Opeth - In My Time of Need (live TV4)

[DreadedLeopard]

he sounds sick.

[BlackMaidenTallica]

come back Martin! and Johan! and Peter! and Per!

[primusdude87]

Come back Peter!

[kewlndifferent]

I love this song.. a great band..

[Cambrand]

Haha hur många ggr har Opeth varit med i TV4 egentligen?

[becauseican66]

Mike needs to clear his throat

[TexdoIIy]

Sweden ROCKS!!!!!!!

But Norway RULES ;)

[TheMrAdax]

God Mikael sounds fucking awfull

[TheMrAdax]

Mikael sounds like shit

[shinelikesomeone]

Does Opeth mean 'epic' in Swedish?

[00ThePolice00]

Anyone hear the fuck up by the drummer at 2:52? I hate to point it out, I love Opeth!

[Hedeskog89]

@00ThePolice00

It's suppose to be like that ;) He plays out of rhythm, quite hard when everybody else're playing in the right rhythm :)

[DoubleLPD]

@00ThePolice00 haha yes, sounds like he got a beat early, covered it with a great roll though haha. That's the older drummer, Lopez I do believe.

[Petersorg]

Mikael sounds like he's got a flu in this video..but, still pretty fucking awesome though.

[waitzandbleed]

It is Lopez! Nice!!! And Peter too!!!

[waitzandbleed]

It is Lopez! Nice!!!

[mavric212212]

"Per" looks like a witcher :).

[Guitarist170]

@mavric212212 Ha ha. Yes he does. A bit.

[ZZDC]

Lopez!!!!

[CircusOfBedlam]

that does it. i must move to sweden after uni.

its statistically the best country, in so many ways including politics and the general absence of religion and now this?! opeth playing on national tv, i'll never see the day in US or UK where they would play good music on tv.

[yankillyou]

@CircusOfBedlam US music globally sucks

[thevisi0naryy]

mikael is my favorite vocalist but his vocals on this video are not so good

[ph0b0rz]

@thevisi0naryy well... look at the clock. :P

[FilthiestHippo]

Oh my god why did Martin Lopez have to leave this band?? I'm usually not one to say "oh the new guy sucks, blah blah blah" and I hate people that do, but the feel that Martin Lopez had was just perfect for Opeth. I like Axe too, but he's just no Lopez.

[ladythom]

ive got this on dvd live lametations fuckin great shit

[TheJuanfut99]

lol I can't believe someone actually disliked this. He mus be like "Shit! I'm the only moron who disliked this, I shouldn't have".

[Killensuen]

3:07 i'm fucking in love with the keyboards!!

[kyletheenigma]

I love that Opeth is prog, and death metal... but guys... this is just better. I will always prefer to see them perform Damnation from start to finish in a little coffee shop than see them play Blackwater Park at a 50,000+ area.

[resandelantis]

a band this amazing simply had to come into existence out of sweden cause when someone cuts in line at the grocery store we clench our fists in our pockets and go home and write songs with that anger lmao

[SGTSHOOTnMISS]

It may not be a heavy song, but its pretty damn powerful

[55175772]

I'm pretty sure Mike had the flu, his voice sounds pretty weird. Not warm, as always.

[HolloWX]

@55175772 Yeah he did, he was sick

[TDGRoach]

The drummer is awesome!!!

[zorac91]

the song is such a breeze of fresh air =D

[DISEIL]

that's not Martin who is drumming right ?!?! who is that guy ?!?! he kicks ass :D \m/

[tirentu]

@DISEIL It's Martin Lopez, their old drummer. He had a much more rhythm-centered style of playing, as opposed to Axe's faster, more technical metal drumming.

[luzateloiv]

aaaah! me encanta esta canción TT___TT

i can't see the meaning of ths life i'm leading

i try forget you as you forgot me

this time there is nothing left for you to take

this is goodbye...



[EngelenVideo]

Is it me, or does Mikael sounds really stressed?

He nearly misses the first note too

[SlaveExplosion]

@EngelenVideo He's really nervous :P

[HolloWX]

@SlaveExplosion

He was sick when he played this

[SlaveExplosion]

@HolloWX :O really?

[nolyspe]

This is so awesome that it brings tears to my manly metalhead heart.

[anonbr666]

@nolyspe And the best part of it is that it does not make you gay at all.

[CreatureofMasquerade]

@sbrushfan and arjen lucassen's projects

[bloodyleech]

@grabox87 i agree with u too man i think it is about forgetting someone

[TheMrAdax]

No album compares to Still Life!

[HarvestHollow]

Can anyone tell me the chords for the piano in the chorus please?

