For those curious (Cerebral), the Opeth setlist last night was:
Ghost Of Perdition
White Cluster
The Drapery Falls
Closure
The Grand Conjuration
Deliverance
Under The Weeping Moon
The Baying Of The Hounds
Encore: Demon Of The Fall
This is very similar to the setlist that was played for a lot of the European leg in December.
I'm awaiting the setlist posting for the "An Evening With..." shows. Sadly they're not going to be filming them, probably because they want to wait until Martin Lopez can play to film another DVD.
Opeth Setlist - Feb 15th
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NicholasDWolfwood
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CerebralAssamite
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Hey Nicholas, Many thanks for this I appreciate it \m/
I'd be lying if I said I'm excited about that list, I am still excited to see them but god, that list could be a hell of a lot better. But thats still cool, I appreciate just seening to live this time around, next time I'll be expecting something better
I'd be lying if I said I'm excited about that list, I am still excited to see them but god, that list could be a hell of a lot better. But thats still cool, I appreciate just seening to live this time around, next time I'll be expecting something better
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Yeah, that list isn't too exciting. I'd like to hear "Face of Melinda," "Moonlapse Vertigo," and "Funeral Portrait."
Kusoyaro: We don't need a leader. We need to SHUT UP. Make what you want to make, don't make you what you don't want to make. If neither of those applies to you, then you need to SHUT UP MORE.
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NicholasDWolfwood
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Yeah, I agree that the setlist leaves a bit to be desired. Under the Weeping Moon is awesome though.
On the first US leg they were switching Face of Melinda and The Moor back and forth, and I got FoM. I was happy. Really happy. I missed Blackwater Park as the encore though, because I had to leave due to my dad being ready to fall over (at 46 years old, 4 hours of standing in the same spot is tough haha)
On the first US leg they were switching Face of Melinda and The Moor back and forth, and I got FoM. I was happy. Really happy. I missed Blackwater Park as the encore though, because I had to leave due to my dad being ready to fall over (at 46 years old, 4 hours of standing in the same spot is tough haha)
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NicholasDWolfwood
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Review from the 2/23/06 New York "An Evening With - Chronologies" show from the Opeth forum...
Under the Weeping Moon:
Incredible. The screens on the projector were pretty sweet in the begining of the show. They had some pictures of what looked to be Sweden with snow covered buildings etc.
The Night and the Silent Water:
Amazing. Mike said he would never play this live, and here I am talking about it after I just saw them play it for the first time. I'd pay twenty bucks to see this alone.
The Amen Corner:
Actually a surprising choice from MAYH. They played it quite flawlessly and I was pretty impressed with the sound on this one.
White Cluster:
Mikes solo was awesome and the light parts were amazing as well.
The Leper Affinity:
Pretty sweet. This might have been around the time that Axe ripped off his shirt and started going berserk on the drums.
A Fair Judgement:
This was pretty cool. Per was playing the ending of Leper Affinity on the keys, and he morphed it into the intro to A Fair Judgement, which I thought was an interesting little twist. Some of the fans there probably had no idea what was going on.
Deliverence:
Always a favorite to see live. Axe continues to impress me the more I see him live.
Windowpane:
Mike changed the solo a bit during this song. I heard a couple of people complain about how he fucked it up, but the little twist he did was pretty interesting. It wasnt anything major but, I liked how he changed it. I think he should do that more often.
Closure:
This song is where Axe really stood out. From him hitting the cymbols almost exactly like Lopez to where the song picked up and he was going absolutly crazy.... I was extremely impressed with his playing. Per also had a little key solo thing, while Mike and Peter were playing fucked up shit on their guitars (in a cool way that is)
Ghost of Perdition:
What can I say? Awesome. One of my favorite songs on the new album played live right before my eyes. I'm sure the people who have seen this live know that he sings a little different on those mellow parts. The Ahhhhhhhhh.... ahhhhhh... uhhhhhh.. ahheahhhh (does a more high pitched thing live)
The Baying of the Hounds:
I would never be disapointed with this song on the setlist. Always a kickass song!
The Grand Conjuration:
Despite people saying that this song sucks, it doesnt matter. This song is 100x better live than on the CD version. Fuckin' incredible.
Demon of the Fall:
This was actually quite interesting. The band wasn't planning on playing an encore at all. Some fans would disagree with that, but ive seen them two times before and they never started packing up their guitars and then came back out. Took longer than usual for the Opeth chant to summon the band back to their rightful spot on the stage. When they did come out, Mike looked over to the sound guys and he was playing air guitar to let them know they needed their instruments back. Then said something like "We actually werent planning on playing an encore here because of the long set but... well you guys know what the fuck this is." - Commence DoTF.
Side Notes:
The band did a little bow at the end that was quite amusing. Axe seemed left out up there on the drums so Mike motioned him to come down and they all bowed, followed by Mike laughing and saying "Thats actually the first time we ever did that bow thing." I thought it was pretty funny at least.
The lighting was new and brought more to the performance. There was only one bad thing about the lighting. Those fucking high beam lights that seemed to be pointed directly at the balcony level where I was sitting. They kept flashing during the last few songs and made me go blind. They had some sweet spotlights that moved around on the slower songs which were awesome. Also some red laser things on the evil songs... sorta like Coldplay with those green lasers.
Screens: Probably not worth it to watch them alone and not the band. But it was different than the epic "O" over the band. During one of the songs, there were pictures that would start out looking really bad, then they would slowly morph into an awesome picture of a bridge or something, probably from Stockholm?
