Tuomas was very careful to take the competitive element out of the equation out of respect for Pink Floyd. In an interview he emphasized that this was not a cover but a tribute. Marko is phenomenal. I wish him all the best in whatever his plans for the future are.
Check out 'The Phantom of the Opera (End Of An Era)' and you'll see Tarja for the first time. Marko applied to be Iron Maiden's singer in the 90s. The funny thing is that years later Steve Harris became a big Nightwish fan. Little story about Harris and Nightwish: In the summer of 2022, the Finnish media published an old interview with Tuomas from 2005. Tuomas told about events from the world tour. They had a gig going on and he suddenly noticed that Iron Maiden's Steve Harris was following their gig near Tuomas' keyboards. Later that evening they were at the bar and noticed that the guys from Iron Maiden came there too and after a while Tuomas gathered courage and went with his camera to ask to get a picture of him and Harris - a man he had always admired greatly. He tapped Harris on the shoulder, said "excuse me, sir...", but after that he didn't get to speak for a couple of minutes when Harris started to talk "oh, Tuomas from Nightwish. I'm a big fan, I own all your records, awesome band!..." and so on. Tuomas was almost speechless when he tried to explain how great the whole thing was and said that he almost peed his pants. Later Harris commented: “When I heard Dark Passion Play (2007), I couldn’t believe it. I thought, ‘Now, this is a proper fucking album.’ It’s got everything bar the kitchen sink in there. It was controversial because of the new singer, but she was brilliant. No disrespect to Tarja, but Anette’s voice suited them a lot better. There’s heavy stuff, classical, even a bit of Disney - all kinds of shit in there. I think it’s one of the best-sounding albums I’ve ever heard in my life." “Then I got the next one, Imaginaerum (2011). Storytime is a fantastic, instant song. The rest of the album took me a while to get into. Dark Passion Play was so good, I thought there was no way they could ever come up with an album that’s anywhere near that, but the more I got into Imaginaerum, the more I loved it. I think Tuomas is definitely a genius as a composer, and Dark Passion Play and Imaginaerum are two of my all-time favorite albums." 2020 Harris did promo work and gave an interview to the Finnish music media and he ended the interview: "I can't wait for Nightwish's new album! Tuomas Holopainen is one of the greatest songwriters ever, and the whole band is absolutely brilliant. For example, the collaboration of three singers, Floor Jansen, Marko Hietala and Troy Donockley, sounds great. Please send my warm greetings to the whole band of Nightwish!"
WOW!!! Thank you for that story. What a wonderful bloke that Steve Harris is! I've heard nothing but good things about him and he's obviously, a man of good taste! I've listened to those Maiden albums without Bruce and I could barely get through them. I won't listen to them again to be honest. If Marko had joined them, Holy God! that would have been amazing, I'm sure! I really appreciate reading that, thanks again!
@@AndyMagnusson70 😃 Marko's biography and he has talked about it in Finnish interviews many times. In early 90s when Bruce left, they were searching for next lead singer and Marko sent his cd for their management. There was this myth for a long time because story had reversed at some point and people told others that Iron Maiden asked Marko, but that wasn't the case at all. Marko's cd just was one of the thousands who tried.
@@BemusingBill I recommend Floor's version of Phantom with Henk Poort as well, either the pivotal Beste Zangers 2019 performance or the one from ZIGGO DOME in Amsterdam 2022
David Gilmour once said in an interview with the BBC that this would be the best cover of a Pink Floyd song ever. I'd like to recommend another example of Marco's skills. 'The Islander' Nightwish 2015 in Tampere. Be sure to turn on the subtitles, because Marco's introduction (in Finnish) is really entertaining. Greetings from Germany, Kelsea
For 'The Islander' Nightwish 2015 in Tampere, use the link to the video given by Gabriel, because the official Nightwish video on their channel for this same performance is missing the opening part of Marco.
you will love it sir! He's entertaining a huge crowd on his own for the biggest part of the song. He has so many vocal sounds. He can sound like the devil and sing as a male angel..and everything in between ❤@@BemusingBill
Nice one man. For all my life (68y old Dutch bloke) I am a fan of Pink Floyd and have see them several times. A song I always loved and is on my all time playlist. Nightwish did not cover this one, this is the ultimate tribute from an exceptional band to a exceptional band. Nightwish, by the way, I only started following after seeing Floor Jansen participating in Beste Zangers. Nightwish and Floor now belong to my category of exceptional bands/musicians (Queen/Freddy Mercury, David Bowie, Santana, Bob Marley, Frank Zappa, U2, Cranberries, The Cure). And seen them all in my younger years, and many more. And later on got to know Sabaton, Ayreon, Epica, The Gathering, Dream Theater, Symphony X, Kamelot, Toehider, Avantasia. Within Temptation I knew some time. All because of me liking Floor and Nightwish.
I love your journey, my friend. You have my kind of taste in music! I am grateful for discovering Nightwish and all the bands connected with them not to mention such wonderful fans. Thank you for watching! Dank u!!
