Classical Singer Reaction - Nightwish | The Islander. Marco is Awesome!! Very cool song!
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- My name is Josh. Subtitles:17 languages. I loved his cool guitar! His voice is bright and has a great tone. They really are a cool band and Floor and Marco blended very well. Sad to see Marco go but I'm sure he'll do amazing things wherever he lands. I can't wait to experience more Nightwish live masterpieces. Thank you for watching my reactions.
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1:43 Reading of Lyrics
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18:03 Closing
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The un-subbed part: "If I play the chorus, you're gonna sing along, right?" - "Yeah!" - "Are you sure?" - "Yeah!" - "Ok, let's do it!"
Thank you so much! I’ve always wondered what he says there, very kind of you to provide this!
It is quite unbelievable that they forgot to translate that part. If somebody watched through it, how can this happen? I guess I shouldn't be surprised, because sometimes (usually) I feel the same when I'm watching some movies. If someone actually watched that movie, how can there be some really irritating special effects and completely f'd up audio, so that you need to turn volume really loud that you can hear normal talking, and then your ear drums get shattered when there is some action. Who can enjoy that? Even in movie theater I hate that, and if you have small children, there is no way to watch those at home without subtitles.
@@NightwishArena you are so right, the sound engineers make or break an experience.
It’s known because commercials are supposed to follow rules which do not allow extreme volume jumps for attention grabbing in television yet often ignore it.
Within a movie though is inexcusable.
Man, this makes me wanna cry. One of my favorite human beings on this planet. Just an all-around charismatic, super-talented, cool, beautiful person. I hope he finds fulfillment and happiness.
I recommend you to react to "high hopes" a tribute to pink floyd by NW. Marko is the one who sings it and that performance is terrific.
If not heard PF's original, would make a great double react with PF's first followed by NW's.
@@brewswillis9783 I agree
I doubled that, listen to high hopes, it's great performance from Marko
For more Marco as Nightwish lead vocals:
High Hopes Live (Pink Floyd cover) - Tarja era NW performance. Just Marco singing, I think Tarja was off stage changing. One of my favorite cover songs ever, arguably as good if not better than the original. More of a tribute re-imagined NW metal version of the original. (This was the concert that Tarja was dismissed immediately afterwards, you can see the angst on their faces)
While Your Lips Are Still Red (Live at Wembley) - Ballad style, Floor providing the harmonies
Endlessness - metal; dark in tone, but lyrically an optimistic-existential subject. No live version, the last song from their newest album. Effectively Marco’s last work with Nightwish as of today (ironically appropriate given his announcement)
(Sorry I don’t have the links, on mobile at the moment)
Nightwish's cover of Pink Floyds 'High hopes'.. Marko kills it
Absolutely!
As far as another song where Marco just blows it out of the water, in a similar fashion to the Phantom and it's actually from that same show.... MUST SEE: Nightwish's live cover of High Hopes.
A lot of people don't know or forget that Marko has sung in several metal bands over the years. He has a really unique voice. BTW - the flutey thing Troy was playing was a tin whistle. There are no egos in this band.
It's actually called a Low Whistle, the smaller metal one is a Tin Whistle.
@@brewswillis9783 Oops - you are correct. My mistake.
Art, not ego.
Farewell brother Marko. We will sorely miss you and that double-neck Warwick Infinity 4-string base on top Framus Pantera guitar at the bottom. Through-out his career with Nightwish Marko remained a constant supply of solid vocals to which ever lady was fronting the band and a solid music making wing man for Tuomas. To the vast majority of fans who just recently discovered Nightwish after the latest CZcams reactions, Marko's voice often gets lost in the shuffle. To those of us who were lucky enough to discover Marko in the mid-80s with Tarrot, he has always been a vocal front man and a world-class base player and musician. Once Marko figures out his direction again, I am looking forward to some more Tarrot magic (fingers crossed...). By the way, Marko needed to get a T-Shirt saying "My back up singer is Floor Jensen".
