NIGHTWISH - Shoemaker ( Story and Reaction )
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4 жыл бұрын05:08 The Life of Gene Shoemaker
10:27 The Death of Gene Shoemaker
12:50 The Man on the Moon
16:50 NIGHTWISH - Shoemaker (REACTION)
28:00 Credits
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@khahto 2 жыл бұрын
you are the best! "adds a heart"
@HalfLifeSistah 2 жыл бұрын
Kai!! 🥰🙃 YOU are the BEST, baby! 😘 Thank you so very much for the love! It is so appreciated! 🤗🌻❤️✊🏾🤘🏾
@Donna-C Жыл бұрын
Yay Kai!
@freyallarganswald4746 Жыл бұрын
I agree Kai this must be the best research and reaction of any NIGHTWISH song.
@HalfLifeSistah Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! ♥
@ookkuulto 9 ай бұрын
Kai eres un baterista increible, Un tremendo aporte a nigjtwish.
@rickybouman21 4 жыл бұрын
Not just a reaction, this is investigating reporting at its finest.
@572Btriode 4 жыл бұрын
Very well said, Wolfie and Sistah are absolute gems; and Sistah I am loving the hair, it's stunning. I greatly regret I can only do one thumbs up, or I'd have done dozens.
@missstonehagel389 4 жыл бұрын
Wolfman, thanks for your deep and detailed research, you're a great teacher And sista, I bought this album today and sat in my boyfriend's car totally flashed, shivering, speechless Anytime I hear a new Nightwish masterpiece I end up crying
@coribueno 4 жыл бұрын
YES! love the way they honor the history of all the things behind it, makes the experience better.
@HalfLifeSistah 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, baby 🤗♥️
@HalfLifeSistah 3 жыл бұрын
@@572Btriode I appreciate you 😌 Thank you 🤗♥️
@patriknordin353 4 жыл бұрын
This is the reason why people are hoarding toilet paper too wipe their eyes to this song
@black4pienus 4 жыл бұрын
It all makes sense now!
@veronicaue180 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Blaming Covid-19 for everything is so easy.
@Beatz-he5xe 4 жыл бұрын
patrik nordin hahaha...brilliant
@nikohietala3898 4 жыл бұрын
Good one! 👍😄
@johncheek2415 4 жыл бұрын
This is another reason Tuomas Holopainen is a musical genius, unequaled by any one, The true Mozart of our time.
@hannadegerlund3227 4 жыл бұрын
Sibelius ☝️
@charlesxavier.. 4 жыл бұрын
You are right! And in my opinion there are three more musical genius...Christofer Johnsson ( Therion), Víctor Smolski ( Rage) and Christos Antoniou ( Septicflesh)...
@user-jy1bc3gw2q 4 жыл бұрын
No, not true. There is a version of him that makes mostly electronic music who is a one in a billion genius prodigy as well. He's referred to as the electronic Mozart haha, I shit you not. And I gotta say, he holds up to Tuomas, which is insane to think we could have two of them in one lifetime. I know that we do not deserve this. Things he has in common with Tuomas are that he can make absolutely anything and everything, every album he puts out is basically a different genre, he likes to change time signatures constantly, he likes to use symphonic elements, also been in circulation since the 90s.. In an ambient album of his, he has stutters and sounds that are like *1/16,000th notes* which he'll *speed up and slow down exponentially...* go figure that shit. It tickles my brain and gives me the equivalent of a Floorgasm. He also plays all of the different instrumentation himself throughout the album. In other albums he sings. It's just not fair. This album, *"A Binary Universe"* was inspired by the birth of his daughter. This is the kind of album you need to listen from beginning to end though because that's how he writes his albums. They're one long continuous journey. One time he released one of his other albums in two long tracks, side A and side B so people couldn't just chop it up haha. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/isuTd8-hrKfMoWQ.html Get stoned and listen to this with your eyes closed. You're welcome. Just keep one hand on the volume because each song starts out sooo quiet so you gotta turn up to hear because even though it's barely audible it's so intricate, but then you're going deaf in a minute haha. *I do recommend not switching tracks though and letting one play into the next.* The second track is super trippy and he kinda delves into this jazzy shit, and crazy stutters. The 4th track, *The Golden Ratio* is my favorite, it's soo beautiful and awesome guitar. If you're only gonna listen to one that's what I recommend haha. Btw this album is written for Dolby 5.1, so if you can do that and lay in the center of it all (and especially if you have acid or mushrooms) that is pretty much ideal.
@agustinmanyari 4 жыл бұрын
Bri Nothing special in those 8 minutes. So I’m not agree with you.
@InsomniaQ 4 жыл бұрын
@clark cimmerian source?
