Nightwish - The Greatest Show on Earth (Reaction) - Music Teacher Reacts
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2020
- First listening to Nightwish's The Greatest Show on Earth (Live at Tampere)
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Was that a... Dawkgasm?
😂
I read Dawkins "The greatest show on earth" thanks to NW, very interesting read!!
@@Jakob-tf6kj Dawkins wanted a longer title for the book, adding "And the Only Game In Town,"
@@TheMuserResolute Dawkins did it live at Wembley in 2015.
Definite Bachgasm!
This is definitely the best reaction to this song I have ever seen.
Thanks for watching! I absolutely loved this piece of music!!
@@TheMuserResolute Me too! One of my absolute favourites.
Súper natural y encantado 🤘
Great show?
The Big Bang and so fort...
You should see his reaction to GLS. Like watching someone being hypnotized while having their feet tickled. Awesome and entertaining.
Now THAT'S how you end a concert and THAT'S how you react to a masterpiece.
What an insane end to a concert!! Thank you so much for watching. I loved this masterpiece sooo much!!!
@@TheMuserResolute I was there in the concert, and oh man that was awesome!
@@jannemartama 🇫🇮😁🤘❤️🎸🎶👍 ja mä olin wittu yövuorossa...
@@TheMuserResolute for your first time listening to this masterpiece, you picked up quite a lot that most miss. The biggest part though was when you commented about baroque period. right after that it quickly goes through modern time we are in now....then you heard the "mushroom cloud" lyric. that was either nuclear war blast or collision of a large object with Earth that has the result of ending all life on earth. That was all of the red you saw at that one point with the deer running around etc. Earth being subjected to such energy it erupts in fire. I always wondered if when after that it 'calms' down briefly then you get that white flash on the screens and then "dramatic' metal again...if that was actually the Earth exploding and it in itself returning to the stars and being dispersed throughout the universe or if that flash actually was the start of another "big bang" to start the cycle all over again. That is why after that we can say "We were here.' Everything else can be taken away from us except for the fact "We were here!". I have listened to this piece several times now and pickup a bit more each time plus really gets me quite emotional and humbled by the universe and the miracle of life and just how lucky we are to be here now no matter what your beliefs are.
@@rickcarter7495 "We were here" - Also, we were here at the big bang when the Earth was formed from the space dust of the universe and condensing gas, all that material is still here, nothing has been gained or lost (some infinitesimal bits sent off into deep space) some of it has changed state but it is what this planet and all life on it is made from and we will, eventually, return to our previous state.
We were here and we are a universe.
At the "We Were Here" moment, there is something visceral to that moment that you get when you are in the audience. In the video, all you hear is the band... in the audience, when you are there with them, EVERYONE is screaming those words. It is an absolute moment you will never forget.
Yeah, that line is just so powerful, it really encompasses our mortality, and our will to fight for those little moments on Earth.
I cry every time with that part of the song ❤️
I was "here" in Paris for that concert. I cry every time at that part of the song and I will never forget that moment for sure.
Gritar y saltar 🖤🖤🖤🖤🤘
@@EldritchSunny had it in Prague, agree.
I love that you picked up the Bach piece. The one following was Metallica and transitioning into EDM which shows nicely the musical changes in our time.
I'm so sad I missed metallica!! I didn't hear it the first time and I would have gone absolutely insane if I did!! They're pretty much my favourite band
@@TheMuserResolute its the "enter sandman riff", just after you said something about being way past Baroque
@@TheMuserResolute And both modern song references were also linked to the "dream to understand a single grain of sand" phrase: on the album, the songs are Enter Sandman, and Sandstorm.
@@TheMuserResolute It's really hard to hear, but there's also a banjo riff in between Toccata and Fugue in D Minor and the Enter Sandman riff.
@@TheMuserResolute Absolut brilliant musical eastereggs! And right before Toccata et Fuge, (very hard to hear) the is the most popular theme from Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique :) 21:00 - 21:06
This blows my mind evereytime. I’m a half decent drummer and I can’t even wrap my head around how much practice everyone on stage has had to put in to be this perfect 😍
"The human lust to feel so exceptional to rule the earth....hunger for shiny rock and giant mushroom clouds"...just about says it all!!!!
If you want something else in keeping with this sort of scientific focus, there's a lovely piece in the latest album (you gotta listen to some studio recorded Nightwish eventually, no?) called "Shoemaker". No, it's not about a man who makes shoes. To understand the lyrics and everything there's a little background you should know about what is to come before you listen.
