[REACTION!!] Old Rock Radio DJ REACTS to TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN ft. "A Lifetime of Adventure". (Official)
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2022
- What is up kiddos!?!?! Today we're checking out Tuomas Holopainen's side project featuring "A Lifetime of Adventure"! Enjoy & Links Below!
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Don Rosa said in an interview the first time he heard this song he wept.
Don was a bit bemused when some long haired guy walks up at a signing (Ducks in general and the Disney Ducks in particular are VERY popular in Finland) and tells him he is going to write songs about his Scrooge comics.
Later he got a message that Tuomas was done, and was heading to London to record, and Don got the preliminary tracks, and was worried, then played them, Said by the second song, he was in tears at the beauty of the thing.
The Johannas (The other girl singing is also a Johanna) have done other works together, and there is a live version of this from one of their concerts. Altamullan Road is the name of their project. The guitarist was the other Johanna's husband Mikko, and both are good friends with Tuomas and Johanna. They all do great music.
I think you've reached a milestone here: music that makes you think about deep issues, like what's important in life. Starting from a comic, as a pretext. Michelangelo (I think) said, contemplating a block of stone, that the statue is already there, waiting to be revealed. He took a block of stone that no one wanted, and sculpted the statue of David. I think there is a similarity in thinking and feeling here. The mark of genius.
I'm a relatively new fan of Nightwish and I've been through a few difficult years, so I've only bought 2 albums so far: their latest album (H :||: N) and this one.
Your observation is brilliant, Gabriel. Tuomas hears things that are not there, and creates them so we can hear them too. Auri is an extension of this project, and has the same genius, gently shaped with assistance from the brilliance of Troy and Johanna. There is the soul of a child that still bounces around in Tuomas, and through the serious demeanor he exposes to the world, he grins as he reaches into your chest and massages your heart with his music. What a blessing we have been given to live in the time of Tuomas Holopainen. I liken it to living in the time of Bach, both composers so far ahead of their contemporaries that not everybody can see the colors that they painted with the pallets given to them. Only they can mix the paints to create colors others cannot perceive. Thank you.
Hi Gabriel, have you seen the movie made by Nightwish? If not I cannot recommend it strongly enough. It's entitled 'Imaginarium' , not to be confused with the later movie 'of doctor Parnassus '. It was made along side their album of the same name. I won't say any more because I refuse to spoiler, but I love the movie and I think you will too.
@@duncansmith5854 Yes, I've seen the movie about 3 times I think, in streams of Reacticide discord, and even of some reactors. Nightwish music is presented relatively in the background there, most important being the videographic elements. The moment of the dancer from the glass globe remained imprinted in the memory ...
I hope Nuclear Blast sees this and sends you the complete discography... you earned it.
Johanna has a wonderful voice. If you're going down this rabbit hole you'll love Auri's music. It will inform you more on Tuomas' absolute genius.
Also the bands Altamullan Road and Eye of Melian.
I sincerely concur!!
I sent you a dm way back and suggested Auri. So I wholeheartedly concur!
I concur!
I concur
Tuomas will be remembered with composers like Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner. In an interview he said that what he sees and feels around him he has to get out in music. The guitar solo in the end is just so wonderful and Johanna, Tuomas wife looks like a Disney princess herself. Wherever he came from he brought with him the most beautiful 🎵🎶
Yes, my thinking. Tuomas is a Genius.
"Every thought the music I write..."
"Everything a wish for the night."
Tuomas grew up loving this comic book character. He found it a huge honor to be able to compose this beautiful project. A creeper makes sense. Very small parts layered in wonderful ways to create a soundscape of wonder. Johanna's voice is like a wood nymph or fairy. It is so delicate and soft.
Respect for Natalie M! Something very special.
Tuomas can wright songs that touches your heart. He can put sadness and hope into one piece of music
So true
Thanks for your reaction! I really felt how the work touched you too…
I can't tell you how much I agree with everything you said "less is more " lol
THIS track is one of the MOST BEAUTIFUL MOVING song's I've heard in 40yrs.the genius of the man is evident. I say AGAIN why is this music not in main stream.
Great reaction as always.
He has musical paintings in his head, and has the genius, that he can write it down on paper
Ahhhhhhh again. Johanna (Tuomas's wife) has such a beautiful voice. Nice one. Her name is pronounced Yo-hanna
It's not the destination, it's the journey. If you accumulate wealth on your adventure, that's just a bonus...but it should never be the only objective.
