NIGHTWISH: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH (Floor Jansen & Richard Dawkins) NIGHTWISH Reaction TSEL 

This is not music, this is art at its finest. Greetings to all Nightwish fans, worldwide from Germany

This - this is why the Nightwish Army exists. As you experienced yourself - the song makes you think - deep. Yes - this is a concept album called "Endless forms most beautiful" - Dawkins said it. All the songs have a red line to the evolution, from this 'overall conclusion' to intense stories of how humans feels, imagine, dreams, evolutionary stories etc etc. The world tour also included other songs deepening the red line - like another masterpiece" The Poet and the Pendulum" (Wembley 2015) - a tour through a deep personal depression - showing the the depth of our minds. ** Man trying to understand a single grain of sand: If you take all the sand grain on earth, including the ones in the seas - all of them - the amount of stars in the universe is far far bigger. And we are just trying to under 1 planet, circling round 1 star... Perspective! *** The song, singing, lyrics, use of instruments - all are referring to the evolution. The musical evolution were there from tribal drumming, a piece of Bach, Metallica - Floor's singing styles from opera, speaking to everthing else. All the pictures shown near the end were pictures of missing people, of which some now were recognized and found. This song is in so many layers - but you already discovered that. And please be honest - did it feel like 20 minutes long? - 20 minutes short is closer... This is what Nightwish are able to perform - this is music on another level, because it is deep. All their stories have a point or a deeper thought - but they are all written so we individually can interpret the songs, from our own experiences, way of thinking, and also moods have an influence of how we "digest" the songs. Tuomas is a genuine genius, otherwise he couldn't write like this. And Floor's abilities to become the songs and express passion and emotions, not only by singing techniques, but by using her whole body to express and illustrate - she is unique. And so is the rest of the band. You just take a deep breath and jump into the Nightwish Universe. We will be there to help you, the best we can - but you will be addicted - and a Nightwish Army member. *** By the way - their newest album "Human Nature" - is a direct follow up on The Greatest Show on Earth - which was the final song on Endless forms most beautiful. Nightwish is storytelling on another level - a level you don't have in North America - you can't tell stories like this in 3 - 4 minutes - that's why you don't hear and have Symphonic Metal over there. Your money driven and controlled music industry won't allow it.. Luckily there are other options. * And a great great reaction from you - I really believe you opened a door a got inspired. I would recommend: 1. Sleeping Sun, Tampere 2015 version. (ballad) 2. Dead Boy's Poem from Buenos Aires 2018 (power ballad) 3. The Poet and the Pendulum, Wembley 2015. (incredible masterpiece) - but a tuff one...

The astonishing thing is, these lyrics were written by Tuomas whose first language is Finnish and yet most English speakers will need a dictionary to understand them. So here goes. The song tells the history of Earth starting with the formation of the solar system. The planets being "newborns" orbiting the "fire" (the sun). One of the "lonely farers" was in the "Goldilocks zone" a distance from the sun which, like Goldilocks's porage, was neither too hot or too cold, allowing water to exist in the liquid form, which allows life to exist. The geological timescale of the Earth is split into Eons (as opposed to "aeons" which simply means a very long time). The second son was the Archean, beginning when Earth (or Gaia) was pristine, but subject to meteor storms that introduced many chemicals (probably water and maybe carbon) to the planet's surface. Eons are divided geologically into Eras, which are divided into periods - you've probably heard of the Jurassic period. The Devonian period is mentioned in the song. Scion simply means descendant, so we are ancestors of what is yet to come and descended from that first fish that evolved lungs and left the ocean. (Strictly speaking we can trace back a lot further to the Ediacaran period but the first amphibian is perfect for the song). The key to the song, I believe, is the line Marko sings - Not a single one of your father's died young. So many creatures die before passing their genes on to another generation, but for us, for over a billion years since LUCA, the last universal common ancestor, there is an unbroken line of creatures that were able to breed before they died.

The instrument that puzzled you is an Irish bagpipe, called Uillean pipes, or "pipes of the elbow" because they're inflated not by blowing into them but with bellows under the right elbow. Troy Donockley, the band member who plays that, is an English multi-instrumentalist, he uses many traditional Celtic instruments as well as modern instruments (it was him playing at the beginning the electric guitar with an e-bow).

