Hello Scharina [ Your Favorite Reaction Channel ] ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band! This live recording is from Ziggo Dome Amsterdam in 2022, together with Floor Jansen [pronounced Yansen], the 3rd and present female singer of the band, and Henk Poort, a well known Dutch baritone. About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners. Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen [pronounced Tuo-mas], the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [Sami Vanska was the bassist of the band starting with their 2nd studio album, he was with them until 2001. Then Marco Hietala was bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least. Then in May 2021 Jukka Koskinen [pronounced Yukka] became the bassist of the band, for the Human :II: Nature tour - and recently, the band announced he became a permanent member] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen [he also recorded the bass lines for their 1st studio album]. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen [pronounced Yukka] is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen [pronounced Tarr-ya] (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " For an extended set of suggestion (with links), I posted 2 huge comments in the community tab in my main YT channel: www.youtube.com/@gabriel.bardac/community 🤘
Hi General Gabriel - don't you just love it when you get a jaw-dropping reaction like this? No matter how many times you pop up to new reactors there is still something special seeing someone's 'mind blown' by the first few seconds - and we know what is coming up.......
@@trevorfolker3665 Sure! And I'm still amazed, after so many years, that this reaction invariably occurs regardless of the reactors' favorite kind of music!
Background to this song. Floor Janson was on a Dutch TV show called Beste Zangers (where 7 singers sing each other songs) and met her childhood hero Henk Poort. Henk was the original Dutch Phantom when the show came out in the late 80's early 90's. They sang this as a duet but Henk would only do it if he could sing it with Nightwish when they came to the Netherlands and Floor and Nightwish agreed. Then along came Lockdown. Nightwish hadn't done this song since 2005 with their first singer Tarja. Floor joined Nightwish in late 2012 when their 2nd singer Anette had problems and they parted ways. This was the band keeping their promise, it wasn't on the set list so the crowd were pleasantly surprised and loved it. Check out Ghost Love Score from the Wacken Festival 2013.
Welcome as a new member of the Nightwish army. You'll be amazed at what this gang can do. Have fun discovering Nightwish. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Damn, I missed this by a day! And I see you’ve posted 2 other NW reactions since this one. I’ll watch them next! This is gonna be great! Welcome to symphonic metal and IMO the genre’s greatest practitioners!
Wow, rare to see a Nightwish reaction before Gabriel has posted...This wasn't the first time they were together, they've been touring for years together. But, this was the first time in 17 years the band had performed The Phantom of the Opera, and the first time with Floor as the lead singer. The last time Nightwish performed this song was 2005, with their original lead singer, Tarja, literally, the night the band fired her after the concert.
Floor was 16 when she became a member of After forever, Floor left the band and formed Revamp later Floor helped Nightwish out as there second singer Anette became very unwell while pregnant during there U.S A. Tour. 2012. 2013 Floor was offered to become a full time member of Nightwish eventually leaving Revamp. During that time Floor finished of her side project Northward and since brought out her own more pop like album called My Paragon. Floor has also performed with many other artists and friends like Epica, Star one, Ayreon with her sister Irene who's a backing vocalist for Arjen Lucassen. Floor also performed with Evergrey, Soilwork, Tobias Sammet's Avantasia, Sabaton plus much more. Floor was trained at a school of Rock also performing arts and trained in classical / Opera. Floor can sing in these genre's Pop, Rock, Metal, Opera. Floor can also growl. Floor has performed a song ( English version ) Called The Fight goes on. This was for an organization called Warchild. Raising money for children suffering from war and ptsd. Floor can sing in Dutch, English, Italian, Spanish, German and much much more. Also known for her songs on the Dutch show the Beste Zangers ( Best Singers ) also on the German show called Sing Meinen song ( Sing My Song ). Welcome to Floor Jansen pronounced ( Yansen ). Thank you.
When you want to go further on the path of our 1.83m (6ft.+) tall Dutch Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, here is some background information on the best and most versitale female singer of our time. Floor joined the band 'After Forever' in 1997 at the age of 16. Here are some of my favourites: ‘Energize me’; Monolith of Doubt’ and Dreamflight’. Floor attended the then new Rock Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003. She also studied 2 years at the Conservatory (1 year Music Theatre and 1 year Opera). 'After Forever' disbanded in 2009 and Floor started her own band 'Revamp' from scratch. Here she experimented with different vocal styles within one song from full operatic to death growls in seconds. Here are some examples: ‘Misery’s no Crime’, ‘Wild card’ and ‘Disdain’. Besides managing a band on her own she also did a lot of vocal coaching and as she is a perfectionist, she wants to do everything at 100%+. Eventually she had to pay the price and got a burnout. She had just recovered when end of september 2012 the call came from Nightwish to fill in for the remainder of the North American Tour at first as their second singer Annette got ill. Floor had just 48 hours to learn the whole setlist. There is a documentary made of this world tour: ‘Please learn the setlist in 48 hours’ Floor joined Nightwish after the iconic Wacken concert in 2013 as permanent member of the band. Floor continued to perform with 'Revamp’ also, but it was clear that she could not combine the two for much longer, so 'Revamp' disbanded in 2016. Floor did a side project called 'Northward' where she dived into the Hard Rock scene. The song 'While Love Died is a must see. Her stunning performances on the Dutch TV show 'Beste Zangers 2019' gave her at last some more recognition in her home country where she was relatively unknown until then. There are numerous guest appearances with other bands to find on UA-cam. To see how to get a crowd of metalheads silenced and in awe watch her featuring with the band 'Epica' and the song 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa’ and to see her in full opera mode, watch her rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini. As live concerts were cancelled and home isolation due to the Covid situation, Floor discovered UA-cam in these years. Mindblowing covers, chats with her idols and other singers, vocal masterclasses, personal insights and so much more. She even made a video reacting to herself singing Ghost Love Score at Wacken. Lots of technical info and some memories of her starting with Nightwish. Also her Fan Friday videos are hilarious. Just unpack some of these and other presents she left on her channel. Also videos of her solotour she did with songs of her impressive career. Her latest endeavour is her stunning solo album ‘My Paragon. Floor is a high sensitive person, so peace and quiet is as important for her. Living by the woods in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer of the band Sabaton), daughters Freja (turns 7 years next march) and Lucy (born last october) ,a couple of horses, dogs and cats, she found this.
Not ‘back together again after 17 years’ - Nightwish has been around and recording from 1996 through to present day First time since 2005 that Nightwish performed the Phantom, with one time (well two concerts in Amsterdam) guest performer, Henk Poort
@@YourFavoriteReactionChannel General Gabriel will have all of the info for you. This is a very deep rabbit hole for sure and there will be music there that most music lovers will find something there that fits their musical tastes. Yes Nightwish is a metal band but they are also very versatile as well. There are prog elements, folk elements, classical elements, some classic rock and roll, even some blues and jazz as well. All mixed in with that metal vibe. I just love this band.
Welcome to the Nightwish journey. And Floor is on Stage a wolf, but private so humble,,and downearth .Her Dog.Two tattoos behind her ears. Thx for this reaction. Greetings from nothern Germany 🤘🤘
A Big welcome to the Nightwish Universe, from Nightwish Army Denmark 🇩🇰. Next could be ' Ghost Love Score' from Wacken 2013 - a brilliant song, showing what Symphonic Metal can be.
Armée NIGHTWISH de France au rapport, merci, merci pour ce grand moment d'émotion, je ne m'en lasse jamais, continuez encore et encore pour notre reine et aussi pour NIGHTWISH........Maintenant il ne vous reste plus qu'a remonter de 17 ans et d'écouter la première version de cette chanson du groupe avec Marko ( le bassiste ) et Tarja la première chanteuse et co-fondatrice du groupe, à écouter absolument. Bonne écoute et à bientôt, et un nouvel abonné ici, paix sur vous mon amie........
