The main man of Nightwish is keyboard player Tuomas Holopainen. A true character and the sweetest of men, that could be described as a happy introvert. He grew up a loner, but described his childhood as extremely happy, and always cherished books, comics and movies of epic and poetic nature. Not least the Moomins (Finland's most famous contribution to fantasy literature), Scrooge MacDuck, Tim Burton and "Pirates of the Caribbean". He originally studied to become a marine biologist, but changed his mind when his first release by a musical hobby project was a surprise mega hit in Finland. That release was the Nightwish debut album "Angels fall first" in 1997. Nightwish very quickly became one of the biggest heavy metal bands in Europe, and their success has just kept on growing ever since, to a global phenomenon. Tuomas' musical career is far from restricted to Nightwish, however. For one thing, he made a universally praised concept album based upon ... wait for it ... his favorite Scrooge MacDuck story. How cool is that??
@@TheAlja It's the job. Sami didn't like the music of Nightwish. Tarja is not a victim in the story and Anette no longer suited the group. It's hard but it's a job and decisions have to be made. If your work is no longer suitable, you leave. This is the adult world and no one died. Fortunately, life doesn't stop at one job. You can be kind and gentle and know how to make the right decisions when necessary. And it's a little easy to charge Tuomas as if he were all alone in the story. In the end, everyone is doing well.
@@Tidarthian76 Good remark. Also: at some point the band including staff was more than 50 people, all employees that have to get payed every month. So the show must go on and the behaviour of Tarja/Marcelo was a threat to that formula.
@@Tidarthian76 In the adult world, when you get fired, you are usually informed about this in private, by your boss. You know, respect, fairness. Not by reading about it in the newspaper with all your shortcomings listed aswell. Or out of the blue by a spokesperson while you are going through a difficult time. I mean, that does happen. But then we usually revoke terms like "the sweetest of men" from such people or companies.
@@TheAlja The band knew that firing Tarja through a letter would hurt Nightwish's image. I would be very surprised if they hadn't tried anything before.
Check out "Everdream" from the same show. You are just expecting things to start breaking. At one time I believe Floor said it was the most difficult Nightwish song to sing. I think that was before they recorded "Shoemaker" however. I would like to know her thoughts now. She is an exceptional vocalist and currently my favorite. Always good to see others discover this amazing band.
Hair flipping is called : "Windmill" ..fits well since She is from "The Netherlands" ..or Holland -and You are right : One of the best singers in hard rock / metal genre
So the bassist is Marko! He's no longer with the band, sadly, but he is also the vocalist in this band as well. He has a lot of range in his voice as well. I'd definitely recommend Phantom of the Opera (End of an Era with the first vocalist, Tarja) or Romanticide. HOWEVER, if you're enjoying Floor as most do, do Romanticide first then Phantom. Those 2 will show you how he and the vocalist of that particular time mesh their harmony. If you want to hear how he does it by himself, watch While Your Lips Are Still Red or The Islander. This band is so amazing. I met Marko and he's SOOOOO awesome IRL.
Floor was at the 2019 tv show "Beste Zangers" she sang the Phantom of the Opera together with the actor that really did play the Dutch Phantom named Henk Poort. Later both did the song again with the Nightwish band.
I still think the Phantom of the Opera from End of an Era concert in 2005 is the best performance of that song by any performer. Unfortunately, Floor never sang that song with Marko.
I have never seen Floor tired and that is because of her classical trained technique, taking very quick abdominal inhales and pumping that air in a constant flow to the larynx. Old joke: "Does Floor ever take a breath?" Answer: "Yes!, one time on Tuesday and one time on Friday". The guys are already on stage for more than 25 years, their tours can last up to 2 years, so a lot of routine but still loving their job every day. BTW Floor is also on stage since 1997, her first band was After Forever, her second band Revamp, Nightwish being her third.
I am a 55 soon to be 56 year old Georgia man, and have a long history of musical listening under my belt. I have never heard any voice like Floor's. First time I heard her was hooked, and Nightwish as a whole has hooked me, they are all so good and talented.
Georgia man you soon are (56 years Of Age). Didn't anyone teached you that? 🤣My mom did, and she added, that only the devil is old and I'm inclined to believe her! Please do the same 😜
Thanks so much 🤗 I can't wait for you to experience Romanticide! It takes about 100-110 decibels at C4 to break a wineglass. With her E3 to G6 range and enough power to stun a bull, I think that Floor could manage it 😁
Clicked so fast ......loving your reactions to NIGHTWISH, the amazement on your faces is so satisfying.....the best " live band " EVER and ive seen mostly everyone....sabbath zeppelin pink floyd queen , maiden , priest , metallica , etc........Floor is the most hypnotic front person and ive seen freddy but im sorry no one is like Floor .
Storytime is just plain FUN, this entire concert is just plain FUN. If you wanna see what Floor can do, YT "Bests Zangers - 2019 Floor and Henk Poort do Phantom of the Opera" - it will blow your mind - it's unforgettable - there are no words. Nightwish is a rabbit hole you want to go down. It's some of the best music I've found in maybe 30 years. Enjoy the ride !
I'm getting the feeling that you enjoy Nightwish 😜. That "hair flipping thing" is named "windmilling". You could check out songs from Floor's recent album or delve into her earlier bands After Forever, and ReVamp
I grew up with alot of hair metal,glam rock and all that,men with long thick hair and i saw alot of attempted headbanging or as its called now,windmills. I can honestly say,i have only seen one guy that did it almost as powerful as Floor does it,and his name is Jason Newsted,2nd bassist of Metallica. He used to shave the sides of his head,so the hair on top would get this perfect swing when he did his windmills. I have never seen as powerful windmills as when Floor does it though. But hey,you can see it on her biceps,that woman is pure muscle. And not those gymrat muscles,nope this woman works with horses and stuff back at her farm in Sweden,so its natural hard work and she keeps in shape the natural way. Its not for nothing when she used to be in her own band before Nightwish,she told a story about a guy throwing really explicit,disrespectful remarks her way,she decided to call him out for it,basically telling him that she would beat the crap out of him,if he didnt zip it. The troublemaker didnt say a single word after that. Floor is the kindest and most peaceful soul you can imagine meeting/talk to,but she doesnt take crap like that. So she gets alot of respect wherever she goes,people admiring her for daring to speak up against difficult topics,she has even gotten thank yous from other female lead vocalists or female instrumentalists out there,for speaking up against a common problem in the industry. It has gotten alot better these days,although it still happens once in awhile. It used to be really bad back in the day,thats why you almost never saw any females in rock or metal. I think Joan Jett & The Blackhearts was the first female lead rock band i got aware of. But yeah,that explains Floors stunning windmills,shes just impressively buildt like that. What always surprises me,is that she doesnt seem dizzy at all from doing those,and it doesnt affect her voice at all,wich many vocals coaches even,has said would be a common thing. Jukka on the drums we call The Pirate,because of his little goatee looking beard,the bandana and the fact that Jukka was the 2nd best prankster in Nightwish next to one of Lulus favourites,Emppu on the lead guitar. So Jukka always has this look about him,like he is up to something. My favourite drummer of alltime,just watch as you see more and more performances from Wacken Open Air ("Wakken" not Whacken lol) He will attract your attention often for his crowd interactions,little tricks he does quite often without missing a beat. The most passionate drummer i have ever seen. Marko on the bass we call The Viking,because of the obvious,Lulu mentioned one of them being his long beard. 