@ChrisPage68 4 жыл бұрын
LAUDATO SI AD ASTRA - "Praise Be To The Stars". Floor has never sounded more beautiful than in that final section. And the voice speaking the quote from Romeo And Juliet is Tuomas Holopainen's wife Johanna Kurkela, who is part of AURI, with Tuomas and Troy Donockley.
@HalfLifeSistah 4 жыл бұрын
Her voooiiice, right?! My goodness!! NW is just so perfect! My fav band ♥
@Latexi_LMX 4 жыл бұрын
Laudato Si - Praise be to You, Ad Astra - To the Stars.
@ChrisPage68 4 жыл бұрын
@@HalfLifeSistah I first heard it on the album release day, laying in my hospital bed (all's well now, so don't panic!) and I just cried! It was a cathartic moment - and Floor's just this minute teased that she's recorded some new material of her own. In TWO LANGUAGES! 😱 I love that woman, but she is such a tease!! 🤦
@NeeceLoneWolf 4 жыл бұрын
@@HalfLifeSistah Johanna when she sings, the gates of heaven open. Her voice is pure bred angelic. I've ugly cried to Johanna singing.
@JoTummers 4 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisPage68 I agree, I saw that message of her too. I am SOOOO curious what she is up to!!
@musicismychurch 4 жыл бұрын
I seriously need people like you two in my life. It's so refreshing to listen to people who actually care about something other than themselves.
@HalfLifeSistah 4 жыл бұрын
🤗😘♥️
@572Btriode 4 жыл бұрын
Very well said.
@beee462 4 жыл бұрын
As a geologist myself... thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to get into the details about this song. I was ecstatic when I first heard this song that my favorite band gave love to Eugene Shoemaker and I'm glad his story is being brought to light with this song. Now I must watch your Greatest Show on Earth reaction as well!
@TauriReacts 4 жыл бұрын
I have listened to this song SO many times, it is my favourite from the new album... but I still teared up with you guys when Floor comes in with that angelic vocal at the end. It's absolutely incredible and mind blowing. I'm the same as you Wolf, I never thought someone could make GLS better than it already was, then Floor comes in with her performance at Wacken 2013 and blows everything out of the water! Love you guys, stay safe! 🤘💜
@CrisHermetica 4 жыл бұрын
Even Floor's haters must agree that this woman is a goddess, her voice is out of this world. And this song is just perfect, not good, not great, just perfect. Nightwish was my favorite band since Tarja was the lead singer, but now it's not just my favorite band, it's more than that, and a huge part of that is because Floor is the lead singer now, and she make this band even better than they was. I'm just sad because a lot of people don't even know this amazing band and didn't hear this masterpiece. Btw great reaction guys, a big hug from Argentina.
@auralcreation7605 4 жыл бұрын
Astaroth Frix - totally agree
@jerrypapadatos1210 4 жыл бұрын
There are Floor haters? Iam pretty new to this band I can’t believe there are Floor haters
@JessicaSalvador91 4 жыл бұрын
@@jerrypapadatos1210 Yes, the Anette fans who don't like Floor trying to sing soft. And then there's always the Tarja trolls who think that Floor's classical style is not on par with Tarja's. They say that Floor is a jack-of-all-trades, but a master of none. In my opinion, Floor just feels most at home with the bombastic metal sound. Anette does best with the soft ballad, folk-type stuff. Tarja does best with opera and classical. Each vocalist has their strengths and weaknesses; people will just hate on whoever doesn't fit their bias.
@gillandianyt3920 3 жыл бұрын
Similar to Richard Dawkins? Paraphrase: "Many will never experience, because they have never been born"
@darkaether2798 2 жыл бұрын
They don’t, but they’re not being honest to themselves.
@OJB42 3 жыл бұрын
When the worst thing about a song is that it ends too soon, you know you've got an awesome song. More great song writing by Tuomas. And those vocals at the end... wow!
@ingovonderluhe2174 4 жыл бұрын
And we all know how the Song ends.....and we got EXACTLY the reaction we all expected !!!
@SomeYouTubeTraveler 4 жыл бұрын
I suspected she would be absolutely breaking down in tears, like the end of BABYMETAL's Rondo of Nightmare... but getting fired up in joy is just as powerful!
@dr.lahlahroo4751 4 жыл бұрын
I cried when I first heard Shoemaker, then I replayed this song soooo many times I thought I got over it... Then here you go with this reaction and now I'm bawling again! Floor's voice was just majestic. Toumas is truly a genius. Nightwish is in a whole new level in this album.
@ishratelmono7154 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful intro. That is why i love your videos so much. So full of emotion, and from the heart.
