REACTION to NIGHTWISH (Music) 🎶🎹🔥

We begin a new Nightwish journey, and what better place to start then right at the beginning. Reacting to Nightwish is always a treat and Music was no different.
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[@aleytiger06]

Chase, when you get to the 3rd track on this album, "Shoemaker", please be sure to do the research beforehand. It is about Eugene Shoemaker. You won't regret it.

[@dennisveenliet8710]

Ja zeker even onderzoeken waar het over gaat!!super nummer weer.

[@gayleeidson6724]

YES, please do ! Wonderful ❤️ Story behind the song ! Also, you may want to have tissues handy. Should be called " Shoemaker the Tear-jerker ".

[@Willifrex]

Oh lordy I can't wait for Shoemaker and the ensuing Floorgasm

[@Amos4946]

This ^ absolutly

[@0takuN64]

If I'm remembering right, the beginning rumbles were the sounds of space, courtesy of NASA. Tuomas had asked to use it in this album. I remember reading about him doing that.

[@qayaki]

Interesting.

[@mateusxavier8805]

Yes, its the sound of the space!

[@oolillemyoo4099]

You’re correct! :) I find it such a cool detail, that they included the first ever kinds of sounds to exist - made even before earth was formed. The music of the universe

[@kujika]

Interesting information, thanks :)

[@azraelizdog]

@@mateusxavier8805 that explains Chase's observation of it being recorded in 'a large room'... doesn't get much bigger so, well spotted that man!

[@belph3240]

Troy does alot of singing on this one. One Symbol is Assyrian and means Human, the other is Sumerian and means Nature.

[@krissypetak7832]

I totally love Troys voice. Especially on the Auri Album together with Johanna (wife of Tuomas)

[@ChrisPage68]

@@krissypetak7832 Auri's album is really important to this one. I don't think HUMAN :||: NATURE would be what it is without the influence of Auri.

[@krissypetak7832]

PageMonster Yes! I guess this is why some pure Metal heads dislike HN.

[@xxdarkgeminixx]

Along with the Human and Nature symbols, the middle symbol on the album art :||: is a symbol that means a removal or a disconnection, implying a rift between humanity and nature.

[@jroutasula5250]

Those symbols are the oldest known marks this meaning.

[@MissIssay]

They do have a choir they work with regularly, yes - it's the London-based Metro Voices. They've worked with the band on every album since "Once" in 2004 so they're a huge part of the Nightwish history :) Edit: also, I'm fairly sure the layering in first vocal piece has three voices: Floor, Marko and Troy.

[@lakelili]

I think we need to keep in mind that many of us joined listening to to the Waken 2013 concert which was part of the concert tour for their 2011 "Imaginaeium" album. Tuomas wrote the music for that in 2009 and it was recorded in 2010. So as we listen to it we haveto keep in mind that that music is a decade old. Floor was not a part of the recording of it and it is phenomenal that not having been written for her that she carries it so well. The band then evolves (pardon the pun) with the "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" album which was released in 2015... and then this album "Human :||: Nature" builds on the revious one thematically but the sound has changed and grown again. This is not a band that sits on its laurels. I love the journey they take us on.

[@ericswannie2504]

When you get to How's the Heart, they have an acoustic version with Troy accompanying Floor on acoustic guitar. I think it is a Planet Rock video. It's a great opportunity to do the lyric video followed by the acoustic stripped down version back-to-back, like the Spiritbox Rule of Nines reaction. Tribal is my favorite, very heavy!. They work with the same orchestra usually, I think it is in London. I believe those symbols are Human Nature in the oldest known language on earth, cuneiform, I think

[@Bloodyria]

Yes!! Please, pretty please do both versions 🤩

[@crabuki1273]

Yeah, it's a really great, "this is exactly how we sounded at this moment on this day" performance. And it's beautiful.

[@AshtheViking]

Agreed! Double reaction would be awesome.

[@kraehe94]

For the symbols: Yes, Tuomas said in an interview, that the artist who did the cover art searched for the oldest known symbolds for the two words. And I think he also said the orhestra was the same, but they used only the string section for many songs, instead of the whole orchestra. Edit: Yes, same orchestra, but only strings and choir for most songs. Source, where Tuomas also explaines the concept behind the album: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6mvia2Moqx2f6s

[@kurisuw30]

100% agreed! Chase, please do a double reaction to How's the Heart.