End of an Era was 2005 in Helsinki. It was with Tarja, she was backstage changing. Marko kills it, he has been a lead singer. He sang lead in a band called Tarot before joining Nightwish. From 2001 when he joined , through this show, he would often sing covers to give her time to change. Megadeth's Symphony of Destruction is another they have done, 2004 ish. Emppu's guitar work is an awesome tribute. His ESP EV-1 is based on the Horizon model. Tuomas' angled keyboard is indeed for ergonomic reasons besides looking cool. If you want to hear Tarja, check out, also from this concert, "The Siren" or the cover of "Phantom of the Opera". Marko sings with her on both. If you're interested in checking out Tarot, try "Wings of Darkness" or "Tides"
Thanks, I appreciate the info! I thought Emppu's ESP looked similar to a Horizon which has always been my favorite ESP. I did not know they covered Symphony of Destruction! I'll have to find that too. I'll add Siren. I just added those Tarot songs and I hope to do Phantom next. Thanks for watching, my friend!🤘🤘
@@BemusingBill SOOOOO much more amazing Wacken 2013 to do for sure,you should add this one to your list as well, this is NW by far Heaviest song, it has never been played live, it was after Tarja was fired, it's a reaction/response to her husband/manager, so yeh it's a bit angry but so so good : it is also just Marko singing: Nightwish - Master Passion Greed (Special Video) Comunidade Nightwish Lyric version : JeanAsakura BTW have you done Ghost River yet ? Wacken 2013 ,if not dont pass it up
It's awesome, but not the best. It is only good because of Marko and the metal aspect, just like Floor and Henk's performances with Nightwish. Beste Zangers with Floor and Henk Port is more of a traditional version and my favorite.
This group of musicians is so incredibly talented that even when their lead singer isn't there they can put on a performance that is absolutely world class. Marko is certainly a lead singer in his own right and he is an icon in the European metal world. I am glad that he appears to be so much happier now, and that the type of concerts that he is performing in seem to give him so much satisfaction. And, I am thrilled that his band "Tarot" will actually be performing in the Tuska Festival in 2024. Hopefully, they will be able to do some other gigs, also.
I'm going to have to chack out Tarot. It's been several hours since reacting to the song and I still have Marko's voice in my head singing it! Thank you for watching!
‼️ YES ‼️ Nightwish has phenomenal singers. And not to forget the other band members… Within your Nightwish journey you will also have other sides of Marco - but also great 👍 Try especially: While your lips are still red (Wembley 2015), The Islander (Tampere 2015)
Hello again, BemusingBill. Nightwish Army Phoenix subscriber back here again for you. Wow indeed. As a long-time Pink Floyd fan, I have to say this cover is perhaps even better than the original... and that's saying one hell of a lot. Marko absolutely killed it, as did Empuu, Tuomas, and Jukka. Fantastic and thank you for continuing your Nightwish live performance reactions. Nightwish is a band that is always best served LIVE. They have so much charisma and showmanship... especially Floor and Marko.
I had high hopes for this and you did not disappoint! Shows that the guys are a band to be reckoned with even without a female singer! Marko regularly sang covers - Megadeth, Black Sabbath etc... when Tarja was changing (some videos are on YT). You can see that they all know the words to this song - a real tribute. AND Emppu's solos! Ville again for the visuals! The circle light behind them hearkens to Pnik Floyd's Pulse also. Emppu used to play a white Nuno Bettencourt in the early days.
I love your genuine reactions, thank you sir! Marco is indeed very well known in Europe and is active in metalbands since the 80's. He is now touring with Anneke (a beautiful voice, also a Dutch female metal singer) This evening was lifechanging for all of them, including Tarja. You can tell by their deminour that they were a bit tense. Emppu, normally a smile on his face and Yuka having a HUGE migraine during this concert (that's why you see Tuomas nodding to Yuka, for crew to check on him) What an hell, having migraine and drumming. (That's why he lays his head to rest everytime he does not need to drum) Their latest albums are pure art with also very heavy raw sounds, changed with more folky metal sounds and Floor going full blown opera. But I love it that you start here. Be warned, the NW road is long and every new song seems better than the last one😉 We need to direct our NW army guys. He deserves way more likes and subscribers!
Not this migraine nonsense again. Did you know that this migraine story was invented by the mom of a RUclips reactor? Many Finns have done a little research and to this day, no one has found a direct quote from the members of Nightwish that he had a migraine, neither in Finnish nor in English. Also, it's Jukka not Yuka.
Thank you so much! I know there must have been a lot of anxiety on that stage. When Bowie finished the last show of the Ziggy Stardust tour he fired the whole band. This was the opposite. I love their tribute. They were all phenomenal as per usual. I'm loving this exploration of Nightwish and their members and have an army by my side is a wonderful thing. In fact, your right: where is everybody? Anyway, thank you. I appreciate you!
loved it a super lot. gold tier energy. super glad I came across your channel! 😍😍😍Btw October Ends has done it again! their new song is a masterpiece. React to it now!
