Opeth

[The Flash]

I think Still Life is the album where the band shows their knack for dynamic shifts to its greatest.

 

[Detective Beauregard]

Still Life is easily Opeth's most complex work, and Mikael has even alluded to this himself during concerts (Royal Albert Hall comes to mind). Songs like The Moor and White Cluster are relatively simple compared to Godhead's Lament, Moonlapse Vertigo, and Serenity Painted Death. Mikael has stated that he doesn't like how Moonlapse sounds live because of all the guitar parts; in fact, I believe it was only played on the Still Life tour.

Face of Melinda is a live staple because of its smooth jazz first half and dynamic conclusion, although White Cluster (which is one of my least favorites from the album) seems to be played just as often.

 

[Night Prowler]

Face of Melinda is a live staple

They haven't played it since 2012 though I guess it was a staple for years though, so maybe they just got tired of it.

 

[Forostar]

They haven't played it since 2012 though

Kidding, just kidding.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

The troll gets his say!

 

[Night Prowler]

I knew Mikael sang Portnoy's part in A Nightmare To Remember once + Repentance), but didn't know this happened too

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

I'm shocked at how not terrible that sounds.

 

[Forostar]

Hehe

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Oh, if only Mikael had started singing.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Man, so many people are gonna hate this:

I fucking love it. It's Opeth folk music! Like a combination of River and Harvest. Incredibly simplistic, but fucking beautiful. Those ending lead guitars are amazing.

 

[Forostar]

Sounds inspired by Jethro Tull. No hate from me.

 

[Srogyy]

No hate from me either, but a massive 'meh' instead. Sounds boring. The whole arrangement is kind of stock... I don't know. Weird that it's the fourth track on the album - makes me think there's more material like this. 'Sorceress' got me very interested, but now I have doubts again.

 

[Mosh]

Gonna wait for the album, but I wouldn't expect anything less thank Tull inspired folksy music with a song called Will O the Wisp.

 

[The Flash]

Decent track. Love the ending guitars, the chorus is good as well. Very much a Jethro Tull type song.

One thing to note: Hearing songs like this from Opeth doesn't surprise me at all. Mikael talked about doing a singer-songwriter solo album with very simple acoustic guitars in the past, then years later said he thought about a solo album but figured he can put anything into Opeth. No inconsistency here.

 

[Collin]

A new song I guess.. I haven't been paying much attention.

 

[Mosh]

I haven't been paying much attention.

Clearly.

 

[Collin]

Clearly.

Wow. Just saw Knicks post!

 

[soundwave]

On one hand, I like it. On the other hand, it feels like Mikael has already written this song 3 or 4 times now. I'll give the album a chance. I actually liked the last couple. I just have to be in the right mood to listen to it.

 

[Detective Beauregard]

That is a cool song. Completely different flavor than the last single, but I love the bass line and the way it builds and the Damnation-esque simplicity to it.

Also, an Opeth video with nothing but trees? You don't say!

 

[The Flash]

Will O the Wisp is growing on me big time.

Btw, check these covers out

The guy put out both covers just days after the songs came out, too. Ridiculously talented, I'm envious. Mind boggling that he only has 2k subs.