Explanation: Eugene Shoemaker was a geologist and founder of modern planetary science. He studied craters on Earth and on the moon and realized that they were created by asteroid impacts. Shoemaker was the lead geology researcher for Apollo missions, and he also helped train the Apollo astronauts who went to the moon. He himself was a candidate for an Apollo Moon flight, but was disqualified after being diagnosed with Addison's disease. Later in life, he said, "Not going to the moon and hitting it with my own hammer has been the biggest disappointment in life." Schoenmaker spent much of his later years searching for undiscovered impact craters around the world. He died on July 18, 1997 in a car accident in Australia, where he studied craters. In recognition of his scientific achievements, part of his ash was brought to the moon by the Lunar Prospector spacecraft in 1999. His final resting place is close to the moon's south pole, in the Shoemaker crater named after him. The shoemaker's urn was engraved with a quote from Romeo and Juliet: "And when he will die... Unpack it and cut it out into small asterisks And he will make the face of heaven so beautiful That the whole world will be in love with the night And don't show worship to the bright sun." He is the only man buried on a celestial body other than earth. After his death, he was finally able to go where he always wanted to be. Greetings from the Netherlands.
@PomLimey9 ай бұрын
When I first heard this on the album I thought they would never be able to do this live. Wrong! They did it perfectly. And Floor absolutely nailed the operatic part at the end. She never ceases to amaze me.
@robertsheeler3219 ай бұрын
Welcome back to Nightwish . The live versions of this are amazing to see
@tahhah34497 ай бұрын
This song is Masterpiece!
@no_onein20249 ай бұрын
Welcome back to Nightwish!!! This was from their 2020 "Human :II: Nature" CD. They JUST finished the mixing on their NEW CD being released this year in 2024!!!! Tuomas, Keyboardist and Composer, wasn't sure they could do this one live but Floor convinced him and EVERY time she knocks that ending Operatic part OUT the park!!!! You should check out the Live performance at Hellfest 2022
@rinusvanleeuwen37479 ай бұрын
Fun fact: the people at NASA play the ‘ad astra’(to the stars) part before every space trip🚀🤘🏻
@clivematthews52969 ай бұрын
This song is a tribute to Eugene Shoemaker, a metorologist who mapped craters on the moon to plan for the moon landing. He also visited various meteorite sites on Earth and died in Australia in a car crash while visiting a site. His ashes were deposited on the moon in a container which had the quotation from Romeo and Juliet written on it. Once you know that it is worth revisiting the song.
@TerriPhillips-xs1oz9 ай бұрын
Nightwish Army Canadian Division, Toronto Chapter reporting and new subscriber. I will be checking out the playlist shortly. Some notes- Shoemaker pays tribute to Eugene Shoemaker, I think, who was a planetary geologist whose ashes are buried on the moon. -There are three singing in the chorus. Floor, Troy and Marco. The voice quoting Shakespeare is Tuomas' wife -Ladato Si = Praise Be -Ad Astra = To The Stars I highly recommend you check out their video for the song Noise
@TimoArula9 ай бұрын
First, Believe you me, this is beyond Epic in Live version !!!! So ,... Eugene Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 - July 18, 1997) was an American geologist. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy. This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994: the impact was televised around the world. Shoemaker also studied terrestrial craters, such as Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona, and along with Edward Chao provided the first conclusive evidence of its origin as an impact crater. He was also the first director of the United States Geological Survey's Astrogeology Research Program. He was killed in a car accident while visiting an impact crater site in Australia. After his death, some of his ashes were carried to the Moon with the Lunar Prospector mission. The spoken word in this is done by Tuomas Holopainen's Wife Johanna Kurkela ( a section from Romeo And Juliet is also carved Eugene's urn ). "Shoemaker" has become a favorite song of NASA's scientific community. Tuomas has a deep inclination towards science and this is reflected in many of his plays. This ensured the entry of Nightwish into the history books of science, several discoveries in the field being named after them. These new discoveries include: Alpenglow Rockshelter: Archaeological site named after Nightwish Song. Tanidromites Nightwishorun: New Crab species. Sciophila Holopaineni: New species of Mosquito found in Finland. Ophiomitrella Floorae: New species of Cretaceous brittle star named after Floor Jansen. Tmesisternus floorjansenae: new species of beetle named after Floor... Song from Human. :II: Nature and it is a Masterful Album !!!! Nightwish Shadow Unit from Estonia & FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.
@HCH9449 ай бұрын
So here you got yourself to do homework: just ask aunt wiki who Eugene Merie Shoemaker was........ And then listen to the song again........ It is one of the songs you should be prepared for in advance...... Rock on....🤘🤘🤘
@IAMisLove9 ай бұрын
👍👍An awesome video. 🖖❤
@ecbftl9 ай бұрын
Only 13 Nightwish videos in your playlist. You have just scratched the surface. For this song, I do like the lyric video. Movie soundtrack style is a trademark of Nightwish. Tuomas (keyboards) the composer and lyricist, loves movie soundtracks and classical composers, as well as prog and metal bands.
@louisminten78899 ай бұрын
You asked us, which bands does sing like Floor does (operatic). EPICA (Simone Simons) and WITHIN TEMPTATION (Sharon den Adel) are the best known
@mattgraham28359 ай бұрын
such a nice tribute to Eugene Shoemaker and his family it is a cool honor
@andyohil74659 ай бұрын
Welcome back... You could do a comparison between studio (lyric video) & live version. Maybe do it for the song: Tribal ...