8:42 And believe it or not,but Floor has gone higher then that. 9:14 Well Lulu,i have no records of this happening,but i wouldnt be surprised if she has done so. Other reactors has actually wondered on the same thing Powerhouse Floor has left people "shell shocked" (not literally,but by facial expressions) by her high notes,how long she manages to stay there,and by how powerful she delievers them. I have stated it several times,for me shes the best vocalist i have ever withnessed/listened to. And i have alot of great vocalists i love,that can sing insanely good,like the late Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) Chris Cornell (Soundgarden,Audioslave and more) Alissa White Gluz (the list is endless really) But noone has managed to break me like Floor does,its like she knows up front if im having a bad day and need to get it out of my system,if im having a bad day and she knows im better off feeling better,if im having an okay or good day and she knows up front that i need to feel even better. Shes the best psychiatrist i have ever experienced,and thats mostly her on pre-recorded live concerts,music videos or whatever. Why does she know how im better off feeling that day,but hundreds-thousands of other vocalists i love,doesnt? Thats abit deeper explanation behind why so many jokingly call her a goddess. Because there seems to be something mysterious about her,that she has some powers we are not aware of. Im still baffled that in all these "whos the best singer of alltime" videos and polls i have seen,Floor is not even considered an honorable mention in most of them. It baffles my mind,because to me there is noone thats better. 2 vocalists has managed to break me through singing,Floor Jansen and adorable Angelina Jordan. Imagine if those 2 did a duet?! Once you learn the backstory of Floor,you will learn to appreciate her even more. Life has not been easy on her,she has had many battles,there hasnt been any easy way to success. And when you hear her talk,she just wins you over instantly! The sweetest,most genuine,caring,loving,modest,her humour is amazing,im certain shes one of the most wonderful personalities you can find on this earth right now. Before i even had internet and google was even a thing,i saw her in a music video by her first band After Forever called Energize Me. I think i saw the music video abit late,it had already played abit,so i never got to catch the title of the song (i sort of guessed it though,by hearing Energize Me in the chorus alot) And i never got the band name or most importantly her name,because i crushed on her ..... just instantly. I tried searching by asking friends or people i knew worked with music,if they knew who i meant,but noone did. So over the years i decided it was a lost case for me. Then 2012 happens,and i hear talks of a new singer been temporarily hired in for Nightwish,a band i loved from i heard them at around mid 90s. I had gone through alot of disappointments and musical fears with the band at this point,as i knew about Anettes era in the band,and it had many people stop listening to theyr music. In my case it was just the fear of never having Nightwish sounding like they got known for doing,loud symphonic metal music and powerful female lead vocals. It was when i had the mentality that "There cant be anyone better then Tarja for Nightwish". And i bought into alot of lies coming from Tarjas husband,it was alot of noise and mess happening back then. Anyway,so at first i thought people meant Anette,because i knew about her replacing Tarja,and that Nightwish sounded soo different with Anette. (I now respect her era in Nightwish soo much more then i used to) But then Wacken Open Air 2013 comes and they have a big announcement to make,Marko introduces theyr new permanent lead vocalist. It takes me several seconds actually,but then i do recognize her face once i see it clearly on that stage......BOOM,i feel that same rush coming over me as years and years before. Floor actually managed to make me crush on her twice. The audacity on this woman! No,but jokes aside..... i have never felt that either with anyone,they say you just crush on someone once. Thats the norm..... so is there something special about Floor? My answer is: There defintly is!! Most beautiful story i have read was from a man that considered himself a rough,cold type of guy,never showed any emotions when his loved ones passed or experienced something awful/difficult,he mentioned alot of stuff. To a point where he kept asking himself,is there really something wrong with me? Am i just that cold?! Through a random Nightwish reaction on YT this man got to experience Floor,and her voice and presence on that stage destroyed him instantly,he cried constantly. And his own words were "I did not even feel embarrased,it felt soo good and i am forever thankful and am now officially a member of The Nightwish Army and a fan of Floor forever!".
That last note.......I swear I hear her voice do an octave harmonic jump. Lulu's expressions!!! NW is releasing a new album this year and hopefully they will do a promotion tour in the US. I saw them in 2022. Amazing. Floor just gave birth to her second daughter, Lucy, late last year, so we are not sure what will happen with a world tour, or just a European tour. And, as Floor is Dutch, Her style of head banging has been dubbed WINDMILLING. Tuomas, the composer/keyboardist can keep up with her windmilling WHILE he is playing. It is impressive!!
One of the reasons I love seven days to the wolves live at Wembley so much.... Tuomas diagonal windmilling like a maniac with his whole stand rocking from the motion.... he's in his happy place
Floor windmills for 30 seconds, and then Tuomas windmills for 30 seconds. So damn impressive. I've tried it sitting down, and I fell out of my chair! lol@@RichFrye
"Did you here how high she got....!?!?!?!?" Every member of the Nightwish Army - from the simplest of conscripts to the Hands of Odin-: "Hold our meade horns, please while you check out Floor Jansen and Henk Poort singing Fantom of the Opera."
It's awesome the three of you are on this Nightwish journey. The band is truly amazing. Floor, who is Dutch, can pretty much cross all genres of music - she can sing opera, musical theater, symphonic metal, etc. She is married to Hannas Van Dahl, the drummer of the Swedish band Sabaton, and they have 2 little girls. Fun fact - Hannas was a soldier in the Christmas Truce vid you covered. He was the first soldier to climb the steps and venture out into no man's land between the two opposing armies. Floor actually does the vocals at the end of that video, when the credits start to roll.
None of the songs in this concert were written for Floor. She joined Nightwish 10 months earlier in the middle of their tour because their second singer Anette became sick. Anette decided to leave the band and just after the Wacken concert Nightwish announced that Floor would stay as their lead singer. Another musician, Troy, was also permanently added to the band. You haven't heard him yet, playing all kinds of instruments. He's great, you'll find out. You also haven't heard the bearded bass player Marko sing. Try "Romanticide" from the same concert at Wacken to hear him. Or "Song of Myself". "7 Days to the Wolves" from the concert at Wembley in 2015 is awesome. There are so many gems to find in your discovery of Nightwish performances. I love this reaction and how you three react (facial expressions) in a totally different way but all like the performance just as much ❤ You're adorable, so glad I found you!
Oh yeah, and pardon my rambling, I just love going into my teacher's mode: Nightwish were also one of the major spearheaders in the resurgence of classic heavy metal in the late 90s. As you're probably aware, traditional metal became really unfashionable really fast when the grunge scene, mainly associated with Nirvana, made it big in 1991-92. Many, especially in the US, believe that traditional metal died then and there, though in actuality it maintained a prolific underground movement overseas, particularly in Germany with bands like Helloween, Gamma Ray, Doro (the unofficial Queen of Heavy Metal), Blind Guardian, Running Wild, Rage and, lest we forget and in particular, America's finest Conan the Barbarian fetishists Manowar enjoying massive popularity. However, it was only in 1997 that traditional, melodic heavy metal returned to the mainstream public eye, as the result of just one album. "Glory to the brave" by Swedish band Hammerfall made traditional heavy metal the new black on the European metal scene virtually overnight. The scene was immediately cemented by the arrival of Finland's Nightwish, Italy's Rhapsody and Germany's Edguy and Primal Fear. With that, traditional metal was back with a vengeance on the European scene and hasn't left since. However, of the band's just mentioned, it's only Nightwish (and to a certain extent Primal Fear) that are not long past their commercial glory days, but have maintained and even increased their popularity. So they are still holding their own against present day contenders like Sabaton, Ghost, Alestorm, Volbeat and Powerwolf. Along with their Dutch contemporaries Within Temptation, they have even spawned an entire subgenre of their own, "Female Operatic Metal": classically inspired metal with classically trained female vocalists. And believe it or not, that subgenre includes a HUGE, and still growing, number of bands by now. But that's a story for another day. Maybe! 🙂
Hello girls! I've been a Nightwish fan for many years! I love them! They have a lot of good songs that are worth watching: The Phantom of the Opera; The Dead boys poem; High hopes; Everdream ...It could be listed for a long time!😊
Floor is a storyteller. She has broken a couple of mics in her time, although she is very consient of how close she brings the mic close to her mouth and has superb control. She is the most versatile singer out there, Floor can sing whatever she wants in whatever genre she fancys where other sing whatever they can. Also, Tuomas, the keyboard player writes and composes about 95 % of Nighteish material.
