For all of my life (a 67 y old Dutchie) I am a fan of Pink Floyd and seen them several times. This however is not a cover, this is the ultimate tribute from an exceptional band to an exceptional band
Dare I say it on this channel? This is one of those rare instances where I like this version better than the original. Marko’s voice just shines like a diamond. ❤
For me they are on a par. The original has an incredible, melancholic and nostalgic feel to it, but as you say, Marko's vocals on this are spine chilling
Same here. Now Nightwish is my favorite band still touring and Pink Floyd is my favorite band no longer together. I usually play something from each band daily now.
@@don-o-seven1437 We have a family tradition to play The Beatles at Christmas time. Seeing the kids dancing around the tree to Twist and Shout is a joy to watch.
My Top 5 was always Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Fleetwood Mac and Iron Maiden. Nearly 2 years ago I discovered Nightwish (by accident, starting with Poet and the Pendulum at Wembley.... of all things) and I knew instantly I'd discovered something truly special that would be part of the rest of my life. I just feel gutted I didn't discover them in the 90s so that I could be part of the whole journey
This is a Tribute to PF....heavier NW style version...so awesome. Do more their own material...there is plenty and you can not fail cause all are good. They are not like somebody else...they are like Nightwish...genuine pioneers and leaders of this genre globally since 1996.
I'm shocked. This concert soon will be 20 years old and even at that moment this band was legendary in its genre. How could a music manager never heard about it I have no clue. Did he ever hear about Metallica?
Different era. I get the sense he's not 'in the game' as much anymore either. Plus, Nightwish still plays in small arenas in the US. Lacking international fame doesn't put them on the radar for these guys who've been around for a long time.
I've listened and seen this version probably a hundred times over the years and i still get chills when Empuu's second solo comes up and they just have all this passion in that song. And Marko's vocals go to a whole other level and Juka's drumming.. so good.
It reminds me of Disturbed doing Sound of Silence, where they take an amazing song and take it into the stratosphere. Adding the vocals in after Empuu's solo is next level. Add to it the occasion of that night with Tarja being imminently booted and it's so profound.
When you know the history of Nightwish and how this night would end, this performance becomes even more powerful, it was a band of brothers closing ranks and coming together in order to survive
I played the End of an Era DVD for someone who did not know what happened later until afterwards..and he even said you could tell something was not quite right at various points through the show....I noticed the same in 2012 when I saw them about a week before Anette's Departure
Nice reaction. The man with the horrible nail polish is Tuomas Holopainen. He is in fact the master mind of Nightwish who writes 95% of the music. Marko is not the singer who fronts the band. They have a female singer and what a singer she is. Floor Jansen is one of the best singers around, with incredible range and very versatile. I hope you continue your journey into their catalogue. They have great songs and all different but unmistakeably Nightwish. And one more thing.. as you might have noticed from this performance, these are all real musicians, they are better live than in the studio. Enjoy 🤘🏽
As someone who has been slightly obsessed with Nightwish since I first heard them in 2001, this song just blew me away! I had loved Marko's presence on stage, but this one song made me wish I could sing like him more than anything.
This is a tribute , but also has a lot of meanings for the band. As with everyone they were fans of Floyd but this song representing times past and the yearning comes into play as they were about to part ways with Tarja who they grew up as a band with. They had reached enough heights to become so popular in Finland that the Prime Minister was ask to comment on the break up. The original also had that dynamic but in reference to the past.
Your friend Chris is just the type of person WE LOVE to see get TURNED ON to Nightwish, do Ghost Love Score from Wacken 2013 with him , would love to see his reaction , cheers
Nightwish isn’t just another band! It’s a whole new world, an Empire and it has an army! The army is everywhere! People who haven’t heard of Nightwish are becoming rare! …..or they have been hibernating under a stone. Their lead singer Floor Jansen is known as the most versatile lady singer I’m the world of metal, with the looks of a Valkyrie warrior but the kindest heart of all.
@Irene Habes-Quené I have been a fan of Nightwish since Oceanborn, so 1998. We are simply fans, not an army. Kinda cringe to say you're part of an army...
I was lucky enough to see this live in Birmingham U.K. in a small venue at this time. I’m one of those who thinks that this improves upon the original, and mostly because of how much passion is behind it (itself a tribute to the original). Not sure if it’s true but I read the reason the drummer holds his head in his hands, and the reason Tuomas flicks his head to the left (looking at Empuu) is because the drummer had a migraine and Tuomas was telling him to check he was ok.
