The Drapery Falls - Top 5 Opeth songs over 5 days | Mike The Music Snob

[@wesleytrott6397]

I feel like this should've been a top 10. Opeth has SO many great songs. I want more!

[@YepMarko]

That still hard. Like 2 left and like 15 great song missing. Half of Domination album is just masterpece and rest are just god tear. Gost reweries? And again Mike really making a lot of song that have stuff to talk as musician, and composer.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

These take way too long

[@flataffect]

@@BecomeTheKnight and we love you for it my man!

[@neelmukherjee9690]

My most favourite song from Opeth. The range of Mikaels vocals in this song is insane!

[@AidenCantrell]

Opeth has way too many good songs

[@CollinLake]

Ahhhh my favorite Opeth song, I still find myself singing “please remedy my confusion” around the house. Bass is surprisingly groovy and the main guitar Melody’s use of half steps is intoxicating. This is Opeths Ministry of lost souls in my opinion. Sprinkle in some crunchy chords and some Gnarly Growls you have a masterpiece to me. Killer tune

[@BecomeTheKnight]

It's awesome

[@ArnHaz]

More like Ministry is DT's The Drapery Falls

[@StrongStyleFiction]

So, it's like 2003. I never heard of Opeth. I went to the last CD store in existence and went through the metal selection. I picked up Blackwater Park on a whim, asked the guy at the counter about it. He told me and I'll never forget this, " it's supposed to be like Alice in Chains with death growls." I figure what the hell and bought it. Took it home and put it in to listen to while I did some around the house type stuff. I wasn't paying too much attention to it but liking it until I hit Harvest. That grabbed my attention, sat down to listen to it more carefully. Then Drapery Falls came on and I was pretty much a fan instantly. It is still my favorite song by them.with Ghost of Perdition as a close second. Drapery Falls is peak Opeth.

[@deutschland5063]

Man, I do hope I see „Face of Melinda“ on the list. Probably the only Opeth song I can listen to on a daily basis. The intro is just priceless.

[@johnnyc0882]

That song is just beautiful

[@Yenneffer]

I absolutely adore Face Of Melinda but I'm not expecting to see it in Mike's top 5. I have a feeling the last one will be from Ghost Reveries.

[@jozefnemcak3009]

@@Yenneffer Yenneffer, that´s also my guess. It will be probably Isolation Years (beautiful song)

[@shivanshgilhotra701]

I wish it's between face of melinda , atonement , reverie/ harlequin forest or blackwater park

[@BecomeTheKnight]

🤔🤔

[@lukeweaver7085]

As a guy in music school who’s been learning how to analyze pieces of classical music this semester, these videos have been awesome. Bach is great, but you taking the same theory and applying it to songs I love helps me understand more than what my professors have explained 🤘🤘

[@rajb9770]

Exactly. I wish we talked about stuff like this in my theory class lol

[@BecomeTheKnight]

The big thing I wish they taught me was timbre. They basically say what it is but not much time on how to use it

[@janugur2241]

Completely agree with you. Hearing him analyse one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands with the principals we use with pieces from Baroque and Calssical eras just gives me joy which in turn actually help me understand those principals more.

[@alesandro3844]

I remember listening to Moonlapse Vertigo (the melody that starts at 0:46 into the song) the other day and I felt the same with this song's melodic riff, which is pure lament, sorrow, evilness, vastness and musical poetry all together.

[@matthewrose1203]

The ahh ahh ahh ahh vocal melody in the drapery falls is almost identical to the riff your talking about in Moonlapse vertigo that kicks in at about 47 seconds into the song. Listen to them back to back 🤘

[@majadeth7248]

you're right! I've always felt exactly the same about those two riffs! 🖤🖤🤘

[@largeconnor]

There’s a reason I was able to listen to Opeth constantly for an entire year without getting burnt out

[@TheAskald]

Haha same. Opeth is so great that they were the full stop of my metal journey. I tried many other bands after them but I couldn't find any that scratch that specific itch so well. For discovering new music I just turned my compass to other genres, Opeth killed metal for me.

