Face of Melinda is Opeth Lite
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- Face of Melinda Reaction. Opeth Reaction.
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Serenity Painted Death should be next. It's also on this album and a good contrast to this song.
One of my favorite songs
Now we are getting somewhere! What a great song! Also Moonlapse Vertigo!!
The best guitar solo of all Opeth's discography is in that song
@@fancotasargentina8165 i know which one you are talking about and you are 100% right!
@@chrisdepp7665 that brutal vocal section transitioning into the solo followed by those clean vocals might be my favorite Opeth moment.
Keep the Opeth reactions coming! Hope you're enjoying these as much as we are enjoying them! Also I agree, Face of Malinda grows on you over time, it's one of my favorite Opeth songs.
For sure. Thanks for watching! :)
Happy you did this one !.. this is one of my favorite Opeth song, and is the reason why I am into Opeth !.. I love this song 🎵. On my podium of best Opeth songs 🎧 you also choose the same lyric video I used for my reaction 12 month ago !.. NICE !.. ♥️ 2:00 chills are in ! Isn’t it girl ?.. YOU BET!.. chillss!
Good shit, an amazing song. I'm still waiting for When, off my favorite album. But Still Life is an amazing piece of work, every song, so I'm gonna echo Serenity Painted Death should be next.
Godhead lament is ignored a lot
@@geetbehera3593 another favorite, the whole album is amazing
Such a journey with this band. They throw everything at you, usually when you don’t expect it.
7:00 🕖 you SO FUNNY there !.. with this explosion 💥but.. you are in need of this transition !.. no repentance !.. 🤝🙃😄🙂eheh
Hi Lauren. I'm so glad you have delved back into the brilliant Still Life album...and Face of Melinda. You are a true Opethian.👍
It is such a beautiful track. I was smiling in anticipation to your reaction when the tempo changed 👍😆.
You are so right about Mikael's voice..his growls and cleans are just awesome.
Looking forward to your next reaction.
Take care. Peace and love from Liverpool UK 👍✌️🤘☮️
I've heard nothing but good things said about Still Life from basically everyone, and that it's an all-timer of a concept album.
BUT, the one most people talk about as one of the greatest metal albums ever, at least from things I've heard and read, is Blackwater Park. That's the one that got me into the band, and I have never looked back. Before they went into the all-out prog realm from Heritage on, I do think BP is their masterpiece for that first era. (I love all their stuff, new and old. Complete Opethian here.)
You are the only reactor I can remember that does a second listen before giving opinions. I think that's really cool, and nice reaction as always.
6:00 your goosebumps are touchable ♥️ there !..
Coil + Heir apparent together would be a great follow-up to this. Continuing the theme of stylistic variety, these songs are married to each other. Get it? Married? K I'm done
That first transition to the heavy part is more than epic.
I recommend watching the live version from their Live in Sydney concert. This is a very good performance and the keyboard guy is here.
I think you really hit the nail on the head with Opeth as far as the songs getting exponentially better with more listens. Most Opeth songs that I first listened to although intriguing didnt really stick until I heard it about 3-4 times. Once that happened I was hooked.
Both Still Life and My Arms your Hearse are concept albums and if you read the lyrics you must listen to them from start to finish for a better experience
Love your reaction to this one and your opinion on Opeth in general. I fully can understand that this music has to grow on you. It's no main stream shit. It's more or less a genre on its own. Wait until you hear 'The Lotus Eater'. Couldn't help but smile when they got you again with that transition 😄🍺🤘
I actually think for your next reaction you should do the previous song on this album, Moonlapse Vertigo, it has my favorite Opeth opening and is just overall a great song, it does have some demon but also has just as many clean vocals, if not more.
For a Newpeth recommendation, I really like “I Feel the Dark” which has some Oldpeth vibes but is completely Newpeth.
Lol, you're so adorable. If only I was into more of the bands you do I'd watch more of your very fun enjoyable reactions.
Yes, I do like Tool, but I was on a 2 years straight reaction watching binge, so I got burnt out on those.
Anyway, I just basically wanted to let you know how good you are at this. 😊
Funny you say that because I was a huge tool fan (still a fan) 10 years ago. I was first introduced to them with sober in the mid 90's, but didnt really pay attention until schism came out. After that I took another break until around 2010 when I became fanatical. That said, I burned out pretty quick and was hugely disappointed with their Lateralus (without the originality and passion that made Lateralus so good) clone of their last album. Tool is great dont get me wrong but at this point it's already getting overrated for me. That being said they are still in my top 10 bands of all time. Interestingly enough if it weren't for Tool I probably would have never given Opeth a try. Opeth to me is on another level and I think Tool fans and Opeth fans tend to overlap (I would put Mastodon and maybe Dream theatre in that group as well).
My favorite Opeth song with The Drapery Falls and Ghost of Perdition, thank you for reacting to this one ☝️❤️♥️❤️🩸🖤🩸❤️♥️ i 😢absolutely adore this song !.. Still Life is a concept album 💿 whit a very intriguing story inside. In my personal ranking the best Opeth album 💿
It's so hard to get a concept album feeling when I do them out of order and months apart. :D
@@MusicCatsandCoffee true 😘❤️
I suggest to you a full record exposure. For example this was one of mine ua-cam.com/video/qV1Y1MCvG8w/v-deo.html
Thanks. Opeth!
