Ghost’s “Dance Macabre” is just as catchy and super well produced video… “Mary on a Cross - Live” is a great demonstration of their live shows and enviroment.. all awesome 💚
Lol, same. I didn't plan on catching Maiden's opener for that tour, but was sooo glad I did. Even when they took the stage I wasn't paying too much attention. Nevertheless they persisted and made me feel like a fool for not appreciating them sooner, haha. Maiden has always been my #1 Metal band. It might be Ghost now. I'm not sure.
If you ever get a chance to see them live, you won't regret it. They put on one hell of a show. The whole production is just out of this world. Can't wait to see them again.
Saw them last year with my Mum, Dad, Wife, Daughter and Son and I can honestly say that three generations walked away in total awe of the experience. They cross genres of metal, 80's rock and even pop. From a surface level you can enjoy the music alone but if you go right in to the lore of them you will discover how much effort goes into this band. Would love for you to react to "Cirice" it is a great song and film clip.
This was my introduction song to Ghost as well, and I was hooked! I suggest Cirice, Rats, Dance Macabre, Call Me Little Sunshine and Spillways as others songs to check out by them. I think they'll quickly become one of your favorite bands.
@@StaceyRPGReacts they have i think 2 or 3 versions of that video, only one is a proper music video i would also recommend "mary on a cross" (live version, there is no music video), "kiss the goat" (music video version, i think its technically one of the episodes of the ghost story, and not an actually music video) and "he is" (music video) then if you like these 3 ghost songs, THEN i would recommend getting into their heavier stuff, like "rats", "griftwood", "watcher in the sky", "cirice" and "kaisarion" THEN their darker stuff like "year zero", "monstrance clock", "call me sunshine" and "con clavi con dio" (no music video for this one). ghost isn't a heavy or very dark band, its tongue in cheek satanism in a largely pop rock to hard rock, i've seen them live, and would highly recommend seeing them live.
I agree, first time I heard this song I was blown away! The song is so catchy, sound of the vocalist, lyrics, all parts fit perfectly and its hard rocking - a masterpiece!
Some humble suggestions for future Ghost reactions: "Ritual" from their first album. It's a little darker than what you heard here, but it's a classic. "Year Zero" from their second album. This tend to be a fan favorite, with it's quite catchy chorus. Kind of a defining Ghost song. "Cirice" from their third album. Now, every song on that album is just beyond amazing, but Cirice is the song that kind of made tha band big. "Dance Macabre" from their fourth album is quite a crowd pleaser. A great party song, with a very sing-along-ish chorus. "Mary on A Cross", their biggest hit, made popular by Tik Tok. Don't ask. Amazing song though, even though it was a B-side track from a two song EP. From their latest album i personally would recommend "Call me Little Sunshine" or "Darkness at the Heart of My Love". Wonderful songs. They've also made quite a few great covers. The following is of note: "I'm a Marionette" by Abba "Bible" by swedish rock band Imperiet "Crucified" by Army of Lovers (yes another swedish band) "Waiting for the Night" by Depeche Mode "Jesus He Knows Me" by Genesis "We Don't Need Another Hero" by Tina Turner You have a goldmine of musical experiences with Ghost, so it's just to start dig into it! As a person who have listened to them since the beginning I almost envy you your journey of discovering them for the first time.
Yeeeees, GHOST! I still remember driving to school when I heard Ritual for the first time off Opus Eponymous and absolute loved it. That said, their first 3 LPs sound rather different and this song signaled a pretty notable shift to include more of an Abba, disco kind of vibe and became a band you mostly want to dance to. They're a fun, goofy band that draws heavily from 70s rock and metal. If you like this one, you're likely to enjoy a large majority of their catalogue.
@gregjohnson4395 When I first heard a few Ghost songs one of the first things that came to mind was their a heavier version of ABBA. Then I found out their from Sweden too.
Wow, Ghost. I am totally obsessed with this band. It's more one man's crazy project. It sounds like you would love them. They are unique in that they combine super catchy tunes and heavy riffs. The 'front man' changes with every album (it's actually the same guy) - this song features Papa Emeritus III, and at the time, no-one knew who was behind the mask. There's a whole hilarious lore behind them. Oh, and the lyrics - the writer (the singer, a guy called Tobias Forge) is super well-read and writes lyrics that have many different meanings. Some of it is dark but it is always comforting. Try 'He Is', 'Cirice' (which won a Grammy), 'Spillways', 'Call Me Little Sunshine'...