[@largeconnor]

@@TheAskald While Opeth didn’t necessarily kill metal for me, they definitely became my favorite band. I thought nothing could beat Megadeth, but I was wrong lol. You’ve probably already checked these out, but Death and Tool are my other favorites. And if we aren’t talking metal, then Alice in Chains and Frank Zappa have been some of my favorites recently.

[@javadnarimani4566]

@@TheAskald same happened to me man, Opeth, Gojira and Porcupine Tree (metal records only) are all the only bands that I love all of their songs and would love to listen to them all over again.

[@TheAskald]

@@javadnarimani4566 Also a big fan of Gojira and Porcupine Tree here. I could say the same about Ne Obliviscaris (they're a kind of more modern/technical Opeth with violin and enhanced bass) but they only did 3 records sadly.

[@javadnarimani4566]

@@TheAskald I've listened to Ne Oblividcaris before, great band, unfortunately they didn't had the same kinda magic that Opeth had for me in the very beginning ( I've only just have gotten into metal/rock for like the past year and a half) it's a shame tho that they've stopped putting out albums, ah pain, while we're at it, recently I've discovered a band called Piah Matter, I don't know that if you have ever heard of them or not, but they are kinda like early Opeth with better protection rip off 😅 it's a really poor description for of good they are, but I really think you should check them out, they have put out only two albums and it's available on spotify, also if you're into prog rock by any chance, I think you should check out Riverside as well, incredibly talented and tasteful band in the game (sorry for porr en)

[@emilandersson7411]

So far I Enjoy all of your picks. The best part is understanding why you like the Tracks and in most case understand why I enjoy them aswell. Thanks a lot for this enlightening series:)

[@BecomeTheKnight]

I'm happy it's helpful man 🤘

[@lawrencefine5020]

The Drapery Falls...falls in my top 5 all time Opeth songs. Very emotive, haunting, triggering sadness and pain. But is sounds so f--king good. The very first Opeth song that brought a tear to my eye. Which I think what this song was supposed to do to the listener. Well done.

[@tyloryoung100]

finally made it within 30 mins of the video dropping. woot woot. just wanted to say you rock and that I love these lists. Keep up the good work.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Thanks man 🤘

[@Kev-Bone]

This is my absolute favorite Opeth song hands down. This was also my first Opeth track and I always loved the first half, but once the growls kicked in I always turned it off because I was never into growls. One day, it finally clicked and I listened to it all the way, and the rest is history.

[@TheIZProjectGamesandstuff]

I never get sick of listening to this song. Its always magical to me, everytime I listen to it

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Beautifully executed

[@AidenCantrell]

Every song fits the album cover so well. Haunting, Ghostly, but beautiful.

[@sethchestosky9903]

Opeth never gets old bro... sorry sober high and drunk... The power of opeth songs will always surprise you. My life moves forward on some of these lyrics. The transitions are pure 🔥. Deliverance and Demon of the Fall are classic Opeth songs . But who doesn't have the biggest crush from the slow and melodic tapestry that is Damnation. Listening to Opeth is like being a professional Diablo player.

[@willkopka2686]

One of if not my favorite intros to any song. Also can’t thank you enough for introducing me to Opeth. Loving this series keep it up🤘

[@BecomeTheKnight]

🤘🤘

[@larryglenn5545]

Man I have loved these last few videos. Keep em coming guy

[@wesleytrott6397]

I love the use of the A minor in the verse with the parallel A major at the end just before the start the riff over again in A minor.

[@corbinm5237]

Excluding Ghost Reveries which makes up my top 8 Opeth songs,here’s my top 5: 5. A Fleeting Glance 4. Universal Truth 3. Will o the Wisp 2. Faith in Others 1. The Drapery Falls

[@BecomeTheKnight]

🤘

[@Lukkern]

Niice, A fleeting glance is easily one of their most overlooked songs!

[@AlfW]

I also like Opeth's new songs, but this is a weird Top 5

[@corbinm5237]

@@AlfW they’ve made some incredible music on the last few albums.

[@Some_Idiot_on_the_Internet]

This was the first Opeth song I ever heard. It changed my music taste instantly. I had a full blown out of body experience listening to it. When they say music can transport you it did exactly that I felt my mind drifting away as I sat listening to this song on repeat completely spellbound. It is one of the few genuine natural highs I've ever had.

