@@TheMuserResolute There is already a fungus gnat specie named after Tuomas called _Sciophila holopaineni_ and as well a beetle specie named after Floor _Tmesisternus floorjansenae_
And the band released a new video from Wembley 2015 playing The Greatest Show on Earth with Richard Dawkins at the end :D We already had it, but now they put new shots.
Because those people can just hear "BUM BUM ERRR BRRRR" and "THERE GOES THE HIGH BELT FLOOR" and that's all for them. They have no idea what a piece of art this album is. That Tuomas is not some songwriter, but fully fledged world-class composer and Floor is not some high belt diva but probably the best female singer of her generation. Human: Nature is proof or it and only people who love Nightwish for being artists, not just a metal band.
Beniamin Szwaczka I’ve been listening to hard rock and heavy metal music since I was in 6th grade. I’m 55 years old now. I’ve been to many concerts as well. I now believe that Floor is not the best ever FEMALE vocalist in metal. She’s THE best ever singer in metal. EVER!! I truly believe that. My next goal in life is to see a Nightwish concert. I only became a fan about 4 or 5 years ago.
@@honestbenny Exactly. People said after EFMB that Tuomas had to use Floor's voice more, and he did. It's just that people don't realize how f'ing hard it is to sing these melodies. I mean all people have different tastes, but I always get annoyed when they are saying that Tuomas has to take more advantage of Floor's voice, only because they think belting is the hardest thing ever.
There is nothing wrong with shedding tears when the aspect of music, because of the creativity to make it, comes from the same parts of our brains and mind that is responsible for emotions as well. And I say this, as a 37-year-old man who loves opera music, classical, and symphonic metal -- when done just right. Shoemaker exceeds even my most humble expectations.
Just info. The ending of this song were really hard. Floor made several attempts in the studio before her and Tuomas said ok - this is it. Then they went home - Floor back to Sweden and NOT having the right feeling inside. She listened to it again at home, reheased it - changed it, got the right feeling and recorded it in her home studio - and sent it to Tuomas. And this is the ending on the Album. These people are just perfectionist and sound / voice / emotions nerds - and that is how to create a masterpiece like this. Luckily for us mortal being. I really believe you are being captured by Nightwish - nice and just enjoy 👌👍🤘🤘
@@TheMuserResolute Of course. 😀 In fact, I suggest you check out the project of Tuomas, his wife and Troy (from Nightwish), called 'Auri', where Johanna is the lead singer. They released an album couple of years ago. It shows that Tuomas is a very versatile composer. This is what Tuomas himself has said about the music of Auri: "Holopainen described Auri's style as "rabbit hole music and celestial metal" with "influences from folk music, Celtic music, [and] soundtracks"." I guarantee you won't be disappointed. 😉
She also performs a few songs on Tuomas' solo album "Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge". One of the few albums I can put on repeat and not get bored with for hours on end. It's not about the Dickens character, but Scrooge McDuck, by the way.
@@TheMuserResolute add me to recommending Auri and Tuomas' work on Scrooge McDuck (the "single" ruclips.net/video/JWwSVOo5K_k/видео.html here). For Scrooge, he worked with the London Philharmonic like usual, but it is a movie score and Disney needs to make a movie for it.
@@jannehautaviita I think the most interesting thing about Auri is that it sort of offers a preview of distinctive elements you see on Human Nature that were not present on past NW albums. The second Floor came in on Music, it immediately made me think of Space Between in how the voice has to weave around the melody in a very particular way..
I love how Floor does the ending. It reminds me of an early 1900s opera singer. The style was much brighter sounding than modern opera. During the band's countdown to releasing this album, each member did a quick blurb about each song. Floor introduced Shoemaker and said that the ending was a challenge because it needed to be classical, but not too in-your-face (she mimed the large, round opera sound as an example of "not like this"). She absolutely nailed it. The sound is ethereal, bright, and reverent.
That lovely soft male voice under Floor's is Troy. The strings that you weren't able to identify was Troy playing the Bouzouki. Tuomas started playing with 3-part harmony now that he discovered Troy's vocal talent.
@@BdRkKptn It could have been, I suppose. Troy's skills on the Bouzouki are pretty amazing, and to me, I'm hearing a plucked instrument. Troy can play both guitar and bouzouki using all fingers in plucking, like a banjo is played. I swear he could play the mayonnaise and make it sound amazing.
It's actually Troy AND Marko! He sings a surprisingly softer tenor and you really need to listen carefully to hear it. In fact, all 3 singers harmonize in every song in Human Nature.
I've not seen it in the other comments, so I hope this isn't superfluous: The part of Shoemakers story that you (seem to have) missed is that he not only trained the Apollo astronaut but he trained as an Apollo astronaut. He wanted to be one of the people to walk on the moon. He was however deselected for a health condition and was heartbroken about that for the rest of his life. As a tribute, as you read, some of his ashes were taken to the moon, so he finally made it there after all. And he is the only human that in (partially) buried on a stellar body other than earth. At least for now edit spelling, finally.
Finally a reactor who RESPECTS the singer, and does not cut her in the middle of the sentence or singing. Bravo!! And thousands of thumbs up for you, cause you DID NOT pause the video on her operatic climax. That would be blasphemy!! Well done, Sir!
"Laudato si" is in medieval Italian and part of St. Francis of Assisi religious song "Canticle of the Sun" and translates to "Be praised". The canticle praises the Lord for creating the Sun (referred as a brother), the moon (called sister) and every other creature. Ad Astra, instead is in Latin and literally means "to (towards) the stars" but was usually used to described an (almost) impossible accomplishment (like reaching the stars).
I'm sure there's more to this than what I've written but doing theological and literary research isn't my forte. Hope you find it interesting nonetheless. :)
Johanna, I would have to say, has a very light, bright angelic voice -- especially from The Last Sled, a song from the album "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck."
Love your reactions. I was a teenager back in the '60s when the British music invasion in the US happened. There were two major bands that competed head to head - the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. The Beatles grew and evolved and eventually had a huge effect on how rock evolved. A lot of fans were unhappy with that growth; they just wanted I Want To Hold Your Hand with different words and melodies. On the other hand, the Rolling Stones just kept on making albums of Rolling Stones music and are now just a footnote in the history of rock. Nightwish's job isn't making symphonic metal, or folk metal, or any of the other myriad genres - their job is to make music, and with this album, they have accomplished that task magnificently.
If you have time to kill, and want an interesting analysis of the lyrical meaning and content of the album, I suggest checking out Guylain Prince. His videos are French, but the English subtitles are very good, and the comment section is amazing.
Guylian Prince is possibly one of my favorites in Lyrical analysis. Also the fact that he's a Franciscan Friar is pretty awesome too. Additionally he's very kind.
