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Morningrise | 
| Artist: Opeth
Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
Category: Music
List Price: $24.98
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 518802
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5016685023543
ASIN: B00004YYWJ
Release Date: May 13, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Advent | | • | Night and the Silent Water | | • | Nectar | | • | Black Rose Immortal | | • | To Bid You Farewell | | • | Eternal Soul Torture |
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Album Description
Reissue of Swedish melodic death metal act's second album, originally released in 1996. Includes one bonus track, 'Eternal Soul Torture' (prev. unreleased). 2000 release. Standard jewel case.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 One of thier best works ever! September 23, 2003
Sergio Morales (Levittown, NY United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I don't think Morningrise is Opeths BEST work, but it's definitly up there with Blackwater Park and Damnation. Now, even though it's one of their best albums most people will be turned off by it at first. I honestly was not the impressed with it the first time I heard it. But take my advice, over time and repeated listens this one will be on top of your favorite albums list, I'm about 99.999% sure of that.
Opeth takes a step forward from their 1st record "Orchid" and begins to stucture songs better and not make them so instrumental (this is further done in their 3rd album "My Arms Your Hearse" where the record becomes more Progressive then Black). Michael Akerfeldts vocals also sound better, the death and clean vocals are better evened out. There are only 5 songs on this and the record comes in at over an hour in length, no song is under 10 minutes.
The album kicks off great with "Advent", definitely one of Opeths greatest songs. The acoustics in this are some of the most beautiful you'll ever hear, as a matter of fact the entire album has some of the most beautiful acoustics you'll ever hear. Anyway, afterwards comes "Night and the Silent Water," not as good as "Advent" but still amazing, most especially the acoustic interlude in the middle. The 3rd track OVERALL isn't one of Opeths best, I was and honestly still am a little bored by this one. Although during the middle of the song comes another acoustic interlude which saves it and makes it semi-great, the bass work is also amazing and the best off the album on this song. After that there is the 20+ minute "Black Rose Immortal." Now, being Opeths longest song ever I liked it a lot, Loved it even at some parts, but it did have its slow moments. Opeth sort of teases us at the last few minutes of the song because just when you think it's going to end it doesn't, and it does this tease about 3 times towards the end of the song, but does end with a hauntingly great guitar lick. Track 5- "To Bid You Farewell"- An Opeth CLASSIC. No Opeth fan should be without this song, it is in my opinion the most "structured" song on the record as the passages from electric to acoustic are smooth and everything is even, it's not too long or too short either. The Bonus track is something Opeth wrote and rewrote and finally became Advent. The production is horrid on this bonus track and it brings down the album as a whole, but you can always just hit the Stop button after track 5.
I didn't really have a problem with anything on this record, the only thing that was slightly off (but not really that bad at all) was the way Opeth went into and out of thier acoustic interludes. An electric guitar would suddenly stop, and a second or 2 would go by until the acoustic came in, not very smooth transistions at all, I mentioned them earlier how on track 4, the song never seemed to end when it really should have because a guitar would do this tease and stop, then start up again with something that sounds competely different. It's done on Advent but doesnt hinder the song at all after you get used to it, it's also done smoother on track 2 and 3. This is probably why the album takes a lot more patience to get into than any other Opeth album.
I have to recommend this album, it's too amazing and gorgeous not to, but I wouldn't recommend it as an opening album for anyone looking to get into this band. There is nothing like coming home after a stressful day and playing Morningrise, a gorgeous record.
Amazing CD, not-so-amazing bonus track. May 12, 2003
Justin Gaines (Atlanta, GA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you're reading this review, chances are you already know that Morningrise is an amazing album. You probably even own a copy already, and just want to know if it is worth the extra money to have the one bonus track that is on this reissue. The answer, sadly, is no. The bonus track, Eternal Soul Torture, is a basically a poor quality demo recording of a song that ended up being incorporated into another track on this album. It really doesn't add anything to the album. In fact, it almost takes away from the brilliant work that is Morningrise. If I were to review the regular edition of the album I would give it 5 stars easily. Because of the poor quality of the bonus track, and the high price of the reissue, I am rating this edition at 4 stars. I would recommend it only to those people (like me) who are completists and have to own every single Opeth song.
