Many new fans will say that they prefer floor's vocals because she is versatile but the original nightwish with Tarja's operatic dark voice was unique. She was able to create a mystic atmosphere that matched perfectly Tuomas' compositions. They kinda created a new sound.
This concept of versatility being THE virtue of a singer is sliding off our hands (just like many other concepts but that's another story). According to that, maria Callas wasn't a great singer because she couldn't growl or jeff buckley wasn't a great singer because he couldn't do opera. And being able to do many things does not necessarily mean you do everything at top level: i ADORE floor since 20 years (i started following after forever with their sophomore album) but when it comes to classical tarja is simply still the number one,just like floor is amazing because she can also growl (smth that tarja will never be able to do and it's absolutely ok this way!).
We've been Nightwish fans since 1996. Two things to remember. Nightwish does not belong to Floor, it belongs to Tuomas. And Nightwish had 16 years of gold & platinum success before Tuomas hired Floor. All three vocalists are good in their own right. Nightwish is more than just Floor
@Ambander1 Don't you think saying less then 5% is demeaning to not only Floor and all her fans but also to Nightwish for choosing her to be the main singer? Seriously: Floor is a great singer, Tarja is a great singer. They're different styles, but both certainly worthy of Nightwish! I love the group and their commitment to the music from the beginning to now. I don't like all their songs, I prefer one singer to the other on different songs, some are better live, some are better in the recording booth, and some songs I just have 2 versions of on my playlist because they're booth good in different ways. Just like what you like and don't spread the hate.
@@GOTGames I’m older than you, and I listened to Nightwish at the beginning of their career, with Tarja’s magical operatic voice. Naturally, after Tarja’s voice I don’t like any vocalist
I *adore* Floor in the band, but for me Tarja and THAT VOICE is what got me hooked into NW in the first place. Don't worry, there's *no sin* (LOL) in loving all 3. Each lady was/is a WONDERFUL vocalist in her own right; they each brought something different to the table. I will say that to me Annette was the "least good" live, but by no means was she *bad*. And as much as Tarja was the original soul of the Nightwish sound (well, aside from Tuomas's composition) - Floor brings a stage presence that is pretty well unmatched IMO.
From what I have seen Floor is something truly remarkable on stage! She has this feeling about her that controls the entire crowd like no one I've seen. But to see a vocal performance like this as well live must have been amazing!
I first saw Phantom with Floor and Hank, and thought it was amazing! Later I saw this, and despite being much more of a Floor fan than a Tarja fan……. this is way better! But let’s not take away from how much that is due to Marco!
Tarja (Tar-ya) is the most operatic of the 3 female singers, and yes, she is an outstanding singer in her own right. Yep, Marko also has an awesome voice. He was the lead singer of a band called Tarot before joining Nightwish. He sings backing and co-lead on a lot of songs, and lead on a few including their cover /tribute of Pink Floyd's High Hopes from this same show. This was the 2005 concert in Helsinki. The DVD is called End of an Era because it's Tarja's last show with the band. After the concert, the guys gave her the open letter dismissing her from the band. Floor has not done this with Nightwish, but she did sing it on the Dutch TV show Beste Zengers in 2019 with Henk Poort (Dutch Phantom) The 2nd female lead was Anette Olzon, who is more of a pop/rock style. If you want to hear her, I recommend the official video for Amaranth. For more Tarja, try The Siren or Planet Hell(End of an Era). And for more Floor, Romanticide (Wacken)
Yeah... Tarja was the original. Anette could not really ever compete with that. And the Anette era of Nightwish is basically the worst times of a Nightwish fan. Anette was not a bad singer... but she was not Tarja. Then came Floor. She brought Nightwish back.
I feel bad about judging Anette’s live performances since they’re are basically no professional recordings, it’s all fancam stuff and it’s so hard to really tell how much of the bad quality is actually her. But that’s all that’s available, so it is what it is. 🤷♀️
@@cinnabonbons true this too, i also did wrong not giving her the best chance when Tarja was out of NW, but with time I've come to appreciate how much Annette did good with the band, she kept them together doing albums that are pieces of art, now we have the Queen but let's not forget who came before
Floor is great but Tarja is the Queen of the Nightwish. Nobody can repeat this performance. Tarja was very sick that night almost unable to sing. But here she sing like this at the end of this concert. You react very entertaining. Cheers from Finland the land of the Nightwish.
@@XiuFeanaro6 I think Nightwish has never performance Siren nor Beauty and the Beast after Tarja was kicked off the band. Both are pretty good songs, too.
One must never forget: Tarja was the voice that made them famous! So, no matter what happended throughout the years, she'll always have a place in my heart.
Firstly, amazing reaction haha. Secondly, interesting point you made about thinking of Nightwish as Floor, because it's who you heard first etc. Its a similar thing for a lot of the old Tarja era fans too, for the same reason. I think Floor is an incredible singer, very versatile, but the sound is not the same as the sound I fell in love with back in the day. It was the Tarja vocals with the music that drew me in so much, it was very unique - certainly back then. They have different styles, so of course it'll sound different (and I believe Thomas wanted it to move direction anyway after the whole palaver?), but that difference altered the 'Nightwish sound' to me. I don't dislike Floor, of course, but Nightwish to me - locked in a time capsule - is this, the Tarja sound.
I 100% agree with you. I can't find any band that has that same sound, not even the new Nightwish, and it genuinely makes me sad that sound I fell in love with is sort of... gone...
Yeah...there's a reason why Nightwish catapulted into international Stardom when it was Tarja who was Frontwoman. *Insanely* talented, enigmatic, drop-dead gorgeous woman. Every Female fronted Metal band took classical singing/opera lessons after Nightwish's Oceanborn album; Floor Jansen included.
"I thought the previous vocalists weren't good" / Apart from being _good_ , Tarja is a major part of why Nightwish became a symphonic metal band. Tuomas initially wanted to create an acoustic music project, but working with Tarja, he realised the music accompanying her powerful voice needed to be powerful as well. I recommend you check out her solo work and Anette's work with her current project, 'The Dark Element' (even if not for reactions, I think you'll find it enjoyable listening).
@@davidellinsworth22 what????🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️Floor’s operatic voice is too weak, the only thing she is good at is singing on the chest resonator, which a large mass of people like you perceive more than classical vocals. because it's more like pop vocals
@@davidellinsworth22 she doesn't even have classic vocals, in the academic sense of the word. well, you have to be at least a little objective and have a brain to understand that Tarja is unsurpassed in classical vocals. your comments are very stupid and funny. it's obvious that you have no idea about vocals
@@ALINA-ye2eu I'll say it again, with emphasis, because you obviously misunderstood..... "with the EXCEPTION of opera". Even many old school Nightwish fans have conceded that Floor has taken many songs (including many written for Tarja) to a new level. I think Tarja is fantastic, but her colour pallet is limited. Labeling Floor as a pop singer is ridiculous at best, and proof that you're biased and have refused to move on from the Tarja era.
I have enjoyed so much your reaction!!! Specially as I grew up listening to Nightwish with Tarja, and since she left the band after the End of an Era Concert in 2005, Nightwish has never been the same to me anymore, not even with Floor. For me Tarja is Nightwish ❤️. She is an opera singer with a very powerful voice and the way her voice mixed with Marko’s, plus having the strong energy and leadership of Tuomas and the other members it was just priceless for me! Where to go from here? 🤩 Simple, watch the entire End of an Era Concert! It was the last one they performed together and the best one ever! If not, then PLEASE go to The Sound of Silence by Disturbed, you will never ever regret it!!!
For me it is weird to know that there exist people who only think of Floor when Nightwish is mentioned, in my opinion Tarja is the best vocalist Nightwish had, second is Annette and third Floor.
You should check out Islander live at Tampere. The three lead females are all amazing but this performance is an amazing show of Marko's singing and such a nice piece. Marko has a Solo band also that is really good where he does the lead vocals. I really enjoy the song Stones by Marko Hietala
You should know that Tarja is a classical trained opera singer, and she is magic on stage. Had the fortune to see them live when she was still around. Sadly they had a rough falling out...
There’s a very loud vocal minority of Floor fans that really go out of their way to dismiss Tarja’s talent and downplay her contributions to the band and I think videos like this are why. So often, when reactors start with Floor and then watch Tarja, they’re blown away because, you know, she’s great. And there’s a real weird aggression there from these fans like they think if new fans like Tarja, or even prefer her, that she’s gonna come back and snatch Floor’s job or something. It’s bizarre. Tarja has the largest catalog of work with Nightwish with five albums total. Anette and Floor have two albums each. A lot of songs people request with Floor were originally Tarja’s. So you’ve got a lot of content with her to go through and it’s well worth it. Definitely check out some stuff from their Wishes to Eternity concert, it’s older from 2000 when most of the band were in their early 20s. It’s honestly phenomenal.
Tarja is, and will always be, my very first NW experience and what an experience it was 🤩 I do not understand why diss any of the 3 ladies, they are so different to each other and amazing in their own right. That being said: I always go for the current singer at the time, I always have. Now it is Floor.
Yeah when Anette started in Nightwish, there really was an effort from Tarja's fans to restore her in the band, and poor Anette got a lot of really mean treatment. But Floor fans should learn early (because her fans make it very clear) that Tarja has no interest and neither does the band, to restore their co-operation. But there is another aspect in that dismissing earlier Nightwish, that belittling everyone else polishes the halo of your idol. At least in your eyes, although other people may react completely differently. Alright by me, be just one vocalist era fan if you want to, but that division you're trying to achieve, will result people also leaving your fan army, for all don't like the toxicity. You want civil war, your idol is also the victim.
I think that is just the case with most fan bases of any group. I see it with bands I follow and have followed which is a shame. But after this performance I do massively already appreciate Tarja, she has an outstanding voice! And Floor equally. Like people have said you can love both. I mentioned at the end about drowning pool, 4 different singers and I love them all, but all are completely different!