I'm glad Deliverance has grown on you. My favorite Opeth track. Any song will work next imo, New or old...
Deliverance and Still life are probably my favorite albums, but I like them all, from Orchid to In Cauda Venenum.
I don't know why, but "Face of Melinda" is my favorite of this band.
The whole "Still Life" album is also my favorite.
Honestly the entire Still Life album feels like a Lite version of their near future. Still an amazing album tho, definitely holds up to this day easily
I agree. Still Life was the first album (their 4th) that foreshadowed the future of Opeth.
I wouldn't classify Still Life as "Lite" at all. The Moor, Moonlapse Vertigo, Godheads Lament, Serenity Painted Death, White Cluster are pretty fuckin brutal. Only about 12 minutes of the record is "lite" lol
@@alund1306 i mean it more in the song writing part instead of their heaviness. Because yeah those songs are brutal lol
@@Kiraz123 yeah, I guess they had some actual choruses in this album as opposed to their previous 3 lol. I guess I just don't understand calling it "lite" but it's no worries. 🤘
Still Life is arguably their best output, what’s this talk about it being lite 🧐
The Opeth album you were referencing that's considered to be one of the best metal albums of all time is Blackwater Park. "Bleak" and "The Drapery Falls", which you've already heard, are from that album. The title track needs to be on your upcoming playlist. The whole album is a masterpiece and listening to it start-to-finish, uninterrupted is one of those things you must treat yourself to if you're a fan of metal or even just a music lover generally. Blackwater Park is metal's answer to Dark Side of the Moon.
She has done black water park on her own. Please do Dirge of November and Leper Affinity
8:28 I am loving your reaction to this masterpiece
4:10 this is a concept album !.. you can’t solve it without the full story 😘 ehehe !.. nice
11:38 I feel the same dudette!.. I am totally comprehending !.. believe me 😀
amazing album i love still life
No way girl this is an early record : 1999 ❤🎉
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6:30 your amusement is contagious
Hahahah I love your reactions and your personality! So cool and fun :)
13:15 - If you keep listening, over time, you will like it more because of the demon. That's how it goes for most people who don't necessarily like growl vocals, myself included. I started on "Bleak", "Harvest", and "The Drapery Falls", listening for the non growl moments - eventually, I began to hear how the song needed them (aside from Harvest). It's interesting to watch you go through this process in real time lol
Okay, since you're kinda asking; here's a overview of their albums:
Their first albums Orchid, Morningrise and My Arms, Your Hearse are what I would consider their early work. In style they are similar to the genre defining progressive death metal masterpieces that would come later. But there is a very clear difference in terms of quality. Mikaels vocals aren't that well tuned yet and the instrumental parts are a bit amateurish at times. There definately are some good things buried in there and some people really like these albums, but I honestly can't stand to listen to them for their full length. I think you haven't done anything from that time period yet, but I have a feeling you would not like them very much either.
What comes after is Still Life and Blackwater Park. Honestly, the leap in quality of these two albums to what came before them is still mind boggling to me. A lot of people consider Blackwater Park to be THE death metal album and at least in my circles Still Life is held in almost the same regard. Still Life to me feels a bit more epic, whereas Blackwater Park is a bit more grimey and bleak. Both play with the mixture of melodic acoustic sections and ultra heavy distorted death metal that made tons of people fall in love with them. Since you have a hard time with the demon sometimes you will probably not like all the songs on there (in fact, I think you disliked the Blackwater Park title track if I remember correctly), but there's always some gorgeous mellow sections to keep you coming back.
Deliverance and Damnation are the two albums that came next. They were originally planned as a double album, but were then released individually in short succession. Deliverance is heavy and agressive and Damnation is mellow and depressing. I personally think that the Deliverance album is a bit forgettable and has some weaker songs on it. But since you came to like the title track maybe you would like some of the other songs. Damnation, however, is almost universally loved and many people consider it one of their strongest albums. You have heard Death Whispered A Lullaby and Windowpane from it and I would say the rest of the album is very much in line with those songs. It's not very varied in style, all the songs kind of sound the same. But they are all very beatiful and stylistically pretty unusual compared to the whole rest of their catalouge.
Next in line is Ghost Reveries. It has the fan favorites Ghost of Perdition, The Baying of the Hounds, Harlequin Forest and The Grand Conjuration. I believe it was first planned as a concept album about some ghost story, but later they gave up the concept. You can still hear the remnants of that origin story though. To me the album kinda feels like a mix of an Edgar Allen Poe poem and a Sherloc Holmes story put to music, if that makes any sense.
Watershed is their last true metal album and it is a heavy one. You have heard Burden and The Peel from it, which I think you both liked. The rest of the album is quite true to the sound of those songs and my third favorite after Still Life and Blackwater Park (maybe together with Damnation). I would recommend you to listen to Coil and Heir Apparent at some point. They kind of go together. Not in the seamless Tool Parabol/Parabola kind of way, but they do fit together nicely and I think it just makes a lot of sense to do them like that. Make yourself ready to get assaulted though.
