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Poll Question: Which album do you think is their best?
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    Posted: July 06 2013 at 18:19
These are the 3 highest-rated Opeth albums according to the PA ratings and reviews. Each one has an atmosphere and musical language all its own, and I'm curious to see how this poll will go, as there seems to be a lot of debate as to which album is truly their most accomplished.

My pick is Ghost Reveries. To me, it's the most musically accomplished, dynamic, balanced, and expressive of the three options. It also gets so much better with each listen, as there seems to be no end to new discoveries as more of its subtle nuances come to my attention.
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BWP > Ghost Reveries > Still Life
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I don't own Still Life, so no vote from me, but out of the other two, Blackwater Park.
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At this point, I'd probably say that I've listened to Ghost Reveries the most between the three, but it's hard to say between that and Blackwater Park.  I just got Still Life this week, so I can't rule it out yet.  No vote for me just yet.


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Ghost Reveries.
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 Still Life > BWP >>>>> Ghost Reveries
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Originally posted by ole-the-first ole-the-first wrote:

Blackwater Park

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Still Life>Ghost Reveries>Blackwater Park
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Blackwater Park is a masterpiece. Still Life is excellent but the mix is definitely a weakness. I don't like Ghost Reveries much.
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Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Blackwater Park is a masterpiece. Still Life is excellent but the mix is definitely a weakness. I don't like Ghost Reveries much.

Pretty much my thoughts as well.
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Still Life has my favorite Opeth song (The Moor)
BWP is the overall best album
Ghost Reveries has some of the best epics

Too.difficult.pick.just.one.album.
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Originally posted by Gallifrey Gallifrey wrote:

Still Life>Ghost Reveries>Blackwater Park
This. Still Life is one of my top 3 favorite albums. Have it on vinyl too. Ghost Reveries only by hair over Blackwater Park
But now that I think of it Ghost Reveries is probably their most diverse, technical, and mature release making it maybe their best. But Still Life just has something very special to it making it their best and my favorite.


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Originally posted by MFP MFP wrote:

 Still Life > BWP >>>>> Ghost Reveries


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Still Life overall has got to be my favorite, but BWP has my favorite Opeth track - "Bleak"
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Still Life is quite overrated, it's production is very flat and boring.

Blackwater Park has one of the finest sound textures ever, simply terrific sound, and music is excellent as well.

Ghost Reveries is my least favourite 2000's Opeth record, but it has some strong points too.


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Blackwater Park followed closely by the other two.
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I waffle back and forth between Blackwater Park & Ghost Reveries. Still Life is a great album marred by bad production.

All 3 have some of my favorite Opeth tracks, 'Bleak' probably being my all-time fave, though 'The Moor' & 'Harlequin Forest' are pretty close behind.
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Points: 31165 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 09 2013 at 11:48
Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

BWP > Ghost Reveries > Still Life

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