Everytime I hear Marko do that announcement I realise that almost everybody in the crowd is hearing Nightwish with Floor for the first time. All the songs are new for them also, as by this time she was already putting her mark on all the songs.
Can you imagine being fans on the US tour who, when they bought their tickets, thought they were going to see Annette? And if they didn’t know Floor, how quickly did their disappointment or apprehension just evaporate on the first song? Being able to say you were at the Seattle concert!
What a concert. You see Tuomas, Emmpu, Troy, Marko and Jukka looking at Floor, thinking with admiration …how lucky are we that Floor is in the band. Power woman. Looking forward to part 2 and your comment. Greetings from the Netherlands
You bring me joy lads , I remember Thames entertainment from back in the days , but now it is better ;-) Nice show , great songs . Greetings from nwAse Sweden ( Floor is the best and most versitale singer in the WORLD )
This was Floor’s first concert as a permanent member. Briefly toured to step in for Annette in 2012, in the US! Learning the set list in 48 hours. Could never tell she hadn’t been there since the beginning. Best band on the planet, with the best lead singer!
I've seen this concert about a dozen times. Each time is simply amazing. By the end of the concert, I feel both happy and sad. Happy, because I had such a great time, yet sad because I don't want it to end. I can't think of any other concert which has made me feel like that.
Before you see them live, be sure to listen to their last album….the first half with vocals. Beautiful songs. Also, the documentary of when Floor was brought into the band is great fun to watch, and gets you acquainted more with the members. Of course, Marco and the drummer have left, but still.
What I really like about the begining of this concert is the slacken of the tension in Floor's face (as she was really nervous having never been performing in front of such a huge crowd and not a lot of that them knowing her) and the wait-and-see attitude of the crowd turning in full enthusiasm by the second. So wonderful! And as you now see the full force and energy from the very beginning you can more and more appreciate the stamina of Floor singing ""Ever Dream" (which was at that time the hardest to sing for her, being so high in notes) and that last section of "Ghost Love Score". I hope that the guys are doing well at this very sad time, Finland being a neighbour of Russia with a 1300 km border.........
“I’ve seen this concert 357 times and it keeps getting better!” ! To think Ghost Love Score was the 13th of this 15 song set! Great Job can’t wait till tomorrow to see your reaction to the next set of songs. You have made this old Metal Rock head very happy! Rock On Stay Safe!🙏👍🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
seen the concert a zillion times, and still chills all over my spine.brrrr.hahaha. NEXT part please...thanx for this moment of joy. greets from the netherlands( Nightwish ArmyNL).
Ah yes, what an opener! At this point many were still getting the memo that Annette wasn't the singer for Nightwish. Many would likely have booked this without knowing (or possibly before the change happened?)
Great start guys, loving the journey, having seen them live 11 times now, trust me, the energy at the beginning is overwhelming when you are actually there, seen all 3 singers live, but Floor is something special. Keep up the great work!
@@TheThamesmen I was at the Wembley gig from which you have seen 7 Days to the Wolves and Poet and the Pendulum, that was an amazing gig, and ofc the energy from Buenos Aires 2018 is hard to beat, both great gigs and as I say, I can speak personally for the Wembley one ;)
A Wacken we will go! I’ve seen it, but am looking forward to watching you blokes experience it. Has to be one of the greatest live rock shows of all time. Came right out with a punch in the face, and then enters the Valkyrie queen to clutch 82,000 souls, never letting go. Glad you did this.
Bought this DVD couple of years ago. For the first month i watched / listened to this every morning while getting ready to go out. Great way to start the day. BTW love your enthusiasm for new music its so easy to get comfortable with a few favourite bands (been there) and you wind up with some great artists never hitting your radar.
Great to see you two blokes! Loved it. This show is legendary. I personally feel that it is in the top 10 live shows ever recorded. Could you imagine if you were a Nightwish fan and this was your first introduction to Floor Jansen. You are watch 82000 fans fall in love with Floor as she slays every single fan and takes all to Valhalla. Simply AMAZING! The are not enough superlatives in the English language to describe this woman's other worldly talent. Don't forget, THIS IS LIVE! See you guys for part 2!
You guys see how happy the whole band is and amazed they are with what Floor is doing up there. It just gets more and more amazing, like wow! Loved the part one guys. Marko at the beginning of the first song talking with Floor, like ok let's see what you got and we gonna have fun.
Sadly, this video appears to be from the Blu-ray release, which is slightly slower in speed than the actual recording due to a transcoding frames-per-second issue. RUclips / DVD release is correct speed. Loved the reaction, really enjoying it. Just a technical note!
Been at that very Wacken. Been too tired that very night to go back to the Festival area and see Nightwish. There! Feel my pain, which lasts since then 😖😭
@@TheThamesmen I've seen them live 5 times after that, I even traveled 10 hours on the Autobahn from Berlin to the Netherlands to see them. And I loved every second of every Show. Hopefully, I'll see them again this year in December. This Show has been re sheduled again and again since winter 2019, I have my Ticket since spring 2019. We do celebrate its birthdays nowadays. Thats how I cope with my guilt and me missing shows in general 🤪 But who could have imagined back then, that this concert would go down in history as their most famous one?
@@KristiinaBerg their suggestion was to look at it when all four parts was finished or as times go by, each part for them self. I spelled times a little bit different 😁
So good, so good , so good. I didn't want to see this little parts, I wanted to see your complete show. But I couldn't wait and so I'm here. And now I'm sitting here and have the biggest smile in my face. Thank you for so many hours of fun and joy with your journey, it's always a great pleasure to see you. Great idea and great reaction- as Alex says ' PHENOMENAL' See you on the flipside
Thank you for your support and kind words. We are loving doing this and it is great to know people are coming along for the ride with us. Be well and part four tomorrow!
Great start guys. I'm inspired to drag out my copy of the concert this weekend and watch it from start to finish again as well. Apologies to the neighbours (again) 😛
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for coming on this journey with us. Make sure you sub as we are not finished with NW yet. More super soon. Have a great weekend.
