Brother... white guy from Melbourne Australia here... the difference between us because of music.... ZERO.... thats the power of music.... the power of Nightwish...
Why is it important for anyone to make clear which colour theire skin has? Shouldn´t it be the goal to not even feel the need to comment that? That would be real acceptance and not that pseudo "im white and were equal" speach from each end.
@@SirStangelot You're right it shouldn't be an issue.. reality tells us that it is however and as such it is important to highlight where we are the same (which is in most things as it turns out). You must do this to counteract and reply to those who constantly and only highlight what keeps us apart. If you do not then they are the only voice heard.
@@Raven-fh2yy For me, pointing out the colour at all is preventing people to ignore it. If im always talking about it, it can´t get normality. Who is the racist? Those who uses phrases which are applicable to colour of people (but aren´t) or those who see the racial slure in it? We had an issue where a commentator used a normal phrase for a bad habbit of a footbal (soccre) player. That player has been from colour. People went furious about it. Again, who is the racist? The commentator or those who went furious? That was not against you in special, you have the heart in the right place.
@@SirStangelot oh brother I didn't take it as being against me, you and I agree on the ultimate aim of this, that color means nothing I just beleive that people should point out the silliness of making color an issue whenever they see it but I do understand your position as well. My experience however is simply ignoring it doesn't make it go away.
Welcome to the Nightwish train. They have something for everyone. 20+ years of material. 3 different singers. 2 different bass players. 2 different drummers. Any one of which. Would be the kiss of death for other bands. Instead they still putting out new material an touring. Love the little Ray Charles sway at the end of the song. Great stuff.
POTO has always been one of my fave rock musicals, seen every rendition of this movie, heard every soundtrack, but this is by far the best yet, Tarja is an absolute sensation, incredible range, flawless delivery, just fantastic all the way around and back again.
This is one of my favorite Nightwish performances. It is very iconic. In addition, the parallel that is possible between the history of Nightwish and the story told by the musical is very interesting. Tarja would be Christine and Tuomas would be the Phantom. In the musical's history, the Phantom is in love with Christine. It is an unrequited and stormy love. In addition, the Phantom is heard through Christine when she sings his compositions. The story of Nightwish is marked by dramas and many say that Tuomas suffered from an unrequited love for Tarja. Tuomas used to say that Tarja was the voice that best expressed his feelings. The lyrics of songs in Tarja's day were often very confessional. Christine was the voice of the Phantom, while Tarja was the voice of Tuomas. In the musical, the Phantom disputes Cristine with Raoul. At Nightwish, Marcelo (Tarja's current husband) said that Tuomas disputed Tarja's love (read the answer he gave to question 36 of the fans). Nightwish's choice to cover The Phantom of the Opera, just the part where Christine and the Phantom sing together, seems to be a very interesting coincidence, or who knows, it might even be a choice made by the unconscious, if the situation is viewed from a psychoanalytic perspective.
This rendition of "Phantom of the Opera" just blows me away! Electrifying! I probably watched this video three or four times before I spotted the Captain Jack Sparrow action figure attached to the front of the keyboard. Thanks for posting!
The rest of the 'Nightwish Army' will fill you in on most of this , I'm sure, but just imagine having to lose this voice as well as a friend, and you'll have the start of the emotion that became The Poet and The Pendulum. I highly encourage you to wiki that one, and do a couple studio cuts with Anette. Most reactors do double features of her and Floor's live version. ( Amaranth is the primary one ) You can do the same with a few of the older ones, but do Tarja live, and then Floor live. ( Sleeping Sun, for one ) I'm so glad you got around to them. I never did like ultra heavy, but I love symphonic metal. :)
This is the best Phantom of The Opera rendition of all time, on any genre or style. The voice harmonizing was impeccable, just perfect and the energy was off the scale.
Anything is good! Romanticide Wacken 2013 Live ( Much Heavier) will Blow Up mind's 😊. There's so much to pick. I started with Nightwish at start in 1996 and still listening everything daily! They have done ton's of Flawless music! Family will quide You through for sure! ❤Journey, really is an emotional rollercoaster. Couple Epic one's can leave little bit later: The Poet and The Pendulum( Live Wembley 2015) and The Greatest Show on Earth. (Tampere 2015) These two could need littlebit background search! Then they will open, better for You!
Quickly jumping to another, aye? Great second pick! I really dig how much you're enjoying them. This genre of music is called symphonic metal. Some bands add more speed and technicality, this band focuses on the compositions themselves. Tuomas (keyboardist) is the main writer. Marco is the bassist singer. He's phenomenal!
Welcome to Nightwish family. Our family members are spread out, you can find us from Europa, North-, Middle, and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Welcome!!!
Saw the play 3 times but never saw it quite like this. Very impressive with the heavy metal sound. Sara Brightman was the original Christine whom was magnificent but this is my first exposure to Tarja and Nightwish. Very Impressive.
