Twitch Vocal Coach LIVE FIRST REACTION to Nightwish & Floor Jansen's "Yours Is An Empty Hope"

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Hey! Welcome to the channel! Feel free to join us on the next live reaction stream by following Charlie at twitch.tv/charliecalotta and join the discord (linked above) for stream updates!

[@Paul_C]

I'm not one who participates on twitch, that said, I think you might want to watch a band called The Hu. Mongolian throat singing, here is the link: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH6blXZ9ftJpr8U en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvan_throat_singing

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

@@Paul_C will check em out!

[@hynagiterra8470]

Nightwish's Shoemaker features some of Floor's most ambitious flexing vocals with a great story. If you listen to it do some quick research to understand its premise.

[@sirphoenixknight3567]

guess you never seen Jinjer - Pieces yet XD....

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

@@sirphoenixknight3567 it's on the list 🥰

[@mdudley52]

best female vocalist on the planet,in time you will see.

[@joetorres3457]

Take female out of that and you would still be correct.

[@VeljkoMatic]

you mean, ever born on the planet.

[@thal1]

Her and Aurora are def up there

[@optimusakc]

The versatility of her voice is just too great. She may not be the very very best at one type of singing (only a super specialist could be better than her at a specific style) but the fact that she does so many styles so damn good and switch between them so quickly puts her at the top in my opinion.

[@Tarkus_]

You can go ahead and lose the "female" disclaimer.

[@lucreziatrevellyan5499]

Just listening to Floor sing is a master class in itself because you can actually hear how she creates every sound.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

I've never been able to hear the mechanics of a growl until now.

[@madeofwar8781]

For some reason I thought you said that you can hear how she creates every soul, which would be appropriate.

[@MaHa-py4ys]

There are quite a few people explaining how to growl. One of then is Mary Z (VoiceHacks), f.i. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3m6c3SFa92ksKs. And there is also a fun "workshop" by Angela Gossow from Arch Enemy, (kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHSwlKhnbdicncU). And if you definitely want to know more about the mechanics you should check out Melissa Cross (www.melissacross.com), she developed a growling/screaming course and had Angela Gossow as a student: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHWvfnVoqLGhnrM. If I'm not mistaken Melissa's course was also used by Floor to learn some growling. (Edit: Ok, I just read Melissa was already mentioned).

[@sjolson68]

There are 2 kinds of Floorgasms - the first, and most common, is when she blasts a nice E6+ belt or some such. The second, is the realisation that Floor is growling. xD

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Yeah. Game. Over.

[@darquemode1165]

And maybe a third when she does both back-to-back!

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

@@darquemode1165 I think that third one is what REALLY got me hahaha

[@Grizzlox]

There's also when she drops to a gentle note barely above a whisper to finish off a song.

[@fixxa6455]

@@Grizzlox LOL did he leave the video there?? Yes floor is skilled in her breath control and always finishes a song in style, she is explaining it on her own youtube videos. As a vocal teacher she also has to know such things. Impressive every time!

[@chrisespinosa7534]

She's the only female singer I know who can draw you in with her siren voice and in an instant strike you down in the next verse! She truly is a Valkyrie reigning fire and ash upon her unsuspecting subjects! Great reaction, keep them up! You'll learn a lot from this band.

[@johnrose5482]

Mortals: Say, Floor, what style can you sing in? Floor: Yes.

[@dtruleall]

An old saying goes: Singers sing whatever they can. Floor sings whatever she wants!

[@Wollie1979]

There is a Dutch saying especially for Floor....Floor wipes the floor with any other singer in the world.

[@cainyourkids]

Fun fact: This is only the 2nd song of the setlist, after which Nightwish plays 'Ever Dream' which is more mixed/chest + head. Floor sings it beautifully without taking a break in between XD

[@oktober-vh6gl]

there are a ton of great singers in the world... but I'm not certain I've found one as versatile as Floor Jansen. She growls deeper than most men, but can pull a sustained D6. She can sing rock, pop, classical, opera, theater, metal, folk. there's a standing joke in the NW army that Floor sings what she wants where others sing what they can. I like to think with their recent album releases that Tuomas writes the music thinking there's no way anyone can pull this off, hands it to Floor almost jokingly, and Floor looks it over, looks at Tuomas and goes... 'this all you got?'