Who else produces such incredible art? No one but Nightwish. Tuomas Holopainen is arguably one of the great musical and compositional geniuses of our time. He is a learned man and his works reflect that.

After I saw this for the first time nearly 2 years ago, someone posted this breakdown of the 5 parts in a comment which I saved: The Greatest Show on Earth is about the history of Earth and life itself. It has 5 sections: 1. Four Point Six (ends with the first spoken part by Richard Dawkins) - Earth as an empty planet, all rocks, lava etc. and the first life, the title refers to the estimated age of Earth, 4.6 billion years. 2. Life (begins when the guitars kick in, ends with the break after the drum solo) - evolution and life, references to LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor), the Devonian era (also known as the Age of Fish, when amphibians started evolving to go on land), the Goldilock Zone (the ideal distance from the Sun, which allows water to exist in a liquid state) etc. 3. The Toolmaker (starts with Floor's high notes and the primate grunting, ends with the "We were here" segment) - humans enter the stage, references to Lucy (the primate that seems to be our earliest ancestor), migration out of Africa, atomic bombs etc. and there are musical snippets from other musicians and composers, such as Bach, Mozart and Metallica (just before the second chorus you can hear the riff from Enter Sandman) 4. The Understanding (the two spoken parts during the outro of the show) - quotes by UNWEAVING THE RAINBOW by Richard Dawkins and ON THE ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES by Charles Darwin, narrated by Dawkins. 5. Sea Worn Driftwood - not that present here, but it is the soundscape after the last spoken part, with animal and ocean sounds to play it out.

Nightwish brings me joy, excitement, emotion, beauty. I discovered the band 24 years ago and I'm still amazed by what they do. Thanks for the reaction :)

Wow you went for their ultimate work on your second NW song! This is Tuomas Holopainen's (the keyboard player) composition as is almost all of their work. It is his ode to Earth, its creation, and the evolution of mankind. You'll find that, as enjoyable and upbeat as most of their music is, there's also a tremendous amount of content in the lyrics and production. Wait until you hear Shoemaker from the newest album. It's a paean to Eugene Shoemaker, the father of planetary geology and the only person to be buried on the Moon (his ashes were taken there.)

What an experience. Thank you for this reaction. I cry every time...especially in these days of madness

WE WERE HERE !!!!! Nightwish Shadow Unit From Estonia 🤘😎🤘.

The instrument at 9:04, played by Troy, is ian Irish bagpipe: called a Uilleann (elbow) pipe, similar to the Scottish bagpipes but where the inflation / deflation is facilitated by the movement of the arm and a strap on the elbow

For your other channel please react to this song performed at Tampere in Finland. It is generally considered superior for a number of reasons, including sound and video, with added material. I loved your reaction-I could tell it really moved you!

A huge thank you for your sharing. The evolution of life remains the sharing of emotions and the universal language goes through music, thank you to Tuomas Holopainen for his creations and floor the icing on the cake.

Tis is off of the album called "Endless Forms Most Beautiful". Tis is not a Concept album pie say but the entire album was inspired by Ricard Dawkins (the man speaking at the end). He is a rater famous and controversial biologist and a strong Atheiest. The record is inspired by Richards book "Unweaving The Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the appetite for wonder". The spoken text in the begging of the song is from Richards work as is the spoken text "We are going to die". The section that Richard physically speaks at the end it from text by Charles Darwin an in it is where the tile of the album came from. This is why the audience cheered after he said Endless Forms most Beautiful.