in that case i strongly urge you to check her out in the wishes tto eternity dvd, clips of which are avaiable on youtube, her voice was even more compelling back in 2000
I think in order to understand the band and it's fan base you have to know a bit about the band first, what drives it and the pure creative inspiration that is Nightwish. So, here's the skinny on what's been happening with Nightwish through the years, the decades. Floor is the third singer, believe it or not The Phantom of the Opera performance was Tarja's (the first singer's) last performance before the band had to let her go. The reason being that she never really felt like this was her path. Originally, when Nightwish was formed it was going to be more of a classical based band. Tuomas, the keyboardist, writer, and composer of ALL their music, noting Tarja's operatic training brought her into the fold and basically formed the band around her voice. Being that they were all good friends and growing up together, it was very hard for them when she started to drift away, missing the practices and started making statements about leaving the band. Some credit her being influenced by her businessman husband Marcelo Cabuli, who was incidentally overheard on numerous occasions making statements that "Tarja was the face of Nightwish" and that she "could do much better without the band". Floor was actually the 'fill in' singer back when Tarja started missing the practices. Then they hired Anette (the second singer) and she was with them for a time until the whole debacle at the Denver concert when they all got seriously sick and she had to be rushed to the emergency room... then she broke her ankle in a fall when she was pregnant. At that point Anette just wanted to heal, have her baby and be close to home. So they moved Floor to the position of lead singer. The song The Poet and The Pendulum, which was written and wholly composed by Tuomas, was all about the dark time around when they had to ask Tarja to leave. Tuomas and the band suffered depression over their feelings of betrayal, especially Tuomas who was affected the most, to the very point that the band, family, and friends were worried about him committing suicide. You can see in The Poet and The Pendulum that it's his journey working through that depression, those dark times. The Poet and The Pendulum was Tuoman's written suicide, instead of doing the actual act. The very last words of the song are about forgiveness, love and making a fresh start, "In the end I will always love you....The beginning". So very very hauntingly beautiful. IF you haven't seen it, you really need to. It's a heavy, dramatic song that some have a tendency, in their Nightwish journey, to watch too soon. IF you do get around to It, it's one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written. ruclips.net/video/gbn9GczYBkw/видео.html Also you will notice that the drummer Jukka Nevalainen was replaced by Kai Hahto due to Jukka having debilitating insomnia. Too, really you need to check out their Greatest Show On Earth performance. By this point they have also added a remarkable multi instrumentalist with Troy Donockley. As a warning, the song is roughly 21 minutes long but well well worth the watch: ruclips.net/video/aTAaEHiGjvU/видео.html There are many many songs where Marco (the bass guitarist) and Floor harmonize beautifully both of their amazing vocal ranges a compliment to each other. I've really enjoyed watching your Nightwish journey and hope that you do keep one sharing your reactions to them with all of us. It's always wonderful and amazing to me to see people's mind opening up to new music.
Ok,black man from LA,white woman from southern Appalachians here.Music is universal ,I love all kinds from bluegrass,heavy metal,soul,blues, opera, ect. You get the picture .Folks have so much more in common than not.God bless ya man! I love your reactions!
There is one word for them...EPIC! Your such a great reactor because you do it ALL! Smart man. Get subs from each genre. And you really do connect people!❤️
FInnish metal is the best on the planet. Man, I've watched you for six straight hours move from what I listened to as a teen to what I listen to at 57. This has been a fun sequestered morning!!! Thanks!
the cofounder of the band and the original vocalist who chartered their early course, brought them fame and kept them on years for 9 years...now that mantle has been passed to Floor to carry forward
Her name is Tarja (pronounced Tar-ya) Turunen who is a classically trained lyric soprano (3-octave voice range)... she was the first front woman. If you want to hear a recent song look at her cover Supremacy by Muse.. at Woodstock.. won't be disappointed. Other songs in Nightwish featuring Tarja are Over The Hills and Neo
Im from South Central as well, Hoover & Vernon. I've been listening to Nightwish for almost 20 years and I discovered them by accident! Great band! My favorite album is Imaginaerum, where neither Floor (the first singer you rescted to), nor Tarja sing. I recommend Scaretale Live with Annette Olzon.
So...A Tarja video, I am waiting for you to attack everyone else who brought up Floor and talked about preferring her etc...calling them hateful like you have been stalking and targeting me. Demonstrate that you're true to your word and not a hypocrite.
@@FemaleMetalLover You're that kind of "fan" capable to ask for Tarja's autograph from the band, at the next concert. Lack of common sense. Then follow me everywhere with your hate, if that's your level. I still consider you hurt the band with your irresponsible attitude.
Dude I heard that Tarja Turunen left to go solo. Just not that way! After Tarja left, and they chose Annette Olsen I hated her because she dared to replace Tarja. A lot of people felt the same way. I even cringed as I watched her last performance and didn't realize it was the last time. I quit following them until Floor Jensen joined NW. I remembered her from another band and I loved her then. The rest is history. Tarja has her own band now. It's called just " Tarja" I would like to request you react to a "Within Temptation". I love Mother Earth song. Caged. The song that put them on the musical map was Ice Queen. Tarja and WT have made several songs together. My fave song they made together is What about us. IMHO Floor Jensen is a more modern version of Tarja. Tarja made the band NW famouser along with Toumos compositions. I hope no one hates me for the comparison. I'll shut up now LoL!!!!!!
Even though things ultimately didn't go so well with Annette (I wish her only the best!), Nightwish have been super blessed to have had first Tarja, and now Floor. It's like winning the lottery twice.
@@BamaGrammy She had it planned that she will do one album with them and then go solo, but band was decided that they don't want waste their time and energy with her any more and gave her letter that where they told her that she was fired and reason's why. then they published it online: nightwish.fandom.com/wiki/Open_Letter_to_Tarja_Turunen
Dale Jenkinson they started back in 96 and they have tons of great music. The singer here ,Tarja (Tarya), is great but due to many disagreements between her and the band she was fired right after this performance, she was replaced by Annette Olson , a Swedish singer, kind of pop singer, I didn’t like her style. Then she got replaced back in 2012 by Floor Jansen, Dutch, she’s the current singer of Nightwish and she’s even more versatile than Tarja, both lyrically and in stage presence . Check his previous reaction to Ghost Love Score, you probably gonna love it, Btw the genre is called Symphonic Metal. Cheers
How is Floor more versatile than Tarja? That's the sales talk of Floor's fans, but I don't get it. Tarja had her first 3 albums sung in classical operatic style and last 2 albums in contemporary style. Floor has sung only contemporary style in Nightwish. I hear Floor could growl (never heard, dunno if she is any good in it) but Nightwish doesn't have any songs in that style. If Floor could nail them Nightwish operatic style songs, then you might have a point, but now... it's just a sales talk phrase.
