High Hopes - Nightwish (Pink Floyd Cover) THE WOLF HUNTERZ Reactions

[@tespiii]

Just saw Marco riding his bicycle yesterday. The most metal thing I've seen all summer.

[@NeeceLoneWolf]

Tony Kakko has a bicycle. He rode his on a frozen lake. Damn goofy Knight of Melodic Metal.

[@nemanjamladenovic2871]

🤣 How weird is it when you see someone you are absolutely a fan of and you're screaming inside but they are just... Another normal person? 😂

[@Frankamaria]

🤣🤘🏁

[@joselito2379]

That had to be so cool just seeing him passing by on his bike like “Yo what’s up! 😂

[@alanfoster6589]

@TheMerkat55 Have to go by bicycle. No place to park a dragon.

[@Vehaska]

This song was singing 2005 Helsinki

[@robdegast3612]

This was the first time in my lifetime (61) that a man made me cry by singing a song...

[@ivanvanrooy6049]

Some late reaction, You should know that the concert almost had to be cancelled due to serious symptoms of Jukka's Insomnia, but as they say "the show must go on!". He drummed this entire concert like a let loose demon suffering a (real) ginormous migraine (you can see somewhere in the video he's laying on his drumset, afterwards he said he tought his head was going to explode), what a commitment!!! Do Kai is a real good drummer too, I'm still very blown away by Jukka and in my opinion he was the best they ever had. (Hannes Van Dahl, friend of..., drummer of sabaton AND husband of Floor, sayd once "If there is a drummer that can do it all, it's powerhouse Jukka!)

Someone: "Nobody can beat or pimp Pink Floyd!" Nightwish: "Hold my beer."

[@666bymyself666]

The original is unbeatable :) Still the great cover though

[@beatnpotatoes]

Original version is better.

[@Nyarlathotep_Flagg]

@@beatnpotatoes Sometimes such claims are justifiable. This is not one of those times. It's rare, but it happens. Another is the cover of "Don't Stop At The Top" with Children of Bodom(though I'll be fair, that's more my preference, and ppl who don't get growling won't agree). Or Disturbed's "Sound of Silence"(which one of the creator agrees was made better by them, capturing more of its essence. Ironically both of them hates the movie/radio version that others love, which was tampered with by others illegally. But that is the one most ppl know it by from the start, and I too hated it. My father came by with the actual original once, and I agreed it was a lot better - But not as good as Disturbed's version).

[@helenespaulding9372]

Robert Jeżewicz another great cover, (very different in feel from the original) is Tool’s cover of Zeppelin’s No Quarter. Zep is my favorite band, but Tool is in my top five, so I don’t mind saying they do an excellent job of it....but in their own style.

[@johannessilver8653]

I think this is pure tribute to Pink Floyd and a way how NW respects them. Note the lights and figure for instance.

[@johnvansplinter3874]

Everything I thought I knew about music is currently in the trash after being exposed to Nightwish

[@seanstevenson9891]

Good, then I'm not alone. 🤘😛🤘

[@nicochape7130]

Yes and its a great feeling

[@cornflowerofsweden1288]

Yes, and that's the only bad thing about Nightwish, you can't really listen to anything else, because it's not as good as you used to think.

[@marita2g]

Cornflower of Sweden sooo true!

[@572Btriode]

@@seanstevenson9891 That's a huge relief for me too.

[@seanstevenson9891]

Emppu walks in the footsteps of guitar gods here. It's one thing to do Gilmour's vocals, but when you pick up a guitar and........🔥🎸🔥

[@sugoruyo]

He really is underrated as a guitarist.

[@larryd4352]

I have heard an music director / producer say that this was not a cover of High Hopes....it was a "Tribute"! Covers can be done by anyone, and most of them are poorly done. This was a true tribute to the greatness that is Pink Floyd. Marko nailed the vocals...of course Tuomas was exceptional!!! Jukka....I have heard other reactors say that Jukka was ordinary! They obviously haven't listened to this song...he was freaking amazing!!! And now we get to Emppu....what can be said about Emppu...except he was spot on and freaking killed it! This was a Tribute...one great band honoring one of the greatest!