[@pdutchie4924]

Floor asked Tuomas, it’s beautiful but where do I catch my breath? It’s really nice but hard to sing, which she’s doing superbly again. 😍 The symbols stand for human and nature.

[@wouterb9996]

I think in parts this album is giving the majoritiy of cover bands 'the finger'.

[@Syp74]

Ow yes Chase beginning with Human Nature...🤘 This is going to be interesting 💪 Thnx already Mate! 👊

[@mw4rdi]

Thought exactly the same, I got excited when I saw this!

[@Pitchblackbones]

This album is the first one where they finally realized the absolute liquid GOLD that they had between Troy, Marko, and Floor, they spend a LOT of time harmonizing as a trio on this album, to brilliant effect. Also, something to be aware of when listening to this album, the name of the game here is: references. You'll see references in the videos, references in the lyrics, references in the melody. They do a TON of referring back and forth between tracks within this album, such as: the carved statue of Pan, the Greek God of creativity, tricks, and theatrics. Pan is also a track in itself. So, as you spend more time with each individual track, I STRONGLY encourage you to take some time to look back and forth, and do some research. Trust me, this album is a glorious fractal of lyrical density. When you think you've made all the connections that Tuomas and the other band members could possibly have referenced? There's not just ONE false bottom, there are three. Just like in the older songs, they WILL have references and "nods" to other musicians. Kai is a particular fan of the band Toto, and in one of the songs (I genuinely forget which) he rips a drum fill that is VERY MUCH in their style of drumming. References, man.

[@juliettemcgee9055]

Chase doing a Nightwish reaction... Chase : *Pauses and starts talking* Haters : You talk too much, bro! Stop pausing! Dude, you're killing the vibe! Chase : *Raises Have a Damn Good Day mug*

[@scottsmith4933]

Obviously the Haters don't belong to the Nightwish army!

[@juliettemcgee9055]

@@scottsmith4933 EXACTLY. Most of us don't mind the pausing. If they want to watch it without interruption, the official video is just one click/tap away.

[@novaasher1185]

"You talk to much", "You're pausing pisses me off" *triggered by haters' grammar* It just grinds my gears when people don't know the differences between Too and To and Your and You're.

[@juliettemcgee9055]

@@novaasher1185 lol word

[@QazwerDave]

People watching a reaction video and don't want a reaction ... smh

[@michaellein2389]

What I find really interesting is that the whole song is seen from the perspective of the music. That music has always been here and has finally become a part of us. Brave to compose such a song. But wonderful. The instrument you see at the beginning and in the middle is a lyre, one of the first man-made instruments, if not the first instrument. And the small pot next to it is the first song recorded by humans. This is how researchers found it. It was even possible to translate and play the song. A great song directly as an opener. and so much more on the rest of the album. it just gets better. Great analysis. I would like to hear from Nightwish several times a week. I'm sure there are several who would like that. Saturdays and Wednesdays maybe? But never mind. In Germany there is a saying: "Gut' Ding will Weile haben". That means as much as: "Good things take time". Keep up the good work :D

[@oolillemyoo4099]

I was looking for a comment about this! It’s super ingenious and so typical Tuomas (and a very good way): Writing a song about the history and development of music isn’t enough for him - nooo, he gets the idea of writing it from music’s point of view, like it’s a living entity :) It’s brilliant, and gives the song a whole new dimension, when you know this

[@olgahein4384]

The lyre is by far not the oldest man made instrument. That would be flutes. The oldest ones were found in in Germany and are over 35,000 years old. They are also proof that the Homo Sapiens came to Europe before the last Ice Age was even over.

[@michaellein2389]

@@olgahein4384 Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks for the information.

[@oolillemyoo4099]

Olga Hein Yes, you’re right, ofc :) However, The Lyres Of Ur, shown in the video, *are* the world’s oldest surviving **stringed instruments.** This had been mentioned numerous times in various comment sections - OP probably just missed/forgot the “string” part of the information, after reading this information somewhere ;) Logically, flutes would of course appear as one of the earliest crafted instruments, since a primitive flute would be relatively easy to make, compared to most other instruments :)

[@olgahein4384]

@@michaellein2389 No problem, I think you meant to say what LilleMy wrote. Or that the lyre and harp are the oldest PORTRAYED instrument as of today (you know, on antique pottery from Greece and stuff, where the lyre was seen as the most noble instrument). This and that are completely different things though.

