Stunned Nightwish Reaction | The Greatest Show on Earth (with Richard Dawkins) Live at Wembley
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- It's finally time to hit a major milestone on the @nightwish journey! 🎉 Join me as I react to "The Greatest Show on Earth," one of Nightwish's most epic and awe-inspiring songs.
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24:40 Conclusion
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THIS! This is why we watch reaction videos. To vicariously re-experience the wonder and joy we first felt hearing/seeing masterpieces like this. I'm a 65 year old grumpy metalhead, and I'm in tears. Thank you Dom.
Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Well said
57 and love this group. ❤️❤️ Wih all my ❤️
It's my first time hearing this song. I'm 49 and I've known about this band about 4 months... ❤❤❤
Wooooooooooo❤❤❤
Nightwish is basically the only band that makes a 21 minute song that leaves you wanting more at the end.
Also, it's great to see you back and reacting to Nightwish again. Hopefully you react to their new song "Perfume Of The Timeless", which I am sure you will love.
I’ve recorded a reaction to that …. It will be out soon
@@themetalmuseExcellent because I can't wait to see that reaction from you!
Not the only, but is one of those, for sure. If you like progressive bands, you know what I mean. But for mainstream (don't saying as a bad thing) Nightwish is more likeable.
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Doesnt matter how many nightwish songs people have listened to, when they get hit by this song... everyone is the same. Awestruck! Great reaction again :)
Thank you 🙏☺️
Ja, WE WERE HERE !!!!!!!!
We are the lucky ones.......
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intelligence of Tuomas combined to Floors amazing voice is just a combo keeps on giving
Hell yeah 👍
Floor: Enter LUCA
Marko: Enter Ionia
Both: Enter ratkind...
Emppu: Enter Sandman
This made me chuckle 😃
Brilliant, it amazes me how many people don't notice the Metallica tribute.
Enter Sandman indeed
I saw Nightwish live in Birmingham UK November 2022, they are truly awesome, mesmerising. I've seen many many top bands but Nightwish are on another level.
That is interesting to hear. I have not had an opportunity, your comparison is enlightening and heartwarming.
No matter how many times I have listened to the song, it still gives me multiple "Floorgasms" and tears running down my cheeks! I am 66 years old, and Nightwish is the only Metal band that can bring tears to my eyes!
You weren't rambling, Nightwish has this effect on all of us ! The new single is awesome, too.
LOL 😜 me and my rambles. I’ve reacted to their new song, just need to edit it.
@@themetalmuse ❤❤❤ I can't wait to hear what you think of it
There’s something poetic about you experiencing this song as random people walk and drive by your window. Each of us in our own little worlds but together in this larger one.
That perfectly compliments the content of the song
What a stunning observation, @TheMightyOdin
Dude i had the same thought. Amazing. Much love yall.
The tapestry of chemistry = The periodic table
The writing in the garden = the four letter alphabet of DNA.
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Yes, and Mendel worked in a garden as well, which is why I assume they chose that metaphor? :)
That is such an amazing track.....the power of the lyrics is unbelieveable.......fantastic..
And using the narrative by Richard Dawkins.........simply, WOW.
WELCOME to the NIGHTWISH ARMY!!!!
...and, just in case... you are not married yet, would we go out on a dinner, maybe? :)
They played this when I saw them in 22 but they did not have all the music and spoken words at the end. They closed out be Floor and the band comoimg out and did the last part of Ad Astra. As soon as it was over I got back to my car and as I am waiting for the line of cars to get out, I wept like a baby. I am a 51 YO Male and I cried. Irt was just so magical. When the entire venue was screaming "WE WERE HERE" I was not in my body. I was floating above the cloud. Word of Warning.........When you do the new song that just came out "Perfume of the Timeless", pull uo the lyrics beforehand as they are stunning. I would also advise tissue near by. That song is extremely powerful. EPIC.
The We Were Here bit just hit my soul
I am a 48 year old man that only discovered NW in 2019. As someone who grew up fairly unemotional, and who currently lives in the North of England, I get it! This song literally makes me weep every time I see it on TH-cam. (any version!) As an atheist I think it feels like what church can be to religious believers.