@@GOTGames Are you ready to appreciate Tarja even more? This performance was during her last concert and she was incredibly ill. Her doctor told her not to perform at all and she did anyway, and this is how good she still sounds. So you’ve not even gotten to experience her at her best. 😉
@@GOTGames Tarja is without a doubt a terrific artist,but if you want to experience art at the highest level,then you should really watch Floor with Phantom of the Opera.By the way;Floor nailed a D6 as Highnote!
You need to react to High Hopes from this same concert. Just Marko on vocals for that one. It's a tribute to Pink Floyd's song of the same name. Absolute world class!!! For more Tarja try Nightwish's cover of Walking in the Air (Live version of course), or Sleeping Sun (also from End of an Era).
Tarja is my favorite Nightwish singer and that is probably because I have been listening since they first started. I like she has more of a haunting sound that just fills the room, she plays the pauses so dramatically. "Ghost Love Score" will be recommended.....I prefer Traja, but Floors version I like the big note at the end......each have their own style. Tarja is still performing and it is disappointing that it feels like Floor fans act like she never existed. I recommend listening to "Dark Chest of Wonders", "Wishmaster", and "Innocence" from her solo album. And Floor kills it singing "Tribal" and "Greatest Show on Earth".
You're probably gonna wanna check out her work, plus her solo career. She can do things not many singers can. In particular hit high notes without cutting power
I love this Marco 'sneak attack' when people see it for the first time. I've grown to really appreciate how good of a live performer Tarja was with Nightwish and now on her own. And while there isn't a lot of live performance video of Anette, there's no denying her contribution to the two albums that featured her. They were both extraordinary records.
Tarja’s powerful operatic tone is UNMATCHED!! She really is amazing, and definitely did not leave Nightwish because she wasn’t good. She was the voice that inspired Nightwish's whole sound and made it so unprecedented in the metal genre. Tuomas has to be given credit for his brilliant compositions, but it was her voice and face that people associated with the band and without her, they probably would never have blown up the way they did. Floor is incredible and fits in perfectly with the group, but their popularity was already WELL established before she joined, and that's because of Tarja and Annette. So don't worry, you can in fact say you love and appreciate Tarja's voice without adding a disclaimer about Floor ;) If you’re looking for more Tarja songs to react to I highly recommend Nemo!!! It’s one of the most beautiful songs ever and was totally made for her voice. But I also highly recommend checking out stuff from her fantastic solo career, cuz she's STILL one of the most well-known metal goddesses in the world, and her skill has only improved in the 15+ years since she left Nightwish. Until My Last Breath, Supremacy, and Crimson Deep are all amazing! I’m also gonna shamelessly plug MY favorite symphonic metal group Within Temptation, who I think you’ll love as well, and Tarja did a song with them called Paradise! ua-cam.com/video/8vsKQTfxf80/v-deo.html The group has been around since 1996 just like Nightwish, and together they were two of the pioneers of symphonic metal, and just for women-led metal groups as a whole. It was a pretty rare thing back when they started. If Tarja is the goddess of symphonic metal and Floor is the Valkyrie, then Sharon den Adel's clear, silky voice and ethereal high notes make her the siren. Or the angel. She's as beautiful as one, too. She uses her lower tone more these days in songs like Faster, Let Us Burn, and The Purge because it fits better with their current rougher rock sound, but when she does go higher you'll get chills. And unlike Tarja and Floor, she’s self-taught rather than formally trained. If you do decide to check them out, in addition to Paradise I’d highly recommend checking out the Black Symphony performance of Truth Beneath the Rose, The Promise, or Somewhere (widely dubbed by UA-cam as "the best duet ever"). Also, have you heard Floor’s version of Phantom?? She does incredibly too, and the performance is much more traditional. The man she performs with actually played the Phantom in the Dutch production and he’s just fantastic. Looking forward to more Nightwish reactions and what you think of their third singer, Annette! I like her a lot but she’s definitely very different from both Tarja and Floor. Btw congrats on your baby!!!
Flor is, but it's good how important it was for Nightwish to have Tarja, Flor was also working on After Forever, she would never be able to give the status to, but she managed to give the status to bandaeg that Tarja gave to Nightwish, she not only the vocals of the group, she was the face of the band too, her voice was very marked, her precision, and her differential, of having a greater focus on lyrical singing, made Nightwish what it is, and get where has arrived. That's undeniable, if Flor were the X element of the question, After Forever would have been the biggest symphonic metal band in the world... and let's see, it wasn't. It's idiotic to take Tarja's weight and merit away, in the construction of this status, so much so that today, even in her solo career, she sells tours, sells well, remains well positioned in the market, does the same festivals that Nightwish does. Finally Tarja gave the name.
I really loved your reaction to Tarja's voice....she is amazing and she do that to your soul. Tarja is one of the BEST voice and performer out there. Period. To hear Anette I would recommend" Meadows of heaven "or "Scaretale".
All three singers are truly awesome! Tarja and Floor have special stage presence, which Anette unfortunatelly lacks. But, fun fact, records where she sings are Nightwishes most sold discs. There are no weak links in NW, just small differences. Enjoy your journey!
Anette doesn't really lack stage presence, but she lacks stamina to tour. She also doesn't really like the stage as much given the toll it took on her body. Still, as a soloist she is doing better without touring. Tarja is doing well as a touring soloist (however, she had a stroke while at home a few years back).
@@jeffreyphipps1507 Annette totally lacked stage presence. She looked someone’s aunt trying to be hip. And she could not even perform the songs written for her live. She was a terrible choice. The albums sold themselves, it was not because of her. What Floor could make those albums sound like if they re-recorded them. She already made all of the songs better, performing them live. SMH at people who lamely try to justify Annette the Mistake.
Nightwish (with Tarja) was my introduction to symphonic metal, and I will forever love them for that. "Wish I Had Your Angel," "Storytime," and "Noise" are a few of my favorites. Tarja's "Score for a Dark Christmas" is an absolute staple in my holiday music collection! I do so love songs in minor keys 🖤💜💙☻️
Love seeing people watching Tarja for the first time, she is the true Queen of symphonic metal. 🇫🇮👑, Also remember Tarja was only in her 20s when this was recorded, Tarja has just got better and better, her and Marco were a fantastic duet together. Look at Tarjas so stuff.
I "grew up" listening to theTarja era of Nightwish. I visited Finland on a business trip in the early 2000s, and first heard Nightwish while there. I first thought "that's not right, mixing opera with metal/rock." Things being things, it stuck in my head and I looked for them here in the US. Became a fan, and bought everything I could find. I like the Floor era stuff, but the Tarja era is special to me. I have the older albums, the Tarja era DVDs, and even the Beauty and the Beat DVDs. Long live Floor and I wish her well, but she can't do "Elvenpath" live like Tarja. Or Deep Silent Complete. Or......
Ghost Love Score is originally a Tarja song. So yeah, she's amazing. Her and Floor are very different but both incredible. If you want to hear more of her, check out Slaying the Dreamer (the number one song I always prefer with Tarja instead of Floor), Wishmaster and Ever dream.
I think tarja album version of ghost love score is amazing. But live it's one of the songs I think she sounds bad singing. She has too much of an accent singing it live to the point it sounds nothing like the album version, and certainly not a patch on the floor version. BTW I first got into nightwish listening to tarja but that doesn't make me think she is the best of the three.
@@gavinchapple8350 I wasn't commenting on her live performance of Ghost Love Score, just saying that it is a song that was originally composed and designed with Tarja as the vocalist.
I totally agree with you on those songs. It is was it is. Some songs were absolutely made for tarja especially ever dream And some of the older songs were made for floor. It’s not a big deal, they’re both amazing.
Your shocked and awed facial expressions when Tarja started singing, then during the magnificent ending section, are simply priceless, and undoubtedly the best I've seen on any reaction video. And the "fuuuuck meeee" at the end of the video makes me laugh every time I think about it. I'm glad you finally discovered the mind-blowing voice of Nightwish's founding member and I wish you would do more of the videos featuring this awesome singer. Her solo live performance of "Supremacy" when she nears the "only dogs can hear it" territory will have you reeling. Have fun!
We also love Tarja… 👍🏆 So, check also some really good Tarja songs: Wish I had an angel (live from Wembley), Walking in the air (one of the most early Tarja live songs) And maybe a song without any girl: High Hopes (a tribute to Pink Floyd) 🏆🏆 And if you want to be ready in November with best songs of Nightwish you have to hurry up…!!! May e 2 songs a week!!!?!!!
Great reaction! TARJA is my favourite Nightwish vocalist. Like you, I discovered NW with Floor, GLScore and Wacken 2013. But I *fell in love* with NW with TARJA, Phantom and End Of An Era 2005. So, moreTARJA reactions, please! EOAEra 2005 is a great intro to #TarjaEra live performances. The concert has so many fab songs, all excellently performed by TARJA and the band. In addition to Phantom, my other EOAEra faves include Nemo, The Siren, Wishmaster, Planet Hell, Slaying The Dreamer, Bless The Child, Sleeping Sun, and Creek Mary's Blood - all excellent live performances! 🎵 ☺️
Floor have done The Phantom Of The Opera with Henk Poort, first on Dutch TV-show Beste Zangers ua-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/v-deo.html And later on her live tour ua-cam.com/video/Gv0d9A-rJ1A/v-deo.html
Nemo was what introduced me to Nightwish, and Tarja is the OG. Now that i am a decade and a half older, I really really appreciate Marko. He is an absolute beast, and I hope he finds peace and returns to the scene with a fire in his heart.
They were on fire here! And without Tarja, even if it’s many years ago, it’s not the same band. This is the originalband and the best version of the band. 🙏❤
Tarja (pron: Tar-Yuh) has a beautiful voice, as does Anette. But Marko Hietala (pron: HEE-ah-Tallah), bassist, also has an amazing voice! To hear more Marko on lead, check out (from this same show) the band's tribute to Pink Floyd, High Hopes. The Nightwish version of this song is so good, even David Gilmour is a fan!
