Floor doing Floor things: 3 times in a row she blows you out of the chair with these amazing endings of her lines and then she finishes you with that haunting scream.
Several times over the years, I have heard Floor acknowledge that she has the lung capacity of a deep sea diver, and she certainly demonstrates that here! Tuomas's ability to write emotion into his music, and Floor's ability to interpret it for the audience is just unparalleled....this 58 yr old outdoors man feels it deeply, and often with them! I'm just so grateful to know their music!!🤘
This is perhaps my favorite song of theirs. Interestingly, the original version did not have the effect of this performance. Floor takes this song to a new level.
Floor's operatic "stabs" (really short horn notes) are called Operatic Onsets, and they are extremely challenging as she has to "stop on a dime". These are actually more impressive (to a vocalist) than the high notes. While the decrescendo in this song was very impressive, my favorite vocal moment was when Floor & Marco did the harmonic Glissando in Romanticide (slide up and then back down full octave). That blew me away!
They're quite easy to count actually. It's 4/4, 4/4, 2/4 (x4). And the 'stabs' are on the 2nd of the 2/4. So.... one two three four, one two three four, one TWO!!! one two three four, one two three four, one TWO!!! one two three four, one two three four, one TWO!!! one two three four, one two three four, one TWO!!! And then immediately the long flowing melody line. That's what impresses me most. Where does she find the time to breathe between the last 'stab' and the long melody line right after? Amazing, that's what it is. Amazing. 😁
Floor and Marco are storytellers - I think you'll like "Slaying the Dreamer" from the same show. Most of the songs on the decades tour were written before Floor became the lead singer. She interprets all of them and as usual make them her own. Tuomas and Kai are doing suck a great job supporting the lyrics and the other band members, Hell, like always NW is being the unit they are.
I've been listening to night wish for a while and I've come to one unavoidable conclusion your favorite Nightwish song is the Nightwish song you're listening to at the given time. It's like picking your favorite child, they are all precious, and they are all different. Be grateful for each one.
Great thing about Empu and Nightwish in general is that they are all madly skilled, over the top artist. But, they practice amazing control and never really take it over the top. This creates a balanced harmonic and extremely dynamic sound. It is never just about one of them, it is all of them in perfect balance all the time! No one in this band shows off. Ever! They are metal, but they play together like an orchestra.
This is Buenos Aires 2018 and for many the best of the best. This track is an absolute gem and yes Floor and the whole band are on fire with this one! Your reactions continue to impress. Thank you.
I believe with the time signatures that was Kai messing with you, throwing in a heady dose of Wintersun on & off beat variety. He often manages to fly under the radar bcz he's just so well immersed in the sound, but to me he really stands out here. But then Floor.. There's a lovely reportage on her from 2015 with a "classroom" interview where she talks abt the extra studies she did in opera and music theatre after having finished the Rock Academy. I'll provide a link to that mini-documentary. You'll absolutely love it. In this song, which is rapidly becoming one of my favourites too, you can clearly see these extra hours put into musical theatre paying off. The one of a kind on stage chemistry between her and Marko also helps. From the get go, Floor shines in her role and acts the part with everything she has, vocal acrobatics, movement, posture, facial expressions, hand gestures.. the works. She really is storytelling incarnate. So the music becomes much, much more than a great metal song and that is why live is always better with Nightwish. You want to see the whole, masterfully crafted performance. Such a pity that songs like this one have become near impossible with Marko's departure. So hope that Tuomas will put Jukka's vocals on display in the new songs, perhaps even with some Wintersun-like vocal countermelodies. That would be most welcome! Cheers from Amsterdam! 🤘 Oh and don't miss this one: "Floor Jansen in Dutch show Reunion (Tampere 2015)" - th-cam.com/video/zRqqma4kWIg/w-d-xo.html Floor doesn't even need to sing to hit you in the feels, big time!
Evidently this was one of their poorest received songs until Floor came along and raised it to be one of their best. A Nightwish fan from the 90's said that she didn't really like this song until she heard this version. Now she thinks that this is how Tuomas meant it to be and she loves it. A previous reactor said that the dissonance you were hearing was because Kai was first hitting on the downbeat and then on the upbeat. Tuomas timing on this one is remarkable bearing in mind the delay inherent between pressing the keys on the keyboard and the sound appearing.
The studio version had an ordinary male vocal part without any menace to it (I don't think it was Marco) and didnt the live Tarja era performance rely on it via a backing tape? That wouldn't have helped.
Was going to say that this being 1998 and oceanborn, I wonder how Tarja handled all the changes. Seem not so much. Take one on emotional change of a song is Floor’s unbelievable talent. Unmatched by anyone. I will listen to the studio version and look for Tarja live. thanks you for this reaction. Not a song I know much about, but the lyrics are awesome and you detailed breakdown was very much appreciated.
