This is one of the Nightwish songs that Tarja will just forever own to herself. Her voice is just perfect in this. Can't wait to see them in Helsinki next month with my whole family!
@@VNAOVFA-Hammer If you check her newest cover of the song for example at Kulttuuritalo with orchestra (she sometimes sings it at her gigs) she pronounces alot better and her voice range has increased alot.
This song is a masterpiece, as the whole Oceanborn album from Nightwish. Sleeping Sun is a remembering the beauty of the total Solar eclipse in Europe 1999. 11th of august. Watching the total Solar eclipse, while listen this song... Epic GOOSEBUMPS!
That is a beautiful song and she is great singer, it touches something in your soul and just grips you from start to finish. Thanks for sharing, enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Well I do, I have bought all of her live Blu-rays, and most recently the dark Christmas theme "From Spirits and Ghosts." I don't fancy too much though the style Tarja has decided to sing metal in her solo career, it reminds me "Slaying the Dreamer" of her Nightwish era which was always my least favorite Tarja's song. She uses this artsy contemporary style with suffering tone and high head voice. If you wanna hear her sing beautifully in metal, you hear that mostly in her old NW-songs or when she features with other musicians, like for example "Paradise" with Within Temptation. And then of course her classical tours and Christmas songs. Sure there are some metal songs in her solo career too where she doesn't cultivate the artistic style.
@Manveru31 Oh no, I disagree. To me Tarja's era was the best. And she is the most succesful solo career metal singer I know, and definately more than any other Nightwish member with their other bands or solo career. Tuomas and Troy have Auri, Tuomas has his solo album, Marko has Tarot, Emppu has Brother Firetribe and Floor has Northward. Edit: oh yeah and Marko's solo album "Isäni ääni" was also not well received. Although I think marko is a wonderful singer. But the style he chose for the album, wasn't a success.
@Manveru31 Oh yeah, and what's the most popular song by Within Temptation? The one that features Tarja: "Paradise (What about Us?)" Over twice more views than their next popular song.
@Manveru31 Reading comprehension probs? I said most popular Within Temptation song. And the most popula NW-songs are Anette's Bye-Bye Beautiful and Amarath.
@Manveru31 You Floor knights are so Hell bent to belittle earlier singers' eras. Digital sales are counted into album sales, have been for many years already. It's different in the USA and Germany for example, but it's about 10 to 12 degital song sales that equal one album. That's very cool and much easier than during Tarja's era, when you had to actually buy the physical album. Probably physical album sales counted most of Anette's era, too.
Some time you should check out the End Of An Era version of Ever Dream. Yes, I know Floor kicks ass with her majestic ending to the song and I like it too. But Tarja and Marco singing together is just out of this world. I know you have plenty of other Nightwish songs to go through, but this is something that I would highly recommend! Also, MORE ENSIFERUM!!! Treacherous Gods, Little Dreamer, Iron, Old Man, Abandoned, Victory Song, Heathen Throne, Warrior Without A War, Two Of Spades. Your pick :D
Yep couldn't agree more, really hope they do it due to listening every song from End of an era concert. Or even listening whole concert. Would love to see that reaction.
I was on their show in Bratislava a week ago, and I must say that they are so awesome. The old songs like Carpeter, Dead Boys Poem, Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean, The Kinglayer or Slaying the dreamer in this new coat were mindblowing. Only Nemo is for me still Tarjas song. New energy, new drive, new feelings...still processing that. Tarja was like ice, Floor is like fire. A big one.
Tuomas was angry about having to write this song. Germany asked him to do it. Even though Nightwish had not played there. But they were very popular there. He was upset that people just expected a song writer to be able to write on demand. Also they had certain criteria for the song like length of the song. He said he would never do it again. The only thing is if they did not have him write this song, we would never have had this beautiful song.......... :-)
Besides, NW were going to tour Germany later in 1999 nonetheless, so I guess it was more of a personal thing for Tuomas. And it's not like the added publicity and exposure hurt in any way. ;)
Yet he did it again with Nemo. Don't know if it was the record company that asked him to do it or what, but the idea was to write a radio-friendly song to be used as single and he said he didn't know how to do it. I guess he does, cause Nemo is (or was) their most successful single.