Welcome to the Nightwish rabbit hole. NW are one of the most amazing bands you will ever see. Every member is a master of their craft. You will get heaps of messages from members of the Nightwish Army. Don’t panic. You are in good hands. Pick any song to react to and you will not be disappointed. Just sit back and enjoy the ride. Great reaction. Looking forward to the next one. Greetings from the Nightwish Army (Sydney, Australia Division) 🇦🇺🤘
Hello, great reaction, I have the honor to welcome you on behalf of the Nightwish Army, stick to the list Gabriel, he is our guide and general at the same time, greetings from Poland
Nightwish Army Germany here. You cant go wrong with Floor. You simply cant. This Rabbit Hole called Nightwish is worth a deep Dive. All Hail Queen Floor !
This is the first time that the band performed this in 17 years as originally performed with first singer, Tarja Turunen who was predominantly operatic. The third singer, Floor Jansen, who saw Henk Poort in Phantom when a young girl and went on a Dutch TV show Beste Zangers in 2019 if she could duet with him. He agreed if he could sing it with Nightwish some time. It took 4 years because of Covid lockdowns and this is it. Floor can sing in any style required so has brought so much more to the band.
Great reaction! So the 17 year spread between Nightwish performing this song. Nightwish's original singer, Tarja Turunen, was a classically trained lied singer. It was her classically trained dark operatic voice that helped create the genre of symphonic metal. Nightwish used to perform this song regularly with Marko, the previous bassist (and a fantastic singer himself) as the Phantom and recorded it on the Century Child album. I think it was mainly done because Tarja liked performing it. They last performed it in 2005 at the End of an Era concert and it is available on YT (the band fired Tarja right after the concert via an open letter, it was a very public and nasty split). That version is my second favorite version and the star for me is Marko's gritty and dark Phantom. Their next singer was not operatically trained and couldn't hit those high notes so the song was dropped from the setlist, plus I think the band wasn't interested in performing it ever again. In 2019 Floor is approached to be one of the singers on the Dutch show Beste Zangers. She was mildly interested until she found out that Henk Poort, a famous Dutch musical theater singer, was going to be on the show. Henk is famous for being the original Phantom in the Dutch stage production of the Phantom of the Opera. Floor had seen him in that role when she was a teenager and was a big fans so she jumped at the chance to be on the show and sing with one of her idols. The show consists of a number of Dutch singers and each week one of them is featured and the other singers sing songs that they have done or are important to them. Henk was the featured on the first episode and Floor sang the very first song, Vilja Lied from the Merry Widow operetta. Floor was mostly unknown in her native Netherlands where metal music is not popular. She totally nailed the song and blew everyone away. ua-cam.com/video/JN80AfHiUTY/v-deo.htmlsi=zAVPgSLViOiNrG9O This link includes the banter between the singers and host before and after with English subtitles in CC. The last show of the season is all duets and Floor asked Henk to sing Phantom of the Opera with her. He agreed on condition that the next time Nightwish was performing in Amsterdam he would be able to perform it with them. Their performance from Beste Zangers is my favorite Nightwish like performance. ua-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/v-deo.htmlsi=tqQBaRhJBuCBM1KD. It uses the Nightwish arrangement but more rock and less metal and Floor uses a more musical theater vocal approach that is brighter and also uses more colors and runs. It took a couple of years because of COVID but this performance that you saw was Nightwish fulfilling that promise for Floor. It is a great performance but my least favorite of the three. Floor and Henk became fast friends and have performed in each other's solo concerts. They also did a video of Dangerous Games from Jekyl and Hyde on Floor's YT channel during the pandemic as well as a live performance from Floor's solo concert in Amsterdam in 2021. Both are available on Floor's YT channel.
Nightwish are like nothing else - a musical genre unto themselves. And Floor, well, she can have you spellbound forever after one song. I've subbed for (hopefully!) more. Cheers from Down Under.
Welcome to the world of Nightwish Symphonic Metal! The rabbit hole is deep and very diverse. There is more to enjoy than Metal. Many styles all great! Enjoy the dive!🤘🎸
I was there, it was epic❣️ I was bouncing up and down when I realized they were doing this! So great hearing them do the Phantom again with the official Dutch Phantom! It was a surprise I sort of counted on because it was promised in Beste Zangers 2019.
This was a special occasion having Henk come to sing. He played the Phantom on stage in Holland for decades. Floor Jansen was on a Dutch TV show with him called Beste Zangers and they sang this duet on the show.
Welcome to the wonderful diverse world of Nightwish. UK Oldies Division of Nightwish army here as a new subscriber. Hope you'll keep on watching and listening. Especially their live recordings. I saw them live at Wembley in November 2022 and it was the most amazing experience. To hear more from them, I suggest you follow Gabriel's list or pick and mix from it. I have followed Nightwish for some time now and have just about every Nightwish recording, live and studio and not a single track I don't like.
HI ! It is always rewarding to watch people hearing Floor Jansen as the first time. I´m glad you did it, and I hope we´ll see in the future here reacting to Nightwish music, for instance "Ghost Love Score", I´m sure you will like it too. Greets from the Nightwish country Finland. Take care.
Singers sing what they can, Floor sings what she wants ❤once she sang the phonebook in a Dutch show ❤and it sounds amazing ❤Floor is an amzing singer❤her voice just touch your soul and grab your heart ❤
Harder, Faster, Louder - Welcome to the world of metal. In the 90s, metal opened up to other styles of music. In Europe people have remembered the tradition of classical and folk music. Nightwish is considered one of the founders of symphonic metal and is still the role model today. In addition to classical, there is also folk in their music. Female singer Floor Jansen is the third singer to fulfill a promise here. She had met Henk on a Dutch TV show and wanted to sing this duet with him. He agreed if he could sing the song with the band later. Henk sang the Phantom in the Dutch version of the musical for years. He had this version from 2005 in mind with two other singers. For me the better version, but not as close to the original: NIGHTWISH - The Phantom Of The Opera (OFFICIAL LIVE) Symphonic and folk metal remained largely unknown in the USA because in Europe most bands release on independent labels. The American majors are hindering independence in the USA as much as they can.
Floor can sing any type of music and does, I`ve been listening to this band for over 15 year`s and still obsessed with them. That they are not popular in the US is a tragedy.
This is definitely not your typical Nightwish song to perform. They are a Symphonic Metal band with a wide range of musical styles , from very heavy like (Tribal) from their newest record to Celtic style (My Walden) from 2015 Endless Forms Most Beautiful. It's always best to react to live performances.
Ummmm…they have been consistently recording and performing since 1996. This was the first time they’d performed this song since 2005, but they have never not been together.
The best intro to Nightwish is their 2013 concert from Wacken. Just start with the first song reaction and go through the whole show one song at a time. Be warned they have a broad range of material and you never know what to expect next. You will get tons of views doing this. Plus I want to see the expression on your face as you get to hear their male vocalist Marko sing.
This 'cover' was a one-off. Almost everything they do is original and each song is different to every other one. I have been listening to rock music since 1956 and this band is the best band I've ever heard.
Hello Sharina and welcome to the wonderful and phenomenal world of Nightwish! You'll be blown away with their music I'm sure! If you use the list Gabriel Bardac gave you with the best links to their songs you can't go wrong. Enjoy the ride and greetings from The Netherlands!
You have surely heard the Phantom of the Opera song before , taken from the musical of the same name ?????? If not where have you been ????? Henk Port played the Phantom in the Dutch stage musical Phantom of the Opera.
