Marko is one of those guys in movies that lives in the middle of the woods yet everyone says he is the man you seek. I swear to God he's like the Yoda of the European metal scene. Great reaction bro!!!!!
Yep. Emppu in my opinion is a GOAT. The tone he gets is incredible - and notice his EV-1 has no tone controls As to Marco, well ... I believe Marco is one of the best male singers in metal Even the Floyd linked this on their site.
I think it's because the American music scene sets so much of the tone for what gets greater worldwide exposure, and Nightwish is a more challenging style of music than what we get here in the States. It is about a half-dozen styles all wrapped into one unique aesthetic that basically no one else duplicates. But that makes it hard to generate market penetration, and in the States you almost never have stations that really challenge their audience with a new or deeper sound that still fits whatever genre your station represents. As a consequence, the concern from the people that run those stations is that you'll lose advertising value, which they need to continue running. In the worst case scenario, it goes a level deeper in that the station is owned by a media conglomerate and there is no longer any room for anything that isn't traditionally commercial. Even outside of the standard Top 40 genres, they still are only playing the songs that have wide market penetration. Its why country music suffers to this day from its post-9/11 stylistic change.
And that is how it should be, I mean don't try and copy a master piece by the Legends, you will most likely come short, but make your own tribute where you keep true to the Song, but takes you own spin on it while paying respect to the Original Band and Song.
"The gras was greener!" I miss Marko in Nightwish. But, I'm happy, he's doing fine now. I hope, he learns to handle his ADHD well, on long term, so he'll never run into a "burn out like" situation again. Health is more important than money and fame
Marco is such a loss to Nightwish, as his departure left a hole that simply cannot be filled. Troy is a calmer, more subtle harmonic voice, but Marco drips passion and only he can match the emotions that Floor produces in her vocals. With his song, he leaves his beating heart on the stage. This being the final concert of Tarja, and she is offstage in a costume change, I'm sure emotions were running high amongst all of them, but Emppu, Tuomas and Jukka poured their souls into this performance as well. Nice reaction, Cosmic. I enjoy how you grasp the importance of the music Nightwish creates.
So true, Marko left a void... or better a gaping hole. But the man did what he had to do. Better to be remembered a the awesome musician that left a gaping hole, then to be remembered as the guy whose problems tore down the performance of the band. "I did not want to be a drag" is as he described it in an interview. Good thing he is on the mend and touring again. As far as I heard performances of him lately, he is still a bit out of shape, but I really hope he will return to former glory soon.
Emppu's soaring guitar solos in this rank up there with the iconic guitar duet between Don Felder and Joe Walsh, in Hotel California. And Jukka's drum fills are sublime. And then we have Marko's stunning vocals, soaring over everything. You are absolutely correct in that Marko sings with his soul. A great example of this is the moving Voice of my Father, a solo performance by Marko. Haunting and beautiful. Here's a link to it; ruclips.net/video/dwvqpRRCDdE/видео.html Every member of this band is a virtuoso in their own right.
Emppu is the only guitarist that gets close to the emotive playing style of David Gilmour. Marko really gives me the same chills in this tribute as I get listening to David singing High Hopes. I have not heard any tribute to Pink Floyd as good as Nightwish is capable of.
One of the things that makes Nightwish great is that every member is an amazing talent in their own right. As for Emppu, we should all enjoy our jobs as much as that guy does. Marko is amazing, and if you've seen his interviews, he seems like a very cool guy. I'd hang out with him and have a beer...or a tea, or whatever someone of his caliber drinks. This song gives me chills every time.
You are correct about Marko. He like Floor loves to sing and perform. Nightwish was so lucky to have 2 great singers in the band. We do miss Marko. I think he is happier now. He need more opportunities to sing. Now he is doing that with his own band and various projects.
I've encountered many covers in my 68 years, but when I first heard this one, I quickly concluded that I know of no other that honors the original song more than this performance. Thanks! It's a classic.
Marko is a rabbit hole to explore, he's worked with a ton of bands, had his own band, does solo work and his time in Nightwish was amazing. Should check out The Phantom of the opera from this same concert.
And for real Marko fans, check Sapattivuosi. It's a Finnish project band that made Finnish covers of Black Sabbath songs and once they got to Dio years they lured Marko to sing them. Possibly the only Finnish male voice that can cover RJD and not sound lacking.
Hi Wolff 😄, even Mr. Gilmore himself was impressed. It's another superlative by them. EMPPU even tries to leave a musical reference (bad englisch 😶) to Gilmore's slide guitar. Thanks for all. 🤗 alex
If you ever see Marko when he smiles, you feel like he’s your best friend. Someone you can go to & confide in him. You feel comfort & trust in that smile. It’s hard to describe.
There are a lot of covers, only a few real tributes and usually both of those are studio versions. This is live and a real tribute. They really showed their class, skill and passion. Funny little detail: in the end when only Tuomas plays, you can hear from the audience some gentleman screams "loistavaa!" in Finnish, which means "brilliant!". Sums it up.
I am a fan PF all my life (67 y old Dutch bloke) and have seen them several times. As you say, this is a tribute, the ultimate tribute of an exceptional band to an exceptional band
It is said that Dave Gilmore himself rates this as the greatest cover of any Pink Floyd song Marcos vocal talents are showcased and he doesn't disappoint His vocals are amazing It is such a shame he has decided to retire his abilities and talent will be sorely missed
✨HIGH HOPES✨ This was A tribute to Pink Floyd 🖤 Absolutely Amazing, Well Done! Even David Gilmour gave this Band a compliment. I love Nightwish 🤘🎸🖤 KIITOS 🇫🇮 🙌 Sincere thanks ⭐from my little🥰 country the Netherlands 🇳🇱 🙋🏼♀️
I’m not saying this is better than the original, but given the choice of listening to one or the other, I’d pick this. It becomes a different song - their own song - because of Marko’s vocal which is so powerful and much different from the darkly controlled vocal on the original. And Emppu’s playing is his own thing but subtly pays homage to David Gilmour with its feel - a tribute to the ultimate ‘feel’ rock guitarist.
