Ex Metal Elitist Reacts to Nightwish "Slow Love Slow"

[@no_onein2024]

Anette SHINES here, her vocals are impeccable, perfect song for her!

[@bridgetmccracken1381]

This is one of those songs that completely fit Anette's vocals like a glove. As for Marko's expression, I think he might have been not feeling well, he does suffer with anxiety and depression.

[@janispetke8755]

Marko is just suffering from damn hot weather. Most of Finns look like that when there's more than +25C 😁

[@bridgetmccracken1381]

@@janispetke8755 😆

[@dazjackson1972]

Tuomas wrote the perfect song for Annette's voice. She's a pretty good jazz vocalist.

[@johannessilver8653]

Do ageree.

[@brandonwhitacre2500]

yes she is, the 2 albums she did Tuomas did a fantastic job doing exactly what you said, writing to fit her voice and vocal style

[@mvellis3863]

Nice performance by Anette, she did a great job with this jazz number. And in my opinion, the chorus is one of the most beautiful melodies that Tuomas has ever written

[@Duskwind_]

Nightwish just chillin' with some slow jazz 😁

[@bobgross8761]

Awesome deep cut! Thanks, Cosmic! I think you owe it to yourself to listen to the Imaginaerum album from start to finish. It's captivating. Anette's contribution to the band is too often overlooked.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I gotta snag the album! I want to check it out.

[@mouseketeery]

Regarding Marko's expression - remember, this is the tour that got ... er ...... tense! Later, of course, she was 'let go' and Floor zoomed in to finish the tour.

[@sonosoloio]

the performance of this song with Floor are on another universe

[@Kathrynn131]

I noticed that expression on his face as well. Thank you for sharing this one

[@AndyMagnusson70]

Next one. The crow, the owl and the dove. Animated video. Anette is amazing in that one also.

[@WNYretiree]

The first time I saw this I wondered if Marko was OK. It wasn't only the expression on his face, it was the fact that he was sweating profusely. I like this song, though it will never make my top five. I thought Annette did a good job, but, for me, Emppu stole the show. There is just nothing he can't do. And, have fun doing it.

[@ValtteL]

Probably just typical Finnish melancholy and hot central European summer 😀

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

YEA! He was sooooo sweaty lol

[@chrismcmeekin8470]

The atmosphere of this song is incredible, it feels like film noir, I think of a private investigator sitting in his smokey office on the second floor above a jazz club... Then that familiar Nightwish orchestration kicks in with the gothic choir, and oh, that's right. It's funny that this song comes right before I Want My Tears Back on the album, the shift in energy is massive, and it works, they know how to take you on a ride.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I can totally get that NOIR affect.

[@Mischnikvideos]

'I want my tears back' is about a new beginning, full of hope. Here he slowly fails. Imaginaerum is a film score.

[@RonniePeterson]

I agree, I always think Marko looks totally pissed off on this one. For the record I think Anette is just as important as Tarja and Floor to the development and success of Nightwish. Oh and this is NOT her only great live performance.

[@chriso6719]

Yes, it's different. The only jazz like Nightwish song. Anette does have some jazz in her background. Kai does also, he helped Jukka out with the style.

[@nuclear.musicaddict]

I love this song, when I listened to the album the first time it was a beautiful slow surprise. I like how half of it feels, at least for me, comforting (really really enjoying the bass tone) and then after Emppu's solo it's suddenly sinister and kind of threatening. I'm sure there's a musical reason for it but someone smarter will have to explain it. Thanks for the reaction, it was fun to watch.

[@damienmaynard8892]

From Imaginaerum the movie - the creepy feel fits the film and the rest of the album so well!

