It may be different nowadays but a lot of us old-school rockers also listen to classical :D. Beethoven sits next to Black Sabbath and Mozart next to Motorhead in my vinyl collection :).
Can you imagine that Simone (Seemonuh for the correct Dutch pronounciation... But she herself has said that if people pronounce her name Seemon, it doesn't bother her) was pregnant during that 3-hour concert and still rocked everything even though she was quite nervous and super short on breath (yay pregnancy hormones messing up with the body)? Still impressed to this day. Yeah, singing Pergolesi's Stabat Mater Dolorosa (13th century piece) at a metal concert, and having the metalhead audience being 100% into it is quite something. In this piece, Simone is doing the soprano voice, and Floor the alto voice, so the lower range. You can hear, though, that Floor is no alto (she's a soprano with a darker tone than Simone), but, does it matter? Naaaaah. Beautiful performance all around. Epica also did a live CD thingy with more classical music, if you ever want to give it a listen. It's called The Classical Conspiracy (my fiancé loves their metal take on The Imperial March and In The Hall of the Mountain King). I'd love to see more Epica on your channel, too... ANd I haven't seen it mentioned yet, but Floor's first band, After Forever, you should check it out too! Dreamflight at PorgPower 2007 will blow your mind and I'm sure your crush on Floor will, once again, itensify with that one. Haha!
Blowing me away here. Floor and Simone singing classical. How can it get any better. Both such lovely and powerful voices. And varying from the rock/metal theme Awesome to see the diversity of your reactions and Titans they are!! Thank you. 👍🏼
fnglert - "I'm one inch taller than Floor." - yeh but she looks better in heels I'm sure. I mean ... I think. And then Mr. R&R is the short-arse. . . . . . . . :-)
Yeah!! I didn't ask for this one, but I'm glad you reacted to it and enjoyed it! I have the DVD/CD set of this show and it's honestly a prized possession. So much love for Simone and Floor! 😭💖 The orchestra was such a good idea so I'm glad they decided to really make use of it
long ago id tried taking singing lessons to sound like that (didnt really work but was fun) and the singing teacher said that since these metalheads started using classical voices she had more work. She was opposed to mix classic with rock but then she would be out of a job. So all her students brought these examples she had never heard of but o she thought: lets give the students what they want and i will bring them slowly more to the classical side. But then the opposite happened. The more metal she learned the more she was like: ok that is way cooler then boring classic.
Speaking of Titans... Epica released last year an EP of Attack on Titan covers, so you should definitely check out Crimson Bow and Arrow if you're a fan of the anime ;)
Try another Dutch female vocalist, Anneke Van Giersbergen. She has solo stuff you can try or her 1st band the Gathering or other metal projects like with Ayreon, the Gental Storm and her most recent metal band VUUR. A good start is with her Gental Storm project which is a prog metal band. She also sang with Floor Jansen in the Ayreon project and also was a special guest at an Epica concert singing with Simon Simmons. The dutch have such amazing vocalists. Also check out Sharon Den Adel from Within Temptation or Sharon with her side project called My Indigo. The Dutch rule!
Thank you for my chills again.......... Also really thank you for recognizing good music and singers no matter what kind of music they do. Have a good weekend! Hope things are going well for you.......... :-)
Proud off our beautifull dutch lady’s love Simone and Floor in this!❤ You have to see Sharon and Anneke (from the Gathering and now in Vuur)sing together “Somewhere“ Bet you haven’t seen of heard them yet??? …Shivers all over!!❤
Modeling companies would be smart to sign on these two ladies, even if only for cover shots. Actually, many of the women in the metal/rock world would be good choices.
💜 Love Floor! It's so fun to see her having a good time with one of her best friends. I *think* her name is pronounced Si (short i - like kid **OR** i like e, as in Spanish pronunciations) / moan (as in... well... you know).
Not quite, at least not in Dutch. The first part is correct, the moan part not so much. The moan is in there, but the 'e' isn't silent. More of a 'uh' sound after moan.
Ayreon - Valley of the Queens (Ayreon Universe 2017. It has both Floor and the 4th Dutch metal godess, Anneke van Giersbergen.) Delain - Masters of Destiny ( Their lead is the 5th Dutch metal godess)
Lovely. So beautiful. Just think: Opera, back in the day, brought (and still does) the same kind of emotions out that Poet and the Pendulum or any other symphonic metal song would. Bravo!
