Hello Saeed [ @SaeedReacts ] ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band! This live recording is from Wembley Arena in 2015, together with Floor Jansen [pronounced Yansen], the 3rd and present female singer of the band, and Marco Hietala, bassist and singer. About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners. Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen [pronounced Tuo-mas], the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [Sami Vanska was the bassist of the band starting with their 2nd studio album, he was with them until 2001. Then Marco Hietala was bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least. Then in May 2021 Jukka Koskinen [pronounced Yukka] became the bassist of the band, for the Human :II: Nature tour - and recently, the band announced he became a permanent member] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen [he also recorded the bass lines for their 1st studio album]. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen [pronounced Yukka] is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen [pronounced Tarr-ya] (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " For an extended set of suggestion (with links), I posted 2 huge comments in the community tab in my main YT channel: www.youtube.com/@gabriel.bardac/community 🤘
Wow, thanks for sharing this! They have been around for a while! Will explore more, i really enjoyed this performance. Great concept and beautiful lyrics with vivid imagery.
@@SaeedReacts.That's a bold move, to start exploring Nightwish music with this song. A real drama from the band's history is described here. Very briefly, after the last concert of the tour promoting the album "Once" (2004), in October 2005, the band fired their first female soloist, Tarja Turunen, publicly, with an open letter. Another open letter followed in response, then a good part of the fans took Tarja's side, starting a real public lynching against the band members ("Dark Passion Play"). It was the media scandal of the year in Finland, and some echoes still persist.. Coming back to your reaction - I'm glad you like metaphorical lyrics with deep meanings, you'll find them in abundance in Nightwish songs. So you have a new subscriber here, to witness your exploration. All the best, from Romania!
Welcome to the Nightwish Army Saeed - if, like me, lyrics are the thing, then there is no better band to listen to than this one. Tuomas (keyboard player) composes most of the music and almost all of the lyrics. For a guy whose first language is Finnish, not English, he puts most English speaking lyricists to shame. As you yourself pointed out, just four words told a story. To give you a little teaser from a couple of their songs, you have the lines: "So much to live for, so much to die for, If only my heart had a home" and "It's hard to light a candle, Easy to curse the dark instead". Please continue you journey with Nightwish.
And IPB - we all get/take different things from songs - Tuomas's words obviously don't touch you in the same way as they touch me - but it doesn't matter as long as we enjoy what we listen to - and I also enjoy the music - so much so that I bought myself an ESP Horizon - I'd would love to get hold of an EV-1 EV-2 or EV-3 but they are so rare (and expensive!)
Tuomas Holopainen is the keyboardist, chief composer and lyricist and in Floor Jansen, the band's third singer , he has at last found his voice. This is the story of his depression and how he commits suicide in this song rather than in real life. There are so many wonderful songs with amazing lyrics for you to explore considering that he is Finnish so English is not his first language. Personally I prefer live performances with Floor singing so after late 2012 but the previous singers Tarja Turunen (operatic) and Anette Olzon (pop) have their fans too. Most of the newer fans who discovered Nightwish prefer Floor even when she sings songs written for them as she has more versatility and empathy.
A bold intro into Nightwish! It is based on an Edgar Allen Poe story "The pit and the pendulum" and also a virtual suicide by the composer and keyboard player. He decided to live
Hello, great reaction, I have the honor to welcome you on behalf of the Nightwish Army, stick to the message Gabriel, he is our guide and General, greetings from Poland
Hello Saeed. Nightwish Army reporting from the Netherlands. Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish. They are from Finland. And they make Symphonic Metal. What you've heard here is just the tip of what this band can do. Nightwish really hits you in your heart. And that's what makes this band so unique. Her name is Floor Jansen and she is Dutch. I happily refer you to Gabriel Bardac's comment (he'll be here soon) for a list with lots of song suggestion. Watch out for the Nightwish Army. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Hello The song "The Poet and the Pendulum" is a 13 Minute journey through the mind and turmoil of Tuomas Holopainen after the year 2005. It was in that year the band parted with their long-time singer Tarja Turunen and had a personal falling out with her. The pain of the separation was big on both sides, and shown in this song. There is the responsibility that the band and Holopainen had to show towards the fans,. It was the End of an Era for them, and reason for Holopainen being lost as described in these lyrics. We can only of course to a certain degree suppose how much of these are truly Holopainen's feelings, wishes and pains - but we do know that the lyrics of Nightwish have been up to then very personal. Other songs on the album also digest this separation and falling out of the members with Turunen. This is one of the interpretations and i know lots of fans do not agree, they just need to read the open letter that was given to Tarja by the whole band at her last concert with Nightwish, where they fired her. And the main reason that Tuomas went through a depression was that specially the Tarja fans where furious and showed that in the media and everyone was blaming Tuomas. (the fans spit on his grave). He felt the whole world was against him. However personal and "real" these thoughts are, I feel like this song definitely takes us not only on a journey with Holopainen but also into ourselves. The music underlines the emotional gravity of the song extremely well. And I believe a lot of people can actually relate to a sense of guilt and being overwhelmed that all they desired for is the safety of home and innocence. While being personal, the song can still ring true to it's listener. That's a quality Nighwish possesses in many, many more songs. The emotional journey is one we can all share and very few bands know how to put that journey into song and especially into sound as well as Nightwish does. The band remains through all it's shores and Oceans, one of my main favourites and I hold special place for the band in my musical heart. I hope you have enjoyed reading my analysis and share some of my thoughts. If you do have any comments, please feel free to let me know. And remember the beauty of interpretation is that it is subjective; we can see all and feel different things in the same song and continue to love it endlessly. Lyric analysis by Annika Hausen Greetings from the Netherlands
Thank you for these insights. I could definitely relate to some of the lyrics just through my own experiences even though the song came out of a very personal situation. Beautiful piece of art. Groetjes uit België
@@SaeedReacts.So you are from Belgium and did not know Nightwish? That is rare. I get that a lot of Americans do not know them, because their music is not radio friendly. But here in Europe, that is really rare. Not unheard of, but rare.😂 You should also listen to some solo stuff of Floor Jansen, who as you might already know is from the Netherlands.
For me it is interesting, when a reactor, who doesn't know the backstory of this MASTERPIECE rollercoaster thinks and feel the song. Thanks for giving your description of this song. Others already told you the backstory. To know the band more, go with the links Gabriel Bardac gave you for a start.
It truly is a masterpiece. Had no idea what to expect going in. Just try to approach it with respect and an open mind. Thanks for watching and have a wonderful day.
Boom, no messing around, straight in with possibly the deepest and most heart rending of Nightwish songs! As others will no doubt explain, this song represents the aftermath of their original singer (Tarja) being fired acrimoniously and how the fall out effected Tuomas (keyboard player and founder of the band). Here he metaphorically commits suicide instead of in real life in order to try and make sense of everything that was going on. "The End" is the end of the Tarja era, "The beginning" is Nightwish moving on with a new singer, Anette, who performed this song originally. This performance has their 3rd singer, Floor Jansen (and her joining was a whole lot more drama!!) Fun fact "only have 3 minutes and counting" line.....its exactly 3 minutes from those words being spoken to the blade dropping at the end.
Wow! Diving into the deep end like you did, this was a great reaction to this masterpiece. I reckon the subbed lyrics really helped out here, but it's no small feat being able to take those in together with the visual references, while also being able to really feel the eb & flow of the music and Floor's stellar vocal delivery. You managed to multitask all the way through and come out victorious at the other end. Bravo! I'm convinced that NW has a lot to offer to one who's able to really absorb their performance on all levels simultaneously. So enjoy the ride & Cheers from Amsterdam! 🤘
@@SaeedReacts. Hé da's leuk! Veel plezier met de verdere NW verkenning & nog gefeli met de 4x400 estafette (geen idee of je een atletiek fan bent, maar soit). Dat was een schitterende race voor België! Uiteraard ff een subje gedaan. Salut!
Nightwish is a sum of so many without compare elements in the musical experience they create! I am so pleased that you dwelled bit more on the lyrics! I believe the keyboardist, Tuomas, writes most of the music. He is an absolute genius and poet behind the lyrics, message! Many a giant men do cry listening to Nightwish - it is accepted part of Floorgasms 💙
Yes, you did go into this blind and this is kinda like jumping into the deep end of the pool. Most of us Nightwish groupies would say you don’t start with this song. This is very deep and meaningful keyboard is Thomas you can see throughout the video that the guitarist will go up and talk to the keyboard, because they know how difficult this song is for. They check up on him to make sure he’s OK especially at the end they go up man support group up there.
You jumped right into the Nightwish deep end. While one of my favorite song performances of all time, typically a bit much to take for someone ever having heard Nightwish. There is a lot of background to understand about this very emotional piece. There is one end, and a new beginning. Hope to see more on the channel.
Hi welcome to the wonderful world of nightwish, a very diverse band never boring and always best live. You started with a very deep song. I'm sure Gabriel's popped up with the list and info if you decide to go further with your journey. Greetings from the Uk😊🇬🇧
Lovely reaction! Whoever suggested this as your first Nightiwsh song really threw you into the deep end of the pool but you did a great job. I think mostly because you are focused on the lyrics and this is a very lyric driven song for it's storytelling. Many Nightwish fans recommend listening to a number of songs to get to know the band and then do a little research into the back story to get the full emotional impact of the song. This is Tuomas's (keyboardist ands main composer) most personal and emotional song. It is also very personal and emotional for most fans. In 2005 the band had reached a breaking point with their first lead singer, Tarja. Things between her, her husband/manager and the band had been deteriorating for some time and had reached the point where they could no longer work together. The band decided to fire her, which they did via an open letter, right after the End of an Era concert. Tarja responded with her own open letter explaining her side of things. The backlash against the band, but mostly against Tuomas, was massive and very nasty. Tuomas felt betrayed by Nightwish's fans and sank into a deep depression. He wrote this song as way of expressing and exploring all of the emotions of his depression and grief. Tuomas often uses the poet in his lyrics to reference himself and yes, he does have a great affinity for the ocean. He sees it as a place of refugee. Here he uses elements of Edgar Allen Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum, a story where a prisoner is tortured and then killed by a descending blade swinging back and forth like a pendulum, as the structure for the song's story and also in the lyrics. I highly recommend you read the analysis of this song by the artist Annike Hausen. IMO it is a brilliant, master's level analysis and a deep dive into the lyrics. As a lyrics guy you would really enjoy it. I would provide a link but every time I do the YT algorithms delete my comment. Just google her name and Poet and the Pendulum. A few thoughts on the lyrics. The End at the beginning is the band declaring the first iteration of the band with Tarja is dead. "One last perfect verse but still the same old song." For me this is Tuomas saying I have nothing new to write for my so called fans, which is like death for a poet like him. Second robber to the right of Christ is Judas. Used as a metaphor for the Nightwish fans that turned on and betrayed Tuomas. The final spoken word section is an eulogy for the literary Tuomas who is about to die. The line " A thousand pages of erased text" represents all the songs that Tuomas would have wrote for Tarja but now would never be heard. The blade falls (Tuomas making the slashing motion across his neck). The heart beat slows and finally stops mid beat. The original version of Nightwish is dead. The last part of the song, Mother and Father, gets me every time. The lyrics are actual words spoken by his parents during the depths of his depression. Floor perfectly channeling the anguish of a mother who has lost her child. Then the words, In the Beginning, signaling the birth of a new version of Nightwish. For me this is Nightwish's greatest song. Their Magnum Opus. Tuomas pouring out his heart and anguish in the music and lyrics. Floor perfectly channeling the anger and pain. It fills me with emotion and lets me connect to Tuomas in a profound way. This song is no longer performed live. Tuomas has said they (him, Empuu (lead guitarist), and at the time Marko(bassist)) are not those people anymore and they have moved on. Performing it just takes Tuomas back to that difficult place emotionally. Emppu and Marko come over and check in on Tuomas through out the song to make sure he is ok emotionally. Tuomas often would have the sound engineers turn off the vocal feed in his in ears because it would make him too emotional. I am so grateful that he chose to write this song and share this part of himself with us. Everything about this song and performance is about making us feel his emotions. I highly encourage you to delve into the backstory. Read the open letters. Read Annika's analysis and then come back and listen again just for yourself. I think you will have an even more intense emotional experience. One of the things I love about Nightwish is their ability to evoke emotions in me. Band is from Finland, Floor is from the Netherlands. There is a sixth member, Troy Donockley, not on stage for this song who is English. Nightwish is best viewed live usually. Since you are a lyrics oriented reactor I would recommend Dead Boys Poem, live from Buenos Aries as your next Nightwish song.
