There are sooo many reactors out there but only very few know what they are talking about. You are one of those few. I love listening how you analyze the music. Keep it up... 🎶❤️
@@jessicasopranonotes Seriously, and I’m sure you already know, but your ability to dive into music theory and show examples is second to none. I have a hard time choosing which is better your Nightwish or Aryeon breakdowns!
Yep, I agree. Jess knows a lot her stuff and also has incredible musical ear. Catches details very few do and fast. Not the first time I've posted this here
Your comments are always soo accurate. From 12:05....what on Earth was thaaat??? both of them going upp, upppp, and then, she went to the mooooon!! By the way, drummer is a cyborg! He must be!
Drummer here :) - totally agree - before I 2018 I'd never even heard of Symphonic Metal, but after I found Nightwish and this concert, Jukka became my newest favorite drummer. If you watch this entire concert (and many reactors have done so as a live stream event), he is giving 110% on every song all the way through the whole 2 hour set and never seems to run out of breath at all, and his double bass drumming is rock solid. "Ever Dream" from the same concert is the perfect example of this - the last minute of that song after the key change the entire band is firing on all 8 cylinders and his playing underneath it is like a freight train coming at you at 70mph and you better just get out of the way, cuz it ain't stopping! This lineup was the best for me and this concert was one magic night. I was sad to hear he had to leave because he has severe insomnia, although he has remained with the band in a behind the scenes managerial role.
@@jessicasopranonotes You can find a 5 min 51 se sec long clip about that on YT , its from 2014 , there Jukka and other members explain things , english subs . Nightwish - Jukka Nevalainen forced to take a break due to health issues No links , when you may have auto delete on for inputs with links 😃 Its on Nightwish official YT channel . Latest info about this issue from Tuomas is that Jukka cant tour , that would trigger his insomnia again , even after several years being better .
@@kah227 don't agree. Jukka is a real showman and the passion he puts into his drumming is on another level. He was a big reason of why I enjoyed seeing Nightwish concerts.
Realistically, Your Is An Empty Hope should be your next analysis, as it has Floor doing Death Growls. Concerning the drummer, what's, really, impressive, I find, is that he performed while experiencing extreme sleep-deprivation that had gone on for some time. In fact, it's the reason that he left Nightwish after this tour.
Excellent reaction and analysis from a professional singer. You, Elizabeth of The Charismatic Voice (US) and Julia Nilon (Australia) are my favorite Nightwish reactors. How I wish you 3 could make a NIGHTWISH reaction together and I think that would be awesome.
I have to throw in Chase and Tank - two of the best! Oh, also Suite Clarity, an up and coming metal band out of Seattle who have great insights into the structure of the music, from a metal perspective!
@@LadyAragorn1 I find her a little much. Plus she just reuploaded all her early reactions and is enjoying some double dipping on the views etc. Not cool
Jess I just love your performance analysis, as i have said so many times, Nightwish are simply epic & love it when I see you are reacting to one of their performances. Romantacide being one of my all time favourites. 🔥😁🤘🔥 - What to do next ALL of Wacken 2013 is a great start. Just one a week will be fine get that mindblowing magical concert in the bag 😁🤘
@@jessicasopranonotes Absolutely go along with this - every song in the Wacken 2013 setlist is epic! Even their placement in the setlist is worthy of analysis, looking particularly at the fact that headlining at Wacken is huge for a metal band, but that festivals also carry a special difficulty - not everyone is there to see and hear any band in particular, and you may be following some pretty epic bands - in this case, Alice Cooper had just finished on the adjacent stage, so that's a tough act to follow. You have to catch that crowd before they drift off to other parts of the site for refreshments or other amusements in order to gain new listeners and fans (which, of course, is the upside - access to those who would not have listened to you otherwise) The one benefit of headlining is that no other artists or bands are competing for attention on other stages - the headline act is the only one to enjoy this exclusivity (Wacken 2013 had [I think] 5 actual stages and 3 or 4 other venues active during the festival), so attendees can choose which performer or band to go and listen to for any other performance but the headliners. I was a little surprised you didn't comment on that gorgeous glissando with Floor carrying on up and holding the top note before descending again, while Marco goes back down an octave before - I think Floor manages 3 full octaves in a continuous glissando going up, and two back down after the sustain, all in one breath and with no apparent change when negotiating the passagio! There must be one somewhere, but she negotiates it so smoothly that it is very hard to hear where (at least for me - but my high-pitched hearing isn't what it was and of course, I'm no expert in the female voice, so you may be able to pick out where she shifts registers). And of course, that epic guitar solo when Emppu gets to go full-on Eddie Van Halen and thrown in double-handed hammer-ons, pull-offs, tapping and some amazing prestidigitation with the plectrum to switch between normal alternate picking and finger-picking/tapping. We are more used to hearing him soloing more in the David Gilmour style than the EVH, so this kind of work illustrates his amazing versatility. You are spot on about the energy that drummers put into hard rock or metal of most kinds - that is why it is almost normal to see them playing shirtless and shining with sweat, swigging down electrolytes by the quart. Jukka uses as much energy in this 90 minute set as most marathon runners would in a full race, and I bet he goes through drumheads and cymbals at a ferocious rate, in addition to the sticks which are pretty much a disposable item in hard rock drumming. It is certainly a shame that he only had two more concerts left in him after this one, although he is still with Nightwish, working behind the scenes on social media and marketing. He has made a couple of very brief appearances since, but never for full concerts. He is managing to better control his health by working that way, and made a real sacrifice by stepping back and putting Kai forward as his own replacement for "Endless Forms Most Beautiful". Marco, of course, is epic vocally and doesn't back off on the complexity of his bass part during his vocals at all. He is equally awesome in both roles. And Tuomas, the master poet and composer, putting all this together in his head before working it out on keyboards and separating out the parts for everyone, is a pure genius. You'd think that by now, just about every subject would have been covered, yet he still manages to come up with new ideas and approaches for his music. This is, as the title suggests, about the death of a romance, and he uses every trick in the book (and even invents more) to portray how it decays through indifference to hate, contempt, taunting, arguments and rage. As always, the music is a perfect match for the lyrics, this being one of the heaviest songs in their repertoire.
