Just wanna give credits to Amanda Sommerville, the gorgeous blonde in the choir, she is Simone and Floor's vocal coach and has a big influence of their performances' early days.
Amanda is just THE best around, and such a very humble and kind person to talk to (especially for me as a German, my spoken English is lousy, so I can talk in German with her)
@@Kilian600 That's cool! I forgot that she speaks German. I wonder if she speaks any other languages? But, hey, in print at least, your English is very good. :)
Epica ( Dutch band) has a much, much harder edge than bands like Nightwish, especially the last 5 albums. Therefore hard to compare nowadays. Epica is in a league of it's own. The band consists of 6 members ( three line up changes through the years) and they incorporate choirs and orchestra in basically every song. The guitar player growling is the founder of the band, Mark Jansen. Lead singer is dutch soprano Simone Simons who during this recording was about 19 years old. After they released their debut album The Phantom Agony a dutch tv presenter from a music program was so enthousiastic about their music that in that tv program they were invited to play that whole album live, it was recorded to be released on dvd later that year. ( 2004) This is a video from that recording.
Epica, a Dutch metal band, has six members. The singer is Simone Simons. The male singer is Mark Jansen. Who was together in the band “After Forever” with Floor Jansen, not related. Simone and Floor are best friends. They are amazing songwriters and performers. Thank you for this reaction.
I agree with everything except the best friends. They're not best friends, they are just friends. They're not even very close friends, the borderlining close friends but not there.
@@paulriddle7818 well yes but that doesn't make them best friends. That makes them friends. Simone is almost always hanging out with Elize Ryd and Mark Jansen. Mark has said his best friend is Simone. I also think I heard at one point Simone said se is really close with Elize. But I agree with your original comment about then being some of the best performers and songwriters.
@@redfielduniverse Happily performed together onstage on more than one occasion in the past plus a recent interview together on Floor's channel would suggest they are more than just casual acquaintances?
@@RonniePeterson I never said they were casual acquaintances, I said they ain't best friends. Plus that interview doesn't solidify that they are best friends. It solidifies that they are friends at least. Best friends and very close friends would remember each other's birthday's. Simone didn't remember Floor's birthday but remember the week of it. She knows when it is Elize Ryd's birthday. All I'm saying is that Simone and Floor ain't best friends. Never said they weren't or were casual acquaintances.
This is actually an old clip. Mark Jansen (growling) was the leader of After Forever, Floor Jansen's first band. He left to form Epica. Simone Simons was about 19-20 when this was done. The song is about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, and how it has historically been covered up.
Their rendition of the OST from Attack on Titans is quite superb too What's good with Epica is that they have varied styles depending on the album, an overall great band
Simone Simmons got a amazing voice, its in my opinion her and Floor (nw) that are the best voices in symfonic metal these days, and well to me in the world.. The growler Mark Jansen is the founder of Epica, and also write a lot of the lyrics, but Simone do write a lot to, and the other bands members sometimes to.. Epica became one of my absolute favorite bands about 3 years ago, when i really started to listen to them, and i have done so ever since, a song catalog full of great songs, and are just a amazing live band.. Mark Jansen will often represent the dark charecter in the song, and Simone will represnt light, and third player is the choir, who might often speak for the public.. that is not for all songs, but a common Epica way of doing it.. more Epica, yes thanks!!
They have 2 guitarists a bass Simone and Drummer but they use Choirs and Orchestras quite a bit in their videos one of the best is also at the Retrospective concert where Floor sings with Simone Sancta Terra and the song Design Your Universe.
They all look so young! this is from around 2003-2004 ish, they matured into such an incredible band, here is a more recent video, you should definitely get Henri to watch this one with you 😄: EPICA - Beyond The Matrix (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Funny story, i saw Feint from the same recording ( which is a soft ballad) as my first and only songs, before going to a concert. Imagine my surprise when i heard the rest with the screams and metal thrashing riffs 🤣🤣 Never looked back, it's my favorite band now 🤘😎🤘
You can really go down rabbit hole with this band. So amazing live. They just released new album. Look at new video called "Rivers" to see the beauty in lead singers voice. They are a little heavier than Nightwish but great song writers.
Excellent that someone starts listening to Epica at the beginning! ... and this song is not only one of their first, it is in fact the very first song that they released (like a demo if I'm not mistaken), although this recording is from some time after they already recorded their first album. Without a doubt this video is with which many of us met Epica for the first time.
Sabina, if you haven’t yet, Epica- Santa terra featuring Floor live. Shortly after their debut album in ‘04 they released this dvd. There is also a dvd+cd version. I remember I emailed Simone to help me fill out the order form bc it was in Dutch. This was before they took off in popularity. She helped me and said if I don’t receive it, let her know, and she’ll send one to me personally. The Phantom Agony is still my favorite Epica album. She’s a mezzo soprano here but now she is a soprano.
Simone was there 18 Jears old and i think the other musicians in the background and choir were from the music school where she was at that time .... there was Amanda Somerville who is also known in the scene and was in school at the time and Floor too...... i am happy that you find Epica for you ....I've been following the group since the beginning and it's my absolute favorite band.....and saw severa concerts l of them in Munich ... once even with a meet and greet where I meet the whole band before the concert ... once....thx for your reaction ....more plz
Hello there. This was a special event and dvd recording called, "2-meter sessies, We will take you with us". They played their entire first record, "The Phantom Agony" with all the instruments and people involved for this particular recording. It was released in 2004. This was the moment I first listened to the band and this dvd was my first purchase because I saw it in a store and was curious. 17 years later, they are one of my favorite bands!
I'm so happy you reacted to Epica. ☺️ I was waiting for this since your first Nightwish reaction. May I suggest you two songs : "Sancta Terra" live retrospect featuring Floor Jansen : th-cam.com/video/cx22Yuj2nzg/w-d-xo.html "Design your Universe" Live retrospect : th-cam.com/video/9nlPx-HEpCU/w-d-xo.html Thank you again and take care 🙂🤘
Another great live in studio with an incredible singer: VINTERSEA - Full Performance From SLAY AT HOME Their singer, Avienne, really deserves to be heard, and I'm sure you'll love it. cheers!
