The Warning - Enter Sandman (Live from Pepsi Center CDMX) | Performance Reaction

[@thontor]

my favorite Metallica album is S&M too! That's so cool you got to see S&M2 live! Yeah, this performance totally reminds me of S&M. I love it. props to the arranger and the musicians in the string ensemble. Here's the credits pulled from the description of the full concert. String Orchestra Arranger on Black Holes & Enter Sandman David Garza M. Violins Carla Elizabeth Benítez Ruiz Helena Muntaner Payeras Silvia Carolina Aranda de la Cruz Itzel Viridiana Conde Aceves Renata García Anaya Diana Itzel Capilla Aguillón Violas Alena Stryuchkova Lilian Sifontes Cellos Ana Karen Rodríguez Lazcano Xiuhnel Valdivia Morales

[@nikkireviews]

Awesome, thank you so much for the information! And your comment made me happy. It's very rare to hear someone say that's their favorite Metallica album!

[@Omarh9991]

This isn't a cover, this is the EVOLUTION of Enter Sandman!!!!!⚡

[@bluenetmarketing]

omar - So true. This is a very musical cover. Much better than the noisy, clattering original.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

Truth!

[@DarrellW_UK]

This has become the gold standard for this song now, and it’s pretty obvious why! It’s just a sensational performance and adaptation of the original version of this. When I saw it I immediately knew that you would ❤bit!

[@nikkireviews]

Yep, it's my favorite cover of theirs so far. 😁

[@TeemarkConvair]

love how they "made it their own"!

[@ZWQ945]

FYI: Following the song, Dany calls them to come to the center of the stage to take a bow. They also accompanied Paulina on the song "Black Holes" which also was not written with a string section accompaniment. This was a special arrangement for the Pepsi Center concert. The string arrangement was by David Garza. In February TW have 3 concert at the Auditorio National in Mexico City, 2 of which are sold out, with a capacity of 10k. The Pepsi Center is 8k. This will be their largest headling venue and no telling what they have planned.

[@thomasalbrecht5914]

I guess the third date will also sell out…

[@Nick_the_Gold_Bach]

I predicted they would sell-out Wembley before the end of 2025.

[@thomasalbrecht5914]

@ that’s brave, but not entirely impossible!

[@Nick_the_Gold_Bach]

@@thomasalbrecht5914 I could claim the easy correct prediction with this Wembley, Lzzy Hale's "Live At Wembley" album was recorded at the OVO Arena Wembley, December 9, 2023, with seating capacity of 12,500. but no, I'm all in for this Wembley Stadium for The Warning - even those not in the Warning Army would probly say TW are way better than Blur and Killers 2023: The Weeknd: Sold out, estimated attendance of 90,000 per night. Blur: estimated attendance of 80,000. Ed Sheeran: Multiple sold-out shows, estimated total attendance of over 250,000. 2024: Taylor Swift: Sold out, estimated attendance of 90,000 per night for six shows. Robbie Williams: estimated attendance of 80,000. The Killers: estimated attendance of 75,000. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: estimated attendance of 80,000.

[@thomasalbrecht5914]

@ we agree that it is probably just a matter of time, but quality was and is never the critical issue. I am always shocked at the numbers that pretty mediocre artists will rake up - in my town, there are bigger venues than the one TW will play at next April, and that will be the biggest yet in the country. But I have seen advertisements for the acts in some of those bigger venues, and it wouldn’t be enough to pay me for seeing them, you’d have to point a gun at me the whole time…

[@timbertime7823]

I'm a die hard Metallica fan and this is the best version of Enter Sandman I've ever heard! The Warning somehow made the song sound more "poppy" but also made it way heavier! That slow part in the middle is straight up doom metal!

[@nikkireviews]

Heh, glad to see another big Metallica fan tuning in! 😁The Warning definitely did an amazing job with this one!