[@sylverfeathers]

This was rated as one of the 5 best cover songs ever done, by Guitar Player Magazine

[@garywinters4636]

Wow. That's impressive.

[@mdog2560]

I can never get enough of watching Jukka in this video. The passion that he puts into his drumming is like no other. I would love it if they would release videos with picture in picture, one for the concert and the other on Jukka. He is a show all to his own.🥁

[@L3onOfKings]

I agree with you, I love watching his passion on the drums. This is what I thought Bluray would bring to the world of concerts. I was expecting things like - having a single camera focused on each and every member of the band for the entire concert, plus the full produced version of the concert on the single Bluray disc. This way we could just select with our remote control which camera stream we wanted to watch at any given time. I have seen none of that. Has anyone done this, do you know?

[@Cobalth]

@@L3onOfKings Slipknot kinda did this in their Disasterpiece dvd in 2002, only that they used POV cameras.

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Jukka is incredible. His work on Ghost love score and Ghost river alone is insane. It's really sad that his insomnia drove him out of the band. Perhaps the fact that the rest of the band are vampires caused him stress at night even though they promised not to feed on him ;)

[@Matt-rn7ub]

This song shows what Nightwish as Band and Marco as singer are really capable of. This is a masterpiece of its own.

[@Skybolt211]

This is one of the best covers of all time. I've always loved that song by Pink Floyd, and the first time I heard this, it literally blew me away.... Jukka, Marco, Emppu, Tuomas.... alllll of them absolutely kill it.

[@SandraNelson063]

I've heard this several times, and it continues to SLAY me. In just the right way. THIS is how to do a cover, They didn't try to imitate the original, but instead put it through the Nightwish filter. They did it how THEY wanted to do it. Remember that when YOU are doing Nightwish covers. Do YOU! There was a lot of emotional baggage for the guys that night. They had decided that they had to let Tarja go. They had known for a long while that it wasn't working, and that she was ready to go anyway. They decided to do a clean, abrupt amputation. It worked out very well for her, as she was able to play the victim, and Tuomas was targeted as the bad guy. Which led to The Poet and Pendulum.

[@nicod1361]

Sandra so glad to see someone defending Tuomas & the band,thanks for that,I'm constantly trying to oppose those that come on to so many NW reactions to bad mouth Tuomas & the band & put Tarja on a pedestal of complete innocence and then try to diminish Floor & her vocal abilities. cheers

[@Songfugel]

@@nicod1361 I don't think anyone has ever tried to diminish or downplay Floor's abilities. Maybe you are confusing her with Anette? Floor and Tarja are 7 years apart in Nightwish timeline

[@nicod1361]

@@Songfugel confusing who with Anette ? not sure what your referring to ? I'm talking about the many people I see all the time ,not sure how you can miss them,that come on these reactions that are still after 15yrs resentful about Tarja leaving NW , bad mouthing Tuomas & yes constantly diminishing Floor's singing, if your not sure who I am referring to I would be happy to name them for you.

[@AntonNidhoggr]

I´d like to appreciate Emppu. This guy usually doesn´t get much attention ))) Given that to beat Gilmour on his ground probably would be impossible, so Emppu did the solo in his own style (kinda) and I think it's very nice and matches the cover's style. p.s. Yes I know who you're talking about. We all blamed Tuomas back then! But now I'd say (unpopular opinion alert) that Nightwish music actually had become better in general sense after Tarja left. Now they like rely less on just a voice quality but make more complex arrangements and all.