Anette was in hard rock band before Nightwish, and the lead singer of a rock opera in Gothenburg. Yeah she has a background of all sort of music, was a cover band singer singe 13 years old. Anette sings now in metal band called The Dark Element. Her Wikipedia-page associates her with these genres: "alternative rock, folk rock, hard rock, melodic rock, classic rock, symphonic rock, symphonic metal, power metal, doom metal". No pop there. All her bands since Alyson Avenue have been metal or rock. Symphonic metal does have common with pop, In the Dark Element they do poppy metal, but I wouldn't call Anette a pop singer, especially when Tarja's fanbois used that label to attack Anette.
I also saw the Phantom of the Opera twice with my daughter. This is the best cover of this song that I have ever heard. Saw this a few years ago but I still enjoy watching it. I plan on taking my daughter to a Nightwish concert in 2020.
@@jeffcrim4347 she is great, even though she has had a cold when performing here. you can hear it from the gasping between some of the lines in the beginning, which she usually doesn't do.
@@TheWolvesCurse I didn't notice it. Even with that being said, I enjoyed all the instruments and both Marco and Tarja singing. It was performed quite well indeed. But I did appreciate the feedback Nikola. I also enjoy playing this song on the piano.
yes her name pronunciation is Tarya, she was the 1st singer, in other video Ghost love score the 3rd and current vocalist Floor. Please react to "Song of myself" and "Romanticide" (live Waken 2013). Dude with beard is Marko, check his solo songs "While your lips are still red" (live Waken 2013) and "The Islander" (at Wembley)
I think you will enjoy a lot more from Nightwish. They don't impact you "just" in pure musicianship (all Bandmembers are incredibly good), thy are taking you on an Journey, they taking in mind, body, soul, emotions... There are a lot of heavier songs which will gives you a blast, but also more slower ones, packed full with so much emotions and beauty, I think it hurts sometimes. You are in for a very special ride. Enjoy it.
Open up ur ears, mind and heart.. you said everything! Beautiful reaction! By the way, I'm white woman from Brazil... who cares about color or where we were born... we are connect to each other trough the heart and that's the power of the music. We are all humans and that's it! Thaks for the video.
March 2021 and I somehow missed the Nightwish boat, and am just discovering them tonight...and I'm so happy that the trail of videos led me to your channel. But why the heck didn't I see this reaction before?!!!! I've followed you for a while!
I discovered Nightwish when Tarja was the lead singer. She is my bias. So, I would love to see reactions to Nemo and Wish I had an Angel from this same concert.
Good for you man. Listen to all the music you can. It can really broaden your horizons. Also, I freakin love Nightwish and I hope I get to see them one day. Hey Nightwish! Come to Florida!
According to Tarja's interview, in the morning practices she was so ill she couldn't sing and was worried about the evening. I prefer Tampere 2000 Pakkahuone concert over this one though. And Summer Breeze festival 2002. Those have more Tarja's operatic period songs (in which she imho is better than contemporary style singing).
I've followed nightwish for a very long time. I absolutely love them. Another band also from Finland is Lordi. Check them out. Check out hard rock hallelujah, bloodred sand man, would you love a monsterman, or Who's your Daddy. I think you'll enjoy them a lot. Keep rockin the reviews.
this just goes to show that we are all the same brothers and sisters under our skin listening and loving all musical genres and the only thing that separates us are our attitudes towards each other largely shaped by our self-centered leaders...i am a long-standing Tarja-holic but appreciate all forms of musical expression...peace my brother
What separates her from the other two NW leads is her vocals are so refined. Her phrasing, breathing, register changes, tonality, timbre, pitch control, sustained notes, etc...
Stop fronting..Tarja has a typical soprano classical trained voice..Nothing special about her voice or approach. You can hear the SAME voice in Any good Music University.
Nightwish fans do not care where someone is from, what race they may be, what sex they are or anything. Just that Nightwish gets a proper listen and are shared with the world. We are all races from many countries and we all share a passion for the greatest band alive.
Thanks for the reaction You got it right. Tarja is finnish, and you can replace the j with y to pronounce her name correctly - Tarya. That is enough information to not butcher finnish words or names, but if you want to be authentic, finnish language uses rolling r's. Also, every letter matches one sound, each are pronounced, and the letter repeats if it needs to be prolonged - like when she says "kiitos" (thank you) in the end, the i stays longer.
Do you wanna know why i love your videos? Of course its because of the music, but mostly because i can feel the love you have for any kind of music. As long as its Music and not crap. Love ur vids man
You should look up Marco Hietala - While Your Lips Are Still Red Marco doing a solo vocal song, not an official Nightwish song but if you loved his eyes and voice in this song, you'll certainly love that one!
amen brother. you have the right attitude. no matter from where we hail an open mind and heart is what we need more of in this country. metal bands generally recruit the most powerful vocalists, this being no exception. i urge to check out Russel Allen from Symphony x , Tommy Karevik from kamelot or Yama-B from Galneryus, just to name a few. Floor Jensen is very goo indeed, but Tarja is super.. check out her version of the Sleeping Sun or Nemo. it will touch your soul. wish you all the best in your travels across the metal universe. i have been doing so for nearly 40 years and there still much to cover,
1 other thing to consider try a back to back with Floor and Tarja performing the same track Sleeping Sun.. Tampere 2015 and End of an Era 2005.. also.. theres a live vid from 2013 of Tarja and Floor together performing "Over the hills and far away"
For Tarja it should be of course the 1999 version of the song (the original version). The 2005 version was made for the music video and imho was poorly rearranged. Sleeping Sun 1999 version Summer Breeze festival 2002 ruclips.net/video/KDbE8dWY4n0/видео.html
If I'm not mistaken, The Phantom of the Opera was the first Broadway musical to have a video on Mtv. This song but preformed by the original cast from Broadway.
