As far as complexity and needing several listens, listen to what I say in my latest reaction to SymX at the beginning...I gotch you :) ua-cam.com/video/UO8448FXTqw/v-deo.html
@@captainmorgan1978 i noticed you say opeth is "repetitive" a lot. that's their style; they let it marinate. at first it can be a little annoying, but as notch johnson, lifeguard extraordinaire, the more you listen to it, the better it gets.
This is definitely one of their signature songs to me, the light to dark dynamics are all used beautifully on this tune. Good reaction commentary, intelligent observations...my preferred album by Opeth is My Arm Your Hearse. You can’t go wrong with that one although it’s a little on the aggressive side of Opeth which I love.
Hard to rate these mammoth opeth songs on first listen, it'll definetly grow on you. I think you'll really enjoy the song "hessian peel" from the 2008 album "watershed, or the song "ghost of perdition" from "ghost reveries", those 2 are definetly worth your time.
I am pretty sure GoP is the next react so keep watching for it. There are so many good suggestions for this band it is going to take me some time obviously so keep checking back! Cheers
One of my fav bands! I think you and I have similar tastes though because you summed it up perfectly in the recap. They have a lot of songs where there are big chunks that kind of lose me. Thankfully, they usually make up for it somewhere else in the song. However, for me personally, that quality is why they have never crossed into that favorite band ever territory. Still in my top 5 though
Opeth songs are so complex they need some listens to really understand what's happening. First time I listened to Deliverence I got disconnected from the song as you in that middle part so I guess is kinda normal... it was late at night and the ending got me back... When you see the drummer playing it live you realize how complex it's to do it right, way more than Harlequin Forest... This song is probably in my top 3 songs from their discography. I think you should listen to Face of Melinda next. It's part of a concept album, Still Life, to let you know if you'd like to hear it as a whole on your own. Give deliverence some more listens :). Thanks for the reaction
Yes, it is getting better with each listen already. Thanks for other suggestions..Ghost of Perdition seems like a favored next one...I will keep these others on the list too! :) Cheers!
As far as complexity and needing several listens, listen to what I say in my latest reaction to SymX at the beginning...I gotch you :) ua-cam.com/video/UO8448FXTqw/v-deo.html
@@captainmorgan1978 yeah I know although I consider Octavarium my favorite DT song and I have suggested it several times 😂 which is kinda funny. I'm a fan of DT too and I can understand that state of not showing the most complex works of any band as an introduction to a new listener. It happened with Nightwish reviews back when I watch them, I don't know if you know the band but people always suggest Ghost Love Score as the first song to hear and that song is one of their longest epic ones. I stopped watching those reactions long ago although Nightwish is a great band, I got tired of always the same pieces. Opeth is maybe more related with preferences between heavier or softer stuff. But all of their songs deserve at least a couple of listens, they don't usually do direct songs like As I Am, etc... They don't have either long epics songs (keeping in mind their songs are usually long)... I think you'll like Ghost of Perdition, it's from the same album that Harlequin Forest. Mid career Opeth. Face of Melinda is not a difficult song to digest either. It's from a concept album but it's not that long and mixes that jazzy feeling with heavier sound but does not have growls in it so it's good. The album as a whole it's different. But as long as you do the song itself it doesn't matter. Deliverence is part of a history relating Damnation (Windowpane) too... Those albums, Deliverence and Damnation are like opposite faces, Side A and Side B, Deliverence being probably the heaviest album by Opeth and Damnation the softest by that time, they had never sounded that way and Mikael was obsessed on writing that album. It's like from the rudeness of a growl to the tiny whisper of the wind blowing... So that's why Deliverence is that heavier...
@@AdrianCardona01051011 Damn, thanks for the explanation. I liked that juxtaposition. I am definitely liking their stuff and the rabbit hole is pretty big so it will just take some time. Look forward to hearing more of your comments in the future. Good pieces of info! Thanks for the comment and keep watching for more!
I know you responded to my last comment, but Imma recommend Jinjer again xD Very popular band to react to. Last time I recommended Outlander and Who is Gonna be the One, but forgot to mention Pisces, which is by far their most popular song to react to. It feels like there are 100+ reactions to that song on yt xD, but it's mostly because it packs a.. surprise.. I guess. Not their best song but very fun to react to. Usually people react to Pisces and get intrigued to discover more of their discography. I guess you could search for Jinjer reactions to see which ones are most popular, but my favorite is Outlander. It pumps me up like nothing else ;D
OK, do me a favor and be persistant...with all the individual suggestions it would be easy to get lost if it is not reinforced.lol Even if that means commenting the same thing every video. lol
I will second Jinjer too. A popular band at the moment and they are very good with their own sound. Again more on the non-melodic side part of things. Tatianna, their singer is a much watch, very talented.
