let's not forget Marcella... who Arjen built a band around for he was so impressed with her voice... Stream of Passion, and she lauid some vocals down where, well, Floor... isn"t the beter one even... Marcella has mor raw power, small as she is compared to floor, she is condensated vocal power !! Loving Floor, don't get me wrong
The Lovely singers are Floor Jansen, who you know. Anneke van Giersbergen (Floors inspiration) is THE godmother of (female fronted) symphonic metal in Europe. She and her band "The Gathering" predated Nightwish and Tarja, and she was the inspiration for many of the later more well known singers such as Floor Jansen, Sharon den Adel, Simone Simons, Charlotte Wessels, etc, etc... Marcela Bovio (Star One, MaYaN, ex-Stream of Passion, ex-Elfonía), an Ayreon regular and Talent from Mexico. The song is off 'The Electric Castle' Album. This song is perfect blend of huge talent on stage !!!! NWSU/Ayreonaut/FloorFan ✌😎🤘.
One of things i love about Marcela in this is how she slightly shifts her tone to match who she's harmonizing with. Brighter for Anneka, warmer for Floor.
Of course there are Dutchies here. Going to see Floor and Anneke this sunday in Oberhausen, the start of Floor's solo tour in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
You really need to check out "Strange Machines" by The Gathering ... featuring Anneke. If you get an early live version, you'll understand why she is the inspiration for so many Dutch female metal singers. She needs a statue to which we can all pilgrimage, because just count the ridiculous amount of talent coming from that small country in way of female vocalists. You could spend a week just covering Dutch female metal singers and never cease to be amazed. Marcela is highly under-rated as well. She's a true vocal chameleon, as displayed as she changed her method of harmonization for each singer.
If you hear a wind instrument in any music (especially the more recent recordings) in Efteling then it's probably Jeroen Goossens (who is featured here).
Anneke was the original singer....this trio was arranged by Marcella for this production. Marcella has also recorded this on her own and it is also amazing.
This is new for me. Their voices are beautiful and smooth! Very interesting genre of music!! I learned a lot from you and the other comments!! Thanks for expanding my musical horizons!!
It's funny it gives you a fairy tale feeling and you mention the Efteling. You can hear music played by Jeroen Goossens, the flute player in the Efteling.
My problem with this Song. It is to short. I mean 10mi. are okay. This three Voices. Floor, Anneke, Marcella. Wow 🤘i hope, you fast back in the Netherlands. 🤘
The thing about any of the artists Arjen Lucassen employs; none of them seem to have big egos, which is weird because you don't become an artist on their level without one. Yet when they work with Arjen it seems they're all so happy to be included and show genuine appreciation for the others, allowing them the opportunity to shine in stead of themselves.
You should hear Anneke in "Waking Hours' with her old band The Gathering. She inspired all those dutch women metalsingers like Floor to start singing. I like your dutch connection.
I can highly recommend reacting to And the Druids Turn to Stone by Ayreon if you're looking for more stunning vocals. Damian Wilson is really knocking it out the park with that one!
Anneke performs a duet with Sharron den Adel from Within Temptation "Somewhere". I think you would really enjoy it and, well, if you choose to review and react to it would be wonderful.
It would be awesome if you would check out more Anneke. Especially the TG25 performance by The Gathering (the band she is most known for) of their song Travel. The lyrics for it were inspired by the music of Mozart and how much she would have loved to have been able to tell him how much his music means for her. The vocal performance showcases all her vocal facets especially her power.
This was lovely. I found you because of your cover of Eyes Closed. I really enjoyed that so I subscribed to your channel. I love theater and especially music theater. I looked back through your whole catalog and was shocked to see that you have not reacted to Ren yet. I'd love to see your response to his triology of The Tale of Jenny Screech and Violet. He is an amazing UK talent that's been around for years. Or maybe some of his buskings songs. Nevertheless I love your channel.
I agree, this song is too short. You'll just have to come back to Ayreon soon. lol Try , also from this show, Star of Sirrah, Intergalactic Space Crusaders, or the show closer, Eye of Ra with all 16 singers on stage.
Lovely as always, and a fine take on this pretty piece! Whither next..? ANYTHING from Universe will serve you well. Sooo many changes in vibe and composition and collaboration. This show Finally brought the comprehensive live experience to the Legion of Arjen fanatics and is a singular moment in performance greatness! There are, of course, specific fan favs to be plucked out individually as well as a pretty damn good argument to just do RoS in order... There is so much amaze to be had that there is truly no wrong way to consume this joy. Well, with the obvious exception of doing no more at all. Enjoy your ride! rl 🤘👹😄
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I suggested to several reactors to just go through the Universe show from start to finish, to get a good overview of Arjen's music.
