Opeth - Reverie / Harlequin Forest (Audio)

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  • @davidsimpson2560
    @davidsimpson2560 6 років тому +1797

    This is my go-to song for introducing Opeth to a new listener.

    • @squidcultist0022
      @squidcultist0022 6 років тому +54

      That, or masters apprentices (first one i heard by opeth)

    • @AbolfazlGhorbani
      @AbolfazlGhorbani 5 років тому +124

      Ghost of Perdition is my go-to song for introducing metal music to a new listener.

    • @t.hussain921
      @t.hussain921 5 років тому +191

      Ghost of Perdition can put people off. I remember listening to it and then not checking Opeth out for one year. Harlequin Forest is much more accessible.

    • @branislavpodolinsky356
      @branislavpodolinsky356 5 років тому +26

      Agreed. This or Hessian Peel/Drapery Falls

    • @nenissaK
      @nenissaK 4 роки тому +16

      @@t.hussain921 I've never liked the beginning of Ghost Of perdition (=no beginning at all, sounds like the song continues from the middle). As great a song as it might be, the beginning just, idk, doesn't work.

  • @uba754
    @uba754 3 роки тому +318

    Ads interrupting this masterpiece is a disgrace.

  • @laterceravida
    @laterceravida 9 років тому +1877

    Have Opeth ever had a better recorded sound? The engineering and production values on this album, and this song especially, are as good as anything I can think of. Everything sounds exactly as it should, every contribution from each instrument perfectly placed in the recorded sound. And considered from beginning to end, this album has their best songs.

    • @havi70
      @havi70 9 років тому +67

      +laterceravida Agreed! The sound production from this album is absolutely stunning! so crisp, clear, and proper!

    • @LurchyScott
      @LurchyScott 9 років тому +24

      +laterceravida I hope the remastered versions of deliverance and damnation are this crisp. I personally never had a problem with the album quality like a lot of people do but compared to Ghost Reveries they are quite sub par.

    • @joaomartins1521
      @joaomartins1521 9 років тому +20

      +Drake Smith Their Las two albuns, Heritage and Pale Comunion are very prog. Guess that's what you'll like if you ended up here because of a DT song. Opeth its an amazing band, certainly one of the best bands i've ever heard. I would be lying if i try to tell my favorite album.

    • @havi70
      @havi70 9 років тому +3

      +Drake Smith everything!

    • @OljeiKhan
      @OljeiKhan 9 років тому +53

      +Drake Smith i'll list my favorite songs off the top of my head
      Bleak
      Leper affinity
      Blackwater Park
      The drapery falls (these four are from the album blackwater park , just listen to the whole shit.)
      Credence
      Patterns in the ivy part 2 (kinda jazzy)
      Demon of the fall (this one has the most evil acoustic riff ever , you'll get it when that chorus kicks in...)
      Face of Melinda
      Oh and...
      GHOOOST OOOOOF... PERDITIONNN!!!!!

  • @mrdeathamore
    @mrdeathamore 9 років тому +864

    5:59-7:18
    ...and after all these years I still can easily say this is one of the best music pieces I've heard in my entire life.

    • @mrdeathamore
      @mrdeathamore 9 років тому +32

      ***** I think every Opeth's record is good (at least), even Watershed has it's brilliants, so does Heritage and Pale Communion. I don't even mentioned Orchid and Morningrise which is Opeth's most sincere, dark and beautiful records IMO.

    • @Psicokass
      @Psicokass 9 років тому

      Leonid Isachenko Yup

    • @Ruben1459
      @Ruben1459 9 років тому +8

      dark knight You idiot. Just because you don't like something, it doesn't mean no one else can. Although you may think it a fact that they've 'gone down the drain', it's just your opinion. It's insulting to say that certain people are idiots and accept bands that get terrible. Can they not like something that you don't? Is this concept so difficult to grasp?

    • @ffta707
      @ffta707 9 років тому +15

      dark knight were you in it for the screaming? All of their albums are incredible... Learn to listen for musical composition and actual talent... they all are amazing.

    • @nathanmckinney1711
      @nathanmckinney1711 9 років тому +14

      Ruben1459 Don't respond to morons like that. Your reaction makes them feel their ignorance has legitimacy when we all know they know nothing of music.

  • @glenellisquinn
    @glenellisquinn 6 років тому +164

    this is more than music

    • @aumoaum
      @aumoaum 14 днів тому

      Gets better every fucking time these last 19 years.

  • @DanielVerberne
    @DanielVerberne 6 років тому +347

    As a guitarist, I'm always surprised by Opeth's guitar parts, they are intriguing and fresh and always interesting.

    • @johnsonmonkeman5766
      @johnsonmonkeman5766 5 років тому +25

      You look like a balder Jonathan Davis from a distance

    • @onion8694
      @onion8694 5 років тому +3

      @@johnsonmonkeman5766 lol

    • @oscillations5234
      @oscillations5234 2 роки тому +12

      @@johnsonmonkeman5766 Bro why you gotta do him like that. He was just making an observation and you just busted in here and roasted his ass for no reason. You a menace FR

    • @incubus5663
      @incubus5663 2 роки тому

      Taste mikael till he is alive
      Who says he aint one of forest groomps the truest and his truest contribution against music

    • @reducetheatoms
      @reducetheatoms 2 роки тому

      @@oscillations5234 XDD

  • @arsonne
    @arsonne Рік тому +18

    2:30 the low growl during the transition from soaring "chorus" back to a heavy section is one of the sickest Opeth moments for me. Absolute masterpiece.

