First REACTION to NIGHTWISH (Ghost Love Score) 🔥🔥🔥
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- Epic doesn't quite cover my first time hearing Nightwish's Ghost Love Score 🔥🔥🔥
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REACTION to ROMANTICIDE: • REACTING to NIGHTWISH ...
REACTION to STORYTIME: • REACTION to NIGHTWISH ...
REACTION to SONG OF MYSELF: • REACTION to NIGHTWISH ...
REACTION to YOURS IS AN EMPTY HOPE: • REACTION to NIGHTWISH ...
REACTION to I WANT MY TEARS BACK: • REACTING to NIGHTWISH ...
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i think it's the first time i see someone realizing Tuomas 's "influence" on Nightwish without knowing who he actually is and just by musical details... niiiice!
Thanks for the support. Really appreciate that!
I'm shocked he could tell that myself. His musical insight is incredible. Subscribed.
Right? It's amazing. I find it incredibly sad how few people know Toumas is the real mastermind. I still wish people would react to Tarja instead of Floor. It's so sad. I still think Tarja does it better. Floors high note at the end just isn't enough for me.
I found this part fascinating too.
It shows that he really knows about music
As a university trained composer and 30 year rock band veteran, I'm gonna say this dude is the most insightful reactor I've seen on the platform. He straight deduced that Tuomas was the composer by analyzing the way the piece is structured organically to support the keyboard part. Props.
Matt, I really appreciate the support and awesome words. Loving doing these and grateful for this.
@@ChaseCarneson You earned the praise, mate. You have a great ear and obvious experience. Keep it up!
I could not agree more! Also like how youre not afraid to talk over without pausing so that you dont miss the flow of the song. I know that the music isnt cutting back in your ears so youre not affecting how you hear it. People dont watch reaction videoa without already having a love for the song. Just enjoying how it feels to see somebody else experiencing new to them bands. Earned my subscription!😎👌🤘🤘
Yeah, I gotta say, that was hella impressive how he deduced that!
@@xen0bia Ditto!
Chase: You probably need to watch it around 3-4 times to take everything in.
Me, after around 3000-4000 times: Yes.
I nice you. Well it's definitely going on the playlist. Looking forward to reacting to much more.
3000-4000, is that all.
LOL 😂
@@paulbryson3766 🤣
I’ve watched this music video hundreds of times and I haven’t gotten tired of it. It’s on my personal music on my phone.
You broke this down better than most music teachers. It's kind of hilarious. It was amazing to hear the break down. Not enough go into that. Thank you. Absolutely loved your reaction.
Thank you so much for the kind words. Much more to come, I promise. Stay tuned.
@@ChaseCarneson I agree with Megan Grant. Really enjoyed your knowledge base musically as you determined things the band would do in advance. Just subscribed and will look forward to more of your Nghtwish reaction videos. Cheers.
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There are a lot of fake teachers on youtube posting NW videos for views.
Yeah, the "music teachers", "vocal coaches", "recording artists", etc... Don't believe everything they tell you. Too many reactors try to give their channel more weight by giving themselves a certain title.
You bring so much more than "oh that's cool" and "wow she can sing." That's cool. Subscribed.
Nice one! Thanks for supporting. More Nightwish to come.
@@ChaseCarneson If you like fascinating song-writing *"7 Days to the Wolves" (Wembley 2015)* is one I really like as a classically trained musician. It's one of the more underrated songs and my personal favorite. I feel like it suits the energy of the weird time we're living in right now.
I enjoyed your breakdown of this song as well and I selfishly want to hear your opinion on this one. 😄
Also: “this is exhausting” that made me smile, also because this is after they already did 10 other songs in this show
@@renskevanderhaagen5813 I know first hand how difficult playing live can be, particularly when you're a really "Active" band. I can only imagine how much more intense this is for them. Got some more Nightwish planned for this weekend so stay posted 🤘
Chase Carneson I will, I subbed ;) so it will show up in my feed. I saw Floor live in her solo theater show, she just has the most amazing voice. But also so does Marko (the bassist, sings on many songs also) and Troy (not in this video). And tuomas is just a genius, as mentioned by others, the poetry / lyrics of most songs are amazing and meaningful and so are the compositions, it baffles me that he writes complete classical masterpieces and metal riffs and some opera.... all together with the lyrics (most songs are really worth digging in the meaning of it!) its just amazing. (Sounding all fangirl here, sorry 🤭) hope you will do Romanticide, storytime and 7 days to the wolves soon! Have a great day
Tuomas the keyboard player is the genius he writes 95% of the material even the orchestral parts of the backtracks
Makes absolute sense. Fantastic to see.
@@ChaseCarneson he's Tuomas Holopainen, founder, leader, composer, lyricist, arranger, and producer of 95% of the band's music...he's been called the metal Mozart
@@ChaseCarneson The fact that you figured that out in the middle of watching this for the first time was, for me (a non-musically-trained hooman), very very impressive. It gave that much more weight to the rest of your commentary throughout (which I thought was great).
