Arab Man Reacts to NIGHTWISH - The Poet and the Pendulum [LIVE]

[@ArabManReacts]

Hi everyone! Shukran Shukran Shukran! (Thank you!) very much for watching and commenting and engaging on my first reaction video. I honestly was not expecting this. I've read through all the comments and I really want to thank the Nightwish Army, you guys are beyond awesome. This was my roomate's idea, his name is Joe and he's been a Nightwish fan for 20+ years, he's always wanted me to listen to Nightwish and I finally did. Went to bed last night and I thought nothing of it, I can't describe how good it feels to wake up to this. You've made me fall in love with Nightwish even though i've listened to literally this one song; the fact that the band can bring a community like this together is amazing, makes you feel good you know? I can't wait to discover everything there is to discover about them. Thank you so much. b7ibkon! 🙏

[@alanfoster6589]

Shukran jazeelan, bil tafeeq.

[@cornflowerofsweden1288]

Welcome to the world of Nightwish. We of the Nightwish Army will always help you and guide you in everything Nightwish. Just let us know what you need.

[@petralusebring6110]

Whenever you want to get another wonderful experience - listen to Dimash Kudaibergen. A guy from Kasachstan with an amazing voice. Hear him doing the Queen song : the show must go on or the song : Ogni Pietra. It will blow you away. I think it will be a lot of fun see your reaction to this special gifted artist. Stay safe and all the best from Germany Petra

[@Helgimar1980]

Joe did you dirty starting out with this song. You should be at least four songs deep and immersed in Nightwish lore before you cry your eyes out over the Wembly version. Still....high five Joe for me

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

Alright Joe, don't let us dow. Now, you've an important job in providing our Latest Nightwish Soldier a playlist to react to. ^.-.^

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

That “guy on the synth” (Tuomas Holopainen) is a founder of the band (1996) as well as the composer and lyricist. The heart of the band.

[@skeezesmith7954]

I think everyone fell in love with Nightwish’s 4-octave, 6’1” Valkyrie the first time hearing her. The Wacken 2013 live concert with 82,000 fans has the best audio and video because they made a blu-ray album from it. The 15 songs from this concert are listed individuality on KZbin. Nightwish is at its best when it live. 😄🤘

[@keith91z28]

Not just a valkyrie! But our queen of valkyries.

[@robinverweij614]

When she sings your eyes light up like a kid in a candy store! Love it! Such honest and true reactions

[@gabriel.bardac]

Hello @ Arab Man Reacts! Nightwish Army incoming here, your reaction just appeared on our radar.. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! Thank you for checking this legendary band's performance. Very unusual one to start to. Usually the fans asks reactors to take a look of the backstory first, to understand the context so the emotional impact to be bigger. We have a joke in our country about a big historical figure, considered to be very brave in battle, but the people said that's because his horse was almost blind and didn't seen the enemies, stepping on them by mistake.. Somehow, your unprepared reaction remembered me this episode :) For short, it's about the depressed composer facing the backlash of the fandom turned against him after dismissing the first female singer of the band with an open letter right after the "End Of An Era" concert, back in 2005. He exorcise his feelings, committing suicide in the song instead doing that in real life, that's the emotional charge you felt. About some technical aspects you observed: yes, they use prerecorded tracks with orchestral and choral parts, recorded usually with top entities as the London Philharmonic Orchestra and London's The Metro Voices choir group. Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it's my duty to give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan: " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals .And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrulmentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just herd her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " Hope you'll continue this journey with us, so I'll drop here a list of songs with the current lineup of the band you may like: "Ghost Love Score" live at Wacken 2013 (epic score) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIrNep9-jKd0jNE "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4nMZaFuma-WfJo​ "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooLYZoSgnsl7jck "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqfOiqqFf7-ChLc​ "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKvCaIJ5eLafjtU "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWmoZH9tnMx_g68​ "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmbImqeaYqp0bKs "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZ_UlnxuZZyNors​ "Sleeping Sun"live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKTSpZ-wp56qhNk "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJmopnSGjtKSi8k​ "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXKXZaeglrVopJI​ "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGK4m5qlr8p8hrM​ "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmOZo5Ksdr6EZrM "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3-VZGyGl9aVoNE​ "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqfWl6p3hceKjsU​ And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Wembley 2015 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKqvpIhthphmac0 Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg​ You can also react to Floor Jansen's performances in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands), here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): kzbin.info/aero/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.

[@jopes4855]

This guy is fake

[@gabriel.bardac]

@@jopes4855 Well, he's not here by accident, I saw he's guided.. not my place to judge him for that. Gave him some needed information about the band, if he want to continue this journey.

