Except that "facts" are changing. And much of the scientific community is doubting the big bang altogether. If one wants to equate this artistic beauty to scientific beliefs, it works a little better 😉 I just wish he wouldn't talk over everything.
Richard Dawkins was doing the voiceovers. The whole album Endless Forms Most Beautiful is based on the his writings. They just released a live Bluray and there are a few videos for it. Check out Elan live in Buenos Aires, 2018.
@@Mu77ley This is correct, however it's very fitting that Dawkins recites it, considering he quotes it himself in his book, The Greatest Show On Earth ;)
"This performance is going to impact me for the rest of my life". Such a meaningful statement. That's what Nightwish does. The works of art that they perform have impacted my life since '96 and will continue to do so for the rest of it. I'm so happy that they have Floor. She IS the power.
'this dude' is Richard Dawkins, at the Wembley performance he actually comes on stage and delivers that final part. I love watching people react to this song, seeing which bits they catch straight away and which parts elude them at first. This is a performance you'll need to see a few more times and preferably with some lyrics at hand to get the full impact. But kudos for watching it through to the very end, we love it when reactors do that :) A lot of reactors stop at the credits, and I can't really blame them, the song does look finished lol.
Julia Van Blarcom pay your nickel, take a chance. I'm in no wise, hiding my opinion. By the way Julia, Merry Christmas, and I say that without shadow of turning,.ever. From Dan to Bersheba, through the desert of doubt.
Love your Floor reactions-I like to count how many "Yes Mams" she can get out of you! So glad you appreciate the entire artistic experience that is Nightwish!
Thank you for taking in this grand song till the end with all the credits! Richard Dawkins is the one speaking those wonderful words inbetween and at the end. And yes. With this song it's accomplished to combine scientific facts with art in a whole new way, on a whole new level. Thanks for reacting. You really were transfixed by this performance, I'm glad :)
So you sing with her one octave lower. As a male I only have to ditch that single octave to be able to sing with her. After all she's not at the top of her own reach in that final chorus.
@@ArumesYT There is a good chance that the intoxication level in the crowd would cause them to not do that but try her level of insanity instead :) Lots of soar throats and broken voices the day after I bet!
@@swedmiroswedmiro1352 Most people don't know how to sing or how to control their voice, ergo they do not understand what not to do/try even without the alcohol
Great reaction video Nephi. You are so much fun to watch as you discover new Nightwish masterpieces. This is a truly unique song. Imagine presenting the concept to your band mates that you intend to tell a 4.6 billion year story in a twenty one minute song. How would a writer even approach that idea? Such a grand concept. This song in my opinion goes beyond just music. It enters the realm of musical theater and takes it to the level of performance art. Epic in every way! Till next time. Peace.
Nightwish music gets to your heart and soul. I know how you feel. You are not the only one that is left speechless by this song. It would be nice if people would take this song feel it and share the feelings from it. Thank you so much for doing this masterpiece and not ending it until it was done. The music then is so beautiful. Tuomas is the composer and lyric writer for 95% of their music. Thanks again..... :-)
It's a sad thing, that religious people have hard times to tolrate each others, some even think the other people are lesser people, demon's tools, that need to be eradicated.
Tuomas studied biology at the uni before concentrating solely on music. Alike Floor wanted to be a biologist as a child. It was a great concert :) There are three new ones live @Buenos Aires: Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean, Slaying the Dreamer and Elan. To checkout in that order.
@J S I didn't know that...both Floor and Tuomas had biology plans for their studies. Cool. Lends even deeper meaning to this piece. Ya learn something new every day. Thanks!
I remember the first time I heard a Nightwish song, it was about 12 years ago, I didn't understand anything! Don't make sense for me the metal music with females voices lirical and sweets, orchestral sounds, classical music etc. years later I heard Nightwish music again ... and well, I fell in love with everything about them , the concept, the music, lyrics it is really beautiful what symphonic metal does 🤘🙌🖤
One of Nightwish great masterpiece, their musicality as a metal band is really on a high level. The best performance from Nightwish imho, always makes me feel the joy with teary eyes at the end 👏👍
One great thing about this song is that perhaps you don't understand many things while listening to it the first time. I mean, you can understand the words but perhaps you don't know the concept behind them. You can understand the word L.U.C.A but perhaps you don't understand what it means. You can listen to "goldilocks zone " but perhaps you think of something completely different. The great thing about this song is studying it, after listening to it. You start "googleing" or you read a comment somewhere in RUclips where somebody explains every word. After thar you realize that you learnt a lot of interesting new things about such an important issue as our origin is. One of the big questions of human kind, " where do we come from ? ". So I have to thank this song and mr. Holopainen for giving me some extra knowledge about that fascinating question. This song is an important thing for us, for mankind.
Great reaction. The complexity of the music, the lyrics, the singing style, the performance with fireworks, everything in this one was mind blowing. Nightwish is the only band that always surprised me with their music and their performance.
Nephi, to hear more of Marko (bassist) check out High Hopes cover of Pink Floyd from End of an era, The Islander live at Tempere, While your lips are still red live at Wembley. Marko is a great vocalist.
