So many reactions to nightwish. As a 67 year old I found them a few months ago and have been given a new lease of life. They allow us and encourage us not to forget how valuable our childhood hopes and dreams are. They have old men like me buying their live dvds drinking a glass or two of wine and dancing around my room in utter joy. Love to all Nightwish fans, where can I sign up to join your army. 😊❤

I was working in stage crew in this concert. Magical night in my hometown 🤘🔥❤️🇫🇮

Floor: Enter Life! Marco: Enter Ionia Emppu: Enter Sandman! 🤘

One more thing to love about Tuomas and his work as a composer: turning a gigantic, ancient, science class\theory into this beautiful, powerful, very entertaining to watch, symphonic metal performance. His creative side is off the charts, plus Floor, Marko and Troy did an amazing job on the vocals, the WE WERE HERE always gives me goosebumps and makes me very emotional

It's clear by this video just how much the members of Nigthwish care for one another. Floor and Tuomas walking off stage with their arms around each other and Floor and Kai walking back from, the cat walk doing the same for example. So heart warming to watch. When I die, I am going to request that my family play this song at my funeral. :)

Yes! "Tampere!" Floors mum and dad were here to see there daughter in Nightwish for the first time. They were so proud.....

Later on Tuomas commented on Tampere show: "The bullseye". Nightwish took year off because of the 'Greatest Show On Earth' song. It was Tuomas' big dream to make a song of that magnitude and when it was finally ready, he had nothing left. Usually when the albums were ready, he started getting inspirations immediately for the stories of the next album - like 2007 after Dark Passion Play was ready he started to get idea of Imaginaerum album (2011). They had been on a Endless Forms Most Beautiful (2015) world tour for almost a year and he hadn't had any inspirations, so they were kind of forced to make the decision to take 2017 completely off.

Still tons of Nightwish reactions left. And of course Floor's singles outside of Nightwish. A gift that keeps on giving. I'm addicted too...🤘💚

Tuomas is a frgging GENUIS, only band I know in my 60+ years that can stir so many different emotions up in one song. BRAVO

NIGHTWISH The Best Symphonic Metal Band On Our Planet ! Brilliant Minds ..

Yes, Enter Sandman came at a point in the song that had to do with modern music. That's why you heard that along with Bach and others in that short clip. Needless to say they pay homage to their influences but that was genius in Tuomas' part. That "WE WERE HERE" part always gets me, especially with the tone Floor adds to that line. A great ending to a great experience but we will be expecting more. 😉 Thank you for the video, reaction and comments. Stay safe and stay blessed. 😊❤️🤘🤘

I actually meditate to this musical piece. It has helped me gather control over various mental health conditions. The passage about winning the lottery of birth has been paramount in that.

This is my favourite version of this song. To me, it acknowledges our mortality and turns the knowledge to a source of joy and wonder.

Hello Nigel I'am 67 too ans I feel the same. I've Heard about Nightwish quite recently (vidéo concert Hellfest 2022) and I was just amazed. Their songs are a Real écho to deep feelings especially "how's that Heart" a tribute to someone I 've Lost recently who I loved dear, another John Doe.🙏 I'm french and I went to see them in Paris, m'y Dreams came true Thanks Nightwish 💖🌌

Yep you noticed "Enter Sandman". - Tuomas has hidden small melody bits inside this song which describe the history and development of music. I’ve tried to put together all the bits that many commentators have said the song contains (don’t know if everything is true): African tribal drumming, a medieval hymn (presumably by Thomas of Celano): "Dies irae", Johan Sebastian Bach (Christian Petzold): "Minuet in G major and Toccata & Fugue in D minor", Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith: "Duelling Banjos" (famous from the 1972 film Deliverance), Metallica: "Enter Sandman", the bassline from Nightwish: "Wish I Had An Angel" and Megadeth: "Symphony of Destruction". There's also a rap song at the end and an EDM beat and Mozart somewhere and the intro has (heh, I heard everything has) apparently some Johann Pachelbel at the core.

