This band is on a level all its own! Epic is such a small word to describe all of Nightwish's masterpieces! Thanks Tommy for all of your awesome reactions!

Absolutely my favorite song of the album, the lyrics are just amazing. "Become the kind who still laughs at butterflies"

Classical training has created the most of Finnish Heavy Metal bands. Nightwish is one of them.

I can't tell you how much it makes my day to see a Nightwish reaction uploaded!

This song is such a voyage of discovery and wonder. It's Nightwish. They are truly in a class by themselves. No matter how many times I listen to any of their songs, I find something new. This one deeply touches my heart. Maybe because of the 50 years I spent without seriously listening to music. To me, somehow, this song represents my own recent voyage of discovery.

I absolutely love love love this song!! Thank you for this reaction ❤

'Music, fanning the flame of a mystery' Tuomas' poetry never ceases to touch the soul does it? And as you say Tommy, these talented musicians understand the compositions and bueaty of every song. They are all colourful threads that create a wonderful tapestry..unique yet cohesive...A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU and this wonderful community! Got a feeling it will be a great one! Take care ok?! 🦋🤗

When you have time, I recommend listening to the second part of Human. :II: Nature.-album, All the works of nature which adorn the world with the fan made video (apparently approved by Tuomas). That's a musical journey :)

They used this as there show opener for a lot of there last tour , there are numerous shows from 2022 & 2023 with this live , Hellfest is one

I wish they would make that symbol at the end, into window stickers! I want to put that on my car!

Music is a fantastic piece of music written from the point of view of the Music, Only Nightwish could perform this to its perfect state of intelligence and musicality, Every member of the band is a virtuoso performer, there are never enough superlatives to express how good they really are. Big Love Brother and Happy New Year

Nightwish watch party, let's go! Love this song, it's a familiar sound yet so unique on it's own. Amazing band! 🤘🤘

They are like no other, and Tuomas' genius is just so vast. Loved this from the first listen.

One of my NW favorites. Especially in terms of the story and its implementation. Another song that tells about the evolution of music. The first was "The Greatest Show on Earth" and this one even more specifically. From complete silence, through the sounds of space to nature's own sounds and from there to the first instruments made by humans. From there, the journey continues to the Middle East, Greece and then we jump into metal music. Originally, Tuomas had also written the parts of classical music and jazz music, but during rehearsals he noticed that they were unsuitable for the song. He then wrote the song again... The instrument that you can see in the beginning of the Middle East section and the world's second oldest found and is located in London's Natural History Museum. NW was the first (and only) band in the world to get permission to photograph objects there for 4 hours (without the normal museum audience!). I would believe that they have received support for this from a so-called higher authority (Richard Dawkins?, David Attenborough?).

Just for info - I believe the character you see on the thumbnail is ancient Greek God PAN - god of the wild, of shepherds and other herders and music. The Lyre you see is the oldest known human constructed instrument made in ancient Sumeria around 4500 years ago. Oh by the way a wonderful piece of "music" by our favourite band also hehe.

Sorry, one more. I, we ?!, enjoy your work. You have the ability to wipe away dark clouds and give space for joy and fun. It should be the same for you. If you don't feel good, leave it be. None of us want's you to feel tired, sad... It's only KZfaq and we love to see you smile. If you need to rest, take a rest. 💖 from Germany 🤗 alex

This is Perfect Album Opener !!! This album is a continuous story after "The Greatest Show On Earth" ( creation of the universe, earth and now the creation of Sound ). And the worlds oldest instrument (what you saw in this video), Lyres of Ur, about 4500 years old (they found 3 lyres of different quality at an ancient graveyard/burial site near the city of Ur) and the tablet leaning against it is the clay tablet with the worlds oldest song written down on it, roughly 3500-3600 years old. It's called "Hurrian hymn to Nikkal". Nikkal was the goddess of orchards so it's a good guess that it was written as some sort of wishing/thanking for a good harvest hymn. You can actually hear a bit of it played on CD2 in Anthropocene, Toumas added it in there and if you search for it you can find the piece being played in it's entirety on YT. Plus,...second CD has a Fan made music video (Approved by Tuomas himself ), and this is long 31:02 (ignored by most reactors, to this being an instrumental piece). My favorite part was "All it took was Time and silence" and Music stops for few seconds...awesome. Tuomas is a genius after all. I LOVE THIS ALBUM !!!! NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘

My favorite track off the album because...it's Tuomas expressing his love for his art.

