This song is about comparing the 20's of the last century (1920) to the current 20's. Writing a song which the lyrics can perfectly apply if you're either thinking of 1920 or 2020 is genius. It shows us that, even after 100 years, no matter how the technology has advanced, the human essence stays the same. It repeats itself, it's just a cycle.
I've heard Tobias talking about how he thinks history repeats itself in one hundred year cycles. Even in the beginning of the song, you hear those old brass instruments and in the background there is also a sound of like a modern day laser, warming up. It's very cool.
My favorite thing about this song is how much it bothers some people... seemingly only a specific type of person who doesn't like Tobias poking them directly.
I was both disturbed and disgusted when this song came out, and some of those specific people were taking this song *seriously* and thinking that Tobias agreed with them!
@@GeekFurious So true. And let's face it, they've also likely never read any Shakespeare, and dismiss his work as just being for "those Ivy League dopes", rather than timeless, once you get past the language. I was lucky enough to have an English teacher way back in high school who had our class translate big chunks of "Macbeth" and "Romeo and Juliet" into modern English, then act out those parts. I've loved Old Will's writing ever since.
It's reggaeton. Tobias saw a documentary program on Swedish tv about a Brazilian musician and fell in love with the call and response that often is in Brazilian music. He decided that one day he would try to make a song for Ghost with that style. He described the guitar in the song to be like an angry bie 😀. You missed the lyric video where you can see what Tobias thinks of facist leaders. Before the word "assassinate" he whispers "Kiss my" and the whole sentence is kiss my ass-assinate 🤣. Not many people noticed that. And yes it's Minou Forge in the choir together with Klas, Fredrik, Richard daughters and some other friends of them. Tobias, Klas and Fredrik are close friends and hangs out with their families.
IMPERA song order/interludes makes more sense if you think about it from a vinyl perspective, which is the way Tobias goes about albums. Watcher In The Sky is the end of side A, which is why they have that long ass 80s fade out. And Dominion is the intro for side B!
Funny part is that I've described that it reminds me of Mummy Dust in a way. Lyrically speaking if that makes sense. But musically, Twenties is way more HEAVYER than Mummy Dust! OMG... such an amazing song. Loved the drumming in this, giving it a marching groove/jam session vibe. Also really like the amount of guitar and bass parts as well. Just wow!!! The choir, orchestral/swing jazz and vocal parts were an interesting icing on the cake. If this was a Disney villain song, I'd think fits Scar or maybe Hades. We need this kind of stuff more often in my opinion.
This is Papa IV aka former Cardinal Copia. I loved Terzo but there's something about Copia that just stole my heart. I hope you react to chapters after everything, it would be hilarious. They are relatively short so two or tree in one video could be good. Also begging you do Metal Myths: Ghost part 2. Perfect video to sum up all lore
Literally ran like a fool to my computer when I got this notification! Another great video to another amazing song 🔥 Makes my Swedish heart happy! Nice one!
The night Twenties came out something changed in me, it put a huge smile on my face - playing it over and over again. And then Darkness at the heart of my love right after on the record, wow. 🤟
There's a lyric video for this song, and I'd highly recommend you check it out! Apart from having the lyrics, the visuals are really damn cool. I think part of the reason people think this is a love/hate song is that the lyrics are pretty political - it's a flat out dis track about Donald Trump and the people who voted for him, buried in a deep layer of Tobias' brand sarcasm. There are also a lot of scary references made comparing Germany in the 1920's to America in the 2020's, and they aren't very flattering to America. Hell, Tobias is Swedish, so he probably sees a lot that Americans don't from his outside perspective.
NIce! Appreciate how open you are to various styles. Lyrically, this is a scathing comparison between the 1920's and 2020's. As part of the "Empire" theme Tobias takes on the voice of a dogmatic, anti-intellectual dictator. In the first verse he talks about having the "(3rd) Reich to come to Fruition", he later talks about how he will be "grabbing them all by the hoo-haws", which references the last US President.
