First Time Hearing + Watching GHOST LOVE SCORE by Nightwish - Wacken 2013 [Combined Re-Upload]
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- I've combined two separate videos I've created into one. The first is an in-depth review of the studio version of Ghost Love Score by Nightwish, and the second is a reaction to them performing it live in Wacken, 2013. I received many comments suggesting they should be merged, so the contrast between versions is that much better. Hope you enjoy!
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0:00 - Intro
1:13 - Song History
3:10 - Disclaimers
4:12 - Song Begins
16:30 - Initial Thoughts
17:18 - Our Expert’s Analysis
20:31 - Grading the Song
25:13 - Roasting Newer Fans
26:34 - Questions for Fanbase
27:36 - Performance Begins
39:26 - Initial/Final Thoughts
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Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen.
Although Nightwish have been prominent in their home country since Angels Fall First, they did not achieve wider success until the release of the albums Oceanborn, Wishmaster and Century Child. Their 2004 album, Once, has sold more than one million copies and was the band's breakthrough in the United States. Their biggest US hit single, "Wish I Had an Angel", received MTV airplay and was included on three US film soundtracks to promote their North American tour. The band produced three more singles and two music videos for Once, as well as a re-recording of "Sleeping Sun" for the compilation album, Highest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish, before Turunen's dismissal in October 2005. Her last performance with Nightwish was during a concert recorded for the live album/DVD End of an Era. After the concert, the other members informed Turunen with an open letter that she was no longer a member of Nightwish.
Once is the fifth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released on 7 June 2004 by Spinefarm Records in Finland and Nuclear Blast in the rest of Europe. It is the fifth and last album to feature Tarja Turunen on lead vocals. The album cost nearly €250,000 to make, (1,000,000 including the videos) which made it Finland's most expensive recording ever until the release of Nightwish's next album, As of 2013, Once had sold 2.3 million copies worldwide, becoming Nightwish's most successful album to date. The remastering of the album was released on 6 August 2021.
The song "Ghost Love Score" was described by Hietala as follows: "I'm a big fan of old prog rock and this is a song that has a lot of different parts going on, and different atmospheres in different places in order to support the story." - Hudba
I’ve received many comments saying my studio review and my live reaction should be combined into one video instead of two separate videos, so here ya go! Hope you enjoy.
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The only thing I missed in your review was the score the singing got based on the new singer.
If the studio version (with Tarja) got 8/10....what is Floor's version rated as??
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@@D-ragon-Sit's not a competition ❣
Okay this explains it, because I know. I've seen this video before.
@@D-ragon-S Interesting: The versions that were sung by Tarja and later Anette had the song ended in a chorus. That was not to Floor's liking when she took over and she suggested that she would "freewheel a bit" with it. Floor likes more to do an all out full power belt, as we see her do in Ayreon.
@@karadenizin-kizi Explain that to Darwin 😋
A very good idea, to join the two reactions. Now the circle is complete. Thank you!
Have a peaceful Christmas and New Years Sir
@@rolandconnor575 It's still peaceful, thanks. I think I will enjoy cooking these days :) Merry Christmas to you too!
No matter how many album's or songs Tuomas will ever compose....this is "the" highlights of every concert, Floor never fails in this song.
It would be even more so of a highlight if she failed ;)
from the latest album I listen first the studio version from Shoemaker and read what the song is about for that is important to understand the song...then I thought no way she can sing this live . And then I listen to the live version from Hellfest in France and was blown away ..she sings the last part while the sunset was there and it is beautiful to see ..but all their songs are good and diffrent so yes it will be a journey for you . Thanks for great reaction and enjoy the ride of Nightwish and their army . Great fans who will help you on your way.
I concur Shoemaker is an excellent choice.
Brace for the coming of the Nightwish Army
Edit: I don’t think Nightwish is going to copyright strike. They call themselves the most reacted to band on CZcams. Heck their current singer even reacted to her own performance.
They really appreciate the reactions and dissections of their work.
Nightwish won't strike, but there's their publisher and the dark shadow of GEMA, the neverending pain of every music lover on youtube.
If you want to pass out all 10's - try The Greatest Show On Earth by Nightwish - and you MUST watch the live version, preferably from Tampere. Tuomas is simply the greatest composer of my lifetime, and this song is adapted from the Richard Dawkins book of the same title, and tells the story of evolution of our planet from before the Big Bang to mankind's end.
The question which live version … my two cents Tempere.
@@Jason_xofilos Both are incredible, but the Tampere had extra "features" well worth seeing first. Wembley has Dawkins reading the Darwin excerpt live. I always recommend Tampere.
