Well, it's hard to understand a song/album when just listening to half a second and fast forwarding all the time :( My Arms, Your Hearse is absolutely amazing!
😂 I agree but he does have a point. It's quite stop and start and less produced. But that's what is good about them. I'm glad I heard the 3 albums after and then bought the first 3 mysterious raw, broody albums. I think it was a necessary process/practice to write better songs and structures and have classic black metal albums in said process.
Orchid is mostly shit with moments of brilliance, Morningrise is a refined version of Orchid and is an improvement in every way and My Arms is fantastic and is pretty much the first time Opeth was Opeth as we know them. I could see shitting on Orchid but the other two should be immune to flogging.
I remember recommending Ghost reveries to a hip hop friend, he said he didnt like it but some parts were good, I told him to listen to it again and trust me. A week later I see his instagram story just driving in the sunset listening to the middle melodic part of harlequin forest. He has now begun the journey
Opeth at their worst is still light years ahead of like 95% of all metal bands. I kind of understand your comments about the first couple of albums but I still reall enjoy them. Songwriting improved markedly with Still Life and then Blackwater Park was lifted with the production and songwriting help from Steven Wilson. What I love most is how well 12 minute songs still come together in a live setting. One of my favourite bands ever.
I read this comment super confused before watching the video. Not sure why it didn't click. . 0:37 seconds in and It is indeed Orchid, not Orchard. Pretty funny haha.
He made a point of pronouncing it wrong during the whole stream to trigger people 😂 everyone was moaning at his pronunciation of Mikael's name too haha
They are amateurish ...in comparison to their own later albums. Not amateurish in comparison to other bands though! A lot of songs do just sound like they threw in one riff after the next and lack continuity, which the later albums especially Ghost & Watershed .. do not.
@@saschamarr495 I totally agree, but riffs are great, some of Mikael's best, performances are amazing and production, while rough, really fits music and creates great atmosphere. Also some beautiful melancholic moments there.
It drags on a lot, definitely a "one time and shelving it forever" listen but its a far cry from a bad album. Hell you must hate a lot of albums if you think this is bad@jarrettchristensen_music
@@jarrettchristensen_musicA tier. It's not S tier but it's gotta be minimum A tier. As soon as that explosion occurs after the intro in When, it became A tier.
I didn’t even start listening to Opeth heavily until 2021. Prior to that I only knew a handful of songs. I wish I hadn’t waited but the upshot is I had their entire catalogue to discover as music that was brand new to me. There isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t listen to Opeth. There’s so much to love.
I dont know about how familiar you are with their discography yet, but dont listen to Bradleys opinion on MAYH. It is more proggy and has WAY better transitions then the first two albums. It has some of the most powerful and wild growls in their discography, and maybe the darkest and most dense atmosphere of any Opeth record. Of course it is not yet on a level with GR, BWP or Watershed when it comes to overall musicality, but it has a wild and youthful energy. I would not go as far to say it is their best album, but it has grown to be maybe my most listened to album (after I kinda ignored it for my first 8-10 years of beeing an Opeth fan, maybe I just overlistened everything else :D )
From Heritage to Sorceress Opeth just straight up became a 1970's prog band. In Cauda Venenum was a bit of a return to form, I especially like the version with the Swedish vocals.
Actually: Heritage is a very unique take on prog and a passion project for Mikael PC is 100% opeth DNA with prog sounds, a bit less innovative but very good. Sorceress actually has a similar sound to ICV and has a lot of bangers, but the production is horrible ICV is Nupeth 2.0 and I'm all here for it
I genuinely forgot how many of these albums I used to listen to on repeat. I still get these grooves and riffs stuck in my head that I couldn't place and this video is reminding me how influential they were in my teenage years
"I'm really not a fan of their first three albums" and turned off the stream! This man and me just don't have the same taste in music. Fine, but whewwww that's a wild take.
If anyone's gonna dislike any of Opeth's work but like the rest, it's going to be the first 2 albums. Possibly including the 3rd. They're just very unique, for better or worse.