@@davidellinsworth22 Right?! Every PF fan I get to watch it...they're always skeptical at first...but by the end they are blown away! And even if it weren't a tribute/cover...the song stands strong on its own!
@@davidellinsworth22 Haha! Nightwish, soothing the savage in-law! I hope you got to watch him discover it...when Marko hits the 1st, "the grass was greener" faces get interesting!
OH please don't leave the Tarja era just yet!! Your reaction was so fun and there's so many good songs to discover yet! I love the Pharao Sails to Orion (From Wishes to Eternity concert) and Slaying the Dreamer or Wishmaster from End of an Era, so great! Also The Siren is very special.
"Is there a version of Floor singing this as well?" Yes, but NOT with Nightwish. She sang a duet with Henk Poort, which you should DEFINITELY check out.
There're two different live versions of Phantom of the Opera with Floor+Henk. The original TV performance: Floor Jansen & Henk Poort - Phantom Of The Opera | Beste Zangers 2019 ua-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/v-deo.html Floor's Live in Amsterdam show (smartphone recording only, no official video has been released yet): Floor Jansen & Henk Poort - Phantom Of The Opera | 31-01-2020 ua-cam.com/video/q_EadrIRKLo/v-deo.html You should definitely go with the TV performance.
@@FluffyLaDooDoo agree.. I love Floor, but I didnt really like her performance in that song. I mean its good, but nothing outstanding. Henk Poort was great tho
Tarja made Nightwish magical, Anette made them just another metal band and Floor brought them back to greatness, that's how I see it. Nobody can come even close to the magic of the Tarja and Marko set up, no wonder they are now touring together as solo artists.
I got into the band because of Anette, and for me that's where my NW journey started, this is one of the great performances by the group, Tarja truly does have the most incredible, dark, decadent voice, I'd love you to check out Planet Hell with Anette, she rocks that.
One of the all-time classic performances of the Tarja era of Nightwish. Never gets old, especially the ending. As has been pointed out in other comments, there doesn't seem to be any Floor performances of this song with Nightwish, but she has sung the song before, particularly her duet with the Phantom himself Henk Poort on a Dutch TV show ( ua-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/v-deo.html ) which is absolutely something you should record a reaction to!
More Tarja: "The Siren" or "Ever dream" same gig If you want to check out Anette: "Sahara" live from Exit 2008 or "Amaranth" official Video. If you wanna hear jazzy Nightwish with Anette: "Slow love slow" live (it's really cool)
There is this journey what is happening, because new fans always starts with Ghost Love Score. First phase of course is Floor who will kick every door and roof open - people don't know what hit them, grown men cry like a baby and it's goosebump after goosebump - also in this phase you kinda realize that everyone is good. Second phase is Marco time, when you realize how insane and versatile guy he REALLY is. Third phase usually starts when you have listened something like 8-12 great hits, which are all unique and it will hit you - Tuomas (keyboard guy) is brains behind this whole operation. There is a reason why fans call him Metal Mozart.
We saw The Phantom Of the Opera at the Majestic Theatre in NYC front row! You could look down and see the live orchestra playing and spit flying out of their mouth! If you can ever see the broadway show it’s worth it! We saw Sarah Brightman singing as Christine she was epic. Then we went to see the show CHICAGO and was falling asleep, there was that much difference in quality of performances I mean Chicago is a great show but The Phantom is EPIC. This version I love from these artist! I bet the Stage Actors love it!
I always appreciate reactions to Tarja because she’s AMAZING. Her voice is outstanding. She recorded 5 albums with NW so they have a LOT of songs with her. Also they have 2 DVD with her. My favorites are: this one, slaying the dreamer, Nemo, Planet Hell from this DVD called End of an Era, and from the other one From wishes to Eternity: swanheart, Dead boy's poem, walking in the air. Also they have performances of some festivals (not in dvd and not uploaded in their official channel but they are gold!) 10th man down summer breeze festival 2002 ua-cam.com/video/GG8UNbI2KM4/v-deo.html; Ghost Love Score live Romania 2004 ua-cam.com/video/HNfmCF457Fs/v-deo.html ; Dead boy's poem/Slaying the dreamer combo live in Romania 2004 ua-cam.com/video/KVNO47tE198/v-deo.html And Wishmaster live in Romania 2004 ua-cam.com/video/dRET1jiMSXI/v-deo.html I love that show from 2004, it’s so good! Thank you.
Must to hear: She is my sin, Wishmaster, Beauty & the Beast and The Kingslayer From Wishes to Eternity live... You'll going to love it! ♥ plus: Wish I had an angel...
Oh dear Man you must understand that there would be no Nightwish without Tarja. She was one of the co0founders of the band. A lot of the songs you have heard Floor sing were written for Tarja and I suggest you react to them with her singing as well.
The keyboard player blew it out of the water with the arrangement. Tarja is phenomenal. She jus nailed that D6 at the end. Marco does a great job on the male part
Thank you for reacting to Tarja, her voice shaped and pioneered this whole genre. BTW don't listen to people who claim Anette (2nd singer) wasn't good live. She's one of the best singers in this genre. People love to misjudge or downright hate her because she's more of a middle voice and doesn't really sing in head voice. She probably had the hardest job with the most rigorous Nightwish tour dates, which affected her consistency live during Dark Passion Play tour, but this fact is often exaggerated, she's spectacular live. Listen to her performances during Imaginaerum tours. She added more variations of sounds for Nightwish cementing their career even more and making it easier for singers like Floor to cover Nightwish sounds. Tarja and Anette are very important in Nightwish history, don't get too wrapped up with Floor fans who exaggerate Floor skills.
I just realised, that Nightwish is already 22 years in my life. I was in highschool, when I Heard first time "wishmaster". I know, that Nightwish is a Tuomas.. but my Perfect band is with Jukka, Marco and Tarja.
As much as it irks me to hear someone say that Floor is Nightwish, I also love this new fandom that keeps coming to the realization that Nightwish is the best at what they do.
So fun to watch you there! Annette has the most distinct voice of the Nightwish female vocalists, some people thought she didn't fit because she couldn't sing old Tarja songs, but she helped Nightwish to greater commercial success. If you're going for her next, go for one of the following: Scaretale official live, Slow Love Slow live at Montreux, or the official (non-live) video for Amaranth. If you want to stick with Tarja, others will give you better suggestions than me (though I adore her Nemo and Sleeping Sun).
For Anette, I'd also add in The Crow, The Owl, And The Dove, the official fan video. (The record label had a contest, for fans to make videos for the song.) It's a beautiful song that very much suits Anette's voice, although be warned, the video is a tear-jerker. ua-cam.com/video/iyY5QMf41dk/v-deo.html Congrats on the new baby!
Most of my favorite Nightwish songs come from the Anette time. She gets passed over a lot in talking about best singer in Nightwish but that is like going to the Olympics and saying the person with the bronze metal is bad. Anette is still an amazing singer. The other two just get talked about more.
Anette's 2 studio albums are my favourite and most listened to Nightwish albums (3 if you include the "score"), the whole band's sound changed and became a lot thicker and warmer. Just a shame that she wasn't able to do her own songs justice in a live setting, let alone carry off any of the stuff Tarja did.
I honestly don't think you can make a sensible comparison between them. Each has such a distinct voice and style that comparing them is like comparing a saxophone, a trumpet and a french horn. And the band has changed too, it has different eras and preferring one over another is a question of personal preference.
So.... now you've met Tarja :) She is a suberbly talented vocalist, classically trained, the main reason the fans go crazy over Floor is her ability to perform a wide variety of styles without missing a beat. (And her charisma. And her astonishing power.) This was Tarja's very last performance with Nightwish. Less than an hour after she left this stage her bandmates fired her by means of public letter. It was a very ugly business, with misunderstanding on all sides. Some former bandmates did not speak to each other for over a decade. Tuomas Holopainen considered suicide in the aftermath. This performance though, shows why Nightwish became popular in the first place. Oh so you noticed Marco's (the bass player) vocal ability then? He literally could sing lead vocals in other band.(And so could Troy Donockley, the multi instrumentalist who joined the band in 2012)
Well, Marko did literally sing lead vocals in another band - Tarot. For the laughs, check out Wings of Darkness, with a 20-year-old, before-the-beard Marko, in Tarot's glam-look days: ua-cam.com/video/VimogVM3i9Y/v-deo.html
@@fabiobrito6031 No? You don't like Marko looking like he got possessed by Twisted Sister? LOL! Okay, well, here he is in '95, looking a bit more recognizable - acoustic version (with his brother Zachary, Tarot's guitarist) doing Stigmata: ua-cam.com/video/RfE722Whj5s/v-deo.html And this live performance with Tarot was filmed in 2007, the song is Tides: ua-cam.com/video/3X9lLP7eHW0/v-deo.html
Two of my favorite Tarja songs that aren't often requested or talked about are The Siren and Planet Hell, here's some links if you're curious! Both songs also have a good bit of Marko singing! The Siren: ua-cam.com/video/LUy8T_3kieI/v-deo.html Planet Hell: ua-cam.com/video/MckQglkuK_k/v-deo.html
One of the reasons everyone loves Floors performance, is that she CAN pickup the slag after Tarja and take those songs that where created with Tarja in mind and make them her own.