@Phelan She's a average singer. A Third stringer who was hired for two reasons. She was great a memorizing lyrics. She cheap for the bands payroll. She will never be in the class of Tarja, Ann Wilson, Pat Benatar, Sarah Brightman, Charlotte Church, Jackie Evachio. Nightwish is a lousey band now. This new album is terrible. The band needs to get a better drummer. Lose this Troy guy(cancer to this band) Let Emppu play again. Add another guitarist. Go back to the era that never should of ended. Make peace with Tarja. Reform and be "born again" 1995-2006.
@Phelan That kind of thinking comes from a reprobate mind. Tarja is, and always will be the soul and spirit of Nightwish. You don't fire the greatest female Rock singer in the world. Its that simple.
@Phelan Im just being honest. Like I said you have a reprobate mind on the subject. The name of this crummy album, should of been "For those who are about to 🎸 Rock" we despise you! The new album by Night-was!
@Phelan Your reprobate. Actually your not being honest. When you resort to profanity and name calling to defend a position, thats not true. Anyone that thinks this current band, compares with the 1995-2006 era, is not honest.
I have to comment on this because your reaction was so awesome and you seem so intelligent. I think it's amazing how well you understand the music itself. You know what the song is about even before you hear the lyrics. And you could understand a lot of the symbolism immediately. I admire how two musically talented (I suppose you are also musically talented) can understand each other without words, just through the music.
Genuine. What really matters is to be innocently genuine. Both; the band and You are that. Good music is good music, but then there is heavinly performances... Nightwish makes it geniously spot on without being over doing.. just as it all should be as it is performed! Grandious and feet on the ground at the same time. Love it! My usual ”cup of tea” is trance, emotional electronic music, but with clean voices and sounds of Nightwish I can get into emotional roller coaster! Positive vibes and floorgasms... Loving it from bottom of my soul........
Richard Dawson's writings are the basis of the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful and truly highlight the Greatest Show on Earth. The music is intense, Floor runs the gamut of vocals and the voice-over leaves your head spinning with the the deep thoughts of the universe and how lucky we are to be on this spec on the endless sea of that universe. The impact for me was the same as Carl Sagan's great quote when Voyager was leaving the solar system and took a picture of earth in a ray of light and he noted that on that spec everyone who had ever lived, loved, hated, every hero or coward that it was their place of existence...again a deep thought with a great impact. Loved your reaction as Nightwish is truly a band you experience especially LIVE, well done and they have moved many a person over the years.
Thanks and special thanks you looked it at the end! Funny thing, today you are second reactor (but different NW song) who call Nightwish as a super heroes... :D And yes, they are, they really are a super band, super talented musicians and together, wonder 6 :D Every detail, music, singing, fireworks, video screen behind, smoke. All support only on thing, that we (as listeners) will get most best experience! This was really like Greatest Show on Earth, as a experience. Emotional... Album version is 24min long. BUT when Tuomas was composing this, it was still 30min long!!! So he cut 6min away. But I must say, I would like to hear that full 30min song, even once... BTW, there is also "hidden" part, evolution of the music.tribal music, classical music, metal (Metallica, Emppu plays few notes from Enter the Sandman) and EDM. Try to listen it once more, if you can hear it...
Nephi, I truly love your reaction. It is honest and sincere. You can't act being overwhelmed like you were. And that was the same reaction I've had to Nightwish. I was just blown away when I first heard them. And the stage performance and special effects...you just don't know where to look. Thank you so much Nephi, keep it up.
The narrator is Richard Dawkins and that last quote was from Charles Darwin 😉 Also, Marko Hietala (the bassist and male vocalist) recently released his first solo album in Finnish and will be releasing the English version soon (the first single video “Stones” was just released about a week ago) and I highly recommend it! If you’re familiar with progressive or “prog rock” you’ll understand why Marko says the album is “hard prog” 👍 If you want to have some real fun with The Greatest Show on Earth, listen to it just before and after visiting a great natural history museum 😎 I really love a few things in this song. I love the transitions as it’s really musical theater with several acts, I love the way it revels in and celebrates the awesome beauty and wonder of the universe, life, and the fact that we get to enjoy a part of it. I love the celebration of music through the ages with classical and a few measures of Enter Sandman from Metallica 🤘 This is one of my favorite songs for driving through dawn or dusk (I’m a professional long haul trucker). Thanks again for another great reaction 😁 And if you enjoyed this, you really should check out Shudder Before the Beautiful, Every Form Most Beautiful, My Walden, Élan, and Alpenglow 😉 All are from the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful and can be found live on RUclips from their Wembly and Tampere concerts 😊 Thanks again and please keep making great videos 👍
@@athlonen "Isäni ääni" is the first release of the Finnish version of the album (early 2019), and since an English version is about to be released and followed by european tour (early 2020), "Stones" has been put on YT ("Kiviä" on the original album)
For me, Tuomas is the new Mozart.... Every age has its genius, and this age its this guy!!! my oppinion.... And now Mozart has the right tool to bring his dreams into reality.
