The more performances I see/hear from Aurora, the more I am in awe of Silja. Sure, Aurora is that fairy here to enchant us with her magical melodies and lyrics, not just singing, but becoming the song. Silja's vocal abilities are not just impressive, her backings truly lift the performance to another level.
This sounds exactly like it would sound when she sings at a dinner party. No super pro recording. No ecco dampening, save the sheet behind them. Just the voices and the guitar. I tell you, its like being there. This woman, I tell you. She doesnt hide behind production. What an artist.
Aurora is so special. There are so many talented artists in Norway at the moment, and they all seem to be from the West Coast (Aurora, Susanne Sundfør, Wardruna, Kaizers Orchestra...)
The one sad thing about my discovery of Aurora about 9 months ago is this: Most all of the rest of popular music doesn't capture my interest much any more. Altogether Aurora's writing, performing, and vocals seem to defy categorization. I keep coming back to her over and over because what she presents is so completely satisfying.
her music will be fitting when the Globalist Cabal destroys the Western Civilization with their evil intent and return us to FEUDALISM... their return to SERFDOM..... us Vassals and waifs WILL APPRECIATE HER MUCH THEN. Put us in a fantasy to escape squalor and the new harsh reality on the globe in that not-too-distant future. Till then, I will concentrate on others and other genre. And new singers like Angelina Jordan and others... and up and coming ones like Casey Bishop who may or may not rise up but will try. Aurora is like a new ANYA tome. Small small doses only for me.
For me there is currently only two artists who grabs me. Aurora and Dimash, if you havent walked down the Dimash rabbit hole i recommend you give it a shot. It's nothing like Aurora, no comparison, but his songs are special in his own way. Start with SOS - Dimash
Thanks for this reaction, Adam. As many have mentioned, the guitarist is Fredrik Svabø. Fredrik was the guitarist for Iris, which was Aurora's warm-up band for the recent years. Fredrik has performed more and more with Aurora in the recent years. At my last concert with Aurora, these three played together. It was a closed concert to be streamed, and I was one of the 8-10 people who were present in addition to the sound, light and video crews. I was there as a photographer. It was a unforgettable experience. Aurora has recently published to acoustic version of Runaway on Spotify. One with piano and one with guitar. you can se some of my pictures from these concert on my Insta account (instagram.com/foto_johnsen/)
Cheers, Adam. The guitarist is Fredrik Svabø - I believe he was in the Special Streaming Show a few months back. Hoping to see a reaction to Silja Sol’s music soon (“Dyrene” at P3 Live... and perhaps the studio version, too :) P.S. Angelina Jordan is releasing her new single this Friday, “7th Heaven.”
I just discovered Aurora last week: ‘Through the eyes of a Child’ ( The concert in the Norway cathedral 2018) ) ‘Murder 5,4,3,2,1 ‘ (2015 Nobel Prize concert) ‘Lucky’ etc. She is now my favorite female singer ( and Lara Fabian) 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🥰🥰🥰 Portland Oregon USA 🇺🇸
Nice reaction. You are so right! Aurora is very special. The guitarist was Fredrik Svabø. I found some videos of him where he plays in a band. I don't know if you automatically block comments with links, so I will not put any here.
Dear Adam! I love this version too. It`s very fantastic! And you are always so gentle and special! And humble! Here in Brasil times are going very very bad. I`m afraid. No vaccine. The whole country totally lockdown...The poor are hungry...Internet falls down every time...No contact. Do you understand my English?
Prayers for you and yours, it has been a very hard year for everyone ; I hope all is well and continues to be so for you. I can only hope to ease fears by saying we as humans are here for you. The virus doesn't care ..but we do. Love and Peace out to you and yours.
I have 63 songs by Aurora in my playlist. I wish me from her two double albums with all this songs in the acoustic version. Just do a few more concerts with her. It doesn't matter if you already know the songs or not. They usually always sound a little different. You will also see more of her conversations with her fans. There are even entire videos with just these conversations. All you have to do is enter "Aurora talk with crowd" on youtube.
