Reaction to Nightwish "The Islander" Live at Tampere

[@niinaturunen8612]

Same concert Weak Fantasy. When Marko and Floor sing 🤩 Also Kai on drums 💥 Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮

[@572Btriode]

Yep, it's an absolute banger, however, if I'm not mistaken these Americans are somewhat southerly. . . . . . . . .I think there's a possibility Weak Fantasy might not go down too well as subject matter, hope I'm wrong.

[@jurgenlang4184]

@@572Btriode Ya, might be better for some to not read the lyrics 🙂

[@trinadawn4166]

I concur

[@no_onein2024]

YOu can see how HAPPY Floor is! She's a Marko fan!!! They've been friends since Floor's first band After Forever!

[@TheMadMurf]

So glad you checked this out and I appreciate your honest opinions. I know I struggle to break out of my comfort zone a try new things, especially when it comes to music. Sometimes you like it and sometimes you don't, but every once in a while there is that game-changer that you never would have found without taking those risks. Great reaction!

[@CoachCastTV]

Thanks so much!

[@FromG2eminor]

I love Marko so much! No worries, this band has plenty to your liking, Coach. They have something for everyone. 😊

[@chriso6719]

Marko's double neck , The Beast, is a custom Warwick Infinity bass , Framus Panthera guitar combo. Very heavy and very expensive. Troy is playing his Irish Low Whistle. The 2nd spoken part roughly translates to "If I play the chorus, you're gonna sing along, right?" - "Yeah!" - "Are you sure?" - "Yeah!" - "Ok, let's do it" Marko wrote the music with his first band ,Tarot. It didn't fit with them. Tuomas heard him playing it one day, decided it would make a great song, and wrote the lyrics about a lonely lighthouse keeper. From the 2007 Dark Passion Play album. Glad the weasels came back. LOL. Marko has an awesome voice, plus Floor's backing vocals. They sound, and always have, so good together. So , Coach, a couple songs ,with Marko on lead vocals ,that you should like are the Nightwish cover/tribute of Pink Floyd's High Hopes(live Helsinki 2005, End of an Era DVD). And also "Wings Of Darkness" by Tarot.

[@CoachCastTV]

Thanks so much for that dialog translation! Also appreciate the suggestions!

[@Kristina-jf4hd]

@@CoachCastTVas a die hard Floyd fan, the High hopes cover by Nightwish is the only one I approve of!

[@ecbftl]

I love this version of the Islander. But I have loved folk / celtic music since the 60s and enjoy the side of Nightwish

[@Kristina-jf4hd]

I love this genre of music so the first time I heard Marko sing this song, I instantly fell in love with it.

[@user-Rockmagix]

Once you are able to call Floor your background singer I guess you made it to the top.

[@CoachCastTV]

😅

[@damienmaynard8892]

Marko! - with "The Beast" - custom made for him - bass and guitar. In the official video, Nightwish is so hot that the campfire sits around them! Lucky I like weasels! and they did come back before the end!

[@silverblack5475]

They sound so good together

[@EduardOgg-w6g]

Nice reaction👍 Yes you are right, we will miss this combination!

[@jurgenlang4184]

Sleeping Sun, Dead Boy's Poem or Walking In The Air might be slow songs, that both of you can enjoy.

[@patw9934]

Lots of discussion about who was/is the best singer in Nightwish out of the 3 queens....... how bout Marko??!! 😊

[@pdutchie4924]

Beautiful song, always chills when the others join in.

[@Aenea-de9vy]

I love this one! Reminds me of something medieval. A tavern full of sailors drinking beer and telling stories. Fantastic! I also have some NW songs I don’t like that much, I think everyone has. So no harm done here! Just continue the journey! 🔥🤘

[@FromG2eminor]

The least of NW is better than any modern pop. 😊

[@Aenea-de9vy]

@ That is a fact!

[@CoachCastTV]

Yes, medieval sound is most definitely in this one!

[@Uttaitunnelen]

Love your way to say: I love Nightwish 😍

[@user-VeryoldGeezer]

Good backing singer on this one, should go far,,😎

[@CoachCastTV]

🤣

[@lexluthor6497]

@@user-VeryoldGeezer it's a start,maybe she can work her way up.