Oh man it's here. The song I was most excited the moment I found this channel I love love growls at the beginning and the heavyness of the instruments. After few listens I got used to vocals too and now I'm obsessed with this one. The playfulness and mocking of the lyrics is just... Good shit. I especially love the " _kiss my_ (ass)asinate..."
I sprayed my screen with water the first time I heard the line about "grabbing them all by the hoo-has"! I did not know Tobias was going to be that savage. And I love it.
Twenties is almost a little experiment that Tobias wrote for the album, which is why this is the most sided song on it. a lot of people love it and a lot of people just dont see the appeal. the drums in this track use a raggaeton type beat and sounds kind of agressive. Tobias was insipired by a musician he saw on TV that was singing very agressively to a regeton beat, and thats how we got this song. Not everyones cup of tea, but i really enjoy it, glad you do too :)
I think each one the last three songs - all kind of slow tempoed - has a LOT of supporters amongst Ghost fans. For me it’s the strongest ending of any Ghost album. Maybe ’cause I’m in my fifties and listened a lot to eighties ballads and metal over all. Darkness at the heart of my love is by far the best power ballad not made in the eighties, and Respite on the Spitalfields might be my all time favourite Ghost song.
so glad you loved Twenties! i personally am so in love with the way that Bite of Passage leads into Respite on the Spitalfields and i’m excited for your take on it. Respite is such a beautiful track about the fear that gripped the London area after Jack The Ripper and the way the song ends gives me chills and makes me cry almost every single time. it has an amazing callback to Imperium that I hope you catch and enjoy as much as i do😊
Others have summed up pretty much all the reasons why a portion of the fandom hates it, but I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. I loved it from the first time I heard it for so many reasons. I really think you should watch the lyric video for Twenties off camera, if for nothing else than to see the visualizer they used for that video (it is not the same as this one). Also, the lyrics really are a truly scathing commentary on current events. The craziest part is they released this song as a single just a day or two after the Russia/Ukraine conflict, which means obviously it was recorded well before that started. Tobias seems to have an eerie ability to predict events (Rats released less than a year before COVID struck, then Twenties and war). Can't wait until the next! 🤘
Twenties grew on me the more I listened to it. Now I can't imagine the album without it. The entire rest of the album from here on is fantastic. So much more good to come.
I love this song so much. Tobias said in interviews that he wanted to produce his own Rock/Opera and I can hear the glimpse of that in Impera. Ghost is pretty much a theatrical/musical act anyway, so I’m really looking forward to it.
Ahahhahaa your reaction has me laughing so much. Read the lyrics to this song and it’s honestly scary - and timely. Another perfect example of Ghost writing songs that represent more than one thing. I feel as though I have to be in the mood for this song - same as Kaiserion - but it’s brilliant in its package and execution.
I could only assume the comments about Twenties were mainly because is a very 50/50 song among the fans (from my experience) I personally love it but I can see where the dislike of it or the theme of it comes from, I'm glad you atleast enjoyed it!
I'll admit, this one caught me off guard on first listen...I've come to enjoy it a lot, but it STILL gives me a whole Disney-villain dancing vibe! As for watching it live...well, that hasn't happened yet. I think many of us that have followed the band for several years were hoping this track would replace "Mummy Dust" in the setlists, but it hasn't so far.
More GHOST! Twenties features a chorus joined by the twins of Tobias Forge. I want to see the music video that Tobias promises for this video and Watcher in the Sky
I used to hate this song but now absolutely love it, I think it's just the 'twenties!' backing vocals during the chorus I'm still not totally convinced on, but I understand them being there.
Forgot there is the epic Darkness at the heart of my love, still to enjoy. Griftwood never clicked with me 100% although it's a good tune and many people seem to like it, too,
I get people's negative reception to Twenties, because there's a level of monotony to the way the song plays out, but I just can't agree with the hate for it, anyway. It's so good.