For my two cents, I would vote for all three in order because of those differences. It would be one long assed reaction but the Army would be there for it.
@@davidhunt8298 Not a bad idea! I'm on board for it!
My 2 cts would be the Wembley 2015 version. While the little surprises in the Tampere version are nice it is literally nothing compared to the ending of the Wembley version. How special is it to be on stage with the inspiration for the whol album who also is part of this song.
Floor takes everything to 11
Brilliant analysis of a great composition .Coming from the era of metal legends like Led Zeppelin Deep Purple Judas Priest ACDC Heart Metallica etc etc I can categorically state that no band has so many brilliant "Listenable" compositions such as Nightwish. Tuomas is a true master and Floor Jansen has become his instrument par excellence. I actually flew with my wife from very far South Africa to Gelsenkirchen Germany to watch Nightwish Live and it was nothing like i had ever experienced before.....hoping to hear from you doing more of Nightwish reactions again
Floor Jansen (Yahn-sen) stands a tad under 6-2 in bare feet, and she's wearing 4 to 5 inch heels here.....she's the Valkyrie Goddess.....Tuomas Holopainen (the Metal Mozart) is the keyboardist, co-founder, leader, guru, composer, lyricist, arranger, and producer of 95% of the band's music......audience was an intimate little gathering of 82,000.....this ENTIRE show is on both DVD and CZcams, under the title of "Showtime, Storytime"......there's a load of metal out there that you might not be aware of; bands like Epica, Jinjer, Kamelot, Amaranthe, Within Temptation, Sabaton, Wintersun, Lacuna Coil, Orion's Reign, Arch Enemy, Dragonforce, Imperial Age, Unleash the Archers, Lords of the Trident, Suite Clarity, Shield of Wings, Liliac...all of them are on CZcams, as many mistrust, ignore, deny, and refuse to deal with the smothering greedy, and overencompassing music industry a**holes....Nightwish Army, South Carolina, USA
That entire vocal ending didn't exist in the original version, live or studio. Floor Jansen developed that ending a few weeks after joining the band as an emergency replacement for Anette Olzon. "Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours" documentary is worth the listen to understand just how far she took this song in such a short period of time.
If you want to listen to her vocal range, I'd suggest "Disdain" by ReVamp, the band she created after her first band dissolved. From the vocal range perspective, it's far more than "Ghost Love Score".
I have seen hundreds of reactions to this song, but yours still manages to keep me interested as if it was 2013 again...Hope that you realized that the studio singer was Tarja, the live singer Floor Jansen, the valkyrie goddess of metal!
Congrats with your intense Floorgasm!
Wow. I've heard many dozens of reviews of this performance, but yours is the most original. I really liked the way you did it. You have a new sub, my friend. Keep it going. You have just scratched the surface - from the Maryland brigade of the NW Army.
Much appreciated!
The crowd didn't really know what to expect as this will have been the first time for most of them hearing the new (3rd) singer Floor, as she'd only joined the band a few months previously. At this point she wasn't yet a full member, just a stand in after they'd sacked the previous (2nd, Annette) singer. The album version you heard was sung by the original singer Tarja (also sacked amid high drama. They are one of Finland's major exports, so it was even discussed in parliament apparently)
Awesome reaction!
A good analysis with well observed comments.
The studio version was with the original singer Tarja. The live version was with the current singer Floor Jansen. The part where Floor switched from the operatic to a growl in a matter of seconds and the epic ending were not done by the original singer. Tarja sung almost exclusively in an operatic voice. Whereas Floor can, and does, sing in any style. For that reason I only listen to Nightwish with Floor. I prefer to listen to their live performances provided they are official recordings. Although there are some acceptable fan shot videos out there. There is no difference in quality between live and studio versions.
If you like prog music you will love Nightwish.
Looking forward to your next Nightwish reaction.
Greetings from the UK.
As a Floor fan 🙂 I only started listening to older Nightwish when the remastered version of Once came out. And although I like Tarja's voice in the studio, it was the sound of Emppu's guitar that struck me most. When listening to all pre Floor albums, you realize how the modest Emppu is responsible for that typical Nightwish sound. Nowadays the emphasis is more on Floor's voice (as it should) and the typical Emppu rifs are more in the background which he seems to be happy with....
@@zbygniewprlwytzkofsky6614Good points well made my friend! Totally agree about how important Emppu is to the band. Marco’s bass playing and more importantly, his bass tone (which is awesome) is also a big part of the Nightwish sound.
