Nightwish - An Ocean Of Strange Islands - First Time Reaction- British Couple

[@iliastheo6399]

it doesnt get more nightwish than this track.its 30 years in 9 minutes.

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

It was absolutely epic

[@RolfMeyer-cl7ou]

Yes, i agree. From "old" Nightwish to "new Nightwish ".. But it is Nightwish 🤘

[@johannessilver8653]

Well said ; )

[@DutchRedhead]

exactly....well said

[@richardgoddard37]

The whole album is fantastic

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

Can't wait to check it out ❤️

[@jacquisampson-marat5277]

I concur

[@70yroldgit]

Lanternlight is a must hear from the new album, Its beautiful

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

Can't wait to check this all out ❤️❤️

[@johannessilver8653]

Yes and the 10 other songs as well.

[@mikaelandersson8214]

Great reaction 🤘 I think this is a masterpiece and one of the best songs from NW ever. Can’t wait to see them live again 🖤

[@Wollie1979]

This is definitely on another level….its pure musical evolution 🤘🏼🤘🏼💪🏼

[@tonilaitinen5197]

This is Nightwish for you. Its always nice to see the disbelied on peoples faces when they listen to these compositions. The husband will really enjoy Yesterwynde album.

[@jasong.5165]

Good to see the four of you back on Nightwish.

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

Awww thank you and the cats said thanks too 🥰🥰

[@dannbon13]

As you go through the journey that is Nightwish, you will find a whole lot of Easter eggs in each song. Tuomas lends parts from one song to another. Example in this video you can hear influences from the song Sahara in the break from dark passion play. So this is your 3 song of Nightwish, the rabbit hole is deep. The journey well well worth it.

[@kentk2215]

Yes, I have cranked this in the car. 🤘

[@zbygniewprlwytzkofsky6614]

The celtic atmosphere at the end was created by Troy Donockly on the Uilleann Pipes, the whole production has British elements as it was recorded in the Abbey Road studios London.

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

It sounded incredible, we both loved it ❤️

[@markclements-bs3mb]

Hi Guys, welcome back 😊 Don't worry Belle, there are plenty of shorter songs that I know that you will love

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

100% we can't wait to do more, thanks for staying with us 🥰

[@chriso6719]

3rd single from the brand new 10th album ,Yesterwynde, first album recorded with Jukka Koskinen on bass, he came from Wintersun same as Kai on drums, joining in 2021(permanent in 2022) after the departure of longtime bassist and vocalist Marko Hietala in 2021. Yes it's different from previous albums , but it's still Nightwish. The album is the 3rd in a trilogy of albums, along with Endless Forms Most Beautiful, and Human:II:Nature, all with themes dealing with life, science, nature, evolution, time, etc. Yesterwynde is a made up word, they didn't know what to call it, how to express what they wanted , so Troy made it up. Troy Donockley , from Cumbria U.K., is a multi instrumentalist playing at the end of this song on the Uilleann pipes, the Irish version of bagpipes that uses a bellows squeezed by the elbow to inflate the bag. Uilleann is the Gaelic word for elbow. This allows the user to sing as well, which you will hear in other songs. Troy joined in 2007, made permanent in 2013 , along with Floor. This is the longest song on the album, 4 singles the other 3 are "Perfume of the Timeless" , "The Day of...", and the ballad "Lanternlight" To see Troy on the Uilleann pipes, try "I Want My Tears Back" from the Buenos Aires 2018 concert (2019 Decades DVD), plus a fun song with Floor dancing all over the stage.

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻😘 Great Job guys, what an amazing song huh 🎶🎼

[@johannessilver8653]

Tuomas wanted to put all NW elements into this story he tells out to the world. In 10:13 not going enywhere...nooooo...you should know that Tuomas organizes surprises and just wait for a while. Troy plays the final with so strong feeling of being an islander.

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

Yes, this is an epic symphonic prog metal Masterpiece. 😎🤘

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

Lived every second of it x

[@KoradurHaulway]

Nightwish doing Nightwish things!

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

Love it

[@chriscojeen1444]

Yes guys, yes ❤

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

They are awesome 👌

[@ascensionenergetics85]

Welcome back to Nightwish.

