Old Guy REACTS to NIGHTWISH - Ghost Love Score | Composers Point of View

[@kodywatts6886]

The keyboardist is the composer and main song writer

[@KeyOfGeebz]

He's EPIC!!! 🤙

[@ArtimusClyde]

@@KeyOfGeebz they do amazing work, metal Mozart, love your breakdowns, expect the Nightwish Army to descend. The backing track is with the London Philharmonic. a guy called Gabrial will give you a complete rundown, he'll appear soon enough

[@sleeepwalk]

@@KeyOfGeebz He composes like 95% of all their music, the other 5% have help from the bassist.

[@Piia2023]

@@KeyOfGeebz he's a genius

[@darkiee69]

@@sleeepwalk Every one have their input.

[@RandallMorris222]

Emppu, the guitarist, typically wanders all over the stage, both offering encouragement to the other members, as you saw, and playing practical jokes. During one piece at this same concert, he walked by and turned off Floor's in-ears. Of course she recovered quickly but it was a cute moment. Floor has been known to respond in kind. You noticed that Emppu drinks Corona. Floor has dumped his bottle and replaced it with apple juice, which he despises. Quite the surprise on stage! The bottom line is, these people love one another. It's heartwarming to watch them over time.

[@Theralex]

Is there a source for this, or a video where I can see it? ahahah

[@RandallMorris222]

@@Theralex As I recall, it showed up in an interview. I'm sorry, I can't point to it directly because I watch a lot of interviews. If I run across it again, I'll try to remember to come back here and link it.

[@dheijnemans]

@@RandallMorris222 Floor actually debunked this in a recent Fan-Friday video on her channel, stating she wouldn't dare touch his Holy Grail (which would be his beer, you perverts! I saw you twitching 😏)

[@RandallMorris222]

@@dheijnemans I saw that. Too bad, it's a great story! 😀

[@alfredonino3056]

And is inspiring for me in my performances...

[@dtruleall]

"Singers sing whatever they can. Floor sings whatever she wants!"

[@garywillingham3644]

And how she wants

[@Jiipee81]

There´s only 1 thing that Floor cannot sing.. and that thing is badly!

[@1970Phoenix]

Yup.

[@Elchinodiabolero]

I swear to God this woman is easily the most underrated singer on Earth. Period.

[@maximem.ste-marie3578]

..because she can! ;)

[@jolandavanlankvelt2674]

Can you believe that at the moment of this concert, Floor (the singer) was a member of this band for only 10 months? Nightwish and Floor are a match made in heaven.

[@jameswood1935]

and this song was like 13th out of 15 songs, strong as FUCK!

[@thepatriot6966]

This is not correct. Floor was not officially. Made the lead singer until the autum of 2013. This concert was in the summer. She, herself said in an interview. That she felt she was not good enough to sing for the band.

[@hennahallikainen711]

Yes this band is from Finland like I am. Usually the bass player is doing their songs, but sometimes together. The singer Floor Jensen is classically trained opera singer. Fans call the rections Floorganism and band Nightwish army. They are really popular around the world specially in south America. Sometimes groud even have tears off happines in their gigs.

[@lekalla]

You mean the keyboardist? ​@@hennahallikainen711

[@Scorpio211170]

She was _asked_ 10 months earlier, if she could POSSIBLY come and fill in later becayse their then current singer was pregnant and might not be able to sing the last shows of the tour. Well, things went a bit sideways and Floor was called to help. Tuomas (keyboards and most of the composing) said:"please learn the setlist in 48 hours". She did and this is day four.

[@satortenet]

I can already hear the footsteps of the Nightwish Army approaching the comment section. Don't worry, they are a cool bunch. Prepare for the rabbit hole of your life.

[@fryskomuttens]

incoming!! dutch division engineers reporting in!

[@kangaoz5184]

Incoming! french division. Reporting in!

[@dtruleall]

Aaand Danish division here as well. Reporting to sweep the Floor with whoever!

[@MisteriousDarkMoon]

Mexican division, reporting for duty!

[@Greish-esquire]

Hi! UK

[@MalindaBevin76]

Nightwish Army will be here shortly. Hahaha!! He said "floored!" He has no idea what's coming!!

[@2mitts]

Phoenix, az nightwish fan reporting for duty!

[@Zenus_Thenus]

Spain checking in

[@stellabursey4025]

Canadian reporting in. I'm late, but baddies are fxxxed now.

[@rubenjanssen1672]

The Netherlands present

[@FinCrow84]

Finland is awake!

[@gabriel.bardac]

Hello [Key of] Geebz ! Nightwish fans here, your reaction just appeared on our radar.. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing in 2013 at Wacken Open Air festival, in front of a 82k+ audience. About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra, London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners. You have a good ear. As I could see, you appreciate all the key elements of a Nightwish show: the intricate classical-structured "cinematic score" composition, the high "purple level" :) musicianship of all band members, but most of all - the stellar vocals, versatility and charisma of Floor Jansen, our Dutch metal queen. Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals .And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " Hope you'll continue this journey with us, so I'll drop here a list of songs with the current lineup of the band you may like (please consider this list of links only as "a tip of the iceberg", an indication that they have a vast and very diverse repertoire, and not as something mandatory): "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKvCaIJ5eLafjtU "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqfOiqqFf7-ChLc "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4nMZaFuma-WfJo​ "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooLYZoSgnsl7jck "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWmoZH9tnMx_g68​ "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmbImqeaYqp0bKs "Dark Chest Of Wonders" live at Wacken 2013 (metal, the greatest show opener ever) kzbin.info/www/bejne/haeydWmumsijnpY "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZ_UlnxuZZyNors​ "Sleeping Sun" live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKTSpZ-wp56qhNk "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJmopnSGjtKSi8k​ "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXKXZaeglrVopJI​ "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) kzbin.info/www/bejne/inOylZqun8djoa8 "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmOZo5Ksdr6EZrM "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3-VZGyGl9aVoNE​ "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqfWl6p3hceKjsU​ And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Mexico City in 2015 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqbaimSaYrB8qdU Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg (for example: "Shoemaker", the 3rd track from this album, tells the story of Eugene Shoemaker, one of the founders of planetary science, whose ash was sent on the Moon after his death, as a tribute from the scientific community ..) You can also react to Floor Jansen "tapping" other musical genres in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands) here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): kzbin.info/aero/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo To understand better the context of this show you should visit also Jenniezelf's YT channel (En subtitled materials): kzbin.info For entire episodes of the show with En translation, you should check Denise Hofs's DM channel: www.dailymotion.com/xpinkeu/videos In these pandemic times, Floor Jansen has decided to make covers for us, which you can find on her YT channel kzbin.info/door/xy4Ijz2QKXXJaREs-isxwA - there are already 2 covers there, the first is "Let It Go" from "Frozen" (4 weeks ago, already over 1.53M views) and the second - "Alone" from "Heart" (released 2 weeks ago) - 546K and counting. This weekend we expect the third one.. Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.

[@KeyOfGeebz]

WOW!!!! Thank you so much for your comment and greeting. I'm gonna have to re-read this and soak it in and check this all out. Again, thank you so much for your time to leave the comment. And, you to, stay health/safe! Mahalo!