Nightwish are more than just Floor.
I totally get why Floor is more popular for lots of people, and she definitely is versatile. But to me, the flavor and timber of Tarja’s voice stands out. It has a unique and haunting quality even though the style remains the same (at least her work with Nightwish).
The poet and the pendulum live in wembley or the greatest show on earth live in tempere. It will blown your mind.
Singers sing what they can, Floor sings what she wants ❤
I really enjoy your in-depth analysis of these Nightwish songs. I hope you continue to do more because you have barely scratched the surfact of this marvelous bsnd. You haven't even heard their bassist/male vocalist, Marko, yet. Someone has suggested Seven Days to the Wolves live at Wembley 2015, and I think that would be an excellent choice for your next look.
Happy you met our Dutch Charismatic Valkyrie Metal Goddess, there is much more just as good❣️
Poet And The Pendulum live at Wembley next please
Yea.. that might get a pretty good score on lyrics
The poet and the pendulum and The greatest show on Earth, (both Wembley) will take you for a real ride.
Twice in my life, I've said, "Well, I think we need to hear that again." The first time was in 1976, when I first heard the Genesis album 'A Trick of the Tail'. The second time was when I was first introduced to Nightwish in 2010, with the 'Amaranth' video (with Annette). Phil Collins is still my favorite male singer of all time. Although it took 40+ years, Floor Jansen replaced Ann Wilson (Heart) as my favorite female. Floor's cover of Phantom with Henk Poort put her over the edge.
Floor is a beast, one of the most talented and gifted singers on the planet. But very few songs live, are about the drummer, and his mastery, of his craft. This live performance at Wacken, was I believe, about 10 months after Floor joined the band, and to pull this off live, in front of 85,000 people, is extraordinary in itself. Hats off to Jukka and Floor, and Tuomas the man driving this performance.
Floor: You know those vocal parts where you use chorus and keyboard stabs? I can sing that!
Tuomas: You can???
Floor: Hold my damn beer...
really enjoying it right now, and it comes back to my mind i asked for a reaction to "Seven Days to the Wolves" live Wembley 2015 as a next go-to since you are NOT a metal head, and they are a metal band for sure,... but to the Wolves is another outstanding composition and performance you really would like AND i am curious what this song will do to/for you... and a few others like "The Poet and the Pendulum" again Wembley 2015 and "The Greatest Show on Earth" live Tampere 2015, this last one will just knock you out of your shoes ... it runs ~22 minutes AND WATCH to the Very End of the video - there is content until the last second!
Well if you prefer Stuio Versions, i HIGHLY recommend "Shoemaker" from their acutal Album "Human. :II: Nature".
Nightwish released wonderful lyric Videos to all the Songs of CD 1 of that Album.The second CD is Tuomas 30 mins long 100% orchestral Masterpiece "All the works of nature that adorn the world".
This Album is exeptional, but very different from the Rest of their Catalouge. If you want to be challenged, this is the Album for you.
The Shoemaker music video is a serious piece of art as well as superb aural feast.
Nightwish is always best enjoyed live.
Welcome from the Canadian Division of the Nightwish Army. We are a bit crazy and very devoted to our band. There are fan videos based on Nightwish songs like Storytime, Last Ride of the Day, and others. Tribal would be a good reaction to do from the Human Nature album. Human Nature was the first album Toumas wrote to incorporate Floor's amazing vocal range and versatility.
Tremendous job!
This analysis/reaction is a very worthwhile contribution to the musical landscape. 🇬🇧🤘🤘
Nightwish are really always better live, they are the only band on my playlist where all their songs are live. Welcome to nightwish, hope you stick around for more, they are very diverse and suprise you every time. Happy Christmas from the Uk🇬🇧
Thanks to the pandemic, Floor herself has the song "Reacted":
Floor Jansen Reacts to Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (Wacken 2013)
Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 🎶🎶🎶 Epic concert! 🎶🎶🎶 Next songs to react to: Storytime, Ever Dream, Romanticide, Ghost River, Song of Myself
NIGHTWISH - Storytime (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) czcams.com/video/pvkYwOJZONU/video.html
Nightwish - Ever Dream (Wacken 2013) czcams.com/video/YwGSAFarHRg/video.html
NIGHTWISH - Romanticide (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) czcams.com/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/video.html
Nightwish - Ghost River (Wacken 2013) czcams.com/video/05eitd-EA6I/video.html
Nightwish - Song of Myself LIVE czcams.com/video/lQu5QjidHWg/video.html
Setlist of this concert: 1. Dark Chest of Wonders, 2. Wish I Had an Angel, 3. She is My Sin, 4. Ghost River, 5. Ever Dream, 6. Storytime, 7. I Want My Tears Back,
8. Nemo, 9. Last of the Wilds, 10. Bless the Child, 11. Romanticide, 12. Amaranth, 13. Ghost Love Score, 14. Song of Myself, 15. Last Ride of the Day
Audience in this concert was 82k+
Congratulations you made me laugh and cry in one reaction and analysis , excellent job . The fan base is split among the OG fans that loved Tarja more 1996 - 2005 and the newer fans that Love Floor more 2012 - current . But All I will say is the big difference is that Floor added the ending to the original version .