Like Jon Snow, I know nothing. Just another Nightwish army conscript, but seeing your breakdown opened my eyes even though I've been listening for ~20 years or so. Thank you. Great job, sir.
Pip Williams in London helps out a lot - but under Tuomas' guidance!
Came here for this comment .. Nightwish Army never disappoint me !
Welcome to the Nightwish Army!!! YOU WERE NOT READY FOR THE NOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you've really never listened to them before, you're amazingly perceptive.
Sure haven't. I was in a touring band for like 7 years so hopefully that's given me a different perspective. Appreciate the view and support.
@@ChaseCarneson Yeah. Your remark about Tuomas for a first time... It's crazy. You were of course right. And you are the first guy saying that after many many reactions vids watched...
This dude sounds like he's had formal music education as well. Or at the very least intuits music on a level higher than most.
He figured out Toumas (keyboard) like in 6 minutes. impressive.
"The guy on the keys seems to have a lot of influence on the band" - Tuomas is the songwriter and lyricist for 95% of their work. He's the genius behind the band.
Yeah, had quite a few people mention that, and decided to read up a little. He's a mastermind for sure.
@@ChaseCarneson The whole band is crazy good though. Even the ones the light doesn't shine as brightly on, like Emppu and Marco. They're great at what they do, and do what they have to without drawing limelight.
@@ChaseCarneson he has been referred to as the metal Mozart
"She is tall. Is she tall? Or is everyone short?" Well.. xD Yes and yes. Absolute Valkyrie.
Well she is Dutch. Dutch are the tallest people in Europe. Light skin tone and lots of Vitamin D sources like cheese I guess.
Floor is slightly taller than dutch MEN in general, so she is extraordinary. Bass player Marco is 1,80cm, so pretty much finnish average on males, and Floor tops that with 3 centimeters. No need for heels, but then again, if she chooses to wear them, 2 meters can be reached easily ^^
And then there's Emppu :-D
@@SK-nw4igalso Tuomas and Jukka are tall 😊
@@dennypayne 1,63... Without high heels he is 20cm shorter than Floor.... He must feel like a small leprechaun in the middle of giants hahahaha
As a 63 year old man, that has listened to hard rock/ heavy metal since I was an 8 year old kid listening to The Doors, Jimmy Hendrix, Ms Joplin, and then Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Nazareth, Grand Funk Railroad, Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne, the on to Boston, Foreigner, AC/DC, Asia, The Scorpions, Dokken, Motley Crue, Ratt, Judas Priest, and what I consider the best Heavy Metal group, Metallica. Then a few months ago I noticed a lot of the people who were doing reaction video's were reacting to this band I had never heard of...Nightwish. I was amazed at how well their music was written and performed! Floor Jansen is an amazing vocalist.....!
I have been listening to them & "Within Temptation" quite a bit, and really enjoy their music.
Thanks for all the insight into the music of Nightwish! Oh...the keyboard player writes and composes most of their music.
Oh...I am a new Subscriber!
You have listened to quite a few good bands in your live!
Yes, Metallica was THE band of my youth. Metallica and a couple of German bands were almost everything I listened to.
Nowadays, I mostly listen to Sabaton, Nightwish and Serenity and still one of the German bands I listened to when I was still only 12 or 13 years old. (Die Ärzte, in case you know them and understand the German language^^) They aren't the only bands I listen to, mind you! I listen to other things as well, but those are the bands I focus the most on...
As a musician.
To play with a backtrack for 3 minutes is nuts. The precise timing it takes to stay in time. To do it for 10, 15, 20 minutes is insane.
thats why i love Nightwish. The theater, the dynamic range, the transitions, the calm to chaos and back again - then you get to the second verse
6:46 Floor Jansen is 1m83 (6′ 0″) _without_ boots. Yes, she's tall, as are all valkyries. :)
now the nightwish army will raid you. FLOOR is the best vocalist of her generation she can sing anything, along with the best composer of his generation (tuomas) the result is majestic.
"The best" is a big word. I would ad "in my opinion" to it. When it comes to composing there are a lot of very talented people out there. For me (I'm a big Tool-Fan also) the guys from Tool are def. on another level when it comes to create strange rhythms that work if you put them together.
I guess I listen enough to NW to be a conscript of "The Army". Lol! I loved this guys breakdown and insights. Hope he keeps reviewing more NW songs. Subscribed.
@@ingobordewick6480 While I get where you're coming from on that, all I can say is look at the body of work from 1996-current!?🤔
I think she has to share that throne with Tatiana Shmaylyuk for at least 2 years now.
