Bryan reacts to and talks about his thoughts on Emilie Autumn's album "Opheliac"



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00:00 Intro
01:18 Reaction: Opheliac
06:52 Analysis: Poppier Than I Remember
10:58 Analysis: Excellent Classical Ideas
16:25 Analysis: Great Instrumentation
18:17 Analysis: So Many Vocal Parts
21:00 Analysis: The Instruments Are Less Dense Than The Vocals
25:10 Analysis: Dynamics and Compositional Flow
30:36 Lyrical Dive: Opheliac

39:06 Reaction: Swallow
45:34 Analysis: More Pop Oriented
47:28 Analysis: Musically Washing Over
49:53 Analysis: It Feels Isolating
54:30 Lyrical Dive: Swallow

1:04:24 Reaction: Liar
1:10:40 Analysis: An Oppressive Song
1:13:09 Analysis: Strong Atmospheric Writing
1:19:38 Lyrical Dive: Liar

1:22:57 Reaction: The Art of Suicide
1:29:08 Analysis: An Interesting Single Note
1:30:25 Analysis: Bringing Back The Layers
1:32:05 Analysis: Contrasting Rhythms and Timbres
1:35:40 Analysis: Vocal Control
1:40:31 Analysis: So Much Movement
1:43:50 Lyrical Dive: The Art of Suicide

1:56:12 Reaction: I Want My Innocence Back
2:00:37 Reaction: Misery Loves Company
2:05:06 Analysis: Hidden Classical Elements
2:06:40 Analysis: Composition Simplicity
2:11:55 Analysis: A Return To What I Enjoy
2:15:50 Analysis: Harsh Vocals
2:22:44 Lyrical Dive: Innocence
2:27:34 Lyrical Dive: Misery

2:29:41 Reaction: God Help Me
2:35:45 Analysis: A Phenomenal Single Take?
2:44:17 Lyrical Dive: God Help Me

2:51:35 Reaction: Shalott
2:56:00 Analysis: A Highly Rhythmic idea
2:57:30 Analysis: A More LaidBack Song
2:58:33 Analysis: Interesting Vocal Placement
3:01:26 Lyrical Dive: Shalott

3:09:47 Reaction: Gothic Lolita
3:15:56 Analysis: I Love The Melodies
3:21:21 Analysis: This Is A Great Chorus
3:25:06 Lyrical Dive: Gothic Lolita

3:32:30 Reaction: Dead is the New Alive
3:37:51 Analysis: It's A Dance Track
3:39:41 Analysis: It's Kinda Metal, Right?
3:43:38 Lyrical Dive: Dead

3:51:22 Reaction: I Know Where You Sleep
3:55:30 Analysis: My Favorite Track
3:58:39 Analysis: That Baroque Moment
4:04:25 Lyrical Dive: I Know Where You Sleep

4:09:24 Reaction: Let The Record Show
4:13:32 Analysis: Bringing All Influences Together
4:15:38 Analysis: She Has Instrumental Albums
4:18:10 Analysis: This Is A Solid Pop Album
4:21:43 Lyrical Dive: Let The Record Show
4:27:35 Outro

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