Hello Scharina, Floor Jansen (pronounce; Yahn-Sen) & Henk Poort fan here. Henk Poort is a well known (Dutch) baritone. He received classical singing training at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. He won the Cristina Deutekom Competition during his singing training. Henk sang at various European opera houses, such as Ulm and Krefeld. He made guest appearances for, for example, the Dutch Opera, the (German) Deutsche Oper am Rhein, the Hessische Staatstheater in Wiesbaden, (Dutch) the National Reisopera, the VARA (Opera matinee in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw). is a well-known Dutch opera singer and actor who played the Phantom in this musical for many years. He is a baritone Yes, this band Nightwish is fantastic and you will experience and acknowledge that once you have seen and heard more of them. It was at Floor's request that NW would play this duet live again because of her promise to HP (during the recording of "Best Singers 2019" that he would sing this together again as a guest singer during an NW concert in their ZiggoDome concert of 2021. The fact that it had to wait until November 2022 was due to the intervention of the COVID-19 restrictions. (note: this was not a reunion, Nightwish never ceased to exist, but their repertoire is so large that it took 17 years (2005) before they played this song live again. Although the band is Finnish their 3rd female vocalist isn’t, she is Dutch. Floor was born on February 21st, 1981 in Goirle the Netherlands. At the age of 16 she started her career (initially) just as the background singer from the Dutch metal band ‘After Forever’ in 1997, but real soon she took over the lead until early 2009 and the band fell apart. Parallel she studied at the Dutch Rock Academy in Tilburg starting in 1999 where she graduated in 2003 and spent two years on classical training with the National Conservatory. She studied Musical Theatre and one year Opera. She plays guitar, piano and flute and has completed 12 years of music studies. She’s a Light Lyric Soprano and her vocal range runs from E3 to D6. In addition to her activities at After Forever, she gave singing lessons. On May 5, 2010, she presented her new band ‘ReVamp’, which was disbanded in September 2016. In August 2010 Jansen was a guest in the TV program “De tiende van Tijl”. In that program she sang an aria by Puccini. From October 1, 2012 (while she was within ReVamp still, but recovering from a burnout) Floor replaced Anette Olzon as the singer of Nightwish halfway their Imaginaerum World Tour. After one year (shortly after the Wacken Open Air festival concert 2013) on October 9th 2013, it was announced that she was to become the group's regular new front singer. - Who is Floor Jansen? - ua-cam.com/video/5t1mz49-Suo/v-deo.html - Who is Floor Jansen? - #1 ua-cam.com/video/Gg499f00MqY/v-deo.html - Who is Floor Jansen? - #2 ua-cam.com/video/c5kHs3bOkM4/v-deo.html - The Storytime of Floor Jansen (Biography) - ua-cam.com/video/WKPxsERPvuA/v-deo.html - The Floor Jansen Story by “Sing Meinen Song” (German TV, German spoken but with English subs.) www.dailymotion.com/video/x8bbf2h
You did a great reaction to this song. Check out the 2005 Nightwish version of this song from the End of an Era DVD, sung by Tarja. It's not better, it's not worse, it's just very different and well worth a listen. I'm glad you're on a Nightwish journey, and have subscribed to follow you on your trip.
Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 🎶🎶🎶 Epic concert! 🎶🎶🎶 Next songs to react to: Ghost Love Score, Storytime, Ever Dream, Romanticide, Ghost River, Song of Myself NIGHTWISH - Ghost Love Score (OFFICIAL LIVE) ua-cam.com/video/JYjIlHWBAVo/v-deo.html NIGHTWISH - Storytime (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) ua-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/v-deo.html Nightwish - Ever Dream (Wacken 2013) ua-cam.com/video/YwGSAFarHRg/v-deo.html NIGHTWISH - Romanticide (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) ua-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/v-deo.html Nightwish - Ghost River (Wacken 2013) ua-cam.com/video/05eitd-EA6I/v-deo.html Nightwish - Song of Myself LIVE ua-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/v-deo.html Setlist of this concert: 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 Audience in this concert was 82k+
Thank you for reacting to my favourite band. This number was really a one off and is not typical of the band. Most reactors start with “Ghost Love Score” live from Waken 2013. It shows what symphonic metal is all about. It is an amazing piece of music and you really should check it out. Greetings from the UK.🇬🇧
The female singer has been the singer since 2014. She is Dutch and named Floor Jansen. She attended the Dutch rock academy and then a conservatory for 3 years of opera and musical theatre. Henk played the original Dutch phantom and was a hero of Floor’s. You will get a comment from a great member of the Nightwish army I would follow his recommendations. Incidentally Floor is called the “Valkyrie Queen” partly due to her 6 foot height and partly due to the power of her presence! Btw for your own sanity avoid comparing her to Amy Lee of Evenessance it never goes well.
Wow ! Where to start ? Enjoyed your rection, thank you. Your background information is piecemeal at best. It's like Nightwish is a book with one hundred chapters and you started reading at chapter seventy five. Back up a bit. Most new arrivals to the Nightwish Community find that the Wacken 2013 concert is a good starting point. After that you can go back or forward guided by the comments and request of the Nightwish Army that will endlessly flow in. Look forward to your next reaction, Be well.
Nightwish Shadow Unit from Estonia reporting in ! 6'1'' Dutch Valkyrie Goddess spotted ! Gabriel Bardac entered ! This is called Symphonic Metal !!! Floor her name is derived from the Roman Goddess of Spring, Flora. Floor Jansen is called the Valkyrie Goddess of Metal and Empathy. Floor Jansen is a soprano, with a range of more than 4 octaves (Eb2 to F6). She can sing from classical to belting and raspy vocals like screaming and death growls. And she's also a voice coach and teacher to boot. Plus, huge vocal nerd 😉. Floor Jansen was the singer of the Dutch metal band After Forever from 1997 to early 2009. From 1999 she studied at the Rockacademie in Tilburg, where she graduated in 2003. She studied musical theatre and a year of opera. In addition to her activities at After Forever, she gave singing lessons. She plays guitar, piano and flute. On May 5, 2010, she presented her new band ReVamp, which was disbanded in September 2016. From 1 October 2012 Jansen replaced Anette Olzon (Second singer of Nightwish after Tarja) as singer of Nightwish during the Imaginaerum World Tour (And she had to learn the setlist in 48h). On October 9, 2013, it was announced that she would be the group's regular new front singer. In 2015, Nightwish released the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful with Jansen as lead singer. Nightwish's second studio album with Jansen as front singer, Human. :II: Nature., was released in April 2020. About this song: Well...Henk is a Dutch Phantom. This promise was made in Beste Zangers TV show, where Floor and Henk did this song for the first time, that he will sing this song with Floor and Nightwish, when they come to the Netherlands. And this song was a surprise to the fans. Nightwish performed this song last time 17 years ago with Tarja (First singer), and now the circle is complete... And that Crowd Roar, when Henk walked on stage, wearing Official "Nightwish Family" T-shirt, but that Floor's last note... it was insane 12,2 sec. This performance was absolutely electrifying ❤🔥!!!!! "Promise made, promise kept" 🤘😎🤘!!!! NWSU/FloorFan.
The best version of the song in my humble opnion is from the dvd ''end of an era'' with Tarja Turunen (the first female vocalist of this lengendary band). I do prefer ''ghost love score'' with Floor though. Enjoy the discovery of this band. ''Yours is an empty hope"" is stunning.
Interesting to see a reaction video of Nightwish that starts with this song! If you want to see and hear more Nightwish, and you do want that, believe me, then follow the suggestions below. But, be it for your own interest, check out the 'original' duet between Henk Poort and Floor Jansen in Beste Zangers 2019. The interaction between the two is materialising on your screen ... An audience of 7 instead of 33 000 (Ziggo Dome - I was there ...). So thanks for this and please explore the unique and tremendous versatility of NIghtwish (music) and Floor (vocals) ... A match made in heaven.
Just continue with their live stuff, because the atmosphere is unmatched, comparing to high polished studio recordings and they are just able to produce high quality output even then. I also recommend not to go down the well-trodden paths of songs, like many before, but to go on your own trail as most of us already knew, how well designed their older stuff is. Literally any song from their legendary Wacken 2013 show is awesome and the whole concert itself ought to be amongst the best concerts ever recorded in rock history. As you don't like any harder stuff yet (time will come you will), how about starting out with their ballads? "Dead Boy's Poem" as well as "Sleeping Sun" will give you a smooth approach to what is called symphonic metal (their genre). There are recent accoustic versions from both "How's the Heart" and "Nemo" , live from Planet Rock, with only the singer Floor and Troy on guitar, that went so smooth and ought to be pleasant for any kind of ear. You also might approach some of their hit-singles, that successfully entered mainstream charts. They felt more like, Pop-Rock, but the pimped-up version of it. For example "Amaranth" (only on Wacken 2013) , "Nemo" or "Storytime", before you are going to hit their 10min+ songs. Like their "unrequited love hymn" about a relation that never gets across its "friendship-zone", so that love affair never came into existence, staying unrated, therefore called "Ghost Love-Score". It feels like multiple songs/themes in one and is often used as a specimen song for the genre as it contains a little bit of everything what defines their music.
