As I heard it, Floor auditioned for a back-up singer slot with a metal cover band (whose name I know but can't remember right now). Not only did they hire her, they put her out front, changed their name ( to After Forever). and started doing originals.
Simone was three months pregnant during this concert ..... not quite sure how much that would affect her vocals, but her headbanging sure was restrained. A nice follow up would be "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" by Pergolesi from this same concert ..... Floor and Simone going full blast classical in this early 19th century hymn with only the orchestra.
@@maggiereneemusic Be warned about windmilling, though. Tarja Turunen has said that it has permanently damaged her neck due incorrect windmilling technique.
If you notice Floor puts her hands on her thighs when windmilling to provide support. I am sure she has some comments somewhere about doing that safely. Check her TH-cam channel.
While I love this piece, IMO the better of the two Floor performed with them at that concert was Sabat Mater Dolorosa, in which Floor sings the alto part while Simone sings the soprano. Absolute class and a rock audience completely silenced to hear every note and nuance. You also get a hint of Floor's training and class in that at the end she properly acknowledges the conductor, orchestra and choir, as well as the band. You can also see it in this, as it is Floor who is lofting her voice (some of the time - it is one of the choices she makes to add colour to her voice) while Simone uses the wider voice throughout. But above all, huge shoutout to the audio techs who must have put in well over a normal day of work setting up, checking and balancing all the channels and grouping them sensibly so they could be mixed live. to cope with everything from hard and heavy death metal to the pure sound you would expect of Sabat Mater. With every choral singer and instrument (down to each drum and cymbal) on a different channel, and the lead vocalists on a pair each for spacial movement, that must have been a humungous operation! Oh, and Simone was a bit restrained in her normal headbanging, as she was 3 months pregnant.
@@jamestnov41945 The sheer number of channels means they must have had to balance them as multi-layered groups for realtime control - say "orchestra", "choir", "percussion", "band", "lead vocals" with subgoups withing (for example) orchestra for "strings", brass", "woodwind", etc. Then each instrument type in that section - "1st violins", "2nd violns", "violas", "cellos", "basses", then each instrument individually. I'm amazed that they managed to do all the soundchecks in one day - it must have been well north of 150 channels. And you have to set it all up before you can even start on sound checks.
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@@maggiereneemusic Heck I'd tune in just to watch your Dutch Windmill. Think you're really getting the hang of it. I've noticed that Floor leans over and always puts her hands on both legs. I don't know if that is for stability or to prevent dizziness or just the best form to perform her signature move.
If you want more, then I advise you to do Somewhere by Within Temptation ft Anneke van Giersbergen. If you will more Floor then do a reaction on Euphoria that she did at De Beste Zangers Eurovision song contest special. If you see that video and you see the lady with the blue dress her name is Tania Kross she's a opera singer and did at the Beste Zangers 2018 a wonderful duet with Tommie Christiaan . They did Barcelona by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Cabballe.
My aunty was an operatic singer, when growing up my dad played golf with a bunch of people from lots of different nationality's and on Saturday's nights, they would sit around and sing songs(also using whatever could be find to make sound). She seemed to have a ball from trying songs from other nations(Irish, Welsh, English, Italian, Greek) and experimenting with the sounds and pronunciations of words. She fell in love with ABBA, Meatloaf, and Queen after hearing me play some of their songs. She spent countless hours, trying to help me learn to sing better(RIP Aunty I'm sure you would have loved this)
I heard a classical singer say that her pregnancy gave her more range in singing. Not sure why that happened or if that is common, just found it interesting.
