Nightwish - Sahara - New Zealand Vocal Coach Analysis and Reaction

[@danielosheigh4793]

She is Floor Jansen, First of Her Name, Siren of Sound, Monolith of Metal, our Alabaster Angel of Emotion, she is our Queen, our 6'1" Valkyrie Goddess of music. Long may she reign.

[@billattercliffe8655]

It's most definitely not the studio version dubbed over a live performance as the studio version is with Anette. There might be a bit of cleanup of the audio in post, but that's it. We know it's really live as their occasional mistakes are left in their videos. Floor's voice cracking a bit at the start of the last note of GLS at Tampere. Marko struggling with a passage at Wembley during "Seven Days to the Wolves". Tuomas with a brief flub of the keys near the end of GSOE. Emppu screwing up his solo during Alpenglow at Mexico City. Troy screwing up the low whistle during Alpenglow at Wembley, then catching a smirk and a bit grief (all in fun) from Emppu. These mistakes have all been left in the videos. Considering the Floor performs a lot of songs from Anette and Tarja's time, means that there is zero chance the studio version is dubbed over the live version. Even with her own songs, she doesn't perform them exactly the same as the studio version, so again, no opportunity for an overdub.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Amazing thank you Bill for that awesome explanation! I stand enlightened thank you 😇

[@pro-v7500]

My favorite “human” moment in a live Nightwish song is when Marko forgets his line in Kingslayer (2018 Buenos Aires). He kind of pauses for a second and sings “fuck me” in key to what way suppose to be his verse lol.

[@netflixandchinchilla]

Have to agree. As amazing as Floor is she's not always perfect and I have heard pitchyness and mistakes in some Nightwish concert videos. I'm almost 100% certain they used auto tune in post for DVD releases like the Wacken Open Air concert, but these concerts are all definitely recorded live for the reasons Bill has stated. I don't think Metal music fans would stand for lip syncing, even if it was Nightwish 😂

[@billattercliffe8655]

@@netflixandchinchilla Listening to earlier fancam videos, I don't hear much in the way of problems, allowing for the usual crappy audio. The pro shot ReVamp and AF videos don't sound like much, if anything was done to the audio in post and she sounds fine. The ReVamp videos sound like the audio was taken straight from the PA. I suspect that very little if anything had to be done for Wacken, etc. During a chat with Tarja, both were concerned about their voices not being in "tour shape" so it is a concern for them. Her voice seems to be changing with age. Listening to some of the recent AFAS videos, she seems to be working hard on the upper end of her range. Her high notes don't seem to be as free and the Phantom last note was definitely a bit flat. That said, her low range, which used to sound a bit forced, is now wonderfully rich and caramel smooth. It'll be interesting to see if it was just a matter of getting back into "tour shape".

[@marietaandreeva304]

@@pro-v7500 I often listen Kingslayer from Bs As 2018 just to hear this "fuck me". 🤣🤣

[@Tamm1965]

Nightwish is a live band with pre recorded orchestra and choir tracks which makes it even harder to be so tight. Because if your not... it wil be heared.

[@haralds9996]

really interesting reaction; if you wanna focus on the voice itself including some real live belting :-) check out the acoustic version of one of their latest songs 'How's The Heart' Live at Planet Rock; Floor Jansen at her Best; you gonna Love it. 🐺🤘

[@danielosheigh4793]

Yep, that'd be the one!

[@randyboyles]

I concur.

[@pro-v7500]

Not prerecorded. The studio original was recorded by the previous singer Anette, not Floor (and they have VERY different vocal styles and timbres). The only pre-recorded play back is some orchestral hits that Tuomas doesn’t play with the synth and the choral backing. This wasn’t a very frequent setlist song, so they wouldn’t have done any studio re-recordings for just a handful of shows. Not to mention that they have never studio re-recorded any pre-Floor song/album. This is one of the reasons live versions of Nightwish is so frequently requested, it’s the only way we can hear Floor sing their older tracks.

