Tuomas Holopainen is the keyboardist, founder, leader, guru, composer, lyricist, arranger and producer of 95% of the band's music....he has been called the metal Mozart....audience of 82,000
@@phantomarhus I mean, from what I hear the other band members say, and how the speak about him. It doesn't sound like's a dictator. At least not a tyrannical one :P
@@phantomarhus Tarja fan I'd wager? Either way, going by their success and the quality of music they've produced I'd say he's doing a wonderful job being a dictator then.
Great reaction ladies "they were the shit" - i laughed out loud at that so true. Try "Everdream" from Wacken 2013, or "storytime" from the same concert - also to try something else try a song called Sancta Terra by a band called "Epica" you must watch the right version though for quality so make sure it is from the "Live Retrospect Show" - Floor Jansen who you just watched guest vocals on the song so a nice crossover, Floor and Simone who is the singer in Epica are good friends - the genre is called Symphonic Metal that you are experiencing :) keep up the great work!!!!
There is a video of the whole Nightwish Wacken 2013 concert, end to end. Watch it. Ninety minutes or so long but ninety minutes VERY well spent. Much to see and hear. Also, check Beste Zangers 2019 for amore current look at Floor.
Actually there is another awesome granny. Grandma Shirley, 84 years old and she has her own youtube channel. She is the Skyrim Grandma. I love her, that's how I want to grow old! Still enjoying Nightwish and other music and still gaming. th-cam.com/channels/zkY7wa8Ksxv4M5NyUYgTmA.html
This band is from Finland and I think they are great, I am 68 years old and I love this music, I also like JinJer and Release the Archers. I would like to hear you do a reaction to Release the Archers.
I've commented before how it is nice that the younger generation is discovering Nightwish after being exposed to years of drek being pumped out by the music industry and being told that it's good. Now it's nice to see the older generations discover Nightwish and realizing that there is still good stuff being produced and that there is still hope for us.
One time I attended an Iron Maiden concert and a guy on a wheelchair (he has no legs) was being carried on several people's shoulders and he was passed to other people and they, in turn passed him to others until he was all the way at the front.
To be fair there can be aholes in a pit but usually . My dad wouldn't let me in a pit till I was an adult but to be fair I was a stick and probablyy shouldn't have been in the pit xD the amount of apologies given though were a lot and it was great
Nightwish is an awesome band and this live performance was extraordinary! Floor Jansen the singer has a powerful and beautiful voice. She was a goddess on that stage, sounding like a mythical green Siren.
Very enjoyable, Grannies. I am 70. Many of my Euro friends told me about Nightwish 15 years ago and I never took the time to listen. I am making up for it now, There is a ton of symphonic metal out there that we in the states have never heard and its a complete shame. Others will give you all the nightwish recommendations, but if you want to hear a beautiful song featuring 3 wonderful female singers, including Floor Jansen from Nightwish, I would look up The valley of the Queens, from the Aryeon Universe concert. I am sure you will enjoy it. :)
Fantastic reaction! Nightwish has a huge catalogue of music, everything from very metal to celtic sounding to soft and in between. I am a Floor fan, although Tarja and Annette are extremely talented. Not only did I find out I am cancer free today but I got to see this reaction! New sub. 🤘🤘🤘
This was a great reaction and the both of you are adorable!Welcome th the nightwish army ladies...may I recommend ever dream from wakken 2013,the poet and the pendulum from wembley 2016,and the greatest show on earth live in Tampere.Elan official video shouldn’t be ignored either.
The list of great Nightwish songs is really really long. Do a couple more like Romantacide, Storytime, Ever Dream etc. before you tackle The Poet & The Pendilum or The Greatest Show On Earth. Good to get to know the band before diving into these two songs. Welcome to the army
"We may be two old Ladies", Well Ladies, your only as old as the music makes you feel. If it lifts you up, gives you goosebumps, and the odd Floorgasm (thats the sensation you felt when Floor hit that last note), your as young as the rest of us. Rock on and horns up young ladies :) P.S. I just subscribed.
The vocalist, Floor Jansen, is a Valkyrie Goddess. That entire Wacken concert is available on YT, and is amazing from start to finish. Now that you have been introduced to Floor, I recommend that you two check out Sancta Terra live from Epica, that features Floor as a guest. You wont be sorry You 2 girls are awesome
NW ARMY-Grannies !! Next "Storytime" same concert ,Wacken 2013 ! Be safe and take care Ladies ! (NW-Grannies.) Greetings Finn living in Sweden . (Finn as Finland like NW.)
i was at that concert in 2013 at wacken, germany. everytime i see/hear it takes me back there and i allmost cry. ive been to over 5000 conserts in my life love many for different reason. but this has since been a constant top 5 in my lifetime. i started going to festivals in 1985 so its not easy getting a top spot and staying there
Somehow my brain exploded just a little bit watching two lovely elderly ladies rock out to a Nightwish song. Was reminded of my grandparents whose idea of a banger was a schlager and everything else was just terrible noise unworthy of listening to. I'm really glad to see that there's people out there from other generations who listen to this type of music and not only appreciate it, but genuinely like/love it. Welcome to the Nightwish fandom, we hope you stay a while and enjoy yourself! I'm sure that if I were to search the comments I would find these suggestions more than once, but I'll throw them in here as well. The Greatest Show on Earth, and the Poet and the Pendulum, both Nightwish songs, are amazing listens as well. Although if you do the Poet and the Pendulum I advise you to look into the backstory of the song a little to grasp its full story. Love the reaction, please keep rocking!
You’re right. There is no better Symphonic Metal band as good as Nightwish. React to anything from Wacken 2013 where GLS was performed in front of 82,000 fans. They created a blue-ray from the concert so all the audio and video is excellent. 😄🤘
"they were the shit"... love it !!! Haven't heard that much since Nam but you were dead on. The new singer 6' 1" Floor Jansen (Dutch) is called the Valkyrie Goddess of Metal but she is the most versatile female singer you are likely to hear today. This was LIVE and this band is meant to be experienced (one merely doesn't listen to Nightwish) so anything you do, especially with Floor try and do the LIVE version. As to other bands, funny you ask... all with Dutch leading ladies on lead vocals (maybe it's the water over there) Try these: Charlotte of Delain with Marco (Nightwish's bassist, the Viking looking one) doing The Gathering (th-cam.com/video/ChP7su4Glig/w-d-xo.html) Simone of Epica with Floor of Nightwish Live doing Sancta Terra (th-cam.com/video/cx22Yuj2nzg/w-d-xo.html) Sharon of Within Temptation with Anneke (other Dutch vocalist of Vuur) Live with Somewhere (th-cam.com/video/7eqBmEO5MHE/w-d-xo.html) The other great vocalist is Dianne of Ex Libris as well as other female Dutch vocalists leading other metal groups such as the all female band Burning Witches and many others. Keep rocking ladies good taste is like fine wine it only gets better with age and you two certainly prove that!!!