This version is from 2005 and i have listened to that version literally dozens of times since then and i still get goosebumps listening to it... It's just that good. Saw this for the first time in a movie theater, they showed the whole DVD across Germany before it came out.
Marco, the singer on this song, also does a Phantom of the Opera duet with their original singer, Tarja, in this same show! Highly recommend that one as well!
well..marco was the basist of the band..actual lead singer was changing costume at backstage at this moment i think..so yeah..pretty good basist vocals here 😁
@Kaamee Apina Pretty sure we all noticed his base guitar..... and yes, Tarja was changing to her new costume that also required changing of the mic and stand to match the colours of her new outfit.
Thank to Pink Floyd from all my heart ! i had the chance to work for them in 1994 as a local crew! A blast !! I was 22 years old. I will never forget these days with you! I worked for 10 years as a local crew for many bands but Pink Floyd is N°1 !
Great to meet Chris. I now have a much greater appreciation for your standing in the industry. You have really worked with some big acts and obviously have big time connections in the business. Awesome.
"Get in touch with me next week. We'll do another one" I sure hope he isn't expecting another PF tribute or cover. Few bands will dare to touch PF material - and rightly so - but those that do rarely do the material justice. Nightwish is a rare exception and even David Gilmour has praised this performance as the best PF cover he had ever seen.
This is why we listen to you. Can hear the song anytime but insider kniwledge is new. I loved the comment BIG presence. Yes they are! Also the understanding that this was not a cover but a tribute. Back for more? We will be here.
You own the original sheet music to The Wall?! That’s pretty damn cool! Tuomas and the band admire Pink Floyd and this was one of the songs that they often played while Tarja took a break for a costume change. Marko would sing a lot of different covers, but this was the one they did most often, as they considered it a tribute to the band.
The original High Hopes holds a lot of sentimental memories for me, so I wasn't sold on this interpretation at first. It has since grown on me. I'm a huge covers snob, and I admit it, but as many have pointed out, this isn't meant to be a cover, and I respect what they were going for.
I actually like this more than I do the original. Nightwish's version, to me, is more powerful and emotional. I love David Gilmore, but Marco hit it out of the park and the chorus is at another level.
It's not easy to "rebuild" a classic song, specially a Floyd one! High Hopes is so unique that it's hard to think of another way of doing it, yet Nightiwsh pulls out a stellar showing! One thing that I love about this performance is that, while it injects a lot of vocal power and distortion, the melancholic and eerie nature of the original song is still there, untouched, haunting you throughout the entire song. That's what makes me a BIG fan of Nightwish! Tuomas Holopainen is a genious, and this is one of his best works to date!
Seen Pink Floyd twice over the years and Nightwish in Novemeber last year. I consider myself blessed to have been around long enough to see both bands live. Floyd was a life changing night and Nightwish are a band who blend the spectacle of live with some of the most well written (and played) music in the metal scene now. Main difference is I'll be able to see Nightwish again and again hopefully, Pink Floyd not so much. But at least I got to see them while they were still going strong :)
Wow! As a big Pink Floyd and Nightwish fan I am so honored to hear the opinions of an OG Floyd veteran like Chris Adamson! Glad I found your channel. Instant sub.
Nice reaction and nice to see you getting in touch with the works of Nightwish. They have such a huge back catalogue of extremely original stuff. Loved the reaction. Thank you.
I've been a Pink Floyd fan forever and a recent Nightwish fan. The latter band's cover of High Hopes was phenomenal! I hope they cover some more Pink Floyd songs.
@@MultiJejje Well la de da! I always thought that imitation is the best form of flattery. I didn't know that my comment was going to initiate a lesson in semantics. Sorry for the uppity rebuke from you. In other words, "well excuse you".
@@billblue3159 no problem mate. Let's enjoy this band. :) I'm from Finland and this band has been my favourite since 90's. Don't know even one bad or decent song. They're all awesome.
What a tribute to a brilliant Pink Floyd tune by Nightwish so much emotion and energy put into it. Jukka the brilliant drummer on this suffered from insomnia and migraines that is why you see him holding his head in the video. The Insomnia and migraines forced him to quit the band and just work behind the scenes in 2019, kai Hahto of Wintersun replaced him
Jukka did suffer those things, but what he did there by putting his elbows on the snare drum is a technique used to change the pitch of the drum sound. Part of why he was so brilliant.
