Classical Singer Reaction - Nightwish | The Greatest Show on Earth. Amazing!! One of my favorites!!!
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- Опубліковано 29 тра 2024
- My name is Josh. Subtitles:16 languages. What an epic song & performance! I loved the stage effects, the harmonies, the various section themes and the lyrics. This is one of my favorite Nightwish songs so far! Thank you for watching my reactions.
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0:00 Introduction
2:49 Reading of Lyrics
11:22 Reaction
40:01 Closing Insights
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One of the better Reactions to this masterpiece that I’ve seen (and I’ve seen dozens). Great job!
Yes, I agree!
Better than Elizabeth? Hmm…my eyes narrow at you, nah he does a good job, Elizabeth just has a special place in my heart, she’s the first reaction I’ve seen to Nightwish, and adorable, and insanely talented.
@@Plastikdoom - I really love Elizabeth’s reactions, too, but she is quite focused on the vocals. This reactor was reacting to the entire presentation. I also liked the breakdown of the lyrics at the beginning.
I love her too, actually! :-) She's one of my favorite peer reactors and so genuine and knowledgeable. Thanks for watching and for your kind words, all.
When Tuomas had Tarja
He had a Stradivarius
When Tuomas had Anette
He had a Steinway
Tuomas now has Floor
He now has the whole freaking Orchestra
❤️
Oh yes 🙏😊👍
3 times is a charm 😎🤟🏼💪🏼
I like your reaction as new subscriber to your channel,
Try this... "Bridge Over Troubled Water (So Hyang Version)" by a Filipino girl group 4TH IMPACT Thanks a lot.
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Hello Thanks for the reaction ;) New subscriber, Do a reaction video to "LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN" by a Filipina Girl group 4th Impact.
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Thanks for your reaction you did a really good job. In the beginning that was Troy playing guitar using an E Bow then he was playing the Uilleann pipes there Irish they get there air through a bellows under the right elbow that he pumps up while playing and goes to a holding bag under his other elbow, also The drummer Jukka left in 2014 because of medical issue but remains in management and his friend Kai Hahto took over.
This is a Mammoth of a song. The whole Evolution in one song. No other than Nightwish can (or want) do this. As a patriotic Finn l find the Tampere version a little more epic one (if possible). 😎👍 (And by the way, it's Troy playing the guitar with the E-bow device in the beginnig and Kai Hahto on the drums then). But no worries, excellent reaction.
Gaia is the mother goddess (earth)…
Every line seems to have an interesting meaning, two of my favorites:
“The cosmic law of gravity
Pulled the newborns around a fire”
The fire being the sun and the newborns are the planets🤓
“Lonely farer in the Goldilocks zone, She has a tale to tell”
The Goldilocks zone is the area round a star where the circumstances make life possible (water), the lonely farer is earth.
In Stargazers, one of his very early compositions, he calls earth “tragédienne of heaven”, because she is the place of that biggest of tragedies: evolution.
@@clemenstremens1940 That's right, l guess.
As a patriotic Finn I have to admit that I prefer the Wembley version over Tampere. I personally find this more epic with prof. Dawkins live on stage. Both are great; it boils down to matter of taste and what one finds interesting.
@@syncacct8576 agreed Wembly is better, more intimate setting and Dawkins at the end, super tight performance, just epic!
Goldilock zone where the earth is. Not to hot, or to cold. From the fairytale: goldilock and the 3 bears.
Troy plays the Uillean pipes, the Irish bagpipes, also known as elbow pipes. He inflates the bellow under his right arm with his elbow, an expels with with left elbow forcing air through the pipes. He was one playing guitar with an eBow at the beginning. He does not do this in the Tampere version, but instead uses a low whistle. Kai Hahto was on drums here in 2015. Gaea does come from the name of the Greek goddess, but essentially is a word for “Mother Earth”. Their concerts are epic and amazing, whether at a huge festival or a small club venue. They are masterful. Tuomas is an amazing lyricist, and almost all in his second language. Keep exploring Nightwish. WE WERE HERE!