[@Bloodyria]

Tuomas went totally Zimmer on this album and I think you'll love it! Can't wait for Shoemaker, Pan, Tribal, Endlessness... I'm hyped! 🤘🏻

[@AlvenmodFoto]

And Noise, How's the Hart, Harvest, Procession 😂👊

[@mrsargecsi]

@@AlvenmodFoto Literally every song is my favorite song on this album!

[@susanjw7763]

Spoiler alert.... The ultimate floorgasm song on this album is Shoemaker - I get full body shiver when she does the operatic part.

[@i_am_rolkus]

Tribal. Can’t win for that reaction.

[@tomkarpiniec9118]

"Endless notes most purposeful" :D

[@akpilon]

If I could make an observation about your next song off this album, which is Noise. It's a music video this time, and frankly, it is so visually overwhelming that a lot of reactors have real trouble both looking at and understanding the messages while at the same time listening to the music and lyrics. A lot of them just end up looking dazed and confused, like they've been hit in the head with a shovel. Some reactors have done the song twice in the same video, the first time just listening to the song, and then watching the video. They are the ones who seems to get the overall experience best, so you may want to consider that. You are very astute in your observations and appreciation, and very well may be able to handle it properly in a single listening, but I'm afraid you may end up pausing every ten seconds, which may cause some of the more sensitive members of the army to go ballistic on you. Anyway, can't wait. Thanks!

[@tomimjokinen]

Exactly my thoughts. So I'd rather you wait for live versions from this album.

[@oolillemyoo4099]

I agree that seeing the video AND trying to watch the music video at the same time, might be overwhelming. I’ve seen several reactors not being able to focus on the music, because they got distracted by the visuals. Someone has already made a lyric video to Noise” here on KZbin (if it hasn’t been taken down) - perhaps Chase could use that for his analysis? It could be fun if he did a “double reaction” to the song - first to the song only (or the lyric video) and then to the music video :)

[@1SunnyDaze0]

I'm kinda hoping Chase doesn't react to the music video version simply because it cuts out a section of music, but if he does then I agree with the double watch idea! It'll give Chase a chance to take everything in and let him point out all the musical intricacies

[@oolillemyoo4099]

SunnyDaze Yeah, if I had to choose between just one of them, I’d definitely prefer the lyric video. But it could be fun with the “double feature”, just to see what he makes of one of their music videos, since he’s never seen one :)

[@MitraKamecka]

Oh ! Yessss! "Noise"....please!

[@najrenchelf2751]

Ok, can we as the NightwishArmy just all agree to start calling bell instruments Mischievousness? 😂😂😂

[@MarshallLore]

have you heard Stargazers? you should definitely check Stargazers. I think you would enjoy Stargazers. ....Stargazers

[@cornflowerofsweden1288]

And... Here's the link: Stargazers from Tampere 2015 (here you can hear Floor's more operatic register in this fast-paced guitarheavy song): kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJmopnSGjtKSi8k

[@marionpels2740]

I agree, it is an old Nightwish song, but you will really enjoy the song when Floor is singing it

[@nancylee2601]

" Nobody wants to hear me even attempt to sing." Well, now you made us all curious about it! Insightful and interesting reaction, as usual. Thanks!

[@pupperoni1500]

If he hits 100k he has to sing ghost Love score for us 🤣

[@juliettemcgee9055]

@@pupperoni1500 Ever Dream at 50k

[@nancylee2601]

I "settle" for The Islander too!

[@angussharington2374]

@@nancylee2601 The Islander at 25k :>

[@novaasher1185]

The Islander guitar cover 😊

[@Amaranthos2]

Lol! That moment when you accurately note that there hasn't been any guitar leads yet and then .002 seconds later there's a solo...that face like "why did I doubt, don't I know better by now" Utterly priceless, this is exactly why we wanted you to hit the new stuff, Tuomas goes full Pan on us all and teases and teases and teases this entire album. Hang in there man! Edit: so, the symbols. It's Cuneiform, one means "human" and the other means "nature." 👍

[@davestewart5755]

This is more of an at home listening cd. Where are the metal likes of romanticide and ever dream? Clever stuff but not for a live gig for me

[@TheJatonEffect]

@@davestewart5755 Did...you listen to the rest of the album?

[@davestewart5755]

@@TheJatonEffect yes of course.