Yeah, people who think Orchid and Morningrise are their worst albums are people who I will not agree with on much about music and production and atmosphere at all. Maybe because they are closer to black metal in vibe and classical in structure. Sorry they aren’t in proper “song” form for you haters. I’ve loved them so much since like 1997.
I really think Pale Communion could have been absolutely incredible if they had implemented some of their death metal sounds. It's a great record, probably my favourite of their most recent four albums.
I discovered Opeth through Damnation, I love Progressive rock and they definitely excel at it, so I couldn't really understand those complaining about Opeth transition from Prog Death Metal to Progressive Rock. I've been listening to their first albums lately and now get why so many people miss that era, in my case I can say that I love their latest stuff so much but can't deny that the raw sound of the first albums really slaps.
I've seen Opeth like... 7 or 8 times since the early 00s. I don't specifically go anywhere to see them, they just turn up to most metal festivals. They're genuinely always so good live, with such great stage presence and humour, that every single time, without fail, I go home and listen to them... Before remembering I've done it multiple times before over 2 decades and I'm not a fan of their albums. I will say one thing though... Opeth fans are great. You can SAY the above and not offend them. Unlike other certain fans who will proclaim, "you don't get it."
I really like My Arms Your Hearse, this album is filled with amazing riffs like Karma and April Ethereal. But i think my favorite is Watershed, gotta love the weirdness in this one haha.
@BradleyHallGuitar You gotta stop using that as reasoning. Most artists like their newest stuff most and their oldest stuff least. That doesn’t make them right.
Great video !! But i cant get over that you didnt like Hessian Peel from Watershed. Its my fav on the album by far. Its just so unique and got the heaviest riffs they done
Very glad to see Ghost Reveries at the peak. Everything on that album just flows so naturally into each other plus it's home to my favourite Opeth track in Reverie/Harlequin Forest 🙂
I discovered Opeth through their first two albums so I have a bit of a soft spot for those two. But anytime I hear something more recent they have done, it's instantly recognizable to me and I always dig it. I've always wanted to do a deep dive on their discog. because I know I'll love it 🤘
My tier list (just about the only one I have of any bands ever): S: Still Life, MAYH, Morningrise, Blackwater Park, Damnation A: Orchid, Ghost Reveries B: Watershed, Deliverance C: Sourceress D: Heritage, Pale Communion, In Cauda Venenum And nothing in the divorce one, as all of their stuff is at least good. Most of the time brilliant. But I also cooled down regarding their latest stuff. Strong agree on Still Life - bloody masterpiece, my absolute favourite album. Of all. Ever.
Seeing them live in October for the first time since 2006. I cannot fucking wait. I’ve listened to Still Life and Ghost Reveries at least 500 times each.
Nice one Bradley, i agree with most of this and im a huge Opeth fan. Faith in Others is one of my favourite songs and Lovelorn Crime another big one with a rad solo but a lot of the new stuff is not quite there. I really want them to be psychadelic with Mikael rockin his flares n shit too. Hopefully the next album is the one. ❤
Mikael hanging out with Steven Wilson was the best thing to ever happen to Opeth, imo. Not saying Opeth's greatness is SW's doing, obviously; they're just an amazing creative catalyst for each other, and Steven did an AMAZING job with production once he was brought in for that.
Orchid is a brilliant album imo, it's rough production and songwriting is part of its charm. Better than any overproduced modern djenty/progy/deathcore garbage.
Goodness, doing all Devin albums is quite the chore, he made so many! And they're all vastly different. You probably would need to make a subset or something. 😅
5:53! YES. THANK YOU for validating all my shitty air drumming attempts at nailing that outro to Deliverance. I have always assumed it was because I am not a drummer, but hearing this from a drummer definitely helps me feel better about my 22 years of attempts amounting to the most brutal result of all...NOTHING.
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I listened to every Opeth album so i didn't have to watch this video.
🤣
Gotteem
My Arms, Your Hearse is amazing. Eat your beans and listen to it again.
