Nah, the scratch in his voice is what makes that part beautiful;)

@EricGreenFrightened-Crayfish

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, I feel like scratchiness of his voice in that part really sells the energy he's trying to put out into it

@rizkyjelang4737

3 жыл бұрын

11:31

@kylesmith261

2 жыл бұрын

@@EricGreenFrightened-Crayfish I feel like there is a difference between raspy touches to notes and scratchiness to notes. What I am talking about is the difference between here(11:31)which is scratchiness and here(14:20) which is the rasp. It sounds more soulful with the notes.

@flightgravity7483

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I feel like if that wasn’t a vocal take Mikael wanted he would have gone for another one. I prefer the rawness and humanity of it, and it fits with the overall analog sound the band has been going for the last decade or so.

@tylerjacobson8012

2 жыл бұрын

@@flightgravity7483 nah mikael has stated he likes when his voice struggles like that. He’s going for that. When you’re a composer with no classical training you try things and develop tastes that are outside of the norm. This is one of mikaels. He does it in In Cauda Venenem as well a lot when he can’t quite hit the right note on the falsetto.

Fun fact: Mikael Akerfeldt, guitarist, lead singer, and primary songwriter of Opeth (in case you didn't already know that), has never studied music theory. I've read, watched, and listened to many interviews with him over the years and he does not know the names of chords or scales or anything like that. Perhaps that's why someone who is an expert in music theory might find Opeth's music a little bit tricky, or at least strange, to analyze. It was "sculpted" by ear, not designed by textbook.

@mariusamber3237

2 жыл бұрын

That's a proof that music is one of those things that truly are for everyone... one of my favourite guitar players ever, Paco de Lucia, was similar. I do acknowledge that it's great to know this stuff (I attended a school of music myself way back when) but sometimes what truly matters is the way you express yourself through this medium. I love both trained musicians and those without any formal training who have something to say!

@jonathandufern7421

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve played for over 30 years and know just a little theory but not a lot. Im self taught mostly but other musicians love my work and can get around by playing by ear. Lol. Depends on the musician some are straight woodshed guys and some are ear guys. Im the later.

@user-pt4ic1qu5q

2 жыл бұрын

Goddamn, can you show me at least one of the "experts in music theory", who struggles with the analysis of anything related to music? You've never even tried to understand what theory is used for and you keep sowing your misconceptions

@user-pt4ic1qu5q

2 жыл бұрын

"designed by textbooks"? What the hell, who has ever done it this way at all?? Music theory is not a set of rules or laws, it's more of a systematization or classification, it acts as an information model. I wonder if you've ever been to school, not even music school, haven't you studied physics or something? Do you know what the word 'theory' means?

@ufukali13

2 жыл бұрын

what? he didn't studied music theory? it's impossible bro he is like music god

Moon Above, Sun Below is just such an incredibly rich piece of music, I love that song!

@farzyness

3 жыл бұрын

Masterpiece!

@sayanmandal2246

3 жыл бұрын

IKR ❤️

@Sidiusish

3 жыл бұрын

And they played it live last tour. That was a really nice surprise :)

Eternal Rains Will Come by Opeth. This is a brilliant song no one recommends and a brilliant opening to this album.

@jcrosato

3 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite clean era Opeth song which doesn't seem to be as popular as it should be XD

@jojogpt

3 жыл бұрын

@@jcrosato My thoughts exactly.

@FBI_Overlord

3 жыл бұрын

fuck fuck fuck! Same. Please react to Eternal Rains. Bets song ever.

@BunglesBreh

3 жыл бұрын

could be my favorite opeth song that isnt on blackwater park.

@RiffMajestic

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, I love Eternal Rains Will Come! An all-time favorite Opeth song. Pale Communion is a damn good album. I really dig In Cauda Venenum as well. Hell, I love everything they do though I wasn't as high on Heritage.

