Hello Sir Hairless ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band! This live recording is from Wacken Open Air 2013, together with Floor Jansen [pronounced Yansen], the 3rd and present female singer of the band, and Marco Hietala, bassist and singer, in front of an 82K audience. About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners. Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen [pronounced Tuo-mas], the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [Sami Vanska was the bassist of the band starting with their 2nd studio album, he was with them until 2001. Then Marco Hietala was bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least. Then in May 2021 Jukka Koskinen [pronounced Yukka] became the bassist of the band, for the Human :II: Nature tour - and recently, the band announced he became a permanent member] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen [he also recorded the bass lines for their 1st studio album]. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen [pronounced Yukka] is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen [pronounced Tarr-ya] (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " For an extended set of suggestion (with links), I posted 2 huge comments in the community tab in my main YT channel: www.youtube.com/@gabriel.bardac/community 🤘
General quick as always! I just don't know how you do it, ive been refreshing youtube to see latest reactions but it took me 1 hour to find this one :D
Holy smokes! Please do more Nightwish because that was a fantastic reaction. I love reactors who are teachers, and I definitely learned something from you. You will find that Nightwish has a great deal of variety in their music, all the way from ballads, through music with a definite Celtic influence to hard and heavy straight up metal. Every song is different, and there isn't a bad song in the bunch. The keyboardist, Tuomas Holopainen is the lyricist and composer of the majority of their music and has often been called the "Metal Mozart." Floor is fantastic, of course, and the bassist, Marko Hietala, who is sadly no longer with the band, is a powerful singer. Their duets together are almost legendary. Indeed, this entire band is made up of extremely talented musicians who all play for the song. No egos here. Oh, and you mentioned the crowd interaction. That is common in rock/metal performances. The crowd gains energy from the music and the musicians, in turn, are energized by the involvement of the crowd. Thank you again for that great reaction.
@@SirHairless I highly suggest reacting to "Yours is an empty hope" live from Wembley ;p There are a few live versions of this song but the sound is not always good, so go with Wembley :)
@@pulsaran That was exactly my thought! @SirHairless, With such a profound understanding of the music and the excellent analytics I would certainly think you are up to the task of analyzing The Poet and the Pendulum. I am convinced you would love it, and really appreciate the musical greatness of this song!
@@anne-marievandruenen600 with the to early. I was thinking he should get to know the band a bit more, so he gets a bit more kick of the background story of that song.
One of the most fascinating and in-depth reactions of Nightwish that I’ve seen in a long time. Skip over Patreons and jump right into Ghost Love Score from the same concert. That is the song you can really dig into. The Nightwish army will reward you.
As a retired music teacher, I do like reactions that are intelligent. So many reactors play the song through and finish off by saying something like: That was great! To me that's not a reaction. Even though I was a music teacher and amateur composer, I can always learn more. Great reaction. If you continue with Nightwish you will find every song different to all the others and, the fact that Floor has a variety of voices, every one of them brilliant.
The composer and lyricist is the keyboard player - Tuomas Holopainen. The guy is a genuine musical genius. Follow Gabriel's list and you'll hear the best versions without any copyright problems. Subbed to watch you fall down a VERY deep rabbit hole.
Oh man this is the best technical musical analysis I've seen in a long time. I've watched about a thousand Nightwish reactions and you def nailed it. so, because of that, I am gonna recommend you immediately The Greatest Show on Earth. See ya!
The Greatest Show indeed! And please take the show from London, where Richard Dawkins himself joined the Band on stage as well as speaking from the "off".
What a great reaction from somebody who definitely knows his stuff. Highly informative, interesting and entertaining. Sir Hairless, do please continue with Nightwish and, expect the unexpected, Tuomas Holopainen knows his stuff and doesn't follow the standard rules of music.
You're using an approach when analysing the song that I haven't seen any other reactor/analyst do! That leaves me with a very positive first impression! I've never associated artists encouraging the audience to clap to have anything to do with metal? It seems to happen in any genre, regardless of whether it's during folk music festivals or metal concerts. Anyway, thanks for this great reaction-analysis!
I wish you could see the big smile I have on my face after watching your amazing and wonderfully accomplished introduction to the world of metal epicness created by Nightwish🤟 😄🤘Even though I’m not a hardcore follower as most of their mega-devoted fans, I do have a deep respect and admiration to their impressive craft. Besides, I love Floor (current) and Tarja (former): two elegant/gorgeous/talented front-queens of this legendary band formed by true master musicians. Marko Hietala was the bassist who sang in duet with Floor in this performance: he is indeed a great vocalist too and, if you want, you can check more of his vocal skills in the Nightwish’s tribute to Pink Floyd with their live performance of song ‘High Hopes’ (End of An Era DVD). The lovely Tuomas Holopainen (keyboard) is the main composer for both this band and a newer ‘softer/folk-ish’ band called Auri, where he also has a key role together with the multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley (another super talented member of both these bands). Sir, I have a strong feeling that your exceptional musical expertise could also greatly contribute to a better understanding and dissemination of many high-quality metal music - fans of this genre usually love when newcomers discover their soft spot within the metal universe ;) I thank you (and the Patreon who requested the video) for this joyful reaction and amazing analysis!
Haha why am I not surprised you know them already And why have I not heard of any of these artists before Thanks for the comment and, as always, for watching!
@@SirHairless And why am I not surprised your admirable talent and cool personality continue to conquer more followers at each new artist you add to your playlist of reactions?🤔Hopefully you’ll continue this exciting journey of discovery/teaching music (you’re great!) and, eventually, you might even cross paths with Auri someday 🧚🧚♂🧚♀
@@SirHairless just an FYI copyright never an issue with NW as they fully support reactions and there are an average of 30 reactions a day to their music which is the most reacted to band on YT so worries there, but you have some excellent comments to say anyways so go for it :) cheers
Thank you for the reaction. Watching people listening Nightwish for the first time is my guilty pleasure and you provided splendidly. If you'll continue this journey, I can promise you there's an endless amount of super cool stuff to listen and analyse. Greetings from Finland!
Btw. WACKEN is a very small northern German village, whose surrounding fields are transformed into a "metal battlefield" for a few days once a year in August. (In fact, in a few years the festival site was transformed into a "swamp landscape" with a lot of "mud" due to massive rainfall. Metal heads accept this calmly and many people remember this event as an unforgettable experience. Over 80.000 metal fans now attend each year. Metal heads from all over the world who pay homage to their bands and at times form a choir of 80,000. Bands and crowds form an incredible symbiosis that creates a very unique atmosphere.
Yes exactly! As for the Hellfest in France, located in Clisson which is a very small town near Nantes. (West of France) Wacken : 2000 inhabitants, around 80 000 spectators for the Wacken Open Air. Clisson : 7000 inhabitants, around 65 000 spectators for the Hellfest. (and for each day during 3 days for both of them)
Bard's Song from Blind Guardian live at Wacken is incredible. They could queue the instrumental and cut the lead vocal's mic and the crowd would carry it no problem.
I honestly would love it if you analysed Ghost love score from Nigthtwish *with London Symphonic orchestra, which play the classical instrument) Floor and Troy are not Finnish, Floor is Dutch and Troy is Brit. Wacken is a huge festival where all metalheads from Europe gather, like Hellfest France and Graspop in Belgium. Stabat matar dolorosa sung by Simone Epica (Dutch band and bff Floor) sings this beautiful hymn with Floor. Floor is a very high soprano, but her reach is out of this world. so she takes the alto part. Floor studied opera and theatre, I think the Theatre singing teached her how to really tell a story. Metalheads can appreciate classical music and area's a lot and it's fun to see the metalheads enjoying that hymn.
Only the live orchestra backing the 2 singers for this song sung in Latin. Beautiful harmonies. Floor watches the conductor, and properly does a curtsie to him afterwards. He bows in response.