I think in order to understand the band and it's fan base you have to know a bit about the band first, what drives it and the pure creative inspiration that is Nightwish. So, here's the skinny on what's been happening with Nightwish through the years, the decades. Floor is the third singer, believe it or not The Phantom of the Opera, this performance, was Tarja's (the first singers) last performance before the band had to let her go in an open air letter because they were having trouble with getting into contact with her and her returning their calls. The reason being that she never really felt like this was her path. Originally, when Nightwish was formed it was going to be more of a classical based band. Tuomas, the keyboardist, writer, and composer of ALL their music, noting Tarja's operatic training brought her into the fold and basically formed the band around her voice. Being that they were all good friends and growing up together, it was very hard for them when she started to drift away, missing the practices and started making statements about leaving the band. Some credit her being influenced by her businessman husband Marcelo Cabuli, who was incidentally overheard on numerous occasions making statements that "Tarja was the face of Nightwish" and that she "could do much better without the band". Floor was actually the 'fill in' singer back when Tarja started missing the practices. Then they hired Anette (the second singer) and she was with them for a time until the whole debacle at the Denver concert when they all got seriously sick and she had to be rushed to the emergency room... then she broke her ankle in a fall when she was pregnant. At that point Anette just wanted to heal, have her baby and be close to home. So they moved Floor to the position of lead singer The song The Poet and The Pendulum: ua-cam.com/video/iEzZRMthhXU/v-deo.html Was written and wholly composed by Tuomas, was all about the dark time around when they had to ask Tarja to leave. Tuomas and the band suffered depression over their feelings of betrayal, especially Tuomas who was affected the most, to the very point that the band, family, and friends were worried about him committing suicide. You can see in The Poet and The Pendulum that it's his journey working through that depression, those dark times. The Poet and The Pendulum was Tuomas's written suicide, instead of doing the actual act. Note when you watch it, you'll see that there's a point in the song where the lyrics say, "Now I only have 3 minutes", well exactly 3 minutes later the Pendulum blade falls instigating Tuomas's death in the song. The very last words of the song are about forgiveness, love and making a fresh start, "In the end I will always love you....The beginning". So very very hauntingly beautiful. Something too, the song is broken into five parts: I. The White Lands of Empathica, II. Home, III. The Pacific IV. Dark Passion Play V. Mother and Father. On the fifth part "Mother and Father" is the part in the song where Tuomas will have his "In-ear" turned off so that he won't hear the lyrics. Like ALL hard blows that people will experience at one time in their lives, they will return to that place where they most feel comfort, that one place where things are calm and not so crazy, for understanding and healing. Home. In this fifth part, "Mother and Father" these are the very words that Tuomas's mother said to him when he went home after the whole Tarja situation. It's a poignant moment out of time, a moment of understanding and unconditional love that a mother has at seeing her son in pain. It's also at this moment in the concert where you'll see that both Marco and Emppu both are over next to Tuomas, giving him emotional support by being there and with a wee "hey man, you alright." You can literally see the question being asked and Tuomas's response during the video. Also you will notice that the drummer Jukka Nevalainen was replaced by Kai Hahto due to Jukka having debilitating insomnia. Jukka moved more to the managerial side of running the band. They've also added, by this point, a remarkable multi instrumentalist with Troy Donockley. As you by now well know there are many many songs where Marco (the bassist guitarist) and Floor harmonize beautifully both of their amazing vocal ranges a compliment to each other. Tuomas (the keyboardist), other then doing the odd collaborations every now and then with other members of the band, writes not only ALL of Nightwish's lyrics, but writes the music for ALL the instruments, as well as writes ALL the orchestral music you will hear playing in the background of their songs. EVERYTHING, every masterpiece of Nightwish's comes out of that brilliant head of his. Which is why reactors across YT have coined Tuomas Holopainen as "The Metal Mozart" He is a complete musical genius and I'm a firm FIRM believer that he will go down as one of this generations greatest composers. Also too highlighted for the fact that their Imaginaerum album goes hand and hand with the movie Imaginaerum by Nightwish: ua-cam.com/video/qMhwh0-xcLo/v-deo.html which was filmed back with their second singer Anette Olzon was with the band. This movie is so very good, a complete visual and musical masterpiece. I do so hope you'll watch it. As to wanting to watch Floor sing the Phantom of the Opera... well she did, she appeared on a show in the Netherlands in 2019 called Beste Zangers. Here is her performance list for that show: 1. Vilja Lied: ua-cam.com/video/lcLG5X1i2QM/v-deo.html 2. Mama: ua-cam.com/video/sj1ibZrjQTs/v-deo.html 3. Que Se Siento: ua-cam.com/video/DfYeLUoqw0E/v-deo.html 4. I Don't Know Know A Thing About Love: ua-cam.com/video/ahykaAPHhs8/v-deo.html 5. Shallow: ua-cam.com/video/M68pe4a_9zk/v-deo.html 6. Winner: ua-cam.com/video/ttfQqnskTO8/v-deo.html 7. Shallow ft Floor and Tim Akkerman: ua-cam.com/video/3Pf7Xd3IVtU/v-deo.html 8. The Phantom Of The Opera ft. Floor and Henk Port (the Phantom): ua-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/v-deo.html IF you can find this show series for 2019 with English Sub-Titles, DO SO!!! I watched it with my kids (who are big Nightwish fans) it was a really interesting and enlightening show. a must see. Also IF your wanting to see Floor sing more Opera she did a interview (I'm posting the one with sub-titles for you) and performance, it's Lauretta's Aria, O Mio Babbino Caro from Giacomo Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi: ua-cam.com/video/Od_qcbw3f5Q/v-deo.html Plus I think that IF you want to check out Floor singing in her Operatic voice WITH Nightwish you should really do a reaction to a song from their 2020 Album HUMAN :||: NATURE called Shoemaker: ua-cam.com/video/Rjp_DfvJimg/v-deo.html ALSO TOO, most people don't know that Floor sang the song Sound of the Wind with the Metropole Orchestra to the Final Fantasy Chronicles: ua-cam.com/video/oVdi1We_7fs/v-deo.html You can check out more of her songs, cover songs, vocal coach work, interviews, and lives at her yt channel: ua-cam.com/channels/xy4Ijz2QKXXJaREs-isxwA.html I do have to say that I've enjoyed watching you in your Nightwish journey and I thank you for sharing it with ALL of us out here in YT land. As always, listen, appreciate, and enjoy!! God Bless!!!
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Many new fans will say that they prefer floor's vocals because she is versatile but the original nightwish with Tarja's operatic dark voice was unique. She was able to create a mystic atmosphere that matched perfectly Tuomas' compositions. They kinda created a new sound.
I think this is best and most respectable way to explain it.
This concept of versatility being THE virtue of a singer is sliding off our hands (just like many other concepts but that's another story). According to that, maria Callas wasn't a great singer because she couldn't growl or jeff buckley wasn't a great singer because he couldn't do opera.
And being able to do many things does not necessarily mean you do everything at top level: i ADORE floor since 20 years (i started following after forever with their sophomore album) but when it comes to classical tarja is simply still the number one,just like floor is amazing because she can also growl (smth that tarja will never be able to do and it's absolutely ok this way!).
@@metalgymbro4890 Every person out there can learn to growl. Tarja simply doesn't care about growling.
Both are great, end of discussion :)
@@metalgymbro4890 Honestly it's not. It's only Floor Jansen fans repeating that. Nobody else really measures singing talent like that.
Tarja.. Queen of symphonic metal 🤘❤
THIS is Nightwish. The real Nightwish
We've been Nightwish fans since 1996. Two things to remember. Nightwish does not belong to Floor, it belongs to Tuomas. And Nightwish had 16 years of gold & platinum success before Tuomas hired Floor. All three vocalists are good in their own right. Nightwish is more than just Floor
@@bobsuisse2 You repeated everything I said. Lol... Nice try though 🤣
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i dont like floors singing.i only listen tarjas singing nigtwish songs.
Tarja is the real Queen of nigthwish
@@YerkoCornejo-fd4kv yeah, the drama queen. but that just bands too.
My absolute favorite version of this song. Tarja's voice is amazing and Marco is fantastic as well.
They compliment each other so well!!
@Ambander1 Don't you think saying less then 5% is demeaning to not only Floor and all her fans but also to Nightwish for choosing her to be the main singer? Seriously: Floor is a great singer, Tarja is a great singer. They're different styles, but both certainly worthy of Nightwish!
I love the group and their commitment to the music from the beginning to now. I don't like all their songs, I prefer one singer to the other on different songs, some are better live, some are better in the recording booth, and some songs I just have 2 versions of on my playlist because they're booth good in different ways. Just like what you like and don't spread the hate.
@@GOTGames I’m older than you, and I listened to Nightwish at the beginning of their career, with Tarja’s magical operatic voice. Naturally, after Tarja’s voice I don’t like any vocalist
I *adore* Floor in the band, but for me Tarja and THAT VOICE is what got me hooked into NW in the first place. Don't worry, there's *no sin* (LOL) in loving all 3. Each lady was/is a WONDERFUL vocalist in her own right; they each brought something different to the table. I will say that to me Annette was the "least good" live, but by no means was she *bad*. And as much as Tarja was the original soul of the Nightwish sound (well, aside from Tuomas's composition) - Floor brings a stage presence that is pretty well unmatched IMO.
From what I have seen Floor is something truly remarkable on stage! She has this feeling about her that controls the entire crowd like no one I've seen.
But to see a vocal performance like this as well live must have been amazing!
Marco is the best. Fact ended here.
@@0okyo #justiceformarko
You took the words right out of my ass.
I first saw Phantom with Floor and Hank, and thought it was amazing! Later I saw this, and despite being much more of a Floor fan than a Tarja fan……. this is way better! But let’s not take away from how much that is due to Marco!
Tarja (Tar-ya) is the most operatic of the 3 female singers, and yes, she is an outstanding singer in her own right.
Yep, Marko also has an awesome voice. He was the lead singer of a band called Tarot before joining Nightwish. He sings backing and co-lead on a lot of songs, and lead on a few including their cover /tribute of Pink Floyd's High Hopes from this same show.
This was the 2005 concert in Helsinki. The DVD is called End of an Era because it's Tarja's last show with the band. After the concert, the guys gave her the open letter dismissing her from the band.
Floor has not done this with Nightwish, but she did sing it on the Dutch TV show Beste Zengers in 2019 with Henk Poort (Dutch Phantom)
The 2nd female lead was Anette Olzon, who is more of a pop/rock style. If you want to hear her, I recommend the official video for Amaranth.