Would be interesting if you had a roadie/worker on Broadway who had worked Phantom Of The Opera & show them the Nightwish version from this same concert (Ed Of An Era) & their original singer, Tarja
@@FromG2eminor Well, Sabaton was one of he opening bands on two of Nightwish's North American tours, so they had plenty of time to meet. At the last concert of the second tour, when all of the bands came out on stage, Hannes appeared in one of Floor's stage costumes. th-cam.com/video/iyoQb1Q2MCs/w-d-xo.html They share a hug about 40 seconds in.
@@machintelligence That's hilarious. Here's another one: th-cam.com/video/XGyhSmCmSVE/w-d-xo.html They met during her 2014 tour with ReVamp, not Nightwish.
@@noneofyerbeeswax8194 Thanks. Sabaton is a cool band. At one of their Denver shows they asked for all of the teenage girls to stand up (there were only a few, it was mostly an older audience,) Joakim the threw his sunglasses to one of them for a souvenir.
@@machintelligence 😎 Yeah, that's cool. Can't say I'm a big fan though. Their songs sound a bit too much the same to me, and the lyrics... I'll shut up now.😊
Really enjoyed this reaction, especialy from two very experienced and knowledgeable insiders, whose work stretches as far back as Sinatra. Now that's impressive. Please do more reactions to Nightwish and the genius that is Tuomas (keyboards). Sabaton is also impressive, and well worth watching. Looking forward to them. Greetings from New Zealand.
There is a lot going on behind the scenes on that stage during this performance. This is the End of a Era concert, everyone on that stage has agreed to fire their lead singer, who is off stage right now, everyone know, except her, Tarja, the band is wracked by insomnia and flu, it is the end of a drama filled tour, it spawns a PR nightmare and currently they do not know if the band will ever perform again. Powerful emotional songs like Poet and the Pendulum, Master, Passion, Greed and Bye Bye Beautiful are going to be written to cope this the drama that is a result. Personally, the band was making a statement with this song choice..Keep at both Sabaton and Nightwish.
The split with Tarja gave birth to one of their best albums ever. Dark Passion Play is insanely good, from start to finish... I love how The Poet and the Pendulum is the musical representation of Tuomas' grief, as he once said himself that this song saved his mental health.
Start with 2013 live concert, at Wacken the hold concert will blow you away. Just pick a song all are good. Enjoy the ride, it's a dam good one. I am 71 and love nightwish. Got to hear their singer they got now.
Yes, in a few songs they pay homage to other bands as well. Definitely get him on to other songs ! Show him Floors vocal ability as well as other Marko songs. Marko won last seasons, Finlands Masked Singer ! The keyboardist Tuomas is the main composer, they play the Wacken festival, sell out Wembly arena…etc etc. AND they play with the London Philharmonic!! Floor is Dutch, so she doesn’t headbang-she does the Dutch windmill ! And Floor is married to Sabatons drummer 😊
This was their 25th Anniversary Tribute to Pink Floyd of the song. I think it was performed here in 2005, not sure when they first did it. Nightwish started in 1996 a group of kids right out of High School. Only Tuomas, Keyboardist, composer, arranger, & Emppu, guitarist are the only original members left. Now Marco, Bassist, singer here left last year. I hope he loves Floor! They were in the US last June, they always tour here, although with COVID had been a couple a years at least. Doubt they come next year, they are doing a new album next summer, so probably will be 2024.
For me Nightwish are one of a very small group that can cover other atrists work and not only bring something new and fresh but change the impact of the songs, as much as I love Pink Floyd and have since the 70s, I love Nightwish and this version of High Hopes, it is not a cover it is a true tribute to another great band, Marco brings a new energy to the song and Emppu does not try to sound like Dave Gilmour (the mistake most other make) Emppu is a very talented guitarist who plays what a song needs not just to show off.
As a long time (decades) Pink Floyd fan - I have to say that Nightwish is the premier high power symphonic metal band on the planet (IMO, of course). They are not new - been around for awhile, they're on their 3rd (or so) female lead vocal (not in this video). The first female lead (Tarja Turunan) is operatic. You won't (IMO) find a better symphonic metal band anywhere. And I agree with john, an outstanding tribute from one exceptional band to another equally exceptional band.
This is not a cover but a tribute to Pink Floyd. They have not tried to copy the original but to make it in the Nightwish vein. Except no female singer as Tarja was offstage changing costume. Tell your friend to start with the Wacken 2013 concert as it has the current and most versatile singer, Floor Jansen who's Dutch.
This was a treat! Adamson himself. I'm a big fan of both Nightwish and Pink Floyd. I was blasting (with headphones) Dark Side of the Moon in 70's, now it's more Nightwish but still. PF is still in my playlist.
