I'm one of the lucky ones that were at that concert. It was an experience that I will never forget. I've been at many many concerts and festivals before but THIS show was my "once in a lifetime" moment. To this day I get teary eyes and goosebumps all over my body when I watch the performances again. And I'm pretty sure that will continue for the rest of my life. When the show was over I kept standing in front of the stage for quite a while with an unexplainable feeling of happiness and emptiness at the same time.
So, you are one of those who we call "The lucky ones". There is proximity 82 000 you kind in the world... I was at the Tampere. It's my hometown. I had a VIP-pass. Met Jukka at the backstage. That was a nice thing to happend.
@@jyrikeranen2962 well, I see myself as lucky that I've been there. There are more than 82000 nightwish fans (though I'm sure that there weren't 82000 people at this concert. 82000 is roundabout the number of people at wacken but if you think about the visitors who went home earlier, the ones at the other stages and the not-nightwish-fans who maybe stayed in their camps..) so still some who were not at this concert but wish they had been.. yeah, I still see myself as very lucky. Shout out to you though, I wish I could have been in Tampere. And to see Jukka must have been a great experience of course. But you can't have everything in life, right? So you're lucky in your way and I'm lucky in my way :)
She is!!!! When you look from 7:09 (video from link below, same point from where this video cover photo is) and Floor handling that sledgehammer... First thing that came to my mind was from the Marvel movies Thor and his hammer... And cos Thor is god in Nordic (Viking) stories, well you see what I´m thinking? Do you? We have now a proof, or THE PROOF. Floor is not mortal, she has come down here from heaven, even her daughter's name tells it! She is a valkyrie !!! How she handles that sledgehammer, her daughter's name, her voice which is from not this world.... th-cam.com/video/q8_kHu4pwH0/w-d-xo.html
Tuomas - Keyboards and the main writer - Mad Hatter Emppu - Lead Guitar - Trickster Jukka - Original Drummer - Demon behind the drums Marko - Bass and vocals - Middle Earth style wizard, as his voice is part of his power Floor - Lead Vocals - Valkyrie Troy - Wind instruments, Uilleann pipes (Irish bagpipes) , as well as guitar and other strings and vocals. - Bard Kai - New drummer - Barbarian (Raw power) Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish, and I think you will really enjoy The Islander at Tempere with Marko doing the vocals.
Emppu (real name: Erno), the guitar player, is indeed a sweet man. He is the Nightwish jokester/prankster - you will no doubt be directed to the Wacken performance of I Want My Tears Back where he slyly switches off Floor's in-ear monitoring system. Emppu tends to wander around the stage and chat with his bandmates or touch them gently on the arm - he is unusually touchy-feely for a Finnish male. He also likes to make eye contact with individual audience members, point them out and try to hit them with a guitar pick. At the time of writing Emppu's thrown about 1,000,000,000 picks into crowds around the globe. He's also a tight, rock-solid guitar player who does what the song needs and keeps the Nightwish pulse going without trying to hog the limelight with unnecessary shredding. Which is why I'm sometimes frustrated that all the attention tends to go elsewhere. Emppu is a mensch.
I'm always trying to keep an eye on Emppu. I love it when he chucks his picks out to the audience. It's crazy when he chucks them in the middle of a phrase, and doesn't miss a beat somehow. I've always wondered as well if he signs all of his picks; that would be pretty cool to catch one at that point. Also, I feel like every video should be watched with a "take a shot" game for every time he chucks the pick.
@@mantailuaa that's still pretty cool. If they did have signatures though, I quite sure they would be printed on. I know I wouldn't want to sign that many items.
I called her "Mama Ann," because she was the Den Mother of the Nightwish Army. She shall be sorely missed, for sure. RIP, Mama Ann. The world is a better place for you having been in it.
@@HessianLikeTheFabric Her husband left a message somewhere that she died unexpectedly by aome other illness that she had suffered for a long time (the one we have heard her talking about). Very sad, she seemed to love life so much. 😞 I guess the only, very small silver lining is that she is now free from her pains.
You described it perfectly: She is amazing! She is not human! We are all in love with Floor, her existence She extends her hand, and everybody in the crowd is doing the exact same thing.. As if they touch her, feel her palm, her heartbeat, her energy, her aura... She is a sorceress And we enjoy being under her spell 😍
Floor’s crowd control is also amazing. But the guy with the spanish flag near the end singing the choir chanting in the background tells you everything you need to know about Nightwish fans.
Gary willingham He is a voice actor and you share the same family name. I recommend the show Critical Roll if you think you would enjoy improvised radio theater with a fantasy theme (sort of... it’s the closest comparison I can find; they call themselves “a bunch of nerdy ass voice actors who sit around and play Dungeons and Dragons.”)
That feeling near the end of the song is a "Floorgasm!" Her voice just brings a sense of joy and happiness. To me, it's because she is living out the words to the songs inside herself, which in turn is transferred to the audience! This type of vocalist does not come along very often. I have to go back to one of the great singers from more than 50 years ago...Nat " King" Cole. His smooth voice and the feelings that he sang with still puts me almost in a trance whenever I listen to my CD's. I know that's music from the 50's and 60's...but my late father listened to him...and I remember sitting down on the floor listening to his music with my dad...and I was mesmerized by his voice. Others may not feel that way...but I know a lot of people from that time period felt that way about Nat "King" Cole.
One of the magical things about this song live, is the way Tuomas wrote the lyrics for the choral part. It is being sung by the audience all the way through. Watch the vid again and especially toward the end you can see everyone singing the last choral part "My fall will be for you, my love will be in you. You were the one to cut me, so I'll bleed forever." It pulls the audience into the song amps the energy .. .. and then you add Floor ....
It’s cool knowing that most in the crowd had never heard Floor perform with Nightwish either. Fair to assume that many had no clue who she was, and their tickets were probably all bought when Annette was still with the band. So we get to see 80,000 nervous fans absolutely fall in love with Floor the second she starts singing. It’s awesome.
Thank you for performing coitus interruptus of my Floorgasm on the final chorus. Repeatedly. Brilliant! "I don't have the heart to stop this video since the start" yet it's rather obvious you didn't have the stones to control yourself either by the choices you made as to WHEN to pause, so I'm going to have to call you on that statement.
Beautiful reaction. Though I have listened to this song literally hundreds of times and never fallen out of love with it, I feel your reaction made me fall in love just deeper...it just goes on. It is phenomenal, epic. And I am really touched by seeing you experiencing this epic band with so much love in your eyes. Yes, we all fall in love with Floor. Inevitable.
Yes Arab Man Reacts, 13:57 is the moment you never expected and won't forget. She is incredibly talented and the obvious joy on your face is why I enjoy watching folks hear this for the first time and share it with others. Many blessings to you and your channel!
Great to see you continuing your Nightwish journey. Tuomas is the keyboarder, Songwriter, composer. He is the mastermind behind the music. He‘s called Metal Mozart. Marco is playing the bass and doing also the vocals. He is very versatile and an awesome singer as well. You‘ll get to experiencethis with your next reaction to „The Islander“ from Tampere. Emppu is playing the guitar. He can shred it but he always does exactly that much, that is required by the song. „Romanticide“ is a perfect song itself and a very good song to experience Emppu. He is also the fun guy (see my next comment). Kai (from your first reaction) at the drums replaced the original drummer Jukka (Ghost love Score) who had stop playing the drums due to health issues. But he still is with the band. Jukka was a perfect drummer and showman, Kai is a perfect drummer and a machine and beast at the drums. Last but not least there is Floor, the Dutch singer you fell in love with. She is the bands third singer after Tarja (operatic) and Annett from Sweden (pop/rock). She can sing really everything from opera over pop/ rock to growls as you‘ll experience.
I was there on the right side of the field, little bit towards the middle. I was tired from 1,5 week of partying, headbanging, drinking but at that moment i was instantly sober and amazed.
They/she touched your heart, one can read it in your eyes. Ann Waychoff would have loved your reaction and send you all the information about Nightwish you need. Let us all honor her and may she rest in peace
At 10-12 she tells the crowd to ROAR and they do as instructed She owns the song the stage and the audience. At 14-08 the crowd lets her know she is now the new Queen of Metal Epic is an understatement
Thanks for the reaction! Yes, Floor is in a league of her own and a vision of feminine beauty and power! That being said, there's never been any other band that I've listened to where I genuinely like each member as much as those in Nightwish.