I saw them a few months back in NYC and it was one of the best experiences i ever had .....it took me weeks to get it out of my head ........they ended the show with this song ......too see Floor LIVE is truly indescribable, she just owns the entire venue, you cannot keep your eyes off her, not to mention shes singing her ass off for 2 hrs .
Hey, Josh, here is the complete Tampere 2015 version with lyrics. ua-cam.com/video/bl6lUfIMkGM/v-deo.html Floor looks even more amazing in a dress that should represent a DNA and with a haunting makeup. :) Also her parents were in the audience, so it was a special experience for her to sing in front of them. Troy´s e-bow at the beginning is replaced by the recorded chello - sounds fantastic, very different, but so fitting. BTW, the sound is mixed a bit better in Tampere version in many people´s view. And then there is that one extra element: the fireworks. Watch until the very end for some more fireworks, too. :) Also, you should listen to this song for a few times, because there are some Easter eggs towards the end, where you can hear practically the evolution of music from throat singing through Bach to Metallica´s riff from Enter Sandman. Enjoy!
The tampere concert was more spectacular and floor wore her dna-dress ;-) I like this performance better!
I saw there virtual world shows last year may, both of them. In july last year I went to Finland for my vacation and saw them live on stage 3 times in 4 days. And this year in june I saw them live at PinkPop in the Netherlands.
I have seen a lot of concerts and festivals, but with Nightwish live the only thing that comes close were the Queen shows I saw in the 80's
Wow, 3 times in 4 days.. You must've been exhausted, thrilled and somewhat fainted after that 😁❤️🤘
I saw Queen back in the 80s and they were superb. I have to say, Nightwish for me have surpassed those Queen gigs. Again for me, Toumas is up there along with Jeff Lynne of the Electric Light Orchestra (E.L.O.) as two of the greatest composer, arrangers and songwriters ever. As for Floor... I put her on top of the pile of best, most versatile and accomplished singers ever.
Yea, Queen and Nightwish my favorite
The part that Richard Dawkins speaks on stage is a quote from Darwin's book, The Origin of Species.
The Tampere version , the recording of the quote is over the top of the credits.
Hi Josh. Seeing 12,500 metal-heads go silent to listen to Dawkins is stunning. Just for yourself, watch the Tampere version of this song. They pull out all the stops for the European shows and Finland, being their home base, gets the whole treatment. No Dawkins but the spectacle of it off the charts. This was at Wembley arena (12,500 people). The Tampere concert was at Ratina Stadium in front of 24,000 (including Floor's parents from the Netherlands) and is incredible. The drummer, Kai Hahto, also plays for Wintersun, another amazing band. Link to Tampere version with lyrics; ua-cam.com/video/bl6lUfIMkGM/v-deo.html
🇫🇮😁🇫🇮❤️🎼✨🤘
I second that. The Tampere version just rocks it even more, if that is at all possible..
That video does not have lyrics.
@@pro-v7500 Oops - you are right. I corrected it and posted the correct link. Thanks!
Great reaction. It is Troy playing guitar with e-bow at the beginning, not Emppu. The drummer is Kai Hahto, not Jukka. Thanks.👍
She was whispering "Us sleeping". It is not yet the time for humanity because the earth has just formed and lower life forms are developing first - that is why we are still "asleep".
Tapestry of chemistry - periodic table of elements
There is something greatly rewarding about watching someone sharing an honest moment of amazement with the music you yourself have fallen in love with. Thank you for sharing.
I saw them a few months back in Chicago. I loved it. Because of COVID, going to a concert like that was the first time I'd been in a crowd in ages -- and it was with Nightwish Army (my people). I got pretty overwhelmed. ••• Thanks! PEACE!!!
