Whenever I listen to Still Life, it absolutely baffles me that Mikael went into the studio without having written any of the songs on the album and basically came up with this masterpiece at the studio. That's like not studying or preparing for an exam and getting 100% for the paper. Genius is almost an understatement, it's pure talent.

@avelinopereira9773

2 жыл бұрын

Whcih studio? Candlelight right?

@fcamiola

2 жыл бұрын

He had rough sketches written down though , yes?

@chanix03

2 жыл бұрын

@@avelinopereira9773 i think my arms your hearse was their last album with candlelight

@theyescapedtheweightofdarkness

2 жыл бұрын

@@avelinopereira9773 this is their only album with peaceville

@admiraladmirable420

Жыл бұрын

@@fcamiola yes I think I read for Still Life he had actually written the songs but hadn't had much time to rehearse them, so they were finished but not refined, and then for Blackwater Park they actually had almost nothing written, Mikael had a few crappy demoes he made at a friend's house, but most of the album came together in the studio

Mendez loves this song, that's for sure

2:22 that is EXTREMELY HARD to play and sing at the same time. You gotta respect that!

@lykarsh

Жыл бұрын

And the fact they play it faster than the original is insane

@henrywalton5967

Жыл бұрын

If you think that's hard check out Vektor, tapping and singing at the same time... kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZqeAm9uQqsjZh6g.html

@HenriqueVergili

11 ай бұрын

@@henrywalton5967 Well, if you think tapping and singing at the same time is hard you should check Necrophagist live :D

@dhuntb00

3 ай бұрын

I've been trying for years to play that riff and sing. It's truly baffling. I enjoy playing a lot of Opeth songs but that particular riff always gets me stuck. Even the riff before it is a rather simple riff comparatively, but it's also surprisingly difficult to play and sing.

@dhuntb00

3 ай бұрын

​@@henrywalton5967nothing against this band, that was an awesome song. But what Michael is doing at that particular section is definitely more difficult to play and sing simultaneously, even though the riffs Vektor are playing are more technical. That guy is singing pretty much on the beat and one word or a small phrase at a time. The line Michael sings is much more complex syllable wise, and the rhythm of the riff is absolutely nuts. It doesn't line up with the vocals at all. I didn't even realize it until I tried to learn it. It's surprisingly and shockingly difficult

I love this band so much its indescribable

@The_Karst

3 жыл бұрын

I don't listen to much metal these days...Alice in Chains, Ashbury, Witherscape, early Entombed, and Hamferđ are on rotation at the moment. It's mostly wider genres. But I can never get tired of Opeth. Somehow their music has remained part of my playlists for almost 25 years.

@fcamiola

2 жыл бұрын

I like other metal bands but Opeth sit on the kings throne unchallenged. THE BEST. The difference is in the writing...MA is a natural musical genius and he has the golden touch.

@fcamiola

2 жыл бұрын

@@The_Karst What are your fav Witherscape and Entombed albums? Cheers

@The_Karst

2 жыл бұрын

@@fcamiola Hi Frank - regarding Witherscape, I'm a big Dan Swanö fan generally, so love pretty much all of his metal stuff. His solo album (Moontower), Edge of Sanity (Crimson I & II), and Witherscape (both full length albums) are among his best!

@Lukkern

2 жыл бұрын

Same

Axe on the drums, amazing.

*YES FINALLY, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A GOOD LIVE VERSION OF THIS, AND THIS IS THE BEST ONE YET*

Such raw energy !! Super tight performance too

@abhishekchaubey903

4 жыл бұрын

I was listening to ICV rn then this appeared. My god how far they have come . Seriously this band sets the bar so high in music that i dont see no musician reaching/crossing that in recent times

Frederic Akesson is Fairly New here, Yet he Pulls off the Lead Guitars Perfectly. Just shows how good of a Guitarist he is. Respect!

@Thrasher5251

4 жыл бұрын

zero1692 all practice, he is such a professional

@blakfloyd

3 жыл бұрын

It helps a lot that he's way more technically proficient than Peter or Mike.

@hoopsmccann639

2 жыл бұрын

i saw this tour 2 months after this show and was right in front of fredrik. he was awesome! but he did mess up on the slide part of the drapery falls. but like the true professional he is, he worked through it and got it fixed fairly quickly.

@fcamiola

2 жыл бұрын

I'm convinced that Frederik could play anything in any band...including playing with Zappa if that was even a possibility. The guy is a virtuoso, period. Unreal talent. However, Mikael is the "brains, heart, and soul" behind the operation! :)

@dhuntb00

3 ай бұрын

​@@hoopsmccann639man that's so crazy, I saw them in the 2008-10 era and Frederick messed up that line in Drapery too! One of the easiest leads in the catalogue perhaps, and at that point he had years to practice it. I wonder what it is about that particular part...

Mendez is a beast!!

@13superdude2

3 жыл бұрын

This is not Mendez playing here, it is Axe.

@antevunic7461

3 жыл бұрын

@@13superdude2 you mixed up the Martins my friend. OP said that Martin Mendez on bass is a beast, you're thinking about Martin Lopez, the ex-drummer.