This is the line-up of Nightwish, an Echo-winning band from Kitee, Finland, formed in 1996 by songwriter/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen. Nightwish is Finland's most successful band with more than 7 million sold albums worldwide, 1 silver award, 11 gold awards and 30 platinum awards.
reall Paul, Nightwish became really worldwide big with Floor...FROM HOLLAND. Why is that so hard for you guys to say? H O L L A N D. And Tarja ONLY sung opera. She did not have the diversity Floor has.
I shared so many of the same feelings when discovering Nightwish. Such a fantastic reaction and I look forward to what comes next. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
If you want to see Empuu pranking Floor onstage watch Wacken 2013 „I Want My Tears Back“. At about 45 secs you can see Empuu talking to Troy telling him what he is going to do. At about 4:00 you see Empuu go behind Floor and turn down the volume or turn off her in-ear monitor. Then she reaches behind her. The funniest part is at about 4:30 when Empuu crosses the stage again. Floor turns around to watch him so he can’t do it again. Here you see the height difference between Floor’s 6’1” in heels and Empuu’s 5’3”. They laugh at each other. When seeing „Ghost River“ from Wacken, you‘ll notice him passing Floor waving with his hands. He‘s showing: „Doing nothing right now“ 😎
One of us...welcome to the nightwish dungeons where Floor keeps all of the enlightened souls...we are doomed for eternity..we can come anytime we like but we can never leave...thanks for this reaction and keep safe
Nice reaction, nice to see someone giving Emppu some credits, he is one of the best guitarists out there. He and Tuomas, the keyboardist are the only two members of Nightwish who has been there from the beginning. Tuomas who founded Nightwish asked his good friend Emppu if he like to join him with his new band...the rest is history, here we are watching Wacken one of the greatest shows on earth, with the greatest singer on earth or from where ever outespace she is from.
Nice reaction! GLS is the most reacted to song, in the history of music video reactions. A bit ahead of Jinger Pisces. As Nightwish is the most reacted to artist or band in the history of music video reactions. FYI:There were 82,000+ in the audience. It is the 13th of 15 songs that NW performed that night. I would recommend either 'Ever Dream' or 'Storytime' from the same concert for your next Nightwish reaction. Floor is the 3rd and still current female lead singer of Nightwish (est. 1996) She had been with the band for little over 10 months at the time of this concert on 03 August 2013. She started performing in her first Metal Band, After-Forever at the age of 16. After that band disbanded, she started her own band called Revamp. Which was on hiatus, when she received a call from Nightwish to take over the female lead singing duties mid-tour. The rest is herstory. The bull with horns symbol is the symbol of Wacken Open Air Festival. As Wacken is famous for it's beef and dairy. Where the world's largest Metal Festival that is held annually for four days on the first weekend in August . Where 50+ Metal bands play on 3 rotating stages. For 50 weeks of the year it mostly a cow pasture. The other two weeks is the time it takes to set up, hold the event and then, tear it down
2019 there where nine stages. The three main stages ("Harder", "Faster" and "Louder") on the infield (the so called "Holy ground") and 6 smaller stages scattered across the festival area.
Thank you so much for all the info. You absolutely rock! I can’t imagine what that moment was like when she got the call and she was asking to join mid tour. That’s insane.
@@ArabManReacts If you want to learn how that happen. Watch the first 20 minutes of the documentary: NIGHTWISH -"PLEASE LEARN THE SETLIST IN 48 HOURS" at the link below: th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html
@@M11969 Thanks, just doing what I can to spread the gospel of Nightwish. Gospel (/ˈɡɒspəl/) is the Old English translation of Greek εὐαγγέλιον, meaning "good news"
Welcome to the NightWish Army..........you're well and truly hooked like the rest of us.....one hell of an emotional overload.....stay with it...it gets even better .
I love your reaction to our metal Goddess Floor Jansen. You are right she is not human. She can sing anything. I subbed. I'll look forward to your reactions to NW. Stay Safe.
Oh man!!! i enjoyed your reaction so much!! They are out of this world. You can't go wrong with Nightwish so i recommend you start to react to all the songs from this concert (maybe in order!? eheh) and then go to the concert in Wembley Arena 2015, then Tampere 2015, and then the concert in Buenos Aires 2018. Every single song it's a killer. You will hear Floor sing in so many styles of singing, but more important, you will experience all the emotions that all the members communicate with us. I can't even explain. Like i said it's out of this world, everything. Enjoy this ride. So much love for you. Cheers.
cheers from finland, the home country of this amazing band, my mom used to sign me the early nightwish stuff as lullabys, and its amazing to see people from all different backgrounds enjoy the amazing music they have put and will continue to put out.
This performance took place at Wacken festival. Nightwish were one of the headliners in 2013. Wacken is THE metal festival worldwide. It is in the north of Germany in a rural area. Therefore the bullhead with flames is the Wacken symbol. There are more than 80.000 metalheads having a big party each year. Greetz from Germany
Wacken is the name of a small town, south of Hamburg, Germany. This small town is, where one of the biggest and most prestigious festivals in the world happens, once a year. The crowd is 82000 strong. The bull with the horns is the logo of that festival.
Great reaction!You have had multiple floorgasms and I know you weren’t faking.Phantom of the opera with floor and Henk Poort,and Ever dream Wakken 2013.These will keep them coming your way.Blessings to you my brother!
Floor Jansen is one of the greatest vocal female phenomena's of our time. And she is So much more than that. There are just no words to describe her vocal capabilities, her versatility, her charisma, her smiles, dedication, stage performance, sexyness, mesmerizing outfits, eyes, arms, hands, body & dance movements, emotional expressions, translations, power, stamina, class, style, intelligence, humbleness, sweetness, lovable-ness, humor, true depth of personality and last but not least, her stunning body and physical beauty. And she is unstoppable. She loves what she does, and she is born for what she does. Bringing music fully packed in the deepest possible human emotions to the people. For me personal, she is a true healer, in every thinkable way possible. Nothing less than one of the greatest musically artistically gifted woman to mankind today, reaching an extremely rare level of pure transcending divinity
13:50 the Floorgasm brings yet another convert to the family !! 😁 Welcome Brother. You’re one of us now. Just FYI, that’s about 70 minutes into the show and Floor had been killin’ it the whole way already. Also, that’s 82 THOUSAND people hanging on her every word; so, no pressure on her to Bury that (9 second long)high note.... At 6’1 and 170 pounds Floor is a smiling, singing, dancing, enchanting, stage commanding Valkyrie; and to me at least, a gift from above. Seeing the whole video of this concert, Especially the Floorgasm changed my life. It made me start listening to music again. I love watching these reaction videos and my biggest hope is that people follow and enjoy the Symphonic Metal path I was led to. Welcome to it. 💙💙💙All Hail Floor !! 💙💙💙 Nightwish Army Infantryman RIP Ann Waychoff. Commanding General-Nightwish Army This is the holy trinity of Nightwish songs live with Floor fronting... Ghost Love Score live at Wacken 2013 th-cam.com/video/JYjIlHWBAVo/w-d-xo.html Greatest Show on Earth live at Tampere 2015 th-cam.com/video/45brzDJKZ3o/w-d-xo.html DO NOT CUT THIS OFF EARLY. The Nightwish Army is Murderous behind this Sin. Be Warned. 😏😏 The Poet and the Pendulum live at Wembley 2016 th-cam.com/video/gbn9GczYBkw/w-d-xo.html (wait until you have a full understanding of the band’s history before you react to this one. It’ll add the context you need to fully appreciate this emotional masterpiece.)
Welcome to the Nightwish army ma' men. You have experienced multiple Floorgasms . You are now hooked. Great reaction. I could suggest a few songs for you to react from the Wacken concert but in my opinion, you should definitely react to the entire concert, every piece of that concert is absolutely perfect. So if you want to see another great video watch "the phantom of the opera" live End of an era concert, where they had their first vocalist Tarja Turunen. have a great day
haha Sasha i'm replying to your comments in reverse haha. So many songs from the show are on the list and the Phantom of the Opera is on the list as well. I haven't heard anything by them with Tarja yet so i'm very excited. Have an amazing day!
What is cool about watching your reactions is that you have been on stage, you have done this. You can see the intricacies of a stage performance, not just the mind bending performance of Floor.
I'm in live with this band from over 20 years now and I can tell that they are like wine - better with the age :) But... it's not only Floor that have great voice in this band. It's also Marco Hietala (bass guitar). You should check "The Islander" (Live At Tampere) - beautiful and touching piece of poetry :)
We are ALL in LOVE with Floor ! This was my first time seeing your channel ! You made me cry watching your emotional 💔 reaction ! Welcome to the club, the Nightwish Army ! Good to have you aboard ! LOVE to you from Tennessee USA ❤️... I like Justin Bieber on occasion, too. But, come on !!! Your musical, mystical, magical self has been forever transformed by THIS Band !
