Lamentations (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003)

Infobox music DVD
Name = Lamentations
(Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003)
Type = DVD
Artist = Opeth


Released = flagicon|EUR 24 November 2003
flagicon|USA 24 February 2004
Recorded = Live recording at Shepherd's Bush Empire on Thursday 25 September 2003
Genre = Progressive death metal, progressive rock
Length = 188:00
Label = Koch
Producer =
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:st3zefqk3gf4 link]
Last album = "Damnation"
(2003)
This album = "Lamentations"
(2004)
Next album = "Ghost Reveries"
(2005)

"Lamentations" is Opeth's first live DVD, released under the Music For Nations label in 2004. This live recording at Shepherd's Bush Empire on Thursday 25 September, 2003 features Opeth playing the album "Damnation" in its entirety, followed by some of the band's songs from "Blackwater Park" and "Deliverance". The DVD also includes a documentary on both the making of "Damnation" and "Deliverance", which has a running time of approximately 65 minutes. The documentary covers both albums because they were recorded at the same time. A CD version of the live recording was released in 2006 in a collector's edition slipcase.

The only song that was played from albums prior to "Blackwater Park" was "Demon of the Fall" (from the album "My Arms, Your Hearse") as an encore song. This song was not filmed for the DVD. [ [http://www.dprp.net/concrev/opeth3.htm DPRP Concert Reviews Archive] ] Licensing issues with previous record labels prevented this from happening at the time of the disc's release. Given that the band now has the backing of a larger record label, Roadrunner Records, they have the ability to negotiate the inclusion of some of their older songs on future DVD releases (such as "The Roundhouse Tapes").

The recording is generally regarded as having exceptionally clear and beautiful sound and visual quality, although Allmusic reviewer John Serba complained of the ubiquity of shots from what he termed the "Akerfeldt 'Orifice Cam'", showing close-ups of the singer's mouth and nose in excruciating detail. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:st3zefqk3gf4 Opeth AllMusic.com Review] ]

Contents

* Concert:
# "Introduction" – 1:25
# "Windowpane" – 9:15
# "In My Time of Need" – 6:37
# "Death Whispered a Lullaby" – 7:11
# "Closure" – 9:45
# "Hope Leaves" – 6:11
# "To Rid the Disease" – 7:11
# "Ending Credits" – 4:22
# "Harvest" – 6:15
# "Weakness" – 6:05
# "Master's Apprentices" – 10:34
# "The Drapery Falls" – 10:56
# "Deliverance" – 12:38
# "The Leper Affinity" – 11:01
# "A Fair Judgement" – 13:51
* "The Making of "Deliverance" and "Damnation" documentary.

Credits

* Mikael Åkerfeldt – Vocals, Guitar
* Peter Lindgren – Guitar
* Per Wiberg – Keyboard, Backing Vocals
* Martin Mendez – Bass
* Martin Lopez – Drums

References