REACTION (TIME) WINTERSUN

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[@nunalves7]

Jari's a genius! He only makes great songs.

[@tarmotyyri6733]

What a great surprise you reacting to Wintersun. Jari Mäenpää, the vocalist/guitarist is like Tuomas Holopainen, a musical genius. Not only is he responsible for Wintersun's music, but on two of their three studio albums he also played all the instruments, except the debut album with Kai Hahto on drums. P.S. The kanji on the neck of Teemu's green guitar means "Time" or "A moment".

[@Rentta]

Not her first time, she also did loneliness :)

[@sausagefinger12]

Please Don't mention tuomas in the same sentense with Jari, Jari is genius not tuomas.

[@tarmotyyri6733]

@@sausagefinger12 I agree to disagree.

[@Muscarial]

It is weird for a band to let one guy record everything even if it's impressive.

[@ravenwda007]

“Set aside some time..” hehe 😉

[@JayTor2112]

Jari is a mega talented guy. Besides his songwiting skills, he can shred on guitar with the best of them. He loves to post videos on his YT channel, some of them very silly. But there was one of him just sitting in his underwear shredding on his guitar for about 15 minutes, insane. He recently gave up playing guitar too to concentrate on the vocals, when performing live.

[@fraukehammer4624]

Nightwish and Wintersun, both are on the highest level of music.

[@half_empty]

Thank you for the first laugh today (your reaction on 6:29). The warning thing you do with your hand before pausing is nice new feature, very friendly to viewer. I like your 100% fake free channel, you seem to be honest and wonderful person.

[@KellyDeaconKDzJOY]

Awe yes, the hand signal. It's useful tool for us : ) : ) helps a lot in editing too. I laugh too, seeing that shocking look on my face. LOL. I will never be fake, what you see is me. I'm truly blessed to know people like you are able to see this, and that means I'm doing it right : ) Thanks again!

[@tonyelsom6382]

Wow, what a trip..

[@malerrehm]

Yes one masterpiece !! I love clesr vocals, but yaris growling harsch vocals... i like it. So much expression when he sing. 🤘🤘🤘

[@MY1BLACKCAT]

i thinkthat was just gorgeous, beautiful lyrics

[@villealakorkko21]

Whaat! 2nd Wintersun reaction! 😲 Best hangover ever! 😆 Ty kelly 👍

[@Mike_Judas_Priest_Kalsek]

The more I listen to this band, the more I like them. Nice guitar work and good, varied vocals. I like the fact that you can understand him even when he's doing the harsh vocals. Amazing vocals considering he's missing part of his lungs. Also, this is quite emotional considering how heavy it is...I find a lot of heavy music to be quite one-dimensional (angry!) but this brings more color to the palette of sound. Great stuff! Cheers!

[@KellyDeaconKDzJOY]

I have to agree here. It's good to be able to understand them, and the fact they employ more than one or two sounds through out a song makes it more appealing.

[@ravenwda007]

Give Dimmu Borgir a try. Similar, but darker. Mythology and occultism vibes. Very atmospheric like Wintersun.

[@mramd9062]

Glad you did this song, one of the best they made, that 5 minute guitar Intro is so damn intense.

[@alesandro3844]

This is one of the best 'Time' reactions I've seen so far. I'm sure you'll love Land of Snow and Sorrow- Live at Sonic Pump Studios as well

[@toughy9450]

For more of his clean singing try their earlier works Death and the Healing or Battle Against Time. Other artists I think you'd really enjoy are Tool and Devin Townsend.

[@TanaBaka]

Lovely reaction!

[@peterwichtig1683]

What a joy ride! Kelly, you are slowly becoming a metal head. Next time you will not sit with blouse but with leather jacket in front of the monitor ;-) And as always, the right comments come from you, you have a taste for the songs, you feel them. Thank you, Kelly! Until next time, when it says again: HERE WE GO...

[@KellyDeaconKDzJOY]

That would be too cool... lol guess no one is too old for metal!

