Florence And The Machine - CEREMONIALS / REACTION! (Is my mind changed about Florence?)

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Favs:
1. Breaking Down
2. Seven Devils
3. What The Water Gave Me
Chapters:
Intro: 00:00
Only If For A Night: 03:38
Shake It Out: 11:27
What The Water Gave Me: 17:19
Never Let Me Go: 24:25
Breaking Down: 33:50
Lover To Lover: 40:48
No Light, No Light: 46:58
Seven Devils: 52:16
Heartlines: 58:13
Spectrum: 01:03:08
All This And Heaven Too: 01:07:40
Leave My Body: 01:10:39
Breath Of Life: 01:14:57
Remain Nameless: 01:18:31
Strangeness And Charm: 01:21:53
Bedroom Hymns: 01:27:27
Final Thoughts & Outro: 01:29:51

[@marcobejines2035]

And in "No Light, No Light" she holds that exact long note singing it live, even longer.

[@amethyst6531]

What The Water Gave Me is such an underrated song and I'm always happy when it's given its flowers.

[@beckyboyd372]

When you listen to Seven Devils, you're not listening to Florence singing. You're listening to Florence casting a spell :)

[@storms9023]

"I want my music to sound like throwing yourself out of a tree or a building, or as if you're being sucked down into the ocean and you can breathe. It's something overwhelming and all-encompassing that fills you up, and you're either going to explode with It or you're Just going to disappear "

[@Aurem15]

No light, no light live is an experience, she extends that note to at least 14 seconds, the max was 27. I hope I'll be able to witness it in person one day.

[@alsknbullwrm]

How Big, How Blue How Beautiful is such an amazing album from them, as well as High as Hope

[@JonasMune]

Yes! it’s her best body of work for me

[@prdal]

hbhbhb its my favorite

[@justinh2787]

Yes....how big how blue how beautiful

[@Nightmare-ee7fn]

HB HB HB is my favorite, HAH is... good

[@iTeacupPanda]

The Florence + the Machine fandom is very low drama and not aggressive. We're all flower crowns and hair-braiding. It's like a cult without intense mental trauma and brainwashing. and it's funny you mentioned Aurora because Florence is undeniably an inspiration to Aurora. ( I mean she wants to deny it now, it's really weird. I think she is trying to break away from being compared to other female artists which I get but it's kind of coming off as an insult to them now. ) But yeah she has worn the same dresses Florence has, done similar choreography and we know she listens to her. They definitely have a big and little sister feeling in their music. Also it's funny you mentioned the water thing because during her third album they gave her a bottle of water with a Post-It saying " Water for drinking, not for writing about. " Also it feels weird because her albums feel kind of elemental. Lungs being airy, Ceremonials being watery, HBHBHB oddly being Earthy until her last album which oddly just feels like " Simplicity and light " And you mentioned her extending that bit in " No Light No Light " ? Well she holds it extra long in almost every live performance.

[@yasiryasar9742]

what do you mean by she wants to deny it now? did she say something like that?

[@iTeacupPanda]

@@yasiryasar9742 She like . . . likes stuff that is like saying how different they are and that she has never said in an interview that she was inspired by Florence, etc. That what they do is nothing similar, etc. But she literally replied to my comment when Runaway was still new-ish before Katy Perry shared her song . . . and I said something about her probably not seeing it and I didn't care if it was a message in a bottle situation but that I thought she was amazing and that she and Florence had been practically all I'd been listening to for the past however long while I draw and stuff. and she said it was a huge compliment ( which it is ) and that Florence is very inspiring to her and she's glad to be a part of other people's creative journey too.

[@borty7239]

omg.. I have a feeling you will love "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" it's my favorite florence album, can't wait for your reaction!

[@carmencelesteu]

How big how blue is literally the most beautiful thing ever I think you’re not ready

[@kubilius11]

I'm always impressed the way Florence can belt and achieve all those crazy things with her voice, but for some reason I just love when she restrains it a bit if that makes sense. That's why How Big How Blue How beautiful is my fav album of the band. not to mention the production is amazing too 😅

[@GGPProductions]

Big props on the audio editing on this, that is a FRICK ton of work.

[@FernStone]

AAhh thank you so much , omg it was a nightmare haha I had to listen to the faint sound coming form my headphones and also just rely on my singing hahaha !!