I don't know if she breaks glass, but she can surely sing underwater, growl like a demon and make a puma run and hide, sing whatever genre she wants within a second, and the list goes on and on. Check out her channel on TH-cam(for example her song "me without you" or "storm" or her version of "alone" or her versions of "phantom of the opera" etc), she's gonna make you experience music like never before, just like a whole new world.
The guitar player, whose beard you like so much, is Marko. He also is a singer in the band - awesome singer. You can hear him sing in the Nightwish songs - "Kiss While Your Lips Are Still Red", "High Hopes", "Islander", "Phantom of the Opera (duet with Tarja Turunen - Hartwall Arena, 2005)" and many more songs. Try it and you'll be in love with him. 😄
This was originally recorded w/ Nightwish's 2nd female vocalist Anette Olzen for their concept album 'Imaginaerum'... Anette had a more pop-oriented voice, and Floor Jansen (who replaced her in 2012 on tour) gave the song a more powerful vocal delivery 🤘🤘🔥🔥 Check out more Nightwish songs from this 2013 set - 'I want my tears back' ... 'Ghost river' ... 'Last ride of the day'
This whole concert is legendary, check it out! Floor is from the Netherlands, so her hair whipping is called a windmill!! Welcome to Nightwish!😊 if you like the warning, check out another sibling band, Liliac...They're very good.
If you ever listen to" the poet and the pendulum" by Nightwish , some disagree, but I think it's vitally important first to research the history of the song and it's meaning ( which is very deep) to fully appreciate what a masterpiece it is.
Whether Floor Jansen can charge a glass with her voice hardly anyone knows, but she can in fact sing the phone book. Floor is a charismatic storyteller and vocal coach. No pitch control no autotune. Floor can sing rock pop, opera and everything in between. pls can you do Floor and Nightwish the Phantom of the Opera (9ft. Henk Poort) in Amsterdam : th-cam.com/video/TM23gaT4zkY/w-d-xo.html
I JUST watched your Ghost Love Score reaction and was hoping for a new Nightwish upload. With jsut... I mean not even an hour ago.. ;) PS: Cant wait for your Everdream reaction by them. There might be a suprise in it PSS: For a feel goo moment. After you have seen a lot of the songs from the German Wacken Festival of them. The whole show is online as well. After the last song they are almost tearing up and hugging because they know what they delivered in front of soooo many people. Floor Jansen still says it was their "best" show. In a sense of everythign jsut worked together and the result was amazing.
Grteetings from Helsinki, Finland. Thx for a good reaction video. I've been Nightwish fan about 25 years i i saw them first time live at 2001. I've been seen all their vocalist live and Floor is the best one. BTW, hey youngster! Smile because Nightwish music is a thing what makes people smiling. 😊
Basically go through that whole concert you won't miss. I don't know whether Floor broke glass before but she definitely did sing the phone book! You'll find that googling :-)
The song is from the 2nd lead singer, Anette Olzon era. The 2011 Imaginaerum album. Tuomas (keyboards/primary songwriter) likes themes of stories and childhood innocence, and is a fan of Disney and composer Hans Zimmer. The operatic part at the end was done solely by the choir in the studio version, as Anette had more of a pop/rock style and operatic vocals weren't her forte. Floor joined in, or took over , the operatic parts when she joined the band about 10 months before this concert. Lulu, that's Marko Hietala ,on bass guitar, with the beard you like. He is no longer with the band, having left in 2021 for personal reasons, after 20 years. Marko sings too, he has a great voice. A lot of backing and co-lead, and some lead vocals. To hear his voice, try "Romanticide" from this concert, or from the 2005 Helsinki show (End of an Era DVD): "Phantom of the Opera" ,with original singer Tarja Turunen, and their cover/tribute of Pink Floyd's "High Hopes" where he sings lead.
Lulu, another good example is “The Islander”. It is actually mostly written by Marco. He originally wrote it for his band Tarot I believe. The live performance from Tampere, Finland in 2015 is the one to watch!
Oh, and there is this whole backstory with Marco, his beard and Nightwish - not to mention his voice became like this thanks to disastrous surgery, when his one vocal cord was sliced, JUST after he joined Nightwish. Thanks to that, his voice became iconic (his vocal cord didn't heal perfectly and now is not in sync with his other vocal cord), but his higher falsetto range was gone for good.
Found out that you guys like Nightwish. So fine, I´m sure you will join to Nightwish army following NW musics, loving their live performances. This means only to listen to NW music, reacting and enjoying. I´m really glad you are here, greets from Finland. All the best to you all for this year.
thanks for the reaction from Colorado.. I am 72 and lived in Germany in the 70`s and all over US. have seen the best rock bands live and consider Nightwish top 3 all time. you have barely scratch the surface of the music this band can produce. carry on ladies. enjoy the journey
Great reaction, ladies! I couldn't help but smiling with your enthusiasm - they really are awesome, the whole band 👍 Saw them live June 2023 - just wow. Happy new year and greetings from Finland 🇫🇮 Ps. Next Everdream, got a nice surprise especially for Lulu 😊
Keep on digging, you haven't even heard Marco sing yet. Islander is almost exclusively him. He is also a generation older than the others and has lead Tarot as lead singer and bassist since 80's. "New" video of their first song Wings of Darkness is an explosion of 80's metal :)
Love your 3s reaction!! Crazy thing about this performance, it was the night Nightwish intoduced Floor as their new lead singer to the world ! And she killed it 🤘😎🤘❤
You understand Nightwish whether you know or not. Your smiles prove it. Nightwish isn't just music for your ears. It's music for mind, body and soul. Music that you "feel" not just listen too. 😅
'Bless the child' would be a great song for you ladies to react to. The reason I suggest this particular song is that it is... (perhaps) my favourite Nightwish song. The Wacken 2013 concert is a must, or...you could try Nightwish's first singer Tarja, on the 'end of an era concert' doing the same song. Thank you.
This is My favorite song of all time but i absolutely love all their songs. I don't know if she can break glass but she crushes my heart every time she sings 😊
I went to my first Nightwish concert here in Sweden this summer. Floor were 7-8 months pregnant and still performed like a queen. The show were not as magnificent as this one due to a smaler arena but stil a memory for life. I had a place in front row.
I've been obsessed with this band since I found them on TH-cam in 2020. Saw them live in NYC. AMAZING! I can't believe they are not more popular in the US.
Here's my suggestion for Nightwish songs to listen to: all of 'em. 😉 And then all of Floor Jansen's songs and her cover songs, and everything. Including the video discussion she had during lockdown with Marko (the beard guy) about aliens.
Wacken Open Air is a festival and NW was one of the headline bands to play. Tickets for this sell out a year in advance. In 2012, NW had a different singer. Some of us at this concert had not heard NW with the new singer. I was partially familiar with Floor Jansen from an earlier band she had been a part of from years back because that band opened for NW once. Floor had stepped away from singing for several months when one band she was in fell apart and she felt quite exhausted. When Tuomas called to ask Floor to join the band after NW fired Anette Olzon, Floor was at her sister's wedding. She said yes with some excitement and trepidation. She joined NW in the U.S. part of the tour, with only two days to prepare!
I really love this band and I had the oportunity to see them live 2 times with the first singer (Tarja) and other 2 with Floor, and all those concerts where fantastic
Dear Ladies, I'm watching your reactions to Nightwish , and feel a little jelaous :) . We all been there once in our lives, finding the magic ot this amazing group and the Goddess herself. Love your reactions , and your accent :) Greetings to you from Bulgaria, and Best Wishes for the New Year
You guys are adorable! I love your energy and enthusiasm. So glad you continued with Nightwish. Liked and subbed for that. Anything from the 2013 Waken show is amazing, but I think you would enjoy “Everdream”.
They are very talented and love what they do. To some artists performing is like a job. To bands like Nightwish performing is the best thing in the world and they miss it so much when they can't be on stage. Although I do think Floor is really enjoying being with her newborn daughter Lucy right now as well. She has 2 girls; Freya and Lucy. She lives in the middle of nowhere in Sweden with her husband Hannes (drummer of Sabaton), their daughters, dog, cats and horses. She loves horses. She can be a beast and goddess on stage, but off stage she's a sweet down to earth woman with a good sense of humor. Impossible not to love Floor!