Pick another for next week... Loved that. Also loved how his first gesture-reaction came on THAT shot of Tuomas staring from afar... I'm gonna sub. Thanks fro sharing. Big love from Spain
Certainly a faster pace than the original, it also brings a lot more energy, depth and passion. I'm always a bit wary hearing covers of the classics, they're usually good enough for a live show but don't hold a candle to the originals. Occasionally though, you find a cover which can shine brighter than the original, such as Johnny Cash singing Hurt, Disturbed's rendition of The Sound of Silence, and indeed this cover of High Hopes.
Greetings Chris and glad you liked this tribute to an incredible band , I seen the Division Bell concert and was blown away , when I was younger the movie The Wall blew my mind , hope to see you on another reaction to Nightwish 🤘🏼💥🤘🏼
This was very interesting😊 You forgot to tell Chris that Marko isn't actually their lead vocalist😅 that they actually have a female singer. During this concert, it was Tarja since this was from the End of an Era concert.
I would love to see you guys doing another Nightwish reaction together =)
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Great reaction. Keep in mind that PF was a great influence on Nightwish as well and at this concert it had a special meaning. This was tha last concert of the world tour an after the show that fired tha original singer who was a childhood friend of the composer and keyboard player Thuomas. And another remarkable fact is that the drummer Jukka was having a bad migrain the entire show as he suffer from insomnia and had to leave the band in 2015 and be replaced by Kai Hahto.
If I remember correctly it was the 40th anniversary of dark side of the moon or some anniversary to do with Pink Floyd that motivated them to do that cover.
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For all of my life (a 67 y old Dutchie) I am a fan of Pink Floyd and seen them several times.
This however is not a cover, this is the ultimate tribute from an exceptional band to an exceptional band
Well said John.
I came on to say that this is a lot closer to a tribute than it is to a cover, but you beat me to it. :D
I prefer the original but this is as good just different so I can why you like this one.
Nightwish says This is a tribute
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I can only imagine how shocked Chris will be when he finds out that Marco is not even the lead singer of the band :))
🤭🤭 yea
@Andrey , glad you said that because I was thinking that also lol
Marko is so bad ass. Jukka is good bassist, but Marko is Marko, the King.
@@TheJama64 Marko is the best ever! I love his voice and style
@@TheJama64 Marko is the bassist and singer (and not their main singer), Jukka was the drummer, he leave the band for healthy problems.
What great music and talents this band has
Dare I say it on this channel? This is one of those rare instances where I like this version better than the original. Marko’s voice just shines like a diamond. ❤
For me they are on a par. The original has an incredible, melancholic and nostalgic feel to it, but as you say, Marko's vocals on this are spine chilling
Me too
I agree
Here what you did, I see! :)
i concur
It’s not a cover, it’s a really tribute to the great band Pink Floyd 😁👍
My new favorite pass time is watching people discover Nightwish!
My first real rabbit hole in music as a kid was actually Pink Floyd. And now Nightwish is my favourite band, what an awesome tribute. Great reaction!
Same here. Now Nightwish is my favorite band still touring and Pink Floyd is my favorite band no longer together. I usually play something from each band daily now.
My first rabbit hole was The Beatles, Rush then Pink Floyd. Like you now Nightiwsh.
@@don-o-seven1437 We have a family tradition to play The Beatles at Christmas time. Seeing the kids dancing around the tree to Twist and Shout is a joy to watch.
@@jamesanderson5268 Yeah, Pink Floyd are really something special.
My Top 5 was always Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Fleetwood Mac and Iron Maiden. Nearly 2 years ago I discovered Nightwish (by accident, starting with Poet and the Pendulum at Wembley.... of all things) and I knew instantly I'd discovered something truly special that would be part of the rest of my life. I just feel gutted I didn't discover them in the 90s so that I could be part of the whole journey
Just as well he liked it - Dave Gilmor did.
This is a Tribute to PF....heavier NW style version...so awesome. Do more their own material...there is plenty and you can not fail cause all are good. They are not like somebody else...they are like Nightwish...genuine pioneers and leaders of this genre globally since 1996.
I hope next week you show your friend the versatile voice of Floor Jansen
I get chills every time I see this, one of the best covers ever. All hail Marko, king of the north!
Best LIVE band in the world today.🤘🤘🤘
I'm shocked. This concert soon will be 20 years old and even at that moment this band was legendary in its genre. How could a music manager never heard about it I have no clue. Did he ever hear about Metallica?
And strange no one before this has ever recommended this tribute song so he could listen it. When they know this is Pink Floyd's original.