Even as a long-time fan, there's something actually so super special in Square Hammer. It's like MSG for the ears in the best way. It's so fun and tasty. Irresistible. Must dance. 😂
Yes. Welcome to a world of Ghost:) It`s a Swedish band that kind of blends metal with pop with satanic wibes:) I recommend you to react to Mary on a Cross (live from Tampa) He is and Dance Macabre to start with. But everything is great from Ghost:)
I like Ghost when this country made them to change their name to Ghost BC in early days of Ghost with Tobias Forge sang Ritual. Because some of the right felt that Ghost made of fun of organized religions. They sarcastically humorized Catholic Religion. Hell, Ozzy and Alice Cooper have songs that satanic themes
Love seeing you get a such a good first impression from one of my favorite bands. Go through their catalogue PLEASE. the suggested songs here are good starting points. There is a live performance from a Tampa show of the song "Mary on a cross" you should include with the music videos
Oh and check out Mary on a Cross live in Tampa 2022. Official Life Eternal Faith from a Pale Tour named Death Spillways official Witch Image official Ritual
Finally saw them live for the first time last August. I've been to a lot of shows, but they were one of the best ive seen. They literally sound even better then on the album hopefully you check out more of their songs.
Congrats for finding the amazing Ghost, if you loved this here are a few suggestions I know you will enjoy: Mary on a Cross (live from Tampa), Spillways, Dance Macabre, Rats, Hunters Moon...
There is so much joy to be found in their music, especially "Mary on a Cross (live in Tampa)" where you get to see the monstrous fan base showing their love of Ghost; guaranteed to make you smile. For some perspective, Tobias Forge is the 'Man behind the Mask' (regardless of the 'Papa' version of their lore), and is a fantastic composer/writer with an ear for catchy melodies and hooks. He has said that they wanted to be a "Horror" themed band, but their first two albums were primarily Satan and Anti-Christ oriented before branching out into many subjects including plagues, witches, the fall of empires, vampires, serial killers etc, but primarily a hard look at religion, societies and what it is to be human. No matter what they produce it is done with professionalism and plenty of baked-in joy.
Welcome along! Thanks so much for reacting to Ghost! If you really liked this, then i'd strongly recommend reacting to "Dance Macabre" next, very much cut from the same cloth! A few people are mentioning "Cirice" which is also a great song but very intense so be ready for that!
You could see this song as a opener where the singer pap is responding to calls of fans begging for a rock concert. Or a dark entity being summoned. The movie they just put out in theaters was amazing. The band dosent take it seriously but they are gifted and daring song writers and preformers with many layers and meanings to the songs. The fans are also great
Welcome to Ghost! Squarehammer was my gateway as well. Ghost combines dark 70's/80's metal with pop songcraft. At the root of it is songwriting and production at the highest level. They are "spooky", but have fun with it. Some people call them "Scooby Doom".
Theyre really addicting! Most of their songs are that catchy but yeah, this is one of their biggest hits. I can suggest He Is, Cirice, Call Me Little Sunshine, Rats and so on but my probably most favourite one is Respite On The Spitalfields - the closer of their latest EP. Its like a hard rock ballad and everytime I close my eyes and hear it it gets so intense. Fantastic piece of music! Wished more people reacted to this one.
Great first reaction! Liked and subbed. Welcome!! Ghost has sooooo much more to listen to.. They play a lot of different styles of music, and the band has a huge lore that takes more than a single commentary field to explain.. I'll mention some of it though.. The only permanent member of the band is Tobias Forge. All songs are written by him, or co-written with other contributors. For the studio recording sessions he uses different people than the ones who are contract based live musicians who he brings on tours. Tobias is a mastermind when creating music, and writing lyrics with double and even triple meaning. Behind the band (according to the lore), is the "Ministry of Ghost", controlled by a group called "The Clergy" who in the late 60:s early 70:s wanted to push the satanic message through rock music. The lore says they formed the band back then, and the band released a couple of songs namely "Kiss the Go Goat" and "Mary on a cross". After the debut, the response to the songs and message of the songs were not what The Clergy wanted, so the band lay dormant until they "reformed" (according to the lore) in Sweden in 2006. They "re-released" (again, according to the lore 🙂 ) these two songs on the "Seven inches of satanic panic" single in 2019, for their alleged 50'th anniversary. The bands first lead singer back in the day was Papa Nihil. For each album/tour cycle there has almost every time been a new lead singer of the band. To avoid a lengthy explanation about the rise and fall of the different, the first cycle ("Opus Eponymous" album) Papa Emeritus I was the singer.. For the second cycle ("Infestissumam" album) Papa Emeritus II was the singer.. Third cycle ("Meliora" album) Papa Emeritus III, fourth cycle ("Prequelle" album) Cardinal Copia, and latest cycle ("Impera" album) Papa Emeritus IV. All characters of course portrayed by Tobias Forge. All live session musicians are called "nameless ghouls", and even "nameless ghoulettes" as the current lineup includes 3 female musicians. In an interview, Tobias did estimate that somewhere around 15 different people have performed as ghouls all through the cycles. Enough of that .. I don't want to recite the whole lore.. There are a lot of ways you could continue this Ghost journey, just pick a choice.. If you want to check out some of their more heavy stuff, try: - "Faith" from the "Prequelle" album - "Cirice" (Grammy winner), "Mummy dust" or even "From the pinnacle to the pit" from the "Meliora" album - "Year Zero" from the "Infestissumam" album - "Call me little sunshine" (Grammy nominee) or "Hunter's moon" from the latest album "Impera"... More into the slow ones? Check out: - "He is" from the "Meliora" album, - The beautiful "Life eternal" from the "Prequelle" album - "Darkness at the heart of my love" from the "Impera" album. Feel like dancing? Do "Dance Macabre" from the "Prequelle" album. Wanna do some poppy stuff? Try "Spillways" from the "Impera" album. (That song is recorded in an old ABBA studio, and keys are played on a genuine ABBA piano)🙂 Then to totally throw you off of the "you think you have figured what Ghost is about"... I challenge you to listen to "Twenties" from the "Impera" album for some serious, serious metal reggeaton. Remember... if you have Ghost, you have everything. Until the next one! 😉🤘
There is this Indian Folk Metal band called Bloodywood. These dudes are insane and they have really powerful lyrics. They mix heavy metal and rap with traditional Indian instruments and they sound amazing.
@@StaceyRPGReacts These guys usually mix both English and Hindi language and in case there are no subtitles then tap on the cc button the Hindi lyrics gets auto translated. A few of their songs to start with, I'd recommend Danna Dan, Yaad and Jee Veerey. Their songs talk about social issues and trust me you won't be disappointed.
That echo you hear in the beginning is called a "reverse gate". It's technically an echo going in reverse. This is why it sounds like it's creeping in on you.
Ghost are such a magnificent band. Crack songwriters, very witty lyricists, deeply satirical, and always fun. Above all, though, Ghost is theater. They have a rich back story and lore they have created. Check out some of their stories on their RU-vid channel, quite silly and entertaining. Part of the schtick is they are a band that has been around since the 60's that you just never heard of. They have the anti-pope as the lead singer, who gets replaced every new album cycle (same guy, of course). They're up to Papa Emeritus IV, the 5th or 6th singer depending on how you count. The singer has been the same character for the last 2 albums, he was just a Cardinal on the last album before ascending.
They are more than masks, its a persona and it's creatively entertaining how they handle the Papas with a back story and lore. Concerts are "rituals" with a presentation of being at a religious service. It's just fun!
Well, this is a new rabbit hole for you to go down! Check out "Cirice", "He Is", "Dance Macabre", "Rats", "Call Me Little Sunshine", and their cover of Genesis' "Jesus He Knows Me". Watch the official music videos, they're helpful for showing all the different layers of meaning in their songs.
I went to VOODOO Fest a few year, alot of years back actually. Haven't had one since the PANDEMIC/ LOCKDOWN. TOOL headlined, they were great. But I didn't know anything about GHOST, but they played on a stage to the right if TOOL'S before the BIG SHOW, I was impressed, I liked them, this song was their biggest hit at the time, they put on a great show and sounded great!!!
Awesome reaction, this song got me big time into Ghost. Been one of my fav bands since, and they’re great live too. Wore a Ghost shirt when I saw Nightwish in NY a couple of years ago, was up front, and the drummer gave me thumbs up.
Here's a Band with a unique vocalist, "Volbeat." Lots of great songs they're also very good live. Here are a few songs to start with, Seal the Deal, Shotgun Blues, Still Counting, etc...
OMG so glad you did Ghost! I love your new energy. A ton of great songs, and videos, but next recommendation would be Dance Macabre, Cirice, or Life Eternal (which I think you will LOVE)
Ghost is an interesting concept. They have built an image based on anti-religion (Catholic in particular) and is basically Tobias Forge as singer, composer and musician. The faceless musicians allows him to change them out without anybody knowing, so he controls the band in every aspect. He has cahnged his personna several times Papa Emeritus and other versions of Popes. Tobias is a Freemason, as am I, and this song is directly related to Masonry, but again, the whole devil aspect is part of the schtick. I assure you, as a sixth generation Mason and four time Past Master, there is nothing in the order about Satanism. Tobias actually laughs about the whole anti-religion thing. The lines "Are you on the square, are you on the level" is directly taken from Masonry. I find Ghost fascinating, as members are not known, and even Tobias was trying to keep his identity secret until it was revealed. You really ought to watch a couple of versions live ... they are quite entertaining.