Dark Chest of Wonders- That is how you open a show.!! Wish I had an Angel was the last song Tarja sang with the band, they closed the End of an Era show with that song. All 3 of these songs were from the Tarja era.
@@TheThamesmen Absolutely, they are all great. The concerts which were recorded for DVD/Bluray are all worth watching and experiencing, they all have something wonderful to absorb and appreciate. Wembley, Tampere and Buenos Ares (Decades Tour, celebration of 20 years of Nightwish) concerts are all worth your time.
@@TheThamesmen Ohhh how remiss of me, I forgot to mention Tarja's last concert in 2005 - End Of An Era, that is also an amazing concert. You could see the beginnings of what Nightwish were trying to do in terms of giving their fans an artistic performance and expression of their works.
George/Alex, I don't understand this myself, but I love watching you guys reacting to Nightwish. I've watched this DVD countless times, and it never gets old. I look forward to watching you guys enjoy the next three parts. I have four Nightwish concerts and I am awaiting delivery of their newest DVD---the Virtual Show from early 2021 (release on 3/11/22). Just so you know, the other three concerts are just as brilliant as this one. Tough to decide, but my overall favorite might be Tampere. Tuomas + Floor = GOAT. Well done Thamesmen!
As always, great job George and Alex. Looking forward to the rest. You'll have to report on the LA show. I'll somehow share some pics/vids with you guys from the NYC and DC shows over on Patreon. Be well.
Been waiting... I have watched this concert many times and it still enthrals. When you watch it complete you realise just how much stamina is needed. What must Jukka feel like by the end? If all the great tracks you have watched have been Wacken, you have missed a lot of magic from Buenos Aires.
@@TheThamesmen The main concerts are End of An Era, 2005 in the last Tarja year Wacken 2013 Tampere 2015 on the Endless Forms Most Beautiful tour Wembley 20165 also EFMB tour (these two are issued i=on a 2-DVD box called Vehicle of Spirit) Buenos Aires 2018 on the Decades tour (lots of older work revisited) All these tours have various extra tracks released from specific concerts but not the entire concert. So for example, you can find Sahara live at Tampa or Alpenglow and Yours is An Empty Hope from Mexico. There are a series of videos from the Nightwish Cruise too which is interesting as the cruise ship is obviously a small venue. Then there is a Bloodstock video lurking somewhere on the web though IIRC the quality isn't fantastic. And of course Nightwish revisited Wacken in 2018, another great concert but the audio and video aren't as good. Worth a watch though. Interview with Tuomas at the end of that one. He talks about band dynamics.
Fantastic to see the first part of this amazing to think was floors first time as a fully fledged band member. Does bring back some great memories thanks for sharing you thoughts guys 🤘🤘
When I saw your trailer, I thought to myself "I'm going to wait until all 4 parts are out before I start watching"... and then today I saw the first part and I couldn't wait, and now I'm sad because I want the other 3 parts lol. Great reaction, as usual, it's so exciting to see your reaction on a full concert!
That eight - note Thames theme is ingrained in my memory. It introduced the episodes of Thunderbirds that I watched as a child. EDIT: fixed note count.
Just an amazing concert from start to finish! I just love how Floor struts out and even though its the biggest crowd she ever performed in front of, she just commands the audience from the very first note. All those fans who were wondering who this new lead singer was had to have been like " Holy Shit" . And seeing Floor windmill , I would have been like Morpheus in the Matrix " SHE IS THE ONE"
5 "big ones", 5 concerts to watch, are: Wacken, Tampere, Wembley and Buenos Aires (Floor) and End of an Era (Tarja). Each has a story and personality and every Nightwish fan knows them by heart. This is fun 🥳
Something to keep in mind: this was the 1st concert with Floor singing in Germany. Just imagine the amazement many people in the crowd must have felt, hearing her for the 1st time.
Tuomas is also a good indication of where they are in the concert and the set list. He always starts with the hat and coat and sheds them as they go on. Plus, you know you are in the first half of Wacken of Floor is wearing the Valkyrie pants - second half if it is Valkyrie dress…….
George here. I did like his hat and wonder if I can get away with one like that myself! Floors wardrobe is immaculate but I know I could not get away with that part myself!
The sub-set of the population that could pull off that outfit is almost infinitesimally small..... being 6' with those attributes...... a group I myself am also precluded from! (thankfully, for all of humanity!)
HA HA. when she is here.... she will be. Thanks for being here as we know you're time is valuable. We adore NW so more soon, make sure you are subbed, that's the best support we could ask! Have a fab weekend
How did they find her. She fits so we'll in this group. It looks if all the numbers are written for her but that not. Night wish is much better with Floor than before her. She is the frontlady of Nightwish and we as fans are the lucky ones.
Seen this twice today - first time incidentally was lunchtime in a pub on the Thames!! So an apt location if there ever was one. Been looking forward to this for some time. I noticed you asked one of the previous guys about recommendations for other gigs - Wembley 2015 was great, as was Buenos Aires 2018 - imho, better sound quality than Wacken - some will disagree I'm 😉 sure!! Floor's outfit at Buenos Aires is something to behold - don't worry, I've got special clearance as the Wife agrees - she wants the same outfit!! There's also the Tampere gig in Finland which is also superb. As always take good care of yourselves chaps 😃
@@TheThamesmen I have lived in Colombia before (The Mrs is Colombian) and I REALLY missed English Pubs but in Bogota they have something called the Bogota Beer Company which has a large map of the UK inside with all of the major breweries - they also make their own bitters, pale ales and stouts! The ambience is still very salsa driven if you know what I Mean! If you ever find yourself back in the UK - I'd happily buy you a pint in one of my favourite watering holes!!
Almost Excellent guys !!! This is about 4% slower than it should be ( And I Am 98% sure, that this is the Blu-ray version ). So,... let's keep going... NWSU 🤘😎🤘.
