![]() ![]() "Orchid" and "Morningrise" go well together, they are both greatĪlbums that have similar sounding tunes. This album has quality and production problems and sounds dated comapred to their 3rdĪlbum and onwards. The latter being the album's standout piece. the best pieces are "In the Mist She Was Standing", "TheĪpostle in Triumph" and "Forest of October". I find it to be a very satisfyingĪlbum, some of it spectacular. ![]() This is a really good listen although it has it's problems. Posted Saturday, Decem| Review this album | Report (Review #31003) Metal community who seem to venerate the raw production, but if you are interested inĪ bit more finesse, this will probably be a letdown. This is an album mainly for the serious OPETH enthusiast. Themselves in the foot enough with "The Apostle in Triumph"! This is the final nail in Orchid's coffin, as if they didn't shoot Quality is so bad it sounds like a bunch of banging coming out of a tin can or The sound quality is atrociousĪnd the music quality.well, you can't really tell for sure because the sound Microphone and a $60 piece of recording software. I have recorded better things on my home computer with a $10 (OPETH's label at the time) to slap that terrible demo, "Into the Frost of Winter", He has improved dramatically since then, even from Orchid to Morningrise.Īnd speaking of unmitigated disasters.I have NO idea what possessed Candlelight Who doesn't speak English as his native language might have this sort of trouble, and To his credit, it is understandable that someone Respect, Akerfeldt's problems with the English language bite him in the rear.Įspecially at the end of the song. Seem to take much more care with this), and there is one harmony part that soundsįar, FAR too much like the Atlanta Braves chant to take seriously. The vocals hereĪre awful.the screaming is completely inappropriate to the lyrics (later albums That sort of thing should be left to OPETH's nextĭrummer, Martin López, who actually knows what he's doing with them. For starters, those bongos and tambourines from the second part That final track, unfortunately, is where the album goes "Requiem", while a pleasant enough acoustic number, is quiteīland, even when you figure in the part that the record company mistakenly put with Seems to have been thrown on the album at random and is quite lacking emotionally,Įspecially when compared to the four strong tracks. First, while quite proficient technically, the piano solo, "Silhouette", Unfortunately, there are some truly problematic tracks on Orchid that make it rough Section of "Run Like Hell" or perhaps even "Dogs". Weeping Moon" that even becomes a bit PINK FLOYD-like, reminding me of the middle Like) never appears again on any later works. Interludes take on an almost medieval-folkish sound that you'll only hear on OrchidĪnd Morningrise.although the almost 1980s, reverb-drenched sound (which I quite Other-but the difference is quite interesting to hear. The two are probably about as skilled as each These tracks is in the bass work, which has a completely different style than what Moon", "Forest of October", and "The Twilight is My Robe". In my opinion, despite these weaknesses, there are four tracks worth checking out asĪ forecast of OPETH's future: "In the Mist She Was Standing", "Under the Weeping I have to put these problems down to its being a debutĪlbum (I would've rated it lower), but it can make this a rough listen that is really To the other, and some very odd jumps in the vocal volume and strange empty spaces Not only that, but there is a lack of flow from one song Some songs seem to run on a bit too long,Įspecially considering that the chord structures are not as striking as what I'mĪccustomed to with OPETH. There's also a twin guitar tone that can be quiteĪnnoying after an extended time. Second drummer, Martin López, and Mikael Akerfeldt had quite a lot of learning to doĪt the time, as far as his vocals went (his growl is far too high pitched, and theĬlean vocals tend to wander on and off pitch excessively, as well as being downright The drummer is nowhere near the level of OPETH's ![]() Help noticing the numerous problems with Orchid. Given that this is a debut album, I have to cut OPETH some slack.however, I can't Stefan Guteklint / bass (8) Releases informationĪrtwork: Torbjörn Ekebacke with Opeth (concept)ĬD Candlelight Records - Candle010CD (1995, UK) 1st pressing cover w/o band's logoĬD Candlelight Records - CANDLE053CD (2000, UK) With 1 bonus track (1992 demo recording) Anders Nordin / drums, percussion, piano (3) Johan de Farfalla / basses (Hofner, Washburn fretless, semi-acoustic), backing vocals Peter Lindgren / electric & acoustic guitars Mikael Åkerfeldt / electric & acoustic guitars, lead vocals Into the Frost of Winter (6:20) Line-up / Musicians ![]()
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