[@merqury5]

Lovely start to the day.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Seeing your face is a lovely start to my day lol

[@papaverweg]

If you gonne listen this song a couple other times, I highly recommend you to also watch the version with Floor, same tour, live at Fort Lauderdale USA. Nightwish ‘Slow love slow’ October 13th, 2012 live @ Fort Lauderdale USA kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ2ch5WrgLCNa7c Floor had to replace Anette just recently and was less than 2 weeks in Nightwish. ❤❤❤

[@musicfan9291]

This is definitely a grower for many. I loved it first time i heard it. Lets you know what a genius Tuomas really is. I think the only style I have not heard from him is gangster rap.

[@elvwood]

Probably my favourite live performance from Anette with professional recording (there are some fan cam ones I really wish we had in high quality). Anette got short shrift because she was so different to Tarja and couldn't do most of Tarja's songs justice, but she had a unique voice of her own. (One of Floor's big advantages is that she can do justice to NW's entire catalogue, even if there are some songs where I prefer the original with Tarja or Anette.) Anette tends to shine on the more ballady ones like this, _Eva,_ _Meadows_ _of_ _Heaven,_ _Turn_ _Loose_ _the_ _Mermaids,_ or _The_ _Crow,_ _the_ _Owl_ _and_ _the_ _Dove._ Plus _Scaretale,_ which is an outlier whichever way you look at it!

[@draug7966]

Yeah i agree, the shit people throw on Annette is way out of proportion. I'm a total fanboy for Floor but i'm sick and tired of the Floor vs Tarja vs Annette arguments, all 3 brought smth different to NW and many of the songs from Annette's time with them are immensely popular nowadays.

[@draug7966]

i agree, even though i'm a total fanboy for Floor i think Annette gets roasted way out of proportion many times. Sure, she is no Tarja or Floor but they are quite exceptional both of them, Tarja with the operatic skills and Floor with her insane range and versatility. Annette was still a good singer, just not exceptional. And they did put out so many great songs during her time with them.

[@draug7966]

Also, didn't mean to comment twice but i didn't see my first comment so that's why lol.

[@bobsuisse2]

A fantastic NW song where Annett is shining live. Floor did it only on her solo tour, but for me it is one of the few songs belonging to Annett, the 4 others are Eva, Meadows of Heaven, Bye bye beautiful and Scaretale. Just 4 your NW journey to mention 🎉😅

[@MOON-SHADOW-ANNE]

Floor did it with Nightwish, when she took over in 2012.

[@bobsuisse2]

@@MOON-SHADOW-ANNE I know, but no recordings as far as I know. 🙃

[@MOON-SHADOW-ANNE]

​@@bobsuisse2right, there are a couple of decent fan cams but that's it, I guess the best ones are Fort Lauderdale, and Helsinki at the movie premier.

[@jpsother1183]

My favorite Annette song. Scaretale and Meadows Of Heaven neck and neck with each other in second. Floor does a nice version in her Solo shows.

[@spikenelson6669]

need to hear Floor do this one live...epicness

[@sagebooker]

Annette's voice is perfect for pop and for jassy songs, this one is perfect for her and this particuliar festival. I'm not a fan of Annette on some classics from the band but here, this is a delight

[@nikostsoromokos696]

I never heard this before. So different. Beautiful. Thank you.

[@seattanf2348]

If you want another Nightwish song that will throw you for a loop in terms of the bands versatility check out Creek Mary's Blood from the 2005 End of an Era concert.

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒 floor has also sung this song in various versions!!!

[@mykuntstynx9463]

Nightwish Sirens All that needs to be said

[@Arkryal]

Yeah, this is a departure from "Symphonic Metal". This style is "Jazz Noir", or sometimes called "Dark Jazz". They style isn't true Jazz in the same way Nightwish isn't "classical" despite the similarities in song structure. You're more likely to find this style written for things like horror movies. This incidentally was written for a somewhat disturbing scene in their movie, so it fits. It's a great style for creating a haunting and intimate atmosphere. The lyrics on this are awesome. The line "Intoxicated by a major chord", very well-written, one of my favorite lyrical lines, and the delivery is perfect. Anette is the most under-rated of their singers. She doesn't have the range and power of the other two, but she has a talent for nuance, and bringing exactly the right emotion to the lyrics she sings. She always comes off like she's more connected to the song, which is a hard property to quantify, but one audiences innately pick up on, and it makes a world of difference. This will definitely be an acquired taste for many metal heads. The bass will captivate metal audiences, but the rest will take some getting used to. But a lot of that is timing... being in the right mood for the song when you hear it. I recommend listening over a rocks bourbon, when you're ready to just unwind and relax... those times when you need to shift gears from frenetic to pensive, lol.

