Opeth

[I Suffer]

I'm reluctant to start a thread like this, i just hope someone doesnt flame me for my liking of this band, lol.

Where i live currently, not many people know of this band. I went into a CD store, asking for what they put opeth under, i never know what they label bands as. And usually they dont keep it in stock, along with mental, and non-mainstream.

Opeth is a really good band in my opinion. They do stuff in their music that i don't even expect, totally change the feel of a song without a warning. "To rid the disease" is for this band to me, an epic like Novemeber rain was for GNR. I just recently figured out how to play " the drapery falls"....

Anyone into this band?

[zepp_rules]

i love opeth, i'm sorry i missed them on their last tour. yeah it's hard to find good metal many places in america. i usually order many of my cds online.


http://www.theendrecords.com is pretty cheap and quick and they have a great selection

[I Suffer]

oh great, thanks alot for that link ,Zepp.

I havent seen them live yet. I hear they put on a pretty good show. i think they have a live DVD out.

[Axl_Rose]

Hey, Ive been told to learn the song "windowpane" for a band! It has a weird time signature! Way different to my beloved GnR!

[Iced_Angel]

I think Opeth really rocks, i got the dvd and i think its awesome except that the cameras dosent show much of how they play..

a really good site for opeth tablature is: http://opeth.darkwood.com/tablature/tablature1.html

c ya

[I Suffer]

Ive learned tons of opeth songs on guitar, bass and drums. Right now im working on " hope leaves". Did that DVD just come out?

[SPL]

Opeth is definitely one of the better rock bands out there today.
I saw them on their Damnation tour, playing nothing but their "mellow" stuff, they were absolutely mesmerizing...

[Seve420]

As I've said several times before, Opeth have been my favourite band for years. Unfortunately, I couldn't see them on their last tour through Australia because every single gig was 18+.

The http://www.opeth.darkwood.com is the best Opeth site for tabs. I've learnt all of Blackwater Park and Orchid on guitar too.

[aiwass]

I've been into them for a long while now. Absolutely brilliant, both the heavy songs and the acoustic material.

@ Axl: Windowpane is in alternating 6/8 and 3/4. The duration of each bar stays the same, but the accents shift. Like this:

6/8: ONE-two-three, FOUR-five-six.

3/4: ONE-and, TWO-and, THREE-and.

This effect is called "hemiola", btw.

[Iced_Angel]

The dvd came out like 3 months ago or something in sweden, I saw opeth when they played in sweden in october last year,that was cool they played mostly old songs but some new too, im working on Benighed right now, i just love that song :D

[complex]

I love Opeth.. My fav song is Blackwater Park.
They are heading for Norway this year, so i`m heading for the city OSLO in october.

[I Suffer]

No one ever comes to maine. Unless you count limp bizkit...and i dont.

[Raskolnikov]

Originally posted by I Suffer
No one ever comes to maine.
When I was still in New England, you could at least find a ton of Boston area bands reguarly playing Portland shows.

[I Suffer]

Yeah, thats true. Godsmack plays alot..but i dont like them either ,lol.

Mostly, no one i really enjoy comes. I dont think Opeth has ever set foot in Maine, i might be wrong though. If they have and i missed it, I'm gonna be very sad.

[Cryptic Excretions]

Opeth is the best man. I'm a huge fan. A week from today I get to see them live. Yay for me.