I'll try to answer your questions as best I can. 1. Venue This concert was at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Northern Germany, which takes place every first weekend in August (alas, not this year due to coronavirus) in a 2,000 people village in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It used to be, or still is, the biggest metal festival in the world, anyway the most prestigious one. It is a four-day festival (Wednesday to Saturday); Nightwish were headlining the Saturday show, right after Alice Cooper. There were 82,000 people in the audience. 2. Lyrics The composer and lyricist of the band is Tuomas, the keyboardist and band founder and leader. He did use to have some Christian imagery in his lyrics, but mostly as metaphors; there is one outright Christian song (The Carpenter) on their very first album, which was released in 1997. In recent years, the band has become explicitly and very publicly secular/atheist, collaborating with well-known atheist Richard Dawkins and writing lyrics critical of religion and referencing science and evolution a lot. (Personally, I salute this turn of events very much.) Of the members, Tuomas, Troy (flute/pipe/bouzouki/guitar etc. etc. player, not on this song) and Floor are openly secular/atheist, Marko is agnostic, the other members usually don't say much in interviews. :) The lyrics to Ghost Love Score use some Christian imagery, but in spite of that and of the very dramatic composition of the song, this is a pining/love song, about a love that never happened (a ghost [of a] love). The protagonist (probably Tuomas) wants this love (the siren) to free him of the blemishes his character has sustained, to transport him back to an innocent, childlike state again. That is the meaning of the child being born again and the siren "carrying him" to the protagonist. 3. Timeframe Ghost Love Score was published on their 2004 album "Once", Élan was published on their 2015 album "Endless Forms Most Beautiful". However, please don't draw the conclusion that they were great and epic in 2004 and a mere radio-friendly in 2015. Every Nightwish album (apart from the first, I think, when they were not really a mature band) has one or two kind of radio-friendly tracks that are usually published as singles too. Élan was the first single off Endless Forms Most Beautiful, and Ghost Love Score is the grand sweeping epic track off Once. They have writtten other epics since (The Poet And The Pendulum and The Greatest Show On Earth) and had radio-friendly tracks earlier (off the album Once for instance the song Nemo, which I think got some airplay in the states). They usually span quite a lot of genres on one album, from soft ballads to straight power/thrash metal and everything in between, often somewhat folk-tinged. So no, they haven't become any more commercial than they were back in 2004. In fact, their current album Human. :||: Nature., just released, has a thirty minute purely orchestral track on the second CD and nine quite cerebral and progressive songs on the first CD, all very well done, where no song is like the other. 4. Show They do tour the world, having played on every continent except Antarctica (I think they played a concert in Libya once, so that at least touches Africa). They are most popular in Europe and Latin America, however; in North America they usually play smaller or medium-sized venues, which is actually something I as a European fan envy you guys for; I'd love to see them close up in a small venue, and here in Europe they play the big venues and have begun to play stadiums. Four measly shows were planned in North America for the 2020 tour, one in Toronto, one in NYC and two in LA, because I think a support act defected them? Other fans, please correct me if I'm wrong. Normally, they would have played more dates. But now, with no concerts probably for all of 2020, who knows what they'll do when this shit is over. I'm definitely hoping and fretting that they make their December 14, 2020 date in Berlin, Germany, which I have tickets for. 5. Worship the Floor That is an order. :) No, I already told you in my comment under your Élan reaction that she's amazing in so many ways. Now you've seen not just ten percent of what she can do, but already thirty percent. If you choose to further react to Nightwish or her solo material or her earlier bands (After Forever / ReVamp / Northward), more will be forthcoming. So I guess we'll get some more Nightwish reactions out of you? Always nice to see someone smitten with them. :)
Wow, thanks for all the breakdowns and answers to my questions!! I really appreciate that. It helps me get to know the situation and the bands history. And oh I for sure plan to react to more Nightwish! How can I not after this?? 😎😂
They had an (unnamed) co-headliner for the North American tour, so they could play more and larger venues, but whoever it was backed out. So they had to scramble to at least get a few smaller venues in for the North American crowd. Was a last minute thing, which is why there are only four dates set.
@@dyingbreed1951 Ah, okay, I see. Don't ever rely on external help in your growth, try to stand on your own feet. But at least that leaves the possibility that they can book a decent North American tour once concert dates can be rescheduled. Perhaps with the help of our gracious host the Rook and other YT reactors, they become known enough in the US that they can fill some bigger venues on their own next year.
Dying Breed That explains so much. I was so bummed out that they weren’t even doing one show near Chicago. Well, at least a show that wouldn’t require a plane trip.
Outside context problem, that was some very helpful information. As Rook said, thank you for taking the time to break everything down so well. The only part that was sad was when you said, "Personally, I salute this turn of events very much," in connection with Nightwish's overall trend of turning their backs on God and becoming increasingly resistant to the Truth. That's definitely not something that should ever be saluted. Other than that, great post.
This Wacken open air festival, in North Germany, which is held every year. The burning head is the logo of the festival! And yep they were headlining there. Goosebumbs....ehm 🤔 Floorgasm 👌 Nightwish are at their best at Live shows...here there were 82.000 + people. Wacken 13 is awesome the whole concert, pick a song and you are in for a treat! London 15 for me is their 2nd best because of The Poet and the Pendulum and 7 Days to the Wolves are played there, which are songs you have to watch! You just have to 😁 And the atmosphere was Awesome there that evening (so to say) Buenos Aires 2018 fills up my Top 3 boy that crowd 😋 and they played some very fine tunes there! Last I want to mention Tampere 15 The Greatest Show on Earth, great song, great story, music and Lyrics are Good, 24 min +/- Experience, a bit of homestudy on this song can help! 🤘 My fall.....will be......for youuuu! And how was that note for you? 😳🤣 "so many goosebumps right now" 👌 it is known....prepare for more Floorgasms, if you continue on this Journey! ....🖐
@@QUENTEMY ahmm well no. Its always the same 82k each day, they are camping there. And of course that means there were not 82k Nightwish fans. But a lot of them !
I know Matthias, but in "festival world" each day usually counts seperately. I am not sure about W.O.A. (been there only once in the early years, I believe1992 or 1993), but for many festivals you can buy tickets for each separate day, for 2 or more random days or for all days.
@@QUENTEMY best way to do that, decide which day you NEED to see. If the budget allows for two days, pray that it is first and last you want to see. I never had the stamina to go all out for three days and really enjoy the last day. I needed that day in between to recuperate.
@@Paul_C Depends on the line up of course. Often you ( at least I am) are only interested in e few bands and just hope they are all on stage the same day. Two days festival in a row ........ I would need a full week to recuparate ;-)
The "Child" theme has nothing to do with Jesus. In Tuomas' (the main songwriter and keyboards player) lyrics, the child (or the dead boy) is a common theme to refer to innocence and the capacity of wonder (and when it's lost in the passage to adulhood, hence the dead boy). In this song, the siren (the object of the songwriter's passion) brought his ability to wonder and dream back to him. I recommend reacting to Storytime from the same show :) th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html
Great reaction, next Song of Myself please same concert I love people getting their first Floorgasms (chills when Floor sings) and you ain't seen nothing yet :)
Hey, greets from Germany. Wacken is a very small village (around 5.000 inhabitants) in northern Germany and for a weekend of the year home of one of the biggest metal festivals in the world. The skull is the logo of the festival. Over 82.000 people were part of this show. Was a great evening! Try "Song Of Myself" or "Dark Chest Of Wonders" (The opener to this amazing evening!) for a little more heavier sound of them. Nightwish are one of the best live bands around these days.
Thank you for answering my questions!! I wasn’t sure where it was located. Is it held every year? And okay I’ll take a look at those songs. I’d like to react to some of their heavier stuff next anyway! Thanks for the comment 🤘🏻
@@ROOKCAST Also they're not Christian themes, they are firmly atheist. Statement from Tuomas and Troy: "We feel it vital to speak out in retaliation and show our solidarity with freethinkers the world over: those who are proud to search for answers by themselves. Honest challenge is a wonderful liberation, and we prefer to embrace our wonderful world through the factual revelations of science and reason."
@@ROOKCAST Is it just me or is everyone thinking about the apocalypse right now? You're like the 8th person this week I've heard reference or compare something to that.
@@user-jy1bc3gw2q Well here in the States it's feeling a bit apocalyptic with lack of any real leadership through this pandemic. So it could be that??? Well for about 2/3 here at least?
FLOOR....IS......A.....GODDESS! she's such a badass. I love how she's hypnotizing to watch. Amazing. Love the reaction as always! These people can make you feel things without even saying a word haha. at 14:00 is what the world calls a FLOORGASM! You might have to do 2 part series with Nightwish. Part 1 the video itself and part 2 the lyric breakdown? Definitely got my views either way lol. Germany! it's one of the massive heavy metal festivals. The W in Wacken is pronounced like a V (sounds like Vacken) and the skull is just the logo of the festival. If I'm not mistaken, they headlined the last night of the festival (3-4 day festival) Keep Rookin' brother!
Oh I totally get what you mean now 🤣. And there were times where I was literally paralyzed by her voice and presence! And I really think I might have to do breakdowns that way. It might be fun too! And thanks for the continued support. It truly means the world to me 🤘🏻. And I knew I wasn’t saying it correctly 😂. Thanks for the info!
It's just unbelievable how gifted one person can be... Also if i was blind i would swear that this song was not live... There is not a single mistake....
