REACTING to NIGHTWISH (Endlessness) 🌌🎶🎤

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[@Equilibrium2903]

The second guitar is Troy. Also: "Ayreon - The Day That the World Breaks Down"

[@jordanlindsey4299]

Yes! He really needs to check out that song, it will blow him away

[@andersbodilsen2292]

yeah and about time :) he will enoy that one .. Also: Ayreon: Age of Shadows live kzbin.info/www/bejne/enjZYoWtndWpkLs

[@peterliddle4546]

@@andersbodilsen2292 👍

[@deerjerf1]

I was gonna comment this as well about the second guitar in live performances, but I figured someone beat me to it ;)

[@dylin0018]

Chase, your Nightwish journey has become mine as well. I discovered Nightwish in early 2019 and have been a huge fan since (never have been a fan of any particular band/singers, and I'm 50 years old). Your analysis has given me a new experiences with the band. It's something I look forward to every week. Thank you ❤ 🤘

[@Ebhen1]

I'm totally with you there. I was a Nightwish fan before but watching Chase pick the songs apart and point out all the details have opened my mind way more to their music and how Tuomas writes songs and I couldn't be more grateful. :D I saw them live with Anette and wasn't to impressed so I more or less forgot about them until a couple of years ago when I heard that Floor had stepped in. What a difference! She even gave Tarja a run for her money and in the end have won me over compleatly! *happy dance* 😁

[@moniquevanderveeken8960]

Same here. 50 and a big fan for the first time. Bought even a Nightwish hoody. 😅

[@MustaLaatta]

@@moniquevanderveeken8960 Oh, You got the uniform allready, LOL

[@MariaPajonk]

@@MustaLaatta :-)))

[@DarkenSeyreth]

I'm a longtime fan of Nightwish, basically since just before End of an Era, and I feel like Chase has made me rediscover this band all over. I have always loved them, but he is showing me why I love them and why they are so good.

[@markoviitanen2671]

This song hit me stronger than I expected. I've heard it before... but the melody and some phrases were very touching, because today I buried my mother, and it's the endlessness of things that has been on my mind today...

[@AGDinCA]

My deepest condolences, friend. I do hope she did not suffer? Tell me something about her that you think the rest of the world should know.

[@OrthodoxMidwife]

Prayers for your family Marko 💜

[@fornamnefternamn1532]

I always thought that I would have the entire The Greatest Show on Earth song for my funeral. Now with Endlessness, I have a harder choice.

[@l.k1920]

I WANT the pauses! I LOVE the pauses! That's why I come to see your videos. If I want to see the whole thing uninterrupted, I'll go watch that instead of your videos. But your pauses are the absolute best, because it shows your appreciation for the music. On that note, I want to say: thank you for how you've handled this wonderful album and this wonderful band. And thank you for keeping Nightwish Saturdays alive! ✌

[@Angel-bn2xn]

In fact, this is not the end of the album, there's a thirty minutes instrumental orchestral track after Endlessness, which makes the whole journey even more epic

[@MustaLaatta]

It really does Nightwish 🤘🇫🇮

[@Spikebhaal]

Well it is the End of the Human Part of the Album, the instrumental part is the Nature part.

[@jimmybumgardner8322]

I would like for you to react to A LIFETIME OF ADVENTURE, with TUOMAS WIFE SINGING. It is so Beautiful.

[@richardgoddard37]

And The Last Sled, and then onto AURI

[@ferretmom66]

The entire album is beautiful

[@fragrebel3442]

YES!

[@MacZussie]

I suggest "A Lifetime of Adventure" sung by Susanne Scherer of MOONSUN (band), as she had been a former pupil of Floor Jansen when she still worked as vocal coach back then, before she joined Nightwish.

[@annukkas]

Yes yes yes!!!

[@lea-anne9133]

First time I heard this song I blubbed my eyes out. Still do. I just find it incredibly moving🥺❤

[@melindawright670]

Finale!?!? But, but...I do hope you will consider doing the Nature side of the album as well. Your reactions and breakdown of the music you present is insightful and informational, and I always feel like I have learned/heard/seen something new.

[@narinthebeardedalien2994]

please!!!!!!!!

[@hopegreer3357]

Yes, PLEASE!! If not song by song maybe a disc 2 review with breakdowns.