[@FlareFoot57]

Thanks to this marathon, I'm finally taking the plunge into Opeth. I wasn't ready for the cookie monster screams, but I can't help but be enthralled by their chord voicings and melodies. If I can adapt to James LaBrie's vocals (still a work in progress for me), anything's possible. Just bought the Blackwater Park album.

[@nathyngoss3132]

🤘🤘 rock on, a great classic album!

[@jasonashley9853]

Nah. Mike doesn't have cookie monster screams. He has "spawn of satan" growls. Never heard anything more manly in my life.

[@RetrOchannel]

Deep growls != cookie monster screams. Cookie monster is a particular (extremely vocally unhealthy) technique that nobody in metal really uses.

[@Zhgarr]

I know I'm a year late, but I was in the same boat so I resonate with what you noted here. If you don't like the growls, look at the newer albums of Opeth, they pretty much removed them altogether and only kept the cleans... moving from being progressive death metal to more progressive rock. Some people only like "Oldpeth", others only like "Newpeth"... others like me like both. Something for everyone!

[@kowxley1793]

Please make more than 5 lol, love your analysis every time

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Thanks man 🤘

[@LudwigJager7]

that song have something in it that is incredible. That intro give a feeling that is impossible to explain

[@bassemkarame2510]

One of the best chord progressions ever without a doubt

[@qwerty.4450]

I was walking around my college campus and heard a lot of good stuff from this album (bleak and title track) but I wanted to listen through the whole thing. The chord progression stopped me in my tracks.

[@tiagometallica007]

The fucking bass line with the droning guitars at the start is so good man

[@BecomeTheKnight]

The best

[@derekd.4156]

Nikola cvetkovic: a KZbinr who has 4 hours of Opeth songs played on the piano. I would definitely recommend checking it out, every song is brilliantly arranged and the drapery falls is one of the best. Hearing Opeth on a piano makes me understand the genius that is akerfeldt

[@KilroyWasHere83]

I have always, and will always adore this song

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Same

[@Prognosis__]

This is my go 2 song when I have to bake my homemade pizza. 11 to 12 minutes the oven, the pizza dough is cooked through and the cheese is brown on top

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Lol

[@hyalinamusic18]

They played this when I saw them live with Mastodon back in December. Absolutely ethereal live

[@sameufemia1063]

This is one of my favorite Opeth tracks, pretty much perfection. I can't wait to see them live next week.

[@vladgold2699]

Mike, I hope to see Harlequin Forest on this list. Holy molly, this is by far my favorite Opeth song. It is written so well, it feels like a coherent story from start to finish! Nothing to add, nothing to remove, and those riffs! Also, I think that Moonlapse Vertigo is Opeth's most underrated song. That riff after the first soft section is my favorite Opeth riff. And the song as a whole feels like a story. You should critique that song Mike for sure!

[@Ursaokkkk]

I interpret this song like this: The intro is a representation of a really big emotional pain, and sounds kind of conformity too, like, accepiting the pain. Before that transitionary riff, where comes the acoustic sections and all the rest of the song, is like a context to why this person is feeling all that emotional pain. Near the end, when the intro comes back, being the outro, is like a movie plot twist for me, it feels just like that, now we know why this feeling is inside this person. And i think that this song may represents the feeling of conformity pain, seeking the sadness for fullfill emptyness. The intro sounds dark and sad, but still relaxing and welcoming, and at that little explosion on the acoustic part you get the lyrics: "Take me down again and guide me into pain". Such a beautiful, meaningful, and fantastic song. Sorry for my bad english ;)

[@AlexPhantom1292]

The Drapery Falls is My Favorite Song of Opeth, and probably My Favorite of all time in Metal Edit: it's chaotic, But at the Same time Beautiful, as Well as Opeth Songs really are, Brutal, Chaotic and Beautiful

[@michaelgoudis344]

This song and Bleak, more specifically the main melody of Drapery and the melody after the acoustic part in Bleak I would describe with one word as: Autumn. The whole album is like Autumn leaves falling. That's what it reminds me of. If Images and words is Spring then Blackwater park is autumn.

