Nightwish - The Weave Reaction + Yesterwynde Track Ranking! 🤔

[@darktitus]

It's interesting how the second verse mirrors the first, but in reverse.

[@nikkireviews]

Oh my gosh it does. 👀

[@duncanwyer2460]

First time I listened I thought I was making that up ! The mind of Tuomas 😊

[@alienware18]

The entire song is mirrored you guys!!!

[@jimharris367]

Utterly magnificent song, just top level Nightwish, this would be completely awesome live, let's hope we get to experience that. Great reaction again Nikki, I've really enjoyed going through this superb album with you - maybe you should do all their albums 🤔

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you! ☺️ Ya know, I feel like one day I will get through them all! 😅 And yeah, I really hope they will tour and play these songs at some point. That would be amazing to see live. 🎵

[@jimharris367]

@nikkireviews I think we'll all be more than happy to do every song, and every live performance with you - Hellfest 2022 for instance is a fantastic show, and there's a remastered version of the whole show with much better sound quality, here's a link to it kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHnUfmqQltuceacsi=wJlvuuXaJn15nb3-

[@jeffstewart454]

This is by far my favorite song from this album. Not even close.

[@damoncher]

Amazing reaction Nikki! I'm glad that you shared this journey with us and I enjoyed it so much. I don't have any favourite song on the album. Every song shines brightly with different colors like a perfect diamond under the sunlight.

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you! And I appreciate you watching along! ☺️ I can understand how you don't have my favorites and I think your diamond under the sunlight comparison is a beautiful and accurate one for these songs! 💎

[@javirios9234]

Great reviews of all the songs. My 3 favorites are The Weave, Something Whispered Followed Me and Strange Islands. Now about these songs being about rhe cycle of life and nature, if you listen to Toumas, he always stated these three albums are a trilogy and you can tell they are all about belong together. ❤

[@nikkireviews]

Which three albums would that be? 🤔 And thank you! I like your top 3 picks! 😁

[@javirios9234]

@nikkireviews oops I forgot to write their titles. It's Endless Forms Most Beautiful, Human Nature and Yesterwynd.😁😊

[@jonaslindholm9240]

Exactly my favourites!

[@optimusakc]

Enjoyed your review of the album and this great song! For me i put: Ocean of Strange Islands, The Weave, Antikythera Mechanisms, Lanternlight, Perfume of the Timeless, The Children of Ata, Something Whispered Followed Me, Spider Silk, The Day of..., Sway, and Hiraeth.

[@124Spider5]

❤🤘NIGHTWISH. WAS, IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE - NIGHTWISH🤘❤

[@JWS-66]

Nightwish new album is WOW, so diverse 💜

[@nikkireviews]

Yep! It's so good and it really takes you on a wild ride!

[@JWS-66]

@@nikkireviews 💜🎶

[@trekkerj]

Troy has said that floor’s “Light” note at the end (that you didn’t expect) might be his favorite thing on the whole album.

[@frostfireee28]

Yeah I 100% agree, absolutely brilliant way to cap off this gem of a song

[@TheWaldoking]

The whole album is wow

[@nikkireviews]

Right?? So good.

[@NickBR57]

Yes, the Weave is the thread (pun intended) that runs through the album and is regetenced in many of the songs. That last high note from Floor at the end reminds me of Ad Astra from disc 2 of Human Nature. The drumming is ridiculous too. Yes, the three fates or, in the Norse legends, the Norns.

[@nikkireviews]

So it really is all different depending on the culture. ☺️ And yeah, I love the theme of the weave. 💫

[@NickBR57]

@nikkireviews Inspired by your idea I tried to decide my order of preference of sins on this album. I find that the only thing that happens is what has happened the last 40+ times I have listened to the album: I find something in every track that makes me think it's the best, only to find myself waiting for Lanternlight. So my order is 1. Lanternlight 2. Yesterwynde, An Ocean of Strange Islands, Perfume of the Timeless, Something Whispered Follow Me, Hiraeth, The Weave 3. The Antikythera Mechanism, The Day Of, Sway, The Children of 'Ata, Spider Silk ...and not much between each level. With most of the albums I have clear favourites but the Evolution Trilogy has broken that. I absolutely love these three albums and I can't find a song on any of them that I ever skip. Not that I skip many Nightwish songs, but you know what I mean - if I were forced to listen to all but one track from each album, I could find one to ditch from the first 7 albums but it would be really tough on the last three.

[@RDB2002]

Nikki, love your Nightwish journey--the best band with the BEST vocalist! I think you are one of the most thoughtful and interesting Nightwish reactors! I like your list in general, but for me the two masterpieces are Lanternlight and Strange Islands--can't believe they are so far down. They are far and away the top two, but after that I think your list is very thoughtful. But this just shows the beauty and impact of Nightwish. There are no bad songs, and every one affects people in different but amazing ways.

[@dragonseye00]

Actually there is a movie... Somewhat based in the album and themes on it...called "Imaginaerum"... Tuomas was co-writer for he story and well.... Music also mostly by him...