Thank you for taking the time to share this. So much more to the story of how this song came about. Some heavy themes and great pain, but as with many artists they put that into their art. Beautifully done. Will explore more music and some of the backstory. Thanks again.
I threw him into this because he's a great listener, going in deep in Rens stuff. I know very well this is a deep song from Nightwish, and not the perfect starter, but I knew he'd enjoy it - and I know you guys well enough from many reactions to see you'll throw him on the right track for other Nightwish mastery. :)
@@waschkarte3989 Yes, I agree. He did a great job and his affinity for lyrics shown through and contributed greatly to his excellent reaction. While not the usual, your understanding of his style made your recommendation a good one.
Hello from Greece. Welcome to the Nightwish journey man. This is a masterpiece dude. For me Nightwish is my favourite band and this song is amazing. You should do more of them man. You gonna love them like all of us here. Thanks for the reaction. Your emotions mean a lot. "Ghost love score" live at Wracken 2013.Thank again.
Thanks so much! Looking forward to more. Ghost Love score reaction now on the channel and Story Time coming soon. Have a wonderful day. Greetings from Belgium.
Nightwish Army USA (Pa) division saying welcome to symphonic Metal and out Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen . New Subscriber now Thank you . A description of the masterpiece of a song to help you understand what its all about . The Poet and the Pendulum was written by Tuomas (Keyboards) after firing Tarja Turnunen the original singer in 2005 She was the face of Nightwish at the time, and Tuomas (Keyboards) wrote this and considered her a muse to many of the songs he had written at that point. They had also grown up in the same city and knew each other since early childhood. Some say Tuomas was in love with her but only Tuomas knows that for sure . All the band members decided together to fire her for acting too much of a diva And her husband & Manager was stepping way outta bounds concerning the band business He always wanted more money , only big paying shows . Tuomas was painted as the devil by many fans, Press and even politicians. He went through a deep depression. He even considered ending the band . He wrote The Poet and the Pendulum at that time, and actually kills himself in the song,at the 7:00 time stamp the song says "I have but 3 min " then at the 10:00 time stamp he killed himself in the song as to kill the pain he was going through . To this day every time he plays it, it takes him back to those feelings, and shows on his face. They no longer play this song . In the last part, Mother and Father, words are said to him that his real mother & Father said to him at that time of his deep depression. One part that touches me at the end when the guitarist Emppu and bassist Marko, the only other two involved with firing Tarja (that were still active with the band at the time of this show )were standing with Tuomas at the end in solidarity and love., NOTE : the 1st two words are (The End) and the last two words are (The Beginning) representing the end of the 1st era of Nightwish and the beginning of the next era
You have jumped straight in to the deep end of the pool, but this song and live performance is one their master pieces. This very good example of symphonic metal and sort of metal theather. Nightwish songs are always artistic and great. This song is actually based on a real story about Nightwish fiunder and main composer Tuomas, depression and all kind of things lead to it. As you probably realised, this is a song about thoughts or mapping the phases before the suicide, and How the loving words prevented it to actually happening. Even story is very strong and emotional with such a strong lyrics, this is still the absolutely jewel 🙂
I saw your reaction to The Greatest Show on Earth and was impressed. So I went to see the beginning of your Nightwish journey and to my horrow saw that you started from the deepest end 😱. I shouldn't have doubted you though. Without any context, this was an exellent reaction. This song does have a way of bringing out the intented emmotions, even without context, but your interpetations of the lyrics were great. If you're a lyrics person, you will absolutely love Nightwish. Their music is amazing from multiple points of view.
Thanks for the kind words! I will definitely revisit this song at some point. I now know more of how it came about. I am definitely someone who gravitates towards lyrics. And the writing in these songs is incredible. Thanks for watching and have a wonderful day.
Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 🎶🎶🎶 Epic concert! 🎶🎶🎶 Next songs to react to: Ghost Love Score, Storytime, Ever Dream, Romanticide, Ghost River, Song of Myself NIGHTWISH - Ghost Love Score (OFFICIAL LIVE) th-cam.com/video/JYjIlHWBAVo/w-d-xo.html NIGHTWISH - Storytime (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html Nightwish - Ever Dream (Wacken 2013) th-cam.com/video/YwGSAFarHRg/w-d-xo.html NIGHTWISH - Romanticide (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html Nightwish - Ghost River (Wacken 2013) th-cam.com/video/05eitd-EA6I/w-d-xo.html Nightwish - Song of Myself LIVE th-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/w-d-xo.html Setlist of this concert: 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 Audience in this concert was 82k+
New sub here, this song is so well composed that you don't need to know the story behind it. The song still makes you fee. Good catch on that song started with "the end" and ended with "the beginning. Please more Nightwish...I'm sure you will other songs ass well. Also be ready for Gabriel, :D and greetings from Finland. :D
A big welcome to the Nightwish Universe - which I think will be perfect for you. And I must say I smiled a little, because you started with telling that you don't know Nightwish, you are a lyrics guy - a this song is 14 minutes looong. Well - I bet you didn't notice the 14 minutes, because this masterpiece sucked you in from the first second, a didn't let you free before half an hour after the song finished 😏. Tuomas is called Metal Mozart for a reason - and Floor..... you will probably never find another storyteller of her caliber. As you felt, she can express emotions, passion and feelings like no one else - she can actually bring people to tears on live TV (we will get there later). Now you have met Nightwish - and a few of the Nightwish Army - a few hundred thousands of very keen and friendly fans, that will assist you on you journey into the Nightwish Universe. And just ask - because the lyrics are complexed and poetic, often with quotes from scientist an/or writers, and in many layers. They are written to be individually interpreted - but there is a red line, and we can help you to track in or give you background and wider angels. And this was not their longest.... 😂 Please always stick to the live versions ( except songs from Human Nature album) I recommend the concerts with Floor as lead Wacken 2013 Tampere 2015 Wembley 2015 Buenos Aires 2018 Hellfest 2022 & Deichband 2022 as a start.. Greetings from Nightwish Army Denmark 🇩🇰
welcome to Nightwish and their great fans they will help you on this beautiful journey..none of their songs sound the same thanks for your great reaction
Well a very first: some reactor who does not know and love Nightwish and gets this jewel! I never watch reactors reacin to The Poet that have not build up a love for Nightwish. you are a real one: i watched you in GLS and Storytime! A very welcome to the beautiful world of Nightwish!!!❤❤❤❤❤
So cool you picked this song for starting your NW journey 👍 you felt the meaning and deepnes of their lyrics. sorry my english is awfull 😂 stay with subtitles. 🤟❤️🤟
Really an amazing piece of art. Your English is great! I forgot subtitles on the second video, but switched them back on for the third reaction and that one goes up later tonight.
When you want to go further on the path of our 1.83m (6ft.+) tall Dutch Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, here is some background information on the best and most versitale female singer of our time. Floor joined the band 'After Forever' in 1997 at the age of 16. Here are some of my favourites: ‘Energize me’; Monolith of Doubt’ and Dreamflight’. Floor attended the then new Rock Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003. She also studied 2 years at the Conservatory (1 year Music Theatre and 1 year Opera). 'After Forever' disbanded in 2009 and Floor started her own band 'Revamp' from scratch. Here she experimented with different vocal styles within one song from full operatic to death growls in seconds. Here are some examples: ‘Misery’s no Crime’, ‘Wild card’ and ‘Disdain’. Besides managing a band on her own she also did a lot of vocal coaching and as she is a perfectionist, she wants to do everything at 100%+. Eventually she had to pay the price and got a burnout. She had just recovered when end of september 2012 the call came from Nightwish to fill in for the remainder of the North American Tour at first as their second singer Annette got ill. Floor had just 48 hours to learn the whole setlist. There is a documentary made of this world tour: ‘Please learn the setlist in 48 hours’ Floor joined Nightwish after the iconic Wacken concert in 2013 as permanent member of the band. Floor continued to perform with 'Revamp’ also, but it was clear that she could not combine the two for much longer, so 'Revamp' disbanded in 2016. Floor did a side project called 'Northward' where she dived into the Hard Rock scene. The song 'While Love Died is a must see. Her stunning performances on the Dutch TV show 'Beste Zangers 2019' gave her at last some more recognition in her home country where she was relatively unknown until then. There are numerous guest appearances with other bands to find on TH-cam. To see how to get a crowd of metalheads silenced and in awe watch her featuring with the band 'Epica' and the song 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa’ and to see her in full opera mode, watch her rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini. As live concerts were cancelled and home isolation due to the Covid situation, Floor discovered TH-cam in these years. Mindblowing covers, chats with her idols and other singers, vocal masterclasses, personal insights and so much more. She even made a video reacting to herself singing Ghost Love Score at Wacken. Lots of technical info and some memories of her starting with Nightwish. Also her Fan Friday videos are hilarious. Just unpack some of these and other presents she left on her channel. Also videos of her solotour she did with songs of her impressive career. Her latest endeavour is her stunning solo album ‘My Paragon. Floor is a high sensitive person, so peace and quiet is as important for her. Living by the woods in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer of the band Sabaton), daughters Freja (turns 7 years this march) and Lucy (born last october) ,a couple of horses, dogs and cats, she found this.
Thank you for sharing all this. I will check out her channel as well. Did not know she was Dutch. I am Belgian, from the Dutch/Flemish speaking part. Looking forward to more music.
