Best Ever Albums

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 18:42:31 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/23/2014 22:42

Looks like there was someone to take care of Oldham after all.

12-8

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

SuedeSwede — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:56:35 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 06/23/2014 19:56

Listmeister wrote:

Ghost does not sound like Weird Al.

Thank goodness.

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

Listmeister — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:34:54 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 06/23/2014 19:34

Vote to Ghost. The blend of heavy metal guitar with California harmonies (anyway, that's what I heard) was way more interesting, musically, than the Palace Guy. Sorry, Oldham fans, but I just couldn't wait for that guy-with-a-banjo album to be over.

Ghost does not sound like Weird Al. Well, maybe on Stand By Him.

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 23:52:49 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/23/2014 03:52

Opus Eponymous was a solid metal album with some surprising and cool things. I really enjoyed some of the guitar sounds and the keyboard work throughout the album was subtle and cool. I felt the Blue Oyster Cult influence a lot, partly due to my strange familiarity with early Blue Oyster Cult, but that's not really much of a boon to me. Even though they were a band I liked a lot back in my classic rock days who I don't hate these days, I can't really go back to them at all. And Opus Eponymous screams Blue Oyster Cult. From the cover art to the album title to the sound, it's basically if Blue Oyster Cult was more of a modern metal band. Aside from that a lot of the melodies didn't really catch me, and the production felt strangely empty. But, it was still an enjoyable album.

On the other hand, I've never fallen in love with Will Oldham like my taste dictates I should, but I've never come close to disliking anything I've heard from him. There Is No One What Will Take Care Of You is probably my favorite release of his and I do enjoy it a lot. Again, nothing I've quite fallen in love with, but Oldham packs a bunch and can construct some really powerful songs.

Appreciate both these albums, but Oldham I appreciate more.

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

meccalecca — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 15:08:27 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 06/22/2014 19:08

Great excuse for me to rediscover my love for There Is No One What Will Take Care of You. It's been a long time since I'd listened to this. I've liked both of Ghost's records to varying degrees, but it doesn't stand a chance vs this Palace Brothers release

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

NickVolos — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 15:02:24 GMT

Author: NickVolos

Posted: 06/22/2014 19:02

Opus Eponymous is not my cup of tea. On the other hand, I was not that impressed with There Is No One What Will Take Care of You either. Now, take that from a non-English speaking music listener who invested zero time and attention to the lyrics. Vote to There Is No One What Will Take Care of You.

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 13:53:16 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/22/2014 17:53

Ok. It wasn't really fair because I listened to Opus Eponymous after binging on At the Gates so of course it sounded a little weak. I love that they're obviously influenced by some of my favorite 80s metal bands, but honestly nothing revelatory to me after two admittedly lazy spins.

Anyways, this was really no contest for me anyways since it's going against one of my favorite artists of all time.

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

Anonymous — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 22:09:03 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/22/2014 02:09

The self titled under Palace Brothers (Oldham) I prefer over this particular one, but I voted Palace Brothers regardless. Opus is great however!

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

Anonymous — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 13:18:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/21/2014 17:18

There is No one What will take Care of You is in my TOP 10 Overall. Needless to say that’s rarified air and a highly coveted & prestigious spot for artists in the know. And trust me, if anything else, my boy Will’s in the know.

Here's what I have to say about it in my chart...

RepoMan wrote:

When I was but a wee bit of a lad, THIS is what I dreamed Country music sounded like. Austere, plaintive & naked coupled with a crazed spiritual fervor. You can imagine my horror when I found out it was nothing more than a NEUTERED version of the hard rock of my junior high school years. Luckily this bard-of-many-names dreamed the same dream. Whiskey would not taste quite so good without it.

But, I'll listen to Ghost anyways before casting a vote because they sound cool...

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

Skinny — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 12:31:10 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 06/21/2014 16:31

drakonium wrote:

I liked Opus, but I liked Oldham even more. Both solid noms though.

This.

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

Mercury — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 11:30:34 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 06/21/2014 15:30

I voted for Opus Eponymous. That album blew me away this morning. I love me some will Oldham, but Ghost just completely nailed their sound on their debut.

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

Hayden — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 10:54:08 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/21/2014 14:54

Went with Opus Eponymous.

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

drakonium — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 08:00:40 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 06/21/2014 12:00

I liked Opus, but I liked Oldham even more. Both solid noms though.

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

Norman Bates — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 03:02:04 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 06/21/2014 07:02

Ghost are fun, but Oldham's debut is perfect, one of the masterpieces of the 90s. When it came, it totally changed my perspective and my tastes, one of the records that had the hugest impact on me in my twenties.

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

MrFrogger — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 23:41:56 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 06/21/2014 03:41

I really enjoyed both of these actually, but the one with the most staying power, and the one that brought up the most memories and feelings, was Oldham.

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

mickilennial — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:48:51 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 06/21/2014 00:48

BrandonMiaow wrote:

Okay, okay, okay...Ghost's vocalist sounds like Weird Al Yankovic. I should've voted for them just based on that but I didn't for some reason. XD

😐

Ghost is the closest thing we’ll get to a perfect merging of modern doom metal aesthetic and Blue Oyster Cult’s soundscapes. Opus is wonderful. And not 'generic' by the way. But hey I don't consider Jess and The Ancient Ones, Blood Ceremony, and many of their peers generic either.

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:17:18 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/21/2014 00:17

Okay, okay, okay...Ghost's vocalist sounds like Weird Al Yankovic. I should've voted for them just based on that but I didn't for some reason. XD

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:02:24 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/21/2014 00:02

Eponymous was a fairly good, but generic metal album. There Is No One, on the other hand, is a really heartfelt, emotional album. Vote to Oldham.

Re: [CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

SuedeSwede — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:00:55 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 06/21/2014 00:00

There Is No-One is fantastic. Vote to my homeboy Oldham.

[CLOSED]+1500: Round 1: There Is No One... VS Opus Eponymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 19:50:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/20/2014 23:50

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There Is No-One What Will Take Care Of You by Palace Brothers

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Nominated by Norman Bates

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Opus Eponymous by Ghost (Sweden)

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Nominated by Jasonconfused

Only vote if you have listened to both albums. Thank you.