[@danieljodrey]

The look on your face said it all! No hiding genuine joy ⚡⚡⚡ ✌️💖🎼🎶

[@nikkireviews]

That's right! ☺️🎵🤘🏻

[@Robertsmith-dy3sh]

The Warning own this song now! I love the original, but for my ears, this is the best!

[@mjc1389]

Dany took the time during the show to bring the 10 piece ensemble (decet) back onstage to recognize them after this video cuts off.

[@brianproctor411]

The talented ladies playing strings are from the University of Mexico at Monterrey, the Warnings home town. They played so great!

[@jw.9]

No hiding how you felt! Big smiles- awesome cover, awesome reaction! Thanks Nikki!

[@nikkireviews]

Hehe for sure! Thank you for watching! 😁🎵

[@carlossaraiva8213]

No lying in her reaction, she loved it to bits.

[@PaulSink]

I had a feeling you would love this version! This whole show was insane!

[@nikkireviews]

Can't wait to check out more of it. 😊

[@PaulSink]

The original video with Alessia with Pau doing the prayer I said from the first watch was so beautiful and haunting at the same time!

[@freddiejupiter442]

The addition of DPAs background harmonies in that version is a major highlight for me.

[@nikkireviews]

I'll have to re-watch that one one day. It's been so long since I've seen it and I think the last time I did, I didn't even really know who The Warning was yet.

[@gmantw]

I'm with you Nicki, this has been my favorite version since that night they performed it. I watched it live, and on fan cams after, but couldn't wait until they released this full production mixed video of it. When it dropped, I melted! ⚡Those 13 women from Monterrey owned that stage, and put on a clinic for a full house! 🤘🌞🤘

[@MarkBtvd]

Yes, thirteen indeed. DPA and the 10 string ensemble. Epic.

[@nikkireviews]

Glad you enjoyed it just as much!! 😁

[@gill2105]

Best enter sandman I’ve heard by anyone it is chilling !

[@markdicesare7936]

this concert is the best version of everything they play.

[@nikkireviews]

Can't wait to check out more from it!

[@Duskwind_]

I think that the Pepsi Center concert is The Warning's Wacken 2013. It's just magic.

[@yeticatcher]

You’re welcome to rave about it more, Nikki! It’s my favorite performance of The Warning’s re-imagining of ES, no question. Must have been great seeing Metallica with an orchestra live. Thanks for the reaction!

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you! And yeah, it was amazing..so anything that takes me back to that time just makes me so happy. ☺️ The Warning killed this one!

[@Incognito-8884]

Leave it to three tiny and fierce Mexican badass rocking sisters with massive cojones to take a song this iconic, make it completely their own and then give it the symphony upgrade as well. This whole show was epic and still bummed out that I missed it but can't wait to see myself how they are going to top this next month at the Auditorio Nacional!

[@nikkireviews]

Heh they really did an amazing job with it! ⚡That awesome that you're going to be seeing them live. I hope you have an amazing time! 😊

[@TheSkaarjWarrior]

Saw this the second it was released and just looked in awe at what I was hearing and watching!

[@nikkireviews]

It was just so good. 🤩

[@jrgenervik9977]

Crazy thinking they where ill during that show and still delivered a top show and no one probably noticed

[@bluenetmarketing]

The show must go on. I was a cast member in an Amadeus play and the director told us we MUST show up even if we were sick. He said there would be puke buckets backstage if we needed them, but we MUST be there to perform our part regardless. Thankfully, the buckets remained empty.

[@nikkireviews]

I wouldn't have even guessed!

[@nikkireviews]

@@bluenetmarketing Wow. 👀

[@jeffbaranowski6695]

You will LOVE their cover of "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette!

[@nikkireviews]

I already checked that one out! 😁 You can check it out here if you want: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHvEkqCAYtBpgsU Spoiler alert, I love Alanis and I thought this was the perfect song for Dany! 😉

[@Nick_the_Gold_Bach]

This track is so special to them, I reckon they are going to keep adapting it on a regular basis. Nikki - you are going to be in Rock-Heaven many more times. 🎸✨🌈🎤🎶🌌🌟💖🌍🔥🤘🏼🌊

[@nikkireviews]

I hope they do! I never tire of listening to The Warning or Metallica - and a combination of them both is never going to be too much!