It never gets old watching someone have their first Floorgasm. Because it's the only way we have to recreate our own feeling by sharing the experience with another.
Love to see the people first floorgasm hahahahaha So glad you like it, I left you a few more song to react next! Ever dream Romanticide Song of myself Storytime Just to start hahaha, keep those reaction comming, the nightwish army will be here to watch them all! Greetings from Argentina!
Ghost Love Score is from the 2004 album "Once"; it was originally sung by the band's first vocalist, Tarja Turunen. Elan is from 2015 album "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", which was the first album written and recorded with Floor as the band's vocalist. So there is about a decade and two vocalists between the two songs.
1st!!! Nice reaction! This genre of music is called Symphonic Metal. FYI: There were 82,000+ in the audience that night. GLS is the 13th of 15 songs that NW performed that night. I would recommend either 'Ever Dream' or 'Storytime' From the same concert. The singer's name is Floor Jansen. She is the 3rd and still current female lead singer of Nightwish (est. 1996) She had been with the band for 10 months at the time of this concert on 03 August 2013.
Nice!!! And I’m in love with this genre now. 82,000!!!! That’s insane. Okay I was going to ask which songs to react to at this same concert, so thanks for the info!! I appreciate it. 🤘🏻
Mister Fox this comment actually made me ridiculously happy because of that very reason. 😂🤘🏻 I’m hoping to hit it by this weekend! Can’t believe I’m saying that
Well I give your video an A+ . I love to see reactions that have real emotion and awe that Nightwish creates. That concert from what I understand had 82,000 people and was an open air concert and to produce that kind of sound and experience is nothing short of incredible. I have watched Ghost love Score hundreds of times and keep finding new things to love about it. But most of all I love seeing guys like you watch it for the first time and it brings me back to how I felt the first time I watched it. Thank for the great reaction video :)
Floor said again that she is an atheist during her Instagram live two weeks ago. Weak Fantasy and Tribal can confirm that they are not religious band :)
Krzysiek It's not that they aren't religious. They are religious, but they also happen to be anti-Christianity and anti-God. Their songs are full of religious imagery and symbolism, in fact. For example, "Greatest Show on Earth" is an homage to the religions of atheism and evolution. That song worships the creation (nature) without giving credit to the Creator (God). So, they are a religious band, only they follow a false religion.
@@joshuaburba2905 and you know which religion is correct? It depends on your birth place 😂 she said that she is an atheist, religion of atheism doesn't exists, there is no god for her and for me she is right :)
@@krzysiek3719 Well this just got interesting real quick. Thank you for your comments. To answer your question, I'm talking about truth, not religion per se. So, do I know which religion is correct? Yes, because I know the truth, and obviously the religions that aren't true, aren't correct. For example, the earth is a sphere. That's the truth. Therefore, any other view that says otherwise, is incorrect. The "flat-earthers" are obviously wrong, and so is anyone who thinks the earth is a triangle, square, rectangle, trapezoid, etc. It's pretty straightforward. There is the truth (the reality), and then false views. Thanks for the chat. It's fun.
The burning bull head is the symbol for the festival in Wacken(Vah-ken) Germany. Check out Song of Myself, Storytime, Everdream, and Romanticide all from the same concert
OH. that makes more sense. I wasn’t sure if it was one of the bands symbols or if it was the festival. And thanks for the pronunciation! I knew I was messing it up 🤣
@@ROOKCAST no prob bro.. also when she sings "a siren from the deep" she means a singing mermaid. Sirens are from Greek mythology who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. .
Z TPI omg thank you for the explanation. I was racking my brain on what she meant by siren.. I wasn’t aware of that term! But that adds so much depth to the lyrics knowing that
this is wacken festival the greatest rock and metal festival over 3 days with many bands each plays 1-2 hours and this song came after an hour of an awesome songs and floot is truly a goddess of vocals
Tuomas very much sees himself as a composer and a poet. He doesn't often write 100% straight-forward lyrics, and always leaves things open to the listeners interpretation. Even when he "explains" his lyrics, it's left vague and open-ended. His lyrics tend to be very personal, and reflect emotions he lived during (often) turbulent times. Especially in their early songs, there was also a bit of "not quite correct" English going on, imho. Hella talented though, and his musical compositions are absolutely inspiring.
I love how Floor always has her mom's and grandmom's bracelets on, you can even see them in previous concerts back in 2004 with her other band, She's such a loving woman😥
It really is amazing, because it's the the most epic live performance ever (the whole Wacken 2013 show, I mean). And she don't just seems to be like a goddess, she is the Goddess. ;-))) Wacken is in Germany and it's a big open air metal festival. Nightwish was the main event in 2013 and there was 82000 of audience. Like a movie = Score, you get it. Great reaction and greetings from Finland!
@@pekkakarppinen1608 Wow, I thought it was law or something. You know, all Finnish citizens must see Nightwish at least once live? I'm still jealous though. You're still from the same country as this amazing band! I tell you, I'd cut off my left arm (or maybe my right since I'm left handed) to see this incredible band live. Even in the nosebleed section. Hell, even standing in the tunnels between the seats! Where R U in Finland? Near Kitee?
Floor the lead singer has had some classical training and is a 6’1” Dutch vocal beast!Id say it’s best to react to their live performances every time rather than studio tracks...they’re definitely a live band and you get a lot more from their live performances than their album tracks...Nightwish songs range across Rock,Celtic,Operatic,Thrash and Folk,lots of variety and styles to choose from. If you want a few more suggestions for a bit more of Nightwish then try these.Theyre all from the Wacken,Wembley and Tampere shows and great quality 👍 Floor is also doing a Dutch show called Beste Zangers where singers sing songs that have special meaning for each other...worth a look I Don’t know a thing about love th-cam.com/video/ahykaAPHhs8/w-d-xo.html Que siente th-cam.com/video/DfYeLUoqw0E/w-d-xo.html Shallow Vilja lied I Want My Tears Bac th-cam.com/video/ga-hR7CYbwQk/w-d-xo.html...Celtic Rock vibe Romanticide....Heavy th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html Last Ride Of The Day...Pure fun and energy th-cam.com/video/QzIMx7Dqa_M/w-d-xo.html Greatest Show On Earth...Epic th-cam.com/video/45brzDJKZ3o/w-d-xo.html Sleeping Sun...Beautiful ballad th-cam.com/video/rsotlzr9wNw/w-d-xo.html Story Time...Lively and fun th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html EverDream...poppy rock th-cam.com/video/YwGSAFarHRg/w-d-xo.html Shudder Before The Beautiful...Heavy th-cam.com/video/7oQ8sNSYXmQ/w-d-xo.html Yours Is An Empty Hope...Very heavy with Floor growling 😊 th-cam.com/video/XtXqUNB8zrU/w-d-xo.html Poet And The Pendulum...Epic th-cam.com/video/gbn9GczYBkw/w-d-xo.html Weak Fantasy...Heavy th-cam.com/video/AN239Pbqbjo/w-d-xo.html Ghost River...Heavy(ish) th-cam.com/video/05eitd-EA6I/w-d-xo.html Song Oth-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWgf/w-d-xo.html Myself...Heavy AF Seven Days To The Wolves... th-cam.com/video/XvsfwAPbWXc/w-d-xo.html If you want a hard rocking Floor check out Disdain by her old band Revamp.... th-cam.com/video/tIqzPXzhEuw/w-d-xo.html If you want something completely different but still Symphonic Metal then try Sancta Terra by Epica which has Floor as guest vocalist in a duet with Epica’s female vocalist Simone Simmons...awesome stuff(They Use a full orcheustra as backing in that one) th-cam.com/video/cx22Yuj2nzg/w-d-xo.html
The clip was shot a few months after Floor jointed the band right in the middle of their US leg of the world tour. They asked her to join after tensions between the previous (Anette) vocalist and the rest of the band had rissen so high that they fired her. With close to a year still to go to complete the tour, and their next concert planned 2 day later they, needed a replacement fast. They called Floor because she had toured with them when she was part of the support bands"After Forever" and later "Revamp" on several occasions and they were quiet impressed by her vocals (who would not be?). She only had 2 days, including a flight from the Netherlands to the US, to learn the setlist and only had one rehearsal with the band a couple of hours before her first show and nailed it. Since they were making a documentary about the world-tour a lot of what happened was recorded. The documentary is called "Please learn the setlist in 48 hours" (th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html ) As a next song to take a look at i would recommend their masterpiece "The poet and the pendulum" live at Wembley. Before you take a look at it i would recommend to take a look at the backstory of this song. This will make you appreciate it much more. here is the link th-cam.com/video/gbn9GczYBkw/w-d-xo.html BTW that last note she just sang? Nightwish fans created a whole new word for when she does something impressive like that. We call it a Floorgasm. Welcome to the club and boy are you going to receive a lot of traffic on your channel. ;-)
Them being symphonic metal allows them to take their music in several different directions. They have the long epic multipart full production type songs like Ghost Love Score, The Poet and the Pendulum or The Greatest Show on Earth.. Then they have several of the more classic thrash heavy metal style songs like Romanticide, Song of Myself or Dark Chest of Wonders.. They even have a very celtic rock sound going on in songs like E'lan or My Walden.. You chose, but the Nightwish Army loves it all..
Romanticide, Storytime of this concert. Yours Is An Empty Hope (Wembly), Poet and The Pendulum Wembly 2015 (read the history of the song before you listen to it.), and The Greatest Show on Earth (Tampere).
