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thwok
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Joined: January 15 2008
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Posted: October 04 2015 at 07:39 |
I have tried diligently to be a Opeth fan. Their combination of death metal elements with traditional classic prog elements just doesn't convince me. It always seems forced and disjointed to me. Traffic, on the other hand, was a band with real songwriting and performing chops!
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Flight123
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Joined: September 01 2010
Location: Sohar, Oman
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Posted: October 04 2015 at 12:27 |
I saw them live in 2010 - it was dismal. I agree with the above...'forced'!
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Pastmaster
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Joined: January 23 2015
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Posted: October 04 2015 at 13:04 |
Quite the opposite bands.
I like both, but I much prefer Opeth. Although I don't like much of their post-Still Life stuff, back in the days of Morningrise and Still Life they were masters. Ghost Reveries and Deliverance are awesome though.
Edited by Pastmaster - October 04 2015 at 13:05
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Altairius
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Posted: October 04 2015 at 13:06 |
Raff wrote:
Traffic have long been a favourite of mine, while Opeth (whom I used to like a lot) seem to have been going steadily downhill since they decided to take a more "mainstream" prog direction. So, this one is a no-brainer for me.
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Meh, playing "retro" prog is actually less mainstream than extreme metal. I don't like their newer stuff though. The only album I find listenable from them is Damnation.
I'll go with Traffic. They're boring, but basically listenable for the most part.
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dr wu23
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Location: Indiana
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Posted: October 04 2015 at 14:40 |
Traffic over Opeth any day of the week........as some have pointed out Traffic were founders of the early prog and folk rock sounds while Opeth have yet to impress me on any level.
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Voyage34
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Joined: October 14 2015
Location: Moscow
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Posted: October 14 2015 at 16:09 |
I've been an Opeth fan over several years now. Still I love their overall style which comes form very talented musicians, especially Michael with his pretty much unique approach to writing songs. Baying of the hounds is actually one of my favorites.. really moving. I wonder why did you make such kind of comparison here? Traffic is completely different to my ears..
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Prog Geo
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Joined: November 09 2010
Location: Athens (Greece)
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Posted: February 28 2016 at 22:43 |
Opeth remains one of my very fav bands!
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