Leper Affinity aka Leaper Infinity | Opeth Reaction

[@DarioCastello1994]

One of the best ways to start an album, and the piano closing it is a real gem. Oh, about gems embedded in Blackwater Park... there is a gem called "Dirge for November": so beautiful, so full of constrasts and "o-sitions". You should try it!

[@geetbehera3593]

Yes black rose immortal and dirge for November

[@bobbyanderson7133]

Honestly, the whole BP album is amazing.

[@OberDesiah]

Opeth does not like Dirge for November.

[@DarioCastello1994]

@@OberDesiah how could that be a relevant information? Even if we assume that it is true (and I doubt it), the mere fact that the authors declared that they don't like that song anymore doesn't make it less beautiful to me. I still believe that Dirge for November is one of the best Opeth' song, despite of what Opeth themselves may think about it! :)

[@alejandroberrios4756]

Never clicked on one of your videos so fast, this is hands down my favorite Opeth song, and for me it is the quintessential Opeth masterpiece, it’s got all of their best elements on full display: heaviness? Check, it’s one of their heaviest in fact; incredible transitions? Check, check, check; beautiful melodies? Check again, the solo in the middle (after he says “sleep inside through days”) is possibly my favorite Opeth solo, so melodic and that lead guitar melody closing the song before the piano kicks in is also incredible; epic drumming? Of course, and the list goes on and on. You get some of Mikael’s best growls, a standout clean singing section (especially at the time of the album’s release), this is one of their best composed songs by far. I have so much more to say about it but I’ll save that for a book I guess lol, but I’m so glad you loved this song, I was worried it might be too heavy and too much demon for your tastes but you said it yourself, the music is just too good.

[@joewwilliams]

I'm not going to be able to read this track's title without calling it "The Leaper Infinity" in my head from now on...

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Not sure whether to say Sorry or You're Welcome :D

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Next week, prepare yourselves for some Keyboard Guy fangirling. :)

[@alund1306]

Are we getting a live performance? Lol

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Maybe??? :)

[@fancotasargentina8165]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee With the other piano guy, the one that was before your piano guy? I don`t think so, but it would be great to see if the other piano guy can challenge your love for the current piano guy

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

I had every intention of doing that but then...I didn't. lol

[@aleclamb-venecia4838]

You make this so fun

[@alanbrown7412]

Hi Lauren. Yet another brilliant reaction. You said it all ...the band are just killing it. This song is a awesome opening to a album... having said that...I say that for every song that opens a Opeth album 👍🤣. When were wondering about the piano...I was shouting Mr Porcupine 👍🤣. Another track from this album to check out is Funeral Portrait. Looking forward to your next reaction . Peace and love from Liverpool UK 👍✌️🤘☮️

[@anumili08]

Opeth does know how to start an album. The Moor perfectly sets the mood and story for Still Life Album. The start of Leper Affinity is so hard hitting and sets up the masterpiece that is Blackwater Park. Windowpane encapsulates the beauty and poignancy of Damnation. Ghost Reveries starts with frigging Ghost of Perdition. And you already know the opening two tracks of Watershed.

[@cjmars822]

Hey! It’s my new favorite reactor!! Yay!

[@fancotasargentina8165]

The day I discover Lauren, i went on a full day journey of all her Opeth´s reactions...and it was great

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Well shucks :D

[@staratlas7778]

The Piano piece at the end has Stayed with me ever since the first time I heard it. The feeling it gives, the energy, is some of the most Hauntingly Beautiful pieces of music I have ever Heard 🤘

[@arwiviv]

I laugh at how this girl always has the "wtf" look on her face.....and yet always loves Opeth. Ive been loving them since 2000.

[@brismithejedi]

Great song and reaction as always! Now that it's clear you like Opeth so much, I think you should check out at least one song from Ne Obliviscaris. I would start with, "...And Plague Flowers the Kaleidescope". They're proggy like Opeth, have a "demon" vocalist, and a violinist that also has amazing clean vocals.

[@TheDudeManitee]

Amazing song, and forget not right before it, goosebumps every time.

[@Salomon_G]

This was the first Opeth song/album I heard. Back in the day when you had to buy the album (of something not on the radio/TV) based on reading a magazine article.

