Vocal Coach listens to Romanticide for the first time! Nightwish Reaction and Vocal Analysis

[@Rackelhane]

There is fire in your eyes..I like that. Great reaction. Thank you! ❤️

[@gliebzeit]

I see that fire in her eyes, too!!

[@johnf7683]

'Yours Is An Empty Hope' should be next, if you want more grit and metal. Floor shows off another weapon in her vocal tool bag that will amaze!

[@alanfoster6589]

Concur.

[@robhannah2794]

I concur

[@tedbaker3846]

Yes! Please the Wembley version

[@Dodgevair]

The Alpha

[@BrendonChase_2015]

I concur & plz.. let it be Wembley 🤘

[@Rye_Toast]

"Do I go back? Yes I go back!" LOL you go back as much as you need to, I love your breakdowns of her technique!

[@morbiouslenoir]

I understand that Jukka's Drum kit got a restraining order on him after this tour.😝

[@paulchapman2569]

Emppu told Jukka that the drum kit made a nasty comment a few years back about Jukka's mother, he's been beating the shit out of it ever since.

[@mking846]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ambassadortourettes753]

You should feel much worse for the drum kit in WinterSun🙄 That one is in 24 hour therapy

[@Debbie338]

@@paulchapman2569 😂😂

[@majbrat]

Awesome comment

[@chadbennett7873]

Ohhh Bethany, you're so much fun! My favorite phrase, "We're going back!" Hahahaha, should be a drinking game for people who really want to get drunk! And you say it as if we're not clapping our hands like a windup monkey with cymbals. This is what makes you so special, you are unapologetic about your appreciation and enthusiasm for this amazing music. We know your focus is on the vocals, but we can see that you acknowledge the virtuosity of the composition and delivery of the instrumentals. Any time you drop a new Nightwish vid, I drop whatever I was going to watch to check it out and get my fix of "we're going back!" I don't think you realize how truly precious it is. Thanks for what you do ... we love it!

[@TheVocalyst]

🤣 That could be a dangerous game!

[@chadbennett7873]

@@TheVocalyst Yeah, but so much fun, and I don't even drink! Hahaha

[@APMM58]

Bethany so glad you returned to Nightwish. Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@drewciferf3293]

Every time you react to Floor, your eyes light up just a little brighter, and your smile gets a little bigger. Your insights into the technique is so good! Thanks Bethany! 🙂

[@GryLi]

That final note get me every time Floor and Marko magic. We never mind if you go back in a song

[@lawrence1389u]

Love your Nightwish reactions!

[@bertbouwhuis]

Your face speaks a thousand words for you ❤Great reaction!!

[@rnowak85]

Great reaction! I love your insights and how you dig into the details of the vocals. I also love how you do that with so much energy and enthusiasm.

[@Cobinja]

You: Gushing over the first two slides Me: Oh, you sweet summer child 😅

[@alxhades6231]

Eyes light up everytime.

[@GunnarCreutz]

When we are listening to Floor and Marko you can go back as many times as you want! Their voices and your enthusiasm makes it all worth it! Some days ago I was listening to the song Disdain by ReVamp from Live at Graspop 2010 with harsh vocals from Floor. I went back so many times that I probably spent an hour listening to just one song!

[@chriso6719]

Yep, this is one of their heavier songs. Floor's 3 octave glissando at the end that she did in tandem with Marko, is an addition to the original from the Tarja era(Once album 2004). The studio version only had Marko's 2 octave slide. The song is basically a romance that has died. It's over, time to move on. You haven't met the 6th member yet, multi instrumentalist Troy Donockley, he does some vocals too. Try, I Want My Tears Back from the Buenos Aires 2018 show.

[@flaviovergottini652]

Talking about Troy's voice, I suggest "My Walden" and "Harvest": he has a soft, mellow voice which goes from airy to earthy tones when needed.😮🎶 👋🇮🇹🖖

[@charlesxavier..]

Floor Jansen, A.K.A. Mrs. Adittion, in a very good way....