If you've seen any other Floor Jansen duet/colab videos, you usually find yourself saying, "Wow, their voices match perfectly!" Or "so well" or "It's amazing how good their voices sound together. Cut to the chase.... It's Floor. You already know how versatile this woman is and that being said I know there is nothing she can't do to make a song sound great. She literally adjusts her voice to match or resemble the other voice, in other words, "compliments" the other voice as to try and make one fluent enjoyable sound instead of two tones that don't mix through an entire song. So next time you react to a duet or a collaboration that includes Floor Jansen, pay close attention to how their voices sound in the beginning and you should place a hefty wager on the fact that the 2 time around is going to sound way better. Just as you heard here but didn't really pick up on it. Simone has thinner vocal chords giving her a much higher, thinner tone much like when you turn up the "treble" knob on a guitar. Floor adjusts her sound to be a bit higher in tone, drops some bottom to her sound and shortens the timing in her acoustics as to avoid picking up that natural resonating low that is produced by the shape of her skull. Why else do you think the 3rd chorus is an absolute homerun? Their voices almost sound like one. Perfection!!. ❤ She knows all this... And it impresses me even more. 🥰 This woman has more talent than even she wants to admit. Thank you for the video, reaction and comments. Stay safe and stay blessed. 😊❤🤘🤘
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The man who shouts "Floor Jansen" at the end with a growling voice is Mark Jansen (no family relation). Both he and Floor were together in a band called After Forever in the 90s/early 2000s until Mark was dismissed from the band due to creative differences. He went on to found Epica (then called Sahara Dust) with his girlfriend at the time - Simone. Simone and Floor are close friends and have been for years - this is why they have such good chemistry on stage. Mark and Simone are no longer a couple, but they still work very well together. Simone is married with Oliver Polotai, the keyboards player of another metal band : Kamelot (in fact she was pregnant during this show which is why she didn't headbang as violently as Floor xD ) . Very early Epica (then named Sahara Dust) was in fact Kamelot's support band during their Epica tour (from their namesake album), and it is from Kamelot's Epica album title that the name of band comes from. Kamelot was the support band during Nightwish's 2012 Imaginaerum US tour, during which then-Nightwish-vocalist Anette Olzon fell ill minutes before their Denver show. Kamelot's session vocalists Elize Ryd and Alissa White-Gluz covered for Anette and the show went on while she was hospitalized. Nightwish's decision to go forward with the show upset Anette and she publicly criticized the band on her blog. This was the last straw in Anette's and Nightwish's already troubled relationship and days later, the band fired her, with Floor acting as her replacement for the remainder of the tour. We know the rest of the story. Elize Ryd was also considered by Nightwish as a vocalist - way back in 2005 when they fired their first vocalist, Tarja Turunen. They thought Elize was too young and inexperienced at the time and went with Anette instead. Elize went on to found her own band, Amaranthe. Unrelated to this, on their first album with Anette, Nightwish released a song titled Amaranth. Is your head spinning yet? XD
Ah, I missed this on release. So good to hear our thoughts on this song. You are one of the most entertaining reactors, and I enjoy when you feel moved to join in the song. Keep up the good work, b-e-a-u-tiful Maggie. Maybe one day you and Elizabeth and a few other onliners could do a cover of a song like this... you'd bring the house down.
Floor is huge in a good way that girl has been hitting the weights holy cow. They are both Angels and can sing very well together...... I want more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With those epic windmilling skills, coupled with your lovely voice, I think you should find a few metal musicians and start your own symphonic metal band. ;)
Lol, between Maggie Renee and Elizabeth, we, the viewers, are at a point of actively recruiting the next generation of symphonic metal vocalists from the opera singers of TH-cam, and I'm 100% here for it.
Hands down the GREATEST reaction yet by ANY reactor on ANY channel over ANY song.....! You are clearly having as much fun as the performers themselves....! well done.
I'd love an episode with you and Elisabeth from the Charismatic Voice windmilling together :) Maybe about "Stabat mater dolorosa from the very same service and Terra Sancta again but together"!
Hi Maggie, a few more Epica videos on youtube that you might like: EPICA - Beyond The Matrix (OFFICIAL VIDEO) EPICA - The Skeleton Key (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) Epica - Unchain Utopia (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO)
A little nugget of knowledge: The Connection of Floor Jansen & Epica. After Forever was originally assembled in 1995, under the name Apocalypse. Floor Jansen was sixteen when she joined Apocalypse (later known as After Forever) in 1997. They were originally a death metal cover band with harsh male vocals. With the joining of vocalist Floor Jansen in 1997, their style and sound shifted towards symphonic gothic metal. In 2002 Mark Jansen, one of the main composers and founder of the band, was fired from After Forever. He then began looking for musicians who would work towards a more classical/symphonic type of music project; this was initially named Sahara Dust. In late 2002, the band courted Helena Michaelsen (from Trail of Tears) as its frontwoman, but shortly after she was replaced by the then unknown Simone Simons, who was Jansen's girlfriend at the time. The name was later changed to Epica, inspired by Kamelot's album of the same name.