[@sateentuoksu]

This all of a sudden just leaving the computer like 🤯🤯🤯🤯 for unmeasurable / -predictable time is just a classic for ever!! ❤️ And the i'll just worship her and go to her house...until she teaches me how to do that... 😂😂😂

[@alanfoster6589]

Little known fact: Floor holds a growling master class for bears post-hibernation.

[@ralfmeyer9086]

Really? I think that was Floor MasterClass #5? My Mistake 🤔

[@fixxa6455]

15:24 its never too late to learn some growls

[@Thorgrim247]

This is the other extreme that Floor is capable of doing! We have fun watching the surprise on reactors faces to hear the surprises. Loved your reaction my friend Peace.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Thanks friend! I have my chat to thank. They pick the music, I supply my humble opinion. It's a ton of fun!

[@cancelled_user]

@@CharlieCalottaReacts Floor's growling in Nightwish is nothing in comparison to when she was with her own band Revamp. Check out this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-zlqaCe7mhi8k Unfortunately, the audio quality is low, so you don't need to react to it on camera. Just watch it when you have 4 minutes time. I don't know any other female singer who switches between death growls and operatic soprano back and forth, do you?

[@Timmayytoo]

The fact that she's a trained singer and vocal coach makes me confident that she wouldn't do something she knows will damage her chords. She works within her limits. Which is what is blowing Charlie's mind.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

It's so rare these days... We love vocal health!!

[@pete_lind]

@@CharlieCalottaReacts Also Marko Hietala (Bass/Guitar/Vocals) is a good singer ... Islander , Tampere Live is best version ... My fathers voice (or if you want it in Finnish , Isäni Ääni ) ... While your lips are still red , song made for a movie , Lieksa! a drama comedy from 2007 .... High Hopes , pink Floyd cover . Raskasta Joulua 2004 to present , Heavy Christmas concerts , where Marko Hietala sings several Christmas song , lot of other metal music front figures from Finland and some guest stars ... Marko Hietala , Floor Jansen 2019 Ave Maria . kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6WZppmrZ6iDhMk 5 min , Marko sings his part in Finnish .

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

@@pete_lind we listened to his live acoustic islander last night! Look for it in a future video! We had a lot of fun hearing that for the first time

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

@@pete_lind A lot of the new Finns and many of our community will LOVE this. Thank you!

[@marcovtjev]

Nighwish - Phantom of the Opera (End of an Era concert) with original singer Tarja is also a nice demonstration of Marko's singing.

[@antivanti]

Most people don't even realize it on the first line or even the first chorus because Marco is able to match Floor's tone quality so well. How good is he btw? And he plays tricky bass parts while singing which just seems unpossible

[@soon_to_emerge]

Usually I feel others’ screams or growls either as an emotional or “demonic”-like thing, but only Floor gives out this scarily believable animalistic, primal sound.

[@pookha50]

This reaction got me to subscribe back in December, and I keep coming back to it to rewatch. Your WTF cracks me up *every time*. Thanks for the great reactions!

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Ha thanks Pookha

[@darquemode1165]

Floor is obviously a classically trained opera singer, I mean listen to her growl..

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

I see what you did there...

[@Daederik]

I remember the first time I heard this it sent my stomach for a loop. It was one of those things where I knew it wasn't Marco doing it...but "No way is that her!". This woman can do anything the wants, and I'm hard pressed to find a more complete package - it's not fair. It's like someone's put in a cheat code and Floor's shown up in armor and just beats the game for you! The whole band is an assortment of talent who are at their peak

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Hahaha it seems like a life of hard work, creativity, and the pursuit of excellent singing. Still an absolute phenomenon.

