It was a great journey!😄 Billions of years, crammed up in 24 minutes...🔥 Fun facts: Richard Dawkins was actually present at the Wembly concert. They made some changes in the instrumentations as well. Please try Weak Fantasy from this concert and Sahara (Live at Tampa) as well. 🤘🏻😁 You might also want to check out Master Passion Greed, arguably their heaviest song. (They don't play it live; backstory info. is needed to be searched beforehand.)😈 Lyrics, as always, are necessary.😬 Edit: I added Master Passion Greed to the list.😛
I really hope this is not the end of your Nightwish journey. I’ve been waiting for your reaction and analysis to this for a long time, but now that it’s here, I’ a bit sad. Keep up the good work.
Tuomas is obviously Stark, the science nerd/planner doing most of the songwriting Marko has to be Hulk, contributing to the songwriting behind the scenes and transforming into a beast on stage Empu is Spiderman or Antman, always the group's clown, always goofing around, but when required bringing some serious power to the front. Troy is Vision, soft-spoken and versatile, able to fulfil any role. Kai is Captain America, keeping the group/music together with his beat, he can keep it up all day. And Floor is Thor Odinson, went through depression to find out that she is still worthy, she can bring the thunder, a giant amongst mortals, a true goddess in our midst.
That's it, I am 68, I have heard it all, and if I only have 30 years or so left to live, I am going out listening to the best that life has to offer. So only listening to Nighwish (with Floor) reactions from now on.
"...*I'm* 'out of Africa.' Just saying.'" ✔️ Caught the Metallica reference ✔️ Noticed Troy was singing ✔️ Kid-on-Christmas ✔️ Usual insightful commentary ✔️ Speechless, humble outro ✔️ Solidifying the idea that there's lots more Nightwish to come ✔️ Missed the other references directly before Metallica ✖️ "It starts with some African tribal drumming, then a medieval hymn (Dies Irea), then the Bach bit (Tocatta & Fuge), then American banjo music, followed by Enter Sandman and then the bassline from I Wish I Had An Angel. Also Symphony of Destruction." Final rating: 99.5/100 All in all this was easily the best as well as my favorite reaction video to anything that I've ever seen, so thank you once again and well done, keep being awesome Chase. Cannot wait to see what's next. Edit: added the names of the music references due to all the helpful comments as is per usual from the Nightwish Army
@@ChrisPage68 Can't wait till we get to Human Nature for this very reason...you pretty much have to listen to the entire album in one go since every single song is the next part of the overall album story and is completely out of context on it's own...will be interesting to see how he handles that xD
@@ChaseCarneson well, you didn't get, that floor's parents were in the audience that night and a dutch tv station did a portrait of her that time, which explains, why she was a bit overemotional that evening. but...We won't blame you for poor research. ;)
What are you, Chase Carneson? What on earth are you? Your ability to pick and pinpoint bigger things and minuscule details and then explain them to us mere mortals is stupefying. You are so very good at what you do. There are tons of things in songs that one hears and appreciates but cannot tell why. You have an uncanny ability to do that and for that and much more I salute and thank you!!
I agree so much to this. I will appreciate these songs so more from now on, and it will be so interesting to try to listen to all these ques when the next album is released.
True, but Toumas said he would prefer people to forget the songs he has ever sung haha I think it is in the first album (i'm a quite new member of the army), witch is quite a long ago.
Dawkins commented in a Reddit AMA that he, though not a musical connoisseur, described them as "a highly intelligent group of people as well as brilliant musicians" and that he loved working with them. He's in his 70s and hadn't heard a note of this music before he collaborated with them.
Tuomas mentioned how odd he finds it that fans lend so much import to him and how he thinks they are over-reacting, then admits he then himself got lightheaded and giddy when he met Dawkins just before the Wembley show, so it gave him some perspective.
@@thisworldofwater8017 I saw that, is so remarkable because basically, an older guy walks on stage to speak a few sentences and that's it. But for some reason it is emotional.
Did I just watch 40 minute of someone reacting to a single song? Yes. Was every minute worth it? Also yes. Thank you for another insightful reaction Chase! Its fantastic to see you catch so many little things and your delight is fantastic. Keep it up and I'm looking forward to the next video!
Wow it was 40 minutes indeed! I didn't even realize that until you mention it! I was so happy watching this I even repeated some parts. Brilliant Chase, just brilliant 👏
Seriously! I usually skip a few seconds here and there on other reaction that are even under 10 minutes. I've never missed a second of Chase's reactions. Just how I say Tuomas is otherworldly in his composing and songwriting, Chase is the same in the reaction world
Pretty much my thoughts. Chase don't apologize for talking or pausing too much. You deserve all the praise you're getting. There are plenty of other reactions people can go watch if they're not into insightful, brilliant commentary you're providing. Keep it up!
"THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL, YOU AND THE BAND", I'm 76 years old, have been listening to Nightwish for over three years....As a Pink Floyd fan, which I have the upmost respect for, Nightwish by far, are the greatest band I've ever listened to....My wife and I are going to see them in New York whenever this Covid thing ends, just hope thee old ticker holds on until then....Super reaction, Bob....
Keep ya hope up, mate (being almost exactly 50 years younger than you) - 'cause I know that you will see it through :) Also my Grandfather, (of course) a fellow German and also 76 years old, sends his regards as well :D edit: I had to translate all of that for him, and I do not regret a second.
I'm praying for you, my friend. As a Swede I had the luxury of seeing them live for the first time back in the 90s when I was 17 and I barely even had to travel. It was one of the defining moments of my youth and I wish everyone has the chance to see them atleast once. It's a life altering experience. Stay safe! Love and respect to you and the Mrs.
I wonder how many "older" Pink Floyd fans also like Nightwish (I would be one). Maybe there's a link with the two, especially their "progressive rock" tendencies, musical skills, and interesting and varied compositional style.
I believe some of the emotion Floor was drawing on to do those last " we were here" parts, Her parents were in the crowd for their first ever Nightwish concert attendance. Have seen an interview with her directly after she got off stage , she was a beautiful mess of emotion 8)
The people who don't get enough credit for the Nightwish experience is their crew. Most of these guys have been with the band since the beginning, and are prefectionist in their own right.
Sometimes I wonder...😇 *Staging Manager: so Tuomas, what would you like for staging during the next tour?😥 *Tuomas: hmm... how 'bout some gigantic Tesla coils emitting lightnings toward a huge alien mothership floating mid-air over the audience while a couple of Brachiosaurs are been lifted by a tractor beam?😎 *Staging technicians: Oh no! Not AGAIN!😱😭😱
Way, way late, but if anyone's interested, some context/info for some of the lyrics from a science-y point of view. I can't express how incredible and meaningful it is to me that Endless Forms, as an album, exists. I'm a geneticist by education, and have been a fan of Nightwish for well over a decade. Be aware, there's a novella ahead. Because of course there's a lot of references. It's quite possible (even probable) I missed some. - archaean horizon - archaea are single-celled organisms which lack nuclei. Ancient, everywhere, and essential to life. - gaea - aside from the obvious definition, it's worth noting that Pangaea is the name of the last of Earth's supercontinents, formed by the collision of several other continents. - hundred million years - Earth is way, way older than a billion years. It's closer to 4.5 billion. But! Some "first life" estimates peg the first living organisms to be around 3.5 billion years ago (or in other words, when Earth was 1 billion years old). - carbon feast - all life on earth is carbon-based. It makes up a significant portion of our biology. Other forms are theoretically possible, with silicon-based being most likely, but no evidence of anything other than carbon-based has actually been found. And a tidbit for later, incidental or not - silicon is the main component of sand. - Luca = "last universal common ancestor". Exactly what it sounds like. Not to be confused with first life, LUCA is the group or species of organisms from which all extant (living) species are descended. - writing in the garden - I can only imagine this to be a reference to phylogenetic trees. They're a visual representation of species evolution over time, and as the name would suggest, the branching structure looks very much like a tree. - Devonian sea - the Devonion is the time when terrestrial life first exploded on Earth. Massive, rapid evolution of new species. - Ion channel - found in cell membranes, they control what goes in and out of cells. Particularly important from a neurological standpoint. They form a critical part of not just our nervous system, but musclar and cardiovascular too. - travellers out of Africa - an obvious one, I know. Modern man's ancestors lived in Africa, and spread across the globe from there. How and when is still debated. - Lucy - a very famous partial skeleton of a female from an ancient species of humanoids, Australopithecus afarensis (hence "of the afar"). She was a biped, meaning she walked on two feet. Bipedalism was one of the "early" human traits to evolve, before large brains and stone tools - or, idolatry and weaponry. - Ionia - an ancient Greek region. The basis of a school of philosophy which sought to explain the world using non-supernatural laws.
