Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (Floor) Reaction and Comparison

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Reacting to Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (Floor) and Comparing to Tarja's Performance
In response to the overwhelming number of voices saying I should react to Floor's version of this song.... well, that's exactly what I've done! Hope you enjoy this :) Jim
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[@craven1927]

Dear Nightwish fans: It's ok to like both. Sincerely, A Nightwish fan

[@renee0bc]

Thank you : )

[@DanielCastillo-jm8pi]

Si

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Absolutely! And not just both, I also love many Anette's songs! And another thing. If you are a Nightwish fan, it's still bad manners attack singers from other bands. And ultimately, it's a matter of taste too.

[@pauldoerwang4879]

Definitely! One of the positive side effects of the otherwise sad occurrence of having replaced singers, is that there are multiple and varied performances of so many of these amazing songs. Not only with different singers but also instrumental versions of some as well now. I feel lucky to have so much amazing talent to enjoy! I can never get bored with the bounty of being a Nightwish fan! :D

[@oktomcat]

You are correct. I do think both singers are great and I still listen to Tarja. Tarja is great with the band that she is with now and the band is her band. I feel Tarja was correct when she stated that the direction Nightwish was going was no longer her band. Floor has the ability to sing rock and opera and that is the direction Nightwish was looking to go. I feel that Floor is best for Nightwish and Tarja is much better where she is. Both are outstanding singers.

[@DementedDistraction]

That last note...goosebumps... Every Single Time.

[@mikebarnes7441]

It definitely wasnt the "last" note.. dumbass

[@toolshed7652]

Annette was good, Tarja was an angel, but Floor.... Floor is an absolute Goddess up there. Such presence

[@SuperMoofie]

@Big Bill O'Reilly yes really. She's been likened to Freddie Mercury for her stage presence. get real lol

[@SuperMoofie]

@Big Bill O'Reilly Stage presence is stage presence, has nothing to do with being manly or not, or playing an instrument. You clearly don't understand what that is.

[@SerHenkan]

I have to be "that guy" and say that Tarja was pretty off-key in most live performances. Floor is superior in every single way, imo.

[@mayday6880]

depends on the song, I like both Tarja and Floor.

[@davidgrace2951]

Tarja is "meh" relative to Floor.

[@Payne2view]

That moment Floor does the higher note at the end is when new viewers go "What!" and burst into tears. Oh Just me? :-)

[@RudyBleeker]

No not just you. And not just new viewers either. Hearing Floor sing this still gives me chills and goosebumbs and often makes my eyes watery. And I'm not even a very emotional person.

[@clansome]

@@RudyBleeker The shiver runs down your spine doesn't it ? It was even better the first time I heard on that original Buenos Aires video. Sadly it wasn't that good when I saw them live. Maybe I had such huge expectations.

[@MrHagrid64]

no i go every time lol

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Yeah, the moment that was added when the song was newly arranged: didn't exist in earlier arrangement of the song.

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

Nope, not just you...

[@esthermadrid8739]

I love your face when Floor hits that high note at the end

[@Aurinkohirvi]

I leak too listening this song, but quite in different moment.

[@ravenyoung925]

Tarja is an amazing vocalist, but Floor is what Nightwish needed. She has such an incredible voice. It was like Tarja was too much, Annette was too little, but Floor is a perfect medium.

[@christomashofski9160]

Another incredible thing to note about how this band commands the stage: That orchestral intermezzo may be "the place where not much happens," but consider that you have, at that venue, a crowd estimated at 82,000 totally amped-up metalheads who came to headbang--- who are so totally mesmerized by the atmosphere this song creates that they are quelled into near absolute silence for nearly a minute, content to listen to a pre-recorded backing track of the London Philharmonic Orchestra with the band not even on stage! You could have heard crickets chirping were it not for the orchestra! How else could you get 82,000 people anywhere to all simultaneously fall quiet for the same 60 seconds? Amazing. :)

[@warhammer5690]

Chris Tomashofski well you know Toumas is a magician so.....

[@Sigart]

Not sure I would say they were quiet, though XD certainly mesmerised.

[@craven1927]

It also serves as a great dynamic interlude to build up to the next section of the song when the band comes back in, which makes that part all the more epic sounding. It's a wonderfully composed song from start to finish and you can really hear the nuances in those orchestra sections on the studio version.

