Une nouvelle analyse remarquable! Avec cet album, Tuomas nous a en effet offert une oeuvre cohérente, belle et qui amène à la réflexion. Si "Music" est une invitation à la communion à travers la musique, "Noise" présente en effet un tableau beaucoup plus sombre, celui de notre société hyper-connectée et égo-centrée, où chacun devient l'acteur-spectateur de sa propre existence dans l'espoir d'attirer l'attention. Et celà, pour cacher la vacuité d'une existence trop bien conditionnée par la société et qui s'éloigne de plus en plus de l'essentiel : la vie que l'on pouvait encore il y a pas si longtemps partager en communauté, dictée par les saisons et la nature. Nos cités modernes ont tant oeuvré pour cacher la nature, et ce, jusqu'à faire disparaitre le ciel nocturne derrière un voile de pollution lumineuse, la culture connectée a tant fait pour centrer l'individu sur lui-même, que l'homme moderne ne sait plus détourner les yeux de lui-même pour voir ce qui l'entoure, comme le plan final de "Noise" le montre si bien. Merci, cher Frère, pour ce commentaire enthousiaste et si bien argumenté, celà change agréablement de la plupart des reactors qui se contentent de la forme et ne s'attardent que rarement sur le fond! J'attendrai avec impatience la suite !

What a fascinating guy. No youngster at all, yet so full of life, and awe, and even a child's wonder. Bless you, my brother! And to the young people reading this: Christopher Lee, descendant of Charlemagne, released a metal album at 91 years of age. He had this twinkle in his eye. I love old and adventurous music, and in metal, I find a most unusual peace, as if I've come home, to some mythical place, far away in time, yet I live and work absolutely in the moment. Though I turn 63 today, I also ride an Italian superbike. I spend most of the year removing the most dangerous trees around high voltage power lines, to prevent wildfires, and in fire season, (and there are really two fire seasons here in California), I go into the fires to fall burning trees, not to cheat death, but because of my love of life, and the natural world. These things, I think, are all related. I love life, and extreme music and extreme work for the same reasons, and, God willing, I hope to do this well into my seventies, and wild metal is coming with me. This song, the whole album, this monk so alive with a 'child-man's heart', Lee and his youthful love of metal, myself and my wildland love... Hear us and believe us: The noise needn't own you. If us old-timers can live joyous, fulfilling lives, so can you! That you're even alive on this amazing world... Is that not itself miraculous? So GO OUT from all the 'noise' and LIVE YOUR LIFE. 💝

I have to admit, that while I saw that your reaction had English translation, the previous auto-translations from French to English have been laughable. I decided to take a chance and I was mesmerised by your presentation. I have found a deeper understanding of both songs due to your lyrical and musical analysis. You deserve a great deal more views than you are currently receiving. Maybe others feel the same way about auto translation? Bon Chance mon ami, and I look forward to your next reaction to 'Shoemaker'. You may want to do some prior research on Eugene Shoemaker prior to your reaction? A Bientot. Kevin from England (PS - The line spoken by the little boy was "I Will Follow")

I truly enjoyed your deep analysis of the verses. Using a lyric video instead of official music video was a good choice too, emphasizing Nightwish's creation instead of Stobe Harju's, the Finnish film director who made the music video in collaboration with them (brilliant work on its own). For me, the message is obvious, and we all have our own involvement in this virtual world to the extent of our own ego. Nobody is without sin, right?.. :) We have created sharp tools, but double-edged. Please be aware that the next one, "Shoemaker", is a tribute to a real person, Eugene Shoemaker. Better to check his story first. Thank you for a Easter Sunday afternoon well spent! All the best from RO.

the child said "I will follow!". Once again a pleasure to see you reaction. Thank you

Thank you very much sir, for analyzing but also spreading the video. I have three daughters and it scares me how their friends grow up. I am praised with children who enjoy nature and walk with me and the dogs in the forest, play outside and have good times with their friends. But I see so many people that are drawn into their phone and are not aware of their surroundings. I feel so sad when I walk on the streets and people talk...with wireless headphones. Nobody seems to interact anymore. A friendly talk with a stranger can light my day. So many people outside, still there is nobody. Merci!