[@Gillie51-bl8su]

That initial solo was gorgeous... such a warm, rich voice. Definitely my cup of tea (although I have to say that I am an atypical Brit in that I can't stand tea - it's black coffee all the way for me). Love the mellow flute.

[@dksilber9500]

You're so right. I have no problem at all, when somebody says, that Nightwish (or metal) isn't his cup of tea. But I get upset, if somebody denies Nightwishs talent...

[@conradamber]

thanks for the reaction. It might actually be worth also checking out the official video for this one. Not only is it visually stunning, it brings out the deeply melancholic emotion in this song, better than the live version does. This version certainly is beautifull but the video is entire other kind of beautifull. See you next time.

[@celtbhoy]

Glad to see you back well and in good health after the hurrican.🤘

[@CoachCastTV]

Thanks very much!

[@marinaa.6140]

Soo good🥰!

[@KaisaValkama]

Hi adourable Coach-couple! It was so nice to watch you two reacting again. Obviously this was a new song for mrs Coach-playlist, but I think you would both like the last song of this concert. It starts slow, but includes fireworks arranged to music and there are several different parts that have details for you to discover. It's Gratest show on earth.. At first It looks a bit long, but stil ends too soon. Enjoy ❤...Kaisa from Finland

[@TheRealRedAce]

This is a masterpiece! EVERY Nightwish song is different. That is one of the great strengths of the band. Its FAR worse for one person to only like one kind of thing than it would be for everyone to like everything. At least the crowd had wider taste.

[@CoachCastTV]

Coach likes many things. Just not slow songs. Or peas. 🤣

[@TheRealRedAce]

@@CoachCastTV I love a LOT of both slow and fast songs. That's the first time I ever heard of someone not liking a particular SPEED of song! I love (and play) classical music and folk as well as rock/metal and not liking slow songs would be a killer for those. Peas? They're OK by me, but I have heard of some (not very healthy!) people who don't like ANY green veg. Personally I can't stand currants and raisins. I've tried to like 'em but one taste makes me want to barf. :D

[@Erfedwe]

Coach, I agree that there are things that we won't and don't like and that there should be no judgement for that. We all have our preferences. I would caution however to always keep an open mind. To an outsider it seems that you had made up your mind before ever hearing the song that you weren't going to like it and by deciding this in advance, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Try to go into things with a more open mind, and you may find that you enjoy things that you weren't expecting. To Mrs. Coach, I always say that the world would be a boring place if we all liked the same things. I may have even commented this on one of your previous reactions. Music and art are subjective. We like what we like! At that same time, there should always be an opportunity to try and broaden our experiences. I really enjoy your reactions. Keep up the great content!

[@dopey12001]

You need slow and /or quiet songs every now and then to make the fast and / or loud songs seem faster and / or louder. Same even is true for parts inside one song. 🎸🤘

[@elvwood]

I reckon we should stick to our "comfort zone" the majority of the time just to keep on an even keel, but step outside it often enough that we catch the surprise hits when they come along. Sorry this wasn't a hit for Coach, but that's okay - I'm glad you're open to giving it a go! Sending thanks and warm thoughts to our glorious retiree, Marko.

[@christomashofski9160]

"Sea shanty" might be the descriptive term you were looking for early on. The theme of the lyrics is what is most beautiful in this song. It expresses contrasts between the joys in life mixed with the "crosses one has to bear" along the way. It culminates with a depiction of the simultaneous yet contradictory feelings one would experience at death: the fear and sadness at the loss of everything coupled with a feeling of warm, inner peace and relief at the letting go of all life's crosses. While this live performance is widely considered by fans as the most beautiful because it spotlights Marco's extreme talent, the "Official Vid" is also worth watching as an adjunct. The movie-like story imagery behind the music makes this theme clear. We see an old, crusty sea captain who walks along the rocky "sea bottom," struggling and stumbling as he drags his ship along behind him by a rope over his shoulder leading up to the ship which seems to float in the air above. This imagery makes the "Christ dragging his cross" metaphor very obvious, IMHO. At the end, he reaches the edge of a large cliff at which he sits and lets his ship drift off without him to destinations unknown, with the anchor rope dangling free as it floats away. As he watches it recede, the stern, melancholy facial expression melts away into a warm, peaceful smile. Worth checking out.

[@CoachCastTV]

That sounds quite interesting. Thanks for sharing!

