I guess this is the first song of the set? uh no this was the 13th of 15 songs :)After this came Song of Myself, please do yourself a favour and also listen to that one tbh, react to the whole concert you will not be dissapointed. I let the rest of Nightwish Army fill you in on more, subbed to follow your Nightwish Journey
I guess you should go Romanticide from the same show. That is more your style. Ghost Love Score was ~70min into their performance that night not the beginning. Over 82.000 were in the crowd.
Nightwish have a massive amount of songs over nearly 24 years. Initially stick with songs from the Wacken 2013 concert before moving onto other concerts, you will not regret it. Do Storytime, Romanticide, Song of Myself ,Ghost River from Wacken. Always do Nightwish live.
Hello @ Roguenjosh! Nightwish Army incoming here, your reaction just appeared on our radar.. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing in front of a 82k+ people. "That's a Live Cinematic Epic", indeed. Since this is your first Nightwish experience, I'll give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan: " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a female fronted symphonic metal band. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals .And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrulmentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen 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 (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 " Other Nightwish songs with the current lineup of the band you may like: "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/YwGSAFarHRg/w-d-xo.html "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) th-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/w-d-xo.html "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) th-cam.com/video/S8E3L7ggLMM/w-d-xo.html "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/05eitd-EA6I/w-d-xo.html "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) th-cam.com/video/knqeI807ZlY/w-d-xo.html "Sleeping Sun"live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) th-cam.com/video/rsotlzr9wNw/w-d-xo.html "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) th-cam.com/video/NhEuAPYm_Ug/w-d-xo.html "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/wA44tjaP5n0/w-d-xo.html "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) th-cam.com/video/B1UjgozeIPQ/w-d-xo.html "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/w-d-xo.html "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/AN239Pbqbjo/w-d-xo.html "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/XvsfwAPbWXc/w-d-xo.html And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Wembley 2015 th-cam.com/video/vyLsU7Q333k/w-d-xo.html Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg.html You can also react to Floor Jansen's performances in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands), here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): th-cam.com/play/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo.html Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.
And to think Floor had only been with them 10 months!! When she first started she was given 48 hours to learn the set while flying from Holland to Salt Lake City to perform. 3rd lead singer for the band, all good, all very different. Marco the bassist also does lead male vocals ( brilliantly I might add). Check out Romanticide and Everdream from this concert for great duets, or their cover of Pink Floyd's High Hope's for Marco solo (better than original, personal opinion of course). Their latest album Human ll Nature is currently top 5 in about 30 countries worldwide. The keyboardist Tuomas is chief songwriter composer and is a modern day Mozart/Shakespeare combo. And as a diehard Kiwi, I can't sign off without putting in a plug/request for Alien Weaponry, 3 teenage kids from NZ taking the thrash metal world by storm, and doing it singing in Maori!!! 55 yr old metalhead signing off for now.
This is actually one of the last songs in the set, more than an hour after the first song. If you want to hear the first song, do Dark Chest of Wonders from the same concert. It's a BANGER!
I see Gabriel gave you the background info. That will help. He is a really nice guy. If you need to know something ask him and if he doesn't know he will know who to ask. I am glad you enjoyed them. They will keep you guessing. You will never know what to expect the first time you listen to one of their songs. I subscribed. Make sure if you can react to the live videos. They are amazing live.Take care and stay safe.
The legend spoke, we listen. Nightwish should pay you well for such a good online PR service. No joke. You're the only one I'm sure will post the band info and be nice to the reactors.
As a bassist you probably want to listen to "The Poet And The Pendulum" (Wembley 2015), "Sleeping Sun" (Tampere 2015) and "7 Days To The Wolves" (Wembley). They have pretty prominent bass lines and some very interesting things going on. I don't know if you play with a pick or fingers, but for me it feels, that Marko is way underrated as a bassist (he is very good vocalist as well).
And, since people are going to flood your channel with suggestions to do everything of this Wacken concert (yes, it's phenomenal), I suggest that if/when you do them, stick with official live videos or use this link, because there are so many slowed down versions in YT: th-cam.com/video/cAwtzi7Q3Bk/w-d-xo.html
@@oo.llpee.7457 Just wanted to quickly thank you for giving the correct link. I truly appreciate that. By the way, I've been listening to Marko Hietala's great bass playing and voice since I heard Wings Of Darkness for the first time back in 1986. Cheers! I hope you have a great day.
I saw this reaction awhile back, but as a bass player, I think you should revisit GLS from Wembley, Marco's bass is MUCH higher in the mix and you can really hear how much he adds to this song without singing a single note. th-cam.com/video/LHX1VmdoFQE/w-d-xo.html
Since you're new to Nightwish, this is a perfect time to share what Steve Harris, the founder, principal composer & bassist/keyboardist of the world's all time greatest metal band IRON MAIDEN said about Tuomas Holopainen & Nightwish with their 2nd lead female vocalist Anette Olzon in 2015 before he had heard their 2015 album "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" with Floor Jansen on vocals: “When I heard [2007’s] Dark Passion Play, I couldn’t believe it. I thought, ‘Now, this is a proper fucking album.’ It’s got everything bar the kitchen sink in there. It was controversial because of the new singer Anette Olzon, but she was brilliant. No disrespect to Tarja, but Anette’s voice suited them a lot better. There’s heavy stuff, classical, even a bit of Disney - all kinds of shit in there. I think it’s one of the best-sounding albums I’ve ever heard in my life. Then I got the next one, [2011’s] Imaginaerum. Storytime is a fantastic, instant song. The rest of the album took me a while to get into. Dark Passion Play was so good, I thought there was no way they could ever come up with an album that’s anywhere near that, but the more I got into Imaginaerum, the more I loved it. I haven’t heard the new one with Floor Jansen yet, but those two albums for me - I don’t think there’s anything else that I’ve heard out there that’s even close.” These words from Steve Harris came form this 2015 article in "Metal Hammer" magazine: "How "Nightwish became a modern metal phenomenon" www.loudersound.com/features/how-nightwish-became-a-modern-metal-phenomenon which might be an interesting read to all of their fans.
On jan29, 2020 Steve Harris said: "Certainly, some bands have got the talent. I think Nightwish are a great band and they're getting bigger all the time. They probably have the biggest chance of [reaching worldwide success on a level that Maiden has]. Heck of an accolade from one of the greats in music...
The main thing you will discover, if you decide to explore more Nightwish, is that they cannot be categorized like other bands. They have slow songs, folky songs, pop sounding songs, rock songs, heavy metal songs and they have standard 4 minutes songs up to 10 minutes plus epic songs, so trying to classify them is just a futile exercise in my humble opinion. If you go in with an open mind, you will find your musical universe largely expanded for the better.
This concert was the end of over 500 days on a world tour. The final band of the final day of Wacken. It's kinda the pinnacle of everything and yes, they are tight.
This Band is extremely talented in every aspect of their performances. Story time, everdream, romanticide, I want my tears back, the greatest show on earth...if you are ready by then. Enjoy!!
@@Roguenjosh If you want to do studio, their new album came out a month ago and there is almost nothing live yet due to Corona. But they do have fantastic lyric videos out on yt. Start with "Music" and work your way forward. Be warned though, this album has almost nothing to do with any "classical" metal stuff though it retains metal elements. Nightwish is basically their own genre by now. Here is the link to "Music": th-cam.com/video/rwz7-h9LCDU/w-d-xo.html Cluebat: Ask yourself who is that "I" and "You" mentioned in the lyrics.