There are so many things to love about Nightwish, one of them being no egos :) Did you notice the smile from Marko when the rest joined in? I love this live version, it's magical. The live Wembley Arena show of your lips are still red is one I think you'll enjoy, again Marko takes the lead, he has a funny little speech at the beginning, listen out for the pet martian 😁🤣
Every time I watch this Nightwish video, I love how Floor is so happy for Marko when he gets the applause from the audience at the end. She is always so warmhearted. Floor has said that she has been diagnosed as an empath and I think that explains part of her amazing ability to interpret songs and her sweet personality.
Romanticide, Ever Dream, Ghost River,... there are sooo many Marco-driven songs. and all of them are breathtaking.
Check out Marko's Songs/ Stones & Voice Of My Father.
Check out both versions English and Finnish. I understand the English is not a great translation but it will give you an idea of what he is singing about. I prefer the Finnish version, even though I don’t understand a word, because it just sounds right maybe because it was written in Finnish.
I heard Tuomas on an interview saying he didn't think they would be able to do The Islander again, without Marko
This performance is very iconic, for me this arrangement of the song with the vocal harmonies and sort of improvisations in the end is just amazing.
Hard to process for us fans that he may not be coming back, but he left a lot of his talent.
Marko having to hold back with vocals was with Anette, the 2nd female vocalist of Nightwish.
Great Marko vocals:
"High Hopes" a cover/tribute to Pink Floyd. Helsinki 2005 (End of an Era DVD)
"Slaying the Dreamer" from the same concert, Marko with Tarja. This might be better than with Floor and Marko Buenos Aires 2018.
Both performances very good, extra powerfull vocals by Marko, I think because he knew what was coming, firing Tarja, in which he was an active player, he thought the situation in Nightwish was unbearable.
I also love "7 days to the Wolves" Wembley Arena 2015 with Floor and Marko. Anette era song, but Marko and Floor together on vocals on this song is amazing. I don't even want to imagine Marko and Tarja performing this song. There's no way it could sound as good as with Marko and Floor. The song was written by Tuomas and Marko.
"Ghost River" Wacken 2013, mean, scary vocals, Floor the opposite, beautiful vocals, with a short growl. "Weak Fantasy" Tampere 2015, co-written, both composition and lyrics, by Marko and Tuomas, Marko being the main composer, vocals F+M. "The Greatest Show on Earth" Tampere 2015, composition by T+M, lyrics T. Wocals F+M. "Your is an Empty Hope" Wembley 2015, propably the heaviest Nightwish song, heavy vocals by F+M. I guess Master Passion Greed is even heavier, angry Marko screaming his lungs out all trough the song. Never peformed live, there's not even a music video. Just the album version, and a lyrics video by a fan. Another one with angry vocals by Marko is "Bye Bye Beautiful" Official Music Video, more than 100M views, I think there is an ok live video too. "Elan" Buenos Aires 2018, Floor and Marko, his backing vocals sound excellent to my ear.
There are so many good ones with Marko. Tarot "Tides" Undead Indeed '06 DVD. Tarot "Wings of Darkness" 1986 or 2011 version. Marko's big brother Zachary played the guitar in Tarot. There is no Tarot anymore after one member died. I guess you could call the music classic heavy rock.
In 2019 Marko released his 1st! solo album. Isäni ääni/The Voice of My Father and Kiviä/Stones are great songs. Both Finnish and English language versions. Isäni ääni/The Voice of My Father mellower but strong vocals, Kiviä/Stones, heavier song and vocals.
Marko has sang with 3 other Finnish guys in Northern Kings, and in Powerless Trio. He akso has a group called "All Hietala Power Trio" with his son Miro 19 on drums and brother Zachary on guitar. Last summer they played Black Sabbath covers in a 30 minute live stream, two consecutive days. During the live stream someone asked what bands Marko had played in. The answer came fast. What bands has he NOT played in. So I'm sure there's is more what Marko has done.