Every song in this "Decades - Buenos Aires 2018" show is amazing, pure gems. You should do more reactions from this gig. You already did "Slaying the dreamer", you can continue with "Dead boy's poem" (bit slowy paced masterpiece) or maybe "Kinslayer" (more rockish with beautiful Emppu riffs). Cheers from Buenos Aires!!!
I totally agree about this not quite being on the radar tho seeing this while watching the decades tour concert it took about a year n a half to zero in on it and it with 7 days to the Wolves knocking my previous #4 n #5 of song of Myself n Romanticide out of my top 5 it was rarely on my news feed till it was
This performance surely is full of ear candy. 😄 The album version is quite ok, but vocally it doesn't do much for me. With Floor and Marko it comes alive and gives much more feelings. Floor's vocals are amazing. And the visuals are great, too. 🔥
Nightwish and Lovebites-two best metal bands today (no matter the genre). Floor sings like she is not from this world-totaly mind blowing. The whole band just got on even higher level than ever before in last few years-its just amazing...
Another excellent reaction 👍 As a non-musician, who nevertheless also picks up on many of those minor details that you see/hear, I'm lovin' your 'geek-out' moments!🤘 And yes I agree, this is probably one of Floor's best ever vocal performances. Keep up the great work, MMM!
Geek away, we're here for your reaction. LOL I love the back and forth vocals, and Kai's drumming, especially the kick. Marko's Devil character is amorously pursuing Floor's Mermaid character. She is having none of it, and manages to get away. The Buenos Aires show on the Decades tour had a lot of older songs. This is one of them, from the 2nd album, Oceanborn(1998). The original has Tarja singing with guest male vocalist Tapio Wilska ,and had Sami Vanska on bass. Marko didn't join the band until 2001. The 4th album , Century Child(2002), is the first to feature orchestra. Yes, Troy is playing guitar. He uses PRS, afaik.
I think you would love Slaying the Dreamer from Nightwish, at this same concert, since you love the heavy guitar. Floor is very dramatic and powerful in Slaying the Dreamer also.
Another vocal performance that probably isn't in the top 5 is 'Sahara'. The way she gives you a feel of Middle Eastern style singing, just gorgeous. th-cam.com/video/4esI0Mn1d_s/w-d-xo.html
Nightwish uses backing tracks for Orchestral stuff. These are done as live recordings with real Orchestra. In early days in Finland, later (after Century Child) with London Philharmonic Orchestra.
I love how different reactors pick out things I never noticed in the songs. I have listened to this at least 100+ times, and never noticed what Emppu was doing there. Cool! LoL so funny you got the feeling of fighting back from just the music. Her character the Mermaid has been fighting the Devil who has taken her and wants to possess her, and they are fighting back to be free. :)
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart !!!! IMO this is one of the most underrated songs from Nightwish and I´m so glad you´d picked this one. It is not very much requested but this is one of my top 5 songs from them - I absolutely loooove it! What Floor and Marco vocally made of this song in this version is stunning ! So glad to see a reaction giving it justice - Thank you !!!!!❤🔥🤘
This song is an absolute banger 🤘😎🤘. Kai's drumming on this is just crazy ( Kai Hahto "The Human Metronome", or in my book Kai "The Machine Gun" Hahto )!!! In one interview Tuomas/Marko said that Floor has a lungs of a dolphin (That long note is 💥)!!! And, not many reactors will notice Troy with his guitar and little E-Bow action at the very end. 👍👍👍👍. Well Done!!! Plus, she holds the last note (A4) of Nightwish - Ad Astra for 17 seconds (10/6/2022 Sweden Festival). If this wasn't impressive enough, I can also add than now she's just one, I mean ONE, second short from equaling Pavarotti's longest belt ever recorded. So,.... Nuff Said !!!! NWSU 🤘😎🤘
16:05 Aren’t those vocal onsets from Floor and the timing from the other band members awesome! Everyone of these talented musician’s is killing it in this song. You pick up lots of little extra goodies in the music!
I agree with you 100% on this composition and performance. Every member of the band performs like Paganini on violin, as their skills are likened to his being known as a gift from the devil to pull off music at such a high level of technical difficulty. They all do this effortlessly too. I'm left in Awe every single time I watch this performance. It's one of my top 3 by Nightwish. Awesome reaction, thank you for sharing.
The part where you comment about the time signature is Kai playing four similar segments between the "Ha"s of Floor. In segment 1 and 3 he hits the on beats and in 2 and 4 the off beats, with a nice little fill at the very end.
