MANA REACTS: Nightwish! - the greatest show on earth!

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[@whirledpeaz5758]

It is sooo easy to see that Floor is sooo happy fronting Nightwish. That smile alone could light he entire stadium.

[@TerranigmaQuintet]

More generally happy beign able to perform, she was always full of smiles for whever or whatever she performed durign her entire career.

[@jamesanderson5268]

In an interview she said she was very happy and was never leaving Nightwish. She said "They will have to fire me." Of course, that's happened twice so far.

[@phillee2814]

@@jamesanderson5268 But Tuomas has said she will be with Nightwish as long as Nightwish exists, and that should she leave, Nightwish will be no more. So Floor is the final frontwoman and lead vocalist, and in Tuomas' own words, "Floor has come home".

[@misterlobsterman]

15:25-15:55 They go through a variety of musical styles(evolution of music in music about evolution) from Bach to industrial to Metallica to even a few beats of EDM(theres some other effects in there i can't quite place), without changing tempo, or most of the composition really. And that's why i fucking love this band.

[@d34d10ck]

Thanks for mentioning the EDM part. I've never specifically identified it representing a genre of music. I always thought that it was just part of the transition.

[@SynphamyMusic]

There's a little tinkering of a banjo in there too for folk music. Bear with me for the link here, but if you're interested in how genius Tuomas actually is in his composing, check this out: jyx.jyu.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/41589/Charris%20Efthimiou%20-%20Aspects%20Of%20Emotion%20And%20Construction%20In%20The%20Music%20Of%20Nightwish.pdf;sequence=1 It's an essay on how he uses colours and emotions in his music and some really clever stuff about how he can evolve an arrangement multiple times through one song in such subtle ways that you might not notice if you aren't paying close attention. Really really cool stuff, he's incredible.

[@nahco3994]

Isn't this also a modern nod to Joseph Haydn's masterpiece 'The Creation'? It's pretty epic in its own right, even though I can't condone the religious theme at all. In his defense though, writing religious works *did* get you the big paychecks in the 18th century.

[@janneboman8573]

I think they are trolling a little bit with that nod to Enter Sandman :D

[@Ba_Yegu]

Metallica have had a big influence in modern music and Tuomas Holopainen is a huge Metallica fan. ; )

[@andrewludwig9251]

This is NOT a song, it is a MASTERPIECE!

[@najrenchelf2751]

Andrew Ludwig, it’s The Greatest Show on Earth! 😊

[@janneboman8573]

@@najrenchelf2751 I see what you did there

[@TheStefan6969]

Facts 🤘

[@markopuolivali709]

Absolutely......this is Masterpiece. Life without music .... I don't know what it would be

[@johannessilver8653]

I think it is also a lesson of biology, astronomy and evolution from the big bang via Enter Sandman time up to this moment remining us that one day this all will end and we were here that actually short time versus the lifetime of the sun. And we should be happy of our existence being living things not being just sand grains of Sahara. Only a true genius can write this kind of a performance.

[@fdsannie]

Imagine writing a song about evolution. How we came to be here. Tuomas is a wonderful composer and lyric writer. He has been doing this for over 20 yrs. He has started a new album. He said it should be out in the spring of 2020. Then a world tour. That is a long time to wait. Thank you for sharing this.................. :-)

[@andrewcook6608]

I'm really hoping they come back to the U.S. after that album comes out. I saw them in Nashville right after Endless Forms came out, and it was wonderful.

[@fdsannie]

@@andrewcook6608 I think they will be back. Tuomas said in an interview once that they want to break open the US market so they can get into bigger venues and reach more of the fans.

[@williamwilliam6714]

Ann Waychoff and a vapid theory, it is..

[@ianexum2015]

@@andrewcook6608 I saw them in Charlotte in March. This time, I'm going to Finland instead.

[@patrickvangelder264]

Evolution is scientism.

[@trene6559]

Tuomas is one of the great ones. And when he has performers who can really bring his music to life, the goose bumps are unavoidable.

[@fraukehammer4624]

and for his performens he has with floor the greatest singer.