I'm a Floyd fan and this was a wonderful version of the song. They did not just do a copy they made it their own. This was the gig where they said good buy to Tarja.
I think it was very strategic for Nightwish to have played this song, that notably has no female singing parts, at the time they knew they were about to dismiss Targa. Was Tuomas and the rest of the guys making a statement that NW is still an awesome band without a female lead singer?
@@gsparkman: As I understand they almost always have a Marko-lead song in the set so that the (female) lead gets a break and possibly time to change costumes. In 2005 it was High Hopes, later for example Islander.
@@JariJuslin You are probably right. I have not seen any full concerts with Tarja. But I did note that The Islander performed in Tampere starts with Marko alone, but Floor does join him before the end. Of course Floor is a Valkyrie, so doesn’t need rest.
Marko Hietala (pron: HEE-ah-Tallah) is a classically trained guitarist, bassist, songwriter and incredible vocalist both solo and in harmony! He has a thriving solo career, with 1st band Tarot, (see song, Tides, live Undead Indeed) his latest project, Pyre of the Black Heart (singles, Stones, Voice of My Father, and Dead God's Son), his involvement w The Northern Kings and his numerous collaborations and guest vocal gigs...he's a true rock star!
Cosmic, What are you doing to us? This to me is better than the original (how dare I say that about a Pink Floyd classic)? Marko is like Heineken, he reaches parts others vocalists can't. Maybe, just maybe the god's will align over Finland, and Marko will re-join Nightwish, even as a guest vocalist. Until then we have you Cosmic, bringing us all these phenominal reviews, it's always a joy to see what songs you have reviewed each day, Thank you.
Found this on another website. Makes you amazed at how he sings now. "Marco, on the other hand, was a hard rock and metal guy in his own right, modeling his singing after another rock great, the late Ronnie James Dio. Hietala sounds like Dio, in tone and vibrato. He has an amazing range, but roughly 25-30 years ago suffered from a botched throat surgery attempt to remove a polyp, and lost his entire falsetto range. He had to relearn how to sing and get that range back, all with his head/chest mix, and not total head voice. He can still hit a G4 in his chest voice, but took some hard relearning and retooling of his voice. Rumor had it that he had hired some vocal coach at the time... named Floor Jansen."
One guy in the audience is heard right near the end yelling PERFECT in Finnish. That is what this is - Perfect. Every one if them made it so. Marko & Emppu really shine here.
I can tell you the exact day when I first heard Pink Floyd, The Globe Arena in Stockholm at the 13th of June 1989, probably at eight a clock. The girlfriend of a friend of mine worked for a security company that covered the concerts at the globe arena and their employees were given two free tickets each. Since my friend was a bore and not interested she asked me to come along. I had never listened to a song by Pink Floyd so I had no idea what to expect. The short story is that Pink Floyd became my friends for life and less then a year later the girlfriend and I became a couple for 25 years and now have two grown up kids. I have written in my last will that Eclipse shall be played at my funeral. People often just listen to Eclipse and don't think about it's meaning Roger Waters: ”I don’t see it as a riddle. The album uses the sun and the moon as symbols; the light and the dark; the good and the bad; the life force as opposed to the death force. I think it’s a very simple statement saying that all the good things life can offer are there for us to grasp, but that the influence of some dark force in our natures prevents us from seizing them. The song addresses the listener and says that if you, the listener, are affected by that force, and if that force is a worry to you, well I feel exactly the same too. The line ‘I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon’ is me speaking to the listener, saying, ‘I know you have these bad feelings and impulses because I do too, and one of the ways I can make direct contact with you is to share with you the fact that I feel bad sometimes.”
dude, thanks so much for sharing that memorable story. Its amazing hearing about how music affects us. My sister and her husband were big into Pink Floyd, I never really dived in.
we are fortunate to cross the part of your life here on our path. As for this video, Marko is amazing and his voice sounds so good, but we can notcie the fabulous work of Empuu and Jukka too
When you watch the whole concert on DVD in the beginning you can see Tuomas hiding his head with his arms for a while, Jukka did the same during "High Hopes". They all were highly moved because they all knew that they would fire Tarja after this concert, the singer that stayed with them from the beginning of the band and has been together with them for nine years. It was very hard for them all but they obviously have not seen a possibility to go on working together with her. She must have changed a lot during these years, I don't know what the final reason has been for letting her go. Tuomas even thought of ending Nightwish and he went near suicide. He expressed all his emotions about this with the song "The poet and the pendulum". In "High Hopes" everyone of the four members singing and playing it they must have felt every word of this song. For me this made it so exceptional and deeply felt.
This was an incredibly emotional night for them, and that is without a doubt channeling through Marcos voice and the others body language. It's their song now.
I got very lucky that I got into Nightwish back in the early 2000s. All of their tours in the US, they played smaller clubs. I think have seen them 5 or 6 times...and after the shows here in Cleveland, Marco always came out after the show and chatted it up with the fans, he would sign autos, take pictures until the last person left. Tuomas also did this, they were both great to talk to....how lucky was that for the fans in the USA. You get to see them in a club, 10 or 15 feet from the stage. It is crazy when you see them play in foreign countries they are playing in arenas or huge festivals and we got to see them up close and personal. Glad you discovered them and are loving them, enjoy the continued journey. Give Unleash the Archers a try, I think you will love them as well.
