Man, when that acoustic guitar first comes in. I find myself amazed every time I listen to the song at just how heavy that riff sounds even on an acoustic.

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Agree!

My favorite song of all time. This album and Still Life are my favorite albums of all time also. Great to see somebody enjoying something that has so profoundly affected my musical journey and life🤘🧝‍♂

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This song always brings me to tears...METAL TEARS. The live live version on the Roundhouse Tapes is quite the experience to watch too. This (to me) is the greatest Metal song ever performed. Opeth is life (and death)

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

What makes it so personal for you?

@lawrencefine5020

Жыл бұрын

@@PJAlphaMusic I dunno, maybe it's the dark and the light Opeth puts on display. So much talent but the music never goes over your head. They can be big dumb headbanging Metal, intricate, progressive, acoustic, smart, they hit all my sweet spots I guess. Blackwater Park being my all time favorite Metal album helps too.

@EverestBlizzard

9 ай бұрын

I would argue that Apparition by Spawn of Possession is among the best ever written, but this song is indeed fantastic

@marcussoto4645

3 ай бұрын

I would argue that devoured by the oak pt.2 by can bardd is among the best ever written, but both of these songs are indeed fantastic.

Nice reaction. Cant wait till you see „heir apparent” :)

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Can't wait!

@floridabelle

Жыл бұрын

With Coil to go with it first. 😉

The Stairway to Heaven of Metal = Opeth - Blackwater Park!

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Is that An Opeth Band?

@kurts605

Жыл бұрын

@@PJAlphaMusic What? No. The song "Blackwater Park" is the Stairway to heaven of metal!

3am! Yowza. I'll be about 8 hours late watching this one. 🤣 At least I know I have Opeth to look forward to. 👍🏻🙂

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Lol

Exactly what I needed after a 31 hour shift 🤘🤣 Such an insane song, Delicious sounds 🤌🤣 As always amazing reaction! Whatever the next album you do, I'm already strapped in ready to go 🤘🔥

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

See I got you my G

Great reaction PJ! BlackWater Park is such a breathtaking album and I'm happy you really enjoyed it. As for what next, let the natural progression of Opeth lead you forward. Deliverance!!!

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

I already did deliverance!

great ending to the album, I'm down for whatever album you do next !!

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

6:10 There is not much thing in my life that gives me this pleasure and u feel it too niceee

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

I gotta admit, it took a while for this song to grow on me, but alas, it did, and does more so with every listen. Being on this side of the reactions I can't relate to what goes on with reactors getting videos blocked. I do know that I've watched a huge amount of Opeth reactions with videos that haven't been an issue. It's a shame that we won't be able to see what your seeing and what in particular you're being excited about. Videos live from Red Rocks, Royal Albert Hall, Shepherd's Bush really shouldn't be an issue. But like I said, I'm not on that side of it so.... #whatdoiknow. 🙃 I'll still be watching no matter what though. Looking forward to the poll. Hoping for a Watershed win. ❤

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Two of my live concerts videos got blocked. I am trying to figure out to surpass the Algorithm.

@floridabelle

Жыл бұрын

@@PJAlphaMusic That really sucks. It must be so frustrating for you. I've often seen other reactors put a slight filter over some different band videos and that has worked. Maybe that would help. Good luck of any efforts you try. 👍🏻

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@floridabelle nah it’s all good. We do what we can!

Super glad you enjoyed it! Blackwater Park is a masterpiece

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

I loved it!

"The sun sets forever over Blackwater Park" .... Nice! Now it's probably either Watershed - their heaviest album - or Ghost Reveries which you have already dipped your feet in. Watershed is the last album before Mikael stoped growling. He said something like that they had perfected what they were doing and that everything else would just be a repeat of that album, basically. Even if every album is perfection in itself, their latest album also sticks out. If you ask Mikael he says that the swedish version is the better, that the time they recorded the english version, they were just trying to recreate what they did the first time in the studio.....if you ask me I think they pull it off quite even, so it's not that important.

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Oh, so they recorded both versions separately?

@mantero6094

Жыл бұрын

@@PJAlphaMusic He first recorded it in Swedish but he wasn't sure if people would like it so he sang it in English too. In my opinion the Swedish version is better

@butterfliesandmoths

Жыл бұрын

@@PJAlphaMusic That I don't know. But Mikael has had more focus on the vocals on later albums, perhaps he was referring to that :) (when I said they pull it off quite even, I was reffering to the lyrics and song ... sometimes the english fits better, sometimes not)

@butterfliesandmoths

Жыл бұрын

@@PJAlphaMusic I checked it, and no they did not. He was refering to his vocals :)

If you like counterpoint I would choose Morningrise next. If you want a concept/story then My Arms Your Hearse. Or for my personal favourite, and for me the peak of their powers, I would choose Ghost Reveries (which was originally going to be a concept album before Mikael changed his mind at the end to fit in a song he wrote that wasn’t part of the story). All three are very different and are, in my opinion, the best ones you haven’t yet reacted to.

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you the for thing is that we are going to get through all of them!

I would really like Orchid or Morningrise next, just to give you a better idea of where Opeth started. Unfortunately they are not the two most popular albums

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

That is what it seems like!

@benneburg

Жыл бұрын

@@PJAlphaMusic I think it's because they lean more to the black metal side, Orchid is an incredible debut album, not as hard hitting and groovy as some of their later stuff, but still Opeth.

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@benneburg I am still putting Orchid in the next poll!

This whole song is just a riff showoff basicly! So many insanly good riffs, especially the ones before and after the soft part but also the one behind the solo and the outros! Such a banger!

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

The guitars riffs are insane

Heads up: You've got a mistake in the description. Your lyrics link is for Patterns In The Ivy Part 2, not Blackwater Park :)

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Fixed can you check for confirmation?

@Bobbias

Жыл бұрын

@@PJAlphaMusic Yep, it's correct now.

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@Bobbias thanks!

Harvest and The Drapery Falls are the best songs on this album in my opinion. This one is still grow(l)ing on me. The (too) long lasting interlude is what makes this song a little less interesting for me.

@Bobbias

Жыл бұрын

Nice to see someone else who loves Harvest (it does have it's fans, but seems consistently less popular than a lot of their other tracks).

@PJAlphaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Let it grow and do not fight it.