OPETH Face of Melinda PATREON PURE LISTENER Reaction and Dissection

[@KeyOfGeebz]

PREVIOUSLY released on Patreaon last year - OMG I miss that old opening Hahahaha

[@thomashverring9484]

The old opening was brilliant!

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Thinking of bringing it back :)

[@warofages13]

Agreed! Love this opening so much!

[@andrewlamont3053]

@@KeyOfGeebz I would 100% support that. It's iconic!

[@opethdan2408]

Classic! Every song on Still Life is 10/10

[@johnpelfrey2425]

Definitely

[@giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact]

Right

[@felipeostrufkmelo3641]

Yes, specially Serenity Painted Death

[@dylancollins5421]

It's a perfect album

[@Astrophobia88]

This album is unreal. The Moor is a musical phenomenon, strongly recommend to react to that!!!

[@AkumaAPN]

Opeth is one of the bands I absolutely must see every time they roll through the USA. I think I've seen them 4 or 5 times over the past 18 years, and it's never enough! Last time I saw them was on the last leap day, Feb 29, 2020! Got another Feb 29 coming up! Can't believe it's been 4 years already. Where are you, Opeth!!

[@edroy2523]

Right there with ya! I'm at five times. First time was the Damnation/Deliverance tour if I remember right. I almost missed a show a few years ago. Right after I got their logo tattooed on me. A friend informed me that if I ever miss a show in my area again of theirs he's gonna get the money together to knock me out and laser the ink off.... guess I gotta keep going.... oh darn

[@jeremyzier8706]

Last time I saw them live it became Garden of Titans live album.🤘

[@AkumaAPN]

@@jeremyzier8706 I had a similar experience with Tame Impala. I saw them in Dallas in 2013, and it was the same tour as the Chicago show, which got recorded for their "Live Versions" album. My friends & I always thought of that RSD release as a keepsake for our show. Lol. During that tour, they played an extended version of "Half Glass Full of Wine," with a lengthy jam in the middle that's not a part of the original EP version.

[@floridabelle]

It's a glorious day when I see a Geebz Opeth reaction on youtube. ❤ Thank you!

[@deminybs]

🥰🎶

[@floridabelle]

@@deminybs😘

[@Weeping_Somnambulist]

I'm waiting for the heavy part to see the look on Geebz' face!!! Love this track, one of my favorite from Opeth. Timeless album. Geebz, we gotta get you to do "Moonlapse Vertigo" from this same album.

[@Nebuloid1]

Seconded !

[@grothd09]

Yes please! Best track on a perfect album!

[@luigireccia6107]

"Godhead's Lament" from the same album has one of if not THE best acoustic section in an Opeth's song.

[@dimmyjeams7489]

I'd be inclined to agree if Bleak didn't exist

[@XxMETALJAREDxX]

I think I’m going to agree with you on this one. That section is magic, especially with those wonderful harmonies floating over the top.

[@Natsirt666]

Duuuuude! This is my all-time favourite song. So stoked you did this.

[@IdoBido]

W tool pfp.

[@jessicasretrolunacy]

Listening to this album as a whole is all the more powerful as it is a concept. Face of Melinda in particular is devastatingly emotional when allowed to lead directly into the next track, Serenity Painted Death. Absolute masterclass. So happy you got to rinse on this, Geebz!❤

[@heiligedamon]

When you put the story in context the music hits harder. If I'm not wrong the protagonist of the story comes back from exile (the village marked him as a monster for being a non believer), looking for his lost love Melinda, only to find her become a nun of sorts. He says to her "I've come for you in great dismay / all faith forever has been washed away". And at the end Melinda says to him "My promise is made / but my heart is thine". Truly a remarkable story inside a phenomenal album!.

[@kylelewis4685]

Opeth from this period where lights out with every track. Still Life - Blackwater Park - Damnation/Deliverance one of the best four album runs of all time.

[@mattj1871]

Yup.

[@andrewlamont3053]

alriiight! Man, that Intro jived up my Covid lockdown experience.

[@oregonwoodelf]

Love this album so much. Masterpiece!❤🖤🙌

[@doesntexist6148]

This is one of my favorite albums ever. Happy album for bass freaks.

[@scottb8907]

Still Life is a fucking amazing album.

[@soakedbearrd]

This was a great review, thanks Geebz!

[@garethlewis1279]

Would be awesome if you could run the whole album through on a mega episode, since it's a concept album... Other albums you could that with are My Arms your Hearse (also opeth which IMO is even better) .. but dream theatre Awake or Metropolis pt 2... I'd sign up to your patreon to see that

[@adamgoad4131]

Right when he’s singing “All faith forever has been waaaaaaaashed awaaaaay” that’s pretty much when my eyes roll back and I float away. It’s so beautiful and heartfelt

[@alphaenemyplus8376]

Oh man, incredible song

[@FeralPatrick]

Mikael's vocals are stunningly beautiful. This song is one of my all time faves of any band.

[@brendynblackfyre]

one of the best melodic opeth songs ever

[@planetcaravan2925]

Boring*

[@Celatra]

@@planetcaravan2925how the hell is it boring? it has more going on than most acoustic songs from any other artist lol

[@willo7734]

Great video. I haven’t listened to Opeth in a while and I need to remedy that.

[@weird_cds8206]

My personal favorite Opeth album!

[@Childofbhaal]

Opeth 🔥 always love Opeth. I would to see more Between the Buried and me on here! Your reactions to them were amazing

[@jonathonrobinson244]

Den ständiga resan by Opeth. It's in their native language, no words will dilute the music. :P

[@gearspider]

Still Life is one of the Most Important albums in Metal Canon.

[@revylokesh1783]

Aaaw, yesssss! My first and favourite Opeth album!

