@@BleaK1211 Really? I always thought his work on GR sounded tired and overproduced. I'll take his earlier work on MAYH and Still life any day. He's mellowed a lot though; he feels more comfortable in Soen.
Love the tasteful bass on this song. Perfectly accompanied by a drummer who uses all the tools in his arsenal without going too over the top or getting busy. They leave the perfect amount of air for eachother.
Best reaction to any Opeth song I’ve ever seen and it just happens to be the epic Harlequin Forrest.. insightful comments and appreciation for the transitions.. ❤️🤙🙏
This is the song I always go to when introducing someone to progressive death metal. Fantastic rhythms to open, clean vocals, and relatable melodies. When the growls kick in, it's just another great transition.
Speaking of openers for Opeth, when I saw them live in Bucharest, Katatonia opened for them and I was happy to discover yet another great Swedish band this way.
Would love to see you react to Agalloch. Similar to Opeth but more folky. Anything from them is gold, one of my favorite band - unfortunately disbanded. :(
@@vodkadrinker4723 Yeah. And for me, I can thank Agalloch for having being my bridge into folk music as they often guest starred Nathanael Larochette, an acoustic guitar and composer, in some of their tracks whom is behind Musk Ox, a neofolk production. To this day I am still down the rabbit hole exploring neofolk, pagan folk, viking folk and a plethora of others, with one of my favorite being Heilung, another group the Hunterz have reacted to.
I was lucky enough to see them last year 2 weeks before everything was shut down due to Covid. Graveyard was the opener. Mikael's banter is hilarious, and they put pure badassery on display for 2 hours. Luckily this was on the setlist.
The only time I saw Opeth they headlined. First on stage was Devin Townsend Project then Gojira and finally Opeth Needless to say it was one of the best shows I've ever had the pleasure of attending.
That's the last concert I've been to. At Royal Oak Music Theater. It was great. Saw Opeth ever time they've been to Michigan, starting with opening for Amorphis at the I-Rock back in 2001.
I know Katatonia, Moonspell, Nevermore, Ghost, Devin Townsend and Anathema has opened for them too, so pretty similar bands/acts. I think Gojira opened for them as well.
Enslaved opened for them too and Porcupine Tree when they played Damnation all clean vocals co-headlining together. First time I ever saw them was opening for Amorphis and every time since I think they were always headlining except when they opened for Dream Theater and when they played Mayhem Fest and Sounds of the Underground.
You two should try the live version of "Hatesong" from the band Porcupine Tree. If Opeth is the cheese, Porcupine Tree is the wine. They compliment eachother in a cool way.
When I last saw opeth live (last winter), their support act had been an icelandic Trio called The Vintage Caravan... that had been prog at it's core, I would guess. (But me coming from a blackmetal / doommetal backround a tiny bit to flimsy and happy sounding) But opeth's ability to transition, to prolong every part just exactly long enoug before one would become annoyed and then Top it with an ever better part, at least to me as a longtime fan, is outstanding. I am looking foreward to my 13th show, hopefully next year in October... and, after he begged for many months, I will bring my then 9 year old son too, because he loves opeth just as his mommy does. My favorite part of Harlequin Forest is that ' they are the trees' part and the following guitar solo. I just love the lyrics and how they did weave the music around it.
There were many singers with great voice in that era. Eddie Vedder, Chris Cornell and Layne Staley. I think she didn't compare bands themselves, but singers with distinctive voices. At least that's how I took it.
Music and the connections people make is completely subjective. Don’t act like a douche just because you don’t agree with their perspective. There’s enough negativity in the world, especially online. Keep the rude comments & condescending, elitist attitude to yourself. Please. I’m not meaning to be a rude asshole. Actually... yes I am. 🤘🏻