I never clicked so fast on a video lol. You were pretty much spot on with your analysis of this song, especially at the beginning. I was waiting patiently for this reaction lol. Great reaction. I love this song. Floor unleashed is a vocal beast! Looking forward to the next one 😎🤘
If you haven’t done Song of Myself live at Wacken 2013 yet, I think you’ll enjoy hearing how she uses her lower register, resonance & other cool vocal effects. Some awesome head banging in that one too. Gotta get Dark Chest of Winders live at Wembley on the list too 😉
Hi Nephi last year I was at a Nightwish concert in Poland (Krakow) and in March I'm going to a concert by Dimash Kudaibergen. I can't wait 😂😂😂 Greetings from Poland
I have watched you react to this 3 times. The reason being you truly seem to feel what I felt when I heard this, and your reactions to other Nightwish (and Dimash) song really make me feel like you are a kindred spirit. The way you put it all together, or smile or tear up shows you are an artistic soul who enjoys sharing his thoughts. I for one am glad you continue to do so. Thanks, and hope you are doing well, from other side of the world. :)
Floor is one of the Elves from Lord of the Rings that persued a new career after that story ended... (she refused to go to the undying lands...), and did quite well...😜
These are the songs you need to do a little research for the lyrics; Ionia, Devonian sea or LUCA ( last universal common ancestor) are words you might not recognize. The title itself refers to whole process of the birth of universe and evolution so it's very appropriate. That's what makes these songs so great, they have deep meaning, powerful messages and many layers. That combined with multiple instruments and talented singers makes them stand out so much. It's almost insane how talented people are in this band.
hello Nephi, thank you for your reaction - I've been waiting for some time for you to finally dare to approach "the greatest Show on Earth". Yes - it's about the genesis of the universe and the earth - as always masterfully composed by Tuomas and realized by Nightwish. It's incredible how much potential this group has and I'm sure now - as they grow together more and more - there will still be a lot to expect that we can't even imagine today. The new album is in the final mixing process - it's going longer than expected and there have been many more layers recorded than the studio software can handle. It had to be improvised again - I know that from internal sources. I especially want to thank you for your attention to the "credits" as well - it contains the most important statements about this composition - you are one of the few (at least to those who have published reaction videos) who seem to me to take this into account.
@@PeaceweaponPT I wouldn't mind... but then it wouldn't be for the stage anymore - the piece here was already borderline, because it was just too long and too complex to captivate the audience. Rumours say that Tuomas apparently got inspired by the series "black Mirror" this time - I don't know the series, so I can't say anything about it. I only saw some photos from the video shoot - and it was obviously about pollution... all in all it seems to be very interesting again.
@@rolfschonmuller8484 Oh wow, Black Mirror was an inspiration for the new album???? That's hella interesting! FYI, Black Mirror is a Netflix original, and it's damn good. Very briefly, it's a series of short stories about people's fascination with and addiction to technology. "Black Mirror" is a reference to the black reflective screens we're always gazing into, and reference also to a "mirror on society".
@@jeffk1482 Actually it was a Channel 4 'original', but was picked up by Netflix 2 or 3 series (I forget which) later. Netflix can call it their 'original' if they can get away with it/if they like.
Great reaction 👍👍 The " We Were Here " part always gets me..!! This is the Masterpiece of Tuomas but I'm looking forward to listen at the newest stuff that is coming in 2020..!! 👍👍
Toumas is a lyrical and poetic maestro, BUT... to the credit of his peers around him - they transform his thoughts into emotional rollercoasters that we are privileged to rideshare with those Nightwish fans around the world.
I've got close to two hundred concerts under my belt from Folk to Heavy Metal, starting in the seventies. I've seen probably the most insane stage shows music can offer...KISS, Pink Floyd, Rush, Queensryche, Alice Cooper, etc, etc. This is probably the best "musical theatre" I've ever seen done...incredible. Just goes to show that you don't have to play a thousand miles an hour to be "heavy." (And being a Metalhead, I know what that is...)
I've seen a lot of reactions to this majestic piece of music, and you are my new favourite. Hope everything is good at your new place, and you are settling in. It can be pretty stressful moving - at least for me it is ;-).
Troy plays at first Irish low pipe (Celtic wooden flute), then Uilleann pipe (Irish bagpipe). Spoken parts are by professor Richard Dawkins himself who inspired Tuomas to do this album Endless Forms Most Beautiful. You will see him on stage in the end on Wembley 2016 video. Also great and worth to watch. If I remember right there Troy plays e-bow guitar instead of that Irish flute. Thank you for this reaction, I love it, you¨re the best!
Great reaction. Glad you let it play out to the end. ~ About the same as my reaction when I first heard it. Made me think of my would-be brother, who died before he was ever born. (I'm a biologist , btw. Reminds me of the wonder that got me started down that path. :)
Literally, her headbanging would make most of us not just dizzy as you mentioned, find a singer which just goes back to the mic in a live concert like this and could sing any note.
I loooooooove NightWish, and you know guys, i love the little Dutch now just 15 year old world famous super soprano Amira Willighagen also very very very much. She's like a little Floor Jansen. Yeeeeeeeeeeeee
@@Aldarion69 I listened that song, and Floor doesn't sound classical in it. She may have slightly lowered larynx part of the time. The other singer sounds way more classical. The Christmas song I heard Floor sing, she was more in classical voice in that.
@@Aldarion69 Also, I listened now two versions of Floor's Stargazers. In Tampere version that I knew better, she isn't trying much classical approach at all. And that one sounds better to me. In Wembley she is more in a classical approac, and it doesn't sound good.