Thank you for a great reaction to one of my favorite songs from NightWish. I was waiting for you to react to this one. I keep saying it, you bring something to the reaction world. Keep on going, you are going to experience a lot more mind and ear blowing stuff. 🫶🤘🇳🇱
We all find different aspects of NW songs to love. Top5 from quality perspective are probably GLScore, Poet atP, Greatest Show oE, Shoemaker and Dead Boy's Poem, in no order. I find other songs more fun: Shudder btB, Devil atDDO, Weak Fantasy or Song of Myself. 10 random NW fans will all have their version of top songs and no one can be mad at each other's taste.
This is one of the top 3 songs and performances of NW for me! Drop mic! Your best review I've heard on this song. You nailed it, with all the detail point outs. This is screenplay, production at its best for a metal symphonic show. Absolutely, drop mic level!
The timing in the middle part goes from a 4/4 to a 5/4 (or 5/8 or 10/8 depending on how you want to count it). BTW - the sound on the video was a bit distorted.
This is my top 20 of the songs i've heard from Nightwish 👏 1. Devil and the deep dark ocean (Marko and Floor singing) 2. Sleeping Sun (Tarja singing) 3. Dark chest of wonders (Tarja singing) 4. Everdream (Marko and Floor singing) 5. Last Ride of the day (Marko and Floor singing) 6. Wishmaster (Tarja singing) 7. High hopes (Marko singing, Pink Floyd tribute 8. Nemo (Tarja singing) 9. The poet and the pendulum (Marko and Floor singing) 10. Wish i had an angel (Marko and Tarja singing) 11. Romanticide (Marko and Floor singing) 12. The greatest show on earth (Marko and Floor singing) 13. Dead boys poem (Floor singing) 14. Ghost love score (Floor singing) 15. While your lips are still red (Marko singing) 16. Shoemaker (Floor singing) 17. Yours is an empty hope (Marko and Floor singing) 18. Phantom of the opera (Marko and Tarja singing) 19. Storytime (Floor singing) 20. Ghost River (Marko and Floor singing)
If you are a guitarist this has to be one of your favourite Nightwish songs. I know it's mine, although I prefer all their earlier songs as it was more guitar driven back in the day.
Hello sir, this is one of my favo's too, although ALL songs are special to me. This is not the highest note she sung. IN romanticide she slides up (harmony with marko) up to a F6, which is insanely high. She hits the F6 more often, with a clear pure head sound. In the opera's she sung she often hits the E6 and F6
I love this song, but only sung by Floor. She brought this song to a whole new level together with Marko, who is the perfect devil in this. You feel the chase in this, they are both such fantastic story tellers. Jukka used to sing in Wintersun, so I hope he'll take lessons at the Floor-academy and we will get to enjoy another strong male voice. Troy improved a lot also. Let's see where this ride takes us. Great reaction 🤘🏽
This is one of their best live performances. There are some highs and not so highs in Gabriels list, which is probably is intended. And at some point I agree with that. Because music escalates at some point.
@@lieven2292 The note in Ghost Love Score is a G#5, and that's what she comes down to. In Phantom of the Opera, she's hitting a D6. Now it is argumentative if that is a D6 or an E6, because it depends on what you are going off of. For Phantom of the Opera, the sheet music says that it is an E6. However, Nightwish tunes down either a half step (in the case of Tarja's performance at end of an Era, where the note is, again, according to sheet music, an E6), making the note to the ear to be an Eb6, or a whole step (in the case of Floor's performance), a D6. So you also have to take tuning down into account, but the sheet music still is the final authority.
Yup, Troy was playing a guitar, using an eBow, which gives an almost violin-like vibe. Astonishing performance, and great analysis. If you want to hear more of Troy using an eBow, check out this beautiful, heartfelt performance from Marko, of 'Kiss, while your lips are still red'. Troy fades in and out on the ebow, giving a lovely, haunting colour to the song. And Marko's vocals....wow! th-cam.com/video/5V7PKv493Ic/w-d-xo.html
I wonder if this Tuomas quote fits for you Mr. MMR: "Music is feelings with sound." (Edit) I think I can hear Troy playing his PRS with an Ebow at the end. Incidentally, might be YT but the bass and drums, along with the louder passages seem to be hitting a compressor and modulating the rest of the music, might be me though but I haven't heard this before in your reactions.
Can’t wait till you’ll react to the other two big ones ‘The poet and the pendulum’ and ‘The greatest show on Earth’.. I would however recommend to do a little bit of background research on these two before you get there.
In my top 4 joint with Dead Boy's Poem from the same show and I have said so many times and suggested this. Floor soaring legato over Marco gritty staccato; Floor's glissando... (yes a decrescendo in the gliss). Try Slaying the Dreamer from the same concert, and Dead Boy's Poem if you haven't seen it. Edit: a symphony is a musical form. An orchestra is a team of instrumentalists. Because some orchestras use the word "symphony" in their name they are sometimes abbreviated (for example the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) may be shortened to The London Symphony). But that's just an abbreviation - symphony is still a musical form not a bunch of players.