Despite reports otherwise that he belongs to the Swedish Order of Freemasons, there isn't any evidence that Tobias is a Mason, and he doesn't seem to have ever claimed to be one. Unlike Anglo-Masonry, the Grand Lodges of Sweden and the other Nordic countries, which all work in the Swedish Rite, require all candidates to be Christians even in the blue lodge degrees, and Tobias isn't a Christian. The rumor seems to have begun when former band members sued him, lost the case, then accused the judge (a leader in Swedish Masonry) of unfairly favoring Tobias because he had become a Mason too. But there doesn't seem to be anything to that accusation.
Good Lord, are you in for a ride ❤ Dark, catchy and awesome songs to follow: call me little sunshine (latest album), faith (my fav album), rats, miasma (instrumental you won't forget) Great taste you have there, lady !
If you liked the silent horror film aesthetic of this video you might like the From the Pinnacle to the Pit video. It has a similar style, and is what the newspaper in the beginning of this video is referencing.
Stacy Welcome to Ghost World, Swedish Gothic Metal band! You noticed band is a sarcastic act (parody) of Catholics. Band started out back in the 90's by lead singer Tobia Forge aka "Papa" His bandmates are known as unnamed "Ghouls" But few years ago, former members of Ghost sued Forge. Forge had to reveal his name plus former members revealed their names. Ghost has a lot of songs besides Square Hammer such as Ritual, Cirice, and He Is Cirice means "Church" in Old English
Welcome to the Ghost fanbase! We hope you have a devilishly good time here! I’ve loved this band since 2017. They are so good and got me through some quite dark times. All hail Ghost!❤️😄👹 I currently have an action figure of the Ultimate Papa Emeritus I by Super7 in my personal collection, so you can tell I love this band! ☺️❤️
The fun part is that Hammer Studios back in the day were known for their horror movies, or rather classic horror movies. Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolfman, The Mummy, etc. All had the same kind of aesthetic as this video. They harkened back to the days of silent movies which included these extremely exaggerated expressions to convey what couldn't be heard. That the song is called "Square Hammer" is no coincidence I believe. Ghost also had an extremely catchy purely instrumental piece called Miasma. Another great song with great theatrics is "Rats". Or "Danse Macabre " like so many others said. For the video to Danse Macabre I would strongly suggest you listen to Miasma directly before it. The video to Danse Macabre has a direct homage to the Rocky Horror Picture Show in it's intro. You will understand as soon as you see it if you know that classic movie.
I'm really jealous of you right now. Ghost has a huge catalogue of albums and EP:s with not a single bad song, to my opinion. The style is wide, but the tunes are always very good. The albums are intended to be played from back to back, which makes the journey fantastic. If you want a song like this, listen to Mary on a cross, a little bit harder, then Faith is more the style. Otherwise, I can recommend Rats, He is or of course, Cirise, which got a Grammy for best metal act in 2016. I wish I could discover them right from the start again!
Welcome to the rabbit hole...dig in to the lore and backstory. I'm 62 and this is the most fun I've had with a band ever. It's all theatrics. Their live shows are chef's kiss. Each new album has a new character but same guy under the mask 😊
The lyrics are in reference to a Freemasonry ritual (square, level, nails in the coffin, etc.). It is not pro swearing allegiance to anything, it just alludes to said rites.
This is a great song by a great group. A lot of their music takes me back to my childhood of the 80s. There are some great songs by Ghost: Rats, Cirice, KISS The Go-Goat, Danes Macabre. REMEMEBER PAPA EMERITUS LOVES US ALL!
Stacey, I have been following your music channel for a while and I suggest you listen to an "old" 70ths psychedelic pop group 10cc that has so many superb love songs, among others "I´m not in love" , "people in love" , "the things we do for love" , "I´m Mandy fly me" and my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE "Feel the benefit" . I am now 60 years old and remember listening to these 10cc songs in the late 70ths then being a a teenager dreaming of love and romance and I have to say it all worked out to the best. Stacey, you are one of the most beautiful women and I wish you all the best, but most important do not the struggle in life bring you down.