Hi Guys! Beautiful song and great reaction. It's always a joy to watch your faces reacting to a Nightwish song. :) PLEASE react to "Ever Dream" from this "End of an Era" concert, it's really amazing. Please :)
Thanks 🤘 why is there a doll of Jack Sparrow...google some pictures of Tuomas Holopainen you see he looks like Jack, thats why ☺ this song was a request to Tuomas to write a song for the solar eclips in Europe 1999. There was a few more request, the song can only be 4 min long, had to be a ballad, has to be catchy, easy to sing along with. He didn't like the idea at all, but he though he had to do it, so he wrote a song about the sun being tired and we go to sleep with the sun. So...without this request, we wouldn't have this song, and it is definitely Tarjas song, don't think any can compete with this performance, one of Nightwish highlight on their concerts.
HOLY SHIT it's been a while since I've watched a video from you guys and I'M SHOOK by how deep toned that 'Hey guys!' was LOL the kid is growing up!!! Cool reaction!
As great as this concert was, I would say From Wishes To Eternity was even better. Both Tarja and Marco were pretty ill during the End of an Era gig, which is noticeable if you compare their performance to other concerts. They also seemed a lot happier/energetic in From Wishes To Eternity since the relations hadn't gone quite as sour yet, so I recommend checking at least some songs from that dvd.
Continuing my selective marathon through your back catalogue - this is chronologically the 200th Reaction video and I still have 10 months worth of videos to go through in order to arrive to September 2019... of which there are 6 days left, yikes! :) *This* song I have vivid memories of, having seen the Tarja-era lineup perform it live in the summer of 2000, when it was still relatively new, and on a Midsummer Night's Festival, no less, as _the Sun_ set... for a couple of hours at least! Glorious.
Wait. I saw Nightwish Live on Saturday and on Sunday A&P do the Nightwish Live reaction? What a great show it was with Beast in Black as a support. \m/
Great review guys , if you want Goosebumps just listen to High Hopes .....yes , from Pink Loyd Marco is singing this .......from the live concert End of an era .. If you like Marco’s voice , its a must to hear it
Great song! Try Sahara from them, one of my favorites from them. Also, try something from Norther. Mirror of Madness would be a good choice. And, as usual, Arion - Burn Your Ship (Studio Version)
Hi guys!! It would be cool if you do a reaction of a spanish metalcore band called TO THE BURIAL and the song BLOOD. Congratulations for your channel and thanks for sharing your passion with us! i'm waiting for more and more of your reactions because i really enjoy them. regards from Spain!
Awesome guys :) I just love Nightwish, they are the best. Will you be reacting to Draconian soon again? Looking forward for your reaction on "Death, come near me", that song is just so haunting and beautiful :) Cheers, William
Although beer is a typical drink in Germany, it is not allowed drinking this while work. Just after finishing your Job, you can go to the next beer garden (biergarten) and drinking with your Friends to death, but drinking at Work is forbidden. I`m 15, so i´m not official allowed to drink beer, but my parents agree with drinking beer on Festivals, so my favourite brand is "Barre". Good reaction (as Always), and greetings from Lower-Saxony, Germany! (btw sorry for the bad english :))
Might I add, you two have great taste for music. Brilliant song. Just subscribed to you as well. Keep up the good work. Also might I add, have you ever looked up Within Temptation, maybe a bit of Lordi, (Lordi is Finnish) and if you ever go back to Beast in Black, check out End of the World.