Thanks for the video, even if you had to do it with a hoarse voice. The best song sung by Marco, Master Passion Creed, is only available in the studio version. The song is also heavy Nightwish that is available. Ghost River, Kiss While Your Lips Are Still Red and Islander are also good. Of course, if you want to hear Marco before the failed surgery that damaged the nerves of the vocal cords Tarot's old songs are hard like Tarot - Stigmata (I Feel For You) unplugged. If you want to understand the history of Nightwish better, you should listen to the Angels Fall First album with Beaty and the Beast lyrics. Why? Because the song provides the basis for the Ghost Love Score, Poet An Pendalum, Dead Boys Poem and the understanding of everything that happened, including the Master Passion Creed. The song is one of the few with Holopainen as one of the singers.
Thank you my friend! I did not know that Marko had throat surgery and that it damaged his vocal cords. That is so sad and so tragic. I will check out that album. Thank you for the recommendations and the info. I appreciate it.🤘🤘
@@BemusingBill If you get the chance, watch the video. They had a huge mirror ball for the tour. I won't give anything away. My mom enjoyed the concert.
One of the things that make this performance even more powerful to me is the fact that this was the last show with their original singer, Tarja. There was a lot of turmoil within the band at that time, and at the end of that show, Tarja was going to be handed her dismissal letter, a fact that was known by all members of the band except her. Thus, this particular concert has a special vibe. It could have been the final show of Nightwish as a band, the night their High Hopes were dashed.
I knew something of the back story going in and then I read up on more of what happened. Sometimes things happen for a reason and I'm thankful that Nightwish continued on making great music!🤘🤘
One of my favorite Marko performances. I've heard David Gilmour perform this song live, and I really like how Nightwish changed the vibe from softly wistful and melancholic to full-blown tragic and epic. Check out "The Islander" for a softer, more folksy vibe, particularly his amazing performance of the song at Tempere, Finland (with a little help from his friends lol). Also his band Tarot, a heavy-metal band Marko formed with his brother back in the early 80's. Hope all is well with you and your family.
Thank you so much! All is well here, thank God! I have a bunch of Tarot songs added to my list and Islander. I didn't know his brother was in the band with him. Cool! Thanks again! Much love to you and your family!
@@BemusingBill Good to hear all is well on the home front for you and yours. Actually, I got the brother info from Wikipedia, so I hope it's accurate lol. I've only seen a few videos from Marko's early Tarot days, but they definitely kicked A-Sneaky-Snake, if you know what I mean. Floor's performance in the song "Disdain" with her former band ReVamp is something else that would be right up your alley. She comes out onto the sunny summer stage in a full leather outfit, says "F---, it's hot out here!" and then proceeds to growl like a demon from hell before switching back to her more-familiar operatic tone, all the while the band behind her is just rocking out. Floor can do it all.
I never liked the video made with this song but I loved pink Floyd doing this song live, nightwish did it justice they are all first class musicians, and marco can sing and this was not a happy night for them, they where afraid this would be the end of nightwish so they gave it there all. God bless
@@BemusingBill And Tarja was also sick, with the flu. She didn´t even know if she could perform that evening. When you hear her from this show you will hear a perfect performance from her even thogh she felt really bad.
I'm 74 and never knowingly heard any Pink Floyd music back in the late 60's and up. Never seen or heard this song from Nightwish until a year ago. Then I looked up and watched a few live versions of Pink Floyd performing High Hopes. I am the most honest to be able to judge which is better. Pink Floyd is a bore compared to this Nightwish version. Who would ever replay Pink Floyd's version after seeing this? To this day High Hopes is the only Pink Floyd song I have knowingly heard. Must of missed their songs in the bars in the late 60's, 70's, 80's, etc. LOL.
PF wasn't exactly the kind of music one would hear in the bars with 1 or 2 exceptions. Very different music in a very different genre. I love their tribute because they love Pink Floyd and played it with respect and love. I highly recommend checking out Floyd. Dark Side of The Moon and The Wall are magnificent (headphones a must). Thank you for watching!
I love both versions. And while I don't agree that the song now belongs to Nightwish, I do appreciate that they put their own spin on it, and didn't just do a simple cover. Like when Metallica covered "Whiskey in the Jar," they did a great job, but it's basically the Thin Lizzy version, only heavier. Nightwish completely made this their own, which is what you want out of a great cover. So, there's no reason to pick one over the other, because they're almost like two completely different songs. 👍🤘🤟
Tarja really has a great beard 😯 - just kidding. Marko really has a wonderful voice - this is probably my favourite performance of his, amongst many great performances with and without Nightwish.🇬🇧🤘🤘
Beard or no beard, she has a great voice!🤣🤣 I love his voice! So much power and range! Looking forward to checking out his band Tarot. Thanks for watching🤘❤️🤘
BTW, a little factoid for you... Over the River Thames, across from the Houses of Parliament and slightly to the east, is a small road called The Cut. In The Cut, which is a small market street, there are a number of restaurant, often frequented by MPs and Lords. In the Houses, when a vote is called, a bell is rung calling the MPs to the "lobbies" for a "division" of the House alog voting lines. That is called the Division Bell. the Bell is fed to quite a number of local hostelries so tyhat MPs can get back in time for the vote if they are at a long lunch. While I have never heard the Bell in one of those restaurants (my time in them normally limited by the time available for lunch to normal individuals) I have little doubt that some of those hostelries in The Cut have a feed of the Division Bell. This, for me, is the ultimate Marco song, but see also While Your Lips are Still Red from Wembley 2015, The Islander form Tampere 2015, and with Floor in Song off Myself from Wacken 2013, Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean frm Buenos Aires 2018 and many many more songs. Marco sings lead more than many realise because they focus on Floor and don't notice he has taken lead and she is backing because they do it so seamlessly.