If you want more opeth check out ghost of perdition, and burden. The vocals on the first one is like this back and forth between growls and clean vocals. Burden is full in clean vocals.
Hey mate this is Aus my second account I’ll double sub ya 🤘, your dealing with the growls better nice to see, melometal has so many transitions and a journey in nearly every song not to mention the endings and solos that accompany it’s just the best genre!!! Keep it up champ
Opeth were influenced by bands from the 70s who made long intermezzos and repetitive parts much like the rave scene in the 80s and 90s. If you were on LSD, like most people who attended those concerts were, it seemed right for you. That's a part of music history that's illegal today, which is why we can't experience music the way our ancestors could. Opeth retains those psychedelic parts, and they may seem bland to some people. Also, the ending of Deliverance was made 3 years before Harlequin Forest and is much more technical. I feel you like Harlequin better because you heard it first. That reminds me of my friend, who rarely watched movies when they were released, he usually watched them a few years later. He'd seen A Beautiful Mind before Fight Club. I adore both movies, but he says he can't fully appreciate and enjoy Fight Club because it reminds him of A Beautiful Mind too much, in the sense that you realize (SPOILER) in both films some characters are imaginary. I feel this is what happened here. Also, everyone needs at least twenty listens to adequately digest a song, especially if it's Opeth.
@@captainmorgan1978 Apparently there were points where he would do some vocals, go get sick, then come back and keep recording. Dude's a beast. I think what happened is they already had the studio time booked when he fell ill and they couldn't change it, so they had to do it anyway or waste a bunch of money.
Says the song needs to change tempo etc, getting monotonous. Enjoys the endings of Harlequin Forest & Deliverance, two of the most monotonous pieces of Opeths music. Not saying they're bad sections of music by any means, but it seems slightly hypocritical.
Fair enough, I actually did say Deliverance ending was a little repetive and so was Harlequin Forest BUT the rhythm of HF was especially intricate which makes it less repetitive feel. And you know, repetition and tempo change are only 2 parts of many pieces to a song? 🤷♂️ Also, there are different types of repetition...just like in Math there are sets of infinite. Between 1 and 2 there is infinite numbers. But also between 1.1 and 1.2 there is infinite numbers. In music you can repeat a chorus or you could repeat a phrase or a note... Etc if the phrase or section is more intricate as in HF it makes it feel less repetitious. Thanks for the comment. Cheers
As per usual with Opeth, the song will get even better with more listens :)
*_Opeth - Master's Apprentices_*
Yup, already liking it more on the 2nd and 3rd listen. Cheers
As far as complexity and needing several listens, listen to what I say in my latest reaction to SymX at the beginning...I gotch you :)
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@@captainmorgan1978 i noticed you say opeth is "repetitive" a lot. that's their style; they let it marinate. at first it can be a little annoying, but as notch johnson, lifeguard extraordinaire, the more you listen to it, the better it gets.
I've heard this song hundreds of times and I notice something different every time
This is definitely one of their signature songs to me, the light to dark dynamics are all used beautifully on this tune. Good reaction commentary, intelligent observations...my preferred album by Opeth is My Arm Your Hearse. You can’t go wrong with that one although it’s a little on the aggressive side of Opeth which I love.
I cant stop listneing to Grand Conjuration though! lol
Deliverance and Damnation albums were recorded back to back to showcase their duality in sound (heavy and soft).
Nice bit of info!
Hard to rate these mammoth opeth songs on first listen, it'll definetly grow on you. I think you'll really enjoy the song "hessian peel" from the 2008 album "watershed, or the song "ghost of perdition" from "ghost reveries", those 2 are definetly worth your time.
I am pretty sure GoP is the next react so keep watching for it. There are so many good suggestions for this band it is going to take me some time obviously so keep checking back! Cheers
And after I do the react I listen to them several times again!~
Man, Heir Apparent - Opeth is the perfect progressive death metal song. To me.
I will keep it in mind, thanks for the nugget of temptation haha!
This song is incredible
One of the most brutal songs I’ve ever heard
mikael says it is the heaviest song he has ever written.
How the hell does one even choose an Opeth song to suggest? There's just so many incredible pieces of art from this band.
How the hell does a reactor choose an Opeth song to react to? There are so many damn good ones I want to hear ;) Cheers!
I fucking LOST it when the dog barked! HAHAHA!
This was the song that hooked me on Opeth!