With Heritage Mikael retired the demon and the band started a more classic prog sound. I believe it was also around that time that Keyboard Guy joined the band. I'm not gonna write much about these albums because I'm honestly not a big fan of them. I don't dislike them, in fact I prefer them to their first three albums. They just haven't left much of an impression on me personally. But it seems like you like them and I'm sure there are some other people here that can tell you interesting stuff about them. They are certainly not bad, just not really my cup of tea.
I thought you read these things way too often by now and wouldn't like these long winded posts, but since you said you'd like to learn more about the band and the albums I figured I'll just go ahead and give you my thoughts.
The only thing that i disagree with you is that i consider their second album, Morningrise, as a masterpiece. As a matter of fact, it was their first album i listened and to this day it is still my favourite. I agree that a good choice for her to listen is the combo Coil/Heir Apparent, it would be interesting to see her reaction to those two played one after the other. And from the no demon era, i think the last record is the best of the bunch.
I can't believe you'd say Deliverance is forgettable, it's one of my favorites! The drums in the last 4 minutes of Deliverance can bounce around my head all day. A fair judgement and master's apprentices were some of the first Opeth song's I fell in love with.
Good breakdown. I’m also not a big fan of the first 3 albums, with the exception of To bid you farewell. Everything from Still Life to Watershed is gold. I love the last 4 proggy albums as well, but the middle years are the best of both worlds. Coil-Heir Apparent is everything that is awesome about Opeth…
Thanks for the info :D The Peel is still my favorite these days.
I don't agree with the part about My Arms, Your Hearse. I feel this album is closer in style and quality to Still Life than it is to Morningrise and Orchid. It feels like a midway point to me, a transition album. And I think it's one of their best even tho there are some flaws here and there. April Ethereal, When, Demon of the Fall ? These songs are all banger and the rest of the album is really great too.
9:28 me too girl !.. 🤟🏼
I know, that you are not a big fan of Only-Demon-Mikael songs, but i highly recommend stuff from their first two albums, which you have not touched yet, i believe (except To bid you Farewell?). My top picks are Forest of October/Advent/Nectar. All of them have some amazing melodies and moments and are one of my favourite songs...
From that era, my suggestions are Black Rose Inmortal (i know, there is no way she is gonna do a 20 minutes song) and The Night and the Silent Water
This song is hunting , every second more
A nice smooth meditation song
Please please please do Blackrose immortal. That’s their longest song and definitely a ride
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I"ve seen Tool live earlier this year with my wife now we need to see Opeth live
White cluster from this album is my favourite.
Serenity Painted Death , Benighted, GoodHead’s lament from the same record. You will not regret
I've done 2 of these. Eventually I'll do ALL of their songs. It might take me 10 years but I'll get there. :)
@@MusicCatsandCoffee 😁
You do have mad pausing skills
12:41 *_"...for you in great dismay"?_* ...No?
The bass sounds like without frets
deliverance is from the album deliverance
Well, I'll tell you there has been several keyboard guys in Opeth (at least two that I remember)... You know the last one... But in their live shows of 2003 (around that time) you can see the other...
If you wanna hear, I'll keep suggesting this song... A Live Judgement at Shepherds Bush Empire 2003.
You can also check by yourself the Deliverance song performed there (it has a heavier and raw feeling, also featuring drummer Martin López, not in the band since 2005 I think, he was replaced with Axenrot who leaved Opeth some weeks ago).
As you can tell a lot of stuff happened in Opeth.
Great reaction btw 😊👍
This song could be easily on radio stations...without growls... but in my country even in rock music stations no one plays Opeth , because it is categorised as "death metal" , meanwhile they have so much calm and groovy songs and they visit Poland 3 or 4 times a year... they deserve to be recognised worldwide... If Metallica and Korn can be played on radio then why not Opeth ??
4:57 : I think Blackwater Park and Ghost Reveries are appreciated more but Still Life rocks as well.
Still Life is a great album, my only complaint is the production which is too thin for my own tastes.
But still a quality release.
Face of Melinda is a classic Opeth song. Very catchy and sad at the same time.
We should get tacos.
Listen to Serenity Painted Death and White Cluster to find out what happens to Melinda and our narrator.
I ate tacos today. Weird.
@@MusicCatsandCoffee You should eat tacos everyday.
who would you say you enjoy more, opeth or slipknot?
Ah, found it. Hmm...depends on my mood but probably Slipknot.
@@MusicCatsandCoffee sounds like you need to listen to more opeth then 😋
"Folklore" someday plz
If you you wanna know more you should buy Book of Opeth. Best Opeth reactions on the Tube.
How about some cover-peth? I think you might enjoy Opeth's cover of 'Would?' by Alice in Chains
Whaa? That's my favorite AIC song. Cool :)
I think the best cover Opeth ever made is Deep Purple's Soldier of Fortune. It is just mindlbowingly beautiful
No Demon in this one! Did you miss him?
A little bit :)
This is the only track on the album i dont like at all