[TheLastBaron93]

Sweden have got the right idea man... actuall good music on their shows

[poisongodmachine3]

@donangry Like I said, it's Lopez in this video.

It's not hard to tell the difference.

[JacobSijsma]

He must have had a cold

[TheLivirus]

@JacobSijsma ...or possibly because it's 7:50 am ;)

[HarvestHollow]

@JacobSijsma Youd be amazed at what mastering songs can do.

Truth, this isnt his best show for his voice, but thats the raw version of it.

Imo, its still beautiful.

[TonyMistry]

I wish we had programs like this in England. I'd love to sit down with my cereal getting ready for the day ahead and switch over to see one of my favourite bands playing one of their best songs LIVE. Instead we get some minor z-list celebrity getting interviewed in a thinly veiled plug for their upcoming series / book / stage show.

[sjz88]

I could spend all day interpreting their songs and music.

[germainetsessaucisse]

Mikael Hacker felt

[sbrushfan]

@KoolKluxKlan666 WTF? Yes...I think DT are one of the best bands ever, irrespective of genre. I think they great production, talented instrumentalists and an excellent singer. Why is that so hard for you to understand?

Oh, and "closed minded faggot of wankery nigger bullshit": Flattery will get you nowhere. It's people such as yourself who make this world a terrible place with your hate.

[opethbloodbath]

i think he might have a cold actually

[Nunfunter]

Opeth are way ahead of their time. I'd love to meet these guys.

[grabox87]

maybe he wanted to show how powerless he been without a person that he loves so much cuz for me its song about hurting by forgeting someone

[poisongodmachine3]

@grabox87 In My Time of Need is a song about suicide.

[NogiLurtik]

@poisongodmachine3 It's a song about suicide about missing someone, feeling powerless without that person. Basically both your statements into one. =]

Either way a very beautiful song.

[Ik9a0]

@poisongodmachine3 I think everyone should be free to interpret a song in their own way.

[VictorNasciment0]

@poisongodmachine3 It kinda looks like a song about depression though.

[Megadedly]

@grabox87 Mike usually writes conceptual lyrics.

[michellemumford]

Love this song, and yes it's been done better live, but as someone else said, he has a cold!! They are simply the best band on the planet, ever, but I can't help noticing he has never looked more beautiful than he does here.

[e633xx]

7:48AM, what about playing DELIVERANCE to wake the fuck up?! ;p

[LauraIFA]

can't you see he's with a cold?? people are very judgemental... you get up on stage and sing that song with a sore throat....

[RhythmDramatist]

@LauraIFA I watched all the Opeth tv4 video's and i knew something was wrong with him xD, first i was thinking jetlagg maby, but he DOES have a serieus cold... but still very good performance. Peace from belgium

[rokis09]

I love it!!!! Opeth rules!!

[Marshallga]

I'm disappointed how "powerless" Mikael sounds live. :|

[ObtainTheUknown7]

@Marshallga believe me man it's the only live i ve ever seen mikael sing so powerless.Try seeing another live and then you shall understand what i m talking about...

[nmlss666]

@ObtainTheUknown7 true... there are better performances of this song

[TheyCaLLmeXiLe]

@Marshallga He does not sound powerless at all live, I was very impressed with The Leper Affinity and Demon of the Fall in particular. And to the comment of the staccato singing, it gives it such a dark mood, perfect for this song. One of the best tracks off Damnation.

[jkjl234]

@Marshallga this is an older video. check out the videos from live shows from 2005-2010. he has gotten much much much better at singing live. both death and clean vocals. but i agree, he sounds a little off in this performance.

[therisingplague]

lol very dissapointing. That was the worst Opeth song I've ever heard. Whats with the staccato singing? Did he really think that sounded good?

[opaek1]

I love Opeths clean vocals on disk but live they are terrible.

[reddy2911]

@opaek1 some of them on blackwater park and deliverance were by someonelse, but Michael's voice sounds bad in this song only, he ownz live

[kottengod]

Opeths damnation is just brilliant for chillin out after being really fucking drunk, just brilliant, beautiful music

[2paktolife]

Mikael Åkerfeldt is great

[WillzKORN]

is this like the Swedish equivalent of gmtv? because that is so unbelievably awesome. Sweden rules.

[Chefen92]

@WillzKORN It's more like any other channel like Fox or NBC, this is taken from a morning news show called "Nyhetsmorgon". :)

[SOADROGELIO7]

he's so amazing with opeth and with bloodbath :D

[JFK90]

MIKAEL AKERFELDT - BEST MUSICAN EVER !

