NIGHTWISH "Yours Is An Empty Hope" // Audio Engineer & Musician Reacts

I can't believe it took me until the end of the song to realize it was FLOOR who was growling. Incredible!!!!
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What's up, everyone! I'm Jeremy, a professional audio engineer & musician; and in this video, you get my first time reaction to NIGHTWISH "Yours Is An Empty Hope". Stick around to the end of the video for the commentary to hear my thoughts on the song. Timestamps below:
0:00 Welcome! / Intro
1:05 Reaction / I don't stop mid-song ;-)
6:55 Commentary
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[@scottclark3761]

When we say Floor can sing like and angel and growl like a demon, we did mean in the same song.

[@holgerczubka5453]

"Who is doing the growling there?" Of course its Floor!

[@harrythatsme2100]

Wanne see her realy raw and heavy? Watch the song Disdain from her former band Revamp (live at Graspop 2010)

[@robertsheeler321]

There song "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 is heavy and should tickle your fancy

[@markschattefor6997]

Floor has the most different skills/sounds in her "toolchest" than any singer I've ever heard in my 60+ years on this globe.

[@Slick-ng5kf]

Not only the tools but the effortless way she goes between them and utilizes them in the best way depending on the song. I’m 48 and totally agree

[@markschattefor6997]

@@Slick-ng5kf Yep, and she has that special way to do it that makes a grown man cry, over and over. The way she feels the lyrics when she sings them, from very fragile to indestructable before you can blink an eye.

[@tonybell9551]

You're right there. She's absolutely phenomenal

[@donepearce]

That is Floor doing the growling

[@rafaelrodriguez3270]

He miss it? Meh

[@Sanjii647]

He got it in the end!

[@marty6945]

A bear is hidden under the drums. The poor animal growls every time it pulls its tail, animal rights activists have already complained about Nightwish.

[@Kelsea-2002]

That's the fascinating thing about Nightwish and Floor... you never know what they're going to come around the corner next. It doesn't matter if you've known the band for decades or only 5 minutes - with every new song the band will surprise you.

[@k.l.7788]

I know! Can’t wait for the new album❤

[@AlexAmez]

" she got some rasp to her voice" the whole Nightwish army "chuckle"

[@silverblack5475]

Yes sir its Floor ......she did more growling in her Band Revamp .

[@pietkeizer5279]

Disdain🥰🥰

[@magnusblendulf3081]

Disdain with ReVamp if you want to hear some more of angry Floor ;D

[@rianavermeulen4316]

Amazing Floor growling 😅😅😅

[@marita2g]

Yep, definitely Floor growling through the whole song. Haha. If you listen again you hear Marco singing the high note throughout the every chorus. And Floor doing the low growls. Look closely at their faces too. 😄

[@sunshaker01]

Previous to Nightwish Floor was in After Forever (the first band she was in) and ReVamp (her own project after AF broke up). Yours is an Empty Hope is about the most brutal Nightwish gets, for Floor at her most brutal you have to look at ReVamp, ReVamp - Disdain Live at Graspop (2010) kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3-2l2lqgp6od5I

[@nicod1361]

ReVamp...21-02-2014...Effenaar Eindhoven( Misery No Crime) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpvZk62Mdq9qmcU

[@bennybuffylove]

I concur

[@geertdelange4785]

After 60 years of music, of top bands, Queen, Led Zeppelin, name them all. I finally found the best band ever, instantly became a fan

[@senacht]

That’s Empuu Vuorinen on the purple guitar. He’s a founding member and been the main guitarist for NW from day one. Troy Donockly is the other guy. Troy is the utility infielder for Nightwish. He plays: Uilleann pipes, tin whistle, low whistle, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, bouzouki, cittern, bodhrán, and mandola. He also contributes vocals on occasion.

[@Donna-C]

Yeah she can!

[@WNYretiree]

The last song you hear from Nightwish is always your favorite one. A group of consumate professionals who play for the song. Enjoy the journey. It just keeps getting better and better.

[@kquincy3068]

Yep gotta love floor she will surprise you

[@marcelrenes2435]

I always love reactors finding out Floor does the growling. 😂 Great reaction!

[@MrDempmeister]

I love this song! And it’s not only due to the fact that it’s a kickass tune. The song is the bands way of telling the trolls and haters that their behavior is toxic and that it is futile. But there’s also a inviting line in the song that tells thrm to “turn from the hate, turn from the smoke I see the parchment of your soul, the notes, the song, join our voice”. That’s basically asking the trolls to stop being the bullies that they are and be better people. That’s how compassionate Tuomas and the rest of the band are.