[@gabrielbarrosuccelli6935]

I think that being just one big song divided, is a little difficult he do in the way that he did the first part of the album. I liked his analysis on the album thou, this guy's channel is the best surprise that 2020 brought to me.

[@peterachten4353]

“Walk with me to your sea. Someone in the tomorrow is waiting for me. Someone to share the thief with. Dust with a meaning. Precious and rare.” This chorus is so sad and uplifting at the same time. Chase: “...and I can’t wait to see the rest of this take place”: agree 100%!

[@OrkarIsberEstar]

let it be known "its so strong, its so powerfull its uhm.....nightwish"

[@StergiosMekras]

Followed by a sigh of resignation.

[@kjvail]

Troy has become a second guitarist on many new arrangements for two guitars.

[@Secret_Agent_Mark]

He added the e-bow to the list of instruments too (if you can call it an instrument).

[@kjvail]

Troy isn't part time. He's playing something on every song. If its not one of the dozen or so instruments he seems to be master of, then he's strumming a guitar.

[@jordanlindsey4299]

Please please please check out Ayreon soon! "The Day That The World Breaks Down" is a good place to start, and then anything live.

[@zvolencan1]

You should definitely listen to 2nd CD recording yourself with less pauses. I don´t mind if the video is 40 mins long or whatever, I watched the Greatest Show on Earth reaction like it didn´t happen. :) Also I´m looking forward to you listening to things like Sleeping Sun, I Wish I Had an Angel, and so on.

[@HollaenderFL]

Since these two are on the „Unemployed Blacksmiths“ album by Crewish (the crew of Nightwish), I would love a double reaction to the songs on there. The interpretation by the crew is something else, but still great. Also, buying the CD supports the crew in these hard times.

[@repkam09]

I've so enjoyed this whole journey through the album! Thanks Chase!

[@jnrickards]

Always wonderful to hear your analysis of amazing music, it brings a greater appreciation of composition

[@OrkarIsberEstar]

Haha im looking forward to this. Saturday is a great day each weak now! Thank you Mr. Carneson for making our lives better

[@cainyourkids]

Goodness, can't wait for this! Marko shines here, and I'm already excited with your breakdown and analysis! I hope you'll also do the 2nd disc of Human :||: Nature?

[@markusreeve]

So glad you are carrying on Nightwish Saturday, my favourite reactor by far. so interesting hearing your reviews.

[@tomtom7459]

Thank you for reacting to one of the great album's of our time you have wonderful expertise look forward to the second instrumental part so thanks again chase 🔥🔥

[@ChaseCarneson]

Thank you too!

[@magnuspeacock5857]

Can you please do All the Works of Nature please. Ideally in one sitting, that is how it was designed to be heard. I wouldn't mind if it wasn't a First-Time Reaction.

[@AT87]

"That is how you end an album" ...but you have a whole disc left.

[@sateentuoksu]

I returned to this by accident. Oh, I so love your way of feeling the music. And it also feels to a listner / watcher. You don´t even have to speak all the things as your gestures, facial expressions and movements express & speak it. ❤

[@Cosmos_Titan]

Told you, this album is a masterpiece.☺ Good reaction, mate. Another note- Dark Passion Play album turns 13 today. How about a reaction to Master Passion Greed? It's arguably their heaviest track.😉 Edit: Sahara is a slow and heavy track from that album as well.🤘🏼 Tampa's version has Floor on vocals.

[@trophytracker321]

Or a run down of the full album, or 2 from Anette

[@rosegoi360]

The violin at the end gives me goosebumps everytime! Thank you for the reaction :D

[@ChaseCarneson]

It's insane. It made me feel cold and...kinda...unready

[@monicacarolina6480]

You forgot Troy!!!! 2nd guitar ;) This song is pure art and beautifully haunting.

[@exery8940]

I think 2nd guitar is Troy. He in one of the interviews said he did a lot more guitar work on this album and backed up Empu

[@irenehabes-quene2839]

Thankyou for all these explanations about the instruments, background, buildup, etc, as I’m actually totally ignorant on the subject. Perhaps that’s why I enjoy listening to your step by step explanations to help me better understand what I’m hearing. Your reactions are unique in that sense as almost all of the numerous other reactions are all about the phenomenal voice of Floor Jansen. Sometimes we just forget that the entire band are extremely gifted magnificent musicians and that Tuomas is a genius.