[@Ladybruja0894]

You should listen when floor was in After Forever she did better guttural sounds

[@jeannettesimpson9778]

There's a classically trained singer called Melissa Cross, known as "The Queen of Scream", who teaches metal band singers how to growl without ruining their voice.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

I have her book! She's well known for us opera singers

[@Imurai]

I would also recommend Mark of the Karvadox Academy. He's on youtube, also an extreme singer/vocal coach and he breaks down many, many singers' voice techniques. Has great videos.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

@@Imurai adding it to the list

[@jeannettesimpson9778]

@@Imurai Thanks for that.

[@ArtMateurMusic]

It's only a small part of the range of skills that floor has, some are good at something, Floor is good at everything.

[@billattercliffe8655]

OK, that was fun. Floor had her own band called ReVamp, pre-Nightwish, which ran from 2009 to 2016. She was the management, plus wrote the lyrics and the vocal melodies for the songs. In ReVamp, Floor growled frequently during live shows, but in the studio stuff, the growling was usually performed by a dude. She claims that she is not really that good at it, which means of course is that she is only "very good" at it compared to other metal singers. When listening to this performance, we have to keep in mind that she is growling as the backing singer to Marko's cleans so the volume is down. As we hear at the end of the song, she can get quite loud with it if she wishes. There is very little use of the technique in Nightwish as Tuomas is not a fan of it. He is on record (pre-Floor) as saying there will never be "grunts" in Nightwish. I guess Floor changed his mind for this song at least. Her short growls in "Ghost River" are probably more impressive as she seems to go from cleans to growls on a single breath. Your ears might pick up a quick breath, but I'm not hearing one. You need to listen to "Shoemaker" next as Tuomas made her really push her vocal limits. It was released this year so no live performances yet, only the official lyric video. It's about NASA scientist Eugene Shoemaker who's ashes are scattered on the moon in a crater named after him. He is noted for the study of craters. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJvTkHecq6-co8k The song has a very dramatic ending which will appeal to your opera side, while the rest of the song demands a high degree of vocal agility and breath control. She is supposed to have said to Tuomas after hearing the demo vocal tracks, "When do I get to breathe?"

[@mmkay]

"Ever felt away with me Just once that all I need Entwined in finding you one day Ever felt away without me My love, it lies so deep Ever Dream of me"

[@Wollie1979]

Yep....we say Floor is the best singer in the world for a reason....one of the best reactions I’ve seen so far on this great piece of art 👍🏻🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

[@deed5811]

"I'll figure out words to say." Another common symptom of a Floorgasm!

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

VERY true, Dee!

[@TheBelegurx]

Floor said during an interview with Henk Poort (you will get to him at some point, believe me) that she knows she is never going to be the best growler in the world, but she enjoys getting out of her confort zone an try surprising people with her vocal performances. Nice reaction, you are doing good!!))

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Thats really awesome to hear. Singers need to be versatile. Super inspiring!

[@572Btriode]

@@CharlieCalottaReacts I think you will find that Floor is Versatile, the capital V is no typo either. You do really have to do her Beste Zangers performances for some more brain-melting and I do hope you have seen this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5a3qnSQqbtoras&t And this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJLWd5mBpqplrMk&t

[@michaeldougherty2807]

I take it he hasn't heard Tatiana yet. (Jinjer - Pisces) There are symphonic metal bands with male singers who don't growl. Kamelot comes to mind.

[@ilkkak3065]

He should hear Alissa, Tatiana and Tomi...

[@ralfmeyer9086]

Yeah, they all great in growling, but can she in D6 over 8sec?

[@fixxa6455]

Floor specialism is her versatality. Phantom of the opera or just heavy metal its all fine

[@xfortunesquex]

Bjorn Strid of Soilwork does an amazing job of it too, with mid-song switches pretty much every song.

[@lnsmanning]

This was so f’ing enjoyable. I giggled my ass off when you figured it out. Bravo, seriously.