In a 2006 interview Tuomas, who writes the lyrics and music, stated that he is "not religious, but an open-minded, thinking individual". He does not consider, “religion to be bad, but human interpretation of it."
That is the symbol for Wacken open air. Its a festival in Germany . Over 82,000 people. Without saying one of the Best show is music history. I would have loved to have been there. I have it on bluray.
Most of the members of Nightwish are atheist or secular. Their early albums had some of those themes. Lyrics to most of these songs can be taken multiple ways, they are there for you to interpret your way. If thats what it means to you, thats what it means. Yes , they were the headliners of the last day of the festival.
Very interesting... did they always hold secular beliefs or has that changed over time? And thanks! I figured they headlined but wanted to be sure. I appreciate the answers 🙌🏻
@@ROOKCAST Tuomas Holopainen is the brain child and composer / lyric writer of the band. In 2006 Holopainen said that he is "not religious, but an open-minded, thinking individual". He does not consider "religion to be bad, but human interpretation of it." You can also view the small video they did on the subject when they put out their last album, which was mostly about Evolution and featured Richard Dawkins spoken word on the album. th-cam.com/video/ZJuWLkTwtFs/w-d-xo.html
@@ROOKCAST Also, I do want to share with you a link. You are going to get many requests and recommends for songs from this show. (It's a legendary concert) Some of the videos come from the blu-ray, which had a slight frame rate issue, so the songs from that blu-ray are slower versions. Here is a link to the entire concert (I suggest just watching the whole thing, you wont regret it) doesnt have to be in one sitting, song by song if you want to put them out that way. 🎼 Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 🎶 Correct speed - FullHD - Remastered 🎶 - th-cam.com/video/cAwtzi7Q3Bk/w-d-xo.html
Best live band in the world pretty much since this show, up to now if concerts ever come back. I can't wait to see some of the new songs put into the setlist. And I like the idea of a Nightwish show going on as the world ends. If any band is perfect for that, it would be them.
The Show is at Wacken Open Air in Wacken (Germany), The Bulls HEad is the Logo of Wacken Open Air. Wacken Open Air is a Festivel in Germany, with about 85000 visitors. The Town of Wacken, where the Festival is held, has a population of lesser than 2000 people.
Anything and everything from this Wacken show is awesome to listen to. Wacken is in Northern Germany. THere were about 82, 000 people at the festival. MAYBE they all stayed to watch this, but I bet some of them were home in bed because kids. :)
Here are some songs that you should react to Live Wacken 2013: - Everdream - Storytime - Ghost River - Romanticide - Song of Myself Live Tampere 2015: - Weak Fantasy - The Islander - The Greatest Show On Earth Live Wembley Arena 2015: - Yours Is An Empty Hope - The Poet And The Pendulum - 7 Days To The Wolves Live Buenos Aires 2018: - Dead Boy's Poem ** (ONLY FLOOR): ** BEST ZANGERS (Netherlands TV Show): - Phantom of the Opera - Shallow
This song has a long history, it was first released in 2004 with their first singer, Tarja Turunen. When Floor came on board she revitalized a lot of the old songs and (I think) did an amazing job of it - not that this song wasn't incredible to begin with! This concert at Wacken (an open air metal festival) was in 2013 and the song that you already heard, Elan, was released in 2014. Since then they've released two albums, one just a month ago. These albums have a strong theme to them of nature, evolution and natural history, as well as humanity. Songs from these albums that are really worth a listen are Alpenglow, Shudder before the Beautiful, Greatest Show on Earth (don't let the length scare you!) My Walden, Shoemaker, and How's the Heart.
Hi, as you requested some more about Nightwish. But before that some information about this concert. Wacken is a small town in Germany so you pronounce the "a" more like "u" and the "W" more like a "V". It's the world's largest metal festival and Nightwish had been the main act that evening. The crowd was about 82,000! Since you are new to Nightwish, I'll give you the short history of the band: " Nightwish was started in 1996. They are considered a female-fronted symphonic metal band. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals. And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012. The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me, Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable playing live concerts. I will warn you that Nightwish fans are hardcore. So be prepared, the Nightwish army will rush your channel. Here some suggestions with other Nightwish songs with the current lineup of the band you may like: "Sleeping Sun" live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) th-cam.com/video/rsotlzr9wNw/w-d-xo.html "Ghost Love Score" live at Wacken 2013 (epic score) th-cam.com/video/JYjIlHWBAVo/w-d-xo.html here you can see much more of what they really can do. "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/YwGSAFarHRg/w-d-xo.html "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html Right the start what Floor is doing is awesome. "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) th-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/w-d-xo.html "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) th-cam.com/video/S8E3L7ggLMM/w-d-xo.html "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) th-cam.com/video/knqeI807ZlY/w-d-xo.html "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) th-cam.com/video/NhEuAPYm_Ug/w-d-xo.html "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/wA44tjaP5n0/w-d-xo.html "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) th-cam.com/video/B1UjgozeIPQ/w-d-xo.html "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/w-d-xo.html "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2016 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/AN239Pbqbjo/w-d-xo.html And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Wembley 2015 th-cam.com/video/vyLsU7Q333k/w-d-xo.html Or ready for a full story within a song, one of not only their masterpieces, you can compare it to Pink Floyd (dark side of the Moon) or Queen's bohemian rhapsody. "The Poet and The Pendulum" (epic, Thomas worte this when is was mental close to a suicide, but instead he wrote this) th-cam.com/video/qUAoCc9mYFA/w-d-xo.html "The greatest show on earth" (epic, don't switch of to fast when you think it's already over, it's not) th-cam.com/video/45brzDJKZ3o/w-d-xo.html The Firework music is back Floor singing together with an other great singer (both are Friends, both are from the Netherlands), " Epica - featuring Floor - Sancta Terra" (symphonic metal) th-cam.com/video/cx22Yuj2nzg/w-d-xo.html "Epica featuring Floor- Stabat Mater Dolorosa" (classic) th-cam.com/video/nhtOORYTGx8/w-d-xo.html you will be surprised how cam a crowd of metalheads can be. Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th named "Human :||: Nature" ("Shoemaker" is the 3rd track from this concept album) - just take a peek to their official playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg.html , there is a song with the ending brings most of us to tears, no joke (it's about a famous scientist). You can also react to Floor Jansen's performances in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from the Netherlands), here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen to it in reverse order..): th-cam.com/play/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo.html
I’m sure the Army answered but the festival is Vackin (v for w in German). 82,000 people. They basically closed out that stage at the show on the last night, 2 sets after Anthrax!!
NIGHTWISH - making of new album 2015 ; Episode 8. I recommend. Check it out. Gives you an idea why they sound as rich as they do. Other episodes too, why not.
btw as you go on your Nightwish journey,you wil read that many wants to put the band in the symphonic metal genre box, but nw is so much more.... many, also myself call it Nightwish Metal....
music: a combination of sounds, with a view to beauty and expression of emotion. words are not so important. and we in Europe generally do not use religious elements in songs, there are already too many priests, pastors, popes, imams, rabbis, etc. who deal with these ... things.
This was before Èlan came out... this was not long after Floor joined the band. But they bring so much to the table live that is just hard to bring to a music video. They shouldn’t be compared... different beasts.
Based on your reaction to Élan and Ghost Love Score I think you're going to love "I want my tears back", you'll get that uplifting irish vibe again. Check the one from the same concert in Wacken. Now, if want to add some South American awesomeness to it, check the "live in Buenos Aires" version, you'll love it. Cheers from Brazil!
versatile vocalist, Floor Jansen can sing from ethereal, classical and operatic singing, to powerful belting, and aggressive, raspy vocals like screaming and death growls. She is a soprano. Jansen started studying music at the Dutch Rock Academy in 1999, entering the Conservatorium Tilburg three years later. She studied musical theatre and a year of opera. Later, she started teaching ,great reaction. Try yours is an empty hope ,romanticide, shutter before the beautiful
"The Child" is a recurring theme in Nightwish's songs, but it's not related to religion (Nightwish have a lot of songs criticizing religion, cristianity in particular). The Child refers to our inner child, the reflection of our innocence. Searching for the lost innocence, the lost inner child, is a recurring theme in the first 5 nightwish albums (at least). Another recurring theme is everything ocean-related, so "the siren", "the sea", "oceanborn", which kind of represent home, a safe place. In general the ocean is often linked with positive meanings, as the songwriter has a special passion for it. Go with "Storytime" or "Romanticide" from the same concert for next videos ;)
Romanticide or Storytime are def the next ones you need to react to, from this same show. Romanticide is my vote tough, cause Floor gets acompanied in the vocal department, I don't wanna say more cause I don't wanna spoil the suprise, but those 2 singing is pure bliss eveery time it happens!
"Be like water, if you fill a bowl, the water becomes the bowl. If you fill a pot the water becomes the pot. Be like water, my friend" - Bruce Lee Floor is the Bruce Lee of singing.
At the end I saw it in your face. You were floored. You had floorgasm lol! Floor fucking Jansen is a godess. One of the greatest female leads of all time. Also the 2 songs had different vocalists. Great reaction bro.
No worries my man. Hey if you get a chance I do have a request that is another amazing female lead. It's unleash the archers - awakening. I don't think you've done it and it's perfection. Have a great day man!
Its insane to think that when this concert was performed, Floor was NOT officially in the band yet!!!!!! 2 months after this concert she was asked to join as a full-time member. Yeah, my part time job was delivering newspapers, Floor Jensen's part time job was singing for Nightwish.......so not fair!!!!!!!!!!!