The beginning of the song is the “space sounds” recorded by NASA. The various electromagnetic vibrations were assigned the different frequencies resulting in the “sounds” we can hear - to include it in a song that is the Earth telling its story of “music” - amazing!

Music: This is Music actually being the narrator: from the first sounds on cave walls, to tribal drums and so forth. Real interesting is the scene where we see the Lyre, laying on the ground next it is a clay pot - referencing the first and oldest piece of written music ever discovered: called the "Hurrian Hymn No.6", (google) and there is a video on YT playing that piece. "The Hurrian Hymn was discovered in the 1950s on a clay tablet inscribed with Cuneiform text. It’s the oldest surviving melody and is over 3400 years old. The hymn was discovered on a clay tablet in Ugarit, now part of modern-day Syria, and is dedicated the Hurrians’ goddess of the orchards Nikkal."

Music and humans have been intertwined since the first man struck the hollow log. We use it to for celebrating, rituals. worship, motivation, relaxation.. the drum and fife were meant to calm or steel the young men marching to what might be their death. This song is a love letter from Music to man, together for a long time. I've heard it many times already, but it doesn't get old for me. All the members of NW operate on a different level, it seems. Love your reaction Tommy, great job ❤ and ✌️

This took a while to get going, but Nightwish always brings it. I prefer their lives, but they are just so good at what they do that they can't be denied.

Oh, i love this song. 🤩

Happy New Year, Tommy. This song had a similar effect on me the 1st I heard it. And then I heard it again, then again, and it fast became a favourite. The slow build was more than just adding to the soundscape. It was an addition of texture, like building a foundation but one that nestled you in like a comfortable blanket. Floor's piccicato vocals, later in the song, were a delight, and the vocal cadences in this were the forwarning of what Floor would be required to achieve on the rest of the album. Music is the opening track. You've listened to both Shoemaker and Procession, so I'm sure you'll get my drift. Just fking magic in musical form! 🤘😎🤘

The voice of an Angel & music from the heavens!

As a musician, this is easily my favorite NW song. I love how the music progresses from the literal sound of the universe (the opening drone is based on data from CERN telescopes, I believe, and is the auditory equivalent of the background radiation of the universe), to the sounds of nature, to simple chanting and percussion, to simple instrumentation and finally into the more modern implementation of what we now consider music. It’s a full history of sound, and just fantastic to listen to. The actual melody early on is based on the first known piece of music ever written down (the Hurrian hymn from ancient Mesopotamia). There’s so much lore and history stuffed into this song, the more you listen to it the better it gets.

I love the short intro from this one...😂❤

Happy New Year, Tommy! Wish you happiness and love. I find it always so nice to watch your reaction to Nightwish 😊

I love this song so much! ty for the reaction on this one.... they have so much underrated songs

Great reaction. What a Masterpiece of "Music".I wish you a happy 2024.Grettings from nothern Germany 😂🤘

What a fantastic way to herald the new year. They never cease to amaze me, constantly evolving. Thank you for sharing this and sharing your heart with us xx

Tommy, I too am on a mountaintop in WV, and our journey (and rewards) from Nightwish have been very similar. It's been a real pleasure so far to experience it with you!

HNY Tommy!

In the intro of this song they used 'sounds from outer space'. Of course there is no sound in space, but NASA translated images from the Hubble telescope into sound. And those are the sounds Tuomas used in the intro.

The Official Nightwish shop has a couple of different versions of the Human || Nature album in vinyl.

I hope and dream that you will one day get the the second half of Human :II: Nature. It is very special, a huge composition by Tuomas divided into 8 chapters, each track as one chapter, but really should be listened to as one big piece. There is a fan-made music video, which was approved by Tuomas himself, that almost every reactor uses and it is magnificent!

🤗🍒🤘🏻 well done Tom

This is a nightmare vocally. This is such a masterwork. Only floor could pull this off! I love it!!