Tuomas tells a story and turns us into kids that feel emotions for the first time. And very deeply, with whole pure heart and soul.
I listened to this for the first time today with you. I, too, had tears in my eyes when you had.
So beautifully said. It is true.
I truly believe that if Tuomas was writing music at the same time as the great classical composers, we would still know his name.
I love love love their projects together 💖💖💖 Johanna's voice is so angelic and beautiful 😍😍😍 Tuomas, Troy and her are the perfect triada on Auri and this whole album is gorgeous
I concur 1000%
The entire album is stunning, it's one of my all time favourites.
I concur... Listen to the other songs of this Album.
The guitarist Mikko Iivanainen is married to the other female singer Johanna Iivanainen. Great song. Great artists. Great album. Great reaction.
Great Tuomas 😉😁
Johanna I is of course Johanna K's partner in the AWESOME Altamullan Road
For another non-nightwish Toumas song I recommend Auri - Night 13. Fair warning; it will wreck you.
I concur.
I concur!
This song destroyed me.
There's simply no other way to put it.
Can't listen to it without falling apart.
Still, I very strongly concur that Auri is worth a deep dive.
My favourite Auri song
I concur.
Thank you Eric doing this, Tuomas is really special. This Scrooge project was the starting point for the birth of the Auri project, which is Tuomas, Troy and Johanna. I just hope Auri project goes forward and they will perform outside Finland and fans can experience Johannas singing live. She is an incredible singer and her style is so unique how she will hit you straight to the heart.
Tuomas Holopainen - the Last Sled is also very nice.
I concur!
I concur for the Last Sled
I concur, wholeheartedly.
I concur The last sled is so nice. And Auri is magic. A personal favourite song by Auri is Pearl diving. Very emotional climax.. so beautiful.
Can you imagine seeing Auri in a small club, like a piano bar, and just sitting listening to them for a couple of hours. That would be a great night.
Every single song on this album is a masterpiece. I want Tuomas to make many more albums like this one, but I’m afraid I won’t get my wish.
The Maestro, Metal Mozart!🤘🎸
MASTERPIECE of the masters...
The fact that everyone is here suggesting their favourite track, always a different one, speaks volumes about Tuomas' songwriting. Every song is someones favourite. Mine is Glasgow 1877.
Tuomas's beautiful ode to the days of childhood and childhood lost can be thoroughly enjoyed in Nightwish's "Meadows of Heaven" with Annette on vocals. Best video is one with onscreen lyrics and a beautiful pictorial collage a guy put together that adds to the mood and emotions of the song. Usually the top choice on YT if you look up the song. About the only tune with Annette that I enjoy, it is worth the time. Great Emppu section as well.
Something about her singing makes me feel peaceful and it's also has a haunting feel as well. Tuomas (probably didn't spell right sorry) he is the 21st century maestro in my opinion🌹
I was so excited to see you react to this Eric. A truly beautiful and inspiring song. I won´t lie, I have a few tears in my eyes now after seeing this. The lyrics and music of Tuomas Holopainen is very special and emotions very easily surface. It brings magic to my life.. He really is a genius. Regarding Scrooge, a dear friend once told me the coins represented memories. It was a significant insight that really made me think deeply about a flawed character like him. ´To be rich is to still remember, To treasure your first dime, To have a chance to say farewell`... I see hope and beauty in this story.
bravo ERIC
So beautiful 😍 Tuomas is precious and Johanna's voice ❤️ match made in heaven 😍 And yes, less is sometimes more! 👍
Yes, this is an amazing song and an amazing album. The album is a soundtrack to the book Life and times of Scrooge McDuck. Tuomas is a huge Donald Duck and Don Rosa fan and he had been dreaming to create this album for many years.
It is kind of crazy how much effort Tuomas put to this kind of uncommercial "hobby project". He hired the same orchestra they use in Nightwish albums, that costs tens of thousands of dollars, out of his own pocket. Just to make it perfect.
Johanna is a very unique singer. She is very famous singer in Finland with many radio hits, even though she is not really doing normal mainstream pop. You just got to love her fairy voice.
Fun fact: This "hobby project" went straight to #1 Finnish album chart when released and later sold Gold.
Excellent take on this masterpiece. I really enjoy your understanding of Tuomas' work. Tuomas digs deep, and not everyone gets it.
The key to Tuomas' genius isnt Him telling the story through his eye. It is music telling the story THROUGH Tuomas...he has said in interviews he does his best to have the music tell him how it wants to be told. He created Disc 2 of Human Nature by watching Earth documentaries wothout sound while at his keyboard and just wrote.
