In nutshell, many other vocalist sings what they can but Floor sings what she wants.

Floor is literally more than amazing, but the drummer, he is just killing it!

I always enjoy vocal coaches reacting to Floor because Floor herself works as a vocal coach when she's not busy with the band.

I'm addicted to watching reactions of this song... I'll fully admit it, straight up. lol Thanks for sharing another great reaction. I'll praise Floor and Nightwish to the heavens and back. Fantastic music, composition, theatrical performance, lyrics, skill, talent, control and simply - mastery of their craft. It's a joy to experience their music and passion for what they do.

I am 54 years old and always have been an Iron Maiden fan always will be but I think this is the best song I have ever heard.

Excellent reaction. One thing, this isn't a performance that (at this time) Floor had done enough times to be second nature. This was one of her earliest performances of the song. Floor wasn't even actually with the band as yet, though this performance among others really cemented that position.

The odd thing about this, is that she hadnt actually done the song over and over yet too many times, she was a new addition to the band added mid tour. This is the first time most that crowd had actually heard her singing with the band, and this was the first time she hit that high note at the end. This was all pure raw talent, not practiced.

Thank you! I really enjoyed your previous Nightwish reaction, so I was looking forward to this :) What makes this whole concert even more impressive, is that Floor Jansen has just joined the band in the middle of the tour as an emergency backup. After the tour she became permanent member of the band. "Ghost Love Score" is her favourite song to sing, and the fans loved her performance so much that they renamed this song "Ghost Love Floor" :D

Nice funny coincedence, the singer Floor's daughter is called Freja, which is the Swedsh way to write Freya ( her husband is Swedish)

Nightwish is a great band but when you watch that show, it seems like everything clicked on that particular night. Sure some of it might be production in the studio afterwards but overall the band was just firing on all cylinders. This is just one masterpiece from a masterful show.

That was a great reaction to Floor's voice. To my untrained ear there is no one like her. Her singing along with the music, composed and written lyrics by Tuomas the key board player, go straight to your soul................ :-)

Originally Floor was sent by Allfather Odhinn to Midgard to gather the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla, but she got distracted and joined a series of bands. However, Floor still gathers souls by her grace, beauty and the sheer power of her vocals. We give thanks for her at our Blots regularly and hope that Odhinn won't notice that she has never returned to Asgard. ALL HAIL THE VALKYRIE GODDESS!!!

It's so nice to see people allways coming back to this exact live video, because I was at that show. What a monster of a festival that was. Deep Purple and Rammstein on Thursday. Gojira, Sabaton and Grave Digger on Friday and anthrax, Trivium, alice cooper and nightwish on friday. (watched many more)

As a musician myself and thus someone who has gone through several years of actual speech and singing tuition by a competent voice coach I´m pleased to see that you are appreciative of Floor´s mighty abilities without being floored ( yes, pun intended ) and awestruck but rather acknowledging her command of her craft sending the signal to the rest of us that this can actually be achieved by most of us with dilligent work and strict discipline to go along with your talent,- men and women alike. Arnold Schwarzenegger once stated: "The recipe for failiure is to be over-confident and under- prepared! Everything is repetition, repetition, repetition and more repetition." I think Floor in this performance and you in your analysis of it just proved his point. Thank you! I can´t wait to check out your take on Tarja,- gonna be good!

This woman is immune to floorgasms.

About Floor Jansen: What you were saying about focus and being able to let go at the same time, I believe turned into a lesson; "The Force is strong with this one." She just does it. No hesitation during a performance (maybe beforehand but not WHILE ON STAGE), just take the leap and go. She's a total natural at shows, one of the world's greatest stage performers. Did you see how she can woo the entire crowd? She was born for this. Some people just have it.

Floor would like your name! :) Her little daughter is named Freja.

You are the first person I've seen, who doesn't get that Floorgasm at the end :D

when floor jansen sings, lord dio in rock n roll heaven kneels in obedience horns up to the valkyrie queen

Floor is Sooo good at transitioning between different techniques.. seemingly so effortlessly

Watched a LOT of Reactions to that song by now. This was a Coach talking 13 Minutes straight with Nightwish - Ghost Love Score running in the backgound.

Floor = 1.84 m of pure perfection

Fun fact: Floor's, the singer's, daughter is called Freja too!

Yes! Absolutely! Floor can change her style whenever she wants and that makes her an amazing vocalist. So versatile and unique. Sing for Nightwish it's very particular, and Floor does know when to use operatic, belt, mix, chest or heavy voice.

It’s like the song was written just for her. But it wasn’t! She’s amazing.

Better to pause it and talk. Talking over the music doesnt work and you miss alot. But besides that great 👌

Floor Jansen (The third female vocalist of Nightwish) has a daughter named Freja 😁

I've been here (KZfaq) almost ten years now and this is my first comment ever. I just couldn't resist any more. The amount of professionalism and expertise in this reaction is unbelievable. I was just bored and clicked thinking this is just another half-assed reaction as they usually are. You are amazing at what you do! Best of luck to you, I'm sure you'll get more popular soon.