@@maggiereneemusic yes I did. James as a vocalist is an interesting one. Metallica is in my top 5 favourite bands of all time. He's not a perfect or skilled vocalist but he's perfect for the band and that's all that matters. I did really love your reaction to my MOST FAVOURITE BAND, Type O Negative. Even if you don't do a video..listen to Nettie by TON. Pete's range will really blow you away.
My new addiction is great singers and vocal coaches reacting to my favorites. But Maggie is the only one I think could probably outdo the talents she showcases.
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Arien van Weesenbeek, the drummer, has been hitting things since he was 3yo. Forks and spoons on the furniture mostly - until he (quickly) found his dad's drumkit! 🥁 Please react to "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" from the same concert? 🤘
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Hi meggie, im Indonesian and lover of this band, epica and nightwish. There's an Indonesian opera singer too. She is ISYANA SARASWATI. she's a singer, song writer, etc, so much talented. Please react to his song UNLOCK THE KEY - ISYANA SARASVATI. The music is much alike epica and nightwish. Live performance in UNLOCK THE KEY - ISYANA SARASVATI ft. DEADSQUAD. thank you so much. Lov you.. 😍😍😍
Hi Maggie, I love your videos, I'm from El Salvador in central América and I was wondering if you can react to Mercedes Sosa she's known as the voice of Latinoamerica, she has a song named Gracias a la vida, her voice it's just wonderful ❤️
Maggie this is the BEST REACTION so far I saw in your channel, your are really YOU here ! You show us your beautifull skill, you got the know-How and show it. Impressive ! And your simply brilliant comments from a masterfull point of view, you point the shine, you show how is achieved and praise the lord ! Your instrument is powerful.
Floor morphed her voice to sound just like Simone. She is a voice chameleon. Not my words but from Suite Clarity, metal band. Great reaction as always 😁😁😁
I felt the breeze through the screen! Way to windmill Maggie! :D Speaking of singers being like "sisters", check out Floor and her actual singing sister sing together on Ayreon's live performance of "Eye of Ra" off of their "Ayreon Universe" concert.
Epica has so many gems, same goes for After Forever and then there is Within Temptation of course. And saw a short mention of the start of Epica was with the singer Helena, this was when the band was still called Sahara Dust (but Simone was asked to sing and the name changed to Epica, saw one of their very first gigs, man has Simone grows in quality and power!). Helena was former singer of Trail of Tears, listen to that! Crashing Down or Fate Sealed in Red are fantastic :) Catherine has a lovely voice, you will like it with a clean vocals, grunt and lady, so 3 voices in one band!
Enjoy your reactions and breakdowns at certain points. You are wildly entertaining! Have... have you done "The Greatest Show On Earth" yet? Because... get ready.
Simone was a few months pregnant while doing this concert. There’s a second duet called Stabat Mater The Netherlands have a patent to metal bands with female front singers. The Gathering After forever Vuur Epica Within Temptation Scarlet Stories Both Simone and Floor participated on several albums by Ayreon and in the live concerts. Ayreon Universe live, with Floor The electric castle live and other tales, with Simone.
Have a look at Floor when she windmills. She puts her hands on her hips to stabilize her core to support her neck to prevent too much strain. It will stop you getting a sore neck
Meggie.. sy orang Indonesia mengucapkan selamat hari raya idul Fitri.. semoga kita selalu sehat selalu... Termasuk meggie dan keluarga semoga sehat selalu Amin...🙏🙏👍👍👍
Have you heard any of Nightwish's stuff with their first singer Tarja Turunnen? She is an actual opera singer. She is pretty amazing as well. I can't say which is better. But there is definitely a difference between them. What's good is that you can see live versions of some of the same songs by both singers. Ghost love score comes to mind. Anyway, even if you don't do it as a reaction video, I recommend checking it out at some point.
