I love this song, one of my many favorites by Nightwish. Emppu has such fun while playing, runs around the stage cutting up with the band, drinking beer, throwing picks and ever so often throwing out a sweet riff or two.

I hadn't seen this particular performance before. It's really good. Thanks for that.

This is awesome banger from start to finish, no downtime, no boring parts. And there is even better performance of this show in Tampere, with even better stage effects, different ending, Floor ends in Freddie Mercury style and there is legendary "show off toys" moment on Floor's face (has to be seen).

Great to see you back smiling and enthusiastic at Nightwish again buddy.

Never seen this performance of Weak Fantasy before, they are having so much fun. Emppu😂.

Nightwish doesn't seem at all bothered to take on organized religion. And I am glad they use their voices to tell stories that are intricate and meaningful. The biggest crime is they have such a meager following in the US. How do DJ's across the country not give them any air time? Baffles me. Well done again Ryan.

One of my top 3 Nightwish songs, so powerful!

Yes! Awesome show from Nightwish! Weak Fantasy is one of the songs where I miss Jukka Nevalainen on drums the most. As legendary as Kai Hahto is, I can't help but want to hear Jukka play this live.

No question, Floor is the complete package, real deal, solid as a rock, commanding officer, force of nature, one of a kind, on top of her game, absolute 100% pure beast of a front woman!

Ha, great choice Ryan! Hold on to your seat! Yes, watching her sing is a lesson in storytelling with her whole being. Some kind of magic happens when she starts. As always, Marko fantastic too. There's a video of sonewhete Troy and Tuomas talking about their atheism, that I think mentions this song. Have you done 7 Days to the Wolves? You don't have a Nightwish playing but I didn't see it in your video list. I suspect you'll love it when you get to it. Wembley...

Love this song 🤘😎🤘!!!!! this one is against organized religions based on tribal religious texts, especially The Bible, it's not against personal faith in some Deity. However, one should realize that all those religious texts are & have been interpreted and used to justify unimaginable cruelties, persecution, discrimination etc., the worst being the idea that man is separate from nature & by some divine right above all other lifeforms, which explains the current almost catastrophic state of our planet. lyrics are spot on - so many fractures in our world have a root in the fantasy that each of the religions/sects/whatever are THE ONE way. This song speaks, with anger, against the fact that we humans are destroying ourselves and this world based on a power structure that needs to be made obsolete - we ALL deserve better. You made ma day bro !!!! NWSU . Nuff Said !!!

😁🇫🇮🤘❤️🎶🎹🎸🥁✨👍 Mr. Mear, Great to to see you back on Nigthwish ✨🎶🤘

Fantastic to see you back on My track this band is my weakest fantasy, you know, thanks for comming back to them, 1 smal thing watch this song again but then 5he version with the whole intro😀

One of my favorites, too! Tampere 2015 🇫🇮👍.

"Fear is a choice you embrace". So true! I even have it printed on a t-shirt. Love this song and what it stands for. So, have you bought your tickets yet? I was supposed to see them last Monday and Tuesday, but the shows got postponed to November 2022 😔

Criminally underrated song. Those lyrics too. Masterpiece 🔥👊🏼🤘💥❤️🇫🇮

Watching this for about the 5th time. I love this reaction - possibly my favourite of all I've seen on your channel. There's something about your joy that is so infectious.

Great reaction and performance. I love a good headbang, and Floor really showed her neck muscles!

Fantastic! I'd heard it, but not from there. Yeah. I live in the country between small towns in the U.S. It can be trippy. Now that I've gotten decent internet and found Nightwish, my retirement years are shaping up. ••• Maybe I'll see you at the Chicago concert, whenever it actually happens. ••• PEACE!!! (-:

Grinning along with you Ryan. A joy to hang out with you on this one. Epic. 😂💥

Glad to see you back in the warm embrace! Another banger song I think you would like is “Elvenjig / Elvenpath (live at Bogata)” it’s a 2 song 1 track type of thing with Elvenjig being very environmental-instrumental.

