Yeah, but I need to point out that the reason Floor points out Juka at the end its because he's the one responsible for most of the composition on Ghost Love Score.
in case ya haven’t heard, Tuomas is a got’ damn museekul genius! Hello from Atlanta! Yes, what everyone else said! I could only add, and also look at the caliber of musicians he gets to work with to implement that musical genius. Inspiring to watch, and wonder what it must feel like to have those skills!
Floor Jensen, First of her name, Queen of the Valkyries, Sovereign of mortals, Lady of Nightwish, Protector of the Metal Realm. May she reign in grace, clarity and power.
@@JoTummers What she can't do? Well, I can at least name a couple of things that she hasn't done so far: Baroque music, a cappella, such stuff. She is very good in sustaining long notes to infinity. But I haven't seen her doing stuff that needs a lot of flexibility.
@@Nikioko in one of her streams she has done some a capella. She is not a classical singer s I guess she has not done baroque yet, bet she has sung classical music. In the Beste Zangers show she does many different styles.
@@JoTummers When I say a cappella, I am talking about vocal emsemble, the royal discipline of singing where it is uttermost important that all voices mix properly to avoid any beats. Like this: th-cam.com/video/H3v9unphfi0/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/-Cz8nQAi2A4/w-d-xo.html And when I am talking about early musc like Baroque, da capo arias with lots of colloraturas are meant: th-cam.com/video/c4DpYgG3FyM/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/iIMlQGcvDG8/w-d-xo.html I really would like to hear her singing something like that because it is FAR more complicated than what she usually sings.
what about the drummer in pain killer from judas priest ? yes that song is shorter than this, but he playes harder and faster XD but none the less.. this is as good as it gets
85% i guess. GLS is THE song for showcasing Floor. The songs you are about to suggest are beautiful songs mainly because of the composer and execution by skilled musicians.
@@ArsRegnandi Uhm, would you consider Poet and the Pendulum to be the flagship of Floors vocal abilities? Operatic, belting, soft whispering and high notes are all present.
One of my joys in life is seeing expert singers and vocal coaches see Floor sing for the first time. I particularly love when they mention the belting early in the song, they have NO IDEA what is about to happen to them. And then they find out she is a vocal coach too.
@@TheWiseGrif Tuomas says a whole album of music just falls into his head, he then refines it and writes his highly poetic, metaphoric and allegorical lyrics around that following a theme. You're dead right, Pip Williams does the orchestrations in conjunction with Tuomas using the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Metro Voices at Angel Studios in London. Apparently some of these works become 600 tacks to be mixed down after the whole band has refined the arrangement and added guitar solos and vocals. For the stage, the various orchestral pieces are stored and arranged in Pro Tools and Tuomas controls them from one of the keyboards, it's a rod for your own back as timing is critical so they all have a click track in the monitors. That's a brief précis, its more complex in reality and there are YT documentaries that show some of the work involved.
Tuomas makes orchestral demo with his keyboard/workstation and because it's Nightwish and of course that's not enough they take it to London where they turn that digital orchestra demo into actual orchestral piece with Pip Williams. That's how it works.
Greatest musical genius of our generation? Bullshit! You haven't heard much comtemporary music in your life, have you? He is good, indeed, but he definitely doesn't deserve that superlative.
Hello @ Ken Lavigne ! Nightwish fans here, your reaction just appeared on our radar.. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing in 2013 at Wacken Open Air festival, in front of a 82k+ audience. About the instrumental and vocal added parts you noticed - 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. And yes, there is a mastermind behind all this composition, as you suspected: Tuomas Holopainen, named by many "the modern metal Mozart" :) Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals .And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrulmentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " Hope you'll continue this journey with us, so I'll drop here a list of songs with the current lineup of the band you may like: "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/1Xi4n8dJcF8/w-d-xo.html "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) th-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/w-d-xo.html "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) th-cam.com/video/S8E3L7ggLMM/w-d-xo.html "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/05eitd-EA6I/w-d-xo.html "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) th-cam.com/video/knqeI807ZlY/w-d-xo.html "Sleeping Sun"live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) th-cam.com/video/rsotlzr9wNw/w-d-xo.html "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) th-cam.com/video/NhEuAPYm_Ug/w-d-xo.html "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/wA44tjaP5n0/w-d-xo.html "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) th-cam.com/video/TBOdgxjb0kM/w-d-xo.html "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/w-d-xo.html "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/AN239Pbqbjo/w-d-xo.html "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/XvsfwAPbWXc/w-d-xo.html And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Wembley 2015 th-cam.com/video/vyLsU7Q333k/w-d-xo.html Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg.html You can also react to Floor Jansen's performances in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands), here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): th-cam.com/play/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo.html Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.
@@gabriel.bardac It is bitter sweet to see the post. Reading the comments and looking for the familiar words written by Ann, their ring bringing up past conversations with her. It is good to see whispers of her floating out here. Even though the whispers remind us all that she is gone.
@@kencramer1697 I followed the Nightwish reaction train for years, and Ann's history speech always stood out in the comments. Many reactors fell in love with the band because of it, and many of the contradictions between the fans faded over time due to Ann's kindness. It would be sad if all this good was lost. One way or another, this flag must be carried on. I am honored that I was able to help.
Tuomas the keyboardist writes 95% of their music and lyrics and that includes the orchestral backing track which is recorded in London with the Philharmonic Orchestra. The band use click tracks for timings. Floor is a vocal powerhouse and chameleon, she can change her technique mid word to suit the music, she's also got the charisma and stature to control the audience and front the band. The rest of the band are world class musicians and Nightwish is what happens when you have 6 people (the sixth member Troy isn't in this song) who obviously love what they do and love each other perform together with some of the cleverest and well written music in the genre. Their music ranges from Thrash/Death metal to Folk rock and even Jazz, you need a versatile singer and Floor is among the best. There are lots of metal singers that also sing classical style but Floor is one of the best.
@@TheMiataDriver It's a timing sound in their in ear monitors so they can all keep the same time. They generally can't actually hear the music that well on stage because the PA stacks are out in front of them facing the audience. I'm not sure if the in ears are just for click track or sound from the band as well.
@@TheMiataDriver en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_track 'Click tracks can also aid live bands that want to synchronize a live performance with things like prerecorded backing tracks, pyrotechnics and stage lighting.' Nightwish in a nutshell :)
While Tuomas does a lot of the orchestral writing himself, Ghost Love Score was the first song that Pip Williams joined the production team as the orchestrator, a role he has continued through the present. He and Tuomas collaborate on the orchestral sound, and he has the freedom to contribute his own ideas, which have enriched the symphonic part of this amazing band.
One thing you have to consider aswell is that she preformed this one almost at the end of the concert, so she has already been singing for 1h before doing this one live!
Yep. As great as this performance is, it just scratches the surface of what Floor can do. Hope to see some more from Ken, especially looking forward to his face when he hears Yours is an Empty Hope. :D
@@wc41284 And it has to be the Wembley one. . . . . . . . . .But you're right, Ken has a ways to go yet to see Floor use her scale and scope of capability and I hope we get many more reactions from him on Nightwish, it's one hell of a journey.
1:17 "Whoever mixed this is a genius, that sounds amazing!" Yeah, so amazing that no band before or since (including this same band) has been able to come up with a symphonic metal song quite as good as this.