One of the many songs by Nightwish I really love. Especially Jukka drumming here 🥁Unfortunately he insisted to step down from Nightwish group 2015 because of his bad imsomnia. But his drumming and his style I really enjoy and love ❤ And Tuomas (keyboards) our metal Mozart who writes and composes these beautiful songs 🤘Cannot wait until Nightwish releases their 10th album this year 😎I have all their albums since 1996. Try next 'Song of Myself' or 'Everdream'.
Great reaction! Yes, they must be exhausted by the end of the show. I saw them live in 2018 and I certainly was physically and emotionally exhausted by the end of the hour and 50 min concert. It felt more like 20 minutes to me. The show was over WAY too soon! I'd waited 20 years to see them live and it was worth the wait! By far the best concert I've ever been to in my 52 years of listening to rock and metal (since I was about 10). Enjoy the journey!
Floor is truly the Valkyrie Goddess....the "hair-flipping" is called windmilling, as Floor is Dutch.....y'all should watch this entire show, beginning to end; for your own edification, if not react to.....it's on TH-cam, under the title of "Showtime, Storytime", along with 4 other shows....three more with Floor, and one with Tarja Turinen; their original singer, and was her last show ever with Nightwish, as she was fired after the show
At the first reaction I wrote listen to all of them , GLS was the start of a journey and this is just the first stop of a long ride , a ride I’m still travel to with great pleasure, and if you want to take a side road I suggest you to check out a Dutch tv show called Beste Zangers season 2019 , it’s with Floor solo , if you do try to find the episodes with the subtitles, I guess somebody can give you the right link to it , I don’t need them , I’m Dutch like Floor 😊
Merci de continuer avec mon groupe préféré et notre reine, très bonne réaction de votre part et excellente analyse. L'armée NIGHTWISH de France est heureuse de vous compter parmi nous désormais. Encore plus d'écoute SVP, fiez vous à la liste de Gabriel pour avoir le meilleur du groupe mais ce n'est pas une obligation, juste un sage conseil pour entendre le meilleur des enregistrements. Le terrier est tellement profond, bonne chance a sa découverte, pour ma part, je n'ai pas touché le fond encore et j'ai l'impression que celà n'arrivera jamais. Encore du NIGHTWISH et merci d'avance, vous ne serez jamais déçu, autre chose à savoir que la dernière chanson écoutée deviendra aussitôt votre préféré, vous aurez l'occasion de vous en rendre compte. A bientôt et paix sur vous mesdames .....
I think you watched Ghost Love Score previously - it was the 13th song in the set. The hair flips is called a windmill. It's not without some risks if done wrong. You can tell she's doing it right because she can sing immediately. If you do it wrong, you can compress your throat and over time cause tearing. Further, for women there is a threat of osteoporosis which raises the risk of bone breakage - she has been warned and is doing this less now as she is getting older.
If you love their music, you should follow along with their lyrics too. Tuomas Holopainen (the keyboardist and also nicknamed the Metal Mozart) composes most of their songs and is not only a musical, but lyrical genius as well.
Nerd knowledge incoming....even floor couldn't sing glass into pieces. I once saw an explanation Video and the frequence would need a lot higher to break glass. No sure of it was even outside the range of what human ears can hear.
@@Hanshan5 actually I once watched a video where little boy broke a wine glass, and it was not a high pitch. Mythbusters also did this with a rock singer, and I recall it was not that high pitch either. Tarja also once broke a lamp while training (Kathy, Lulu and Donna get to know Tarja when they explore more Nightwish. Tarja was the 1st singer of NW). It is more about right frequency for that specific object, and enough volume...and the glass must be thin. So I'm quite sure Floor can shatter a glass too.
@@NightwishArena Yes, if the sound’s frequency matches that of the object’s mechanical resonance, it will shatter it to pieces. With enough amplitude (power) of course.
Great reaction!! You've dipped your toes into another incredible rabbit hole. You will not be disappointed by any of their work! Side note, The Warning, who I know you like😀, will be playing this venue, Wacken this year to the 82,000 people. Very exciting for the girls!!!🙂
Happy new year girls!! Floor can do anything, break a glass probably 😂 Some day, people start to say she can sing the phone book and she did it just for fun ( you can fine the video on YT) C U SOON CHEERS AND LOVE FROM NIGHTWISH ARMY COSTA RICA DIVISIÓN 🤘💀🇨🇷
4:00 windmilling. The word you’re searching for is Windmilling. 😁 💙💙💙All Hail Floor !! 💙💙💙 Infantryman-Nightwish Army. US Regiment. Kentucky Battalion RIP Ann Waychoff-Commanding General-Nightwish Army
Great reaction, ladies! I'm an OG who has listened to rock and roll for over 50 years. I had never heard of Nightwish or Symphonic Metal until I started watching youtube reactions during the pandemic. Now, Nightwish is one of my go to bands for great music and Symphonic metal one of my favorite genres of music. Romanticide is another powerful song from Wacken 2013 and Lulu will get to hear Marko (long bearded guitarist) sing with Floor.
Idk why but i love this. The mum is dancing to the beat, The kid hasnt yet learned to dance to the beat, the nan is smiling remembering all the things she said to her own daughter to scare her off rock because drugs and rocknroll but also knowing she was full of shhhh
"The Dutch Windmill" It is rumoured Floor Jansen can power a small country with it.
You mean like the Netherlands? 😂
If Floor can power a small country, then does that mean Corpsegrinder and power a continent with his?
With Sharon den Adel and Simone Simons as back ups. They do it too.
Forget the glass. If a meteor was going to hit Earth, not a problem. We just luanch Floor into space and shatter it with her voice.
Lol
Best Symphonic metal band ever imo!!!
Greatest band ever.......
The main man of Nightwish is keyboard player Tuomas Holopainen. A true character and the sweetest of men, that could be described as a happy introvert. He grew up a loner, but described his childhood as extremely happy, and always cherished books, comics and movies of epic and poetic nature. Not least the Moomins (Finland's most famous contribution to fantasy literature), Scrooge MacDuck, Tim Burton and "Pirates of the Caribbean". He originally studied to become a marine biologist, but changed his mind when his first release by a musical hobby project was a surprise mega hit in Finland. That release was the Nightwish debut album "Angels fall first" in 1997. Nightwish very quickly became one of the biggest heavy metal bands in Europe, and their success has just kept on growing ever since, to a global phenomenon. Tuomas' musical career is far from restricted to Nightwish, however. For one thing, he made a universally praised concept album based upon ... wait for it ... his favorite Scrooge MacDuck story. How cool is that??
Considering how Sami, Tarja and Anette were removed from the band, i don't think "sweetest of men" is the right term to describe Tuomas.
@@TheAlja It's the job. Sami didn't like the music of Nightwish. Tarja is not a victim in the story and Anette no longer suited the group. It's hard but it's a job and decisions have to be made. If your work is no longer suitable, you leave. This is the adult world and no one died. Fortunately, life doesn't stop at one job. You can be kind and gentle and know how to make the right decisions when necessary. And it's a little easy to charge Tuomas as if he were all alone in the story. In the end, everyone is doing well.
@@Tidarthian76 Good remark. Also: at some point the band including staff was more than 50 people, all employees that have to get payed every month. So the show must go on and the behaviour of Tarja/Marcelo was a threat to that formula.
@@Tidarthian76 In the adult world, when you get fired, you are usually informed about this in private, by your boss. You know, respect, fairness. Not by reading about it in the newspaper with all your shortcomings listed aswell. Or out of the blue by a spokesperson while you are going through a difficult time. I mean, that does happen. But then we usually revoke terms like "the sweetest of men" from such people or companies.
@@TheAlja The band knew that firing Tarja through a letter would hurt Nightwish's image. I would be very surprised if they hadn't tried anything before.