Your remark makes sense. I'm a huge Floorfan. (just my taste) But i never noticed lack of power in Tarja's voice.
the instrument is an Irish tin whistle and a lower one at that, played by Troy the multi instrumentalist member of the band who plays guitar, Irish bouzouki ,ebows, tin whistles, uillean pipes, flutes, and is also the third vocalist currently in the band (until Marco starts taking his break part of the allready arranged comitments he has)
Please react ”greatest song of earth” live in Tampere version (same consert as this was..)
"Kiss, while tour lips are still red".
Another Marko lead singing gorgeous song!!
*your lips*
One vocal coach said "Floor has stage charisma, that she could just walk on stage, snap her fingers and say MINE!) - but they are a team that don't work like that. They were that time among their crew a family on tour... And hope that they can adopt also the nxt member as same...
The part that isnt translated is basically asking the audience to sing along with the chorus.
Marko with his own band Tarot in 2008 (Heavy Metal on Ice Live - Guardian Angel and Things That Crawl at Night) czcams.com/video/8EsHGBW_uU8/video.html
Marko with Anette in Nightwish, Planet Hell czcams.com/video/-XNeU88p8Zg/video.html
He will be missed. Thank you for your reaction. Everyone have a damn good day ;)
Troy is playing a LOW WHISTLE, tuned one octave lower than D. It is also one by the original maker. Much sought after by musicians.
I think the Island is his Life. To the last time, he set Sail. This is this was I am thinking. 70 German in the U.S.
I think what some comments that you mentioned might be getting at with Marko "holding back" in duets was aimed at Anette's voice getting somewhat lost behind Marko's voice. Although people have to understand that you can adjust mic volume.. even in post-processing. Whaaaaaat ;-)
I believe he is talking about a character who is a lighthouse keeper. Lighting the beacon lyric.
I always thought that as well.
Quantos cantores poderão dizer que um dia tiveram Floor Jansen como backing vocal?
Recommendation for other songs :
Vocaly, Floor in "Yours is an empty hope".
Heavier, with a good breakdown,
look: "Song of myself".
Marco singing :cover of Pink floyd,
"high hopes".
Troy singing: of the new album,
Human and Nature, "Harvest".
(Also their best album, within everyone of the band is shining on the highest level)
Wis you a lot of joy with nightwish.
A big hello from the Netherlands 🤘🇳🇱
Liked your hope speech - stay loved
This is one of the few Nightwish songs that the lyrics don't require interpretation. It's about an old lighthouse keeper, looking back on his life - he lived a good life, used to have a wife and kids ("Princess in the tower, children in the field") but they're all gone now ("Now his love's a memory, ghost in the fog") and he's tired and ready to pass on to reunite with his loved ones. You might like to see the official video (with Anette) on your own time, just to see the story in the video - and also, what you just heard sounds a bit different than the studio version. czcams.com/video/--tFFz44zvc/video.html
For more Marko vocals:
High Hopes from End of an Era (Marko alone, Pink Floyd cover) czcams.com/video/4oEDnVeYYyM/video.html
While Your Lips Are Still Red from Wembley (Floor backing) czcams.com/video/5V7PKv493Ic/video.html
Master Passion Greed (lyric video, never performed live, rage-Marko) czcams.com/video/wS7NrPNjACI/video.html
Planet Hell from End of an Era (duet with Tarja) czcams.com/video/MckQglkuK_k/video.html
Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean from Buenos Aires (duet with Floor) czcams.com/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/video.html
@SingerDad Reacts ... The lyrics are a metaphor about death and how it releases one from the cares of the world... both melancholy and happy at the same time.
Yes, High Hopes next!
Kiitos from Finland. Markos song For You.Live.
Gotta agree with the comments on here, High Hopes is a definite is a killer track
About the lyrics, it’s pretty much shown in the music video. I’ve read somewhere that Tuomas said the lyrics are more descriptive than symbolic.