[@nikkireviews]

I will have to check that out. For some reason I never thought it was actually a movie. 🤔🎬

[@dragonseye00]

@@nikkireviews it's both. There is the album, I believe a orchestral version of the album and the movie

[@robg62]

To think Floor recorded this 6 weeks after giving birth to her 2nd child. The Queen 🤘🤘🤘. Great reaction 😊

[@nikkireviews]

Oh wow, she really is a queen. 👑 And thank you!

[@nanns77]

An Ocean Of Strange Islands and The Antikytera Mechanism are my favorites most highlighted.

[@PaulSink]

Yes double kick bass drumming from the Get0Go Lets Gooooo!!!

[@SRocks59]

Well done Nikki. 🙂🤘 The whole album is awesome. 🤘

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you! And yeah it sure is! 😁

[@jeffstewart454]

This is a great song, and one the great things about so many songs of Nightwish is that the music and overall sound sis so great that I do not even know or even care what the lyrics are - the overall sound is just awesome.

[@ahuggie]

After having the album for more than a month now... this is THE song I keep coming back to over and over. It is my favorite and the last twenty seconds are the best twenty seconds the band has ever produced.

[@nikkireviews]

I can see why it's your favorite! And I agree, the ending is amazing. 👏🏻

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻😘Yes Nikki that was a great song well done

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you! It's definitely come close to number 1 since listening to it.. if not taken the #1 spot!

[@homegnome2429]

Hey Nikki - great reaction and loved your review. My list is similar in theming to yours but less lyrically based. I also have An Ocean of strange islands up at the top - it seems to appeal to a lot of long term NW fans I think as it gives feelings of a lot of different NW songs through the journey, thereby feeling both new and nostalgic at the same time - Tuomas truly is a genius writer.

[@EduardOgg-z5o]

A beautiful song with a lot going on, it is a true gem😘, I also like how you are surprised here and how you rate the album👍. I have list numbers one and three of yours that match your list😉

[@nikkireviews]

Heh yeah I just loved the music to this one..so intense and dark! 🖤 I'm glad we have some similar order to our list. It was hard to list these off!

[@frankramakers]

Again a great reaction. My top 3 from this album is: An ocean of strange islands, lanternlight and the weave.

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you, and those are great selections! 😁

[@Mike2051X]

Great reaction Nikki! This song is one of the best on the album for me (well all are, but yeah... :D). Wish this album had at least twelve more songs, this is not enough. :D And if you are planning to react to "End of an Era", you should also watch "From Wishes to Eternity" concert, that came a few years before that. Also it's their first concert DVD ;-)

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you! And thanks for the suggestion, I feel like there are so many Nightwish concerts and performances to check out! 😱

[@Mike2051X]

@@nikkireviews And that's great! :D

[@astral7080]

Pure magic!!

[@RolfMeyer-cl7ou]

Hey Nikki, is very tricky the top 3. Ok An ocean.., The weave, Lanternlight. But all is amazing. 😊😊

[@nikkireviews]

Good pics! I actually just read a comment that had those exact 3 songs but Lanternlight and The Weave were reversed! 😅 Interesting to see the common picks. 🤔

[@annenash6558]

All songs are amazing but my top 3 are Oceans of.., The Weave and Something Whispered..

[@japet83]

How this band can produce year after year so Epic songs??

[@trekkerj]

Don't know you have access to a Dolby Atmos home theater setup, but in additional to the vinyl, I also purchased the bluray edition with the Dolby Atmos mix, and I must say, it's a gamechanger. It paints every song in a new, immerse light, and you hear things that you don't hear in the original, It is a different mix, and my preferred way of listening to the album now. It just pops all around you in exquisite detail. Especially Perfume of the Timeless.

[@noneofyerbeeswax8194]

I hope you also purchased directional solid silver cables, a separate monobloc tube amp for each speaker and lubed it all with snake oil. If not, you cannot appreciate this piece of art in its whole magnificence.

[@RoccoDekker-u3n]

Great review The best live versions of Nightwish are done by Floor who also involves the crowd🤘

[@silverblack5475]

LLLLIIIIGGGGHHHHTTTTT!!!

[@mw4rdi]

Haha, I knew you'll love it :D

[@nikkireviews]

You were right!

[@Thorgrim247]

Do you notice how this song progressed to the middle and then went backwards to the beginning. Yes, life. The unweaving has begun. We are born and live our lives until we start to regress into old age. The unweaving! Then it starts all over again. Great list Nikki! Love your deep level contemplation on life and the amazing poetry and music of Tuomas. You have a dark soul lovely lady. I am with you in that regard as well.🧛🏻‍♀🧛🏻‍♀❣❣Listening to the entire record is how you show experience a concept record. Have a wonderful evening. 🙏🙏 We are hear for your journey Nikki!

[@flavio_spqr]

It's hard to pick a top 3. The whole album is amazing! But my top 3 translates to the heavier stuff, especially because I'm a sucker for Kai's drumming. And he really shines on this album. 1- The Weave 2- An Ocean of Strange Islands 3- Antikytera or Spider Silk or Something Whispered. Can't decide.