[demonofthefall93]

No, Singing with a cold.

[demonofthefall93]

yeahhh now that i listen to it again, yeah, can hear it. That'd be embarresing asss.

[christinaa63]

i loveee this song.

[demonofthefall93]

Best ever.

[christinaa63]

definitelyy(:

[fippe321]

Fan. Surt att man aldrig kollar på tv4...

[demonofthefall93]

To bad he cant sing as beautifully live as the studio version. but still Best song ever.

[BmArthas]

Nahh... I've read all their history, and Mikal said that when he was on TV4 for the 1st time, he couldn't sing, and he was sick if i'm not wrong... btw Mikal is the besit vocalist that I've ever seen... They have other live versions, check them out and u'll see :)

[demonofthefall93]

Ahh, Awesome ;D I'm glad to know that.

[kaChalloner]

he probably can, just the poor acoustics or equipment available he may not have felt comfortable pushing the vocals out there, you can tell hes restraining

[demonofthefall93]

They use distortion and other editing so he can sing like that. Its not 100% him singing. But still Awesome.

[DennisKindbergmedD]

he doesnt use anything in bloodbath? so i dont think he use anything in opeth when he growls.. plus distortion is very noticable the speakers chance sound completly. chad from mudvayne used distorsion. listen to some early mudvayne live. THATS distortion mikael doesnt use it

[demonofthefall93]

They are, i assure you, Not for this song. For there heavyer songs, look it up

[thoughtheglass]

@demonofthefall93

I believe you, vocal production is very complecated, and opeth are very well produced. Could you tell us what processing equipment they use? or a site that will?

[demonofthefall93]

No idea man sorry. P's who ever Thumbs downed me for telling you something about the band, good work :) dick heads.

[demonofthefall93]

I'm not going to agrue with you idiots anymore, he uses distortion, get the fuck over it, its not a bad thing, it sounds awesome BOO fucking WOO. learn some shit about the music you listen to.

[kaChalloner]

@demonofthefall93 it really seems to be a lack of confidence to push, i dont think theyd use distortion in a song this soft, i i heard he was nervous for this show and id be nervous playing infront of just cameras live with no way to tell how the audience was reacting

[demonofthefall93]

Not in this song..

[Deadmeatproductions]

flawless music. simply beautiful!

[valleisetesdal]

I love what Per does in this version.

[vkrikela]

ahgohgaohgaoh i can believe the keyboardist makes mistakes....if i were in OPETH i would not leave the keyboard until it was show time

[ritchthofen]

Mike sound weird

[mastercallec]

Lol they really screwed up the arrangements of it since they only had volume on Mikes microfon. And why didn't they use the Telephone-sound when it's so easy to make. All creds to Opeth for trying to make something good of this arrangement-catastrofy. And somehow I'm not surprised that TV4 is behind it lol.

[thrasherrrr]

2:09

[serpentinessarecute]

Ahhh. I find it sooo unnececary and hard to play with a metal plate running right through the sweet spot for playing bass, such as the one Opeth's bassist uses!

[MagusGod]

Yeah what is the metal plate supposed to do?

[serpentinessarecute]

its for looks...a waste if you ask me

[MagusGod]

Wow really? I thought it would at least do SOMETHING for the sound, haha.

[kaChalloner]

does it really matter? he plays with a fucking bridge for his thumb big whoop if he prefers it just be like oh ok hes different, cool. but NOOO youtube fuckers always gotta be over critical its obviously more comfortable or benefits him in some way or he wouldnt use it and even if he does just think it looks cool, so what? im sure he has the money for it so its not a waste, especially if it means comfort on stage cause thats a big factor

[serpentinessarecute]

Actually, I was not being over-critical. I was expressing my dislike for that bridge but NOOOO youtube wankers who try to act tough to compensate for their sad existance have to exist...!

[b3nighted]

It's a finger support... much much more confortable than without it... and it's not exactly in the sweet spot, as you can definitely hear ;)

[serpentinessarecute]

Well, when I say sweet spot, I mean the sweet spot (for me) to play with my right hand & id just prefer to use the pickups as support

[Desu2232]

It's mainly for Jazz bass players. Jazz players usually play pretty fast and need some of the extra support to get really crisp plucks.

[marorococa]

not really, alot of swedish bands play on this show.

[duvenbook123]

i believe both Lopez and Axe are both amazing drummers in their own styles, and tbh, if a change happened, i put my trust in opeth to chose a worthy musician to take the others place...

and Axe has shown that he can play old stuff amazingly, and write amazingly too, listen to any track on Watershed, and its just bursting with energy, and such good use of accents.

both are superb drummers.