Talking about the top bands in symphonic metal you can approach it by having a look at the great Dutch female symphonic metal singers: You do know Floor Jansen from Nightwish and you experienced Nightwish already. But you just got a first tiny hint of her range and capabilities, incl. deep growling (Yours an empty Hope from Wembley). Then there is Simone Simmons from Epica. You have to experience „Sancta Terra“ from Epica feat. Floor Jansen. Another song to listen to is „Consign to Oblivion“. A unique singer of her own is Sharon den Adel from „Within Temptation“. They are incredible as well. First songs to listen to might be „And we run feat. Xzibit“ (symphonic metal meets rap), „Angels“ and „Paradise feat. Tarja“ (the first singer of Nightwish). Charlotte Wessels from „Delain“ is the next to explore: „Masters of Destiny“ is a must. Delain did a couple of songs with Marco from Nightwish like „Sing to me fest. Marco Hietala“ Anneke van Giersbergen (former from The Gathering) did a great duet with Sharon den Adel: Within Temptation „Somewhere“ Another symphonic metal band to mention is Xandria from Germany. They had for some time another awesome Dutch singer: Dianne van Giersbergen. Try „Nightfall“. Greetz from a German-Dutch concert photographer
Tuomas is the brain behind 98% of all they do. As you explore more nightwish you will quickly learn to appreciate the genius of his composition and songwriting skills
Let's not forget Sharon den Adel. Who was not classically trained but has a very natural beautiful unique saprano voice. Lot's of love for Within Temptation.
It’s all Tuomas the guy that plays the keyboards, he writes 95 percent of their stuff. Thanks 😊 they might have an orchestral group do a lot of their back tracks.
No. Floor had been singing with the band for almost a year at the time of this concert, though still as a session-singer at this point. The concert where she jumped in at short notice was in the USA; for which she had 48 hours to learn the setlist and get herhelf from her sisters wedding in the Netherlands to Seattle for their first gig together. GLS wasn't on the set list then; it was added in later at her request.This Wacken concert marked the end of their Imaginaerum World Tour. The rest is history.
Hey, if you want to hear Floor growling, you should definitely check out nightwish wembley 2015 shudder before the beautiful and yours is an empty hope, thanks 😊 she was also in other bands before she joined nightwish, After forever, northward, and Revamp, more growling styles.
The writer is mostly Toumas Halopenian the keyboard player and the track playing is the London Symphony. Floor Jansen has been a vocal coach herself. You have the greatest smile and you are very expressive, two wonderful assets when doing reaction videos. Enjoyed this very much, thank you
@@Nikiokobecause a soprano with a more than three octave range isn't big! Right. Indeed style isn't the same as range - but Floor utilizes both, and they're pretty vast!
She can't do most techniques used in metalcore and deathcore (including pig squeal and blegh), she can't transition from false cord scream to rap or pop and back with no problems at all. Btw, technique ≠ range. False cord screaming (or like you know it incorrectly as growling) isn't deep and low most of the time.
You haven't seen it all! She's such a versatile singer. The most versatile in the industrie. From small to large. from head voice to chest voice, and in the mix. From sweet and small to growling. She sings what the music needs. Tuomas is the brilliant composer off it all. He is the keybord player. All musicians are verry talented. If you want a different kind off Nightwish try, Yours is a empty hope or Romanticide.
So glad to see another voice coach watch Floor & the wonderful work of Nightwish. Toumas the keyboardist is fondly known as the Metal Mozart. He Works with the London Philharmonic & London Metro Choir / LM Children’s choir for backing tracks. Every song is different and a treat with these guys. Welcome down the rabbit hole. Let the Nightwish Army guide your journey! Also check out Floor on the Dutch TV show Beste Zangers from 2019 for more of her versatility singing several styles of music. Show is a group of popular singers from different genres each singing the featured ones own music,or songs special for them. Floor is outstanding.
There is plenty of really good Nightwish performances with Floor to look at but for a vocal coach and his students maybe the best place to go is to watch Floor’s performances on the Dutch tv show Beste Zangers. This is not a competition or reality show but a show in which professional singers from various genres (pop, rock, musical theatre, classical etc.) come together. Each episode one of them is the guest of honour and the others sings either one of his / her songs or a song that has special significance for that person. This means that most of them have at some point step outside of their comfort zone and do a song in a style that is far removed to what they are used to do. Floor killed every performance she did starting of with a killer version of the operetta song Vilja Lied (guest of honour was classical tenor Henk Poort, who also was the original Dutch Phantom Of The Opera) and culminated 7 weeks later in a stunning version of Phantom Of The Opera in a duet with Henk Poort (in which they combine the original song with the Nightwish arrangement of it). Up to this tv show except for those in the metal scene nobody knew her and the fact she is the lead singer in one of the biggest metal bands on the planet. That tv show pretty much changed all of that which meant she actually started doing a series of solo shows here in NL plus Nightwish was also selling way more tickets. Alas, corona struck although her solo shows were almost all before the outbreak, the Nightwish shows have been postponed for now.
Floor is a mother, a horse owner & rider, and her vocals are heavenly!! She has not released her vocal beast yet! She saves that for near the close! You'll see & hear!! Hold on to your hat. Here it comes. GO Floor!!!!!!!!! Thanks Ken!!!!!!!!!
If I remember correctly there were 82 or 83 thousand people in the crowd for this concert. As far as the compositions go, Tuomas (the keyboardist) does most of the compositions with Pip Williams, and then the orchestral backing tracks are recorded by the London Philharmonic
Hello there Mr. Thanks for This Awesome Reaction! I've been watching a lot Reactions of this song by Nightwish! But You... Your Faces, Your eyes... Tell Us You are surprised and enjoying this Performance and the Beauty of Miss Floor Jansen Queen of Metal 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Hey, nice video, you should definitely check out Floor Jansen on a Dutch reality show beste zangers, it shows all the different styles and languages she can do, at least 5 or 6 languages, Dutch, German, English, Finnish, and Spanish, thanks 😊 the show she was on was in 2019.
DEFINITELY CONCUR WITH WATCHING EVERY ONE OF HER PERFORMANCE FROM BESTE ZANGERS. It REALLY showcases her range of vocal ability, as she sings everything from classical opera, to music theater, to salsa, to pop.
She literally brings people to weaping tears during the show. I was introduced to her last week with duet performance of Phantom of the Opera that slays. Nightwish, a Viking band whose female lead vocalist is a six foot Dutch Shield Maiden whom everyone worships as a Queen, apparently. When you see a photo group shot from Beste Zangers, she towers over ever one.
Thank you for your analysis of this incredible performance by Flor Jansen and Nightwish. I appreciate your musical and vocal knowledge and willingness to embrace and critique different musical styles.
Welcome to Nightwish :) This was but a tiny sampling of what Floor, and the band can do. I hope you'll continue reacting to them. The bass player, Marko, is an amazing singer in his own right. Romanticide, or Ghost River would be good ones to hear both of them together.
imagine being there close to the stage, it must feel like seeing a godess singing right in front of you. she has a good voice, she's a good singer, and she looks great on stage too. I mean her outfit, how she's standing, her hair, even the movement when she approached the microphone was great. I don't know how to explain it but she has something special.