[@robertsheeler321]

Fantastic analysis and reaction , loved it

[@janvanleeuwen2535]

I just love this. Can't get enough of it. When and where did you ever hear anything like that? Unbelievable, unforgettable, unmatched. Greetings from the Netherlands, the Hague 🤘

[@wangtang7768]

Ok , I’m going to comment after the first chorus because I’m giggling thinking about what face you’re going to make on the banshee wail😂we will see 🤘🏼💥🤘🏼

[@yvonnevanwaegeningh-tiggel4577]

Same here! Most important reason I love watching reactions to this song 🙂

[@Donna-C]

10:50 - 11:50 - You were so invested in listening & appreciating what was going on - and Yes “I have goosebumps” is exactly how so many of us feel. Your knowledge & enthusiasm is amazing. You’re right when say the lyrics can be interpreted with different meanings - Tuomas is a Poet, Composer & Musical Maestro - the deeper you look into his works, you’ll love it all!

[@WilliamKnolhoff]

Thanks!

[@kentk2215]

Lovely reaction and analysis! Keep coming back to Nightwish every now and then.

[@PleaseExplainMe]

Nightwish = thumbs up!

[@572Btriode]

I concur.

[@ronvanoudheusden7564]

Thank you Bethany it always a pleasure to listen too you analysing Night Wish looking at your face makes my day 😊

[@humphreyterveer1338]

Great reaction!

[@zbygniewprlwytzkofsky6614]

Do not see a reaction from you to “How’s the heart” acoustically from Planet Rock. Her voice pure, no filters❤ and you will see and hear Troy… A must for all vocal nerds🧐

[@aliekegeerse]

I concur!

[@juantimer]

100% concur.

[@Donna-C]

You will really enjoy this Bethany

[@Thorgrim247]

Love you analysis and appreciation of vocal techniques and nuances. This is one of Nightwish heaviest songs, due to the nature of the story in this song. Romanticide = death of love or romance after all of the lies and betrayal. That last scream is all about a final scream of frustration. Romance is dead. Forget about it. Time to move forward. Marko goes high then falls in realization it is over. Floor keeps going higher as if to declare her freedom from this love gone bad. See me ruined by my own creations Leave me be… Dead Boy’s alive but without sense I need a near-death experience Heart once bold Now turned to stone Perfection my messenger from hell Wine turns to water Campfires freeze, loveletters burn Romance is lost Lord, let me be wrong in this pain Temporary pain, eternal shame To take part in this devil’s chess game Spit on me, let go, get rid of me And try to survive your stupidity

[@Duskwind_]

Brilliant review! It's so good to see you again 🤗 Much more Nightwish please!

[@cydrych]

Yours is an Empty Hope live at Wembley should be your next reaction. Floor puts on an impressive display of her dynamic range.

[@PatrickKCompton]

Ooooo we're going back... lol. Yeah, love it! They are all just top notch and Floor with Marko are the icing on the cake.

[@Sarge80]

The siren wail with Marko and Floor is always awesome.

[@JasonSmith-lp6wg]

I haven't watched it, yet; but, I know it'll be great. I'll get to it when I'm more, fully, awake. Best!

[@darkaether2798]

I’m glad someone recognises the work what goes in here! Not just from Floor but the rest of the band. Superb.

[@Benobot99]

One of my favourite performances of theirs. I feel it's much better than the studio version because of the glissando.

[@richardgoddard37]

Emppu's guitar solo is better than the studio version too. He nailed it live.

[@Steven-lb4bl]

Plus seeing them as well as hearing them is better than just hearing. Especially Floor 😍

[@alexthorpe6583]

Oh, I knew you'd have plenty to discuss on this one. And if you actually want to go harder than this one, 'Yours Is An Empty Hope' really goes there, and the message is to Internet trolls, telling them to do something better with their lives.

[@rnowak85]

I concur. Great vocals and great message.

[@andybarber8898]

Wonderful reaction. They have some harder songs but I always go back and forth for what I consider "hard" . I think however your version is slightly sped up. Still wonderful to see that amazing smile and hear you get into the bitty gritty of the music and Floors amazing vocals. Cheers!

[@althalusian]

No this is the correct speed (i.e. same than on Spotify etc). There are also some slowed down versions of Romanticide on KZbin, probably due to botched DVD export settings.

[@rome8180]

Yeah, this is the correct speed. I can tell because the pitch is spot on. If it was sped up, the highest note she hits in that glissando would be higher than the D6 she actually sings. I just used a tuner to test it, and it's exactly a D.

