Everything about Ghost is perfection.

I understand that you are a little bit confused by their looks. But this band is so much more than a gimmick. It's a lore! They started, as you said, 2006 as a doom metal band. But instead of screaming and having very difficult music, they made songs with a foundation in ABBA and the 70's and 80's rock. The main character, Papa Emeritus, has evolved numerous times and is now Papa IV. As he said from the start of this video, it's a song that his Papa used to sing. In this context, Papa Nihil, is supposed to be a song written in 1969. I can guarantee you that you will have quite a yourney with this band if you start to explore them. I will recommend you to listen to Cirice, Dance macabre and Rats. Some songs are heavier but always with splendid musicality and underlying tones of a darker side! Good luck! 😊

@BritPopsReact

11 ай бұрын

@henrikvidin Cheers for the comment and the great information. We will certainly try and follow up with more from Ghost. All the best

@robertstull8759

11 ай бұрын

@@BritPopsReact If you're wanting something that sounds more inline with how they look check out "Year Zero" and "Con Clavi Con Dio". They're both older tracks that are a little harder and more doom metal. As mentioned above, there's a narrative that runs through each album, both in the albums themselves and then "around" the albums. So as the lead singer character has changed so has the style of the music. Papa Emeritus I was really hard and heavy. Gradually the Papa's and their music, became more "poppy" in order to become more accessible to a mainstream audience. So, now that we're at Papa IV, formerly known as Cardinal Copia (which is a fantastic pun name), he's a lot more flippant and whimsical. In the lore, this song was originally released in the late sixties so it's meant to be more psychedelic and sexy. The closest comparison I generally make to them over all is Blue Oyster Cult. When you first hear their name you think they're going to be dark and evil. But when you listen to them you realize they have some darker and more mature themes, but their music is surprisingly light and upbeat.

Ghost has a great lead vocalist and excellent musicians.

They’ve got more “metal” tracks (they’ve got songs in just about every genre haha) but they’re all CATCHY. Love Ghost. They’re such a fun group.

@Kay_The_Coffee_Weirdo

11 ай бұрын

Con Clavi Con Dio is one of the two best tracks off Opus.

l love ghost their songs be so catchy l love tobias forge's voice tobias's "make up" actually be a prosthetic mask

You need to start at the beginning to understand the Ghost "Lore". This tune was supposedly released in the 1960s, of course it wasn't. They're a lot of fun, and have a lot of gimmicks, but have the musical chops to be able to pull it off.

Try “Year Zero” , “Cirise” or “Faith” by Ghost ….they’re a brilliant band - live they’re amazing .

@karlsmith2570

11 ай бұрын

They should also check out: Call Me Little Sunshine He Is Square Hammer Secular Haze Hunter's Moon

Love them! I hear Euro pop, pop rock, Hammer Horror, rock opera. A great group of musicians especially the brilliant Tobias. As for the costumes - there’s an ongoing narrative. Very clever. I’ll be interested to see what he does next.

You've managed to react to two of Ghost's more "pop-rock" songs. If you want to hear some of the more "metal" side of Ghost, you could try Faith (from A Pale Tour Named Death), or Mummy Dust, or Year Zero, or Ritual, or Elizabeth. 🔥🤘👻🔥

And I love BP2's reaction to "I will tickle you internally". I've watched pretty much all of the reaction videos to this song and no one ever comments or smirks at that lyric. You are officially a grown-up, BP2. ;-)

I've seen them live 5 times over the past year and each gig is a complete blast !! Try Faith or Rats next

This song was released in 2019 as a supposed re-release of a 1969 record called 'Seven Inches of Satanic Panic'. It is none of the kind, of course. Hilarious. All part of the lore. They have MUCH heavier stuff. But it is all super-catchy.

seen them last night! Awesome ! best band in last 20 years!

@EmeritusIV616

9 ай бұрын

true

It does add up! It kicks ass 🔥 🤘

Think "Scooby Doom". ;-) I LOVE them! Thank you Chewy's Mom!

Dance Macabre, Square Hammer, He Is, Kaisarion, Cirice. All songs worth checking out

The founder has stated that he grew up listening to bands like KISS and Alice Cooper and that he had grown tired of doing the regular rock band thing and wanted to make the whole thing a bit more theatrical and fun, so even if some of their songs don't match their looks the idea is just to embrace the concept behind the band and play along while your dancing along in the crowd.