Hey! Great rection! All the orchestration composed by Tuomas, the keybordist and leader of the banda. Arregementes were mady by Pip Williams and recorded by the London Symphonic Orchestra and Choir, the've been doing that since 2004, when this song was released. And the have never performed with an orchestra, fans have been asking it for YEARS!!!! You should definetly react to Tarja Turunen, the first vocalist from Nightwish! thank you, greeting from Brazil!
Ken, My favorite segment is almost here. Floor melts my head & heart with this part! Was that special or what??? Thank you for this review sir...............
You know what you expected? It's not that. The next song. You know what to expect now? Nope not that. After ten songs you will get a small idea. After twenty you will start to have an inkling. After forty you will be getting there. And then you will look at the new album and then, it's back to the beginning
This never gets old: Juuka laying down the groove on his TAMA double base set, Emmpu holding the rhythm on his signature ESP, Marco giving us those insane base lines on his Warrwick Bazzard, Tuomas sharing his genius with the world on his KORGs and (of course) Floor leading the charge like a modern-day Valkyrie and seducing like a siren. Perfection! This is the top of the talent tree and the pinnacle of mastery. Any one of them alone would have been enough to lead any band into stardom let alone all five.
When I heard the song for the first time, it totally blew me away! I was emotionally overwhelmed. But I don't know, maybe 'overwhelmed' isn't the right word... 🤔 The combination of this epic song together with this powerful lyrics and especially her voice... Omg! In the end a few tears ran down my face. The interplay of this perfect music and this perfect singing touched me so emotionally that I couldn't believe it. She absolutely nailed it, every note... You have to process something so perfect emotionally first. She sang as if there's no tomorrow, she gave this song so much of her feelings... I could feel every word🎶🥺 I heard this music not only with my ears but also with my heart. Love it!
Welcome to the wonderful world of symhonic metal and Nightwish. This show is the most epic one. Floor Jansen is the most technical female rock singer out there. She can do almost everything and she can use her instrument the way that she is able to perform hours without damaging her voice. Greetings from Finland!
Man you are a pro, and not only look the part, Iike some online reactors. :)) I noted your concentration and the attention you gave to the rhythm, to the orchestration, in addition to all the transitions / switches in the vocals. Even better then was the comment at the famous end note: "Again switching from the operatic to a high... ...BELT." Accompanied by a raise of eyebrows. I say you reacted like an English gentleman - even though I don't know if you are English! :D To answer a couple of your questions, NIGHTWISH has, to my best knowledge, NOT played with a live orchestra thus far (because of obvious logistical problems), but as their means expand I think and hope that feat is only a question of time. They usually go with a track of orchestral accompaniment for the more epic songs like this one. The arrangements for the past 15 or so years are done by the main composer Tuomas Holopainen with Pip Williams, a British musician, conductor and arranger, who got to know and love the NIGHTWISH style of heavy symphonic storytelling early on, and has been an inspired collaborator ever since. Tuomas also used his contacts to get through to the London Philharmonic, to have its members participate in recordings. You might really get into the newest NIGHTWISH release "Human. :||: Nature.", which has even more subtle and not-so-subtle vocal challenges and intricacies in a very smooth, thoughtful and artistic robe. Too bad there are practically no live performances from it, due to the pandemic... However, the band and the publishing company filled the gap with a series of very deep and creative lyric videos - worthwhile! You also wondered about other bands in the Symphonic metal style - of which NIGHTWISH were one of (if not THE) originators. There are quite a few. Most can boast singers extraordinaire. If you think you are prepared for an engulfing experience, I would recommend getting a look at some songs from the 10th anniversary concert of a Dutch band EPICA - "The Retrospect". Now, for that night only they had a full orchestra and choir, which turned out majestic with their somewhat sharper but still classically exalted style. The front lady, Simone Simmons, and the whole group really shone, for 3 hours straight! My favorite "entry" tracks to offer would be "Design Your Universe" - for its sheer grandeur and variety, and "Sancta Terra" - for a duet that could give you (in addition to goosebumps) good examples to talk about blending and weaving of similar voices, when not "flying solo". As a somewhat hidden tip, I also wholeheartedly recommend another band of young Dutch (yes, again!) up-and-comers, EX LIBRIS. They are more in Symphonic-Progressive genre, but traverse any delineations with ease, and their vocalist, Dianne van Giersbergen, just might "grow up" to conquer the top of the Pantheon for classically-trained metal singers in close future! Their new trilogy album "Ann" is a jaw-dropping acoustic and emotional experience! As with NIGHTWISH's "new-born", there are no official live cuts to recommend, but very good lyric and music videos. Since Symphonic metal bands share a lot of fandom, there may be more suggestions below on which direction to take if you revisit the genre. Thanks! \m/
Yes, there are other classically trained singers in metal like, off the top of my head, Tarja Turunen, original singer of Nightwish, Simone Simons from Epica or Roy Kahn, former vocalist of Kamelot.
Shout out for mentioning Roy Khan, he of KAMELOT and CONCEPTION! YES, he has that training under his belt, and it tells! One of the most singular voices in Metal for sure. As personal preference, I love the chiseled baritone of Mathias Blad, the professional musical theater artist and the voice of FALCONER, even more. But admittedly, he is not the sort of engaging frontman that Khan is (or was, before his lengthy departure from the stage).
@@MinhNguyen-ff6xf I think she is the Coming Queen. Dianne just has that something "extra" in addition to the "required" power, charisma and vocal flexibility. Her delivery can go from a childlike wonder and naivete to a towering opera diva in a blink. A great singer-actress in the league of Floor but with a more pronounced classical tone. I am very partial to her. Thanks for mentioning! \m/
Big G She’s so charismatic and talented, but the boys of Xandria were just thoughtless and envied her image. Her most recent album was fantastic but so underrated due to a lack of qualified managerial staff and a powerful producer. Hope Dianne will rise like a diva soon!
If you continue reacting to nightwish, with floor, you're gonna get everything she's capable off, and Marko as well. Their harmonies together are amazing.
Your expression at 2:09: Welcome to symphonic metal, and all that is Nightwish. This video is what got me hooked on Nightwish. I don't like live albums, but I LOVE this one! I'd highly suggest checking out the concert video for "Showtime, Storytime", which this video is from.
Oh how I envy the journey you’re about to begin! Floor is amazing, but one of my favorite parts of the journey, is learning that everyone in the band is a master at what they do. I only found out about them ~2 years ago, and I have not been disappointed.
Dude, your facial reactions are why we love recommending Nightwish and Floor! Welcome to the Floorgasm. The is my all time favourite song, The keyboard player, Tuomas is the main mastermind, an underrated genius.
Hey there you have also have to listen to the song Ever Dream from the same show Wacken live 2013 then you also can hear her vocals and the voice of Marco the bassguitar player. Her name is Floor Jansen and she's Dutch and Thoamas the keyboard guy is The mastermind behind the most Nightwish songs. You have to listen to the whole concert of Wacken 2013 because it's awesome 🤘🤘
Its all ochestrated by "The Mozart of Metal" Tuomas Holopainen. He will go down in history as one of our times greatest musical minds... if he dosent, the world should just burn to the ground
The breath in the middle of a sentence - I think - was on purpose, because she did it in Buenos Aires 2012 at the exact same spot. And: Their earlier singer Tarja did it there too in 2005!