NightWish Army member reporting for duty 🤘 Great reaction dude, sub'd. The Guitarist is Empu as I'm sure others have said. Looking forward to seeing you go down the NightWish rabbit hole 🤘
Another great song from this live concert is Greatest Show on Earth. It's about 20 minutes but seriously doesn't seem it. As you can imagine, it truly is The Greatest Show on Earth. Marco sings in it as well. He and Floor take turns and also sing together. You'll love it!!
Reactions should always be to live versions. They are where the fire and passion lie. Any artist who sounds better in the studio is not worth listening to. I was lucky enough to be at the Wembley Arena concert - there are more choice picks from that one on here too.
You my sir, have a great heart... You could see the hairs on your arms stand up a few times. Welcome to the world of night wish fans. There are many other songs and bands like this across history and globe. It'd be nice to see them all get shared the way some of these songs are getting shared in the last few years! Keep up the good work!
It's wonderful to see your take on this song. The way you describe music and its impact on you is very emotive, fantastic, and different from any other reactor I've seen. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the passion that you bring here.
You remarked on the generations on the audience. I am in my mid 50s. I would consider it my life work to see this band live before I go to my reward. This band blows my mind. The music is so intricate. Everyone is so on point and Floor Jensen is my newest lady crush. Her voice is electrifying.
You know i've been obsessed with a lot of singers and let me tell you that no one compares to Floor for me. Nice to see a fellow arab (being half lebanese myself) react to this. You got my sub for sure.
I am 67 years old. My son is 29. We have always shared our music with each other. He introduced me to Nightwish and Within Temptation. I paid him back with Rammstein and Pink Floyd ! yeah, we get along fine !!! LOL. My favorite picture ever is him backstage with Nightwish after a concert in Worcester, Mass. about 3 years ago or so...my turn is coming Sept. 2021, when I go see Rammstein in Foxborough, Mass! EXCITED !!!
I love Emppu! At 5'3 he's our little hobbit as well as the band joker and unlike most rock guitarists he's not ego driven (none of the band are.) The band are like family and so are the fans. Oh and don't be ashamed about falling in love with Floor, most of us are besotted with her :) Great reaction thanks.
I fell in love with Nightwish a few years ago. Floor is gorgeous and her voice is outta this world. Every member is amazing and together they form a masterpiece. I recommend-Romanticide, Greatest Show on Earth, and Ghost River. Loved watching your reaction! 🤘
Emppu is the Guitaist. He is around 5'2 while Floor, without heels, is 6'1. As for member changes (besides singers), Here, you see Jukka on drums, but because of health issues, He now handles Nightwish on more the business side while one of his best friends and drum tech, Kai, has been on Drums the passed 2 albums
She is amazing, you looked like a kid in a sweet shop watching her lol try Story time, Song of myself, Nemo, Romanticide, Ever Dream, Ghost River etc anything from that Wacken show is excellent.
I was there.... It was a hell of a show! This was my first time listening to Nightwish with Floor. I was done after this show but in a positiv way! Great reaction and greetings from Germany 🤘
I am very late to the Nightwish experience, but I have to tell you that the joy on your face, watching them is amazing. It adds another dimension that reflects so many of my own emotions and awe. Thank you.
Arab Man Reacts definitely worth looking and reacting to a few more from that series, especially The Phantom of the Opera, if you didn’t watch that one
We all love Floor. You're number 'very high' in line. You can join the queue. Nice reaction. The expression on your face was enough. Says it all. Sometimes better than words .
The big star of this star of this concert cannot be picked, but my favourite would be Jukka the drummer. He put his heart & soul into it, knowing what he has/had to deal with, as this would be his last big concert with Nightwish.
Arab Man Reacts I’m not sure if it’s mentioned elsewhere in the comments, but thought I would add to @Klojum’s comment. Jukka suffers from insomnia and it was taking a toll on him, especially the touring, hence he retired from playing for Nightwish but still works for the band behind the scenes. His drum teacher, Kai Hahto (he was the drummer in the other song you reacted to), is now the full time drummer for the band (he also plays for Wintersun - if you haven’t seen/heard them, check out the live version of Sons of Winter and Stars with the drum playthrough). I enjoyed your reaction and definitely know what you mean about falling in love. :)
Arab Man Reacts As a 70 year old I’ve had the distinct pleasure to have grown, musically, through the greatest decades of contemporary music: the DNA of consummate Musicianship and Performance still runs through all genres of music - it just takes a little patient research to find now what was a motherlode all those years ago. Here’s a little ‘light relief’ performed before a crowd of just over 70,000 :-) ‘A Whole Lot of Rosie’ by AC/DC th-cam.com/video/QMvE0yFnR0I/w-d-xo.html
You have seen two of the three masterpieces of Nightwish. The third one is "The greatest show on Earth"; however, before that, try some previous songs from this same show, or from Wembley Arena 2013, or Buenos Aires. Floor Jansen is an amazing Wllkirie Goddess, and Nightwish is just incredible. By the way, the fire bull is the symbol of the Wacken Festival, where this concert was recorded.
Hi, I really liked your reaction. Thats what happens to all who hear Floor sing, they fall in love with her voice and stage presence and she is such a humble and down to earth woman. Just watch her recent video ("Storytime #2") on her own channel, where she, together with her husband Hannes, builds a paddock for her horses and talks about her gardening. The bulls head is the logo of W:O:A (Wacken Open Air) and represents the fact that this event takes place on cattle pastures and was started and is organized by "guys from the countryside". The Festival started out in 1990 with just 800 visitors and 6 local bands but grew over the years to over 80.000 visitors (75.000 regular tickets) and 200 bands from all over the world in 2019. Since 2010 it is sold out every year. For the 2020 festival the tickets lasted only 21 hours before all were sold (the first 10.000 tickets were gone in just 8 minutes). And then came this virus and the festival had to be cancelled for this year :-( .
Ok next song, "story time" official live video. And to hear some of Marco's awesome backing vocals do " ever dream" same concert. And that last note she hit....That sir is known as the Floorgasm
@@ArabManReacts The Islander live @ Tampere. Its 90 percent Marco on vocals. Your going to find out that they really don't have any song that is not a banger.
Floor pretty much has the same effect on everyone, male or female; once you see and hear her, you are smitten. Then you start to notice the virtuosity of the band members, the mixing, the composition, songwriting, stage production, and you are in, hook, line and sinker! Really enjoyed your reaction- genuine.
To see more of the versitality of Our Goddess Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, check out her former bands 'After Forever' and 'Revamp'. Also her side-project 'Northward' is worth a look. Last year she overwhelmed her home country at the TV-show 'Beste Zangers' with some stunning performances. Look for the uploads from 'Jenniezelf' for before and after commentary with english subtitles. Then there are the numerous guest appearances with other bands all over TH-cam. Floorgasm alert!
On it on it on it! Thanks for the reco. Someone said she did a cover of Shallow on Beste Zangers, one of the judges (or hosts) was legit tearing up. She made it look so effortless.
There are no judges. It is no competition. The singers are from different genres and different phases in their carrieres. They are brought to a Spanish Island where they stay for some weeks. Every episode one of them sits on the central couch with the host. The others sing a song of his/her repertoire or a song which has a special meaning for him/her. This format brings this group of singers close to each other during the recordings often resulting in emotional performances. In the last episode there are the duets with the closer every one is still talking about. The Phantom of the Opera by Floor Jansen and Henk Poort.
Here is an introduction of the seven participants of "Beste Zangers" with subtitles th-cam.com/video/2AilXqXI-B4/w-d-xo.html . As Schout33 already said, it is NOT a competition and there are NO judges, just a bunch of singers celebrating music, bonding, enjoing the community and having fun stepping out of their comfort zone.
Schout33 Little fun fact: Although it appears that the singers stay on the island for weeks, the entire season is recorded in 3 days. They shoot multiple episodes per day. :)
Like you, I'm relative new to Nightwish (2 weeks) and just can't stop playing their music at home and in the car especially the car where I can blast it at a true 100w plus not because I'm deaf nor because I've just turned 72 but because I just love them and the reaction everyone has to them making me no different. Still wondering where I've been though all of those years being a rocker at heart and still playing in a band and so looking forward to getting started again. Rock On.