[@lonredstar6904]

Im sad you skipped my favourite part, the real neat vocal harmony before the last explosion of EVIL. Aside from that, fantastic video, helped me understand what makes this song so FRIGGIN GOOD UGH

[@bov3793]

Yeeeess!!!! What a beautiful song. One of my favourites as well

[@ArnHaz]

This has always been the number one Opeth song for me. So glad to hear this analysis. Finally. That Ktulu reference @ 6:34 was great. I understand now why I like that section. So my mind was already receptive to it by listening to Ktulu and the Megadeth variations. Thanks for making me psyho-acoustically aware.

[@jozefnemcak3009]

Hi Mike :-) Firstly, thank you very much for these series. I have been listening to Opeth since 2009 and this is my favourite Opeth song (it´s emotional and atmospheric masterpiece). My favourite Opeth albums are Blackwater Park (my fav album ever), Still Life, Watershed (really underrated album), Ghost Reveries and Damnation (I also really enjoy In Cauda Venenum from newer ones and don´t care too much for first two albums and Sorceress). For me, albums from Still Life to Watershed are all 9 out of 10 at least. That´s why Opeth is my favourite band for more than thirteen years. Their music speaks to human soul with every possible emotion from melancholy, darkness but also beauty.

[@andysalter7192]

I will never forget hearing this for the first time in 2001 on a Metal Hammer compilation CD and thinking I had never heard anything like it before, became a Opeth fan that day , bought the album straight away! Classic......

[@charlescrumpler510]

This was my first Opeth song. I heard about them when Sorceress was getting a lot of buzz, Googled Opeth, and this was the first thing to come up. I listened to this song five times in a row when I first heard it.

[@christodoulos7868]

well, I always listened to some opeth but this is a whole new level for me, didnt even consider them to be this great up until now!

[@BecomeTheKnight]

They have a ton to unpack in their songs

[@Meowmeow0506]

Just heard this song live last night. Amazing. I can't wait to watch this video later when I can actually hear a little bit better lol. (would highly recommend buying tickets to see Khemmis/Opeth/Mastodon. Amazing show)

[@dominick070M]

Great series Mike!

[@vladimirkievsky7635]

My personal favorite song mainly because of the intro and the melody. Also the outro is one of my fav in all of metal.

[@samaralhalal6137]

I like this guy

[@AdamKirbyMusic]

21 years on this album has never gotten old for me, I still love it.

[@jonathanmikkelborg2612]

Yeah this one is a classic. So atmospheric

[@BecomeTheKnight]

🤘🔥

[@wildwess6615]

Sheeet man this song just gives me such beautiful vibes I remember when I would work outside in the fall and this song would come on and I would put this song on repeat with the other Blackwater Park tracks🤘🏻 Edit: you should do an honorable mention for some Opeth songs that don’t quite get top 5, just a suggestion

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Not enough time for that man

[@wildwess6615]

@@BecomeTheKnight Mikael would be proud🥹

[@jonaswagner9656]

This is one of the songs i would come back to if i wanted to get someone into growling. It just feels like it has to be in the composition to work.

[@cameronfarrellguitar]

always been one of my favorites! its been tough for me to pick my favorite on the album forever with this one, title track, and bleak. Leper is too good too, what a record!!!!

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Outstanding album

[@rockmovieswithtyler1989]

Now this track I agree with you on! What a great track to a masterful album in Blackwater Park! I turned 12 when this album was released!

[@jhardyrules]

That outro! That goddamn outro!!!

[@freelanceopportunist559]

Mikael's growls in this song positively soothe me like a warm snuggly blanket

[@-_-sumfreshbread-_-9809]

No need to respond, all I wanted to say was that I’ve been a fan for a while and that I’ve always enjoyed your content (even when I disagree sometimes). Can’t wait for your next project to come out!

[@spicybill]

This song is so fucking awesome!

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Yup

[@Jablan11]

The reason I love 17:38 so much is exactly why you dont. Like you said it has no business being there, and since it is so unexpected it caught my attention immedieately on the first few listens. Great analysis man, Opeth is a monstrous band

[@daanrutten6130]

blackwater park was always my number 3 fav from opeth (after damnation and ghost reveries), i just never really got the hype. recently i decided to do a deep dive into this album to see if i could at least understand all the praise. and after lisenting to it a few more times and really thinking about each song i can say that i have found a whole new appreciation for the album. the production and the song writing easilly justify it being number 1 for so many poeple.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

It took me some time to get Still Life

[@austinyun]

This is probably my favorite Opeth song and the one time I've seen them live they played it as the encore. Probably influences me a bit but that encore was a fuckin transcendental experience lmao.

