GHOST: How Prequelle Tells A Story

[@nickcarlsonpress]

Unfortunately the good folks at *BMG Rights Management (US), LLC* have decided to fraudulently claim my video as a "cover" of a Ghost song, despite 1) the audio in the claimed portion being that of a live performance by the actual artist, and 2) my video as a whole falling squarely within the realm of fair use exemption. As of now I am "sharing" my revenue with the company, despite them not deserving a red cent from my hard work. And since I do not want to risk a copyright strike on my channel by appealing their rejection of my dispute, if you liked the video and really want to support me, you can throw a little something my way at this link: www.buymeacoffee.com/nickcarlsonpress Thank you for your support.

[@kelb57]

I didn’t even know companies were putting claims on covers until you mentioned this. Thanks for making this video, makes me appreciate Prequelle even more than I already do!

[@hvymetalmg]

This is great, can you do Impera next???

[@nickcarlsonpress]

@@hvymetalmg Ohhhh, alright

[@Bluebxrry_]

2:57 IT SOUNDED SO PROFESSIONAL UP UNTIL THIS POINT IT IS 4 AM I CANNOT BE LAUGHING IT CAUGHT ME SO OFF GAURD

[@MB-rn4ul]

what does it mean to sue toenail fungus?

[@ThatOddChickenHippie]

​@MB-rn4ul it's kind of a Fandom thing. Calling Tobias Forge anything with the initials T.F. other than his actual name. Tonail Fungus, Trumpeter Frog. Taco Falafel. Twinkle Fart. Torsion Flare. Toblerone Fudge. Toothache Feight. Tibia Fibula. Whatever you can put together off the top of your head.

[@Bluebxrry_]

@@ThatOddChickenHippie oh no no i know i was just saying BAHAH

[@ThatOddChickenHippie]

@@Bluebxrry_ I was trying to explain it to @MB-rn4ul. For some reason, my cursor started before the username, and in trying to fix that, I must have accidentally removed it 😅

[@MB-rn4ul]

@@ThatOddChickenHippie Thank you

[@Outzvoid]

Lmao I love how you keep on changing Tobias's name throughout the vid. My favorite track is Dance Macabre as I fully embrace the '80s cheesy rock vibe. Looking forward to your video on Impera if you're gonna do it!

[@jeffrobodine8579]

The dancers almost remind me of the tatted cheerleaders in the Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana video in a way.

[@yensid4294]

I love that he titled an instrumental "Miasma" (bed smells or air) which is what medieval people thought caused disease. Like the plague. That's why plague doctors wore those crazy beaked masks. The nose piece was stuffed with sweet smelling herbs :) It was their version of PPE.

[@opiumdennis7249]

And it’s a better name than “Stank”…

[@John_Mack]

I am 62 years old. My music style was 70' and 80's. Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Rush etc.. I found Ghost a few years ago. The music is sooooo 70's and 80's...

[@kinatan968]

Blue oyster cult is definitely one of Tobias's main influences for Ghost. Their earlier stuff also reminds me of Sisters of mercy.

[@vee1337]

Loved this perspective!! Especially about the narrators in each half of the album because the narrative arc for me always makes me think of the Cardinal being the narrator - coming into the power of his postition (he's the plague bringing rat, got the white horse and all); reveling in it while his parishoners are dying of the plague (Faith) and then coming to witness the devastation by Life Eternal, almost as a sole survivor. Ultimately, there is such an amazing, tasty narrative arc in the album that I might never get sick of!

[@w1ldspr0ut]

This is so cool! I’m currently writing an essay about IMPERA’s thematics with the rise and fall of empires, of which I hope to turn into a video essay in the future. This in-depth look at Prequelle gives me a new love for the album and the story writing TF continues to do within his works. This was so so awesome, love it!

[@phantom5757]

Prequelle is in my top four favourite albums along side Slipknot’s We Are Not Your Kind and Startset’s Vessels and Horizons. This video broke down Prequelle perfectly and it actually helped me understand Prequelle a lot more from a narrative perspective especially on Witch Image which is my favourite Ghost song.

[@hannahprose]

Great video! As someone obsessed with Ghost, I enjoyed it very much. Please do one on Impera when you have time.

[@xScooterAZx]

It's "Ring around the rosie, pocket full of posies, ashes,ashes, all fall down." When I was little we used to chant this while holding hands and dancing in a circle.

[@PhilHubbs02]

This was great man. I’d love to see more for sure on Ghost.