  • @coolhammas
    @coolhammas 8 років тому +360

    The mid-section is a progressive rock fan's heaven. It's such a perfect collaboration of guitars and vocals.

    • @sethhansen4454
      @sethhansen4454 5 років тому +7

      It’s so freaking good man

    • @vinicius3938
      @vinicius3938 4 роки тому +1

      Any recomendations on other songs with the same mood?

    • @rafaelcavendish6402
      @rafaelcavendish6402 4 роки тому +5

      That part is like a mix of led zeppelins no quarter and pink floyds dogs

    • @romadar77777
      @romadar77777 4 місяці тому

      @@vinicius3938 The moor, opeth. Tremendous mid section and heavy on both sides! Perfect sandwich 100/10

  • @frook7130
    @frook7130 8 років тому +433

    This whole album just sends me to another world everytime i listen to it, its just beautiful.

    • @namadeemo
      @namadeemo 8 років тому +2

      I feel this so hard

    • @Swiitchs
      @Swiitchs 8 років тому +8

      Me too, theres just something to it that keeps all the songs coherent or something
      I dont even know what im saying I fucking love opeth

    • @ItsNotaTuhmah
      @ItsNotaTuhmah 8 років тому +4

      This album was intented to be conceptual excepting Isolation Years.

    • @kylewitcher9670
      @kylewitcher9670 7 років тому +4

      It's like walking at night and finding yourself in a forest.

    • @johnplatt9518
      @johnplatt9518 7 років тому +4

      The 1st Opeth album I bought. I forget what year I discoveredu them, probably 2005 or 06. Then I got Watershed, then Blackwater Park. To me, they are the Pink Floyd of metal. I am not comparing them to Pink Floyd, but I am sure Opeth would be flattered

  • @OmarMohamed-ed7kz
    @OmarMohamed-ed7kz Рік тому +33

    This song is just incredible. It has about 9 stunning riffs that some bands would be lucky to get just one in an entire album. Ridiculous talent. I absolutely love this song.

  • @laurenced2916
    @laurenced2916 10 років тому +456

    I cherish the Ghost Reveries album its one of those ones where you cant skip a single track. Just sheer fckin awesomeness from start to finish. Same goes for the Blackwater Park album.

    • @HTMLCSSjQueryTuts
      @HTMLCSSjQueryTuts 10 років тому +9

      Another album that's like that is The Gathering by Testament. If you've not listened to it you should try it out, Laurence D!

    • @friidryce1150
      @friidryce1150 7 років тому +22

      And My Arms Your Hearse

    • @madspaniardchef5351
      @madspaniardchef5351 6 років тому +12

      @@friidryce1150 my arms, your hearse is so goddamn metal it makes me want to weep. opeth put out MANY a good album and this MASTERPIECE.

    • @jairocalderon7879
      @jairocalderon7879 5 років тому +1

      And every other conceptual album out there, actually

    • @dystopianbrutality
      @dystopianbrutality 5 років тому +7

      Also Watershed and In Cauda Venenum

  • @RazorSliceDecor-r3c
    @RazorSliceDecor-r3c 5 років тому +199

    Legend says that the ending riff still plays on till this day

  • @RiffMajestic
    @RiffMajestic 8 років тому +331

    That haunting growl passing swiftly through the forest at 2:32, Majestic!

    • @gabenewell5577
      @gabenewell5577 8 років тому +8

      Funny finding you here Riff ;)

    • @RiffMajestic
      @RiffMajestic 8 років тому +51

      I am often found where the most majestic of riffs can be heard. ;)

    • @palavos3891
      @palavos3891 7 років тому +3

      Or the moor for that matter

    • @boraceylan4174
      @boraceylan4174 6 років тому

      Details make the good great...

    • @mateussouza3979
      @mateussouza3979 6 років тому +7

      You’ve just given me an amazing image for that part of the song.

  • @nescaudrummer
    @nescaudrummer 2 роки тому +24

    Started listening to Opeth way back in high school, around 2011~2012, for literally a decade. I started with their 'metal' era with, beginning with "Ghost Reveries", which made me go down a rabbit hole and listen to everything they'd released. In this decade of constantly following up with their sound, they were there during my ups and downs, helping in so many aspects of my life, metal-wise and mental wise.
    I had to deal with personal issues, I felt lonely a bunch of times in those years, and even struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts. Opeth's music to me was an escape from reality, I could always go back and find comfort, I felt connected with so many of Mikael's lyrics, it made me rethink my life decisions and start to improve.
    Thankfully I've found a way to deal with my inner problems and traced a well tough path for my life. I managed to overcome my depression, which I never felt ever again so far, managed to get my bachelor's degree, and started to take care of my body by eating healthy, exercise and and stopping using drugs. And all and all never abandoned listening to their music. It helped me a lot. I mean it.
    Got me an Opeth tattoo on my arm, I dunno, I am grateful for knowing this band, thankful for all the good times I had with them, and plus, ITS FUCKING AWESOME
    In ten years, I have not been able to attend an Opeth concert, because they rarely played in my hometown, Sao Paulo, Brazil. And this was on my bucket list, for years I've been wanting to see them live for the first time.
    But the universe granted me my wish, next year, on February 8th, 2023, Opeth will play a gig in Sao Paulo and guess what, I got the tickets!!!! I am so happy that I will watch my favorite band for the very first time!!!! I feel so good
    Thank you, Opeth

    • @py_a_thon
      @py_a_thon Рік тому +1

      The best metal drummer I ever played with was Brazilian. Your nation and culture seems to have a lot of respect for metal, and especially metal drums. Enjoy the show my bro.
      Peace.