[@geertdelange4785]

Yeah, she does that all of her life. Look at her younger videos and her former band Revamp, the song Wild Card

[@ralfmeyer9086]

Or Disdain 👍

[@jacquimarat9723]

Posted by Oliphant first: Freddy Mercury, Rob Halford, Ronnie James, Dio, Maria Callas, Ella Fitzgerald and a Fiery Demon from Hell enter a bar. The Barkeeper looks up and says, "Hi Floor. The usual?"

[@ronnyseffinga7950]

and Floor answers, no ......im in for a peated whisky from Islay, an Ardbeg 10 yrs. no ice and in a Glencairn nosing glass pls. and play some Pantera while i drink it...

[@Duskwind_]

ROFL Love ya Jacqui 🤗

[@willasacco9898]

Sorry I am a month late, but I have nothing to add to what has already been said about Floor. She is beyond language and logic and her being is pure emotion.

[@ingsve]

You should do a reaction to Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down which features 11 guest vocalists. (Ayreon if you didn't know is a musical project of Arjen Anthony Lucassen and encompasses a bunch of rock/metal opera albums set in the "Ayreon Universe". He uses a lot of vocalists from various bands to play the characters in his metal operas.

[@KL-qy4ye]

Seconded. A wonderful track.

[@Elyiana]

Agreed!

[@dtruleall]

AND Floor is one of them.

[@ingsve]

@@dtruleall Why give spoilers.

[@jamescurfman3284]

Yes, AWESOME song and I should think that entire album is that great as well! I have not heard the rest yet but with all of those amazing people working on that project, it can't be any less than good!

[@chrislee1907]

In case it's not been mentioned yet, this is Wembley ARENA - indoors, capacity about 11500. Wembley Stadium is next door. That's the football stadium where the biggest performers play gigs to 80+ thousand.

[@adamdriverlatinoamerica8836]

Well son, if you are a sensitive one listen to Shoemaker and that should keep you safe and warm ;-)

[@jackgaritte]

Floor is amazing. Hence, she is the planet's number one female singer

[@olgergjeci8352]

Nightwish army !! We were here ! Hope you enjoy because we would like you to take on a NW journey . Next song i would suggest is : song of myself . Keep going your good job man

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

I'm adding it to the list! I'm loving the Nightwish community. You guys are really top notch! Thanks for the ride!

[@olgergjeci8352]

You're welcome ..now let's begin dhe endless party with Nightwish 🤟🤘

[@JollyRogerJo]

Damn, I subscribed and liked this video just because u asked nicely and said "please". It is refreshing after thousands of youtubers just ordering us to do so. Thank you.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Lol I'm new to KZbin from Twitch where we focus on real human interactions.

[@brettpadgett9930]

This is one of my fave reactions you have done ....the Growling takes everybody by surprise ...Why she is the most versatile SINGER in Music out now...she is a Goddess lol

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Facts

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Thank you, Brett!

[@diablohellfire666]

This is definitely my favorite nightwish reaction so far, and I've watched a ton of reaction. Floor is just amazing, I've been following her since 2004 and she gets better and better. You should try a ballad now, like dead boy's poem live at buenos aires or if you want to go heavy try romanticide at Wacken or 7 days to the wolves at wembley. You'll love them ❤️

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

That means a LOT Carlo, Thank you! So, we listened to a ballad today on stream called "How's the Heart" I'll make sure to upload that soon! I have another video from Wacken actually too, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpfZk4aHmrqAidk So much fun meeting this community!

[@staropramen478]

Imagine working at McDonalds and this woman comes up just casually sings her order.

[@MissSeyton]

There is a video in which she is singing a Dutch telephone book and it sounds as amazing as to be expected :oD

[@ruatonim]

One of my favorite parts to first time reaction videos of Floor is the usual song title progression reactions, and then they come to first hear the demon. She is such a world treasure.

[@matthewlayo9561]

Her growls are in the false chords

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Precisely. I get there eventually 🤣

[@zer-op2gq]

I thought it was a frea rasp from the diaphragm.

[@deed5811]

Symphonic metal is happy to have operatic vocalists. The cool thing about Floor is how versatile she is vocally.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Agreed!

