Thank you because the impetuosity of the fans did not stop you from continuing to explore this real treasure of diamonds and pearls, new subscriber here for that. I agree with all your observations, including those regarding the dramatic moments in the band's past - yes, they had such critical moments, but somehow they overcame them all. As an interesting element: Tuomas Holopainen composes each time specifically for the voice of the current singer. In these conditions, Floor Jansen joined the band in the middle of a world tour, so she had to creatively perform an entire setlist of songs composed for the vocal abilities of the first 2 singers - the concert in Wacken 2013 was towards the end of this tour, when she was in the band for only about 10 months. Greetings from Romania!
@@nicod1361 I understand that you say that the songs in DPP were composed before choosing Anette. You may be right. I suspect, however, that Tuomas had an idea about the desired vocal profile (other than Tarja's)
@@nicod1361 NW had toured with After Forever so I think Tuomas really wanted Floor but knew she wouldn't leave After Forever because they were really hitting their stride and the charts hard in 2005. After she joined them and became permanent, in 2013, Tuomas famously said that "Floor is home".
So glad you explained a little bit by what you meant by "legit" as I was about to get my coat and car keys for a drive up to Scotland and a pointed "What do you mean, Floor can't legit sing!?" question (or some such outraged splutterings) :lol:
Yeah going forward I’m probably not going to use it. Even though it’s completely normal amongst vocalists some people don’t necessarily immediately get the usage, which is fair. Oh Dallas! Never arrive at a Scottish woman’s house for a argument….unless you brought a present 😂
This is the song that made me fall in love with Nightwish and Floor and go see them live. Love the lyrics in this one, the melody and that chorus. The classical part in the middle is amazing to me, as is the ride to the end and those belts. Love this one.
The band is having so much fun, but still keeping on time. A masterclass in timekeeping. The whole Nightwish set here is incredible, probably one of the best live concerts ever.
Ah. This scotish lady again! So charismatic, intelligent, pretty and funny. I think you can handle most of the songs you listen here, I wouldn't be surprised. Thanks for the video and take care!
As with your previous Nightwish reaction you give very knowledgeable comments with a touch of humour. Nightwish take their music very seriously but always have fun on stage. If you only do live Nightwish reactions you will please 99.9 per cent of Nightwish fans. I really enjoy your reactions and I look forward to your next Nightwish one.
Dang, My Dear Scottish Lady! You are So Intelligent, hilarious, tempting, and positive! You are right on with this song! Keep up the great work My Fine Scottish Lady!
I love that you talked about the breath control when it comes to singing AND dancing around. I have no clue how Floor does it... I know you're probably getting a boatload of recommendations to keep reacting to nightwish, but I'm gonna toss one out that's even more impressive on this dancing around while still belting it out: I want my tears back, live at Buenos Aires. It's the most energy I've ever seen in a performance from the crowd AND the band xD
There's also a nod to "Alice In Wonderland" snuck in there. "Follow the madness, Alice, you know, once did." There's another "Alice" reference in, "I Want My Tears Back". "Where is the Wonder? Where's the Awe? Where's dear Alice, Knocking on the door? Where's the trap door That takes me there? Where the Real is shattered By a mad marsh hare." Tuomas draws inspiration from Lots of things. Rather challenging to sus them all out at times
If you're going to do more Nightwish, I'm in! Just subscribed. I enjoy your reviews and your insights into the vocals. Next up, maybe Romanticide. You'll get to hear the bass player, Marko, sing and, there is a definite Floorgasm in there. It's also from Wacken. Make sure you choose the version that is labeled "Correct Speed". There's an explanation as to why, but it's a bit beyond this Luddite. I've just learned that the Nightwish fans know what they are talking about and this version is the one they say to use.
Nightwish aren't just a band. They're a spiritual journey. Floor Jansen, pronounced Yansen, is a Dutch goddess and Valkyrie. The festival is Wacken and it's pronounced Vacken. The fact that she's 6'1 don't hurt.
This song was written for the second singer, Anette Olzon, who was mainly a pop singer and didn't / couldn't sing the middle classical section. Several of the songs were written for the first singer, Tarja Turunen who was predominantly operatic including Ghost Love Score and Floor tried to vary the style a lot more to make it interesting. Live definitely better with Floor and so many songs in the studio are other singers.
Something that you should know about FLOOR JANSEN. She started singing in a symphonic metal band at just 16 years old. After Forever (1995-2009). Then she created a new Progressive Metal band, ReVamp (2009-2016). In 2018 she released a personal Hard Rock project (Northward). In 2012, she was invited by Nightwish to finish their world tour, after the band's second female singer (Annete Olzon) left. In 2013 she became Nightwish's full time lead Vocalist. She is a singing teacher. She sings in Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Finnish, Swedish, Italian and Latin. She sings Heavy Metal, Trash Metal, Pop, Rock, Symphonic Metal, Arya and Opera. She even sang rap. THE BEST SINGER TODAY IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
If you liked the windmilling, then Seven Days to the Wolves is for you! Aside from being a top 5 Nightwish song, with some of the best Floor-Marco dueting, there is Floor’s 30 second windmill and then Tuomas “hold my wine and watch what I can do!”
So, eye-candy: I just watched Floor live on stage, last friday, in Hamburg with a friend. It was amazing! Anneke van Giersbergen did open up for her. With just herself, an acoustic guitar and a tape-recorder on stage. (Anneke needed a band for 2 of her songs.) Floor, @the end of the show, confirmed, that it was her, listening to Anneke, to make her choose to sing metal. Rumour said: it was the song Strange Machines by The Gathering. Well: when the show was done, it was exactly this song, playing from tape (instrumental). So I'm pretty sure this rumour is absolutely true. (Live @ Pinkpop Festival is the video to look for!) Große Freiheit 36. A rather small-ish place. Packed with people to the rim. Floor said: "Glad to be back in Hamburg! But they didn't tell us that we would play in a sauna." So true! Think I saw her parents in the audience. Not sure. Her parents where in the audience at that show in Tampere, Finland. But: the whole concert was pretty much like a family event. Most people also knew Anneke. An unforgettable concert, for sure! By the end of the show, a rose was given to her on one side of the stage. Than another one on the other side. Then a small packed gift. "these are roller skates, right?" At the end of that song, a whole bunch of roses came flying from different directions. She has posted a "thank you" with those roses in hand, by now on here. Some 1st hand experience about this concert. She's home in Sweden, by now. To become a mom, for the 2nd time. Greetings from the rainy far north of Germany!