Wonderful reaction again dude (forgive me for repeating myself) - Marko is another rabbit hole worth going down, his work with Tarot before and during his time with Nightwish is superb, as is his solo work 🤘
Nightwish Army south Brittany France reporting. This was filmed at Tarya's last performance with Nightwish, she was on a costume change, she was fired at the end of the gig, the gig was called End of an Era, which it was.
Marco is the kind of person that you can really go and talk to and he will listen what you are saying. I have met him and he is so easy person to get along with.
"Flesh & Blood" by HiSQ feat Marko Hietala, then something from his solo album "Pyre Of The Black Heart", like "The Voice Of My Father", "Stones", "I Am The Way", "For You"....... or something from TAROT, like "Wings Of Darkness", "Do You Wanna Live Forever" "Tides", "Pyre Of Gods"...... the list just goes on......
The argument is always over Tarja and Floor. It should be over Tarja, Floor and Marko if people are determined to waste time arguing over non-issues. He's got a fantastic voice. Keep on keeping on.
It's one of the best tribute I ever heard. You can see they are big fans of Pink Floyd and put all their effort and emotions in it. Yukka (the drummer) had a big migraine attack this evening, Tuomas noddes at crew to check on him. I can't image drumming with a migraine. (due to insomnia and migraine he had to stop and let his good friend Kay take over. He is still involved with the band, in managing) This was the evening they fired the first singer, Tarja. Thanks Cosmic for you reaction and kind words. Love from Holland
It was as an apt choice of song knowing what was going to happen after. I've always thought his last belting scream in the song was the culmination of stress coming out and felt so personal. He absolutely sings from his soul. Greetings from Scotland (from an original buckeye though) 😊
They played this song nearly every show during their last tour with Tarja, "Once' Upon a Tour" from 2004-2005; musically, it was them saying their goodbyes (in the capitol of their Home Country too). This performance was part of "End of An Era", which is the last concert with Tarja Turunen as their Frontwoman/Lead Vocalist; one of two legendary concerts of their career, the other being Wacken 2013. I don't think I've ever heard of them performing it since.
The members of Nightwish are all top of the heap musicians! Yes...I miss Marco! One day, I hope he decides to comeback! Tuomas...brilliant in everything he does! Emppu...is an underrated lead guitarist! Come on Man...those two solos were world class! This is the reason that a 65 year old guy, who has lived and breathed Heavy Metal, has embraced NIghtwish!
Yes Larry a phenomenal band and one that I had not heard of (or Floor) until around 16 months ago at the age of 56. I've been blown away eversince 🙏😊👍❤️
Alright, so the original is my favorite song, and Floyd's version from Pulse gives me more chills than Sub Zero. That being said, FUCK this version is great. When somebody suggested it to me years ago, I was like "this is probably going to just piss me off," but it blew me away. Nightwish turned the vibey, English countryside feel into a metal monster. The lyrics on the original give a sense of longing, like just reminiscing by a fireplace or something, but this feels like you had those days stolen from you, if that makes sense. Almost anguish. Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that they killed it.
I mentioned it before, he's the Finnish Oldfather of metal. You'll now enjoy his solo album Pyre of the Black Heart. Try "Song of my father". Yes it's about Marko's father.
The sound of a band of brothers closing ranks and coming together, there's was an awful lot going on behind the scenes in the band at this time, it was on the night of this performance that the original lead singer would be sacked and an open letter would be made public. For more Marco may I suggest "The voice of my father" a tribute to Marco's late father (yeah bring tissues)
Marko singing The Islander was what first brought me to Nightwish, then it was Floor that held me in thrall with her emotional singing and kept me listening to Nightwish. For more of Marko singing you should check out his Voice of my Father which is available on youtube in Finnish and English, both are very moving. Thanks for reacting to this one of Nightwish and Marko.
One of my favourite bands paying tribute to another of my favourite bands with such reverence, respect and musicianship. Even the lighting rig looked like a nod to Floyd. Simply stunning.
Marko Hietala, often called the father of metal in Finland. I think you described his singing perfectly. He reaches down into his soul and brings us his deepest feeling about both the lyrics, and the music. I have often wondered why his voice moves me so deeply. I finally just gave up and decided that, it just did. And, the rest of the band is so wonderful. Emppu on that singing guitar, Jukka bringing out all of the soul a drum can deliver and Tuomas pulling it all together on that keyboard. This band. That's all I can say, just "this band."
Oh yeah, glad to see you doing ones me and others recommend here on YT. Even if only cause your Patreons. And doing more of the ones that highlight Marco and how awesome he is. How pivotal he was in their success and how good as a group they were, no matter the lead singer. In my opinion all were/are great, but each better in a way or two than the others, or at least for certain styles.
Even though Marko is not a religious man. Marko and Floor sing Ave Maria worth a look. Another funny thing Marko was on the Masked singer and Won lol. This shows not just his talent but he's willing to try anything. And one last thing we forget These amazing artists English is not there first language that alone is amazeballs!. Floor can sing in Dutch, Finnish, German, Spanish, Italian and English. I have trouble speaking in my own English lol.
Nightwish is always good, whether they play their own material or cover songs. Tuomas is a master composer and lyricist, but also a master at making music arrangements. Marko's departure from Nightwish left a big gap because he is a unique musician. Master bass player, guitarist and singer. There is no other like him! BTW. Tony Iommi was asked in an interview who has done the best Dio-era Black Sabbath cover. Marko Hietala answered Iommi immediately. And after a few seconds he added "Marko is a good singer".
This is most definitely a tribute. Such an amazing performance. If you have not heard the original, I recommend that you check out the live version from Pink Floyd's Pulse concert. I had the great fortune of seeing PF in concert 10 times and seeing them perform this song a number of times in that span. The entire Pulse concert is amazing. In my opinion it is one of the very few live performances that eclipses Nightwish' s Wacken concert from 2013.