[@JariJuslin]

Backing tracks for lead vocals are seriously frowned upon in metal genre. Very few artists worth their salt use them. There *are* exceptions, of course, but I don't think in this song.

[@lekalla]

"Floor Jansen, marry me" The line is long go wait your turn.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

hahahahahahahahahaha

[@laudatosiadastra1218]

I love that comment, so true lol

[@kiwasstory]

Expert mixing. It is the reason that Nightwish has such incredible symphonic sound. You can thank Tomas for the brilliance. Not taking anything away from the musicians and Floor is a goldmine find for them. I can hear the orchestral instruments and they are real...not created by the synthesizer. A lot of bands pre-record back ground music and has it mixed for the concert. The mixing for Nightwish is beyond impeccable.

[@ronaldgoossens4850]

They are just THAT good, and their soundcrew are outstanding…

[@chadbennett7873]

Absolutely agree!!

[@kimfabritiusdetengnagel2038]

Nightwish always records and releases their live performances, including screw-ups - nothing hidden. They want us to get the real vibe from the concerts - not something "polished". When you have been to some of their concerts, especially the ones being released - you will know it. By the way - Floor is far better live than in the studio!!! The feedback from the crowd are her gasolin - she can go completely Stratospheric when the right conditions are present, and the perfect connections are made. And the band follows her. Floor is an incredible front woman - with the skills and talents to match anything!

[@kiwasstory]

You are wrong. If you knew something about mixing for live concerts you might understand.

[@chriskwakernaat2328]

the offical Ghost live score performance (Wacken 2013) is imho the best example of her going all out because of crowd energy.

[@papaverweg]

I imagine that Floor consciously does not want to sing typical classical or opera style here, but wants to evoke the atmosphere of ‘Thousand and one Night’ fairytale, imitating the way North African women could sing in Morocco or maybe more like the Egyptian’s? Or simply the Middle East. and that suits the song (I think) quite well.

[@nostrathomas2437]

I was there at this show it was The Ritz Theater in Tampa . I’ve been to 6 Nightwish shows and this was the best one by far.The band was perfect and the front of house mix was just pristine . I mean the Ritz has great acoustics anyway. I’m not sure why this is the only track that’s ever been released on video from that show because the recorded the whole thing and their Video producer Ville Lipiäinen was there or someone that looks a lot like him. It might have been for some project that never came to fruition. But yeah definitely live the whole show sounded unreal and Floor was in top form!

[@jamesanderson5268]

I was thinking this too. The audio is magnificent for this concert so release the entire concert on DVD.

[@KathleenChilds]

So jealous! One of my favorite songs!!! 🤗🤗🤗

[@nostrathomas2437]

@@jamesanderson5268 the only thing I can think of is they had some kind of technical problems with the rest of the show recording. It was a phenomenal show I’d like to relive it ..lol

[@nostrathomas2437]

@@KathleenChilds trust me I don’t take it for granted haha. My wife and I were also at the show in 2012 at House of Blues Orlando when Floor had only been with the band 2 weeks. Last show of the US leg of the tour. Kamelot came onstage to join Nightwish to sing Last Ride of the Day to close the show. The only reason I made that show was my wife’s best friend backed out because Annette was fired. I had seen Annette live once and it was enough for me so I originally wasn’t going. So I’ve been blessed 😊

[@robertsheeler321]

I know someone that was there & its the real thing . I was told this was an amazing show from start to finish .

[@gerardconvie4797]

Something about this song , i always loved it!!

