GHOST Square Hammer REACTION and BREAKDOWN

[@silveroak_9600]

Square hammer Live is a WHOLE different experience than watching and listening to the video. The pyrotecnics and the energy of the band/crowd is a different world!! The intro to Square hammer, the crowd goes wild and its just a marvel!!!

[@magnusblomqvist966]

All guitar is played by Tobias himself. He also wrote the song. He wanted a big opening song for the live shows and had inspiration from Ozzy Osbourne: s Bark at the moon which Ozzy always open with. Being on the square and being on the level comes from the Freemasons. Tobias is rumoured to have been a member there but i don't know if it ever has been official. Square Hammer was Ghost first Billboard number one and in the music video you get a clue to whoever was gonna replace Papa Emeritus lll as a red Cardinal is shown in the end of the video. When Prequelle was launched Cardinal Copia was the new frontman and he appears in Ghost Chapter 1 in a red dress.

[@PapaEmeritus_4evr]

Actually, Cardinal Copia appears in chapter 1 in black Cardinal vestments. He's never seen in red in any other chapters.

[@iansimmons735]

Tobias pretty much composes everything, even the guitar solos (he is a guitarist). He records demos and gets the studio bands to record them. The touring band is entirely different. It's all from his head. He's quite something.

[@vanessavasquez1099]

He is Ghost❤

[@haywoodyoudome]

Ear worm is a perfect description for this tune. Huge hooks that dig in the first time you hear them.

[@oldstonerun]

Agreed!

[@laudanum669]

Yep, the first time I heard this song it was in my head for a week.

[@sindycaracheo3677]

You should definitely watch one of the live performances of this song. There is a third guitar played by one of the backing vocal ghouls. 🖤

[@absea7918]

Nice reaction. The Bell first comes in when Tobias/Papa sings "When bells begin to chime" at the end of the first verse - classic, cheeky Ghost. Also, the second guitar solo is doubled with a synth, so you hear the mod wheel at the end. Ghost write some of the best smart, fun, catchy rock songs this decade.

[@oldstonerun]

Thank you! Thanks for the info as well!

[@josephcrowe2908]

The first song i ever heard. The rest is history. I got dressed up to go to a concert. I'm not usually that guy. Love this band.

[@Time-and-Tide]

One of my favorite live performances of "Square Hammer" is the San Bernardino video from 7/1/17. Ben Christo was the lead guitarist on this tour (had only a brief stint with the band) and is so awesome with regard to his energy, showmanship and interactions with the crowd. The energy of the band overall is outstanding in this live version.

[@oldstonerun]

Awesome! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@therzepkoidian3140]

You definitely should add the song 'Rats' to your list, it's probably my favorite Ghost song. :D

[@oldstonerun]

Deal man!

[@juttaman25]

Went along to partake in the ritual in Sydney last week. In all my hundreds of gigs, this was probably one of the best I’ve witness. Absolutely brilliant. Monstrous guitars and bass. Huge sound.

[@oldstonerun]

Ahh man that’s awesome!

[@TrashPanda_ZP]

When live Ghost has a musican or "Ghoul" that will pull out either an acoustic guitar, a 4th guitar, shaker or even a saxophone this versitility has him nucknamed "Swiss" for Swiss army knife. This ability to have this flexibility makes Ghost so fun. You get songs Like "Year Zero" thats heavy then others like "If you have Ghosts" & "Darkness at the heart of my love" that are softer and slow.

[@cookies6455]

This song is one of my favourites of Ghost. The melodies sounds soooo good!

[@mojofilter34]

Hey I'm new to the channel! :) That's exactly the type of reaction I like, thank you so much for paying so much attention to all the little details, I felt like discovering the song again with you that was really awesome. It was great to see how much fun you had during the reaction, I enjoyed it very much! As a musician myself, more precisely a guitar player, I have a similar approach to new songs. Hope to see more Ghost in the future on the channel and I highly recommend to see them live if you get the chance, I saw them live in June and I can't even put into words how incredible the experience was! Anyways, looking forward to more vids man! :)

[@oldstonerun]

Man, these are the types of comments that make it all worth it filming these daily reaction videos! Thank you so much for the kind words and awesome comment!!! A fellow guitarist! Again, thanks you so much for this comment, so awesome!

[@richshelton7303]

Ghost is easily the most interesting band that has come along in decades.

[@theaimlesspotato2662]

I truly enjoy how you can make me love a song even more than I already did.

[@juliushardy]

You do some of the best Ghost reactions/analysis on KZbin. Prepare to enjoy one of the best musical experiences in decades with more Ghost reactions!

[@oldstonerun]

Thank you so much for this comment! This band is awesome!!!

[@darthoblivion2615]

Dude, great review! I would also say "Rats" and the new cover they did on the classic Maiden song "Phantom of the Opera". They rocked it!!!

[@oldstonerun]

Thanks man! More Ghost is on the way!

[@laudanum669]

The guitar solo @7:03 gives me a Eric Clapton vibe. This is such a well done video, I love when Papa does a Charlie Chaplin like shuffle down the isle @9:05

[@m.ericwatson968]

They've been ending their latest setlist with this one, crowd goes wild, it's great

[@ju4nra939]

You Are Soo Cooooooooool

[@Andjelka99]

Binging your Ghost reactions, only need Dance Macabre to finish, and I'm having a blast. Subbed in hope of more Ghost in future. You get music and what Tobias is going for it's great to watch you

[@oldstonerun]

Thanks for the awesome comment and binging! Dance Macabre went live yesterday!

