Opeth Moon Above Sun Below - Twice Baked Review Session

[@KeyOfGeebz]

LOL - had to reload the video - sorry about the glitch - AWWWRIGHT!!!

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

Please do a song from 'Morningrise' next. 'Black Rose Immortal' or 'The Night and the Silent Water' are very beautiful.

[@VL1975]

See my suggestions on Eluveitie?

[@KeyOfGeebz]

@@VL1975 I'm spacing - what was the title of the reqeust?

[@futurebreedmachine9302]

​@@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Excellent suggestions but I think those are too raw for him

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

@@futurebreedmachine9302 I would suggest that he first listens to them all the way through, then reacts the second time. I disliked 'Black Rose immortal' on the first listen, but after that the magic started.

[@Tmpp88]

Pale Communion is the album where "new Opeth" really started kicking into gear, this is one of the songs that made me properly start liking their new direction, as big a fan as I am of the death metal Opeth as well. From the kings of progressive death metal to noveau royalty in classic prog rock! Edit: Really should highlight the rhythm section of Martin Axenrot on the drums and Martín Méndez on the bass, what a goddamn power duo for most of Opeth's modern discography!

[@ParallelusReflection]

Same here!! I was listening to the album on headphones under a star-lit night sky, feeling quite poetic. And then, when this track kicked in, I was like "holy mother of 'all that is majestic'! this song (among this album's other very good tracks) has that spark!!! the kind that sealed my heart upon the altar of creative progressive masterworking!! The mojo! The poetry! Hell yeah, the city of the Moon is having a concert once more in the halls of cosmic storytelling! Opeth liveth! Long live Opeth!

[@easyji]

‏brilliant musicianship

[@yoostburg]

The first time I heard this song I was amazed by how heavy it is without really being "metal"

[@JudgeLazar]

It's such a shame that Opeth is not a much bigger band. The quality of their music is just so next level. They deserve to be a household name on the same tier as The Beatles. They may not do anything "new" in terms of composition but what they do is done so well and carefully put together.

[@progperljungman8218]

Well... the households in general hold pretty lame taste... Wouldn't want them to adopt to that, would we? 😉

[@tammyelizabeth5157]

People who know who Opeth are. Revere Opeth. They almost fear having to play after them if they are touring with them as it is nearly impossible to follow them. Their fans are there to see them and they are purists about SOUND and while they won't walk out on the following bands, they will critique their every move.

[@aragnophy]

They are too complicated to be in every house. But I feel you.

[@rvj2]

Their catalog is pretty old. Only us older metal guys know about the swedish prog scene. Dan swano, porcupine tree, damnation/deliverance album, the great martin mendez. Edge of sanity, katatonia. These guys perfect prog metal imo.

[@Zoso667evh]

Actually not a shame because then they'd play just stadiums.....open big venue gigs don't have the same experience as a nice venue

[@nan91jp65]

I'm pretty sure the drummer at the time, Axe, won an award for this album.

[@easyji]

Not only for this one He is a beasty clock

[@brendynblackfyre]

such a shame he left ax was the best.

[@fearinoculum7181]

His grooves on this album are killer.

[@187BulletProof1]

One of the best Opeth albums IMO, often underrated

[@soakedbearrd]

One of their best prog rock songs.

[@davebowden4010]

Don't think ive listened to Opeth until right now. So many excellent influences...probably why this song feels familiar straight away.

[@Wildman70892]

Hope you'll check out more of their work!

[@futurebreedmachine9302]

You should definitely check them out if you are a fan of progressive music.

[@EiriUesugiKun]

If you want growly-Opeth, pre 2011. If you want this kind of Opeth, 2011 (Heritage) onwards. Personally I'm New'peth fan, growling is not for me. :)

[@davebowden4010]

@@EiriUesugiKun I tend not to gravitate towards too much growling vocals either. Im a Newpeth fan too i think!!

[@mellertid]

Surprisingly many people enjoy it all - that's cool I think. Well, it's cool either way tbh. 🤘

[@Flugmorph]

Pale Communion is one of my favorite opeth albums and this might be its highlight. incredibly dynamics and great feel.

[@CramJam2388]

i love opeth, specifically this song. thanks for covering it

[@easyji]

The whole album is brilliant,takes you back to 70's progressive bands

[@rashabayoudh5884]

I didn't really get this album when it first came out, I was still hoping for growls and bkast beats even after heritage (which I love).. but then with time this album grew on me and holds a very dear place now.

[@ayewhaddupdoe]

Same. Haven't listened to Opeth since like a week after Watershed came out. Heard this and "Charlatan" lately and I think I'm back. Probably doesn't hurt that I'm an old now, and yell at clouds when I hear shitty death metal vocals.

[@mirkecWii]

River from this album is also amazing, it starts out very chill and relaxing, like you're floating on a river and then it gets progressively heavier and proggier, like getting stuck in a wild stream. I'm currently learning it on bass and its soo much fun

[@tammyelizabeth5157]

Micheal often uses patterns and keys that seem both uncomfortable and dissonant, so that when he brings you back to the beauty and clear harmony its like he has rescued you, given you relief, before you must go into the next part of the story...

[@floob3rdoob3r]

That abrupt turnaround that reminded you of Yes reminded me of something Mikael Akerfeldt said in an interview about the Metallica instrumental "To Live is to Die." He said Opeth wouldn't exist without that song, and he points to the super abrupt heavy-to-soft switch that occurs in that song, which is partly what Opeth is known for these days.