[@marcobejines2035]

My favourite Is High as Hope but her best Is How Big How Blue How Beautiful. 💖✨🥰

[@cc.8805]

I love this album but How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful is life changing and no one is ready to listen to it for the first time. It really takes your soul and travels you outside of yourself and where you are to take you somewhere entirely different. This is her being young, wild, and out of control, in interviews she talks about how she was an alcoholic and genuinely out of control. And High As Hope you can definitely tell she's gotten older and learned a lot of new, wise lessons and it's slower, gentler, and she reminisces on old memories and relationships of all kinds and the lessons she's learned from them snd how being older is different than she thought. She's not old but you can very much tell she's older and she knows it. It's ridiculously beautiful and almost feels like that passing time between winter and spring in the country side of where she grew up in the UK. How Big, Blue, Beautiful is amazing in the out of body, almost fantasy way, and High As Hope is amazing in the very much grounded, reflecting, reminiscing, older, still healing but more calmly and gently than before in the countryside with friends and family kind of way. All her albums are reflections of how old she is without meaning to be. Florence is my favorite person, alongside Aurora. Ethereal and yet unbearably human. She's perfection in the way she's very much flawed and isn't shy about it. I love her more than any other human in my life LOL 💙

[@jackaspley3283]

Florence's lyrics are sooo good, glad you loved them as much as I do.

[@MultiFERGUSSON]

this album is so heavy, I was so depressive when I listened to it, but the lyrics helped me get over it. I am very grateful to Florence for this gift

[@lukesomerville6603]

I was about twelve when I first discovered Florence, and this happened to be the first of her albums that I listened to in full. I can still remember exactly what I was doing the first time I heard it… Ceremonials is definitely her most grandiose album, hands down, but after hearing her entire catalogue and the maturity/growth she achieves on her third and fourth albums, this one just retains this unique charm. I remember when her next album HBHBHB released, and it was like everything just fell into place! In my opinion, she truly found her refined sound on her third release. Very curious to see your reaction! Thanks ☺️

[@sounding5249]

YOU WILL LOVE How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful TRUST ME 💙💙

[@pedrohcor]

I feel like the production on these first two albums hides her voice, which is one of Florence greatest strengths, too much. These songs are much better live in my opinion. You should check her perfomance on royal albert hall, but her sound gets more refined with each album

[@w0krestaurant]

Please do a video on Florence's live performance at the Royal Albert Hall! Her vocals there are absolutely perfection ❤

[@holliewinbush473]

No Light No Light will forever be my favourite song of all time. It makes me sad that I will never be able to listen to it for the first time again 😂

[@jessica5497]

What the water gave me live is CRAZY. The energy is like...i can't describe but her live performances and the way she engages with the crowd is something to behold.

[@cc.8805]

OH MY GOD I am so excited for this Florence series (reacting to all her albums) that I stayed shaking in excitement, I'm so thrilled and vibrating with excitement that you're going to react to her albums (if you are) 😭

[@markunating821]

Next Album will definitely blows your mind HBHBHB is phenomenal 🔥🔥🤘🤘

[@NekkuNeko]

i'm so happy you enjoyed this one so much more than lungs! I remember listening to strangeness and charm for the first time just as i was studying physics at school, it was so surreal... probably my favorite song on this album and one of my favorite songs ever!! and what the water gave me... wow, there is a live version she did for a radio station i don't remember now that is outstanding. I can't wait to see your reaction to HBHBHB because it's quite different and much more... grounded?? PS: the fact that you took your time to add all the music again... props to you because i wouldn't have noticed if you didn't mention it at the beginning

[@FernStone]

Awww I was so pleased too . That’s awesome !! I really liked strangeness and charm ! Also that’s so sweet of you to acknowledge. So glad it all turned out ok !

[@nielsnevrinstangertz6597]

Kudos for that stellar Kate Bush impression!! Also, for context, "Breath of life" was written for the "Snow-white and the huntsman" movie from 2012 - that´s why it´s more "movie-epic" than the rest haha. It was the first song of hers I heard, been a fan ever since :)

[@gabrielbastos2056]

I really hope you do the Odyssey (the film from How big, how blue, how beautiful) its gorgeous

[@aniharutyunyan3625]

"Never let me go" will always be my favorite

[@comeawaywithme]

The step up in quality from their debut to Ceremonials was insane. It's not flawless, but it was the perfect foundation for the band to build on top of with future releases. Florence utilizes her voice even better and the production on the albums get cleaner and more refined. Can't wait!

