U2 Stage Manager Reacts to NIGHTWISH - Perfume of the Timeless!

This is Rocko Reedy's reaction to watching the following video for the first time: Nightwish - Perfume Of The Timeless (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
Rocko Reedy has worked as a tech, stage manager, production manager, & rigger. He’s toured with STYX, Kansas, Cheap Trick, REO Speedwagon, Loverboy, Robin Trower, Bryan Adams, John Mellencamp, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, The Scorpions, KISS, MC Hammer, Def Leppard, Eric Clapton, U2, Journey, Nine Inch Nails, Heart, Madonna, Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson, and so many more. Multiple Top Dog award winner.
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[@marcruizmr588]

Who has had the complete opposite happen to the commentator??? the more times you listen to the song the more you win!!!!! Tuomas is a great composer ❤❤

[@eddiehesselman3904]

We always come back....how many more i listen to the song the better it becomes....timeless

[@Arnold_Jansen]

I agree totally ... and see even more everytime I watch the video

[@SilverCreek24]

Here is my take on the title of the song: When a person who wears perfume passes you by, they leave behind a scent, right? A moment later you can't see them anymore, but you know they were there because of the scent. Metaphorically speaking, we are like the perfume. Even though we can't see them, we know our ancestors were here because we are here. We are the scent they left behind. We are the result of endless chain unbroken. :)

[@jimharris367]

Amazing song, totally stuck in my head - not everyone gets Nightwish, but I'd take them over U2 all day every day.

[@Vaamp92]

Well, NW fans do come back many times to the song because we appreciate what's GOOD :)

[@hellen__1]

O yes for sure

[@ChristopherMartellX]

My thoughts exactly.

[@d34d10ck]

The only problem is that this particular song isn't good at all. The mix is absolutely horrible.

[@Vaamp92]

@@d34d10ck to me it's good. And the mix doesn't bother me that much to classify it as a bad song... I don't know... from the very first moment I loved it (okay, it's not their best song, but for me it's better than many other singles like Elan or Amaranth), and didn't realize anything was off with the mix until people started commenting on it. I don't know...

[@d34d10ck]

@@Vaamp92 You see, and that's what I don't understand about it. I always thought that Nightwish fans were such fine music connoisseurs. So how can you be satisfied with such a bad mix? The song itself is actually not that bad and with a decent mix I would probably even like it quite a bit, but I can't listen to it as it is. And if you take a look at reactors who are also active in the music business, like "TankTheTech" or "The Wyldeside with Eric Clark", then their opinion is quite clear that there is something very wrong with the mix. And I think Nightwish fans secretly know that too and just don't want to admit it. But we should definitely make it known that we don't like what we hear here and hope that it will be remixed again before the release.

[@SokolRock]

"You didn't get to the song until 2 minutes 30 seconds" It was part of the song. You probably can't comprehend that a song can consist of several different musical parts 🤦‍♂

[@marcklinker9229]

The song is a masterpiece.

[@Arnold_Jansen]

I listen to this song at least 5 times a day and call it the best of NW so far !

[@jdavies1132]

Nightwish at their best

[@laudatosiadastra1218]

The chorus is an anthem for humanity. It really makes you think about your place in this universe. Some of the most beautifully poetic lyrics Tuomas has ever written in my opinion. ´We are their heir, dust on their palm We are because of a million loves We're the perfume of the timeless Last sighs on a deathbed Time set for a curious ghost` It is stuck in my head everyday.. Just brilliant! My only thought would be I would like to hear Floor let those lyrics of chorus shine more in the front of mix.

[@larryd4352]

I have listened to this song more than 100 times since it was released, but it wasn't until I looked up the lyrics that I understood what Tuomas was saying in the lyrics. It's really quite deep. I suggest you read the lyrics.

[@hellen__1]

Thuomas is realy a great poet in writing his songs

[@IOSALive]

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[@Djekkie-gj7jz]

The U2 stage manager is so wrong. He has no idea !!!