@@SaeedReacts. There are a number of great symphonic metal bands similar to Nightwish from the Netherlands you should checkout. Two of my favorites are Epica and Blackbriar. Both are female fronted bands. Epica has been around not quite as long as Nightwish (about 20 years) and is darker, heavier, more symphonic then Nightwish. Blackbriar is a relatively newer band that leans heavily into dark, gothic themes and imagery in their songs and videos. For Epica I would recommend Sirens- of Blood and Water. Inspired by the original Little Mermaid story by Hans Christian Anderson but with a dark twist to the ending. For Blackbriar I would recommend Arms of the Ocean (interesting lyrically as the perspective shifts between a sailor and a siren) or My Souls Demise (inspired by the medieval practice of sin eating). All good lyrically driven songs.
🤩👍💥💯🎼 "The end....The beginning" And Helluwa Lot in between, only from the lyrical stand of point. Now that you´ve seen and heard a glimpse of what they are capable on stage I kindly urge you to check out more of this magical band....You won´t be disappointed. Especially if you´re a ´lyrics guy´(as you brought out) I´ll assure you that you will find tons and tons of pleasurable moments with the stories they´re fitting in their awesomeness of compositions. Cool Cool reaction män and keep on rockin´ with them! Warm greets from the freeeeeezing Finland(winter 2024) 🤘😎💙🎶
Thank you!! Welcome to the rabbit hole of Nightwish! 😁 You are gonna love Nightwish since you are a lyrics guy. They have such wonderful stories! This is a powerful, emotional song... in a way maybe a bit difficult as a first song to hear from Nightwish but it is just as good song to start as any otheer song from them. The meaning behind the song is just very deep. Like others here in the comments have said, this was Tuomas' (the keyboradist and the writer of the song) way of dealing with depression. Tuomas suffered a lot when he (and the band) had to fire Nightwish's original lead singer Tarja Turunen. Writing this song helped him to deal with the aftermath of that situation and the feelings involved. But what can I say, from great sorrow and pain came amazing song. Tuomas Holopainen is a mastermind and he is called the metal mozart. He is really talented composer and lyricist. The singer here is Floor Jansen (as you noticed). She is also amazing. She has one of the greates voices in music as you'll come to notice.
Hello Saeed and welcome to the phenomenal world of Nightwish. As you like good poetry you're in the right place with NW. Tuomas (pronounce TOO-oh-mas) is a poet, an empath and calls himself an escapist. In his lyrics he often refers to the innocence of a child and his happy childhood. He wanted to become a marine biologist but the music took over but he is still an Ocean Soul (also often referred to in his lyrics). In this song was the line "I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more", it meant that he couldn't go to his fellow bandmembers with his grief because they were also dealing with their feelings and couldn't console him. Luckily that sad period is over now. Today Tuomas is a happily married man and the band is better than ever. I hope you will enjoy more NW music and poetry! New sub here. Greetings from The Netherlands!
"The end" lyric at the beginning I think is in reference to the end of an era with Nightwish's first singer (Tarja Turunen) whom had been ousted from the band after 9 years. "The beginning" lyric at the end is probably the recognition of rebirth for the band moving forward with a new singer and also a new beginning into maturity as an adult. The lyric of 'infanticide' could mean the death of innocence of a young man being forced to become a mature adult - making adult decisions. (firing his long time school friend - first singer) This is the first song on the first album with the new singer back in 2007, perhaps to send a clear message that as upsetting as it was - the band is moving forward without Tarja Turunen. The music and lyrics inbetween 'the end/the beginning' is the expression of turmoil and sacrifice and depression that occurred after firing the first singer. Lot's of biblical references and Edgar Allen Poe references to The Pit & Pendulum. It's a song worth putting more time into, especially once you have listened to more Nightwish and discovered the band and it's members. I recommend coming back to this once you have more songs 'under your belt'. If you love lyrics then you'll love Nightwish. I encourage you to dive deeply into them, you'll be glad you did.
the North German Division of the Nightwish Army reports !! We are there. The Bande Vocals : Floor Jansen Bass,Vocals : Marco Hietala Guitar : Emppu Vuorinen Keyboards,Songwriting. : Tuomas Holopainen Uilleann Pipes : Troy Donockley Drums :1-Jukka Nevalainen until 2013 /and then 2-Kai Hahto.
What Gabriel said! Masterpiece! Nightwish Army, Blue Mountains Corps, Australa. edit: nice pauses at 11:07 and 16:50 - the mastermind behind this opus. Tuomas Holopainen. Fantasy books? "Wolves of Calla"? Have a look at Nightwish "7-Days to the Wolves" - live version from this same concert!
This song is the Dark Night by Tuomas the keyboardist, the end is the beginning, but not because the story was inverted, but because after the mental storm that happened, he came out alive... and from then on a new way began of seeing life, and that is reflected in his later albums without a doubt.
Now that i know a bit more about the backstory that makes sense and is a beautiful thing. I have gone through a similar transformation the past few years and i draw inspiration from songs and stories like these. Happy that he is in a better place now.
The start of the song is the end of the time before, the end of the song is the beginning of the time after. That is why the end is first and the beginning is last.
@@SaeedReacts. Its sort of when someone is in a really bad depression, and the clock is ticking down to them offing them self, or in this case, someone basically bullied do off them self and its just ticking down to the moment it going to happen. But then someone give them a unrealized perspective or love, and there life can start over. This song is specifically a bout a incident that happened to the songs composer (They dude on the keyboard), actually mentioned by name in the song "Thomas"
One way to interpret the "the End" and "the Beginning" is that this describes one phase of life ending and a new chapter beginning. He went so deep he had to reinvent himself to become whole again. And it was of course an end of an era for the band, too, having kicked their lead singer who was part of the signature, and start of something new.
New sub here wish you welcome to nightwish army. You love fantasy, so do i and this band greate the best musician fantasy world in my opinion. I’m so happy at you like these masterpiece. Greetings from Finland.
Nightwish Army in the house!Love you didn't do this like everybody else. I know you'll Love -Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean, the Buoenos Aires version. Btw End of life ,Beginning of death.
Another soul snatched by the Valkyrie Godess You get it bro ,great reaction, new subscriber here. They'll hundreds of comments telling you the backstory of this song. Please continue this incredible Nightwish journey ......Follow Gabriel's comment it has the secret sauce. Live Nightwish is the way to go one of the few bands who are better live .
Thanks for subscribing and i will keep your advice in mind for the next video's. Have a great day.
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Welcome and this is an unusual start to Nightwish, as this is a very personal song for the keyboardist and composer, Tuomas Holopainen. This was the song he wrote after the first singer was let go and he got massive hate from both fans and critics. He was very depressed for a long time, so this was a way of handling that part of his life. Regarding the lyric part "2nd robber to the right of Christ", this is what I find: The one to Christ's right has become known as the “Good Thief,” while the one to His left is referred to as the “Unrepentant Thief.” While the Gospels do not mention specific names, tradition tells us the Good Thief was named Saint Dismas, and the Unrepentant Thief, Gestas. Hope to see You go down the rabbit hole of Nightwish.
Seems i jumped into the deep end of the pool. Thanks for sharing this with me. Hope to get to more Nightwish soon, because this was truly amazing. Have a great day.
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@@SaeedReacts. You're welcome. There is of course no wrong way of entering Nightwish, but this is the one we (Nightwish Army) normally recommend after getting to know the band and getting into the backstory of the band and lineups. Have a really nice day as well!
Wow Saeed, you really stepped in it with this song. We normally start a reactor with something a little more gentle like Ghost Love Score from Wacken 2013.
The vocals of Floor Jansen can melt anyone's heart. Nightwish made a movie you may like to watch called Imaginaerum spelt this way because Imaginerium was already taken. The trailer for the film is on You Tube. Great reaction bro.
Bro, you jumped in the deep end with this as your starting point. Listening to your thoughts as you tried to figure this out along with what you offered about yourself... you're going to love this band! Every member is a master at their craft. My favorite is Floor who is classically trained with an amazing range and switches between styles seemingly with incredible ease. Enjoy the journey. New subscriber here.
The deep end with no water and head first 😅. All jokes aside this was an amazing piece of art and i am looking forward to get to know Nightwish better and ofcourse their music. Thanks for subscribing and have a great day !
This band is pure FIRE. PS - hope youre well my friend. Nightwish does things to a person. Unlocks emotions. Beauty in the darkness like the world. Stay strong brother. You appear to be struggling i see sorrow in your eyes and if you need you can always talk if you ever need it. Much love from Canada.
@@SaeedReacts. you and me both. Was a addict for 12 years to cocaine, ex died in my arms, was in a bad bad way. Now 2 years clean. Don't even know what got me out of that life and turned it around but music I guess. Still a struggling but its gotta get better right?! Gotta love the heavy metal community. Without them I'd be dead. You should hear the album: damnation by the band OPETH. That music got me through the darkest days. Anyway love the reacts. Another special band is Babymetal - from dusk til dawn is beautiful and dark. And they are mega popular like nightwish if your looking for more requests. 👍
Un coucou de l'armée NIGHTWISH de France, très bonne réaction et analyse à l'écoute du plus grand groupe du monde pour ma part. Vous venez de faire connaissance du métal symphonique et de notre reine Floor, mais vous n'avez qu'effleuré le dessus de l'iceberg et vous n'êtes qu'a l'entrée du terrier de lapin. Je vous souhaite de bons floorgasmes et continuez vos réactions nous serons toujours derrière vous pour vous soutenir pour notre groupe...... Encore plus d'écoutes s'il vous plait...... Merci. Continuez sur le festival du Wacken Open Air 2013, vous êtes sur de ne pas vous tromper, les quinze chansons du set sont des classiques pour tous les fans du groupe et sont à écouter absolument. Habituellement les nouveaux réacteur commence avec le Ghost Love Score, une merveille qui montre une partie de l'étendu de la gamme de Floor. Ensuite faites le Ever Dream qui commence comme une douce ballade voix piano et sur un signe de Marko ( le bassiste ) continue d'accélérer pour finir comme un train à grande vitesse, puis essayez du plus lourd avec Ghost River pour entendre le mélange des voix de Floor avec Marko ou encore plus lourd avec Romanticide..... Et je pense que notre ami Gabriel Bardac devait arriver sous peu, ou être déjà passé ( Un grand MERCI à Gabriel d'avoir repris le flambeau de notre regrettée Anne ) cliquez sur son nom et allez sur communauté, vous pourrez suivre sa liste en toute confiance avec les meilleurs mixages à la bonne vitesse et avec le meilleur audio mais ce n'est pas une obligation, juste un sage conseil pour entendre une petite partie du meilleur du groupe. Continuez les filets du groupe sont tendus et il vous sera très difficile de vous en sortir, plus de NIGHTWISH s'il vous plait ...... Bonne écoute et à bientôt, et un nouvel abonné ici.......Paix sur vous mon ami..
It is the song written by the keybordist and leader of the band, song, he wrote about his suicide that never happened in the real life; wrote as a mean of prevention of real.