    • @wtfhahahaha
      @wtfhahahaha Рік тому

      How was it bro

  • @borishick1859
    @borishick1859 5 років тому +970

    God was never planning to create humans but on a vision of the future he heard the ending riff of this song and had no choice

    • @kylewargo6915
      @kylewargo6915 4 роки тому +12

      reddit

    • @ronkozlowski8169
      @ronkozlowski8169 4 роки тому +13

      funny, i never thought of God as a head banger but if it,s written so shall it be. i,m good with that at least he,s on our side. lol

    • @daumantasdaniel1929
      @daumantasdaniel1929 4 роки тому +35

      In the beggining there was nothing, but on a very first day, God created Opeth

    • @ToothlessWizard
      @ToothlessWizard 4 роки тому +9

      @Richard Loves Tuna He believes in music first and foremost.

    • @vppirani
      @vppirani 4 роки тому

      @Arcrombie 😂

  • @mon3yshift
    @mon3yshift 10 років тому +304

    Favorite Opeth song by a mile, and that's saying something. This song is just unbelievable. It is perfect. "The trees/harlequin forest" part is probably the most hauntingly, longingly, tragically beautiful thing I've ever heard. It paints such a detailed visual picture being deep inside a dark forest to walk alone amongst the trees forever.

    • @telephonebear21
      @telephonebear21 10 років тому +1

      is reverie actually in this or is it at the end of atonement?

    • @AmazonskiZderonja
      @AmazonskiZderonja 10 років тому

      Matthew Clark It's at the end of Atonement. As far as digital
      releases go

    • @telephonebear21
      @telephonebear21 10 років тому

      AmazonskiZderonja ok thanks

    • @wolventhrone1631
      @wolventhrone1631 10 років тому +11

      Someone hasnt listened to Moonlapse Vertigo...

    • @telephonebear21
      @telephonebear21 10 років тому

      Jack Sawyer for some reason i never remember how that goes. ive heard still life countless times but it doesnt stick with me like godhead of serenity

  • @graciperschsevero6312
    @graciperschsevero6312 2 роки тому +138

    This music is out of this world, the vocals are aaaaaabsurd! I DIE on 7:19, the way he sings "harlequin fo-o-o-o-o-orest" is enchanting 😍😍

    • @Phylacteryy18
      @Phylacteryy18 2 роки тому +14

      Favorite part of this song. So haunting

    • @heliosophist334
      @heliosophist334 2 роки тому +8

      This part still gives me goosebumps!

    • @drewpeterson9236
      @drewpeterson9236 2 роки тому +4

      And then the scream at 8:13…… Mike is truly on another level

  • @rafbak11
    @rafbak11 7 років тому +65

    9:31 one of the best riffs i've heard

  • @imlefter8003
    @imlefter8003 5 років тому +204

    The ad at 5mins straight has caused me some sort of PTSD. . .

    • @88omair
      @88omair 4 роки тому +3

      Dude I JUST reached that point as I read this comment haha. Wouldn't have seen it if I was on my laptop though

    • @jakovg3838
      @jakovg3838 4 роки тому +4

      Fuck that ad

    • @jessebutterfield8487
      @jessebutterfield8487 8 місяців тому +1

      Get premium youtube! Add free

    • @Sockren
      @Sockren 7 місяців тому

      @@jessebutterfield8487 get an adblocker and pirate your games. learn to vote with your money

    • @preciousmourning8310
      @preciousmourning8310 6 місяців тому +1

      get the add on fad block

  • @henrycardenas2
    @henrycardenas2 10 років тому +22

    There's no words to describe such excellence. Martin Lopez was a key composing member. His drumming is exceptional; brutal, complex and speedy yet emotional and heartbreaking.

  • @bowieknifebob6890
    @bowieknifebob6890 9 років тому +73

    One of my favorite songs of all time. They are the trees.

  • @theunforgiven849
    @theunforgiven849 3 роки тому +22

    Knowing Opeth and knowing this song is a blessing. Sad for those lives who never experienced this and passed away.

  • @golz9785
    @golz9785 6 років тому +114

    This album really is the sweetspot that Opeth achieved. The atmosphere mixes Still Life, Blackwater Park, and a mixture of Deliverence/Damnation all into a quantified experience. It's really hard for me to decide between those albums which ones are my favorite and then here is Ghost Reveries. This album really strikes a chord, perhaps I am having an epiphany that this is truly my favorite. I'm not sure but it really brings me back.