[@oolillemyoo4099]

Thank you for going on this incredible journey with us - it’s been wonderful! I’m still very much looking forward to - and hoping you’ll take a look at 3 of my favorite songs: - Ghost River (live at Wacken), Marko and Floor singing together creating magic. - Dark Chest Of Wonders (live at Wacken), the opener for the 2013 show, whimsically in your face. - Dead Boy’s Poem (live at Buenos Aires), A gentle Floor showing us Tuomas’ heartstrings. I can’t wait to continue this journey with you - thank you for doing what you do, and have a damn good day. _PS: Thank you for the shout-out to our Nightwish Discord :)_

[@olgahein4384]

No matter what you do with the second part of the album, can you please react separately to the last song 'Ad Astra'? Not the version from Nightwish channel, which is purely audio (like all of the second disc) but the official music video released by Nuclear Blast, which shows off the partnership between Nightwish and World Land Trust? The music, together with the iconic narration and the moving pictures/video shots from World Land Trust are just breathtaking together.

[@johannessilver8653]

It is so nice to hear awesome Marco to sing this epic ending song of deep tone and atmosphere. You have a good point when saying that this album has everything for all the moods and feelings.

[@SummerFlowNightSleep]

Welp... I commented before watching the whole video because of time constraint xD Still keeping it here though: Please please please don't forget about the works of nature, the album isn't over with Endlessness. Even though the second disc is (mostly) instrumental, it's a continuation of the songs you've listened to so far, and Ad Astra is the perfect proper end to the album :D Also it might be worth reading up briefly on the hykkal hymn (sp?), its 'sampled' and gives the whole 'birth of everything until the very end' concept stronger when you realize how old 'written' music is ^^ I would suggest listening to the first disc in one go first, and have that lead into the instrumental songs. Don't break them up, listen to it in one go, it's a wonderful half hour of music that you'll definitely like with your like/affinity for (movie)score music. (Did you know that Tuomas is a huuuuuge Hans Zimmer fan? :D) Thank you for all the Human Nature reactions so far

[@Thorgrim247]

Wonderful reaction and analysis video Chase! I have grown to love this CD. I kind of think of it as music for adults? There is no focus on making this recording about all heavy or any particular style. However each song gives you something intellectually to think about in a very personal way. There are so many layers to this amazing compilation of music. I love the way Tuomas has decided to begin the recording with "Music". Being a musician and making it his life's work it makes so much sense. Not to mention it is what this entire CD and Tuomas' life is all about. Then the journey begins and touches on many if not all aspects of our human condition. Then "Endlessness" as the final song. If you think about the title of the song and the song placement within this CD it presents a wonderful dichotomy. The placement says "The End", but the title and song itself says "There is no Ending"? And now we come to the lyrical content of the song. It is explains Tuomas', and most likely others within Nightwish' conceptual belief in what occurs when we all reach that final stage of life on this plane of existence. Once you look closer at the lyrics you will see that this is a spiritual song dealing with the concept of death as a crossing over to another plane of existence/nonexistence? The term used in this song as well as in the opening to "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" and mentioned in the chorus to "Sagan", both from the 2015 release "Endless Forms Most Beautiful, is "The Unseen Stream". It's a metaphor for the "flow" of genetic inheritance between species that has been passed down as though in a "stream" from the earliest of lifeforms as a result of evolution. This is why in the conclusion to this song you see the shapes in the gaseous cloud forms as the song slowly fades out. The message is basically "There is no ending, simply a circular movement to everything in existence. One door closes and another one opens so to speak. Many of Nightwish' members claim to be "Openly Secular" and this song embodies this concept perfectly. I have had people ask me personally "If you don't believe in a God, what do you believe in and how do you understand our place in this earthly existence"? This song answers that question perfectly! Always wonderful to take these journey with you my friend. Love it every time. Till the next one, Have a Damn Good Day. Peace.

[@baneofpain8237]

By a close margin the best song on the album. Hard choice, but that chorus almost makes me cry!

[@andrewhuggins9008]

Nailed it again fella! I reckon Tuomas could set about his house with a baseball bat whilst Floor and Marko shouted at him and you could break down the structure of it perfectly for us! Top work, keep it up chap 👏🤘

[@aura5572]

This song at tmr moment is my fav on thr album. It changes every second day thou.

