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mgallard 
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 18:42 |
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Does anyone have a list of Opeth songs without growling. I just listened all the way through Damnation and really enjoyed it, but I can't stand it when Mr. Cookie Monster arrives. Anyone know them enough to help on that.
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progkidjoel
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 18:57 |
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Hey
I've only got DELIVERANCE and BLACKWATER PARK
From what I remember, these tracks don't have any growling:
-Harvest (Blackwater Park)
-A Fair Judgement (An awesome track off an otherwise pretty terrible album, and it has growls on nearly every track)
-BLEAK (This track has growls, but once you get past them (They only last for a minute) the singing and the rest of the track is great)
Sorry, I'm not the biggest Opeth fan, but thats all that I can remember from the top of my head.
Good luck - Some of the local Opeth junkies will be able to help you much better than I.
-Joel
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 19:28 |
Doesn't that sort of defeat the purpose? 
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The Pessimist
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 20:14 |
 Slartibartfast wrote:
Doesn't that sort of defeat the purpose?
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I hear you. One of the main beauties of Opeth and bands similar is the contrast between growling and clean vox. It's one of the reasons I listen to them. Anyways, to the point, here's a list chronologically: Morningrise:
To Bid You Farewell (strongly recommended) My Arms Your Hearse
Credence Still Life
Face Of Melinda Benighted Blackwater Park
Harvest Deliverance
A Fair Judgement Ghost Reveries
Atonement Hours Of Wealth Isolation Years Watershed
Coil Burden Porcelain Heart Hex Omega I think that solves everything as far as pure clean vox goes 
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Shot.By.His.Own.Son
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 23:49 |
You should check out Unhealer by Ihsahn, It has Mikeal Akerfelt as a guest vocalist on it, amazing song, amazing album. Also If you havent already you should deffinetly check Out opeth's live album Lamentations, the first half is all their lighter stuff and they end it of with their heavier stuff, amazing DVD.
Edited by Shot.By.His.Own.Son - July 14 2009 at 23:51
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 07:46 |
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J-Man
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 07:48 |
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And also, just buy Still Life and try to listen to the whole thing. At first I was actually kind of AFRAID of the vocals, but I've grown to love them. If you can't get into the growls on Still Life, then stop trying to get into Opeth.
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 08:05 |
mgallard wrote:
Does anyone have a list of Opeth songs without growling. I just listened all the way through Damnation and really enjoyed it, but I can't stand it when Mr. Cookie Monster arrives. Anyone know them enough to help on that.
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mgallard
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That is my only problem with Opeth. The music and Mikael Åkerfeldt's normal vox are great.
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 08:08 |
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Get the Lamentations DVD ... getting used to the vocals is much easier when you can also watch the guys.
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Negoba
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 08:38 |
I came to this site with basically your original question as my prime motivator.
To say dragonvoice is an acquired taste is the understatement of the decade, but if there's anywhere to learn it, it's from Opeth. Just buy Watershed and give it time. From there you'll be able to handle it.
BTW, Akerfeldt has the best dragonvoice ever. That youtube link is an awesome example, there's a back and forth between Ihsahn and Akerfeldt and it sounds like a bat flying around the devil.
And live, he's mindboggling. Give it some time.
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mgallard
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 10:54 |
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OK, excellent, thanks for the input, certainly dragonvoice sounds "better" than cookie monster, though I must admit it's just as childish in my opinion. I gather I'll be able to maybe "grok" Opeth if I can enjoy their non-growling music and then venture step by step into the rest. The DVD idea is a good one, I'll do it. Thanks again for your time and ideas.
Greetings
mgallard
Edited by mgallard - July 15 2009 at 10:54
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 12:07 |
progrocker2244 wrote:
And also, just buy Still Life and try to listen to the whole thing. At first I was actually kind of AFRAID of the vocals, but I've grown to love them. If you can't get into the growls on Still Life, then stop trying to get into Opeth.