Thank you Frère, I needed this today, keep your magnifique work. Stay safe and stay metal.

In Dutch we have a saying: "I'm hanging on your lips" meaning "I'm hanging on every word you say." I love these in depth analysis and the passion that you bring into this lecture. It reminds me of my study Classics where we would talk over and over about verses of Vergil or Propertius having so many layers (meta poetry). Keep on the good work!

Greetings from Finland :)

You are probably very right about the compression. I think a lot of thought was given to the production of this track. Did you know that the sound recording is designed to give you a "surprise"? At the very beginning of the track, if you listen in mono, rather than stereo the "noise" cancels out and you can clearly hear Floor say "Shut Up". The beauty of this little "easter egg" is that you are more likely to hear mono if.....you're listening from your mobile..

in the oficial vid. you can see that every member has his own role in the video.... Tuomas plays the envirement freak hugging the trees, Troy playing the King, twittering to the world while he is sitting on the toilet (refers to Donald T.) Emppu the guitar player is the monk who is different than the others (a red screen) Kai the drummer plays a monk that makes selfies rather than to help Emppu, Floor plays the mother with a child and taking selfies, Marko the bassplayer is the industrial that sells pills (fat away) and the blond girl (not a nightwish member) plays a fake instagram modell who uses botox to stay pretty...

I thought it was interesting when you mentioned that the title refers to audio distractions, yet the lyrics refer to visual distractions. I hadn't thought about that. Great observation!

Vraiment merci pour vos chroniques lectio musica. Il existe tellement de grandes chansons dans le métal. De vraies voix, de vraies paroles qui ont un sens et toujours formulées dans un anglais correct sans grossièretés, des vrais musiciens et d'excellentes compositions. Vraiment merci de faire partager cela aux gens qui pensent que le métal est perversion, satanisme, haine. 💓💓💓🤘🤘🤘💓💓

I realy Enjoy your breakdown of the text, and it's meaning. Greetings from Sweden 😊 Keep Up the Good works.

This was an analysis that I didn't know that I needed. Thank you for your deep insight not just into the music itself, but also the lyrics. You've earn a sub, and I'll definitely be looking out for your future videos!

The most interesting and inspiring analysis of song lyrics I have ever heard (and watched). Thank you very much! I enjoyed this video.

Brilliant analysis! Thank you! Looking forward to more reactions!

It's a joy to see how much genuin love you feel for these songs! These videos are both a great way to get your unique perspective and an incentive to think about each line individually for myself. This deserves way more views than it's currently getting!

Another very insightful analysis. The video does provide us with an additional element that is not strongly present in the lyrics - hypocrisy. The characters all have their 'pretty' online personas and their far more prosaic, even ugly, offline reality. The eco activist bathing in oil when offline, and so forth. The young woman is Jessica Edstrom who is actually an Instagram model and she parodies her own lifestyle in the video. I thought that took a considerable amount of courage to appear in a video as a parody of yourself. Normally I don't subscribe to reactor channels, but I have to yours. I will be looking through more of your videos to see which of them may be subtitled, though my understanding of French is improving as I listen to you. A few decades back I lived in Quebec for a while, but ear has since gone stale. BTW, XimerTracks is a scammer bot. Another one goes by "Tom". They are characterized by non-specific praise for your video and a call to sub them. They're best blocked.

I love the way you approach to the music, that shows a lot of respect for something that has the power to change lives: Art (in this case Nightwish). Dont stop this reactions on Nightwish, the whole Human-Nature album is full of gems. Also, thanks for the efforts you make with the subtitles. Greetings from Colombia.