[@TedinCalgary1952]

Hi Zoe! Fanatical Floor and Nightwish fan here! I have to say that in all the reaction videos I have seen in the past two years I don't know of any that have reviewed the song "Sahara" and certainly not as one of the first ones hearing Floor or Nightwish. Also, Floor's solo performances are highly recommended. The key to the solo recommendations is that (as you would know as a singer), the quality of the studio acoustics and sound equipment is very important, and also the quality of the engineering mix at the end (I'm a paid purchaser of Steinberg Wavelab Pro 10 myself). That is why people recommend the "Beste Zangers" videos -- it's a pro recording in a properly mic'd studio. Floor also did a series of solo performances from her "Covid Cave" (i.e. her home) which are also examples of great singing, and the engineering mix is not bad (just one song had to be re-done: "Let It Go" from "Frozen" had to be re-mastered). Usually we Nightwish fans are used to seeing a massive dump of recommendations from poster Gabriel Bardac, but I checked your comments here and in your previous Nightwish review of 5 months ago ("Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean"), and I don't see his post. So I will provide some links to the best Nightwish and Floor solo songs myself. Probably tops for Floor is the cover of the famous Lara Fabian song "Adagio", and my personal Nightwish favorite is "Poet and the Pendulum". Many vocal coaches prefer "Shallow", but I like heavier music more. But here are some of the links anyway: Floor sings "Phantom of the Opera" with professional opera singer Henk Poort: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp2mhJagq6mCgK8. Floor sings “Adagio”: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYu1eX-Cgpt0i5Y. Floor sings "Shallow": kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGXakIWArJdkl9k. Floor sings "Oblivion" from the movie with Tom Cruise: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHiQoaeooa9npq8. Floor sings "Let It Go!" from the movie "Frozen": kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp2ponRmg7KtmtU. Floor sings "Que Se Siente" (in Spanish) from Beste Zangers at kzbin.info/www/bejne/epe8ln-LpNaqZqc. Nightwish with Floor sings "Ghost Love Score" at kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIrNep9-jKd0jNE. Nightwish with Floor sings "The Poet and the Pendulum" at kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3bdi4WDqc2bjrc. Nightwish with Floor sings "Ever Dream" at kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4nMZaFuma-WfJo. Nightwish with Floor sings "Romanticide" at kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKvCaIJ5eLafjtU. Nightwish and Floor sing "Storytime" at kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqfOiqqFf7-ChLc. So there's a good bunch to choose from! And it will solve everyone's complaints I see below in the comments about whether the sound is live or a recording or whatever. Keep well ... T.C.

[@gexwing]

Maybe i can give you some background on the technical side: Prerecorded orchestral recordings, and a few backing vocals/choir stuff is running in a Protools session, which also allows them to have a synchronized click-track and also do timecode output for pyro/videowalls/lighting. All live-instruments are multitrack input into ProTools for recording and output to in-ear monitoring before it even goes to front of house. This setup also allows them to record the live-sessions as separate tracks easily. They may do some slight cleanups here and there for these fantastic live video releases (like the last 1% final touches, nothing crazy, but you know how it is in the audio industry..), but i've seen enough live-recordings of so many shows, what you hear here is definately live and Floor has done some realy realy realy impressive performances.

[@gexwing]

Note: rewatching the video, i kind of get where you're coming from, i think the video and audio are just a little misaligned that gives it that dubbed feeling. This is also a video that's not been released officialy on DVD, from their own archives so to speak. Probably who ever edited the video rushed a bit and didn't sync it sub-frame accurate. But it realy wouldn't make sense for them to mix audio and video from different performances.

[@merqury5]

@@gexwing The youtube upload can also mess with the sync sometimes.

[@timclark1324]

This is 100% live. This song was originally recorded with Annette Olzen on the studio version.

[@ronnyseffinga7950]

this is 100 pro. live..... with some background vocals ....

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Thank Ronny. Sometimes with the background vocals the lead blends so well that you can't hear Floors voice over them don't you think ?

[@JariJuslin]

​​@@ZoeStibiVocalCoach: I think much of it was Marko, singing live. He went into some territories that are unusual here, to bring some extra oomph to the song. Like in the end you hear him continuing when Floor has already stopped, and often he's unusually high in his register in the harmonies here, pingy and nasal, so his voice cuts through more than backing vocals that are meant to be invisible.