I'm with you, this has long been my favorite Floor performance. As an overall song and performance, it's also up there. The only thing that holds it back from being one of the epics is the short length.
This is a pretty big song, much loved! I feel like it's reserved for when you've heard just enough Nightwish to need a reminder that they also go hard...regularly! Another song you'll be into is an older one, with Tarja singing (really interesting vocal), and Emppu shredding...from End Of An Era 2005, The Siren.
Floor really shows her pipes in this song. I love it. That long hold followed by the death scream is so powerful. Floor made something epic out of this song. It is much better that the original studio version. After this version I cannot listen to the studio version. By far the highest note from Floor. I think that was an F6 descending to an A5. The timing is 10/8 or maybe 5/8 I think? Definitely a 10 count. kai's feet are going like an M60 machine gun on full auto.
After 16:05 (start of the fast piece), they continously play in 8/8 measure. But Kai is probably the one missing with your timing perception. In the first measure, Kai hits the snare on the beat. In the second one, he hits the snare between the beats. In the third measure hits the snare on the beat again, but he throws in some rhythmic patterns. And finally, in the fourth measure, he again hits the snare between the beat, adding rhythmic patterns and finishing with a fill. This is roughly how I see it. I'm in no way an expert, so if anyone feels the need to correct me, please do so.
If you refer to the back and forth part of the song, I've always imagined it as the mermaid of the story trying to free herself from the Devil's grip. Melodically struggle and pulling back and forth.
Floors highest note? Naa that was just the Sirens scream, Her highest note is the crazy F6 she does in Romanticide here. Ok not the highest quality though th-cam.com/video/yDBw-QzFsX0/w-d-xo.html
If you can say the word DUO then just change the D to a T.... TUO, then 'mas' like the end of ChristMAS. Now put TUO and mas together- Tuomas (not Thomas which is an American name) 😉
Floor doing Floor things: 3 times in a row she blows you out of the chair with these amazing endings of her lines and then she finishes you with that haunting scream.
Floor doing Floor things, wonder where I've heard that before. 👏 Bravo
Several times over the years, I have heard Floor acknowledge that she has the lung capacity of a deep sea diver, and she certainly demonstrates that here! Tuomas's ability to write emotion into his music, and Floor's ability to interpret it for the audience is just unparalleled....this 58 yr old outdoors man feels it deeply, and often with them! I'm just so grateful to know their music!!🤘
I'm 57 year old and just discovered Nightwish and Floor 8 months ago. I agree 100% 🙏😊👍
This is perhaps my favorite song of theirs. Interestingly, the original version did not have the effect of this performance. Floor takes this song to a new level.
Yes and Marko wasn't on the original studio recording either. It just sounds incredibly different.
And Kai kicks major butt here!!! Also, Troy's ending E bow guitar playing!
I’m glad to see this masterpiece performance appreciated ! This and 7 Days to the Wolves at Wembley are two of my favorite NW performances 🤘
the 'Wembly let's goooooo!!!' always does it for me
Floor's operatic "stabs" (really short horn notes) are called Operatic Onsets, and they are extremely challenging as she has to "stop on a dime". These are actually more impressive (to a vocalist) than the high notes. While the decrescendo in this song was very impressive, my favorite vocal moment was when Floor & Marco did the harmonic Glissando in Romanticide (slide up and then back down full octave). That blew me away!
Yes that blew me away as well. Thanks 🤘
They're quite easy to count actually. It's 4/4, 4/4, 2/4 (x4). And the 'stabs' are on the 2nd of the 2/4.
So.... one two three four, one two three four, one TWO!!!
one two three four, one two three four, one TWO!!!
one two three four, one two three four, one TWO!!!
one two three four, one two three four, one TWO!!!
And then immediately the long flowing melody line. That's what impresses me most. Where does she find the time to breathe between the last 'stab' and the long melody line right after?
Amazing, that's what it is. Amazing. 😁
Floor and Marco are storytellers - I think you'll like "Slaying the Dreamer" from the same show. Most of the songs on the decades tour were written before Floor became the lead singer. She interprets all of them and as usual make them her own. Tuomas and Kai are doing suck a great job supporting the lyrics and the other band members, Hell, like always NW is being the unit they are.
I've been listening to night wish for a while and I've come to one unavoidable conclusion your favorite Nightwish song is the Nightwish song you're listening to at the given time.
It's like picking your favorite child, they are all precious, and they are all different.
Be grateful for each one.
Great thing about Empu and Nightwish in general is that they are all madly skilled, over the top artist. But, they practice amazing control and never really take it over the top. This creates a balanced harmonic and extremely dynamic sound. It is never just about one of them, it is all of them in perfect balance all the time! No one in this band shows off. Ever! They are metal, but they play together like an orchestra.
