Doug, I can’t thank you enough for putting me onto Nightwish. When I saw your post a few months ago for “Ghost Love Score”, like you I had never heard of Nightwish. I thought I heard you say they were requested by viewers just as much as Iron Maiden. I thought “really?” Now I know why. I can’t stop listening to them. Thank you for introducing them to me!

All the growls are Floor on every chorus with Marco singing the clean notes.

Floor is the one growling "yours is an empty hope" while Marco sings it

FYI Floor was not pitchy at the end, she is growling during all the choruses, including the end also, which is not pitch driven, but more using dynamics, if I am not mistaken.

Next time you do Nightwish you must do Shoemaker!

Yep, floor is the growler. Couldn't believe it at first. So versatile.

02:51 Musically telling someone to F off is Nightwish’s Bye Bye Beautiful. or Master, Passion, Greed. Tarja answers Toumas with Enough and I Walk Alone. 😬😬 That all turned bitter QUICK. 💙💙💙All Hail Floor !! 💙💙💙 Infantryman-Nightwish Army. US Regiment. Kentucky Battalion

Again I love your explanations about the technicalities and chords, gives a totally different approach from the voice coach reactions who were all quite flabbergasted about the fact that it's Floor doing the growling here (and proving she can do that too), something you totally bypassed but that's not what I''m looking for in your reactions. Subscribed!

Yes, many people that watched this version just seem to believe it is Marko growling during the chorus, Marko does the clean vocals during the chorus, Floor does the growling, and that loud bear growl at the end, Floor. A better version to see and hear it more clearly is at Wembley on this song. Just another thing the Queen can do. Nice reaction.

The next Nightwish song I'd like to see is Song of Myself :)

Nightwish was definitely a band that I'd meant to listen to for a long time, literally over a decade, but it wasn't until Doug's videos that I finally started listening to them. Thanks, Doug! Still keeping my fingers crossed for some Transatlantic or Spock's Beard. Love the older prog rock reactions, but there's more modern prog rock too!

Doug, as someone has mentioned, I think, that Floor is the one who is growling. What a range she has.

Nightwish Navy ship M/S Baltic Princess, 212 m long and 29 m wide. There is 12 floors (that night 13). Baltic Princess cruising Baltic Sea from Turku (Finland) to Stocholm (Sweden).

Doug you totally missed it. Floor was growling on your is a empty hope part all the way through & it was her at the end , maybe re listen to it

Nice one as usual Doug. Always happy to see you cover and enjoy one of my go-to bands.

Wembley version Floor's growls are more audible.

I hope Doug releases a comprehensive music theory education course. It would be great to learn music from him.

"Those darned whipper snappers listening to the rock music are disrupting my afternoon nap!" - Old person on Nightwish Cruise Alpenglow done live. =)

Ya all, Doug didn't even noticed Floor growled almost the entire song.

Epica - Consign to Oblivion - If you like this, you'll love that. And I just discovered it a couple weeks ago! Then there's also Ancient Bards - Through my Veins... another great song.

This is Tuomas' and Nightwish's f@#k off response to all the keyboard warriors and social media trolls that were on their case at some point (or always be...). Brilliant. The lyrics are spot on.

Congratulations! and thanks for sharing! you concentrated on the music AND THE MEANING of the song and the lyrics. Refreshing as usual. Keep up your good work!

It is Floor at the end, the only growling has been done the whole song by Floor.

I'm addicted to watching Dr Doug reacting to Nightwish

Please do Haggard - Eppur si Muove this is a real classic orchestra with metal elements

Please react to Van Der Graaf Generator- A plague of the lighthouse keepers. Every second of this song is fantastic. A pure prog rock classic

Doug thank you so much for giving us your music wisdom. your students are very lucky!

Doug, you are the best. Thanks for reacting / teaching with so much entertainment.

I was waiting for Doug to notice it was Floor growling the whole time too! Figured it be a jaw dropping moment lol.

