First Time Hearing Nightwish - “Storytime” Live at Wacken 2013 (Reaction)
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- How's it going everyone! Thank yall for watching this with me, and thank you to everyone who is guiding me through my discovery of Nightwish. I have never heard of Symphonic Metal until recently, and I have to say, it is quickly becoming one of my favorite things to listen to. If you're new to the channel, feel free to subscribe and say hi in the comments! :D
Thanks for a nice shout-out. I'm glad you decided to continue exploring, I'm sure you won't regret it. You have in front of you a real ocean of good music, of a unique diversity (actually, they don't have 2 similar songs), created and performed in more than a quarter of a century of activity. Of course, you have a new subscriber here.
I really liked your interpretation, you got the meaning of the lyrics well (hint: the band's official videos have almost all subtitles). Creative imagination is a major theme of Nightwish's songs, and especially of the album "Imaginaerum" (7th, 2011) of which "Storytime" is a part.
All the best, from Romania!
How’s it going Gabriel! I appreciate you subscribing, and of course for your comment. Thanks again for all the good info and performance links!
Subscribed to be part of your Nightwish journey. Greetings from Germany 🔥🤘🫶
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hey gabe
Nightwish just keeps getting better and better, I started listening to them back in 2015, and still love the music. They're the best band that I have heard and I am 73 years old.
I don’t know what’s taken me so long, but Im here! Thanks for watching it with me, and I appreciate your comment!
Well - we all know why ! You are American and musically your nation seem to be oblivious to the outside world of musical taste. This is ironic when anyone with an appreciation of classical music turns almost automatically to Europe.
@@richardwest6358 The American corporate music bubble at work. . . . . . . . .
2015 also was the year, I stumbled about their Wacken Live-DvD and got hooked ever since. Utter frustration came, when I realized, that I have been blinded with all that research on YT, so I didn't notice that they gave a concert a fortnight earlier, just 10 miles from my home. Luckily I was able to attend 4 Nightwish concerts and 1 solo-concert of Floor Jansen live at the venue in the meanwhile, only to notice that they are really as good live on stage as their video-clips suggest.
@MacZussie yes, I had a slimular Situation , they were coming to Charlotte NC, but I didn't get to go.very unfortunate, I hate I didn't go.
Im a 50 year old man and this performance brings tears to my eyes every single time. Its such a bittersweet song and Floors voice is just phenomenal.
50 years of age you mean 😉Only the devil is old🤣
The US music industry has done us dirty. Great reaction!
We’re missing out on so much!
@@BlakersReacts Just imagine if Nightwish was an American band .........it would be greater than than the great Metallica
@@BlakersReacts NW which is known worldwide is a great example of the N.American music /media industry's ignorance & arrogance,myopically focused on simplistic pop stuff most of whom cannot perform Live,NW w/Floor really should be Mega stars,they are far far better in every way than bands like Evanescence & Amy Lee
Gabriel is the General of the Nightwish Army.this song is off the Imaginaerum album, of which Nightwish made a movie, of where this song comes from. If Floor gives you chills, it's called having a floorgasm!😊
😂 sounds about right
Who voted for him to make him the general? When were the elections? There are other fans from the first hour in 1997 (first album) who can make similar lists!
@@ronnie3561 Gabriel’s persistance and dedication for the band and us has given him this title. When he show up and guide the people through the rabbit hole, we follow him.
The search for wonder and retaining the awe of youth are themes you will encounter frequently with Nightwish.
Blake. . . . . . . .
We might have told you already but it might help you to know Tuomas uses several pseudonyms to refer to himself in various Nightwish songs which he writes from experiences, observation or imagination, he says he is a man with a boy's heart, a grown-up Peter Pan, and you will see that directly in places even when he uses boy narrators sometimes in place of himself. Digging into his lyrics is almost a second bite of the cherry. He will also use poet, dreamer, writer/song writer or ocean soul - Tuomas has an affinity for the ocean, he was studying to be a marine biologist.
So here, "A writer by a fire. . . . . ." Tuomas is speaking to you directly, he is the story-teller, the “writer by the fire” - "Took a journey into a child-man’s heart" would be Tuomas remembering the childhood stories, the Peter Pan escapades of his imagination and fascinations, but the boy has grown up from being a Peter-Pan, the crib is empty.
Floor sings the bridge "Neverland, innocence, dreams of every man. . . . . ." in a high operatic head voice, a pitch you might expect from a very excited small boy.