This is a recording from a Dutch legendary tv program called the "2 meter sessions" (the actual length of the presenter). They usually invited well known artist and arranged a studio, and then gave the artists the freedom to records their songs in a way that a normal commercial recordstudio would not allow them to. Even though the songs are recorded in a studio for the best result it is totally live and unedited, wich was a trademark of the show. The only exception they ever made to them inviting renowned artists was for Epica. The presenter received their debut album from the record company which is not unusual in the business. When he listend to it he was so impressed that he went over to the producer and said "you have to listen to this". This resulted in 1 hour special (released on dvd/cd) and this was one of the clips. They were all very young is indeed (Simone had just finished her vocal lessons). One of the people singing in the choir was one of her vocal coaches (the blond woman called Amanda Somerville). If you watch the whole hour you see that she is very proud of her pupil and gives her some encouraging signals. The string sections in the studio were all conservatory musicians who had no prior knowledge of the music they were going to play except for the papers in front of them. The dvd has been sold out as you can imagine. I bought my copy second hand for 50 euro's but it worth every penny. Another great song from this recording is "Feint". It is about the assassination of a Dutch politician (Pim Fortuyn) that had a big on society and that could have been our next PM at the time this came out. Here is the link. th-cam.com/video/FNTaIz5cABY/w-d-xo.html .
Hi. Before creating Epica, Marc Jansen and Floor Jansen were in the same band, called After Forever, the ideal trait d'union between Floor in the Nightwish version and the first Epica sound.
Finally you listen as promised to Epica 😍😍!! Welcome to our world 🤩!! Warned you how stunning they were. I had the chance to get my ticket to their concert in Paris next year can’t wait 😱😱!! I suggest you to listen to their live album in Miskolc The Classical Conspiracy which is a masterpiece !! Very nice choice for the 1st one but your journey ain’t over 😘😘!! Big love ❤️❤️ my Sab !!
Floor Jansen of Nightwish sang with Epica at their Retrospective concert 2 times once on Sancta Terra and also on an opera song called Stabat Mater Dolorosa.
This band and singer are next leve. Your comments and vocal knowledge are a pleasure to hear. I think you would really enjoy Epica doing "Sancta Terra" featuring Floor live. This has a full orchestra and choir. Something harder? Try them doing "Consign to Oblivion" live in Paris. You might want a seatbelt for this one! Enjoy
No, I think she should first see other songs without Floor. Some Nightwish fans only recommend those songs because of Floor, but Epica has many better songs.
Epica is such an amazing band! You should really check out: - Unchain Utopia (official live) - Consign To Oblivion (Official live) - The Essence Of Silene (Official live) - Dancing In A Hurricane (Official live) - From their 10th anniversary show (retrospect): Design Your Universe, Chasing The Dragon, Martyr Of The Free word, Serenade Of Self-Destruction. - Once Upon A Nightmare - Rivers
The choir and string players were brought in especially for this performance! The people standing around Simone (the lovely gal with red hair) were apart of Epica... They've lost & gained members over the years. This performance was from the beginning of the band, and they still sounded amazing.. I like to call Epica, Nightwish's heavier more metal cousin
Glad you discovered them with this very underrated song. It's one of their early classics. If you want to hear their more recent songs, start with The Skeleton Key. And don't forget their live performance with Floor, Sancta Terra at Retrospect.
I love it!!! Imagine experiencing that one live wow. I remembered that song, must have heard it a looong time agoo somewhere, also knew of Epica, but thanks for connecting the song to the band for me, finally :D Gave me Noumena/Gallowbraid/Agalloch vibes when he growled and she began singing beautifully again. Love the face he makes when growling, like "urgh that was just too beautiful here have a dose of THIS". I guess as a set of genres I'd throw my loving for the whole thing into symphonic/melodic/atmospheric folk/gothic/dark/black/death metal idk lol, but that whole style of music is just great imo. Oh yeah that's right, her voice reminds of Evanescence at times (well now I have to watch the DK rap/Evanescence mash up again) ^^ Now I listened to it again, this time focusing on the lyrics a bit more, and they're giving me chills, wow they're good Man, came back to this video again, having watched it many times now - there's just so much for me to take in. Watching it the first time I was transfixed by the performance, but then jumping off to re-search and check the bands coming to mind and genres for reference. So was partly distracted by and pause-play-pausing because of that. Then watching only the performance with full attention again, listening to the lyrics while reading them along. Then a few times more to really feel the lyrics, their fantastic delivery, and grand composition along them. Then watching your video again to read everything I missed because of being too distracted as well as focused on the performance, and your reaction. Agree with much (all? all) of what you wrote ('n said) - not gonna reiterate all you wrote :D but e.g. yes great camera work, and yeah I have not thought about it I think ever, but thinking back on it, singing in a choir (especially for an audience) - it really is a powerful, unifying experience - I have difficulty truly capturing that experience with an adjective without sounding vague and pretentious, maybe it'll eventually come to me. Oh it's like a continual casting of an AOE magic spell where each singer is casting his own "little" magic, directing it forward and all of them merging into one big magic vector! Put the concept of that sentence into an adjective - magical. Well sounds vague and pretentious (if you're judgmentally inclined) lol, but true. And I've to smile and chuckle each time I see the growler and the reaction of the lead singer and other singer to him, and again when he finishes his growls with a "yaaahhrRWAH!" where you also chuckled. An abrupt ending to the song makes sense to me after reading the lyrics, like "We've said all that needs to be said." Yes and now on to playing it many more times in my head as well as on YT in the future *cue adventurous music - the part in that song with the "Ha~!"s*
This is one of the top bands in this genre imo and this is one of my favorite songs from it.....I especially like Consign to Oblivion and Chasing the Dragon also. They also have an epic (no pun intended) version of Hall of the Mountain King. Another band you should delve into if you haven't already is Within Temptation from the Netherlands, they are also very similar to Nightwish in many respects. Some of my favorite songs from them are Angels, Deceiver of Fools, Faster, Forsaken, Ice Queen, Mother Earth, Our Solemn Hour, Sinead, Stand my Ground, The Cross, The Howling, The Other Half (Of Me), The Truth Beneath the Rose, Iron, What Have you Done, Memories, Jillian (I'd Give my Heart), Frozen....well I could go on and on....so many great songs, same with a number of bands from the genre.
I agree that this studio/live are great recordings, one take as a live experience and besides nice sound quality (even if something is sampled, like winds in The Phantom Agony song). Great video!
Thanks for the reaction. Have a look at the live version of consign to oblivion in Paris. It is a bit heavier than this but there is humour and epicness in it. Greetings from the Netherlands.🇳🇱👍
Oh wow, I remember seeing this on TV back then, so young and Amanda Somerville as background, amazing... Also is a nice behind the scenes clip about this TV program performance somewhere on yt. And epica is sort of of tie with NW for best band for me. You really should look up some of their 2013 anniversary concert, that's grand...more than nightwish. If want some help with finding the nice songs and clips, let me know. I am sure you will like both be and epica, knowing you a bit.
Pelo que percebi, Epica surge depois de Nightwish, inclusive inspirados nessa mesma banda. No entanto, mantiveram o seu estilo com mais consistência. Adoro as duas bandas, e embora o seu estilo seja o mesmo (Symphonic Metal) elas são bastante diferentes. Para além disso, a vocalista Simone Simons é uma Deusa!!