[@Saje3D]

They’re now called Floorgasms, and they’re how new Nightwish fans are born.

[@andrewcook6608]

When I first heard this song on the album, I thought it was fine, but it didn't stick out all that much to me. Now, though, it's one of my favorite pieces. I never fail to tear up at "We Were Here!"

[@Titoichi1986]

Let's be honest the mixing on the album was not great and the running time of the song is intimidating even for Nightwish fans But after two or three listens it sticks with you And as the youngsters say "same" on the We were here part

[@1971caz38]

We where here is my fav part what an orgasm

[@ralfdippner]

This Band are the greatest on Earth. Nightwish Kiitooosss! Greetings from Germany 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@jagodadaniluk6634]

What I absolutely love about this performance is its perfect timing. It's final song on this concert. They started with sun up, performed with sun hiding and ended with "we were here" in darkness. Just like born, evolution and end of live.

[@AdolfoSalinasP]

That adds an extra beauty to the concert!!

[@covaciumarius]

Creation , evolutiond and history of mankind in one song, amazing isn' it? Tuomas is a genius by having the idea to make this masterpiece possible.

[@granadosvm]

"She's bad ass". Floor is the sweetest and most humble lady you can imagine. I've seen several interviews with her and she doesn't let full stadiums and sold-out world tours get to her head, she stays simple and humble. But once she gets on that stage, she transforms into that bad-ass Valkyrie. She's sooooo amazing!

[@armandblake]

What makes Nightwish so good is how everything is so tight with their music

[@AveburyEddie]

Woooo !! I didnt think anyone would do a reaction video to this one, as its so long but as you found out, its so worthwhile the listen. A total masterpiece There is a video on KZbin of this song & someone has put film in of the evolution of the earth, to this song. Its well worth watching, as it explains so much of the song. The man talking though the song is evolutionist Richard Dawkins Richard was at Wembley with Nightwish & it was wonderful to see him :) The quiet piece at the beginning of the song was the universe in slumber & then comes the big bang :) The high vocals mid way, was the dinosaurs being wiped out. The Cretaceous extintion. The words near to the end of the song, was the extinction of us !! 'WE WERE HERE' !! And then life starts again, without HUMANS.

[@watchtheskies]

This is the final track on the album 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' the whole album is about the evolution of life on earth, it is a stunning album

[@Sayu277]

So happy you caught enter sandman. XDD I'm always waiting to see if the peoples reacting catch it... 😉

[@gressfes5911]

I'm taking this journey for the first time too!

[@SeiRedeye]

It's an amazing journey I tell you!

[@jeffreygranda9815]

Been missing out ..

[@TheZachh]

What a great reaction. That truly was the "Greatest Show On Earth". Thanks for sharing!

[@jariseppala9719]

And that's how you end a gig:) Not just a song, but an experience.

[@mikoske]

Great reaction! Seeing the song live in December was quite the experience, especially the part where whole arena sing "we were here"

[@Quasihamster]

"That came out of NOWHERE!" Well, Cambrian explosion is gonna Cambrian explode, right? :)

[@Finkele1]

Go Richard Dawkins ;)

[@HiopX]

going with the lyrics this much earlier, the formation of earth itself. The Cambrian explosion comes a verse later

[@Quasihamster]

Well, it's the beginning of "life". I know the Cambrian explosion wasn't technically the beginning of life on earth, but that's when it really took off. @@HiopX

[@inszel]

if 10 million years can be considered an explosion?

[@matthewgaines9065]

Always love your Nightwish reactions, always good to see you doing your thing!! Keep up the great work!! Have you done Yours is a Empty hope yet?? Floor growls in the chorus while Marco sings the clean. It’s on a cruise ship, epic performance!!! If you have reacted to to it disregard!!! Lol :)

[@knutruther4964]

What a good reaction .Yes it's another masterpiece of Tuomas.I also get goose bumps every time I hear the song.You love Floors voice .You should try Epica Sancta Terra feat Floor live Retrospect .Recorded in Eindhoven.I think you will love it.

[@Shads62]

Floors vocals are peerless but I love her inflections even more. She doesn't just sing the song, she performs the song

[@winchester7861]

I love this song 😍! A masterpiece !