Back in the day, when the publicity photos for Once came out, someone on the now-defunct English-language Nightwish.com discussion board started cracking some mild jokes about the band's aesthetic in them. I don't particularly remember any of the jokes except for the one about Tuomas Holopainen: "He looks like he's auditioning for Pirates of the Caribbean" or something to that effect. The reason I remember even that much is that Tuomas posted a reply to it which went something like, "Oh wow, you guys don't miss a thing, do you? Captain Jack Sparrow might be the coolest film character I've ever seen." So, he kind of adapted it for his own personal image for that tour, and possibly afterward too. It hasn't really changed much since then, except he grows his hair longer sometimes and wears a few more t-shirts. Hence the Jack Sparrow doll. I'm sorry. I mean the Jack Sparrow action figure. pm1.narvii.com/6151/73d417aa4df1ec7eeda5fbf3ba61abbff2bbf390_hq.jpg nightwish.com/en/media/photos/promotional/once-sessions
I also liked how to the solo as done. It shows the understanding of the sng is so deep. You don't want teer away too far from the mood this provokes - supprot it with slight prsonal touches. There are songs that call for your wild personal leads, technical prowess etc. in the solo. But this is not one of those. Shows the quality of the guitarist or whoever is the musician, to recognize the mood of the song, and what kind of fill or solo fits there. It doesn't show a good sense of style, good taste, to go show off your technicals kills in every solo. Better make it fit to the song, have different types of solos in your repertoire.
Great review. Heineken is Dutch not German beer.:) It has been awhile since you guys reviewed an Epica song. Maybe you could take a look at the following song "Once upon a nightmare" . The song itself is based upon an old horrific Nordic fairytale transformed to a Poem by Wolfgang von Goethe (basically the German Shakespeare) called The Erlking (Der Erlkönig) . The musical buildup is like the soundtrack of a movie with of sense forboding of the tragedy about to happen. The story is about a father racing through the night to get help for his sick son. That, in his fever-state, is having visions of a gobling king trying to seduce him to enter the land of the dead. No growling in this song and Simone just sounds devine. The tragic conclusion makes this a piece of art. If you are not having goosebumps by the end of the song i would consult a doctor. :) Beneath you will find the original version and literal English translation of the poem mentioned. But here the link. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CPgZmfD5E8Q.html Erlkönig (Goethe 1749 - 1832 ) Wer reitet so spät durch Nacht und Wind? Es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind; Er hat den Knaben wohl in dem Arm, Er faßt ihn sicher, er hält ihn warm. "Mein Sohn, was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht?" - "Siehst, Vater, du den Erlkönig nicht? Den Erlenkönig mit Kron' und Schweif?" - "Mein Sohn, es ist ein Nebelstreif." "Du liebes Kind, komm, geh mit mir! Gar schöne Spiele spiel' ich mit dir; Manch' bunte Blumen sind an dem Strand, Meine Mutter hat manch gülden Gewand." - "Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht?" - "Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind." - "Willst, feiner Knabe, du mit mir gehn? Meine Töchter sollen dich warten schön; Meine Töchter führen den nächtlichen Reihn, Und wiegen und tanzen und singen dich ein." - "Mein Vater, mein Vater, und siehst du nicht dort Erlkönigs Töchter am düstern Ort?" - "Mein Sohn, mein Sohn, ich seh' es genau: Es scheinen die alten Weiden so grau. -" "Ich liebe dich, mich reizt deine schöne Gestalt; Und bist du nicht willig, so brauch' ich Gewalt." - "Mein Vater, mein Vater, jetzt faßt er mich an! Erlkönig hat mir ein Leids getan!" - Dem Vater grauset's; er reitet geschwind, Er hält in Armen das ächzende Kind, Erreicht den Hof mit Mühe und Not; In seinen Armen das Kind war tot. LITERAL TRANSLATION Who rides, so late, through night and wind? It is the father with his child. He has the boy well in his arm He holds him safely, he keeps him warm. "My son, why do you hide your face in fear?" "Father, do you not see the Elf-king? The Elf-king with crown and cape?" "My son, it's a streak of fog." "You dear child, come, go with me! (Very) beautiful games I play with you; Many colorful flowers are on the beach, My mother has many a golden robe." "My father, my father, and do you not hear What the Elf-king quietly promises me?" "Be calm, stay calm, my child; Through dry leaves the wind is sighing." "Do you, fine boy, want to go with me? My daughters shall wait on you finely; My daughters lead the nightly dance, And rock and dance and sing to bring you in." "My father, my father, and don't you see there The Elf-king's daughters in the gloomy place?" "My son, my son, I see it clearly: There shimmer the old willows so grey." "I love you, your beautiful form entices me; And if you're not willing, then I will use force." "My father, my father, he's touching me now! The Elf-king has done me harm!" It horrifies the father; he swiftly rides on, He holds the moaning child in his arms, Reaches the farm with great difficulty; In his arms, the child was dead. Keep up the good work.