You need to check Anneke.(an-a-ka) She was in the Devin Townsend project. Check out Grace live at the retinal circus or supercrush live. Wicked good. She’s smokin hot too. 🔥
Always a sign of great skill to make things appear to be easy :) Also about the name: I think since Simone is Dutch the "German" way of pronouncing her name is probably correct with the "i" like in... dunno.... "Epica" for example (instead of like in the english name Simon) and the "e" in the end ... well, also like the E in Epica :P Don't forget about Crucified Barbara and older Arch Enemy (live)! And also.... well, see patreon, I suggested a few more things lol
@@jimmyboy131 It always bugs me a bit when people see something like this and say "so talented!". Sure talent helps but getting something to such a high level is not only talent, it's skill that is developed though work and training!
As elsewhere in this comment section suggested: You like opera singing? Check out Nightwish´s first singer Tarja Turunen. A clasically trained mezzosoprano singing the Nightwish take on Andrew LLoyd Webber´s Phantom Of The Opera - from the End Of An Era dvd. Once again you will be mind blown.
If anyone wonders, the song is called "Stabat Mater" (obviously), this rendition was composed by Giovanni Batista Pergolesi and the text comes from a poem about the hurt the mother Mary felt about her son hanging on the cross. Kind of explains the heavy feel of the piece. From Latin "stabat mater dolorosa" means "the mother stood, pained". th-cam.com/video/xHQVtYzjLao/w-d-xo.html for a whole recording of the composition.
Mr. Rock n roll:" let's see what happens" hahaha dude, we know what happens when Floor is engaging (crowd fainting, brain holes melting, heart attacks etc) she is one of a kind
My former fiancé was 5’11 3/4 inches tall. I had her by 1 1/4 inch. It made slow dancing fantastic. LOVE for the tall girls ! 👍🏻👍🏻 P.S. NOBODY golf claps the Valkyrie. Nobody ... All Hail Floor.💛💛
The pronunciation of Simone's name is: see-MOAN-eh. (the 'e' should be pronounced but not stressed). This was a very beautiful and sad piece of classical music. But classical can sound heavy too. Listen to Dies Irae by Epica and thank me later!
Yes, this was quite early in the show, Sancta Terra was in the first encore. Was a long anniversary show of Epica, with Simone being pregnant (hence the less wild headbanging in Sancta Terra)
Others already mentioned to take a look at Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation). But did you know that in Belgium there's also a show like 'beste zangers' ('liefde voor muziek' - love for music) where "our Dutch" Sharon participated. You REALLY have to take a look at "Just what I need tonight". th-cam.com/video/5RWHSqUxGAs/w-d-xo.html (She sings the bald guy's song). Cheers!
Yes, Simone and Floor are amazing, great talent, great skills. But when it comes to opera and metal together, you should definitely check the Queen of mixing both genres - Tarja Turunen. Check Phantom of the Opera with Nightwish, or something else of Nightwish's first five albums, or her solo career. She recently published her seventh album.
Flawless, hard-core classical piece in the middle of a METAL concert... this is something to appreciate! 🎼🎻🤘🏻 For some AMAZING songs from the same concert, check these out - Epica - Design Your Universe - th-cam.com/video/hib0Gle35YE/w-d-xo.html Epica - Chasing the Dragon - th-cam.com/video/Dx-FsHAQHp8/w-d-xo.html Epica - Sensorium - th-cam.com/video/oMIVlG6K2qM/w-d-xo.html Epica - Unleashed- th-cam.com/video/rxd6sxLxdys/w-d-xo.html
In english, her name would be pronounced "See-moan". The more "correct" pronounciation would probably be something like "Zeemonuh" for an english speaker.
In English it's pronounced Sim-OWN with the emphasis on the last syllable, soft 'i' sound. The last name is pronounced S-EYE-mun. At least for American English people. How it's pronounced for others may be different.
The night a group of metal-heads got "cultured" and was brought to respectful silence (with an ovation afterwards) while two queens of metal showed their operatic chops!
I know, right!?!? It’s just because you don’t hear symphonic metal on the radio in Holland. I’m making up for lost time though! A whole new world has opened up to me and to many other people! But yes, shame on me!