[@disturbiafromthebay]

They played it live when I saw them back inDecember with mastodon. it was pure magic and I was touched almost as much as the first time I heard it

[@lukaweiss9147]

I was already into Opeth when I learn Drapery Falls on bass,but playing that song just melt my heart,I don't know basically nothing about theory but when I play this song I feel how powerful the composition is

[@kaem2018]

These series are the best man. Sad that only 5 songs tho

[@BecomeTheKnight]

These take forever to make and no one watchrs them

[@frankbernard6819]

Great video. Blackwater park is such a kick ass album.

[@Enslaved_Angel]

My personal Fav from Opeth ngl it's so unpredictable even After listening to it n times

[@BecomeTheKnight]

🤘

[@casonwillman4775]

That “Never again” might be Mikael’s best growl ever…and he’s the growling GOAT

[@KrypticGhoul]

This song has been my ringtone for a few months now.

[@kostarazman3444]

I am gonna listen to the whole album after this video.

[@soakedbearrd]

Hey I was wondering what your opinion of contrasting styles of Martin Lopez and Martin Axenrot, and who your personal favorite is.

[@bigtombowski]

These guys really know how to put together a song. Wow. And Mike really knows how to put together reviews

[@PieterKleij]

I secretly shedded a tear when they played this live 2 weeks ago..... Intro Tape; ~Seven Bowls (Aphrodite’s Child song) ~The Grand Conjuration ~Demon of the Fall ~Eternal Rains Will Come ~The Drapery Falls ~You Suffer (Napalm Death cover) ~You Suffer (Napalm Death cover) (Without Fredrik Åkesson) ~You Suffer (Napalm Death cover) ~In My Time of Need ~Face of Melinda ~Heir Apparent ~Ghost of Perdition ~Sorceress Encore: ~Deliverance

[@christify3418]

OK MIKE EVERYONE IS WONDER WHICH IS BETTER OPETH OR MY SINGING MONSTERS SOUNDTRACK

[@dylank872]

What are your thoughts on Gary Moore? I know he's not who you'd typically listen to but I'd be interested in what you think about his playing. Love your videos btw

[@BecomeTheKnight]

He's a person

[@dylank872]

@@BecomeTheKnight very true, thank you for your input

[@redwing7583]

THIS is my personal numero uno

[@The12thAvenger]

Nice breakdown of the song, can't believe you skipped my fav part tho. I know it's p much the same as what you covered at 17:23 but the drum groove switch at 7:20 in the song is what really sells it for me. Goes to show just how much there is going on this song and how different aspects will resonate differently with different people I guess.

[@wiggy009]

I think the charackas part might represent the mania and whimsical hysteria that can take place with that existential lament. Just laughing at the absurd is how I interpret that and it sounds cool

[@renzobonilla5467]

Clicked the bell within 30 seconds. Can you please do Anesthetize by Porcupine Tree. Please! Would me so much to me.

[@logananglin8476]

Fuckin yes! This is quite possibly my favorite, definitely in my top 5. Also predicting the last song will be Universal Truth. Diggin the music theory gravy

[@BecomeTheKnight]

🤔🤔

[@zed1123]

Can we turn this series in to a top 20? I'm gonna get withdrawals when it's over lmao

[@jealku55]

Love Opeth. I'll be honest I was put off by the demon vocals for a long time. But the brilliance and uniqueness of their music drew me back in. Now some of my favorites are filled with those vocals like Deliverance and the Grand Conjuration. I'd be lying if I said I understood half of musical breakdowns but its still cool to hear and maybe I'll pick up on some of it through osmosis. Keep up the pretentiousness somehow it works for you. I wonder what your 5 least favorites are?