a Word for Word this Masterpiece: [ Part 1: Four Point Six] (age of The Earth) "Archaean horizon, The first sunrise" Earth's history is divided into four principal Eons: the Hadean, the Archean, Proterozoic, and the Phanerozoic. The Hadean is the Eon during which the Earth and Moon formed; in the Archaean, primordial life appeared. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Earth) "On a pristine gaea" Gaia is the primordial Greek goddess of the Earth. More recently, the Gaia hypothesis is a recognition of the living and nonliving Earth systems which form an interdependent whole. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…) "Opus perfectum, Somewhere there, us sleeping" Pristine perfection (of silence, of a blank page, of the very point from which the big bang itself sprung) implies a rich creative potential. Here Earth is painted in the same powerful way. Diversity awaits; unborn beings are sleeping the same sleep to which they will return at death. This interpretation is thematically linked with the album's opening track, "Shudder before the Beautiful," which includes the lyrics, "The music of this awe, Deep silence between the notes, Deafens me with endless love." Or as the furious hobbit screamed at the novice trumpeter, "An artist respects the silence, it serves as the foundation of creativity." (youtu.be/…) [Part 2: Life] "The cosmic law of gravity Pulled the newborns around a fire, A careless cold infinity in every vast direction. Lonely farer in the Goldilocks zone" Gravity pulls the Earth and its inhabitants around the energizing Sun in an otherwise inhospitable universe. Earth is the only planet in our solar system's circumstellar habitable zone, orbiting at the "just right, not too hot, not too cold" distance from the Sun. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…) "She has a tale to tell, From the stellar nursery into a carbon feast, Enter LUCA" In astronomy, stellar nurseries are the birthplaces of stars: they nurse stars (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…). Poetically, our solar system is another "stellar nursery," in which a star is the nurse, caring for and warming a planet of 'newborns,' early carbon-based life. "Feast" evokes the incorporation of plentiful chemical building blocks into rudimentary life forms. "LUCA" stands for "Last universal common ancestor," the one single organism from which all other presently existing life on Earth descended. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…) "The tapestry of chemistry is a writing in the garden, Leading us to the mother of all" The periodic table of elements does look like a sort of patchwork tapestry, but this can go further. The historical function of tapestries was as "nomadic murals," pictographical histories which moving people could pack up and revisit wherever they went. The "writing in the garden," in nature, is not only the stone murals left by dead animals in the form of fossils, but is also this chemical writing that encodes the relatively nomadic DNA molecule with the instructions for life. The scientific investigation of this information leads us back to LUCA, and further. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…) "We are one, We are a universe," This is the natural conclusion to draw from the fact that life shares common origin, that all life is built with the same blocks, and that all life on Earth is interdependent (gaia hypothesis). The multiplicity of beings on Earth are one, just as the cells in a body are one. "Forebears of what will be Scions of the Devonian sea." The Devonian geologic time period marked the first significant, rapid diversification of life (and the more well-known Cambrian explosion is another of these 'adaptive radiation' events). It was during the Devonian that the 'higher plants' appeared and blanketed the continents with forests. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…). The word "scion" refers to a shoot of a plant cut for grafting, and is also used to denote a descendent of a notable family. Both meanings apply. "Aeons pass, Writing the tale of us all. A day-to-day new opening For the greatest show on Earth" Evolutionary adaptation is written in the DNA and as fossils in the rocks, and is ongoing. Species die, diversifiy and delineate. Every day is different, every day something changes. "Ion channels welcoming the outside world To the stuff of stars" Ion channels are found in the membranes of all cells, controlling the flow of energy through the cells. The stuff of stars is all the physical matter we're made of. So it's the ion channels, guiding enery, which allow living bodies to interact with the rest of the world by exchanging energy with it. "Stuff of stars" is surely a Sagan reference: "The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff." (For fun: youtu.be/…) "Bedding the tree of a biological holy, Enter life" The bed of a tree is the nutrient-rich soil from which it grows, a soil made of dead things. The "tree of a biological holy" is probably the tree of life (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…). This line refers to the "holy" legendary tree of everlasting life but also means the conceptual, branching family tree of all life, whose bed consists of all deceased beings (in a more literal sense), or all extinct ancestral species (in a more abstract sense). This is thematically linked with the song "Alpenglow." "We are here to care for the garden, The wonder of birth Of every form most beautiful" "We" could be human beings tasked with acting as nature's stewards, garden of eden style, but that's not chronological -- human beings haven't quite appeared in the song yet. "We" could instead be all of life itself, in a gaia-philosophy sense, which posits that life creates environments ever more hospitable to more life. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…) Or maybe it's a combination of these two thoughts: life eventually creates an environment suitable for the development of consiously acting, thinking human stewards. [Part 3: The Toolmaker] "After a billion years, The show is still here. Not a single one of your fathers died young." Every single one of a given person's ancestors, male and female, lived past puberty at least. But "fathers" evokes "forefathers," which has a nicer storytelling ring to it than "parents." "The handy travelers Out of Africa Little Lucy of the Afar" Handymen are good with tools; travelers posessing hands rather than forefeet walk upright. Hominids originated in Africa and spread to the rest of the world from there. Lucy is a particular specimen of the Australopithecus, one of many "missing links" between modern humans and nonhuman ancestors. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…) "Gave birth to fantasy, To idolatry, To self-destructive weaponry. Enter the God of gaps Deep within the past. Atavistic dread of the hunted!" The brain grows, consciousness and creativity along with it. Atavism is the tendency to revert to ancestral type, an evolutionary throwback. Fight-or-flight instincts that helped human ancestors survive have now been creatively projected onto the world to both explain it (origins, meaning, suffering) and gain security in it (bargaining through sacrifice). These are the roots of theism. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…) "Enter Ionia, the cradle of thought, The architecture of understanding. The human lust to feel so exceptional, To rule the Earth" Nomadic people develop agriculture and settle down into civilizations. The word "architecture" is at once both literal and figurative. The efficiency of civilization graces people with free time to do more than just feed themselves. They develop rich cultural traditions, arts and philosophies, much of which are deeply influenced by how different humans now are from all the rest of life. "Hunger for shiny rocks, For giant mushroom clouds, The will to do as you'd be done by." Shiny rocks are wealth: gold, precious stones, jewels, and later uranium which leads to the nuclear arms race. The golden rule -- "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" -- is a coin with a dark side: "an eye for an eye," revenge. This ensures the "MAD"ness of mutually assured destruction. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…) "Enter history, the grand finale. Enter ratkind." "Ratkind" comes from Richard Dawkins' book "The Ancestor's Tale." Dawkins imagines a post-apocalyptic world in which rodents feast on the remnants of humanity (and humanity's garbage). The rat population explodes, and then as they exhaust these resources they turn on one another for food. As a consequence of natural selection, the rats diverge into new carnivorous and herbivorous species, and perhaps, eventually, a specices of rodent whose intelligence rivals that of humans. This is "ratkind." (iberianature.com/wildworld/tag/ratkind/) "Man, he took his time in the sun, Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand." From William Blake: "To see a World in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour." ...And the story of the planet in 24 minutes. Not bad. "He gave birth to poetry, But one day'll cease to be. Greet the last light of the library" A bittersweet redundancy: poetry with library, the last light with ceasing to be. Reminiscent of Elan: "Be the first to greet the morn [...] Travel with great élan, dance a jig at the funeral." "We were here!"
This song was the last song at the concert here in Zurich back in November 2018 and my voice was HOARSE after 1.5hrs but the end "we were here" had to be screamed as loud as possible. The endorphin rush was unbelievable. After watching the videos over and over again, goosebumbs are still here!
There are so many “hidden gems” that Tuomas included in the lyrics & the music. 31:35 The History of Music - tributes start with some African tribal drumming, then through the Gregorian chant in Dies Irae (Mozart), Bach’s Minuet in G Major followed by his famous Fugue in D Minor, followed by American banjo music, Metallica’s Enter Sandman riff (!!!), finally ending in Rap/Hip-Hop and 90s dance music - Darude - Sandstorm.
I don't know if you already pointed it out, but what i really like is seeing Emppu. Unlike most guitarist of other bands he never tries to put himself in front. He really is skilled and could act as a rockstar or try to shine for himself but he puts all his skills and energy for the compositions, for the musicality. And he never fails. He deserves more credit for that.
When you know you're just *that* good there is no need for narcissism. Emppu will give you exactly what you need. If you need a soul filled, melodic solo like GLC he'll give it to you. You need a face-melting, super technical power solo like in Romanticide, that's what you'll get. Emppu *is* pretty well regarded and still one of the most underrated Guitarists of our time... That says quite a bit.
The period between the first time she sings "the last light of the library" and the moment the lyrics kick back in is meant to tell the history of music. It's hard to tell in this version, but the ones you can hear evolve from primal drums to Bach to banjos to Metallica and end on an EDM beat, however there are a ton of pieces layered on top of each other, which tell the history of music. A true masterclass in songwriting in my opinion.
Chase, this! I was looking for this comment. Maybe if you react to the wembley version with R. Dawkins, keep your ears sharp for that moment when they introduce the evolution of music in the song aswell :D
I love this song for things like this, paired with their heavy use of motifs. The 'We were here' segment uses the piano motif from the very beginning, the orchestral section afterwards uses the solo melody from 'Sagan', then the final bit afterwards uses an orchestral version of the first chorus of the song, the 'we are one' section, representing life. It all tells a story that humanity perishes in chaos not unlike that of creation, is (possibly) mourned from the starts, before life begins anew once more. I highly recommend the studio version, which has an extra bit after the ending narration that strongly implies the existence of something else making a fire or working on tools.
Here is a very nice summary of all the elements Tuomas put in this particular sequence. www.reddit.com/r/nightwish/comments/eozi4e/easter_eggs_in_nightwish_songs_and_shows/feho2z9/
I think I've watched interview where Thoumas said he at first was very afraid of mistakes and he wanted his concerts to be perfect, but then he understood that mittle slips are just like life, unpredictable, it gives character and uniqueness for that specific performance and that it reminds everyone he is only human
There will become a day when I won't cry like a lost child listening to this song, but it is not this day. Thank you for giving me even more appreciation of this with your comments.
@@deadohiosky1701 I saw them live two years ago and they played this, out in the open air with fireworks and all that and I was holding my (now-ex) husbands hand and just crying like the damn Niagara falls. I told him beforehand that he best believe I'll be crying if they play this and they did and I managed to notice that I wasn't the only one with literal streams of tears. :D
@@dirtynumb my daughter and I are the same way. My wife and son look at us like we're crazy lol. Funny how it hits some people and not others. But all Floor has to do is look at me and I'll start welling up. And I consider it a privilege to be able to experience those kinds of emotions, wouldn't have it any other way.
@@deadohiosky1701 Thinking back a decade, I still I know I did something right in the process of introducing my mother to their music, when she shrieked NOOOO! into my ear during the blade's strike in Poet and the Pendulum during our first time live. Also when I meant her to watch this particular performance for the first time(she hadn't heard the "song" yet) without giving any warning what this would be, she looked at the first video frame that's a shot of the stage only, without seeing the title and then at me and said "Hold on. If this is what I think it is, I need to go to the loo. Get me tissues and a glass of water while we're at it." XD
Can someone please explain me, how this wonderfull group isn't in ROCK'n ROLL - HALL OF FAME??? . my neighbours are listening to the greatest music ever, even though they don't like it! :D @Chase Carneson, you have withnessed the Greatest Show on Earth!