Yes! At last Nightwish again! Awsome analysis once again Doug. Shoemaker would be a very intresting analysis for the next Nightwish reaction

LoL Floor was doing all the Growling and Marco singing the whole time. ;) Maybe check out the Wembley version to see & hear it better. Also, this was a "Nightwish Cruise" - only Nightwish fans & staff were aboard as far as I know. I have listened to this song so many times and your analysis of the lyrics never occurred to me to apply it to the internet. Fits. Thank you.

This was a special Nightwish fan cruise done for the release of their album. If you watch the documentary clips they posted about the release of the “Endless forms most beautiful” album, you will find one clip that gives some background information about the cruise. There also exist videos of an unplugged performance they did on that cruise.

Haha that growling was Floor all along😁 Next "Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean" from Buenos Aires 2018🤘🏻

Hardest Nightwish song I know so far. I think you missed it, it's actually Floor doing the growls on the chorus while Marko does the clean singing, showing she's really a versatile singer. May I suggest more Nightwish, Epica or try Within Temptation next?

Happy to see another Nightwish reaction!

I am waiting for Doug to deconstruct masterpieces like Poet and the Pendulum, Dead Boy's Poem, Wishmaster, Meadows of Heaven, and some others... I'm sure those compositions are right on his alley.

Doug is so cool The Sun Shines on him 24 hours a day

I dig your knowledge of chords, makes things easier for me to tinker Nightwish on my guitar.

Doug, you're a great guy. Cheers from Brazil!

Nightwish only three US cities in 2021 Lowell, MA 10-7-2021 Tickets on sale now! Well worth the hike, drive, or flight!

This is so fun, This Doug really is a notes type. He doesn't hear the vocal coach stuff, which is cute. A professor with humility is always cool, my teachers in college were quite arrogant.

It's too loud, I'm trying to sleep... 💤😴💤😴💤 Hilarious Doug! 🤣🤣🤣

"OK, I hear Marco growling, but Floor? Is this the show when she was sick?" - confused Doug

Doug really dug it. 🤣 Big Nightwish fan here so thanks for that.

Hopefully you see this comment. Thanks to your reactions, I was able to learn from my playing how and when I use certain chords. And teach that knowledge onwards. The breakdown of what key and what chords are used is really really insightful.

Listen to this same song live in Mexico City & live at Wembley!

My first experience of Nightwish was the instrumental, "Last of the Wilds", which I still adore. Great band!

Doug, I would suggest some Blind Guardian. And Then There Was Silence or The Ninth Wave would be nice starters.

"I really Doug it" haha Great little analysis - thank you!

You have a great appreciation for so many varieties of music. Love the idea of the old people on a cruise not quite appreciating the heavy metal cabaret. I'm sure they did. And, as Empuu and Marko suggest, the old people can't quite keep time with their clapping. It's the Sanatogen kicking in combined with the need for the toilet.

People are constantly missing that it's Floor doing the growls. I found if you watch her mouth when she does it you can tell. Some can tell near the end or on the last Empty Hope.

Congrats, this is the second band you've gotten me into. And I saw y'all saying that Floor was growling, but to actually hear how guttural it is is honestly *impressive.*

I don't think there be a lot of people complaining on this "metal" cruise ship😁🤘

Problem with being a retired old git is I've missed some good stuff over the years. First time I've seen/heard this group. They're good, thx for the intro :) . Got another prog rock for you to check out, Caravan - L' Auberge du Sanglier

Manowar-Heart of steel (with orchestra or not)

Please check out Sons of Winter and Stars by Wintersun, would love to hear your thoughts on something with slightly harsher vocals but very symphonic!

hi, former cruise ship worker here. yes, nowadays vessels are scarily huge, they have big stage for this kind of shows.

This was a special cruise for Nightwish and their fans, no other passengers on board...

What a cruise! I was there 🤘🤘

"Have a Coke and a smile..." that was from Eddie Murphy.

I think what people like you and Rick do is the future of teaching.

Hey Doug, I'm almost one of those 'Old People'. See me in the care home in a few years (along with a lot of your other fans here) going 'Turn it up!' and rocking our zimmer frames. It'll be the young staff going 'Hey dudes, turn it down, we're trying to sleep!' :D.