I would like to recommend a little session here from Aurora. Just 16 minutes with 3 songs on piano with audience interaction, lots of humor, fun and small, charming mistakes. Everything we like about Aurora in this video. Subtitles can be switched on. ua-cam.com/video/X5qk8-sNrPA/v-deo.html 1. The River 2. Make you feel my love (Bob Dylon Cover) 3. Exist for love
From this you can well see how much she has evolved, Runaway has never made me almost cry before, but this almost made me cry, when I heard it for the first time.🥺 I become more emotional in her live performances.❤️ I can’t wait for her new album!
Always a pleasure Adam! Ad yes, our bewautiful Aurrora always deighting us and sharing all her Love and Magic. I'd just love to drop by her place one cold evening for a cup of tea, or mayby a warm wine and some great conversation. She is suchan unique and prrecious creature...love the lady
Hello Adam! Long time no seen. But when it's AURORA time i coming for sure. Love this version. For me it's difficult to choose. My first song with her was the nobel peace prize New years eve 2015 so i care a lot for that. But i love this dearly.... What the he... A love everything this little lady sings. Soon Adam soon we have new music by hear. When i think about it my eyes filled up of joy. So good to see you brother 💚💚💚
Aurora is a bit like King Midas... everything she touches (musically) turns to gold. Even this stripped down acoustic version. In one of your last reaction videos, I commented and gave you a link to a youtube channel with unreleased and rare Aurora songs, I thought you would be interested in this and maybe do a reaction video on some of these songs. Best wishes from a German Aurora fan : Gerry
Just how many artists today can sing and perform like this. Not many and Aurora is supreme just pure and totally thrilling. I hope that I can see her live soon, don't care where, I'm going.
1. That this is done without a mixer is a testament to Silja's (probably pronounced "Silya") and the guitarist's ability to balance with Aurora's volume and pace - no engineer needed. 2. The delicate decoration that she adds to certain notes brings a sudden rush of the appreciation of beautiful sounds. I think I felt the same shudder as you at 3:41. 3. Her expression at the end, as she looked down at her hands, was of a child trying to explain a deep feeling to us. It kinda hit hard. 4. I'd be happy to see you "react" and compare different versions of her songs - even if you previously heard/watched them before recording. It's interesting to compare the the differences in style, approach, and impact of them.
So many times the terms ‘otherworldly’ or ‘god-given gift’ is used. There is something ethereal and someplace beyond space and time that this Angel goes when she sings. I just can’t even take it anymore...haha.
Yet another lovely reaction. Thank you. The guitar player, Fredrik Svabø, is found on Instagram as @feddimannen. He has been along, on and off, over the years. He does magic with the guitar Aurora and Silja needs no introduction anymore 😍. As you, I love this song a lot. I hope you have heard the newly released piano version of this song to? I would really check that too, if I were you 😊 (@childlike.soul_of_aurora)
I may have appreciated your enthusiasm and heart felt admission as much as watching your facial expressions which gave the same narrative before the tune ended. I can't believe I just referred to an offering by Aurora as a tune.
3:26 and 3:47 are just pure actual magic in this acoustic version. How she expresses "fall" in a downturned way and an upturned way in those moments are just captivating as fuck, and I appreciate that you reacted as such during those moments! It's almost a involuntary reaction during those moments!
There has to be something in the waters of Norway. Either that or the Viking God Odin decided to bring to Earth Aurora and AngelinaJordan to mesmerize the human soul from different ends of the musical spectrum.
I also really love this new acoustic version of "Runaway" by Aurora -- she really knows how to keep her songs alive and evolving! As it happens, she also just released another acoustic (audio) version of this same song -- just her and a piano -- which has a very different and ethereal vibe. Definitely worth checking out! ( ua-cam.com/video/xbyabXMSato/v-deo.html )
Hi Adam dont know if you know but today 26/03/2021 Runaway got to #100 in the UK official singles chart out of nowhere, 6 years after it was released! so cool very happy for her. #UKwarriors
Hi, Adam! Thank you for the reaction. I prefer the acoustic performances Aurora do aswell. Acoustic versions of Running with the wolves, Cure For Me, A Temporary High, The Woman I am, Queendom is on Spotify 🙂 I am wondering if you have any tips for me, an artist that you get the same feeling of - the "warm" feeling? I get the same feeling when I listen to Auroras acoustic songs, and also while listening to Eva Cassidy. Best regards
there are so many good songs by her, and i always prefer her live versions to the album versions. her "thank you" cover from alanis morisette, ua-cam.com/video/LroKmuG6Y7M/v-deo.html the list is endless. you can also listen to dynamite in a acoustic version by sigrid and for sure you'll be surprised as well. ua-cam.com/video/hKvbaZTAQN0/v-deo.html
@@AdamStraughan oh, thats weird! but anyway, i know that she hit you like she hit me ;) i call it shock love. if you like to be surprised by another good norwegian voice, please check out sigrid with her acoustic version of dynamite. it would be nice to hear your thoughts about her.