[@timothyfritz5772]

Great reaction! Warning: this entire album is as much a piece of art as it is a piece of music. Stunning. Also, the band talked a lot about moving away from backing tracks for their vocal layering, and instead using three part harmonies with their live vocals throughout the album. So, any voices you hear are sung live (other than the choir), and typically includes all three singers harmonizing (Floor, Marco, Troy). The talent is simply off the charts. Otherworldly.

[@dreamerxx8697]

Is it bad that I'm so excited for you to hear the full album that I'm wishing you would do "NW week" so we have the nw content every day lol feeling very impatient right about now, next saturday can't come soon enough! Great reaction as always, I'm so happy to see you enjoy it and appreciate the work behind all of it

[@lighiasouza7610]

dreamer xx yeah, the same feeling here!

[@simasedrakyan]

Tuomas said this was the hardest track in the album for him: originally it was supposed to contain all sorts of music, metal, folk, soul... it was great in his brain, but when he heard it he called it pretentious - so as the maestro says: just because you can do something it doesn't mean it will end up being good.

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

Speaking for myself I click here to listen to your reaction/analysis so pause away if you want to explore certain pieces of the work. As much as a treat as it is to see the music performed live here you get more of a sense of what the band was trying to achieve by the atmospherics, the introduction of the choir, the flow of the composition. Really enjoy your reactions to all this music, looking forward to the next one.

[@armandthevagabond8641]

"I don't hear any guitar" Ask and thou shall receive. :)

[@thomasthomsen2678]

Holy moly catching it 25 seconds after release! welcome to the new album! you're in for a treat and yet some more surprises!

[@krissypetak7832]

I preorderded it! 🤣🤣 So I did the same!

[@mantailuaa]

13:16 When the chorus starts for the second time you can see on the vid the oldest lyre that was found in Mesopotamia, The Lyre of Ur. And beside it a clay pot that contained the oldest written piece of music to be played with a harp. You can find that piese of music from yt. This is the perfect song to start the album of Human:|:Nature

[@AnOldGreyDog]

My reaction when I first heard the album was "very different, but recognisably Nightwish". AIUI, every chorus on all the songs features all three singers - it was something Tuomas wanted as a part of expressing the meaning of the album.

[@oolillemyoo4099]

Ok, I’m going to have to make another comment, since I’ve been through about 200 comments and didn’t see anybody give you this one geeky piece of information. Floor sings in this very different style on the new album, that’s very different than what we are used to hearing - and I must admit that it threw me off for a minute or two (even though I thought it was beautiful). As I’m sure you’ve noticed, she sings a lot of words in a very short time, and the sentences are often divided in an unusual way in relation to the melody. Also, as you commented on, her “vocal melody” (sorry, I’m no vocal coach) follows the “instrumental melody” much more strictly than it usually does. This way of singing is actually ancient, and is the oldest proper singing technique that we know of - and is also very hard to do (at least that’s what Floor has said, and if *she* finds it hard, it must be near impossible for us mere mortals, lol). I’m sorry to say that I can’t remember the name of the technique, and google was of no help, I’m afraid - maybe someone else can tell you it’s name.

[@MsKvicak]

Man, what a journey we're heading to with Chase discovering the new NW album, hell yeah 🤘

[@zzaradina]

I've been a Nightwish fan for almost 20 years now and so many of their live performances have made me cry during the years. But I'd never had that strong of a reaction to an album version. Until Music. This entire album is beyond beautiful and I'm so excited that you get to experience it now. It's always so fun to witness how a person falls in love with the band, there's no going back now!

[@inessantos6899]

Yesssss to this new Nightwish Journey!!! I have goosebumps for even imagine them performing this masterpiece album live!!!! Thank you Chase, for everything!! Looking forward to more Nightwish reactions, old or new!! just promise, you do them all ahah!!! Cheers!

[@ferretmom66]

I am so in love with the entire album. I got it the day it was released, and haven't stopped listening since!

[@lynnef1988]

I love the symbols, Floor has them tattooed on her as well!

[@torsten.breswald]

ah it feels a bit like that album is made for someone like you who's able to really recognize and appreciate all those bits and pieces that album is made of, i'm so looking forward to join your exploration

[@Io-Io-Io]

👌 May be off topic but l just checked and was surprised, almost offended :) that there are almost no English reactions to hds Have you ever heard of HEROES DEL SILENCIO? They are a true Gem of a Band and the most famous Rock band from Spain and for good reason. Hardly anyone seems to know them in the English speaking world, which is such a shame! The singer, Enrique Bunbury, has a very expressive baritone voice. Great musicians all of them. Check out 'El espiritu del Vino' for starters- their best album imo. You won't regret this discovery. Quality is quality

[@simosagi]

Chase, one other aspect they you will probably like about this album are vocal harmonies. They said that during the previous tour ('Decades') they had a lot of fun experimenting with harmonies, and so in this album they reduced the big orchestration sound in order to give space to the voices (of all THREE of them).