@@ingobordewick6480 Maynard is good at putting a song together, sure, and his rhythm and all that is on point, but his otherwise vocal skill is NOWHERE NEAR Floor's.
Floor is an incredible vocalist. She sounds live like this without any editing.
Please sir, you didn't waffle (woffle?) on enough. I'm honestly very impressed with your observations. Easily the most perceptive and educational reaction I've ever seen to this performance, and I've watched way too many reactions videos on this. More please.
This is incredible kind. Thank you for the support. Hoping my music background gives me a little bit of a different view on things and couldn't be happier to share it with you all. More Nightwish coming soon!!!
@@ChaseCarneson I mean there are a lot of reactions by musicians, vocal coaches and producers on this band. But what you usually get is commentary on some small portion of the whole thing, or "I like that, that's cool", but you actually gave a really good overall picture of the whole thing on first reaction, which I found impressive and educational, since even having listened to this song for decades, I couldn't put it into words nearly as well as you did.
Also I've never heard anyone really comment on the compositions itself, which to me, is what makes this whole thing work. Everyone watching these reactions knows the band is tight. They're professional musicians and have all been doing this for their whole life, so you know, they're pretty damn good. But so are many other bands. Talking about the just fantastic vocals, or just the nice riffs and drum fills doesn't really do justice to what makes this band great. It's the whole package of songwriting, skill, teamplay and showmanship that really makes this thing called Nightwish. So yeah, can't wait to see what you think of the rest.
The thing is I love this band, but I really can't put my finger on where the magic happens, since they're also really varied in style and I don't have the skill and training to even try. So yeah, appreciated this a lot.
I totally agree. I could've done with a lot more waffling on and probably could've listened to that extra hour of breakdown even though I couldn't tell you the first thing about music. Excellent breakdown. I'm a sucker for watching peoples' first impressions (esp. Ghost Love Story), but I don't subscribe to them. Chase's though- wow. As Darth Vader would say, "Impressive!"
/Hitting that bell right now
@@Telaranta1 This one is indeed very good, Julia Nilon also has good reactions to Nightwish, I've watched hers like 12 times in the past 2 weeks
It's impossible to watch too many reactions of this performance.
She's awesome. And she sings that well every day, not every week. She is like many others have said one of the greatest singers of this generation. Hell, she even growls.
The whole band got extra boost when Floor join the band. So mush energy☺️.
Jouko Karjalainen ...she just fit so well... wouldn’t think she was only in the band for 4montha at this point
Loaded dog Actually Floor had been with Nightwish allready 10 months when Wacken took place. Floor came aboard in the beginning of October 2012 and Wacken was in August 2013. At that point Floor was (as was Troy) allready a permanent member of Nightwish too. Tuomas and the boys had asked her earlier in June if she would want to be their vocalist and she had accepted. It was made public later that autumn.
Thx Mantai Luaa ... I am only a new fan but even I can see that with the addition of floor and Troy it seemed to breath new life into the band.... but I do feel so sad for jukka, tho I understand he is still part of the group behind the scenes... he was a beast on the skins....thx again and keep safe ..😎👍🇦🇺
i love that moment after floor nails the big finale and you can see how happy she is. this was her first super visible performance as an official member of nightwish and after how contentious and controversial the switch from tarja to anette was, and how much (undeserved) hate anette got for basically her entire time with the band, you gotta imagine it felt really awesome for floor to know she'd completely won this crowd over.
Floor gained three inches in height as I read down through the comments. She started at 6'0" and grew to 6'3" within about 30 comments.
I even heard 6'4"...hahah!
Yes...yes she did.
Thanks to your reactions I have it now.
Song structure.
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Bridge
Chorus
Solo
Chorus
Fade
Yawn…
Nightwish song structure.
Twiddly musical bit
Intro
Different intro
Unusual instrument thing
Something unusual
Pre-Verse
W.T.F.
Verse
Bit between verse and something else
Was that the chorus?
No this is the chorus… I think
Verse … or was the other bit the verse?
Bridge/ break down/ loud bit/ quiet bit
Chorus
Wow bit
Solo
Chorus with added O.M.G.
Fade/stop
Fooled you bit more
…And another bit more…
Where did that seven minutes go?
😂😂😂👌
Spot on man LOL
😂😂😂 Yes
I really hope your channel blows up mate, your attention to detail and musical knowledge really makes you a joy to watch.
You and me both bud. Grateful for the support and kind words.
Reading this a year later, Chase has become the undisputed #1 YB song analyst. I will not insult him by calling him a reactor.
Uh-oh, you've done it now...down the NW rabbit hole you go. Floor has you in her grasp and she'll never let you go!
lol. That is so true. There's no way out once you go in and noway you want out either.
Floor is very tall, she’s 6’1. She’s a goddess honestly
Then she wears heels that push her up by at least 2 inches making her look even taller
And Emppu is 5'3", so yes she's tall and he's short.