This version of this song is from a DVD documenting the recording of their first album. The entire album with all these additional musicians can be found under the title "We Will Take You With Us." I've followed them for years and seen them many times. Great band. Were you ever considering doing another reaction to the Warning? I'm thinking one of the commenters may have upset you since you had such a positive reaction but never did another. I like all your reaction to Nightwish too.
Epica also occasionally performs with a live orchestra! Its worth checking out their 10th Anniversary Retrospect show. I recommend listening to their song Consign to Oblivion from the anniversary show, its an amazing performance. But if you want quality I recommend listening to the Live at the Zenith version instead as the quality much more clearer (No live orchestra though). Also a quick suggestion, Epica songs (much like Nightwish) are heavy into lyrics, its worth reading the lyrics and understanding the song before listening. The growls are very heavy with great meaningful impact but sometimes are hard to understand.
Another vote for "Rivers" from their latest album. Mange tak! At least two of those female backing singers are great lead vocalists in their own right! Amanda Sommerville, blonde, was Simone's vocal coach. I should know the other lady, dark hair next to Amanda, but her name escapes me for the moment. They were still known as Sahara Dust when they made this. They took "Epica" as their name when they were signed and it comes from the title of a Kamelot album. Their sound shows After Forever and Nighwish influences.
Epica is a 6-member metal band but they work with orchestra and choir like Nightwish. They are in a similar 'symphonic metal' genre but they have a different style, usually more heavy guitars, harsh vocals and a prominent use of choirs. The 'beauty and beast' style with the male growls and the beautiful female operatic voice they use in most songs but not all of them. Also the lyrics are more political, this song for instance is about pedophilia in churches. For a full live performance, Consign to Oblivion live at Zenith is one of the most recommended songs, sort of like their "Ghost Love Score"... otherwise they have a show called 'Retrospect', commemorative of their 10 years which they brought an orchestra live, it's a 3-hour setlist with most of their greatest songs, they also invited Floor as a guest for 2 tracks.
Hello from Brazil. This song is on the band's first album. So Marc Jansen (sang growls) left After Forever (Floor Jansen's first band) he created Epica and this would be a continuation of After Forever's first two albums. Imagine that it would be Floor and not Simone. We all won, but After Forever became prog metal with symphonic. Even the inserts and back cover are similar to the Prison of Desire (first from the AF).
This is very early Epica. They only get better. And more talented with line up changes. Try Consign to oblivion live at zenith that shows their live show. Also video for Abyss of time released this year but not performed live yet
Something interesting to note is that, the 4 big Symphonic bands (Nightwish, Epica, Within Temptation and Therion (When therion quit Death Metal in 96) ) started out doing this Dark, Gothic sound and although I love the newer music some of them are doing, I'm a bigger fan of their early dark and gothic work
EPICA WAS BILD IN 2004.IN THE Netherland s Epica is one of my Favorit Band s Simone starts her Classical Vocal Training with 15 Years she is a hugh Nightwish Fan she starts her classic vocal Training behind listening the Nightwish Album Oceanborn Simone is a Lyrik Soprano The sound of Epica is more Symphonic Deth Metall
This is my favorite Epica song. Just as an aside worth noting, the blonde woman in the choir is the great Amanda Somerville from Minnesota, a metal tour-de-force in her own right. She is one of the entrepreneurial masterminds behind the well-known metal opera "Aina." If you like Simone Simons' voice (the red haired singer here), you will love checking out this one from that same recording session: an acoustic rendition of "Memories," the famous theme from the Broadway musical "Cats." th-cam.com/video/ZEimHYVlb_w/w-d-xo.html (Don't stop this one too early, let it play out to the very last second. You will be glad you did. Trust me on that. :)
I swore you reacted to Epica before... Oh well. First time ive ever heard simone getting the Amy Lee comparison. Usually its Floor that gets that. Epica is a heavier version of Nightwish. Both the two best Symphonic Heavy Metal bands. Sancta Terra from Retrospect live with Floor is a good one to do next. Then the current album they just released in late Febuary. Abyss of Time is one of the one id recommend from there just released album.
Hello, your reaction to the extinct band After Forever, where Flor and Mark Jansen created, would be great, later Épica (Mark Jansen) was created and Flor Jansen participated in other bands such as Nightwish today. regards
@@paulriddle7818 So is "Consign to Oblivion" or "Kingdom of Heaven" but many Nightwish fans probably don't even know those, so they only recommend anything with Floor.
@@cancelled_user Yes introducing somebody to a new band by introducing them to Kingdom of Heaven is a fabulous idea...... 🤦♂️ Or Consign. It's a bit much to the average music fan. ... Some people cant see the Forrest through the tree. Alot of Nightwish fans are also big Epoca fans... like me. Floor is one of the very best on the planet. Theres nothing wrong with using Sancta Terra live Retrospect to introduce how amazing Simone and Epica are.
@@paulriddle7818 There are beautiful songs that almost no one recommends. And if I wanted to show Simone's singing (especially to another singer) I would recommend something like this: th-cam.com/video/VnRdKXt67rY/w-d-xo.html
Perhaps you’ve heard it already (or not), but Floor has a new cover-song. This song *_”Euphoria”_* was sung by Loreen from Sweden who won the 2012 Eurovision Songcontest. Sadly due to her surgery she wasn't able to participate in the AVROTROS Beste Zangers Eurovision Song Contest special. Btw. This Eurovision Songcontest is a (yearly recurring) contest which takes place in the country that has won this in the year before. (Participants from around 35 countries). *Floor Jansen* (Beste Zangers Eurovision production) - *_”Euphoria”_* : th-cam.com/video/FOBgrpkOIVE/w-d-xo.html
you are lagging behind. there is a new Best Singers 2021 Eurovision edition of Floor Jansen with Eutopia from her home studio as she is still recovering from her recent gallbladder surgery
Check out Epica live Retrospective show Sancta Terra feat Floor Jansen. FYI-Simone Simons use to be roommates with Floor and is one of her closest friends also Simon was 3 months pregnant when she did the show. Epica is harder edge than Nightwish but still is awesome in their own right. Most Nightwish fans love Epica and visa versa. Not so much because they sound epic and grand and are unique and phenomenally talented in their individuality! Enjoy your journey!Rock On Stay Safe!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Not yet! First she needs to discover more Epica. She hasn't seen anything yet. Epica is very diverse, from heavy headbangers through more "mainstream-friendly" songs, to wonderful ballads and acoustic versions. Epica is incredible and I'm really glad she started with the oldest stuff so she can see how the band has changed over time.
@@sabina1118 Not yet please! First she needs to discover more Epica. She hasn't seen anything yet. Epica is very diverse, from heavy headbangers through more "mainstream-friendly" songs, to wonderful ballads and acoustic versions. Epica is incredible and I'm really glad she started with the oldest stuff so she can see how the band has changed over time
Almost nobody recommends Sensorium. It's one of the first songs I heard from Epica. Still my favourite. Simone's voice in that early era was just divine. Pure beauty.