@PONY of the VILLAGE, hear, hear. I felt very bad when Guylain got hurt by the lyrics of Tribal - he'd just lost someone dear and couldn't quite take the fury of Tuomas' words. Guylain's my favourite kind of religious person: thoughtful, kind and educated. (I am a stout atheist and science believer myself.)
@@thisworldofwater8017 yes! I also felt the same way. He's such a kind person that it was difficult to see him in pain.... I remember when I was in the live chat during the premier of Tribal, people were all being very loving and supportive of him.
In a nutshell, Eugene Shoemaker was a planetary scientist and geologist who made huge contributions to the science of impact craters in the 1950s and '60s, upending the conventional wisdom at the time. He also co-discovered the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet which hit Jupiter in 1994 He was originally going to be one of the scientists aboard some of the Apollo missions, but was grounded when he was diagnosed with Addison's Disease. He reportedly expressed that his greatest regret in life was "not being able to bang my hammer on the Moon". When he died in a car crash in 1997, some of his ashes were sealed in a capsule which was placed aboard NASA's Lunar Prospector probe; the foil wrapping around his "urn" is inscribed with images relevant to his life, along with the Shakespeare quote featured in the song. After completing its primary observations, the Lunar Prospector de-orbited (crashed into the Moon), embedding itself into the lunar surface and making Eugene Shoemaker the first human to be interred on another celestial body. In the end, he got to bang his hammer on the Moon in a far more spectacular way than he probably ever imagined. Also, Laudato si ad Astra is Latin for "all praise be to the stars", though individually ad Astra was used in several different sentences to say that something is almost impossibly difficult (for example "There is no easy path to [walk to] the stars"), like for example landing a man on the Moon with 1960s technology.
Great job once again. Loved your reaction and analysis. It took me a few listens before this entire CD began to grow on me, but now I find it exceptional. I like to refer to this CD as music for adults. Many fans want to hear the old Nightwish music full of fantasy and romantic adventure, which I totally understand and also love. However, musicians and composers mature, just like the rest of us and their creativity must as well or they stagnate. The truly great ones are at some point going to want to reach out for subjects that hold a special meaning for them. This is where Tuomas has been taking Nightwish for the last couple of CD's. Earlier in his career he looked inside for song subjects and used his longing for rediscovering and holding onto his childhood innocence as inspiration among other things. Now he seems to be looking more outward as well and is fascinated and needing to comment on the natural world and how we as human beings interact and affect our fellow creatures and the planet which we call home. Many fans are not interested in science music. It is like going back to school instead of finding an escape from the world around us. As we all age we find our mortality confronts us with these types of questions and I think Tuomas (age 43) is maybe going through this as he sees his parents and others from his and his parents generation closing in on natures harvest, as he likes to refer to it. Perhaps this subject mater will pass and Nightwish will give us some more older style compositions, but I would not count on it. An artist like Tuomas will probably need to keep evolving just as he feels the natural world is doing endlessly. Take care my friend from down under. Till next time, peace.
Good comment. Not only are the members of Nightwish evolving with time but so are their fans, the Nightwish army as they are known. Most like myself are welcoming this evolution as a natural course of events and are loving the outcome. I find with every album they release that I love it more then the previous one. Having said that, I also enjoy going back to older songs once in a while, but it’s their new album that I listen to most of the present time.
Okay, I'm sorry, but I just cannot watch one of your reactions without thanking you. I will spare you the diatribe I usually create, except to say that "cut into little stars" always destroys me, because he was cremated and sent to the moon - ashes amongst the stars! It melts me. I'll sign off with ... just thank you, thank you and thank you.
I've been listening to Nightwish since I was a child (I'm mid-20's now). This album and Endless Forms are my favourite so far. It's gorgeous, dynamic, has everything I love in music, and the orchestral and instrumental music (All The Works series) makes me ugly-sob every time. I love the diversity, range and expert writing, composing, musicianship and singing of the albums. They're just... really enjoyable. It's super okay to NOT like them, but completely trashing the band and the albums as a whole is... not my cup of tea. I view them as a band in an organic sense - they grow, they try new things, they pick up new members, they change and sometimes they keep older motifs, sometimes they do entirely new things... and that's okay. They're allowed to.
It always gets me how that last operatic, bombastic bit seems to build up to something and then the song ends. For me, it symbolizes the sudden death of the man. Like, the instant nature of a fatal car crash. I always wish the song would continue; I want to hear what comes next, but I will never know. And it gives the song so much impact for me. Anyhoo, love the reaction video. Keep up the great work!
A great reaction as usual! 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".
This is a great reaction and i totally agree with the comment. I listened the album sinds the release at least 70 times and it's get better and better. For me it's the most mature album from Nightwish they made so fat,it's completely in balance and the production is superb. And as always, Floor is amazing. Kind regards from the Netherlands
The "Laudato Si, Ad Astra" bit ALWAYS makes me misty eyed because I just get overwhelmed by how beautiful it is. The building up to that point may be partially why it gives me such an emotional response, or possibly just the mere fact that this song is a tribute to someone like Shoemaker. His death was so tragic 💔. I am happy his ashes are on the moon. He finally got to go where he'd always dreamed of being. I love how you are visibly taken by music, it's refreshing to see that you're not doing anything but being yourself, organic and appreciating the complexities or structure of the songs. Some reactors are over acting and it makes me wonder if it's how they might have reacted off camera. I appreciate your reactions, even if I don't comment a lot. Also the spacebar gig is amusing. Seems it keeps getting louder 😂 😂
Laudato si - Praise be to you. Ad Astra - to(wards) the stars. So praise be to the stars or Praise be to you, towards the stars, depending on how you wanted to interpret it. Both seem appropriate in this case.
I think it’s a good thing that the new album is a bit divisive among the fanbase. It means that the band is trying new things, instead of doing the same thing over and over again. If you listen to Nightwish albums from the early years to today, there are clear changes between them. So it’s only natural that some fans might prefer one era to another.
As a long time Nightwish fan, I didn't love this album at first either. I didn't dislike it, mind you, it just didn't resonate with me immediately like Greatest Show had. Then I gave it a few more listens and now I think it's amazing. Little bit of an acquired taste, this one. And I fucking LOVE the ENTIRE CONCEPT of the song Pan!
I really like this latest album, have listened to it in my car on repeat multiple times since I got it. I have Nightwish, Unleash the Archers, Jinjer and Epica currently in my glovebox. Don't think they will be coming out anytime soon.
Have been waiting for you to do this one. Very different but just great. Shoemaker was also accepted to into the astronaut program, but was eventually denied because of a congenital disease. He was desperate to go to the moon to look at craters and rocks. That's why they sent some of his ashes with the Lunar Prospector mission
it also has an awesome line from shakespear that is on his urn in the song. He was a candidate to be an astronaut to the moon but couldn't go due to disease, in tribute he is the only human buried on the moon
I was going to say that you should listen to the orchestral disk of the album, but I wasn't quite at the end of the video yet. Glad to hear you will. Saying that, watch it all at once. It's a long piece of music, but find a video or some way to strong them together because it is one work of music, despite it being cut up. I don't know why they cut it up, but it is definitely one song, and you'll understand that when you hear it. It would be like cutting the second half of this song off...