Now you are officially a reactor. ;) You probably cannot go wrong with Nightwish. But I would suggest Romanticide next. Do not do Poet and the Pendulum yet. It is the magnum opus. Do several others first. If you want to go outside Nightwish, try Epica - Sancta Terra, or Awakening by Unleash the Archers.
ive watched alot of reactions to this video and loved seeing the reactions, but yours by far was the best, your look was just priceless seeing what she can do
Hi Kevin, you have to react to Beste Zangers 2019, Floor Jansen singing Vilja Lied .. and all the others of her on that show ;) further I would suppose to react to Sancta Terra, Dutch band Epica with Simone Simmons featuring Floor Jansen.
Wishing the Viking Queen a speedy recovery ... this performance is by far one of the top live performances ever ... the band was out of this world, and she delivered powerfully and gorgeously with a voice that can take troops to battle like a General!
She's not one dimensional. She has adopted a contemporary style as well. She mixes it up. Just not to the degree that Floor does. Find a new point of argument. This one has become lazy.
@@Rosannasfriend you said: "She mixes it up. Just not to the degree that Floor does." So where am I wrong saying she is MORE one dimensional? To add, I didn't say she WAS one dimensional at all, just way more than for example Floor... Read carefully before you get all upset and don't assume what a person means when you don't read carefully, thank you. Do have a great day!
Roy Khan, formerly of the band Kamelot and now again of the band Conception, is a trained opera singer from Norway. You'll find this type of metal more in Europe. Heavy classical orchestration alongside metal themes (not so different in reality). Back when I was singing classical music, I got heavy into it.mainku for these reasons. There's some great vocalists. th-cam.com/video/RsMXxxDMFYY/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/3edKoe210g4/w-d-xo.html
@@5thPhoenix yep, he withdrew from Kamelot for many years and recorded a new album with his former band Conception in 2018. I like both bands but they are different. Roy Khan in Conception, pre Kamelot, had some insane vocals.
Ken I noticed that you were counting from the first. Like Danny Carey few can count this Floor often causes listeners to have a Floorgasm! All I know is she is great!! A solid base AND a cape!! This is a vocal warm up for a bit later. After a short break, she returns and vocally melts our brains. For me this song and video is a near spiritual experience!!!! Love it!!!!! Thank you sir!!!
Now that you have experienced Floor as lead singer you need to have a watch/listen to The Islander Live at Tampere, where Marco, the bassist, gets his moment to shine in the lead vocalist role.
Better listen to a few other Floor's performances first (Beste Zangers among them), to be able to fully appreciate the meaning of Marco having Floor as a backing vocalist there ;)
The Mastermind of Nightwish is the keyboardist Tuomas he is a genius 😂
Indeed he is 😁
Metal Mozart
Tuomas is Band Leader, composer, arranger. He also writes the lyrics. And as you can see, he is genius.
Yeah, but I need to point out that the reason Floor points out Juka at the end its because he's the one responsible for most of the composition on Ghost Love Score.
in case ya haven’t heard, Tuomas is a got’ damn museekul genius! Hello from Atlanta! Yes, what everyone else said! I could only add, and also look at the caliber of musicians he gets to work with to implement that musical genius. Inspiring to watch, and wonder what it must feel like to have those skills!
Floor Jensen, First of her name, Queen of the Valkyries, Sovereign of mortals, Lady of Nightwish, Protector of the Metal Realm. May she reign in grace, clarity and power.
Amen
Jansen, not Jensen.
Floor JANSEN. A A A A A A A A A . We don't have Jensen in Holland. Damnit
@@monicacarolina6480 Forgot about Robert Jensen, eh?
@@monicacarolina6480 euh.... hadden we niet n popi radio dj genaamd Jensen?
Most Singers sing what they can, Floor Jansen sings what she wants.
And since Floor only wants to sing what she can, she is like most singers. And there are definitely things she can't do.
@@Nikioko name one...
@@JoTummers What she can't do? Well, I can at least name a couple of things that she hasn't done so far: Baroque music, a cappella, such stuff. She is very good in sustaining long notes to infinity. But I haven't seen her doing stuff that needs a lot of flexibility.
@@Nikioko in one of her streams she has done some a capella. She is not a classical singer s I guess she has not done baroque yet, bet she has sung classical music. In the Beste Zangers show she does many different styles.
@@JoTummers When I say a cappella, I am talking about vocal emsemble, the royal discipline of singing where it is uttermost important that all voices mix properly to avoid any beats. Like this:
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And when I am talking about early musc like Baroque, da capo arias with lots of colloraturas are meant:
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I really would like to hear her singing something like that because it is FAR more complicated than what she usually sings.
Her hand to the drummer at the end. Mad respect. Poor guy must be exhausted after this mad epic performance. Floor is amazing.
Jukka is amazing!
Watch this whole Wacken show - he does not stop!
That is how Floor is, very modest, giving credit to him just seconds after she did something amazing herself.
Her housband is a drummer and she knows they used to be the less well known so, she pointed at him in order to thank him the amazing job he do
what about the drummer in pain killer from judas priest ? yes that song is shorter than this, but he playes harder and faster XD
but none the less.. this is as good as it gets
,,,and up goes the Nightwish bat signal. You've raised an Army.
this :D
🤘🏼
I can't help but giggle because we KNOW what is coming
Men ! There's a new vocal coach to be watched being wowd !
Sir Yes Sir !!!
deus vult
Tuomas: Floor what is your vocal range?
Floor: YES!
:D :D
mezzo soprano. Definitely.
Gratulations!
You've successfully unlocked 20% of Floor's vocal capabilities ;)
😂😂 haha indeed...
Underrated comment lol
85% i guess. GLS is THE song for showcasing Floor. The songs you are about to suggest are beautiful songs mainly because of the composer and execution by skilled musicians.
@@ArsRegnandi Uhm, would you consider Poet and the Pendulum to be the flagship of Floors vocal abilities? Operatic, belting, soft whispering and high notes are all present.
This made my day!! indeed 20% Floor is so versatile and that is the most amazing part of Floor's vocals
One of my joys in life is seeing expert singers and vocal coaches see Floor sing for the first time. I particularly love when they mention the belting early in the song, they have NO IDEA what is about to happen to them. And then they find out she is a vocal coach too.
Get ready for this video to blow up. The Nightwish Army is coming....
Reporting for duty
Agreed. I’ve never watched this guy before 😂
I'm not even apart of the army and i agree.
WE WERE HERE !!!
@@Raven70772 You are now. 😉
btw, this was one of her first concerts with Nightwish and she KILLS IT
Bullshit. She joined the band's world tour around september-october 2012 and this was in june 2013.
@@SeriesTube01 still killed it, thanks for the info tho
She joined October 2012, so almost a year.
Wacken festival is the week juli turns to august 🤙🏻 one of the best conserts I’ve been to.
The orchestra in the backing track is performed by the London Philharmonic. I believe Tuomas wrote it, but I can't confirm that.
Tuomas composes 99% of Nightwish's music, Pip Williams did the orchestral arrangements for the London Philharmonic
Pip Williams is a kind of '5th Beatle' to Nightwish....he's done a fab job for them so far.
Imagine night wish with the backing of arjen lucassens Ayreon project .earth would implode .
@@TheWiseGrif Tuomas says a whole album of music just falls into his head, he then refines it and writes his highly poetic, metaphoric and allegorical lyrics around that following a theme. You're dead right, Pip Williams does the orchestrations in conjunction with Tuomas using the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Metro Voices at Angel Studios in London. Apparently some of these works become 600 tacks to be mixed down after the whole band has refined the arrangement and added guitar solos and vocals.