Great reaction! This concert took place nearly 8 years after the concert the PotO was recorded at. GLS is the most reacted to song, in the history of music video reactions. A bit ahead of Jinger Pisces. FYI:There were 82,000+ in the audience that night. As Nightwish is the most reacted to artist or band in the history of music video reactions. It is the 13th of 15 songs that NW performed that night. I would recommend either 'Ever Dream' or 'Storytime'from the same concert for your next Nightwish reaction. The singer's name is Floor Jansen. She is the 3rd and still current female lead singer of Nightwish (est. 1996) She had been with the band for little over 10 months at the time of this concert on 03 August 2013. She started performing in her first Metal Band, After-Forever at the age of 16. After that band disbanded, she started her own band called Revamp. Which was on hiatus, when she received a call from Nightwish to take over the female lead singing duties mid-tour. The rest is herstory.
loved your reaction ! so much more Nightwish & Floor Jansen, I think you would really enjoy her on the Dutch show Beste Zangers 2019, she sings : Phantom Of The Opera,Vilja Lied,Shallow,Winner & more, Floor Jansen & Henk Poort - Phantom Of The Opera | Beste Zangers 2019 : th-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/w-d-xo.html Floor Jansen sings Vilja Lied for Henk Poort, Beste Zangers 2019 (eng subs). : th-cam.com/video/k4Bp7exJufs/w-d-xo.html Floor Jansen sings Shallow for Emma Heesters Beste Zangers 2019 Eng. Subs : th-cam.com/video/aZcvTYQ3HRw/w-d-xo.html Floor Jansen sings Winner for Tim Akkerman Beste Zangers 2019 Eng. Subs : th-cam.com/video/V2Btqm6Ure8/w-d-xo.html
Ladies, I'm a 74 yo grandfather and I just discovered this band about six months ago. I've listened to just about everything that is current and am starting to go back to their early years. Needless to say, I can't get enough of them.
As I get older I have to listen to a lot of new music due to kids and grandkids. The fun part is that music is in our souls. I listen with joy on both Beethoven and Eminiem. :) . I LOVE Nightwish. ROCK ON!
Hello grannies! Great reaction to this epic Masterpiece! GLS Wacken was my introduction to the "new" Nightwish with Floor Jansen, and it was love at first sight. So professional band how a good female lead with a majestic stage presence. The whole Wacken 2013 show is excellent. Greetings from Finland!
My Grandmother, when she died in 2007, was officially the oldest living fan of Megadeth (passive fan, but she quite liked it nonetheless) - I think, if she had her faculties, she would've gotten along with these two just fine!
Nightwish has a new album released recently, during the quarantine, called Human Nature. I think you will enjoy it. I personally can hardly wait for the tour supporting it.
I'm almost 60 and yes, although I was very young, it was magic and we were free. No camera's, not so many prohibitions, my mum trusted our common sense. It was and still is a blast. Reliving music from all those years back is enhanced now by watching reaction vids and it is also a lovely way into what is special today!
I'm 70. went to Woodstock. Did the whole Summer of Love thing. Saw lots of great bands. And, as I say to the millenials today, "Sorry kids, we used up all the fun!"
These Grannys are about the same age of the 80 s hair bands. There's a lot of us because we love this music. This was the time of Metallicas first albums and the ones that got into there music never stopped rocking. In other words women were the majority of rockers in there time period.
I loved this reaction, you looked so into it. Ghost love score has that effect, as you said it's very theatrical. So glad you lovely ladies liked it 🙂 This song is very dear to me, because this was how I got into Nightwish and also Floor Jansen. I won't lie, Floor is to me the best vocalist I've ever heard ❤ She has everything a phenomenal singer should have and more. this band pulled me through some hard times. As others have suggested, it's definately Storytime 🙂❤ Keep on rocking and shining ladies ❤ thanks so much for another awesome reaction. Take care
Nightwish is probably the greatest band of all time for me. So many amazing songs, all composed and written by their genius keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen.
To use one of the Granny's own phrase, "They're the shit." The quality is worlds above other channels; they might go far. I'd love to see better timing on their pauses, between phrases and sections instead of in the middle, but hey, the rest makes up for it.
I was at this concert in Wacken at the time, and I had goose bumps all over. Ghost Love Score was one of my favorite songs for a decade, but I really heard it for the first time at this concert. I love your channel ^^ greetings from Germany
I dont know how old these two nice ladies are but I am 69 and every time I hear this song I am brought to tears by how well the bands plays it and how well Miss Floor Jansen sings it. This song wasnt even written for her and she knocks it out of the park. There are a other bands out there similar to Nightwish but only a few can compare.
Ok rockin’ grannies...welcome to the world of reaction channels. I’m one of you....a hippie (a little hippy too) who adores Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Started watching about nine months ago....first to see reactions by youngsters to “my” music....sixties and seventies. Then I discovered, contrary to the belief of so many our age that, Holy Cow, there is REALLY good shit out there from the eighties and beyond, besides Phil Collins, Don Henley, Peter Gabriel etc. i sorta stopped hard rock after Black Sabbath, so I’d never gotten into metal, grunge or what came after. I had never heard of symphonic rock until I was introduced to Nightwish, and then I was ecstatic. Holy crap....this was good! I did a pretty deep dive into the genre, then into grunge; fabulous vocalists, meaningful lyrics, great musicianship. Who knew? 🙄 I see by your posted videos that you are mainly sticking to eighties and later and are doing pretty hard stuff. I will make suggestions in another post. This is too long already, but I just wanted to say there are more of us out here!
young ladies I have been a musician since the late 50's in junior high, I am now 72 and still play music in my church. I found Nightwish about a year ago and I listen to them more than I listen to gospel. They were playing in front of 82,000 at Wacken, way more than any crowd I ever played in front of. I think 28.000 was the biggest crowd and it freaked me out. You were not showing very much emotion during the song, bit maby you are just too cool and seasoned for that , like me. keep on keepen on, love you guys.
I'm not sure this band has ever made a bad song. They are truly one of the most diverse, complex, and beautiful bands out there! Fantastic reaction! Love it!
