Arab Man Reacts to NIGHTWISH - Sahara [LIVE at Tampa]

Habibati! It's Nightwish yet again, and this time it's hitting a little close to home with the Arabian-themed 'Sahara''. The lyrics and storytelling in this were pretty cool, especially since I'm familiar with the book. The heaviness of the music though...that I was NOT familiar with, and damn was it good!
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[@mariaelenasanchezyanez690]

Beautiful Floor ' pregnant in this video ' Great reaction thanks'

[@alnorwood134]

I concur!

[@aeldin131]

Such an underrated song. The bridge really reminds me of Deep Purple’s Perfect Strangers, which also sounds very Middle Eastern.

[@Zozo-K-]

Good call!

[@jimharris367]

You're absolutely right, can't believe i hadn't noticed that, it's very similar 🤘

[@aeldin131]

So glad Im not the only one

[@nimwey7701]

I love this song, but hardly anyone reacts to it so ty for reacting to it

[@ronaldgoossens4850]

Listen to Kai ‘s drumwork, all these little things he does , they don’t really stand out,but make this song run like clockwork, he’s a master...

[@LastofAvari]

Kai is great and delivers a flawless performance, but Jukka was so much more energetic.

[@justinwhitedddd5311]

Recently found Nightwish and cant get enough. They lead me to other bands I wouldn't have normally listened to. Both Within Temptation and Amaranthe are amazing. Both have amazing female lead singers. Then I come back to Nightwish and realize how truly powerful yet technical Floor is. Very much a once in a generation talent.

[@onearthonelegion]

Try Epica.

[@hopegreer3357]

Also try Delain

[@justinwhitedddd5311]

Simone is amazing too. The Kamalot song she is featured on is my new favorite KZbin repeat song. Their voices just go together so well.

[@diedzjeeoudshoorn7726]

You should listen to Ayreon by Dutch master composer Arjen Lucassen. You'll encounter Floor Jansen, Irene Jansen, Simone Simons, Marcela Bovio, Anneke van Giersbergen, Britney Slayes, and so on, and so on. And then I forget to mention the world top male singers that sing in those projects too. It will blow your mind. Nightwish and Ayreon are on an epic level

[@johnvanidestine4990]

I'm glad you got to see this little gem I'm rather fond of it myself. Between Floor's sorcery and Thoma's Wizardry, it's an unbeatable combination. Get your buddy let you listen to their new record. They have epic lyric videos to go with all the new songs.

[@ArabManReacts]

I will!

[@cynthiaclinton695]

Well said!

[@aegonthedragon6341]

I love this song. One of those jewels on Dark Passion Play. And Floor just brings the song to a whole new level.

[@DonRoebuck]

Listened to tons of Nightwish reactors doing their full setlist over the last 18 months. Really enjoying your input...your in my top 10 anyhow.

[@ArabManReacts]

Yeyyyy!

[@Tearnofear]

Grüezi (wich is swiss-german for a respectful "hello") you're a humble dude, so much love and respect inside :)

[@ArabManReacts]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@derrickowen8162]

Man, I really wish that I could listen to all the Nightwish music for the first time again. :/

[@moffin25]

Dude... i just descoverd Nightwish like a few months ago. Now im hooked... and love to find a song and get obssesed! Im not blowing through all there content. Im taking my time... and OMG. Its insane... and now i got a ticket for a show in november. I cant wait!

[@Dianen65]

@@moffin25 Amsterdam Ziggo Dome?

[@moffin25]

@@Dianen65 Oslo Spectrum in Nowember. Its in Norway, huge arena

[@Dianen65]

@@moffin25 great! I hope for you that the concert will not be cancelled! I see them the 23 th of november in Amsterdam ( i hope :))

[@moffin25]

@@Dianen65 same to you! x'ing finger, legs and arms here for both of us!

[@R---66---R]

Their energy is very infectious..............yours is too, Friend!

[@billhooks69]

Actually listening to this made me revisit the studio version and apart from the obvious difference (Annette singing rather than Floor) it pretty much sounded identical to this live version. This just goes to show the quality Nightwish have to be able to recreate a studio track to such precision in a live performance. It's astounding to be honest..... But not entirely surprising.

[@safgirl5836]

Floor is stunning! 😍😍😍

[@estherbartholdy]

If you notice it, Sherezade is almost the same Story of Esther in the old testament. Proof that religion does not matter, color does not matter, nationality does not matter. WE ARE ALL JUST ONE, HUMAN! Love your reactions.