And uhh, Marco is the front man of his own band. Always has been. Or involved with other bands. Since before NW, and after, sadly. No more Marco or Jukko for NW, which takes away from them, so much.
Marko's band Tarot I've been wanting to check out but I have done a couple of Northern Kings songs. He was supposed to be on tour with Tarja but some shows had to be cancelled due to health issues Marko is having.
I've always said that I bet there are a lot of Pink Floyd fans out there (I'm one of them) who harbor a guilty little secret they would fear to mention in front of other PF fans! ......ooops. 🥸
Tuomas was very careful to take the competitive element out of the equation out of respect for Pink Floyd. In an interview he emphasized that this was not a cover but a tribute. Marko is phenomenal. I wish him all the best in whatever his plans for the future are.
A tribute for sure. So beautifully done. I wish Marko all the best as well. He's a phenomenal talent! thank you for watching, my friend.🤘🤘
Check out 'The Phantom of the Opera (End Of An Era)' and you'll see Tarja for the first time.
Marko applied to be Iron Maiden's singer in the 90s. The funny thing is that years later Steve Harris became a big Nightwish fan. Little story about Harris and Nightwish:
In the summer of 2022, the Finnish media published an old interview with Tuomas from 2005. Tuomas told about events from the world tour. They had a gig going on and he suddenly noticed that Iron Maiden's Steve Harris was following their gig near Tuomas' keyboards. Later that evening they were at the bar and noticed that the guys from Iron Maiden came there too and after a while Tuomas gathered courage and went with his camera to ask to get a picture of him and Harris - a man he had always admired greatly. He tapped Harris on the shoulder, said "excuse me, sir...", but after that he didn't get to speak for a couple of minutes when Harris started to talk "oh, Tuomas from Nightwish. I'm a big fan, I own all your records, awesome band!..." and so on. Tuomas was almost speechless when he tried to explain how great the whole thing was and said that he almost peed his pants.
Later Harris commented:
“When I heard Dark Passion Play (2007), I couldn’t believe it. I thought, ‘Now, this is a proper fucking album.’ It’s got everything bar the kitchen sink in there. It was controversial because of the new singer, but she was brilliant. No disrespect to Tarja, but Anette’s voice suited them a lot better. There’s heavy stuff, classical, even a bit of Disney - all kinds of shit in there. I think it’s one of the best-sounding albums I’ve ever heard in my life."
“Then I got the next one, Imaginaerum (2011). Storytime is a fantastic, instant song. The rest of the album took me a while to get into. Dark Passion Play was so good, I thought there was no way they could ever come up with an album that’s anywhere near that, but the more I got into Imaginaerum, the more I loved it. I think Tuomas is definitely a genius as a composer, and Dark Passion Play and Imaginaerum are two of my all-time favorite albums."
2020 Harris did promo work and gave an interview to the Finnish music media and he ended the interview:
"I can't wait for Nightwish's new album! Tuomas Holopainen is one of the greatest songwriters ever, and the whole band is absolutely brilliant. For example, the collaboration of three singers, Floor Jansen, Marko Hietala and Troy Donockley, sounds great. Please send my warm greetings to the whole band of Nightwish!"
WOW!!! Thank you for that story. What a wonderful bloke that Steve Harris is! I've heard nothing but good things about him and he's obviously, a man of good taste!
I've listened to those Maiden albums without Bruce and I could barely get through them. I won't listen to them again to be honest. If Marko had joined them, Holy God! that would have been amazing, I'm sure!
I really appreciate reading that, thanks again!
I have googled like crazy and nowhere have I read that Marko ever auditioned for Iron Maiden. True ot false? Some fact would be nice.
@@AndyMagnusson70 😃 Marko's biography and he has talked about it in Finnish interviews many times. In early 90s when Bruce left, they were searching for next lead singer and Marko sent his cd for their management. There was this myth for a long time because story had reversed at some point and people told others that Iron Maiden asked Marko, but that wasn't the case at all. Marko's cd just was one of the thousands who tried.
@@BemusingBill I recommend Floor's version of Phantom with Henk Poort as well, either the pivotal Beste Zangers 2019 performance or the one from ZIGGO DOME in Amsterdam 2022
Never heard that Harris-Tuomas story before... such a cool story. Thanks!
David Gilmour once said in an interview with the BBC that this would be the best cover of a Pink Floyd song ever.
I'd like to recommend another example of Marco's skills. 'The Islander' Nightwish 2015 in Tampere. Be sure to turn on the subtitles, because Marco's introduction (in Finnish) is really entertaining.
Greetings from Germany, Kelsea
For 'The Islander' Nightwish 2015 in Tampere, use the link to the video given by Gabriel, because the official Nightwish video on their channel for this same performance is missing the opening part of Marco.
