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The Roundhouse Tapes: Live | 
 enlarge | Artist: Opeth
Label: Peaceville
Category: Music
List Price: £12.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 17758
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.6
MPN: 209
UPC: 801056820921
EAN: 0801056820921
ASIN: B000VBIE06
Release Date: November 5, 2007
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| » | When | | » | Ghost Of Perdition | | » | Under The Weeping Moon | | » | Bleak | | » | Face Of Melinda | | » | Night And The Silent Water |
Disc 2
| » | Windowpane | | » | Blackwater Park | | » | Demon Of The Fall |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Progtastic Mate March 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let's leave aside the fact that I was there that cold November night, to see one of the great match-ups on any bill ie. Paradise Lost with Opeth to close. Super venue, super accoustics and of course super music.
There might be a tendancy to buy the live CD as a keep-sake and nothing more. But as a fan of both extreme metal and prog; this album really delivers.How The West Was Won, Past Lives , Space Ritual , Nothing Is Easy , Different Stages , Salival, Strangers in The Night , Seconds Out , Everything Louder... are all classic live albums; and here comes the shock. The Rounhouse Tapes can proudly stand alongside the aforementioned.
They generously chose a set comprising of a song from each album ( 2 from Park and Hearse )that avoided the night being a Ghost Reveries showcase.A truly great live album is like a decent Claret; once opened you have to consume the lot in one go.After listening to it in one go, if you find yourself actually cheering along with the crowd after each song, then we have a classic.
Opeth might be Tool's understudies or Steve Wilson's babies; but with The Roundhouse Tapes, the stabilisers are off and they are flying.
Great show that I was at!!!!! March 10, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The fact that I was actually at this show will be probably make my opinion very bias. Readers should take this into consideration.
Arguably, Ghost Reveries was the album that help put Opeth on the map and in the media. With the intention of releasing a dvd of this show, the band dug deep into their past and pulled out a list of songs, so it would not be like releasing Lamentations with a few new songs. Fans of the later albums (from Blackwater Park onwards) would not enjoy this as much as the hardcore Opeth fans, and at the time I didnt. But I listened to a lot of the older stuff after the gig and when this was released I loved it.
Typical of the band, this show has a set list consisting of the quiet and heavy stuff that makes Opeth unique. From the first song you really need to know their discography well. They open with a great performance of When, followed by an equally good Ghost of Perdition. Most of the set is off the first couple of albums the band released, with the exception of Ghost of Perdition, Bleak and Windowpane. Although quite a lot of their best songs, in my opinion (April Ethereal, the Baying of the Hounds and Deliverance), were left out, this is still an enjoyable kick ass show.
Everything you expect from Opeth is in this gig. Good mix of songs heavy and mellow, and the typical dry wit of frontman, Mikael Akerfeldt, in between songs. Some of the things Akerfeldt comes out with, will leave you laughing out loud.
Great show that any Opeth fan should listen to
 A typical live performance March 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let's start by saying that Opeth are my favorite metal band. I was a bit reluctant before bying this cd though. I've seen Opeth live once and they were great, no doubt about that. I also own the live DVD they released and it's pretty good, I watch it now and then. But has Roundhouse Tapes anything more to offer to the fans?
Well, I bought The Roundhouse Tapes after all, mainly because I'd like to listen how they performed live their earlier songs (Under the weeping moon, The night and the silent water and When) which come out from my favorite Opeth records. So, the overall perfomance was very good, Mikael's growls are much heavier than the original recordings but... pretty much what I expected.
Although Rounhouse is a very good album all in all, with a good collection of songs, I hate to say that at the end this live cd has not really much to offer to the average fan. I wasn't sulprised by any song, all was pretty much waht I expected to be. So, in conclusion what you get is the songs you already know and heard hundreds of time (haven't you?), played live. And that's all about it. No more, no less. So it's up to you to decide whether you get it or not.
About the packacking. There is a small booklet inside with no information whatsoever, just a "blurred" photo of each band member. The first cd comes with 6 songs while the second comes with 3. Why wouldn't they even the duration along the 2 cds, I 'll never know.
Get it for a fair price, but don't expect too much. I would wait for the DVD release if I were you. God, I hate to rate an Opeth cd with less than 4 stars, but I guess this one deserves 3. Not for the songs ofcourse (most of them are great IMO), but for the fact that this cd has nothing really more to offer to someone who owns all studio albums. It may be a good idea for someone who haven't heard Opeth before and don't know which album to buy. Yes, it's a good idea.
Genius November 17, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Opeth are just about the most interesting rock band on the planet right now. This live album is an excellent representation of their live show, faithfully capturing their gig at the Roundhouse on the "Ghost Reveries" tour.
I saw Opeth early on during that tour, and, although they were excellent, I did have some reservations about the "new" drummer Martin Axenrot. Martin Lopez is a VERY hard act to follow and I wasn't sure that Axenrot was up to it. I have to say that this release has dispelled any doubts and I look forward to the upcoming new Opeth material to see what Axenrot's style brings to Opeth.
Highlights?..well, they're all really good performances, I particularly enjoyed "Blackwater Park" and "Under the Weeping Moon". Brilliant songs played by brilliant musicians.
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