I almost forgot to point out some of the "must listen" songs from Nightwish: The Poet and the Pendulum from Wembley 2015 is one of the most powerful and impressive. The Poet and the Pendulum is a very special song from a very special moment in the story of the band, when Tuomas had to push out the original singer, Tarja despite the friendship and everything because the professional relationship had just broken down. Tarja was very loved and very unique and the breaking down of the original band was caused of much drama from many fans and also, of course, just put Tuomas in a bad light and in lots of doubts, including about ever being able to write music again. The song is about the loss of inspiration and, with it, the rage and hate of those who used to be "friends" / "fans". We might not see that song performed live ever again, because, in Tuomas's words, those dark thoughts are gone. Still, the song is awesome and the performance is amazing. "Song of Myself" from Wacken 2013 is a must as well. "7 days to the wolves" from Wembley 2015 is great. "The Greatest Show on Earth" is an utter masterpiece, enormous and full of literal science quotes. I'd suggest the one from the live show in Tampere 2015 for maximum WOW effect. "10th man down" from the live in Buenos Aires is a personal favorite. "Gethsemane" and "Dead Boy Poem" also from the Decades tour, live in Buenos Aires are fantastic performances too. There's more, but these will make for a great introduction. I've been addicted to Nightwish music ever since a friend put "Ghost Love Score" in my ears back in school...
If you are into floorgasms... the Band Babymetal with the live song called Road of Resistance... it is japanese metal so you might want to have the lyrics up at the side. It is kinda weird but wow. I like them pretty darn much tho xD
Dude, if you think this is a song for the end of the world, check out Nightwish's live video for The Greatest Show on Earth! Exactly what you said, a meteor is on it's way and there's a concert for the end of the world. I'm in tears every time i watch it and the crowd yells "We Were Here!", as if in defiance of the meteor/bombs, etc . . .
There is no way that i would characterise their lyrics or them as 'Christian'...Their lyrics usually represent childhood wonderment and innocence or fantasy themes(even some disney themes, especially since Tuomas has stated that Hans Zimmer is an influence to his style of compositions). In their later albums they often reference lyrics from other songs on that concept album. They love referencing science and folklore/mythical beings as well. I'm glad you're enjoying Nightwish, and I'm sure you already have a massive list to do of them, but honestly just work through all their live shows as they will offer you the best experience!
Their song End of All Hope (2002 album Century Child) is one of my favorites. Give it a listen, (you don’t have to react, just listen) I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
Sorry this is late but I just saw your recent reaction to Storytime. If you ever get the chance to go to a concert...GO! Once you see them live you will never forget it. A Siren from the deep refers to sea creatures in Greek mythology who lured sailors to their death with their enchanting vocals. I'll try to be brief but you seemed really intrigued by this verse so I'll try to explain. There were thought to be three kinds of sirens. The Celestial, the Generative and the Purificatory and they were governed under Zeus, Poseiden and Hades respectively. When the soul is in heaven the sirens seek, by harmonic motion, to unite it to the divine life of the celestial host and when in Hades, to conform the soul to eternal infernal regimen but when on earth their only job is to produce generation, of which the sea is emblematic. The Sirens symbolize temptation, desire and risk. Now with that in mind I'm sure you can piece the rest together. Greek mythology is another one of my sick infatuations. Once you dig in it's hard to get out lol. Hope this helps!
82000+ people; better listen to the whole concert at Wacken, they are live at their best. Certainly NOT a Christian band, they dislike every form of ecclesiastical organization, because there is a lot done wrong in the name of.... Not opposed to spirituality and using themes from religions. By the way: it is not just the singer but about the band as total, they deteste personal glorification, but I admit: her voice is beautiful, you haven't heard half of what she is capable of
Entire Wacken 2013 Wacken performance is a classic 15 song set. This was #13 on the set list. All songs are completely different sound. NW is primarily a live performance band.
Congrats on achieving your first Floorgasm! Floor is a Valkyrie Goddess who has range you may not have encountered before. Check out Romanticide next. Same show. Live @ Wacken 2013. Breakdowns are great! Enjoy! 🔥🤙
The child is his creative work, and the siren is the forbidden love he can't have serving as his deepest inspiration. Tuomas was raised Christian and he uses Christian and mythological terms, but he is secular atheist
Floorgasm on a second verse! Congrats! )) Burning bull head is a logo of Wacken festival ("Va-ken", it is in Germany, open "a" like in "card"). You actually totally right -- nearly everybody who saw Floor call her Goddess. Valkyrie Goddess to be exact) Trust me, you haven't heard even 10% of what she capable of doing with her vocals, buckle up! I was dead serious when I said on your previous video that Floor is the most versatile and powerful female singer today. And you just starting to realize why ;) Élan is a song from 2015, from their first album with Floor -- Endless Forms Most Beautiful. And this show took place in 2013. For Floor it was first really big gig with Nightwish, 82K people, at the time she was only for a few months with the band. After this world tour they made Floor their official member. This song was performed at the end of 90min show, at the 1hr 10min mark. Drummer here is Jukka ("Yukka", line "Yansen"), but later he was replaced by Kai Hahto because of health issues. Nothing serious, but he doing administrative word in a band now. For the next step, I can suggest listening to: - Storytime from the same Wacken 2013 live - for move heavy: Ghost River, Song Of Myself, both from Wacken 2013 also - If you want to explore more Floor versatility, check out her performances on a TV show Beste Zangers in 2019.
She really is a goddess!! And you definitely were not kidding 😂. thanks for answering my questions! I appreciate that 🤘🏻 This band seems to have quite the back History. It’s interesting to hear more and more about them. And okay thanks, I’ll check those out 👀
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I'll try to answer your questions as best I can.
1. Venue
This concert was at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Northern Germany, which takes place every first weekend in August (alas, not this year due to coronavirus) in a 2,000 people village in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It used to be, or still is, the biggest metal festival in the world, anyway the most prestigious one. It is a four-day festival (Wednesday to Saturday); Nightwish were headlining the Saturday show, right after Alice Cooper. There were 82,000 people in the audience.
2. Lyrics
The composer and lyricist of the band is Tuomas, the keyboardist and band founder and leader. He did use to have some Christian imagery in his lyrics, but mostly as metaphors; there is one outright Christian song (The Carpenter) on their very first album, which was released in 1997. In recent years, the band has become explicitly and very publicly secular/atheist, collaborating with well-known atheist Richard Dawkins and writing lyrics critical of religion and referencing science and evolution a lot. (Personally, I salute this turn of events very much.) Of the members, Tuomas, Troy (flute/pipe/bouzouki/guitar etc. etc. player, not on this song) and Floor are openly secular/atheist, Marko is agnostic, the other members usually don't say much in interviews. :)
The lyrics to Ghost Love Score use some Christian imagery, but in spite of that and of the very dramatic composition of the song, this is a pining/love song, about a love that never happened (a ghost [of a] love). The protagonist (probably Tuomas) wants this love (the siren) to free him of the blemishes his character has sustained, to transport him back to an innocent, childlike state again. That is the meaning of the child being born again and the siren "carrying him" to the protagonist.
3. Timeframe
Ghost Love Score was published on their 2004 album "Once", Élan was published on their 2015 album "Endless Forms Most Beautiful". However, please don't draw the conclusion that they were great and epic in 2004 and a mere radio-friendly in 2015. Every Nightwish album (apart from the first, I think, when they were not really a mature band) has one or two kind of radio-friendly tracks that are usually published as singles too. Élan was the first single off Endless Forms Most Beautiful, and Ghost Love Score is the grand sweeping epic track off Once. They have writtten other epics since (The Poet And The Pendulum and The Greatest Show On Earth) and had radio-friendly tracks earlier (off the album Once for instance the song Nemo, which I think got some airplay in the states). They usually span quite a lot of genres on one album, from soft ballads to straight power/thrash metal and everything in between, often somewhat folk-tinged. So no, they haven't become any more commercial than they were back in 2004. In fact, their current album Human. :||: Nature., just released, has a thirty minute purely orchestral track on the second CD and nine quite cerebral and progressive songs on the first CD, all very well done, where no song is like the other.
4. Show
They do tour the world, having played on every continent except Antarctica (I think they played a concert in Libya once, so that at least touches Africa). They are most popular in Europe and Latin America, however; in North America they usually play smaller or medium-sized venues, which is actually something I as a European fan envy you guys for; I'd love to see them close up in a small venue, and here in Europe they play the big venues and have begun to play stadiums. Four measly shows were planned in North America for the 2020 tour, one in Toronto, one in NYC and two in LA, because I think a support act defected them? Other fans, please correct me if I'm wrong. Normally, they would have played more dates. But now, with no concerts probably for all of 2020, who knows what they'll do when this shit is over. I'm definitely hoping and fretting that they make their December 14, 2020 date in Berlin, Germany, which I have tickets for.
5. Worship the Floor
That is an order. :) No, I already told you in my comment under your Élan reaction that she's amazing in so many ways. Now you've seen not just ten percent of what she can do, but already thirty percent. If you choose to further react to Nightwish or her solo material or her earlier bands (After Forever / ReVamp / Northward), more will be forthcoming.
So I guess we'll get some more Nightwish reactions out of you? Always nice to see someone smitten with them. :)
Wow, thanks for all the breakdowns and answers to my questions!! I really appreciate that. It helps me get to know the situation and the bands history.