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More opera vocal quality? Nightwish wishmaster and kingslayer With tarja in the vocals And with floor jansen - after forever semblance of confusion and monolith of doubt
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Great windmill Maggie, those two ladies make a great combo. I love the way the chorus added so much adrenaline to the mix besides the tightness of the whole band. I was especially impressed with the drummer; his fills were very solid. Throwing the metal horns back at you keyboard style \m/\m/\m/\m/\m/
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Simone and Floor did an Opera song also at this same concert Floor came back out and they alone with Orchestra performed Stabat Mater Dolorosa
also Simone was 6 months Pregnant during this
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@@evilvolts 3 months not 6
More from Epica please :) Like "Consign to Oblivion", "Storm the sorrow", Design your universe"...
SANTA TERRA IS THE 2. SONG OF THE Retrospect Show with Floor Jansen the 1. SONG WITH FLOOR IS Sabat Mata Dolorosa also have fun
The Retrospect show is the Classical side of Epica the Sound of the Band Epica is more Symphonic Deth Metall
I would love to see a reaction to that song. A whole audience of metalheads enraptured by a classical duet just shows how talented they are.
Fun fact:
As you read, Mark Jansen was also founder of After Forever. Guess who was AF's lead vocalist? Floor Jansen (no relation, btw), who else?
Yes, and his surname is pronounced the same as Floor.
As I heard it, Floor auditioned for a back-up singer slot with a metal cover band (whose name I know but can't remember right now). Not only did they hire her, they put her out front, changed their name ( to After Forever). and started doing originals.
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So much epicness in one video 😲 🤘
Mad windmillin' skills!
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@@maggiereneemusic Opera singer?? Then you should definitely react to "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" from the same concert. Simone and Floor are incredible!
Sabat mater dolorosa from the same concert.... audience of metal fans all silent listening to a classical boroque hymn by 2 amazing sopranos
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Lovely to see your passion and fascination! It's infectious! :)
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Also from the same concert, both singers with the song Stabat mater dolorosa, you will adore it.
yes it's breathtakingly beautiful
Simone was three months pregnant during this concert ..... not quite sure how much that would affect her vocals, but her headbanging sure was restrained.
A nice follow up would be "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" by Pergolesi from this same concert ..... Floor and Simone going full blast classical in this early 19th century hymn with only the orchestra.
I thought she was 6 months pregnant
@@evilvolts nope ... only three months
Yess and its very difficult song this style in these condition, sorry my english is very bad!!!
@@melodiasinger Your English is better than my Spanish ..... don't worry about it :)
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I think you would have a lot of fun reacting to "The Day that the World breaks down" from Ayreon. It's really interesting. And *really* awesome.
Yasss!
And maybe…. Everybody Dies….. just sayin…..
How much fun to see this again!! Loved it just as much this time! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
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Epic reaction! Awesome wind mill🤘! Loved 💖 the ad lib Little Mermaid🧜♀️ song!
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Great windmill Maggie! Great job with this video! 🤘🤘🤘
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@@maggiereneemusic Be warned about windmilling, though. Tarja Turunen has said that it has permanently damaged her neck due incorrect windmilling technique.
If you notice Floor puts her hands on her thighs when windmilling to provide support. I am sure she has some comments somewhere about doing that safely. Check her TH-cam channel.
While I love this piece, IMO the better of the two Floor performed with them at that concert was Sabat Mater Dolorosa, in which Floor sings the alto part while Simone sings the soprano.
Absolute class and a rock audience completely silenced to hear every note and nuance.
You also get a hint of Floor's training and class in that at the end she properly acknowledges the conductor, orchestra and choir, as well as the band. You can also see it in this, as it is Floor who is lofting her voice (some of the time - it is one of the choices she makes to add colour to her voice) while Simone uses the wider voice throughout.
But above all, huge shoutout to the audio techs who must have put in well over a normal day of work setting up, checking and balancing all the channels and grouping them sensibly so they could be mixed live. to cope with everything from hard and heavy death metal to the pure sound you would expect of Sabat Mater.
With every choral singer and instrument (down to each drum and cymbal) on a different channel, and the lead vocalists on a pair each for spacial movement, that must have been a humungous operation!
Oh, and Simone was a bit restrained in her normal headbanging, as she was 3 months pregnant.
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Yes thoroughly impressed with the audio techs so many moving parts these people are true multitaskers.
