Reaction - Nightwish - 'Storytime' - Live at Wacken 2013

[@gabriel.bardac]

Hello @ Thom Pearson ! Nightwish fans here, your reaction just appeared on our radar.. Welcome (back..) to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing in 2013 at Wacken Open Air festival, in front of a 82k+ audience. About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners. As I could see, you are familiar with the band, but still a "newbie" :) and I couldn't find your other reaction for "Ghost Love Score" you talked about - maybe it was in another channel. You enjoyed all the key elements of a Nightwish show: the complex composition, the high level musicianship of the band members, the flawless vocals of our Dutch metal queen Floor Jansen. That was a beautiful reaction. Since this is your first "official" Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals .And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " Hope you'll continue this journey with us, so I'll drop here a list of songs with the current lineup of the band you may like: "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKvCaIJ5eLafjtU "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4nMZaFuma-WfJo​ "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooLYZoSgnsl7jck "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWmoZH9tnMx_g68​ "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmbImqeaYqp0bKs "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZ_UlnxuZZyNors​ "Sleeping Sun" live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKTSpZ-wp56qhNk "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJmopnSGjtKSi8k​ "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXKXZaeglrVopJI​ "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) kzbin.info/www/bejne/inOylZqun8djoa8 "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmOZo5Ksdr6EZrM "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3-VZGyGl9aVoNE​ "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqfWl6p3hceKjsU​ And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Wembley 2015 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKqvpIhthphmac0 Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg You can also react to Floor Jansen "tapping" other musical genres in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands), here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): kzbin.info/aero/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo To understand better the context of this show you should visit also Jenniezelf's YT channel (En subtitled materials): kzbin.info For entire episodes of the show with En translation, you should check Denise Hofs's DM channel: www.dailymotion.com/xpinkeu/videos Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hi Gabriel! Thank you so very much for your kind words and this great information. It's amazing to see how passionate Nightwish fans are. I'm really glad that enjoyed this reaction. I really appreciate you sharing all of these great suggestions. So you know, I've been listening to Nightwish for a while but only the mainstream hits. I really enjoyed both Tarja and Anette. I was introduced to Floor through watching the Ghost Love Score video from this concert which I watched before I started making reaction videos. I wish I could un-hear it so I could make one. I may still do a reaction/analysis style video for that. It seems like I've only scratched the surface of their music so I will make a note of all of your suggestions and definitely make some more reactions. Thanks again! 😁🤘

[@gabriel.bardac]

@@ThomFoolery1 Thank you for your heartfelt answer. In my experience, it's better for you that Nightwish is part of your life, so don't be sorry you've already listened to a few songs. I put 14 links above, they have a repertoire of over 110 songs, most of them existing in one form or another in YT. So I could say that I also "just scratched the surface." What I can promise you is that if you continue this journey with us, reacting to those you have not yet heard, at the end you will smile. :)

[@ThomFoolery1]

@@gabriel.bardac Amen to that! Life is better with music like this for sure. Thanks again. Keep rockin' and keep smiling! 😁

[@Idefixu]

I want to see more Nightwish reactions from you. Hello from Helsinki Finland!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hello friend! Thanks for watching and thanks to Finland for all the amazing music. 🤘❤🇫🇮

[@shawnski001]

This is perhaps their most "radio friendly" song, and I really think everyone and I mean EVERYONE in North America should be requesting this on their local rock radio stations. THIS version! Let's create a real buzz and build the Army so big that when Nightwish comes here to play again, they will be able to fill arenas instead of smaller venues. Come on people! JUST DO IT!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Damn! Well said! I agree 100%

[@nicod1361]

@@ThomFoolery1 hey Thom you really need to not pick the worst spot to pause in especially while Floor is doing something special ...... but welcome to the best band no one had heard of before,this Wacken 2013 is epic,every song better than the original,Floor is a gift that keeps on giving,fyi reactors tip; if your going to pause that often best to go back a bit before restart for continuity & flow of the music. cheers

[@ThomFoolery1]

@@nicod1361 Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it. 👍

[@thedisabledwelshman9266]

@@ThomFoolery1 love the bob ross shirt

[@darkiee69]

@@ThomFoolery1 By hitting the

[@thomaslilly9558]

Thom.....Nice reaction, thank you. When you squeaked out that woooh, pretty sure that was a Floorgsm. One minor thing .......Dutch girls don't head bang, they windmill.