Faith in Others is beautiful

@ufukali13

Жыл бұрын

is he react that masterpiece?

Do "faith in others". Its an amazing ending song on this album!

@craighewitt4674

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't help but think of Doug reacting to that before I saw your comment 😁🤘

@ogulcanyolcu8714

3 жыл бұрын

One of the most depressing songs ever.. "but you're grasping melting ice" damn Mikael, damn

@lamentiamusic

3 жыл бұрын

definitely my favorite track off that record

@zjensen1022

3 жыл бұрын

That would be a great song for a piano reaction.

@windyr

3 жыл бұрын

Side 4 of Pale Communion is amazing... Voice of Treason into Faith in Others

Steven Wilson and Opeth...it does not get much better.

@threestringsomg

2 жыл бұрын

Uh... ANY better imo 🏆🤠

If you want more Opeth with that octatonic whole-half diminished usage, "Hessian Peel" is one to react to

I’m in the “missing heavy Opeth” camp but have to say Pale Communion is one of my favorite Opeth albums of all time.

"This takes me back to 70s prog". I think you just became Opeth's best friend :)

Doug's genuine enthusiasm is infectious, I love it

I don't usually watch reaction videos - I find them to be boring and I don't think they add anything to the source material. You and Key of Geebz are my two exceptions to that rule. The clear passion you have for music and the way that you don't just sit there and emote but really dig into the piece often makes these videos more of an on-the-fly analysis than just a simple reaction. Thanks for doing what you're doing, man and I'm glad to see more Opeth on the channel.

Brilliant analysis Doug. It is just great when you explain the notes the band are selecting....and Opeth songs go in many directions.Opeth are one of my favourite bands .. I do love the early albums with the growls but also the later albums with the clean vocals. They are heavy prog metal ...Michael Akerfeldt is heavily into 70's prog rock ..you can hear the influences...and the band have gone up another level..

Wish double Opeth Tuesday was a weekly thing!! Great analysis, and I'm a huge Other fan (they're my favorite band), yet it was my first time hearing that second song, so thanks for the introduction, looks like I've got to step up my Opeth game.

Fascinating analysis as ever, Doug. Cusp of Eternity is the song that really introduced me to Opeth (as a full-on traditional prog fan) and I haven't looked back since. The first song on the album, Eternal Rains Will Come, is also well worth a good listen. I've since grown to love of a lot of their catalogue and reckon the whole Blackwater Park album is a masterpiece. Mikael Åkerfeldt is a songwriting genius who also possesses a bottomless well of memorable, but never dull riffs.

@bloodysmurf

3 жыл бұрын

Eternal Rains is my favorite on the album... after a listen it just nestles in the back of your mind all day long.

@milton1448

3 жыл бұрын

NEVER a dull riff is right!

@arbonne1805

3 жыл бұрын

@@milton1448 I don't know how he does it. It's like he has a hidden riff factory that churns them out, one after the other. They always seem to have interesting chord voicings that refresh the parts other composers can't reach (if you'll excuse the Heineken reference...).

@milton1448

3 жыл бұрын

@@arbonne1805 Well stated and fully agree

pale communion marathon...needs to happen your reactions on them are so intresting greetings from greece

I think Moon Above, Sun Below has one of the best endings to a song I’ve ever heard. Opeth has an almost scary talent when it comes to wrapping up songs (Deliverance, Harlequin Forest, All Things Will Pass, this one, I can go on…)

Man, I’ve been hoping for more opeth reactions!

Opeth with clean vocals is just so good. This album is one of my favorites by them.

Oh, how I adore the guitar solo in cusp of eternity. Yes, very cool iconography. I think I have 3 Pale Communion t-shirts. 😎

@sergejmiladinovic1181

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck yes! That solo just screams Ritchie Blackmore, as with most middle eastern sounding solos.

Mikael's clean voice are magnificent. Every year it's better and better. What a musician! Thank you for reaction!

Faith in Others from this record is just... mind-shatteringly good.