Now, go look at all the lyrics and the references to the childhood classic stories and it all drops into place; it's one of the songs where it is easy to dig inside Tuomas' metaphoric lyrics and unravel them.
Good stuff, you keep at it, Nightwish will not disappoint.
You like History ? Check out Sabaton. Floors husband plays drums. Suggestions Bismark, Christmas Truce and 1916 . They do history of the military battles and people from those battles.
Fantastic reaction. I must say as a recruiter in the Nightwish Army your exactly the kind of person that not only see ,hear & feel the music but enjoy it so much you want to continue your journey . This has been very fulfilling to watch you and know that if your anything like me it will be a life long of music bliss for you . Nightwish & Floor have changed me forever .
Thanks so much for your words, and I appreciate you watching! I can’t wait to hear more 🙌🏼🙏🏼
Ditto
Well said!
Hi Robert, i concur as well!! Greetings from the Netherlands. 🤘🇳🇱🤘
I concur ❤
I am 64 years old and started listening to Nightwish 12 years ago.
I can only say that they are getting better and better for every time you hear them.
I was lucky to see them live last year for the first time in Gelchenkirchen. A totally facinating and magic night. Floor was highly pregnant and still performed as a tornado of greatness.
Simply loves this band.
1. Welcome ❤
2. No, you cannot say that she can't sing...
3. Prepare for a lot of goosebumps to come and feelings and insights. We all know about this life changer called Nightwish.
4. Thank you! Great reaction. You summed it up perfectly.
If you are a classical music fan you will enjoy songs from their most recent album: pan, music, shoemaker etc.
I appreciate the guidance!
Glad to see you continue your Nightwish journey. If you are a history buff, you need to start down another rabbit hole - Sabaton. Swedish metal. Nearly all their songs are historical in nature. There is even a Sabaton history channel. Floor, the lead singer of Nightwish here, is married to the drummer of Sabaton. You could start with Bismarck, perhaps. Keep exploring Nightwish! You haven’t even scratched the surface.- NWArmy North Texas
I’ve seen a few people recommending Sabaton. I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited to check out a new band. Thanks for the heads up!
I concur! Music + History = Sabaton
100%
Nightwish makes floor one of the best Live singers today .🤘🤘🤘🤘
sche was al a great singer 20 years ago + sche is a vocal coach
eh, she already was
Of course no one says, ‘She can’t sing’, they’d have to have a few screws loose. The fact that she is amongst the best singers out there is indisputable, and to me and many others, THE best singer in metal or any other genre she turns her stunning vocals toward.
Hello
I have some info on Floor Jansen for you here.
She is married to Hannes Van Dahl, drummer of the Swedish power metal band Sabaton. Together they have 2 daughters (Freja & Lucy)
Floor Jansen is a soprano, with a range of more than 3 octaves (C3 to F6). Re-singing style ranges from opera to screams and grunts. She usually sings in English, in addition she has also sung songs in Dutch, German, Spanish, Finnish, Latin, Italian and Swedish.
Jansen was the singer of the Dutch metal band After Forever from 1997 to early 2009. From 1999 she studied at the Rockacademie in Tilburg with classmates Jacqueline Govaert and Danny Vera, where she graduated in 2003. In addition to her activities at After Forever, she cool singing lessons. She plays guitar, piano and flute. On May 5, 2010, she presented her new band ReVamp, which was disbanded in September 2016.
From 1 October 2012 Jansen replaced Anette Olzon as singer of Nightwish during the Imaginaerum World Tour. On October 9, 2013, it was announced that she would be the group's regular new front singer. In 2015, Nightwish released the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful with Jansen as lead singer. Nightwish's second studio album with Jansen as front singer, Human. :II: Nature., was released in April 2020.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Oh if you love history, how about a Nightwish song about the history of the earth, and life on earth. You will get to this one at some point. It is on the list. The Greatest Show on Earth. It is a long multi movement piece of art for a historical multi-million year sweep of time. Enjoy.
Nightwish is a band of many facets with a singer of many facets. Nightwish spans a broad spectrum of metal, from a song with death metal elements "Yours is an Empty Hope" (ya, Floor growls), to a jazzy number "Slow, Love, Slow" to Celtic folk metal "My Walden" to thrash metal "Romanticide", so it's up to you how you want to go.