[@rambi0]

Rime of the ancient mariner interlude is basically steve harrys playing alone and has the same result

[@quizzabella]

Both Tarja and Annette are brilliant singers, but Floor just well fits so amazingly with the band, they really struck gold with her.

[@chewie2648]

Floor is absolutely amazing.

[@rogerunderhill4267]

Floor immediately grabs our attention. Her voice draws us in. It beguiles us. She is the siren she sings of; dashing us on the rocks with her captivating presence. Siren, goddess both.

[@YOPDTV]

Floor took a Tarja classic and made it her own classic. That's pretty incredible. Great reaction/comparison! Well done.

[@JimNewstead]

Tom Liodice no probs, I love doing these videos and I'm learning all the time. Got time this weekend to dedicate a bit of time to videos, not always the case during the week.

[@anapereira6814]

Loved your reaction to this song... I agree with almost everything you said, and yes, for this song I pretty much prefer Floor over Tarja also. And I don't participate in the debate over who is best between this two amazing singers, because to me is just ridiculous talk. I love them both 😁

[@mikkolaine4883]

By the way the last high streched note in the end by Floor is called Floorgasm 🤘

[@EliMD]

1000000000000%

[@j2oaks]

Love it

[@bjornrudbeck2172]

I thing I got a big floorgasm have to change my underware

[@Enceos]

You'll get one more from her Wacken 2013 Romanticide.

[@Sithspit_Rogue]

@@Enceos Yeah, that one gets missed a lot for some reason....people say "She doesn't have the same range"....um...have they listened to Romanticide?!

[@JimmyRJump]

Floor Jansen, who also had opera voice training, by the way, was for more than ten years the lead singer in After Forever. A short while before she joined Nightwish as an emergency stand-in for Anete who left the band midway throug a tour (here in Wacken Floor wasn't officially part of Nightwish yet) she started her own band called ReVamp. The rest, as they say, is history... End Of An Era was recorded end 2005, nine years prior to Wacken.

[@plonkerboy900]

I saw Nightwish live at Wembley. This and The Greatest show on Earth were absolute highlights and truly amazing to experience live.

[@svolos1971]

This never gets old. Juuka grooving on his TAMA double-base set, Emppu driving the rhythm in his signature ESP EV-1, Marko giving us epic base lines in his Warwick Buzzard, Tuomas sharing his genius on his KORGs and Floor leading the crowd like a modern-day 6-foot 1-inch Valkyrie and seducing like a siren. They are all at the top of the talent tree. Each one alone could lead a band into greatness let alone all five of them. One of the best live performances of all time. Not only musically but staging and production is unmatched. By the way, "the bid that not much happens" is done by the London Orchestra and it is a great piece of composition. Every little aspect of this song (or any Nightwish song) is though of to perfection.

[@madddog6790]

hahahaha...welcome to the Tarja vs Anette vs Floor Nightwish debate :). If you haven't guessed by now, there are some strong opinions out there lol. The bottom line is that Tuomas and the band have moved well past the "all opera all the time" vocals of the old Nightwish. Floor can do everything the songs require of her, and that's the bottom line at this point. Do yourself a favor and get tickets to one of the UK shows...you will not be disappointed.

[@palmanbracht9125]

madDdog 67 Jim is UK guy??? Than he must visit a NW concert this year. Simply its a must. We need to push him a little bit than.

[@warhammer5690]

zeljko konjevic yes hes in the UK. Ive seen Nightwish 5 times and Im American. I was in Denver in 2012 for the Kamelot NW concert. That was the first time i saw Alissa or Elyze. Just wow.

[@madddog6790]

That's awesome...that show was a fantastic bit of history!

[@kimseymour5250]

The problem is Nightwish rarely do Uk shows, we are lucky if it’s once a year :/ I’d give anything to see them one day

[@atm9266]

I'm fan of this band literally my entire life which is almost 18 years and i remember them all and they all have something special and i never even once compared them to each other because they all have unique voices that can not be replaced. I wonder when will that debate which one is the best end, because i think it's competely useless

[@kenthompson6887]

In the opening show of their 2018 Decades tour, when Floor hit that high note at the end of the last vocal segment, Emppu walked across the stage to give her a fist bump. There is no doubt in my mind that the band is far more connected with Floor than they ever were with Tarja. I refuse to takes sides in the debate - I love both singers.