This album is a masterpiece

@linusfotograf

3 жыл бұрын

It’s very underrated. Cusp is one of their best tracks

@mirkecWii

3 жыл бұрын

@@linusfotograf eternal rains and river as well

"Faith In Others" from the same album is one of the best songs that Mikael and Opeth ever created. The lyrics are so haunting and some of the best in all of music.

@yo-kt6ng

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, a very good song

FINALLY! Really excited to see some newer Opeth from you, Doug. I think Pale Communion is the best of latter day Opeth. Mikael really started to let his prog roots take over the entire course of the band in around 2010. They haven't done anything death metal-ish since then.

Man, I love that I've discovered this channel. It's almost like rediscovering so many of the bands I love, but have drifted away from them a bit. Thank you for being here Doug

"Some singers just have a way of delivering a lyric - and you believe 'em" - well said!

WHAT! just missed my favorite song on the album ( Eternal Rains Will Come)! ok.. let's watch!!

Mr Doug, please react to Hessian Peel by Opeth. There is some growling but also beautiful singing by Mikael Akerfeldt. It is mind-blowing song Oh, I almost forgot... and this fingerstyle, beautiful guitar and oboe (I think that's oboe) melody in the beginning and later, and these strings, and this odd guitar riff in the end, and ofcourse the grooving drums. I love this song

@TheApsodist

3 жыл бұрын

Yes this please

@ruinsane100

3 жыл бұрын

Hessian Peel is such a complex piece of music. I agree that Doug needs to hear it.

Well, the scratch in his voice makes the whole difference... It's cool, it's sounds like a real human, a real take from a real singer... The flaws sometimes are attractive and weird.

One thing is sure, you'll never get bored with an Opeth reaction Doug. One of my favorite bands, thank you!

Haven't watched the video but already liked it. Daily Doug on Opeth, old or new, never disappoints.

Makes sense why the first song had a huge Arabic/Middle East feel to it. It's the same Phrygian Dominant Scale, the 5th mode of the harmonic minor scale, used in "Rainbow - Stargazer" solo section, that was on B Phrygian Dominant over E harmonic minor. This song was the same thing, G Phrygian Dominant over C harmonic minor. It's a cool exotic scale you don't listen very often in Western music. On that same vibe, I'd suggest you check "Iron Maiden - Powerslave" on a Maiden Monday.

@Bobbias

3 жыл бұрын

I was literally going to ask why it has that middle Eastern feel. I knew it was one of the modes we rarely hear, but as a non-musician, I have a hard time remembering the modes and their feels. Is it's rarity in western music related to how the 5th is functionally related to the tonic?

@jimmyggs91

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bobbias A perfect fifth is one of the most used intervals in music. It's the base for the Circle of Fifths, it's used on most chords - especially on rock/metal, they use a lot what is called open fifths or power chords - and every time you hear a musician talking about a dominant, it's a fifth interval relationship to the tonic. There's a mathematival reason for it, a fifth interval has a 3:2 ratio to the root. And yes, these exotic modes are kinda rare because most Western music were built with minor and major scales. But someties you hear Phrygian, Dorian, Locrian, Mixolidian, Lydian, etc. those are modes based on the Old Greek music theory.

@Bobbias

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyggs91 I know about the perfect 5th being dominant, the circle of 5ths, and the modes. I was thinking that since the perfect 5th is as important in western functional harmony as it is, that might dissuade people from using it as the... Modal root? Not sure how you disambiguate the mode's tonic vs the key's tonic in cases where you've got modal mixture happening.

@rockdet

3 жыл бұрын

I was going to point out the exact same thing, bingo mate!

As much as you're enjoying the later Opeth more and more, I'm thinking once you get to In Cauda Venenum you're just gonna be on cloud nine.

