NIGHTWISH "FANTASMIC PT III" Old Rock Radio DJ REACTS!!

[@karadenizin-kizi]

Oh I clicked on this so fast!! This performance has so much energy it's unforgettable. Tuomas, Emppu, Jukka, Sami and Tarja giving it their everything, their musicianship is exceptional. They're there for the music, and being there in the moment and it shows❣There's something special about seeing Tuomas and Tarja so in synch and Emppu has always been the glue to the band. Thank you for this, glad you got to enjoy this performance and us getting to enjoy your reaction to it!

[@bigg2988]

Yes, it's Fantasmic (short "i"), as in a mix between Fantastic and Fantasmos ("ghosts" in Spanish) - the lyrics fellow commentators put up for our perusal prove the intent was precisely that! Loved seeing this, by now, rare Live cut, and the brilliant band interaction - 2001 (the year, when I, incidentally, tripped over - and fell for - this band by lucky accident) was the first period of real harmony within the band, with them all relishing the company and the new kind of art they were making together. The early DVDs and Live cuts are endearing because of that - and also mind-boggling because of the advanced level of awesomeness on display! Still, refreshing as this clip may be, you oughta listen to the full version of "Fantasmic", which is a solid epic of something around 8:30 minutes in duration! Here, we only get the energetic last part, which ties all the musical motives together... only in this arrangement, it is not clear what IS being reprised. :)) I strongly recommend a reaction to the album version, now that you are acquainted with the Live fireworks the young NIGHTWISH conjured in front of their adoring fans. \m/

[@missrubyphoenix]

I must admit I get all giddy and excited every time I see Tuomas jumping forward and going BANANAS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 hyped by the energy around him, Tarja's vocals are flawless, everyone is pure power and I love it, another precious gem from the past. PS: he might not be as flexible as back then but he still goes hard on certain songs, like Tribal and Pan

[@2beans_and_a_bug]

🤘 Thanks Eric for going into the Nightwish archives! Huge Floor fan here, but I LOVE the old stuff with Tarja too! Awesome stuff! Peace man!✌😊

[@badmotherrucker]

I always love going to the Nightwish wayback machine.

[@tuuli4002]

Thanks Eric! I actually have no idea how to pronounce Fantasmic😆, but I'm a Finn so I'll pronounce the mic part how it's written... so the i is pronounced more like e in English. Love the part where Tuomas goes to headbang with Tarja!

[@xtrbg]

Oh man I've wanted you to do fantasmic forever but you really need to hear the whole studio version. Here half the song is missing . Basically this is the end of the song , so the whole build up and composition is missing and the song is 10+ minutes. I really hope you'll do the studio version as a reaction. It's one of my favorites. Great reaction as always btw.

[@vanessalore9942]

Definitely concur!!

[@sophiepalmer-doran344]

Lyrics Wish upon a star Take a step enter the land Walk through the air Take my hand Wishmaster's will - Join him the quest for dream A make-believe Is all we ever need Wish upon a star No matter who you are The second star to the right Harbinger's gate Beyond the boundaries Blossom ballet In the great wide somewhere Wish upon a star Believe in will The realm of the king of fantasy The master of the tale-like lore The way to kingdom I adore Where the warrior's heart is pure Where the stories will come true A cub of the king betrayed by usurper A girl in the rain swearing to her father's name Belle the last sight for the dying gruesome The beauties sleeping awaiting Deep in a dream For true love's first kiss [Part 3] Bald Mountain Night Devilheart endures but light A mad aerial dance Chernabog's succubi Black Cauldron born Gurgi's heart forlorn Pig-keeper or hero On a quest of augury Maleficent's fury The spindle so luring Dragon fight, dying night Dooming might Apprentice of Yen Sid Conducting the galaxy Dreamer on mountaintop Spellbound masquerade The Sailor an idol for the six-year-old in me The Phoenix of White Agony Creek Enchantress, A mermaid in a tale as old as time A Dragonslayer, The Awakener Wish upon a star...

[@irenehabes-quene2839]

Don’t know much about Nightwish from this period. They sound a lot heavier than today. I admit I like this sound.

[@ConcurpaRich]

Oh hells yeah , whenever I watch this , I actually forget about the music for a few seconds to take in Tuomas leaving his keyboards to take over the headbanging and make sure there is crowd engagement . So awesome ... the "whole" tune is epic

[@Joerg66]

Thanks for the reaction Eric! 👍

[@bridgetmccracken1381]

THIS!!!! My favorite era of NW, the Tarja years 💞

[@evrenyaman8861]

They were already soooo good. 🤘❤️ Thank you . Great reaction as always. And Tuomas is not serious he's just a shy guy 😄

[@lujalainen1]

i looking and listening these reaction about nightwish thousands times and hear songs in radio 27 years. i never get boring nightwish songs ( almost same like older james bond movies ) i wonder why? then it come my mind. classical music ( mozart,beethoven ect. those makers song never get boring ) tuomas mix classical ofcourse this heavy and that makes every songs not boring ( not simply songs to ear ) thanx to great reaction and have wonderful weekend.