[@bonnielsama1568]

It's so much fun to watch you react, almost like I'm listening to it for the first time all over again. Thank you for all the explaining you do. (And I actually prefer when you go back a bit after pausing. So frustrating when I know what's coming, but it loses its effect, because of the pause.)

[@AnssiRai]

I've seen almost no comments about the Celtic bagpipe-type instruments against the tribal African drumming. When I first heard it I thought that was so cool... or am I missing something... have I misinterpreted the whole thing? Another cool feature about the intro is how it ends in those few seconds of electric guitar (before the vocals start), finishing the cycle from the very first prehistorical sounds to the modern era...

[@Metalredhead]

They always work with the London Symphony Orchestra and Choir.

[@str8tfact438]

Been following your experience with nightwish since Ghost love score. You look like a toddler experience candy for the first time :) Big eyes and astonished. We older fans still enjoy our candy but we know the taste by hart already. A bit more serious, its nice to see you appreciate Tuomas. Most people just get stuck on Floor.

[@danieltonagel7282]

Chase, you do an excellent job of discovering the structure of a song and how it is done and we love you for that. But this album is something special. Tuomas here tells us quite clearly, *why* it was composed composed this way, and they key is both in the lyrics and the visuals of the videos. Nothing is random there, and the album goes much deeper than only the music itself - as good as it is. I know it's probably impossible to do both the deep musical analysis you do so well and pay attention to the lyrics and the video on the first listen. So please do yourself a favour, watch it again, ask yourself who that "I" and "You" in the lyrics are and you will have the answer why the song was structured that way and what all the visuals mean. When I discovered that, it blew my mind. The only reactor who got it in the first try was PatrolGaming, but he doesn't go as deep into the music itself as you do.

[@1972cd]

Thoroughly enjoyed the music, two days until I have the CD and watching this only got me more excited to listen to it. I just loved every part of this. You reaction added to my understanding of the music, as always Chase, keep up the good work!

[@music2seeconcertphotograph457]

I am really looking forward to experiencing the complete album, that I've heard hundreds times till now, in a completely new way together with you. It's good to follow the album in the given order, as the songs reference each other as well from the lyrics and also from the music elements. You'll hear elements of "Music" in other songs again. Each song is so different and stands for its self but also they all belong to each other. It's going to be a constantly surprising journey through this album. It's also worth paying attention to the lyrics and the topics the songs are about. For each song there are small videos, in which one band member tells something about that song. Probably this will be interesting for you and maybe also a nice intro or outro to your reaction!? As you and probably as everyone I am so exited to hear and see this album live onstage. Especially the crowd while "Tribal". You'll understand that, by the time you react to the song and the video. ;-)

[@Green-Lyon]

The top "Star-like symbol" ("an") refers to the sky/heaven(s)/a deity, and is here being used to mean "Nature", while the bottom symbol is made up of the combined symbols for man ("lu") and woman (munus) and being used to mean "Human". Pretty cool that man +woman = lumunus!

[@angelabinning3073]

They always use a Polish choir and the London Philarmonic Orchestra

[@charlesxavier..]

The London Session Orchestra to be more precise... And the Metro Voices Choir is based in London

[@black4pienus]

The whole album is a masterpiece. You'll enjoy listening to it. The first listen is interesting. Second listen, you're totally hooked.

[@jackstorm5649]

Nightwish's Orchestral parts are arranged by Pip Williams and performed by the London Philharmonic. I assume that the choir is also the London Philharmonic but I'm not sure.

[@anderslofgren8235]

Once again you bring something to the table and increase my appreciation for a wonderful song. Thank you, Chase. I wonder how the hell she'll manage to sing this one live, night after night. That melody can't be easy... and some of the other songs on the album is even more difficult, I think. Floor did say she was challenged in her singing on this album. You have something to look forward to :-)

[@everdreamcosplay]

It's important to keep paying attention to the theme of the album. This is about what it means to be human- in this case the very development of music. So the intro part represents music being born from tribal sounds to choir to... I think the male vocal on this one is mostly Troy, but it could be all 3 vocalists together. The album symbol is cuneiform writing for human and nature. Even in the instrumentals, Tuomas is talking to us.