@@jessicasopranonotes This concert was epic and you very much seem to like symphonic metal 😁 In time why not turn a page and check out some more like EPICA!! 🤘and Within Temptation. 2 Dutch symphonic metal bands both with gorgeous sopranos as lead singers. EPICA 'Retrospect' and Within Temptation 'Black Symphony' feature both the bands with full symphony orchestra and choir on stage! And of course some awesome performances and guests 😉
A new metalhead is born everyday.. People just think its a bunch of screaming and carrying on till they actually listen and realize there is immense talent in Metal.. Signed a 50 year metalhead
I am a simple man. I see Nightwish, I click. Nout to add to your analysis. Nice, genuine, and professional speech.. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and opinion in this.. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌷
I would say Song of Myself from the same concert. You'll really want to give a shout out to Jukka's drumming on that one. And the vocal harmonies are chef's kiss.
Fully agree with the other comments, Jess you really stand out from the crowd and time after time manage to offer so much more in your analysis. One of the best reactions/analysis of this song that I've seen!
Your professionalism and great musical perception are admirable. Every reaction of yours is solid, sensitive and very successful. It makes me detect things in my beloved NW's songs that I didn't know until then, and I thank you for sharing it. Many greetings from Argentina!
I love that you acknowledged Jukka on drums in particular. He is SO proficient and his choices of beats are always SO creative. And yet you could be forgiven for not really noticing because he manages to do it in a way that enhances the song rather than overpowering it. I reckon I could watch an entire concert of just drum-cam and not cease to be amazed. Absolutely tremendous musician.
Omgosh! Once again Jess coming through to tell me why my favourite songs are so good! 😀 I love your breakdown of this one. Really drove home how important, not just the notes and instrumentation are but how vital the pauses and quiet moments are to building and maintaining intensity. Just fascinating. Tuomas is absolutely a master! This was actually Jukka Nevalainen's last tour as Nightwish's fulltime drummer. He had to step away from performing due to chronic insomnia that, he said, was negatively impacting his playing, especially on tour.
Omg I had no idea about the drummer! I hope he was able to recover from chronic insomnia, that’s no joke. You always leave the best comments Rivkah! I love how enthusiastic you are about this band and I love talking music with you. Thanks for being you 💚
No doubt... But shall we stay on actual names when typing down comments, where and for what ever(????) *TUOMAS* I bet it'll definitely caught Your eyes too if typing "Jefs" instead of "Jess"??? HUH? 😜 And yea, I am a Finn. LoL 😂 Ye, she is an excellent what comes to decoding musical parts and lovely to watch/hear... Only thing she should change titles of the videos to: "Opera singer reacts and Analyses..."
@@jessicasopranonotes Hi Jess - Jukka has stayed with the band as manager since he had to quit - right decision for his health - thanks for a great reaction although suprised you didn't comment on the slide at the end!!...
Heh - I was waiting to see your face for that vocal slide at the end, and I was not disappointed...😈👌 I love reactors like you who bring professional perspective to their analysis, especially if it's from a different part of the musical world: it's SO interesting. Good job.👍
LOVED this reaction! Floor, as you know, is a goddess not of this unworthy orb. Simply magnificent and I love how much you love her :). I'd love to see you react to Floor's Phantom with Henk Poort (who was in the European production) on a Dutch show called Beste Zangers (Best Singers). Another is Yours Is An Empty Hope. It will leave you stunned with what she can do :)
Every time I see you do a Nightwish reaction, all I can think is the clips you uploaded where you sang portions of Ghost Love Score and how much I want to hear you cover an entire Nightwish song. Your voice is closer to Tarja's (more operatic and has a darker tone than Floor's) but at the same time it radiates with Floor's light and many other great elements that are exclusively yours, so I believe that if you decide to make a cover, it will be amazing!
I have tickets for their show on May 20th in LA!!! they are performing at The Wiltern!!! I've seen them twice in the states and cannot wait to see this show. It was originally scheduled for October, but Covid bumped it to May!!
man, soooo many analysis...Song of myself (Wacken) , Poet and the Pendulum (Live at Wembley) , Greatest Show on Earth (Live in Tampere). So good, you migh have your socks blown off!
What a splendid tutorial comment you gave. Thank you so much. Now In onderstand more of the genius Thuomas. I don' t know what more I can expect from Floor and Marko (who is hopefully temporarely wat of Nightwish). You have a journey with Nightwish and you don't regret I may notice. I am 81 and since 2029 a juge fan of Nightwish and especially of Floor who is Dutch, so am I. Dear lady stay healthy and continue your journey.
That slide up to the high D is just stunning. She keeps it twangy all the way up and then lets it blossom into a nice vibrato and epic sound. I admire Floors vocals a lot.
THEEESE, Ladies, Gentlemen and In-Betweens, ARE reaction videos. I LOVE them, and how you so don’t constrain any bit of emotion and you just let it all pour out. It’s contagious and makes me enjoy these videos, that I have watched very repeatedly as an 18 year-long Nightwish fan, as if it were the first time!
A minor point you didn't mention but I found really slick is how thru the vocals you get 2 different matched descending slides and then the guitarist adds a descending slide to the end of his solo. Everybody in this band is a top tier musician.
Wonderfully done Jess! Your commentary and musical insight is so interesting. You have such a great ear for vocal coloring and music composition. I loved it. Nightwish has just announced dates for shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco for May of 2022.
@@stichhalbierer9329 Sorry to hear about the cancellations. You must be still experiencing severe covid numbers? I am so happy to hear recently that Nightwish has added some North American dates for next May. I am getting tickets and very excited to finally get to experience Nightwish, LIVE. However, I will miss Marko! Respect to Jukka Koskinen.