[@Nick_the_Gold_Bach]

@@nikkireviews You are going to stay one happy lady in that case. I have mislaid my copy of the actual, the original, Black album - but now that I have so many tracks, and brilliant, originals too, from The Warning, I don't need to stress about that any more.

[@legslark]

The strings were in Pau’s Black Holes at this concert. Pau played Black Holes with the strings, then Breathe without the strings, then they were pushing off the piano while the stings were playing in the dark at the start of this video!😊🎶⚡️

[@nikkireviews]

Black Holes is gonna be next on my list for when I sit down and record anything from The Warning again. Can't wait!

[@TimoArula]

Talk about breathing a new life into this Legendary song !!!! That's THE WARNING, giving us the Evolution of Enter Sandman (not cover anymore !!!). ⚡Viva The WARNING⚡ NWSU/FloorFan/Epican/Ayreonaut/TWA/PauFan🤘😎🤘.

[@chriso6719]

Love the addition of the strings. First time I heard this I was kind of hoping that those strings would go into "Ecstasy of Gold" before TW came in. Still awesome though. The orchestra was there for other songs, you'll really notice them when you get to "Black Holes" ,with Pau on piano.

[@nikkireviews]

Oh man, if they did Ecstasy of Gold that would've been the icing on the cake. 😅 I'll definitely have to sit down and listen to Black Holes soon!

[@richardgrey1752]

​@nikkireviews and then right after that listen to BREATHE. Another beautiful emotional song by Pau.

[@josephbel7532]

Hi Nikki, no matter how many times you watch it, we'll watch it with you. Here with the strings it sounds great.

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you, I appreciate it! 😊

[@ECDabbeljuh]

The Warning is a brilliant Band!

[@nikkireviews]

They really are! 🎵

[@TerryParsons1724]

Awesome version this was next level gonna miss it on the setlist tho. They had the strings for Black Holes with Pau on piano great reaction thank you. Happy New Year Nikki. 🔥⚡⚡⚡

[@nikkireviews]

I'll have to record a video for Black Holes next time I sit down to record some Warning! That's a totally new song to me. 😊 And thank you, Happy New Year to you too! 🎉

[@ScottT248]

Apparently, DPA had no idea how it would sound as the orchestra practiced this song alone and it was all arranged for them. If you look at Pau in one of the shots when the violins come in, her eyes open wide and she looks at the violinists and you can tell she loves it.

[@nikkireviews]

Oh wow, I never would have guessed! It all came together so smoothly.

[@joeturner1181]

Great reaction! Metal + Orchestra is a winning combination. Even more win with a group as talented as The Warning. I still like the original, but this is it's own thing, and I think it's better, especially with the string section. This particular concert is especially good when you know that Pau had just left her heart on the stage with epic performances of Black Holes and Breathe, and Dany is using the guitar that Lzzy Hale gave her. ⚡

[@keenian6164]

FANTASTIC!

[@jasonremy1627]

The strings in this are SO GOOD.

[@nikkireviews]

Right?? 🎼

[@rlew49ers]

The Warning - Enter Sandman chronological order: 2014 When the sisters were 14, 12 & 9 2021 Release of the reimagined OMV with Alessia Cara (Blacklist Album celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Black Album) 2022 The Troubadour, LA (May 24th) - live with Alessia Cara guesting (in person) 2022 Teatro Metro concert 2023 Pepsi Center concert (with the string section of the local orchestra) 2024 French Radio - Acoustic by Dany (short 1.27)

[@pissingelk]

I think you got them all, well done! 🤘🏽

[@nikkireviews]

So I got a few I need to watch yet!

[@LostHate]

S&TW 🤘⚡🤘 Yup, they're always one upping themselves. The strings were on Black Holes with Pau on piano, then just Pau on piano for Breathe, then this.

