[REACTION!] Old Rock Radio DJ REACTS to NIGHTWISH ft. "The Greatest Show on Earth" (Live)
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Hey Folks! Apologies for the editing mistake after the song. This was a lot to digest and I'm sure I could have made a 2 hour video, but these are my initial thoughts. I may do a follow-up video at some point because my head is still reeling from this initial viewing.
Cheers!
Eric
No Need to apologize. We know that there is a lot. Still finding details after IDK how many listens.
Awesome. Perhaps do your follow-up after watching the Tampere version. Outdoor is a different vibe. As always, thank you for sharing your perspective.
As always, my favorite reactor with the deepest, most profound insights into music. Always a pleasure to share the time with you.
@@michaelbeecher5958 I concur!
@@michaelbeecher5958 Yes, Tampere version is great.
Tampere also has a "thing at the end", it's just a little different. And of course:
Floor: "Enter Luca"
Marko: " Enter Ionia"
Emppu: "Enter Sandman"
Floor: Enter Luca
Marko: Enter Ionia
Thomas: Enter Petzold
Emppu: … Enter Sandman
😂
"We Were Here" - gets me every time, tears in my eyes, glad to be alive.
I concur.
Euphoria
It's a travesty that Nightwish is not recognized widely for what they are, they should be up there with the legends such as Queen and Pink Floyd. Unfortunately the low quality fast food American idol centered music industry makes people ignorant and blind. It is a tragedy that the band will never reach the legendary status they so deserve. I feel sad for all the people who walks through life, never discovering the greatness of this band.
Agree 100%. It is a travesty.
i concur
The are pretty big in Europe ;)
@@mrgoofie4849 amongst metal heads yes, but not to the wider audience they deserve and in the US they're pretty much unheard of. Considering how immensely talented and good they are, it's a travesty.
Queen also wasn't do popular in US but they was loved by fans,as Nightwish is,they great and we know it
I was lucky enough to see them live in Chicago this past May. I am a 50 yo man who has probably heard this song 100 times between the record and live versions. When they played this and immediately closed with Ad Astra ....I was physically standing on the ground but I was floating above the venue with every other soul that was there. It literally brought a tear to my eye screaming "We were here" Incredible
also .. that in this North American tour they had to tone down light show to very basic and the shows were still freaking amazing without the special effects .. I saw them in Toronto, Montreal and Lowell ... now trying to figure out where to get time and money to see Nightwish in Europe
i was at the chicago show. it was a mind blowing experience
I was at the NYC show. Months later, I'm still levitating!
Saw them in Boston. The end of the show with Last Ride of the Day, Ghost Love Score, Greatest Show on Earth and Ad Astra was such an amazing and uplifting experience. I have never left a concert more motivated to experience life and to work to make it better.
I agree 100% - this is an experience that separates you from your earthbound plane and essentially plays with your soul and emotions like nothing else. I’ve never had mental and emotional nourishment feeding my senses like that!
Without doubt the best reaction to this masterpiece I've ever seen. I was waiting a long time for it, and it didn't disappoint. On the approach to the musical history section I was watching your face closely because I KNEW you were going to pick up on it, and sure enough I could see you frowning in wonder at what you were hearing. Fantastic stuff Eric. Love your reactions and intelligent, deep comments.
I concur!
I had so much hope in you to grasp the evolution of music, not just either Metallica or Johann Sebastian Bach, and you sure didn't disappoint. Thank you so much! This reaction was a true delight. Have fun pondering on the interwoven bits and pieces that Tuomas has conjured in here. Cheers from Germany 🤘
Keep listening to the music evolution part too. I read an interview where Tuomas said he didn't think anyone would ever find all the music he used in it.
I concur!
I definitely concur!!
I keep going back and watching your Nightwish reactions---the Floor era, I love Floor---and I am amazed at how an American music industry professional appreciates the magic these artists create. This, knowing that Nightwish has never had any more than a tiny, minutely fractional presence in the American music sphere. I'm in my 60s and can easily say these people changed my life. Maybe it's because I did not discover Nightwish until I retired 4+ years ago? Regardless, I enjoy your reactions and I hope others in the American music industry take your lead and pay attention to Tuomas, Floor, et al.
p.s. As many below have mentioned, you should watch the Tampere version of this track. Yes, it's too late to do a reaction video, but you will marvel at that live performance.
This is a Mammoth of a song. No other band can or want do this. You should do also the 'Tampere 2015 version'. As a patriotic Finn I found it even a little more epic (if possible?).
I agree tbh - the fireworks finish (pun intended) is better than bringing Dawkins out, I mean esp after he's gone anti-woke
I waited all of this time to hear what's Eric gonna say about Tampere performance, and man, was I disappointed. Tampere is just the pinnacle, unmatched, performance is better in every way, even Marco and Floor were in better vocal form there.
@@AleksandarGospic Anglosaxons choose always the Wembley arena, which is good of course, but...😎👍
Fantastic reaction like always 😊. 4 me, Tampere is more epic, because it was an Open Air performance in Finland in front of Floor's parents, the show itself, Floor dressed like the goddess herself etc. The part Floor is coming out of the dark, singing the "Opus perfectum" and is returning into the darkness, is the most epic NW moment in a live show of all time imo. One reason to return to Tampere and watch this version again... and again.... 😍
I concur on all points. 🙂
Yeah I was really hoping he'd do the Tampere show but the reaction itself was so great and genuine that the version ended up not mattering.