For the stage, the various orchestral pieces are stored and arranged in Pro Tools and Tuomas controls them from one of the keyboards, it's a rod for your own back as timing is critical so they all have a click track in the monitors.
That's a brief précis, its more complex in reality and there are YT documentaries that show some of the work involved.
Tuomas makes orchestral demo with his keyboard/workstation and because it's Nightwish and of course that's not enough they take it to London where they turn that digital orchestra demo into actual orchestral piece with Pip Williams. That's how it works.
Who is responsible for the orchestrations? Metal Mozart, thats who... Tuomas Holopainen, the greatest musical genius of our generation.
Greatest musical genius of our generation? Bullshit! You haven't heard much comtemporary music in your life, have you? He is good, indeed, but he definitely doesn't deserve that superlative.
Sorry Nikioko, but the masses agree with PaulWakefield, he is!
Hello @ Ken Lavigne ! Nightwish fans here, your reaction just appeared on our radar..
Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing in 2013 at Wacken Open Air festival, in front of a 82k+ audience.
About the instrumental and vocal added parts you noticed - 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. And yes, there is a mastermind behind all this composition, as you suspected: Tuomas Holopainen, named by many "the modern metal Mozart" :)
Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory):
" Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland.
Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals .And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrulmentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition.
Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her.
There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps.
I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol "
Hope you'll continue this journey with us, so I'll drop here a list of songs with the current lineup of the band you may like:
"Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html
"Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/1Xi4n8dJcF8/w-d-xo.html
"Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html
"Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) th-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/w-d-xo.html
"Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) th-cam.com/video/S8E3L7ggLMM/w-d-xo.html
"Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/05eitd-EA6I/w-d-xo.html
"My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) th-cam.com/video/knqeI807ZlY/w-d-xo.html
"Sleeping Sun"live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) th-cam.com/video/rsotlzr9wNw/w-d-xo.html
"Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) th-cam.com/video/NhEuAPYm_Ug/w-d-xo.html
"Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/wA44tjaP5n0/w-d-xo.html
"I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) th-cam.com/video/TBOdgxjb0kM/w-d-xo.html
"Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/w-d-xo.html
"Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/AN239Pbqbjo/w-d-xo.html
"7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/XvsfwAPbWXc/w-d-xo.html
And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Wembley 2015 th-cam.com/video/vyLsU7Q333k/w-d-xo.html
Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg.html
You can also react to Floor Jansen's performances in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands), here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): th-cam.com/play/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo.html
Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.
There you are. I was looking for your Ann speech. Throughout his reaction i was going “dont worry Gabriel will fill you in”. 😁
@@g2growcya This was my morning job before work :) Thanks.
@@gabriel.bardac It is bitter sweet to see the post. Reading the comments and looking for the familiar words written by Ann, their ring bringing up past conversations with her. It is good to see whispers of her floating out here. Even though the whispers remind us all that she is gone.
Gabriel Bardac well. The NIGHTWISH army appreciates your hard work
@@kencramer1697 I followed the Nightwish reaction train for years, and Ann's history speech always stood out in the comments. Many reactors fell in love with the band because of it, and many of the contradictions between the fans faded over time due to Ann's kindness. It would be sad if all this good was lost. One way or another, this flag must be carried on. I am honored that I was able to help.
FLOOR *slayed* this song. This was/is a legendary performance. Absolutely gorgeous. She showed she is a Queen of the highest order.
In floor’s defense she didn’t mean to
@@marie882 ...But, she did. And Thank the powers that be.
Tuomas the keyboardist writes 95% of their music and lyrics and that includes the orchestral backing track which is recorded in London with the Philharmonic Orchestra.
The band use click tracks for timings.
Floor is a vocal powerhouse and chameleon, she can change her technique mid word to suit the music, she's also got the charisma and stature to control the audience and front the band.
The rest of the band are world class musicians and Nightwish is what happens when you have 6 people (the sixth member Troy isn't in this song) who obviously love what they do and love each other perform together with some of the cleverest and well written music in the genre.
Their music ranges from Thrash/Death metal to Folk rock and even Jazz, you need a versatile singer and Floor is among the best.
There are lots of metal singers that also sing classical style but Floor is one of the best.
What is "click tracks" please?
@@TheMiataDriver It's a timing sound in their in ear monitors so they can all keep the same time.
They generally can't actually hear the music that well on stage because the PA stacks are out in front of them facing the audience.
I'm not sure if the in ears are just for click track or sound from the band as well.
@@TheMiataDriver en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_track
'Click tracks can also aid live bands that want to synchronize a live performance with things like prerecorded backing tracks, pyrotechnics and stage lighting.'
Nightwish in a nutshell :)
While Tuomas does a lot of the orchestral writing himself, Ghost Love Score was the first song that Pip Williams joined the production team as the orchestrator, a role he has continued through the present. He and Tuomas collaborate on the orchestral sound, and he has the freedom to contribute his own ideas, which have enriched the symphonic part of this amazing band.
@@TheMiataDriver - in this performance (as in others I believe) the drummer is cued to the click track and the rest of the band follows him.
You never forget your first Floorgasm. Listening to Floor Jensen is just pure bliss.
*Jansen
There’s nothing to forget if you narrate right through the crescendo of the song and don’t have the Floorgasm at all. 🤦🏻♂️🙄
Tuomas is our Metal Mozart 😍
Nope. This isn't Mozart style. And André Olbrich makes better scores, IMO.
One thing you have to consider aswell is that she preformed this one almost at the end of the concert, so she has already been singing for 1h before doing this one live!
What you have to remember is that Floor had sung a dozen songs already in this concert, and still had the energy to belt that last phrase. Superhuman!
you can see almost the little hearts coming out of his eyes the moment she starts to sing :) And I mean really, holy crap she is good
I liked this reaction. He might not know it yet, but he definitely had a Floorgasm as he said the word 'belt' haha
:: eyebrows rise at Floor's opening notes :: another one falls!
.... and so grows the army.
Floor is called the Swiss Army Knife of singing for a reason. It seems there's nothing she can't do.
HAHA on point.
Swiss army knife...nice!
Yep. As great as this performance is, it just scratches the surface of what Floor can do. Hope to see some more from Ken, especially looking forward to his face when he hears Yours is an Empty Hope. :D
Who calls her that and Why Swiss? She's from the Netherlands.
@@wc41284 And it has to be the Wembley one. . . . . . . . . .But you're right, Ken has a ways to go yet to see Floor use her scale and scope of capability and I hope we get many more reactions from him on Nightwish, it's one hell of a journey.
Everything Floor does vocally, is 100% deliberate. She is vocal perfection.
when singer vocalists try to sometimes have a little moan at her vocals they do not like she is so good, they do not like she is so good in the band.
Anyone: Floor can you....
Floor: yes..
Floor doing Vilha Lied aria on Beste Zangers 😲😃🔥🔥🔥
🤣🤣🤣
i was gonna say marry me so this is a win
1:17 "Whoever mixed this is a genius, that sounds amazing!"
Yeah, so amazing that no band before or since (including this same band) has been able to come up with a symphonic metal song quite as good as this.
Nightwish is amazing, after many years I still have yet to hear a bad song from them.