Imagine being there and seeing their new singer Floor singing with your favorite band that was STARVING for a vocal performer to equal their epic songs. She had just joined them 10 months or so before this, and they rushed her up to speed in 48 hours on the setlist for their 1st gig (after firing their 2nd female lead singer Anette. Tarja was the first lead and grew up with the founder Tuomas, who plays the keyboard and writes 90% of every song).
For music where they go at it, that's energetic and a little different in style but more fitting for you, you wanna watch: -Romanticide th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html -Weak Fantasy th-cam.com/video/AN239Pbqbjo/w-d-xo.html -Song of Myself th-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/w-d-xo.html -Storytime th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html Stick to ONLY LIVE versions (trust me) until you have seen most recommended songs and move to their just released new album's lyric videos. Awesome reaction!
You just summoned the Nightwish Army!) Thank you for sharing your reaction and welcome to the world of Symphonic Metal! Oh, if you want to see pure energy on a stage with handbanging (windmills), I can recommend Dark Chest Of Wonders for example, from the same venue (show opener here) ;) Well, you've just witnessed Her Majesty Northern Valkyrie Goddess Floor Jansen (pronounced Yansen, she is Dutch). Floor has classical background, rock academy behind, and used to be a vocal coach for a number of years. Floor is the most versatile and powerful female singer today and can sing anything from more pop-y style, classic opera, to metal screams and growls. Floor sings emotions, not words. Floor joined Nightwish in the middle of their Imaginaerum world tour in late 2012 (which includes this show from August 2013). Previous singer, Anette Olzon (she's currently in Dark Element) left the band while they were touring, and there was no certainty what to do with all the upcoming shows. They called Floor (her previous band did tour with NW in the past, and they knew each other). Floor flew immediately to help them out and temporarily replace Anette for the rest of the world tour. She arrived two days before the next show, and she had only 48 hours to learn the entire setlist. And she did. There is official documentary about all that -- "PLEASE LEARN THE SETLIST IN 48 HOURS" ( th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html ) For Floor it was first really big gig with Nightwish, 82K people, at the time she was only for a few months with the band. After the world tour (in October 2013), they made Floor their official member. This song was performed at the end of 90min show, at the 1hr 10min mark. Nightwish formed in '96 in Finland, initially with Tarja (Tar-ya) Turunen as a vocalist. She left the band in 2005, and Anette Olzon stepped in, until 2012. The bassist with a cool beard is Marco, and he sings some parts too. He has his own solo project outside the Nightwish. The mastermind behind 99% of lyrics and music is a keyboardist Tuomas. Guitarist name is Emppu, and the drummer in this show is Jukka (Yukka), but later he was replaced by Kai Hahto because of health issues. Flutes/uilleann pipes/guitar/vocals - Troy, he did not perform in this song. Nightwish is better live, always, so if live performance is available, go for it. In their performances, they often using recorded backtrack of a classical orchestra for their songs. They have very diverse music, from more light songs to epic scores like this, and to really heavy metal stuff. For the next step, I can suggest listening to: -- Storytime (or Dark Chest Of Wonders as I said) from the same Wacken 2013 live -- for move heavy: Ghost River, Song Of Myself, both from Wacken 2013 also -- If you want to explore more Floor versatility, check out her performances on a TV show Beste Zangers in 2019. You just starting your journey with Nightwish, and be prepared to be surprised (and sometimes shocked) time and time again! Their music is very emotional and diverse. Btw, Nightwish released their new album in April -- Human. :||: Nature. Greetings from Moscow and stay safe! ;) Looking forward to seeing more NW on your channel!
to the question how it would be if you're a huge Nightwish fan and are at the show: i was there back in the days. there were 83k people listening to the band. i cannot describe the atmosphere closely to what it was like. It was such a unbelievable experience. everyone should have seen this band live. its almost like a movie that covers every single deep feeling you carry in your heart. Thx for that great reaction!
"Every note is perfect." This is the second to last performance from an 18 month tour, so they are extraordinarily tight when this was recorded. Nightwish work with orchestras when they produce albums, and they take the orchestral recordings on the road via pro-tools, so they have to hit their timing perfectly or it all goes to hell. Other songs are much more loose on stage because there isn't a backing orchestral track. I've always loved how Marko and Empuu casually get out of Floor's way before the big ending. If you're a bass player, you'd like Band-Maid, a Japanese rock band. Any of their latest live releases, as they shine live, much like Nightwish.
Nice reaction. Nightwish should always be reacted to live if there is a live version of the song, their videos are cool to but live is just so much better when it comes to Nightwish
I heartily recommend to you to stay with their live versions for now. Wacken 2013 concert is a great place to continue as an introduction to the band, lots of different styles of songs, all good/great. Here is a link to the concert with the correct speed/pitch: th-cam.com/video/cAwtzi7Q3Bk/w-d-xo.html There was an issue, with the blu-ray production of that live concert and that's why it's slightly off in pitch and speed in other uploads. A list of the start times is in the comments of that video. I'd do the song Romanticide (Wacken 2013) next because it's heavy rock style, to give you a bit of a contrast and get a feel for some of the range of the band.
You're absolutely right. This is a massively epic performance as is the the whole Wacken 2013 concert. This wasn't the opening song but the third last. You picked the right elements there quite nicely. Take care and greetngs from Finland!
This was deep into their set. This was their set. They were the headliners on this night. Now check out a heavier song from this same show. "Romanticide". See link. or a new version of an older song, "Devil and the Deep dark Ocean". th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html - Ronamticide - 2013 Wacken th-cam.com/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/w-d-xo.html - Devil and the Deep dark Ocean - 2018 Buenos Aires
The entire Wacken show is fantastic. It's worth mentioning that Floor (the singer) is their third singer and had only been with the band about 6 months at the time of this show and at first joined as a replacement singer when they fired the previous one in the middle of the tour, she wasn't even officially the new singer. So it's probably the first time many in the audience saw and heard her on the vocals. There's a documentary called "Please learn the setlist in 48 hours" that is about the time when she joined the band. and yes the title is quite litteral. Their previous singer divided the fanbase. Most seams to think she sounded good in the studio and that the two albums she was really good, but she had a much more pop/rock sound and it didn't really work live with the epic bombastic sound nightwish is known for.
Very nice to observe you at your first "Floorgasm"! 😂🤣😂 Some facts: This fabulous singer is the third singer of Nightwish, entered the Band October 2012 in mid of a worldtour (there is a very interesting documentation, "Please learn the setlist in 48h" (----> th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html ), about this situation. Floor Jansen had just recoverd from an burnout then and established herself as permanent bandmember. The band is from Finland (were Metal is much more common than in most other parts of the world), except Floor, she is Dutch. Funfact: over years Floor was the best selling musician from the Netherlands but til an appearance in the dutch TV-format "Beste Zangers" in autumn 2019 she was nearly unknown in her home country. There she also proved that she is an amazing, outstanding versatile singer, for her fans not surprisingly, for the dutch people something like a revelation. Based on this TV success "at home" she made an immediately sold out solo tour in the Netherlands end 2019/beginning 2020. You also should make a reaction/analysis from there bassist Marco, he is also an outstanding singer, I would suggest the live vid from "The Islander" from Tampere (----> th-cam.com/video/Zo8ncK_5kzc/w-d-xo.html ) Ok - enough need for attention from me - best regards from Germany, stay safe, stay healthy!😉😉
Without putting my head on the block, I think Nightwish was if not the first band then one of the first bands in the symphonic metal genre who had this format, with a operatic lead female vocalist with operatic vocals. And if you are going to go back in time, you need to be aware of the 3 lead singers, as other commenters also has pointed out. 1st Tarja Turunen - very operatic (1996-2005) 2nd Anette Olzon - more pop rockish (2006-2013) 3rd Floor Jansen - the swiss armyknife of singing, and the valkyrie you just watched(2013-present)
@@robertcraane7910 He he thanks for letting me keep my head. And yes - I agree you could say that. At least that The Gathering inspired a lot of female fronted metal bands in a variety of subgenres.