[@v-mp2557]

Thank you Kelly and appreciation for this timeline experiment. Came to prime time here and on what song. I held my breath for a while. They are so skilled. I closed my eyes at the beginning and focused on listening to Kai's drum.How complex and varied set through the whole song. And Jari's vocal skills are known. Thanks again and waiting for what's next.

[@williammichaels6322]

Hello hello hello hello it has been a while since I've watched a video of yours. I have heard the name wintersun, But this was the first time listening to them. I'm not a big fan of growling, but I got to say this sounded really really good. The musicianship is awesome. It would definitely not hurt my feelings to watch another video by them. Again I say you don't look like a person who would listen to this. But I can tell you really enjoyed it. Well with all that being said keep on keepin on..

[@ServantOfOdin]

Another great song from Wintersun is Land of Snow and Sorrow.

[@banderezztonylapore9493]

Nightwish.., winterson.., what's next? This is the path to becoming a metal head... There can be beauty found in even the most brutal sounds...

[@KellyDeaconKDzJOY]

That is RIGHT, beauty can be found everywhere, as you just declared in this statement. Beauty can be found even in the most peculiar, harsh, 'brutal' or darkest of places.

[@Mike_Judas_Priest_Kalsek]

Maybe some Opeth next?

[@tarmotyyri6733]

@@Mike_Judas_Priest_Kalsek I strongly second this as Opeth is one of the best bands in the world - or at least of those that I know of.

[@banderezztonylapore9493]

It's really about what the sound represents... What emotion it provokes or expresses. How it furthers the story being told or understanding of the music. Many times distorted instruments or vocals are used in expressing extreme emotional states... Many times our clean singing voices can not truly capture the intensity of our emotions... It took years for me to appreciate more extreme vocals. But when it's appropriate to the music screams and growls can be as beautiful and emotionally impactful as the most powerful clean vocals. To some it can cause anxiety or fear... To This i say that many times this is exactly what these vocals are meant to provoke... But they can also be used to emote pain, rage, sadness, hopelessness, frustration, insanity, challenge, perseverance, victory.., I could go on and on. It's all about context. It's sad that it is by many people screams and growls are equated to and expression of darkness or evil without really considering the deeper meaning of the music.

[@Mike_Judas_Priest_Kalsek]

@@banderezztonylapore9493 Well said! Cheers!

[@SingWhileYouMay]

Thanks for this! I'm generally not a big fan of growling vocals, but I kinda like it at the pitch Jari uses. It blends in very well with the music. Also, he uses it sparingly. I probably wouldn't like it if he'd do it for entire songs. Of the other 2 songs they recorded at the Sonic Pump studios, "Sons of Winter and Stars" is more heavy and aggressive of the 3, while "Land of Snow and Sorrow" is the more melancholic. I love them all, though I think you'll like LoSaS better.

[@jukkahelminen9071]

You just said also my thinking about growling vocals... Jari and Tomi (Amorphis) I can listen easily. But not much more... Maybe also Insomnium songs are also ok

[@KellyDeaconKDzJOY]

I'm not a fan of growling either, but I do find it tolerable if placed properly or incorporated into singing vocals. Never thought I'd ever say something like that coming from musical theatre and choir. LOL LOL

[@nikelodeon6852]

Then you'll miss out on great masterpieces like eternal darkness

[@Rentta]

@@KellyDeaconKDzJOY You would enjoy Amorphis and not all but quite a few Insomníum songs too i think :)

[@Patralgan]

It's an amazing song and this with Sons of Winter and Stars and maybe Eternal Darkness (Autumn) are so rich in their soundscapes that to me they are like music which transcends the music people usually compose. Sometimes I call this music^2

[@ravenwda007]

No, Eternal Darkness is a different beast. I don't recommend that one for her. Maybe in the future when she has more experience with black metal.

[@AdolfoSalinasP]

Maybe we can recommend "Summer"

[@Glory7RedemptionPrincess]

Yeah :) it's amazing you check another finnish music! :) as a fan of Finland and heavy music, I like it :) the best wintersun album for me is The Forest Seasons. Very emotional metal music.

