Going to see OPETH, what can I expect?!!!
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Topic: Going to see OPETH, what can I expect?!!!
Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Subject: Going to see OPETH, what can I expect?!!!
Date Posted: September 27 2005 at 18:21
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Man I'm so excited for this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone seen them on tour yet? Set lists? Anything? Merchandise? Hope to meet them after the show. WILL CREAM SELF. |
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Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: September 27 2005 at 23:12
| They sound pretty much the same live as in studio, take that however you will. |
Posted By: WillieThePimp
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 14:26
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Yep, pretty straightforward. Although the Martins + Mikael tend to
improvise a little more. ex) A Fair Judgement, and if you watch the
Lamentations video. \ LINDGREN IS A STIFF, but his playing is sooo fluid and precise, he is water. ------------- You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. ~Oscar Levant, explaining his way out of a speeding ticket |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 15:29
What you can expect?...mmm, probably music... ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: GFoyle
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 15:40
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A lot of talk and interaction with the audience between songs. Every
song introduced. Songs sounding probably better than on the albums.
Really enjoyable gig. |
Posted By: horza
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 17:18
in kerrang review 08.09.05 mean fiddler london,Opeth opened with Deliverance,also featured was Baying of the Hounds,The Grand Conjuration,The Drapery falls and To Rid the Disease  i'm seeing them in November ------------- Originally posted by darkshade: Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot. |
Posted By: sven2388
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 13:22
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you can expect me to be really mad at you because i want ot see them on
this tour with nevermore soooo bad but dont think im going to be able to! |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 13:39
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I am seeing them in Philly with Into Eternity opening.I have never seen Opeth live so I am really psyched!!!!!! I hope they play Ghost of Perdition..**fingers crossed** -------------  |
Posted By: Starette
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 17:06
I went into Real Groovy (one of the best music providers in New Zealand) just an hour ago- this morning, and saw Opeth's latest album at one of the listening posts so I decided to give them a try. to be honest they washed right over me- same repetitive heavy metal which is so over-done it just doesnt strike me as anything special. However I won't be TOO too cynical about them- I'll give them a *proper* try some other time. I remember how boring Nightwish sounded to me the first time I heard them- now I adore them  ------------- 50 tonne angel falls to the earth... |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 17:13
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HEAVYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!! And lots of headbanging!
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Posted By: Pure Narcotic
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 17:24
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I'm going to The Palladium on Oct. 30th. I'm pretty stoked, it's my first Opeth show. ------------- 
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 17:25
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Same! |
Pure Narcotic wrote:
Posted By: WillieThePimp
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 21:43
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Also be prepared to answer questions regarding 80's metal (last time I
saw them, Mikael performed the first measure of Beyond the Realms of
Death by Judas Priest and asked if anyone knew that song). This refers
back to the talk and interaction with the audience in between songs. ALSO for the love of all that is Swedish and awesome, request "The Funeral Portrait". I am hoping to hear them play that little ditty live; it would be the greatest thing since they opened with "The Moor". ------------- You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. ~Oscar Levant, explaining his way out of a speeding ticket |
Posted By: 46and2
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 22:39
| THIS WILL BE MY FIRST OPETH SHOW AS WELL!!!!! I am extremely excited as they are one, if not, my favorite band besides tool. |
Posted By: 46and2
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 22:40
| oh yeah, nice signature progtologist, are you a drummer/percussionist? |
Posted By: transend
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 22:42
| You can expect decent loud music, played well but all of it to be utterly spoiled by a dude that sounds like he has a small bird stuck in his throat... |
Posted By: ulver982
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 23:22
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It's gonna be awesome!! Tight playing, great vocals!! When I saw Opeth in the past..most people weren't moshing or anything...everyone was more into actually listening to the music. Nevertheless, you'll have a great time. ------------- Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius. Silence is the music of the future. |
Posted By: cobb
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 23:29
Long pauses between songs, if the DVD is anything to go by. Maybe they can afford guitar roadies by now and you won't have to wait for them to set new tunings.