Chase, my boy: You are the best MC. You are the MVP. I have watched many expert reactions by people who have a professional musical background that have moved me. But, like Nightwish, you set the Gold Standard. "I'm out of Africa. Jus' sayin'". That's the thing - we ALL are. And I wish I could remind every racist of that every damn day. This is a song of hope - but also a sobering reminder of our capacity to fall back on our basest instincts. And on the album version, it goes on for a few minutes, into the post-human era. We've been here for what amounts to a blink in terms of the Earth's history - and not even that in cosmic terms. This blue dot will go on without us. We still have time to extend our stay - but we're up against the clock. This is the closest an atheist could get to a spiritual experience. Thank you. 👏💯🥇🌍
Ladies and gentleman, it's official, we have the greatest reaction on youtube for "The Greatest Show on Earth". Chase, first of all, thanks for these amazing videos you do! It's being awesome to follow your Nightwish journey. Second, I want to suggest you something that I believe will also blow your mind. Using your own words, it will be something like the metal version of the Avengers. Let me explain better: what I'm about to recommend it's not really a band, but a conceptual project created by the dutchman mastermind Arjen Lucassen (composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer, etc). In each of the albums, he invites the greatest singers and musicians to join him in creating something unique and exceptional. Just to prove I'm not lying, I have to mention that Floor and Marko from Nightwish are usual guests. The albums are in their majority telling a story where each singer plays a character and each song is a piece of the whole. There's so many masterpieces of Ayreon that is really a difficult task pick only one to introduce them to you, but a song that represents very well the concept and quality of their work is "The day that the world breaks down". This song features 11 singers (Floor included) and Arjen himself not only played guitar, bass and synthesizers, but also put some nice subtitles talking a bit about each one of the guests, the recording process and the song story. Ok, enough talking, here's the link: ruclips.net/video/oFuMKdrzPqU/видео.html Hope you read my comment, and hope even more that you accept this suggestion. I'm pretty sure you're going to enjoy it as much as I will enjoy to watch a Chase Carneson's react to one of my favorite "bands". Greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷🤘
Great reaction!! Understandably, you focused mostly on the musical nuances and thats great because that is truly where you shine! Let me fill you in on some of the thematic points which will really help you appreciate this better the next time you listen to it. Intro: The beginning is when the earth is forming. Tuomas' beautiful piano melody has an endless repetition of 6 notes (Carbon?) which eventually form longer and longer chains of notes (proteins/DNA). Then Floor's vocals ive always thought of as a siren song calling things together (gravity). Then when the song "begins" as you said, that is the first life form which quickly evolves. Then, when things get dark and creepy, it's the extinction event which killed out the dinosaurs allowing mamals and mankind to evolve. The tribal part is the first man (all mankind is theorized to have migrated from Africa BTW). Then the pause (you can hear BACH)and sudden explosion is the industrial revolution. You quickly start to hearing robotic noises, followed by the Metallica riff, followed by heavy bass (easier to hear in the studio version). The final explosion is our demise "enter ratkind". When you take the fact that they were able to put the chronological life of the Earth and all life to a brilliant musical interpretation just makes Tuomas that much more impressive!!! Again, thank you for this experience!
@@joycehill2591 Though it wouldn't realy be surprising if Emppu could sing at least at some basic level. I think many guitarists of that level do have some vocal ability even if they are not really doing that on stage.
"The drummer, he's a human metronome" Oh, if you'd only know... His name is Kai Hahto. You should check out his stuff with Wintersun, and RUclips is full of his performances with drums. Undoubtedly one of the absolute best drummers of all time. P.s. 33:00 yes that's Enter Sandman, and that's just Emppu being Emppu, fooling around cuz he can 😆
Enter Sandman has gone the 1st metalmusic who Tuomas Holopainen (The Keyboarder and maestro and composer) has listened and It has inspired Tuomas to get this awesome band! Let’s enjoy It! Ah, a big big big big big biggest hello from Brazil!
@Katya : Yes, absolutely. Few, if any "rock/metal" bands now pay respect to their audience who put them there, the whole of NW are under no such illusion and none of the arrogance that is often seen. They always, bow to their audience, Marko has articulated it here back in 2015: (time stamped) ruclips.net/video/BMGoXjZ5clo/видео.html
@@572Btriode I believe there are way more bands/artist in the genre of rock and metal that pay respects to their audience after a show than you give credit for. I've seen many bands do this through the years and I know for a fact my own band does too.
I witness this performance a couple of times in Paris and one was very peculiar because it was few weeks after the attacks when we were able to go to concerts again. Singing "we were here" had another meaning at that time. So special. I can't wait to see them back.
I saw Nightwish in a small theater, maybe 500 people. No pyrotechnics, just the back screen. The music and their stage presence made it the best show I've ever seen. Floor and Marko take control of the stage from the moment they come on. I was so stunned, almost overwhelmed! I need to see them again!
If this didn't leave you satisfied, I dunno what would. To make it short: I listened to this very song by chance at Fortarock 2018 in the Netherlands and at the end there I was left: sobbing and crying my eyes out for all the emotions, for all the meaning in what Dawkins said. In the end I decided to have that song to be played at my very own funeral, because I dare to say: I was here! Thank you again for your reaction, I believe I could see my own face in yours during that masterpiece 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I first watched this about 36 hours ago, and have honestly been trying to find the words for how this analysis is an absolute masterpiece, and how truly lucky I feel for having found it. Though my mom is classically trained and music was a big part of my life growing up, I can’t carry a tune in a bucket and the only instrument I play is air guitar. What’s so brilliant about watching this, learning from both your analytical ability and clear love of music, I feel like I earned a PhD in both mechanics and emotion. Watching reaction videos, especially to Nightwish, is kind of my happy place. I do it a lot. This isn’t just a reaction video, it’s a master class, and it truly brought me to tears and made this phenomenal performance all the more moving and meaningful. I honestly can’t praise you highly enough for your work here. Thank you so, so much for this. I’m truly changed by your magnificent video.
Most bands have a songwriter... Nightwish has a Composer !!!!! The fireworks were pre-suspended by clear, tethered helium baloons, and then radio detonated on command.
The best "reaction" I've ever seen to this song. It's much more than a simple reaction, I truly feel like I learn something when I watch your videos lol. Very spot on when you talked about the "hopeful" melodies, that's exactly what I thought when I listened to around 13:44, when he says "sparkling with color, boundful with life" I always felt the melody sounded so cheerful for a few seconds. Also when he finally talks about understanding how we *woke up* in the universe and the song explodes in our ears, kinda waking us up, it's Genius!!
It is sooo much fun to hear and see someone experiencing this song for the first time, especially when it’s someone like you who knows what he’s talking about and giving such essential and right information. I think a lot of us from the Nightwish army felt like you the first time, and still 😄 Thank you so much again 🙏🏻
When they sing the 'we were here' part, it's such a powerful moment. The song talks about how we have been here for a blink of an eye, and will likely be gone in a similar time span, the only thing we can do is shout to the heavens that we were here. What will be left of us in a few million years? Possibly only hints that we once existed. We were here.
Chase Carneson “let’s see what you’ve got.” I see you get absolutely lost in that one as I do every time I listen. Great job as always. Your 12 seconds of silence at the end followed by “I don’t know what to say” was absolutely perfect.
I think the most incredible thing about Nightwish is that nothing is done without purpose. Every single note has a reason and even down to floors costume, the decals on the drums and fireworks are all done for a specific reason
You caught Troy singing in the chorus- I suggest you react to "Harvest" at some point to really highlight his vocals! No live version yet as far as I'm aware but the studio version has a nice lyrics video.
I agree, but to really appreciate Harvest you first have to get an understanding of the concept of their new album. From what he has heard so far it might sound a bit out of place, if he directly jumps to it.
@@SightUnseen555 Yes I just wanted to add that this "some point" should be in the context of the whole new album, not "randomly" mixed in with their other performances. Not really a disagreement, but just adding to your comment.
Chase should do the entire Human Nature album, start to finish in a 10-piece Nightwish extravaganza. Every single song on that album are available as lyrics videos or music videos and every one of them will blow his mind. Chase, pleeeeeease do Human Nature, all songs.
I adored your reaction to this, both your emotional and professional opinions were fantastic. Nightwish does not ever cease to amaze, their musical talent, humanity, and, the respect and mastery of their craft is unrivalled.... The fact they can play a 21min song that clearly requires so much emotional and physical energy, at the end of a show that's filled with songs that all require huge investments in energy, is mindblowing to me....
The end of the video just strikes me how gracious Floor is. She doesn't ever seek to be the centerpoint, she is always directing attention to another member of the band. And lol her bending down for the end photo. They are all amazing!
I am literally fighting back tears. Why? I just can’t explain it. A combination of loving this song so much and appreciating the reaction and comments, my goodness. 4 hours last night of watching your reactions and now I’m in another hour so far this morning. I can’t get anything done! Overwhelmed in the BEST way.
Thank you Chase. That was a reaction the Nightwish Army was patiently waiting for from you. People who excel at providing analysis are 1 part technical with insightful commentary and 1 part fanboy. The sheer joy on your face reacting to the moments that we first experienced years ago helps us relive those moments vicariously through your eyes. Thanks again!
Thank you, Chase, for this awesome reaction. As you said, this is not just a song. This is a musical experience. This should be displayed on tv's all over the world, at least, once a week, so humans could get the message and behave acordingly. Have a damn good weekend.
Dude! You nailed this. Dude! I’m gonna say dude one more time because I grew up in California and I can’t help it. I love seeing other people see this and you are absolutely the best at this. So good. Thank you. We were here! It’s freaking amazing.
Love to see you enjoying this masterpiece,its so beautiful.i feel the same way as you do. Going to see them in november in Amsterdam and Antwerp,cant wait🥰🥰🥰
Its the first time I comment even if I watched your insightful and clever reaction videos many times before. Perhaps I'm a bit shy but I have to express my delight in watching your expressions and reaction to this outmost fantastic musical creation. Im a die hard Nightwish fan by now and love watching various reactions. This time you completely had me with your genuine surrender to the the supremety of Nightwish's skill, genius and stellar performance. Thank you for expressing yourself without hesitation and with true wonder. This band is truly unique and a cut above all else. We are blessed to be alive at the age of Nightwish. ❤ Thank you
"We were here" is probably one of the biggest, most epic endings to a live performance I've ever seen. It just pulls you upwards with the band, and that grin of yours when it hit...I'm largely made of stone, but I did exactly the same thing. Brilliant.
scott b. : "So pretty much every Nightwish live performance you will see the following: Emppu and his coronas, Tuomas and his wine, Marko and Emppu playing a random kids game, Floor singing her ass off, Emppu throwing endless guitar picks in the crowd, Jukka destroying his drums, Floor singing her ass of, Emppu running around the stage like a madman bc if he stands still then you can clearly see that he is a FOOT shorter than Floor when she has her heels on, Troy playing instruments that NO ONE can name, Floor singing her ass off, Marko trying very hard NOT to laugh at Emppu, Tuomas trying to keep up with Floor's Dutch Windmills, and Floor singing her ass off.......DAMN YOU COVID!!!!!!! " so well said !!!