I was in Hamburg too (and a „few“ of the others of the GSA (DACH) Tour from Floor), yes, Hamburg was like a big party. And i really like, Floor switching at some point of the Tour (i am not sure wich) from „Thank you for being there!“ to „Till next time!“
Aw wow!! Thanks for this Peter! See this is the kind of amazing comments I’m talking about! I never would have known any of this. Thank you so much for sharing 😊❤️
Anneke is often a co singer with Devin Townsend, she would normally be singing the "aaahaah" notes at the start of Kingdom (backing recording on the EMGTV video)
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Jippiee Jay. Finally back for some Nightwish. Bare in mind that all songs on this concert was written for the two previous singers. The next one should be "Romanticide" from the same show. That's yet another step up. th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html The rumours about the singers are probably true. When Tuomas and the band had to kick the first singer Tarja, that was a terrible time for the band and horrific for Toumas who grew up with Tarja. To cope with the hate from fans and depression he wrote the song "Poet and the pendulum" and the best version is the one from Wembley Arena 2015 live with Floor.
That’s really interesting. I think it must be so hard to create that dynamic in a band after someone has had to leave but Floor is such a wonderful replacement. 💪
🇫🇮❤This song is about the beauty of storytelling and imagination, suggesting that within each person is a "crib of Peter Pan," a reference to the timeless children's story, which holds the potential to bring stories to life and provide a refuge from reality. Ultimately, it encourages listeners to embark on their own journey of discovery, setting sail on the limitless "chest of tales" to explore the limitless possibilities of imagination.
Nightwish do a good job of engendering a wide range of emotions during their shows. Like all the best live acts, I'm sure much thought is given to the set list. 🇬🇧🤘🤘
There is only one NW song that is best (so far) from the studio and that is the official video of "Shoemaker" . That will curl you toes and very possibly bring tears to your eyes. Everything else with Floor, there will be a live version that is just plain breathtaking. If not more that are just as brilliant.
I've been watching but not always commenting - except for this one! Keep Up The Good Work! Nightwish since 1996. Tuomas going back to childhood - Peter Pan, Alice Through The Looking Glass and Mary Poppins (the chimney part of the lyrics!).
Hello again Melisa. Nightwish fan from Phoenix and new subscriber here for you. Outstanding reaction to this performance. Every Nightwish song is so different from others. It is a tribute to their maestro composer and keyboardist, Tuomas Holopainen. Thank you very much and I hope to see you back again soon with another Nightwish live performance reaction with Floor on lead vocals.
Floor Jansen & The Red Limo String Quartet - Energize Me . Acoustic , No mic , no audio amplification , no audio tricks simply 100% PURE Floor-Power . this is from before the Nightwish period. this is a song from Floor's old band After Forever. link : th-cam.com/video/uzW1jDAt69Q/w-d-xo.html .
John Marshall was the Mayor of Westport New Zealand in 1890-1897 and was born in Glasgow born 1848 my Clan was traced back to Clan Cameron. So be proud of your Scottish inheritance be good to your Kin and thank you for a great reaction Bonailie.
The song and your review of it was great but frankly, this American loves your accent. I could sit and listen to you read from a phone directory and enjoy it every bit as much.
Welcome back to Nightwish. For years I've been trying to find out what fascinates me most about Nightwish and Floor. Every time I think I have found the answer, I realize in the same second that something completely different inspires me at that moment. Maybe I've become such a hardcore fan because this uncertainty just drives me crazy. Does that make any sense, or do I simply have a total loss in my brain?
Honestly, Gabriel Bardac is our chosen representative. If you only listen to his suggestions alone, you're not going to piss off the majority of Nightwish fans.
Yeah I’ve spoken to Gabriel a few times now. Lovely man. Tbh some NW fans are too intense and I am not in the habit of pandering to anyone. But I feel there’s some interesting stuff to discover for sure 👌
Next, please do EVER DREAM live at Wacken (pronounced Vockin, German W is a V). You get to hear bassist, Marko sing. He and Floor were made to sing together. Regarding the question of studio vs. live, with Floor fronting NW, you must go live. The band has such a symbiotic relationship with their audience that going back to listen to their studio work sounds a bit flat and lifeless. Plus, NW is so tight and flawless live that it could be a studio version.
So Melisa I'm new to your channel but I want to give you a tip; the Founder, keyboardist and songwriter, Tuomas Holopainen, has been working with the London Symphony Orchestra for quite some time(the length of which is unknown to me). The LSO has a Children's Choir which has been used on several songs, this one being maybe the best song in that genre. The LCC starts about halfway through the song and Floor has said it's one of her top favorites! I hope to watch more of your Nightwish rabbit hole journey!!
In the last concert I saw Nightwish in Hamburg, Floor asked us all to sing along. And then they played "Shoemaker". Making fun of us in a most cute way.
There are a lot of Nightwish songs with so many different facets to the songs, the whole catalogue for Nightwish makes for some fantastic music, I know I can just spend nights at a time immersed in the band and especially the concert DVDs, each singer brings something different bud I think Floor is the most complete singer and has given them a power and dynamic that is magic and especially live, I saw them at the end of last year, only a few concerts into the UK shows when Floor was still getting tired after the big C (thankfully she is doing well now) But she was still powerful with a huge stage presence and is very hard for another singer to match with the diversity of her singing, I enjoy your review a lot as I love stories as well and Storytime captures the fun of stories powerfully, another fantasic live song is "I want my tears back" from Buenos Aires in 2018, the reactions from the audience and Floor having so much fun during the song that night
Tuomas is a poet as well as the main composer for this group. She is magnificent with an amazing range. Tarja is the first singer, she’s almost always opera. The second singer was Anette. Pop was her thing. Floor can do it all and does. Try 7 days to the Wolves from Wembley 2015. I think you will like it. Sorry for the Novel. Nightwish Army NYC! PS love the review!
You know that tree you have where you have Glenn Hughs tucked away? Same tree, different branch, I have Floor Jansen. Dressed in leather singing Scottish folk songs and eating haggis. 😁
From Tarja's repertoire I'd probably recommend either She Is My Sin or Passion and the Opera. But also I Wish I Had an Angel as it nicely showcases Nightwish's *other* singer, which is Marco, their bassist. I'm not sure which live recordings are best, but there's always the studio ones! From Anette's era I Want My Tears Back is a good one, Amaranth is another fun one, or The Islander, which is more of a ballad, but features Marco prominently and that's always a good thing in my book! There's also Bye Bye Beautiful, where Marco plays prim... also known as the Tarja break-up song. Oof, I made quite a list there 😅
If you want fun check out I Want My Tears Back, Buenos Aires. Could be an issue though as they don't use scottish bagpipes. They use the Irish variety, much sweeter to the ear LOL. Guess where I am from. I visited Edinburgh for the first time this year and I really felt at home. Kindred Spirits I think.