[@nikkireviews]

Breathe and Black Holes will definitely be next on the list for me to sit down and listen to. A lot of people have mentioned those two!

[@LostHate]

@nikkireviews make a great double header if you want, because they go together so well. Make sure CC is on for Breathe song Spanish introduction, important info about it.

[@shadowstrangler1]

This is by far thisr best performance of the song. I honestly thought you already had reacted to their Pepsi center comcert. If not they have so much songs to go through lol

[@nikkireviews]

Yeah I got some catching up to do!.😅

[@mrh3578]

Love this version.

[@nikkireviews]

So good!

[@mohammadfani4154]

That was amazing ... OMG best entersandman cover ever

[@philwrichtube]

Made it their own. They are getting so polished. Sounds awesome ! 🤟🏼🎸🥁🎸🤟🏼

[@nikkireviews]

They really are. 😁🎵

[@brianslifeafterstroke5990]

I knew you would pick the best one to listen...this is the ultimate version of the song...

[@joenewman6494]

Excellent reaction these girls rock later girl.❤️😎🇺🇸

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you! And yes, they do! 😁⚡

[@MarkBtvd]

Definitely recommend "Black Holes" from this concert. I recommend taking it from the full concert video and starting several seconds early to hear Dany's intro. Here's the time-stamped URL: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4eThHuZhZWYh7M

[@nikkireviews]

Will do! Thank you for the time stamp! 😊

[@soyeltales]

I just want my beer, this song and Nicky reaction to this song... that made my day 👍👍👍 Love The Warning ❤❤❤ JUST A FAN...💛💙❤️🇨🇴

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed! 😁🍺⚡

[@soyeltales]

@@nikkireviews i really like it and there goes my subscription, looking forward for more videos and live. 😀

[@SO.CAL-D.Edwards]

Very nice. The Warning never disappoints. The official Music video with Alessia Cara is brilliant. Created during Covid Lock down . 🌏✌️

[@nikkireviews]

You know, it might pay for me to re-visit that. I probably watched it when it first came out but that was before I had this channel and also before I even really knew who The Warning was!

[@Aenntw]

The Scorpions and Accept have done that too; bring along an orchestra. In fact, Accept's guitarist Wolf Hoffman is trained in classical music. Bringing along an orchestra is pretty cool actually.

[@MrJest2]

Hard/Heavy rock people have a strong tendency towards classical music, both listeners and players. I know I certainly do!!

[@nikkireviews]

@@MrJest2 I've noticed that too! I wonder why that is. 🤔It seems like such a contrast, yet it also compliments each other so well.

[@Aenntw]

@@nikkireviews Beethoven played his piano so energetically he often had to have the keys replaced.

[@Aenntw]

@@MrJest2 Bruce Dickinson and Ian Gillan, for instance (although Deep Purple are more rock'n roll than metal).

[@flipthegiant2344]

need to do the MTV VMA live version of the song Evolve next, it's a killer performance and a must watch

[@nikkireviews]

I have to do that one soon, thank you! 🎵

[@clarkditter5975]

The performance was great, and the addition of some orchestral sounds was a nice touch. However, what still impresses me the most is the way that they initially changed the song, tastefully, while still making it recognisable They appear to have de-costructed the song and then re-worked some of the elements to present them in new ways.

[@nikkireviews]

Yeah! I really love that for a cover; when an artist keeps the familiarity to the song but also makes it their own. 😊

[@EdwardRLyons]

Nikki, if you love violin in a metal setting, listen to the Japanese band Unlucky Morpheus. They describe their music as *technical melodic speed metal*, and they have a virtuoso violinist in the band. I would recommend the live versions of "Dignity of Spirit" and "Angreifer" to start with.

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you, I added it to my listen and will have to check it out soon! 😊

[@nichep1]

This version makes me think of a Bond Movie soundtrack.

[@nikkireviews]

Especially with the intro...the suspense!

[@cmarrafa]

Extraordinary!!!