Absolutely. I am a bit scared of calling this "religion", because it might upset some people. But in reality it is a sort of religion that hits bullseye in my own opinion. Should we be grateful for being alive? Yes we should. Should we be careful for each other and the world we are living our lives in? Yes, we should. It is a universal lesson and warning, like a religion. I am 68 years old, and will never be able to listen to this without crying. Because it is about you and me, about feeling privileged just to be born. And that makes you cry. Art with a capital A. I just bought a book from Richard Dawkins. Being inspired by this. God, they are so goooood....
And Floor? Out of this world and the perfect combination with an epic composer like Tuomas.. Not to mention all those other Gods on that stage....
It's great that we get to experience Nightwish in our lives.
So damn good. I’ve been listening to it nonstop since I reacted to it.
@@themetalmuseas most of us did Dom, it is a totally joyful addiction
Agreeeeed that💪❤️
It is for sure the greatest show on earth 👏🤘🏻
Jaw on floor the whole time
@@themetalmuse off course, it’s nightwish🤷♂️😂
I was there at this show. Greatest Show was and is my favourite song, and I'd read an interview with Tuomas earlier that year where he said they were unlikely to ever play this in its entirety live. So when the opening notes started at their first Wembley show later that year, I nearly felt my soul leave my body. It was such an experience. I've been to all three Wembley shows they've done, and this was amazing every time.
A music triumph inspired by life's triumph...Evolution. Cheers from Greece!
Greets to Greece 🙏🤘❤️
Beautiful reaction, Thank you 😆 This is just a masterpiece complete with goosebumps and it just keeps building. WE WERE HEEEERE!!
That bit had my heart racing!
An artpiece second to none. And great reaction to it. Next Perfume of the Timeless. Greetings from sunny Finland.
Coming soon!
I say it again. Tuomas is the genuis, Floor his voice, and Emppu the soul
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The narrator, Richard Dawkins, is an evolutionary biologist who wrote about fifteen years ago a book about evolution, titled The Greatest Show on Earth.
I have the audio book 😁
@@themetalmuse Me too. It's a great book...but hard to get through. Like Brian Greene's Elegant Universe
Sir Richard of course ;-)
@@CyberBeep_kenshi Richard does not have a knighthood.
@@allandriver2066 "Me too. It's a great book...but hard to get through."
- on what basis? Technically? It's the evidence for evolution, granted I haven't read it in a while, but I don't recall it being technical for the lay person. Have you confused it with one of Richard's more academic books?
This is truly a masterpiece of music. They call back to some of the greatest music ever written.
Be sure to watch the Tampere, Finland version of this song as well. Floor's mom and dad were in the audience and it was a home concert for the guys.
I’ll check it out 👍👍
You reaction made this epic performance even brighter. Yes - you are the metal muse.
Greetings from Germany!
Wow, thank you! So glad to hear you liked it. But the muse part came from me just sitting here musing about music/ metal news updates.
@@themetalmuse Don't cover your ability to affect people with your facial expressions and lovely smile! You are great - so thank you!
I loved what you said - "An anthem for Humanity". 100%
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I saw this live twice now, and it gets better and better every time
Where!!??
welcome back to the NIGHTWISH ARMY !!!🤩🥰😍
Indeed the greatest show on earth. I love hearing the tremor in your voice.That emotion is universal to everyone hearing this. It makes you so concious about being lucky to be alive and experiencing all the wonders around us. Not just taking everything for granted. This is not just music. It is poetry, filosofie, pure happiness, a warning, everything. This should be showed at universities all around the world at the beginning of every new semester. To make future generations aware of who they are and what we can achieve or loose if we don't take care about each other and our planet.. I can think of some leaders in this world who could benefit from receiving a copy of this as well....
Love seeing you being blown away. Because it is absolutely recognisable. I relived my first time seeing this.
And yes, you were right: " is she even human?". No , She is not. She was send from the Andromeda Galaxy to bring beauty, happiness and some wisdom to those wicked earthlings. And on that same spaceship was a band called Nightwish.
This really is the greatest show on earth. Mozart and Beethoven move over, here comes Nightwish.
"Endless forms most beautiful..."
Four point six billion years packed into 21 minutes and change.
Yes, you heard harpsichord. It was part of a quick nod to the history of music. If memory serves, it included fragments of: Dies Irie, Minuet in G, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, a quick banjo arpeggio, Enter Sandman, and just a touch of EDM...and I'm sure I've missed something.
The reason for the crowd cheering near the end of Prof. Dawkins' presentation was his line, "endless forms most beautiful". That's the title of the Nightwish album on which this masterwork can be found, and the album for which they were touring to promote at the time.