Different era. I get the sense he's not 'in the game' as much anymore either. Plus, Nightwish still plays in small arenas in the US. Lacking international fame doesn't put them on the radar for these guys who've been around for a long time.
Americans listen to American music only...
I've listened and seen this version probably a hundred times over the years and i still get chills when Empuu's second solo comes up and they just have all this passion in that song. And Marko's vocals go to a whole other level and Juka's drumming.. so good.
It reminds me of Disturbed doing Sound of Silence, where they take an amazing song and take it into the stratosphere. Adding the vocals in after Empuu's solo is next level. Add to it the occasion of that night with Tarja being imminently booted and it's so profound.
When you know the history of Nightwish and how this night would end, this performance becomes even more powerful, it was a band of brothers closing ranks and coming together in order to survive
I concur
Well said Michael
I played the End of an Era DVD for someone who did not know what happened later until afterwards..and he even said you could tell something was not quite right at various points through the show....I noticed the same in 2012 when I saw them about a week before Anette's Departure
I concur
Not so much a cover as a tribute....a love letter, if you will. Wait until he hears the lead singer.....Floor has a few surprises for him.
He had done plenty of reactions to Floor and Tarja already. And a few with Anette 😊
Or do you mean his friend maybe? 😊
Check out their 2013 concert at Wachen (Germany). You'll love it ! Their present singer, Floor Jansen, is absolutely outstanding !
I concur. Start to finish.
I Concur
Wacken*
Floor is absolutely outstanding, but Marco is another Level. Oh sorryy, was..
Nice reaction. The man with the horrible nail polish is Tuomas Holopainen. He is in fact the master mind of Nightwish who writes 95% of the music. Marko is not the singer who fronts the band. They have a female singer and what a singer she is. Floor Jansen is one of the best singers around, with incredible range and very versatile. I hope you continue your journey into their catalogue. They have great songs and all different but unmistakeably Nightwish. And one more thing.. as you might have noticed from this performance, these are all real musicians, they are better live than in the studio. Enjoy 🤘🏽
I love Pink Floyd, and I love Nightwish. Does this do justice to Floyd? Hell, yes!
Can we take a moment to appreciate the sound quality of this live performance?
This was a Tribute to them not a cover
As someone who has been slightly obsessed with Nightwish since I first heard them in 2001, this song just blew me away! I had loved Marko's presence on stage, but this one song made me wish I could sing like him more than anything.
I've been a fan of pink floyd since i was a child, and i absolutely love this version of High hopes
I love Pink Floyd and Nightwish and this is a great tribute.
The band individual talents really show here. Emppu & Marco killing it, with drums and synch perfect.
This is a tribute , but also has a lot of meanings for the band. As with everyone they were fans of Floyd but this song representing times past and the yearning comes into play as they were about to part ways with Tarja who they grew up as a band with. They had reached enough heights to become so popular in Finland that the Prime Minister was ask to comment on the break up. The original also had that dynamic but in reference to the past.
The best way to hear them both (Marko and Floor) is to React to "Devil and the deep dark ocean" 😁🤘
THIS.
That concert is way back in the day, they look so young. Its so sad that Marko (the singer of this song) is no longer a part of the band.
Whoa! Pretty nice to see a reaction like this!
They listen to the whole song and only comment afterwards.
Wasn't it wonderful! Thanks for bringing your friend with you
Nightwish are AWESOME! Absolutely perfect live performances.
Your friend Chris is just the type of person WE LOVE to see get TURNED ON to Nightwish, do Ghost Love Score from Wacken 2013 with him , would love to see his reaction , cheers
Nightwish isn’t just another band! It’s a whole new world, an Empire and it has an army! The army is everywhere! People who haven’t heard of Nightwish are becoming rare! …..or they have been hibernating under a stone. Their lead singer Floor Jansen is known as the most versatile lady singer I’m the world of metal, with the looks of a Valkyrie warrior but the kindest heart of all.
it has no army...fans, yeah...but no army....
@@sonic588 oh but you’re wrong, the Nightwish army as the fans are known.
@Irene Habes-Quené I have been a fan of Nightwish since Oceanborn, so 1998.
We are simply fans, not an army. Kinda cringe to say you're part of an army...
@@sonic588 kinda cringe to police the way another adult uses language. it's also cringe to be pedantic and/or taking things too literally
That was awesome!!! Bring Christopher on the journey. Have to introduce him to Floor. :)
This is an epic tribute !!