I bought my husband 2 tickets to The Phantom of The Opera for his birthday. He opened the card and saw the tickets and said “you got me tickets to the opera, why, I don’t like opera”. I told him it was not what he was thinking it was going to be and he reluctantly went despite complaining for a month. The opera started and and his mouth fell to the floor and then during the intermission he bought the music, poster & any other trinkets they sold. I said to him that he needed to trust me more as i would not lead him astray. We have listened to that CD for 25 years.
excelent your reaction, i was the same furst time i heard it, and every time ever since, totally amazing, this song ,the music, the singers everything, totally amazing, this song and the performance has it all,
our silly little Finland is full of surprises ^__^ that said, it's lockdown time. stay safe, Jamel. thank god we have a PM like Sanna Marin now. Best we ever had.
You are correct dude - it is pronounced TARR-YA - so glad you enjoyed this beyond epic cover of this track! I adore their current singer Floor Jansen, but I still got to get my fix of Tarja’s silky pipes every once in a while...
BTW Jamel, your Led Zeppelin Cycle is still incomplete without reacting to their greatest song "Kashmir". If you do it please take the live version from "Celebration day 2007". Thank you
This was an epic concert although I think Tarja gave her best performance in the From Wishes To Eternity live show, check out Wishmaster and Fantasmic from that show, and really, any song from that gig is amazing. The band there are all so young too, it hurts.
I hope you can read this, I'd like to see you react to more Nightwish like Passion and the Opera, Moondance, Kinslayer, Nemo and Dark Chest of Wonders. I love your reaction to them. 😊
and yup of course i followed over to here lol hopefully by now youve got the never ending saga of Nightwishes female leads sorted out by now as much as it can be glad again to see you on your journey...be well always
Pronounced Tar-ya Tu-ru-nen,- you´re doing fine.:) Glad to experience your open mindedness to music styles you´ve probably never heard before. You´re likely to be bombarded with Nightwish request as I can feel the Nightwish Army incoming so here´s something a little different but equally amazing to whet you appetite during your wait: Next: Jinjer-Pisces-Live Session followed by Amon Amarth- Guardians Of Asgaard - Live at Summer Breeze,- finish with Eluveitie - Rebirth.- just to get you started. Jinjer:Progressive Metal Core, Amon Amarth: Viking Metal ( Papa Bear King Viking and his Raiders having a ball), Eluveitie ( Elu-vei-tie): Folk Metal as good as it gets. Enjoy the coming roller-coaster ride!:)
The Original Phantom was the battle between an evil Svengali who controls a beautiful woman with a wonderful voice. He takes over her soul by forcing her to sing HIS way. But this is her rebellion.
Brother... white guy from Melbourne Australia here... the difference between us because of music.... ZERO.... thats the power of music.... the power of Nightwish...
Why is it important for anyone to make clear which colour theire skin has? Shouldn´t it be the goal to not even feel the need to comment that? That would be real acceptance and not that pseudo "im white and were equal" speach from each end.
@@SirStangelot You're right it shouldn't be an issue.. reality tells us that it is however and as such it is important to highlight where we are the same (which is in most things as it turns out). You must do this to counteract and reply to those who constantly and only highlight what keeps us apart. If you do not then they are the only voice heard.
@@Raven-fh2yy For me, pointing out the colour at all is preventing people to ignore it. If im always talking about it, it can´t get normality.
Who is the racist? Those who uses phrases which are applicable to colour of people (but aren´t) or those who see the racial slure in it?
We had an issue where a commentator used a normal phrase for a bad habbit of a footbal (soccre) player. That player has been from colour. People went furious about it. Again, who is the racist? The commentator or those who went furious?
That was not against you in special, you have the heart in the right place.
@@SirStangelot oh brother I didn't take it as being against me, you and I agree on the ultimate aim of this, that color means nothing I just beleive that people should point out the silliness of making color an issue whenever they see it but I do understand your position as well. My experience however is simply ignoring it doesn't make it go away.
@@Raven-fh2yy Sadly both ways doesn´t work well.
Welcome to the Nightwish train. They have something for everyone. 20+ years of material. 3 different singers. 2 different bass players. 2 different drummers. Any one of which. Would be the kiss of death for other bands. Instead they still putting out new material an touring.
Love the little Ray Charles sway at the end of the song. Great stuff.
POTO has always been one of my fave rock musicals, seen every rendition of this movie, heard every soundtrack, but this is by far the best yet, Tarja is an absolute sensation, incredible range, flawless delivery, just fantastic all the way around and back again.
Great reaction. Tarja was 1st female lead, then Annette. and now the current Floor. AND never forget MARCO!!!
sulrics but always forget annette lol jk but not really....
yeah, marco is a great female lead. :P
Anette was a very important singer to Nightwish. She has sold a lot more than Floor, don't you forget THAT. And has plenty of popular songs with her.
@Adeptus Astartes And now Anette is doing just fine with The Dark Element
Markko roll the r
This is one of my favorite Nightwish performances. It is very iconic. In addition, the parallel that is possible between the history of Nightwish and the story told by the musical is very interesting. Tarja would be Christine and Tuomas would be the Phantom. In the musical's history, the Phantom is in love with Christine. It is an unrequited and stormy love. In addition, the Phantom is heard through Christine when she sings his compositions. The story of Nightwish is marked by dramas and many say that Tuomas suffered from an unrequited love for Tarja. Tuomas used to say that Tarja was the voice that best expressed his feelings. The lyrics of songs in Tarja's day were often very confessional. Christine was the voice of the Phantom, while Tarja was the voice of Tuomas. In the musical, the Phantom disputes Cristine with Raoul. At Nightwish, Marcelo (Tarja's current husband) said that Tuomas disputed Tarja's love (read the answer he gave to question 36 of the fans). Nightwish's choice to cover The Phantom of the Opera, just the part where Christine and the Phantom sing together, seems to be a very interesting coincidence, or who knows, it might even be a choice made by the unconscious, if the situation is viewed from a psychoanalytic perspective.
This rendition of "Phantom of the Opera" just blows me away! Electrifying! I probably watched this video three or four times before I spotted the Captain Jack Sparrow action figure attached to the front of the keyboard. Thanks for posting!