[@nickcarlsonpress]

Impera video will come out in the next few months :)

[@velvet.mayhem]

Finally, some well deserved recognition for the masterpiece that is Prequelle! I can't put in words how much I love this album, it's perfect from start to finish, but my absolute favorite track is Witch Image. It's hauntingly beautiful and devastating. Kudos for the effort you put into this video, with all the black plague bits and meta to the songs, very well done! I'd love a video like this for Impera. ❤

[@Ravenprincess]

Yaaaay, finally someone loving "rats" as much as I do!! 😂 I have become so used to getting dunked on for liking that song as much as I do, it's refreshing to come across someone who loves it! 🤟🏻👻

[@debradavis768]

I KNOW!!!! We drove three hours to see them in SImpsonville, SC. Talked to a lot of awesome people that night. Seriously dedicated fans. Awesome group of people.

[@MrBlakeD82]

Same. Made some really good one-night friends that night, but we all cursed the weather...

[@Drummerjeffkazee]

Very nicely done!!!! I really enjoyed it and would love more ghost.

[@magnusblomqvist966]

I think that you did an outstanding job. Bravo! Educational and entertaining at the same time and a must see for every Ghost fan. I would love more not just Impera but also about the first three records that are connected to each other telling the story over time.

[@tenroku8751]

Great analysis! I'd definitely be interested in the same for Impera or any other Ghost album.

[@xScooterAZx]

I came back to say "See The Light" is my favorite of Ghost songs. Heck,I love them all.

[@PsycheTrance65]

People getting Trapdoor Funicular's name wrong is my favoire Ghost meme😂

[@jennyjugs13]

Seriously my favorite part.

[@Little_Demonia]

Is been said Life Eternal is about Tobias's brother who died a long time ago, and that is the reason bc he won't sing it anymore ( isn't been proven as fact, but is a known topic)

[@HellOnHighHeels1000]

Helvetesfonster is so underrated imo. The emotions it conveys are so raw and tangible. Tobias mentioned in some interview the album was about life, about survival, and Helvetesfonster describes the feelings of survivors just perfectly. First is shock, bargaining, disbelief; then it's horror and disgust, that makes you run, hide, and push what you've seen out of your memory; and the last is acceptance, seeing the carnage for what it is, with no emotion left to feel, just numbness... The song is so terrifying it's beautiful

[@msmoon6011]

This was extremely well done and paced perfectly with a sense of humor that fits so well when talking about Ghost. I would love to see your analysis on the other albums! Great job!

[@ChristyAbbey]

Hey, haven't seen you in the longest. Glad Ghost found you. They found me about a month ago... (not a bit about BMG going against TF's express wishes, more like Ghost just showed up at my door and invaded my life. Thankfully.)

[@mikewilson858]

I have a lot of love for Rats too. I got into Ghost during the pandemic. I was laid off of work and shut in with my roommate who had Covid. I was trying to get into newer bands and saw a lot of good buzz for Ghost. Rats was a terrific song and was my pandemic theme song. That he wrote years earlier is absolutely prophetic. Probably directed at the MAGA mind virus who would guess he would usher in an actual plague.

[@DaCapoCafe]

Glad someone else adores the sheer story that Prequelle offers!

[@larteonceagain]

Just great!!! And a very good insight on the law suit and it's consequences.

[@amaramurray682]

as someone whos been fixated on ghost for the past 2 years this is awesome!!!

[@augustasjurkunas2355]

Amazing video mate, really enjoyed it. Keep up the good work!

[@itslemons2852]

Can I just say how much I love these videos?

[@nickcarlsonpress]

Say it as much as you want!

[@jeffrobodine8579]

Look how historically theologically educated we all got from this video.

[@PernilleFromHansen]

AMAZING VIDEO!!!! Would LOVE the same for IMPERA! Thank you SO much - Love from Copenhagen, Denmark!!!!

[@rivergraber5596]

I love the nicknames of Tobias Forge its funny as hell.

[@bobbysaldana1785]

Thank you for this history-great work 👍

[@Austin_Soares]

I've been looking forward to this video, I'm still relatively new to Ghost's lore but what I learned tonight is very fascinating. I've mainly just been listening to any song by them and exploring them individually rather than a collective whole. Now I'm really curious to see if there are any other stories that I've missed out on. Also I think you reviewing albums would be very cool to watch/listen I personally think that would be a welcome edition to the channel.

[@nickcarlsonpress]

Check out Impera next if the narrative direction of Prequelle appeals to you. Album reviews would be fun, but I need the view count to justify them. This video took collective weeks to make

[@MrBlakeD82]

Simpsonville... I know. I was there, man...

[@thehaunted1]

Hahahha!😂😂 your names for Tilted Flamingo are outstanding

[@merrihalma]

I am a Ghost fan. My favorite track is Pro Memoria. It got me through the Covid years. Thank you for your video. You honored Tobias's work very well. I'm also a published author. I will look for your book.

[@z00ned_sharkpit]

i love this so much, along with the amount of new tobias nicknames i have gotten-each one getting a good gasp or cackle out of me. yet two songs that were not mentioned was its a sin and avalanche that can be found in a bought record. this video is truly amazing though, great work!