Yes, the Tampere version is the superior version of this song. This one feels off.
Comparatively, this version is sloppy after you watch the Tampere version. The different intro is better, the video & sound quality is better, the production is better. It's an overall better experience for the viewer
@@drewciferf3293 both are excellent in their own way. For me Tampere is the red Ferrari, Wembley the black. ;D
Maybe why Enter Sandman was used as the example of metal in the evolution of music is that Tuomas was taken to a Metallica show in the early 90s, his first exposure to metal and that's when the coin dropped about what he wanted to be.
Having Enter Sandman used there also includes kind of a word play. The lyrics do include "Enter LUCA", "Enter life", "Enter the God of gaps", "Enter Ionia", "Enter history", "Enter ratkind" and then finally there's Enter Sandman played.
After Sandman comes of course Sandstorm by Darude
@@laakeri84 enter sandman could also refer to the final state of sleep or rather eternal rest.
In addition to my earlier comment. I'd love to see you react to "All the Works of Nature Which Adorn the World", which makes up the entirety of CD2 of Nightwish's Human :||: Nature album. It's a 30 minute classical suite composed and arranged by Tuomas. Specifically, the video you should watch is by Sensai Music Videos, which is a Tuomas-endorsed fan video with fantastic visuals to accompany the music
I concur that 😊
I concur.
I concur.
I concur! You can always listen to it without visuals, but that fan video(which somehow made it to Tuomas and got his stamp of approval!) is so moving.
I concur
This song with Floor singing is best as it can be when talking of Nightwish. It couldn't be this great with past two singers (sorry).
And those who says Nightwish isn't as good anymore when there isn't Tarja or Marko... This song proves that as long as there is Tuomas there is Nightwish. And they still perform this song without Marko and it's still amazing!
I could praise Tuomas for ever and ever and I would never find enough words. I'm so happy I found him and Nightwish. Even though it took long time! ❤️
Well Nighwish is evolving. Just as life. Ohh irony.
I concur!
Nightwish is Tuomas!
Without his poesie, his composition, there ist no Nightwish.
I do love all members, I miss Marko!
I appreciate all their solo projects,
but in my opinion, they do not even reach the "heels" of Tuomases music
Definitely watch Tampere!
An awesome performance.
You will get “new things” from that performance as well - and we will watch!
There are so many “hidden gems” that Tuomas included in the lyrics & the music.
16:15 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.
It's interesting to note that Tuomas, genius that he is, incorporates an Easter egg in the opening six note keyboard sequence. And that's the atomic number of carbon: C6. The origin of us all.
Eric you are the best! Nobody offers better analysis than you. Knew you’d do this masterpiece justice! Just because you’ve done the big ones now, doesn’t mean that there still isn’t a LOT of greatness to discover with Nightwish. Keep exploring! WE WERE HERE!
If doing a follow-up video I STRONGLY suggest checking out the Tampere version while you are at it. A different treatment and atmosphere, and simply astonishingly awesome. Cheers!! 🤘🤘
I concur
Major concurrence here!
I concur!
Concurski
i concur, tampere for me is the better version due to the atmosphere, keep up the nice reactions 😃
First of all Eric. Great reaction you sure did this masterpiece of a song justice. Even if I have a hard time calling it a ”song”, it’s more then just a song, track or what ever. The techno beat you discovered is from Sandstorm by Darude. I am not sure if you reacted to the opening song of the concert, Shrudder before the beautiful. If not, you got to check that one out. That’s how you open a show!
I concur!
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I concur 👍🏻
Since it does not only open the topic of the 'shudder before' the grandeur of all that surrounds us and all we experience (Greatest Show 😉) as humans, being some parts of the 'forms most beautyful' 😅😉😂
and therefore perfectly fits to the ending with TGSOE in my opinion 🤗,
but also describes literally how I feel about what Nightwish and Floor are doing to me with every song,
evoking emotions of awe and sheer gratitude for all their healing and inspiring music and Tuomas' poetry 🥰
Hey Eric , even if you enjoyed the Wembley version still watch the Tampere show please do , in my opinion it's the better show outside with fireworks & the reading & ending is pretty awesome 😍, love you're reactions - Thank you 😊.
The Fireworks were so cool, that’s why I suggested that one. Also, you could see them a lot better.
Plus Floor’s family was in the audience as well.
I feel very much the same way about Uillean pipes. There’s something about them that always cuts straight to my heart and moves me in a way no other instrument (with the possible exception of a French horn) can. To me, it speaks of loneliness and loss, but in a peaceful and cathartic way. Like, yeah I’m sad, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing and I know it’ll be alright in the end. It’s like therapeutic tears, allowing yourself a moment to grieve so you can move on and heal.
Agree - try and get to listen to Northumbrian pipes - equally moving
I concur
@@richardwest6358 Any links, lease?