[@ArabManReacts]

WOW! You guys are amazing, I literally had 0 expectations getting into this, but I gotta be honest, if i'd have ever had reservations about getting into Nightwish it's your comments and your love for the band that are making me want to delve deeper and deeper into their music/community. I promise I will check every single one of the links you shared and I can't wait to do so. Thank you x 1,000,000 ☺

[@ArabManReacts]

@@jopes4855 NopeS still real smiley face ☺

[@ArabManReacts]

@@gabriel.bardac My roomate Joe has been a Nightwish fan for like 20 years, and he's been on my case to listen for the last 10. I'm really glad i did ☺

[@anaabendroth3460]

Tuomas Holopainen (keys) is the mastermind behind all this. He's the composer.

[@cooswillemse7551]

Probably been said over and over again but the Wembley gig blows your mind

[@jarlhenrik]

16:10 I can't picture Floor ever showing an attitude like that. She's the most gentle, kind and humble person I've seen in the metal scene.

[@malizelenigreen3081]

If you knew any background to this song, you'd be crying on those parts, too.

[@ArabManReacts]

Oh man, they explained it in the commnets, it makes the song take hold of you in a completely new away

[@richardtomlin8704]

One final comment. Check out the Wembly version privately and see how they maintain the quality from concert to concert and each one looks like it has been done especially for that group of fans

[@ArabManReacts]

I have no doubt! They're clearly an awesome and tight band 🙏

[@TremereTT]

@@ArabManReacts The thing is that the Wembley version was recorded so much better! Also check the lyrics first! It's about the suicide of the keyborder...but he didn't do it...just wanted it done at least in song!

[@chrstiania]

@@ArabManReacts did you watch the Wembley version yet?

[@ew56]

There is a backing track composed by Tuomas, the keyboard player, and arranged by Pip Williams and played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Metro Choir, they use them for all the songs.

[@ArabManReacts]

Oh wow. It really makes the song so epic.

[@bazkeen]

Check the back story of this song if you are going down the Nightwish rabbit hole. Very important in understanding how this song came about. Originally written for Annette after Tarja left

[@music2seeconcertphotograph457]

This band is from Finland. Tuomas is the keyboarder, Songwriter, composer. Marco is playing the bass and doing also the vocals. He is very versatile and an awesome singer as well. You might watch „The Islander“ from Tampere to experience this. Emppu is playing the guitar. He can shred it but he always does exactly that much, that is required by the song. Kai at the drums replaced the original drummer Jukka, who had stop playing the drums due to health issues. But he still is with the band. Julka was a perfect drummer and showman, Kai is a perfect drummer and a machine and beast at the drums. Last but not least there is Floor, the Dutch singer. She is the bands third singer after Tarja (operatic) and Annett from Sweden (pop/rock). She can sing really everything from opera over pop/ rock to growls.

[@ArabManReacts]

I'm learning so much about the band from you guys without having to do the research myself lol, thanks so much!! ☺

[@deed5811]

you left out that we call Tuomas the metal Mozart

[@JimboLana]

You forgot the multi talanted Troy

[@monicacarolina6480]

@@ArabManReacts Actually, since Floor is a full bandmember for 9 years now......and she is DUTCH. Finnish people find that hard to say. And that her voice is way more diverse than Tarja's.

[@jeffreyneas9510]

Floor is the most emotive singer I have ever heard.

[@truellaksala]

Our Valkyrie Queen. ♥️

[@andrewwilson45]

Great reaction my friend. Very refreshing. Buckle up for your Nightwish journey... you just getting started

[@richardtomlin8704]

I love the Wembley version. but this is so raw, so real and yet equally awesome. Looks a bit more like what you would really experience at a concert. Made a nice change.

[@soon_to_emerge]

What I love the most in this version is transfering from Marko's vocals to Floor's in DPD part. It's just so smooth, even to this day this part in Wembley is a bit jarring to my ears. But the visuals and emotions from all band members are better in Wembley.

[@BrickCustoms7]

Yea, I agree, nice for a change.

[@allbies]

Same with Ghost Love Score @ Buenos Aires for me compared to Wacken

[@oliphant2848]

Ah, so you want viewers... well, this way you're gonna get them too. :-) First, you've chosen the right band: prepare for the incoming flood of the almighty Nightwish Army. Second, that was a really good reaction, spontaneous, honest, informed, and of course praising one of my favorite bands, so I really enjoyed that. Actually watched it two times back to back. Yup, Floor is Floor, all the epithets she always gets called apply: Amazon Valkyrie Warrior Queen Princess Goddess (don't think I forgot one), but I saw her first! (Actually, she's married to the drummer of Sabaton, another overlarge Nordic. He's 6'5''; she's 6', so it's no wonder their daughter is three but already tall as if four.) Best female rock vocalist on the planet. We all love Floor. Get in line. Speaking of the Nightwish Army, some of the more intellectually rigid among our ranks might chew you out and actually give you dislikes for committing the grave sin of not checking the backstory to this song first. Don't mind them. They're... rigid. You can always check it out later if you're really interested. There will be many requests for more Nightwish, of course. Many will ask for the song Ghost Love Score from their Wacken 2013 concert, which is great, so I will ask for a personal favorite of mine, because I love me some warrior princess Floor: 7 Days to the Wolves, live at Wembley 2015: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqfWl6p3hceKjsU And here's a great track that your camel might enjoy: Sahara, live at Tampa Bay kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooXZipmClpmKos0 (It plays with orientalism and Arabian Nights a bit, but it's meant as an homage. The music is really great and will hopefully find mercy in Arab ears.) Enjoy, there's a lot to with this band.