You and your band could maybe put together some sort of rock opera that can be played just as an audio album with a story line but no dialogue which you could eventually, if you wanted to, turn into a full theater production which you can then add dialogue to or you can also still just leave it as a pure rock opera where the whole story is told through only the songs with little to no added dialogue but still being acted out and such. The prime example of a rock opera is pink Floyd's the wall. If I'm not mistaken it has been adapted into a stage musical maybe even a few different ways.. but giving you an example so you know what I'm talking about better.
It’s a very divisive song as it’s totally different to all the other stuff. It shocked everyone who heard ghost before including myself. When I first heard some I turned it off but now I love it just was so shocking I couldn’t handle it at first lol
@@DaP84 True. On the other hand, I used to date a sound designer/industrial musician who could program the most unbelievably realistic sounds in the studio in the most unlikely ways. I don't know when to trust my ears anymore!
@@DaP84 You said it. For example, all the sounds of aliens shredding human flesh in a certain instalment of a popular video game series started in a completely plastic-wrapped studio, right down to condom-covered mikes (must protect the equipment!) where a naked sound designer went completely feral on a small pile of slightly overripe fruit. The rest was digital enhancement. I don't actually know what game this was for thanks to NDA's , but based on the timing and the payout, I've got strong suspicions. Also, I think the best sound designers are a tiny bit mad. 😉
Didn't know you liked musicals! My favorite is Tanz der Vampire, the music is written by Jim Steinman (who wrote a lot for Meatloaf) so maybe that's worth checking out if that's something you're interested in🥰
Spectrum Pulse, Fantano, and Crash Thompson hated it. For me, it was the song that convinced me that I love Ghost! I wish in my 30+ year career that I'd written something this b-to-the-w.
Show's how different everyone's tastes are lol. Life would be boring if we were all the same. I really don't like Twenties but love Kaisarion. The chorus of Twenties is especially what grinds on me as it feels like lazy writing. "In the Twenties (twenties).... In the twenties (twenties)... in the twenties (twenties)... in the twenties (twenties)...". Not overly creative to repeat the same line. Which is one thing you criticised in Pro Memoria (with the "Don't you forget about dying etc") lol. I remember looking it up when it first came out and Twenties has pretty much the entire second half of the song as "In the Twenties (twenties) *insert line*. Over 1 min 45 of it (thank god for the solo breaking it up!). However, if you like the metal/reggaeton feel/fusion then look up "Norwegian Reggaeton" on youtube. It's super catchy and hilarious. *Def* worth checking out! Griftwood is a great song and my favourite on the album. I was one of those people who cheated and listened to leaks as they appeared and it instantly stood out to me as a brilliant song. I hope they play it live when they next tour so people can join in with 1 part lol.
Yea…Im never one to really get into the lyrics honestly…twenties instrumentation is so good for me that I overlook the repetition of the lyrics where pro memoria music wasnt stronger then the vocal performence..the repeated lyrics stood out to me a bit more…I will say pro memoria has grown on me since the whole roman general thing puts that tracks intent into perspective
@@rockdariff I'm kind of the opposite for the most part I think. I tend to focus on lyrics quite a lot. Although the reason I got into Ghost in the first place was I heard someone doing a karaoke of Square Hammer and not really singing any of it and the music just grabbed me. I'm not having a go or anything btw so please don't think that! I'm just happy people like Ghost to start with haha. Everyone is always going to have favourites and ones they don't like which are different to others.
@@PolarBear4 Taste is interesting. Both Kaisarion are two of my top five ghost songs (Spirit, Genesis, Witch Image being the others) I'm sure I have a different list from my first Ghost listen-through.