I was there! And you're right they put me in my own little world but was still connected. Thanks for bringing the nostalgia back to me, I really needed it this week. Once again you put the feelings that Nightwish invoke in me into words. You pick up on everything in one listen that took me weeks of listening to hear. It's 1am in the UK and my neighbours will be pissed coz I just had to sing along and headbang. All the goosebumps and shivers and hair standing on end moments came back. Thank you Eric, you really are a brother. If you're ever in the UK, find me, I owe you a beer!
I had the opportunity to take my little sisters hand and jump with joy WE WE HERE at Tampere in this spring. After horrible, many painful years, we almost lost each other, we had a chance to enjoy this ultimate truth and beauty together...
♥️
Screaming "we were here" was amazing. I was at the first US show and I preordered the album and played it on our way to Atlanta to see them.
I told my wife they would never play such a long song in the live show. I WAS SO WRONG, ending the show with that song left me in awww.
Now you need to watch the Tempere version, because so much happens, especially at the end that will mean something to you. The song also differs at the beginning and you WILL want to comment on it. This is seriously the most important composition of my life time, and both deserve a reaction due to their impact and meaning. I'm all for the meaning of Richard Dawkins reciting the final paragraph of The Origin of Species, which is a recorded recitation at Tempere, which must be played to the VERY end, but everything else at Tempere is superior in my opinion. Floor is at a completely different emotional level because it was the first time her parents were in the audience to see her perform with Nightwish, and the staging was without peer. At the end, I always think back to Lord of the Rings final scene at Gondor ... "you should bow to no one!" That's how I feel about Nightwish. As always, you are unparalleled in your analysis and I have been eagerly awaiting this particular review. Thanks for all you do, Eric!
I concur 1000%
I concur !!!!!!
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I concur!
The Bach phrase was an organ fugue from the second movement of BMV 565 in D minor. This is the best song for every reason you stated, in every way possible and you once again gave it the utmost respect and amazing insights
I wonder if that was a homage to the French animation series "once upon a time"? It was running in most nordic countries, and it might be this also was picked up by a young Tuomas?
The series is about earth and it's history.
How it was formed development of the species... but most is about history of man. And yes it uses that Bach tune as intro.
@@andreaspedersen3952 It was. Once Upon A Time was very popular in Finland in the 80's.
Excellent job picking all that up, especially LUCA and Lucy. Still waiting for someone to comment on "ion channels" though. ;)
Here's the London Philharmonic playing the backing track to this piece: ruclips.net/video/73pOKXXX6Qs/видео.html. Tuomas wrote this as well.
A channel called "Scientist analyzes" did a reaction to TGSOE. He is a biologist and explained the ion channels. 🙂
Some bands I’m happy to listen to. Listening and watching Nightwish is a privilege to experience 6 virtuoso performances that meld into one they are all musical and artistic giants
_"Song means what the song means to you."_ Tuomas Holopainen
Tuomas.. Creator of the unconventional hooks. He drags you into every song, whether you want in or not, and then you never want to leave.
Tears in my eyes everytime. What a wonderful group of musicians.
We’ll done my man. Great breakdown., it’s always good to see the emotion on your face when listening to this wonderful band. My brother went to see them in Chicago a few months ago and was blown away by the skill of the musicianship and Floors vocals. He is one of the few who had never listened to Nightwish at all until he saw them live in concert. After the concert he devoured all he could of the band on RUclips and then proclaimed that no matter the online quality of the live recordings it pales into insignificance when compared to having the music and vocals break over you in a live venue.
This video showcases why your reactions can be regarded as the gold standard for reactions! Excellent and most enjoyable how you did this musical masterpiece justice. I hope you consider "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" official Lyric Video, and then doing a series at some point on the Human:||:Nature disk 1 from start to finish, as it shows Thomas's and the bands direction following TGSOE (because, I mean, where does one go after creating something like this...)
Blessings and warm wishes from Namibia
I concur!
No one member of the band is greater than the other when they are playing. They all pull back to let the next shine through when it's required musically. Great reaction, new subscriber. It will take another listen or two and Tempere is it's own spectacle that should be taken in also. Also, your final comments at the end about taking in the world. If you haven't done it yet, it's time to listen to "Noise" off the latest album "Human Nature."
I concur.
Album Human:Nature demands total absorbance as whole. Not just piece by piece. Sure it works. But for intelligent and patient listeners really rewards your attention.
I'm impressed you were able to hear the music evolution out of the interlude. Actually it's not easy to hear, because the mix of the live versions is more focused on the live instruments. There is also a Banjo playing in the mix, you just can't really hear it here. I'd recommend to listen to the studio version as well. There you hear the subtle differences much better.
The banjo comes through really clear in the Diechbrand concert, infact that concert has one of the best sound mixes I have heard from Nightwish.
@@Alicatt1 Oooh! Can't wait!
I hope they release that version too.
@@stpfs9281 It is on O2 can do and unlisted ( ruclips.net/video/QvQy3Id8z-s/видео.html )
WE WERE HERE!! I've seen this video (and Tampere) at least 50 times and this is easily the most epic composition I have ever witnessed. I am so thankful that I am here to have seen and heard it. I do have to say that personally, I prefer the Tampere version for the visuals.Thank you Tuomas and thank you Eric for this.
