Nightwish "Walking in the Air" live first time reaction

[@stefanjuhasz7236]

This was actually pre Marko. It was recorded in the year 2000. The song sends shivers through me and gives me goosebumps. Amazing. I always love seeing the metal crowd enjoying and getting so involved with Walking in the Air. Has to be seen to be believed. A great performance by the band and perfection from Tarja.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

It was amazing 🎶❤️🤘🏻

[@coachmikesfilmroom3111]

​@@purplebutterflywithabrokenwingMarko actually joined a year or two after this. He left around 2022

[@Boa_Omega]

This was recorded on December 29, 2000. In the club in Tampere, Finland. Marko joined in 2001. Left in 2021. This is #Babywish at this point the albums are Angels fall first (97), Oceanborne (98) , Wishmaster (2000), Marko joins them on Century Child (02) and Once (05). Along with an EP in 01 we have Over The Hills and Far Away. That EP is where you find the original version and video for Sleeping Sun. This was song 1 of 4 of an encore. The song is from an animated Christmas movie out in 81 iirc. Been awhile since I looked it up. The songs Tuomas sung would be on Angels fall first. They got signed and had money to hire guest singers before hiring Marko who doubled as male lead vocals and bass after the 1st bassist fired. He and Tarja got along well. No personal feelings here but Tuomas was not a strong singer. Don't know if he ever did learn. Tarja, Marko and, Floor to no one's shock I am sure have classical training. All of them over 40 Marko is 10 years older then Tarja was the one who least took care of his voice. But my point is for their years their voices weren't destroyed. Jukka retired from drumming in 14, now is a manager. They added both Troy and the Other Jukka since. Now on hiatus. I don't follow the band to know if they found a new bassist and male lead singer in one or will they have 2 more members.

[@joekel55]

This beautiful song in combination with the Nightwish sound and Tarja's voice, match made in heaven.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@tuuli4002]

Beautiful, beautiful and beautiful! What can I say😊 Thank you!!

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Thank you too for your kind words 🎶❤️🤘🏻

[@tuuli4002]

​@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing Also some timeliness (if this helps you): - 1996-2000 the basist is Sami and Tarja their singer - 2001-2005 Marko joins and Tarja is their lead singer still (2006: they are making the new album and searching who could be the new singer) - 2007-2012 Tarja has already left and Anette joins and then is replaced by Floor in 2012. (Troy also comes into the picture) - 2013 Floor and Troy become official members - somewhere around 2014 Jukka leaves and Kai becomes the new drummer. - 2021- Today, Marko is replaced by another Jukka as a basist. So, only founding members that are left are Tuomas and Emppu.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

@@tuuli4002 wow thank i’m gonna update my list that I have to make sure that it’s correct 😂 I know I have a list. That’s the only way I can keep everybody’s name straight and the dates.❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@alexr8817]

@@tuuli4002 A small mistake. Sami didn't join band until '98. First album was recorded without bassist at all, Emppu played all guitars including bass.

[@tuuli4002]

@@alexr8817 That's true... but it was easier to put it that way. But yes, Emppu was kinda the basist before Sami.

[@marting.h.9417]

I highly recommend the song “Swanheart” from this concert (From wishes to eternity”)

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Added to the list ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@paulakuljunlahti]

This performance is so beautiful i allmoust cry every time when i hear it. ❤

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

It is a beautiful performance so glad I’m going back to the beginning ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@ramonismaelgomez3101]

Hermosa reaccion. Gracias por reaccionar a la epoca dorada de Nightwish. Saludos desde Buenos Aires

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

My pleasure ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@Aenea-de9vy]

Yes, they were so young and beautiful! ❤ Of course they are still beautiful, but just, aww, how young were they!

