Opera Singer Reacts to Nightwish Romanticide | Performance Analysis | 

Thank you Geert, that means a lot! ❤️

I probably saw them all, but this was by far the best reaction Jess. Please more Nightwish or Floor songs; she did a lot of covers on her YT channel.

@@jessicasopranonotes Seriously, and I’m sure you already know, but your ability to dive into music theory and show examples is second to none. I have a hard time choosing which is better your Nightwish or Aryeon breakdowns!

Yep, I agree. Jess knows a lot her stuff and also has incredible musical ear. Catches details very few do and fast. Not the first time I've posted this here

I so agree with you. Fantastic explanations!

I’m loving this weekend already! And loving this song

Hey Gabriel... Have you seen this? Waltari feat. Marko Hietala - Below Zero 2021 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CcPER7WIMHM.html Posted today...

@@mariogansbeke Thanks, I saw it now. Marco is in a very good shape, as I heard. I wish he'll return to Nightwish..

@@gabriel.bardac I hope so too. If there is one wish I could make then it is this one. Nightwish sounds great with Jukka, but he ain't Marko.....

@@jessicasopranonotes When will you see them live? I hope they'll be playing the gig in December here in Munich, Germany!

Much respect to you and all drummers out there. His playing is insane and I look forward to seeing more of him in this concert

@@jessicasopranonotes You can find a 5 min 51 se sec long clip about that on YT , its from 2014 , there Jukka and other members explain things , english subs . Nightwish - Jukka Nevalainen forced to take a break due to health issues No links , when you may have auto delete on for inputs with links 😃 Its on Nightwish official YT channel . Latest info about this issue from Tuomas is that Jukka cant tour , that would trigger his insomnia again , even after several years being better .

You're right, Jukka was the best, you should check him out in earlier concerts too, he has been amazing from the beginning 💥

@@k.b.6844 Kai Hahto is the better.

@@kah227 don't agree. Jukka is a real showman and the passion he puts into his drumming is on another level. He was a big reason of why I enjoyed seeing Nightwish concerts.

Thank you Donna!

@@jessicasopranonotes I can finally put a face to the Dunning Kruger effect

This song was actually composed by Marco, only the final snippet is Tuomas's(written as a finale for "Nemo", but he felt it didn't fit there).

Tuomas Holopainen metal Mozart

Thank you very much!

Thanks Dave!

I can’t get over how epic this concert is! Thank you for encouraging me to do videos on this band, they’re simply one of a kind

@@jessicasopranonotes Absolutely go along with this - every song in the Wacken 2013 setlist is epic! Even their placement in the setlist is worthy of analysis, looking particularly at the fact that headlining at Wacken is huge for a metal band, but that festivals also carry a special difficulty - not everyone is there to see and hear any band in particular, and you may be following some pretty epic bands - in this case, Alice Cooper had just finished on the adjacent stage, so that's a tough act to follow. You have to catch that crowd before they drift off to other parts of the site for refreshments or other amusements in order to gain new listeners and fans (which, of course, is the upside - access to those who would not have listened to you otherwise) The one benefit of headlining is that no other artists or bands are competing for attention on other stages - the headline act is the only one to enjoy this exclusivity (Wacken 2013 had [I think] 5 actual stages and 3 or 4 other venues active during the festival), so attendees can choose which performer or band to go and listen to for any other performance but the headliners. I was a little surprised you didn't comment on that gorgeous glissando with Floor carrying on up and holding the top note before descending again, while Marco goes back down an octave before - I think Floor manages 3 full octaves in a continuous glissando going up, and two back down after the sustain, all in one breath and with no apparent change when negotiating the passagio! There must be one somewhere, but she negotiates it so smoothly that it is very hard to hear where (at least for me - but my high-pitched hearing isn't what it was and of course, I'm no expert in the female voice, so you may be able to pick out where she shifts registers). And of course, that epic guitar solo when Emppu gets to go full-on Eddie Van Halen and thrown in double-handed hammer-ons, pull-offs, tapping and some amazing prestidigitation with the plectrum to switch between normal alternate picking and finger-picking/tapping. We are more used to hearing him soloing more in the David Gilmour style than the EVH, so this kind of work illustrates his amazing versatility. You are spot on about the energy that drummers put into hard rock or metal of most kinds - that is why it is almost normal to see them playing shirtless and shining with sweat, swigging down electrolytes by the quart. Jukka uses as much energy in this 90 minute set as most marathon runners would in a full race, and I bet he goes through drumheads and cymbals at a ferocious rate, in addition to the sticks which are pretty much a disposable item in hard rock drumming. It is certainly a shame that he only had two more concerts left in him after this one, although he is still with Nightwish, working behind the scenes on social media and marketing. He has made a couple of very brief appearances since, but never for full concerts. He is managing to better control his health by working that way, and made a real sacrifice by stepping back and putting Kai forward as his own replacement for "Endless Forms Most Beautiful". Marco, of course, is epic vocally and doesn't back off on the complexity of his bass part during his vocals at all. He is equally awesome in both roles. And Tuomas, the master poet and composer, putting all this together in his head before working it out on keyboards and separating out the parts for everyone, is a pure genius. You'd think that by now, just about every subject would have been covered, yet he still manages to come up with new ideas and approaches for his music. This is, as the title suggests, about the death of a romance, and he uses every trick in the book (and even invents more) to portray how it decays through indifference to hate, contempt, taunting, arguments and rage. As always, the music is a perfect match for the lyrics, this being one of the heaviest songs in their repertoire.