[@maxmattt]

Well done, You noticed the little homage to Metallica. A lot of KZbinrs who watch this video don’t. The great thing is he didn’t just do that for this show. He did it on the album too. On an unrelated note your eyes are incredible, I can’t take my eyes off them.

[@user-su6wy3bj4v]

It's a song about evolution, and that bit is a sort of mini-section of the evolution of music, from Bach to Metallica.

[@Thystonius]

Also, Enter the Sandman... understand a single grain of sand... sand is required for much of our technological development... such a brilliant reference

[@Diavolo222]

lol relax dude

[@evaDrepuS]

Both Tuomas and Emppu are Metallica fans.

[@Max_Griswald]

Her eyes when the heavy music starts ;) i.imgur.com/UyAn0qE.png

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Yii-haa! I was the one thousanth up thumb! I love the phase where Marco joins the singing. This is another amazing composition, Tuomas is a freaking wizard!

[@warhammer5690]

I dig how Tuomas uses the fireworks to simulate the Big Bang. :)

[@hankscorpio6596]

We were Here! I'm happy to have my time in the sun with you all!

[@vedranb87]

You: "Her face is everything" So is yours when you first recognized the classic part and then were hit with the "Enter Sandman" clip. The evolution of music in a few seconds. :D

[@villainouschrisk2709]

love that performance of "Last Ride Of The Day" from Tampere! for a while, whenever i was on my way home from work, i would put it on. Floor's "Tampere! Would you like to make a little ride with us?!" would almost bring tears to my eyes. so happy i found this band!

[@carinalundstrom7566]

Marko is really on fire in this song, and Floor is amazing as always

[@ingovonderluhe2174]

Tuomas Masterpiece!...Marco & Floor in Duett...perfect harmony.....

[@chuuzu]

"That came out of nowhere " Haha, Tuomas is such a genius! To coax a reaction that underlines the meaning of the intro; bloody amazing. This is a masterpiece!

[@ryanf4497]

You have to check out Yours Is An Empty Hope! Floor's vocals in that song ate badass!

[@Rikitikisiki]

Every time, this song is the shortest 20 minutes I could ever spend.

[@annelipohjonen6792]

This was actually the first show that Floor's parents came to see. so when you see her scouting the audience its her trying to see where her mom and dad is.

[@phillee2814]

Actually, Floor said she knew exactly where they were and was consciously making sure she did NOT look at where they were they were sitting, as she was afraid of falling apart!

[@madhatter6708]

well done.. a masterpiece

[@deadmous3]

Thank you for your reaction and Nightwish for the beautiful song. Floor, I love you.

[@MrJeceel]

great reaction. the last part is also part of the song, but they do that part mainly as a outro on stage except for the wembley arena show where the narrator comes on stage himself.

[@leonardofabianguerin6411]

'Enter sandman' you are awesome !! Haha. Thanks for react to this video !!! Great video !

[@shanedobiesz6993]

First time watching. Love the vid and floor is amazing

[@jaygonzales7198]

great song awesome concert and love your jacket keep up the grreat work

[@Piia2023]

The final music to the end of the video is also part of the original song, it ends with beautiful whale singing. The song truly is a masterpiece and I liked your reaction very much. Take a listen to Creek Marys Blood with Tarja from End Of An Era.

[@cjbrown7745]

I absolutely love the orchestra parts, esp the ending. It always gets to me and makes me think about life and how incredibly beautiful our world is.

[@jimharris367]

Love your reaction, always gives me goosebumps to 🤘🤘🤘

[@luvlee5282]

Everytime i get the chance to see Nightwish live in Munich, I'm there. They're Always Absolutely Amazing (AAA) 😃

[@ericgaudet4497]

Good Sunday to you Mana glad you like the video for Nightwish - the greatest show on earth .

[@TheNismo777]

Welcome to the journey :) Gosh you look great!

[@paulwakefield]

I dont know what everyone else thinks, but the recent live performances Troy has replaced his flutes with a haunting guitar, and it sound soooo much better. Worth a listen, just for that! It's the greatest song on earth, my tiny brain just cant comprehend being able to summon this song up from nothing. Tuomas is a genius.