[@clumsyturtle8544]

This makes me happy. Can't wait to see all your reactions to this album! Toumas and the rest of the band really out did themselves with this one.

[@allenhuling598]

Great reaction/review Chase! Nightwish always has been a 'thinking person's' metal band, but this album makes that point even stronger, and it's a grower, in that it grows on a person even more with every listen! I appreciate how well you understand the musical complexities on the first go, but I encourage you to spend some time with the lyrics on this whole album as well. Very interesting that this song was written from the perspective of Music, itself, and it's important to understand the role of Pan, and not just for this song! As always...enjoying the journey with you! Cheers!

[@bkeyser]

"Very different" is kind of a theme for this record. Song to song, very different styles - musically - though still maintaining a level of connectivity. You're in for a treat.

[@billhooks69]

Another great reaction. I love your technical analysis. It makes me hear bits that I hadn't noticed before. Like a lot of Nightwish songs you hear more the more you listen to a song.

[@ChaseCarneson]

Appreciate that. Thank you

[@hiawatha.g]

The statue is Pan, the Greek God of Music. They mix up mythological references--in early Finnish mythology, it was said that the gods literally sang the universe into existence. That is what is portrayed in the song

[@amax1229]

Music from Music's point of view. Genius! The symbols are ancient cuneiform for Human Nature.

[@ЛюбомирРодзінський]

👋👋👋👍👍👍👍Great reaction.. and like coments...

[@Robilus]

According to the nightwish facebook page the symbols are in cuneiform writing ca 700 BC. the nature symbol is Sumerian and the human symbol is Assyrian. also Floor seems to have it tattooed on her leg :D source: m.facebook.com/nightwish/photos/a.10150185750375068/10162937103460068/?type=3&source=57&__tn__=EH-R

[@mrsargecsi]

Man, I'm looking forward to your journey through this album. For me Human:Nature gets better and better with every listen. Toumas gave us a masterpiece with this one. Musically, lyrically, production, everything is perfect with this album.

[@timhutchinson8485]

The choir on this album is London’s Metro Voices.

[@iirockstar23562]

they all three sings every chorus on this album - Tuomas H.

[@jannemartama]

If I would listen this like 500 times, still would not pick up the stuff you hear on the 1st go. Impressive.

[@andrewcook6608]

Man, I love watching people enjoy the music I love!

[@purpleir]

It is a beautiful song! Great reaction again!🌷 Oh well, none of us can wait to see this live! Let's hope soon 🙂 I believe all the vocal parts in this album are done by Floor, Marko and Troy exclusively. Correct me if I am wrong Nightwish Army

[@krissypetak7832]

Pip Williams also needs to be mentioned here, when it comes to choir and orchestra. He's producing those elements for NW and the keys for Tuomas. Pip is working with them since the album once and introduced Troy.

[@iDEATH]

I can't begin to say just how much I love this song. A live version can't come soon enough. What Tuomos wrote here is just so interesting to the ear, and the theme of it, that it seems to be about the human relationship with music across time, really gets to me as a music lover. At least, that's my interpretation of it. Now, if you'll excuse me, since this the first time the pausing actually annoyed me (that's just how much I love this song), I'm going to go and listen to it for real, lol.

[@havenhobby3729]

Great react and breakdown as always! I think you'll discover that both Marco and Troy were backing in the chorus parts.... what a way to start an all new Nightwish journey. eh?

[@Cerrydwenn]

Yes, was waiting for this! Ive been a fan of Nightwish for nearly 17yrs now. This is the fastest i ioved one of their albums, took me only 2 listens to be completely in love with it. I absolutely love the direction the band is heading. Brilliant album!

[@damienmaynard8892]

Choir is "The Metro Voices" - arranged, orchestrated and directed by Pip Williams, London College of Music. Same name as on "Imaginaerum" and "Dark Passion Play" with many of the same people - Jenny O'Grady, Alexandra Gibson, Alice Fearn etc...

[@jessicakoster2543]

I waited with listening to the new album for this exact reason! Every time I saw a reaction, I was like, no. But today I was so happy! you are the right person to be listening this for the first time with. The spacy bit really reminds me of Bliss by Muse.