It’s about a lighthouse-keeper living in an island, reminiscing the bygone time when he still had something to live for: princess in the tower, children in the field-his family. Perhaps something happened that he lost them all: now his love’s a memory, a ghost in the fog.
In the last scene of the music video, the islander was standing on a cliff, feet on the grass, and dropped the anchor to the sea, his foot tied to the rope.
It’s basically about a suicide.
Marcos statement of not to have to hold back wasnt about Tarja, but about Anette Olzon the Singer between Tarja and Floor.
If you want to see Marco really going for it, try one with his other band, Tarot - Wings of Darkness.
I like to watch the 1985 or 6 with no beard
High Hopes(no back up vocals here) and Last Ride of the Day off of the top of my head.
Thank you, this one is beautiful and always gives me chills when the others come in. 😍
Go for High Hopes if you still want Marko
The greatest show on earth from Tampere is in my opinion the Nightwish masterpiece
The music video for this one gives more insight into the "banished one unheard...one of the world's unseen", ''setting sail'' while simultaneously ''dropping anchor'', saying goodbye to the world.
In the Netherlands we called it,
Een FLUIT, a FLUUT.
Many children play it on schools, to learn playing music.
You called it often a wind instrument?
Een blaas instrument. Die term wordt hier ook gebruikt. Voor alles waar je op blaast, blokfluit, dwarsfluit, klarinet en nog meer.
Wonderful and very detailed comment. By the way, I like your voice. It is soft like velvet and has wonderful vibrations
Really enjoyed that thankyou, on a side note Marko just won the finnish version of the masked singer he was great .
Check also the official video with images and story of this song. The original is with Anette (era). Tarja did not do this at all so no point to do any comparison to her. This is a Marco song totally...and others do backup. Check also the song "Master Passion Greed" - Marco as raw.
Hope it's going well with yr past covid infection and yr new job. I think you're a great man and a fantastic singer Josh. We all enjoy yr reactions a lot. Marco is going to Therion, by the way, a Swedish super band with some three or four operatic voices on stage. They're not my bag you know but it will be a curious experience to see him in other projects. I'd like you to do some more metal music reactions, not only Nightwish, like Avantasia and Helloween. Cheers my friend 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
The instrument Troy is playing is an Irish whistle.
The music video for this is also great.
You should watch The Masked Singer Finland. Marko won and he blew some people away when they realized it was him. You should do all of them. Wings of Darkness with Tarot 1985 or 6. Marko is about 19 or 20. Floor started out as a background singer before she became the front woman in After Forever. You should check out Floor's cover songs and the last one she did is Adaigo by Lara Fabian.
I dont think you can truly compare the 3 singers. All very different, all brought something special. I like them all although I have had more exposure to Floor
Nightwish Planet Hell End Of An Era. Tarja & Marko.
Watch "Yours is an Empty Hope" at Wimbley, and tell me if Tarja can do that.
I recommend shoemaker from the new album. You'll love it :)
I don't know if you do reaction videos still, but I have enjoyed the ones you've made reacting To Nigtwish so far. I really like you taking the time to read the lyrics and trying to figure out what the songs are about. I am all about the lyrics, even with symphonic metal. I do hope you'd consider reacting to more Nightwish. Everdream would be interesting for you as a vocal coach. Storytime has great lyrics. Nemo (official music video) and Sleeping Sun to learn more of Tarja. And Amaranth (official music video) for Annette, the vocalist in between Tarja and Floor. Thank you very much for your reaction and I hope to see more from you soon.
I stopped listen to Nightwish when Tarja parted, not that I thought anything bad about Anette, but just life went on (I did continue to listen to the old songs). I'm recently come back, and you, Chases, Julias, Charismatic Voice, TankTheTechs, Key of Geebz and some more reaction, reflection and explaining different aspects very much improves my own journey back into this band.