@@jamestnov41945 The sheer number of channels means they must have had to balance them as multi-layered groups for realtime control - say "orchestra", "choir", "percussion", "band", "lead vocals" with subgoups withing (for example) orchestra for "strings", brass", "woodwind", etc. Then each instrument type in that section - "1st violins", "2nd violns", "violas", "cellos", "basses", then each instrument individually.
I'm amazed that they managed to do all the soundchecks in one day - it must have been well north of 150 channels.
And you have to set it all up before you can even start on sound checks.
Simone's and Floor's voice harmonious so good when they sing at the same time
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@@maggiereneemusic I gotta work :(
Gotcha. Hope you'll watch it later.
@@maggiereneemusic if I watch it you gotta be my girl 🙄😆😆
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Sabat Mata Dolorosa from the same concert 🥰
I love your insight on the vocals! This song is just beautiful! Thanks for starting my day off fabulously! ❤️🤘
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I totally love your reaction videos! Thank you ❤️
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Im ready for a synphonic metal with you as the lead singer.
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I think Floor and Simone were 16 and 17 years old when they started their metal careers. Mark was an After Forever bandmate
Floor is 4 years older than Simone.
That's correct Simone was 17 when she joined Epica and floor was 16 when she joined After Forever
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@@maggiereneemusic Heck I'd tune in just to watch your Dutch Windmill. Think you're really getting the hang of it. I've noticed that Floor leans over and always puts her hands on both legs. I don't know if that is for stability or to prevent dizziness or just the best form to perform her signature move.
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I think Simone wants to emphasize the text, and thus deliberately holds back from some of the more vertical placements
Absolutely Loved you’re Reaction on this it was perfect 👌🏻😁.
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Fun fact:
Simone Simons was 3 months pregnant on this show, and she was splendid!
More Epica reactions pleeeease!!!
That chorus is god tier
Loved the windmill!!!!!!!!!!!!! You go girl! My favourite reaction to this video yet! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Well, if one of these singers can't perform for any reason you can step step in. Sounds awesome.
"They are like sisters" well no, but have you heard floor with her actual sister?????
after forever - who i am live
Not a live performance but you could also listen to Northward and the song Drifting Islands.
And wasn't Floor's sis also in one of the Ayreon collaborations?
@@nigeldepledge3790 On several occasions. But I think you are possibly referring to Star One. For instance the song: Into the Black Hole.
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If you want more, then I advise you to do Somewhere by Within Temptation ft Anneke van Giersbergen. If you will more Floor then do a reaction on Euphoria that she did at De Beste Zangers Eurovision song contest special. If you see that video and you see the lady with the blue dress her name is Tania Kross she's a opera singer and did at the Beste Zangers 2018 a wonderful duet with Tommie Christiaan . They did Barcelona by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Cabballe.
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🤟 This is really EPIC performance and EPIC reaction! Why I havent seen it before? Thank you Maggie!
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Fun and Epic(a) indeed. Love the reaction! Love the analysis! You’re the best! And Windmill4Life!! 🎤🎸🤘🤘
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btw, Floor was the lead singer in After Forever, with Mark Jansen from Epica
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My GOD Maggie , I am in love with your reactions.
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My aunty was an operatic singer, when growing up my dad played golf with a bunch of people from lots of different nationality's and on Saturday's nights, they would sit around and sing songs(also using whatever could be find to make sound). She seemed to have a ball from trying songs from other nations(Irish, Welsh, English, Italian, Greek) and experimenting with the sounds and pronunciations of words. She fell in love with ABBA, Meatloaf, and Queen after hearing me play some of their songs. She spent countless hours, trying to help me learn to sing better(RIP Aunty I'm sure you would have loved this)
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Their chemistry Together is gorgeous. FLOOR'S beautiful versatility in one song just always mesmerizes me.
That windmill was B-E-A-UTIFUL, awesome job!
...and what if I tell you Simone was three-months pregnant in this show?
I heard a classical singer say that her pregnancy gave her more range in singing. Not sure why that happened or if that is common, just found it interesting.
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If you've seen any other Floor Jansen duet/colab videos, you usually find yourself saying, "Wow, their voices match perfectly!" Or "so well" or "It's amazing how good their voices sound together.