[@ChrisPage68]

If you like Muse, you'll love Endlessness at the end of Disc 1...😉

[@jessicakoster2543]

@@ChrisPage68 I can't wait! But I will. 😉

[@michaelbelshaysr4525]

Actually the 3rd or fourth multi album once deluxe edition is like human nature music with singing but unlike the nature album the second album is the same songs just instrumental versions. There is another album or two like this then decades album and not sure if end of an era is a multi album set or not. However end of an era is like a best hits album and decades is 4 or 5 cds pretty much everything they had done.

[@meantimppa320]

Cant wait to see these songs live versions. Just got this album tonite as bday gift, my 10min drive to grocery store took almost 2hrs since had to listen at car both cd's. Dont wanna spoil the wait from you but can say its worth it to get songs 1 by 1. Enjoying your reactions, maybe most detailed in YT and you pick loads of details up on first listen. Keep em coming, we will be here \m/ \m/

[@amyyrimi]

I have avoided listening to any of the new songs so far since I figured you would go through them. It's great to be able to experience them for the first time along with you :)

[@SayidHafiz]

now i can't wait for you to react to shoemaker and how's the heart.. 2 of my favourite in the album

[@v-mp2557]

Fantastic. You finally got to this point that you get to listen to the new production. And how epic the record starts, not to mention the upcoming songs and especially the ending. But not rushing ahead of things. I look forward to your next videos.

[@lujalainen1]

what a magnificent start to this album and that standard what this song bring it´s going to hold to the last song endlessness what is this album number 1 song ;) i dont knwo why,but this song i can hear abba music also,same vibe. ok thanx great react like always mr carneson and have great day also.

[@ChrisEchoes]

Can’t wait to see you react to Shoemaker. But please do research for that song especially on its subject matter cause that will significantly enhance the experience and understanding.

[@Lightenzm]

Hi Chase! Thanks for the reaction video! It was awesome! Can't wait for you to react to "Noise" in this album!! Also, I definitely think you'll like Hellscore's Nightwish medley cover: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnfZh5Ser9F8pLs I really liked the a-cappella arrangement they did there, I think it worth your react as well!

[@NoaGruman]

I second that ^_^

[@brodiegriffith3107]

You should check out Avantasia. They are sort of similar to Nightwish but more power metal sounding. And they literally have an album called The Metal Opera. The Scarecrow Live at Wacken 2017 is a must, it has an amazing guitar piece.

[@Greyhound53200]

Have you guys ever seen the 1980's TV series 'Cosmos'? Beautiful imagery about Earth and the universe we live in. To top it all there was Carl Sagan who hosted this series in a way you could not but be glued to his lips. You remind me so much of him, Chase, when you take us by the hand and guide us through Nightwish's music.

[@aura5572]

I'm very happy you are listening to this album. It's quite unique and somehow only "nightwish sound". Cannot wait for all the songs and Noice I suggest both lyric video and official music video

[@DenisIvanoviGniter]

Sounds like Sid Meier's civilization game opening ❤️

[@Kaizy]

I have a suggestion/recommendation if you want to get deeper into the lyrics and the thought process behind the whole album. There is a wonderful channel called Guylain Prince. The guy does a brilliant analysis of the lyrics (if I understand correctly, its what he does as his job or where his expertise lies). It really took how I experienced this Nightwish album and put it on a whole another level. No need to insert that into these vids, you do you, but if you feel curious, definitely check the guy - maybe after you listen to each song yourself, you can add it up to get complete picture afterwise. He seems to be very wise and his explanation of each song from this album one by one in the right order (as you will do them) is a journey on itself and one big search for what message Tuomas wanted to give to people.

[@EndofFile79]

Yes he does!

[@ggunni]

Check the whole album eventually, so worth it. Also "How's the heart" acoustic live with Troy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4rXnIOme76thdE

[@michaelshort2388]

The symbols at the end are what's on the album cover, it's Cunaiform (a writing system from the ancient symarians), it means Human Nature,

[@angstbringer2992]

This song and this whole album I swear I love them more and more every time I hear them. Also the videos are just perfect. Really nice reaction, can't wait fo you to listen to the rest.

[@clumsyturtle8544]

Yup you are correct there is a 3 way harmony with the vocals all over this album between Floor Marco and Troy.

[@rishithapremachandra9911]

Hi again! I know ur reacting to their newer stuff, but if you could please can you react to Dead Boy's Poem (Floor's version), you'll see a very different side of the band. Love ur content and as always hope ur having a damn good day!