This song was a tribute to the life of Eugene Shoemaker. Shoemaker was a geologist and well-known as being "the father of planetary science". You may have heard of his name before as one of the discoverers of the Shoemaker-Levy comet that broke up and collided with Jupiter back in 1994. Anyway, Shoemaker worked for NASA for many years and was part of the Apollo program as an astronaut until his being diagnosed with Addison's disease, which grounded him. Years later, he said that the greatest disappointment of his life was that he never got to go bang his hammer on the moon. He was killed in a car accident in 1997 while in Australia researching a meteor crater there. In 1999 a special urn carrying his ashes was attached to the Lunar Prospector probe which mapped the moon and then (intentionally) crashed into a crater near the lunar south pole (which by the way was named after Shoemaker already), making him the only person to be buried on another celestial body. The urn was engraved with the Shakespeare quote from Romeo and Juliet in the video.
The "Laudato Si" and "Ad Astra" bits at the end were Latin, meaning "Praise be" and "To the stars". But there's a little more to it than just that.
"Laudato Si" is a phrase taken from St. Francis of Assissi's famous song "The Canticle of the Sun", in which he praises the air, water, fire, sun, planets, animals, etc. as being our brothers and sisters. Death as well. And the most notable line regarding this song was:
"Laudato si, mi Signore, per sora Luna e le stelle:
in celu l'ài formate clarite et pretiose et belle."
which means:
"Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars,
in heaven you formed them clear and precious and beautiful."
The term "Ad astra" is used in a variety of places in ancient Latin writings as well as in some modern contexts. Beyond its literal meaning, it implies the accomplishment of something that is practically impossible or very difficult. The first known usage is from Virgil in The Aneid, where he wrote "sic itur ad astra" or "thus one journeys to the stars" with the idea that it is how one accomplishes the impossible, and "opta ardua pennis astra sequi" or "desire to pursue the high (or hard to reach) stars on wings" when Aeneas taunts Turnus in combat. Another origin is Seneca the Younger, who wrote "non est ad astra mollis e terris via" or "there is no easy way from the earth to the stars".
After the disaster of Apollo 1 in which three astronauts were killed in a flash fire that destroyed their capsule on the launching pad, a memorial was erected with the phrase "ad astra per aspera" which means "to the stars through hardships".
Omg!! A couple of others recommended this!! This is 100% next on my NW list. They don't have a live version do they?
@@TheMuserResolute Unfortunately no, it's still a new song - released in April.
A little correction
The canticle of creatures was not composed in latin but in archaic italian
@@TheMuserResolute No live version but there is an official lyric video available, which is worth the watch! In fact 8 of the 9 songs from the new album have official lyric videos and the 9th (Noise, the second album track) has an official music video! Having watched all your NW reactions so far and having heard your comments and the parts of the compositions that obviously excite you, I highly recommend that you react to the new album. It's full of those bits and pieces, with lots of Easter Eggs hidden within the lyrics, that reference other songs in the album and also even songs on their previous albums! It's a masterpiece! It's a double album with the second CD being 1 Orchestral suite divide into 9 parts, each celebrating a different aspect of Nature.
T yeah, all that, but the album should be reacted to in order though. In my opinion.
The most intelligent, intuitive, and thoughtful reaction to this song I've seen. So appreciate you!
Awwww thank you so much 🥰
Thank you for listening to this so intently & intelligently, respecting all of the band members & the many different elements that went into making this incredible piece of music.
You're soo welcome! They're all incredible
As an obvious Richard Dawkins fan fun fact he appeared live at the end of the Wembley concert. I know because I was there and its on the video :)
I heard!! That's so amazing!!! Thanks for watching :)
" We were here" always chokes me up. But, when I saw the Wembley video, seeing Richard Dawkins come out, I couldn't hold back my tears. I admire and respect him so much. Seeing those two world's colide....huge.
I tend to prefer the Wembley version. It's a more intimate performance and I really like Troy using the e-bow in place of the cello at Tampere. Just a personal preference. Both performances are great.
When your eyes lit up at the sound of the harpsichord, I _knew_ you would be the one. So far, you are the first person I've seen who actually identified that part. There may be others, but you are the first for me.
Also, we could be besties because you knew it was Dawkins just by the sound of his voice. This made me unreasonably happy.
Haha yeh i'm a long time fan!! Thanks so much for watching :)
Amazing. A lot of reactors miss the fact that this song is about the 4.6 billion years of history on earth. From its formation to life evolving. To the eventual death of the human species.