[@ThomFoolery1]

🤣🤣🤣 That's brilliant 👏 Yes I had multiple floorgasms! I will be sure to use the windmill term in the future! Thank you! 🇳🇱 😁🤘

[@dianakerssemeeckers9324]

Great reaction! Love this band, they’re such great musicians and they have fun with each other on stage and it shows. Btw Floor is Dutch, so she doesn’t headbang, but she windmills 😂 So proud of her being a Dutchie myself 🇳🇱 Check out my favorites “Yours is an Empty Hope” (Floor growls in that one 😍) and “7 Days to the Wolves 🐺🐺” live at Wembley 2015 and “Weak Fantasy” live at Tampere 2015. They’re all a bit heavier which I like and the harmonies between Marko and Floor are amazing ❤️ I subbed, so see you at the next one 🤗

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hey Diana, thanks so much for the feedback! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. She 'windmills', I love that!! I did know that she is Dutch and you should definitely be proud of her. Thank you for the suggestions, I will check them out! 😁

[@SandraNelson063]

The whole of this show is an absolute joy. Its on YT, when you've reacted to ALL the separate songs!

[@Satellitegirl41]

Nightwish's music and Floors vocals always give me chills.

[@robertsheeler321]

I enjoyed your reaction , Try the show opener for the Wacken 2013 "Dark Chest of Wonders" its so good

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks a lot Robert! Awesome, I'll check it out for sure! 😁

[@scray00]

That is awesome. I was just listening to that today 😆

[@voodjin]

Love this song, alway puts me in a good mood.

[@paisa20]

Welcome back to Nightwish

[@stefanstock953]

greetings from germany.....i love Bob Ross....stay safe, my friend

[@ThomFoolery1]

Danke Stefan, same to you! 😁🤘

[@Yesterwynde]

I would recommend bless the child or she is my sin from Wacken 2013

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks a lot! I'll check it out! 🙂

[@seanstevenson9891]

Nice reaction. Subscribed and dinged to observe your Nightwish journey. Stay the Wacken course.....for now. 🤘😜🤘

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hey Sean, thanks so much for subscribing! Much appreciated. I'll be posting another one from Wacken sometime this week. 😁🤘

[@Duskwind_]

Greetings from New York, my friend. You seem to be enjoying yourself and listening to Nightwish, so I've subscribed :) Be safe and I'll see you in the next reaction.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thank you for the sub, friend! Definitely enjoying making these and sharing the joy of this music. Posted another one about an hour ago if you're interested. Best wishes from Vancouver. 👋😁

[@margaretgreen5263]

There is another band called EPICA that is also a symphonic metal band. You should react to their song, SANCTA TERRA. There is a surprise in it for you! You will love it! Great reaction! Keep rockin’ it out! ❤️🤘🏻

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks again Margaret. I think I heard one song from Epica a long time ago but I would be keen to hear more. Cheers! :D

[@mantailuaa]

One of my favorites! Operatic part gives me multiple Floorgasms everytime. Ty for your reaction.

[@annmariemills7772]

May I suggest when you pause and start it up again that you rewind just a little bit. That way you dont miss anything plus it makes the sound and video better, Cheers 🍻

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks for the feedback! I have been doing that for more recent videos. 🙂

[@diegooliver8680]

Nightwish army is here!!!!

[@annmariem9456]

I watched this again and UGH the pauses are killing me...lol...."your killing me smalls"....lol....I know you have gotten better it just cracked me up

[@ThomFoolery1]

I know, it's painful for me to watch now. 😂

[@annmariem9456]

@@ThomFoolery1 oh and, btw, got a little crush on Curtis. Hahaha. I know the name I'm under is pretty sexy but hate to disappoint my name's actually AnnMarie. Don't cha hate it when that happens..haha have a great night:)

[@davidstephen6753]

Good reaction and analysis, thanks!