[@jakebronner2371]

@@KeyOfGeebz As you mentioned scores and theatrics, I just wanted to add the song "Kiss While Your Lips Are Still Red" to the list (preferably the live version at Wembley, kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4eagX6saZ5mf8U), which was written for a movie. Might be interesting for you as well, and it also showcases Marko, the bass player, on vocals.

[@kangaoz5184]

Gabriel you're great as usual. Thank's for your amazing comment and so much information about nightwish you gave to the reactor or nightwish.

[@Verifraudreports]

tl dr lol............ yeah nightwish... can't de nightwish without the "Phantom"

[@katpocalypsemeow4554]

Can't forget the epics of "The Greatest Show on Earth" Live at Tempere: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ambFo616f7CNadE and "The Poet and the Pendulum" Live at Wembley 2016: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZPRanqZr751odk These showcase these amazing artists abilities to maximum effect from composing to singing to instrumentals to stage precense and working the crowd. These two songs are incredible and each highly varied within themselves. We welcome you with open arms to share our love of metal and music =^.^=

[@melissagentry5204]

As a 64 year old great grandmother who is a brand new Nightwish Army conscript I am not ashamed to admit this song both gives me goosebumps AND makes me cry. The multiple Floorgasms are simply a bonus.

[@AllahDoesNotExist]

U single bb?

[@TeemarkConvair]

i'll add another 11 and a box of kleenex :)

[@janihaavisto79]

Heh, love you Melissa. And welcome to NW-army. There is always room for another fan. I turned 43 just today, and started to think years back. Suddenly realizing that i have been a NW fan for aeons. I mean i was first hooked in 1999. Just 19 year old. Now as it is my Birthday, I'd like to welcome you again. And hope to see you in Nightdreamers Reacticide channel on discord. We are having a stream in 1.5 21hrs Helsinki time. But you find better times from Reacticide. Now I'm going to have few drinks with my friends and celebrating my 43rd birthday. Love from Finland and Bye.

[@diamondback6653]

The composer is Tuomas Holopainen aka Metal Mozart. And welcome to the Nightwish Rabbit Hole. Once you're in - you never wanna leave. Espescially from a composers side of view.

[@wandaferrer6527]

So correct! I have been calling him a Metal Mozart since I first heard of Nightwish a few years ago. I have been hearing their music when Tarja was their lead singer, and I fell deeper still when Floor started to sing with them. The talent is off the charts.

[@bezio75]

Affirmative. Let him find "The Poet and the Pendulum" or even "Greatest Show on Earth". Not to forget the absolute beauty of Floor and Troy doing the unplugged version of "How's the Heart"...

[@Marvin-oc4cy]

The 2nd CD with unbelievable compositions you should enjoy. A fan has made a beautiful video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ-ylYRrjLONgM0

[@matsv201]

Actually.. we change it... the older dude is now classical music tuomas.

[@darthmagnum2007]

I do believe we are saying: Welcome to the Nightwish Army!

[@leightonwilson9165]

Canadian regiment reporting for duty. Dear sir, 15 min of you "jibbering and jabbering" on about Nightwish is only an appetizer for us in the Nightwish Army. Well done! Great reaction. You have an incredible, diverse journey ahead of you with Nightwish, and the Army will be with you. Look forward to the next! Thank you. This whole concert was amazing, my favs are Romanticide, Song of Myself, Storytime and Everdream. Two songs that you must also check out that are their longest are Poet and the Pendulum (Wembly Arena Concert) and The Greatest Show on Earth, the Tempere concert version. By the by, Tuomas is the keyboardist and the composer. Do your research ahead of time on Poet especially, it was a "band breakup" song of sorts, and it is a huge emotional journey put into song from the members processing the departure of the bands original singer. Great Show on Earth is music put to the evolution of the universe. Their newer stuff is incredible too and a totally different flavour. Shoemaker is a song honouring scientists and in particular, Eugene Shoemaker, a NASA scientist. There are so many more. Enjoy!

[@KeyOfGeebz]

🤙🤙🤙OMGGGG!!! I go out for a surf and look at all these crazy cool views and comments. THANK YOU ALL for your comments and subs. Yes, so much to learn and I promise as grunt/noob to Nightwish I'm getting my head together for the big "rabbit hole" drop to listen and learn more about the band. Stoked that you enjoyed my thoughts!!! MAHALO!!!! 🤙🤙🤙

[@patriciacammock2004]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJmoqZ6jjLCAe7c This is the documentary 🎶💗🎶

[@patriciacammock2004]

You will really enjoy this amazing composer/musician collaborations 🎶💗🎶 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXfYfn6ap9-Dp7c

[@vpollard2988]

You would love their instrumental score on the new Human Nature album.

[@ralflukas9695]

@@vpollard2988 Oh yes. "All the Works of Nature that adorn the world" is fantastic. No lyrics, just 35 minutes of awesome music.

[@brigittevankeulen450]

@@vpollard2988 o yes so beatiful it's art !!!

[@N1RKW]

What amazes me most about Floor's performance here is that not only was she relatively new to the position of lead singer of Nightwish, she was already an hour into an incredible performance when she knocked this masterpiece out! She is a great fit in Nightwish, a real virtuoso in a band of virtuosos. Watch the whole concert if you get a chance. It's well worth the time spent.

[@michaelmann2463]

You being a composer you would probably really enjoy the poet and the Pendulum by Nightwish. read the backstory of the piece . it really puts it in perspective.

[@rbreu]

Agree! Poet And the Pendulum, and also Greatest Show on Earth.

[@Thegreb666]

yes but not now ;) later on the journey

[@77bubba00]

@@rbreu One step at a time. Let's not overwhelm him too quickly. LOL!

[@michaelmann2463]

@@77bubba00 yes you're right. Everyone should start with romanticide and build from there .

[@572Btriode]

@@Thegreb666 Absolutely.

[@ldd2142]

They are better live than recorded. Their recorded stuff is good, live they are straight amazing.

[@fixxa6455]

Yes the latest albums miss a bit the explosiveness, to me this counts for whole band not only floor. But isnt this a characteristic of something that only belongs to the best bands?

[@AleksandarGospic]

@@fixxa6455 that's why I can't wait to hear it live, I think it will be more bombastic and less reserved, guitar more pronounced

[@ldd2142]

I would rather a band be great live than on an album, for sure. My comment was not meant to suggest that they aren't great. They're just best live.

[@AleksandarGospic]

@@ldd2142 of course. Nightwish albums sound great but live they are even better. But only the last album is bit softly produced compared to previous ones, guitar is not as aggressively pronounced, of course, that is how Tuomas wanted it, but I guess live version will have more power can't wait to see how new album will sound live, I think we will be pleasantly surprised

[@staropramen478]

@@AleksandarGospic Yeah the guitar tends to be pulled back a bit in their studio stuff. Can't wait to hear Endlessness and Tribal with a more powerful guitar.

[@flyingardilla143]

Many of their backing tracks were recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra

[@KeyOfGeebz]

That is so cool! O swore I hear some Bassoons and other reeds as well as brass in there! thank you!