[@danacr0n]

"Only the weak are not lonely"

[@Tarkus_]

Great song! You should also check out Floor's solo version from her Amsterdam concert. It might be my favorite song from the entire set.

[@strogaa]

I was and am not a big fan of Annette in Nightwish, but that's just me. I have to admit, that she nailed this one. Plus a few more, especially on the "Imaginaerum" album (which suits her in general better than "Dark Passion Play" imo). About Marko during the show in Montreux there are a few things I think about it: 1) Montreux Jazz Festival has definitely a more Jazz/Blues-Rock oriented direction. Only a couple of years earlier they started to invite one or two Metal bands per year to open up to this genre. Since 2002 played there: Slayer, Soulfly, Korn, Alice Cooper, Fantomas, Eagles Of Death Metal, Queens Of The Stoneage, Deftones, Heaven & Hell, Motörhead, Saxon, Guano Apes. Nightwish was the only Metal band in 2012. And as far as I know, they didn't even play a fulltime concert. You can imagine, that there were not so many real fans in the crowd, especially also because you will have a hard time finding a free hotel room in the whole area there during the time of the festival. 2) This took place in July, and as we now know, Annette left the band due to irreconcilable differencies with the other bandmembers by end of September. I don't know, how many of these differencies already existed at that point. But maybe...

[@seattanf2348]

Anette put out a solo album around 2020 or 2022 I don't remember exactly but it's really good.

[@ecbftl]

I like Slow Love Slow. I visualize Tuomas (Keyboards) writing the song thinking about his method of constructing his music in his slow thoughtful and very creative way. After Floor took over on the World tour she started singing it in the concerts, but later it was dropped from the regular setlist. She has sung it in her solo concerts, and does it justice. Here is a pretty good Fan cam of Floor sing Slow Love Slow with Nightwish only a couple of weeks after joining the band on tour. She adds a very sexy, sultry style and powerful ending vocals that have a very Pink Floyd feel, Marko seems to be having more fun and jokes in his intro, Jukka is intense with his brushes on the drums behind Floor, and Emppu has fun with the audience doing his blues style solo. Slow Love Slow. Ft Lauderdale Oct 13, 2012. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ2ch5WrgLCNa7c

[@sylbaryn]

So so different for Nightwish but so so good. I'll be chillaxed for weeks now.

[@billtbodger]

This is the perfect song for Anette, Tuomas is brilliant at writing the right song for each singer, this is such a divergance for NW but a brilliant song, and Anette is outstanding here, her voice is so sultry and sensual, I love this song so much, it was fun for the whole band, Emppu had to learn to play Jazz, Jukka kept it simple with the brushes and Marcos walking bass is wonderful, Tuomas playing a relatively simple repeated refrain just underpinned it perfectly. This is why Nightwish as the top of the hill, they can play anything and do it better than most. Big love Brother

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Yea this was so different to experience! Much love Brother!

[@billtbodger]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody just the ability to create music in a different style is why we all love Nightwish, and while I enjoy Floors version Anette has sometings special here. I often think Tuomas wrote his best 2 albums for the least Nightwish singer, I love Imaginarum and Dark Passion Play, but there are only a few somes where Floor does not sound better live, this is one of those songs

[@Mischnikvideos]

What I missing is the standing e-bass that Marko later uses on other songs.