Love your reaction and analysis to Nightwish. Please do more. Ever Dream, Poet and the Pendulum, Ghost River, Storytime, Sleeping Sun, Song of Myself.

@@jessicasopranonotes This concert was epic and you very much seem to like symphonic metal 😁 In time why not turn a page and check out some more like EPICA!! 🤘and Within Temptation. 2 Dutch symphonic metal bands both with gorgeous sopranos as lead singers. EPICA 'Retrospect' and Within Temptation 'Black Symphony' feature both the bands with full symphony orchestra and choir on stage! And of course some awesome performances and guests 😉

Thank you, Gustavo!

Maggie Renee is awesome too. She is also an opera singer and loves Nightwish

I have to throw in Chase and Tank - two of the best! Oh, also Suite Clarity, an up and coming metal band out of Seattle who have great insights into the structure of the music, from a metal perspective!

@@LadyAragorn1 Never heard of her. Going to check her out right now!

@@LadyAragorn1 I find her a little much. Plus she just reuploaded all her early reactions and is enjoying some double dipping on the views etc. Not cool

Omg I had no idea about the drummer! I hope he was able to recover from chronic insomnia, that’s no joke. You always leave the best comments Rivkah! I love how enthusiastic you are about this band and I love talking music with you. Thanks for being you 💚

No doubt... But shall we stay on actual names when typing down comments, where and for what ever(????) *TUOMAS* I bet it'll definitely caught Your eyes too if typing "Jefs" instead of "Jess"??? HUH? 😜 And yea, I am a Finn. LoL 😂 Ye, she is an excellent what comes to decoding musical parts and lovely to watch/hear... Only thing she should change titles of the videos to: "Opera singer reacts and Analyses..."

@@jaskau2462 oh, good catch. Fixed it!

@@jessicasopranonotes Hi Jess - Jukka has stayed with the band as manager since he had to quit - right decision for his health - thanks for a great reaction although suprised you didn't comment on the slide at the end!!...

@@jessicasopranonotes Thanks, Jess! I always love talking music with you, too! 🙃🎶🎤

Thanks Max! I get lots of comments saying how helpful this feature is so I will continue to keep that in my editing 😊

Thank you, Harold!

What a compliment, thank you Gustaf! Your words of encouragement are motivation for me to keep going

This has been on my to-do list. I just need to learn all of the words and come up with a video format.

Wow, thanks Ron!

Diana Ankudinova is an amazing singer,her voice fascinates!

Diana Ankudinova 😊👍👍🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥🎉🎉🎉💫💫💫💯

я бы посмотрел реакции на Диану Анкудинову!!!!

I’ve done a video on the second one!

@@jessicasopranonotes oh! Sorry! I Will find it ❤️

Wow, thanks Kent! And will do

I'm going may 21st I'm so excited

That’s today! Let us know how it went!

Thank you!

Second that. In Germany they just cancelled a few days ago the concerts for November/Dezember.

@@stichhalbierer9329 Sorry to hear about the cancellations. You must be still experiencing severe covid numbers? I am so happy to hear recently that Nightwish has added some North American dates for next May. I am getting tickets and very excited to finally get to experience Nightwish, LIVE. However, I will miss Marko! Respect to Jukka Koskinen.

@@Thorgrim247 I live in in the north of Germany. The numbers here are not too bad, it’s getting worse again in the east and south of Germany. To be precise, I live in a village next to Wacken. I knew Nightwish with Tarja and liked the music, but was not very into it. In 2015 or so I read something about a new singer and watched some videos with Anette and didn’t like her live performances. And then, in the beginning of 2019 I learned about Floor and Wacken 2013. I was always a little late to the party. I bought the ticket for the human.||.nature tour exactly 2 years ago. I bought a ticket for the bullhead city festival with nightwish in Wacken (I planned to go by bike) this year in September. Everything cancelled due to the virus and the dumb people, that are afraid or too lazy to get a shot. I hope you will experience a great concert.

@@stichhalbierer9329 Thank you my friend. I had heard of Nightwish many years ago, but never took the time to check them out. Then I discovered them on YT about the same time as you in 2019. It was GLS at Wacken. It blew me away. Floor was captivating and brought tears to my eyes and chills all over my body. Since then I cannot get enough of her. I also love the rest of the band, especially Tuomas. He is a genius songwriter. I miss Marko already. I have great respect for Tarja. She is wonderful as well. However, I much prefer smaller doses of operatic singing. Annette is great on her recordings, but she could not provide the charisma and vocal performance required in a live NIghtwish show. I respect both of them, but Floor is the master of all vocal techniques which allows her to build songs to such epic climaxes. Amazing! Be well.

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Thank you!

Thank you so much!!

Thanks Laure for these recommendations! I’m hoping their LA concert doesn’t get postponed as well 🤞🏾

Awe, thank you! 💚

Thank you for watching!

Thank you, Ralf! 😃

@@jessicasopranonotes i mean you are perfect, as a Front Woman in a Symphonic Metal Band .With a great Composer and Poet .🌹

Thank you!

Thanks Mick! This is becoming one of my favorite tracks by them as well!

@@jessicasopranonotes that slide from near growl to opera high in one breath..... Stunning...