[@ArabManReacts]

haha to the i saw her first ☺, dude thanks for this, I'll make sure i'll get deeper into the meaning of the songs and the histories of the band members, I have a lottt of exploring to do, bet seriously thank you 🙏

[@KabraxisOblivion]

I'm glad I clicked on this. Beautiful reaction video. I liked your imagination, I liked the fantastic images you gave me.

[@martypv]

Great reaction. Please do more Nightwish. You will be getting many great suggestions. I had never seen this performance before.

[@ArabManReacts]

Already got so many more suggestions, adding them all to the list! ☺

[@Tearnofear]

There is a backing track, played by the london philharmonic orchestra and sung by choir boys :) (so they have a shootload of instruments "playing")

[@aimeek9384]

“Look at all the people“ this is quite a small venue for Nightwish. Love your reaction! Please react to Storytime live at Wacken 2013.

[@ArabManReacts]

this is small venueeeee, oh my Allah 🙏

[@ca.b.92]

@@ArabManReacts Hi, first of all: nice reaction video. You should check out the Official Live video of Nightwish performing Ghost Love Score on Wacken 2013. Then you see a big audience. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIrNep9-jKd0jNE Wacken is a Metal Festival held in Germany, and it is not a small one.

[@Pitchblackbones]

In case someone else hasn't already explained, the crowd at the Wacken festival (pronounced with a v, it's in Germany), in 2013 had an attendance of around 82,000 people. It's the largest metal festival on Earth. If you see ANYTHING from Nightwish at Wacken 2013, it's a killer song. They did an outstanding job, even by their very, very high standards.

[@jccasts]

Nightwish sold out two Nights at Metropolitan Theater CDMX 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@ingrudmessenger1193]

@@Pitchblackbones As a german i was always proud about Wacken beeing the biggest until i learned it's not true, unfortunatly. Hellfest in France and another one i can't remember the name rn in the Netherlands are both even bigger. Been some years since i checked, but then Hellfest had something like 150k, so... yeah, gotta admit that's more.^^

[@silverlightx6]

This is one helluva intro to Nightwish. Talk about being thrown in the deep end of their catalog.

[@wangtang7768]

Thanks for the reaction !! This band is amazing live and very diverse , keep em coming !!! 🤘🏼💥🤘🏼

[@ArabManReacts]

Thanks you! 🙏

[@horrorshow3000]

Cheers buddy, Nightwish 4 life!, Glad you are discovering them, Never to late.

[@ChantalLalonde]

Floor is amazing but so is the whole band. They have a great chemistry together and I love watching them perform live. You have an amazing journey ahead of you

[@soupdragonuk]

A point to note. From when it says "3 minutes and counting" it's exactly 3 minutes till Tuomas makes the blade decapitate himself. Marko and Empuu always go to Tuomas at this point before the balde to make sure he's okay. And often Tuomas will have his earpieces cut out due to the nature of this song.

[@greeniesr]

You just listened to the best female voice on the planet....Floor is classically trained, and can sing every genre music, also in four different languages....

[@Eloso3135]

Dude! I was at that show in Mexico City! Theatro Metropolitano! What a great show it was!

[@ArabManReacts]

you're soooooooooooo luckyyyyyyyy

[@hopegreer3357]

Different concert!!! An honest, emotional, and pleasurable reaction. Thank you!!! Its refreshing to see an unbiased reaction to this song. I would love to see you react to it now that you know the backstory. I haven't seen any of them reactions, yet! You have my subscribe and bell.

[@chrishood2793]

Great reaction! You should check out the back story to this song. This song was written by the keyboardist as all the songs are, but this was emotionally hard for him to write as it involved his contemplation of suicide due to some issues that the band was facing.

[@ArabManReacts]

Thanks! @Holger Bücker explained it below, it definetly changes the feelings you get from the song when you know that

[@orsolyapamer3481]

In a video game I'd pick Tuomas: the mastermind behind the keyboard, from whose mind these complex pieces of music came out with all those tones and feelings and with complexity of so vocal, choir, and all the instruments.

[@northof4912]

The performance at Wembley seems to have the most emotion. And the video wall adds so much atmosphere…..

