ANNEKE van GIERSBERGEN - Like A Stone reaction with Mike & Ginger

[@tarmotyyri6733]

Greetings from Finland, the home of Tuska metal festival. Anneke had a great acoustic show there in 2017 with this & many other great songs. Her voice is one of a kind & you can always tell that's her even without visual cues.

[@shaylanelley3374]

I would absolutely suggest either “travel”, “waking hour” or “on most surfaces” by the gathering for more Anneke! ❤️

[@rockape1954]

Ohh 'Waking hour' is just magic. And her vocal bit in the middle is just impressive.

[@shaylanelley3374]

@@rockape1954 yeah how it keeps ascending

[@marcovtjev]

Travel++

[@typeviic1]

Rollercoaster, Amity, Bad Movie Scene, Analog Park,.......oh hell, just the entire if_then_else album!

[@ChrisPage68]

She also does a fantastic acoustic version of Iron Maiden's "Wasted Years". To paraphrase I Am What I Am, she is her own special creation. 💜

[@wannabedane4046]

Love Anneke - her voice and charm cannot be denied.

[@bazkeen]

Just absolutely love that version. Found myself floating in a couple of spots there. Anneke is just great

[@talithaminnaar77777]

I just love to watch both of your faces - it is alway so full of lovely expressions! One can clearly see how much both of you love and appreciate music!

[@darkiee69]

Anneke and Arjen did some acoustic shows together under the name "The gentle storm"

[@danielosheigh4793]

I love Annekes voice with the fury of a thousand suns. I have to agree with Mike. It's not "better" but it is equally good, on a different field. Love that you folks branched out to some more obscure songs by her, I cant get enough of those darned Dutch women. damned if Floor, Simone and Anneke dont take up 3 of my top 5 all time ( and I've been around a while ;p)) spots. She is just SO unique in her sound that it pains the soul sometimes to hear her. Cheers, you two lovelies make every day better with your contributions :-)

[@jandemanist]

half a year ago I discovered anneke but one thing is clear when everything opens again here in the Netherlands I will definitely go to her concert!

[@Mr713mexican]

What songs do you like from her?

[@reneheuvelvanden6706]

What a great voice she has! No wonder she was a very important inspiration to Floor to do what she does! Thanks again for a very nice reaction.

[@tomtom7459]

Anneke can sing what she wants she is awesome great reaction 🔥🔥

[@grungegrumpy3585]

Hey G&M, thanks for that. Loved your reaction to our 'force of nature metal tinkerbell songbird who stole the voice of an angel'! Nice comparisons there, with the regret versus longing. Ye, Chris is unique and top tier, so same references hold for me. But Anneke makes everything her own, so comparing is like ... not needed. I'm sure you'll find more of what Anneke did express and trigger feelings in her signature ways. I can only recommend to dig through more of her massive repertoire. Still hope you'll one day check 'Travel', 'Waking Hour' or 'On Most Surfaces' from the TG25 concert. More different Anneke styles to uncover with those three, own written tracks and amazing performances that show a different Anneke compared to the 'versions' you already checked. If you fancy more acoustics, she has done so, so many gorgeous acoustic tours, sets and also albums: with Danny Cavanagh (doing Anathema and The Gathering tracks all acoustic, but including a wonderful version of Massive Attakck's 'Teardrop'), Lorrainville ('4 years' is one of her most wonderful own songs imo), The Gentle Storm's 'gentle' side of their double album she performed in an intimate tour together with Arjen (Ayreon) Lucassen, her breathtaking tour and album with Arstidir (check their rendition of Fauré's 'Pavane' live for dutch TV), or her concerts and album 'Symphonised'. The Gatherings most emotional and Floydy concert tour 'A Sound Relief' may also interest you. That entire concert 'reads' like an emotional diary dancing on Floydy melodic metal vibes. Enjoy!

[@geertdelange4785]

Great female singers from the Netherlands ♥️🤘🇳🇱

[@midnight-2021]

Love the Punk vibe that she did with her band called Agua de Annique in their song Witnesses.

[@corneliusantonius3108]

she is a treasure 😍😍😍

[@rockape1954]

Annie is brilliant. Check out her in Vuur and The Gentle Storm as well as all the bands you mentioned...

[@midnight-2021]

Anneke can be a great folk artist, indie pop artist and vocally can do Jazz as well. Her solo career does much of this indie pop and folk style music. In some of her Gathering music like "Rescue me" and others she gets Jazzy vocally.

[@grungegrumpy3585]

I feel that her most 'jazzy' vocal performance with a TG song was with 'A Life All Mine' (also a great track btw): kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZeqkJqFf9hmmrM

[@midnight-2021]

@@grungegrumpy3585 video is not available. Some older KZbin videos have been deleted. But you are correct with your assessment of that song.