"Papier hierrr" :) Hell yeah ! I must have been 7 or 8 and spent the entire day searching for paper to throw into 'Holle Bolle Gijs" (often fighting with other kids to get the rubbish in. Probably the reason why the Efteling is cleanest park in the world. Cheers from tha Low Countries & keep up the great work
Greetz from a German-Dutch concert photographer. I've been to the Efteling probably 40 years ago. Interesting to hear, that there are still the "speaking bins". 🙂
@@JanStuivenberg2810 I think the funniest thing is when it is almost closing time and you are just walking to the exit it is quiet everyone else has already gone home. Then faintly all you hear echoing through the park is "hallo hallo papier hier". My brothers and I laughed really hard about that and now when people talk about that thing all I can think about is that memory and it always cracks me up.
Great reaction! This song was from an earlier album (The Electric Castle) then the previous two Ayreon songs you did. It was 10th of 28 songs from the concert. I think this was the second video that Arjen released from Universe live DVD. Your the second reactor to make the Kristen Chenowith connection and I hear it as well. Song was originally written for and performed on the album by Anneke and was arranged for the three of them for the live show. As others have mentioned Anneke is the Godmother of Dutch female metal singers. Checkout her work with The Gathering, like Strange Machines from Pinkpop in 1996, or Travel and Waking Hour from the 25th Anniversary concert in Doornroosje.
Love that you got to hear Marcela's voice. I am a huge fan and IMO she is second only to Floor in her versatility, power and storytelling ability. In addition to fronting several of her own bands and doing solo work she also is in high demand providing backing vocals for many bands, including much of the backing vocals for Epica. She was a singer in Mexico when she answered a talent search by Arjen specifically looking for new singers for Ayreon. Her first role was the Wife on The Human Equation album. Highly recommend her song Out in the Real World from her band Stream of Passion (project with Arjen) from the The Electric Castle and Other Tales live Ayreon show. Also highly recommend Loneliness #1 (th-cam.com/video/PABQZrIVPpg/w-d-xo.html) and #2 (th-cam.com/video/1GXNK1aY4dI/w-d-xo.html) from her latest solo EP. She has a great video on her YT channel showing how she created the backing vocals for the chorus. A great song that really shows her versatility is the song Rebirth from Despair with the band MaYan, live from the Master's of Rock. My favorite song of hers though is Here to Stay. From the album Here to Stay where each song was written based on idea's or experiences of her patron's that helped crowdfund her previous solo album. Song is inspired by the story of man who was told he might have cancer while undergoing some medical tests. Turned out he didn't and the song is about his relief and new outlook on life as a result. About a year after the song was released Marcela had her own battle with cancer which she won. This recording in her home studio was a few months after finding out she was cancer free and you can feel how meaningful the song is for her. Just beautiful. th-cam.com/video/joSDTT4ZWYs/w-d-xo.html.
Please do either 'The Druids Turn to Stone', from the same concert - Ayreon Universe Live, or 'Twisted Coil', from The Electric Castle and Other Tales Concert. I think you will love Damian Wilson's voice
That threefold harmony always gives me goosebumps. At this moment Floor is starting a solo tour in Europe where she is accompanied by Anneke..... Must be great to hear them...🤟😁
i forgot that Anneke was a part of the gathering it was still something special that those three singers were sharing a stage it was cool didn't expect that
Lovely reaction to three lovely voices. This is a true masterpiece and loved your engagement - and you have a fantastic, bright, crystal clear voice. Subbed. BTW, have you already heard/reacted to "Isis and Osiris" and/or "The Day the World Breaks Down", both from Ayreon, the second one featuring @fluitomaan again? Both songs ARE incredible, both from a music and vocal prospective.
This is Anneke's song, Floor adds another range, but Marcela her power is incredible, listen to the finale, everybody on stage, yet Marcela's vocals are the dominant vocal.
Hi Jennifer, I am from the Netherlands (so proud to be born in the same country as Floor!), but did I get this right? You have family living in the Netherlands? Wow! Do you perhaps have Dutch roots? I loved your Dutch sentences, great pronunciation ❤ Of course, another great reaction video as well!! This is such a beautiful song. Bit short as you mentioned, but great nevertheless. Greets from the Netherlands, Rob
Floor Jansen & The Red Limo String Quartet - Energize Me . Acoustic , No mic , no audio amplification , no audio tricks simply 100% PURE Floor-Power . this is from before the Nightwish period. this is a song from Floor's old band After Forever. link : th-cam.com/video/uzW1jDAt69Q/w-d-xo.html .
Jennifer! Trying to be on time today. More Ayreon! Ohhh! Floor! You have my full attention now. 😁 Wow ... almost a renaissance feel to this. All that's missing is a harpsichord! Oh my I'm with you, that was too quick. 11:13 "I planned a 'ole day for this" says a slightly disgruntled Jen. 😅 That's fine let's just go back and listen to that last part a few more times. I hear what you say about Floor's deliberate enunciation there. Very nice. Where to next indeed. The Ayreon world is vast ... you could practically rename your channel and just do Ayreon! But then where would that leave poor Tim and Geoff? 😁 Great reaction and analysis as always Jen. 😊
Next stop is the song "The Eye of Ra" from the same performance as "Everybody Dies." After that, try the song "Guilt Machine" from the electric castle performance. God bless!!