🎶 Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 🎶 Correct speed - FullHD - Remastered 🎶( th-cam.com/video/mzcy3a9q8_0/w-d-xo.html ) Setlist: 1. Dark Chest of Wonders, 2. Wish I Had an Angel, 3. She is My Sin, 4. Ghost River, 5. Ever Dream, 6. Storytime, 7. I Want My Tears Back, 8. Nemo, 9. Last of the Wilds, 10. Bless the Child, 11. Romanticide, 12. Amaranth, 13. Ghost Love Score, 14. Song of Myself, 15. Last Ride of the Day 🎶🎶🎶 Epic concert! 🎶🎶🎶
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If You would like some completely different from a newer show I would recommend these: "7 Days To The Wolf" - Live at Wembley Arena 2015: th-cam.com/video/XvsfwAPbWXc/w-d-xo.html "Shudder Before The Beautiful" - Live at Wembley Arena (Song written for Floor): th-cam.com/video/7oQ8sNSYXmQ/w-d-xo.html "Yours Is An Empty Hope" - Live at Nightwish Cruise 2015 (Floor Growls): th-cam.com/video/XtXqUNB8zrU/w-d-xo.html
Whenever you get around to exploring Nightwish outside of the 2013 concert (awesome as it is) I'd recommend checking out Yours is an Empty Hope, live from Wembly 2015. You'll get Floor's full range of vocal talent including the growl that just doesn't seem like it can come from her, yet...does. Enjoy the ride though
The Nightwish Army is quite devoted and very insistent at times. Some reactors, as a compromise, have chosen one day a week for NW reactions. Give that a go. End of the day, it's Your Channel. Do what You want, what brings You joy. There are more new people reacting to NW all the time.
Speaking of “fun” do you think you’ll ever get around to doing an Electric Callboy reaction? These guys, from Germany, I discovered shortly after discovering Nightwish and they are the most fun band I’ve seen in a long time 🤘🏻💥🔥🙏🏻
The amazing thing is none of these songs from this concert were written for Floor .....shes only been with the Band 10 months at this time ......Storytime was written for Anette Olzon the 2nd singer who was more of a pop singer (tuomas didnt want to hire another classical singer after Tarja who was 100 % classical) . With Floor you can do Anette's catalog and Tarjas .......whatever you want her to do .....she can .
Very happy to subscribe - as someone who was brought up singing in the classical tradition (sacred mostly with a smidgen of secular 😊) I was more drawn towards heavier music from a very young age - I imagine the link being that a lot of what I was singing were in minor keys which is the preferred mode for most metal bands. But there is something about Nightwish and it's super special but hard to explain. Off the top of my head - 2 major key numbers from the Wacken concert are 'Amaranthe' and an instrumental called 'Last of the Wilds' if you want to check those out. As for the late great Ronnie James Dio, I was lucky to see him perform many times from the early eighties to 2015 or so - a very soulful and technical singer - able to tell a story with ease in everything he sung - and with little to no training too! Take good care of yourself 😃
Great reaction to one of my faves! I definitely think you should go for _Romanticide_ next, live at Wacken again (pronounced with a V because it's in Germany). It's the song I most enjoy musically knowledgeable people reacting to and analysing. Live is always the way to go with Floor, and almost all fans will be happy with that. As for other singers, no rush. Original singer Tarja is primarily legit, the most operatic of the three, so that may be an issue for you (I enjoy her singing almost any song, but find a whole album a bit wearing, so I would sympathise). She is also best live. Middle singer Anette is more poppy and generally better in studio versions. But there's plenty of time for them!
Hi Melisa! If you decide to give a listen to Nightwish's song "The Poet and the Pendulum", please do yourself a favour and read up on the backstory to this song. When/if you do a reaction video, after reading up on it, please turn on subtitles/closed caption for the lyrics. If you don't do the backstory, the lyrics most likely won't make sense. Ohhhh....and bring a box of tissues.
Don't know why you would get trolls, you are very informative and don't take things too seriously, great reaction greetings from England. By the way I love Scotland the Highlands are stunning 🇬🇧
Did you know that not only did Nightwish have 3 different female leads, they also have 3 vocalists on that stage. 1 Female, 2 males. I can't wait for you to find them all. For the first man, watch either "Romanticide" or "the Islander" or for a real surprise: "Yours is an empty hope" For the second man, I'd recomend the two Planet Rock accoustic sessions: "How's the heart" & "Nemo" They are both in the other two of the great 3 ("Ghost love score", "Poet and the Pendulem" & "the Greatest Show on Earth"), but it's more fun to tackle the latter two later.
The reason live Nightwish is suggested...is bc Floor Jansen is the current and longest running female lead, and alot of the songs in their live sets were originally sung by other ladies...totally changing the experience of the song! Wacken is in Germany, pronounced, VAW-KEHN.
@Melisa Kelly Lol you have no idea... at 7mos pregnant, she just wrapped up (last week) a solo tour...after touring for a year w Nightwish, during which, she battled and won over breast cancer! She's a badass role model and a beautiful soul!
@@SoulSingerDiscovers I'm trying to teach Jabbers (Jabberwocky) how to watch videos of birds and squirrels without trying to attack the video screen or step on the touchpad. She just turned 1 year old. Aoife is 7, she's not fooled by fake animals, she likes watching real ones in the park on the window ledge.
@ 8:06 There a dude in the crowd, Ill wait======he is wearing a white hat, blue shirt and is motionless. Looks like he is dressed for a Jimmy Buffet show in the Florida Keyes. LMFAO. Floor is Great as always. "Sahara" Live is incredible.
OMG, you are SO effing charming. Can we be besties? I LOVE the personality you show in your reactions. So I'm French American, but I've always, always been drawn to Scotland. I've read tons of fiction (especially historical fiction) set there, and I mourn the losses at Culloden. I went to Macalester College. We were the Fighting Scots. We had our own plaid. Every year, the college held a Scottish Country Fair. We would be awakened by the sound of bag pipes on that day. I find bag pipes strangely compelling. I even married a Scottish American. My husband and I keep talking about visiting. If Scotland is filled with people as charming as you, I think I definitely need to pay y'all a visit.