I am so glad I found your channel. This deep reading of the two songs in parallel was very interesting and helped me understand them better. Thank you for doing these reactions/analysis

Bonjour Guylain, j'ai écouté pas mal de réactions sue cet album et vous êtes le premier à décrire ce que je ressens en écoutant les deux premières chansons. Music vs Noise, la musique contre le bruit. La musique est ce son naturel, qui envahit paisiblement ton esprit et ton corps pour te donner des frissons et de la joie, qui change harmonieusement de rythme... Vs le son artificiel qui t'arrive en pleine face, t'excite et t'étouffe à la fois et que tu es heureux de voir s'arrêter pour retrouver du calme et de la liberté. La manière dont s'enchaînent ces deux morceaux est superbe, on ressent vraiment au plus profond de nous mêmes la différence entre la musique et le bruit, au-delà des paroles. En plus votre commentaire y ajoute une note technique, qui renforce le génie de Tuomas. Merci en tout cas pour ces réactions/analyses !

Subscribed. Absolutely loved your in depth analysis and your presentation style. You really feel the music and it's great to see. Your reactions and analysis are as epic as the songs themselves. Great job!

Can't wait to hear your analysis of Shoemaker. Dedication to Eugene Shoemaker, geologist and astrologist. I find your analysis detailed and fascinating. Thank you.

Oh, I already waiting your reaction to Endlessness! These are so great! Hart warming reactions. Thank you!

encore une fois une super vidéo , j'adore t est analyse car c'est beaucoup plus poussé que une simple review et c'est vraiment intéressante , merci encore =)

Je sais pas pourquoi mais ton commentaire de Tuomas qui etait pour en nous faire plein la face m'a faite rire. Belle analyse, continue ton bon travail, ta passion est intoxicante et je la partage definitivement.

Thank you, once again really interesting video. And also how you explain those differences between "Music" and "Noise". Now I understand why they sound so different! Thank you! It is a pleasure to follow your Nightwish new album journey :) . Cos Nightwish music is always a journey! :) Next song "Shoemaker", when you do your background work, key is US scientist Eugene Shoemaker. Read his life story (died 1997). Only person whose ashes are buried to the moon (1999) !!!

Masterpiece ! Amazing song ......

Greetings from England. love your in depth analysis with a great insight. hope you keep well and healthy.

A very late comment, but I just watched the video and wanted to give my idea of the meaning of "feast of fears" and "beyond the human horizon, something terrifying sleeps". Thinking of the themes of this album, I think it represents the human fear of confronting what lies beyond our own mortality. We turn towards "noise" of our electronic devices not only to seek pleasure and entertainment, but to distract us from the fears and difficulties that plague us in the real world. The world is scary in big and small things and bad news are everywhere. There is a whole vast universe out there that does not even know we humans exist. It can be comforting to just stop thinking about the bad and scary things and drown in the meaningless noise, "beautifully numb" as the song says, but doing this means you also miss all the good and beautiful things out there.

Thanks a lot!

What a great song. I loved your analysis and reaction again. You obviously have a deep understanding of the musical recording aspects of modern music. There is so much happening musically in a heavy rock song from Nightwish. So many instrumental frequencies coming at you from every direction. The only way to hear everything is to use extreme compression in the mastering process. The trick is to allow some of the intricacies of the vocals and softer sounds such as the keyboard strings to still be heard. Many times in Nightwish song Tuomas simply chooses to hammer out the accents on the keys instead of just hold the keys and strings in a sustaining fashion. You must have some direct musical recording experience to be so knowledgeable? Even though "Noise" refers to images, in my opinion it also applies to sounds in the way that the video portrays how big corporations advertise to all of us to prey on our vanity and need for other peoples approval. We are all driven by our own egotism. Advertising assaults us everywhere you go. Billboards, company logos, radios, television, and of course all over the internet. If you watch the actual music video you will see how my opinion ties in. I really love how deeply you go into analyzing the lyrics. Tuomas is such a genius at composing his poetic and intellectually stimulating compositions. Most lyricists don't approach song writing this deeply and it shows in their results. Can't wait to hear you thoughts regarding the next one, Shoemaker. This song is an Ode to Eugene Shoemaker. Until then, être bien et rester en sécurité. La paix soit sur vous.

As ABBA put it, thank you for the music. Most of social media is Noise but what you do here is Music. So, thank you!