[@christomashofski9160]

@@CoachCastTV No problem! I love digging in and deciphering Tuomas' well-woven allegories! It's a great pastime for an old retired geezer! >wink

[@ecbftl]

​@CoachCastTV There is a making of video for the original music video with Anette. Worth seeing as well as it was involved a complicated on-location shoot..

[@DoctorChange106]

AWESOME

[@pauljohnson7382]

If Jethro Tull was from Finland...👍

[@MegaDog555]

🐕we love Marko

[@dionysislarson6352]

What the!?!?! You say that you love Marko's voice but you haven't reacted to their cover of High Hopes yet?! What the hell? That's a malfunction right there. Good react though, thumbs up.

[@trinadawn4166]

Please do high hopes

[@lillianekockritz2796]

If you want to listen to Marko's voice at its best listen to the Nightwish tribute to Pink Floyd "High Hopes" (live 2005). By the way, Floor still misses Marko very much. You can hear this when listening to interviews with Floor. Their voices together had been a "match made in heaven" and they had been good friends for many years. For Floor he had been some kind of "older brother".Troy also has a beautiful voice but totally different from Marko's voice; it is not a metal voice but a soft folk voice. But I also love their latest album "Yesterwynde" (without Marko) where Floor and Troy sing together in some songs. The song "Sway" where Floor's and Troy's voices blend is really beautiful, but my favourites are "Lanternlight" and "Ocean of strange islands".

[@JBeachill]

You’re the best! 🫶🏻

[@redguern]

The blues are not for me either so I’m with Mrs Coach on that. This song is great and it gets better each time I hear it.

[@dmj4966]

Mrs Coach will love Kiss While Your Lips are Still Red live at Wembley

[@BarryOstle-o8z]

WELL THAT'S DIFFERENT IT'S LIKE THEIR VERSION OF QUEEN'S "LOVE OF MY LIFE" AS IN ITS A SLOW SONG AS ALWAYS GREAT REACTION MRS COACH LOL😊

[@michaels247]

I agree with you. There was a great time with Marco, an there is a great time without him. It was his choice, and now its a new time. And I like the new time, too. Yukka is great on the bass, and they all are doing a good job!

[@art3mis290]

Good morning my Coach family, we got frost overnight, snow not far behind I expect. Mr. Coach this is not my favorite song by Nightwish either but that's ok with me too as my playlist of their music is full. Their new album may require me to start a new one or rearrange my current one. Have an awesome week folks, God Bless the USA, I pray you have a smooth transfer of power!

[@CoachCastTV]

Thank you so much. We appreciate that great attitude and wish it did infiltrate our political system so that everyone could get along. Have a great week!

[@dennisthemenace671]

The weasels came back , Coach I saw your eyes glued on Floor when she appeared on the screen , lol mine were also Floor`s eye makeup is mesmerizing .

[@Assel55]

Did you reacted to Nightwishs High Hopes yet? Thank you for your honest thoughts 🫶👍🏻

[@CoachCastTV]

Don't believe we've hit that one yet.

[@zolivk5513]

@@CoachCastTV Must be.This is a famous tribute from Pink Floyd album.More than great.

[@tarmotyyri6733]

Thanks for sharing your reaction to this reflective tale of an old man living a solitary life by the sea. He gazes out at the horizon and remembers his past life filled with joy and love, which is now a distant memory. He lights the beacon on his island to guide strangers back home, symbolizing his own hope and idealism. He sets sail one last time, and the horizon cries the tears he left behind long ago. P.S. Marko had a surgeon operate on his vocal chords & the surgeon accidentally damaged a nerve leading to Marko's vocal chords. Although he managed to overcome that damage, he lost his clean falsetto vocals.

[@CoachCastTV]

It's remarkable the recovery he did make.

[@tarmotyyri6733]

@@CoachCastTV A sign of the Finnish "sisu". From Wikipedis: "Sisu" is extraordinary determination in the face of extreme adversity, and courage that is presented typically in situations where success is unlikely. It expresses itself in taking action against the odds, and displaying courage and resoluteness in the face of adversity; in other words, deciding on a course of action, and then adhering to it even if repeated failures ensue. It is in some ways similar to equanimity, though sisu entails an element of stress management.