This is their third, and I believe their best lead singer.. She started with them during there world tour, about 8 months before this show.. If you want to get a taste of Nightwish, watch live shows.. If you're more into upbeat, I suggest Romanticide or Dark Chest of Wonders.. If you love to head bang, and you have a strong neck, Check out "Song of Myself" live Wacken 2013..
Ever Dream from Wacken is the best. There is everything there, female vocals, male vocals, guitar solos, amazing drums, and overall epicness of the song.
They are excellent musicians, every song is different, & leaves you entertained. Check out Romanticide, Song of Myself, Dark Chest Of Wonders, or any other song in this show. This song is specifically played for its theme & type, it does not show all the talents of each one necessarily that can be showcased in the other faster or heavier ones. Possibly the wrong one to start you with if you only like high energy. This was actually the 13th song in the set list which is why the break in middle before finishing the last few songs of the night :)
This is 70 min into their set.. Them being symphonic metal allows them to take their music in several different directions. They have the long epic multipart full production type songs like Ghost Love Score, The Poet and the Pendulum or The Greatest Show on Earth.. Then they have several of the more classic thrash heavy metal style songs like Romanticide, Song of Myself or Dark Chest of Wonders.. They even have a very celtic rock sound going on in songs like E'lan or My Walden.. You chose, but the Nightwish Army loves it all..
I wouldn't say that they tend to be that long. There are few long ones, and they are usually bit longer than normal radio songs, but apart from that holy trinity ("Ghost Love Score", "The Poet And The Pendulum" and "The Greatest Show On Earth"), they are still quite normal length. I wouldn't mind if they were all 10 minutes long thou =)
I think Romanticide from the same Wacken 2013 show would be something you’d like, based on some of the things you mentioned. It’s quite a bit heavier and you’ll see more of the energy that you pointed out was (appropriately) absent in this song. This was actually song number 13 in the set list, and she sings like that all the time, effortlessly.
Fun reaction! I'd like to put down a vote for "Seven Days to the Wolves" by Nightwish (and of course every other song suggested are also awesome, so you really cant go wrong).
Cinematic, like a play...or a soundtrack, or a Score, hmmm... Funny that you mention WoW - I was introduced to Nightwish by TotalBiscuit (RIP) in the early 2000's when he did a show called Ironforged on WoW-Radio. At the time I had no idea symphonic metal existed, changed my life. Gotta love the internet.
Floor Jansen(vocals): The Valkyrie Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards): The Warlock Marco Hietala(bass guitar): The Viking Jukka Nevalainen(Drums): The Pirate Emppu Vuorinen(guitar): The Hobbit
GLS was #13 on a #15 song set. If you want something fast and heavy, tryout "Romanticide" and "Song of Myself" from Wacken 2013 or "I Want My Tears Back Now" from Buenos Aires Live 2018
To get a somewhat different flavor of the Nightwish repertoire check out "Romanticide" from this same 2013 Wacken concert. By the way, the entire hour-long plus set from 2013 Wacken is available on TH-cam and it is epic from beginning to end. Ghost Love Score was right toward the end of the set. I think there were something like 80 thousand plus people at the concert.
you watch more songs from this concert, you will see, Floor was on another level this night. she hit every note she went for, and then some. Welcome to Nightwish. they have lots of songs that are more energetic than this one. enjoy.
Your soul is screaming out for Nightwish Romanticide-live at Wacken for something heavier! 🤘For learning about Nightwish, the best choice is to start with the Wacken 13 concert first!
You where the first person who immediately recognizes ythe "pipes" as a keyboard stand. Are asking the viewers what type of instrument that is as they do not know it :D Good reaction and annalize commentory.
great reacttion, like your work! haha keep working and reacting to nightwish, the nightwish army already give you a few song to react to, so im gonna give you my list! haha -song of my self -romanticide -ever dream all from the same concert (wacken 2013) -yours is an empty hope -the poet and the pendulum those two from wembley 2015 love from argentina !
@@SirToby1076 yeah but usually the main acts get the biggest audience. But you're right, there's just so much to do there that not everybody will have been there. Around 75000 then?
@@mykindamakeup Nightwish wasn't even the main act of Wacken 2013. Just to name some other bands that have played 2013: Rammstein, Deep Purple, Motörhead, Alice Cooper etc. They were actually the last open air performance on one of the 2 main stages. (the indoor stages were active a little bit longer). According that many allready have left the festival on saturday night and that the ground was muddy af and at no time all festival attendance were at the same stage at once I think a more realistic count would be 40k to 50k for the Nightwish concert.
Something to keep in mind when thinking about how they approach Ghost Love Score. The song is set to a backing track that was previously recorded. That means if they mess up the tempo even slightly, everything will start to fall apart. They basically have to play it perfectly from start to finish or the backing track will be out of sync by the end and it would sound terrible.
Exactly. The drummer "orchestrates" the whole song... for 10 freakin' minutes! Floor recognizes that wonderfully at the end. This guy notices how "tight" they are... well, it has to be, as you noted. Cheers!
Tuomas Holopainen is the keyboardist, founder, leader, composer, lyricist, arranger, and producer of 95% of the bands music....Floor Jansen, the singer is Dutch....she's 6-1 (183 cm) in bare feet, 6-5 (195 cm) in the boots she;s wearing here.....this was a 13th of a 15 song set.....this genre is symphonic metal
With both Ann and Gabriel already here there's nothing extra for me to add although I did find your World of Warcraft comment amusing. Back in the day I used to play whilst listening to Nightwish and Sonata Arctica among others.
Nice reaction :) Nightwish is one heck of a rabbit hole to jump into. Your channel might never be the same in a good way ;) Don't worry about getting blocked, this almost never happens with Nightwish as long as you pause at least a couple of times (Exception: The Poet And The Pendulum and it's not even Nightwish's label blocking it) I recommend reacting to Storytime - Live at Wacken (same show) next th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html
React to "Storytime" . Floor Jansen , it's The Best Singer in metal . Just perfect . And You can react to "Sleeping Sun" with her original Singer , Tarja Turunen.... To me , this are like The epic performances of Nighwish . PD. I'm already suscribe !
People have recommended Kamelot. Kamelot has had 2 male singers. Roy Khan & current singer Tommy Karevik. Roy had to step down because he was emotionally and physically burnt out. Tommy has another band Seventh Wonder. Tommy has done some Ayreon songs with Marko from Nightwish.
Nightwish has thrown the rule book away when it comes to metal bands, they defy classification, they are a class of their own. Massive sound, epic vocals, and their shows are beyond description, their shows draw you in and infiltrate every pore of your body. Their shows appeal to all the senses, and leave you wanting for more, and leave you emotional and physically satisfied but drained. You will never look at music the same after you see them live.