@denislefebvre2670

3 жыл бұрын

Such a masterpiece of an album. My favorite release of 2019

@luirmi1

3 жыл бұрын

All things will pass is one of their best songs

@bryanmack3380

3 жыл бұрын

@@luirmi1 This song is in my top-5 of anything, along with Ninjas and pudding.

@luirmi1

3 жыл бұрын

@@bryanmack3380 Oh

@MeyerzumMischen

3 жыл бұрын

In Cauda Venenum immediately grew to be one of my favorite Opeth albums (next to Ghost Reveries & Watershed). In my opinion it's a complety journey. As much as I like its songs on their own, they become even better when listening to the complete album. Masterpiece!

So interesting as usual! I renew the request for A Change of Seasons by Dream Theater ;)

@benallen7403

3 жыл бұрын

That's the album that really got me into them. I had heard a track or two and then picked up ACoS while on a band trip. I listened to it for the first time in a hotel room, sitting on the edge of a bed and having my 17 year old mind blown.

@LeonardoVaz76

3 жыл бұрын

This would be EPIC Doug!

It’s neat to see you really liking Opeth. Even if Damnation (2003) is an earlier album, there’s no growling on it and it’s their first real foray into prog. Check it out next!

@keithmicomonaco4693

3 жыл бұрын

Love Damnation! It's been in heavy rotation for me lately :)

@frankalfar

2 жыл бұрын

You will be surprised on how different this cd is....Damnation!!!!

God bless. I love your reactions. “Thats an A major!!”. Lol! Also, Opeth is incredible and it’s refreshing to see someone like yourself listen and appreciate their art. Sincerely, thank you.

THANK YOU Doug!!! I just learned the Octatonic scale, and this riff, thanks to you! You are spot on for this! They go up from A, then shift down a semitone to go back down. or something similar

Fredrik Åkesson is criminally ignored by most music press. He compliments Mikel’s songwriting so well, and he can do it all - solid rhythms, tasteful melodic runs and super clean shred.

If you're liking this style of Opeth, check out Continuum + All Things Will Pass from their newer album In Cauda Venenum. The album is arguably their best since they switched to prog rock.

The pulse during the chant "With the moon above and the sun below" is awesome. Not sure it classifies as syncopation, but it is awesome.

Loved the Opeth double header. Thank you! Please spoil us with more... and the longer the better. I know, here come the "That's what she said" guys. 😅

@scottspears9347

Жыл бұрын

No wasn't going to say it. Hey floridabelle

I love the way you perk up whenever a band plays an unexpected major chord! This album was really important to me during a time when I needed resolution, it’s full of moments where the dissonance resolves just like you need them to.

My first hearing of Opeth, but certainly not the last. Thanks to all who recommended this fine band & thanks as always, Doug. You're the man.

@yo-kt6ng

3 жыл бұрын

The have prog rock and prog metal albums

Been waiting for this since your first Opeth video, I knew that you would enjoy their newer material. Thanks Doug 👍

OMG, Doug… I don’t have time to watch now but this is going to be GREAT! All of Pale Communion is stellar!

Double feature of Eternal Rains Will Come and River next time?

I completely agree with the more mature, sophisticated musicians at the height of their powers. Pale Communion might be my favorite album.

The wandering vocals over and almost static chord. Love it!

Well here I am again with the pleas for blind guardian. Love your channel, the opeth, night wish and the like are always awesome. The dream theatre is deadly of course, no question. The genesis too, super cool. But honestly blind guardian, so overlooked and underrated. Twighlight Orchestra album, lots of great picks, still think Sacred Worlds album opener off At the Edge of Time or And then There was Silence - it is also super awesome. Love the channel 🇨🇦

@user-po9sd8nq8v

3 жыл бұрын

don’t forget Wheel Of Time

@tmauro386

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-po9sd8nq8v yep that one too

So complex and so fucking beautiful. Opeth are an incredible band. ❤

I've never clicked so fast on a video before. One of my favorite reaction channels and ny favorite band

Man, your analysis is always top!