One of their newer numbers Shoemaker really showcases what Floor can do. It’s technically a very difficult song to sing but she manages it with ease. About the audience here, this was recorded at The Wacken festival, an outdoor festival which lasts several days, so yes people can get mud on them. Last year was actually cancelled before it even really got on its way due to so much mud and inaccessible roads due to the mud. You will see lots of South American recordings and fans because they are extremely popular in the entire South American continent. Those fans are on another level of festive audiences. They dance and sing and participate with the performances. I do believe that that’s why Nightwish used to tour there so often.
And she sings Shoemaker live in between other songs just as perfectly as in studio recording. I've witnessed it live and I cried. And.. normally I'm not a crybaby :D Best wishes from Finland _o/
Whoa hands down one of the best analysis I've seen! Thank you. Please do some more Nightwish, this song was definitely on the simpler side of their catalogue. Interesting choice though! I feel like there are much more sympohonic and heavy elements to discover if you dig deeper. Nightwish is very diverse, it won't get boring.
Please, please, PLEASE do more Nightwish reactions! The Nightwish Army will provide you with extensive info about what songs and which videos to use, and you'll definitely get to hear many different sounds you can break down. And if you happen to like symphonic metal, commenters will suggest other symphonic metal bands (Epica, Within Temptation, Kamelot, etc.) and/or generally interesting metal bands with a great variety of sounds to explore! As to some of your questions (apologies in advance for the wall of text): - Yes, you'll see people clapping, headbanging, singing along with and sometimes even "dancing" during songs at any metal concert. And when I say "dancing", I mean generally moving, jumping, going with the flow and energy of the music and the crowd. Compared to traditional or classical music concerts, bands want crowds to engage with the music - encouraging to clap or sing along with parts of the songs is a tried and certified way to do that. Crowdsurfing is also part of that sometimes. You'll also sometimes see people running in circles (aka moshpits) or two sides of a crowd running towards each other on the signal of the singer (aka participating in a wall of death). You won't see the latter kind of movement much at Nightwish concerts specifically, but generally at many if not most metal concerts. - The dancing you see from Floor in this video is indeed a kind of headbanging, though it is a more "soft" and elegant way of doing it, which also fits with the general vibe of the song. If you react to more heavy songs by Nightwish or any other metal bands, you'll see the more classic headbanging. Also, having long hair is not a prerequisite for headbanging, although it makes for a more visible effect. 😉 - The "rock hands" 🤘are generally called devil/metal horns. You'll see them at any metal concert, it's a pretty universal symbol used by metalheads. - The dirt/mud you see on some of the people comes from the festival grounds. Wacken is a small village in the middle of grasslands. For a few days a year, these grasslands are the playing grounds for over 80000 festival visitors - add to that rainy weather and you've got yourself a giant mud pit. I've read somewhere that the people from Wacken are working very hard on finding a more resistant variety of grass in order to reduce the probability of muddy festival grounds, with varying levels of success. - You'll see lots of flags at metal festivals. For many people, three days of quasi-nonstop metal concerts with a big variety of metal genres, popular and new bands is way more attractive than waiting/hoping for one singular band to come to your next biggest town. So you'll see people from all over the world travelling to Wacken. - About Emppu (guitarist) and Jukka (drummer) talking to each other: These guys have been in Nightwish since 1996, they've played hundreds of shows together, have been on tours for quite some time. I dare say they know each other very well and have ways to communicate with each other on stage even if they can't really hear each other. You won't see this with every band, but Nightwish has lots of small on stage interactions that show they enjoy their time on stage.
The song considered the most epic at this concert in Wacken 2013 is Ghost Love Score as it has several changes of tempo etc. And shows some more of Floor's ability.
You will have way more Goosebumps if you follow the Nightwish Journey. Our general of the Nghtwish army, Gabriel gave you a detailed story and list with songs. Yes, the London Philharmonic orchestra played the classical instruments, Toumas ,the keyboard player, is a great composer. and they play it as side track, since touring with the orchestra is not doable LOL. Greets from Holland
Floor did not say the song was a softer one, she said she would be starting softer. And then all hell breaks loose, so to say. I think she very deliberately tries to mislead every new listener to this song, for humorous effect. She has said that this is a more difficult song to sing for her, mainly because it is at the edge of her range for the singing techniques used. Note that this concert is a brilliant live performance with 15 songs, all composed for two singers with totally different vocal abilities. Tuomas composes with the singers and instrumentalists in mind, so that she pulled it off in such a great fashion and was able to adapt the songs to her voice, adding even more depth to it if she could, always impresses me. Songs like Ghost Love Score, the Poet and the Pendulum, the Greatest Show on Earth, and Shoemaker show more of her vocal abilities and agility. But never underestimate Marko. And remember, every song is different, and half way into a song you never know how it will end.
When you want to go further on the path of our 1.83m (6ft.+) tall Dutch Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, here is some background information on the best and most versitale female singer of our time. Floor joined the band 'After Forever' in 1997 at the age of 16. Here are some of my favourites: ‘Energize me’; Monolith of Doubt’ and Dreamflight’. Floor attended the then new Rock Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003. She also studied 2 years at the Conservatory (1 year Music Theatre and 1 year Opera). 'After Forever' disbanded in 2009 and Floor started her own band 'Revamp' from scratch. Here she experimented with different vocal styles within one song from full operatic to death growls in seconds. Here are some examples: ‘Misery’s no Crime’, ‘Wild card’ and ‘Disdain’. Besides managing a band on her own she also did a lot of vocal coaching and as she is a perfectionist, she wants to do everything at 100%+. Eventually she had to pay the price and got a burnout. She had just recovered when end of september 2012 the call came from Nightwish to fill in for the remainder of the North American Tour at first as their second singer Annette got ill. Floor had just 48 hours to learn the whole setlist. There is a documentary made of this world tour: ‘Please learn the setlist in 48 hours’ Floor joined Nightwish after this iconic Wacken concert in 2013 as permanent member of the band. Floor continued to perform with 'Revamp’ also, but it was clear that she could not combine the two for much longer, so 'Revamp' disbanded in 2016. Floor did a side project called 'Northward' where she dived into the Hard Rock scene. The song 'While Love Died is a must see. Her stunning performances on the Dutch TV show 'Beste Zangers 2019' gave her at last some more recognition in her home country where she was relatively unknown until then. There are numerous guest appearances with other bands to find on UA-cam. To see how to get a crowd of metalheads silenced and in awe watch her featuring with the band 'Epica' and the song 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa’ and to see her in full opera mode, watch her rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini. As live concerts were cancelled and home isolation due to the Covid situation, Floor discovered UA-cam in these years. Mindblowing covers, chats with her idols and other singers, vocal masterclasses, personal insights and so much more. She even made a video reacting to herself singing Ghost Love Score at Wacken. Lots of technical info and some memories of her starting with Nightwish. Also her Fan Friday videos are hilarious. Just unpack some of these and other presents she left on her channel. Also videos of her solotour she did with songs of her impressive career. Her latest endeavour is her stunning solo album ‘My Paragon. Floor is a high sensitive person, so peace and quiet is as important for her. Living by the woods in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer of the band Sabaton), daughters Freja (turned 7 years this march) and Lucy (born last october) ,a couple of horses, dogs and cats, she found this.
Oh and I’m sure you’re gonna drown in Nightwish-recommendations but I’d just like to throw She’s my sin into the mix, a song about the secret stuff we all have but don’t tell anyone - if you ask Toumas who writes most of the music, but if you ask me, who was a little romantic emo kid during that era of nightwish, I’d like to think it’s a song about his impossible love for their first singer (yes yes, I am aware that the nightwish army might bash me for this BUT let a girl live in her romantic fantasies, pls).