[@mylife3350]

@@KeyOfGeebz kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGHMp5WHr5h8fas Nightwish and the London Philharmonic Orchestra 2015

[@diamondback6653]

@@KeyOfGeebz Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards and main composer - basically writes most of this music. Choirs, symphonic orchestras - he throws the lot at you. To create the same sound on stage - the use of backing tracks is inevitable. As is the joining of the sixth band member of Nightwish - Troy Donockley. An instrumentalist that plays Ulliean pipes, tin whistles, bozookie and other instruments since 2007 as a guest musician but as of 2013 as a full member - the same year Floor Jansen was enlisted after she was asked in 2012 to fill in after Nightwish and then lead vocalist Annette Olzon parted ways in the middle of their US tour . Floor was with the band less then a year when this show was recorded.

[@darkiee69]

@@KeyOfGeebz In the "pause" the same phrase is repeated four times, double bass 10:22 , reeds 10:37 , bassoons 10:49 , flutes 11:10 . Later, when Floor "conducts" the crowd you can hear the band play the almost exact phrase. Tuomas does that a lot. He introduced an idea somewhere in the song, or even in the intro, then let it come back later.

[@mattphillips2530]

@@KeyOfGeebz No triggers... the band synchs to a click throughout the entire song. This is why the drummer never stops moving: if he loses time during rests the entire band will be off with the orchestra

[@gocartturbo]

The guy touching people's back is their lead guitar player. He has a reputation of being a prankster on stage. His touching them might have been a nice gesture, or he might have been turning off their in ear monitors lol

[@Rackalzz]

lol, i just thought he was being friendly there, never thought of that, knowing that he is a great prankster :D

[@joeyc785]

Floor Jansen is the third singer of nightwish and she is classically trained and a professional voice coach as well, she is currently doing cover songs and a master class online on her KZbin channel, check it out, awesome 😎she is probably the best female singer ever, awesome 😎

[@mysticfakir2029]

I saw Tarja live, she is my favourite. I wouldn't say best female singer ever. There have been some amazingly flawless vocalists. Examples ready if challenged.

[@Stefan-sc7xl]

Nah, not really. She is great and in this recording awesome, but the previous Nightwish singer was/is levels above.

[@fabiosanchez6320]

@@Stefan-sc7xl Totally disagree. Floor can DO ANYTHING SHE WANTS. Dispite growling or belting.

[@wulfy951]

@@mysticfakir2029 I saw all three live. Floor is more versatile than Tarja.

[@maxmacpherson1957]

@@Stefan-sc7xl can't agree as Tarja is very one dimensional, great singer but nowhere near the versatility that Floor possesses

[@Bane2Face]

Welcome to the Nightwish Army!!! YOU WERE NOT READY FOR THE NOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JeremyNeish]

Floor Jansen is the lead singer, and she's the swiss army knife of singers. Talented in a wide variety of styles. Arguably one of the best singers alive today.

[@artonx4719]

Totally agree! Find out for yourself www.thetoptens.com/best-female-metal-singer/

[@klaymor73]

I disagree , is not arguably. She's one of the best singers alive today , quote.

[@JeremyNeish]

@@klaymor73 I agree. I actually meant to type "arguably THE best singer alive today". There's no argument she's one of the best.

[@tomdog7864]

Not one of the best!!! "THE" Best.

[@emjem99]

Not arguably. She IS one of the best.

[@markballard4298]

82,000 people at this concert this song was about an hour and a half into it and she was still powerful. The best thing is that they are all equal in the music. No one over powers the other it is all about the music not their egos

[@stevegray1308]

Tuomas, the keyboard player, is also the composer and arranger of Nightwish music - the real power behind an amazing band.

[@mickoldbear3008]

The "backing track" is usually a little combo called the London philharmonic orchestra, and choir. Definitely a winning collaboration I think.

[@TeemarkConvair]

!! LOL "little combo called the London philharmonic..."so subtle

[@scray00]

This is a great comment 😂

[@mickoldbear3008]

@@scray00 ha, forgotten I'd made that reply, thank you for liking it..... I had not long discovered Nightwish at that point.... Love their sound🤘👍🤘

[@alexkenley1]

you can see physically the moment the floorgasm struck the old man

[@garywillingham3644]

Yeah it took a minute but Floor strikes again

[@tinman24611]

Still my favorite description of when she hits that note 🤣🤣

[@astridmanzo]

I love seeing first-time floorgasm reactions.

[@Sinvare]

For a Story: Emppu(Guitar) likes to turn off Floor's(vocalist) in ear during certain pieces. She has responded at various points by switching out his beers with apple juice, which he has spit out near equipment so they had to tone it back since there is a ton of equipment on stage. During "I Want my Tears Back" Wacken 2013 you can see Emppu tell Troy (multi-instrumentalist and vocals, not on stage for Ghost Love score) that he is going to turn off Floor's monitor at about 3:45. Emmpu then turns off her monitor at ~3:58, 4:02 she reaches back to turn it on, 4:04 Troy shakes his head cause he really did it. At 4:28 she does a spin as Emppu passes behind her again to keep an eye on him. In front of a crowd of 82,000, they are still messing around. As another note to the character of the band, the DVD for the Wacken 2013 show has the names of the German tour bus drivers in the credits. Not just them, but the full crew and a lot more people than are normally mentioned by bands in their credits.

[@brandonspeers5342]

I love this tidbit! Just went back and watched it. It’s hilarious

[@Rackalzz]

One of the Best Moments of that Concert! When She turns around and just TOWERS over Emppu :D

[@chadbennett7873]

He's messing with a Goddess ... she could squash him like a bug. Good thing they have such a cool relationship.

[@chadbennett7873]

Watched her stare him down as he passed behind her ... he looked like a rat caught in a trap! One of the funniest things I've ever seen in a concert video. Thanks for sharing!

[@JeremyNeish]

Welcome to your Nightwish journey, it's long, varied and amazing.

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Can't wait!

[@JeremyNeish]

​@@KeyOfGeebz Honestly, stick with this concert for the next few songs, it's arguably their most consistently amazing performance. Romanticide, Song of Myself, Ever Dream, Storytime, then you can start venturing into some of their other stuff. There's a few epic songs that should be reserved for later after you've gotten to know the band and their history. This would include Poet and the Pendulum, and The Greatest Show on Earth. Then you can diverge off into some amazing side paths including The Islander (Live from Tampere), The Phantom of the Opera (End of an Era) featuring their original lead singer, High Hopes (Live Pink Floyd cover). Then come back for some more classics like Dead Boy’s Poem. Eventually you can start to check out their stuff from their newest album, or maybe wait for live versions.

[@K-A5]

@@JeremyNeish I've been a Nightwish fan for a little while now and I didnt know they covered High Hopes. Thats my favorite Pink Floyd song! So thanks for pointing that out. Im gonna go watch that one next ✌🙂

[@ioaKouts]

@@K-A5 Please tell us how did you experience this

[@circuitsandshortcuts]

This song gets requested because it shows off Floor (the singer). The Greatest Show On Earth (Live at Tampere) will show off Tuomas (the composer).

[@1970Phoenix]

Every time I hear TGSoN, I tear up and think about what I'd like said at my own funeral. Maybe just, "I was here".

[@kmasse81]

Yes but the studio version is best. Idk why everyone tells people to listen to the live version all the time. Unlike Ghost Love Score the Greatest Show is not as good live.