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I think this was the song that really got me hooked on Nightwish. I'd obviously heard a few of their other songs before this one, but this was the one that let me know that Nightwish (Tuomas, especially) were a bunch of science nerds just like me.
Tomorrow I will be travelling all day from North Wales, and this time tomorrow evening I will be in the Klokgebouw in Eindhoven watching Floor Jansen in concert. Can't bleedin' wait! 😁
Well now I’m painfully jealous!!!!
@@themetalmuse Just got home. It was bloody amazing! 😁 Hopefully she'll announce some UK dates sometime soon, cos I definitely want to go again.
This is the joy of good progressive music whether it be Metal, Rock or even folk. It envelopes you and carries you away from your everyday state and takes you somewhere else like a good film or a good book. The greatest show on earth is a fabulous example and hopefully encouragement for those that exist on three minute radio ditties and gym playlists to take time, sit comfortably pack a lunch and LISTEN………………. Better for you than drugs but just as uplifting and once experienced just as addictive.
Music gives me serotonin more than any pill could 😊
And I am stunned with your beauty😮
Shucks, thank you!
Oh those peepers outside the window around 15:00 😂
Nightwish has been one of my fav bands for over 20 years now and this song is a major reason why that is, they are second to none and using music to tell epic stories! This is one of the few bands ever that sounds best live as opposed to studio. Nightwish is a band you don't just listen to, you experience them! They are my top bucket list bands I need to see just once in my life! I love your Star Wars references as well with your kitty cat lol. The force is strong with you!
In my opinion the greatest composition of my lifetime, displacing "Gates of Delirium" by Yes. I find it interesting both are about 20 minutes long and while one is based on war and peace, the other is based on the evolution of life on our planet. Both are massive undertakings, and handled brilliantly. So glad that you finally got to his masterpiece for the ages. When you asked "Is she even human?" The answer is no, at that moment she was Gaea, calling life to awaken! (I typed this before you said it! hahaha). It was Bach's Minuet in G (see Lover's Concerto for a pop adaption). Welcome to Luna, a worthy successor for our buddy, Bruno. Much love to all of you.
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I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Nightwish in concert 4 times now, the last one I was front row right in front of Marko. They performed this song every time I’ve seen them and it’s just amazing. I’m still heartbroken over Marko leaving, I’ll never get over that one
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Another masterpiece. Thanks for this reaction. Have been waiting for it. 😊😊❤️❤️
My pleasure 😊
When you re-watch it again by yourself, try the version from Tampere. It has some special uniqueness that will enhance the awe factor even more! And, speaking of awe, "Awwwww, Luna is so cute. Give her an extra big nose-boop kiss from this fan!"
Thank you I will 🤘
@@themetalmuse react to it too, nobody will say dont !!.. its incredible , the version is out of this world (as was this version).. enjoy
Oh yes, if possible do react to it as well! The sound isn't quite as good but the visuals are even better, the arrangement's a little different, and also as you said you can't take it all in with one listen. Anyway, great reaction again, to my favourite NW longform work.
Thank you!! I urge you if your in the mood to watch again (I have, probably 75 times, lol) to watch the Tampere Finland version. They both have their place, but in my opinion that one is IT! It's an open outdoor stadium and it just has an even bigger grandiosity to it, if that's even possible. Floor is always on, as are all of them, but I just think that show was magical.... Her parents were in the audience and it was a really special moment for Floor.
yeah thanks for taking the time to share your reaction there is so much on this video that it takes a couple of watches to digest everything but it was a pleasure watching you watch the video thank you
Thank you 🙏
I CANNOT believe what I just watched! Yet I do understand it. I don't even know if there's been a better song/performance in my over 50 years of life on earth. I feel like I could die a happy person having experienced this. Please play this at my eulogie. I, too, will listen to this MANY more times. Thank You, Nightwish (forever) and thank you Metal Muse for sharing!
🥰🥰🥰🥰 glad you enjoyed it
Love your description of "an anthem to humanity".
If there is ever to be a Voyager3 with a golden MP3, This needs to be out there.
