Nightwish - Dark Chest of Wonders (Wacken 2013) REACTION - First Time Hearing It

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  • @ascensionenergetics85
    @ascensionenergetics85 9 місяців тому +27

    Yes this is the opening track and the first time many of the 82,000 in the audience have seen Floor perform with Nightwish. You should watch this entire life show in order. The whole thing is fire 🔥

  • @SolFaithman
    @SolFaithman 9 місяців тому +33

    Floor had been with the band 10 months when this concert happened. the "48 hours" reference is when she originally joined the band when they were mid-tour in the USA 10 months earlier.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому +11

      Thanks for clearkng that up! I was mixing them up!

  • @williamadkins2170
    @williamadkins2170 9 місяців тому +14

    Floor's first show with Nightwish was Seattle on 1/ 10/ 2012

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому +2

      Thanks! ❤️

    •  9 місяців тому +2

      @@SaeedReacts. And here is a fan clip of her first entrance with Nightwish ua-cam.com/video/6HTPPk1vaqA/v-deo.html (Storytime) and here is Dark Chest Of Wonders from two nights later: ua-cam.com/video/ZVKO1JwlKf0/v-deo.html

  • @Tarkus_
    @Tarkus_ 9 місяців тому +24

    This was indeed the set opener. Floor had been with the band about 10 months at this point, but she wasn't yet announced as an official member, and for most in the crowd, it was their first time seeing her front the band. What an introduction, huh?
    For another epic opener, though very different, "Shudder Before the Beautiful," live at Wembley! 👍🤘

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому +6

      Epic opener! Looking forward to more. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @kentk2215
    @kentk2215 9 місяців тому +8

    A great slap-to-the-face opener to one of the great all-time concerts! In fact, I just watched the whole set straight through again last night. Perfection! Keep exploring Nightwish!

  • @pekkakarppinen1608
    @pekkakarppinen1608 9 місяців тому +7

    Yes, this was one of the best opening tracks of the 2000's. ⛄👍

  • @nigelstuart756
    @nigelstuart756 9 місяців тому +7

    Box of photos, Chest of toys and books. When things get a bit tough, go have a look and maybe those childhood memories will give us the lift we need. 😀 Great reaction.👍

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому +3

      For sure! I love doing that. Now especially with my daughter. Just travel back in time 😀