[@treintje1001]

@@AntonNidhoggr Emppu does a great job here, I fully agree. Not many people can play Gilmore’s stuff and get away with it like Emppu did. Great job. About nightwish and the reaction above: yes, that pretty much sums it up. Good to see you can finally see things in the right perspective. What happened, happened because it needed to happen. Tarja and Nightwish had outgrown each other, and the relationship of the fanbase towards Tarja vs. the band had grown to unhealthy proportions, worshipping Tarja like she was some kind of godess. And of course Tarja’s own behaviour inevitably caused great tension in the band. Her dismissal enabled Tuomas to hire a completely different singer, which enabled him to change the musical style. Anette got a lot of hate, which she for the most part did not deserve, although her live performance was her weak spot. But she brought something new to the band, and so did Floor. In the end the band has grown much more mature, both as a band as well as on personal level, and the music has become more mature and versatile with better and more complex compositions than ever before. It’s good to see that now more of the fans recognise this and it’s good to see people stop focussing on the negative aspects that surrounded Tarja’s dismissal back then. Which is about time. After all, it’s 15 years ago. 😉🤘

[@alexojeda9048]

Kai is a machine but I miss Jukka. He was soooo into it!

[@nicochape7130]

Got you

[@Cobalth]

Yes

[@MichaelRCarlson]

100% agree!

[@frankjuggaloheathen1035]

Considering he allegedly suffered from a migraine during most of this show, that makes him even more badass

[@Plastikdoom]

He is among the very best. If not the best.

[@The-WorldExplained]

Such an amazing cover/tribute/whatever. Marko absolutely shines here!

[@madhatter6549]

perfection..

[@one42chrisp]

Good to hear you giving Jukka some love, he is very much under appreciated sometimes.

[@tomletlow1258]

Several people have stated the darkness they noticed during this performance. This also happened to be the final show with the original lead singer. The night she was handed the letter of termination.

[@Piia2023]

They seem never to see the light...!

[@michaeldougherty2807]

And everyone in the band except for her knew about it.

[@jamieburnette2438]

Need to see Marco's first band Tarot. React to " Crows Fly Back " or " Tides " from the Undead Indeed live special. Or his first music video " Wings of Darkness " from 1986

[@frankkummerle8392]

What a voice!

[@johannessilver8653]

Marco truly is amazing ... playng bass at the same time...not so easy combination to do at this level.

[@Pupu83]

God i love that solo near the end..

[@kikimajstor1019]

Wooow Marko 🤘😍

[@Schnorgldorf]

This whole concert, End of an Era, is so worth a look and listen. I will be there if you go there.

[@nicochape7130]

Epic but sad

[@sugoruyo]

@@nicochape7130 I'd literally found Nightwish a month or so before this tour (Once Upon a Tour), they were my first introduction to metal. I was lucky enough to catch them on two of the dates on this tour and shortly after Tarja was gone... it all worked out in the end though.

[@johannessilver8653]

Right ...the second best after "From Wishes to Eternity live".

[@videoluvr2]

I love this cover by Nightwish! I hadn't seen this one yet. Thank you for sharing your reactions of it.

[@agnieszkazelaznicka6330]

I absolutely love Pink Floyd 😍 and I must say NW did an amzing job here:) and that is also why Pink Floyd is one of the best bands in the music history....

[@gabriel.bardac]

Thank you for reacting to this one, it's a powerful cover, always get some tears in my eyes. And thank you for hearing our suggestions to cover yourself a Nightwish song, with your own twist of course. I look forward to this one. Love from Romania. Edited: "Planet Hell" - just think about..

[@hennieniceguy]

omg this is not a cover but a tribute too PinkFloyd . and damn this is epic .

[@johannessilver8653]

Right.

[@Glisern]

Just a small thing, what he said at the end was "Kiitos" which means thank you.

[@jwilywily]

ALL>>>TIME>>>FAVORITES!! Brilliant rendition!! Incredible musicianship and vocals all around! Thanks for doing it!!!