There are so many “hidden gems” that Tuomas included in the lyrics & the music. 14:25 The musical tributes start with some African tribal drumming, then through the Gregorian chant in Dies Irae (Mozart), Bach’s Minuet in G Major followed by his famous Fugue in D Minor, followed by American banjo music, Metallica’s Enter Sandman riff (!!!), finally ending in Rap/Hip-Hop and 90s dance music. Pretty Good isn’t it?!!

Great reaction as always, thanks for doing this Tampere version. I had the honour of being there. A magical evening full of joy, excitement and also tears... 🤘💥💥🤘

We privledged few, born in a time that includes Nightwish, KZfaq and Jingerslapz smiles! This song is a journey all by itself, again, thanks for taking us along. Good times!

This song is a musical masterpiece!!!!!!

Your smile is like a ray of sunshine, beautiful, comforting, intense and your huge eyes are like windows on the universe and its beauties... I love to contemplate you...

After the tears of Poet, so good to see that Jynger smile back again! And yes, that was Metallica! Also noticed your goosepimply chills moment just after Floor sang 'us sleeping'. As always, loved your reaction. Even though you've completed the list, there's still so much more NW left to discover. Enjoy the rest of the journey! ❤

I listen to this song whenever I have a car trip of more than 20 minutes. It just is the perfect way to kick of the drive. of course I'm sure many other drivers are wondering why I am shouting "We were here" at the top of my lungs.

Just hitting like button before watching the video because anyone who listens to Nightwish deserves a like. 😊

Greatest reaction on earth! ❤ that you noticed the Metallica tip of the cap. So much more to watch and react to. Can’t wait for the journey to continue.

This one was recorded at Tampere were the parents of Floor were present at the concert. In the Netherlands we have a program called "Klasgenoten", were people from a same class from a specific school look back at there school periode. Here they look back at the school periode from the class of Floor Janssen at the Rock Academy in Tilburg. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJl-fMmmldfapJs.html&ab_channel=StorytimeGeo

I got to experience this on 20/11/22 in Antwerp, and this masterpiece has not lost anything yet, even without Marco it is a wonderful piece. How Floor can still sing like that after almost 2 hours, she is a real 🤟🏻🤟🏻🎶🎶

Being addicted to Nightwish is certainly not a bad thing! Once you've listened to any specific song enough times, the next level is watching peoples' reactions for the proxy amazement. 😉 It's a tasty double-dose hit, having both the music and the persons excitement. Some things never get old! 🤘🤘🤘

I cannot tell you just why it is that this music moves me so but it surely does - even as I sit here at my desk at work and listen there are tears sparking in my eyes.

This is an experience and probably the greatest tune ever invented!

🇬🇧 Norfolk reporting for duty strapped in for this life story and listening to the the greatest of composers and a band led by an angel

There are challenges in this song of course. Floor said: I'd have to be extra careful in the beginning of "The Greatest Show on Earth", for example because some of the phones rise from the back of the throat but "operatic" vocals are produced in the front of the mouth. Yes you heard Metallica, as part of the evolution of music - plainchant and Dies Irae, Petzold, Bach and others, leading to Metallica followed by the pinnacle of modern Music: Nightwish. You have to love Marco's little smile when he's on the catwalk 😀 Floor acts the whole thing, as always, so that weaponry, grain of sand and so on are all represented in her actions. The Wembley version is slightly different and in that you find backing track cellos replaced by Troy with eBow in the opening section and Richard Dawkind coming out in person to read from his book "Every Form Most Beautiful" and from The Origin of Species by Darwin. In that show he has to stop at @Every Form Most Beautiful@ for the audience applause at the fact that the album and associated tour were named for that book. As a sidenote, at the Wembley concert, Richard met Floor backstage and said "Hello, darling, what do you do?" "Well, I am the singer of the band." "Oh, you sing, do you? I like people who sing!" (As related by Troy)

If you listen very closely to the "Enter Sandman" section, it is preceded by some drums (representing primitive music), two snippets from Bach, and some Electronica. The whole piece is incredibly written.