When you can pull off singing a classical piece in a metal concert and hold the audience.Yes they are Titans!!
the audience knows what they are in for .. :P
It may be different nowadays but a lot of us old-school rockers also listen to classical :D. Beethoven sits next to Black Sabbath and Mozart next to Motorhead in my vinyl collection :).
@@dallassukerkin6878 Try Havergal Brian's Gothic symphony at the Proms, 2011. Greatest concert of my life. Also Kurt Atterberg, Charles Tournemeire.
i was at that concert. and yes, this piece was magical
@@dallassukerkin6878 Yeah, I was under the impression we thought metal was more like the classical music than any other genre.
BTW, this is written for a soprano and an alto. Floor is singing alto, despite being a soprano, and she nails it as usual. The range . . .
No concurence, just friends, that's beautiful ... they love each other.
Can you imagine that Simone (Seemonuh for the correct Dutch pronounciation... But she herself has said that if people pronounce her name Seemon, it doesn't bother her) was pregnant during that 3-hour concert and still rocked everything even though she was quite nervous and super short on breath (yay pregnancy hormones messing up with the body)? Still impressed to this day.
Yeah, singing Pergolesi's Stabat Mater Dolorosa (13th century piece) at a metal concert, and having the metalhead audience being 100% into it is quite something.
In this piece, Simone is doing the soprano voice, and Floor the alto voice, so the lower range. You can hear, though, that Floor is no alto (she's a soprano with a darker tone than Simone), but, does it matter? Naaaaah. Beautiful performance all around.
Epica also did a live CD thingy with more classical music, if you ever want to give it a listen. It's called The Classical Conspiracy (my fiancé loves their metal take on The Imperial March and In The Hall of the Mountain King).
I'd love to see more Epica on your channel, too...
ANd I haven't seen it mentioned yet, but Floor's first band, After Forever, you should check it out too! Dreamflight at PorgPower 2007 will blow your mind and I'm sure your crush on Floor will, once again, itensify with that one. Haha!
This is one of my favorite duets of theirs. Their voices are so perfect together.
Always nice to hop by your channel so once in a while again. Keep it up Mr. Rock N Roll!
Blowing me away here. Floor and Simone singing classical. How can it get any better. Both such lovely and powerful voices.
And varying from the rock/metal theme
Awesome to see the diversity of your reactions and Titans they are!!
Thank you. 👍🏼
"I'm one inch taller than Floor." - yeh but she looks better in heels I'm sure. I mean ... I think.
@@ICBMSteve You are entirely welcome. :D I aim to please.
And traumatize, just a little.
OMG that picture of him in high heels hit my brain and I will need therapy to erase it!!!!!!
Ya ever heard of a drag queen? They rock :p haha
fnglert
- "I'm one inch taller than Floor." - yeh but she looks better in heels I'm sure. I mean ... I think. And then Mr. R&R is the short-arse. . . . . . . . :-)
i dunno, i think Mr R&R would look pretty sexxy in heels xD :p hahahahahahaha
Floor did sing in a video game. Song called Sound of the Wind for the Final Fantasy Chronicles
Yessss it gave me chills!!!! Love Final Fantasy
No way!!
I've suggested that once before...he STILL hasn't seen it! Lol
Thanks for turning me on to that. I had NO idea. Imagine Nightwish doing their version on it.
What a performance!they are truly wonderful
Yeah!! I didn't ask for this one, but I'm glad you reacted to it and enjoyed it! I have the DVD/CD set of this show and it's honestly a prized possession. So much love for Simone and Floor! 😭💖 The orchestra was such a good idea so I'm glad they decided to really make use of it
Ahh my beautiful fellow Dutch ladies. Couldn't be more proud ❤️
1" huh. But you don't wear heels. Ha. For the music and vocals, I have no words.
i wish the two of them would do an album together i would have a heart attack
That would be such an atmospheral death. 😏😄
If you like operatic voices. Check out Tarja turunen. Nightwish first singer. She's amazing.
long ago id tried taking singing lessons to sound like that (didnt really work but was fun) and the singing teacher said that since these metalheads started using classical voices she had more work. She was opposed to mix classic with rock but then she would be out of a job. So all her students brought these examples she had never heard of but o she thought: lets give the students what they want and i will bring them slowly more to the classical side. But then the opposite happened. The more metal she learned the more she was like: ok that is way cooler then boring classic.