Not my favorite by them but definitely liked... Hasn't been an Opeth song yet I HAVEN'T liked lol
This song really grows on you! Once you get to know the lyrics this will be the go to Opeth song. React to "The Drapery Falls" next??
It has already been growing ;) GoP is probably next but maybe Drapery after that...keep checking back because a lot more Opeth is coming.
@@captainmorgan1978 nice! React to the live version at the roundhouse tapes. Thats the best version.
@@moonfool4042 Awesome, I always like Live better as long as it is a decent recording...Cheers
Tryptikon, Opeth, Messhuggah, Mastodon, Death, Satyricon, Gojira, Immortal, Pelican all of them great bands.
And definitely heavy lol
One of my fav bands! I think you and I have similar tastes though because you summed it up perfectly in the recap. They have a lot of songs where there are big chunks that kind of lose me. Thankfully, they usually make up for it somewhere else in the song. However, for me personally, that quality is why they have never crossed into that favorite band ever territory. Still in my top 5 though
Yea I am interested to see where it goes the more I listen to them. And after seeing your other comments we might be brothers from another mother! lol
Opeth songs are so complex they need some listens to really understand what's happening. First time I listened to Deliverence I got disconnected from the song as you in that middle part so I guess is kinda normal... it was late at night and the ending got me back... When you see the drummer playing it live you realize how complex it's to do it right, way more than Harlequin Forest... This song is probably in my top 3 songs from their discography.
I think you should listen to Face of Melinda next. It's part of a concept album, Still Life, to let you know if you'd like to hear it as a whole on your own.
Give deliverence some more listens :). Thanks for the reaction
Yes, it is getting better with each listen already. Thanks for other suggestions..Ghost of Perdition seems like a favored next one...I will keep these others on the list too! :) Cheers!
As far as complexity and needing several listens, listen to what I say in my latest reaction to SymX at the beginning...I gotch you :)
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@@captainmorgan1978 yeah I know although I consider Octavarium my favorite DT song and I have suggested it several times 😂 which is kinda funny. I'm a fan of DT too and I can understand that state of not showing the most complex works of any band as an introduction to a new listener. It happened with Nightwish reviews back when I watch them, I don't know if you know the band but people always suggest Ghost Love Score as the first song to hear and that song is one of their longest epic ones. I stopped watching those reactions long ago although Nightwish is a great band, I got tired of always the same pieces.
Opeth is maybe more related with preferences between heavier or softer stuff. But all of their songs deserve at least a couple of listens, they don't usually do direct songs like As I Am, etc... They don't have either long epics songs (keeping in mind their songs are usually long)...
I think you'll like Ghost of Perdition, it's from the same album that Harlequin Forest. Mid career Opeth.
Face of Melinda is not a difficult song to digest either. It's from a concept album but it's not that long and mixes that jazzy feeling with heavier sound but does not have growls in it so it's good. The album as a whole it's different. But as long as you do the song itself it doesn't matter. Deliverence is part of a history relating Damnation (Windowpane) too... Those albums, Deliverence and Damnation are like opposite faces, Side A and Side B, Deliverence being probably the heaviest album by Opeth and Damnation the softest by that time, they had never sounded that way and Mikael was obsessed on writing that album. It's like from the rudeness of a growl to the tiny whisper of the wind blowing... So that's why Deliverence is that heavier...
@@AdrianCardona01051011 Damn, thanks for the explanation. I liked that juxtaposition. I am definitely liking their stuff and the rabbit hole is pretty big so it will just take some time. Look forward to hearing more of your comments in the future. Good pieces of info! Thanks for the comment and keep watching for more!
I know you responded to my last comment, but Imma recommend Jinjer again xD
Very popular band to react to. Last time I recommended Outlander and Who is Gonna be the One, but forgot to mention Pisces, which is by far their most popular song to react to. It feels like there are 100+ reactions to that song on yt xD, but it's mostly because it packs a.. surprise.. I guess. Not their best song but very fun to react to. Usually people react to Pisces and get intrigued to discover more of their discography. I guess you could search for Jinjer reactions to see which ones are most popular, but my favorite is Outlander. It pumps me up like nothing else ;D
OK, do me a favor and be persistant...with all the individual suggestions it would be easy to get lost if it is not reinforced.lol Even if that means commenting the same thing every video. lol
I will second Jinjer too. A popular band at the moment and they are very good with their own sound. Again more on the non-melodic side part of things. Tatianna, their singer is a much watch, very talented.
If you want more opeth check out ghost of perdition, and burden. The vocals on the first one is like this back and forth between growls and clean vocals. Burden is full in clean vocals.
GoP will definitely be in the near future...:) Thanks!