Thank you for taking us on this beautiful journey with you!

Nice work!😀

Since I can't upvote any video more than once... I'm going through the whole album and upvoting.

Hallo friend, i am a Atheist, but your reviews are very very good..🤗stay save, fom northern germany to Canada, 👍 PAN has his song of this Album..

"Well done", as you said. Thank you. :-)

Very good analysis. Like the comparison with Pan inviting you and the slavery of the Noise. Tuomas himself sees this song as a positive one at the end, he said in one interview that the nature is there outside just get into it so ”get out and get in”... to the nature is the way to see this song. Also I see this song as a criticism to overly consume the digital world and not noticing the world and beauty around you. The reference of the black mirror is a tv series Black Mirror, a British dystopian science fiction anthology series but its concept is pretty much the same as your reflections. Thank you for this, I’ll continue to the next one from here 😊

Definitely have to listen to “Procession” such a beautiful song

Bonjour Guylain, Merci pour cette brillante analyse de Noise par le texte. La video, quant à elle, nous offre une etude noire et désabusée de notre société. Dès l'intro, le sinistre personnage masqué pose un bébé (l'Homme en devenir) sur une table et par le biais d un casque, l'enferme dans un univers virtuel sensé régenter sa vie (évocation du film Matrix ?). Univers virtuel d'oú il ne pourra pas s'échapper puisqu'on le voit vieillir par étapes pendant les différents breaks de la musique. Dès que nous entrons dans cet univers, nous sommes "agressés" par un enchevètrement de personnages en perpetuel mouvement, assénant une répétition d'images dont le point commun est le smartphone que l'on retrouve dans les mains de tous les protagonistes. Présenté ici (à raison ?) en objet développant l'ego de certains ou abrutissant la masse des autres, les transformants en troupeau uniforme rivé à leur écran, passant à côté de la beauté d'une oeuvre d'art (tableau de la Joconde). Tuomas et ses comparses nous montrent avec Noise que l'Homme qui perd le sens de la réalité et de l'essence même de la Vie n'a pas d'avenir. Le clip se termine sur un vieillard mourant isolé d'un monde magnifique qu'il aura ignoré toute sa vie. Une belle leçon à méditer.

I have watched the song Noise several times and there are some very striking visuals. in the beginning you see the group of people people in hoods looking down at the devices and yet one of the world's most beautiful paintings is in front of them. all they can do is look at their phones. it is also interesting that when you talked about the compression of the sounds 'Noise' in the sound and music but this is also mirrored by the compression of the videos images almost to the point of being overloading. this video reminds me of "Sound of Silence' by Simon and Garfunkel where the song says "When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light, That split the night". I know that they could not have predicted the world we live but yet their song seems a bit prophetic.

A near life experience , tells a lot of todays world

As you point out, this song is Noise (very loud, and direct). this fits perfect to what the song is about right. Thats one thing Tuomas is a master at, making these great lyrics, but also making the vocal express it in a way making the one listening connecting to what the song is about.. emotions put the right place in the vocal performance, as well as the music composed, of cause Floor also should have credit here, for delivering it like she does., without her, no voice.. the whole band should have credit right..lol Great reaction, really deep in the text there, loving it..!!

Hi! Its really refreshing to see someone being able to analyze and see text as in references and symbols on the go. Could the temple be the temple of now? The present moment?

Salut Guylain! J'ai été frappé par l'idée que les vampires numériques sont les traces des personnes mortes laissées à jamais sur Internet, et "pose pour les morts" aussi. Je pense comme amberle01 que la juxtaposition entre "Music" et "Noise" est une dichotomie intentionnelle. Une demi-heure très agréable avec vous! A la prochaine!

"Brave New World" is the title of a novel by Aldoux Huxley, where he depicts a dystopic society where people live in an artificial world in which they think they are happy because they are told to think so, but in fact they have forgotten to live the real life. And "Black Mirror" is also a TV series about the dangers of a society dominated by asrtificial devices.