[@DekkarJr]

Follow the madness, Alice you know once did! I love Floor's stage presence. Nightwish really nails the visual presentation of live music really well, a lot of bands don't value that at the level that these guys do. Floor's such a commander and is so confident in herself. I will say that the amount of lyrics and the rapidity of their delivery in the verses this song doesn't favor her breath control so she has to intake quickly on some of the transitions.

[@scray00]

I’m curious what you think now 7 years later. No shade just curious how you think she’s meshed with them now.

[@cz-27love44]

The crowd is going crazy and is enjoying themselves........ all but one creepy guy with a white and yellow hat. Crazy. 😂

[@eddiecreutzburg7375]

Either an American Amish who got lost, or a time traveller... lol

[@MrKebo87]

had to subscripe, love nightwish and you have a Bob Ross T-Shirt ;)

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hey Kevin! Thanks for subscribing! Yes, Bob Ross rules 😂🤘

[@aether13x69]

Same show, "Ghost River", and GO!!!! ....PLEASE? hehe

[@TomTomson81]

If you really love music and respect artists, then you don't stop in the middle of the vocals or the solos. And that has nothing to do with copyright, at least at nightwish. They are not so petty there. Except for poet and the pendulum by the beginning part, where the rights are not with nightwish.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks for your feedback.

[@annmariemills7772]

I was thinking The same!! I've seen so many reactions and only a FEW have paused. They all need to know that they really don't need to pause 😉😍😎

[@101dreadnought]

yeah have to agree the pauses ruin the tunes especially with the amount of pauses in this one! thought you were trying to set a new record for the amount of pauses during one song lol

[@evilmelissa1]

awesome reaction ive you like this you should see floor on the tv show the beste zangers she dit phantom of the opera there with Henk poort must see it will blow your mind

[@scray00]

Girrrrl that was fucking amazing. Everything she did on that show was great. When she sang “winner” to Tim I was literally sobbing. That woman can sing anything and make it hers !!

[@tomaszcelary6182]

Love to see pure enjoy...at 1st listę... Envay but happy at the same time. You Must do more.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks again, Tomasz. I'm happy you like them. Many more are coming. :D

[@georgesgravelle7128]

floorgasme

[@tsiouparoglou4493]

Floor😍😍😍😍😍

[@BracchiAlessandroFineArt]

5:49 pause the video and play the game "where is Waldo?"

[@andreacurlette3364]

When you stopped the video around 7:40, did they drop the guy that was crowd surfing?

[@deanabennett8461]

Ha I have the same Bob Ross shirt. 😂

[@ThomFoolery1]

Haha 😄 it makes me happy every time I see it.

[@flaviovergottini652]

Aaaaaaand... down the rabbit hole we go! (Again!😉😁😁😁) Oh man, what a journey will be for u...💥🤘😆🤘💥 Greetings from Italy! 👋🇮🇹🖖 Ps: check out Lacuna Coil if you want another Italian metal band after Nanowar of Steel. I'ld suggest "Trip the Darkness" or maybe their cover of "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode to start with...

[@ThomFoolery1]

Grazie mille Flavio! Yes, it's a very fun rabbit hole indeed. :) Thanks for the suggestion. I've heard the name Lacuna Coil a lot but don't think I've heard any songs. Did not realize they were Italian. I will be sure to try them out! I also have another Nanowar of Steel video coming soon. Best wishes from Canada, Ciao! :D

[@flaviovergottini652]

@@ThomFoolery1 Grazie a te per la risposta! (Thanks for the feedback!😉)

[@2dimitropolis370]

Siren with Tarja Turunen

[@ChrisPage68]

Jansen = "Yonsen".

[@waragainstsleepx2517]

Pause much?

[@jroutasula5250]

Fun with Nightwish? Newer show? "I Want My Tears Back" -Buenos Aires live. Good quality audio & video.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Ooh that sounds good. Thanks for the tip! 😉

[@Idefixu]

@@ThomFoolery1 Be sure it is the longer 6 min 51 sec video. Great audience reaction before the song starts the video.