Although I love Kai, and I'm really happy he is the one that replaced Jukka, for me this was the perfect Nightwish lineup! Jukka's style and energy is something else and I still didn't fully digest that Marco is gone (probably cause there still was no real tour without him). Bass playing can be replaced but his charisma and vocals absolutely not.
@@TheThamesmen cool to hear one of you two was drummer (don't know who is writing) :) Yeah, he is like contortionist, he puts so much energy into performance, also he often raises his arms really high between hits, that must be tiring. In 2004 I managed to catch his drumstick at the end of the concert, still can't believe my luck, I'm so happy to have it.
Wacken 2013 ... , not one song that i would consider "weak" , some are slower , some faster , some more metal and some more movie track like - but weak , not one . Not by accident are 70-80% of the live songs performed on that concert the official live songs . " Dark chest of Wonders " was perfect to start the concert , and it only got better . It was an big concert in front of 82 000 People , the Fans behaved well , the mood was good , everything fits , the Band had fun too . And last but not least , those who recorded and mixed the live performance did a great job , thanks to those guys we can still enjoy this fantastic concert .
You're going to get a cold shower from the GHOST RIVER!! Aaaaaand Emmpu is so classy I mean he's well dressed, good looking, one leg up, beautiful smile on his face and his fancy purple signature guitar he shreds like a chainsaw. He really has it all going 🤟
friends back to side by side thats very good :) thanx to this one and i enjoy this reaction. have wonderful day there. what i hear and see last summer nightwish live. nightwish is amazing without marko too. troy sing very good marko parts and jukka is 100 % bassist ( he can sing also if they want,remember wintersun ) and his sound is amazing. show is amazing. amazing :)
Since you are going to see I want my Tears Back in this concert, if you do a single reaction - you have to do Buenos Aires 2019. You will know why in the first 30 seconds!!
Where's the rest?! I can't wait a full day, now i have to put on my own dvd ;) But before you ask for what other gig, the Vehicle of Spirit concert at Wembley was voted the runner up of 'best concert at Wembley 2015'. They were only beaten by Queen, because of, well, Queen 🤘
Such a whole Nightwish concert is already an experience. Have never seen and heard anything better. Even if you have already seen the next episode "I want my tears back", you should definitely watch the Buenos Aires version of the song. That's a whole other level of party. Floor and fans totally unleashed.
HEY Alex and George the Wacken Open Air is not only a Metall Festival Wacken is a liddel Village in North Germany 1.800 People live there every year for 4 Days came 82.000 Metall Head s from around the Wold to this Event .
It was an epic lineup. We absolutely look forward to seeing the new lineup in May in Los Angeles especially as we have never seen them live in person ourselves
Unfortunately, the video you are using is about 4% slower than it should be. But that shouldn't bother all but the most discerning ears. Good work nonetheless and glad to see you enjoyed it.
@@TheThamesmen I love it when Marko introduces "a new presence, a new face, here on stage, so please welcome: Ms Floor Jansen!" Subbed since your first version of Ghost Love Score, love the ending better on the Buenos Aires version.
Just as a side note. Floor already had some experience with the song "She Is My Sin" as she had done it, more operatically, similar to Tarja's original version, with her first band After Forever, Here is the link from a live performance from 2006 ruclips.net/video/lqO8GKW47io/видео.html
@@TheThamesmen The Bluray disc itself was encoded in the wrong format (23.976p) The show was recorded in 25/50p. The Bluray should have been encoded in 1080/50i (25 PsF). This format is not compatible with most players in the US though. The standard for Bluray is 23.976p. This is ideal for movies in 24fps or tv content in 59.94i (3:2 pull down). But in Europe tv content is 50i and movies are sped up from 24 to 25 fps for broadcast. The DVD version was in the correct speed (50i/25PsF).
Guys, could it be that you are using the slowed down Blu-ray version of this song?😬 I think so as I have heard these songs so many times that a slower version immediately is giving me a uncomfortable feeling, like being held by your shirt when walking😳 But I hope I’m wrong. Apart from that: great initiative! Wembley, Tampere and Buenos Aires shows are waiting!
I hope not. We had a copy shared from a fan and they were sure it was right speed and we were careful to check frame rates etc. hard to test though to be honest!
@@TheThamesmen Doublecheck and compare with this version: ruclips.net/video/cAwtzi7Q3Bk/видео.html . Frankly, I had the same suspicion about the lower speed. It's only some 4% but the 'trained' NW ears will hear the difference.
No problem for the army, just wanted to let you know. We came for your reaction, that is the most important. But like Byron wrote: “I love not Thamesmen the less, but Nightwish more”🤓
WTf..... i know this Intro....so i am already antique...fu.......clickbait . whatever does it bothers me, subbed, thx for great entertainment with my beloved band, waiting smiling to the others parts. it never gets old, when Recappers thinks they know Nightwish, by doing single Songs...and then they do their first whole Concert:D
The Goddess continues to bless the undeserving. She is (sex, joy, passion, love, lust, hope, the promise, and more in a single person). Add to that her insane vocals and you get a Goddess.
@@TheThamesmen Yeah I'm just a little obsessed but in a non-stalking slightly off my rocker way. LMAO. I go to concerts all the time but I only leave the U.S. to see Nightwish when they're not touring here. Thanks guys.
Apparently when the original Blu-ray was made it had a frame timing error. One solution if it is a problem for you is to set your playback speed at 1.05. Sorry we were unaware that this was an issue out there until too late
Hello thamesmen greetings from Wadsworth Ohio USA, I really enjoy your Nightwish reactions and welcome you into the army. I own many of the concerts on DVD and Blu-ray, I get my copies from either the bands website or eBay for example my copy of Showtime storytime includes two music CDs and two Blu Rays one is wakken 2013 and the other is please learn this setlist in 48 hours, vehicle of spirit includes the Wembley arena show and the tampere show and it is the same with decades as well which has the Rio show. My end of an era came with the last appearance of tarja. Oh what a magical journey and your reactions have been awesome unfortunately I'm following in Ann waychoffs footsteps but seeing them live is a bucket list item for me. Thank you.