[@PaulSink]

Thats where you and I are different with the sad songs. My all time fav for 4 or 5 years from TheWarning has been BlackHoles,also love TheEnd,Revenant also 23 is up there near the top too along with When Im alone all sad songs .This has been fun watching you react to Nightwish thanks Nikki !!

[@paulr1193]

Interesting ranking there Nikki. FWIW, after many repeated plays, here's mine... 1 Children Of Ata. 2 Ocean Of Strange Islands. 3 The Antikythera Mechanism. 4 Perfume Of The Timeless. 5 The Day Of. 6 Spider Silk. 7 The Weave. 8 Something Whispered Follow Me. 9 Lanternlight. 10 Hiraeth. 11 Sway. 12 Yesterwynde. My first four and last four are pretty much set in stone. The rest are interchangeable.

[@nikkireviews]

Very cool, thanks for sharing your list! It seems like a consistent top song for a lot of people is Ocean of Strange Islands. All good songs though, I think we're very brave for attempting a list! 😂

[@janmaule606]

Puritania 🤟🤘🤘

[@youaremysecretstream]

🤘❣️

[@ksal5379]

That sigh at 5:13 was perfectly timed. 😅

[@noahreaver8375]

Best song

[@nikkireviews]

@@noahreaver8375 yeah I might have changed it to my number 1 since recording yesterday 😂

[@noahreaver8375]

@nikkireviews perfect decision 😂

[@michaellein2389]

Hi Nikki. Great review to a great song. After listening to the album for a while and having to decide which songs I would listen to live, my ranking would be as follows: 1: An ocean of strange islands as an opener, of course. 2: Children of ata 3: Spider Silk or Something whispered followed me. I can't really decide. 4: The weave 5: Hiraeth too, actually. Because of Troy :) 6: Lanternlight, of course. But after TGSOE. Or before? TGSOE is a phenomenal closer. Preferably the whole album. But there are so many other good songs. Ghost love score has to be there, of course. THE Nightwish song.

[@alienware18]

First one is Hiraeth to me... then the Ocean of Strange Islands... and The Weave!!!

[@EyesOfGehenna]

My top 3 would be: Ocean of Strange Islands, The Weave and The Antikythera Mechanism

[@fjnw]

Impossible to rank these songs... I would end up with 12 number 1's. Like you said, a lot depends on the mood I am in. After listening to the orchestral version I got to appreciate Tuomas (and James) even more, changing my ranking again. First we need to hear these songs live, then I will be able to give my final ranking. Let's hope in '26....

[@nikkireviews]

Yes..oh to see them live would have been great! Like you said, hopefully 2026!

[@trekkerj]

I mostly agree with your list, i would just put Ocean of Strange Islands higher on my list.

[@nikkireviews]

I'm just a few comments in with responding to people and it seems like Ocean of Strange Islands is at the top of a lot of lists!

[@PaulSink]

WOW 65 comments when Im catching this reaction at Midnight .1.3 k views nice job .

[@trekkerj]

Yes, End of an Era next please!!!! Also, there are several songs you could do to hold you over, i think i've suggested Scaretale and Sahara...

[@nikkireviews]

For sure, I'll do some in between! Scaretale, definitely since I missed it for Rocktober. 🎃

[@trekkerj]

Awesome. Master passion greed is another one you should check out. Never performed live. And eventually you need to check out the rest of Human Nature!

[@Columbasta]

Always a joy to see you react Nikki. FWiW, my "list" is simple in that it's yours, but reversed. Nr 1 by a (considerable) mile: Lanternlight. Could be better w/o Troy, though I like him as a sound effect (the low hum at the end). Which is the proper use for him as a mediocre backing singer. At Nr 2 - 12 is "the rest".

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you. ☺️ And yeah, I can understand why Lanternlight is quite the favorite. It really is a beautiful song. ❤️💫

[@Columbasta]

@@nikkireviews For me as a vocal nerd, it really is the only song that (imo) grants Floor the respect she rightfully deserves. As a LEAD-vocalist and one of the greatest storytellers in music. You know abt the Floor interview of course, since I posted some quotes the other day. So I'll leave it at that 😉 Cheers!

[@MelvinDickover]

Yes, Tuomas could do movies. I doubt he will, because what makes him so good is is free to make his art as he feels it. No directors and producers to tell him to make it shorter, longer, different, tell him it is not right and must change. He would not be happy or productive if he is not free.

[@nikkireviews]

That's a really good point. Hopefully he continues to be inspired and to grace us with his masterpieces. 💫

[@jonaslindholm9240]

Didn't they kind of compose a movie of their own already, Imaginaerum? Somewhat by accident but still.

[@nikkireviews]

Yeah, that's what people were saying in the Premiere chat. For some reason I just thought it was a concept for the album and not an actual movie. Definitely need to look into that more now.

[@NightwishArmyItalianDivision]

Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt, Op. 23 "morning mood" 😉 just listen to it and compare

[@patverum9051]

Great song....what spoils it for me is the fact that Trump has stolen The Weave, he calls his rambling incoherent nonsense the weave too.

[@nikkireviews]

I didn't know that. 👀 Definitely not the weave lol.

[@PaulSink]

@@nikkireviews For sure Not The Weave that he stole .😂