@@Thorgrim247 I live in in the north of Germany. The numbers here are not too bad, it’s getting worse again in the east and south of Germany. To be precise, I live in a village next to Wacken. I knew Nightwish with Tarja and liked the music, but was not very into it. In 2015 or so I read something about a new singer and watched some videos with Anette and didn’t like her live performances. And then, in the beginning of 2019 I learned about Floor and Wacken 2013. I was always a little late to the party. I bought the ticket for the human.||.nature tour exactly 2 years ago. I bought a ticket for the bullhead city festival with nightwish in Wacken (I planned to go by bike) this year in September. Everything cancelled due to the virus and the dumb people, that are afraid or too lazy to get a shot. I hope you will experience a great concert.
@@stichhalbierer9329 Thank you my friend. I had heard of Nightwish many years ago, but never took the time to check them out. Then I discovered them on YT about the same time as you in 2019. It was GLS at Wacken. It blew me away. Floor was captivating and brought tears to my eyes and chills all over my body. Since then I cannot get enough of her. I also love the rest of the band, especially Tuomas. He is a genius songwriter. I miss Marko already. I have great respect for Tarja. She is wonderful as well. However, I much prefer smaller doses of operatic singing. Annette is great on her recordings, but she could not provide the charisma and vocal performance required in a live NIghtwish show. I respect both of them, but Floor is the master of all vocal techniques which allows her to build songs to such epic climaxes. Amazing! Be well.
You are one of the first reactors that I enjoy and respect when you pause the video to react. Because you actually have interesting and enlightening things to say.
Nightwish is coming to USA May 2022 with 2 shows in California, 1 in NY, 1 in Massachusetts, and they added some more including Chicago and Florida.. Plenty of time to get tickets, I hope you go. 😊❤🤘🤘
As others have said it's so awesome you point out stuff then play that part. Makes it way easier for the untrained ear to pick up what you're putting down. You do awesome reactions!
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More Nightwish please! I really enjoy your enthusiasm and analysis. Floor has done some solo material too, check out her cover of the Frozen 2 song Into the Unknown!
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You really deliver what I want in a reaction video. Your breakdown of the instruments, Floor's vocals, and the lyrics have helped me understand what I am listening to and why I enjoy the performance. Thank you.
Nightwish is in California in May; 18th of May 2022 San Fransico (The Warfield) AND 20th and 21st of May in Los Angeles (The Wiltern). Their North American tour starts earlier from Canada. No excuses; You have to go. :-D Greetings from Finland.
Hiya. I have to say it, when most other reactors pause it's like a slap in the face with a wet fish; when YOU pause, I don't even notice! Stay safe. All the best to you.
Well spotted on the nasality. Floor can do anything! Then the switch at the ain't gonna see me fail- expert voice control. The Hang Me High bit too. Good to see some Marko analysis - I'd love to see more of an analysis of Marko's voice, Floor is not all the NW vocals! Too few people appreciate Jukka and Kai. Love this channel when you do Nightwish - such good vocal analysis Just a thought - does Floor actually have a passaggio?
First, your musical passion is contagious. Second, you know what you're talking about. Third, you communicate with clarity and depth and become a teacher of musical appreciation. Thank you for your work, Jess. It's a pleasure to recommend it any time I can to my Spanish-speaking audience. ruclips.net/video/TrkL6XC6HyU/видео.html
I lovedd! You could react to “Sins of Idealism” from After Forever (Floor’s first band). she uses a lot of techniques in this song (as ever) as she plays three diferent carachters (a father, a mother and a daughter)! Its really amazing, you ll love
I feel like I've been listening to them for years and am only now, through your eyes, understanding Tuomas' genius. The rest of them are, of course, also geniuses in their own right. Keep up the great work.
One of my favourite lines from Nightwish in this song: till love do me part. Like until love distances me, or breaks me, or anti-wovs that are given at the altar.
Hello Miss Jess, I do not know if somebody have already mentioned this but the combination of Floor Jansen's highvoice and the growl of Marko Hietala is called "Beauty and the Beast" vocals. A style many metal fans believe (some may say otherwise) was pioneered by the Norwegian band, Theatre of Tragedy. If you find the time, please listen o some of Theatre of Tragedy's first two albums from 1995 and 1996 where that style is at it most pronounced. Kind regards Your fan,
Hi! Liked and subbed. Always late. If you're serious about the drummer (Mr. Nevalainen to some lol); I think you'd enjoy Planet Hell, especially fromm the End of an Era concert. "Fun" fact; Jukka was suffering a migraine. Sometimes, if you watch hard enough, you feel his pain (plus everythung else about that night). Big love from Spain
I was somewhat distracted during the 6 hour wait between seeing you had posted this reaction, and the moment I could watch it. My patients didn't notice, but half the morning I was doing double-bass kicks and humming out strange, metal-tinged lyric lines. Ever try to explain to a patient (or student) why you are muttering in Finnish? (this is in rural Oregon, y'all... I coulda been speaking in Martian) Ma'am. Your reviews SLAY !! It is a privilege to hear your analysis. Great fun was had. And yes, Jukka (the drummer) deserves all the kudos he can get... that man propels those songs with his work.
Great reaction, I subbed for two reasons. 1. Your technical knowledge and deconstruction of the music. 2. When you mentioned a specific spot in the music you edited that part into the vid right after describing what was going on. That is a really great touch that I'm surprised more reactors don't do. You could easily just go through the entire Wacken 2013 set and do each song, they're all fantastic. And I totally agree about Jukka on the drums. His stage presence, energy, everything about him was awesome. Their current drummer Kai is one of the top drummers around. He's a human metronome and he knows how to play what the song requires and nothing more. Meaning he doesn't show off with crazy, overly technical, stuff when it's not called for. But the one thing he lacks is the stage performance. Jukka looked like he was on speed the whole time, Kai frequently looks downright bored. But close your eyes and listen to the drums and they're just dead on perfect.