Probably the greatest Nightwish song ever - if not just the greatest song by anyone ever. Such depth and complexity. Simply epic. Great song and great reaction. Keep up the good work. Greetings from the Nightwish Army (Sydney, Australia Division) 🇦🇺🤘
The amazing quality of the lyrics, comsidering the obtuse and complexity of the science is even more astomishing when you consider that it is written in Tuomas's second language
Hi Lady, First time here for me, and Girl You Rock Girl, My Wife and I, had the greatest of pleasure of being there for the whole of this show, 8 rows from the front, and Centre stage, and it will live with us forever, and we have seen Nightwish Live all over Europe and The UK 26 times, To Date, Including Waken 2013, Thank You, We Loved your review. And it was so heart felt and real. We can both see just how much you love this Band.
Awe thank you so much ☺️ that’s put a big smile on my face ❤️❤️❤️
'Floor summoning life into existence' is probably THE single best summary of that piece of music I have ever heard.
I had to pleasure oof seeing this life 5 times by now aand it's noothing but shivers down yoour spine for 20min straaight EVERY DAMN TIME.
I am so painfully jealous of you right now. I would sell my left hand just to see this live.
Hi Dom,
Great reaction as ever. Yeah, this is one of the bangers from Nightwish. As you guessed it, it is the evolution of earth put in 22 minutes.
The part with the harpsichord is actual the evolution of music, you hear different music genres passing by, like classical with the harpsichord, metal with Metalica, and techno drumbeat last.
Luna, congrats with the new position as reaction-cat. Please look after Dom. I think Dom has some claws of herself if she wants to, but nevertheless look after her. We the reaction viewers really like her reactions.
Dom, thanks again, and keep on rock'n.
She most certainly does! She was especially close to Bruno and he defo had a soft spot for her, not sure how or why but that makes her extra special for me. She honestly looked like she could have been his daughter.
Show time through the years perfect 👍
I remember the first time in heard this, during lockdown. Got to the "We were here" bit and had a massive adrenaline rush and burst into tears! I'm guessing you've already done Ghost Love Score, and just wait til you get you Peopt and Pendulum. Also you were right, Its was Bach, Not content with the history of the universe, he popped in a quick music history lesson too, with Bach, Metallica and a bit of dance music. Enjoy the rest of this jouney down the rabbit hole. There is amazing stuff still to come, from a grumpy 46 year old musician!
Amazing reaction to an amazing masterpiece. I have been to several hundred concerts and watching NW perform this live is one of my all time favorite moments in my nearly 60 years on this planet!
I cannot wait to have that experience
If you haven't heard Floor with the other bands she was in before Nightwish, you should check her out with her first band, After Forever, which she joined when she was 16. She later formed her own band called Revamp. Both bands have some great tunes.
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That was the last part of an entire concert!🤘🎸
Been on the Wembley journey, see previous vids.
this is a wonderful reaction superb with the emotion that your beautiful face has congratulations you are adorable even your cat is... Thomas is SIMPLY A GENIUS Florr a wonderful Valkyrie of symphonic metal we love Nightwish thank you truly wonderful creature a hug from Italy to the next wonderful reaction
I've watched this performance and reactions to it hundreds of times... Dom, I have to say, I've never seen anyone understand and appreciate this masterpiece on the level that you did particularly on their first viewing. Your observations were spot on and shows a high level of intelligence on your part that shines through. Keep doing what you are doing and thank you.
I think the fact I have a degree in history and social anthropology and have Dawkins book on audiobook means that I was able to understand a lot of this also having the lyrics turned on really helped
Greetings from the land of midnight sun (Finnish Lapland) 🤗 We are truly the lucky ones. Same msg continues with the new single. Should appreciate all we have 👍 All the best and enjoy life 🤗
I’ve reacted to it but not released the video yet 🤘🤘🤘
It's been on my feed, but I've avoided playing it. I'm waiting for the CD to arrive from Finland so I can listen to the entire work.
Tuomas Holopainen, our metal Mozart 🤘❤
When you say epic about any other band's song in the world, it's something extraordinary made by them. When you say it about Nightwish's song, it's like you got C-grade at school. No words are needed for NW, we saw your face expressions 😉
I've seen this about 50 times, and I still get something in my eye at the huge cheer when Richard Dawkins comes on stage.
Loved loved loved your reaction! (And laidback Luna😊)
I've had quite a bit of most favourite bands in my 66 years of life, but Nightwish is still on the top of that list for several years now. I really enjoy seeing other people getting moved by them. Thank you for that.
Laid back for that moment, she tears around and pounces everything normally. But she’s a major snuggle bunny for her mumma.