Hope you dive down the rabbit hole. Tuomas is inspired by all things, including poetry (Poe in this one), and incorporates his muses into his song writing. I think he would be honored if it inspired you to write something and feel creative. Here he deals with his emotions following the firing of the first singer and watching fans/friends/and even govt officials take her side, even though it was unanimous by the band & warranted (she was leaving anyway the following year to go solo). To me, it is the stages of grief from sadness & depression, through hopelessness, anger, and then acceptance & hope, given by his parents who said the actual words to him in the end section. It is "The Beginning" because it started a new Era of the band. :) Nightwish Army BC Canada
You picked the most complicated and personal song for the start 😀 Most reactors are told to stay away from it until they know what and who Nigthwish is. But you did VERY good. Especially noticing the "beginning and end thing" has impressed me.
I had no idea 😅. Glad i picked up some things, its definitely a very well put together piece with a lot of backstory and just the structure is amazing. Will go back once i get more familiar with their music. Looking forward to get to know them better. Thanks for watching!
This song is Tuomas' way of dealing with his grief, I think its pretty close to following the five stages, the end of the song is acceptance and moving forward into a new phase of life.
Great reaction to an awesome song/composition. You started out with one of the biggest but soo many more great songs. As for books/authors, have you read Patrick Rothfuss "The Name of the Wind", the 1st of the Kingkiller Chronicle???
Will explore more. Unfortunately i have read that book and the second one, and now im in the trenches waiting with everyone for Doors of Stone 😅. All jokes aside great book.
Thnx 4 this. Go on with the stuff. Welcome to the Nightwish army^^. Please listen to Song of myself at Wacken. And, i am sure this will leave you speachless, the Gratest show on earth at Tampere. Due to Marco's voice , the wiking bassman, give The phantom of the opera a try, the"old" Nightwish singer Tarja will show her quality as well. Peace from Hermany and pls stay save
excellent reaction ... now try the 2013 Wacken Open Air concert that contains the best or the best by Nightwish starting with the anthem of the band ... GHOST LOVE SCORE!! you'll be blown away by Floor's (The Valkyrie Queen) voice! Continue from the same concert with STORYTIME, EVER DREAM, GHOST RIVER, ROMANTICIDE, DARK CHEST OR WONDERS ... Then jump to the Tampere concert and listen to THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH After these, just take a break and notice that you have become a much-much happier person... 🙂
Lovely reaction. I had the same feeling and watery eyes when the "Be still, my son, you're home. Oh when did you become so cold?"-line hit me for the first time. Having gone through stuff and not really being able to tell my mother what's going on, why I am feeling so.. lost, sad. It hit's, hard.
Great reaction tx you should also hear and react to Floor together with Henk Poort singing "the phantom of the opera" in a program called "Beste zangers 2019", it is absolutly amazing, best duet ever.....:), greetings from Holland
Tuomas is the keyboard player. He writes 90 % of the songs. This song is written about their fist Singer that the band fired. However he was blamed by a lot of fans. This was a way of coming to terms with it. If you notice it's exactly 3 minutes from the talking part. To him slicing his throat. Also it's very emotional for him. You may have noticed the guitar player (Emppu) and the bass player (Marko) com stand beside him for support.
Wow man! After listening to you and watching your reaction, I'm 100% sure you'll become a NW fan. You said you like good lyrics... well there's no-one who writes more meaningful or better lyrics than Tuomas Holopainen. You said you love fantasy literature... well NW has tons of fantasy related stuff especially the older stuff, which you would probably enjoy. Welcome to the world of Nightwish my guy!
this is a song about Thomas's breakdown and depression after fairing Tarja there first singer and his muse that he haw road all there songs so he war hewely in doubt that the band cut survive her departure and when he got a heavy backlash from there fans and even the prim minister of Suomi his homeland had negative comments about him he even decided suicide the only thing saving him ware his mother and farther if you break it down you have stubbedness ai just ignore self-pity anger and despair and the last one is about a new start that floor delivers so fine that no ais is dray
Heady place to start with Nightwish😃 This song is a masterpiece, but there's a lot to it. As you said you'll need many listens to catch it all. I’ve seen some people misconstrue the line “Second Robber to the Right of Christ” as Judas because of his position in DaVinci’s “The Last Supper,” but Tuomas is never careless with lyrics, and Judas is not a “robber.” Tuomas is calling himself a “Penitent Thief.” The Penitent Thief in the Gospel of Luke Chapter 23, Vs 40-43 is one of the two criminals crucified with Jesus, one to his left and one to his right, the first of whom (often called the impenitent thief) challenges Jesus to prove he is the messiah by getting them all out of the mess they’re in. The Penitent thief rebukes the other, calling their sentences just, but stating that Jesus had done no wrong, and asks Jesus “remember me, when you come into your kingdom, to which Jesus replies “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." Luke never actually says which robber was on which side, but tradition holds that “the good thief” was on the right, and this is how they are generally depicted in religious art. Welcome to the Rabbit hole, brother, it's a deep one. Give Ghost Love Score live at Wacken 2013 a listen. Prepare for the Valkyrie Goddess to Floor you again.😃
This is a very interesting choice as the very first song to react to Nightwish, but as a new listener, is alright, but usually, this one is either the last, or second last song to do, due to its heavy content and dark background, most newbies start with Ghost Love Score, I guess the person who recommended this one wanted to make you "suffer" 😅 but hey, you enjoyed it, that's the good thing of going blind. I'm a writer as well and Tuomas' composition style has woken up my muse, who had been in hybernation, until I re-discovered them, a few years ago
Jumped straight into the deepend 😅. Its definitely an amazing piece and inspiring for sure. Looking forward to continue this journey. Have a wonderful day.
The second robber to the right of Christ does not refer to Da Vinci's Last Supper but rather to the man crucified to the right of Christ. His name is said to have been Dismas also known as The Good Thief.
@@jopes4855 If you say so. That doesn't really make sense though, Second robber suggests that there was a first - who was that? Whereas there were two robbers crucified with Christ Dismas and Gestas.
@@iainmackie6421 Ofcourse there is room for possibilities, but there was no 2 robbers on right side on cross. It can also be something totally different.
I love that you did not read in to the backstory. Many thinks that you need that to react but that is bullshit and you did just show why in this reaction. This is a masterpiece regardless if you know anything about it or just pay attention that you did
Here the Nightwish army Dutch Division..... you just entered the Nightwish rabbit hole! 😁👍 Also try Romanticide from Wacken (or do the whole concert) and watch "Yours is an empty hope" at Wembley (th-cam.com/video/GAMMYicjq-Y/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-ICpJlUGBoDdF-yJ). Then when you're ready for it read the story behind "The poet and the pendulum" and then watch the video 😢 also at Wembley.... th-cam.com/video/HStJNIX5qnY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Tht6hFHrv8Q9PQ09
I just can't believe you paused the video at the exact moment the blade hit Tuomas, and you didn't even see it .... but I'm guessing you know about the whole thing by now, 10 months later, haha. I will check out a few more Nightwish reactions you did.
Hello Saeed [ @SaeedReacts ] ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me.
Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band! This live recording is from Wembley Arena in 2015, together with Floor Jansen [pronounced Yansen], the 3rd and present female singer of the band, and Marco Hietala, bassist and singer.
About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners.
Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory):
" Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland.
Tuomas Holopainen [pronounced Tuo-mas], the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [Sami Vanska was the bassist of the band starting with their 2nd studio album, he was with them until 2001. Then Marco Hietala was bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least. Then in May 2021 Jukka Koskinen [pronounced Yukka] became the bassist of the band, for the Human :II: Nature tour - and recently, the band announced he became a permanent member] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen [he also recorded the bass lines for their 1st studio album]. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen [pronounced Yukka] is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition.
Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen [pronounced Tarr-ya] (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her.
There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps.
I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol "
For an extended set of suggestion (with links), I posted 2 huge comments in the community tab in my main YT channel: www.youtube.com/@gabriel.bardac/community
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Wow, thanks for sharing this! They have been around for a while! Will explore more, i really enjoyed this performance. Great concept and beautiful lyrics with vivid imagery.
@@SaeedReacts.That's a bold move, to start exploring Nightwish music with this song. A real drama from the band's history is described here. Very briefly, after the last concert of the tour promoting the album "Once" (2004), in October 2005, the band fired their first female soloist, Tarja Turunen, publicly, with an open letter. Another open letter followed in response, then a good part of the fans took Tarja's side, starting a real public lynching against the band members ("Dark Passion Play"). It was the media scandal of the year in Finland, and some echoes still persist..
Coming back to your reaction - I'm glad you like metaphorical lyrics with deep meanings, you'll find them in abundance in Nightwish songs. So you have a new subscriber here, to witness your exploration.
All the best, from Romania!
O7 General!
A different first song to react to indeed.
Very glad it was this
hey gabe
Welcome to the Nightwish Army Saeed - if, like me, lyrics are the thing, then there is no better band to listen to than this one. Tuomas (keyboard player) composes most of the music and almost all of the lyrics. For a guy whose first language is Finnish, not English, he puts most English speaking lyricists to shame. As you yourself pointed out, just four words told a story. To give you a little teaser from a couple of their songs, you have the lines: "So much to live for, so much to die for, If only my heart had a home" and "It's hard to light a candle, Easy to curse the dark instead". Please continue you journey with Nightwish.
Thanks! Those are some beautiful lines! Looking forward to more.
Opinions vary. Personally I think lyrics are, by far, the weakest part of Nightwish songs. They are not awful, but nothing to write home about either.
"Death has woven my wedding dress" is my absolute favorite!
^^^^^ There are so many aren't there. But let's let Saeed find out for himself.....
And IPB - we all get/take different things from songs - Tuomas's words obviously don't touch you in the same way as they touch me - but it doesn't matter as long as we enjoy what we listen to - and I also enjoy the music - so much so that I bought myself an ESP Horizon - I'd would love to get hold of an EV-1 EV-2 or EV-3 but they are so rare (and expensive!)
Tuomas Holopainen is the keyboardist, chief composer and lyricist and in Floor Jansen, the band's third singer , he has at last found his voice. This is the story of his depression and how he commits suicide in this song rather than in real life. There are so many wonderful songs with amazing lyrics for you to explore considering that he is Finnish so English is not his first language. Personally I prefer live performances with Floor singing so after late 2012 but the previous singers Tarja Turunen (operatic) and Anette Olzon (pop) have their fans too. Most of the newer fans who discovered Nightwish prefer Floor even when she sings songs written for them as she has more versatility and empathy.
Thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to get to know them better and their music.
A bold intro into Nightwish! It is based on an Edgar Allen Poe story "The pit and the pendulum" and also a virtual suicide by the composer and keyboard player. He decided to live
Powerful song and now i know a bit of the backstory. I am happy he decided to live.
Hello, great reaction, I have the honor to welcome you on behalf of the Nightwish Army, stick to the message Gabriel, he is our guide and General, greetings from Poland
Thank you! Looking forward to more. Greetings from Belgium
Hello Saeed.
Nightwish Army reporting from the Netherlands.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish.
They are from Finland.
And they make Symphonic Metal.
What you've heard here is just the tip of what this band can do.
Nightwish really hits you in your heart.
And that's what makes this band so unique.
Her name is Floor Jansen and she is Dutch.
I happily refer you to Gabriel Bardac's comment (he'll be here soon) for a list with lots of song suggestion.