Tuomas ha a mild obsession with Disney World
@@metalhead4624 more like Jack Sparrow Looks like Tuomas so he has the doll
Brother, country boy from Oklahoma and you are correct about the music. It touches everyone with a soul.
Us Nightwish fans are sitting here watching along with you knowing what's coming and can't wait to see your reaction.
The rest of the 'Nightwish Army' will fill you in on most of this , I'm sure, but just imagine having to lose this voice as well as a friend, and you'll have the start of the emotion that became The Poet and The Pendulum. I highly encourage you to wiki that one, and do a couple studio cuts with Anette. Most reactors do double features of her and Floor's live version. ( Amaranth is the primary one ) You can do the same with a few of the older ones, but do Tarja live, and then Floor live. ( Sleeping Sun, for one ) I'm so glad you got around to them. I never did like ultra heavy, but I love symphonic metal. :)
as you can see Tarja is a fierce vocal beast..this is but one flavor of her enormous singing range from ultra low to high with splendor throughout
This is the best Phantom of The Opera rendition of all time, on any genre or style. The voice harmonizing was impeccable, just perfect and the energy was off the scale.
Anything is good! Romanticide Wacken 2013 Live ( Much Heavier) will Blow Up mind's 😊. There's so much to pick. I started with Nightwish at start in 1996 and still listening everything daily! They have done ton's of Flawless music! Family will quide You through for sure! ❤Journey, really is an emotional rollercoaster.
Couple Epic one's can leave little bit later: The Poet and The Pendulum( Live Wembley 2015) and The Greatest Show on Earth. (Tampere 2015) These two could need littlebit background search! Then they will open, better for You!
Nightwish will take you places.
Seeing them live is magical
I've seen the Phantom Of the Opera live on stage, and it was incredibly powerful and moving.
Seeing THIS, gave me all the same feels.
Quickly jumping to another, aye? Great second pick! I really dig how much you're enjoying them.
This genre of music is called symphonic metal. Some bands add more speed and technicality, this band focuses on the compositions themselves. Tuomas (keyboardist) is the main writer. Marco is the bassist singer. He's phenomenal!
Thanks for listening to more Nightwish. I hope you want to go on the Nightwish journey, because you will be in for a ride............ :-)
Welcome to Nightwish family. Our family members are spread out, you can find us from Europa, North-, Middle, and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Welcome!!!
Saw the play 3 times but never saw it quite like this. Very impressive with the heavy metal sound. Sara Brightman was the original Christine whom was magnificent but this is my first exposure to Tarja and Nightwish. Very Impressive.
in that case i strongly urge you to check her out in the wishes tto eternity dvd, clips of which are avaiable on youtube, her voice was even more compelling back in 2000
Although i am not a big fan of Nightwish but i respect the amount of talent that they have individually and as a band.
Tarja blows everybody away each and every time.
I think in order to understand the band and it's fan base you have to know a bit about the band first, what drives it and the pure creative inspiration that is Nightwish. So, here's the skinny on what's been happening with Nightwish through the years, the decades. Floor is the third singer, believe it or not The Phantom of the Opera performance was Tarja's (the first singer's) last performance before the band had to let her go. The reason being that she never really felt like this was her path. Originally, when Nightwish was formed it was going to be more of a classical based band. Tuomas, the keyboardist, writer, and composer of ALL their music, noting Tarja's operatic training brought her into the fold and basically formed the band around her voice. Being that they were all good friends and growing up together, it was very hard for them when she started to drift away, missing the practices and started making statements about leaving the band. Some credit her being influenced by her businessman husband Marcelo Cabuli, who was incidentally overheard on numerous occasions making statements that "Tarja was the face of Nightwish" and that she "could do much better without the band". Floor was actually the 'fill in' singer back when Tarja started missing the practices. Then they hired Anette (the second singer) and she was with them for a time until the whole debacle at the Denver concert when they all got seriously sick and she had to be rushed to the emergency room... then she broke her ankle in a fall when she was pregnant. At that point Anette just wanted to heal, have her baby and be close to home. So they moved Floor to the position of lead singer. The song The Poet and The Pendulum, which was written and wholly composed by Tuomas, was all about the dark time around when they had to ask Tarja to leave. Tuomas and the band suffered depression over their feelings of betrayal, especially Tuomas who was affected the most, to the very point that the band, family, and friends were worried about him committing suicide. You can see in The Poet and The Pendulum that it's his journey working through that depression, those dark times. The Poet and The Pendulum was Tuoman's written suicide, instead of doing the actual act. The very last words of the song are about forgiveness, love and making a fresh start, "In the end I will always love you....The beginning". So very very hauntingly beautiful. IF you haven't seen it, you really need to. It's a heavy, dramatic song that some have a tendency, in their Nightwish journey, to watch too soon. IF you do get around to It, it's one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written. ruclips.net/video/gbn9GczYBkw/видео.html Also you will notice that the drummer Jukka Nevalainen was replaced by Kai Hahto due to Jukka having debilitating insomnia. Too, really you need to check out their Greatest Show On Earth performance. By this point they have also added a remarkable multi instrumentalist with Troy Donockley. As a warning, the song is roughly 21 minutes long but well well worth the watch: ruclips.net/video/aTAaEHiGjvU/видео.html There are many many songs where Marco (the bass guitarist) and Floor harmonize beautifully both of their amazing vocal ranges a compliment to each other. I've really enjoyed watching your Nightwish journey and hope that you do keep one sharing your reactions to them with all of us. It's always wonderful and amazing to me to see people's mind opening up to new music.
Ok,black man from LA,white woman from southern Appalachians here.Music is universal ,I love all kinds from bluegrass,heavy metal,soul,blues, opera, ect. You get the picture .Folks have so much more in common than not.God bless ya man! I love your reactions!