[@nullclassarcs]

Loving the way you pause & go back to talk about and take apart the sections of music. I love to listen to your expertise on how the song is built. This makes you one of the more interesting and fun reaction channels, imo. I'm enjoying good music and learning something in the process! This song is fun too, it always has me bouncing in my seat. You're right: Ghost is catchy, they have a lot of earworms that get stuck in my head, keeping me coming back to them! Another awesome video 🤘

[@oldstonerun]

Thanks so freaking much for this comment! I’m ever grateful for people like you who want to learn a little bit and also jam out to good music. Thanks again for this comment man!

[@josefgordon7712]

Spooky! A great autumnal band 🍁 🎃

[@oldstonerun]

I can’t freaking wait for autumn man.

[@michaelmilne5282]

Love to see you reacting to more Ghost as well. Great job as always!

[@oldstonerun]

Thanks Mike!

[@JK-ld8cd]

gotta start with older Ghost...Ritual!

[@oldstonerun]

Deal

[@torjlou]

Love this. Ghost is so much fun!

[@oldstonerun]

Yes they are!

[@LeoPerezmusic]

Love your commentary here.

[@brownbear3699]

You should do more Ghost song reactions,Tobias is a great singer ,and composer he writes music notes also not just the lyrics ❤

[@GeekFurious]

When they play it live, the main lead guitar player (white guitar) plays both of those solo parts. But I also thought it would be a switch between them.

[@andrewludwig9251]

For your next Ghost song, I would highly suggest "Faith from a Pale Tour Named Death" it is the studio recording put over the best live footage from their tour! This song is one of my all time favs from Ghost! Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6e9fKqspbZ0i8U

[@ddavis538]

Definitely a great choice!

[@marybrant9586]

Excellent choice

[@therzepkoidian3140]

Agreed! Faith is an extremely underrated song. :D

[@oldstonerun]

Will do man!

[@marybrant9586]

@@oldstonerun 🤘

[@patrickduffy1638]

The north thanks you for your service

[@Rallarberg]

"So what do you want to do for the video?" "I want to incorporate silent-era horror films in general, Batman, Frankenstein, Dracula, and Norse mythology, in addition to the regular satanic imagery." "ooo...k?" "Trust me, it'll work." It did.

[@magnusblomqvist966]

And a little surprise at the end for the fans with the red Cardinal....

[@kungsverige1886]

Nice reaction dude.. I suggest a old one 'Majesty'..🇸🇪

[@oldstonerun]

Thanks man! Adding it to the list!

[@marybrant9586]

This is their closer from the encore

[@josephcrowe2908]

I can't wait till you hear "miasma"

[@MoviesWithRandy]

A common suggestion I'm seeing is "rats" which is off Prequelle which is probably one of their softest records, but it has tons of instrumental sections which are sick. The other day I went to a music shop and on an acoustic I played their song "darkness at the heart of my love" which undoubtedly is one of my favorite songs as well as one of the first songs of theirs I heard. It's not a particularly heavy song but I think you would get a kick out of the harmony and melody of it. There were two others that knew the lyrics to the chorus with me so we actually got to do almost a full "arrangement" which was sick lol. The lyrics are great too. Always enjoy your videos and thoughts on the music 😊 was fun as always to see your comments about this song 😊

[@oldstonerun]

Ahh man that’s so freaking awesome!!! Man I haven’t been to a guitar store in some time, I miss it. Now I need to check out that song you just mentioned too lol. As always randy, thanks brother for the awesome comment.

[@MoviesWithRandy]

@@oldstonerun I don't get to go very often but when I do I get dropped off by a friend usually and I play their keyboards and guitars for an amount of time that I'm sure they question lol. But I always tune every guitar I play which they appreciate 😂 I've really only been a follower of ghost in general for a few months. Their newest album offering is an EP called Phantomime which on it they did their version of "the phantom of the opera" by iron maiden. Which I have to say is super sick lol. From what I've seen you're stellar on the guitar and it's always fun to see whatever you post. I've suggested way too many songs over the course of my comments to keep your headphones blasting for a while anyways lol 😂

[@oldstonerun]

@@MoviesWithRandy haha dude that’s funny. I bet they do appreciate you tuning their guitars when you go lol. That’s funny. Thanks man again for the kind words. I need to upload more guitar videos. Yea I need more time in the day to listen to all the awesome suggestions of songs from everyone lol. Damn job and life getting my way! Haha

[@marybrant9586]

Its an organ that takes over at some point

[@virgil5650]

Tobias Forge might be the best songwriter in popular music right now.

[@fayemanning197]

🔥🤘👻🔥

[@Warchild0311]

More cow bell

[@thomasc2680]

The name Tobias means “God is good”

[@jhonesdallaquasouza7079]

Man, check out "LVCAS - Odisseia", is the first original song of a comedian brazilian youtuber Lucas Inutilismo. He is a awesome musician too and had a project since 2019 when every end of year he mashup the most viral songs of the year and turn into a metal version. You will not be disapointed, I promisse.