Mike Jokes:
Someone yelled out bass player a few times and Mike and Mendez seemed to laugh as if they knew exactly where it came from.
People yelling stuff became pretty funny. Though they did yell out some dumb shit, Mike was able to shut them up most of the time. Someone yelled out "Soldier of Fortune" and Mike started to play it with some funny vocals. Also someone yelled out "Slayer" and he attempted to play it for a second and then replied "I cant play slayer, you know why? Cause they fuckin' suck." Then he laughed when fans thought he was serious.
Also, whoever the kid was on the left in the balcony standing up for 10 minutes when everyone on that side was yelling "SIT THE FUCK DOWN" is a dumbass. Not only did he not realize they were talking to him, but he looked like a fucking idiot. Then some guy that looked like John Petrucci went down and yelled at him during "deliverance" and the whole balcony cheered when he came back to take a seat.
You saved the day Petrucci. You saved it.
It's interesting that they played TNATSW, because Mike said that they'd NEVER ever play it because it brought him back to old memories.
I wish I could have been there, and I wish they taped the show :\
There will apparently be an audio bootleg soon though.
Under the Weeping Moon:
Incredible. The screens on the projector were pretty sweet in the begining of the show. They had some pictures of what looked to be Sweden with snow covered buildings etc.
The Night and the Silent Water:
Amazing. Mike said he would never play this live, and here I am talking about it after I just saw them play it for the first time. I'd pay twenty bucks to see this alone.
The Amen Corner:
Actually a surprising choice from MAYH. They played it quite flawlessly and I was pretty impressed with the sound on this one.
White Cluster:
Mikes solo was awesome and the light parts were amazing as well.
The Leper Affinity:
Pretty sweet. This might have been around the time that Axe ripped off his shirt and started going berserk on the drums.
A Fair Judgement:
This was pretty cool. Per was playing the ending of Leper Affinity on the keys, and he morphed it into the intro to A Fair Judgement, which I thought was an interesting little twist. Some of the fans there probably had no idea what was going on.
Deliverence:
Always a favorite to see live. Axe continues to impress me the more I see him live.
Windowpane:
Mike changed the solo a bit during this song. I heard a couple of people complain about how he fucked it up, but the little twist he did was pretty interesting. It wasnt anything major but, I liked how he changed it. I think he should do that more often.
Closure:
This song is where Axe really stood out. From him hitting the cymbols almost exactly like Lopez to where the song picked up and he was going absolutly crazy.... I was extremely impressed with his playing. Per also had a little key solo thing, while Mike and Peter were playing fucked up shit on their guitars (in a cool way that is)
Ghost of Perdition:
What can I say? Awesome. One of my favorite songs on the new album played live right before my eyes. I'm sure the people who have seen this live know that he sings a little different on those mellow parts. The Ahhhhhhhhh.... ahhhhhh... uhhhhhh.. ahheahhhh (does a more high pitched thing live)
The Baying of the Hounds:
I would never be disapointed with this song on the setlist. Always a kickass song!
The Grand Conjuration:
Despite people saying that this song sucks, it doesnt matter. This song is 100x better live than on the CD version. Fuckin' incredible.
Demon of the Fall:
This was actually quite interesting. The band wasn't planning on playing an encore at all. Some fans would disagree with that, but ive seen them two times before and they never started packing up their guitars and then came back out. Took longer than usual for the Opeth chant to summon the band back to their rightful spot on the stage. When they did come out, Mike looked over to the sound guys and he was playing air guitar to let them know they needed their instruments back. Then said something like "We actually werent planning on playing an encore here because of the long set but... well you guys know what the fuck this is." - Commence DoTF.
Side Notes:
The band did a little bow at the end that was quite amusing. Axe seemed left out up there on the drums so Mike motioned him to come down and they all bowed, followed by Mike laughing and saying "Thats actually the first time we ever did that bow thing." I thought it was pretty funny at least.
The lighting was new and brought more to the performance. There was only one bad thing about the lighting. Those fucking high beam lights that seemed to be pointed directly at the balcony level where I was sitting. They kept flashing during the last few songs and made me go blind. They had some sweet spotlights that moved around on the slower songs which were awesome. Also some red laser things on the evil songs... sorta like Coldplay with those green lasers.
Screens: Probably not worth it to watch them alone and not the band. But it was different than the epic "O" over the band. During one of the songs, there were pictures that would start out looking really bad, then they would slowly morph into an awesome picture of a bridge or something, probably from Stockholm?
Mike Jokes:
Someone yelled out bass player a few times and Mike and Mendez seemed to laugh as if they knew exactly where it came from.
People yelling stuff became pretty funny. Though they did yell out some dumb shit, Mike was able to shut them up most of the time. Someone yelled out "Soldier of Fortune" and Mike started to play it with some funny vocals. Also someone yelled out "Slayer" and he attempted to play it for a second and then replied "I cant play slayer, you know why? Cause they fuckin' suck." Then he laughed when fans thought he was serious.
Also, whoever the kid was on the left in the balcony standing up for 10 minutes when everyone on that side was yelling "SIT THE FUCK DOWN" is a dumbass. Not only did he not realize they were talking to him, but he looked like a fucking idiot. Then some guy that looked like John Petrucci went down and yelled at him during "deliverance" and the whole balcony cheered when he came back to take a seat.
You saved the day Petrucci. You saved it.
It's interesting that they played TNATSW, because Mike said that they'd NEVER ever play it because it brought him back to old memories.
I wish I could have been there, and I wish they taped the show :\
There will apparently be an audio bootleg soon though.