    • @giorikas7
      @giorikas7 5 років тому

      Γεια σου κομήτη

    • @ernestoleighton3067
      @ernestoleighton3067 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah that's a good statement, it's really their sweetspot. Even though claiming it's their best is debatable, it's the best mixture among all the styles they've explored.

    • @tomchristopher71
      @tomchristopher71 2 роки тому

      It is okay to love all of them equally!

  • @earlyso_music
    @earlyso_music Рік тому +66

    They are
    The trees
    Rotten pulp inside
    Never well
    Roots are sucking
    Thieving from thy source
    Tired boughs
    Reaching for the light

    • @ErickMaciasJuarez
      @ErickMaciasJuarez Місяць тому +1

      Metal bands are not even supposed to know those words. This band is just epic

    • @earlyso_music
      @earlyso_music 19 днів тому +1

      ​@ErickMaciasJuarez they are incredible, I can't even describe ✨️

  • @Immersed94
    @Immersed94 5 років тому +38

    I listen to just about every type of music there is. And I genuinely think Opeth has some of the most well composed and written songs to ever be made. Songs like Harlequin Forest and Hessian Peel are just mind-blowing in their richness, and the way the music paints such wast pictures to let you sink into your own mind and get lost in. Truly one of the best bands on earth

    • @metalmike1976
      @metalmike1976 Рік тому

      NAILED IT!! OPETH ARE THE BEST BAND TO EVER GRACE THIS EARTH!!

  • @darksinthe
    @darksinthe 10 років тому +114

    The instrumentals starting @ 6:00 is one of the most audibly pleasing things I have ever heard.

  • @hawkmetzeta3599
    @hawkmetzeta3599 3 роки тому +48

    This is THE quintessential Opeth album. Its really quite the masterpiece. Every track is absolutely mesmerizing.

    • @LoudnessJP
      @LoudnessJP 3 роки тому +3

      Brilliant all the way through.. no doubt about that!

    • @drewpeterson9236
      @drewpeterson9236 3 роки тому +4

      I agree. From a composition standpoint it is definitely their best. You never know what you’re going to hear next but you know it’s going to fucking great.

    • @metalmike1976
      @metalmike1976 Рік тому +1

      STILL LIFE FOR ME BUT EVERY ALBUM IS PERFECT IN ITS OWN RIGHT

    • @necroplastful
      @necroplastful 2 місяці тому +1

      yes, I love blackwater park. But Ghost Reveries is a true fans favorite.

  • @jasonashley9853
    @jasonashley9853 2 роки тому +11

    Listened in full today. This song to me is like anger/hope/despair all thrown into one song. Total rollercoaster ride.

  • @drewmorgan9276
    @drewmorgan9276 5 років тому +47

    Probably the best wedding song i've ever heard

    • @jasonashley9853
      @jasonashley9853 2 роки тому +1

      Wedding song? 5:59 doesn't sound like something that fits a wedding!

  • @RCAvhstape
    @RCAvhstape 2 роки тому +17

    The outro of this song is so heavy and hypnotic and unpredictable, so utterly perfect.

  • @kbabhimitra
    @kbabhimitra 2 роки тому +13

    Opeth is one of the greatest bands ever. I love their style of music and sound. they rock even with an acoustic guitar. they r a true metal band.

  • @ducolapse1
    @ducolapse1 6 років тому +36

    One of the best compositions in metal history.

  • @mellowtron214
    @mellowtron214 4 роки тому +18

    One of my favorite Opeth songs to drum to. It goes through so many moods, and has some of Lopez’s finest drum work.
    The bell/fill build up part at 8:13
    The hihat and splash accent part at 3:30
    Then the straight groove at 5:05
    Then the bad ass stuttering outro at 10:00.
    I used to have a guitar player friend who could play this song so damn good. Though he never wanted to play Opeth because he had to tune his guitar all weird.
    But damn this record is a classic. Genre defining for modern prog metal.

  • @daviddacosta1738
    @daviddacosta1738 4 роки тому +23

    The more i hear Opeth more became hard to decide what's their best album...Now i think is ALL OF THEM.

  • @sadokadouni
    @sadokadouni 10 років тому +168

    A trail of sickness
    Leading to me
    If I am haunted
    Then you will see

    • @fencingisb
      @fencingisb 5 років тому +19

      OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhh

    • @mamesushi136
      @mamesushi136 5 років тому +13

      He was singing this as I scrolled by your comment

    • @rianmunawar1647
      @rianmunawar1647 5 років тому +2

      Perfect time

    • @austinz1824
      @austinz1824 5 років тому +3

      SEAAAAAARCHING THE DARKNESSSSSS
      AND THE EMPTINESSSSSSSS

  • @thomashinds3308
    @thomashinds3308 8 років тому +292

    Here for my daily dose of the outro

    • @thomashinds3308
      @thomashinds3308 8 років тому +8

      I always end up listening to the whole song though :)

    • @superchirimoya
      @superchirimoya 8 років тому +34

      this outro and/or Deliverance's Outro....

    • @thomashinds3308
      @thomashinds3308 8 років тому +1

      Yes

    • @davegieni4344
      @davegieni4344 8 років тому +9

      Don't forget Advent, and A Fair Judgement.