[@mailen5187]

I have listened to this song many many times, but not once got bored with it. The best cover I've ever heard, mind-blowing performance 🤘💪

[@damienmaynard8892]

YES YES YES! You made my day!!!! Thank you, Uwe and THE WOLF HUNTERZ!... Look forward to hearing your cover of Nightwish (whichever song!)... I played this song ( from "Highest Hopes" CD) to a life-long Pink Floyd fan - made them an instant Nightwish fan too!.... The darkness and all the emotions in Marko's voice - goosebumps every time!!!.. and Emppu's performance!!! Even Dave Gilmour likes it! and yes, Jukka was really feeling it!

[@beezysbeatz4924]

Best cover ever!! Thank you!

[@curtisdubose7075]

Suite Clarity has a Nightwish cover of Amaranth that’s pretty dang good!

[@bazkeen]

Saw that a couple of days ago. Very good, I thought. Not bad for someone who only found Nightwish a couple of weeks ago👍🏻

[@DjKorppi]

Oh they did that? I better go check it out

[@572Btriode]

@@DjKorppi "Pretty dang good" is almost an understatement. . . . . . . . .

[@warhammer5690]

They're pretty damn good indeed. Lived their cover of Amaranth. I want a Wolf Hunters cover of a NW song.

[@curtisdubose7075]

FV 623 you right! I was trying to keep it PG

[@warhammer5690]

Yes. Was waiting for this one...

[@erickgarcia2052]

Emppu jumping at 5:12

[@luisangelm.721]

The greatest giving tribute to the greatest

[@78yestor93]

NW never the greatest, impossible 😄🤣

[@bevohw]

You are getting better and better Great comments, nice emotions and I am glad you both joined The Nightwish Army also. Keep going on Greetings from Holland from a old Dutch men

[@jamescurfman3284]

Yeah, that one HAS to be one of THE BEST covers ever! :)

[@user-js7ww1gq1n]

Hell, what a cover.

[@geraldgetskow3420]

Empuu killed on both of the guitar solos. Some of his best work.

[@warhammer5690]

HELL YES I WANT A WOLF HUNTERS TAKE ON A NIGHTWISH SONG!!!!!!!!!

[@Jklak100]

robert shimek - I would also like that idea. Please, Wolf Hunters. Cover for Nightwish song,... 👍

[@chriscross2473]

Love this song so much. Both the original and Nightwishs Version. When I was young (a long a** time ago), I had 3 Pink Floyd Cassettes that I listened to all the time. And this was my favorite Song of them.

[@pekkahalonen1883]

It's cool to see you getting in the zone of sound, that moment when the song sinka in. You just close your eyes and let yourself flow...😎

[@OathKeeper95]

I would love to see your reaction to Slaying the dreamer from the same concert!! :)

[@mommyca2299]

Absolutely love this version!!

[@michaelford9027]

greatest cover of pink floyd ever,top o the evenin to ya both

[@christinaalgate4899]

I like musician reactions to other Musicians.

[@mommyca2299]

Master passion greed please. Awesome song with Marko on vocals.

[@stevenbullock9276]

+1

[@richardgoddard37]

That's a HEAVY song. Tuomas was in a very bad mood when he wrote it, and I love it.

[@mommyca2299]

Richard Goddard I love this song. Bummer they don’t play it in shows.

[@henryquethiago]

yesssssss

[@warhammer5690]

Ruthlessly brutal song. Gr8 pick.

[@georgesgravelle7128]

FABULEUX

[@lakelili]

I love this rendition better than the original. Thanks for reviewing it.

[@RC2214]

I think if anyone had pulled off Pink Floyd cover it's NightWish, Love his voice. This was Awesome!!

[@mix6809]

loved the reaction, tnx guys. marko is an amazing singer, one of the things that makes nightwish such an interesting band...

[@cornflowerofsweden1288]

Thank you so much for this! It absolutely made my day!

