Epic! Nightwish's "The Poet and the Pendulum" Live | Reaction

Hey everyone! Today, I'm diving into Nightwish's live performance of "The Poet and the Pendulum" for the first time. This song is an epic masterpiece, and seeing it performed live is a whole new experience. The band's orchestral metal style combined with powerful vocals creates an incredible atmosphere that left me in awe... again!
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[@DesertEagleDutch]

Nightwish will get a grip of you if you have a soul. Nightwish has been a big part of my life for decades. When Floor joined it just felt like they found the missing puzzle piece. The passion.. dedication... talent. Her lifestory is remarkable. On top of that.. she's a dedicated wife.. mother and beating cancer in the meantime.😢 Never been so proud to be Dutch 🇳🇱🫡

[@NickBR57]

Personally I prefer Anettes version at Montreux Jazz Festival 2012: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJyUm5iAd9SWmJosi=xHKyqdO1CgjmSWib

​@@NickBR57Hmmm, that's not even the same song? I've seen Nightwish live with Anette and I was not impressed. The band was great as always, but Anette sounded like a pop singer trying to master metal. I agree that she does sound good on the "Slow, Love, Slow" at Montreux. Anette was OK on the albums, but she could never sing the operatic parts from the Tarja era. This is My opinion and of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

[@NickBR57]

I don't disagree. Maybe I clicked a wrong link but it took me to a Floor solo show Slow Love Slow...

[@teonaj5144]

​@@NickBR57you must be joking, This version is 1000 tiimes better. Annette cant sing live at all😂😂😂😂😂

[@melkios]

I listen this masterpiece more than 200 times but still goosebumps EVERY time on "sparkle my scenery" "tuck me in beneath the blue" "search for beauty find your shore" "you have such oceans within"

[@kentk2215]

The pure emotional outpouring from a true genius, Tuomas Holopainen. One of my very favorite performances of a song by any artist ever.

[@user-Rockmagix]

This song changed my 64 years lasting life. 'the blade will keep on descending': Whatever happens, the dark side of life will always be behind..... 'Find your beauty find your shore': You can be deep and deeper in a mess, there is always a way out if you go out to find it.... 'You have such oceans within': Take a serious look inside yourself and find the good stuff you are able to create.... WOW If theese words don't touch your soul, what is up with you???? Whatever guard you have up, when Floor's voice comes in she cut's thru it like a fresh sharpened butcher knife and get's you right into your soul and while your bleeding out you feel satisfied. When Floor goes into her emotional mode you can sleep in the finnish winter outside in the woods and still be warmed by her voice and feel comfortable. Much Love from Germany to you and your passionate reactions! Do you like sweet surprises? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHOqaXqarrGMes0

[@MacZussie]

It was a Friday evening at 9 pm, when I had my first listening to The Poet and The Pendulum. I know it as it was yesterday, because I was suffering from a break-up situation at that time. The song laid like balm on my emotions while I was listening to it in a continous loop, until I fell asleep at around 3 am in the morning. If I could only pick three Nightwish song with me (that means that I need to drop some beloved one's) the Poet would be one of them.

[@MacZussie]

P.S. The other two are "Kiss, while your lips are still red" and "Slaying the Dreamer" , also emotionally bond, but for different reasons. The first listening of the last one was live at my very first Nightwish concert, while none of my friends wanted to accompany me on a "Symphonic Metal" concert. It was a blast. I didn't expect that insane break-down in the middle of the song, while standing in about row 20 in front of the stage. The brunette girl in front of me and the blonde girl to my left flipped their long hair, hitting my face alternating and I needed to jump just to gasp for some fresh air as I noticed I was part of a jumping mass. So each time I am watching "Slaying the Dreamer" from Buenos Aires 2018 now, I am travelling back in time to my first NW concert.

[@jasonmarshall7572]

An emotional masterpiece. Nightwish is a fine wine to me.

[@mattipenttila7325]

This song song lock my Everlasting love for Floor Jansen.