[@bocatampere]

Nice reaction 🤘 Best live band in this planet. 🤘🇫🇮❤️🤘🇫🇮❤️

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks for watching!! 😁🤘

[@helenahey]

Thanks for taking up on my suggestion, although usually it's only a matter of time when an army of NW fans show up in the comments 😂 I'm so glad you enjoyed this one 🤘🏻

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hey Helena, thanks again for the suggestion and getting the ball rolling with this. Amazing to see how many Nightwish fans there are. Can't wait to react to more! 😁

[@scray00]

This is so true 😂 there are soooo many people doing reactions to these videos. Just have to weed through them to find the good ones. It’s always a guarantee that the comments will be full of stories and info about the band. I’m new to this band but I haven’t stopped listening for the last 5 mths. And I love all the bits of backstory I get in the comments. There’s a damn good reason why you only have to listen to one song and you’re hooked, because they’re fucking amazing !!! Thank you covid 🤣

[@helenahey]

@@scray00 I hope you'll be able to go see them live whenever there comes a chance! 😊 They're on repeat on my playlists all the time, but gosh I wish we could already go out and enjoy their live shows! ❤️ Safety comes first, of course.

[@scray00]

@@helenahey I know. We’re all staying in, but we’re like junkies needing a live music fix 😂

[@NorthernWolf92]

I'm late to this one. Look at how many people watching and commenting now!! 😮 nice reaction mate! Love this song

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks Chris!! Yeah, I am so pleasantly surprised how well it's doing compared to the other videos. Clearly there's an abundance of Nightwish fans! Haha

[@chrisw8515]

Yup, the nightwish army awakens lol. Seriously though, your reaction/analysis was nice. Watching you enjoy the song was fantastic - I remember the first time I heard the song, and I couldn't stop listening to it.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks a lot Chris, I really appreciate it. Yes, this was definitely the first of many listens! :)

[@seannightingale3571]

The Metal Gods looked down from the Heavens and spoke these words to all of mankind. I have blessed you on this day of 02/21/1981 ( Floor’s Birthday) an Angel of Metal and she will be known as Floor Jansen.

[@ThomFoolery1]

😂😂 February 21st should be celebrated!

[@ChrisPage68]

And lo, it came to pass...🤘

[@tsiouparoglou4493]

I think that Tuomas himself also said that her voice and stage presence is hypnotizing.... All I have to say is that she is the One....

[@eddiecreutzburg7375]

@@ThomFoolery1 And she did please the gods and elevated her and she became the Valkyrie Goddess of Metal.. hail Floor

[@Thorgrim247]

You nailed it. Definitely more metal as well as more German! Floor really knows how to build a song to a climactic finish. Great reaction my friend. Peace.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it. Any German bands in particular you recommend?

[@Thorgrim247]

@@ThomFoolery1 Check out Tobias Sammett who is a German rock star. He has several projects and band that he composes music for, as well as singing and sometimes playing bass. Check out some of his live music with his band Avantasia. He has a guest singer in this one. Jorn Lande from Norway. See link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6Hbk4OleJyIn5I - Another Angel Down

[@ThomFoolery1]

Awesome! Thanks so much for the suggestion! I'll check their stuff out! 😃

[@mjoezic3198]

Yeah, this band is awesome. I bet someone already mentioned but Floor joined only 10 months before this concert, they asked her to finish their worldtour because they were without a vocalist.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Yes someone did mention that! So amazing, you'd think she'd been with them for years!

[@phils866]

Your comment about how they enjoy performing so much is bang on. In the documentary 'Please learn the setlist in 48hrs', Tuomas stated he used to be physically sick before some shows, so apprehensive was he. He then spoke about the band after Floor arrived and, while he didn't specifically say it was because of Floor's arrival, his apprehension and worry disappeared shortly after, and he realised it was all about enjoying the music. That was the number one priority. I may be reading too much into his comment, but watching so many videos of Nightwish, over the past couple of months, he does seem to be more relaxed, and enjoying himself more, after Floor was confirmed as a permanent member. As for this performance, while they were all on top of their game, for me, Jukka was the stand out. That man put his heart and soul into his drums!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks Phillip! Yeah I still need to watch that documentary. Yeah Jukka has an amazing energy and intensity. Love watching the performances with him. Cheers 👍

[@thatoneguyagain2252]

The really great thing about having high expectations from Nightwish is, they always meet and exceed any expectations !