@@maximilianschultz8244 hobbit that plays guitar very well. He really fits. Goddess, viking, pirate, hobbit, each playing their role so well. Middle-earth man that can play everything. Gives you some vibe of that fantasy-like theme. Really like it. Thats what Nightwish is famous for.
This was an absurdly intelligent analysis and your delivery was so professional. Being able to decipher that the dude on keys has a HUGE role in the band's success was amazing for you to mention. And everytime I watch this live performance, there are like three different moments where I'm sure the Black Pearl is about to explode from the backdrop of the stage.
"oh there she is"
yeah mate, see you on the other side
Remember those Nightwish T Shirts you used to see at events.....They are headed your way now. Reaction requests should be about 50 the first day for the band and about 10 for Floor in other venues and acoustics. Your subscriptions will sky rocket after this reaction. Chase...The Nightwish Army has arrived ! BTW you have had your first of many Floorgsms. Great Reaction, you know your stuff. ENJOY the ride.
Yeah, the army is inbound, prepare to be invaded.
... also beware that many Nightwish fans are total music geeks and will bore you to death with high end musical dissections and terminology.
(ouch, that was painfully self-aware)
Someone summoned us????
I've been going through these Reaction vids. Seeing some have their first Floorgasm. It's amazing to watch their faces. XD
You will find that Floor sounds the same, needs no editing. There is a Fan cam of this exact performance. She sounds exactly the same. Enjoy your Nightwish journey.
Edit: She is 6'1.
I 100% believe it. Incredible talent. Appreciate the comment! Going to be doing many more of these.
@@ChaseCarneson Going to drop this here. You are going to get a lot of different recommends for this band. Many are going to be from this concert. unfortunately, some of the videos are ripped from the blu-ray version, which had a slight problem with the frames, slowing the performances down some.
Here is a link to the correct speed, HD version of this entire concert.
🎼 Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 🎶 Correct speed - FullHD - Remastered 🎶 - czcams.com/video/cAwtzi7Q3Bk/video.html
Do yourself a favor, watch the concert start to finish. It's legendary. You don't have to react to it all at once (although other reactors have, we don't mind, we love watching this concert) or you can react song by song. Either way, you are in for a treat.
Raw audience recording, same song, same show: czcams.com/video/h51sYr_0K-s/video.html
Yes. Thank you. I'm glad you're spreading the cam recording. I know many say the Wacken DVD is heavily edited but if it is, it's not "fixing" Floor's vocals so to speak. Might edit her volume a bit and make the overall song sound a bit more clear but Floor is not autotuned or pitch corrected in any way. It's well established by concert goers that Floor sounds amazing live. I don't want people disheartened because they think she's edited to sound good. That's never a good feeling. :(
@@dyingbreed1951 Nice one. Thanks for that, appreciate the support.
Great reaction.Funny you should mention the keyboard player. His name is Tuomas and he is the main songwriter of the band. He writes most of the lyrics and the music(95% or so ). He is brilliant.
Makes sense now. I figured he played a crucial role in it all. Thanks for the insight.
Y'know, pedantically I would perhaps disagree with "songwriter"; composer might be nearer the mark, but I know what you mean.
"This is not my genre".
It is now. :-)
When you're right, you're right.
And this genre call Nightwish, I think?
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Update: the Nightwish Saturdays are still going strong! 😃😂
You just summoned the Nightwish Army!) Thank you for sharing your reaction and welcome to the world of Symphonic Metal! Floorgasm achieved!)
Well, you've just witnessed Her Majesty Northern Valkyrie Goddess Floor Jansen (pronounced Yansen, she is Dutch). Floor has classical background, rock academy behind, and used to be a vocal coach for a number of years. Floor is the most versatile and powerful female singer today and can sing anything from more pop-y style, classic opera, to metal screams and growls. Floor sings emotions, not words. And yes, she is tall -- 6'1 + heels)
Floor joined Nightwish in the middle of their Imaginaerum world tour in late 2012 (which includes this show). Previous singer, Anette Olzon (she's currently in Dark Element) left the band while they were touring, and there was no certainty what to do with all the upcoming shows. They called Floor (her previous band did tour with NW in the past, and they knew each other). Floor flew immediately to help them out and temporarily replace Anette for the rest of the world tour. She arrived two days before the next show, and she had only 48 hours to learn the entire setlist. And she did. There is official documentary about all that -- "PLEASE LEARN THE SETLIST IN 48 HOURS" ( czcams.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/video.html )
For Floor it was first really big gig with Nightwish, 82K people, at the time she was only for a few months with the band. After the world tour, they made Floor their official member. This song was performed at the end of 90min show, at the 1hr 10min mark.
Nightwish formed in '96 in Finland, initially with Tarja (Tar-ya) Turunen as a vocalist. She left the band in 2005, and Anette Olzon stepped in, until 2012.