Aw Carmen! This is a beautiful message! I’m so glad you enjoy Scottish culture. Can I recommend a Scottish fiction novel (Strings of Murder by Oscar de Muriel) great book! Come visit us ❤️🏴
I’d suggest trying the song Sleeping Sun live at the Vizovoice Festival 2016. Simply beautiful performance by Floor and the band that really shows their their softer spiritual side. The video also isn’t burdened by unnecessary shots of crowd antics, which is something I felt really took away from the Wacken 2013 concert footage. I’d rather watch the band than some overly enthusiastic fans mugging for the camera. I never could understand the mindset of people who go to a performance and are more interested in watching themselves and their friends “perform” rather than watching what they came to see. But maybe that’s just me.
Huge respect for your musical opinions, and also for your sense of humor 😊 If you want to see a REALLY fun Nightwish song then I would suggest 'I Want My Tears Back' Live In Buenos Aires th-cam.com/video/TBOdgxjb0kM/w-d-xo.html
I am not a great fan of operatic (or legit as you call them) vocals in general either, but the way it is use in this song is absolutely essential. Anette, the previous singer, for whom this song was written actually, could not do those and needed them to be done by a background tape. That takes away so much of the magic of this song!
This is our Valkyrie Goddess for you. And you witnessed first hand a "Dutch Windmill" , and to finish you off, The Operatic "Cruise Missile" !!!! Floor has 3 distinct styles. Head banging(straight forward, then back), hair whip(almost like cracking a bullwhip) and the Windmill(continuous 360 degree revolutions). Why Windmill? Well she is Dutch. Awesome tune , although it is kind of a pop/rockish sound (originally sung by Anette, the second singer of Nightwish), but Floor gave it soooo much POWER (And colors) !!! Including this "Operatic" part, what was originally done by children's choir because vocal limitations on their second singer (Great singer also, I might add), but Floor has none of that "Limit". Nightwish lyrics are often a bit interpretive, and not as "straightforward" as many other bands, because Tuomas ( The Metal Mozart Tuomas Holopainen: founder, leader, keyboardist, songwriter and the main composer for Nightwish.) prefers people to put their own interpretations and life experiences into the lyrics. you connect with songs on a personal level when there is something there that relates to things you have gone/are going through, and you may even find new connections later on in life when you have gone through other big events/emotions. there might be songs you are quite indifferent about (oh, nice song) and then you go through something big and all of a sudden it makes you break down in tears because now you relate to something in the lyrics you didn't before, and see it from a whole new perspective. imagination and life experiences are powerful, and Tuomas has great appreciation of this. NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.
It's pronounced Vacken but it's not a big deal lol. Floor Jansen was in another band before Nightwish called ReVamp. Her vocals on this album are incredible. Check out a song called "Precibus". Love your personality!
Thank you because the impetuosity of the fans did not stop you from continuing to explore this real treasure of diamonds and pearls, new subscriber here for that. I agree with all your observations, including those regarding the dramatic moments in the band's past - yes, they had such critical moments, but somehow they overcame them all. As an interesting element: Tuomas Holopainen composes each time specifically for the voice of the current singer. In these conditions, Floor Jansen joined the band in the middle of a world tour, so she had to creatively perform an entire setlist of songs composed for the vocal abilities of the first 2 singers - the concert in Wacken 2013 was towards the end of this tour, when she was in the band for only about 10 months.
Greetings from Romania!
not exactly true as DPP was not written for Anette
@@nicod1361 I understand that you say that the songs in DPP were composed before choosing Anette. You may be right. I suspect, however, that Tuomas had an idea about the desired vocal profile (other than Tarja's)
@@gabriel.bardac thats actually true, hence a comment made by Tuomas about Floor's version of those songs "thats how they were meant to sound" :)
@@nicod1361 NW had toured with After Forever so I think Tuomas really wanted Floor but knew she wouldn't leave After Forever because they were really hitting their stride and the charts hard in 2005. After she joined them and became permanent, in 2013, Tuomas famously said that "Floor is home".
Great reaction. Looking fwd to more NW. NW Army Philadelphia division here.
My favorite performance of my favorite Nightwish song.
So glad you explained a little bit by what you meant by "legit" as I was about to get my coat and car keys for a drive up to Scotland and a pointed "What do you mean, Floor can't legit sing!?" question (or some such outraged splutterings) :lol:
Yeah going forward I’m probably not going to use it. Even though it’s completely normal amongst vocalists some people don’t necessarily immediately get the usage, which is fair. Oh Dallas! Never arrive at a Scottish woman’s house for a argument….unless you brought a present 😂
@@SoulSingerDiscovers :chuckles: Top tip at the end there :)
Great energy in this song ❤ Thank you for this fantastic reaction!!! Nightwish fan from Holland.
Thanks for watching my dude 😊
This is the song that made me fall in love with Nightwish and Floor and go see them live. Love the lyrics in this one, the melody and that chorus. The classical part in the middle is amazing to me, as is the ride to the end and those belts. Love this one.
It’s great isn’t it 🥰
@@SoulSingerDiscovers so where's the tommy Johansson videos u promised me a long time ago u we're goin to do 😢😢😢
This is from Imaginaerum album and most lyrics of songs on the album has connection to the Imaginaerum movie by Nightwish and to story of the movie.
For a straight up fun song I Want My Tears Back live in Bueno Aires is a great choice
I agree.
ooh baby another one from wacken you'd love, bless the child trust me
Wacken (say "Va-ken") Open Air Festival (Max attendees: 85,000 - "Sold Out," again, 2023.)
If you want fun with Nightwish, check out I Want My Tears Back, live from Buenos Aires 2018.
I totally concur!
I concur totally!
The band is having so much fun, but still keeping on time. A masterclass in timekeeping.
The whole Nightwish set here is incredible, probably one of the best live concerts ever.
This is my happy happy song, when I am a bit down a watch this performance... Everybody is sooo happy in this performance, my dopamine kick!
Ah. This scotish lady again! So charismatic, intelligent, pretty and funny. I think you can handle most of the songs you listen here, I wouldn't be surprised. Thanks for the video and take care!
Thank you so much my dude. I am very flattered by such a lovely comment. It’s been an interesting one that’s for sure. You too 😊❤️
Storytime is usually #2 on the recommended list but for more of a "growlly" Floor the song "Romanticide" often comes in a close second! 😃 👏 🐅
thanks for the reaction from Colorado. keep going. you haven`t heard Marko sing yet.