Fantastic dissection of this work. I've been waiting for you to get to this one, knowing that it would take you to a wonderful place. When you get a chance, do check out the Tampere version, even if just for your own enjoyment; there are notable differences, and I find it to be more a visual feast.🤘✌
yeah, I was at the Tampere show, and have watched the live bluray tens of times, and i do have to say regarding this track I do prefer the Tampere version. ..but damn that Wembley show was premium, as they got to witness Poet and the Pendulum.
I feel sorry for people that will not hear this or choose not to listen to this incredible music. What other music can devour all thoughts and emotions and simply give a person a great feeling at the end ? Universally excellent !!
20 minutes seems like 10 or less. It’s a joy, to live in this time of Toumas. Musical awesomeness !
The pipes at this point are bittersweet having loved and lost but also wraps you in a warm, caress of emotion and sound.
Seeing a thinking man "react" (an insufficient word for what I just witnessed) to this masterpiece was a real treat. Tuomas used the entire spectrum in this one, and the band translated it flawlessly- and you got it. It'll still be amazing you after a hundred views. Thank you!
Another brilliant reaction. Very educational. Love this band, love this song (prefer Tampere version tho). Keep it going, still a lot of Nightwish to discover. The whole Buenos Aires concert is a gem (the one with Dead Boy's Poem that you did), the "new" Human::Nature album, the oldies with Tarja. May I sugest you do a double reaction of "How's The Heart" both official and acoustic versions? Cheers from BA, Argentina!!!
it feels like "I've lost the love of my life but I'm glad to have loved them".. that really hit me... I get it... as heavy and light as it feels at the same time... I understand...going through an extremely difficult time in my life right now.. doesn't make it any easier but I do understand
I agree with your assessment 100%. I always get that same feeling of duality between nature and science; humans and technology I do love how their visual effects also corresponds with the music and lyrics. I tear up every single time I watch this music video.
The greatest show on earth is exactly that. It indeed is the greatest show on earth. After hearing this for the first time I was mentally a mess. On the one hand extremely sad. On the other hand extremely elevated and suddenly aware of the wonder of nature and my humble position in it. It gave a sort of cosmic conscience so to speek. For me this is a religion. It is also examplary for the positive message this band radiates and want to radiate. They make me so humble. This might sound stupid maybe, but they really enriche my life, my conciousness of who I am and what I am doing here. What humanity is and what we should do. ( Can someone please send this song to a certain mr. Putin in Moscow please. And besides him I have more possible candidates in mind 😅). You never know what happens... Thank you Nightwish. They should play this performance on every highschool in the world. Year in year out. That would revolutionize global thinking as a sort.
Tuomas says "Hey everyone, I have an idea for a 29 minute song about the evolution of our solar system, the earth, and all of life on the planet." "What do you guys think?"
I noticed you recognized the last section started with various melodies followed by Tuomas playing the main melody from Bach's "Toccata en Fugue in D minor" and ended with 2 riffs from Metallic's "Enter Sandman". This was Tuomas paying tribute to the evolution of music from Classical to metal. Brilliant!
Great stuff again Eric. When I saw them in May we were all singing "WE WERE HERE" at the top of our lungs. It was such a thrill. Electric! Hopefulness, but a cautionary note as well. Enjoy the ride!
I've always taken Tuomas' dissonant notes right before the Bach part as being a nod to entropy. And after the "Enter Lucy, Luca, and Ionia", of course Empuu got an "enter" in his inimitable voice.
Both Tuomas and Floor wanted to be biologists when they were young, so the inclusion and singing of Lucy and LUCA were not a stretch for them.
It has gone so far that they have a species named after them: "One new crab species (Tanidromites nightwishorum) was named after us in honor in particular for our 2015 album “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” about the evolution of life. The new species of crab was found in eastern Austria and lived during the late part of the Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago."
And Tuomas: " A Finnish conservation biologist has named a new insect species after Nightwish keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen."
And finally, Floor: "In 2018, a new species of beetle was discovered by scientist Andreas Weigel. It was named after Jansen, dubbing it Tmesisternus floorjansenae."
And Troy as well, wanted to be a Biologist!!
It was also Troy who made Tuomas aware of Darkins and his books and thoughts..
@@kimfabritiusdetengnagel2038 That makes sense!
Only the second reaction I've seen that picked up on the evolution of music, which I never doubted would be the case for a second 😁
I would have said Tampere because I think it is generally a better performance, the outdoor atmosphere and fireworks, and Troy gets more focus.... but they are both great and in this you get Dawkins. Oh, I almost forgot, Tampere has Floor's double helix dress in Finnish national colours......
I watched your reaction with great pleasure, late last night, after I returned home from the Nightwish concert in Bucharest :) I still have a background noise in my ears that will persist for a while, according to all probabilities. Sorry for not commenting last night, but I fell asleep almost instantly afterwards.
Yes, that is the extent of this unique work, which "only" covers the entire history of our planet. It reminds me of a wise saying I heard many years ago: "Don't cry because it's over, be happy because it happened." Musically, I consider it a modern symphony, not inferior to the creations of the great classical composers. This is the true level of Tuomas Holopainen.