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

❤️🎶🤘🏻🥰

[@ALINA-ye2eu]

The best era ❤

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@gaiavenus]

Oh wow, great pick 😄 I am so excited, this is so beautiful and the whole concert is amazing, with special guests and Tuomas's friends, some very nice surprises in performances with Tuomas as well. This concert is very special 😁Thank you so much for reacting to this song, it's just so beautiful and magical, and for it being live from back then, this is raw and no edits. The performance is perfect and Tarja's voice is flawless, many don't realize how hard it is what she does vocally, not alone live. You are awesome ☺ thank you!!!! as soon as I saw the notification, you made my day.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Aww thank you and you made my day with your kind words ❤️ this was a suggestion in the comments because I was looking to go back as far as I can the next one I’m gonna react to Tuomas is singing 👀😳❤️🎶🤘🏻 CAN NOT WAIT ❤️

[@alleninfinity6730]

This was a year before Marco joined, he joined in 2001 and Marco left Nightwish 20 years later in 2021. The only originals, the founder Tuomas and the amazing Emppu on guitar. Essentially though Nightwish is Tuomas, since he is the founder and almost all songs begin in his brilliant mind. Floor and Troy officially entered in 2013, though Troy was with them several years prior, and Floor joined with 48 hours notice in 2012. Kai the drummer, replaced Jukka in 2014, because of insomnia, but Jukka is still with band management. Kai came from a group Wintersun to Nightwish, along with Marco's replacement, another Jukka also from Wintersun.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

I did watch the documentary on that. It was very educational and interesting. 🎶❤️🤘🏻

[@esttelavidalinarolonmontie5431]

Gracias ❤unas de mis csnciones favoritas de esta epoca 🤘🏻

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@alexandra-md5he]

Tarja sings like an angel with her dark and melancholic voice and you can feel the emotion of the audience in the atmosphere of that night❤

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Yes it was magical 🎶🎶🎶🤘🏻🤘🏻❤️❤️🥰🥰

[@georgesgravelle7128]

my favorit song 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@karadenizin-kizi]

Tarja's voice is like velvet, so beautiful and rich and dark

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Thank you too for your support and comment 🎶❤️🤘🏻

[@iainmackie6421]

This was in 2000 pre Marko with Sami Vanska on bass. Marko joined in 2001 and his departure was announced in 2021. The band are all in their early 20s here - roughly 23/24 ish.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

❤️🎶🤘🏻 this journey so far has been awesome

[@phillipevans9414]

Tarja's voice is just perfect for this song, and I love this version. Lovely reaction "P.B", hope your appointment last week went well? Take care. Cheers!

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

They canceled now it’s not till May 🙄 thanks for asking though ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@jerrymail]

It was thanks to this Nightwish song that I discovered the cartoon "The Snowman", because it was never aired in my country.

[@Mr.Greeeeeen]

Tarja ❤

[@stuartmcivor2276]

I don't know if you know the cartoon film The Snowman in the USA, but this is a cover of the theme song from that - the film is played on British TV every Christmas.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

We have frosty the snowman ☃️ 🤔😂

[@terox3282]

Of course, Tarja has a version of that too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZrbZZl5p55kpposi=lN1V_5P9ZGXEcxH7@@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing

[@kurtsharp1409]

As another Brit, I can remember watching "The Snowman" with my mum for a good few christmases growing up, and now I'm rocking to it with Nightwish and the reaction community. Thanks for the reaction, kind regiards from the UK

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

@@kurtsharp1409 I have to watch this video ☃️👀❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@steveholman6692]

I'm a little late to the party, but thank you sharing your reaction of this song. It's amazing what music does isn't it, can take you right back. I don't know where the last 20 odd years have gone, but this era of the band (and not to take anything away from the current incarnation) was particularly special (including Marco of course). Tarja's voice is very reassuring. Anyway!! Haha. Great reaction and I hope you're having a great weekend!