Ok; welcome to the entrance to the "rabbit hole". This ride will be long, and euphoric at times, so strap in. I'll let the army fill you in on the history, but for now, I'll give you the "Nightwish for Newb's" break down: 1) Band member name pronunciation - in phonetics: Floor Jansen (Yan-sen), Keyboardist/Mastermind/main composer/"Metal Mozart" Tuomas (Two -oh - Mas), Heartbreak Kid/Lead Guitar : Em - pooh, drums: Juka (You - ka), and Marco....er ...Marco. 2) ALWAYS defer to live videos vs studio versions, first; preferably ANY/ALL from this LEGENDARY Wacken (VAH -Kin) 2013 concert. (btw ...this was a festival crowd of 82,000 in attendance - hence the multi generational make up of the audience.) 3) NEVER mention/Compare Floor with Amy Lee. 4) MOST IMPORTANT! NEVER pick a side. Repeat after me; "I Like FLOOR - ...AND TARJA :...EQUALLY." 5) ENJOY this journey. I found Nightwish a little over 6 months ago: I'm 50, and for 35 years, Queen was my #1 fav of all time, and Freddie was/is the G.O.A.T. Now, NW is my #1, and Freddie is tied with Floor.
Finnish guitarist, Erno Matti Juhani 'Emppu', is a founding member of Nightwish. Floor was brought into the band part of the way through their Imaginaerum Tour, as a replacement for Anette Olzen. Floor was still recovering from burnout and had only 2 days to learn 15 songs, as she flew from her sister's wedding to join the band in Seattle. The show at Wacken Open Air Festival was her 47th performance with the band, after 10 months on the road. The burning skull is the official logo of the festival.
@@AGDinCA of course they play Nightwish , Floors husband is the drummer of Sabaton and on some albums of Sabaton Floor does the backing vocals and Sabaton and Revamp Floors old band have been on tour together and they see each other on festivals it is a small world and many bands like each other , Floor does many guest appearances in other bands , she and Tarja the first singer of Nightwish are good friends in 2013 Floor was already in Nightwish she and Tarja did a gig in Belgium together
@@pierredevries350 I am very aware of all of that. I am a big fan of Nightwish. My comment was merely to emphasize that Nightwish is only getting radio play on Satellite stations.
@@AGDinCA that is the problem , getting airplay Sweden and Finland are metal country , but the fun part is that some of the best bands also come from the Netherlands only the stupid radiomakers don't care.
I really loved watching you react. I get tears in my eyes, just amazed at the sheer amount of talent we get to be witness to. And she seems to be humble and kind as well, which makes all of it even better. Thanks for sharing yourself with us.
Dear Arab Man, I just subscribed to your channel because you kept your word to continue to share with us your experience of discovering Nightwish. I saw in your eyes you're already in love - please take a number and stay in line, like all of us :) that's a joke, she's happily married. Good luck for your tomorrow morning show. Maybe in time you'll have the opportunity to present some Nightwish on your radio show, who knows.. The bull head is the sign of the Wacken Festival, and in 2013 was in flames. About the band members - others already gave you the info as I see. I'll suggest you to watch the "PLEASE LEARN THE SETLIST IN 48 HOURS" documentary th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html showing the moment Floor Jansen joined the band - you'll have a better image of the band members and the tour atmosphere. See you in the next one. All the best from Romania.
Gabriel! Thank you 🙏🏻 I’ll check out the documentary in a few weeks just to make sure I stay away from the songs and I can record more reactions videos. I really appreciate you leaving this comment. Feelsgoodman. Thank you 🙏🏻
The documentary really sets up how cool this concert was. In like six months Floor went from having a minimal amount of exposure to the songs to owning the stage as their front woman.
We are Nigtwish Army, welcome , and Floor Jansen is our queen, Hail to the queen Floor Jansen, supreme soprano and singer metal, Tuomas is genius poet , Marco Hietala is beautiful man , great singer metal ,AMAZING BAND.
Hope you appreciate Joe more from here onward :D Love seeing people falling in love with Nightwish. Every master piece of theirs has a story to it...worth the research!
Please check Song of Myself, same concert and Dead Boy's Poem live from Buenos Aires 2018, and the "little guy" is Emppu he is the prankster of the band Jukka behind Drums, but is atm replaced by his good friend Kai Hahto due to health problems And the sixt member you have not seen yet is Troy he is the instrumentalist and plays whatever but is most dedicated to his Uillean pipes (irish bagpipe) you can hear him in for excample I Want My tears Back, also live at Wacken :) Enjoy Subbed to follow your Nightwish Journey
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I'm one of the lucky ones that were at that concert. It was an experience that I will never forget. I've been at many many concerts and festivals before but THIS show was my "once in a lifetime" moment. To this day I get teary eyes and goosebumps all over my body when I watch the performances again. And I'm pretty sure that will continue for the rest of my life. When the show was over I kept standing in front of the stage for quite a while with an unexplainable feeling of happiness and emptiness at the same time.
So, you are one of those who we call "The lucky ones".
There is proximity 82 000 you kind in the world...
I was at the Tampere. It's my hometown. I had a VIP-pass. Met Jukka at the backstage. That was a nice thing to happend.
@@jyrikeranen2962 well, I see myself as lucky that I've been there. There are more than 82000 nightwish fans (though I'm sure that there weren't 82000 people at this concert. 82000 is roundabout the number of people at wacken but if you think about the visitors who went home earlier, the ones at the other stages and the not-nightwish-fans who maybe stayed in their camps..) so still some who were not at this concert but wish they had been.. yeah, I still see myself as very lucky.
Shout out to you though, I wish I could have been in Tampere. And to see Jukka must have been a great experience of course. But you can't have everything in life, right? So you're lucky in your way and I'm lucky in my way :)
Holy bonkers man, I get the same sensation watching the video alone, I think I would have spazzed out like a fish on land.
the envy is strong in me. i bought tickets for my first night wish concert for november... probably not gonna see them though because of corona ;_;
@@oggi360 bought tickets for November too, in Amsterdam.. I'm waiting for it to be rescheduled every day :(
I believe she is not human either, she's a Valkyrie Metal Goddess!
She should have her own video game franchise
wait until he sees Floor singing Vilja Lied 🔥
She is!!!!
When you look from 7:09 (video from link below, same point from where this video cover photo is) and Floor handling that sledgehammer... First thing that came to my mind was from the Marvel movies Thor and his hammer... And cos Thor is god in Nordic (Viking) stories, well you see what I´m thinking? Do you? We have now a proof, or THE PROOF. Floor is not mortal, she has come down here from heaven, even her daughter's name tells it! She is a valkyrie !!!
How she handles that sledgehammer, her daughter's name, her voice which is from not this world....
th-cam.com/video/q8_kHu4pwH0/w-d-xo.html
@@deed5811 Oooo yeah....sizzling hot
Probably secretly married to Thor!
Tuomas - Keyboards and the main writer - Mad Hatter
Emppu - Lead Guitar - Trickster
Jukka - Original Drummer - Demon behind the drums
Marko - Bass and vocals - Middle Earth style wizard, as his voice is part of his power
Floor - Lead Vocals - Valkyrie
Troy - Wind instruments, Uilleann pipes (Irish bagpipes) , as well as guitar and other strings and vocals. - Bard
Kai - New drummer - Barbarian (Raw power)
Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish, and I think you will really enjoy The Islander at Tempere with Marko doing the vocals.
hahaha yeah, kai barbarian is spot on. that guy is a beast on the drums.
Tuomas always seem to me to be one of the Three Musketeers.
Kai is also a movie-star, check IMDB, I own a DVD of that movie.
Kai Hahto is also called the human metronome.
And some (jealous 😁 ) bearded people call Marco a Santa (Claus)
If you cand find Floor doing an interview, intelligent, personable, humble, and her smile lights up the room.
Our just sub her channel! She's awesome!
She is a NON-Diva :)
Totaly!
Emppu (real name: Erno), the guitar player, is indeed a sweet man. He is the Nightwish jokester/prankster - you will no doubt be directed to the Wacken performance of I Want My Tears Back where he slyly switches off Floor's in-ear monitoring system. Emppu tends to wander around the stage and chat with his bandmates or touch them gently on the arm - he is unusually touchy-feely for a Finnish male. He also likes to make eye contact with individual audience members, point them out and try to hit them with a guitar pick. At the time of writing Emppu's thrown about 1,000,000,000 picks into crowds around the globe.
