Anathema

[zvinki]

Hey methem, which Anathema CD do you recommend? I have been listening to some MP3's until now and have just ordered Eternity because I felt that it was time to show my appreciation.

[Methem]

Originally Posted by zvinki

Hey methem, which Anathema CD do you recommend? I have been listening to some MP3's until now and have just ordered Eternity because I felt that it was time to show my appreciation.

Eternity is a good choice. It was the first Anathema album I ever heard, and it's definitely my favourite from the band. Dark and melancholic, but beautiful. Heavier moments and some very soft moments as well.

The Silent Enigma (1995) is pretty much pure metal, slow growling. I believe it resembles the early Paradise Lost quite a bit. I do like the album, but I'm not sure if I would recommend it.

Alternative 4 (1998): I used to have this in the past. I remember it had some interesting stuff on it, but eventually I didn't like it so much. These days I would probably love it, who knows. In any case, I distantly recall that it wasn't very heavy stuff...

Judgement (1999): As I wrote, this might be their easiest album to start from. It's melancholic rock, hardish but not necessarily metal. Well-done stuff, but perhaps somewhat straightforward.

A Fine Day to Exit (2001): Pretty soft, not much metal in sight. Most probably well-done stuff, but personally I was disappointed by this album when it came out. But again, that was a few years ago: perhaps things would be different these days...

That's about it. I cannot really say much on their other stuff. I used to have one of their very early albums, or an EP perhaps, and I remember that I wasn't very excited about it.

The newest studio album I'll most probably check some day.

Hope this helps, and makes some sense....


-Methem