Hard-Wired Other Genres Review
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Opeth have been around for a fair old while now producing their vivid blend of Scandinavian doom metal and progressive-tinged rock which have resulted in some truly memorable songs - crushingly heavy one moment and beautifully melodic the next.
The Roundhouse Tapes is in fact two CDs, featuring a gig they played at the Camden Roundhouse in November 2006, showcases some new and some older songs and finds them in great form - and the production quality of the gig is also damn good. The songs selected show how varied this band is - whether playing all-out heavy death metal or complex and melodic songs which often remind one of Anathema (during the brief period when they were actually good) and Pink Floyd. 'Ghost of Perdition', with its astonishingly heavy riffs, comes across particularly well, as does the beautifully evocative 'Windowpane'. If you're not familiar with the band I would suggest listening to their studio albums - at least one or two - initially, then delving into this. If, however, you know the band well enough already, then this is an album worth getting - a notch or two above most live albums in terms of quality and the careful way songs have been selected for the CDs. |
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