[@samuelmalsawmkima6905]

I love you guys, always nice to see your reaction. Love from India 🇮🇳

[@pamelakilponen3682]

kickass cover, kickass react, a nice way to start my day! thank you!

[@paulbarrett1064]

Awesome!

[@terrykelley2872]

“Kiitos” is Finnish for “take that”

[@nygzregala3547]

I'm always love ur reactions man

[@nicknick9663]

Wanna know what David Gilmour think about it. I can pay for it 😂😂

[@esterselhorstrutenfrans5041]

Heard it a couple of times and like this song more and more

[@richardstoddard9111]

That's some sweet ass guitar in this song. Marco's singing as well. Love you guys

[@lost_in_a_crowd_of_3257]

this is so good, keep 'em coming

[@i8twosouls]

outstanding

[@majbrat]

Such an amazing cover - one of my favourites now.

[@petertimander1914]

This is a great song filled with darkness. Love Marcos high notes. Not much of an reaction this time mostly listening.

[@Tonchance]

Hits me everytime i hear it. The passion these guys put in their music. You just can feel it all over. For me its better than the original, just my opinion, so hold your horses. 🤘

[@lujalainen1]

this really song where everybody show what they can do in best. even there have broblem jukka head what emppu go see one time there,show must go on. thanx to react this best cover and have great day there.

[@watchtheskies]

This concert was the last concert ever with Tarja

[@wilburjunior9949]

It brings a new meaning to the line of the song "with bridges burning behind us" . Chills for me. 🤘

[@benruiz666]

So glad yall did this one definitely check out more of marko singing yall wont be disappointed

[@steveakhurst7845]

And that folkes is how you do it !!!

[@sonofthesea3298]

This is a statement from Jukka (the drummer) talking about his tough decision to remove himself from playing drums for Nightwish on tour and on the next record due to heavy Insomnia: "My heart is in that drum seat,so the ultimate dream is to some day come back and do what i love the most". I know alot of drummers that love what they do,but i think the strongest words of passion came from Jukka. His heart is in that drumseat,so whatever he is doing now (handling management for Nightwish) he enjoys,but he is not truly happy until he knows he can drum again,preferably on a day to day basis. Everyone,even Floor was positive that he would return some day. But Floor just coming out of a burned out state of mind then,choosed her words more carefully. I see no reason why Jukka and Kai cant duo drum it out on certain songs. Im sure it would sound awesome! Regardless,i hope he recovers 100%....some day.

[@dorisg.3]

Great cover you can hear at Marko the emotion more out👌🙏🔝 You can see the passion in their faces and gestures ❤️🤘I like that's music

[@thomaslilly9558]

Nice reaction, thank you. The four of them just owned the song that night. Same concert the Phantom video with Tarja and Marco was done. They played at this level knowing the bands future was in doubt. They knew Tarja was going to let go after the concert. They are indeed pros, The Show Must Go On !

[@karolbauer9339]

Hi there Travis, hi Susi. I've actually find your channel not long ago, and I love the content you guys are making, and your music is always super mesmerising, love the songs lyrics and especially the melodies you compose into your songs. I believe "Last man Standing" is my favorite by far ;) I've actually wanted to make a recommendation for you guys for another reaction video. Its actually another cover song called "The Sound of Silence", covered by Disturbed. The song however is originally composed by Simon & Garfunkel If you guys happen to react to it, i'm sure you and your viewers will like it.

[@liefde1911]

I’m a PF fan! Hate covers!! But this one.............incredible!

[@ecthelion1735]

You're really hitting a ton of great ones today!

[@redtally999]

This is the best cover of a Floyd song I have heard. Marco at his best

[@muumiveikko]

We dream and Nightwish delivers!

[@madzoakenshield5683]

I Love Pink Floyd BUT this cover is always number one for me. Please watch Marco Hietala- Stones! Warm greetings from Poland! ❤

[@jeffwolinski2659]

One of my favorite songs ever!