[@isaflechas]

“Mature patience” - love how well you can put into words what I feel but can’t explain! That phrase really summed it up for me... but with smile and a sense of accomplishment. Thats how I listen to this album. 😁

[@marievie91]

That's going to be a hell of a journey! Specific ones I cannot wait for you to react to are Tribal (I headbang-windmill-crazy dance to this one), Shoemaker, which oooh God makes me cry like a baby and you'll get the reason why once you listen to it, Pan (also a headbanger), Endlessness on which Marko harmonises so awesomely with Floor and....... Imma stop now 'cause I'll write the whole album! Sigh, I just love Nightwish 🥺

[@pmasher]

Nice reacton Chase! :P

[@mangalover0149]

Everyone is saying that the symbols mean "human" and "nature." This is more of an interpretation, than a literal translation so I'm gonna push a little further on this one because I'm an ancient history nerd. The top symbol is cuneiform (Sumerian) for "god/heaven" and the bottom is Ancient Assyrian. It's actually two words together: "man" and "woman".

[@uncagedulfhedinn2525]

Well, Dingir doubles as the symbol for sky and star, and the shape is that of a star. Based on what I know and what scholars know, my gut feeling is since many religions back than worshiped gods that were the personification of nature, the sun, the moon, the stars, that the heaven and "god" definition that modern scholars come up with has to do with nature and the natural world.

[@mangalover0149]

@@uncagedulfhedinn2525 Pretty much. It would be more accurate to say "sky". I looked up how old cuneiform really is, because it didn't really compute to me. It's 12, 000 years old. It's an unimaginable amount of time. Not surprised if it would've been sky, because that's what they must have done.

[@samuelengle3773]

Awesome start. My recommendation is to do the album in order. It isn't a "concept" album. And no song is the same...but the puzzle will best fit in order.

[@CaffeineNightOwl]

sounds pretty difficult to sing. and floor is harmonising with troy very good as well. (who would have thought? 😊) the rumble is te space.

[@BedMau]

Suggestion: Nightwish - Weak Fantasy live @Tampere, there's some crazy drums going on from Kai.

[@WardDorrity]

Who writes and composes like Tuomas? No one. Utter genius. World class poetry and deep, deep concepts and ideas. Not a note out of place, not a note that doesn't belong.

[@kalufs]

So, I've just spent the afternoon/evening/night watching your entire Nightiwsh playlist... and I had already watched all your Nightwish reactions before that. In fact, probably more than half of them I had watched more than once before watching the entire playlist yet again. I just love your reactions (in particular the Nightwish ones), always insightful and with great commentary. But I also love your actual reactions when you are awestruck, surprised or just the look of sheer joy at something you just heard. As long as you keep making these videos I'll keep watching... and as I've learned, there is a pretty good chance that I'll watch more than once.

[@Cosmos_Titan]

Ooooh! Starting off with new album already? There were some good old songs for you to react as well... anyways. The new album is a masterpiece as well! Just going in the order with this album will be awesome! Glad to see you finally react to this though.☺ keep it up!🤘🏻 p.s. When you react to How's The Heart, plz make sure to react to the accoustic version as well.😄 Yes, there are technical vocals at a huge scale on this album. 😃 Tuomas challenged everyone in the band to step up their game on this album. I'm pretty sure Floor would now be a better vocalist than ever because of the challenges Tuomas threw at her.😊 you're in for a treat with this album! You won't hear Marco much on this album though, since he was busy with his solo project.😅 but... Expect the unexpected.😉

[@KonniWynn]

So with this album they did a lot of layering vocals, as they do live nowadays and did a little in EFMB, but here it's not just(usually) Marco and Floor, but Troy as well. Troy has a bigger role in Harvest, and Marco in Endlessness.

[@laalratty]

I think Harvest has to be my favourite song on the album. I love the beginning of it - it has a very Steeleye Span feel.

[@KonniWynn]

@@laalratty Harvest sounds super odd, especially after that very classical finale of Shoemaker, but I like it, for what it is

[@benjaminbreeg6367]

First song off this album that got a thumbs up from me. I’m up to 3 with 👍 now, it’s slowly growing on me.

[@xztream2455]

When you get to 'How's the heart'. There is an accoustic live version. I'd suggest you do first the studio version following with the live version together in one video reaction. Enjoyed your reaction, as always.

[@Carl30442]

Beginning of the album contains actual music of the universe and the basic song is based on the first written music that was played on a lyre over 3000 years ago.