This song demonstrates that Bach would have been the world’s greatest metal composer. I wish Tuomas would do a whole album of metal Bach covers 😂

Yeeesss !!! Smiling Jynger is back !! Thx for taking the time to share this masterpiece with us , I can’t imagine how Floor’s parents felt watching their little girl at this concert and kudos to the band , awesome 🤘🏼💥🤘🏼

Tuomas: "Music is what emotions sound like"!

Tuomas was about to make this 45 min long but had to shorten it to fit into one album. He tells 4,6 billion years here in some 24 min. Awesome performance and theme visualized too here.

Beautiful reaction once again ❤Ghost Love Score was the epic gateway to the Nightwish journey The Poet And The Pendulum was an insight and process to the pain Tuomas Tarja the rest of the band and the fans had to go through Lastly The Greatest Show On Earth is arguably one of the best Metal compositions ever written. 💥💥💥

Notice immediately you recognize the Metallica riff that Tuomas put in as a nod to one of his bands that he discovered and he has said was one of his biggest influences on his sound. I know your going to continue your journey on the Nightwish path, I know you also like it heavy metal, please add on your list at sometime Floor’s band, Revamp and I would suggest, Distain, Trial of Monsters or Millions live at Graspop. FYI- Floor formed this band to have more control after her first band Ever After disbanded after just one album. Great band but creative differences by members of the band (not Floor) created the breakup. The creative genius band leader went on to form Epica. Getting back to Revamp Floor truly has Metal running in her veins as she wrote most of the songs, pick the members and really created the vibe of the band. Revamp was successful and Floor was only really helping out Tuomas when Annette started to have complications with her pregnancy and suddenly had to leave midway thru a North American tour. A great documentary on how Floor came to Nightwish, please Learn the Setlist in 48 hours. She officially became a full member about 10 months later because she loved Tuomas arrangements and she could continue any outside projects. Floor suffered from exhaustion about a year or to after had to take a year to recover. Now she monitors her workaholic drive. Rock On Stay Safe!🙏🤘🤘🤘

That speech of Dawkins at the end is just the cherry on top. If you listened carefully 'til then, that really gives you an intergalactic boost of "fuck yeah, carpe diem!" attitude.

A LIVE Nightwish is as great as you are imagining. And YES, they assemble at the end of every performance and bow during the outro. You are now an official member of the Army.

E' incredibile come tu riesca a catturare le emozioni in una canzone e le fai uscire dagli occhi , e non importa se non erano attivati i sottotitoli ed io non ci capisco quasi niente in inglese, alla fine solo guardandoti ho capito tutto quello che volevi dire. Ho la netta impressione , pur non conoscendoti personalmente, che tu sia una gran bella persona, così profonda magari con quel pizzico di ingenuità che ti porta ad avere qualche delusione ma con un cuore GRANDE così. Assomigli molto ad una cara mia amica, molto diversa fisicamente ma molto uguale interiormente. Continua sempre così che vai alla grande

I saw them live on 27/11/2022 (see my channel) live in Amsterdam Ziggo Dome, i thought i would miss Marco. But they gave a solid show without him, i actally din't miss him. They played also The Greatest Show On Earth, even in that song i didn't miss Marco. I was to the show with my 11 yo daughter, it was our first father daughter thing .... many more will follow.

That song is a masterpiece.

Great reaction, as always! 64 years old here, and I discovered them by pure chance a couple of months ago when the algorithm suggested that I watch the 2013 performance of GLS in Wacken ... I got HOOKED! I'm now super addicted to their music, their performances, Floor's voice, and the many reaction videos out there ... their music/compositions are divine. I'm definitely a full-fledged member of the Nightwish Army ... this band and their masterpieces are life-changing ... hope one day I'll see them live ...

Yes, it's Enter Sandman

I was privileged to see this masterpiece performed 3 times live this year, two times last week in England... words cannot describe it.