My 🫘, Your 🫘
i was thinking morningrise but MAYH aswell
This guy. I like this band, shits on them for the rest of the video.
That Katatonic Doom metal part in "The Amen Corner"... Fucking iconic
Well, it's hard to understand a song/album when just listening to half a second and fast forwarding all the time :(
My Arms, Your Hearse is absolutely amazing!
opinion discarded for the first 3 albums
😂 I agree but he does have a point. It's quite stop and start and less produced. But that's what is good about them. I'm glad I heard the 3 albums after and then bought the first 3 mysterious raw, broody albums. I think it was a necessary process/practice to write better songs and structures and have classic black metal albums in said process.
Opeth, more like GOATpeth, amirite?
I see what ya did there 😝
DOPEth
So Much SORROW
Sorrow in me
An ocean of sorrow in you
to bid you farewell is a great track
Agreed
Right? WTF dude
Single-handedly made me buy all their albums after I fell in love with that track.
@@switchup30 it might not be a great album but that is still one of favorite Opeth songs
the first 3 albums slander is criminal
You mean slander?
@@thekivster slander yeah
morningrise is so good
I can agree that orchid and morningrise are the least good albums, but my arms your hearse is a fucking masterpiece.
Orchid is mostly shit with moments of brilliance, Morningrise is a refined version of Orchid and is an improvement in every way and My Arms is fantastic and is pretty much the first time Opeth was Opeth as we know them. I could see shitting on Orchid but the other two should be immune to flogging.
Finally
A disgography review thats as long as the bands average song
I remember recommending Ghost reveries to a hip hop friend, he said he didnt like it but some parts were good, I told him to listen to it again and trust me.
A week later I see his instagram story just driving in the sunset listening to the middle melodic part of harlequin forest. He has now begun the journey
Really underrated album
Spreading the religion 👍
My arms, your hearse is brilliant man
it's their best album
Opeth at their worst is still light years ahead of like 95% of all metal bands. I kind of understand your comments about the first couple of albums but I still reall enjoy them. Songwriting improved markedly with Still Life and then Blackwater Park was lifted with the production and songwriting help from Steven Wilson. What I love most is how well 12 minute songs still come together in a live setting. One of my favourite bands ever.
The chord progression of The Drapery Falls is just insane
Did he just shat on To Bid You Farewell 💀😢
We Demand Sabbath Deep Dive!!!
That we do!
I eagerly await his visible confusion once it comes time to address everything after Mob Rules.
Yeah!!
That wasn't Orchard (the trees) it was Orchid (the flower).
Had to pause the video :44 seconds in to make sure someone said this in the comments. Thank you, I can now resume watching.
I read this comment super confused before watching the video. Not sure why it didn't click.
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0:37 seconds in and It is indeed Orchid, not Orchard. Pretty funny haha.
He made a point of pronouncing it wrong during the whole stream to trigger people 😂 everyone was moaning at his pronunciation of Mikael's name too haha
Man, I love Morningrise
Calling my arms your hearse amateur album is a pretty bold statement
it's a shit take, but w/e everyone has their own opinion :)
He's entitled to his opinion, even if it's entirely wrong.
They are amateurish ...in comparison to their own later albums. Not amateurish in comparison to other bands though!
A lot of songs do just sound like they threw in one riff after the next and lack continuity, which the later albums especially Ghost & Watershed .. do not.
@@saschamarr495 I totally agree, but riffs are great, some of Mikael's best, performances are amazing and production, while rough, really fits music and creates great atmosphere. Also some beautiful melancholic moments there.
very dumb statement , and i think he defends it cuz mikael once said he didnt like the album (probably trying to embrace his growlsess folk era)
Favourite metal band. No one else competes
Truth
Gojira?
Imagine saying Morningrise and MAYH is amateur. 😂😂😂
ik totally delusional
Damn. I've already listened to every Opeth album. I should've waited.
A shame you skipped Black Rose Immortal and Advent 😢
Dream theater next, would live to hear your thoughts on their stuff
The first 3 are classics. As for Blackwater Park and that era being more polished and gothy, I think that's the Steven Wilson effect.