Cut to the chase....
It's Floor.
You already know how versatile this woman is and that being said I know there is nothing she can't do to make a song sound great. She literally adjusts her voice to match or resemble the other voice, in other words, "compliments" the other voice as to try and make one fluent enjoyable sound instead of two tones that don't mix through an entire song.
So next time you react to a duet or a collaboration that includes Floor Jansen, pay close attention to how their voices sound in the beginning and you should place a hefty wager on the fact that the 2 time around is going to sound way better. Just as you heard here but didn't really pick up on it.
Simone has thinner vocal chords giving her a much higher, thinner tone much like when you turn up the "treble" knob on a guitar.
Floor adjusts her sound to be a bit higher in tone, drops some bottom to her sound and shortens the timing in her acoustics as to avoid picking up that natural resonating low that is produced by the shape of her skull. Why else do you think the 3rd chorus is an absolute homerun? Their voices almost sound like one. Perfection!!. ❤
She knows all this...
And it impresses me even more. 🥰
This woman has more talent than even she wants to admit.
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@@maggiereneemusic.
The man who shouts "Floor Jansen" at the end with a growling voice is Mark Jansen (no family relation). Both he and Floor were together in a band called After Forever in the 90s/early 2000s until Mark was dismissed from the band due to creative differences. He went on to found Epica (then called Sahara Dust) with his girlfriend at the time - Simone. Simone and Floor are close friends and have been for years - this is why they have such good chemistry on stage.
Mark and Simone are no longer a couple, but they still work very well together. Simone is married with Oliver Polotai, the keyboards player of another metal band : Kamelot (in fact she was pregnant during this show which is why she didn't headbang as violently as Floor xD ) . Very early Epica (then named Sahara Dust) was in fact Kamelot's support band during their Epica tour (from their namesake album), and it is from Kamelot's Epica album title that the name of band comes from.
Kamelot was the support band during Nightwish's 2012 Imaginaerum US tour, during which then-Nightwish-vocalist Anette Olzon fell ill minutes before their Denver show. Kamelot's session vocalists Elize Ryd and Alissa White-Gluz covered for Anette and the show went on while she was hospitalized. Nightwish's decision to go forward with the show upset Anette and she publicly criticized the band on her blog. This was the last straw in Anette's and Nightwish's already troubled relationship and days later, the band fired her, with Floor acting as her replacement for the remainder of the tour. We know the rest of the story.
Elize Ryd was also considered by Nightwish as a vocalist - way back in 2005 when they fired their first vocalist, Tarja Turunen. They thought Elize was too young and inexperienced at the time and went with Anette instead. Elize went on to found her own band, Amaranthe. Unrelated to this, on their first album with Anette, Nightwish released a song titled Amaranth.
Is your head spinning yet? XD
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Great reaction, Maggie Renee. Your musical progression is fabulous 😘. Wonderful headbanging/windmilling
Thank you so much!!
I think you will really like Sabat Mata Dolorosa , same show, same queens...
Ah, I missed this on release.
So good to hear our thoughts on this song.
You are one of the most entertaining reactors, and I enjoy when you feel moved to join in the song.
Keep up the good work, b-e-a-u-tiful Maggie.
Maybe one day you and Elizabeth and a few other onliners could do a cover of a song like this... you'd bring the house down.
Stabat mater Dolorosa from the same concert. 😊
you react to them such a great professional vocal coach .. love the way of your reacting .. in opera reacting part, you have the best reactions
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Next song, Design Your Universe, the beauty operatic song by EPICA
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They are good friends. During this summer (2021) they had a great conversation about women in metal, the good, the bad and the neutral.
Great video reaction as always I love watching and sorry I haven't been in in awhile🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Love to see you do a trio with this song
Floor is huge in a good way that girl has been hitting the weights holy cow. They are both Angels and can sing very well together...... I want more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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With those epic windmilling skills, coupled with your lovely voice, I think you should find a few metal musicians and start your own symphonic metal band. ;)
Lol, between Maggie Renee and Elizabeth, we, the viewers, are at a point of actively recruiting the next generation of symphonic metal vocalists from the opera singers of TH-cam, and I'm 100% here for it.