OK. I liked Tarja, then took a break with Anette and now I´m fully team Floor. I guess you have to split me.
I throw in Anette Olzon here also. It´s sad that a lot pf people not even mention her. She was a big part of Nightwish and the Nightwish history. And a lot of fans prefers her as well. I myself, prefer the one that is singing on the track that I listen to at the time.
About the fanbase: There's the Tarja and the Floor camp. 'nough said.
Disclaimer: I couldn't listen to more than 2 Nightwish songs in a row when Tarja was the singer. Sorry, not sorry.
Floor and Tarja are supportive of each other and so are true Nightwish fans. so only knobheads like you try to make it into a singer VS singer just bc youre not capable of appreciating both.
😂me too! I heard them first with Tarja when they first started, just didn't care for style of singing. The music was great, but the vocals in my OPINION just didn't do it for me so I put Nightwish on a back shelf very occasionally taking them out to see if there was any difference. Missed Annette almost entirely. Heard them with Floor and I've been completely sold on them since, I think they are one of the best bands, top 3 at least ,ever and I was born in 52 and have he😊ard and seen alot of music. Thanks Floor, glad I lived long enough to witness this.
I'm still in the Anette corner
The Greatest Show On Earth by Nightwish
Originally Floor was sent by Allfather Odhinn to Midgard to gather the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla, but she
got distracted and joined a series of bands. However, Floor still gathers souls by her grace, beauty and the sheer power
of her vocals.
We give thanks for her at our Blots regularly and hope that Odhinn won't notice that she has never returned to Asgard.
ALL HAIL THE VALKYRIE GODDESS!!!
The Nightwish Army is incoming! You're not ready!
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Nightwish is incredible live but people tend to underrate their studio work. I'm with you, it hits different to be able to close your eyes and hear all the instruments and vocal parts, especially when it's as symphonic as Nightwish who are just excellent with their compositions.
Beauty of the Beast (Album: Century Child) is my most beloved studio work, just a small step ahead of Ghost Love Score. It's around 10 minutes long as well and beautifully melancholic and desperate. 🤲🏽🙏🏽
Before it was "My fall will be for you, my love will be in you, you were the one to cut me so I'll bleed forever" it was "Oh do you care, I still feel for you, oh so aware, what should be lost is there." Poetry ❣❣
Unpopular opinion, but Century Child is my personal favourite
I love, love both of those versions!!❤ you probably already know at this point, but there is no "wrong" version😊
I love Tarja's (studio version) and Floor's (live version )voices! They have magnificent voices. Plus, they are really great storytellers and they project emotions really well.
Thank you (again)!
The live version with Floor is mind-blowing! The final note is one of the best ones out there!
Her ability to change her voice and adapt to any song she wants is insane. Floor has so many colours to her voice. Love it! She is the belting queen🥰
The studio version with Tarja is really, really good but I almost always, prefer the live versions with Nightwish (and with Tarja's solo career).... so in this case I prefer the live versions as well.
I love Tarja's more darker coloured voice. Her vast range isn't as apparent in the studio version as it is in the live version (from End of an Era).... plus she developed more stronger and darker chest voice after Nightwish, which I am a huge fan of😍
Hello
Nightwish Army reporting from the Netherlands.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish.
They are from Finland.
And they make Symphonic Metal.
What you've heard here is just the tip of what this band can do.
Nightwish really hits you in your heart.
And that's what makes this band so unique.
Her name is Floor Jansen and she is Dutch.
There were 82,000 people there.
I happily refer you to Gabriel Bardac's comment (he'll be here soon) for a list with lots of song suggestion.
Watch out for the Nightwish Army.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
nearly 45 minutes of entertainment and learning new things combined in one video. thanks for making this video. I've been at this festival. I was in the third/fourth row and had a blast! Wacken 2013 ws amazing. Thursday Rammstein and on Saturday Nightwish. It was a blast. 85'000 metal heads celebrating their passion.