I've been following for a few months now and you're easily one of the best content creators I watch daily. You breathe new life into my favorite songs by introducing theory, concepts and your own genuine enjoyment. Thank you!

As a fan of Opeth and all (ALL) prog rock I have to say thank you again for these videos, the interesting analysis and the enthusiasm of your reactions are beautiful! KZread is full of "reactions" channels and "voice coach" channels, but you Doug, for me, you are the best of all! Please more Opeth, more Steven Wilson, more DT, more Genesis, and then Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Spock's Beard...

@mvunit3

3 жыл бұрын

If he doesn't know Gentle Giant, he is in for a treat. Especially when the odd vocal harmonies come in :). Which also can be found in the older material of Spocks Beard.

It's about time for some more Opeth! And you granted us two!

You manage to get the perfect songs on the channel that I don't think anyone could be disappointed with.

Great analysis/reaction! I hope that you end up doing Opeth’s complete discography.....it’s amazing!

Fantastic break down kind Sir. One of my favorite Opeth albums and of coarse Steven’s influences are everywhere.

Thanks for listening to these songs Doug. My friends used to try and convince me to listen to older Opeth and I never really liked it. But then they said Opeth sold out and went Prog and they stopped listening to them. Then Pale Communion came out and I bought it on a whim to see why they hated them. This album changed my mind about Opeth and I loved this album so much that I listened to the full thing every day for a year straight. A true masterpiece. My friends were seriously upset that I liked this album. They are still my friends but they were fools 😂

This band is unbelievable!!! I love them and they became through years, my favorite band. I'm listening to Opeth every day!

This channel is an absolute blessing! Love how you interpret the lyrics while still analyzing the musical components. I feel like a lot of people pay no mind to lyrics and that’s a shame, especially with a band like Opeth.

Instant like! And two songs? Man you are spoiling us:) And what songs they are! That album's my favorite from post death metal era of Opeth, and you would definitely enjoy music from Heritage as well.

Great reaction and analysis, Doug. Pale Communion is easily one of Opeth's best works. It's sad how often it gets overlooked because it's not "heavy."

My daily request for a reaction of Blind Guardians "and then there was silence". Also you need to check out Storm Corrosion, it was a collaborative project between Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt, they released an album in 2012 which I think is an amazing listen.

@sayanmandal2246

3 жыл бұрын

Drag Ropes and the Title track are just on another level.

You should check out Wilderun at some point. It's a prog metal band with some folky touches, consisting of a bunch of Berkeley grads, and they might be the only metal band (certainly the only one I've seen) that has one of it's members credited exclusively as orchestrator. I'd recommend checking out The Unimaginable Zero Summer from their latest album.

@gabolujan

3 жыл бұрын

Great great awesome album and better band. Oh Resolution is my fav track.

@yibril17

3 жыл бұрын

@TRAIANVS You're the second one (apart from me, lol) who suggests Wilderun... I've regularly been pointing to Ne Obliviscaris, Virgin Black, Anathema, Draconian and even Uchū Konbini! - to fight the lack of variety here lately. Yet Doug's choices are more constrained and repetitive every week: almost everything is Iron Maiden, Dream Theater or Opeth. 'That point' you mention, at where he should address bands like those, seems to be moving more far away: by the time he may give them a listen, it will be in a couple of years from now... There's no wonder how Nightwish went unnoticed under his radar for so long... quite of a narrow-mindedness, to say the least :(

@yibril17

3 жыл бұрын

@@Alex-fh6wn ​ Clearly, the variety was way more present at first, then the channel steadily turned quite stagnant... Who would have expected Jinjer and Devin Townsend? The way he sticks almost exclusively to those genres (that you rightly point out) is the constraint I talked about, so the narrow-mindedness is undeniably right there! To have such a disregard for more extreme genres would be terribly sad: from Ne Obliviscaris to Insomnium, Be'lakor, Draconian, Saturnus, Swallow The Sun... and I'm leaving out the more technical extreme spectrum of metal: from Meshuggah to Quo Vadis... Anyways, how to explain the omission of Vibeke Stene's Tristania, Therion's bunch of female singers, The Gathering's Anneke, Virgin Black's Rowan London? To ignore them at the expenses of repetition ad nauseam of Iron Maiden, Opeth and Dream Theater is nowhere near variety: those omitted are well within the scope of his tastes of genres.

