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I must have bought this album three times: the first time, when I got the cassette and wore it out from listening to it so much because it was such a beautiful piece of work; then I bought the CD with the same result, and fifteen days ago, I bought another one again, so much so that the record shop owner always keeps one aside for me, never knowing, just in case...
Anyway, in summary, after all these years since it was released, I can only say that it is one of those few "gothic" albums in the true sense of the word. Perfect from the first chord of the first song to the last of the prologue.
A truly great band, which has recently been grossly underestimated.

I am not democratic. Rather, I appreciate those who know how to make themselves recognized because this truly demonstrates that they are open to dialogue, criticism, and discussion. By all means, everyone is free to think as they wish, but I have read reviews where the usual anonymous user completely insults a thought or a work very dear to the writer, even if it is not shareable; and this, if I may, is neither kind nor polite, and so, while I accept anonymous comments, it does not mean that I welcome them.

I think I'm about to break all records: I've been listening to it non-stop for a week and a half. Sick, maybe, but happy.

In reality, there are already two reviews for this album in the database. However, while one conveys well the essence of what the work contains and how it expresses itself in its complexity, the other, and I say this without shame or pretense, is an insult to the intelligence not only of those who admire and are passionate about Opeth, but also to those who might be approaching Opeth at this very moment and would like to read some reviews to better understand what they are and what the Swedes in question can convey.
My review may be debatable, okay, disagreeable, detestable, but I intended to write it this way precisely to try (perhaps succeeding, perhaps not) to make it clear what "Blackwater Park" has always communicated to me, beyond tastes and stylistic and artistic choices.
For this reason, I wrote it from my point of view. Just to provide, perhaps, the right counterbalance to what has not been written or has been written completely out of judgment about Opeth.
Of course, a review should be more detailed, it should describe step by step the emotions and sensations it conveys, but it would have required much more space, and thus...