P.S. During your research, you will notice that Nightwish have had three different singers since they started. Their current singer Floor Jansen is with the band since 2012. Between 2007 and 2012 Anette Olzon was the intermediate vocalist. Tarja Turunen was their first singer, until the band gave her an open letter after the last concert of their tour in 2005, when they declared that the band will continue with another singer. Afterwards it became clear, that the bands reaction was just the anticipation of what was already sealed. The band started in 1996, when main composer and head of the band Tuomas Holopainen (keyboardist) and his friend Emppu Vuorinen (guitarrist) successfully invited Tarja Turunen to his Nightwish project. All three came from the same town Kitee in Finnland and were visiting the same school. I guess since the one year younger Tarja entered Tuomas' home to take music lessons from his grandma, she became his inspiration for many songs to come. He even changed the kind of music he was planing to write, just to suit Tarja even more. As a slender and shy spectacle wearer and introvert, his admiration for Tarja must have started out secretly. Over the time Tuomas learned, to transform his emotions on paper and into songs, which Tarja needed to sing afterwards. She admitted once, that Tuomas' many innuendos within the lyrics burdened her at some point. After Tarja started to date her husband Marcelo in 2000 and got married in 2003, the break-up became inevitable. For a reason the two guys could not stand each other, so it was no surprise, when Marcelo once told the public, that Tuomas is jealous on him, due to Tarja. In fact he was extremely jealous, too and accompanied Tarja to all concerts, finally separated her from Nightwish by telling that all official communication with Tarja should only be made through him. He insisted Tarja to leave the band, going for a solo career and the next album shall be her last with Nightwish. The band then decided, it was not necessary, to wait for that album, as Tuomas wasn't able to write her tailor-made songs anymore. "Dark Passion Play" instead was recorded with Anette Olson, while Floor Jansen, desired candidate, was still busy with After Forever, a friendly band, since they have been the support band on tour. After Anette Olzon got pregnant during her second tour with Nightwish in 2012 and Floor's primal band had disbanded, it was time for the famous phone call, you can watch on UA-cam documentation "Please learn the setlist in 48 hours". Floor healed the band and for the first time since many years you see them joyful and smiling all over their faces, as they had found their final singer. That vibe was even taped on the legendary Wacken 2013 recording.
I loved your reaction and welcome to Nightwish. If you follow General Bardacs recommendations, it really can't go all that wrong :) Just remember, that for me and many others, the Wacken 2013 concert is one of the best ever made and it sets the standarts for the rest.... which Nightwish tend to meet anyway :) They're also one of the few bands where I prefer to hear the live versions of the songs, because they're just fantastic.
I've got only one thing to say: Because I'm a chess nerd and this fits: Queen to D6. Checkmate. 😅 And for 11 seconds! 🤯🤯🤯 Edit: Now for my second thing to say: You have not heard anything yet! I highly recommend Ghost Love Score from Wacken 2013 -- the Most Reacted-To Music Video On The Internet. And no, I'm not just saying that, nor am I being facetious or trolling. It really is true. And in watching it, you will see just how good this band really is! Because I know of no other band that has this level of composition and execution that is performing and making music today.
only 10% of Floor's voice NW fan 😂😂 Hope you stay with us all this journey you really fine why we love our VALKIRIE GODESS Check your horyzont HUGE ARMY IT'S COMMINGGGGG Cheers and love from NIGHTWISH ARMY COSTA RICA DIVISIÓN 🤘💀🇨🇷 ( try to stay close to The general Gabriel's list for a better taste and really awesome details you need to know step by step)
This version is with Nightwish's original singer, Tarja, and the male part is with their former bass player, Marko. IMHO, it's much better - even though Floor is amazing... ua-cam.com/video/tL25rbnvM4o/v-deo.html&pp=ygUebmlnaHR3aXNoIHBoYW50b20gb2YgdGhlIG9wZXJh
As a new fan that prefers Floor to the two previous female vocalists, I must admit that I prefer Tarja singing the female part (by just a little) and Marco singing the male part....Marco makes it a completely different song. Marco makes it metal!
this was not their song... its from a musical... if you want to start a real Nightwish journey you best follow Gabiel's list, of start at Wacken 2013 Ghost Love score.
The older version with Tarja is better. She was the original vocalist and has a higher ranger than floor. The arrangement was more rock oriented as well. Check it out, look for the yellow dress.
shame you didn't do the real Nightwish version that this version is emulating, not saying this version isn't excellent but the version with Tarja and Marco from the End of an Era concert is multiple levels of energy greater! This was done as a contractual fulfillment on Floors behalf to Henk Poort (the male singer) and is much closer to the real Phantom than to Nightwish's Phantom!
@@Zoey-K-1as are all comments on "art" !! Floor for me is the best of the female singers Nightwish has had but Nightwish is really missing Marco (or just an elite male singer in general!) and my comment is correct this was Floor following through on her agreement with Henk that got him to do the duet with her during Beste Zangers. I actually think that was their better performance.
Comments like yours have made me a Tarja hater. At first I stopped watching reactions to videos with Tarja, but even in videos with Floor some guys complained about Tarja, so I can´t stand her anymore. Thank you, just spoiled my mood for listening to Nightwish. I think I need some Deathcore to come down again. and by the way, I gave this video a thumbs down because of your comment.
Hello Scharina [ Your Favorite Reaction Channel ] ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me.
Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band! This live recording is from Ziggo Dome Amsterdam in 2022, together with Floor Jansen [pronounced Yansen], the 3rd and present female singer of the band, and Henk Poort, a well known Dutch baritone.
About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners.
Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory):
" Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland.
Tuomas Holopainen [pronounced Tuo-mas], the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [Sami Vanska was the bassist of the band starting with their 2nd studio album, he was with them until 2001. Then Marco Hietala was bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least. Then in May 2021 Jukka Koskinen [pronounced Yukka] became the bassist of the band, for the Human :II: Nature tour - and recently, the band announced he became a permanent member] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen [he also recorded the bass lines for their 1st studio album]. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen [pronounced Yukka] is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition.
Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen [pronounced Tarr-ya] (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her.
There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps.
I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol "
For an extended set of suggestion (with links), I posted 2 huge comments in the community tab in my main YT channel: www.youtube.com/@gabriel.bardac/community
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Hi General Gabriel - don't you just love it when you get a jaw-dropping reaction like this? No matter how many times you pop up to new reactors there is still something special seeing someone's 'mind blown' by the first few seconds - and we know what is coming up.......
@@trevorfolker3665 Sure! And I'm still amazed, after so many years, that this reaction invariably occurs regardless of the reactors' favorite kind of music!
I'll give you a warning: Nightwish will change your live forever 😍
I concur
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I concur as well! 🤘🔥🤘
I AGREE
Background to this song. Floor Janson was on a Dutch TV show called Beste Zangers (where 7 singers sing each other songs) and met her childhood hero Henk Poort. Henk was the original Dutch Phantom when the show came out in the late 80's early 90's. They sang this as a duet but Henk would only do it if he could sing it with Nightwish when they came to the Netherlands and Floor and Nightwish agreed. Then along came Lockdown. Nightwish hadn't done this song since 2005 with their first singer Tarja. Floor joined Nightwish in late 2012 when their 2nd singer Anette had problems and they parted ways. This was the band keeping their promise, it wasn't on the set list so the crowd were pleasantly surprised and loved it. Check out Ghost Love Score from the Wacken Festival 2013.
Welcome as a new member of the Nightwish army.
You'll be amazed at what this gang can do.
Have fun discovering Nightwish.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Damn, I missed this by a day! And I see you’ve posted 2 other NW reactions since this one. I’ll watch them next! This is gonna be great! Welcome to symphonic metal and IMO the genre’s greatest practitioners!