@13superdude2

3 жыл бұрын

@@antevunic7461 Yes you are right thanks for the correction

@Daddy53751

2 ай бұрын

“The Martins” was an outlandishly great team!🤘🏻

ONE OF THEIR BEST SONGS, HEAVY YET MELODIC.

When i was a young teen, one of my older freinds played me benighted- i think he was doing it for a GCSE music exam. I remember getting this CD and listening to it whilst playing with lego. Happy memories.

@dewedytwo3246

2 ай бұрын

Death metal while playing with lego is a vibe

Wish they had played more stuff from Still Life on their live DVD’s when Peter and Lopez were still in the band.

@ifiwouldcouldyou1

Жыл бұрын

Why would you hurt me like this

Jesus Christ I can see why they rarely play this song live. Just look at mikaels left hand during the "white faced, haggard grin" part. That cant be easy to pull off.

@chilepeulla

19 күн бұрын

Damn, how the hell can he coordinate singing while playing such a convoluted riff, that’s mad talent!

Old Opeth is INSANELY complicated. Look at Mikael's playing, there are more tritone chords than power chords lol

@The_Karst

3 жыл бұрын

And he even manages to squeeze in some headbanging too. 🖤

@TheFbiFilesRepeat

3 жыл бұрын

My hero!

@colinclark1981

3 жыл бұрын

If u want complexity check out the band Neobliviscaris. They are crazy proficient musicans. They have 2 vocalists, one does clean singing and the other growls. The clean singer also plays violin

@iqless7313

3 жыл бұрын

@@colinclark1981 yeah I know them, they're good. But a little bit 'too much of a good thing' situation for me tbh

@massacrationable

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not just playing, it’s playing and singing at the same time. The timing of the riffs and the vocals make it so difficult. Just try it! Mikael is too good!

AXE SIMPLY NAILED AND KILLED THIS SONG RIGHT HERE!

Best song, best album, best band.

1:28 - That snare hits, we know the most disgusting drop is coming up shortly P.S. Martin Mendez is so legendary and groovy

@saturn5087

Жыл бұрын

Not the snare or Martin

@anatolio8689

Жыл бұрын

sorry i meant the Cymbal lol. And i did mean the bassist martin mendez

@saturn5087

Жыл бұрын

@@anatolio8689 damn you really came back after a year and that was not the Martin I though of, it get confusing with the different martins

@anatolio8689

Жыл бұрын

@@saturn5087 Haha all good. Yea Martin Lopez was awesome when he played for them. Now Soen

@Daddy53751

2 ай бұрын

Mendez is painfully good. That he composes entirely for the song only, without ego getting involved, is pretty difficult to do when you’re an extremely talented musician.

Such an amazing song and the beautiful intricate intertwining of each instrument with Mikael’s voice it is musical genius 🖤🖤🖤🖤

This has to be the opeth song that would be most amazing to hear live. It's so freaking heavy!

@anatolio8689

Жыл бұрын

I think this is their heaviest song!

This was probably around the last time Mikael's voice could do a song like this justice.

@The_Karst

4 жыл бұрын

That's right - growls started to deteriorate shortly thereafter. Edit: That said, I have a great recording from 2009 where (if I remember right) his growls sound great. The last time he "fully" used his high register was Sonisphere 2011 - their last show before Heritage was released. Oddly enough, I think he sounded much better at that show vs. Royal Albert Hall.

@jessepinkeye2339

3 жыл бұрын

He still got it. I love his growls in Red Rocks Ampitheatre

@blackmetalbreadstick

3 жыл бұрын

I think he could pull it off now tbh. When I saw them in February this year he seemed to be a lot more comfortable with his screams. I can’t imagine what he was feeling when his voice was changing, lot of people seem to think it was intentional.

@williamreynolds3487

3 жыл бұрын

you can actually start to hear them deteriorate after deliverance. just compare a live show from the blackwater park era to the roundhouse tapes. something happened in 2002 that started to change them shorty after. even the vocals on deliverance sounded weird compared to anything we'd ever heard before, especially his highs. unfortunate

@sch3py

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamreynolds3487 I thought his highs sounded great on Deliverance. Especially on Masters Apprentices.

00:46 that angry face and after the cute face

6:09 EPIC SOLO

1:30 what a riff

Ohh man, once again thank you. This is just priceless !

Thank you for this. I love this song and for a video playing it exactly how I image they would live still blows my mind. I’ll love this band till my last breath.

The drum fill on "the beautiful pain" was missed at 3:50, it's such an essential part!

@The_Karst

4 жыл бұрын

Du-du-bu-KAH! I love Axe's drumming but agree, that was a miss.

@XTyrannicalX

3 жыл бұрын

Several sections are missing accents, or just modified. Better to take this your own way-- no one can pull of Lopez's feel. For example, Section at 4:21 is supposed to have a 16 note triplet splash flourish that is missing on the 4th round. It leaves this sense of an and-a, rather then the straighter feel axe gives.