[@1970Phoenix]

@@kmasse81 I think that's just come down to preference. I love both versions, but I prefer the live version because its a performance, and not just a song. If I had to pick between only the audio of each version, then I might go for the studio version.

[@rolfrevman]

@@1970Phoenix It was the first song my son heard, lying on my chest 30 minutes old.

[@catherinebeaudoin311]

Welcome to the Nightwish army. The composer is the keyboard player, Tuomas

[@shuriken4852]

Nightwish is a Finnish band and here are the members currently: - Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards & main composer/arranger - Finnish - Floor Jansen - Main Vocals - Dutch - Marco Hietala - Bass & Vocals - Finnish - Emppu Vuorinen - Guitarist - Finnish - Kai Hahto - Drums - Finnish (In the video you just watched it was still Jukka Nevalainen, he left as the drummer in 2014 and is now with the band's management team) - Troy Donockley - Uilleann pipes, tin whistle, vocals, guitar, keyboards, bouzouki, etc. - English The backing tracks are recorded with the London Philarmonic full orchestra and choir. They had 2 previous singers Tarja Turunen 1996-2005 and Anette Olzon 2007-2012. Best method for reacting to Nightwish that I figured from watching reactors and discovering them recently and exploring their catalog myself: Keep the particularly long and complex songs listed below, if you have not watched them already, for after you have seen all the more standard ones from the 4 live shows mentioned in the numbered list: - Ghost Love Score (Wacken) 10 minutes - The Poet and the Pendulum (Wembley) 14 minutes >>> Doing some research on the background story for this song is very important to be able to appreciate the meaning of the lyrics. - Greatest Show on Earth (Tampere) 21 minutes 1- Just do all the Wacken 2013 songs, they are all great. 2- Then the Wembley 2015 ones that are not part of the Wacken show. 3- Then the remaining songs from Tampere 2015 that were not in the previous 2 shows mentioned. 4- Then the older songs from Buenos Aires 2018 that were not in the previous 3 shows mentioned. 5- To see what they can do with a cover and if you like Marco's singing, watch their interpretation of Pink Floyd's High Hopes. 6- Then you can explore Floor's versatility with her band ReVamp's live performances of the songs Disdain at Graspop and Wild Card at Bloodstock. 7- And finally go in the deep end of the Floor talent pool by reacting to her performances on Beste Zangers in the order the episodes aired. For the first 4 steps, you can alternate between shows, but I would recommend to still only take songs that are not performed in the previous shows mentioned, as they are ordered in audio quality from best to worst. From watching a lot of reactions, in my opinion this is the most efficient order to discover the rabbit hole that is Nightwish and Floor Jansen. That should keep you busy for a while. 😀

[@MycontentisgoldJerryGold]

You might also include Floor's time in her first band, After Forever. Otherwise, very complete list. 👌

[@shuriken4852]

@@MycontentisgoldJerryGold Problem with After Forever is it is very difficult to find a good live recording, but if you know of some, please let me know and I will be glad to add them.

[@Ossi.Myllymaki]

And maybe some Tarja Turunen era songs as well sometimes

[@shuriken4852]

@@Ossi.Myllymaki I am a Floor fan, but you are more than welcomed to suggest you favorite Tarja performances.

[@Ossi.Myllymaki]

@@shuriken4852 just thinking that If one want to get know Nightwish as a band. Then its good check also some songs performed earlier singers (Tarja and Anette) too. Afterall Nightwish did not have any bad singers. Today there is Floor and she is great one.

[@jackoventer444]

I literally discovered this channel like an hour ago.... now this drops, It feels like Christmas. On a more serious note. I'm the only musician in my family and I don't have any close musician friends. Your channel and channels like yours give me this feeling that I can share one of the most important things in my life with someone who actually understands and appreciates it. Wish I had a gramps like you(I'm sure mine was great just never knew them). Thanx for the great content

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Aw man that was really cool Jacko! Ha, my nick name is Abba Geebz (grandpa Geebz) - so you cam call me that.

[@tomimjokinen]

If you liked this video and want to find another very professional reactions like this, look up Chase Carneson. He got hooked up with Nightwish 8 months ago and fell in love with them song by song. Hope you keep diggin Abba, you have a lot to discover...

[@joshuaburba2905]

@@tomimjokinen I love Chase's channel and in-depth analysis. This gentleman has a similar, thoughtful approach, and I love it.

[@nicod1361]

@@KeyOfGeebz the Wacken 2013 concert of NW every song is amazing and well worth the time and Floor just did a cover of Hearts version of Alone about 2weeks ago : kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5fYXqyGa9Zpfc0

[@raatroc]

Belgian/French division, present!

[@j.lahtinen7525]

The songwriter and composer Tuomas Holopainen would be totally in his element composing movie music. In fact, Nightwish's most recent album "Human. :II: Nature.", is a double-cd release, where the second CD is essentially a 30 minute classical piece, called "All The Works of Nature Which Adorn The World". It's utterly gorgeous. A fan made a video for it that Tuomas himself loved - it is as beautiful as the piece it's made for. You can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ-ylYRrjLONgM0

[@gregjetnikoff7124]

I would call it a NeoRomantic ( not in the 80's sense, but in the orchestral composers' semse. Yes I know you know this Abba but the comment is for the less informed) piece, but whatever the genre, it is truely inspiring music.

[@30110CKs]

Shivers down the spine. Every. Single. Time.

[@ddiachen]

I'm also a student of orchestration and really love that element of Nightwish's music and Tuomas's genius. Really glad to hear your appreciation for the interlude that a lot of people just want to get through. It's the rare rock or metal concert where you get to hear a bass clarinet! Nightwish is one of the rare bands (for me) where the live performances are often better than the studio recordings: except in regard to really hearing the orchestral elements. The studio versions allow one to hear the entirety of Tuomas's thoughts, and in conjunction with the unsurpassed energy of the live shows (I've had the good fortune to attend 3 Nightwish concerts) allow for the total experience. Given your own field, I think you would really get a lot out of the newest album 'Human :II: Nature.' Not only great music, but the orchestral elements and compositional genius blow me away. You will also really love The Greatest Show on Earth for similar reasons. Another one that I would say to listen to the studio recording after hearing the live (Tampere concert is the best) performance. I'm very much looking forward to following your journey with this spectacular band!

[@gregjetnikoff7124]

David, THREE concerts. You are just being greedy. Leave some for the rest of us! I , sadly, will never get to see one.

[@rileyxxxx]

I'm a concert photographer for many years now and I always knew about nightwish, I been to hundreds of festivals and concerts and kept avoiding them over the years passively, cause I wasn't a fan of their previous vocalists. but in february this year I seen the first reaction to this song therefore it was my first reaction to the band with their current singer, and ever since that time, I tear up during that song whenever I hear or see it. and still now, after seeing all possible reactions over the year... I still need tissues... she's an angel!