[@robertsheeler321]

The Poet and the Pendulum is the song about there 1st singer Tarja Turnunen getting fired in 2005 , here's my interpretation of it - The Poet and the Pendulum was written after firing Tarja the original singer. She was the face of Nightwish at the time, and Tuomas (Keyboards) wrote this and considered her a muse to many of the songs he had written at that point. They had also grown up in the same city and knew each other since early childhood. Some say Tuomas was in love with her but only Tuomas knows that for sure . All the band members decided together to fire her for acting too much of a diva And her husband & Manager was stepping way outta bounds concerning the band business He always wanted more money , only big paying show but the band did it for the love of music and there fans . According to all the band members, Tarja was missing lots of rehearsals and would not even travel with the band anymore. Tuomas was painted as the devil by many fans, and went through a deep depression. He even considered ending the band . He wrote The Poet and the Pendulum at that time, and actually kills himself in the song. He said he killed himself in the song at the 10:00 time stamp , as to kill the pain he was going through . To this day every time he plays it, it takes him back to those feelings, and shows on his face. In the last part, Mother and Father, words are said to him that his real mother said to him at that time of his deep depression. One part that touches me at the end when the guitarist Emppu and bassist Marko, the only other two involved with firing Tarja (that were still active with the band at the time of this show )were standing with Tuomas at the end in solidarity and love., NOTE : the 1st two words are (The End) and the last two words are (The Beginning) representing the end of the 1st era of Nightwish and the beginning of the next era

[@RolfMeyer-cl7ou]

The most intensiv Lyrics i ever hear. Look to Tuomas emotions. And then, on top Floor.The HSP..What a emotional Masterpiece from our Genuis. Grettings from northern Germany 🤘

[@Thorgrim247]

Quite a special song in the history of this band and rock music in general.

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻😘 Great great job Charlene

[@kirsisaari926]

Great reaction, greetings from Finland

[@Waylander45]

Probably the single greatest live performance I have ever seen. An incredible song, performed astoundingly. Floor is just unbelievable. I would highly recommend "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018, and "Sleeping Sun" live at Vizovice Masters of Rock festival 2015. Either would be a good follow up to this masterpiece.

[@nardj.5277]

Try 7 Days to the Wolves, also live from Wembley.

[@orangeguppie6897]

Yesss please, i concur!!!!😊

[@scottclark3761]

This one has backstory. Tarja was the original singer..for years...and then there were issues...open letters, drama for weeks. Tarja was kicked out of the band...and Tuomas was blamed for a lot of it. This was him...symbolically unaliving himself in his music so he wouldn't do it for real. The Keyboardist is Tuomas Holopainen, and, indeed, the poet. The songwriter. It's an emotional song...you see Emppu and Marko over there in solidarity.

[@lieven2292]

Thank you, mam... for these glorious 'sleepless night shivers', and your appreciation of this awesome group of talent and skill...

[@RetroToMetroReactions]

Thank you SO much! 🤗

[@mattilindstrom]

Love the framing, lighting, and color grading of your face camera shots. The performance was the last one according to Tuomas, he's not the man he was when this was composed.

[@maurobernasconi932]

Everytime I hear this song, I'm like you now....astounding...and it's some year that I listen to it. Good reaction, however.

[@manuelmorante9465]

👍👍😎😎🤘🤘

[@silverblack5475]

I prefer when the reactor doesnt know the backstory to this song , they can just sit back and enjoy the masterpiece that it is just like all the other songs , without pausing and talking about lyrics and how he must've felt and etc , now she can go and do some research and listen to it again knowing the full story .

[@driftwood2230]

Agree!

[@AntaryDraconis]

nice, thank you

[@redguern]

I struggle to remember any live performances by any pop stars that give me, goosebumps, butterflies, lumps in the throat or whatever you want to call it. On the other hand it is quite common for Floor Jansen and many metal singers to have that effect on me. I'm afraid there is a huge gulf in class between a) Floor, Simone, Sharon den Adel, Charlotte W, Anneka van Giersebergen, Dianne van Giersbergen, Tarja, to name but a few, and b) Harry, Ed, Kylie, Katy, Rita etc. Others will argue otherwise but to me there is no competition.