[@Max_Griswald]

I watched a lot of Nightwish before Floor joined, and it really felt like Tarja had a connection with Emppu and Marko. Even on the prior video with Tarja singing GLS her and Emppu walk off the stage for the intermission with their arms around each other. That is why it hurt so much when Tarja was fired, because it came out of the blue for us fans, in my opinion.

[@ianarmstrong9299]

Been listening to rock music since Paranoid & Fireball, I was never really into Nightwish as I thought the singer was a bit "posh" for the music. However since Floor joined them I can't stop listening to Nightwish she has to be one of the best vocalists I've ever heard and what a stage presence, I am looking forward to the gig in Manchester this December.

[@onearthonelegion]

Floor is way better. That is not to say Tarja is bad. Floor is is just far beyond your normal metal singer.

[@davidgrace2951]

Floor is transcendent.

[@pen7759]

As a native Finnish, I of course prefer Tarja, but when there is a Dutch Queen called Floor, I must admit She is on the high level of her own, and today no other can reach that high. with Her.

[@jameseckhart3182]

React to the whole concert, Jim. You will not be disappointed!! Every song is just as EPIC as this one, believe me.

[@jh4wktowmissile16]

@Michael Ward Song of Myself is close

[@r.p.8402]

Both incredible vocalists. Tarja’s performance seems to be more operatic and theatrical. She is classically trained and has a very unique distinction as to the fact that she is able to sing perfectly in three octaves. That is nearly unheard of. Floor is much smoother and her voice is more tone defined for this particular song - which as you mentioned is epic. I reckon Tarja has the natural pipes overall. Raw talent. Floor I believe has a voice perhaps more suited for this particular genre of music. Attitude also plays a role in their respective performances. While Tarja is more subtle, Floor is right there in your face. Strong! Its a toss up but if having to choose my nod goes Floor’s way.

[@ronmaiden1]

All Nightwish singers are awesome great great band.

[@paulwakefield]

Brilliant Jim, thanks :) Didn't want you to never go back and listen to the song with Floor since you already did a review. Hope it was worth the extra hour's work!

[@clairemybodyandme8117]

Loved the comparisons between the to plus the side by side. It is worth mentioning that Floor started out as a classically trained soprano. Then went it to Metal she could have done a complete copy of Tarja but made the song her own put her own stamp on it and the songs all the better for it. There are still tickets left for Nightwish at Manchester Area in December Not sure what tickets are like for the O2 and Birmingham. I'll be there worshiping the genius of Nightwish

[@jeffk1482]

Goddess. Plain and simple. She even looks a bit like Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman, standing there belting her soul out with 100K people screaming for her.

[@LL-qi9mb]

I like Tarja but Floor has tone to die for and it is smooth as silk with power to spare. She is a goddess.

[@maracita]

Thank you for doing this ! Even better because we agree! Loved Tarja era, but there is no comparison to what Floor can do on stage! Studio versions do not do her justice! That said, there's still a bunch of songs from their earlier albums that Tarja owns brilliantly for me! Dear boys poem, and come cover me, two beautiful songs lovely sang by Floor on the decades tour ongoing, but that with Tarja have a whole different depth..so there is space for every fan to enjoy their music, everybody should stop with the hatred comments and just enjoy!

[@hedgewytch88]

floor has the gift of both vocals. I cry every time i hear this. Its incredible

[@plaxica]

Jim, what I really like about your videos is that you don't really need to speak, I can just watch your reactions, and it's all written there. You truly enjoy and feel the music. Thanks!

[@Secanh0]

And we still got haters trash talking her. A woman that simply stole for herself the masterpiece of Nightwish. You can't listen to this and get back to the original anymore.

[@redfenix77]

My thoughts exactly. Cheers!

[@Aurinkohirvi]

There's rabid fanbois trashing both singers. That's a sad thing and Vinicius you actually do what you criticize: promote your loved one by belittling the other. Look voice coach Zach Ansleys analysis of both singers: His analysis of Tarja got 188 thumb ups and 5 thumb downs until today. His analysis of Floor got 302 thumb ups and 197 thumb downs until today. Floor fanbois hating critique?