[@timkane6392]

I love seeing peoples face when the realization hits! Never gets old!

[@wishmaster0390]

This is by far the best reaction to Floor's growls I have ever seen. Great reaction.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Thanks, Wilfredo! Looking forward to sharing more!

[@ayrie09]

There we have it. I watched like 3 or 4 of your videos and now I subscribed. Incredibly funny and educational!

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

I'm just glad I can be my authentic self and share my love of music and the voice with you and others!

[@johnscaramis2515]

11:12 when hearing this part I always have to think of Homer's (the Greek Homer, not Simpson) poem The Odyssey, when Odysseus passed the Sirens.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Not going to lie, that's EXACTLY what came to mind too. Perfect for this song.

[@flafreitas]

Do you want to see range? Devil and the deep dark ocean! Unbelievable!!

[@alanfoster6589]

Just for your own enjoyment, watch the "Rock in Rio" 2015 version of this song. Crummy TV sound mix, but some great video, and the best shot of Floor's concluding growl, during which she attempts to vaporize Marko.

[@michaellein2389]

Hahaha...I'm throwing myself away. Your reaction to Floor's growling is the absolute best! And I've seen them all (I think). Priceless! As Yoda would say: Learning you are, young Padawan. Patience you must have, young Padawan.

[@Lilygirl283]

Did you know Floor is a voice coach? she has been a voice coach for at least 15 years, she now lives in Sweden with her husband Hannes van Dahl, he is the drummer of the metal band sabaton, they have a 3 year old daughter....

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

I did! Super awesome seeing a singer and educator makes such great art

[@kimfabritiusdetengnagel2038]

Not quite accurate - Floor did some voice master class coaching during her burn out, but not since - up til now, where she has done 2, with more coming.

[@Lilygirl283]

@@kimfabritiusdetengnagel2038 if you have seen her last video, you will hear that she has been a voice coach for at least 15 years, you are wrong sorry.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmOalmeaZ7etaqM here she mentioned that she has done at least 15 years of voice coaching, teaching, it does not matter how much she has done since her burn out, the fact is that she has done 15 years of coaching, that counts too...

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

Floor is not very fond of growling, but she do it sometimes. So it's often a little surprise. This is an angry and powerful song, so it's more than appropriate there.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Still good at it hahaha

[@lordoverflow]

Now I imagine the bear coming at you while growling "Yours is an empty hope!"...

[@jamescurfman3284]

That's some awesome nightmare fuel you have there. Thanks so much. :D

[@dennismccabe1725]

Fun reaction! Yea "creeper" there at the end is the perfect example of a font of misinformation. The fact is, that if you're growling correctly, you're using (like you said), your false chords, and not the true ones, thus the true ones aren't being stressed or harmed at all. And the false ones are built much tougher than the real ones, so they can handle it easily. A good night's sleep and some hydration and your false folds will be 100% again the next day. Floor, and other vocalists, who have been doing it for decades, with no degradation of ability, are proof positive that there's a completely healthy way to growl, even day-after-day/long-term, if desired. Keep up the good work and enjoy the Rabbit hole! =)

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

We're super glad to be learning this stuff from the best!

[@pmasher]

@@CharlieCalottaReacts Have you heard Jinjer yet? There's a girl that has switching back and forth from growling to clean down to an art, and she's been doing it for over a decade. I mean, if it did fuck up your voice it must take quite awhile... It's pretty awesome that Floor CAN growl but yea, she barely does it.

[@annaa2856]

I love this song, well I love all Nightwish songs, but this one is high on my favourites list. It took me quite a few listens too take in that yes, it is Floor growling :D I mean she does a lot of things, but I couldn't comprehend that she also growls. And as a person who don't like much growling, I love hers. I am a total Floor fangirl :D I just love everything she does, she's amazing, and absolutely my favourite singer in the world. To me, none other can compare

[@guiluismelo]

And who is not a Floor fan? I'm a 31 years old man and I've been listening to "let it go" recently because she singing it is just amazing 😂😂

[@Donna-C]

Your reaction to those first growls is precious!! 😹 Try watching this same song live in Mexico City, or Rock in Rio 2015 or even on the Nightwish cruise ship! The growl at the end of Rock in Rio will blow your mind!!!