And oh I for sure plan to react to more Nightwish! How can I not after this?? 😎😂
They had an (unnamed) co-headliner for the North American tour, so they could play more and larger venues, but whoever it was backed out. So they had to scramble to at least get a few smaller venues in for the North American crowd. Was a last minute thing, which is why there are only four dates set.
@@dyingbreed1951 Ah, okay, I see. Don't ever rely on external help in your growth, try to stand on your own feet. But at least that leaves the possibility that they can book a decent North American tour once concert dates can be rescheduled. Perhaps with the help of our gracious host the Rook and other YT reactors, they become known enough in the US that they can fill some bigger venues on their own next year.
Dying Breed That explains so much. I was so bummed out that they weren’t even doing one show near Chicago. Well, at least a show that wouldn’t require a plane trip.
Outside context problem, that was some very helpful information. As Rook said, thank you for taking the time to break everything down so well.
The only part that was sad was when you said, "Personally, I salute this turn of events very much," in connection with Nightwish's overall trend of turning their backs on God and becoming increasingly resistant to the Truth.
That's definitely not something that should ever be saluted.
Other than that, great post.
This Wacken open air festival, in North Germany, which is held every year. The burning head is the logo of the festival! And yep they were headlining there.
Goosebumbs....ehm 🤔 Floorgasm 👌
Nightwish are at their best at Live shows...here there were 82.000 + people. Wacken 13 is awesome the whole concert, pick a song and you are in for a treat!
London 15 for me is their 2nd best because of The Poet and the Pendulum and 7 Days to the Wolves are played there, which are songs you have to watch! You just have to 😁 And the atmosphere was Awesome there that evening (so to say)
Buenos Aires 2018 fills up my Top 3 boy that crowd 😋 and they played some very fine tunes there!
Last I want to mention Tampere 15 The Greatest Show on Earth, great song, great story, music and Lyrics are Good, 24 min +/- Experience, a bit of homestudy on this song can help! 🤘
My fall.....will be......for youuuu!
And how was that note for you? 😳🤣 "so many goosebumps right now" 👌 it is known....prepare for more Floorgasms, if you continue on this Journey!
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That is 82.000 per day! 3 Days so total almost 250.000!
@@QUENTEMY ahmm well no. Its always the same 82k each day, they are camping there. And of course that means there were not 82k Nightwish fans. But a lot of them !
I know Matthias, but in "festival world" each day usually counts seperately. I am not sure about W.O.A. (been there only once in the early years, I believe1992 or 1993), but for many festivals you can buy tickets for each separate day, for 2 or more random days or for all days.
@@QUENTEMY best way to do that, decide which day you NEED to see. If the budget allows for two days, pray that it is first and last you want to see. I never had the stamina to go all out for three days and really enjoy the last day. I needed that day in between to recuperate.
@@Paul_C Depends on the line up of course. Often you ( at least I am) are only interested in e few bands and just hope they are all on stage the same day. Two days festival in a row ........ I would need a full week to recuparate ;-)
The "Child" theme has nothing to do with Jesus. In Tuomas' (the main songwriter and keyboards player) lyrics, the child (or the dead boy) is a common theme to refer to innocence and the capacity of wonder (and when it's lost in the passage to adulhood, hence the dead boy). In this song, the siren (the object of the songwriter's passion) brought his ability to wonder and dream back to him.
I recommend reacting to Storytime from the same show :) th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html
Great reaction, next Song of Myself please same concert I love people getting their first Floorgasms (chills when Floor sings) and you ain't seen nothing yet :)
Thank you 🤘🏻. And okay I was wondering which songs at the same concert to do. Thanks for the recommendation!
Hey, greets from Germany. Wacken is a very small village (around 5.000 inhabitants) in northern Germany and for a weekend of the year home of one of the biggest metal festivals in the world. The skull is the logo of the festival. Over 82.000 people were part of this show. Was a great evening! Try "Song Of Myself" or "Dark Chest Of Wonders" (The opener to this amazing evening!) for a little more heavier sound of them. Nightwish are one of the best live bands around these days.
Thank you for answering my questions!! I wasn’t sure where it was located. Is it held every year?
And okay I’ll take a look at those songs. I’d like to react to some of their heavier stuff next anyway! Thanks for the comment 🤘🏻
@@ROOKCAST Also they're not Christian themes, they are firmly atheist. Statement from Tuomas and Troy:
"We feel it vital to speak out in retaliation and show our solidarity with freethinkers the world over: those who are proud to search for answers by themselves. Honest challenge is a wonderful liberation, and we prefer to embrace our wonderful world through the factual revelations of science and reason."
@@ROOKCAST Is it just me or is everyone thinking about the apocalypse right now? You're like the 8th person this week I've heard reference or compare something to that.
@@user-jy1bc3gw2q Well here in the States it's feeling a bit apocalyptic with lack of any real leadership through this pandemic. So it could be that??? Well for about 2/3 here at least?
@@user-jy1bc3gw2q Floor also doesn't believe in gods. Marko, Emppu and Kai I don't know
FLOOR....IS......A.....GODDESS! she's such a badass. I love how she's hypnotizing to watch. Amazing.
Love the reaction as always! These people can make you feel things without even saying a word haha.
at 14:00 is what the world calls a FLOORGASM!
You might have to do 2 part series with Nightwish. Part 1 the video itself and part 2 the lyric breakdown? Definitely got my views either way lol.
Germany! it's one of the massive heavy metal festivals. The W in Wacken is pronounced like a V (sounds like Vacken) and the skull is just the logo of the festival. If I'm not mistaken, they headlined the last night of the festival (3-4 day festival)
Keep Rookin' brother!
Oh I totally get what you mean now 🤣.
And there were times where I was literally paralyzed by her voice and presence!
And I really think I might have to do breakdowns that way. It might be fun too! And thanks for the continued support. It truly means the world to me 🤘🏻.
And I knew I wasn’t saying it correctly 😂. Thanks for the info!
Yessssssss!!! I have been anxiously waiting for this!!!
Hope you liked it!! 🤘🏻
@@ROOKCAST absolutely loved it!!! I knew you would think it was a masterpiece too!
That makes me happy! And of course 😂🤘🏻
It's just unbelievable how gifted one person can be... Also if i was blind i would swear that this song was not live... There is not a single mistake....
It never gets old watching someone have their first Floorgasm. Because it's the only way we have to recreate our own feeling by sharing the experience with another.
EPIC BAND & Performers. This Rabbit Hole is Deep & you never want to return. 😋😘🍷 Nightwish
Don’t get the end of the world vibe myself but IF that would be the case, I would love to be at a Nightwish concert 😂
Exactly 😂
Love to see the people first floorgasm hahahahaha
So glad you like it, I left you a few more song to react next!
Ever dream
Romanticide
Song of myself
Storytime
Just to start hahaha, keep those reaction comming, the nightwish army will be here to watch them all!
Greetings from Argentina!
Haha I’m glad you liked it!
Thanks for the recs!
And sending love from the U.S. 🤘🏻
@@ROOKCAST Excellent reaction! Keep up good work! Love from Finland! Stay healthy and react more Nightwish!
Susi Belle thank you! All love 🤘🏻
I am so glad to recognize that another fan of Nightwish is born... good reaction,,,,
I know I’m new but I’m becoming a bigger fan with each song I hear!
According to my TH-cam history alone, this is the 400 something'th time I've listened to this song... and I still get goosebumps on that last note
The look on your face when the ad came on was hysterical!
Damn ads. 🤣
I'm definitely watching this song for the 150th time and still I just forget to breathe in certain places. It is simply amazing
About apocalyptic feeling - check out their new song Procession. There lyric are... like someone from space will remember our mankind after it's ends.
Ghost Love Score is from the 2004 album "Once"; it was originally sung by the band's first vocalist, Tarja Turunen. Elan is from 2015 album "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", which was the first album written and recorded with Floor as the band's vocalist. So there is about a decade and two vocalists between the two songs.
Not a Christian band. Recommended from this same Wacken 2013 show: Romanticide, Song of Myself, Everdream, Storytime, and I Want My Tears Back
Of course, gothic metal includes lot of christian elements but nobody would say christian band because of that.
@@HowIamDriving not rly it includes a lot of tribalism and christianity stole alot of tribalism too xD
@@DaxRaider let us say some "religious" stuff. ^^
1st!!! Nice reaction! This genre of music is called Symphonic Metal. FYI: There were 82,000+ in the audience that night. GLS is the 13th of 15 songs that NW performed that night. I would recommend either 'Ever Dream' or 'Storytime' From the same concert. The singer's name is Floor Jansen. She is the 3rd and still current female lead singer of Nightwish (est. 1996) She had been with the band for 10 months at the time of this concert on 03 August 2013.
Nice!!! And I’m in love with this genre now. 82,000!!!! That’s insane. Okay I was going to ask which songs to react to at this same concert, so thanks for the info!! I appreciate it. 🤘🏻
@@ROOKCAST all of them, you won't be dissapointed
@@ROOKCAST you know you've made it when people start calling "first" in your comments. Congrats my man. Nearing 1,000.
Mister Fox this comment actually made me ridiculously happy because of that very reason. 😂🤘🏻
I’m hoping to hit it by this weekend! Can’t believe I’m saying that
Well I give your video an A+ . I love to see reactions that have real emotion and awe that Nightwish creates. That concert from what I understand had 82,000 people and was an open air concert and to produce that kind of sound and experience is nothing short of incredible. I have watched Ghost love Score hundreds of times and keep finding new things to love about it. But most of all I love seeing guys like you watch it for the first time and it brings me back to how I felt the first time I watched it. Thank for the great reaction video :)
Wow, thank you!!