This Tribute is something, isn't it !!!! Marko is The Living Legend, and I agree 1000%, Emppu is highly underrated guitarist! Here is a list of Covers/Tributes from Nightwish: Over the Hills and Far Away (Gary Moore) Walking in the Air (Howard Blake) The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber) Symphony of Destruction (Megadeth) Elvenjig (traditional) Finlandia (Jean Sibelius) High Hopes (Pink Floyd) Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne) The Mug of Brown Ale (traditional) We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister) Wild Child (W.A.S.P.) Stone People (John Two‐Hawks) Ace of Spades (Motörhead) Don't Talk to Strangers (Dio) Locomotive Breath (Jethro Tull) Money (Pink Floyd) Rock Around the Clock (Sonny Dae and His Knights) Show Me How to Die (Battle Beast) Wonderful Life (Black) NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.
In my pre-Nightwish life Pink Floyd was my no. 1 favorite band (now solid 2nd). This rendition of High Hopes has much more emotion and feeling than the original. The original still being great but a bit polished (too polished?). Fabulous performance by the 4 guys. Thanks Wolff.
I was Floyd fan back in the day, but this song didn't resonate with me back in the day. Perhaps because I never saw it performed, only studio versions. But holy carp, Marko and the guys were on point here. You could tell every one of them were feeling it, you could see it on their faces. I miss Marko in NW sooo much, but I'm glad he's in a better place. Poor Jukka, playing with a migraine and little sleep. Again, I'm glad he's better now and Kai is a GD machine that picked up were Jukka left off. Empuu "singing" through his guitar.. this was great. TY for the reaction Cosmic, you felt it for sure.
Marco Can SANG. You should check out his band Tarot with his brother. Especially Wings of Darkness 1986 and the 20th Anniversary. Saw a interview with Marko and he's in a goid place right now. You should react to him and Tarja singing Phantom of the Opera. Tarja was just Tarja but Marko stood out. If you haven't yet.
This is for me more enjoyable than the original track, I love it, Marco just drives the power and emotions I find missing from the original recording, Nobody tries to be Pink Floyd but they have the heart soul and spirit of the band. Marco has a fantastic depth to his voice, Tuomas underplays it to perfection, Jukka is a stunning drummer who plays from his soul, and Emppu is one of the most underated guitarists on the planet because he play what the song wants and needs unselfishly producing the beauty to Marko's powerful Beast
Greetings from 🇨🇦 I can't wait to hear what you think about the original by Pink Floyd. I recommend the PULSE version, same concert as Comfortably Numb😉
Marko is one of those guys in movies that lives in the middle of the woods yet everyone says he is the man you seek. I swear to God he's like the Yoda of the European metal scene. Great reaction bro!!!!!
Empus guitar playing in this is song simply amazing.
Dude, I loved it!
Yep. Emppu in my opinion is a GOAT.
The tone he gets is incredible - and notice his EV-1 has no tone controls
As to Marco, well ...
I believe Marco is one of the best male singers in metal
Even the Floyd linked this on their site.
That is an understatement! Emppu is is brilliant!
It's absolutely fantastic, brilliant
I will never understand why this group of extremely talented people are not better known!
I think it's because the American music scene sets so much of the tone for what gets greater worldwide exposure, and Nightwish is a more challenging style of music than what we get here in the States. It is about a half-dozen styles all wrapped into one unique aesthetic that basically no one else duplicates. But that makes it hard to generate market penetration, and in the States you almost never have stations that really challenge their audience with a new or deeper sound that still fits whatever genre your station represents. As a consequence, the concern from the people that run those stations is that you'll lose advertising value, which they need to continue running. In the worst case scenario, it goes a level deeper in that the station is owned by a media conglomerate and there is no longer any room for anything that isn't traditionally commercial. Even outside of the standard Top 40 genres, they still are only playing the songs that have wide market penetration. Its why country music suffers to this day from its post-9/11 stylistic change.
That's not true for Europe. Everybody a little into music knows Nightwish.
They have played in the USA but it was only a handful of places they played.
You titled it perfectly. This is not a Pink Floyd cover, it's a tribute. One of my favorite live performances.
And that is how it should be, I mean don't try and copy a master piece by the Legends, you will most likely come short, but make your own tribute where you keep true to the Song, but takes you own spin on it while paying respect to the Original Band and Song.
Wonder how many peopple are screaming who didn't understand about the connection with being The Who not Floyd.
Emppu is the most soulful quitarist in metal scene. Luckyly he is in Nightwish. His melodic solos are just perfect.
And not just that, his versatility is maybe even more impressive.
Whatever the song needs, whatever tone and feel, he can bring it in.
You are absolutely right. 👍🤘
Marko is a national treasure of the Finnish metal scene. I've been a fan of his since the 90's.
I was surprised Tarot did a couple of lives recently (like yesterday). Drummer borrowed from Turmion Kätilöt. And I was out of town :(
"The gras was greener!"
I miss Marko in Nightwish. But, I'm happy, he's doing fine now.
I hope, he learns to handle his ADHD well, on long term, so he'll never run into a "burn out like" situation again. Health is more important than money and fame
"Marko amped up the song from British nostalgia to Finnish regret" Don't know who said it, but it felt very true.
Marco is such a loss to Nightwish, as his departure left a hole that simply cannot be filled. Troy is a calmer, more subtle harmonic voice, but Marco drips passion and only he can match the emotions that Floor produces in her vocals. With his song, he leaves his beating heart on the stage. This being the final concert of Tarja, and she is offstage in a costume change, I'm sure emotions were running high amongst all of them, but Emppu, Tuomas and Jukka poured their souls into this performance as well. Nice reaction, Cosmic. I enjoy how you grasp the importance of the music Nightwish creates.