    • @thenoble39
      @thenoble39 8 років тому +6

      Here for my daily dose of the entire song! :)

  • @Noroimasu9
    @Noroimasu9 2 роки тому +13

    A friend introduced me to Opeth not long ago...this is by far my favorite song. It's just absolute perfection.

    • @Heliosphan33
      @Heliosphan33 2 роки тому +2

      What a good friend. My friends are all stupid and don’t listen to new music.

  • @MGSSAB
    @MGSSAB 8 років тому +437

    They are......the trees.

    • @jmcsquared18
      @jmcsquared18 5 років тому +29

      My wife and I just went to the redwoods and Sequoias in California, this was the theme song we played through the trip.
      "Into the trees
      Past meadow grounds
      And further away from my home"

    • @shreddykrueger7641
      @shreddykrueger7641 5 років тому +21

      That acoustic section under that part is so amazing.

    • @MustObeyTheRules
      @MustObeyTheRules 5 років тому +10

      Shreddykrueger yea mikael brings out a side of acoustic guitar that no one else can

    • @bunnihilator
      @bunnihilator 5 років тому +8

      @@MustObeyTheRules not only that, all the ambience, you feel like you inside a hauting dark place

    • @nenissaK
      @nenissaK 4 роки тому +1

      - WHAT? COME AGAIN, WHAT IS??

  • @JessiesCards
    @JessiesCards 2 роки тому +8

    It was amazing seeing Opeth coming up on the metal scene from 2004-2010 I saw almost every tour cycle especially this one was very special. Marquee Theater AZ when shows used to cost $20-30.

  • @whofarded
    @whofarded 5 років тому +16

    this song fires on every cylinder - magic, ethereal - a culmination of my own metal journey through a lifetime of listening to rock and metal.

  • @JumpingJellyBeansInc
    @JumpingJellyBeansInc 7 місяців тому +14

    Honestly, wholeheartedly, I feel sorry for the people that don't know Opeth or too stubborn to give a listen.

  • @RageDrumm
    @RageDrumm 6 років тому +403

    Outro lyrics:
    tu tu pa tutu tu prpapapaa tu tu patu tu prpapatu tu
    tuuuu tu patu tu pa tu papa tu tu papa tu rarararara

  • @silverspork86
    @silverspork86 3 роки тому +5

    It never gets old. Opeth fan for 25 years almost. Seen them live a lot. My favorite band off all time. This album brings me back to college.

  • @alber171195
    @alber171195 8 років тому +165

    8:12 RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWR

  • @facelessandnameless
    @facelessandnameless 3 роки тому +45

    The drumming in this song is incredible 👌

    • @dudydude3287
      @dudydude3287 3 роки тому

      It is very good. For sure.

    • @Utubesuxmycock
      @Utubesuxmycock 3 роки тому +6

      air drumming
      as we speak

    • @TheScabbleGabble
      @TheScabbleGabble 2 роки тому

      Yeah, I love how the drumming just drives the music in the first half of the song

  • @robsonnascimento9514
    @robsonnascimento9514 6 років тому +20

    The best metal song of all time.

  • @GiadaLoopMachine
    @GiadaLoopMachine 4 роки тому +35

    Autumn starts at 4:39

  • @maurorivera1834
    @maurorivera1834 6 років тому +21

    Opeth is everything that´s good in this planet

  • @dws2112
    @dws2112 8 років тому +393

    This is simply the best metal song ever written. I cannot believe it took 44 years for me to hear it; It satisfies every metal emotion I have. Opeth must be God's house band....I have to now re evaluate the other bands in my music collection as I have clearly been wasting my time. What the hell is wrong with the 35 assholes that voted thumbs down on this?

    • @dadish90
      @dadish90 6 років тому +6

      dws2112 are 75 now, UNBELIEVABLE

    • @hass9510
      @hass9510 6 років тому +10

      couldn't agree more. this song is beyond perfect.

    • @VinlaradLOL
      @VinlaradLOL 6 років тому +34

      Unless you come from the future it has only taken you as much as 12 years

    • @spetzzx
      @spetzzx 6 років тому +10

      It's all the other artists realizing they can never compete with this level of greatness

    • @Dyadactic
      @Dyadactic 5 років тому +5

      Bo Jangles I feel that
      Need more chops
      This is something to aspire to. Once someone proves something possible, someone will surpass them shortly. Beautiful part of human nature. Just a shame that so few dare to push themselves

  • @bootesvoid1275
    @bootesvoid1275 3 роки тому +7

    10:00 The use of musical Pauses from this point on is truly astonishing. The way Opeth performed this part demonstrates their musical genius in terms of creativity/melody coupled with a complete mastery over instrument techniques. Who am I kidding? most of their works prove this!

  • @GretchenWienersxo
    @GretchenWienersxo 8 місяців тому +19

    I was warned about the ad, but I still am mad about it.

  • @inthebellyofthebeast6910
    @inthebellyofthebeast6910 5 років тому +334

    Heres why no more growling from Mike. Akerfeldt decided to address the drama when asked if he would ever growl again on an Opeth record:
    “I can’t say, really, I’ve never turned my back on anything and I’m not
    going to start now. It’s not like I don’t like that style of vocal
    delivery anymore. But I just can’t develop any more as a singer if I
    keep on screaming. In fact, I think I got worse at that as the years
    went by. But if the future songs require those vocals, then that’s what
    I’ll deliver. It seems like a long shot at this stage.”

