We Agree! | 3 Generation Reaction | Nightwish | The Greatest Show On Earth 

Her parents were there with tears in their eyes of pride!! can you believe ?

4,6 billion years in 20 minutes !! Great song/show/ journey

Nightwish is not a band ... Nightwish is a phenomenon too good to be human ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, is the leader and founder of Nightwish. We can thank him for everything because he has composed and writen almost all the Nightwish songs (a few are Marko's, alone or with Tuomas). Tuomas is a genius, a metal Mozart, but doesn't usually make a big deal of himself.

Taking a bow for the audience then turning their back to the crowd and having their photo taken with the audience in the background is how they finish most/all of their concerts.

The title of the issue is taken from a 2009 book by evolutionary biologist and atheist writer Richard Dawkins, about the evidence for biological evolution. Dawkins also contributes to the album. Holopainen explained to HMV in March 2015: "I wrote him a letter a little over a year ago and explained what ideas we had for this album, mainly about evolution. Since one of the songs goes straight to one of his books, it felt like a perfect match to try and recite him on the album. A few weeks later, he sent me an email accepting the invitation." "Later in 2014, we recorded his parts at Hats Off Studios, Oxford. This is a huge honour for us, as Dawkins is one of our greatest heroes and his writings have been a huge inspiration for the album."

Better than a movie. A song about our creation and how we came to be. This song is extraordinary and should give a some price of science and biology. Its crazy how much effort and research they put into this song. Huge credits to Tuomas and the band for making such a powerful performance.

Troy Donockley (English) plays various instruments within the band, including the pipes and whistles, as well as bouzouki and electric and acoustic guitars.

her dress by the way represents the double helix of DNA. the fireworks represent the big bang at the beginning of the universe. uilleann pipes is the instrument, they are an irish instrument, pumped rather then blown like scottish bagpipes. the mans voice was richard dawkins, he is a British evolutionary biologist and author

Another great reaction, glad y'all watch till the end, TOUMAS, the keyboards is the genius behind the band NIGHTWISH. Very, very smart musicians, one of the best I have heard in my lifetime and I'm 72 years old. 95% of the songs you have listen to he wrote the lyrics and the music to them, just amazing how good he is. MORE PLEASE

Whole family hooked on Nightwish🙃❤️✅

Floor was wearing her unicorn shoes. Her parents were there and also a Dutch film crew for a tv show "The Reunion". For this programme Floor also met her forner class mates of the Rock Academy in Tilburg, The Netherlands. She tells about her career, the burn-out she had in 2011/ 2012 and how she became the lead singer of Nightwish. Top reaction! Thank you so much ❤

Lulu at 12:44 "I like that drummer.." 🦗🦗"That drummer's really cool.." 🦗🦗🦗 13:05 "I really like that drummer.." 🦗🦗🦗🦗 13:43 "I REALLY.." 🦗🦗 [ah heck..] 13:59 - "What do you think?" 😂 Hey Lulu, ty so much for showing drummer Kai Hahto some well-deserved love. He was working that drum kit like a beast! Cheers from Amsterdam!

the history of earth, compressed in 21 minutes ... can you imagine that Tuomas (Keyboard,Composer) wanted this track with a runtine over 90 minutes ? i can ;) if only i could get my fingers on this 90minutes demo

The one instrument that looked like bagpipes being played by Troy is called the Uilleann Pipes otherwise known as Irish bagpipes. They are similar to normal bagpipes but instead of having to blow into the bag using your mouth to fill it this one has a bellows attached to fill the bag by moving your arm allowing the user to sing etc.