So true, Marko left a void... or better a gaping hole. But the man did what he had to do. Better to be remembered a the awesome musician that left a gaping hole, then to be remembered as the guy whose problems tore down the performance of the band. "I did not want to be a drag" is as he described it in an interview. Good thing he is on the mend and touring again. As far as I heard performances of him lately, he is still a bit out of shape, but I really hope he will return to former glory soon.
Emppu's soaring guitar solos in this rank up there with the iconic guitar duet between Don Felder and Joe Walsh, in Hotel California. And Jukka's drum fills are sublime. And then we have Marko's stunning vocals, soaring over everything. You are absolutely correct in that Marko sings with his soul. A great example of this is the moving Voice of my Father, a solo performance by Marko. Haunting and beautiful. Here's a link to it; ruclips.net/video/dwvqpRRCDdE/видео.html
Every member of this band is a virtuoso in their own right.
Emppu is the only guitarist that gets close to the emotive playing style of David Gilmour. Marko really gives me the same chills in this tribute as I get listening to David singing High Hopes. I have not heard any tribute to Pink Floyd as good as Nightwish is capable of.
One of the things that makes Nightwish great is that every member is an amazing talent in their own right. As for Emppu, we should all enjoy our jobs as much as that guy does. Marko is amazing, and if you've seen his interviews, he seems like a very cool guy. I'd hang out with him and have a beer...or a tea, or whatever someone of his caliber drinks. This song gives me chills every time.
You are correct about Marko. He like Floor loves to sing and perform. Nightwish was so lucky to have 2 great singers in the band. We do miss Marko. I think he is happier now. He need more opportunities to sing. Now he is doing that with his own band and various projects.
Ya, I can't wait to dive into his solo work!
I've encountered many covers in my 68 years, but when I first heard this one, I quickly concluded that I know of no other that honors the original song more than this performance. Thanks! It's a classic.
He is so enchanting when he sings. His vocalism is so underrated. It's as if his vocals is our souls aching. ❤
Marko is a rabbit hole to explore, he's worked with a ton of bands, had his own band, does solo work and his time in Nightwish was amazing. Should check out The Phantom of the opera from this same concert.
And for real Marko fans, check Sapattivuosi. It's a Finnish project band that made Finnish covers of Black Sabbath songs and once they got to Dio years they lured Marko to sing them.
Possibly the only Finnish male voice that can cover RJD and not sound lacking.
Bättre än originalet, vilken jävla röst Marko har. Så bra❤❤❤
Emppu is very much underrated.
Hi Wolff 😄, even Mr. Gilmore himself was impressed. It's another superlative by them. EMPPU even tries to leave a musical reference (bad englisch 😶) to Gilmore's slide guitar. Thanks for all. 🤗 alex
Nightwish makes every song great. Marko is beyond amazing. You need to hear Phantom from this concert.
If you ever see Marko when he smiles, you feel like he’s your best friend. Someone you can go to & confide in him. You feel comfort & trust in that smile. It’s hard to describe.
There are a lot of covers, only a few real tributes and usually both of those are studio versions. This is live and a real tribute. They really showed their class, skill and passion.
Funny little detail: in the end when only Tuomas plays, you can hear from the audience some gentleman screams "loistavaa!" in Finnish, which means "brilliant!". Sums it up.
What a beautiful fan base dude!
Love them all❤❤❤
I am a fan PF all my life (67 y old Dutch bloke) and have seen them several times. As you say, this is a tribute, the ultimate tribute of an exceptional band to an exceptional band
much love dude!
It is said that Dave Gilmore himself rates this as the greatest cover of any Pink Floyd song Marcos vocal talents are showcased and he doesn't disappoint His vocals are amazing It is such a shame he has decided to retire his abilities and talent will be sorely missed
✨HIGH HOPES✨
This was A tribute to
Pink Floyd 🖤
Absolutely Amazing, Well Done!
Even David Gilmour gave this Band a compliment.
I love Nightwish 🤘🎸🖤
KIITOS 🇫🇮 🙌
Sincere thanks ⭐from my little🥰 country the Netherlands 🇳🇱 🙋🏼♀️
I’m not saying this is better than the original, but given the choice of listening to one or the other, I’d pick this. It becomes a different song - their own song - because of Marko’s vocal which is so powerful and much different from the darkly controlled vocal on the original. And Emppu’s playing is his own thing but subtly pays homage to David Gilmour with its feel - a tribute to the ultimate ‘feel’ rock guitarist.
I'm a Floyd fan and this was a wonderful version of the song. They did not just do a copy they made it their own. This was the gig where they said good buy to Tarja.
I think it was very strategic for Nightwish to have played this song, that notably has no female singing parts, at the time they knew they were about to dismiss Targa. Was Tuomas and the rest of the guys making a statement that NW is still an awesome band without a female lead singer?
@@gsparkman: As I understand they almost always have a Marko-lead song in the set so that the (female) lead gets a break and possibly time to change costumes.
In 2005 it was High Hopes, later for example Islander.
@@JariJuslin You are probably right. I have not seen any full concerts with Tarja. But I did note that The Islander performed in Tampere starts with Marko alone, but Floor does join him before the end. Of course Floor is a Valkyrie, so doesn’t need rest.
@@gsparkman Floor also does not do full costume changes after the Wacken 2013 mishap 😀.
Tarja had sometimes five different costumes per show.
Marko Hietala (pron: HEE-ah-Tallah) is a classically trained guitarist, bassist, songwriter and incredible vocalist both solo and in harmony! He has a thriving solo career, with 1st band Tarot, (see song, Tides, live Undead Indeed) his latest project, Pyre of the Black Heart (singles, Stones, Voice of My Father, and Dead God's Son), his involvement w The Northern Kings and his numerous collaborations and guest vocal gigs...he's a true rock star!