Some "fans" want to stifle their creativity to suit what they expect to hear. They aren't really fans if that's what they want. There's nothing worse than a band ploughing the same furrow, album after album.
That was a lovely reaction to a beautiful song thankyou for doing this one cannot wait for the next, nice to hear you have enjoyed the songs so far. Said before say it again one word Masterpiece
I love Nightwish.. To me they do things no other band do. They are just something more. and all their music is just pure emotion. But this song always just, I cant even express it, I dont want to say it gets me more than some of their other songs because so many do. But there is just something about this song.
Excited to check this one out! I don't know if you're going to do the whole album, but Endlessness is an absolute MUST. Also, at some point when you're done with the album, How's The Heart Acoustic is a very worthwhile watch as well :)
@@TheMuserResolute while I have your attention (again..). Not sure if you're familiar with Sabaton, but their drummer is Floor's husband, and they are all around a fantastic band too. There would be so many videos to check out but I'd suggest starting with The Attack Of The Dead Men live from The Great Tour in London.
Attack of the dead men is the kind of song that leaves you wanting to know more and more :D And that is Sabaton's superpower: making history interesting.
I love the fact that you did not edit out your mistakes, showing us that even a knowledgeable person such as yourself has difficulty figuring Tuomas' compositions. And love that sound effect... Very dramatic! 😀
The Laudato Si part just sounds so... Big. It really represents the universe and its greatness for me, it has such a melancholy sound to it too, it's Floor voice, the choir and almost nothing else. Makes you feel like you're there
Johanna's words always give me goosebumps, so sweet, yet kind of haunting, "Laudato si Ad Astra" as well, major goosebumps and tears there, magnificent song
Interesting that you brought up the repetitiveness in the first segment...I always took the music there was like an orbit of the moon around the Earth. Who knows?????
Love it! As always, amazing analysis. Can't wait to see you react to "Harvest" which is the next song! It will totally awe again thinking "What CAN'T this band do? Wow". Totally different, but amazing and beautiful.
Great video, great analysis. Can't wait to see the next one. Harvest is proof to your ending statement because it's quite a bit different from Nightwish repertoire, and yet as it progresses it is undoubtedly a Nightwish song. They are not afraid to innovate, and they are not doing same old just to boost the numbers. Tuomas said on the album premiere that there is exactly no more nor less music on this album than it needed, and he will never put a song on an album just to fill a quota, nor will he remove a song if the medium is insufficient. That's why it's a double album. The whole album carries a message (well, several messages), and that's how the music developed. Also, I found this amazing interview with Floor and Marko, you can really get a feel of the mentality across the band. There are no spoilers, just some hints of what's to come, it was published before official album release, so feel free to dive in. :) www.impe.fi/articles/1/2905 Enjoy the ride.
That was another wonderful reaction ! I cannot listen to and watch that video without crying 😢 at the end ❤️. What an amazing honor to be the only human being who's remains rest on the Moon !!!! It's such a moving piece describing an equally moving and important STORY !!! Love n best wishes from Tennessee USA to You (and your noisy neighbors ). LOL
It is a beautiful piece. It sends a shiver down the spine anytime I hear this music. The song was noted on the USGS site with links to the video. Great reaction and agree wholeheartedly with you on new music and its acceptance (or not) by fans. Music is a journey that will, not always, be a smooth one for everyone that walks it - the progression is important though and represents the evolution of that band. If not for that progression we'd all still be banging on rocks with mammoth bones.
I`m so happy that you react to the whole album. I love this album. At the beginning I was like: Okay that is different then I expected, but then I realized if you really listen to this album without doing anything that distract you from the music, you figure out that these songs are a masterpiece and that everything is perfect and just beautiful: the instruments, the lyrics, Floor`s Voice. Everything. I love this album and I`m glad you like it so far . Thank you for making my day with your reaction. I really like them. Keep going, you´re doing a great Job!
I have been familiar with Nightwish a long time and have appreciated their work a lot even though it has not been something on my own playlist. But oh man this album really, it is such a beauty and full of emotion. I cannot put it into words and at the same time find it so hard to understand that someone might not want to listen to this. I can understand something not being "your thing" but someone actively disliking this. Nothing wrong with tastes of course, but it amazes me still. For me this song (and album) is something I´d like to listen to in a concert hall, with eyes closed and probably crying.
Toumas's wife is in a side band with Toumas and Troy (who did the male vocals on Shoemaker) called AURI, and they're very good (of course). More of a folky ethereal sound than Nightwish.
This is possibly my favourite of the new songs, great reaction as always. Shoemaker said that his biggest regret in life was that he never got to the moon "too bang my hammer on the rocks", that his ashes was sent there is one of the greatest posthumous honors any scientist could ever hope for. I'm not entirely sure of the intended meaning of the Shakespeare quote, but my best guess is that it menas that Shomeker have now returned to strardust and been sent "home", but his acomplishments in the field of science will have a lasting inpact on future space exploration and planetary science.
Quick thinking so much! Yes it's from Shakespeare, "Romero and Juliette". A man and a young man found this comet, it was named after them. Yes a part of him is buried on the moon enough said!
Shoemaker was also involved in the training of the American astronauts. He himself was a possible candidate for an Apollo Moon flight and was set to be the first geologist to walk on the Moon but was disqualified due to being diagnosed with Addison's disease
great react and research this surprising song and end. this song not have live set list,but people like somuch that they do it live also. ok thanx and have great new week.
In this song you can clearly hear Tuomas is really influenced by Bach.. Instrumentation, claves and strings, and compositionwise down to the part at the end.. This is pure classical music, only with drums and guitars..
Thanks for the analysis. I think that what you said at the end of the video is so true. I've been a fan for over 13 years and I've seen the evolution of the band, and this allbum I just love it and I think it might be my favourite. The album is complex and there is of course a lot of hard work behind it. You can describe it in many ways but definitely is not "trash".
In the choruses the string instrument is a dulcimer (sampled I think). And it goes together with the lyrics: "Stars calling with the sound Of a dreamlike dulcimer". Which to me is a nice touch.
Though Shoemaker may or may not have believed in Heaven, I believe the reference in the Romeo and Juliet quote could be used metaphorically, as in "the heavens" or space.
Some fans don't like this album because they say it's like as "Imaginaerum" or "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", both, highgly recommended Nightwish albums, because while "Once" was the album that started Nightwish's more orchestral era, those two albums continued the orchestral style and it seems that some want to go back to the older albums more metal oriented or something else different. I love Nightwish how it was, and how it is now (and other recommended Symponic Metal Bands: Epica, Xandria, Within Temptation, Kamelot, Visions Of Atlantis, Delain, Sirenia, Amberian Dawn, Stream of Passion, Diabulus in Musica, Lunatica, Sleeping Romance, Beyond the Black, etc, and above all etc! There are a big world of Symphonic Metal and variants or subgenres like operatic or neoclassical)
As far as I know, there are two different dulcimers and the one used here is the hammered dulcimer a.k.a. hammer dulcimer - just so you get the right picture in your head.