Great reaction as always. As a science/biology nerd this song is so perfect. The musical aspect flows with the chaos of Earth’s beginning and how song then moves throughout time and changes accordingly with each aspect. The lyrics are just incredible- the lonely farer in the Goldilocks zone line is one of my favorites of all their songs. I also love the fact the cameras caught the identical twins in the crowd which just correlates with DNA and how it works ...and Floor’s dress -at least to my bio nerd eyes- is 2 strands of a DNA double helix 🧬. The vocals between all three are great and you’ll see more Troy on new album. As always great insight into the music. Stay safe and definitely my Bucket list concert as well. 🤘
I love how they are all smiling at the end - Real, genuine smiles. You can tell the 'outlanders' Floor and Troy are welcome and loved, and integral to Nightwish. Nightwish hasn't been as 'healthy' mentally as a band in a LONG time. It is promising for the future.
'Endless forms most beautiful' is mentioned in the lyrics and at the end of the song when Richard Dawkins quotes the final paragraph of the book The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.
Your channel should be so much larger. Your ability to understand and dissect music allows me to appreciate my favorite songs on a level I couldn't imagine
A "hometown" performance, replete with fireworks both literal and figurative. I agree this is the best live version on RUclips, but you should visit the Wembley version for your own edification. There are slight differences. But the most interesting part is the personal appearance of Dawkins at the conclusion of the performance.
The delay between the explosion of the air bombs and the time it takes the sound to travel to the microphones creates an off beat effect that muddies the full effect of the idea to use fireworks to visualize the fiery stages in the evolution of our universe, solar system and planet. I have heard several musicians watching this video saying "but the fireworks are out of sync with the music". Then I have to tell them to look at the explosion and they will see that it is in sync. It is the sound of the explosion that is delayed from the perspective of the audience. Nightwith plays to a clicktrack which also, very likely, controls the ignition of the lift charge of the air bombs. Their pyrotechnician have also calculated the delay between lift and explosion of the shell itself. With all this in mind it is a bit annoying that the lazy ass sound waves throws a tiny wrench in this beautiful machinery.
whaha " lazy ass sound waves "! But you're spot on The shells have a time fuse that ignites with the GP charge in the the barrel on the ground and ignite the burst charge in the shell at a set time. Its not possible to make it in sync with the music for everyone listening due to that lazy ass soundwaves.
One could calculate the delay from altitude at the moment of explosion to when the sound reaches the crowd, and adjust accordingly, but the flash would then precede the beat slightly, which would probably be okay. It's only about 750 MPH, give or take, depending on the usual factors.
You may very well have made a mistake in assuming the sound has to fit into the music. Depicting the Big Bang out of sinc soundwise could also have been on purpose to have the visuals perfect. The whole idea of looking further and further into the galaxy also makes one look backwards in time. Just a thought.
@@MountainMetal Yes, but it would a bit futile since the fact that the explosion is coming from a different direction means that the delay front-to-back in the stadium would be different for the burst than for the music from the stacks. So, you could line it up for one section of the audience, but not for the whole audience. And be sure to compensate for the moment to moment variation of the air temps.
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Hi Chase - I think this is the fourth time a sit down and experience this journey together with You again. I love You're reactions and I love the song. Must have seen it now about 100 times by other reactors and the times I take out the DVD's from Tampere or Wembley to watch the entire shows. As I said - this must be at least my fourth revisit to Your reaction of this amazing song.
That’s incredibly kind of you. I really do appreciate all the support on these videos. It means the world and I’m just grateful that I get to film these moments and share with you all. 🙏🙏🙏
What a great reaction. I myself "discovered" the band only around three weeks ago. So like you, I'm also in the middle of discovering further. Till now I had not one regret in my life, until I discovered Nightwish. My regret now is why didn't I known about them sooner in my life. Then I could have seen this show life, or Wacken 2013. O well, now I just have to wait for the timemachine to be invented. Stay safe, keep on enjoying Nightwish.
Nightwish 💖 Metal music is lifestyle, you must believe that. Earth, human, nature we have to same planet. Human are only rent here. Nature and animals are always and first. 💖
Marco said in an interview:with tarja he was always afraid of overpowering her , with floor he dont have any problem cause is impossible overpowering Floor.
Was it Tarja, or Anette he was talking about? I haven't seen that interview, so I don't know. To me, it would make more sense if he was refering to Anette.
@@danwhitehousepc i saw that interview on yt i think is still there but i can find it among the tons of interviews , but they ask marco to compare tarja style with floor dont mentioned anette.
@@benbermusics hopefully near future allow us not only see videos, but them in live shows. As lyrics say, we have to be thankful for our existence and. That we are able to continue
And really, that album has to be listened to in its entirety. Outside of I guess Noise and Music, none of the songs really stand out much on their own (which i think is why it seems to have such a mixed reaction). But in context as a complete album, it's an amazing piece of art.
I usually don't leave comments, but I have to in this case. THANK YOU for sharing this with us, your knowledge, your love for music and your respect for people that make music. This is definitely the best reaction channel.
This track is a wholesome experience. I kinda tear up everytime I listen to it because of the story, the instrumental and their VOICE ! It should definitly be movie score.
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Thank you all so much. I appreciate you. Have A Damn Good Day. 🙏❤️🤘
excellent video. Do Stargazers next. It will rock your world. Sahara and Alpenglow are well worth a look too. All live versions of course
I wasn't before, but I am now. 😉
It was a great journey!😄
Billions of years, crammed up in 24 minutes...🔥
Fun facts: Richard Dawkins was actually present at the Wembly concert. They made some changes in the instrumentations as well.
Please try Weak Fantasy from this concert and Sahara (Live at Tampa) as well. 🤘🏻😁
You might also want to check out Master Passion Greed, arguably their heaviest song. (They don't play it live; backstory info. is needed to be searched beforehand.)😈
Lyrics, as always, are necessary.😬
Edit: I added Master Passion Greed to the list.😛
Excellent. 3600 views in one hour (1/sec)....is Tuomas sense for timing things starting to rub off on you?
I really hope this is not the end of your Nightwish journey. I’ve been waiting for your reaction and analysis to this for a long time, but now that it’s here, I’ a bit sad. Keep up the good work.
Nightwish, "... they are the metal version of the Avengers" --- Chase Cameson, 2020
Awesome analogy
Tuomas is obviously Stark, the science nerd/planner doing most of the songwriting
Marko has to be Hulk, contributing to the songwriting behind the scenes and transforming into a beast on stage
Empu is Spiderman or Antman, always the group's clown, always goofing around, but when required bringing some serious power to the front.
Troy is Vision, soft-spoken and versatile, able to fulfil any role.
Kai is Captain America, keeping the group/music together with his beat, he can keep it up all day.
And Floor is Thor Odinson, went through depression to find out that she is still worthy, she can bring the thunder, a giant amongst mortals, a true goddess in our midst.
@@nikolasmichaelides9444 Yes. Love it.
Perkele, so true
@@nikolasmichaelides9444 I'd see Tuomas more as Dr Strange, a genius creating magic at his fingertips (and ultimately saves the universe).
That's it, I am 68, I have heard it all, and if I only have 30 years or so left to live, I am going out listening to the best that life has to offer. So only listening to Nighwish (with Floor) reactions from now on.
The secret is out:
Chase Carneson is Nightwish's unofficial 7th member.
Yes, he is The Storyteller.
He really is amazing for sure.
Emppu is a monster on his own, but don't mind seeing him and Chase together on the stage for a solo battle 🎸
@@josiahw9915 Haha he would destroy me. But I would try haha.
@@ChaseCarneson Nah. Don't sell yourself short, man. I've never seen your guitarplay, but you seem like you could be a monster on the stage too.
I was there at Tampere concert, andI will never forget that experience 💙🇫🇮
Im so damn jealous
I bet that was an experience of a lifetime!! Wow 🤩
Oh hey fellow Tampere concert goer!
Lucky girl !!!!!!!
AHHH good for you, we’re all jealous. 🤘
"...*I'm* 'out of Africa.' Just saying.'" ✔️
Caught the Metallica reference ✔️
Noticed Troy was singing ✔️
Kid-on-Christmas ✔️
Usual insightful commentary ✔️
Speechless, humble outro ✔️
Solidifying the idea that there's lots more Nightwish to come ✔️
Missed the other references directly before Metallica ✖️
"It starts with some African tribal drumming, then a medieval hymn (Dies Irea), then the Bach bit (Tocatta & Fuge), then American banjo music, followed by Enter Sandman and then the bassline from I Wish I Had An Angel. Also Symphony of Destruction."
Final rating: 99.5/100
All in all this was easily the best as well as my favorite reaction video to anything that I've ever seen, so thank you once again and well done, keep being awesome Chase. Cannot wait to see what's next.
Edit: added the names of the music references due to all the helpful comments as is per usual from the Nightwish Army
I VERY much appreciate this comment. Spot on sir. Also 99.5??? You are far too kind. Thank you for taking the time to watch this.
@@ChaseCarneson Tuomas is the Easter Egg man - you often hear him include titles of previous songs in the lyrics of newer ones.
@@ChrisPage68 Can't wait till we get to Human Nature for this very reason...you pretty much have to listen to the entire album in one go since every single song is the next part of the overall album story and is completely out of context on it's own...will be interesting to see how he handles that xD
@@ChaseCarneson well, you didn't get, that floor's parents were in the audience that night and a dutch tv station did a portrait of her that time, which explains, why she was a bit overemotional that evening.
but...We won't blame you for poor research. ;)
@@ChrisPage68 indeed, and also the line "The music i write a wish for the night" How genius is that.
What are you, Chase Carneson? What on earth are you? Your ability to pick and pinpoint bigger things and minuscule details and then explain them to us mere mortals is stupefying. You are so very good at what you do. There are tons of things in songs that one hears and appreciates but cannot tell why. You have an uncanny ability to do that and for that and much more I salute and thank you!!
I agree so much to this. I will appreciate these songs so more from now on, and it will be so interesting to try to listen to all these ques when the next album is released.
You just missed the usage of "Awe" Tuomas loves. Also, lovely "rant," my friend.
"Can everyone sing in this band? Can everyone do everything?! Yeah, probably. *sigh of resignation*".
I laughed right there!
I think Emppu and the drummer are the only members who have never sung on a song?
