Nightwish songs WORST to BEST (2020 re-upload)
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- čas přidán 16. 04. 2020
- Since I did Metallica, now I'll do Nightwish. Same scenario, different band.
Head to 1:21 to just skip the intro.
This is a re-upload, which now includes the 10 songs off the 2020 release, Human Nature. Find out which songs get placed near the top!
The songs I rank are all 93 official songs released on albums and EP's. What I will not rank are all the bonus songs, B-sides, and demo songs that were released. If you really like a particular song from that category, then good for you! The focus is on the essential meat of Nightwish, not the extra fat!
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Folks, please stop asking me if a certain song is in there or missing… stop making me rewatch the video to check again… trust me, all of the songs that qualify are there!
Picking my favorites would be sooo hard to do, I wouldn't even want to try. There would probably be at least ten songs that would be tied for first place. Ha! I'd have to go with categories: Five tied for first place, five tied for second, five tied for third, etc. Quite of a few of your bottom feeders are my least favorite, as well, but some of the ones you placed higher up the scale I dislike, and would've gone below your lowest ranked. But...to each their own. Everyone will have their own opinions, of course. Great job on a daunting task!
My top 3:
Ghost Love Score, The Poet and the Pendulum and The Greatest Show On Earth.
My top 3:
Wish I had an angel, last ride of the day, and over the hills and far away, I think that’s what it’s called
Cool video man
That must have been a difficult lot of sifting, some of my favourites you had at the beginning ( the worst end) but like you said it’s your list, your choices. I can agree with you about the top end though.
I started listening to Nightwish in my midteens (this was around '04- '05), and my favorite song of all time by them is Bless the Child, just that choral intro sucked me into it in a matter of seconds
though I will say I'm a lot more partial to Tarja Turunen (nothing against Floor Jansen), she was my first taste into Nightwish after all
Was Amaranth in there? Must have missed it if it was - the first song I heard from Nightwish, and the one that got me into them. Dark Chest of Wonders is my favourite, though listening to this list, I might have to revisit their entire back catalogue.
7:44 is where Amarath is
I'm sorry that you didn't include all songs. I'll be curious to know where you would put Sleepwalker from 2000. That' s the very first song I've ever heard from them and instant fun.
Riddler is so good omg 🤤
Poet And The Pendulum was the song that got me into them. I like 10th Man Down and Nemo now, but when my friend first got me to listen to Nightwish with those songs it was like a quirky addition to my playlist that wouldn't last long.
and the only Nightwish songs I really skip are a few on Angels Fall First, yes, but Elvenpath is still one of their best.
while I don't agree with your list, with very few exceptions, I like pretty much all of their songs. you definitely lean towards tarja, I like all 3. Floor can sing it all, tarja and Annette each have 1 style. nightwish is pretty much all I listen to. thanks for your list!
You do realize that NW released 55 songs with Tarja - not including all the bonus tracks and B-sides that I didn’t include in this ranking video - compared to 47 combined with Anette and Floor… so of course a Tarja era song will appear more often than the other two.
I love all three eras too about equally… and many of the Tarja era songs I actually associate more with Floor nowadays because of her amazing takes on older classics when performing live.
so you're not as much of a nightwish fan as you are a nightwish listener.. that's too bad. with the crap they call music in America, these guys are the bomb!
You’re telling ME I’m not a fan of Nightwish?
**laughs in having seen them live three times and having met the band**
Hè said their worst songs for lack of a better word but he never said, meant or implied that they are bad songs. It’s just his pick for putting all their songs in order going from least liked to best liked. A least liked Nightwish song is still better than what most musicians produce.
uuum Ocean Soul is actually one of their greatest songs. maybe give it 3 more listens
I’ve heard that song and all of Century Child plenty of times. It’s not one of my favorites.
You're not alone my friend!
I also think is one of their best, but well that's just on us :]
I recently made a video on here ranking Nightwish's albums worst to first. But no way could i do that with all their individual songs, would take way too long lol.