There is one word for them...EPIC! Your such a great reactor because you do it ALL! Smart man. Get subs from each genre. And you really do connect people!❤️
that was indeed. but after that the only band who is truly epic in every aspect is EPICA
That was wonderful. I loved it her voice is amazing
ruclips.net/video/jJVRhbairIY/видео.html ... ruclips.net/video/JYVl6MOZXIs/видео.html not a Tarja-holic yet..this will fix that
How could there be shame in loving a masterpiece?
FInnish metal is the best on the planet. Man, I've watched you for six straight hours move from what I listened to as a teen to what I listen to at 57. This has been a fun sequestered morning!!! Thanks!
Nightwish - The poet and the pendulum | LIVE AT WEBMLEY 2016
way to early for that one
yeah, it's too early, he is not ready for that XD
Man that was fast. This is the old singer Tarja.
the former singer
Who is still a great singer!
Anette was older :p
@@ArvoR lol...ya I meant as was corrected above...former singer
the cofounder of the band and the original vocalist who chartered their early course, brought them fame and kept them on years for 9 years...now that mantle has been passed to Floor to carry forward
Tarja is why I was drawn to Nightwish and is my favourite of the 3 ladies. Check her out singing Ghost Love Score.
Her name is Tarja (pronounced Tar-ya) Turunen who is a classically trained lyric soprano (3-octave voice range)... she was the first front woman.
If you want to hear a recent song look at her cover Supremacy by Muse.. at Woodstock.. won't be disappointed.
Other songs in Nightwish featuring Tarja are Over The Hills and Neo
Im from South Central as well, Hoover & Vernon. I've been listening to Nightwish for almost 20 years and I discovered them by accident! Great band! My favorite album is Imaginaerum, where neither Floor (the first singer you rescted to), nor Tarja sing. I recommend Scaretale Live with Annette Olzon.
That was an awesome reaction! Nightwish is good, whoever the singer has been. Thank you for watching that video and loving it :)
no...Tarja always stands out right away
Great music indeed! I'm happy you like this fennomenal band! Hope you'll go for more Nightwish, you'll never regret it! Peace!
So...A Tarja video, I am waiting for you to attack everyone else who brought up Floor and talked about preferring her etc...calling them hateful like you have been stalking and targeting me. Demonstrate that you're true to your word and not a hypocrite.
@@FemaleMetalLover And I'm waiting for you to grow up and resolve your anger problems. Think more at the consequences of your actions.
@@gabriel.bardac And there's the receipt. And for your mind, you started this, might want to self-reflect before you make claims on others.
@@FemaleMetalLover You're that kind of "fan" capable to ask for Tarja's autograph from the band, at the next concert. Lack of common sense.
Then follow me everywhere with your hate, if that's your level. I still consider you hurt the band with your irresponsible attitude.
@@gabriel.bardac Keep dodging the argument. Anyway, there's an easy way to resolve this if you want to put an end to this.
Again, great reaction. The Phantom of the Opera is here inside my mind. And also in my "End of an Era" DVD collection. What a classic!
this was her last show, but she didn't know that.
My understanding was that she was already on her way out, planning to go solo very soon after this.
Dude I heard that Tarja Turunen left to go solo. Just not that way! After Tarja left, and they chose Annette Olsen I hated her because she dared to replace Tarja. A lot of people felt the same way. I even cringed as I watched her last performance and didn't realize it was the last time. I quit following them until Floor Jensen joined NW. I remembered her from another band and I loved her then. The rest is history. Tarja has her own band now. It's called just " Tarja" I would like to request you react to a "Within Temptation". I love Mother Earth song. Caged. The song that put them on the musical map was Ice Queen. Tarja and WT have made several songs together. My fave song they made together is What about us. IMHO Floor Jensen is a more modern version of Tarja. Tarja made the band NW famouser along with Toumos compositions. I hope no one hates me for the comparison. I'll shut up now LoL!!!!!!
Even though things ultimately didn't go so well with Annette (I wish her only the best!), Nightwish have been super blessed to have had first Tarja, and now Floor. It's like winning the lottery twice.
@@BamaGrammy She had it planned that she will do one album with them and then go solo, but band was decided that they don't want waste their time and energy with her any more and gave her letter that where they told her that she was fired and reason's why. then they published it online: nightwish.fandom.com/wiki/Open_Letter_to_Tarja_Turunen
She growls too.
first time I have even heard of this group man she got the pipes ! is this opera rock ? they kill it
Dale Jenkinson they started back in 96 and they have tons of great music. The singer here ,Tarja (Tarya), is great but due to many disagreements between her and the band she was fired right after this performance, she was replaced by Annette Olson , a Swedish singer, kind of pop singer, I didn’t like her style. Then she got replaced back in 2012 by Floor Jansen, Dutch, she’s the current singer of Nightwish and she’s even more versatile than Tarja, both lyrically and in stage presence . Check his previous reaction to Ghost Love Score, you probably gonna love it,
Btw the genre is called Symphonic Metal.
Cheers
@@cooltechnician I did watch both videos and there is definitely a difference in styles.
How is Floor more versatile than Tarja? That's the sales talk of Floor's fans, but I don't get it. Tarja had her first 3 albums sung in classical operatic style and last 2 albums in contemporary style. Floor has sung only contemporary style in Nightwish. I hear Floor could growl (never heard, dunno if she is any good in it) but Nightwish doesn't have any songs in that style. If Floor could nail them Nightwish operatic style songs, then you might have a point, but now... it's just a sales talk phrase.
Anette was in hard rock band before Nightwish, and the lead singer of a rock opera in Gothenburg. Yeah she has a background of all sort of music, was a cover band singer singe 13 years old. Anette sings now in metal band called The Dark Element. Her Wikipedia-page associates her with these genres: "alternative rock, folk rock, hard rock, melodic rock, classic rock, symphonic rock, symphonic metal, power metal, doom metal". No pop there. All her bands since Alyson Avenue have been metal or rock. Symphonic metal does have common with pop, In the Dark Element they do poppy metal, but I wouldn't call Anette a pop singer, especially when Tarja's fanbois used that label to attack Anette.
