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Watershed (Special Edition) | 
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| Artist: Opeth
Label: Warner
Category: Music
List Price: £11.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 1043
Format: Enhanced, Limited Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5 x 5 x 0.4
UPC: 016861796280
EAN: 0016861796280
ASIN: B0015435Q6
Release Date: June 2, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: UK DESPATCHED - BRAND NEW UK PRODUCT fully guaranteed. Email notifications and returns by freepost address if not fully satisfied.
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| » | Coil | | » | Heir Apparent | | » | Lotus Eater | | » | Burden | | » | Porcelain Heart | | » | Hessian Peel | | » | Hex Omega | | » | Derelict Herds | | » | Bridge of Sighs (Robin Trower Cover) | | » | Den Standiga Resan (Marie Fredriksson Cover) |
Disc 2
| » | 1 Album Mix | | » | Making Of The Album Documentary | | » | Exclusive interviews | | » | Expanded artwork |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 a low point July 25, 2008
shame i was really looking forward to this one. Have played it for weeks now but it doesnt seem to go anywhere. I just hope this a career blip as my arms, blackwater park & reveries are masterpieces
 4 1/2 stars really July 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Opeth's latest offering, "Watershed" was really something of a surprise, and comes as proof that they will never let us get comfortable and settle into a predictable rut as so many talented bands do. Instead, Opeth continue to challenge their listeners with something really quite different, not only from "Ghost Reveries" but also from all their previous albums. Of course it is still unmistakably Opeth, with Akerfeldt's trademark vocals and their unique combination of blasting death metal ferocity with mellow acoustic brilliance and awesome prog solos. However they have gotten a bit more experimental on us and mixed in some touches of jazz/blues (for example in the beautiful "Burden" and the unexpected funk section at the end of "the Lotus Eater"), a few moments of strings and flutes in the awesome "Heir Apparant", some very effective but not overused female vocals in the stunning opener "Coil" and the unexpected humour of the discordant ending of "Burden".
"Watershed" is also pleasantly varied and progresses very neatly through different styles, blending them together perfectly. They move very skillfully from the mellow acoustic sadness of "Coil" with its moving female vocals and beautiful lyrics into the brilliantly heavy, fantastically discordant "Heir Apparant", moving into the jazz tinged acoustic perfection of "Burden", then varying between the heavy and the melodic with their usual ease throughout the remaining songs. Some of them don't quite hit you at first and take a few listens to appreciate. Initially, hearing the complete change of direction of "The Lotus Eater" and the discordance of "Heir Apparant" I wondered what had gone wrong with Opeth, but "Watershed" is one of those albums that you will still be listening to in a year's time, not something catchy which hits you on the first listen and then you forget about it. I still think "Ghost Reveries" and "Still Life" probably can't be beaten, but "Watershed" hardly fails to live up to expectations.
IF ONLY EVERY SONG WRITER WAS THIS GOOD! July 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am very new to Opeth (8 weeks). A Death Metal Drummer guy at work said 'try this mr prog rock!' So I did and WOW! I love a bit of cheesy prog truth be told but really love dirges a.k.a Pink Floyd (Animals being their best album in my opinion). But Opeth are something else and now that I have listened to every album many many times, all the time in fact, i think they have become my favorite band! How sad... I dont think i have ever heard a band that has produced so many great ideas per album and consistently created atmospheres worthy of Floyd and then some! The only thing I have a problem with is that I have been working with this guy for two years and he has only just showed me what I have been missing!
Very good July 1, 2008
I own every single Opeth album and completed my collection with Watershed, this album in particular is different to the rest (which was what I was looking for really) a song that really stands out is Lotus Eater. Another song (forgotten which) uses an out of tune guitar...although I wasn't keen on this sound it was the only noticable flaw for me.
If you like heavy metal with mellow intervals or acoustic themed songs then this album would most likely suit you.
New Opeth album June 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Watershed came out on the day I began a two-week holiday abroad. I was looking forward to hearing it on my return.
I'd loved Ghost Reveries, thought it had a dark beauty. Sounded mature. I knew there was a line-up change on the new album, and wondered how it would affect the music. I trusted that it would work.
It has for me. It took a little while and a few plays as usual. Different from Ghost Reveries. Expectations are unsettled by the contrast of the first two tracks. But the bleak tone is set. This is a dark album, but full of passion.
And for me, as an old (and new) King Crimson fan, it's great to hear a band confident enough to use some early Crimson influences. Some bands have shown influences from later Crim line-ups (e.g. The Mars Volta) but I love hearing the King Crimson echoes in Opeth, stronger here than ever before but fitting in and adding perfectly to Opeth's genuinely 21st century schizoid sound.
And the new guitarist's great. Some lovely stuff, but also crushing rhythm. New drummer is fantastic. And the rest of the band are so good.
I'm not normally a "lyric" person but I've been noticing them on this album in places. Bleak and dark and simple. Making me think about them. But the music comes first.
I'm not playing anything else at the moment. This'll do!
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