The roads in Australia sound a lot like a lot of the roads in the USA. Just flat out seeing how fast your vehicle can go for as long as you can go. Extremely large distances of straight flat roads. And no worries, as you say. I think my average speed from Arizona through Texas was probably 110mph or about 177kmh.
Amazing!! Yes this is what it’s like in central Australia. I never went that fast but got pretty close. Can’t do that in other parts of the country though. Thanks so much for watching 😊
Your analisys are great, really do enjoy them. If you like complex instrumentations, and tempo variations you should take a look at Eluveite, almost anything by them, but Rebith, Ambirambus or Lvgvs are, for me, a must.
Dream Theater - "The Glass Prison" or Dream Theater - "As I Am" Dream Theater might be right up your alley. One of my favorite bands and they have a lot of complexities to them. Those are two songs are good "starter" songs for them But if you want to really melt your brain, listen to "The Dance of Eternity" or "A Change of Seasons" by them.
Nice, another video! That makes like, three this weekend? You're spoiling us :D There is something special about Nightwish, every time I listen to their music... I think I am taking a nice stroll through Hobbiton and then going on an adventure. Great job as usual bud, much love!
The jingling stringed instrument we hear intermittently in this piece I believe is a hammer dulcimer (or a synthetic version of one). That's just my impression, I can't say with any authority.
That's terrible!! I hope you'll be able to see them/get a refund! When all this is over, I'm gonna hopefully save up to go to Europe to see them (As i don't think I can wait till they make it down to Australia)
14:19 I understand this reflection as the difference between not liking something, and something being bad. The first one is subjective, but the last one can be pretty objective, because there are parameters of what makes something correctly executed, and what requires talent and practice. And those two things not neccesarily come together. For example, you may not like to do exercise and sport, but is good for your health regardless, and on the other hand a kid may enjoy painting a lot, but that doesn't mean he's as good as Da Vinci. The fact that you don't like something, doesn't mean that what the artist did is bad, and Nightwish has done an incredible work with this album, even if you didn't resonate with it. PS: As always, i'll remember you to react to Dream Theater - Untethered Angel :B Great video again, keep up the good work!
Hey, others have mentioned Tuomas' solo Scrooge McDuck work. I strongly advise you to listen to A Lifetime of Adventure from said album. The melody is heavenly - in a just world this would have been a global megahit. The vocals are by his wife Johanna Kurkela, but don"t fear, this is not a Linda McCartney situation. She sounds just like honey. Also featured in the video is the Duck artist Don Rosa who seems to be underappreciated everywhere but Finland. He's a bit of a superstar here. And obviously a big hero to Tuomas.
I see old comments from the last album saying some of the same things, especially about Elan. Then they toured and Elan has come to be one of the big singalongs and highlights of the concerts. Too many people want a repeat of their favorite song, everything exactly the same.
Fun fact: This song was not the first time that Tuomas has used Latin in a song or album: He also used it in "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck," in the song "The Last Sled," when he uses the phrase "fortuna faveat fortibus," or in English, "Fortune favors the strong."
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Laudato si ad Astra is latin for : "Floor got your ass again and you can't do nothing about it"
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that might be a quite free translation, but it perfectly fits 😁🤘👍
It's actually Old Italian : "Praise Be To The Stars."
@@ChrisPage68 What's the difference between latin and "old italian"?
@@ChrisPage68 you must be fun at parties lololol
Scientists paying respect to Nightwish named a newly discovered crab species after them. The name Tanidromites nightwishorum was accepted June 2020.
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Google the species for news about it 😃
@@TheMuserResolute There is already a fungus gnat specie named after Tuomas called _Sciophila holopaineni_ and as well a beetle specie named after Floor _Tmesisternus floorjansenae_
And the band released a new video from Wembley 2015 playing The Greatest Show on Earth with Richard Dawkins at the end :D
We already had it, but now they put new shots.
So it's crab fungus metal now
I honestly don’t understand how anyone can not like this album.
It is a Masterpiece🤘🏻
Because those people can just hear "BUM BUM ERRR BRRRR" and "THERE GOES THE HIGH BELT FLOOR" and that's all for them. They have no idea what a piece of art this album is. That Tuomas is not some songwriter, but fully fledged world-class composer and Floor is not some high belt diva but probably the best female singer of her generation.
Human: Nature is proof or it and only people who love Nightwish for being artists, not just a metal band.
Beniamin Szwaczka I’ve been listening to hard rock and heavy metal music since I was in 6th grade. I’m 55 years old now. I’ve been to many concerts as well. I now believe that Floor is not the best ever FEMALE vocalist in metal. She’s THE best ever singer in metal. EVER!! I truly believe that. My next goal in life is to see a Nightwish concert. I only became a fan about 4 or 5 years ago.
This album is perfection. And that’s saying ALOT because the last one took me to other worlds.
@@honestbenny Exactly. People said after EFMB that Tuomas had to use Floor's voice more, and he did. It's just that people don't realize how f'ing hard it is to sing these melodies.
I mean all people have different tastes, but I always get annoyed when they are saying that Tuomas has to take more advantage of Floor's voice, only because they think belting is the hardest thing ever.
Shoemaker quickly became one of my favorite songs from the album.
Crying openly every time Laudato si Ad Astra starts and I don’t give a damn who sees me.
If people see you crying and asking why? Show them this and they'll cry with you.
There is nothing wrong with shedding tears when the aspect of music, because of the creativity to make it, comes from the same parts of our brains and mind that is responsible for emotions as well.
And I say this, as a 37-year-old man who loves opera music, classical, and symphonic metal -- when done just right.
Shoemaker exceeds even my most humble expectations.
Same. Every single time😭🌌💗
Same here. :)
Just info. The ending of this song were really hard. Floor made several attempts in the studio before her and Tuomas said ok - this is it. Then they went home - Floor back to Sweden and NOT having the right feeling inside. She listened to it again at home, reheased it - changed it, got the right feeling and recorded it in her home studio - and sent it to Tuomas. And this is the ending on the Album. These people are just perfectionist and sound / voice / emotions nerds - and that is how to create a masterpiece like this. Luckily for us mortal being.
I really believe you are being captured by Nightwish - nice and just enjoy 👌👍🤘🤘
Yes I am captured by them! Such an incredible band
A Wacken quality 'laudato si' live is going to break the internet.