[@Thorgrim247]

Tuomas, the keyboardist and main composer for Nightwish is a big fan of movie soundtracks. His favorite composer is Hans Zimmer. He would love to be involved in writing movie score in the future. Nightwish is playing to a Pro Tools click track which also includes a full backing track from the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Metro Voices Choir. When they play indoor gigs you are able to better hear the details of the backing tracks. There is so much more to hear from this amazing symphonic metal band my friend. I too have written some songs in my day, but Tuomas is a master at using cinematic soundtrack techniques in his metal songs. Nightwish does some very heavy music, but they also do many softer songs with interesting musical compositions. Tuomas loves to use key changes as well as time signature changes, along with extreme dynamics to add dramatic impact to his music. He is also a wonderful poet, which he incorporates into his music as well. He loves poetry from some of the masters, such as Whitman, Thoreau, and Byron. We lovingly like to refer to him as The Metal Mozart. I loved your reaction and have the utmost respect for you and others of your profession. It is such a momentous achievement to be able to obtain so much musical knowledge. Understanding all of the color of the different instruments and how to weave that magic tapestry together as a whole. It must be such a thrill to hear you compositions played live/or recorded for the first time by a full orchestra and/or other musical textures including electric instrumentation, vocalists, and possibly choirs. I loved your analysis and commentary of this reaction video. I look forward to additional reactions to my favorite band. Just subbed for the ride. Hope you cold improves and enjoy the ocean. Surfs Up! Peace.

[@adamhenton6221]

Yes!! Nightwish. Thanks for reacting to my recommendation of Nightwish! Such a great performance!

[@KeyOfGeebz]

No problem!!

[@adamhenton6221]

@@KeyOfGeebz kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3bdi4WDqc2bjrc ghost love score is a great entry level song into the Nightwish rabbit hole. There's so many more that you'll have to react to now that you've scratched an itch that you have to go back to lol. Try this one. There live performances have phenomenal recordings and the clarity is worth listening to. In my personal opinion I think that the live recordings are better than the album version. This one is called the Poet and the Pendulum. Do a little research on the meaning behind the song. The lyrics are very dark and very personal. Also it's a very long song so feel free to elaborate on a long reaction.

[@angstbringer2992]

Thanks for the reaction! Fun fact: they're all good friends and have great chemistry on stage, they're all so good at they're job so they will often move on stage and socialise with each other or the public (especially Emppu, the guitarist). It makes the live performances even more enjoyable.

[@shawnski001]

Subbed! I am a sucker for watching people plunge down the Nightwish rabbit hole.

[@garywillingham3644]

Yeah arent we all

[@rhodridavies9426]

Might probably have already been mentioned,. but one of the most incredible things about her performance is that it happens a good 2 hours into the gig! And does she sound in the least bit tired? No she bloody well does not!!!

[@beeteka5798]

This is true. I've been there and it was awesome! She has so much power and fits so well into the Band... My son, whom I was pregnant with at this concert, is a huge fan of her, too.

[@aenorist2431]

Because there will undoubtedly be more requests from that show: Make sure to use either the official live version (for single tracks) or the "correct speed" version here on youtube. The full-concert version with the most clicks has a bitrate / framerate issue which slows it down slightly, means the pitch is off. You probably understand the technicality better than me, but there you have the info :D Great reaction, keep it up :)

[@gregjetnikoff7124]

Well said!

[@tsiouparoglou4493]

Well, the term "floorgasm" has been invented for a reason... She's from another dimension. FLOOOOOR❤❤❤❤

[@ft4ngft4ng]

First Floogasm eh? The interesting thing about Nightwish is that each song is more awesome than the last, no matter the order

[@regun2434]

This is the highest peak for me.. Tears every f*cking time!

[@emjem99]

@@regun2434 me too. Every single time, and the smile that I can't comtain. Just amazing.

[@regun2434]

@@emjem99 this is new to me 😁 I've suffered for anhedonia for years and now when it is gone I use this masterpiece to test mysefl 😁

[@emjem99]

@@regun2434 wow! I can't even imagine an inability to feel joy, but if you have beaten that and find this brings it to you then music has done what it is meant to do and I can't think of a better piece to use as your test. Glad for you!

[@regun2434]

@@emjem99 not long ago I couldt imagine what joy meant. Everything was kinda grey

[@sterlingknight8087]

Originally Floor was sent by Allfather Odhinn to Midgard to gather the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla, but she got distracted and joined a series of bands. However, Floor still gathers souls by her grace, beauty and the sheer power of her vocals. We give thanks for her at our Blots regularly and hope that Odhinn won't notice that she has never returned to Asgard. ALL HAIL THE VALKYRIE GODDESS!!! The Nightwish Army is incoming! Nightwish Army Central Florida Black Company reporting for duty!

[@Angelogoutzi]

Just be ready for the required progression of Nightwish songs the army is gonna send your way

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Looking forward!

[@Monscent]

Zzzz

[@Effectlife]

@@compreactz Just one small correction, Poet was not at wacken, it was at Wembley 2015 😉 Other than that, I totally agree with you.

[@19ritasilva]

Finally a composer react!!! Thank you! If you liked Nightwish I sugest The Greatest Show On Earth and The Poet and The Pendulum!!! I would very much like to see your reacts on those two! Thank you again!

[@KeyOfGeebz]

I'll check it out!

[@palmanbracht9125]

He is not ready for those two songs....

[@garywillingham3644]

@@KeyOfGeebz Take your time on the other 2 of the Big 3 GLS is the first. glide around and experience some of their other masterpieces first Dead Boys Poem LIve in Buenos Aries 7 days to the Wolves Live at Wembley The list is endless Homework on The Poet and the Pendulum and The Greatest Show On Earth though Also always try to include the lyrics or have them on hand As composer I need not tell you that You Sir Have entered a very deep and wonderful connection to some of the greatest writing I have seen in decades Yes ELP Moody Blues King Crimson Genesis Renaissance to mention a few

[@TeemarkConvair]

@@garywillingham3644 dare i say, settle in and watch a full show,,immersion therapy..

[@helenooft9664]

Nightwish is my favorite band, every song they take me on a musical adventure, i love them all.

[@BlackieNuff]

People have often cited "Pirates of the Caribbean" or other similar "epic battle" scenario... GoT also applies...

[@DpMario11]

Oh, we have a newbie here... Soon my friend soon, soon you will begin to understand the scope of the rabbit hole you have just entered. And then you won't because you'll just be stunned by the following song Welcome to nightwish, remember this day.

[@topographic1973ify]

Watch Floor on Beste Zangers 2019 (Dutch TV show) to really find out what she can do and how versatile she is. It's really kind of amazing.

[@gregjetnikoff7124]

Be very prepared to be giggling AND have tears running down your face at the same time at the end of songs.

[@catherinebeaudoin311]

As a composer you very well may like Greatest Show on Earth... live in Tempere

[@alexcrouwel6942]

Floor is indeed the third singer of this band and in my opinion she is the best most versatile vocalist in the world ever, she can sing whatever she wants to sing from opera till deep grown man growls and everything in between. But i have seen concerts with the previous singers (Tarja and Anette) and you don't hear me say that they are bad because they're great vocalist but just in the genre that they do but if you look at the band chemistry with Floor on stage you can see that they are love what they do and i missed that Feeling with the previous singers they have fun together and when you're having fun in what you do then you're at your best. You have just scratching the surface now and if you watch all the other songs of wacken 2013 from Nightwish.....they will blow your mind song after song after song. thnx for you great reaction and greetings from the Netherlands

[@elgonwilliams7624]

Welcome to Nightwish fandom. This is often the gateway song for the discovery of the band. They have a deep catalog. The band has had three lead singers and several line up changes over the years.