[@nikkireviews]

So good 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Pascal-the-Rascal]

Yeah, this is epic. And I'm usually a sucker for symphonic metal, like Nightwish and Epica, but for some reason, I prefer the Teatro Metropolitan version of Enter Sandman, even though I prefer the Pepsi Center for everything else. Maybe it's because when it's just DPA, without any distracting additional instruments in the background, it's easier to hear what a masterpiece they have turned Enter Sandman into, and that it now belongs to them. That said, Black Holes, another song where the orchestra is playing, gets even more emotional with strings attached, if that's even possible.

[@ancltube]

The Metropolitan version is my preferred version as well. This one with the orchestra is also fantastic, but it is not as clear and well defined as the Metro version. That one is perfection. I recommend everyone who likes this version and has not heard the Metro version to give it a go.

[@Pascal-the-Rascal]

Either way, it's a damn good song, that sounds like it would have, if DPA wrote it first, and not Metallica, so I consider it a TW original. They not only reinvented the wheel, they improved it, now it's even rounder than before. I'd love to see them live someday, I think I heard a reactor say that they'll come to Sweden Rock this summer, but it's some distance from where I live. And I'm not much of a festival kind of person. I'd rather go to a show where they are headlining, like when I went to see Kiss, Iron Maiden, and AC/DC.

[@nikkireviews]

A few people have suggested Black Holes, that one will definitely be at the top of my list for what to record next from this show.

[@Pascal-the-Rascal]

@@nikkireviews Do it together with Breathe, which comes directly after Black Holes. And make sure to turn on the english subtitles, as there is a little heartfelt speech in spanish in Breathe. If you thought it impossible to love Pau even more, well...

[@ancltube]

@Pascal-the-Rascal The full concert video has proper english subtitles in the video itself. Much better than the auto-translated ones that are the only choice available for the individual song videos. The full video has chapters so it is easy to find where the songs begin. Just before the start of Black Holes, Dany is also doing a small introduction explaining the special "surprise" to come that is also worth including.

[@williamburkholder769]

Sheer genius. They had about a week or so to rework the original for Metallica's *Black List* album in 2021, when they collaborated with Alessia Cara of Canada over the Internet. THIS version is the best version, IMHO, better than Metallica's original.

[@ronaldakkermans8166]

The strings were on Black Holes too

[@nikkireviews]

I will have to check that one out. Black Holes is new to me!

[@v6jim2]

Love all the versions, but, being picky, I think the best live version technically is the Teatro Metro version. The harmonies are better and it's harder. I also utterly love the OMV which is super haunting and has exquisite harmonies. This version is still superb, but ever so slightly flawed.

[@nikkireviews]

A lot of people have been saying that, actually!

[@rogerreed905]

Happy new year . . 💐👍👋🇳🇿twa

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you! Same to you! 😁

[@jc-aguilar]

Happy new year! Great reaction

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you! And Happy New Year to you too! 🎉

[@celinel9750]

Don't miss anything and do the full show in order ;-) 😀

[@nikkireviews]

I should have! I recorded them all willy nilly and I don't even know which ones I have left yet. I'll have to go back and do those in order at least. 😅

[@celinel9750]

@@nikkireviews If you look closely on the tombnail of each on you'll see a number on right side, that indicate the order their were on the show, that might help ;-)

[@TravisFlint1]

Happy NEW YEAR!!!!!! 💯🤘🤘🤘

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you!! Happy Near Year to you too! 🎉

[@oregonlt3]

Yes, I assume you saw the acoustic version with “waxx”. Instead find the version from Taratata (French TV show). That one is worth a watch. Though I think they pulled down all the unofficial versions people posted.

[@nikkireviews]

Yep, it was with Waxx lol. I'll have to check out the Taratata one! Thanks!

[@oregonlt3]

@ here’s a version with the interview included: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZyvYoOagsdjidUsi=UZVT576T_jG1KWxI

[@csbsrich]

Black Holes is the only other song with strings

[@nikkireviews]

Oh okay, well I'll have to check that one out too!