You should definetly listen to kiss the go-goat, griftwood, square hammer or spillway!

Roxette are also a Swedish 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪( NOT Norwegian !! ) band as Ghost are

Next should be Cirice! And Ritual since you mentioned it in the beginning, along with Year Zero!!! (Tbh, just listen to their whole discography... 10/10)

You gentlemen need to go furthur back into their catalogue and check out their earlier material. A little heavier, a little more of a serious vibe, but still tinged with that vintage feel. That 70's vibe. It's funny because it evolves with each album. Always top notch though.

I knew this was Chuey's Mama's request!!😂 I'm not real familiar with this band so I cheated and looked up the lyrics and meaning. Well, from what I could find the band won't nail down an actual meaning. The lead singer(I believe) said it can be about how friendships can change us in different parts of our lives. Or about how Mary Magdalene was judged to be a prostitute when in fact she wasn't. So her cross to bear was going down in history as something she wasn't. Orhers believe it's about Marijuana because of some of the lyrics they interpret that way. The song apparently blew up after a slow down version was used on a compilation of Stranger Things on Tik Tok. I liked it!😊 It does sort of have an 80s vibe to it. His makeup I think is a cross between Gene Simmons and Alice Cooper!!!😂 Looking forward to hearing more. Nice choice Cheuy's Mama! What's in the cup you're drinking from BP1?🤣

@chueysmama2622

11 ай бұрын

BP1 is drinking milk and honey! Glad you liked it! They have a list, the songs get darker and wicked though. I figure B2 will get offended sooner or later. I hope not, I love our 2Brits!

The song is almost certainly about trying to make it in the music business with your friends and failing... but appreciating the journey. It is kind of amazing to me how people ignore the majority of the lyrics to focus only one one bit of the chorus.

@ParanormalLight.

11 ай бұрын

Nods... that conclusion is only part of the song. The chorus is about a guy trying to seduce a nun, to run away with him, and make it with her.

@GoodOlPain9

11 ай бұрын

I see you under every ghost reaction

@rsmith6366

11 ай бұрын

​@@ParanormalLight.Why a nun?

@CorporalCookie

11 ай бұрын

​@@ParanormalLight.Or marijuana. Definitely marijuana.

You two remind me of the guardians of proper reality reacting to the Alice Cooper band in 1971 and Kiss in the late 1970s. There is a difference, however, between you and them. Those moral gatekeepers had no idea there was anything other than pop rock/power pop/hard pop rock, etc. And then there was Peter Gabriel era Genesis.

No one is going to convince me that Kiss was heavy. They were a bunch of disco softies with makeup.

Funny you mention Halloween, their song Hunter's Moon was part of the 2021 Halloween sound track

You guys are great, I love the humor! I was confused like you at first, but then I fell down the rabbit hole. There's so much more to Ghost than the masks and costumes. Some good ones to check out: Square Hammer, Dance Macabre, and Kaiserion (reminds me of Rush), or if you like heavier music, try From the Pinnacle to the Pit and Mummy Dust. For easy listening, I recommend Life Eternal, and He Is (sounds like a Christian worship song but it isn't, sort of.) Their covers of Stay and Jesus He Knows Me are great too. Sorry for the wall of words!

Devoted fans 🤟 i'm one of them 👻

They're taking the piss, mates! BTW, "Mary On A Cross" is a euphemism for a type of marijuana blunt called a Marijuana Cross. He's singing about his method of dealing with the disappointments of the music business. Have a bad gig? Take a long hit off a blunt.

'I'm confused'. You're not the only one 😂😂😂 Chuey's Mama! You're messing with my brain! I was bracing myself for a full whack to my eardrums, but instead they were tickled by a synthy ballad reminiscent of a John Hughes 80's movie soundtrack 😳 This was actually, dare I say it, re-listen-able (that's not a word, I know. But YKWIM). And yes. Dressing up up weird masks and make-up should be allowed in ALL genres!

@BritPopsReact

11 ай бұрын

@tundiel I am with you, I was expecting it to be all Heavy and Shouty and it was very pleasing to the ears. You never know what you are going to get from Chuey's Mama, this was a good one

Mary on a Cross is also the name of a particular marijuana joint I believe. So the song can be construed in many different ways.