[@zahrans]

Well he can always go back to listening to U2 and their mediocre/average songs which are the majority of their catalogue 😆

[@floorfan6602]

@@zahrans U2 = Mainstream Musik

[@marietaandreeva304]

I love this song! Amaizing!

[@SilverCreek24]

I personally love the long intro and how it progresses until the band and the orchestra kick in. Very Nightwish-y if you know what I mean. :D I find myself singing along quite often. :)

[@laudatosiadastra1218]

The long intro is absolutely important for this song. The timeless feeling of the soundscape is created with the repetitive instruments and drum beat. That chorus is a real anthem. When they finally get back to playing this live I could imagine the crowd will be belting out those lyrics.

[@Test4Echos]

Yeah, I love the long intro too, and the song grows on me like mad for very time I listens. Just because it's a single from the album doesn't mean it's a "radio single". But if radio stations could play Bohemian Rhapsody back then, they can sure play this song too :P

[@paisa20]

the long intro plays a role in the song as well the last part with Troy,

[@SilverCreek24]

@@paisa20 Yes, exactly. Everything in Nightwish's music has a purpose. Whether people see what the purpose is, is up to them. :)

[@RolfMeyer-cl7ou]

I love this new Masterpiece 🤘

[@marietaandreeva304]

This song is just that, a masterpiece. The one who claims it is mediocre is mediocre.

[@zoeystar4668]

This song is fantastic. The composition alone brings me back to listen a few times a day. The orchestra, choir and the concept the lyrics depict make this a masterpiece.

[@deniseduncan7363]

I find that the more times I hear this song, the more I love it. I had a more neutral reaction. Now, I am more and more in awe of the messaging and technicality.

[@craigbolton5093]

You'd think a guy who has built his channel largely on Nightwish reactions would take a few minutes to read the lyrics and at least try to understand the meaning they're going for.

[@paisa20]

yes, but everyone enjoys the music in many different ways, your way is mine too.

[@JWNanaimo]

Somehow I have managed to come back and keep coming back to this song. And most Nightwish songs seem like they are 3 or 4 songs in one. I can’t wait to see this live some day when they tour again.

[@j.s.5848]

I like long intro and I think Ive heard song more then 100 times by now..😊 sooo, yes, people will come back to listen again and again 😉. (at least NW army will 😅)

[@thenephilim9819]

"Very mediocre... Very average"... That describes U2's music quite well actually 😄 That's like a rapper saying that Mozart is mediocre.

[@michaelnyby4636]

I love it from the start to the end.

[@jdavies1132]

This song needs to be heard a few times to really appreciate it and I just know the rest of the album will be brilliant and the perfect end to the trilogy because Tuomas is a genius 🙂

[@artonx4719]

Nightwish is surely not mediocre! And this composition is maybe not radio friendly, nor is a composition of Beethoven or Mozart. Art can be a bit elite, that's why I love Nightwish!

[@tarjatuhkanen7094]

Nightwish is for more acquired taste. And let's acknowledge the difference between the audience in the USA and the rest of the world... Or at least Europe.

[@fettiestube5692]

Imagine this played live...banger

[@alleninfinity6730]

That is what I am ready to see it done live, and Nightwish never disappoints live.

[@annmarsh9119]

A DJ at a radio station in Germany did an interview with Thomas, and they discussed the new album. There are going to be only four singles from this album released. I don't know if that means only three more videos will be on this platform to watch or what. I think we've been saying the name of the album wrong. Thuomas mentioned the name, and the Y is pronounced like an I.

[@erickvermeulen9734]

The radiostation Rock Antenne in Germany had also an interview with the guy from Finnvox who mastered many Nightwish albums including this one, he said Tuomas was very happy with the final mix and mastering.

[@justlittleoldme]

I like this more each time I listen to it and I liked it to start with.

[@BracchiAlessandroFineArt]

i did come back for at least 125.000 time at this point 😁

[@ChrisPage68]

Nightwish don't do "mediocre". And Tuomas Holopainen doesn't "push bits together". He's a composer. Nothing he does is by mistake or chance. He weaves magic.