I dont have the vocal or musical theoretics so I really like when you are explaining that. I see in you later videos that you have started to "step back" a few seconds after a pause and I appreciate that, just a 5sec step is good to get back in the mood and setting to continue.
I like your work, and not only on Nightwish, keep it up! :)
I wrote so many notes while watching your reaction, which was great BTW.
Marko wrote the music, and Tuomas the lyrics.
Marko (used to spell it Marco) is a classically trained guitarist.
We will miss the harmonies of Marko and Floor.
To see how Marko has unleashed his demon, compare "Seven Days to the Wolves" live at Wembley with Floor (one of my favourite performances) with the same song with
Anette at Gampel open Air 2008. He is so restrained when singing with Anette.
Please watch the official music video for this. It's excellent and spins a take on the lyrics.
To change your mind about vocal slides, watch "Romanticide" at Wacken 2013.
There will be tons of recommendations, but "Ghost River" and the Pink Floyd tribute to "High Hopes" are recommended.
Recently, Marko won the Finnish version of the Masked Singer. Check him out doing Elton John, Backstreet Boys and more.
Adding a vote for High Hopes!
A tiny additional note: Marko also played cello in some Nightwish videos and on his own solo album tour.
You should listen to Adagio - Lara Fabian (cover by Floor Jansen) on her channel. ;)
Troy is playing the low whistle - a traditional Irish instrument. If you want to hear Troy's vocals, he supports Floor on vocal harmonies on the Planet Rock acoustic version of How's the Heart - czcams.com/video/yYtkPpFYzOo/video.html - from the latest album. The album, Human II Nature, has more Troy harmony vocals than previous albums and he also takes lead on the track Harvest.
Hello! Please listen to the Official video of Marco's Isäni ääni - song, the finnish version. It' s ausumn!
12:30 it's looking like an irish low-whistle - the 'adult-version' of a tin-whistle. ^^
Seems to be similar to mine - just a different head ... ;)
On your last reaction, I recommended that you react to Aurora's "Through The Eyes Of A Child". One reason I think you would really like her is of her lyrics. They are not like typical songs they are very deep. She is not a pop singer, in fact, I would need your help to tell me what type of music it is, maybe folk music not sure. She has been writing music since she was 6 and this song was written when she was 11. She taught herself to play the piano at 6 when she found a piano in their attic. She never thought of becoming a singer, she made a song for a Christmas present for her parents and about the same time they did a Christmas show at her school both got put on the internet by friends, this was when she was 16 by 17 she was signed by a record company and they put her on a 3-year tour. Unlike Angelina Jordan, her family did not know the record business or how to protect her from it. She ended up collapsing from being pushed too hard. But everything seems fine now she is 24 now and loves singing and still writing music. She is quite a character in interviews she has no filter, she says what pops into her mind, I think she could have been a comedian if not a singer but her voice is angelic and mystical.
Hei ystäväni ! You pronounced very well . I hope you are well after being ill with covid. - You might like to react to Marco Hietala singing with his band Tarot " Wings of Darkness " from 1986 . There is also a video where he sings it 2011 with Tarot, but you´ll enjoy seeing so very young Marko with his glam rock hair in the older clip . There´s also another short old video you´d might like to see: " Marco Hietala yhtyeistä Tarot ja Nightwish avautuu laulamisesta v. 1987 | Marco about singing" . There he talks a bit about taking singing lessons etc, and a vocal coach talks about his singing.
I think that comment about the powerful voice of Floor had more to do with the 2nd singer Anette that was between Tarja and Floor, because he said it when Floor came along, not after Tarja left.
Like you said, Tarja has power also, just a very different timber and style than Floor. Though Floor can sing with a style you give her :) Wonder if there is one she hasn't trained? Anette is a good singer too, you can hear that in the studio versions. Her misfortune was she couldn't sing the operatic songs Nightwish was known for with Tarja. Plus the touring went sometimes unfavorably for her, and she ended up the 2rd singer for many of the fans. But respect for her work, many good songs recorded at her time.