@@TheThamesmen I can't remember if you reacted to the Greatest Show On Earth at tampere if you haven't thats the one to do it has a feature unique to it that none of the other performances have I am waiting for a show to come in the mail from Brazil its a 2012 show from Canada with Anette at vocals. I didn't have any shows with her , most are with floor and 2 are with tarja so I'm looking forward to it.
@@TheThamesmen That NW 'fan' needs his/her ears washed out. When you've listened to NW for many years and you hear that version..it sounds gawd awful. Still not your fault guys!
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Bought mine last year!
@@mikeproietti4986 18 months ago for me August 2020....well worth the looooong wait.
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Everytime I hear Marko do that announcement I realise that almost everybody in the crowd is hearing Nightwish with Floor for the first time. All the songs are new for them also, as by this time she was already putting her mark on all the songs.
Amazing
Can you imagine being fans on the US tour who, when they bought their tickets, thought they were going to see Annette? And if they didn’t know Floor, how quickly did their disappointment or apprehension just evaporate on the first song? Being able to say you were at the Seattle concert!
What a concert. You see Tuomas, Emmpu, Troy, Marko and Jukka looking at Floor, thinking with admiration …how lucky are we that Floor is in the band. Power woman. Looking forward to part 2 and your comment. Greetings from the Netherlands
Take care Piet and more NW tomorrow
Exactly. She makes it what it is. Tarja was good, Annette a studio singer but Floor, pure passion.
You bring me joy lads , I remember Thames entertainment from back in the days , but now it is better ;-) Nice show , great songs . Greetings from nwAse Sweden ( Floor is the best and most versitale singer in the WORLD )
This is the art to start a live gig.
Yes in the beginning almost every reactor underrate Emmpu, but when they see him more, they change their minds and see how good he really is.
I fully agree. Many thanks for watching and we have the next episode tomorrow, are there any other gigs we need to see?
This was Floor’s first concert as a permanent member. Briefly toured to step in for Annette in 2012, in the US! Learning the set list in 48 hours. Could never tell she hadn’t been there since the beginning. Best band on the planet, with the best lead singer!
WOW
I was introduced to Nightwish and Floor just six months ago and OMG I'm still falling down that rabbit hole and loving the journey
You and me both!!
I've seen this concert about a dozen times. Each time is simply amazing. By the end of the concert, I feel both happy and sad. Happy, because I had such a great time, yet sad because I don't want it to end. I can't think of any other concert which has made me feel like that.
Couldn't agree more!
Only a dozen?! Sounds like you need to make more time for NW. 😀
I was at this concert and feel the same way
Before you see them live, be sure to listen to their last album….the first half with vocals. Beautiful songs. Also, the documentary of when Floor was brought into the band is great fun to watch, and gets you acquainted more with the members. Of course, Marco and the drummer have left, but still.
I know.... Maybe your triple shot suggestion?
What I really like about the begining of this concert is the slacken of the tension in Floor's face (as she was really nervous having never been performing in front of such a huge crowd and not a lot of that them knowing her) and the wait-and-see attitude of the crowd turning in full enthusiasm by the second. So wonderful! And as you now see the full force and energy from the very beginning you can more and more appreciate the stamina of Floor singing ""Ever Dream" (which was at that time the hardest to sing for her, being so high in notes) and that last section of "Ghost Love Score".
I hope that the guys are doing well at this very sad time, Finland being a neighbour of Russia with a 1300 km border.........
“I’ve seen this concert 357 times and it keeps getting better!” ! To think Ghost Love Score was the 13th of this 15 song set! Great Job can’t wait till tomorrow to see your reaction to the next set of songs. You have made this old Metal Rock head very happy! Rock On Stay Safe!🙏👍🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
So good!
seen the concert a zillion times, and still chills all over my spine.brrrr.hahaha. NEXT part please...thanx for this moment of joy. greets from the netherlands( Nightwish ArmyNL).
More to come!
Ah yes, what an opener! At this point many were still getting the memo that Annette wasn't the singer for Nightwish. Many would likely have booked this without knowing (or possibly before the change happened?)
Great start guys, loving the journey, having seen them live 11 times now, trust me, the energy at the beginning is overwhelming when you are actually there, seen all 3 singers live, but Floor is something special. Keep up the great work!
Many thanks for watching and we have the next episode tomorrow, are there any other gigs we need to see?
@@TheThamesmen I was at the Wembley gig from which you have seen 7 Days to the Wolves and Poet and the Pendulum, that was an amazing gig, and ofc the energy from Buenos Aires 2018 is hard to beat, both great gigs and as I say, I can speak personally for the Wembley one ;)
A Wacken we will go! I’ve seen it, but am looking forward to watching you blokes experience it. Has to be one of the greatest live rock shows of all time. Came right out with a punch in the face, and then enters the Valkyrie queen to clutch 82,000 souls, never letting go. Glad you did this.
It must have been amazing!!
Bought this DVD couple of years ago. For the first month i watched / listened to this every morning while getting ready to go out. Great way to start the day. BTW love your enthusiasm for new music its so easy to get comfortable with a few favourite bands (been there) and you wind up with some great artists never hitting your radar.
Glad you enjoy it! Many thanks for watching and we have the next episode tomorrow, are there any other gigs we need to see?
, I should do that!!!!
Glad to hear your comments you guys have come around our man Emppu’s genius! I agree! 😉
Us too! Thanks for being here and more NW soon.
Great to see you two blokes! Loved it. This show is legendary. I personally feel that it is in the top 10 live shows ever recorded. Could you imagine if you were a Nightwish fan and this was your first introduction to Floor Jansen. You are watch 82000 fans fall in love with Floor as she slays every single fan and takes all to Valhalla. Simply AMAZING! The are not enough superlatives in the English language to describe this woman's other worldly talent. Don't forget, THIS IS LIVE! See you guys for part 2!