[@ThomFoolery1]

Preach! :D

[@larryd4352]

My favorite part of this is Jukka's drum solo! He gets into his solo with such enthusiasm, that it's what drives the last couple of minutes of the song! He is actually one of the most entertaining drummers I have ever seen. Kai is in the same class in talent...but Jukka's special! Not many bands have a drummer with that much charisma.

[@sharper58]

I got to see Nightwish with Tarja at Download here in England, unfortunately they were held up the the airport and could only do four songs, but it was still fantastic.

[@shirazzza]

I just love how much they really clearly care for each other & I think it comes through in the performances. It's really rather wholesome

[@scray00]

It’s because they’re all professionals. No divas in this band. They all shine

[@nimwey7701]

Great reaction And then you haven't even seen the sixt member of the band yet, Troy with his amazing Uillean pipes, check out I Want my Tears back same concert :)

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks very much and cheers for the suggestion. It looks like I will need to react to this whole concert! 😄

[@e.g.forin-stance5262]

@@ThomFoolery1 Please do! 😁

[@MisterJ56]

Btw. Floor is from the Netherlands, so what she's doing is not headbanging but it's called *_windmilling_* .

[@uhtredragnarsson4128]

If read comment please listen whole song,then on end give as your opinion...it is so stupid in middle song to listen your speak...

[@ThomFoolery1]

No.

[@scray00]

That’s not how these really work. We’re all here for the commentary. We already know the songs to some extent.

[@wackydk]

That dude standing still with the hat in the crowd gets me everytime hahaha 5:41

[@ThomFoolery1]

hahaha! He is frozen by the amazing music.

[@feliperufino1901]

Terrible react 😰 pausing the video everytime

[@ThomFoolery1]

This was one of my first videos. I don't pause like this anymore.

[@CatFiveTime]

Agreed. Eight pauses. That's how you kill any buildup or momentum this epic song has created.

[@YezaOutcast]

oh by the way @Thomas Pearson ....Wacken Open Air is every year in germany ;)

[@ThomFoolery1]

Yes, I need to go one day! 😁🤘

[@YezaOutcast]

@@ThomFoolery1 please do! you meet people from all over the planet there!

[@scray00]

I was thinking what the plane flights out of America must be like when that weekend comes around. 😂😂 I can see the parents now pulling their kids closer as all the metal heads are reeking havoc. 😂😂I can’t even imagine the pent up energy on a trip like that, because for most of us that would be a once in a lifetime trip. I’m sure you can pick out every person on your flight that’s going, and then it’s a party on the plane !!! God I remember getting so shitfaced on planes , I blacked out and have no idea how I got to my hotel in Vegas 😂😂 awww the good old days

[@yonikolova]

Don’t miss to watch the movie Imagenaerum. So, than you will understand better the songs ;-)

[@zarkokaradzin5380]

Try Twilight of the thunder god live by amon amarth.

[@annmarsh9119]

It's in Germany and the W in German sounds like a V

[@RoomCut_th]

zuviel geredet und nicht gut pausiert...

[@2dimitropolis370]

Finland 🇫🇮

[@esterselhorstrutenfrans5041]

Try the show opener Dark Chest of Wonders, that's how you open a show 🤟🤟🇳🇱

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks again! I will definitely react to it at some point. :)

[@randymarple9830]

Dude...if you pause every 15 seconds, we will be here ALL night!! And without further ado, lets continue!!!

[@ThomFoolery1]

😂 I know, don't judge me on this video alone. I was new to reacting at this point haha

[@randymarple9830]

@@ThomFoolery1 I know. You are getting better!!! I view everything that comes up. Your buddy is hysterical!!

[@mjoezic3198]

What a cool shirt!! #BobRoss ♥️

[@ThomFoolery1]

😁❤