He's also a tight, rock-solid guitar player who does what the song needs and keeps the Nightwish pulse going without trying to hog the limelight with unnecessary shredding. Which is why I'm sometimes frustrated that all the attention tends to go elsewhere. Emppu is a mensch.
I'm always trying to keep an eye on Emppu. I love it when he chucks his picks out to the audience. It's crazy when he chucks them in the middle of a phrase, and doesn't miss a beat somehow. I've always wondered as well if he signs all of his picks; that would be pretty cool to catch one at that point. Also, I feel like every video should be watched with a "take a shot" game for every time he chucks the pick.
Derrick Owen The picks have name Emppu printed on them but not as an autograph and on the otherside is written Nightwish.
Mantai Luaa, I presume you've caught one. Quick hands.
@@mantailuaa that's still pretty cool. If they did have signatures though, I quite sure they would be printed on. I know I wouldn't want to sign that many items.
ThisWorld OfWater LOL!
The feeling you had when Floor hit those high notes, it has a technical term... it's called "A Floorgasm"
Watching Nightwish reactions will never be the same without Ann Waychoff.
R.I.P. Metal Granny.
*sniff*.
I called her "Mama Ann," because she was the Den Mother of the Nightwish Army.
She shall be sorely missed, for sure.
RIP, Mama Ann. The world is a better place for you having been in it.
@@HessianLikeTheFabric Her husband left a message somewhere that she died unexpectedly by aome other illness that she had suffered for a long time (the one we have heard her talking about). Very sad, she seemed to love life so much. 😞 I guess the only, very small silver lining is that she is now free from her pains.
@@Garbox80 ;_; I'll drink a pint in her honour tonight.
Yep.
She was so active with all the reactors reacting to Nightwish.
She will be missed by everyone.
You described it perfectly:
She is amazing!
She is not human!
We are all in love with Floor, her existence
She extends her hand, and everybody in the crowd is doing the exact same thing..
As if they touch her, feel her palm, her heartbeat, her energy, her aura...
She is a sorceress
And we enjoy being under her spell 😍
Well said! Absolutely. ❤.
I never get tired of people discovering and reacting to Nightwish. Keep it up bro! Enjoy the journey, you'll not be alone.
Floor’s crowd control is also amazing. But the guy with the spanish flag near the end singing the choir chanting in the background tells you everything you need to know about Nightwish fans.
More reasons to rewatch, I missed that. Thank you! 🙏🏻
Friends don't let friends miss out on Nightwish! Shoutout to Joe for introducing you to them!
If you are from the USA shout it from the mountain top If not SHOUT IT LOUDER
Gary willingham I’m from across the pond so I will have to shout then! Btw, any relationship to Travis from Critical Role?
@@johnekare8376No Sir should i look up his name well maybe i might be
@@johnekare8376 Im a country boy with rock roots here in Kentucky God help us all in the Troubled USA
Gary willingham He is a voice actor and you share the same family name. I recommend the show Critical Roll if you think you would enjoy improvised radio theater with a fantasy theme (sort of... it’s the closest comparison I can find; they call themselves “a bunch of nerdy ass voice actors who sit around and play Dungeons and Dragons.”)
That feeling near the end of the song is a "Floorgasm!" Her voice just brings a sense of joy and happiness. To me, it's because she is living out the words to the songs inside herself, which in turn is transferred to the audience!
This type of vocalist does not come along very often. I have to go back to one of the great singers from more than 50 years ago...Nat " King" Cole. His smooth voice and the feelings that he sang with still puts me almost in a trance whenever I listen to my CD's. I know that's music from the 50's and 60's...but my late father listened to him...and I remember sitting down on the floor listening to his music with my dad...and I was mesmerized by his voice. Others may not feel that way...but I know a lot of people from that time period felt that way about Nat "King" Cole.
One of the magical things about this song live, is the way Tuomas wrote the lyrics for the choral part. It is being sung by the audience all the way through. Watch the vid again and especially toward the end you can see everyone singing the last choral part "My fall will be for you, my love will be in you. You were the one to cut me, so I'll bleed forever." It pulls the audience into the song amps the energy .. .. and then you add Floor ....
I just rewatched it, what a great moment. Thank you for sharing that!
Yes, Nightwish makes music from another universe. They are the perfect band. My favorite band ever.
I "HAVE" to play Justin bieber in the morning. Man my condolences
Ya. I can imagine the feeling going to work to do that 😡😡😡😁😁😁
hahaha
@@ArabManReacts poor you...I am Canadian so you have my most sincere condolemces
Shit happens !
Lovely reaction, thanks. Floor is a queen, The best of the best. Nightwish ARMY is here!!!!! ❣️❣️❣️❣️
It’s cool knowing that most in the crowd had never heard Floor perform with Nightwish either. Fair to assume that many had no clue who she was, and their tickets were probably all bought when Annette was still with the band.
So we get to see 80,000 nervous fans absolutely fall in love with Floor the second she starts singing. It’s awesome.
Thank you for performing coitus interruptus of my Floorgasm on the final chorus. Repeatedly. Brilliant! "I don't have the heart to stop this video since the start" yet it's rather obvious you didn't have the stones to control yourself either by the choices you made as to WHEN to pause, so I'm going to have to call you on that statement.
Beautiful reaction. Though I have listened to this song literally hundreds of times and never fallen out of love with it, I feel your reaction made me fall in love just deeper...it just goes on. It is phenomenal, epic. And I am really touched by seeing you experiencing this epic band with so much love in your eyes. Yes, we all fall in love with Floor. Inevitable.
Yes Arab Man Reacts, 13:57 is the moment you never expected and won't forget. She is incredibly talented and the obvious joy on your face is why I enjoy watching folks hear this for the first time and share it with others. Many blessings to you and your channel!
Great to see you continuing your Nightwish journey.
Tuomas is the keyboarder, Songwriter, composer. He is the mastermind behind the music. He‘s called Metal Mozart.
Marco is playing the bass and doing also the vocals. He is very versatile and an awesome singer as well. You‘ll get to experiencethis with your next reaction to „The Islander“ from Tampere.
Emppu is playing the guitar. He can shred it but he always does exactly that much, that is required by the song. „Romanticide“ is a perfect song itself and a very good song to experience Emppu. He is also the fun guy (see my next comment).
Kai (from your first reaction) at the drums replaced the original drummer Jukka (Ghost love Score) who had stop playing the drums due to health issues. But he still is with the band. Jukka was a perfect drummer and showman, Kai is a perfect drummer and a machine and beast at the drums.
Last but not least there is Floor, the Dutch singer you fell in love with. She is the bands third singer after Tarja (operatic) and Annett from Sweden (pop/rock). She can sing really everything from opera over pop/ rock to growls as you‘ll experience.
Thank you again! You are Captain Holger now!
I was there on the right side of the field, little bit towards the middle. I was tired from 1,5 week of partying, headbanging, drinking but at that moment i was instantly sober and amazed.
wowwwwwwwwwwwww, you're so lucky!
@@ArabManReacts as soon as "the situation" is over, they will tour again. Good luck!
They/she touched your heart, one can read it in your eyes. Ann Waychoff would have loved your reaction and send you all the information about Nightwish you need. Let us all honor her and may she rest in peace
Can you just imagine being on that stage presenting this fabulous concert to that crowd??!! How do you come down from a night like that?
I don’t think you could
At 10-12 she tells the crowd to ROAR and they do as instructed She owns the song the stage and the audience. At 14-08 the crowd lets her know she is now the new Queen of Metal Epic is an understatement
The Bull with horns is the Wacken Logo, pretty cool when fire comes out
Ahhhh 😅
hails from cattle farming which is the main income of the region.... well, in times when they don't host the most epic festival on this plannet ;)
Thanks for the reaction! Yes, Floor is in a league of her own and a vision of feminine beauty and power! That being said, there's never been any other band that I've listened to where I genuinely like each member as much as those in Nightwish.
The magic of Tuomas is multigenerational. Good music, exceptional composition, is a gateway to emotions.
This is the line-up of Nightwish, an Echo-winning band from Kitee, Finland, formed in 1996 by songwriter/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen. Nightwish is Finland's most successful band with more than 7 million sold albums worldwide, 1 silver award, 11 gold awards and 30 platinum awards.
Paul! I love that you're commenting as you watch (I think), you sir are a true captain. I thank you
@@ArabManReacts Yes this is so, comment while I watch...
reall Paul, Nightwish became really worldwide big with Floor...FROM HOLLAND. Why is that so hard for you guys to say? H O L L A N D.
And Tarja ONLY sung opera. She did not have the diversity Floor has.