[@alloralou4722]

Although I’ve seen lots of reactions on Nightwish I haven’t heard anything by them. I know this is a Nightwish reaction but I wanted to slip in an U2 plug! Especially when I see “U2 stage manager” and here I am! I started going to U2 concerts in the 80’s and I’m not sure why more reactors don’t do more U2 songs, they were huge back then. I saw them in Detroit for The Fly tour and the concert went live for a bit because the MTV music awards were on and Garth (from Wayne’s World on SNL) had a chat with Bono and the band live. The concert was excellent and Dana Carvey was funny.

[@paulakuljunlahti]

I love U2 too. you are right, U2 is a great band that has made great music. They are also the band that gave me my first exposure to modern metal music.

[@ArsRegnandi]

Nightwish is my fav band, but it won´t be daily music.

[@Wollie1979]

Its a ‘growing’ piece of music. The more you listen to it the more you appreciate it. At least thats how I experienced it and Ive listen to this dozens of times already

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻 Great Job as always Roël

[@ciskavandevijver2355]

the divers were real.. most of it cgi..there were 3 freedivers during the shoots

[@erikchristiansen1323]

I have to disagree. People, and reactors 😂, do come back to this over and over again.

[@nicholew350]

Most reactors most likely never listen to it again after the reaction. And, there’s only 1.8 million views on KZbin, so not that many people are coming back to listen to it.

[@erikchristiansen1323]

@@nicholew350 again I disagree. There is also the "Fixed vocal mix" and the "Tribute to Floor" which both are up to download.

[@inf3rno691]

If this song is average, then what are U2 songs ??

[@Vaamp92]

Thank you. This "mediocre" song is better than any U2 songs haha

[@paisa20]

Better, average, bad, best of all times, master piece, etc. All those adjectives are subjective.

[@inf3rno691]

@@paisa20 you cant call average this symphonic work. Average = 50% of songs arround. Tell me how 50% of songs are like this. He had to be careful what words he used.

[@annalyon2729]

Symphonic can be average too. @@inf3rno691

[@jimharris367]

What utter rubbish, people will and are coming back again and again and again to listen to this masterpiece. All these idiot people thinking everything has to be 3 mins radio friendly nonsense. Oh, and by the way, Richard Attenborough is an actor, David Attenborough is the naturalist who makes nature documentaries - so you don't really come across like you know your arse from your elbow 👏

[@coolgabe64]

I came back to it for the 112th time and will be many more. So as others.

[@NickBR57]

I have come back to audio of this track dozens of times. I think you have missed the point of the song and not thought through the lyrics and meaning.

[@keithteaser]

Tuomas is quite the genius if you watch the video you see how poetic he is a lot of people say Floors voice gets lost But it dosent its the ancestors coming in and being underwater it would be this kind of audio. So it is in essence Perfume of the timeless being in the air..

[@R---66---R]

Now that I'm used to 'feel' this high level work of art and I have seen it bout 30 times, I more and more fall in love with it............totally disagree with that part your guest stated.

[@Brummiemartin]

The "Radio Edit" that is used in the UK (on Planet Rock Radio at least) cuts out the "into" 2.5 mins and cuts out the Troy vocal section at the end. BTW is Floor's vocal level mixed a bit low, do you think?

[@henryvandenbrand5176]

I would never listen to Planet Rock Radio again. How can you butcher this fantastic song.

[@peterpritzl3354]

Thuomas said the mix is exactly the way he wanted it. It's this way on purpose, like it or not.

[@fearisachoiceyouembrace]

I felt the same like you Joel listening to it the first time. But with the fourth time ( only the music) it's caught me. Even when I think the chorus is the weakest part, for different reasons.

[@romanofranci7835]

No probĺem, Nightwish can everything

[@guidoheuts]

That reaction shows excactly how well, both of you are educated, which I call 'mediocre'. From a storytelling perspective I call this; 'Educational'. From a musical standpoint it's 'Epical'. And lyricly it's both; 'Educational and a poetic way of saying; "If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here". The line; "We are because of a million loves", says it all! And if you don't get that, you're educational level is wat I call: "Mediocre!".