[@humis69]

❤️

[@ravenwda007]

Insomnium - Winter's Gate Can you do a forty minute song? It was #1 in finland. Based on a short story written by Niilo Sevänen (vocals, bass) about a group of Vikings who set out on a quest to find a fabled land north-west of Ireland during a harsh winter, “Winter's Gate” marks the first album where Insomnium tread into native lands of experimentation by creating one epic 40 minute song.

[@marinedude_06]

Another great song is Loneliness (winter). I think you'll enjoy it, if you haven't heard it already.

[@jukkahelminen9071]

Thanks, more Wintersun :-). Try also that third one from this same rehearsal "Land of Snow and Sorrow". I like this song Time. And passion what Jari puts in it.

[@KellyDeaconKDzJOY]

Hello Jukka , I just added it to the song list. Thanks.

[@metsienkarpaasi]

@@KellyDeaconKDzJOY Wintersun - Sons of winter and stars - Live rehearsal @ Sonic Pump Studios great song 14min ;)

[@RolandDeschain1]

I know Jari is heavily influenced by Canadian genius Devin Townsend; the greatest musician on the planet. In fact, Kelly should react to Devin's recent masterpiece 'Spirits Will Collide'.

[@ramisiren6303]

Very nice reaction Kelly :). I would also like to suggest you to check out Sonata Arctica - White Pearl, Black Oceans. And definitely a lyric version, because there are a lot of words in that song that creates a beautiful but sad story.

[@KellyDeaconKDzJOY]

I really like the idea of a lyric video beautiful buy sad. I added this to the song request list. Thank you Ramses II

[@markfrancis6886]

Epica and Wintersun, my top two

[@des_o7935]

Love this song. I agree you should check out some Devin Townsend. Spirits will Colide and Why are two new ones. Old ones to check out would be Kingdom live at the Retinal Circus.

[@KellyDeaconKDzJOY]

I added this suggestion to the song request list... One Eye.... I see you are asking for Devin Townsend also. Thanks.

[@tasminoben686]

☺️😺👍🏻

[@tobkuen5508]

Time is relative in physics and in us, time is never linear it's always highly subjective, we were used to measure time by movement in older clocks or nowadays digital but its also measured by physical transitions which makes us believe that time is linear but not for us and in physics not even in Newton's mechanics but especially not in quantum mechanic and relativistic mechanic.

[@Jbcross7]

Great reaction.... but, there are one more..... more intense.... Sons of Winter and Stars (live sonic pump studios)

[@KellyDeaconKDzJOY]

I added this request to the song list that I keep track of suggestions. Thank you JB.

[@Patralgan]

Sons of Winter and Stars is a kind of main showpiece of the band, it's perhaps a bit less coherent as a song with its 4 distinct parts which go into different directions, but it's wonderful all the way through. The work gone into making the song was simply insane, it has like a full album worth of music condensed into one song in a kind of controlled chaos.

[@Bonehead777]

Can I also suggest you listen to a few Ensiferum tracks, Jaris band before Wintersun. He was on their first 2 albums and those albums are incredible. Lai Lai Hei by them is a really good introduction feel good song.

[@ravenwda007]

Land of Snow and Sorrow and Sons of Winter and Stars Live Rehearsal Remastered @ Sonic Pump Studios Remastered Sons is reacted to everywhere for a good reason, but Land of Snow and Sorrow needs some love too.

[@mattikarhunen7382]

Jari has only 75 percent of his lungs left. He had tuberculosis during his military service

[@tarmotyyri6733]

If I'm not mistaken, Jari only lost 25% of one of his lungs, the other lung is 100% OK.

[@salhak77]

Torille!

[@robertcraane7910]

Do you know you are the most bf woman ever? If I'd marry you, you would never have to work again... You are the most perfect woman I ever saw... Don't take this as serious as a stalker, but, hey, you would be a dream....