THe virtual NW show was amazing. From what i understand Kai Hahto the drummer asked on his FB if they should release it on DVD. Obviously everybody that saw the @ shows said yes... like me.. So expect it in 6 months. They might even release 1 or 2 before then. Like Noise or Shoemaker from the new album.

I know that there are many who prefer this version, but I just feel like Floor's growls are clearer in Wembley. The guitar tone is also much better imo.

Thank you from another Nightwish fan. I was trying to think of what song you would like best to listen to next, and I think "Sleeping Sun" is one of their most beautiful, and has a very interesting melodic tone I would like to know more about. Also, this is the Nightwish song people most commonly recommend for those who wish to hear something from their previous lead singer, Tarja. And since you enjoy well-crafted lyrics it is very strong on that as well. Here are the lyrics from the song as an example -- very beautiful stuff: The sun is sleeping quietly Once upon a century Wistful oceans calm and red Ardent caresses laid to rest For my dreams I hold my life For wishes I behold my night The truth at the end of time Losing faith makes a crime I wish for this night-time To last for a lifetime The darkness around me Shores of a solar sea Oh how I wish to go down with the sun Sleeping Weeping With you Sorrow has a human heart From my god it will depart I'd sail before a thousand moons Never finding where to go Two hundred twenty-two days of light Will be desired by a night A moment for the poet's play Until there's nothing left to say I wish for this night-time To last for a lifetime The darkness around me Shores of a solar sea Oh how I wish to go down with the sun Sleeping Weeping With you Sung either by Tarja or Floor the effect is really "Aphoria"-like. I would accept the results of a poll on which version; or whatever you decide. P.S. I have noticed that it was part of their "Virtual Concert" that you mentioned; the setlist also says that "this is the first time performed since 2016". But like you said we will have to wait for the video to come out on this one.

Shoemaker by Nightwish is a must!

I've learned to enjoy the hate mail that I get. It makes my day to rile people up so.

This is them perhaps in their most Pantera-ish influenced. Pantera was and is known for its groovy, powerful driving riffs.

Let me explain why you have to hear A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers from Van der Graaf Generator. It is a long song (23 minutes) ideal for a friday hearing. It has a very intriguing lyrics with an open end. It got 4 months to record and because of this was considered impossible to perform live. Robert Fripp (the guitar player wearing glasses from King Crimson) plays in 2 sections of the piece. VdGG is formed by a keyboard player, a singer, a saxofone/flute player, and a drummer. Finally, the singer Peter Hammill is one of the influences of Bruce Dickinson and Fripp considers him the vocal´s Jimmy Hendrix. What are you waiting to hear this piece?

hahaha "I dug it!" Pun intended? Nice reaction on the composition and lyrics. But too bad you missed the fact that Floor is doing the growling and Marko does the clean singing on "Yours is an empty hope" Nightwish Army always enjoys the shaken reactors when they notice...

There are metal cruises known as 70000 tonnes of metal and they usually have great line-ups from what I've seen. Kiss used to do a cruise too but not sure they still would now at the end of their career

Love to see you do some stuff from Floor's previous bands Revamp and After Forever

Thank you, Doug! Been listening to Nightwish for the last 20 years and still enjoying a lot their music! What do you think about Two Steps From Hell and Thomas Bergersen compositions? :) Maybe some reaction to a recording session with Capellen Orchestra and Choir next time?

Huge Nightwish fan. On another note (pun intended), listen to the 2011 performance of Havergal Brian's Gothic symphony. Greatest concert I ever went to. How to tell someone to F off musically? Listen to Nightwish's song "Master Passion Greed".

Howdy! Recently found your channel and have been enjoying your first takes, especially 'Supper's Ready' and 'Tarkus'. Would love to see your impression of the music of Gentle Giant. Start with anything from Octopus; 'Knots' would be a good one or the opener, 'The Advent of Panurge'. Take care!

