Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (Wacken) - Margarita Kid Reacts!

Highly recommended song, and I can completely see why!
Link to original video: • Nightwish - Ghost Love...
Show Nightwish some love!

[@glenngunnis6642]

Some singers sing what they can, Floor sings what she wants!🤘🎸

[@goranelez9956]

She is the kind of person who can sing any genre. You just have to name it and we have links. And not sing like a robot. Actual, fantastic performance.

[@damienmaynard8892]

GLS with Tarja, 2004 - unforgettable. GLS with Floor, 2013 - mesmerizing.

[@richardwest6358]

This is already over 10 years old - both Nightwish and Floor have got better and better since then.

[@robertsheeler321]

This was the 13th song of a 15 song setlist . If you want something heavier then I suggest the song "Romanticide" from the same show Wacken 2013.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Something tells me that at some point I'll have reacted to the entire Wacken concert :-)

[@ericchapman1221]

Intro time signature: 6/8, 6/8, 5/8. 6/8, repeat. When the guitar comes in they switch to 4/4, 4/4, 3/4, 4/4, repeat. It switches to 4/4 when the vocals begin. And although I haven't personally counted, I have seen tallies that this song changes key over 20 times. Amazing song and one of my all-time favs.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Thanks for posting that! I could tell something was changing and I didn't want to make everyone watch me try and figure it out :-) Not to mention I probably wouldn't have gotten it right anyway. (For the strangest time signature I've ever seen, there is a guitar piece by Pierre Bensusan called La Hora Espanola which has a long part in 3.5/4 (written as 3 1/2 / 4, but that doesn't translate so well with typing). Theoretically it could have been 7/8, but that wouldn't be quite right. Also, it's one of my all-time favorite guitar pieces (but not anything metal)

[@Hans_Reese]

If you're into odd time signatures, try this one: "Twenty-one Eleven; Sina feat. Mark Moody". The name actually describes the time signature of the piece. It's not a song, but an instrumental for piano, drums and base. Sina is one of the (if not the) greatest drummers on KZbin. She has an impressive catalog of drumcovers, original work and collaborations with mainly up and coming young talents. You should check her out... kzbin.info/www/bejne/boSZqYxvdrSeqbMsi=_KCtLiEqTOAAalls

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Thanks, will do!

[@reactionsaccount3955]

Just look on Google for a drum tab for this song and look at the time signature changes, it will blow you mind. And if you can believe this, this is not their most complex song, The Poet And The Pendulum is 13 minutes with 5 completely different sections and The Greatest Show On Earth is 24 minutes, recounting the story of evolution. On their latest double album, the second disk is a 30 minutes music score with full orchestra and choir. The rest are of more standard length, but still very interesting composition wise. Tuomas also did a solo project called Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge and the piece from it called A Lifetime Of Adventure has an official video that is fantastic. Here are some suggestion for Floor's previous bands: After Forever (Floor's 1st band) - Dreamflight Live ProgPower USA VIII (2007) After Forever - Monolith Of Doubt Live At Kopspijkers (2002) ReVamp (Floor's 2nd band) - Disdain Live at Graspop (2010) Revamp - Wild Card (Live at Bloodstock Festival 2014) HD

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Those sound like some fantastic compositions. Being an old Pink Floyd and Rush fan, I'm used to (and really enjoy) longer pieces that have different sections. Might have to react to those via livestream though, I'm not sure my computer could process something that large :-) Thanks for the suggestions also!

[@enflameddrago2350]

You should check out 'high hopes ' 2005 , official, nightwish. This is a tribute to pink floyd that's truly amazing. It really shows the talent all through the band. Marco. the bassist , is a true match in talent to floor as a vocalist!!!😊. Glad you've discovered this band . I believe you will be happily surprised how different ,but amazing , everything they do is. You never know what to expect, and are never disappointed. Have fun on the journey thru their music!

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Thanks, I sure will! As I've mentioned in other places I'm a HUGE Pink Floyd fan, so this will be at or near the top of the list!

[@Aenea-de9vy]

This is just pure magic!

[@majbrat]

Yay! More Nightwish please.