    • @thenoobgamer816
      @thenoobgamer816 4 роки тому +12

      Sad...

    • @joeyhardin5903
      @joeyhardin5903 4 роки тому +28

      honestly i think damnation is their best album and that has really good singing on it. however akerfeldt is one of only a very select few singers who i think pulls off growls and screams incredibly well. but i never let that overshadow his very beautiful singing voice.

    • @maranathashalom9402
      @maranathashalom9402 4 роки тому +2

      I demand, that every second Opeth song has at least 1 minute growl part in it!!!!!!!!!!!!
      And every 4 songs has to be one really weird heavy song! This song here is the perfect example how it should be done! :) One of their best works imho, even if I'd change my mind every time I listened to Watershed about 8 times :D

    • @joeyhardin5903
      @joeyhardin5903 4 роки тому +3

      @@maranathashalom9402 i like their newer stuff but i agree that around two songs from their next album should have some influence from their older songs. they dont even need growls. they could just be like something from damnation idk. also i love their song The Garroter from their newest album. that song has a lot of potential to evolve into a new style for the band

    • @barklordofthesith2997
      @barklordofthesith2997 4 роки тому +4

      He still growls in live shows. Think they only did 2 songs off of the new album & the rest were older works. He still uses the 'in ear monitors' so it's the crappy growling unfortunately instead of the type he did at the Royal Albert Hall show. Was still a great show.

  • @davidsorge7008
    @davidsorge7008 2 роки тому +12

    Its funny how noone seems to get that the lyrics are about dissociation/isolation
    and the feelings/visions that come with it ...
    These words are most beloved by me because i felt like them for years....
    Hail Opeth forever

    • @kaidatu.
      @kaidatu. 2 роки тому +3

      Noone cares. Lyrics is the least important part of music

    • @jathanthmith1519
      @jathanthmith1519 2 роки тому +3

      @@kaidatu. are you serious?

    • @Neho420
      @Neho420 2 роки тому +5

      @@kaidatu. Have you ever heard of the concept of making sense?

    • @candleg72
      @candleg72 Рік тому +3

      Lmao! Lyrics & Music are always good from Opeth!!🎶🔥🎶

  • @asator3461
    @asator3461 3 роки тому +29

    I am not a very emotional man, but somehow most of the songs on this album brought me to tears. That's how you know the songs appeal to you! Thanks opeth!

  • @onlyguitar1001
    @onlyguitar1001 2 роки тому +10

    This is my favourite song of all time

  • @TheLastDonaldYouMcRonald
    @TheLastDonaldYouMcRonald Місяць тому +6

    Whoever thought it was good idea to put an ad in middle of this masterpiece deserves a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole.

  • @Dechsi87
    @Dechsi87 8 років тому +67

    Part from 07:15 brings shivers to my spine! Masterpiece!

    • @Nsntgamer
      @Nsntgamer 8 років тому +2

      Dechsi87 absolutely

    • @nureddin1234
      @nureddin1234 6 років тому +2

      Is your body aching all the time?

  • @dm-rj2zg
    @dm-rj2zg Рік тому +7

    That acoustic steel guitar part at around 4:00 is just so good

    • @lillemy5062
      @lillemy5062 Рік тому

      Sounds like a 12 string than an acoustic o.o

  • @FrostyJim6969
    @FrostyJim6969 10 років тому +49

    INSTRUMENTS OF DEATH BEFORE ME!!!!!! UGGHH!! I can't decide whether that is my favorite of Mikael's "grunts". The one at the beginning of Blackwater Park is also incredible. There's some good ones though. I never miss an opportunity to partake in said grunts. They're cathartic.

    • @thetitaknight209
      @thetitaknight209 4 роки тому +5

      Serenity painted death is the one!

    • @greenbeans2837
      @greenbeans2837 3 роки тому

      leperrrrs coil neath the treeeeeeees

    • @jasonashley9853
      @jasonashley9853 2 роки тому

      @@thetitaknight209 oh man. That fucking riff after 1:28 and the accompanying vocals are fucking fantastic. 110% metal.

  • @laurenlycanthropy2556
    @laurenlycanthropy2556 7 років тому +17

    That outro is amazing

  • @Scottocaster6668
    @Scottocaster6668 Рік тому +3

    It's January 27th, 2023 and I just heard this on Sirius radio yesterday and totally got into it. Heard OF Opeth but not much from them. I really got into it, love all the breaks and right turns. Intricate guitar parts keep the ears glued to it. Really cool song to get a real first impression. Very 70's/ Zeppelin-isque in parts. The slow acoustic breakdown is awesome.

    • @brentonm2640
      @brentonm2640 Рік тому

      Listen to all of Ghost Reveries. You're welcome. Its addictive just fyi

  • @moishe43
    @moishe43 6 років тому +5

    Opeth have the death metal element. Opeth have the ballad element. This is probably the most accessible and contains an element of all styles. Just a little bit of growling vocals, so shouldn't put off a casual listener. The long, ballad section is simply sublime. Outstanding.