And you are seriously spot on. It’s so insane. The whole concert atmosphere as well.
I really appreciate the support 😎🤘🏻
She is commanding an entire army in the world. Great reaction sir
Great reaction. I've listened to this song countless times and I was still getting goosebumps right along with you.
Glad I wasn’t the only one then!
Floor said again that she is an atheist during her Instagram live two weeks ago. Weak Fantasy and Tribal can confirm that they are not religious band :)
Greatest show on earth does not mention any God as well!
Krzysiek It's not that they aren't religious. They are religious, but they also happen to be anti-Christianity and anti-God.
Their songs are full of religious imagery and symbolism, in fact. For example, "Greatest Show on Earth" is an homage to the religions of atheism and evolution.
That song worships the creation (nature) without giving credit to the Creator (God).
So, they are a religious band, only they follow a false religion.
Joshua Burba what’s a false religion?
@@joshuaburba2905 and you know which religion is correct? It depends on your birth place 😂 she said that she is an atheist, religion of atheism doesn't exists, there is no god for her and for me she is right :)
@@krzysiek3719 Well this just got interesting real quick. Thank you for your comments.
To answer your question, I'm talking about truth, not religion per se.
So, do I know which religion is correct? Yes, because I know the truth, and obviously the religions that aren't true, aren't correct.
For example, the earth is a sphere. That's the truth. Therefore, any other view that says otherwise, is incorrect. The "flat-earthers" are obviously wrong, and so is anyone who thinks the earth is a triangle, square, rectangle, trapezoid, etc.
It's pretty straightforward. There is the truth (the reality), and then false views.
Thanks for the chat. It's fun.
The burning bull head is the symbol for the festival in Wacken(Vah-ken) Germany. Check out Song of Myself, Storytime, Everdream, and Romanticide all from the same concert
OH. that makes more sense. I wasn’t sure if it was one of the bands symbols or if it was the festival. And thanks for the pronunciation! I knew I was messing it up 🤣
@@ROOKCAST no prob bro.. also when she sings "a siren from the deep" she means a singing mermaid. Sirens are from Greek mythology who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. .
Z TPI omg thank you for the explanation. I was racking my brain on what she meant by siren.. I wasn’t aware of that term! But that adds so much depth to the lyrics knowing that
@@ROOKCAST i got you. Welcome to the Nightwish Army 🤘
Z TPI Happy to be here 🤘🏻
this is wacken festival the greatest rock and metal festival over 3 days with many bands each plays 1-2 hours and this song came after an hour of an awesome songs and floot is truly a goddess of vocals
Tuomas very much sees himself as a composer and a poet. He doesn't often write 100% straight-forward lyrics, and always leaves things open to the listeners interpretation. Even when he "explains" his lyrics, it's left vague and open-ended. His lyrics tend to be very personal, and reflect emotions he lived during (often) turbulent times. Especially in their early songs, there was also a bit of "not quite correct" English going on, imho. Hella talented though, and his musical compositions are absolutely inspiring.
lovd the reaction tnx. welcome to the world of floor jansen...
Thank you 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I love how Floor always has her mom's and grandmom's bracelets on, you can even see them in previous concerts back in 2004 with her other band, She's such a loving woman😥
lol I finally have the answer. I've never seen her without them and always wondered what their significance was. Thank you :)
@@_amadeus__ i didn't know either! She recently got asked about it in an Instagram q&a and i've been noticing she ALWAYS has them😭
And we have another Floor-gasm achieved!
Very true 😂🤘🏻
You’ve drawn yourself into an endless spiral with Nightwish lol...great reaction! The NW army is following closely you journey...keep em coming!
It really is amazing, because it's the the most epic live performance ever (the whole Wacken 2013 show, I mean). And she don't just seems to be like a goddess, she is the Goddess. ;-))) Wacken is in Germany and it's a big open air metal festival. Nightwish was the main event in 2013 and there was 82000 of audience. Like a movie = Score, you get it. Great reaction and greetings from Finland!
She really is! Haha. It’s crazy the festival is that large. And thank you!! Sending love from the U.S 🤘🏻
Rook Reacts 👍⛄
I'm SO jealous you're from the same country as them. BEAUTIFUL country, BEAUTIFUL people! Have u seen them? Probably a stupid question.
tracy turner Ha ha! Beautiful maybe, thanks. But don't be jealous. I've seen them only on screen. 📺💻📱⛄
@@pekkakarppinen1608 Wow, I thought it was law or something. You know, all Finnish citizens must see Nightwish at least once live? I'm still jealous though. You're still from the same country as this amazing band! I tell you, I'd cut off my left arm (or maybe my right since I'm left handed) to see this incredible band live. Even in the nosebleed section. Hell, even standing in the tunnels between the seats! Where R U in Finland? Near Kitee?
Floor the lead singer has had some classical training and is a 6’1” Dutch vocal beast!Id say it’s best to react to their live performances every time rather than studio tracks...they’re definitely a live band and you get a lot more from their live performances than their album tracks...Nightwish songs range across Rock,Celtic,Operatic,Thrash and Folk,lots of variety and styles to choose from.
If you want a few more suggestions for a bit more of Nightwish then try these.Theyre all from the Wacken,Wembley and Tampere shows and great quality 👍
Floor is also doing a Dutch show called Beste Zangers where singers sing songs that have special meaning for each other...worth a look
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Shallow
Vilja lied
I Want My Tears Bac
th-cam.com/video/ga-hR7CYbwQk/w-d-xo.html...Celtic Rock vibe
Romanticide....Heavy
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Last Ride Of The Day...Pure fun and energy
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Greatest Show On Earth...Epic
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Sleeping Sun...Beautiful ballad
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Story Time...Lively and fun
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EverDream...poppy rock
th-cam.com/video/YwGSAFarHRg/w-d-xo.html
Shudder Before The Beautiful...Heavy
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Yours Is An Empty Hope...Very heavy with Floor growling 😊
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Poet And The Pendulum...Epic
th-cam.com/video/gbn9GczYBkw/w-d-xo.html
Weak Fantasy...Heavy
th-cam.com/video/AN239Pbqbjo/w-d-xo.html
Ghost River...Heavy(ish)
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Song Oth-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWgf/w-d-xo.html Myself...Heavy AF
Seven Days To The Wolves...
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If you want a hard rocking Floor check out Disdain by her old band Revamp....
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If you want something completely different but still Symphonic Metal then try Sancta Terra by Epica which has Floor as guest vocalist in a duet with Epica’s female vocalist Simone Simmons...awesome stuff(They Use a full orcheustra as backing in that one)
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The clip was shot a few months after Floor jointed the band right in the middle of their US leg of the world tour. They asked her to join after tensions between the previous (Anette) vocalist and the rest of the band had rissen so high that they fired her. With close to a year still to go to complete the tour, and their next concert planned 2 day later they, needed a replacement fast. They called Floor because she had toured with them when she was part of the support bands"After Forever" and later "Revamp" on several occasions and they were quiet impressed by her vocals (who would not be?). She only had 2 days, including a flight from the Netherlands to the US, to learn the setlist and only had one rehearsal with the band a couple of hours before her first show and nailed it. Since they were making a documentary about the world-tour a lot of what happened was recorded. The documentary is called "Please learn the setlist in 48 hours" (th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html )
As a next song to take a look at i would recommend their masterpiece "The poet and the pendulum" live at Wembley. Before you take a look at it i would recommend to take a look at the backstory of this song. This will make you appreciate it much more. here is the link th-cam.com/video/gbn9GczYBkw/w-d-xo.html
BTW that last note she just sang? Nightwish fans created a whole new word for when she does something impressive like that. We call it a Floorgasm. Welcome to the club and boy are you going to receive a lot of traffic on your channel. ;-)
Here we go boys
Yes, sir! The army is here!
The other thing to remember is that is 82 thousand metalheads and they were silent in the middle of classical music!
Them being symphonic metal allows them to take their music in several different directions. They have the long epic multipart full production type songs like Ghost Love Score, The Poet and the Pendulum or The Greatest Show on Earth.. Then they have several of the more classic thrash heavy metal style songs like Romanticide, Song of Myself or Dark Chest of Wonders.. They even have a very celtic rock sound going on in songs like E'lan or My Walden.. You chose, but the Nightwish Army loves it all..
I love to see new people getting floorgasmed ❤️🤘
Elan was from the first album with Floor and came after this tour. This was quite an old song actually even then, about 10 years old I think.
Romanticide, Storytime of this concert. Yours Is An Empty Hope (Wembly), Poet and The Pendulum Wembly 2015 (read the history of the song before you listen to it.), and The Greatest Show on Earth (Tampere).
In a 2006 interview Tuomas, who writes the lyrics and music, stated that he is "not religious, but an open-minded, thinking individual". He does not consider, “religion to be bad, but human interpretation of it."
She IS a GODDESS
You made me remember my first time .
Thx.
A lot.
That is the symbol for Wacken open air. Its a festival in Germany . Over 82,000 people. Without saying one of the Best show is music history. I would have loved to have been there. I have it on bluray.
nice Reaction.. the next one should be Storytime also from Wacken
Most of the members of Nightwish are atheist or secular. Their early albums had some of those themes. Lyrics to most of these songs can be taken multiple ways, they are there for you to interpret your way. If thats what it means to you, thats what it means. Yes , they were the headliners of the last day of the festival.