That's when they crawled out of the primordial goo.
Smh at the first 3 albums slander
If any one of those albums was in another bands discography it would probably be their best lol.
Orchid is objectively a bad album, but mayh is at least B-tiet
It drags on a lot, definitely a "one time and shelving it forever" listen but its a far cry from a bad album. Hell you must hate a lot of albums if you think this is bad@jarrettchristensen_music
@@jarrettchristensen_musicA tier. It's not S tier but it's gotta be minimum A tier. As soon as that explosion occurs after the intro in When, it became A tier.
@@Opethfeldt it's high B tier maybe low A tier
Best albums:
- Orchid (1995)
- Morningrise (1996)
- My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
- Still Life (1999)
- Blackwater Park (2001)
- Deliverance (2002)
- Damnation (2003)
- Ghost Reveries (2005)
- Watershed (2008)
No Blackwater Park?
@@akikoivunoksa635 Oops. I accidentally said Watershed twice lol.
My Arms Your Hearse is a sick album, are you kidding?
Justice for 'My Arms...'
I didn’t even start listening to Opeth heavily until 2021. Prior to that I only knew a handful of songs. I wish I hadn’t waited but the upshot is I had their entire catalogue to discover as music that was brand new to me. There isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t listen to Opeth. There’s so much to love.
I dont know about how familiar you are with their discography yet, but dont listen to Bradleys opinion on MAYH. It is more proggy and has WAY better transitions then the first two albums. It has some of the most powerful and wild growls in their discography, and maybe the darkest and most dense atmosphere of any Opeth record. Of course it is not yet on a level with GR, BWP or Watershed when it comes to overall musicality, but it has a wild and youthful energy. I would not go as far to say it is their best album, but it has grown to be maybe my most listened to album (after I kinda ignored it for my first 8-10 years of beeing an Opeth fan, maybe I just overlistened everything else :D )
1999-2008 they were unstoppable! 🤟
The Deliverance outro is one of the most beautiful things you can experience in life. I love it so much!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a lot of respect for Opeth, but sometimes they sound like evil carnival music not even gonna lie
what does that even mean?
This implies the existence of non-evil carnival music.
More than Mr. Bungle?
So you normally lie? 🤔
Diablo Swing Orchestra is pretty sweet
This video fills me with great sorrow
Only one minute and I couldn't handle the bullshit anymore
This band wouldnt be the the same without that Mendez bass. Its incredible on Blackwater, Drapery Falls bass is just perfect.
I actually forgot how influenced I am by Opeth. They had it all. Hands down one of my faves 🙌
From Heritage to Sorceress Opeth just straight up became a 1970's prog band. In Cauda Venenum was a bit of a return to form, I especially like the version with the Swedish vocals.
Actually:
Heritage is a very unique take on prog and a passion project for Mikael
PC is 100% opeth DNA with prog sounds, a bit less innovative but very good.
Sorceress actually has a similar sound to ICV and has a lot of bangers, but the production is horrible
ICV is Nupeth 2.0 and I'm all here for it
I genuinely forgot how many of these albums I used to listen to on repeat. I still get these grooves and riffs stuck in my head that I couldn't place and this video is reminding me how influential they were in my teenage years
"I'm really not a fan of their first three albums" and turned off the stream! This man and me just don't have the same taste in music. Fine, but whewwww that's a wild take.
its not that wild. Plenty of people aren't super into the early albums other than MAYH.
If anyone's gonna dislike any of Opeth's work but like the rest, it's going to be the first 2 albums. Possibly including the 3rd. They're just very unique, for better or worse.
Dude, My Arms is brilliant start to finish. Ask any old school opeth fan.
Eh, it's not bad, it's not great either, it meanders a bit.
"Their first three albums are ropey" - Dude please recalibrate
i actually think their first 3 are their best albums, the variety opeth has in their discography will always be the reason why theyre my favorite band
Opeth, the best band of all time, doesn't have a single bad album to this day. Every album is fantastic! Insane when they've put out 13 albums!