[@erreip_]

7:53 "Modulation Resets" thats what that's called? Ooopoweee makes the song so dynamic and adds drama.

[@twelvemonkeys8786]

Beautiful music 🎶

[@310siddharth]

Sir you always make my day. It’s been a while but it’s so good to see you around and well ❤ Love you man PS: Love your take on it :)

[@robertmunroe9635]

Such a good song

[@NotRKelly.]

Thank you Geebz

[@tunchelli]

Still Life is my personal favorite Opeth album, every single song is a masterpiece. Exceptional story telling both musical and lyrical. It really captures all the emotions for what romance means in an occult, zealot village.

[@jaevnstroem]

Still Life is such a beautiful album!

[@jasmineredley5577]

Opeth!! 🖤

[@erreip_]

Oooo, any opeth react by the D'composer is always a delight. H'all'riiight

[@zanewells7586]

This is still in my top 10 albums ever. I was 16ish when I bought this. I'm 41 now.

[@bazamere]

Im not familiar with Opeth... but I just got a "metal Moody Blues" feel from this 😂

[@chriscoote2690]

Listen to the Damnation album…it’s all mellow Opeth like this…

[@jeremyzier8706]

Not too far off. Mikael (vocalist/guitarist/songwriter) does say his roots are in Deep Purple and '70s prog rock

[@bryanmack5410]

Ahhh, I do miss the days of Geebz & Opeth....

[@darkphoenix2]

Yo dude! Since you have pulled back from just reacting to songs, I hope you aren't depriving yourself of listening to bands like Opeth in your spare time! You might want to save some songs for KZbin in case someone requests them, but at this point I'd rather you enjoy yourself. I mean, Opeth has so many amazing songs, if you only listened to half of their discography you'd still have plenty to make videos about.

[@jeihann]

Awwwright!!

[@yaniche1190]

This is a short list of songs from VERY VERY skilled bands with different genre Unexpect - Desert Urbania Unexpect - Megalomaniac tree Animals as leaders - CAFO Animals as leaders - Ka$cade Planet X - Quantum factor Planet X - Desert girl Pomegranate Tiger - Cyclic Jason Richardson & Luke Holland - Tendinitis Pomegranate Tiger - Entities (album) Snarky puppy - Outlier Cloudkicker - Beacons (album) Planet X - Ataraxia (just put it at 5:47 lol, its 3 times 15/16 followed by some wizard stuff lol)

[@mortenrl1946]

This was the song that got me into the band. It's very accessible compared with some of their stuff, to me. Very beautiful sounding. Makes the harshness feel more deliberate when they juxtapose it like this. Got me curious.

[@corylong6859]

I would love it if you did a song from Down. This is Phil Anselmo’s (Pantera) side project/ supergroup. Hail The Leaf from their 1995 debut album. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@ericmahr9445]

Great choice!

[@AkerfeldtTveitan-yi4xm]

The greatest band on the planet

[@adamhenton6221]

Sup Geebz. I'm so looking forward to seeing solstafir nattmal on the channel soon

[@emarsk77]

Lovely song by one of my favourite bands. I must say, I prefer the live versions (and that goes for many of their songs, especially the older ones): the vocals are more natural and intimate, and without the overdubs, the guitar melodies are cleaner and punchier.

[@wyggl]

Hell yeah!

[@TheWhitestOfFangs]

Hey! So I have suggested this before, but since you put Opeth it connects well: Do some Orphaned Land, middle-eastern/oriental metal. Sometimes with orchestra. Sometimes with belly dancers. There are two connection here: One is Steven Wilson, who not only produced some of their albums, but also performed songs for them (in live shows). Another is that Opeth had influence over them, and one of their songs ( Chains Fall To Gravity ) really has a strong Opeth vibe (but honestly not my favorite). I think it was produced by Wilson to, but not sure. Either way, they are really great and you will enjoy it!

[@los_blancos4499]

Can't believe I'm seeing someone else recommend Orphaned Land. Honestly feels like Noone knows them. Unsung Propehts and Dead Messiahs is an amazing album

[@TheWhitestOfFangs]

There a few people who got familiar with them so far, and they all enjoyed! It's time for Geebz here to find out too!

[@rochandil81]

The bass is played on a fretless instrument, learned that a bit ago

[@rochandil81]

And now you've brought it up lol

[@dalleklrke2159]

Hear Lamentari From Denmark. they are amazing!!

[@UnafraidCookie]

instant click

[@animusora]

Personally, i like Benighted alot more than this track but its still really good!

[@grothd09]

Still Life is their best imo so so good but they have a lot of good ones

[@PriNcEoFSpAcE009]

do you only take suggestions from Patreons?

[@planetcaravan2925]

The moor would be a better choice than this

[@IdoBido]

agreed

[@Celatra]

everything from still life is amazing.

[@lawrencefine5020]

Great album, but not their best album. That would be their next album. I like this album a lot, but the one complaint I have about this album is the production. Mike's voice is too echoey and the mix was flat. Not taking anything away from this album because it is great. 8 out of 10

[@someweirdguy5721]

The roundhouse tapes version is way way way way way way way better

[@8kai12]

I feel like this track is a touch slow.

[@coconyt3623]

Ah, Opeth... One of the very best non-Japanese bands of all time! The best live music function I ever saw/heard was Opeth and Pain of Salvation (PoS being the supporting band) at HIFK's building in Helsinki, Finland in December 2011.

[@dansaghin1]

spot on commentary... I would add that they get a little lost in prettentious chords that don`t make sense musically... interesting band that would have been so much bigger if they would`ve kept it simpler and cleaner, giving us beautiful music... it`s like music made by engineers or math teachers