the below is a copy of the Gabriel Bardac/Anne reaction I couldnt find that helps reactors navigate the Nightwish journey that I couldnt find. Hopefully you awesome ladies find it useful: Thank you for checking this legendary band, performing here at Wacken Open Air festival 2013, together with Floor Jansen, the 3rd and present female singer of the band, in front of a 82k+ audience. Also a recent sad news - these days Marco Hietala, the bass player and male singer of the band, announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least - we'll see what the future brings to us. About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners. As I saw you enjoyed this powerful performance of the band, together with the stellar vocals and charisma of our Dutch metal queen, Floor Jansen. Thanks for the composition analysis. It helps us fans better understand WHY we follow them. Hoping for more thorough future analysis, you have my subscription. Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, 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-instrumentalist 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 " Hoping you'll continue this journey with us, I'll drop here a list of songs with the current lineup of the band you may like (please consider this list of links only as "a tip of the iceberg", an indication that they have a vast and very diverse repertoire, and not as something mandatory): "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) @ "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) @ "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) @ "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) @ "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) @ "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) @ "Dark Chest Of Wonders" live at Wacken 2013 (metal, the greatest show opener ever) @ "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) @ "Sleeping Sun" live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) @ "The Islander" live at Tampere 2015 (Marco in charge..) @ "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) @ "Sahara" live at Tampa 2016 (middle eastern vibe) @ "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) @ "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) @ "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) @ "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) @ "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) @ And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Mexico City in 2015 @ Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th 2020 named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: @t (for example: "Shoemaker", the 3rd track from this album, tells the story of Eugene Shoemaker, one of the founders of planetary science, whose ash was sent on the Moon after his death, as a tribute from the scientific community ..) The links presented above are with the current singer of the band, Floor Jansen, since I'm a fan of the recent era of the band, with Floor as the singer. I have nothing against previous singers, but I do not consider myself the most suitable person to give specific recommendations from their repertoires. ** I think it's your place, fans of previous Nightwish eras, to present to the reactors the best recommendations with Tarja Turunen and Anette Olzon, because you know and appreciate them directly. I encourage you to add the best recommendations in the comments. ** That being said, I will add here the message left the other days by an old fan of the band, @Fabrizio Gorla: " To be fair to the old fanbase, you may want to include also some of these songs. Just be fair and don’t make a comparison if you don’t want an open war in your comment section. * The Tarja era *: The power of Tarja - Nightwish - Wishmaster [Live] - @ The lyrics of this song are a treasure of citations from fantasy books. The power of Tarja II - Nightwish - End Of All Hope Live at the Summer Breeze festival (2002) - @ A classic revisited - NIGHTWISH - The Phantom Of The Opera (OFFICIAL LIVE) - @ The old school - Nightwish - 01 Dark Chest Of Wonder (Live End Of An Era 2005 HD) - @ The first big one - Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (LIVE) - @ Mesmerizing - Nightwish - The Siren (DVD End Of An Era) HD - @ @DeeDee80: Gabriel, would be good to add in the Tarja list "Pharaoh Sails To Orion" @ . It's one of the best. @Fabrizio Gorla: * The Anette era *: NIGHTWISH: "Scaretale" (OFFICIAL LIVE) - @ Nightwish - Storytime (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - @ NIGHTWISH - Bye Bye Beautiful (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - @ NIGHTWISH - Amaranth (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - @ * Bonus track *: Tarja Turunen & Floor Jansen 'Over the hills' MFVF XI Wieze, Belguim 20/10/13 - @ " You can also react to Floor Jansen "tapping" other musical genres in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands) here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): @t To understand better the context of this show you should visit also Jenniezelf's YT channel (En subtitled materials): @nniezelf For entire episodes of the show with En translation, you should check Denise Hofs's DM channel: @t In these pandemic times, Floor Jansen has decided to make covers for us, which you can find on her YT channel @UCxy4Ijz2QKXXJaREs-isxwA - there are already 5 covers there, the first is "Let It Go" from "Frozen" (11 weeks ago, already over 2.076M views), the second - "Alone" from "Heart" , released 9 weeks ago (you nailed that one!..) - 908K and counting. Then 7 weeks ago she dropped the third cover, in Dutch: "Is Dit Nou Later" from Stef Bos - already 243K views. Just before Christmas she made a powerful cover of "Ave Maria" - already 238K views. Four weeks ago she added a remastered / remixed version of the first one, "Let It Go" - already 143K. Then three weeks ago she added to the list a powerful cover of "Adagio" by Lara Fabian (!!!) - 282K views now.. Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.
Welcome to the family. I Absolutely love your reactions. Looking forward to more reactions. I fell in love with you Gals immediately when you said GROOVY. My mom always said I was born in the wrong era. I am recently 46. It's even more funny when people react to my 11 year old nephew when he says Groovy. Lol. I was introduced to Nightwish music in November and they are officially my favorite band next to the Beatles and Elvis. Floor sings in tones that not only reach your soul, but reach your soul's heart. My 20 year old cries every time she sings. They call it a Floorgasm. I don't believe there is a bad Nightwish song. Have a groovy day Ladies. Carrie, Mendota, Illinois.
Oh my! I'd cross the ocean (and I can't even swim...😅) just to cut the grass for these ADORABLE Ladies! Will I deserve some apple pie in that case? Anyway, cool reaction! If you continue to react to Nightwish you'll discover a whole new world, since all their songs are different from one to another but at the same time immediately recognizable as Nightwish ones. Keep rockin'!🤘 Greetings (and big hugs) from Italy!👋🇮🇹🖖🤗
Well, this isn't something you see everyday. Glad you enjoy this stuff. Floor Jansen (the female vocalist) also did, this year, "The Phantom Of The Opera" during a Dutch TV show called "Beste Zangers" (just not with Nightwish). It's really good, and would be fun to see her take on this song (different from Tarja, Nightwish first vocalist) With Nightwish, she shines in these songs :"song of myself", "storytime", "ever dream", "sleeping sun", "alpenglow", "Romanticide", "greatest show on earth" - that's a long one, and it refers to the spectacle of life on earth, and their masterpiece: "the Poet and the pendulum"
You know, I have huge respect for all 3 lead singers who fronted this band. But Floor is far more than that, she is also a true member of the band in every sense of the word. She's the perfect fit. And as someone once said: she collects singing techniques and styles like other women collect shoes. Classical sacred music? - listen to Shoemaker (and read up on what it's all about, who's the Shoemaker that the band honors, it's worth it, trust me),. Hard energetic rock? - listen to Romanticide or Song of Myself or Storytime. Raw emotions? - The Poet and the Pendulum (here too, read the story of the song otherwise you'll be left in shock and you won't understand why). Growling? - Yours is an Empty Hope. And I could continue the list ad nauseam. And just so you know, the keyboard player, Tuomas is the musical genius behind it all, he writes 95% of their music, lyrics, everything.
There are tons of great bands from this genre you can check out! Epica and Within Temptation are both very popular, and the female singer from the Phantom video (Tarja Turunen) has her own solo work as well!
Great video, yall! One of the singer's big influences is Anneke van Giersbergen, first singer of the Dutch band The Gathering. On Most Surfaces, Strange Machines, Liberty Bell, and Travel are for stellar songs to consider reacting to live versions of.
I love you. Just watching you is such a joy. Girls, better keep em videos coming! I love to see people of all ages on my feed. You're doing an amazing job!
First of all, thanks for reacting to Nightwish! Second, thanks for being open-minded and listening to great music such as this. Third, I wish you were my grandmas, cause you two are cool as heck!
Ladies,there’s a band from Mexico called the Warning. They are three sisters that play rock and roll. This band is extremely good. Pick any song that they’ve written or covered. I promise you will not be disappointed.🤘
Loved this and is my favorite song from them. To think they had to translate to English. Love Floor and love her stage presence. Thanks for the show! 💞✌
Again, love nightwish so much. This concert looks like it was so amazing to be at. And Floor did amazing with this song. She's what I imagine an angel would sound and look like. A rockin angel that is. Another song they did that I love is called "Élan". ^_^
This is my favorite one yet. I want to be as cool as these grannies some day. Like all reactions to this video, I'm hearing them in the middle of the song say "wow, she has a great range" and thinking "wait for it.... wait for it..."
Nightwish is definitely the top symphonic metal band out there, but not the only one. The few similarly epic performances that come to mind immediately and that I would suggest include Nightwish's Poet and Pendulum and Greatest Show on Earth, Within Temptation's Jillian and Angels, Devin Townsend's Higher (live at Plovdiv), Epica's Consign to Oblivion and Unleashed.
Visions of Atlantis are great to. Try Heroes of the dawn or Realm of fantasy. Diferent singers and diferent styles. But I like everything they have done.