Nightwish Army incoming...
Great reaction! Always happy to see another fan introduced to symphonic metal and Nightwish!
Wow, rare to see a Nightwish reaction before Gabriel has posted...This wasn't the first time they were together, they've been touring for years together. But, this was the first time in 17 years the band had performed The Phantom of the Opera, and the first time with Floor as the lead singer. The last time Nightwish performed this song was 2005, with their original lead singer, Tarja, literally, the night the band fired her after the concert.
Gabriel was not that far behind!
welcome to the symphonic metal kingdom, and Nightwish are the most valuable representatives
Another soul snatched by the Valkyrie Godess
Welcome to Nightwish! Your mind will be blown a lot listening to this.
Can't wait!❤️❤️❤️
Hello! Metal isn't necessarily what you think it is. There are several different styles. 😉
Welcome into the Realm of Nightwish !
Floor was 16 when she became a member of After forever, Floor left the band and formed Revamp later Floor helped Nightwish out as there second singer Anette became very unwell while pregnant during there U.S A. Tour. 2012. 2013 Floor was offered to become a full time member of Nightwish eventually leaving Revamp. During that time Floor finished of her side project Northward and since brought out her own more pop like album called My Paragon. Floor has also performed with many other artists and friends like Epica, Star one, Ayreon with her sister Irene who's a backing vocalist for Arjen Lucassen. Floor also performed with Evergrey, Soilwork, Tobias Sammet's Avantasia, Sabaton plus much more. Floor was trained at a school of Rock also performing arts and trained in classical / Opera. Floor can sing in these genre's Pop, Rock, Metal, Opera. Floor can also growl. Floor has performed a song ( English version ) Called The Fight goes on. This was for an organization called Warchild. Raising money for children suffering from war and ptsd. Floor can sing in Dutch, English, Italian, Spanish, German and much much more. Also known for her songs on the Dutch show the Beste Zangers ( Best Singers ) also on the German show called Sing Meinen song ( Sing My Song ). Welcome to Floor Jansen pronounced ( Yansen ). Thank you.
When you want to go further on the path of our 1.83m (6ft.+) tall Dutch Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, here is some background information on the best and most versitale female singer of our time. Floor joined the band 'After Forever' in 1997 at the age of 16. Here are some of my favourites: ‘Energize me’; Monolith of Doubt’ and Dreamflight’.
Floor attended the then new Rock Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003. She also studied 2 years at the Conservatory (1 year Music Theatre and 1 year Opera).
'After Forever' disbanded in 2009 and Floor started her own band 'Revamp' from scratch. Here she experimented with different vocal styles within one song from full operatic to death growls in seconds. Here are some examples: ‘Misery’s no Crime’, ‘Wild card’ and ‘Disdain’.
Besides managing a band on her own she also did a lot of vocal coaching and as she is a perfectionist, she wants to do everything at 100%+. Eventually she had to pay the price and got a burnout. She had just recovered when end of september 2012 the call came from Nightwish to fill in for the remainder of the North American Tour at first as their second singer Annette got ill. Floor had just 48 hours to learn the whole setlist. There is a documentary made of this world tour: ‘Please learn the setlist in 48 hours’
Floor joined Nightwish after the iconic Wacken concert in 2013 as permanent member of the band. Floor continued to perform with 'Revamp’ also, but it was clear that she could not combine the two for much longer, so 'Revamp' disbanded in 2016. Floor did a side project called 'Northward' where she dived into the Hard Rock scene. The song 'While Love Died is a must see.
Her stunning performances on the Dutch TV show 'Beste Zangers 2019' gave her at last some more recognition in her home country where she was relatively unknown until then. There are numerous guest appearances with other bands to find on UA-cam. To see how to get a crowd of metalheads silenced and in awe watch her featuring with the band 'Epica' and the song 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa’ and to see her in full opera mode, watch her rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini. As live concerts were cancelled and home isolation due to the Covid situation, Floor discovered UA-cam in these years. Mindblowing covers, chats with her idols and other singers, vocal masterclasses, personal insights and so much more. She even made a video reacting to herself singing Ghost Love Score at Wacken. Lots of technical info and some memories of her starting with Nightwish.
Also her Fan Friday videos are hilarious. Just unpack some of these and other presents she left on her channel. Also videos of her solotour she did with songs of her impressive career. Her latest endeavour is her stunning solo album ‘My Paragon. Floor is a high sensitive person, so peace and quiet is as important for her. Living by the woods in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer of the band Sabaton), daughters Freja (turns 7 years next march) and Lucy (born last october) ,a couple of horses, dogs and cats, she found this.
Not ‘back together again after 17 years’ - Nightwish has been around and recording from 1996 through to present day
First time since 2005 that Nightwish performed the Phantom, with one time (well two concerts in Amsterdam) guest performer, Henk Poort
Thank you for the information! I'm excited to listen more from Nightwish!❤️❤️❤️
@@YourFavoriteReactionChannel General Gabriel will have all of the info for you. This is a very deep rabbit hole for sure and there will be music there that most music lovers will find something there that fits their musical tastes. Yes Nightwish is a metal band but they are also very versatile as well. There are prog elements, folk elements, classical elements, some classic rock and roll, even some blues and jazz as well. All mixed in with that metal vibe. I just love this band.
I think she was referring to Marco & Tarja reuiniting to perform Phantom last year.
Fun reaction. I guess I like to see people's minds being blown. Welcome to Nightwish fandom.
you got a long journey in front of you.. the Nightwish Army found your reaction. we came and follow.
Welcome to the Nightwish journey. And Floor is on Stage a wolf, but private so humble,,and downearth .Her Dog.Two tattoos behind her ears. Thx for this reaction. Greetings from nothern Germany 🤘🤘
Hail ti the Queen, the Poet , the Riff maker, the Groove master, the Piper of Heaven and the Beat lord ! Nightwish army Italian division present ! 🤘
A Big welcome to the Nightwish Universe, from Nightwish Army Denmark 🇩🇰.
Next could be ' Ghost Love Score' from Wacken 2013 - a brilliant song, showing what Symphonic Metal can be.
Armée NIGHTWISH de France au rapport, merci, merci pour ce grand moment d'émotion, je ne m'en lasse jamais, continuez encore et encore pour notre reine et aussi pour NIGHTWISH........Maintenant il ne vous reste plus qu'a remonter de 17 ans et d'écouter la première version de cette chanson du groupe avec Marko ( le bassiste ) et Tarja la première chanteuse et co-fondatrice du groupe, à écouter absolument. Bonne écoute et à bientôt, et un nouvel abonné ici, paix sur vous mon amie........
The Finnish symphonic metal band "Nightwish" Greetings from Finland.
Thanks god I was there
We were there.....
GRATEST band ever.....
Rico from Amsterdam
Welcome to the Nightwish rabbit hole. NW are one of the most amazing bands you will ever see. Every member is a master of their craft. You will get heaps of messages from members of the Nightwish Army. Don’t panic. You are in good hands. Pick any song to react to and you will not be disappointed. Just sit back and enjoy the ride. Great reaction. Looking forward to the next one. Greetings from the Nightwish Army (Sydney, Australia Division) 🇦🇺🤘
Hello, great reaction, I have the honor to welcome you on behalf of the Nightwish Army, stick to the list Gabriel, he is our guide and general at the same time, greetings from Poland
Nightwish Army Germany here.
You cant go wrong with Floor. You simply cant.
This Rabbit Hole called Nightwish is worth a deep Dive.
All Hail Queen Floor !
This is the first time that the band performed this in 17 years as originally performed with first singer, Tarja Turunen who was predominantly operatic. The third singer, Floor Jansen, who saw Henk Poort in Phantom when a young girl and went on a Dutch TV show Beste Zangers in 2019 if she could duet with him. He agreed if he could sing it with Nightwish some time. It took 4 years because of Covid lockdowns and this is it. Floor can sing in any style required so has brought so much more to the band.