Very interesting analysis.. This is from the opera Into the Electric Castle. Marcela is in the chorus, Anneke plays the Egyptian. Floor has no actual role in the play, but appears (probably) because she did the chorus together with her sis Irene in the 2003 sessions, and sang lead in the Valley then. This is from the 2019 live show. I can really recommend more songs to react to. In Isis and Osiris the journey starts off, we see the first contestants appear, introduced by... Q from Startrek(!). In Amazing Flight two more appear, guess who is the Hippie... Then the contestants begin to fail and perish.. First the Highlander played by Fish, in The Tunnel of Light. Also, in The Garden of Emotions we see the Egyptian becoming so disappointed that her Gods do not appear that she gives up singing the Valley of the Queens. Also the indian, played by Simone Simons, passes away because she becomes enamoured by growlin death spirits played by... her Epica band mates Mark and Guus in the song Cosmic Fusion. There has been a reactor who mixed up this 2019 registration with earlier ones, embarrassing herself by giving the wrong names... Just to warn ye... Slightly beside the Castle story is the song Twisted Coil with a master role of Damian Wilson still wearing his blood stained coat.
Well obviously you have people from the Netherlands checking this out, duhh 🤪 Anneke sang the song on the album. Which also featurs Sharon den Adel and Fish (among a few other talents 🤐) Love to see you do some more rections to some Ayreon Live performances 👍🏻
You could try Twisted Coil next. It's a longer song and it features Damian Wilson, one of Arjen's favourite vocalists (and for a good reason!). Or you could just give up and to the entire Electric Castle live album, that would be nice... :D
Some people probably already pointed out, but Anneke did a live duet with Winthin Temptation, a song called Somewhere. Think it was the Black Symphony concert. It’s very good, worth checking out. Then you could then also check out Within Temptation lol Sharon has an amazing voice. Songs like The Cross has some impressive high notes (not sure if it’s whistle?, but it’s high), then like in The Heart of Everything (song), I wouldn’t mind someone explaining to me what’s going on in the lower gravely parts. Love your react videos though. I’ve subbed
You can combine an Anneke and Devin Townsend reaction by doing the live version of "Ih-Ah". One of my absolute favourite songs of Devin's, and Anneke's harmonies are glorious.
ooooh for more anneke please please reactio to the gaterhing's "Waking Hour" from the 25 yr anniversary concter and/or within temptaion's "somehwere" live from the black symphony concert... :)
Floor & Anneke are going to be touring together for a couple of weeks soon. Hopefully they perform something together and we get a good quality recording of it.
Floor just finished opening for Metallica and showing her baby bump. Metallica was in the Netherlands. Anneke is going be with Floor on Floor's tour. ANNEKE IS AWESOME
Although I'm less fond of the more nasal tone Anneke has now, that's never going to make me any less of a fan of her. Anneke is the godmother of the Dutch metal scene. Her 1995 song "Strange Machines" changed the Dutch metal scene and inspired an entire generation of female Dutch metal singers. She's fantastic, and I recommend you check out "Strange Machines" "Valley of the Queens" is also an oldie: it's from Ayreon's 1998 album "Into The Electric Castle", their first double album and still my favourite. There, Anneke sang this song on her own (I think, but both melody lines). The other female singer on that album was Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation, which at some point was the biggest Dutch metal band, and one of the biggest Dutch bands period.
Marcela is a great vocalist, but from what I've heard so far, she's as great as the "second" vocal... Floor is what it is, which is great!!! Anneke is the one who inspired Floor... What can I say? I recommend listening to Anneke! "Stranger Machines" live, '90s... 🤪🤪
without Anneke Floor and Simone Simons may never have chosen Symphonic Metal they were influenced by her when she was with the Gathering way back she had red hair back then she also does a lovely duet with Sharon of Within Temptation
I don't think there's anything wrong with thinking like a 5 year old sometimes (doo doo lol). When hearing that song all I could picture was a dance from a long time ago where princes would be trying to woo princesses
@@JenniferGlatzhofer Can I PLEASE ask for a reaction to Marianas Trench? I guarantee you will fall in love with this band. A great song to start off with is Beside You
Hey Jennifer I made a comment with two links to youtube videos. One for 'Ih Ah' live from Devin Townsend with Anneke and the other for 'Travel' by The Gatehring. But mu comment was deleted, twice! Why did this happen? NOt allowed to give a link on this channel? Please let me know I am flabbergasted...