Thank you my dude I will 😊💪
THE BEST CHORUS EVER
I love how in Scottish and Irish accents "Tool" contains a diphtong. TU-EL! Absolutely frekkin love it!
Glad you like it 😊
Hi Melisa, greetings from down south 😉
Another great reaction, thank you
Thank you Mark 😊❤️
best chorus ever!
It’s very good 😊
I can't wait to see what you make of Romanticide!!
Oh it’s coming Phil 😊💪
As with your previous Nightwish reaction you give very knowledgeable comments with a touch of humour.
Nightwish take their music very seriously but always have fun on stage.
If you only do live Nightwish reactions you will please 99.9 per cent of Nightwish fans.
I really enjoy your reactions and I look forward to your next Nightwish one.
Thank you Martin! Glad you enjoyed it 😊💪
Enjoy what you do,Floor was just destined to sing
Undeniably 💪
Take a look to some songs with Troy playing the uilleann pipes (irish), last of the wilds or my walden or .....i want my tears....
Dang, My Dear Scottish Lady! You are So Intelligent, hilarious, tempting, and positive! You are right on with this song! Keep up the great work My Fine Scottish Lady!
Thank you Scott! 🥰 I will do 💪❤️
I love that you talked about the breath control when it comes to singing AND dancing around. I have no clue how Floor does it... I know you're probably getting a boatload of recommendations to keep reacting to nightwish, but I'm gonna toss one out that's even more impressive on this dancing around while still belting it out: I want my tears back, live at Buenos Aires. It's the most energy I've ever seen in a performance from the crowd AND the band xD
That crowd was absolutely CRAZY!
It’s honestly so stunning! 😍
I dig it. Glad you did too.
This song, only my second time hearing them at the time a few years ago, is the song that made me a fan for life.
There's also a nod to "Alice In Wonderland" snuck in there.
"Follow the madness,
Alice, you know, once did."
There's another "Alice" reference in, "I Want My Tears Back".
"Where is the Wonder?
Where's the Awe?
Where's dear Alice,
Knocking on the door?
Where's the trap door
That takes me there?
Where the Real is shattered
By a mad marsh hare."
Tuomas draws inspiration from Lots of things. Rather challenging to sus them all out at times
If you're going to do more Nightwish, I'm in! Just subscribed. I enjoy your reviews and your insights into the vocals. Next up, maybe Romanticide. You'll get to hear the bass player, Marko, sing and, there is a definite Floorgasm in there. It's also from Wacken. Make sure you choose the version that is labeled "Correct Speed". There's an explanation as to why, but it's a bit beyond this Luddite. I've just learned that the Nightwish fans know what they are talking about and this version is the one they say to use.
I think it will be Romanticide! Thank you Gaye! I appreciate it 😊🌸
Nightwish aren't just a band. They're a spiritual journey. Floor Jansen, pronounced Yansen, is a Dutch goddess and Valkyrie. The festival is Wacken and it's pronounced Vacken. The fact that she's 6'1 don't hurt.
hey Melisa just a suggestion, it's a good idea to put the song tittle and the concert its from in your video header :) cheers
Will do 😊👍
This song was written for the second singer, Anette Olzon, who was mainly a pop singer and didn't / couldn't sing the middle classical section. Several of the songs were written for the first singer, Tarja Turunen who was predominantly operatic including Ghost Love Score and Floor tried to vary the style a lot more to make it interesting. Live definitely better with Floor and so many songs in the studio are other singers.
She’s something else 💪
Something that you should know about FLOOR JANSEN. She started singing in a symphonic metal band at just 16 years old. After Forever (1995-2009). Then she created a new Progressive Metal band, ReVamp (2009-2016). In 2018 she released a personal Hard Rock project (Northward). In 2012, she was invited by Nightwish to finish their world tour, after the band's second female singer (Annete Olzon) left. In 2013 she became Nightwish's full time lead Vocalist. She is a singing teacher. She sings in Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Finnish, Swedish, Italian and Latin. She sings Heavy Metal, Trash Metal, Pop, Rock, Symphonic Metal, Arya and Opera. She even sang rap. THE BEST SINGER TODAY IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
If you liked the windmilling, then Seven Days to the Wolves is for you! Aside from being a top 5 Nightwish song, with some of the best Floor-Marco dueting, there is Floor’s 30 second windmill and then Tuomas “hold my wine and watch what I can do!”
For a real party song with some celtic flare, try the Buenos Aries concert for I Want My Tears Back!
Thanks for doing Floor/Nightwish again and your playfull reaction ❣️
You’re welcome my dude 😊👍
So, eye-candy: I just watched Floor live on stage, last friday, in Hamburg with a friend. It was amazing! Anneke van Giersbergen did open up for her. With just herself, an acoustic guitar and a tape-recorder on stage. (Anneke needed a band for 2 of her songs.)
Floor, @the end of the show, confirmed, that it was her, listening to Anneke, to make her choose to sing metal.
Rumour said: it was the song Strange Machines by The Gathering. Well: when the show was done, it was exactly this song, playing from tape (instrumental). So I'm pretty sure this rumour is absolutely true. (Live @ Pinkpop Festival is the video to look for!)
Große Freiheit 36. A rather small-ish place. Packed with people to the rim. Floor said: "Glad to be back in Hamburg! But they didn't tell us that we would play in a sauna." So true!
Think I saw her parents in the audience. Not sure. Her parents where in the audience at that show in Tampere, Finland. But: the whole concert was pretty much like a family event. Most people also knew Anneke. An unforgettable concert, for sure!
By the end of the show, a rose was given to her on one side of the stage. Than another one on the other side. Then a small packed gift.
"these are roller skates, right?"
At the end of that song, a whole bunch of roses came flying from different directions. She has posted a "thank you" with those roses in hand, by now on here.
Some 1st hand experience about this concert. She's home in Sweden, by now. To become a mom, for the 2nd time.
Greetings from the rainy far north of Germany!
Thank you for your reaction 🤘
@@ralfmeyer9086 I love to promote Melisa with 1st hand experience from the "metal world". This was such a great concert!