[@bikik7929]

Those were the days😂 🤘🏻🔥

[@marikasande]

Man, do I feel old now! 😂 I honestly didn't remember this one, but now I do and I remember also how long ago it was when I heard it the first time! Fun seeing Tuomas headbanging in front!

[@kerrismith5986]

Thank you, hon. Your insights are very thought provoking. (Psssst. I almost always go back and listen to a piece again to catch all the bits I had missed until this point!!!)

[@larryd4352]

Man...I missed so much because here in the US....I had never heard of them until 2018!

[@iina6106]

Finally!!!! Thank you 🥹😍

[@yssanne24601]

I am so glad you've talked about Tarja being the driving force in a really understated way, I always felt that way about her, even later on when she had on those gorgeous gowns and what not. She was just equal to the other members of the band. Also, I miss this Nightwish so badly. I feel Tuomas on the last several albums is kinda trying to out-grandiose himself, if it makes sense. And the bassist's name is Sami Vänskä. 🤘

[@Pertit-c1c]

Thanks Eric! Again, morning full of good memories - when my veins and band full was full nitro.

[@melicriszoe1]

Es uno de los mejores videos en vivo de Nightwish en toda su historia ❤

[@evermoredragon892]

I was at the concert it was at Pakkahuone in Tampere on the 29th December 2000. The bass player is Sami Vänskä. One of the best concerts I have ever been to. Great reaction, thanks for the upload

[@MrDijaru]

Love it eric great reaction 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@averagebear5889]

Tuomas plays air guitar with the best of them.

[@v-mp2557]

Thomas' presence here is always great to watch. 🤘

[@vanessalore9942]

It does have the short I not the long one. Like fantastic. This is one of those opus songs Tuomas does on each of his albums. The whole song is not here just the third part. As it might suggest from the title. The entire song is just wonderful. It’s fun to see Tuomas come out from behind the keyboard

[@Yaspis]

This whole gig is great; the mixing is on point, and everyone in the band is giving it their all, even at the end of the gig. They're such *babies* here, and that energy... man. There's just something about bands who are just about to hit their ascent hard, and how they perform their live shows.

[@jounihannula7240]

No matter who is bassplayer or drummer or singer Tuomas and Emppu are the sound of the Nightwish.

[@IlkkaPrusi]

Bass player in early days was Sami Vänskä (around Oceanborn album). In the first album Emppu did bass as well.

[@franshinlopen2166]

The first twenty minutes or so of this live DVD were fantastic, especially TPSTO! After that, the energy starts to fluctuate. I usually shut it down then. Back then, Nightwish only had two serious albums to fall back on, Angels Falls First being more like a demo. This song is in the part I don't usually listen to any more, but I do still like it. Thanks for reintroducing it to me!

[@deborahfoster5520]

🤟🤟🤟 😊

[@bartonbagnes4605]

🤘😆🤘Fantastic performance from Tarja.

[@Donna-C]

“Fantasmic!” 😅

[@SherriCannon-j6y]

Excellent analysis, thank you! Sami gets no love from any other reactors, nice to see it here. My favorite Tuomas moment of all time.

[@NickBR57]

I'd liketo hear your thoughts on music from the first album, like Lappi or Know Why the Nightingale Sings, or maybe non-album songs like the eponymous Nightwish. Also no live performances. Unfortunately I don't do Discord (rightly given their recent massive data breach)... However, thanks for going back somewhat for an earlier work. There is a rich mine in these early performance. I put Emppu right up in the top 5.

[@k.l.7788]

Tuomas said in one finnish book (2020) that his doctor told him his moshing days are over, but having seen him last tour, he is not really listeningo to that doctor. 😅

[@zbygniewprlwytzkofsky6614]

Sami Vänskä is the bass player, replaced by Marko Hietala in 2001. Did he disappear completely? Almost, but he came back on stage in 2016, giving Marko the opportunity to descend to the audience and watch how it is (smoking 🙂) to see Nightwish perform. Nightwish, Stargazers, (feat. Sami Vänskä) Live at Himos Park 2016, Floor early pregnant with Freya.

[@mynanaleo]

Yayyy Thank you! The bassplayer's name is Sami. Going back to 2001 you saw the true foundation of Nightwish, Tuomas and Emppu and their trusting and creative friendship

[@esttelavidalinarolonmontie5431]

Excelente reacción esta es la línea original de Nightwish Tuomas , Tarja , Emmpu , Sammy y Yukka🤘🏻 el nacimiento de Nightwish como banda del Rock Metal Sinfónico Operístico ya que antes solo eran una banda Acústica Sinfónica Operística y puedes confirmarla en el primer Album Demo de la banda desde su segundo Album Oceanborc Nightwish cambia de género musical al Rock Metal Sinfónico Operístico osea la mezcla del Rock Metal + la Sinfonía + la voz lirica operistica esta canción dura unos 8 minutos 30 es larga y Tuomas prefirió acortar la canción para los shows en vivo en la 3ra parte de la canción, esta era siempre fue energética y era energética por todos los miembros no solo de Tarja este concierto en específico es genial esta llena de energía y compañerismo es uno de los conciertos más energéticos de la banda sin duda alguna además en esta era todo es mas pesado y sucio mas Dark mas Rock Metal mas power metal 🤘🏻😏