For more Tarja, try The Siren or Planet Hell(End of an Era). And for more Floor, Romanticide (Wacken)
From Anette studio recordings are better. She wasn't that strong on stage.
Yeah... Tarja was the original. Anette could not really ever compete with that. And the Anette era of Nightwish is basically the worst times of a Nightwish fan.
Anette was not a bad singer... but she was not Tarja.
Then came Floor. She brought Nightwish back.
I feel bad about judging Anette’s live performances since they’re are basically no professional recordings, it’s all fancam stuff and it’s so hard to really tell how much of the bad quality is actually her. But that’s all that’s available, so it is what it is. 🤷♀️
Sadly true, i´ve never been able to find any recording of Queen Floor singing this with Nightwish, she would´ve done it prefect for sure
@@cinnabonbons true this too, i also did wrong not giving her the best chance when Tarja was out of NW, but with time I've come to appreciate how much Annette did good with the band, she kept them together doing albums that are pieces of art, now we have the Queen but let's not forget who came before
The real Nightwish, nothing else to say 🤘
Floor is great but Tarja is the Queen of the Nightwish. Nobody can repeat this performance. Tarja was very sick that night almost unable to sing. But here she sing like this at the end of this concert. You react very entertaining. Cheers from Finland the land of the Nightwish.
Tar-ya. Tuomas and Tarja founded NW. He wrote most of their songs for her voice. She is the alpha of symphonic metal.
For Tarja a must listen is "Wishmaster" and Marco is "High Hopes"
Will check them out! 🤘
@@GOTGames Floor also sings Wishmaster, you could do both versions and react to both, for me that song will always belong to Tarja
@@GOTGames and The Siren is a must reaction with Tarja. Lol
@@XiuFeanaro6 I think Nightwish has never performance Siren nor Beauty and the Beast after Tarja was kicked off the band. Both are pretty good songs, too.
and after Wishmaster it's worth listening Wishmaster Misheard Lyrics version XD
Tears in your eyes is all you get every time you listen Tarja voice/songs...
One must never forget: Tarja was the voice that made them famous! So, no matter what happended throughout the years, she'll always have a place in my heart.
Firstly, amazing reaction haha. Secondly, interesting point you made about thinking of Nightwish as Floor, because it's who you heard first etc. Its a similar thing for a lot of the old Tarja era fans too, for the same reason.
I think Floor is an incredible singer, very versatile, but the sound is not the same as the sound I fell in love with back in the day. It was the Tarja vocals with the music that drew me in so much, it was very unique - certainly back then. They have different styles, so of course it'll sound different (and I believe Thomas wanted it to move direction anyway after the whole palaver?), but that difference altered the 'Nightwish sound' to me.
I don't dislike Floor, of course, but Nightwish to me - locked in a time capsule - is this, the Tarja sound.
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I 100% agree with you. I can't find any band that has that same sound, not even the new Nightwish, and it genuinely makes me sad that sound I fell in love with is sort of... gone...
Yeah...there's a reason why Nightwish catapulted into international Stardom when it was Tarja who was Frontwoman. *Insanely* talented, enigmatic, drop-dead gorgeous woman. Every Female fronted Metal band took classical singing/opera lessons after Nightwish's Oceanborn album; Floor Jansen included.
Well said.
"I thought the previous vocalists weren't good" / Apart from being _good_ , Tarja is a major part of why Nightwish became a symphonic metal band. Tuomas initially wanted to create an acoustic music project, but working with Tarja, he realised the music accompanying her powerful voice needed to be powerful as well.
I recommend you check out her solo work and Anette's work with her current project, 'The Dark Element' (even if not for reactions, I think you'll find it enjoyable listening).
Thank you! Will definitely check those out Zoe! 🤘🤘🤘❤️
This is my Nightwish, but I'm old af. So glad you liked it. Marco and Tarja and the band is brutal in this performance.
All hale the REAL TRUE Queen of Nightwish!!!!!!!!!!, the very beautiful looking and very unique voice of the enchanting TARJA!!!!!!!!😀👍👍👍👍👍🤘
i'm partial to Tarja. i was a teenager watching Nightwish and i had a crush on her. :) Floor is great and all but...
Floor is by far the most versatile of the two. Sorry, but with the exception of opera Floor has Tarja beaten in every aspect.
@@davidellinsworth22 what????🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️Floor’s operatic voice is too weak, the only thing she is good at is singing on the chest resonator, which a large mass of people like you perceive more than classical vocals. because it's more like pop vocals
@@davidellinsworth22 she doesn't even have classic vocals, in the academic sense of the word. well, you have to be at least a little objective and have a brain to understand that Tarja is unsurpassed in classical vocals. your comments are very stupid and funny. it's obvious that you have no idea about vocals
@@ALINA-ye2eu I'll say it again, with emphasis, because you obviously misunderstood..... "with the EXCEPTION of opera". Even many old school Nightwish fans have conceded that Floor has taken many songs (including many written for Tarja) to a new level. I think Tarja is fantastic, but her colour pallet is limited. Labeling Floor as a pop singer is ridiculous at best, and proof that you're biased and have refused to move on from the Tarja era.
@@ALINA-ye2eu agree! I don’t understand how people think flor opera is good it’s absolutely horrible lol
I have enjoyed so much your reaction!!! Specially as I grew up listening to Nightwish with Tarja, and since she left the band after the End of an Era Concert in 2005, Nightwish has never been the same to me anymore, not even with Floor. For me Tarja is Nightwish ❤️. She is an opera singer with a very powerful voice and the way her voice mixed with Marko’s, plus having the strong energy and leadership of Tuomas and the other members it was just priceless for me!
Where to go from here? 🤩 Simple, watch the entire End of an Era Concert! It was the last one they performed together and the best one ever!
If not, then PLEASE go to The Sound of Silence by Disturbed, you will never ever regret it!!!
Tarja's ability to sing never held Nightwish back.
Tarja is No1. A unique and undisputed voice talent 👻🏅😊 Must listen 'Wish I Had an Angel'
For me it is weird to know that there exist people who only think of Floor when Nightwish is mentioned, in my opinion Tarja is the best vocalist Nightwish had, second is Annette and third Floor.
Absolutely, Tarja is the only true Nightwish vocalist for me!
@@jankro1 me too
Tarja is the real Queen of nigthwish
I saw Tarja last friday here in Buenos Aires... omg she was amazing as always...
You should check out Islander live at Tampere. The three lead females are all amazing but this performance is an amazing show of Marko's singing and such a nice piece. Marko has a Solo band also that is really good where he does the lead vocals. I really enjoy the song Stones by Marko Hietala
More than happy to check that out! Definitely!
Can't wait for your reaction to the Islander Tampere live performance. 😊
Yeahhh and also Tides
You should know that Tarja is a classical trained opera singer, and she is magic on stage. Had the fortune to see them live when she was still around.
Sadly they had a rough falling out...
There’s a very loud vocal minority of Floor fans that really go out of their way to dismiss Tarja’s talent and downplay her contributions to the band and I think videos like this are why. So often, when reactors start with Floor and then watch Tarja, they’re blown away because, you know, she’s great. And there’s a real weird aggression there from these fans like they think if new fans like Tarja, or even prefer her, that she’s gonna come back and snatch Floor’s job or something. It’s bizarre.
Tarja has the largest catalog of work with Nightwish with five albums total. Anette and Floor have two albums each. A lot of songs people request with Floor were originally Tarja’s. So you’ve got a lot of content with her to go through and it’s well worth it. Definitely check out some stuff from their Wishes to Eternity concert, it’s older from 2000 when most of the band were in their early 20s. It’s honestly phenomenal.
Tarja is, and will always be, my very first NW experience and what an experience it was 🤩
I do not understand why diss any of the 3 ladies, they are so different to each other and amazing in their own right.
That being said: I always go for the current singer at the time, I always have. Now it is Floor.
Yeah when Anette started in Nightwish, there really was an effort from Tarja's fans to restore her in the band, and poor Anette got a lot of really mean treatment. But Floor fans should learn early (because her fans make it very clear) that Tarja has no interest and neither does the band, to restore their co-operation. But there is another aspect in that dismissing earlier Nightwish, that belittling everyone else polishes the halo of your idol. At least in your eyes, although other people may react completely differently. Alright by me, be just one vocalist era fan if you want to, but that division you're trying to achieve, will result people also leaving your fan army, for all don't like the toxicity. You want civil war, your idol is also the victim.
I think that is just the case with most fan bases of any group.
I see it with bands I follow and have followed which is a shame.
But after this performance I do massively already appreciate Tarja, she has an outstanding voice!
And Floor equally. Like people have said you can love both.
I mentioned at the end about drowning pool, 4 different singers and I love them all, but all are completely different!
@@GOTGames Yeah, Nightwish isn't special case in that, break ups and especially with lead vocalists: that's hard.
@@GOTGames Are you ready to appreciate Tarja even more? This performance was during her last concert and she was incredibly ill. Her doctor told her not to perform at all and she did anyway, and this is how good she still sounds. So you’ve not even gotten to experience her at her best. 😉
Floor sang this on a TV Show in Holland called Beste Zangers in 2019 with fellow Dutch singer Henk Poort, it's very good, well worth a watch/listen.
Indeed, this with Floor and Henk is a must.
Definitely will check that out! 🤘
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Yes!!! Watch it!!!!
@@GOTGames Tarja is without a doubt a terrific artist,but if you want to experience art at the highest level,then you should really watch Floor with Phantom of the Opera.By the way;Floor nailed a D6 as Highnote!
You need to react to High Hopes from this same concert. Just Marko on vocals for that one. It's a tribute to Pink Floyd's song of the same name. Absolute world class!!!
For more Tarja try Nightwish's cover of Walking in the Air (Live version of course), or Sleeping Sun (also from End of an Era).
Cannot wait to check that out! Loved him on this one!