[@samiboushaheen3716]

The greatest show on earth at tampere and the poet and the pendulum are masterpieces, you need to listen to them.

[@danielisrael1788]

Armée NIGHTWISH de France ici, excellente réaction, merci et bravo, grand remerciement pour mon groupe préféré, encore s'il vous plait. A bientôt et portez vous bien.........

[@572Btriode]

Formidable ! je suis tout à fait d'accord. Le vieux con sérieusement mis à la retraite le détachement britannique d'outre-mer de l'armée Nightwish, département 87. (Mon français est terrible, désolé !)

[@petemack5994]

What always impresses me is that at Wacken this followed Ghost love score. number 14 in the set list

[@stuartharris4062]

Nightwish - an encyclopaedic journey of music and voice. Love your openness in experiencing music Bethany

[@djstraylight]

Yes, such an amazing performance from the whole band. It's always amazing when Floor and Marko get to sing together. Marko is out on the road this summer. He's even doing some shows with Anneke van Giersbergen. Hopefully somebody will post some good quality video of those shows.

[@paulitapanimaki7311]

I loved to see your very professional comments on Johanna Kurkela Tuomas wife, she sing high, only in finnish thou. Make a seach.

[@vanggol]

I'm in love with your smile

[@demoncleaner80]

This is off of the album "Once", so originally was Tarja's vocals, I think that's why it's a little different sounding than some of the newer stuff we've heard with from the Annette/Floor periods

[@sebastianperez1257]

You love music and it shows even more when the artists are insane, I like that

[@nafex3740]

Cool buddy,looks so fan 😎 😍 👌 Have a nice weekend ❤❤❤

[@teambellavsteamalice]

Awesome example why vocal coaches make the best reactors. 🥰 I've watched so (too?) many reactions, especially to symphonic metal and kpop. Often reactors want to please the audience and exaggerate their enthusiasm, and say omg a hundred times. Vocal coaches are so focused on the song, they have no time for putting up an act or overact. And if the technique is good, you can see the intense joy. I especially like surprised reactions to parts I don't get what's difficult or original. It's such a contrast of a cerebral analysis and passionate fangirling. Love it! 😍

[@astral7080]

A milestone in the history of music

[@mattgraham2835]

Floor Jansen is such a strong and powerful wow its so natural for her

[@산중락도]

I always support you. I love your lovely smile.

[@alleninfinity6730]

I am definitely a huge Floor fan from when I first heard her 3 years ago, and what all she can do vocally still amazes me to this day. You think after hearing her sing 40 or 50 songs you got all the things she can do, but you would be wrong. She is constantly trying to hone and perfect her vocals not just for opera or metal, but everything imaginable.

[@kimmikke_]

I just LOVE when you analyse and explain NW and Floor - you are able to crystallise what is going on vocally and technically and it just brings a whole another level to it all! Among Reactors you are the Caviar and Champagne dinner I love to enjoy :)

[@loulagro2315]

Your the best of the best on youtube!! More Floor and Nightwish please!!

[@d.zombie5120]

My pick is for "Song of Myself" to be added to your Nightwish list.

[@yagamilight2708]

You have such a delightful smile! Keep up the amazing reactions

[@richardmead5969]

another great reaction, thanks from Colorado. best ROCK band since pinl floyd

[@tomasbilos]

Love your reaction

[@randyburrill2340]

I love watching new reactions to such great performances!

[@johnblund700]

Love your reaction. You put alot of emotion in it which I love. please continue in the same manner.

[@davdavson4515]

I truly enjoy your commentary and obvious love of music and great vocals. Watching you discover Nightwish brings back memories of my own similar experience. I recall two primary thoughts…who the hell is she (meaning Floor of course) and how have I missed this band for over a decade? I’m now in the Nightwish Army and I’m a big Floor supporter. When you’re ready for another dose of intense Nightwish, try “7 Days to the Wolves” from the Wembley show. Wear something black and buckle your seatbelt. This is some serious storm the castle stuff. Floor really brings it. Incidentally, she told the crowd this is one of her favorite songs to perform at the concert I attended. It’s not a marathon arrangement like some of Toumas’ symphonic masterpieces, but I think it’s a great song. Keep up the good (and fun) work, Bethany!