I have to tell you a secret today. I love watching your reactions because I see that you feel the same joy that I do when you listen to Nightwish. Their music touches your soul. I also like you because you have a big heart for animals. I have to make one comment (at my age I'm allowed to do that😅); You are such a lovely, friendly and pretty woman that I have decided that in my next life I will be your cat.😅 All the best and stay healthy everyone.😜
You aren’t the first person to say they want to be reincarnated as one of my cats. They live very pampered lives. 🤣
I can imagine been there. I was "there", São Paulo 2022. Almost the complete experience, missing only the pyros, and Marko, the bass player was Jukka. It is what it is, and IS A FANTASTIC experience!
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Thank you for this fantastic reaction❤. I was lucky to hear them perform this live in Gelsenkirchen last year. And yes it was even much more impressive live!
from the beginning to the end this song is briljant!!!
Agree!!! 👍
After the show I was physically and emotionally drained and was on cloud nine walking back to the travel lodge I was staying at.
Thanks for a great reaction. I saw this live at Wembley in November 2022 and it was the most amazing experience. Although I didn't want the concert to end, I was looking forward to seeing them perform this live. With no Marco, Floor sang his parts in the main vocals, accompanied of course by Troy. Instead if the original ending, they used Ad Astra at the end, which meant after taking their bow, Floor returned to the microphone to add her vocalising parts. What an amazing end to the most unforgettable performance
Imagine that this was the first Nightwish music/video you ever heard/saw!!!
This TH-cam video is how TH-cam first introduced me to Nightwish a couple of years ago.
I was totally amazed by the band, the performance, Floor, and the subject of the song. Took some time to scrape my jaw off the ground.
I have not stopped listening to them and saw them live virtually twice in May 2021 and live in Montreal in May 2022.
I love Luna!!! So nice to see you enjoying that relationship again! Enjoy it. I love the music in this. Great reaction. I always love theatrical music. Take care out there you amazing beauty!!! 🍻🤟👏
Thank you 🙏 Luna is an angel 😇
It was beyond epic it was Grand as in having grandeur.
Grandeur is the word I was searching for!
The Greatest Show on Earth......The Greatest Reaction on Earth 💓
Kind regards from the Netherlands ❤❤
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It always breaks my heart when i see reactor cover this song and not have the lyrics and fully understand what this song is about. It makes the song much better than it already is. Im glad you had the lyrics up. There are a good amount of little "Easter Eggs" in this song that are easy to miss. It took me some research and watching it a dozen times to fully appreciate it. This piece is one of the greatest of our time.
Thank you so much for a The Greatest Reaction to The Greatest Show on Earth. You got it all right.....
Glad you enjoyed it ❤️❤️❤️❤️
at last Muse is doing this THANK YOU !!! 💖🙌😍
Took me a while 😆
Absolutely Brilliant!
Nightwish, the greatest show on earth, the only time you don't mind being in a traffic jam as you know you will be able to hear the full song., good to hear a reaction video from a fellow Scot, keep up the good.
Couldn't agree more! Thank you!
Thank you Dom for this reaction.
This song is an absolute masterpiece. The more often you listen to it and the more you engage with the lyrics, the more fascinating and touching it is.
It's unbelievable what every member of the band does LIVE here, especially Floor with her gift of slipping into the role of storyteller with her extremely impressive voice.
If I had a time machine, I would be standing in the front row at this concert in the sold-out Wembley Arena. 🤘
I didn't realise you'd not reacted to this masterpiece...... but it was well worth the wait. So, now you have another masterpiece waiting.... the new release, Perfume of the Timeless. Another good reaction Dom.
Hi Dom, thanks for this. Great analysis, in tears here. This song normally does that to me, even after the 100th time! Such a thoughtful piece of music. Love Luna. Cats are always welcome in my eyes!
Glad you enjoyed it! Luna is just such a little snuggler.
It is so good to see your smiling face again, hear that beautiful accent, and watch Nightwish with you. The Wembley version is my fave, and I enjoyed seeing your reaction and listening to your opinion, which I seemed to always agree with. Look forward to the reaction to the new song, Peter
The reaction for the new song is coming very soon. I just finished editing it.
We told you it was epic!
Go and watch the Tampere version with fireworks.