Disc 2 of Human :||: Nature is one of the most ravishingly beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. Nothing compares to it. In that regard, I often thought that Mozart was listening to something only he could hear, and that his genius lay in his ability to translate that exquisite perfection into music. So it is with Tuomas, I think.
Johanna Kurkela is like an angel choir singing
Thank you for reacting to this! I knew you would appreciate and understand this piece. Fun fact: they weren't allowed to show Scrooge McDucks face in this. There's an interview on YT with Tuomas and Don Rosa on this project as well.
Recently, I've been trying to find Donald Duck comics for my son in Australia and it's so hard to find any. Coming from Finland I used to love reading them daily.. it's a big thing over there.
Beautiful reaction, Sir......period!
There is also a charity song called Lohtu, that Tuomas had hand in making. This band Auri is Tuomas's and his wife's band. Also Troy Donockley is with Auri too.
This link goes to a video from the Signing Session with Don Rosa and Tuomas Holopainen on the day the CD was released (2 min 16 sec). ua-cam.com/video/DC-yy3c6J3o/v-deo.html
The second female vocalist in this song is Johanna Iivanainen, and the (epic?) guitar solo is played by Mikko Iivanainen. Johanna and Mikko has the same last name - Yes, they are a married couple. Pip Williams is the man who did the orchestral arrangements, he has done a lot of music together with Tuomas over the years, almost all the orchestral tracks in Nightwish's music is his work.
Cheers / B.
there is this interview too ua-cam.com/video/qUoJ8zWy2bk/v-deo.html
I think the Northern Light / Aurora says it all. Whenever I experience these colored light waves in the sky - it fills me with silent music 🎶 that blows my mind..
- and that genius Tuomas are able to transfer this into music - he showed the waves in sound and colors - and then he adds the lyrics ( I know he works the other way around, starting with the lyrics).
He is unique - just like the people around him, that works with him.
And Tuomas's ability to hear the different singers in his head - including how he imagines they can perform!!!
He is unique
I love this entire album. Toumas is simply a genius in everything he does.
Eric, that blew me away too. Such a beautiful composition. Don Rosa's joyful face throughout... the joy of creation. Johanna has such a wispy (in the best interpretation of this) and delicate voice that it takes you into the Celtic highlands. As a man, this performance makes me feel how I feel with my lovely wife of 40 years... a desire to defend and protect, even when it may not be possible for me to do so. And the orchestral backing (along with the haunting guitar) amplifies that wonderful voice and lyrics. I loved the emotion in your reaction and I agree about the lifetime of adventure including my military life and post-military life. The triggers are there... treasure every day and every memory you are able to create. At some point, memories may be the only treasures you still have. For some strange reason, it made me think of Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt, although from a much younger perception. Lovely. Thank you.
Once again proof that Tuomas is a genius. Johanna is a revelation as a vocalist. Simply beautiful in all respects. I don't want to sound like I'm complaining but I'm really looking forward to your reaction to the greatest show on earth and I feel like I've been waiting on tenterhooks for months lol. Great reaction again Eric, keep going please brother
I concur 1000% The one at Tampere Finland
I prefer the Wembley live version personally (beefier sound and I like the ebow guitar stuff troy does), but either version is excellent.
I concur! Tempere version with lyrics! Lighting at Wembley is too dark and I much prefer the Tempere version. Floor's parents were there to see her perform with Nightwish live for the first time too! And there is a documentary with Floor filmed alongside this concert. Watch to the end of the video, not when you think it ends. ;)
I concur. It's a hard pick between Wembley and Tempere. Both are great and have something special about them in their own way.
@@gailbreslin5441 I guess we'll be getting the Wembley version, based on 3:00
Sooo glad to see you do this one. He is incredible!!! The work he has done with Johanna is beautiful. Love her voice with his masterfulness. Pearl Diving, by another side project, Auri, is one of my all-time favorites! Cheers from Vancouver Island Canada!!!
I was so looking forward to this reaction, and it was everything I hoped for and more!
If you're interested, here's the link for a short interview with Don Rosa and Tuomas. Rosa tells about how he became involved with the project.
ua-cam.com/video/ErfbQxqppUA/v-deo.html
The whole album is just as good.
