Listening to Opeth - In Cauda Venenum (English) Part 2

[@alexfilma16]

Lovelorn Crime is so stunning. Favourite track on the album for me.

[@AxelRodriguez-gj6um]

Same, so powerful

[@antonb348]

Agreed

[@CaptBlasi]

Hands down

[@ferox965]

Mine too. Especially when those harmonies hit at the second verse. After that, the song has you totally.

[@RiffisKing]

@@ferox965 agree, although the Swedish version is so much more emotional imo.

[@stephenhaunch3468]

Lovelorn crime. When the voice comes back with the guitars.

[@chirpywiggins5796]

Let that solo from a Lovelorn Crime take you to another world! 🤘 It’s sublime

[@theweegit]

I would recommend giving their full 'Pale communion' album a spin. Has many emotional sections to behold

[@kalas-kurt]

Nah, not compared to this

[@DonSampa]

@@kalas-kurt Why not? Pale communion is insanely underrated.

[@moldybongwater3808]

@@DonSampa I don't think it's particulary underrated, it's a favorite album for many, myself included. It definitely gets enough attention

[@mirkecWii]

@@moldybongwater3808 not sure about that, I see a lot of people ranking it near the bottom of their opeth albums, tbh its in my top 5-6 for sure

[@bertberw8653]

I've been with Opeth for over 20 years, started listening to MAYH, but I can safely say my FAVORITE OPETH SONG OF ALL TIME is a Pale Communion track. Let's see if yall can guess which one.

[@MindSculpture1]

Lovelorn Crime is probably the most beautifully perfect song I’ve ever heard.

[@AliothSenator]

The sample at the end of Charlatan: --- God, God, God ... is God his name? " "No, Jesus!" "Is there just one God?" "No" "How many are there?" "30 million hundreds of thousands" "Oh!" "There is one in every country" "Okay. Can they talk to each other?" "No" "He can fly, only has one head, but he watches from the moon" "People say he watches over us up there" "There is no right or wrong" "There is no right or wrong" "There is no right or wrong" "What do you think happens when you die?" "I think most of all ... you are left on your grave, kind of"

[@allenvrabac4827]

So bummed out they didn't expand on the choir part, or made it leading into a separate piece.

[@alexfilma16]

AliothSenator There is a god. His name is Mikael Ákerfeldt.

[@martinkarlsson7069]

That whole outro really hits hard if you speak swedish

[@mranderson3277]

First time I heard Lovelorn Crime, I was almost in tears like a bitch.

[@mangafreak923]

Lovelorn Crime sounds like it goes hand in hand with Burden and that is not a bad thing at all. It truly is the best song on this album.

[@adan1272]

This is my fav record from Opeth. Loved your reaction to Lovelorn Crime!

[@dannyoctopuscarey8785]

Next of Kin...what an interesting melody. Love it.

[@youssrazegrani2561]

Since i heard lovelorn crime i'm checking your youtube channel everyday to see if you reacted to it, it's literally the most beautiful song in the world after comfortably numb. I was sure it'd touch you deeply as it did to me, everything you said i said it when i first listened to it, the piano intro sounds a lot like the great gig in the sky, and if there's anything i can say about you, is that you're one of the best youtubers, i knew so many GREAT songs thanks to your reactions, you have great taste and emotions, thank you so much..

[@quadparents]

Next of Kin is a head caver of a tune! My fave thus far.

[@WardenOfSouls]

Lovelorn Crime is my favourite. Dunno really why but i absolutly love it

[@dirtpile]

loving this album more and more with every listen!

[@richy_B]

Love this listen along, Lovelorn Crime and Continuum are both masterpieces imo. Fabulous band and album! Thanks!

[@JimNewstead]

I love it that old videos still get views, thank you 😀

[@BRAMMERS87]

Discovered this album and reaction this week 🫶

[@magusmaximmus2172]

Lovelorn Crime is an instant classic IMO. The guitar solo at the end is pure heaven. And by the way, your resemblance to Aaron Stainthorpe is quite remarkable! Cheers!!!

[@ferox965]

@@magusmaximmus2172 Haha! You're totally right!

The Swedish intro to Charlatan goes: "Who is God? What is God?" "What a difficult question!" "I don't believe in God." "Do you believe in God?" "No!" "Why should I?"

[@milton1448]

Love their new sound and direction.

[@keerthigaddameedi96]

Had the same reaction for lovelorn crime. Absolutely stunning song.

[@ManWithoutThePants]

I was thinking Great Gig in the Sky at the beginning of Lovelorn Crime, but it's only the first chord.

[@Valnoten]

Lovelorn Crime is the only song that I prefer in English instead of Swedish...and yes, I am Swedish :)

[@PaulCrow-71]

I love this album too. Jim you'll love the album Mikael and Steven Wilson did as Storm Corrosion which has similar dark and epic vibes as this. Love your reactions and insight.

[@darksinthe]

Agreed. Lovelorn Crime and All Things Will Pass are the top 2. Next of Kin after that, then Universal Truth. So good.

[@jakubshouseofrock7109]

Love your reactions here :) I was so lucky to see Opeth live recently, the tracks from this album are stunning ! even more so live :)

[@TheSynking]

Like someone else said, you should absolutely react to Burden. It has the same feeling as Lovelorn Crime

[@DeadandDECAYED99]

honestly you made the right call by doing these three. these are the STRONGEST songs alongside from the awesome singles that are tracks 2 and 3. The album takes a huge dip in quality in regards to the guitar work, chord progressions, and structuring. The last track however feels like it could have been written right after Watershed and it's fucking tight. Extremely emotive outro.