After making the Album Endless Forms most Beautiful, Nightwish and some of its members, got the honor of have some species named after them. Nightwish Crab Tanidromites nightwishorum Floor Jansen Beetle Tmesisternus floorjansenae Tuomas Holopainen An insect. Sciophilia holopaineni

This is from the album "endless forms most beautiful", a themed album celebrating the evolution of life. A good follow up from the same album is "shudder before the beautiful"

at the WE WERE HERE moment, it never fails to get me emotion and get me all covered in goosebumps

Troy Donockley is the true multiinstrumentalist in the band as he plays Uillean Pipes (Irish bagpipes), Tin Whistle (Flute), Low Whistle (Flute), Guitars, Bouzouki (Kind of a mandolin), Bodhrán (Irish drum) and of course vocals. The rest of the band in this lineup: - Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboard and composer - Floor Jansen - Vocals - Marko Hietala - Bass and vocals - Emppu Vuorinen - Guitars - Kai Hahto - Drums Markos is now replaced by Jukka Koskinen on bass. I guess You already realized that this composition (Epos) is about the formation of our Earth and the creation of life as we know it. Tuomas is a true Master Composer.

Prof. Richard Dawkins, who performed the spoken-word parts of the piece, is an evolutionary biologist and (as of the time of that recording) a lecturer at Oxford University. His book, "The Greatest Show On Earth", was Tuomas' inspiration for the album, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", which was the first Nightwish album to feature both Floor Jansen on vocals and Kai Hahto on drums. The spoken-word sections are all from Prof. Dawkins' works, except the final passage, which is a quotation from Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species". If you decide to watch the Wembley performance of this piece, (spoiler alert...) Prof. Dawkins appears at the very end of the video to recite the final passage to a few tens of thousands of fans...and renders them utterly silent as he speaks. He later said he had been more nervous appearing on stage with Nightwish than he ever had been at any time in his teaching career.

The man who did the talking bits was Richard Dawkins (on the Wembley Live version he actually comes on stage to say the bit that is said over the credits on this version). He is a British evolutionary biologist and author. If I remember correctly Toumas wrote this song after reading one of Dawkins' books. After he wrote it Toumas asked Dawkins if he would do the talking parts and actually does more spoken parts on the actual album that this song is from.

Tuomas is keyboards,Kai is drummer

Tuomas (the one on the keys)this group is his baby and writes and composes( including this one) almost all of these songs.he is known as the Metal Mozart

Something not widely known: if a band fires off confetti, they have to pay a company to clean it up. The decision whether or not to use it depends largely on cost. The ROI often comes down to how much merchandise they sell that has to cover the various costs. Also, the credits scroll lists roadies and the people involved with helping the show. Very few bands do this. In fact, during lock down the crews of bands can't travel with the band and don't get paid. NW allowed their crew to make an album of NW songs sung their way and merch to sell to make their own money. I bought the album (though it definitely wasn't NW) and a T-shirt to support them.

From the "Big Bang" to "Enter The Sandman" - only Nightwish could pull this off. Check out "My Walden" and "The Islander" from this show. Both are excellent

The greatest performance on earth! 🤘🌎🤘

So...Simply...our individual lives are but a fraction of a second... Live Life Fully People!.. We were luckily given the gift of life... enjoy your time in the sun...

The title of the song doesn’t really have anything to do with the performance. The song is based on the book The Greatest Show On Earth: The Evidence For Evolution by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, who provided the spoken word bits. Both the book and the song detail the formation of the Earth, the evolution of life including the rise and eventual fall of mankind.

As with every Nightwish song. Kathy, I'm flabbergasted, Lulu, how can this exist?, Donna, pure enjoyment ...

Another fun NW reaction. The look of awe on your faces sums up what many of us felt the first time seeing this masterpiece. On their recent tour, NW played Ghost Love Score, followed by The Greatest Show on Earth to close out the concert. Seeing this live is one of my best concert experiences

I must have watched this video 100 times and get misty eyed every time.

I love Nightwish because it’s always a show not just the music : even though the musicianship is top notch

Hi Kathy (Lulu and Donna as well of course)! The pipe/flute player is Troy Donockley, an English musician who joined the band in 2013 at the same time as Floor. Troy had recorded many sessions with the band since 2007 and appears on the two albums in 2007 and 2011. He only joined the band full-time during the World tour in twenty thirteen. The 'bagpipes' are called Uillean pipes (Gaelic for elbow). Take care ladies, Kevin from England.

In videos/concerts filmed during or prior to 2013 you see Jukka (pronounced Youka) playing drums. From 2015-present you see Kai playing drums. In 2014 while recording a new album and getting ready for the following world tour Jukka had to step down due to health reasons. He selected his own replacement Kai. Jukka is still involved with the band but in a strictly behind the scenes role.