[@sophiaonca]

Proof that every religion is man made and the stories are just fiction too

[@vailble8103]

That feeling when you learn humans are FAR older then they tell us..

[@timomastosalo]

Lots of similar themes circle around the Middle-East. Which is only natural when the cultures have been neighbours for ages. I mean some try to say Bible borrowed its Flood story from Gilgamesh, but that's just thinking it too much by the written language. The story had been there verbally long before it was written down. So the resemblance in Sheherazade and Esther is not a proof religion doesn't matter. It just prooves people are talking about the same topics. But if one says a house they saw was red, another says it was blue, and the third one that it was white, they can't be all right; not necessarily any of them. So we have to go check the house to verify the colour. We can also check that God exists: we can pray him. Then he shows he gave us the Bible. Jews introduced monotheism in the area. They didn't copy their religion from Gilgamesh. It's polytheistic story resembling more the Greek pantheon or Asgård etc. Besides, the Judeo-Christian monotheism isn't really a religion - it's a relationship with a person, with God. We people just tend to make religion of it, whether we explain there to be 1, 2, 3 & 1/2 or no gods. It's not about what we say or think: God can speak for himself. He just takes us along, because he would like us to be one. One with each other, one with the animals, the whole planet, universe - all life. Yet God is life, so us being one with life is impossible if we neglect God. It's like denying the very thing or person you're looking for. Because he doesn't suit our imagination? Well, I can't choose to treat other people like that: demanding them to be what I want them to be. So why do we do that to God, to life? We should listen to life, not try to mold it to our pleasure.

[@killuazoldyck6452]

@@sophiaonca ignorance is a bliss am I right?

[@skullair52]

Haha I was at this show!! 🤘😎🤘

[@skullair52]

Front row ,1:05 right before the blue Tuomas 🤘😎🤘

[@charleshornbeak9078]

That's cool. I live just 80 miles north of Tampa. Missed the show unfortunately.

[@skullair52]

@@charleshornbeak9078 I came in from Baltimore just for the show, got an Emppu pick and Kai stick, epic to say the least when we saw the Blu Ray extra 🤘

[@charleshornbeak9078]

@@skullair52 that's great man.

[@cornflowerofsweden1288]

Congratulations!

[@stacylamay1490]

This song was released in 2007 on the Dark Passion Play album and was originally sung by Anette Olzon and Marko Hietala. I loved it then and still love it here.

[@haukionkannel]

Stacy LaMay it is one more example where you find how well Tuomas makes songs for the Main singer! It Sounds very good sing by Anette!

[@aegonthedragon6341]

Every Nightwish song should be the soundtrack for something.

[@Catgirl6Poezebeest]

You should definitely listen to Floor’s first band After Forever and their some of songs with Middle Eastern influences: - Follow in the Cry - My Pledge of Allegiance #1 (& also My Pledge of Allegiance #2) - Forlorn Hope - Forever The lyrics of the first 3 song suggestions are written by Mark Jansen, co-founder of After Forever and founder of Epica (after he got kicked out of AF). Some of his lyrics criticize religion, e.g. ‘Islamic’ extremists (Forlorn Hope) or catholic child-abusing priests (Epica - Cry for the Moon). The last suggestion, Forever, was written after Mark’s departure. It only has Middle Eastern influences in the music, not in the lyrics.

[@ArabManReacts]

Will do! And Epica definitely on the list!

[@Catgirl6Poezebeest]

@Arab Man Reacts I’d love to hear your thoughts about these songs. It doesn’t have to be a reaction video, because I don’t know if there are any good (quality) video’s for these songs.

[@evolved64]

I love the look Tuomas gives Emppu at the beginning when he hits that sour note.

[@ArabManReacts]

Had to rewatch to notice, good catch!

[@nebucamv5524]

The best song of the Anette era!!!!

[@pietheindejonge321]

I miss the hep hep part of Anette...

Agreed. Meadows of heaven and Escapist aren't bad either

[@yoretabio4537]

plus Eva

[@brunovicente4324]

Great reaction! Keep UP the Good work! Stick with Nightwish, and we will stick with you! 💪

[@oliphant2848]

As for your question regarding Floor having sung something in Arabic, to my knowledge she hasn't. She likes the middle-eastern vibe though, and she knows about and has used quarter notes (as I read in an interview), if not in this song, then maybe in the song Tribal off their recent album, which also (kind of) has some middle-eastern influences here and there. There's a lyric video for that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWHFeGWZmpqVotE (lyric video) It's a song critical of religion, I hope you're cool with that.

[@ArabManReacts]

I'm exceptionally cool with that. Will check it out. Thank you!