  • @ValtteL
    @ValtteL 9 місяців тому +24

    You have a nice Nightwish journey going on, so here is a little story about how they started working with Pip Williams when they made the Once album. Ghost Love Score and Dark Chest of Wonders can be found on the album. Pip Williams played a big role on all of Nightwish's (and also Tuomas' solo album) albums 2004-2020. Here's a clip from their book and timeline is year 2003-04:
    ----------------------
    From the very start, Tuomas had a strong feeling that Once had to have an orchestra, come what ever may. After finishing the recording of backing tracks, the process continued in London with the legendary producer Pip Williams at the helm. Known for his work for the likes Status Quo and Uriah Heep, Williams was responsible for the orchestrations on the album.
    When the Nightwish guys heard what orchestra they would be working with, their jaws hit the floor. "As Ewo and I traveled to London at the end of November to meet Pip Williams, we had no clue about the orchestra he'd gotten for us", Tuomas says. "The only thing we knew was that Williams himself would do the arrangements and that through his connections, he would hook us up with an orchestra and a choir. The first time we visited Phoenix Sound Studio, Rick Wakeman (the keyboard player of the legendary progressive rock band Yes) opened the door for us. That's when we realized we're onto something big. As we were having coffee in the studio, Pip dropped the bomb: the orchestra in question had played on The Lord of the Rings, as well as on many other Hollywood soundtracks - all recorded in this studio!"
    It seems that Pip Williams wanted only the best for a band he held in great respect. "I have followed the band for some time, and it's been interesting to see how they have developed. Of course Rock bands like Deep Purple have previously used orchestras, but I really feel that Nightwish have combined the best of both worlds most successfully. They are a classic Metal band with strong classical and movie-score influences in their music."
    "It was important for me that it would not be just about over-dubbing a few orchestral parts on top of a Rock band", Williams continues. "Tuomas' compositions were brilliant also in the sense that choir and orchestra could be added naturally, so that they don't sound pretentious or contrived. This is of utmost importance. The songs must be structured so as to allow the orchestra enough space. In the end, the results were quite emotive. Also, let us not forget just how good all the musicians in Nightwish are. They are perfectly sympathetic to Tuomas' vision. And Tarja's (1st lead singer) wonderful voice has done the songs great justice."
    Williams knew his orchestra well. "I have worked with most of the players on different sessions for many years. Gavin Wright is a sensitive and authoritative orchestra leader, and together with Isobel Griffiths, the orchestral contractor, we were able to secure just the right musicians for each song. Anthony Pleeth, who has the lead cellist and played solo cello on 'Kuolema tekee taiteilijan', is one such example. These guys have done many, many big movie scores, as have the wonderful Metro Voices choir, and I thought this project required the kind of grandiose performance one would find on movie soundtracks by, say, Howard Shore."
    Tuomas could not have been more excited about the situation. "Using the orchestra was an earthshaking experience. I only had to lie on the studio couch for two days, listening to these amazingly talented people. During the first takes, someone said into the mike, 'Are these guys really serious?'. When we began 'Ghost Love Score', a positive kind of bewilderment took over the orchestra. That, as well as 'Dark Chest of Wonders', were the first ones we recorded."
    Williams was equally happy with his orchestra. "These musicians are such brilliant sight readers that it wasn't necessary to do more than a couple of rehearsals. Then we'd have a take or two of each song. It all went very smoothly. After the takes, I would check that Tuomas was happy, and then we would move on. If there was anything he wanted changed, it would be dealt with in a very short time. I must say, however, that we had prepared very well - I had been constantly on the phone with Tuomas when I was writing the arrangements. Yes, I ended up making a huge phone bill! But the groundwork paid off, as only a few small alterations were necessary."
    Tuomas and Pip Williams immediately hit it off on a personal level. "Tuomas is sensitive, caring, very observant - he's what the English call a musical sponge", Williams commends. "It means he is always willing to try new ideas and absorbs the musical influences around him like a sponge. Tuomas always wants to learn more about music, its origins and sound. He has very firm ideas of what he is trying to achieve, but he also leaves space for those working with him to express themselves. He is humble, appreciative and approachable, one of the most talented musicians or composers I have ever worked with. I really think he would make an original and effective movie score composer, and I definetely want to collaborate with Tuomas again in the future - in fact, we're already talking about the next venture. I would also love to collaborate with him on a movie score at some point."
    "Many times the players would come into the control room afterwards to listen to the takes, and according to Pip, that's something that doesn't happen very often," Tuomas says. "They're usually not that interested - they just do their job and leave, but now they actually listened to the songs. At the end of the last day, as I went down to thank the orchestra, they started applauding, standing up from their seats. It was one of those great moments in life."
    According to Williams, a Pop or Rock artist rarely receives a standing ovation. "The musicians respected the quality of the songs and the challenge of playing such intricate and well structured music. You must remember that these guys also do simple pop sessions, songs that are very easy to play. With Nightwish, they were able to play stuff that was often as demanding as many of the classical pieces they had trained on. This was so much more than just simple 3-chord songs in 4/4 time. And let's not forget that they also had great respect for people that were prepared to take such a huge musical and financial risk, all for the sake of art! Remember, these were very expensive sessions. I'm very satisfied with my own reward for the arrangements, too."
    "There is alwas a degree of compromise when mixing a Metal band with a large orchestra, as it's such a huge sound, but all in all, I'm really pleased with the end result", Pip reflects. "The main thing is that we have established a great identity with Nightwish and the orchestra, and our cooperation could be even better in the future. Seriously, Once is one of the most enjoyable projects in my career, and I've done this for 35 years!"