Watch out for the Nightwish Army.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Hey! Thanks for this info, happy to learn more about Nightwish. Will look for Gabriel's comment. Groetjes uit België!
Hello
The song "The Poet and the Pendulum" is a 13 Minute journey through the mind and turmoil of Tuomas Holopainen after the year 2005. It was in that year the band parted with their long-time singer Tarja Turunen and had a personal falling out with her. The pain of the separation was big on both sides, and shown in this song. There is the responsibility that the band and Holopainen had to show towards the fans,. It was the End of an Era for them, and reason for Holopainen being lost as described in these lyrics. We can only of course to a certain degree suppose how much of these are truly Holopainen's feelings, wishes and pains - but we do know that the lyrics of Nightwish have been up to then very personal. Other songs on the album also digest this separation and falling out of the members with Turunen.
This is one of the interpretations and i know lots of fans do not agree, they just need to read the open letter that was given to Tarja by the whole band at her last concert with Nightwish, where they fired her. And the main reason that Tuomas went through a depression was that specially the Tarja fans where furious and showed that in the media and everyone was blaming Tuomas. (the fans spit on his grave). He felt the whole world was against him.
However personal and "real" these thoughts are, I feel like this song definitely takes us not only on a journey with Holopainen but also into ourselves. The music underlines the emotional gravity of the song extremely well. And I believe a lot of people can actually relate to a sense of guilt and being overwhelmed that all they desired for is the safety of home and innocence. While being personal, the song can still ring true to it's listener. That's a quality Nighwish possesses in many, many more songs. The emotional journey is one we can all share and very few bands know how to put that journey into song and especially into sound as well as Nightwish does.
The band remains through all it's shores and Oceans, one of my main favourites and I hold special place for the band in my musical heart. I hope you have enjoyed reading my analysis and share some of my thoughts. If you do have any comments, please feel free to let me know. And remember the beauty of interpretation is that it is subjective; we can see all and feel different things in the same song and continue to love it endlessly.
Lyric analysis by Annika Hausen
Greetings from the Netherlands
Thank you for these insights. I could definitely relate to some of the lyrics just through my own experiences even though the song came out of a very personal situation. Beautiful piece of art. Groetjes uit België
@@SaeedReacts.So you are from Belgium and did not know Nightwish? That is rare. I get that a lot of Americans do not know them, because their music is not radio friendly. But here in Europe, that is really rare. Not unheard of, but rare.😂
You should also listen to some solo stuff of Floor Jansen, who as you might already know is from the Netherlands.
@@quecksilber457 I did not, but ive been in a musical bubble for like 20 years 😅. Will definitely check out here solo music as well.
For me it is interesting, when a reactor, who doesn't know the backstory of this MASTERPIECE rollercoaster thinks and feel the song. Thanks for giving your description of this song. Others already told you the backstory. To know the band more, go with the links Gabriel Bardac gave you for a start.
It truly is a masterpiece. Had no idea what to expect going in. Just try to approach it with respect and an open mind. Thanks for watching and have a wonderful day.
Hail to the Queen, The Poet, The Riff Maker, The beat Lord, the Groove Master, and The Piper of heaven ! Nightwish Army Italian Division present ! 🤘
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Boom, no messing around, straight in with possibly the deepest and most heart rending of Nightwish songs!
As others will no doubt explain, this song represents the aftermath of their original singer (Tarja) being fired acrimoniously and how the fall out effected Tuomas (keyboard player and founder of the band). Here he metaphorically commits suicide instead of in real life in order to try and make sense of everything that was going on. "The End" is the end of the Tarja era, "The beginning" is Nightwish moving on with a new singer, Anette, who performed this song originally. This performance has their 3rd singer, Floor Jansen (and her joining was a whole lot more drama!!)
Fun fact "only have 3 minutes and counting" line.....its exactly 3 minutes from those words being spoken to the blade dropping at the end.
There is so much to this track! Many layers, not only the song itself, but the story of how it came about. Beautiful!
The Finnish symphonic metal band "Nightwish" Greetings from Finland.
Hi from Belgium
Wow! Diving into the deep end like you did, this was a great reaction to this masterpiece. I reckon the subbed lyrics really helped out here, but it's no small feat being able to take those in together with the visual references, while also being able to really feel the eb & flow of the music and Floor's stellar vocal delivery.
You managed to multitask all the way through and come out victorious at the other end. Bravo! I'm convinced that NW has a lot to offer to one who's able to really absorb their performance on all levels simultaneously. So enjoy the ride & Cheers from Amsterdam! 🤘
Thanks for sharing this and the kind words. Looking forward to more Nightwish. Groetjes uit België !
@@SaeedReacts. Hé da's leuk! Veel plezier met de verdere NW verkenning & nog gefeli met de 4x400 estafette (geen idee of je een atletiek fan bent, maar soit). Dat was een schitterende race voor België! Uiteraard ff een subje gedaan. Salut!
Nightwish Army Germany calling. Welcome to the World of Nightwish 🤘
Thanks so much! Greetings from Belgium!
Thank you buddy, it was evident you oaid full attention to the song, and it appears you found it interresting...
Really enjoyed the performance and now i know a bit more of how it came about and its even more impressive.
Nightwish is a sum of so many without compare elements in the musical experience they create! I am so pleased that you dwelled bit more on the lyrics! I believe the keyboardist, Tuomas, writes most of the music. He is an absolute genius and poet behind the lyrics, message! Many a giant men do cry listening to Nightwish - it is accepted part of Floorgasms 💙
That is a great term! Looking forward to more.
Yes, you did go into this blind and this is kinda like jumping into the deep end of the pool. Most of us Nightwish groupies would say you don’t start with this song. This is very deep and meaningful keyboard is Thomas you can see throughout the video that the guitarist will go up and talk to the keyboard, because they know how difficult this song is for. They check up on him to make sure he’s OK especially at the end they go up man support group up there.
Now I know a bit more and i definitely need to go back to this one after i listen to more of their music.
You jumped right into the Nightwish deep end. While one of my favorite song performances of all time, typically a bit much to take for someone ever having heard Nightwish. There is a lot of background to understand about this very emotional piece. There is one end, and a new beginning. Hope to see more on the channel.
This really is a piece of art. Will explore more of their music. Thanks for watching.
You dove in at the deep end, but well done sir! Welcome to the magical world of Nightwish.
This was epic. Will explore more. Thank you!
Hi welcome to the wonderful world of nightwish, a very diverse band never boring and always best live. You started with a very deep song. I'm sure Gabriel's popped up with the list and info if you decide to go further with your journey. Greetings from the Uk😊🇬🇧
Amazing song. Will have a look at that list and continue this journey. Have a great day.
Lovely reaction! Whoever suggested this as your first Nightiwsh song really threw you into the deep end of the pool but you did a great job. I think mostly because you are focused on the lyrics and this is a very lyric driven song for it's storytelling. Many Nightwish fans recommend listening to a number of songs to get to know the band and then do a little research into the back story to get the full emotional impact of the song.
This is Tuomas's (keyboardist ands main composer) most personal and emotional song. It is also very personal and emotional for most fans. In 2005 the band had reached a breaking point with their first lead singer, Tarja. Things between her, her husband/manager and the band had been deteriorating for some time and had reached the point where they could no longer work together. The band decided to fire her, which they did via an open letter, right after the End of an Era concert. Tarja responded with her own open letter explaining her side of things. The backlash against the band, but mostly against Tuomas, was massive and very nasty. Tuomas felt betrayed by Nightwish's fans and sank into a deep depression. He wrote this song as way of expressing and exploring all of the emotions of his depression and grief. Tuomas often uses the poet in his lyrics to reference himself and yes, he does have a great affinity for the ocean. He sees it as a place of refugee. Here he uses elements of Edgar Allen Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum, a story where a prisoner is tortured and then killed by a descending blade swinging back and forth like a pendulum, as the structure for the song's story and also in the lyrics.
I highly recommend you read the analysis of this song by the artist Annike Hausen. IMO it is a brilliant, master's level analysis and a deep dive into the lyrics. As a lyrics guy you would really enjoy it. I would provide a link but every time I do the YT algorithms delete my comment. Just google her name and Poet and the Pendulum. A few thoughts on the lyrics. The End at the beginning is the band declaring the first iteration of the band with Tarja is dead. "One last perfect verse but still the same old song." For me this is Tuomas saying I have nothing new to write for my so called fans, which is like death for a poet like him. Second robber to the right of Christ is Judas. Used as a metaphor for the Nightwish fans that turned on and betrayed Tuomas. The final spoken word section is an eulogy for the literary Tuomas who is about to die. The line " A thousand pages of erased text" represents all the songs that Tuomas would have wrote for Tarja but now would never be heard. The blade falls (Tuomas making the slashing motion across his neck). The heart beat slows and finally stops mid beat. The original version of Nightwish is dead. The last part of the song, Mother and Father, gets me every time. The lyrics are actual words spoken by his parents during the depths of his depression. Floor perfectly channeling the anguish of a mother who has lost her child. Then the words, In the Beginning, signaling the birth of a new version of Nightwish.
For me this is Nightwish's greatest song. Their Magnum Opus. Tuomas pouring out his heart and anguish in the music and lyrics. Floor perfectly channeling the anger and pain. It fills me with emotion and lets me connect to Tuomas in a profound way. This song is no longer performed live. Tuomas has said they (him, Empuu (lead guitarist), and at the time Marko(bassist)) are not those people anymore and they have moved on. Performing it just takes Tuomas back to that difficult place emotionally. Emppu and Marko come over and check in on Tuomas through out the song to make sure he is ok emotionally. Tuomas often would have the sound engineers turn off the vocal feed in his in ears because it would make him too emotional. I am so grateful that he chose to write this song and share this part of himself with us. Everything about this song and performance is about making us feel his emotions.
I highly encourage you to delve into the backstory. Read the open letters. Read Annika's analysis and then come back and listen again just for yourself. I think you will have an even more intense emotional experience. One of the things I love about Nightwish is their ability to evoke emotions in me. Band is from Finland, Floor is from the Netherlands. There is a sixth member, Troy Donockley, not on stage for this song who is English. Nightwish is best viewed live usually. Since you are a lyrics oriented reactor I would recommend Dead Boys Poem, live from Buenos Aries as your next Nightwish song.
Thank you for taking the time to share this. So much more to the story of how this song came about. Some heavy themes and great pain, but as with many artists they put that into their art. Beautifully done. Will explore more music and some of the backstory. Thanks again.
I threw him into this because he's a great listener, going in deep in Rens stuff. I know very well this is a deep song from Nightwish, and not the perfect starter, but I knew he'd enjoy it - and I know you guys well enough from many reactions to see you'll throw him on the right track for other Nightwish mastery. :)
@@waschkarte3989 Yes, I agree. He did a great job and his affinity for lyrics shown through and contributed greatly to his excellent reaction. While not the usual, your understanding of his style made your recommendation a good one.
Great reaction, new subscriber here. Keep going with Nightwish, you won't be dissapointed. Greetings from Finland!