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I knew you'd enjoy the intro to Twenties. What I wondered is if you would like the chorus as its a little 'hokey' haha. I think some people have also been turned off by the absurdity of the lyrics themselves (as I was initially, but I've fully come around on it.) Some people have pointed out how this is tying the 1920s to the 2020s, and I feel like the orchestral opening along with the heavy industrial feel to this song certainly supports that. As for those lyrics, they're being spoken by a rather Trump-like figure (and not in a way that praises him.) In particular to Trump though, there is a line that says, "we'll be grabbing them all by the hoo-haas." A lot of the other songs are about who "we're all gonna get rich, just trust me and do what I say. And soon those 'pennies' will make their way to you too!" That whole "ivy leagues" verse is another very anti-Trump thing (while speaking as 'Trump.) The idea being, "Hey, these so called intellectual elite think you're dumb, they're trying to wage war against you because they think they're better than you. So you better fight because 'not fighting a war is for suckers.'" Then additionally you have the whole, "I'm number 1, you're number 2, you've got a lot of god's work to do." More simply put, its about how figures like Trump rally up folks under ridiculous pretenses and false promises and have those people get their hands dirty instead of himself. Griftwood will be similarly themed, only it will be more about Pence (straight from Forge's mouth, I believe) and people like him who abuse religion for their own selfish greed. Musically, Griftwood feels like a sequel to Spillways for me, haha
@@ddavis538 Lol, wow, I just looked it up after seeing your comment. In the process I see there's also artwork of a Holy Pence receiving some 'service' on Griftwood.
For me it was too much of a departure and I didnt know if I liked it or not. This is the first time I've heard it since the album came out. I like it more than I thought I did. Nice reaction.
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Newsflash! You do not need to pause the music every 30 seconds. Also, you talk waaaaaaay too much. Watch other reactors who do not pause their videos. They react AFTER the song. Not during. You do NOT have to pause.
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This song is about comparing the 20's of the last century (1920) to the current 20's. Writing a song which the lyrics can perfectly apply if you're either thinking of 1920 or 2020 is genius. It shows us that, even after 100 years, no matter how the technology has advanced, the human essence stays the same. It repeats itself, it's just a cycle.
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I've heard Tobias talking about how he thinks history repeats itself in one hundred year cycles. Even in the beginning of the song, you hear those old brass instruments and in the background there is also a sound of like a modern day laser, warming up. It's very cool.
We really do, and it's frustrating as hell to anyone who can see it. WE. NEVER. F*CKING. LEARN.
My favorite thing about this song is how much it bothers some people... seemingly only a specific type of person who doesn't like Tobias poking them directly.
So true! 😆
I was both disturbed and disgusted when this song came out, and some of those specific people were taking this song *seriously* and thinking that Tobias agreed with them!
Haha I love how people are disliking the song while it's one of my favourites
@@neuralmute Yeah. But the people who think he's agreeing with them are the same who think Shakespeare wasn't woke AF in his time.
@@GeekFurious So true. And let's face it, they've also likely never read any Shakespeare, and dismiss his work as just being for "those Ivy League dopes", rather than timeless, once you get past the language. I was lucky enough to have an English teacher way back in high school who had our class translate big chunks of "Macbeth" and "Romeo and Juliet" into modern English, then act out those parts. I've loved Old Will's writing ever since.
It's reggaeton. Tobias saw a documentary program on Swedish tv about a Brazilian musician and fell in love with the call and response that often is in Brazilian music. He decided that one day he would try to make a song for Ghost with that style. He described the guitar in the song to be like an angry bie 😀. You missed the lyric video where you can see what Tobias thinks of facist leaders. Before the word "assassinate" he whispers "Kiss my" and the whole sentence is kiss my ass-assinate 🤣. Not many people noticed that. And yes it's Minou Forge in the choir together with Klas, Fredrik, Richard daughters and some other friends of them. Tobias, Klas and Fredrik are close friends and hangs out with their families.
IMPERA song order/interludes makes more sense if you think about it from a vinyl perspective, which is the way Tobias goes about albums. Watcher In The Sky is the end of side A, which is why they have that long ass 80s fade out. And Dominion is the intro for side B!