The bassist with a cool beard is Marco, and he sings some parts too. He has his own solo project outside the Nightwish.
The mastermind behind 99% of lyrics and music is a keyboardist Tuomas -- you were right!)
Guitarist name is Emppu, and the drummer in this show is Jukka (Yukka), but later he was replaced by Kai Hahto because of health issues.
Flutes/uilleann pipes/guitar/vocals - Troy, he did not perform in this song.
Nightwish is better live, always, so if live performance is available, go for it. In their performances, they often using recorded backtrack of a classical orchestra for their songs.
They have very diverse music, from more light songs to epic scores like this, and to really heavy metal stuff, don't think that all their music is alike -- it's opposite of it)
For the next step, I can suggest listening to:
- Storytime from the same Wacken 2013 live
- for move heavy: Ghost River, Song Of Myself, both from Wacken 2013 also
- If you want to explore more Floor versatility, check out her performances on a TV show Beste Zangers in 2019.
You just starting your journey with Nightwish, and be prepared to be surprised (and sometimes shocked) time and time again! Their music is very emotional and diverse.
Btw, Nightwish released their new album on April 10th (Human. :||: Nature.).
Greetings from Moscow and stay safe! ;) Looking forward to seeing more NW on your channel!
I really learned a lot from your break down. I have seen this video reacted to hundreds of times and I still learned something today. Thank you very much and I hope you will take the Nightwish journey. I see Gabriel gave you the basic info. He is a nice guy. And he is very helpful. Take care and stay safe. :-)
Hello Ann nice to hear youre OK in these times :)
@@SYNtemp Thank you! Same here. Take care and stay safe. :-)
Gabriel does God's work (I mean, Nightwish's work).
:D
Not sure how many times I've Liked his replies since he covers it all for us.
Ann Waychoff
Good to hear from you, Ann..
@@tasminoben686 Thank you Tasmino Ben! It is nice to hear from you too. What do you think of the new album? I really like it. Take care and stay safe............ :-)
You are really a master in desecting a music piece. I've seen many many many reaction video's of professional vocal coaches and guitar teachers viewing this epic piece of Nightwish but you hear everything whats going on music arrangement on the first time. And enjoyed it without over acting. Bravo!
Thank you so much for the kind words. Glad to be able to provide a different perspective and really glad you like it. More to come very very soon.
@@ChaseCarneson Very worth my subscribtion on your channel and glad there is more Nightwish coming!
That was the best analysis of the music structure I have ever heard. Especially on the fly as you listened to it for the first time. I've listened to Nightwish for a long time, but now I know technically why their music intrigues me. Thanks for you reaction. Subscription and a like here.
My favorite moment is that little oboe line right as the interlude is building up. Just a quick little line, and it's kinda in the background, but it's so perfectly placed. It's musical foreshadowing at its best.
That sound you hear is 1,000 clarinet players rolling their eyes all at once.
@@jpdemer5 oh well, they're just failed saxophone players anyway /s
The Nordic Gods came down on earth in human form to make music. Floor is "The Dragonborn"Sghe knows "The Way of the Voice" 😎😆😜
Chase: First time I saw a drummer have chimes on stage and actually use them.
RUSH: We have a little song called Xanadu you might like. (RIP Neil Peart)
Oeps forgot something... This is just about 10% of what nightwish and floor are capable off 😎😎😎
Everything off this concert is great... And do only live videos.. They are at there best when it's live
Yep, live only.
Well, the recent Album doesn't have live videos yet, so we will have to accept the lyric videos for now ;)
It has been 4 months since I saw this for the 1st time and met such an amazing analyzer... Every now and then I come back just to enjoy it one more time
Best invested Sub ever... Thanks for this Chase
Aaaah Keylor, thank you so damn much!!! Really appreciate that.
Exactly, also came back again :))
Same here, keep coming back to this first analysis and probably watched it 10 times now. Brilliant for a 1st time listener and made me subscribe too!
I love this band! Most people start with this song as an introduction, it’s not my favorite song. I love their heavier sound. Wacken 13 was an outstanding concert for them. Romanticide, Ghost River, Dark chest of wonders.
Nightwish, Rammstein, and Within Temptation have really gotten to me the last few years. Enjoy them all !
Great reaction. You are quickly becoming one of my favorite reactors. No over dramatics, just good insight and music theory!
You may enjoy (not necessarily to react/ review) the documentary video 'PLEASE LEARN THE SETLIST IN 48 HOURS' About how Floor joined Nightwish mid tour and had only 2 days to learn the set list. As a musician I'm sure you can imagine the chaos and pressure on both the band and Floor. It's an interesting watch if you have down time during these strange days of covid.