Sir Hairless my friend you have opened a whole can of kick-butt awesomeness. There are a lot of great bands like Epica, Evanescence, and Dream Theater, but Nightwish is the pinnacle. Keep diving into this band and you will fall in love with our Valkyrie Goddess. Join the army and enjoy the ride.
Excellent reaction. Clearly a reactor who knows his job perfectly. I think Ghost Love Score from the same gig would be a much more better example of what symphonic metal is though
17:40 Jukka "the drumer" is in the hous!!!! 17:48 Jukka starts the engine(double bass drum) and floor is unstoppable the light show goes on... i love the drums.. nice greeting from Nightwish Army Germany
Dear Sir Hairless, Oh yes, please do more Nightwish. Yours faithfully, A new subscriber. PS You have just met the Mozart of Metal, Tuomas Holoppainen. Enjoy the ride.
Please do more. Great Analysis! Nightwish is in a class by itself, even within its own genre. You showed us something we all kind of knew, but also explained how it is done. The difference between just throwing a song together and how Tuomas does it, which is to truly compose and craft his songs. There are so many facets to make incredible, intricate, interesting, and emotional music. It is so great! That's why we call him the Metal Mozart. And, of course, our Valkyrie Goddess Floor Jansen. 😊 You MUST do Ghost Love Score live at Wacken. Gabriel should be in the comments with good quality links; he is our Herald and Genenral. :) Best band in the world. Nightwish Army, BC, Canada 😊😊
I'm a massive fan of Nightwish that's seen them live twice at Wembley Arena. They're my favourite band for a reason and you helped me understand why a little more.
The entire concert at Wacken 2013 is fantastic, then for the songs that are not in that, the Wembley 2015 concert, except for The Greatest Show On Earth, then songs that are not in that one from the Tampere 2015 concert and for older songs the Buenos Aires 2018 concert. From these 4 concerts, not a bad performance in the bunch, so you can't miss.
Wacken was a cow paddock (hence the flaming bull's head logo beside the stage) - pretty muddy. Usually only 2000 people in the village, BUT 82,000 here for the festival! Awesome reaction! Nightwish Army, Blue Mountains Corps, Australia. Nightwish since 1996.
This is the first time I saw a reaction of you and I immedeately subscribe. What an educational reaction. I'm an older fan and already was a fan of Nightwish and of Floors former band After Forever before Nightwish and Floor joint forces. Nightwish is perfect for Floors skills and Floor is the perfect addition to Tuomas's compositions (the keyboardist). General Gabriel has already reacted and his list is a very good guide to discover Nightwish, the top of the bill of female-fronted symphonic metal. Having seen this reaction, you have got me very curious about your reaction on Ghost Love Score (also Wacken 2013), with a more operatic and a more gritty Floor, but also your opinion on the time signatures in this song. It is a wonderful, but also complicated song. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Floor Jansen (the Valkyrie Goddess), stands over 6 feet tall, and she's wearing 4 to 5 inch heels here......Tuomas Holopainen is the keyboardist, co-founder (in 1996), leader, guru, composer, lyricist, arranger, and producer of 95% of the band's music.....the audience here was an intimate little gathering of 82,000......this entire legendary show is available on both DVD, and UA-cam, under the title of "Showtime, Storytime"......if you're interested in more Nightwish, peruse the suggested playlist provided by Gabriel Bardac; you will not be disappointed..........hello from the Nightwish Army, South Carolina, USA
What an excellent reaction, I love and appreciate it very much when the reactor knows more about music than me. Nighwish and Floor are extremely versatile, the musical spectrum is enormous and every song is different. There are still some surprises and musical gems for you to discover and the Nightwish Army would be very happy about more reactions.
Tomas the keyboard player composes all the songs a composes the musical accompaniments with the London orchestra. Which they play live using click tracks.
Great reaction, This is one that Floor says is her more difficult to sing and not as long as their masterpieces, Ghost Love Score, The Poet and the Pendalem, and Greatest Show on Earth. All are over 10 minutes long.
Their magnus opus "The Poet and the pendulum" Shouldn't even be reacted upon without a google search explaining the background story of how and why it was created as it involve personal issues between a former member of the band. They don't perform it anymore as it's no longer has the deep meaning it used to have...
For me Nightwish is one of my favorite bands, every song is different and a musical adventure. Floor and Marco are both great singers. And this is a band were live performances are exceptional. Thank you for this reaction and good analysis.
And another member of the nightwish army reporting in (greetings from germany - where the great Wacken Open Air is taking place every year) - and following Gabriel in finding reactions like yours... spreading joy and positive vibes to the youtube world. Your knowledge enhances your positive attitude really great. It was a huge pleasure to watch you experience this song for the first time. Looking foward for further Nightwish songs you hopefully will react to... and I am definitely going to check out other content by you. Wish you all the best for your channel and your whole life.
Welcome to the Nightwish rabbit hole! Nightwish Army Northern California reporting in. This whole concert is spectacular. My recommendation is Ghost Love Score from this show to experience what is known as the "Floorgasim" highlighting her vocal range.
BRO your video was absolutely amazing! Top tier stuff! Thank you so much and hopefully you're following the milky way with NW. Greetings from Finland ❤
I truly enjoyed getting your analysis of this song. If you do react to more Nightwish songs You will find that most of them have their own unique intracasies. In general, this particular concert is regarded as one their best ever, where performance, sound, mixing and effects were all on point, although there are plenty of other concerts of theirs that are excellent as well. In general they are regarded as a band that shines when performing live. For your next song(s) you can't go wrong if you follow Gabriel bardec's suggested list. But as a must do song I would suggest "ghost love score" from the same concert.
As a long time Nightwish fan, since the 90’s, Ever Dream was never a favourite of mine. But, this live version with Floor is simply perfect. Final part is just out of this world, with Jukka - the drummer - leading the tempo change and Floor high final notes never fail to make me cry.everytime I hear this. First part of the song is pure contempt, and the final is, let’s unleash the machine that Floor’s voice is. Amazing song and amazing band.
Oh you definitely have to do so much more Nightwish reactions! Their live performances are an experience, a journey. Each one of it! Floor is the most versatile female vocalist of all times. She can do it all - opera, belting, growling as well. And Tuomas' compositions are just amazing. Marco, the bass player, faced some issues with his voice, by the way. When he was younger, he had a botchered surgery at his vocal chords and hat to learn how to sing again. That makes his vocal power much more unique to me.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish's music! Especially for you, I would like to suggest the song 'Ghost Live Score' from the same concert. Greetings from the Nightwishland a.k.a Finland 🇫🇮
Thank you so much This was so interesting. Best analysis of Nightwish music i'v seen. Floor can sing almost anything..Her voice can be operatic..she is growling..she can sing really hardcore and soft. The best front Lady of metalmusic and any music..Floor Jansen is incredible. We want moore of Nightwish ..Just let them come..soon you are also a metalhead..😂 Cheers from a finn in Sweden
As a classical musician you will likely find this very interesting with the many different movements and developing melody lines that remind me of Beethoven's 6th pastoral symphony. The Nightwish keyboardist/ composer Tuomas is a very special person who has written some amazing instrumental pieces. Most recently the long orchestral work in the last Nightwish Human::Nature album, which is called: All the Works of Nature that Adorn the World. ua-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/v-deo.html This video is 30+ min of beauty of Tuomas' gorgeous music in multiple parts, with a fan created video ending with Ad Astra. It is absolutely beautiful visually and musically. It will really make you see the beauty of the world in which we live. Tuomas created this music for Orchestra and choir vocals with some contributions from Troy's traditional instruments, and Floor. No lyrics, just music. This fan made video is approved by Nightwish, and edited to perfection to match the musical mood in each part ( titled sections/movements) of the piece. Nightwish did release their own video for the last part called Ad Astra which is also good to view.