This is the greatest thing to be preformed and developed by Tuomas and Nightwish. But I hope that Tuomas is thinking even beyond this masterpiece. I'm sure he is. Can you imagine. This one of those songs that require listening to over and over and over again.
I just got the crazy idea that this will be being played at my own funeral - strange, I know :-D. Unrealistic too, because it´s over 20 minutes long... and the priest shouldn´t be exactly a creationist ;-). But imagine - nobody will be sad anymore after "We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones…" Well, hopefully I will have a few more decades in the sun ;-). But Nephi, let me tell you that I love your reactions! You seem to be a really nice person, and you have a unique way of combining general and musical knowledge with an open mind, curiosity and being unafraid of showing emotions. Great, keep it going :-) Greetings from Germany!
Great reaction brother. Always blows me away every time I watch this performance. Try The Islander, same concert. Marko (bassist) demonstrates the quality of his vocal talent. Awesome.
Great reaction! Basically this song is all over Planet earth being born from dust, evolution happening, and mankind leeaving their marks on this planet by poetry, science, greed for shiny rocks and producing destructive weaponry like atomic bombs.
Your reaction was like mine exactly, when I first listened to this piece of art. 💕 Only difference being, I had been in an audience at a metal festival in the Netherlands, knowing Nightwish from earlier days. But nothing could ever had prepared me for this. Actually this song and Floor performing 'ghost love score' back then renewed my love for this incredible band. I think. I need to pick 'the poet and the pendulum' to be played at my very own funeral ❤️
A performance that touch my soul.im in tears everytime i hear it.its not even a sad tears...i would say an emotionaly happy tear, if theres such words...anyway Nephi...superb reaction. thats the way i feel too the first time hearing n watching this performance...Nighwish sure is a superhero to all... "We are here"
And that was exactly the theme of the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful, which ended with this masterpiece. Search for the beautiful album cover art. It shows all where this song is about.
"Scientific facts presented artistically" is a really good way to put what happened here. That's good dude. You nailed that.
IKR?!? I loved that as soon as I heard it.
That's why they call it the theory of evolution
Except that "facts" are changing. And much of the scientific community is doubting the big bang altogether. If one wants to equate this artistic beauty to scientific beliefs, it works a little better 😉 I just wish he wouldn't talk over everything.
@@MoMoMyPup10 Facts might be more of a filosophical question? Gravity. Facts are things that you can prove. Prove me religion?
@@MoMoMyPup10 Those doubters wouldn't be "christian scientists" by any chance?
That´s the most smartest reaction that i've saw from that song. You understand Tuomas.
You reply is so right and yet so wrong at the same time, it is kinda hilarious xD
"She can do every kind of voice". Ain't that the truth!
"Are you feeling it?"
Yes. Every. Damn. Time.
WE WERE HERE!!!
Richard Dawkins was doing the voiceovers. The whole album Endless Forms Most Beautiful is based on the his writings. They just released a live Bluray and there are a few videos for it. Check out Elan live in Buenos Aires, 2018.
Not only Dawkins' writings. The final spoken part is from the very last paragraph of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of the Species.
@@Mu77ley This is correct, however it's very fitting that Dawkins recites it, considering he quotes it himself in his book, The Greatest Show On Earth ;)
"This performance is going to impact me for the rest of my life". Such a meaningful statement. That's what Nightwish does. The works of art that they perform have impacted my life since '96 and will continue to do so for the rest of it. I'm so happy that they have Floor. She IS the power.
'this dude' is Richard Dawkins, at the Wembley performance he actually comes on stage and delivers that final part.
I love watching people react to this song, seeing which bits they catch straight away and which parts elude them at first. This is a performance you'll need to see a few more times and preferably with some lyrics at hand to get the full impact. But kudos for watching it through to the very end, we love it when reactors do that :) A lot of reactors stop at the credits, and I can't really blame them, the song does look finished lol.
EnigmaT1m Dawkins is the liar....
@@williamwilliam6714 what about?
@@williamwilliam6714 and you are a Religidiot!
@@williamwilliam6714 or you are.
Julia Van Blarcom pay your nickel, take a chance. I'm in no wise, hiding my opinion. By the way Julia, Merry Christmas, and I say that without shadow of turning,.ever. From Dan to Bersheba, through the desert of doubt.
Love your Floor reactions-I like to count how many "Yes Mams" she can get out of you! So glad you appreciate the entire artistic experience that is Nightwish!
Thank you for taking in this grand song till the end with all the credits!
Richard Dawkins is the one speaking those wonderful words inbetween and at the end.
And yes. With this song it's accomplished to combine scientific facts with art in a whole new way, on a whole new level.
Thanks for reacting. You really were transfixed by this performance, I'm glad :)
thank you for your reaction man! it was great! You really feel Nightwish soul!
LOVE when someone reacts to The Greatest Show on Earth and just is enthralled all the way to the end. Loved the reaction.
Ha ha, Floor says "sing with us!", And then proceeds to sing higher than most people ever could! Ha ha ha.
So you sing with her one octave lower. As a male I only have to ditch that single octave to be able to sing with her. After all she's not at the top of her own reach in that final chorus.
