Classical Composer Reacts to NIGHTWISH: Dark Chest of Wonders (Live) | The Daily Doug Ep. 648 

We all have fallen in love with Floor. It's hard not to. Yes, keep getting back to Nightwish. Live performances, please. They excel at live. This song is a master class in how to open a show.

This.....THIS....is how you open a concert!

You haven't seen this, yet?! Oh, man. Buckle yourself in.

I am so glad that you have come back to Nightwish. I love your reactions to them, and the detail that you provide.

I agree MORE nightwish.

Suggestion for the next reaction of Nightwish: Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean Buenos Aires version. It's basically a duet together with Marko Hietala. It is one of the best performances by the two together live.

Yes. More Nightwish. I love your style!

Shudder Before The Beautiful live at Wembley is another great opener.

Nightwish army saying welcome back

Floor truly is an exceptional human being and not just for her talent. She is also very down-to-earth, fully comprehending that she wouldn't be where she is without her fans. That being said, Doug, do yourself a favor and check out her debut solo album "Paragon." It'll really put a smile on your heart.

That ghost love score track was the analysis that made me subscribe to your channel. More Nightwish Doug!

Welcome back Doug. Love your breakdowns of this great band

Lets dig into this Doug , Tuomas writes from observation and experiences. You know he has some well used pseudonyms for himself in lyrics with references thereto, so when you have boy, poet, dreamer, writer/song writer or ocean soul in a lyric, it is Tuomas referencing himself. The dark chest did and maybe does still exist, Tuomas found it in his grand parents attic full of toys and story books that carried his imagination off in excitement to all manner of wondrous places. Therefore throughout this song Floor sings "one with a pure heart" in a very high head voice, just as you might expect from an excited small child, that being Tuomas himself. Now look at the lyrics again and it all makes sense, Tuomas never includes notes or lyrics that are "fillers" or embellishment, it is all there for a very good reason, sometimes almost impenetrable or ambiguous. "Of the one with pure heart, once so long ago", Tuomas the Peter Pan child.

What fascinated me at every Nightwish concert I attended was the back and forth of this energy between the band and the fans. But even at Floor's solo concerts, this is always clearly noticeable. I've never seen a fan who didn't leave the concert with shining eyes.

Hi Doug, greetings from UK Thank you so much for reacting to another Nightwish song. I love your reactions to my favourite band 😊

Great to see you again! And with Nightwish! NW is currently working on their new album, their tenth. In July they rehearsed and in August the recordings began. In August there were drums and guitar and at the beginning of this month, bass. Next is keys. After that, the orchestra and choir parts await in London. Last is the vocal parts. The new album will come out sometime in the spring of 2024, containing 12 songs. There will also be 3 music videos. But unfortunately, NW will not go on tour after the album is finished. Taking a break from the tour life.

We all know who is performing, just be amazed how they open a show.

This particular live performance is Floor-ing. My standard for introducing people to this band. Edit: Your display records are EXACTLY my taste. How cool. Way to represent the ecclectic of us.

Loving the " Windmill" headbanging attempt Doug. 🤘🤘

Love Nightwish so so so much this was the concert that made me fall in love with them Floor and the rest of the band are always at the top of their game never disappoint saw them live for the first time last year with my dad what a night. Dark Chest of Wonders what an opening song for their go to concert love your Nightwish reactions :)

Oooh how I missed your reactions to Nightwish :D

Haha, Doug! I saw them live 16.6.2023 at Kitee Rantakenttä, Finland. They played also this song, but not at the opener this time. Floor was very heavily pregnant, but still they did a full two-hours show. Well, next day Floor collapsed after their show at Vaasa. Hopely all is well now.

Back to Nightwish YES!! Thank you! I saw these guys in Kitee Finland i June. Floor was very pregnant...and i was very happy.

This album was on my wish list for a long time literally bought it last week. Blasting it in my car with my family 2 hours ago. And here you are dropping this video checking it out. Cool!