[@grungegrumpy3585]

@@midnight-2021 Odd. Here's a separate vid of the song itself, instead of to the concert: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anfXqZt7q758opY Btw, in 'Golden Grounds', same concert, she has that same 'jazzy' vocal style. Hmm ... As a trained jazz singer and the way she developed her skills through the decades, she could make a terrific headliner at North Sea Jazz, next to Beth Hart, for instance, if it would ever come to it that she'd do some jazzy stuff again. She covered so many genres already. Time for jazz Annie!?

[@midnight-2021]

@@grungegrumpy3585 finding myself listening to more older music then I have in the past. Way too much of today's modern pop, country, rock and metal as well are using way too much computer software in their music, especially with this robotic pitch correction technology called autotune. This overuse of autotune makes vocalists in my opinion sound way too robotic. Much rather hear real and raw vocals. Having vocal flaws in my opinion is perfectly human and natural and this autotune of correcting these natural flaws hurts more then helps in my opinion since it takes the human element out of the singing giving it in my opinion a robotic effect.

[@midnight-2021]

She has a great new solo album that just came out less then 2 months ago.

[@stevenhopwood8195]

Love Anneke, she has such a great voice and I don’t think I’ve come across anything I haven’t liked by her ❤️🤘🇦🇺

[@lucymolockian1849]

Sweetest voice on the planet.

[@0xXMooWithMeXx0]

She's the best

[@christinaalgate4899]

You should check out this song with Vuur and funny moments. Also Marcela Bovio sings thus song acoustically. Anneke is always smiling and amazing.

[@digibirder]

I don't rank music as a general rule, but I don't begrudge that to others. I will say Anneke does a fine version of Chris's song. I can see how how Anneke does her version with respect for Chris. Thanks for doing this one guys!

[@robgerhardterellen1488]

Anneke van Giersbergen, nearly three decades Dutch Godmother of Metal and an inspiration for other girls in the Netherlands. This cover song, not bad but there are better performances from her.

[@mikegershon8528]

Ginger, it might be that Anneke and Joni both had a lot of vibrato I love this version. Hits me every time.

[@khuizinga796]

Next up Travel by the Gathering? Best at TG25 👍😀

[@neillydun]

You should react to her cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's 'The Power of Love', from her canal boat tour around Amsterdam

[@darkiee69]

Sometimes her singing style reminds me of Joan Baez. There's something in her high notes and vibrato that sound very similar.

[@MikeandGinger]

Totally agree - G

[@ThreeGunFlyer]

She's so good...

[@TheGoddamnBacon]

And since I'm here and reminiscing on songs I'll never play again because they're attached to majot exes: Fare Thee Well by Stone Temple Pilots. Bonus points if you can find the original video version which, for Ginger I'd imagine, the ending is a true heart breaker.

[@MikeandGinger]

Oh, man. I’m a HUGE STP fan - G

[@ChrisPage68]

@@MikeandGinger I loved it when they briefly became Joss Stone Temple Pilots to sing Interstate Love Song with her. I frickin ADORE that version. Also Van Giersbergen = "Van Gears Bergen"

[@DC88_]

Your pronunciation of her last name was pretty good :) When in doubt check the dutch pronunciation in Google Translate, they are (mostly) pretty accurate.

[@sopwithsnoopy8779]

Since you've done Anneke van Giersbergen, you should react to Dianne van Giersbergen 🙂 Ex Libris - The Motherland official video

[@MustaLaatta]

😄 she's around our age -G about 60, LOL 😂

[@adidoglong2373]

Reaction *ajeng* (age 13 years) - *all by myself* semifinal - *never enough* grandfinal The voice kids indonesia season 4 🙏🙏🙏

[@MisterJ56]

Not that this was a bad one but you should als see another version from Anneke van Giersbergen (including funny/hilarious moments) …. you should see her at a live performance in Budapest (Hungary) with this Chris Cornell cover. *Anneke van Giersbergen’s VUUR* - *_”Like a Stone”_* : kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3-oinqKg8RgaZI Or (and) another GOOD ONE from "our Anneke" The Gatherong (live) in the Netherlands with: *_"Waking Hour"_* : kzbin.info/www/bejne/poauc4lugsSLjqc

[@Zentrix-24]

Thought I was listening to a Joan Baez song for a min. , albeit a bit slower but kinda puts me back to the 60's... Thx guys. Also consider reacting to "Demi Lovato - Dancing With The Devil" a new release. Very poignant.

[@TheGoddamnBacon]

Fun fact: this was the go to karaoke song I had when Hot Russian Ex left and I didn't realise it was permanent. I did well with it. But I will never sing it again.

[@VAERKO]

First 😋

[@MikeandGinger]

🥂-G