Funny part is that I've described that it reminds me of Mummy Dust in a way. Lyrically speaking if that makes sense. But musically, Twenties is way more HEAVYER than Mummy Dust!
OMG... such an amazing song. Loved the drumming in this, giving it a marching groove/jam session vibe. Also really like the amount of guitar and bass parts as well. Just wow!!!
The choir, orchestral/swing jazz and vocal parts were an interesting icing on the cake. If this was a Disney villain song, I'd think fits Scar or maybe Hades. We need this kind of stuff more often in my opinion.
This is Papa IV aka former Cardinal Copia. I loved Terzo but there's something about Copia that just stole my heart. I hope you react to chapters after everything, it would be hilarious. They are relatively short so two or tree in one video could be good. Also begging you do Metal Myths: Ghost part 2. Perfect video to sum up all lore
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Terzo is yummy but Copia has my heart too
Literally ran like a fool to my computer when I got this notification! Another great video to another amazing song 🔥 Makes my Swedish heart happy! Nice one!
The night Twenties came out something changed in me, it put a huge smile on my face - playing it over and over again.
And then Darkness at the heart of my love right after on the record, wow. 🤟
Darkness. Hooooooo boy what a track
Same! I just couldn't help but smile like a fool from start to finish
Twenties is amazing social commentary/satire, it is also a banger of a song.
There's a lyric video for this song, and I'd highly recommend you check it out! Apart from having the lyrics, the visuals are really damn cool.
I think part of the reason people think this is a love/hate song is that the lyrics are pretty political - it's a flat out dis track about Donald Trump and the people who voted for him, buried in a deep layer of Tobias' brand sarcasm. There are also a lot of scary references made comparing Germany in the 1920's to America in the 2020's, and they aren't very flattering to America. Hell, Tobias is Swedish, so he probably sees a lot that Americans don't from his outside perspective.
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NIce! Appreciate how open you are to various styles. Lyrically, this is a scathing comparison between the 1920's and 2020's. As part of the "Empire" theme Tobias takes on the voice of a dogmatic, anti-intellectual dictator. In the first verse he talks about having the "(3rd) Reich to come to Fruition", he later talks about how he will be "grabbing them all by the hoo-haws", which references the last US President.
Oh man it's here. The song I was most excited the moment I found this channel
I love love growls at the beginning and the heavyness of the instruments. After few listens I got used to vocals too and now I'm obsessed with this one. The playfulness and mocking of the lyrics is just... Good shit. I especially love the " _kiss my_ (ass)asinate..."
I sprayed my screen with water the first time I heard the line about "grabbing them all by the hoo-has"! I did not know Tobias was going to be that savage. And I love it.
Twenties is almost a little experiment that Tobias wrote for the album, which is why this is the most sided song on it. a lot of people love it and a lot of people just dont see the appeal. the drums in this track use a raggaeton type beat and sounds kind of agressive. Tobias was insipired by a musician he saw on TV that was singing very agressively to a regeton beat, and thats how we got this song. Not everyones cup of tea, but i really enjoy it, glad you do too :)
I think each one the last three songs - all kind of slow tempoed - has a LOT of supporters amongst Ghost fans. For me it’s the strongest ending of any Ghost album. Maybe ’cause I’m in my fifties and listened a lot to eighties ballads and metal over all. Darkness at the heart of my love is by far the best power ballad not made in the eighties, and Respite on the Spitalfields might be my all time favourite Ghost song.
Respite, YES! 🤘
so glad you loved Twenties! i personally am so in love with the way that Bite of Passage leads into Respite on the Spitalfields and i’m excited for your take on it. Respite is such a beautiful track about the fear that gripped the London area after Jack The Ripper and the way the song ends gives me chills and makes me cry almost every single time. it has an amazing callback to Imperium that I hope you catch and enjoy as much as i do😊
Dominion is so pretty! As a classical musician it’s such a treat to get from them.