And then we get to Floor's previous bands ReVamp (a fusion of prog and death metal) and After Forever (symphonic, prog metal). Or there's Floor's recent pop solo album, her COVID covers or her hard rock project Northward. Then we have her German and Dutch TV show appearances where she swings from an aria from a German operetta to German rap. Then to top it off, we throw in her singing the phone book live on Dutch radio. Or we could listen to her sing "O Holy Night" in Finnish while six months pregnant. All live of course.
So do you want to go down this musical smorgasbord, randomly sampling here and there or carefully plan out your musical meal?
The hardest Nightwish song is "Master Passion Creed" (I think). Check it later when you know history of band better. You Tube have good documents of Nightwish.
thank you! Check out their song Shomaker. It dedicated American scientist Eugene Shomaker. He was a geologist and one of the founders of the field of planetary science. He was also the first director of the United States Geological Survey's Astrogeology Research Program. After his death 1997 part of his ashes was carried to moon. He is only human who is buried to moon.
Aside Nightwish, recommend to check Floor's own project Paragon, her performances in Dutch TV-Show beste zangers and her covers in her own channel.
Side project of Tuomas with his wife Johanna and Troy: Auri.
And of course my favourite: Tuomas wrote and composed soundtrack for The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck. Propably most known piece from there is A Lifetime of Adventure. Official video includes Don Rosa, the illustrator of Scrooge McDuck.
Each song is like it’s own mini movie requiring a story and a score. It’s a complete production composed for the purpose of connecting listeners to the story and to the emotion entwined within. Tuomas writes captivating stories, the band brings them to life, and Floor (with help from Marko & Troy) delivers the story & emotion. It’s good you’re paying attention to the lyrics. Enjoy Ghost River or Song of Myself from the same Wacken 2013 live show.
Now i know what Ghost Love Score means. It's a Ghost Love Partituur 😊😊🤘🤘
Hey Blake. Loving your Nightwish live show reactions with our 6'1" Valkyrie goddess, Floor Jansen (Yahn-sen) on lead vocals. Very happy that you are following Gabriel Bardac's lead down our Nightwish rabbit hole. Thank you, sir.
I appreciate the kind words and thank you for watching with me. Looking forward to more.
Hi Blake! Yes...your first Floorgasm haha. And more to follow, I promise you! Fyi: As you also like classical music, the pipes around Tuomas' keyboards resemble the monument in Helsinki of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) and is a tribute to him. In 2019 Floor participated in a season of a Dutch TV series called "Beste Zangers" (Best Singers). A group of famous Dutch singers come together and sing songs to each other which has a meaning to them. Floor decided to join as one of the artists was Henk Poort, a baritone, who was the Dutch Phantom for years and Floor was a fan of him from a very young age. The last episode of each season is a duet one. Floor asked Henk to do "The Phantom of the Opera" and he said yes on one condition...to sing this song with NW when they would come to the Netherlands. Their Phantom duet exploded the internet! And when NW finally came to Holland they fulfilled their promise. But although the concert one is very good I prefer the TV version, much more intimate. NW did the Phantom with their first singer Tarja but I personally like Floor's version better. Cheers from The Netherlands!
I have listened to both versions. My preference would be Floor and Markus.
She is called the Valkyrie Goddess of Metal and Empathy not for nothing.
She can outsing, outperform any of the American songbirds and her stamina is...wow ❤.
Hail Floor and her Brothers 😇😍
I'm so glad that you are continuing your journey with Nightwish. This band has so much to offer, as you have just begun to discover. And, there is so much more. They have been around for almost 30 years, with three different female vocalists, Floor here being the current one. For 20 of those years, their bassist also acted as male vocalist. His duets with the female vocalists are all wonderful, reaching almost perfection with Floor. He also takes the lead in some songs. I forget the exact order of Gabriel's list, but if you are following that, you should begin to hear from him in one or two songs. Tuomas on the keys is the composer and lyricist for the great majority of their songs. Emppu on the guitar can create the perfect tone for any of the many feelings that this band can produce. The two drummers, Jukka who you saw in this video, and Kai who took over when Jukka had to step away due to severe insomnia, are both spectacular but very different in their styles. And, there is a sixth member of the band who you haven't seen yet, Troy, the multi-instrumentalist, who can play just about anything spectacularly. I am looking forward to following you on your journey.
Whoa, thank you for all the info! I appreciate these comments so much!
hey there hope your well 🐕
Good to see you back, you can't go wrong with Gabriel's list. Great reaction, ignore the odd grumpy poster talking about pauses and your ear buds, see you for the next one
haha thank you for watching, and I appreciate the encouragement! 🙏🏼
We all know General Gabriel. He does an excellent job and we all appreciate him. Just as we did dear Ann.