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Lol. I'm very confident in certain opinions of mine. People like to interpret that as pretentious. I'm sick of being told lies, I'm sick of keeping my honest thoughts to myself, and I'm confident enough to stand behind and back up my points of view. If someone thinks that makes me pretentious then I don't put much faith in their judgement.

[@jealku55]

@@BecomeTheKnight Right on man. Wrong choice of words on my part. One of my favorite artists is Steven Wilson and he gets that label of pretentious all the time. Even though he is extremely knowledgeable. People tend not to understand everything he says and mistake him for pretentious. Thats all I mean by it. I should have put it in quotes or something because are not by definition "pretentious".

[@PaulAndrews08]

Can you do a review of the song "Deliverance"?

[@jonssgoodlan1433]

Pull me down again and guide me into PAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAIIIIIINNNNNNN

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Yup

[@voxextremos22]

This and the Lotus Eater are my the 2 songs that hit me into Opeth. Love the PULL ME DOWN AGAIN AND DRAG ME INTO PAAAAIIIIN.

[@sharonsimsay7995]

I love drapery!!!

[@KillsRockband]

Second best opeth song ever . Magic bass line inside

[@windyhead7960]

Yes! My favorite! Just a question, since I have not heard you mention them at all; what are your thoughts on Jethro Tull?

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Overrated

[@windyhead7960]

@@BecomeTheKnight EXACTLY! Overrated by the bands it highly influenced; Rush and Iron Maiden.

[@asloii_1749]

This is most definitely my favorite Opeth song ever holy fuck

[@ashjwilliams1138]

Easily my favorite Opeth song. Oh, and what you call the cathartic moment I've always viewed it as the start of the supreme tense crescendo that releases into the solo guitar near the end. I just wish they rerecorded the snare drums for this song. After all these years I just find it so distracting how it's sonically all over the place.

[@Inferno594]

I would like to see your opinion on ghost of perdition, also is there any chance you would do top 10 worst dream theater song? Also am waiting for the steve vai albims tier list

[@Impzhahaha]

Watched the other three videos an hour ago, and yes, i finally put on notifications, alas, here are my top 5 (inpo) When Windowpane The Moor Blackwater Park Isolation Years

[@BecomeTheKnight]

🤘🤘

[@shanerichardson7128]

Fuck I love Opeth. What kind of creative mind says, “Let’s take Jazz, Death Metal, Folksy acoustics and Prog Rock and just fuse them together.” And have it work so well? My brain can hardly comprehend how Akerfeldt composes these songs with all the changes in place

[@christify3418]

MICHEAL YEEESSS (algorithm boost)

[@TheRareVideosXL]

Great song.

[@rhythmandmoose]

Nice. Wonder what the 5th will be now. I was 100% sure Ghost Reveries will find its place somehow not sure now.

[@hassanlone8496]

I'm calling it Isolation years is no 1

[@hassanlone8496]

if not, then benighted prolly :p

[@BecomeTheKnight]

These aren't in any order

[@LagunaPadre361]

You gotta do harlequin forest next!

[@BecomeTheKnight]

🤔🤔

[@drewmiddleton8406]

The riff after the electric guitars come in sounds like a variation of Camille saint-saens’s Danse macabre

[@williamlanger9229]

I see Still Life as being the first Opeth album to feature great songwriting, Blackwater Park as being the first to demonstrate great production and performance, and Ghost Reveries as being the first to demonstrate great rhythm (the outro to Beneath the Mire, anyone?).

[@MawcDrums]

Nice man I enjoy your list so far, your theory insight is always appreciated. Have you ever heard of Candiria?

[@BecomeTheKnight]

No

[@olivierpeartnoy]

@@BecomeTheKnight Yes you have I have suggested them once. You appreciated listening to the track even if you didn't like it :p

[@pyramidhead3109]

Grand Conjuration is next... Or Burden? Let's find out...

[@YepMarko]

Who can guess next 2 songs? If we have plesure to have 5 great?

[@shayne7192]

What I like about Opeth is that they have melodic bits in a lot of their songs.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Yup

[@rkoz55]

Would you go to an Opeth concert by yourself? They're in town this Thursday.

[@zed1123]

Hell yeah ! I went to see them a few days ago and it was incredible.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Yes

[@ricoaguilar9026]

The best Opeth song in my opinion