@@ArumesYT I was really just joking. I've learned mixed voice the last couple of years and can do it. I'm just talking about the general public.
@@ArumesYT There is a good chance that the intoxication level in the crowd would cause them to not do that but try her level of insanity instead :) Lots of soar throats and broken voices the day after I bet!
@@swedmiroswedmiro1352 Most people don't know how to sing or how to control their voice, ergo they do not understand what not to do/try even without the alcohol
@@swedmiroswedmiro1352 Hahaha!
Nephi: OMG! What did I just watch?
The Earth: The Greatest Show on Me
Yes, Nephi + Nightwish = my favourite pairing!
Well wait till he reacts to BabyMetal
Great reaction video Nephi. You are so much fun to watch as you discover new Nightwish masterpieces. This is a truly unique song. Imagine presenting the concept to your band mates that you intend to tell a 4.6 billion year story in a twenty one minute song. How would a writer even approach that idea? Such a grand concept. This song in my opinion goes beyond just music. It enters the realm of musical theater and takes it to the level of performance art. Epic in every way! Till next time. Peace.
Nightwish music gets to your heart and soul. I know how you feel. You are not the only one that is left speechless by this song. It would be nice if people would take this song feel it and share the feelings from it. Thank you so much for doing this masterpiece and not ending it until it was done. The music then is so beautiful. Tuomas is the composer and lyric writer for 95% of their music. Thanks again..... :-)
And Yesss..You were so Right 'bout the beginning....this was THE Interpretation of The Big Bang 👍😊
The title of the section is 4.6. The age of the sun.
If everyone on Earth listened to this song as intently as you have..the world would be a better place.
It's a sad thing, that religious people have hard times to tolrate each others, some even think the other people are lesser people, demon's tools, that need to be eradicated.
Tuomas studied biology at the uni before concentrating solely on music. Alike Floor wanted to be a biologist as a child.
It was a great concert :)
There are three new ones live @Buenos Aires: Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean, Slaying the Dreamer and Elan. To checkout in that order.
@J S I didn't know that...both Floor and Tuomas had biology plans for their studies. Cool. Lends even deeper meaning to this piece. Ya learn something new every day. Thanks!
What a perfect morning to start my day! I am going to be happy for the rest of the week.
It is so nice to see that you understand the true meaning of this song. Thanks!
The Greatest Show on Earth gives honor to its name, it is truly a great show, musically and visually as well.
One of the best reactions of all time to this song. Cheers
Most incredible performance I've ever seen. Greatest Show On Earth indeed.🤘👍
If the end of this video doesn't give you an idea of how big Nightwish is in Finland, well nothing will :)
I remember the first time I heard a Nightwish song, it was about 12 years ago, I didn't understand anything!
Don't make sense for me the metal music with females voices lirical and sweets, orchestral sounds, classical music etc. years later I heard Nightwish music again ... and well, I fell in love with everything about them ,
the concept, the music, lyrics
it is really beautiful what symphonic metal does 🤘🙌🖤
I was there at the front! It was amazing!
Once in a blue moon 🌙 a great band emerges.... this is it !!
Great video 👍
Thank you so much
Next is Week Fantasy from same concert. Toumas is a master of music. I am watching your reaction, keep going. This is epic.
Yes please, one of my favorite song.
yup, with lyrics tho! :)
Great reaction.
You will never forget Nightwish, Floor, and symphonic metal. This is their best track, as far as I am concerned.
One of Nightwish great masterpiece, their musicality as a metal band is really on a high level. The best performance from Nightwish imho, always makes me feel the joy with teary eyes at the end 👏👍
One great thing about this song is that perhaps you don't understand many things while listening to it the first time. I mean, you can understand the words but perhaps you don't know the concept behind them. You can understand the word L.U.C.A but perhaps you don't understand what it means. You can listen to "goldilocks zone " but perhaps you think of something completely different. The great thing about this song is studying it, after listening to it. You start "googleing" or you read a comment somewhere in RUclips where somebody explains every word. After thar you realize that you learnt a lot of interesting new things about such an important issue as our origin is. One of the big questions of human kind, " where do we come from ? ". So I have to thank this song and mr. Holopainen for giving me some extra knowledge about that fascinating question. This song is an important thing for us, for mankind.
Great reaction. The complexity of the music, the lyrics, the singing style, the performance with fireworks, everything in this one was mind blowing. Nightwish is the only band that always surprised me with their music and their performance.
Nephi, to hear more of Marko (bassist) check out High Hopes cover of Pink Floyd from End of an era, The Islander live at Tempere, While your lips are still red live at Wembley. Marko is a great vocalist.
The "end of a era" show, is a better performance, better lead vocalist, better drummer. End of story!
@Phelan She's a average singer. A Third stringer who was hired for two reasons. She was great a memorizing lyrics. She cheap for the bands payroll. She will never be in the class of Tarja, Ann Wilson, Pat Benatar, Sarah Brightman, Charlotte Church, Jackie Evachio. Nightwish is a lousey band now. This new album is terrible. The band needs to get a better drummer. Lose this Troy guy(cancer to this band) Let Emppu play again. Add another guitarist. Go back to the era that never should of ended. Make peace with Tarja. Reform and be "born again" 1995-2006.