Check out "Everdream" from the same show. You are just expecting things to start breaking. At one time I believe Floor said it was the most difficult Nightwish song to sing. I think that was before they recorded "Shoemaker" however. I would like to know her thoughts now. She is an exceptional vocalist and currently my favorite. Always good to see others discover this amazing band.
On Dutch Radio last year she sang the phone book ,,there is a short video clip of her doing it,P.S . happy new year ,,😎
Hair flipping is called : "Windmill" ..fits well since She is from "The Netherlands" ..or Holland -and You are right : One of the best singers in hard rock / metal genre
So the bassist is Marko! He's no longer with the band, sadly, but he is also the vocalist in this band as well. He has a lot of range in his voice as well. I'd definitely recommend Phantom of the Opera (End of an Era with the first vocalist, Tarja) or Romanticide. HOWEVER, if you're enjoying Floor as most do, do Romanticide first then Phantom. Those 2 will show you how he and the vocalist of that particular time mesh their harmony. If you want to hear how he does it by himself, watch While Your Lips Are Still Red or The Islander. This band is so amazing. I met Marko and he's SOOOOO awesome IRL.
Floor was at the 2019 tv show "Beste Zangers" she sang the Phantom of the Opera together with the actor that really did play the Dutch Phantom named Henk Poort. Later both did the song again with the Nightwish band.
Oh goodness. I really hope these ladies react to the Beste Zangers Phantom. It will become an addiction to watch over several times.
I still think the Phantom of the Opera from End of an Era concert in 2005 is the best performance of that song by any performer. Unfortunately, Floor never sang that song with Marko.
I have never seen Floor tired and that is because of her classical trained technique, taking very quick abdominal inhales and pumping that air in a constant flow to the larynx.
Old joke: "Does Floor ever take a breath?" Answer: "Yes!, one time on Tuesday and one time on Friday". The guys are already on stage for more than 25 years, their tours can last up to 2 years, so a lot of routine but still loving their job every day. BTW Floor is also on stage since 1997, her first band was After Forever, her second band Revamp, Nightwish being her third.
Breaking glass is Floor and Henk live in Amsterdam with Nightwish,Phantom of Opera.
Floor bring totaly new element for every song on this concert..that why we call her a Metal Valkyrie Queen..
Her spinning hair is called "windmill", because Floor is Dutch😊
So that was our Valkyrie Queen.
I am a 55 soon to be 56 year old Georgia man, and have a long history of musical listening under my belt. I have never heard any voice like Floor's. First time I heard her was hooked, and Nightwish as a whole has hooked me, they are all so good and talented.
Georgia man you soon are (56 years Of Age). Didn't anyone teached you that? 🤣My mom did, and she added, that only the devil is old and I'm inclined to believe her! Please do the same 😜
Thanks so much 🤗 I can't wait for you to experience Romanticide! It takes about 100-110 decibels at C4 to break a wineglass. With her E3 to G6 range and enough power to stun a bull, I think that Floor could manage it 😁
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Clicked so fast ......loving your reactions to NIGHTWISH, the amazement on your faces is so satisfying.....the best " live band " EVER and ive seen mostly everyone....sabbath zeppelin pink floyd queen , maiden , priest , metallica , etc........Floor is the most hypnotic front person and ive seen freddy but im sorry no one is like Floor .
I highly recommend the song "Ever Dream" from this same Wacken 2013 concert for your next Nightwish reaction. You'll love it.
I agree.. you will get to hear the bearded basist (Marco) make a couple of amazing performances... with his voice!
Storytime is just plain FUN, this entire concert is just plain FUN. If you wanna see what Floor can do, YT "Bests Zangers - 2019 Floor and Henk Poort do Phantom of the Opera" - it will blow your mind - it's unforgettable - there are no words. Nightwish is a rabbit hole you want to go down. It's some of the best music I've found in maybe 30 years. Enjoy the ride !
If you haven’t already, I strongly recommend “Romanticide” from that same show.
Ladies your only at the entrance to the rabbit hole right now.wait to you take the leap in.THE MAGIC OF NIGHTWISH will greet you
I'm getting the feeling that you enjoy Nightwish 😜. That "hair flipping thing" is named "windmilling". You could check out songs from Floor's recent album or delve into her earlier bands After Forever, and ReVamp
Floor has just released updated HD quality of her After Forever videos on her YT page...check them out ladies.
@@paulmarsh4079 Seen it. I sub to Floor's YT channel 👍
I grew up with alot of hair metal,glam rock and all that,men with long thick hair and i saw alot of attempted headbanging or as its called now,windmills. I can honestly say,i have only seen one guy that did it almost as powerful as Floor does it,and his name is Jason Newsted,2nd bassist of Metallica. He used to shave the sides of his head,so the hair on top would get this perfect swing when he did his windmills.
I have never seen as powerful windmills as when Floor does it though. But hey,you can see it on her biceps,that woman is pure muscle. And not those gymrat muscles,nope this woman works with horses and stuff back at her farm in Sweden,so its natural hard work and she keeps in shape the natural way.
Its not for nothing when she used to be in her own band before Nightwish,she told a story about a guy throwing really explicit,disrespectful remarks her way,she decided to call him out for it,basically telling him that she would beat the crap out of him,if he didnt zip it. The troublemaker didnt say a single word after that.
Floor is the kindest and most peaceful soul you can imagine meeting/talk to,but she doesnt take crap like that.
So she gets alot of respect wherever she goes,people admiring her for daring to speak up against difficult topics,she has even gotten thank yous from other female lead vocalists or female instrumentalists out there,for speaking up against a common problem in the industry. It has gotten alot better these days,although it still happens once in awhile. It used to be really bad back in the day,thats why you almost never saw any females in rock or metal. I think Joan Jett & The Blackhearts was the first female lead rock band i got aware of.
But yeah,that explains Floors stunning windmills,shes just impressively buildt like that. What always surprises me,is that she doesnt seem dizzy at all from doing those,and it doesnt affect her voice at all,wich many vocals coaches even,has said would be a common thing.
Jukka on the drums we call The Pirate,because of his little goatee looking beard,the bandana and the fact that Jukka was the 2nd best prankster in Nightwish next to one of Lulus favourites,Emppu on the lead guitar. So Jukka always has this look about him,like he is up to something. My favourite drummer of alltime,just watch as you see more and more performances from Wacken Open Air ("Wakken" not Whacken lol) He will attract your attention often for his crowd interactions,little tricks he does quite often without missing a beat. The most passionate drummer i have ever seen.
Marko on the bass we call The Viking,because of the obvious,Lulu mentioned one of them being his long beard.
8:42 And believe it or not,but Floor has gone higher then that. 9:14 Well Lulu,i have no records of this happening,but i wouldnt be surprised if she has done so. Other reactors has actually wondered on the same thing
Powerhouse Floor has left people "shell shocked" (not literally,but by facial expressions) by her high notes,how long she manages to stay there,and by how powerful she delievers them. I have stated it several times,for me shes the best vocalist i have ever withnessed/listened to.
And i have alot of great vocalists i love,that can sing insanely good,like the late Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) Chris Cornell (Soundgarden,Audioslave and more) Alissa White Gluz (the list is endless really) But noone has managed to break me like Floor does,its like she knows up front if im having a bad day and need to get it out of my system,if im having a bad day and she knows im better off feeling better,if im having an okay or good day and she knows up front that i need to feel even better. Shes the best psychiatrist i have ever experienced,and thats mostly her on pre-recorded live concerts,music videos or whatever. Why does she know how im better off feeling that day,but hundreds-thousands of other vocalists i love,doesnt? Thats abit deeper explanation behind why so many jokingly call her a goddess. Because there seems to be something mysterious about her,that she has some powers we are not aware of.
Im still baffled that in all these "whos the best singer of alltime" videos and polls i have seen,Floor is not even considered an honorable mention in most of them. It baffles my mind,because to me there is noone thats better. 2 vocalists has managed to break me through singing,Floor Jansen and adorable Angelina Jordan. Imagine if those 2 did a duet?!