Welcome back to Nightwish

There was another reaction channel where they reacted first to the album version of Ghost Love Score, then the Wacken version. It was actually really interesting to compare the two - I think the compositional elements come through much more clearly on the album version, so it would be really interesting to hear your analysis on the album version.

Nightwish , Ladies and Gentlemen !!! They have opened the Valhalla gates , and now the Valkyrie Goddess walks among us 🤘🤩🤘!!! This is one of three great openings from them ("Dark Chest Of Wonders", "Shudder Before The Beautiful" and now "Music" intro followed by "Noise" ). At this point Floor had been with Nightwish for 10 months. Most fans had not seen her yet with Nihgtwish. And Wacken was the biggest concert for Nightwish, they were the headliner, the last performer right after Alice Cooper. Nightwish ended the concert around midnight. I'm sure the word was out about Floor beeing perfect for Nightwish. There were/are lots of fan recorded videos on YT from the early Nightwish with Floor concerts starting from the beginning of October 2012 when Floor joined Nightwish. NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.

Hey bro!! Welcome back. Good reaction. Don't forget that this is the first song of the set. And Floor was not yet an oficial member of the band. Imagine the preassure she felt. Amazing performer. Greettings from Argentina

This concert was my first (and so far only - hope they go back on tour someday) time seeing Nightwish live. Look for me in the crowd shots - I'm the one with long hair and a black t-shirt.

I have the need to watch all your Nightwish reactions again! I don't know what i can recommend because I don't remember what exactly you already saw but i am going to bet for The Greatest Show on Earth! It's my favorite. If you already reacted to I am gonna watch it again, if not, you know what to do! Greetings.

Very nice that you got back to Nightwish! This album/DVD is among my favorite live albums of all-time. Every performance is incredible. Any song can be chosen for a great reaction, no hyperbole.

We also love Floor, and we are glad you came back to us Doug.

Definitely a favourite song for me, glad you reviewed it!

Here's a thought. Go through the entire Human Nature album, as it's their best stuff yet, they're currently recording the follow up album with the same themes, and there's an official video for each song. That way you'll be ready for the new album.

Always makes me think of Pandora..... Great way to open an album too. First notes - I was hooked!

Great you are back!!!!

One of my most favorite & knowledgeable Reactor is back to NIGHTWISH - oh the ecstasy and joy and delight to watch and hear you. YES PLEASE more Nightwish & Floor reactions, you always bring more background and musical knowledge on the Reaction, that it leaves one totally satisfied!

I really wish Doug would do some of the old Nightwish ballads, ie Walking In the Air, Swanheart, Sleeping Sun from End of an Era, there's some really great stuff there.

I remember when the first Nightwish album came "Angels fall first" and the second song of that album called "beauty and the beast". That song hit me, I was 19y old then. English spelling was not so good in that album, but in the oceanborn album they improved a lot. I've been fan of the band ever since. Thanks for this video Doug, cheers from Finland

Loving Floor....you have to cue up....we are a lot....💗

Great reaction, Floor is an incredible singer. You should listen to her on After Forever. Her live performance on "intrinsinc", almost 20 years ago, is mind blowing

Nothing better than start your week with Nightwish,and Floor. Greetings from Alabama 😎

Hi Doug ! I think you should look into the Italian metal band Rhapsody ( or Rhapsody of fire ) its a power metal band with a lot of melodic and classical element to it

Doug, I have this on the DVD, but I still came here to see your take on it.

Doug, take a look at Floor's solo album PARAGON and live show in Amsterdam.

Oh, and what next from Nightwish? I'd suggest Beauty of the Beast. Beautiful song. Complex, emotional, hard, slow... Everything.

"Once" also brought me into the world of "Nightwish", but because of the single "Nemo". When I then listened to the record, I absolutely fell in love with the outstanding "Creek Mary's Blood". I'm not sure if there is a performance with Floor available on RU-vid. But this song is absolutely awesome: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ovZxa7KYRu0.html At this time, I was not so impressed by "Ghost Love Score". Years later, GLS is one of the best songs I've ever heard. And all began for me with "Once". "Dark Chest Of Wonders" is a perfect opener for such a masterpiece of an album. So many great moments in one hour, this is awesome until today.