Serenity painted death live WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE AND NOW I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE

thanks for sharing this with us! tomorrow opeth in Nürnberg, germany!! !!!

I saw this tour in Pittsburgh, right before Watershed was released. I hadnt really listened to Still Life much at that point. Seeing this song live blew me away.

That ending is so tight!!

Vocals and growls sound great here.

Awesome video.

I respect opeths current direction but man do i miss the old days. You can't really see opeth these days and expect to see anything like this anymore. I was ready to die if they played the complete still life album for the 20 anniversary last year but unfortunately mikael no longer wants to play death metal

@haikpetrosyan205

3 жыл бұрын

живу с такими же мыслями :/

@Salomon_G

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, I wish I got to see them years ago.

The solo was fucking great

🤘

SERENITY PAINTED DEATH

This shit is like in tenacious D when jables day dreams about having the pick of destiny lol. If i was there my head would explode

A death metal classic!

I remember seeing that tour and I absolutly lost it when they played this track. Do you know in wich city is that recording?

@The_Karst

4 жыл бұрын

It's great, isn't it? This was filmed on the Melloboat on a cruise outside Stockholm.

@Jayrhum10

4 жыл бұрын

@@The_Karst thanks man! Thinking about it i'm not sure if it was that or Godhead's Lament. Either ways it was awesome. Montreal 2008-2009 two times and smoked a cigarette with Mikael and Martin i can die in peace! Thanks man!

The bass player is fantastic

I'd love to be there...

The real Opeth in their prime!!!

@mantero6094

2 жыл бұрын

yeah their prime was 2000-2009ish

1:39 OOF

Imagine if this was the opening act and you were going on next 😳

1:30 HEADBANG!!!!! YEAAAH!!!

what a charming performance

6:09 🥴🤤

@rolloboomer

3 жыл бұрын

Best solo ever

"amazing" is such a terrible understatement for this

Surely do miss Lopez. He has a groove and swing to his playing that they just haven’t been able to replace. (Not to mention the behemoth team “The Martins” were together)🫡

oh man, great footage and performance. Got anything goodies in the pipeline?

@The_Karst

3 жыл бұрын

Hey man! I had big big plans for Blackwater Park's 20th and Morningrise's 25th anniversary this year, but the band have asked me to hold on sharing anything else for the time being. Hopefully we can get things worked out in time to celebrate.

@TheFbiFilesRepeat

3 жыл бұрын

@@The_Karst This is existing! Can't wait for what's to come, bell icon check! Cool that you are in contact with the best band ever

@TheFbiFilesRepeat

3 жыл бұрын

I hope they re-record Morningrise album, epic album but sound quality is weak imo

Hey man! I'm _-Opeth-_ from the opeth's subreddit. I was wondering if you had any serenity painted death live version with Peter, I would be so happy if you can upload one of these

@The_Karst

3 жыл бұрын

Ehilá! I have an audio version with Peter and Lopez that I uploaded a couple of years ago (London, March 2003). They only played it for a month or so as the Still Life lineup - I can check if I have any video, but I'm not optimistic!

@campe_0p525

3 жыл бұрын

@@The_Karst peccato, grazie mille lo stesso :)

Bass adds so much..

Listen it in the 0,85 speed and it will be almost perfect

the beautiful days when his growls still sounded good

@daario4278

2 жыл бұрын

They still sound good

This only song has some of the best riffs ever.

How can people talk through the whole thing? I'd just be standing there mesmorized

@The_Karst

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's pretty irritating, isn't it? I guess it's because this was a festival on a cruise boat, so quite a few folks were there to see other bands. Most crowds at an Opeth concert are typically hypnotised (rightly so). At least it's only distracting during the quieter sections!

Is this actually the gig where Mikael does THE FACE during Harlequin Forest? YOU HAVE TO SHARE IT

@The_Karst

4 ай бұрын

Yup, this was the gig!

@herdavaian

4 ай бұрын

6:15 kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGyVpcihp9Oom9o.html

DIOCANE

@campe_0p525

4 жыл бұрын

PORCODIO

@charleston1172

4 жыл бұрын

MADONNA TROIA

Is that Charlie from Its always sunny on Bass?

@The_Karst

Жыл бұрын

I eat stickers all the time, dude!

axe's hair is so shiny

Got the whole concert on video?

@The_Karst

3 жыл бұрын

I do! The band have still not given me permission to share anything else, though. Mikael is still deciding how they want to treat their live catalogue.

@TheFbiFilesRepeat

3 жыл бұрын

@@The_Karst thats a shame tbh. Wish they didnt so picky with bootleg material, if it was proshot id understand

@The_Karst

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheFbiFilesRepeat Yeah, I don't know what the hell is going on at this point. It's been 7 months.

@TheFbiFilesRepeat

2 жыл бұрын

@@The_Karst nothing new?

@The_Karst

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFbiFilesRepeat No news, I'm afraid. But I always have stuff in the pipeline. I'm thinking of celebrations for the upcoming 20th anniversaries for Deliverance and (separately) Damnation - lots of options for both :).

ko

WTF I dont listen secular songa no more please dont sendo this thanks

🤘