Great reaction and welcome to the world of Symphonic metal! Lots of people suggest Ghost Love Score as an introduction to Nightwish, but I honestly think that Ever Dream is a better song for a first listen. Hope you explore more from this genre and this band!
Welcome to the world of Nightwish and symphonic metal. They really are a unique band; each song is different and awesome. Floor's beautiful voice reaches your heart in unexpected ways. It's always amazing watching new people discover this awesome band, specially when they know music, and I hope you continue to explore this amazing band. Hello from the NW Army Portugal.
subbed for more Nightwish reaction analysis... your breakdown is fantastic... can't wait for more! Lots to love from a writing perspective. Tuomas, the keyboardist, composes most of the music and is considered by the fans to be the Metal Mozart. I think you'll find that's true as you dig deeper and deeper... Ghost Love Score from this same Wacken performance, Dead Boy's Poem live from Buenos Aires, Poet and the Pendulum live from Wembley, and Greatest Show on Earth from Tampere are all wonderful songs I think you would be blown away by, given your classical background...
Crowd participation (like clapping) is very much appreciated. It builds an energy of which the band can feed of.They will return the favor and give a higher energy back to the crowd as well. It is not without risk, because of changing time signatures and even more: the speed of sound dictates a crowd of 80.000 will ALWAYS be off-sync. This is not a problem to the band, because in their in-ear monitor there is a clicktrack playing that is their only truth. Floor can sing like an angel (including full-opera) and seconds later be growling like a demon...extremely versatile... One more important thing to know: _"It is called head banging, not hair banging"_ - Floor Jansen (as she had cut her hair shorter)
I love analysis. Your first "Floorgasm" before the end of the first verse. Nightwish is big on crowd participation. It is a huge part of Nightwish culture. Can't wait for you to check out "Ghost Love Score" for a serious symphonic song. This one is a big single from Nightwish. For much of the symphonic elements they do use backing tracks combined with the keyboards. Floor does have a very graceful and elegant stage style on some songs. She always dances and moves to the music. 🤘🤘These are a metal music gesture which means they are loving what they are hearing. A sign of salutation and expression of musical passion. Hope you come back for more. You are able to break down and explain music in a wonderful style. 🤘🤘 So many brilliant musical creations from Tuomas to comment on and explain musically.
Well if you ask what makes it a softer one, Nightwish is generally considered quite soft in metal terms. Pretty low on the speed level, almost no harsh vocals, only one guitar. So "harder" in Nightwish terms would be more guitar riff oriented, a bit faster, more "wall of sound" style. There are quite a few of those, too, a common example would be Romanticide from this same concert, or Song Of Myself for a more "heavy" style, especially at the end (lots of headbanging there).
Honestly, you have SO much in store for you both as a newbie to metal in general, and to symphonic metal. I hope you continue on this rabbithole, you will find that we Nightwish fans come out in droves to give advice and love to new fans. also, reporting for duty from Florida, USA :)
I loved your reaction!! Nightwish gives me goosebumps from head to toes... I never, NEVER get tired of their music. Every time I hear Everdream, I get goosebumps. Your facial reactions to Marko singing made me smile, too.
The Wacken Festival shown here is one of the biggest in Europe and Nightwish were the headliners this year and all this with a temporary replacement vocalist so historic was a given but it turned out to be one of the most beloved recorded concerts for Nightwish too.
Nightwish Army Recruit from the Danish regiment checking in. The whole Wacken concert is one of the best, if not the best concert I've ever listened to. Ghost Love Score from the same concert is the one most people start with. In that you'll surely know exactly what Symphonic Metal is all about. Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Nightwish. I myself was caught in it about 3 years ago, and I haven't gotten out yet.
Well that was some reaction! Normally I’m not a fan of a lot of long pauses in the reaction but you made it very interesting and informative. Floor said this was one of the harder songs to sing. It was sung by the first singer in a more operatic voice but Floor wanted to do it in a mixed voice and it was a challenge because of the key. You would definitely find Nightwish very interesting from a musical point of view. Looking forward to your next Nightwish reaction.
Would really love to see you do more reactions I’m sure plenty of great suggestions have already been suggested by the rest of the army. As long as it’s live you won’t go wrong with choices!
Wonderfull reaction👍. Disecting Nightwish music is hard enough and it's great to hear people with knowledge ,explain the mastery of these musicians but the vibes and especcially Floor's stage presence ,gives this band that x-tra (x factor🤔) epic feel,wich suits this music so well.🤘 Greetings from Spain.
AMAZING REACTION!!! Nightwish Army USA checking in and subscribed. I'm so glad you go in to such detail in your reaction. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE 🙏 do "Ghost Love Score" at the same 2013 Wakken live concert. As the name implies, it is a score. Cant wait for more videos, And General Gabriel should drop you a post with background on the band and some solid suggestions.
Originally Floor was sent by Allfather Odhinn to Midgard to gather the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla, but she got distracted and joined a series of bands. However, Floor still gathers souls by her grace, beauty and the sheer power of her vocals. We give thanks for her at our Blots regularly and hope that Odhinn won't notice that she has never returned to Asgard. ALL HAIL THE VALKYRIE GODDESS!!! The Nightwish Army is incoming! You're not ready! Nightwish Army Gulf Coast Florida Black Company reporting for duty!
Hello Sir Hairless ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me.
Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band! This live recording is from Wacken Open Air 2013, together with Floor Jansen [pronounced Yansen], the 3rd and present female singer of the band, and Marco Hietala, bassist and singer, in front of an 82K audience.
About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners.
Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory):
" Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland.
Tuomas Holopainen [pronounced Tuo-mas], the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [Sami Vanska was the bassist of the band starting with their 2nd studio album, he was with them until 2001. Then Marco Hietala was bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least. Then in May 2021 Jukka Koskinen [pronounced Yukka] became the bassist of the band, for the Human :II: Nature tour - and recently, the band announced he became a permanent member] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen [he also recorded the bass lines for their 1st studio album]. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen [pronounced Yukka] is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition.
Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen [pronounced Tarr-ya] (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her.
There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps.
I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol "
For an extended set of suggestion (with links), I posted 2 huge comments in the community tab in my main YT channel: www.youtube.com/@gabriel.bardac/community
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Aye General😉
I knew I was early when I checked the comments and General Bardac hadn't yet arrived :)
General Gabriel as always! 😁🫡
General quick as always! I just don't know how you do it, ive been refreshing youtube to see latest reactions but it took me 1 hour to find this one :D
Holy smokes! Please do more Nightwish because that was a fantastic reaction. I love reactors who are teachers, and I definitely learned something from you. You will find that Nightwish has a great deal of variety in their music, all the way from ballads, through music with a definite Celtic influence to hard and heavy straight up metal. Every song is different, and there isn't a bad song in the bunch. The keyboardist, Tuomas Holopainen is the lyricist and composer of the majority of their music and has often been called the "Metal Mozart." Floor is fantastic, of course, and the bassist, Marko Hietala, who is sadly no longer with the band, is a powerful singer. Their duets together are almost legendary. Indeed, this entire band is made up of extremely talented musicians who all play for the song. No egos here. Oh, and you mentioned the crowd interaction. That is common in rock/metal performances. The crowd gains energy from the music and the musicians, in turn, are energized by the involvement of the crowd. Thank you again for that great reaction.
I concur!!!😮
I concur
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Well put! I have watched dozens of his reactions and good analysis always show me something new even though I heard those songs countless times
@@deniseduncan7363 I concur! I concur!
Ghost love score from this same concert is amazing, over 10 min long and when it ends you will swear it's too short.
That's true... It's too short
Sir Hairless might most definately like Ghost love score 😁
@@anuisotalo9467 Variable time signatures and 17 key changes. . . . . . .