[@UltimateGamerCC]

all hail, Satan! (Joking within the theme of the band, of course.) i have been a part of the Ghost fandom ever since i was aware of Ghost's style of music, i love the inspirations of classic Rock and Metal woven in with music from Pianos, Harpsicords and Organs, among other instruments. i love the adherence to the gimmick, and the lengths that Tobias Forge goes in making his Papa characters as lively and expressive as they can be, which make live shows all the more worthwhile. most of all i just love the dark themes of the songs mixed with the often happy melodies, making a fun experience out of what can be considered as the world ending, at least within Ghost's musical storytelling.

[@TheORealWitch]

I would like to see an impera video (which is my fav album), I love how the first and last song connect to each other making the whole album cyclical.

[@nickcarlsonpress]

It'll come this year

[@josephrms9573]

Such a great video, good work!

[@yote709]

This was awesome. Love to see you do this with more narrative albums! Also more Ghost 🥺🥺

[@tammywallen5471]

Love this video! Please make more.

[@ultronrising8424]

Miasma is my all time favorite Ghost song. Its unrelenting energy is infectious.

[@Marriearts]

Oh my god, im in tears after your video... thanks...just thanks

[@franchesus]

Might be the greatest KZbin video I’ve ever seen.

[@Oddball-en2bd]

Miasma and dance macabre may be all about 80s cheese, but i think we're all here for it. I know i am

[@ptit_pain]

This was super useful and it helped me to understand their songs much more! Thank you so much for analyzing everything!❤️

[@opiumdennis7249]

As a widower, Life Eternal is particularly impactful. You have no idea.

[@opiumdennis7249]

Sadly… can’t really listen to that one anymore..

[@nickcarlsonpress]

@@opiumdennis7249 I'm sorry for your loss. ❤‍🩹

[@abbieurick1182]

I'd love to see something on IMPERA. Loved this! My first show with them was in 2019 so this album has a special place in my heart

[@nickcarlsonpress]

It's coming this year

[@ubivermiscerritulus195]

Our ignorance in the blackest night, Satan's muse and death's delight.

[@michelleconely6304]

Wow! Loved this! Thank you!

[@Pankita]

I want life eternal to be my first dance wedding song so much

[@Compassionatechronicles]

You are hilarious and so entertaining 🤣. I'll bring looking for your book and watching your channel!

[@monkeypuzzlefarm]

Fantastic video - well done!

[@candiwine]

WOW Thank you

[@lygiadennison6540]

This was amazing! Thanks for sharing your passion

[@Tawwwny]

Great video. Spot on!

[@scottttttt666]

Awesome video thanks

[@CactusChris]

Bro you gotta cover Meliora. Great great job man. So well done. 🎉

[@albomusicman85]

Toenail Fungus!!! 😂

[@JennaC06]

Absolutely love this video! Hoping to see more ghost albums explored

[@ladygoethe]

FUCK. Simpsonville. I know, sadly. Great video though!

[@dvprater314]

Yup, me too. I feel your pain.

[@rosemaryselden8976]

I love this breakdown, this narrative, But the constant maligning of T.F.'s name kept me breaking up. Thank you for bringing your insight to one of my fav albums and highlighting some of my fav songs.

[@Nemesis_Slime]

i always call him Turd Ferguson or Tooti Frooti

[@LadyRed_]

Are those f-ing Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 soundtracks?????

[@nickcarlsonpress]

.....maybe?

[@dannierukun5279]

Can you also do Meliora?

[@ronsorage78]

witch image is my fav on the album

[@mercifuln8]

15:54 Not quite correct re biblical St Peter reference. The song is about getting REAL about death, and even St Peter got real. He's JCs original disciple, the "rock" of the church. Yet despite promises of afterlife, heaven, etc., Peter believed in death - enough to deny JC 3x to save himself. Great lesson that I hadn't thought about

[@JasonAllen]

I'd find Tiddlywinks Fortnite to be severely petty, and an an enormous A-Hole if he weren't so clever, myself. He's quite the songwriter.

[@jeffrobodine8579]

Yoko 🤣🤣🤣

[@WillyD77]

I can't hit like you're at 666

[@A_to_Zappa]

Longtime GHOST Fan who enjoys the B.C. Era with Pope Emeritus I and II as being such terrifyingly fun... Tobias Forge grew up with Kiss and Comic Books and Horror Movies and Catholicism and Christianity so, GHOST is an extension of that... A Serial Comic Book where characters live and die and new Pope's and Cardinals front a more sophisticated Kiss show.and message... Now that Cardi didn't die in the movie he is Papa Emeritus as new Pope will reign hopefully, one that is a living personification of terror... No dancing around just back to Satan's Mass... Although, 'Foreign Land' is quite easy to dance too... LOL

[@bezerk-z3697]

Awesome video!! SUBSCRIBED!! Lol My wife and I's first dance was to Life Eternal. 💀🤎