Imagine a song that were to embody the entirety of existence, from the beginning of time and the universe, to humanity’s present-day realizations. That would mean encompassing billions of years and the plethora of events that occurred in that lengthy timespan. It would be an amendable feat and one of the greatest musical pieces ever written, were such a song to exist. Well, it does. And it’s “The Greatest Show on Earth” by Nightwish.
Good on you for taking the time to understand what the subject matter is before listening. It's so important. Thank you for joining our journey as well. It's appreciated whenever someone new hops on the ride. The more the better!
@@Lilygirl283 Youngsters! I'm 68.5...I've been listening to 'serious' music since 1967, from straightforward rock, to progressive rock, to jazz/rock fusion, and finally, I have found my Nirvana (NO...not them!)... Nightwish.
Saw this concert more than hundred times. I didnt had the luck and the honor to be there to experience this musical masterpiece live, but: Nightwish surely is the greatest band on earth. They open our eyes, they are very successful and always stayed on the ground, they have a great connection with their fans and what you see and hear: They LOVE what they do, every single second! Love to Finland for that massive load of emotions! Nightwish
Brace yourself. This is the answer to P&P. Tuomas has come so far in his musical explorations, he has left the emotions that inspired the P&P work behind. THIS is the work that comes out of joy, wonder, science, education, observation, ( remember, until he was shanghaied by Metallica he was going to be a biologist) . Other pieces lead up to this; Shudder, Alpenglow, Wilds, Walden, EFMB...he was building up to this for years. And after THIS piece, he comes out with Human:II: Nature, and you realize that THIS piece was just an introduction to Human:II:Nature. Oh, coils within coils!
Hey Sandra, thank you very much for watching live and sharing the information. Mindblowing thinking of the time, effort, knowledge and passion that has gone into this. Looking forward to hearing Human:II: Nature! Cheers. :)
@@ThomFoolery1 Funny thing is Floor also wanted become a biologist when she was a little girl and later in Ayreon project "The Source" she was one of the 11 vocalists Arjen called to make it happen and each had a role in the story and hers was "the biologist"
I’ve watched this before, and came back to watch it today. My boyfriend died in an instant in January. Our days are truly numbered, and we don’t know when that number is. So this hit me harder than the first time, and your comment is what we ALL need to hear. All I think of is all the little things that we should have paid more attention too. Even grief is proof you are still alive. So ty 😊
Oh man, with the symphony crescendo and the camera take of the curved horizon being showered with the fireworks, it gave me a feeling like every living creature heard that at the one moment. Like the energy went all around the Earth.
That WAS the best thing I've ever seen, live. I was crying my eyes out at the end of that concert, whole gig was out of this world. I felt (and still feel) to be the luckiest person alive being able to witness something this beautiful. I just hope we will get live music back on out lives soon ❤️
After releasing their Album "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" Nightwish got an unexpected honour. They published on their Facebook the following news. My Sincere congratulations to Nightwish Band and to the Master himself, Tuomas Holopainen 🤘👏🇫🇮 ”One new crab species (Tanidromites nightwishorum) was named after us in honor in particular for our 2015 album, ’Endless Forms Most Beautiful’, about the evolution of life. The new species of crab was found in eastern Austria and lived during the late part of the Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago. While dinosaurs dominated the land, parts of Europe were covered by a warm, shallow sea full of life. Tanidromites nightwishorum was discovered in a fossil coral reef. Crab diversity and abundance exploded for the very first time in their evolutionary history during the Late Jurassic in central Europe. Thanks to Dr. Adiel A. Klompmaker and his colleagues for this truly fantastic honour (Adiel is curator of palaeontology, Alabama Museum of Natural History).
To me The most powerful line is "Man he had a dream to understand a single grain of sand" With all our knowledge we still have so much to learn and we still dont fully understand Even a grain of sand. That sure puts us in our place 😍😍😍
The phrase at the end - "We were here" - it makes sense now? I think it is so so sad that Nightwish is classified as Metal because it scares potential listeners away from them. I have asked a couple of friends at work if they know about NW and they all say "No, Metal is not my thing. Rock is my kind of music". But I have hatched a sinister plan. I am working nights over the coming weekend, so in some mysterious way (wont say how 😁) I will bang in a full Concert in a USB memory, I'll chuck it in in the tv in the Canteen at work, set it up on endless repeat and then hide the tv remote somewhere, the icebox in the fridge maybe... Cheers / B.