Don’t mind you going back and playing it over and over again! I am a Old Metal Rock Head and fan of Nightwish for over 20 years. Your not going down a rabbit hole but a worm hole. Nightwish has a very deep catalog. Their Albums are Masterpieces of which 95% of the compositions are created by Thomas ( Toumas) the keyboardists sometimes referred to as The Metal Mozart. The Greatest Show on Earth Tempere is my favorite version because it shows the magic of Nightwish because they not only enjoy what they are doing on stage musically but from the fans and their crew they want to acknowledge that everyone helps to create the magic of Nightwish. That’s why the Nightwish Army is so kind and passionate about trying to guide you along the long journey & march exploring this band. Checking out the Tempere version of The Greatest Show On Earth on your channel I and the Nightwish army would not mind because my mantra for listening to this band and has kept me sane is: “MY FAVORITE NIGHTWISH SONG IS ALWAYS THE LAST ONE I LISTENED TO!” I would check out Wacken ( the same show you experienced Ghost Love Score), starting with Dark Chest of Wonders, ( start of show) Storytime, Romanticide Everdream or anyone of the songs in the 15 song set. ( Ghost Love Score was the 13th). Good luck on your journey. Happy Holidays! Rock On Stay Safe!🙏🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Nightwish is amazing band ..is higher level...Floor is the Queen

We can spend days going over the lyrics and commenting on their meaning. The Greatest Show On Earth refers to Evolution itself. It is a term taken from proffessor Dawkins' book under the same title. Dawkins is the voice narrating all the parts and also doing the cameo at the end. This song is a work of art: from the beardth and depth of the lyrical content to the flawless musical and vocal execution. These are world-class musicians and vocalists at the top of their game. You litteraily can listen to this 100 times and every time you will pick up something new that you didnt the last time around. Going into a song like this without any prior leg work and background knowledge really robs you from the full experience. Thank you for your reaction though, I enjoyed it.

Now you will surely have a better understanding of why we love this band and its members. The band’s last two albums have sort of been science albums. After all, both Tuomas and Floor were very interested in biology during their school days. Tuomas even started his university studies (he had less than 6 months to study), but music took him ... Maybe the world lost a great scientist in him, but we've had great music for 25 years. Nightwish has also achieved something in the field of science that many other bands don’t. For their new album (released in April 2020), Nightwish was allowed to shoot promo images at the Natural History Museum in London. They were given 4 hours to be “alone” throughout the museum taking pictures. No other band has ever received a similar permission. But also the other way around, according to Nightwish, various things have been named as well. / And that 2015 album of them made a deep impression on many scientists. And this has led to the following: I will quote a few points from Wikipedia here: 1. "A new insect species, Sciophilia holopaineni, discovered by a Finnish biologist named Jukka Salmela of Metsähallitus Parks & Wildlife, has been named after Tuomas Holopainen, because of Holopainen's love for nature." (2017) 2. "In 2018, a new species of beetle was discovered by scientist Andreas Weigel. It was named after Jansen, dubbing it Tmesisternus floorjansenae." 3. "On July 10, 2020, a new crab species, the Tanidromites nightwishorum which was discovered by curator of palaentology, Dr Adiel A. Klompmaker of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, was named in honor of the band in particular for their 2015 album, Endless Forms Most Beautiful." 4. On August 12, 2020, a prehistoric rockshelter, called the Alpenglow Rockshelter that was discovered in Pennsylvania, USA was, too, named for Nightwish, particularly in honor of their ninth track, Alpenglow, from their 2015 album. Quite an achievement for one band! A short interview with Richard Dawkins immediately after the concert. About 1 minute. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rDLgBipPQtM.html

Everyone talks about the length of it, but when you consider it takes you through billions of years of evolution, starts with the creation of earth, takes you through the eventual end of man.

This is art. This is sophisticated art. And you'll never hear that on the radio. That is sad.

You did great! Going into a song such as this, with extremely deep meaning and philosophy, not having any idea about what you would hear...you did a fine job at generally understanding exactly what the song was about. I love that *you* loved this so much! Your reaction was really joyful! And this is only your 2nd Nightwish song?! Next, I think you will really like I Want My Tears Back live in Buenos Aries...more pipes, very upbeat. Should you continue to discover more of the many styles and sounds of this band...we will come with you! Best from Nightwish Army, Palm Springs, CA, USA

Aeons is the greek word for centuries , a word that has been alive for thousands of years. Tuomas uses greek words that are poetic and meaningfully rich.After all philosophy was born here and maybe this is a way for him to embrace this fact. Nightwish is pure magic and you will become a fan for sure. Love from Greece. Do" Dead boy's poem" next, live in Buenos Aires , Argentina. Mind-blowing.