Dang Jess, You got beauty, brains, talent and you love Nightwish...the perfect woman and one of the best reactors I've seen. Great job as always and keep up the wonderful reactions. I'm old enough to be your grandfather probably so that first part is truly heart felt. Keep doing what you're doing and thousands of us will keep watching the best of the best when it comes to reactions. I'm sorry but I love Elizabeth on The Charismatic Voice as well...You ladies ROCK!!!
When I saw you were reacting to this song I couldn't hit the link fast enough and you didn't disappoint. I love that you not only know what you're talking about but you get excited by it and genuinely like the music. They'll be in LA in May 2022; two shows May 20 and 21. I'm flying to LA to see them on the Friday night show and crossing fingers it's not postponed again. As for the next Nightwish song... vocally there are a couple that really run the gamut, they're longer and knowing what they're about does help but not necessary, especially for a reactor like you who is focusing on the art of the voices, you can always watch again for meaning - not that they won't touch your soul. At any rate - "The Poet and the Pendulum" (an intensely moving song that Floor's voice absolutely masters; it's about Tuomas's descent into depression after the band fired their first singer. He used art to deal with the emotions of betrayal, anger, self-loathing, etc. instead of killing himself in real life, he killed a facet of himself in the song - it's brilliant) live at Wembley Arena: ruclips.net/video/N4Vfy5yCy-c/видео.html and "The Greatest Show on Earth" (birth of the Earth and evolution of life on our planet) live at Tampere, my favorite version because of the grandness of the staging, beautiful and dramatic (there's also the Wembley version that is also good but indoors so not quite so grand, but a few different elements from the Tampere version - I'm not going to put in a link for either, you can find depending upon what you're in the mood to do). Can't wait to see what you do next! ✌🤘
Thank you for your expertise and the way you are dissecting Nightwish songs so meticulously. It makes clear how extremely well these songs are composed and how extremely well they are executed by all of the band members.
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There are sooo many reactors out there but only very few know what they are talking about. You are one of those few.
I love listening how you analyze the music. Keep it up... 🎶❤️
Thank you Geert, that means a lot! ❤️
I probably saw them all, but this was by far the best reaction Jess. Please more Nightwish or Floor songs; she did a lot of covers on her YT channel.
@@jessicasopranonotes Seriously, and I’m sure you already know, but your ability to dive into music theory and show examples is second to none. I have a hard time choosing which is better your Nightwish or Aryeon breakdowns!
Yep, I agree. Jess knows a lot her stuff and also has incredible musical ear. Catches details very few do and fast. Not the first time I've posted this here
I so agree with you. Fantastic explanations!
Jess reacts to Romanticide?!?!? That's a nice start for this weekend!
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I’m loving this weekend already! And loving this song
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@@mariogansbeke Thanks, I saw it now. Marco is in a very good shape, as I heard. I wish he'll return to Nightwish..
@@gabriel.bardac I hope so too. If there is one wish I could make then it is this one. Nightwish sounds great with Jukka, but he ain't Marko.....
@@jessicasopranonotes When will you see them live? I hope they'll be playing the gig in December here in Munich, Germany!
Your comments are always soo accurate. From 12:05....what on Earth was thaaat??? both of them going upp, upppp, and then, she went to the mooooon!! By the way, drummer is a cyborg! He must be!
Drummer here :) - totally agree - before I 2018 I'd never even heard of Symphonic Metal, but after I found Nightwish and this concert, Jukka became my newest favorite drummer. If you watch this entire concert (and many reactors have done so as a live stream event), he is giving 110% on every song all the way through the whole 2 hour set and never seems to run out of breath at all, and his double bass drumming is rock solid. "Ever Dream" from the same concert is the perfect example of this - the last minute of that song after the key change the entire band is firing on all 8 cylinders and his playing underneath it is like a freight train coming at you at 70mph and you better just get out of the way, cuz it ain't stopping! This lineup was the best for me and this concert was one magic night. I was sad to hear he had to leave because he has severe insomnia, although he has remained with the band in a behind the scenes managerial role.
Much respect to you and all drummers out there. His playing is insane and I look forward to seeing more of him in this concert
@@jessicasopranonotes You can find a 5 min 51 se sec long clip about that on YT , its from 2014 , there Jukka and other members explain things , english subs .
Nightwish - Jukka Nevalainen forced to take a break due to health issues
No links , when you may have auto delete on for inputs with links 😃 Its on Nightwish official YT channel .
Latest info about this issue from Tuomas is that Jukka cant tour , that would trigger his insomnia again , even after several years being better .
You're right, Jukka was the best, you should check him out in earlier concerts too, he has been amazing from the beginning 💥
@@k.b.6844 Kai Hahto is the better.
@@kah227 don't agree. Jukka is a real showman and the passion he puts into his drumming is on another level. He was a big reason of why I enjoyed seeing Nightwish concerts.
Tuomas will appreciate you educating us as to WHY we love his work!
A great analysis ! 🧐 👏
Thank you Donna!
@@jessicasopranonotes I can finally put a face to the Dunning Kruger effect
This song was actually composed by Marco, only the final snippet is Tuomas's(written as a finale for "Nemo", but he felt it didn't fit there).
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I really enjoy seeing your analysis of music. So interesting to learn more about these songs I love! Great work!
Thank you very much!
Jukka is one hell of a drummer... A total beast, miss him every day
Really enjoy your combination of technical knowledge and analysis and passion for music. So happy to see you doing more Nightwish
Thanks Dave!
Realistically, Your Is An Empty Hope should be your next analysis, as it has Floor doing Death Growls. Concerning the drummer, what's, really, impressive, I find, is that he performed while experiencing extreme sleep-deprivation that had gone on for some time. In fact, it's the reason that he left Nightwish after this tour.
Hands down the best analysis of Romanticide I’ve seen yet. Great job. Thank you.