I often find comments with links get deleted on YT. Now I make a post with a suggestion, then reply to it with a link, so at least the suggestion remains if the link disappears
It's funny that you compared Anneke with Kristin Chenoweth. Julia Nilon made the exact same comparison when listening to this song. Personally her tone is a bit too nasal for my taste, but she's a great singer nonetheless and as has been pointed out by many, she pioneered the female fronted symphonic metal genre in Europe with The Gathering. This is her song though. On the album this is a solo song for Anneke who plays The Egyptian in a story where an immortal alien being puts humans from different times and places in a simulation that where they have to choose between progressing their quest or die, while the alien entity is judging their worth. It was Anneke's idea to bring more voices in for this performance, Arjen did a bit of musical rearranging to get the harmonies correct and with these 3 ladies it turned out beautifully, which is probably why she seems so proud at the end of the song. Knowing Anneke she's probably very proud of her colleagues and the performance as a whole. If you want more, a lot more, look up Isis and Osiris Live in Tilburg 2019, the opening song from the concert where the entire album Into the Electric Castle was performed live, which this song is also a part of. It's a 10 minute song and has a bit of the same vibe as The Day That The World Breaks Down, lots of different vocalists and musical styles.
I'm the the flute player here ;-) Fun fact: you can indeed hear me in the Efteling on various wind instruments hehe
LOVE THIS!! Well, I have been enjoying your music from a very young age then ahah😁 thank you!
I LOVE your playing, Jeroen! It is SO soulful. I will always be grateful to Arjen for introducing me to artists like yourself
You are an awesome artist with such a great, passionate heart.
That's so cool! And funny coincidence. They have great music at Efteling.
@@Iflie Every kid listens to the big mushrooms.
Anneke van Giersbergen is the godmother of Dutch female metal singing and an inspiration for Floor Jansen to sing metal as well.
Definitely worth a watch young Anneke with The Gathering with Strange Machines: th-cam.com/video/1HUMwinV2AQ/w-d-xo.html
let's not forget Marcella... who Arjen built a band around for he was so impressed with her voice... Stream of Passion, and she lauid some vocals down where, well, Floor... isn"t the beter one even... Marcella has mor raw power, small as she is compared to floor, she is condensated vocal power !! Loving Floor, don't get me wrong
@@blodekont5458 Marcella also sings the test clips for all his new compositions before they are sent out to the various singers…..
Have you yet seen Anneka 🇳🇱 and Devin Townsend 🇨🇦. Ih Ah.
@@vogel2280 did you hear her duet with Sharon of Within Temptation? th-cam.com/video/BSy-vCBBPv0/w-d-xo.html
The Lovely singers are Floor Jansen, who you know. Anneke van Giersbergen (Floors inspiration) is THE godmother of (female fronted) symphonic metal in Europe. She and her band "The Gathering" predated Nightwish and Tarja, and she was the inspiration for many of the later more well known singers such as Floor Jansen, Sharon den Adel, Simone Simons, Charlotte Wessels, etc, etc... Marcela Bovio (Star One, MaYaN, ex-Stream of Passion, ex-Elfonía), an Ayreon regular and Talent from Mexico. The song is off 'The Electric Castle' Album.
This song is perfect blend of huge talent on stage !!!!
NWSU/Ayreonaut/FloorFan ✌😎🤘.
Well put, Timo! Nothing I can add!
For a good introduction to Anneke, search for "Gathering - Travel ( TG25)". You won't regret it :_)
One of things i love about Marcela in this is how she slightly shifts her tone to match who she's harmonizing with. Brighter for Anneka, warmer for Floor.
Marcela needs more attention too. She is a very talented and beautiful singer.
Great as always... Now you must react to The Eye of Ra... Would like your reaction to those harmonies...
I'm so happy to see Floor live in Hamburg. As a gift for us fans, she also brings Anneke on stage.
Sehe die beiden in Oberhausen ,hoffe noch ein wenig auf Henk
Hoping for Henk in Leipzig and/or Berlin. Anneke would be cool too though!
@@knutruther4964 Das wäre der Hammer. Wenn sie dann noch Dangerous Game singen würden... 😍
@@soundocean3765 I can't say if Henk will be there, but Anneke is at every German concert.
@@Kelsea-2002 da sagst du was
Of course there are Dutchies here.
Going to see Floor and Anneke this sunday in Oberhausen, the start of Floor's solo tour in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
You really need to check out "Strange Machines" by The Gathering ... featuring Anneke. If you get an early live version, you'll understand why she is the inspiration for so many Dutch female metal singers. She needs a statue to which we can all pilgrimage, because just count the ridiculous amount of talent coming from that small country in way of female vocalists. You could spend a week just covering Dutch female metal singers and never cease to be amazed. Marcela is highly under-rated as well. She's a true vocal chameleon, as displayed as she changed her method of harmonization for each singer.