[@jars6230]

@@Aurinkohirvi Thumbs down on the positive review of Floor would be Tarja fanboys hating positive analysis of Floor. Where as there are few thumbs down for the positive review of Tarja. So we are looking at Tarja fanboys trolling Floor vids, but not seeing much of the reverse. This is logical. I (and many others) came to Nightwish after Tarja had left, I have no real opinion on her at all.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

@@jars6230 Strange then that there are more Tarja fans watching Floor video than Tarja video! In Floor's video he also said Tarja is a more skilled singer, but Floor is more suitable to Nightwish, which was pretty neutral. There was quite a lot criticism to Floor's technique in his video, which I think angered viewers. In Tarja's video he said nothing about Floor and there was less criticism.

[@squalllionheart3453]

Dont mind them, we are an army, and nightwish army doesnt back down, charge my brothers, stand for our queen, long live the queen, arise NIGHTWISH ARMY

[@BernardVisagie]

Floor has angelic and ethereal qualities compared to Tarja. She is such a powerful singer I'm just in awe of her, I just get cold shivers all over when she hit's those notes.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Tarja often stays with opera singing which is cleaner and stronger than rock singing which is softer and warmer. Easy to hear for example listening both singing "Sleeping Sun". Floor's singing is softer while Tarja's is cleaner. Matter of opinion which is "angelic". But if it softer, then it is Floor's.

[@grimorchids]

My ears started to cry when you played Tarja and Floor same time! THEY SOUND PERFECT TOGETHER

[@jabrane1564]

Great video i like the comparison part very unique and creative !

[@Ryusola]

It's like Floor respects the music more... Taraja's voice is great don't mistake me, but Floor's discapline elevates the entire song.

[@German_1]

Floor had been the band 9 months at this recording. She wasn't even a member yet! She was still a fill in to finish the tour. She had been at wacken with her own band but not in front of 82,000 people and recording this DVD. She said she was nervous. Does she look nervous? Tarja has a killer voice, but it all comes out operatic. Floor can sing opera, pop, rock. She's very much loved by us fans.Her husband is the drummer for Sabaton, if you know who they are. Watch the song Ameranth at this concert if you want to see how floor commands the stage.

[@sbhmetal3838]

Very nice, Jim! I've been into Nightwish since the beginning and Floor brings so much more versatility. She's a perfect fit with the band. Maybe do Planet Hell some time with all 3 singers, seperately. It's a much shorter song and there are quality live versions of Tarja, Annette, and Floor for this song. Keep up the great reactions.

[@German_1]

Tarja and Floor knew and like each other. They've even sang together.

[@scottpollack1007]

Floor IS THE BEST SINGER WITHOUT A DOUBT! Her beauty, stage presence and incredible voice make her the clear NUMBER 1!!!

[@refixxxer]

Eu amo a Tarja, acho ela uma cantora excepcional, mas a interpretação que a Floor deu a essa canção, é algo que eu não consigo explicar, é muita presença de palco e sentimento envolvido. A Floor renasceu o Nightwish.

[@JimNewstead]

Rafael Pfütze I have no idea what you're saying my friend but thanks for commenting on my video. I hope you enjoyed it. Was it 👍 or 👎?

[@refixxxer]

Jim Newstead I wrote that I love Tarja, but Floor gave a new life to Nightwish. Hugs my friend, I follow your channel! And if you can, please do the reaction from the song Your Is An Empty Hope, live at the Wembley Arena.

[@palantir135]

Floor Jansen can do a bit more with her voice than Tarja, not that Tarja is a bad singer. I prefer Floor's voice.

[@rianvandenhoof4124]

Not bad but a bit boring

[@davidgrace2951]

@@rianvandenhoof4124 yeah...tarja just kind of..."meh."

[@MarieJohanna760]

Floor can't hold the notes that long...that's the reason they made it faster

[@shivannah772]

Floor`s voice is utter perfection!!

[@herby4911]

Heheh,.. loved to see how the grin on your face got bigger and bigger and bigger... 😁 Old time Nightwish fan here. Loved Tarja, liked Anette, really dig Floor deeply. They all had and have their own qualities. In my opinion Floor fits Nightwish the best. I love the way how she adapts the style of singing to fit different parts of a song or score.

[@lakelili]

Fascinating... Their phrasing is so different. Have to say that I prefer Floor's version too.

[@DiamondDustVIII]

Floor just kills it. I've seen them play this live and she's just amazing.

[@warhammer5690]

It must be Christmas!!!! TWO in one day yay!!!!!!! Love both singers myself.

