Tides Of Time (Acoustic at Pinkpop 2010)

[@nickeprick]

If this song doesn't touch your heart, then you truly don't have one.

[@thyaghinho]

Truly

[@rbeforme]

I LOVE Simone, but come on guys; don't forget about the amazing band that backs her! That's how the glory comes through as a whole! :) EPICA FOREVER!!

The most beautiful woman in the whole world singing her most beautiful song ever. I cried.

[@adegiare]

Ew

[@cancelled_user]

@@radrums7362 You never cry even a little bit when you're deeply immersed into a beautiful music? Nothing to do with being gay. It's higher emotions that make you different from other animals. Unless you are emotionally disabled.

[@yuhsey]

How can Isaac sit beside her watch her sing like that and not fall in love with her

[@Chekkoish]

He must secretly love her, there is no other way XD

[@marcelomelo2959]

I was thinking the same...hahaha

[@anthonyp6379]

I bet they all are in love.

[@robertkitchell7287]

Such an incredible voice, and she's got to be one of the more gorgeous women on this planet.

[@EvaMetalhankle]

I love when she improvises. No fear, my dear !

[@diegoulate4468]

13 year later and im still in love of Simone 😍so perfect

[@xocxox]

The songwriter is awesome.. What a marvelous song!

[@themehplace3605]

She wrote the song.

[@Wriwnas1]

I love this song so much, my husband and I considered it for our wedding dance but we couldn't pick it in the end because of its sad lyrics. We danced to Nightwish's Sleeping sun instead..

[@procomxt]

Well,yes.its a beautiful song singing about death and the frailty of life ; it's not very fitting for a marriage !

[@lonestaritaly]

I return periodically to this specific performance because........ ❤

[@danielribeiro5779]

2:37 ... Don't lose sight, don't deny We are leaves meant to fall There's a meaning to all our

[@SmoonSmile]

This is one of the best Epica songs an she sounds perfect here!

[@670pppp]

Que voz ♥

[@Salvationschild]

She's so beautiful and so sweet :)

[@fmgp]

I love you Simone!!!! I just...... love YOU!!!!

[@immortalsoloist]

Seeing Epica in 2010 live at the Hollywood House Of Blues was just EPIC!!! It was amazing. I still remember that performance. The whole band is fantastic. Simone as beautiful and angelic as ever :)

[@bhengdelgado3555]

Great voice from one of the most beautiful face in the universe...

[@LysOfRivia]

She is the most adorable person on the planet ... I want to be like her and I don't say that often!!

[@amrelazab1495]

that look on his face 3:13 ,, no one sings like this, no one can, no one still do

[@ValosDemon]

amazing how much beauty can be delivered by just a voice... so many strings touched inside... this song can break you any time :)

[@eternalmourning9613]

This song makes me cry a lot!

[@Kampfstier667]

the most beautiful woman on earth.. love her so much. she's amazing.

[@B10ndM4CH1n3]

WOW! she's amazing!! her voice is like an angel singing ♥

[@eliorahg]

I actually love how her singing is not perfect in this. Really brings the human-emotional element to the song.

[@ericbraun4652]

Me too. Pitch correction turns singers into machines.

[@alexisramos3447]

Awesome 😍

[@elrojales9083]

Mesmerizing, lovely voice :)

[@scoorpio931031]

Love her hair! :D Love her voice, her music, her!

[@marianasaez8882]

They are all amazing

[@diavoleindraco28]

me encanta!!!

[@themadameshadows]

the most beatiful woman

[@MaracujaLive]

espetacular voz ............ perfeita

[@BlastWavemetal]

Suena genial !!!

[@gerardocallejon2680]

Tremendo el piano!

[@EarlyForgaen]

one of the singers that gets away with being flat, as true beauty is the minute miss to apparent perfection

[@gerardocallejon2680]

Hermosa!

[@ozodrac6837]

Música perfeita amo 😍😍😍😍

[@jezkn]

What a brilliant recovery at 4.04! If she hadn't glanced back at Coen we (non-Dutch) would never have noticed. Sign of a true Pro that and after it she didnt allow it to throw her but finished beautifully (although the start was dodgy - owing to Coen's inability to locate those white and black bits again !!). But overall - I prefer the PinkPop electric version which was phenomenal. This has to be the TOUGHEST SONG for Simone to perform live by a long chalk, and its even tougher acoustically.

[@1000watlas]

plena harmonia ,entre sua voz e beleza.

[@IceQueen625]

LOVE this band. Still sad they didn't play it when I saw them last November :(. Hopefully next time.

[@Cmelodymanning1991]

:-D she did amazing. I love her voice! You think u can sing it better have at it, she got it!