The final lines recited by Dawkins are Charles Darwin's closing words in "The Origin of Species". I wonder what he'd have said if he'd been told they'd someday be recited to audiences of tens of thousands.
Such a magnificent final song and to think that they had already performed The Poet and the Pendulum earlier. What an experience that show must have been. I love the use of the E-bow first and then the Uilleann pipes. Troy is such a talent. In the section which depicts the history of music Gregorian chants etc, missed the banjo before Enter Sandman.
Excellent observations. I was sure you’d appreciate this song and all that’s entailed. It makes me a little moist in the eyes every time.
Thank you Eric.
Yes, the evolution of music. The piano intro actually evolves in a classic minimalist way, just a small change with each repetition, reflecting the whole theme, of evolution.
Then the evolution of music with plainchant, a very short snatch of the Dies Irae (per Verdi's Requiem), Petzold's Minuet as you correctly identified; Bach's Toccata and Fugue and Emppu playing Metallica, Enter Sandman. And finally the pinnacle of musical evolution: Nightwish.
I knew you would like this. I mentioned in a comment on another of your videos, this song is the one song that makes me feel human, or more accurately a part of humanity rather than just a loner doing my own thing. It makes me feel connected and hammers home that there is so much that is worthwhile in this world.
The reason i suggested a premiere is that during the We Were Here section the chat would have blown up with hundreds of people typing that at once, four times. The best example was in the Nightwish Virtual Show, they had a live chat and the fans crashed it with hundreds of thousands of 'We Were Here'
Nonetheless you clearly felt a connection with this song. If you do do a second video on this song, I'll watch it, and hey, it'd give you a chance to hear the Tampere arrangement and check out the, I shit you not, timed fireworks.
Waking up...coffee...cigarette....oh..Eric with a new one....immidiate listen !!!!
Wonderfull and brilliant !!!!
I`am invincible today !!!!
Thank you Eric....thank you very much !!!!!!!
Thanks for your great discussion following this phenomenal piece of music. The first Nightwish song I ever heard. I loved this video the first time I saw it, and was in total awe of the band, Floor, and the story that it told.
This was how I first heard Nightwish, thanks to a RUclips suggestion, after I listened to some epic sounding instrumental music one day.
I have since seen them live this year in Montreal.
btw, There are documentaries about the creation of the album and show. There are somewhere around 600 tracks mixed into the production of this song. Reduced to 250 for the backing tracks. (Max system could handle)
Tuomas is our generations Mozart. It saddens me that most of the will never know of him.
Great reaction to one of the greatest compositions ever! You would still have my viewing, along with thousands of others I am sure, if you did the Tampere version on your channel as well! Cheers!!
I concur 1000%
I concur! 🥰
Hi J Wil, i concur as well! 🤘🇳🇱🤘
I got to see them live this year in Helsinki and they performed this song too. Even without Marko it did not lose the magic it has. I respect Dawkings for what he has done for science communication, despite his recent hateful things he has said.
Thank you for taking us with you on your journey with this song and NW in general. I smile everytime I watch your videos :)
Marko has moved on so should the rest of you who say you "care" about him.
He performed at festivals and still is and performed with Northern Kings but you should know that if "care" about him.
@@NeeceLoneWolf come on. Winter Willow's comment did not warrant this response.
Nightwish is the best!! You said “Pink Floyd and Queensryche had a baby!!!! Great comparison and it’s spot on!!! Big fan of Queensryche since 80’s. Operation:Mindcrime is masterpiece!! Greetings from Melbourne,Australia ! Thanks Eric!
There's a fan video documentary "To Nightwish, With Love" where several fans talk about what NW means to them, dealing with the changes, and whatnot, and part of it is several of the fans get to go to this concert, flying in from all over the world, and meet the band. (some of those fans will look familiar to those who watch the DVDs for Wacken, Wembley, and Please Learn The Set-list in 48 hours)
Tuomas is telling how he just can't get why some people get all flustered and hold him in such high esteem and worship him and the band like a cult , and he can't see why they act like they do, and the fans next to him seem to deflate a bit one girl apologizes, but he assures them that they were not all that bad, but tells them to concentrate on the music and enjoying it, then he mentions he got to meet Dawkins, and he almost fainted so he kinda sees where it is coming from. I'll also add taking a look at the Tampere version for a slightly different rendition. Troy does Whistles instead of E-bow, and Fireworks are involved.
Told you they can make a song of a science book. Isn't it great =)
After my first time hearing this i was done and my brain was baffled from this impression
(Richard Dawkins was scared as f but the Band wanted him so bad to do it^^ as you can tell the crowd loved it =) )
I suspect Floor could sing the phone directory and make it art? So far I’ve heard her sing in English, Dutch, German, Spanish and Latin in a few months. Eric in all your time in the industry have you seen anyone else in rock that talented? If so wHo?
Yep, Tuomas takes you through the evolution of music - and Floor takes you through the evolution of singing..
And Nightwish are still evolving....
Love nightwish nobody does it better the writing the playing the singing the combination of it all God bless
I jumped into the deep end of Nightwish at my first visit to the pool. This was the first Nightwish song I heard. I came across this video while searching for Dawkins interviews. Fantastic. ••• Thanks! PEACE!!!