Great video! Love to see some nightwish!!
And Nightwish - The poet and the pendulum | LIVE AT WEBMLEY 2016 really should be next :)
I love this song, seen the play 2 times💜I had never heard of this group b4. I do like them tho. 🔥🔥
I also saw the Phantom of the Opera twice with my daughter. This is the best cover of this song that I have ever heard. Saw this a few years ago but I still enjoy watching it. I plan on taking my daughter to a Nightwish concert in 2020.
@@jeffcrim4347 she is great, even though she has had a cold when performing here. you can hear it from the gasping between some of the lines in the beginning, which she usually doesn't do.
@@TheWolvesCurse I didn't notice it. Even with that being said, I enjoyed all the instruments and both Marco and Tarja singing. It was performed quite well indeed. But I did appreciate the feedback Nikola. I also enjoy playing this song on the piano.
yes her name pronunciation is Tarya, she was the 1st singer, in other video Ghost love score the 3rd and current vocalist Floor. Please react to "Song of myself" and "Romanticide" (live Waken 2013). Dude with beard is Marko, check his solo songs "While your lips are still red" (live Waken 2013) and "The Islander" (at Wembley)
Tarja's voice is always made my eyes watered, brother. Hail! from Malaysia 🤘🤘
I think you will enjoy a lot more from Nightwish.
They don't impact you "just" in pure musicianship (all Bandmembers are incredibly good), thy are taking you on an Journey, they taking in mind, body, soul, emotions... There are a lot of heavier songs which will gives you a blast, but also more slower ones, packed full with so much emotions and beauty, I think it hurts sometimes.
You are in for a very special ride.
Enjoy it.
Open up ur ears, mind and heart.. you said everything! Beautiful reaction! By the way, I'm white woman from Brazil... who cares about color or where we were born... we are connect to each other trough the heart and that's the power of the music. We are all humans and that's it! Thaks for the video.
See that show if you can. It gives you chills.
March 2021 and I somehow missed the Nightwish boat, and am just discovering them tonight...and I'm so happy that the trail of videos led me to your channel. But why the heck didn't I see this reaction before?!!!! I've followed you for a while!
Please more Tarja reaction. She's incredible!!!!! 💣💣💣
ruclips.net/video/JYVl6MOZXIs/видео.html ... ruclips.net/video/jJVRhbairIY/видео.html just for starters...enjoy
I discovered Nightwish when Tarja was the lead singer. She is my bias. So, I would love to see reactions to Nemo and Wish I had an Angel from this same concert.
Holy shitoly! Amazing. I've never heard of Nightwish. Phantom feels more like a rock concert when you're there watching it, so this fits. Thank you
you should check out more of Tarja..she is a vocal freight train... ruclips.net/video/dVXCdntmI04/видео.html
I love your personality and you're a super cool guy!!
Nightwish -Greatest Show on Earth!
OH SNAPPPP!!! that was bada**!! i haven't heard phantom in 20 years ... i saw it live 30+ years ago omg... goosebumps in 3 seconds. !!
Best performance of this song you can find! Tarja was fantastic but their current singer is beyond amazing 🤘
Is there live performance of floor singing this song?
@@marbanivet ruclips.net/video/plCScjvDOJM/видео.html there you go!
Good for you man. Listen to all the music you can. It can really broaden your horizons. Also, I freakin love Nightwish and I hope I get to see them one day. Hey Nightwish! Come to Florida!
I salute u from Finland. Great work and thank u sir!
And she had the flu during this performance >.>. She's just a beast.
😳
According to Tarja's interview, in the morning practices she was so ill she couldn't sing and was worried about the evening.
I prefer Tampere 2000 Pakkahuone concert over this one though. And Summer Breeze festival 2002. Those have more Tarja's operatic period songs (in which she imho is better than contemporary style singing).
@@Aurinkohirvi her voice was deeper,richer and darker then.....stupendous
You got it my man. Pronounced Tarya. Music has no color barrier. We all just love music especially seeing somebody new to Nightwish take it all in!
Thank you for great reactions to both singers : ) . I hope you will continue on your Nightwish journey. next up "Romanticide" from Wacken13 please
I've followed nightwish for a very long time. I absolutely love them. Another band also from Finland is Lordi. Check them out. Check out hard rock hallelujah, bloodred sand man, would you love a monsterman, or Who's your Daddy.
I think you'll enjoy them a lot.
Keep rockin the reviews.
Planet Hell with Tarja from this show and Dark Chest Of Wonders with Floor Live Wacken 2013
YES! :D
this just goes to show that we are all the same brothers and sisters under our skin listening and loving all musical genres and the only thing that separates us are our attitudes towards each other largely shaped by our self-centered leaders...i am a long-standing Tarja-holic but appreciate all forms of musical expression...peace my brother
I remember when this performance happened around 2001, long before any video streaming services existed. We were all passing this thing around on CDs!
Brother, your face when she starts and in the middle... priceless!!
Tarja’s voice always reaches my soul
What separates her from the other two NW leads is her vocals are so refined. Her phrasing, breathing, register changes, tonality, timbre, pitch control, sustained notes, etc...
amen she has such rich timbre. astounding
Stop fronting..Tarja has a typical soprano classical trained voice..Nothing special about her voice or approach. You can hear the SAME voice in Any good Music University.
Nightwish fans do not care where someone is from, what race they may be, what sex they are or anything. Just that Nightwish gets a proper listen and are shared with the world. We are all races from many countries and we all share a passion for the greatest band alive.
Thanks for the reaction
You got it right. Tarja is finnish, and you can replace the j with y to pronounce her name correctly - Tarya. That is enough information to not butcher finnish words or names, but if you want to be authentic, finnish language uses rolling r's. Also, every letter matches one sound, each are pronounced, and the letter repeats if it needs to be prolonged - like when she says "kiitos" (thank you) in the end, the i stays longer.
