Frenchie wrote:
I can't believe some of these comments. You do realise he gave the album 79%, which in my book is a very positive review. Yet you all seem to be attacking him for not liking the album more. I think his opinion is very justified, especially since "Orchid" is often not seen as one of their best (even though it is still genius and groundbreaking). Also if you look at other critic or personal reviews, the word "disjointed" often comes up.
Also since I know the reviewer, I can tell you he was listening to Opeth before they became Metal Hammer cover stars. You guys seem to be forcing him to listen to it more, and effectively forcing him to like it more. He must have listened to it at least 3 times to pick up on how disjointed it is, and pick up on things like the bass doodle on "Twighlight". If I was writing a review for Orchid I would have made the exact same points. Of course you fanboys aren't able to pick out any faults in the bands you love. *Sigh*
lol well your right i couldn't find any faults with opeths music until watershed. thats the only disc i have heard from them that got boring fairly quick.
as for orchid, i guess im alone on this one but its one of my favs from the band. i would much rather listen to morning rise and orchid than any of their other cds and i just don't hear anything disjointed about it. everything works just fine for me. it might have something to do with the fact that i have heard this cd to many times to count that everything fits so well but i don't recall ever feeling put off from this album because it didn't "flow" as well as their others, even when i first heard it....w/e to each their own.
i wasnt really attacking mintrude for his score, every1 has their own tastes and different views but it just seems like he didn't really GET the cd which sucks.