[@Dannydudelido]

I remember working in my dad's bar in my teens. We had a well known blues musician playing for weeks. I simply didn't like it, then one day on my way home in a taxi, the radio was playing blues and I suddenly liked it. The weirdest thing. I, of course, always liked rock n' roll so today I simply don't get how I didn't like the blues back then. Through my life I've always loved when I started to like new genres of music. It's a kind of revelation. 🙂

[@CoachCastTV]

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing your story.

[@wgiraud9376]

FYI, Marko wrote The Islander. One of the rare Nightwish song not written by Toumas.

[@no_onein2024]

I had to go look to see what songs you haven't reacted to yet and "Gethsemane" was one of them! It's a Tarja era song which they put in the setlist for the Decades Tour. So please do "Gethsemane" live in Buenos Aires 2018 (yes Gethsemane is the name of the Garden Jesus was arrested in in the Bible, I think it's used metaphorically in the song)

[@TomicaCZ]

Mr. Coach if you like to spotting random interactions in crowd, then go back to Storytime live at 2013 Wacken. At times 3:13 and 3:20 there is everybody in the crowd clapping and there is this single guy who just don't. I love it, that's one of my favourite "easter eggs". 😆

[@CoachCastTV]

🤣

[@hansv.d.hooven5232]

Hi Tomica, we call him the 'time traveller '..

[@scottfield5849]

🤘😊👍

[@trokoshea1]

I warmly suggest that you react to Wintersun - Silver Leaves. Finnish metal, last song of a 2 album project over 12 years. Mrs Coach would probably enjoy the ride... so is Mr. Coach. ;-)

[@NickBR57]

Hey Coach. My father used to say, and it's applicable here I think, "there's no accounting for taste - or the lack of it."

[@CoachCastTV]

🤣

[@Nick-hdi9375bs-ow]

I would actually suggest a band called Sabaton! The singer of Nightwish is married to the drummer, and they focus on military history. A song I would suggest would be "The Red Baron"!

[@paulhayward8459]

Mrs Coach has the most beautiful hair !! Just sayin' !! ❤

[@CoachCastTV]

Thank you!

[@michief3801]

Some songs are better in studio version. This is absolutely one of them. Especially there’s an official music video of this song. Don’t miss it, please check it out!

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻😘 well done While you don't like it, at least this song I suppose!?

[@youaremysecretstream]

❤❤❤ So was it your cup of tea Mrs ? Weak fantasy live Tampere please.

[@CoachCastTV]

She definitely enjoyed it.

[@Magga-f3z]

BATTLE BEAST NOORA LOUHIMO best female HEAVY metal singer from Finland. Where Angel Fear To Fly official music video.

[@Kelsi_the_lamentation]

🤘💎🔥

[@kentk2215]

Personally, I like this song and love Marko, but it is definitely an outlier. Keep being honest and truthful. So, you want to hear a heavy one with Marko? Perhaps, Nightwish’s heaviest song ever, Master Passion Greed. Marko sings lead, and it’s very heavy and angry. There is no official video, and has never once been performed live. Although there is a fan-made video using clips of live performances of other songs. (Look for special video version for that). It is heavy and actually quite good as well. It is directed towards Marcello, Tarja’s husband, whom the band blames for much of the souring of the relationship with her and the band, keep exploring Nightwish, and expanding Mrs. Coach’s playlist. Love y’all.

[@CoachCastTV]

Oh wow, that sounds like one to check out. Thanks very much!

[@WNYretiree]

@@CoachCastTV If you do react to Master Passion Greed, and I think you should, please don't use the fan-made version. It's just clips of the band, and, for me at least, it only distracts from the intensity of this song. There is a fan-made lyric video that is, IMO, a lot better choice.

[@WNYretiree]

I concur

[@CoachCastTV]

@@WNYretiree Many thanks!

[@gregten102]

nice reaction for more marco whille your lips are still red live from wembley

[@wanmac31]

🤘🇫🇮😊🇫🇮💙🪄🎼✨💯👍

[@tommullenix9493]

Hey team ‼️smooth reaction today. Thanks to coach for keeping it real 😊my last queen suggestion with Roger Taylor is more upbeat. Hint hint

[@CoachCastTV]

😁

[@puarterquonder]

If we all would like the same, there was only 1 music vid on youtube.