Though Tarja didn't have that rock grit in her voice, that some like with Floor. Floor is clearly the most versatile of the 3, but some songs I still prefer to hear with Tarja, though Floor has sang them, like Sleeping Sun; and some with Floor., like Ghost Love Score. A few I like with Anette, like Amaranth (official video). It's like how they sound - which instument they are: Tarja is like a flute, Anette is like the acoustic guitar nd Flooe like a string orchestra from bass to the smallest violin.
Marco shines in High Hopes (Pink Floyd cover), and Everdream
If you want to see a good Phantom Of the Opera look at Floor and Henk Poort. Hope the names are spelled Correctly.
Yes. They were good. My reaction to their performance is out on my channel. Thanks for watching.
if you want to see something new from Tarja ......... Within Temptation Ft. Tarja - Paradise Live at Hellfest Festival (2016)
You need an epic slide. Watch romanticide from wacken 2013 by nightwish
Thanks. My reaction to this is out on my channel.
Well done with Finnish pronunciation. You should be proud of your self.
Floorsgam and marcosgarm
Floor is way more powerful (my Opinion) & versatile you just ain't seen it yet buckle up Troy is playing a low Whistle , If you want a good example of Floor then react to "Ghost Love Score" live at Wacken 2013 , this will blow you away
My reaction to this is out on my channel. Thanks for watching. czcams.com/video/ELAwgvVhcYE/video.html
Marco says he has a T shirt that says his backup singer is Floor Jansen
Tarja has that one good performance so that will be that
Try this one for Tarja. I checked the one live and the video is awful, so this is the music video. czcams.com/video/wEERFBI9eCg/video.html
Sorry but IMHO Floor is by far the best singer to harmonise with Marko. Try live version Kiss While your Lips Are Still Red with Marko taking lead and Floor backing him. Really good is Endlessness on the latest album Human II Nature
No telefon no telefon
Can you please react to the lady of heaven trailer? 😁👍
After Tarja left, I stopped listening to them. Nightwish lost what set them apart from other similar bands. With Tarja it was a real duel between opera and rock, now it's just another rock group. By the way, in continuation of the theme of Diana Ankudinova and Russian vocal experience. I suggest you make a few reactions to Pelageya. Pelageya is one of the most popular folk and not only singers in Russia. Pelageya, Elmira Kalimullina, Anri Gogniashvili and Maria Goya - "Under the willow" czcams.com/video/Q5C1MnUJVuQ/video.html or "Canção do Mar" by Pelageya and Elmira Kalimulina czcams.com/video/0evioUE_KGU/video.html
p.s. You don't have to do a reaction, just listen, you as a professional will have something to think about.
The opposite for me, discovered NW this year and and got hooked on Floor. Then I went back and tried Tarja's songs but couldn't handle the heavy opera or accent, though I can understand your attachment to her. Amazing singing voice. Anette, to me, seemed like a good pop cover voice. Cheers.
Rock band???......lol....I love Tarja's voice...but Floor can sing everything.....won't find that in a "rock band"....
@@tkdfreaksq11 Please do not confuse voice capabilities and performance technique. Tarja is an opera singer, Floor is a rock singer. This changes the perception of the group as a whole.
@@vasiasemechkin9475 I still politely disagree with your assesment of the genre of music Tuomas writes. It is not a rock band whomever the singer is. Even with Anette's more contemporary style of singing, the MUSIC is still symphonic metal.....and its composition is much different than rock...regardless of the singer....there are many symphonic metal bands in existence now utilize singers with both operatic and more contemporary singing styles....jmo
@@tkdfreaksq11 I totally agree, just the word "ROCK" is shorter :)) The point is that with Tarja it was opera vs heavy metal or something like that. Don't forget that Floor is not the only singer who auditioned for Tarja's place. There were not very successful auditions.