Dear God this album is overwhelming! This is perhaps the only band I listen to that is not unleashing a double-bass onslaught with soaring vocal lines and riffs. Why you ask? Their is a tranquil and profound aspect to Dishwalla that I sense every time I hear this album. I fell hard for this particular work, after hearing their latest self-titled release. That is a masterpiece and my favorite work of theirs by the way, but Opaline is a ridiculously close second. I have nothing bad to say about this album, I love it. Like other reviewers, it is hard to fathom how they have remained in the shadows even until now. I honestly like it that way, I feel most people do not deserve to hear such splendor. No offense, but these are probably the same people who feel that "Counting Blue Cars" is the bands only legacy. Their entire musical career diminshed into a one-hit-wonder. I do not think so... Everything they have released after that has been better and better. I do not care if they ever go main-stream. I will continue to buy everything they release, and refer them to everyone I meet. The song "Home" is perhaps my favorite track of all. But the funny thing is that every track is excellent, and I can play this CD from start to finish any day of the week. Filler tracks are for talentless bands, which Dishwalla will never be.

I must admit to not knowing that much about Dishwalla but when I heard "Somewhere in the Middle", I knew I had to have the cd. One of my best purchases to date! Every single song on the cd is fabulous! The lyrics and music are addictive and I found myself singing along soon enough. This is not one of those cds that you buy and play only one or two songs.

So many of the tracks are soulful and heartfelt, not contrived at all! Some of my current favs are the title song "Opaline" and "Every Little Thing". If I had known this band had this much talent, I would have been a fan earlier.

can i borrow 95 stars from the other albums and place it here?!

this album deserves a hundred stars.. i mean it.

dishwalla, please do us a favor and dont EVER stop making music!

Getting a bad rap as their only claim to fame being Counting Blue Cars and even called 'washed up' in ignorant circles Opaline is a truimphunt follow up of the also excellent though lesser known "And You Think You Know What Life's About" CD. I didn't know who these guys were until I joined a band and we had to cover Blue Cars. It was on a whim I typed dishwalla.com into my browser and found a very extant band with a new disc - Opaline. When I first heard the music I found it very different from the 1st (Pet Your Friends) and also the 2nd in that it seemed more mellow yet now I've come to love this CD best of their 4 offerings (most recent album is a live disc). Honestly there's not a bad track and most of them are postitively addictive. I've found the songs convert well to strumming on my acoustic by the fire as well as playing the disc loud in my car, lighting up my night. Listen, discover this band - they'll change your life as they did mine. Also stay tuned for the new album to be released 03-15-05.

no sarcasm here... i have been listening to opaline for two years, and eversince it was and still is my fave cd. after i heard the cd, i started to get addicted to music and even went serious with my band. they may have mellowed and narrowed down here but i think that's the way they sound best. every song is just simply beautiful. i have exposed a number of my friends to opaline and most of them would admit to have a favorite dishwalla song.

my fave track in this album must be "angels or devils" (it's very hard to choose a fave track here). my other fave is "candleburn".

no other album i've heard has sounded this clean, emotional, and soulful. richards has one of the most beautiful voices.

although opaline didn't sell as much as it deserved (due to poor promotion), i must say i am so happy to be one of the few who experienced the music and i can't imagine my life without knowing this cd. i pity those who haven't heard it yet, they just don't know what they're missing.

after two years of listening to opaline, i guess it'll be my fave album for the rest of my life (unless dishwalla would come up with something better than this... and i know for sure they would!).