Very good, I like it! From the beginning, it sounded like the soundtrack of "Gladiator" - one of my favorite movies! I like this inclusion of the man, so the song has a hard bias. Simone is a super singer and a friend of Floor :) but for me personally she is a little more melodic, light, more opera-minded compared to the power of Floor. Ok, I like it! Like! 💖🌹
Their sound has progress SO much since then. I think you would really enjoy the song Rivers from their latest album (released in Feb this year), it's a sort of ballad and has choir elements. It's using more cutting edge recording techniques as well in comparison! th-cam.com/video/3rW7Vpep3II/w-d-xo.html
I would recommend for example "Dreamscape". What a beautiful performance by Simone! th-cam.com/video/VnRdKXt67rY/w-d-xo.html And it's an amazing song too!
To me Epica surpasses Nightwish technically and especially emotionally. The variation and creativity they bring in their songs is phenomenal. They stood at the top of my music preferences for all my live and still do now.
I literally have the same salt light and mirror, you copying me or maybe we are best friends without knowing, I'll just take the second one we are besties much love my dear friend 🤟
I think the video was great, the only thing is the spelling errors but I understand why. I think this video was great and it kinda cut off at the end. I would recommend something from every album to see the difference in Epic cover the years. You did The Phantom Agony, Consign to Oblivion - Consign to Oblivion at Zenith. The Divine Conspiracy - Chasing the Dragon, Never Enough, or The Divine Conspiracy at Retrospect Design Your Universe - Kingdom of Heaven Part 1 or Design Your Universe Requiem For The Indifferent - Storm the Sorrow or Monopoly on Truth The Quantum Enigma - Victims of Contingency, The Essence of Silence, Unchain Utopia or The Quantum Enigma Kingdom of Heaven Part 2 The Holographic Principle - Beyond the Matrix, Edge of the Blade, or The Holographic Principle A Profound Understanding of Reality Omega - Seal of Solomon, Code of Life, Twilight Reverie, Kingdom of Heaven Part 3, or Omega. You can pick any one or multiple from each album. All I ask is please don't do Sancta Terra or Stabat Mater Dolorosa. They don't represent Epica at all. They are great songs but they don't represent Epica at all but the ones I listed do. I like the reaction it was great.
Heh, Nightwish fans will push exactly the two songs you mentioned at the end, only because they feature Floor :) Actually, I'm a Nightwish fan too (and I totally love Floor) but Epica reactions should be about Epica. Btw, from the RFTI album, I would always recommend Serenade of Self-Destruction. That's a true masterpiece. And Simone said in 2012 that she shows all her vocal abilities on that song. I love it.
@@cancelled_user I will agree with you on this. Yes, I totally forgot about Serenade of Self-Destruction, it's so good. And yes that's why I hope that she doesn't react to Sancta Terra. She can totally listen to it on her own time but I would hope to not do it on the channel. She can totally do it after she has had a feel for what Epica is.
@@redfielduniverse I always smile when that fan made one of Sancta Terra with Floor is shown whith live images but the studio version with only Simone's vocals is heard. There are people that can hear how Floor sings better than Simone on that one, hilarious. And the ones who know only moan that it's the wrong version instead of enjoying the song.
Just wanna give credits to Amanda Sommerville, the gorgeous blonde in the choir, she is Simone and Floor's vocal coach and has a big influence of their performances' early days.
YES! Thank you!
Amanda is just THE best around, and such a very humble and kind person to talk to (especially for me as a German, my spoken English is lousy, so I can talk in German with her)
@@Kilian600 That's cool! I forgot that she speaks German. I wonder if she speaks any other languages? But, hey, in print at least, your English is very good. :)
@@jamescurfman3284 I'm pretty sure, she speaks dutch too, since she's living in the Netherlands. I met her a couple times, and it's always a pleasure.
@@Kilian600 COOL! I'm jealous.
Any journey of discovering Epica simply MUST include "Consign to Oblivion" live at Zenith Paris - a stunning performance!
Only if she doesn't mind growling. Some people have problem with it.
Epica ( Dutch band) has a much, much harder edge than bands like Nightwish, especially the last 5 albums. Therefore hard to compare nowadays. Epica is in a league of it's own. The band consists of 6 members ( three line up changes through the years) and they incorporate choirs and orchestra in basically every song. The guitar player growling is the founder of the band, Mark Jansen. Lead singer is dutch soprano Simone Simons who during this recording was about 19 years old. After they released their debut album The Phantom Agony a dutch tv presenter from a music program was so enthousiastic about their music that in that tv program they were invited to play that whole album live, it was recorded to be released on dvd later that year. ( 2004) This is a video from that recording.
Harder edge? Bands like Nightwish?
@@onearthonelegion Exactly!
@@jaapblaauw3735 you are funny
@@onearthonelegion I know.
@@Kubik1976 You are entitled to have another opinion than most people, that's fine
Epica, a Dutch metal band, has six members. The singer is Simone Simons. The male singer is Mark Jansen. Who was together in the band “After Forever” with Floor Jansen, not related. Simone and Floor are best friends. They are amazing songwriters and performers. Thank you for this reaction.
I agree with everything except the best friends. They're not best friends, they are just friends. They're not even very close friends, the borderlining close friends but not there.
@@redfielduniverse They hang out when in the same neighborhood.
@@paulriddle7818 well yes but that doesn't make them best friends. That makes them friends. Simone is almost always hanging out with Elize Ryd and Mark Jansen. Mark has said his best friend is Simone. I also think I heard at one point Simone said se is really close with Elize. But I agree with your original comment about then being some of the best performers and songwriters.
@@redfielduniverse Happily performed together onstage on more than one occasion in the past plus a recent interview together on Floor's channel would suggest they are more than just casual acquaintances?
@@RonniePeterson I never said they were casual acquaintances, I said they ain't best friends. Plus that interview doesn't solidify that they are best friends. It solidifies that they are friends at least. Best friends and very close friends would remember each other's birthday's. Simone didn't remember Floor's birthday but remember the week of it. She knows when it is Elize Ryd's birthday. All I'm saying is that Simone and Floor ain't best friends. Never said they weren't or were casual acquaintances.
I love when the artists use the classical training as a tool in creating their own style. And that performance was impressive!
Me too! 😍🥳 I agree!!
@@sabina1118 Next one: Floor and Simone singing together: Sancta Terra by Epica ;-)
If you think this is impressive watch this same song in the Retrospect concert
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@@topneorej No! There's a lot of songs that represents EPICA than this feature!
I am so glad you made it to Epica!! Please check out Chasing the Dragon live!!