I saw this live a week and a half ago in Birmingham. The really odd thing is I can’t remember it. I must have been in a complete trance.

So glad you did this version. Made my night 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Enter sandman a fabulous track , Rainbows Starazer is also epic but Nightwish take it to a whole different level everything i thought about music got thrown out of the window when i discovererd this band , was lucky enough to see them in Birmingham this year , the best concert of have ever seen and i have seen many...............

This is really their showcase…but, seeing your reactions, I’d say you’ll love the acoustic version of “How’s the heart”

Thank you for watching to the end...very moving spoken word passages!

It's so good when you find a new band who, not only sound absolutely incredible, are a bunch of science nerds just like you... 😆

This is the great tribute to mother Earth. Floor and Marco singing in unison is marvelous. So epic with fireworks no less, love your immersed reaction, and turning an ear for the Metallica riff.

Your reaction was truly worth the wait. You absolutely understood the weight and depth of this masterpiece, and why I consider it the greatest composition of my lifetime (a long one). The "Enter Sandman" was at the end of a tribute to the history of music and composition, which began with Bach's "Minuet in G" on the harpsichord. I noticed that you got chills, as I always do, when Floor did what I call "Mother Nature's call for life to begin" with the red background, and also on my favorite moment ... "us sleeping!". The depth of this musical masterpiece becomes even more evident as one researches some of the references. I told you about one line in my "Poet" comment. Another hidden in allegory is "Lonely farer in the Goldilocks zones, she has a tale to tell." The Goldilocks zones is the area of the solar system which is "not too hot, not too cold" to sustain life. there is one planet in this area of our solar system and it is ours, so he's referring to Earth and the story of how we came to be. LUCA was mentioned ... Last Universal Common Ancestor ... from which life evolved. Little Lucy being the remains found in Africa, which were considered the earliest biped. Tuomas is pure genius, and this song is his in which to shine. In most cases, he lays the musical foundation on which the others build. In this song, the keyboards take the helm and drive this through it's end. There is so much more for you to discover, and I will be there with you. I'm emotionally attached. You are such a wonderful person, and nothing excites me more than watching you discover the brilliance of the many levels of this band's genius. Thank you for using the Tampere version. Now ... please go back (either on your own or as a reaction) and watch the Wembley version. There are significant differences that add to the experience, as well as Richard Dawkins (the author of the book for which this song was titled) making an in person appearance to recite the last paragraph of Darwin's "Origin of the Species" (which was read over the titles at the end of this performance). Love you to the moon, dear Lady. Thanks so much for sharing!

Tampere the town where I saw the first light..and where I spent my first two years of my life. Love that town. I saw Nightwish there In April this year. I am looking forward to the next Nightwish reaction and the next beautiful smile of yours. Take care. Hugs from Sweden. By the way my next step in my Nightwish Journey is to se them in Kitee 16/6 2023.❤️❤️❤️

I am on older metalhead that recently found your channel and have been watching your videos back to back, I love that you don't pause the videos every 5 seconds and you reactions are genuine! Keep on rocking and continue to do as you do!!! You got yourself a new subscriber!

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 honor for us, as Dawkins is one of our greatest heroes and his writings have been a huge ins

Yeah, you did hear Enter "Sandman", there was also a few well known Classical Pieces, played on Tuomas's Keyboards.

This really is THE greatest show on earth. It's so powerful and the last speech and the very last speech are really good at putting things into perspective. Can't wait for more Nightwish and any other reactions you are going to do!

I am glad you liked it, and you do a great job. We appreciate you and yes, that was an Enter Sandman riff thrown in there. You know Tuomas started thinking about creating a band while in the United States at a Metallica concert. He then later decided to make that wish in the night happen when he was doing his military service in Finland (they have mandatory service time there) while standing around a fire they had made. Keep rocking JyngerSlapz!

Yes! What an amazing performance. I have seen this dozens of times and it still gives me shivers.

They did this song live in Amsterdam last week, even the short version is amazing,a piece of art 🤘🤘🤘

Oh. You heard it. The evolution of music from Bach to Metallica is simply and beautifully shown.