[@JariJuslin]

​@@ZoeStibiVocalCoach: Check for example 4:08 and onward. Marko goes really high and sharp there on those certain parts of the chorus. But not all the time, just on those certain words and then he's back to a more blending and background vocals. But he's the male lead here, not just a backup.

[@kristiansavov6528]

Love New Zeeland! Best country ever! Like your reaction! Best wishes from Bulgaria, Europe!

[@ChrisPage68]

Floor's kinda married to a nice drummer called Hannes Van Dahl. Sorry, Zoe! Small note: it's "yanson".

[@Megl_guhr2ou9v.l]

I Love Night Wish~ This video is like a movie Her amazing voice shakes by itself The first time I saw Nightwish's 2013 Live, I fell in love. so Wonderful band ~!! great reaction~♡♡

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Thank you! I agree they are aaaaamazing!

[@petrik8550]

They are using orchestral backing tracks live. And there are some backing vocal harmonies also. Or harmonizing effect. Besides of course Marko, Troy and Floor singing together.

[@30110CKs]

Another vote for How's the Heart acoustic version. It's Floor and Troy on guitar, that's it.

[@ralfmeyer9086]

Nightwish do pre-recording for every Album with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Metro Voices.and a Child Choire. Dammed, i forget the name. And then Tuomas plays the parts on his Key. And you are so right, what you tell about different styles of Music. But we see it in Floors MasterClass. Basics, Basics and Basics

[@hermenw.huiskamp8555]

Love the reaction and analysis. You may want to check out Anneke van Giersbergen (Floor's inspiration to take up singing metal)! Anything is fine, e.g. solo, VuuR, The Gathering, The Gentle Storm, collab with Devin Townsend. And while I am at it: EPICA (symphonic metal) fronted by Simone Simons, Within Temptation fronted by Sharon den Adel, or Delain fronted by Charlotte Wessels is fine as well (all Dutchies so just across the border...)

[@shaylanelley3374]

Fellow kiwi here, check out Ghost love score from wacken 2013 for a lot of different vocal styles in one song 😁

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Woop Woop! Glad to see you here Shayla!

[@bertjones3010]

For someone you'd like to marry you've hardly scratched the surface of either her day job (Nightwish gig) or her personal solo work (see her channel or her performances on the 2019 show Beste' Zangers. IF you're set on doing Nightwish, then 2 songs really frame how great she is with them - Both from the 2013 performance at Wacken 2013 - the penultimate live videotaped performance ever - Ghost Love Score and the Ever Dream performance. But please, if you're the least interested in reacting to either, Do Not Use Any Other performance except from the show mentioned above. Show her some more love Zoe and maybe she'll come an make a comment to your reaction.

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

No, Floor Jansen, marry me! 💗🌹 Haha, no chances for you and me. But this rarely reacted song is actually an example how they build a full show at a smaller venue than ordinary. Anyway, i love her so dearly. 😎👍

[@sonosoloio]

another Nightwish masterpiece that you could analyze, also sung by Floor, is "weak fantasy" in the incredible performance of the 2015 concert in Tampere - Finland

[@bobgamble8204]

Absolutely live yeah, many of floors performances are easily confused with recorded, she just is that good, and the band really is that tight

[@mnewm21]

oh to suggest it could be prerecorded!! :D It is live there are two main singers Floor and Marco. This wasn't a Floor song originally and Nightwish don't redo studio recordings to honour the original singers.

[@Magyarkhan]

My Queen whom I serve....

[@henkhummel6782]

Makes sense what you said, honest reaction. Thank you for this.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Thanks Henk I appreciate it!

[@valeriududau3218]

is a LIVE BAND - try NIGHTWISH - Ghost Love Score live at Wacken

[@evdk]

Please more Nightwish or Floor, reactions , love your reaction , bye😘

[@shuriken4852]

To hear Floor unleashed, I would suggest to watch her live with her previous band. ReVamp - Disdain Live at Graspop (2010) kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3-2l2lqgp6od5I Revamp (Floor's 2nd band) - Wild Card (Live at Bloodstock Festival 2014) HD kzbin.info/www/bejne/faG9fnl3gb6YfcU And to hear a very young Floor. After Forever (Floor's 1st band) - Monolith Of Doubt Live At Kopspijkers (2002) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYXQfHuhht1na7c

[@christinaalgate4899]

Hi Now you have to.listen to the original singer singing this song. Floor was voice coach and on her KZbin Channel she has some Masterclass singing. She calls herself a vocal technique nerd.