Aha, the video you're talking about is Amaranth, the one with the 100m views. That was the first introduction for the second singer to the Nightwish community after a 2 year search when they let the first singer go. Nightwish in studio is much more symphonic, the orchestrations are way more prominent, but you can't go wrong live. The more reactions you do will help us figure out your metal tastes, but it's good to keep in mind that almost every single Scandanavian metal band is intertwined somehow lol, they trade singers like Pokemon cards and the resulting collabs are freaking mindblowing
The good part of this video is.. You ain't seen nothing yet🤪😂😂 Do yourself a favor, get in the nightwish rabbit hole and don't look back... You won't regret it And please do only live songs, first all the songs of Wacken 2013, because there is not 1 bad song in this show.. Then do a little reaching about the band and our modern Mozart called Tuomas Holopainen the keyboard player.. He is the mastermind behind this band. It is a must to get the backgrounds story when you gonna watch " the poet and the pendulum. Great reaction and I have subscribed. Stay healthy 🤘 🤘 🤘 🤘 🤘
My personal suggestion for the next songs in order to give you a nice overview of some "styles" covered by Nightwish: -> "Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean" (Buenos Aires) will give you a metal and power blast -> There are a couple of great songs from Wacken: Storytime, Song of Myself, Romanticide, Last Ride of the Day, Ghostriver -> "Yours an Empty Hope" from Wembley (have a good look at the growls) -> "The greatest Show on Earth" (Tampere) and "The Poet and the Pendulum (Wembley - get to know the background of this song ahead) -> Then the new stuff with "Noise" (Video), „Shoemaker“, "Harvest (Lyric Video) ... Just my personal thoughts :-)
It is called symphonic metal, if you ever have the time search on YT for Please Learn The Setlist in 48 Hours, the documentary of how Floor Jansen came to join Nightwish. ........Nightwish Nation Army reporting from Helsinki.
Josho, maaaate ... Listen to this nice lady, she knows what she's talkin about. Now ... Nightwish has a 20yr history and Floor Jansen started in a Netherlands band called "After Forever" years ago too. She was 17 then. Anyway mate, lots to listen to, lots to enjoy with your fingers firmly wrapped around a twistie - for non-aussies, a twistie is a bottle of beer uncapped by twisting (unscrewing) the lid. ................... Nightwish Nation Army reporting from Australia
The most viewed songs (music videos Amaranth and Bye Bye Beautiful) are most pop-sounding songs from Anette (2nd singer) era. They are still playing Amaranth these days, but Bye Bye Beautiful they don't do anymore. For more metal sounding ones (or more metal sounding older songs from previous singers) is good idea to stay with Floor Jansen as their singer - starting from this show.
Yes, Symphonic Metal is not uncommon, but it was when Tuomas started Nightwish in 1996. Always go for live with them. Every song you hear will be very different than the last one. They’re a very happy group and enjoy themselves on stage. Floor officially joined the band in 2013 so if you go back farther than that you will get one of the other two singers that were in the band. Stick with Floor. She has the range, style and stage presence second to none. 😄🤘 For something heavier try Romanticide at Wacken 2013: th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html
Song of Myself, Romanticide, and/or Storytime. All of them are more traditionally metal with some awesome Floor/Marco and faster tempo. This song is almost like a movie score and it's meant to be EPIC in all caps.
In order to give the most support to that register she’s in she really needed to be still. When she changes styles she moves around more. Either way, she has great stage presence and brings the band and audience together
I was kind of invented by Nightwish. I've been to see them 36 times and this was late in the performance, not the first one. I was there and the feel from the audience is something unexpected,
Just subscribed, enjoyed your show very much. I highly recommend Nightwish's cover of a great Pink Floyd song : HIGH HOPES...you may even want to watch Pink' Floyd's video first, but hey, you'll love it, I get the feeling.
Nightwish invented the category of Orchestral/Symphonic Metal. Their entire set from Wacken th-cam.com/video/q9eKLPCciWw/w-d-xo.html but for full effect you REALLY REALLY need to watch this th-cam.com/video/aTAaEHiGjvU/w-d-xo.html Band was formed in 1996 with Tarja as their front vocalist. Annett was the second and had a great studio voice but couldn't carry it on tour so she was replaced by Floor Jansen who remains their current vocalist. Marco (bassist) does vocals as well and Tuomas (keboards) has written everything for the band since it was formed. Band is from Finland but Floor is from Denmark. She is also a voice coach and teacher. The epitome of theatrics during performance. She commands the attention and reactions of the crowd
I guess this is the first song of the set? uh no this was the 13th of 15 songs :)After this came Song of Myself, please do yourself a favour and also listen to that one tbh, react to the whole concert you will not be dissapointed. I let the rest of Nightwish Army fill you in on more, subbed to follow your Nightwish Journey
Yes yes 👌👌😊😊
I was about to say that.. HAHA, first song of the set list? Soo wrong lmao.
@@hi_keith6423Hehe, i was almost triggered and wanted to pause and type "Dark chest of wonders" is the first one. Thats how you open a show !" 🤪
@@johto Agree!
Lol, that was funny, an hour in!
I guess you should go Romanticide from the same show. That is more your style.
Ghost Love Score was ~70min into their performance that night not the beginning.
Over 82.000 were in the crowd.
Romanticide and maybe Yours is An Empty Hope seem more what he'd get into.
But not necessarily at that stage...
Nightwish have a massive amount of songs over nearly 24 years. Initially stick with songs from the Wacken 2013 concert before moving onto other concerts, you will not regret it. Do Storytime, Romanticide, Song of Myself ,Ghost River from Wacken. Always do Nightwish live.
Best quality and version (speed corrected) of the full Wacken 2013 here: th-cam.com/video/cAwtzi7Q3Bk/w-d-xo.html
Nitpicking, not over 25 years. Almost 24 years to this date.
Oo. :ll: Pee. Point taken, post corrected.
I think because of his background he will love Song of Myself and Romanticide.
Hello @ Roguenjosh! Nightwish Army incoming here, your reaction just appeared on our radar..
Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing in front of a 82k+ people. "That's a Live Cinematic Epic", indeed.
Since this is your first Nightwish experience, I'll give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan:
" Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a female fronted symphonic metal band. They are from Finland.
Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals .And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrulmentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen 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 (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 "
Other Nightwish songs with the current lineup of the band you may like:
"Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/YwGSAFarHRg/w-d-xo.html
"Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) th-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/w-d-xo.html
"Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html
"Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html
"Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) th-cam.com/video/S8E3L7ggLMM/w-d-xo.html
"Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/05eitd-EA6I/w-d-xo.html
"My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) th-cam.com/video/knqeI807ZlY/w-d-xo.html
"Sleeping Sun"live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) th-cam.com/video/rsotlzr9wNw/w-d-xo.html
"Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) th-cam.com/video/NhEuAPYm_Ug/w-d-xo.html
"Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/wA44tjaP5n0/w-d-xo.html
"I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) th-cam.com/video/B1UjgozeIPQ/w-d-xo.html
"Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/w-d-xo.html
"Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/AN239Pbqbjo/w-d-xo.html
"7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/XvsfwAPbWXc/w-d-xo.html
And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Wembley 2015 th-cam.com/video/vyLsU7Q333k/w-d-xo.html
Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg.html
You can also react to Floor Jansen's performances in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands), here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): th-cam.com/play/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo.html
Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.
And to think Floor had only been with them 10 months!! When she first started she was given 48 hours to learn the set while flying from Holland to Salt Lake City to perform. 3rd lead singer for the band, all good, all very different. Marco the bassist also does lead male vocals ( brilliantly I might add). Check out Romanticide and Everdream from this concert for great duets, or their cover of Pink Floyd's High Hope's for Marco solo (better than original, personal opinion of course). Their latest album Human ll Nature is currently top 5 in about 30 countries worldwide. The keyboardist Tuomas is chief songwriter composer and is a modern day Mozart/Shakespeare combo.