This is Buenos Aires 2018 and for many the best of the best. This track is an absolute gem and yes Floor and the whole band are on fire with this one! Your reactions continue to impress. Thank you.
My god if I had this woman's lung capacity, I would only have to breath twice a minute!
WOW you impressed with all the analysis too, matching the Nightwish performance;) ty!
For me this is the best performance I've heard from Kai
I believe with the time signatures that was Kai messing with you, throwing in a heady dose of Wintersun on & off beat variety. He often manages to fly under the radar bcz he's just so well immersed in the sound, but to me he really stands out here.
But then Floor.. There's a lovely reportage on her from 2015 with a "classroom" interview where she talks abt the extra studies she did in opera and music theatre after having finished the Rock Academy. I'll provide a link to that mini-documentary. You'll absolutely love it.
In this song, which is rapidly becoming one of my favourites too, you can clearly see these extra hours put into musical theatre paying off. The one of a kind on stage chemistry between her and Marko also helps. From the get go, Floor shines in her role and acts the part with everything she has, vocal acrobatics, movement, posture, facial expressions, hand gestures.. the works. She really is storytelling incarnate. So the music becomes much, much more than a great metal song and that is why live is always better with Nightwish. You want to see the whole, masterfully crafted performance.
Such a pity that songs like this one have become near impossible with Marko's departure. So hope that Tuomas will put Jukka's vocals on display in the new songs, perhaps even with some Wintersun-like vocal countermelodies. That would be most welcome! Cheers from Amsterdam! 🤘
Oh and don't miss this one: "Floor Jansen in Dutch show Reunion (Tampere 2015)" - th-cam.com/video/zRqqma4kWIg/w-d-xo.html Floor doesn't even need to sing to hit you in the feels, big time!
I totally agree with you. One of their best performance ever. If I would have to introduce Nightwish to someone, this one would be on my top 3 list.
I always wanted to hear "slaying the dreamer' , also from Buenos Aires, after this song.
I concur!
Keep on geeking out
You will be geeking a lot more.....you got to love this song. It is my favorite.
Evidently this was one of their poorest received songs until Floor came along and raised it to be one of their best. A Nightwish fan from the 90's said that she didn't really like this song until she heard this version. Now she thinks that this is how Tuomas meant it to be and she loves it.
A previous reactor said that the dissonance you were hearing was because Kai was first hitting on the downbeat and then on the upbeat. Tuomas timing on this one is remarkable bearing in mind the delay inherent between pressing the keys on the keyboard and the sound appearing.
For me, this is one of the weakest Tarja songs. Floor and Marko lifted it to a whole new level
The studio version had an ordinary male vocal part without any menace to it (I don't think it was Marco) and didnt the live Tarja era performance rely on it via a backing tape? That wouldn't have helped.
Was going to say that this being 1998 and oceanborn, I wonder how Tarja handled all the changes. Seem not so much. Take one on emotional change of a song is Floor’s unbelievable talent. Unmatched by anyone. I will listen to the studio version and look for Tarja live. thanks you for this reaction. Not a song I know much about, but the lyrics are awesome and you detailed breakdown was very much appreciated.
Every song in this "Decades - Buenos Aires 2018" show is amazing, pure gems. You should do more reactions from this gig. You already did "Slaying the dreamer", you can continue with "Dead boy's poem" (bit slowy paced masterpiece) or maybe "Kinslayer" (more rockish with beautiful Emppu riffs). Cheers from Buenos Aires!!!
10th man down is awesome also.
This is a masterpiece. Musically and vocally 🔥❤️🤘🇫🇮
I totally agree about this not quite being on the radar tho seeing this while watching the decades tour concert it took about a year n a half to zero in on it and it with 7 days to the Wolves knocking my previous #4 n #5 of song of Myself n Romanticide out of my top 5
it was rarely on my news feed till it was
“Time jumping” is 10/8 Kai also switches from snare on downbeats to upbeats.
Epicness right there on that stage. Thank you Sir for a marvellous breakdown reaction. Paul - Nightwish Army UK Division 🙏😊👍
This performance surely is full of ear candy. 😄 The album version is quite ok, but vocally it doesn't do much for me. With Floor and Marko it comes alive and gives much more feelings. Floor's vocals are amazing. And the visuals are great, too. 🔥
Nightwish and Lovebites-two best metal bands today (no matter the genre). Floor sings like she is not from this world-totaly mind blowing. The whole band just got on even higher level than ever before in last few years-its just amazing...
Also love some Lovebites. Check my playlist if you haven’t. I geek out. A lot!
It's my #4 as of about 4 months ago
You make me even "more" proud of Nightwish and Floor and all the great artists in and around this band...thank you!
You're going to love this one!