Fun fact: That is Johanna Kurkela, Tuomas's wife reading the Shakespeare quote in the song. :)
Oh wow!! Thanks for letting me know 😊
@@TheMuserResolute Of course. 😀
In fact, I suggest you check out the project of Tuomas, his wife and Troy (from Nightwish), called 'Auri', where Johanna is the lead singer. They released an album couple of years ago. It shows that Tuomas is a very versatile composer.
This is what Tuomas himself has said about the music of Auri:
"Holopainen described Auri's style as "rabbit hole music and celestial metal" with "influences from folk music, Celtic music, [and] soundtracks"."
I guarantee you won't be disappointed. 😉
She also performs a few songs on Tuomas' solo album "Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge". One of the few albums I can put on repeat and not get bored with for hours on end. It's not about the Dickens character, but Scrooge McDuck, by the way.
@@TheMuserResolute add me to recommending Auri and Tuomas' work on Scrooge McDuck (the "single" ruclips.net/video/JWwSVOo5K_k/видео.html here). For Scrooge, he worked with the London Philharmonic like usual, but it is a movie score and Disney needs to make a movie for it.
@@jannehautaviita I think the most interesting thing about Auri is that it sort of offers a preview of distinctive elements you see on Human Nature that were not present on past NW albums. The second Floor came in on Music, it immediately made me think of Space Between in how the voice has to weave around the melody in a very particular way..
I love how Floor does the ending. It reminds me of an early 1900s opera singer. The style was much brighter sounding than modern opera. During the band's countdown to releasing this album, each member did a quick blurb about each song. Floor introduced Shoemaker and said that the ending was a challenge because it needed to be classical, but not too in-your-face (she mimed the large, round opera sound as an example of "not like this"). She absolutely nailed it. The sound is ethereal, bright, and reverent.
Indeed, Floor was very Maria Callas-like here!
That lovely soft male voice under Floor's is Troy. The strings that you weren't able to identify was Troy playing the Bouzouki. Tuomas started playing with 3-part harmony now that he discovered Troy's vocal talent.
Amazing!! Thank you 😊
Sheri Heldstab I could have sworn it was a hammer dulcimer 🤔
@@BdRkKptn It could have been, I suppose. Troy's skills on the Bouzouki are pretty amazing, and to me, I'm hearing a plucked instrument. Troy can play both guitar and bouzouki using all fingers in plucking, like a banjo is played. I swear he could play the mayonnaise and make it sound amazing.
It's actually Troy AND Marko! He sings a surprisingly softer tenor and you really need to listen carefully to hear it. In fact, all 3 singers harmonize in every song in Human Nature.
@@BdRkKptn Pretty sure it's the dulcimer, that's quoted later in the song. It sounds like a keyboard.
I've not seen it in the other comments, so I hope this isn't superfluous: The part of Shoemakers story that you (seem to have) missed is that he not only trained the Apollo astronaut but he trained as an Apollo astronaut. He wanted to be one of the people to walk on the moon. He was however deselected for a health condition and was heartbroken about that for the rest of his life.
As a tribute, as you read, some of his ashes were taken to the moon, so he finally made it there after all.
And he is the only human that in (partially) buried on a stellar body other than earth. At least for now
edit spelling, finally.
Finally a reactor who RESPECTS the singer, and does not cut her in the middle of the sentence or singing. Bravo!! And thousands of thumbs up for you, cause you DID NOT pause the video on her operatic climax. That would be blasphemy!! Well done, Sir!
Musical masterpiece.. Floors voice at the end was heavenly ! Great reaction as always . 🙂
It was!!
"Laudato si" is in medieval Italian and part of St. Francis of Assisi religious song "Canticle of the Sun" and translates to "Be praised". The canticle praises the Lord for creating the Sun (referred as a brother), the moon (called sister) and every other creature.
Ad Astra, instead is in Latin and literally means "to (towards) the stars" but was usually used to described an (almost) impossible accomplishment (like reaching the stars).
Thank you! I knew someone would come through with this 😊
I'm sure there's more to this than what I've written but doing theological and literary research isn't my forte.
Hope you find it interesting nonetheless. :)
@@TheMuserResolute ruclips.net/video/EJU4li_NXuY/видео.html
The full glory of it comes in combining Laudato si ad astra. Praise be to the stars....
I guess that's why the 1972 Franco Zeffirelli film about the life of Francis of Assisi is called 'Brother Sun, Sister Moon'. All the best.
Tuomas's wife Johanna Kurkela, who read the Shakespeare quote, is a popular singer here in Finland. She has a very lovely voice. :)
Fantasy voice ❤
Yes she has a very "cute" voice. And like Floor, she is a very good live singer too. You don't have to fear bum notes.
Johanna, I would have to say, has a very light, bright angelic voice -- especially from The Last Sled, a song from the album "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck."
Johanna is amazing! I love her voice in "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" and AURI! :D
Love your reactions. I was a teenager back in the '60s when the British music invasion in the US happened. There were two major bands that competed head to head - the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. The Beatles grew and evolved and eventually had a huge effect on how rock evolved. A lot of fans were unhappy with that growth; they just wanted I Want To Hold Your Hand with different words and melodies. On the other hand, the Rolling Stones just kept on making albums of Rolling Stones music and are now just a footnote in the history of rock. Nightwish's job isn't making symphonic metal, or folk metal, or any of the other myriad genres - their job is to make music, and with this album, they have accomplished that task magnificently.
Excellent point!!
If you have time to kill, and want an interesting analysis of the lyrical meaning and content of the album, I suggest checking out Guylain Prince. His videos are French, but the English subtitles are very good, and the comment section is amazing.
Amazing! Thanks for the suggestion 😊
Guylian Prince is possibly one of my favorites in Lyrical analysis. Also the fact that he's a Franciscan Friar is pretty awesome too. Additionally he's very kind.
@PONY of the VILLAGE, hear, hear. I felt very bad when Guylain got hurt by the lyrics of Tribal - he'd just lost someone dear and couldn't quite take the fury of Tuomas' words. Guylain's my favourite kind of religious person: thoughtful, kind and educated. (I am a stout atheist and science believer myself.)
@@thisworldofwater8017 yes! I also felt the same way. He's such a kind person that it was difficult to see him in pain.... I remember when I was in the live chat during the premier of Tribal, people were all being very loving and supportive of him.
Oh yes, Guylain Prince is a great person, seen his reactions, heard his thoughts and deliberations, definitely suggest watching his reactions.
In a nutshell, Eugene Shoemaker was a planetary scientist and geologist who made huge contributions to the science of impact craters in the 1950s and '60s, upending the conventional wisdom at the time. He also co-discovered the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet which hit Jupiter in 1994
He was originally going to be one of the scientists aboard some of the Apollo missions, but was grounded when he was diagnosed with Addison's Disease. He reportedly expressed that his greatest regret in life was "not being able to bang my hammer on the Moon".
When he died in a car crash in 1997, some of his ashes were sealed in a capsule which was placed aboard NASA's Lunar Prospector probe; the foil wrapping around his "urn" is inscribed with images relevant to his life, along with the Shakespeare quote featured in the song.