[@judedornisch4946]

I'm going to disagree with that first impression just a bit. The interesting thing with this song is that it will draw some people back for multiple listens. It hit the theme hard at the beginning with the dream of many ancestors and then made you work until the end. Much as Procession from the last album this is likely the pivot point song and so when the others are heard this will inform them.

[@paisa20]

thanks

[@markclements-bs3mb]

Hi Joel, greetings from UK In your "Romanticide" video Rocko said he preferred shorter songs. I think that he will love "Song Of Myself" from Wacken 2013

[@TB-180]

After first listen I thought ok, I think this one needs to be heard live to get anything out of it, boring, stupid. I´ve now heard this song many many times and every time I pick up something new. It really touches deeply but differently after every listen. The "last sighs on a death bed" totally broke me few times. It´s something too real for me.

[@jewfish68]

I've come back to this song over a hundred times so far and consider it one of the best Nightwish have produced. However it took several listens to reach that point. On the other hand I went to a U2 concert once (the one with the big claw thing) and was totally bored the entire time. To each their own 🤘

[@qpruleok5798]

A U2 concert is like a party political broadcast with BONO they have been producing mediocre crap for years now

[@sateentuoksu]

"People won't come back another time" I've watched and/or listened to it about 250-300 times. (How do i know: i listened to it about 30-50 times [1 day] straight, then over 200 reactions to it)

[@sateentuoksu]

The list (i didn't include all i watched, as some were just with nothing more to offer/ sound quality was that bad it wasn't just worth it) kzbin.info/aero/PLXJ87BY0udhcR_WFCczo0hO6ciC6ybQfV&si=fOzvvY6olQmnfKyR

[@OJB42]

Yeah, I see your point. Not sure if I would enjoy the song so much without the video.

[@jzundert]

without this video is the song better for me but there is on you tube a fake version with the title nightwish live at hellfest 2024 perfume of the timeless it,s very good

[@masterrubyan2976]

One remark: there was no CGI involved. The diver is the wel known French free diver. They used pieces of his documentary of his dives.

[@redguern]

I suppose US listeners find a song as long as 2.5 minutes long enough. Not sure how much radio play this will get over there, it's their loss. Metal fans, and prog, are used to long intros and long songs. Where would Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Yes, Mike Oldfield, Aryen be without their epic compositions? Luckily I live in Europe and not the USA.

[@Haldau]

Americans are just Spotify-damaged. If something is over 5 minutes long, they would prefer to split it into two songs. However, they are also used to music that is only 2.5 minutes long. But if you are honest, only a few bands can make songs over 10 minutes long that are captivating from the first to the last note.

[@redguern]

​@@Haldau only a few pop stars can make a 2.5 minutes song captivating from start to finish.

[@Maxmaidiac]

Lots of buzz about KOIAI. Hazuki, Lisa X, Saneda, Kotono(an Iron Bunny Vocalist) and an excellent bassist but sorry her name escapes me at the moment. Maybe the bassist from East of Eden???

[@henryvandenbrand5176]

I prefer the song without the video. It is such a fantastic symphonic metal song❤

[@YoJimBo851610]

It's the mix. I get it when people in the music industry say it's mediocre or disappointing. If you listen to the music over and over again it becomes more clear, but it becomes work to try to enjoy the music. TBH I didn't know what to think when I first heard this song... When parts of the song had Floor below the mix and some of the lyrics muddled, instrumentations muddled, Jukka's bass line boosted, the breakdown about 5m43s into the song was unrecognizable the first time around and Troy at the end had his voice way above the mix it started to static out. Yeah the mix is not so great but the more I listen to it, it seems to be getting better? Or are they fixing the mix as they go? (Or secretly Tuomas is brainwashing you????) Still love Nightwish though but "Fix the Mix"

[@jaskau2462]

🤩👍💥💯🎼 🤘😎💙🎶

[@danz114j]

I think that calling Tuomas's compositions "songs" is what's misleading: if you're expecting the " intro - verse - chorus -verse - chorus -outro" and done sort of thing I can see how it's going to sound strange to you. In their case you generally have musical suites made of a lot of different elements that pulled together create a story, so I think you need to change the reference parameters when judging their music, they are really different to most other stuff.