[@jamesanderson5268]

Symphonic metal means there is an orchestra involved and a choir. Nightwish runs several backing tracks which they used on the studio version for all live shows. And that 14 minutes flies by quickly. BTW, Floor has been the lead singer of a metal band for 23 years as of this year. She started when she was 16.

[@andrewhuggins9008]

Awesome reaction fella, this is what we all felt when we discovered Nightwish! 🤘Shukran to you too sir

[@ArabManReacts]

Glad you enjoyed 🤘

[@MacZussie]

"Slaying the Dreamer" Live Buenos Aires 2018 where she wore an armour suit...

[@laatdovahkiin7405]

This guy is riding the bandwagon idiot

[@ArabManReacts]

reallyyyyy, holy cow i'll check it out ☺

[@ArabManReacts]

@@laatdovahkiin7405 I am thanks! ☺☺☺

[@ralfmeyer9086]

Yes Floor is a VALKYRIE..when the day come, she bring us to Valhalla hihi 🤗but you need the Background for this Song..greetings from northern germany

[@ArabManReacts]

Some of the folks in the comments were kind enough to explain. Greeting good sir ❤

[@jetfromholland9638]

What a masterpiece....

[@goaman69]

No female singer comes close to her today singing & a voice like her's.

[@nimwey7701]

The wembley version, has more close ups, and if you are at it, check Song of Myself live at Wacken 2013

[@ArabManReacts]

You got it!

[@Dianen65]

yeah Song of Myself, also my favourite! But please check out the latest album Human :||: Nature too!

[@Idefixu]

Based on your great reaction I dare to suggest two songs by Nightwish. I think you're going to love them. Both Floor and Marko, the bassist, are on vocals in these two songs, and they sound great together, complementig perfectly each others voices. "7 Days to the Wolves", Wembley 2015 and "Weak Fantasy", Tampere 2015. Greetings from Helsinki Finland!

[@ArabManReacts]

More Marco, yes please! He completely caught me off guard with his part in this song! ☺

[@Idefixu]

@@ArabManReactsFantastic Pink Floyd cover "High Hopes" 2005 Marko doing the vocals alone, strong rock voice, "Islander" Tampere 2015, Marko on vocals, his own composition, clear mellow voice. Marko entertaining the 24 000 crowd alone, the rest of the band and Floor joining him towards the end. "Phantom of the Opera", Marko screaming his lungs out towards the end and Tarja the 1st NW female lead vocalist wailing high with her operatic voice. It's wild! Love it! Floor is Floor, you saw and heard her!!! There is no weak link in NW. Tuomas, keyboards, is the mastermind behind most everything. Drums Jukka/Kai have a very important role. Emppu is playing tastefully for the songs, not trying to showcase himself all the time. He is always happy, even when performing a tragic song like this. He has a black belt in judo! This is useless. Trying to explain NW. You have to experience NW yourself. Always live versions! Wacken 2013, Wembley Arena 2015, Tampere 2015. Pick any song and you know it's gonna be good, sorry, great! Good to hear from you!👍 Take care, be safe!

[@foxtanker4055]

Man you jumped in the deep end of this pool!

[@Songfugel]

Actually, contrary to other comments. I recommend coming back to this song at a later date after seeing their other material and understanding the true meaning of this song, then do a re-visit video of the Wembley version. Thank you for the reaction, as others said, it was refreshing to see this other version :)

[@ArabManReacts]

Awesome suggestion! On it

[@patrickkellner2760]

Great reaction! Ghost love score from Wacken 2013 or Greatest show on Earth from Tampere. But many more great live songs. Thanks for your reaction! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you for liking and commenting! 🙏🙏 Will check out Ghost Love next

[@77bubba00]

Awesome reaction! This band is addicting! I've been following them since their first album. As others have mentioned, check out Wacken 2013 and also Tampere 2015. Both are perfect performances. Then again, I don't think they are capable of anything less. I saw them 2 years ago in a small (1000 seat) concert hall. Amazing! The approx. hour and 45 min felt like 20 min. It was over waayyy too soon. I actually felt physically and emotionally exhausted at the end.... in a good way. :) Enjoy the ride!

[@ArabManReacts]

Dude that sounds awesome, we don't get any bands over here in Lebanon (it's where i'm from) so i'm gonna have to stick to streaming their music and watching their concerts online. I'm super envious you got to watch something like this live. Can't wait to get more listning time in. Thanks! 🙏

[@helenejansson7650]

ILove Nightwish

[@soon_to_emerge]

I personally like sound quality of this show more than Wembley's, but that one looks the best. The visuals and Floor just give you extra punch in the heart in Wembley.

[@mariaelenasanchezyanez690]

Master piece, Amazing Floor, amazing Tuomas, Marco great singer

[@thomaskaldstrom5194]

Do this again...with the show from Wembley 2015...they have a fantastic backdrop..

