Ghost is now officially the trendiest band of 2011[views:56315][posts:196]_____________________________________ [May 26,2011 3:42pm - Randy_Marsh ""] ARE YOU A SPIRIT? |
| ________________________________________ [May 27,2011 12:54am - Blessed_Offal ""] Does it make me extra kvlt that I've never even HEARD of this band? |
| _______________________________ [May 27,2011 12:55am - Lamp ""] Ghost is some of the worst shit I've ever heard in my life. |
| ____________________________________ [May 27,2011 1:02am - arilliusbm ""] You'd probably like em, Ross. 70s vibe. Join the trend, buy a shirt like Wren. Heh, that rhymes. |
| _______________________________________ [May 27,2011 1:03am - Blessed_Offal ""] I'm curious now, but this thread makes me not want to bother. |
| ____________________________________ [May 27,2011 1:07am - arilliusbm ""] It's sub par King Diamond worship with organs, Scooby Doo time travel bus sex, lightly distorted guitar riffs with gimmicky live shows. |
| _____________________________________ [May 27,2011 1:16am - i_am_not_me ""] Funny, everyone was swinging from their nutsacks a few months back. |
| ____________________________________ [May 27,2011 1:17am - arilliusbm ""] Still am. |
| _______________________________________ [May 27,2011 1:18am - Blessed_Offal ""] arilliusbm said:It's sub par King Diamond worship with organs, Scooby Doo time travel bus sex, lightly distorted guitar riffs with gimmicky live shows. nuff said. Not gonna bother. I'll put on The Spiders Lullabye instead. |
| ____________________________________ [May 27,2011 1:24am - arilliusbm ""] bennyhillifier |
| ______________________________________ [May 28,2011 4:54am - frankovhell ""] I really can't decide if I like this band or not. Some of it feels like a big joke to me which makes me like it. I dont get the Mercyful Fate comparisons at all.... IT kind of reminds me of scooby do music with guitar leads and upbeat 80's arena rock vocals about satan.. |
| _________________________________________ [May 28,2011 12:21pm - eyehatehippies ""] arilliusbm said:Only rehashing Mercyful Fate but in a less talented way is real. That being said, I like Ghost, but they aren't the best band since Sliced Bread. As a matter of fact, Sliced Bread has better organ parts. I keep hearing Ghost compared to Mercyful Fate. I love Mercyful Fate, and I hear very, very little Mercyful Fate in what Ghost do. Mercyful Fate were a METAL band, heavily influenced by Judas Priest and the whole NWOBHM movement. Mostly, what I hear listening to Ghost are very, very well constructed pop songs with lyrics about satan. Which makes sense, considering that they were an existing Swedish pop band that decided to put on masks and makeup and sing about satan. The dominant influence I hear in Ghost's songs is Blue Oyster Cult. That's a good thing; I'm glad someone stopped rehashing Black Sabbath, and looked around for other influences. Along with that, there's a slightly metallic riff from time to time, and plenty of influence from 70's AOR, the staples of classic rock today. I would say that Ghost is more influenced by ABBA than Mercyful Fate. Haters are gonna hate, but if you're hearing a "Mercyful Fate rehash", you either need to get your ears cleaned out, or start listening to some actual metal. Mercyful Fate worship done proper = In Solitude, Portrait. That is all for today, thanks for you time, and listen to metal, for the children... |
| ________________________________________ [May 28,2011 12:46pm - Blessed_Offal ""] I hear the Fate comparison. That tracks OK. |
| _____________________________________ [May 28,2011 12:46pm - arilliusbm ""] At first listen, the guitar riffage is nothing like Mercyful Fate (and rightfully so, MF is untouchable and more NWOBM, you're right). But at first glance, their artistic output visually seems to be heavily inspired by that of King Diamond's. No, they dont look the same, but it should be evident who he is influenced by, both by the tone he sets and by his lyrical output, although short and simple. There are some similarities in overall artistic outlook, but i'm more or less talking about who they try to portray themselves as, in a modern sense. Blue Oyster Cult, abd some Deep Purple are good comparisons to their music, as well as other bands that had their heyday in the 70s. That being said, I'll gladly listen to 70s metal/proto metal and 70s prog any day to Ghost. While being a breath of fresh air in some regards, it's easy to draw the King Diamond comparison, regardless of how close (or lack thereof) the music is. |