[@floridabelle]

It's always a happy day when you react to 🔥🔥❤Opeth❤🔥🔥

[@RiffMajestic]

I've loved this song since I first heard it some 20 years ago. I love how it comes full circle, those majestic riffs that start the song come back toward the end. The acoustic parts always rule! Opeth are the absolute best, the latest album 'In Cauda Venenum' is another masterpiece from beginning to end.

[@emmanuelcalderon1982]

Didn't realize you haven't reacted to Harvest from this album yet. It's easily one of my favorite chill Opeth songs.

[@zulfahmi9651]

Finallyyyyyy 🔥🔥🔥

[@intergalacticspacewizard1966]

Personal favourite of mine is Ghost of Perdition, it swings from "demon" mode to clean vocals at a nice regularity, amazing atmosphere and it hits hard when it wants to

[@Grki111]

The piano ending was the main inspiration behind an ambient track I wrote a few years ago. Haunting.

[@markrichardson8378]

The 20th anniversary blackwater park has a live version of this at the end of the cd,it sounds amazing,next opeth song,try white cluster from still life.

[@Opranius]

oh yeah, white cluster!

[@ScottHodgins29]

Sweet video. Yeah, this is a great song.

[@progperljungman8218]

Still loving your Opeth reactions❣️

[@Grki111]

The only SW vocals I can ever pick out are on By the Pain I See In Others from Deliverance. And that might just be because I saw it on the BTS video. I saw Steven Wilson live, btw. Absolutely incredible.

[@dianajemison105]

Oh, Lauren! You make me laugh! Now I don't remember what I was going to say. ..... I liked it a lot. I think you called it twin demons, or something similar. The first thing I thought was double demon. I love an eerie piano, too. Love it! It reminds me of my dad. I always wanted him to play this spooky Bach piece. It sounded better on the pipe organ, at church, than it did on the piano at home. He would only play it for me while practicing. I couldn't get him to play during church.😂

[@chriscoote2690]

If you like Opethy piano you need to check out Patterns in the ivy from the same album… Short but beautiful.

[@chrisdepp7665]

Patterns in the ivy 1 & 2 please! Guaranteed Opeth lovefest with that! Promise

[@Taunic]

Patterns in the Ivy I and II would be great. Don't know why they didn't put II on the album...So beautiful

[@eezerian]

Yeah..good call.

[@scottspears9347]

It looks like you haven't done Harvest yet off of Blackwater Park or Dirge for November

[@joshuafrahm8778]

If you want some cool Opeth piano, check out the song Silhouette from the album Orcid. It's an instrumental piece.

[@immune85]

Luckily, O-sitions do not leave scars. However, they have probably damaged my hearing after all the blasting! \,,/ PS. I like your personality and jokes, good videos. :) All the best to you from Finland. PPs. I'm only here for the Opeth videos, obviously. x'D Best band ever (Newpeth included).

[@keithm1008]

when are you dropping some more tool

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Friday! :D

[@keithm1008]

Sweet

[@akarm5000]

Need to do Master's Apprentices! There is also a great live video of this song.

[@milton1448]

Close enough.....let's GO!

[@apollyonexe868]

They had a straight up Piano interlude/introlude on their first album 'Orchid'. So if you're looking for Opeth pianos, check out that track. It's called 'Sihouette' and is only about 3 mins. Short enough to slap on in between things. No need for a reaction video with its length and all.

[@chrisdepp7665]

Nice reaction Lauren! Another amazing song by Opeth...but aren't they all? I didn't think you would like that one as much as you did, is the demon starting to win you over? -Spooky piano music fade out-

[@krytoderp6920]

You want Opeth piano? I got 1 from first Opeth album Orchid and it's call Silhouette and it so good just 3min of Opeth piano

[@sumonjamal1653]

The 'Blackwater Park' album (2001) is considered Opeth's masterpiece - it put the band on the map 🤘🤘I recall seeing them for the first time in concert in 2003 (The 'Deliverance' / 'Damnation' tour) w/ Lacuna Coil opening. The line-up on this track: Mikael Akerfeldt (vocals/ guitar), Peter Lindgren (guitar), Martin Mendez (bass), Martin Lopez (drums)... Steve Wilson produced it and played keys on the record. Check out 'The Leper Affinity' live in concert here: (Martin 'Axe' Axenrot on drums, Fredrik Akesson on guitar & Per Wiberg on keys) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGKnk5yMprx_f7M

[@markblaauw4961]

A very funny and nice presentation.... again. Funny also that you got used to the demon more and more. Would you consider to react to a live footage sometime again? Scorceress @ Red Rocks would be so cool. It's with a star role for your favourite synthman...