[@Pfaeff]

"The Greatest Show on Earth" is Tuomas' (Nightwish's keyboardist and writer) compositional masterpiece. You should check it out. It's very long, though, but definitely worth it. There is also an awesome live version of it. That song still gives me goosebumps every time I see it live.

[@AleksandarGospic]

Nightwish army is here! 😁🤘 I will never get tired of seeing people experiencing Nightwish for the first time! 😅 Loved your reaction! I've seen so many but you brought something different and your own! I hope you will do some more because this is one of the best bands on the planet and if you are a composer then what can one say, in Nightwish we have metal Mozart called Tuomas Holopainen, I'm sure you want to see more! :)

[@jesperst]

you've got my like when you said "the f*ck was that", you've got my subscription when you mentioned engineering. reaction done well, sir

[@drrraug]

Finally the professional insightful conposer reaction and analysis of Nightwish Ive been waiting for! Its a much needed, ESSENTIAL perpective sorely lacking in Nightwish react sphere. Id love a more in depth analysis of this, and also on other Nightwish epics like Dark Passion Play and Greatest Show on Earth. And even more beyond that, Nightwish is a treasure trove of clever composing and various styles.

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Wow, thanks! 🤙🤙

[@bbeckett5103]

Came back here one year later so see the look on your innocent face not knowing nightwish yet 😂

[@thra-x1855]

ive seen this performance reacted to about a hundred times and most of them i just skip to 'that one note' but yours i watched the whole way through because i know you'll have something insightful to say. and you didnt disappoint.

[@alexchubokas5273]

On a compositional level you should check out Nightwish The Greatest Show in Earth. It’s over 20 minutes long but has a ton of awesome orchestral and instrumental music going on

[@klaymor73]

Ghost love score was intended to be an original score for a movie, also Toumas loves soundtracks movies.

[@572Btriode]

He does, especially Hans Zimmer.

[@fixxa6455]

And Donald Duck. Oh my fucking god.

[@MissieK]

@@572Btriode who doesn't love Hans Zimmer tho? he is a genius and the soundtracks he is behind are all amazing

[@572Btriode]

@@MissieK That, of course, is absolutely true !!

[@garywillingham3644]

i wonder if he has ever listened to Tangerine Dream

[@huohization]

I love your reaction when you realize she's not done yet and sets up for the high note.

[@inyathiproductions]

Tuomas is such a master of set ups. He grows things in such a measured and intelligent way.

[@syndicated85]

Our National pride. One of the best bands ever to come from Finland

[@bacotubby]

Yes but floor is from the Netherlands

[@mrmatata608]

Nightwish Army never sleeps, never rests. We are here, we are everywhere! Get ready for a ride! You wont regret it ;) Have a good day sir!

[@Someguy_8e2]

WE ARE LEGION.......One of us....one of us....one of us. 😄

[@JanJaapZwaag]

@@Someguy_8e2 we are here!

[@garywillingham3644]

@@Someguy_8e2 One of Us is all of US

[@wagnerlutterbach]

We are here.

[@HenningUhle]

When I first heard from Nightwish, it was the year 2004. They came around with a single called "Nemo". It took me instantly into the world of Symphonic Metal. I fell in love with this huge combination of hard rock, symphonic parts and an opera singer. I had no idea that Nightwish were active for years at this moment. I never heard from them before. But I was sure I MUST have the album. So, I went to buy the album when it came out. What an album! "Once" is its name. But I had no idea what was on it. Yeah, "Nemo", of course. The follow-up single "Wish I had an angel", of course. But also "Ghost Love Score". This chorus! So fat, so complete, so over everything that I have ever heard. And I was sure, nobody can sing it better than Tarja Turunen. But sadly she left the band. I have no memory of her successor, Anette Olzon. But, man, then came Floor Jansen. Well, I didn't know much, but I knew she was a great singer. But could she stand "Ghost Love Score" since this is their masterpiece? Well, she sang everybody and everything to the ground. What a singer! Can you imagine that she is also able to do death growls? Like somebody commented here: Tuomas: "What vocal range?" Floor: "Yes" "Ghost Love Score" is such a great song. There is no better rock song in my opinion. And now I can say, nobodycan sing this song better than Floor.

[@KelbenArunsun]

If you want to see a crowd go nuts at a Nightwish concert, id reccomend you the following: Nightwish - I want my tears back (Live at Buenos Aires)

[@1971caz38]

My 2nd fav. GLS IS MY FAV

[@laurelinyosoup]

I love Nightwish because they combine the beauty of soundtrack and orchestral music with the energy of metal. Unbeatable combo, really. Glad to hear you liked it! Since you seem to be into the more orchestral parts in this song, might I nudge you towards the second part of Nightwish' newest album? Human Nature is a two-part album, the first (Human) is regular songs, while the second (Nature) is an orchestral piece dedicated to, well, nature. It's like 30 minutes long though, so you don't need to do a reaction or breakdown, just listen to it for your relaxation. Their album Imaginaerum also has an orchestral piece named after the album. Then there are songs like "Taikatalvi" and "Kuolema tekee taiteilijan", which don't have band instruments. You can't really go wrong no matter what you choose to listen to next. Nightwish doesn't really have bad songs, just ones that I love a little less than others, haha.

[@Budjettimatka]

Storytime is also one of the cinematic songs. And everything from the Wacken 2013 show is good, because of the good work they did. Wembley 2015 is really good one too.

[@szabolcsmate5254]

I am coming back to this song to excercise the muscles that raise my hairs.

[@andrewwilson45]

Great reaction brother. I love watching people with some knowledge seeing this for the first time. Its staggering... the finale still gives me chills and wet eyes. Cheers man😎

[@michaelwanklin3580]

Freaking enjoyed your reaction. PLEASE PLEASE continue on the NIGHTWISH journey BROTHER you will not be disappointed. Any song by this band is a treasure.

[@FallenExarch4]