And after the death of humanity, the continuation of existence for Earth, without us. ;)
@@daedalron "Ratkind." . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The syllabus should just be the Nightwish catalog. Kids.... this is music.
Tuomas has a ton of different things teachers can go with.
No, Music is from the next album. *This* is "The Greatest Show on Earth"
Heyyyy you actually watched the whole thing through the credits...I can count on no hands how many other reactors have stuck around for that and not missed half the show; good man
And yessir you gotta be legitimately careful listening to Nightwish while driving; even if you don't crash due to not being able to see through the tears, you always have a 50/50 chance of being teleported to a different world while going down the road
Yess!! Thank you soo much aswell for sticking around till the end of my vid! As creators we get full analytics on percentage of viewers dropping off at certain points, and it means a lot to me to know people are watching the whole way through! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment
@@TheMuserResolute *scarcasm* Well if you would stop inputting your profound knowledge and relevant input on the song until the last second, MAYBE we could cut out early... but NOooooooOOO. */sarcasm* That was a seriously awesome reaction. I really do like your analysis of music and your absolute enjoyment of it on a visceral level. Awesome reactions. I can't wait to see what comes next!
There's only a handful of 'reactors' who respect the music they're reacting to and you're one of them. It's as much fun to watch and listen to you as it is to watch the band and listen to the music. Respect to you and thank you for another wonderful reaction.
You are absolutely correct! It is slowly developing. The drummer is Kai Hahto. You nailed it! It was "Toccata en Fugue in d minor". Then at the end of the passage you hear 2 guitar riffs from Metallica, "Enter Sandman". This part was not placed in the timeline. It was just Tuomas' way of paying tribute to the evolution of music from Bach to Metallica. Can you imagine presenting this idea as a song to your band mates? "Hey everybody I have this great idea for a 20 minute concept song that chronicles 4.6 billions years of the evolution of the Universe, the Solar System, the planet Earth, and all its life forms"! "With a little social commentary thrown in for good measure". "What do you think"? Quite an elaborate concept.
You spoke about listening to Poet and the Pendulum and getting more out of the song than on your initial listen. This is why we fans always suggest that the reactor do some background research before tackling this song. This song documents quite a tragic and emotionally depressing episode in Tuomas' life as well as the history of his incredible creation, which is Nightwish.
Loved your reaction to this song. I agree with you regarding the musical complexity of this song being pretty straight forward. I think that due to the length of this song it would have taken away from the flow of something this extended if Tuomas had incorporated multiple time & key changes. This, I feel would have given the listener the impression of several different songs being molded together with all of the interlude sections. you will appreciate it even more once you have a chance to explore the lyrical content.
I would really love to see your reaction to "The Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean", live from Buenos Aires 2018. This is a much older song which incorporates a very musical theater style and a great duet between Floor and Marco. I will be there when the time comes. See my link below. Be well my friend. Peace.
ruclips.net/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/видео.html - Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean - live from Buenos Aires 2018
It's not just from Bach to Metallica. There's also gregorian voices before Bach, for example.
This was beautiful 🌻 I'd love to see you listen to Shoemaker, a song from their New Album. There is a lyric version out 😊🌻
^^^^^This, 100% absolutely this.
He should do the entire Human Nature album, all 9 songs in order. Mind will be blown, be careful... 👊🥰😂
@@AlvenmodFoto very true! :) Also, I think he would apreciate the second side, the other 9 songs there.. Honestly, there is not one song on that album I skip. Not one.
Marko the bassist also is the lead singer for Tarot and appears on at least one Ayreon album. Super talented guy and a great singer!
This concert was a special for fans-20 years of Nightwish and Floor's parents were in public 😍🎩👌🙋
Amazing!!
Marko the bassist no longer has a falsetto as it was lost it due to a botched vocal surgery to remove a polyp. The animal grunts were being done by all three vocalists. There's a another video out there from a different concert where the camera is not out of focus and we can see that all three are grunting. And yes, Floor can grunt that deep. She does so at the intro for 'music' as well.
BTW, at the Wembley concert, Dawkins is with them on stage at the end and does his bit live.
Here's the interview with Dawkins at the end of the show: ruclips.net/video/rDLgBipPQtM/видео.html
And Dawkins coming on stage: ruclips.net/video/RP5OWX8_k_o/видео.html
I'm pretty sure Floor doesn't do death growls at the Buenos Aires 2018 concert. I think someone noted that she was a little bit sick or something..?