[@glenngunnis6642]

The strings throw this over the top! Metallica should just cede this to The Warning!🎸🤘

[@josevalero8049]

Para mi Metallica siempre fue como música clásica.

[@Rackelhane]

👍👍👍

[@nikkireviews]

🤘🏻😁

[@RogerChance5309]

Hey Nikki we are having a live Band Maid, Maidstream this Saturday night 10:00 pm est on Creativity Talkings reaction channel. It would be awesome if you could possibly stop by to say hi and help us support the Maids. 🍺😁🤘🏻🕊️

[@johnager6226]

❤✌🤘⚡🔥

[@nikkireviews]

🤘🏻😁🎵⚡

[@wannabedane4046]

🤘

[@nikkireviews]

🤘🏻😁

[@gregjetnikoff7124]

This is THE version...so far...

[@tomwebb8835]

Occasionally a cover is better than the original. The Stone's Honky tonk woman, Clapton's Knocking on heaven's door, Manfred Mann's Blinded by the light, and now the Warning's Enter sandman. This version is F#€Ƙ!ŊĜ EPIC!!!⚠️⚡️🤘⚡️⚠️

[@ku1965view]

🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥

[@SeanBressie]

⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@keenian6164]

🤩😘

[@FunEcar]

Hey Nikki, loved your enthusiastic reaction to this. You mentioned how you love mixing orchestra with metal music. Don't know if you are familiar with the band STARSET. They have a chellist and a violinist as part of the band. They are one of my favorite bands the past 10 years. You should check them out. HEre are few of their songs: Trials: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5POnZl7g7CYrsU Halo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6jMipmErqhrZ6M TOXIC: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5bGXmShhZ6feZI

[@bluenetmarketing]

This is their best song. I'm afraid their original material isn't so melodic or musical. Maybe they will cure out a little better as they mature musically.

[@nikkireviews]

I think they've gotten better over time so I can see you enjoying them eventually! I still have a lot to listen to of their older stuff but I thought their latest album, Keep Me Fed was great. ☺️ But to each their own, I know! 😁🎵

[@bluenetmarketing]

@@nikkireviews If they applied the same re-arranging musicality to their original songs as they did to the Sandman song, then they'd really have some great music. But their original songs are just clangy, unmelodic, cringy noise.

[@ednelson4793]

I love their version of this song but I prefer it without the orchestra

[@ancltube]

Yes, the version from Teatro Metropolitan the year before is definitely the best one.

[@nikkireviews]

😮 Well, we all like different things I suppose lol. Without the orchestra it would definitely give a different feel. 👌🏻

[@ancltube]

@@nikkireviews To clarify, this version with the orchestra is incredibly good. It is just that the version without it is even better. Don't dismiss it before listening.

[@nikkireviews]

@@ancltube I think I may have seen in in the Double Feature (Then and Now) video I did of this song. I will have to double check to be sure! It seems like they have covered this one a lot. Which, no complaints here! 😅

[@ancltube]

@@nikkireviews Yes, you did! You compared their old performance that started it all with the Metropolitan version. I guess we will have to agree to disagree after all then. 😉 (But just a little, they are both great)

[@carlossaraiva8213]

A point everybody agrees is that Paulina is a better drummer than Lars.

[@varadipeter453]

The "cover" of The Warning is much better than the original Metallica version!

[@nikkireviews]

Whoa whoa there.. Metallica is my favorite so I gotta disagree with you on that. 😂😂 This was quite awesome though. 😁

[@Nick_the_Gold_Bach]

I support Varadi - we need to have a poll I think.

[@varadipeter453]

@Nick_the_Gold_Bach I don't think it's necessary. This is my opinion and point. I don't care about other people's opinions.

[@WheresWaldo05]

Eh. Not a fan. Good band. Bad cover.

[@nikkireviews]

😲That's the first comment I've seen like this haha. But, to each their own. 😊🎵

[@trash306]

Please react to type o negative live version christian woman on dynamo concert

[@TFT-JF]

🤘