  • @T0mat0_S0up
    @T0mat0_S0up 4 роки тому +25

    Ghost Reveries is my favorite Opeth album

    • @Utubesuxmycock
      @Utubesuxmycock 3 роки тому +3

      this and watershed
      bring me into the Fall
      best time of the year
      to drink coffee and listen to the best band ever

    • @ahsankabir6810
      @ahsankabir6810 2 роки тому +2

      And Blackwater Park ❤️

  • @Aaron_Gentry
    @Aaron_Gentry 9 років тому +110

    Masterpiece

  • @evangelosskap
    @evangelosskap 9 місяців тому +4

    A MASTERPIECE

  • @joshuajarman
    @joshuajarman 6 років тому +18

    @5:30 a hint of Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter" droning in the background. Marvelous depth

  • @lordiblees
    @lordiblees 9 років тому +9

    2:30 - 3:30 is so inexpressibly sick and awesome! Melts my face every time.
    This song is one of Opeth's crowning achievements.

  • @Rodrigoooous
    @Rodrigoooous 5 років тому +52

    Im fucking addicted to this song. This is perfection! Every single second is absolutely beautiful. Thank you Opeth

  • @wasekbillah8637
    @wasekbillah8637 2 роки тому +7

    Lots of sweet memories surround by this song...

  • @metaleer1979x
    @metaleer1979x 10 років тому +49

    Oh man that ending. Oh man.

  • @tarynwatts1449
    @tarynwatts1449 8 років тому +5

    I remember my brother showing me this when it first came out, I was 10 at the time. Now a decade later it's still in my top 5 albums probably of all time...aaaah I love it

  • @PihsrowAllertse
    @PihsrowAllertse 9 років тому +102

    That goddamn outro. Beatiful!

  • @99arya
    @99arya 6 років тому +28

    Listening to Opeth, Tool, Katatonia, Steven Wilson, Karnivool in 2018, Delhi, India.

  • @shaunoftheEd
    @shaunoftheEd 7 років тому +30

    Is it just me that always trys to tap in time with the ending riff just because its got the weirdest rhythm ever? feel so proud when I manage it

  • @Sabrina1377
    @Sabrina1377 3 роки тому +12

    First time ever listening to this band or hearing it, someone suggested this song to me as a first time listener and I gotta say 10/10 hauntingly beautiful vocals and instrumentals.

    • @wireworks4252
      @wireworks4252 3 роки тому +1

      Welcome to Opeth!
      I still wish I could hear this song for the first time again...

    • @chriscoote2690
      @chriscoote2690 3 роки тому

      The rabbit hole is deep...

  • @GoatMee
    @GoatMee 10 років тому +99

    That ending ... I love this type of endings, it's almost a genre in itself, but they are so rare ... Gojira's Remembrance comes to mind ... anyone knows any other songs with this type of ending?

    • @Pestrutsi
      @Pestrutsi 10 років тому +96

      Deliverance!

    • @ericolml
      @ericolml 10 років тому +21

      Hex Omega

    • @syntheticdreams77
      @syntheticdreams77 10 років тому +4

      an ending with palm mutes and weird rhythm? there are whole songs that go like that i guess haha

    • @GoatMee
      @GoatMee 10 років тому

      Cloud Strife
      List? I'd like to see what kind of songs you're thinking of.

    • @syntheticdreams77
      @syntheticdreams77 10 років тому +3

      Snelle Fjöll
      try listening to more rhythm orientated metal music if you like this kind of riffing.
      a nice start could be meshuggah or bands like that (maybe listen to their song ''I'').
      and if you like that kind of stuff there is actually the whole ''djent'' movement that revolves more or less around the meshuggah sound, with bands such as periphery, animals as leaders, etc.
      one artist i personally would recommend is david maxim micic.
      you definately find alot of complex rhythm stuff in his music too, but it is very different from gojira or bands like that.
      i hope i could help you

  • @mikemalcom2112
    @mikemalcom2112 5 років тому +2

    This is not only one of my favorite songs ever, but also one of my favorite breakdowns. The ending is perfect.

  • @douglasalexandre9310
    @douglasalexandre9310 6 років тому +32

    A parte que se inicia aos 5:59 é um dos momentos mais agradáveis que já escutei na vida...Essa música vai além da perfeição!

  • @BertWard
    @BertWard 3 роки тому +10

    Akerfeldt's diversity is always what impressed me the most from him. Personally I only enjoy death growls the way he does them (and that's nothing but 100% personal taste, the way everybody's opinion actually is!) People are allowed to like what they like, but not relating to something is all about the listener but not much about a true, well rounded musician like Mike. If even only one more person starts considering that for the first time, it will have been worth it to me for even mentioning it. His clean singing voice is so awesome, I cant understand why anyone but hard-core metal fans are unable to hear his transcendent ability. (It was Metallica years ago who first showed me that there can be much heaviness in even the cleanest vocals if they are done authentically.) No insult intended to anyone. Im a die hard advocate of having an open mind with music (to a point) ESPECIALLY metal. Love this song, of course!

  • @quorthonthegreat5649
    @quorthonthegreat5649 3 роки тому +8

    A timeless masterpiece with nearly no equal.