And as a diehard Kiwi, I can't sign off without putting in a plug/request for Alien Weaponry, 3 teenage kids from NZ taking the thrash metal world by storm, and doing it singing in Maori!!! 55 yr old metalhead signing off for now.
NW army is here.This genre is called symphonic metal my man.Check out Dark Chest Of Wonders Live Wacken 2013 and enjoj 😉😉
This is actually one of the last songs in the set, more than an hour after the first song. If you want to hear the first song, do Dark Chest of Wonders from the same concert. It's a BANGER!
Sweet thank you!
Then you can see how to open a concert to get the energy flowing.. Just brutal 🤘🤘
Nightwish are truly remarkable. So many of their songs are literal masterpieces. One of my fave bands for sure.
I see Gabriel gave you the background info. That will help. He is a really nice guy. If you need to know something ask him and if he doesn't know he will know who to ask. I am glad you enjoyed them. They will keep you guessing. You will never know what to expect the first time you listen to one of their songs. I subscribed. Make sure if you can react to the live videos. They are amazing live.Take care and stay safe.
Gabriel is always beating you in Ann ;) I hope you are doing well!
@@PittDaddy Thank you I am doing well! Same for you I hope......... :-)
So glad to see you commenting! Always a joy to know you're still around. 😁
The legend spoke, we listen. Nightwish should pay you well for such a good online PR service. No joke.
You're the only one I'm sure will post the band info and be nice to the reactors.
EvilAng6911 Ann passed away yesterday :(
As a bassist you probably want to listen to "The Poet And The Pendulum" (Wembley 2015), "Sleeping Sun" (Tampere 2015) and "7 Days To The Wolves" (Wembley). They have pretty prominent bass lines and some very interesting things going on. I don't know if you play with a pick or fingers, but for me it feels, that Marko is way underrated as a bassist (he is very good vocalist as well).
And, since people are going to flood your channel with suggestions to do everything of this Wacken concert (yes, it's phenomenal), I suggest that if/when you do them, stick with official live videos or use this link, because there are so many slowed down versions in YT: th-cam.com/video/cAwtzi7Q3Bk/w-d-xo.html
There's lots of bass players, there's only one Marko.
Marko gets a God bass tone.
@@oo.llpee.7457 Just wanted to quickly thank you for giving the correct link. I truly appreciate that. By the way, I've been listening to Marko Hietala's great bass playing and voice since I heard Wings Of Darkness for the first time back in 1986. Cheers! I hope you have a great day.
I saw this reaction awhile back, but as a bass player, I think you should revisit GLS from Wembley, Marco's bass is MUCH higher in the mix and you can really hear how much he adds to this song without singing a single note.
th-cam.com/video/LHX1VmdoFQE/w-d-xo.html
Since you're new to Nightwish, this is a perfect time to share what Steve Harris, the founder, principal composer & bassist/keyboardist of the world's all time greatest metal band IRON MAIDEN said about Tuomas Holopainen & Nightwish with their 2nd lead female vocalist Anette Olzon in 2015 before he had heard their 2015 album "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" with Floor Jansen on vocals:
“When I heard [2007’s] Dark Passion Play, I couldn’t believe it. I thought, ‘Now, this is a proper fucking album.’ It’s got everything bar the kitchen sink in there. It was controversial because of the new singer Anette Olzon, but she was brilliant. No disrespect to Tarja, but Anette’s voice suited them a lot better. There’s heavy stuff, classical, even a bit of Disney - all kinds of shit in there. I think it’s one of the best-sounding albums I’ve ever heard in my life. Then I got the next one, [2011’s] Imaginaerum. Storytime is a fantastic, instant song. The rest of the album took me a while to get into. Dark Passion Play was so good, I thought there was no way they could ever come up with an album that’s anywhere near that, but the more I got into Imaginaerum, the more I loved it. I haven’t heard the new one with Floor Jansen yet, but those two albums for me - I don’t think there’s anything else that I’ve heard out there that’s even close.”
These words from Steve Harris came form this 2015 article in "Metal Hammer" magazine: "How "Nightwish became a modern metal phenomenon" www.loudersound.com/features/how-nightwish-became-a-modern-metal-phenomenon which might be an interesting read to all of their fans.
On jan29, 2020 Steve Harris said:
"Certainly, some bands have got the talent. I think Nightwish are a great band and they're getting bigger all the time. They probably have the biggest chance of [reaching worldwide success on a level that Maiden has].
Heck of an accolade from one of the greats in music...
The main thing you will discover, if you decide to explore more Nightwish, is that they cannot be categorized like other bands. They have slow songs, folky songs, pop sounding songs, rock songs, heavy metal songs and they have standard 4 minutes songs up to 10 minutes plus epic songs, so trying to classify them is just a futile exercise in my humble opinion. If you go in with an open mind, you will find your musical universe largely expanded for the better.
This concert was the end of over 500 days on a world tour. The final band of the final day of Wacken. It's kinda the pinnacle of everything and yes, they are tight.
This Band is extremely talented in every aspect of their performances. Story time, everdream, romanticide, I want my tears back, the greatest show on earth...if you are ready by then. Enjoy!!
Ok you’ve convinced me, I’m doing a new Nightwish react TONIGHT
They're multi faceted. Just sit back and enjoy. 💕 Constant change. You should see their own concerts. HUGE !!!
Looking forward to hearing some studio recorded stuff!
@@Roguenjosh Steer clear of the studio stuff for now, Nightwish music is best served LIVE.
@@Roguenjosh Their live performances are better...
@@Roguenjosh Live ☝️
@@Roguenjosh If you want to do studio, their new album came out a month ago and there is almost nothing live yet due to Corona. But they do have fantastic lyric videos out on yt. Start with "Music" and work your way forward. Be warned though, this album has almost nothing to do with any "classical" metal stuff though it retains metal elements. Nightwish is basically their own genre by now.
Here is the link to "Music": th-cam.com/video/rwz7-h9LCDU/w-d-xo.html
Cluebat: Ask yourself who is that "I" and "You" mentioned in the lyrics.
Imagine being there and seeing their new singer Floor singing with your favorite band that was STARVING for a vocal performer to equal their epic songs. She had just joined them 10 months or so before this, and they rushed her up to speed in 48 hours on the setlist for their 1st gig (after firing their 2nd female lead singer Anette. Tarja was the first lead and grew up with the founder Tuomas, who plays the keyboard and writes 90% of every song).
And down the rabbit hole you go...
Welcome to this magical world of Nightwish dude!
Haha thanks purpleir!!
@@Roguenjosh you are very welcome my friend! Have a good day!
Nightwish, they manage to give inner and physical emotions like few, what a group! Nice reaction!
The flaming bull is the logo of the Wacken festival.
It’s very cool
For music where they go at it, that's energetic and a little different in style but more fitting for you, you wanna watch:
-Romanticide th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html
-Weak Fantasy th-cam.com/video/AN239Pbqbjo/w-d-xo.html
-Song of Myself th-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/w-d-xo.html
-Storytime th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html
Stick to ONLY LIVE versions (trust me) until you have seen most recommended songs and move to their just released new album's lyric videos. Awesome reaction!
This was also towards the end of the tour. So much work and many shows went into this perfection
Welcome to the nighwish army , newbie 🤘, you have an interesting journey ahead 👍, nighwish are a life changer 🤘
They are amazing live! Awesome energy! Any song from this concert first, it was a masterpiece. Romanticide or Ghost River next!
You just summoned the Nightwish Army!) Thank you for sharing your reaction and welcome to the world of Symphonic Metal!