Hell yeah! Was so excited when I saw this!

Bravissimo! Fantastic job sir! Awesome reactionary video!

I really enjoy your videos, Doug! It's so cool to see someone with such knowlege (and perfect pitch?) analyze these songs so casually, without breaking the flow of the music, without being pretentious. I was looking forward to see your reactions on the newer material of Opeth as I'm a huge fan of new and old Opeth. :-) They released their latest album In Cauda Venenum two years ago and in my opinion they perfected the sound they've got since Heritage on that one. And it really profits from a complete listening, the songs shine even more when they're in context of the album. Cheers!

Another great one Doug on another band that I've not spent near enough time checking out. Thanks!

New to your channel, found it through my absolute love for this masterpiece. It might be my favourite song ever! Thank you for such an in depth look at this, so fascinating and rewarding seeing someone that knows far more than me about music appreciating this. The noise you make at 23:18 sums up my feelings for this perfectly, just a beautiful piece of music!

Damn, I never would've known about the symmetrical scales without this channel! Loved your head perk-up whenever a major key showed up. You should give The Contortionist a listen - the first three tracks of their album Language (The Source, Language I: Intuition, Language II: Conspire) exemplify some of the most distinctive organic-yet-synthy prog metal I've heard.

Ah, Amazing!!! Thanks for doing this. :D

Excellent analysis, Doug. I love the idea of the 8 note scale. I'm going to have to try writing something using it.

Never clicked so fast... Doug will most certainly enjoy a more mature Opeth. My personal favorite album. Great breakdown, Doug. Thank you!

Maybe Gentle Giant next? "Knots" or "Proclamation" maybe

@77Chester77

3 жыл бұрын

OMG yes

@anxiousfool

3 жыл бұрын

So Sincere would be a good choice as well

@swimszoots

3 жыл бұрын

So many to choose from Gentle Giant. On Reflection, Advent of Panurge, Cogs in Cogs, Experience...

@irrlicht5836

3 жыл бұрын

Free Hand would be fun too

@johnnywilson3071

3 жыл бұрын

The Moon Is Down is one of my favourites by them.

I would recommend Jordrök or Kung Bore by another obscure prog rock band from Scandinavia, Änglagård. Awesome music!

@siriust6364

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you stranger, it's awesome!

@efemertkaragozlu4010

3 жыл бұрын

@@siriust6364 It's very lovely to hear that.

@matrixprogrock

3 жыл бұрын

Jordrock is a masterpiece.

This whole album is super cool! This was my entry into Opeth as at the time I didn't appreciate harsh vocals. That changed though :P

@rwilt8

Жыл бұрын

Mikaels growls are so contagious. You always yearn for more.

Yaaay, two of the best songs off Pale Communion. Thanks Doug! :D Now waiting for stuff off their latest album which is on yet another level (whether it's Next of Kin, Lovelorn Crime, Heart in Hand, All Things Will Pass etc.

@scyphe

3 жыл бұрын

ps. Doug - This must be in the Top 3 of your videos with so much stankface. :D

I've had a rough couple days. I took the day off and stumbled upon your channel. I went down the rabbit today,watched about ten videos.Rush,Genesis,Yes,Dream theater,etc. Made my day. Your natural insight and breakdowns are really refreshing. Makes me appreciate the songs even more. The way you broke Down Firth of Faith was beautiful. I got emotional just hearing you describe compositional genius. Please react to some Gentle Giant! Awesome channel man

Oh what a treat you gave us! I think almost anything from modern Opeth you could like. To continue with 2 songs back to back, you should really check out Home Invasion/Regret #9 from Steven Wilson. Ilt's a musical journey on its own!