[@Darnaguen]

Her previous band After Forever played around with the Middle Eastern stuff too, those are definitely worth checking out.

[@dennisweifenbach2647]

Tuomas is certainly getting into this (his) song. As am I. I think that I saw Kai smiling. Nothing more unpredictable than a drummer smiling. Watch out. Floor really pulls you in on this one, but I go willingly.

[@johncheek2415]

If you want a metal band that has a lot of middle eastern influence listen to MYRATH a band from Tunisia, awesome band, known the world over, and bring the house down whereever they play

[@deadohiosky1701]

Appreciate your perspective! A good friend of mine I met through a previous workplace is from Beirut and he always gave me great insight into the people and culture of the region. Listening to you reminds me of those conversations. Peace!

[@ArabManReacts]

Yey then! 🤘🏻🙏🏻❤️

[@johnekare8376]

Great reaction as always by you and a great if somewhat unorthodox bedtime lullaby for me... I really enjoy following your forays into Nightwish. Thank you and have wonderful day!

[@SalvoSix]

Dead boys poem live Buenos Aires has a middle Eastern part she also kills it with her performance

[@i_am_rolkus]

Good to see some underrated songs getting checked out. I wish we had a great version of Scaretale with Floor - such a good song.

[@patrickschardt7724]

Yay more Nightwish and Floor. Such a great song but not as talked about as other songs of theirs. You need to hear Shoemaker from their latest

[@missrubyphoenix]

You probably won't see this comment but I'm glad to report that they've played Sahara again on their last tour and it has gotten a whole lot better, seasoned like fine wine

[@ArabManReacts]

Can’t wait to watch it! ❤️

[@wangtang7768]

Thanks Arab man I love this song !! Also like her little dancing up there 🤘🏼💥🤘🏼

[@kevinsykes3022]

And what a lovely ear worm 🤘🤘🤘

[@lujalainen1]

horror book 1001 nights wishes :) thanx great react again and have great week there. ps. you right that tuomas person get more interest all the time when looking more and more these nightwish songs and when thinking all the time that man do all the song almoust and are the silent boss there with him amazing effect keyboard.

[@neilsontc]

Rewatching this again... Hope you are doing well, we miss you 🖤🙏

[@arya.yudhistira11]

Walaikumsalam.. This is one of my fav nightwish song. Thanks bro 👍👍👍

[@isblanco711]

One of my favourites!

[@jimharris367]

Love this song, it really is an under appreciated classic - great reaction again my friend, love how much you feel the music and understand it 🤘

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@aegonthedragon6341]

10:44 Well you are not entirely wrong, they have an instrumental song called Arabesque.

[@cornflowerofsweden1288]

And.... here's a link to Arabesque, the official clip. Not the band, but some firedancers from a concert on the Imaginareum tour: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5esoHamf8iJhtE

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you!

[@JayJay-ex6yo]

troy plays an Ebow on his guitar in this one. thats where some of the middle-eastern texture came from. i also think u would like 7 days to the wolves (live at wembly) heavy and full of unique parts

[@joseacevedo8314]

Awesome! Says Sinbad shows picture of Fresh Prince, love all your reactions, bro.

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

If you are looking for Middle Eastern style from the West then I highly recommend Loreena McKennitt’s live concert recorded at the Alhambra. Naturally I have the dvd but it might still be up on KZbin.

[@kimmikke_]

Your reaction made me in a such a good mood. First of all you have a healthy strong confidence, because you can have a good humour and clearly you are truly yourself! Secondly your observations are right to the point and you are the rare reactors that really even notices anything of things Tuomas colours with his playing - Kudos. Damn, I just subscribed and I am waiting eagerly for more reactions especially to my ultimate favourite Nightwish. Take care and definitely carry on reacting, you make a lot of people's day much brighter! 👍🤟

[@christinaalgate4899]

Hi Floor was a vocal coach before she was in Nightwish. At the end of her burnout she started coaching again

[@silverlightx6]

I think you need to issue a challenge to her :) She's not touring right now, so maybe she would do it just because.

[@helenespaulding9372]

silverlightx6 she has her own channel...you can ask questions etc. that would indeed be a fun challenge for her..

[@foh8501]

Floor jansen gran profesional,talentosa,carismática,contagia a sus fans su alegría positiva

[@VeryVery1]

Oh, this song is not so popular for the youtubers. So thanks for this reaction.

[@maggaw9869]

Thank you. Battle Beast Noora Louhimo. Black Ninja Live.Amazing voice FI.