and the nordic music world is not complete without björk. björk is a whole universe of music. i'm really struggeling what to reccomend, because it's so much to choose from. the votaic-show live from paris is one all time favourite, because she has so much energy. or the anchor song live. the album version of pneumonia. or, or, or....ua-cam.com/video/uXfiHNpBHX0/v-deo.html stonemilker is also an absolute earcatcher ua-cam.com/video/gQEyezu7G20/v-deo.html
@@AdamStraughan ok, if you are going into björks music, you should react to the stonemilker virtual reality video. you can move around her, you have to hunt after her because she is constantly moving out of your sight. her haunting vocals combined with this massive base line and strings is for sure something you can relate to.
Is she being marketed as an ethereal, magical, demonstrative, back in time artist? To me, she does not have the vocal skills and excellence of Angelina Jordan.
I guess it's personal choice because I prefer Aurora over pretty much any female vocalist any day.. I think she's just very different and has such a lovely energy her voice is other worldly...Silja is also amazing. ❤
She really is not. She has such an individual artistic approach to her music, which she writes all herself. Every choice is hers, from the song constructions to the performance elements. This is evident in the documentaries that are available to watch about her journey as a performer. She is authentic in her persona. And in terms of Angelina Jordan, I don’t thinks it’s really about comparing at all. Angelina is great in her own ways, but that doesn’t take anything away from Aurora or vice versa. Both can exist in the same space and both can still be fantastic.
@@foxriverez7824 Yes, you are right it is a personal choice. I am thankful that there many very different musical expressions, and the audiences to appreciate them! Happy listening!
I listen to/experience almost everything Aurora performs and have seen her live (2016), and I have ZERO interest in the other other "A". We all have our own vibes … :-)
This version is so pure... so subtle... so calm... no effects. Just her voice ( and Silja's as well) ... I will never stop to love her music
The more performances I see/hear from Aurora, the more I am in awe of Silja. Sure, Aurora is that fairy here to enchant us with her magical melodies and lyrics, not just singing, but becoming the song. Silja's vocal abilities are not just impressive, her backings truly lift the performance to another level.
This sounds exactly like it would sound when she sings at a dinner party. No super pro recording. No ecco dampening, save the sheet behind them. Just the voices and the guitar. I tell you, its like being there. This woman, I tell you. She doesnt hide behind production. What an artist.
Completely agreed!
Love the fact that Aurora does acoustic versions to many of her songs!
Aurora is so special. There are so many talented artists in Norway at the moment, and they all seem to be from the West Coast (Aurora, Susanne Sundfør, Wardruna, Kaizers Orchestra...)
Just when I thought that I knew this track she goes and does something very different with it. Please don't ask me to chose a version.
She hits me in my heart as well! 🥰
The one sad thing about my discovery of Aurora about 9 months ago is this: Most all of the rest of popular music doesn't capture my interest much any more. Altogether Aurora's writing, performing, and vocals seem to defy categorization. I keep coming back to her over and over because what she presents is so completely satisfying.
her music will be fitting when the Globalist Cabal destroys the Western Civilization with their evil intent and return us to FEUDALISM... their return to SERFDOM..... us Vassals and waifs WILL APPRECIATE HER MUCH THEN. Put us in a fantasy to escape squalor and the new harsh reality on the globe in that not-too-distant future. Till then, I will concentrate on others and other genre. And new singers like Angelina Jordan and others... and up and coming ones like Casey Bishop who may or may not rise up but will try. Aurora is like a new ANYA tome. Small small doses only for me.