[@TerribleChester]

Finally!! my favorite song on the album! I cannot wait for the live performance. And of course a phenomenal reaction as usual!

[@addhoc256]

this song will never be performed live. Tuomas said. when marco left they decided that this song will be marco's for ever and not have another version.

[@exery8940]

"nope. I'm not ready"

[@marianogonzalez1977]

Nightwish Army will be with you all the way, no matter wherever it leads to... Glad to have found your channel Chase!

[@MyB1971]

Another great reaction. 😊 It is not possible to have a favorite on this album. The album is fantastic. Keep up the good work. It's a pleasure to listen to you.

[@GizmosMonster]

having a favorite is so easy when Procession is on here.

[@Prince1993t]

The ending always makes me cry like a baby 😭😭😭

[@nickwiederhold]

Since you started this series, I've been waiting to see the joy you'd get from this one. I was not disappointed.

[@HattemAlHajry]

Best song in the album

[@anne-marievandruenen600]

I love the pure joy on your face when you hear a particularly beautiful/impactful part that you really like :) As always, a very insightful and educational reaction. Keep up the good work, dear sir!

[@acontadogui]

All the works of Nature which adorns the world. PLEASE!! It's such an amazing journey, so well conected to the first album. It'll be awesome. Cheers from Brazil and have a damn good day!

[@laurentyvangurewitch3940]

Thank you for all your Saturday mornings, this one especially!

[@ChaseCarneson]

Many more to come.

[@lordoverflow]

This song is so powerful in many ways.

[@GingerChocobo]

Super excited for their Wembley show in May, can't wait to feel the energy they bring to it!

[@jphuolman9020]

I love your analyzes.... Althought I am a Finn I have never listened Nightwish before... I just love to listen your deep analyzes of the piece...

[@ChaseCarneson]

Thank you so much for listening and commenting

[@verakatharina]

Yas, been waiting for this since Music, and I wasn't disappointed. Thanks, Chase! ♥️ I'm so happy you appreciate this song. I promise, there's a lot to discover when you listen to it more. :) 20+ years of being a fan and I didn't think they were capable of releasing a song that would become my all time favorite. They did, it's this one. I'm ashamed I ever thought that. I should know better. I do know better.

[@robstrang8686]

Thank you for the past 9 Saturdays. Looking forwards to the coming ones.

[@Andy_from_de]

I think a shout out to the visual artists on these lyrics videos would have been in order at some point. They provided the perfect backdrop to the music, you don't even miss seeing the band (except for Noise, where you don't see them playing instruments). Every single frame in every video was just as perfect as every note Tuomas wrote, the vocalist sang and the instruments played.

[@mattyguitar22]

I love the vocals at the end singing the guitar melody all the way from the very beginning

[@eralbuca]

i loooooove nigthwish saturdays!!!! hugs from chile!!!! 🥳🥳💕💕

[@ChaseCarneson]

Hellooooo 🇨🇱

[@Youthanasia72]

Thank you so much for this great great reaction series🙏

[@AlvaHognestad]

What a nice journey this was. Excited to see what's coming up!

[@melissaramey1391]

Beautifully done, Chase. 🤘💗

[@zenithquasar9623]

This track is sooo good and the strings at the end is so good!

[@emy6732]

Who else was just waiting for Chase's reaction when the lyrics started and then when Floor came in? Thank you Chase, wonderfull reaction as always! And we're still waiting for "Ayreon's Day that the world breaks down" !

[@ChaseCarneson]

I'll get there I promise. Thank you

[@CynderDragoneye]

I love just watching Chase’s face when he doesn’t want to interrupt but wants to say something

[@ChaseCarneson]

It's a nightmare 😂

[@CynderDragoneye]

7:40

[@danielorthas9868]

Waiting for the second cd!!!

[@jasminwolf7412]

This song is one of my favourites of this album... Its perfection!! 👌🏼

[@Ilionej]

17:57 = listening to this part - and the entire song in a nutshell. Aka basically me at first, second and 100th listen. I can comprehend your melting, as both a musician and a fan. It's just goosebumps paired with tears of disbelief, grief and hopeful happiness all at once.

[@lonl2119]

Love your competent reacting videos - especially the Nightwish ones...

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

Marko's turn and it's great. The whole album is great. Thank you!