[@FVD]

A fellow Kiwi ex-pat here! Nice reaction to the brilliance of Floor Jansen. If you ever come round to it, please check out the legend that is Glenn Hughes and also Mister Jay Buchanan from Rival Sons... 🤞😁

[@ecbftl]

Nice review. I expect you noticed, but did not comment on Marco singing backup vocal harmonies. The helped fill in at the lower range I think. At times I heard the added prerecorded choir voices.

[@johnveerkamp1501]

It pure, she is that good. !!

[@happyjack6901]

Take our word for it it is LIVE

[@loulagro2315]

They utilize orchestral backing tracks in their performances. Often from the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Fabulous! Thanks for the Info Lou!

[@paulniskanen9971]

Hannes Van Dahl the drummer for Sabaton, is Floor's husband, Freja is their daughter.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Amazing! Sabaton is my fav! I saw them here 2 years ago! 🥰

[@paulniskanen9971]

A video of Floor with her husband at the start... Fan Friday...kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppfIdJ2sl9qkrdk

[@mayday6880]

Floor's voice is 100% live but with some backtracks (chor voice) only at some parts of the song.

[@clemenstremens1940]

Very nice and professional reaction! The only thing I do not like: your last and first reaction on NW and Floor was 4 month ago😳 Please more and more frequent, there is enough👸

[@NickBR57]

Nice! Another vote for Weak Fantasy (and I could add another 20 without thinking)

[@geromino2007]

THey perform live - but the orchestral parts and choirs etc. are coming from backing track.

[@pauljohnson7382]

Absolutely energized when all 6 members of the band play...Troy is ultimate "do whatever needed" musician...Marko...sh*t...need 2 people to replace him... Nice Reaction! 👊 Suggestion: "High Hopes" from End of an Era concert... (Pre- Floor)

[@chriskwakernaat2328]

They use a click track to sync themselves to when they play on stage.It's why the music sounds so tight. things like orchestra and back singers are pre recorded. instruments on stage and singing is live.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Thanks Chris!

[@joukokarjalainen8849]

Floor is amazing, cause she is mostly better live than in studio!

[@_R8x_]

Hey, nice Munich. I'm waiting for this concert too but I don't think it's gonna happen. It's definitely live, Nightwish doesn't do playback. She even sings live when she's got the flu while recording a DVD. Floor is nuts!

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

I agree ! I don't think December will happen in the Olympia Halle!

[@Thorgrim247]

I love this song and the Arabian harmonic minor vibe. This is not a difficult song for Floor to sing. She is amazing. So many colors and techniques to her vocalizations. Be well lovely lady. Peace.

[@timomastosalo]

I think this could have been remastered, edited afterwards. But there's the audience voice occasionally, so I don't think it's a studio recording on the live footage. What impresses me hear in Floor's singing, is the rhythmic changes, coz this is more oriental than what Western singers, mudicians usually dive into. And those lowering runs that I personally think as 'stairs' when the same vowel keeps lowering or rising step by step, and then after the lowering the quick rise. Then after slow, dreamy phase of painting with a soothing brush, she needed to go to the fast syllables with more gravel in her voice. So if there's no style changes, at least fast mood and rhythm changes, oriental way. The song brings to my mind old Egyptian, biblical films of pharaohs and sheikhs. I'm kinda like waiting Liz Taylor entering stage, carried by some shirtless strong slaves, she seated on her throne shaped like a pyramid in miniature size.

[@clivematthews5296]

Hi there. Glad you enjoyed it. Nice reaction. I see you once did a reaction to Into The Unknown by Idina Menzel and would love for you to react to Floor's recent version.

