April Ethereal, I love it

[jhetfield99]

From the black-metalish thunderous intro, to the clean vocals and acoustic guitar at 3:45, to the long, bended notes at 6:00, this is easily one of my fave Opeth songs. Everytime I hear the 6:00 part I close my eyes in ecstasy. I was hoping to hear it at the upcoming Chronology show in Chicago, but seeing the previous posts with the setlists from this tour, it seems unlikely.

My question: is this a song that often finds itself in Opeth's live rotation? It'd be a shame if not, such a heavy asskicker. Lots of people in the crowd were chanting for it the last time I saw them in Chicago, so it 'appeared' in demand, but it could have just been that crowd.

 

[Chasing Time]

I saw them play it on their 2004 Lamentations Over America tour, although I don't believe they've played it since.

 

[JoeVice]

its my favorite song of all time...and yes, i've seen them play it live. it was one of the greatest moments of my life.

 

[My Arms, Your Purse]

My all time fav. song aswell

 

[Alcapoth]

DEFINITELY ONE of my favourite songs ever! I HOPE they play this at the London show in a few days (28th) - I JUST CAN'T WAIT! It'll be my 7th time seeing the guys live.

 

[martyrs_price]

That song is amazing in every aspect. It is undoubtedly a classic but it seems to be almost underrated. Until now I have never heard it be praised. Good Thread. Great Song!!

 

[brownden]

Putting "April Ethereal" and "When" next to eachother on "My Arms, Your Hearse" was the best idea Opeth ever had. Their 2 best songs by a mile i believe. Actually, if possible, i would lose my virginity while the beginning of this cd is playing in the background.

 

[daz436]

do you not have a dick or something?

 

[SacredReich]

Everyone raves about it...yeah it's good but I certainly don't put it in my top10 opeth songs.

 

[worldwide_suicide]

Putting "April Ethereal" and "When" next to eachother on "My Arms, Your Hearse" was the best idea Opeth ever had. Their 2 best songs by a mile i believe. Actually, if possible, i would lose my virginity while the beginning of this cd is playing in the background.

need some help?!

 

[brownden]

yes please

 

[longroad]

It's in my top 3 songs easily.
Lately I've been loving it even more.

Also hoping for a chance to see it live in April but I can't see it happening.

 

[jhetfield99]

ahhh prologue + April Ethereal + When. Very good point. This is also my favorite Opeth Combo in the catalog. The songs go together so well. I often listen to the begining of MAYH on the way home from work to cool me down after a long day. I oftne start it off with my other favorite combo: Wreath + Deliverance, that one gets the blood flowing.

 

[Mistress Bleak]

"April Ethereal" is my favorite song EVER. Seeing it performed live would definitely be a high point of my life.

 

[Detric]

Good song, I wouldnt mind if they played the whole MAYH album live.

 

[jhetfield99]

I definately want to hear both MAYH and BwP in their entireties. That would make for one hell of a show if it happened on the same night. Damn think of that, open with Prologue+April Ethereal. Close with Blackwater PArk. ahhh, damn

 

[Lothlorien]

I too agree that it is one of my top 5 favorite Opeth songs. It really gets you excited for the rest of the album. A little off topic here, but I hate to admit this, but I use to not enjoy My Arms Your Hearse that much. Just something about it made me not want to listen. Then one day I was listening to it and just opened up and fell in love with it as a whole. And I feel April Etheral helped me see how beautiful of an album it is.

 

[winters epilogue]

Seeing April Ethereal live was one of the greatest concert moments I have ever had.

Actually, the Lamentations Over America Tour was probably my favorite show. It was the last date of the tour, I got to hear The Moor AND April Ethereal in one night...simply amazing.

 

[MasterOLightning]

I don't know why people like When better than this song. It is without a doubt the best live song Opeth has.

 

[Opeth0507]

Yeah it's a great song. Listened to it tonight.