Glad you enjoyed it
You guys see how happy the whole band is and amazed they are with what Floor is doing up there. It just gets more and more amazing, like wow! Loved the part one guys. Marko at the beginning of the first song talking with Floor, like ok let's see what you got and we gonna have fun.
Many thanks for watching and we have the next episode tomorrow, are there any other gigs we need to see?
@@TheThamesmen Wembley is a must and Buenos Aires, both are high def and there is also Tempere, all good shows.
Thoroughly enjoyed that guys, will forever be a Nightwish fan.
Thank you for being here and your continued support
You are exceptionally welcome my dear friends. It was a pleasure. And well done. I was really looking forward to this and it didn't disappoint.
Thank you for your help. Made it possible. Good to hear from you and hope all well in your world.
Sadly, this video appears to be from the Blu-ray release, which is slightly slower in speed than the actual recording due to a transcoding frames-per-second issue. RUclips / DVD release is correct speed. Loved the reaction, really enjoying it. Just a technical note!
Yes sorry about this but we were unaware of the potential issue. Still sounds amazing to us!
Been at that very Wacken. Been too tired that very night to go back to the Festival area and see Nightwish. There! Feel my pain, which lasts since then 😖😭
OMG..... Simone.... never repeat that again. You WERE there remember!
@@TheThamesmen I've seen them live 5 times after that, I even traveled 10 hours on the Autobahn from Berlin to the Netherlands to see them. And I loved every second of every Show. Hopefully, I'll see them again this year in December. This Show has been re sheduled again and again since winter 2019, I have my Ticket since spring 2019. We do celebrate its birthdays nowadays. Thats how I cope with my guilt and me missing shows in general 🤪
But who could have imagined back then, that this concert would go down in history as their most famous one?
@@SimoneJaegerFrauPanPan OK.... Don;'t show off now.
Emppu is drinking his favorite drink "Corona Beer"😂
Definitely not the best name for a beer!
@@TheThamesmen 🤣🤣
You guys are fantastic company listening to Nightwish...Thank you for doing this!!
Our pleasure!
Will look at it as Thames go by...
For real?
@@KristiinaBerg their suggestion was to look at it when all four parts was finished or as times go by, each part for them self.
I spelled times a little bit different 😁
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No worries.... we put the trailer out there for this exact reason, so you can decide. Peace and be well - Alex
Nightwish Army UK popping in for this Epic series of reactions.
ello UK!
So good, so good , so good. I didn't want to see this little parts, I wanted to see your complete show. But I couldn't wait and so I'm here. And now I'm sitting here and have the biggest smile in my face. Thank you for so many hours of fun and joy with your journey, it's always a great pleasure to see you. Great idea and great reaction- as Alex says ' PHENOMENAL' See you on the flipside
Thank you for your support and kind words. We are loving doing this and it is great to know people are coming along for the ride with us. Be well and part four tomorrow!
Great start guys. I'm inspired to drag out my copy of the concert this weekend and watch it from start to finish again as well. Apologies to the neighbours (again) 😛
Hope you enjoy it!
Great stuff. So glad you're doing this.
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for coming on this journey with us. Make sure you sub as we are not finished with NW yet. More super soon. Have a great weekend.
Bravo exelent !!!!!!!!
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Kamoon guys!!!
What enjoyable start to react to whole Wacken 2013 performance by them...
Cheers from Finland 🇫🇮 ThamesMates* ✌️😁
Thanks Finland....
Dark Chest of Wonders- That is how you open a show.!!
Wish I had an Angel was the last song Tarja sang with the band, they closed the End of an Era show with that song.
All 3 of these songs were from the Tarja era.
Not sure about the whole Tarja Vs Floor - just love the music.
@@TheThamesmen I don't get into that either, I like them both. Actually , all of them, I like Anette too.
Wow they are in the same room !!!!! Thanks guys !!! Great reaction !!!
We had a great weekend and always a laugh to hang with an old friend
What a brilliant capture for the Thamesmen! Thank you for putting this together. Nightwish Army, USA Division reporting.
Good stuff guys. It's great to see new people loving this band. How could anyone not? They're so creative and expressive in a beautiful way.
They are great. Many thanks for watching and we have the next episode tomorrow, are there any other gigs we need to see?
@@TheThamesmen Absolutely, they are all great. The concerts which were recorded for DVD/Bluray are all worth watching and experiencing, they all have something wonderful to absorb and appreciate.
Wembley, Tampere and Buenos Ares (Decades Tour, celebration of 20 years of Nightwish) concerts are all worth your time.
@@TheThamesmen Ohhh how remiss of me, I forgot to mention Tarja's last concert in 2005 - End Of An Era, that is also an amazing concert. You could see the beginnings of what Nightwish were trying to do in terms of giving their fans an artistic performance and expression of their works.
George/Alex, I don't understand this myself, but I love watching you guys reacting to Nightwish. I've watched this DVD countless times, and it never gets old. I look forward to watching you guys enjoy the next three parts. I have four Nightwish concerts and I am awaiting delivery of their newest DVD---the Virtual Show from early 2021 (release on 3/11/22). Just so you know, the other three concerts are just as brilliant as this one. Tough to decide, but my overall favorite might be Tampere. Tuomas + Floor = GOAT. Well done Thamesmen!
Thanks Tony and be safe
As always, great job George and Alex. Looking forward to the rest. You'll have to report on the LA show. I'll somehow share some pics/vids with you guys from the NYC and DC shows over on Patreon. Be well.
Will do G! Take care my friend - A
That was once in a lifetime experience
I wish I was there!!!
@@TheThamesmen Hope you get your live concert soon (May)
@@mikaheinio1292 can’t wait!
Been waiting...
I have watched this concert many times and it still enthrals.