After completing its primary observations, the Lunar Prospector de-orbited (crashed into the Moon), embedding itself into the lunar surface and making Eugene Shoemaker the first human to be interred on another celestial body.
In the end, he got to bang his hammer on the Moon in a far more spectacular way than he probably ever imagined.
Also, Laudato si ad Astra is Latin for "all praise be to the stars", though individually ad Astra was used in several different sentences to say that something is almost impossibly difficult (for example "There is no easy path to [walk to] the stars"), like for example landing a man on the Moon with 1960s technology.
Great job once again. Loved your reaction and analysis. It took me a few listens before this entire CD began to grow on me, but now I find it exceptional. I like to refer to this CD as music for adults. Many fans want to hear the old Nightwish music full of fantasy and romantic adventure, which I totally understand and also love. However, musicians and composers mature, just like the rest of us and their creativity must as well or they stagnate. The truly great ones are at some point going to want to reach out for subjects that hold a special meaning for them. This is where Tuomas has been taking Nightwish for the last couple of CD's. Earlier in his career he looked inside for song subjects and used his longing for rediscovering and holding onto his childhood innocence as inspiration among other things. Now he seems to be looking more outward as well and is fascinated and needing to comment on the natural world and how we as human beings interact and affect our fellow creatures and the planet which we call home. Many fans are not interested in science music. It is like going back to school instead of finding an escape from the world around us. As we all age we find our mortality confronts us with these types of questions and I think Tuomas (age 43) is maybe going through this as he sees his parents and others from his and his parents generation closing in on natures harvest, as he likes to refer to it. Perhaps this subject mater will pass and Nightwish will give us some more older style compositions, but I would not count on it. An artist like Tuomas will probably need to keep evolving just as he feels the natural world is doing endlessly. Take care my friend from down under. Till next time, peace.
Good comment. Not only are the members of Nightwish evolving with time but so are their fans, the Nightwish army as they are known. Most like myself are welcoming this evolution as a natural course of events and are loving the outcome. I find with every album they release that I love it more then the previous one. Having said that, I also enjoy going back to older songs once in a while, but it’s their new album that I listen to most of the present time.
Okay, I'm sorry, but I just cannot watch one of your reactions without thanking you. I will spare you the diatribe I usually create, except to say that "cut into little stars" always destroys me, because he was cremated and sent to the moon - ashes amongst the stars! It melts me. I'll sign off with ... just thank you, thank you and thank you.
I've been listening to Nightwish since I was a child (I'm mid-20's now). This album and Endless Forms are my favourite so far. It's gorgeous, dynamic, has everything I love in music, and the orchestral and instrumental music (All The Works series) makes me ugly-sob every time. I love the diversity, range and expert writing, composing, musicianship and singing of the albums. They're just... really enjoyable. It's super okay to NOT like them, but completely trashing the band and the albums as a whole is... not my cup of tea. I view them as a band in an organic sense - they grow, they try new things, they pick up new members, they change and sometimes they keep older motifs, sometimes they do entirely new things... and that's okay. They're allowed to.
Enchanting Masterpiece.
As a big Nightwish fan who knows this song by heart I love watching faces of people hearing this for the first time! Your face said it all!
It always gets me how that last operatic, bombastic bit seems to build up to something and then the song ends.
For me, it symbolizes the sudden death of the man. Like, the instant nature of a fatal car crash.
I always wish the song would continue; I want to hear what comes next, but I will never know.
And it gives the song so much impact for me.
Anyhoo, love the reaction video. Keep up the great work!
Yes, now THAT is the art of the songwriter..., make it so that you want more!
A great reaction as usual!
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".
It's worth mentioning that Shoemaker is the only human ever to be "buried" in the moon.
Or indeed anywhere other than earth.
Björn Seine valid point!
You are wrong! The Man who has discovered Pluto was Sent to that celestial body.
Love your comment about trash talking artists you enjoy! Just because you’re a fan it doesn’t mean you have the right to do that, completely agreed!
It took me around a month of listening to this song to not ugly cry at the end 😁
This is a great reaction and i totally agree with the comment.
I listened the album sinds the release at least 70 times and it's get better and better.
For me it's the most mature album from Nightwish they made so fat,it's completely in balance and the production is superb.
And as always, Floor is amazing.
Kind regards from the Netherlands
The "Laudato Si, Ad Astra" bit ALWAYS makes me misty eyed because I just get overwhelmed by how beautiful it is. The building up to that point may be partially why it gives me such an emotional response, or possibly just the mere fact that this song is a tribute to someone like Shoemaker. His death was so tragic 💔.
I am happy his ashes are on the moon. He finally got to go where he'd always dreamed of being.
I love how you are visibly taken by music, it's refreshing to see that you're not doing anything but being yourself, organic and appreciating the complexities or structure of the songs. Some reactors are over acting and it makes me wonder if it's how they might have reacted off camera.
I appreciate your reactions, even if I don't comment a lot.
Also the spacebar gig is amusing. Seems it keeps getting louder 😂 😂
Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I think the spacebar got me in trouble with a few viewers this time 😆
@@TheMuserResolute just get a megaphone for the next one. They'll be even more "excited" 😂😅 (I like to cause trouble as you can see)
Laudato si - Praise be to you. Ad Astra - to(wards) the stars. So praise be to the stars or Praise be to you, towards the stars, depending on how you wanted to interpret it. Both seem appropriate in this case.
Don't feel guilty about Shoemaker's death. Unless it was the spacebar... 😉
"What time signature is this in?"
Tuomas: "Yes."
Human Nature is my favoritealbum in a while. I cry every single time i hear this music, I love every second of this album.
Omg I’m so with you on this. This album is incredible
I think it’s a good thing that the new album is a bit divisive among the fanbase. It means that the band is trying new things, instead of doing the same thing over and over again. If you listen to Nightwish albums from the early years to today, there are clear changes between them. So it’s only natural that some fans might prefer one era to another.
As a long time Nightwish fan, I didn't love this album at first either. I didn't dislike it, mind you, it just didn't resonate with me immediately like Greatest Show had. Then I gave it a few more listens and now I think it's amazing. Little bit of an acquired taste, this one.
And I fucking LOVE the ENTIRE CONCEPT of the song Pan!
I really like this latest album, have listened to it in my car on repeat multiple times since I got it. I have Nightwish, Unleash the Archers, Jinjer and Epica currently in my glovebox. Don't think they will be coming out anytime soon.
@@rolandgunslinger37 Not big on Delain or Within Temptation?
Have been waiting for you to do this one. Very different but just great.
