Customer Reviews
The Roundhouse Tapes
A lot of my favorites are on this one and the sound quality is great. I have never been disappointed by an Opeth album and this is no exception. Kudos gentleman.
"Lead singer... guitar player.... sexy beast..... Bubba Smith, everyone!"
Production is great, the audience is great, and the keyboards manage to fit in just perfectly with the older songs. The Roundhouse Tapes is a phenomenal example of what Opeth can do live. Best of all, this live album spans nearly their entire catalogue (would have been nice if something from Deliverence was included. . . the it would have been even better!). Lamentations was a strong live DVD, but it focused mostly on their last 3 albums at the time, and I've never been a fan of the "entire album live" idea. But this balances everything out perfectly.
Martin Lopez's replacement, Martin (wow. . . ANOTHER Martin? That makes 3 now) "Axe" Axenrot is a very good replacemet drummer and doesn't miss a beat, although I'll miss Lopez. Martin Mendez and Peter Lindgren do a great job at laying down rythm guitar and bass (I'm gonna miss Peter too. . . ), and Mikael does an excellent job at playing lead guitar, vocals, and interacting with the audience to lighten the mood. I was afraid that keyboardist Per Wiberg, who first appeared on Ghost Reveries, wouldn't work well with the early songs. . . yeah, I was wrong. Per makes the keyboard sound right at home with early classics like When and The Night And the Silent Water.
Besides the awesome setlist, and Opeth's ability to play all of the songs flawlessly, Mikael manages to have some fun and lighten the mood, like when he's introducing all of the band members. It makes the band more human. I mean, how many times have you watched a metal band perform live and they try to look like the most serious, angriest mofos on the planet instead of having a little fun? I think Opeth doesn't deserve credit just because of their ability to compose mind-blowing songs that integrate between death metal and progressive rock at the drop of a hat, but also for not alienating their fans until we can't even tell if they're for real.
I guess the point of all my rambling praise is that you absolutely must buy this album if you're a fan of Opeth. It's that simple. Can't wait for the DVD release!.
good, but could 've been better
It lacks excitement, it's not "made in japan" and I was expecting that sort of excitement from Opeth's quality musicians. A nice concert, very good sound, good selection, but when it's over you feel that something was missing, maybe to be a little more adventurous improvising or extending or fusing some of the numbers, changing arrangements ( as they did with the old material). But still this is a very good album and I recommend it.
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