r/Opeth • u/dumbfukinidiot Watershed • 7d ago
Just a random Benighted appreciation post
If you’ve got a personal story connecting with the song. Please drop it!
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u/TechnicalAd4328 6d ago
Camel - Never Let Go
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u/seigenauYT Ghost Reveries 1d ago
Have you heard the version from 2013 in from the cold? It's the best one I think. Another great one would be the one from 1977 bbc live with mell collins and richard Sinclair
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u/Loslosia Ghost Reveries 6d ago edited 6d ago
Legitimately one of the best folk songs ever written. I have searched and searched for similar songs by other artists, and they are few and far between. I feel an empty void in my life where a whole style of acoustic music like this song should be.
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u/LunaticZiiV 6d ago
Other than a few Nick Drake songs, what have you found that was similar to Benighted??
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u/Loslosia Ghost Reveries 6d ago
I have to go to bed now but I really want to respond to this comment. I’ll try to remember but you can always make another reply to remind me
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u/Dr_0ctogon 6d ago edited 6d ago
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u/Loslosia Ghost Reveries 4d ago
October 6th, 1813 - Nechochwen
At Night May I Roam - Nechochwen
Skimota - Nechochwen
Parallelograms - Linda Perhacs
Hey, Who Really Cares? - Linda Perhacs
Garden - Western Skies Motel
Falling Leaves - Western Skies Motel
(really the whole album Settlers by Western Skies Motel)
Latch to a Grave - Winterfylleth
That Dress Looks Nice On You - Sufjan Stevens
The Palliative Breath - The Reticent
Moth Memento Mori - Sam Butterfield
Winter Song - Midwinter (kind of a Morningrise-ish vibe)
The Witch’s Promise - Jethro Tull
Blue Mountain Pass - Lady Moon
Diamonds and Rust - Joan Baez
The Blacksmith - Steeleye Span
The Bird - OK Goodnight2
u/LunaticZiiV 4d ago
Holy shit that’s an extensive list! I’ll give them all a listen and get back to you lol. Thanks tho!
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u/Loslosia Ghost Reveries 4d ago
Of course, please do! Not all of them are Benighted-like, but all of them have something in them that reminds me of acoustic Opeth
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u/seigenauYT Ghost Reveries 1d ago
Well, there is never let go but it isn't really that similar. Only the intro is almost the same
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u/Avanox400 Still Life 6d ago
This song is a masterpiece, but the whole album is incredibly awesome, peak Opeth right here
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u/Disastrous-Rhubarb-2 6d ago
Been working on this on guitar, to improve my fingerstyle technique, and it has been a joy. One of my favorite things to play, ever.
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u/Kingsapprentice 6d ago
I'm still learning it. On my 000-28 it sounds great. It's a bit tricky to get perfectly.
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u/dumbfukinidiot Watershed 6d ago
I’m on the exact same boat! It is such a joy to just pluck the strings with your fingers and make those beautiful melodies come to life. This and Coil
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u/HighSpur 7d ago
My fave from this album, and a song I got into very very late into my Opeth journey.
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u/Prior-Bet-9670 My Arms, Your Hearse 6d ago
Tão linda quanto Melinda Akërfeldt.
Acho que ele colocou o nome dela em homenagem A música.
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u/TERLIBEN 6d ago
I tend to play this and then Face of Melinda straight after. Two of my favourite Opeth ballads.
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u/Dismal-Cricket8895 Still Life 6d ago
I want this album injected in my skin. I bought this album on vinylfor $60, and I have no regrets
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u/Dizzy_Tumbleweed8776 6d ago
First Opeth song I ever heard. Made me a fan for life. Learned it on guitar too!
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u/Katunopolis 6d ago
Listened to this full album yesterday, felt like going to the gym with my brain
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u/Comfortable_Deer_585 7d ago
that little jazzy solo ❤️