Nightwish Army UK popping in to spend a fraction of our time in the sun to see this excellent reaction.

Welcome to the Nightwish Army. You will not be disappointed to discover the incredible music of these amazing musicians as nightwish or any of their outside projects. A brilliant reaction showing how we all feel about nightwish. Im now looking forward to seeing your journey with the nightwish army beside you for support .

FYI, I've read on numerous occasions that Nightwishs label does not block their artists videos.

New fan here your with the army know your one of us you will be hooked there from finland you are right it about the universe need to do more night wish you rock

it can't be loud enough for me..haha. the evolution of the earth, life, mankind and even the music...perfection..thanx for shearing this beautiful masterpiece..greets from the netherlands.(Nightwish ArmyNL).

the bagpipes are called uilleann pipes, they are an irish instrument. this song is about evolution of man, the beginning represents the big bang, the beginning of the universe

Two of the three epic trifecta by Nightwish. Enjoy the mind opening journey.

we just loved how many times you said loved. but in all honesty , you were just repeating what your reactions were telling us all through the show. a joy to watch both nightwish and you

Don't worry, you got it just about right. The Greatest Show on Earth is the Evolution, which opens every day around us. The quotes are from Richard Dawkins's book "The Greatest Show on Earth" and Charles Darwin's book "The Origin of Species". Dawkins is well known evolutionbiologist and writer. Nightwish released 2015 the album "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", where this Mammoth song is the closing track. There's no other bands on Earth than Nightwish, who can or want do something like this. This sold out Wembley Arena 2015 performance is an excellent one, but as a patriotic Finn i prefer a little the more epic Tampere 2015 open air version. You did it well, thank you! ⛄👍

Hi from the UK. You will need to listen to this performance a couple of times at least, in order to appreciate the complexity of the various elements to this masterpiece. Craig has outlined the meaning of the performance. It certainly makes you sit up and think about the creation of our planet and how we have come to be here! Your reaction to being blown away by Nightwish is priceless. They are masters of storytelling and fronted by Floor every live performance is studio quality. Cant wait to view more of your reactions. Have a great day and stay safe.

That was a great reaction Jennifer…you nailed it!!.. Sensory overload… Nightwish style. The band that can call it “The Greatest Show on Earth” and deliver on all points…incredible!

The pipes are called "uilleann pipes". They're the Irish version of the bag pipes and they are, indeed, not blown, but inflated by the elbow with a bellow.

The final speech given by Richard Dawkins was a quote from Charles Darwin whereas the previous two recorded statements were his own quotes. The reason that the crowd cheer when he says " Endless Forms Most Beautiful" is because that is their album title. The lyrics and music were written by Tuomas, the keyboard player, as he writes over 90% of the songs and English isn't his first language.

This may help: Scions of the Devonian Sea. -- We are all children of the creatures who were born into and evolved in the Seas during the Devonian Geologic Era of Earth's history. The song also speaks to the fact that ultimately humans as a species will end our time in the sun, and something else will follow

I know, you realy like this song, thanks for the reaction. 😄

😄 🤣 HAHA! " Is the volume ok guys " and I'm sat here nodding my head.. great reaction as always

So you now have heard two of the three big masterpieces of Nightwish. Good job getting the meaning of the song. The pipes you saw Troy playing are Uilleann Pipes also known as Irish bagpipes. Others here have done a good job describing the meaning of the song and where it comes from. Fore more Nightwish I recommend Shoemaker from their Human Nature album and Dead Boy's Poem from the Decades tour in Buenos Aries. Both dramatic with poetic lyrics and amazing performances. For some other theatrical songs checkout Phantom of the Opera both the End of an Era concert with their first singer Tarja Turunen and Floor's version with Henk Poort on the Dutch TV show Beste Zangers and then Dangerous Game from Jekyl and Hyde on Floor's YT channel. For more epic symphonic metal checkout Epica. Recommend Kingdom of Heaven, Part 3 from their Omega Alive livestream concert.