Amazing reaction. As Lulu said she liked Kai (the drummer) it´s time you take a look on Wintersun, where he burns calories while playing on Sons of Winter and Stars. I like you´re noticing more the Nightwish members individuallity

This is one of the Nightwish Trilogy if one can call it that. 💥💥Well done in reacting to a masrterfull compostion. 😇😇😇😇

Great reaction, greetings from Finland! :)

Floor said that she could only take quick glances at her parents because her mom had tears of joy. Floor said that if she looked longer that she would have choked up and a singer can't do that while performing. 😊🤘

Such a powerful Masterpiece . It makes you appreciate life even more. Thanks ladies! Much love from the Netherlands❤

Troy - the guy playing the various pipes - is the reason why we have this piece. When he joined the band he brought with him a fascination with evolution and the works of Charles Darwin and Richard Dawkins. He enthused Tuomas sufficiently that between them they created this whole themed album, although Tuomas did the actual writing. Their best performance was at Wembley Arena in London, where they got professor Dawkins himself on stage to speak his own words at the end. I was there (quote from the song).

You 3 have the personalities and look of a disney/pixar family its so funny but amazing. Glad youre all loving Nightwish so much.

Well hello again ! I was just heading to bed but came across your reaction to this masterpiece so I guess bed will have to wait lol 🤘🏼💥🤘🏼

This is masterpiece!

We, people, are the greatest show on earth, not the band/performance. This song turns from amazing to a masterpiece once you read and research the lyrics.

The man speaking in the end is Richard Dawkins the author of the book The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution on which the song is based on..

Kathy! ♥ I love how Kathy enjoys Nightwish

A 68 ans j'ai un rêve....voir un concert de ce fantastique groupe

Troy - flute/whistle and on pipes also sings sometimes, including here. Troy plays different instruments at different concerts including the performance of this song at Wembley. He is also one of the animal growls along with Marco and Floor.

This concert was in 2015 Finland Tampere. Over 23 000 fans…

Hello lovely ladies, greetings from UK That was another great reaction, thank you 😉 Tuomas (keyboardist) is also the composer of 95% of the wonderful Nightwish songs, including this one. You chose well Donna 😂 Lulu, the drummer's name is Kai Hahto. He and their previous drummer (Jukka) are two of the best in the world according to some people Kathy, you didn't say who your favourite was so I will assume that it was me! 🤣 The title of the song "The Greatest Show On Earth" is taken from a book of the same name which was written by an Oxford professor called Richard Dawkins. It is his spoken word at the beginning and end of the song ("the guy with the nice voice" as Lulu put it 😁). In his book he thinks that the greatest show on earth is evolution which can be seen each day This song is a history of the formation of The Earth (the fireworks at the beginning represent asteroid impacts to form The Earth), the evolution of humans and also the evolution of music all in one song. Knowing this, if you watched it again you might pick up on a few of these references from within the song