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Yes ,i miss Ann She helped me so much in the beginng of my Nightwish journey ♥️🌹to Ann
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Hell yeah more Nightwish! Been my favorite band for almost 20 years. There's not much I can add that hasn't been said but I really love how you take the time to give your interpretation and appreciate the artistry. There's so much depth and a lot of their music encourages you to think and find your own meaning behind the words. Tuomas Holopainen is the mastermind behind the writing, he's the man on the keyboards. His lyrics tell stories that evoke feeling and imagination and the music is heavy yet beautiful. I love it so much!
As I've heard in interviews with Tuomas, he's seriously in to philosophy and science. And his lyrics reflect that.
Greeting from Canada.
Imho, The Unlimited chest of tales in the lyrics pops up often. It is essentially about life being an unlimited set(chest) of stories. In Tuomas solo project video for A lifetime of Adventure it begins with the opening of the Chest of stories, and ends with the chest being closed again.
Nightwish Army N Texas reporting for duty! This whole show is badass.
Pure Lestat vibes! She can sing and the band was amazing. I am adding them to my favorites artist. Pure fire 🔥
During the years of pandamic Nightwish was my escape of reality, they took me to better places. Also the content that Floor gave us ( check her channel) was something to look forward to! great covers on a weekly base. Thanks for your empathetic analysis!
Yeah Blake this song was my introduction to Nightwish and this Valkyrie Metal Goddess
NWArmy here, welcome and enjoy your ride into this amazing band!!!! Greetings from Greece 🎉💯🤘
As you are into History have you heard of a band named Sabaton. All Sabaton's songs are based on historical events (mostly during conflict). You should check out their official video called Christmas Truce based on the events on the front lines during 1914 (WW1) and Night Witches based on events on the Russian front during WW2.
CT ua-cam.com/video/HPdHkHslFIU/v-deo.html
NW ua-cam.com/video/5YPo8zDkvy4/v-deo.html
Trivia. Floor Jansen from Nightwish is married to Hannes Van Dahl drummer for Sabaton and they have 2 girls Freja and Lucy.
My mind is blown by this. I’ve seen a few comments recommending this band, and I can’t believe something like this even exists. I’m looking forward to checking their stuff out soon!
In a documentary about Floor, Hannes tells about them meeting backstage. When they had talked for a bit, he commented 'you sing opera, you smoke cigars and drink whiskey? Come here, you're mine!'
Nightwish is the most captivating band I have ever experienced in my life. They make me feel alive.
Un coucou de l'armée NIGHTWISH de France, très très bonne réaction et belle analyse à l'écoute du plus grand groupe du monde pour ma part. Pour la deuxième fois vous venez de faire connaissance du métal symphonique et de notre reine Floor, mais vous n'avez qu'effleuré le dessus de l'iceberg et vous n'êtes qu'a l'entrée du terrier de lapin. Je vous souhaite de bons floorgasmes et continuez vos réactions nous serons toujours derrière vous pour vous soutenir pour notre groupe...... Encore plus d'écoutes s'il vous plait...... Merci. Continuez sur le festival du Wacken Open Air 2013, vous êtes sur de ne pas vous tromper, les quinze chansons du set sont des classiques pour tous les fans du groupe et sont à écouter absolument. Cette chanson est la 6ème sur les 15 du set complet et vous avez déjà écoutez la 11ème ( Ghost Love Score ) , ensuite toujours dans le même concert, faites le Ever Dream qui commence comme une douce ballade voix piano et sur un signe de Marko ( le bassiste ) continue d'accélérer pour finir comme un train à grande vitesse, puis essayez du plus lourd avec Ghost River pour entendre le surprenant mélange des voix de Floor avec Marko ou encore plus lourd avec Romanticide..... ( Un grand MERCI à Gabriel d'avoir repris le flambeau de notre regrettée Anne ) cliquez sur son nom et allez sur communauté, vous pourrez suivre sa liste en toute confiance avec les meilleurs mixages à la bonne vitesse et avec le meilleur audio mais ce n'est pas une obligation, juste un sage conseil pour entendre une petite partie du meilleur du groupe. Continuez les filets du groupe sont tendus et il vous sera très difficile de vous en sortir, plus de NIGHTWISH s'il vous plait ........ Merci et à bientôt. Bonne écoute et un nouvel abonné ici.......Paix sur vous mon ami.....