You got it!! Welcome to the NIGHTWISH ARMY!!!

The often missed item that always strikes me is the rapt attention given by a Heavy Metal audience to an intellectual evolutionary biologist which is a tribute both to Richard Dawkins himself but also to the way in which Nightwish packaged his work into a consumable form.The whole album was inspired by Dawkins writing which includes the spoken piece you liked so much. Have a listen to more from the ‘Endless forms most beautiful album’ and indeed the following album ‘HumanIINature’ which focuses more on the relationship between man and nature. This is brilliant rock music but with some messages that really make you think.

You peeked at the camera when you heard the metallica riff..ha

Nightwish Are Great Great Thinking Band 🥰👍👏👏 Epic Performance ! They Write Genius Meaningful Songs ! Epic Epic Epic I Luv Them & I'm Hooked For Life 🥰 Respect From Steve In Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 🏄‍♂️🏖🙏

The instrument Troy plays are the Uillian pipes an Irish version of bagpipes but more mellow sound

"Das Lied von der Erde" Finnish/English style. It's a light ditty on the entire history of the earth...

i like the Tampere version better .. but this one is good too ... you may want to check out the Tampere one also .. but good job Speak Easy ... made my day ...

Nice reaction! You got it right in the end..:-) Nightwish and Floor Jansen is amazing and beyond!

The greatest show on Earth is the evolution of life, starting with the calm quiet of the beginning, then we hear "explosions" that symbolize the Big Bang, then the Universe starts to take shape. There are a lot of metaphors in the lyrics. My favorite one is "The cosmic law of gravity pulled the newborns around the fire" which talks about the formation of our solar system. Gravity pulls the planets (newborns) around the Sun (fire). All is fine and dandy until humans appear. They are curious, wanting to understand a single grain of sand, give birth to poetry and music but are also artisans of their own destruction. All we can say is that we are lucky we were here. When they sing that at the end it always makes me cry.