Hey mate this is Aus my second account I’ll double sub ya 🤘, your dealing with the growls better nice to see, melometal has so many transitions and a journey in nearly every song not to mention the endings and solos that accompany it’s just the best genre!!! Keep it up champ
Haha thanks for the extra sub! More coming in a couple hours! :)
Opeth - The Drapery Falls, April Ethereal, Demon of the Fall.
Or if you're feeling adventurous, Archspire - Involuntary Doppelganger.
GoP is next then Drapery so stick around yo! :) Thanks for the comment
Opeth were influenced by bands from the 70s who made long intermezzos and repetitive parts much like the rave scene in the 80s and 90s. If you were on LSD, like most people who attended those concerts were, it seemed right for you. That's a part of music history that's illegal today, which is why we can't experience music the way our ancestors could. Opeth retains those psychedelic parts, and they may seem bland to some people.
Also, the ending of Deliverance was made 3 years before Harlequin Forest and is much more technical. I feel you like Harlequin better because you heard it first. That reminds me of my friend, who rarely watched movies when they were released, he usually watched them a few years later. He'd seen A Beautiful Mind before Fight Club. I adore both movies, but he says he can't fully appreciate and enjoy Fight Club because it reminds him of A Beautiful Mind too much, in the sense that you realize (SPOILER) in both films some characters are imaginary. I feel this is what happened here. Also, everyone needs at least twenty listens to adequately digest a song, especially if it's Opeth.
Fair points,. 🍺🍻
You should definitely listen to The Drapery Falls. The perfect mix of heavy and soft.
Yup, next will probably be GoP but after that will probably be Drapery since a lot of fans have requested it like you...Thanks! Cheers!
This is my favourite opeth track 🤘
React to Avatar another great band
The beginning is awesome and then the end...Ching! :) Thanks for the suggest...
I had watched this and up voted it. I just forgot you did it. :)
lol no worries.
Try Opeth - Dirge For November
Many to get to and I will! :) Thanks for the suggestion.
Leper Affinity
Noted!
Greatest outro in the history of metal!
Not even Opeth's best let alone in metal imo
The title of the album is inspired by the movie.
nice
That it was :)
The Baying of the Hounds is the one you want
I think it has been done...maybe...check the list in the description of each video!
this song kicks so much ass
Sorry just saw this...glad you liked it, but definitely not one of their best...lol in my opinion, of course. Cheers!
Pleeeeaaase react to Écailles de lune part 2 by Alcest. One of the most beautifully epic Prog metal songs I’ve heard.
That's an Opeth song? First timing hearing this request... Cheers
CaptainMorgan it’s by a french band called Alcest haha. Super cool stuff though! Pretty similar to opeth.
@@GeoffVentures nice make sure you are persistent so I don't forget...
you have to react to petrichor weaves black noises or venator by belakor
Did you see the other BeLakor reaction? I will keep it in mind for the future! Cheers!
Fun fact, Mikael was deathly ill during the vocal recording of this album
How the fuck did he do it?lol
@@captainmorgan1978 Apparently there were points where he would do some vocals, go get sick, then come back and keep recording. Dude's a beast. I think what happened is they already had the studio time booked when he fell ill and they couldn't change it, so they had to do it anyway or waste a bunch of money.
@@werewolf2003002 shit that is the Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant mentality right there for musicians... Lol
Says the song needs to change tempo etc, getting monotonous. Enjoys the endings of Harlequin Forest & Deliverance, two of the most monotonous pieces of Opeths music. Not saying they're bad sections of music by any means, but it seems slightly hypocritical.
Fair enough, I actually did say Deliverance ending was a little repetive and so was Harlequin Forest BUT the rhythm of HF was especially intricate which makes it less repetitive feel. And you know, repetition and tempo change are only 2 parts of many pieces to a song? 🤷♂️
Also, there are different types of repetition...just like in Math there are sets of infinite. Between 1 and 2 there is infinite numbers. But also between 1.1 and 1.2 there is infinite numbers. In music you can repeat a chorus or you could repeat a phrase or a note... Etc if the phrase or section is more intricate as in HF it makes it feel less repetitious.
Thanks for the comment. Cheers
This songs been a classic since you were in about 1st grade and you killed the vibe brother. Stop listening to Opeth. You dont get it.
Saying every riff/section is getting monotonous... have some patience lol
Your dog scared the poop outta me
Haha sorry... I try to avoid it as much as possible. Lol
It gets a Yeah nah from me
what does Yeah Nah mean? NO don't like it?lol
@@captainmorgan1978 Yeah its good but nah i wouldn't listen to it a lot. I think you summed it up well at the end.
Monotonous? lol.....
🤷🏻♂️😊