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Next time I would LOVE to!

[@djstraylight]

Charlie totally got ambushed by this song. Great reaction!

[@marcoteunissenvanmanen9918]

Time to watch her doing Phantom of The Opera from De Beste Zangers 2019 with Henk Poort who is the actual Phantom. He also changes how he sings too.

[@PatitoCM1]

Floor is so amazing... so versatile... Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy can do that too... go from growls to clean voice ...

[@christophschmedes5975]

Yes Floor do the GROWLS AND Marco sing the clean voise parts

[@trfatman]

I remember when you posted this a year ago. Absolutely loved your reaction. The best! Every once in a while, I have to come back here to see your reaction. Simply priceless. Still makes me LOL every time! Did you ever do your deep dive into the dark arts of growl/scream?

[@rabidsmiles]

I fucking love watching reactions of this video...people's faces when they realize it's Floor doing the growls, just so priceless XD

[@jeroenblom5148]

You totally cracked me up! 😂😂😂

[@FilipSladek49]

I had wait this face :DDD You are best bro! ;)

[@BlueCipher]

Just saw your recorded twitch session including the spotify algorithm insights as well as a bunch of other Nightwish classics (I highly recommend to have a look, folks!) and had to see your reaction again ^^ Sub (and bell) included with pleasure.

[@GrotesqueSmurf]

Trying do do "classical/opera" vocals can fuck up your voice aswell when you do it wrong. Same with growling. It's both a matter of training. You have to stop asap when it begins to hurt and then give your chords a rest. Also, there are numerous different methods how to achieve "growling". Floor is doing pure false chord growls, meaning she isn't using her vocal chords at all. Another method for example is the "fry scream", which uses the vocal chords with a very "compressed" airflow and puts the false chord distortion on top.

[@alanfoster6589]

Should have mentioned that the immortal Yma Sumac was growling in the early 1950's (listen to "Chuncho"). Back then nobody had a clue what to make of it.

[@Zenus_Thenus]

Thanks for the info. Didnt know

[@alanfoster6589]

@@Zenus_Thenus Few folks do ;).

[@Beatz-he5xe]

Hahaha...kroket I will order anytime....greetings from the Netherlands!

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Hallo! Half my family lives over there :)

[@edwinbiere9305]

GREAT reaction ! On probably the best nightwish song. It's my fav , for sure.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

SOOOO GOOD. Thank you!

[@TheJatonEffect]

Of all reactions I've ever seen to the growl in this song, this has got to be the best one

[@christinaalgate4899]

She is amazing and she is Beautiful inside and out. Her technique and her breathe control are awesome. You should react to Floor with Revamp:Disdain and Wildcard . Wild card don't watch the video . She has two voice Masterclass lessons on her KZbin Channel. You should react to her doing O Mio Bambino Cara with Revamp or with just her and the piano. Her Nightwish 's new album she does an Operactic part its called Shoemaker about Eugene Shoemaker.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Cannot wait to hear it!

[@itsclear9689]

Two words " Tatiana Shmailyuk ",..that is all.

[@ghostnf9650]

Oh yeah. I also would raise an Alyssa White Glutz

[@cancelled_user]

Yeah, but Tatiana doesn't sing operatic :) Watch this one and notice the different vocal styles: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-zlqaCe7mhi8k

[@alexdoorn234]

And I will present you the Queen of the Damned: Melissa Bony. Main vocalist of Rage of Light and Ad Infinitum. Guest vocalist of Warkings as the Queen of the Damned. Rage of Light are primarily her harsh vocals and Ad Infinitum is mainly her clean vocals. In Warkings she is always growling

[@T1hitsTheHighestNote]

@@ghostnf9650 But what about the original queen Angela Gossow?