Great recommendation, I would also suggest “Travel” from The Gathering 25th Anniversary concert. Such a powerful song.
this would be the video: th-cam.com/video/1HUMwinV2AQ/w-d-xo.html
@@vogel2280 Nicely done
Travel, then "On Most Surfaces", both from TG25, and then "Strange Machines" from Pinkpop to go back into time.
If you hear a wind instrument in any music (especially the more recent recordings) in Efteling then it's probably Jeroen Goossens (who is featured here).
For years now I have listened to this .. and every time .. enjoy
Therse ladies are to beautiful to say "Papier hier". Liked your reaction Jenn and please ...... more Aureon.
almost at 100k jennnnnnnnnnnnnn
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Anneke was the original singer....this trio was arranged by Marcella for this production. Marcella has also recorded this on her own and it is also amazing.
Hi Jennifer hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
This is new for me. Their voices are beautiful and smooth! Very interesting genre of music!! I learned a lot from you and the other comments!! Thanks for expanding my musical horizons!!
Ah thank you!
It's funny it gives you a fairy tale feeling and you mention the Efteling. You can hear music played by Jeroen Goossens, the flute player in the Efteling.
My problem with this Song. It is to short. I mean 10mi. are okay. This three Voices. Floor, Anneke, Marcella. Wow 🤘i hope, you fast back in the Netherlands. 🤘
I love how Floor acknowledges the flute player after his solo.
The thing about any of the artists Arjen Lucassen employs; none of them seem to have big egos, which is weird because you don't become an artist on their level without one. Yet when they work with Arjen it seems they're all so happy to be included and show genuine appreciation for the others, allowing them the opportunity to shine in stead of themselves.
Topic Efteling, If you been in De Baron you heared Anneke already. She sings in the story part before you go into the rollercoaster!
Amazing! I visited Efteling last month and went on that ride😁
You need to hear more from Anneke. The Gathering - Travel (TG25: Live at Doornroosje - unofficial video) is a great song to hear what she can do.
Do you realise that Anneke and Floor give concers in germany, austria and switserland from may 8?
Anneke will be the supportact for Floor!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
You should hear Anneke in "Waking Hours' with her old band The Gathering. She inspired all those dutch women metalsingers like Floor to start singing. I like your dutch connection.
I concur. "Waking Hour" is a must-see/hear for anyone interested in high level vocal gymnastics. Link: th-cam.com/video/pUKBV8M_XXE/w-d-xo.html
Yes!!! Waking hour from the TG25 live show
Lovely! Now, Jennifer, you might want to hear Anneke in another kind of cooperation - listen to Amorphis /w Anneke; Amongs Stars
I concur 🙂
9:27 Floor did sing some attraction soundtracks for Efteling, but due to contracts of her record company, Efetling wasn't allowed to use them.
I often wish Marcela would get more attention than she does. . She’s a truly gifted singer that all too often gets missed in discussion.
I can highly recommend reacting to And the Druids Turn to Stone by Ayreon if you're looking for more stunning vocals. Damian Wilson is really knocking it out the park with that one!
And guild machine from the Ayreon Electric Castle concert. Damian does it some more!
Family in the Netherlands? Ah that is why you pronounced their names so well, specially the way you said Anneke is sooo Dutch❤
I’m half Dutch ahah😁
That explains the …waar ben ik? I thought to recognize…hahahah
Anneke performs a duet with Sharron den Adel from Within Temptation "Somewhere". I think you would really enjoy it and, well, if you choose to review and react to it would be wonderful.
Yes please! 🙏
It would be awesome if you would check out more Anneke. Especially the TG25 performance by The Gathering (the band she is most known for) of their song Travel. The lyrics for it were inspired by the music of Mozart and how much she would have loved to have been able to tell him how much his music means for her. The vocal performance showcases all her vocal facets especially her power.
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This was lovely. I found you because of your cover of Eyes Closed. I really enjoyed that so I subscribed to your channel. I love theater and especially music theater.
I looked back through your whole catalog and was shocked to see that you have not reacted to Ren yet. I'd love to see your response to his triology of The Tale of Jenny Screech and Violet. He is an amazing UK talent that's been around for years. Or maybe some of his buskings songs.
Nevertheless I love your channel.
I agree, this song is too short.
You'll just have to come back to Ayreon soon. lol Try , also from this show, Star of Sirrah, Intergalactic Space Crusaders, or the show closer, Eye of Ra with all 16 singers on stage.
Such polite applause for 3 of the greatest female vocalists singing today….
I looked Jen's Ayreon reaction for When the world breaks down. I recommend everyone looks Her and Ian's cover video. They sound so good.
Stunning performance great performers Thankyou for sharing
You are the second reactor to mention Christen(sp?) I do love learning, thank you for this Chanel.
Lovely as always, and a fine take on this pretty piece!
Whither next..?
ANYTHING from Universe will serve you well. Sooo many changes in vibe and composition and collaboration. This show Finally brought the comprehensive live experience to the Legion of Arjen fanatics and is a singular moment in performance greatness!