When you watch it complete you realise just how much stamina is needed. What must Jukka feel like by the end?
If all the great tracks you have watched have been Wacken, you have missed a lot of magic from Buenos Aires.
Many thanks for watching and we have the next episode tomorrow, are there any other gigs we need to see?
@@TheThamesmen The main concerts are
End of An Era, 2005 in the last Tarja year
Wacken 2013
Tampere 2015 on the Endless Forms Most Beautiful tour
Wembley 20165 also EFMB tour (these two are issued i=on a 2-DVD box called Vehicle of Spirit)
Buenos Aires 2018 on the Decades tour (lots of older work revisited)
All these tours have various extra tracks released from specific concerts but not the entire concert. So for example, you can find Sahara live at Tampa or Alpenglow and Yours is An Empty Hope from Mexico.
There are a series of videos from the Nightwish Cruise too which is interesting as the cruise ship is obviously a small venue.
Then there is a Bloodstock video lurking somewhere on the web though IIRC the quality isn't fantastic.
And of course Nightwish revisited Wacken in 2018, another great concert but the audio and video aren't as good. Worth a watch though. Interview with Tuomas at the end of that one. He talks about band dynamics.
Fantastic to see the first part of this amazing to think was floors first time as a fully fledged band member. Does bring back some great memories thanks for sharing you thoughts guys 🤘🤘
They are playing as the ultimate team at this moment. Fantastic to watch
Thanks guys. A great start. Looking forward to the rest.
More to come!
@@TheThamesmen I kept waiting when you said more in a couple of minutes. You lied. LOL.
Good morning gents! I'm glad you enjoyed the tracks thus far. This concert is a hell of a ride! Nightwish always gives you a good Wacken!
Its been brilL!!!!
Thank you...I am so loving this...finally 😀
YES!!!!
Brilliant see you in the next one.
see you tomorrow!!
When I saw your trailer, I thought to myself "I'm going to wait until all 4 parts are out before I start watching"... and then today I saw the first part and I couldn't wait, and now I'm sad because I want the other 3 parts lol. Great reaction, as usual, it's so exciting to see your reaction on a full concert!
Wow, thanks and sorry.... :) Be well
Great concept. Cant wait to see parts 2 to 4. Thank you from South Africa.
Really appreciate your support and look forward to your thoughts when it is all said and done
Thanxs for this first part, looking forward for the next episodes and the hole show
😃
Tomorrow!
Off and running! Great start guys, looking forward to 2,3 and 4. Appreciate your time and efforts. Bring on the Valkyrien Queen
I hope you are enjoying the run and thank you for the support. Part four coming tomorrow!
Fantastic start, I can't wait for the next part !!!
We really appreciate the support. Thank you for being part of our community
That eight - note Thames theme is ingrained in my memory. It introduced the episodes of Thunderbirds that I watched as a child.
EDIT: fixed note count.
Thunderbirds...... Loved that and also Stingray
Just an amazing concert from start to finish! I just love how Floor struts out and even though its the biggest crowd she ever performed in front of, she just commands the audience from the very first note. All those fans who were wondering who this new lead singer was had to have been like " Holy Shit" . And seeing Floor windmill , I would have been like Morpheus in the Matrix " SHE IS THE ONE"
She is......
5 "big ones", 5 concerts to watch, are: Wacken, Tampere, Wembley and Buenos Aires (Floor) and End of an Era (Tarja).
Each has a story and personality and every Nightwish fan knows them by heart.
This is fun 🥳
Cool!!! Maybe Argentina next, as I have never been there!
@@TheThamesmen NW fans there are the same that go to watch football on stadium, you'll see 🙂
Thaks a lot!!!
See you on part 2?
Banger pt1
HA HA :)
Something to keep in mind: this was the 1st concert with Floor singing in Germany. Just imagine the amazement many people in the crowd must have felt, hearing her for the 1st time.
Just amazing that thought... amazing
I just came here not hitting the PLAY button, only to say I will wait till last part, to see all at once
We look forward to hearing your thoughts once you have seen them all together. Thank you for your support and stay safe out there
@@TheThamesmen Becoz of lack of time, im starting to watch right now :> Wait for the comment on the part 4 at the end :> lets rock \m/
Tuomas is also a good indication of where they are in the concert and the set list. He always starts with the hat and coat and sheds them as they go on. Plus, you know you are in the first half of Wacken of Floor is wearing the Valkyrie pants - second half if it is Valkyrie dress…….
George here. I did like his hat and wonder if I can get away with one like that myself! Floors wardrobe is immaculate but I know I could not get away with that part myself!
The sub-set of the population that could pull off that outfit is almost infinitesimally small..... being 6' with those attributes...... a group I myself am also precluded from! (thankfully, for all of humanity!)
First song Dark Chest of Wonders hell of a song to open with, Seen some iconic bands but these guys take it to an higher plane
From beginning to end they don’t let up. It is amazing
Hellyeahhh..!!!! Nightwish ❤️❤️❤️🤟🤟🤟🤟
YAY!!!!
Floor is the best singer in the world. Not just Europe !!!
HA HA. when she is here.... she will be. Thanks for being here as we know you're time is valuable. We adore NW so more soon, make sure you are subbed, that's the best support we could ask! Have a fab weekend
How did they find her. She fits so we'll in this group. It looks if all the numbers are written for her but that not. Night wish is much better with Floor than before her. She is the frontlady of Nightwish and we as fans are the lucky ones.
They knew about her for years beforehand.
She was their support band with After Forever in 2002 on Nightwish European tour, so they knew her very well.
They actually wanted Floor when Tarja went, but felt it would be too much like poaching. But in the end it was always meant to be!
Best singer in the world! Come on Alex, you can say it!
He likes a bit of controversy!