Weekly released Donald Duck comics have a long tradition in Scandinavia. At my parents house there are hundreds of comics from when I was a kid. Each comic has short stories about the characters in the Donald Duck universe. And from time to time a bonus comic came with the weekly comic. The bonus comics had one longer story. The story of which this song is based off of, came divided into three of these bonus comics if I recall correctly. And it was one of my absolute favourites. If you ask people who grew up reading these comics a lot will have their favourite person to draw the drawings, writing the story etc, and they have their favourite stories. The comics were a big motivator for me to learn how to read, and they 100% shaped my interest of history.
This whole album is amazing, my favorites are Glasgow 1877, and The last Sled and this one
I can relax 100% listening to this album.
When I have a massage, I put this on and I drift away to another world.
Hello, Eric. So I have come back to this reaction, again and again, because your words resonate so thoroughly within me. First of all, I find this composition so magical in music, lyrics, voice, and instrumentation. But there is this deeper, underlying meaning, that tugs at our heartstrings. And it is the magic that Tuomas Holopainen weaves. And Johanna's voice is perfect for this song. I loved the guitar at the end. You mentioned Panama and the swamps of Florida. Been there, done that, and feel with you brother. In this life, every day with the ones you love is so precious and so fleeting. It rips your heart out to think about it. And Tuomas Holopainen does more than make us think about it. He makes us FEEL it. I love your reactions and the way you bare your soul. Thank you for this.
I Love this song and that Album (TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN - The Life And Times Of Scrooge ). I really hope they rerelease this on vinyl again .... I need this album on vinyl !!!
This Reaction was Perfect !!!!
Thank You Eric 🤘😎🤘.
I am thrilled that you reacted to this song. I knew you would appreciate it; and you did! Great reaction as always. 😃 Btw her name is pronounced Yo-hanna.
Brilliant song, brilliant clip. I guess it takes a lot of empathy to delve into the character and psyche of Scrooge McDuck and create such lyrics.
this was certainly one of the best tracks of that album, but it is really worth it to listen to the album entire. all the songs have that haunting beauty, that depth. They draw you into his world, where even joy - and this song conveys a lot of joy - is still permeated with sadness and loss. Which in a way is what the book was about. Trust Tuomas to perfectly transpose that from one form of art to another... He truly belongs in the gallery of the great.
Dude I don't think he's not human he's from another planet don't know how he dose it that was his wife singing too beautiful song love it keep rocking
I am so lucky in my golden years that Thoumas entered my life either through Nightwish or his own colabs with others, this song is so absorbing to the point of constantly echoing through my brain daily. Thoumas is pure genius on a level not seen before IMO, he could put music to any subject or story and elivate it to a level of understanding that was maybe not visible before. Try telling ya mates to listen to a cartoon duck song and watch their faces! pure genius on another level...
Tuomas is the epitome of the beauty within humanity.
_"Never seen a hearse with a luggage rack"_ I've not heard that one before. A bit dark, but certainly true! A tip when it comes to Finnish - every single letter tend to be pronounced, so in the case of Johanna, it's something like "yo-hannah".
I appreciate that you said that _sometimes_ less is more 😄 While true, I also agree with the expression "moderation kills the spirit". Thanks for another great reaction, Eric!
Thanks for your thoughtful comments, I love listening to your take. When you mentioned Natalie Merchant and 10,000 Maniacs and Because the Night, I was like YES. I'm a huge fan of both the band and Natalie Merchant. She has a super unique voice and to think about that in the same way as Johanna was a great connection. Love your literary reference to The Outsiders as well. Cheers!
I haven’t seen a musical genius like Tuomas in a long time. Maybe I haven’t really looked. But damn, it’s exciting and uplifting for me at the same time.
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Yes sir Eric I to went to another place while listening to this song prior to this video. As I listened along I had my vision of Enya. Dunno if anyone else heard that in Johanna…. but I completely agree she has phenomenal voice and absolutely fits this song perfectly. Glad you did this reaction because I wouldn’t have been touched by a brilliant song by Tuomas 👍🤟
This is such a beautiful song
Love this song.
But I love the expression you used
‘I have never seen a hearse with a luggage rack’
Haven’t heard that saying before - Ima steal it.
So few reactors react to his solo work and the few that do automatically get my respect and if they get it, even though it is not your typical fare, show themselves as true music appreciators. So hats off to you sir. 🎩
So beautiful.
The album touches me to the core, time and time again.... love your reactions, straight from the heart with knowledge and wisdom, thnx
Hauntingly beautiful. A touch of sadness. I concur with having enough wealth to not have to worry about having enough food, clothing and utilities and also some put aside to cover any disaster that comes my way.