[@paulgourdie]

Floor as a awesome singer

[@mangalover0149]

I’ve noticed that not many of the metal reactors have reacted to Stargazers (live at Tampere) - Nightwish. I highly recommend it.

[@threestringsomg]

Now I know I was right to subscribe your channel Jim.....Nightwish!!!! What a pafloormance!!!!!!

[@lasso01]

Damn, i might have to pick up on Nightwish again. Lost interest when Tarja left but Floor can really sing.

[@gatesofvalhalla8136]

Funny to see that it only took you exactly 23 seconds of Floor (3:02) to jump to the right conclusion :-) Tarja is great, Floor out of this world :-D

[@sulevturnpuu5491]

I think You discovered something incredible there with that duet!

[@nick74bul]

You are cool, man! You did it so fast. I am glad you liked Floor's rendition. It's beyond epic. Unfortunately now you should prepare for Tarjaholics and Floor haters filling up the comment section with tons of hate and shits. They can't accept anyone else except Tarja even if that one does a great job. My next proposal for Nightwish reaction video is Dark Chest of Wonders (Wacken 2013 of course heheh...)

[@chewie2648]

SymphoNickbul you are right man. My first album from Nightwish was "once" when i was 20. i liked it a lot and ghost love score was my favourit song. With Tarja. Then tarja left the Band and i heard Nightwish no more. And maybe one year ago when it was very boring at a rainy day at home, i saw the Wacken 2013 conzert on KZbin. OMG. Nightwish is back. And Nightwish is better than ever before. Floor is so amazing. Her voice, and how she uses her voice. For me it sounds 1000times better than tarjas. And this year...... Yes.... 14 November concert in munich(Germany) oh it will be epic... I hope my english is not toooooo bad. Sorry. 🇩🇪

[@nick74bul]

That's great! Enjoy it a lot! :)

[@KnightWolfl]

Christian Ullrich i was in the same path, as soon as tarja left i was like nightwish is done for me, i started listening to then like a year ago and i gotta say floor is way better than tarja, while she was more operatic and i like that about her , floor just fills the gaps of all the things tarja didn’t quite filled , what im saying is theyre both good but floor is another level, thank goddess i didn’t suffer through annettes nightwish

[@1981juhis]

Hi Jim!! I'm so glad you decided to do both versions of the song! Like you propably noticed, you could not pick a worse song to see Tarja in action, heh😂... I was also like NOOOO!!! when I saw that you have done Tarja version of it becouse, eventough to me Nightwish will more or less always be with Tarja as their singer but with this song especially there is so much more in it with Floor! When Tarja's walking away of stage, Floor just getting started, and delivers her FLOORGASM at the end. That's so great. And there is something in Tarjas live performances that dont work on me that well and I more like the music videos and recordings with her!! Ofcourse there is exceptions also like "Phantom of the opera"!! But it was pretty nice that you got to compare these two singers like this and definitely you should check more Tarja and Anette as well (like song called "Bye bye beautiful") in the future and I think you don't get so strong reaction on comments with any other song when you choose the "wrong" singer!! ("Poet and the pendulum" could have been such a song but you got that right😂). But hey thank you very much! Catch you later! \m/(>.

[@palmanbracht9125]

juhis 1981 like he could pick up the right singer for the Pharaoh Sails to the Orion live in Rovaniemmi

[@claudiachiulli36]

Just mystical!!! More Nightwish PLEASE! \m/

[@vikingwitchtarotsunshine4881]

I came to witness the Floorgasm!

[@agegroot5666]

Floor is by far the best, a true phenomena.

[@EliMD]

Floor Jansen is a walking Goddess. No one has anything on her, above all others. Anyone saying Tarja is better (cz annette rly doesnt count, she cant sing at all) is ignorant.

[@nightwishmaster9789]

Jim, you hit the nail on the head. I think really there is no comparison between Tarja and Floor. I do not dislike Tarja but I'm afraid Floor is in a different class. Tuomas actually rewrote this song to accommodate her voice because he knew she had something special. One thing I will say is that there is 5 years between these concerts so technology has improved to make the sounds better but even still..........

[@palmanbracht9125]

Nightwish Master actually almost eight years...between those two...but you are completely right about everything said about FJ

[@nightwishmaster9789]

zeljko konjevic I stand corrected. I got mixed up somehow, you are absolutely right. So the technology is way improved but it still doesn't detract from what we already know and have mentioned already.