[@glenngunnis6642]

This is usually the first song people react to from Nightwish. They’re mouths usually drop open when Floor starts singing then they remember what they are doing about half way through the song!🤘🎸

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Ha! It was my second Floor song, so I had a hint of what was coming. I don't think it will ever get old though.

[@staffanhesselback9653]

Singers sing what they can, Floor sings what she wants ❤once she sang the phonebook in a Dutch show ❤

[@silverblack5475]

She's THE G.O.A.T

[@ericlenouy8756]

Yes, at the end of his solo, Emppu mutes the lower strings with his right hand

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

I love that kind of attention to detail by a player.

[@124Spider5]

Something that you should know about FLOOR JANSEN. She started singing in a symphonic metal band at just 16 years old. After Forever (1995-2009). Then she created a new Progressive Metal band, ReVamp (2009-2016). In 2018 she released a personal Hard Rock project (Northward). In 2012, she was invited by Nightwish to finish their world tour, after the band's second female singer (Annete Olzon) left. In 2013 she became Nightwish's full time lead Vocalist. She is a singing teacher. She sings in Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Finnish, Swedish, Italian and Latin. She sings Heavy Metal, Trash Metal, Pop, Rock, Symphonic Metal, Arya and Opera. She even sang rap. In March 2023 she launched her first Pop solo album "Paragon". THE BEST SINGER TODAY IN THE WHOLE WORLD. Having said that, I want to make it clear that I ADORE Nightwish songs, Walking in The Air by Tarja Turunen and Meadows of heaven by Anette Olzon.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Good info - thanks!

[@MrSardine17]

Floor has indeed done some solo stuff: covers, appearances on Dutch & German TV talent shows and original songs. It doesn't matter what you pick, a few performances are only very, very good, the rest are much better:)

[@erickvermeulen9734]

She released her solo album Paragon in 2023. On KZbin you can find her work with After Forever and ReVamp as well as with the project Ayreon by Arjan Anthony Lucassen.

[@nardj.5277]

Great reaction! Not alone Floor but the whole band is killing it on Wacken 2013. Interested in Empu's gitar play? Check Romanticide form the same concert.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Thanks - I'll put it on the list!

[@balazsadamik3197]

Fans used to say that Floor can sing a phonebook and stil sound great. A dutch radio show put thet to the test. It was awesome and funny the same time. There is a video of it on YT

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Haha, that's awesome! I'll have to look that up, sounds like fun.

[@rnowak85]

kzbin.infogmjIHx10g1U?si=7zx2VpvoWesWhPRe. From Floor's YT channel. This is from Floor promoting her first solo single Fire on a radio show on Dutch radio station NPO 2 in 2022. There used to be a longer version of the performance but I think NPO 2 had it taken down. Lots of folks have always joked she could sing the phonebook. The host of the Dutch radio show jokingly asked if she could do it and being such great person she agreed to do it and of course, nailed it. Here is the song Fire that she sang afterwards as a promotion for her solo project and album Paragon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3ycpYSXfM-amJI. Her solo stuff is more mainstream, She wanted something uniquely hers after 20 years in metal bands and having the best metal songwriter in Nightwish, it didn't make sense to duplicate that. It gives her an outlet to write songs and express her own creativity in a different way.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Thanks - I've started separate lists for each of the Nightwish singers' solo work, so this is good stuff for me.

[@jompuusi]

The Finnish symphonic metal band "Nightwish". Greetings from Finland.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Greetings Finland! Thanks for sharing your band :-)

[@morbiouslenoir]

Standing solid as a World Pillar around which the planet revolves, Floor hits "The Note," the crowd loses their shit, the band tears a hole in the fabric of Space-Time, and 82,000 people will never, ever be the same again.

[@Tetsaraku]

That right there is some poetic shit my dude!

[@Kelsea-2002]

Actually, it's never difficult for me to recommend a song by a band or a singer to someone, because most of them have 4 or 5 highlights and that's it. With Nightwish and also with Floor Solo it looks completely different. I'm always at a loss when I have to recommend a song to someone. With them it doesn't matter which song you take, because it's always a highlight. Therefore, my recommendation is to start with A and work your way up to Z.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

haha, that's as good a method as any!