@@anuisotalo9467 or the greatest show on earth
This! 🙌🏻
"I was expecting a bit more raspy"
Every Nightwish fan watching: 😂😂😂😂😂😂 just wait
@@SirHairless I highly suggest reacting to "Yours is an empty hope" live from Wembley ;p There are a few live versions of this song but the sound is not always good, so go with Wembley :)
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@@RotMaster4859Witold Or Romanticide...
Yep my thoughts exactly 😄
For someone who understands music like you, it would be a tragedy to miss Ghost Love Score from the same concert.
And romanticide
I would say Poet and the pendulum but maybe a bit early ;-)
@@pulsaran That was exactly my thought! @SirHairless, With such a profound understanding of the music and the excellent analytics I would certainly think you are up to the task of analyzing The Poet and the Pendulum. I am convinced you would love it, and really appreciate the musical greatness of this song!
@@anne-marievandruenen600 with the to early. I was thinking he should get to know the band a bit more, so he gets a bit more kick of the background story of that song.
Ghost love score... Exactly!!!!!❤
One of the most fascinating and in-depth reactions of Nightwish that I’ve seen in a long time. Skip over Patreons and jump right into Ghost Love Score from the same concert. That is the song you can really dig into. The Nightwish army will reward you.
As a retired music teacher, I do like reactions that are intelligent. So many reactors play the song through and finish off by saying something like: That was great! To me that's not a reaction. Even though I was a music teacher and amateur composer, I can always learn more. Great reaction. If you continue with Nightwish you will find every song different to all the others and, the fact that Floor has a variety of voices, every one of them brilliant.
The composer and lyricist is the keyboard player - Tuomas Holopainen. The guy is a genuine musical genius. Follow Gabriel's list and you'll hear the best versions without any copyright problems. Subbed to watch you fall down a VERY deep rabbit hole.
Oh man this is the best technical musical analysis I've seen in a long time. I've watched about a thousand Nightwish reactions and you def nailed it. so, because of that, I am gonna recommend you immediately The Greatest Show on Earth.
See ya!
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Up there with JW SoundWorks indeed. Great analysis!
3h Video incoming, but I would watch it.
I concur! an analysis like this one can never be *too* long!
The Greatest Show indeed! And please take the show from London, where Richard Dawkins himself joined the Band on stage as well as speaking from the "off".
Oh, you are gonna have so much fun on the Nightwish journey. Enjoy!
What a great reaction from somebody who definitely knows his stuff. Highly informative, interesting and entertaining.
Sir Hairless, do please continue with Nightwish and, expect the unexpected, Tuomas Holopainen knows his stuff and doesn't follow the standard rules of music.
Wellcome to the magic music of Nightwish ! Every song is different and great ! Greetings from NW army Sweden
You're using an approach when analysing the song that I haven't seen any other reactor/analyst do! That leaves me with a very positive first impression! I've never associated artists encouraging the audience to clap to have anything to do with metal? It seems to happen in any genre, regardless of whether it's during folk music festivals or metal concerts.
Anyway, thanks for this great reaction-analysis!
Thank you 😄 This is how I do all my videos
I wish you could see the big smile I have on my face after watching your amazing and wonderfully accomplished introduction to the world of metal epicness created by Nightwish🤟 😄🤘Even though I’m not a hardcore follower as most of their mega-devoted fans, I do have a deep respect and admiration to their impressive craft. Besides, I love Floor (current) and Tarja (former): two elegant/gorgeous/talented front-queens of this legendary band formed by true master musicians. Marko Hietala was the bassist who sang in duet with Floor in this performance: he is indeed a great vocalist too and, if you want, you can check more of his vocal skills in the Nightwish’s tribute to Pink Floyd with their live performance of song ‘High Hopes’ (End of An Era DVD). The lovely Tuomas Holopainen (keyboard) is the main composer for both this band and a newer ‘softer/folk-ish’ band called Auri, where he also has a key role together with the multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley (another super talented member of both these bands). Sir, I have a strong feeling that your exceptional musical expertise could also greatly contribute to a better understanding and dissemination of many high-quality metal music - fans of this genre usually love when newcomers discover their soft spot within the metal universe ;) I thank you (and the Patreon who requested the video) for this joyful reaction and amazing analysis!
Haha why am I not surprised you know them already And why have I not heard of any of these artists before
Thanks for the comment and, as always, for watching!
@@SirHairless And why am I not surprised your admirable talent and cool personality continue to conquer more followers at each new artist you add to your playlist of reactions?🤔Hopefully you’ll continue this exciting journey of discovery/teaching music (you’re great!) and, eventually, you might even cross paths with Auri someday 🧚🧚♂🧚♀
@@SirHairless just an FYI copyright never an issue with NW as they fully support reactions and there are an average of 30 reactions a day to their music which is the most reacted to band on YT so worries there, but you have some excellent comments to say anyways so go for it :) cheers
Thank you for the reaction. Watching people listening Nightwish for the first time is my guilty pleasure and you provided splendidly. If you'll continue this journey, I can promise you there's an endless amount of super cool stuff to listen and analyse. Greetings from Finland!
If you want something epic, please do Ghost Love Score, the same concert. It’s a long song, but trust me, you won’t get bored!
Btw. WACKEN is a very small northern German village, whose surrounding fields are transformed into a "metal battlefield" for a few days once a year in August. (In fact, in a few years the festival site was transformed into a "swamp landscape" with a lot of "mud" due to massive rainfall. Metal heads accept this calmly and many people remember this event as an unforgettable experience. Over 80.000 metal fans now attend each year. Metal heads from all over the world who pay homage to their bands and at times form a choir of 80,000. Bands and crowds form an incredible symbiosis that creates a very unique atmosphere.
Yes exactly! As for the Hellfest in France, located in Clisson which is a very small town near Nantes. (West of France)
Wacken : 2000 inhabitants, around 80 000 spectators for the Wacken Open Air. Clisson : 7000 inhabitants, around 65 000 spectators for the Hellfest. (and for each day during 3 days for both of them)
@@belxander293Wacken was 16 years earlier. That's hard to compare...
Bard's Song from Blind Guardian live at Wacken is incredible. They could queue the instrumental and cut the lead vocal's mic and the crowd would carry it no problem.
I honestly would love it if you analysed Ghost love score from Nigthtwish *with London Symphonic orchestra, which play the classical instrument)
Floor and Troy are not Finnish, Floor is Dutch and Troy is Brit. Wacken is a huge festival where all metalheads from Europe gather, like Hellfest France and Graspop in Belgium.
Stabat matar dolorosa sung by Simone Epica (Dutch band and bff Floor) sings this beautiful hymn with Floor. Floor is a very high soprano, but her reach is out of this world. so she takes the alto part.
Floor studied opera and theatre, I think the Theatre singing teached her how to really tell a story. Metalheads can appreciate classical music and area's a lot and it's fun to see the metalheads enjoying that hymn.
Only the live orchestra backing the 2 singers for this song sung in Latin.
Beautiful harmonies.
Floor watches the conductor, and properly does a curtsie to him afterwards.
He bows in response.
Not the London Symphony though.
The entire concert was epic. Head banging? Wait until you see Floor windmilling.
Romanticide
Or even Sancta Terra w/ Epica
7 days to the wolves😊
Thank you for stopping and explaining what you are interested in. I love reaction videos by someone who knows writing and arranging.
One of their newer numbers Shoemaker really showcases what Floor can do. It’s technically a very difficult song to sing but she manages it with ease.
About the audience here, this was recorded at The Wacken festival, an outdoor festival which lasts several days, so yes people can get mud on them. Last year was actually cancelled before it even really got on its way due to so much mud and inaccessible roads due to the mud.
You will see lots of South American recordings and fans because they are extremely popular in the entire South American continent. Those fans are on another level of festive audiences. They dance and sing and participate with the performances. I do believe that that’s why Nightwish used to tour there so often.