[@ArabManReacts]

definetly gonna check it out 🙏

[@jamesanderson5268]

Floor has been on stage for 23 years now. She started when she was 16 years old. Needless to say she knows what the hell she's doing. There are two backing tracks. One a choir and one an orchestra.

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you captain

[@maggaw9869]

Nightwish from Finland.

[@nightringer9815]

My God, you've just started and you're trapped with Nightwish' beautiful melodies? Welcome to Nightwish Army

[@setecastronomy53]

Loved your reaction! I just discovered Nightwish less than a year ago and have been smitten ever since. Some suggestions for more Nightwish: Ghost Love Score, Seven Days to the Wolves, Storytime, The Greatest Show on Earth. Thanks so much and good luck to you and your channel!

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you!

[@donepearce]

This is my first hearing of the Mexico gig. It's also great.

[@coribueno]

"i listen to the backstreet boys man Im scared" AHAHAHHAAAHAHAAA made my day this ahahahhahaha .... You should see "the greatest show on earth" on wembley.... awesome!

[@ArabManReacts]

Hahahaha 😅😅😂

[@jessebeck7036]

Welcome to the family. I was introduced to Nightwish music in November and they are officially my favorite band. Buckle up Darlin. You're in for one fantabulous roller coaster ride. Ghost Love Score Live at Wacken is another amazing live video that shows her vocal range. She sings in tones that not only reach your soul, but reach your soul's heart. They call it a Floorgasm. She in my opinion is an Amazon Godess. Carrie. Illinois. USA.

[@ArabManReacts]

wlik

[@roadkill7314]

Missed this reaction when it first came out. I have a couple of key points to make. I think I'm not biased because I don't consider myself part of the Nightwish Army. They're very good but it's not a type of music I would usually listen to. But I know this: 1. Floor Jansen is the finest female vocalist on the planet. I don't make that statement based on just her work in Nightwish; check out some of her other performances on KZbin. I particularly recommend all of her Beste Zangers stuff and the work she did with Epica as well as the random clips of her singing actual opera as well as other styles of music. The woman's range is limitless! 2. The keyboardist and composer for Nightwish, Tuomas, is a musical genius. Watch more Nightwish and you'll understand that comment. I'm enjoying your video reactions; keep them coming!

[@jeisonmendonca]

And wait for the Nightwish army on your channel. ;)

[@ArabManReacts]

I woke up, and I was not expecting this 🙏🙏🙏

[@cproteus]

We can’t resist. ;-)

[@VeryVery1]

Yes! ❣️

[@BurkyHC]

Nightwish - Ever Dream live from Wacken 2013

[@SYNtemp]

Thank you for nice reaction, it was a joy to watch!

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you for liking and commenting

[@MiguelLopez-is9te]

🤘💜🤘 I've seen Nightwish, live, three times. But have yet to see this song live, in person. Such an amazing song composed by Tuomas, the keyboardist and leader of Nightwish. This song is truly his most emotionally revealing. The story behind this song is very intense.

[@Berglundish]

They don't play this song anymore I've read somewhere :( It's abit emotionally hard for Toumas I think the reson was :/

[@thomasott228]

There is no one like floor. She is the ultimate Nordic Viking angel goddess soprano. You have just started this journey. She was sent to earth to show us what heaven sounds like. Floor rules

[@ArabManReacts]

She sure does

[@inflatablepenguin]

People often wonder why I watch reaction videos like this, the truth is that I have such an emotional reaction to music like this that I just don't feel safe being alone listening to it. Sometimes you just need someone there to keep you going and you do a great job. shukraan (I hope this is right) for being great company.

[@alatharrii]

Hello! Another fellow Arab who's been in love with Nightwish for a few years now! وأخيراَ اكو احد غيري!

[@gamingnarrativesandstories1700]

"I'm scared, I listen to Backstreet Boys, I'm really scared, I dunno what's gonna happen". Dude, you had me with that one, best thing I heard all month.

[@music2seeconcertphotograph457]

You‘re the first one I am seeing who reacts to this version. All the others do the Wembley version, which has some better production quality. This song has a very strong and dark story: Tuomas (the keyboarder and songwriter) was in depression after the split from their first singer Tarja. He was in the position to either commit suicide in real real life or to write a song about it and die within that song. Luckily he choose the latter option. He is the poet, "killed" by the pendulum. And afterwards there is darkness, silence and just a fading heartbeat. It gives me a shiver every time. As this song is so emotional for him all the others have an eye on him. He even had his the vocals turned off in his in ears.