Been a fan since their beginning. Nevee heard a bad song for more than 20
years now. They are just out of this world. Especially Tuomas and Marko
Talking about the top bands in symphonic metal you can approach it by having a look at the great Dutch female symphonic metal singers:
You do know Floor Jansen from Nightwish and you experienced Nightwish already. But you just got a first tiny hint of her range and capabilities, incl. deep growling (Yours an empty Hope from Wembley).
Then there is Simone Simmons from Epica.
You have to experience „Sancta Terra“ from Epica feat. Floor Jansen. Another song to listen to is „Consign to Oblivion“.
A unique singer of her own is Sharon den Adel from „Within Temptation“. They are incredible as well. First songs to listen to might be „And we run feat. Xzibit“ (symphonic metal meets rap), „Angels“ and „Paradise feat. Tarja“ (the first singer of Nightwish).
Charlotte Wessels from „Delain“ is the next to explore: „Masters of Destiny“ is a must. Delain did a couple of songs with Marco from Nightwish like „Sing to me fest. Marco Hietala“
Anneke van Giersbergen (former from The Gathering) did a great duet with Sharon den Adel: Within Temptation „Somewhere“
Another symphonic metal band to mention is Xandria from Germany. They had for some time another awesome Dutch singer: Dianne van Giersbergen. Try „Nightfall“.
Greetz from a German-Dutch concert photographer
Tuomas is the brain behind 98% of all they do.
As you explore more nightwish you will quickly learn to appreciate the genius of his composition and songwriting skills
Tuomas creates the lyrics, musical compositions, and orchestrations. He is a mastermind and still playing keyboards
Floor Jansen - 6"1 of pure magic
Plus heels.
Let's not forget Sharon den Adel. Who was not classically trained but has a very natural beautiful unique saprano voice. Lot's of love for Within Temptation.
Agree and it's thanks to Sharon and WT that I ever found Nightwish
It’s all Tuomas the guy that plays the keyboards, he writes 95 percent of their stuff. Thanks 😊 they might have an orchestral group do a lot of their back tracks.
Yea, they have the London Philharmonic I believe
@@mattyone78 They do. they have them on permanent retainer, and have had them as such for a good 15 years if not longer.
78 minutes into a set she had 24 hours to learn and people have rated this in the top 10 live performances ever.
Floor is truly one of a kind
24 hours was Brazil this was later
@@greg5095 yes but it is the same set.
This is wacken like a year later
No. Floor had been singing with the band for almost a year at the time of this concert, though still as a session-singer at this point. The concert where she jumped in at short notice was in the USA; for which she had 48 hours to learn the setlist and get herhelf from her sisters wedding in the Netherlands to Seattle for their first gig together. GLS wasn't on the set list then; it was added in later at her request.This Wacken concert marked the end of their Imaginaerum World Tour. The rest is history.
Very true!
Hey, if you want to hear Floor growling, you should definitely check out nightwish wembley 2015 shudder before the beautiful and yours is an empty hope, thanks 😊 she was also in other bands before she joined nightwish, After forever, northward, and Revamp, more growling styles.
1:20 «Whoever made this is a genius, this sounds amazing!»
Tuomas: «This isn't even my *Endless Form Most Beautiful* »
The world of Nightwish is an never ending world of pure joy 😊🤟💕
The writer is mostly Toumas Halopenian the keyboard player and the track playing is the London Symphony. Floor Jansen has been a vocal coach herself. You have the greatest smile and you are very expressive, two wonderful assets when doing reaction videos. Enjoyed this very much, thank you
Kevin I recommend you react to Epica "Santa terra" ft Floor Jansen Live restrocpect show
Love that
Yes he'll love the vocals on that, and also stabat mater dolorosa.
Yes, this. Includes the live orchestra he asked about and a choir.
@@Perktube1 with simone simons (arthur Willems)
Oh yes! I love simone as well!
Watching people react to Floor NEVER gets old!
Floor's vocal range is extreme. She can go from deep growling to opera style. There is nothing she cannot do, vocally.
Style isn't vocal range... And I wouldn't say that her range is extraordinary big. She just uses what she has to the most extent.
@@Nikiokobecause a soprano with a more than three octave range isn't big! Right. Indeed style isn't the same as range - but Floor utilizes both, and they're pretty vast!
@@dalia1598 what the fuck!? 😂
She can't do most techniques used in metalcore and deathcore (including pig squeal and blegh), she can't transition from false cord scream to rap or pop and back with no problems at all.
Btw, technique ≠ range. False cord screaming (or like you know it incorrectly as growling) isn't deep and low most of the time.
I will never ever get tired of the first hearing Floor reactions faces. The suprise, the aww, that unbelievable look - and falling instantly in love.
Her range is amazing.... can even do death growls
It is always a joy to see the look on people's faces when they hear Floor for the first time, especially at this song. 😄👍👍 Welcome to the club.😁
You haven't seen it all! She's such a versatile singer. The most versatile in the industrie. From small to large. from head voice to chest voice, and in the mix. From sweet and small to growling. She sings what the music needs.
Tuomas is the brilliant composer off it all. He is the keybord player. All musicians are verry talented.
If you want a different kind off Nightwish try, Yours is a empty hope or Romanticide.
My jaw always drops with this song ... the range, the control, from soprano to rough metal voice, the whole orchestration ... amazing!!
Hope to see you do much more of Nightwish and of Ms Floor Jansen!
So glad to see another voice coach watch Floor & the wonderful work of Nightwish. Toumas the keyboardist is fondly known as the Metal Mozart.
He Works with the London Philharmonic & London Metro Choir / LM Children’s choir for backing tracks.
Every song is different and a treat with these guys.
Welcome down the rabbit hole.
Let the Nightwish Army guide your journey!
Also check out Floor on the Dutch TV show Beste Zangers from 2019 for more of her versatility singing several styles of music. Show is a group of popular singers from different genres each singing the featured ones own music,or songs special for them. Floor is outstanding.
There is plenty of really good Nightwish performances with Floor to look at but for a vocal coach and his students maybe the best place to go is to watch Floor’s performances on the Dutch tv show Beste Zangers. This is not a competition or reality show but a show in which professional singers from various genres (pop, rock, musical theatre, classical etc.) come together. Each episode one of them is the guest of honour and the others sings either one of his / her songs or a song that has special significance for that person. This means that most of them have at some point step outside of their comfort zone and do a song in a style that is far removed to what they are used to do. Floor killed every performance she did starting of with a killer version of the operetta song Vilja Lied (guest of honour was classical tenor Henk Poort, who also was the original Dutch Phantom Of The Opera) and culminated 7 weeks later in a stunning version of Phantom Of The Opera in a duet with Henk Poort (in which they combine the original song with the Nightwish arrangement of it).
Up to this tv show except for those in the metal scene nobody knew her and the fact she is the lead singer in one of the biggest metal bands on the planet. That tv show pretty much changed all of that which meant she actually started doing a series of solo shows here in NL plus Nightwish was also selling way more tickets. Alas, corona struck although her solo shows were almost all before the outbreak, the Nightwish shows have been postponed for now.
Well said. I advise to search for the videos uploaded by Jenniezelf, they give extra information with subtitles.
Floor is a mother, a horse owner & rider, and her vocals are heavenly!! She has not released her vocal beast yet! She saves that for near the close! You'll see & hear!! Hold on to your hat. Here it comes. GO Floor!!!!!!!!! Thanks Ken!!!!!!!!!