[@marshallsnyder8423]

I recently saw Nightwish at the Roseland in Portland Or. The thing that stood out to myself and my friends who accompanied me was the sound. Absolutely incredible audio, like nothing I've ever heard before, has to be state of the art shit. Yes technology has improved a lot! But technology doesn't explain Floor, I've been listening to live Rock and Roll since Deep Purples first US tour, I don't have any problems with saying that Floor Jansen is the best female metal vocalist I've ever heard. And, just to throw in on the who's better shit: Tarja is amazing and she's the first ever fully trained operatic voice in R&R. That said, she has that brittle soprano thing going, love her anyway!

[@michaelvondrake7489]

NIGHTWISH has been Blessed to have 3 incredible Primary Vocalists. Regarding this song, Tarja made an error in judgment in that she never really liked the song so she didn't give it 100%. Floor on the other hand always loved the song so she puts that 200% performance you hear and see. I have ban at concerts where groups of people become weak at the knees and faint as Floor delivers those big soaring vocals to this song.

[@jafo321]

Jim, Floor's voice is so versatile. Superior control and power. I'm a huge Amy Lee fan and Floor stole my heart with this song and performance. The Nightwish fans have a name for it, "Floorgasm". Amy Lee is superior in her own right with her style of music but this type of music is absolutely taylored for Floors voice and talents. She is my top female vocalist hands down and I am a huge Evanescence fan. I just can't see anyone out performing Floor and there are many talented female singers in the world. Check out her version of "Phantom of the Opera".

[@scottpollack1007]

Jim, you are right! Floor’s timing is so much better and not forced! In a word, BETTER!!!

[@phix76]

What makes this more impressive is that Floor wasn't officially in the band at the time this was recorded. She was just filling in. The energy/vibe of this concert is amazing from both the band and the audience. Good comparison review. Cheers

[@mikemclaughlin3306]

Nope..... she had been officially in the band for months.

[@Aranes68]

@@mikemclaughlin3306 no, not by time of the Wacken Festival. She was touring with the band for some months, right. But the final decision of the boys to make her a full member of Nightwish was made later.

[@mikemclaughlin3306]

Lol.... she wa touring for over 6 months with Nightwish by this concert, so, no, the op was, at best, overhyped...... he made it out that this was early on and was surprising that she would/could be able to sing for them, let alone do it this well......

[@ronaldboers8061]

@@Aranes68 They already asked her to stay on after a couple weeks but officially they decided to announced it when Tuomas was working on the crediting of Wacken live DVD. He suddenly realized how ridiculous it was to keep it hidden this long. A nice detail is you can kind of see Floor react a at the end of the last concert of the tour they say goodbye to the fans and are bit vague on the future plan of the band, you can kind of see her think "Oh right i have not been officially announced yet".

[@Priscila-hx4zj]

💜💜Nightwish 💜💜 Floor 💜💜

[@loutsont2985]

Very neat and pleasant comparison! There can be only one Floor Jansen, as we see when we listen to recent homage covers. Some are VERY good, but the combination of gentleness, versatility and powerrr naturally is rare.

[@xerodelacroix5552]

Just a note, one of Tuomas' keyboards is a MIDI controller, he actually has changed up how some of their songs sound live. A good example here is the piano part during the verse in the Tarja version, it's completely different now.

[@mmkay]

Dude, you are gold.

[@gt1man931]

Floor pretty much owns anything she wants to take. This is her song now. Nothing wrong with Tarja at all, she is just not in the same class,. A vocal dragon, and a canary.

[@gabiesiren]

Hello Jim, 2 years , 7 months without Nighwish is too long. I would like to hear Storytime the live version please

[@seibertdr]

Floor is magic

[@stefanl5183]

Jim, if you want to do a good comparison of Tarja and Floor, take a look at both of them covering Phantom of the Opera. Tarja's cover is well known, but Floor has attempted it also, just not with Nightwish, and there are videos of it here on youtube. If you do this you'll see the true contrast between Floor and Tarja's voice and booth of their strengths and weakness. Yes, Floor is a good rock singer and can perhaps belt with the best of them, but when it comes to have a great head voice with plenty of power and range, you'll see the difference in Phantom of the Opera.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Right, my point: no-one is best in every song. Unlike some rabid fanbois keep saying. I have favorites of all the three singers. If you put Anette sing a song made for Tarja, it's not good for her and gives completely wrong idea of the woman's capability. In this song, Floor's version made for the live DVD, was much more professionally arranged than Tarja's version, where she walks around the stage with the mic. Tarja's studio version is far better than her live version. So... sure you can compare two live versions. But it just compares the two live versions. I prefer Floor's in thhis case like I said long ago.