Out of body experience. Yes. All the time. Nightwish is pure transcendence. I love to watch NW creations with you. Keep up the good work. You feel like a brother to me. Same love for the best music possible made by humans on Earth.
yeah i have watched this song maybe 40-50 times and always get teary eyed in the ending. The lottery of birth is literally my life's motto. I'm alive everything else is a bonus.
I always smile when Floor says enter life so sexy....Yes I love Nightwish more from year to year,maybe because of finally the best fitting bandmembers,maybe because my view on life and the universe we all live in is better now being 57 years old . Best music for heart and soul by my alltime favourite band ...Great reaction Thomas...thx for your time, work and enthusiasm
Hello there, thanks very much for the comment. That is very understandable and so cool that the band has had such a good influence on you. I've been aware of Nightwish for a long time but I'm glad to be getting into them properly now that I'm a bit older and understand the depth of their music. I see myself listening to their music and appreciating new things for the rest of my life. Thanks for watching and take care. :)
Hi This song us beautiful and I like it when she smiles while singing. Kai on the drums killed it also. Floor's voice is just another instrument. Floor Marco qnd Troy are the growls.
Tuomas composes all songs including lyrics. He also writes all orchestral and choir arrangements which are prerecorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the City of London Choir at Angel Recording Studios, London, under his direction. Marko contributes a small percentage in songwriting and lyrics but only in a few songs. Thank you for the video, reaction and comments. Stay safe and stay blessed. 😊❤🤘🤘
Well, it seems he composes the themes and general melodies for the orchestral parts, records them in instrumental demos, and then consults Pip Williams about how to arrange them for an orchestra and a choir. Pip does enough work regarding this that he could be called a "7th bandmember," for example in this one he created the horror-like soundscape in the start of the 3rd part behind Floor's haunting vocals (the red scene) and there was a lot for him to do in the 4th part too. Pip also wrote the orchestral middle part in Ghost Love Score, mostly of course he's doing just arrangements and adjustments regarding the orchestral production in close cooperation with Tuomas.
You experienced every emotion. Your face said it all, you felt every emotion...... We all have the same reaction, Tuomas planned it that way - Music & Life unites us all!
Really great reaction. Love watching the emotions you went through during this performance. I've watched more than 100 reactions to this song and go through those emotions each and every time, including tears. Tuomas is a once in a lifetime pure musical genius. I often wonder how someone who is blessed, or cursed, with his amazing creativity for music can turn it all off to have a good night's sleep. The classical master composer, Gustav Mahler, once said his creative juices were never at rest and very often it was a burden to bare. Wonder if Tuomas has to deal with that. I consider both men to be legendary titans in the musical composition world. Thanks for doing this performance justice in your reaction. Ron
Hi Ron, thank you so much for watching and for your kind words. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I can understand why this was an important one to react to. It is really out of this world and it's hard to Fathom how Tuomas is so talented, to say the least. Cheers Ron, see you in the next one. 😃🤘
Pretty sure those guttural growls you mentioned came from Floor. Amazing that something like that can come from someone with her angelic voice. Never ceases to amaze.
Every single time I watch this TampereLive I feel deep gratitude and joy for what Tuomas has written and the band delivers. Nightwish gives us philosophy, musical creativity, and multitalented persons on one stage. They have the charisma to take the audience.
@@ThomFoolery1 Maybe save this one for your 4K milestone. Assuming you have done the Poet by the. Need to be seated for this one "Nightwish - Dead Boy's Poem - Live In Aires 2018 - Decades Tour" ua-cam.com/video/S8E3L7ggLMM/v-deo.html
Instead of rewatching this one, You also need to react to the live Wembley version. Its haunting in the beginning and has a VERY VERY special appearance at the end.
it´s nice to see how you enjoy of this song!! I´ve heard this maybe 300 times and still love it! and this is not just a song this is a masterpiece of music!!Take care and be safe;and greetings from Nightwishland!
Hi thomas, 4 times i watched your reaction to this epic song and i did not know how to comment. I feel that it is not enough but i still don 't know so hear it is; great reaction to an epic song, performed by an epic band. Thanks😊
Hey there! Thank you very much. That makes me so happy that you enjoyed this and watched it multiple times. It's such an unbelievable song and performance. 😀🤘
The band's performance made me cry but what got me was your honest, heartfelt summary at the end. I found myself close to tears then. It made me enjoy the song even more and when I listen to it again I will be mindful of what you said. Awesome. Peace & love.