[@griesi31]

Yes, Floor in nasty mode, she can do it all ❤ It was Empuu on guitar not Troy (the Uillian Pipe and multi instrument guy) he is not every song on stage. Liked your reaction! My recommendations for you (if you didn't react to them yet) : Dark chest of wonders live at wacken (opener) Shudder before the beautiful live at wembley (opener too) 7 days to the wolves live at Wembley (the sexiest little guitar solo from Empuu here) Weak fantasy live at Tampere The big 2: greatest show on earth live at Tampere and poet and the Pendulum live at Wembley Bless the child live at wacken ❤ Dead boys poem live at Buenos aires Greets from Germany!

[@nicod1361]

hey Jeremy, really wish your music video box was bigger , many reactors put the video as backround with reactor in forground, something to think about ? cheers, appreciate your reactions to NW & Floor , possibly and likely the best band and vocalist in the world.

[@karihaapanen7520]

Just keep going with Nightwish and I'll be getting back here. I appreciate when musically oriented people wake up to the value of this awesome Finnish gem called Nightwish. Thumb up!

[@bastet197]

Devil and the deep dark ocean great song

[@robertthurman9866]

Heavy songs, Romanticide and A Song of Myself. Softer, Everdream, Nemo and Storytime. Marko the bass plar featured on Phantom of the Opera and solo on High Hopes, the Pink Floyd song.

[@KittyNakajima27]

I still kick myself when I think back to 2013 when Nightwish came to my town and did a small intimate concert when Floor first joined, and I missed it because I was overseas in Japan 😭

[@davidcook482]

This was my favorite Nightwish song, too, until I heard the next one. Great reaction! I'm glad you picked out that it was Floor growling. That realization was priceless!!

[@Ireksojkowski]

Hi, very beautiful reaction, thank you

[@reactionsaccount3955]

Yes it was indeed Floor doing the growls. HEHE! But cannot blame you for assuming it was him, as it would make sense if the female singer was anyone but Floor. To see what Floor can do in a heavier style, I recommend reacting to her in her previous bands. ReVamp (Floor's 2nd band) - Disdain Live at Graspop (2010) kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3-2l2lqgp6od5I Revamp - Wild Card (Live at Bloodstock Festival 2014) HD kzbin.info/www/bejne/faG9fnl3gb6YfcU After Forever (Floor's 1st band) - Dreamflight Live ProgPower USA VIII (2007) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWSQkHlvpderaqs After Forever - Monolith Of Doubt Live At Kopspijkers (2002) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYXQfHuhht1na7c

[@barneyfontenot1462]

check the queen out on this one.🤘🤘

[@Pascal-the-Rascal]

Well, Marko is a great singer, but I don't think he can do clean vocals and growl at the same time 😆 Floor isn't the only female singer who can growl. Tatiana from Jinjer is another one. And then we have Courtney LaPlante from Spiritbox and Mayu from Nemophila. I am sure there are a bunch more.

[@reactionsaccount3955]

@@Pascal-the-RascalYes a bunch of female singers can sing lyrical and growl, but there is a big difference with that and being as versatile as Floor, it's like the difference between qualifying to compete in the olympics and winning gold. 😉

[@Pascal-the-Rascal]

@@reactionsaccount3955 Yeah, well, Floor is one of a kind in a lot of ways.

[@ladislaualbert2807]

She can do it all!! By the way- the melody of this song was in a Simpsons episode not that long ago!!!

[@philbeaumont9339]

Hehe that dawning of realisation is wonderful and it always happens on that last chorus. You would definitely get a kick out of Romanicide, that's another heavier rocky track, though not as brutal as this. "Song of Myself" is my personal fave, that has a finale to it that is just transcendental.

[@tommyjohnson9175]

"Weak Fantasy" opener, live at their Tampere show..

[@janihaavisto79]

Yeah, Floor felt like growling on that song. 😂😂😂 She's doing her magic there. Hahah

[@gregfancher1]

Yep! Lotta rasp in that voice!.. Love joining you on this journey!

[@Klojum]

You're wrong... Nightwish's own little hobbit, aka Emppu Vuorinen, is the only person to play the purple guitar in the band.

[@axel64]

Looks more like Willow :) if you are reading this, sorry Emppu

[@athlonen]

That is until he plays his EV2 signature guitar.. the white one.