Speaking of Titans... Epica released last year an EP of Attack on Titan covers, so you should definitely check out Crimson Bow and Arrow if you're a fan of the anime ;)
Try another Dutch female vocalist, Anneke Van Giersbergen. She has solo stuff you can try or her 1st band the Gathering or other metal projects like with Ayreon, the Gental Storm and her most recent metal band VUUR. A good start is with her Gental Storm project which is a prog metal band. She also sang with Floor Jansen in the Ayreon project and also was a special guest at an Epica concert singing with Simon Simmons. The dutch have such amazing vocalists. Also check out Sharon Den Adel from Within Temptation or Sharon with her side project called My Indigo. The Dutch rule!
And please don’t forget Diane van Giersbergen from X-Libris. This lady is a great composer to.
Dutch madness, brother!
Add Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation and you have three proper titans of Holland working for you.
You can't leave out Anneke Van Giersbergen she was also born there.
@@gzin33 Both of them together on Somewhere? Aaaaaweeeesoooomeeee!!
@@gzin33 anneke>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>sharon
Add Charlotte from Delain as well!
Don't forget Diane Van Giersbergen from Xandria.
Thank you for my chills again.......... Also really thank you for recognizing good music and singers no matter what kind of music they do. Have a good weekend! Hope things are going well for you.......... :-)
I love this song .the Orchester and her voices for a song ovver 400 years old chills
Proud off our beautifull dutch lady’s love Simone and Floor in this!❤ You have to see Sharon and Anneke (from the Gathering and now in Vuur)sing together “Somewhere“ Bet you haven’t seen of heard them yet??? …Shivers all over!!❤
Love your reactions. I love Floor so much as well. You’re hilarious.
The Two Metal Goddesses sound so beautiful together 🤘
You have got my two favorite female singers singing together
Hell yeah!!! They are extremely talented and beautiful 🥰 thank you Heath !
Modeling companies would be smart to sign on these two ladies, even if only for cover shots. Actually, many of the women in the metal/rock world would be good choices.
Increible !!!
That was great! This classic Voises are fantastic!
Glad you reacted to this! These two are like diamonds! Flawless!
Ps: for more Floor! :)
Check out Northward - While Love Died
did someone say Floor????
thomas janke yes and here we are ha ha 😁👩🏻🎤❤️
@Adead , Settle down. Simone and Floor together = AWESOME!!!!!
@Adead Peace.
Yesss nightwish is coming to the netherlands 24 november 2020......tickets go on sale tomorrow
Totally different but BEAUTIFUL... and it's not a stupid channel! Love your reactions and how you agree with us The Fans of Nightwish
💜 Love Floor! It's so fun to see her having a good time with one of her best friends.
I *think* her name is pronounced Si (short i - like kid **OR** i like e, as in Spanish pronunciations) / moan (as in... well... you know).
Not quite, at least not in Dutch. The first part is correct, the moan part not so much. The moan is in there, but the 'e' isn't silent. More of a 'uh' sound after moan.
@@alfadasfire Oh, really? Cool! I learned something new today. Thanks friend!!
thx for playing that. That was a great experiance. I am proud of you ;-)
at the end Floor says "prachtig" to the conductor, which means beautiful.
Try more Epica please: The essence of silence (live in Brussels) and Chasing the dragon (live Retrospect 2013) !
The Dutch 'sirens' together on stage.
Nice! love this one so much
React to Epica - Kingdom of Heaven (live)
hi from Brazil :D
Ayreon - Valley of the Queens (Ayreon Universe 2017. It has both Floor and the 4th Dutch metal godess, Anneke van Giersbergen.)
Delain - Masters of Destiny ( Their lead is the 5th Dutch metal godess)
Lovely. So beautiful.
Just think: Opera, back in the day, brought (and still does) the same kind of emotions out that Poet and the Pendulum or any other symphonic metal song would.
Bravo!
These chicks are bona fide trained operatic singers. This is legit! Those are the box seats, bro!
Best metal concert ever.
i think my head is melting!!!!