[@frenkwd1]

Hello The song "The Poet and the Pendulum" is a 13 Minute journey through the mind and turmoil of Tuomas Holopainen after the year 2005. It was in that year the band parted with their long-time singer Tarja Turunen and had a personal falling out with her. The pain of the separation was big on both sides, and shown in this song. There is the responsibility that the band and Holopainen had to show towards the fans,. It was the End of an Era for them, and reason for Holopainen being lost as described in these lyrics. We can only of course to a certain degree suppose how much of these are truly Holopainen's feelings, wishes and pains - but we do know that the lyrics of Nightwish have been up to then very personal. Other songs on the album also digest this separation and falling out of the members with Turunen. This is one of the interpretations and i know lots of fans do not agree, they just need to read the open letter that was given to Tarja by the whole band at her last concert with Nightwish, where they fired her. And the main reason that Tuomas went through a depression was that specially the Tarja fans where furious and showed that in the media and everyone was blaming Tuomas. (the fans spit on his grave). He felt the whole world was against him. However personal and "real" these thoughts are, I feel like this song definitely takes us not only on a journey with Holopainen but also into ourselves. The music underlines the emotional gravity of the song extremely well. And I believe a lot of people can actually relate to a sense of guilt and being overwhelmed that all they desired for is the safety of home and innocence. While being personal, the song can still ring true to it's listener. That's a quality Nighwish possesses in many, many more songs. The emotional journey is one we can all share and very few bands know how to put that journey into song and especially into sound as well as Nightwish does. The band remains through all it's shores and Oceans, one of my main favourites and I hold special place for the band in my musical heart. I hope you have enjoyed reading my analysis and share some of my thoughts. If you do have any comments, please feel free to let me know. And remember the beauty of interpretation is that it is subjective; we can see all and feel different things in the same song and continue to love it endlessly. Lyric analysis by Annika Hausen Greetings from the Netherlands

[@NickBR57]