[@jompuusi]

Greetings from Finland 🤘🤘

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

Big love from the UK ❤️

[@kccondit5760]

Eric over on Thy Wylde Side had a great comment (paraphrased here) - you know this is a great song because you just sat and watched butterflies for 9 minutes and were OK with it.

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

Hahaha this is brilliant 👏

[@honorarythamesman5732]

Great to see you back - was wondering where you had gone - hope the problem was too debilitating. Really happy you're doing more Nightwish. Gabriel's list is well worth looking at! Take good care of yourselves 😊

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

This honestly means the world to us, thank you so much for still being here with us 💖

[@renejensen7799]

Tryed to rank the album songs, be aware the songs are quite new to me also, so i might rank it diffrent after more listens, i did listen to all songs 10 times or more, but maybe listening with the upcoming lyric videos, change my scores. Yesterwynde - 8/10 A ocean of strange islands - 10/10 The Antikythera mecanism - 8,5/10 The day off.. - 8/10 Perfume of the timeless - 9/10 Sway - 8/10 The children of Ata - 8/10 Something whispered follow me - 8,5/10 Spider silk - 8,5/10 Hiraeth - 9/10 The weave - 8,5/10 Lanternlight - 9,5/10 Album rank: 8,5/10

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

Thank you so much for this, it's gonna be interesting, checking this record out in full

[@trokoshea1]

Uilleann pipes, Troy's mastery for the benefit of us all. 🙂

[@gegardschorderet1788]

Greetings from Switzerland 🤘🤘🤘

[@Thorgrim247]

Welcome back Real Life Couple. "The waters fine, Sail carefree"!

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

Yes yes and yes,thanks for you lovely words and thanks for staying sticking by our side 🥰

[@Pascal-the-Rascal]

Yesterwynde kinda feels like a hybrid between Nightwish and Auri. So far I have only listened to Perfume of the Timeless, The Day of, An Ocean of Strange Islands, and Lanternlight, and I have to say, I like what I'm hearing this far. I have been a Nightwish fan since the Tarja days, and they have yet to release an album I don't like, I doubt it will ever happen, though. My favorites on Yesterwynde so far is An Ocean of Strange Islands, and Lanternlight, I think. I preordered it on CD, but haven't recieved it yet, I guess the weekend got in the way.

[@rnowak85]

Spot on with the Auri references. Love how Tuomas is pulling some of that atmospheric feel into Nightwish.

[@scottfield5849]

Rock on, you two. 🤘😎👍

[@MrDijaru]

great command guys .Holy smoke Kai on double bass waauw 🤟🤟🤟

[@corotto2538]

Abnormally good❤

[@RolfMeyer-cl7ou]

Hello, i come from Prog Rock. But this us Symphonic Metal .🎉

[@montylowas4486]

If you stick with Nightwish your in for a journey that's wonderful and full of masterpiece's, Tuomas Holopainen on the Keyboards is called the Mozart of Metal and is the composer of their music. Enjoy your journey, the rabbit hole runs very deep. If you here from Gabriel in the comment section he is referred to as the General of the Nightwish Army, he will help guide you through the Nightwish journey. 😀

[@tracyfarnath2270]

Welcome back I thought you had probably left our sinking country 😀 hope you are feeling better, the last songs you did had a different bass player and different drummer and I don't think you heard Troy's input from the Uk before. See you for the next one.

[@jimharris367]

Magical 🤘

[@fredverkerk838]

the end was troy , from the UK

[@adlicious100]

So.. More Nightwish!! ❤🔥🕊🥳🦁🪶 Iiii Subscribe 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿💃🙈😺🐺🎸📽🎯 love from Holland 💜🦁🌷

[@eiwity13]

🎵🎵❤🎵🎵👏👏

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@asmrcaprio4560]

Can you React Lisa new women feat Rosalia

[@manuelmorante9465]

👍👍😎😎🤘🤘

[@duncanwyer2460]

Like Tuomas said it’s an album that has to be played from start to end as connected , masterpiece pieces of composition sway and lantern light two of my favourites but love ❤️ love the whole album it was worth the wait 😊

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

Will do this for sure, gonna get it on vinyl

[@duncanwyer2460]

🇬🇧 Norfolk strapped in 😊 keep them coming .

[@RealLifeCoupleReact]

We will keep them coming, don't you worry 😁