That's remarkable. I have to see that, think I'll schedule it in for this weekend
@@ChaseCarneson also check out the Denver debacle
@@ChaseCarneson The top search result has bad quality, incorrect speed and no subtitles, so if you end up watching it, then this version czcams.com/video/117UXfUV1Hs/video.html is the one to watch. It's honestly a pretty cool documentary about keeping a band going. Much better than the one from their earlier days, where they basically just crawl around in mud piss drunk for 1,5 hours.
Chase Carneson
Here is the link to the documentary
m.czcams.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/video.html
Copied from elsewhere
"A Dutch vocalist singing in English as part of a Finnish band playing in Germany"
You forgot Troy, the british multi instrument dude :)
Those "digital samples" are the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and are entirely scored by Tuomas (seen here in keyboards). So yes, he does have a major influence - he, more than anyone else, IS Nightwish!
Floor had not even been confirmed as the permanent lead singer at that stage - she'd been brought in mid-tour 9 months earlier to replace Anette, with whom they had a nearly catastrophic falling out. Floor learned the setlist in 48 hours, having received the call inviting her to stand in for the remainder of the tour during her sister's wedding in the Netherlands and joining them for the Seattle concert 2 days later. Within a few weeks she was commanding stage and audience with her presence, and by this festival booking (so not an entirely Nightwish fan-base) there was one performance remaining in the tour. She is indeed tall at 6'1" - although that is less unusual for a Dutchwoman than it would be for most nationalities.
Floor was confirmed as permanent lead singer shortly after this performance.
She did not come close to the limit of her range in this - I believe her highest recorded is E6, so this is comfortable for her.
You HAVE to see the documentary "Please learn the setlist in 48 hours!
Great review and welcome to Nightwish, prepare for the NW Army to come :-) As a musician yourself, appreciating great musicians and composers, you have an amazing ride in front of you going through the Nightwish catalogue. I envy you! Tuomas is the keyboard player and he writes the majority of the songs for Nightwish. I would recommend sticking with Wacken before moving on, this concert doesn't have any bad songs, it's quite extraordinary, but if I would suggest it would be Storytime, Romanticide, Ever Dream, Song of Myself and Ghost River, but you could do them all quite frankly, this concert is EPIC!
"Fantastic musicians doing something that is new to me but doing it really well" is the genesis of "Nightwish doing Nightwish things." When I first heard Floor, I thought, "That's pretty. That's different." Ten seconds later with the first, soaring "My fall..." I was instantly spellbound and captivated and have been ever since. Nightwish became my favorite band at that moment. I am an amputee in a wheelchair and I took a bus from Detroit to Chicago to see them last year, by myself. Floor and Nightwish bring beauty and joy into my sometimes sad life and that is what art is for. Thanks for the additional insight, as always, Chase. Have a damn good day!
Shout out for the people that's re-watching his first Nightwish reaction in the end of 2020!
I‘ve seen a lot of reaction videos of that song but this was honestly the most professional one by far! You‘ve noticed so many details and not just focused on the obvious things. Heading right to your reaction on „the poet and the pendulum“ and I‘m sure you‘ll be one of the few who gets the full impact of that song ^^
Super intelligent analysis! Impressed that you were able to discern what was about to come next. And yes, Toumas is a major influence in the band. He has been described as our Mozart. Enjoy the ride. Recommend Poet and the Pendulum, but first research the backstory.
She's tall, she's around 6'2". She's an amazing singer, I can't put into words her quality, but this songs speaks for whatever I can describe, since it is a very complex incredibly well developed piece. I'm not shy to tell Beethoven would be composing symphonic metal if he were alive
I`m looking back here on the first reaction on Nitgthwish! .. And I am notice something Chase is saying in the end of the song , something most reactors miss !! .. he says god bless this BAND man!!! .. where 99% of ppl who react says god bless the vocalist...nice catch Chase!!
Been a Nightwish fan since 2008. Came across this video after introducing a drummer friend to Nightwish. I know I'm a couple of years late, but like others have said, the fact that you figured out Tuomas was the composer without even knowing anything about the band is very impressive. I'm not a huge fan of reaction videos, but yours is easily the best one I've seen, hands down. Keep up the great work, sir.
I just cannot stop listening to your reactions for nightwish over and over again. You are so perceptive and empathetic. Your knowledge is a great guide, helping me understand what makes my feelings for Nightish so deep. Since I started listening to their music, almost 20 years before, I always had this impresion that their music is a 'whole' music. I mean, it doesn't consist only of sadness, romanse, anger, or longing, but all of them at once, and more. It has a whole soul inside, representing complicated human personality with all of the complex feeling going inside on different layers of one's mind.