[@chriso6719]

Yes, Tarja era, from the 2004 5th album, Once. It was performed by Tarja at the End of an Era show, same concert as the Phantom of the Opera video you watched. Floor added her touches, and styles, AND that ending. You are spot on with your observations of her, and she was only with the band about 10 months here. Since you are a drink connoisseur, as evidence by your channel title, Emppu (guitar) is drinking a Corona, and Tuomas usually has a bottle of red wine at his keyboards. What you noticed in the guitar solo, he is muting the upper strings , to let the note he is playing, ring true. Ghost Love Score is song # 13 of 15 , it's about an unrequited love, and is one of the 3 big epic songs to date. This song doesn't have any designated sections like the other 2 longer songs(The Poet and the Pendulum/ The Greatest Show On Earth),those have 5 sections each. GLS is the most common first song for reactors, and one of the most reacted to songs on KZbin. Note; it is recommended to wait awhile before checking out Poet..., as there is a huge back story dealing with the split with Tarja. More pyro🔥😁, check out "Romanticide" from this same Wacken concert.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Thanks for all that great info! Also, I could see drinking a Corona while playing, should be refreshing and won't dull the senses any. Red wine while playing though? Man, that's something special. I've tried playing the guitar after a bottle and it really didn't go so well (and that's me playing my level of music, not something virtuosic).

[@richardwest6358]

Floor occasionally joins Tuomas for a swig out of the bottle

[@rnowak85]

@@richardwest6358 Don't remember the song but in one concert Tuomas is pouring wine into Emppu's mouth!

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Perfect

[@christinaalgate4899]

FYI Floor has tats and no nose ring. She had Baby Lucy in October and she's the second child.Floor is an amazing person. She toured until she was 6 months along on both girls

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Man, those kids won't be able to help but to rock right out of the womb!

[@richardwest6358]

Especially as Floor's husband is Hannes van Dhal the drummer for Sabaton !

[@danielisrael1788]

Un coucou de l'armée NIGHTWISH de France, très bonne réaction et analyse à l'écoute du plus grand groupe du monde pour ma part. Vous venez de faire connaissance du métal symphonique et de notre reine Floor, mais vous n'avez qu'effleuré le dessus de l'iceberg et vous n'êtes qu'a l'entrée du terrier de lapin. Je vous souhaite de bons floorgasmes et continuez vos réactions nous serons toujours derrière vous pour vous soutenir pour notre groupe...... Encore plus d'écoutes s'il vous plait...... Merci. Continuez sur le festival du Wacken Open Air 2013, vous êtes sur de ne pas vous tromper, les quinze chansons du set sont des classiques pour tous les fans du groupe et sont à écouter absolument. Cette chanson est la 13 sur les 15 du set complet, et vous avez déja entendu la 6ème ( Storytime ) ensuite toujours dans le même concert, faites le Ever Dream qui commence comme une douce ballade voix piano et sur un signe de Marko ( le bassiste ) continue d'accélérer pour finir comme un train à grande vitesse, puis essayez du plus lourd avec Ghost River pour entendre le mélange des voix de Floor avec Marko ou encore plus lourd avec Romanticide..... Et je pense que notre ami Gabriel Bardac devait arriver sous peu, ou retounez sur votre première réaction au groupe ( Un grand MERCI à Gabriel d'avoir repris le flambeau de notre regrettée Anne ) cliquez sur son nom et allez sur communauté, vous pourrez suivre sa liste en toute confiance avec les meilleurs mixages à la bonne vitesse et avec le meilleur audio mais ce n'est pas une obligation, juste un sage conseil pour entendre une petite partie du meilleur du groupe. Continuez les filets du groupe sont tendus et il vous sera très difficile de vous en sortir, plus de NIGHTWISH s'il vous plait ........ Merci et à bientôt. Bonne écoute et un nouvel abonné ici.......Paix sur vous mon ami.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Thank for the detailed info on your recommendations! I'm sure I'll make it through the whole Wacken concert eventually :-) My favorite part of the the translation was that google actually translated "Floorgasm" correctly, haha. Peace to you also :-)

[@Tamm1965]

There is even is a vid on youtube where she sings the phonebook on a dutch radio show. So yes she can sing everything.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Yes, someone else mentioned that. I have to remember to watch that!