[@CoachCastTV]

😁👍

[@tonyclark3262]

If you want to try again to get Mrs. Coach interested in the blues, I would suggest reacting to Gary Moore "Still Got The Blues".

[@CoachCastTV]

Thank you!

[@doc8645]

haha, yeah Coach, I'm like you the heavier the better, now if you want a good one you have to try their opener for Wembley "Shudder before the Beautiful", gotta love those "Daisy Duke" shorts. LOL AND if you want their BEST METAL one (in my opinion) you gotta listen to "Master Passion Greed", The lyrics are a little harsh cause it ties into the "Poet" situation and it's way before Floor, but it's the best, guaranteed you'll love it. Damn I miss Marco.

[@CoachCastTV]

Appreciate those suggestions!

[@karihaapanen7520]

👍

[@DraconimLt]

Nah Coach, I'm gonna have to side with Mrs Coach on this one, she likes this song and doesn't like the Blues, you're the reverse, gonna have to say it's your hearing that's a bit defective, but it's ok, we won't hold it against you, lol.

[@jaskau2462]

🤩👍💯💥🎼 🤘😎🇫🇮💙🎶

[@fredgiles5768]

You should react to Markos new song Frankensteins Wife.

[@okiejohn3925]

Might have been better if Coach didn't know going in that this was a slower song...might have preemptively biased him on it. He "knew" he wasn't going to like it, so he didn't...or not🤔

[@soundofnellody262]

Marko and Tarja have published a song "Left on Mars" in 2024. Add it to your list please ;)

[@CoachCastTV]

Reacted to that one a while back.

[@soundofnellody262]

@@CoachCastTV ooops.. And I watched your reaction already 🥸

[@CoachCastTV]

@@soundofnellody262 😅 Don't feel bad, we can barely keep up and we did them.

[@Добро21]

Have you listened to the German band Rammstein?

[@CoachCastTV]

Not yet, but saw them mentioned a few times.

[@Добро21]

@@CoachCastTV If you listen, start with "Du Hast"

[@davidmazzell2332]

If Floor ain't taking the lead, it's not the same, her vocals and stage presence keeps the crowd energized. ❤

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Nightwish is not liking Donald Trump. Marko Hieatala has much to say about DJT.

[@billmorrison8292]

Bit confused here. You say you don't like slow songs but you love the Blues. A good proportion of Blues songs are slow so do you not like them, if you do like them your logic seems flawed.???

[@CoachCastTV]

For lack of a better explanation blues has a feeling, a soul, to it. Most slower ballad type songs lack that soul.

[@Pappa_66]

❤This was/is one of the best NW concerts ever. Also the "warm up" / special guest bands were/are amazing. And in my home town, Tampere.❤. You are right about the boredom when/if everybody likes the same bands/songs. However unfortunately these days like 90% of the reaction channels have about the same 20 bands/artists each. Give you some perspective there are about 7000 metal bands in Finland & Sweden alone. So you should have enough variety but I guess people just don't know and that's why we have so boring music scene. One of the worst periods of music industry and worst generation of music "consumers".

[@CoachCastTV]

Cool that you are from there, and that's crazy there are so many bands just in this genre.

[@duncanwyer2460]

🇬🇧 Norfolk reports for duty just look at the guitar called the beast mr coach and love the song more 😊

[@busher69]

Marko killin' it A guy with Viking heritage singin' a sea shanty. Next stop Valhalla. One of his best, with Floor doin' Floor stuff. Awesome song. That double neck is one beautiful piece of equipment. This song taught me to listen for Kai's subtleties he throws in with his base. As much fun Jukka was to watch on his kit and he was an awesome drummer, Kai isn't as animated as Jukka but he's every bit as good a drummer. Coach, no need to apologize. There are Nightwish songs I don't care for also. It's what makes us all who we are. What's better than that. Check "My Walden" and "Sleeping Sun" - Coach Sleeping Sun isn't for you but Mrs. Coach will love it. It's one of their oldies but one of their very best. Tarja sang it first. It was her version that introduced me to Nightwish maybe 10 years ago. I remembered it and then I found the Nightwish Wachen concert 3+ years later and I've been hooked ever since. Floor's version at this concert is off the charts W O W.

[@CoachCastTV]

Thanks for the wonderful comment!