| _____________________________________ [May 28,2011 12:51pm - arilliusbm ""] lol @ people getting riled up over Mercyful Fate "comparisons" Don't Break the Oath > anything Ghost will ever do. And most bands for that matter. |
| ___________________________________________ [May 28,2011 2:54pm - slar you morbid? ""] just checked this out, in contrast to how everyone here seems to love this band or hate it, i was just kinda like, meh. good background music for my lazy afternoon hashishritual but nothing outstanding. vestal claret had the same kind of atmosphere and were way better |
| _________________________________________ [May 28,2011 3:49pm - ancient master ""] Ben, Thank you contacting us. We'll surely forward your email to our guru Batoh. Peace Ghost House |
| ___________________________________________ [May 28,2011 3:55pm - slar you morbid? ""] haha this is probably the best thing this band does bennyhillifier |
| ____________________________________ [May 28,2011 4:00pm - arilliusbm ""] I hope this thread served its purpose as a promotional tool for their show on Wednesday. |
| ________________________________________ [May 28,2011 4:09pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] slar%20you%20morbid? said:in contrast to how everyone here seems to love this band or hate it, i was just kinda like, meh. quoted for yuh |
| ______________________________________ [May 28,2011 4:30pm - thirdknuckle ""] This thread is viable now that there are several BOC references in it. Nice job! |
| ______________________________________ [May 28,2011 4:36pm - goatcatalyst ""] I wish Nightbitch was trendy :^( |
| ____________________________________ [May 28,2011 4:39pm - arilliusbm ""] Get an organist. |
| _________________________________________ [May 28,2011 4:41pm - Headbanging_Man ""] I like Opus Eponymous, it's a solid Satanic Heavy Metal album... And for the record, they sound like DEMON, if anyone... Don't you H-mos even like NWOBHM?!?! |
| ___________________________________ [May 28,2011 6:39pm - dreadkill ""] I'm sitting in a pub in Portland, ME and my girlfriend goes "girlfriend metal shirt!" I look over and an old guy has just hobbled in wearing a ghost shirt. |
| ________________________________________ [May 28,2011 6:42pm - eyehatehippies ""] slar%20you%20morbid? said:just checked this out, in contrast to how everyone here seems to love this band or hate it, i was just kinda like, meh. good background music for my lazy afternoon hashishritual but nothing outstanding. vestal claret had the same kind of atmosphere and were way better Vestal Claret rules. I did guest vocals for two songs on their latest record. |
| _____________________________________ [May 28,2011 7:37pm - xanonymousx ""] never heard of this band kind of reminds me of pentagram? |
| ______________________________________ [May 29,2011 1:58am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] I love this band. And YES, they sound like MF. Not the riffs, the recording is a direct piece of tribute for sure. The tones, ambiance, and mood. These guys write awesome hook riffs, but they aren't Hank. The biggest thing that keep these guys from being super awesome to me is the stupid, cheesy, gimmicky satanic lyrics. I actually feel embarrassed listening to them because of it. I NEVER had that problem with MF. |
| ______________________________________ [May 29,2011 1:59am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] bennyhillifier And this, due to it's lack of foresaid cheesy lyrics, is by far the most BRILLIANT piece of music these guys have produced. |
| ______________________________________ [May 29,2011 10:29am - ouchdrummer ""] narkybark said:I am completely ambivalent about Ghost. I already lived through that era of metal, don't need to do it again. I'd rather have a Bee Gees revival. Yeah.... this band blows. faggots. |
| _______________________________ [May 29,2011 11:26am - blue ""] i think ghost is awesome, but then again i love this style of hard rock/NWOBHM. i enjoy these guys because (to me) they remind me of early MF and blue oyster cult mixed up. |
