Nevermore: where do I start?
I want to get into them and figured I'd ask all y'all.... best album/best to start with?
Posted Jul 30, 2012, 1:37 PM UTC
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This Godless Endeavor...and the title track from that. One of the best songs ever.
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From what I've gathered, This Godless Endeavor, Dead Heart in a Dead World, and Dreaming Neon Black are generally considered their best albums. Dreaming Neon Black is a very dark and atmospheric concept album that can be less accessible than their other works, even though it is brilliant. This Godless Endeavor or Dead Heart in a Dead World would both be great starting points, as they are both really fantastic albums and are pretty easy to get into.
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Dreaming Neon Black is by far the best. Politics of Ecstasy would be the next. After that, they're all about the same, except Obsidian Conspiracy, which just wasn't very good. As someone mentioned, don't forget to check out Sanctuary as well. Half of Nevermore came from Sanctuary.
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Dead Heart in a Dead World, is by far my favourite
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I think you could actually start anywhere. They are pretty consistent with their style/sound. Just boils down to which albums are a better collection of songs. Personally for me, I think Dead Heart in a Dead World and The Obsidian Conspiracy would be excellent introductions.
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I'm going to echo Dreaming Neon Black. Such amazing songwriting.
Also, I thought it didn't get as much attention as it deserved, but Obsidian Conspiracy had some really awesome tracks on it. Personally, I really didn't like This Godless Endeavor all that much, so I was glad to see something of a throwback to their old sound for their last album.
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You should start with Sanctuary's Into The Mirror Black, and then move on to Nevermore, preferably Dead Heart or This Godless Endeavor.
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Best place to start is a different band.
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In my opinion, Dreaming Neon Black is their masterpiece. At the same time though, it's far from being the most accessible. I wouldn't even say it has the best riffs or drum performance, but it's a very powerful concept album that thrives on a dark, looming atmosphere. I think Warren did some of his best vocal work here. On the other hand, if you want to get into the band via a more accessible route, you might want to try This Godless Endeavor. Dead Heart in a Dead World is somewhere in between the two formerly mentioned albums, I'd say, in terms of accessibility. Quality-wise, I'd rate it close to This Godless Endeavor, barely losing the battle because the latter album has such an amazing title track.
DHIADW is one of my all-time favorite albums. I even convinced the DJ at my gf's prom night to play Believe In Nothing.
Awesome times were had.
I agree. I had a conversation about Nevermore the other day with some random person. We both agreed that they're one of those bands you hear at first and can't get passed the vocals. Then you give it a few listens and you really begin to enjoy them because they are so different but incredibly good.
That said, I would start with This Godless Endeavor. Once you're into this album, go on to the other albums and you can fully appreciate Dreaming Neon Black.