I concur
I concur
Danke!! I have added that to my list and added the note of subtitles. I appreciate that! Much love to you and your beautiful country!🤘❤️🤘
you will love it sir! He's entertaining a huge crowd on his own for the biggest part of the song. He has so many vocal sounds. He can sound like the devil and sing as a male angel..and everything in between ❤@@BemusingBill
Nice one man.
For all my life (68y old Dutch bloke) I am a fan of Pink Floyd and have see them several times. A song I always loved and is on my all time playlist. Nightwish did not cover this one, this is the ultimate tribute from an exceptional band to a exceptional band. Nightwish, by the way, I only started following after seeing Floor Jansen participating in Beste Zangers. Nightwish and Floor now belong to my category of exceptional bands/musicians (Queen/Freddy Mercury, David Bowie, Santana, Bob Marley, Frank Zappa, U2, Cranberries, The Cure). And seen them all in my younger years, and many more.
And later on got to know Sabaton, Ayreon, Epica, The Gathering, Dream Theater, Symphony X, Kamelot, Toehider, Avantasia.
Within Temptation I knew some time.
All because of me liking Floor and Nightwish.
I love your journey, my friend. You have my kind of taste in music! I am grateful for discovering Nightwish and all the bands connected with them not to mention such wonderful fans. Thank you for watching! Dank u!!
From this 66 yr old dutchy: remarkable, these could have been my words (except some other live concerts than you, but including Nightwish last year)!
End of an Era was 2005 in Helsinki. It was with Tarja, she was backstage changing. Marko kills it, he has been a lead singer. He sang lead in a band called Tarot before joining Nightwish. From 2001 when he joined , through this show, he would often sing covers to give her time to change. Megadeth's Symphony of Destruction is another they have done, 2004 ish. Emppu's guitar work is an awesome tribute. His ESP EV-1 is based on the Horizon model. Tuomas' angled keyboard is indeed for ergonomic reasons besides looking cool.
If you want to hear Tarja, check out, also from this concert, "The Siren" or the cover of "Phantom of the Opera". Marko sings with her on both. If you're interested in checking out Tarot, try "Wings of Darkness" or "Tides"
Thanks, I appreciate the info! I thought Emppu's ESP looked similar to a Horizon which has always been my favorite ESP. I did not know they covered Symphony of Destruction! I'll have to find that too. I'll add Siren. I just added those Tarot songs and I hope to do Phantom next. Thanks for watching, my friend!🤘🤘
@@BemusingBill SOOOOO much more amazing Wacken 2013 to do for sure,you should add this one to your list as well, this is NW by far Heaviest song, it has never been played live, it was after Tarja was fired, it's a reaction/response to her husband/manager, so yeh it's a bit angry but so so good : it is also just Marko singing:
Nightwish - Master Passion Greed (Special Video) Comunidade Nightwish
Lyric version :
JeanAsakura
BTW have you done Ghost River yet ? Wacken 2013 ,if not dont pass it up
Emppu is a master guitar player and never shows off, he always plays for the song! 🤘🎸
From what I have seen so far, absolutley!
Gilmour gave his stamp of approval of this performance, saying it was the best cover ( it's actually a tribute) of a pink Floyd song .
Gilmour is a good guy. How can he not give his endorsement? It is such a tribute done with such love and respect.
@@BemusingBill absolutely 💯
Marko won the first version of Finland's Masked Singer. There are some clips from that show on YT 🤘🏻
Really?!? Wow! I'll definitely check that out. Thanks 🤘🤘
@@BemusingBill yes here is one of them ruclips.net/video/R1aLZdTzQig/видео.htmlsi=4cu-FkncxW_I1N2i
Phantom of the Opera with Marko and Tarja !!! Best phantom ever, honestly. Beautiful work by the best band 🥰
I honestly can't wait for that. 🤘❤️🤘
It's awesome, but not the best. It is only good because of Marko and the metal aspect, just like Floor and Henk's performances with Nightwish. Beste Zangers with Floor and Henk Port is more of a traditional version and my favorite.
Great reaction...Marco is a legend...powerful voice, amazing talent...beautiful viking...Nightwish army Latinoamerica present❤
Viking, legend, powerful, talented! And much more! My salute to you NWA latinoamerica!❤️ Thank you!!
Marko 🔥🔥🔥
Great song, brilliant performance. Loved your commentary.
Thank you so much, my friend🤘❤️🤘
Marko has been the front man for the band Tarot since the mid-1980s…you should check them out. Tides is a favorite by them.
The 80's!!!! I must! I'm way overdue. Tides- on the list, my friend. Thank you🤘🤘
This group of musicians is so incredibly talented that even when their lead singer isn't there they can put on a performance that is absolutely world class. Marko is certainly a lead singer in his own right and he is an icon in the European metal world. I am glad that he appears to be so much happier now, and that the type of concerts that he is performing in seem to give him so much satisfaction. And, I am thrilled that his band "Tarot" will actually be performing in the Tuska Festival in 2024. Hopefully, they will be able to do some other gigs, also.
I'm going to have to chack out Tarot. It's been several hours since reacting to the song and I still have Marko's voice in my head singing it! Thank you for watching!