Great reaction! So the 17 year spread between Nightwish performing this song. Nightwish's original singer, Tarja Turunen, was a classically trained lied singer. It was her classically trained dark operatic voice that helped create the genre of symphonic metal. Nightwish used to perform this song regularly with Marko, the previous bassist (and a fantastic singer himself) as the Phantom and recorded it on the Century Child album. I think it was mainly done because Tarja liked performing it. They last performed it in 2005 at the End of an Era concert and it is available on YT (the band fired Tarja right after the concert via an open letter, it was a very public and nasty split). That version is my second favorite version and the star for me is Marko's gritty and dark Phantom. Their next singer was not operatically trained and couldn't hit those high notes so the song was dropped from the setlist, plus I think the band wasn't interested in performing it ever again. In 2019 Floor is approached to be one of the singers on the Dutch show Beste Zangers. She was mildly interested until she found out that Henk Poort, a famous Dutch musical theater singer, was going to be on the show. Henk is famous for being the original Phantom in the Dutch stage production of the Phantom of the Opera. Floor had seen him in that role when she was a teenager and was a big fans so she jumped at the chance to be on the show and sing with one of her idols. The show consists of a number of Dutch singers and each week one of them is featured and the other singers sing songs that they have done or are important to them. Henk was the featured on the first episode and Floor sang the very first song, Vilja Lied from the Merry Widow operetta. Floor was mostly unknown in her native Netherlands where metal music is not popular. She totally nailed the song and blew everyone away. ua-cam.com/video/JN80AfHiUTY/v-deo.htmlsi=zAVPgSLViOiNrG9O This link includes the banter between the singers and host before and after with English subtitles in CC. The last show of the season is all duets and Floor asked Henk to sing Phantom of the Opera with her. He agreed on condition that the next time Nightwish was performing in Amsterdam he would be able to perform it with them. Their performance from Beste Zangers is my favorite Nightwish like performance. ua-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/v-deo.htmlsi=tqQBaRhJBuCBM1KD. It uses the Nightwish arrangement but more rock and less metal and Floor uses a more musical theater vocal approach that is brighter and also uses more colors and runs. It took a couple of years because of COVID but this performance that you saw was Nightwish fulfilling that promise for Floor. It is a great performance but my least favorite of the three. Floor and Henk became fast friends and have performed in each other's solo concerts. They also did a video of Dangerous Games from Jekyl and Hyde on Floor's YT channel during the pandemic as well as a live performance from Floor's solo concert in Amsterdam in 2021. Both are available on Floor's YT channel.
Nightwish are like nothing else - a musical genre unto themselves. And Floor, well, she can have you spellbound forever after one song. I've subbed for (hopefully!) more. Cheers from Down Under.
Great band great reaction, see you for the next one, greetings from the Uk🇬🇧
Thank you for watching!!1❤️❤️❤️
Welcome to the magical world of Nightwish and Floor Jansen, The Goddess Voice of Heaven and Earth. Enjoy your journey
Welcome to the world of Nightwish Symphonic Metal! The rabbit hole is deep and very diverse. There is more to enjoy than Metal. Many styles all great! Enjoy the dive!🤘🎸
Thats an apt response. Now you must do more, we are all here.
I was there, it was epic❣️
I was bouncing up and down when I realized they were doing this!
So great hearing them do the Phantom again with the official Dutch Phantom!
It was a surprise I sort of counted on because it was promised in Beste Zangers 2019.
This was a special occasion having Henk come to sing. He played the Phantom on stage in Holland for decades. Floor Jansen was on a Dutch TV show with him called Beste Zangers and they sang this duet on the show.
Welllcome to the magical music of Nightwish. Greetings from nwAse Sweden
Welcome to the wonderful diverse world of Nightwish. UK Oldies Division of Nightwish army here as a new subscriber. Hope you'll keep on watching and listening. Especially their live recordings. I saw them live at Wembley in November 2022 and it was the most amazing experience. To hear more from them, I suggest you follow Gabriel's list or pick and mix from it. I have followed Nightwish for some time now and have just about every Nightwish recording, live and studio and not a single track I don't like.
HI ! It is always rewarding to watch people hearing Floor Jansen as the first time. I´m glad you did it, and I hope we´ll see in the future here
reacting to Nightwish music, for instance "Ghost Love Score", I´m sure you will like it too. Greets from the Nightwish country Finland. Take care.
Singers sing what they can, Floor sings what she wants ❤once she sang the phonebook in a Dutch show ❤and it sounds amazing ❤Floor is an amzing singer❤her voice just touch your soul and grab your heart ❤
Welcome to the nightwish army .. great coomnd 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Scottish Division checking in.....oh boy are you in for some emotion......all good!
Harder, Faster, Louder - Welcome to the world of metal.
In the 90s, metal opened up to other styles of music. In Europe people have remembered the tradition of classical and folk music. Nightwish is considered one of the founders of symphonic metal and is still the role model today. In addition to classical, there is also folk in their music.
Female singer Floor Jansen is the third singer to fulfill a promise here. She had met Henk on a Dutch TV show and wanted to sing this duet with him. He agreed if he could sing the song with the band later. Henk sang the Phantom in the Dutch version of the musical for years. He had this version from 2005 in mind with two other singers. For me the better version, but not as close to the original:
NIGHTWISH - The Phantom Of The Opera (OFFICIAL LIVE)
Symphonic and folk metal remained largely unknown in the USA because in Europe most bands release on independent labels. The American majors are hindering independence in the USA as much as they can.
I concur 🤘
Floor can sing any type of music and does, I`ve been listening to this band for over 15 year`s and still obsessed with them. That they are not popular in the US is a tragedy.
Now you need to listen to Phantom with Nightwish original singer, Tarja, with Marko singing the Phantom. The two of them really ROCK!
Oh ya I do! I know it will be awesome
This is definitely not your typical Nightwish song to perform. They are a Symphonic Metal band with a wide range of musical styles , from very heavy like (Tribal) from their newest record to Celtic style (My Walden) from 2015 Endless Forms Most Beautiful. It's always best to react to live performances.
Ummmm…they have been consistently recording and performing since 1996. This was the first time they’d performed this song since 2005, but they have never not been together.
The best intro to Nightwish is their 2013 concert from Wacken. Just start with the first song reaction and go through the whole show one song at a time. Be warned they have a broad range of material and you never know what to expect next. You will get tons of views doing this. Plus I want to see the expression on your face as you get to hear their male vocalist Marko sing.
Hello Scharina, greetings from UK
That was a nice reaction, thank you 😊
Was at this concert, it was great!
This 'cover' was a one-off. Almost everything they do is original and each song is different to every other one. I have been listening to rock music since 1956 and this band is the best band I've ever heard.
Ghost Love Score from Wacken 2013
Hello Sharina and welcome to the wonderful and phenomenal world of Nightwish! You'll be blown away with their music I'm sure! If you use the list Gabriel Bardac gave you with the best links to their songs you can't go wrong. Enjoy the ride and greetings from The Netherlands!
You’re just begun your Nightwish journey enjoy❤️
You have surely heard the Phantom of the Opera song before , taken from the musical of the same name ?????? If not where have you been ????? Henk Port played the Phantom in the Dutch stage musical Phantom of the Opera.
Hello Scharina, Floor Jansen (pronounce; Yahn-Sen) & Henk Poort fan here.
Henk Poort is a well known (Dutch) baritone. He received classical singing training at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. He won the Cristina Deutekom Competition during his singing training. Henk sang at various European opera houses, such as Ulm and Krefeld. He made guest appearances for, for example, the Dutch Opera, the (German) Deutsche Oper am Rhein, the Hessische Staatstheater in Wiesbaden, (Dutch) the National Reisopera, the VARA (Opera matinee in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw). is a well-known Dutch opera singer and actor who played the Phantom in this musical for many years. He is a baritone Yes, this band Nightwish is fantastic and you will experience and acknowledge that once you have seen and heard more of them.