Hey Andy, thank you very much your comment. That really means so much to hear that. I'm honoured that my video would add to the enjoyment of this incredible performance. Cheers man, take care. :)
Watched this a hundred times, and loved your reaction. I so much prefer facial expressions and emotion over endless talking, and also your acknowledgement of Dawkins, and your interpretation of this masterpiece.
When you read the lyrics you will understand the different vocal aspects. Floor was singing from a universal perspective. She was telling us how our planet and life evolved during the early stages. Then when she started to properly sing she was seeing the Earth as a garden that we humans needed to tend to and care for. The grunting section starts the section called "Toolmakers". This was when humans evolved and began to use tools and to hunt. The ending is a statement on the future. See final chorus below. Man, he took his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand He gave birth to poetry But one day'll cease to be Greet the last light of the library We were here! We were here! We were here! We were here!
Great reaction. Glad you stayed to the end. It is a ver deep song. The voice overs make you think. The music takes you on a journey. The vocals tell a great evolution story. The We Were Here ending is so powerful bringing me to tears. Glad to see your reaction.
Thanks a lot Paul! So glad you enjoyed it. Yeah the combination of the voice over, the music and the performance is really so special. Thanks for watching. 😀
"all the evolution on earth coming to this one moment" - exactly. We were here to witness this Masterpiece that nightwish is along with everything else humankind has been and will be able to create until we must close our eyes again.
Returning to your reaction in my day off after crazy weeks at work. Enjoyed it so much again. Bursting out in laughter after your "Kytos to you!" 😂😂. Thanks brother. What an epic reaction on this epic band. 🎉❤
love the sound of those welsh pipes that troy can play very well and the layers of colors Finnish heavy metal infused with symphonic elements well done again top notch performance rhythm section that drummer the beat doesn't get away from that guy such a wizard kinda reminds me of the female drummer Luanna Dametto wizard for the Brazilian death metal band from Sao Paulo band called Crypta and their sophomore effort shades of sorrow
Hi mate There is a version of this with lyrics which may help you sort the time line ! Also the wembley version has richard dawkins on stage with them 🤘
"It is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here. We priviledged few who won the lottery of birth against all odds... how dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state from which the vast majority have never stirred." --- Professor Richard Dawkins
Hello Thomas I can feel for you. I get tears in my eyes every time during the intro and at the end. The song is a masterpiece, simply epic. It is in no way inferior to great classical works. In my opinion Tuomas Holopainen is the Mozart of rock / metal. Go on with your channel, Greetings from Germany
Danke schoen Der! I agree, it is hard to find the right words to describe. I want more people to hear this song and be inspired by it. Tuomas is a metal Mozart indeed. Thanks and stay safe! :)
This song hit me hard in the feels when I listened it for the first time from cd, and it only got better after seeing this live version. Just lovely saga of The Earth ❤️
Wonderful reaction! Yes, prof. Dawkins recorded especially for nightwish, if you watch the version from Wembley, you can see prof.Dawkins at the end of the greatest show. You probably have to look at this a couple of times to see and hear everything! Keep on reacting to Nightwish, greetings from the Netherlands 🙂
No, you're right Thomas, Tuomas writes it all, lyrics in his second language too, he is a genius. Ioa Kouts has done a brilliant job with the lyrics in here, allow me to submit my take on it which will likely be a parallel in many places. I think like you, a great deal of us were and are moved by this work, thanks for the reaction. In three bits as YT won't take it in one go!
Dawkins and the band met to record the spoken elements for the 2015 album. Dawkins also mentions nightwish in the newer editions of his book "The God Delusion". This song cant just be called a song, its a piece. Or an album in itself. If not already, Nightwish have immortalized themselves with this masterpiece till the end of time. Well done listening to it until the very last spoken word, which is "evolved". Great reaction mate.
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Imagine a song that were to embody the entirety of existence, from the beginning of time and the universe, to humanity’s present-day realizations. That would mean encompassing billions of years and the plethora of events that occurred in that lengthy timespan. It would be an amendable feat and one of the greatest musical pieces ever written, were such a song to exist.
Well, it does.
And it’s “The Greatest Show on Earth” by Nightwish.
Good on you for taking the time to understand what the subject matter is before listening. It's so important.
Thank you for joining our journey as well. It's appreciated whenever someone new hops on the ride. The more the better!
Thanks Chris! Yeah I'm glad I looked into it. Glad to join the ride! 😁🤘
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.
performed by
THE GREATEST BAND ON EARTH.