Glad to see you back! Did you ever react to “dead boys poem”? Slower song, but still incredible (off course )

Finally Weak fantasy! :) :) Nice to see you again!

LOVE your NW reactions dude!

Nightwish is one of those bands where it’s almost impossible to pick your top 5 songs. In my case I just have a revolving door of top songs all depending on my mood. Lol

Troy's long lost brother from another mother! You're back! The song 'Tribal' from their new album is sort of a sequel to this. Same subject. I don't remember if you checked it out already, but I suggest you go for the lyric video with this one.

How about something from Human II Nature ? Either in order as meant to be played. Or How's The Heart album and acoustic versions combined ? Or Elvenjig and Elvenpath in Buenos Aires.

Nightwish "live Letter " to organizied Religousns. Awesome 🤘🤗 PS i never see this Version. Its amazing.

Awesome, mind blowing, Nightwish!

Have you done Nightwish 10th man down Buenos Aries?........ love your reactions to nightwish and that is one many miss

Unfortuneatly Ryan, for whatever reason (record companies) haven't promoted Nightwish here in the USA enough. They seem to only play small venues here. You probably won't see all the pyro and big stage productions either. Perhaps with all the KZfaq exposure Nightwish has gotten in recent years will change that. Let's hope so. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Whoever mixed this managed to get Troy's playing properly audible, which is great!

Nightwish is pretty incredible live too. Watch Floor on Beste Zangers 2019. I'm not sure how they're going to do without Marco, he was such an integral vocal presence.

Your are so correct Ryan. Floor is more than just a vocalist. She is a master storyteller. She makes every word count. There are no throw away lines. They have so much fun playing together. Great song and I also love the message of this song. Is that a Les Paul 100 E-1 you have at the start of your reaction video. I love the look of that guitar.

such a good powerful performance love the lyrics

Chicago on May 12. Already have my tickets and will be there

Were all hoping we get to see them , i was supposed to see them last month in NYC ,it was changed to may 8th ....they just did a show in Norway 2 weeks ago ... but now they just had to cancel the rest of the shows and move them to next year . You should react to " My Walden" another hidden gem from Nightwish

Yeahhhh, you’re back!!🥳🥳

Aaaahhhhh my song! Thanks!!! For some reason I thought you had already done this one. Third edit: Fully agree with your statement about small towns and voicing opinions.

18 days and counting till Wembley Arena 🤞🤘🤗🤯🔥❤️🇬🇧

they will be in chicago in may 2022

Nice to find a guy who finds the small nyances in Tuomas' lyrics... I like you, man.

This is One of my favorites too. So havy and good. 😁😁😁

Diese Band ist auch mein Happy Place. 😁 This band is also my happy place. 😁

They’ll be in Chicago in May. I’m really hoping it won’t get postponed bc I’m traveling 9 hours for it. We’re doing better on vaccine rates in the states so I’m hopeful for the US dates. I saw Gojira a few weeks ago and they didn’t postpone.

How about Amaranth from Buenos Aires next. That one always feels like an auditory hug to me. There is one particular moment where they are all looking at each other and smiling. It makes my day every time I watch it…. In fact….. I’ll be right back 😁

I moved to the US last year and the comments are spot-on for atheism in the US. I love the raw outpour of the song. ❤️😂

Try dead gardens with Tarja singing - what a banger😲

Yes we shall, i hope sooner, thanks Ryan, until the next one, bye!!!!!

My favorite!!!

I totally understand the small town reference.

It's actually very dark song lyric wise. But of course music makes you want to headbang.

Im sorry to say that the Bråvalla festival that this where taken from dont exist anymore. hopefully it will revive in the future.

An other song that shows how versatile Nightwish and Floor are

How about Planet Hell (End Of Era DVD)

...and they missed you too! How've you been? Denver in May! I have Tix... just hope the dates hold! Gonna be a little bittersweet without Marco! You know you love Floor! Dedicate your channel to Nightwish! There's still more!! There's SHOEMAKER TRIBAL and MUSIC from Human: Nature I searched your videos and didn't see them. That just three off the top of my head. Come on back brother!