WELCOME TO THE PHENOMENON THAT IS THE GENRE OF SYMPHONIC METAL AND WELCOME TO THE NIGHTWISH ARMY. This was the Wacken Open Air Festival Concert back in 2013, and there were over 82,000 people at this concert. the current singer is from the Netherlands, and a majority of the band members are from Finland, although the woodwinds player is from England. THE BAND IS NOT NEW. They released their first album in 1996. SO WHAT STYLE OF MUSIC ACTUALLY IS NIGHTWISH???? Nightwish is actually one of the groups credited with the CREATION of the Metal Sub-genre of Symphonic Metal (according to Wikipedia!). Symphonic Metal in general only borrows the hard driving double kick drums, and the hard grungy style guitars and bass from Metal. However, in SYMPHONIC METAL the guitar is not the primary focal point, it is in fact the keyboards and their movie-scorish sounding orchestral sound. The keyboard player Tuomas Holopainen (first name pronounced as Too-oh-mas) is the composer of all of the music arrangements and is the leader of the group. He is a personal huge lover of movie scores, which is where a lot of the movie-scorish style sound of the keyboards comes from (which is the primary focal point of ALL of Nightwish’s music instrumentally). In Symphonic Metal 90-95% of all Symphonic Metal bands are all female fronted. Currently only Kamelot, Serenity, and a hand full of other Symphonic Metal bands even have male singers, and they are normally referred to as Symphonic Power Metal. The female fronted bands are the ones usually referred to over in Europe as ‘Symphonic Metal’. The most popular being Nightwish, Within Temptation, Epica, and Delain. When Symphonic Metal first started the female singers ALL used an operatic style of singing, but as the Genre has evolved over the last 20+ years in the UK since Nightwish came long when they released their FIRST album back in 1996, they have adopted more of a contemporary style of singing like Floor uses currently. Floor Jansen is the 3rd and current Lead Singer since Nightwish released its first album in 1996, and she is from the Netherlands. Keep in mind when Floor did this concert (Wacken Open Air in 2013), she had not been with Nightwish for very long, she was actually a FILL-IN for this particular tour. Nightwish was in the middle of the Imaginearum World Tour when they parted ways with their SECOND Lead Singer Anette Olzen (from Sweden), and Tuomas (pronounced as Too-oh-mas) called Floor and asked her if she could learn their entire set list in 48 hours and then fill-in for them for the rest of the tour. Within the next few short months, the band posted their first Official Live Performance video since they fired their first lead singer Tarja Turunen at the end of November 2005. During Anette's entire tenure with the band, Nightwish did not post ONE single solitary live performance video on their official KZbin channel. Hmmm? Curious? At the end of this Imaginearum World Tour (just a few months later!), (As Floor tells the story in an interview) the Band pulled both Floor Jansen and Troy Donokley aside and asked them to be official members of the band. Floor said both her and Troy both had tears in their eyes. Troy had been a guest musician with the band on such official videos like The Islander, but never an official member of the band. The rest as they say ... is history. CURRENT BAND MEMBERS • Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards, piano, is the primary musical composer for all arrangements Is also who formed the band, and is the leader of the group. • Emppu Vuorinen - All guitars (been with the band since its inception) - (His name is pronounced Ehm-poo) • Marko Hietala - bass, male vocals, acoustic guitar (is Nightwish Second Bass player, and has been with them since 2001.) • Troy Donockley - uilleann pipes, tin whistle, low whistle, guitars, bouzouki, bodhrán, backing vocals • Floor Jansen - lead vocals (Floor is Nightwish current and THIRD Lead Singer) • Kai Hahto - drums (NOT APART OF THE BAND YET WHEN THIS CONCERT WAS FILMED - Kai was hand picked by the groups original drummer Jukka Nevalainen to replace him when he had to stepped down for medical reasons listed below. Kai is a personal friend of Jukka’s, as well as was Jukka's drum teacher) FORMER BAND MEMBERS SEEN IN THIS CONCERT AT THE WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL FROM THE YEAR 2013: • Jukka Nevalainen - drums ( original drummer from 1997-2014 and is who you see playing drums in this concert at the Wacken Open Air Festioval Show from 2013. He had to step down for severe medial reasons, and handpicked his replacement. Jukka nearly died from a period of 2 straight years of severe insomnia, and had to be hospitalized because of it. Even though he stepped down as drummer, according to Toumas, he is the CEO of the Nightwish Corporation now. So he is still very much a part of Nightwish.) Other Former Band Members NOT seen in this video: • Sami Vänskä - bass (1998-2001) • Tarja Turunen - vocals (Nightwish FIRST Singer for the first 10 years of Nightwish existence from 1996-2005) • Anette Olzon - vocals (Nightwish SECOND singer, from Sweden, from 2007-2012) The songs that I recommend you listen to from this list are ALL from the Wembley Arena LIVE Show which is from the Vehicle of Spirit DVD/Blu-ray in 2016: 1. Poet And The Pendulum - This is one of the corner stone songs for this band. I would RESEARCH THIS SONG BEFORE REACTING TO IT. I would also not do this one right away, I would build up to this and get a few Nightwish songs under your belt before doing it. As stated above Floor Jansen is their THIRD Singer. Their first singer sang entirely in the operatic syle and was named Tarja Terunen. She was Nightwish Singer for TEN YEARS. Her last concert was THE END OF AN ERA concert filmed the end of November of 2005. Immediately after the conclusion of the END OF AN ERA concert Tarja received a letter called "The Open Letter" from the band telling her they were parting ways with her. Poet And the Pendulum is about the emotional heart wrenching experience of events that lead up to that decision, and the backlash from fans after ward. SO this song is extremely INTENSELY emotional. Doing your reseach into this before hand will help you understand why the song is so emotional and why it was written in 5 acts like it was. Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3bdi4WDqc2bjrc 2. Greatest Show On Earth - I would RESEARCH THIS SONG BEFORE REACTING TO IT. I would also not do this one right away, I would build up to this and get a few Nightwish songs under your belt before doing it. This song is about the creation of the universe, the big bang, and evolution. Be ready because this is a 20 min thrill ride that only feels like 3 or 4 minutes long. This one in particular will show off both her dynamic range and ability to change styles in a song, like Ghost Love Score. I think you might want to look for the Tampere Finland Show because it has FIREWORKS coordinated with the music. Also, I think its a good idea to look for the Tampere Finland show with lyrics, so you can follow along with the lyrics, as there is a lot to take in for this one. Look for the one with Lyrics and Fireworks both. Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJ2ZnYicfrKefa8 3. Ever Dream - my absolute all-time favorite Nightwish song. The most high energy song they’ve ever done in my opinion. I think Wembley Arena show is the best one. Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4nMZaFuma-WfJo 4. Romanticide - Be prepared because this is one of their heavier songs, and Floor and Marko both do some singing in this, and this one is an amazing thrill ride of a song. Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKvCaIJ5eLafjtU 5. Elan - (this is an extremely up beat high energy song that just leaves you feeling good). Again Wembley Arena is a great one to react to. Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpTao6qIgLWUe8k 6. Alpenglow - (this is JUST a feel good song. And again, this was such a fun song in the Wembley Arena Show). Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKOtp36Qg6qbbck 7. Nemo (Nemo is from a Latin word which means no one or nobody. It is about a time in Toumas life when he felt his direction in life was aimless, and without real direction. It’s an awesome song and a HUGE favorite of long time fans. This song was originally written during the Tarja Era). Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/moOUmHtrlraKeLc 8. Stargazers (this one is an OLD Tarja Era song, and is sung almost entirely in an Operatic style, so if you wanna hear Floor sing Opera in a Metal song, this is the one to listen to. I would do this from the DECADES TOUR). Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJmopnSGjtKSi8k 9. Yours Is An Empty Hope (Maybe do this one from the Tampere Finland Show. Be prepared because behind Marcos vocals on the chorus, is Floor growling. You read it correctly, yes she really CAN do everything!!). Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqW7ooiEd52tqLc 10. 10th Man Down (this is from the Tarja Era, but Floor nails it perfectly.) Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqmUin1mesmBd6s 11. Last Ride Of The Day - I would do this from the Wembley Arena Show . This song was the second to the last song for the Wembley Arena Show from the Vehicle Of Spirit Blu-ray/DVD. It is simply one kick ass song. Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZXJmX2joL-FmLc 12. 7 Days To The Wolves - This is another kick ass song, and I would do this from the Wembley Arena Show. Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqfWl6p3hceKjsU

[@andrematos-oreidocanbaixo]

Nightwish changed my life forever since I was a teenager, I'm waiting for the show here in Brazil next year

[@nicod1361]

Hey Geebz, you have just experienced the most reacted to song in YT reaction history! this amazing seminal performance at Wacken 2013 cemented the phenomenal Floor Jansen's position as their 3rd,current & final singer, every song is GOLD, stay with Live performances they are rare & actually better that way, welcome to an experience you have just a small taste of. cheers

[@gfkma]

You comment about it being cinematic is spot on. The keyboard player is their composer and in an interview he mentions his liking of film scores as what he calls contemporary classical music. Great stuff!