Oh yes, High Hopes with Marco please 🤘🔥🙏
Tarja is my favorite Nightwish singer and that is probably because I have been listening since they first started. I like she has more of a haunting sound that just fills the room, she plays the pauses so dramatically. "Ghost Love Score" will be recommended.....I prefer Traja, but Floors version I like the big note at the end......each have their own style. Tarja is still performing and it is disappointing that it feels like Floor fans act like she never existed. I recommend listening to "Dark Chest of Wonders", "Wishmaster", and "Innocence" from her solo album. And Floor kills it singing "Tribal" and "Greatest Show on Earth".
This was insane!
You're probably gonna wanna check out her work, plus her solo career. She can do things not many singers can. In particular hit high notes without cutting power
Did u shed a tear🤣🤣🤣
No worries we all do
I love this Marco 'sneak attack' when people see it for the first time. I've grown to really appreciate how good of a live performer Tarja was with Nightwish and now on her own. And while there isn't a lot of live performance video of Anette, there's no denying her contribution to the two albums that featured her. They were both extraordinary records.
Tarja...Supremacy ...She is amazing in this song !!!!
This version of Phantom is the best ever for me ... love your reactions :)
Tarja’s powerful operatic tone is UNMATCHED!! She really is amazing, and definitely did not leave Nightwish because she wasn’t good. She was the voice that inspired Nightwish's whole sound and made it so unprecedented in the metal genre. Tuomas has to be given credit for his brilliant compositions, but it was her voice and face that people associated with the band and without her, they probably would never have blown up the way they did. Floor is incredible and fits in perfectly with the group, but their popularity was already WELL established before she joined, and that's because of Tarja and Annette. So don't worry, you can in fact say you love and appreciate Tarja's voice without adding a disclaimer about Floor ;)
If you’re looking for more Tarja songs to react to I highly recommend Nemo!!! It’s one of the most beautiful songs ever and was totally made for her voice. But I also highly recommend checking out stuff from her fantastic solo career, cuz she's STILL one of the most well-known metal goddesses in the world, and her skill has only improved in the 15+ years since she left Nightwish. Until My Last Breath, Supremacy, and Crimson Deep are all amazing! I’m also gonna shamelessly plug MY favorite symphonic metal group Within Temptation, who I think you’ll love as well, and Tarja did a song with them called Paradise! ua-cam.com/video/8vsKQTfxf80/v-deo.html
The group has been around since 1996 just like Nightwish, and together they were two of the pioneers of symphonic metal, and just for women-led metal groups as a whole. It was a pretty rare thing back when they started. If Tarja is the goddess of symphonic metal and Floor is the Valkyrie, then Sharon den Adel's clear, silky voice and ethereal high notes make her the siren. Or the angel. She's as beautiful as one, too. She uses her lower tone more these days in songs like Faster, Let Us Burn, and The Purge because it fits better with their current rougher rock sound, but when she does go higher you'll get chills. And unlike Tarja and Floor, she’s self-taught rather than formally trained. If you do decide to check them out, in addition to Paradise I’d highly recommend checking out the Black Symphony performance of Truth Beneath the Rose, The Promise, or Somewhere (widely dubbed by UA-cam as "the best duet ever").
Also, have you heard Floor’s version of Phantom?? She does incredibly too, and the performance is much more traditional. The man she performs with actually played the Phantom in the Dutch production and he’s just fantastic.
Looking forward to more Nightwish reactions and what you think of their third singer, Annette! I like her a lot but she’s definitely very different from both Tarja and Floor.
Btw congrats on your baby!!!
He's done NEMO with Floor, but yeah, Tarja is great on that too. It's one of my favorites with her.
And I second Within Temptation.
Flor is, but it's good how important it was for Nightwish to have Tarja, Flor was also working on After Forever, she would never be able to give the status to, but she managed to give the status to bandaeg that Tarja gave to Nightwish, she not only the vocals of the group, she was the face of the band too, her voice was very marked, her precision, and her differential, of having a greater focus on lyrical singing, made Nightwish what it is, and get where has arrived. That's undeniable, if Flor were the X element of the question, After Forever would have been the biggest symphonic metal band in the world... and let's see, it wasn't. It's idiotic to take Tarja's weight and merit away, in the construction of this status, so much so that today, even in her solo career, she sells tours, sells well, remains well positioned in the market, does the same festivals that Nightwish does. Finally Tarja gave the name.
@@fabiobrito6031 That's nice. Completely unrelated to the video or my comment, but nice.
I really loved your reaction to Tarja's voice....she is amazing and she do that to your soul.
Tarja is one of the BEST voice and performer out there. Period.
To hear Anette I would recommend" Meadows of heaven "or "Scaretale".
I love Floor!! But it was Tarja's voice that hooked me on Nightwish almost twenty years ago.
Tarja and Tuomas made Nightwish what it is.
They evolved of course.
Tarja is a classicaly trained singer... has operatic records
All three singers are truly awesome! Tarja and Floor have special stage presence, which Anette unfortunatelly lacks. But, fun fact, records where she sings are Nightwishes most sold discs. There are no weak links in NW, just small differences. Enjoy your journey!
Anette doesn't really lack stage presence, but she lacks stamina to tour. She also doesn't really like the stage as much given the toll it took on her body. Still, as a soloist she is doing better without touring. Tarja is doing well as a touring soloist (however, she had a stroke while at home a few years back).
Tarja's "Once" sold globally most. Anette's "Dark Passion Play" sold more in Finland but not globally.
Floor has a version without Nightwish that is truly amazing. Look up phantom beste zangers
Wow!
Ah I'm excited to hear Anette as well!!
@@jeffreyphipps1507 Annette totally lacked stage presence. She looked someone’s aunt trying to be hip. And she could not even perform the songs written for her live. She was a terrible choice. The albums sold themselves, it was not because of her. What Floor could make those albums sound like if they re-recorded them. She already made all of the songs better, performing them live. SMH at people who lamely try to justify Annette the Mistake.
Tarja has also solo stuff,check them.I love her voice.
Happy to! 🤘
There's nothing quite like the og Nightwish sound - Marco + Tarja.
The real fans of nightwish love all the three singers 🤟 tx for the react !
THANKS for some TARJAWISH !!!!
☮☮💘💘
In love with TARJA'S vast brilliant diverse solo career- 9 studio, 5 live albums and much more.
Nightwish (with Tarja) was my introduction to symphonic metal, and I will forever love them for that. "Wish I Had Your Angel," "Storytime," and "Noise" are a few of my favorites.
Tarja's "Score for a Dark Christmas" is an absolute staple in my holiday music collection! I do so love songs in minor keys 🖤💜💙☻️
This is how i felt in January 1997. Its freaking amazing. And still magic.
Do one more from Tarja so you get were we are comming from.
Much Love to you and Ukraine 🌻🌻🌻💙💛💙
Love seeing people watching Tarja for the first time, she is the true Queen of symphonic metal. 🇫🇮👑,
Also remember Tarja was only in her 20s when this was recorded, Tarja has just got better and better, her and Marco were a fantastic duet together. Look at Tarjas so stuff.
I "grew up" listening to theTarja era of Nightwish. I visited Finland on a business trip in the early 2000s, and first heard Nightwish while there. I first thought "that's not right, mixing opera with metal/rock." Things being things, it stuck in my head and I looked for them here in the US. Became a fan, and bought everything I could find. I like the Floor era stuff, but the Tarja era is special to me. I have the older albums, the Tarja era DVDs, and even the Beauty and the Beat DVDs. Long live Floor and I wish her well, but she can't do "Elvenpath" live like Tarja. Or Deep Silent Complete. Or......
Ghost Love Score is originally a Tarja song. So yeah, she's amazing. Her and Floor are very different but both incredible.
If you want to hear more of her, check out Slaying the Dreamer (the number one song I always prefer with Tarja instead of Floor), Wishmaster and Ever dream.
Thank you! Will check that out 🤘
I always get teary-eyed hearing Ever dream with Tarja. It's my favorite song, honestly.
I think tarja album version of ghost love score is amazing. But live it's one of the songs I think she sounds bad singing. She has too much of an accent singing it live to the point it sounds nothing like the album version, and certainly not a patch on the floor version. BTW I first got into nightwish listening to tarja but that doesn't make me think she is the best of the three.
@@gavinchapple8350 I wasn't commenting on her live performance of Ghost Love Score, just saying that it is a song that was originally composed and designed with Tarja as the vocalist.
I totally agree with you on those songs. It is was it is. Some songs were absolutely made for tarja especially ever dream And some of the older songs were made for floor. It’s not a big deal, they’re both amazing.
Your shocked and awed facial expressions when Tarja started singing, then during the magnificent ending section, are simply priceless, and undoubtedly the best I've seen on any reaction video. And the "fuuuuck meeee" at the end of the video makes me laugh every time I think about it. I'm glad you finally discovered the mind-blowing voice of Nightwish's founding member and I wish you would do more of the videos featuring this awesome singer. Her solo live performance of "Supremacy" when she nears the "only dogs can hear it" territory will have you reeling. Have fun!
We all shed tears listening to this song the first time from its awesomeness.
CONGRATULATIONS on your new baby!! 👶
Tarja ❤️❤️❤️❤️
We also love Tarja… 👍🏆 So, check also some really good Tarja songs: Wish I had an angel (live from Wembley), Walking in the air (one of the most early Tarja live songs)
And maybe a song without any girl: High Hopes (a tribute to Pink Floyd) 🏆🏆
And if you want to be ready in November with best songs of Nightwish you have to hurry up…!!! May e 2 songs a week!!!?!!!
Happy to check those out!!
I really don't think I'll be going sadly but you never know! I'll try 🤘🤘
El verdadero Nightwish!!! Con Tarja y Marko!!! La era dorada
That tear at the end says it all. Bring. Her.Back. (Floor is good, but Taarja/the entire synergy here) can not be threatened by anything.
Great reaction! TARJA is my favourite Nightwish vocalist. Like you, I discovered NW with Floor, GLScore and Wacken 2013. But I *fell in love* with NW with TARJA, Phantom and End Of An Era 2005.
