G#112

G#108

Sounds like a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

G#107

G#102

I found these guys quite late, but still way before knowing much or truly appreciating most of the styles they were somehow including in their music, and still they quickly became one of my favourite bands.

It's been around 15 years since I know them. I've had enough time to delve into progressive rock, different flavours of metal, including the most brutal ones, which are part of their influences.

As I go farther, as my knowledge gets deeper and my appreciation of all these music styles grows, I can't avoid getting back to Opeth and rediscover again and again their already long and diverse journey.

This is their first one, and it is astonishing. It has aged better than most debut albums anywhere, and the more I listen from everything and everywhere, the more I appreciate this masterpiece.

It's diverse, brutal, eerie, atmospheric, beautiful.

G#56

G#55

y#769

"Eve: Tell me now about Entanglement. Einstein’s spooky action at a distance. Is it related to Quantum Theory?

Adam: Hm. No, I mean, it’s not a theory, it’s proven.

Eve: How does it go again?

Adam: When you separate an entwined particle and you move both parts away from the other, even at opposite ends of the universe, if you alter or affect one, the other will be identically altered or affected. Spooky.

Eve: Even at opposite ends of the universe?

Adam: Yeah."

~Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

y#767

"How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?"

y#724

"This is a low
But it won't hurt you
When you are alone it will be there with you
Finding ways to stay solo..."

y#712

"I want flatlands
I want simplicity
I need your arms wrapped hard around me..."

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y#702

Take #2

"If Man is five, if Man is five, if Man is five
Then the Devil is six, then the Devil is six
The Devil is six, the Devil is six and if the Devil is six
Then God is seven , then God is seven

This monkey's gone to Heaven..."

y#696

"There's things I wish I knew
There's no thing I keep from you
It's a dark and shiny place
But with you my dear
I'm safe and we're a million miles away..."

y#691

"Monday cries
White clouds turn grey
But your perfect lights
Brings the sun to play..."

y#690

"Somebody longs for you
Maybe they're wrong for you
Somebody waits for you
Maybe too long for you..."

y#674

"So take it as a song or a lesson to learn
And sometime soon be better than you were
If you say you're gonna go, then be careful
And watch how you treat every living soul..."

y#672

"I know better than to let you go
I know better..."

y#661

"Like the sun and the moon
We never ever cross our ways
Sometimes it's hard to find yourself when the flame fades away..."

y#646

"So take it as it comes
And be thankful when it's done
There's so many ways to act
Yeah, there's many shades of black..."

y#637

"Every house not a home but dare do I roam
There's a light on the porch here for someone..."

y#636

"I'm afraid that nothing lasts,
nothing lasts long enough..."