I was in Hamburg too (and a „few“ of the others of the GSA (DACH) Tour from Floor), yes, Hamburg was like a big party. And i really like, Floor switching at some point of the Tour (i am not sure wich) from „Thank you for being there!“ to „Till next time!“
Aw wow!! Thanks for this Peter! See this is the kind of amazing comments I’m talking about! I never would have known any of this. Thank you so much for sharing 😊❤️
Anneke is often a co singer with Devin Townsend, she would normally be singing the "aaahaah" notes at the start of Kingdom (backing recording on the EMGTV video)
Jippiee Jay. Finally back for some Nightwish. Bare in mind that all songs on this concert was written for the two previous singers.
The next one should be "Romanticide" from the same show. That's yet another step up.
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The rumours about the singers are probably true. When Tuomas and the band had to kick the first singer Tarja, that was a terrible time for the band and horrific for Toumas who grew up with Tarja. To cope with the hate from fans and depression he wrote the song "Poet and the pendulum" and the best version is the one from Wembley Arena 2015 live with Floor.
That’s really interesting. I think it must be so hard to create that dynamic in a band after someone has had to leave but Floor is such a wonderful replacement. 💪
🇫🇮❤This song is about the beauty of storytelling and imagination, suggesting that within each person is a "crib of Peter Pan," a reference to the timeless children's story, which holds the potential to bring stories to life and provide a refuge from reality. Ultimately, it encourages listeners to embark on their own journey of discovery, setting sail on the limitless "chest of tales" to explore the limitless possibilities of imagination.
Glorious songwriting 💪
@@SoulSingerDiscovers 👍
The juxtaposition of her insane range and presence and the bands hard hitting insane talent is incredible 🤘🤘
better than Vogon poetry by Light Years!
I love her voice, gives me chills.
Same 😊
Tuomas is not only a poet but also a very talented composer.🤘🎸
Oh boy, and I’m just learning now exactly, how talented 🤩
Nightwish do a good job of engendering a wide range of emotions during their shows.
Like all the best live acts, I'm sure much thought is given to the set list. 🇬🇧🤘🤘
Oh I have no doubt 💪
There is only one NW song that is best (so far) from the studio and that is the official video of "Shoemaker" . That will curl you toes and very possibly bring tears to your eyes. Everything else with Floor, there will be a live version that is just plain breathtaking. If not more that are just as brilliant.
We all love stories, and they really deliver! Over 25 years for now. 😎👍
I've been watching but not always commenting - except for this one! Keep Up The Good Work! Nightwish since 1996. Tuomas going back to childhood - Peter Pan, Alice Through The Looking Glass and Mary Poppins (the chimney part of the lyrics!).
Thank you Damien! I appreciate it, and I’ll check these out 😊💪
Hello again Melisa. Nightwish fan from Phoenix and new subscriber here for you. Outstanding reaction to this performance. Every Nightwish song is so different from others. It is a tribute to their maestro composer and keyboardist, Tuomas Holopainen. Thank you very much and I hope to see you back again soon with another Nightwish live performance reaction with Floor on lead vocals.
Thank you Richard! I’m so looking forward to recording some more. It’s a really interesting journey 😊💪
You have a beautiful and powerful voice!!!
Also pick what you want! It's your channel.
Thank you Deana 😊❤️
if you like fun, try i want my tears back but only from buenes aires, now that's fun..
Floor Jansen & The Red Limo String Quartet - Energize Me .
Acoustic , No mic , no audio amplification , no audio tricks
simply 100% PURE Floor-Power .
this is from before the Nightwish period.
this is a song from Floor's old band After Forever.
link : th-cam.com/video/uzW1jDAt69Q/w-d-xo.html .
Amazing thank you 😊
John Marshall was the Mayor of Westport New Zealand in 1890-1897 and was born in Glasgow born 1848 my Clan was traced back to Clan Cameron. So be proud of your Scottish inheritance be good to your Kin and thank you for a great reaction Bonailie.
What a wonderful comment. Thank you so much Jason. I am very proud. Hope you’re keeping well 😊❤️
The song and your review of it was great but frankly, this American loves your accent. I could sit and listen to you read from a phone directory and enjoy it every bit as much.
Welcome back to Nightwish. For years I've been trying to find out what fascinates me most about Nightwish and Floor. Every time I think I have found the answer, I realize in the same second that something completely different inspires me at that moment. Maybe I've become such a hardcore fan because this uncertainty just drives me crazy. Does that make any sense, or do I simply have a total loss in my brain?
That makes total sense and it’s a lovely sentiment tbh! A really good band should absolutely make you feel all those things 😊🌸
🤗🍒🤘🏻😘 well done and welcome back
Thank you my dude 😊
Honestly, Gabriel Bardac is our chosen representative. If you only listen to his suggestions alone, you're not going to piss off the majority of Nightwish fans.
Yeah I’ve spoken to Gabriel a few times now. Lovely man. Tbh some NW fans are too intense and I am not in the habit of pandering to anyone. But I feel there’s some interesting stuff to discover for sure 👌
Next, please do EVER DREAM live at Wacken (pronounced Vockin, German W is a V). You get to hear bassist, Marko sing. He and Floor were made to sing together.
Regarding the question of studio vs. live, with Floor fronting NW, you must go live. The band has such a symbiotic relationship with their audience that going back to listen to their studio work sounds a bit flat and lifeless. Plus, NW is so tight and flawless live that it could be a studio version.
So Melisa I'm new to your channel but I want to give you a tip; the Founder, keyboardist and songwriter, Tuomas Holopainen, has been working with the London Symphony Orchestra for quite some time(the length of which is unknown to me).
The LSO has a Children's Choir which has been used on several songs, this one being maybe the best song in that genre. The LCC starts about halfway through the song and Floor has said it's one of her top favorites!
I hope to watch more of your Nightwish rabbit hole journey!!
Thank you for this Everett. I look forward to discovering more he’s very talented that is for sure. 😊❤️
Next, try the Nightwish song "Shoemaker". The start is impossible to sing along, and the end is spectacular.
In the last concert I saw Nightwish in Hamburg, Floor asked us all to sing along. And then they played "Shoemaker".
Making fun of us in a most cute way.
she also mentioned Alice
There are a lot of Nightwish songs with so many different facets to the songs, the whole catalogue for Nightwish makes for some fantastic music, I know I can just spend nights at a time immersed in the band and especially the concert DVDs, each singer brings something different bud I think Floor is the most complete singer and has given them a power and dynamic that is magic and especially live, I saw them at the end of last year, only a few concerts into the UK shows when Floor was still getting tired after the big C (thankfully she is doing well now) But she was still powerful with a huge stage presence and is very hard for another singer to match with the diversity of her singing, I enjoy your review a lot as I love stories as well and Storytime captures the fun of stories powerfully, another fantasic live song is "I want my tears back" from Buenos Aires in 2018, the reactions from the audience and Floor having so much fun during the song that night
Tuomas is a poet as well as the main composer for this group. She is magnificent with an amazing range. Tarja is the first singer, she’s almost always opera. The second singer was Anette. Pop was her thing. Floor can do it all and does. Try 7 days to the Wolves from Wembley 2015. I think you will like it. Sorry for the Novel. Nightwish Army NYC! PS love the review!