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻😘 well done and welcome back

[@RonniePeterson]

Loved it.

[@austindermody302]

Great reaction Bethany! This happens to be one of my favorite Nightwish songs. #nightwisharmy

[@JimmyRJump]

Damn, woman. You're such a delight to watch and listen to.

[@mumimaster]

Awesome reaction 🤗 You have so many great songs ahead, I'll just wait patiently for you to get to them. I would recommend Yours is an empty hope (the Wembley version is by far the best one) next, but there's just so many great songs to chose from.

[@marcarcarmar9977]

Thanks👍Always nice info about one of the greatest live bands from this time 🤩.. and Floor .. pfff 😍.. just Floor ... She is one of my musical loves... Greetings from Amsterdam

[@theogantenbein7870]

How she manages to swing her head around in this fashion and is able to sing afterwards without throwing up is beyond me.

[@horacehhelmsley9375]

This the Nightwish I fell in love with

[@geoderek7185]

killer song, nice reaction vid!

[@sethdunlap9868]

Floor's voice happens to be the exact frequency that unlocks my head space... SO fucking beautiful to me ❤

[@Dragonslayer4w4]

I was so excited when i seen you posted a new nightwish reaction! Keep it up.. ill just sub..love your reactions! (Song of myself) or if you want to hear floor sing in all operatic voice, do (stargazers) from tempere live 2015 i think, endless forms most beautiful world tour.

[@vhaarr]

Thank you for finally continuing on your Nightwish journey! Please do not forget Gabriel Bardacs comment with the list of songs, which will introduce you to various aspects of Nightwish one at a time. There's so much more for you to experience, and I recommend doing the journey one step at a time!

[@justinchristoph3725]

I liked watching your smile get bigger and bigger as Floor's slide got higher and higher.

[@Starman_67]

Great reaction. Your pauses are tasteful and meaningful, and well timed. Appreciate what you bring. 🤘😎🤘

[@Fellipeert]

Reacts to Joelma when he was a member of the band Calypso live in the Amazônia (Brazil) in 2004. And then he reacts to Joelma in his solo career live in the Amazônia in 2022 (Block 1 and Block 2). She is considered the greatest performer in Brazil, and one of the few who don't use playback, her face is swollen because she contracted Covid 4 times and her blood was clotting, but even so she managed to record this DVD, like almost 50 years. From Rio de Janeiro!

[@nickbowles7983]

Safe to say she is one of us metal heads now .🎉😊

[@itsZdan]

EPICA - Consign To Oblivion - Live at the Zenith, might be something you would also enjoy

[@nige-t]

Great to hear your insights Bethany! There's one more colour to Floor's voice you should really hear. It's also one she wrote the lyrics for - very hard hitting. "Yours is an empty Hope" Live from Wembley.

[@markclements7767]

Hi Bethany, greetings from UK 😁 So nice seeing you do another reaction, thank you 😊

[@ma9na111]

I think it is about time you did "The Greatest Show on Earth","Poet and the Pendulum" and the live version of "Shoemaker" from Hellfest 2022. All 3 need a little background research of their story. I will wait in anticipation for all your facial expressions that are inspiring and refreshing. Ma9Na

[@Boston_Pete]

New Fan to your channel and somewhat recent Nightwish Army Member... I also agree that Yours is an empty hope (live, I like the Wembley version) would be a treat. From there I hope you check out Greatest Show on Earth Live / Tampere version sometime soon. Then maybe Poet and the Pendulum Live at Wembley. You might want to do a little research on Poet before watching it to understand what it is about...

[@majbrat]

I love the clever way Marko lowers his voice during the vocal slide, so it really highlighted Floors huge high note as well. Super talented vocalists having fun with their craft. Btw their heaviest song is called Master, Passion, Greed and is sung by Marko. No live version as it was a song written in anger at Tarjas husband and just needed to be said.

[@rome8180]

That D6 she hits at the end of the glissando is the highest note I can find her singing anywhere. She also sings a D6 in "Phantom of the Opera," but to my knowledge there's no live performance with a higher note.

[@noneofyerbeeswax8194]

She hit an F6 in Romanticide at some gig in Finland 2012. She hit an E6 in Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean at Buenos Aires 2018. D6 must be the highest she can hit and hold reliably.