Oh, if you want to see pure energy on a stage with handbanging (windmills), I can recommend Dark Chest Of Wonders for example, from the same venue (show opener here) ;)
Well, you've just witnessed Her Majesty Northern Valkyrie Goddess Floor Jansen (pronounced Yansen, she is Dutch). Floor has classical background, rock academy behind, and used to be a vocal coach for a number of years. Floor is the most versatile and powerful female singer today and can sing anything from more pop-y style, classic opera, to metal screams and growls. Floor sings emotions, not words.
Floor joined Nightwish in the middle of their Imaginaerum world tour in late 2012 (which includes this show from August 2013). Previous singer, Anette Olzon (she's currently in Dark Element) left the band while they were touring, and there was no certainty what to do with all the upcoming shows. They called Floor (her previous band did tour with NW in the past, and they knew each other). Floor flew immediately to help them out and temporarily replace Anette for the rest of the world tour. She arrived two days before the next show, and she had only 48 hours to learn the entire setlist. And she did. There is official documentary about all that -- "PLEASE LEARN THE SETLIST IN 48 HOURS" ( th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html )
For Floor it was first really big gig with Nightwish, 82K people, at the time she was only for a few months with the band. After the world tour (in October 2013), they made Floor their official member. This song was performed at the end of 90min show, at the 1hr 10min mark.
Nightwish formed in '96 in Finland, initially with Tarja (Tar-ya) Turunen as a vocalist. She left the band in 2005, and Anette Olzon stepped in, until 2012.
The bassist with a cool beard is Marco, and he sings some parts too. He has his own solo project outside the Nightwish.
The mastermind behind 99% of lyrics and music is a keyboardist Tuomas.
Guitarist name is Emppu, and the drummer in this show is Jukka (Yukka), but later he was replaced by Kai Hahto because of health issues.
Flutes/uilleann pipes/guitar/vocals - Troy, he did not perform in this song.
Nightwish is better live, always, so if live performance is available, go for it. In their performances, they often using recorded backtrack of a classical orchestra for their songs.
They have very diverse music, from more light songs to epic scores like this, and to really heavy metal stuff.
For the next step, I can suggest listening to:
-- Storytime (or Dark Chest Of Wonders as I said) from the same Wacken 2013 live
-- for move heavy: Ghost River, Song Of Myself, both from Wacken 2013 also
-- If you want to explore more Floor versatility, check out her performances on a TV show Beste Zangers in 2019.
You just starting your journey with Nightwish, and be prepared to be surprised (and sometimes shocked) time and time again! Their music is very emotional and diverse.
Btw, Nightwish released their new album in April -- Human. :||: Nature.
Greetings from Moscow and stay safe! ;) Looking forward to seeing more NW on your channel!
to the question how it would be if you're a huge Nightwish fan and are at the show:
i was there back in the days. there were 83k people listening to the band. i cannot describe the atmosphere closely to what it was like. It was such a unbelievable experience. everyone should have seen this band live. its almost like a movie that covers every single deep feeling you carry in your heart. Thx for that great reaction!
"Every note is perfect." This is the second to last performance from an 18 month tour, so they are extraordinarily tight when this was recorded. Nightwish work with orchestras when they produce albums, and they take the orchestral recordings on the road via pro-tools, so they have to hit their timing perfectly or it all goes to hell. Other songs are much more loose on stage because there isn't a backing orchestral track. I've always loved how Marko and Empuu casually get out of Floor's way before the big ending.
If you're a bass player, you'd like Band-Maid, a Japanese rock band. Any of their latest live releases, as they shine live, much like Nightwish.
Oh I’ve had requests for them before!!! I’ll add it to the list!
Nice reaction. Nightwish should always be reacted to live if there is a live version of the song, their videos are cool to but live is just so much better when it comes to Nightwish
It’s so interesting that people prefer their live stuff!
@@Roguenjosh Some bands just get into another gear when they live Nightwish and Rammstein is prime examples of that
I heartily recommend to you to stay with their live versions for now. Wacken 2013 concert is a great place to continue as an introduction to the band, lots of different styles of songs, all good/great. Here is a link to the concert with the correct speed/pitch: th-cam.com/video/cAwtzi7Q3Bk/w-d-xo.html
There was an issue, with the blu-ray production of that live concert and that's why it's slightly off in pitch and speed in other uploads. A list of the start times is in the comments of that video.
I'd do the song Romanticide (Wacken 2013) next because it's heavy rock style, to give you a bit of a contrast and get a feel for some of the range of the band.
Leto Thank you for this! What a find 😄
You're absolutely right. This is a massively epic performance as is the the whole Wacken 2013 concert. This wasn't the opening song but the third last. You picked the right elements there quite nicely. Take care and greetngs from Finland!
Thank you from Australia!
This was deep into their set. This was their set. They were the headliners on this night. Now check out a heavier song from this same show. "Romanticide". See link. or a new version of an older song, "Devil and the Deep dark Ocean".
th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html - Ronamticide - 2013 Wacken
th-cam.com/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/w-d-xo.html - Devil and the Deep dark Ocean - 2018 Buenos Aires
The entire Wacken show is fantastic. It's worth mentioning that Floor (the singer) is their third singer and had only been with the band about 6 months at the time of this show and at first joined as a replacement singer when they fired the previous one in the middle of the tour, she wasn't even officially the new singer. So it's probably the first time many in the audience saw and heard her on the vocals. There's a documentary called "Please learn the setlist in 48 hours" that is about the time when she joined the band. and yes the title is quite litteral. Their previous singer divided the fanbase. Most seams to think she sounded good in the studio and that the two albums she was really good, but she had a much more pop/rock sound and it didn't really work live with the epic bombastic sound nightwish is known for.
For me Nightwish is the best band with live performances. I love this band.
Very nice to observe you at your first "Floorgasm"! 😂🤣😂
Some facts: This fabulous singer is the third singer of Nightwish, entered the Band October 2012 in mid of a worldtour (there is a very interesting documentation, "Please learn the setlist in 48h" (----> th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html ), about this situation. Floor Jansen had just recoverd from an burnout then and established herself as permanent bandmember. The band is from Finland (were Metal is much more common than in most other parts of the world), except Floor, she is Dutch.
Funfact: over years Floor was the best selling musician from the Netherlands but til an appearance in the dutch TV-format "Beste Zangers" in autumn 2019 she was nearly unknown in her home country. There she also proved that she is an amazing, outstanding versatile singer, for her fans not surprisingly, for the dutch people something like a revelation. Based on this TV success "at home" she made an immediately sold out solo tour in the Netherlands end 2019/beginning 2020.
You also should make a reaction/analysis from there bassist Marco, he is also an outstanding singer, I would suggest the live vid from "The Islander" from Tampere (----> th-cam.com/video/Zo8ncK_5kzc/w-d-xo.html )
Ok - enough need for attention from me - best regards from Germany, stay safe, stay healthy!😉😉
If you enjoyed this you may also like Epica, Within temptation or Kamelot
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Great reaction! 🤘🤘
Without putting my head on the block, I think Nightwish was if not the first band then one of the first bands in the symphonic metal genre who had this format, with a operatic lead female vocalist with operatic vocals. And if you are going to go back in time, you need to be aware of the 3 lead singers, as other commenters also has pointed out.
1st Tarja Turunen - very operatic (1996-2005)
2nd Anette Olzon - more pop rockish (2006-2013)
3rd Floor Jansen - the swiss armyknife of singing, and the valkyrie you just watched(2013-present)
The Gathering with Anneke van Giersbergen came before them and created the template! No, I will not chop of your head...