I absolut agree.
And she sings Shoemaker live in between other songs just as perfectly as in studio recording. I've witnessed it live and I cried. And.. normally I'm not a crybaby :D Best wishes from Finland _o/
Whoa hands down one of the best analysis I've seen! Thank you. Please do some more Nightwish, this song was definitely on the simpler side of their catalogue. Interesting choice though! I feel like there are much more sympohonic and heavy elements to discover if you dig deeper. Nightwish is very diverse, it won't get boring.
Were you sure you summoned the Nightwish Army?
We are!
All the best Sir
Sir, what an analysis. One of the simpler of Nightwish songs, but one of the most effective.
UK Army popping in for a great first reaction
Please, please, PLEASE do more Nightwish reactions! The Nightwish Army will provide you with extensive info about what songs and which videos to use, and you'll definitely get to hear many different sounds you can break down. And if you happen to like symphonic metal, commenters will suggest other symphonic metal bands (Epica, Within Temptation, Kamelot, etc.) and/or generally interesting metal bands with a great variety of sounds to explore!
As to some of your questions (apologies in advance for the wall of text):
- Yes, you'll see people clapping, headbanging, singing along with and sometimes even "dancing" during songs at any metal concert. And when I say "dancing", I mean generally moving, jumping, going with the flow and energy of the music and the crowd. Compared to traditional or classical music concerts, bands want crowds to engage with the music - encouraging to clap or sing along with parts of the songs is a tried and certified way to do that. Crowdsurfing is also part of that sometimes. You'll also sometimes see people running in circles (aka moshpits) or two sides of a crowd running towards each other on the signal of the singer (aka participating in a wall of death). You won't see the latter kind of movement much at Nightwish concerts specifically, but generally at many if not most metal concerts.
- The dancing you see from Floor in this video is indeed a kind of headbanging, though it is a more "soft" and elegant way of doing it, which also fits with the general vibe of the song. If you react to more heavy songs by Nightwish or any other metal bands, you'll see the more classic headbanging. Also, having long hair is not a prerequisite for headbanging, although it makes for a more visible effect. 😉
- The "rock hands" 🤘are generally called devil/metal horns. You'll see them at any metal concert, it's a pretty universal symbol used by metalheads.
- The dirt/mud you see on some of the people comes from the festival grounds. Wacken is a small village in the middle of grasslands. For a few days a year, these grasslands are the playing grounds for over 80000 festival visitors - add to that rainy weather and you've got yourself a giant mud pit. I've read somewhere that the people from Wacken are working very hard on finding a more resistant variety of grass in order to reduce the probability of muddy festival grounds, with varying levels of success.
- You'll see lots of flags at metal festivals. For many people, three days of quasi-nonstop metal concerts with a big variety of metal genres, popular and new bands is way more attractive than waiting/hoping for one singular band to come to your next biggest town. So you'll see people from all over the world travelling to Wacken.
- About Emppu (guitarist) and Jukka (drummer) talking to each other: These guys have been in Nightwish since 1996, they've played hundreds of shows together, have been on tours for quite some time. I dare say they know each other very well and have ways to communicate with each other on stage even if they can't really hear each other. You won't see this with every band, but Nightwish has lots of small on stage interactions that show they enjoy their time on stage.
Thanks for all the information 🙏
This is one of the most liked "easy listening" Nightwish songs. ⛄👍
Elan, Slow Love Slow, and Storytime would be other good options if you want easy listening style.
The song considered the most epic at this concert in Wacken 2013 is Ghost Love Score as it has several changes of tempo etc. And shows some more of Floor's ability.
You will have way more Goosebumps if you follow the Nightwish Journey. Our general of the Nghtwish army, Gabriel gave you a detailed story and list with songs. Yes, the London Philharmonic orchestra played the classical instruments, Toumas ,the keyboard player, is a great composer. and they play it as side track, since touring with the orchestra is not doable LOL.
Greets from Holland
Floor did not say the song was a softer one, she said she would be starting softer. And then all hell breaks loose, so to say. I think she very deliberately tries to mislead every new listener to this song, for humorous effect.
She has said that this is a more difficult song to sing for her, mainly because it is at the edge of her range for the singing techniques used. Note that this concert is a brilliant live performance with 15 songs, all composed for two singers with totally different vocal abilities. Tuomas composes with the singers and instrumentalists in mind, so that she pulled it off in such a great fashion and was able to adapt the songs to her voice, adding even more depth to it if she could, always impresses me.
Songs like Ghost Love Score, the Poet and the Pendulum, the Greatest Show on Earth, and Shoemaker show more of her vocal abilities and agility. But never underestimate Marko. And remember, every song is different, and half way into a song you never know how it will end.
Thank you for this great reaction and analysis !
"Ghost Love Score", same concert next time ?
Thank you again and have a great day ! 🙂👍
When you want to go further on the path of our 1.83m (6ft.+) tall Dutch Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, here is some background information on the best and most versitale female singer of our time. Floor joined the band 'After Forever' in 1997 at the age of 16. Here are some of my favourites: ‘Energize me’; Monolith of Doubt’ and Dreamflight’.
Floor attended the then new Rock Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003. She also studied 2 years at the Conservatory (1 year Music Theatre and 1 year Opera).
'After Forever' disbanded in 2009 and Floor started her own band 'Revamp' from scratch. Here she experimented with different vocal styles within one song from full operatic to death growls in seconds. Here are some examples: ‘Misery’s no Crime’, ‘Wild card’ and ‘Disdain’.
Besides managing a band on her own she also did a lot of vocal coaching and as she is a perfectionist, she wants to do everything at 100%+. Eventually she had to pay the price and got a burnout. She had just recovered when end of september 2012 the call came from Nightwish to fill in for the remainder of the North American Tour at first as their second singer Annette got ill. Floor had just 48 hours to learn the whole setlist. There is a documentary made of this world tour: ‘Please learn the setlist in 48 hours’
Floor joined Nightwish after this iconic Wacken concert in 2013 as permanent member of the band. Floor continued to perform with 'Revamp’ also, but it was clear that she could not combine the two for much longer, so 'Revamp' disbanded in 2016. Floor did a side project called 'Northward' where she dived into the Hard Rock scene. The song 'While Love Died is a must see.
Her stunning performances on the Dutch TV show 'Beste Zangers 2019' gave her at last some more recognition in her home country where she was relatively unknown until then. There are numerous guest appearances with other bands to find on UA-cam. To see how to get a crowd of metalheads silenced and in awe watch her featuring with the band 'Epica' and the song 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa’ and to see her in full opera mode, watch her rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini. As live concerts were cancelled and home isolation due to the Covid situation, Floor discovered UA-cam in these years. Mindblowing covers, chats with her idols and other singers, vocal masterclasses, personal insights and so much more. She even made a video reacting to herself singing Ghost Love Score at Wacken. Lots of technical info and some memories of her starting with Nightwish.
Also her Fan Friday videos are hilarious. Just unpack some of these and other presents she left on her channel. Also videos of her solotour she did with songs of her impressive career. Her latest endeavour is her stunning solo album ‘My Paragon. Floor is a high sensitive person, so peace and quiet is as important for her. Living by the woods in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer of the band Sabaton), daughters Freja (turned 7 years this march) and Lucy (born last october) ,a couple of horses, dogs and cats, she found this.
Ty for the info!
Love the metal stink face that came out when Marko sang for the first time 🙌
Oh and I’m sure you’re gonna drown in Nightwish-recommendations but I’d just like to throw She’s my sin into the mix, a song about the secret stuff we all have but don’t tell anyone - if you ask Toumas who writes most of the music, but if you ask me, who was a little romantic emo kid during that era of nightwish, I’d like to think it’s a song about his impossible love for their first singer (yes yes, I am aware that the nightwish army might bash me for this BUT let a girl live in her romantic fantasies, pls).