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Thank you! 💜🦋🎶🤘🏻

[@PetraPola]

Great reaction and t-shirt. This performance is from their From Wishes To Eternity concert in 2000. Amazing concert, everyone is full of energy and every song is well performed and you can see how all the members are still friends. Tuomas is completely frenetic behind the keyboards, and Emppu and Tarja have also great interactions during the concert. Everyone enjoyed the performance, except maybe Sami, who Tuomas fired soon after and replaced him with Marko. Tuomas said in the documentary End of an Innocence (2003) that he would regret for the rest of his life that he could not tell Sami himself because he was his longtime friend. Paradoxically, a few years later he fired Tarja in an even worse way. You say the names of the individual members correctly and I really appreciate the effort to find them out from the description of the video. This is a rare thing in reactors. You pronounce Jukka's name correctly too. He always seemed to dance to the drums. This song is amazing. Tarja also sings it every year as an encore at her Christmas concerts in her own arrangement.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

I’m trying because they’re one of my favorite bands so I want to learn as much as possible and I appreciate you ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@larryzigler6812]

THANKS for some TARJAWISH !!!!!!!!!!! Will forever be the divine TARJA'S song , forever ☮💘💥

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@HelMut3103]

Thank you for this. 👏🏻 Tarja sounds so beautiful.. She’s so stunning.. The performance is just magical..🤩

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

It really is! ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@tenorcenter]

"Swanheart" and "Kinslayer" from this same show are both amazing! It's the From Wishes To Eternity concert in 2000.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Added! Thanks ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@tenorcenter]

You may want to check out the meaning and some of the lyrics for Kinslayer beforehand. It’s a pretty dark song, but it rocks so good lol

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

@@tenorcenter will do

[@alexandra-md5he]

Agree!!!

[@vanessalore9942]

Looking at all the guys in different performances is a lot of fun too. That why I watch them all, Annette’s as well. I feel for Annette fans, they don’t get a lot of reactions

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Well I’m starting from beginning to current so she will get some from me when I get there 😊❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@antoniocofre7192]

Solo tarja puede producir esta maravilla

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

💜🦋🎶

[@kimnordstrom6151]

I want to recommend Nightwish Over the hills and far away, from end of an era tour. It's Gary Moore cover and it rock's 🤘❤

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Added 🎶🤘🏻❤️

[@johannessilver8653]

Check year 1993, 1994 and 1996 too. There are some videos pre NW times too. At this conceret in 2000 they did a big step forward. Amazing concert in general. They had done their third album just and after soon...Marco joined and replaced Sami for the next album Century Child.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

I have it on my list already 🙃🎶🤘🏻❤️

[@AlexanderFa-m7s]

❤❤

[@AndyMagnusson70]

29 december 2000 i believe

[@HelMut3103]

Yes. 👍🏻 In Tampere/Finland

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Thank you!! ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@Magga-f3z]

Kiitos.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@Magga-f3z]

@@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing Hi meny great band in Finland. Poets Of The Fall.My favorite song ANGEL official video in Alexander Theatre Sessions Helsinki Finland.

[@phillipgross1887]

found NW during Annette's reign, so have listened to it all, I love NW, all 3 singers are excellent.....but different, no since trying to compare as it is impossible, just sit back and enjoy them all as they all have lovely voices, do I have a preference....Floor, but still enjoy Tarja and Annette very much. I also enjoy Annette's work with Dark Element. But Floor calls me to battle, makes me cry, sends shivers down my spine, and have heard the demon she can bring...........TY NIGHTWISH

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Well said! Thank you for your kind words and I look forward to going down this journey because I do appreciate where they started to where they are now ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@phillipgross1887]

@@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing It is a wonderful journey

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

@@phillipgross1887 yes it is ❤️🎶

[@marty6945]

This was long before 2021. Tarja Turunen was fired from the band on 21 October 2005.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@matzek.3220]

This is one of three versions of this song i hold very dear. The others are by Jarkko Ahola (solo) and by the members of Northern Kings (Jarkko Ahola, JP Lepäluoto, Tony Kakko and Marko Hietala) except that Marko wasn't there so Johanna Kurkela (Tuomas' wife) joined them. This one is with Finnish lyrics. If you like give them a listen, they are really beautiful.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Loved it 🥰 ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@adrianomoreno19]

Tarja Turunen ❤❤❤

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@bridgetmccracken1381]

The year was 2000 and this whole concert is AMAZING!!! If you want to see a fun side of Tuomas, try the song "Fantasmic" from this concert 😊. Again thank you for this great reaction

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Thank you for the kind words ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@jankro1]

End of an era

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

I’m trying to enjoy this part of the era ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@kimpires]

❤Tarja❤react more tarja songs.....she s the best singer of nightwish.......react ghost love score,siren and must more by Tarja❤

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

I’m working on it 🎶❤️🤘🏻 stay tuned…

[@03acerider]

I stopped listening to Nightwish after they fired Tarja! To me she’s the only Nightwish singer! The metal queen!