Ohhh, I've been waiting for you to get back to Nightwish. THANK YOU!!! Now go and have a relaxing facemassage soo you don't cramp up on the next one 😂😂 Much Love 💙💛💙

Happy Thanksgiving, Ryan!

Nightwish - Weak Fantasy - Lyric Video is the best version. Emppu's gesture to Troy seem to be a thing to Nightwish members. Marko did the same gesture to the female guitarist, Merel, of Delain: Delain ft. Marco Hietala - "The Gathering" Masters of Rock 2017 But Marko's best stunt can be seen here, in this video: Delain ft. Marko Hietala "Sing to Me" Silver Spring MD (2016?) Bad audio quality, but funny as hell. Charlotte's, (and the crowd's) reaction is priceless.

I'd love to see them for the first time with you!!! Unfortunately, husband is not a fan (pout)! However, seeing a show with you would be VERY expensive!! Lol

Happy Thanksgiving Ryan

Thanks

"Lust for fantasy, witchcraft filling your void" Religion in a nutshell.

Mika Jaakkola feat Marko Hietala - Soita official music video 2021 Finland.

The only two issues everyone has with this clip from 2016 is that it misses Kai's drum intro/solo, that Wembley, Vancouver, and Tampere have... Plus that more emphasis is on Floor and the crowd during the midsection. Marco is playing The Beast in this song: his double necked Warwick bass/Framus guitar. During the midsection, he switches from playing bass to playing guitar, so you're hearing him playing in harmony with Troy, who is playing an Irish Bouzouki. Going from one to the other, back to one here really shows off what he can do. From that alone, you can tell that Nightwish had nothing to do with the mixing or camera coverage of the show. Have a look at this song from Wembley or Tampere and you'll see the difference.

Just a couple recommendation... Poets of the Fall and Amorphis. Just in case you want something new.... And more Nightwish ofcourse ❤️ Actually Amorphis will be touring with Nightwish next year 👍

Great song to play, no idea why you put away your guitar😄🤘🏼🎸 Try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" too

What about "Nemo" from Wacken? 😆

To my knowledge, I could be wrong, was Floor allready pregnant at this show...

Nightwish-Pan next?

Nightwish End of An Era live Helsinki. Planet Hell. by Tarja Turunen & Marko Hietala.

Nightwish are very neutral on religion, thats why they so respected . They use the word God in a few songs

Hey why don't you take a deep dive into Symphonic Metal? Do some more Nightwish, more Epica, maybe some Therion and Haggard? There's so much good music in this genre!

Excellent Ryan !! You got it !! Maybe it wasn't in this version but Weak Fantasy opens with a narration by Richard Dawkins: "A story-telling breed we are, these stories given to us are filled with suffering, slavery, and the selfhood of a condescending ape. Every child is worth a better tale." Interesting that you subtitled your view about the dangers of denial in the US, see what Dawkins said a few years back, uncanny. . . . kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h8Bgpb1qq62zcYk.html There is an excellent and very short piece from Troy and Tuomas also: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLCliq-cud3Ydqc.html You know, I was fortunate and not pre-programmed by parents, even now, how well I remember my first day at school being about five and a half years old, near as dammit 70 years ago. Sat on the floor after lunch in a semi-circle while the teacher read a fantastical story from the big book of multi-translated folk stories, the small class was agog and silent when asked if there were any questions, I had one. I asked "Is that true, am I expected to believe it?" Oh dear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . But I haven't looked back since. It's brilliant to see you carried off by Nightwish again, very best wishes from me.

🎸🎶👍👍🇳🇱🤟🤟🎶🎸

You missed the awesome drum intro

Please reaction sabaton Christmas truce🙏🙏🙏

Christmas is not far away, so you should do this song by Floor: Oi Jouluyö (Holy Night) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r9NhisZmydO5iQ.html

So... each performance is a little different. Now you have done this one. You can watch ALL the other Weak Fantasy videos in your spare time. Or..........you could react to them. Just saying.