Enjoyed your reaction. One of Nightwish's greatest songs and considered by many to be Tuomas's Magnus Opus, although in my opinion Poet and the Pendulum is their best song because it is very personal for Tuomas and has a huge emotional impact on most fans. Greatest Show on Earth is not about this song but is in fact a reference to evolution. This song is from the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful, much of which is inspired by the writings of Professor Richard Dawkins, a famous evolutionary biologist. Song takes it's name from his book, The Greatest Show On Earth: The Evidence For Evolution. It is the story of Earth and life on our planet. Divided into 5 parts. 4.6 - This is a reference to how old the Earth is (4.6 billion years old) and is about Earth's early existence. Minimalist piano represents Earth drifting in orbit around the sun and slowly changing to create the environment for life to exist. "The Goldilocks Zone from the lyrics. Fireworks represent the early bombardment of Earth by meteorites which is how the building blocks of life were brought to Earth (not the Big Bang). Life - The hammer drops musically and the earliest forms of life come into existence. The LUCA in the lyrics is the Last Common Universal Ancestor from which all life on Earth is descended. The Toolmaker - The emergence of humans , their evolution, and possible extinction. Thus the siren call and the grunts of the first humans. Reference to "little Lucy of the Afar" in the lyrics is referring to one of the oldest skeletal remains (3.2 million years old) found in the Afar region of Ethopia. This section also has a small section on the evolution of music including snippets of the song Dies Irae, Minuet in G major by Christian Petzold, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 by Johann Sebastian Bach and Enter Sandman by Metallica, accompanied with a Tibetan chant. "Enter Ratkind" in the lyrics references a theory by Professor Dawkins that rats are good candidates to evolve into intelligent creatures if humans were to go extinct. We were here is our declaration that humanity as a whole and individual humans matter and had an impact. The Understanding and Sea Worn Driftwood - Two sections that form the outro of the song and concert. Starts with the second spoken word section with Professor Dawkins reading another quote from his book Unweaving the Rainbow. His quote is an incredibly uplifting and inspiring exposition of how rare and precious each life. The orchestral music Tuomas has written here is stunning and one of my favorite parts of the song. It is like the soundtrack to the triumphant hero scene in a fantasy movie which fits perfectly with the idea of each of us being hero's just for existing. Love the perfectly timed bow by the band to the climax of the music and then the music slowly fades to strings and the crash of waves against the shore. I think this is where Sea Worn Driftwood starts. And then the final spoken word by Professor Dawkins reading a quote from Darwin's Origin of Species. I have only just touched on some of the lyrics and the musical composition that tells the story. Lots more to uncover if you dive deep into the lyrics. In this song Troy is playing an Irish Low whistle, similar to a tine whistle but tuned to a lower key and the Uilleann pipes, the national bagpipes of Ireland. Uses a bellows to fill the bag instead of breathing into it like the Scottish Highlan bagpipes most people are familiar with. Has a unique, very celtic feel to it's sound and not quite as piercing as Scottich bagpipes.

It's about the bird of the earth and everything that lives on it now. Often, it is good to do some homework on songs from Nightwish before you watch them. But I really like your reaction videos from nightwish and Floor. Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

I'm a crusty old (ish) cynic, been around the block a bit, had life throw some rocks at me and my family....there's something 'family' about NW. Genuine reciprocated affection, love even. NW are special, they encapsulate everything I loved in music and stuck it together with high IQ lyrics and emotion..so hope they tour again soon.

Evolution. the creation of the universe, earth, life. even the evolution of music..and destruction of mankind( mushroom clouds). Tuomas(keyboard), Kai( drums). Marko ( Bassgitar, singing), Emmpu(guitar), Troy( Flute,thinwistle,bazouki, Uillian pipes, Guitar, singing) Marko now left NW. now there is Jukka in his place..and Floor ( all kind of vocals)..

Floors parents being at this show….How proud they must be to see the positive and joyous effect their daughter and this incredible band has on thousands of people must be almost overwhelming for them. Sensory overload… Nightwish style. The band that can call it “The Greatest Show on Earth” and deliver on all points artistic and philosophical …just an incredible adventure in songwriting and performance

I enjoy your reactions! I found Nightwish in 2020...quickly became my favorite band. Check out The Islander from that live show features Marko.

Great recap:) I going full blasdphemic Mode, i confess that the Intro is something i sometimes use to get some Coffee, my Machine need 2 Minutes for one Cup, so...:) you sat it it through vaillant:) Tuomas really is credited in this Video, agreed Donna. Floor and Marco are mostly the Center of Imaging in the Recordings. I were somehow worried, its to experimental and spheric/heavy switched for your Taste. So i am happy it did get you...well again:) Kai the Drummer stepped in for his Friend and part Time Student Jukka, as he had to retire bcs of health Reasons. "Men, He invented Poetry, but one Day, forgot the last Light in the Library"- this Line always hits me.Looking at nowadays western World, and how we do destroy our Legacy for simple material Possesons and Power, or doing nothing to stop the warmongering an earthpolluting Activities instead of just live side by side having an simple greatest Show on Earth for ourselfs and our Beloved. Much more to say, but hey, i am already blubbering, so: Stay healthy! NWA Frankonia, Bavaria, Germany

The nice voice was Richard Dawkins, a professor of biology at Oxford university, but better known for his crusade against religions.