You’re very very right with this. Thank you so much for messaging 🙏
I so love your reactions. Thank you. Don't change
There has been a lot of appreciation of your reaction already, but I have to add that it was an absolute pleasure to hear your opinions of this song and knowledge about music in general. Music has been a very big part of my life since I was a child. Last few years have been quite tough on me and now I'm slowly finding myself again and music is a big part of that process also. I'm myself quite a new member of Nightwish army and it's nice to share these new experiences with someone - especially with people like you. So thank you for your reactions. And Greetings from 🇫🇮😊
"This isn't my kind of genre, this is not something I listen to regularly. Nowhere near." In hindsight this is a very entertaining remark. :D
The "cartoon like" description of spot on. I was thinking the same thing. It takes the serious tone of the sudden dissonant downward melody the guitar just came in with and smooths it over without being too comical.
Your observations are amazingly educative and fun to follow. Thanks!
Thank you for kind words and support. Really means a lot.
I am going back to watch your first Nightwish reaction. I have been listening to your channel since, and have learned to listen with interest now that I know your experience level. Most reactors/commenters seem to actually know so little. You have a very educated and experienced ability to make sound judgements.
Thank you for this wonderful comment ❤️
It was interesting to watch this "old" reaction again. You have gone a long way with Nightwish from April to today - and I'm sure the journey continues :-)
I’ve seen them live and can guarantee that she can sound exactly like that in real life. Truly exceptional singer.
This was the best dissection of a Nightwish song ever! I'm sure you've been asked for many more from the army. And I look forward to what you have to say about them.
Tuomas, the song writer, is a genius and he has so many more great pieces of art, while also writing incredible pieces that you'd think was a band that lives half way around the world. So much talent in him and the musicians he has assembled!
"First drummer I've ever seen have chimes on stage and actually use them."
Might I suggest Rush performing Xanadu? Chimes, glockenspiel, bell tree...
You're just had your first floorgassam lol
Check out Marco the bace guitarist singing high hopes it's a pink floyd cover
Nightwish high hopes
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"the keyboard player", can't help it but makes me laugh each time XD
Now I know better
It's amazing that you've likened the song to an ocean. "Ocean" is a theme used a lot in Nightwish songs, especially in the early days which this song's from.
Congrats on your intro to the Nightwish Experience! I love musician reactions to this band. Prepare for surprises around every corner! All are masters, very versatile & led by the Valkyrie Goddess herself. Romanticide is next. Same show, Wacken 2013. Enjoy! 🔥🤙
First reaction ever I came back to. It's cool to see where you started from, and to see where you are today. Just awesome. ❤
My dude, thank you! I appreciate you! 🙏🙏🙏
Fellow reactor/musician here, really enjoyed your analysis- I also picked up on Tuomas (keys) when I reacted to this, he's a genius. Great to see another musician doing great analysis, subbed! Keep it going man :)
Yes!! Finally!! I love it when true musicians react to this band. Like you, I am overwhelmed by the complexities, intricacies and sheer genius of this composition. Phrasing is everything to me, and I was so glad to hear someone touch on that topic.
I knew you were a serious musician by your ability to "read" the music during that last part. Choir is building, Floor starts ascending, tension is mounting. Her posture changes and suddenly you know exactly what's about to happen.
Some will accuse you of faking it. Bullshit. Many real musicians understand the path this sort of thing takes. My response was just like yours, and, even though I've heard this song hundreds of times, I am still in awe of this masterpiece.
Chase, feel free to keep on waffling about them all day, you are a remarkable commenter! You see and hear everything and on top of that manage to explain it to us in laymen’s terms. Very, very much appreciated.
7:56 Well, I know you already saw How's the Heart acoustic version, you definitely can have them on much smaller stage as well;)
On a side note, a lot of people do not pay attention to it the first time and I cannot blame them, but Nightwish have really great lighting and superb use of pyrotechnics, it is as if the visuals were part of the music sheet. The timing of those pyro effects really deserves a shout out.
Thanks Chase, great to hear your breakdown of this performance..
More to come very soon.
Nightwish 4Ever !
Great reaction my dude! You are absolutely correct in that she is classically trained. She has such a presence and makes it look effortless.
The Keyboardist, Tuomas, is responsible for most of the songwriting and lyrics of the band.
I'm a bit late to this party and I see you've done some other Nightwish songs, so I'mma go check those out. And don't worry about waffling on when it comes to this band (or any band, really.... It's your channel!). We love hearing people discover the awesome that is Nightwish. Welcome to the club!
Thanks for the support. Really appreciate that!
Nightwish Army coming through! Tuomas (keys) writes 98% of the music and lyrics. That might be the reason why his instrument sounds like the center of the music. I really liked your analysis. Please react to 'Song of Myself' also live at Wacken.
The syncopation they exhibit between the drums and keyboards after the break and Floors powerful vocal section always gets me too.
I have revisited many of your Nightwish reactions over the last two days, nights mostly. I love them still. But watching this one again, your first Nightwish reaction feels really special. Thanks brother for the many hours of great analysis, great puns, floorgasms, sheer joy and appreciation for this epic band. God bless you!
