Harlequin Forest

[in_my_time_of_disease]

Fantastic track, it goes through a variety of really interesting moods, the first few minutes are so upbeat for Opeth, but it has some fairly evil vocals/riffs in the later parts, great outro as well. I wouldn't say it's one of their best songs, but like all of them its a great song non the less.

 

[buzogthevileurukofmordor]

great piece of work, fave song on the album..

 

[King Richard]

I'm surprised so many people like this as much as they do. It's a pretty average song; I kind of put it on the level that Masters Apprentices is on. And if I were going to play a song that represented Opeth it definitely wouldn't be this one. I don't think it represents their style in the slightest.

I think it's safe to say everything but the first 3 on GR is overrated.

 

[Hellequin]

I feel like the story in the lyrics matches the mood in the music, fairly common for Opeth. But this song is one of their foremost examples of it. It adds a completely new dimension to the music... I used to not even try to figure out what the lyrics said in Opeth songs because the music was just so good, but When I finally got around to it makes me appreciate all of the genius that goes into the music...

 

[metal_wrath]

I prefer the first three songs on GR over Harlequin Forest, also I prefer Hours of Wealth.

 

[salient]

The best track from semi-acoustic "Ghost Reveries".

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[KjeXXXer]

I'm surprised so many people like this as much as they do. It's a pretty average song; I kind of put it on the level that Masters Apprentices is on. And if I were going to play a song that represented Opeth it definitely wouldn't be this one. I don't think it represents their style in the slightest.

I think it's safe to say everything but the first 3 on GR is overrated.

I find Masters Apprentices to be awesome, and I love the entirety of GR.

What parts of Opeth do you feel aren't included in HF?

 

[jonnypeters0]

I love Harlequin forest... in my top 5 for sure

 

[floppa]

Instruments of death before me....
This one is my favorite opeth composition... so nice and brutal at the same time, everything is in perfect harmony...
The outro groove is .... (oh this word doesn´t exist, its too groovy and crushing to verbalize....)

Could not have said it better. And is anyone wants to get their friends into Opeth then I feel this is the song to do it with. Great vocals and then MA starts growling....holy shnikies it just makes the song perfect.

 

[wankerness]

The best track from semi-acoustic "Ghost Reveries".

Is this guy a spambot? I read a bunch of his/her/its other posts and none of them make any more sense than this. I don't want to click the link in case it's a keylogger or something >:E

 

[metal_wrath]

Is this guy a spambot? I read a bunch of his/her/its other posts and none of them make any more sense than this. I don't want to click the link in case it's a keylogger or something >:E

I thought they were using a bad online translator. lol

 

[Slynt]

Yes, it's disjointed but I still like it quite a bit. I am very fond of the acoustic bridge, with the "They are.. the trees" part, which is the most beautiful acoustic part since the chorus of 'Face of Melinda' !!

 

[DarkGift]

Micke sang/played the "nocturnally helpless, weak in the light..."-part on the melloboat, it was really nice

 

[beast from the east]

Best song on GR, and it continues to creep it's way into my favorites. I love the lyrics.

 

[i aint play this]

Is this guy a spambot? I read a bunch of his/her/its other posts and none of them make any more sense than this. I don't want to click the link in case it's a keylogger or something >:E

He is a very, very weird person that doesn't know the English language very well. Also, he is weird.

 

[Glühwürmchen]

I like Harlequin Forest very much, it was the song that got me into the "hard" Opeth after Damnation,
the quiet part together with the part after gives me goosebumps, mikaels clean singing is astounding here

 

[CorpseDeception]

Harlequin Forest is my favorite Opeth song, hands down and all of that other cliched crap.

 

[Holocaust on the Moon]

Is this guy a spambot? I read a bunch of his/her/its other posts and none of them make any more sense than this. I don't want to click the link in case it's a keylogger or something >:E

I clicked his link and it was some shady online business deal thing...

But yeah, HF is one of the best songs off Ghost Reveries. I love the part, "They are the trees rotten pulp inside and never well" as well as when Mikael growls "Instruments of death before me." as someone else mentioned.

 

[KjeXXXer]

And:
It's all false pretentions
Harlequin Fo-o-o-o-o-ooreeest
A-awai-aiting Rede-emtption for a Life Time
As they die alone, and no one by their side
Are they forgi-i-i-i-iiven



I love every verse of HF.

 

[Belligerent]

The end of this song drags on too long but other than that the song is godly.