[@cuillinguy]

I’d not seen this one myself. It’s a favourite song of mine though.

[@hopegreer3357]

Great reaction and thank you for another concert video I did not see. I've never heard this song b4 and its wonderful. I really like your insightful comments.

[@cynthiaclinton695]

This song is so catchy. I love it! I enjoy watching your reviews. Keep doing them!

[@Salmar80]

For another Finnish metal band doing their take on Middle-Eastern sound, Amorphis' Death of a King is a fine one. The singer isn't quite Floor (who is?) but definitely no slouch.

[@regianebarbosa3729]

Oh, I love and love this song!! ❤️. Thank you, from Brazil.

[@Zozo-K-]

First time I have seen this video...pretty cool.

[@kaidiefenbach6715]

Have you ever heard of floors husband? He is playing the drums in a band called Sabaton, it's a little controversial, they sing about stories that happened during the wars of this world. There is one song called seven pillars of wisdom, you should listen to this one. 👂🤘👍

[@ArabManReacts]

I know him because I follow her, I think I have heard if Sabaton but never listened to any of their music. I’ll add them to the list m. ❤️

[@magnusabigor5830]

🤘nice reaction 🤘 beautiful song...

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

Since I subscribed and began to see more and more of your Nightwish reactions, I have to say that I really appreciate your enthusiasm. I’ve been living in Finland, the home of Nightwish (as well as many other metal bands-I can only guess at why Scandinavia & Northern Europe breed so much heavy metal) for over 20yrs now and I have been soaked in Nightwish. Seeing the band again through your reactions refreshes my view of them, after pretty much taking them for granted and as just another element of the musical background sound. So thanks a bunch! And keep on rocking!! 😎

[@ArabManReacts]

Veli! Thank you for this 🙏🏻 This is gonna sound weird but I was applying for jobs this week and I kept getting this one job based out of Finland, in my head and to myself I was like ‘is this a sign?’ Haha ❤️

[@Skybolt211]

Very cool... such a good song... enjoyed your video very much as always.... -Subscriber #10

[@ArabManReacts]

Hey #10! 🤘🏻

[@orsolyapamer3481]

It was a great song, but I like more the studio version with Anette. The rhytic like the riding on the camels, the chasing part like you trying to catch air... It comes back better in the studio version. Another recommendation: The Boy and the Ghost from Tarja. Tarja was the first singer of Nightwish, after they got apart, she continued solo. The Boy and the Ghost is her best solo song, I think.

[@ranbirro2]

I live in Tampa area also Arab cheers mate

[@helenespaulding9372]

Only western artist I know who has done a deep dive into that scale is Robert Plant....spending months in Morocco and Mali over the past 50 years, playing music with the Tuaregs and Ganowah (sp?) and attending music festivals north of Timbuktu. Over past 20 years, he has often traveled and toured with Justin Adams, a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has made a career of North African music, and he has been joined by West African players. He is a true lover of that scale and has used it to enrich his music.

[@keesvanduijn909]

Great reaction video! Listen to “forlorn hope” from After Forever, a former band of Floor.

[@constantinmiclea3955]

I've run out of worldly to describe Floor and Nightwish.

[@theclow614]

Huge Nightwish fan here. I honestly wasn't too fond of the vocals of this song when their previous vocalist Annette sang it but FLOOR. WOW. She just brings it. Love this version!

[@t.nobody120]

Thank you ✌❤

[@ChantalLalonde]

I’ve heard Floor sing in many languages but not Arabic. But she would kill it. She can sing anything ❤️

[@bobgamble8204]

So sad to know your not doing reactions any more. Totally get your reasoning, but you were always a blast. Hope your doing well!

[@bobheslop8039]

Love this song but hell i havent found one i dont lol nice reaction it was i think based on shahrazad and i think she survived lol

[@nebucamv5524]

As far as I know this song was created after Tuomas had a dream.

[@louiza_xxjes7471]

Hey can you react to Sancta Terra from Epica? Floor is in it too. It really has an Arabic vibe.

[@ArabManReacts]

It’s on the list!

[@Thorgrim247]

I really love music that has this Arabian minor feel to it. Especially the ending where Floor is chanting and dancing. I wish they would do more music like this and longer versions. I understand about the actual Middle Eastern scales with 1/4 tones and such. Most Western fans would need to adjust their ears to the 1/4 steps. Never the less this is as close to Middle Eastern as we usually get over here in the West. BTW, I just had a great dinner of Shawarma with some Falafel and various side dishes. It wasn't from Lebanon unfortunately, but it is the best we can do in the States. Great job my friend. see you for the next one. Be well. Peace.