Once you learn the backstory of Floor,you will learn to appreciate her even more. Life has not been easy on her,she has had many battles,there hasnt been any easy way to success. And when you hear her talk,she just wins you over instantly!
The sweetest,most genuine,caring,loving,modest,her humour is amazing,im certain shes one of the most wonderful personalities you can find on this earth right now.
Before i even had internet and google was even a thing,i saw her in a music video by her first band After Forever called Energize Me. I think i saw the music video abit late,it had already played abit,so i never got to catch the title of the song (i sort of guessed it though,by hearing Energize Me in the chorus alot) And i never got the band name or most importantly her name,because i crushed on her ..... just instantly. I tried searching by asking friends or people i knew worked with music,if they knew who i meant,but noone did. So over the years i decided it was a lost case for me.
Then 2012 happens,and i hear talks of a new singer been temporarily hired in for Nightwish,a band i loved from i heard them at around mid 90s. I had gone through alot of disappointments and musical fears with the band at this point,as i knew about Anettes era in the band,and it had many people stop listening to theyr music. In my case it was just the fear of never having Nightwish sounding like they got known for doing,loud symphonic metal music and powerful female lead vocals. It was when i had the mentality that "There cant be anyone better then Tarja for Nightwish".
And i bought into alot of lies coming from Tarjas husband,it was alot of noise and mess happening back then. Anyway,so at first i thought people meant Anette,because i knew about her replacing Tarja,and that Nightwish sounded soo different with Anette. (I now respect her era in Nightwish soo much more then i used to)
But then Wacken Open Air 2013 comes and they have a big announcement to make,Marko introduces theyr new permanent lead vocalist. It takes me several seconds actually,but then i do recognize her face once i see it clearly on that stage......BOOM,i feel that same rush coming over me as years and years before. Floor actually managed to make me crush on her twice. The audacity on this woman! No,but jokes aside..... i have never felt that either with anyone,they say you just crush on someone once. Thats the norm..... so is there something special about Floor? My answer is: There defintly is!!
Most beautiful story i have read was from a man that considered himself a rough,cold type of guy,never showed any emotions when his loved ones passed or experienced something awful/difficult,he mentioned alot of stuff. To a point where he kept asking himself,is there really something wrong with me? Am i just that cold?!
Through a random Nightwish reaction on YT this man got to experience Floor,and her voice and presence on that stage destroyed him instantly,he cried constantly. And his own words were "I did not even feel embarrased,it felt soo good and i am forever thankful and am now officially a member of The Nightwish Army and a fan of Floor forever!".
That last note.......I swear I hear her voice do an octave harmonic jump. Lulu's expressions!!! NW is releasing a new album this year and hopefully they will do a promotion tour in the US. I saw them in 2022. Amazing. Floor just gave birth to her second daughter, Lucy, late last year, so we are not sure what will happen with a world tour, or just a European tour. And, as Floor is Dutch, Her style of head banging has been dubbed WINDMILLING. Tuomas, the composer/keyboardist can keep up with her windmilling WHILE he is playing. It is impressive!!
One of the reasons I love seven days to the wolves live at Wembley so much.... Tuomas diagonal windmilling like a maniac with his whole stand rocking from the motion.... he's in his happy place
Floor windmills for 30 seconds, and then Tuomas windmills for 30 seconds. So damn impressive. I've tried it sitting down, and I fell out of my chair! lol@@RichFrye
Nice to see you again, ladies, continuing to react to Nightwish. New subscriber here for that.
Greetings from Romania! And Happy New Year!
Happy new year!!
happy new year Gabriel 🐕
Happy New Year Gabriel
Happy New Year Gabriel, keep up the good work. 👍
GENERAL GABE!!!! I Like these Southern Belles!!!
"Did you here how high she got....!?!?!?!?"
Every member of the Nightwish Army - from the simplest of conscripts to the Hands of Odin-:
"Hold our meade horns, please while you check out Floor Jansen and Henk Poort singing Fantom of the Opera."
It's awesome the three of you are on this Nightwish journey. The band is truly amazing. Floor, who is Dutch, can pretty much cross all genres of music - she can sing opera, musical theater, symphonic metal, etc. She is married to Hannas Van Dahl, the drummer of the Swedish band Sabaton, and they have 2 little girls. Fun fact - Hannas was a soldier in the Christmas Truce vid you covered. He was the first soldier to climb the steps and venture out into no man's land between the two opposing armies. Floor actually does the vocals at the end of that video, when the credits start to roll.
None of the songs in this concert were written for Floor. She joined Nightwish 10 months earlier in the middle of their tour because their second singer Anette became sick. Anette decided to leave the band and just after the Wacken concert Nightwish announced that Floor would stay as their lead singer. Another musician, Troy, was also permanently added to the band. You haven't heard him yet, playing all kinds of instruments. He's great, you'll find out.
You also haven't heard the bearded bass player Marko sing. Try "Romanticide" from the same concert at Wacken to hear him. Or "Song of Myself". "7 Days to the Wolves" from the concert at Wembley in 2015 is awesome.
There are so many gems to find in your discovery of Nightwish performances. I love this reaction and how you three react (facial expressions) in a totally different way but all like the performance just as much ❤ You're adorable, so glad I found you!
Floor Jansen is from the Netherlands, hence the "windmilling" ...
Oh yeah, and pardon my rambling, I just love going into my teacher's mode: Nightwish were also one of the major spearheaders in the resurgence of classic heavy metal in the late 90s. As you're probably aware, traditional metal became really unfashionable really fast when the grunge scene, mainly associated with Nirvana, made it big in 1991-92. Many, especially in the US, believe that traditional metal died then and there, though in actuality it maintained a prolific underground movement overseas, particularly in Germany with bands like Helloween, Gamma Ray, Doro (the unofficial Queen of Heavy Metal), Blind Guardian, Running Wild, Rage and, lest we forget and in particular, America's finest Conan the Barbarian fetishists Manowar enjoying massive popularity.
However, it was only in 1997 that traditional, melodic heavy metal returned to the mainstream public eye, as the result of just one album. "Glory to the brave" by Swedish band Hammerfall made traditional heavy metal the new black on the European metal scene virtually overnight. The scene was immediately cemented by the arrival of Finland's Nightwish, Italy's Rhapsody and Germany's Edguy and Primal Fear. With that, traditional metal was back with a vengeance on the European scene and hasn't left since. However, of the band's just mentioned, it's only Nightwish (and to a certain extent Primal Fear) that are not long past their commercial glory days, but have maintained and even increased their popularity. So they are still holding their own against present day contenders like Sabaton, Ghost, Alestorm, Volbeat and Powerwolf.
Along with their Dutch contemporaries Within Temptation, they have even spawned an entire subgenre of their own, "Female Operatic Metal": classically inspired metal with classically trained female vocalists. And believe it or not, that subgenre includes a HUGE, and still growing, number of bands by now. But that's a story for another day. Maybe! 🙂
Got to give it up for the Nightwish army - only 1 hour and so many comments !!!
Hello girls! I've been a Nightwish fan for many years! I love them! They have a lot of good songs that are worth watching: The Phantom of the Opera; The Dead boys poem; High hopes; Everdream ...It could be listed for a long time!😊
Floor is a storyteller. She has broken a couple of mics in her time, although she is very consient of how close she brings the mic close to her mouth and has superb control. She is the most versatile singer out there, Floor can sing whatever she wants in whatever genre she fancys where other sing whatever they can. Also, Tuomas, the keyboard player writes and composes about 95 % of Nighteish material.
The "hair flipping thing" is called "windmill"...😂
I don't know if she breaks glass, but she can surely sing underwater, growl like a demon and make a puma run and hide, sing whatever genre she wants within a second, and the list goes on and on. Check out her channel on TH-cam(for example her song "me without you" or "storm" or her version of "alone" or her versions of "phantom of the opera" etc), she's gonna make you experience music like never before, just like a whole new world.