Everyone I introduced Nightwish to, loves them. Just an amazing band, very epic songs and just every song is exploding with talent.
I shared so many of the same feelings when discovering Nightwish. Such a fantastic reaction and I look forward to what comes next. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
Thank you ☺️☺️🙏🏻🙏🏻
If you want to see Empuu pranking Floor onstage watch Wacken 2013 „I Want My Tears Back“. At about 45 secs you can see Empuu talking to Troy telling him what he is going to do. At about 4:00 you see Empuu go behind Floor and turn down the volume or turn off her in-ear monitor. Then she reaches behind her. The funniest part is at about 4:30 when Empuu crosses the stage again. Floor turns around to watch him so he can’t do it again. Here you see the height difference between Floor’s 6’1” in heels and Empuu’s 5’3”. They laugh at each other.
When seeing „Ghost River“ from Wacken, you‘ll notice him passing Floor waving with his hands. He‘s showing: „Doing nothing right now“ 😎
That's awesome haha, I'll keep an eye out for it, thank you for sharing!
Floor is 6’1” without heels, even! I’m going to check out the song you mentioned, I want to see that! Sounds like a fun interaction.
"what sports do you do in your freetime?" - "breathing heavy to nightwish"
Welcome to the Nightwish Family!
One of us...welcome to the nightwish dungeons where Floor keeps all of the enlightened souls...we are doomed for eternity..we can come anytime we like but we can never leave...thanks for this reaction and keep safe
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Nice reaction, nice to see someone giving Emppu some credits, he is one of the best guitarists out there. He and Tuomas, the keyboardist are the only two members of Nightwish who has been there from the beginning. Tuomas who founded Nightwish asked his good friend Emppu if he like to join him with his new band...the rest is history, here we are watching Wacken one of the greatest shows on earth, with the greatest singer on earth or from where ever outespace she is from.
"They can taste the music"
I didn't know to call that feeling that i fell while i'm listing this song, now i do. hahahaha
Thanks for the reaction! The NW army is with you for sure! Keep UP the Good work and i will see you the next time!
Bruno! Thank you again
Nice reaction! GLS is the most reacted to song, in the history of music video reactions. A bit ahead of Jinger Pisces. As Nightwish is the most reacted to artist or band in the history of music video reactions. FYI:There were 82,000+ in the audience. It is the 13th of 15 songs that NW performed that night. I would recommend either 'Ever Dream' or 'Storytime' from the same concert for your next Nightwish reaction.
Floor is the 3rd and still current female lead singer of Nightwish (est. 1996) She had been with the band for little over 10 months at the time of this concert on 03 August 2013. She started performing in her first Metal Band, After-Forever at the age of 16. After that band disbanded, she started her own band called Revamp. Which was on hiatus, when she received a call from Nightwish to take over the female lead singing duties mid-tour. The rest is herstory.
The bull with horns symbol is the symbol of Wacken Open Air Festival. As Wacken is famous for it's beef and dairy. Where the world's largest Metal Festival that is held annually for four days on the first weekend in August . Where 50+ Metal bands play on 3 rotating stages. For 50 weeks of the year it mostly a cow pasture. The other two weeks is the time it takes to set up, hold the event and then, tear it down
2019 there where nine stages. The three main stages ("Harder", "Faster" and "Louder") on the infield (the so called "Holy ground") and 6 smaller stages scattered across the festival area.
Thank you so much for all the info. You absolutely rock! I can’t imagine what that moment was like when she got the call and she was asking to join mid tour. That’s insane.
@@ArabManReacts If you want to learn how that happen. Watch the first 20 minutes of the documentary: NIGHTWISH -"PLEASE LEARN THE SETLIST IN 48 HOURS" at the link below: th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html
You are doing Ann proud❤
@@M11969 Thanks, just doing what I can to spread the gospel of Nightwish. Gospel (/ˈɡɒspəl/) is the Old English translation of Greek εὐαγγέλιον, meaning "good news"
Welcome to the NightWish Army..........you're well and truly hooked like the rest of us.....one hell of an emotional overload.....stay with it...it gets even better .
Great reaction bro, and you are an honest, symphatic guy! Austria is with you!! Peace to the world we should all be brothers and in peace
Thank youuuu 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤘🏻
Welcome to the Nightwish Army!!! YOU ARE NOT READY FOR THE NOTE!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome back
I love your reaction to our metal Goddess Floor Jansen. You are right she is not human. She can sing anything. I subbed. I'll look forward to your reactions to NW. Stay Safe.
Thank you! 🙏🏻🤘🏻
Nightwish army here. Just found your channel. What a great reaction. Can’t wait to go down this rabbit hole with you. Greetings fro Toronto Canada 🇨🇦
Oh man!!! i enjoyed your reaction so much!! They are out of this world. You can't go wrong with Nightwish so i recommend you start to react to all the songs from this concert (maybe in order!? eheh) and then go to the concert in Wembley Arena 2015, then Tampere 2015, and then the concert in Buenos Aires 2018. Every single song it's a killer. You will hear Floor sing in so many styles of singing, but more important, you will experience all the emotions that all the members communicate with us. I can't even explain. Like i said it's out of this world, everything. Enjoy this ride. So much love for you. Cheers.
cheers from finland, the home country of this amazing band, my mom used to sign me the early nightwish stuff as lullabys, and its amazing to see people from all different backgrounds enjoy the amazing music they have put and will continue to put out.
This performance took place at Wacken festival. Nightwish were one of the headliners in 2013.
Wacken is THE metal festival worldwide.
It is in the north of Germany in a rural area.
Therefore the bullhead with flames is the Wacken symbol. There are more than 80.000 metalheads having a big party each year.
Greetz from Germany
Wacken is the name of a small town, south of Hamburg, Germany. This small town is, where one of the biggest and most prestigious festivals in the world happens, once a year. The crowd is 82000 strong. The bull with the horns is the logo of that festival.
Thank you captain! 🙏🏻
Great reaction!You have had multiple floorgasms and I know you weren’t faking.Phantom of the opera with floor and Henk Poort,and Ever dream Wakken 2013.These will keep them coming your way.Blessings to you my brother!
Thank you! Will check them out
You are now entering the rabbit hole of Nightwish,enjoy the fantastic voyage to come,,,amazing band.
Floor Jansen is one of the greatest vocal female phenomena's of our time. And she is So much more than that. There are just no words to describe her vocal capabilities, her versatility, her charisma, her smiles, dedication, stage performance, sexyness, mesmerizing outfits, eyes, arms, hands, body & dance movements, emotional expressions, translations, power, stamina, class, style, intelligence, humbleness, sweetness, lovable-ness, humor, true depth of personality and last but not least, her stunning body and physical beauty. And she is unstoppable. She loves what she does, and she is born for what she does. Bringing music fully packed in the deepest possible human emotions to the people. For me personal, she is a true healer, in every thinkable way possible. Nothing less than one of the greatest musically artistically gifted woman to mankind today, reaching an extremely rare level of pure transcending divinity
13:50 the Floorgasm brings yet another convert to the family !! 😁 Welcome Brother. You’re one of us now. Just FYI, that’s about 70 minutes into the show and Floor had been killin’ it the whole way already. Also, that’s 82 THOUSAND people hanging on her every word; so, no pressure on her to Bury that (9 second long)high note.... At 6’1 and 170 pounds Floor is a smiling, singing, dancing, enchanting, stage commanding Valkyrie; and to me at least, a gift from above. Seeing the whole video of this concert, Especially the Floorgasm changed my life. It made me start listening to music again. I love watching these reaction videos and my biggest hope is that people follow and enjoy the Symphonic Metal path I was led to. Welcome to it.
💙💙💙All Hail Floor !! 💙💙💙
Nightwish Army Infantryman
RIP Ann Waychoff. Commanding General-Nightwish Army
This is the holy trinity of Nightwish songs live with Floor fronting...
Ghost Love Score live at Wacken 2013 th-cam.com/video/JYjIlHWBAVo/w-d-xo.html
Greatest Show on Earth live at Tampere 2015 th-cam.com/video/45brzDJKZ3o/w-d-xo.html DO NOT CUT THIS OFF EARLY. The Nightwish Army is Murderous behind this
Sin. Be Warned. 😏😏
The Poet and the Pendulum live at Wembley 2016 th-cam.com/video/gbn9GczYBkw/w-d-xo.html (wait until you have a full understanding of the band’s history before you react to this one. It’ll add the context you need to fully appreciate this emotional masterpiece.)