[@clivematthews5296]

Each to their own. I have listened to every reaction. Some get it, some don't. I find it beautiful and interesting. Sorry but The Islander is a good video but not in the same league as NOISE or this.

[@MidnightMelon666]

The more I listen to this song, the more I like it. I really didn't like it the first few times.

[@lou4073]

Pull my finger………uh what an absolute fool.

[@tamotsuy5]

Great song but not my favorite, but could be much different live.

[@renejensen7799]

Nightwish dont dissapoint "did you feel the ghost energy song" I listened to this song many many times by now, and it is one i like to listen to with my headphones or without, its really a good song, when i can do so to me. Some say Floors voice is low in the mix, and i can agree its hard to get all words she sing, but if you look at it soundwise it sounds amazing!! and after a listen or 2, you know most of lyrics, and its no problem at all, its done fully on purpose for the sound experince of it, and Floor being part of the ancestor choir.. cant wait for rest of album!! Yesterwynde is the opening track on new album, i belive its only like a intro, its a little over 2 min long, #2 on album then is a almost 10 min song, thats proberly another epic!! #3 is where i think they bring in a heavy track, and this Perfume of the timeless is #5.. so i think its gonna be a good mix of heavy songs, Epics, and maybe a full balled.. Perfume of the timeless, well its almonst a ghost energy song right, telling all these ancestors is around in a timeless world, being around you still, and yourvthe perfume, also a message that your existens matters!! i feel tuomas also put in a little message that mankind could do better still, Einstein turn to ape.. The title of the album is a word made by band member Troy Donockley, which Holopainen describes as the feeling of time, history, memory, and being connected to past generation, who have "all had their lives, their ups and downs, and they don't exist anymore, except as atoms scattered all over the universe. And we're going to be in that state pretty soon as well. So that should give you something to think about." Holopainen has described the album as being about humanism, history, and the inspiration thereof, and that outlook of the album is positive and optimistic ] Track listing Yesterwynde: release date 20th September 2024 All tracks are written by Tuomas Holopainen. Yesterwynde track listingNo. Title Length 1. "Yesterwynde" 2:43 2. "An Ocean of Strange Islands" 9:26 3. "The Antikythera Mechanism" 5:55 4. "The Day of..." 4:34 5. "Perfume of the Timeless" 8:11 6. "Sway" 4:23 7. "The Children of 'Ata" 5:37 8. "Something Whispered Follow Me" 6:39 9. "Spider Silk" 6:26 10. "Hiraeth" 6:14 11. "The Weave" 4:53 12. "Lanternlight" 6:06 Total length: 71:07 UPCOMING SINGLES WILL BE The day of... and Lanternlight. Also i will mention that i heard Tuomas say, The children of ´Ata, got something cool, with the choir, and atmosphere, he was asked what song on album, surprised you most, in positive direction..

[@lettyalday7879]

Everyone has a right to their own opinion but I completely disagree. There is nothing mediocre about Nightwish or their music.

[@Equilion]

The wobbling head was really distracting!

[@marcfromparis333]

In a few words he said "stunning video, very mediocre song, very average"

[@Variousmotivation]

Just lame compared to older stuff. No More anything to give i guess. Shame, it was good aslong it lasted

[@qpruleok5798]

The dude has worked with U2 so he had had to listen to some mediocre crap in his time, but this certainly is not that, the work/music that has gone into this track it's brilliant. To say Perfume of the Timeless is mediocre is absolute bull$hit talking out his ar$e. The track starts from note 1 and builds up to 2 mins 50 secs will be even better opening live track. REMEMBER PINK FLOYD'S SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND TOOK THAT 4 MINS 07SECS TO KICK IT..........Sooooooo WHAT