Good song to start with is "Tides". Do the live version from Undead Indeed@@BemusingBill
E v e r y time...every time (having seen this very tribute bout 250 times on YT)...every time the tears come...how does my band do this?!?
Marko is one of the great ones. And of course, Emppu knows how to do this. Just epic.
Emppu has his own signature guitar from ESP called the EV1
It's a beauty!
But now the million dollar question: is it the Erno Vuorinen 1 or the Emppu Vuorinen 1?
‼️ YES ‼️ Nightwish has phenomenal singers. And not to forget the other band members…
Within your Nightwish journey you will also have other sides of Marco - but also great 👍
Try especially: While your lips are still red (Wembley 2015), The Islander (Tampere 2015)
Ok! Thanks for the recommendations! 🤘🤘
Now you've heard the quality of Marko's singing and the big loss, since he left the band in 2020...
It is a loss, but I hear he's happy and if he's happy then I'm happy. I can't wait to check out his back catalogue. Thank you!
Thank you for a Nice reaction 🙏🤘
Thank you for watching! Always a pleasure watching Nightwish!
Just premium. Love it everytime.
Check out Markos old band Tarot, great reaction 😊👍👍
Thank you so much. I have Tides and Wings of Darkness on my list now, so in the near future, for sure! 🤘🤘
@@BemusingBill Not so old band. They are making some festivals next summer in Finland.
Great reaction 😊 Markoooooo..!!❤❤
MARKOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!🤘🤘
Hello again, BemusingBill. Nightwish Army Phoenix subscriber back here again for you. Wow indeed. As a long-time Pink Floyd fan, I have to say this cover is perhaps even better than the original... and that's saying one hell of a lot. Marko absolutely killed it, as did Empuu, Tuomas, and Jukka. Fantastic and thank you for continuing your Nightwish live performance reactions. Nightwish is a band that is always best served LIVE. They have so much charisma and showmanship... especially Floor and Marko.
Thanks for returning! I really appreciate your input. Yeah, they all killed it and I agree, I like it better! Until next time my friend🤘🤘
So happy you react for this,another one is Islander from Tampere concert
Thank you,, and thanks for the recommendation!❤️
Here for you. 🙃
You're the best, Dawn! I mean that with all my heart. I hope you watched, too. They are so amazing. Such talent and such a great cover. Thank you❤️
On some point is worth to check Marko's solo production also, example his musicvideo/song "Stones".I think that you will not be disappointed...
Thank you! I've added it to my list.🤘🤘
Great reaction Bill, really enjoying your journey into this incredible band 🤘
Thank you, my friend! I'm enjoying it as well. 🤘🤘
I had high hopes for this and you did not disappoint! Shows that the guys are a band to be reckoned with even without a female singer! Marko regularly sang covers - Megadeth, Black Sabbath etc... when Tarja was changing (some videos are on YT). You can see that they all know the words to this song - a real tribute. AND Emppu's solos! Ville again for the visuals! The circle light behind them hearkens to Pnik Floyd's Pulse also. Emppu used to play a white Nuno Bettencourt in the early days.
Thank you, my brother. I loved the hell out of it!! can't wait to hear them do Megadeth and Sabbath! 🤘🤘
This is their tribute to Pink Floyd's music
I love your genuine reactions, thank you sir! Marco is indeed very well known in Europe and is active in metalbands since the 80's. He is now touring with Anneke (a beautiful voice, also a Dutch female metal singer)
This evening was lifechanging for all of them, including Tarja. You can tell by their deminour that they were a bit tense. Emppu, normally a smile on his face and Yuka having a HUGE migraine during this concert (that's why you see Tuomas nodding to Yuka, for crew to check on him) What an hell, having migraine and drumming. (That's why he lays his head to rest everytime he does not need to drum) Their latest albums are pure art with also very heavy raw sounds, changed with more folky metal sounds and Floor going full blown opera. But I love it that you start here. Be warned, the NW road is long and every new song seems better than the last one😉
We need to direct our NW army guys. He deserves way more likes and subscribers!
Not this migraine nonsense again. Did you know that this migraine story was invented by the mom of a RUclips reactor? Many Finns have done a little research and to this day, no one has found a direct quote from the members of Nightwish that he had a migraine, neither in Finnish nor in English. Also, it's Jukka not Yuka.
Thank you so much! I know there must have been a lot of anxiety on that stage. When Bowie finished the last show of the Ziggy Stardust tour he fired the whole band. This was the opposite. I love their tribute. They were all phenomenal as per usual. I'm loving this exploration of Nightwish and their members and have an army by my side is a wonderful thing. In fact, your right: where is everybody? Anyway, thank you. I appreciate you!
Emppu is awesome guitarist and also has black belt in judo! In youth he won two national gold.
Wow! I love hearing stories like that. Maiden has their own football team and Bruce Dickenson is a competitive fencer. Too cool! Thank you🤘🤘
And he has a twin brother ❤
loved it a super lot. gold tier energy. super glad I came across your channel! 😍😍😍Btw October Ends has done it again! their new song is a masterpiece. React to it now!