[@ghostnf9650]

@@T1hitsTheHighestNote Angela is a monster. Seen Arch enemy once with her.

[@dangroth8680]

Amazing reaction!

[@TK-rs9lq]

Amorphis's Death of a King had a similar effect on me, someone used to Floor Jansen just deciding she'd switch gears on the go. And all of this is after being aware and occasional listener of Opeth, where Mikael Åkerlund flips between demonic and 70s soft prog rock like nobody's business.

[@technocracylao]

You need to speak with Mark from Kardavox Academy for a growling lesson . . but then you should listen to Angela Gossow with Arch Enemy for the queen of the metal growl (check out the live version of Nemesis from 2008).

[@mattgraham2835]

that leather outfit she is wearing just pops it looks so good on her and yes floor is growling those vocals and marko isn't with what she can do with her voice such an absolutely beautiful and stunning range she has in her toolbox what an awesome live experience this must have been for looks like 10,000 people at a sold out wembley which i don't know how many people you can get into that arena but nightwish seems to fill that space rather well seeing her up on that pedestal like thing in that leather outfit that just pops and it looks sooo good on her standing on that speaker monitor looks like a warrior up there growling in the mic i love it sounds sooo good again for that stance she does up there like that she will always be a warrior queen in my heart

[@jaimeduendeozzzkr]

Best singer in the world, she really is special. Even her physical attributes are related to what she can do. She is gifted and her voice is a gift to humanity. I know im not the most hardcore fan, nor do i consider or want to call myself one. I do like Nightwish a lot but thats it. Floor is in my opinion the best singer of all time or at least top 3

[@Sleevomat]

Other vocalists sing what they can, Floor sings what she wants to....

[@ytcag2007]

Hey, bro, great reaction!! "What the fuck?!" 😂 I wasn't expecting anything less. Lmao Far be it from me to drag someone away from Nightwish and the 6 foot 1, Dutch Goddess of all things vocal, but if you thought that was impressive, you need to hear a half-pint with thinner vocal cords doing the same thing. That would be Jinjer performing "Pisces" live studio session. Thank you for the video, reaction and comments. Stay safe and stay blessed. 😊❤🤘🤘

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

You too, Carlos!

[@marcmulder9893]

I missed your Twitch session because of family matters but i will try to tune in next time. Great work man.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Can't wait, Marc! No problem!

[@pen7759]

As we all know now, Floor is the Only one in the world who is able to sing high notes and just after that growl in the very same song. And she is a fantastic story teller too. Floor is absolutely the best. She Can!

[@russbowlus]

An actual LOL from me at your reaction. So great.

[@russbowlus]

ps. got here via your reaction to Charismatic Voice's aria. :)

[@mpainter22]

When the angel goes full demon, she's over 6ft tall and could twist most of us into a pretzel so hearing yell and growl is a frightening experience

[@johnscaramis2515]

Regarding growling (or better fry scream in this case): You should have a look at Jinjer. Probably "Pisces" is the best starting point.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

On the list!

[@erwinamesz7642]

You should do Floor Jansen with her band ReVamp - Disdain, live at Graspop.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

I'll add it to the list!

[@jamescurfman3284]

Erwin, my glasses are messed up. For a second I read what you said but it looked like the last word was Gestapo for some reason. Guess I just read it too fast. Seriously though, I know I need new glasses... lol

[@erwinamesz7642]

@@jamescurfman3284 +1.5 here, also for closer reading. Eyes aren’t what they used to be.....

[@omarfernandez1620]

She been doing this growls all the time, try Wildcard or Disdain by Revamp this was her band before she was in Nightwish!

[@what_the_hec7]

This is one of her best performances ever, her voice was on point, even after being sick just a few days before and playing at the end of a tour. If you get to watch Face Your Demons from her performance at AFAS 2021, you'll also be pleasantly surprised :D

[@michaelwanklin3580]

Freaking fun reaction - please do more of Floor

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

We love her, so sure will do!

[@mattphillips2530]

These are great!