@@SightUnseen555 thats true...
same
@@SightUnseen555 ...so far.
True, but Toumas said he would prefer people to forget the songs he has ever sung haha I think it is in the first album (i'm a quite new member of the army), witch is quite a long ago.
Greatest reaction on earth! 👏
I was there. At the end of the catwalk. 🤩🤟🇫🇮
Yeah???? That's awesome. Also, thanks for the lovely comment.
Dawkins commented in a Reddit AMA that he, though not a musical connoisseur, described them as "a highly intelligent group of people as well as brilliant musicians" and that he loved working with them. He's in his 70s and hadn't heard a note of this music before he collaborated with them.
Tuomas mentioned how odd he finds it that fans lend so much import to him and how he thinks they are over-reacting, then admits he then himself got lightheaded and giddy when he met Dawkins just before the Wembley show, so it gave him some perspective.
In the Wembley video, you can see people getting teary with just the anticipation of seeing Dawkins on stage.
@@thisworldofwater8017 I saw that, is so remarkable because basically, an older guy walks on stage to speak a few sentences and that's it. But for some reason it is emotional.
ThisWorld OfWater I was at the Wembley show, it was phenomenal
High praise from Dawkins, who doesn't suffer fools gladly.
Did I just watch 40 minute of someone reacting to a single song? Yes. Was every minute worth it? Also yes.
Thank you for another insightful reaction Chase! Its fantastic to see you catch so many little things and your delight is fantastic. Keep it up and I'm looking forward to the next video!
Thank you, Lauren. Grateful for the support.
Wow it was 40 minutes indeed! I didn't even realize that until you mention it! I was so happy watching this I even repeated some parts. Brilliant Chase, just brilliant 👏
Seriously! I usually skip a few seconds here and there on other reaction that are even under 10 minutes. I've never missed a second of Chase's reactions. Just how I say Tuomas is otherworldly in his composing and songwriting, Chase is the same in the reaction world
I read “40 minutes” and said “what!?” Sure enough and worth every minute
Pretty much my thoughts. Chase don't apologize for talking or pausing too much. You deserve all the praise you're getting. There are plenty of other reactions people can go watch if they're not into insightful, brilliant commentary you're providing. Keep it up!
"THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL, YOU AND THE BAND", I'm 76 years old, have been listening to Nightwish for over three years....As a Pink Floyd fan, which I have the upmost respect for, Nightwish by far, are the greatest band I've ever listened to....My wife and I are going to see them in New York whenever this Covid thing ends, just hope thee old ticker holds on until then....Super reaction, Bob....
Keep ya hope up, mate (being almost exactly 50 years younger than you) - 'cause I know that you will see it through :)
Also my Grandfather, (of course) a fellow German and also 76 years old, sends his regards as well :D
edit: I had to translate all of that for him, and I do not regret a second.
I'm praying for you, my friend.
As a Swede I had the luxury of seeing them live for the first time back in the 90s when I was 17 and I barely even had to travel.
It was one of the defining moments of my youth and I wish everyone has the chance to see them atleast once.
It's a life altering experience.
Stay safe!
Love and respect to you and the Mrs.
Tickets are holding for oct 5 of 2021 it is gonna be the epic show we all waiting New York
Music has its own lenguage. Good to see different nightwish fans. Keep on rocking dude!!!
I wonder how many "older" Pink Floyd fans also like Nightwish (I would be one). Maybe there's a link with the two, especially their "progressive rock" tendencies, musical skills, and interesting and varied compositional style.
I believe some of the emotion Floor was drawing on to do those last " we were here" parts, Her parents were in the crowd for their first ever Nightwish concert attendance. Have seen an interview with her directly after she got off stage , she was a beautiful mess of emotion 8)
are you able to link the interview? i cant seem to find it. thx in advance :)
I think that was the Wembley version.
@@magicmicah27 ruclips.net/video/B3NIfu0qvtg/видео.html with eng subs
@@nicoooot nope, it’s here. It’s in the Dutch TV show “De reünie”. ruclips.net/video/B3NIfu0qvtg/видео.html
@@AndreSomers Ja klopt, ik zat verkeerd.
The people who don't get enough credit for the Nightwish experience is their crew. Most of these guys have been with the band since the beginning, and are prefectionist in their own right.
Their sound engineers are real MVPs, all these official recordings sound freaking phenomenally good.
@@Norpal their live sound engineers are the same as their recording engineers Tero Kinnunen, and others
Sometimes I wonder...😇
*Staging Manager: so Tuomas, what would you like for staging during the next tour?😥
*Tuomas: hmm... how 'bout some gigantic Tesla coils emitting lightnings toward a huge alien mothership floating mid-air over the audience while a couple of Brachiosaurs are been lifted by a tractor beam?😎
*Staging technicians: Oh no! Not AGAIN!😱😭😱
Nightwish is or was selling t-shirts where all of the proceeds were going to the crew, as they aren't making any money with no concerts....
@@timlubbers2884 YES! And all the proceeds of the Virtual Concert went to support them as well. Class act beginning to end.
Way, way late, but if anyone's interested, some context/info for some of the lyrics from a science-y point of view. I can't express how incredible and meaningful it is to me that Endless Forms, as an album, exists. I'm a geneticist by education, and have been a fan of Nightwish for well over a decade.
Be aware, there's a novella ahead. Because of course there's a lot of references. It's quite possible (even probable) I missed some.
- archaean horizon - archaea are single-celled organisms which lack nuclei. Ancient, everywhere, and essential to life.
- gaea - aside from the obvious definition, it's worth noting that Pangaea is the name of the last of Earth's supercontinents, formed by the collision of several other continents.
- hundred million years - Earth is way, way older than a billion years. It's closer to 4.5 billion. But! Some "first life" estimates peg the first living organisms to be around 3.5 billion years ago (or in other words, when Earth was 1 billion years old).
- carbon feast - all life on earth is carbon-based. It makes up a significant portion of our biology. Other forms are theoretically possible, with silicon-based being most likely, but no evidence of anything other than carbon-based has actually been found. And a tidbit for later, incidental or not - silicon is the main component of sand.
- Luca = "last universal common ancestor". Exactly what it sounds like. Not to be confused with first life, LUCA is the group or species of organisms from which all extant (living) species are descended.
- writing in the garden - I can only imagine this to be a reference to phylogenetic trees. They're a visual representation of species evolution over time, and as the name would suggest, the branching structure looks very much like a tree.
- Devonian sea - the Devonion is the time when terrestrial life first exploded on Earth. Massive, rapid evolution of new species.
- Ion channel - found in cell membranes, they control what goes in and out of cells. Particularly important from a neurological standpoint. They form a critical part of not just our nervous system, but musclar and cardiovascular too.
- travellers out of Africa - an obvious one, I know. Modern man's ancestors lived in Africa, and spread across the globe from there. How and when is still debated.
- Lucy - a very famous partial skeleton of a female from an ancient species of humanoids, Australopithecus afarensis (hence "of the afar"). She was a biped, meaning she walked on two feet. Bipedalism was one of the "early" human traits to evolve, before large brains and stone tools - or, idolatry and weaponry.
- Ionia - an ancient Greek region. The basis of a school of philosophy which sought to explain the world using non-supernatural laws.
Dawkins says “after sleeping through hundred million centuries” i.e. 10 billion years, so around the time when Earth formed.
"Handy" traveller refers to Homo Habilis.
The final lines, about "forms most beautiful", are the words of Charles Darwin.
I think "handy travellers out of Africa" is a reference to Homo Habilis- handy man...
a Word for Word this Masterpiece:
[ Part 1: Four Point Six] (age of The Earth)
"Archaean horizon, The first sunrise"
Earth's history is divided into four principal Eons: the Hadean, the Archean, Proterozoic, and the Phanerozoic. The Hadean is the Eon during which the Earth and Moon formed; in the Archaean, primordial life appeared. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Earth)
"On a pristine gaea"
Gaia is the primordial Greek goddess of the Earth. More recently, the Gaia hypothesis is a recognition of the living and nonliving Earth systems which form an interdependent whole. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…)
"Opus perfectum, Somewhere there, us sleeping" Pristine perfection (of silence, of a blank page, of the very point from which the big bang itself sprung) implies a rich creative potential. Here Earth is painted in the same powerful way. Diversity awaits; unborn beings are sleeping the same sleep to which they will return at death. This interpretation is thematically linked with the album's opening track, "Shudder before the Beautiful," which includes the lyrics, "The music of this awe, Deep silence between the notes, Deafens me with endless love." Or as the furious hobbit screamed at the novice trumpeter, "An artist respects the silence, it serves as the foundation of creativity." (youtu.be/…)
[Part 2: Life]
"The cosmic law of gravity Pulled the newborns around a fire, A careless cold infinity in every vast direction. Lonely farer in the Goldilocks zone"
Gravity pulls the Earth and its inhabitants around the energizing Sun in an otherwise inhospitable universe. Earth is the only planet in our solar system's circumstellar habitable zone, orbiting at the "just right, not too hot, not too cold" distance from the Sun. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…)
"She has a tale to tell, From the stellar nursery into a carbon feast, Enter LUCA"
In astronomy, stellar nurseries are the birthplaces of stars: they nurse stars (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…). Poetically, our solar system is another "stellar nursery," in which a star is the nurse, caring for and warming a planet of 'newborns,' early carbon-based life. "Feast" evokes the incorporation of plentiful chemical building blocks into rudimentary life forms. "LUCA" stands for "Last universal common ancestor," the one single organism from which all other presently existing life on Earth descended. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…)
"The tapestry of chemistry is a writing in the garden, Leading us to the mother of all"
The periodic table of elements does look like a sort of patchwork tapestry, but this can go further. The historical function of tapestries was as "nomadic murals," pictographical histories which moving people could pack up and revisit wherever they went. The "writing in the garden," in nature, is not only the stone murals left by dead animals in the form of fossils, but is also this chemical writing that encodes the relatively nomadic DNA molecule with the instructions for life. The scientific investigation of this information leads us back to LUCA, and further. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…)
"We are one, We are a universe,"
This is the natural conclusion to draw from the fact that life shares common origin, that all life is built with the same blocks, and that all life on Earth is interdependent (gaia hypothesis). The multiplicity of beings on Earth are one, just as the cells in a body are one.
"Forebears of what will be Scions of the Devonian sea."