This was such a great reaction, thank you! Looking forward to the Islander, I hope it is the live version from Tampere. ☺️ Hi from 🇫🇮
Thank you! It is
I love that lady every time I watch the video! She looks like she's been transported to another dimension! Its so beautiful.
Welcome to the Nightwish army ma' men. You have experienced multiple Floorgasms . You are now hooked. Great reaction.
I could suggest a few songs for you to react from the Wacken concert but in my opinion, you should definitely react to the entire concert, every piece of that concert is absolutely perfect. So if you want to see another great video watch "the phantom of the opera" live End of an era concert, where they had their first vocalist Tarja Turunen. have a great day
haha Sasha i'm replying to your comments in reverse haha. So many songs from the show are on the list and the Phantom of the Opera is on the list as well. I haven't heard anything by them with Tarja yet so i'm very excited. Have an amazing day!
What is cool about watching your reactions is that you have been on stage, you have done this. You can see the intricacies of a stage performance, not just the mind bending performance of Floor.
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I'm in live with this band from over 20 years now and I can tell that they are like wine - better with the age :) But... it's not only Floor that have great voice in this band. It's also Marco Hietala (bass guitar). You should check "The Islander" (Live At Tampere) - beautiful and touching piece of poetry :)
The Islander coming right up!
We are ALL in LOVE with Floor ! This was my first time seeing your channel ! You made me cry watching your emotional 💔 reaction ! Welcome to the club, the Nightwish Army ! Good to have you aboard ! LOVE to you from Tennessee USA ❤️... I like Justin Bieber on occasion, too. But, come on !!! Your musical, mystical, magical self has been forever transformed by THIS Band !
NightWish Army member reporting for duty 🤘
Great reaction dude, sub'd.
The Guitarist is Empu as I'm sure others have said. Looking forward to seeing you go down the NightWish rabbit hole 🤘
Thank you good sir 🤘🏻
Another great song from this live concert is Greatest Show on Earth. It's about 20 minutes but seriously doesn't seem it. As you can imagine, it truly is The Greatest Show on Earth. Marco sings in it as well. He and Floor take turns and also sing together. You'll love it!!
Yes! The Islander! Great choice. Do the live version though! Loved your reaction.
Reactions should always be to live versions. They are where the fire and passion lie. Any artist who sounds better in the studio is not worth listening to. I was lucky enough to be at the Wembley Arena concert - there are more choice picks from that one on here too.
Coming right up!
You my sir, have a great heart... You could see the hairs on your arms stand up a few times. Welcome to the world of night wish fans. There are many other songs and bands like this across history and globe. It'd be nice to see them all get shared the way some of these songs are getting shared in the last few years! Keep up the good work!
It's wonderful to see your take on this song. The way you describe music and its impact on you is very emotive, fantastic, and different from any other reactor I've seen. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the passion that you bring here.
Dan! Thank you
You remarked on the generations on the audience. I am in my mid 50s. I would consider it my life work to see this band live before I go to my reward. This band blows my mind. The music is so intricate. Everyone is so on point and Floor Jensen is my newest lady crush. Her voice is electrifying.
You know i've been obsessed with a lot of singers and let me tell you that no one compares to Floor for me. Nice to see a fellow arab (being half lebanese myself) react to this. You got my sub for sure.
Hey! That's awesome, where are you from?
I am 67 years old. My son is 29. We have always shared our music with each other. He introduced me to Nightwish and Within Temptation. I paid him back with Rammstein and Pink Floyd ! yeah, we get along fine !!! LOL. My favorite picture ever is him backstage with Nightwish after a concert in Worcester, Mass. about 3 years ago or so...my turn is coming Sept. 2021, when I go see Rammstein in Foxborough, Mass! EXCITED !!!
I love Emppu!
At 5'3 he's our little hobbit as well as the band joker and unlike most rock guitarists he's not ego driven (none of the band are.)
The band are like family and so are the fans.
Oh and don't be ashamed about falling in love with Floor, most of us are besotted with her :)
Great reaction thanks.
I fell in love with Nightwish a few years ago. Floor is gorgeous and her voice is outta this world. Every member is amazing and together they form a masterpiece. I recommend-Romanticide, Greatest Show on Earth, and Ghost River.
Loved watching your reaction! 🤘
Her voice is truly divine
Emppu is the Guitaist. He is around 5'2 while Floor, without heels, is 6'1.
As for member changes (besides singers), Here, you see Jukka on drums, but because of health issues, He now handles Nightwish on more the business side while one of his best friends and drum tech, Kai, has been on Drums the passed 2 albums
She is amazing, you looked like a kid in a sweet shop watching her lol try Story time, Song of myself, Nemo, Romanticide, Ever Dream, Ghost River etc anything from that Wacken show is excellent.
😊😊😊 on this list!
I was there.... It was a hell of a show! This was my first time listening to Nightwish with Floor.
I was done after this show but in a positiv way!
Great reaction and greetings from Germany 🤘
Play some Nightwish next time at work...
Looking forward to your Islander reaction :)
I’ll try to sneak it in. Coming up! 🙏🏻🤘🏻
I am very late to the Nightwish experience, but I have to tell you that the joy on your face, watching them is amazing. It adds another dimension that reflects so many of my own emotions and awe. Thank you.
Wanna hear Floor sing different songs from other people?? Try Beste Zangers 2019! youlle be amazed!! Floorgasme all over!
I checked it out, just one song though, maybe will do reaction videos to some of the others
Arab Man Reacts definitely worth looking and reacting to a few more from that series, especially The Phantom of the Opera, if you didn’t watch that one
We all love Floor. You're number 'very high' in line. You can join the queue. Nice reaction. The expression on your face was enough. Says it all. Sometimes better than words .
The big star of this star of this concert cannot be picked, but my favourite would be Jukka the drummer.
He put his heart & soul into it, knowing what he has/had to deal with, as this would be his last big concert with Nightwish.
🥺🥺🥺🥺 i did not know that...
Arab Man Reacts I’m not sure if it’s mentioned elsewhere in the comments, but thought I would add to @Klojum’s comment. Jukka suffers from insomnia and it was taking a toll on him, especially the touring, hence he retired from playing for Nightwish but still works for the band behind the scenes. His drum teacher, Kai Hahto (he was the drummer in the other song you reacted to), is now the full time drummer for the band (he also plays for Wintersun - if you haven’t seen/heard them, check out the live version of Sons of Winter and Stars with the drum playthrough). I enjoyed your reaction and definitely know what you mean about falling in love. :)
Arab Man Reacts As a 70 year old I’ve had the distinct pleasure to have grown, musically, through the greatest decades of contemporary music: the DNA of consummate Musicianship and Performance still runs through all genres of music - it just takes a little patient research to find now what was a motherlode all those years ago. Here’s a little ‘light relief’ performed before a crowd of just over 70,000 :-)
‘A Whole Lot of Rosie’ by AC/DC
th-cam.com/video/QMvE0yFnR0I/w-d-xo.html
The engineer who mixed this is himself a demi-god.
That Gesture at 14:10 means...Along the Song She gets Energy from the Crowd...And at this moment She gives it Back to the Crowd
You have seen two of the three masterpieces of Nightwish. The third one is "The greatest show on Earth"; however, before that, try some previous songs from this same show, or from Wembley Arena 2013, or Buenos Aires.
Floor Jansen is an amazing Wllkirie Goddess, and Nightwish is just incredible.
By the way, the fire bull is the symbol of the Wacken Festival, where this concert was recorded.
Thank you!
I am from finland and been a Nightwish fan since 1996 and your journey is just beginning. Listen to the 2005 consert end of an era !
Hi, I really liked your reaction. Thats what happens to all who hear Floor sing, they fall in love with her voice and stage presence and she is such a humble and down to earth woman. Just watch her recent video ("Storytime #2") on her own channel, where she, together with her husband Hannes, builds a paddock for her horses and talks about her gardening.
The bulls head is the logo of W:O:A (Wacken Open Air) and represents the fact that this event takes place on cattle pastures and was started and is organized by "guys from the countryside". The Festival started out in 1990 with just 800 visitors and 6 local bands but grew over the years to over 80.000 visitors (75.000 regular tickets) and 200 bands from all over the world in 2019. Since 2010 it is sold out every year. For the 2020 festival the tickets lasted only 21 hours before all were sold (the first 10.000 tickets were gone in just 8 minutes). And then came this virus and the festival had to be cancelled for this year :-( .