I was lucky enough to see this live in Birmingham U.K. in a small venue at this time. I’m one of those who thinks that this improves upon the original, and mostly because of how much passion is behind it (itself a tribute to the original). Not sure if it’s true but I read the reason the drummer holds his head in his hands, and the reason Tuomas flicks his head to the left (looking at Empuu) is because the drummer had a migraine and Tuomas was telling him to check he was ok.
This version is from 2005 and i have listened to that version literally dozens of times since then and i still get goosebumps listening to it... It's just that good. Saw this for the first time in a movie theater, they showed the whole DVD across Germany before it came out.
Marco, the singer on this song, also does a Phantom of the Opera duet with their original singer, Tarja, in this same show! Highly recommend that one as well!
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well..marco was the basist of the band..actual lead singer was changing costume at backstage at this moment i think..so yeah..pretty good basist vocals here 😁
@Kaamee Apina Pretty sure we all noticed his base guitar..... and yes, Tarja was changing to her new costume that also required changing of the mic and stand to match the colours of her new outfit.
@@joelroadie My apparently poorly worded comment was more for Chris to watch it! Would have helped if I actually said that!!!!😆
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Thank to Pink Floyd from all my heart ! i had the chance to work for them in 1994 as a local crew! A blast !! I was 22 years old. I will never forget these days with you! I worked for 10 years as a local crew for many bands but Pink Floyd is N°1 !
Great to meet Chris. I now have a much greater appreciation for your standing in the industry. You have really worked with some big acts and obviously have big time connections in the business. Awesome.
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I was there that evening. Hartwall Arena, Helsinki. Still getting goosebumps.
"Get in touch with me next week. We'll do another one" I sure hope he isn't expecting another PF tribute or cover. Few bands will dare to touch PF material - and rightly so - but those that do rarely do the material justice.
Nightwish is a rare exception and even David Gilmour has praised this performance as the best PF cover he had ever seen.
This is why we listen to you. Can hear the song anytime but insider kniwledge is new. I loved the comment BIG presence. Yes they are! Also the understanding that this was not a cover but a tribute. Back for more? We will be here.
You own the original sheet music to The Wall?! That’s pretty damn cool! Tuomas and the band admire Pink Floyd and this was one of the songs that they often played while Tarja took a break for a costume change. Marko would sing a lot of different covers, but this was the one they did most often, as they considered it a tribute to the band.
I mean it makes sense... Pink Floyd paved the way for bands like Nightwish.
The original High Hopes holds a lot of sentimental memories for me, so I wasn't sold on this interpretation at first. It has since grown on me. I'm a huge covers snob, and I admit it, but as many have pointed out, this isn't meant to be a cover, and I respect what they were going for.
It is not a cover. It is a tribute to Pink Floyd. Nightwish said they did it out of respect for Pink Floyd.
I actually like this more than I do the original. Nightwish's version, to me, is more powerful and emotional. I love David Gilmore, but Marco hit it out of the park and the chorus is at another level.
It's not easy to "rebuild" a classic song, specially a Floyd one! High Hopes is so unique that it's hard to think of another way of doing it, yet Nightiwsh pulls out a stellar showing!
One thing that I love about this performance is that, while it injects a lot of vocal power and distortion, the melancholic and eerie nature of the original song is still there, untouched, haunting you throughout the entire song.
That's what makes me a BIG fan of Nightwish! Tuomas Holopainen is a genious, and this is one of his best works to date!
Marco Hietala is a hell of a singer.
I also love the guitar solo, so many cool slide taps :D
that's a bass he's playing but it is a 5 stringer
I've followed nightwish for decades, and they are awesome.
Seen Pink Floyd twice over the years and Nightwish in Novemeber last year.
I consider myself blessed to have been around long enough to see both bands live.
Floyd was a life changing night and Nightwish are a band who blend the spectacle of live with some of the most well written (and played) music in the metal scene now.
Main difference is I'll be able to see Nightwish again and again hopefully, Pink Floyd not so much.
But at least I got to see them while they were still going strong :)
WOW is all i can say really fantastic
Wow! As a big Pink Floyd and Nightwish fan I am so honored to hear the opinions of an OG Floyd veteran like Chris Adamson! Glad I found your channel. Instant sub.
Hey Joel greetings from UK
Nice intro, really cool 😁
This was a great reaction thanks. Well worth waiting for 😊
Nice reaction and nice to see you getting in touch with the works of Nightwish. They have such a huge back catalogue of extremely original stuff. Loved the reaction. Thank you.
I've been a Pink Floyd fan forever and a recent Nightwish fan. The latter band's cover of High Hopes was phenomenal! I hope they cover some more Pink Floyd songs.
This was their tribute to Pink Floyd, not a cover. Nightwish hasn't recorded any new "covers" in 11 years so most likely zero chance.