I am super glad you came to our channel also! Thank you for the support and much love to ya ❤️.... I will definitely check that out Thank you again 🤘
Thanks for the video, even if you had to do it with a hoarse voice. The best song sung by Marco, Master Passion Creed, is only available in the studio version. The song is also heavy Nightwish that is available. Ghost River, Kiss While Your Lips Are Still Red and Islander are also good.
Of course, if you want to hear Marco before the failed surgery that damaged the nerves of the vocal cords Tarot's old songs are hard like Tarot - Stigmata (I Feel For You) unplugged.
If you want to understand the history of Nightwish better, you should listen to the Angels Fall First album with Beaty and the Beast lyrics. Why? Because the song provides the basis for the Ghost Love Score, Poet An Pendalum, Dead Boys Poem and the understanding of everything that happened, including the Master Passion Creed. The song is one of the few with Holopainen as one of the singers.
Thank you my friend! I did not know that Marko had throat surgery and that it damaged his vocal cords. That is so sad and so tragic. I will check out that album. Thank you for the recommendations and the info. I appreciate it.🤘🤘
Surgery was year 1996. Marco lost his pure upper falsetto. You can imagine how legendary the legend would be with full capability. @@BemusingBill
Emppus's Guitar is a custom ESP EV1 (for Emppu Vuorinen).
I love it! Thank you❤️
This is "just" a filler song so their "main" singer can change costume. It's obviously in top100 best metal covers 😁
They put a lot of love and respect into it. It shows. I would say it's one of the best I've ever heard and I've heard a lot. Thanks for watching! 🤘🤘
I went to the Pink Floyd Division Bell in Oakland. Great Concert!
So lucky!! That must have been incredible. Thank you for watching!
@@BemusingBill If you get the chance, watch the video. They had a huge mirror ball for the tour. I won't give anything away. My mom enjoyed the concert.
One of the things that make this performance even more powerful to me is the fact that this was the last show with their original singer, Tarja. There was a lot of turmoil within the band at that time, and at the end of that show, Tarja was going to be handed her dismissal letter, a fact that was known by all members of the band except her. Thus, this particular concert has a special vibe. It could have been the final show of Nightwish as a band, the night their High Hopes were dashed.
I knew something of the back story going in and then I read up on more of what happened. Sometimes things happen for a reason and I'm thankful that Nightwish continued on making great music!🤘🤘
🤩👍💥💯🎼
🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙
Kiitos!!🤘❤️🤘
I think you will be shocked by Petr Elfimov - Child in time!
Yes, a long viking bearded "Tarja' singing. 😜👍 Haha, anyway it's an excellent tribute.
I don't judge! Maybe she's a Dwarf of Moria and proudly bearded!🤣🤣🤣
One of my favorite Marko performances. I've heard David Gilmour perform this song live, and I really like how Nightwish changed the vibe from softly wistful and melancholic to full-blown tragic and epic. Check out "The Islander" for a softer, more folksy vibe, particularly his amazing performance of the song at Tempere, Finland (with a little help from his friends lol). Also his band Tarot, a heavy-metal band Marko formed with his brother back in the early 80's.
Hope all is well with you and your family.
Thank you so much! All is well here, thank God! I have a bunch of Tarot songs added to my list and Islander. I didn't know his brother was in the band with him. Cool! Thanks again!
Much love to you and your family!
@@BemusingBill Good to hear all is well on the home front for you and yours. Actually, I got the brother info from Wikipedia, so I hope it's accurate lol. I've only seen a few videos from Marko's early Tarot days, but they definitely kicked A-Sneaky-Snake, if you know what I mean.
Floor's performance in the song "Disdain" with her former band ReVamp is something else that would be right up your alley. She comes out onto the sunny summer stage in a full leather outfit, says "F---, it's hot out here!" and then proceeds to growl like a demon from hell before switching back to her more-familiar operatic tone, all the while the band behind her is just rocking out. Floor can do it all.
It is an EV-1 custom model. Emppu Vuorinen -1. Marko was the front man of his former bands. See you for the next one Bill! Maybe Romanticide?
Thank you, my friend! I did Romanticide a couple of weeks ago. Hope you check it out.
I never liked the video made with this song but I loved pink Floyd doing this song live, nightwish did it justice they are all first class musicians, and marco can sing and this was not a happy night for them, they where afraid this would be the end of nightwish so they gave it there all. God bless
Yes, I understand what was going on. They played a beautiful tribute to PF. Blessing to you, my friend❤️
Emppu Vuorinen plays a custom ESP. He has two, I believe. The ESP EV 1 and the ESP EV 2. Stay safe 🤘 ✌️
ESP Horizon EV-1 (purple)
ESP Horizon EV-1 (white)
ESP Horizon EV-2 (red girl)
ESP Horizon EV-2 (green girl)
ESP Horizon EV-3 (Imaginaerum)
ESP Horizon EV-3 (Emblem)
@@ValtteL Ahh, he has several then. Thanks for the information. Stay safe 🤘 ✌️
Thank you! They are beautiful🤘🤘
... and this is just the Bathroom song ... ;)
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What's extra impressive about this performance was that Jukka the drummer was ill with a severe migrain at the time
OH MY GOD! Poor guy. What a pro! To be a drummer with a migraine! Hats off to him 🤘🤘
@@BemusingBill And Tarja was also sick, with the flu. She didn´t even know if she could perform that evening. When you hear her from this show you will hear a perfect performance from her even thogh she felt really bad.