The hair thing Floor does is called a "windmill."
She've not breaking a glass, but she've singing a phone book. 😎👍
The guitar player, whose beard you like so much, is Marko. He also is a singer in the band - awesome singer. You can hear him sing in the Nightwish songs - "Kiss While Your Lips Are Still Red", "High Hopes", "Islander", "Phantom of the Opera (duet with Tarja Turunen - Hartwall Arena, 2005)" and many more songs. Try it and you'll be in love with him. 😄
A glass? After seeing them live, I wondered how the building was still standing. 😁
Welcome to the rabbithole that is Nightwish !!!😃
Whoa! this song was a ride, aye? Romanticide from this concert definitely should be your next reaction. This whole concert is a remarkable experience.
This was originally recorded w/ Nightwish's 2nd female vocalist Anette Olzen for their concept album 'Imaginaerum'... Anette had a more pop-oriented voice, and Floor Jansen (who replaced her in 2012 on tour) gave the song a more powerful vocal delivery 🤘🤘🔥🔥
Check out more Nightwish songs from this 2013 set - 'I want my tears back' ... 'Ghost river' ... 'Last ride of the day'
This whole concert is legendary, check it out! Floor is from the Netherlands, so her hair whipping is called a windmill!! Welcome to Nightwish!😊 if you like the warning, check out another sibling band, Liliac...They're very good.
If you ever listen to" the poet and the pendulum" by Nightwish , some disagree, but I think it's vitally important first to research the history of the song and it's meaning ( which is very deep) to fully appreciate what a masterpiece it is.
So, so excited that you returned to them so soon. Keep going. "Romanticide", from this same show, is usually next. Love you guys...
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Whether Floor Jansen can charge a glass with her voice hardly anyone knows, but she can in fact sing the phone book. Floor is a charismatic storyteller and vocal coach. No pitch control no autotune. Floor can sing rock pop, opera and everything in between. pls can you do Floor and Nightwish the Phantom of the Opera (9ft. Henk Poort) in Amsterdam : th-cam.com/video/TM23gaT4zkY/w-d-xo.html
She once LITERALLY sang from the phonebook th-cam.com/users/shortsgmjIHx10g1U ...
I JUST watched your Ghost Love Score reaction and was hoping for a new Nightwish upload. With jsut... I mean not even an hour ago.. ;) PS: Cant wait for your Everdream reaction by them. There might be a suprise in it PSS: For a feel goo moment. After you have seen a lot of the songs from the German Wacken Festival of them. The whole show is online as well. After the last song they are almost tearing up and hugging because they know what they delivered in front of soooo many people. Floor Jansen still says it was their "best" show. In a sense of everythign jsut worked together and the result was amazing.
Grteetings from Helsinki, Finland. Thx for a good reaction video. I've been Nightwish fan about 25 years i i saw them first time live at 2001. I've been seen all their vocalist live and Floor is the best one. BTW, hey youngster! Smile because Nightwish music is a thing what makes people smiling. 😊
Basically go through that whole concert you won't miss. I don't know whether Floor broke glass before but she definitely did sing the phone book! You'll find that googling :-)
The song is from the 2nd lead singer, Anette Olzon era. The 2011 Imaginaerum album. Tuomas (keyboards/primary songwriter) likes themes of stories and childhood innocence, and is a fan of Disney and composer Hans Zimmer.
The operatic part at the end was done solely by the choir in the studio version, as Anette had more of a pop/rock style and operatic vocals weren't her forte. Floor joined in, or took over , the operatic parts when she joined the band about 10 months before this concert.
Lulu, that's Marko Hietala ,on bass guitar, with the beard you like. He is no longer with the band, having left in 2021 for personal reasons, after 20 years. Marko sings too, he has a great voice. A lot of backing and co-lead, and some lead vocals. To hear his voice, try "Romanticide" from this concert, or from the 2005 Helsinki show (End of an Era DVD): "Phantom of the Opera" ,with original singer Tarja Turunen, and their cover/tribute of Pink Floyd's "High Hopes" where he sings lead.
Lulu, another good example is “The Islander”. It is actually mostly written by Marco. He originally wrote it for his band Tarot I believe. The live performance from Tampere, Finland in 2015 is the one to watch!
Oh, and there is this whole backstory with Marco, his beard and Nightwish - not to mention his voice became like this thanks to disastrous surgery, when his one vocal cord was sliced, JUST after he joined Nightwish. Thanks to that, his voice became iconic (his vocal cord didn't heal perfectly and now is not in sync with his other vocal cord), but his higher falsetto range was gone for good.
Found out that you guys like Nightwish. So fine, I´m sure you will join to Nightwish army following NW musics, loving their live performances.
This means only to listen to NW music, reacting and enjoying. I´m really glad you are here, greets from Finland. All the best to you all for this year.
So much fun to watch 3 generations experiencing Nightwish together!
thanks for the reaction from Colorado.. I am 72 and lived in Germany in the 70`s and all over US. have seen the best rock bands live and consider Nightwish top 3 all time. you have barely scratch the surface of the music this band can produce. carry on ladies. enjoy the journey
One of my fav songs, thanks for this reaction!
Our pleasure!
Great reaction, ladies! I couldn't help but smiling with your enthusiasm - they really are awesome, the whole band 👍 Saw them live June 2023 - just wow. Happy new year and greetings from Finland 🇫🇮
Ps. Next Everdream, got a nice surprise especially for Lulu 😊
Happy New Year
Nevermind breaking glass....Floor will lead you into battle! 👩🏻🎤🪓
Keep on digging, you haven't even heard Marco sing yet. Islander is almost exclusively him. He is also a generation older than the others and has lead Tarot as lead singer and bassist since 80's. "New" video of their first song Wings of Darkness is an explosion of 80's metal :)
Love your 3s reaction!! Crazy thing about this performance, it was the night Nightwish intoduced Floor as their new lead singer to the world ! And she killed it 🤘😎🤘❤
Yep she's our most well known Dutch windmill :) (and a brilliant human being to boot )
Glad you liked it ladies !
"Everdream" if you want to hear what she can really do!!!
Marko is the bass player, hehehe and i also love his beard too, I'm letting mine grow 🤭. Loved your reaction!!!! 🌹🌹🌹
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'Last Ride of the Day' from this concert is phenomenal.
You understand Nightwish whether you know or not. Your smiles prove it. Nightwish isn't just music for your ears. It's music for mind, body and soul. Music that you "feel" not just listen too. 😅
Nightwish End of era concert is the band on a different level..
'Bless the child' would be a great song for you ladies to react to. The reason I suggest this particular song is that it is... (perhaps) my favourite Nightwish song. The Wacken 2013 concert is a must, or...you could try Nightwish's first singer Tarja, on the 'end of an era concert' doing the same song. Thank you.
Thanks for watching
This is My favorite song of all time but i absolutely love all their songs.
I don't know if she can break glass but she crushes my heart every time she sings 😊
One of my favorite things is watching folks discover Nightwish, Floor, and symphonic metal in general. Well done ladies, new subscriber
Awesome reaction ladies! I recommend (Everdream) from this same concert for your next reaction. 🙂
I went to my first Nightwish concert here in Sweden this summer. Floor were 7-8 months pregnant and still performed like a queen. The show were not as magnificent as this one due to a smaler arena but stil a memory for life. I had a place in front row.
I've been obsessed with this band since I found them on TH-cam in 2020. Saw them live in NYC. AMAZING! I can't believe they are not more popular in the US.
This song was originally one of the songs written for Annette Olson, but Floor Janson sings it perfectly.
Here's my suggestion for Nightwish songs to listen to: all of 'em. 😉
And then all of Floor Jansen's songs and her cover songs, and everything. Including the video discussion she had during lockdown with Marko (the beard guy) about aliens.