Another excellent reaction 👍 As a non-musician, who nevertheless also picks up on many of those minor details that you see/hear, I'm lovin' your 'geek-out' moments!🤘 And yes I agree, this is probably one of Floor's best ever vocal performances. Keep up the great work, MMM!
30 min Geekout.... I'M IN FOR IT !
Much love to you and Ukraine
🌻🌻🌻💙💛💙
I’m gonna have to start setting a timer
Geek away, we're here for your reaction. LOL
I love the back and forth vocals, and Kai's drumming, especially the kick.
Marko's Devil character is amorously pursuing Floor's Mermaid character. She is having none of it, and manages to get away.
The Buenos Aires show on the Decades tour had a lot of older songs. This is one of them, from the 2nd album, Oceanborn(1998). The original has Tarja singing with guest male vocalist Tapio Wilska ,and had Sami Vanska on bass. Marko didn't join the band until 2001.
The 4th album , Century Child(2002), is the first to feature orchestra.
Yes, Troy is playing guitar. He uses PRS, afaik.
I think you would love Slaying the Dreamer from Nightwish, at this same concert, since you love the heavy guitar. Floor is very dramatic and powerful in Slaying the Dreamer also.
Awesome reaction emotion & talent at its finest in the world nightwish is"
The composition changes while Floor ( good) and Marco ( Evil ) sing they're parts .......good prevails with that epic triumphant ending .
This has to be one of my favourite reactions of a Nightwish song. GREAT JOB Buddy.
Another vocal performance that probably isn't in the top 5 is 'Sahara'. The way she gives you a feel of Middle Eastern style singing, just gorgeous.
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I concur. Tampa Fl. 2016
she had a much stronger middle Eastern vibe in After Forever.
I can't remember the songs of the top of. my head, it's been a while.
This is certainly one of MY favorite Nightwish performances.
Nightwish uses backing tracks for Orchestral stuff. These are done as live recordings with real Orchestra. In early days in Finland, later (after Century Child) with London Philharmonic Orchestra.
This is definitely in my top 5 Floor performances 🙂
I love how different reactors pick out things I never noticed in the songs. I have listened to this at least 100+ times, and never noticed what Emppu was doing there. Cool!
LoL so funny you got the feeling of fighting back from just the music. Her character the Mermaid has been fighting the Devil who has taken her and wants to possess her, and they are fighting back to be free. :)
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart !!!! IMO this is one of the most underrated songs from Nightwish and I´m so glad you´d picked this one. It is not very much requested but this is one of my top 5 songs from them - I absolutely loooove it! What Floor and Marco vocally made of this song in this version is stunning ! So glad to see a reaction giving it justice - Thank you !!!!!❤🔥🤘
This song is an absolute banger 🤘😎🤘.
Kai's drumming on this is just crazy ( Kai Hahto "The Human Metronome", or in my book Kai "The Machine Gun" Hahto )!!!
In one interview Tuomas/Marko said that Floor has a lungs of a dolphin (That long note is 💥)!!!
And, not many reactors will notice Troy with his guitar and little E-Bow action at the very end. 👍👍👍👍. Well Done!!!
Plus, she holds the last note (A4) of Nightwish - Ad Astra for 17 seconds (10/6/2022 Sweden Festival).
If this wasn't impressive enough, I can also add than now she's just one, I mean ONE, second short from equaling Pavarotti's longest belt ever recorded.
So,....
Nuff Said !!!!
NWSU 🤘😎🤘
Yes man. I think so, too! This Performance was absolutely amazing. This Song is soooo different and great.
16:05 Aren’t those vocal onsets from Floor and the timing from the other band members awesome!
Everyone of these talented musician’s is killing it in this song.
You pick up lots of little extra goodies in the music!
I agree with you 100% on this composition and performance. Every member of the band performs like Paganini on violin, as their skills are likened to his being known as a gift from the devil to pull off music at such a high level of technical difficulty. They all do this effortlessly too. I'm left in Awe every single time I watch this performance. It's one of my top 3 by Nightwish. Awesome reaction, thank you for sharing.
I always like your comments about the issues I didn´t even know that exists.
Thanks, greets from Finland.
This is my Nr. 1 Nightwish song and i'm happy that you reacted to it 😀👏
Yeah, spot on. The storytelling, the theatrical aspect; it really elevates what they do. ❤
Kai at this Song. Awesome. And yes, Tuomas and Floor are Storyteller. This Band is a Edema Ruh.
I absolutely love this performance. Definitely a favorite of mine ❤️
Nice job, the Valkyrie warrior queen doing battle with the devil. Her scream back to singing is impressive. And Nightwish band timing is awesome.
You will really enjoy the opening song from the Vehicle of Spirit tour (2015), Shudder Before the Beautiful. Keep exploring Nightwish.