Wow, thanks Ron!
Excellent reaction and analysis from a professional singer. You, Elizabeth of The Charismatic Voice (US) and Julia Nilon (Australia) are my favorite Nightwish reactors. How I wish you 3 could make a NIGHTWISH reaction together and I think that would be awesome.
Maggie Renee is awesome too. She is also an opera singer and loves Nightwish
I have to throw in Chase and Tank - two of the best! Oh, also Suite Clarity, an up and coming metal band out of Seattle who have great insights into the structure of the music, from a metal perspective!
@@LadyAragorn1 Never heard of her. Going to check her out right now!
@@LadyAragorn1 I find her a little much. Plus she just reuploaded all her early reactions and is enjoying some double dipping on the views etc. Not cool
This is a huge energy blast! Floor's and Marko's duet slide at the end is just mind blowing. Excellent analysis. Thank you! ⛄❄👍
I love that you rewind after pointing things out so we can hear what you mean. You have knowledge and enthusiasm. Thankyou!
Thanks Max! I get lots of comments saying how helpful this feature is so I will continue to keep that in my editing 😊
Jess I just love your performance analysis, as i have said so many times, Nightwish are simply epic & love it when I see you are reacting to one of their performances. Romantacide being one of my all time favourites. 🔥😁🤘🔥 - What to do next ALL of Wacken 2013 is a great start. Just one a week will be fine get that mindblowing magical concert in the bag 😁🤘
I can’t get over how epic this concert is! Thank you for encouraging me to do videos on this band, they’re simply one of a kind
@@jessicasopranonotes Absolutely go along with this - every song in the Wacken 2013 setlist is epic! Even their placement in the setlist is worthy of analysis, looking particularly at the fact that headlining at Wacken is huge for a metal band, but that festivals also carry a special difficulty - not everyone is there to see and hear any band in particular, and you may be following some pretty epic bands - in this case, Alice Cooper had just finished on the adjacent stage, so that's a tough act to follow. You have to catch that crowd before they drift off to other parts of the site for refreshments or other amusements in order to gain new listeners and fans (which, of course, is the upside - access to those who would not have listened to you otherwise) The one benefit of headlining is that no other artists or bands are competing for attention on other stages - the headline act is the only one to enjoy this exclusivity (Wacken 2013 had [I think] 5 actual stages and 3 or 4 other venues active during the festival), so attendees can choose which performer or band to go and listen to for any other performance but the headliners.
I was a little surprised you didn't comment on that gorgeous glissando with Floor carrying on up and holding the top note before descending again, while Marco goes back down an octave before - I think Floor manages 3 full octaves in a continuous glissando going up, and two back down after the sustain, all in one breath and with no apparent change when negotiating the passagio! There must be one somewhere, but she negotiates it so smoothly that it is very hard to hear where (at least for me - but my high-pitched hearing isn't what it was and of course, I'm no expert in the female voice, so you may be able to pick out where she shifts registers).
And of course, that epic guitar solo when Emppu gets to go full-on Eddie Van Halen and thrown in double-handed hammer-ons, pull-offs, tapping and some amazing prestidigitation with the plectrum to switch between normal alternate picking and finger-picking/tapping. We are more used to hearing him soloing more in the David Gilmour style than the EVH, so this kind of work illustrates his amazing versatility.
You are spot on about the energy that drummers put into hard rock or metal of most kinds - that is why it is almost normal to see them playing shirtless and shining with sweat, swigging down electrolytes by the quart. Jukka uses as much energy in this 90 minute set as most marathon runners would in a full race, and I bet he goes through drumheads and cymbals at a ferocious rate, in addition to the sticks which are pretty much a disposable item in hard rock drumming. It is certainly a shame that he only had two more concerts left in him after this one, although he is still with Nightwish, working behind the scenes on social media and marketing. He has made a couple of very brief appearances since, but never for full concerts. He is managing to better control his health by working that way, and made a real sacrifice by stepping back and putting Kai forward as his own replacement for "Endless Forms Most Beautiful".
Marco, of course, is epic vocally and doesn't back off on the complexity of his bass part during his vocals at all. He is equally awesome in both roles.
And Tuomas, the master poet and composer, putting all this together in his head before working it out on keyboards and separating out the parts for everyone, is a pure genius.
You'd think that by now, just about every subject would have been covered, yet he still manages to come up with new ideas and approaches for his music. This is, as the title suggests, about the death of a romance, and he uses every trick in the book (and even invents more) to portray how it decays through indifference to hate, contempt, taunting, arguments and rage. As always, the music is a perfect match for the lyrics, this being one of the heaviest songs in their repertoire.
Love your reaction and analysis to Nightwish. Please do more.
Ever Dream, Poet and the Pendulum, Ghost River, Storytime, Sleeping Sun, Song of Myself.
@@jessicasopranonotes This concert was epic and you very much seem to like symphonic metal 😁 In time why not turn a page and check out some more like EPICA!! 🤘and Within Temptation. 2 Dutch symphonic metal bands both with gorgeous sopranos as lead singers. EPICA 'Retrospect' and Within Temptation 'Black Symphony' feature both the bands with full symphony orchestra and choir on stage! And of course some awesome performances and guests 😉
A new metalhead is born everyday..
People just think its a bunch of screaming and carrying on till they actually listen and realize there is immense talent in Metal..
Signed a 50 year metalhead
I am a simple man.
I see Nightwish, I click.
Nout to add to your analysis. Nice, genuine, and professional speech..
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and opinion in this..
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌷
I would say Song of Myself from the same concert. You'll really want to give a shout out to Jukka's drumming on that one. And the vocal harmonies are chef's kiss.
Fully agree with the other comments, Jess you really stand out from the crowd and time after time manage to offer so much more in your analysis. One of the best reactions/analysis of this song that I've seen!