@@TheThamesmen 😁
Seen this twice today - first time incidentally was lunchtime in a pub on the Thames!! So an apt location if there ever was one. Been looking forward to this for some time. I noticed you asked one of the previous guys about recommendations for other gigs - Wembley 2015 was great, as was Buenos Aires 2018 - imho, better sound quality than Wacken - some will disagree I'm 😉 sure!! Floor's outfit at Buenos Aires is something to behold - don't worry, I've got special clearance as the Wife agrees - she wants the same outfit!! There's also the Tampere gig in Finland which is also superb. As always take good care of yourselves chaps 😃
Please have a pint for us! Do you miss a good English pub or for that matter even a bad one!
@@TheThamesmen I have lived in Colombia before (The Mrs is Colombian) and I REALLY missed English Pubs but in Bogota they have something called the Bogota Beer Company which has a large map of the UK inside with all of the major breweries - they also make their own bitters, pale ales and stouts! The ambience is still very salsa driven if you know what I Mean! If you ever find yourself back in the UK - I'd happily buy you a pint in one of my favourite watering holes!!
EPIC! ❤
NO YOU....YOU ARE EPIC!!!
@@TheThamesmen ❤️
Almost Excellent guys !!! This is about 4% slower than it should be ( And I Am 98% sure, that this is the Blu-ray version ).
So,... let's keep going...
NWSU 🤘😎🤘.
Sorry we did not realize there was an issue with the Blu-ray. Still sounds completely amazing to us
more more more ! :D
Tomorrow..... make sure you are subbed!
Although I love Kai, and I'm really happy he is the one that replaced Jukka, for me this was the perfect Nightwish lineup! Jukka's style and energy is something else and I still didn't fully digest that Marco is gone (probably cause there still was no real tour without him). Bass playing can be replaced but his charisma and vocals absolutely not.
As a drummer from the past - I adroe Jukka, how he swings his whole body
@@TheThamesmen cool to hear one of you two was drummer (don't know who is writing) :) Yeah, he is like contortionist, he puts so much energy into performance, also he often raises his arms really high between hits, that must be tiring. In 2004 I managed to catch his drumstick at the end of the concert, still can't believe my luck, I'm so happy to have it.
George, you're sweating! Lol , me too tho. 3 songs at once is alot 🤣🤣🤣
HA HA!!!
Wacken 2013 ... , not one song that i would consider "weak" , some are slower , some faster , some more metal and some more movie track like - but weak , not one .
Not by accident are 70-80% of the live songs performed on that concert the official live songs . " Dark chest of Wonders " was perfect to start the concert , and it only got better . It was an big concert in front of 82 000 People , the Fans behaved well , the mood was good , everything fits , the Band had fun too . And last but not least , those who recorded and mixed the live performance did a great job , thanks to those guys we can still enjoy this fantastic concert .
Thanks for coming on this journey with us. Make sure you sub as we are not finished with NW yet. More super soon. Have a great weekend.
You're going to get a cold shower from the GHOST RIVER!!
Aaaaaand Emmpu is so classy I mean he's well dressed, good looking, one leg up, beautiful smile on his face and his fancy purple signature guitar he shreds like a chainsaw. He really has it all going 🤟
He really is fun to watch as he is obviously enjoying himself and delivering an amazing performance. That’s how it should be
friends back to side by side thats very good :) thanx to this one and i enjoy this reaction. have wonderful day there. what i hear and see last summer nightwish live. nightwish is amazing without marko too. troy sing very good marko parts and jukka is 100 % bassist ( he can sing also if they want,remember wintersun ) and his sound is amazing. show is amazing. amazing :)
That is great to know and we can’t wait to see them ourselves. Thank you for being here we very much appreciate it
Why does Alex look 50 years younger with this camera? Thanks for doing this gentleman.
Ha ha.... Nordic skin and an ugly filter?
Since you are going to see I want my Tears Back in this concert, if you do a single reaction - you have to do Buenos Aires 2019. You will know why in the first 30 seconds!!
Thank you for the suggestion we are taking note as it does keep coming up
Where's the rest?! I can't wait a full day, now i have to put on my own dvd ;) But before you ask for what other gig, the Vehicle of Spirit concert at Wembley was voted the runner up of 'best concert at Wembley 2015'. They were only beaten by Queen, because of, well, Queen 🤘
Ohhhh many thanks!
Such a whole Nightwish concert is already an experience. Have never seen and heard anything better.
Even if you have already seen the next episode "I want my tears back", you should definitely watch the Buenos Aires version of the song. That's a whole other level of party. Floor and fans totally unleashed.
Many thanks for watching and we have the next episode tomorrow, are there any other gigs we need to see?
@@TheThamesmen
Dead Boys Poem (Buenos Aires), The Islander (Tempera), Yours an empty hope (Wembley)
i hope that you find that yellowhat Thamesman who stands at audience! your fellow maybe? cheers!
Ha :)
HEY Alex and George the Wacken Open Air is not only a Metall Festival Wacken is a liddel Village in North Germany 1.800 People live there every year for 4 Days came 82.000 Metall Head s from around the Wold to this Event .
I need to go there!!
I still love them now but God do I miss this line-up, with Marko and Jukka on drums.🥺
It was an epic lineup. We absolutely look forward to seeing the new lineup in May in Los Angeles especially as we have never seen them live in person ourselves
Hope to see you in LA in May! You going Friday or Saturday? Pit? Orchestra pit? Balcony?
No idea - G has the tickets!!!!!
If you see us come and say hello please!!!!
Unfortunately, the video you are using is about 4% slower than it should be. But that shouldn't bother all but the most discerning ears. Good work nonetheless and glad to see you enjoyed it.
Sorry about that. We took it directly from the DVD (that was sent us). No idea how. None.
Isn't that great, what a start!
Thanks for coming on this journey with us. Make sure you sub as we are not finished with NW yet. More super soon. Have a great weekend.
@@TheThamesmen I love it when Marko introduces "a new presence, a new face, here on stage, so please welcome: Ms Floor Jansen!"
Subbed since your first version of Ghost Love Score,
love the ending better on the Buenos Aires version.