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I may be two years too late...but when a classically trained opera singer does a windmill.. something is so right with the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Simone was 3 months pregnant during this show, i think?
Floor's Dutch. She's got the Windmill thing down!!! BTW, you should watch Floor sing "O Mio Babbino Caro" if you want to see Floor sing Opera.
i need to i love that song
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Beautiful voices
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Metal and Opera belong together.
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Hands down the GREATEST reaction yet by ANY reactor on ANY channel over ANY song.....! You are clearly having as much fun as the performers themselves....! well done.
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I'd love an episode with you and Elisabeth from the Charismatic Voice windmilling together :) Maybe about "Stabat mater dolorosa from the very same service and Terra Sancta again but together"!
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Hi Maggie, a few more Epica videos on youtube that you might like:
EPICA - Beyond The Matrix (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
EPICA - The Skeleton Key (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
Epica - Unchain Utopia (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO)
Go girl !!! Windmill !!! You’re having fun, aren’t you ?!
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I have a feeling that you found the lyrics, put your headphones on, started playing this again and sung the song about five or six times.
A little nugget of knowledge: The Connection of Floor Jansen & Epica.
After Forever was originally assembled in 1995, under the name Apocalypse. Floor Jansen was sixteen when she joined Apocalypse (later known as After Forever) in 1997. They were originally a death metal cover band with harsh male vocals. With the joining of vocalist Floor Jansen in 1997, their style and sound shifted towards symphonic gothic metal. In 2002 Mark Jansen, one of the main composers and founder of the band, was fired from After Forever. He then began looking for musicians who would work towards a more classical/symphonic type of music project; this was initially named Sahara Dust. In late 2002, the band courted Helena Michaelsen (from Trail of Tears) as its frontwoman, but shortly after she was replaced by the then unknown Simone Simons, who was Jansen's girlfriend at the time. The name was later changed to Epica, inspired by Kamelot's album of the same name.
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James as a vocalist is an interesting one.
Metallica is in my top 5 favourite bands of all time. He's not a perfect or skilled vocalist but he's perfect for the band and that's all that matters. I did really love your reaction to my MOST FAVOURITE BAND, Type O Negative. Even if you don't do a video..listen to Nettie by TON. Pete's range will really blow you away.
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My new addiction is great singers and vocal coaches reacting to my favorites. But Maggie is the only one I think could probably outdo the talents she showcases.
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The Retrospect show, is one big exprience the whole way through, proberly one of my favorite live shows ever!!
Nightwish and Epica or some of my favourites but this song is perfection
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Arien van Weesenbeek, the drummer, has been hitting things since he was 3yo. Forks and spoons on the furniture mostly - until he (quickly) found his dad's drumkit! 🥁 Please react to "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" from the same concert? 🤘
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2 Lady of the metal!!!!Love Them!!
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Hi meggie, im Indonesian and lover of this band, epica and nightwish.
There's an Indonesian opera singer too. She is ISYANA SARASWATI.
she's a singer, song writer, etc, so much talented.
Please react to his song UNLOCK THE KEY - ISYANA SARASVATI.
The music is much alike epica and nightwish.
Live performance in UNLOCK THE KEY - ISYANA SARASVATI ft. DEADSQUAD.
thank you so much. Lov you.. 😍😍😍
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Hi Maggie, I love your videos, I'm from El Salvador in central América and I was wondering if you can react to Mercedes Sosa she's known as the voice of Latinoamerica, she has a song named Gracias a la vida, her voice it's just wonderful ❤️
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Maggie this is the BEST REACTION so far I saw in your channel, your are really YOU here ! You show us your beautifull skill, you got the know-How and show it. Impressive ! And your simply brilliant comments from a masterfull point of view, you point the shine, you show how is achieved and praise the lord ! Your instrument is powerful.
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Aperfect next Epica song for reaction is "Consign to Oblivion" from "The Zenith" in Paris. A masterpiece and epic as hell.
Floor morphed her voice to sound just like Simone. She is a voice chameleon.
Not my words but from Suite Clarity, metal band.
Great reaction as always 😁😁😁
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I felt the breeze through the screen! Way to windmill Maggie! :D Speaking of singers being like "sisters", check out Floor and her actual singing sister sing together on Ayreon's live performance of "Eye of Ra" off of their "Ayreon Universe" concert.
