Hurray, not blocked! I always melt when listening to this song from WT, yes Sharon's voice is so beautiful high and clear. And such a treat the song is with Anneke this time. I'm living in the Netherlands and hearing from you for first time Anneke is in Beste Zangers! Haha. I do not watch so much TV and for me was Floor was the skyhigh limit. But I will watch now. Thx Thomas and hope you had a nice time to yourself.
Thomas, as I you liked these wonderful ladies, but ......... how about three (3) wonderful Dutch ladies. In the past you reacted to AYREON, but the one (next to others) you missed is *_”Valley Of The Queens”_* : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TbebO5BZi-I.html (sadly a very short song, but wonderful).
This concert was in the Netherlands. In Rotterdam. Watched the dvd at least 20 times. It was a one-time concert with orchestra and choir. After seeing this i went to a lot of concerts of WT. Go to see them next year in a collaboration concert with Evanescence. Thank you for this reaction.
You know Sharon was in the Belgium version of Beste Zangers? The show is called "Liefde voor muziek" (the love for music). She did an amazing version of the Rose and you should listen to Just what I need tonight
@@roeloftooms Cool about Milo! And now you mentioned it I do remember (even though I have no tv and never watched this series live). Stef Bos is actually 100% Dutch. He was born in Veenendaal and studied to become a teacher in Utrecht. He later studied theater in Antwerpen and now lives there half of the year. That doesn't make him half Belgian though....
Great to have you back Thomas, always love your reactions. Had to chuckle that the news that Anneke will be in the Beste Zangers show even reached Seattle. You already got a number of suggestions, but i would like to drop a few of Anneke in your bucket list: Waking Hour ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pUKBV8M_XXE.html and Travel ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Y46Lft_BZxo.html . I felt these down my spine. They are from a 25-year reunion show of The Gathering called TG25, with all their current and previous singers. The show was recorded by fans, turned out to be of professional quality.
So you know Anneke from her work with Devin, and you know all these other popular symph/goth metal bands ... But I suspect you haven't checked out where all this started back in the 90s? A few bands initiated a new subgenre in metal and one of the most influential was The Gathering from the moment Anneke put her mark on their music. Devin and others like Tuomas were inspired by their landmark album 'Mandylion' (1995). A whole generation of metal lead singers got inspired by Anneke, and bands like WT, Nightwish, Lacuna Coil and Evanescence drew heavily from the soundscapes TG and some similar bands pioneered in. Time to explore their rich, varied and highly acclaimed discography I say. Albums like Mandylion and if_then_else are exceptional. So are concert dvds like 'A Sound Relief' and 'A Noise Severe'. Start by checking one of the epic TG25 performances to get a feel of the exquisiteness of their prog and metal blends, and of Anneke's exceptional vocal talents: 'Travel' or 'Waking Hour' or "On Most Surfaces'. Enjoy!
Second for The Gathering "Travel TG25": ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Y46Lft_BZxo.html or Bochum 2000: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xTo4Y6SjV_c.html and "Strange Machines Pinkpop 96": ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1HUMwinV2AQ.html
You hace to react to “The Promise” by Within Temptation also from live performance at BlackSymphony show that’s a beautiful piece. Greetings from Mexico🙏🤟
One of the better duets i have lustened to...they sound just awesome together! 🤘🥰 Maybe u can also The Gathering out, that was the band Anneke van Giersbergen was in... Leaves, Strange Machines come to mind. There is older footage (pinkpop 96) but also newer videos TG25 at Doornroosje 🤘 thnx man for doing this!
The Gathering are quite under-eh-known compared to many bands who followed their early pioneering tracks. Not exactly underrated though, as their album ratings on various prog and metal lists are quite high, giving the impression they're just as top notch as bands like Opeth, Epica, WT and Nightwish ... Ye. Odd aye?
@@grungegrumpy3585 all true words there...😊 fun fact after Floor Jansen saw Anneke and the Gathering live on stage, she knew what to do and kind of started After Forever!
@@Syp74 Ikr. How many of the people who know this had actually had a closer look beyond that Pinkpop '96 'pinnacle of goth metal' gig and had a full listen to TG's proggy/Floydy 'A Sound Relief' concert (2005), for instance? :^)
@@grungegrumpy3585 thank u so much for the sound relief concert...for me it started also at Pinkpop in 96 🤘 (frontrow) 😊 I often go back to listen to the last concert of Anneke with the Gathering Noise severe and the performance she did with the residentie orchestra in Den Haag! 🥰
If you want to see a very young Anneke, watch Strange Machines from The Gathering (Pinkpop 1996). Back in these days Anneke was the inspiration for Floor Jansen.
@@stephanie.r382 Tuomas has said that Anneke was his mayor inspriation to get a female singer for his band in the first place. In a way it is thanks to Anneke and The Gathering that Nightwish came to excist at all....