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 23:37
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Thank you and yes,I am. I always have at least one Danny Carey pic in my sig. I like your avatar,very cool. ------------- |
Posted By: DT_bast
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 17:35
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I'm also going to see Opeth in Montreal next Saturday!!!!!! It's going to be so awesome!!!!!!!!! On top of it all, NEVERMORE will be there!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: horza
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 18:01
i'm seeing opeth in nov. - i'd love to see nevermore with them ------------- Originally posted by darkshade: Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot. |
Posted By: billyshears'67
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 18:04
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I just saw them in Seattle on Saturday and they were great. My friends
and I were the first people in line, so we got to meet the band
and I got Akerfeldt to sign my pack of smokes. The set-list was in this order: 1. The Baying of the Hounds 2. When 3. In My Time of Need 4. Bleak 5. The Grand Conjuration 6. The Moor 7. Deliverancee 8. Blackwater Park Encore 9. Demon of the Fall Pelican, one of the support acts was pretty good. Much better than Opeth's supporting acts on their Lamentations tour. Peace |
Posted By: DeadGhost
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 18:13
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^ great set list!!! |
Posted By: horza
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 18:41
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[QUOTE=billyshears'67] I just saw them in Seattle on Saturday and they were great. My friends
and I were the first people in line, so we got to meet the band and I got Akerfeldt to sign my pack of smokes. The set-list was in this order: 1. The Baying of the Hounds 2. When 3. In My Time of Need 4. Bleak 5. The Grand Conjuration 6. The Moor 7. Deliverancee 8. Blackwater Park Encore 9. Demon of the Fall Pelican, one of the support acts was pretty good. Much better than Opeth's supporting acts on their Lamentations tour. I'm going to make up that as a playlist and get familiar with them all - and let my wife hear them ------------- Originally posted by darkshade: Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot. |
Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 19:47
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I just saw them in Denver on tuesday, and it was the best show i've ever attended. Mikael really interacts with the crowd well. I was screaming more keyboards and he said "you want more keyboards, well i suggest you say that to the man backstage that's actually playing them." Later he was like "we signed to roadrunner, is it cool if we get a DJ?" i said "Go back to Candlelight." He retorts "you know Candlelight is run by a 60 year old lawyer, but when we were on the label he was a sixty year old punk." Great interaction, i never felt so connected to a show before. Yes, i really did say all of that. My venue saw a slightly different setlist. Ghost of Perdition -------------  
"Mastodon sucks giant monkey balls." |
Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Date Posted: November 07 2005 at 20:40
Saw them last night!!! My show was a similiar experience except minus Ghost of Perdition & Stoner music(?) Add: Baying of the Hounds Show was amazing. They said they are coming back in a few months. I will definately be there. I just hope to hear The Moor. I couldn't help but laugh when people were yelling Camel & King Crimson (Clevelanders are also a drunk bunch at concerts, people were yelling penis & vagina & hokey pokey & Dick Dale, it was pretty rediculous) They had a diff drummer, whats up w/this? |
Posted By: ProgConro
Date Posted: November 07 2005 at 21:12
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I saw Opeth on Saturday Nov. 5 at the Jaxx Center. Un- F*%ken-Believeable The night was amazing. Two opening bands I had never heard their stuff before but they won me over. Into Eternity was great. Their lead vocalist could hit high notes like no other and he was hilarious. He kept on talking to the crowd and made these wierd wild expressions on his face. The gutarist hands were just blurs running up and down the strings. They were great
Nevermore was defenitly all metal. They had some great songs you just wanted to head bang to. The lead vocalist also did a good job wih talking to the crowd. While he was talking to the crowd, the drummer kept on interupting him with drum solos. He got kinda pissed but the crowd laughed. Opeth- The crowd went nuts. People were singing along and head banging. When their prog songs came on, so did people's lighters. Swaying back and forth with all the people was great. Sweat flying when heavier stuff happened and mosh pits. It was great. Mikael Åkerfeldt had the men and women shouting their best death metal voices against each other. And since the crowd kept on cheering "OPETH! OPETH!" they had an encore with Demon of the Fall (or the Baying of the Hounds, it skips my mind right now, I was pretty tired and confused by then.)
Go see Opeth. You will not regret it. ------------- Come to us, Lazarus, it's time for you to go |
Posted By: S.H.Kingston
Date Posted: November 07 2005 at 21:23
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from http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com.au/artists/Opeth/ - http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com.au/artists/Opeth/ According to a report at MTV.com, SYL drummer Gene Hoglan is filling in for Opeth. ------------- thanks! s.h. kingston |