Opeth

September 22nd 2003

Gothenburg, Sweden @ Pusterviksbaren

"DVD-rehearsal gig"

Source: Core Sound Binaurals > Sony TCD-D100/48kHz

My copy: Master DAT
Featuring two different sets. One mellow and one heavy set.
Total playing time set 1: 66:39
Total playing time set 2: 57:21

set CD1:
01. Intro
02. Windowpane
03. In My Time of Need
04. Death Whispered a Lullaby
05. Closure
06. Hope Leaves
07. To Rid The Disease sound sample
08. Ending Credits
09. Harvest
10. Soldier of Fortune (deep purple cover)
11. Weakness


set CD2:
1. Intro
2. Master's Apprentice
3. The Drapery Falls
4. Deliverance
5. The Leper Affinity
6. A Fair Judgement

notes:

Great intimate show. About 200 people in the small venue where Opeth were rehearsing for their upcoming dvd-filming in London. Featured two sets, one mellow with mainly songs from the Damnation album. It was played almost from beginning to end with the exception of Harvest (from "Blackwater Park") and the Deep Purple cover Soldier of fortune.

Set 2 was the heavy set and IMO the highlight. It was very good and great hearing and seeing Opeth perform live. However, I certainly hope they will include more songs from their earlier releases when they come back to play in Gothenburg in October. Deliverance is a good album, but I was a bit dissapointed when they didn't play a single song from Still Life, My arms..,Orchid or Morningrise. The evening featured over 2 hours of live Opeth though, so I really can't complain.

The recording came out nice and clean. Not much audience yelling which is very nice. A couple of Yeahs and wows, but really just where they should be. Not like the crowd overseas where there is always(!) a guy that has to yell fuck or something like that, both during and between songs. Sound has a tiny club sound though, but the stacks were very small at this venue. Boosted the levels quite a bit when mastering to cd, but both sets turned out very nice. I would say overall quality is very good and I'm happy with it. Check out the sound sample on the great track "To rid a disease".