[@paulwakefield]

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[@aileen7256]

@@paulwakefield It's actually not that recent. He did that at Wembley 2015 already. And I agree, that guitar sound is amazing. But for the Tampere stage I understand why they went with the more traditional version.

[@paulwakefield]

I didnt know that they chopped and changed :) I;ve only seen the guitar version on the recent decades tour videos. Guitar version is 10x better for me.

[@vicmarden789]

I love your obvious delight when listening to this. And your face was a picture when you discovered the Metallica riff! Very entertaining.

[@curtis7539]

So beautiful, and Nightwish is awesome also.

[@sierradelta6524]

Yeah, this is a masterpiece. Also, bless you :)!

[@timbuktu2758]

This is TRULY one hard rockin Lady...Thx MetalMana for your genuine reaction

[@AM-jo2wl]

The Greatest Band on Earth!!!......The Greatest Song on Earth!!!.......The Greatest Show on Earth!!!

[@limeyfox]

Tuomas MUST have a key on his keyboard that just says ‘BANG’

[@annelipohjonen6792]

I just have to say this that, I really like listening and experiencing music with you.

[@ronolson2820]

The goosebumps you got is called a FLOORGASAM!!!!

[@ytcag2007]

First of all, "God bless you." 😂 Second, I heard that Emppu likes to throw bits of his favorite bands in his playing, so yeah, that was "Enter Sandman". lol That woman is amazing! After an entire concert, she still had the stamina and the voice to belt out such high notes on the very last song!! I am absolutely proud of Floor. Tuomas is ingenious on keys, he's definitely amazing as well. Thank you so much for your reaction, for the video and for your comments, I thoroughly enjoyed them.I hope you feel better. 😊❤🤘🤘

[@daniellenobrega182]

Masterpiece!!!

[@mix6809]

loved the reaction, tnx...

[@nick74bul]

Nice reaction from you as always... again I will propose you to do their song Yours is an Empty Hope. I think it would fit your taste as Romanticide did. Greetings :)

[@damianabdala4745]

Cold coffee, happens to me all the time because i'm distracted so easily XD. Thank god the Senseo is warm really fast haha. This song is an absolutele masterpiece! At first i was like oh man i cant really get into it untill i started really listening and i was like oh.....oooohhhhh........WOW!

[@warhammer5690]

I would suggest Ever Dream and She is my Sin from Wacken and Stargazers End of an Era.

[@bazkeen]

That looked like a Floor-gasm when she first came in. Great stuff

[@bradamis6273]

If you haven't checked out anything by Amorphis you definitely should, for songs I would suggest "The Bee," "Daughter of Hate," or "Amongst Stars."

[@domfol5515]

As was said earlier, this song is a masterpiece ! Well said 😎

[@robertallen7457]

Really hope you head back for more Nightwish. Would love to see you react to Storytime, Live @ Wacken 2013. You loved Romanticide, so I'm almost positive you'll love Storytime.

[@robvandeklundert8588]

That classical piece you recognised, you probably heard in Efteling, from the mushrooms at the fairytale forest ;-)

[@nightgoblin29]

I love it when Floor, Marco and Troy sing together

[@damienmaynard8892]

The great saluting the great with "Enter Sandman" - as you said!!! I hope the non-terrestrials realize WE WERE HERE!!!!

[@Thorgrim247]

At the beginning with the smoke surrounding him, Tuomas looks like a God in the process of conjuring the Universe in being! Man, he took his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand He gave birth to poetry But one day’ll cease to be Greet the last light of the library We were here! Great Reaction!

[@JWNanaimo]

Sensory overload….Nightwish style!!

[@arihakkarainen9488]

Hello from Finland!Really good reactions..you're nice Bad Ass🤘

[@xcritic9671]

Has skull as profile pic, wears black leather, loves Nightwish: 10/10 would have several intellectual conversations with(what? Where did you think I was going with this?)