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому +9

      Thanks so much for this info. Really helpful I tried to pin it, but my option is gone for some reason. Will copy and paste this so i can return to it.

    • @HCH944
      @HCH944 9 місяців тому +3

      Professor Valtte........whilst watching the vid, I hoped that you show up buddy........

  • @BrendonChase_2015
    @BrendonChase_2015 9 місяців тому +10

    6:47 "I travelled to far-away galaxies".. Say no more! Here's a masterpiece, including 11 stellar vocalists (some of which you may recognize already), that will take you there (and back again). You'll love the intergalactic storytelling set to melodic/prog metal: "Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down - The Source (2017)". Cheers from Amsterdam!

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому +3

      Interesting! Will add this one to my list. Thanks!

    • @BrendonChase_2015
      @BrendonChase_2015 9 місяців тому +3

      @@SaeedReacts. Top man, dat wordt genieten! Het is geen liveopname, maar wel heel geschikt als introductie. Daarna wachten sowieso twee legendarische live concerten, beide opgenomen in Tilburg, t.w. "Ayreon Universe Live" uit 2017 en "The Electric Castle Live & Other Tales" uit 2019. Groetjes!

  • @TerriPhillips-xs1oz
    @TerriPhillips-xs1oz 9 місяців тому +17

    This was the opener and Floor had been with them 10 months in at this point

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому +2

      Thanks for letting me know!

  • @HCH944
    @HCH944 9 місяців тому +4

    Basicly it was HER introduction as the frontwoman of NW to the Central European Metal Community....
    Love the scene when Emppu and Marco jump over the stage like an opening theater curtain when SHE came out......

  • @zbygniewprlwytzkofsky6614
    @zbygniewprlwytzkofsky6614 9 місяців тому +3

    My favorite moment in this song: at 4:00 Marko and Emppu making a scissor movement as to let the queen in!😍

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому

      That was awesome!

    • @trevorfolker3665
      @trevorfolker3665 9 місяців тому

      You beat me to it. There are so many little things that happen on the stage that are so easily missed - and most seem to involve Emppu in one way or another.....

  • @Mars-is4un
    @Mars-is4un 9 місяців тому +1

    🤗🍒🤘🏻 well done Saeed

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому

      Thanks! Have a wonderful day .

  • @michaelrainbow4203
    @michaelrainbow4203 8 місяців тому +1

    You are a real one, brother. You have the heart of a poet. In all truth

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  8 місяців тому +1

      Thanks so much! Appreciate the kind words!

  • @Ireksojkowski
    @Ireksojkowski 9 місяців тому +4

    Very very beautiful, thank you

  • @Bonovin
    @Bonovin 9 місяців тому +4

    Se the documentary "Please learn the setlist in 48 hrs " ......and then Floor started in Seattle

  • @robertsheeler321
    @robertsheeler321 9 місяців тому +3

    Tuomas wrote this basically not to forget those childhood stories and dreams as we mature ,

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому +2

      Love that. Thats a topic that is also near to my heart.

  • @pulaold9310
    @pulaold9310 9 місяців тому

    For lyrics "Set loose the mermaids" is incredible. The studio version with NW 2nd vocalist Annette.

  • @Ortti
    @Ortti 9 місяців тому +2

    Wembley Arena's opener Shudder Before the Beautiful is also hit-you-in-the-face style opener 😁

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому

      Need to see that one. Love to get hit in the face from time to time 😅😂

    • @Ortti
      @Ortti 9 місяців тому

      First, watch Wacken completly, then go for Wembley

  • @bennybuffylove
    @bennybuffylove 9 місяців тому +1

    When I watch Floor I don't care what the words are. I could watch her in amazement even if there was no sound. Best stage presence in the history of music, females that is.