For me there is currently only two artists who grabs me. Aurora and Dimash, if you havent walked down the Dimash rabbit hole i recommend you give it a shot. It's nothing like Aurora, no comparison, but his songs are special in his own way. Start with SOS - Dimash
@@AndwiguZ ... I did, dimash.... since last April. Got burned out on him by November.... over it. Greatest in ability for a man.... but over it.
Thanks for this reaction, Adam. As many have mentioned, the guitarist is Fredrik Svabø. Fredrik was the guitarist for Iris, which was Aurora's warm-up band for the recent years. Fredrik has performed more and more with Aurora in the recent years.
At my last concert with Aurora, these three played together. It was a closed concert to be streamed, and I was one of the 8-10 people who were present in addition to the sound, light and video crews. I was there as a photographer. It was a unforgettable experience.
Aurora has recently published to acoustic version of Runaway on Spotify. One with piano and one with guitar.
you can se some of my pictures from these concert on my Insta account (instagram.com/foto_johnsen/)
Oh wow this is amazing! What an experience that must have been for you!
As always, she knows what we need.
We need another album? or some blue rays.
@@rockape1954 She's been hinting how she's got one ready and it's the next step 🎉👍🎉👍🎉 and it can't get here soon enough 😉
Cheers, Adam. The guitarist is Fredrik Svabø - I believe he was in the Special Streaming Show a few months back. Hoping to see a reaction to Silja Sol’s music soon (“Dyrene” at P3 Live... and perhaps the studio version, too :)
P.S. Angelina Jordan is releasing her new single this Friday, “7th Heaven.”
This version is very heartfelt and is now my favorite version. She made a beautiful song even more beautiful! It’s insane.
Here we are again, Adam. Silja is really getting into this one, don't you think?
im ashamed to say i havent really checked out much of Siljas own material, i gotta work on that
So most i
Sol´s music is kind of intelligent, soft and elegant pop-punk - in poetic norwegian lyrics -do dive deep
I just discovered Aurora last week: ‘Through the eyes of a Child’ ( The concert in the Norway cathedral 2018) ) ‘Murder 5,4,3,2,1 ‘ (2015 Nobel Prize concert) ‘Lucky’ etc. She is now my favorite female singer ( and Lara Fabian) 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🥰🥰🥰 Portland Oregon USA 🇺🇸
u should check Adams Aurora playlist, you might find many more gems there =)
Nice reaction. You are so right! Aurora is very special. The guitarist was Fredrik Svabø. I found some videos of him where he plays in a band. I don't know if you automatically block comments with links, so I will not put any here.
The one thing I've really noted with Aurora is the ethereal quality to her voice. It is magical in it's tone.
Hi dude!!. This was so raw but gentle!!
Her vocals just flow!!..
Liked it a lot!!
Dear Adam! I love this version too. It`s very fantastic! And you are always so gentle and special! And humble! Here in Brasil times are going very very bad. I`m afraid. No vaccine. The whole country totally lockdown...The poor are hungry...Internet falls down every time...No contact. Do you understand my English?
I'm so sorry to hear about the situation in your country right now Martha! I hope and pray for you all.
Prayers for you and yours, it has been a very hard year for everyone ; I hope all is well and continues to be so for you. I can only hope to ease fears by saying we as humans are here for you. The virus doesn't care ..but we do. Love and Peace out to you and yours.
Beautiful version, and Silja is absolutely fantastic here. I'm not sure if you saw Fredrik before, but they perform together pretty often.
Also, check out a harp version of Forgotten Love, I can't stop listening to it: ua-cam.com/video/N78b0BOIwXo/v-deo.html
Aurora's Band (friends) are all very good. This seems like a simple 1 mic & camera version, but its good...
I have 63 songs by Aurora in my playlist. I wish me from her two double albums with all this songs in the acoustic version.
Just do a few more concerts with her. It doesn't matter if you already know the songs or not. They usually always sound a little different. You will also see more of her conversations with her fans. There are even entire videos with just these conversations. All you have to do is enter "Aurora talk with crowd" on youtube.
Yes. I have never heard one artist like her, when she talks to her audience. Love it....
I would like to recommend a little session here from Aurora. Just 16 minutes with 3 songs on piano with audience interaction, lots of humor, fun and small, charming mistakes. Everything we like about Aurora in this video.