Thank you!!! Beautiful! Love Nightwish 😚
I do hope you will react to the Tampere version as well and till the end of the credits
The whispering you could not understand is 'us sleeping' referring to the dormant life on early earth. The 'bagpipes' are Uileann pipes, where air is pushed by bellows instead of blown into the bag, more Irish instrument I think. The Goldilocks zone refers to planets where water can be frozen, liquid and vapor - such as earth - ideal for the development of life, not too cold, not too hot. When Richard Dawkins is on stage,he quotes the last paragraph of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species.
Glad you enjoyed this adventure. The drummer was Kai Hahto who took over from Jukka who suffered dreadful insomnia and chose him. Kai started playing for the making of the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful in 2015 from which this song is taken and is still with Nightwish.Troy Donockley, an English multi instrumentalist, plays guitar at the start using an E-bow then the Uilleann (elbow) pipes plus singing backing. He became a full band member in October 2013 at the same time as Floor.
the girl at the front row is a legend
Your good reaction brought me to your channel. I decided to subscribed 🙂
Please react to a Filipino girl group sings ‘BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER’ (So Hyang Version) | 4TH IMPACT Cover Tnx.
Here's the Link: ua-cam.com/video/sfdyk8Sa_Ys/v-deo.html
To really see Floor use her vocal techniques, stage presence and emoting to their fullest, I would recommend reacting to Floor's performance of Face Your Demons from her solo show in Amsterdam on her UA-cam channel.
Nice to see you reacting to Nightwish again Josh. I really appreciate your background work on the lyrics.
Tuomas has hidden small melody bits inside the song which describe the history and development of music. I’ve tried to put together all the bits that many commentators have said the song contains (don’t know if everything is true):
African tribal drumming, a medieval hymn (presumably by Thomas of Celano): "Dies irae", Johan Sebastian Bach (Christian Petzold): "Minuet in G major and Toccata & Fugue in D minor", Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith: "Duelling Banjos" (famous from the 1972 film Deliverance), Metallica: "Enter Sandman", the bassline from Nightwish: "Wish I Had An Angel" and Megadeth: "Symphony of Destruction". There's also a rap song at the end and an EDM beat and Mozart somewhere and the intro has (heh, I heard everything has) apparently some Johann Pachelbel at the core.
Thank you for reacting to this epic song. Jukka isn't drumming, he left in 2015 due to health, was replaced by his mentor, and former Wintersum member, Kai Hahto...one of the greatest technicians of a generation!
On behalf of Nightwish Army, Palm Springs, CA, thank you for not minding not making money off of this band. That's the Nightwish spirit!
"We are here to care for the garden"...it's such a shame that we suck at it!
I have seen them 3 times and hearing the trinity (GLS/ PatP/ TGSOE) is a pure emotional experience. Even hearing the islander and while your lips are still red live back in 2016 were captivating and yet these 2 songs which will never be played live, due to the departure of Marko.
There concerts are amazing! The whole crowd sings along and participates. Their sound is so huge. Floor is always spot-on. The whole band totally enjoys playing live. You can definitely feel their joy!
Wow. I loved your reaction throughout. Nightwish is actually performing a shortened version of this classic song on their current world tour in 2022. Carol, my wife, and I had the joy of seeing them live at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on May 18th. What a wonderful show. ARTE CONCERTS uploaded the entire Nightwish concert at Hellfest 2022. More than 2.1 million people have viewed that video in just over 2 months. A great sunset performance before another huge festival crowd in France. Thank you for continuing the Nightwish reactions.
the guitarist at the begining is Troy (not Empu) and the drummer is Kai ;-)
Troy play first with an ebow on his gitar and next its the Irsh uilliann pipes.🎶🎶🤟🏻🤟🏻 Kai is the drummer. Jukka had to stop due to insomnia🤟🏻🤟🏻🎶🎶
This entire show is gold
Great reaction ! And yeah you’re right , their concerts are epic ! I’ve been to a few now , including this one at Wembley 🥰 Best concert I’ve ever been to 😁
Thank you so much for the most fitting review of this most amazing song. Nightwish are special as one does so much more than just listen, for their music speaks to our very souls.
