#5 - Opeth - Blackwater Park
I was completely unaware there was contempt for this album until i pulled up metal-archives for the run-time and saw a 75% on Blackwater park. 75%?! The arguments are what i expected though: Too long, not heavy enough, boring. Blackwater Park is long at just over a full hour. However, when most bands accomplish length of this sort there would be some filler; some music that isn't absolutely necessary for the composition. None can be found on Blackwater Park. As for the second criticism, what a juvenile, ignorant comment to make about any metal album. Metal is all about heavy but what a lot of people don't seem to understand is that if you tease the listener for a second, an already heavy riff can be a inconceivably heavier. Opeth do this a lot and with great effect. And lastly boring. I'd like to see you sit down and write an acoustic guitar part played in counterpoint with a grand piano and lyrics. Boring... Every riff on Blackwater Park is memorable and every clean passage keeps your attention with it's heart-felt emotion and technicality. Without specifying musical genre, Opeth is the most consistent band running. And although i may find flaws in particular albums, i'm always impressed and will always come back for more.
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