[@peterwilliams6289]

The opening of this piece is so Dream Theater. Which is good.

[@Ryndricken]

ive been waiting for this video since you started the album, i'm not dissapointed.

[@ArumesYT]

You may be worried about the live performance, I am excited! So far the live versions have always been better than the studio recordings. This is going to kick ass live!

[@Gdub-ok7ur]

Awesome! What you say about the album flowing from one song to the next is spot on. I feel the same way with Endless forms Most Beautiful. I know you have reacted to some of the songs on it already, but I highly recommend listening to it in the same manor as Human Nature. I can usually listen to my music in a giant pot on shuffle, but not Nightwish, I have to listen to the entire album, in order, without skipping any songs.

[@phillee2814]

Even with Marco occupied on bass, Troy we know plays the guitar very well, and Floor also play the guitar and a little flute, Tuomas also plays the clarinet (although we haven't seen Floor playing any instrument in NIghtwish previously or Tuomas on anything but keyboards) - harks back to "can they all play everything? Yeah, probably!" from one of your previous reactions. Troy seems to be one of those rare musicians who after an hour chatting with a regular player and another of practice could probably play just about anything passably well. So there are plenty of options instrumentally available to them. A second guitar is about the easiest!

[@hiawatha.g]

I came to Nightwish late (during the Annette era) so I discovered things both forward and backward. I love every era of Nightwish, but I think this album is a quantum leap in their (and of course Tuomas') sophistication and genius. Love your analyses. A lot of what you are describing about the way he builds songs is typical of classical composition.

[@maianation]

It's like a song for/from time. The endlessnes of it. I hope you listen it as a song after digesting it professionaly.

[@cassiewinters331]

Now you need to listen to Auri, and Tuomas’ solo album. Both are beautiful. I love their projects outside of Nightwish

[@MsCatstaff]

Marko's solo album as well! Finnish and English versions!

[@crabuki1273]

TU4C! Great as always, Chase.

[@ChaseCarneson]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kimfabritiusdetengnagel2038]

Dear Chase, it is a must from all of us, that you do the second / instrumental part here as well - and I don't think anybody cares if you spend a couple of hours, explaining what you hear, sence and feel, during the careful listening. Dvd 2 is just as mind blowing as dvd 1 - I close my eyes and goes into imagination mode, every time I listen to it. The only thing missing are the smelling and the wind. We will grant you an ekstra week to prepare 😁🤣🤘🤘 But it is a must - talk about a journey! And this one was just as brilliant as all your other "breaking down" explanations, it's a pleasure to watch a hear. Thank you 👍 🤘 🤘 🤘

[@mommyca2299]

Definitely one of my favorites!

[@inessantos6899]

Great reaction Chase! This "song" it's really a perfect ending to this amazing journey! Don't forget: This album it's called *Human :|: Nature* , the Nature journey (the 2nd cd) it's a beautiful love letter to Nature so you have not complete this journey yet! The Nature must be heard and Tuomas really puts his epic mind and soul into that instrumental masterpiece! I wouldn't mind if you just listen to Nature by yourself, it's a really beautiful experience and so inspirational and then you give us some thoughts about it! Cheers

[@jaihayes9647]

One of my faves on the albums I think. Marco's vocals are so good

[@evanwayland]

Reminder after reminder that Nightwish will forever be the best symphonic metal band on Earth

[@monikaklimczak9828]

So Endlessness is so weird for me... Like... Every time I hear it, it's beautiful and I love it but also - the moment it stops playing, it kinda puffs out of existence for me. I don't know why. I just forget this song, even though I loved it while listening. And yes, I am ready for the flak coming my way for saying this, bring it on, folks, I'm ready! On the plus side, every time I get to hear this song for the first time, which is also very cool :D

[@AleksandarGospic]

Finally my favorite song on the album and for me up there with the best Nightwish songs ever! 😁 Chorus is just unbelievable both lyrically and the way it is sang (or sung, I never know this lol) and ending is simply epic, both lyrically and musically, I mean the entire song is, really a masterpiece! And Marco killed it wow! I don't know how this song would sound if Floor was the leading vocal, would be interesting to know, but Marco is just perfect for it, from this perspective I just cannot imagine Floor being the lead vocal for Endlessness. Tuomas is genius!