You nailed this one talking about “musicals” and its why i enjoy it too. It makes me think of papa like a disney villain singing with his minions
Others have summed up pretty much all the reasons why a portion of the fandom hates it, but I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. I loved it from the first time I heard it for so many reasons. I really think you should watch the lyric video for Twenties off camera, if for nothing else than to see the visualizer they used for that video (it is not the same as this one). Also, the lyrics really are a truly scathing commentary on current events. The craziest part is they released this song as a single just a day or two after the Russia/Ukraine conflict, which means obviously it was recorded well before that started. Tobias seems to have an eerie ability to predict events (Rats released less than a year before COVID struck, then Twenties and war). Can't wait until the next! 🤘
Twenties grew on me the more I listened to it. Now I can't imagine the album without it. The entire rest of the album from here on is fantastic. So much more good to come.
Your smile when Twenties started is classic 😂🤣
I love this song so much. Tobias said in interviews that he wanted to produce his own Rock/Opera and I can hear the glimpse of that in Impera. Ghost is pretty much a theatrical/musical act anyway, so I’m really looking forward to it.
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Ahahhahaa your reaction has me laughing so much.
Read the lyrics to this song and it’s honestly scary - and timely. Another perfect example of Ghost writing songs that represent more than one thing.
I feel as though I have to be in the mood for this song - same as Kaiserion - but it’s brilliant in its package and execution.
I could only assume the comments about Twenties were mainly because is a very 50/50 song among the fans (from my experience) I personally love it but I can see where the dislike of it or the theme of it comes from, I'm glad you atleast enjoyed it!
Twenties is my favorit atm
I'll admit, this one caught me off guard on first listen...I've come to enjoy it a lot, but it STILL gives me a whole Disney-villain dancing vibe! As for watching it live...well, that hasn't happened yet. I think many of us that have followed the band for several years were hoping this track would replace "Mummy Dust" in the setlists, but it hasn't so far.
glad you liked this one dude. its different but ghost always has a couple of tricks up their sleeve.
More GHOST! Twenties features a chorus joined by the twins of Tobias Forge. I want to see the music video that Tobias promises for this video and Watcher in the Sky
I used to hate this song but now absolutely love it, I think it's just the 'twenties!' backing vocals during the chorus I'm still not totally convinced on, but I understand them being there.
Reggaeton Cabaret Heavy Metal 😁The cabaret element is fitting with the title/lyrical theme
You talking about Repo got me so hyped thank you for appreciating that movie for what it is!
This is my favorite song off the album as well and, like you I wish it was longer! I hope they play it live on tour next time!!!! 💜💖💜💖💜
That beginning of the song still gives me chills hahaha
I still am not sure why so many of my fellow Ghost fans hate on this track, but I love it.
I'm so happy you love this one. I thought you would. I know a lot of people dislike this song but I think it's so fun!
Knew you would love it! Elizabeth is the only minor disagreement between us🙂. Now can't wait for the last song and the epic album ending...
Forgot there is the epic Darkness at the heart of my love, still to enjoy. Griftwood never clicked with me 100% although it's a good tune and many people seem to like it, too,
I get people's negative reception to Twenties, because there's a level of monotony to the way the song plays out, but I just can't agree with the hate for it, anyway. It's so good.
This song is amazing another favorite of mine 🙏
You and your band could maybe put together some sort of rock opera that can be played just as an audio album with a story line but no dialogue which you could eventually, if you wanted to, turn into a full theater production which you can then add dialogue to or you can also still just leave it as a pure rock opera where the whole story is told through only the songs with little to no added dialogue but still being acted out and such. The prime example of a rock opera is pink Floyd's the wall. If I'm not mistaken it has been adapted into a stage musical maybe even a few different ways.. but giving you an example so you know what I'm talking about better.