Tuomas is a Lyrical/Musical Genius
It also has Troy on whistle instead of ebow guitar (I prefer ebow, but that’s minor). And - most importantly - Floor’s parents at their first Nightwish concert.
You did! And you were right 😋
First NW concert?
@@themetalmuse Yes
I also prefer the Tampere 2015 version. Not only because Tampere was my home town then but because it had everything in balance. The band performing in front of their own people, with Floor's parents present, the music-synced fireworks above the Ratina Stadium, gorgeous Nightwish pieces all night live ( but just as impressive if you watch them on the video ). Epic!
Forever grateful I got to experience this live.
You’re so damn lucky! I’m jealous as hell.
@@themetalmuse Oh hopefully you get the chance! Even though I'm not sure they're gonna end their concerts like this with the new album and next tour.
You're best reaction ever, love your smile and see you say fuck was so very appropriate 😊😊😊
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Minutes of soöid art , live .! Wonderful ! Greetings from nwAse Sweden
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This is the best Nightwish song ever
welcome to the world of Nightwish, Floorgasms, and the mind of the "metal mozart" Tuomas!!
Oh I’m already a seasoned member. The Nightwish Army welcomed me a while ago. I’ve done quite a few reactions to them.
Yes, you did hear Bach! 🎉
Epicness, breathtaking, and mindblowing, all at The same time! We were here!
Nice to meet you, Luna! This song inspired me to read Dawkins' The Greatest Show on Earth and I recommend reading it. Incredible tale of life.
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This is a so moving song, and so moving reaction from you, we all been there, thanks beautiful ♥
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Hit and sank . Thanks for the emotional reaction.
Thanks.. you are 1 of the few who are real with their emotions🤟 .. Floor is my musical love🤩 .. so I [think] see the same emotions👍 .. greetings from Amsterdam.. ✌
Thank you I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve which at times can be embarrassing
This song has always made me well up, the 'we were here' always punches me in the gut because no matter who you are or what you do, we all leave our little mark. Eye shadows on point there btw 👌
Thank you! 🙏
Beautiful. Yes, Floor was Gaia in spirit.
Yes.. the greatest show on earth is LIFE .. how can one band have so mannnnyyy great song.. (so as always.. my fav. NW-Song is the one i just hear ✅)
Greetings from NW-Army-Germany and SabatonFan
You hit it on its head FLOOR IS GAIA!!!!!!!! best pov ive ever ever ever heard in my life in descriptive of floor herself!!!
Watched an interview with Toumas and apparently originally this was 45 minutes long!!
Dom, what a superb and truly beautiful reaction to TGSOE!!! It’s what makes watching these SO worthwhile! Yours is one of the top three or four I’ve ever seen…right up there with Deadgrl Superstar (she morphed into a crying ball of snot by the end!), and Songs and Thongs, (with Harry nearly speechless but proclaiming “This should be the anthem of humans!”)
After a couple thousand watches of the performances and reactions, to this day I’m still awestruck at the references…not only lyrically but musically. This thing is quite literally jam packed with them.
You know that gorgeous piano intro??? There’s meaning in it, too (besides being beautiful and tranquil). In the melody, one note held a little then followed by six notes. The sixth note is held to emulate the “one” again, and it repeats. The significance??? 1 is the atomic number of hydrogen, and 6 the atomic number of carbon. Stars fuse hydrogen into helium and successively heavier elements. “From the stellar nursery, into a carbon feast” as the lyric goes. The maestro took a fundamental relationship of chemistry and made a melody out of it to tell the story.
Can you say WTF?????????
Omg thank you for such a kind complement ❤️🫶
Epica is my favourite band, but this is definitely something special:)
He’ll yeah!
Dom, glad to see you, there aren't enough discriptive words to do justice to this.
You are 100% right I was at a loss for words myself
Charming cam position, I love to see people passing by outside the window, It add to the video overall.
Find people snooping and rather creepy
This was everything I hoped it would be when you got to it - fantastic reaction, seeing the effect it had on you made me quite emotional - as does the fact that a band of this depth, with this complexity, with this message, that write songs of this length - can sell out arenas. It gives me hope, just a little, that we are not alone, millions feel as we do 🤘
We were here!!!!!!
Thank you for featuring this. I consider it the greatest of the three BIG Nightwish masterpieces. It is great to share people's first time experiencing this. Great idea for a companion booklet for this. There are in fact dozens of little references to scientific findings and theories buried throughout the song.