React to Epica - Universal death squad (official video)
I second this. The official lyric video is quite nice.
You need to check Anneke.(an-a-ka) She was in the Devin Townsend project. Check out Grace live at the retinal circus or supercrush live. Wicked good. She’s smokin hot too. 🔥
Great suggestion!!!
He must react to Amongst Stars 😏
There's a lot of really good songs in this concert. Just pick any one, you won't regret it^^
Angels or rock man. I love these two so much
Always a sign of great skill to make things appear to be easy :) Also about the name: I think since Simone is Dutch the "German" way of pronouncing her name is probably correct with the "i" like in... dunno.... "Epica" for example (instead of like in the english name Simon) and the "e" in the end ... well, also like the E in Epica :P
Don't forget about Crucified Barbara and older Arch Enemy (live)! And also.... well, see patreon, I suggested a few more things lol
True! Lots of natural talent, combined with years of training and practice make it seem easy.
@@jimmyboy131 It always bugs me a bit when people see something like this and say "so talented!". Sure talent helps but getting something to such a high level is not only talent, it's skill that is developed though work and training!
I found Sabaton because of Hearts of Iron 4, I found you because of Sabaton, I found Nightwish because of you. Thanks!
Damn game was a pain in the arse lol
You must know by now where the best symphonic female singers come from. Okay! The Netherlands of course🙏
Could not agree more about the music in Halo! I especially love the ODST soundtrack. So damn atmospheric!
dude listen to Somewhere - The Best Duet Ever (Within Temptation & Anneke) you wont be disappointed!
Signed!
bump, bump, sign.
@Ad Lockhorst Why can I only like this once?
As elsewhere in this comment section suggested: You like opera singing?
Check out Nightwish´s first singer Tarja Turunen.
A clasically trained mezzosoprano singing the Nightwish take on Andrew LLoyd Webber´s Phantom Of The Opera - from the End Of An Era dvd.
Once again you will be mind blown.
Yes, they most certainly *do* exist! Proof positive here.
Nightwish - Last Ride Of The Day live wembley/wacken/tampere
If your ever in Norway i want to give you a hug, drink whiskey and watch Floor on TH-cam 😁 keep doing what you do 🐺🇳🇴
damn ... that's such a cool thought!
Simone just called Floor „Floortje“ - little Floor 🥺
It's -> See-Mo-Ne
This one was undoubtedly suggested when you posted Sancta Terra, as they are good contrasts.
This is the best Xena and Gabrielle episode. :)
If anyone wonders, the song is called "Stabat Mater" (obviously), this rendition was composed by Giovanni Batista Pergolesi and the text comes from a poem about the hurt the mother Mary felt about her son hanging on the cross.
Kind of explains the heavy feel of the piece. From Latin "stabat mater dolorosa" means "the mother stood, pained".
th-cam.com/video/xHQVtYzjLao/w-d-xo.html for a whole recording of the composition.
REACT EPICA - KINGDON OF HEAVEN PLEASEEEEE
Mr. Rock n roll:" let's see what happens" hahaha dude, we know what happens when Floor is engaging (crowd fainting, brain holes melting, heart attacks etc) she is one of a kind
Wild card with Floor's old band revamp 🥰 and Dreamflight with her other old band After forever 🥰 you will die of happiness❤️😂😬😁😎❤️
I missed this one, how?!?! This is beautiful.... And Simone is pronounced like Nina "Simone"
Just one of the examples, of how a small country can be great.
Music has no borders.
Do EPICA - CHASING THE DRAGON! Its a masterpiece!
My former fiancé was 5’11 3/4 inches tall. I had her by 1 1/4 inch. It made slow dancing fantastic. LOVE for the tall girls ! 👍🏻👍🏻
P.S. NOBODY golf claps the Valkyrie. Nobody ... All Hail Floor.💛💛
The pronunciation of Simone's name is: see-MOAN-eh. (the 'e' should be pronounced but not stressed).
This was a very beautiful and sad piece of classical music. But classical can sound heavy too. Listen to Dies Irae by Epica and thank me later!
Essence of Silence you seriously need to watch that
Well done, my friend.
This is from the same concert as the Sancta Terra video right?
Yes, this was quite early in the show, Sancta Terra was in the first encore. Was a long anniversary show of Epica, with Simone being pregnant (hence the less wild headbanging in Sancta Terra)
There you go.