New subscriber here! This is pretty much the best reaction vid I've seen yet (and I'm subbed to about 200 channels!). You indeed got the gist of it very well. It isn't associated with any movies or back stories. It is just the nonstop genius that flows from the mind of the keyboardist, Tuomas Holopainen (TWO-oh-moss HOLLOW-pine-nen). It is especially surprising for most of us Americans because we have no points of reference in our experience given the tripe we have shoved at us here, 90% of which is no-talent garbage. As some other commenters have suggested, you would also enjoy seeing the version at Ratina Stadion in Tampere, Finland. Being an open-air venue, the booming explosions during the intro are rendered with precision-timed, high altitude airburst fireworks behind the stage clamshell. Many fans mistake this part of the song to be representing the Big Bang. But it is not. The title of this movement is "4.6", meaning 4.6 billion years ago. It is representing the bombardment phase accretion period of the Earth. If it were the Big Bang, the title would be "13.6". The lyrics are definitely a science lesson. A while ago I put together this little glossary to cover some of the obscure terminology. (I'm a retired scientist, so I eat this stuff up like a nerd!) Hope this helps: Archean horizons - A term from geology referring to the rocks of the Archeozoic Period of the PreCambrian Era. The spoken-word portions are narrations by Professor Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist from Oxford University. He held the Oxford Chair for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 to 2008. The excerpts are from his book. At the Wembley performance, he appeared on stage with Nightwish to speak the narrations. Pristine Gaia - Gaia was the ancient Greek goddess of the Earth, now often used to refer to the primordial ecosystem when all the continents were joined. Opus perfectum - Obviously Latin for "a perfect composition" or creation. Goldilocks Zone - A semi-formal term used by astrophysicists to describe the stable orbital zones around any star which are "not too hot, not too cold, but juuuust right" for the existence of liquid water, based on their diameter, heat and luminosity output, and radiation field. Obviously this refers to the region where a planet's environment is suitable for the development of life. LUCA - LUCA is an acronym for a formal term used by evolutionary biologists that stands for "Last Universal Common Ancestor." It is the most recent population group of organisms which shared common ancestry with every currently surviving species on Earth. Devonian - A geology term pertaining to the portion of the Paleozoic Era dominated by ocean fish, prior to the advent of amphibians and reptiles. Aeons - Aeons is just a fancy, ancient spelling of "eons," vast periods of time. Ion channels - A term used in biology and medicine to refer to the osmotic pressure balance maintained across cell walls by the relative concentrations of various metal ions in aqueous solution, usually sodium and potassium. The opening or closing of transport pathways through the cell walls for certain molecules, mediated by the ion balance, are called "ion channels." Thus, the "magic" of life is permitted to exist because the exquisite balancing of ion concentrations on each side of the membrane either open the channel and allow entry of molecules necessary for life or close the channel to exclude other molecules. Little Lucy of the Afars - Refers to the fossil remnants of the female dubbed "Lucy," found in the region of Africa that was known, in ancient times, as "The Territory of Isis and Afars" (nothing to do with the modern day meaning of that term "Isis") now roughly corresponding to the countries of Somalia and Djibouti. Lucy is believed to be the single known example of the common humanoid ancestor that spawned homo sapiens, Neanderthals, and Cro Magnons. ...And the Geico Caveman. LOL Ionia - Ancient Greece, often credited as the birthplace of modern scientific thought, logic, and learning. So, when Marco sings, "Enter Ionia" it is not saying that some person "enters" the City-State of Ionia. Rather, it is introducing the scene in the Greatest Show where the City-State of Ionia itself "enters" the world stage of history. Yes, Tuomas Holopainen is a deep thinker. And exceptionally intelligent. Much of symphonic metal in general, and Nightwish most specifically, is for fellow deep thinkers. That's why we dedicated fans love them so much. It is such a breath of fresh air to have great bands that are actually intelligent, sophisticated, consummate professionals when contrasted against the air-headed, fluffy crap babbled at us by overpaid spoiled brats that we are fed by the dysfunctional "entertainment" industry we suffer under here in the U.S. I had the honor of meeting these six Nightwish people in person in Miami last year, and they are just as nice, personable, and professional in person as they appear in interviews. Not a single diva among them! :D -----Cheers!

Thank you.👍🤗 you really work with this Masterpiece. Great reaction. 🤘🌹

You were brave going into this one blind, but I thought you did a great job figuring out what it all meant (well, most of it!). Glad you are enjoying your Nightwish journey. There are a lot more gems to discover❤👍

Floor and Tuomas (the keyboard player who writes most of the music and lyrics), are science nerds. Tuomas wrote this piece based on the book The Greatest Show On Earth: The Evidence For Evolution by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, who does the spoken word parts of the song, and appears at the end of this performance. The song covers the formation of the universe, the Earth, the evolution of life, and the rise (and eventual fall) of mankind. The instrument Troy is playing is an Irish form of bagpipe, called Uilleann pipes.

Welcome in Nightwish's World.

9:17 Troy Donockley is playing the Uileann Pipes - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uilleann_pipes

Nightwish with Floor are the best band in the world live show

This era of Nightwish will be remembered for many years. Beautiful composition with exquisite execution. We were here! \,,/

It's all about evolution. You know, how you came to be sitting doing what you do.

We where here! Thanks!

Hello I have some info on Floor Jansen for you here. She is married to Hannes Van Dahl, drummer of the Swedish power metal band Sabaton. Together they have a daughter. ( Freja ) Floor Jansen is a soprano, with a range of more than 4 octaves (Eb2 to F6). Re-singing style ranges from opera to screams and grunts. She usually sings in English, in addition she has also sung songs in Dutch, German, Spanish, Finnish, Latin, Italian and Swedish. Jansen was the singer of the Dutch metal band After Forever from 1997 to early 2009. From 1999 she studied at the Rockacademie in Tilburg with classmates Jacqueline Govaert and Danny Vera, where she graduated in 2003. In addition to her activities at After Forever, she gave singing lessons. She plays guitar, piano and flute. On May 5, 2010, she presented her new band ReVamp, which was disbanded in September 2016. From 1 October 2012 Jansen replaced Anette Olzon as singer of Nightwish during the Imaginaerum World Tour. On October 9, 2013, it was announced that she would be the group's regular new front singer. In 2015, Nightwish released the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful with Jansen as lead singer. Nightwish's second studio album with Jansen as front singer, Human. :II: Nature., was released in April 2020. Greetings from the Netherlands.