HES MY FAV!
Cosmic, What are you doing to us? This to me is better than the original (how dare I say that about a Pink Floyd classic)? Marko is like Heineken, he reaches parts others vocalists can't. Maybe, just maybe the god's will align over Finland, and Marko will re-join Nightwish, even as a guest vocalist. Until then we have you Cosmic, bringing us all these phenominal reviews, it's always a joy to see what songs you have reviewed each day, Thank you.
My favorite bands are TooL and Pink Floyd. Just in the last couple years I've added Nightwish to that list.
Found this on another website. Makes you amazed at how he sings now. "Marco, on the other hand, was a hard rock and metal guy in his own right, modeling his singing after another rock great, the late Ronnie James Dio. Hietala sounds like Dio, in tone and vibrato. He has an amazing range, but roughly 25-30 years ago suffered from a botched throat surgery attempt to remove a polyp, and lost his entire falsetto range. He had to relearn how to sing and get that range back, all with his head/chest mix, and not total head voice. He can still hit a G4 in his chest voice, but took some hard relearning and retooling of his voice. Rumor had it that he had hired some vocal coach at the time... named Floor Jansen."
lol love it James! MARCO IS SOOO GOOD!
One guy in the audience is heard right near the end yelling PERFECT in Finnish.
That is what this is - Perfect.
Every one if them made it so. Marko & Emppu really shine here.
I can tell you the exact day when I first heard Pink Floyd, The Globe Arena in Stockholm at the 13th of June 1989, probably at eight a clock. The girlfriend of a friend of mine worked for a security company that covered the concerts at the globe arena and their employees were given two free tickets each. Since my friend was a bore and not interested she asked me to come along. I had never listened to a song by Pink Floyd so I had no idea what to expect. The short story is that Pink Floyd became my friends for life and less then a year later the girlfriend and I became a couple for 25 years and now have two grown up kids. I have written in my last will that Eclipse shall be played at my funeral.
People often just listen to Eclipse and don't think about it's meaning
Roger Waters:
”I don’t see it as a riddle. The album uses the sun and the moon as symbols; the light and the dark; the good and the bad; the life force as opposed to the death force. I think it’s a very simple statement saying that all the good things life can offer are there for us to grasp, but that the influence of some dark force in our natures prevents us from seizing them.
The song addresses the listener and says that if you, the listener, are affected by that force, and if that force is a worry to you, well I feel exactly the same too. The line ‘I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon’ is me speaking to the listener, saying, ‘I know you have these bad feelings and impulses because I do too, and one of the ways I can make direct contact with you is to share with you the fact that I feel bad sometimes.”
dude, thanks so much for sharing that memorable story. Its amazing hearing about how music affects us. My sister and her husband were big into Pink Floyd, I never really dived in.
we are fortunate to cross the part of your life here on our path.
As for this video, Marko is amazing and his voice sounds so good, but we can notcie the fabulous work of Empuu and Jukka too
When you watch the whole concert on DVD in the beginning you can see Tuomas hiding his head with his arms for a while, Jukka did the same during "High Hopes". They all were highly moved because they all knew that they would fire Tarja after this concert, the singer that stayed with them from the beginning of the band and has been together with them for nine years. It was very hard for them all but they obviously have not seen a possibility to go on working together with her. She must have changed a lot during these years, I don't know what the final reason has been for letting her go. Tuomas even thought of ending Nightwish and he went near suicide. He expressed all his emotions about this with the song "The poet and the pendulum". In "High Hopes" everyone of the four members singing and playing it they must have felt every word of this song. For me this made it so exceptional and deeply felt.
This was an incredibly emotional night for them, and that is without a doubt channeling through Marcos voice and the others body language. It's their song now.
I got very lucky that I got into Nightwish back in the early 2000s. All of their tours in the US, they played smaller clubs. I think have seen them 5 or 6 times...and after the shows here in Cleveland, Marco always came out after the show and chatted it up with the fans, he would sign autos, take pictures until the last person left. Tuomas also did this, they were both great to talk to....how lucky was that for the fans in the USA. You get to see them in a club, 10 or 15 feet from the stage. It is crazy when you see them play in foreign countries they are playing in arenas or huge festivals and we got to see them up close and personal. Glad you discovered them and are loving them, enjoy the continued journey. Give Unleash the Archers a try, I think you will love them as well.
Wonderful reaction again dude (forgive me for repeating myself) - Marko is another rabbit hole worth going down, his work with Tarot before and during his time with Nightwish is superb, as is his solo work 🤘
Yes, yes!
Marko is one of the Northern Kings also.
Nightwish Army south Brittany France reporting.
This was filmed at Tarya's last performance with Nightwish, she was on a costume change, she was fired at the end of the gig, the gig was called End of an Era, which it was.
Marco is the kind of person that you can really go and talk to and he will listen what you are saying. I have met him and he is so easy person to get along with.
Gosh, Id love to meed him
"Flesh & Blood" by HiSQ feat Marko Hietala, then something from his solo album "Pyre Of The Black Heart", like "The Voice Of My Father", "Stones", "I Am The Way", "For You"....... or something from TAROT, like "Wings Of Darkness", "Do You Wanna Live Forever" "Tides", "Pyre Of Gods"...... the list just goes on......
The argument is always over Tarja and Floor. It should be over Tarja, Floor and Marko if people are determined to waste time arguing over non-issues. He's got a fantastic voice.
Keep on keeping on.
It's one of the best tribute I ever heard. You can see they are big fans of Pink Floyd and put all their effort and emotions in it.
Yukka (the drummer) had a big migraine attack this evening, Tuomas noddes at crew to check on him. I can't image drumming with a migraine. (due to insomnia and migraine he had to stop and let his good friend Kay take over. He is still involved with the band, in managing) This was the evening they fired the first singer, Tarja.