I think the phrase "Color the yarn and the crow will gather" is exactly the way of saying the trend of following the crowd of mankind. I watched a very interesting TV show called "Brain Game", in which people did an experiment, they created a line with a barrier in front and a volunteer stood in it, then very Many people lined up following him and didn't quite understand what they were lining up for. It happens every day on social media, we follow trends (sometimes meaningless), eventually we have a bunch of people taking photos of them falling over their heads and excitedly posting on Facebook.

Brave New world = le meilleur des mondes, c'est un livre d'Aldous Huxley. Ce livre paru en 1932 a été visiblement une grande source d'inspiration pour le clip et les

You sir are the fra William of Baskerville when it comes to Nightwish analyzers. ;-))) Your deduction here is flawless, I guess. Tuomas writes very difficult lyrics by using very uncommon English words and lots of metaphors from many different sources. I have to always use dictionary and Wikipedia open when I try to analyze them. So it's not a miracle that there are not new album in every year, but with this album we have some meaty stuff coming. Do you mind if I ask why you are in this Nightwish world? As we know they are not particularly religious, some of them are even openly referred themselves as atheists. Non-religious humanists they are for sure. It's quite a funny that non-religious artists portray aspects of the real world better than strictly religious figures. Even when the topics are very important and even fundamental to all religions.

trés bonne video et trés bonne analyse , comme d'habitude j'attend la suite par contre la prochaine sera sur une vrai personne je ne ten dis pas plus mais cela pourras vous aiguillé pour votre analyse ps " ils avaient fait aussi une chanson en single qui n'etait pas sur l'albulm endless form most beautiful et le single s'intitule "sagan" si vous ne l'avez pas ecouté c'est une trés bonne musique " .

YES! I only wish more people would feel and revel in this coherence of the music and the poetry that NIGHWISH presents... I wish it would prompt them to look deeper beyond the simple meanings, or simple joys of "rocking out". As such, maybe, some whining about this being "too soft" or not throwing in enough all-out vocal screams, or solos, would cease. Your last remark, Brother, was to the point, no - to the core: NIGHTWISH is not "for beginners" anymore. That is possibly why the superficial are not "getting" the praise, while others claim this to be the best since Beethoven. All the clamor part of the Endless Noise, of course. :))) P. S.: Maybe not too big of a spoiler that the LAST song of the album if called... "Endlessness". No coincidences in this one. That is what you take 5 years for!

I wonder if the chorus lyrics are any reference to Aldous Huxley's Brave new world in which people are kept in a slave state by some pills that they have to take everyday. Could our phones and devices be the new Huxley's pills, almost a hundred years later? Because one must admit that a lot of people are now slaves of these devices! As for the music, wow and wow and wow. There is SO MUCH to discover in there, what masterpiece, just as the video is in its own right!

@Guylan Prince se vuoi sentire floor grouling ascolta "your is an empty hope is amzing e questa canzone fa un ritratto perfetto della triste realtà moderna anche in Italia molti miei coetanei invece di parlare, ad esempio quando si è al bar, scambiarsi idee, sono tutti ognuno sulla propria sedia a guardare il telefonino,proprio come in una scena del video (dove c'e Emppu) è molto triste

not i need home, the child says i will follow

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Noise in the communication world is the term for all kind of sounds and things that makes ‘noise’ but is blocking the real communication between sender and receiver. It is all around you and comes to with communication but it blocks the capability of us to really hear what the other person wants to say. For real hearing the other you have to reduce the noise. So stop send false images what not your real one are. Stop looking at your screen. start to go outside and look how beautiful the real world is. So, play your own music. Do not replicate others and feat the beast like a modern priest of Ego-Land (yourself). Enjoy life. The third song is Harvest, what means: contribute something uniques to the world what is really worthfull instead of Noise. .

brave new world is a book of aldus huxley describing a world that is completely controled

Reaction Nightwish The Siren ,Tarja Turunen :)

Yes the guy in the "Industrial "black suit putting the baby on an altar were it lives out it's live through a screen onley 😎 A distopian life

But you didn't show the sinful bits 😂

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