Me too! 😍
@@sabina1118 please react the Retrospect version
@@sabina1118 Oh yeah, "Chasing the Dragon" live at Retrospect would be amazing.
This is actually an old clip. Mark Jansen (growling) was the leader of After Forever, Floor Jansen's first band. He left to form Epica. Simone Simons was about 19-20 when this was done. The song is about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, and how it has historically been covered up.
Simone and Floor singing together on stage is worth checking out too if you haven't already, e.g. "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" 🤗
Epica - design your univers live retrospect. Lots of people on that stage 😁.
Please and yes!!!!!
i actually like this one slightly better than Consign to Oblivion
Their rendition of the OST from Attack on Titans is quite superb too
What's good with Epica is that they have varied styles depending on the album, an overall great band
Simone Simmons got a amazing voice, its in my opinion her and Floor (nw) that are the best voices in symfonic metal these days, and well to me in the world..
The growler Mark Jansen is the founder of Epica, and also write a lot of the lyrics, but Simone do write a lot to, and the other bands members sometimes to.. Epica became one of my absolute favorite bands about 3 years ago, when i really started to listen to them, and i have done so ever since, a song catalog full of great songs, and are just a amazing live band..
Mark Jansen will often represent the dark charecter in the song, and Simone will represnt light, and third player is the choir, who might often speak for the public.. that is not for all songs, but a common Epica way of doing it.. more Epica, yes thanks!!
Dont foget Sharon Den Andel she is part of the 3 dutch sirens.
@@Kazumatempest 4* never forget Anneke van Giersbergen
They have 2 guitarists a bass Simone and Drummer but they use Choirs and Orchestras quite a bit in their videos one of the best is also at the Retrospective concert where Floor sings with Simone Sancta Terra and the song Design Your Universe.
They all look so young! this is from around 2003-2004 ish, they matured into such an incredible band, here is a more recent video, you should definitely get Henri to watch this one with you 😄:
EPICA - Beyond The Matrix (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
recorded in march 2004
Funny story, i saw Feint from the same recording ( which is a soft ballad) as my first and only songs, before going to a concert. Imagine my surprise when i heard the rest with the screams and metal thrashing riffs 🤣🤣
Never looked back, it's my favorite band now 🤘😎🤘
The first time I heard this, I was blown away. It was my first experience with symphonic metal. Went to see them in concert, too. That was awesome.
You can really go down rabbit hole with this band. So amazing live. They just released new album. Look at new video called "Rivers" to see the beauty in lead singers voice. They are a little heavier than Nightwish but great song writers.
Excellent that someone starts listening to Epica at the beginning! ... and this song is not only one of their first, it is in fact the very first song that they released (like a demo if I'm not mistaken), although this recording is from some time after they already recorded their first album. Without a doubt this video is with which many of us met Epica for the first time.
Sabina, if you haven’t yet, Epica- Santa terra featuring Floor live.
Shortly after their debut album in ‘04 they released this dvd. There is also a dvd+cd version. I remember I emailed Simone to help me fill out the order form bc it was in Dutch. This was before they took off in popularity. She helped me and said if I don’t receive it, let her know, and she’ll send one to me personally. The Phantom Agony is still my favorite Epica album. She’s a mezzo soprano here but now she is a soprano.
Simone came with 17years to Epica now she is 43 years old and she is one of the best sopranos in Metall
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Simone was there 18 Jears old and i think the other musicians in the background and choir were from the music school where she was at that time .... there was Amanda Somerville who is also known in the scene and was in school at the time and Floor too...... i am happy that you find Epica for you ....I've been following the group since the beginning and it's my absolute favorite band.....and saw severa concerts l of them in Munich ... once even with a meet and greet where I meet the whole band before the concert ... once....thx for your reaction ....more plz
This was filmed in 2004. Simone was born 17 January 1985 so I think she was 19 here.
Anyway, she is amazing, I love her and I love Epica :)
Hello there. This was a special event and dvd recording called, "2-meter sessies, We will take you with us". They played their entire first record, "The Phantom Agony" with all the instruments and people involved for this particular recording. It was released in 2004. This was the moment I first listened to the band and this dvd was my first purchase because I saw it in a store and was curious. 17 years later, they are one of my favorite bands!
If I remember correctly, it also included Simone singing "Memory" from Cats with Coen backing her up on piano.
I'm so happy you reacted to Epica. ☺️
I was waiting for this since your first Nightwish reaction.
May I suggest you two songs :
"Sancta Terra" live retrospect featuring Floor Jansen :
th-cam.com/video/cx22Yuj2nzg/w-d-xo.html
"Design your Universe" Live retrospect :
th-cam.com/video/9nlPx-HEpCU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you again and take care 🙂🤘
These guys are the masters of contrast. her voice against his obviously, but also in the music. Epica is another rabbit hole to explore. Have fun ;)
Thank you for reacting to this song. What a great song it is!! I'm a Epica fan but I don't know how I have missed this one.... :/
Hiho Sabrina 😊 thay had made a Song called "Sangt Terra " where Simon (the redhaed ) sings on paar With Floor Janssen ( the godess ) its just epic
Nice, had not seen this early performance by them. You definitely should check out some clips from their 10th anniversary concert.
Thanks - That’s noted! 😍
Yes to this
Another great live in studio with an incredible singer: VINTERSEA - Full Performance From SLAY AT HOME
Their singer, Avienne, really deserves to be heard, and I'm sure you'll love it.
cheers!
So happy you've started on Epica. You're in for a ride - and you've started _right at the beginning!_
This is a recording from a Dutch legendary tv program called the "2 meter sessions" (the actual length of the presenter). They usually invited well known artist and arranged a studio, and then gave the artists the freedom to records their songs in a way that a normal commercial recordstudio would not allow them to. Even though the songs are recorded in a studio for the best result it is totally live and unedited, wich was a trademark of the show. The only exception they ever made to them inviting renowned artists was for Epica. The presenter received their debut album from the record company which is not unusual in the business. When he listend to it he was so impressed that he went over to the producer and said "you have to listen to this". This resulted in 1 hour special (released on dvd/cd) and this was one of the clips. They were all very young is indeed (Simone had just finished her vocal lessons). One of the people singing in the choir was one of her vocal coaches (the blond woman called Amanda Somerville). If you watch the whole hour you see that she is very proud of her pupil and gives her some encouraging signals. The string sections in the studio were all conservatory musicians who had no prior knowledge of the music they were going to play except for the papers in front of them. The dvd has been sold out as you can imagine. I bought my copy second hand for 50 euro's but it worth every penny.
Another great song from this recording is "Feint". It is about the assassination of a Dutch politician (Pim Fortuyn) that had a big on society and that could have been our next PM at the time this came out. Here is the link. th-cam.com/video/FNTaIz5cABY/w-d-xo.html .