Great reaction!! Amazing song and performance :D I love that part where Floor smiles at 19:27
Floor is amazing, the band is amazing. And Argentinian crowd helps. Good reaction. Greettings from Argentina
The part where you comment about the time signature is Kai playing four similar segments between the "Ha"s of Floor. In segment 1 and 3 he hits the on beats and in 2 and 4 the off beats, with a nice little fill at the very end.
Thank you for a great reaction to one of my favorite songs from NightWish. I was waiting for you to react to this one. I keep saying it, you bring something to the reaction world. Keep on going, you are going to experience a lot more mind and ear blowing stuff. 🫶🤘🇳🇱
Heard this song dozens of times and nether heard Troy's lead at the end before. We'll picked out.
Great job
Loved your analysis!! Greetings from the Netherlands
You really do a fantastic job TY, this song Marco is the Devil trying to have his way with Floor the Mermaid and she's having none of it .
We all find different aspects of NW songs to love.
Top5 from quality perspective are probably GLScore, Poet atP, Greatest Show oE, Shoemaker and Dead Boy's Poem, in no order.
I find other songs more fun: Shudder btB, Devil atDDO, Weak Fantasy or Song of Myself.
10 random NW fans will all have their version of top songs and no one can be mad at each other's taste.
This is one of my favorites!!
Love it! 😍🤟🏻 So Epic 🔥🔥
Still reminding you... Amorphis! 😉🤟🏻
My Queen Goddess Floorever!
This is one of the top 3 songs and performances of NW for me! Drop mic! Your best review I've heard on this song. You nailed it, with all the detail point outs. This is screenplay, production at its best for a metal symphonic show. Absolutely, drop mic level!
Love your deep appreciation of this great song and awesome performance, I was feeling it along. Great reaction, congrats!
The timing in the middle part goes from a 4/4 to a 5/4 (or 5/8 or 10/8 depending on how you want to count it). BTW - the sound on the video was a bit distorted.
Thanks. Just the music video or also my speaking? Always tweaking this old Mac to try and get better sometimes it can’t hang. Thanks!
Just the music video, particularly on the double kicks and other similar low percussion. It's like a very quick single echo.
One of my all time favorite performances of NW that I do suggest a lot 🙂
And also "Weak Fantasy" from Tampere!
Slaying the Dreamer End of an era Please! i love your reactions
This is my top 20 of the songs i've heard from Nightwish 👏
1. Devil and the deep dark ocean (Marko and Floor singing)
2. Sleeping Sun (Tarja singing)
3. Dark chest of wonders (Tarja singing)
4. Everdream (Marko and Floor singing)
5. Last Ride of the day (Marko and Floor singing)
6. Wishmaster (Tarja singing)
7. High hopes (Marko singing, Pink Floyd tribute
8. Nemo (Tarja singing)
9. The poet and the pendulum (Marko and Floor singing)
10. Wish i had an angel (Marko and Tarja singing)
11. Romanticide (Marko and Floor singing)
12. The greatest show on earth (Marko and Floor singing)
13. Dead boys poem (Floor singing)
14. Ghost love score (Floor singing)
15. While your lips are still red (Marko singing)
16. Shoemaker (Floor singing)
17. Yours is an empty hope (Marko and Floor singing)
18. Phantom of the opera (Marko and Tarja singing)
19. Storytime (Floor singing)
20. Ghost River (Marko and Floor singing)
today's new word: diminuendo
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Great reaction.!!👍
If you are a guitarist this has to be one of your favourite Nightwish songs. I know it's mine, although I prefer all their earlier songs as it was more guitar driven back in the day.
Our xenaaaa ...amazing with marko...l beg to you marko....come back...please 😔😚
Thanks
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Hello sir, this is one of my favo's too, although ALL songs are special to me. This is not the highest note she sung. IN romanticide she slides up (harmony with marko) up to a F6, which is insanely high. She hits the F6 more often, with a clear pure head sound. In the opera's she sung she often hits the E6 and F6
I love this song, but only sung by Floor. She brought this song to a whole new level together with Marko, who is the perfect devil in this. You feel the chase in this, they are both such fantastic story tellers. Jukka used to sing in Wintersun, so I hope he'll take lessons at the Floor-academy and we will get to enjoy another strong male voice. Troy improved a lot also. Let's see where this ride takes us. Great reaction 🤘🏽
Just in time for Halloween Nightwish has the song with Annette singing called scary tale really good for Halloween
This is one of their best live performances. There are some highs and not so highs in Gabriels list, which is probably is intended. And at some point I agree with that. Because music escalates at some point.
to all the rest .. add .. visually stunning Floor .. camera catches her perfectly at 23:50
Floor and Marko, Good and Evil. ☯. Hard to tell Floor's highest note considering she's a Siren.
The highest note I heard was I think in Viljalied Beste Zangers 2019 or the last note of Phantom of The Opera, also Beste Zangers 2019.