Sir Hairless my friend you have opened a whole can of kick-butt awesomeness. There are a lot of great bands like Epica, Evanescence, and Dream Theater, but Nightwish is the pinnacle. Keep diving into this band and you will fall in love with our Valkyrie Goddess. Join the army and enjoy the ride.
Excellent reaction. Clearly a reactor who knows his job perfectly. I think Ghost Love Score from the same gig would be a much more better example of what symphonic metal is though
17:40 Jukka "the drumer" is in the hous!!!! 17:48 Jukka starts the engine(double bass drum)
and floor is unstoppable the light show goes on...
i love the drums.. nice greeting from Nightwish Army Germany
Dear Sir Hairless,
Oh yes, please do more Nightwish.
Yours faithfully,
A new subscriber.
PS You have just met the Mozart of Metal, Tuomas Holoppainen. Enjoy the ride.
enjoyed that alot. do more nightwish, since you understand more than most reactors about the complexity of the music
Please do more.
Great Analysis!
Nightwish is in a class by itself, even within its own genre.
You showed us something we all kind of knew, but also explained how it is done. The difference between just throwing a song together and how Tuomas does it, which is to truly compose and craft his songs.
There are so many facets to make incredible, intricate, interesting, and emotional music. It is so great!
That's why we call him the Metal Mozart.
And, of course, our Valkyrie Goddess Floor Jansen. 😊
You MUST do Ghost Love Score live at Wacken.
Gabriel should be in the comments with good quality links; he is our Herald and Genenral. :)
Best band in the world.
Nightwish Army, BC, Canada 😊😊
I love the "new to this party questions"😂 Greetings from Finland🎉
I'm a massive fan of Nightwish that's seen them live twice at Wembley Arena. They're my favourite band for a reason and you helped me understand why a little more.
The entire concert at Wacken 2013 is fantastic, then for the songs that are not in that, the Wembley 2015 concert, except for The Greatest Show On Earth, then songs that are not in that one from the Tampere 2015 concert and for older songs the Buenos Aires 2018 concert. From these 4 concerts, not a bad performance in the bunch, so you can't miss.
Would love more Nightwish reactions
At last someone that know what music is and explain to us, for who's like me, ignorant, very well what the harmony is.
Wacken was a cow paddock (hence the flaming bull's head logo beside the stage) - pretty muddy. Usually only 2000 people in the village, BUT 82,000 here for the festival! Awesome reaction! Nightwish Army, Blue Mountains Corps, Australia. Nightwish since 1996.
With "start a little softer" I think she meant just the beginning of this song.
This is the first time I saw a reaction of you and I immedeately subscribe. What an educational reaction.
I'm an older fan and already was a fan of Nightwish and of Floors former band After Forever before Nightwish and Floor joint forces. Nightwish is perfect for Floors skills and Floor is the perfect addition to Tuomas's compositions (the keyboardist).
General Gabriel has already reacted and his list is a very good guide to discover Nightwish, the top of the bill of female-fronted symphonic metal.
Having seen this reaction, you have got me very curious about your reaction on Ghost Love Score (also Wacken 2013), with a more operatic and a more gritty Floor, but also your opinion on the time signatures in this song. It is a wonderful, but also complicated song.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Thank you so much!
I absolutely loved your reaction! I really hope that you continue with Nightwish, they are such a special band that brings so much joy.
Wow! This is what I call a detailed reaction/analysis.
Loved that great analysis of this song. More very soon please
Floor Jansen (the Valkyrie Goddess), stands over 6 feet tall, and she's wearing 4 to 5 inch heels here......Tuomas Holopainen is the keyboardist, co-founder (in 1996), leader, guru, composer, lyricist, arranger, and producer of 95% of the band's music.....the audience here was an intimate little gathering of 82,000......this entire legendary show is available on both DVD, and UA-cam, under the title of "Showtime, Storytime"......if you're interested in more Nightwish, peruse the suggested playlist provided by Gabriel Bardac; you will not be disappointed..........hello from the Nightwish Army, South Carolina, USA
What an excellent reaction, I love and appreciate it very much when the reactor knows more about music than me. Nighwish and Floor are extremely versatile, the musical spectrum is enormous and every song is different. There are still some surprises and musical gems for you to discover and the Nightwish Army would be very happy about more reactions.
Tomas the keyboard player composes all the songs a composes the musical accompaniments with the London orchestra. Which they play live using click tracks.
Just watch the entire 2013 Wacken concert. Quite the experience. The concert in Wembley too.
Great reaction, This is one that Floor says is her more difficult to sing and not as long as their masterpieces, Ghost Love Score, The Poet and the Pendalem, and Greatest Show on Earth. All are over 10 minutes long.
Their magnus opus "The Poet and the pendulum" Shouldn't even be reacted upon without a google search explaining the background story of how and why it was created as it involve personal issues between a former member of the band. They don't perform it anymore as it's no longer has the deep meaning it used to have...
For me Nightwish is one of my favorite bands, every song is different and a musical adventure. Floor and Marco are both great singers. And this is a band were live performances are exceptional. Thank you for this reaction and good analysis.
And another member of the nightwish army reporting in (greetings from germany - where the great Wacken Open Air is taking place every year) - and following Gabriel in finding reactions like yours... spreading joy and positive vibes to the youtube world.
Your knowledge enhances your positive attitude really great. It was a huge pleasure to watch you experience this song for the first time.
Looking foward for further Nightwish songs you hopefully will react to... and I am definitely going to check out other content by you.
Wish you all the best for your channel and your whole life.
Welcome to the Nightwish rabbit hole! Nightwish Army Northern California reporting in. This whole concert is spectacular. My recommendation is Ghost Love Score from this show to experience what is known as the "Floorgasim" highlighting her vocal range.
Fellow Nightwish Army Northern California (SF Bay Area) reporting in.
BRO your video was absolutely amazing! Top tier stuff!
Thank you so much and hopefully you're following the milky way with NW.
Greetings from Finland ❤
finally Nightwish, you are in for a treat
The whole Wacken 2013 was an epic performance ... hope you watch more NW... thanks for the clear analisys.
She said: "now we're gonna START a little softer" 🙂 So intro only it is.
Great reaction! If you enjoyed this song, Ghost Love Score from the same concert will blow your mind.
Really good break down mate. Always happy to see new people listening to Nightwish for the first time. Cheers
Boom - Nightwish army here. :)
I truly enjoyed getting your analysis of this song. If you do react to more Nightwish songs You will find that most of them have their own unique intracasies. In general, this particular concert is regarded as one their best ever, where performance, sound, mixing and effects were all on point, although there are plenty of other concerts of theirs that are excellent as well. In general they are regarded as a band that shines when performing live.
For your next song(s) you can't go wrong if you follow Gabriel bardec's suggested list. But as a must do song I would suggest "ghost love score" from the same concert.
As a long time Nightwish fan, since the 90’s, Ever Dream was never a favourite of mine. But, this live version with Floor is simply perfect. Final part is just out of this world, with Jukka - the drummer - leading the tempo change and Floor high final notes never fail to make me cry.everytime I hear this. First part of the song is pure contempt, and the final is, let’s unleash the machine that Floor’s voice is. Amazing song and amazing band.
Oh you definitely have to do so much more Nightwish reactions!
Their live performances are an experience, a journey. Each one of it!
Floor is the most versatile female vocalist of all times. She can do it all - opera, belting, growling as well.
And Tuomas' compositions are just amazing.