Yep, and the other band I can say that same for is Cardiacs. Check them out! Tim Smith was a genius like Mikael is.
Orchid and Morning rise the best 😍🎸🔥
They get crapped on too much.
@@randycunningham7318 for real. Morningrise is a masterpiece. To Bid You Farewell alone earns it that status.
@@randycunningham7318They're bound to be the most divisive. You either get it or you don't. Not much in between.
Yeah, people who think Orchid and Morningrise are their worst albums are people who I will not agree with on much about music and production and atmosphere at all. Maybe because they are closer to black metal in vibe and classical in structure. Sorry they aren’t in proper “song” form for you haters. I’ve loved them so much since like 1997.
When i listen to Opeth, the chaos settles in my mind. I love these guys!
Bradley looks like the beans version of mikael
Pale communion deserved better
Truly the best post Ghost Reveries album honestly.
eternal rains will come, moon above and faith in others are 3 of the best songs hes ever written, its one of their best albums i think.
Agree! Goblin deserves at least a mention
River is such a banger
It's one of their best albums. Top 3
I'd love to see you do either a Carcass or a Nile deep dive.
Great video mate!!! You should do a video on Mastodon or Ozzy next!!
Morningrise has hooks galore. What are you talking about??
Death whispered a lullaby was in an episode of criminal minds
Yes it was
Those slower albums won’t just open to you in their first listen. They need to be grinded, just like most complicated music.
I really think Pale Communion could have been absolutely incredible if they had implemented some of their death metal sounds. It's a great record, probably my favourite of their most recent four albums.
I discovered Opeth through Damnation, I love Progressive rock and they definitely excel at it, so I couldn't really understand those complaining about Opeth transition from Prog Death Metal to Progressive Rock. I've been listening to their first albums lately and now get why so many people miss that era, in my case I can say that I love their latest stuff so much but can't deny that the raw sound of the first albums really slaps.
I've seen Opeth like... 7 or 8 times since the early 00s. I don't specifically go anywhere to see them, they just turn up to most metal festivals.
They're genuinely always so good live, with such great stage presence and humour, that every single time, without fail, I go home and listen to them...
Before remembering I've done it multiple times before over 2 decades and I'm not a fan of their albums.
I will say one thing though... Opeth fans are great. You can SAY the above and not offend them.
Unlike other certain fans who will proclaim, "you don't get it."
I really like My Arms Your Hearse, this album is filled with amazing riffs like Karma and April Ethereal. But i think my favorite is Watershed, gotta love the weirdness in this one haha.
MAYH slander will not be tolorated
Now do mastodon 🤘🤘
Ooo yes
I always said on Heritage that Opeth turned into the band that Spinal Tap eventually turned into in the movie 😂.
Pale communion is S tier for me
for sure
What a great stream. Always enjoyable and interactive live shows. Thanks, Mr. Hall.
The 70s prof era resonates so much with me.
Look, you can say I dont need to, but watching this I just want to play all of them back to back.
Opeth are one of my favourite bands, and probably my favourite metal band. I love the Steven Wilson collaborations especially.
My Arms Your Hearse rocks
Morningrise was their first peak
Sorrow dance metal
The Lotus Eater has to be one of the most underrated Opeth songs IMO
I was gonna hate you for dissing the first 3 albums but your praise for Still Life saved your ass as that is my favorite album of thiers.
Morningrise is in my top 3 with Still Life and Blackwater Park 😊
Also Im so happy you got Ghost at tippy top. That one and Heritage are my favs
calling opeth first 3 albums "amateur prog" LOOOOOOOL what a clown
Well it is, even Mikael thinks they're shit lol
@@BradleyHallGuitaractually he doesn't, he says that he's very proud of the My Arms
@@BradleyHallGuitar rofl
@@Morrowindur he is, dude that album has when, april ethereal and demon of the fall... imagine saying that album is medriocre xD
@BradleyHallGuitar You gotta stop using that as reasoning. Most artists like their newest stuff most and their oldest stuff least. That doesn’t make them right.