@eevee2512 3 жыл бұрын
that ending hits me EVERY TIME, no matter how many times i listen to it 🥺
@matletac 4 жыл бұрын
let’s face it: the real issue with that album is that it is way too short.
@pavolridrich3434 4 жыл бұрын
yeah... only 2 cds :D ... whole album is amazing, not so heavy as usually but each song is absolute perfection
@Diavolo222 4 жыл бұрын
@@pavolridrich3434 yeah album is insanely good. Some of the songs needs a few more listens to get into, like for me - procession, music, harvest were like this, but after that, it's just full speed away on the hypetrain.
@MrRon1968 4 жыл бұрын
Shoemaker 1 HOUR Why ? because this song is F&cking awesome kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ir9kicx4uLqwZn0.html
@brysonburnette2573 4 жыл бұрын
The average album is 30-40 minutes. The “Human” section is 50 minutes and the “Nature” section is 30 minutes. That’s 1 hour and 20 minutes. It’s a good length.
@R---66---R 3 жыл бұрын
The real Tissue???
@margotsherenn 4 жыл бұрын
As a Geologist myself, I thank You very much for describing his life with such details. He was a great man and we owe him a lot. His story is beautiful. When I first heard the song, it touched my heart deeply, and still does. The lyrics, the voice, everything is georgous and full of meanings. Beautiful reaction, thanks for the video. :)
@HalfLifeSistah 4 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy you enjoyed it 😊🤗♥️
@korvkioskshelvete 4 жыл бұрын
The way HalfLifeSista reacts to good music brings tears to my eyes. She smiles, she cries, she looks lost, she can’t breathe, she looks about to faint. When I first watched your videos I thought it was over reacting. Now I know better. She reacts with mind, body and soul, and I envy her for that...
@HalfLifeSistah 4 жыл бұрын
Awe, hi sunshine! I'm glad you stuck around to get to understand me better. I appreciate you 🤗♥️
@gillandianyt3920 3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps have a search for "Highly sensitive person", explains a lot 🤩 It can be overwhelming at times, breathe sister, breathe...
@donaldcampbell9483 4 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine his wife listening to this song! I would love to see that. She is 90 and I hope she has heard this beautiful song.
@Willifrex 4 жыл бұрын
I really hope she comments on it
@djokealtena2538 4 жыл бұрын
Can't we get it to her somehow? There can't be that many Shoemakers...
@fredvanwyk5869 4 жыл бұрын
This was, in my opinion your best review ever! The introduction to Shoemaker was extremely well done and it amplifies the meaning of the song even more. Thanks.
@HalfLifeSistah 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@paleofolk9460 4 жыл бұрын
As a paleontologist, I've definitively been moved by this song. As you said, for us going to "smash" rock with the hammer is one, if not THE, of the best experience in our field, which means travelling to far places, outside human's territory, confronting Nature at its best. You find yourself back in time in the environment (working on sediments 150 million, 200, 500, 1 billion years old) and in the soul, when humans were just another new species in the stage of evolution. Absolutely brilliant, Nightwish have become a musical symbol for natural sciences (biology [with Procession], evolution [Greatest show], geology/paleontology [Endless Forms Most beautiful, plus others] and physics in general [this one and Endlessness). Other people already commented on the "Laudato Si Per Aspera" and "Laudato Si" itself. I'd like to add another possible reference, "Per Aspera Ad Astra", "attraverso le asperità sino alle stelle" in italian, "through hardships to the stars", a recent quote modified from Latin proverbs (like from Seneca, Cicerone and Virgilio). It would mean, in this case, that even through the hardship of Eugene's life (the disease which prevent him to go to the Moon, and his death), he was able to reach his dream.
@missstonehagel389 3 жыл бұрын
I know this Quote by Tycho von Brahe, an astrologist from Denmark, who had a observatory by the sea
@Bai_Su_Zhen 10 ай бұрын
This is what an actual reaction looks like. You're transforming the content and adding value to it with your commentary, painting the picture for everybody to put the song into context, as opposed to just stealing it and fake emoting. I really like some of your videos that I've just watched.
@HalfLifeSistah 9 ай бұрын
Hello, again! And thank you, love :) :-* ♥
@norkathompson1346 3 жыл бұрын
I have listen to this song over 15 times and I cried every single time, this song summarize what the album makes you feel. So many emotions in one song.... What an amazing work you have done with this video. The best reaction to this masterpiece.
@Rikitikisiki 4 жыл бұрын
Legendary man, legendary band, legendary song. Legendary reaction channel.
@robgerhardterellen1488 3 жыл бұрын
One of the best Nightwish songs up till now. Only far too short, the Laudato Si part at the end of the Shoemaker song should be an album version itself of two hours epic metal heroic operatic explosion, not a two-and-half minute piece of music.