[@joeyc630]

Try Floor Jansen in Revamp song wildcard live show, awesome request 😊

[@jasonmarshall7572]

There's a growl compilations on KZbin of Floor.

[@trinadawn4166]

Wait til you hear her in ReVamp Distain

[@killermonjero]

When you she has some rasp to her voice, I snorted and thought, just wait.

[@Bonovin]

This is how you open a show :-) Yes Troy is playing the Uillian pipes and many more instruments, he also sings. All Nightwish songs are different ,,, Greetings from nwAse Sweden

[@jaskau2462]

Even though this wasn't the show opener at Wembley Arena 2015... "Shudder Before the Beautiful" and from there to this track... Shall we quit the misinfo on comments (?) "It's better to not say anything unless there's something/anything constructive"

[@antivanti]

It takes most people a while to connect the dots that Floor does the growling. Partly because Marko has such a nice high voice. You should check out him singing in his band Tarot. There's video from the 80s of them performing Wings Of Darkness in full hair metal mode with the hair and makeup and everything 😊

[@rickphil9999]

Hi muSik (Jeremy). My son-in-law's name by the way. Points for that. Yes, our lovely Floor can do anything with her voice and her stage presence. I loved your reaction and especially when you realized that, yes, that is Floor growling throughout every chorus while Marko sings clean above her. Thank you for this.

[@PaulOutdoors]

Epicness right there on that stage with a growling Floor. All band members masters of their craft. Masterpiece after masterpiece containing all the trademark Nightwish transitions and multi layering. Great reaction Sir. Thank you. 🙏😊👍❤️

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻 well done again

[@Thorgrim247]

Floor growled on a few song with her previous band "Revamp". Tuomas doesn't compose music for growling normally.

[@heikehartung6182]

If you like pipes, you should listen to Saltatio Mortis. A medieval band with great Musik and videos. Good Songs are "My mother told me " "Pray to the hunter " or "The dragonborn comes " Another good band are "Feuerschwanz with " Metfest " "Schubsetanz " Black Metal version" or "I see fire"

[@elisakallokoski801]

Wrong. That is Emppu with guitar. And they all are just pure magic. Greetings from Finland.

[@markclements7767]

Hi Jeremy, greetings from UK @musikbyjh That was a great reaction, thanks man 😊 I think you would enjoy "Song Of Myself" from Wacken 2013 concert I DARE YOU to try to watch it without headbanging! 😁

[@phaeron]

You don't find one like Floor very often. I can understand that some think that she must be a goddess or some kind of alien. Her ability with her voice can hardly be from this planet. 😇🤘🏻 _____________________ _"Sometimes we laugh because we're sad or to hide our frustration"_ - from *Gacharic Spin* -「 I Wish I 」 🎶✨

[@jaskau2462]

🤩👍💥💯🎼 🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙

[@ilkkak3065]

They play little mind games here. Marco sings higher and Floor growl but you eyes try tell you vice versa

[@eml1620]

I just don't understand how people can't hear that Floor is growling😅 I can tell her and Marko's voices apart really clearly.

[@zbygniewprlwytzkofsky6614]

As always: her most sexy growl in this song, watch Marko dive in fear 🙂 Rock in Rio "Yours is an empty Hope" 2015 growl: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnWZnnmritV1i5I

[@artoeloranta2810]

Learn your lessons boy. Just learn your lessons with the Nightwish.

[@johnveerkamp1501]

You mast all so listen to the other Dutch metal. Bands. EPICA AND WITHIN TEMPTATION. AYREON.

[@malmkwaks]

I concur!

[@NZWozza]

Haha our dude is an Epica fan from way back. (Love Epica)

[@TimoArula]

Instant 👍!!! Yes, Floor has no limit ! Floor Jansen is a soprano, with a range of more than 4 octaves (Eb2 to F6). She can sing from classical to belting and raspy vocals like screaming and death growls. This awesome song was about internet Trolls (F them ). You wand more Demonic Floor? Well, let us go back to Floor's second band ReVamp and the song called "Disdain" kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3-2l2lqgp6od5I NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.

[@alanfoster6589]

Want to REALLY hear Floor growl? "Misery's no Crime", with her previous band, Revamp. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-zlqaCe7mhi8k

[@jeannettesimpson9778]

Anyone else worried about the lack of communication from or about Floor?

[@musikbyjh]

Hmm, I'm haven't noticed, but am just starting to cover Nightwish. I truly hope she is good and everything is ok!!

[@montylowas4486]

How does that chin b3eard cool???