Great video !!
But i cant get over that you didnt like Hessian Peel from Watershed. Its my fav on the album by far. Its just so unique and got the heaviest riffs they done
Dude Heritage is such a dark album lol. Some of those song hurt haha
Very glad to see Ghost Reveries at the peak. Everything on that album just flows so naturally into each other plus it's home to my favourite Opeth track in Reverie/Harlequin Forest 🙂
Which band should we deep-dive next then gang??
We neeeed slipknot or Metallica plzzzz beo
Lorraine Shore
Lorna*
Anthrax.
Do trivium...
I also still am in awe of that part of deliverance
I discovered Opeth through their first two albums so I have a bit of a soft spot for those two. But anytime I hear something more recent they have done, it's instantly recognizable to me and I always dig it. I've always wanted to do a deep dive on their discog. because I know I'll love it 🤘
Bradley, I love you but I HATE your opinion on the early opeth albums. Morningrise especially. But still keep making awesome METAL content!
Another cool Swedish "progish" band you should listen to is Evergey, you wont be disappointed
Without a doubt one of the greatest "death" metal bands of all time. Arguably the best death vocals too... Pure talent.
Been watching you a while now, thanks for the fun
Oh man I'm about to throw some beans your way
A big pleasure to be in the stream, more deep dives, next one Mastodon please
This was brilliant, well done👌🤘✊️
My tier list (just about the only one I have of any bands ever):
S: Still Life, MAYH, Morningrise, Blackwater Park, Damnation
A: Orchid, Ghost Reveries
B: Watershed, Deliverance
C: Sourceress
D: Heritage, Pale Communion, In Cauda Venenum
And nothing in the divorce one, as all of their stuff is at least good. Most of the time brilliant. But I also cooled down regarding their latest stuff.
Strong agree on Still Life - bloody masterpiece, my absolute favourite album. Of all. Ever.
Beanly did Pale Communion dirty 😫 this one's wildly underrated
Seeing them live in October for the first time since 2006. I cannot fucking wait. I’ve listened to Still Life and Ghost Reveries at least 500 times each.
S: Still Life, MAYH, Blackwater Park, Ghost Reveries, Damnation, Watershed
A: Deliverance
B: Heritage, Pale Communion
C: Orchid, Morningrise
D: Sorceress, In Cauda Venenum
BEAUTIFUL DISCOGRAPHY
This is handy actually, I want to try and get into them more ahead of seeing them at Bloodstock this year. Thanks!
Nice one Bradley, i agree with most of this and im a huge Opeth fan. Faith in Others is one of my favourite songs and Lovelorn Crime another big one with a rad solo but a lot of the new stuff is not quite there. I really want them to be psychadelic with Mikael rockin his flares n shit too. Hopefully the next album is the one. ❤
Mikael hanging out with Steven Wilson was the best thing to ever happen to Opeth, imo. Not saying Opeth's greatness is SW's doing, obviously; they're just an amazing creative catalyst for each other, and Steven did an AMAZING job with production once he was brought in for that.
Orchid is a brilliant album imo, it's rough production and songwriting is part of its charm. Better than any overproduced modern djenty/progy/deathcore garbage.
When are you gonna do one for High on Fire? I wont stop requesting them.
In Cauda Venenum my beloved favorite ⚰️💞⚰️
nah the first 3 are pretty raw and have some cool stuff. agree with most of the other albums
The opening of Ghost of Perdition was my alarm for years. That drop into the first verse is just so abrupt
love this format. I want cradle of filth or Devon Townsend complete
Goodness, doing all Devin albums is quite the chore, he made so many! And they're all vastly different. You probably would need to make a subset or something. 😅
5:53!
YES. THANK YOU for validating all my shitty air drumming attempts at nailing that outro to Deliverance. I have always assumed it was because I am not a drummer, but hearing this from a drummer definitely helps me feel better about my 22 years of attempts amounting to the most brutal result of all...NOTHING.