[@stephsteph4574]

As much as I love Floor I'm an Anette Fan as well! Great you reacted to her era, too! She sings in The Dark Element now and does Solo stuff! Really worth checking out!

[@marita2g]

Yeah, agree. When I first saw this, it looked like Marco was in a totally different mind space. Kind of like with Emppu in dead boys poem. Maybe this song has a deeper meaning for Marco. 🤔

[@kentk2215]

Anette’s best live performance in my opinion.

[@jkopacetick]

Nightwish Jazz session! I like me some cool jazz with a sultry singer. Annette shines here for sure. Of course it's not NW style, sometimes a band likes to just do something fun, and I'm guessing with Annettes background, Tuomas wrote something that suited her talents. Great song choice to showcase the versatility of NW and their various singers. TY for the recommendation, patreon ❤ and ✌️

[@NickBR57]

You have to know Tuomas van write, and Nightwish can play, any style at all to be e videography in this show is superb too and I like seeing every one of them in r we ok axed mood. Emppu is fantastic. Marco just p lo ucking slowly there. The only song I know where Jukka uses brushes. It really suits her voice and I prefer it to Floor's version. If you want to see some great close-ups of Troy's pipes, watch this show - Last of the Wilds for example. Love it. Thank you.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Couldn't agree more!

[@NickBR57]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody Did you listen again and absorb? I know it wasn't what you were expecting but that, to me as an eclecticist, is part of the joy of Nightwish. There are a few more you might not expect, like Our Decades, Edema Ruh and Eva...

[@amygoodson-catlady]

Sure...this is the 1st thing I listen to this morning... good grief! You're the only one who knows what I'm saying...

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

lol Oh I'm with you Amy!

[@FromTheHeartWoodMK]

I'd highly recommend you listen to the album version, Annette was always more relaxed while live than in the studio, meaning the studio version is a bit more intense. Also this song was fairly specifically written for the Imaginaerum movie, have you seen it? If not, I would highly recommend you check it out, it's one of the peak achievements of Nightwish as a band!

[@mykuntstynx9463]

Amaranth Amaranth Amaranth

[@mattgraham2835]

Annette isn't a terrible singer she just isn't classically trained but this performance here is good she is just more pop singer and thats not really my jam but floor and nightwish doing this jazz number is quite good its slowed down still very good performance

[@jasonmarshall7572]

Anette was a pretty singer but more popish Marko wasn't challenged much when Anette was in the band as Marko is a power singer. Scare tale Live with Anette is more fun you'll like that one better. Tarja has much more power with her classical Opera sounding vocals. Slow love Slow was later sung by Floor at Amsterdam if you want to make comparisons?

[@jukkahelminen9071]

Nightwish, developing a new subgenre called jazz metal??? 😂 Tuomas is a really good composer, I admire his creativity and innovation. In the music school that Tuomas attended when he was young, he studied not only classical music but also a little jazz. Maybe it helped him in making this song? The saxophone that Tuomas practiced in his youth was also connected to playing jazz music. Kai Hahto (NW's current drummer) was a drummer in a jazz band in France in his youth, so he was able to advise Jukka Nevalainen on playing jazz.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

lol gotta love some Jazz with metal!

[@janihaavisto79]

NW going some blues/ Jazz territory. Lol

[@brandonwhitacre2500]

Annette catches a lot of crap but i dont think i could imagine those 2 albums with anyone else.

[@Mischnikvideos]

The song is from the album / film music Imaginaerum. The scene takes place in a jazz bar and is about the relationship between father and daughter from the father's perspective. Slow Love refers to the fact that the father needs time to overcome the shadows of his own childhood. Unfortunately he doesn't succeed and the relationship fails. Tuomas probably wrote the song this way so that Anette could fully exploit her strengths. But it remained the only jazz song. Still, I prefer Floor's version. Her more balanced voice fits better with the required slow love, here in the Amsterdam concert: Floor Jansen - Slow, Love, Slow (Live) The song was only played on the Imaginaerum Tor, Floor mainly used it on her first solo tour.