@@robertcraane7910 He he thanks for letting me keep my head. And yes - I agree you could say that. At least that The Gathering inspired a lot of female fronted metal bands in a variety of subgenres.
This is their third, and I believe their best lead singer.. She started with them during there world tour, about 8 months before this show.. If you want to get a taste of Nightwish, watch live shows.. If you're more into upbeat, I suggest Romanticide or Dark Chest of Wonders.. If you love to head bang, and you have a strong neck, Check out "Song of Myself" live Wacken 2013..
Ever Dream from Wacken is the best. There is everything there, female vocals, male vocals, guitar solos, amazing drums, and overall epicness of the song.
They are excellent musicians, every song is different, & leaves you entertained.
Check out Romanticide, Song of Myself, Dark Chest Of Wonders, or any other song in this show.
This song is specifically played for its theme & type, it does not show all the talents of each one necessarily that can be showcased in the other faster or heavier ones.
Possibly the wrong one to start you with if you only like high energy.
This was actually the 13th song in the set list which is why the break in middle before finishing the last few songs of the night :)
I've been to two shows! Awesome!
This is 70 min into their set.. Them being symphonic metal allows them to take their music in several different directions. They have the long epic multipart full production type songs like Ghost Love Score, The Poet and the Pendulum or The Greatest Show on Earth.. Then they have several of the more classic thrash heavy metal style songs like Romanticide, Song of Myself or Dark Chest of Wonders.. They even have a very celtic rock sound going on in songs like E'lan or My Walden.. You chose, but the Nightwish Army loves it all..
G'day. Great choice. Love them. Their songs / productions tend be about 10 minutes long. 👍Enjoy mate. 😎 Cheers.
Very cool
I wouldn't say that they tend to be that long. There are few long ones, and they are usually bit longer than normal radio songs, but apart from that holy trinity ("Ghost Love Score", "The Poet And The Pendulum" and "The Greatest Show On Earth"), they are still quite normal length. I wouldn't mind if they were all 10 minutes long thou =)
Nice and fun reaction thx nice comments. And you have massive headphones Sennheizer :D I have similar but way much older.
The best headphones you can get!
I agree with the guys suggesting Romanticide from this same concert. That will be a bit more what you're looking for.
I think Romanticide from the same Wacken 2013 show would be something you’d like, based on some of the things you mentioned. It’s quite a bit heavier and you’ll see more of the energy that you pointed out was (appropriately) absent in this song. This was actually song number 13 in the set list, and she sings like that all the time, effortlessly.
They also have heavier songs you should try yours is an empty hope slaying the dreamer
Song of my self
Weak fantasy
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Fun reaction! I'd like to put down a vote for "Seven Days to the Wolves" by Nightwish (and of course every other song suggested are also awesome, so you really cant go wrong).
They were headlining that year’s Wacken. The backline is there’s
The show is 80/90 minutes in.
Every song is mindblowingly different.
Good reaction!!! prepare for more
Cinematic, like a play...or a soundtrack, or a Score, hmmm... Funny that you mention WoW - I was introduced to Nightwish by TotalBiscuit (RIP) in the early 2000's when he did a show called Ironforged on WoW-Radio. At the time I had no idea symphonic metal existed, changed my life. Gotta love the internet.
I have seriously almost resubbed to wow hahaha
Nightwish Army incoming! Nightwish since 1996. Pick any Nightwish song. VERY hard to find one that is not exceptional!.
Already can't wait for the reaction of "The Greatest Show on Earth". :P You would like "Romanticide" I think.
Floor Jansen(vocals): The Valkyrie
Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards): The Warlock
Marco Hietala(bass guitar): The Viking
Jukka Nevalainen(Drums): The Pirate
Emppu Vuorinen(guitar): The Hobbit
Um you forgot Troy? (The multitasker)
George Rexford oh yeah sorry my bad :)
Try Story time, Ever Dream, Nemo, Song of myself, Romanticide, Ghost river etc from the same show it's all excellent.
Even if you saw NW for the very first time at WOA you would be blown away.
They opened with dark chest of wonders, nice intro for a concert.
GLS was #13 on a #15 song set. If you want something fast and heavy, tryout "Romanticide" and "Song of Myself" from Wacken 2013 or "I Want My Tears Back Now" from Buenos Aires Live 2018
Romanticide and Seven Days to the Wolves - both are savage!
To get a somewhat different flavor of the Nightwish repertoire check out "Romanticide" from this same 2013 Wacken concert. By the way, the entire hour-long plus set from 2013 Wacken is available on TH-cam and it is epic from beginning to end. Ghost Love Score was right toward the end of the set. I think there were something like 80 thousand plus people at the concert.
Her hair is blowing because she has a fan on the floor in front of her so her makeup doesn't run. She has that fan at every concert.
Cool! (Dad joke)
you watch more songs from this concert, you will see, Floor was on another level this night. she hit every note she went for, and then some. Welcome to Nightwish. they have lots of songs that are more energetic than this one. enjoy.
As a bassist and more like rocker/metalhead, check out Markos own band, Tarot. They've playing over 30 years, Marko joined Nightwish later.
Your soul is screaming out for Nightwish Romanticide-live at Wacken for something heavier! 🤘For learning about Nightwish, the best choice is to start with the Wacken 13 concert first!
You where the first person who immediately recognizes ythe "pipes" as a keyboard stand.
Are asking the viewers what type of instrument that is as they do not know it :D
Good reaction and annalize commentory.
Thanks heaps!
Me again. Yes cinematic. Even fireworks!!
Huuuuge production
If you wanna check out the high-energy NW, maybe ''dark chest of wonders'' or ''last ride of the day'' from Wacken :)
Check out “The Islander” with the bassist, Marco Hietala.
Nightwish are a one of a kind masterpiece of a band.
Super jealous of his bass btw. Warwick Buzzard NT. Good reaction, as always. I don't need to recommend Romanticide, as its featured enough below.
This was an hour in, and it's mental, best DVD performance of anything I've seen since Metallica Moscow 1991
Great Floorgasm. Great reaction ❤️🤘
I love this term
It was pretty new in the late 90s when they, as you yourself stated, wrote the rulebook for this kind of music. :D
great reacttion, like your work! haha keep working and reacting to nightwish, the nightwish army already give you a few song to react to, so im gonna give you my list! haha
-song of my self
-romanticide
-ever dream
all from the same concert (wacken 2013)
-yours is an empty hope
-the poet and the pendulum
those two from wembley 2015
love from argentina !
He went from: "Hm, nothing new" to "wow, this was epic" real quick. ;-) But also he know what he is talking about =)
83.000+ people in audience...
Faaaaaar out!
82k
thats 82k tickets for the whole festival, not all of them listened to Nightwish ( their fault ;-) ) I should know, I was there
@@SirToby1076 yeah but usually the main acts get the biggest audience. But you're right, there's just so much to do there that not everybody will have been there. Around 75000 then?
@@mykindamakeup Nightwish wasn't even the main act of Wacken 2013. Just to name some other bands that have played 2013: Rammstein, Deep Purple, Motörhead, Alice Cooper etc.
They were actually the last open air performance on one of the 2 main stages. (the indoor stages were active a little bit longer).
According that many allready have left the festival on saturday night and that the ground was muddy af and at no time all festival attendance were at the same stage at once I think a more realistic count would be 40k to 50k for the Nightwish concert.