@@j.nybergh7003 she did do them
@@j.nybergh7003 she has a bad cold at the time so I don't think she did, but her performance was stunning as usual
@@missrubyphoenix Agreed.
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I strongly suggest this Pink Floyd cover, where he sings:
ruclips.net/video/4oEDnVeYYyM/видео.html
Great reaction from someone who studies the music intensely. Thumbs up from me
Someone who finally, really gets all the nuances of this one. The genius of how it was composed. This group of musicians are "musicians, musicians" that know how to touch everyone (bards in every sense). The extensive educational backgrounds of all of them really shine in this and in their new album. Unfortunately, the new album can lose those who do not have musical backgrounds. I have conversed with many who just do not get the genius and vocalize "when will they start doing real music again". This band is expanding its musical side. I do not begrudge them that. I am fascinated as a musician myself to see where they go(grow) next.
Thank you!! I'm soo keen to check out their new album. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment 😊
Finally someone else who gets their new album.
I agree about the new album!
So many people think that the album is not a Nightwish album or they've lost something but the truth is it's an incredibly technical album with so many layers that don't reveal themselves on the first listen (or the tenth!)
Human Nature is something way beyond what Nightwish have done before and it's pretty much all I listen to now and I still find the album complex and because of that it's still engaging me after so many listens.
Music nerds should love it!
For me the real nightwish starts when they fired Tarja and Toumas stopped making songs for her voice and more what he always wanted, soundtracks.
@@TheMuserResolute When you do, you should either react to all of the songs in order, or at the very least make sure you listen to Music first, then Shoemaker, Procession, and finally Endlessness. When you hear Endlessness, it *has* to be immediately after having listened to an appropriate prefacing song; I'd recommend Procession or Tribal (Tribal being just before it on the album), though Music or Shoemaker would also work. My vote, if you're only going to do one song as preface, however, is Procession. The theme is the one which most meaningfully and immediately precedes the theme of Endlessness. Technically you could say that Tribal is closer in terms of time (that is, the time reflected by the theme, not its place in the album per say), but Procession has more of a core theme of the album running through it. The lyric video is incredibly powerful, as well, much more so than Tribal, at least for me.
That interlude near the end is actually very genius. It's the retelling of human history through the evolution of music. In the album version, the sounds are much clearer, especially if you really listen for them. It starts with tribal music with percussion and chants, then a Gregorian "hum", Dies Irae, Bach's Minuet, the subject from BWV 565's fugue, banjo music, Rock Around The Clock, Enter Sandman then finally EDM. It gives the next chorus an entirely different context and vibe.
I knew all of those were in it except Rock Around the Clock--do you have a timestamp in this vid or in the studio version??
Y yo escucho algo también del tubular bells de Oldfield..
Seriously, watching you see these performances for the first time makes me feel as if I am as well. Your reactions are pure joy to observe. Thank you for doing these!
Yes, that was Bach around 21:15 in your video and the guitar riff starting at 22:12 is from Metallica's "Enter Sandman" song... Tuomas - no words for his brilliant compositions.
How did I miss Metallica!!! 😮
@@TheMuserResolute That part of the song goes through the history of music, you can hear it better in the album version. They start it with some grunting noises, then go to some vuvuzela or other horns, then there's Bach, then there is a riff with banjo, then Enter Sandman and overlapping with the Enter Sandman riff there is dubstep bass.
@@TheMuserResolute One of the best reactions I have seen. You know what you are talking about. You really should listen to the album version also, so much of the "history of sound", from primal and animal sounds, music like the menuet and electronic sounds and beats, is lost in the live version. I have listened tens of times to this masterpiece and every time again I hear new things that I skipped in earlier listenings. I believe (not sure) Troy said in an interview that over 600 tracks/layers were used to create the sound. So It is impossible to hear everything from the first time. And that is the beauty of good written music, not only from Tuomas.
You were perhaps the first one to spot Bach! Well done :)
21:15 Yes, to be precise: the start of Bachs Fugue from 'Toccata and Fugue in D minor' (BWV 565).
Im learning so much about music with your reactions, I love how you explain every single little thing that most of us dont even notice
I'm sooo glad! Thank you so much for watching 😊
Watching the reactor nearly sing along to "we were here" is such a testament to the power of the song...
This performance continuously builds up to such an extreme degree of emotion, adrenaline, pathos and epicness, it only can leave you completely smashed.
Especially in the end it just gets bigger and bigger and bigger and more powerful. And that's what nightwish is the absolute champion at. This type of music.