Now you should check on Auri, this is a side project of Tuomas, Troy and Johanna.Their song Pearl diving is a must.
It's just gorgeous. I hear something new everytime I listen to it.
Tuomas is a great composer and songwriter.I love his solo album and Auri's albums as well.
Johanna is a fantastic singer,i wish to do some lives one day as Auri.
I am happy for Tuomas and Johanna also, they are a beautiful couple, great respect to both.
Johanna has an angelic voice, very rare and very unique as should say,she is phenomenon singer, Troy is a big fan of hers and now as Auri they work together.
This song is a masterpiece and the video of course, when it came out,i couldn't stop to listening for days,i was and still i am a big fan of his solo album.
Great reaction of the song, thank you,i am new in your channel, please if you like Johanna's vocals, please do a reaction to Night 13 video song of the first Auri album, it's a masterpiece of all.
I have no words about your analysis.... so intense 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 amazing
Hi Eric, thanks again. Watching you react to this made me cry, and I'm not really sure why - but that's probably why Tuomas is an empathic genius and I'm not! BTW, with Europeans you'll be right far more often than not if you pronounce J as Y (as in "Yes"). The IPA symbol for the Y sound is "j" because it's what most languages use.
I hear some bits and pieces also in their song "Our Decades Under The Sun". By what I understand when they recorded that song every band member at some point did cry. It's a sad but beautiful piece of music... It has this special positive melancholic feeling Tuomas often conveys in his songs. I can't imagine anyone else but floor singing that song.
ua-cam.com/video/EoV4seyWs8k/v-deo.html
Also Procession from their Human II Nature Album is one of those songs... Again... Couldn't imagine anybody else but floor singing it.
I believe you did react to that song already, but not 100% sure 😊
You might want to check out Auri. It's Tuomas's "second band". His wife is singing in Auri and Troy is also very present in their songs. They don't play live, by what I understood.
Wow Thankyou for your reaction to this stunning performance the whole album is great hope you do a few more from it. The man is a genius.
Ive been a fan of Johanna for over a decade. Her christmas album is my alltime fav! Seen her live twice and not a dry eye in the audience. She is an angel and a fairy at the same time. Her voice just gets to your bones.
Once my dad was with me when We went to one of her concerts. My dad is more like the 70’s rock etc. Within the first 5min he was leaning with his elbows to his knees and hands under his jaw. He was so in aawww and all he could say was Wow! That is the magic of Johanna.
I'd recommend Auri's "Desert Flower" or " Pearl Diving".
I concur
I concur
I love that song! In my point of view this song shows the genius of Tuomas even better then the Nightwish songs. If you are able to write masterpeaces in your genre is great it self but he is able to write something comepletly different and made it masterfull. I wonder what is going on in his head because me being not creative anyhow, it's facinating how people like Tuomas do that. I don't know. Your analasys is always great and I thank you for that deep and likebel video!
When I saw you had done a reaction to this piece of wonderment I knew what I was going to get, and once again you did not disappoint. You have an uncanny knack of picking the right words to cover this. Tuomas is a modern day genius. Thank you once again for such a brilliant reaction. I will recommend though that you listen to the whole album, you'll love it.
Thank You for doing this! Conflict of innocence and lyrics is (in my opinion) part of the original comic. Comic is about old and wary Scrooge who is ready to die and check out to whom he is leaving his wealth. Then in comes Donald and boys. And his adventures starts again!
This album is perhaps the best album tuomas ever have composed
Take your time and listen to it
This is a very rewarding album to listen to. For me, it is a beautiful, atmospheric work of art, which really is best enjoyed when listened to in full. It takes you on an adventure, tells a story. I think you'd also appreciate Auri, a musical project by Tuomas, Johanna and Troy. Some of my favourite songs from them are 'Night 13', 'Kiss The Mountain', 'The Space Between' and 'Desert Storm'.
Emotional song and deep and thoughtful reaction. Both personal and analytic. Enjoyed both song/video and your reaction.Thank you, sir!
Great reaction Eric to beautiful song. Not sure if these following bands have been requested before. I've quickly searched and not found them mentioned. First band is Ad Infinitum with the song Afterlife. Lead singer Melissa Bonny has a beautiful voice and occasionally brutal growls. She also has a side project called The Dark Side Of The Moon. They do metal cover songs from film,TV and video games. They have done two songs so far. One from Game Of Thrones called Jenny Of Oldstones and one from LOTR called May It Be. Another is Eleine with their song Enemies and finally Beyond The Black with Reincarnation. Keep up the great work and stay safe 🤘✌️
It kinda reminds me of Trent Reznor & his wife with their project How To Destroy Angels. The Space Between is really gorgeous.