NIGHTWISH
I'm 67. I can't take this! My heart burst and my head dropped off. And I HAVE seen this a dozen times before.
haha! It's an intense experience for sure. :)
Jeannette, I'm 62, and I'm the same 🤟🙏🇳🇱🇦🇺
@@Lilygirl283 Rock on, Tommy!
@@Lilygirl283 Youngsters! I'm 68.5...I've been listening to 'serious' music since 1967, from straightforward rock, to progressive rock, to jazz/rock fusion, and finally, I have found my Nirvana (NO...not them!)... Nightwish.
I have seen it about a thousand times and I still love.
Saw this concert more than hundred times. I didnt had the luck and the honor to be there to experience this musical masterpiece live, but: Nightwish surely is the greatest band on earth. They open our eyes, they are very successful and always stayed on the ground, they have a great connection with their fans and what you see and hear: They LOVE what they do, every single second! Love to Finland for that massive load of emotions! Nightwish
This is indeed the greatest show on earth.its a masterpiece.
OMG, I had SO MUCH FUN watching you watching this! Thank you! 🤍
I'm happy to hear that! Thanks for watching! 😁🤘
Brace yourself. This is the answer to P&P. Tuomas has come so far in his musical explorations, he has left the emotions that inspired the P&P work behind. THIS is the work that comes out of joy, wonder, science, education, observation, ( remember, until he was shanghaied by Metallica he was going to be a biologist) . Other pieces lead up to this; Shudder, Alpenglow, Wilds, Walden, EFMB...he was building up to this for years. And after THIS piece, he comes out with Human:II: Nature, and you realize that THIS piece was just an introduction to Human:II:Nature.
Oh, coils within coils!
Hey Sandra, thank you very much for watching live and sharing the information. Mindblowing thinking of the time, effort, knowledge and passion that has gone into this. Looking forward to hearing Human:II: Nature! Cheers. :)
@@ThomFoolery1 Funny thing is Floor also wanted become a biologist when she was a little girl and later in Ayreon project "The Source" she was one of the 11 vocalists Arjen called to make it happen and each had a role in the story and hers was "the biologist"
@@ThomFoolery1 great reaction. this is one of nightwishes best songs, if not THE BEST.
@@thedisabledwelshman9266 Thanks Michael!
@@ThomFoolery1 anytime bud
Thomas, your touching reaction made justice to the art of Nightwish, with you both being on your league of your own. Thanks man.
You are too kind Petri! It is my pleasure. Thanks for watching. :D
Well said, Petri 👌😊 I agree.
I agree. Great reaction. Thanks Thomas
I have my mug of tea. Now I get to watch your jaw hit the floor.
WE WERE HERE.
Laphroaig and The Greatest Show on Earth! That’s a wonderful combo. 👌
I listen to this daily to remind myself that however crappy my life is, i'm still lucky to have a life. Peace all and stay safe.
I’ve watched this before, and came back to watch it today. My boyfriend died in an instant in January. Our days are truly numbered, and we don’t know when that number is. So this hit me harder than the first time, and your comment is what we ALL need to hear. All I think of is all the little things that we should have paid more attention too. Even grief is proof you are still alive. So ty 😊
One of my favorite parts of the whole performance is the explosive cheer of the crowd at the end. It's sooo powerful. Gives me goosebumps!
Oh yeah, that was thunderous! So awesome
Oh man, with the symphony crescendo and the camera take of the curved horizon being showered with the fireworks, it gave me a feeling like every living creature heard that at the one moment. Like the energy went all around the Earth.
That WAS the best thing I've ever seen, live. I was crying my eyes out at the end of that concert, whole gig was out of this world. I felt (and still feel) to be the luckiest person alive being able to witness something this beautiful. I just hope we will get live music back on out lives soon ❤️
Bless you Satu for having been there. Must have been beyond epic.
Agreed, you and about 23K others are amongst the luckiest of "we privileged few". Jealousy rears its head, I hope you understand.
You are indeed lucky 🙂
Greatest show on earth. Every morning, every evening
every day. Enjoy the ride.......
After releasing their Album "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" Nightwish got an unexpected honour. They published on their Facebook the following news.
My Sincere congratulations to Nightwish Band and to the Master himself, Tuomas Holopainen 🤘👏🇫🇮
”One new crab species (Tanidromites nightwishorum) was named after us in honor in particular for our 2015 album, ’Endless Forms Most Beautiful’, about the evolution of life.