[@colemantrebor6574]

More specifically I think he said Opeth wouldn't exist without that one acoustic part in the middle.

[@z_Moose]

@@colemantrebor6574one of the most beautiful passages of music ever written. RIP cliff.

[@slowpace1984]

Eternal rains will come, the drumming on that track is 👌

[@psuengineer84]

Love this album. Super melodic.

[@Childofbhaal]

I have this album on Vinyl and it sounds so good

[@jeremyzier8706]

I call this era Deep Purple meets Rush, but I can see the Yes meets Pink Floyd.🤔

[@Tomisagrandad]

Geebz I absolutely beg you to listen to River from this album 🙏

[@Cheximus]

Awful song - the start of the downward spiral Opeth has taken in recent times.

[@Tomisagrandad]

@@Cheximus Damn. I've spent possibly hundreds of hours enjoying that song and all along it was awful - what a fool I've been. Thanks for correcting me 👍

[@mirkecWii]

​@Cheximus that has got to be the shittiest Opeth take of all time

[@Spatchka]

​@@Cheximus Thanks for reminding everyone that it is, in fact, possible for opinions to be wrong

[@Cheximus]

@@Tomisagrandad no problem! It's when they started to write "happy" songs, songs that sound like nursery rhymes. ICV is full of similar examples.

[@vince8081]

I thought more on a King Crimson influence here (organ, mellotron, composition, arrangements and darkness). The end of the song is 100% crimson.

[@kalas-kurt]

What a great way to start the day 👌 Pure love coming from this end ma man! ✨

[@donny_chang]

Best song on this album is Faith In Others

[@PK--ITA]

Thx Geebz, I guessed you're going back to Opeth. There's no escaping this. And that's exactly what it's all about. I recommend more songs btw. this is what a happy man's face looks like. 👍👍👍

[@mephisto_333]

Opeth has some good tunes. You're right about the length of tracks. It's not a cotton candy 1 min. payoff pop-style music. You earn the pleasurable listening through a long-haul listen. ♥

[@Henry_Metal]

Thanks for commenting this song, is one of my fav Opeth's songs and one I enjoyed a lot, by the way I got a set of AKG-240 and sound AMAZING!

[@darkphoenix2]

I was going to watch an Opeth video no matter what, but I was surprised this was your first listen. I thought the whole direction now was that you were reviewing these tracks after having already heard them one time? Either way, it was a good experience. I haven't listened to this one too many times, I think, and I found myself wondering why while you reacted to the changes and that sick solo.

[@KeyOfGeebz]

actually, I listened to it already as part of the complete album - the poll was to the Twitch gang of which song from that album should I listen too :)

[@Thystonius]

Haven't listened much to Opeth's music in the new direction... must say I love this song

[@milton1448]

Opeth just has a vibe like no other

[@ParallelusReflection]

Oh, I missed this! one of the most beautiful track from Opeth, thanks so much! Will try to catch you on twitch, I only got your FF7 streams so far lol (which is great) 🤟

[@danijacobs6122]

Great! Love you man Opeth are the best And the best homage band ❤

[@ListentoFairToMidlandNow]

That was awesome

[@whispermason8052]

Starts out sounding like the Doom Menu Selection screen

[@alistairclifton1286]

Goddamn I love this song, love you dude.

[@thomasnordstrom4683]

Always like your reaction to Opeth. I love Opeth, top three bands for me. Keep up your good work on reaction. Have a good day to you 👍/ Thomas from Sweden.

[@markrichardson8378]

Opeth old & new are epic,moon above is a fantastic song.

[@larscramer9411]

Nice one Geebz.

[@easyji]

You've said it yourself .prog rock at its best

[@jamesmcculley]

Nice

[@tammyelizabeth5157]

You may have to reach out to Opeth and their producers directly to get the permissions etc to then be able to go ahead and get around the DMCA

[@TheeRndmOne]

@keyofGeebz I'd love to see you do something on Electric Callboy!

[@fearinoculum7181]

I love this song, the middle section with the piano and whispering is such a great spooky part. The album story is quite sad.

[@rexatkins9264]

There has never been, nor will there ever be another, Mikael Akerfeldt’s, Opeth(.) 🤘🏼

[@floridabelle]

❤❤🔥Opeth🔥❤❤

[@chriscoote2690]

Opeth are so good…they have pretty much ruined other music for me.

[@tammyelizabeth5157]

Opeth ... The deflowering of every single person's musical personality

[@p.s.r.3588]

I feel what you're saying man.

[@necalovescake]

they are pretty much the final boss of guitar music.

[@kalas-kurt]

🌒🌕🌘

[@mellertid]

Speaking of the soundtrack of your life, have you heard "The Soundtrack of our Lives"? Not exactly proggy though, just solid and a fair bit under-rated popish rock. Was "Union Carbide Productions" before, grittier and even impactfuller. 😊

[@mephisto_333]

Also, I hear parallels to Mastodon on this track! 🤘

[@snarkherder]

If you want an album...Ayreon...just saying.

[@dumble6066]

Day 2 of suggesting The Acres/The Ache by Absent in Body for review. 😂

[@soakedbearrd]

One of their best prog rock songs.