Awesome to see you back for more reactions ladies! May I recommend now to see Sabaton "Great War" official video so you may see Floors husband play the drums? Love from Sweden
Damn it, y’all make me smile so much! Thank you! I’m old enough to be your kid! So seeing you two go at it, soooo satisfying! I gotta tell my mom! I’m 50! Can’t believe I’m saying that
Other bands of the same genre are Within Temptation, Delain, Epica, and Tarja (Phantom of the Opera Singer) has some great stuff she just put out this year
Hello from Finland, the home of Nightwish. Glad to see that there is always new fans to Nightwish :) . How about some powerful music from Germany (in English of course) Helloween. Helloween has been around since early 80's. They play Power Metal, with fast guitars and drums and volcals going way high. Power Metal is like fantasy story, but in music. Some songs by Helloween to listen to: Eagle Fly Free, Forever and One, Power, Nabataea, Salvation, Are You Metal?.
Do yourselves a favor and ignore the Tarja bleaters in these comments. She was kicked out of Nightwish 15 years ago and they still haven't moved on and gotten over it. Floor is the complete package and can do all three eras, her own, of course, and the Tarja and Anette material. You should react to Ghost River live from Wacken 2013. Marco, the bassist, is also the male vocalist, and he rocked that song. As far as like bands, check out Within Temptation's Paradise (What about us?) featuring Tarja.
Welcome to the world of Nigthwish, amazing band, FloorJansen the best singer of the world, supreme soprano and singer metal, Tuomas he is a genius composer, Marco he's a great singer whith a powerful voice,awesome drummer. NIGTHWISH ARMY SALUTES YOU.
Oh please react to the italian band LACUNA COIL! I suggest the song "Blood, Tears, Dust" (The 119 Show - Live In London) they have two vocalist, male and female: Andrea Ferro and Cristina Scabbia, they blend their respective styles so well, and it works perfectly with the music. Cristina Scabbia also has one of the greatest voices in metal, she and the whole band are so underated.
I am so glad I found you grannies here. The variety you react to is great. I was in my teen's in the 70's so I remember these bands. I would really love to watch you react to Rime of the ancient mariner by Iron Maiden. It's an amazing song based on a poem of the same name. Awesome Maiden track. This song shows off Bruce's storytelling skills. Thanks for your consideration. Min
Epic Rock... it's metal, it's classical, it's an interweaving of genres that comes out for the better! There are scores of bands that have ventured into the timelessness of telling great tales or stories with a full sound, great playing and awesome singing! Nightwish is one of the flagship bands with every member contributing to a truly legendary sound experience... their latest album "Human :||: Nature" more than merely continuing the legacy, it improves! Rock On!!!
As someone who found Nightwish when I was around 14, and to some degree grew up on them ever since, I have to say that I really appreciate seeing an older generation experience this music for the first time, and even more so appreciate it.
Great reaction. Anything from this concert is just amazing. Storytime and Song Of Myself are the two I think most recommended. Enjoy Nightwish, their music is a journey and Floor is the one who takes you there.
Heya from Germany. I'm a 63 year old woman with a very young heart and so much love for music. Please, you two cool ladies - listen to Dimash Kudaibergen singing Ogni Pietra ( Fancam version) or to the song ' SOS'. This young guy will blow your minds. All the best from Germany and stay safe Petra
Can not come up with anything negative to say about you two. You are both so positive!👍 Greetings from Helsinki Finland! "7 Days to the Wolves", Wembley 2015 would be nice for your next NW reaction. Both Floor and Marko on vocals. They are amazing together!
Please do more Nightwish. Every song is different and all are extremely entertaining from this super talented group of musicians. Listen to the Nightwish Army - I am but a recent foot soldier lol. Same concert Waken has all great live performances like Everdream, Storytime, Song of Myself, Ghost River, or Romanticide. Wembley, Tampere, or Buenos Ares concerts all great too! Their new album has some very cool music from instrumentals to heavy that are worth listening too as well.
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Tuomas Holopainen is the keyboardist, founder, leader, guru, composer, lyricist, arranger and producer of 95% of the band's music....he has been called the metal Mozart....audience of 82,000
and sadly, a dictator too :(
@@phantomarhus sadly sometimes you need to be that to progress forward 😓
@@texasred2144 Why "sadly" ??? Strong leadership is the only way to succeed.
@@phantomarhus I mean, from what I hear the other band members say, and how the speak about him. It doesn't sound like's a dictator. At least not a tyrannical one :P
@@phantomarhus Tarja fan I'd wager? Either way, going by their success and the quality of music they've produced I'd say he's doing a wonderful job being a dictator then.
So happy I found you gals! I’m 66 and my son introduced me to Nightwish several years ago. Keep rocking❤️🤟❤️
Great reaction ladies "they were the shit" - i laughed out loud at that so true. Try "Everdream" from Wacken 2013, or "storytime" from the same concert - also to try something else try a song called Sancta Terra by a band called "Epica" you must watch the right version though for quality so make sure it is from the "Live Retrospect Show" - Floor Jansen who you just watched guest vocals on the song so a nice crossover, Floor and Simone who is the singer in Epica are good friends - the genre is called Symphonic Metal that you are experiencing :) keep up the great work!!!!
HAHAHA same when she said that lmao.
LOL. Blew my drink out my nose when she said that. Died. Definitely Storytime from the same concert would be a great one to do.
I agree with the recommendation for Everdream from Waken 2013
There is a video of the whole Nightwish Wacken 2013 concert, end to end. Watch it. Ninety minutes or so long but ninety minutes VERY well spent. Much to see and hear. Also, check Beste Zangers 2019 for amore current look at Floor.
Came here to recommend Epica, they're amazing
There are three coolest grannies. These two and the one who made Down With the Sickness drum cover.
Haha check out Nonna Marihuana on yt!!!
I'll throw in Grindmother: th-cam.com/video/sIZHyMqBcRs/w-d-xo.html
@@Mul3kruk that's freaking awesome, thanks mate
Actually there is another awesome granny. Grandma Shirley, 84 years old and she has her own youtube channel. She is the Skyrim Grandma. I love her, that's how I want to grow old! Still enjoying Nightwish and other music and still gaming. th-cam.com/channels/zkY7wa8Ksxv4M5NyUYgTmA.html
Finally someone doesn't over hype floors voice as soon as she starts singing. Gete pretty annoying.
My boss: "Where do you see yourself in 30 years?"
Me: .... 2RG!
This band is from Finland and I think they are great, I am 68 years old and I love this music, I also like JinJer and Release the Archers. I would like to hear you
do a reaction to Release the Archers.
I've commented before how it is nice that the younger generation is discovering Nightwish after being exposed to years of drek being pumped out by the music industry and being told that it's good. Now it's nice to see the older generations discover Nightwish and realizing that there is still good stuff being produced and that there is still hope for us.
First rule of the pit is if someone goes down,you help them up! You will pretty much never see someone dropped intentionally 🤘💜🤘 Metal is Family 🤘
Damn straight😀
This is why I love the metal community.
One time I attended an Iron Maiden concert and a guy on a wheelchair (he has no legs) was being carried on several people's shoulders and he was passed to other people and they, in turn passed him to others until he was all the way at the front.
To be fair there can be aholes in a pit but usually . My dad wouldn't let me in a pit till I was an adult but to be fair I was a stick and probablyy shouldn't have been in the pit xD the amount of apologies given though were a lot and it was great
Because it's dancing not fighting like alot of people think it is. Only assholes are purposely trying to injure people.