🤣 I totally have the Halo soundtracks as well as every game. So true that there is some seriously good music going on in those games.
These ladies both showing off their classical training. :-)
Others already mentioned to take a look at Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation). But did you know that in Belgium there's also a show like 'beste zangers' ('liefde voor muziek' - love for music) where "our Dutch" Sharon participated. You REALLY have to take a look at "Just what I need tonight". th-cam.com/video/5RWHSqUxGAs/w-d-xo.html (She sings the bald guy's song). Cheers!
Yes, Simone and Floor are amazing, great talent, great skills. But when it comes to opera and metal together, you should definitely check the Queen of mixing both genres - Tarja Turunen. Check Phantom of the Opera with Nightwish, or something else of Nightwish's first five albums, or her solo career. She recently published her seventh album.
please check more epica out! chasing the dragon, solitary ground, storm the sorrow, kingdom of heaven and unleashed are a few good songs :)
It's not Halo, but Floor have performed Sound of the Wind from the Final Fantasy Chronicles. It's on YT.
The lyrics to this date to the 13th century, while the tune is by Giovanni Battista Draghi (1710-1736).
Draghi? Is it not Pergolesi?
@@jongu71 It's Pergolesi.
Draghis version was darker and more choir oriented th-cam.com/video/PVDMByg_NxQ/w-d-xo.html
Epica uses Pergolesi arrangement
@@jongu71 Giovanni Battista Draghi is the real name of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi.
Epica- kingdom of heaven.
Goes for 14 minutes you’ll love all of it.
💗💗💗
Flawless, hard-core classical piece in the middle of a METAL concert... this is something to appreciate! 🎼🎻🤘🏻
For some AMAZING songs from the same concert, check these out -
Epica - Design Your Universe - th-cam.com/video/hib0Gle35YE/w-d-xo.html
Epica - Chasing the Dragon - th-cam.com/video/Dx-FsHAQHp8/w-d-xo.html
Epica - Sensorium - th-cam.com/video/oMIVlG6K2qM/w-d-xo.html
Epica - Unleashed- th-cam.com/video/rxd6sxLxdys/w-d-xo.html
A crowd full of metalheads pumped from previous songs just ... dead silent. There are not a lot of people that can make that happen.
In english, her name would be pronounced "See-moan". The more "correct" pronounciation would probably be something like "Zeemonuh" for an english speaker.
Yeah, pretty accurate
Nice. Thanks for the explanation.
or just like Nina Simone :)
In English it's pronounced Sim-OWN with the emphasis on the last syllable, soft 'i' sound. The last name is pronounced S-EYE-mun. At least for American English people. How it's pronounced for others may be different.
I can't look the same way at Simone anymore after that QVC makeup show....
If you like Pantera, you have to listen Tyr cemetery gates cover
EPICA - KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
♥ lovely ♥
Gotta check out LACUNA COIL man! Layers of Time is their newest one it's epic! Definitely some head banging!
Floor sometimes wore 3-4 inch heels, so your puny one inch is covered.
flashpeter625 FLOOR looks oooooover mr.Rock that’s what a goddes does period 👀 👩🏻🎤❤️
The night a group of metal-heads got "cultured" and was brought to respectful silence (with an ovation afterwards) while two queens of metal showed their operatic chops!
her name is pronounce Sim Mone Simons.
that was amazing! It ended abruptly for my taste, but still great!
Unbelievably beautiful. Amazing. And an American guy has to be the one to introduce me to this. And I’m Dutch...
Shame on you...
I know, right!?!? It’s just because you don’t hear symphonic metal on the radio in Holland. I’m making up for lost time though! A whole new world has opened up to me and to many other people! But yes, shame on me!
Simon?...hahaha,definatly SIMONE,the red Hair Goddess !!! (try the french pronunciation,SI-MONN )
please react to Blind Guardian- And then there was silence
Search and react to: Floor Jansen & Metropole Orchestra - Sound of the Wind (Final Fantasy Chronicles)
Still waiting for THE GATHERING,DELAIN,THE AGONIST,BATTLE BEAST,IN THIS MOMENT etc.....more Girl Power !!!!
You should listen Marco and Floor together signing Ave Maria.