My no 1 song. A masterpiece. Accumulated notes follow... This is a 5-part journey through the emotional turmoil following Tarja's departure. As the founder and guiding light of the band, Tuomas' took much of the flak from those who claimed to be Nightwish fans but we're actually obsessed with Tarja and thought she WAS Nightwish - an idea that the subsequent growth and improvement of the band comprehensively demolished. Indeed there are still people today who call the "Tarjawish" in some vain attempt to make Tarja something she wasn't. (Don't get me wrong, Tarja can be fantastic, but Nightwish is about Tuomas' and his compositions. We are fortunate he now has Floor to exhibit his works.) The parts are: 1. White Lands of Empathica (The End) - the end of a band as well know it. Later to become known as the "End of an Era" 2. Home - the breakup of the band and the wish to find a place, home, to go to and get away from the madness of those who hated. Of course, there is a lot more in here too. 3. The Pacific - as usual, Tuomas' needs to reference the oceans, one of his "grounding" themes. His love of the ocean metaphor is well-docunented. He did, of course, originally dream of becoming a marine biologist. Strange that he should have a gnat named after him! 4. Dark Passion Play - the hate of Tarja fans led him into deep depression. However the band were not in good places so he didn't feel he could "cry on their shoulders" so in the end he went back to see his 5. - Mother and Father (and The Beginning) - the lyrics here reflect what his mother said to him at that time. The beginning of a new era and new line-up BTW, they are not hanging out having a chat as such - see later. Tuomas refers to the ocean frequently - the second album is called Oceanborn, Dead Boys Poem ends with reference to ocean soul and Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean ends with lyrics about setting the dolphins free and "we shall wash the darkened blood red sea, our voices shall echo over the mountains and seas". Tuomas is a very special person and this is, for me, the pinnacle of his work. Nothing surpasses it. For him it is one of the deepest songs. Quotes from the band on the making of the album and the song... TUOMAS: We will never play "Bye Bye Beautiful" or "Master Passion Greed" live again, [sic] because the lyrics are just too unambiguous and personal. There was at least as much gloom behind "The Poet and the Pendulum", too, but it leaves a bit more room for interpretation. It's easily one of our best songs but especially, the "Mother and Father'" part in the end always stirs up such a storm of emotions that it's impossible for me to do it every night. Playing "The Poet and the Pendulum' is a real rollercoaster ride - it makes me feel anxious, blush, laugh, and, in the end, just happy that that part of my life is behind me. My notes: My number 1 Nightwish song and for good reasons. (No 2, Song of Myself, No 3 7 Days to the Wolves.) This is a deeply emotional and meaningful song with which I empathise and it helped me to see that there was a way forward when depression struck. I am not alone in being "saved" by Nightwish, a fact that Tuomas has referred to and said he could not terminate the band because he knows they have meant so much to some fans who feel their lives have been saved by Nightwish. He feels that he has a responsibility to the fans - not your standard rock musician then. Floor is worth watching closely, her facial, hand and whole-body motions reflect the emotions she is portraying. Hands in Mother and Father for example. Tearing her hair in the Dark Passion Play section. Note that when Tuomas talks about "Poet" he is always referencing himself. It happens throughout his ouvre. You will see other cross-references too. Tuomas does that deliberately to give the fans a sort of anchor. Meadows of Heaven is another example - a song in itself and often referenced. For what it's worth, here are are my thoughts and interpretations... End to beginning - death of one era of the band, beginning of a new era. Regarding the end of the first Era, I see no point in the blame game. The band split, that is all we need to know. Whatever the causes there was bound to be emotion on both sides so I leave it at that. But this masterpiece is what came out of Tuomas' emotions. The beginning is a boy soprano, Guy Elliott who also does the spoken parts. The whispering at the beginning is the central spoken section, but played in reverse. In The Dark Tower fantasy, Empathica, also known as the White Lands of Empathica, is a snowy tundra located in End-World. The residents of Empathica are known for their abilities to empathize and share other people's emotions. Then we get the whole section "Home". I see the "shoulder cries more" as having no shoulder to cry on because the other members of the band - his friends - were equally upset. The "whore for the cold world" I see as the selling of his whole life to the music industry (the metaphorical pimps, hence the "whore" references) which is not interested in the person, only what they can get from the band. The two faces bit is self explanatory; almost everyone will have been in situations where they have to hide their feelings and present a false front to the world. The reference to betrayal is again obvious and there are lots of metaphors in the surrounding words. The altar I think, is the tie to the band - these upheavals in 2004/5 were not the first time Tuomas had felt like ending the band. By the way, note the 3 minutes and counting: exactly 3 minutes later you get the guillotine motion. By the way, Marco made the demo version of this, with all the lyrics sung by himself and with harsher lyrics at this point too. Next we get to the Mother and Father section with Floor, Marco and Emppu all sitting, while Floor sings lyrics reflecting the words from his mother when he went back home for a break in the middle of all this turmoil. These are the words of love and then of advice, that he was given. Floor here is using her finger movements to accentuate emotion. This whole section and the way Floor sings it, is packed with those damned Onion Ninjas. Marco's harmonies are wonderful. We end with the final ethereal notes from Floor and here is another tingle-factor moment. Then a gentle piano ending, the calm after the emotional storm. Here, as in Sparkle my Scenery, the choir on the original album is replaced by Floor who wanted to sing them herself (and proved completely capable of it) which Anette could not have done - she could probably get the notes but the emotion is there in the choral original and is amplified when Floor sings it. The low brass used in many places is really effective. On the performance itself: When Emppu goes over to Tuomas and later both Marco and Emppu go over, it is a sign of moral support. They both know how difficult this is for him - eventually he had the vocals turned off in his in-ear, so he didn't have to listen to them because Floor put such emotion into them. At the end, she does not say "Thank you" immediately, as she does normally. Instead she looks over for a few seconds to check on him from her position. BTW, I have never bought the theory that Tuomas was "in love" with Tarja. Those who say he asked her to join the band because he knew her from school - she was suggested by Emppu who had known her as an acquaintance at school. Tuomas' did know her of course and his mother was for a while her piano teacher, but it was Emppu who suggested her. Suggestion: my joint no 4, Dead Boy's Poem from Buenos Aries 2018, one of Tuomas' most personal songs, second only to this one.

[@RetroToMetroReactions]

Thank you for that beautiful breakdown! I look forward to listening again with this new knowledge and insight! (Love the “onions ninja” comment.) 🤗

[@elsenm3965]

Thank you for all those nice information !

[@user-Rockmagix]

Now this is some profound information! I thought I knew everything about the song, but your comment made me exceed my knowledge for sure! Thank you very much for your time to explain the details!!!

[@NickBR57]

​@@user-RockmagixYW

[@karihaapanen7520]

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[@wanmac31]

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[@fredverkerk838]

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[@alexk426]

look at the band Epidemic. Metal opera Elven manuscript

[@joretavara5265]

Compouser Tuomas Holopainen metal Mozart

[@luys44REDDEAD]

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[@Jack_UU2]

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