New subscriber for Nightwish. As I said in a comment on your last Nightwish reaction, Tuomas (keyboardist who writes the majority of the music and lyrics) writes from a very personal, introspective place and as a result his lyrics can sometimes be a bit difficult to interpret, and he’s not very keen on explaining. While this song is a bit more clear in its meaning, I’d recommend not getting too hung up on lyrical meanings right off the bat. When you’ve gotten to know Tuomas and the band more, that sort of thing will come more naturally. And yeah…Floor is indeed intriguing. I’d recommend you check out her personal UA-cam channel…during the COVID lockdown, she posted a series of “Storytime” videos where she just sort of took you along with her on a typical day at home…gardening, building a paddock for her horses, singing, etc. You’ll get a great sense of who she is beyond the Valkyrie you see on stage…she’s actually a very gentle, humble, beautiful soul.
I'm always as surprised when someone says they've never heard of Nightwish. They have toured the world for about 30 years and a huge Nightwish army has accumulated all over the world. You have a lot to listen to and I guarantee you won't be disappointed. Although that world's Greatest show on earth is from Tampere for starters😎🤘
Hey Blake, great analyzing and yes,Nightwish is a fun band to see and hear,but their lyrics have content/meaning in the sence that it's not so much a message but more a overthinking of some human attributes. You stepped in a wonderfull journey if you dive deeper into Nightwish and also discover some other qualities of the seperate members.
Gabriel and the Nightwish (army) fanbase will help you on your way with Nightwish and give some nice suggestions for other "epic"bands like Sabaton,Epica,Ayreon.........and more.😉
Sooooo much more to discover.🤘
Imaginaerum is not only an album. Nightwish made a movie, as well. It's about this demented old composer who's trying to remember something important, and travel back to his childhood through his dreams to search for the answer. It's pretty special, but as a member of Nightwish Army, I simply just love it. 🤘😎
10:45 "Underrated? Yes!"
Oh I absolutely see why you'd say that from an American perspective. The obvious answer from an "outside" (the US) perspective would be to say "only in America". Nightwish is a big name in the world. Another way of saying this would be that the US is underdeveloped at this point and that you guys have got its entertainment industry to "thank" for it. Really like your idea about journeying with specific bands for a while. So stick with Gabriels guide and in due time, you'll be ready for your next adventure into melodic/prog metal: AYREON. Cheers from Amsterdam! 🤘
There’s a world outside Murrica?😳
@@noneofyerbeeswax8194 With current trends continuing, maybe not for long ;)
Blake, hi! Glad you’re continuing your Nightwish journey. Gabriel is great, he won’t steer you wrong. The beauty of Nightwish is there songs are cookie cutter sings, each song is different and great. It is truly a shame we in America have truly embraced Nightwish like other countries have. But that is changing, thank heavens, with youtube. Sadly most Americans compare Nightwish to Evanescence, which is unfair since Nightwish is way way better. I do like Evanescence but Nightwish is superior.
Great reaction !!!... now stay with the same concert and check out " Romanticide " Song of Myself " and "Everdream "... just absolutely incredible !!!!
I appreciate it! I’ll check those out too, thanks! 🙏🏼
Forget individual tracks - watch the whole concert - I will be surprised if you don't enjoy every single one.
The best thing about Nightwish is the variety in there music , every song is a little bit different from the last one but they all have the signature sound .......Tuomas ( the keyboardist) is one of the greatest songwriters that's ever put a pen to paper and has top level musicians to work with along with the most versatile singer on the Planet....
Anyway great reaction Blake ......your part of the Nightwish Army .....new album will be out later this year .....unfortunately they wont tour for a few years ( we'll see ) taking a break but when they do you have to go and see them , its a night you wont forget , you think Floor is intriguing through a video wait to see her live , you cant keep your eyes off her .
Yea, there has to be at least a hundred different live Nightwish videos out there on UA-cam. Their best song is the one you're currently watching.
👍👍Awesomely awesome!! 🖖❤
Its a deep rabbit hole but you'll love it , keep going and check out Epica Consign To Oblivion,
So good!!!!