The amazing thing is also that this was Anneke's first time on big stage since splitting up with The Gathering. So this really was something truly special for everyone involved.
Hi Thomas I think you should react to Anneke 's new album. You should react to Amorphis ft. Anneke AMONG THE STARS. WITHIN TEMPTATION do all the songs with the Black Symphony
THE THEME of the SILENT FORCE album,and, therefore by extension, also THE HEART OF EVERYTHING album, is based on a book The Silent Force, that had inspired Sharon.
How nice to see a new reaction of you. It really reflects the way I hear and feel this song. And you're right about the difficulty of a key change for the singers without a cue from the band/orchestra! This is a real treat for the ears.
Thank you for you great reaction. This complete concert is of the chart. If you want the best Symphonic metal songs you cannot get around the following two songs: 1. The Promise - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3oB2x5-44Zo.html 2. The truth beneath the rose - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cMPQUyub9Bo.html These songs are the epitome of symphonic metal, the ultimate combination of metal rock and a full symphony orchestra and choir.
If you want want to see a very young Anneke playing live with her band the Gathering in 1996, this is a fun video 🙂 This song was a big hit in the Netherlands, and at the time it inspired Floor Jansen to start singing in a metalband, which she has told us in de Beste Zangers 😊 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1HUMwinV2AQ.html
Hi mate! nice one! we hope that next season beste zangers take these 2 with simone simons, that would be an awsome show! they both are friends with floor jansen... please, react to scaretale from nightwish with annette?? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rnYrscO5eN8.html thanx! stay safe! greetz from the netherlands
Hey Ho, welcome back! Very healthy decision to take a break 👌😉 My all time Within Temptation favourites are "Mother earth" and "Stand my ground". There are live videos from The black symphony show 🤘
Still waiting for your blind channel reaction hope you check them out soon 🖤 and check out within temptation the other half of me from black symphony you will enjoy that
Great reaction! You should check out some more of this Black Symphony concert, not a bad song in it (also, they usually don't get blocked!) If you want some of their heavier stuff try "The Howling", "The Promise" or "Hand of Sorrow" from Black Symphony!
Hiya Thomas! Glad to see ya again 😃 I’m not familiar with these ladies. Such pretty singing voices and harmonizing together. They’re singing is kind of “breathy” and adds to the softness. What a beautiful arrangement. Again ty for showing me new (to me) music. See you soon friend. Take care as always.
Hey, nice to hear back from you! I never got into Within Temptation as much as Nightwish or Epica but this song is really beautiful, specially this version... amazing harmonies
Hey kerel, thanks for this one. Really relaxing after a hard days work! These ladies sound awesome together. Good to see you back Thomas, temp dropped somewhat I guess?😅 Greetz from a still rainy Limburg 🌧️🤘😉
Judging from thumbnails of earlier reaction videos, I see your beard is coming along nicely. Rob's beard from Home Free would be a nice target for you. :-)
glad to see you again! anneke is not. in the studio version of this but regardless of this, this is one of my favourite ballads of all time, for any band. its beautiful. on a small sidenote: you should add "ascension - dream state armageddon" and "divide and conquer" by epica to your list of songs to react to. theyre absolute bangers and the latter especially has really good orchestration.
I have never been able to get into Within Temptation but when Anneke came on for me it made the song come alive, really enjoyed it Thomas, hope life is going well bud 🦇🤘
@@ThomFoolery1 I am a big fan and have seen them many times live here in the Netherlands. Even in the real early days when they would play in really small venues (tent-party’s) in local towns here, where the sound was crappy 😉 they are from the village next to the village I grew up in, I almost went to the same high school as Sharon (she’s just a few years older and I’m not sure to which one of the two schools in town she went to… I did occasionally see her in the shopping area. They moved away from the small village later on, as did I) so I kind of grew up with their music. Now I listen to nightwish more; hope to see them live soon! Haven’t been to any concert of them so I envy the people who were there ☺️ we all have bucket- and wish lists I guess! Thanks for the nice reaction I had missed your channel 👍
Thanks for the kind words. That is cool that you're from the same area. It must be amazing to see local musicians go from playing small venues to being international stars. Hope you get to see NW soon!
Hey Welcome back!! It has brought back memories of my adolescence. The Gathering and WT without a doubt one of my favorite bands at the time. Great reaction Thomas. Keep rocking 😉🤘
@@ThomFoolery1 I'm very well thank you. Hope you are okay too!😉And here comes my recommendation haha I would like you to react to a band from Greece called Septicflesh..🤘
What a perfect combination with Sharon and Anneke 😎 I saw / shot WT some times and always loved it. I love how they change „roles“ over and over again. Great to see you again. Taking time for oneself is so important, but often neglected/forgotten.