Thanks Eric for a great reaction. What a way to start my day!! We were here!! Stay safe 🤘 ✌️
This is a pivotal song for Tuomas. Many song before are about struggle, either personal or about society. Maybe I'm over analysing, but this is the first song where he as a person feels complete/whole/full-filled.
But I can't help but notice you have never reacted to *"Dead Boys Poem"* and you can not know Tuomas unless you know Dead Boys Poem. The song is written when he was 22, no longer the boy-Tuomas, but not yet ready to be Tuomas-Metal-Mozart. It shows how he defined Nightwish and Nightwish defined him.
I know I'm a bit of a burnout, but I do remember doing DBP!!
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Cheers!
Eric
@@TheWyldesidewithEricClark And now I remember it...emotional moments there.
Sorry I overlooked...I even checked...kind of disappointed in my own checking skills.
We are here and we were here. Thank you much love.
Hi Eric you are spot on AWESOME reaction love and peace from Ireland 🇮🇪🇺🇦☘️🇺🇦🇮🇪🤘🤘🤘🤘
Wow, insightful Eric! I love this song and it’s message..loved your reaction on it! As suggested in other comments; watch the Tampere version, just for enjoying that version and you can never hear this song to much anyways..
When people are asking which version of this you should watch first my answer is always, yes. Both versions have their parts that are best. This version you get Dawkins and the E-bow. The Tampere version, in my opinion, has the better vocals from Floor for the home crowd (I understand her family was in attendance at that show), it was better able to show the entire crowd joining in we were here, and fireworks. You should watch that version as well, even if you don't film it, it was also amazing.
Nothing to add! A brilliant analysis of a brilliant masterpiece of modern music
Great reaction, as always! Good choice of version, but I would have said the same thing with the other... It's worth a watch. The outdoor arena allow for different spectacles, production wise. Also, sometime, whenever you listen to this again, try queueing up "Music" from Human :||: Nature right after.
Dude. This is the song that makes me breakdown and cry every single time. The message is a sharp perspective smacking you in the gut. Dawkins, quoting Darwin...perfection. yes, you heard the evolution of music, ending in an EDM beat.
My favorite lyric is "Ativistic dread of the hunted"...and when you heard it, you said "c'mon man!" Totally. This song was life changing for me...I check myself with those quotes all the time!
Did you notice that when the animal sounds start, the venue is pitch dark? Imagine what effect that has on the audience. Fear of the night hunters? Oh yeah baby!
@@deeteenw Plus they play this part over the house speakers, so you hear the animals from every direction. That tiger roaring behind you when you are in the audience...
"Richard Dawkins about joining Nightwish on stage" (1 minute video)
"Prof. Richard Dawkins interview @ Nightwish EFMB world tour" (7 minute video)
Thank you Eric. You just put to words, after only one listen, many of the reasons why I love this band and song so much. I did indeed forget that everyone was around me when I finally saw them play live this year. I hope you get the chance to see them live sometime as well. It's a uniquely powerful experience.
Thank you for a elegant introspection of this masterpiece
Rare remarcable reaction. Thank you so much for your experience and more. Hope you will do songs of the latest album soon. For me personally ‘Shoemaker’ is now part of the big 4. As I heard the studio version I Thought immediately, that will be awesome live….. And indeed the Hellfest or Deichbrand version are briljant.
Though i disagree with a pop scientist like Dawkins who crossed the river into the murky theological waters , we can love the beautiful musical rendition of creation. Absolutely the greatest opus of love and beauty. We are and our blessed.
M59yo Mountain west US resident here. I very vaguely remember them playing in my city decades ago but thought nothing of it. I, of course, didn't attend the concert.
What a fool I was. They haven't played here since.
I found them in Nov. 2021 when I heard this song on a compilation playlist out of Poland called "20 Greatest Symphonic Metal Songs #4" posted by Michal Urbaniak.
I had tears in my eyes after the first verse, nothing this transcendent had entered my ears since Dream Theater's Sacrificed Sons, Queensryche's Suite Sister Mary or Megadeth's Et Tout le Monde.
I've said it before on other comments, If there is such a thing as a "Perfect" piece of music, THIS IS IT!!!
You might have missed the show where Anette was unable to perform, and Elize Ryd and Alissa White-Gluz stepped in (with lyrics literally in their hands) at the very last minute to let the show go on. Anette did one more show after that, before Floor came to the rescue.
@@JPDemers-tn4sl other people who saw that show have commented that it was the last show Annette did before leaving.
I have no idea if this is the case.
I hope my city didn't leave such a bad impression that they won't come back.
Operatic metal isn't big here, country-western is.
No one will ever write a more perfect song for me
Inserting an evolution of music inside a piece of music ... because ... Tuomas.
One of the best reactions that I have seen to this song, and I've seen a few. "It's as if Pink Floyd and Queensrÿche had a baby" and he shall be named Tuomas. Well done. Much love from the Nightwish army in New York 🤗
I'm so glad you finally watched this! I think we were all fairly certain you'd be absolutely blown away. BTW, you caught a LOT on your first run-through...well done!!!!! As for your overall impression, well, Harry from the Songs and Thongs channel summed it up perfectly: "This song should be the anthem of humans!"