Kind of reminds me of Deadsy.

If the devil would want to corrupt he wouldn't lead with being offensive, would he?

Ghost is great!! try som more tunes and you will get it :)

He wears 😅a full prosthetic silicone mask he sings through

Hi again BP1 and BP2 🤘 You have been tricked to listen to two of the poppiest songs that Ghost have.. Very good songs, mind you, but Ghost is sooooo much more than this.. They play a lot of different styles of music. The band has a huge lore that takes more than a commentary field to explain.. The only permanent member of the band is Tobias Forge. All songs are written by him, or co-written with other contributors. For the studio recording sessions he uses different people than the ones who are contract based live musicians who he brings on tours. Now, to some of the lore that probably will put some of your confusion as ease.. Behind the band (according to the lore), is the "Ministry of Ghost", controlled by a group called "The Clergy" who in the late 60:s early 70:s wanted to push the satanic message through rock music. The lore says they formed the band back then, and the band released a couple of songs namely "Kiss the Go Goat" and this one, "Mary on a cross". (Marijuana cross, tongue in cheek) Thus the 70:s feel of the song. With the Marijuana angle in mind, take another look at the lyrics and see if the lines "We were speeding together down the dark avenues", "But through all the sorrow, we've been riding high", "And the truth of the matter is I never let you go, let you go" and "If you choose to run away with me, I will tickle you internally. And I see nothing wrong with that"' now has a different meaning? Tobias is a mastermind when creating music, and writing lyrics with double and even triple meaning. Now, back to the lore again, the response to the songs and message of the songs were not what The Clergy wanted, so the band lay dormant until they "reformed" (according to the lore) in Sweden in 2006. They "re-released" (again, according to the lore 🙂 ) these two songs on the "Seven inches of satanic panic" single in 2019, for their alleged 50'th anniversary. The bands first lead singer back in the day was Papa Nihil, the legit father of the 3 first Papa Emeritus characters. For each album/tour cycle there has almost been a new lead singer of the band. To avoid a lengthy explanation about the rise and fall of the different, the first cycle ("Opus Eponymous" album) Papa Emeritus I was the singer.. For the second cycle ("Infestissumam" album) Papa Emeritus II was the singer.. Third cycle ("Meliora" album) Papa Emeritus III, fourth cycle ("Prequelle" album) Cardinal Copia, and latest cycle ("Impera" album) Papa Emeritus IV. All characters portrayed by Tobias Forge. All live session musicians are called "nameless ghouls". In an interview, Tobias did estimate that somewhere around 15 different people have performed as ghouls all through the cycles. Enough of that .. I don't want to recite the whole lore.. There are a lot of ways you could continue this Ghost journey.. I'd recommend you check out a variety of their songs to get more into what they are all about.. I strongly recommend that you check out some of their other material, as I said.. you have now listened to the two more poppy of the catalog. To balance these two poppy ones I'd recommend that you check out some of their more heavy stuff, like "Faith" from the "Prequelle" album, "Cirice" (Grammy winner), "Mummy dust" or even "From the pinnacle to the pit" from the "Meliora" album, "Call me little sunshine" (Grammy nominee) or "Hunter's moon" from the latest album "Impera"... More into the slow ones? Check out "He is" from the "Meliora" album, the beautiful "Life eternal" from the "Prequelle" album, or "Darkness at the heart of my love" from the "Impera" album. Feel like dancing? Do "Dance Macabre" from the "Prequelle" album. (The setting for this one is also "back in the day" according to the lore, featuring how Papa Nihil and Sister Imperator first met) 🙂 And to totally throw you off of the "you think you have figured witch genre you could fit Ghost into"... Try "Twenties" from the "Impera" album for some serious, serious metal reggeaton. Remember... if you have Ghost, you have everything. 😉🤘

@BritPopsReact

11 ай бұрын

@_SledgeHammer_ Wow, that's a lot of information. Thanks for posting it and we will try and follow up with more from Ghost. Cheers for now

@_SledgeHammer_

11 ай бұрын

@@BritPopsReact You're only scratching the surface 😊 Cheers

Roxette and Ghost are from Sweden 😂

Pleasel try Cirice. It is amazing, but not "80's pop". It has a fabulous beat.