So Nightwish has opened the door to symphonic metal, kick it open and have a listen to EPICA as well - Maybe start with ‘Once upon a Nightmare’ Omega Alive, or ‘Unleashed’ Live from the retrospect concert (which has a full orchestra and choir backing the bands live performance) - Most Nightwish fans also have a soft spot for Epica and vice versa.
haha well welcome and agreed it will probably be a good idea to dedicate a night cause they have lots of songs and concerts to check out and I too can't figure out why they're unheard of as also many other reacters said the same, they've been around since 1996 Floor's the third singer Tarja was first until 2005 more operatic, then Annette which was more "pop", then in 2012 Floor. and Gabrial will help you out as others, just a caution the only one you may want to wait on and research first would br "Poet and the Pendulum" it's real and involves a bad time for the band but as you progress you'll love the members and Toumas's writing genius (he's the keyoardist) enjoy your journey
"You cannot say that she can't sing"....the greatest understatement of all time 😊 nice reaction, subscribed for more Nightwish . Habe fun going down this endless and beautiful rabbithole . Nightwish is awesome in everything they do, you realy can't pic a bad song as long as you choose live performances from them. Greats from Germany 🙋🏼♀️
Hi Blake, greetings from UK
Another great raction, thank you 😉
If you like history you will like their longest song to date called "The Greatest Show On Earth" It charts the history of planet Earth, the history of people and the history of music all in one song. It is based on a book of the same name by an English prefessor called Richard Dawkins
Also Floor is married to the drummer of a group called Sabaton who are famous for their songs based upon historical events. You might like to go check that band out at some point
Haha great reaction !! Ya it’s hard to describe this band , so good, keep em coming 🤘🏼💥🤘🏼
Ha, for sure. I can hardly put into words what I’m thinking while listening to them.
Welcome to the Nightwish family,and our beautiful Queen Floor Jansen (pronounced Yansen, and yes she’s a beautiful soul) . We are very aware and grateful to have General Gabriel Bardac. He has continued what our matriarch Ann Waychoff started. Although a lot of us never got to know Ann personally, we all loved her for her kindness and dedication to the Nightwish Army. Her favorite song was “ Song of myself “.Rest in peace Ann.
Love nightwish if you want to hear more symphonic metal try Epica
I'm convinced it's those with a Nightwish-shaped hole that find their way to the "rabbit hole." It's a mysterious thing. ••• PEACES!!!
I've watched hundreds of Nightwish reactions (no exaggeration) and I can tell when someone is truly enamored by what they're hearing and seeing. You, my friend, are already in the Nightwish Army, whether you know it or not. Two songs in, and you're obviously going to jump down this rabbit hole without a parachute. The best part is, the more you listen, the more you're going to love them! As a new subscriber, I will enjoy watching your journey.
Great NW reaction again B. I'm looking forward to the next one. 👍
Nightwish army Texas here!
@Blake: trust me, you haven't even scratched the surface 😂. But one thing is for sure. The goddess has grabbed your soul 🤩 > welcome to the army. So if you like Symphonic Metal you really must discover the 2nd unbelivable band, too. EPICA. I always say NW & Epica are my Yin&Yan of Metal music. Why? Because you will find every emotion you can imagine in their music. Simply said. Nightwish is about creating unbelievable harmonies (with Marko, you haven't heard yet, and Floor). Epica is about contrast (building harmonies), more heavy stuff, but also blessed with incredible beauty. To start with a ballad, getting chills, please react to EPICA feat. Apocalyptica "Rivers" AFAS live. And yes there will be a cherry on top of the cake later. A duet with Simone & Floor. But that's another story 🤪
Great reaction...❤the music of Nightwish is amazing...The last album.the Human Nature is a master piece...wacken 2013 is powerful.concert,in this concert Nemo and Amaranth is sublime... Argentina 2016 is sublime .. and spiritual concert...is others songs ..sigue tu viaje con la.joya que es Nightwish ❤
UK Army popping in for a little story 😊
Lol... I think most Nightwish fans know General Bardac of the Nightwish Army :)
From a more personal note, the Waken 2013 concert, is pretty mush the gold standard of Live music, and very few concerts reach that level. That also means that if you have a choise between a studio recording/Music Video or the live version.... take the Live version :)
The chills are called a Floorgasm!🤘🎸
Keep exploring man. You gonna love them like all of us here. Great reaction by the way.
Yay!! Someone who is truly going to appreciate Nightwish for all they have to offer. I'm excited to watch your Nightwish journey. 🤘
You should check NW document serie "Nightwish -making of New Album". There is few 5 min. short videos. You will see spirit inside band. Greetings from Finland.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish. This is how we play music in Finland..;-) Cheers from a finn in Sweden.