I've always thought of "We Were Here" as the cry of a civilization, of a species, which knows it is going to die out, imploring the universe to at least recognize that it existed. That if there were one last, final message that Humanity will scream to the Heavens with its dying breath, these will be the words: *"We Were Here"*
That's how I interpret it as well. "Do not go gentle into that good night," and such.
I interpret it as both as us as individuals and as a specie. The chance of you being born as you is 1:400,000,000,000
That's DEEP!
True.
Spot on Trevor
Yessss......
Got notification a little late but
"WE WERE HERE" 👌😂❤️
great reaction... nice to watch someone who gets it
At the end, after the last "We Where Here", start the most beautiful and emotional part that I've ever heard .....
First, she says "sing with us" then she continues singing in a register high enough to make a crater on the moon.
Almost spat my tea. Brilliant!
A crater on the Moon? More like a series of black spots on Jupiter... though I guess really that's a different song altogether.
Yes Bach and then a riff from metallica..🤗👍 WE WERE HERE
It wasn't just Bach on the harpsichord. The whole band follows it up with Toccata and Fugue xD
@Jonathan Charles Thank you! I thought I was the only one who has noticed it! Happy to know I didn't make it up and others hear it too. :)
And then enter sandman by Metallica 😉
@@DpMario11 And then a bit of banyo (i'm not sure) and then electronic music.
AND Electronic drums
Hello. Please help me find the name of the Bach composition that plays in the song. My knowledge of English and classical music is not enough to find out for myself or to pick out from your speech(if you pronounce it). But the desire to find it has been eating me for many months ))
Your genuine reactions are a great pleasure to watch!
I find it fascinating to see others get their soul caressed by music like mine does. Plus your voice is soothing. And you're handsome AF
Nightwish - How's The Heart Acoustic (Planet Rock acoustic session)
- You'll absolutely love it.
I really enjoy seeing Vocal Coaches, Composers, song writers, musicians, start out trying to keep up with the intricacies , score, arraignments, etc and end up just being lost in the show and music like true fans. Welcome to the Nightwish Army.
Amazing Reaction!! I love that you knew it was Dawkins and that you appreciate the actual meaning of this Song. a lot of Reactors don't catch the meaning which is really sad :(
But nevertheless I highly recommend checking out "Heilung | LIFA - In Maidjan LIVE" and "Faun - Odin (feat. Einar Selvik)" for some very unconventional Music-experience ;) You'll like it, I promise.
Anyway, keep up your great Work and I'll see you soon.
Greetings from Germany
Morti
I was introduced to NW over 10 years ago by my daughter. I'm Finnish born but I've lived in Australia for the last 51 years. I gave myself the best 60th birthday present and saw NW in Sydney on 9 January 2016 and loved the show. My daughter has given me their last 3 albums as birthday presents, the latest being Human /:/ Nature. Tuomas Holopainen is a musical genius, today's Mozart or Rossetti. Floor Jansen has the best voice I've ever heard and has me in tears by the end of Ghost Love Score and The Greatest Show on Earth every time I listen to them. I loved your reaction and could see my reaction mirrored in yours. Thank you.
It really is a modern masterpiece. Utterly brilliant! We were here! ❤️🤘
It’s great to see someone that not only understands the music, but researches the meaning of the song. Too many reactors go in blind on the more epic Nightwish songs and are completely lost. There is a lyric video to this song. You’re one of my top reactors because I always learn something. 😄🤘
This song is in my top 3 songs of all time strong evolutionist and music nerd so means alot to me if you enjoy the scice aspect listen to shoemaker and do a small amount of research on Eugene shoemaker really puts the song into perspective great video my man
I will!! Thank you for watching 😊
And don’t forget the Sagan song, that was a beautiful piece also!!
The odds of being born is 1 : 400 trillion. We've all won the lottery once in our life! WE WERE HERE!
These people sparkle my scenery. They have such oceans within. I believe that the beginning of this piece is mimicking the ripples of that first ocean. The fireworks are the first signs of life. How many keyboard players do you know that need to have a fireworks permit in their back pocket?
I loved your comment. Take care and have a wonderful day.
This piece is like a perfect marriage between science and art...and your reaction speaks for itself. Perfect!!!
I love how you are like a kid in a candy store through the whole piece! So many tasty morsels!
I loved that too! You can always tell when he wants to say something because his eyes light up and his hands do that "rabbit grooming its ears" thing before he finally launches himself at the space bar! LOL
Exactly!!! Very heartfelt and honest reaction!
