Opeth @ House of Blues in Orlando, FL

[AtomikRooster]

Not much I can say that won't sound trite, but as Opeth is a recent discovery, let me say it was all new to me and performed superbly by any standards. They were preceded by two opening bands, Dark Tranquility and Devil Driver. Both bands were entertaining in their own way, Dark Tranquilily offering a little more in the way of dynamics and melody (and whom I will investigate further over the coming weeks). Devil Driver was more of a garden variety body slam, but still fun to watch.
Opeth... well, lets just say its a privilege to watch masters at work. Like I said, they're new to me so I'm not terribly familiar with their catalog yet, so I didn't necessarily know the songs by title. They were kind enough, though, to talk a little about the songs before they played them, so I know they covered a lot of territory in almost two hours, including material from the first album to the last. Only two were from their most recent CD. They wrapped it up with The Drapery Falls, apparently a fan favorite and not hard to see why.
On a side note, Judy and I were apparently the only representatives of the senior crowd. Go figure...

[zvinki]

I saw their concert in Quebec City. I discovered Opeth when they toured with Porcupine Tree a couple of years back. Opeth was promoting Damnation while PT was doing In Absentia. I had no idea who Opeth was but was blown away by their talent and charms. I was better prepared for Opeth on this tour having purchased Ghost Reveries and absolutely loving it. The 2 guitarists in Opeth are the best 2 gutarist combinations that I have heard in a long time. I am glad that more old timers like myself (45 years old here) are discovering this new breed of proggers who have taken the torch and are running with it.

PS. The highlight songs for me at this concert were Baying of the Hounds, Closure, and Drapery Falls.

[Rick and Roll]

I hope to finally see them sometime. I've missed them two times in the past 8 months and hope I didn't miss the chance completely. Thanks for the reviews!

[AtomikRooster]

Originally Posted by zvinki

I am glad that more old timers like myself (45 years old here) are discovering this new breed of proggers who have taken the torch and are running with it.

I remember thinking as I watched them that prog rock (and rock in general) is in good hands. Speaking of, I just got my hands on a couple of KBB CDs. Another fine band that's taking it to a new level.

[roger]

yeah, I've really enjoyed the KBB I've heard on the moon...