  • @Tetraviru23
    @Tetraviru23 7 років тому +14

    Mikael's best vocal works

  • @aaroncerdas1896
    @aaroncerdas1896 Рік тому +6

    this song is perfect

  • @jathanthmith1519
    @jathanthmith1519 2 роки тому +3

    I honestly can't believe how amazing this intro is

  • @ic3ve
    @ic3ve 6 років тому +5

    4 years listening tot his song and I can say I'll never get tired of it

  • @loweffortproductions1985
    @loweffortproductions1985 3 роки тому +1

    Mikael has such an incredible gift for producing ear-gasmic vocal melodies. Even if I can't remember the words, I find myself humming them all day.

  • @ChristianLSD
    @ChristianLSD 3 роки тому +7

    This song changed my life in music.

  • @seanabbottband
    @seanabbottband Рік тому +8

    I am just discovering these guys. What an awesome band!

    • @brentonm2640
      @brentonm2640 Рік тому +6

      Welcome to the family sir

    • @brentonm2640
      @brentonm2640 Рік тому +2

      Welcome to the family. Get ready to have your mind blown repeatedly

    • @christopher7086
      @christopher7086 2 місяці тому +1

      fr I've been listening to Tool for so long that I forgot other bands can be good too

  • @shapeshifter7676
    @shapeshifter7676 6 років тому +26

    Lopez is a bloody monster

  • @busrabars6279
    @busrabars6279 7 років тому +2

    Of all the great Opeth songs, this is the one that touches me the most

  • @yungcrisisactor
    @yungcrisisactor 7 років тому +14

    The acoustic sections on this song are on another level

  • @dingleberryhandpump802
    @dingleberryhandpump802 3 місяці тому +1

    I just LOVE 🖤 the way Mikael sings the line 🎶awaiting redemption for a lifetime🎶! Ascending and descending the scale, just beautiful!

  • @valejkinas2900
    @valejkinas2900 2 роки тому +8

    If I am to describe Opeth, it would go like this: their lyrics, harmonies, instrumental parts and ideas behind their music are in one word, Genius and Profound.
    After listening to Opeth you can compare how much shit is written nowadays by others and have a good laugh thereof.

  • @trekmaster7774
    @trekmaster7774 11 місяців тому +2

    Sick, just fuckin' sick. And because of utterly ridiculous stigmas put on this genre of music, so many people will never get the pleasure of hearing such phenomenal compositions.

  • @benjamincoletti3267
    @benjamincoletti3267 5 років тому +6

    And need I mention the sound is beautifuly engineered... one of the best sounding opeth songs in one of the best songs in its class. But really it has no specific class.opeth is one of a kind

  • @igormendoncacanga2569
    @igormendoncacanga2569 3 роки тому +5

    This one of my favourites... I went crazy with this album... a truly artistic wholesomeness to say the least. I hope all Opethean kin are doing well!

  • @judasiscariot383
    @judasiscariot383 9 років тому +4

    "They are the trees"
    What a mind Mikael has... the lyrics are equally dark and atmospheric as the music...

  • @toroaccentz
    @toroaccentz 3 роки тому +2

    I've always heard the name opeth glad i finally checked them out

  • @nicolasgmi2293
    @nicolasgmi2293 4 роки тому +6

    5:05 - 8:12 this is the only part, if I take every songs I’ve ever listened to, that makes me wanna close my eyes...
    Oh god it’s relaxing...

    • @saijuska91
      @saijuska91 2 роки тому

      Chills every god damn time

  • @TheJombur
    @TheJombur 10 років тому +1542

    They can't do this kind of stuff again because they already did it. Here lies the conundrum of progressive music.

    • @CamerOneiric
      @CamerOneiric 10 років тому +55

      Haha. Well said.

    • @Meshuggapeth
      @Meshuggapeth 9 років тому +86

      Opeth has progressed past the style of modern metal yet sounds like nothing from the past either.

    • @jackwills5444
      @jackwills5444 9 років тому +6

      +Meshuggapeth sorry mate ,it .s always been death progressive metal

    • @Meshuggapeth
      @Meshuggapeth 9 років тому +56

      Their style was progressive death metal, and now it's progressive metal or just progressive rock. The shift away from the kind of metal they were known for was on Heritage, when they decided they wanted to play more organic, traditional sounding, progressive metal.

    • @Tobinicus
      @Tobinicus 8 років тому +60

      +Meshuggapeth Well I seen a interview with Mikael on the subject of his older style of music. He mentioned something along the lines of he's tired of playing the super distorted growling music.
      But in the end doesn't really matter what they put out, it's going to be brilliant in whatever style they choose. Heritage was amazing in it's own category.

  • @Downfall8900
    @Downfall8900 10 місяців тому +96

    This is my go-to song for introducing Opeth to a new listener.

    • @zoomzoom7510
      @zoomzoom7510 7 місяців тому +3

      Wow, how cool of you

    • @dom6477
      @dom6477 6 місяців тому +1

      Same here.

    • @rafetertekin
      @rafetertekin 4 місяці тому

      ,,​@@dom6477

    • @nickernator4788
      @nickernator4788 3 місяці тому +1

      This was recommended to me as a first. Forever a fan.