Hi! Thank you so much! Will definitely explore more of Nightwish. Greetings from Belgium
The whispering in the beginning is actually the "3 minutes and counting" part, playing backwards. Not many people know that
Ooh, thanks for letting me know!
Hello from Greece. Welcome to the Nightwish journey man. This is a masterpiece dude. For me Nightwish is my favourite band and this song is amazing. You should do more of them man. You gonna love them like all of us here. Thanks for the reaction. Your emotions mean a lot. "Ghost love score" live at Wracken 2013.Thank again.
Thanks so much! Looking forward to more. Ghost Love score reaction now on the channel and Story Time coming soon. Have a wonderful day. Greetings from Belgium.
Nightwish Army USA (Pa) division saying welcome to symphonic Metal and out Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen . New Subscriber now Thank you . A description of the masterpiece of a song to help you understand what its all about . The Poet and the Pendulum was written by Tuomas (Keyboards) after firing Tarja Turnunen the original singer in 2005 She was the face of Nightwish at the time, and Tuomas (Keyboards) wrote this and considered her a muse to many of the songs he had written at that point. They had also grown up in the same city and knew each other since early childhood. Some say Tuomas was in love with her but only Tuomas knows that for sure . All the band members decided together to fire her for acting too much of a diva And her husband & Manager was stepping way outta bounds concerning the band business He always wanted more money , only big paying shows . Tuomas was painted as the devil by many fans, Press and even politicians. He went through a deep depression. He even considered ending the band . He wrote The Poet and the Pendulum at that time, and actually kills himself in the song,at the 7:00 time stamp the song says "I have but 3 min " then at the 10:00 time stamp he killed himself in the song as to kill the pain he was going through . To this day every time he plays it, it takes him back to those feelings, and shows on his face. They no longer play this song . In the last part, Mother and Father, words are said to him that his real mother & Father said to him at that time of his deep depression. One part that touches me at the end when the guitarist Emppu and bassist Marko, the only other two involved with firing Tarja (that were still active with the band at the time of this show )were standing with Tuomas at the end in solidarity and love., NOTE : the 1st two words are (The End) and the last two words are (The Beginning) representing the end of the 1st era of Nightwish and the beginning of the next era
Thanks for sharing this. Many layers to this. Definitely needs multiple listens. Looking forward to get to know more about them and their music.
You have jumped straight in to the deep end of the pool, but this song and live performance is one their master pieces. This very good example of symphonic metal and sort of metal theather. Nightwish songs are always artistic and great.
This song is actually based on a real story about Nightwish fiunder and main composer Tuomas, depression and all kind of things lead to it. As you probably realised, this is a song about thoughts or mapping the phases before the suicide, and How the loving words prevented it to actually happening. Even story is very strong and emotional with such a strong lyrics, this is still the absolutely jewel 🙂
Amazing song! Especially with the backstory i now know a little bit of. Looking forward to more.
I saw your reaction to The Greatest Show on Earth and was impressed. So I went to see the beginning of your Nightwish journey and to my horrow saw that you started from the deepest end 😱. I shouldn't have doubted you though. Without any context, this was an exellent reaction. This song does have a way of bringing out the intented emmotions, even without context, but your interpetations of the lyrics were great. If you're a lyrics person, you will absolutely love Nightwish. Their music is amazing from multiple points of view.
Thanks for the kind words! I will definitely revisit this song at some point. I now know more of how it came about. I am definitely someone who gravitates towards lyrics. And the writing in these songs is incredible. Thanks for watching and have a wonderful day.
Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 🎶🎶🎶 Epic concert! 🎶🎶🎶 Next songs to react to: Ghost Love Score, Storytime, Ever Dream, Romanticide, Ghost River, Song of Myself
NIGHTWISH - Ghost Love Score (OFFICIAL LIVE) th-cam.com/video/JYjIlHWBAVo/w-d-xo.html
NIGHTWISH - Storytime (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html
Nightwish - Ever Dream (Wacken 2013) th-cam.com/video/YwGSAFarHRg/w-d-xo.html
NIGHTWISH - Romanticide (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html
Nightwish - Ghost River (Wacken 2013) th-cam.com/video/05eitd-EA6I/w-d-xo.html
Nightwish - Song of Myself LIVE th-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/w-d-xo.html
Setlist of this concert: 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
Audience in this concert was 82k+
Thanks for these!
New sub here, this song is so well composed that you don't need to know the story behind it. The song still makes you fee. Good catch on that song started with "the end" and ended with "the beginning. Please more Nightwish...I'm sure you will other songs ass well. Also be ready for Gabriel, :D and greetings from Finland. :D
Thank you so much for subscribing and taking the time to comment. And also for the heads up 😀
A big welcome to the Nightwish Universe - which I think will be perfect for you. And I must say I smiled a little, because you started with telling that you don't know Nightwish, you are a lyrics guy - a this song is 14 minutes looong.
Well - I bet you didn't notice the 14 minutes, because this masterpiece sucked you in from the first second, a didn't let you free before half an hour after the song finished 😏.
Tuomas is called Metal Mozart for a reason - and Floor..... you will probably never find another storyteller of her caliber. As you felt, she can express emotions, passion and feelings like no one else - she can actually bring people to tears on live TV (we will get there later).
Now you have met Nightwish - and a few of the Nightwish Army - a few hundred thousands of very keen and friendly fans, that will assist you on you journey into the Nightwish Universe.
And just ask - because the lyrics are complexed and poetic, often with quotes from scientist an/or writers, and in many layers. They are written to be individually interpreted - but there is a red line, and we can help you to track in or give you background and wider angels.
And this was not their longest.... 😂
Please always stick to the live versions ( except songs from Human Nature album)
I recommend the concerts with Floor as lead
Wacken 2013
Tampere 2015
Wembley 2015
Buenos Aires 2018
Hellfest 2022 & Deichband 2022
as a start..
Greetings from Nightwish Army Denmark 🇩🇰
This was straight into the deep! Thanks for the advice on the live performances, will keep that in mind. Greetings from Belgium!
welcome to Nightwish and their great fans they will help you on this beautiful journey..none of their songs sound the same thanks for your great reaction
Thanks so much! Been enjoying the songs i have heard so far.
This song is a masterpiece and in so many ways... Well most of their songs are tbf
The army’s coming!
Your friend from Tampere here, now watching your earlier Nightwish videos. You really started from deep end but did it very well 😊
Hello from Belgium! Thanks for watching. Yes, i had no idea what i was getting into 😅. But this is truly another masterpiece.
Amazing reaction! Thank you!
Thanks so much!
Well a very first: some reactor who does not know and love Nightwish and gets this jewel!
I never watch reactors reacin to The Poet that have not build up a love for Nightwish. you are a real one: i watched you in GLS and Storytime!
A very welcome to the beautiful world of Nightwish!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks so much for the kind words. I truly appreciate it. Looking forward to get to know them better and their music. The storytelling is amazing!
So cool you picked this song for starting your NW journey 👍 you felt the meaning and deepnes of their lyrics. sorry my english is awfull 😂 stay with subtitles. 🤟❤️🤟
Really an amazing piece of art. Your English is great! I forgot subtitles on the second video, but switched them back on for the third reaction and that one goes up later tonight.
When you want to go further on the path of our 1.83m (6ft.+) tall Dutch Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, here is some background information on the best and most versitale female singer of our time. Floor joined the band 'After Forever' in 1997 at the age of 16. Here are some of my favourites: ‘Energize me’; Monolith of Doubt’ and Dreamflight’.
Floor attended the then new Rock Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003. She also studied 2 years at the Conservatory (1 year Music Theatre and 1 year Opera).
'After Forever' disbanded in 2009 and Floor started her own band 'Revamp' from scratch. Here she experimented with different vocal styles within one song from full operatic to death growls in seconds. Here are some examples: ‘Misery’s no Crime’, ‘Wild card’ and ‘Disdain’.
Besides managing a band on her own she also did a lot of vocal coaching and as she is a perfectionist, she wants to do everything at 100%+. Eventually she had to pay the price and got a burnout. She had just recovered when end of september 2012 the call came from Nightwish to fill in for the remainder of the North American Tour at first as their second singer Annette got ill. Floor had just 48 hours to learn the whole setlist. There is a documentary made of this world tour: ‘Please learn the setlist in 48 hours’
Floor joined Nightwish after the iconic Wacken concert in 2013 as permanent member of the band. Floor continued to perform with 'Revamp’ also, but it was clear that she could not combine the two for much longer, so 'Revamp' disbanded in 2016. Floor did a side project called 'Northward' where she dived into the Hard Rock scene. The song 'While Love Died is a must see.
Her stunning performances on the Dutch TV show 'Beste Zangers 2019' gave her at last some more recognition in her home country where she was relatively unknown until then. There are numerous guest appearances with other bands to find on TH-cam. To see how to get a crowd of metalheads silenced and in awe watch her featuring with the band 'Epica' and the song 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa’ and to see her in full opera mode, watch her rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini. As live concerts were cancelled and home isolation due to the Covid situation, Floor discovered TH-cam in these years. Mindblowing covers, chats with her idols and other singers, vocal masterclasses, personal insights and so much more. She even made a video reacting to herself singing Ghost Love Score at Wacken. Lots of technical info and some memories of her starting with Nightwish.
Also her Fan Friday videos are hilarious. Just unpack some of these and other presents she left on her channel. Also videos of her solotour she did with songs of her impressive career. Her latest endeavour is her stunning solo album ‘My Paragon. Floor is a high sensitive person, so peace and quiet is as important for her. Living by the woods in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer of the band Sabaton), daughters Freja (turns 7 years this march) and Lucy (born last october) ,a couple of horses, dogs and cats, she found this.
Thank you for sharing all this. I will check out her channel as well. Did not know she was Dutch. I am Belgian, from the Dutch/Flemish speaking part. Looking forward to more music.
@@SaeedReacts. There are a number of great symphonic metal bands similar to Nightwish from the Netherlands you should checkout. Two of my favorites are Epica and Blackbriar. Both are female fronted bands. Epica has been around not quite as long as Nightwish (about 20 years) and is darker, heavier, more symphonic then Nightwish. Blackbriar is a relatively newer band that leans heavily into dark, gothic themes and imagery in their songs and videos. For Epica I would recommend Sirens- of Blood and Water. Inspired by the original Little Mermaid story by Hans Christian Anderson but with a dark twist to the ending. For Blackbriar I would recommend Arms of the Ocean (interesting lyrically as the perspective shifts between a sailor and a siren) or My Souls Demise (inspired by the medieval practice of sin eating). All good lyrically driven songs.
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"The end....The beginning" And Helluwa Lot in between, only from the lyrical stand of point.
Now that you´ve seen and heard a glimpse of what they are capable on stage I kindly urge you to check out more of this magical band....You won´t be disappointed. Especially if you´re a ´lyrics guy´(as you brought out) I´ll assure you that you will find tons and tons of pleasurable moments with the stories they´re fitting in their awesomeness of compositions.
Cool Cool reaction män and keep on rockin´ with them!
Warm greets from the freeeeeezing Finland(winter 2024)
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Hey! So much in between. This really was a great piece of art. Will definitely explore music of them. Thank you for watching and have a great day.