I'm fairly convinced the ascending lyrics that end with "all the way to the Thirties" is an I Am The Walrus reference.
Also fun fact word 20 is sang exactly 30 times in the song 😄
It’s a very divisive song as it’s totally different to all the other stuff. It shocked everyone who heard ghost before including myself. When I first heard some I turned it off but now I love it just was so shocking I couldn’t handle it at first lol
Y'know what? I've played in orchestras, and I *STILL* have no idea if those are real horns or just really good synths! 🤣
Could be really great VSTi:s. A good chance it's actual horns though, I mean tobias always include huge choires even
@@DaP84 True. On the other hand, I used to date a sound designer/industrial musician who could program the most unbelievably realistic sounds in the studio in the most unlikely ways. I don't know when to trust my ears anymore!
@@neuralmute okay, that's awesome! Yeah every-
thing's possible with timbre/ frequencies if you know your thing
@@DaP84 You said it. For example, all the sounds of aliens shredding human flesh in a certain instalment of a popular video game series started in a completely plastic-wrapped studio, right down to condom-covered mikes (must protect the equipment!) where a naked sound designer went completely feral on a small pile of slightly overripe fruit. The rest was digital enhancement. I don't actually know what game this was for thanks to NDA's , but based on the timing and the payout, I've got strong suspicions. Also, I think the best sound designers are a tiny bit mad. 😉
Didn't know you liked musicals! My favorite is Tanz der Vampire, the music is written by Jim Steinman (who wrote a lot for Meatloaf) so maybe that's worth checking out if that's something you're interested in🥰
A Ghost fan who digs Steinman [rip]? No way! ;-)
Love your reactions on Ghost! I think my problem is the lyrics of this song . Everything else i also really love. still like it though.
Spectrum Pulse, Fantano, and Crash Thompson hated it. For me, it was the song that convinced me that I love Ghost! I wish in my 30+ year career that I'd written something this b-to-the-w.
Show's how different everyone's tastes are lol. Life would be boring if we were all the same. I really don't like Twenties but love Kaisarion. The chorus of Twenties is especially what grinds on me as it feels like lazy writing.
"In the Twenties (twenties).... In the twenties (twenties)... in the twenties (twenties)... in the twenties (twenties)...". Not overly creative to repeat the same line. Which is one thing you criticised in Pro Memoria (with the "Don't you forget about dying etc") lol. I remember looking it up when it first came out and Twenties has pretty much the entire second half of the song as "In the Twenties (twenties) *insert line*. Over 1 min 45 of it (thank god for the solo breaking it up!).
However, if you like the metal/reggaeton feel/fusion then look up "Norwegian Reggaeton" on youtube. It's super catchy and hilarious. *Def* worth checking out!
Griftwood is a great song and my favourite on the album. I was one of those people who cheated and listened to leaks as they appeared and it instantly stood out to me as a brilliant song. I hope they play it live when they next tour so people can join in with 1 part lol.
Yea…Im never one to really get into the lyrics honestly…twenties instrumentation is so good for me that I overlook the repetition of the lyrics where pro memoria music wasnt stronger then the vocal performence..the repeated lyrics stood out to me a bit more…I will say pro memoria has grown on me since the whole roman general thing puts that tracks intent into perspective
@@rockdariff I'm kind of the opposite for the most part I think. I tend to focus on lyrics quite a lot. Although the reason I got into Ghost in the first place was I heard someone doing a karaoke of Square Hammer and not really singing any of it and the music just grabbed me.
I'm not having a go or anything btw so please don't think that! I'm just happy people like Ghost to start with haha. Everyone is always going to have favourites and ones they don't like which are different to others.
@@PolarBear4 Taste is interesting. Both Kaisarion are two of my top five ghost songs (Spirit, Genesis, Witch Image being the others) I'm sure I have a different list from my first Ghost listen-through.