For me with Nightwish albums, my personal order from worst to best (excluding their Over the Hills And Far Away EP):
-Angels Fall First: I know, everyone starts somewhere, but I just really don't like it...the production's not very good, Tuomas's singing voice is...ugh... Tarja tries SO HARD to harmonize with...whatever he's doing. Amazing songwriter/musician/composer he may be, but amazing singer he AIN'T.
-Oceanborn: Well, it now sounds like Nightwish, but it's forgettable for me, outside of a few moments. It's just bland. But you can hear their amazing sound rapidly developed from the first album! Now you can see their potential!
-Every Form Most Beautiful: Has some cool moments (Yours Is An Empty Hope being one of them), and it's by no means a bad album, but it just falls short from trumping the competition that is the rest of their discography. Plus, Floor's potential wasn't fully unlocked, here.
-Imaginaerum: Great concept, has some amazing songs, but it's...missing something. Scaretale will always be one of my favorite Nightwish tracks.
-Human :||: Nature: This album grows on me more and more. I originally was put off at it being a double album, where one CD was great songs, and the other was this meditative, atmospheric instrumental music. Floor's epicness was also unleashed pretty good on this!
-Century Child: Great from start to finish! A couple relatively weak tracks on it, but the weak tracks are still greater than a lot of bands best songs!
-Wishmaster: A massive improvement from Oceanborn! They expanded their sound, and made their songs catchy and hooky! Emppu's guitar playing is so solid! The ending to Wanderlust is the only time I ever teared up at the emotion of a song, and that album cover's just so cool!
-Dark Passion Play: This is THE album that got me into Nightwish. I had known and loved a couple other songs of theirs, but this one made my jaw drop. Hearing Amaranth for the first time was one of those cosmic experiences of being mindblown, getting goosebumps, and going "THIS IS THE BAND I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR!!" I can see why Tarja fans hated it. Anette has a poppish voice, and it's a VERY rapid change from Tarja's massive, haunting, siren voice that Nightwish fans had grown so accustomed to. But MAN is it a solid album from start to finish!
-Once: This is the pinnacle of Nightwish. Jaw-dropping from the opening-spoken word, to the very end! Songs like Ghost Love Score, Nemo, The Siren, Dark Chest of Wonders, Wish I Had An Angel, Planet Hell, and Higher Than Hope ALL on the SAME ALBUM?? And it's not even a greatest hits compilation?! Definitely their best!
Wishmaster?
@@dstcoyote22rants Fixed it. Lol I somehow forgot.
Amazing choices
Damn no love for Tarja… I’m the opposite- I love floor and respect her and love that she can bring old NW songs back to life. But for me Tarja will always be the best at the original songs - I do adore Annette and Floor for their contributions tho (especially Poet/Last Ride and Elan). But idk for me, the new NW songs are kinda bland. It’s not Floor’s fault, she does great with what she’s given. But at this point they feel like an angsty cover band. I’d rather them get back to their symphonic roots - or maybe that’s just the orchestra kid in me lol 🎻
Plenty of Tarja era songs are in my top 10… I just spread them out… and because there are 5 albums worth of her songs versus Anette and Floor combining for 4… a lot of her songs are near the bottom, especially from Angels Fall First.
@@dstcoyote22rants trueeee i didn’t think about that!!! Angels def wasn’t anyone’s best work 😅 it’s a fun listen tho! I think I’m just a huge Oceanborn fan - and it’s totally ok for you to not like it as much! I’m just biased 😅 You’re so right with Wishmaster being one of their best!!! Century Child is my ultimate fave tho (Bless the Child was the first NW song I ever heard!!)
I agreed till rest calm. I respect this is your list though...
You missed alot, but good list !
What did I miss?