It made me cry a little. They were having fun you could tell they rock cant wait for next vid
Try Epica - Feint, if you wanna cry. There are two versions, one is acoustic, so try both. Make sure you find HD videos, not low quality.
It was awesome, thank you!
Hi. Before creating Epica, Marc Jansen and Floor Jansen were in the same band, called After Forever, the ideal trait d'union between Floor in the Nightwish version and the first Epica sound.
Finally you listen as promised to Epica 😍😍!! Welcome to our world 🤩!! Warned you how stunning they were. I had the chance to get my ticket to their concert in Paris next year can’t wait 😱😱!! I suggest you to listen to their live album in Miskolc The Classical Conspiracy which is a masterpiece !! Very nice choice for the 1st one but your journey ain’t over 😘😘!! Big love ❤️❤️ my Sab !!
Floor Jansen of Nightwish sang with Epica at their Retrospective concert 2 times once on Sancta Terra and also on an opera song called Stabat Mater Dolorosa.
This band and singer are next leve. Your comments and vocal knowledge are a pleasure to hear. I think you would really enjoy Epica doing "Sancta Terra" featuring Floor live. This has a full orchestra and choir. Something harder? Try them doing "Consign to Oblivion" live in Paris. You might want a seatbelt for this one!
Enjoy
No, I think she should first see other songs without Floor. Some Nightwish fans only recommend those songs because of Floor, but Epica has many better songs.
EPICA - is one of my favorite bands. Would love to see you hear more of them. They have mostly heavy stuff, but also some ballads.
Epica is such an amazing band! You should really check out:
- Unchain Utopia (official live)
- Consign To Oblivion (Official live)
- The Essence Of Silene (Official live)
- Dancing In A Hurricane (Official live)
- From their 10th anniversary show (retrospect): Design Your Universe, Chasing The Dragon, Martyr Of The Free word, Serenade Of Self-Destruction.
- Once Upon A Nightmare
- Rivers
The choir and string players were brought in especially for this performance! The people standing around Simone (the lovely gal with red hair) were apart of Epica... They've lost & gained members over the years. This performance was from the beginning of the band, and they still sounded amazing.. I like to call Epica, Nightwish's heavier more metal cousin
Epica new cd Omega unbelievable. So are all of their songs, Oblivion etc Love your reactiond
So glad to see you checking this out!!! The progression of Simone across the years of their live performances is worth looking at
Glad you discovered them with this very underrated song. It's one of their early classics. If you want to hear their more recent songs, start with The Skeleton Key. And don't forget their live performance with Floor, Sancta Terra at Retrospect.
I love it!!! Imagine experiencing that one live wow. I remembered that song, must have heard it a looong time agoo somewhere, also knew of Epica, but thanks for connecting the song to the band for me, finally :D Gave me Noumena/Gallowbraid/Agalloch vibes when he growled and she began singing beautifully again. Love the face he makes when growling, like "urgh that was just too beautiful here have a dose of THIS". I guess as a set of genres I'd throw my loving for the whole thing into symphonic/melodic/atmospheric folk/gothic/dark/black/death metal idk lol, but that whole style of music is just great imo.
Oh yeah that's right, her voice reminds of Evanescence at times (well now I have to watch the DK rap/Evanescence mash up again) ^^
Now I listened to it again, this time focusing on the lyrics a bit more, and they're giving me chills, wow they're good
Man, came back to this video again, having watched it many times now - there's just so much for me to take in. Watching it the first time I was transfixed by the performance, but then jumping off to re-search and check the bands coming to mind and genres for reference. So was partly distracted by and pause-play-pausing because of that. Then watching only the performance with full attention again, listening to the lyrics while reading them along. Then a few times more to really feel the lyrics, their fantastic delivery, and grand composition along them. Then watching your video again to read everything I missed because of being too distracted as well as focused on the performance, and your reaction. Agree with much (all? all) of what you wrote ('n said) - not gonna reiterate all you wrote :D but e.g. yes great camera work, and yeah I have not thought about it I think ever, but thinking back on it, singing in a choir (especially for an audience) - it really is a powerful, unifying experience - I have difficulty truly capturing that experience with an adjective without sounding vague and pretentious, maybe it'll eventually come to me. Oh it's like a continual casting of an AOE magic spell where each singer is casting his own "little" magic, directing it forward and all of them merging into one big magic vector! Put the concept of that sentence into an adjective - magical. Well sounds vague and pretentious (if you're judgmentally inclined) lol, but true. And I've to smile and chuckle each time I see the growler and the reaction of the lead singer and other singer to him, and again when he finishes his growls with a "yaaahhrRWAH!" where you also chuckled. An abrupt ending to the song makes sense to me after reading the lyrics, like "We've said all that needs to be said." Yes and now on to playing it many more times in my head as well as on YT in the future *cue adventurous music - the part in that song with the "Ha~!"s*
Thank you for discovering Epica! I hope you check out lots more 🙃❤️
Thanks for doing this one, i love this song, you are probably one of the few, how about consign to oblivion! Amazing performance see you, bye
It was the showing of how they produced the album so what you have just watched is a complete visual of the making of the record.
This is one of the top bands in this genre imo and this is one of my favorite songs from it.....I especially like Consign to Oblivion and Chasing the Dragon also. They also have an epic (no pun intended) version of Hall of the Mountain King. Another band you should delve into if you haven't already is Within Temptation from the Netherlands, they are also very similar to Nightwish in many respects. Some of my favorite songs from them are Angels, Deceiver of Fools, Faster, Forsaken, Ice Queen, Mother Earth, Our Solemn Hour, Sinead, Stand my Ground, The Cross, The Howling, The Other Half (Of Me), The Truth Beneath the Rose, Iron, What Have you Done, Memories, Jillian (I'd Give my Heart), Frozen....well I could go on and on....so many great songs, same with a number of bands from the genre.
I agree that this studio/live are great recordings, one take as a live experience and besides nice sound quality (even if something is sampled, like winds in The Phantom Agony song). Great video!
They performed at a Dutch radiostation, doing a few songs from their first album.
Thanks for the reaction. Have a look at the live version of consign to oblivion in Paris. It is a bit heavier than this but there is humour and epicness in it. Greetings from the Netherlands.🇳🇱👍
Oh wow, I remember seeing this on TV back then, so young and Amanda Somerville as background, amazing...
Also is a nice behind the scenes clip about this TV program performance somewhere on yt.
And epica is sort of of tie with NW for best band for me. You really should look up some of their 2013 anniversary concert, that's grand...more than nightwish. If want some help with finding the nice songs and clips, let me know. I am sure you will like both be and epica, knowing you a bit.
Pelo que percebi, Epica surge depois de Nightwish, inclusive inspirados nessa mesma banda. No entanto, mantiveram o seu estilo com mais consistência. Adoro as duas bandas, e embora o seu estilo seja o mesmo (Symphonic Metal) elas são bastante diferentes. Para além disso, a vocalista Simone Simons é uma Deusa!!