If I remember correctly there were 82 or 83 thousand people in the crowd for this concert. As far as the compositions go, Tuomas (the keyboardist) does most of the compositions with Pip Williams, and then the orchestral backing tracks are recorded by the London Philharmonic
Hey! New Nightwish reaction video... Nightwish army saying Hi! Excellent reaction!
Another one, as soon as she opens her mouth. Love it. He...is....gone. Welcome to the rabbit hole 🐇 🤘
She has such a presence.. Bewitching the whole crowd!
You have no idea what you just did! You opened Nightwish-box, prepare for a flood of requests. And Nightwish is addictive, it never gets enough!
Hello there Mr. Thanks for This Awesome Reaction! I've been watching a lot Reactions of this song by Nightwish! But You... Your Faces, Your eyes... Tell Us
You are surprised and enjoying this Performance and the Beauty of Miss Floor Jansen Queen of Metal 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
That's cute! He has no idea what else she's capable of. 🤘😁
Never gets old watching people having their first Floorgasms!
Now you open the Pandora's box! Hail from Brazil!
Everything just fits so perfectly together in this song
Hey, nice video, you should definitely check out Floor Jansen on a Dutch reality show beste zangers, it shows all the different styles and languages she can do, at least 5 or 6 languages, Dutch, German, English, Finnish, and Spanish, thanks 😊 the show she was on was in 2019.
DEFINITELY CONCUR WITH WATCHING EVERY ONE OF HER PERFORMANCE FROM BESTE ZANGERS. It REALLY showcases her range of vocal ability, as she sings everything from classical opera, to music theater, to salsa, to pop.
What they said.
Yes please
Search for the versions uploaded by Jenniezelf for context and translations!
She literally brings people to weaping tears during the show. I was introduced to her last week with duet performance of Phantom of the Opera that slays.
Nightwish, a Viking band whose female lead vocalist is a six foot Dutch Shield Maiden whom everyone worships as a Queen, apparently. When you see a photo group shot from Beste Zangers, she towers over ever one.
Thank you for your analysis of this incredible performance by Flor Jansen and Nightwish. I appreciate your musical and vocal knowledge and willingness to embrace and critique different musical styles.
Welcome to Nightwish :) This was but a tiny sampling of what Floor, and the band can do. I hope you'll continue reacting to them. The bass player, Marko, is an amazing singer in his own right. Romanticide, or Ghost River would be good ones to hear both of them together.
imagine being there close to the stage, it must feel like seeing a godess singing right in front of you.
she has a good voice, she's a good singer, and she looks great on stage too. I mean her outfit, how she's standing, her hair, even the movement when she approached the microphone was great. I don't know how to explain it but she has something special.
I can feel the army coming.. Get on the NightWish train!
Hey! Great rection! All the orchestration composed by Tuomas, the keybordist and leader of the banda. Arregementes were mady by Pip Williams and recorded by the London Symphonic Orchestra and Choir, the've been doing that since 2004, when this song was released.
And the have never performed with an orchestra, fans have been asking it for YEARS!!!!
You should definetly react to Tarja Turunen, the first vocalist from Nightwish! thank you, greeting from Brazil!
Yes!!! I’m so glad you did this one
Ken,
My favorite segment is almost here. Floor melts my head & heart with this part! Was that special or what??? Thank you for this review sir...............
You know what you expected? It's not that.
The next song. You know what to expect now? Nope not that.
After ten songs you will get a small idea. After twenty you will start to have an inkling.
After forty you will be getting there. And then you will look at the new album and then, it's back to the beginning
This is too accurate. 😂🤣
True, Nightwish is one of the most diverse bands.
This is an excellent description of her. There is just so much she can do... and even everything she does in NW is not ALL she can do.
@@Leishtek Pretty sure what he said was a description of the band itself, but okay. o-o You're kinda right.
Absolutely. If I could get 1$ for every "I didn't expect that" reaction with NW songs, I'd be a rich person. ^^
I am *loving* the awe and fascination in your eyes 💕
This never gets old: Juuka laying down the groove on his TAMA double base set, Emmpu holding the rhythm on his signature ESP, Marco giving us those insane base lines on his Warrwick Bazzard, Tuomas sharing his genius with the world on his KORGs and (of course) Floor leading the charge like a modern-day Valkyrie and seducing like a siren. Perfection! This is the top of the talent tree and the pinnacle of mastery. Any one of them alone would have been enough to lead any band into stardom let alone all five.
Warrwick Bazzard??!!
It’s a Warwick VAMPYRE…
When I heard the song for the first time, it totally blew me away! I was emotionally overwhelmed. But I don't know, maybe 'overwhelmed' isn't the right word... 🤔 The combination of this epic song together with this powerful lyrics and especially her voice... Omg! In the end a few tears ran down my face. The interplay of this perfect music and this perfect singing touched me so emotionally that I couldn't believe it. She absolutely nailed it, every note... You have to process something so perfect emotionally first. She sang as if there's no tomorrow, she gave this song so much of her feelings... I could feel every word🎶🥺 I heard this music not only with my ears but also with my heart. Love it!
Welcome to the wonderful world of symhonic metal and Nightwish. This show is the most epic one. Floor Jansen is the most technical female rock singer out there. She can do almost everything and she can use her instrument the way that she is able to perform hours without damaging her voice. Greetings from Finland!
So much beauty is this song, it's mesmerising.
i love seeing the joy in your eyes. watching you is inspiring and made me appreciate music a lot more in general. thank you.
Man you are a pro, and not only look the part, Iike some online reactors. :))
I noted your concentration and the attention you gave to the rhythm, to the orchestration, in addition to all the transitions / switches in the vocals. Even better then was the comment at the famous end note: "Again switching from the operatic to a high... ...BELT." Accompanied by a raise of eyebrows. I say you reacted like an English gentleman - even though I don't know if you are English! :D
To answer a couple of your questions, NIGHTWISH has, to my best knowledge, NOT played with a live orchestra thus far (because of obvious logistical problems), but as their means expand I think and hope that feat is only a question of time. They usually go with a track of orchestral accompaniment for the more epic songs like this one. The arrangements for the past 15 or so years are done by the main composer Tuomas Holopainen with Pip Williams, a British musician, conductor and arranger, who got to know and love the NIGHTWISH style of heavy symphonic storytelling early on, and has been an inspired collaborator ever since. Tuomas also used his contacts to get through to the London Philharmonic, to have its members participate in recordings. You might really get into the newest NIGHTWISH release "Human. :||: Nature.", which has even more subtle and not-so-subtle vocal challenges and intricacies in a very smooth, thoughtful and artistic robe. Too bad there are practically no live performances from it, due to the pandemic... However, the band and the publishing company filled the gap with a series of very deep and creative lyric videos - worthwhile!
You also wondered about other bands in the Symphonic metal style - of which NIGHTWISH were one of (if not THE) originators. There are quite a few. Most can boast singers extraordinaire. If you think you are prepared for an engulfing experience, I would recommend getting a look at some songs from the 10th anniversary concert of a Dutch band EPICA - "The Retrospect". Now, for that night only they had a full orchestra and choir, which turned out majestic with their somewhat sharper but still classically exalted style. The front lady, Simone Simmons, and the whole group really shone, for 3 hours straight! My favorite "entry" tracks to offer would be "Design Your Universe" - for its sheer grandeur and variety, and "Sancta Terra" - for a duet that could give you (in addition to goosebumps) good examples to talk about blending and weaving of similar voices, when not "flying solo".