Shoemaker was also accepted to into the astronaut program, but was eventually denied because of a congenital disease. He was desperate to go to the moon to look at craters and rocks. That's why they sent some of his ashes with the Lunar Prospector mission
Amazing!! Thanks so much 😊
That quote from Romeo and Juliet was inscribed upon a plaque that was on the Lunar Prospector. A eulogy to Eugene Shoemaker
I love this album
Another great reaction from you to Nightwish superb songs. And the last part of the song is too good to be true! 👍🏻
it also has an awesome line from shakespear that is on his urn in the song. He was a candidate to be an astronaut to the moon but couldn't go due to disease, in tribute he is the only human buried on the moon
I was going to say that you should listen to the orchestral disk of the album, but I wasn't quite at the end of the video yet. Glad to hear you will.
Saying that, watch it all at once. It's a long piece of music, but find a video or some way to strong them together because it is one work of music, despite it being cut up. I don't know why they cut it up, but it is definitely one song, and you'll understand that when you hear it.
It would be like cutting the second half of this song off...
Can't wait for you to reach Endlessness.... ;)
Gotta watch it with that spacebar or the people working outside your garage may file a noise complaint.
Totally with you on the fan entitlement issue.
Thanks soo much for watching! Yeh the spacebar was particularly angry here! Apologies :P
SingWhileYouMay It blew my ears off and came very close to my ceiling😣
Some "fans" want to stifle their creativity to suit what they expect to hear. They aren't really fans if that's what they want. There's nothing worse than a band ploughing the same furrow, album after album.
That was a lovely reaction to a beautiful song thankyou for doing this one cannot wait for the next, nice to hear you have enjoyed the songs so far. Said before say it again one word Masterpiece
They sang this on Friday night during their virtual concert. Floor nailed it. Absolutely incredible! I have tickets to see them in NY City in October.
I love Nightwish..
To me they do things no other band do.
They are just something more. and all their music is just pure emotion.
But this song always just, I cant even express it, I dont want to say it gets me more than some of their other songs because so many do.
But there is just something about this song.
Awesome! I have been looking forward to this since yesterday!
Excited to check this one out! I don't know if you're going to do the whole album, but Endlessness is an absolute MUST. Also, at some point when you're done with the album, How's The Heart Acoustic is a very worthwhile watch as well :)
Yup! Will be doing the whole album :)
@@TheMuserResolute while I have your attention (again..). Not sure if you're familiar with Sabaton, but their drummer is Floor's husband, and they are all around a fantastic band too. There would be so many videos to check out but I'd suggest starting with The Attack Of The Dead Men live from The Great Tour in London.
Haven't heard them! I have sooo much to listen to. Sound amazing
Attack of the dead men is the kind of song that leaves you wanting to know more and more :D
And that is Sabaton's superpower: making history interesting.
Thank you for another wonderful reaction! I am so happy I kept bugging you to listen to ghost love score 🤗
Yes!!! Thank you sooo much 😊
I love the fact that you did not edit out your mistakes, showing us that even a knowledgeable person such as yourself has difficulty figuring Tuomas' compositions. And love that sound effect... Very dramatic! 😀
Thanks 😊
I just love your editing 😂
Thanks 😊 tbf I’ve been getting some negative feedback from the space bar this time
The Laudato Si part just sounds so... Big. It really represents the universe and its greatness for me, it has such a melancholy sound to it too, it's Floor voice, the choir and almost nothing else. Makes you feel like you're there
Johanna's words always give me goosebumps, so sweet, yet kind of haunting, "Laudato si Ad Astra" as well, major goosebumps and tears there, magnificent song
Master piece...Floor is out the world..the best singer on the planet👑🤘
yesterday i was discovering Shoemaker my self, and here we are today. so clad you pickt it up, love your approach of music. thank you!
You're welcome 😊
Interesting that you brought up the repetitiveness in the first segment...I always took the music there was like an orbit of the moon around the Earth. Who knows?????
Love it! As always, amazing analysis. Can't wait to see you react to "Harvest" which is the next song! It will totally awe again thinking "What CAN'T this band do? Wow". Totally different, but amazing and beautiful.
Shoemaker's ashes are on what we see as the edge of the Moon. From his perspective the Earth is always rising. Hence the line " Eternal Earthrise".
Great video, great analysis.
Can't wait to see the next one. Harvest is proof to your ending statement because it's quite a bit different from Nightwish repertoire, and yet as it progresses it is undoubtedly a Nightwish song. They are not afraid to innovate, and they are not doing same old just to boost the numbers. Tuomas said on the album premiere that there is exactly no more nor less music on this album than it needed, and he will never put a song on an album just to fill a quota, nor will he remove a song if the medium is insufficient. That's why it's a double album.
The whole album carries a message (well, several messages), and that's how the music developed.
Also, I found this amazing interview with Floor and Marko, you can really get a feel of the mentality across the band. There are no spoilers, just some hints of what's to come, it was published before official album release, so feel free to dive in. :)
www.impe.fi/articles/1/2905
Enjoy the ride.
Thank you 😊
I believe the stringed instrument is a hammered ("dreamlike") dulcimer, or perhaps Tuomas just recreating it on sampled keys.
That was another wonderful reaction ! I cannot listen to and watch that video without crying 😢 at the end ❤️. What an amazing honor to be the only human being who's remains rest on the Moon !!!! It's such a moving piece describing an equally moving and important STORY !!! Love n best wishes from Tennessee USA to You (and your noisy neighbors ). LOL
Thanks 😊
It is a beautiful piece. It sends a shiver down the spine anytime I hear this music. The song was noted on the USGS site with links to the video. Great reaction and agree wholeheartedly with you on new music and its acceptance (or not) by fans. Music is a journey that will, not always, be a smooth one for everyone that walks it - the progression is important though and represents the evolution of that band.
If not for that progression we'd all still be banging on rocks with mammoth bones.
"Laudato si, ad astra" can be translated as "All praise to the stars".
Human|Nature is a marvellous album. It really grows on you as you hear it more times.
I’m loving it soo much!
I`m so happy that you react to the whole album. I love this album. At the beginning I was like: Okay that is different then I expected, but then I realized if you really listen to this album without doing anything that distract you from the music, you figure out that these songs are a masterpiece and that everything is perfect and just beautiful: the instruments, the lyrics, Floor`s Voice. Everything. I love this album and I`m glad you like it so far . Thank you for making my day with your reaction. I really like them. Keep going, you´re doing a great Job!
you're welcome 😊
I have been familiar with Nightwish a long time and have appreciated their work a lot even though it has not been something on my own playlist. But oh man this album really, it is such a beauty and full of emotion. I cannot put it into words and at the same time find it so hard to understand that someone might not want to listen to this. I can understand something not being "your thing" but someone actively disliking this. Nothing wrong with tastes of course, but it amazes me still. For me this song (and album) is something I´d like to listen to in a concert hall, with eyes closed and probably crying.
100%! I’ve listened to this album, and side 2, more times than I can imagine - I know it back to back! It really is incredible
Toumas's wife is in a side band with Toumas and Troy (who did the male vocals on Shoemaker) called AURI, and they're very good (of course). More of a folky ethereal sound than Nightwish.