Floor man, it is aaaalll her, she is what the fuss is all about. She took this song and made it her own.
Love the dual videos. I listened to Nightwish back in beginning and have always liked them.
Tarja is an amazingly talented vocalist, but my taste found her accent a little thick.
Anette was also a very talented vocalist but I found her voice too soft, almost mouse-ish. Not a bad singer just not my taste so I gave up.
Floor was introduced to me 4 years ago and I was blown away. Suddenly all those songs I enjoyed but didn't love were presented to me with Powerful, solid, and merciless vocals. It was like discovering them all over again.
I would love to see you do
Song of Myself
Or
Sleeping Sun, really a vocal spotlight song.
I would love to see the studio vs Wakken 2013 live versions like this one. (Sleeping Sun isn't at Wakken but other videos of Floor singing it)
I think it's more rewarding to hear both versions like this, very nice.
I'm very glad I found this channel, I love nerding out over music.
Thank you for the videos, and can't wait for more 😀
Welcome to Nightwish Live ! From the same performance...Storytime...then...Song of Myself . Can't wait for your reaction to those .
I always believe that the Studio version of a song does never show the real quality of a band.
In a studio you can tweak for months to get something to sound near perfect, if not perfect.
But a band who can do what you hear on a studio album live and see them do it better live then on the album that says something about the quality of a band.
So many times I went to live performances that where just bad, if not in the stage performance then in the sound quality or they just play something that doesn't even sound anything like the original. I have seen band members that performed while being under te influence of I don't know.... something.
This happened so many times it has left me very disappointed in many bands and artists. I even walked out of a concert when I clearly heard autotunes being used.
I now only go the certain bands and artists which I know they give a performance with a certain quality and which love to play and perform live and not only perform just for the money alone.
And a band like Nightwish is such a bands.
For me the only band / artist that comes close is Pink Floyd / Roger Waters.
I would like so suggest you have a look at a Tribute Nightwish did for Pink Floyd with the Song High Hopes.
You will hear one of the other singers of the band Marco the Bass player he also has an amazing voice.
New subscriber here. I enjoyed the way you first listened to studio version to compare with live version. Keep in mind there have three singers. You heard the first singer Tarja. Floor Jansen in third and current singer. The live version from at Wacken Open Air 2013. The Studio version is very good very well produced. The live version is just amazing.
Thank you for this reaction😁
Beautiful❤️
Greetings from Croatia.
Dude, your reaction is the reason I watch reactions. You get it. There’s lots more. NWA Philly.
You Have Just Seen... The BEST SINGER IN THIS PLANET.
THE GODDESS FLOOR JANSEN!!!
AND THE BEST BAND ALIVE...
NIGHTWISH, THEY NO MAKE SIMPLE MUSIC, THEY MAKE PURE ART WITH THE MUSIC.
YOUR JOURNEY JUST BEGIN
NIGHTWISH BLOW YOUR MIND AND YOUR FEELINGS.
NIGHTWISH TAKE YOU AWAY TO ANOTHER LEVEL AND DIMENSIONS IN THE MUSIC.
Next the other master piece The Poet and The Pendulum. It needs also some preparation as the lyrics are as beautiful as the music.
Good one. Foor nails everything every time.
Nightwish Army New Zealand Trench Division reporting in. Welcome good sir of high intelligence and good calibre. Always room for new reactors and hopefully one who will be guided through our magical world until the end.
P.s. Are you aware Tuomas and Nightwish made an actual movie but because the name Imaginarium was used they called it Imaginearum instead. Worth a watch in your spare time.
When it comes to Nightwish anything live with Floor is best.
Also check out Epica feat Floor that should bring up Epica's live 10th anniversary gig.
floor did two guests duet's with Simmon
This was really nice reaction! Keep up the good work! More Nightwish
That is some substantial commentary! Kudos!
Welcome to the rabbit hole.
Floor❤
This whole presentation is a masterpiece
Same concert, Greatest show on earth! 😉 🤘🤘🤘 Hi from AUS.
Loved your reaction! ❤❤
For me live version is sort of the "original" one, since this live version was my first time hearing this. I never was into Tarja's era of Nightwish, only heard few singles over the radio. My journey started when Anette joined the band and I was immidiately hooked when Floor stepped in.
Perhaps this review should have been made with Tarja's live version and Floor's live version.