[@sleni5501]

if i ever travel from Denmark to New Zealand - i really like to go to a bar for a beer with you, and make you 100 percent sure that NW are soooo amazing live, and everything you see and hear is real live. yes....some sounds are pre-recorded. Very odd you react to this number - not many reactors do this track :-) As a jump from NW - try to take a look on "Jinjer"s new single "Mediator" - you will be - well touched by a big surprise! Love those 2 bands soooo much.

[@phillipgross1887]

always love your break down and explanations, for this dumb ole hillbilly it helps add so much too things, NightWish is just so magical.....keepem comung

[@wildylupous]

She is just a correct flower to Nightwish.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

I agree with you!

[@paisa20]

Thanks from Colombia

[@German_1]

It never fails to amaze me how in this age of a "vocal coach" on every corner in KZbin land, how they as a nobody are going to criticize a real rock star and tell them what they're doing "wrong." Have you even listened to nightwish?

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Lol Jerry I like that you interpreted my "how to" for people wanting to sound like the fabulous Floor as me criticism. I would never say what someone is doing "wrong" there is no "wrong" in singing. If it feels good and is safe it is all a ok.

[@German_1]

A how to for "people" when your listening to floor saying " she could open her throat here." That's not misinterpretation.

[@george93308]

Jerry, I find it curious and funny watching Nightwish reactions critiquing Floor. I just laugh. They're entitled to there opinion. But none of them are Floor Jansen.

[@gerrygrouwe70]

Hi there i have not seen you before did you do more nightwish reactions. Greetings Gerry_Grouwe from old zeeland Holland 😄😄😄

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Yes I have! Love it Gerry! I am new to the Nightwish reaction front but a long time fan of the band ;)

[@ArtMateurMusic]

Muy buena reaccion, siempre se agradece la sinceridad, es lo que buscamos en videos de reacciones...por otro lado, Nightwish tiene eso al principio, suena tan perfecto todo que hace pensar que puede estar pregrabado, pero la realidad es que son verdaderos PRO que interpretan perfectamente cada maldita nota. PD: El pianista y compositor, usa sintetizadores para crear estos sonidos símil cuerdas mezclándolo con fondos pregrabados de otros instrumentos de cuerdas, aire etc..para luego fusionarse con la banda y crear toda esta atmosfera tan sinfónica, esas armonías de cuerdas y soportes de vientos serian lo único pregrabado que usa Nightwish, y alguna que otra armonía de voz en el fondo muy tenue, ...esta claro que para que este presente cada instrumento que se escucha seria necesario una orquesta en el escenario..Pero por lo que respecta al resto de la banda, cada uno hace su magia sin ningun tipo de ayuda.

[@Mephisto401]

Please check out the band Beyond the Black. They're a fantastic metal band with a female singer named Jennifer Haben that can also play multiple instruments. I suggest you start with one of the 4 acoustic covers they did during the last year: Sabaton - To Hell And Back (where she plays flute) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iovHiYx8nsRmY9U Iron Maiden - The Trooper (where she plays piano) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hp-9loSnlNxlf68 Disturbed - Down With The Sickness (where she plays piano and wine glasses) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZvde4Sso9OEi6c Volbeat - The Warrior's Call (Where she plays Cello) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pailZWWmrK-GobM They have plenty of original songs you would love too, but these above performances are something special and a great showcase of her voice.

[@anthonycocke3155]

I 💘 it...but, that being said, I love Annette' s version at least as much. Annette was very good as well.

[@Kujis75]

I would like to point out, Marco sings the same melody as Floor. No one has noticed it!

[@edwardonion5331]

Amazing,floor was 2 or 3 months pregnant at the time

[@benniemcdonald1044]

Should give early Crimson Glory with Midnite as the singer. He has a nice range for his technique.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Hi Bennie, Wow when I definitely have never heard of I look forward to hearing him

[@Nickery1]

Its just the one and only FLOOR ! ... the personality , THE voice , her stage presence... and DUTCH .. it ain't much ..if it ins't Dutch ! ( joking )

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

🤣🤣🤣

[@pamelakilponen3682]

Floor is married to Hannes Van Dahl the drummer in Sabaton. He is easy on the eyes too!