Very interesting... did they always hold secular beliefs or has that changed over time? And thanks! I figured they headlined but wanted to be sure.
I appreciate the answers 🙌🏻
@@ROOKCAST Tuomas Holopainen is the brain child and composer / lyric writer of the band. In 2006 Holopainen said that he is "not religious, but an open-minded, thinking individual". He does not consider "religion to be bad, but human interpretation of it."
You can also view the small video they did on the subject when they put out their last album, which was mostly about Evolution and featured Richard Dawkins spoken word on the album. th-cam.com/video/ZJuWLkTwtFs/w-d-xo.html
@@ROOKCAST Also, I do want to share with you a link. You are going to get many requests and recommends for songs from this show. (It's a legendary concert) Some of the videos come from the blu-ray, which had a slight frame rate issue, so the songs from that blu-ray are slower versions. Here is a link to the entire concert (I suggest just watching the whole thing, you wont regret it) doesnt have to be in one sitting, song by song if you want to put them out that way.
🎼 Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 🎶 Correct speed - FullHD - Remastered 🎶 - th-cam.com/video/cAwtzi7Q3Bk/w-d-xo.html
Dying Breed oh perfect! It seems to be something out of a movie honestly. So cool to watch. I appreciate the link and all your help and info. 🙌🏻
@@ROOKCAST np. Keep it up, always good to have more Nightwish reactors. Looking forward to more.
Best live band in the world pretty much since this show, up to now if concerts ever come back. I can't wait to see some of the new songs put into the setlist. And I like the idea of a Nightwish show going on as the world ends. If any band is perfect for that, it would be them.
I can totally see that. And I would definitely be fine with them being the Armageddon band 😂🤘🏻
That was at the Wacken Open Air 2013, the largest Metal festival on earth.
The Show is at Wacken Open Air in Wacken (Germany), The Bulls HEad is the Logo of Wacken Open Air.
Wacken Open Air is a Festivel in Germany, with about 85000 visitors.
The Town of Wacken, where the Festival is held, has a population of lesser than 2000 people.
Anything and everything from this Wacken show is awesome to listen to. Wacken is in Northern Germany. THere were about 82, 000 people at the festival. MAYBE they all stayed to watch this, but I bet some of them were home in bed because kids. :)
Since you liked the flute on Elan you might want to check out My Walden @Tampere. In that case its a bagpipe, but the same sort of vibe.
Oh yeah?? I’ll check it out! Because I was really digging that sound in Elan 😎
Thank you!
Hi from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Nightwish ❤️
Welcome to the world of Nightwish my friend, enjoy.
Here are some songs that you should react to Live Wacken 2013:
- Everdream
- Storytime
- Ghost River
- Romanticide
- Song of Myself
Live Tampere 2015:
- Weak Fantasy
- The Islander
- The Greatest Show On Earth
Live Wembley Arena 2015:
- Yours Is An Empty Hope
- The Poet And The Pendulum
- 7 Days To The Wolves
Live Buenos Aires 2018:
- Dead Boy's Poem
** (ONLY FLOOR): **
BEST ZANGERS (Netherlands TV Show):
- Phantom of the Opera
- Shallow
Thanks for breaking these down!! This will help plan my reactions 🤘🏻
I really like Stargazers and Sleeping Sun from Tampere too! 🤩
This song has a long history, it was first released in 2004 with their first singer, Tarja Turunen. When Floor came on board she revitalized a lot of the old songs and (I think) did an amazing job of it - not that this song wasn't incredible to begin with!
This concert at Wacken (an open air metal festival) was in 2013 and the song that you already heard, Elan, was released in 2014. Since then they've released two albums, one just a month ago. These albums have a strong theme to them of nature, evolution and natural history, as well as humanity. Songs from these albums that are really worth a listen are Alpenglow, Shudder before the Beautiful, Greatest Show on Earth (don't let the length scare you!) My Walden, Shoemaker, and How's the Heart.
🤘🤘❤️🤘🤘 I welcome you as a fellow Floorshipper!!!! 😁🤘🤘
I Want My Tears Back from the same show!!! It's fun and you get to meet Troy in this one!!!! 😉🤘🤘
Thank you 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻😎
For the “end of the world scenario” you should definitely listen to “The Greatest Show on Earth” by Nightwish, Live version from Tampere 2015.
John Ekare oh yeah?? I’d love to hear more of that type of vibe. I’ll check it out 🤘🏻😎
Tampere
Remko Teunissen Thank you! I have corrected it.
Greatest Show On Earth 🌎. A Epic Journey through evolution of Earth. And a Experience seeing it live. 🍷Unforgettable
Hi, as you requested some more about Nightwish. But before that some information about this concert. Wacken is a small town in Germany so you pronounce the "a" more like "u" and the "W" more like a "V". It's the world's largest metal festival and Nightwish had been the main act that evening. The crowd was about 82,000!
Since you are new to Nightwish, I'll give you the short history of the band: " Nightwish was started in 1996. They are considered a female-fronted symphonic metal band. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals. And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012. The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me, Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable playing live concerts.
I will warn you that Nightwish fans are hardcore. So be prepared, the Nightwish army will rush your channel.
Here some suggestions with other Nightwish songs with the current lineup of the band you may like:
"Sleeping Sun" live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) th-cam.com/video/rsotlzr9wNw/w-d-xo.html
"Ghost Love Score" live at Wacken 2013 (epic score) th-cam.com/video/JYjIlHWBAVo/w-d-xo.html here you can see much more of what they really can do.
"Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/YwGSAFarHRg/w-d-xo.html
"Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) th-cam.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/w-d-xo.html Right the start what Floor is doing is awesome.
"Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) th-cam.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/w-d-xo.html
"Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) th-cam.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/w-d-xo.html
"Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) th-cam.com/video/S8E3L7ggLMM/w-d-xo.html
"My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) th-cam.com/video/knqeI807ZlY/w-d-xo.html
"Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) th-cam.com/video/NhEuAPYm_Ug/w-d-xo.html
"Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/wA44tjaP5n0/w-d-xo.html
"I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) th-cam.com/video/B1UjgozeIPQ/w-d-xo.html
"Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) th-cam.com/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/w-d-xo.html
"Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2016 (dark metal) th-cam.com/video/AN239Pbqbjo/w-d-xo.html And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try
"Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Wembley 2015 th-cam.com/video/vyLsU7Q333k/w-d-xo.html
Or ready for a full story within a song, one of not only their masterpieces, you can compare it to Pink Floyd (dark side of the Moon) or Queen's bohemian rhapsody.
"The Poet and The Pendulum" (epic, Thomas worte this when is was mental close to a suicide, but instead he wrote this) th-cam.com/video/qUAoCc9mYFA/w-d-xo.html
"The greatest show on earth" (epic, don't switch of to fast when you think it's already over, it's not) th-cam.com/video/45brzDJKZ3o/w-d-xo.html The Firework music is back
Floor singing together with an other great singer (both are Friends, both are from the Netherlands),
" Epica - featuring Floor - Sancta Terra" (symphonic metal) th-cam.com/video/cx22Yuj2nzg/w-d-xo.html
"Epica featuring Floor- Stabat Mater Dolorosa" (classic) th-cam.com/video/nhtOORYTGx8/w-d-xo.html you will be surprised how cam a crowd of metalheads can be.
Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th named "Human :||: Nature" ("Shoemaker" is the 3rd track from this concept album) - just take a peek to their official playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg.html , there is a song with the ending brings most of us to tears, no joke (it's about a famous scientist).
You can also react to Floor Jansen's performances in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from the Netherlands), here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen to it in reverse order..): th-cam.com/play/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo.html
Nightwish - Phantom of the Opera (Live from End of an Era)
PS: A lot of cultures and religions use the theme of rebirth.
I’m sure the Army answered but the festival is Vackin (v for w in German). 82,000 people. They basically closed out that stage at the show on the last night, 2 sets after Anthrax!!
NIGHTWISH - making of new album 2015 ; Episode 8. I recommend. Check it out. Gives you an idea why they sound as rich as they do. Other episodes too, why not.
th-cam.com/video/r0ivbQz3IGI/w-d-xo.html ... and in 4:44 you get an answer from Pip Williams himself why Nightwish is so successfull ;)
Watch the full performance of Nightwish @ Wacken 2013!!! Also The Greatest Show on Earth live @ Tampere is mindboggling good!
83k+ in the crowd. Floorgasm!
Elan is more recent than Ghost Love Score.. But, Elan is one of their more folk celtic sound..Nightwish songs are never the same..
I like that one.
First Floorgasm at 4:48. :D Enjoy the ride!
So true 🤣🤘🏻
btw as you go on your Nightwish journey,you wil read that many wants to put the band in the symphonic metal genre box, but nw is so much more.... many, also myself call it Nightwish Metal....
music: a combination of sounds, with a view to beauty and expression of emotion.
words are not so important.
and we in Europe generally do not use religious elements in songs, there are already too many priests, pastors, popes, imams, rabbis, etc. who deal with these ... things.
Ghost mentions some other being......
@@Roller4x4 Metaphysical/metaphorical isn't the same as religious.
Elan was a single, so it was more radio friendly, you will enjoy this journey
That makes a lot of sense actually!
This was before Èlan came out... this was not long after Floor joined the band. But they bring so much to the table live that is just hard to bring to a music video. They shouldn’t be compared... different beasts.
Based on your reaction to Élan and Ghost Love Score I think you're going to love "I want my tears back", you'll get that uplifting irish vibe again. Check the one from the same concert in Wacken.