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Finally someone bringing something new to reaction video. Maggie, keep doing videos adorable like this One.
07:37 I loved that hahahah! 😆😆😆❤
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Epica has so many gems, same goes for After Forever and then there is Within Temptation of course. And saw a short mention of the start of Epica was with the singer Helena, this was when the band was still called Sahara Dust (but Simone was asked to sing and the name changed to Epica, saw one of their very first gigs, man has Simone grows in quality and power!). Helena was former singer of Trail of Tears, listen to that! Crashing Down or Fate Sealed in Red are fantastic :) Catherine has a lovely voice, you will like it with a clean vocals, grunt and lady, so 3 voices in one band!
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So good! I use this to practice getting up there to my voice breaking point
Enjoy your reactions and breakdowns at certain points. You are wildly entertaining!
Have... have you done "The Greatest Show On Earth" yet?
Because... get ready.
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Simone was a few months pregnant while doing this concert.
There’s a second duet called Stabat Mater
The Netherlands have a patent to metal bands with female front singers.
The Gathering
After forever
Vuur
Epica
Within Temptation
Scarlet Stories
Both Simone and Floor participated on several albums by Ayreon and in the live concerts.
Ayreon Universe live, with Floor
The electric castle live and other tales, with Simone.
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Sweet
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Have a look at Floor when she windmills. She puts her hands on her hips to stabilize her core to support her neck to prevent too much strain. It will stop you getting a sore neck
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Opera singer Headbangs…hell yeah
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🤔 Your fun! Great reaction. Thank you! Btw your explanation of how it works is great i'm learning so much 💪.
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and now the same one singing stabbat motter dolorosa, and Mark Jansen it's the same thing with Floor, it's Yansen.
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Great windmill Maggie. Always love your tips for improvement and hear you demonstrate them. Best wishes from the Netherlands. 🇳🇱👍
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Meggie.. sy orang Indonesia mengucapkan selamat hari raya idul Fitri.. semoga kita selalu sehat selalu... Termasuk meggie dan keluarga semoga sehat selalu Amin...🙏🙏👍👍👍
I like that your beautiful head of hair is finally getting the workout it deserves with your new love for head banging along with Floor. 7:35
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4 hours waiting for this one 😫
You should definitely sing with a metal band, Maggie! You can even do the hair windmill!
I agree. I'm not sure if you've always been a metalhead but it now seems you can soon start selling your own merch.
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Have you heard any of Nightwish's stuff with their first singer Tarja Turunnen? She is an actual opera singer. She is pretty amazing as well. I can't say which is better. But there is definitely a difference between them. What's good is that you can see live versions of some of the same songs by both singers. Ghost love score comes to mind. Anyway, even if you don't do it as a reaction video, I recommend checking it out at some point.
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You like harmonies? Check Aeryon - The Valley of the Queens.. ft. Floor Jansen, Anneke van Giersbergen and Mexican/Dutch Marcella Bovio
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I haven't seen your react yet....Maggie your gonna love this❤P.S.Great reaction & nice windmills !!!
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Simone being preggo here makes her even more badass
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yeeess, loved you windmillin haha !!! thanks a bunch
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@@maggiereneemusic I'm ready !!
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I would love to hear your reaction to "Call of Destiny" by Xandria.
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More opera vocal quality?
Nightwish wishmaster and kingslayer
With tarja in the vocals
And with floor jansen - after forever semblance of confusion and monolith of doubt
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🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 you're welcome Miss Maggie
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🤘 was so Glad to see that emoji, that must mean Home Back with JINJER is up next, nothing is more 🤘 than that song 😃
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Great windmill Maggie, those two ladies make a great combo. I love the way the chorus added so much adrenaline to the mix besides the tightness of the whole band. I was especially impressed with the drummer; his fills were very solid. Throwing the metal horns back at you keyboard style \m/\m/\m/\m/\m/
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The more impressive duet between these 2 is Sabat Mater DOLOROSA. Much more classical
Also watch Stabat Mater Dolorosa sung by then both 🤗
I have only heard Floor sing with her sister once. It is a pity they don't do it more often.
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