Several years ago, at a concert in Buenos Aires, Mikael was doing his usual speech and suddenly one guy from the crowd interrupted him only to say "I love you, Mikael!", he smiled and serenely replied "I love you too, son". Massive laughs came after that.
Heavy songs:Blackwater park, Demon of the fall, Heir apparent Soft songs:Windowpane, Face of Melinda, To bid you farewell Mixed songs:Ghost of perdition, Bleak, The moor, The baying of the hounds
Another good mixed song is Serenity Painted Death. I don't think that song gets enough love at all and yet it's one of their best as far as riffage, brutality, beauty and it has a seriously melodic guitar solo.
@@BradAlenaMetalReactions Very interesting interpretations, and good reaction guys. Okay... So, the album is somewhat of a concept album; the songs about the 'main story' revolves around this unfortunate soul, an outcast -or so he deems himself- delving into the matters of the occult and (I believe) kills his mother as an offering to some dark lord. He is chased by people and hounds (there is a song called Baying of the Hounds in the same album), escapes into the forest but his already growing insanity and darkening soul makes him feel the evilness and deceptiveness of the forest... Of course at this point he is not entirely a reliable source, so... It's not clear if he actually burns some part of the forest to escape or maybe he is feeling the fire of the Devil but he is able to get out. He submits to this dark lord in the next song (Hours of Wealth ... wealth is being in the service of his master) to get rid of the pain (of his conscience) of the murder. The album culminates in the grand finale, the Grand Conjuration, where he completely goes insane, loses his humanity, becomes one with the Devil or perhaps called to Hell for 'eternal wealth'. Amazing album overall. Just like Opeth's other albums... And yes, the price of admission to their shows is not for the music, it's for the comedy., Some songs from Opeth you cannot go wrong with: The Moor, Ghost of Perdition, Blackwater Park, Deliverance, A Fair Judgement, The Drapery Falls, Serenity Painted Death, To Bid You Farewell, Faith In Others, Folklore, Hessian Peel, The Twilight Is My Robe, and from their newest album All Things Will Pass. So many more amazing songs not in this list. Enjoy!
Hi guys ! Yet another great analysis ! Opeth is Eugene's, (Jinjer's bassist), favourite band, and one can hear that quite clearly in Jinjer's newer music! Mikael Åkerfeldt is a musical genious, i.m.h.o. Stay safe ! See ya !
Thanks very much for this! Opeth is my favourite band, so i am very happy that you did this. If you are planning to do more from them, you should definitely consider Drapery Falls, Baying of the Hounds or Deliverence...that would be awesome! Take care!
Opeth always fills that void in my heart. People in the comments listed some good songs to check out. Burden, Porcelain Heart, All Things Will Pass, Lovelorn Crime, Face of Melinda, Windowpane, Faith In Others, When, Godhead’s Lament..This band has so many great songs!
IN BRADLEY'S MIND: 'I sincerely love metal and want Alena to experience this incredible art form.' ... IN ALENA'S MIND: 'The next time Bradley complains that I spent three hours looking for the right pair of shoes I'm going to remind him I sat through that In Flames video.' ;-)
Another victim, in a good way, on that head caving outro of this tune. I was tripped up too at the start so it's good to watch someone else try and get the beat hammered out and find the pace. Takes a while to get it figured out but once you find the pocket in that groove, you tell yourself, "no one else is writing shit like this, not even close".
The Ghost Reveries album is a concept album, so each song is continuing the story. It has a lot to do with madness, which is the sickness he refers to.
So this band is one of my favorites to watch reactions of... Yet I must say I noticed the chemistry between you two and that caught my attention, it's heart warming to say the least. Nice choice of song 👌
Real acoustics guitars are used in the studio version, it's just easier to do it all on the electric for a live show. Nowadays their live «acoustic» sound played on the electric guitar is much better imo than what it was 10 years ago thanks to technological progress I guess haha :P Thanks a lot for this reaction, I hope you will react to more Opeth in the future :) Their discography is vast and cover many genre and atmospheres.
Great reaction!! Would love to see you guys react to Ne Obliviscaris And plague flowers the kaleidoscope. They’re Australian and they’re often referred to as ‘Opeth on steroids’
Nice interpretation of the song... So many great stuff by Opeth, Blackwater park, Burden, Ghost of Perdition, Will o the wisp, Era, Hessian peel.... Cheers
You guys chose an amazing first Opeth song to react to. Other spectacular Opeth songs I'd recommend are Ghost of Perdition, The Moor, or Blackwater Park.
Heavy songs: Wreath, Deliverance, By the Pain I See in Others, Master's Apprentices, Blackwater Park, The Leper Affinity, Heir Apparent, The Lotus Eater, The Grand Conjuration. Soft songs: Any song off of "Damnation", A Fair Judgement, Harvest, Burden, Atonement, Hours of Wealth, Cusp of Eternity, Lovelorn Crime, Universal Truth, The Garroter. Songs that are both heavy and soft: Bleak, The Baying of the Hounds, Hessian Peel, Beneath the Mire. Now enjoy.
Mikael Åkerfeldt is a lot of fun in live recitals ... I had the opportunity to see him here in our country, Chile, and also, he interacted with people and joked a lot ...
I always felt like the forest is relative to the woods of suicide in dante's inferno. Those who take their own life are doomed to be these rotten trees in this hellish forest. And the wood is burning, so the living trees (suicide victims) are burning.
I feel this song's about an "in the heat of the moment" or passionately heated murder. The said person is dealing with his demons vs the aftermath, and it's eating him away inside.
So you enjoyed this masterpiece? Good! Next band: Ne Obliviscaris and their song “and Plague flowers the Kaleidoscope “ but the live version from Colorado 2016... Please! Enjoy and thank me later..
Their album Damnation is only acoustic with clean vocals so you know... Only growls in their first records and only clean ones in their last's but the music is more or less the same. It's a long time since I don't listen Opeth regulary so I don't know which songs are the best for you both but I know which ones I like to play on guitar, Deliverance as an example.
Opeth has always been one of those bands that I was meaning to listen to but just never did. Doing the channel is so much fun because now I actually get around to listening to these bands... and Opeth didn't disappoint! :)
Great reaction. Personally I should have listen more to Opeth, but have to get used to his clean vocals. I like better his growling. Music is awesome, so it should be in my path. :D
@@abrocksification Hehe. Well, for 20 years ago I didnt like growling, but now I think it fits good to some songs. I really like clean vocals of course, but there is something with his clean vocal I struggle a bit to like. That is not his fault, but mine. :D But I can get used to it.
@@BradAlenaMetalReactions Never heard that but I had to verify and he was still growling live in april of this year. I guess he could hire another singer if it was for this reason but he just doesn't like growls anymore on his music. This is his choice but I'm not found of it. It was better to have both styles.
No!.. live no way !.. I will not watch , cause every time you have to start with studio version for a first listening . However I like your laughs and smiles