Oh my gosh how i love Jukkas drum solo in here❤! It is soo gooood🫠. And Floors hig notes🥰. You are absolutly right, She can Sing! And absolutly anything what She want. You see that when you do ”Devul and the deep dark ocean” and ”you are the empty hope”
NightWish Army Wisconsin Chapter here. Yes, Gabriel is our General of the NightWish Army. Welcome to the Army! Enjoy your ride my friend! ❤️🤘
Who voted for him to make him the general? When were the elections? There are other fans from the first hour in 1997 (first album) who can make similar lists!
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@@ronnie3561 there was an original General named Ann, but from what I understand, she passed away. She was a Huge NightWish fan that welcomed all who discovered NightWish. Out of respect and memory, Gabriel continued her tradition and everyone respected him for that. That’s what I get from it as I am not a reactor, just a huge NightWish fan.
You are in for an amazing ride continuing reacting to Nightwish, new subscriber here ;)
Hello Blake! Nightwish Army Pennsylvania US division and new subscriber reporting for duty! It looks like we have another soul well and truly snatched by our Valkyrie Goddess! I look forward to traveling the road of your Nightwish journey with you!
Sargent Emma, Vegas chapter here 😋
I missed your first reaction but will try to find it after finishing this one.
Love your reaction... WELCOME TO THE NIGHTWISH ARMY 🥰
This song is mainly about Tuomas's dream; the one he's been having since he was a small child. (It's from an album and a movie called IMAGINAREUM)
This song was written for the second singer, Anette Olsen, so it's more "pop-ish.
But our Valkyrie FLOOR JANSEN has made this "her own".... and I think it's BETTER ! ❤
Btw... keep following General Gabriel's list and you're okej.
Emma signing off... for now
Nice reaction!
Since you like the art side of the songs, you are going to like "Poet and the Pendulum" and "Greatest show on earth".
Welcome to the Nightwish rabbit hole!
Blake......Enjoyed it, thank you. NW Army guy from So Cal here. I think the song is about childhood innocence by way of fairy tales. Nightwish Wednesday has a nice sound to it, just sayin. Look forward to your next reaction. Be well. .....I think a reason most Americans don't know of the band is because Tuomas doesn't write 3 minute radio songs.
This is really such a great follow on to Ghost Love Score, because GLS blows you away in one way, this in a completely different one.
With GLS, you know why you've never heard it on the radio, you can't imagine something like that played there... Storytime makes you wonder how the heck it wasn't all over the radio the minute it came out, because it grabs you the way great radio tunes do.
You're about to hear a third song, probably Romanticide, and you'll be blown away again, and again in a different way.
And that is the most amazing thing about Nightwish. They're going to keep blowing your doors off. But every time they do it's going to come from a different angle.
Great rabbit hole to find yourself in. Alice you know, once did!
Do "Ever Dream" Next!!
Floor is AMAZING! Greetings from Nightwish fans of Brazil! 🇧🇷
Hey Blake, a nice suggestion for you. Nightwish: Shoemaker.
Bet that'll catch you totally.
Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 🤘🫡
Hi Blake, nice reaction, love it.
Chills, goosebumps, we call them "Floorgasm". :D. Floor does that when she sings. It gets me weverhy time, even after listening 200 time to the NightWish songs.
If you love history, you should definitely check out Sabaton.
For sure doing that soon! Thanks!
I’m with you! There music is extremely wide in terms of style. You will love it!❤
Dude….believe it or not, this is the tip of the NW iceberg! There’s so much more to cover. Great reaction and nice little Floorgasm there when she went operatic! Follow Gabriel’s list and don’t forget about their early work with Tarja. There’s a saying, the best NW song is the one currently playing. See if you agree! NWA Philly.
Well Blake
We all know Gabriel, he is the General of the Nightwish Army 😊❤
Furthermore I still have to welcome.
So Nightwish devison the Netherlands welcomes you to this magical and amazing band.
Enjoy and have fun!!
YES SABATON....is your historical metal band!!!❤❤❤❤❤ One of my favorites is "Christmas Truce" featuring Floor Jensen over the credits❤❤❤❤You will definitely have fun going down that rabbit hole🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇
Wow, if you love history, you are well of with Night Wish! Thanks sir. Ever song is a story with beautiful poetic lyrics.
I love to see your Nightwish journey. Subscribed
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Dude, you have an unbelievable journey ahead of you with this most incredible band - sub'd for the Nightwish journey 🤘
If you also like classical music, try Epica, Sancta Terra. There is so much that connects all these metal bands.