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

WHAT???!!! Really? I LOVE SABATON!!!

[@Donna-C]

@@ZoeStibiVocalCoach kzbin.info/www/bejne/fp2ceoGMmrhjjLs

[@Donna-C]

@@ZoeStibiVocalCoach kzbin.info/www/bejne/onu6Z2CGeJKmgdE

[@oliphant2848]

Live vocals with some pre-recorded harmonizing vocals piped in. Probably cleaned up a bit afterwards, but we can't know.

[@nicod1361]

not cleaned up at all,recorded as it was played and sung at this theater in tampa

[@oliphant2848]

@@nicod1361 You know that because you were there?

[@nicod1361]

@@oliphant2848 no but a friend of mine was and has seen the video of this performance and others from that show and has said it was actually better in person

[@oliphant2848]

@@nicod1361 Okay. Might just as well be. Also, there's no shame in cleaning up here and there, everybody does it. "Unleashed in the East" by Judas Priest was re-sung entirely in the studio because the concert audio for the voice was not usable.

[@jessicakoster2543]

There were two singers, I think you missed one ;)

[@ThBraveBraveSirRobin]

100% live

[@larsonjovic-clubedaluta9477]

Kkk do u listen "Shoemaker "??? I'll.b interesthing

[@marieskavo7159]

If you have not, please react to Nightwish Ghost Love Score Wacken 2013

[@alanfoster6589]

"Yansen" ("J" pronounced as "Y" in Dutch).

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Thanks Alan! Noted!

[@rudekmetin5846]

Think this is a touring concert, where you go on tour, sightseeing, partying etc, and this is standard performance without putting too much quality into it, so? what do you say now? Listen to the studio versions. Besides, she has to fit in with the songs written for other, earlier singers.

[@rudekmetin5846]

A poza tym, chyba była w ciąży :), jakby było tego mało.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Hmmm I am not sure actually. I think it is more a case of there is no way the studio version will sound like the real live version. Isn't that what makes live performance so good?

[@justinchristoph3725]

Floor Jansen walks into a lesbian fern bar... and the bar swoons.

[@knutruther4964]

München ? Nö, Düsseldorf und Amsterdam .👍Great reaction

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Yes I am going to the Munich concert! Thank you!!!

[@knutruther4964]

@@ZoeStibiVocalCoach I wish you an amazing concert.

[@johnterry1852]

Great review. She was actually pregnant when she preformed this. That may have had something to do with the belting.

[@MorusRubra]

She was NOT pregnant. This Tampa show was in March 2016 and Freya was born in March 2017. Her loose peplum top is fashion choice, not pregnancy clothes.

[@Honken55]

@@MorusRubra Yeah she is a pro. She wouldent get pregnant during a tour (no names mentioned)

[@eiwity13]

👍🇳🇱🤟👍👍🎶

[@maggaw9869]

Floor & Marko Hietala.

[@roydemol3124]

small tip, pronounce jansen as yansen, much more accurate

[@greyvii5380]

Nightwish is not the same band that sang with Tarja Turunen. Legendary Nightwish died in the past... I'm sorry (I'm just an old-school Nightwish fan).😷

[@gerrygrouwe70]

München???

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

I live near Munich ;)

[@gerrygrouwe70]

Ich werde sie in Amsterdam sehen 🤘🤘🤘

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

@@gerrygrouwe70 top! viel spaß! Ich bin mir unsicher ob es doch in Dezember stattfinden soll. Schauen wir mal was in die nächsten paar Monaten passiert.