*OPUS PERFECTUM, Opus Perfectum...
🤘😎🇫🇮💙
This song makes you humble and thankful!
You got the right version. People like the Tampere one because there are fireworks, but musically Wembley stands head and shoulders above it. The e-bow guitar at the start is Troy, not Emppu. Of course I may be a little biased as I was there. No, I'm not. It is far better. And the drummer - Jukka had left the band by this point and Kai (Jukka's teacher) was playing.
Moving on to the pipes. They are Irish Uillean (pronounced Illen - Gaelic for elbow) pipes.
The fireworks are cool, sure, but I prefer Tampere for Troy with the low whistle rather than the guitar with e-bow (and I know I'm in the minority on that) and also because some of the "music history" bits get lost in the mix at Wembley. I can barely hear the banjo, for example, and I know it's there - someone who's never heard the song before isn't likely to notice it at all.
@@MsCatstaff funny how it's always what Troy does that makes the difference.
@@donepearce A lot of the time, yes.
No, it is Troy on a guitar with an E-bow.
wiki:
Gaea is the personification of the Earth and one of the Greek primordial deities Gaia is the ancestral mother - sometimes parthenogenic-of all life.
Ion channels are pore-forming membrane proteins that allow ions to pass through the channel pore.
Yes. And of course the "stuff of stars" refers to all of the heavy elements that are forged in stellar nuclear reactions plus those formed in the final cataclysmic super-nova deaths of stars which disperse them to eventually end up in new star systems and planets. We are indeed the stuff of stars.
@@themajor743 "Metals" as the astrophysicists call anything heavier than helium 🙂
Nightwish are just amazing you should see the live @Tampere version of this with the fireworks
I really enjoyed this reaction! Great!
Please, consider reacting to TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN - A LIFETIME OF ADVENTURE
from his 2014 solo project 'Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge', a graphic novel by Don Rosa. You can say the album is a soundtrack for the graphic novel. The album was recorded in London with London Philharmonic Orchestra, the one that Nightwish has been working with for years. Vocals by Johanna Kurkela, Mrs.Holopainen.
Different from Nightwish songs, but as good.
For backround info: "Tuomas Holopainen and Don Rosa interviewed by Radio Nova". Parts 1 & 2, only 5 minutes altogether. Check out, it is interesting.
not Empuu during the opening...that's Troy using an Ebow on guitar making the cellos like sounds
Great reaction. Thank you, sir 🙏🏻🔥❤️🤘🇫🇮
I recently saw them at a small venue (Terminal 5) in NYC. It was spectacular, even without Marco. For the encore they played Ghost Love Score and Greatest Show, back-to-back, as a mini 2-song set lasting 35 mins :)
I forgot to say thank you for the reaction, so TY!
Awesome reaction and video in general. I always enjoy your reactions, but I have to say I really appreciate the time you took to go through the lyrics and to research and explain the more archaic words. Most of them I had a good idea of what they meant, a general sense, but I didn't know the exact meaning, so I definitely learned something as well, so thank you for taking the time to work all this out!
Good to see you again Josh. This MASTERPIECE telling the story about the origin of planet earth till today. Did you know that Floor did a cover from Lara Fabian (Adagio). Maybe you're interested for giving a reaction to this one. The drummer btw is Kai Hahto and Troy Donockley was playing the e-bow and uillean pipes in the beginning of the song
Yes, Kai took Jukka's position in 2014. Jukka resigned because touring prevented getting rid of his insomnia.
😁🇫🇮❤️🎼✨🤘💙
WE WERE HERE ✨🤘😁👍
Their conserts Area really Epic. Atmosphere IS great and they really take audience with them. I recommend to go If you have change!