  • @pdutchie4924
    @pdutchie4924 9 місяців тому

    This is how you open a concert ❣️😁

  • @mvellis3863
    @mvellis3863 9 місяців тому

    Nightwish was the headliner band for the 2013 Wacken Open Air Festival, which included scores of metal and hard rock bands (including Deep Purple, Rammstein, Anthrax, etc, etc). Nightwish was the last band to play on the last night (they followed Alice Cooper, who also put on a hell of a show)

  • @tracyfarnath2270
    @tracyfarnath2270 9 місяців тому

    Dark chest of wonders, you open it and the wonder of nightwish will fly out and surround you. Great reaction again Saeed, it was the opener you can tell Tuomas has his hat on🇬🇧

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому

      Great song and amazing energy! On to the next one!

  • @mattgraham2835
    @mattgraham2835 8 місяців тому

    this is a good song to start with very cool sound dynamics and breakdowns here that album this song is from is such a beautifully polished and layered album once and the last album that tarya sang on

  • @damienmaynard8892
    @damienmaynard8892 9 місяців тому

    Opening track for the concert, also was the first track on the album "Once" 2004. Instantly immersed in Nightwish! Makes me think of Pandora - dark chest of wonders, closed just in time to keep Hope inside! All the dark released but also the innocence and wonder of personal discoveries and life.

  • @jimharris367
    @jimharris367 9 місяців тому

    And that is how you get 82,000 Metalheads on your side 🤘

  • @majbrat
    @majbrat 9 місяців тому

    Best band in the world.
    There is a documentary called "Please learn the setlist in 48 hours" - it is part in english & part finnish but w subtitles. Great watch. Many react to it as well. 😊

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому

      Will ade that one to my list. Thanks.

  • @Thorgrim247
    @Thorgrim247 9 місяців тому

    No worries about the order. Every Nightwish song is beautiful. The opener! This show was 10 months after Floor joined Nightwish. Those are backing tracks with choir vocals. You got it Saeed. The chest is your own imagination or a great book or movie. The dark is because it could hold the unknown and every great story has a little darkness and danger to overcome.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому

      Another great song! And what a way to start the concert.

  • @jasonmarshall7572
    @jasonmarshall7572 9 місяців тому

    2012 during their Imaginaerum tour Anette there second singer became very unwell during pregnancy and While in the U.S. was rushed to hospital, the band asked a Kamelot band if they could borrow the female vocalists Elize Ryd and Alissa White-Gluz helped. But they later called Floor while she was at her sisters wedding to cover for Anette. It's during that time Floor was given 48 hours to learn the setlist. There's a doco on this on You Tube. Also worth reacting to. Thank you.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому

      Thanks for that info! Will check out that video!

  • @sjc9121
    @sjc9121 9 місяців тому

    🎶 Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 🎶 Correct speed - FullHD - Remastered 🎶( ua-cam.com/video/mzcy3a9q8_0/v-deo.html )
    Setlist: 1. Dark Chest of Wonders, 2. Wish I Had an Angel, 3. She is My Sin, 4. Ghost River, 5. Ever Dream, 6. Storytime, 7. I Want My Tears Back, 8. Nemo, 9. Last of the Wilds,
    10. Bless the Child, 11. Romanticide, 12. Amaranth, 13. Ghost Love Score, 14. Song of Myself, 15. Last Ride of the Day 🎶🎶🎶 Epic concert! 🎶🎶🎶
    Audience in this concert was 82k+

  • @tomasnyqvist3119
    @tomasnyqvist3119 9 місяців тому +8

    Nice reaction man 👍🤘
    You should def watch "please learn the setlist in 48 hours" to see how Floor started with them. But if you watch it make sure it has subtitles cos the narration is in Finnish. And if you make it as a reaction video 🙏🙏 make the screen as big as possible for us to be able to read it 😁
    Anyway glad to see you are continuing with our favorite band 🤘

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому +2

      Thanks! That should be a cool video!

    • @tomasnyqvist3119
      @tomasnyqvist3119 9 місяців тому +1

      @@SaeedReacts. Cool. It is rather long but you can divide it into two or three parts if you like. Preferably one but two or three are also ok 👍

  • @nikostsoromokos696
    @nikostsoromokos696 9 місяців тому

    Happy to see you again dude. I hope you enjoy this masterpiece. Once again great reaction. Thanks ❤

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому

      Thanks for joining me on this journey!