20:35 yep, you heard that right 😎 Great reaction! Keep it up 💪🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

Please react to Dead boys poem. Live at Buenos Aires. Floor was sick that day but she nailed it anyway. I love that song. Greetings from the Netherlands

That was a very cool reaction, and good understanding overall by the end of the story. Nice one! Subbed ❣️😎

Missed the start. So back for more 🤘🏻🤘🏻🔥 It's 20 min short 💞 It only feels like 5 min Definitely check out the Tampere version for the full experience I like channels where the reactor pauses in the music to say what they are feeling. It's like the reactor is chatting with you. I find it more personable. I know everyone is different It's a journey. Enjoy

Loved this reaction!

great reaction for this masterpiece, love it

Yes yes yes You did get it!!!! The story of our universe! :)

Well, you came damn close right at the end!! It's about the evolution of the universe, our galaxy, our solar system and live on Earth. I told my sister about Nightwish and she said 'Yes, I know this band. It's Scandivavian, was it Danish? I said no, Finnish. She said 'ow, that's right'. So I send her this composition and didn't hear from her for more then 30 minutes! I wish I would have known she ment I know of them'! :D Btw, I like to smile as well and love to see reactors sucked into very good compositions!

You have now reacted to GLS and TGSOE, two of the trinity songs - so only "The Poet and the Pendulum" is missing. TPATP is the holy grail of NW songs. 14 min long. And the darkest (and most emotional) one. Also a masterpiece. BUT you have also to react to the 2nd unbelievable Symphonic Metal Band please - EPICA. Also completly mindblowing. Please react to "Kingdom of Heaven Part 3" (Omega Alive) - it is the most epic song of EPICA imo.

This is one of the most nicest reactions 👍🏻❤️🇳🇱

Excellent reaction to, in my opinion, the greatest composition of our lifetime. Being as how it is a definitive story of evolution from pre-Big Bang to the death of humankind, the lyrics reflect scientific terms. For example: The Goldilocks zone is a place in a solar system where life can exist. "Lonely farer in the Goldilocks Zone" refers to Planet Earth, the only planet in our Solar System which we know sustains life as we know it. LUCA refers to Last Universal Common Ancestor, the origin of all creatures on the planet. And so forth with the other terms ... The deeper you dig into the lyrics, the more you will understand that this incredible masterpiece is pure genius. The book on which this is based is also a work of art. You will also hear snips of Bach's Minuet in G and Metallica's Enter Sandman (both influences on Tuomas). The recorded recitations from his book "The Greatest Show on Earth" was by Dawkins. The very last paragraph recited by Richard Dawkins is the very last paragraph of "The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin. So very glad you enjoyed it.

Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) is the master one behind all of this. He does almost every song of Nightwish. He has solo project also called Auri. This song: A Lifetime of Adventure (OFFICIAL VIDEO) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JWwSVOo5K_k.html is a master one of his I think among this "The Greatest Show On Earth". But the really master one is "The Poet And The Pendulum". But I suggest you to do the reseach of the meaning of that song.

I want to come hunt through your shelves. I love the Zappa cover in the background. Great reaction. Do we mind going back, never! lol

27:30...No need to write this down. It's in Richard Dawkins book "Unweaving the Rainbow" (1998) What Richard says at the end, on stage is a quote from Charles Darwin from book, "The Origin of Species".

Love your reaction.

its the story of life from the beginning of the earth forming

Love your reactions!