These snippets into other's lives are really good to get the brain going
Beautiful I am so glad you decided to hear this I love tuomas holopainen music auri has some great music Johanna has a beautiful voice ❤ God bless
the whole album is fantastic
Wow indeed Mr Clark.Please listen to the whole album, it is really magical. It took me a while to understand why I love all his music so much. Why I always feel so happy listening. Toumas is so genuine, he has so much integrity. It seems he never composes to 'show off' or write 'a hitsong' . In every piece of music it seems his heart is on his sleeve. And we are invited to share this beauty with him. Can there be anything more joyfull or wonderfull? All this brings people together (nightwish army!) to share this joy. But it also brings joy to the people that never fitted in, always on the outside. We look at reactors, we don't know, and will never meet. But still can share the joy with us. Thank you for putting yet another smile on my face today.
tuomas talent to make music with singer voice is perfect. thanx to react this masterpiece and have wonderful day there.
Hey mate, I haven't heard that piece before. I'm happy I heard it with you.
Well that was just awesome! Kind of reminded me of some of Freddie Mercury's more artistic compositions.
Anyway Awesome reaction as always.
@The Wyld Side with Eric Clark: Hey bud! First, just be careful your allergies don't turn into a summer cold. I just got over my own summer cold last week.
As for The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, on the video for The Last Sled, I remember reading that Scrooge was born in 1877 in Scotland. His nephew, Donald, fought in World War II, as a US Navy Sailor (hence Donald wearing a dress blues Navy top). Scrooge lived to the age of 90, passing away with his family around him in 1967. His headstone reads, simply, "Fortuna Faveat Fortibus," or, "Fortune Favors The Strong." And you're absolutely right: Scrooge's story is one that, for a cartoon character, is very interesting.
When this album came out I remember I talked about it next day in school with a friend in music class. He let me borrow the 2 books with all the stories of Life and Times of Scrooge Mcduck. I read all 400+ pages of comics in a few days while listening to this album and it was an amazing experience. Made me learn a lot about the character when previously i thought that he was just some grumpy old man just wanting to be rich. The songs on the album really fit well with all the main stories and gave reading a different feel.
This reminds me to the Imaginaerum album.
This reaction gave me everything I hoped for and more.
There are a lot of reaction YT channels that have done Nightwish stuff before but none has had so much goodness to say about Tuomas and Co.
You are one of a kind, Eric.
I as a Nightwish fan since the Once album appreciate the thoughts you give.
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Hey Eric, as much as you appreciate and acknowledge the talent of Tuomas, i can't believe that all you've heard is what you've reacted to. Course i understand you are a busy man, and with kids makes it all the much harder. But you owe it to yourself the especially give the whole NW catalog a go. As ive said before, all 3 singers are good. I find myself changing my mind all the time as to which one is my favorite . The 2 records with Tarja Century Child & Once are just really really good. The scrooge record, the whole album is a ( creeper ). Cracked me up when you said that. You work hard, you deserve it, listen to it all. You know what NW is really good for? The car, perfect for road trips!
Tuomas, only a few words, What a awesome Composer and Poet.
Such a wonderful song and a lesson for what is important in life.
Johanna's voice, to me at least, is reminiscent of Anita Tatlow's, the vocalist for Narrow Skies. This was my first hearing of this song, but it leaves me wanting more! Thanks for the reaction.
Very nice!!!Such a beautiful voice. WOW!!! Thank you.
The whole album is an amazing listening experience, one of my most listened to cds over the last couple of years.
Tuomas have his fingers on many productions, he was also producer for "Indica" and Indica was also touring with Nightwish.
Worth to check this all female band too.
If I don't remember wrong,vocalist of Indica was also visiting at some album of Nighwish.
ua-cam.com/video/5fTq6UmhS80/v-deo.html
This is just one song on the album. There's a song about the sled, and one about the Klondike. That's all I remember. Tuomas said wrote this album the same time he wrote the endless forms most beautiful album.
Thanks for reacting on this musical piece, Eric. This was my first time hearing it. Beautiful song and sweet vocals. Tuomas is genius song writer.
Yesterday, a new music video by Lindsey Stirling was released called "Love Goes On and On" featuring Amy Lee of Evanescence on vocals you should add to your reaction list.
Thanks for a great reaction!!