What a compliment, thank you Gustaf! Your words of encouragement are motivation for me to keep going
Your professionalism and great musical perception are admirable. Every reaction of yours is solid, sensitive and very successful. It makes me detect things in my beloved NW's songs that I didn't know until then, and I thank you for sharing it. Many greetings from Argentina!
Thank you, Gustavo!
Glad you noticed the drummer, if you notice in "Love Ghost Score", even Floor at the end salutes the drummer!
I love that you acknowledged Jukka on drums in particular.
He is SO proficient and his choices of beats are always SO creative. And yet you could be forgiven for not really noticing because he manages to do it in a way that enhances the song rather than overpowering it. I reckon I could watch an entire concert of just drum-cam and not cease to be amazed. Absolutely tremendous musician.
Nightwish - "Dead Boy's Poem" (Live in Buenos Aires 2018)
Omgosh! Once again Jess coming through to tell me why my favourite songs are so good! 😀 I love your breakdown of this one. Really drove home how important, not just the notes and instrumentation are but how vital the pauses and quiet moments are to building and maintaining intensity. Just fascinating. Tuomas is absolutely a master!
This was actually Jukka Nevalainen's last tour as Nightwish's fulltime drummer. He had to step away from performing due to chronic insomnia that, he said, was negatively impacting his playing, especially on tour.
Omg I had no idea about the drummer! I hope he was able to recover from chronic insomnia, that’s no joke.
You always leave the best comments Rivkah! I love how enthusiastic you are about this band and I love talking music with you. Thanks for being you 💚
No doubt... But shall we stay on actual names when typing down comments, where and for what ever(????)
*TUOMAS*
I bet it'll definitely caught Your eyes too if typing "Jefs" instead of "Jess"??? HUH? 😜
And yea, I am a Finn. LoL 😂
Ye, she is an excellent what comes to decoding musical parts and lovely to watch/hear...
Only thing she should change titles of the videos to:
"Opera singer reacts and Analyses..."
@@jaskau2462 oh, good catch. Fixed it!
@@jessicasopranonotes Hi Jess - Jukka has stayed with the band as manager since he had to quit - right decision for his health - thanks for a great reaction although suprised you didn't comment on the slide at the end!!...
@@jessicasopranonotes Thanks, Jess! I always love talking music with you, too! 🙃🎶🎤
Nightwish will do three shows in California in May.
May 18, 2022,The Warfield, San Francisco
May 20&21 2022, The Wiltern, Los Angeles
WOHOO! Good job in analyzing! Looking forward to see you soon on Song of Myself. ;)
I am sorry... I can only give you One thumbs up. This was great to watch and listen too, thanks. Oh wait two thumbs up: 👍👍
Please react to Shoemaker by Nightwish, the live version. You're going to me amazed.
Heh - I was waiting to see your face for that vocal slide at the end, and I was not disappointed...😈👌
I love reactors like you who bring professional perspective to their analysis, especially if it's from a different part of the musical world: it's SO interesting.
Good job.👍
Thank you, Harold!
Nightwish has a tour scheduled in 2022 go to the Nightwish web sight and check out the dates & locations . I know there in LA
Your reactions get better and better! Love the explanations!
Thank you!
LOVED this reaction! Floor, as you know, is a goddess not of this unworthy orb. Simply magnificent and I love how much you love her :). I'd love to see you react to Floor's Phantom with Henk Poort (who was in the European production) on a Dutch show called Beste Zangers (Best Singers). Another is Yours Is An Empty Hope. It will leave you stunned with what she can do :)
Every time I see you do a Nightwish reaction, all I can think is the clips you uploaded where you sang portions of Ghost Love Score and how much I want to hear you cover an entire Nightwish song. Your voice is closer to Tarja's (more operatic and has a darker tone than Floor's) but at the same time it radiates with Floor's light and many other great elements that are exclusively yours, so I believe that if you decide to make a cover, it will be amazing!
This has been on my to-do list. I just need to learn all of the words and come up with a video format.
Thx for reaction, keep it up with Nightwish reaction!
I have tickets for their show on May 20th in LA!!! they are performing at The Wiltern!!! I've seen them twice in the states and cannot wait to see this show. It was originally scheduled for October, but Covid bumped it to May!!
I'm going may 21st I'm so excited
That’s today! Let us know how it went!
Floor is so badass in this. Makes me smile :)
man, soooo many analysis...Song of myself (Wacken) , Poet and the Pendulum (Live at Wembley) , Greatest Show on Earth (Live in Tampere). So good, you migh have your socks blown off!
The magic that you hear is Tuomas.. ;)
What a splendid tutorial comment you gave. Thank you so much. Now In onderstand more of the genius Thuomas. I don' t know what more I can expect from Floor and Marko (who is hopefully temporarely wat of Nightwish).
You have a journey with Nightwish and you don't regret I may notice. I am 81 and since 2029 a juge fan of Nightwish and especially of Floor who is Dutch, so am I.
Dear lady stay healthy and continue your journey.
that guitar solo is one of Emppu's finest works, in my opinion.
That slide up to the high D is just stunning.
She keeps it twangy all the way up and then lets it blossom into a nice vibrato and epic sound.
I admire Floors vocals a lot.
THEEESE, Ladies, Gentlemen and In-Betweens, ARE reaction videos. I LOVE them, and how you so don’t constrain any bit of emotion and you just let it all pour out. It’s contagious and makes me enjoy these videos, that I have watched very repeatedly as an 18 year-long Nightwish fan, as if it were the first time!
Thank you so much!! Glad you like them!
Your analysis and commentary is so spot-on and insightful. Great job! Keep exploring this band.
Wow, thanks Kent! And will do
They are coming to L.A. next spring!!😆
Always love your skillful and knowledgeable reactions ……. By the way, Foor has also a lot more solo songs, you must react to!
My favorite reactor ever!!! 💖🤘
Awe, thank you! 💚
Omg finally someone that gets that she was mocking. Its so well done by Floor. Her range is unlimited.