When Floor sings angels fall to their knees and beg for singing lessons.
Nightwish is an awesome band and this live performance was extraordinary! Floor Jansen the singer has a powerful and beautiful voice. She was a goddess on that stage, sounding like a mythical green Siren.
Very enjoyable, Grannies. I am 70. Many of my Euro friends told me about Nightwish 15 years ago and I never took the time to listen. I am making up for it now, There is a ton of symphonic metal out there that we in the states have never heard and its a complete shame. Others will give you all the nightwish recommendations, but if you want to hear a beautiful song featuring 3 wonderful female singers, including Floor Jansen from Nightwish, I would look up The valley of the Queens, from the Aryeon Universe concert. I am sure you will enjoy it. :)
I'm 63...love this band . .this song is epic ...watch this band with annette as singer live .. awesome
Fantastic reaction! Nightwish has a huge catalogue of music, everything from very metal to celtic sounding to soft and in between. I am a Floor fan, although Tarja and Annette are extremely talented. Not only did I find out I am cancer free today but I got to see this reaction! New sub. 🤘🤘🤘
That is great news, so happy for you., what your doctor told you. :)
@@Piia2023 thank you!!!
Congrats on being cancer free! I’m a new sub too and these ladies are awesome.
YAY! That is AWESOME!
Congratulations!!!
This was a great reaction and the both of you are adorable!Welcome th the nightwish army ladies...may I recommend ever dream from wakken 2013,the poet and the pendulum from wembley 2016,and the greatest show on earth live in Tampere.Elan official video shouldn’t be ignored either.
“They were the shit” Subbed immediately 😂 Welcome to the world of Nightwish/Symphonic Metal 🤘🏽
So you had a floorgasm ... love this band and love the grannies
The list of great Nightwish songs is really really long. Do a couple more like Romantacide, Storytime, Ever Dream etc. before you tackle The Poet & The Pendilum or The Greatest Show On Earth. Good to get to know the band before diving into these two songs. Welcome to the army
So true, and yes! We welcome them to our little (huge) army!
or just do the whole Wacken 2013 performance, i watched it this afternoon and i was absolutely Floor-ed
i like tarja's dead's boy poem and nemo. Floor doesnt sounds haunting as tarja does in those songs
"We may be two old Ladies", Well Ladies, your only as old as the music makes you feel. If it lifts you up, gives you goosebumps, and the odd Floorgasm (thats the sensation you felt when Floor hit that last note), your as young as the rest of us. Rock on and horns up young ladies :) P.S. I just subscribed.
The vocalist, Floor Jansen, is a Valkyrie Goddess. That entire Wacken concert is available on YT, and is amazing from start to finish.
Now that you have been introduced to Floor, I recommend that you two check out Sancta Terra live from Epica, that features Floor as a guest. You wont be sorry
You 2 girls are awesome
I guess I don't have to remind everybody what Floor Jansen is.....
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And this beautiful performance with pregnant Floor :) th-cam.com/video/ym1Wc5dmUYc/w-d-xo.html
Queens and Angels serve her alike🤘
sgtmajorbuzz the new singer is a horse headed hack. This NW is mainstream garbage. #notmyNW
NW ARMY-Grannies !!
Next "Storytime" same concert ,Wacken 2013 ! Be safe and take care Ladies ! (NW-Grannies.)
Greetings Finn living in Sweden . (Finn as Finland like NW.)
Yes. Storytime.
@@Scirzo It's DEFINITELY Storytime... 🤘
@@ChrisPage68 I see what you did there. ; )
i was at that concert in 2013 at wacken, germany. everytime i see/hear it takes me back there and i allmost cry. ive been to over 5000 conserts in my life love many for different reason. but this has since been a constant top 5 in my lifetime. i started going to festivals in 1985 so its not easy getting a top spot and staying there
Somehow my brain exploded just a little bit watching two lovely elderly ladies rock out to a Nightwish song. Was reminded of my grandparents whose idea of a banger was a schlager and everything else was just terrible noise unworthy of listening to.
I'm really glad to see that there's people out there from other generations who listen to this type of music and not only appreciate it, but genuinely like/love it. Welcome to the Nightwish fandom, we hope you stay a while and enjoy yourself!
I'm sure that if I were to search the comments I would find these suggestions more than once, but I'll throw them in here as well. The Greatest Show on Earth, and the Poet and the Pendulum, both Nightwish songs, are amazing listens as well. Although if you do the Poet and the Pendulum I advise you to look into the backstory of the song a little to grasp its full story.
Love the reaction, please keep rocking!
Absolutely brilliant reaction, ladies! 👏👏👏
You’re right. There is no better Symphonic Metal band as good as Nightwish. React to anything from Wacken 2013 where GLS was performed in front of 82,000 fans. They created a blue-ray from the concert so all the audio and video is excellent. 😄🤘
I beg to differ, it's a matter of taste, yes, but Epica is equally awesome
Therion is up there...
Kamelot and Rhapsody of Fire are both epic symphonic bands but feature male singers.
I think Epica is equally great.. like the grunting in it
@@mathias2410 look for Metallica Enter Sandman 1991 moscow. 1700k audience...... yes 1.7 million
I have seen Nightwish in Denver Colorado. Fantastic live and what I love about them is they have a wide range of ages in their audiences.
Lovely, so much great energy from you two ladies, I love your laugh
Next Nightwish Ghost river, Romanticide or Song of myself from the same gig
"they were the shit"... love it !!! Haven't heard that much since Nam but you were dead on. The new singer 6' 1" Floor Jansen (Dutch) is called the Valkyrie Goddess of Metal but she is the most versatile female singer you are likely to hear today. This was LIVE and this band is meant to be experienced (one merely doesn't listen to Nightwish) so anything you do, especially with Floor try and do the LIVE version.
As to other bands, funny you ask... all with Dutch leading ladies on lead vocals (maybe it's the water over there) Try these:
Charlotte of Delain with Marco (Nightwish's bassist, the Viking looking one) doing The Gathering (th-cam.com/video/ChP7su4Glig/w-d-xo.html)
Simone of Epica with Floor of Nightwish Live doing Sancta Terra (th-cam.com/video/cx22Yuj2nzg/w-d-xo.html)
Sharon of Within Temptation with Anneke (other Dutch vocalist of Vuur) Live with Somewhere (th-cam.com/video/7eqBmEO5MHE/w-d-xo.html)
The other great vocalist is Dianne of Ex Libris as well as other female Dutch vocalists leading other metal groups such as the all female band Burning Witches and many others. Keep rocking ladies good taste is like fine wine it only gets better with age and you two certainly prove that!!!
She's 6'1"?
😮👀👀👀
ReaperX85 , Dutch people are very tall. It’s normal here.
Great reaction! This concert took place nearly 8 years after the concert the PotO was recorded at. GLS is the most reacted to song, in the history of music video reactions. A bit ahead of Jinger Pisces. FYI:There were 82,000+ in the audience that night. As Nightwish is the most reacted to artist or band in the history of music video reactions. It is the 13th of 15 songs that NW performed that night. I would recommend either 'Ever Dream' or 'Storytime'from the same concert for your next Nightwish reaction.