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Next week! But it's not that song. :)

[@markblaauw4961]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee I'll just be patiently waiting for what's coming 🙃🙂🤘

[@kimkristensen83]

Recently started watching your reaction and I've become a fan! Like your style of reaction alot. Binge-watched all of your Tool (FINALLY saw them live in Oslo 2 days ago, magic show!), Slipknot (got the Slipknot-S tattooed on my underarm) and Opeth reactions last few weeks, among some of the other ones. Did you listen to Culling Voices by Tool yet? If not, please oh please react to it. My favourite song of their latest album, and it really showcases Maynards voice. Keep up being wonderfully weird! :)

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Welcome to my weirdness! :) I don't know that Tool song. I'll get to it eventually.

[@wayneyeadon9680]

If you like the piano so much, you really need to check out the Opeth covers done solely on the piano - even the really heavy parts. They are truly something to behold! Lots of em on youtube.

[@wolfsbane-rw7um]

First Opeth album I ever bought & I was hooked right from this first track :) This song also contains possibly my favourite single note in any Opeth track, lets see if you know which one it is? If you get the timestamp I'll know you're a person of exquisite taste haha

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Ooo fun! I"ll have to watch again and get back to you. :)

[@Taunic]

16:55?

[@Kwisgaar]

6:09?

[@wolfsbane-rw7um]

@@Taunic Good but nope :)

[@wolfsbane-rw7um]

@@Kwisgaar Good but nope :)

[@thecentralscrutinizer5730]

You gotta react to sum Moonspell! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽 Check out New Tears Eve. They wrote that song for Peter after he died. 🖤🖤🖤🖤 Love the video as well. Opeth🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@fancotasargentina8165]

It`s a pity that this song won the poll over Black Rose Immortal. C'mon guys! The Lepper Affinity is great, but I think Lauren already reacted to songs of this type. On the other hand, it would be much more interesting to see her react to Opeth's first era, from which Black Rose Immortal is the best song IMO, and to know what she thinks of the demon in that song, which is more close to a black metal demon. Well, I hope for the next poll Lauren chooses three songs from the first or second album....One more thing Lauren, you should check the song Silhouette from the first album, it`s an only piano track....but in a very Opethian way....

[@cjmars822]

Or pull a complete 180 and react to just about anything from Pale Communion. That album spun my head around the first time I heard it

[@jettrainbow]

opeth didn't put out anything good prior to my arms your hearse

[@arto2533]

@@jettrainbow Thank you! I thought I was the only one thinking that. The first two albums are really just riff collections with poor production. You could replace any riff or section with any of the others and the songs would make just as much (or little) sense. Mikael really had no business writing 10-minute songs back then.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

@Jeff Rainbow Ooo. Shots fired.

[@hazembenabdelhafidh3286]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee let's just say it's still too early for you to listen to early opeth haha

[@Heavymetalparkingattendant]

I voted for Black Rose Immortal. Nothing against this song or the Blackwater Park album, I just wish you would check out something from the first two albums besides To Bid You Farewell, which is not really representative of their sound at that time overall.

[@fancotasargentina8165]

I second that!

[@natesnotes101]

You play piano?!

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Yep

[@natesnotes101]

Awesome...to the max

[@natesnotes101]

I've been wanting to start my own reaction channel, but currently just have piano songs on there. I'll write songs eventually as well...as soon as I'm done procrastinating

[@derekedwards1416]

Great video but I’m beginning to think you don’t have an affinity for this song title. Check out the thumbnail… :)

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

LOL!!! Thanks! I'll fix it. :D

[@djent463]

i think you should totally listen to some of their older stuff and i mean like older older (Orchid/Morningrise/My Arms, Your Hearse) there are some absolute gems like Demon of The Fall, Black Rose Immortal, The Apostle in Triumph, The Twilight is My Robe, When, Under The Weeping Moon etc. I know you’re probably sick of these comments on what songs you should do next, i just thought i’d leave this here because there are some absolutely beautiful songs you wouldn’t wanna miss from that era of Opeth