Have been waiting for a Nightwish return!
A minor point you didn't mention but I found really slick is how thru the vocals you get 2 different matched descending slides and then the guitarist adds a descending slide to the end of his solo. Everybody in this band is a top tier musician.
Wonderfully done Jess! Your commentary and musical insight is so interesting. You have such a great ear for vocal coloring and music composition. I loved it. Nightwish has just announced dates for shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco for May of 2022.
Second that. In Germany they just cancelled a few days ago the concerts for November/Dezember.
@@stichhalbierer9329 Sorry to hear about the cancellations. You must be still experiencing severe covid numbers? I am so happy to hear recently that Nightwish has added some North American dates for next May. I am getting tickets and very excited to finally get to experience Nightwish, LIVE. However, I will miss Marko! Respect to Jukka Koskinen.
@@Thorgrim247 I live in in the north of Germany. The numbers here are not too bad, it’s getting worse again in the east and south of Germany. To be precise, I live in a village next to Wacken. I knew Nightwish with Tarja and liked the music, but was not very into it. In 2015 or so I read something about a new singer and watched some videos with Anette and didn’t like her live performances. And then, in the beginning of 2019 I learned about Floor and Wacken 2013. I was always a little late to the party. I bought the ticket for the human.||.nature tour exactly 2 years ago. I bought a ticket for the bullhead city festival with nightwish in Wacken (I planned to go by bike) this year in September. Everything cancelled due to the virus and the dumb people, that are afraid or too lazy to get a shot. I hope you will experience a great concert.
@@stichhalbierer9329 Thank you my friend. I had heard of Nightwish many years ago, but never took the time to check them out. Then I discovered them on YT about the same time as you in 2019. It was GLS at Wacken. It blew me away. Floor was captivating and brought tears to my eyes and chills all over my body. Since then I cannot get enough of her. I also love the rest of the band, especially Tuomas. He is a genius songwriter. I miss Marko already. I have great respect for Tarja. She is wonderful as well. However, I much prefer smaller doses of operatic singing. Annette is great on her recordings, but she could not provide the charisma and vocal performance required in a live NIghtwish show. I respect both of them, but Floor is the master of all vocal techniques which allows her to build songs to such epic climaxes. Amazing! Be well.
Gabriel Henrique - I Want To Know What Love Is. (D7 note).
What a voice! Incredible technique!
Hugs from Brazil.
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The best reaction of this Song i ever see ( and i see many hihi😅). Absolut stunning. Greetings from northern Germany 🤘🤗
Thank you, Ralf! 😃
@@jessicasopranonotes i mean you are perfect, as a Front Woman in a Symphonic Metal Band .With a great Composer and Poet .🌹
There is a Nightwish show coming up May 20th of next year (2022) at the Wiltern, I believe tickets are still available.
Yes we love Jess reactions!
You are one of the first reactors that I enjoy and respect when you pause the video to react. Because you actually have interesting and enlightening things to say.
I appreciate that, Andrew!
Nightwish is playing in LA May 2022 if they don’t postpone again. Tickets on sale right now.
Nightwish is coming to USA May 2022 with 2 shows in California, 1 in NY, 1 in Massachusetts, and they added some more including Chicago and Florida..
Plenty of time to get tickets, I hope you go.
😊❤🤘🤘
As others have said it's so awesome you point out stuff then play that part. Makes it way easier for the untrained ear to pick up what you're putting down. You do awesome reactions!
Thank you!
Damn! You are now one of my top reactors. Beautiful, very smart and DEFINITELY a professional musician. Subbed.
Thank you very much for the great reaction. Really enjoyed your comments discussing the musicality of the band as well as Floor's vocal techniques.
Thank you for watching!
You need to hear ” ever dream” and ” devil and the deep dark ocean” ❤️❤️❤️
I’ve done a video on the second one!
@@jessicasopranonotes oh! Sorry! I Will find it ❤️
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I think Floor is flawless. Enjoyed your reaction
I love ,love,love your breakdowns, more Nightwish please there is just so much for you to dissect in Tuomas’s compositions.
He thanks Jess ! great reaction.
More Nightwish please! I really enjoy your enthusiasm and analysis. Floor has done some solo material too, check out her cover of the Frozen 2 song Into the Unknown!
The look on your face at Marco & Floor's scream at the end was great, expected a comment on it, very surprised there wasn't one
They're playing at the Wiltern in LA May 20 & 21, 2022! I'm going on the 21st! I think there are still tickets for at least one of the nights.
Jess your vibes listening to the song are contagious ! You vibe good and Fun ! Thanks for this reaction.
I’m going to see Nightwish in May 2022 at the Wiltern in LA!
I'm in the San Jose area! I'm up for NW next time they come to Cali.
Nightwish has 3 CA shows scheduled next May.
May 18 - San Francisco, Calif. @ The Warfield
May 20 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Wiltern
May 21 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Wiltern
Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮🤘
You really deliver what I want in a reaction video. Your breakdown of the instruments, Floor's vocals, and the lyrics have helped me understand what I am listening to and why I enjoy the performance. Thank you.
Thank you Mack! I enjoy reading comments like this. It’s the reason why I make these videos 😊
Nightwish is in California in May; 18th of May 2022 San Fransico (The Warfield) AND 20th and 21st of May in Los Angeles (The Wiltern). Their North American tour starts earlier from Canada. No excuses; You have to go. :-D Greetings from Finland.
You have great reactions and analyses from Nightwish songs so i give 6/5🎸 Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮
The greatest show on earth from decades tour, please 🙏🏻
Brilliantly analysed. Thank you so much! Makes me appreciate Nightwish, Marko and Floor even more.
amazing as always
Yeeeea baby 😃 I absolutly love this song, so powerful. Thanks to react 💖
Hiya. I have to say it, when most other reactors pause it's like a slap in the face with a wet fish; when YOU pause, I don't even notice! Stay safe. All the best to you.