[@Murderbeans]

No way. Don't be blinded by the effectiveness of Charlatan as the zenith moment. Universal Truth is such a nice welcome back from that chaos. Start to finish, this album is built like a classic masterpiece.

[@ferox965]

Yeah.., the second verse of Lovelorn Crime hit you hard just like me. The vocal harmony, next level and you can't help but be emotionally moved. Cheers from Canada. PS, Charlatan was performed on just basses according to the band.

[@riddhimanmedhi99]

That solo is fantastic, and I am a massive Enigma fan. Total sucker for rock ballads and Gregorian chanting. Opeth gave us both of these in the space of 10 mins! Fantastic

[@Owenator26]

I agree with the comment you made on Charlatan saying it sounds like QOTSA. That tone sounds like something off their album Songs For The Deaf I can hear that!

[@jogbo1]

Lovelorn Crime

[@theanunnaki334]

Dream theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence disk two The Faceless - Autothiest Movement part 1 to 3 Carcass - Heartwork

[@JimNewstead]

😬👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@theanunnaki334]

@@JimNewstead I will never stop. Or I will stop once you have listened to them. So maybe never listen to them and you will always get a comment on your videos. 🤔

[@JimNewstead]

The Anunnaki like my own personal music recommending terminator!!!! I know you’ll be back.......

[@theanunnaki334]

@@JimNewstead for sure 😂

[@MrProgKeys]

Lovelorn crime did the same for me amazing

[@andre99249]

You are quite good at picking the influences, aren't you? I didn't notice the Floyd song in the beginning, shame on me haha I wish Opeth fans were so open-minded like you are...they just can't deal with the fact there's no Death Metal anymore...and it's been more than 10 years but they can't accept it. If you love "Lovelorn Crime" as much as you said you really should listen to "Burden" Jinn...it's Opeth's "Comfortably Numb".

[@ferox965]

I've been a fan since the 2nd record. This record just floored me. I'm loving travelling with Opeth.

[@marcgaskett]

That is such an untrue statement, I am a die hard Metal head and Opeth fan since 03, to assume though that I am confined to only Metal music is way off the mark, some of my favourite bands are old school prog and as far as this album under review I count it up there with the best Opeth have ever released, if anything Opeth is/was the band to teach me to expand my musical horizons from the get go

[@scyphe]

I'll add myself to the list of Opeth fans who absolutely love this album as well as enjoy the rest of their post-Watershed material. My first Opeth album was Morningrise which I bought just after it was released in 1996. And listening to their albums from their most successful heavy era (Still LifeWatershed) you can hear plenty of parts and influences that pointed in this direction. They've always been progressive, mixing different genres and creating their own unique sound. The difference these days is that they've replaced some influences/styles. I fully understand the people that can't get into the post-Watershed material. For me Metallica totally "died" when they released Load and Reload. They had lost it and became drama queens etc... note: TO ME, all in my humble and personal opinion. Same with other bands I love where I stop listening to the music they released at a particular stage because the music they recorded was just not giving me anything at all except a strong lingering feeling of disappointment. It's natural and with Opeth the difference from their old metal style is rather extreme which makes the threshold especially hard to climb/cross if you're not used to listen to a wider range of musical styles. I do miss new sick and amazing metal riffs (although the songs on In Cauda Venenum have the heaviest guitars of the last 4 albums). With the growling I can take it or leave it. I love the timbre and quality of Mikaels voice as well as his great clean (and fry) vocal skills that he's got these days. They were quite good back on Still Life as well but nowhere near his current skillset. When it comes to growling, too much growling in a song buries the music behind it since it's pulling my attention toward it. The way Mikael used it in many songs (esp. on Deliverance and Ghost Reveries) was great; he switched back and forth to put emphasis on different parts of the "story" or emotional journey.

[@WardenOfSouls]

Actually guys... i think Lovelorn Crime gives me a lot fo Comfortably Numb vibes. Anyone else or is it just me?

[@WardenOfSouls]

i just realized that Jim even said that in the video xD i should listen more closely

[@rasix86]

Yes, to the solo thing and emotional connection. Here is another song where i have the same thing going on: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZSZcmN-qpafa5Y (Sarah Fimm - Flames)

[@threestringsomg]

Guys guys guys....don't want to sound like a Opeth acolyte but you should've started with Swedish version.... Minnets Yta is even better in its original form....so glad I did as I think there is something more earthy with the original mix....

[@threestringsomg]

Though at the same time I'm enjoying listening English version first time with you Jim of course! Great reaction 🤗

[@threestringsomg]

More Alice in Chains than qotsa I'd say!!!

[@Blarkysh]

i agree, i dont know any swedish, but the swedish version is better haha

[@JimNewstead]

@threestringsomg..... I know, I know. My bad - should have listened to the Swedish version first but oh well....

[@ericforsyth]

threestringsomg: Alice in Chains meets Meshuggah, lol

[@1Anime4you]

React to *In Flames* - Where the Dead Ships Dwell

[@martinjohansen3987]

Lovelorn Crime is exqisite

[@omkarbharambe8673]

next Lamb of god please \m/

[@WardenOfSouls]

that would be pretty fun to watch him react to yes xD

[@abhishekchaubey903]

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