Windmills, head banging and metal combined with evolutionary cosmology. Outstanding!!!
To synchronize the fireworks is impressive
Great to see someone who knows what the song is about.
And man are you going to love the album Human:Nature
Looking forward to those reactions (if you do them, then do them in order)
It's something so small and simple, but, the first time I ever heard this song, I was out having a walk, and right when I passed a museum of art's, the Back piece in the background began, and Tocata AND Figure, and then Metálica, AND a bit of EDM... I passed a museum right at that moment. The whole song, to be fair, that was magical. It was as if everything I saw while I was listening, was in perfect synchronicity with the symbolisms of the song. I've never experienced such a thing in my life.
I had the privilege to attend their concert in Budapest, and I can assure you, that singing "we were here!" along with an entire venue, all at once, was the most beautiful and moving concerts I've ever been to. I get emotional every time I remember. Glad to see others react in similar ways. This piece is so beautiful. Thanks for this video, sir.
Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I'm longing for Nightwish to announce a tour in Australia - Or maybe I'll try to travel over for Wacken! I just can't wait to see them live
My suggestions for your next NW reactions: '7 days to the wolves' Marko and Floor duetto at Wembley Arena 2015, 'High Hopes' 2005 Helsinki, a fantastic Pink Floyd cover, MARKO on vocals!, 'Weak Fantasy' in Tampere 2015 Marko and Floor ((or at Wembley)), Islander, Tampere, Marko's vocals (mellow) and composition, Floor's backing vocals towards the end of the song, 'Shudder before the beautiful' Wembley (or Tampere), perfect show opener, duel between Tuomas, keys and Emppu, guitar. 'The phantom of the opera' 2005 Helsinki, Marko and Tarja, the original female vocalist of NW with her operatic voice......
Yes 7 days to the wolves is great!!
@@renskevanderhaagen5813 Always nice to hear that someone has got as good a taste in music as I. Hi from Helsinki, Finland. I'm I right, (or not wrong), that your name gives away that you are Dutch?
This performance is OUT OF THIS WORLD.
This is one that you'll appreciate SO MUCH when you hear the studio version, this really is a masterpiece, especially if you are a science/music nerd
I don't think I have yet seen anyone as transfixed by a Nightwish performance as you were to this epic. No surprise, really. It grabs you right from the start, and 20 minutes later, you are surprised it's over.
I love it that finally, someone goes "Wait, was that Bach?" rather than "Wait, was that Metallica?", although I think you caught that bit too.
There's several bits of music from different time periods and genres in there during that section.
The house beat and Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' riff are the most noticeable though. But there's five or six in all.
You may want to check out the video from the 'Vehicle of SPirits' tour of the same song at Wembley, Dr Dawkins comes on stage to say his final words. Maybe not for a reaction but just for yourself :-)
When you got some time, you should definitely check out the Wembly version of this song. Troy uses an E-bow in the intro that is mesmerizing. And Dawkins comes out on stage to for his bit at the end. Definitely worth a watch.
Nightwish is a weird band. The compositions by Tuomas and the musicianship of the band is overwhelming at times. No other band can create a song that if you close your eyes, you can be right there in the music.
I personally am not an emotional person, but some nightwish songs, especially these mammoths (this one & poet and the pendulum also) make me feel a lot. Amazing.
after all the chaos … you hear the gentleness of the chimes … that is what brought shivers to my bones … this is one of my favorite songs .. .up there with Great Gig in the Sky (Pink Floyd) … this is my favorite reaction of yours … thanks for this …
After 21:17 the show is still making people look like they're both hopelessly lost and filled with anticipation. Nightwish never disappoints, do they?
Nightwish is a f*ing awesome band all on its own but this my friend, this is how you elevate yourself to new heights, this song is amazing!!
What a lot of people seem to miss is that Troy is also singing along with Marko and Floor. (He's the guy on the pipes).
This is by far the best reaction to this masterpiece, I have seen on RUclips. You understood, and got the whole composition - build up, layers, time evolved - great reaction.
Keep on - their new album is a follow-up on this - Nightwish are so much into science and evolution. Tuomas, Troy and Floor all wanted to be Biologists when they were young (luckily they didn't) and are still suckers for nature and science.
As others have suggested - Shoemaker - the first song where Tuomas actually had Floor's voice challenged!!