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Thanks, Matt!

[@mattphillips2530]

@@CharlieCalottaReacts Can we get a technical reaction to Floor in Nightwish's Poet And The Pendulum (at Wembley again)? It's a f'ing tour de force of vocal stamina, sensitivity and expression

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

@@mattphillips2530 Putting it on the list now!

[@mattphillips2530]

@@CharlieCalottaReacts Awesome. The Nightwish Army will want you to do the song later in your journey because it takes a lot of background to fully appreciate Tuomas' compositional achievement, but from time to time a reactor comes along who can just focus on Floor in that song and on what she achieved as a vocalist there. I very much look forward to this.

[@Cuckoorex]

As you probably know by now, there are actually a fair number of metal vocalists who can "flip" between screams and cleans very easily; you see it with males in Opeth and Amorphis, you see it with females with Jinjer and (now) Nightwish, and of course there are others. I kinda think it's funny how even vocal coaches seem initially baffled by the ability not just to switch to a scream but to switch back easily. To me, it's something that just kind of clicks as you work on it, like you find that spot where you can flip and then it becomes pretty easy. It's almost like how you need to cross your eyes in a certain way to see the 3D image in those MagicEye pictures; it isn't easy at first, but once you learn how to do it, you can do it pretty quickly and easily from then on. For a kick, check out "Mousefood" live by Stolen Babies. Vocalist Dominique Persi does cleans and screams in that song *and even abruptly breaks into a kind of yodel in mid-scream*. Now THAT I find mind-blowing.

[@bigg2988]

At least, being a trained singer, you "got" it at the first chorus. Meanwhile, the song is truly ingeniously written, with Marko doing intro to the chorus in a gruff voice (misleading) and then switching to a smooth tenor to illustrate SOMEONE is doing the growl! But it takes a moment to sink in... And yes, this was one of those songs Tuomas wrote specifically for Floor. \m/\m/ Btw, at the middle part, I always get that picture in my head of a siren luring a seaman, and just when he is close enough, the vision changes, and he realizes the beauty is going to bite his head off instead. :))

[@elsmoerenhout5837]

Check out Disdain, Floor with her former band Revamp. Live at Graspop

[@kylestaples465]

Been down the Jinjer highway yet? Floor and Tatiana from Jinjer would be fun to get on the same stage.

[@fenrisomen]

I think it would be super cool to colab with Kardavox Academy. and see if you can get the basics of growling under control!

[@Zenus_Thenus]

Mark know very well whats hes doing

[@aliekegeerse]

I keep coming back to this video, because Charlie’s reaction is epically funny

[@ShawueFan]

3:31 just waiting for this moment on every reaction :D

[@catherinebeaudoin311]

you gotta react to Ghost Love Score live in Wacken 2013 and Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean live in Buenos Aires...

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Actually, our last video was Ghost Love Score! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpfZk4aHmrqAidk

[@chaifox142]

Definitely look up Pisces - Jinjer for another rabbit hole.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

SO many people have recommended this. I guess it's on the list!

[@joslauwers7960]

Big Brain Singer: Follow Floor's Masterclasses she gives. 3rd today every fortnight on the other fortnight she does a cover. She will hopefully teach growling as well, but I think it will be 1 of her last Masterclasses.

[@CharlieCalottaReacts]

Yeah! I watch them all! She is such a great wealth of knowledge!

[@schout33]

Do you want to hear Floor really growl? Check out her former band 'Revamp'. Here is an example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnrUq4OOr814q9k

[@heiko3169]

About growling : there are 2 things about growling 1.) It's not easy, especially not easy to produce a good growl sound. 2.) You (as the singer) needs to use the right technique to not damage your voice! (reaper wrote, "it still f*cksup your voice" => no, it doesn't with the right technique) And these are the reasons why even a growling metal singer has to be recognized as very talented. Because it needs talent! It's not "just screaming".

[@jakubfranek9995]

Man you are so fkn cool I wish we were friends. Been loving your reactiions and will do so.