The singer's name is Floor Jansen. She is the 3rd and still current female lead singer of Nightwish (est. 1996) She had been with the band for little over 10 months at the time of this concert on 03 August 2013. She started performing in her first Metal Band, After-Forever at the age of 16. After that band disbanded, she started her own band called Revamp. Which was on hiatus, when she received a call from Nightwish to take over the female lead singing duties mid-tour. The rest is herstory.
Marc Morton that’s biography level info there my friend, I tip my hat to you.
@@therepublicofbob2700 Glad I could be of service!
loved your reaction ! so much more Nightwish & Floor Jansen, I think you would really enjoy her on the Dutch show Beste Zangers 2019, she sings : Phantom Of The Opera,Vilja Lied,Shallow,Winner & more,
Floor Jansen & Henk Poort - Phantom Of The Opera | Beste Zangers 2019 : th-cam.com/video/plCScjvDOJM/w-d-xo.html
Floor Jansen sings Vilja Lied for Henk Poort, Beste Zangers 2019 (eng subs). : th-cam.com/video/k4Bp7exJufs/w-d-xo.html
Floor Jansen sings Shallow for Emma Heesters Beste Zangers 2019 Eng. Subs : th-cam.com/video/aZcvTYQ3HRw/w-d-xo.html
Floor Jansen sings Winner for Tim Akkerman Beste Zangers 2019 Eng. Subs : th-cam.com/video/V2Btqm6Ure8/w-d-xo.html
I agree the Phanton from Floor Jansen and Henk Poort. They just must do that one.
que se siente too, in fact do them all (tims nemo is also ace)
Ladies, I'm a 74 yo grandfather and I just discovered this band about six months ago. I've listened to just about everything that is current and am starting to go back to their early years. Needless to say, I can't get enough of them.
"What's up groovy people."
Totally heard "what's up all my cool cats and kittens."
"Wrap your mittens around your kittens and away we go"!!
As I get older I have to listen to a lot of new music due to kids and grandkids. The fun part is that music is in our souls. I listen with joy on both Beethoven and Eminiem. :) . I LOVE Nightwish. ROCK ON!
Hello grannies! Great reaction to this epic Masterpiece! GLS Wacken was my introduction to the "new" Nightwish with Floor Jansen, and it was love at first sight. So professional band how a good female lead with a majestic stage presence. The whole Wacken 2013 show is excellent. Greetings from Finland!
My Grandmother, when she died in 2007, was officially the oldest living fan of Megadeth (passive fan, but she quite liked it nonetheless) - I think, if she had her faculties, she would've gotten along with these two just fine!
React to Epica - Sancta Terra! Live version from Retrospect, it has Floor Jansen featuring :) It is also symphonic metal
Wonderful reaction ladies. This is my favorite song by this incredible band. Well done.
Nightwish has a new album released recently, during the quarantine, called Human Nature. I think you will enjoy it. I personally can hardly wait for the tour supporting it.
I suppose these two ladies were in their 20s or 30s when Judas Priest, Rush, Rainbow, Deep Purpler, etc, were starting... must have been awesome.
I'm almost 60 and yes, although I was very young, it was magic and we were free. No camera's, not so many prohibitions, my mum trusted our common sense. It was and still is a blast. Reliving music from all those years back is enhanced now by watching reaction vids and it is also a lovely way into what is special today!
I was in my teens, it was cool :)
I have the album covers from Sadwings of Destiny and Painkiller on my upper Arms...done 27 years ago. Too young to die too old to fade away
I'm 70. went to Woodstock. Did the whole Summer of Love thing. Saw lots of great bands. And, as I say to the millenials today, "Sorry kids, we used up all the fun!"
These Grannys are about the same age of the 80 s hair bands. There's a lot of us because we love this music. This was the time of Metallicas first albums and the ones that got into there music never stopped rocking. In other words women were the majority of rockers in there time period.
I loved this reaction, you looked so into it. Ghost love score has that effect, as you said it's very theatrical. So glad you lovely ladies liked it 🙂
This song is very dear to me, because this was how I got into Nightwish and also Floor Jansen. I won't lie, Floor is to me the best vocalist I've ever heard ❤ She has everything a phenomenal singer should have and more. this band pulled me through some hard times.
As others have suggested, it's definately Storytime 🙂❤
Keep on rocking and shining ladies ❤ thanks so much for another awesome reaction. Take care
One of the greatest bands i saw live.Floor has an amazing voice.
Nightwish is probably the greatest band of all time for me. So many amazing songs, all composed and written by their genius keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen.
take a look at the picture and sound quality of the channel. first class here.
Right?? 💯🤘🤘
To use one of the Granny's own phrase, "They're the shit." The quality is worlds above other channels; they might go far. I'd love to see better timing on their pauses, between phrases and sections instead of in the middle, but hey, the rest makes up for it.
You two made me remember my grandmother... god know how much I miss her! Thanks that!
I was at this concert in Wacken at the time, and I had goose bumps all over.
Ghost Love Score was one of my favorite songs for a decade, but I really heard it for the first time at this concert. I love your channel ^^ greetings from Germany
I dont know how old these two nice ladies are but I am 69 and every time I hear this song I am brought to tears by how well the bands plays it and how well Miss Floor Jansen sings it. This song wasnt even written for her and she knocks it out of the park. There are a other bands out there similar to Nightwish but only a few can compare.
Ok rockin’ grannies...welcome to the world of reaction channels. I’m one of you....a hippie (a little hippy too) who adores Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Started watching about nine months ago....first to see reactions by youngsters to “my” music....sixties and seventies. Then I discovered, contrary to the belief of so many our age that, Holy Cow, there is REALLY good shit out there from the eighties and beyond, besides Phil Collins, Don Henley, Peter Gabriel etc. i sorta stopped hard rock after Black Sabbath, so I’d never gotten into metal, grunge or what came after. I had never heard of symphonic rock until I was introduced to Nightwish, and then I was ecstatic. Holy crap....this was good! I did a pretty deep dive into the genre, then into grunge; fabulous vocalists, meaningful lyrics, great musicianship. Who knew? 🙄 I see by your posted videos that you are mainly sticking to eighties and later and are doing pretty hard stuff. I will make suggestions in another post. This is too long already, but I just wanted to say there are more of us out here!
young ladies I have been a musician since the late 50's in junior high, I am now 72 and still play music in my church. I found Nightwish about a year ago and I listen to them more than I listen to gospel. They were playing in front of 82,000 at Wacken, way more than any crowd I ever played in front of. I think 28.000 was the biggest crowd and it freaked me out. You were not showing very much emotion during the song, bit maby you are just too cool and seasoned for that , like me. keep on keepen on, love you guys.
I'm a grandfather now and have been rocking to Nightwish for years. Enjoyed your reaction
I'm not sure this band has ever made a bad song. They are truly one of the most diverse, complex, and beautiful bands out there! Fantastic reaction! Love it!
She has also sang in many languages and she can do growls too! The most versatile singer in the world right now in my opinion.
the below is a copy of the Gabriel Bardac/Anne reaction I couldnt find that helps reactors navigate the Nightwish journey that I couldnt find. Hopefully you awesome ladies find it useful:
Thank you for checking this legendary band, performing here at Wacken Open Air festival 2013, together with Floor Jansen, the 3rd and present female singer of the band, in front of a 82k+ audience.