Keep on going with Nightwish, there are a reason why they have such a large Army 🤘🤘🤘
Thaank you! I am so blown away by their music, and I'm so excited to hear their whole album
No matter how many times i listen to this piece, EVERYTIME since WE WERE HERE moment I have tears in my eyes, and when Dawkins speaks, I am crying. I don't know the message in those few lines is so strong for me. We should be greatful we are (were) here. Thank you for this reaction, it was a pleasure to watch!
The nightwish army are all around the world, cheers and thx from Argentina. great job sir.
Great reaction :) too many reactors quit before the outro, thus leaving it torso.. this one complete. Thank to you friend :).
You're welcome. The song never finishes until the last note completely rings out. IMO it's a gross musical injustice to cut the end. Thanks so much for watching 😊
Saw this song live in Melbourne a few years back. Unbelievable.
Will see them again. And again. And again.
Love your reactions, love the competence you have, keep going ! 🤟🏼
Thank you for watching and for your kind words :)
This was filmed in Tampere, Finland. First time Floors parents saw her performance. They cryied the while concert.
I'm so glad you watched until the VERY end ! If you didn't know before (which you did), NIGHTWISH is a Celebration !!! Of : Life, Earth, the Heavens, Love, Fear, Strength, Friendship, Humanity, People, Appreciation, Light, Darkness, Magic, Mystic, Science, Truth, and mostly MUSIC !!! How it Binds us ALL with everything !!! Your response and reactions are the absolute best and most honest I've seen !!! How refreshing and enjoyable. And PS, you will cry every time you hear a lot of their songs 💔. I still do...and Dance, laugh, windmill, get dizzy...lol. Such a gifted group of people !!!
My favorite song to watch a reaction to is this one and it is rare because it is so long. I really must say, yours was the absolute best I have seen for this song! Usually either the message or the music is lost to the reactor but you passionately and precisely navigated both! Just the answers to a few questions (though I imagine people have already addressed these below):
The drummer is not the same as you saw for Ghost Love Score but the same for Poet...
THAT WAS BACH! When you were questioning yourself I was yelling "rewind further!!" What's neat about that section is he shows the very rapid progression of humanity as we know it which is such an infinitely small part of the overall story. The way I've always interpreted it is the "scary" tribal part is the first humans, then much later, we get to Bach and the explosion just after Bach is the industrial revolution. Then you'll notice a few measures later, it sounds very electronic and you see cars in the background. Then a few measures later, a Metallica riff (we're soundly in the 80s at this point) then the few beats before the chorus is very hard bass 90s etc. This is all much more audible in the studio version. The explosion at the end is the inevitable end of mankind.
Thank you! I absolutely loved that. Thanks for your support 😊
One takeaway I got from this song, combined with the narration: *We. Were. Here.* We, humanity, have been here, and we have made a mark on the universe. We should be proud of what we have accomplished and what we leave behind for those to follow us, be it more of humanity or some other species entirely.
I genuinely loved your interpretation of this amazing song. Your absolute childlike enthusiasm and wonder was beautiful. I especially liked your reaction to the uilliean pipes ( lnown as the small pipes here in Scotland) Im coming to the end of my life, a great and wonderful life, and this song makes me ok about dying. Why should i complain. Ive lived a life in over 20 countries, have amazing children , and a million brilliant memories. Im sick of pain, and this song makes me ok about what lies beyond.
Keep up the brilliant reviews and reactions.
This is my favorite Nightwish song. Coming from someone who loves pretty much every Nightwish song they have heard, this is saying something. It is also the ONE song I highly recommend listening to the studio version of. All that bit at the end after the last fireworks when the band is taking their bows is included in the studio version and is much easier to hear. That being said, I find this to be a simply amazing and poignant performance. Everything ties in so amazingly well from the music itself, to the visuals on the screen behind the band, the pyrotechnics, etc. to tell the story being told in the song. Simply incredible.
Yes, you did hear Bach. That segment actually starts with some tribal drums and chanting, moves to Bach, then to some folk music with a banjo, a snippet of the guitar riff from a Metallica's "Enter Sandman," and finally ends with the electronica beats. Essentially, a tiny section of the song plays the history of music inside of the greater story of the history of the earth and its people. This is also actually much easier to hear on the studio version. Likewise are some of the keywords and phrases used in the lyrics such as "Archaean Horizon," "Goldilocks Zone," "Enter LUCA," and "Devonian Sea," just to name a few.
That was a real joy watching you react to that performance. You were astonished at the points that astonish us all, even after countless viewings. Your take on the subject matter was very good.