It was at Floor's request that NW would play this duet live again because of her promise to HP (during the recording of "Best Singers 2019" that he would sing this together again as a guest singer during an NW concert in their ZiggoDome concert of 2021. The fact that it had to wait until November 2022 was due to the intervention of the COVID-19 restrictions. (note: this was not a reunion, Nightwish never ceased to exist, but their repertoire is so large that it took 17 years (2005) before they played this song live again.
Although the band is Finnish their 3rd female vocalist isn’t, she is Dutch. Floor was born on February 21st, 1981 in Goirle the Netherlands. At the age of 16 she started her career (initially) just as the background singer from the Dutch metal band ‘After Forever’ in 1997, but real soon she took over the lead until early 2009 and the band fell apart. Parallel she studied at the Dutch Rock Academy in Tilburg starting in 1999 where she graduated in 2003 and spent two years on classical training with the National Conservatory. She studied Musical Theatre and one year Opera. She plays guitar, piano and flute and has completed 12 years of music studies. She’s a Light Lyric Soprano and her vocal range runs from E3 to D6. In addition to her activities at After Forever, she gave singing lessons.
On May 5, 2010, she presented her new band ‘ReVamp’, which was disbanded in September 2016. In August 2010 Jansen was a guest in the TV program “De tiende van Tijl”. In that program she sang an aria by Puccini. From October 1, 2012 (while she was within ReVamp still, but recovering from a burnout) Floor replaced Anette Olzon as the singer of Nightwish halfway their Imaginaerum World Tour. After one year (shortly after the Wacken Open Air festival concert 2013) on October 9th 2013, it was announced that she was to become the group's regular new front singer.
- Who is Floor Jansen? - ua-cam.com/video/5t1mz49-Suo/v-deo.html
- Who is Floor Jansen? - #1 ua-cam.com/video/Gg499f00MqY/v-deo.html
- Who is Floor Jansen? - #2 ua-cam.com/video/c5kHs3bOkM4/v-deo.html
- The Storytime of Floor Jansen (Biography) - ua-cam.com/video/WKPxsERPvuA/v-deo.html
- The Floor Jansen Story by “Sing Meinen Song” (German TV, German spoken but with English subs.) www.dailymotion.com/video/x8bbf2h
decent reaction, you have not even scratched the surface of this amazing rock band. carry on from Colorado
Suprise 🎉🎉 the nightwish is a nice rabbit hole to go down if you want to journey there.
You did a great reaction to this song. Check out the 2005 Nightwish version of this song from the End of an Era DVD, sung by Tarja. It's not better, it's not worse, it's just very different and well worth a listen. I'm glad you're on a Nightwish journey, and have subscribed to follow you on your trip.
Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 🎶🎶🎶 Epic concert! 🎶🎶🎶 Next songs to react to: Ghost Love Score, Storytime, Ever Dream, Romanticide, Ghost River, Song of Myself
NIGHTWISH - Ghost Love Score (OFFICIAL LIVE) ua-cam.com/video/JYjIlHWBAVo/v-deo.html
NIGHTWISH - Storytime (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) ua-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/v-deo.html
Nightwish - Ever Dream (Wacken 2013) ua-cam.com/video/YwGSAFarHRg/v-deo.html
NIGHTWISH - Romanticide (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) ua-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/v-deo.html
Nightwish - Ghost River (Wacken 2013) ua-cam.com/video/05eitd-EA6I/v-deo.html
Nightwish - Song of Myself LIVE ua-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/v-deo.html
Setlist of this concert: 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
Audience in this concert was 82k+
TYSM!! I appreciate these suggestions. I saw ghost love score pop up a lot, so that will be on the channel this evening❤️❤️
Thank you for reacting to my favourite band.
This number was really a one off and is not typical of the band. Most reactors start with “Ghost Love Score” live from Waken 2013. It shows what symphonic metal is all about. It is an amazing piece of music and you really should check it out.
Greetings from the UK.🇬🇧
Welcome to the Nightwish Army, follow General Gabrial's suggestions and you can not go wrong.
The female singer has been the singer since 2014. She is Dutch and named Floor Jansen. She attended the Dutch rock academy and then a conservatory for 3 years of opera and musical theatre. Henk played the original Dutch phantom and was a hero of Floor’s. You will get a comment from a great member of the Nightwish army I would follow his recommendations. Incidentally Floor is called the “Valkyrie Queen” partly due to her 6 foot height and partly due to the power of her presence! Btw for your own sanity avoid comparing her to Amy Lee of Evenessance it never goes well.
Never ever apoligize for pausing! It is your channel... people who don't like that should just watch the original.
Good reaction too!
Do more Nightwish! Subscribed!
My all-time favorite singer and band. 😊🤘
Wow ! Where to start ? Enjoyed your rection, thank you. Your background information is piecemeal at best. It's like Nightwish is a book with one hundred chapters and you started reading at chapter seventy five. Back up a bit. Most new arrivals to the Nightwish Community find that the Wacken 2013 concert is a good starting point. After that you can go back or forward guided by the comments and request of the Nightwish Army that will endlessly flow in. Look forward to your next reaction, Be well.
Yep, well done, thank you.. try more (choose from General Gabriels List for good quality)
Greetings from NW-Army-Germany and SabatonFan ❤🔥
Welcome to Nightwish, thanks.
Now i can wait for you to react to Ghost Love Score Live At Wacken 2013
ummm I consider myself a knowing fan of Phantom of the Opera and mostly Floor, oofdah , This is my first listen to this as well.
Edit : I'm aware of Bestie Zangers... Henk Ports' voice is epic as well.
Nightwish Shadow Unit from Estonia reporting in ! 6'1'' Dutch Valkyrie Goddess spotted ! Gabriel Bardac entered !
This is called Symphonic Metal !!!
Floor her name is derived from the Roman Goddess of Spring, Flora.
Floor Jansen is called the Valkyrie Goddess of Metal and Empathy.
Floor Jansen is a soprano, with a range of more than 4 octaves (Eb2 to F6).
She can sing from classical to belting and raspy vocals like screaming and death growls. And she's also a voice coach and teacher to boot. Plus, huge vocal nerd 😉.
Floor Jansen was the singer of the Dutch metal band After Forever from 1997 to early 2009. From 1999 she studied at the Rockacademie in Tilburg, where she graduated in 2003. She studied musical theatre and a year of opera. In addition to her activities at After Forever, she gave singing lessons. She plays guitar, piano and flute. On May 5, 2010, she presented her new band ReVamp, which was disbanded in September 2016.
From 1 October 2012 Jansen replaced Anette Olzon (Second singer of Nightwish after Tarja) as singer of Nightwish during the Imaginaerum World Tour (And she had to learn the setlist in 48h). On October 9, 2013, it was announced that she would be the group's regular new front singer. In 2015, Nightwish released the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful with Jansen as lead singer. Nightwish's second studio album with Jansen as front singer, Human. :II: Nature., was released in April 2020.
About this song:
Well...Henk is a Dutch Phantom. This promise was made in Beste Zangers TV show, where Floor and Henk did this song for the first time, that he will sing this song with Floor and Nightwish, when they come to the Netherlands.
And this song was a surprise to the fans. Nightwish performed this song last time 17 years ago with Tarja (First singer), and now the circle is complete...
And that Crowd Roar, when Henk walked on stage, wearing Official "Nightwish Family" T-shirt, but that Floor's last note... it was insane 12,2 sec.
This performance was absolutely electrifying ❤🔥!!!!!
"Promise made, promise kept" 🤘😎🤘!!!!
NWSU/FloorFan.
The best version of the song in my humble opnion is from the dvd ''end of an era'' with Tarja Turunen (the first female vocalist of this lengendary band). I do prefer ''ghost love score'' with Floor though. Enjoy the discovery of this band. ''Yours is an empty hope"" is stunning.
Henk was the first DUTCH Phantom.
And there you have it. No warnings for sure, you just have to keep digging in this rabbit hole. It's more surprising then the on Alice fell into.
Pop music = fast food. Metal music = Cordon Bleu food.
epica unleashed live official video 🐕
You should check out their version with original singer Tarja.