Since you're obviously well versed in a lot of the underlying material, here's another fun "Easter egg" in the music. Go back to the beginning, that beautiful piano intro. It starts with one note held a bit, followed by six in rapid succession, and the sixth note is held to act as the first "one" again. Repeating over and over. Now think of stars and what they do, and the relationship between hydrogen and carbon. He musically achieved there just as much, if not more, than weaving in LUCA lyrically.
Freaking genius.
The genius of Tuomas! Six notes forming the melody .... NOT random ... Six being Carbon on the Periodic table ...... Pure Class
Love the fact you broke this song down bit by bit. Some reactors have but the rest talk about great Floor is. I gotta say Eric I’ve listened to this song a hundred times, it think maybe more, and you’ve picked a few points that I’ve completely missed. So thank you for unlocking how more Tuomas is brilliant in his song writing. Very cool and yet another suburb reaction!
Keep coming partner👍🤟
There is no wrong interpretation of this song about nature/humanity vs. Science. That's the freedom or fantasy of all identities. Everyone has one, and I call it art.
You're such a great listener and interpretator! I'm a fan! 😉
Ooooo I've been waiting for you to do this gem!
Thank you, what a joy to listen to the song and to you too. Seeing this live and sing with them and the audience just brings you to tears. The song was originally 40 minutes long, but had to be cut down to about 25 minutes. Would love to hear what he left out. All music right to the end is part of this amazing song. I really think you should now do the second CD of Human Nature. It is a 30 minutes tribute to the nature of this planet, beautiful classical music. Disc 2 is simply All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World, not the shortest title of a CD... :).
Yes, Please do yourself a favor and watch the Tampere performance. Has it's own special moments. Floor performing with her parents in the audience.
Hey Eric, glad to see you managed to make it to this song. With everything embodied in the message of the song do you think you might be ready to do Floor's cover of "Alone". I understand the significance of this song to you and respect if you want to hold on to it a little while longer, but it really is worth more than it's weight in gold. ;-)
I don't have the education you do and I didn't get a lot of the references in the song until I heard you and others react to it. I really appreciate your insight into their music. You are able to put into words a lot of my feelings about them, but I'm not nearly as articulate. I can say that, although I did not see them at a European festival with the giant stage and the full show, I have experienced this song live. It was in Denver, CO, and the show was minimal. The venue was small. The experience was not. Seeing this band was such an honor, and this song was part of their set. Marco wasn't there, but they weren't diminished at all by his absence. I've had the privilege of screaming "We were here!" with them and I hope to get to do it again someday. You really do feel caught up in that moment. The world could end outside the venue but you wouldn't care. They inspired that in a crowd of 2000 in Denver, so you can see how magic happens at the huge shows. They deserve to play bigger arenas here, but an almost intimate 2000-seat venue has its own magic. Nightwish is magic. Incidentally, who told you that you listened to the wrong version of this song? Both this and Tampere are fantastic. Neither one is "wrong." this one has Dawkins, and the other one has the sing ruined to fireworks. Each one is a different kind of spectacular. Thank you for this video. I love your vibe. You are very eloquent and I genuinely appreciate not only what you say, but how you say it. Thank you.
The best reaction I have seen in my life..!! Thank You..!!
A very good understanding Eric, most do not get into it that deep, now. . . . . . . .
Man, he took his time in the sun (us now)
Had a dream to understand
A single grain of sand
In this second iteration, the first two bars of Metallica “Enter the Sandman” are played as a nod to them, one of the first HM bands to work with an orchestra and the sand reference. Metallica is rather a favourite of Tuomas too as they set him off on a musical path. There are several Easter eggs in this too with some phrases from classical and pop music too. Someone said, and I take no credit for this analysis, the little hidden melody bits were some African tribal drumming, a medieval hymn (Dies Irae), Johan Sebastian Bach (Christian Petzold) - Minuet in G major and Toccata & Fugue in D minor, American banjo music, Metallica - Enter Sandman and the bassline from Nightwish - I Wish I Had An Angel. Also Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction.
The chances of us as individuals being here now? 400 trillion to one against.
We have always been here, we're made of the space dust and condensing gasses from the big bang, everything before us is still here in a different state and everybody and everything to come is here, as yet un-assembled, we are a universe as the atoms and molecules that make us look like and we have come from a universe.
If you didn't know Eric, the scientific community knows all about Nightwish and Tuomas' scientifically accurate writing, you may not know of these recent discoveries appropriately named:
Tmesisternus floorjansenae - A beetle
Sciophila holopaineni - A shadow loving Insect
Tanidromites nightwishorum - A Species of Crab
Ophiomitrella Floorae - An hitherto unknown brittle star species that lived in the Cretaceous era named after Floor Jansen - and the Alpenglow Rockshelter - a prehistoric rockshelter discovered in Pennsylvania, USA which is located just a few hundred meters from the Council Rocks archaeoastronomy (Stonehenge-type) site from at least 1825 BC, some 4000 years before present.