👍I was thinking the same way,i'm not very much into traditionel opera voices (wich Tarja does) and like more the diversity and more modern classical aproach Floor does. Tarja is good,but for me,to much dramatic opera. This difference is very clear in live versions Tarja and Floor do of the same songs,it's just more surprising and interesting to listen to Floor for me,but i admit,sometimes i like Tarja too.😆🤘
First time I heard you, and I subscribed. I love your intelligence and how for far and deep you're willing to go. I really enjoyed and will chck out other of your videos.
Long term Nightwish fan here. I really enjoyed your insight. As always music has both an individual and to a lesser extent (in my opinion) a social or group element. Personally I enjoy going to live concerts best when I already know the songs (from the albums), thus I find your approach more real to my experience and to my approach to live music - but I am very happy that others will disagree. Literally each to their own. Take care and best regards from Scotland
Nightwish Army rep from Texas, thanks for such an informative analysis and breakdown. Subbed to learn more from your content and what new exciting discoveries we'll share along the way.
Welcome to the journey!
I enjoyed your video. I'm 83 years old and only found Nightwish a couple of years ago so am mostly familiar with Floor's renditions. I think both previous vocalists were excellent but Floor is something else!
It's the first time I have heard the original and after hearing the Wacken one about two hundred times found it weak.
Incidentally, when your expert was discussing the various time signatures I think he missed the 6/8 segment. Just after the orchestral break the music has the familiar taa-te-taa-te pattern concomitant with 6/8 time. Apart from that, an excellent summarization.
Not only is this the best song ever written in my opinion it's from the best concert I've ever seen for the next Nightwish song Storytime from this concert then Ever Dream also from this concert in my opinion the best three songs and three of my most favorite songs of my 52 years on this planet
Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish 🤘🤘
Wait until you experience Poet and the Pendulum - Wembley 2016! Recommend the HQ with Lyric version.
Great reaction and greetings from Finland. The northern division of the Nightwish Army reporting. More Nightwish and our Valkyrie Queen please. She has such an amazing stage presence and she looks like a Warrior Goddess or a Superhero. You simply can't take your eyes off her.
The Greatest Show On Earth live at Wembley. Absolutely stunning. A 20 minute + magnum opus. And I am a fan of Floor Jensen. I think their live version of Phantom of the Opera at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam might be up your alley.
Wonderful to see someone truly appreciate the instrumental parts, I'm both a metal and classical music fan (both thanks to this band!) and it's just.... Its everything, right?!
Also, Floor Jansen is Floor Jansen and the live version is my go-to nowadays, but the original and Tarja's delivery still hold a strong hold over me for sure. I think NW fans are just so spoiled with this level of musicality, originality and production that we have the privilege to claim the OG isn't "the better" version even thought its a masterpiece unto itself xD
Awesome reaction, I very muched enjoyed this double treat. Nightwish and specifically Floor are amazing to listen to and I hope to find more reviews on this channel like this (these)! But let's be honest, the biggest star of this particular video is that corgi butt ;)
FLOOOORGASIMM!!
Everything Tarja do is awesome! ❤
I watched this show from backstage and was floored
@Music Kingdom: Hey bud! Nice reaction!
To answer your question, the entire reason for the fanbase going for the live performance first is because of Floor. Moreso than the studio recording, Floor has never recorded Ghost Love Score. The live performance also seems much more "filled out," in terms of sound -- which is needed, given Wacken is an open-air festival (to address the comment about the venue). It is not an arena. Nightwish in 2013 was the headlining band for the final day, Day 4.
However, Floor had almost a year to perfect this performance. Should you care to watch an earlier performance, Buenos Aires in 2012 had Floor perform Ghost Love Score for the very first time. Not to say she didn't pull it off, but as you have an ear for music, you will hear spots and parts that aren't as polished as Wacken 2013 is. The last part of the song, that transition into "The Note," some say is actually more emotional and fitting, given that I find it to be almost an emotional plea, not just because of the song itself, but a plea for the audience to accept Floor as Nightwish's lead singer, from Floor herself (think an audition show like America's Got Talent, in a sense).
However, what many Nightwish Army fans may not know or have forgotten is that after Tarja was fired in 2005, Tuomas wanted Floor as the lead singer then. He couldn't get Floor because she was involved with her own band, I believe After Forever, in 2005.
Now, Tarja, in my opinion, is not a bad singer, nor is she mediocre. But she isn't all that which Tarja fans crack her up to be. I've seen and heard Tarja perform (not at a concert; from videos and recordings). My biggest problem was her attitude, and how she carried herself in what I've seen. She has had some success with her own projects and collaborations, such as with Sharon den Adel and Within Temptation in 2014 for "Paradise (What About Us?)." But Floor, both in personability, as well as talent and skill, is undisputably better overall than Tarja was. She has much better control than Tarja ever did, and her vocal variability and versatility is much higher. This means that Nightwish can do more with Floor than they could with Tarja.