Subtitles can be switched on.
ua-cam.com/video/X5qk8-sNrPA/v-deo.html
1. The River
2. Make you feel my love (Bob Dylon Cover)
3. Exist for love
From this you can well see how much she has evolved, Runaway has never made me almost cry before, but this almost made me cry, when I heard it for the first time.🥺 I become more emotional in her live performances.❤️ I can’t wait for her new album!
Angelic voice🎶🌹🎶 Lovely reaction and interpretation 👍💯 Thanks 🍀
Always a pleasure Adam! Ad yes, our bewautiful Aurrora always deighting us and sharing all her Love and Magic.
I'd just love to drop by her place one cold evening for a cup of tea, or mayby a warm wine and some great conversation.
She is suchan unique and prrecious creature...love the lady
Hello Adam! Long time no seen. But when it's AURORA time i coming for sure. Love this version. For me it's difficult to choose. My first song with her was the nobel peace prize New years eve 2015 so i care a lot for that. But i love this dearly.... What the he... A love everything this little lady sings. Soon Adam soon we have new music by hear. When i think about it my eyes filled up of joy. So good to see you brother 💚💚💚
Aurora is a bit like King Midas... everything she touches (musically) turns to gold. Even this stripped down acoustic version. In one of your last reaction videos, I commented and gave you a link to a youtube channel with unreleased and rare Aurora songs, I thought you would be interested in this and maybe do a reaction video on some of these songs. Best wishes from a German Aurora fan : Gerry
BTW I've heard Aurora say that she loves metal music. So you have another thing in common.
What I heard the first time hearing the original version: “for a moment I thought you were hay”. lol. God I love her.
Just how many artists today can sing and perform like this. Not many and Aurora is supreme just pure and totally thrilling. I hope that I can see her live soon, don't care where, I'm going.
Adam. You have seen the guitarist, Fredrik Svabø before. Twice, actually. On the "exist for love sessions" and "Aurora goes synphonic".
1. That this is done without a mixer is a testament to Silja's (probably pronounced "Silya") and the guitarist's ability to balance with Aurora's volume and pace - no engineer needed.
2. The delicate decoration that she adds to certain notes brings a sudden rush of the appreciation of beautiful sounds. I think I felt the same shudder as you at 3:41.
3. Her expression at the end, as she looked down at her hands, was of a child trying to explain a deep feeling to us. It kinda hit hard.
4. I'd be happy to see you "react" and compare different versions of her songs - even if you previously heard/watched them before recording. It's interesting to compare the the differences in style, approach, and impact of them.
So many times the terms ‘otherworldly’ or ‘god-given gift’ is used. There is something ethereal and someplace beyond space and time that this Angel goes when she sings. I just can’t even take it anymore...haha.
Yet another lovely reaction. Thank you. The guitar player, Fredrik Svabø, is found on Instagram as @feddimannen. He has been along, on and off, over the years. He does magic with the guitar Aurora and Silja needs no introduction anymore 😍. As you, I love this song a lot. I hope you have heard the newly released piano version of this song to? I would really check that too, if I were you 😊 (@childlike.soul_of_aurora)
Hej Adam. I think Aurora released an acoustic version on Spotify at the same time as this video. It’s an anniversary celebration of Runaway’s release.
Great review, Adam. Like you, I am just in awe of her voice and how it, and she, have matured. It certainly is like listening anew.
Silja Sol is kind part of the spine in Auroras art - I love this version - and nice reaction
I may have appreciated your enthusiasm and heart felt admission as much as watching your facial expressions which gave the same narrative before the tune ended.
I can't believe I just referred to an offering by Aurora as a tune.
You wake up in the morning. Check if Aurora has released anything. Nope. Zzzz. And then it happens. Wohoo. ;)
3:26 and 3:47 are just pure actual magic in this acoustic version. How she expresses "fall" in a downturned way and an upturned way in those moments are just captivating as fuck, and I appreciate that you reacted as such during those moments! It's almost a involuntary reaction during those moments!
Thank you!
There has to be something in the waters of Norway. Either that or the Viking God Odin
decided to bring to Earth Aurora and AngelinaJordan to mesmerize the human soul
from different ends of the musical spectrum.