Thank you for the info! 🙏🏻 I’m heading over to her channel right now 🤘🏻🤘🏻
What a cool reaction. Thank you for joining the Nightwish Army....it's a great ride!. Nice greetings from Switzerland...that bull is the Wacken legacy
Ok next song, "story time" official live video. And to hear some of Marco's awesome backing vocals do " ever dream" same concert. And that last note she hit....That sir is known as the Floorgasm
I really want to know who coined that term. It’s perfect. I’ll check out story time, thanks for the reco!🙏🏻
Coming November I hope to be one of the lucky ones to visit the Nightwish concert in Amsterdam.
Love your reaction videos!
nice reaction !! i subbed you pls do the Islander live.... grts from a dutch cheesehead living in germany
Haha, The Islander coming right up! 🙏🏻🤘🏻
@@ArabManReacts The Islander live @ Tampere. Its 90 percent Marco on vocals. Your going to find out that they really don't have any song that is not a banger.
Floor pretty much has the same effect on everyone, male or female; once you see and hear her, you are smitten. Then you start to notice the virtuosity of the band members, the mixing, the composition, songwriting, stage production, and you are in, hook, line and sinker! Really enjoyed your reaction- genuine.
To see more of the versitality of Our Goddess Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, check out her former bands 'After Forever' and 'Revamp'. Also her side-project 'Northward' is worth a look. Last year she overwhelmed her home country at the TV-show 'Beste Zangers' with some stunning performances. Look for the uploads from 'Jenniezelf' for before and after commentary with english subtitles. Then there are the numerous guest appearances with other bands all over TH-cam. Floorgasm alert!
On it on it on it! Thanks for the reco. Someone said she did a cover of Shallow on Beste Zangers, one of the judges (or hosts) was legit tearing up. She made it look so effortless.
There are no judges. It is no competition. The singers are from different genres and different phases in their carrieres. They are brought to a Spanish Island where they stay for some weeks. Every episode one of them sits on the central couch with the host. The others sing a song of his/her repertoire or a song which has a special meaning for him/her. This format brings this group of singers close to each other during the recordings often resulting in emotional performances. In the last episode there are the duets with the closer every one is still talking about. The Phantom of the Opera by Floor Jansen and Henk Poort.
Here is an introduction of the seven participants of "Beste Zangers" with subtitles th-cam.com/video/2AilXqXI-B4/w-d-xo.html . As Schout33 already said, it is NOT a competition and there are NO judges, just a bunch of singers celebrating music, bonding, enjoing the community and having fun stepping out of their comfort zone.
Schout33 Her voice is also in a probe towards Mars! Arjen Anthony Lucassen: Ayreon!!!
Schout33 Little fun fact: Although it appears that the singers stay on the island for weeks, the entire season is recorded in 3 days. They shoot multiple episodes per day. :)
Like you, I'm relative new to Nightwish (2 weeks) and just can't stop playing their music at home and in the car especially the car where I can blast it at a true 100w plus not because I'm deaf nor because I've just turned 72 but because I just love them and the reaction everyone has to them making me no different.
Still wondering where I've been though all of those years being a rocker at heart and still playing in a band and so looking forward to getting started again. Rock On.
Ok; welcome to the entrance to the "rabbit hole". This ride will be long, and euphoric at times, so strap in. I'll let the army fill you in on the history, but for now, I'll give you the "Nightwish for Newb's" break down: 1) Band member name pronunciation - in phonetics: Floor Jansen (Yan-sen), Keyboardist/Mastermind/main composer/"Metal Mozart" Tuomas (Two -oh - Mas), Heartbreak Kid/Lead Guitar : Em - pooh, drums: Juka (You - ka), and Marco....er ...Marco. 2) ALWAYS defer to live videos vs studio versions, first; preferably ANY/ALL from this LEGENDARY Wacken (VAH -Kin) 2013 concert. (btw ...this was a festival crowd of 82,000 in attendance - hence the multi generational make up of the audience.) 3) NEVER mention/Compare Floor with Amy Lee. 4) MOST IMPORTANT! NEVER pick a side. Repeat after me; "I Like FLOOR - ...AND TARJA :...EQUALLY." 5) ENJOY this journey. I found Nightwish a little over 6 months ago: I'm 50, and for 35 years, Queen was my #1 fav of all time, and Freddie was/is the G.O.A.T. Now, NW is my #1, and Freddie is tied with Floor.
Finnish guitarist, Erno Matti Juhani 'Emppu', is a founding member of Nightwish. Floor was brought into the band part of the way through their Imaginaerum Tour, as a replacement for Anette Olzen. Floor was still recovering from burnout and had only 2 days to learn 15 songs, as she flew from her sister's wedding to join the band in Seattle. The show at Wacken Open Air Festival was her 47th performance with the band, after 10 months on the road. The burning skull is the official logo of the festival.
And yet, Nightwish can't get radio play the the US. Go figure.
Thank goodness for satellite radio, amirite? My husband likes the Sabaton channel on SiriusXM and they play Nightwish.
I can do a whole video on why that’s the case. It’s very unfortunate but like AGDinCA said, thank got for satellite radio, and streaming platforms 🤘🏻
@@AGDinCA of course they play Nightwish , Floors husband is the drummer of Sabaton and on some albums of Sabaton Floor does the backing vocals and Sabaton and Revamp Floors old band have been on tour together and they see each other on festivals it is a small world and many bands like each other , Floor does many guest appearances in other bands , she and Tarja the first singer of Nightwish are good friends in 2013 Floor was already in Nightwish she and Tarja did a gig in Belgium together
@@pierredevries350 I am very aware of all of that. I am a big fan of Nightwish. My comment was merely to emphasize that Nightwish is only getting radio play on Satellite stations.
@@AGDinCA that is the problem , getting airplay Sweden and Finland are metal country , but the fun part is that some of the best bands also come from the Netherlands only the stupid radiomakers don't care.
I really loved watching you react. I get tears in my eyes, just amazed at the sheer amount of talent we get to be witness to. And she seems to be humble and kind as well, which makes all of it even better. Thanks for sharing yourself with us.
Dear Arab Man, I just subscribed to your channel because you kept your word to continue to share with us your experience of discovering Nightwish. I saw in your eyes you're already in love - please take a number and stay in line, like all of us :) that's a joke, she's happily married.
Good luck for your tomorrow morning show. Maybe in time you'll have the opportunity to present some Nightwish on your radio show, who knows..
The bull head is the sign of the Wacken Festival, and in 2013 was in flames.
About the band members - others already gave you the info as I see. I'll suggest you to watch the "PLEASE LEARN THE SETLIST IN 48 HOURS" documentary th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html showing the moment Floor Jansen joined the band - you'll have a better image of the band members and the tour atmosphere.
See you in the next one. All the best from Romania.
Gabriel! Thank you 🙏🏻 I’ll check out the documentary in a few weeks just to make sure I stay away from the songs and I can record more reactions videos. I really appreciate you leaving this comment. Feelsgoodman. Thank you 🙏🏻
@@PistazienJoe Thank you for your kind words.
The documentary really sets up how cool this concert was. In like six months Floor went from having a minimal amount of exposure to the songs to owning the stage as their front woman.
You need to listen to Nightwish -The Greatest Show on Earth Live @ Tampere !!!
We are Nigtwish Army, welcome , and Floor Jansen is our queen, Hail to the queen Floor Jansen, supreme soprano and singer metal, Tuomas is genius poet , Marco Hietala is beautiful man , great singer metal ,AMAZING BAND.
"You did what now, you did what there?" Always makes me smile!
Emppu is a prangster . and Floor is a his "target " and Floor is givin back , once Floor chains Emppus Corona to apeljuice . hihihiii .
I was there to see that show.
Empuu spit it all over roady.
Floor stood there waging her finger at him. An never missed a note.
I love that. They are a real family. It is beautiful to watch. 😁😁😁😁😁
What performance was that? I've got to see this!
@@greylight5 Me too!!!!
Hope you appreciate Joe more from here onward :D Love seeing people falling in love with Nightwish. Every master piece of theirs has a story to it...worth the research!
I apprecaite him, i'll just never let him know haha
Please check Song of Myself, same concert and Dead Boy's Poem live from Buenos Aires 2018, and the "little guy" is Emppu he is the prankster of the band Jukka behind Drums, but is atm replaced by his good friend Kai Hahto due to health problems And the sixt member you have not seen yet is Troy he is the instrumentalist and plays whatever but is most dedicated to his Uillean pipes (irish bagpipe) you can hear him in for excample I Want My tears Back, also live at Wacken :) Enjoy Subbed to follow your Nightwish Journey
Thank you!
And a fan has born....😉