[@2112666123]

BEAUTIFUL AMAZING LOVE SS

[@DTMelodicMetal]

Guide is through what we knew would come all along 🤘

[@Dima-fb3qs]

прекрасное исполнение!!

[@AmonFTWAmarth]

Simply epic.

[@barbaradasilvachagas5376]

Linda performance como sempre. Quem não gostou é simples, vai lá e faz melhor.

[@elGijon]

Não precisa ser melhor para expressar uma opinião ... ex : Se você não gostou de um filme você não precisa fazer melhor pra opinar

[@piplupsi]

That's what I thought :S She looks like she's struggling a bit too. I've read a few comments on youtube saying that her voice isn't what it used to be... I hope it's just a brief phrase. I love Epica and Simone, I really hope their music can reach further across the globe. I live in Australia and a HUGE fan of Epica but it sucks that they do not have enough fans here to perform. I wanna move to Europe. >

[@zaidabrilanime]

I love Isaac!! so cute!!

[@iceddust69]

I was atheist til i found Simone now i know there is a God out there shes amazing :)

[@Depthsreflection]

i still dont understand all the fuzz with adele music when the world has simone epicness

[@jezkn]

For some one who was not well at the time -I think she did bloody fantastic - and so exposed here without full band backing. To deliver like this when clearly under the weather is sign of a true pro. As for the bloody metzo/soprano debate, what does it matter -she spans a range that overlaps both registers, So what - it's just a bloody label. Of course the classical brigade get all het up about it because in that genre it's all about over-analysis, bloody labels and ciriticising the competition!

[@marianaxavier1209]

a música da minha vida

[@WisleyVasconcelos]

Perfeição da Nature

[@BenjaTooooost]

@ThePoetsWolf09 Yes, they are in the band haha! Isaac Delahaye is the one on guitar, and Coen Janssen is the one on keyboards. Look at their "names" in your booklet. :P And YES! I agree with you 100% =D

[@juanjeria7379]

Simone simons la voz más linda del mundo 💋❤🥰😘✌🇨🇱

[@Luckeoliver]

Coen...love you!!

[@vambinaa]

[@gpaul856]

A truly great song from a great band and unbelievably talented singer! I would love to hear Carly Rose Sonenclar from America's The X Factor - USA sing this song. I believe she is the only one left on the show who can sing it. Please go to The X Factor and Tweet Carly Rose. Ask her to think about singing this song. It would win her the competition and give Epica some much needed American airtime.

[@jezkn]

There are a couple of performances at PinkPop which reveal she is a bit off colour but this is not one of them. If this is how she sings when she's feeling a bit dodgy - doesn't leave much hope for other vocalists does it? It's Coen that fluffs a few notes particulraly in that intro (and he knows it!)!

[@bignade00]

i love simoneso much !!!

[@BorisDraconian]

Her eyes are like heavens door

[@m41c00]

As i sayed, "in my opinion", but i agreed that any member of the band is iportant, in fact, i like Epica, the band, your totality. ;)

[@SigurdBraathen]

Check out wikipedia's article on "acoustic music". Granted the word "primarily" in that article leaves room for interpret.

[@jezkn]

It's the 'driving mankind forwards' I'm slightly worried about in view of your previous reply. The mind boggles

[@brigadirkopi]

enlightening ..

[@Soniabeatrizb]

exelente!!!!!!!!!

[@PowerMetalFan1]

@CorinkaTeja you're right singing is faulse but I think we can forget it this time (:

[@GuitarCoachMx]

mi noviiaaa

[@agominator]

@BlackDarkHeart i didnt know she was ill. I was starting to believe that she doesnt always prepare herself for singing opera. too bad that the 2 good quality concerts from the DYU tour (in milwaukee and Pinkpop) she was ill of her voice so she dindt sound opera

[@Ametsipe]

Oh come now. Only the first note of the verses is significantly off. It's not an easy jump to do, and when your voice is off due to ilness it's virtually impossible to get it right. I think it's awesome she still manages to get those high notes out.

[@Romalian]

I find it very funny how she speaks her language with all her buddies before song... Then the song begins and it's in English.

[@m41c00]

Agreed, but in my opinion, Simone is the soul of epica

[@BenjaTooooost]

@ThePoetsWolf09 Yes hahaha! I have their entire discography on my iPod (all purchased LEGALLY). And it was actually their remix of the 'Spider Man' main theme that I heard of them (off The Classical Conspiracy). :) All you can do after you discover them is wonder WHY you hadn't sooner! At least thats how it was for me! (^_^)

[@GuitarCoachMx]

@gotiker la tecnica de bell cantO ! es asi un poco! no es que forze la voz sus agudos son muy tecnicos! con mucho estilo clasico! :) saludos..