[@ArabManReacts]

That's intense...wow thanks for sharing, i'll do some more reading on this and give the song another listen with that in mind, that kinda thing changes the way you percieve a song. Thank you 🙏

[@thegrtone744]

@@ArabManReacts to be precise....the depression he had was over the massive backlash he got from fans, industry and critics for a letter that he posted accusing Tarja of being greedy, growing aloof of her fans and the band, when she was known for her warmth and love for her fans ..he also accused her husband/manager of turning her head when in fact, she made her basic concerns known to the band since 1996 and got no settlement

[@AGDinCA]

"I listen to the Backstreet Boys. I'm terrified!" LOL!! That has to be one of the best lines I've ever heard from a reaction channel. 🤘😁

[@helenespaulding9372]

thegrt one something tells me you’re a Tarja fan. Have you been able to forgive Tuomas yet? 🙄. A band is like a marriage....you don’t know what’s really going on from the outside, and it’s unwise to pick sides.....It was a difficult but unanimous decision by all members to fire Tarja, so perhaps there was another side to the story...

[@thegrtone744]

@@helenespaulding9372 ... very valid points indeed...i hold no personal grudge against anyone, however , one can form a far more complete picture of the situation by focusing on Tuomas's and the band's actions at the time and its prior conduct than his consequent appeals to the world for compassion...i had the pleasure of being around Tarja on a number of occasion in my professional capacity and was singularly struck by her genuine warmth and superb charisma ...i realize that both sides had their issues but their callous, immature and personally hurtful conduct toward her , crystallized by that published letter was utterly unnecessary and vindictive (not to mention a gross violation of the NDA they all signed with Spinefarm, not to speak disparagingly of one another, while under contract)..if you so desire, i have much more detail to impart in furtherance of clearly displaying their nefarious conduct and utterly eviscerating that letter

[@VeryVery1]

This, my friend, is one of my fav song of Nightwish. 🙏🥰 Amazing song, so powerfull and emotive.

[@abihagar]

Nice reaction man. here a little explanation. The song was about the departure of their first vocalist, Tarja Turunen, and the fallout from that. Tuomas was blamed by the community and was in a very depressed and bad state. This song is a virtual suicide and rebirth for Tuomas. Many say Tuomas was suicidal but Tuomas confirmed that he was not, but that doesn't mean he wasn't in a very dark place, and writing about his virtual suicide was a catharsis for him. If you notice, at the end of part 4 (the end of the heavier disturbing part), Tuomas made a motion of slicing his throat, that was his death in the song. Only 3 minutes prior, in a spoken word part, the words "Now I have only 3 minutes and counting" are heard, so it shows how well paced/planned/composed this song was. After the virtual suicide, was the very caring vocals which encapsulated many words of encouragement that actually came from Tuomas's parents, that helped him out of the dark place and back into being able to face the world again. If you noticed at the very end, both Empuu and Marco walk over to stand with Tuomas to give their support, as this song is a VERY personal song for Tuomas, and those two members were both present and part of the events of Tarja's departure.

[@richardtomlin8704]

Yes it is one of their 'famous songs' You will be asked for the others. However, there are about thirty or forty that you will need to see before you begin to comprehend some idea of their limits.

[@ArabManReacts]

oh my Allah, can't wait☺

[@Matjo7588dk]

Floor before joining NW actually stopped performing because of mental issues. she had anxiety and such. NW actually asked her to join after the first singer "left", but she turned them down. And when they called after the 2 front singer "left" years later, she almost told them no again because she wasnt sure she was ready to come back, but she thought if not now, then when, and said yes. She then had 48 hours to learn the entire set because NW was about to start a tour. But she owns the stages, and even though this version is not the best Poet version out there, its not really like there is bad NW versions. This song also has a very deep story connected with Toumas, the man on the keyboard, he is the composer of their music, and this song is about the pain he went through after the first singer "left" it was a bad break. Sadly many get the story wrong, and mix suicide and stuff in to it. and even though thats false, its about him fighting the pain, anger and remorse, and finding a way through by killing of that part of him so he can move on with the band. Also why its rare to see this song. its hard for him to play it.

[@chadm4963]

correction: They weren't about to start a tour... they were already in the middle of the tour. There was a show In Denver where Elize Ryd (of Amaranthe) and Alissa White-Gluz (of Arch Enemy) both on the tour singing with Kamelot at the time, stepped up to fill in singing the songs that they sort of knew while holding lyric sheets to save them from cancelling the sold out show.

[@Matjo7588dk]

@@chadm4963 That is correct, And I see how my wording of is it well bad. Must be a mix of late night writing and english being a second language. What I meant with about to start a tour, was there was a few days before they had their next concert, so a little before she would need to start at the first show. But I did say it wrong, or in a super bad way no doubt. So thanks for adding a clearification.

[@bazzatron1236]

Your videos are hilarious, keep it up! That camel noise at the end gets me every time!!