That being said, I highly recommend checking out Sabaton, a Swedish power metal band that sings about military history, and checking out their video, "Christmas Truce." Christmas Truce is about the Christmas Truce of World War I. As a note, make sure to play the video all the way through for a special vocal treat at the end of the video that I know you'll like!
Merry Christmas, my friend, and well done on the breakdown of Ghost Love Score! Cheers!
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You want more ProgMetal?Please listen to "Dreamflight" of After Forever live at Progpower 2007. It was the band of Floor Jansen (Wacken singer).
For me it's the "Ghost love score " of After Forever. Comparing studio and this live version is really fun.
My favorite Nightwish performance of them all
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Welcome to the world of symphonic metal, introducing the Valkyrie the Goddess Floor Jansen sent from Valhalla to collect the souls of fallen warriors.
The album version was song by original Tarya, the live version is 3rd singer Floor.
To hear Tarya search live version of Sleeping Sun or Tarya and Marco (bassist) singing the Phantom of the opera.
It´s a true masterpiece. Tuomas Holopainen has managed something I never could even imagine. Kiitos Nightwish
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As as music nerd, you might like to know that Tuomas plays around with time signatures like a madman in Ghost Love Score. You start of with two bars of 4/4 and one of 3/4, repeating through the whole intro, then one bar of 6/6 for the double triplet hits on the drum kit, and then through the rest of the song it varies between 4/4 and 3/4 almost continuously between each "Act" of the song. There are four distinct acts, and within each there are 1 to 3 movements. It's both in your face and very subtle, and it's easier to feel the change between each movement with the live version as Floor actually changes her stance, her voice, and her direction with each.
As you asked, and as I am a Thorn (i.e.
Blackbriar's fan), I have to tell you about the band Blackbriar. All of their songs are amazing, and if I had to pick one for an in-depth analysis, it would be either their song "Deadly Diminuendo" or their song "We Make Mist" : two absolute works of art! ❤❤
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Floor is a master of stage presence. As you just saw in this video she can total dominate the stage and work the crowd. She can share equally with someone else or she can fade into the background. I've seen her do all 3. Whatever the song or the moment calls for she can change her behavior to do what is required by the song.
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Floor Jansen, First of Her Name, Warrior Queen of the Valkyries, Master of the D6, Snatcher of Souls, Lady of Nightwish and Protector of our Metal Realm. Long may she reign.
There will be some Nightwish fans who disagree with me and I'm sure there are other songs that will get mentioned. In my opinion Tuomas has 4 songs that I consider to be his "masterpiece" songs he's written. "Song of Myself" "Ghost Love Score" "The Poet and the Pendulum" and my personal favorite of all Nightwish's songs "The Greatest Show on Earth". Greatest Show on Earth will blow you away.
Congratulations, you have just witnessed perhaps the greatest live performance in history. Pick any other track from this concert, then go really deep with The Greatest Show on Earth from Tampere, The Poet and Pendulum and 7 days to the Wolves from Wembley, then Dead Boy's Poem from Buenos Aires and Endlessness...then ANYTHING ELSE WITH FLOOR SINGING! Follow our General Gabriel! Welcome. Nightwish Army Vancouver, BC SW Canadian Division reporting.
Like any modern live-performing rock band, Nightwish have a mix of shorter, harder songs and longer, more musically intricate songs. Of the longer, more intricate songs that I would recommend that you would enjoy (and that I would like to see you react to), "The Poet and the Pendulum" would probably be number 1. This almost always involves the live performance with Floor, which was shot at the Wembley, December 19, 2015 concert. The problem with an immediate reaction to this, however, is that the writing of the song was a deeply personal response of the lead writer, Tuomas, to the departure of their first lead singer, Tarja, where he fought off a deep depression and suicidal thoughts. The song is about those feelings. Many Nightwish fans (of whom you have already had experience) go ballistic if the reviewer is not aware of this background story. If you can do a small amount of research on the background of the song, however, you would be richly rewarded with both a complex musical structure, combined with some of Floor's best SOFT vocals, of course then mixed in with the standard hard rock and growling vocals. Of course with a more complex arrangement we are looking at a longer time frame: 13 minutes and 55 seconds. But if ever there was a song I would enjoy you (and the "expert", whom I also enjoyed hearing from) analyze and break down, this would be it.
