So weird; I love both Damnation and Heritage, but I feel like Heritage is more emotionally intense than Damnation. The last minute of Folklore, the first minute of Haxprocess, all of Lines in my Hand... there's a ton of very intense music in there. But, I'm an old and a prog-head to begin with, so if they want to be a Rainbow-meets-Jethro Tull act, I'm probably more down with it than Opeth's "normal" sound.
Only if your post is coming from 1991; everything after Empire is total crap. Yes, even Promised Land. Jesus, that album is horrible!
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i like the song promised land, but otherwise agree. also pretty hard to make a case that they were underrated or underappreciated in their prime. OM and Empire were hugely popular getting a ton of airplay, and OM is widely considered one of GOAT rock albums, sometimes mentioned as best concept album of all time.
I wore this cassette out in middle school because of this song. [video=youtube;OPS2u0MH7_s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NCV2vmQT_4&feature=related[/video]
Damn! You must be as old as I am. Saw them open for Black Sabbath at the Glass Palace in the early 70's.
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