Now, if want to add some South American awesomeness to it, check the "live in Buenos Aires" version, you'll love it.
Cheers from Brazil!
I’ll look those up!!
Thanks 🤘🏻😎
versatile vocalist, Floor Jansen can sing from ethereal, classical and operatic singing, to powerful belting, and aggressive, raspy vocals like screaming and death growls. She is a soprano.
Jansen started studying music at the Dutch Rock Academy in 1999, entering the Conservatorium Tilburg three years later. She studied musical theatre and a year of opera. Later, she started teaching ,great reaction. Try yours is an empty hope ,romanticide, shutter before the beautiful
She’s one of a kind that’s for sure.
And thank you 🤘🏻
you are so hooked right now...
7 days to the Wolves at Wembley 2015 in a must watch
"The Child" is a recurring theme in Nightwish's songs, but it's not related to religion (Nightwish have a lot of songs criticizing religion, cristianity in particular). The Child refers to our inner child, the reflection of our innocence. Searching for the lost innocence, the lost inner child, is a recurring theme in the first 5 nightwish albums (at least).
Another recurring theme is everything ocean-related, so "the siren", "the sea", "oceanborn", which kind of represent home, a safe place. In general the ocean is often linked with positive meanings, as the songwriter has a special passion for it.
Go with "Storytime" or "Romanticide" from the same concert for next videos ;)
Romanticide or Storytime are def the next ones you need to react to, from this same show. Romanticide is my vote tough, cause Floor gets acompanied in the vocal department, I don't wanna say more cause I don't wanna spoil the suprise, but those 2 singing is pure bliss eveery time it happens!
I’ll check those out 👀👀
Awesome reaction. Keep up the good work man, you'll be at 1000 subs in no time!!!
Thanks dude!! And yeah we are plugging away towards that goal! So grateful for all the support for the channel 🤘🏻
"Be like water, if you fill a bowl, the water becomes the bowl. If you fill a pot the water becomes the pot. Be like water, my friend" - Bruce Lee
Floor is the Bruce Lee of singing.
At the end I saw it in your face. You were floored. You had floorgasm lol! Floor fucking Jansen is a godess. One of the greatest female leads of all time. Also the 2 songs had different vocalists. Great reaction bro.
Yes I think you’re right 😂😎.
She seriously is!
Thanks dude 🤘🏻
No worries my man. Hey if you get a chance I do have a request that is another amazing female lead. It's unleash the archers - awakening. I don't think you've done it and it's perfection. Have a great day man!
john bacon ill check it out!! Thanks 🤘🏻
Its insane to think that when this concert was performed, Floor was NOT officially in the band yet!!!!!!
2 months after this concert she was asked to join as a full-time member. Yeah, my part time job was delivering newspapers, Floor Jensen's part time job was singing for Nightwish.......so not fair!!!!!!!!!!!
I almost forgot to point out some of the "must listen" songs from Nightwish: The Poet and the Pendulum from Wembley 2015 is one of the most powerful and impressive. The Poet and the Pendulum is a very special song from a very special moment in the story of the band, when Tuomas had to push out the original singer, Tarja despite the friendship and everything because the professional relationship had just broken down. Tarja was very loved and very unique and the breaking down of the original band was caused of much drama from many fans and also, of course, just put Tuomas in a bad light and in lots of doubts, including about ever being able to write music again. The song is about the loss of inspiration and, with it, the rage and hate of those who used to be "friends" / "fans". We might not see that song performed live ever again, because, in Tuomas's words, those dark thoughts are gone. Still, the song is awesome and the performance is amazing.
"Song of Myself" from Wacken 2013 is a must as well. "7 days to the wolves" from Wembley 2015 is great. "The Greatest Show on Earth" is an utter masterpiece, enormous and full of literal science quotes. I'd suggest the one from the live show in Tampere 2015 for maximum WOW effect.
"10th man down" from the live in Buenos Aires is a personal favorite. "Gethsemane" and "Dead Boy Poem" also from the Decades tour, live in Buenos Aires are fantastic performances too.
There's more, but these will make for a great introduction. I've been addicted to Nightwish music ever since a friend put "Ghost Love Score" in my ears back in school...
If you are into floorgasms... the Band Babymetal with the live song called Road of Resistance... it is japanese metal so you might want to have the lyrics up at the side.
It is kinda weird but wow.
I like them pretty darn much tho xD
Dude, if you think this is a song for the end of the world, check out Nightwish's live video for The Greatest Show on Earth! Exactly what you said, a meteor is on it's way and there's a concert for the end of the world. I'm in tears every time i watch it and the crowd yells "We Were Here!", as if in defiance of the meteor/bombs, etc . . .
There is no way that i would characterise their lyrics or them as 'Christian'...Their lyrics usually represent childhood wonderment and innocence or fantasy themes(even some disney themes, especially since Tuomas has stated that Hans Zimmer is an influence to his style of compositions). In their later albums they often reference lyrics from other songs on that concept album. They love referencing science and folklore/mythical beings as well. I'm glad you're enjoying Nightwish, and I'm sure you already have a massive list to do of them, but honestly just work through all their live shows as they will offer you the best experience!
Their song End of All Hope (2002 album Century Child) is one of my favorites. Give it a listen, (you don’t have to react, just listen) I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
Sorry this is late but I just saw your recent reaction to Storytime. If you ever get the chance to go to a concert...GO! Once you see them live you will never forget it. A Siren from the deep refers to sea creatures in Greek mythology who lured sailors to their death with their enchanting vocals. I'll try to be brief but you seemed really intrigued by this verse so I'll try to explain. There were thought to be three kinds of sirens. The Celestial, the Generative and the Purificatory and they were governed under Zeus, Poseiden and Hades respectively. When the soul is in heaven the sirens seek, by harmonic motion, to unite it to the divine life of the celestial host and when in Hades, to conform the soul to eternal infernal regimen but when on earth their only job is to produce generation, of which the sea is emblematic. The Sirens symbolize temptation, desire and risk. Now with that in mind I'm sure you can piece the rest together. Greek mythology is another one of my sick infatuations. Once you dig in it's hard to get out lol. Hope this helps!
Wow thanks for explaining this! I did not know that’s the siren she was referring to .. and it’s fascinating 👀.
Thanks for teaching me! 🤘🏻😎
If you want to hear FLOOR JANSEN at her best, REACT to her and HENK PORT doing PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
It is the rock sign and it is in Wacken Arena in Germany.
82000+ people; better listen to the whole concert at Wacken, they are live at their best. Certainly NOT a Christian band, they dislike every form of ecclesiastical organization, because there is a lot done wrong in the name of.... Not opposed to spirituality and using themes from religions.
By the way: it is not just the singer but about the band as total, they deteste personal glorification, but I admit: her voice is beautiful, you haven't heard half of what she is capable of
So I was right... half of planet earth WAS there 🤣🤣
@@ROOKCAST 82,000 is 2% of my city's population :P Not that that isn't a lot of people, but it's definitely nowhere close to half of planet Earth.
Entire Wacken 2013 Wacken performance is a classic 15 song set. This was #13 on the set list. All songs are completely different sound. NW is primarily a live performance band.
another Nightwish video? 7 Days To The Wolves live @ wembley.
Ever dream (Wacken 2013) is awesome as well.
Congrats on achieving your first Floorgasm! Floor is a Valkyrie Goddess who has range you may not have encountered before. Check out Romanticide next. Same show. Live @ Wacken 2013. Breakdowns are great! Enjoy! 🔥🤙
82.000 Fans at Wacken every year
After seeing how you reacted to various parts of that video, I would suggest Nightwish Song Of Myself, or Your Is An Empty hope.
The child is his creative work, and the siren is the forbidden love he can't have serving as his deepest inspiration. Tuomas was raised Christian and he uses Christian and mythological terms, but he is secular atheist
Allways more nightwish 😂😂🤘🤘
Dropping another Nightwish reaction tomorrow 🤘🏻😎
Floorgasm on a second verse! Congrats! ))
Burning bull head is a logo of Wacken festival ("Va-ken", it is in Germany, open "a" like in "card").
You actually totally right -- nearly everybody who saw Floor call her Goddess. Valkyrie Goddess to be exact) Trust me, you haven't heard even 10% of what she capable of doing with her vocals, buckle up! I was dead serious when I said on your previous video that Floor is the most versatile and powerful female singer today. And you just starting to realize why ;)
Élan is a song from 2015, from their first album with Floor -- Endless Forms Most Beautiful. And this show took place in 2013.
For Floor it was first really big gig with Nightwish, 82K people, at the time she was only for a few months with the band. After this world tour they made Floor their official member. This song was performed at the end of 90min show, at the 1hr 10min mark.
Drummer here is Jukka ("Yukka", line "Yansen"), but later he was replaced by Kai Hahto because of health issues. Nothing serious, but he doing administrative word in a band now.
For the next step, I can suggest listening to:
- Storytime from the same Wacken 2013 live
- for move heavy: Ghost River, Song Of Myself, both from Wacken 2013 also
- If you want to explore more Floor versatility, check out her performances on a TV show Beste Zangers in 2019.
She really is a goddess!!
And you definitely were not kidding 😂.
thanks for answering my questions! I appreciate that 🤘🏻
This band seems to have quite the back History. It’s interesting to hear more and more about them.
And okay thanks, I’ll check those out 👀
OMG, so many typos :D Read before posting! Read before posting! ))
There were 82,000 people in the crowd that night.