BLEAK live

[shivering corpse]

to all you who have seen Opeth play "Bleak" live, how is it as a live song?
As with a lot of fans, it's definitely a Top 5 favorite Opeth song for me.
But there's a lot of layers of guitars and sounds, and i was wondering what it's like live.

i'm seeing them on the upcoming US Tour with Lacuna Coil, I hope they play Bleak, but I've always been curious as to how it sounds live.

 

[WestHammer]

Man bleak is amazing live, saw it last saturday, and they had no problems with it at all. Sounds were all good - and they do play it a TOUCH faster but it still sounds amazing.
crowd went wild for that song....

 

[ThePhilosopher]

Its great live. To be 100% honest it sounded almost better than on the record.

 

[squeegee your third eye]

The only difference I recall (besides it being a bit faster) is that the main Arabian riff sounded more in unison, without the same layering on top. Great though.

 

[Mudas]

I can't really explain it, but when I saw Bleak live (and it is one of my favorite Opeth songs also) I was amazed. It sounded great, the crowd loved it, and for some reason or another it even sounded heavier, especially near the end, and that was definitely a plus for me.​

 

[Parasite]

Bleak is one of my favorites, but it sounds terrible live IMO. It's too fast, and is just missing something.

 

[requiem]

I thought it sounded amazing, especially after coming in unannounced after Credence. Especially the vocals, when Mikael growls the 'Leaving..., crying..., dying...' part. It sounds huge!!

In fact all the 'Blackwater Park' tracks sounded amazing live. I guess the nature of their composition leaves them well suited to a live setting.

 

[Nugent Goes AOL]

It rules live. Don't be worried.

 

[Scourge of Malice]

The clean vocals during that one part where they had that other guy sing it don't sound so good.. but other than that its great!

 

[Schism]

It rocks live, but gets a little fast at times:hotjump:

 

[ChrisEmerson]

i loved it they made credence kind of go 'into' it, they played the extra bit of credence like they usually do, then went straight into bleak with no gap ruled

 

[Demonspell]

I have it on bootleg, and it sounded great, more raw and urgent than the studio version, although "the other guy's" (never refer to Steven Wilson in that manner in my presence!) absence is strongly felt...

 

[Yeah]

Yep--Mikael can't compensate for Wilson's range, so he winds up sounding like he's forcing it and failing miserably. Good otherwise, though.

 

[Eirik]

Yeah.. I've heard a bootleg and Mikael is straining on the "Deviant movement in your eyes" part.. but who can blame him? He has a good range and mr Wilson wouldn't hit some of Mike's lower notes so...

 

[A Gathering In Black]

yea it was a great song live i saw them in jan. in phila. and i also downloaded a live version of bleak.... both great

 

[diospada]

bleak live is flawless dude, don't worry about the multilayers of guitars, its played out perfectly in live situation.......