| _________________________________ [May 29,2011 11:43am - Kevord ""] This whole thread just seems like crying over their quick jump to popularity more then their music. Mercyful fate= Awesome. Blue Oyster Cult= Awesome. Scooby Doo= Awesome. NWOBHM = Awesome. Ghost= Milkshake of Awesome |
| _____________________________________ [May 29,2011 12:13pm - arilliusbm ""] I'm crying so hard right now. I can't sleep at night because Ghost is a trendy band. |
| ______________________________________ [May 29,2011 12:13pm - i_am_not_me ""] Headbanging_Man said:I like Opus Eponymous, it's a solid Satanic Heavy Metal album... And for the record, they sound like DEMON, if anyone... Don't you H-mos even like NWOBHM?!?! I don't hear THAT much Demon sonically, but approach-wise I see it now that you say it. |
| _________________________________________ [May 29,2011 12:53pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] no it sounds like an even more obscure reference that I made, 1up accomplished |
| ______________________________________ [May 29,2011 1:28pm - goatcatalyst ""] I like them because I like what I fucking like. Don't need no buttdart arbiter of "true" to tell me what's what. That's why I AAARRRGGGHH and make the Satanisms. |
| ____________________________________ [May 29,2011 1:29pm - arilliusbm ""] Anal sexisms abound. |
| _________________________________________ [May 29,2011 7:41pm - Headbanging_Man ""] DestroyYouAlot said:Noone could possibly discover my stunning ignorance through these mighty layers of snark and sarcasm! FTFY |
| _________________________________________ [May 29,2011 7:42pm - Headbanging_Man ""] i_am_not_me said:I don't hear THAT much Demon sonically, but approach-wise I see it now that you say it. You have to listen to the notes they're NOT playing! |
| ____________________________________ [May 29,2011 8:02pm - arilliusbm ""] Indonesian Prog from the 70s with better organ use and song composition or GTFO: bennyhillifier |
| ____________________________________ [May 29,2011 8:09pm - arilliusbm ""] italian prog from the 70s: bennyhillifier |
| _________________________________________ [May 29,2011 8:58pm - ancient master ""] bennyhillifier |
| ______________________________________ [May 29,2011 9:01pm - thirdknuckle ""] Goblin, anyone? Bloodrock? |
| ____________________________________ [May 29,2011 9:48pm - arilliusbm ""] nice with the post of elonkorjuu! goblin is awesome, although the only thing I have is the album "roller." i should look for more. |
| _______________________________________ [May 29,2011 10:16pm - thirdknuckle ""] 'Suspiria' is their best in my bk Bloodrock flirted with this stuff too, perhaps you've heard 'DOA'? (1971 single, Billboard #36) |
| _____________________________________ [May 29,2011 10:31pm - arilliusbm ""] yep. I wouldn't mind getting a copy of that vinyl actually. bennyhillifier = better than ghost? |
| ____________________________________ [May 29,2011 11:13pm - nekronaut ""] bennyhillifier |
| _______________________________________ [May 29,2011 11:24pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] arilliusbm said: = better than ghost? Why does it have to be better? You can't like both? So far the stuff people have posted is pretty cool. My speaker is doing some weird shitty humming right now, so I'm gonna come back tomorrow and listen to some more once I fix it. I don't really consider Ghost to be prog, though. I think we're off on a (really cool) tangent. Here comes the sun really makes me realize that Ghost sounds like Blue Oyster + Mercyful Fate + Beatles pop songs. It's actually a really cool group of influences. I just wish they'd drop the cheesy satanism lyrics, or at least make them less CHEESY. "Lucifer, we are here for your praise, EEEEEEVILLLL OOOOONNNEEEE" |
| _____________________________________ [May 29,2011 11:39pm - arilliusbm ""] ArrowHeadNLI said: arilliusbm said: = better than ghost? Why does it have to be better? You can't like both? I do. It's not a question of what's better, considering the recordings are 40 years apart. That's just ludicrous. I'm hoping the people that dig Ghost but don't really listen to that much 70s music actually start listening to 70s music. The amount of talent and artistic integrity of bands in the 70s is unmatched. |
| _____________________________________ [May 29,2011 11:46pm - arilliusbm ""] heavy use of organ and flute, from the german prog band Satin Whale's first album: bennyhillifier |