[@theneonvampire]

I'm so so happy you liked this one more. I had a feeling this would be more your vibe than 'Lungs'. Can't wait for your reaction to "How Big How Blue How Beautiful", it's my favorite one from her.

[@orgyonmyown]

The suspense at the beginning haha You're the cutest! This is my fave Florence album! Thanks for this video! 💕

[@markunating821]

We need a live performances of Florence reaction please.. She is also amazing like Aurora 🤘🤘🔥🔥

[@hothotheat3000]

This is my favorite album by Florence. Nothing but bangers!

[@stybenserrano9209]

I love seeing these reactions to full albums! Now you should hear "How big, how blue how beautiful". For me, Florence is an artist who has been improving album after album and it is really interesting how all that process was recorded. ♥

[@l.7584]

Loved your reaction! Other outstanding indie albums with a similar vibe and female vocailsts are: Wye Oak - Civilian Beach House - Depression Cherry London Grammar - Californian Soil You should react to ALL of them LOL

[@ryanmalarik4398]

Aye I did an edit to Civilian for the movie Greenland on HBO recently 🙌

[@markunating821]

Yes atlas.. We have the same favorite song in this album.. What The Water Gave Me is so underrated and amazing 🔥🔥🤘🤘

[@dark8405]

Love ur reactions ! Keep it up 🙏

[@jaredezell7323]

Day 1 of waiting for the How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful album reaction.

[@jaredezell7323]

Day 2, still waiting for the video bestie.

[@jaredezell7323]

Day 3, I hope everyone has had a good Monday. I did not get enough sleep for work sadly, also bestie ( @Fern Stone) I hope you're doing well.

[@jaredezell7323]

Day 4, oops I forgot to write a message so this is "Day 4" but late

[@jaredezell7323]

Day 5, beginning to slowly and surely lose hope. Also @Fern Stone do you think you'll be interested in MARINA and going through her discography?

[@jaredezell7323]

Day 6, weird to believe it's almost been a week already. I will continue to patiently wait for the reaction video bestie

[@Ylluminated_1]

“Seven Devils” and “Remain Nameless” are two of my favorite Florence songs along with “Never Let Me Go” and “Big God”😌🔥

[@arthurleite9176]

You need to react to How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful + deluxe tracks!! It's a masterpiece

[@maikh5907]

You should watch her MTV unplugged!!! never let me go is so touching live and stripped back it gives it a whole different experience

[@nikolaika7777]

Love that you included the bonus songs!

[@kevinblank8793]

After three songs you didn't feel I KNEW you were going to like leave my body hahaha

[@imm4n]

I watch many of your reaction videos. Me too at first, doesn't feel kinda fit with her music. The best way to describe her music is picturing yourself, in a college. There's a girl who you dont interested in to hang out with. But later on, after a few chat or doing some college project together, you suddenly feel like "hmmmm, she's cool and okay, we should hang out together often". Like meeting an introvert person. You just dont feel the urge to talk to that person. Suddenly you starts to know more, conversation by conversation, suddenly you know that the person is quite cool and okay to hang out with. And suddenly the world just feel okay.

[@fatm8415]

The production is strange in some songs, but if you watch them live in The royal Albert hall is totally different! It's amazing

[@arcxiii7688]

Yesssss! Would definitely love to see you react to Florence's cover of Take Care as well! One of my favourites of all time.

[@riodelizo9120]

SHOOT I CANT WAIT FOR HBHBHB! Please reaction to the music videos too, no one really does it.

[@juanalexanderaraya143]

But girl, you’re 10 years later. Even though, this album never gets old. I can dance with Leave my body like it was the first time, everytime. Ageless.

[@brunoleonardo7886]

Can't wait for How Big How Blue How Beautiful reaction if possible ❤ love your content. I love what you're wearing too! 😍

[@renatoruiz4393]

Can't wait for you to react to HBHBHB. Her best album in my opinion. Love your reactions!! You always make my day

[@gatomoirto]

Your reaction to What The Water Gave Me had me DEAD cause I relate so much lol And just a fanboy moment, but the little input in your style singing No Light No Light at 51:12 would end up in an AMAZING cover! Just sayin... As always, looooove your reactions and thoughts

[@wagnercorrea_]

Masterpiece!!!