Thanks Jamie 😊💪
You know that tree you have where you have Glenn Hughs tucked away? Same tree, different branch, I have Floor Jansen. Dressed in leather singing Scottish folk songs and eating haggis. 😁
Oh David! Us and our filthy trees 😂
Love from Florida 🎉❤
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From Tarja's repertoire I'd probably recommend either She Is My Sin or Passion and the Opera. But also I Wish I Had an Angel as it nicely showcases Nightwish's *other* singer, which is Marco, their bassist. I'm not sure which live recordings are best, but there's always the studio ones! From Anette's era I Want My Tears Back is a good one, Amaranth is another fun one, or The Islander, which is more of a ballad, but features Marco prominently and that's always a good thing in my book! There's also Bye Bye Beautiful, where Marco plays prim... also known as the Tarja break-up song.
Oof, I made quite a list there 😅
Thanks for this! A great list indeed :)
Don't forget the headphones if you love a deep bass.
Got my nuratrue ear buds in, don’t worry! 😊
@@SoulSingerDiscovers cool! 😉
Thanks
Fun you say. I look forward to seeing you enjoy Eskimo Callboy and We Got The Movies (official video ;-))
Thanks Tom! I look forward to the recording 😊💪
If you want fun check out I Want My Tears Back, Buenos Aires. Could be an issue though as they don't use scottish bagpipes. They use the Irish variety, much sweeter to the ear LOL. Guess where I am from. I visited Edinburgh for the first time this year and I really felt at home. Kindred Spirits I think.
Will do 😊
🎶 Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 🎶 Correct speed - FullHD - Remastered 🎶( th-cam.com/video/mzcy3a9q8_0/w-d-xo.html )
Setlist: 1. Dark Chest of Wonders, 2. Wish I Had an Angel, 3. She is My Sin, 4. Ghost River, 5. Ever Dream, 6. Storytime, 7. I Want My Tears Back, 8. Nemo, 9. Last of the Wilds,
10. Bless the Child, 11. Romanticide, 12. Amaranth, 13. Ghost Love Score, 14. Song of Myself, 15. Last Ride of the Day 🎶🎶🎶 Epic concert! 🎶🎶🎶
If You would like some completely different from a newer show I would recommend these:
"7 Days To The Wolf" - Live at Wembley Arena 2015: th-cam.com/video/XvsfwAPbWXc/w-d-xo.html
"Shudder Before The Beautiful" - Live at Wembley Arena (Song written for Floor): th-cam.com/video/7oQ8sNSYXmQ/w-d-xo.html
"Yours Is An Empty Hope" - Live at Nightwish Cruise 2015 (Floor Growls): th-cam.com/video/XtXqUNB8zrU/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for this Mikael! Like a little more up to date 😊👍
Floor No.1 🤘🖤😊
U need to hear Yours Is an Empty Hope for FLOORS death growls. keep m comin....as u probably realized we can nvr get enuf of NW
Whenever you get around to exploring Nightwish outside of the 2013 concert (awesome as it is) I'd recommend checking out Yours is an Empty Hope, live from Wembly 2015. You'll get Floor's full range of vocal talent including the growl that just doesn't seem like it can come from her, yet...does. Enjoy the ride though
Thank you Marc I’m sure I will 😊❤️
Pronounced "Vaken
UK Army popping in for a little story
Na na na na na na na naaa na hen!
I concur
The Nightwish Army is quite devoted and very insistent at times. Some reactors, as a compromise, have chosen one day a week for NW reactions. Give that a go. End of the day, it's Your Channel. Do what You want, what brings You joy. There are more new people reacting to NW all the time.
Speaking of “fun” do you think you’ll ever get around to doing an Electric Callboy reaction? These guys, from Germany, I discovered shortly after discovering Nightwish and they are the most fun band I’ve seen in a long time 🤘🏻💥🔥🙏🏻
The amazing thing is none of these songs from this concert were written for Floor .....shes only been with the Band 10 months at this time ......Storytime was written for Anette Olzon the 2nd singer who was more of a pop singer (tuomas didnt want to hire another classical singer after Tarja who was 100 % classical) .
With Floor you can do Anette's catalog and Tarjas .......whatever you want her to do .....she can .
Honestly so impressive 💪
Very happy to subscribe - as someone who was brought up singing in the classical tradition (sacred mostly with a smidgen of secular 😊) I was more drawn towards heavier music from a very young age - I imagine the link being that a lot of what I was singing were in minor keys which is the preferred mode for most metal bands. But there is something about Nightwish and it's super special but hard to explain. Off the top of my head - 2 major key numbers from the Wacken concert are 'Amaranthe' and an instrumental called 'Last of the Wilds' if you want to check those out. As for the late great Ronnie James Dio, I was lucky to see him perform many times from the early eighties to 2015 or so - a very soulful and technical singer - able to tell a story with ease in everything he sung - and with little to no training too! Take good care of yourself 😃
I am so jealous! What a wonderful experience. Thank you my dude, you too 😊❤️
@@SoulSingerDiscovers cheers Melissa I feel very lucky indeed. Love your voice btw, I forgot to say - very soulful! 😀
Great reaction to one of my faves! I definitely think you should go for _Romanticide_ next, live at Wacken again (pronounced with a V because it's in Germany). It's the song I most enjoy musically knowledgeable people reacting to and analysing. Live is always the way to go with Floor, and almost all fans will be happy with that.
As for other singers, no rush. Original singer Tarja is primarily legit, the most operatic of the three, so that may be an issue for you (I enjoy her singing almost any song, but find a whole album a bit wearing, so I would sympathise). She is also best live. Middle singer Anette is more poppy and generally better in studio versions. But there's plenty of time for them!
Romanticide is absolutely next 😊❤️
Hi Melisa! If you decide to give a listen to Nightwish's song "The Poet and the Pendulum", please do yourself a favour and read up on the backstory to this song.
When/if you do a reaction video, after reading up on it, please turn on subtitles/closed caption for the lyrics. If you don't do the backstory, the lyrics most likely won't make sense.