The tickle is because Ghost’s music will tickle your taint

I think it's a song abt marijuana

You do realize this is a concert and there are other songs yes?? ( remark about the masks)

HA hahahahahaha They listen and study mostly lyrics.... I've been a drummer singer, in and out of rock bands for most of my 62 yrs of being alive, and I have never givin two hoots about what the lyrics are supposed to mean or fit the sound of the song. Or in Rush's case, any damn lyrics at all!! All that really matters in the rock world, is getting a song that gets hot women out on the dance floor and guys buying them drink after drink. As a couple wise men said....... "It's all about getting the chicks" Gene S and Paul S With those words, the band, and the club and entertainment companies will all ways see $$$$. Amen.....oh..... .....sorry Tobias. 🤘

@BritPopsReact

11 ай бұрын

@buzbom1 I'm with mate, we get it all the time, listen to the lyrics. I'm too busy rocking out on the tune!! Cheers

How come everything is made from Sweden. Even bank of England.

The confusion is that they have mostly an overtly satanic message, but play stadium rock and even christian sounding rock. Papa Emeritus is sort of like the unholy pope, so they play on christianity and invert it. So they essentialy make "evil" music with angelic levels of melody. Over the years they have kind of lost the satanic message (this song is later) and went more in a pop rock way. But the message is still there. Also, it' mostly gimmick, although the singer of the band is a freemason and has links with satanic beliefs. That's why the song ritual was called the most evil song. For thewir more evil stuff, you should watch year zero, cirice or ritual. It still sounds tame in comparison to other Metal, but there they have the overtly satanic lyrics

I think it is genius, with a satanic image you play satanic music. Normally you think about music like slipknot and so on.. but what would be more clever by the devil to use songs that everybody is singing along to. It is fun because there are church choirs that sing Ghosts song.. I am not sure they even think about the lyrics that often is some sort if love song to the devil. Ghosts song has many layers and meanings.. but the biggest layer has always been this king of worship to the devil.. and that why all the ladies is dressed like nuns.. not christian nuns though :)

Excus?? Man get your gear on..))

Lovely vibe but lyric's naff. Unless they have some meaning I don't know about, someone educate me.

@chueysmama2622

11 ай бұрын

If you have to ask..............................

@GeekFurious

11 ай бұрын

It's written from the POV of someone in a rock band trying to make it with their friends and finding only pain. And marijuana since "Mary on a Cross" is a play on word for "marijuana cross" which is a 3-headed marijuana joint.

Watch,, could US military conquer UK if it wanted to Watch,,, what would happen if US leaves NATO Only if you are brave

@Kodaemon

11 ай бұрын

It would be in absolutely no one's interest. Russian troll spotted.

Best rock band of last decade, simple. Judging by the cover, very poor. Great musicians!! Brilliant live shows

Sounds tooooooo 1980s . The worst era for rock and roll in my opinion. Loved the 70 and 1990s .

@chueysmama2622

11 ай бұрын

I love them anyway! I'm usually Slipknot girl but....

@GeekFurious

11 ай бұрын

It's very clearly 1960s psychedelic rock and not 1980s. It's as if some people who think they're experts in eras of music are stuck in either "modern" or "1980s."

@karm9180

11 ай бұрын

@@GeekFurious yeah, I'm so gobsmacked by these people.. you'd think that, at that age they'd know better.. It clearly sounds 60's , without any sort of doubt.. all the medieval renaissance motifs that Ghost like sprinkle most of their tunes.. and then you hear someone, like these two.."it sounds like 80's!" ..are you f.. kiddin' me? It just shows the lack of musical culture most of these people have..and it's just, sad.. I came to think that, this is a problem with most of the ones that are dissing Ghost..they just lack the minimum of musical history, meaning they clearly don't understand what Ghost is all about..

@seanconservativeburke

11 ай бұрын

​​@@karm9180 I , never said or claimed to diss this band. it's simply not my style of rock . I'm 54 years old , people have there likes and dislikes. it does have 80 s sound and yes I, agree 60s as well . There absolutely NO lead Zeppelin. Your just another annoying ding dong who acts as if your the music expert. I ,personally didn't like ghost at all .