@@MultiJejje Well la de da! I always thought that imitation is the best form of flattery. I didn't know that my comment was going to initiate a lesson in semantics. Sorry for the uppity rebuke from you. In other words, "well excuse you".
@@billblue3159 no problem mate. Let's enjoy this band. :) I'm from Finland and this band has been my favourite since 90's. Don't know even one bad or decent song. They're all awesome.
@@MultiJejje I only heard about them about two years ago. I agree that they are awesome and I will enjoy hearing more of their music. Thank you.
What a tribute to a brilliant Pink Floyd tune by Nightwish so much emotion and energy put into it. Jukka the brilliant drummer on this suffered from insomnia and migraines that is why you see him holding his head in the video. The Insomnia and migraines forced him to quit the band and just work behind the scenes in 2019, kai Hahto of Wintersun replaced him
Jukka did suffer those things, but what he did there by putting his elbows on the snare drum is a technique used to change the pitch of the drum sound. Part of why he was so brilliant.
Would be interesting if you had a roadie/worker on Broadway who had worked Phantom Of The Opera & show them the Nightwish version from this same concert (Ed Of An Era) & their original singer, Tarja
OMG! Incredible cover!!! 😮💖💖👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great, thanks
Funny that you found Nightwish by looking for a Sabaton song. Floor Jansen from Nightwish is married with Hannes Van Dahl, the drummer from Sabaton.
It was meant to be...lol
@@FromG2eminor Well, Sabaton was one of he opening bands on two of Nightwish's North American tours, so they had plenty of time to meet.
At the last concert of the second tour, when all of the bands came out on stage, Hannes appeared in one of Floor's stage costumes.
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They share a hug about 40 seconds in.
@@machintelligence That's hilarious. Here's another one: th-cam.com/video/XGyhSmCmSVE/w-d-xo.html
They met during her 2014 tour with ReVamp, not Nightwish.
@@noneofyerbeeswax8194 Thanks. Sabaton is a cool band. At one of their Denver shows they asked for all of the teenage girls to stand up (there were only a few, it was mostly an older audience,) Joakim the threw his sunglasses to one of them for a souvenir.
@@machintelligence 😎
Yeah, that's cool. Can't say I'm a big fan though. Their songs sound a bit too much the same to me, and the lyrics... I'll shut up now.😊
Really enjoyed this reaction, especialy from two very experienced and knowledgeable insiders, whose work stretches as far back as Sinatra. Now that's impressive. Please do more reactions to Nightwish and the genius that is Tuomas (keyboards). Sabaton is also impressive, and well worth watching. Looking forward to them. Greetings from New Zealand.
I love so much this cover. Marko is awesome
What a loss that he left the band. Great performance.
It isn't the same anymore.
There is a lot going on behind the scenes on that stage during this performance. This is the End of a Era concert, everyone on that stage has agreed to fire their lead singer, who is off stage right now, everyone know, except her, Tarja, the band is wracked by insomnia and flu, it is the end of a drama filled tour, it spawns a PR nightmare and currently they do not know if the band will ever perform again. Powerful emotional songs like Poet and the Pendulum, Master, Passion, Greed and Bye Bye Beautiful are going to be written to cope this the drama that is a result. Personally, the band was making a statement with this song choice..Keep at both Sabaton and Nightwish.
The split with Tarja gave birth to one of their best albums ever. Dark Passion Play is insanely good, from start to finish... I love how The Poet and the Pendulum is the musical representation of Tuomas' grief, as he once said himself that this song saved his mental health.
Start with 2013 live concert, at Wacken the hold concert will blow you away. Just pick a song all are good. Enjoy the ride, it's a dam good one. I am 71 and love nightwish. Got to hear their singer they got now.
Woaaaa, what a guest you got to this reaction!!!
Yes, in a few songs they pay homage to other bands as well. Definitely get him on to other songs ! Show him Floors vocal ability as well as other Marko songs. Marko won last seasons, Finlands Masked Singer !
The keyboardist Tuomas is the main composer, they play the Wacken festival, sell out Wembly arena…etc etc. AND they play with the London Philharmonic!! Floor is Dutch, so she doesn’t headbang-she does the Dutch windmill ! And Floor is married to Sabatons drummer 😊
This was their 25th Anniversary Tribute to Pink Floyd of the song. I think it was performed here in 2005, not sure when they first did it. Nightwish started in 1996 a group of kids right out of High School. Only Tuomas, Keyboardist, composer, arranger, & Emppu, guitarist are the only original members left. Now Marco, Bassist, singer here left last year. I hope he loves Floor! They were in the US last June, they always tour here, although with COVID had been a couple a years at least. Doubt they come next year, they are doing a new album next summer, so probably will be 2024.
cool that he liked it!