All I can think of during the outro is "a hero's journey" Oh Marko, you are missed brother.

I'm so glad you picked that version. Yes, you found the Easter egg, indeed Enter Sandman, Looking forward to more.

Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮🤘

I'm not stopping, watching your Nightwish Ride ! I'm SOOOO HAPPY that you choose this version of TGSOE. And you now know why. Time-coordinated fireworks. Where The F@ck do you get that in a concert??? You have again made me shed some tears...because of your insights and emotional ❤ connections with Nightwish. It's beautiful ❤ to experience your reactions. Thank you Amanda!!! ❤ Much love to you and Ukraine 🌻🌻🌻💙💛💙

Hello, my name is Fred, and I’m a Nightwish addict……

Theres a documentary of floor in this concert ,she and her classmates are looking at floors concert with nightwish finest moments and her parnts are speaking to the show calls Klasgenoten with floor jansen. Tissues are nessacerry!

It is a great song! Can't wait to see Master passion greed and Hows the hear lyric video!😍

KAI is phenomenal🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

If an epic-length song is being created to convey the science of stellar and human evolution, it better be a good one, right? Tuomas was up to the task on this one, for sure, and the band was on their game when performing it. As I've noted before, many of their songs are laced with an unselfishness that is refreshing. I mean, how may 20+ minute performances can you think of without a guitar solo? Or a drum solo? Sure, there's a lengthy keyboard part to start the piece, but it's the perfect (and maybe only) way to introduce the emptiness of pre-big bang space. The Tampere performance is stunning, and my who body chills over every time Floor smiles at the audience as whispers: 'Us, sleeping". The whole thing is magic on many levels, include the grace with which they say goodnight to the audience. Now, having experienced this one, check out the Wembley 2015 version. You'll see Troy join Tuomas in the beginning covering the nice cello part and then his first whistle melody on a guitar with an e-bow. It's a nice variation. You're a great reactor, so please keep on the journey. You mentioned 'newer things'. I'm hoping for 'How's the Heart (acoustic)' and the live version of 'Shoemaker' at Hellfest 2022. Those two might be tissue-worthy. Thanks again, Jynger!

15:13 Yes, that was Enter Sandman. A tribute to Metallica of whom Tuomas is a big fan but also eludes to the "Single grain of sand" line in the song. Loved your reaction to it tho. Like: "Hey, I know this... but it couldnt be... right?" Just for a second you looked really confused, it was cute xD

Always love that "Enter sandman" moment when it is recognized, hehe...

No withdrawals.. there is SOO much more than what's on the list.

Hi JyngerSlapz, I happened to be on this concert in 2015. I live under 180 kilometers from that city Tampere. I noticed that eventho this was in Finland, there were quite a few ppl from USA, and rest of the world. And y3s Emppu played 2 measures of Enter Sandman. Sawyour face so thought to mention.

Welcome to the "AAoNW club😁😁😍😍Addicts of NW! I saw them live first time in 1996. And I have to apologize my behavior back then, cause I was one of those people, who went to "visit" the parents of Tuomas in his childhood home. If I remember correctly, I was like the only male/guy eating his mothers home made goodies and drinking coffee. But it was way before it all went too crazy. That`s why I still need the Addicts Club😍🤩Best Regards from Finland!

08:07 Twins, … identical twins. How cool is That in this story-of-life epic journey? 😁😁 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

Yes you did here somme Enter Sanndman in this song. But not only that Starting arounnd 14:50 (in the original video) there's a part about the history of Music : It starts with some African tribal drumming, then a medieval hymn, then a Bach bit, then American banjo music, followed by enter sandman and finally a kind of dance/techno drums

Not to sound repetitive, but ...masterpiece. 😂😂😂

Nightwish army UK popping in to say WE WERE HERE!