Well spotted on the nasality. Floor can do anything!
Then the switch at the ain't gonna see me fail- expert voice control. The Hang Me High bit too.
Good to see some Marko analysis - I'd love to see more of an analysis of Marko's voice, Floor is not all the NW vocals!
Too few people appreciate Jukka and Kai.
Love this channel when you do Nightwish - such good vocal analysis
Just a thought - does Floor actually have a passaggio?
The title says it all 'Romanticide'. The death of a relationship.
This song is of course a masterpiece of the Metal Mozart.
HAIL Nightwish 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!
First, your musical passion is contagious. Second, you know what you're talking about. Third, you communicate with clarity and depth and become a teacher of musical appreciation. Thank you for your work, Jess. It's a pleasure to recommend it any time I can to my Spanish-speaking audience. ruclips.net/video/TrkL6XC6HyU/видео.html
I lovedd! You could react to “Sins of Idealism” from After Forever (Floor’s first band). she uses a lot of techniques in this song (as ever) as she plays three diferent carachters (a father, a mother and a daughter)! Its really amazing, you ll love
I feel like I've been listening to them for years and am only now, through your eyes, understanding Tuomas' genius.
The rest of them are, of course, also geniuses in their own right.
Keep up the great work.
The person playing the piano is Toumas and he is the composer of the nightwish music
I love the way you break down and point out alot of the technical aspects of songs. Great job!
Thanks Robert!
Always looking forward to your reactions!
Glad you like them, Thomas!
You are awesome with your reactions, looking forward to more Nightwish or a cover done by Floor.
Adagio, Oblivion and Alone are so good.
Very well done reaction! I'm impressed enough to subscribe.
One of my favourite lines from Nightwish in this song: till love do me part. Like until love distances me, or breaks me, or anti-wovs that are given at the altar.
Hello Miss Jess,
I do not know if somebody have already mentioned this but the combination of Floor Jansen's highvoice and the growl of Marko Hietala is called "Beauty and the Beast" vocals. A style many metal fans believe (some may say otherwise) was pioneered by the Norwegian band, Theatre of Tragedy.
If you find the time, please listen o some of Theatre of Tragedy's first two albums from 1995 and 1996 where that style is at it most pronounced.
Kind regards
Your fan,
Hi! Liked and subbed. Always late. If you're serious about the drummer (Mr. Nevalainen to some lol); I think you'd enjoy Planet Hell, especially fromm the End of an Era concert.
"Fun" fact; Jukka was suffering a migraine. Sometimes, if you watch hard enough, you feel his pain (plus everythung else about that night).
Big love from Spain
I was somewhat distracted during the 6 hour wait between seeing you had posted this reaction, and the moment I could watch it.
My patients didn't notice, but half the morning I was doing double-bass kicks and humming out strange, metal-tinged lyric lines.
Ever try to explain to a patient (or student) why you are muttering in Finnish? (this is in rural Oregon, y'all... I coulda been speaking in Martian)
Ma'am. Your reviews SLAY !! It is a privilege to hear your analysis.
Great fun was had.
And yes, Jukka (the drummer) deserves all the kudos he can get... that man propels those songs with his work.
Great reaction, I subbed for two reasons.
1. Your technical knowledge and deconstruction of the music.
2. When you mentioned a specific spot in the music you edited that part into the vid right after describing what was going on. That is a really great touch that I'm surprised more reactors don't do.
You could easily just go through the entire Wacken 2013 set and do each song, they're all fantastic. And I totally agree about Jukka on the drums. His stage presence, energy, everything about him was awesome. Their current drummer Kai is one of the top drummers around. He's a human metronome and he knows how to play what the song requires and nothing more. Meaning he doesn't show off with crazy, overly technical, stuff when it's not called for. But the one thing he lacks is the stage performance. Jukka looked like he was on speed the whole time, Kai frequently looks downright bored. But close your eyes and listen to the drums and they're just dead on perfect.
Dang Jess, You got beauty, brains, talent and you love Nightwish...the perfect woman and one of the best reactors I've seen. Great job as always and keep up the wonderful reactions. I'm old enough to be your grandfather probably so that first part is truly heart felt. Keep doing what you're doing and thousands of us will keep watching the best of the best when it comes to reactions. I'm sorry but I love Elizabeth on The Charismatic Voice as well...You ladies ROCK!!!
When I saw you were reacting to this song I couldn't hit the link fast enough and you didn't disappoint. I love that you not only know what you're talking about but you get excited by it and genuinely like the music. They'll be in LA in May 2022; two shows May 20 and 21. I'm flying to LA to see them on the Friday night show and crossing fingers it's not postponed again. As for the next Nightwish song... vocally there are a couple that really run the gamut, they're longer and knowing what they're about does help but not necessary, especially for a reactor like you who is focusing on the art of the voices, you can always watch again for meaning - not that they won't touch your soul.
At any rate - "The Poet and the Pendulum" (an intensely moving song that Floor's voice absolutely masters; it's about Tuomas's descent into depression after the band fired their first singer. He used art to deal with the emotions of betrayal, anger, self-loathing, etc. instead of killing himself in real life, he killed a facet of himself in the song - it's brilliant) live at Wembley Arena: ruclips.net/video/N4Vfy5yCy-c/видео.html and
"The Greatest Show on Earth" (birth of the Earth and evolution of life on our planet) live at Tampere, my favorite version because of the grandness of the staging, beautiful and dramatic (there's also the Wembley version that is also good but indoors so not quite so grand, but a few different elements from the Tampere version - I'm not going to put in a link for either, you can find depending upon what you're in the mood to do). Can't wait to see what you do next! ✌🤘
Thanks Laure for these recommendations! I’m hoping their LA concert doesn’t get postponed as well 🤞🏾
Thank you for your expertise and the way you are dissecting Nightwish songs so meticulously. It makes clear how extremely well these songs are composed and how extremely well they are executed by all of the band members.