Redhead Reaction to Nightwish - Sahara (Live At Tampa) [HD]

[@okiejohn3925]

This song/performance is almost criminally underrated.

[@rnowak85]

Love this video. Not only is the song awesome (Tuomas has said the song is about the history of Egypt told from a fantasy point of view) but the video really shows the smaller venues Nightwish plays here in North America as compared to the much bigger theaters and stadiums they play everywhere else. Because of that smaller size we don't get the big stage production like they do in Europe. No video wall. No pyro. Saw them live in Boston in 2022 and still a magical show (best concert of my life) but on my bucket list to see them live in Europe. Also in South America, specifically Buenos Aries to be part of that crazy passionate audience. The bonus with the smaller venues is that it is easier to get great seats!

[@ecbftl]

I agree. I saw them with the simpler stage setup in Montreal 2022 in a 2300 person club venue. Made the mistake of sitting on the balcony. Good view, but sound was distorted because of the curved ceiling. Went down near the stage later, and it was so much better. Floor got concerned at one point as a girl had a problem near the stage crowd surfing. The audience is right up close to the stage, as it was in Tampa.

[@rnowak85]

@@ecbftl That's awesome. I live in Burlington, VT and growing up, Montreal is where we went to see live music in the 80's. Saw Rush and Gary Numan at the Forum and saw Stevie Ray Vahn, Peter Tosh, Talking Heads, and The Police at Olympic Stadium. CHOM-FM was my go to radio station and listened to a ton of Led Zeppelin, Rush, and April Wine. There is a Canadian reactor Rayactions who reacted to Sign of the Gypsy Queen. Need to get my passport so I can start going to concerts in Montreal again instead of driving all the way to Boston.

[@ecbftl]

@@rnowak85 Nice to hear from someone who knows the scene. CHOM-FM haven't changed a lot and is still the go-to rock station in Montreal, and are available on the web also. Nightwish played at what was the Spectrum, but is now called M-TELUS. In the past at that venue I saw Moist and also Asia on their Omega tour with an extensive Robert Palmer drum solo.

[@silverblack5475]

I have to see them in South America

[@ecbftl]

@@rnowak85 CHOM-FM is still going, and plays a variety of rock as it always has since the 70s. I have heard them play Led Zeppelin, Rush and April Wine in recent years. You can find them on the web, along with their play lists. I first heard April Wine and Rush when they played at my High School in Toronto many years ago. Last saw April Wine at a Canada Day outdoor show near the canal in Montreal I think in the 90s. Classic Canadian rock.

[@jroutasula5250]

Thank you and welcome back with Nightwish. I think the most divergence between first singer Tarja Turunen and Floor Jansen is that Tarja Turunen says "look at me I sing here" and Floor Jansen "I sing for you".

[@AGDinCA]

One of the few occasions where Floor vamps for the camera...

[@ianknowles8934]

Love the way Floor moves in this one !

[@texassendero4901]

Floor's voice amazes me as how clear it is at any volume or tone with any music behind her at any time 💯💯 Red the way you explain things is simply spot on every time ❤❤❤#redheadedneighbor #bestreactor #redsarmy #beautifulfuncountrygirl #heartofgoldwithmetalinhersoul #39K💕💕 You are not weird you a so unique and special ❤‍🩹❤‍🩹

[@ronaldderooij1774]

It is called the singer's formant and singers (especially opera singers) train the hell out of themsleves to get it. Once you have it, singing over an ochestra or rock band does not cost you half the effort. It saves your voice long term.

[@Tarkus_]

My vote for Nightwish's most underappreciated performance. I love this so much! 👍🤘

[@williamking1554]

GODESS FLOOR 😍😍😍😍😍😍😝😝😝

[@RoccoDekker-u3n]

🖤FLOOR JANSEN 💪Valkyrie Queen🖤 🥇Most versatile singer. 🥇Best theatrical storyteller. 🥇Beautiful personal appearance on stage. 🥇Has the most contact with the crowd. 🥇 Really knows how to entertain the crowd. 🥇 Frontwoman with most years active with Nightwish. 🥇 More reliable than...🥈Tarja (fired) 🥉Anette (quits in the middle of tour). 🥇 Old Nightwish songs were adapted by putting more thought and creativity into them, making them even more magical, and Floor made these old songs her own. Having said that, I still feel I'm selling Floor short😔

[@ThomasSmith-rd1er]

You are so genuine and real, truly the girl next door type I enjoy your musical references.... Keep doing what you do, you are a breath of fresh air...

[@glenngunnis6642]

A true gem! The Queen is back!🎸🤘

[@Kelsea-2002]

I found your comparison with the different rock layers incredibly beautiful and accurate.

[@AndyMagnusson70]

Wiiiiiiii now you made this swedish guy very happy. One of my all time favourites. Thank you

[@tomasnyqvist3119]

Denna oxå 👍🤘

[@KathleenChilds]

This is actually one of my most favorite songs…. Such beautiful vocals…. 🤗❤️🎶

[@jimharris367]

Just utterly magnificent, what a band this is, just next level 🤘

[@xrecec]

Love this song, very rarely reacted to, so kudos for choosing it :)

[@user-Rockmagix]

Absolutely marvellous song, one of my Nightwish favourites!!! Thank you from Germany

[@phile3131]

Love the way this chugs along like Led Zep's 'Kashmir'.