  • @nohope6337
    @nohope6337 9 місяців тому

    yes this is the opener for this festival. Great reaction as usual i would say, love how you go through the lyrics ^^ Can t wait for you to react to "the greatest show on earth" ( tampere 2015 is my favorite but wembley is great too)

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому

      Looking forward to many more. Thanks for watching and have a great day.

  • @nightwisharmyuk
    @nightwisharmyuk 9 місяців тому

    UK Army popping in to peer in to the dark chest with you.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому +1

      Hi from Belgium! Lets explore the wonders of the dark chest together 🤘

  • @carlahelin5203
    @carlahelin5203 9 місяців тому

    What in the Pat Benatar meets Night at the Opera!?!? Love how your reactions take me to new undiscovered places!

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому +1

      It's the same for me! New worlds! 😄

  • @craigbolton5093
    @craigbolton5093 9 місяців тому +5

    First again! What a way to open a show, eh?

  • @moniquevanaken2638
    @moniquevanaken2638 9 місяців тому

    Hi Saeed! Haha..For your chronological mind you can do 2 things.: Follow the setlist with the song links Gabriel gave you or you can put on the entire Wacken 2013 concert and stop after every song and start the next reaction from that point. The setlist is: 1. Dark Chest of Wonders 2. Wish I had an Angel 3. She is My Sin 4. Ghost River 5. Ever Dream 6. Storytime 7. I Want My Tears Back 8. Nemo (with Troy) 9. Last of the Wilds (instrumental, costume change Floor) 10. Bless the Child 11. Romanticide 12 Amaranth 13. Ghost Love Score 14. Song of Myself and 15. Last ride of the Day. Whatever you do I'll be there. Groetjes!

  • @andyohil7465
    @andyohil7465 9 місяців тому

    Do what you want, do it in the order you like - it’s your channel. We will follow… and feel entertained… ‼️👍🏆
    There is a video called „Learn the setlist in 48 hours“ - watch this and you understand the story behind Floor Anne Nightwish - the beginning… 🏆🏆🏆
    The song is a powerful anthem encouraging listeners to explore their own inner wonders.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому

      Thanks! Will alsonwatch that video!

  • @Meine.Postma
    @Meine.Postma 9 місяців тому +4

    Ik neem aan dat mensen je al verteld hebben dat "Learn the set list in 48 hours" op UA-cam staat? Zou ook een leuk idee voor een reactievideo zijn

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому +3

      Die heb ik nog niet voorbij zie komen. Zal ik eens opzoeken.

  • @BigzampanoXXL
    @BigzampanoXXL 9 місяців тому +4

    So you have to start a concert. typical for NW.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому

      Fire straight out the gate 🔥🔥. Thats how you start a show.

  • @VivK-Real
    @VivK-Real 9 місяців тому

    LOL, I totally get that OCD thingy...been there, done that. Somewhat still do but I managed to break that quite easily tho...

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому

      Its better now as well, but sometimes it seems to flare up. Have a great day!

  • @wanmac31
    @wanmac31 8 місяців тому +1

    🤘😁🇫🇮💙🪄🎼✨💯👍

  • @jaskau2462
    @jaskau2462 9 місяців тому

    🤩👍💥💯🎼
    🤘😎💙🎶

  • @nikkeze
    @nikkeze 9 місяців тому

    Can you react to "Wish I had an angel" from 2005 "End of an era" and then to the wacken version?
    It was done by different singer "Tarja Turunen", the first singer.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  9 місяців тому

      I will definitely check out that song. Might follow the wacken setlist. Not sure yet.

    • @nikkeze
      @nikkeze 9 місяців тому

      @@SaeedReacts. Nice! This is my opinion, but I like the End of an era version better. The Wacken version is good too. Greeting from Finland!

  • @visakorhonen8261
    @visakorhonen8261 9 місяців тому

    Bigger video size ,I hope 😁