Awesome greeting, kiitos siis. 😊🤘🏻🇫🇮
Great to see you back, thanks for this outstanding reaction!
Very impressive Josh. You put a lot of work into this reaction. Really great that you did Ukranian. I agree Josh. Tuomas is a genius at creating a musical soundscape that paints a picture in your mind as you listen. Floor whispered "Somewhere there, Us Sleeping". Those are the Irish pipes. The uilleann pipes. They don't use a canter to blow into.
I saw them in May of this year. I was stunned. They are masterful live and Floor was even better. This was the last song of a 90+ minute set and a long tour. I can hear a little fatigue towards the end in Floor's beautiful voice. Quite an epic song to finish the show with vocally.
Great reaction Josh.
Marko is the singer on Bass he is just amazing and when he sings with Floor it elevates the song even more. Troy is on those "bagpipes" Uilleann pipes. should check out Marko's songs too. check out Pink Floyd "tribute" from Nighwish of High Hopes if you havent already
Kai Hahto💪on drums.
in the intro with Tuomas it's Try who plays and the drummer is Kaï atto.
Hello Josh, in this video Troy is playing Uilleann pipes (traditional Irish pipes) and the drummer isn't Jukka, he is Kai Hahto (with Nightwish since 2014). Great reaction, thank you !
Both versions are really good!
She wispers "Us sleeping"
"The Greatest BAND on Earth", Plus "FLOOR"....
It's not Emppu on the guitar, it's Troy with a guitar and an e- bow!
Great reaction, they are one of my favorite groups to watch reactions to for all of their catalog, but this is one of my favorites even though my world view differs from theirs, (they are very secular and I am a theist), their talent and performances are outstanding. The joy they show when performing is out standing, and I've watched a couple of their documentaries that bring out their personalities, and I'm sure you would get along great with them. They really strive to give their fans their very best at all of their concerts. Of the two performances of this song, this one has a better mix in the middle section to me with the music, where as the other performance is more of a spectacle for the Finland fans, of course that's my opinion.
Good choice of video. This UA-cam video is how UA-cam first introduced me to Nightwish a couple of years ago. I was totally amazed by the band, the performance, Floor, and the subject of the song. I have not stopped listening to the and saw them live Virtually last year and in Montreal in May 2022.
Hi Josh! When is your next Dimash reaction? You’ve to watch his latest MV,it’s a masterpiece of music and interpretation.Our boy is becoming a great actor! The song is called The story of one sky and it’s a 3 years Dimash project,the composition and the story is written by Dimash himself.
First time watching you, I understand if you don’t want to do a lot of artists, where the label copyrights everything, as you gotta make a living somehow, and time is valuable. Os nice to see new peoples reactions though…cause Nightwish is insanely good, and thanks for doing them.
At the live concerts I've been to the 'We were here' refrain at the song's end is chilling!
the larger songs in symphonic metal have almost something musicalish , sounds like several acts that come back to the theme again and again
Nightwish Army UK popping in to say WE WERE HERE
The name Gaea is used as a word to represent the Earth. It is the root of words like geography, geophysics and geology etc.
That's Troy on the guitar at the start, not Emppu.
Later, Troy IS playing bagpipes, but they are Uilleann pipes from Ireland, which use a bellows under the arm rather than a mouthpiece.
The drummer is not Jukka, but Kai Hahto, Jukka Nevalainen's friend and replacement in the band since Jukka has been suffering from chronic insomnia (Jukka now works in a managerial capacity for Nightwish).
I was at this concert and it WAS amazing! :) "The Poet and the Pendulum" was the stand-out song for me at this gig - and that is saying a lot considering the competition it had (like this song)!
Awesome! Love reaction videos like this especially when the one reacting is a trained singer. If you take suggestions, I'd suggest Queensryche, Take Hold of the Flame live in Tokyo 1984. Geoff Tate, their singer, is also classically trained and this performance is arguably one of the best ever.