[pipiri45654]

totally agree, i love drums on watershed, they are simply great!

[Jordanfan908]

heir apparent is such a fuckin killer song

[Cr0ssDressiNate]

Both are amazing drummers. But you have to admit Lopez is better. Just listen to his drummin on the Lamentations dvd, he can do the most technical and advanced stuff I've seen!

[nightmarebitch000]

Is it me or is his usually glorious voice a bit off here. Obviously not a morning person:P

[domqc1]

Yeah you are right he sounds sick or something on that one.Maybe he cannot hear himself properly you can tell from the first notes he sings.

[T1hitsTheHighestNote]

It's 7 fucking :48 in the morning! It's almost impossible to sing at all that early!

[SSSavio]

Why?

[KKKAZE]

No rockers/musicians are :D

[otteaux]

I love Opeth's metal stuff, but "Damnation" is their best effort, IMO. I could listen to that CD all day... amazing stuff.

[koolmaaan]

@otteaux

true man... It's one of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard.

[MetalRomain]

@otteaux I totaly agree man,...

[jennlinx]

What is this damn channel and can I get it over here?? It seems to be all Opeth all the m time

[jennlinx]

I miss you Peter!!!!! Come back!!!

[heavymetalgod345]

OMG 6,666 views

[foolonthehillz]

Great song. Great performance. But his nose is probably stuffy :/

[tetsuma]

WTB Something heavy on national TV!

[metalloulou]

My fav band and one of my fav songs ever !!

Mike sounds a little bit ill but tough he sang really good ( as usual :p )

[PwnzorBob]

Nom nom Swedish morning news.

[geraufc21]

opeth in their best times

[forabsentfriends]

Lopez is so much better than Axe....

[InjecteDVenoM]

go easy on the poor fella, he has huge boots to fill. Imagine all that pressure he must feel to please all the fans.

[forabsentfriends]

Yeah I realize that, but Lopez's style is so much more suited for Opeth than Axe. Axe just seems like a metal drummer to me. While Lopez was that and more. For example, Watershed, really good album, I think, but drumming, didn't get worse, but it wasn't as good.

[InjecteDVenoM]

Ah yes, fair enough.

[snizzlepizzleBC]

Lopez did have just such a unique style of drumming that can never be seen anywhere else in my opinion. But I've seen Opeth twice since Lopez was gone and they put Axe behind the set, and honestly, he could play the old songs just like Lopez. He just won't be able to write like him

[Gotferdom]

Lopez is a jazz drummer in his head, and it was great.

anyway, Axe is awesome too. I think we need time to adapt :)

[Jordanfan908]

partially agree. but axes stuff was killer on Watershed. its very good music on this cd for me

[oscarjuliogf]

son los  mejores.......................­.....

[edthehead83]

it sounds like either mikael's mic lvolume is too high and he has to sing quietly, or he has the sniffles from being ill. not the best vocals on this version but things happen... either way, he is in my top 5 favorite singers.

[NeuroHead]

Its a morning show and the live performances is shot incredibly early (before the show airs) .

Everybody that has ever performed here sound like shit .

Opeth sounds amazing though compared to the rest . But hey , they are Opeth . No surprice there .

Opeth and Meshuggah are the most proffesional metal bands i have ever seen , and both are from sweden , weird! .

[edthehead83]

Never really thought of it that way.

[syssttem]

great musicians!!!

[phrozeck1]

worst improvment of opeth but they are awesome

[RIPisaac08]

I saw Opeth on my birthday in Las Vegas at the House of Blues. Mikael gave me his pick. One of my best birthday gifts I have ever got in my life.

[SlashRose]

=O you're so lucky. It would be even awesomer if it was initialed!!!

[8Dumahia8]

I LOVE THE VOICE OF MIKAEL!!! his sensual voice render me!!! (but I only love to his voice, not to him XD)

Excellent song!!

[juchel]

it's indeed pretty sweet to recreate, with stunning effectiveness... *wink* *wink*

[sarahsix]

i LOVE the visual of this video. the whole black n white with blue contrast is fucking gorgeous.

[kolopainen]

this song is "in my time of need"

great song

[dittorefrancesco]

LMFAOO this isn't to rid the disease....wtfff! why does it say that under info

[poisongodmachine3]

oops! hahaha

i think i copied it from the other video i posted on the same day

[dittorefrancesco]

it's all good man, shit happens

[poisongodmachine3]

i mean one day earlier

[polygott]

Even better than the album version... the keyboard fill from 3:06 is great and I think it's not there on the album

[kennn1234]

amazing.

[penismightier1]

great song!