@davetherave4771 4 жыл бұрын
We are all crying to Floors angelic voice! Amazing isn’t it😅
@AnOldGreyDog 4 жыл бұрын
Laudato si is also the title of a prayer (?) by Francis of Assisi. There's a Canadian Franciscan friar named Guylain Prince on YT who's doing a series of in-depth textual analyses of all the songs on the album (he's a Nightwish fan...) and he went into transports of delight when he got to that bit. His reactions and analyses are well worth watching - they're in French with subtitles, but his manner is very engaging and his insights are quite stimulating. Take the time, you'll thank me...
@dalbertyn 4 жыл бұрын
Yes! I also came across his videos recently!
@ChrisPage68 4 жыл бұрын
He is a fabulous man - even to a cynical atheist like me. 😉
@pinkfluffypandicornblub2706 4 жыл бұрын
can absolutely recommend his videos aswell :)
@matea828 4 жыл бұрын
His reaction to the 'laudato si ad astra' part brought tears to my eyes.
@geminigrrl66 4 жыл бұрын
I just subscribed to him. He's amazing. His sheer joy is infectious. Thank you for the rec.
@sugoruyo 3 жыл бұрын
First time I heard the second half of Shoemaker I was just shaking in my chair. I'd already read what it was about and the greatest thing about it was what the song represents. Science and art are humanity's noblest pursuits. We don't need no tales of angels nor demons to scare our minds into submission to a closed horizon. We need to know the real, human stories of great scientists and artists who expand our horizons and thus our humanity. Tuomas is a great musician of course but, his greatness as an artist doesn't stop in his grasp of musical theory and storytelling (remarkable though that may be). What makes this song so special is great artists paying tribute to a great scientist, more than anything, thanking him for his contribution and the inspiration of the next generation of great minds pushing forward into the light. It's a spiritual experience and you don't need to believe in millennia old fairy tales to enjoy it.
@MikkoRantalainen 9 ай бұрын
This is the channel to go to understand the background info for the songs! Great documentary intro of the Shoemaker.
@HalfLifeSistah 9 ай бұрын
Thank you so very much! :))) ♥
@j.f.l.bousquet1998 4 жыл бұрын
I'm not crying, you are.... Who am I kidding, of course I'm crying.
@eevee2512 3 жыл бұрын
we're all crying. those who don't cry have no heart or soul.
@Mossy-Rock 4 жыл бұрын
I am stunned. Your review: one of the best I've ever seen... the song: a breath-taking blending of science and music, definitely one of Nightwish's best ever. It is pure genius, through and through. The operatic ending was emotionally overwhelming! Your reaction video here should be required in all astronomy, geology and cosmology classes.
@HalfLifeSistah 4 жыл бұрын
🥺😮 Wow, thank you ♥️
@Dunkelheit_Schwarz 4 жыл бұрын
You don't simply react, you have undercovered the whole story beneath the song and I can really tell that you experienced it completely! Wow!
@PhilH919 4 жыл бұрын
The end bit is usually called the "The Earth Rise" and I think does represent what Shoemaker would see every day from his resting place.
@kooppool4862 4 жыл бұрын
Don't you mean "Earth Set"
@PhilH919 4 жыл бұрын
@@kooppool4862 Yes in the video it is setting, but if it sets it must have risen and the known quotation refers to "Earth Rise".
@theatomicpirategirl 4 жыл бұрын
Floor in her Instagram said that this ending part was the toughest part to sing. She said it took a few takes to get it just right : not too thin, not to heavy...just right. It’s such a beautiful song. It makes me weepy every time.
@mantailuaa 4 жыл бұрын
Candace Yes, and she recorded it just right in her homestudio and she was so happy that she finally made it berfect, and oh my it really is!
@Freeze014 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah didnt she say she just couldnt get it right until they had the choir parts?
@creativetrance1 4 жыл бұрын
it's weird. that kind of perfect female operatic vocals hit some specific nerve in my brain every time and it makes me forget all my surroundings which is really rare these days.
@irenehabes-quene2839 Жыл бұрын
The entire song is very difficult to sing, but Floor nailed it. I saw a reaction video made by a opera singer/ vocal coach who explained that the speed, and changing rhythms made the song too difficult for most singers to sing yet Floor made it her own.
@fabioomma9669 4 жыл бұрын
The very first time I listened Shoemaker I was on a bus, I was my way home after work, wearing a face mask and all... when the “Laudato si” part started I was smiling and crying at the same time, and because of the mask I get out of breath and started coughing... Luckily the bus was almost empty, but the few people on there probably thought I was crazy or... infected by the coronavirus!