@Phelan That kind of thinking comes from a reprobate mind. Tarja is, and always will be the soul and spirit of Nightwish. You don't fire the greatest female Rock singer in the world. Its that simple.
@Phelan Im just being honest. Like I said you have a reprobate mind on the subject. The name of this crummy album, should of been "For those who are about to 🎸 Rock" we despise you! The new album by Night-was!
@Phelan Your reprobate. Actually your not being honest. When you resort to profanity and name calling to defend a position, thats not true. Anyone that thinks this current band, compares with the 1995-2006 era, is not honest.
This changed my life too...I will never be the same...
I have to comment on this because your reaction was so awesome and you seem so intelligent. I think it's amazing how well you understand the music itself. You know what the song is about even before you hear the lyrics. And you could understand a lot of the symbolism immediately. I admire how two musically talented (I suppose you are also musically talented) can understand each other without words, just through the music.
Genuine. What really matters is to be innocently genuine. Both; the band and You are that. Good music is good music, but then there is heavinly performances... Nightwish makes it geniously spot on without being over doing.. just as it all should be as it is performed! Grandious and feet on the ground at the same time. Love it!
My usual ”cup of tea” is trance, emotional electronic music, but with clean voices and sounds of Nightwish I can get into emotional roller coaster! Positive vibes and floorgasms... Loving it from bottom of my soul........
This is why Nightwish army is so huge dude ...their music is just epic ,Tuomas is a master.
Your reactions are so real. I liked how they kept surprising you.
This is Real Music, and This Is Greatest Show On Earth, Thank You Nightwish
We were here. Last human will switch the lights off.
Richard Dawson's writings are the basis of the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful and truly highlight the Greatest Show on Earth. The music is intense, Floor runs the gamut of vocals and the voice-over leaves your head spinning with the the deep thoughts of the universe and how lucky we are to be on this spec on the endless sea of that universe. The impact for me was the same as Carl Sagan's great quote when Voyager was leaving the solar system and took a picture of earth in a ray of light and he noted that on that spec everyone who had ever lived, loved, hated, every hero or coward that it was their place of existence...again a deep thought with a great impact. Loved your reaction as Nightwish is truly a band you experience especially LIVE, well done and they have moved many a person over the years.
Congratulations Nephi on finishing The holy trinity by Nightwish... all their songs being great, these three standing out still :)
Thanks and special thanks you looked it at the end! Funny thing, today you are second reactor (but different NW song) who call Nightwish as a super heroes... :D And yes, they are, they really are a super band, super talented musicians and together, wonder 6 :D Every detail, music, singing, fireworks, video screen behind, smoke. All support only on thing, that we (as listeners) will get most best experience! This was really like Greatest Show on Earth, as a experience. Emotional...
Album version is 24min long. BUT when Tuomas was composing this, it was still 30min long!!! So he cut 6min away. But I must say, I would like to hear that full 30min song, even once...
BTW, there is also "hidden" part, evolution of the music.tribal music, classical music, metal (Metallica, Emppu plays few notes from Enter the Sandman) and EDM. Try to listen it once more, if you can hear it...
The music and sound of Nightwish is very good, but live ...
... incredible!!!!!!!!!
Nephi, I truly love your reaction. It is honest and sincere. You can't act being overwhelmed like you were. And that was the same reaction I've had to Nightwish. I was just blown away when I first heard them. And the stage performance and special effects...you just don't know where to look. Thank you so much Nephi, keep it up.
The narrator is Richard Dawkins and that last quote was from Charles Darwin 😉
Also, Marko Hietala (the bassist and male vocalist) recently released his first solo album in Finnish and will be releasing the English version soon (the first single video “Stones” was just released about a week ago) and I highly recommend it! If you’re familiar with progressive or “prog rock” you’ll understand why Marko says the album is “hard prog” 👍
If you want to have some real fun with The Greatest Show on Earth, listen to it just before and after visiting a great natural history museum 😎
I really love a few things in this song. I love the transitions as it’s really musical theater with several acts, I love the way it revels in and celebrates the awesome beauty and wonder of the universe, life, and the fact that we get to enjoy a part of it. I love the celebration of music through the ages with classical and a few measures of Enter Sandman from Metallica 🤘 This is one of my favorite songs for driving through dawn or dusk (I’m a professional long haul trucker).
Thanks again for another great reaction 😁 And if you enjoyed this, you really should check out Shudder Before the Beautiful, Every Form Most Beautiful, My Walden, Élan, and Alpenglow 😉 All are from the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful and can be found live on RUclips from their Wembly and Tampere concerts 😊
Thanks again and please keep making great videos 👍
Wasn't Isani Aani the first release from his album?
I believe it was the first single from the Finnish version while Stones is the first single from the English version 😎
@@athlonen "Isäni ääni" is the first release of the Finnish version of the album (early 2019), and since an English version is about to be released and followed by european tour (early 2020), "Stones" has been put on YT ("Kiviä" on the original album)
I was there... Never gets old to watch these reactions... And this was another great one...
Its really nice that you noticed everything spot on! =) Thank u for doing this. Home show had all the bells & whistles packed in.