[@stevekoelliker6764]

This is a cool song. First time hearing it.

[@jonathanday6692]

Tuomas has done a number of soundtracks, but yes this really should be but I don't think it has. Checked the background, and supposedly the daughter gets pardoned, but the background also talks of Europeans "extending" the original so I won't make any claims as to whether that is accurate. I'd love to see Tuomas play with unconventional scales and not merely mimic them - although, as you say, he mimics them superbly here. (There's supposedly a 17-note Arabic scale, according to the error-prone Wikipedia anyway. Not sure how that would work with live instruments, but it obviously did if it was indeed used.) Wish more people reacted to this, as it is an amazing song.

[@JimboLana]

Kai is a machine on drums🥁

[@Melody-sc3mp]

Try...... Ad Astra.......I think you will like it it is from the new album.

[@dejannightwish]

Nice reaction my friend 😊😊

[@cynthiaclinton695]

Beautiful! Love this. I hadn't heard it before. Would love to see you react to Sleeping Sun (with Floor). Very melodic!

[@Juhasante]

React to Wintersun - Sons of winter and stars (rehearsal pump studio) 💪

[@lakelili]

Hadn't heard it before...Thanks!

[@lossow1]

Floor singing in arabic? She might like that challenge as she has already sung in English, Dutch, Latin/Italian, Finnish, German and Spanish that I know of, maybe some other languages too?

[@autie_michi]

Maybe kinda off-topic but as a real die-hard Floor Jansen fan you really need to listen to some of the earlier stuff with her former band "After Forever". There's some also totally underrated gems like "my pledge of allegiance" or (which she sung with her sister Irene Jansen) "who I am". I highly recommend you to check these out, you surely won't regret.

[@mohamadahmadsaada4710]

Fantástica!

[@stvdok]

If you get an opportunity, you might go waaay back to the 70s and listen to Renaissance Live at Carnegie Hall...Song of Sheherazade. Live with the new York Philharmonic...

[@Qwizzyx]

Floor in arabic would be REALLY cool

[@greywuuf]

This song sounds like an early work in progress rendition of "Tribal"

[@bazkeen]

Great reaction to a great song

[@alanfoster6589]

Would be lovely to see Floor sing one of Umm Kulthum's songs. Slow tempo for her, though.

[@Marianneduetje]

Maybe suggest it to her on her YT channel. She has sung in at least 5 languages, I do not doubt that she could do it!

[@alanfoster6589]

This Nightwish song always puts me in mind of Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade.

[@VesaH76]

If you like heavier NW, try Romanticide from Wacken 2013. Great collaboration with Floor and Marco. 🤘😊

[@German_1]

You said arabesque and laughed. Look up one of the songs tuomas wrote for the nightwish album Imaginaerum. You'll get a laugh!

[@sethbooze5954]

Please check out Planet Hell from the Nightwish DVD End of an Era

[@johndevisser903]

As an Arab it would be so cool if you would do a reaction on Kamelot (symphonic power metal) : Nights of Arabia. I always wondered what an Arab would think about it.

[@ArabManReacts]

I’ll send it over to Joe, thanks for suggesting! ❤️

[@levalaleen5241]

أهم شي سيخ الشاورما.. نايتويش يستاهلوا احلى شاورما عربية.. تحياتي

[@ArabManReacts]

هههههههه يا هلا!

[@levalaleen5241]

@@ArabManReacts Ya hala feek 7abebe.. I suggest "Dead Boy's Poem (Live at Buenos Aries).

[@frances7945]

The album version with Anette is a lot better. I hope you start checking out stuff from the previous singers as well...as amazing as Floor is, Nightwish had a long and glorious story before she even joined!!

[@koslim]

Nah.. We got the peak of NW here

[@frances7945]

@@koslim Hard disagree, but to each their own.

[@hamishalexander5048]

album version is never better with Nightwish...(except ofc with you know...)

[@safgirl5836]

Nightwish! Yes

[@simonerm76]

You have to listen to Myrath

[@nealturner7348]

Hey, Arab Man! Great reaction, brother. Love Sahara. Saw your compilation vid. Showed you as an empathetic person. That was cool. How's life in Lebanon? Not too bad, I hope. Regards from the States! 🇺🇸 PS: What is your name? If that's not too personal.

[@alanfoster6589]

Floor has covered just about everything. Maybe Uum Kulthum will be next. Or Asmahan.

[@safgirl5836]

Yes!!!!

[@d34d10ck]

lol What a heartwarming execution story, that was.