@thomaswinterheart1262 4 жыл бұрын
I am a Nightwish fan of the first hour and I usually don´t really like this reaction videos. "HipHop Fan reacting.....", "Music teacher reacting......", "Whoever........" because they´re all superficial bs. (Sorry to say this). Your videos are so much different than this. They go deep. Great background informations. Great investigation ...... I really like this. Keep on doing this !
@HalfLifeSistah 4 жыл бұрын
You are wonderful 😊 Thank you so much 🤗♥️
@humberto_osses Жыл бұрын
OMG! First time I listened to this song, I was like "meh"... After watching your lovely video and ALL the story behind it, I listened to it again with you guys and I am in love with it!!!! Thank you very much for that 🖤🖤
@altolario82 4 жыл бұрын
The power of Nightwish ❤
@Hydrangea1971 4 жыл бұрын
Love to see you get so touched by Floors voice at the end. The whole composition is so special. It does touch people to the core. And that is the beauty of music.
@diogonavarro3145 4 жыл бұрын
Laudato Si made sistah cry, made wolfkain cry, makes everyone cry
@lonl2119 4 жыл бұрын
I love you so much for doin this incredible "reaction", but its so much more than a reaction. One of the most emotional 30 minutes in my "youtube life". Thank you so much,. greets from Germany.
@HalfLifeSistah 4 жыл бұрын
Hallo, Liebes! Ich danke sir sehr!🤗♥️
@Frankamaria 4 жыл бұрын
Grüße aus Nürnberg :)
@Green-Lyon 4 жыл бұрын
I was lucky to watch many interviews with Gene, his wife Carolyn, and David Levy during the spectacular Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet collisions with Jupiter. He had such a warm, smiling, grandfatherly way about him. He was a fascinating man to listen to. It is nice to see him honored like this.
@Wriwnas1 4 жыл бұрын
"a gorgeous ending", "Floor sounded like an absolute angel", "pure operatic bliss", "I cannot believe how beautifull this sounds right now" "it's haunting". Thank you, awesome reaction, we appreciate the research and the genuine heartfelt comments! (PS glad you googled the latin quote before ending the reaction, that rounded up the experience)
@mode3247 4 жыл бұрын
💖 Nightwish 💖
@PittDaddy 4 жыл бұрын
I have yet to not tear up listening to the end of this music. Floor has stated they do not plan on doing Shoemaker live, but they have had many, many requests for it.
@ChrisPage68 4 жыл бұрын
It's impossible not to be moved by her voice. The day it doesn't isthe day I quit listening to music. I hope that day never comes.
@Harolddespui 4 жыл бұрын
This album is quit short, vocal wise, it's not that they have 14 songs to chose from and skip a few. So not doing this one live surprises me.
@i-foundasound 4 жыл бұрын
When did she say this?
@mantailuaa 4 жыл бұрын
Joe Kelly First it was Tuomas who said that this song is not going to be performed live. Then Floor said in one of her live Q&A that it is not ideal song to perform live but ”If there is this much request for it maybe we have to reconsider.”
@ronswasonbutcuter4474 3 жыл бұрын
They also didn't plan on doing the greatest show on earth live and their Tampere performance of it was one of their best ever
@SarahRichardsGraba 3 жыл бұрын
I just watched another channel's reaction to this song, and it was great, fun, etc... But I came back to this reaction because you two just get it. All the research, sharing the context, the depth of feeling, the hard work to make such an amazing video... Truly you two are a gift. Thank you 🙏🏼💖 I love crying with you and laughing with you! May we all move forward, not sideways 😊
@Cassa0505 3 жыл бұрын
Well, that last part sounds like the angels or valkyries are calling you home..... Greetings from a humble german sailor and may all of you stay safe and healthy in this times.
@DeeDee80 4 жыл бұрын
Just like Nightwish is not just making music, but give us stories, the same you don't just give us simple reactions, but true experiences. Damn it, you made me cry.
@DeaconFrost1984 4 жыл бұрын
Wow... just wow! Everything in this video, from the intro through the story about Eugene Shoemaker and the reaction itself... the editing, background music... so beautiful, spot on, excellent. Thank you.
@christophercollins9333 4 жыл бұрын
I’ll second that and thank Deacon for the writing of it. You two are amazing; thank you for sharing what was, for me, 30 minutes of special joy. So vastly different from the norm; so much better. 👍❤️
@muumiveikko 4 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos i have seen, Nightwish is so amazing and this is great introduction for shoemaker. I will watch this multiple times. Keep safe. Love frome Finland
@shimson666 4 жыл бұрын
The ending to this song is going to kill our hearts when it's played live. She captured that operatic part to perfection on disc, and we all know the power of her voice live. Great reaction again!