You need to get to She Is My Sin (either from the Wishmaster studio album, From Wishes To Eternity video from 2001, or from the Wacken show with Floor). My personal favorite Nightwish song!

Jukka is the other genius of nightwish, his ability to play with time re enforced the main songwriters abilities.

And right after this without any pause comes Wish I Had an Angel, and that makes it an incredible power combo.

Gdang Doug, you’re just great! You’re expressions and take on the music! Love it!

You must be the first person headbanging and saying "halfstep" at the same time! Nice reaction.

Yes sir I subscribed to you years ago because of bands in the symphonic metal style, Nightwish at the top of course. A band called Visions of Atlantis are also good quality as well as Kamelot ! Great reaction sir !!!!!!!

This just makes me want to listen to the Tarja version from end of an era. Yes I know she is gone and floor is the singer now and that the two are friends. I like what I like. More Tarja Nightwish please. Or maybe some of Tarja’s solo stuff. Cheers.

Props to the genius who thought to mic up the flamethrowing pyros. They produce a unique metallic roar, and because they're synched they become an integral part of the music. You can hear the crowd react to it with a roar of their own - I wonder if any band ever tried it before Nightwish.

Made a special trip to see them in finland this past june..they were awesome!! Do to flor health it turned out to be last show of the tour n for a while..money well spent

I still miss Tarja Turunen in this Band, but she makes her own Thing now, for good. I was on a Tarja Concert in 2014. Thanx for that video.

Have you reacted to Nightwish's Sleeping Sun sung by Tarja? I think it is the best version of it.

It is interesting to hear your comments on the composition. Us who are not musically trained only hear it we don't really know what went on in the construction of the song.

Nice to see one of my favorite quality reactors on our Nightwish train

I was just watching this DVD over the weekend. Still a jaw dropping performance

One old concert on their dvd back in the idk how many years by now, maybe from the 90's even, was when they performed Dead to the World. Has so much energy and Marco's vocals shine. Tarja was really good too and the band was just in the optimal place. Young, ambitious, slightly raw, on top of their career with their best songs. Talking about orchestras and big artists, I get to see Steve Vai with Tampere Filharmonia orchestra, the one he recorded with last year. No matter the price, I have to see Vai at least once and this sounds special.

So good you're back to Nightwish!!! Thank you

Tarja's final concert DVD recording has many fantastic performances to react to !!

👍Hi Doug,loved your reaction,insightfull as always and all the x-tra info about the recording is a great listening . And you are spot on,Nightwish always generates good vibes,its the compositions,masterfull musicianship and the show ,wich constitutes for happy feelings. Greetings from Spain.🤘

Thanks for getting back to Nightwish,Doug. It's been too long! I'd love for you to explore music from Human Nature, their latest release. The compositional elements of this Album are just beautiful.

Best track they done, it's so good 👍🏻

I think doing the studio versions could be a good idea in your case, since the orchestrations and the full composition can't quite be heard on the live versions. You could do both if you're up for it, first the studio version, then the live on? Thanks for the reaction!

Nice to see you back with nightwish

Great to see you again Doug. Hope you are doing wonderful.

It is always a pleasure to see you going with the music of Nightwish

Thanks Doug! The reason why i'm here just now is your professional analyzes of the songs.

Nightwish is how I found you.... GLS ... So completely appropriate to bring them back on a regular basis. Maybe even a schedule??

It really puts energy on, from the first track 🙂

Now we're all waiting for a Creek Mary's Blood reaction aren't we

Sooo glad you picked this one, one of my favorite. You should always do live if it is possible.

Hi Doug, speaking of symphonic elements and playing over back tracks with precision, have you reacted to the band Wintersun? E.g. the track "Time" would be a wonderful showcase from this other Finnish band, sharing first drummer and now also bassist with Nightwish. You have done so many time-themed compositions previously, this would go splendidly to top the list.

A perfect show opener!

I'm so glad to see you back.

Once is probably their most well known and well loved album and This is the title track so its kind of a big deal

An epic show opener.