[@marita2g]

Btw, did I miss your poet and the pendulum video? Or haven't you done it yet? I thought you talked about doing that one a few weeks ago? 🤔 Or maybe I'm remembering wrong? 🤭

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Its in my nightwish reaction playlist. Towards the bottom.

[@marita2g]

Huh, weird! Maybe I forgot xD I just checked now, and I have watched and liked it. I must have forgotten, was a little rough time 2 months ago. Thanks for the answer though!

[@clivematthews5296]

Anette was unfortunate to be the buffer between Tarja and Floor. Tarja has so many old fans who can't accept change and she never did in five albums because she couldn't. Hence the reason, or one of them, for her sacking. Tuomas needed something different so hired a pop singer who made his next two albums sound so different. Better no, different yes and commercial yes but it meant they struggled with a live set as virtually all of the Tarja songs were beyond her and she did have tuning issues even on some of her own songs.

[@mykuntstynx9463]

Are we a symphonic metal guy?! Lol Is this the theme for the channel ? What about old school metal like Leatherwolf ? Anyone here familiar with Leatherwolf ? Or how about Masi? Alex Masi is a beast. I'm throwing obscure stuff. Or what about guitar players like Shawn Lane ? Do we do artists that deserve way more credit ? How about Roy Marchbank ? I DARE YOU TO REACT TO ROY MARCHBANK

[@dazjackson1972]

He went for jazz lounge music this time.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I'm open to alot, I will always give something a fair try.

[@mykuntstynx9463]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody and you are so entertaining with it. I'm just being selfish, I know. Lol

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

@@mykuntstynx9463 its all good fam haha

[@trinadawn4166]

every song different!!! and the vidio has movie clips... have you watched the movie yet? Imaginaerum same name as the album

[@johannessilver8653]

NW can do everything and all.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

so true

[@MOON-SHADOW-ANNE]

This was just a couple of months before Anette was let go, the band was not in a good place for quite awhile prior to calling Floor.

[@metalmark1214]

Something tells me you like Nightwish 🤔 Next Nocturna - The Sorrow Path

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

lol they are alright hahaha.

[@phoenixaki3458]

Oooooh yes! There's a lot of songs that weren't written for Floor that she can nail, but there's a few songs from both the Tarja and Anette eras of the band that simply belong to Tarja + Anette. This song 100% Anette's imo and it's one of their best ballad-type songs. Anette got a bad rap sometimes for not being as great of a singer, but as this video shows, she has a great voice, it's just a lot more pop rock-y and the songs have to be compatible with her style for it to work well live.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

One thing I love to see is all the love each singer gets.

[@phoenixaki3458]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody unfortunately it hasn't always been like that, you can probably imagine how toxic fanbases can be when frontwomen in bands as big as NW change up...Anette was never treated fairly by fans, people were always comparing her to Tarja when she was her own person. She just has a different type of voice and I can only imagine the pressure and negative feelings she had to fight off for most of her stay in the band. I do feel the band had a very different vibe live during her era, but it all worked out in the end, and the 2 Anette albums (especially the second one) are in the upper tier of their albums imo

[@NicoleDentelle]

wow, different! A song much better suited to Anette's vocal style and range

[@tomasjaluvka6917]

The only song I like with Anette ... And perfect video. Her live performances are not as good as Tarja's and no comparison with Floor of course

[@gabrielkain1]

The band still sounded great, but I am a Floor Jenson loyalist, so without her, it was never gonna be great for me personally.

[@christophersims3319]

Annette’s best song with Nightwish is a b side called the escapist. No idea why that is not on the record. As for this song obviously Floor does it better but Annette is ok here. Remember the songs on this record is supposed to go with the movie. So there is some odd stuff on it. There are a few songs off this record Marco hated playing live