Great reaction to this Gem Thankyou for sharing look forward to more.
Good to see you doing Nightwish again❣️
Subscribed to follow your Floor/Nightwish journey.
I loved your reactions and of course those big smiles. So you definitely deserve a new sub...me. I hope you continue on this Nightwish journey and I will be happy to follow you along the way.
Just a thought…. Personally, I think it would be very wise if the US starts to explore what is good and wise outside US boundaries. I’ve been quite a lot of times in the US. Very often when I talked with US counterparts (I served Netherlands Navy for 38 years) I got the feeling that there was very little awareness what happened in the ‘rest of the world’ if it didn’t concerned them and/or they didn’t like it. Music is one of those aspects. The country where I am borne and raised (The Netherlands) is very small in a big world, but a pretty good thing in Europe. One of those things I consider really good is a yearly music thing called ‘Vrienden van Amstel’. I think you would be amazed if you give you reaction of ‘Kensington & Di-rect in Vrienden van Amstel’. It is on UA-cam. Hope you do… Thanks for reacting on this one
you could say that Tuomas has a bit of a fixation on the loss of innocence, or the child inside, that the big bad world tends to remove from us as we age! I think that a lot of the woes of the world are due to this very fact and the longer people are able to hold onto a sense of wonder, the longer they care for what is happening. I travel...a lot, and I travel to some very remote parts of the world where people have nothing that the western world would consider of value and yet they are content and happy and when you talk to them you can see a sense of wonder that is still there alive and kicking and you feel good inside and just for a little while think, we're all going to be ok! Then you return home turn on the tv, catch the news and realise that all these elected people are trying their best to destroy the world around us whether through greed, incompetence or just plain old ignorance. Stay young at heart, keep an open mind and LIVE life as we only have one shot and it ain't for long in the grand scheme of things 🤣
This is our Valkyrie Goddess for you. And you witnessed first hand a "Dutch Windmill" , and to finish you off, The Operatic "Cruise Missile" !!!!
Floor has 3 distinct styles. Head banging(straight forward, then back), hair whip(almost like cracking a bull whip) and the Windmill(continuous 360 degree revolutions). Why Windmill? Well she is Dutch.
Awesome tune , although it is kind of a pop/rockish sound (originally sung by Anette, the second singer of Nightwish), but Floor gave it soooo much POWER !!! Including this "Operatic" part, what was originally done by children's choir because vocal limitations on their second singer (Great singer also, I might add), but Floor has none of that "Limit".
Nightwish lyrics are often a bit interpretive, and not as "straight forward" as many other bands, because Tuomas ( The Metal Mozart Tuomas Holopainen: founder, leader, keyboardist, songwriter and the main composer for Nightwish.) prefers people to put their own interpretations and life experiences into the lyrics. you connect with songs on a personal level when there is something there that relates to things you have gone/are going through, and you may even find new connections later on in life when you have gone through other big events/emotions. there might be songs you are quite indifferent about (oh, nice song) and then you go through something big and all of a sudden it makes you break down in tears because now you relate to something in the lyrics you didn't before, and see it from a whole new perspective. imagination and life experiences are powerful, and Tuomas has great appreciation of this.
NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.
A number of Floor Jansen fans (me included) think she is the best female singer in the world (there are several great male voices, so I'm not going all in).
Based on what? Well, we have links that induce chills with almost every music genre there is. Her versatility, stage presence and color of voice are unmatched.
sounds great :)
that dedicated day thing
what next ?
some very old stuff would be nice, so i recommend "Beauty *OF* the beast", specially because you talked about what you like in the beginning, and this song contains a lot of this ;)
it is with the first singer, so expect another kind of experience with her vocals... (which made Nightwish outstanding from the very beginning)
That’s a great suggestion.. thanks! I’m interested in hearing the other vocalists too. I’m not sure about the day yet. Maybe Friday!
👌🤟 jUST BE A FAN .. Enjoy .. I do.. Nightwish is one of the best live bands and Floor is the cherry on the cake.. Greetings from Amsterdam✌
welcome to Nightwish! NWA usa
Great Reaction! Have fun with the Nightwish Journey ....u will be surprised... (im kinda jalous ....i wish i could do my first Nightwish times over LOL)
Tuomos got also called ‘Metal Mozart’😁greetings from the Netherlands 🙋🏽♀️🇳🇱