True, but the money note of the Tampere 2015 Ghost Love Score performance was equally high...😊
@@lieven2292 The note in Ghost Love Score is a G#5, and that's what she comes down to. In Phantom of the Opera, she's hitting a D6. Now it is argumentative if that is a D6 or an E6, because it depends on what you are going off of. For Phantom of the Opera, the sheet music says that it is an E6. However, Nightwish tunes down either a half step (in the case of Tarja's performance at end of an Era, where the note is, again, according to sheet music, an E6), making the note to the ear to be an Eb6, or a whole step (in the case of Floor's performance), a D6. So you also have to take tuning down into account, but the sheet music still is the final authority.
Yup, Troy was playing a guitar, using an eBow, which gives an almost violin-like vibe. Astonishing performance, and great analysis. If you want to hear more of Troy using an eBow, check out this beautiful, heartfelt performance from Marko, of 'Kiss, while your lips are still red'. Troy fades in and out on the ebow, giving a lovely, haunting colour to the song. And Marko's vocals....wow!
th-cam.com/video/5V7PKv493Ic/w-d-xo.html
I wonder if this Tuomas quote fits for you Mr. MMR: "Music is feelings with sound."
(Edit) I think I can hear Troy playing his PRS with an Ebow at the end.
Incidentally, might be YT but the bass and drums, along with the louder passages seem to be hitting a compressor and modulating the rest of the music, might be me though but I haven't heard this before in your reactions.
Completely agree with the quote. Thanks for the audio heads up. I’m constantly tweaking this old MAC To do things it doesn’t want to!
Can’t wait till you’ll react to the other two big ones ‘The poet and the pendulum’ and ‘The greatest show on Earth’.. I would however recommend to do a little bit of background research on these two before you get there.
In my top 4 joint with Dead Boy's Poem from the same show and I have said so many times and suggested this. Floor soaring legato over Marco gritty staccato; Floor's glissando... (yes a decrescendo in the gliss).
Try Slaying the Dreamer from the same concert, and Dead Boy's Poem if you haven't seen it.
Edit: a symphony is a musical form. An orchestra is a team of instrumentalists.
Because some orchestras use the word "symphony" in their name they are sometimes abbreviated (for example the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) may be shortened to The London Symphony). But that's just an abbreviation - symphony is still a musical form not a bunch of players.
So in this video I should be referencing the Orchestra?
@@massivemetalreactions Strictly yes. You asked about it so I responded, but I'm not bothered either way - we all know what you mean 😉
@@NickBR57 Thanks I would rather know. Appreciate it.
I'm with you, this has long been my favorite Floor performance. As an overall song and performance, it's also up there. The only thing that holds it back from being one of the epics is the short length.
Hi, great reaction
I think her highest is the very final note of her performance of Vilja Lied on Beste Zangers. You think she's high and then she just ... goes higher?
This is a pretty big song, much loved! I feel like it's reserved for when you've heard just enough Nightwish to need a reminder that they also go hard...regularly!
Another song you'll be into is an older one, with Tarja singing (really interesting vocal), and Emppu shredding...from End Of An Era 2005, The Siren.
Floor really shows her pipes in this song. I love it. That long hold followed by the death scream is so powerful. Floor made something epic out of this song. It is much better that the original studio version. After this version I cannot listen to the studio version. By far the highest note from Floor. I think that was an F6 descending to an A5. The timing is 10/8 or maybe 5/8 I think? Definitely a 10 count. kai's feet are going like an M60 machine gun on full auto.
After 16:05 (start of the fast piece), they continously play in 8/8 measure.
But Kai is probably the one missing with your timing perception.
In the first measure, Kai hits the snare on the beat. In the second one, he hits the snare between the beats. In the third measure hits the snare on the beat again, but he throws in some rhythmic patterns. And finally, in the fourth measure, he again hits the snare between the beat, adding rhythmic patterns and finishing with a fill.
This is roughly how I see it. I'm in no way an expert, so if anyone feels the need to correct me, please do so.
The 10/8 time signature is pretty strange, but I guess that's part of what makes it so cool.
If you refer to the back and forth part of the song, I've always imagined it as the mermaid of the story trying to free herself from the Devil's grip. Melodically struggle and pulling back and forth.
Dead Boys Poem Marko on a double neck Guitar/bass
Floors highest note? Naa that was just the Sirens scream, Her highest note is the crazy F6 she does in Romanticide here. Ok not the highest quality though th-cam.com/video/yDBw-QzFsX0/w-d-xo.html
Kai goes to the on and off beat in the second part... That is the impression... But the time is the same...
Yeh what you said
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If you can say the word DUO then just change the D to a T.... TUO, then 'mas' like the end of ChristMAS. Now put TUO and mas together- Tuomas (not Thomas which is an American name) 😉