This is possibly my favourite of the new songs, great reaction as always. Shoemaker said that his biggest regret in life was that he never got to the moon "too bang my hammer on the rocks", that his ashes was sent there is one of the greatest posthumous honors any scientist could ever hope for. I'm not entirely sure of the intended meaning of the Shakespeare quote, but my best guess is that it menas that Shomeker have now returned to strardust and been sent "home", but his acomplishments in the field of science will have a lasting inpact on future space exploration and planetary science.
Quick thinking so much! Yes it's from Shakespeare, "Romero and Juliette". A man and a young man found this comet, it was named after them. Yes a part of him is buried on the moon enough said!
This round and round feeling fo the music must be because the Moon goes round and round every night showing the same face to the Earth
Shoemaker was also involved in the training of the American astronauts. He himself was a possible candidate for an Apollo Moon flight and was set to be the first geologist to walk on the Moon but was disqualified due to being diagnosed with Addison's disease
great react and research this surprising song and end. this song not have live set list,but people like somuch that they do it live also. ok thanx and have great new week.
In this song you can clearly hear Tuomas is really influenced by Bach.. Instrumentation, claves and strings, and compositionwise down to the part at the end.. This is pure classical music, only with drums and guitars..
Thanks for the analysis. I think that what you said at the end of the video is so true. I've been a fan for over 13 years and I've seen the evolution of the band, and this allbum I just love it and I think it might be my favourite. The album is complex and there is of course a lot of hard work behind it. You can describe it in many ways but definitely is not "trash".
I see it as a two-way street. The listener has to do some work to get the best out of the album.
In the choruses the string instrument is a dulcimer (sampled I think). And it goes together with the lyrics: "Stars calling with the sound
Of a dreamlike dulcimer". Which to me is a nice touch.
Though Shoemaker may or may not have believed in Heaven, I believe the reference in the Romeo and Juliet quote could be used metaphorically, as in "the heavens" or space.
Some fans don't like this album because they say it's like as "Imaginaerum" or "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", both, highgly recommended Nightwish albums, because while "Once" was the album that started Nightwish's more orchestral era, those two albums continued the orchestral style and it seems that some want to go back to the older albums more metal oriented or something else different. I love Nightwish how it was, and how it is now (and other recommended Symponic Metal Bands: Epica, Xandria, Within Temptation, Kamelot, Visions Of Atlantis, Delain, Sirenia, Amberian Dawn, Stream of Passion, Diabulus in Musica, Lunatica, Sleeping Romance, Beyond the Black, etc, and above all etc! There are a big world of Symphonic Metal and variants or subgenres like operatic or neoclassical)
As far as I know, there are two different dulcimers and the one used here is the hammered dulcimer a.k.a. hammer dulcimer - just so you get the right picture in your head.
The roads in Australia sound a lot like a lot of the roads in the USA. Just flat out seeing how fast your vehicle can go for as long as you can go. Extremely large distances of straight flat roads. And no worries, as you say. I think my average speed from Arizona through Texas was probably 110mph or about 177kmh.
Amazing!! Yes this is what it’s like in central Australia. I never went that fast but got pretty close. Can’t do that in other parts of the country though. Thanks so much for watching 😊
7:50 it's a Dulcimer, which the lyrics also reference later
Finally ❣️ Amazing song...
Your analisys are great, really do enjoy them. If you like complex instrumentations, and tempo variations you should take a look at Eluveite, almost anything by them, but Rebith, Ambirambus or Lvgvs are, for me, a must.
Dream Theater - "The Glass Prison"
or
Dream Theater - "As I Am"
Dream Theater might be right up your alley. One of my favorite bands and they have a lot of complexities to them. Those are two songs are good "starter" songs for them
But if you want to really melt your brain, listen to "The Dance of Eternity" or "A Change of Seasons" by them.
Nice, another video! That makes like, three this weekend? You're spoiling us :D
There is something special about Nightwish, every time I listen to their music... I think I am taking a nice stroll through Hobbiton and then going on an adventure.
Great job as usual bud, much love!
Thank you soo much as always 😊
I love the album and i like your approach. Thank you very much.
Your spacebar grows in power with each video. Soon we shall be worshipping it as our God.
Keep this going! 1 Nightwish song a day!
The jingling stringed instrument we hear intermittently in this piece I believe is a hammer dulcimer (or a synthetic version of one). That's just my impression, I can't say with any authority.
Kudos for not being able to stop :)
Looking forward to the next nf reaction!
Looking forward to seeing this live. Sadly not this year. Waiting to see what those thieves at ticketmaster do with the tickets I already payed for.
That's terrible!! I hope you'll be able to see them/get a refund! When all this is over, I'm gonna hopefully save up to go to Europe to see them (As i don't think I can wait till they make it down to Australia)
All songs on this album has a short video where one of the Nightwish members talking about the song.
Thanks for the attention to time signatures !!! :)
Your face keeps shifting between "ah yes" and "wait what" 😄
They made official lyric videos to every song on the album.👍
You are so right about trashtalking by so called "fans"
I would suggest doing cd two as a complete reaction as some of the movements are short..
Yup! Will be doing that
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I understand this reflection as the difference between not liking something, and something being bad. The first one is subjective, but the last one can be pretty objective, because there are parameters of what makes something correctly executed, and what requires talent and practice. And those two things not neccesarily come together. For example, you may not like to do exercise and sport, but is good for your health regardless, and on the other hand a kid may enjoy painting a lot, but that doesn't mean he's as good as Da Vinci.
The fact that you don't like something, doesn't mean that what the artist did is bad, and Nightwish has done an incredible work with this album, even if you didn't resonate with it.
PS: As always, i'll remember you to react to Dream Theater - Untethered Angel :B Great video again, keep up the good work!
Thanks 😊
Hey, others have mentioned Tuomas' solo Scrooge McDuck work. I strongly advise you to listen to A Lifetime of Adventure from said album. The melody is heavenly - in a just world this would have been a global megahit. The vocals are by his wife Johanna Kurkela, but don"t fear, this is not a Linda McCartney situation. She sounds just like honey.
Also featured in the video is the Duck artist Don Rosa who seems to be underappreciated everywhere but Finland. He's a bit of a superstar here. And obviously a big hero to Tuomas.
I see old comments from the last album saying some of the same things, especially about Elan. Then they toured and Elan has come to be one of the big singalongs and highlights of the concerts. Too many people want a repeat of their favorite song, everything exactly the same.
Fun fact: This song was not the first time that Tuomas has used Latin in a song or album: He also used it in "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck," in the song "The Last Sled," when he uses the phrase "fortuna faveat fortibus," or in English, "Fortune favors the strong."
I gladly would have watched this for your epilogue only. True words I wish some people (the so-called fanboys and fangirls) should take at heart.