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Still Life is my favorite complete Opeth album. I like a song here or there on their others. For some reason, their other songs I tolerate the harsh vocals because I like the rest of the song. But Still Life seems to flow really well for me. Of course I'm something of a concept album junkie, so the story really drew me.
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 12:12 |
StyLaZyn wrote:
mgallard wrote:
Does anyone have a list of Opeth songs without growling. I just listened all the way through Damnation and really enjoyed it, but I can't stand it when Mr. Cookie Monster arrives. Anyone know them enough to help on that.
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mgallard
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That is my only problem with Opeth. The music and Mikael Åkerfeldt's normal vox are great. |
I have never heard Opeth, because I really don't like growling vocals, and so have avoided them. So can't really contribute much to this discussion, except to say that I did enjoy Akerfeldt's guest lead vocals on the new OSI album. He has a good voice. I'm probably in the same boat as the OP, in that I would be much more interested in Opeth except for the cookie monster vox.
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Negoba
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 12:16 |
The Doctor wrote:
StyLaZyn wrote:
mgallard wrote:
Does anyone have a list of Opeth songs without growling. I just listened all the way through Damnation and really enjoyed it, but I can't stand it when Mr. Cookie Monster arrives. Anyone know them enough to help on that.
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mgallard
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That is my only problem with Opeth. The music and Mikael Åkerfeldt's normal vox are great. |
I have never heard Opeth, because I really don't like growling vocals, and so have avoided them. So can't really contribute much to this discussion, except to say that I did enjoy Akerfeldt's guest lead vocals on the new OSI album. He has a good voice. I'm probably in the same boat as the OP, in that I would be much more interested in Opeth except for the cookie monster vox. |
Then you need to buy the album Damnation which is all clean vocals and guitars, with mellotrons and harmonies, it's like a dark Genesis / Camel vibe. Sort of.
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You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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The Doctor
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 12:21 |
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^ I'll have to check that one out then.
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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J-Man
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 15:48 |
Michelle1PA wrote:
progrocker2244 wrote:
And also, just buy Still Life and try to listen to the whole thing. At first I was actually kind of AFRAID of the vocals, but I've grown to love them. If you can't get into the growls on Still Life, then stop trying to get into Opeth.
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Still Life is my favorite complete Opeth album. I like a song here or there on their others. For some reason, their other songs I tolerate the harsh vocals because I like the rest of the song. But Still Life seems to flow really well for me. Of course I'm something of a concept album junkie, so the story really drew me.
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Same here. Almost ALL of my favorite albums are are concept albums. Scenes From A Memory, Still Life, The Perfect Element, Snow, The Lamb, etc., etc.
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topofsm
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 23:48 |
Haha, the word dragonvoice IMO makes death growls sound so cheesy. In any event Opeth is awesome, and the growls are a huge part of the picture. Without that, I'd venture they'd sound pretty generic.
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 00:01 |
mgallard wrote:
Does anyone have a list of Opeth songs without growling. I just listened all the way through Damnation and really enjoyed it, but I can't stand it when Mr. Cookie Monster arrives. Anyone know them enough to help on that.
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Their only good album 
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topofsm
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 00:27 |
PROGMONSTER2008 wrote:
mgallard wrote:
Does anyone have a list of Opeth songs without growling. I just listened all the way through Damnation and really enjoyed it, but I can't stand it when Mr. Cookie Monster arrives. Anyone know them enough to help on that.
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mgallard
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Their only good boring album |
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PROGMONSTER2008
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 01:12 |
topofsm wrote:
PROGMONSTER2008 wrote:
mgallard wrote:
Does anyone have a list of Opeth songs without growling. I just listened all the way through Damnation and really enjoyed it, but I can't stand it when Mr. Cookie Monster arrives. Anyone know them enough to help on that.
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mgallard
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Their only good boring album |
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boring?  Window payne is 10 times better than anything on deliverance When he actually sings, he has a great voice
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