[@shmamblebeei845]

Великолепная группа, великолепный лайв, возвращает старые воспоминания, спасибо!😊

[@arnepettersson3515]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@r.e.4640]

ALL hale the REAL TRUE QUEEN 👑 of NIGHTWISH and of ALL FEMALE SYMPHONIC METAL SINGERS!!!, the very beautiful looking and very unique voice of the enchanting TARJA!!!😀👍👍🤘

[@kazfarah7623]

Tarja Turunen the woman that you are 🥰

[@Donna-C]

“Baby Nightwish!” 😅 Tuomas!! - So Good! 👏

[@RuthlessBiscuit3]

YES! 🤘🤘

[@thiagopopeye]

true nightwish

[@Thinker-1st]

👍🤘

[@patrickwest2288]

I don't usually comment, but I will now

[@andresweiland3714]

I don't usually respond but i will now

[@andresweiland3714]

Very intense song...and very old

[@rob54bama]

I concur!

[@glenngunnis6642]

🎸🤘

[@sassori85]

you should listen to the full song in the studio version it's amazing but underrated 😢😊😊

[@commonlycalledcosmin4190]

You have a cool voice man.

[@Xydroos]

Jotain torvia

[@philliphughes6600]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Alex-gn1ws]

🤘

[@EmeraldWings90]

KZbin eats my comment if I add a link, even to youtube itself :( :( What I was saying:

[@markpeeters6178]

😈

[@mynanaleo]

Today Wacken Open Air 2024 begins... Let's go, have a wylde Ride with Metal fans from around the world... WILLKOMMEN 🤘

[@STELLVIA.]

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[@renejensen7799]

Toumas still can get very much into the music, with headbanging at hes keyboard, and other expresions, but he proberly would not go to front of stage like he did here, unless its time for a bow.. lol BTW Tuomas and Empuu are the 2 original guys left in the band nowadays, rest jumped on along the way..

[@sophiepalmer-doran344]

Tuomas stepping in and dancing i think was due to Sami not being engaged with the audiance

[@kitiofthewilds7848]

🤘🏻

[@vanessalore9942]

I think his name is Sami Vasca. Not sure about the last name

[@KristiinaBerg]

Sami Vänskä.

[@vanessalore9942]

@@KristiinaBergThank you!!

[@draagnipur8767]

I must be honest - I don`t know who have decided to dive this song on parts but was asshole. Listening to this video is like starting sex from orgasm... BTW: this is my fav song of them (whole one).

[@hietalamari1301]

🤩🔥🎶

[@minna9917]

🤘🇫🇮

[@petradrahosova1756]

🤘🤘🤘😉

[@Boa_Omega]

Sami was hired after the demo. Emppu did both bass and guitar on it. Of course they hired Jukka. played until his health failed him. Tarja we all know her story. 3rd founder. Sami fired in 2001. He did not see eye to eye with Tuomas. and everyone calls it fan tas meek. Wether everyone is right I have no idea. The exact date is December , 29, 2001. A club in Tampare Finland. Early days. So many fabulous songs you just don't hear covered in later days . The concert holds up. Tarja very much part of hyping the crowd. Everyone part of the magic. She never was one to have to be centre stage or a diva in the negative sense. She has always been warm and friendly to fans and band mates alike. No one does fan service like her. Having the band to work with makes everyone better

[@hugogodoyalvarez4212]

when the band was a reference for other bands, when they differentiated themselves from the rest. NW 2001 was much better than NW 2024

[@tomdog78]

I only like Nightwish from 2012 to present. Floor RULES!!!!

[@karadenizin-kizi]

just my opinion but you're missing out on a lot of incredible music from Tuomas if you're just there for Floor. But to each their own.

[@tomdog78]

@@karadenizin-kizi Tarja is to operatic and I don't like her accent, and Annette just sounds like a small child. My opinion only. ✌️

[@nicholew350]

@@tomdog78Yeah, the last two albums has Tarja singing in a more contemporary style. At least you didn’t bash Tarja this time.

[@esttelavidalinarolonmontie5431]

Pues que haces aquí en una reacción a Nightwish de su era dorada donde evidentemente no existe Floor Jansen en el mando vocal 🤪 más bien creo que eres un aficionado exclusivo de Tarja porque en cada reacción a Tarja Turunen estás ahí comentando negativamente superala hermano casi 20 años que ya no está en la banda pero los fans de Floor Jansen y no así de Nightwish no la pueden superar tu inseguridad le da poder a Tarja Turunen 😏 ubicate niño

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