Absulutely, THE best Opeth-album! January 31, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Today I bought this album and when I sat down to listen to it, I was amazed! The guitar-riffs were marvellous and the melodies that Mikael and Peter maneged to create with their guitars are epic and beautiful. I liked the bass too, wich is looping around the main melody and adding to it, it's own kind of beauty. The vocals are both dark and majestic. Mikael has a complete mastery of his voice. It reaches from a dark metal growl to a "clean" melodic voice. Alltogether this makes this album a masterpiece. I can think of few metal albums (or any albums) that are comparable with Morningrise. I love it. BUY IT! You won't regret it, I promise...
For completists only June 24, 2002
B. (Chicago, IL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The extra track ("Eternal Soul Torture") is a very rough-sounding, almost demo-quality song. Doesn't really fit in with the scheme of the rest of the album. Nonetheless, it's a great tune, and this is a must-have for Opeth fanatics. Newer fans may not appreciate it as much.
An epic album of mesmerising brilliance. But not an easy listen. September 30, 2006
Ben Stubbs (Australia)
Opeth have over the years become a bit of a phenomenon. They have garnered an extraordinary amount of praise for their unique mix of progressive metal, doomy atmospheres and death metal. They've managed to infiltrate many groups outside of the general metal population without even trying where so many others have failed, yet never fallen to commercialisation or decreased the quality of their output. Yet due to the almost obsessive nature of this praise, there are many others who will criticise everything they release in an attempt to impede the almost inevitable cult following they have, as though the high level of worship might negate the respect for their own infatuations. I for one cannot say enough good things about these Swedes and their music. But I don't feel as though I've just got caught up in the storm or jumped on the bandwagon so to speak. After all, I've been listening to and adoring their music for over 10 years. But this album in particular is the one that I find a bit more challenging to blindly recommend.
"Morningrise" is often thought of as Opeth's best album. Considering the extremely impressive discography that the band has, that's a big call. And it's not one that I agree with. I am fully in agreement with statements such as "this album contains some of their best riffs ever" and "some of their most proficient music can be found on this album" etc etc. There are so many sections on the album that make me nod my head with respect and admiration. But then there is also many times where I find my focus drifting off. These tracks are just too long and contain far too many elements with no common theme to distinguish one track from another. Every track is over 10 minutes long and every track contains amazing riffs and melodies, beautiful acoustic sections and fantastic vocals. But then every track tends to get...I hate to say it...a little bit boring. That's really the difference between Opeth's first two albums and everything that follows. They became much more focused with their output, utilizing more natural song structures and not using every single piece of inspiration they come up with, no matter how good they are from this time onwards.
So why do I still give "Morningrise" such a high mark. Well, even though I've clearly stated that it's not my favourite Opeth release (that would have to be either "Still Life" or "Blackwater Park") it's still a highly enjoyable experience that's light years above a high percentage of everything else out there. It's just not one that I can directly focus on for too long. Whereas I normally like to close my eyes and focus on music or read the lyrics while listening, I find it far more successful to listen to this album while doing something else or simply chilling out. I guess it just doesn't connect with me emotionally the way most of their music does, so I feel a little detached from the experience. But there's just too much quality musicianship and superb sections to call it anything but classy. I will make the strange comparison to movies such as "Dances With Wolves" and "Lawrence in Arabia". While both movies I consider to be classic epics, neither of them are the type of experience you would put yourself through regularly. They are extremely long and your attention span will most likely be tested, yet the moments of brilliance and overall feel make them highly worthwhile, if only for once every now and then.
If you're a fan of the band, then you will most likely already have this album. If you're new to Opeth then I don't think this is really the place to start, and are better off checking out "Blackwater Park" or "Ghost Reveries". They're simply more accessible than this epic, textural piece of composition.
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