Interesting to see a reaction video of Nightwish that starts with this song! If you want to see and hear more Nightwish, and you do want that, believe me, then follow the suggestions below. But, be it for your own interest, check out the 'original' duet between Henk Poort and Floor Jansen in Beste Zangers 2019. The interaction between the two is materialising on your screen ... An audience of 7 instead of 33 000 (Ziggo Dome - I was there ...).
So thanks for this and please explore the unique and tremendous versatility of NIghtwish (music) and Floor (vocals) ... A match made in heaven.
Just continue with their live stuff, because the atmosphere is unmatched, comparing to high polished studio recordings and they are just able to produce high quality output even then. I also recommend not to go down the well-trodden paths of songs, like many before, but to go on your own trail as most of us already knew, how well designed their older stuff is. Literally any song from their legendary Wacken 2013 show is awesome and the whole concert itself ought to be amongst the best concerts ever recorded in rock history.
As you don't like any harder stuff yet (time will come you will), how about starting out with their ballads? "Dead Boy's Poem" as well as "Sleeping Sun" will give you a smooth approach to what is called symphonic metal (their genre). There are recent accoustic versions from both "How's the Heart" and "Nemo" , live from Planet Rock, with only the singer Floor and Troy on guitar, that went so smooth and ought to be pleasant for any kind of ear. You also might approach some of their hit-singles, that successfully entered mainstream charts. They felt more like, Pop-Rock, but the pimped-up version of it. For example "Amaranth" (only on Wacken 2013) , "Nemo" or "Storytime", before you are going to hit their 10min+ songs. Like their "unrequited love hymn" about a relation that never gets across its "friendship-zone", so that love affair never came into existence, staying unrated, therefore called "Ghost Love-Score". It feels like multiple songs/themes in one and is often used as a specimen song for the genre as it contains a little bit of everything what defines their music.
P.S. During your research, you will notice that Nightwish have had three different singers since they started. Their current singer Floor Jansen is with the band since 2012. Between 2007 and 2012 Anette Olzon was the intermediate vocalist. Tarja Turunen was their first singer, until the band gave her an open letter after the last concert of their tour in 2005, when they declared that the band will continue with another singer. Afterwards it became clear, that the bands reaction was just the anticipation of what was already sealed.
The band started in 1996, when main composer and head of the band Tuomas Holopainen (keyboardist) and his friend Emppu Vuorinen (guitarrist) successfully invited Tarja Turunen to his Nightwish project. All three came from the same town Kitee in Finnland and were visiting the same school. I guess since the one year younger Tarja entered Tuomas' home to take music lessons from his grandma, she became his inspiration for many songs to come. He even changed the kind of music he was planing to write, just to suit Tarja even more. As a slender and shy spectacle wearer and introvert, his admiration for Tarja must have started out secretly. Over the time Tuomas learned, to transform his emotions on paper and into songs, which Tarja needed to sing afterwards. She admitted once, that Tuomas' many innuendos within the lyrics burdened her at some point. After Tarja started to date her husband Marcelo in 2000 and got married in 2003, the break-up became inevitable. For a reason the two guys could not stand each other, so it was no surprise, when Marcelo once told the public, that Tuomas is jealous on him, due to Tarja. In fact he was extremely jealous, too and accompanied Tarja to all concerts, finally separated her from Nightwish by telling that all official communication with Tarja should only be made through him. He insisted Tarja to leave the band, going for a solo career and the next album shall be her last with Nightwish. The band then decided, it was not necessary, to wait for that album, as Tuomas wasn't able to write her tailor-made songs anymore. "Dark Passion Play" instead was recorded with Anette Olson, while Floor Jansen, desired candidate, was still busy with After Forever, a friendly band, since they have been the support band on tour. After Anette Olzon got pregnant during her second tour with Nightwish in 2012 and Floor's primal band had disbanded, it was time for the famous phone call, you can watch on UA-cam documentation "Please learn the setlist in 48 hours". Floor healed the band and for the first time since many years you see them joyful and smiling all over their faces, as they had found their final singer. That vibe was even taped on the legendary Wacken 2013 recording.
I loved your reaction and welcome to Nightwish. If you follow General Bardacs recommendations, it really can't go all that wrong :)
Just remember, that for me and many others, the Wacken 2013 concert is one of the best ever made and it sets the standarts for the rest.... which Nightwish tend to meet anyway :) They're also one of the few bands where I prefer to hear the live versions of the songs, because they're just fantastic.
I've got only one thing to say:
Because I'm a chess nerd and this fits:
Queen to D6. Checkmate. 😅
And for 11 seconds! 🤯🤯🤯
Edit: Now for my second thing to say: You have not heard anything yet! I highly recommend Ghost Love Score from Wacken 2013 -- the Most Reacted-To Music Video On The Internet. And no, I'm not just saying that, nor am I being facetious or trolling. It really is true. And in watching it, you will see just how good this band really is! Because I know of no other band that has this level of composition and execution that is performing and making music today.
only 10% of Floor's voice NW fan 😂😂 Hope you stay with us all this journey you really fine why we love our VALKIRIE GODESS
Check your horyzont HUGE ARMY IT'S COMMINGGGGG
Cheers and love from NIGHTWISH ARMY COSTA RICA DIVISIÓN 🤘💀🇨🇷
( try to stay close to The general Gabriel's list for a better taste and really awesome details you need to know step by step)
Awwwwww 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 TYSM! I'm going to have another NW reaction today. I have to hear more if that was only 10% of her voice
This version is with Nightwish's original singer, Tarja, and the male part is with their former bass player, Marko. IMHO, it's much better - even though Floor is amazing... ua-cam.com/video/tL25rbnvM4o/v-deo.html&pp=ygUebmlnaHR3aXNoIHBoYW50b20gb2YgdGhlIG9wZXJh
it isn't better, it is different. It's a matter of taste....I think you can guess my taste
As a new fan that prefers Floor to the two previous female vocalists, I must admit that I prefer Tarja singing the female part (by just a little) and Marco singing the male part....Marco makes it a completely different song. Marco makes it metal!
Check out also original Nightwish version this song. First singer Tarja Turunen and Marko Hietala sings.
Pet peeve…quit stopping every 5 seconds. Sorry.
this was not their song... its from a musical... if you want to start a real Nightwish journey you best follow Gabiel's list, of start at Wacken 2013 Ghost Love score.
👎👎👎Muy mala reacción está música no se interrumpe tanto menos para no opinar de como ves la canción PESIMA TU REACCION 👎👎👎👎
Wrong version.See the version with Tarja Turunen. Year 2005.
There is no wrong version, just another version
The older version with Tarja is better. She was the original vocalist and has a higher ranger than floor. The arrangement was more rock oriented as well. Check it out, look for the yellow dress.
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shame you didn't do the real Nightwish version that this version is emulating, not saying this version isn't excellent but the version with Tarja and Marco from the End of an Era concert is multiple levels of energy greater! This was done as a contractual fulfillment on Floors behalf to Henk Poort (the male singer) and is much closer to the real Phantom than to Nightwish's Phantom!
Oh man, I didn't realize there were other versions. Tysm for letting me know, I'm definitely going to check out more!
@@YourFavoriteReactionChannelthe opinion expressed above is just that…an opinion.
@@Zoey-K-1as are all comments on "art" !! Floor for me is the best of the female singers Nightwish has had but Nightwish is really missing Marco (or just an elite male singer in general!) and my comment is correct this was Floor following through on her agreement with Henk that got him to do the duet with her during Beste Zangers. I actually think that was their better performance.
Comments like yours have made me a Tarja hater. At first I stopped watching reactions to videos with Tarja, but even in videos with Floor some guys complained about Tarja, so I can´t stand her anymore. Thank you, just spoiled my mood for listening to Nightwish. I think I need some Deathcore to come down again. and by the way, I gave this video a thumbs down because of your comment.
Sorry. I personally think that is one of Marco's worst singing moments. A big screamfest.
wy dont you just shut up and listen ? then y will understand
🇬🇧 Norfolk reports for duty strapped in for your journey 😊and for that loooong note at the end