This version of this song is from a DVD documenting the recording of their first album. The entire album with all these additional musicians can be found under the title "We Will Take You With Us." I've followed them for years and seen them many times. Great band. Were you ever considering doing another reaction to the Warning? I'm thinking one of the commenters may have upset you since you had such a positive reaction but never did another. I like all your reaction to Nightwish too.
Just imagine Simone Simons and Floor Jansen singing next to you right before bed.
Epica also occasionally performs with a live orchestra! Its worth checking out their 10th Anniversary Retrospect show. I recommend listening to their song Consign to Oblivion from the anniversary show, its an amazing performance. But if you want quality I recommend listening to the Live at the Zenith version instead as the quality much more clearer (No live orchestra though).
Also a quick suggestion, Epica songs (much like Nightwish) are heavy into lyrics, its worth reading the lyrics and understanding the song before listening. The growls are very heavy with great meaningful impact but sometimes are hard to understand.
Another vote for "Rivers" from their latest album. Mange tak! At least two of those female backing singers are great lead vocalists in their own right! Amanda Sommerville, blonde, was Simone's vocal coach. I should know the other lady, dark hair next to Amanda, but her name escapes me for the moment. They were still known as Sahara Dust when they made this. They took "Epica" as their name when they were signed and it comes from the title of a Kamelot album. Their sound shows After Forever and Nighwish influences.
The brunette is Linda van Summeren, now Janssen. She is married to keyboardist Coen Janssen.
@@sbhmetal3838 And continues to do backing vocals for Epica.
Hello Sabina:
This is a leap year month so I’ll be a patreon by march 3rd. Looking forward.
it's one of my favorite bands 😁
I feel you!! 🥳😍
Try reacting to Unleash The Archers! They are just AWESOME! 😁👍🏻👍🏻🤘🏻
Полный концерт, 57 мин. полностью прекрасен. Слушаю постоянно много лет.
EPICA is beautiful Metal
Gorgeous...
You should listen to "Unleashed" from them. It's one of the famous song and a good start to get an idea what are they now
This song is striking because it narrates a fact that happened in Holland, the band's original parents. The song talks about a child who was raped.
Simone Floor and Sharon Den Adel Netherland greatest gift to the world.
What about the 'Euphoria' cover of Floor Janssen on 'beste zangers eurovision' 🤩
Epica is a 6-member metal band but they work with orchestra and choir like Nightwish. They are in a similar 'symphonic metal' genre but they have a different style, usually more heavy guitars, harsh vocals and a prominent use of choirs.
The 'beauty and beast' style with the male growls and the beautiful female operatic voice they use in most songs but not all of them.
Also the lyrics are more political, this song for instance is about pedophilia in churches.
For a full live performance, Consign to Oblivion live at Zenith is one of the most recommended songs, sort of like their "Ghost Love Score"... otherwise they have a show called 'Retrospect', commemorative of their 10 years which they brought an orchestra live, it's a 3-hour setlist with most of their greatest songs, they also invited Floor as a guest for 2 tracks.
Hello from Brazil.
This song is on the band's first album.
So Marc Jansen (sang growls) left After Forever (Floor Jansen's first band) he created Epica and this would be a continuation of After Forever's first two albums.
Imagine that it would be Floor and not Simone. We all won, but After Forever became prog metal with symphonic. Even the inserts and back cover are similar to the Prison of Desire (first from the AF).
This is very early Epica. They only get better. And more talented with line up changes. Try Consign to oblivion live at zenith that shows their live show. Also video for Abyss of time released this year but not performed live yet
Very early Epica was great and Simone's voice was absolutely beautiful. TPA is still one of their best albums.
If you like this, you'll love Epica (Simone Simmons) and Floor singing Sancta Terra....
Something interesting to note is that, the 4 big Symphonic bands (Nightwish, Epica, Within Temptation and Therion (When therion quit Death Metal in 96) ) started out doing this Dark, Gothic sound and although I love the newer music some of them are doing, I'm a bigger fan of their early dark and gothic work
EPICA WAS BILD IN 2004.IN THE Netherland s Epica is one of my Favorit Band s Simone starts her Classical Vocal Training with 15 Years she is a hugh Nightwish Fan she starts her classic vocal Training behind listening the Nightwish Album Oceanborn Simone is a Lyrik Soprano The sound of Epica is more Symphonic Deth Metall
Epica was founded in 2003 (or in 2002 under the name Sahara Dust). This studio session was filmed in 2004.
This band did also Sancta Terra feat. Floor Jansen
This is my favorite Epica song. Just as an aside worth noting, the blonde woman in the choir is the great Amanda Somerville from Minnesota, a metal tour-de-force in her own right. She is one of the entrepreneurial masterminds behind the well-known metal opera "Aina." If you like Simone Simons' voice (the red haired singer here), you will love checking out this one from that same recording session: an acoustic rendition of "Memories," the famous theme from the Broadway musical "Cats." th-cam.com/video/ZEimHYVlb_w/w-d-xo.html (Don't stop this one too early, let it play out to the very last second. You will be glad you did. Trust me on that. :)
The Dutch metal journey has begun, my country doesn't have mountains so the highlights have to be the metal music bands!
* symphonic metal bands :)
I swore you reacted to Epica before... Oh well. First time ive ever heard simone getting the Amy Lee comparison. Usually its Floor that gets that. Epica is a heavier version of Nightwish. Both the two best Symphonic Heavy Metal bands.
Sancta Terra from Retrospect live with Floor is a good one to do next. Then the current album they just released in late Febuary. Abyss of Time is one of the one id recommend from there just released album.
Please do a reaction to Epica's live performance of Sancta Tera featuring Floor Jansen :-)
You won't regret... And Show it to Henri too :)
Hello, your reaction to the extinct band After Forever, where Flor and Mark Jansen created, would be great, later Épica (Mark Jansen) was created and Flor Jansen participated in other bands such as Nightwish today. regards
I today woked UP after heart operation, its OK, but i feel wery empty, and tired, but alive
Sabina babe Simone from Epica did a duet with Floor Jansen from Nightwish the song is called Sancta Tera its a much watch
No, she need to react to better Epica songs first. People only recommend Sancta Terra because of Floor...
@@cancelled_user Or because its a mind blowing performance that leaves most speechless......
@@paulriddle7818 So is "Consign to Oblivion" or "Kingdom of Heaven" but many Nightwish fans probably don't even know those, so they only recommend anything with Floor.
@@cancelled_user Yes introducing somebody to a new band by introducing them to Kingdom of Heaven is a fabulous idea...... 🤦♂️ Or Consign. It's a bit much to the average music fan. ... Some people cant see the Forrest through the tree. Alot of Nightwish fans are also big Epoca fans... like me. Floor is one of the very best on the planet. Theres nothing wrong with using Sancta Terra live Retrospect to introduce how amazing Simone and Epica are.