Also a recent sad news - these days Marco Hietala, the bass player and male singer of the band, announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least - we'll see what the future brings to us.
About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners.
As I saw you enjoyed this powerful performance of the band, together with the stellar vocals and charisma of our Dutch metal queen, Floor Jansen. Thanks for the composition analysis. It helps us fans better understand WHY we follow them. Hoping for more thorough future analysis, you have my subscription. Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory):
" Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland.
Tuomas Holopainen, 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-instrumentalist 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 "
Hoping you'll continue this journey with us, I'll drop here a list of songs with the current lineup of the band you may like (please consider this list of links only as "a tip of the iceberg", an indication that they have a vast and very diverse repertoire, and not as something mandatory):
"Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) @
"Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) @
"Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) @
"Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) @
"Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) @
"Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) @
"Dark Chest Of Wonders" live at Wacken 2013 (metal, the greatest show opener ever) @
"My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) @
"Sleeping Sun" live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) @
"The Islander" live at Tampere 2015 (Marco in charge..) @
"Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) @
"Sahara" live at Tampa 2016 (middle eastern vibe) @
"Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) @
"I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) @
"Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) @
"Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) @
"7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) @
And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Mexico City in 2015 @
Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th 2020 named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: @t (for example: "Shoemaker", the 3rd track from this album, tells the story of Eugene Shoemaker, one of the founders of planetary science, whose ash was sent on the Moon after his death, as a tribute from the scientific community ..)
The links presented above are with the current singer of the band, Floor Jansen, since I'm a fan of the recent era of the band, with Floor as the singer. I have nothing against previous singers, but I do not consider myself the most suitable person to give specific recommendations from their repertoires.
** I think it's your place, fans of previous Nightwish eras, to present to the reactors the best recommendations with Tarja Turunen and Anette Olzon, because you know and appreciate them directly. I encourage you to add the best recommendations in the comments. **
That being said, I will add here the message left the other days by an old fan of the band, @Fabrizio Gorla: " To be fair to the old fanbase, you may want to include also some of these songs. Just be fair and don’t make a comparison if you don’t want an open war in your comment section.
* The Tarja era *:
The power of Tarja - Nightwish - Wishmaster [Live] - @
The lyrics of this song are a treasure of citations from fantasy books.
The power of Tarja II - Nightwish - End Of All Hope Live at the Summer Breeze festival (2002) - @
A classic revisited - NIGHTWISH - The Phantom Of The Opera (OFFICIAL LIVE) - @
The old school - Nightwish - 01 Dark Chest Of Wonder (Live End Of An Era 2005 HD) - @
The first big one - Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (LIVE) - @
Mesmerizing - Nightwish - The Siren (DVD End Of An Era) HD - @
@DeeDee80: Gabriel, would be good to add in the Tarja list "Pharaoh Sails To Orion" @ . It's one of the best.
@Fabrizio Gorla: * The Anette era *:
NIGHTWISH: "Scaretale" (OFFICIAL LIVE) - @
Nightwish - Storytime (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - @
NIGHTWISH - Bye Bye Beautiful (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - @
NIGHTWISH - Amaranth (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - @
* Bonus track *:
Tarja Turunen & Floor Jansen 'Over the hills' MFVF XI Wieze, Belguim 20/10/13 - @ "
You can also react to Floor Jansen "tapping" other musical genres in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands) here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): @t
To understand better the context of this show you should visit also Jenniezelf's YT channel (En subtitled materials): @nniezelf
For entire episodes of the show with En translation, you should check Denise Hofs's DM channel: @t
In these pandemic times, Floor Jansen has decided to make covers for us, which you can find on her YT channel @UCxy4Ijz2QKXXJaREs-isxwA - there are already 5 covers there, the first is "Let It Go" from "Frozen" (11 weeks ago, already over 2.076M views), the second - "Alone" from "Heart" , released 9 weeks ago (you nailed that one!..) - 908K and counting. Then 7 weeks ago she dropped the third cover, in Dutch: "Is Dit Nou Later" from Stef Bos - already 243K views. Just before Christmas she made a powerful cover of "Ave Maria" - already 238K views. Four weeks ago she added a remastered / remixed version of the first one, "Let It Go" - already 143K. Then three weeks ago she added to the list a powerful cover of "Adagio" by Lara Fabian (!!!) - 282K views now..
Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.
By the way, that noise you hear that sounds like thousands of marching feet is the Nightwish Army headed your way!
Welcome to the family. I Absolutely love your reactions. Looking forward to more reactions. I fell in love with you Gals immediately when you said GROOVY. My mom always said I was born in the wrong era. I am recently 46. It's even more funny when people react to my 11 year old nephew when he says Groovy. Lol. I was introduced to Nightwish music in November and they are officially my favorite band next to the Beatles and Elvis. Floor sings in tones that not only reach your soul, but reach your soul's heart. My 20 year old cries every time she sings. They call it a Floorgasm. I don't believe there is a bad Nightwish song. Have a groovy day Ladies. Carrie, Mendota, Illinois.
Omg you grannys are awesome you crack me up!
This style of music has been called Symphonic Rock or Opera Rock. I absolutely love it!! It sounds incredible and flows so beautifully.
Oh my! I'd cross the ocean (and I can't even swim...😅) just to cut the grass for these ADORABLE Ladies! Will I deserve some apple pie in that case?
Anyway, cool reaction! If you continue to react to Nightwish you'll discover a whole new world, since all their songs are different from one to another but at the same time immediately recognizable as Nightwish ones.
Keep rockin'!🤘
Greetings (and big hugs) from Italy!👋🇮🇹🖖🤗
Well, this isn't something you see everyday. Glad you enjoy this stuff.
Floor Jansen (the female vocalist) also did, this year, "The Phantom Of The Opera" during a Dutch TV show called "Beste Zangers" (just not with Nightwish). It's really good, and would be fun to see her take on this song (different from Tarja, Nightwish first vocalist)
With Nightwish, she shines in these songs :"song of myself", "storytime", "ever dream", "sleeping sun", "alpenglow", "Romanticide", "greatest show on earth" - that's a long one, and it refers to the spectacle of life on earth, and their masterpiece: "the Poet and the pendulum"
You know, I have huge respect for all 3 lead singers who fronted this band. But Floor is far more than that, she is also a true member of the band in every sense of the word. She's the perfect fit. And as someone once said: she collects singing techniques and styles like other women collect shoes. Classical sacred music? - listen to Shoemaker (and read up on what it's all about, who's the Shoemaker that the band honors, it's worth it, trust me),. Hard energetic rock? - listen to Romanticide or Song of Myself or Storytime. Raw emotions? - The Poet and the Pendulum (here too, read the story of the song otherwise you'll be left in shock and you won't understand why). Growling? - Yours is an Empty Hope. And I could continue the list ad nauseam. And just so you know, the keyboard player, Tuomas is the musical genius behind it all, he writes 95% of their music, lyrics, everything.
There are tons of great bands from this genre you can check out! Epica and Within Temptation are both very popular, and the female singer from the Phantom video (Tarja Turunen) has her own solo work as well!
Great video, yall! One of the singer's big influences is Anneke van Giersbergen, first singer of the Dutch band The Gathering. On Most Surfaces, Strange Machines, Liberty Bell, and Travel are for stellar songs to consider reacting to live versions of.