The Devonian geologic time period marked the first significant, rapid diversification of life (and the more well-known Cambrian explosion is another of these 'adaptive radiation' events). It was during the Devonian that the 'higher plants' appeared and blanketed the continents with forests. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…). The word "scion" refers to a shoot of a plant cut for grafting, and is also used to denote a descendent of a notable family. Both meanings apply.
"Aeons pass, Writing the tale of us all. A day-to-day new opening For the greatest show on Earth"
Evolutionary adaptation is written in the DNA and as fossils in the rocks, and is ongoing. Species die, diversifiy and delineate. Every day is different, every day something changes.
"Ion channels welcoming the outside world To the stuff of stars"
Ion channels are found in the membranes of all cells, controlling the flow of energy through the cells. The stuff of stars is all the physical matter we're made of. So it's the ion channels, guiding enery, which allow living bodies to interact with the rest of the world by exchanging energy with it. "Stuff of stars" is surely a Sagan reference: "The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff." (For fun: youtu.be/…)
"Bedding the tree of a biological holy, Enter life"
The bed of a tree is the nutrient-rich soil from which it grows, a soil made of dead things. The "tree of a biological holy" is probably the tree of life (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…). This line refers to the "holy" legendary tree of everlasting life but also means the conceptual, branching family tree of all life, whose bed consists of all deceased beings (in a more literal sense), or all extinct ancestral species (in a more abstract sense). This is thematically linked with the song "Alpenglow."
"We are here to care for the garden, The wonder of birth Of every form most beautiful"
"We" could be human beings tasked with acting as nature's stewards, garden of eden style, but that's not chronological -- human beings haven't quite appeared in the song yet. "We" could instead be all of life itself, in a gaia-philosophy sense, which posits that life creates environments ever more hospitable to more life. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…) Or maybe it's a combination of these two thoughts: life eventually creates an environment suitable for the development of consiously acting, thinking human stewards.
[Part 3: The Toolmaker]
"After a billion years, The show is still here. Not a single one of your fathers died young."
Every single one of a given person's ancestors, male and female, lived past puberty at least. But "fathers" evokes "forefathers," which has a nicer storytelling ring to it than "parents."
"The handy travelers Out of Africa Little Lucy of the Afar"
Handymen are good with tools; travelers posessing hands rather than forefeet walk upright. Hominids originated in Africa and spread to the rest of the world from there. Lucy is a particular specimen of the Australopithecus, one of many "missing links" between modern humans and nonhuman ancestors. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…)
"Gave birth to fantasy, To idolatry, To self-destructive weaponry. Enter the God of gaps Deep within the past. Atavistic dread of the hunted!"
The brain grows, consciousness and creativity along with it. Atavism is the tendency to revert to ancestral type, an evolutionary throwback. Fight-or-flight instincts that helped human ancestors survive have now been creatively projected onto the world to both explain it (origins, meaning, suffering) and gain security in it (bargaining through sacrifice). These are the roots of theism. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…)
"Enter Ionia, the cradle of thought, The architecture of understanding. The human lust to feel so exceptional, To rule the Earth"
Nomadic people develop agriculture and settle down into civilizations. The word "architecture" is at once both literal and figurative. The efficiency of civilization graces people with free time to do more than just feed themselves. They develop rich cultural traditions, arts and philosophies, much of which are deeply influenced by how different humans now are from all the rest of life.
"Hunger for shiny rocks, For giant mushroom clouds, The will to do as you'd be done by."
Shiny rocks are wealth: gold, precious stones, jewels, and later uranium which leads to the nuclear arms race. The golden rule -- "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" -- is a coin with a dark side: "an eye for an eye," revenge. This ensures the "MAD"ness of mutually assured destruction. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…)
"Enter history, the grand finale. Enter ratkind."
"Ratkind" comes from Richard Dawkins' book "The Ancestor's Tale." Dawkins imagines a post-apocalyptic world in which rodents feast on the remnants of humanity (and humanity's garbage). The rat population explodes, and then as they exhaust these resources they turn on one another for food. As a consequence of natural selection, the rats diverge into new carnivorous and herbivorous species, and perhaps, eventually, a specices of rodent whose intelligence rivals that of humans. This is "ratkind." (iberianature.com/wildworld/tag/ratkind/)
"Man, he took his time in the sun, Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand."
From William Blake: "To see a World in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour." ...And the story of the planet in 24 minutes. Not bad.
"He gave birth to poetry, But one day'll cease to be. Greet the last light of the library"
A bittersweet redundancy: poetry with library, the last light with ceasing to be. Reminiscent of Elan: "Be the first to greet the morn [...] Travel with great élan, dance a jig at the funeral."
"We were here!"
This is amazing, thank you!
Just adding the title of the first part to your version [ Part 1: Four Point Six] (age of The Earth)
@@mantailuaa Done, Thanks for noticed it :)
copied that, brilliant, thx for the elaboration
Awesome comment, cheers \m/
This song was the last song at the concert here in Zurich back in November 2018 and my voice was HOARSE after 1.5hrs but the end "we were here" had to be screamed as loud as possible. The endorphin rush was unbelievable. After watching the videos over and over again, goosebumbs are still here!
Many apologies, I can only hit the like button once.
It's SO unfair!
Just make sure if you hit it more than once to do it in odd numbers xD
There are so many “hidden gems” that Tuomas included in the lyrics & the music.
31:35 The History of Music - tributes
start with some African tribal drumming, then through the Gregorian chant in Dies Irae (Mozart), Bach’s Minuet in G Major followed by his famous Fugue in D Minor, followed by American banjo music, Metallica’s Enter Sandman riff (!!!), finally ending in Rap/Hip-Hop and 90s dance music - Darude - Sandstorm.
I don't know if you already pointed it out, but what i really like is seeing Emppu. Unlike most guitarist of other bands he never tries to put himself in front. He really is skilled and could act as a rockstar or try to shine for himself but he puts all his skills and energy for the compositions, for the musicality. And he never fails. He deserves more credit for that.
They all do that. If one of them would try to uprise, all would colapse.
@@gilsorger6548 well, it happened with Tarja sadly
@@AlexandraTasha It ended up being better for the band as a whole though, in the end.
He is a friggin genius!!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻
When you know you're just *that* good there is no need for narcissism.
Emppu will give you exactly what you need.
If you need a soul filled, melodic solo like GLC he'll give it to you.
You need a face-melting, super technical power solo like in Romanticide, that's what you'll get.
Emppu *is* pretty well regarded and still one of the most underrated Guitarists of our time...
That says quite a bit.
Floor: Enter LUCA
Marko: Enter Ionia
Emppu: Enter Sandman
😂👌🙏
The period between the first time she sings "the last light of the library" and the moment the lyrics kick back in is meant to tell the history of music. It's hard to tell in this version, but the ones you can hear evolve from primal drums to Bach to banjos to Metallica and end on an EDM beat, however there are a ton of pieces layered on top of each other, which tell the history of music. A true masterclass in songwriting in my opinion.
Chase, this! I was looking for this comment.
Maybe if you react to the wembley version with R. Dawkins, keep your ears sharp for that moment when they introduce the evolution of music in the song aswell :D
Yess exactly its just so hard to carch while listening for the first time
Yes that part is also much easier to hear on the album version.
I love this song for things like this, paired with their heavy use of motifs. The 'We were here' segment uses the piano motif from the very beginning, the orchestral section afterwards uses the solo melody from 'Sagan', then the final bit afterwards uses an orchestral version of the first chorus of the song, the 'we are one' section, representing life. It all tells a story that humanity perishes in chaos not unlike that of creation, is (possibly) mourned from the starts, before life begins anew once more. I highly recommend the studio version, which has an extra bit after the ending narration that strongly implies the existence of something else making a fire or working on tools.
Here is a very nice summary of all the elements Tuomas put in this particular sequence.
www.reddit.com/r/nightwish/comments/eozi4e/easter_eggs_in_nightwish_songs_and_shows/feho2z9/
I think I've watched interview where Thoumas said he at first was very afraid of mistakes and he wanted his concerts to be perfect, but then he understood that mittle slips are just like life, unpredictable, it gives character and uniqueness for that specific performance and that it reminds everyone he is only human
There will become a day when I won't cry like a lost child listening to this song, but it is not this day. Thank you for giving me even more appreciation of this with your comments.
I was sitting there at the end going, "Why am I crying??" Something I've asked myself about, oh, a hundred times before when watching NW videos.
@@deadohiosky1701 I saw them live two years ago and they played this, out in the open air with fireworks and all that and I was holding my (now-ex) husbands hand and just crying like the damn Niagara falls. I told him beforehand that he best believe I'll be crying if they play this and they did and I managed to notice that I wasn't the only one with literal streams of tears. :D
@@dirtynumb my daughter and I are the same way. My wife and son look at us like we're crazy lol. Funny how it hits some people and not others. But all Floor has to do is look at me and I'll start welling up. And I consider it a privilege to be able to experience those kinds of emotions, wouldn't have it any other way.
Not every Nightwish songs do it to me, but this one does. Every time. "We Were here!"
@@deadohiosky1701 Thinking back a decade, I still I know I did something right in the process of introducing my mother to their music, when she shrieked NOOOO! into my ear during the blade's strike in Poet and the Pendulum during our first time live.
Also when I meant her to watch this particular performance for the first time(she hadn't heard the "song" yet) without giving any warning what this would be, she looked at the first video frame that's a shot of the stage only, without seeing the title and then at me and said "Hold on. If this is what I think it is, I need to go to the loo. Get me tissues and a glass of water while we're at it." XD
Can someone please explain me, how this wonderfull group isn't in ROCK'n ROLL - HALL OF FAME??? . my neighbours are listening to the greatest music ever, even though they don't like it! :D @Chase Carneson, you have withnessed the Greatest Show on Earth!
Chase, my boy: You are the best MC. You are the MVP. I have watched many expert reactions by people who have a professional musical background that have moved me. But, like Nightwish, you set the Gold Standard.
"I'm out of Africa. Jus' sayin'".
That's the thing - we ALL are. And I wish I could remind every racist of that every damn day. This is a song of hope - but also a sobering reminder of our capacity to fall back on our basest instincts. And on the album version, it goes on for a few minutes, into the post-human era. We've been here for what amounts to a blink in terms of the Earth's history - and not even that in cosmic terms. This blue dot will go on without us. We still have time to extend our stay - but we're up against the clock.
This is the closest an atheist could get to a spiritual experience. Thank you. 👏💯🥇🌍
I'm a Christian and it's almost a spiritual experience for me. It's all about what context you put it in when you listen to it.