You reacted like anyone seeing this first time should =). You now understand Greatest Show on Earth.
This is a magnificent performance! You need to get this man's writing. The greatest show on earth. Yeah!
For me, Tuomas is the new Mozart....
Every age has its genius, and this age its this guy!!! my oppinion.... And now Mozart has the right tool to bring his dreams into reality.
I agree about Thomas being a genius but he is not the only one of this age...Try to listen to Yanni and one of his new realeased video...Blue.
@@pdimi3829 I didnt say, there are no other Bach´s or Wagner´s out there. ;)
I never clicked so fast on a video lol. You were pretty much spot on with your analysis of this song, especially at the beginning. I was waiting patiently for this reaction lol. Great reaction. I love this song. Floor unleashed is a vocal beast! Looking forward to the next one 😎🤘
So glad you reacted to this masterpiece, please also react to The Last Ride of the Day live at Wembley, sure is a Ride :)
Great song from one of the best band in the world. Thanks for your great reaction.
Great reaction. The song and their performance was definitely one of the best things that I've ever listened and seen. Thanks, big tumb up 👍
If you haven’t done Song of Myself live at Wacken 2013 yet, I think you’ll enjoy hearing how she uses her lower register, resonance & other cool vocal effects. Some awesome head banging in that one too.
Gotta get Dark Chest of Winders live at Wembley on the list too 😉
Superb reaction, beginning to end; emotions shared openly, delightfully, pulling the viewer even deeper into this masterpiece.
Wow...you completly understand the message of the song!
Great reaction to the greatest show ever, on Earth or in the Universe💗🥰😍
Have seen this performance many many times , but was happy to watch it again with you Nephi. Very heartfelt reaction❤ Glad you enjoyd it too.
Great reaction. This song and their performance are still let me speechless and feel amazed with how great this band is.
Great song and great reaction Nephi. I know how you feel at the end because I was feel the same emotion when the first time I watched it 👍
Hi Nephi last year I was at a Nightwish concert in Poland (Krakow) and in March I'm going to a concert by Dimash Kudaibergen. I can't wait 😂😂😂 Greetings from Poland
I have watched you react to this 3 times. The reason being you truly seem to feel what I felt when I heard this, and your reactions to other Nightwish (and Dimash) song really make me feel like you are a kindred spirit. The way you put it all together, or smile or tear up shows you are an artistic soul who enjoys sharing his thoughts. I for one am glad you continue to do so. Thanks, and hope you are doing well, from other side of the world. :)
Thank you....from indonesia bro
Floor's parents were there for that performance.
Floor is one of the Elves from Lord of the Rings that persued a new career after that story ended... (she refused to go to the undying lands...), and did quite well...😜
These are the songs you need to do a little research for the lyrics; Ionia, Devonian sea or LUCA ( last universal common ancestor) are words you might not recognize. The title itself refers to whole process of the birth of universe and evolution so it's very appropriate. That's what makes these songs so great, they have deep meaning, powerful messages and many layers. That combined with multiple instruments and talented singers makes them stand out so much. It's almost insane how talented people are in this band.
hello Nephi, thank you for your reaction - I've been waiting for some time for you to finally dare to approach "the greatest Show on Earth".
Yes - it's about the genesis of the universe and the earth - as always masterfully composed by Tuomas and realized by Nightwish. It's incredible how much potential this group has and I'm sure now - as they grow together more and more - there will still be a lot to expect that we can't even imagine today. The new album is in the final mixing process - it's going longer than expected and there have been many more layers recorded than the studio software can handle. It had to be improvised again - I know that from internal sources.
I especially want to thank you for your attention to the "credits" as well - it contains the most important statements about this composition - you are one of the few (at least to those who have published reaction videos) who seem to me to take this into account.
@@PeaceweaponPT I wouldn't mind... but then it wouldn't be for the stage anymore - the piece here was already borderline, because it was just too long and too complex to captivate the audience.
Rumours say that Tuomas apparently got inspired by the series "black Mirror" this time - I don't know the series, so I can't say anything about it. I only saw some photos from the video shoot - and it was obviously about pollution... all in all it seems to be very interesting again.
@@rolfschonmuller8484 Oh wow, Black Mirror was an inspiration for the new album???? That's hella interesting! FYI, Black Mirror is a Netflix original, and it's damn good. Very briefly, it's a series of short stories about people's fascination with and addiction to technology. "Black Mirror" is a reference to the black reflective screens we're always gazing into, and reference also to a "mirror on society".
@@jeffk1482 Actually it was a Channel 4 'original', but was picked up by Netflix 2 or 3 series (I forget which) later. Netflix can call it their 'original' if they can get away with it/if they like.
Great reaction 👍👍
The " We Were Here " part always gets me..!! This is the Masterpiece of Tuomas but I'm looking forward to listen at the newest stuff that is coming in 2020..!! 👍👍
2019 was defitely the year of FLOOR!
Yes i totally agree..Sing for me my Angel of MUSIC 🤣
Toumas is a lyrical and poetic maestro, BUT... to the credit of his peers around him - they transform his thoughts into emotional rollercoasters that we are privileged to rideshare with those Nightwish fans around the world.