@erickvermeulen97349 ай бұрын
honor to you between the stars
@elenasnchez74349 ай бұрын
Great reaction...this is a master piece.. Laudato si..ad astra..is a poem of san Francisco de Asis ..oda of creation of God...is beautiful ...alabado seas hasta las estrellas ...❤ Tuomas is a geniuos composer
@davidlagassee82369 ай бұрын
simone simmons of epica and britany slaysof unleash the archers can both sing opera.
@Mars-is4un9 ай бұрын
🤗🍒🤘🏻 well done Justin, but of course that's Floor who do you think was singing hahaha 😅
@YBMJETT9 ай бұрын
I wasn’t sure if this was the original singer! Lol I didn’t know if this was an older song of theirs
@irenevanderstaak51789 ай бұрын
Hello Justin, new subscriber here from the Netherlands; have you ever heard of EPICA? A Dutch symphonic(and more) metal band, with, like Floor is, singer Simone Simons, with the voice of an angel🤗 Suggestion: react to Consign to oblivion, live at the Zenith or, more recent at AFAS LIVE in Amsterdam.. you will NOT be dissapointed!
@YBMJETT9 ай бұрын
I’ve just heard of them after doing this video! I can’t wait to check them out and see what they have going on
@irenevanderstaak51789 ай бұрын
Great😀👍🏼
@strabel8039 ай бұрын
Hey Justin,where is your "girl",she alway's had/has this great smile on her face when you did Nightwish together.😉 Maby have a look later at the live version of this song on " Hellfest",it's really something to see Floor singing the end in the undergoing sun,EPIC.🤘
@herbertfreyerthomas68588 ай бұрын
I really liked your verbal and emotional reactions, and I can see that you have an ear for beautiful music. What I don't understand about you Americans are your associations. Your comparisons to movie music, which I keep hearing in Nightwish responses. Europe has an infinitely long musical tradition and this is also used again and again in modern pieces. We Europeans find comparisons mainly to pieces of music by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Ravel or the many other composers and less often to films. This is because film scores are usually also based on classical European music! It would certainly be an interesting listening experience for you, there is enough classical European music on the net. Thank you very much for your nice reply.
@Drinckx29 ай бұрын
The chorus is not a duet, it is a trio with Floor, Troy and Marko all occupying different placements and levels in the mix.
@jroutasula52509 ай бұрын
Check out "Noise" video from latest album. Did you check out who mr. Shoemaker was?
@andh26279 ай бұрын
Btw if you like Nightwish, you should also consider reacting to these other symphonic metal bands if not already: Within Temptation, Beyond the Black, AD Infinitum, Delain, and Xandria .
@jasonmarshall75728 ай бұрын
Tribal there is a live compilation video of three concerts including one with Floor heavily pregnant that's a great one to react to thank you and also nice to see you back
@dragonreader38178 ай бұрын
👍
@silverblack54759 ай бұрын
Damn wish you did the Live ......watching Floor perform is almost as good as her vocals .
@henryvandenbrand51769 ай бұрын
Yes, I sometimes watch the 'Ad Astra' part without sound. So damm impressive❤❤
@Mischnikvideos9 ай бұрын
Floor was not the first singer with classical training to join Nightwish. Tarja established the classic vocals in metal and Floor is just a successor. Tarja is traveling solo today: NIGHTWISH - The Phantom Of The Opera (OFFICIAL LIVE) Tarja Shadow Play live Circus Life version In addition to Floor, Tarja has found other successful colleagues: EPICA - Unchain Utopia - (ΩMEGA ALIVE) (OFFICIAL VIDEO) VISIONS OF ATLANTIS - Pirates Will Return (Official Live Video) | Napalm Records Blackbriar - Mortal Remains (Official Music Video) and more...
@mandje20029 ай бұрын
Try Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down - The Source (2017) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXfYfn6ap9-Dp7c And Ayreon - Valley of the Queens (Anneke van Giersbergen, Floor Jansen, Marcela Bovio) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipPIk4Jrd7-cY6s Or Star One - Fate of Man (Brittney Slayes, Michael Romeo) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJ-agWali7Khr9U Or Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution - Golden Age Of Music (Official Music Video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ_cnoShj62mZ80 Or Ambeon - Ashes (Simone Simons) (Electric Castle Live And Other Tales) kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH21ZJSKptF1hMk Or Guilt Machine - Twisted Coil (Damian Wilson) (Electric Castle And Other Tales) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZSrn2OheMygd9U And Lucassen & Soeterboek's Plan Nine - Before The Morning Comes (Official Music Video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ2TXqx-ltpoh7ssi=A5Auu0rhtHgEMTSX #themeaningoflifeistogivelifemeaning 🤘
@user-vv9it9ye4g4 ай бұрын
Do this today!
@bobsuisse29 ай бұрын
@Justin: What other band can sing...? Nightwish with TARJA and of course Epica with Simone Simons! You really really have to checkt out Epica, the 2nd unbelivable Symphonic Metal Band next to NW. Start with a ballad. Simone was made for ballads. Epica feat Apocalyptoca "Rivers" AFAS live or "Once upon a Nightmare" OMEGA Alive. You will be blown away.