So, moreTARJA reactions, please! EOAEra 2005 is a great intro to #TarjaEra live performances. The concert has so many fab songs, all excellently performed by TARJA and the band. In addition to Phantom, my other EOAEra faves include Nemo, The Siren, Wishmaster, Planet Hell, Slaying The Dreamer, Bless The Child, Sleeping Sun, and Creek Mary's Blood - all excellent live performances! 🎵 ☺️
Floor have done The Phantom Of The Opera with Henk Poort, first on Dutch TV-show Beste Zangers
ua-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/v-deo.html
And later on her live tour
ua-cam.com/video/Gv0d9A-rJ1A/v-deo.html
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤
Amazing reaction.
U need to see The Siren, is one of my favorites with Tarja.
Nemo was what introduced me to Nightwish, and Tarja is the OG. Now that i am a decade and a half older, I really really appreciate Marko. He is an absolute beast, and I hope he finds peace and returns to the scene with a fire in his heart.
They were on fire here! And without Tarja, even if it’s many years ago, it’s not the same band. This is the originalband and the best version of the band. 🙏❤
Tarja (pron: Tar-Yuh) has a beautiful voice, as does Anette. But Marko Hietala (pron: HEE-ah-Tallah), bassist, also has an amazing voice! To hear more Marko on lead, check out (from this same show) the band's tribute to Pink Floyd, High Hopes. The Nightwish version of this song is so good, even David Gilmour is a fan!
Agreed. High Hopes from this concert is so good it's actually ridiculous!!!
@@davidellinsworth22 Right?! Every PF fan I get to watch it...they're always skeptical at first...but by the end they are blown away! And even if it weren't a tribute/cover...the song stands strong on its own!
@@amygoodson-catlady my brother in law is not only a die hard Floyd fan (as am I) but he also hates covers.... but he loved this one
@@davidellinsworth22 Haha! Nightwish, soothing the savage in-law! I hope you got to watch him discover it...when Marko hits the 1st, "the grass was greener" faces get interesting!
@@amygoodson-catlady yes, and "the water flowing" at the end!! Perfection!!
And Tarja`s : Supremacy (Muse cover) /Woodstock 2016. From her solo career is KILLER.
OH please don't leave the Tarja era just yet!! Your reaction was so fun and there's so many good songs to discover yet!
I love the Pharao Sails to Orion (From Wishes to Eternity concert)
and Slaying the Dreamer or Wishmaster from End of an Era, so great! Also The Siren is very special.
"Is there a version of Floor singing this as well?"
Yes, but NOT with Nightwish. She sang a duet with Henk Poort, which you should DEFINITELY check out.
yes he really has to see it it's really great
There're two different live versions of Phantom of the Opera with Floor+Henk.
The original TV performance:
Floor Jansen & Henk Poort - Phantom Of The Opera | Beste Zangers 2019
ua-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/v-deo.html
Floor's Live in Amsterdam show (smartphone recording only, no official video has been released yet):
Floor Jansen & Henk Poort - Phantom Of The Opera | 31-01-2020
ua-cam.com/video/q_EadrIRKLo/v-deo.html
You should definitely go with the TV performance.
Honestly not my fave work from floor
@@FluffyLaDooDoo agree.. I love Floor, but I didnt really like her performance in that song. I mean its good, but nothing outstanding. Henk Poort was great tho
Tarja made Nightwish magical, Anette made them just another metal band and Floor brought them back to greatness, that's how I see it. Nobody can come even close to the magic of the Tarja and Marko set up, no wonder they are now touring together as solo artists.
I got into the band because of Anette, and for me that's where my NW journey started, this is one of the great performances by the group, Tarja truly does have the most incredible, dark, decadent voice, I'd love you to check out Planet Hell with Anette, she rocks that.
If you wanna hear Marco Hietala (the male singer) sing, I recommend to check out their live performence at Tampere called Islander :)
Okay! More than happy to check that one out
Oh yeah ... Islander at Tampere live for sure is going to give you goosebumps.
That performance is actually chilling. I could’ve listened to him sing that song over and over for an hour 😂 it was so beautiful
Just LOVE TARJA forever. ♡
One of the all-time classic performances of the Tarja era of Nightwish. Never gets old, especially the ending.
As has been pointed out in other comments, there doesn't seem to be any Floor performances of this song with Nightwish, but she has sung the song before, particularly her duet with the Phantom himself Henk Poort on a Dutch TV show ( ua-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/v-deo.html ) which is absolutely something you should record a reaction to!
I will definitely be checking that out with you all! 🤘❤️
More Tarja: "The Siren" or "Ever dream" same gig
If you want to check out Anette: "Sahara" live from Exit 2008 or "Amaranth" official Video. If you wanna hear jazzy Nightwish with Anette: "Slow love slow" live (it's really cool)
I think I like Scaretale best. It really fits Anette's voice and when Floor sings it, it's just not the same.
@@DC88_ Slow Love Slow doesn't suit Floor either, she doesn't sound as sweet and feminine.
There was an acoustic version of Nemo by Anette that I really liked, and a live presentation of Meadows of Heaven.
Tarja sounds so epic, Ever Dream is one of my favorites, I also miss her darkness in Romanticide.
Feels so good to see someone enjoy a nightwish song😁😁 I wish I get that feeling again of hearing them for the first time
13:52 yep. It's all about live versions. Album is like a manual for fans that they know what to sing when they see this super band.
I am happy that you looked this video next. I loved see your reaktion how you be amazed with Tarja 😂
There is this journey what is happening, because new fans always starts with Ghost Love Score. First phase of course is Floor who will kick every door and roof open - people don't know what hit them, grown men cry like a baby and it's goosebump after goosebump - also in this phase you kinda realize that everyone is good. Second phase is Marco time, when you realize how insane and versatile guy he REALLY is. Third phase usually starts when you have listened something like 8-12 great hits, which are all unique and it will hit you - Tuomas (keyboard guy) is brains behind this whole operation. There is a reason why fans call him Metal Mozart.
You describe the new fan journey exactly. Floor GLS is the key, or should it be battering ram, which opens the door to the whole Nightwish experience.
We saw The Phantom Of the Opera at the Majestic Theatre in NYC front row! You could look down and see the live orchestra playing and spit flying out of their mouth! If you can ever see the broadway show it’s worth it! We saw Sarah Brightman singing as Christine she was epic. Then we went to see the show CHICAGO and was falling asleep, there was that much difference in quality of performances I mean Chicago is a great show but The Phantom is EPIC. This version I love from these artist! I bet the Stage Actors love it!
Best version EVER!
I always appreciate reactions to Tarja because she’s AMAZING. Her voice is outstanding. She recorded 5 albums with NW so they have a LOT of songs with her. Also they have 2 DVD with her. My favorites are: this one, slaying the dreamer, Nemo, Planet Hell from this DVD called End of an Era, and from the other one From wishes to Eternity: swanheart, Dead boy's poem, walking in the air. Also they have performances of some festivals (not in dvd and not uploaded in their official channel but they are gold!)
10th man down summer breeze festival 2002 ua-cam.com/video/GG8UNbI2KM4/v-deo.html;
Ghost Love Score live Romania 2004 ua-cam.com/video/HNfmCF457Fs/v-deo.html ;
Dead boy's poem/Slaying the dreamer combo live in Romania 2004 ua-cam.com/video/KVNO47tE198/v-deo.html
And Wishmaster live in Romania 2004 ua-cam.com/video/dRET1jiMSXI/v-deo.html
I love that show from 2004, it’s so good! Thank you.
Must to hear: She is my sin, Wishmaster, Beauty & the Beast and The Kingslayer From Wishes to Eternity live... You'll going to love it! ♥
plus: Wish I had an angel...
Oh dear Man you must understand that there would be no Nightwish without Tarja. She was one of the co0founders of the band. A lot of the songs you have heard Floor sing were written for Tarja and I suggest you react to them with her singing as well.
"'Wishmaster" from the same concert as a start :)
The keyboard player blew it out of the water with the arrangement. Tarja is phenomenal. She jus nailed that D6 at the end. Marco does a great job on the male part
Thank you for reacting to Tarja, her voice shaped and pioneered this whole genre. BTW don't listen to people who claim Anette (2nd singer) wasn't good live. She's one of the best singers in this genre. People love to misjudge or downright hate her because she's more of a middle voice and doesn't really sing in head voice. She probably had the hardest job with the most rigorous Nightwish tour dates, which affected her consistency live during Dark Passion Play tour, but this fact is often exaggerated, she's spectacular live. Listen to her performances during Imaginaerum tours. She added more variations of sounds for Nightwish cementing their career even more and making it easier for singers like Floor to cover Nightwish sounds. Tarja and Anette are very important in Nightwish history, don't get too wrapped up with Floor fans who exaggerate Floor skills.
I was there!! 💣🖤🤘
It was Tarjas last show with Nightwish...
This is my Nightwish. Tarja is majestic 🥰🥰
I just realised, that Nightwish is already 22 years in my life. I was in highschool, when I Heard first time "wishmaster". I know, that Nightwish is a Tuomas.. but my Perfect band is with Jukka, Marco and Tarja.
As much as it irks me to hear someone say that Floor is Nightwish, I also love this new fandom that keeps coming to the realization that Nightwish is the best at what they do.
So fun to watch you there! Annette has the most distinct voice of the Nightwish female vocalists, some people thought she didn't fit because she couldn't sing old Tarja songs, but she helped Nightwish to greater commercial success. If you're going for her next, go for one of the following: Scaretale official live, Slow Love Slow live at Montreux, or the official (non-live) video for Amaranth. If you want to stick with Tarja, others will give you better suggestions than me (though I adore her Nemo and Sleeping Sun).
For Anette, I'd also add in The Crow, The Owl, And The Dove, the official fan video. (The record label had a contest, for fans to make videos for the song.) It's a beautiful song that very much suits Anette's voice, although be warned, the video is a tear-jerker. ua-cam.com/video/iyY5QMf41dk/v-deo.html
Congrats on the new baby!