@sonjaemery 4 жыл бұрын
They’re not going to doing it live😔
@Harolddespui 4 жыл бұрын
@@sonjaemery There are not that many vocal songs left then isn't it? It's not that this album has 14 vocal songs they can chose from.
@mantailuaa 4 жыл бұрын
Sonja Emery Maybe they are! From 8:15 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aLqBg65kxtHXlJc.html
@machintelligence 4 жыл бұрын
@@sonjaemery Ah, but they might. During a live chat session Floor opined that they just might, if there was enough fan demand for it.
@shimson666 3 жыл бұрын
They did it live. And as usual, she made it sound even more epic. Floor's live vocals are seriously something else.
@yunietpiloto4425 4 жыл бұрын
Your reactions are something else guys...that ending tho...the goddess at her finest operatic voice...exquisite
@ktompa77 4 жыл бұрын
I just love you guys..... greetings from a 43 old death metal maniac who loathed Tarja-Nightwish up until 3 months ago when I accidentally stumbled upon Floor and the Wacken concert. Love and hugs to you both♥️
@JessicaSalvador91 4 жыл бұрын
Same reaction I had when I first heard this song, haha. I could NOT believe that Floor was the lady doing the operatic parts at the end! I knew she can do the classical style, but I never knew that she could do it in such a way that is so high and angelic! I am FLOORED by her vocal range!!!
@riclevine5983 4 жыл бұрын
First time I've seen you guys and, I gotta say...OUTSTANDING job on "Shoemaker"...especially his history. Thank you!!!
@alexgreen4071 4 жыл бұрын
Music like this ceases to be merely music and rather becomes an experience. It strips away our greed and selfishness and bares our true soul, of what we wish to and may one day become. It truly is our one redeeming quality and our greatest achievement.
@Darmok_onthe_ocean 4 жыл бұрын
You guys have outdone yourself with the series on this album. Thank you. THANK YOU for binding us together in this album experience. All my love and gratitude.
@HalfLifeSistah 4 жыл бұрын
Lots of love to you. Thank you😊🤗♥️
@jamesallen1153 4 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate the time and effort that Wolfkain puts into researching songs. On a side note, in a recent KZfaq Q & A, Floor stated that she has re-established her connection with opera and plans to focus more attention in that direction.
@andrewfragie 4 жыл бұрын
When I was listening this album for the first time I was shocked from the last part of this song.I could not believe the level of musical beauty. Combined with the amazing story of this exceptional scientist I had chills...as I have every time I listen to it. One of my next thoughts was how much I want to watch your reaction to this suberb piece of art. Stay healthy you two. Many greetings from the beautiful Greek island of Kos.
@koserkm 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutly one of the finest reaction videos I have ever seen. You have made a video as fine as the song itself.
@HalfLifeSistah 3 жыл бұрын
Aaaaawwe, thank you so much! ♥
@Yesquire0 3 жыл бұрын
"Stardust we are, Close to devine. Stardust we are, See how we shine!" -Flower Kings
@Caildyn 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for so much information I didn't know yet. I'm sure someone has mentioned it in the comments already, but i did a little research on "Laudato si ad astra" for my own. It's Latin and can be translated to "Praise be to the stars". But as this song is called Shoemaker I am sure, that it is meant as a last greeting to Shoemaker who brought so much knowledge for us and is now able to rest on the moon - close to the stars he loved and closer to them than most of us will ever be able to be.
@pinkfluffypandicornblub2706 4 жыл бұрын
I'm falling more and more in love with you two and this channel :) your reactions are just so pure and heartwarming. the information and overall the work you put into it, especially into these Nightwish videos, make these videos not just stand out from the vast pool of Nightwish related reactions, but create also a big fun learning experience :) thank you so much for doing what you do in the way you are doing it
@SantaCaracola 4 жыл бұрын
I have listened this magnificent song like 100 times and 100 times I have cried at the end... ❤️😭🤧 I love your reactions!! Great job guys!! 🎶
@johncheek2415 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful intro. That is why i love your videos so much. So full of emotion, and from the heart.
@cuillinguy 4 жыл бұрын
Floor has said in a recent interview (on A & P R Reacts) that she really struggled to get the ending right in the studio. She ended up recording it at home in her own time when she knew it was right.
@gordrollo3450 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved your intro story explaining Shoemaker's life and legacy. Thank you for that. Cheers!
@shivannah772 4 жыл бұрын
Omg you guys are so adorable!! I KNEW you would both have a meltdown over this song! I have heard it like 30 times now,and not once without crying! !! Floor puts so much emotion into this that it is just beautifully painful to listen to💗
@joop558 4 жыл бұрын
I think laudato si, means Thy have to be honoured, impertive form, si means Thou, ad astra means to the stars as a movement to (ad), so as a shoutout TO THE STARS,. It is also sung in two seperate sentences not immedtialy after each other. The last part will stay with you all your life. So Beatiful.