[@Tangakkai]

I've the feeling they we're hell of a nervous bunch right there :D

[@rapcoremanx]

simone I LOVE YOU

[@abrahambetancourt6809]

Simone is a very talented singer

[@briseisjhoplin6300]

amo a banda Epica, adoro as composiçoes e o jeito como o Mark orquestra o som da banda, essa musica: tides of time é linda letra e melodia, mas convenhamos que essa versão ficou extremamente diferente a simone desafina e no finalsinho erra feio e tem que volta é como muitos dizem a simone morre no palco ao ivo ela manda mal pacas.

[@metabolicshaun]

I thought she sang it really well.Of course it's not going to sound as good as it did on the cd.It does not matter that she is interested in fashion,many women & some men are very interested in fashion.It does not make them lesser people.She is allowed other interests other than music.

[@melissaschianchi9547]

She made a mistake at the end...she got lost...well, she was out of tune a few times but it is a difficult song...great job anyway!

[@naughtrussel5787]

I adore Simone for this. Her "goofyness", cute mistakes and her singing on metal stage make so amazing contrast, I have no words.

[@ruivametaleira6789]

I think she was a little nervous. But search for a video where she sings the song "Memory", it is one of her best performances. I guess I can understand a little why she gets so nervous during concerts... she is a beautiful girl, so everyone expects her to be perfect (perfect looks, perfect voice, perfect behavior etc). This kind of pressure can be very annoying.

[@oissakify]

Epica =

[@kiotocitystories]

@Lindasacola If you watch Unleashed you'll see that she's taking a pill.

[@thedigitalnomad]

I didn't notice a mistake in the end, really. She was a little flat starting off though. But it's fine, such a beautiful song!

[@Luckeoliver]

@kiotocitystories YEah!! it's perfect !!!

[@1lagrimanegra]

SE EQUIVOCOOO =P E IGUAL TE AMAMOS MI REINA JEJE

[@Michelle_Void]

💖💖💖

[@danielacandido873]

música linda *---*

[@sandravovin]

She again sings it in her unique way, feeling the song and enjoying the meaning. But Simone, I think you should focus on the clarity of the tones as first - this is the most important thing, because some tones were slightly lower than supposed to be and I could hear it and it just distracts the enjoyment of the listener. But otherwise, Simone rocks!!! I love her!

[@epicaisepic9923]

Kateřina Černoušková you are critiquing Simone?? lol this is old now. so thats kinda silly. this is clearly not an easy song to sing and it might not be her best work but she still an incredible vocalist. she has also grown in the past several years as an artist. I saw them last year and she's incredible live. In fact better than ever. check out their new stuff if u havent!

[@sandravovin]

i was at their concert and it was amazing, your words are true! :)

[@rbeforme]

Mark Jansen writes most of the band's music, and actually founded the band. If there is a single member of the band that is its "soul", it's him.

[@naughtrussel5787]

Yep, but he's not the only member, who do this. As for "tides of time" - wikipedia states that lyrics are by Simone and music is written by Coen.

[@jezkn]

Could you explain please - for those of us with a more sheltered uprbringing - thanks ?

[@rey982]

tal vez Simone no estaba muy inspirada por esa canta tan grave por que en un concierto en Amsterdan canta idéntico a la versión del álbum. De igual manera las metáforas de esta canción son hermosas.

[@MsTarjista]

@Salvationschild she has a wonderful voice ... would be the only explication!!!

[@Led198957]

@defyferris Why not the mic rod? :D

[@ai4you4ever]

si se equivoco pero no se sintio insegura eso es parte del talento LA SEGURIDAD, y continuo

[@SebDan14]

So wonderful... she maked a mistake at the end :P but she still been a professional singer!

[@PeterHung1985]

is this the same place as where within temptation performed? /watch?v=-Adq1iJEcBI

[@NemoArtemis]

This is true :( I miss old Epica, I think the CTO era was the best, they seemed so good and genuine... now even their music started to suck, at least for me :( That's right about Simone, she's become a fashionist and doesn't give a fuck about metal and her music anymore, or at least she looks like this... she's still beautiful but not as she was in 2005, when she used to wear dark and goth-like outfit... it's sad how almost every good and famous band sooner or later loses its way...

[@andreacastro7215]

😍

[@Salvationschild]

@MsTarjista I think she was sick

[@jesus57]

many mistakes, I think they could do it better, but good song :)

[@AlexanderPochertPiano]

+jesus57 Yeah, that was a bummer, but they seem to not have heard each other and that's a pain in the *rse to perform that way.