Something to keep in mind when thinking about how they approach Ghost Love Score. The song is set to a backing track that was previously recorded. That means if they mess up the tempo even slightly, everything will start to fall apart. They basically have to play it perfectly from start to finish or the backing track will be out of sync by the end and it would sound terrible.
Exactly. The drummer "orchestrates" the whole song... for 10 freakin' minutes! Floor recognizes that wonderfully at the end.
This guy notices how "tight" they are... well, it has to be, as you noted.
Cheers!
Tuomas Holopainen is the keyboardist, founder, leader, composer, lyricist, arranger, and producer of 95% of the bands music....Floor Jansen, the singer is Dutch....she's 6-1 (183 cm) in bare feet, 6-5 (195 cm) in the boots she;s wearing here.....this was a 13th of a 15 song set.....this genre is symphonic metal
If you want to see some of Nightwish's more uptempo songs, check out Song of Myself, I Want My Tears Back, Seven Days to the Wolves, or Romanticide.
Song of Myself, Ghost River and Romanticide from the same concert. 🤟🤟✌️✌️
Welcome to Symph Metal. Lots of bands under this genre. And Nightwish number 4 in the Aria charts right now with Human :||: Nature.
With both Ann and Gabriel already here there's nothing extra for me to add although I did find your World of Warcraft comment amusing.
Back in the day I used to play whilst listening to Nightwish and Sonata Arctica among others.
13th song out of 15 they played in this concert.
Nice reaction :) Nightwish is one heck of a rabbit hole to jump into. Your channel might never be the same in a good way ;) Don't worry about getting blocked, this almost never happens with Nightwish as long as you pause at least a couple of times (Exception: The Poet And The Pendulum and it's not even Nightwish's label blocking it)
I recommend reacting to Storytime - Live at Wacken (same show) next th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for the info, this is the nicest comment regarding pausing I’ve ever had
React to "Storytime" . Floor Jansen , it's The Best Singer in metal . Just perfect .
And You can react to "Sleeping Sun" with her original Singer , Tarja Turunen....
To me , this are like The epic performances of Nighwish .
PD. I'm already suscribe !
Thank you so much!!!
People have recommended Kamelot. Kamelot has had 2 male singers. Roy Khan & current singer Tommy Karevik. Roy had to step down because he was emotionally and physically burnt out. Tommy has another band Seventh Wonder. Tommy has done some Ayreon songs with Marko from Nightwish.
Nightwish has thrown the rule book away when it comes to metal bands, they defy classification, they are a class of their own. Massive sound, epic vocals, and their shows are beyond description, their shows draw you in and infiltrate every pore of your body. Their shows appeal to all the senses, and leave you wanting for more, and leave you emotional and physically satisfied but drained. You will never look at music the same after you see them live.
Aha, the video you're talking about is Amaranth, the one with the 100m views. That was the first introduction for the second singer to the Nightwish community after a 2 year search when they let the first singer go. Nightwish in studio is much more symphonic, the orchestrations are way more prominent, but you can't go wrong live.
The more reactions you do will help us figure out your metal tastes, but it's good to keep in mind that almost every single Scandanavian metal band is intertwined somehow lol, they trade singers like Pokemon cards and the resulting collabs are freaking mindblowing
That’s the best metal Pokémon reference I’ve ever seen
The good part of this video is.. You ain't seen nothing yet🤪😂😂
Do yourself a favor, get in the nightwish rabbit hole and don't look back... You won't regret it
And please do only live songs, first all the songs of Wacken 2013, because there is not 1 bad song in this show..
Then do a little reaching about the band and our modern Mozart called Tuomas Holopainen the keyboard player.. He is the mastermind behind this band.
It is a must to get the backgrounds story when you gonna watch " the poet and the pendulum.
Great reaction and I have subscribed.
Stay healthy 🤘 🤘 🤘 🤘 🤘
My personal suggestion for the next songs in order to give you a nice overview of some "styles" covered by Nightwish:
-> "Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean" (Buenos Aires) will give you a metal and power blast
-> There are a couple of great songs from Wacken: Storytime, Song of Myself, Romanticide, Last Ride of the Day, Ghostriver
-> "Yours an Empty Hope" from Wembley (have a good look at the growls)
-> "The greatest Show on Earth" (Tampere) and "The Poet and the Pendulum (Wembley - get to know the background of this song ahead)
-> Then the new stuff with "Noise" (Video), „Shoemaker“, "Harvest (Lyric Video) ...
Just my personal thoughts :-)
It is called symphonic metal, if you ever have the time search on YT for Please Learn The Setlist in 48 Hours, the documentary of how Floor Jansen came to join Nightwish. ........Nightwish Nation Army reporting from Helsinki.
Josho, maaaate ... Listen to this nice lady, she knows what she's talkin about. Now ... Nightwish has a 20yr history and Floor Jansen started in a Netherlands band called "After Forever" years ago too. She was 17 then. Anyway mate, lots to listen to, lots to enjoy with your fingers firmly wrapped around a twistie - for non-aussies, a twistie is a bottle of beer uncapped by twisting (unscrewing) the lid. ................... Nightwish Nation Army reporting from Australia
The most viewed songs (music videos Amaranth and Bye Bye Beautiful) are most pop-sounding songs from Anette (2nd singer) era. They are still playing Amaranth these days, but Bye Bye Beautiful they don't do anymore.
For more metal sounding ones (or more metal sounding older songs from previous singers) is good idea to stay with Floor Jansen as their singer - starting from this show.
dude i felt like it was a WoW raid feel the first time i heard it too!
Yes, Symphonic Metal is not uncommon, but it was when Tuomas started Nightwish in 1996. Always go for live with them. Every song you hear will be very different than the last one. They’re a very happy group and enjoy themselves on stage. Floor officially joined the band in 2013 so if you go back farther than that you will get one of the other two singers that were in the band. Stick with Floor. She has the range, style and stage presence second to none. 😄🤘 For something heavier try Romanticide at Wacken 2013: th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html
Yeah I love how they seem so stoked to be playing
They have even pranked each other on stage. 😂
Song of Myself, Romanticide, and/or Storytime. All of them are more traditionally metal with some awesome Floor/Marco and faster tempo. This song is almost like a movie score and it's meant to be EPIC in all caps.
In order to give the most support to that register she’s in she really needed to be still. When she changes styles she moves around more. Either way, she has great stage presence and brings the band and audience together
Ghost River, Storytime, Song of Myself and Romanticide from the same concert 🤘
You'd love her in Yours is an Empty Hope at the Wembley 2015 show :-D
I was kind of invented by Nightwish. I've been to see them 36 times and this was late in the performance, not the first one. I was there and the feel from the audience is something unexpected,
Just subscribed, enjoyed your show very much. I highly recommend Nightwish's cover of a great Pink Floyd song : HIGH HOPES...you may even want to watch Pink' Floyd's video first, but hey, you'll love it, I get the feeling.
You can pick any song from Wacken 2013 concert / but story time would be recommended
Nightwish invented the category of Orchestral/Symphonic Metal. Their entire set from Wacken th-cam.com/video/q9eKLPCciWw/w-d-xo.html but for full effect you REALLY REALLY need to watch this th-cam.com/video/aTAaEHiGjvU/w-d-xo.html Band was formed in 1996 with Tarja as their front vocalist. Annett was the second and had a great studio voice but couldn't carry it on tour so she was replaced by Floor Jansen who remains their current vocalist. Marco (bassist) does vocals as well and Tuomas (keboards) has written everything for the band since it was formed. Band is from Finland but Floor is from Denmark. She is also a voice coach and teacher. The epitome of theatrics during performance. She commands the attention and reactions of the crowd