Most of my favorite Nightwish songs come from the Anette time. She gets passed over a lot in talking about best singer in Nightwish but that is like going to the Olympics and saying the person with the bronze metal is bad. Anette is still an amazing singer. The other two just get talked about more.
Anette's 2 studio albums are my favourite and most listened to Nightwish albums (3 if you include the "score"), the whole band's sound changed and became a lot thicker and warmer. Just a shame that she wasn't able to do her own songs justice in a live setting, let alone carry off any of the stuff Tarja did.
@@SolFaithman I think a lot of that was Tuomas writing such amazing pieces.
I honestly don't think you can make a sensible comparison between them. Each has such a distinct voice and style that comparing them is like comparing a saxophone, a trumpet and a french horn. And the band has changed too, it has different eras and preferring one over another is a question of personal preference.
@@Myrkky100 Exactly this. When people argue "Who is the best Nightwish singer?" there is no "best", just people's favourite.
So.... now you've met Tarja :)
She is a suberbly talented vocalist, classically trained, the main reason the fans go crazy over Floor is her ability to perform a wide variety of styles without missing a beat. (And her charisma. And her astonishing power.) This was Tarja's very last performance with Nightwish. Less than an hour after she left this stage her bandmates fired her by means of public letter. It was a very ugly business, with misunderstanding on all sides. Some former bandmates did not speak to each other for over a decade. Tuomas Holopainen considered suicide in the aftermath. This performance though, shows why Nightwish became popular in the first place. Oh so you noticed Marco's (the bass player) vocal ability then? He literally could sing lead vocals in other band.(And so could Troy Donockley, the multi instrumentalist who joined the band in 2012)
Well, Marko did literally sing lead vocals in another band - Tarot. For the laughs, check out Wings of Darkness, with a 20-year-old, before-the-beard Marko, in Tarot's glam-look days: ua-cam.com/video/VimogVM3i9Y/v-deo.html
@@MsCatstaff não
Tarja is sublime.
@@fabiobrito6031 No? You don't like Marko looking like he got possessed by Twisted Sister? LOL!
Okay, well, here he is in '95, looking a bit more recognizable - acoustic version (with his brother Zachary, Tarot's guitarist) doing Stigmata: ua-cam.com/video/RfE722Whj5s/v-deo.html
And this live performance with Tarot was filmed in 2007, the song is Tides: ua-cam.com/video/3X9lLP7eHW0/v-deo.html
I saw this live in Moscow in around 2002, as I was like 13. My god is Tarja amazing!
of course... i saw your jaws in the floor, great reaction, another great song between Tarja and Marko is *the siren* check it out
This performance still feels quite "fresh" after 17 years... 😉👍
Neat reaction män with all the enthusiasm involved in it.
Cheers from Finland 🇫🇮 🥶 💯 💙
Finally a Tarja reaction 😂🤘
I was lucky enough to see Tarja with nightwish in my home town was a fantastic show.
Two of my favorite Tarja songs that aren't often requested or talked about are The Siren and Planet Hell, here's some links if you're curious! Both songs also have a good bit of Marko singing!
The Siren: ua-cam.com/video/LUy8T_3kieI/v-deo.html
Planet Hell: ua-cam.com/video/MckQglkuK_k/v-deo.html
Congratulations. You have found your biggest musical gold nugget. It's name is Nightwish and it's a huge nugget.
Floor and Henk Poort - their duet for Phantom of the Opera is amazing
One of the reasons everyone loves Floors performance, is that she CAN pickup the slag after Tarja and take those songs that where created with Tarja in mind and make them her own.
I think in order to understand the band and it's fan base you have to know a bit about the band first, what drives it and the pure creative inspiration that is Nightwish. So, here's the skinny on what's been happening with Nightwish through the years, the decades. Floor is the third singer, believe it or not The Phantom of the Opera, this performance, was Tarja's (the first singers) last performance before the band had to let her go in an open air letter because they were having trouble with getting into contact with her and her returning their calls. The reason being that she never really felt like this was her path. Originally, when Nightwish was formed it was going to be more of a classical based band. Tuomas, the keyboardist, writer, and composer of ALL their music, noting Tarja's operatic training brought her into the fold and basically formed the band around her voice. Being that they were all good friends and growing up together, it was very hard for them when she started to drift away, missing the practices and started making statements about leaving the band. Some credit her being influenced by her businessman husband Marcelo Cabuli, who was incidentally overheard on numerous occasions making statements that "Tarja was the face of Nightwish" and that she "could do much better without the band". Floor was actually the 'fill in' singer back when Tarja started missing the practices. Then they hired Anette (the second singer) and she was with them for a time until the whole debacle at the Denver concert when they all got seriously sick and she had to be rushed to the emergency room... then she broke her ankle in a fall when she was pregnant. At that point Anette just wanted to heal, have her baby and be close to home. So they moved Floor to the position of lead singer
The song The Poet and The Pendulum: ua-cam.com/video/iEzZRMthhXU/v-deo.html Was written and wholly composed by Tuomas, was all about the dark time around when they had to ask Tarja to leave. Tuomas and the band suffered depression over their feelings of betrayal, especially Tuomas who was affected the most, to the very point that the band, family, and friends were worried about him committing suicide. You can see in The Poet and The Pendulum that it's his journey working through that depression, those dark times. The Poet and The Pendulum was Tuomas's written suicide, instead of doing the actual act. Note when you watch it, you'll see that there's a point in the song where the lyrics say, "Now I only have 3 minutes", well exactly 3 minutes later the Pendulum blade falls instigating Tuomas's death in the song. The very last words of the song are about forgiveness, love and making a fresh start, "In the end I will always love you....The beginning". So very very hauntingly beautiful.
Something too, the song is broken into five parts: I. The White Lands of Empathica, II. Home, III. The Pacific IV. Dark Passion Play V. Mother and Father. On the fifth part "Mother and Father" is the part in the song where Tuomas will have his "In-ear" turned off so that he won't hear the lyrics. Like ALL hard blows that people will experience at one time in their lives, they will return to that place where they most feel comfort, that one place where things are calm and not so crazy, for understanding and healing. Home. In this fifth part, "Mother and Father" these are the very words that Tuomas's mother said to him when he went home after the whole Tarja situation. It's a poignant moment out of time, a moment of understanding and unconditional love that a mother has at seeing her son in pain. It's also at this moment in the concert where you'll see that both Marco and Emppu both are over next to Tuomas, giving him emotional support by being there and with a wee "hey man, you alright." You can literally see the question being asked and Tuomas's response during the video.
Also you will notice that the drummer Jukka Nevalainen was replaced by Kai Hahto due to Jukka having debilitating insomnia. Jukka moved more to the managerial side of running the band. They've also added, by this point, a remarkable multi instrumentalist with Troy Donockley. As you by now well know there are many many songs where Marco (the bassist guitarist) and Floor harmonize beautifully both of their amazing vocal ranges a compliment to each other.
Tuomas (the keyboardist), other then doing the odd collaborations every now and then with other members of the band, writes not only ALL of Nightwish's lyrics, but writes the music for ALL the instruments, as well as writes ALL the orchestral music you will hear playing in the background of their songs. EVERYTHING, every masterpiece of Nightwish's comes out of that brilliant head of his. Which is why reactors across YT have coined Tuomas Holopainen as "The Metal Mozart" He is a complete musical genius and I'm a firm FIRM believer that he will go down as one of this generations greatest composers.
Also too highlighted for the fact that their Imaginaerum album goes hand and hand with the movie Imaginaerum by Nightwish: ua-cam.com/video/qMhwh0-xcLo/v-deo.html which was filmed back with their second singer Anette Olzon was with the band. This movie is so very good, a complete visual and musical masterpiece. I do so hope you'll watch it.
As to wanting to watch Floor sing the Phantom of the Opera... well she did, she appeared on a show in the Netherlands in 2019 called Beste Zangers. Here is her performance list for that show:
1. Vilja Lied: ua-cam.com/video/lcLG5X1i2QM/v-deo.html
2. Mama: ua-cam.com/video/sj1ibZrjQTs/v-deo.html
3. Que Se Siento: ua-cam.com/video/DfYeLUoqw0E/v-deo.html
4. I Don't Know Know A Thing About Love: ua-cam.com/video/ahykaAPHhs8/v-deo.html
5. Shallow: ua-cam.com/video/M68pe4a_9zk/v-deo.html
6. Winner: ua-cam.com/video/ttfQqnskTO8/v-deo.html
7. Shallow ft Floor and Tim Akkerman: ua-cam.com/video/3Pf7Xd3IVtU/v-deo.html
8. The Phantom Of The Opera ft. Floor and Henk Port (the Phantom): ua-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/v-deo.html
IF you can find this show series for 2019 with English Sub-Titles, DO SO!!! I watched it with my kids (who are big Nightwish fans) it was a really interesting and enlightening show. a must see.
Also IF your wanting to see Floor sing more Opera she did a interview (I'm posting the one with sub-titles for you) and performance, it's Lauretta's Aria, O Mio Babbino Caro from Giacomo Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi: ua-cam.com/video/Od_qcbw3f5Q/v-deo.html Plus I think that IF you want to check out Floor singing in her Operatic voice WITH Nightwish you should really do a reaction to a song from their 2020 Album
HUMAN :||: NATURE called Shoemaker: ua-cam.com/video/Rjp_DfvJimg/v-deo.html
ALSO TOO, most people don't know that Floor sang the song Sound of the Wind with the Metropole Orchestra to the Final Fantasy Chronicles: ua-cam.com/video/oVdi1We_7fs/v-deo.html
You can check out more of her songs, cover songs, vocal coach work, interviews, and lives at her yt channel: ua-cam.com/channels/xy4Ijz2QKXXJaREs-isxwA.html
I do have to say that I've enjoyed watching you in your Nightwish journey and I thank you for sharing it with ALL of us out here in YT land.
As always, listen, appreciate, and enjoy!! God Bless!!!