For me Nightwish are one of a very small group that can cover other atrists work and not only bring something new and fresh but change the impact of the songs, as much as I love Pink Floyd and have since the 70s, I love Nightwish and this version of High Hopes, it is not a cover it is a true tribute to another great band, Marco brings a new energy to the song and Emppu does not try to sound like Dave Gilmour (the mistake most other make) Emppu is a very talented guitarist who plays what a song needs not just to show off.
Great having your friend on board.
Always chills hearing this one
As a long time (decades) Pink Floyd fan - I have to say that Nightwish is the premier high power symphonic metal band on the planet (IMO, of course).
They are not new - been around for awhile, they're on their 3rd (or so) female lead vocal (not in this video). The first female lead (Tarja Turunan) is operatic.
You won't (IMO) find a better symphonic metal band anywhere. And I agree with john, an outstanding tribute from one exceptional band to another equally exceptional band.
Is there anything better than this. Marko is awesome
I'd definitely been waiting for more!
What a fantastic version. From a life long Pink Floyd fanboy.
WOW!!!!!
When Gilmour goes to that gig in the sky, I hope the world will pay PROPER tribute, like this.
This is not a cover but a tribute to Pink Floyd. They have not tried to copy the original but to make it in the Nightwish vein. Except no female singer as Tarja was offstage changing costume. Tell your friend to start with the Wacken 2013 concert as it has the current and most versatile singer, Floor Jansen who's Dutch.
This was a treat! Adamson himself. I'm a big fan of both Nightwish and Pink Floyd. I was blasting (with headphones) Dark Side of the Moon in 70's, now it's more Nightwish but still. PF is still in my playlist.
Pick another for next week... Loved that. Also loved how his first gesture-reaction came on THAT shot of Tuomas staring from afar... I'm gonna sub. Thanks fro sharing.
Big love from Spain
English is not Marco's first language which makes this even more impressive. Please correct if I am mistaken.
Marco is not the main singer in Nightwish and now he is not in band anymore. I love his singing and he was my favourite person in the band.
Certainly a faster pace than the original, it also brings a lot more energy, depth and passion.
I'm always a bit wary hearing covers of the classics, they're usually good enough for a live show but don't hold a candle to the originals. Occasionally though, you find a cover which can shine brighter than the original, such as Johnny Cash singing Hurt, Disturbed's rendition of The Sound of Silence, and indeed this cover of High Hopes.
I just love this version
Waited so long for this reaction 😁 Happy to see it!
Now you will have to get your friend to check out more Nightwish, awesome with Floor Jansen 😀
Emppu the guitar wizard rules 🤘
Pink Floyd, foreve 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Автору ремпект🤘🤘🤘❤️❤️
It is complete natural (and common) for Pink Floyd fans to also be Nightwish fans.
I was apprehensive but they were different enough to be not just a copy but they made it their own. Impressed.
Greetings Chris and glad you liked this tribute to an incredible band , I seen the Division Bell concert and was blown away , when I was younger the movie The Wall blew my mind , hope to see you on another reaction to Nightwish 🤘🏼💥🤘🏼
HUGE Pink Floyd fan, but I have to say this is better than the PF version, which I know sounds like sacrilege....looking forward to Pop seeing Floor!!
Truly sad that Marco has retired - he was one of a kind….
Seems you’ve made another man fan of Nightwish!
next time as a colab,you two should do nightwish phantom of the opera with tarja on vocals as well
This was very interesting😊
You forgot to tell Chris that Marko isn't actually their lead vocalist😅 that they actually have a female singer. During this concert, it was Tarja since this was from the End of an Era concert.
Dude. . . .I so hope you get at least $1 per book. :) Love your reactions. Thank you and keep up the fun channel.
I would love to see you guys doing another Nightwish reaction together =)
Great reaction. Keep in mind that PF was a great influence on Nightwish as well and at this concert it had a special meaning. This was tha last concert of the world tour an after the show that fired tha original singer who was a childhood friend of the composer and keyboard player Thuomas. And another remarkable fact is that the drummer Jukka was having a bad migrain the entire show as he suffer from insomnia and had to leave the band in 2015 and be replaced by Kai Hahto.
If I remember correctly it was the 40th anniversary of dark side of the moon or some anniversary to do with Pink Floyd that motivated them to do that cover.