CZcams deletes my comments if I try and post the direct link, but the title is: "NIGHTWISH - The Poet And The Pendulum (OFFICIAL LIVE)", with 6.2 million views, on the official "Nightwish" channel.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND HAVE A GREAT WEEK !!!
P.S. -- Read all the comments here, and noticed some recommending the version of "Poet" with lyrics added. Yes, I would concur in that, if you can get the right one. I can't leave the link, but the channel it is on is called "PiaVasquez". She has only 1.98K subscribers, but her version of this video has over 3 MILLION views. Go figure!
NW army Finland here. I loved NW when this album originally came out. However, this is The Version of it. Listen to General Gabriel. And if you love Pink Floyd, check out High Hopes by NW live in Tampere. Also Phantom of the Opera - End of an Era live with Tarja as lead.
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Wacken 2013 starring Nightwish and co-starring the 80,000 is..wow!!
The energy this band always creates with their crowd connection is incredible!!
Welcome aboard the Nightwish express. It takes you away. You don’t know where they’ll take you but you know it going to be friggin’ epic every time .
Sensory overload….and Floorgasms..NW style!!
great video, i will never get tired of this song so full of energy. For a reaction will studio and live version i recommand "dance of death" from Iron Maiden with the "En vivo" live version.
I'm not sure you understood that the singer Floor Jansen is a different lead vocalist in the live rendition. Nightwish has had three lead singers. The first was Tarja Turunen with how is the singer from the studio album the last album before she left the band or I should say was ousted from the band they had one other singer in between . Anette Olzon how ever Anette took ill during their tour of her first album and that's when Floor was hired initially as a fill in but Tuomas Holopainen ask Floor if she wanted to stay on with the Band and when she agreed Tuomas informed Anette she was not needed back. Floor has a lot more range then Anette and for the last ten mouths of that tour Nightwish was able to include a lot more of their older works from Tarja's time that Anette just could not do especially live and Floor even expanded on those as she can sing in my stylistic forms then Tarja can so for the fans experiencing these live performances, it was all very new again. Songs we had loved for years getting to here again and with Floor putting her amazing touch on them made the crowds so electric which only fed right back into there performance giving us this wonderful shared experience. It was a euphoric experience that I've only ever had with just a hand full of bands and I've been to more concerts then days in a year. Hope this back story helps. As for as the next song you should check out their live cover of Pink Floyd's High Hopes, You'll get a chance to here Marko Hietala the male lead voice and bassist. I'll let everyone ells direct you through their own catalog.
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Mate do this same video combo with Poet and the Pendulum by Nightwish. Also, you would do this well for Design your Universe by Epica. They have live performances where they bring the whole choir and orchestra on stage with them.
other NW songs you might find very interesting to break down - Stargazers, Shoemaker, and Gethesmene.
You could certainly argue that the original has a specific emotional purpose, its more dour, sad even, melancholy. Floors version is different from that, in that its more joyful and energetic. Its a performance. They both work though, so which you prefer may depend on your mood or outlook on life.
You really think that Tarja is better reach to emotions? What?
@@tomvidqvist4768 that's not what I said at all.
Very nice review! Next song suggestions from Nightwish for your list, The poet and the pendulum (live at Wembley), The greatest show on earth (live at Tampere). Both obviously have studio versions, the Poet on record is with their second singer, Anette.
There is a reason why fans request this version and I think by the end you finally understood why. The energy of the live performance is way higher than the studio version. Tarja, the original singer, for me always sounds flat and monotone in her singing this, while Floor uses multiple styles to tell the story of this song. Cause to me that is what she does, she tells the story.
As you noticed she also added a bridge that was not sung in the original and she added that belted note in the end.
I have seen her do this live more than once and it always hits me in a special way.
Nightwish feeds of the crowds and in every live performance they add so much joy and energy that almost every song is better than the studio version. BTW I know it sounds presumptuous but this whole concert is probably one of the best concerts ever recorded. Check it out and you'll see I am right. This was song 13 out of 15, and the whole concert is this quality.
Three last things, you did react to NW before from this concert when you did Storytime.
Also if you want to hear the musical composition you can listen to a version without vocals, it's out there if you look for it.
Last but not least, you sre asked to react to the live version but you scored the album version that was NOT asked for. They are two different singers and you said you missed some variety of vocals in the original, therefor scoring it an 8. But you didn't score the vocals in the requested version that does have these different styles...
Otherwise nice reaction, that's my 2 cts.