1. The Greatest Show On Earth
2. Ever Dream
3. Ghost Love Score
4. Dark Chest Of Wonders
5. She Is My Sin
As with you, A lot of my "favorites" are my favorites because of Floors live-versions 😊
My top 15:
1. Come Cover Me
2. Stargazers
3. Romanticide
4. The Greatest Show on Earth
5. Devil and The Deep Dark Ocean
6. Ever Dream
7. Fantasmic
8. 7 Days to The Wolves
9. Planet Hell
10. Yours Is An Empty Hope
11. Elvenpath
12. Song of Myself
13. The Siren
14. Sleeping Sun
15. Deep Silent Complete
. Bonus:
_Ghost Love Score - Anette version
_ Come Cover Me - Anette version
_ Ever Dream - Floor version
_ The Siren - Anette version
_ 10th Man Down - Floor version
. Are you agree???
Top of albums:
9: Angels Falls First (1997)
8: Wishmaster (2000)
7: Endless Forms Most Beautiful (2015)
6: Human Nature (2020)
5: Oceanborn (1998)
4: Imaginaerum (2011)
3: Century Child (2002)
2: Once (2004)
1: Dark Passion Play (2007)
Good list, but ofcourse everyone puts angels fall first in last place, kinda shocked that you didn't placed human nature in the second to last place for so many people hate it even though theres some actually good songs in there like noise
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As of the moment for me it is:
9. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
8. Dark Passion Play
7. Angels Fall First
6. Human. :||: Nature.
5. Once
4. Oceanborn
3. Imaginaerum
2. Century Child
1. Wishmaster
But I love and adore them all... What is your list? If you don't mind sharing...
My top and favorite song:
9 Angels Fall First: Elvenpath
8 Human Nature: Pan
7 Wishmaster: Wishmaster
6 Century Child: Ever Dream
5 Imaginaerum: Storytime
4 Oceanborn: Stargazers
3 Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The Greatest Show On Earth
2 Once: Ghost Love Score
1 Dark Passion Play: The Poet and the Pendulum.
Ranking of albums and favorite songs
9. Angels fall first: elvenpath
8. wish master: wanderlust
7. human :ll: nature: noise
6. Endless forms most beautiful: shudder before the beautiful
5. Dark passion play: amaranth
4. Century child: slaying the dreamer
3. Oceanborn: devil and the deep dark ocean
2. Imaginarium: storytime
1. Once: dark chest of wonders
Well I disagree with this list a lot. The Tarja era albums and tracks are the good ones and the best. When Anette and came and they released Dark Passion Play it was the beginning of the end for the band.
“Beginning of the end for the band”? They are bigger now than they have ever been!
Ranking the albums
9. Endless Forms Most Beautiful ( It's a huge letown)
8. Dark Passion Play ( This is the album that killed Nightwish forever.)
7. Human II Nature ( It's freaking boring, dull and has no Nightwish atmosphere. Terrible album)
6. Imaginearum ( Not a good album either but at least it has some good tracks)
5. Angels Fall First ( Great album with lots of great tracks. Elvenpath, Beauty and the Beast, the title track and lots of others.)
4. Oceanborn ( Epic album with all amazing, great, very fast and memorable tracks from start to finish. It's a fantastic album)
3. Century Child ( This is awesome from start to finish. Lots of impressive tracks like Bless the Child, End of all Hope, Dead to the World, Ever Dream, Slaying the Dreamer and lots of others. It's a remarkable album)
2. Once ( The entire album is fantastic with lots of epic tracks. Pure gold of an album. Incredible album from start to finish. When you listen to an album like this it's really a shame that didn't continue playing like this. Those pass albums just can't be compared to this greatness. This is a masterpiece from the first track to the last)
1. Wishmaster ( This is a masterpiece of an album complete with incredible tracks. Epic album.)
Tarja was the greatness of this band after she left the band totally lost their talent sadly. Dark Passion Play is the album that killed this band, it was the beginning of the end.
Oh - you were serious? Excuse me for laughing so loudly.
I wouldn’t go as far as to say the beginning of the end - but there was def a change! It’s not always a bad thing 🩵 think of constantly changing bands like Fleetwood Mac, the Grateful Dead, etc… everyone brought their own contributions and sound!! I love all of them, but I prefer Tarja just a little more ✨💟 she was one of my first crushes too in addition to her gorgeous voice haha
Einfach genial!!!