The divine wings of tragedy by symphony x

Ho no, you've done it again, Doug : I've once again learned a lot, and thoroughly enjoyed the video!

Harmonic minor, on and off in opening. . . always love that

Thx Doug, ready as always :) This is what a happy face looks like. Recently I had just like my parents brought me a puppy, 35 years ago. Second time today that Doug found E major :)

Finally someone is reacting Opeth's newer things. That made my day!

I've been lost in Opeth for sometime. They Really have a lot to talk about! The best transitions from section to section! Always surprising and interesting!

Take a listen to Storm Corrosion album An interesting collaboration between Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth).

@TheOrthoglyph

3 жыл бұрын

Omg Drag Ropes is soooooooo good

Try KANSAS - MIRACLES OUT OF NOWHERE. OK, my daily duty done, I must say that Pale Communion is my favorite of the newer, proggier Opeth albums. Moon Above, Sun Below is such a wonderfully rich song. It's great to watch you break these tunes down and as always your knowledge and positive spirit keeps me coming back. Cheers!

When this album came out, i remember feeling this song as a musical. It still blows me away. Dough you REALLY should check out Faith in Others it has some really beautiful strings arrangement. And, by the other hand, the las album has a swedish spoken version and the last song is one of the most beautiful songs that thay have realized to the date. Man... Dough is my favorite youtuber by far.

Great! Mi fav band. I haven't even watched the video and know for sure is gonna be great

Thank you so much for doing this .. the 'new' Opeth are AMAZING .. 'In Cauda Veneum' is a total masterpiece... I love the swedish version.. :-)

I personally love how happy you get for the A Major

love when you do opeth songs! They are such a great band, and you do a great job with them.

@oliverprins4399

3 жыл бұрын

Also, Its funny that you prefer this stuff over their earlier stuff. I used to not enjoy the old opeth and what actually got me into them as a whole was there Heritage album which was the first step into their, what you call, "more mature" sound. Although I dont like that wording. I think there is a maturity in their old stuff too- it just sounds different. but I know what you mean and I am pleased with the reaction of this video! Any opeth you do is great, cause Opeth is great in general, from old to new. You should try doing something off of their album Heritage. I like the songs Nepenthe, or Lines in Your Hands.

@yo-kt6ng

3 жыл бұрын

The best prog rock/metal band

Opeth is the unique band for me wich makes me repeat parts of their songs to enjoy it once again because they never saturate songs with the same all song along. Also to understand what their doing at a certain time. Great video btw.

You just got to do Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman by Kansas. A 12 minute prog journey with one of the best finales of a song (and album) ever!

@frankbernard6819

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Doug needs to do all of the early prog classics from Kansas.

@simonthemark

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankbernard6819 Agreed, their debut album especially really is something special!

@frankbernard6819

3 жыл бұрын

@@simonthemark I would love to see Doug do the following Kansas: Journey from Mariabronn Aperçu Death of Mother Nature Suite Song for America Lamplight Symphony Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman Lamplight Symphony The Pinnacle Miracles Out of Nowhere Cheyenne Anthem Magnum Opus Closet Chronicles Hopelessly Human

One of my favorite Opeth albums.

Man, as someone who was really into the prog scene and then jumped to the indie rock and hip hop scenes in the 00s, Disturbed was never a band that I thought about as being in my wheelhouse. But this is definitely in my wheelhouse. Thanks for the introduction, Doug! And as always, your explanations are really interesting, even if the theory is a bit over my head. (keeping my fingers crossed for a Spock's Beard or Transatlantic reaction)

Steven Wilson's synergy with Opeth will be studied by Historians for decades, if not centuries and beyond.

Insta like. Excellent choices and breakdown, Doug