[@coffeepot13]

Nice! Honestly I think Floor is superior in all songs. She's very natural, has a fluidity, a security that I do not feel in Tarja. I like her, but, I was already very fan of Floor in After Forever. Anyway, great video! :)

[@antonsdefrancua]

I don't like to compare singers, all singers have their unique sounding. But I need to say that Floor has wider vocal range and abilities. She has strong singing voice, which she can turn into lyrical and softer tone (that is awesome to hear changes), as well on higher notes she puts so much power and that's why sound gets that needed "aggression"and richness. She can pull of with ease operatic stuff too and that is good for older songs ( OK Tarja operatic voice has more unique and more trained tone). For the end I like that Floor is not trying to force the operatic style on every NW song and plus she is the first female growler on NW. Forgot to mention, that when Floor sings then I better can understand lyrics. Tarja use lyrical voice (smooth voice) and operatic voice (which by the way is amazing), but on higher notes she lose the power of the sound (if she use smooth voice) so she usually on higher notes use her operatic voice. But that is only my opinion.

[@xjp1998]

something you might want to look for is that there is a video out of Tarja and Floor doing a live duet together and it is major epic.

[@fdsannie]

Thanks Jim........And that is what you call a Floorgasm! Really thank you for taking time out of your day to do this.It was really kind of you. :-) Not a fool....You would not know because they are new to you,

[@udoabel]

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[@dirtpile]

you're too good to us!

[@richardgoddard37]

Nightwish wouldn't exist without Tarja, and I loved Annette, but Floor (and Troy) have taken them to the big leagues. What a voice!

[@AsdrianSebastian]

I like that you liked it, Tarja is awesome but Floor takes me to a journey when she sings this, and that end is orgasmic... now, i really really suggest you to listen to everdream at wacken as well, also stargazers at tampere and storyime and wacken, you won't be dissapointed.

[@Williamrocknroll]

I agree with you!

[@sergiovovgura9061]

Неймовірно гарна композиція! Моя реакція на неї,дуже схожа на Вашу.:-) Дякую!

[@bin5803]

Great video mate. The only thing you got wrong is that the orchestral stuff is recorded by London Symphony Orchestra. :)

[@Runkelruebe]

You can exactly see the moment on his Face when the Floorgasm kicks in

[@raphaelbhz]

Amazing. 10/10! I love this song since 2004. Btw i bought this cd too 15 years ago

[@plonkerboy900]

Nice to have you back and reacting to my favourite band! I know you've mentioned in the past that you wanted to step back from Babymetal, but now would be the best time as they've just released a brand new song today and it's amazing! It's called Distortion.

[@msim1]

Floor Jansen made Nightwish perfect :)

[@cortarelva]

Floor is one of the all time best female metal singers. Tarja was just a good singer in a metal band.

[@madnezz1961]

Tarja was and is an amazing singer but in my opinion Floor can do everything Tarja can and everything she cannot. Floor in my opinion is the greatest singer in the world at this time. I've seen Nightwish 6 times and she can repeat every song, every time with perfect pitch, power and clarity. She doesnt ever take a note off.

[@ASKE8893]

It would say that the problem is that Nightwish became so popular and at some point it became mainstream. You could even watch Nightwish videos in tv. I think that is why many people just closed their mind to Tarja. However, Floor had a lot of albums with After forever, but that band was more popular within the Metal scene. People who knew After forever also knew bands like epica, haggard, within temptation, midnattsol, sunterra, etc...bands that many of those who knew nightwish were not familiar with.

[@juyifan7933]

Yeah, around 2004 nightwish was a global fenomenom, played alongside with the top pop songs of the time in the radio. This brought nightwish a fanbase that is not typical for metal, more "cultish". Back in the Tarja days i was ok with nightwish, i even went to one of their concerts. But the fact in the matter is that Tarja wasnt really that impressive live, she clearly wasnt a metal singer, she often stumbled in the parts where she isnt the center piece in the song and she didnt have the presence to carry the heavier songs. Floor is basically a full update in comparison. Maybe if i was casting an opera i might choose Tarja, but when it comes to metal, Floor is just objectively better, is not even a matter of opinion.