[@anarcho-monarchistluddite]

Extremely beautiful reaction

[@iTeacupPanda]

Also second post if you even care lmao. " All This and Heaven Too " and " Heartlines " are two songs she pretty much doesn't perform outside of like . .. you wouldn't even need all the fingers on your hand to count the times for either of them. She literally said in an interview there is 1 song on Lungs she kind of regrets and 2 that she feels like shouldn't be there on Ceremonials so she just doesn't perform them often. ( And about how she is very lucky because beyond that she has had to sacrifice nothing musically and they outside of that have allowed her a lot of freedom. ) " All This and Heaven Too " she wrote with Isa and I don't think was complete to her and I don't think she saw it for this album if she published it at all. I think they talked her into this song being on THIS album and putting it out there as some LIGHT amongst the darkness of her album. and " Breath of Life " is for a movie. " Snow White and the Huntsman " Anyway glad you've been converted to a Florence stan. ☺

[@justaslimsa3258]

Which one is it from Lungs? That's a fascinating piece of trivia I didn't know!

[@iTeacupPanda]

@@justaslimsa3258 Well she doesn't list them because she doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings if it's their favorite song, so on. But she said she just performs them way-way less or never and that she feels a smidge cheesey with them. Ironically I think it's Hurricane Drunk. She never performed it live too much if at all that I can remember and it's the only song I can say that for. While I'd say the weakest song is Kiss With A Fist she has a positive memory and vibe for that one as it's a nod to her time in a Greenday coverband and loving punk music.

[@thevilkids]

All this and heaven too is one of my fav songs ever.

[@iTeacupPanda]

@@thevilkids It's an alright song it's just not close to one of her best.

[@romara13]

Girrlll, the next álbum is THE BEST: how big how Blue. Take care live is amazing too! Kisses from Brazil

[@derlis_whatever7033]

Breath of life was written for the movie snow white and the huntsman

[@SaoirseK]

'What The Water Gave Me' "Imagine, dancing to this.. at Stonehenge." *checks calendar 😂

[@23Thunder1]

you would loveeeee High As Hope by Florence - such a beautiful beautiful album

[@germanbetz3169]

You should react to how big how blue how beautiful ! I love that album its amazing!

[@Alex-pd7mm]

Florence 💚

[@jacksonross6225]

what the water gave me is an all time favorite song like fr

[@leocmen]

_Only if for a Night_ after first chorus, always catches me, invoking deep emotions...

[@felizardox]

YAAAAS

[@dunnejos8423]

Florence wrote Spectrum as an anthem for her LGBT fans! She even did a rerelease of the song back in 2022 during pride ❤️

[@biancasiqueira8235]

also i think you’re gonna love her album high as hope, it’s quite different, i think you’ll like the production

[@fernandoelbrat]

Florence one of my life savers

[@boywithoutname5009]

You literally had an eargarms on WTWGM

[@kolnidur_]

53:09 💀

[@Ougi716]

Please react to silent violence by Aurora. It's so different and unique for her!

[@shigaara]

love your reaction, and yeah those 3 songs was my least fav too from this album, others are perfect!! No Light No Light is my most fav for them and the reason i became big fan of this band ❤️

[@tessmorris1692]

Please react to her latest album high as hope!!

[@biancasiqueira8235]

you gotta listen to her mtv unplugged live

[@justinh2787]

HOW BIG, HOW BLUE, HOW BEAUTIFUL. PLEASE

[@cadulima6216]

I love your videos! Please react to Lark, by Angel Olsen, its a great album and I think you will love this

[@thegreatawakening7thedimen837]

Indulge~ [ The catch is obsolete] yet~ The Release Is Necessary• Enjoy

[@corentinmarseu536]

What the water gave me is about Virginia Woolf :)

[@BekaSukhitashvili]

Can you react to Zhala, Soap&Skin or Goldfrapp.

[@Ghilannugs]

The sound production is for SURE, the biggest flaw of Florence's first two albums, I've seen several people mention it. I kinda like it like that, but honestly could just be a stockholm syndrome situation