Its amazing how every verse in this song has a much deeper meaning than you would think. Only until I researched this song line by line, did I fully understand it. After I did, I was in awe of it. You asked about Enter Sandman. That was the end of the tribute he gave to histories music. It started with the tribal drums, then Gregorian chants during his piano solo, we heard some Minuet by Bach, a little techno, then Enter Sandman. This song is filled up with so many things that you will miss unless someone points them out. Its just genius, not to mention the message it sends how lucky we are to have experienced life.

Tuomas, our metal Mozart ❤🤘 This is the song during covid lock down couple of years ago I refound Nightwish again. Earlier I did not follow youtube and music a lot. Of course I knew Nightwish since 1996. I am lucky to have all Nightwish studio albums since 1996, all of those. Tuomas is such a song writer and composer 🥰

Amazing resemblance to a young Goldie Hawn...

Nightwish-Ad Astra and Shoemaker go go go 🖤🌹😘💪🏻🤘🏼

Thanks for this version - the theatrics of it are superb... the next best version would have to be the Buenos Aires show 2018 - worth checking out!

i love this one by nightwish they are amazing group i noticed you had a smile on your face from start to finish and yes you did here a bit off sandman by mettallica another fantastic group

Yup, that was Enter Sandman. They always manage to throw nods to other bands and music pieces. Have you noticed Emppu's solo in "Ghost Love Score" uses the "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" theme a little?

Majestic. For ever and ever.

WE WERE HERE 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Loved it, Every time I see and hear Floor walk down that walkway my heart melts. Its a long song but didnt seem like 5 minutes. Thankyou for the reaction

This song is Massive...Song about Evolution of the Universe, Earth and Life. The song title is taken from a 2009 book by evolutionary biologist and atheist writer Richard Dawkins, concerning the evidence for biological evolution. Dawkins also contributes towards the album. Holopainen explained to HMV in March 2015: "I wrote him a letter a bit more than a year ago and explained the ideas we had for this album, mainly to do with evolution. Since one of the tracks would be named directly after one of his books, it felt like a perfect match to try to get him do some reciting on the album. He sent me an email a few weeks later accepting the invitation." "Later in 2014 we then recorded his parts at Hats Off Studios, Oxford. This is a huge honor for us, since Dawkins is one of our biggest heroes and his writings have been huge inspiration for the album." PS: That was Enter Sandman!!! And: Nightwish are now official World Land Trust Ambassadors, joining fellow high-profile supporters like conservationist Lee Durrell, zoologist Mark Carwardine, and Emmy-nominated composer and singer-songwriter Sarah Class. www.worldlandtrust.org/news/2022/12/nightwish-interview-wlt-ambassadors/?fbclid=IwAR17yAULXLEEq66dvtEmSONINhJkq9Z67EGeB9bINTum0obyfseln-1OqCM Yes, you are in trouble 😁: You are suffering from a condition called Nightwish-itis. Watch out, it's contagious. The symptoms are learning fancy words, singing interesting verses, thinking about catching symphonics and being euFlooric 😁 This song, and that ending gets me every time 🤘🥲🤘especially after witnessing it "Live" myself!!! And they look together like Real Avengers of earth... WE WERE HERE!!! NWSU.

The greatest show on earth, Floor looks like a warrior queen!

Yep that was Floor gettin' her growl on...

Love the look......Did I.....Did I just hear "Enter The Sandman???????".......👍👍🤘🤘

Woke up to you posting this video! What a way to start the day 😁 one of my favorite nightwish songs! Hope you have a freaking awesome day!

No, thank you for your wonderful reactions to our favorite band and lead vocalist. Your reactions are so entertaining for us and your smile is infectious. Keep em coming. We'll follow your lead.

Thank you!

From the beginning up to now, probably the greatest guitar riff is Enter Sandman. It should be in it I think, my opinion. Great reaction as always.

I had the great honor of seeing them perform this twice here in the US. The first time in Silver Spring, MD on the tour for this album and then I was third row right in front of Emppu for the Decades tour in Baltimore. Video simply can't convey the emotion and awe from seeing this performed live. Don't miss it if you get a chance even if you have to travel to make it happen!