If you ever make a Full album reaction like you have done for other bands like Dream Theater, but with Nightwish, I would recommend Century’s Child. That’s majestic and you have not reacted to songs of that album. Or Wishmaster as well. Is their peaks album, pure symphonic metal right there.

You should really take a listen to "Paradise (What about us) , a song from Within Temptation featuring Tarja (ex Nightwish singer). A rather unique collaboration

If I may recommend songs from Nightwish - Romanticide from Wacken 2013 for sure, The Islander from Tampere, Shudder before the beautiful from Wembley arena, Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean from Bueno Aires. If you want some Floors solo songs try Face your deamons or her rock project Nortward with song While love died.

This was the album that got me hooked all those years ago

Welcome back Doug!!

This was fun, thank you!

You do indeed need to do more Nightwish. There's a ton you haven't done and something fresh and different inn every one.

Thank you sir

Your reaction/explanation gives me even more goosebumps than usual with this music

8:17 Whilst Nightwish are probably the finest (and certainly the most popular/successful) symphonic metal band, I think it's a stretch to say that what they do is unique. Therion did the 'operatic vocals and choirs with metal style and symphonic arrangements' things before them (arguably Haggard did it first) and there are quite a few other bands in the genre doing variations on this theme. Xandria, Sirenia, Therion, Epica (including harsh vocals), Tristania, After Forever, Visions of Atlantis. Many would include Within Temptation, Delain, Ayreon and others too in such a list. The point is that Nightwish don't have this genre to themselves, and whilst every band is unique in the detailed combination of people and talents (composition, vocals, arangements, musicianship) (which is perhaps what you meant here) there is also a lot they have in common. I don't know to what degree you've looked at others in this area, but they've done some amazing stuff between them and it would be great to hear your musical analysis. I know you've listened to some Ayreon, but I've not heard you do most of the others. Maybe I just missed it - you've been at this a while now...

Welcome back Doug

They've got a LOT more music for you to hear yet. So please do some more 🙏

Even though I really love Floor's performance in Nightwish, I'd still recommend listening to Once in its original form, especially since there are so many details to be discovered when listening that just tend to get lost in live performances. A truly awesome album and one can easily understand why this album cost 250k $ to produce.

Another excellent breakdown.

I love this channel and Dougs expertise so much. But the same bands is killing me. Soooo many bands and artists from the 60's until now who are supreme who havent even been touched.

I really like to hear the original vocalist for the original song. There's a reason you don't hear Bruce Dickinson singing Remember Tomorrow or Strange World. Same with Sammy singing Mean Street or Unchained. Of course there's a period early on when the catalog is limited and there's not much choice. There were a butt-load of boos at the Texxas Jam when Sammy sang some DLR era songs. I was a bit angry when much of my Tarja era songs disappeared from my library when they were re-sung by Floor with a note saying "available in 2034". I know this may not have anything to do with the band and all about who owns the rights but it really fucking pissed me off. I immediately purchased everything "Tarja" that I could find online to prepare for the blackout, including every live concert I could find and her "Beauty and the Beat" tour with her current (at the time) percussionist where they transcribed many NW songs to orchestra and played throughout Europe.

Great reaction! This was Floor's introduction to Nightwish's huge European fan base. Floor had been with the band about 10 months here and had mostly played in North and South America. They had played a few small shows in Europe before this. Many of the fans knew Floor from her After Forever and Revamp days and were eagerly awaiting to see how Nightwish and Floor would sound together. As you can see Floor strode out on that stage, ensnared Nightwish's fans, and has never let go. Dark Chest of Wonders was also the opening song for the End of an Era concert with Tarja and there are video of her singing it on YT. I prefer Floor's version prsonally but that might be because I heard Floor's version first (that seems to happen a lot with me). Looking forward to more Nightwish.

Always love to see Nightwish on the channel. Though I think you need to check out Sleep Token, Doug. None on the channel yet. Check out the track "Take me back to Eden" or "Ascensionism"

Introduction to Nightwish, both musically and lyrically. Like, what Nightwish means? Read into the lyrics of this song.