[@wangtang7768]

They do a great tribute/cover of High Hopes by Pink Floyd with the bassist singing , worth a watch please 🤘🏼💥🤘🏼

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Haha, yes, that's been requested a lot and I'm a big Pink Floyd fan, so it will be soon!

[@jaskau2462]

🤩👍💥💯🎼 Whole group is tight AF on stage, day by day, month after another, from year to year... Their production value is always at high level, indeed. Whether it's a show for thousands and thousands in the audience or a 'smaller' venue for few hundred participants in the crowd. Cool reaction män and keep on rockin with this magical band! Cheers from Finland. 🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

I'd love to see them in a smaller venue if you have any recommendation. Cheers to Finland from Texas!

[@jaskau2462]

@@DadDaughtersandDrinks There's some videos in the Utuub universe which are captured on a smaller stage. F. E. Live versions from the "Nightwish - Cruise" back in the days... 😉👍

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Thx!

[@johnmc128]

Good one.

[@Ireksojkowski]

Very very beautiful, thank you

[@strabel803]

Nice reaction👍 It's wonderfull that even after 10 years ,people still discover Nightwish and Floor,but,also a little sadness comes over me,that people come "late to the game". Still,i hope there is more"epicness" to come from Nightwish and Floor in the future,they are to good to be missed.🤘

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

I know what you mean... but better late than never! Thanks for watching :-)

[@rnowak85]

Nightwish Northern New England Division checking in. Really enjoyed your reaction and your obvious musical knowledge. You might enjoy this reaction by a professional composer where he analyzes all the key changes and the chord structure to demonstrate the musical genius behind Tuomas;s composition, based in music theory. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6LPZYxnZ92Vmc0si=zr84x64N4BdtdjSX. Tuomas uses 17 key changes but more importantly he doesn't use the most powerful chord resolution, chord 5.7 to chord 1 until the very end, building tension to the very end then releasing it when Floor hits "the note" and then repeats that powerful resolution in the instrumentation 5 times afterwards. This is why the song feels so amazing and we feel so satisfied at the end. If you go back and listen to the original with Tarja you will see that the ending is different and is missing "the note". When Floor first joined the band on tour in North America and when she had gotten comfortable with the band she started freestyling the vocals at the end of the song during rehearsals and the guys said oh that's great. You should do that on stage and so a number of weeks after joining, they did Floor's version and IMO the best version of the song hands down was created. Since you like Nightwish and Symphonic Metal and have an appreciation for classical techniques I would like to recommend another Symphonic Metal Band, Epica. They are Dutch and along with Nightwish, IMO, the two best symphonic metal bands. Fronted by another classically trained female vocalist, Simone Simmons, and founded be guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen, who was one of the founders of Floor's first band After Forever before he left over creative differences with the other founder Sander Gommans (who was also Floor's boyfriend at the time). Epica tends to be more symphonic then Nightwish and makes extensive use of choirs, They also tend to be darker and heavier, frequently using Mark's death metal gutturals as a contrast to Simone's beautiful soprano vocals. They also have some of the most beautiful ballads where SImone's voice really shines. Their lyrics tend to be thoughtful and very empowering. My recommendation for a first listen is the song Unleashed from their 10th anniversary Retrospect concert with a full orchestra and choir on stage. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKnHZ6augd2Xr9Usi=PLEhtjd3yZLMIzPH. I think it is a great introduction to the sound and the production for this special concert is outstanding. Later this year they are having 3 concerts (two in the Netherlands and one Mexico City) with a live orchestra and orchestra again for the first time in 10 years. As the band says, a once in decade show.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Wow, lots of great info here - thanks! I'll definitely check out that key change video (just clicked on the link and haven't seen that reactor before, but I always like when composers react). I know what you mean about resolving back to the 1 chord giving such a sense of closure. One of my favorite songs of the last year (not metal in any way shape or form) does something similar, not even PLAYING the 1 chord until the end (something I wouldn't have picked up on my own, but another composer/reactor pointed it out). I'll also give Epica a shot, and I appreciate the direct link. :-)

[@rodolfotardin435]

Nightwish - The Poet and the Pendulum - Live at Wembley 2015

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

On the list!