[@mattihopiavuori353]

Love your example wrt the absolutely amazing way Nightwish (Tuomas, THE compositional & lyrical GENIUS), layers each song 👏👏👏 My entire being is forever embedded in these layers! And comparing Floor’s singing to rain, brilliant; Floor’cast can be a whisper or a roaring thunderous downpour, and anything in between! Floor can rain on me 24/7! & 🫵 can be my neighbor!

[@redheadedneighbor]

🥰

[@mdudley52]

I was at this concert.Awesome live show

[@ValtteL]

Tuomas (in 2007): What could be more of a cliche than a heavy band singing about Egypt’s history! One of my favorite tracks. And Marco’s also. The track’s text is a pure glow of mind’s images that have no base in reality. An escapist’s fantasy dream of Egypt five thousand years ago. We put in the lyrics for parts that we call “slave chants” - the man choir is singing along with the kettledrum “Shah!” and “Agadaga!”. It brings pretty historical feeling to the song - pulling blocks of stones, the sand rustling under your feet and burning sun.

[@tomasnyqvist3119]

Thanks for the reaction. As you said the songs are very layered and I sometimes like to listen several times to the same song and listen for specific sounds/instruments.

[@strabel803]

That was nice Red🙏It realy is the joy of all the band members why they always leave us with those positiv feelings. It IS special,i like bands like Rush,aristocrats ,Dream theater, and a few others wich also give me joy of listening to them but, with Nightwish it's getting more personal in a way, it's more like,your friends are on stage and playing for you. It is adictiv in a way,because,Who doesn't like positiv feelings? 😁🤘

[@jasonmarshall7572]

Love this song thank you. Have you heard of the song ( Who I Am ) Floor and Irene Jansen song two sisters singing together double trouble. It's an older song i believe was back in the After Forever days.

[@lujalainen1]

to freedom what ever singer,very good to say :) thanx to great reaction and have wonderful weekend.

[@markclements-bs3mb]

For years I used to listen to this song not knowing it's name, I just knew it as 1,001 😂

[@rogbrunet]

I thought it was The Philosopher and the Thief......

[@markclements-bs3mb]

@@rogbrunet 🤣

[@stpfs9281]

"Sahara" when it's cold? It was soon after "The Mummy", 1999. By the twelfth century, the "1001 Nights" was established, with the story of Scheherazade being its frame: "One thousand and one nights..." Oh, synesthesia! Cool! Tuomas has a bit of that (Ocean born, The Blue, “Deep delicious blue beneath”, "Piano black over cleansing waters", "Terribly sweet perfume deafens me"). The multiple layers of sound, like strata in rock. Go Marko! Vocalise scat? Did you notice her heels? How does she move like that?

[@Spectre67Productions]

Troy playing that E-bow is sublime.

[@erickvermeulen9734]

I do not often leave a comment but once again I enjoyed listening to Nightwish with you and seeing your joy and hearing your impression.

[@juniusluriuscatalus6606]

Emppu's haunting guitar in the start, following hard and heavy contrasting Floor's pure singing... It just works. Nice to see a new reaction creator who has this feeling of being real. Reminds me of the earliest reaction creators I fell in love with. One thing to notice (typing this while listening, so this might be a miss) is that they really enjoy performing. Just look at them smile and having fun. Emppu is always a bit mischievous gremlin up there and I love it! Marco unfortunately had to leave the band, and we have to respect his choice, but at least we got the recordings. This sheet is epic. I'm surprised that Sahara isn't more popular, but considering how much they got excellence, I guess it's not a surprise that such gems like this don't get the appreciation they deserve! So let's blame them for making too good music! :D

[@jeffreycook2112]

Hey neighbor, as usual I love your Nightwish reactions. Nightwish is what drew me to KZbin in the first place. Every single reactor that I am subscribed to started with a Nightwish reaction. Sahara is kind of a deep track that most people don’t react to. But it is an amazing song. And Goddess Floor is stunning as always.

[@youaremysecretstream]

Another great one 🫶 And you're totally right I also feel energized and hyped in a positiv way listening to them. Even when they're going heavy😊🤘❣️

[@texassendero4901]

Y'All go watch her reaction to Dan Wesley it is written about our Bad Joke Beauty called Have You Seen Her ❤❤❤ You will never see her more ADORABLE #redheadedneighbor #bestreactor #redsarmy #beautifulfuncountrygirl #heartofgoldwithmetalinhersoul #39K

[@ecbftl]

Some of the sounds were Troy in behind Emppu playing his guitar with an ebow. Marko doing subtle backing vocals as well as some killer bass. Love this one.