[@gregzerby7168]

UNITED!!!! Brilliant song, So sad this world is torn apart by a few small petty men

[@daniellenobrega182]

I hope see nightwish playing live with a orchestra on the stage❤

[@casualcarolinafishing5835]

Floor is a bad@ss. The whole band is bad@ss. Glad you enjoyed it. I thought you would based on your reaction to The Poet and The Pendulum. Lots of twists and turns and surprises. Well, it is Nightwish after all. 😂 Have you checked out any others from their newest album yet? I bet you'd enjoy Shudder Before the Beautiful and Weak Fantasy from this same concert.

[@biffie186]

Jaaaaaa eindelijk!!!! Hoe gaaf leuk gedaan 😊🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@stevenolte8302]

OMG , great reaction and Beautiful eyes !

[@lookerhood-peru]

Masterpiece

[@TheSoberwolf]

This album, ENDLESS FORMS MOST BEAUTIFUL is the first music written with Floor as a vocalist so she gets to show of her full range there. And she flawlessly goes through most of it in Yours Is An Empty Hope and I hope you would like to react to that some day :)

[@biasauthority1]

Like many of the followers, I have been to many concerts. Nightwish puts on as good a show as any band. This outdoor venue allowed them to use fireworks in sync with the thunder beats. That is definitely a memorable moment.

[@markogronfors3826]

So I come here to see a another reaction video from Nightwish and another 100% Floorgasm.Greetings from a land which have the greatest amount of Heavy Metal bands in the World including Nightwish!

[@dennisweifenbach2647]

Floor's entrance here gives me the same chills as the last few notes from Floor in Ghost Love Score. Did you catch the Metallica, from Emppu? Would love to hear a long drum solo from Kai.

[@soundocean3765]

Thanks for this! I've watched so many reaction videos of this song recently and yours was one of those I enjoyed the most! How did you like the lyrics? Isn't it an amazing topic for a song? Speaking of lyrics, the only thing I'm a bit disappointed of, is that you stopped the video before the actual end of the song. That's a little pet peeve of mine - like, I get someone who doesn't know the song won't expect anything else to happen at this point but there is another short spoken part shortly after you stopped. It says: "There is grandeur in this view of life With its several powers Having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one And that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on According to the fixed law of gravity From so simple a beginning Endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been And are being evolved" Which imo is just as beautiful as all the other spoken parts. (By the way, these are spoken by Richard Dawkins, a well-known evolutionary biologist and ethologist!) Glad you liked this one and can't wait for more Nightwish reactions!!!

[@86painkilla]

The keyboardist Tuomas is one of the greatest composers of this time. He wrote every nightwish song including this masterpiece. There are not many if any band at all that can compete with nightwish.

[@fraukehammer4624]

Thank you for your Reaction.

[@FinneousPJ1]

Dank je wel from Finland

[@monsieurclaudesac1545]

Kiitos from the netherlands

[@andersoncorreadasilva1874]

Beautiful song 😊😌👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@corneliusantonius3108]

MOAR !!!

[@alexkenley1]

holy crap what was that intro, I haven't heard that in years. NIN, Manson, Devin Townsend?

[@ortti8397]

If you ever come to Finland, i will take you to see Tampere.. It is effin beatiful city..

[@erwinamesz7642]

This must be the new soundtrack of Avatar 2!!!!!!!

[@parzivalplays7403]

K... lol... I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets an Avatar feel from this ... ;) especially the low flute and pipes section at the beginning :) cheers

[@taup184]

I think you'll like Ayreon - The Day That the World Breaks Down.

[@meabearclaw958]

Richard Dawkins says a little bit more at the very end "There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers Having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one And that whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity From so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been And are being, evolved."

[@mikebohrn6070]

Please react to other songs from this concert live from Tempere.

[@danellwein8679]

love your comments Mana …

[@Always-fd7pk]

Awesome reaction! You might also enjoy "Weak Fantasy" from the same show :)

[@ari4681]

That drummer is fucking awesome

[@darkshadow139]

Awesome reaction. You may want to check out Song of myself live at Wacken 2013.

[@villealakorkko21]

React to Wintersun - sons of winter and stars (live@sonic pump studios) 😊