[@rnowak85]

@@DadDaughtersandDrinks Most fans recommend holding off on that Magnus Opus until you get to know the band better. There is a huge backstory to the song regarding the band firing their first singer Tarja and the fans backlash against Tuomas personally. It drove him into a deep depression and he wrote Poet and the Pendulum to as a way of processing that depression. One of the most personal and emotional Nightwish song for Tuomas and their fans. I encourage reactors to do some research on the backstory (read the open letter by the band firing her and the open letter by Tarja in response, interviews with Tuomas, song analysis by the artist Annike Hausen) which will give you a deeper emotional reaction to the song and a better understanding of why many of us consider it their greatest song. However if you prefer to go in blind I totally respect your choice and look forward to when you see this amazing masterpiece.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Others have said the same thing, so I will likely hold off a little bit, until I have a little more Nightwish under my belt. I normally don't do research before songs, but I'll probably make an exception to this. It doesn't seem like the research will spoil anything for me, but instead enhance it. Thanks.

[@paisa20]

Thanks

[@sjc9121]

Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 🎶🎶🎶 Epic concert! 🎶🎶🎶 Next songs to react to: Ever Dream, Romanticide, Ghost River, Song of Myself Nightwish - Ever Dream (Wacken 2013) kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6iqhHR8ltd7iMk NIGHTWISH - Romanticide (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKvCaIJ5eLafjtU Nightwish - Ghost River (Wacken 2013) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmbImqeaYqp0bKs Nightwish - Song of Myself LIVE kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooLYZoSgnsl7jck Setlist of this concert: 1. Dark Chest of Wonders, 2. Wish I Had an Angel, 3. She is My Sin, 4. Ghost River, 5. Ever Dream, 6. Storytime, 7. I Want My Tears Back, 8. Nemo, 9. Last of the Wilds, 10. Bless the Child, 11. Romanticide, 12. Amaranth, 13. Ghost Love Score, 14. Song of Myself, 15. Last Ride of the Day Audience in this concert was 82k+

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Thanks for the recommendations and links. I'm sure I'll get through them eventually!

[@toned-fcreations5522]

For something completely different from Nightwish try Music, lyric video from their most recent album. An amazing piece of music and vocal skill from Floor.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Thanks - put it on the list!

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻 well done

[@jamieberrings9753]

Welcome to Nightwish!

[@eiwity13]

👍👍🇳🇱🤘🤘🎤🎸💕

[@Thorgrim247]

Emppu is dampening the open strings so they do not resonate. He wants a very clean tone. The lyrics are very poetic and darkly romantic in style. Open to interpretation. Yes it is in 6/8.

[@wanmac31]

🤘😊🇫🇮💙🪄🎼✨💯👍

[@Calumetto]

The GEB -- Genre Enforcement Bureau -- has been after Nightwish for not picking a box and sticking to it for decades now.

[@roy19491]

grand opera, and classical music, are both heavy metal without electricity.....

[@johnveerkamp1501]

LACK OF EMOTIONS. ???????

[@leonelluna2313]

Reaction to Tarja versión plis❤

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Yes, it's on the list!

[@traceysharpe6330]

Music has a flow to it, And when you stop to much you kill the flow. Kill The Flow. Kill The Music. Shame on the mess !.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

If you want the music with uninterrupted flow, you should probably watch the original.

[@roy19491]

Floor stands just a tad under 6-2 in bare feet, and she's wearing 4 to 5 inch heels here....she's the Valkyrie Goddess.....Tuomas is the Metal Mozart.....this entire show is on both DVD and KZbin, under the title of "Showtime, Storytime"......

[@christinaalgate4899]

Hate to say this Floor is 6ft. Even

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

Man, she looked tall to me, but that's much taller than I thought (and with those heels, she probably did tower over everyone)

[@roy19491]

@@christinaalgate4899 no one knows that for sure....I'm quoting an old video interview from the early 2000's

[@rnowak85]

@@DadDaughtersandDrinks If you watch I Want My Tears Back from this same concert you will see Emppu play a trick on Floor by shutting off her In Ears while crossing behind her. A minute later he crosses behind her again and she turns around and stares him down, towering over him (he is 5' 3"). She was the tallest person in the band until their new bassist, Jukka Koskinen, replaced Marko in 2021.

[@DadDaughtersandDrinks]

That sounds great. I'll give that a watch :-)