[@hansnorling7827]

Hi there! Great to see your reaction! You started out your reaction of Nightwish, with their biggest and most epic Song! -And the most personal one to Tuomas (Holopainen) their keyboard player, who also is the mastermind and genius composer of, like 95% of their music! I think you should, kind of, take one step back! -The first one the most people react to is ”Ghost love score” live from Wacken 2013. The whole Wacken show is epic! Nightwish is absolutly epic live! You have the best audio quality from the shows ”Wacken 2013”, ”Wembley 2015” and ”Buenos Aires 2018”

[@ArabManReacts]

Thanks! I'm going to be doing a lot of Nightwish, your recommendations are very appreciated ❤

[@hansnorling7827]

Arab Man Reacts As you soon will realize, after a few more reactions to Nightwish music, pretty much everything they do is epic! -Just a little bit more or less! 😀 The three biggest and most epic scores is 1: ”The Poet and the Pendulum” live from Wembley 2015 (better audio!) 2: ”The Greatest show on Earth” live from Tampere. and: 3: ”Ghost love Score” from Wacken 2013. If you want here some of their heavier stuff: ”Romanticide” live from Wacken 2013 is one of the most popular ones! If you want hear Floor growl! -Do: ”Yours is an empty hope” Live from Wembley 2015. Two of my personal favorites is: ”Everdream” live from Wacken and ”The Dead boys poem” live from Buenos Aires 2015, Floor is absolutly killing it!!!

[@pamelakilponen3682]

The guy on the synth is Tuomas Holopainen, the brains of all of Nightwish, chief composer. He is a genius.

[@cinderellsworth]

Wow! You jumped into the World of Nightwish in the Deepest End there is! I hope Joe explained afterwards what this song is about. Great reaction, btw! Subscribed and can't wait for your next video....

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you!!!

[@ShadowhispersBand]

Seen them a bnuch of times, but unfortunately never seen this song live. They don't play it very often.

[@jeisonmendonca]

Great reaction! Floor is incredible. React to more Nightwish videos with Floor, You won't regret it. Mainly the Wacken Show 2013.

[@ArabManReacts]

Yes sir! ☺

[@EricManktelow]

Some backstory on this epic song. The band fired their first singer and decided to put an open letter to her on their website penned by Tuomas (keyboards/Music/Lyrics/Metal Mozart) Tarja the singer was Tuomas' childhood friend and founding member of the band. Even though it was a band decision everyone turned on Tuomas and even the Prime Minister of Finland weighed in on the sacking (Nightwish are the biggest export from Finland.) So this was a huge deal for Finland. Tuomas not only had to fire his childhood friend (and rumoured unrequited love) but then deal with the massive personal backlash and death threats from fans. He became depressed and contemplated ended the band or his life to escape the rage. Instead of actually killing himself he wrote this song about his suicide and here we are. Originally sung by their second singer it wasn't until Floor took over the singing that this song became as epic as it is (they also fired their second singer and brought Floor in on short notice to finish a tour.) The original studio version has choirs and a choirboy singing a lot of the parts that Floor can sing live. Tuomas used to have his in-ears turned off in parts because the emotion was still raw but he's better now and a different person from back then. Still Marko (bass) and Empuu (guitar) stand next to him at the end to offer their support as friends.

[@mannaelinor]

The best version is Tampere 2016 no backing I believe

[@ArabManReacts]

Thanks!

[@darrylhewes2376]

what's not to like about Nightwish.. hard hitting rock combined with a operatic singing style.... A band i like alot

[@MichaelMikeTheRussianBot]

"Makes you believe every word she said..." Yep. Floor doesn't just sing it - she lives it - every song, every time! The ultimate professional! She's been singing professionally since she was 16 (After Forever, ReVamp, Ayreon, Northward,Star One, Nightwish, BesteZangers'`19) , & it shows. :)

[@Wulfshade]

Check out Ghost Love Score (live @ wacken 2013) next

[@ArabManReacts]

Tikram! (that's Arabic for 'You got it!') ☺

[@Ubermonk01]

One which you may enjoy is Dancing in a Hurricane by Epica. Its about the plight of middle eastern refugees. Its also a kick ass song.

[@ArabManReacts]

on it!

[@rianvandenhoof4124]

Did I hear you mention the backstreet boys? Lol!!.

[@cc-hy1cr]

Seven days to the wolves, wembley and Weak Fantasy, Tampere next please!

[@Idefixu]

Excellent suggestions!

[@ArabManReacts]

7adir! You got it 🙏

[@andrewbennefield529]

I'm with you man, in love with her, in love with the band.