You're such a nice reactor, new subscriber in your Channel! How about a Girl Group? Here's another Great Singers from the Philippines,
Believe me this is good to react "NEVER ENOUGH(The Greatest Showman)" by a Filipino girl group 4TH IMPACT.
Link : ua-cam.com/video/8Bu-CKEjJk0/v-deo.html
The greatest show on eurth actually is a book by Richard Dawkins. Dawkins is a biologist with philosophic tendencies. The quotes are from this book, except the last one. That is from The origins of species by Charles Darwin.
I've seen and shot them twice at M'era Luna Festival in 2013 and 2015 with Floor and saw them at M'era Luna in 2009 with Tarja. Beside that I saw one headliner tour of them with with Anette.
Awesome seeing and experiencing them live! For sure!
think it is Troy .. my favorite version is the Tampere one .. but this one is good also .. thanks for this reaction ..
I saw them in '08 in a smaller venue in Edmonton. It was more like an intimate rock show with Anette belting her lungs out, but still an amazing experience. Dark Passion Play was a great album.
The final bit read by Richard Dawkins live was actually the final words of Darwin's "Origin of Species", and incidentally the only time in the book that the word "evolve" was used.
Going to one in November in Birmingham 🤩
Troy plays the uillean (ill-en) pipes. They are an Irish version of the bagpipes. Bellows are pumped to force air through the reeds instead of blowing into the pipes.
🤗🍒👍🏻nice to have you back
I like your holistic view of listening the music!
I enjoyed watching you appreciate this amazing composition. The only open question remains... What sort of mad genius can dream up songs like this? I'm glad we have Nightwish and Tuomas Holopainen in this world.
Word!
Professional musicians par excellence right there. As good as any ever. I don't subscribe to the theory of evolution but I do subscribe to the music of Nightwish especially with the incomparable Floor. This composition is a masterpiece from start to finish. There are so many Nightwish gems to be found in a treasure chest full to the brim. Thank you for a wonderful reaction. Paul 👍😊🙏
The whispering part was: "[somewhere there] us, sleeping"
And one part I wouldn't have got without hearing the explanation:
"Not a single one of your fathers died young"
is an statement of evolution: as you are here, and thus he is your father, he didn't die young. He had a chance to breed, and that's excactly what the genes need -to be put forward. Which makes the basis, the ground for evolution to happen. Wether it was a fish dad, worm, bacteria, or a human.
It is great art to put music on the evolution when it works 🙂
...as you say epic :-)
If you can watch the Tampere version in your own time you’d enjoy it. It’s outdoors and has fireworks in time with the music.
Life on earth is carbon based, probably because the four valence electrons of the carbon atom give it abilities to bond with other elements or carbon to create complex structures. Now, listen to the beginning, the first part called Four Point Six, and bear in mind that carbon is the sixth element on the periodic table with four valence electrons, bursting out forming more complex structures. Is it just me who thinks that this represents the origin of all life on earth?
The storytelling and the attention detail is just mindblowing.
The song is based on the book by the same title written by Richard Dawkins. As individual humans, who only are part of the show for mere decades, yet we are still able to see the greatest show, which is the eons of the formation of the universe and the evolution of life on earth. Mind you not directly, but through the discoveries in science that have brought together the various pieces of this great show. Richard Dawkins is himself an evolutionary biologist working to add new pieces to the great show. And a show is meaningless without an audience, the lucky ones, yes that is us, we were here.
Those bagpipes are called; the Uilleann pipes or Irish pipes. Unlike the Scottish pipes in which you have to blow, the Uilleann pipes produce sound through a bellow which is being pressed by squeezing your elbow. The Uilleann pipes are way softer/delecate then the commonly known Scottish pipes, who produce a kinda harsher sound.