I am so happy to have run into this channel. There is a fantastic Nightwish cover Phantom of the Opera. It is beautiful :)
I cannot wait to see them see and hear all the Nightwish. I think they’re going to dig most of it. Or maybe all of it as I do. Let’s go✌️🤘
I love you. Just watching you is such a joy. Girls, better keep em videos coming! I love to see people of all ages on my feed. You're doing an amazing job!
First of all, thanks for reacting to Nightwish! Second, thanks for being open-minded and listening to great music such as this. Third, I wish you were my grandmas, cause you two are cool as heck!
You two are the most epic Nightwish fans EVER!!!!
i rather enjoy that i stumbled across this channel for no particular reason.
keep up the good work.
Glad you enjoy it!
On these days, when Nightwish is worldwide. It's just awesome and I'm proud to be Finnish!
So much more Nightwish to check out❤
I get goosebumps at that last scream everytime. Rock legends.
Ladies,there’s a band from Mexico called the Warning. They are three sisters that play rock and roll. This band is extremely good. Pick any song that they’ve written or covered. I promise you will not be disappointed.🤘
Excellent advice!
"Mesmerizing..like you just wanna get in there!" I couldn't have said it better!
Nightwish has been one of my favourite bands since I was 5. My mom says that this song was playing when I was born
Loved this and is my favorite song from them. To think they had to translate to English. Love Floor and love her stage presence. Thanks for the show! 💞✌
Again, love nightwish so much. This concert looks like it was so amazing to be at. And Floor did amazing with this song. She's what I imagine an angel would sound and look like. A rockin angel that is. Another song they did that I love is called "Élan". ^_^
This is my favorite one yet. I want to be as cool as these grannies some day. Like all reactions to this video, I'm hearing them in the middle of the song say "wow, she has a great range" and thinking "wait for it.... wait for it..."
Yall should look into Sabaton as well, the drummer is married to Floor. Their songs are about military history and honoring/remembering the past.
Sabaton is amazing!
Come on... Sabaton are ridiculous.
Nightwish is definitely the top symphonic metal band out there, but not the only one. The few similarly epic performances that come to mind immediately and that I would suggest include Nightwish's Poet and Pendulum and Greatest Show on Earth, Within Temptation's Jillian and Angels, Devin Townsend's Higher (live at Plovdiv), Epica's Consign to Oblivion and Unleashed.
If you like Nightwish, Within Temptation is close to their genre :) also a very great band :)
Mmm, Sharon.
But yeah, I'd start with What About Us since they've seen Tarja already and she and Sharon kick the doors down with that one.
I would put Evanescence in that group as well.
It's worth checking out Epica as well
don't forget Delain,& Xandria
Visions of Atlantis are great to.
Try Heroes of the dawn or
Realm of fantasy.
Diferent singers and diferent styles. But I like everything they have done.
Awesome to see you back for more reactions ladies! May I recommend now to see Sabaton "Great War" official video so you may see Floors husband play the drums? Love from Sweden
These two are adorable.
Damn it, y’all make me smile so much! Thank you! I’m old enough to be your kid! So seeing you two go at it, soooo satisfying! I gotta tell my mom! I’m 50! Can’t believe I’m saying that
Other bands of the same genre are Within Temptation, Delain, Epica, and Tarja (Phantom of the Opera Singer) has some great stuff she just put out this year
Hello from Finland, the home of Nightwish. Glad to see that there is always new fans to Nightwish :) .
How about some powerful music from Germany (in English of course) Helloween. Helloween has been around since early 80's. They play Power Metal, with fast guitars and drums and volcals going way high. Power Metal is like fantasy story, but in music.
Some songs by Helloween to listen to:
Eagle Fly Free, Forever and One, Power, Nabataea, Salvation, Are You Metal?.
Do yourselves a favor and ignore the Tarja bleaters in these comments. She was kicked out of Nightwish 15 years ago and they still haven't moved on and gotten over it. Floor is the complete package and can do all three eras, her own, of course, and the Tarja and Anette material.
You should react to Ghost River live from Wacken 2013. Marco, the bassist, is also the male vocalist, and he rocked that song.
As far as like bands, check out Within Temptation's Paradise (What about us?) featuring Tarja.
Welcome to the world of Nigthwish, amazing band, FloorJansen the best singer of the world, supreme soprano and singer metal, Tuomas he is a genius composer, Marco he's a great singer whith a powerful voice,awesome drummer. NIGTHWISH ARMY SALUTES YOU.
Brought me back to the first time I heard this song!
Oh please react to the italian band LACUNA COIL! I suggest the song "Blood, Tears, Dust" (The 119 Show - Live In London) they have two vocalist, male and female: Andrea Ferro and Cristina Scabbia, they blend their respective styles so well, and it works perfectly with the music. Cristina Scabbia also has one of the greatest voices in metal, she and the whole band are so underated.
I am so glad I found you grannies here. The variety you react to is great. I was in my teen's in the 70's so I remember these bands. I would really love to watch you react to Rime of the ancient mariner by Iron Maiden. It's an amazing song based on a poem of the same name. Awesome Maiden track. This song shows off Bruce's storytelling skills. Thanks for your consideration. Min
Romanticide from this same concert. Amazing!
Epic Rock... it's metal, it's classical, it's an interweaving of genres that comes out for the better! There are scores of bands that have ventured into the timelessness of telling great tales or stories with a full sound, great playing and awesome singing! Nightwish is one of the flagship bands with every member contributing to a truly legendary sound experience... their latest album "Human :||: Nature" more than merely continuing the legacy, it improves! Rock On!!!
As someone who found Nightwish when I was around 14, and to some degree grew up on them ever since, I have to say that I really appreciate seeing an older generation experience this music for the first time, and even more so appreciate it.
Her voice is just insanely good!
Everdream by Nightwish. Song of Myself Nighwish. Greatest Show on Earth. Nightwish
Great reaction. Anything from this concert is just amazing. Storytime and Song Of Myself are the two I think most recommended. Enjoy Nightwish, their music is a journey and Floor is the one who takes you there.
Never have i ever subscribed to a TH-cam channel so fast in my life...Both of u r the coolest grannies I've seen...rock on...🤘
Heya from Germany. I'm a 63 year old woman with a very young heart and so much love for music. Please, you two cool ladies - listen to Dimash Kudaibergen singing Ogni Pietra ( Fancam version) or to the song ' SOS'. This young guy will blow your minds. All the best from Germany and stay safe Petra
And the angels look down in admiration.
Looks like I just found my new favorite people on TH-cam! Love you guys!
Can not come up with anything negative to say about you two. You are both so positive!👍
Greetings from Helsinki Finland!
"7 Days to the Wolves", Wembley 2015 would be nice for your next NW reaction. Both Floor and Marko on vocals. They are amazing together!
Please do more Nightwish. Every song is different and all are extremely entertaining from this super talented group of musicians.
Listen to the Nightwish Army - I am but a recent foot soldier lol.
Same concert Waken has all great live performances like Everdream, Storytime, Song of Myself, Ghost River, or Romanticide.
Wembley, Tampere, or Buenos Ares concerts all great too!
Their new album has some very cool music from instrumentals to heavy that are worth listening too as well.