Nightwish….ment to be….together ❤

Happy new Year, Tommy 😄. I 💖 this song. An exciting build up and it lightens the soul, well mine. Isn't it a bit like ABBA going METAL? 🤤 HEY ALL, don't kill me 😉🤣! Looking forward to 24 with you. Thank you and stay COSMIC. Greetings from Germany and Parkinson's sucks but EMPPU RULES 😎🤘 alex

Floor absolutely nailed the vocals on this song, making it a light, airy aria was genius. I can't wait for the new album to come out this year. 12 new songs and 3 music videos that are described by Floor as being "Pretty heavy" 😁 and knowing Floor, this means it's going to be a real banger.

Is this their newest song? It's a very nice, complex masterpiece. I'll likely need a few listens to understand it. Hope you have a great new year and let's grow this channel 😊

Hey, happy new year to you❣️ Hope you have a positive and loving year ahead of you. 🙋🏼‍♀️

There is a one minute or so 'intro video' done by each member of the group taking a turn for each song on the "Human :ii: Nature" Album. Just put "Nightwish Countdown" in the KZfaq Search and it'll bring them all up. Very Cool! Here's the one with Floor for "Music" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZt_pq2Wl5rVe3U.html

I can't pick a favourite song from H2N, but if I had to pick three today I'd probably choose this, _Tribal_ and _Harvest._ Stay strong, and thanks for being you.

If you are looking for vinyl maybe check in with Nuclear Blast directly or maybe with the Nightwish March store. Just a thunk

Hi Tommy, I'm not aware of any full love performances though a snippet has been used as the intro to most of the H::N your gigs. Another one with awkward intervals and scansion, like Shoemaker. How light a voice Floor can use, contrasted with something like Yours is an Empty Hope for example. She is remarkable of course, but that relies on Tuomas writing the work and the rest of the band interpreting their parts do well. I think it's a shame they didn't do this live in full when I saw them at Wembley.

Happy new year, Tommy, I wish that things brighten up and the workload lessens.

Happy new Year Tommy and everyone 💕 oh, what can I say about Music? It literally encapsulates every single sound that ever existed, since planet earth was born, it's so amazing to listen to our evolution, as the song progresses. Lyrically\vocally, stellar as always. Tuomas gave a complex challenge to Floor, and she deliberated beautifully. This is a complete masterpiece.

Definitely one of my biggest fave tracks on the album! It's such a beautiful song ❤ I wonder how come they didn't play it live? So do you think you you'll do my Charon requests this year 2024? Or are they way back in line? It was quite a long time ago I recommended them

You need to pace yourself, your output has been prodigious, Happy New Year!

This is with Marko on bass and vocals.

Get it on cd.

The only Nightwish album I do not own. I just don't know what it is about these songs? The start could have been on Imaginaerum, Floor's voice seems a bit diluted to me. Hoping above all hope that the next album is back to the Nightwish I have grown to love. Sorry it's just my own personal opinion.

Tuomas Holopainen olet paras .

You haven't heard side 2 of Human : Nature yet........

This is my honest opinion as old NW fan (since 2000) - this album is their worst. Form over content - to much showing off over good music. I appreciate the artistic form of this album song`s but I never listen to them for pleasure. Just been watching reaction from time to time... What can I say? Or you love it or not. I hope this year's album will be better, but subconsciously I know that's a fool's hope. Quite ironically I call them from some time Half-wish. Sorry "real" fans...

I find it hard to believe that we use a GOD to divide us. LOVE is universal. So what is the problem? Humans are clever but stupid. We need to abolish a one God idea and love each other. God would like that. Why must we hate and kill each other over stupid things? There was one event that created the universe. So there is one cause for it. Not two or three. So religion is a bad omen that keeps us apart to the liking of politics. Yes they have played us all along. So can we wake up? Can we find a common human ground? We were not the first to exist in this universe. Others came first and they have the tech advantage over us to move through the universe. So we think they are gods? If we went to a primitive planet they would think we were gods no? It is a game of thrones for the political powers to fight over. Hate this love that bla bla bla. We have been duped! Space travel is just evolution. Nothing more. So some one who was created millions of yrs before we were came here and left an impression. So what! We still have to make it to the end of this insanity we call human Earth life. We are stupid just as we were long ago. We can add numbers and make tech but we have no idea what reality is. Nightwish looks for new pathways to creative thought. We should do the same.

This is absolutely not Nightwish... Since Endless forms most beautiful their sound is nothing like Nightwish. At least that first album was relatively good, but this one isn't.

Try their official website and / or Napalm records. For a vynial. They had them when I bought all the cd packages.