Opeth best album for me...so dark ,epic and beautiful.

Written by advent on 22.01.2010 at 20:32

Opeth best album for me...so dark ,epic and beautiful.

It's very good but my favorite Opeth album is Still Life.

Does this album really need three reviews with an average of 9.6?

You are free to write reviews about other albums to equal the counts...

I agree with Marcus, this album has a uniqe music style that suit everyone taste.alot of emotions i feel when i hear it. "The Night And The Silent Water " is one of the epics.
and well done for choosing such sad, calm and beautiful album cover

Real great album, but for example, Orchid and Damnation are WAY MUCH MORE better! My favourites form this one are (momently) To Bid You Farewell, Advent (and Eternal Soul Torture (In Mist She Was Standing's demo version) is so awesome too! ).

LOL, Advent!
"Black Sabbath -Paranoid 1
Death - Symbolic 1; The Sound Of Perseverance 1"
It seems you don't like progressive death metal... and even metal genre at all!
Cause these albums are fathers of these thing...

I'd have to say i was thoroughly impressed by this album, and to bid you farewell has got to be one of the most amazing tracks i have heard by opeth.
loving it.

Written by Thrasher Hungary on 25.06.2010 at 17:51

LOL, Advent!
"Black Sabbath -Paranoid 1
Death - Symbolic 1; The Sound Of Perseverance 1"
It seems you don't like progressive death metal... and even metal genre at all!
Cause these albums are fathers of these thing...

yes it embarrassing for me, but this was in tha phase where i was a blind fanboy only to Opeth, it is fixed now .

Written by Ellrohir on 30.04.2010 at 22:04

You are free to write reviews about other albums to equal the counts...

Maybe I'll write a review for every Opeth album and give it a 1, just as a reason for every person who likes Opeth to bitch and every person who hates them to praise me.

Well there is already 2.5 review of Blind Guardian, so if you are ready to be mocked, feel free to realize your plan

My favorite album from Opeth too. It has that certain spark about it that all bands seem to loose once they become more known. You know, that feeling of: we're not sure this will sell, but we'll die if we don't do it. Awesome melodies, riffs and vocals throughout the album. It might not be called Ghost Reveries, but it's a haunting masterpiece.

THIS is their best. Those riffs (and the ones from "Orchid" too, even if they're slightly more disjointed) and those haunting melodies could be matched neither by Opeth themselves... Sure, the following albums are way better produced and more popular as well, but I cannot think of a better "opethian" album than "Morningrise".

The production and unispired drumming are my two complaints. Other than that I love this album. As you listen you can definately hear how they were still developing their sound - a few confused moments - but it barely marres the outcome. 'The Night and the Silent Water' is amazing. The acoustic passages made me, a drummer, want to pick up a guitar and learn (which I did, and I now play guitar).

Opeth, if you're reading this, I ask of you: Please do a re-make of 'The Night and the Silent Water'. I would love to hear that song from a more mature Opeth and cleaner production. I don't just mean live (if indeed you've decided you'll play it live) but in a studio setting. Idea! Re-Morningrise! -Like Meshuggah did Re-Nothing. What do you think? Is anybody with me?

Opeth going back 15 years to re-do a couple songs for you? Ya okay.

Written by Guest on 20.11.2011 at 01:48

^ Totally not with you. No reason to touch this creation at all. Especially not now when Opeth has turned into a boring, quite shallow band with their latest album, "Heritage".

Ouch, man. Ouch. Hey, I'm just as sore about Heritage as most people, but it doesn't mean they've gotten boring or shallow. If anything try to appreciate the fact that they didn't over-do it like many bands tend to do after the money and success goes to their heads (*cough* Dream Theater!! - and I love DT). At least MA had the guts to do what was in his heart to do instead of following money or only writting what he thinks people want to hear.

At any rate, I respect your position to not touch it. My point is to do what they couldn't do back then because of the lower tech recording equipment, etc. I'd just like to hear a great song with better sound. Then again some things are better left in their original form.

Thanks for your input. - Matt

Written by Troy Killjoy on 20.11.2011 at 03:02

Opeth going back 15 years to re-do a couple songs for you? Ya okay.

Ya, just for me... C'mon, man. No need for the sarcasm. The very point of my post was to see if anyone else wanted the same thing (thus making it into a multiple-person request). If ya don't, cool.

Probably my favourite opeth album of the 90's...so beautiful and epic with every song. The only thing i could say is that 'Nectar' is slightly weak compared to the other four songs, but even then its a brilliant song in its own way.

Written by musicalkaratekid on 02.01.2012 at 19:13

Probably my favourite opeth album of the 90's...so beautiful and epic with every song. The only thing i could say is that 'Nectar' is slightly weak compared to the other four songs, but even then its a brilliant song in its own way.

Tastes differ a lot Nectar is one of my absolute favorite Opeth track and to me the best of this album. Mainly because of the 2.10 moment when Mikael begins to sing in quite a desperate tone, specially in 3.55 with that final scream "...and I fall inside!" with the solo. The ending is pretty boss too.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 02.01.2012 at 19:49

Written by musicalkaratekid on 02.01.2012 at 19:13

Probably my favourite opeth album of the 90's...so beautiful and epic with every song. The only thing i could say is that 'Nectar' is slightly weak compared to the other four songs, but even then its a brilliant song in its own way.

Tastes differ a lot Nectar is one of my absolute favorite Opeth track and to me the best of this album. Mainly because of the 2.10 moment when Mikael begins to sing in quite a desperate tone, specially in 3.55 with that final scream "...and I fall inside!" with the solo. The ending is pretty boss too.

I think the ending to 'Nectar' is much more effective than the intro-Its a brilliant song, however being directly in the middle of the tracklist, suffers being overshadowed by 'The night and the silent water' and 'Black rose immortal'. Like i say, every song has its own part.

Very good and dark

A much more solidified version of their already highly impressive debut. Truly captivating

Great album - i think the best album I have ever heard.

Written by Regolith on 23.11.2011 at 20:16

I'm just as sore about Heritage as most people, but it doesn't mean they've gotten boring or shallow.

Actually, they did become quite boring and shallow with Heritage. It's obviously an opinion, but the fact remains that musically Heritage is far less complex and more easy-accessible (catchy and simple) in comparison to their previous releases.

Morningrise is a masterpiece though. It's probably the only Opeth album on which every track is utterly brilliant.

Written by Marcus on 30.04.2010 at 21:47

Does this album really need three reviews with an average of 9.6?

I bet you haven't visited the page of Moonspell's album Memorial?

Darkly , Fascinating and Beautiful ...

One of my favourite albums of all time!

This and their first album are my favourite Opeth albums. Blackwater Park is okay,but not any near of those two...

Written by advent on 22.01.2010 at 20:32

Opeth best album for me...so dark ,epic and beautiful.

my favourite as well. i started like most people with bwp, but having listened to more of their stuff now i think morningrise is where their best songs are. as for the controversial black rose immortal, thats probably my least favourite track on the album (but the scream at the end over that ominous music is perfect)

Written by deadone on 11.04.2014 at 08:52

Never understood appeal behind this one.

How is that even possible? ;p