Great Reaction 💚 greetings from Finland 🇫🇮

You've got that right the part of the earth but in the beginnig of this song you hear the big bang (version of Tampere they use fireworks) and Floor sang about the carbon feast it is all about the evolution, half way marco growls and that is where humans began to rule the world and at the and you can hear the evelution of music....first you hear some tribes than a peace of bach after that a rif of Metallica's enter sandman and right afer that som EDM all the songs of Nightwish al well thought out and there is a reason why they call Thuomas the Metal Mozart grteat reaction btw and greetings from the Netherlands

There are plenty of scientific terms within the lyrics. I just grap a few, like Devonian Sea are the oceans in that warmer Earth Age called Devon. The Goldilocks zones define a temperature belt around suns, neither too close, nor too far away, that enables water to be fluid, so life could happen on planets within that zone, if there is water...Earth is within the Goldilocks zone of its sun of course. The term LUCA means Last Universal Common Ancestor. Africa ought to be the craddle of mankind, so the traveller out of Africa should be Homo sapiens or its ancestors, etc. So the first part is about evolution of life in general, the second part deals with evolution of mankind, the corona of life or its demise if ye like.

It's not cifi, it is the birth of our earth and the world we live in. You ca find plenty of information about this song and the text. Read that and listen again please you will be far more surprised. Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

You missed the best video from Tampere, Finland!!!!!

Great reaction, pity the fans who asked you to react to this, didn’t ask you to read a little bit about what it’s about..if you like poetry, try “dead boys poem “ it’s a bit of a softer song, with beautiful lyrics! All nightwish’s songs have beautiful lyrics by the way😁

It is Nightwish and especially Tuomas' tribute to evolution, inspired by evolutionary theorist Richard Dawkins. Evolution (the greatest show on earth), put into music 🙂

We Were Here….

what the song is about is about the evolution of life, that's why it is the greatest show on earth. the album endlees form most beatiful talks about life, you have to listen to the album to understand more. It is very beautiful

One of the reasons I like Nightwish's music is the way the songs all have a story to them. This one is about the history of Earth, from the big bang and on through the rise of simple life, the coming of our ancestors (Lucy), the rise of religion and story telling, the search for knowledge and science, the rise of industry and it's negative effects on the earth, and the inevitable end of humankind on the planet.

Thank you!! Tampere 2015, please!!!

Uilleann Pipe. an elbow pipe.😊

An unexpected choice as your 2nd reaction to Nightwish, but very appropriate from what I saw. New subscriber here, to follow your wild discovery ride :) Greetings, from Romania!

The Greatest Show on Earth is ... The evolution of humanity and how small we really are. This is why Floor says; "We were HERE!!" Telling the Universe that humans existed on this planet. Life existed on this planet.

They simply tell the story of how the Earth and life evolved from the beginning to the end in a distant future. The line "We were here" is incredible powerful.

Originally Floor was sent by Allfather Odhinn to Midgard to gather the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla, but she got distracted and joined a series of bands. However, Floor still gathers souls by her grace, beauty and the sheer power of her vocals. We give thanks for her at our Blots regularly and hope that Odhinn won't notice that she has never returned to Asgard. ALL HAIL THE VALKYRIE GODDESS!!! The Nightwish Army is incoming! You're not ready! Nightwish Army Central Florida Black Company reporting for duty!

You should watch and react to The Tampere version - we will still watch it! It is special. It was in Finland which is where Nightwish originated from. Floor’s parents were also present that night. It is amazing.💥 20:37 - Yes, you did notice “Enter Sandman” from Metallica - in that same section there is references to other songs from Minuet to electro music - lots of special hidden gems throughout the song.

Loved your reaction to this classic and yes the penny eventually dropped. With all due repect can I beg you to look into the background of Poet and the Pendulem before you review it please. You will both enjoy and understand that classic much more if you do. Kind Regards

This was the video that YT first gave me to introduce me to Nightwish. I have not looked back.

Thänx for this! You said you can do headbanging or windmilling as Floor. Well you can compete with her in the song 7 Days to the wolves, played in the same concert. Greetings from Finland.

GOT IT!!!!!!

This song to me means, to celebrate LIFE, in all forms! Support it where you can, don't destroy it (war) And enjoy every minute you're on this planet, ur not getting any second goes, at it!

yo no hablo ingles y sin embargo supe de que se trata solo con ver y escuchar es increible que no lo sientas

Great reaction to a masterful musical journey. 😃