The new species of crab was found in eastern Austria and lived during the late part of the Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago. While dinosaurs dominated the land, parts of Europe were covered by a warm, shallow sea full of life. Tanidromites nightwishorum was discovered in a fossil coral reef. Crab diversity and abundance exploded for the very first time in their evolutionary history during the Late Jurassic in central Europe.
Thanks to Dr. Adiel A. Klompmaker and his colleagues for this truly fantastic honour (Adiel is curator of palaeontology, Alabama Museum of Natural History).
Thanks for sharing! :)
There was a prehistoric cave system in the US named alpenglow.
How awesome is that !! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thats epic. Well, it is the circle, so to say :)
To me The most powerful line is "Man he had a dream to understand a single grain of sand"
With all our knowledge we still have so much to learn and we still dont fully understand Even a grain of sand.
That sure puts us in our place 😍😍😍
The phrase at the end - "We were here" - it makes sense now?
I think it is so so sad that Nightwish is classified as Metal because it scares potential listeners away from them. I have asked a couple of friends at work if they know about NW and they all say "No, Metal is not my thing. Rock is my kind of music".
But I have hatched a sinister plan. I am working nights over the coming weekend, so in some mysterious way (wont say how 😁) I will bang in a full Concert in a USB memory, I'll chuck it in in the tv in the Canteen at work, set it up on endless repeat and then hide the tv remote somewhere, the icebox in the fridge maybe...
Cheers / B.
Devious, I like it
Add charity to your resumé
Brilliant!!!!!
Let us know how it went when you do it!
@@ranger7544 - Shure will 😁
Out of body experience. Yes. All the time. Nightwish is pure transcendence. I love to watch NW creations with you. Keep up the good work. You feel like a brother to me. Same love for the best music possible made by humans on Earth.
Thank you Paul! Glad you enjoyed the video. All of us are like one big family, unified by music. Cheers brother! :)
Emotion is something I respect the most in people. Thank you and all the best.
Nightwish 🎖🤘🏆👑
Thank you for watching Aleksandra!! 😃
@@ThomFoolery1 👋
i cant even count how many times ive seen this and it still brings tears to my eyes ..Tuomas is truly the Mozart of Metal
yeah i have watched this song maybe 40-50 times and always get teary eyed in the ending. The lottery of birth is literally my life's motto. I'm alive everything else is a bonus.
Well said Alex. It's such an amazing thought which is so well expressed in this song. Cheers! :)
That girl in pink in The end.😍 That's how I feel! 😅😍
I always smile when Floor says enter life so sexy....Yes I love Nightwish more from year to year,maybe because of finally the best fitting bandmembers,maybe because my view on life and the universe we all live in is better now being 57 years old . Best music for heart and soul by my alltime favourite band ...Great reaction Thomas...thx for your time, work and enthusiasm
Hello there, thanks very much for the comment. That is very understandable and so cool that the band has had such a good influence on you. I've been aware of Nightwish for a long time but I'm glad to be getting into them properly now that I'm a bit older and understand the depth of their music. I see myself listening to their music and appreciating new things for the rest of my life. Thanks for watching and take care. :)
Dear Thomas,
Welcome to the Nightwish Family, My friend. :-)
Thank you kindly. :)
No one word will ever be able to describe Nightwish, nor the level of appreciation that the fans have for them.
It is important to understand, that They are not a musicans. They are Artists.
Hi This song us beautiful and I like it when she smiles while singing. Kai on the drums killed it also. Floor's voice is just another instrument. Floor Marco qnd Troy are the growls.
Tuomas composes all songs including lyrics. He also writes all orchestral and choir arrangements which are prerecorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the City of London Choir at Angel Recording Studios, London, under his direction.
Marko contributes a small percentage in songwriting and lyrics but only in a few songs.
Thank you for the video, reaction and comments. Stay safe and stay blessed. 😊❤🤘🤘
That's amazing! Thanks for sharing Carlos. :)
Well, it seems he composes the themes and general melodies for the orchestral parts, records them in instrumental demos, and then consults Pip Williams about how to arrange them for an orchestra and a choir. Pip does enough work regarding this that he could be called a "7th bandmember," for example in this one he created the horror-like soundscape in the start of the 3rd part behind Floor's haunting vocals (the red scene) and there was a lot for him to do in the 4th part too. Pip also wrote the orchestral middle part in Ghost Love Score, mostly of course he's doing just arrangements and adjustments regarding the orchestral production in close cooperation with Tuomas.