[@calanor4130]

Got to say that I really like your tongue-in-cheek attitude! Yes, Floor is an impressive presence indeed. She's stated that she's 183 cm tall, which is exactly 6 feet - not 6'1" as is often claimed by fans. She seems to be a bit sensitive about her height though; if I remember correctly, she was bullied as a kid due to being tall. A quite unusual pick when it comes to "The Poet and the Pendulum". Almost all reactors do the Wembley performance, which has much more visual impact, but it's nice to see a change now and then! I returned to the Nightwish scene some six months ago, after a 12 year long break following the departure of Tarja, Nightwish's first singer. Up until then, I hadn't even heard this song, but Floor's rendition of it pretty much instantly catapulted it into becoming one of my favourite songs of all time, regardless of genre. I've suffered from periods of deep depression myself and feel that this song really captures the turbulence and emotional chaos of such episodes. Floor's fantastic ability to convey emotions is the final touch that truly sets this song apart. It's nothing short of a masterpiece. Regarding the chick in audience who you commented on being pretty (and I agree), I believe she can be seen in some clips from Buenos Aires as well. Some die-hard fans show up on concerts all over the world 😊 Oh and you've obviously started to develop a serious crush on Floor - bear in mind that there's a huge line in front of you consisting of both guys and gals! 😉

[@alexcrouwel6942]

great reaction.....the band and Floor are so versatile they are the next level.....th greatest show on earth live at tempere.......20+ minutes....the song is about the origin of planet earth and the performance.....it is the greatest show on earth

[@gmurph]

"I love her man I love her.. I am in love with her!" - take number 999,999,999 and get in line pal lol peace & love AMR

[@Skybolt211]

Great reaction! Very authentic and honest... unlike some of the reactions where you can tell they've seen 12 other reactions to the same song and are faking it. From here on... I will be known as "Subscriber # 10" ;-)

[@ArabManReacts]

First reaction and video ☺ Thanks for commenting subscriber #10!

[@runnerron1]

Oh man,you started something, good luck with this epic journey 🤘👍

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you!

[@helenespaulding9372]

Hey dude new to doing reaction videos: DON’T STOP IT SO MUCH! You’re driving me nuts!

[@jeroens9160]

You should dive into Thomas' story behind the song, the split with Tarja, and the insane planning within the song. 'I have but three minutes and counting'. This song is a masterpiece

[@rog2224]

One hell of a backing track - the London Symphony orchestra, and Reigate St Mary's Choir School choirboys.

[@williamcoyle7500]

I believe Nightwish is the only metal band ever that can lul 80000 metalheads into complete silence

[@AndreasChytil]

Perfect reaction peace from Austria 🤟🤟🤟

[@lujalainen1]

ok now i have time to check your first react. it´s great you interesting this band,big thanx your room mate. this song is one of the big song this band,other one is greatest show on earth. there is always number 1 live version with every song you tube where audio and everything is perfect. i think nightwish army say to you what is best version to react. normally is wacken 2013, buenos aires or wembley or tampere. ok thanx radio dude and have great day there.

[@robbo8013]

Great reaction. This is not the original live version of this song, wembley london 2015 is the original version much higher quality audio as well video. But to be honest its refreshing to see this more amateur recorded version. Fun to watch. Please keep reacting to Nightwish, every song is amazing, especially the ones from Wacken 2013. I would recommend as next song Ghost love score from the Wacken 2013 concert. Nightwish is always at its best Live, so stay as long as you can to live versions.

[@ArabManReacts]

Thanks Robbo, i'll definetly check out the wembley version from 2015 and the Ghost love score from Wacken. ☺

[@chrishood2793]

Totally agree, and it was refreshing to see. It was cool to see the band gather around Tuomas once again. I know this song was an emotional wreck for him.

[@MarceloVivallo]

Totally agree!!

[@robbo8013]

Andrew But Before concerts takes place Nightwish determines which concerts they will record high quality video,s , That was Wacken 2013, Wembley 2015 and Buenos Aires . (I wasn,t talking about the era before Floor). Thats where they put all their money to get perfect video,s. Those video,s i call original or official.

[@UnusSedLeo-w5l]

@Andrew But Annette did very well in this song. Her voice is lighter, more poppy, but not bad at all. She is underrated.

[@Pitchblackbones]

Excellent video, I'm VERY much looking forward to seeing more from you, especially if you continue to react to Nightwish (my favorite band continuously since I discovered them in 2005!) I have to say, DAMN, I'm surprised that you were introduced with Poet and the Pendulum, this song is incredibly deep, with a TON of history, and emotional baggage for the band. I would actually strongly recommend continuing to discover the depths of the band's talents, then coming back and watching specifically the Wembley 2015 performance of Poet and the Pendulum. It's probably the most well-received, and most masterful rendition of the song. There are SO MANY good songs to check out. Welcome to Nightwish, we're thrilled to have you join the ranks of the Army 😉).

[@ArabManReacts]

That sounds like a solid plan, thank you for suggesting. Joe's got a good 7 Nightwish songs lined up so I honestly can't wait to get into them. Oh and i'm the one who is thrilled, you are AMAZING

[@suer9323]

I subscribed... you entertained me immensely:) Great reaction. Thank you

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you sue!