I also really love this new acoustic version of "Runaway" by Aurora -- she really knows how to keep her songs alive and evolving! As it happens, she also just released another acoustic (audio) version of this same song -- just her and a piano -- which has a very different and ethereal vibe. Definitely worth checking out! ( ua-cam.com/video/xbyabXMSato/v-deo.html )
Amazing! Pure perfection
Hi Adam dont know if you know but today 26/03/2021 Runaway got to #100 in the UK official singles chart out of nowhere, 6 years after it was released! so cool very happy for her. #UKwarriors
Oh wow I didn’t know this!
Hi, Adam! Thank you for the reaction. I prefer the acoustic performances Aurora do aswell. Acoustic versions of Running with the wolves, Cure For Me, A Temporary High, The Woman I am, Queendom is on Spotify 🙂 I am wondering if you have any tips for me, an artist that you get the same feeling of - the "warm" feeling? I get the same feeling when I listen to Auroras acoustic songs, and also while listening to Eva Cassidy. Best regards
Murder Song studio version: You promised, you fiend!!! ;)
Have you reacted to Awakening and Under Stars by her? I think they're amazing
Of course each of her songs are unique and amazing in their own way😄
This version is definitely my favorite. Great reaction. You sound Scottish, correct me if I'm wrong.
I’m not Scottish, I’m from the north east of England 😊 I get this often though.
🦄💖
I think with Aurora .. you either like her or you've never heard of her.
Another amazing version, she can do no wrong. So......when we getting another Eivør reaction 🙏
Soon :)
Sweet 🤘🏻🤘🏻
there are so many good songs by her, and i always prefer her live versions to the album versions. her "thank you" cover from alanis morisette, ua-cam.com/video/LroKmuG6Y7M/v-deo.html
the list is endless.
you can also listen to dynamite in a acoustic version by sigrid and for sure you'll be surprised as well. ua-cam.com/video/hKvbaZTAQN0/v-deo.html
I have already reacted to her cover of Thank You, however I think it is blocked :(
@@AdamStraughan oh, thats weird! but anyway, i know that she hit you like she hit me ;) i call it shock love. if you like to be surprised by another good norwegian voice, please check out sigrid with her acoustic version of dynamite. it would be nice to hear your thoughts about her.
and the nordic music world is not complete without björk. björk is a whole universe of music. i'm really struggeling what to reccomend, because it's so much to choose from. the votaic-show live from paris is one all time favourite, because she has so much energy. or the anchor song live. the album version of pneumonia. or, or, or....ua-cam.com/video/uXfiHNpBHX0/v-deo.html
stonemilker is also an absolute earcatcher
ua-cam.com/video/gQEyezu7G20/v-deo.html
@@AdamStraughan ok, if you are going into björks music, you should react to the stonemilker virtual reality video. you can move around her, you have to hunt after her because she is constantly moving out of your sight. her haunting vocals combined with this massive base line and strings is for sure something you can relate to.
you look like henry cavil
I’ll take that! Haha thanks
Is she being marketed as an ethereal, magical, demonstrative, back in time artist? To me, she does not have the vocal skills and excellence of Angelina Jordan.
I guess it's personal choice because I prefer Aurora over pretty much any female vocalist any day.. I think she's just very different and has such a lovely energy her voice is other worldly...Silja is also amazing. ❤
She really is not. She has such an individual artistic approach to her music, which she writes all herself. Every choice is hers, from the song constructions to the performance elements. This is evident in the documentaries that are available to watch about her journey as a performer. She is authentic in her persona. And in terms of Angelina Jordan, I don’t thinks it’s really about comparing at all. Angelina is great in her own ways, but that doesn’t take anything away from Aurora or vice versa. Both can exist in the same space and both can still be fantastic.
@@foxriverez7824 Yes, you are right it is a personal choice. I am thankful that there many very different musical expressions, and the audiences to appreciate them! Happy listening!
@@AdamStraughan Thank you for your thoughtful, and knowledgeable, explanation!
I listen to/experience almost everything Aurora performs and have seen her live (2016), and I have ZERO interest in the other other "A". We all have our own vibes … :-)