[@kerryfisher5264]

Hi readhead 😊love nightwish 7 hour drive for me living in Georgia

[@fettiestube5692]

Love this ❤

[@joretavara5265]

Compouser, lyricist and arranger Maestro Tuomas Holopainen metal Mozart

[@raymond2896]

Gtsy Red ❤❤❤

[@mvellis3863]

I've always seen this song as Tuomas' answer to Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir"

[@Ireksojkowski]

Hi, very very beautiful reaction, thank you

[@RolfMeyer-cl7ou]

Wonderful reaction red❤😊

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻😘and again well done The next one maybe "Sagan" the neglected child!?

[@Aussiecris214]

Wooow ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@124Spider5]

124 Spider here. Nightwish Army Soldier present for duty. Hello from Portugal.

[@BigzampanoXXL]

Thank you for this nice present. Very good. And they are killing me. Floor always stunning. I think she was pregnant with Freya.

[@kitiofthewilds7848]

Tampa concert was in March 2016, Freja was born in March 2017… that would make it one helluva long pregnancy 😏

[@BigzampanoXXL]

@@kitiofthewilds7848 sorry, my fault....thanks for info.

[@NickBR57]

Annette did this quite well but Floor is something else. This wasn't the first time Tuomas used suspended pentatonic to get the Eastern sound. He first used it on the debit album in the track Tutankhamun. Floor though, adds to it with the "snake dance". Love Emppu's guitar of course but as usual all the instrumentals are superb. Oh and Synesthesia is more common than many realise it - Eric Clarke on The Wylde Side has it; Alexander Skriabin famously wrote using colours to visualise his music

[@mikeyeo940]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@AllenMadsen-pu6th]

I believe Floor was pregnant durning this tour. Her first daughter was born in March of 2017 .

[@karihaapanen7520]

Finns are shy by nature. I'm one 🙂

[@EyesOfGehenna]

This is sort of a deep track, but has become one of my favourites over time. The original singer is Tarja, who is very much a classical singer. So she only sings in that classical style but she's really good at it. This song came out on an album with the second singer Anette. She has a more pop/musical sound, and admittedly had a hard time singing the songs from the Tarja era live. I'm not a big fan of her but there are plenty of people who are, so that's neither here nor there. The amazing thing about Floor is that she can handle the entire Nightwish catalogue and has made older songs her own, like Ghost Love Score from the Tarja era and this one from the Anette era 😊. If you are ever going to do videos comparing versions you'll want to compare the two of the original and the current one by Floor. Word to the wise: you can share which one's your favourite of course but don't pick sides 😉

[@mangalover0149]

This one was from Dark Passion Play, so it's an Anette era song. It's one of my favourite from the album.

[@trekkerj]

More Nightwish! Try some tracks from the new album, like The Weave, Spider Silk, or the Antikythera Mechanism.

[@WNYretiree]

I love this song. It draws you in, as do all of the Nightwish songs, then carries you on a journey. Floor is a treasure, and you're right that she rightly gets most of the attention, with the very able backing of the marvelous musicians that make music with her. I think, however, that it is time that you did explore some of the music from the Tarja and Annette eras. The history, and growth, of this band are a true journey. I see you haven't reacted to Tarja's version of Phantom of the Opera, from the End of an Era DVD yet, and I am thinking that is one of the most watched in their catalog. The Siren, from that same DVD is another must listen to. As for Annette, her rendition of Slow Love Slow, live at the Montreux Jazz Festival is a must see. Heck, you haven't even listened to what Marko can do yet. Try High Hopes, from End of an Era, or The Islander, live from Tampere for a better idea of what a really great voice he has. No comparisons from me. I think there is something special about all of them and I think you really will know Nightwish better for listening to them.

[@alanfoster6589]

How can you react properly to a video if you have your eyes downcast or half-closed half the time?

[@utubberize]

Well dont you look all toasty and warm...lol

[@bradgarrett9684]

Would you please react to The Cult’s Sweet Soul Sister official vid

[@bobsuisse2]

@RED: I still hope you will return to EPICA. It is so sad, that you have only reacted to the duet with Floor 8 month ago - blow your mind with the newest song. "Arcana" live Symphonic Synergy - and you are in another deep rabbit hole again. Promised. 😂 Spoiler: orchestra, choir, children choir, live and epic. BUT if you want to continue the oriental vibes of Sahara it must be "Code of Life" AFAS live,

[@fernandooliveira1097]

What Instagram?

[@mattmid7012]

Just a fantastic band. There's two other singers to explore. The middle one, to be fair, is best on the album version rather than live but some of their best songs were written during her time in the band.

[@xflyingtiger]

The End of an Era tour had some of the best Tarja Turunen performances in my opinion. i especially like their version of Phantom of the Opera. Check it out. It is a mind bogglingly good performance.

[@user-VeryoldGeezer]

This is Tmpere Finland,,😎

[@dbcanada]

🤔 Live at Tampere, not Tampa.😄

[@kathyn6479]

It was in Tampa.

[@duncanwyer2460]

🇬🇧 Norfolk reports for duty 😊 this song is often overlooked but with its Egyptian scales what’s not to love ? Thanks neighbour