@user-hs9gb8vo7e 4 жыл бұрын
Everyone who keeps saying it means "praise be to the stars", please read the comment above. He's absolutely right.
@InfinityZ808 4 жыл бұрын
@@user-hs9gb8vo7e I mean, that's still technically a direct translation. But yeah, his comment is more in details about it.
@SingWhileYouMay 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that comment. I cringe every time people interpret it as a single phrase. The Latin doesn't work that way. And it's not sung that way either. "Laudato si" is obviously addressed to Shoemaker.
@criwall 4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic intro and reaction. Learned a lot of details about Shoemaker. Made me appreciate the song even more.
@jimmybumgardner8322 4 жыл бұрын
When Floor wants to, she can make a grown man cry. Great reaction
@deb8105 4 жыл бұрын
I just adore how emotional your reactions to music are ❤️
@jouletube5605 4 жыл бұрын
I definitely appreciate the background provided and your willingness to show everyone Shoemaker's life, goals, and research took him prior to the song. It's a big part of this song and it's one of the reasons I love your content. Your videos are insightful and try to capture the who, where, why, and meaning behind the song. Your reaction is true and genuine and was just like mine. Great content, keep it up, and I love you both!
@HalfLifeSistah 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much and we love you, too!! ♥
@ScottZane 4 жыл бұрын
I concur with Rik de Naam's comment about this being great investigative reporting. I've been a Nightwish fan since the Tarja era and immediately took a liking to this song the day Human II Nature was released. But I also tend to be drawn more strongly to overall musical sound than I am to the message that song lyrics are actually telling. I'm also not an Atheist and I have limited education about anything related to astronomy, astrology, evolution, etc. That said, I've always heard this song not having any real clue what in the heck Floor is even singing about. I really love the way you guys put this reaction video together because after listening to your very comprehensive explanation of who Eugene Shoemaker was (I never heard of him) and how he impacted space research, the lyrics throughout the song made so much more sense to me. It also makes so much sense that Nightwish would do a song like this, knowing already how strong an interest Tuomas has in astronomy and other sciences.
@katconley2995 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your beautiful intro to this song!
@jonnyso1 4 жыл бұрын
I can't even imagine how cool it would be to see her singing this live. I want to live on the last part of this song.
@mariaelenasanchezyanez690 3 жыл бұрын
Master piece...Floor is the best singer on the planet..and out planet...Tuomas Genious composer...we are Nghtwish Army...👑🤘
@ajvsteenwijk 4 жыл бұрын
Lovely video and reaction. Thanks! The Poet really got to work on this album, its a gem.
@Beubeu_66 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, this song is even better after i listened to your Reaction with all these background information. Thank you for this!
@finlaredo 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks to you two! Never been much into lyrics and now Wolf explaining the meanings the depth of it all seriously sinks in. Personally I just love the album and the way you introduce all the little details just brings out the grandeur of it all. I just can't wait 'till you get into the final piece. My absolute favorite from the album.
@vesahonkanen9266 4 жыл бұрын
god dam NW. Every time they get me... every time... great video, thanks a lot!!!!
@mrsargecsi 4 жыл бұрын
Dam bro, why you making me cry on my way to work. Love you guys!
@Thorgrim247 4 жыл бұрын
Epic opening HalfLifeSistah! Did you notice the perspective of looking at earth from the moon. The chorus when Troy sang was Eugene singing to us from his resting place on the lunar surface. Opera in Latin. Laudato Si "Praise be to you" Ad Astra "To the Stars". This was beautifully done by both of you. Great production value. Be well and I will see you next time.
@HalfLifeSistah 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! 🤗🙃 And I did not connect Troy's singing represented Eugene!🥺 Wow! So many layers with this song and beautiful video! Thank you for sharing that 🙏🏾🥺♥️
@diedzjeeoudshoorn7726 9 ай бұрын
This composition is awesome. Thank you Tuomas for bringing so much joy into our lives. Thank you Nightwish in total for your fan-tas-tic musicianship. You rule 🤘. And finally Floor......Floor......Floor.....sorry, lost words. The ending of this masterpiece is a masterpiece in itself. Floor, hereby I officially declare you out of this world. So you are an alien Goddess that came from Sirius to bring joy, beauty and happiness to mankind.....Well, you're doing a wonderfull job ❤🤘. I share your tears. Wonderfull reaction!
@rebecca1294 4 жыл бұрын
A few things! My favorite reaction so far. Your editing is art. We all knew that last part would hit you guys.