You experienced every emotion.
Your face said it all, you felt every emotion......
We all have the same reaction, Tuomas planned it that way -
Music & Life unites us all!
Thanks Donna! Awesome seeing how much we all experienced something out of this world with this song. :)
Greatest show on earth and Laphroaig.. Big respect. Greets from Tampere, Finland :)
Kiitos my friend! 😀🤘🥃
Really great reaction. Love watching the emotions you went through during this performance. I've watched more than 100 reactions to this song and go through those emotions each and every time, including tears. Tuomas is a once in a lifetime pure musical genius. I often wonder how someone who is blessed, or cursed, with his amazing creativity for music can turn it all off to have a good night's sleep. The classical master composer, Gustav Mahler, once said his creative juices were never at rest and very often it was a burden to bare. Wonder if Tuomas has to deal with that. I consider both men to be legendary titans in the musical composition world. Thanks for doing this performance justice in your reaction. Ron
Hi Ron, thank you so much for watching and for your kind words. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I can understand why this was an important one to react to. It is really out of this world and it's hard to Fathom how Tuomas is so talented, to say the least. Cheers Ron, see you in the next one. 😃🤘
Yes, my friend, mindblowing and breathtaking!
🤘🤘❤🤘🤘😁✌🏼🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Fantastic!!!! Congratulations on the milestone!! Cheers from Northern California!!!!! Stay safe and well!!!
Thank you Ian! Best wishes from your pals up here in BC. Take care dude. :)
This song is not just a song. It is an experience. Always brought tears in my eyes.
Great reaction. Thank you. I tear up every time at “We were here”.
Thanks for watching! :)
Pretty sure those guttural growls you mentioned came from Floor. Amazing that something like that can come from someone with her angelic voice. Never ceases to amaze.
Every single time I watch this TampereLive I feel deep gratitude and joy for what Tuomas has written and the band delivers. Nightwish gives us philosophy, musical creativity, and multitalented persons on one stage. They have the charisma to take the audience.
Great selection Thomas👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻Definitely a perfect song for your 3K. Congratulations.
What a song to wake up to. 👍🏻👍🏻
Good morning Basil! Thank you, glad you liked it mate. I'm glad I took your advice and went for this instead of a comparison video haha.
@@ThomFoolery1 So am I. Could have got ugly🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Maybe show Curtis the Wemberly version. I prefer the Tampere version though
@@bazkeen Yeah I'm glad I saw this one first. I think showing him the Wembley one is a good idea. :)
@@ThomFoolery1 👍🏻
@@ThomFoolery1 Maybe save this one for your 4K milestone. Assuming you have done the Poet by the.
Need to be seated for this one
"Nightwish - Dead Boy's Poem - Live In Aires 2018 - Decades Tour"
ua-cam.com/video/S8E3L7ggLMM/v-deo.html
First time in a Nightwish reaction that I am doubting which is better, the music or the whisky lol
haha! Tough to compare. However the combination is unbeatable. :)
I've watched so many reactions to TGSOE; yours is absolutely the best. Genuinely moving, and much like how I reacted myself the first time
Thank you kindly! Glad you related with the experience. 😄
Instead of rewatching this one, You also need to react to the live Wembley version. Its haunting in the beginning and has a VERY VERY special appearance at the end.
This just may be the best reaction to this song and performance that I have seen. I can relate to the sliding off the chair...lol
Hey Artie, that is very kind of you to say, thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, I felt compelled to fall on the ground haha
Hi @UCwUETq23UahPtFpJoJFmLRA
thank you so much for reacting to this song, greetings from Denmark
What else can you wish for: good music and a nice glass of whiskey !!
Amen to that. :)
The expressions on your face are just exquisite. One of the best reactions to this masterpiece I’ve seen. 🎇🎆💜💜
Thanks so much! 😊
Very nice and thoughful comments, thank you!
Thanks for watching. :)
Great reaction. Glad you finally got to see a masterpiece. They don't call him the Metal Mozart for nothing.
Metal Mozart! That's awesome. :D
it´s nice to see how you enjoy of this song!! I´ve heard this maybe 300 times and still love it! and this is not just a song this is a masterpiece of music!!Take care and be safe;and greetings from Nightwishland!