[@genecapar320]

Yes, yes, yes! Haven't watched it yet, but I wanted this so much!

[@AtomicAmy]

I've been burned out on GLS reaction vids for a bit but you brought the magic back. Thanks for such a quality reaction!

[@gregjetnikoff7124]

Yeah, I agree. A new angle of vision.

[@7Leksu7]

I can't help it. I get goosebumps every time I listen to this song, no matter if it is a reaction or the song it self.

[@Thalarctos]

Don't worry, we're still here and will be until you've been epically lost down the Nightwish rabbit hole like the rest of us. Come join the madness!

[@572Btriode]

"until you've been epically lost down the Nightwish rabbit hole" Love it !!!!!! :-)

[@garywillingham3644]

Its not Madness it is Blissful JOY

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Btw, the best kind of reaction videos are the straight line specialized professional opinion of how they see each particular performance. And this was top notch Geebz!

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Thanks!! 🤙🤙

[@aristaeus2514]

Nightwish Army appreciation here, thanks for introducing this to your community!

[@spendsox]

Army???... LMAO

[@aristaeus2514]

@@spendsox Its a term used for the masses of Nightwish enthousiasts. has nothing to do with the 12 years I spent in actual armed forces I agree, good point ;)

[@spendsox]

@@aristaeus2514 ,now I understand that,, thanks for the update

[@jamesanderson5268]

You'll notice they have a backing track of the London Philharmonic Orchestra with a choir also. Tuomas also wrote the music and lyrics for the backing track. He's a musical genius. I don't think they have a bad song. Their concert at Wacken in 2013 was the best recorded concert IMHO.

[@wazzalord3]

‘The best for the last, just one note!’ Yeah and that one note has stolen thousands of hearts and made thousands more lose their minds Welcome to this rabbit hole I am watching on phone so i dont really have the desire to look up what you have watched, but here is an idea ‘epica - sancta terra, live at retrospect. Feat. Floor Jansen’ (floor is the singer you saw here) That band used a full harmonic ensamble and choir during that concert and it had many awesome songs to choose from (and also many more that werent on that concert) Though i choose that one cus the nightwish army seems to like it so... :)

[@craigmcghee4]

This what nightwish fans call a floorgasm she is just unbelievable

[@darkiee69]

One of Tuomas favorite composers in Hans Zimmer.

[@julle006]

"Shortly": "Nightwish - The Greatest Show On Earth", Tampere live version! And please study the meaning of the lyrics of the song first in some way. Thanks, stay healthy!

[@gayleeidson6724]

How exciting that you are a composer !!! We are used to vocal coaches and musicians and even roadies, but I am so happy to hear your thoughts as a composer !!! I'm happy to see that Gabriel and the rest of the NIGHTWISH Army are on board already ! I can't wait to see what you think about the tons of amazing songs that Nightwish offers ! Happy to find and subscribe to your channel !

[@silverlightx6]

As someone who loves the more instrumental side, I hope you'll eventually get around to listening to the B side of Nightwish's newest album, Human :||: Nature. It's almost entirely instrumental. You can find the whole album here on youtube.

[@diceymaan]

Thank you for the reaction 😊 Nightwish does use backing tracks for a lot of instruments and backing vocals, since the keyboardist and composer Tuomas, who is the brain behind the band, feels that fans deserve the whole experience that happens on album as well. A lot of the songs from Nightwish were recorded with the full London Philharmonic Orchestra (since Once -album), so there's a lot happening and Tuomas as you said, only has two hands. I suggest, if you are open to suggestions, to take a listen to Nightwish - Poet and the Pendulum live at Wembley. It is my favourite song and I think you will love it as well.

[@kimfabritiusdetengnagel2038]

Nightwish Army Denmark 🇩🇰 checking in. I can see the others have filled you in quite a lot already. I also agree on it is to early to some of the real epic masterpieces - like the greatest show on earth, which have around 600 soundtracks..... You have to be given Tuomas's compositions in smaller portions - to really understand the reason why Tuomas is considered to be the Metal Mozart. Notice how tight the band are, nothing overdone and this is live!! And as you noticed, Floor is the singer of the this century - and you have only scratched the surface, believe me! Welcome to the world of the Nightwish Universe 🤘🤘👍

[@michaelanderson4849]

Floor is the sheer embodiment of feminine power, skill and beauty. I love how she flips between child like playfulness, angelic softness, perfect operatic staccato arpeggios as well as roaring power growling. Her arrival in the band must have felt like a match made in heaven. Especially with the very family like atmosphere already developed within the band. This is what Emppu (the guitarist) was expressing by gently touching the bassist and keyboard player as he was passing them onstage.

[@anshelmvonvinien5688]

This completes my List of most interresting reactors. We've got the point of view from an instrument player, a voice coach, a roadie to explain the stage production (think people know who i'm referring to) and now the vies from a composer. Great. Thank you! Please more of the insight views. Immediately Subscribed :)

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Wow, thanks! 🤙🤙

[@erikmaronde2244]

I guess you would like Ayreon "The day that the world breaks down" with the explanations by the composer, guitarist, bassist, keyboarder, mastermind "Arjen Lucassen" and 11 fantastic singers plus flute, cello, piano, violin and a story.

[@patriciacammock2004]

😁😁😁I just posted that video ... I love his collaborations....he is amazing 💗🤘💗

[@almarma]

Agree, and I'll add to that a short song from Ayreon called "The valley of the queens", with 3 epic voices (including Floor).

[@FrethKindheart]

Really enjoyed your commentary on this. Subscribed.

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Awesome, thank you!

[@johnfrank9060]

She gives me chills everytime I hear this song. What an amazing singer and band.

[@dhrh0591]

welcome to symphonic metal, now that you have done a nightwish reaction, our army will show up, your channel will blow up, their songs will appear all thru your comments, and as we in the nightwish army say, most singers sing what they can, floor sings what she wants

[@paolacaprino1001]

Hello! Nightwish Army reporting from Argentina 🇦🇷! Welcome to this amazing ride! Can't wait for the next NW video! Loved your reaction and opinions, really enjoyed it 🥰

[@flyingardilla143]

Another jump in subscribers coming...

[@stefanghuman]

Great reaction Geebz! Welcome to the world of NIGHTWISH - strap in for an amazing ride!

[@filipep.r.3311]

You Will Gonna like the song "ghost River" from nightwish at this same concert. Its amazing and shows another side of the singer that will blow your mind

[@matthewhowsden1924]

I came from Rosetta Stoned straight to here. What a fantastic song for you to experience. Tool+Nightwish Army rise up! Glad you got to watch this with us, Floor and all of Nightwish are amazing musicians. We dont deserve them!