[@elvwood]

This is my favourite song to watch knowledgeable people analyse: the vocals, the drumming, the guitar work, the composition, the lyrics all provide meat for discussion. Thanks for your contribution to the collective deep dive! If you want to see more Marko + Floor, there are a couple of routes you can take. I'd suggest _Yours_ _is_ _an_ _Empty_ _Hope_ from Wembley and _Devil_ _and_ _the_ _Deep_ _Dark_ _Ocean_ from Buenos Aires, each of which addresses a different comment you made this time!

[@Farin_50]

I have watched reaction videos of many kinds: live video of artists, just songs with no video, and even reactions to reaction videos. Here is my request... someone please react to the audiences. I realize that this isn't the realm of voice coaches, music teachers, or roadies. So, a new venue for an aspiring YT personality! Just watching the crowd at Waken Open Air in 2014 alone has an amazing range of facial expressions and crowd reactions...

[@k.l.7788]

One shouldn’t try to fit Nightwish to any certain genre. Nightwish is a genre of it’s own. ❤

[@dolla3975]

Just looove your reactions, need rhem more frequent thou! :D Tnx for sharing! Btw the colouring in both their voices and how they sing is song is well connected to the lyrics...

[@northof4912]

You always say: “I know it’s been a while since we’ve done Nightwish”. Why? You know how great they are!

[@kyrosv1289]

Thank you very much for the reaction, analysis and commentary! This group has a lot of variety, to get introduced to it I'd recommend one of these next: Nightwish - I Want My Tears Back (LIVE at Buenos Aires 2018) Nightwish - Cover/Tribute of Pink Floyd's High Hopes Nightwish - The Islander (LIVE at Tampere 2018) ... Check the links from Garbiel's list!

[@RobinC63]

I like to call the sound she has during the second part of the opening verse the “sassy Floor” voice! 😊

[@tjitsekoster9379]

Do Devil And The Deep Dark Ocean next. It's dark and heavy and, of course, Floor kicks ass as usual. It's one of Nightwish' older songs.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

"Yours is an Empty Hope" at Wembley - and listen VERY close, you'll be stunned at what her voice sounds like. Still, after "The Greatest Show on Earth" at Tampere you should also expect that.

[@Trulight911]

One of the other ones if you wanna hear her do vocal gymnastics is "The Greatest Show On Earth Live"

[@mikeconway9849]

Great reaction Bethany!

[@NickBR57]

I've been waiting for you to get to this. Some more Floor/Marco for you, including some metal: Songn. Of Myself (Wacken 2013) - my no 2 favourite Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean (Buenos Aires 2018), my no 4 Slaying the Dreamer (Buenos Aires 2018) - wild vocals

[@Debbie338]

My personal favorite: Seven Days to the Wolves. Floor & Marko magic!

[@NickBR57]

@@Debbie338 My no 3 👍

[@Donna-C]

All good ones! 😊

[@davdavson4515]

Love Song of Myself, but I agree with Debbie338 - 7 Days is the absolute best.

[@sethdunlap9868]

Check out her rendition of Phantom of the Opera from some television show from a couple years ago... her version of Shallow will leave you in tears.

[@bgibeast]

Hi Bethany, your reactions are really fun and so informative! Here's to hoping you cover another Nightwish song called "Poet and the Pendulum." I'm sure others have suggested it and its a masterpiece with a ton of versatility and tempo switches. Gorgeous song. The Wembly 2015 live performance is the best version. Cheers!

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

The only bad part is that this song is always reviewed ONLY with the music. At the concert, Marco leads this with a spoken part that basically explains the song is a result of it having been the anniversary of a boyfriend/girlfriend and she's been cooking for three hours and he's just now decided to go get sausages. "That's Romanticide..." start of song.

[@droiduser9633]

Marco is a true gem! If diamond is the hardest crystal, and metal is the heaviest music, them marco is ... What? The black hole of music! The heaviest, most dense thing there is!

[@mnewm21]

she is being sarcastically innocent in her sound in the initial verses pretending that she doesn't realise how the other person has been treating her thus pumping up the ego of the person before she cuts them down! Romance is definitely lost between these two🤣

[@AD5GB]

Goth Metal. Beauty and the Beast. I can't get enough, play enough or sing enough of it