Learn words other than awesome. Astonishing, incredible, impressive, powerful, awe inspiring "What, Awesome like a hotdog?" If you know, you know

This is one of my favorite NIGHTWISH performances. I was able to see this as the final song in Denver, Colorado on May 15, 2022. The Best.

First time I saw and heard this I could not hold back my tears at the end, seeing them like that. WE WERE HERE❣️

The bass player, Marko, is an incredible singer !

People are impressed at the fireworks, and indeed they add a certain pop. However, this is far from the first time explosives are used in a song - consider the "1812 Overture" which used cannon fire. Wembley attempts to simulate this (because the concert was indoors and obviously couldn't fire off fireworks), but somehow it loses something (or seems to in video - I was at Tampere and it was spectacular, but to be fair I wasn't at Wembley that year).

This is a song about the evolution of life on earth. You lovely ladies are all a part of "The Greatest Show on Earth". Endless Forms Most Beautiful.

20:28 this part always brings tears of joy to my eyes. The futile raging against the aforementioned “careless cold infinity in ever vast direction” pleases my rebellious heart. A breathtaking masterpiece sung by a Valkyrie Goddess… or what Nightwish thinks of as just another day. 💙💙💙All Hail Floor !! 💙💙💙 Infantryman-Nightwish Army. US Regiment. Kentucky Battalion RIP Ann Waychoff-Commanding General-Nightwish Army

The guy with the nice voice is Richard Dawkins, a British evolutionary biologist, former Oxford professor, and author of the book The Greatest Show on Earth. The very last part is a reading from Darwin's On The Origin of Species. I want to say it's how the book ends, but it's been so long since I have read it that I could be wrong in the placement. There's also a little bit of musical evolution in the song that goes from a classical piece to Enter Sandman from Metallica. Most people miss that first hearing. They are amazing live. I have been fortunate to see them once with Tarja, twice with Annette, and twice with Floor. It's ashame that they don't plan on touring for 2-3 years. They are working on a new album. I am hoping it's better than the last one.

Yeah, absolutely agree with Donna. Tuomas is really handsome and really talented. He's known as the "Metal Mozart" for good reason.😍😍😍 And as a Nightwish fan myself, I LOVE to see the look on a person whenever they're listening their songs that start kinda mellow and then come with all their might 😍😍😍😍

Troy is very good at playing the Irish Pipes. He uses his elbows to push air into it. And he is a virtuoso at it. The keyboardist is also the composer of most of the songs.

Love this song and the message. Thank you for reacting to the best live version of it ❤

'The Greatest Show On Earth' is actually a book by Richard Dawkins. Nightwish just managed to sum it up in what I think is one of the best songs and performances in the world.

I love how Tuomas Holopainen the keyboard player the compositions that guy and communicating that to the rest of the guys wow the eb and flow of the music the layers of color such a nice balance creating these epic pieces of music

Good one. can't go wrong with NightWish and /or Floor. The northern pipes you pump them with your elbow instead of blowing into them.

Ladies, when I found you, the song selection is a perfection. Thank you

Just imagine if you were taught this way at school about the origins of the earth. Everyone got a 10 or an A+ 🤩🤩

Whilst I do not subscribe to the "theory of evolution" I wholeheartedly subscribe to the music of Nightwish and this phenomenal masterpiece. 🙏😊👍❤️

Things i love about Nightwish are the love they show for both our earth, humanity, and how much they enjoy what they do. Just good people making excellent, inspiring music.