Hi, this is completely random but if you ever feel up to it you should check out murderdolls if you haven’t heard them homicide drive, 197666 and blood stained valentine are some of their best in my opinion also they have a fantastic cover of white wedding
I knew you'd enjoy the intro to Twenties. What I wondered is if you would like the chorus as its a little 'hokey' haha. I think some people have also been turned off by the absurdity of the lyrics themselves (as I was initially, but I've fully come around on it.)
Some people have pointed out how this is tying the 1920s to the 2020s, and I feel like the orchestral opening along with the heavy industrial feel to this song certainly supports that.
As for those lyrics, they're being spoken by a rather Trump-like figure (and not in a way that praises him.) In particular to Trump though, there is a line that says, "we'll be grabbing them all by the hoo-haas." A lot of the other songs are about who "we're all gonna get rich, just trust me and do what I say. And soon those 'pennies' will make their way to you too!"
That whole "ivy leagues" verse is another very anti-Trump thing (while speaking as 'Trump.) The idea being, "Hey, these so called intellectual elite think you're dumb, they're trying to wage war against you because they think they're better than you. So you better fight because 'not fighting a war is for suckers.'"
Then additionally you have the whole, "I'm number 1, you're number 2, you've got a lot of god's work to do."
More simply put, its about how figures like Trump rally up folks under ridiculous pretenses and false promises and have those people get their hands dirty instead of himself.
Griftwood will be similarly themed, only it will be more about Pence (straight from Forge's mouth, I believe) and people like him who abuse religion for their own selfish greed. Musically, Griftwood feels like a sequel to Spillways for me, haha
The album artwork accompanying the vinyls also has a figure that looks VERY much like Trump for Twenties.
@@ddavis538 And a hilarious figure who looks a lot like Pence, on a cross, for Griftwood...
@@neuralmute indeed it does.
@@ddavis538 Lol, wow, I just looked it up after seeing your comment. In the process I see there's also artwork of a Holy Pence receiving some 'service' on Griftwood.
@@IRanOutOfPhrases yup, that's the one I was thinking of! XD
Awesome video bro!
For me it was too much of a departure and I didnt know if I liked it or not.
This is the first time I've heard it since the album came out. I like it more than I thought I did. Nice reaction.
Some other suggestions
Orbit Culture - Nensha
Imminence - Ghost
Allt - Paralyzed
Aviana - Rage
Vildhjarta - den heliga anden
Humanitys last breath - earthless
Thrown - gray out
Yeah, anything by Orbit Culture! I love "Vultures of North"
I have done a few tracks from orbit culture
@@rockdariff I will check it out 🤘🏻
Twenties = Trump / Griftwood = Mike pence 😂😂
another song that doesnt play on live stage yet
Dominion and Twenties are separated so you can skip directly to the 20s part without having to sit through Dominion on 100th play-through.
why didn't you react to the lyrics video? it's an official one, on their channel..
if you like tobias's heavier vocals you should check out his deaththrash band called repugnant
death metal"
@@EmeritusIV616 its death thrash metal. aka deathrash
What was the name of the band which slowed down? Carbon, Carbomb?😅
Car bomb
Papa IV
A horn or TRUMPet sounding song before a song that could possibly be about Trump, his presidency, administration and his followers 😆
It's definitely a personal taste thing, cuz I like this song the least of this album. It's still good, I just prefer the rest of the album
It's about Donald Trump's presidency
lmao, no it's not ya dumbass....wtf?
The song artwork it’s great! with trump in a pig body 🤣
Ghost are a good band but quite frankly it's
looking like a Vegas show act.
Newsflash! You do not need to pause the music every 30 seconds. Also, you talk waaaaaaay too much. Watch other reactors who do not pause their videos. They react AFTER the song. Not during. You do NOT have to pause.
First comment you left on my channel you said you was gonna close my mouth, second ya call me a assclown (which that was pretty funny I admit), now this…I really appreciate ya taking the time to check out my channel