Just as a side note. Floor already had some experience with the song "She Is My Sin" as she had done it, more operatically, similar to Tarja's original version, with her first band After Forever, Here is the link from a live performance from 2006 ruclips.net/video/lqO8GKW47io/видео.html
Interesting. Thank you for this information and link we very much appreciate it
The slowed down version
We had a copy sent to us and was meant to be right speed. Apologies as we did check frame rates etc. nothing we can do now!
Is it? Didn't notice it so no problem for me! Keep them coming Thamesmen.
@@TheThamesmen The Bluray disc itself was encoded in the wrong format (23.976p) The show was recorded in 25/50p. The Bluray should have been encoded in 1080/50i (25 PsF). This format is not compatible with most players in the US though. The standard for Bluray is 23.976p. This is ideal for movies in 24fps or tv content in 59.94i (3:2 pull down). But in Europe tv content is 50i and movies are sped up from 24 to 25 fps for broadcast. The DVD version was in the correct speed (50i/25PsF).
@@willemnagtglas4569 great explanation. Thank you! So not really our fault apart from not using DVD version. Phew!
Even though Jukka isn't playing drums anymore I think he's in production of Nightwish. Correct me if I am wrong.
He is the chairman and CEO of Oily Empire Ltd Oy that "owns" Nightwish. He loves spreadsheets I'm told.
Oh thats great! Many thanks for watching and we have the next episode tomorrow, are there any other gigs we need to see?
There was NO "bathroom break" song at the Wacken Concert. Not many bands can claim that achievement
Well certainly not the older ones!
Guys, could it be that you are using the slowed down Blu-ray version of this song?😬
I think so as I have heard these songs so many times that a slower version immediately is giving me a uncomfortable feeling, like being held by your shirt when walking😳
But I hope I’m wrong.
Apart from that: great initiative! Wembley, Tampere and Buenos Aires shows are waiting!
I hope not. We had a copy shared from a fan and they were sure it was right speed and we were careful to check frame rates etc. hard to test though to be honest!
@@TheThamesmen Doublecheck and compare with this version: ruclips.net/video/cAwtzi7Q3Bk/видео.html . Frankly, I had the same suspicion about the lower speed. It's only some 4% but the 'trained' NW ears will hear the difference.
@@Klojum well nothing we can do about it now! 4% is the difference between 24 frame and 25 frame. The copy we worked at was at 24 frames
@@Klojum Sounds fine to me and I can usually tell instantly when the pitch is off due to the speed. I could be wrong tho ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
No problem for the army, just wanted to let you know. We came for your reaction, that is the most important. But like Byron wrote:
“I love not Thamesmen the less, but Nightwish more”🤓
WTf..... i know this Intro....so i am already antique...fu.......clickbait . whatever does it bothers me, subbed, thx for great entertainment with my beloved band, waiting smiling to the others parts. it never gets old, when Recappers thinks they know Nightwish, by doing single Songs...and then they do their first whole Concert:D
HA HA. WE are old my friend.... Let's celebrate our life, we've made it. I've lost good friends along the way!! Peace
🎶👍👍🇳🇱🤟🤟🎶
YAY!
Play some Tool . The grudge
do you have a link?
ruclips.net/video/3BXyEUOuNds/видео.html
What do you mean; best singer in Europe?
Ha ha..... I don't wish to shatter bon jovi
The Goddess continues to bless the undeserving. She is (sex, joy, passion, love, lust, hope, the promise, and more in a single person). Add to that her insane vocals and you get a Goddess.
That all seems reasonable and fair enough!
@@TheThamesmen Yeah I'm just a little obsessed but in a non-stalking slightly off my rocker way. LMAO. I go to concerts all the time but I only leave the U.S. to see Nightwish when they're not touring here. Thanks guys.
Is it just me or is this slightly slow? I’m sure my dvd is faster than this slightly.
Apparently when the original Blu-ray was made it had a frame timing error. One solution if it is a problem for you is to set your playback speed at 1.05. Sorry we were unaware that this was an issue out there until too late
@@TheThamesmen ah don’t worry lads it’s no real issue
Hello thamesmen greetings from Wadsworth Ohio USA, I really enjoy your Nightwish reactions and welcome you into the army. I own many of the concerts on DVD and Blu-ray, I get my copies from either the bands website or eBay for example my copy of Showtime storytime includes two music CDs and two Blu Rays one is wakken 2013 and the other is please learn this setlist in 48 hours, vehicle of spirit includes the Wembley arena show and the tampere show and it is the same with decades as well which has the Rio show. My end of an era came with the last appearance of tarja. Oh what a magical journey and your reactions have been awesome unfortunately I'm following in Ann waychoffs footsteps but seeing them live is a bucket list item for me. Thank you.
Oops my bad its not Rio but Buenos Aires that is in the decades set. LoL I'm old and confused. LoL 💩💩💩💩💩💩
Many thanks for watching and we have the next episode tomorrow, are there any other gigs we need to see?
@@TheThamesmen I can't remember if you reacted to the Greatest Show On Earth at tampere if you haven't thats the one to do it has a feature unique to it that none of the other performances have I am waiting for a show to come in the mail from Brazil its a 2012 show from Canada with Anette at vocals. I didn't have any shows with her , most are with floor and 2 are with tarja so I'm looking forward to it.
Oh you can pull all the shows from RUclips,being older I prefer owning a hard copy.
George, do you realize how much you look like a brunette, Troy Donockley ?
😉😉
It has been said but I think he is obviously more talented than I will ever be!
1st
Winner!
Slow~!
Hi ya.... yes and we have no idea why. This was ripped by a NW fan and emailed to us from a DVD. apparently 4% and we have no idea how.
@@TheThamesmen That NW 'fan' needs his/her ears washed out. When you've listened to NW for many years and you hear that version..it sounds gawd awful. Still not your fault guys!
🇬🇧 Norfolk joining you for this epic show
NORFOLK!! Never been, would you believe it!