Thanks Cosmic for you reaction and kind words. Love from Holland
Crazy all the elements that were going on during this show. Makes the song all the more powerful! Loved it and love from West Virginia
It was as an apt choice of song knowing what was going to happen after. I've always thought his last belting scream in the song was the culmination of stress coming out and felt so personal. He absolutely sings from his soul. Greetings from Scotland (from an original buckeye though) 😊
They played this song nearly every show during their last tour with Tarja, "Once' Upon a Tour" from 2004-2005; musically, it was them saying their goodbyes (in the capitol of their Home Country too). This performance was part of "End of An Era", which is the last concert with Tarja Turunen as their Frontwoman/Lead Vocalist; one of two legendary concerts of their career, the other being Wacken 2013. I don't think I've ever heard of them performing it since.
I was there that night to witness this. I'll never forget it.
oh my gosh dude! Epic
I listened to the original from Pink Floyd & then to Nightwish tribute & I have to say that I love the Nightwish tribute better. 😊
Empu is the modern day Alex Lifeson. To see Marko shining even brighter, check out Phantom of the Opera from End of an era show.
The members of Nightwish are all top of the heap musicians! Yes...I miss Marco! One day, I hope he decides to comeback! Tuomas...brilliant in everything he does! Emppu...is an underrated lead guitarist! Come on Man...those two solos were world class!
This is the reason that a 65 year old guy, who has lived and breathed Heavy Metal, has embraced NIghtwish!
Yes Larry a phenomenal band and one that I had not heard of (or Floor) until around 16 months ago at the age of 56. I've been blown away eversince 🙏😊👍❤️
Marko is amazin and he also gives amazing hugs.
Here you can really hear what Marco can do when he sings solo and which guitar solos by Empu 🙂
Alright, so the original is my favorite song, and Floyd's version from Pulse gives me more chills than Sub Zero. That being said, FUCK this version is great. When somebody suggested it to me years ago, I was like "this is probably going to just piss me off," but it blew me away. Nightwish turned the vibey, English countryside feel into a metal monster. The lyrics on the original give a sense of longing, like just reminiscing by a fireplace or something, but this feels like you had those days stolen from you, if that makes sense. Almost anguish. Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that they killed it.
this is my favorite performance by any group of any song. it just does something to me every damn time.Marko just wow
Fantastic reaction , this was in 2005
I mentioned it before, he's the Finnish Oldfather of metal. You'll now enjoy his solo album Pyre of the Black Heart. Try "Song of my father". Yes it's about Marko's father.
The band nightwish has no one yet that can sing like Marco. I hope he's doing well he also is truly blessed. I loved this performance.
Imagine the feeling of one of your favorite band doing a cover of a song originally from your other favorite band.
Masterpiece ❤❤❤
Marko will be missed! 🤘🎸
Thanks, and more Marko please👍😊
Amazing Marko ❤❤❤ Thank you 🙏❤ Greetings from, Nightwish Army, South Africa ❤️🇿🇦❤️.
🤗🍒🤘🏻Great job by Nightwish/Marko
The sound of a band of brothers closing ranks and coming together, there's was an awful lot going on behind the scenes in the band at this time, it was on the night of this performance that the original lead singer would be sacked and an open letter would be made public.
For more Marco may I suggest "The voice of my father" a tribute to Marco's late father (yeah bring tissues)
You should also listen to the Finnish version of this song Isani Aani. Even if you can't understand the lyrics it goes straight to the heart.
@@duizeltjeeekhoorn6890 I couldn't remember the spelling of the Finnish name but I wholeheartedly concur
I've listened to Floyd since the 80's!
This is my go to now for this song.... since NightWish covered it & made it their own!
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Markoooooo...!!❤❤😍🤘🤘 they are all awesome, this song is amazing...Nightwish ❤🤘🤘thanks for your great reaction!
much love, glad you enjoy!
Marko singing The Islander was what first brought me to Nightwish, then it was Floor that held me in thrall with her emotional singing and kept me listening to Nightwish.
For more of Marko singing you should check out his Voice of my Father which is available on youtube in Finnish and English, both are very moving.
Thanks for reacting to this one of Nightwish and Marko.
I actually just posted the voice of my father. Loved it!
@@TheWolffAndTheMelody Yes I seen just after I posted the message and I watched it straight after :)
Classic! Thanks for recting!
One of my favourite bands paying tribute to another of my favourite bands with such reverence, respect and musicianship. Even the lighting rig looked like a nod to Floyd. Simply stunning.
What really impress me is that Jukka had migraine this evening
'Blanket of Love'. lol. I like that. You're a good dude.
🤩👍💥💯🎼
"Kiitos!" (=Thank you) in the end...
🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙
Thank you so much, I love Marko! 🤘
Marco on Top, as Emppu and Jukka and Tuomas. Emppu is underrated for sure. one of the very best on lead guitar. IMO
He sings with his soul. Yes, he really does.❤
Marko Hietala, often called the father of metal in Finland. I think you described his singing perfectly. He reaches down into his soul and brings us his deepest feeling about both the lyrics, and the music. I have often wondered why his voice moves me so deeply. I finally just gave up and decided that, it just did. And, the rest of the band is so wonderful. Emppu on that singing guitar, Jukka bringing out all of the soul a drum can deliver and Tuomas pulling it all together on that keyboard. This band. That's all I can say, just "this band."
you and I are in tune! Agreed with everything!
Marko singing with Delain..Nothing Left..and solo Voice OF My Father
Another great reaction Cosmic!