Floor is an Angel on Earth, other good Nightwish songs Romaticide, or Phantom of the Opera
Wacken Open Air is a festival and NW was one of the headline bands to play. Tickets for this sell out a year in advance. In 2012, NW had a different singer. Some of us at this concert had not heard NW with the new singer. I was partially familiar with Floor Jansen from an earlier band she had been a part of from years back because that band opened for NW once. Floor had stepped away from singing for several months when one band she was in fell apart and she felt quite exhausted. When Tuomas called to ask Floor to join the band after NW fired Anette Olzon, Floor was at her sister's wedding. She said yes with some excitement and trepidation. She joined NW in the U.S. part of the tour, with only two days to prepare!
Really like your reactions, it's pretty interesting to see what the youngest and oldest part of the family have to say about Nightwish.
Thank you so much!
I really love this band and I had the oportunity to see them live 2 times with the first singer (Tarja) and other 2 with Floor, and all those concerts where fantastic
Dear Ladies, I'm watching your reactions to Nightwish , and feel a little jelaous :) . We all been there once in our lives, finding the magic ot this amazing group and the Goddess herself.
Love your reactions , and your accent :)
Greetings to you from Bulgaria, and Best Wishes for the New Year
You guys are adorable! I love your energy and enthusiasm.
So glad you continued with Nightwish. Liked and subbed for that.
Anything from the 2013 Waken show is amazing, but I think you would enjoy “Everdream”.
Thanks for subbing
Love your Nightwish reactions 🫶🔥🤘
Thanks
They are very talented and love what they do. To some artists performing is like a job. To bands like Nightwish performing is the best thing in the world and they miss it so much when they can't be on stage. Although I do think Floor is really enjoying being with her newborn daughter Lucy right now as well. She has 2 girls; Freya and Lucy. She lives in the middle of nowhere in Sweden with her husband Hannes (drummer of Sabaton), their daughters, dog, cats and horses. She loves horses. She can be a beast and goddess on stage, but off stage she's a sweet down to earth woman with a good sense of humor. Impossible not to love Floor!
One of the many songs by Nightwish I really love. Especially Jukka drumming here 🥁Unfortunately he insisted to step down from Nightwish group 2015 because of his bad imsomnia. But his drumming and his style I really enjoy and love ❤ And Tuomas (keyboards) our metal Mozart who writes and composes these beautiful songs 🤘Cannot wait until Nightwish releases their 10th album this year 😎I have all their albums since 1996. Try next 'Song of Myself' or 'Everdream'.
Great reaction! Yes, they must be exhausted by the end of the show. I saw them live in 2018 and I certainly was physically and emotionally exhausted by the end of the hour and 50 min concert. It felt more like 20 minutes to me. The show was over WAY too soon! I'd waited 20 years to see them live and it was worth the wait! By far the best concert I've ever been to in my 52 years of listening to rock and metal (since I was about 10). Enjoy the journey!
It is great Nightwish can bring so many of us together!!
Floor is truly the Valkyrie Goddess....the "hair-flipping" is called windmilling, as Floor is Dutch.....y'all should watch this entire show, beginning to end; for your own edification, if not react to.....it's on TH-cam, under the title of "Showtime, Storytime", along with 4 other shows....three more with Floor, and one with Tarja Turinen; their original singer, and was her last show ever with Nightwish, as she was fired after the show
Hail to our Dutch Valkyrie Queen. Keep going with Nightwish ladies!
At the first reaction I wrote listen to all of them , GLS was the start of a journey and this is just the first stop of a long ride , a ride I’m still travel to with great pleasure, and if you want to take a side road I suggest you to check out a Dutch tv show called Beste Zangers season 2019 , it’s with Floor solo , if you do try to find the episodes with the subtitles, I guess somebody can give you the right link to it , I don’t need them , I’m Dutch like Floor 😊
Merci de continuer avec mon groupe préféré et notre reine, très bonne réaction de votre part et excellente analyse. L'armée NIGHTWISH de France est heureuse de vous compter parmi nous désormais. Encore plus d'écoute SVP, fiez vous à la liste de Gabriel pour avoir le meilleur du groupe mais ce n'est pas une obligation, juste un sage conseil pour entendre le meilleur des enregistrements. Le terrier est tellement profond, bonne chance a sa découverte, pour ma part, je n'ai pas touché le fond encore et j'ai l'impression que celà n'arrivera jamais. Encore du NIGHTWISH et merci d'avance, vous ne serez jamais déçu, autre chose à savoir que la dernière chanson écoutée deviendra aussitôt votre préféré, vous aurez l'occasion de vous en rendre compte. A bientôt et paix sur vous mesdames .....
I think you watched Ghost Love Score previously - it was the 13th song in the set. The hair flips is called a windmill. It's not without some risks if done wrong. You can tell she's doing it right because she can sing immediately. If you do it wrong, you can compress your throat and over time cause tearing. Further, for women there is a threat of osteoporosis which raises the risk of bone breakage - she has been warned and is doing this less now as she is getting older.
Great reaction. My fave Nightwishsong! I would say "Ever Dream" is next. Same show, Live at Wacken 2013
Floor❤❤❤
That hair flippy thing is called windmilling. Floor is dutch + windmill = windmilling. Hahahahaha
Floor Jansen is the name of the singer.
Katy really gets into the Nightwish stuff lol, always dancing hahaha
If you love their music, you should follow along with their lyrics too. Tuomas Holopainen (the keyboardist and also nicknamed the Metal Mozart) composes most of their songs and is not only a musical, but lyrical genius as well.
Not sure if she can break glass, but wouldn't be surprised if she'd broken many hearts 💕.
Nerd knowledge incoming....even floor couldn't sing glass into pieces. I once saw an explanation Video and the frequence would need a lot higher to break glass. No sure of it was even outside the range of what human ears can hear.
@@Hanshan5 Agreed.
Floor's singing is pleasing to the ears - not destructive. 🇬🇧🤘🤘
@@Hanshan5 actually I once watched a video where little boy broke a wine glass, and it was not a high pitch. Mythbusters also did this with a rock singer, and I recall it was not that high pitch either. Tarja also once broke a lamp while training (Kathy, Lulu and Donna get to know Tarja when they explore more Nightwish. Tarja was the 1st singer of NW). It is more about right frequency for that specific object, and enough volume...and the glass must be thin. So I'm quite sure Floor can shatter a glass too.
@@NightwishArena Yes, if the sound’s frequency matches that of the object’s mechanical resonance, it will shatter it to pieces. With enough amplitude (power) of course.
No doubt about it. I’m sure she could break somebody’s neck too, if she must.😁
Great reaction!! You've dipped your toes into another incredible rabbit hole. You will not be disappointed by any of their work! Side note, The Warning, who I know you like😀, will be playing this venue, Wacken this year to the 82,000 people. Very exciting for the girls!!!🙂
Happy new year girls!!
Floor can do anything, break a glass probably 😂
Some day, people start to say she can sing the phone book and she did it just for fun ( you can fine the video on YT)
C U SOON CHEERS AND LOVE FROM NIGHTWISH ARMY COSTA RICA DIVISIÓN 🤘💀🇨🇷
Happy New Year
4:00 windmilling. The word you’re searching for is Windmilling. 😁
💙💙💙All Hail Floor !! 💙💙💙
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RIP Ann Waychoff-Commanding General-Nightwish Army
Great reaction, ladies! I'm an OG who has listened to rock and roll for over 50 years. I had never heard of Nightwish or Symphonic Metal until I started watching youtube reactions during the pandemic. Now, Nightwish is one of my go to bands for great music and Symphonic metal one of my favorite genres of music. Romanticide is another powerful song from Wacken 2013 and Lulu will get to hear Marko (long bearded guitarist) sing with Floor.
Awesome! Thank you!
Idk why but i love this. The mum is dancing to the beat, The kid hasnt yet learned to dance to the beat, the nan is smiling remembering all the things she said to her own daughter to scare her off rock because drugs and rocknroll but also knowing she was full of shhhh
The kid needs to learn not to "uhh" too. But that's hard af. She'll get there