Vwey good first reaction. Thanks for that :)
Thanks so much!
Thank you!!
Welcome to the rabbit hole of Nightwish! 😁 You are gonna love Nightwish since you are a lyrics guy. They have such wonderful stories!
This is a powerful, emotional song... in a way maybe a bit difficult as a first song to hear from Nightwish but it is just as good song to start as any otheer song from them. The meaning behind the song is just very deep. Like others here in the comments have said, this was Tuomas' (the keyboradist and the writer of the song) way of dealing with depression. Tuomas suffered a lot when he (and the band) had to fire Nightwish's original lead singer Tarja Turunen. Writing this song helped him to deal with the aftermath of that situation and the feelings involved.
But what can I say, from great sorrow and pain came amazing song.
Tuomas Holopainen is a mastermind and he is called the metal mozart. He is really talented composer and lyricist.
The singer here is Floor Jansen (as you noticed). She is also amazing. She has one of the greates voices in music as you'll come to notice.
Thanks you! What a great piece of art and performance. And the writing is incredible. Looking forward to more
Hello Saeed and welcome to the phenomenal world of Nightwish. As you like good poetry you're in the right place with NW. Tuomas (pronounce TOO-oh-mas) is a poet, an empath and calls himself an escapist. In his lyrics he often refers to the innocence of a child and his happy childhood. He wanted to become a marine biologist but the music took over but he is still an Ocean Soul (also often referred to in his lyrics). In this song was the line "I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more", it meant that he couldn't go to his fellow bandmembers with his grief because they were also dealing with their feelings and couldn't console him. Luckily that sad period is over now. Today Tuomas is a happily married man and the band is better than ever. I hope you will enjoy more NW music and poetry! New sub here. Greetings from The Netherlands!
Thanks for sharing this. Glad he is doing better now. Looking forward to more music. Groetjes uit België!
Tuomas Holopainen ( keys) songwriter,composer. Nightwish band from Finland.
Excited to continue this journey and get to know them better. 1 more Nightwish reactio coming today.
Allways tear up at the last part,its a great song❤greetings from Holland!
A true masterpiece. Groetjes uit België.
Kom je uit Belgie?
Wat leuk🙃
Song of myself live at wacken 2013 or everdream live, everdream is my all time favorite song ❤️❤️❤️
I am positive, i will get to those as well. Storytime reaction will go up later tonight.
"The end" lyric at the beginning I think is in reference to the end of an era with Nightwish's first singer (Tarja Turunen) whom had been ousted from the band after 9 years.
"The beginning" lyric at the end is probably the recognition of rebirth for the band moving forward with a new singer and also a new beginning into maturity as an adult. The lyric of 'infanticide' could mean the death of innocence of a young man being forced to become a mature adult - making adult decisions. (firing his long time school friend - first singer)
This is the first song on the first album with the new singer back in 2007, perhaps to send a clear message that as upsetting as it was - the band is moving forward without Tarja Turunen.
The music and lyrics inbetween 'the end/the beginning' is the expression of turmoil and sacrifice and depression that occurred after firing the first singer. Lot's of biblical references and Edgar Allen Poe references to The Pit & Pendulum.
It's a song worth putting more time into, especially once you have listened to more Nightwish and discovered the band and it's members. I recommend coming back to this once you have more songs 'under your belt'.
If you love lyrics then you'll love Nightwish. I encourage you to dive deeply into them, you'll be glad you did.
I love lyrics! So definitely will explore more and come back to this one, once i get to know their music better.
Great reaction, not the easiest one to start with 😊. Wish you a wonderful trip down the rabbit hole 😊
Thanks so much. Excited for more.
the North German Division of the Nightwish Army reports !! We are there.
The Bande
Vocals : Floor Jansen
Bass,Vocals : Marco Hietala
Guitar : Emppu Vuorinen
Keyboards,Songwriting. : Tuomas Holopainen
Uilleann Pipes : Troy Donockley
Drums :1-Jukka Nevalainen until 2013 /and then 2-Kai Hahto.
Thanks for sharing this! Have a lot to learn.
What Gabriel said! Masterpiece! Nightwish Army, Blue Mountains Corps, Australa. edit: nice pauses at 11:07 and 16:50 - the mastermind behind this opus. Tuomas Holopainen. Fantasy books? "Wolves of Calla"? Have a look at Nightwish "7-Days to the Wolves" - live version from this same concert!
Looking forward to many more! Thanks for watching and have a wonderful day.
This song is the Dark Night by Tuomas the keyboardist, the end is the beginning, but not because the story was inverted, but because after the mental storm that happened, he came out alive... and from then on a new way began of seeing life, and that is reflected in his later albums without a doubt.
Now that i know a bit more about the backstory that makes sense and is a beautiful thing. I have gone through a similar transformation the past few years and i draw inspiration from songs and stories like these. Happy that he is in a better place now.
Thanks for reacting to Nightwish bro. You got to check them out performing “ghost love score” live Wacken 2013
This was great! Will check that one out to. Thanks!
You pick a tough one to start with. This has a lot of backstory. Great reaction!🤘🎸Floor is the vocal goddess!
Now i know a bit more about it after reading the comments. Definitely need to go back after i get more familiar with their music. Thanks for watching.
The start of the song is the end of the time before, the end of the song is the beginning of the time after. That is why the end is first and the beginning is last.
Ooh, now i understand. With some of the context i have read so far and your comment. Thanks so much!
@@SaeedReacts. Its sort of when someone is in a really bad depression, and the clock is ticking down to them offing them self, or in this case, someone basically bullied do off them self and its just ticking down to the moment it going to happen.
But then someone give them a unrealized perspective or love, and there life can start over.
This song is specifically a bout a incident that happened to the songs composer (They dude on the keyboard), actually mentioned by name in the song "Thomas"
The band is from Finland, though the female singer is Dutch.
One way to interpret the "the End" and "the Beginning" is that this describes one phase of life ending and a new chapter beginning.
He went so deep he had to reinvent himself to become whole again. And it was of course an end of an era for the band, too, having kicked their lead singer who was part of the signature, and start of something new.
Beautiful!
New sub here wish you welcome to nightwish army. You love fantasy, so do i and this band greate the best musician fantasy world in my opinion. I’m so happy at you like these masterpiece. Greetings from Finland.
Thank you so much for subscribing. Looking forward to more Nightwish! Have a wonderful day.
Nightwish Army in the house!Love you didn't do this like everybody else. I know you'll Love -Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean, the Buoenos Aires version. Btw End of life ,Beginning of death.
Hi, hope you are well! Looking forward to discover these songs. Thanks! Have a great day!
Awesome band, major song to start with, but love it!
A suggestion from a subscriber. Went in blind 😅. But great work of art. Some of the lines, really hit!
I hope you enjoy Nightwish
I am enjoying the journey and will continue. Have a great day.
Great reaction, cheers from Finland 😊
Thanks so much. Greetings from Belgium
Another soul snatched by the Valkyrie Godess
You get it bro ,great reaction, new subscriber here.
They'll hundreds of comments telling you the backstory of this song.
Please continue this incredible Nightwish journey ......Follow Gabriel's comment it has the secret sauce.
Live Nightwish is the way to go one of the few bands who are better live .
Thanks for subscribing and i will keep your advice in mind for the next video's. Have a great day.
Welcome and this is an unusual start to Nightwish, as this is a very personal song for the keyboardist and composer, Tuomas Holopainen. This was the song he wrote after the first singer was let go and he got massive hate from both fans and critics. He was very depressed for a long time, so this was a way of handling that part of his life.
Regarding the lyric part "2nd robber to the right of Christ", this is what I find:
The one to Christ's right has become known as the “Good Thief,” while the one to His left is referred to as the “Unrepentant Thief.” While the Gospels do not mention specific names, tradition tells us the Good Thief was named Saint Dismas, and the Unrepentant Thief, Gestas.
Hope to see You go down the rabbit hole of Nightwish.
Seems i jumped into the deep end of the pool. Thanks for sharing this with me. Hope to get to more Nightwish soon, because this was truly amazing. Have a great day.
@@SaeedReacts. You're welcome. There is of course no wrong way of entering Nightwish, but this is the one we (Nightwish Army) normally recommend after getting to know the band and getting into the backstory of the band and lineups.
Have a really nice day as well!
Ok perfect reaction, liked and subscribed 🤟❤️🤟
Thanks so much! Have a great day!
Wow Saeed, you really stepped in it with this song. We normally start a reactor with something a little more gentle like Ghost Love Score from Wacken 2013.
I really went in blind off of a suggestion. But this was amazing! Will explore more!
The vocals of Floor Jansen can melt anyone's heart. Nightwish made a movie you may like to watch called Imaginaerum spelt this way because Imaginerium was already taken. The trailer for the film is on You Tube. Great reaction bro.
Cool they made their own movie. That's the dream!
They area Angeles on this earth and you are an Angel too because you understand it
Thank you for the kind words ❤️
Hello Saeed! 🤘🏻 You took a big step with this song because this is one of the big ones.. Bold move man..
Bold, but without knowing 😅. This was truly great. Will go back to this one after i learn more about their music. Have a great weekend!
@@SaeedReacts.Have a good one too mister 🤘🏻
Bro, you jumped in the deep end with this as your starting point. Listening to your thoughts as you tried to figure this out along with what you offered about yourself... you're going to love this band! Every member is a master at their craft. My favorite is Floor who is classically trained with an amazing range and switches between styles seemingly with incredible ease. Enjoy the journey. New subscriber here.
The deep end with no water and head first 😅. All jokes aside this was an amazing piece of art and i am looking forward to get to know Nightwish better and ofcourse their music. Thanks for subscribing and have a great day !
This band is pure FIRE. PS - hope youre well my friend. Nightwish does things to a person. Unlocks emotions. Beauty in the darkness like the world. Stay strong brother. You appear to be struggling i see sorrow in your eyes and if you need you can always talk if you ever need it. Much love from Canada.
Thanks so much for the support, brother. I appreciate it. Been through dark times, but the last 2 years it has gotten better. Take care!