As a somewhat hidden tip, I also wholeheartedly recommend another band of young Dutch (yes, again!) up-and-comers, EX LIBRIS. They are more in Symphonic-Progressive genre, but traverse any delineations with ease, and their vocalist, Dianne van Giersbergen, just might "grow up" to conquer the top of the Pantheon for classically-trained metal singers in close future! Their new trilogy album "Ann" is a jaw-dropping acoustic and emotional experience! As with NIGHTWISH's "new-born", there are no official live cuts to recommend, but very good lyric and music videos.
Since Symphonic metal bands share a lot of fandom, there may be more suggestions below on which direction to take if you revisit the genre. Thanks! \m/
Yes, there are other classically trained singers in metal like, off the top of my head, Tarja Turunen, original singer of Nightwish, Simone Simons from Epica or Roy Kahn, former vocalist of Kamelot.
Shout out for mentioning Roy Khan, he of KAMELOT and CONCEPTION! YES, he has that training under his belt, and it tells! One of the most singular voices in Metal for sure.
As personal preference, I love the chiseled baritone of Mathias Blad, the professional musical theater artist and the voice of FALCONER, even more. But admittedly, he is not the sort of engaging frontman that Khan is (or was, before his lengthy departure from the stage).
Dianne van Giersbergen, a former vocalist of Xandria, current front woman of Ex Libris
@@MinhNguyen-ff6xf I think she is the Coming Queen. Dianne just has that something "extra" in addition to the "required" power, charisma and vocal flexibility. Her delivery can go from a childlike wonder and naivete to a towering opera diva in a blink. A great singer-actress in the league of Floor but with a more pronounced classical tone. I am very partial to her. Thanks for mentioning! \m/
Big G She’s so charismatic and talented, but the boys of Xandria were just thoughtless and envied her image. Her most recent album was fantastic but so underrated due to a lack of qualified managerial staff and a powerful producer. Hope Dianne will rise like a diva soon!
Was on a holiday and was without mobile internet and missed this reaction. Nice to see how your eyes turned when Floor starts singing!
If you continue reacting to nightwish, with floor, you're gonna get everything she's capable off, and Marko as well. Their harmonies together are amazing.
Your expression at 2:09: Welcome to symphonic metal, and all that is Nightwish.
This video is what got me hooked on Nightwish. I don't like live albums, but I LOVE this one! I'd highly suggest checking out the concert video for "Showtime, Storytime", which this video is from.
Oh how I envy the journey you’re about to begin!
Floor is amazing, but one of my favorite parts of the journey, is learning that everyone in the band is a master at what they do. I only found out about them ~2 years ago, and I have not been disappointed.
Dude, your facial reactions are why we love recommending Nightwish and Floor! Welcome to the Floorgasm. The is my all time favourite song,
The keyboard player, Tuomas is the main mastermind, an underrated genius.
Hey there you have also have to listen to the song Ever Dream from the same show Wacken live 2013 then you also can hear her vocals and the voice of Marco the bassguitar player.
Her name is Floor Jansen and she's Dutch and Thoamas the keyboard guy is The mastermind behind the most Nightwish songs.
You have to listen to the whole concert of Wacken 2013 because it's awesome 🤘🤘
The audience reaction to her near the end is awesome. They know where the good stuff is!
Its all ochestrated by "The Mozart of Metal" Tuomas Holopainen.
He will go down in history as one of our times greatest musical minds... if he dosent, the world should just burn to the ground
The breath in the middle of a sentence - I think - was on purpose, because she did it in Buenos Aires 2012 at the exact same spot. And: Their earlier singer Tarja did it there too in 2005!
Now you are officially a reactor. ;)
You probably cannot go wrong with Nightwish. But I would suggest Romanticide next. Do not do Poet and the Pendulum yet. It is the magnum opus. Do several others first.
If you want to go outside Nightwish, try Epica - Sancta Terra, or Awakening by Unleash the Archers.
ive watched alot of reactions to this video and loved seeing the reactions, but yours by far was the best, your look was just priceless seeing what she can do
Hi Kevin, you have to react to Beste Zangers 2019, Floor Jansen singing Vilja Lied .. and all the others of her on that show ;) further I would suppose to react to Sancta Terra, Dutch band Epica with Simone Simmons featuring Floor Jansen.
Wishing the Viking Queen a speedy recovery ... this performance is by far one of the top live performances ever ... the band was out of this world, and she delivered powerfully and gorgeously with a voice that can take troops to battle like a General!
nobody as good as floor... but there is a lot of talented vocalists in heavy metal, both male and female.
Tarja is superior imo
@@DrCrimp-sg5pb Maybe when it comes to pure operatic voice, but Tarja as a whole is way more 1-dimensional as an artist.
She's not one dimensional. She has adopted a contemporary style as well. She mixes it up. Just not to the degree that Floor does. Find a new point of argument. This one has become lazy.
And even if she only saying classical, so what? Do you have the same complaint for singers who sing contemporary only? I assume not…
@@Rosannasfriend you said: "She mixes it up. Just not to the degree that Floor does." So where am I wrong saying she is MORE one dimensional? To add, I didn't say she WAS one dimensional at all, just way more than for example Floor... Read carefully before you get all upset and don't assume what a person means when you don't read carefully, thank you. Do have a great day!
I enjoyed your comments on the song. Its my all time favorite song and performance.
Roy Khan, formerly of the band Kamelot and now again of the band Conception, is a trained opera singer from Norway. You'll find this type of metal more in Europe. Heavy classical orchestration alongside metal themes (not so different in reality). Back when I was singing classical music, I got heavy into it.mainku for these reasons. There's some great vocalists.
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Damn, never thought I'd see someone shouting out Roy anywhere. Kamelot was awesome.
This please! Yes
@@5thPhoenix yep, he withdrew from Kamelot for many years and recorded a new album with his former band Conception in 2018. I like both bands but they are different. Roy Khan in Conception, pre Kamelot, had some insane vocals.
Ken I noticed that you were counting from the first. Like Danny Carey few can count this Floor often causes listeners to have a Floorgasm! All I know is she is great!! A solid base AND a cape!! This is a vocal warm up for a bit later. After a short break, she returns and vocally melts our brains.
For me this song and video is a near spiritual experience!!!! Love it!!!!! Thank you sir!!!
"Within Temptation" has an excellent self-trained operatic singer - Sharon. "Evanescence" and "Beast in Black" and "Amaranthe" and "Battle Beast"
There is sooooo much to this band and Floor. I hope you keep going. There are surprises around every corner.
Invasion has started.... Nightwish Army arrived. You'll be watched 🤘🏻😜
Your smile and "hey!" at 9:34 🤗
You couldn't help yourself!
Now that you have experienced Floor as lead singer you need to have a watch/listen to The Islander Live at Tampere, where Marco, the bassist, gets his moment to shine in the lead vocalist role.
Better listen to a few other Floor's performances first (Beste Zangers among them), to be able to fully appreciate the meaning of Marco having Floor as a backing vocalist there ;)
@@Beus38 Fair enough
Nightwish Army here, love the reaction!!