Kiitos Rauno! Yes this masterpiece demands to be listened to many times. So so amazing! Thank you and stay safe. :)
Definitely a "I need a drink" kind of performance. It's a 💎 really. 💙
Man, if this song doesn't make you cry tears of gratitude, I don't know what will. It never fails to get me. Never.
We Were Here
...Metal Mozart, Floor...the whole band and the story...BEST SONG EVER..🤘🤘🔥
Liked your reaction a lot. Thanks Thomas.
Ps. I was there. At the end of the catwalk. 🤟🇫🇮
Thanks Pirkka! Glad you enjoyed it. I'm jealous you were there!
Wow....lucky you. That close.
Hi thomas, 4 times i watched your reaction to this epic song and i did not know how to comment. I feel that it is not enough but i still don 't know so hear it is; great reaction to an epic song, performed by an epic band. Thanks😊
Hey there! Thank you very much. That makes me so happy that you enjoyed this and watched it multiple times. It's such an unbelievable song and performance. 😀🤘
The band's performance made me cry but what got me was your honest, heartfelt summary at the end. I found myself close to tears then. It made me enjoy the song even more and when I listen to it again I will be mindful of what you said. Awesome. Peace & love.
Hey Andy, thank you very much your comment. That really means so much to hear that. I'm honoured that my video would add to the enjoyment of this incredible performance.
Cheers man, take care. :)
Watched this a hundred times, and loved your reaction. I so much prefer facial expressions and emotion over endless talking, and also your acknowledgement of Dawkins, and your interpretation of this masterpiece.
Thank you Peter, I appreciate the feedback and so glad you enjoyed it. I felt bad pausing just once for such a masterpiece haha.
I love at the beginning Marco introduces thuomas and you can see he was like “oh stop it Marco”. He’s so cute and humble. 🖤🖤
He is.
When you read the lyrics you will understand the different vocal aspects. Floor was singing from a universal perspective. She was telling us how our planet and life evolved during the early stages. Then when she started to properly sing she was seeing the Earth as a garden that we humans needed to tend to and care for. The grunting section starts the section called "Toolmakers". This was when humans evolved and began to use tools and to hunt. The ending is a statement on the future. See final chorus below.
Man, he took his time in the sun
Had a dream to understand
A single grain of sand
He gave birth to poetry
But one day'll cease to be
Greet the last light of the library
We were here!
We were here!
We were here!
We were here!
Thanks for sharing! Yeah that makes total sense now. Absolute art! :)
Great reaction. Glad you stayed to the end. It is a ver deep song. The voice overs make you think. The music takes you on a journey. The vocals tell a great evolution story. The We Were Here ending is so powerful bringing me to tears. Glad to see your reaction.
Thanks a lot Paul! So glad you enjoyed it. Yeah the combination of the voice over, the music and the performance is really so special. Thanks for watching. 😀
"all the evolution on earth coming to this one moment" - exactly. We were here to witness this Masterpiece that nightwish is along with everything else humankind has been and will be able to create until we must close our eyes again.
Thank you! Yes, it was overwhelmingly beautiful!
Great reaction! 💪 Actually Richard Dawkins was on stage with them at Wembley Arena show after The Greatest Show on Earth song. 😀✌️
Top reaction! Emotions at watch and listen to this giant band! Go on man nice watching you!
Thank you very much!
Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Giacomo Puccini, Tuomas Holopainen! 😀
Edit: Added Bach 😅
I'd argue that Johann Sebastian Bach has definitely earned a place in this list. Tuomas even gave him a fairly prominent nod in this very song.
Bach
Adding Bach absolutely!!!! 💯
@@nahco3994 Two nods...
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
I've watched this video so many times and every time I'm crying at the end. It touches my soul. Its a masterpiece. ❤
Youre reactions are usually gold but this one,, priceless..
Thank you kindly! :)
Returning to your reaction in my day off after crazy weeks at work. Enjoyed it so much again. Bursting out in laughter after your "Kytos to you!" 😂😂. Thanks brother. What an epic reaction on this epic band. 🎉❤
LOL I have tears every time I hear this!
What can be said about this song? It is a marvel of human creativity, firmly planting Tuomas as a peer of the great masters.
Awesome reaction. Can’t wait to hear the poet and the pendulum , cheers !!
Thank you! 😀
Islay Single malts! love them (laphroaigs and lagavulins). and a great reaction to one of the best pieces of contemporary music ever. thank you.
Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it, :)
love the sound of those welsh pipes that troy can play very well and the layers of colors Finnish heavy metal infused with symphonic elements well done again top notch performance rhythm section that drummer the beat doesn't get away from that guy such a wizard kinda reminds me of the female drummer Luanna Dametto wizard for the Brazilian death metal band from Sao Paulo band called Crypta and their sophomore effort shades of sorrow
Hope your ready for this ? I well up at the end every time I watch this !!!! OMG !
Now you have to watch it again with Curtis. Fantastische reaktion und danke.
Danke Gunter! :)
Great idea!
I dont think his nips would be able to handle this much lmao
Nightwish Army is reporting: you were not the only one crying.
AHAHAHHAAAAAHAHAHAHAAHA we all fall of our chairs in the end believe me ahahhahahahahah awesome !!!!!!
haha glad I'm not alone! Thanks Cori. :)
Laphroaig! You are clearly a man of taste and culture.
Haha thank you! Cheers 🥃🤘
This song always makes me cry XD Its so epic
Hi mate
There is a version of this with lyrics which may help you sort the time line !
Also the wembley version has richard dawkins on stage with them 🤘
Thanks Graham! Yeah, I need to see the Wembley version.
"It is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here. We priviledged few who won the lottery of birth against all odds... how dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state from which the vast majority have never stirred."
--- Professor Richard Dawkins
If that doesn't change a person's world view, nothing will!
@@jeffk1482 Fact!
And the lottery odds are: 400 trillion to one against.
One of the best reactions ever, bloody outstanding.....Gidday from Taranaki New Zealand.
Cheers Aaron! 😃
That was floor growling !
Hello Thomas
I can feel for you. I get tears in my eyes every time during the intro and at the end. The song is a masterpiece, simply epic. It is in no way inferior to great classical works. In my opinion Tuomas Holopainen is the Mozart of rock / metal.
Go on with your channel, Greetings from Germany
Danke schoen Der! I agree, it is hard to find the right words to describe. I want more people to hear this song and be inspired by it. Tuomas is a metal Mozart indeed. Thanks and stay safe! :)
This is a priceless reaction. Thank you!!
This song hit me hard in the feels when I listened it for the first time from cd, and it only got better after seeing this live version. Just lovely saga of The Earth ❤️
Great Scotch, great song, great night!
Cheers mate 🥃
Great reaction, how not to love this Band 🤘😉
Thank you Juan!
Wonderful reaction! Yes, prof. Dawkins recorded especially for nightwish, if you watch the version from Wembley, you can see prof.Dawkins at the end of the greatest show. You probably have to look at this a couple of times to see and hear everything!
Keep on reacting to Nightwish, greetings from the Netherlands 🙂
Thanks Anita! Can't wait to see the Wembley version too. :)
You picked up the right live one from Tampere city Finland :-)
from the same concert (tampere 2015): "sleeping sun" and "weak fantasy"
Takes your breath away doesn’t it? It’s so beautiful it makes my heart ache! Keep rockin’ it out! ❤️🤘🏻
Absolutely! So powerful it hurts. Keep rocking out too, Margaret! 😃🤘
Always love watching the best reviewer on youtube, Your passion and love shines through...Thank you!!!
Oh wow, you're too kind! Thanks a lot Ron. Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
This is going to be epic!!! 😉👍🤘🤘 Enjoy!
Cheers and thank you for this beautiful reaction.
My pleasure. 😀
@@ThomFoolery1 2 Minutes later Richard Dawkins came on Stange and talk to the Crowd and the Band stay around him, this was awesome.
11:47 can't wait for you to see the end if you're so happy with this bit. Loved your reaction to Marco and Floor together.
No, you're right Thomas, Tuomas writes it all, lyrics in his second language too, he is a genius. Ioa Kouts has done a brilliant job with the lyrics in here, allow me to submit my take on it which will likely be a parallel in many places. I think like you, a great deal of us were and are moved by this work, thanks for the reaction.
In three bits as YT won't take it in one go!
A masterpiece. Who says music isn't art?
Nobody that has at least one ear
Dawkins and the band met to record the spoken elements for the 2015 album. Dawkins also mentions nightwish in the newer editions of his book "The God Delusion". This song cant just be called a song, its a piece. Or an album in itself. If not already, Nightwish have immortalized themselves with this masterpiece till the end of time. Well done listening to it until the very last spoken word, which is "evolved". Great reaction mate.
Thanks very much! So cool that they worked so close together. I'm excited to see the Wembley version with him on stage.
You are a man of great taste :)
Don't need to say much about NW..... A league of their own!