[@ciskavandevijver2355]

watch "the islander". also sung by Marko..awesome..

[@davidellinsworth22]

Coming from a Pink Floyd nut (and someone who hates covers in general) Nightwish arranged and performed the best cover/tribute to any song I've ever heard. Their cover of Phantom of the Opera is how the original should have been

[@johannessilver8653]

Check the group called " Ocean Souls " they are the best to cover NW. They also do instrumentals and choir versions - pure magic. In July this group meet the international fans in Kitee (if no Corona).

[@dalestevens3332]

Just goes to show the diversity of skills in Nightwish without even including Floor in this song. Marco was awesome. Great cover!

[@__mader__]

Floor wasn't part of the band at that time. This is the last concert featuring Tarja (End of an Era)

[@anttisaksi5735]

Just saw Marco at the supermarket :D Was looking for some workout stuff :D

[@MrTech226]

Nightwish did justice to this cover, but but Pink Floyd's during their pulse tour in 1994 is mind blowing.

[@50original44]

when a cover better than original....

[@matiasa.vargas2725]

The best cover for sure, but the feeling of the original version is on another level. Love both btw..

[@seanstevenson9891]

And live no less.

[@petrkvapil4139]

@@matiasa.vargas2725 exactly 👍

[@Matt-rn7ub]

Someone once told me, that even Pink Floyd Fans like this version better than the original by Pink Floyd. This is one of the best cover versions of all.

[@beyonder33]

@@Matt-rn7ub That person is not a PF fan. This is a good cover but way below the original for one simple thing. This song was written to evoke nostalgia for a lost past. This one does not bring any memory. Just is music played in a different style. With no soul.

[@AGDinCA]

By the way, I listened to all your tracks on Amazon music. I really liked _Anticipation_ (it's like Metallica meets EDM meets Evanescence), _Bullies_ (like Eminem meets Pantera meets Linkin Park), _Panic Attack_ has seriously excellent lyrics, _Last Man Standing (Suzi Q - that was beautiful!), and _Bang Your Head_ with the killer breakdown. 🤘😁

[@Thorgrim247]

Can't wait to hear the cover. Kick some as Travis and SuzieQ!

[@TheStefan6969]

🤘🤘❤🤘🤘😁✌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Love this Tribute/Cover!!!!! I actually prefer it over the original. That's actually rare for me!!!!!

[@lassehakala968]

I saw Jukka having groceries yesterday. Damn thats metal. 🤘

[@gregzerby7168]

Dare we say they are the modern day Pink Floyd just with more edge??

[@78yestor93]

I and many other fans think not🤪😂

[@78yestor93]

I and many other fans think not🤪😂

[@NightwishRulz]

If u like Marcos voice you should defo react to The Islander or While Your Lips Are Still Red, both amazing songs

[@eb3379]

"Kiitos" "Kiitos" "Kiitos" "Kiitos" "Kiitos" "Kiitos"😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MustaLaatta]

If Tuomas makes a cover from a band - well, he likes them a lot...

[@Frankamaria]

a NW Cover.... oh, can't wait 🤘🌋🔥

[@opohfarm187]

Life is short, buy THE ROCK!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheDarthSoldier]

Gotta do While Your Lips Are Still Red live. It's another good one

[@albertpedroza6434]

Definitely check out Nightwish cover of WASPS Wild Child

[@klarakorn3081]

the best Version ist David Gilmour live in Gdansk " High Hopes"

[@EternalWishes96]

They´re the only band I know which makes covers sound even better than the original 🤣(the original is great, but I just prefer Nightwish version more). I also love Over the hills and far away, Walking in the air, Phantom of the Opera of course... And they also covered "Wild Child" back in 2003 on some of their live concerts! It´s definitely worth watching (Live Norway 2003). I love the original version by W.A.S.P., but Marko and the guys did a great job on it, especially the last half is insanely good, I think they captured the spirit.