazing and the baying of the hounds is my favorite track on the album as well.

im a huge opeth fanboy...they're far and away my favorite band and this album is easly my favorite release of the year. im not sure where i'd rank it overall though...i still think i'd put still life at the top as far as the opeth disco goes.

[horns666]

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Who thought the second track was a crazy version of Higher Ground when they first heard it..I did!!

Can't wait to see them with Nevermore in November...this should be the show of the year for me!

I saw opeth about a year and a half ago..WOW! [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img]

I burnt a copy of their clean , 70's proggy album for my dad...he LOVES it..then I showed him their other ones..he just looked like this. [img]/images/graemlins/what.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

My faves are Still life and my arms your hearse..and the new one is climbing up their quick...takes a while to absorb Opeth..especially when I have so much other stuff to listen to.

But I love Opeth because they stay who they are!! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

Unlike soilwork and Inflames due to their US popularity.. [img]/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]

[PallarAndersVisa]

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at first i thought the same thing. best thing they ever did. but after listening to it ALOT, i realize that theres not as much substance as there usually is with an opeth album. things are alot more straight forward and simple with this album

still a great album

[horns666]

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Bands like Opeth and Nevermore are bands you just can't breeze thru and go..next.

ac/dc they are not. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

and I still think Higher Ground when I hear the intro to that song.. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[paulbag]

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I just checked some of this out...I like the older stuff better. I just don't like keyboards in my metal, so thats one strike against them. Give me Still Life and Blackwater Park [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[Davey]

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never did get into opeth cos i only heard their death growly stuff, but some years later, i found out that if done nicely, the growls can be KICKASS!! after hearing the grand conjuration in shit quality(tm) i was hooked. got the album the day it was released, still spin it regulary

a shame they're around this parts during the week and its a couple of hours to drive to budapest to catch em.. cutting the day early on the 22nd o' this month wont leave me in good light so i cant push it to do semi workday .. but the 22nd i think will be worth it.. it's not everyday that you can meet steve vai, now is it [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[horns666]

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Vai..Cool..I got to hang out with Satch..gave him a police badge..I got and pic of Joe an I..what a nice guy!!

There is a band that kinda sounds like Opeth or tries to...Novembers Doom "the pale haunt departure"..not bad. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Tetsuo]

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I love this album I don't know where it ranks but it is great I personally like teh keys in it

[toejam]

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I'll be picking the album up this week. I loved both Deliverance and Damnation. I've also got Still Life and Morningrise and dig them as well.

[horns666]

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I don't have a problems with keys..depend how they are used..it can give alot of atomsphere..and then it can ruin something as well.

hell some keys can make metal sound badd ass..like My dying bride!!

I want to do a litle black metal in my own music I wish I had a keyboard player..I'd take one..I'd think it can be great at times..

I'm bored to death with masturbating keyboards in prog metal and neo classical power metal ..it's all the same..guitarist and keys switch off back and forth doing solos..like COB..I like it when Alexi takes a solo..but there is too way much "wank" in the keyboards IMO..I like when they do runs together..but that whole back and forth thing is tired..yngwie did that shit 20 years ago...and Rainbow did it 30 years ago..that's good enough for me..

it's the one element I don't like about prog metal like DT...just boring.. [img]/images/graemlins/sleep.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/sleep.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/sleep.gif[/img]

[the_drip]

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The use of keyboards in the OPeth album is the Ideal amount.


that and the latest Enslaved Albums have had amazing use of keyboards/synth.


I love the new Opeth about as much as I love all of Opeth's work. It's simply amazing.

[shadowcat]

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I love this album, got it a few days before the official release (I love my local record store!).
Though it doesn't touch Still Life and Blackwater Park IMO, it is still another amazing work of theirs... and once again, something new and fresh.

BTW, I'm gonna see them on the 17th, last time I saw them (February 2003) they were awesome live.

Oh and I'm gonna see Steve Vai as well, on the 30th. Yay for me! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Fragle]

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i never really got into opeth....i keep hearing they are great, and for example the chorus riff of nevermore - psalm of lydia is said to be very opeth sounding...and i love that riff, btw [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

anyways, what would be a good starting point? i don't want to go into my local record store, randomly pick up an album, and notice i've accidentally bought one of their more quiet releases (afaik they had some kind of black/white double cd thing going on...deliverance/damnation, i think. until this day i still can't remember which one is heavy and which one is not)....i need heavy [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

would ghost reveries be a good starting point for an opeth newbie?

[horns666]

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I would say so..it is the most dynamic of their material..like combining Damnation/Deliverance sorta..

I would say it is more accessible to those who didn't like Opeth before..and when the harshness grows on you , if it does..then go back and get their back catalogue..

It is a good albulm but not a harsh as BWP / SL / MR / MAYH..but Opeth was always dynamic..they just expanded on that formula..

"Demon of the fall" is one of my all time Opeth faves..that song just whoops my ass...I love it..off "My arms your hearse"..that was my introduction to them back in 98/99..