@ivanradovanovic9592 3 жыл бұрын
Guys, I absolutely adore your Nightwish reactions. Its totally unique and with so many details leding up to the listening the song. And when you two add your emotions on it,its absolutely priceless! Stay healthy and keep on.! Greetings from Croatia
@davfive 3 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up for the intro alone, haven't even watched the song yet. That was brilliantly done
@Telaranta1 4 жыл бұрын
Dammit guys, I got teary eyed with just Wolf telling Gene's story. Thank you.
@Cassa0505 4 жыл бұрын
Well, this last part is power in its purest form. It touches your very inner sides. This old latin words, the angelic voice and the music got the same power as the smoothly whispering wind in the trees, the roaring waves of the ocean and the warmth of a newly plugged field. It brings you to life.
@user-gu3ie 3 жыл бұрын
This is exactly why I love you guys ... not just blindly react to some song...but actually beforehand telling the story behind the song... thank you guys
@Buho57 4 жыл бұрын
Guys, I waited three long weeks for you to do this reaction. I knew that you will experience the same feeling as many of us. Shoemaker is a true masterpiece. And that ending, oh God. It's fantastic!!! Wolf, I have the same reaction like you , everytime I lisen it
@thebluevu1097 4 жыл бұрын
Laudato Si - This somewhat references Pope Francis speech in which he sets the connotation as meaning “our common home”, “Ad Astra” translates to among the stars. So the translation in the connotative and denotative translation simply means “our home amongst the stars” which is a very ancient translation but shares the modern philosophy of Carl Sagan. Possibly one of the objectively highest points of Thoumas’ lyrics and the pinnacle of Floors vocals that we’ve been anxiously awaiting.
@dangthat 4 жыл бұрын
"...The only way we deal with it is pretend it doesn't exist." Well said. And so very true.
@dac2007 4 жыл бұрын
The production in your videos is just amazing, loved the spoken words done by you meshed with the actual song, and with those background images, very nice
@HalfLifeSistah 4 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much 😃🤗♥️
@dac2007 4 жыл бұрын
@@HalfLifeSistah Your very welcome :D Looking forward the rest of the album.
@marybast9998 4 жыл бұрын
You guys are officially my favorite music reaction couple ever.
@WolfKain 4 жыл бұрын
🤗❤️✊🤘
@marybast9998 4 жыл бұрын
@@WolfKain 🤘❤
@fraukehammer4624 4 жыл бұрын
Toumas is a genius, the band is awesome, but Floor must be the unknown daughter from God.
@tailsbooddah 4 жыл бұрын
I’m not crying you are crying 😭
@emjem99 3 жыл бұрын
So glad I stumbled across your chanel. I only discovered Nightwish a few months ago (no, I haven't been living in a cave) and your reactions to their music, and to Floor's wonderful voice, make me smile, cry, laugh. You bring me joy. Thank you!
@freyallarganswald4746 Жыл бұрын
Omg you guys had me crying. I knew the story about shoemaker and his ashes but when put together with your explanation and Tyson’s stardust quote it is super powerful. Did you know that atoms magnified under the strongest electron microscope looks very much like a star scape. There is more to learn about our universe than we could possibly learn in a lifetime. Science is building on knowledge already documented over the last few decades by people like Eugene shoemaker. As a species We should concentrate on expanding our knowledge and continuation in the cosmos rather than seeking to gain knowledge on how to obliterate our species. Ad Astra- to the stars💕🤗
@paulmdevenney 4 жыл бұрын
This is just one of those tracks that leave the silence echoing afterwards. Not a bad NdGT impression! :D. If you ever heard of this man before, you're either into astronomy or managed to hear about "Shoemaker-Levy 9", a comet that crashed into Jupiter in 1994. What a great introduction section folks you had me tearing up before we got to the song, even knowing what was coming. Nightwish "cares not for your human genres". Originally they said they weren't going to be able to do it live due to the technical difficulty of the track. However I think they are beginning to realise just how many people want to hear this live.
@loriec6918 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, scientific and filled with love reaction to this stardust memory of us all. I ran over to your page from a heads up over on Nightdreamers Reacticide. So great to see you put the GLS reaction nod in your comments. Shoemaker and Ghost Love Score are epic reactions for me. Stay safe. Love from Missouri.
@sylwia5595 4 жыл бұрын
What a thorough and beautiful reaction! Thank you!
@dibidli 4 жыл бұрын
Again, I must salute the polished work behind this video. The intros are like appetizers. They contribute to making me hungrier for the actual reaction while learning stuff I probably wanted to know anyway. I don't understand why Wolf apologizes so much for making great content, that we don't see anywhere else. That's real passion for music, as opposed to other reaction channels that bail out as soon as the clip is over.
@HalfLifeSistah 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!🤩♥️
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