Marco, the bass player, faced some issues with his voice, by the way. When he was younger, he had a botchered surgery at his vocal chords and hat to learn how to sing again. That makes his vocal power much more unique to me.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish's music! Especially for you, I would like to suggest the song 'Ghost Live Score' from the same concert. Greetings from the Nightwishland a.k.a Finland 🇫🇮
Thank you so much This was so interesting. Best analysis of Nightwish music i'v seen. Floor can sing almost anything..Her voice can be operatic..she is growling..she can sing really hardcore and soft. The best front Lady of metalmusic and any music..Floor Jansen is incredible. We want moore of Nightwish ..Just let them come..soon you are also a metalhead..😂 Cheers from a finn in Sweden
As a classical musician you will likely find this very interesting with the many different movements and developing melody lines that remind me of Beethoven's 6th pastoral symphony.
The Nightwish keyboardist/ composer Tuomas is a very special person who has written some amazing instrumental pieces. Most recently the long orchestral work in the last Nightwish Human::Nature album, which is called:
All the Works of Nature that Adorn the World.
ua-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/v-deo.html
This video is 30+ min of beauty of Tuomas' gorgeous music in multiple parts, with a fan created video ending with Ad Astra.
It is absolutely beautiful visually and musically. It will really make you see the beauty of the world in which we live.
Tuomas created this music for Orchestra and choir vocals with some contributions from Troy's traditional instruments, and Floor. No lyrics, just music.
This fan made video is approved by Nightwish, and edited to perfection to match the musical mood in each part ( titled sections/movements) of the piece.
Nightwish did release their own video for the last part called Ad Astra which is also good to view.
I love it. ❤
This one really shows how much Tuomas is inspired by film music. A soundtrack to nature, love it.
Great reaction and welcome to the world of Symphonic metal! Lots of people suggest Ghost Love Score as an introduction to Nightwish, but I honestly think that Ever Dream is a better song for a first listen. Hope you explore more from this genre and this band!
NWArmy here, welcome and enjoy your ride into this amazing band!!!! Greetings from Greece. 💯🌟🤘
Welcome to the world of Nightwish and symphonic metal. They really are a unique band; each song is different and awesome. Floor's beautiful voice reaches your heart in unexpected ways. It's always amazing watching new people discover this awesome band, specially when they know music, and I hope you continue to explore this amazing band. Hello from the NW Army Portugal.
Great reaction and welcome to Nightwish.
Yes that is a backing track pre tecord by the London Symphony Orchestra.
It's not.
A few weeks before this concert Floor was on Dutch TV singing Puccini Aria live..
She also sung Omio Babbino Caro live in Belgium 2010,,😎
subbed for more Nightwish reaction analysis... your breakdown is fantastic... can't wait for more! Lots to love from a writing perspective. Tuomas, the keyboardist, composes most of the music and is considered by the fans to be the Metal Mozart. I think you'll find that's true as you dig deeper and deeper... Ghost Love Score from this same Wacken performance, Dead Boy's Poem live from Buenos Aires, Poet and the Pendulum live from Wembley, and Greatest Show on Earth from Tampere are all wonderful songs I think you would be blown away by, given your classical background...
Crowd participation (like clapping) is very much appreciated. It builds an energy of which the band can feed of.They will return the favor and give a higher energy back to the crowd as well. It is not without risk, because of changing time signatures and even more: the speed of sound dictates a crowd of 80.000 will ALWAYS be off-sync. This is not a problem to the band, because in their in-ear monitor there is a clicktrack playing that is their only truth.
Floor can sing like an angel (including full-opera) and seconds later be growling like a demon...extremely versatile...
One more important thing to know: _"It is called head banging, not hair banging"_ - Floor Jansen (as she had cut her hair shorter)
Tuomos would enjoy your analysis.
They are a genre of their own. ❤
This was a great reaction. Hopefully you do more NW.
🎼🎶 Love your reaction videos 🕺please continue reacting to Nightwish 😊👍
I love analysis. Your first "Floorgasm" before the end of the first verse. Nightwish is big on crowd participation. It is a huge part of Nightwish culture. Can't wait for you to check out "Ghost Love Score" for a serious symphonic song. This one is a big single from Nightwish. For much of the symphonic elements they do use backing tracks combined with the keyboards. Floor does have a very graceful and elegant stage style on some songs. She always dances and moves to the music. 🤘🤘These are a metal music gesture which means they are loving what they are hearing. A sign of salutation and expression of musical passion.
Hope you come back for more. You are able to break down and explain music in a wonderful style. 🤘🤘
So many brilliant musical creations from Tuomas to comment on and explain musically.
This was a GREAT analysis. I hope you'll explore them further!
Can't wait to watch your upcoming reactions of Nightwish, You brought an unique take on the reaction table, love it.
Well if you ask what makes it a softer one, Nightwish is generally considered quite soft in metal terms. Pretty low on the speed level, almost no harsh vocals, only one guitar.
So "harder" in Nightwish terms would be more guitar riff oriented, a bit faster, more "wall of sound" style. There are quite a few of those, too, a common example would be Romanticide from this same concert, or Song Of Myself for a more "heavy" style, especially at the end (lots of headbanging there).
Honestly, you have SO much in store for you both as a newbie to metal in general, and to symphonic metal. I hope you continue on this rabbithole, you will find that we Nightwish fans come out in droves to give advice and love to new fans.
also, reporting for duty from Florida, USA :)
I loved your reaction!! Nightwish gives me goosebumps from head to toes... I never, NEVER get tired of their music. Every time I hear Everdream, I get goosebumps. Your facial reactions to Marko singing made me smile, too.
The Wacken Festival shown here is one of the biggest in Europe and Nightwish were the headliners this year and all this with a temporary replacement vocalist so historic was a given but it turned out to be one of the most beloved recorded concerts for Nightwish too.
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The whole Wacken concert is one of the best, if not the best concert I've ever listened to.
Ghost Love Score from the same concert is the one most people start with. In that you'll surely know exactly what Symphonic Metal is all about.
Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Nightwish. I myself was caught in it about 3 years ago, and I haven't gotten out yet.
Waiting for more!🤩
Welcome to magical world of symfonic metal and Nightwish!army soldier from Greece greetings you,have a wonderful journey
Forgot to say thank you for the excellent reaction and musical explanations - maybe the best I've ever heard / seen before!
Thanks!
Well that was some reaction! Normally I’m not a fan of a lot of long pauses in the reaction but you made it very interesting and informative.
Floor said this was one of the harder songs to sing. It was sung by the first singer in a more operatic voice but Floor wanted to do it in a mixed voice and it was a challenge because of the key.
You would definitely find Nightwish very interesting from a musical point of view.
Looking forward to your next Nightwish reaction.
Would really love to see you do more reactions I’m sure plenty of great suggestions have already been suggested by the rest of the army. As long as it’s live you won’t go wrong with choices!
OMG what an analysis! You Sir got me emotional! Please do more Nightwish reactions. Your work is priceless.
Cheers! I appreciate it
Wonderfull reaction👍. Disecting Nightwish music is hard enough and it's great to hear people with knowledge ,explain the mastery of these musicians but the vibes and especcially Floor's stage presence ,gives this band that x-tra (x factor🤔) epic feel,wich suits this music so well.🤘 Greetings from Spain.
AMAZING REACTION!!!
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I'm so glad you go in to such detail in your reaction. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE 🙏 do "Ghost Love Score"
at the same 2013 Wakken live concert.
As the name implies, it is a score.
Cant wait for more videos,
And General Gabriel should drop you a post with background on the band and some solid suggestions.
Originally Floor was sent by Allfather Odhinn to Midgard to gather the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla, but she
got distracted and joined a series of bands. However, Floor still gathers souls by her grace, beauty and the sheer power
of her vocals.
We give thanks for her at our Blots regularly and hope that Odhinn won't notice that she has never returned to Asgard.
ALL HAIL THE VALKYRIE GODDESS!!!
The Nightwish Army is incoming! You're not ready!
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