I've got close to two hundred concerts under my belt from Folk to Heavy Metal, starting in the seventies. I've seen probably the most insane stage shows music can offer...KISS, Pink Floyd, Rush, Queensryche, Alice Cooper, etc, etc. This is probably the best "musical theatre" I've ever seen done...incredible. Just goes to show that you don't have to play a thousand miles an hour to be "heavy." (And being a Metalhead, I know what that is...)
The voice of experience. Who can argue?
I've seen a lot of reactions to this majestic piece of music, and you are my new favourite.
Hope everything is good at your new place, and you are settling in. It can be pretty stressful moving - at least for me it is ;-).
Troy plays at first Irish low pipe (Celtic wooden flute), then Uilleann pipe (Irish bagpipe). Spoken parts are by professor Richard Dawkins himself who inspired Tuomas to do this album Endless Forms Most Beautiful. You will see him on stage in the end on Wembley 2016 video. Also great and worth to watch. If I remember right there Troy plays e-bow guitar instead of that Irish flute. Thank you for this reaction, I love it, you¨re the best!
This is not a song, not even a performance .... This is the experience!
Im addicted to reaction videos XD
After that fluut he played the uilleann pipe.(Irish bagpipe) Great reaction thank you! :)
Great reaction. Glad you let it play out to the end. ~ About the same as my reaction when I first heard it. Made me think of my would-be brother, who died before he was ever born.
(I'm a biologist , btw. Reminds me of the wonder that got me started down that path. :)
Literally, her headbanging would make most of us not just dizzy as you mentioned, find a singer which just goes back to the mic in a live concert like this and could sing any note.
To sing like that, Floor must have abs of belted titanium, vocal chords of spun angle hair.... and a third lung.
HeliRy third lung 🤣🤣 she’s just not human
No, she just stole her voice from Ariel
And heart of gold + soul of a deity
Man she can do anything she wants, great reaction!
I loooooooove NightWish, and you know guys, i love the little Dutch now just 15 year old world famous super soprano Amira Willighagen also very very very much. She's like a little Floor Jansen. Yeeeeeeeeeeeee
Awesome choice, Nephi! You definitely seemed Floored 🤘
You should check out Stargazers live at Wembley. She's full operatic on it.
@@Aurinkohirvi how about she singing with simone in "epica stabat mater dolorosa" ?
@@Aldarion69 I listened that song, and Floor doesn't sound classical in it. She may have slightly lowered larynx part of the time. The other singer sounds way more classical. The Christmas song I heard Floor sing, she was more in classical voice in that.
@@Aldarion69 Simone, that is. I haven't listened Epica yet, but I plan to.
@@Aldarion69 Also, I listened now two versions of Floor's Stargazers. In Tampere
version that I knew better, she isn't trying much classical approach at all. And that one sounds better to me. In Wembley she is more in a classical approac, and it doesn't sound good.
So entertaining, this. Take a guess who learned Simone singing better in operatic voice.
This is the greatest thing to be preformed and developed by Tuomas and Nightwish. But I hope that Tuomas is thinking even beyond this masterpiece. I'm sure he is. Can you imagine. This one of those songs that require listening to over and over and over again.
Superb songchoice Nephi 👌anda Superb reaction on this Superb Song & Band 🎼💜🙏🏼
I just got the crazy idea that this will be being played at my own funeral - strange, I know :-D. Unrealistic too, because it´s over 20 minutes long... and the priest shouldn´t be exactly a creationist ;-). But imagine - nobody will be sad anymore after "We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones…"
Well, hopefully I will have a few more decades in the sun ;-). But Nephi, let me tell you that I love your reactions! You seem to be a really nice person, and you have a unique way of combining general and musical knowledge with an open mind, curiosity and being unafraid of showing emotions. Great, keep it going :-)
Greetings from Germany!
Great reaction brother. Always blows me away every time I watch this performance.
Try The Islander, same concert. Marko (bassist) demonstrates the quality of his vocal talent. Awesome.
the greatest reaction to this song
Great reaction!
Basically this song is all over Planet earth being born from dust, evolution happening, and mankind leeaving their marks on this planet by poetry, science, greed for shiny rocks and producing destructive weaponry like atomic bombs.
This band is comprised of genius perfectionists.
Your reaction was like mine exactly, when I first listened to this piece of art. 💕 Only difference being, I had been in an audience at a metal festival in the Netherlands, knowing Nightwish from earlier days. But nothing could ever had prepared me for this. Actually this song and Floor performing 'ghost love score' back then renewed my love for this incredible band. I think. I need to pick 'the poet and the pendulum' to be played at my very own funeral ❤️
A performance that touch my soul.im in tears everytime i hear it.its not even a sad tears...i would say an emotionaly happy tear, if theres such words...anyway Nephi...superb reaction. thats the way i feel too the first time hearing n watching this performance...Nighwish sure is a superhero to all...
"We are here"
Did you recognise the riff at 16:21? It's from one of the big influencor musically to Tuomas.
We were here !!! 🤘🤘🤘
And that was exactly the theme of the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful, which ended with this masterpiece. Search for the beautiful album cover art. It shows all where this song is about.
So you are the Nightwish Army now 😁
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The "Tapestry of Chemistry" - the periodic table everyone knows from school :-)