@@SaeedReacts. you and me both. Was a addict for 12 years to cocaine, ex died in my arms, was in a bad bad way. Now 2 years clean. Don't even know what got me out of that life and turned it around but music I guess. Still a struggling but its gotta get better right?! Gotta love the heavy metal community. Without them I'd be dead. You should hear the album: damnation by the band OPETH. That music got me through the darkest days. Anyway love the reacts. Another special band is Babymetal - from dusk til dawn is beautiful and dark. And they are mega popular like nightwish if your looking for more requests. 👍
Un coucou de l'armée NIGHTWISH de France, très bonne réaction et analyse à l'écoute du plus grand groupe du monde pour ma part. Vous venez de faire connaissance du métal symphonique et de notre reine Floor, mais vous n'avez qu'effleuré le dessus de l'iceberg et vous n'êtes qu'a l'entrée du terrier de lapin. Je vous souhaite de bons floorgasmes et continuez vos réactions nous serons toujours derrière vous pour vous soutenir pour notre groupe...... Encore plus d'écoutes s'il vous plait...... Merci. Continuez sur le festival du Wacken Open Air 2013, vous êtes sur de ne pas vous tromper, les quinze chansons du set sont des classiques pour tous les fans du groupe et sont à écouter absolument. Habituellement les nouveaux réacteur commence avec le Ghost Love Score, une merveille qui montre une partie de l'étendu de la gamme de Floor. Ensuite faites le Ever Dream qui commence comme une douce ballade voix piano et sur un signe de Marko ( le bassiste ) continue d'accélérer pour finir comme un train à grande vitesse, puis essayez du plus lourd avec Ghost River pour entendre le mélange des voix de Floor avec Marko ou encore plus lourd avec Romanticide..... Et je pense que notre ami Gabriel Bardac devait arriver sous peu, ou être déjà passé ( Un grand MERCI à Gabriel d'avoir repris le flambeau de notre regrettée Anne ) cliquez sur son nom et allez sur communauté, vous pourrez suivre sa liste en toute confiance avec les meilleurs mixages à la bonne vitesse et avec le meilleur audio mais ce n'est pas une obligation, juste un sage conseil pour entendre une petite partie du meilleur du groupe. Continuez les filets du groupe sont tendus et il vous sera très difficile de vous en sortir, plus de NIGHTWISH s'il vous plait ...... Bonne écoute et à bientôt, et un nouvel abonné ici.......Paix sur vous mon ami..
Thank you for sharing this! Looking forward to more. Peace my friend!
It is the song written by the keybordist and leader of the band, song, he wrote about his suicide that never happened in the real life; wrote as a mean of prevention of real.
Wow, that is a dark , but super creative concept!
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This was an amazing piece of art.
Hello Saeed. I like your style...you seem to be a thoughtful guy. New sub. All the best to you! Greetings from America ✌️🤘
Hi Ivan, thank you for the kind words and subscribing. I appreciate that. Have a great day. Greetings from Belgium.
Yo, nightwish army, glad to see you're here - but you guys should also listen to the Renegades. "Ren - Hi Ren" is a good start. :)
A bold move, straight into the band’s magnum opus! This is a song you really need to research before listening, to get the best out of it.
Bold without knowing it. Is it still bold then 😅? Will definitely come back to this one at some point. Now exploring more of their music.
Hope you dive down the rabbit hole.
Tuomas is inspired by all things, including poetry (Poe in this one), and incorporates his muses into his song writing.
I think he would be honored if it inspired you to write something and feel creative.
Here he deals with his emotions following the firing of the first singer and watching fans/friends/and even govt officials take her side, even though it was unanimous by the band & warranted (she was leaving anyway the following year to go solo).
To me, it is the stages of grief from sadness & depression, through hopelessness, anger, and then acceptance & hope, given by his parents who said the actual words to him in the end section. It is "The Beginning" because it started a new Era of the band. :)
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Thanks for sharing. It is powerful! Looking forward to more Nightwish. Greetings from Belgium.
You picked the most complicated and personal song for the start 😀
Most reactors are told to stay away from it until they know what and who Nigthwish is. But you did VERY good. Especially noticing the "beginning and end thing" has impressed me.
I had no idea 😅. Glad i picked up some things, its definitely a very well put together piece with a lot of backstory and just the structure is amazing. Will go back once i get more familiar with their music. Looking forward to get to know them better. Thanks for watching!
This song is Tuomas' way of dealing with his grief, I think its pretty close to following the five stages, the end of the song is acceptance and moving forward into a new phase of life.
Great concept and powerful story of how it came into existence. Beautiful piece of art.
Great reaction to an awesome song/composition. You started out with one of the biggest but soo many more great songs. As for books/authors, have you read Patrick Rothfuss "The Name of the Wind", the 1st of the Kingkiller Chronicle???
Will explore more. Unfortunately i have read that book and the second one, and now im in the trenches waiting with everyone for Doors of Stone 😅. All jokes aside great book.
@@SaeedReacts. it's been a very long wait🤯
The end is the beginning: definition of a transition.... That what marks the end of something also marks the beginning of something else...
Beautiful. Definitely want to revisit this track after i am more familiar with their music and story.
@@SaeedReacts.
Thnx 4 this. Go on with the stuff. Welcome to the Nightwish army^^.
Please listen to Song of myself at Wacken. And, i am sure this will leave you speachless, the Gratest show on earth at Tampere.
Due to Marco's voice , the wiking bassman, give The phantom of the opera a try,
the"old" Nightwish singer Tarja will show her quality as well.
Peace from Hermany and pls stay save
Thank you for watching and the recommendation. Have a wonderful day. Greetings from Belgium.
NW army Austria us with you🤟❤️❤️🤟
Hey! Grateful you are joining me! Greetings from Belgium and more Nightwish coming tonight. 🤘❤️
excellent reaction ... now try the 2013 Wacken Open Air concert that contains the best or the best by Nightwish starting with the anthem of the band ... GHOST LOVE SCORE!! you'll be blown away by Floor's (The Valkyrie Queen) voice!
Continue from the same concert with STORYTIME, EVER DREAM, GHOST RIVER, ROMANTICIDE, DARK CHEST OR WONDERS ...
Then jump to the Tampere concert and listen to THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
After these, just take a break and notice that you have become a much-much happier person... 🙂
Thanks so much for these recommendations. Looking forward to these and also be happier! We all want and need that 😀. Have a great day!
Love to you! :)
This was great! Thanks for the recommendation 😀
Lovely reaction. I had the same feeling and watery eyes when the "Be still, my son, you're home. Oh when did you become so cold?"-line hit me for the first time. Having gone through stuff and not really being able to tell my mother what's going on, why I am feeling so.. lost, sad. It hit's, hard.
Hello NWA checking in .
Hello from Belgium
Great reaction tx you should also hear and react to Floor together with Henk Poort singing "the phantom of the opera" in a program called "Beste zangers 2019", it is absolutly amazing, best duet ever.....:), greetings from Holland
Thanks! Will get to that one at some point. Fijn weekend!
Tuomas is the keyboard player. He writes 90 % of the songs. This song is written about their fist Singer that the band fired. However he was blamed by a lot of fans. This was a way of coming to terms with it. If you notice it's exactly 3 minutes from the talking part. To him slicing his throat. Also it's very emotional for him. You may have noticed the guitar player (Emppu) and the bass player (Marko) com stand beside him for support.
Thanks for sharing this context. Many layers to this.
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Excited for this journey.
lyrics guy? you are there with Nightwish.
Looking forward to more. Great writing in this one! Definitely need to go back and listen again to catch more.
Wow man! After listening to you and watching your reaction, I'm 100% sure you'll become a NW fan.
You said you like good lyrics... well there's no-one who writes more meaningful or better lyrics than Tuomas Holopainen.
You said you love fantasy literature... well NW has tons of fantasy related stuff especially the older stuff, which you would probably enjoy.
Welcome to the world of Nightwish my guy!
Thanks so much! I will definitely explore more Nightwish soon. Looking forward to it. Have a great day!
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this is a song about Thomas's breakdown and depression after fairing Tarja there first singer and his muse that he haw road all there songs so he war hewely in doubt that the band cut survive her departure and when he got a heavy backlash from there fans and even the prim minister of Suomi his homeland had negative comments about him he even decided suicide the only thing saving him ware his mother and farther if you break it down you have stubbedness ai just ignore self-pity anger and despair and the last one is about a new start that floor delivers so fine that no ais is dray
Thanks for sharing. That is heavy. Ive wandered in those dark places myself.
Heady place to start with Nightwish😃
This song is a masterpiece, but there's a lot to it. As you said you'll need many listens to catch it all.
I’ve seen some people misconstrue the line “Second Robber to the Right of Christ” as Judas because of his position in DaVinci’s “The Last Supper,” but Tuomas is never careless with lyrics, and Judas is not a “robber.”
Tuomas is calling himself a “Penitent Thief.” The Penitent Thief in the Gospel of Luke Chapter 23, Vs 40-43 is one of the two criminals crucified with Jesus, one to his left and one to his right, the first of whom (often called the impenitent thief) challenges Jesus to prove he is the messiah by getting them all out of the mess they’re in. The Penitent thief rebukes the other, calling their sentences just, but stating that Jesus had done no wrong, and asks Jesus “remember me, when you come into your kingdom, to which Jesus replies “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." Luke never actually says which robber was on which side, but tradition holds that “the good thief” was on the right, and this is how they are generally depicted in religious art.
Welcome to the Rabbit hole, brother, it's a deep one.
Give Ghost Love Score live at Wacken 2013 a listen.
Prepare for the Valkyrie Goddess to Floor you again.😃
Thank you for sharing this! It was a big one to start with. Excited to explore more.
This is a very interesting choice as the very first song to react to Nightwish, but as a new listener, is alright, but usually, this one is either the last, or second last song to do, due to its heavy content and dark background, most newbies start with Ghost Love Score, I guess the person who recommended this one wanted to make you "suffer" 😅 but hey, you enjoyed it, that's the good thing of going blind. I'm a writer as well and Tuomas' composition style has woken up my muse, who had been in hybernation, until I re-discovered them, a few years ago
Jumped straight into the deepend 😅. Its definitely an amazing piece and inspiring for sure. Looking forward to continue this journey. Have a wonderful day.
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Thanks for the recommendation. That one is going on the list. Have a great day!
The second robber to the right of Christ does not refer to Da Vinci's Last Supper but rather to the man crucified to the right of Christ. His name is said to have been Dismas also known as The Good Thief.
Ooh thanks for explaining that one.
Nope, it's refers to the Last Supper and second on the right is Judas.
@@jopes4855 If you say so. That doesn't really make sense though, Second robber suggests that there was a first - who was that? Whereas there were two robbers crucified with Christ Dismas and Gestas.
@@iainmackie6421 Ofcourse there is room for possibilities, but there was no 2 robbers on right side on cross. It can also be something totally different.
@@jopes4855 Could be mate. Just giving my take on it.
I love that you did not read in to the backstory. Many thinks that you need that to react but that is bullshit and you did just show why in this reaction. This is a masterpiece regardless if you know anything about it or just pay attention that you did
Thanks for this comment. I appreciate that. Really an amazing piece of art. Storytelling at its finest.
Here the Nightwish army Dutch Division..... you just entered the Nightwish rabbit hole! 😁👍
Also try Romanticide from Wacken (or do the whole concert) and watch "Yours is an empty hope" at Wembley (th-cam.com/video/GAMMYicjq-Y/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-ICpJlUGBoDdF-yJ).
Then when you're ready for it read the story behind "The poet and the pendulum" and then watch the video 😢 also at Wembley.... th-cam.com/video/HStJNIX5qnY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Tht6hFHrv8Q9PQ09
Judas, second robber to the right of christ...
Loved your reaction!
Thanks! Excited to continue this journey. This was epic!
I see lots of Floorgasms❤😂
I am beginning to understand that term 😃❤️
I just can't believe you paused the video at the exact moment the blade hit Tuomas, and you didn't even see it .... but I'm guessing you know about the whole thing by now, 10 months later, haha. I will check out a few more Nightwish reactions you did.