Thank you for this reaction! I think that during Emppu's solo the camera is capturing the essence of all the band members❤
Oh yeah, glad to see you doing ones me and others recommend here on YT. Even if only cause your Patreons. And doing more of the ones that highlight Marco and how awesome he is. How pivotal he was in their success and how good as a group they were, no matter the lead singer. In my opinion all were/are great, but each better in a way or two than the others, or at least for certain styles.
Even though Marko is not a religious man. Marko and Floor sing Ave Maria worth a look. Another funny thing Marko was on the Masked singer and Won lol. This shows not just his talent but he's willing to try anything. And one last thing we forget These amazing artists English is not there first language that alone is amazeballs!. Floor can sing in Dutch, Finnish, German, Spanish, Italian and English. I have trouble speaking in my own English lol.
oh wow so many awesome things about them!
so glad you liked this, this is such a great showcase of his vocals clean and gritty :)
What you said about Marko hit my soul. You’re so right. Thank you for this outstanding reaction.
much love friend! I really appreciate him as a artist and as a human being
You might wanna check the Pink Floyd original of this at Live Pulse. It's amazing.
Nightwish is always good, whether they play their own material or cover songs. Tuomas is a master composer and lyricist, but also a master at making music arrangements.
Marko's departure from Nightwish left a big gap because he is a unique musician. Master bass player, guitarist and singer. There is no other like him!
BTW. Tony Iommi was asked in an interview who has done the best Dio-era Black Sabbath cover. Marko Hietala answered Iommi immediately. And after a few seconds he added "Marko is a good singer".
Yes!!!!!
MARKO
MARKOO
MARKOOO.....😊😊😊❤❤❤❤🎉🎉
My Viking favorite 😂
This is most definitely a tribute. Such an amazing performance. If you have not heard the original, I recommend that you check out the live version from Pink Floyd's Pulse concert. I had the great fortune of seeing PF in concert 10 times and seeing them perform this song a number of times in that span. The entire Pulse concert is amazing. In my opinion it is one of the very few live performances that eclipses Nightwish' s Wacken concert from 2013.
Dude I will have to check it out.
@@TheWolffAndTheMelody thanks Cosmic. Looking forward to all the little rabbit holes you fall down.
A masterclass 🙏😊👍❤️
You should definitely give Pink Floyd's original version a chance dude
Yes, Marko has a 'Gandalf' vibe about him! A suggestion for you to react to - Seven Days To The Wolves (Wembley 2015). I think you'll enjoy it!
I loveeee Gandalf, I want a gandalf tattoo
Nightwish tends to bring great singers, they had 3 elite level, so far, which is one of the reasons why the band is loved (they can do anything).
Another awesome review. You get it, sir. Welcome to the Nightwish Army
This Tribute is something, isn't it !!!!
Marko is The Living Legend, and I agree 1000%, Emppu is highly underrated guitarist!
Here is a list of Covers/Tributes from Nightwish:
Over the Hills and Far Away (Gary Moore)
Walking in the Air (Howard Blake)
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Symphony of Destruction (Megadeth)
Elvenjig (traditional)
Finlandia (Jean Sibelius)
High Hopes (Pink Floyd)
Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne)
The Mug of Brown Ale (traditional)
We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister)
Wild Child (W.A.S.P.)
Stone People (John Two‐Hawks)
Ace of Spades (Motörhead)
Don't Talk to Strangers (Dio)
Locomotive Breath (Jethro Tull)
Money (Pink Floyd)
Rock Around the Clock (Sonny Dae and His Knights)
Show Me How to Die (Battle Beast)
Wonderful Life (Black)
NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.
oh wow! I will have to go down the road!
Thanks
In my pre-Nightwish life Pink Floyd was my no. 1 favorite band (now solid 2nd). This rendition of High Hopes has much more emotion and feeling than the original. The original still being great but a bit polished (too polished?). Fabulous performance by the 4 guys. Thanks Wolff.
to be honest I was never a big Floyd fan but thats just because lack of listening. I loved this song though.
One of my favorites, sooooo good❣️ALWAYS chills
Glad you made it to this one sooner rather than later! Can never get enough Marko.
I was Floyd fan back in the day, but this song didn't resonate with me back in the day. Perhaps because I never saw it performed, only studio versions. But holy carp, Marko and the guys were on point here. You could tell every one of them were feeling it, you could see it on their faces. I miss Marko in NW sooo much, but I'm glad he's in a better place. Poor Jukka, playing with a migraine and little sleep. Again, I'm glad he's better now and Kai is a GD machine that picked up were Jukka left off. Empuu "singing" through his guitar.. this was great. TY for the reaction Cosmic, you felt it for sure.
dude I loveeeed this song!
Marco Can SANG. You should check out his band Tarot with his brother. Especially Wings of Darkness 1986 and the 20th Anniversary. Saw a interview with Marko and he's in a goid place right now. You should react to him and Tarja singing Phantom of the Opera. Tarja was just Tarja but Marko stood out. If you haven't yet.
This is for me more enjoyable than the original track, I love it, Marco just drives the power and emotions I find missing from the original recording, Nobody tries to be Pink Floyd but they have the heart soul and spirit of the band. Marco has a fantastic depth to his voice, Tuomas underplays it to perfection, Jukka is a stunning drummer who plays from his soul, and Emppu is one of the most underated guitarists on the planet because he play what the song wants and needs unselfishly producing the beauty to Marko's powerful Beast
this whole song was just perfect! Loved it!
Greetings from 🇨🇦
I can't wait to hear what you think about the original by Pink Floyd. I recommend the PULSE version, same concert as Comfortably Numb😉
dude, after reaction to comfortably numb, I gotta hear more. I will for sure.
Dear Cosmic, i Love how you Go this Journey, i feel every Emotions. I was Fan from Nightwish since 2003. Thanks for your Reactions.
you are way too kind! Thank you Pulse!