I think the word is "trill" in the R.
great music from finland, salute from guatemala!!
They are selling out stadiums pretty much everywhere else in the world except the US for some reason. :P
They dont know power metal, an European thing.
Do you wanna know why i love your videos? Of course its because of the music, but mostly because i can feel the love you have for any kind of music. As long as its Music and not crap. Love ur vids man
You should look up Marco Hietala - While Your Lips Are Still Red
Marco doing a solo vocal song, not an official Nightwish song but if you loved his eyes and voice in this song, you'll certainly love that one!
amen brother. you have the right attitude. no matter from where we hail an open mind and heart is what we need more of in this country. metal bands generally recruit the most powerful vocalists, this being no exception. i urge to check out Russel Allen from Symphony x , Tommy Karevik from kamelot or Yama-B from
Galneryus, just to name a few. Floor Jensen is very goo indeed, but Tarja is super.. check out her version of the Sleeping Sun or Nemo. it will touch your soul. wish you all the best in your travels across the metal universe. i have been doing so for nearly 40 years and there still much to cover,
I just want to give you a huge hug, due to seeing how emotional you got.
1 other thing to consider
try a back to back with Floor and Tarja performing the same track
Sleeping Sun.. Tampere 2015 and End of an Era 2005..
also.. theres a live vid from 2013 of Tarja and Floor together performing "Over the hills and far away"
For Tarja it should be of course the 1999 version of the song (the original version). The 2005 version was made for the music video and imho was poorly rearranged.
Sleeping Sun 1999 version Summer Breeze festival 2002 ruclips.net/video/KDbE8dWY4n0/видео.html
Helvegen Live by Wardruna...you will be AMAZED!! Love your reactions!! :)
If I'm not mistaken, The Phantom of the Opera was the first Broadway musical to have a video on Mtv. This song but preformed by the original cast from Broadway.
Tarja has out of this world pipes. When she hits those last notes my soul just leaves my goddamn body lmao.
Nightwish - Wish I Had An Angel
thanks for this reaction,, Nightwish is very good .. 8-)
You are on the Nightwish train now brother!!
Genial, también las canciones de Tarja como solista son geniales, Boy and the Ghost , I walk alone, Die Alive, Saludosl
They got you now. And there's more to discover.
I bought my husband 2 tickets to The Phantom of The Opera for his birthday. He opened the card and saw the tickets and said “you got me tickets to the opera, why, I don’t like opera”. I told him it was not what he was thinking it was going to be and he reluctantly went despite complaining for a month. The opera started and and his mouth fell to the floor and then during the intermission he bought the music, poster & any other trinkets they sold. I said to him that he needed to trust me more as i would not lead him astray. We have listened to that CD for 25 years.
excelent your reaction, i was the same furst time i heard it, and every time ever since, totally amazing, this song ,the music, the singers everything, totally amazing, this song and the performance has it all,
Love your reaction! ❤️ from a grandma in San Diego.
you just deserve a sub.
keep it up, man.
our silly little Finland is full of surprises ^__^
that said, it's lockdown time. stay safe, Jamel.
thank god we have a PM like Sanna Marin now. Best we ever had.
You are correct dude - it is pronounced TARR-YA - so glad you enjoyed this beyond epic cover of this track! I adore their current singer Floor Jansen, but I still got to get my fix of Tarja’s silky pipes every once in a while...
Open up your ears, be ready for the happy tears :) Thanks for great reaction, greetings from Finland!
I LIKE THAT SONG, YOUR FACE IN THE BEGINING, YOU TEALLY ENJOYDED, REGARDS FROM MÉXICO CITY.
BTW Jamel, your Led Zeppelin Cycle is still incomplete without reacting to their greatest song "Kashmir". If you do it please take the live version from "Celebration day 2007". Thank you
Great reaction. Thank you.
...and tis is jsut the beginning of your journey, if you want to. There is so much more Nightwish to enjoy. ;-)
The incomparable Tarja Turunen Love her.
Saw this concert......and saw her twice in Berlin....
Open up your ears, open up your mind, open up your heart!
You need to make t-shirts brotha!!!
Great quote indeed.
Second to that.
Thank you for suggesting.
I seldom go for these - but this is a message worth materializing on a shirt.
Enjoyed very much ur reaction keep going!
This was an epic concert although I think Tarja gave her best performance in the From Wishes To Eternity live show, check out Wishmaster and Fantasmic from that show, and really, any song from that gig is amazing. The band there are all so young too, it hurts.
I hope you can read this, I'd like to see you react to more Nightwish like Passion and the Opera, Moondance, Kinslayer, Nemo and Dark Chest of Wonders. I love your reaction to them. 😊
and yup of course i followed over to here lol
hopefully by now youve got the never ending saga of Nightwishes female leads sorted out by now as much as it can be
glad again to see you on your journey...be well always
Pronounced Tar-ya Tu-ru-nen,- you´re doing fine.:)
Glad to experience your open mindedness to music styles you´ve probably never heard before.
You´re likely to be bombarded with Nightwish request as I can feel the Nightwish Army incoming so here´s something a little different but equally amazing to whet you appetite during your wait:
Next: Jinjer-Pisces-Live Session followed by Amon Amarth- Guardians Of Asgaard - Live at Summer Breeze,- finish with Eluveitie - Rebirth.- just to get you started.
Jinjer:Progressive Metal Core, Amon Amarth: Viking Metal ( Papa Bear King Viking and his Raiders having a ball), Eluveitie ( Elu-vei-tie): Folk Metal as good as it gets.
Enjoy the coming roller-coaster ride!:)
I love watching how people react to This amazing song
The Original Phantom was the battle between an evil Svengali who controls a beautiful woman with a wonderful voice. He takes over her soul by forcing her to sing HIS way. But this is her rebellion.
This is a cover from the musical of the same name, btw.
Greatest Show On Earth is a must listen