.... Awesome

This was a Nightwish cruise and was really neat - the concert was the main draw and the cruise was included in the ticket price. No geriatric cases there for a nap on this ship. I think NW does these kinds of social commentary pieces so well. "Noise" is another great example - particularly the music video; everything and anything wrong about the internet and social media was fair game with the band members in full costume playing to the lyrics which started out on the subject of cell phones with "you've become a tool of a tool". Marko plugging junk supplements and male enhancement pills, a really cute model taking selfies of everything and anything, including her own butt at one point. It was the lead off song at their virtual concert but if you choose to react to it you should go with the lyric video - it's just so well done and adds so much to the narrative.

React to some Luca Turilli's Rhapsody. Notturno is based off a Chopin Nocturne. Or react to Swan Lake from Dark Moor (obviously a Vivaldi cover)

Just found your reaction vids! Nice to have the reaction from a composers pov :) I adore nightwish, they are a world apart from most. Ps.. The live virtual shows were nothing short of spectacular!! ♥️ Also check out Beast in Black if you get the chance ;)

Thanks so much Doug!!! Athena -a new religion?

Marko and Floor "switched" vocals, where Marko does the singing and Floor the growls. "Normally" you would expect the reverse. This is a brilliant way to show that reality and perception can deceive you. Something that happens a LOT on the internet.

I love the cruise version. The only way I would ever go on another cruise is if it were NW cruise lol

Lol, seen for years announcements of prog cruises in Gulf of Mexico, with bands like Yes and other great artists ... maybe when I win a lottery :-)

Doug, I highly reccomend that you check out Jason Becker - Altitudes. It's a very emotional, technical and melodically interesting piece.

A great reaction video, Doug; however, I think you'll like the Live at Wembley version much better. It's got the stage, pyrotechnics, and much better sound. Plus, you can better hear Floor's growling underneath Marco's vocals on the chorus. Cheers!

All that talk about notes and chords and not a mention of Floor's growling

Thank you for not forgetting the army! #wewerehere

I think you reacting to Polyphia GOAT or OD would be one of the most interesting things I can imagine.

Great video as usual, but I’m surprised you didn’t mention that Floor was doing the growling on this one!

First of all I would like to thank you for your channel 🤘👍consider yourself as a part of the Nightwish family. Two song I would like you to react to is: "Dark chest of wonders" and "Last ride of the day". 🤘 Best wishes and greetings from Norway.

Love how informative your videos are and the range of different music you listen to, have introduced me to some new artists for sure. I heard a song 'Implicit Demand for Proof' by the band twenty one pilots the other day and would love to hear your thoughts!

London philharmonic does their backing tracks. They have a video on it. That was Floor growling the entire song..

Doug, you really need to analyze the song Tribal from the new album. If nothing else, we'd like to see you do the skeleton dance! 😱

You can use the left arrow to rewind 5 seconds, goes faster than doing it with the mouse Floor was growling, so pitch doesn't even matter

You mentioned Troy Donockley (I think!). He's also performed as part of groups like Iona, Magenta, and Kompendium (among others). So if you run out of other groups to listen to, there's a few more you might want to try out. 🙂

You should check out an Australian metal band called Ne Obliviscaris. One of their songs, And Plague Flowers the Kaleidoscope, has been used by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music for composition analysis.

If you want to hear Nightwish at their hardest and most angsty, then “Master Passion Greed” is what you want to listen to. There’s no live performance of it, so you’ll have to check out the album recording. The song is said to be directed at Tarja’s husband amidst the breakup; it’s absolutely an angry song.

The cruise was organized by the band themselves. It was called the Nightwish cruise, so I doubt there were any old people :D

Would love to hear your comments about their human nature- album 2. Cd. Fully orchesteral masterpiece! 4th song MOORS just gives me chills everytime when troy hits with those uillean pipes.

Shaman, fairy tale! I will insist I think it will be a interesting experience specially the version Live with some violins, next week 8 of June is 2 years since the death of the lead singer, and it was an amazing job he did! At least from me was a listener without much Music knowledge it is an amazing song (not The only one amazing but still)