Ladies and gentleman, it's official, we have the greatest reaction on youtube for "The Greatest Show on Earth".
Chase, first of all, thanks for these amazing videos you do! It's being awesome to follow your Nightwish journey.
Second, I want to suggest you something that I believe will also blow your mind. Using your own words, it will be something like the metal version of the Avengers.
Let me explain better: what I'm about to recommend it's not really a band, but a conceptual project created by the dutchman mastermind Arjen Lucassen (composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer, etc). In each of the albums, he invites the greatest singers and musicians to join him in creating something unique and exceptional. Just to prove I'm not lying, I have to mention that Floor and Marko from Nightwish are usual guests. The albums are in their majority telling a story where each singer plays a character and each song is a piece of the whole.
There's so many masterpieces of Ayreon that is really a difficult task pick only one to introduce them to you, but a song that represents very well the concept and quality of their work is "The day that the world breaks down". This song features 11 singers (Floor included) and Arjen himself not only played guitar, bass and synthesizers, but also put some nice subtitles talking a bit about each one of the guests, the recording process and the song story.
Ok, enough talking, here's the link:
ruclips.net/video/oFuMKdrzPqU/видео.html
Hope you read my comment, and hope even more that you accept this suggestion. I'm pretty sure you're going to enjoy it as much as I will enjoy to watch a Chase Carneson's react to one of my favorite "bands".
Greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷🤘
How lucky we are to exist at the same time with these metal Titans?
Unbelievably lucky
"Single grain of sand" Enter Sandman! :)
Great reaction!! Understandably, you focused mostly on the musical nuances and thats great because that is truly where you shine! Let me fill you in on some of the thematic points which will really help you appreciate this better the next time you listen to it.
Intro: The beginning is when the earth is forming. Tuomas' beautiful piano melody has an endless repetition of 6 notes (Carbon?) which eventually form longer and longer chains of notes (proteins/DNA). Then Floor's vocals ive always thought of as a siren song calling things together (gravity). Then when the song "begins" as you said, that is the first life form which quickly evolves. Then, when things get dark and creepy, it's the extinction event which killed out the dinosaurs allowing mamals and mankind to evolve. The tribal part is the first man (all mankind is theorized to have migrated from Africa BTW). Then the pause (you can hear BACH)and sudden explosion is the industrial revolution. You quickly start to hearing robotic noises, followed by the Metallica riff, followed by heavy bass (easier to hear in the studio version). The final explosion is our demise "enter ratkind". When you take the fact that they were able to put the chronological life of the Earth and all life to a brilliant musical interpretation just makes Tuomas that much more impressive!!! Again, thank you for this experience!
Carbon is indeed number 6. Periodic table of elements will show 'all' of them.
@@1973HenkY Periodic Table -
Periodic Table - ` The Tapestry of Chemistry'
"Can everyone do everything?"
Followed by a resigned "...yeah, probably..."
I don't think Emppu sings, but all the other band members have sung at some time or another.
@@joycehill2591 Though it wouldn't realy be surprising if Emppu could sing at least at some basic level. I think many guitarists of that level do have some vocal ability even if they are not really doing that on stage.
@@timmokoo5679 Yeah, but he'd probably sound like Frodo, lol. Or, maybe, Pippin.
@@joycehill2591 just wait, next we know the newest song from Nightwish will front Emmpu and he will sound like Henk Poort. ^.-.^
I want *so* badly for Nightwish to do an “Unplugged” style performance... just so I can see Tuomas behind a grand piano.
That would be awesome
“Can everyone in this band sing? Can everyone in this band do everything?!” Lol. Great job Chase! I really enjoyed this.
It’s hillaryest comment about these magnific band! Really it’s hilarious!
Chuckled 🤭 Such true words.
How blessed are we to have lived in this life with Nightwish filling our musical souls! Amen 🙏🏻 ❤️
"The drummer, he's a human metronome"
Oh, if you'd only know...
His name is Kai Hahto. You should check out his stuff with Wintersun, and RUclips is full of his performances with drums. Undoubtedly one of the absolute best drummers of all time.
P.s. 33:00 yes that's Enter Sandman, and that's just Emppu being Emppu, fooling around cuz he can 😆
Yeah it becomes funnier when we know they indeed put it on the official track
Enter Sandman has gone the 1st metalmusic who Tuomas Holopainen (The Keyboarder and maestro and composer) has listened and It has inspired Tuomas to get this awesome band! Let’s enjoy It! Ah, a big big big big big biggest hello from Brazil!
They thank the audience after each concert. As Thomas has said, they do not do this because of money and fame, but out of love for music and fans.
@Katya
: Yes, absolutely. Few, if any "rock/metal" bands now pay respect to their audience who put them there, the whole of NW are under no such illusion and none of the arrogance that is often seen. They always, bow to their audience, Marko has articulated it here back in 2015: (time stamped)
ruclips.net/video/BMGoXjZ5clo/видео.html
@@572Btriode I believe there are way more bands/artist in the genre of rock and metal that pay respects to their audience after a show than you give credit for. I've seen many bands do this through the years and I know for a fact my own band does too.
@@EpicTeaTimes It's good to know, in my observations it is all too few nowadays.
I witness this performance a couple of times in Paris and one was very peculiar because it was few weeks after the attacks when we were able to go to concerts again. Singing "we were here" had another meaning at that time. So special. I can't wait to see them back.
"We were here!" - Such a powerful statement for just three words
I like your reactions so much. You don’t miss the smallest detail in a song. It is a pleasure to watch your reactions! Thank you!
It gets me every time to see how much they appreciate their fans
I saw Nightwish in a small theater, maybe 500 people. No pyrotechnics, just the back screen. The music and their stage presence made it the best show I've ever seen. Floor and Marko take control of the stage from the moment they come on. I was so stunned, almost overwhelmed! I need to see them again!
A masterclass in how to make science magic.
I have no idea how you can watch without tearing up continually.
This was everything I hoped it would be. I hope Nightwish get to see this.
While this song is way more than just a song, your reaction is way more than just a reaction…!
10/10 again, Chase :-)
If this didn't leave you satisfied, I dunno what would. To make it short: I listened to this very song by chance at Fortarock 2018 in the Netherlands and at the end there I was left: sobbing and crying my eyes out for all the emotions, for all the meaning in what Dawkins said. In the end I decided to have that song to be played at my very own funeral, because I dare to say: I was here! Thank you again for your reaction, I believe I could see my own face in yours during that masterpiece 🥰🥰🥰🥰
This song is very humbling. In a very good way.
I first watched this about 36 hours ago, and have honestly been trying to find the words for how this analysis is an absolute masterpiece, and how truly lucky I feel for having found it. Though my mom is classically trained and music was a big part of my life growing up, I can’t carry a tune in a bucket and the only instrument I play is air guitar. What’s so brilliant about watching this, learning from both your analytical ability and clear love of music, I feel like I earned a PhD in both mechanics and emotion. Watching reaction videos, especially to Nightwish, is kind of my happy place. I do it a lot. This isn’t just a reaction video, it’s a master class, and it truly brought me to tears and made this phenomenal performance all the more moving and meaningful. I honestly can’t praise you highly enough for your work here. Thank you so, so much for this. I’m truly changed by your magnificent video.
I can't quite out into words how much this kind of comment means. Really really appreciate it 🙏
In a interview with Troy, he said the end of this song goes straight into the start of the 1st track (Music) of their new album Human Nature.
Sounds to me like he should do Human Nature one by one!
That's very very cool.
Most bands have a songwriter...
Nightwish has a Composer !!!!!
The fireworks were pre-suspended by clear, tethered helium baloons, and then radio detonated on command.
You did spectacular in analysing one of NW's most complex songs on your first listen. We were here! On the live chat at Chase Carneson's channel!
She came on stage as a QUEEN , My Valkyrie Queen
Next Shoemaker (official lyrics video), and do research for that. Very important.
No cheating, Human Nature album in the right order of appearance....
The best "reaction" I've ever seen to this song. It's much more than a simple reaction, I truly feel like I learn something when I watch your videos lol. Very spot on when you talked about the "hopeful" melodies, that's exactly what I thought when I listened to around 13:44, when he says "sparkling with color, boundful with life" I always felt the melody sounded so cheerful for a few seconds. Also when he finally talks about understanding how we *woke up* in the universe and the song explodes in our ears, kinda waking us up, it's Genius!!
It is sooo much fun to hear and see someone experiencing this song for the first time, especially when it’s someone like you who knows what he’s talking about and giving such essential and right information. I think a lot of us from the Nightwish army felt like you the first time, and still 😄
Thank you so much again 🙏🏻
Marko and Floor creates the most soul breaking choruses ever
Patrick: Is fireworks an instrument?
Squidward: N-
Nightwish: Yes.
Nightwish pyrotechnican: What we play this Time? Ok I get stuff for that.
:D
When they sing the 'we were here' part, it's such a powerful moment. The song talks about how we have been here for a blink of an eye, and will likely be gone in a similar time span, the only thing we can do is shout to the heavens that we were here. What will be left of us in a few million years? Possibly only hints that we once existed. We were here.
Chase Carneson “let’s see what you’ve got.” I see you get absolutely lost in that one as I do every time I listen. Great job as always. Your 12 seconds of silence at the end followed by “I don’t know what to say” was absolutely perfect.
I'm still smiling.
Chase Carneson it just sticks with you doesn’t it?
I think the most incredible thing about Nightwish is that nothing is done without purpose. Every single note has a reason and even down to floors costume, the decals on the drums and fireworks are all done for a specific reason
You caught Troy singing in the chorus- I suggest you react to "Harvest" at some point to really highlight his vocals! No live version yet as far as I'm aware but the studio version has a nice lyrics video.
I agree, but to really appreciate Harvest you first have to get an understanding of the concept of their new album. From what he has heard so far it might sound a bit out of place, if he directly jumps to it.
@@carpediem5232 Fair point. But I did say "at some point" not "RIGHT NOW" xD
@@SightUnseen555 Yes I just wanted to add that this "some point" should be in the context of the whole new album, not "randomly" mixed in with their other performances. Not really a disagreement, but just adding to your comment.
@@carpediem5232 Yep, I agree. Good point :)
Chase should do the entire Human Nature album, start to finish in a 10-piece Nightwish extravaganza. Every single song on that album are available as lyrics videos or music videos and every one of them will blow his mind. Chase, pleeeeeease do Human Nature, all songs.
