Ghost Megathread

[ElysianGuitars]

Love the sax solo on Miasma, album is really solid so far.

 

[jwoods986]

So I've listened to it twice through now (with headphones) and my reaction is - meh. 10 songs but 3 are instrumentals, too many ballads, and a couple good rockin' tunes. Certainly didn't get any goosebumps or chills like some of you did. I will already say that, IMO, it's the weakest of their 4 studio albums. But I will still see them live anytime they come near D.C.!

 

[isispelican]

I was caught off guard initially by the direction of this album but after a few spins I think it's simply amazing! The 80's vibes work surprisingly well with the plague theme and give it a unique bittersweet feeling. The new sound takes some getting used to if you're a fan of the previous stuff, although this complete revamping should be a given now since it happens with every album.

 

[jwade]

This may have been covered already, but does Tobias’ vocal phrasing remind anyone of Broadway-style vocals at times? To me it’s like he’ll throw a few more syllables than my ear would expect into the odd line, like he’s trying to fit a story into the song. Ex verse 3 of Pro Memoria... “Had you had the chance today, you would have sold out too” I brought my wife to their show once and she asked if he was theatre-trained, because of the way he moved on stage. Maybe that got me thinking about it.

He definitely puts a lot of effort into enunciation.

Edit: Just finished listening to the full album, really glad I didn’t pre-order on vinyl like I had planned. I only liked four of the songs enough to click ‘save’ on Spotify. Meh.

It really makes you wonder just how much influence the previous ghouls actually had on the sound, regardless of who wrote what.

Ah well! Back to the previous 3 albums for me.

 

[DudeManBrother]

Definitely didn’t have the same impact the previous releases had for me. But it’s a decent record that I’ll listen to again and see if it grows on me.

 

[Doug N]

I don't know why I have a hard time getting into this band, sometimes it seems like they're trying too hard to be OG or something. I think five years from now they'll have a really good greatest hits album, but each release seems to have a lot of fillers or just misses. I saw them live w/Mastodon and I did enjoy them live, also saw them at Aftershock and they were solid. Just not great I guess.

 

[PunkBillCarson]

I don't know why I have a hard time getting into this band, sometimes it seems like they're trying too hard to be OG or something. I think five years from now they'll have a really good greatest hits album, but each release seems to have a lot of fillers or just misses. I saw them live w/Mastodon and I did enjoy them live, also saw them at Aftershock and they were solid. Just not great I guess.

Eh, they're not for everyone. It is a niche sound for sure. That said I love them and appreciate you giving credit where credit is due despite not liking them that much. That's pretty rare these days I think.

 

[technomancer]

Eh internet critics for the win

I'm loving the new album

 

[yellowv]

I friggin love it. Can’t get the songs out of my head.

 

[JD27]

Listened a few times, I enjoyed it. Not my favorite, but it’s pretty good. Just seems like a further progression in the direction they have been heading.

 

[HeavyMetal4Ever]

Hey, thanks a lot. I'm never going to be able to unhear that.

 

[zappatton2]

I picked up the vinyl release and haven't taken it off my turntable in a week. At first I was tepid, but now I love it, quite a few tunes stuck permanently in my brain! Plus, the 7" is just flat out awesome, love their cover choices.

 

[Smoked Porter]

I'm having to restrain myself by listening to it only once a day. The whole album is so catchy. Hopefully they'll get a little heavier again sometime, but I'm definitely enjoying this phase they're in.

Also, "someone's flesh is rotting tonight" has never sounded so nice and sweet.

 

[zappatton2]

Just an FYI, I have the smokey clear vinyl pressing (with the 7"), and the second side is kinda warped, it has noticeable pitch issues, especially on the last song. Checked Discogs, and apparently this is a common complaint with this press, so a head's up to anyone thinking of grabbing the vinyl to look for any other pressing of it, as I haven't seen the same complaint with any of them.

 

[vilk]

I have a question about Swedish people:

The way Forge says "wanna be wi-tchyu all night"... is that how Swedes pronounce their English normally, or is he purposely altering his pronunciation to sound "more American" maybe? It bothers the fucking shit out of me because even though an American might possibly say the "tchyu" while speaking (though I would suggest that ordinarily we reserve the "tch" to go with "ya" to make "witchya", but we would probably say "with" when saying "you"), it's totally unnatural for singing. But if that's just part of a Swedish accent then it all makes sense and I can allow myself to like the song.

 

[Schmeer]

Well, I'm not swedish but the swedes I know wouldn't pronounce it that way.

It bothered me too at first but after listening a little closer to the lyrics, I've concluded that I think he is singing "bewitch you", which makes a bit more sense IMO

 

[vilk]

Well, I'm not swedish but the swedes I know wouldn't pronounce it that way.

It bothered me too at first but after listening a little closer to the lyrics, I've concluded that I think he is singing "bewitch you", which makes a bit more sense IMO

OK I like that better! Now I can like it.

 

[jwade]

I fully thought it was a QOTSA reference/influence popping up.

 

[vilk]

I fully thought it was a QOTSA reference/influence popping up.

Well there goes my theory about how Americans sing

 

[jwade]

Haha it's "I wanna be wanna bewitch you in the moonlight"

I like it better as 'be w'chu'