@@paulriddle7818 There are beautiful songs that almost no one recommends. And if I wanted to show Simone's singing (especially to another singer) I would recommend something like this: th-cam.com/video/VnRdKXt67rY/w-d-xo.html
Unchain utopia by Epica is a must!!
Floor Jansen "Euphoria" new cover song.
..."Rivers" by Epica/Simone 🤘🙂👍
Perhaps you’ve heard it already (or not), but Floor has a new cover-song. This song *_”Euphoria”_* was sung by Loreen from Sweden who won the 2012 Eurovision Songcontest. Sadly due to her surgery she wasn't able to participate in the AVROTROS Beste Zangers Eurovision Song Contest special.
Btw. This Eurovision Songcontest is a (yearly recurring) contest which takes place in the country that has won this in the year before. (Participants from around 35 countries).
*Floor Jansen* (Beste Zangers Eurovision production) - *_”Euphoria”_* : th-cam.com/video/FOBgrpkOIVE/w-d-xo.html
It's an EPICA song, not nightwish or floor career
@@gestalucas ????
you are lagging behind.
there is a new Best Singers 2021 Eurovision edition of Floor Jansen with Eutopia
from her home studio as she is still recovering from her recent gallbladder surgery
Epica - The Phantom Agony from the same show
She was just 17 years old here.
Check out Epica live Retrospective show Sancta Terra feat Floor Jansen. FYI-Simone Simons use to be roommates with Floor and is one of her closest friends also Simon was 3 months pregnant when she did the show. Epica is harder edge than Nightwish but still is awesome in their own right. Most Nightwish fans love Epica and visa versa. Not so much because they sound epic and grand and are unique and phenomenally talented in their individuality! Enjoy your journey!Rock On Stay Safe!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Epics ft. Floor Jansen next
Noted!!!
Not yet! First she needs to discover more Epica. She hasn't seen anything yet.
Epica is very diverse, from heavy headbangers through more "mainstream-friendly" songs, to wonderful ballads and acoustic versions. Epica is incredible and I'm really glad she started with the oldest stuff so she can see how the band has changed over time.
@@sabina1118 Not yet please! First she needs to discover more Epica. She hasn't seen anything yet.
Epica is very diverse, from heavy headbangers through more "mainstream-friendly" songs, to wonderful ballads and acoustic versions. Epica is incredible and I'm really glad she started with the oldest stuff so she can see how the band has changed over time
for a song without the choir and orchestra Consign to Oblivion live at Zenith for a current video check out The Skeleton Key.
There is a bit of a choir in Consign to Oblivion. Not sure if it's just synths or an actual choir but it's there :)
@@cancelled_user yeah no visible choir was there so I assume it was a soundtrack like Nightwish does.
Next :
Epica - Sensorium
Epica - Essence Of silence
Epica - Phantom agony
Almost nobody recommends Sensorium.
It's one of the first songs I heard from Epica. Still my favourite.
Simone's voice in that early era was just divine. Pure beauty.
Very good, I like it! From the beginning, it sounded like the soundtrack of "Gladiator" - one of my favorite movies! I like this inclusion of the man, so the song has a hard bias. Simone is a super singer and a friend of Floor :) but for me personally she is a little more melodic, light, more opera-minded compared to the power of Floor. Ok, I like it! Like! 💖🌹
It is interesting to hear how Simone sings lower in this old recording. In the newer versions, she sings higher.
Their sound has progress SO much since then. I think you would really enjoy the song Rivers from their latest album (released in Feb this year), it's a sort of ballad and has choir elements. It's using more cutting edge recording techniques as well in comparison! th-cam.com/video/3rW7Vpep3II/w-d-xo.html
If you want to check out a recent music video by them, you can go with "Abyss of Time": th-cam.com/video/sTbk3SfUq9Q/w-d-xo.html
Oh, boy.
I recommend you give yourself a treat : Sancta Terra live featuring Floor Jansen.
I would recommend for example "Dreamscape".
What a beautiful performance by Simone! th-cam.com/video/VnRdKXt67rY/w-d-xo.html
And it's an amazing song too!
more Epica Sabina
To me Epica surpasses Nightwish technically and especially emotionally. The variation and creativity they bring in their songs is phenomenal. They stood at the top of my music preferences for all my live and still do now.
I literally have the same salt light and mirror, you copying me or maybe we are best friends without knowing, I'll just take the second one we are besties much love my dear friend 🤟
I think the video was great, the only thing is the spelling errors but I understand why. I think this video was great and it kinda cut off at the end. I would recommend something from every album to see the difference in Epic cover the years. You did The Phantom Agony,
Consign to Oblivion - Consign to Oblivion at Zenith.
The Divine Conspiracy - Chasing the Dragon, Never Enough, or The Divine Conspiracy at Retrospect
Design Your Universe - Kingdom of Heaven Part 1 or Design Your Universe
Requiem For The Indifferent - Storm the Sorrow or Monopoly on Truth
The Quantum Enigma - Victims of Contingency, The Essence of Silence, Unchain Utopia or The Quantum Enigma Kingdom of Heaven Part 2
The Holographic Principle - Beyond the Matrix, Edge of the Blade, or The Holographic Principle A Profound Understanding of Reality
Omega - Seal of Solomon, Code of Life, Twilight Reverie, Kingdom of Heaven Part 3, or Omega.
You can pick any one or multiple from each album. All I ask is please don't do Sancta Terra or Stabat Mater Dolorosa. They don't represent Epica at all. They are great songs but they don't represent Epica at all but the ones I listed do. I like the reaction it was great.
Heh, Nightwish fans will push exactly the two songs you mentioned at the end, only because they feature Floor :) Actually, I'm a Nightwish fan too (and I totally love Floor) but Epica reactions should be about Epica.
Btw, from the RFTI album, I would always recommend Serenade of Self-Destruction. That's a true masterpiece. And Simone said in 2012 that she shows all her vocal abilities on that song. I love it.
@@cancelled_user I will agree with you on this. Yes, I totally forgot about Serenade of Self-Destruction, it's so good. And yes that's why I hope that she doesn't react to Sancta Terra. She can totally listen to it on her own time but I would hope to not do it on the channel. She can totally do it after she has had a feel for what Epica is.
@@redfielduniverse I always smile when that fan made one of Sancta Terra with Floor is shown whith live images but the studio version with only Simone's vocals is heard. There are people that can hear how Floor sings better than Simone on that one, hilarious. And the ones who know only moan that it's the wrong version instead of enjoying the song.
@@jaapblaauw3735 Yeah cause they only care about Floor. It is funny to see that though.
Next..All epica song....