Be honest Chase, you wanted to cry!! And thats fine, I cried ever time i hear this song!
Me too lass, me too.
Chase you are the one that makes me understand why I am so obsessed with the way Nightwish performs and captures the audience
I adored your reaction to this, both your emotional and professional opinions were fantastic.
Nightwish does not ever cease to amaze, their musical talent, humanity, and, the respect and mastery of their craft is unrivalled....
The fact they can play a 21min song that clearly requires so much emotional and physical energy, at the end of a show that's filled with songs that all require huge investments in energy, is mindblowing to me....
"Can everyone do everything? Yeah, probably." with a resigned shake of the head.
That is awesome.
"We are here to Care for the Garden" agree beautiful lyric. Stunning analysis as usual
The end of the video just strikes me how gracious Floor is. She doesn't ever seek to be the centerpoint, she is always directing attention to another member of the band. And lol her bending down for the end photo. They are all amazing!
I love that the producer found twins to put in the video. Know your subject matter. 😉❤️
I am literally fighting back tears. Why? I just can’t explain it. A combination of loving this song so much and appreciating the reaction and comments, my goodness.
4 hours last night of watching your reactions and now I’m in another hour so far this morning. I can’t get anything done!
Overwhelmed in the BEST way.
This is a song I love... Absolutely emotional... how could Tuomas come up with this? ''instantly proud of this one right now''... us too.
31:42 That slip note isnt actually a mistake, in the album release and pretty much every live performance, he does that note the same.
Thank you Chase. That was a reaction the Nightwish Army was patiently waiting for from you. People who excel at providing analysis are 1 part technical with insightful commentary and 1 part fanboy. The sheer joy on your face reacting to the moments that we first experienced years ago helps us relive those moments vicariously through your eyes. Thanks again!
Thank you, Chase, for this awesome reaction. As you said, this is not just a song. This is a musical experience. This should be displayed on tv's all over the world, at least, once a week, so humans could get the message and behave acordingly. Have a damn good weekend.
I came for Ghost Love Score, I subbed for Chase Comments, I stayed for the amazing reactions
🙏👌👍
Dude! You nailed this. Dude! I’m gonna say dude one more time because I grew up in California and I can’t help it. I love seeing other people see this and you are absolutely the best at this. So good. Thank you. We were here! It’s freaking amazing.
Thank you Rob, grateful for the support
Love to see you enjoying this masterpiece,its so beautiful.i feel the same way as you do.
Going to see them in november in Amsterdam and Antwerp,cant wait🥰🥰🥰
Its the first time I comment even if I watched your insightful and clever reaction videos many times before. Perhaps I'm a bit shy but I have to express my delight in watching your expressions and reaction to this outmost fantastic musical creation. Im a die hard Nightwish fan by now and love watching various reactions. This time you completely had me with your genuine surrender to the the supremety of Nightwish's skill, genius and stellar performance. Thank you for expressing yourself without hesitation and with true wonder. This band is truly unique and a cut above all else. We are blessed to be alive at the age of Nightwish. ❤ Thank you
I've heard this song a billion times and I still get teary eyed at "We Were Here".
you should probably check out Weak Fantasy from the same show.
Great song to get a good look at Kai too!
@@Lannisen Didn't think about that. You're right though
The drums at the start are just soooo awesome 👌
Yes, so much yes!
Oh, hell YES!
Wow!!!! Amazing!!! What a stunning song to react too!!😍 Took my breath away, straight away!!
"We were here" is probably one of the biggest, most epic endings to a live performance I've ever seen. It just pulls you upwards with the band, and that grin of yours when it hit...I'm largely made of stone, but I did exactly the same thing. Brilliant.
scott b. : "So pretty much every Nightwish live performance you will see the following: Emppu and his coronas, Tuomas and his wine, Marko and Emppu playing a random kids game, Floor singing her ass off, Emppu throwing endless guitar picks in the crowd, Jukka destroying his drums, Floor singing her ass of, Emppu running around the stage like a madman bc if he stands still then you can clearly see that he is a FOOT shorter than Floor when she has her heels on, Troy playing instruments that NO ONE can name, Floor singing her ass off, Marko trying very hard NOT to laugh at Emppu, Tuomas trying to keep up with Floor's Dutch Windmills, and Floor singing her ass off.......DAMN YOU COVID!!!!!!!
" so well said !!!
Great reaction as always. As a science/biology nerd this song is so perfect. The musical aspect flows with the chaos of Earth’s beginning and how song then moves throughout time and changes accordingly with each aspect. The lyrics are just incredible- the lonely farer in the Goldilocks zone line is one of my favorites of all their songs. I also love the fact the cameras caught the identical twins in the crowd which just correlates with DNA and how it works ...and Floor’s dress -at least to my bio nerd eyes- is 2 strands of a DNA double helix 🧬. The vocals between all three are great and you’ll see more Troy on new album. As always great insight into the music. Stay safe and definitely my Bucket list concert as well. 🤘
I always thought of Floors dress as a reversed Finland flag :D
Anne Axt I can see that too.
What an epic perfomance!! Nightwish is like heroes coming home to Tampere Finland after a journey in time! Amazing!! The town where i was born.....
Oh man, I'm out of words to even start to express how enjoyable your reaction videos are!
Every time I hear the part We Were Here... I just get goosebumps all over. I can not wait to see them live again.
I love how they are all smiling at the end - Real, genuine smiles. You can tell the 'outlanders' Floor and Troy are welcome and loved, and integral to Nightwish. Nightwish hasn't been as 'healthy' mentally as a band in a LONG time. It is promising for the future.
'Endless forms most beautiful' is mentioned in the lyrics and at the end of the song when Richard Dawkins quotes the final paragraph of the book The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.
Oh this made me so happy ❣️ thank you for this reaction ❤️🤘🏻
Your channel should be so much larger. Your ability to understand and dissect music allows me to appreciate my favorite songs on a level I couldn't imagine
A "hometown" performance, replete with fireworks both literal and figurative. I agree this is the best live version on RUclips, but you should visit the Wembley version for your own edification. There are slight differences. But the most interesting part is the personal appearance of Dawkins at the conclusion of the performance.
You talked about that Floor was drained and emotional thats becouse her paremts where in de crowd!!!!
The delay between the explosion of the air bombs and the time it takes the sound to travel to the microphones creates an off beat effect that muddies the full effect of the idea to use fireworks to visualize the fiery stages in the evolution of our universe, solar system and planet. I have heard several musicians watching this video saying "but the fireworks are out of sync with the music". Then I have to tell them to look at the explosion and they will see that it is in sync. It is the sound of the explosion that is delayed from the perspective of the audience. Nightwith plays to a clicktrack which also, very likely, controls the ignition of the lift charge of the air bombs. Their pyrotechnician have also calculated the delay between lift and explosion of the shell itself. With all this in mind it is a bit annoying that the lazy ass sound waves throws a tiny wrench in this beautiful machinery.
whaha " lazy ass sound waves "! But you're spot on The shells have a time fuse that ignites with the GP charge in the the barrel on the ground and ignite the burst charge in the shell at a set time. Its not possible to make it in sync with the music for everyone listening due to that lazy ass soundwaves.
One could calculate the delay from altitude at the moment of explosion to when the sound reaches the crowd, and adjust accordingly, but the flash would then precede the beat slightly, which would probably be okay. It's only about 750 MPH, give or take, depending on the usual factors.
You may very well have made a mistake in assuming the sound has to fit into the music. Depicting the Big Bang out of sinc soundwise could also have been on purpose to have the visuals perfect. The whole idea of looking further and further into the galaxy also makes one look backwards in time. Just a thought.
@@MountainMetal Yes, but it would a bit futile since the fact that the explosion is coming from a different direction means that the delay front-to-back in the stadium would be different for the burst than for the music from the stacks. So, you could line it up for one section of the audience, but not for the whole audience. And be sure to compensate for the moment to moment variation of the air temps.
Hi Chase - I think this is the fourth time a sit down and experience this journey together with You again. I love You're reactions and I love the song. Must have seen it now about 100 times by other reactors and the times I take out the DVD's from Tampere or Wembley to watch the entire shows.
As I said - this must be at least my fourth revisit to Your reaction of this amazing song.
That’s incredibly kind of you. I really do appreciate all the support on these videos. It means the world and I’m just grateful that I get to film these moments and share with you all. 🙏🙏🙏
What a great reaction. I myself "discovered" the band only around three weeks ago. So like you, I'm also in the middle of discovering further. Till now I had not one regret in my life, until I discovered Nightwish. My regret now is why didn't I known about them sooner in my life. Then I could have seen this show life, or Wacken 2013. O well, now I just have to wait for the timemachine to be invented.
Stay safe, keep on enjoying Nightwish.
Nightwish 💖
Metal music is lifestyle, you must believe that. Earth, human, nature we have to same planet. Human are only rent here. Nature and animals are always and first. 💖
Marco said in an interview:with tarja he was always afraid of overpowering her , with floor he dont have any problem cause is impossible overpowering Floor.
Was it Tarja, or Anette he was talking about? I haven't seen that interview, so I don't know. To me, it would make more sense if he was refering to Anette.
@@danwhitehousepc i saw that interview on yt i think is still there but i can find it among the tons of interviews , but they ask marco to compare tarja style with floor dont mentioned anette.
Yep - not too many people in the entire planet gonna overpower Floor. She's awesome.
The metall version of the avengers😂🤘😂 you nailed it to the point 🤘✊🏻🤘
You need to listen to every song in "human nature" album and react to all of them. You have to.
I agree, but what a pity it is that we don't have any full band live footage from HN. We know NW always makes it even better when performing live...
@@benbermusics hopefully near future allow us not only see videos, but them in live shows. As lyrics say, we have to be thankful for our existence and. That we are able to continue
I'm waiting for this
And really, that album has to be listened to in its entirety. Outside of I guess Noise and Music, none of the songs really stand out much on their own (which i think is why it seems to have such a mixed reaction). But in context as a complete album, it's an amazing piece of art.
Yes, but in order! And the 2nd (instrumental) disc as well!
I usually don't leave comments, but I have to in this case.
THANK YOU for sharing this with us, your knowledge, your love for music and your respect for people that make music. This is definitely the best reaction channel.
This track is a wholesome experience. I kinda tear up everytime I listen to it because of the story, the instrumental and their VOICE ! It should definitly be movie score.