Okay. At this point I'm fine with any Solution 45. Song. Misery Mantra is my personal favorite, but any Song from them, if you would check, will do. XB
Yeah, she sung keyed down versions of the band's old songs during tthe whole Decades tour, so they're definitely not the same. The originals are so much better.
2002 first time i saw Nightwish live, i tought Tarja was amazing. 16 years later her voice is boring, with bad english and opera to it all the time. Sorry.
Tarja's voice is amazing and it has always been amazing. Actually, it's better than ever now, because she has improved her chest voice so much. I guess you haven't listened to her soon to write this. Also, her music is not boring, it's just not generic/ commercial. And she is far better than floor. Sad but true. Sorry.
@@kristianp.405 What do you have?Biopolar disorder? You saw Tarja 2002 at her best and she looks like boring now. No one feeling,no one memory?Can I believe you? You look like Floor's fan to me and very young age also. Or you never was NW fan 😂.
You should see the version with Floor, it's also amazing. And as far as singers go, everyone ignores the 4th singer.....poor Marco, he's the consistent voice of nightwish but everyone forgets about him xD He has songs with just him singing too, like "The Islander"
React to this: Grai is an amazing band from Russia. And this is one of their best songs: GRAI / ГРАЙ - Tread of winter. Link below: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HymGkCrYC24.html
This was contemporary style version. Here are links for the original operatic version of Sleeping Sun: Sleeping Sun the original version Raumanmeri 2003 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g3FOWzoKfS4.html Sleeping Sun the original version Summer Breeze festival 2002 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KDbE8dWY4n0.html Sleeping Sun the original version music video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UGfKMV5AbMI.html Sleeping Sun the original version 2018 Helsinki ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vnwsyd6TXx8.html
I am glad you guys loved this song! Can you guys please make a reaction to Floor's version? This is a great song to see how these 2 singers added their own flavors to this song. Here's the live link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pVPTUEW1PEM.html
Next time: Scaretale (Anette) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5EmpS8E7d30.html or Shudder Before The Beautiful (Live @Wembley Arena) (Floor) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7oQ8sNSYXmQ.html or Master Passion Greed (Marco) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Bkib0dIziXk.html
I have noticed you doing only finnish bands on sundays, so I thought you could some more Stratovarius. You should really do the song Destiny, my favourite from them.
I would appreciate to someday hear your opinion of a certain Irish solo artist, named _Miracle of Sound_ His song _Sirona_ has in my opinion somewhat similar feeling to Wintersun and Amorphis, so you might like it. [edit: I suck at text formatting]
Since my 14 years old i listen to this song endlessly every winter and makes me feel like so warm ! You should check Floor's version : it's incredible 😉 Please react to Lovebites - Shadowmaker !
I love Floor Jansen and I'd actually say that I prefer her to Tarja and Anette. BUT, this song will always and forever be the one song that Tarja slays like no one ever will.
hello guys I am from Chile 🇨🇱 and I really enjoy your Channel, it would be great if you can react Lacuna Coil - blood, tears, dust. The 119 Show live (sorry if my english isn’t perfect) 🤘