[@joefish2264]

Sorry, you can't marry her,..SHE'S MINE DAMMIT!! MINE!! Shakes tiny fist in the air. :P

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

😭

[@wanmac31]

😁🇫🇮🤘❤️🎶🎹🎸🥁✨👍

[@ramankuttyhotelmanagement9775]

React to indian singer shreya ghoshal

[@johnveerkamp1501]

It’s JANSEN not JENSEN !!!

[@cemyuceturun5895]

Zor you are lezbo !

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Lol nor im nort

[@TheIpadfanatic]

I suppose there is a slim chance it was dubbed over a live performance, but highly unlikely. There is no recorded performance of Floor singing Sahara on any of the streaming services. Which means if they did dub it in, it would have been from another live performance. Which seems even more unlikely. My two cents worth. And you are going to have to get in line with all the rest of the Floor wannabe spouses. I am sure the list is very extensive. Great reaction Zoe. Thank you.

[@tonihalme8323]

No niin...sieltä sitä nyt näykitään zoolandista...that is belt

[@moosehood]

Jansen. Please pronounce her name properly. That little Dutch girl deserves that

[@Pappa_66]

Please do not join all the other so called "pros" who must also sing between the videos! It is so painful to hear!!!!!! After Floor.

[@artisancans3954]

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[@ewynthai]

To mention that you suspect the performance was pre-recorded & being played over is technically accusing Nightwish of being cheats. That statement also means that you're saying Floor Jansen was lip-singing & the thousands of fans there were being hoodwinked & they didn't notice it. There's a very big insult to Nightwish & their fans!

[@ronrestorff4548]

That is not what she said. She was curious if they used recorded tracks instead of live ones in post production. This is commonly done such as Jinger’s Teacher, Teacher official video. Keep in mind that the army expects its members to be nice, be respectful. (bnbr) I do appreciate you coming to Floor’s and the band’s defense. It is a big reason that I am a proud member of the army. Thanks.

[@ewynthai]

@@ronrestorff4548 Appreciate your point of view Ron. From the context of what was mentioned, "the whole thing was pre-recorded", it conspicuously sounded like she meant "the Whole Thing". Anyway, that was the most politically correct manner that I can think of to pen down my perception of what was being mentioned. 😁 I'm just a single grain of sand in the desert of Sahara, don't mind me. 😜 Peace be with you & stay safe. 🙏🙏🙏

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

It was because I couldn't hear the crowd screaming through their mics, but then later on I could ;)

[@ewynthai]

@@ZoeStibiVocalCoach You couldn't hear much of the crowd because the sound engineers did a good job. It's blasphemous 😅 to even think that a great talented band like Nightwish has the audacity to do such a thing. Mili Vanili, they are not! Your country had detected 31 active Delta variant Covid cases & extended the nationwide lockdown. Be careful, take care & stay safe. 😷 🙏🙏🙏

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

@@ewynthai I understand 💙 I did hear the crowd later on (phew!) So I get it but again I didn't realise they clicked in the backing vocals. Not I have been enlightened 😇

[@AlfDavidFjeld]

hi most metal musicians see voiceovers as an insult to misicians and singers, and their art. i can guarantee that all desent bands bands do live when they say live. voiceover or lipsync are mostly a thing in the pop industry, where many singers are frankly quite shit, and strugle to sing desent on stage. alfi

[@dieseldog00]

idk when this concert was, but that short shirt she's wearing tells me she's preggers.

[@MorusRubra]

NOPE. This Tampa show was in March 2016 and Freya was born in March 2017. Her peplum top is fashion choice, not pregnancy clothes.

[@dieseldog00]

@@MorusRubra ok my bad, just looks like something a pregnant woman would wear.

[@shannontaylor345]

Floor marry me. OMG i spat my drink. My gaydar was on you from my first comment on another of your reactions 😂Sssh dont tell my gf 😂

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Shhhh don't tell my husband 😅. Not gay, but an appreciater of fantastic Women.

[@shannontaylor345]

@@ZoeStibiVocalCoach Lmao. Girl can only dream 🤣🤣🤣Happy Christmas from the UK 🎅🤶🧑‍🎄🎄🎁