You did a very good job.... I like it. 👍😎 Floor and all the other famous members of Nightwish gives everyone who understand this kind of music a great time in their life.... congrats to your start into your Nightwish journey - it will be a fantastic one I promise!
The dude on the keys is the mastermind of this all...Hello and good evening btw.😎
Good reaction, good analyse enjoyed it much, Thnx for this! 🤘
This is one heck of a song to start it all with, there is more, lots more.
This was at Wacken in 2013, the whole concert...pick a song, any song. And you are in for a treat!
London 2015 is my 2nd favorite.
This band has started in 96 or something 🤔 and Floor Jansen is currently their 3rd lead singer! She started on this journey back in 94-95 +/- where she started in After Forever.
There is so much to say about this band and their history. And as stated so many songs 7 Days to the Wolves comes to mind...Romanticide, StoryTime and ofc The Poet and the Pendulum and the Greatest show on Earth those are long and big songs, but awesome!
Well Thnx for this, again and till the next
...Have Fun 🖐
Ow oops 😁 almost forgot that sensational feeling you experienced at the end after that Note...is what we call a Floorgasm. 😋
If you continue on this journey expect more to follow... 😎
Just enjoy them 🤪
Thanks for pausing and giving your opinion. Some people apologize or don't give their thoughts. I've lost count of how many times I've watched the video. But each reactor's perspective is unique and I often find myself learning from and enjoying the different perspective.
I kinda just found Nightwish recently too. but that's also in large part due to years of evanescence and the wonderful Amy Lee. Great job.
I saw an interview with Floor (were they a support for Evanescence, a long time ago?), she enjoyed Amy Lee too.
Yes, the keyboardist is the central player in the band, Tuomas. He writes nearly everything they play.
As far as the break of the band from Tarja, they released a letter to her from all of the other band members; the letter itself is available on YT. That breakup was heartbreaking for all of them. As far as the next change, check out the video on YT asking Floor to learn the set list in 48 hours.
Yes, Floor is tall, 6'1". She's a Valkyrie. She had been in symphonic metal long before she joined Nightwish. You should check out After Forever and ReVamp. She's also done a lot of collaborative work with Arjen Lucassen and Ayreon along with her sister Irene Jansen.
Thank you for this awesome insight and support.
Your ocean comparison at the end is actually quite apt; it has always been a frequent theme in the band's music. Their second album is titled "Oceanborn" and Tuomas' lyrics in general just abound with metaphors and references to oceans and seas. "One with the waves, an ocean soul", etc etc.
Great reaction. Everyone has their own genres of music that is their favorite which is fair enough - diversity brings creativity and we aren't robots. I do think that Nightwish should be bigger that they are outside Europe, Can you imagine them at the Grammy's? Original songs, a goddess for a singer? I doubt anyone would want to go on after them.
This was one of the best reviews/reactions to this song: precise and concise. Good job mate. Somebody most probably has answered but she is a 6'1¨ beauty, in all respects. Don't let Hanne read this.
I can't wait for this guy to get to the new album stuff
it's a total new experience watching and listening to this masterpiece with comments from someone who can understand music so well. thanks, chase!
Wow thank you so much for the kind comments.
Pause 15:21 I have noticed the same! They are prepearing the audiance for the ending of the song. I have no words for that talent, creativity, art waaaaaaaaa insane!
Chase: *hashes out detailed musical insight born from one who has been in a performing band for years*
Also Chase: That one looks like a White Walker!
Love you man
So wonderful to hear such a beautiful, detailed description of Nightwish with so much musical appreciation ! You're spot on with your ideas about who is the "leader" and head writer in the band. I subscribed because I really like your appreciation for excellent music ! Best wishes from Tennessee USA ❤️. Welcome to the club, the Nightwish Army !
The genius of that "time signature" is where they decided to put the accents and how they divide it.
The song is in 4/4, but it has a triplet feel in all the melodies and there's constant 1,2,3,12,3,1,2,3,1,2,3 for every bar of that 4/4. Thus if you divide the 4/4 bars like this: *1*,2,3,4,*1*,2,3,4,*1*,2,3,*1*,2,3,4 that keeps the 4/4 metronome on point so you can follow it easily, but allows for that funny accent between third and second bar since all the music is in triplet feel :)
When ever a reactor gets chills from Floors heavenly voice, I sub. Welcome to the wonderful journey with symphonic metal. Enjoy! Regards from Nightwish fan since 1997 🤘🏼🤘🏼
This was by far the most expert breakdown of this song I have heard, even hearing how Tuomas is conducting the band with his keyboard
She really can sing that well, and there's lots of evidence. You'll see😏
Watch the whole show , she does it every song.
fast forward and hit like just for the end reaction-you did not disappoint :)))
Ok, he floorgasmed. Mission accomplished.