Watch these
Tarot-Wings of darkness
Marko Hietala-The voice of my father
Thank you! I just added those to my list along with Tides.
I'm 74 and never knowingly heard any Pink Floyd music back in the late 60's and up. Never seen or heard this song from Nightwish until a year ago. Then I looked up and watched a few live versions of Pink Floyd performing High Hopes. I am the most honest to be able to judge which is better. Pink Floyd is a bore compared to this Nightwish version. Who would ever replay Pink Floyd's version after seeing this? To this day High Hopes is the only Pink Floyd song I have knowingly heard. Must of missed their songs in the bars in the late 60's, 70's, 80's, etc. LOL.
PF wasn't exactly the kind of music one would hear in the bars with 1 or 2 exceptions. Very different music in a very different genre. I love their tribute because they love Pink Floyd and played it with respect and love. I highly recommend checking out Floyd. Dark Side of The Moon and The Wall are magnificent (headphones a must). Thank you for watching!
Hi, you need to do a reaction for The Poet and The Pandulum > Wembley 2015
I love both versions. And while I don't agree that the song now belongs to Nightwish, I do appreciate that they put their own spin on it, and didn't just do a simple cover. Like when Metallica covered "Whiskey in the Jar," they did a great job, but it's basically the Thin Lizzy version, only heavier. Nightwish completely made this their own, which is what you want out of a great cover. So, there's no reason to pick one over the other, because they're almost like two completely different songs. 👍🤘🤟
I do love both versions. I will clarify by saying this is my favorite version. Thank you, my friend!🤘❤️🤘
Those 4 then enter Floor,is it even fair to other bands!
No. It isn't 😁Thanks for watching🤘🤘
A bit recent song featuring Marko, check Below Zero 2021 by Waltari.
Have you heard Tarot? Have you heard Marko's Voice of my Father?
Not yet, but I have a few of their songs on my list now. Thanks!!
Tarja really has a great beard 😯 - just kidding.
Marko really has a wonderful voice - this is probably my favourite performance of his, amongst many great performances with and without Nightwish.🇬🇧🤘🤘
Beard or no beard, she has a great voice!🤣🤣
I love his voice! So much power and range! Looking forward to checking out his band Tarot. Thanks for watching🤘❤️🤘
Hi from the UK 👋 🇬🇧 check out Marcos band tarot and wings of darkness 😊
Hey, mate! Hello from across the pond! I have that song and a few other added to my list. Very soon for sure!
Hai Bill, Geargods did a special on Nightwish. Not with Jukka but with Kai as drummer. Check it out on RUclips.
Really! Ok, thank you!!
Jukka obviously suffering a bit here but still delivers an epic performance 😢
Wow, Tarja's voice has got lower 😂
BTW, a little factoid for you...
Over the River Thames, across from the Houses of Parliament and slightly to the east, is a small road called The Cut. In The Cut, which is a small market street, there are a number of restaurant, often frequented by MPs and Lords.
In the Houses, when a vote is called, a bell is rung calling the MPs to the "lobbies" for a "division" of the House alog voting lines. That is called the Division Bell.
the Bell is fed to quite a number of local hostelries so tyhat MPs can get back in time for the vote if they are at a long lunch.
While I have never heard the Bell in one of those restaurants (my time in them normally limited by the time available for lunch to normal individuals) I have little doubt that some of those hostelries in The Cut have a feed of the Division Bell.
This, for me, is the ultimate Marco song, but see also While Your Lips are Still Red from Wembley 2015, The Islander form Tampere 2015, and with Floor in Song off Myself from Wacken 2013, Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean frm Buenos Aires 2018 and many many more songs. Marco sings lead more than many realise because they focus on Floor and don't notice he has taken lead and she is backing because they do it so seamlessly.
and she could use a shave!🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for that info! I had no idea the connection. I did recently put those songs on my list. can't wait to watch them! 🤘🤘
And uhh, Marco is the front man of his own band. Always has been. Or involved with other bands. Since before NW, and after, sadly. No more Marco or Jukko for NW, which takes away from them, so much.
Marko's band Tarot I've been wanting to check out but I have done a couple of Northern Kings songs. He was supposed to be on tour with Tarja but some shows had to be cancelled due to health issues Marko is having.
just starting off, but can you make the concert a little smaller, can only see 80% of your bearded face and that why we are watching
You got it! You will soon see 99% of my beautiful face.
get a clue, it`s the band not you.
No, no. It's all you. Only you.
actually carry on without me. too lame
😭What will I do without you!!
I've always said that I bet there are a lot of Pink Floyd fans out there (I'm one of them) who harbor a guilty little secret they would fear to mention in front of other PF fans!
......ooops. 🥸
🤣Your secret is safe with me, mate!
Hi, you need to do a reaction for The Poet and The Pandulum > Wembley 2015