Though I do have to say, I’m glad you did this one, Sir Dawkins, brings some extra to the already insanely high table of Nightwish. But I recommend you watch the Tampere version, for just personal reasons, it’s very similar in most ways, but they have truly over the top and amazing pyrotechnics. So just a recommendation if you want to see an epic show, that’s slightly different and better in one way. Don’t need to do a reaction, just of you enjoy them, and got a little free time, feel like watching and hearing more of them, cannot go wrong with the Tampere version.
I think you did hit the DNA of Nightwish, telling story with the music and their performance. Tuomas need to have a story or inspiration behind every song he writes, something to give him a strong desire of making it to music. Nice reaction, thank you.
Nothing to compare to Nightwish and Floor!
You compare NW and Jansen to nothing? That's not fair.
You should compare them to everything. :P
The lineup of the band is a bit different here. Kai Hahto is on drums, replacing Jukka who had to step down for health reasons, but is still with the band in a management capacity. The opening sequence is with Tuomas on keys and Troy Donockley on the guitar + E-Bow. If you hear an E-Bow being used on a guitar, it's always Troy. I realize that Troy and Emppu look alike when back lit. The harmonies in this song involve Floor, Marko and Troy.
Your reactions are soooo good! Love Nightwish and love your channel (fairly recent subscriber here, by way of Disturbed haha - have been bingeing your channel, so thanks for such great content).
Spielberg’s West Side Story has been nominated for a Grammy! This made me think how I’d love to see you do a reaction / analysis to Rachel Zegler, who I think was just 17 when she filmed the movie, and technically near-flawless but also an innate musicality! She’s in the upcoming The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Shazam! Fury of the Gods so would love to see you cover her! If something from WSS would be too difficult, @TylerCapa has on his channel her covering “Still Hurting” from the musical, “The Last Five Years” by Jason Robert Brown. Another one that would be fun is her 2015 video of when she went to the Broadway Flea Market and sang “A Little Fall of Rain” with the then Marius, Chris McCarrell (but there’s some crowd noise and it’s not the best audio). She was 14 at the time and already incredible, but her progress shows her dedication in how hard she’s worked and a testament to formal vocal training and coaching :)
Regarding the different concerts: A lot of people prefer the Tampere version, and it's good and spectacular in some ways. (Outdoor arena, fireworks, and a different vibe with the home crowd.) But I actually prefer this one from Wembley Arena, and it is the official live version on Nightwish's own channel after all. It's better production-wise with better sound. (Easier to get in the controlled environment of an indoor arena I guess.)
Great reaction!
Some information:
Troy plays the Ulliean Pipes, they are a irish kind of pipes that are played with the elbows, really cool sound
He also plays the guitar intro using the e-bow to make that violin-like sound
Also, Kai replaced Jukka in the drums in 2015 and it's currently the drummer, and Jukka (a different one lol) replaced Marko in the bass in 2020.
Drummer is Kai Hathos.. Jukka stepped down just before the album were rdy to be recorded..
Troy is playing the Uilliean (I dont know the exact spelling) pipes, which is a type of Irish bagpipes with a mellower sound in which you don't blow, but where the air bladder is filled with a pump under the elbow. Is said to be very difficult to play
welcome back, long time no see :)
emppu is the lead gitarist of this band, but the intro (4.6) it was not him, it is Troy Donockley, 6th member and multi instrumentalist and some vocals, the bagpipes you meant are the uilleann pipes also played by Troy (the uilleann pipes are an irish instrument, the air is pumped with the ballon under the elbow(watch closly). this makes the player able to do vocals too)
ah, you know him already ;)
jukka, the drummer you know from wacken 2013 videos, had to step back because of medical issues in 2015 and he brought his friend Kai Hahto to the band to replace him
hope to see you soon, try their song "Music" which has a lyric video here in youtube, perfect to react to. the song is about the sounds of planet earth, from the standpoint/eyes(ears) of music (if it was a person)
great song !
she whispers "Us sleeping"
Yup that was Troy not empuu on guitar.... multi talented musician..and thats kai on drums not yukka...Great reaction...