[@TheJoujou5555]

Who guessed that he's going to say "that's how you end an album"... I did... And he's not wrong... Great reaction as always...

[@carlosmrergis921]

I know it sounds kind of stupid... But last year in June, when I got covid and it was not getting any better... Actually it was getting worse and worse and worse... I thought I was going to die... It was really scary... This particular song... This song some kind of help me making the fear go away... And actually kind of felt excited about I was going to face death and everything that comes or perhaps doesn't come after... Spoiler, I'm still here

[@aleksandraprvulovic1337]

I saw faces too!

[@ChaseCarneson]

I know right?

[@artonx4719]

All the Works of Nature which Adorn the World... you should've listen to that masterpiece...

[@mattybob12310]

In the booklet that came with the album they listed one of Troys instruments as 'space guitar'... I think it must be underneath Emppu in this song? 🤔 Also, after the rollercoaster of this Album, Endlessness hit me hard, Marco nailed it and Floors backing vocals towards the end are just... ugh. There are no words 😂

[@robvandeven5924]

Thank you Chase....

[@tjitsekoster9379]

Our brain is trained to recognize faces. That's why you get the face of Jesus in a piece of burnt toast. I don't think there are faces in the nebulae, but I'm sure some of the structures resemble a face. I thought I recognized the figure of a woman at 20:37. Anyway, I would love to see you react to the Nature part as it's truly a masterpiece from beginning to end and I know you'll love it. The Blue, Quiet As The Snow and Ad Astra are some of the highlights, but the whole thing is increddible.

[@wazzalord3]

Nice you finally reached the second-to-last song of the album, just one more to go! Perfectly in time for the new ayreon album to release, Transitus is a blast and i really recomend listening to it in order!

[@samuelengle3773]

Chase please do the second disc as one reaction. It will be a huge video but a grand one.

[@kianhoo9197]

I’m kinda jealous of how smart this guy is👀

[@ChaseCarneson]

Tuomas? Me too!!!

[@kianhoo9197]

Tuomas is a genius you need to be very smart to understand a genius Gj on the analysis

[@Brombit]

Pain of Salvation - Full Throttle Tribe includes: - introducing a melody and them coming back to it - not being ready (you, not ready for the next part of the song + the singer, not ready to die)

[@MMID303]

Are you gonna do Endless Forms Most Beautiful? Because you should.

[@GrimlynAnkou]

You should do the Nature side from start to finish only about 30min long and it is broken into parts but sounds so much better as whole

[@v-mp2557]

Thank you for these reactions. This record was decided just as it started as ... epic. If anything I missed, then the harmonious duets of Marco and Floor, but that was perhaps not the theme of this album anyway. I definitely recommend listening to record two as well.

[@SynphamyMusic]

Please do CD2... Please do CD 2... It's beautiful (crosses fingers)

[@radu342]

Chase, if you would like to hear something really heavy try "master passion greed"

[@stups9975]

Love this reaction. I think this album is amazing. I would live to see you do an album reaction to Imaginarium . That album is just a masterpiece ..with the story concept, musical theme , diversity , and amazing writing. Annette also sounds great on the album. I know your busy and have a ton of stuff on the list to do. But if you haven’t already do yourself a favor and listen to it in your own if you can’t react to it. It will blow your mind.

[@paulmdevenney]

I have this instinct that this track, melancholy as it is, its going to be a major live hit. It feels like lighters, and sing along and stand together music. I think this is probably my favourite on an album of favourites. Honestly though, my favourite....is listening to the album all in one sitting... Nightwish have often done more layers of guitar in the album. In the past they have relied on strong lead sound from Emppu and Tuomas normally is padding out the sound with keys when Emppu is doing a lead style riff (i.e. not power chords) and a lot of what you might think is guitar live is probably Marko's bass anyway. Now they have Troy of course they have many more options, though as they have shown, sometimes they'll give troy a more accoustic sound. Kai announced that he had been on a monster shopping spree to get the drum kit needed for this album (and eventual tour) They will work out ways to achieve the songs live. For example, the rise that ends with both the words "endlessness" and "life" at the same time, they will either backing track or maybe marko will do the first "endlessness". We're so used to the live versions, but there are always subtle differences to the albums.

[@gayleeidson6724]

Oh s#&+ it's just 4:10, am I too early ??? LOL, kidding just pressing the ole button !