[@johntsoukas8723]

If we are talking about a live performance,Floor wins hands down,Tarja is out of breath at times and nasal most of the time.On studio recordings it is much closer,but on live performance,Floor is out of this world!!!

[@damienmaynard8892]

I see Nightwish, I click! I like Tarja's studio versions, not a good live version you picked. For the record, I liked Annette but not singing this song, but "Storytime", "Bye, Bye Beautiful" etc.... Thanks for showing Emppu some love for his solo! Simple, but IT WORKS! Where "not much happens" - despite 82,000 metalheads in the crowd!!! Beyond Epic! Yes! Tuomas still plays lead strings and brass on his keyboards.

[@tgifford4]

I think you nailed it. On the other hand, I'd like to see a comparison of them both singing Bellini.

"Better be good" Can it even be no good with Floor?

[@sonofthesea3298]

the comparison between the performances is still excellent,as it shows Tarja in her prime,and Floor in her prime. As Tarja is 4 years and a few months older then Floor, it makes up. Especially for Tarja who is strictly operatic. Put a Tarja 2019 performance against a Floor 2019 today,and Floor will sadly humiliate Tarja,with her versatile vocals to any type of music. Put that aside,i do love both singers,its no hate on Tarja. I used to think Tarja was the sh*t! Then along came Floor.....she is indescribable! The pure embodiment of Nightwish 😍💞

[@hojshodjas]

So you've done Song of Myself and Ghost Love Score. Now try Romanticide, Storytime, Dark Chest of Wonders, the list of awesomness goes on.

[@Sonikgav]

I always remembered when Tarja left the hardcore fans went nuts and refused to even give Annette a chance, even when she was singing newer stuff that had been written for her vocal style etc claiming that it didn't matter who they hired, noone could compare to "Their Goddess" Tarja. Then they hired Floor and every single one of them suddenly got very quiet.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Unfortunately not. There are still harcore Tarja fanbois. Not as much as hardcore Floor fanbois, but you do see them sometimes. Besides there is plenty of Anette-love. She is still considered by many the best rock/jazz-singer of the three. Just go see some Anette-featuring song and you find Anette-love. Sure, she was quite different from Tarja and didn't sing classical. Many songss made for Tarja were just wrong for Anette and gave completely wrong idea of her capabilities.

[@davidbarrass5210]

Im a bit late to the party on this one, mind you I only got into Nightwish around 10 mths ago. Saw your reaction of their epic re imagining of PF's High hopes and hadn't realised you had done back to back reactions to GLS. My personal opinion is that since Floor joined NW have been able to do epic re imaginings of their own back catalogue.

[@suokkos]

The backing track for Nightwish's Song since 2004 Once album has been recorded by London Philharmonic Orchestra. Ghost Love Score was released with the Once album. But of course the heavy use of backing tracks still enforce a fixed timing for the band.

[@jorgeluizalvesribeiro533]

São vozes diferentes e em tempos diferentes, não esqueçam desses aspectos. Todas duas são maravilhosas.

[@Faquirizador]

A única coisa que me desagrada na Tarja é o vibrato lento, muito "ondulado". Não consigo entender pq canta assim. Tá, canto clássico, lírico, né?! Mas a Floor tbm faz e não exagera no falso vibrato.

[@johnlanham9057]

Tarja’s note-perfect, by-the-numbers operatic style is just not the fit that something that magnificent and powerful needs. Floor’s humanity makes it soar even higher. I love them both; but Floor is out there making music for the crowd to live in the moment. Tarja is just working. WOW is right. You’ve just had your first Floorgasm. Congratulations!!

[@griiseknoen]

Though I agree with the main point of your statement (We both prefer Floor), it is in part factually incorrect. Floor's pitch sense and precision (intonation) is actually way better than Tarja's ever was. "Operatic" style, is just that - a style. It doesn't necessarily mean technical perfection at all. There are plenty of operatic singers with pitch problems, and "pop" singers with with perfect intonation.

[@lanesplitter8723]

I do feel as though something needs to be said about the audio quality of these videos though. One is 10 years more modern than the other, and to me it sounds as though Floor has reverb of some description which was either added during or in post edit.