There are, of course, specific fan favs to be plucked out individually as well as a pretty damn good argument to just do RoS in order... There is so much amaze to be had that there is truly no wrong way to consume this joy. Well, with the obvious exception of doing no more at all.
Enjoy your ride!
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I suggested to several reactors to just go through the Universe show from start to finish, to get a good overview of Arjen's music.
@MW-Guitars And, to truly observe the love and enthusiasm of the massive fan base, a few thousand at a go. Great suggestion!
Fun Fact. Did you ride "Baron 1898" when you were in the Efteling? The haunted singing in the pre show of the ride was done by Anneke van Giersbergen.
Yes! Amazing fact ahah😁
Always nice to hear your reaction and analysis.. 🤗
"Papier hierrr" :)
Hell yeah !
I must have been 7 or 8 and spent the entire day searching for paper to throw into 'Holle Bolle Gijs" (often fighting with other kids to get the rubbish in.
Probably the reason why the Efteling is cleanest park in the world.
Cheers from tha Low Countries & keep up the great work
So beautiful. Let's hope this week stays as floaty as its starting reaction/analysis.
Others have mentioned it, and they're right
Have yourself a treat and watch Floor duet with her sister Irene in The Eye of Ra
(the Universe version)
Beautiful music. Agree, all too short.
Great reaction to a beautiful performance Jen!
Cool that you mentioned the Efteling. You can hear Anneke in the waiting room of the Baron of 1898.
Greetz from a German-Dutch concert photographer.
I've been to the Efteling probably 40 years ago. Interesting to hear, that there are still the "speaking bins". 🙂
It used to be only Holle Bolle Gijs, now they have his whole family there. 🤣😜
@@JanStuivenberg2810 I think the funniest thing is when it is almost closing time and you are just walking to the exit it is quiet everyone else has already gone home. Then faintly all you hear echoing through the park is "hallo hallo papier hier". My brothers and I laughed really hard about that and now when people talk about that thing all I can think about is that memory and it always cracks me up.
@@alexdoorn234 I totaly can understand that. 😁😁
Great reaction! This song was from an earlier album (The Electric Castle) then the previous two Ayreon songs you did. It was 10th of 28 songs from the concert. I think this was the second video that Arjen released from Universe live DVD. Your the second reactor to make the Kristen Chenowith connection and I hear it as well. Song was originally written for and performed on the album by Anneke and was arranged for the three of them for the live show. As others have mentioned Anneke is the Godmother of Dutch female metal singers. Checkout her work with The Gathering, like Strange Machines from Pinkpop in 1996, or Travel and Waking Hour from the 25th Anniversary concert in Doornroosje.
Love that you got to hear Marcela's voice. I am a huge fan and IMO she is second only to Floor in her versatility, power and storytelling ability. In addition to fronting several of her own bands and doing solo work she also is in high demand providing backing vocals for many bands, including much of the backing vocals for Epica. She was a singer in Mexico when she answered a talent search by Arjen specifically looking for new singers for Ayreon. Her first role was the Wife on The Human Equation album. Highly recommend her song Out in the Real World from her band Stream of Passion (project with Arjen) from the The Electric Castle and Other Tales live Ayreon show. Also highly recommend Loneliness #1 (th-cam.com/video/PABQZrIVPpg/w-d-xo.html) and #2 (th-cam.com/video/1GXNK1aY4dI/w-d-xo.html) from her latest solo EP. She has a great video on her YT channel showing how she created the backing vocals for the chorus. A great song that really shows her versatility is the song Rebirth from Despair with the band MaYan, live from the Master's of Rock. My favorite song of hers though is Here to Stay. From the album Here to Stay where each song was written based on idea's or experiences of her patron's that helped crowdfund her previous solo album. Song is inspired by the story of man who was told he might have cancer while undergoing some medical tests. Turned out he didn't and the song is about his relief and new outlook on life as a result. About a year after the song was released Marcela had her own battle with cancer which she won. This recording in her home studio was a few months after finding out she was cancer free and you can feel how meaningful the song is for her. Just beautiful. th-cam.com/video/joSDTT4ZWYs/w-d-xo.html.
You, sir, are one of the good ones. 👍
Great reaction Jennifer! I just subscribed.
Please do either 'The Druids Turn to Stone', from the same concert - Ayreon Universe Live, or 'Twisted Coil', from The Electric Castle and Other Tales Concert. I think you will love Damian Wilson's voice
YES! Jen, you would love Twisted Coil ....... and Druids ........ go ... enjoy.
That threefold harmony always gives me goosebumps. At this moment Floor is starting a solo tour in Europe where she is accompanied by Anneke..... Must be great to hear them...🤟😁
Love Anneke's voice, and her versitility rivals Floor's...i think it is the vibrato that particularly grabs me
Druids turn to stone / Twisted coil with Damien Wilson is a must on Ayreon journey next
i forgot that Anneke was a part of the gathering it was still something special that those three singers were sharing a stage it was cool didn't expect that
Lovely reaction to three lovely voices. This is a true masterpiece and loved your engagement - and you have a fantastic, bright, crystal clear voice. Subbed.