You did a truly grand job of this Eric, I applaud you.
the greatest show on earth but also the greatest song on earth the way it goes through all the stages of evolution and builds up to 'we were here ' incredible as usual a brilliant reaction and mentioned some things that I missed even after listening and watching it god knows how many times good on you Eric if I lived in nashville I would go for a few pints and a game of darts with you 😊 even though I can't play ❤
Oh man, this anthem always make me cry, Nightwish the greatest show on earth!
Its been a long time coming but boy was it worth the wait!! I feel like I just had a 45 minute conversation about life, death, the universe, evolution, philosophy, music and many more things.....and yet I never said a word!!! Bravo, possibly the best reaction to one of the best songs ever written.
This is my absolute favorite song from Nightwish.
I liked it the first time I heard it. I was sitting in the car then and it came from the radio!!!
On the album, it is 24 minutes long, but Tuomas has said in his interviews that the original plan was a song of about 30 minutes! Sometimes I wonder where he cut those 6 minutes from...
You found the evolution of that music well, not many people hear it. Or at most they hear that Metallica part.
Scientific text comes easily from Tuomas. As a teenager, his wish was to become a marine biologist. He even started university studies, but they only lasted five months. The musician's life won.
BTW. As a teenager, Floor also hoped to become a biologist. In her case, too, the music won.
It's probably a victory for our ears and soul that those two ended up as music professionals. Although of course I believe they could also have become excellent biologists... 😄☺
If you're interested, here's a minute-long interview with Professor Richard Dawkins right after the concert.
Richard Dawkins About Join NIGHTWISH on Stage
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As always it has been a blessing for me to listen to your reaction. Keep it going man!
One of the most precious moments of my life was presenting Tuomas with my 150yr old Origin of Species book by Charles Darwin as a way to say thank you for changing my life. The concluding words of that book that also concluded this most majestic song. What a truly incredible honour! I took the most magical journey to Kitee, Finland with a very special friend and its something that will always be a part of me now. FOREVER
Oh wow. That’s amazing!! What did Tuomas say when he saw the book? I wish I had a special moment like this too. That’s just wow!
@@marita2g He said wow, this is a 150yr old book.. looked at me and was very humble. He mentioned about it being one of the most important books ever. Then said he may put it in Nightwish museum or personal library. It was such a meaningful thing.. I can´t describe it really. I just think inside myself, I´m so grateful for Nightwish and the emotions they have brought to my life.
@@laudatosiadastra1218 Wow! Aww. That’s so sweet. 😄 He should definitely put one in the museum. As it has had such an impact on him. Ooh. You gave him the book? 😯 Wow! I see why you can’t describe it. Same here, I’m so grateful and I will be forever 😄
@@marita2g :) In the front cover my friend that I went there with wrote WE WERE HERE
@@laudatosiadastra1218 wow, that’s even more special. 🥰 Memories for life right there! You too! Thanks for the nice comments. 😄
Excellent reaction and breakdown! There's a documentary of the making of the Endless Forms album - apparently this song had over 600 tracks involved! The docu was in little segments that were released over the 18 months or so. They have been put together by a RUclipsr - ruclips.net/video/FZa9fze_AFc/видео.html It's an enjoyable and informative look at their process, particularly about how (as Tuomas puts it) the music is 'born'.
Damn, I've been waiting for this moment since your Nightwish journey started and in the end it was Wembley instead of Tampere 😭😭 I value your input and thoughts so I really hoped it would be that version. Hats off to Wembley performance, it's amazing of course, but the grandiosity of Tampere version is just unmatched! Performance is just better, vocals are better, both Marco and Floor are in better vocal shape there and the open air stadium and those sparkly things in the sky synchronized with music just make that performance unique. I bet all of us would also watch that video if you would react to it, even now 😂😂 You don't have to analyze the song, just performance, we want to hear your thoughts about that epic performance 😁 I know it's not gonna happen, just had to say it 🤷♂ Well, awesome reaction to an awesome song, enjoyed your analysis and thoughts. I've seen these performances of GSOE so many times and I still had goosebumps and few tears, it's so mighty! Especially Tampere performance, I put it on that highest level in history of concert performances, up there with Comfortably Numb in the Earls Court during Division Bell tour where Gilmour performed best version of that epic solo!
Tampere still though the original version...not really into Toys intro here.
@@Piia2023 I do so hope Eric wil surprise us all and alow us to look with him to the Tampere-version , I have been looking forward for him getting toTGSOE for a long time and could'nt help being a litle disapointed hé chose the Wembley one .
Hé made it up with his unique way of reading a song like only hé can .
But stil I am almost sure hé would very much like the Tampere-version to , and hé can let his light shine on it , we will surely listen to it !
For me the open air , the firework , the audience ( a fantastic roaring applaus at the end ) , but mostly Floor , Marco and Troy's singing esspecialy the haunting "We were here " part makes it so perfect , I always tear up by then 🥲.
Eric I hope you give Tampere and and us a chance !
@@anskamp4780 I hope so too...have to agree was a little disappointed to the Wembley version. Tampere has so much more to it.
Yep. I was at the Wembley show, and as good as it was and as good as the bonus as the end was, the Tampere performance was better.
I concur!