Greatest Show on Earth performed by the Greatest Band on earth. Tuomas ❤️ thank you for your music
thank you for your wonderful commentary and your vision of this beautiful composition and the wonder and emotion in your face, great to see me and others have the same feeling and tears in the eyes of this group of Nigthwisch. so wonderful to listen to and watch, is truly a joy. Floor Janssen amezing good, and Marco but also Troi (flute player, backpipes, guitar, etc) the drummer Kai and the guitarist Emppuu, and certainly the composition maker Thomass. in one word, AMAZING
Best reaction to this song. I cried when I heard that song live
I just loved your face so full of light... So full of joy...
The name of the bass player is Marco Hietala and the drummer is Kai Hatho.
I'm late for the party, and someone probably mentioned, but her dress has the double-helix on it too. Representing life. Yes, another masterpiece. As always, I just love your reaction.
Yeah, I've been waiting for this!!!
Thank you so much for being "finally someone who doesn't stop the video before it actually ends" (most are missing out on that last part even though they're told to keep watching, sadly) and for really appreciating this masterpiece each and every second of it..
Yours is not the reaction I've seen with the most talking but to me personally, still the one that is most on point. And I've seen countless reaction videos on this one, as you can imagine.
Please keep up the AMAZING work, and stay safe!!
Floor there be looking and sounding like mother earth herself 💕
You can hear Marko, the bassist, singing even clearer and more beautiful on The Islander, on the same concert
Props for noticing the bits of Bach, everybody talks about Metallica but not the classical part before it, there is also a bit of electronic music, meaning the evolution of music through the years
The WE WERE HERE!! always make me tear up and gives me goosebumps
A true musical masterpiece!🤘🎸
I've seen many and many reaction to this song but none of then get me the feelings as yours. I saw a lot of myself in my first experience with this masterpiece. Thanks for that, and I hope thats much more to come.
I think after this pandemic, you should seek out a Nightwish concert and vlog it. It's one thing listening to their concerts on screen, but really being there is a whole other thing.
I love watching your Nightwish reactions! You genuinely appreciate the compositions and you make delightfully insightful observations. The best part about your reaction videos is your body language - the way your face lights up when you get excited, how you jump when something big happens, how your whole body responds to the intricacy of the music. You are absolutely adorable! Keep the Nightwish coming!
Thank you so much for your kind words! 😊
I love that you picked up on the Minuet In G Major on the harpsichord, most people only notice the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor because it's much more in your face (and possibly more well known). I haven't identified the first piece referenced, the faint flute melody, but it sounds like Renaissance court music.
The choir one is bugging me just now. I’m sure I’ve heard it somewhere.
Its just a butifull song. We can all communicate trough the feelings of this and where we are and where we are heading.
As a person who believes in creation, I will jam out to Nightwish with anyone with any belief. 😎✌🏻🤘🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️
Great reaction to the Greatest Band on Planet Earth! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I love watching peoples reaction to Nightwish songs because its the only way to stop crying haha, because every time I listen to it alone I just begin to tear up and wanting to cry like crazy
I really enjoy your reactions. Sometimes you’ll point something out in a song I’ve heard many times that I never noticed before. Regarding Marko’s vocals (bass player), check out The Islander live at Tampere...it’s an acoustic ballad that he sings. It’s quite a departure from the songs you’ve listened to so far, and really showcases his voice, which I think you’ll find is surprisingly gentle.
Also check their Pink Floyd cover of High Hopes from several years ago, very good performance by Marko and everyone else.
Great reaction. Thomas the Mastermind of NIGHTWISH.
The greatest show on earth. Yes ! ! !
This was great in front of home town folks. Please also take a look a the Wembley Arena 2015 version. Sir Richard is there, and comes on stage to speak at the finish. Good stuff ! Great reaction Teach.
I've watched dozens of reactions to this song, and listened to it by itself 10 times that much. But a few days ago I had a reaction video notice something I'd never caught before. Troy, the guy playing the flute and the Irish Bagpipes early in the song, sings alongside with Marco, bassist, and Floor when they all sing together! I thought that was neat! He might sing alongside Marco when Floor isn't singing too, but I can't really tell.
Want to see the full potential of the drummer? React to another masterpiece: wintersun - sons of winter and stars (studio live)
Kai didn't use his full potential in wintersun either, the song winter and stars was just the last they recorded so he was a bit tired.
To see the full speed (I guess) of his feets, see obey with rotten sound.
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You need to watch Marco and Floor sing Ave Maria. Marco's voice is incredible.