BTW, have you already heard/reacted to "Isis and Osiris" and/or "The Day the World Breaks Down", both from Ayreon, the second one featuring @fluitomaan again? Both songs ARE incredible, both from a music and vocal prospective.
This is Anneke's song, Floor adds another range, but Marcela her power is incredible, listen to the finale, everybody on stage, yet Marcela's vocals are the dominant vocal.
Hi Jennifer, I am from the Netherlands (so proud to be born in the same country as Floor!), but did I get this right? You have family living in the Netherlands? Wow! Do you perhaps have Dutch roots? I loved your Dutch sentences, great pronunciation ❤ Of course, another great reaction video as well!! This is such a beautiful song. Bit short as you mentioned, but great nevertheless. Greets from the Netherlands, Rob
Ahaha i’m half Dutch and half Italian 😁 thank you!
You should definitly check out Druids turn to Stone from the same concert. Such an amazing song and such an amazing voice
Floor Jansen & The Red Limo String Quartet - Energize Me .
Acoustic , No mic , no audio amplification , no audio tricks
simply 100% PURE Floor-Power .
this is from before the Nightwish period.
this is a song from Floor's old band After Forever.
link : th-cam.com/video/uzW1jDAt69Q/w-d-xo.html .
Jennifer! Trying to be on time today. More Ayreon! Ohhh! Floor! You have my full attention now. 😁 Wow ... almost a renaissance feel to this. All that's missing is a harpsichord! Oh my I'm with you, that was too quick. 11:13 "I planned a 'ole day for this" says a slightly disgruntled Jen. 😅 That's fine let's just go back and listen to that last part a few more times. I hear what you say about Floor's deliberate enunciation there. Very nice. Where to next indeed. The Ayreon world is vast ... you could practically rename your channel and just do Ayreon! But then where would that leave poor Tim and Geoff? 😁 Great reaction and analysis as always Jen. 😊
Yay!! Yes, wish there was more hahah! Thank you!
I absolutely want this played at my funeral, is just beautiful & I'm into ancient Egyptian stuff
Fun fact Anneke did the voices and singing for I believe Baron 1898 in Efteling
Ah wow!! So cool!
Next stop is the song "The Eye of Ra" from the same performance as "Everybody Dies." After that, try the song "Guilt Machine" from the electric castle performance.
God bless!!
I’d still like you to watch the live version of “Twisted Coil” - it’s a brilliant vocal performance by Damian Wilson.
Yes - This would be a brilliant one for a reaction of this depth
Very interesting analysis.. This is from the opera Into the Electric Castle. Marcela is in the chorus, Anneke plays the Egyptian. Floor has no actual role in the play, but appears (probably) because she did the chorus together with her sis Irene in the 2003 sessions, and sang lead in the Valley then.
This is from the 2019 live show. I can really recommend more songs to react to. In Isis and Osiris the journey starts off, we see the first contestants appear, introduced by... Q from Startrek(!).
In Amazing Flight two more appear, guess who is the Hippie... Then the contestants begin to fail and perish.. First the Highlander played by Fish, in The Tunnel of Light. Also, in The Garden of Emotions we see the Egyptian becoming so disappointed that her Gods do not appear that she gives up singing the Valley of the Queens. Also the indian, played by Simone Simons, passes away because she becomes enamoured by growlin death spirits played by... her Epica band mates Mark and Guus in the song Cosmic Fusion.
There has been a reactor who mixed up this 2019 registration with earlier ones, embarrassing herself by giving the wrong names... Just to warn ye...
Slightly beside the Castle story is the song Twisted Coil with a master role of Damian Wilson still wearing his blood stained coat.
The Lyrics: A women loses all faith and hope and decides to die.
Jennifer: Hey I feel like in a Fairy Tale!
Well obviously you have people from the Netherlands checking this out, duhh 🤪
Anneke sang the song on the album. Which also featurs Sharon den Adel and Fish (among a few other talents 🤐)
Love to see you do some more rections to some Ayreon Live performances 👍🏻
You could try Twisted Coil next. It's a longer song and it features Damian Wilson, one of Arjen's favourite vocalists (and for a good reason!). Or you could just give up and to the entire Electric Castle live album, that would be nice... :D
Some people probably already pointed out, but Anneke did a live duet with Winthin Temptation, a song called Somewhere. Think it was the Black Symphony concert. It’s very good, worth checking out.
Then you could then also check out Within Temptation lol Sharon has an amazing voice. Songs like The Cross has some impressive high notes (not sure if it’s whistle?, but it’s high), then like in The Heart of Everything (song), I wouldn’t mind someone explaining to me what’s going on in the lower gravely parts.