Hadn't watched this in quite some time. I forgot how it makes me feel. As tears roll down my face. Happy tears.

its an irish recorder, we played those in music class in 4th grade, they're like a flute played vertically instead of sideways made of wood by leprechauns lol

Nightwish "Shudder Before The Beautiful" and "Seven Days to The Wolves" both live from Wembley

You have to see this the reunion of the rock academy with Floor it is very emotional

This sing was so impressive when I was at their show in Gelsenkirchen last year. You could just feel the song.❤❤❤

Hello lovely ladies. As a fan of Nightwish, I'm happy to see reactions from people who have never listened to this wonderful band. Continue your adventure in the world of our beloved group. I would recommend you to react to some songs from the band's latest album like "NOISE" , "SHOEMAKER" , or "PAN,". And Tomas Holopainen some analysts call Metal Mozart 🙂 Thank you for the video. Greetings from Bulgaria ❤

This is just music on Nightwish level..... Symphonic Metal at it's best

Lulu. That man's voice was the voice of Richard Dawkins, one of the worlds greatest modern day philosophers'. He collaborated with Tuomas (keyboards, composer, and band leader) and Nightwish, on the album 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful''. Tuomas is a genius. He is often referred to as the 'Metal Mozart'.

Masterpiece

The song was about a book called "The Greatest Show On Earth" by Richard Dawkins. Richard also recorded all the spoken parts in the song.

I agree, i've never heard this song, and i think i know a looooooot about musicbands after 30 years.

Hi girls, The man playing the flute/low whitles and the Uilleann pipes is Troy Donockley - a member of the band, who can play 12 musical instruments, compose music and sing!!! What a musician! He's mostly seen playing low whistles, Uilleann pipes (irish bagpipes), guitar or bouzuki in the Nightwish performances. Troy and Tuomas are my favorite band members. BTW, the guy, speaking during the song, was professor Richard Dawkins, one of the biggest personalities in the world of evolutionary biology. 😄

Troy Donockley plays flute and Ulleann pipes (among others). They're traditional Keltic bagpipes that don't have air blown through by the mouth but by pumping the instrument's bladder by the arm. The bladder is tucked between elbow and the side of the body and you start pumping away to get air through the instrument, a bit like a bellow on a forge lets air flow through the fire through pumping it with your foot. Lovely reaction. Subscribed.

The instrument Troy was playing was Uilleann Pipes, basically the Irish variant of the Scottish bagpipes. Those things are friggin' expensive - a friend of mine looked into getting some, he's collecting instruments (but he also learns how to play them). He found a good set can run as high as $30k...

there is a step above 'Awsome."................EPIC ! ! ! !

@Kathy, Lulu, and Donna: Three Generation Reactions: Second comment for you ladies, since you asked! The keyboardist is Tuomas Holopainen -- who is the composer for Nightwish, and who I call "The Metal Mozart." The drummer is Kai Hahto. He replaced Jukka Nevalainen (pronounced "yoo•ka nevah•lie•nen") in 2015, when Jukka stepped down from performing because of insomnia. The other person you asked about was Troy Donockley, a British multi-instrumentalist. Not only does he play tin whistle, low flute, an E-bow guitar, and mandolin, but the instrument he is most known for is the Uaellian bagpipes (pronounced "ill•ee•ian"), which "uaellian" is Gaelic for "elbow." Which is why the Uaellian bagpipes are Ireland's national instrument. The only question I have now is: Reaction to the Nightwish documentary "Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours," when? Because I think you would love learning what it was like in 2012, when Floor joined Nightwish. Lol

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this are the moments you wish you were there,... these are things and performances that make memories

The instrument is called Uilleann pipes, they are Irish backpipes!

Love the reactions from all three of you 😀

I have to agree with you Donna on Tuomas (the keyboardist). Met him few summers ago and we talked a bit and he is so cute and kind.

Nightwish in this clip was: Floor Jansen (lead vocals), Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards), Emppu Vuorinen (guitar), Marko Hietala (bass + vocals), Kai Hahto (drums) and Troy Donockley ( flute/ Pipes / mandolin)... Marko Hietala left Nightwish recently and was replaced by Jukka Koskinen (bass) This 2015 Nightwish album 'Endless forms most beautiful' was inspired by the writings of Charles Darwin and the evolution of mankind on Earth... this track was narrated by biologist and author Richard Dawkins. Tuomas recently said that the theme of the evolution of mankind was what inspired the first of what will be 3 albums... the first (w/ the 'I' on the cover) was 'Endless forms most beautiful'... The second was 'Human Nature' (w/ the 'II' on the cover).... and the upcoming Nightwish album will be 'III''.

Welcom to the Nightwish Family :D

Everyones face at 7:15 I love it