Ohhhh....and bring a box of tissues.
btw. I love your accent, like Tommy Flanagan in "Sons of Anarchy" 🤘🤘
We’re from the same place 😂
Don't know why you would get trolls, you are very informative and don't take things too seriously, great reaction greetings from England. By the way I love Scotland the Highlands are stunning 🇬🇧
Thank you Tracy! Who knows!? The internet is a weird place at times 😂❤️
Did you know that not only did Nightwish have 3 different female leads, they also have 3 vocalists on that stage. 1 Female, 2 males. I can't wait for you to find them all.
For the first man, watch either "Romanticide" or "the Islander" or for a real surprise: "Yours is an empty hope"
For the second man, I'd recomend the two Planet Rock accoustic sessions: "How's the heart" & "Nemo"
They are both in the other two of the great 3 ("Ghost love score", "Poet and the Pendulem" & "the Greatest Show on Earth"), but it's more fun to tackle the latter two later.
Looking forward to discovering them 😊💪
The reason live Nightwish is suggested...is bc Floor Jansen is the current and longest running female lead, and alot of the songs in their live sets were originally sung by other ladies...totally changing the experience of the song!
Wacken is in Germany, pronounced, VAW-KEHN.
And because Floor sings them better, well, except for a few by Tarja which I would say they are level on.
She’s something else 😊💪
@Melisa Kelly Lol you have no idea... at 7mos pregnant, she just wrapped up (last week) a solo tour...after touring for a year w Nightwish, during which, she battled and won over breast cancer! She's a badass role model and a beautiful soul!
Very nice reaction 😊 try Postmodern Jukebox - Maps (1970 Soul Cover) with Morgan James 😉
Thank you my dude 😊
@@SoulSingerDiscovers believe me it’s a treat 🙂
On a completely different note, my cats Jabbers and Aiofe opened a bag of catnip and are freaking out all over my apartment. Cats are funny.
Cats are the best/worst and I want an entire army of them 😂❤️
@@SoulSingerDiscovers I'm trying to teach Jabbers (Jabberwocky) how to watch videos of birds and squirrels without trying to attack the video screen or step on the touchpad. She just turned 1 year old. Aoife is 7, she's not fooled by fake animals, she likes watching real ones in the park on the window ledge.
@ 8:06 There a dude in the crowd, Ill wait======he is wearing a white hat, blue shirt and is motionless. Looks like he is dressed for a Jimmy Buffet show in the Florida Keyes. LMFAO. Floor is Great as always. "Sahara" Live is incredible.
😂😂😂 eyes of a hawk!!
OMG, you are SO effing charming. Can we be besties? I LOVE the personality you show in your reactions. So I'm French American, but I've always, always been drawn to Scotland. I've read tons of fiction (especially historical fiction) set there, and I mourn the losses at Culloden. I went to Macalester College. We were the Fighting Scots. We had our own plaid. Every year, the college held a Scottish Country Fair. We would be awakened by the sound of bag pipes on that day. I find bag pipes strangely compelling. I even married a Scottish American. My husband and I keep talking about visiting. If Scotland is filled with people as charming as you, I think I definitely need to pay y'all a visit.
Aw Carmen! This is a beautiful message! I’m so glad you enjoy Scottish culture. Can I recommend a Scottish fiction novel (Strings of Murder by Oscar de Muriel) great book! Come visit us ❤️🏴
@@SoulSingerDiscovers Will check it out. I finally get some time to read in the summer when I'm not teaching full-time.
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I’d suggest trying the song Sleeping Sun live at the Vizovoice Festival 2016. Simply beautiful performance by Floor and the band that really shows their their softer spiritual side. The video also isn’t burdened by unnecessary shots of crowd antics, which is something I felt really took away from the Wacken 2013 concert footage. I’d rather watch the band than some overly enthusiastic fans mugging for the camera. I never could understand the mindset of people who go to a performance and are more interested in watching themselves and their friends “perform” rather than watching what they came to see. But maybe that’s just me.
"Laws of thermodynamics". "For every action, there is an equal an opposite reaction".
Referring to your previous reaction, I presume :).
Huge respect for your musical opinions, and also for your sense of humor 😊 If you want to see a REALLY fun Nightwish song then I would suggest 'I Want My Tears Back' Live In Buenos Aires th-cam.com/video/TBOdgxjb0kM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for this my dude! Will do. Glad you’re enjoying them 😊❤️
WACKEN IS NOT WAA KIN LIKE IT LOOKS. IN GERMANY IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE VA KIN LIKE VODKA
I am not a great fan of operatic (or legit as you call them) vocals in general either, but the way it is use in this song is absolutely essential. Anette, the previous singer, for whom this song was written actually, could not do those and needed them to be done by a background tape. That takes away so much of the magic of this song!
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This is our Valkyrie Goddess for you. And you witnessed first hand a "Dutch Windmill" , and to finish you off, The Operatic "Cruise Missile" !!!!
Floor has 3 distinct styles. Head banging(straight forward, then back), hair whip(almost like cracking a bullwhip) and the Windmill(continuous 360 degree revolutions).
Why Windmill? Well she is Dutch.
Awesome tune , although it is kind of a pop/rockish sound (originally sung by Anette, the second singer of Nightwish), but Floor gave it soooo much POWER (And colors) !!! Including this "Operatic" part, what was originally done by children's choir because vocal limitations on their second singer (Great singer also, I might add), but Floor has none of that "Limit".
Nightwish lyrics are often a bit interpretive, and not as "straightforward" as many other bands, because Tuomas ( The Metal Mozart Tuomas Holopainen: founder, leader, keyboardist, songwriter and the main composer for Nightwish.) prefers people to put their own interpretations and life experiences into the lyrics. you connect with songs on a personal level when there is something there that relates to things you have gone/are going through, and you may even find new connections later on in life when you have gone through other big events/emotions. there might be songs you are quite indifferent about (oh, nice song) and then you go through something big and all of a sudden it makes you break down in tears because now you relate to something in the lyrics you didn't before, and see it from a whole new perspective. imagination and life experiences are powerful, and Tuomas has great appreciation of this.
NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.
Thank you for such a wonderful and informative comment 😊❤️
It's pronounced Vacken but it's not a big deal lol. Floor Jansen was in another band before Nightwish called ReVamp. Her vocals on this album are incredible. Check out a song called "Precibus". Love your personality!
Thank you, I really appreciate that I’ll check out 😊