Love your react videos though. I’ve subbed
Into The Electric Castle
To hear more of Marcela please check out "The Theory of Everything". You will also reencounter Mike MIlls.
You can combine an Anneke and Devin Townsend reaction by doing the live version of "Ih-Ah". One of my absolute favourite songs of Devin's, and Anneke's harmonies are glorious.
ooooh for more anneke please please reactio to the gaterhing's "Waking Hour" from the 25 yr anniversary concter and/or within temptaion's "somehwere" live from the black symphony concert... :)
Floor & Anneke are going to be touring together for a couple of weeks soon. Hopefully they perform something together and we get a good quality recording of it.
The 1st singer is Floors Idol Anneke The mother of dutch metal she has influenced most the women coming out in that region
I’d love to see you do Daniels Decent into Transitus by Arjen Lucassen. That’s a real treat and a different project
Check out some Devin Townsend with Anneke...if you haven't already. Those 2 together are amazing as well.
Floor just finished opening for Metallica and showing her baby bump. Metallica was in the Netherlands. Anneke is going be with Floor on Floor's tour. ANNEKE IS AWESOME
Hail Anneke. The absolute diamond.
Reacciona a Gabriel Henrique por favor Don,t Stop believin. Gracias ❤❤❤❤❤
The wind instrument is a low whistle.
ANNEKE !!! 🤘
Avantasia next please, "the scarecrow", preferably the flying opera live DVD version
Although I'm less fond of the more nasal tone Anneke has now, that's never going to make me any less of a fan of her. Anneke is the godmother of the Dutch metal scene. Her 1995 song "Strange Machines" changed the Dutch metal scene and inspired an entire generation of female Dutch metal singers. She's fantastic, and I recommend you check out "Strange Machines"
"Valley of the Queens" is also an oldie: it's from Ayreon's 1998 album "Into The Electric Castle", their first double album and still my favourite. There, Anneke sang this song on her own (I think, but both melody lines). The other female singer on that album was Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation, which at some point was the biggest Dutch metal band, and one of the biggest Dutch bands period.
Marcela is a great vocalist, but from what I've heard so far, she's as great as the "second" vocal... Floor is what it is, which is great!!! Anneke is the one who inspired Floor... What can I say? I recommend listening to Anneke! "Stranger Machines" live, '90s... 🤪🤪
Dir en Grey - Macabre (live) for the next reaction! It's unique and I mean it.
Marcela is a great vocalist, and a superb supporting harmonizer
lISTEN TO zALVARINIS LIVE 2018!
without Anneke Floor and Simone Simons may never have chosen Symphonic Metal they were influenced by her when she was with the Gathering way back she had red hair back then she also does a lovely duet with Sharon of Within Temptation
I don't think there's anything wrong with thinking like a 5 year old sometimes (doo doo lol). When hearing that song all I could picture was a dance from a long time ago where princes would be trying to woo princesses
😂😂 ooh yeah, I get that!
@@JenniferGlatzhofer Can I PLEASE ask for a reaction to Marianas Trench? I guarantee you will fall in love with this band. A great song to start off with is Beside You
Hey Jennifer I made a comment with two links to youtube videos. One for 'Ih Ah' live from Devin Townsend with Anneke and the other for 'Travel' by The Gatehring. But mu comment was deleted, twice! Why did this happen? NOt allowed to give a link on this channel? Please let me know I am flabbergasted...
I often find comments with links get deleted on YT. Now I make a post with a suggestion, then reply to it with a link, so at least the suggestion remains if the link disappears
@@elvwood Thanks. I appreciate the tip!
Leuke reactie Jen… het is inderdaad beetje Efteling😉
It's funny that you compared Anneke with Kristin Chenoweth. Julia Nilon made the exact same comparison when listening to this song. Personally her tone is a bit too nasal for my taste, but she's a great singer nonetheless and as has been pointed out by many, she pioneered the female fronted symphonic metal genre in Europe with The Gathering.
This is her song though. On the album this is a solo song for Anneke who plays The Egyptian in a story where an immortal alien being puts humans from different times and places in a simulation that where they have to choose between progressing their quest or die, while the alien entity is judging their worth. It was Anneke's idea to bring more voices in for this performance, Arjen did a bit of musical rearranging to get the harmonies correct and with these 3 ladies it turned out beautifully, which is probably why she seems so proud at the end of the song. Knowing Anneke she's probably very proud of her colleagues and the performance as a whole.
If you want more, a lot more, look up Isis and Osiris Live in Tilburg 2019, the opening song from the concert where the entire album Into the Electric Castle was performed live, which this song is also a part of. It's a 10 minute song and has a bit of the same vibe as The Day That The World Breaks Down, lots of different vocalists and musical styles.
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Your dutch is not bad 😄
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hy jeny.. please analysis singer vanny vabiola 🙏