[@isabellalikevideos54]

No es la mejor, pero es buena cantante también 😅

[@alexr8817]

This is another great show "From Wishes To Eternity" recorded in late December 2000. Unlike later shows, this one has a warmer, more homely and cozy atmosphere. Songs from first three albums were performed here. Song Walking in the air is so magical, Christmas song, I love it very much. And by a strange coincidence this is third song from Oceanborn's second album that you're listening to. Here is whole concert in improved quality, keep it for yourself, I think you'll be checking it out more than once kzbin.info/aero/PLexzLA11Cst1PSoDwmydmmSLm5NQdBVlM

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Thank you 😊 ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@jussihamalainen7692]

If you want to hear Tuomas sing, check out the official video for "The Carpenter" (released in 1997!)

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

I will!! 🥰❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@isabellalikevideos54]

Reacciona a Ghost River de e NIGHTWISH 🤘😎🤙🤙

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@jaskau2462]

🤩👍💥💯🎼 🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@DANIEL-nf5nb]

Please we want more Floor

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Ok I will do some floor ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@r.e.4640]

ALL hale the REAL TRUE QUEEN 👑 of NIGHTWISH and of ALL FEMALE SYMPHONIC METAL SINGERS!!!, the very beautiful looking and very unique voice of the enchanting TARJA!!!😀👍👍🤘

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

🎶❤️🤘🏻

[@vogel2280]

No need to shout. Tarja is great and a true queen. Floor being a goddess...well you get the picture... But don't get me wrong that does not take anything away from Tarja.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

@@vogel2280 agreed both are amazing ❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@jyips]

2000

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Thank you 🎶❤️🤘🏻

[@wanmac31]

😊🇫🇮💙🪄🎼✨💯👍 ☃️

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

❤️🎶🤘🏻☃️

[@Rancid-Jane]

Is it possible to match the video volume and mic volume more closely? As it is, I have to crank the volume to hear you but then the music is deafening.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Mic is at max volume 🫠

[@Rancid-Jane]

@@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing Can video volume be lowered to match more closely?

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

@@Rancid-Jane I have messed with the mic as much as possible it’s the highest volume. What are you listening to it on?

[@Rancid-Jane]

@@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing Large amplified speakers connected to the PC. The voice was low but can be brought up to an easy listening level. But when music comes on it is blasting mightily. If you cannot match the audio levels do not worry about it. I was pointing it out in case you were unaware of how different the levels are.

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

@@Rancid-Jane i’ve been messing with them for quite some time. It’s hard to find the equal medium that it sounds OK on all platforms. 🫠 thank you for the feedback

[@vogel2280]

The best decision Tuomas ever made: hire a male bandmember that could REALLY sing. Here's the video of "The Carpenter" from 1997 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGWkZnutgrSZjZo

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

That is next on my list 👀❤️🎶🤘🏻

[@vogel2280]

@@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing Might want to put it back to back with a version where Troy is singing. Just to show that the problem is not in the song ;-)

[@stefanfuchs1974]

Tuomas sings in „The Carpenter“. Not his best musical achievement…🙄

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

Still want to watch it 🤣

[@christorn8499]

Hi there I like all the singers of NW but... Singers in general sing what they are capable of, but Floor sings what and how to sing anything And unfortunately Anette wasn't always as good live as Tarja or Floor so studio versions are better mostly Greetings from Sweden

[@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing]

I agree that I like all the singers for what they each bring as an artist ❤️🎶🤘🏻 NW army