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ROCK AND ROLL! => All Them Other Guys => Topic started by: Tyr66 on April 13, 2018, 11:51:33 AM
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here's the new single 'Rats" from the forthcoming album "Prequelle"
the "new vocalist" is called Cardinal Copia . Yeah , Papa Emeritus III was fired , like I and II ...
Just awesome :rockon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=185&v=C_ijc7A5oAc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=185&v=C_ijc7A5oAc)
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Damn I just came here to make a Ghost thread and post the video. The new album art is awesome looking too!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/Ghost_-_Prequelle_%28album%29.jpg)
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^^ Need to be bought in vinyl. this artwork must be scrutinized with a magnifying glass. A multitude of small details to discover.
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Not that his opinion is any more valuable than anyone else's, I thought Eddie Trunk raised an interesting question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0qps33YqCU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU_6fXSIqL4
Perhaps any Ghost fans here can set me straight, although, I still think it sounds like a modern Scorpions tune with a disco beat.
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Lured in by the image, stayed for the music. Been a fan for 6 years now! I have been listening to Opus on repeat in anticipation for the new album!
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Not that his opinion is any more valuable than anyone else's, I thought Eddie Trunk raised an interesting question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0qps33YqCU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU_6fXSIqL4
Perhaps any Ghost fans here can set me straight, although, I still think it sounds like a modern Scorpions tune with a disco beat.
Dance Macabre has clearly many similarities like the main riff , solo and melodies with Big City Nights of Scorpions.
Nothing embarrassing as I like the song more and more.
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The thing is, you gotta remember these are Swedes. Swedes have always had a thing about mixing Pop and Hard Rock. Take, Abba, great Pop craftmansship in itself, but Benny Andersons hitting the piano when he really gets at it is just like the hard rockin' Jerry Lee Lewis. Even with Roxette, you can hear by Per Gessles riffs that he's from a Hard Rock background. On the other hand there's "Metal" outings like Europe, which is pure Pop with a Hard Rock sound. Even their biggest forté in Extreme Metal, Death Metal, have gone pretty Pop, with the likes of In Flames.
Swedes are weird...
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^^^ Ahhhh, now it makes sense! Cheers Billy.
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The thing is, you gotta remember these are Swedes. Swedes have always had a thing about mixing Pop and Hard Rock. Take, Abba, great Pop craftmansship in itself, but Benny Andersons hitting the piano when he really gets at it is just like the hard rockin' Jerry Lee Lewis. Even with Roxette, you can hear by Per Gessles riffs that he's from a Hard Rock background. On the other hand there's "Metal" outings like Europe, which is pure Pop with a Hard Rock sound. Even their biggest forté in Extreme Metal, Death Metal, have gone pretty Pop, with the likes of In Flames.
Swedes are weird...
Sure you're talking about a band like Watain , a Black Metal combo.
this surprising song , clearly a unusual ballad for a BM band . Fantastic title by the way with some great solos :
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I was talking about Swedes in general. There are ofcourse exceptions.
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I was talking about Swedes in general. There are ofcourse exceptions.
But, yeah, in general, what you said suddenly made a lot of the Swedish bands I listen to make sense. I had even described one band as "stoner power pop." Now I know why.
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Case in point; one of the main influences of this band was Black Sabbath. Ok, they got a tiny bit rockier after this (a very tiny bit), but still...
Typical Swedes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI6aOFI7hms
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I totally get the Black Sabbath connection. The keyboard part around 3:10 is totally lifted from "Johnny Blade"
:doh:
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??? I don't get the connection either.
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There IS no connection, they're Swedes. Swedes are weird. That've been my point all along... :)
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So what are peoples thoughts on the new one? I personally love it. The instrumentals were pretty good, I love that saxophone solo out of nowhere! Tobias has such a great voice and is really the highlight of Ghost. I wish there were one or two more heavier songs sprinkled in. The album really needed a "Mummy Dust" that Meliora had. I wish the medieval aspect was explored a little more, I would have been down for a concept album on the plague. There is a lot of catchiness going on and the album delivers the ghostly goods for me. I know most people who like metal would not like this. I am loving it and the songs have been stuck in my head!
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Although the commercial side is indisputable, the album is fantastic. Catchy as hell. Melodies, songs, arrangements, make me think that it is a logical continuation of the evolution of the band. Some heavier tracks and metal riffs would have been welcome but the whole thing is perfect. No weak track.
My only regret is a visual one: Tobias should have evolved the character of Papa instead of creating this Cardinal Copia that leaves me cold.
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I did hear that Cardinal Copia is auditioning to become Papa 4. There may be a transformation at some point. I think it would be boring to have a new papa every album cycle. I like this turn from left field. Otherwise, its just like a movie that has way too many sequels.
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I guess you'll just have to wait and see if the smoke is black or white...
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Tobias Forge talks a little about his love for Sabbath:
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tobias_forge_i_want_ghost_to_be_type_of_band_black_sabbath_was_in_mid-70s_when_they_made_their_best_albums.html (https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tobias_forge_i_want_ghost_to_be_type_of_band_black_sabbath_was_in_mid-70s_when_they_made_their_best_albums.html)
I wonder if he'd like to join "The Community"?