Voacal coaches always talk over the best parts.

She missed that Floor was able to change in a split second from head to chestvoice and from operatic to belting ..... those changes are the most difficult to master

Ok, not every viewer is a die hard Floor or Nightwish fan or interested in Floorgasms. Most people come here to hear the comments of vocal coach Casey, to learn how they can improve their own singing. And Casey's comments are pretty thorough, informative and encouraging - so big thanks for that! For people who just want to feed their own awe with other people's awe, there are plenty of vids on KZfaq to serve that purpose. No need to complain here.

My guess is that this was not her first time hearing/seeing this song. The way she "anticipates" what is coming reveals it.

As a classically trained singer who started to learn to sing more rocklike just a few months ago, I absolutely adore Floor Jansens performance on this. ❤️ Still so far from anything like this, I hope one day I'll be able to combine registers and techniques better Thanks for your reaction videos and advices! 🙏🏻❤️

Ohhhh yes you opened the treasure trove! - For more Floor; Check out The Poet And The Pendulum, both harder and softer parts in that one. She REALLY shines in that one!

Don't mind me. I'm only passing through in my quest to see all reactions to Nightwish. Ann W, & her fellow fans will keep you informed & busy with them for sure. However, your's was one of the best of the many reactions/analyses to/of this performance. P.S. Have already subscribed. P.S:S. In case you're interested analyzing her singing opera, you might watch this "Floor Jansen - Puccini: O mio babbino caro - De Tiende van Tijl".

You seemed to like Floor, so please react to more of her songs in Nightwish. Please try Greatest show on earth ( Live in Tampere) or Poet and the pendelum ( Live in Wembley). There are so many songs with Floor in Nightwish that shows of her voice skills.

Hey Freya did you know that Floor's daughter name is Freja? 🤣 Jokes a part ,loved your reaction with the explanation of the various phases. Floor's voice is so powerful and enchanting. I've met her 2 years ago in a voice masterclass she held in Rome, she used to give some singing lessons some years ago also, before nighwish. If you get hyped by just watching a video you should hear her live. She owns everything, you can feel her energy all over you. She improved a lot through the years, from the operatic beginnings to the perfect mixing of different styles she's doing now.

I really like your manner here, Coach. You have a deep respect for the Artist's vocals & you even stopped talking at many key points, so as not to miss any nuance. Excellent analysis. I ADORE Floor! (poet and didn't know it lol) But YOU, Miss, have given me an even deeper appreciation for Ms. Jansen's art and personal style. Thank You for this. A+

One of the songs I can listen to over and over again. Love Nightwish and love Floor. Incredible

Welcome to the Nightwish family!

She hadn't sang that song like a hundred times before I believe she had just joined the band shortly before this performance less than 6 months anyway I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that was the case so even more incredible she is far more talented than you have her credit for I dare say one of if not the best live voice I've ever heard

I am glad you are doing Nightwish again! Floor is a vocal beast and she is awesome. Good to see one vocal coach reacting to another vocal coach! She has had that job too! :) she knows her craft but she is also very talented too! :) awesome reaction!

I enjoyed this a lot, thank you.

Maybe react to " The poet and the pendulum" ? With a very versatile Floor. You will love it.

Really enjoyed the explanations and how you noted the transitions between the styles that Floor does so seamlessly. Loved your comment on Jukka's drumming in the beginning, especially the unusual rhythm that is "missing an 8th." Concerning the strings and other instruments, such as the claranet you mentioned and the brass instruments you did not- and the choir- Nightwish is part of a genre called Symphonic Metal. It i snot uncommon for these bands (especially Nightwish) to blend the symphonic/orchestral and choir sounds into their own playing. Regarding the length of the song, many Nightwish songs are not this long, but a couple are even longer, and would be worth listening to and even reacting to. Poet and the Pendulum is roughly 15 minutes long. There is a rather deeply emotional story behind that one, and every moment of it is in the song. It has five different acts to it.This is a really great version (IMHO). It contains the full stage performance, plus discreetly added act titles and the lyrics. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n6uqjbV-2c7MiIk.html I'd wholly recommend this for a reaction. With respect to the comment about being able to only make the seamless transitions transitions between styles when one is VERY familiar with the song, my recommendation is to \listen to the Buenos Aires performance here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aciilsml2cnMqnU.html What is interesting about this version is that Floor had been with the band only about 2-3 months at the time of the performance. It is somewhat more raw than Wacken Open Air, but not by a great deal (in my opinion as someone with extremely limited musical training and knowledge.) A very good performance by her and one in which she does do the transitions through the vocal styles. Also, I may be mistaken on this, but I think this is the first time she incorporated the 'Floorgasm' (what fans lovingly refer to the very high note at the end) into the song. Even Emppu (the guitarist) reacts to it. Well worth viewing. I would not mind seeing a comparison video evaluating the two performances (Buenos Aires and Wacken).

I love your videos. You are one of the greatest vocal coaches in KZfaq. Thanks for your free work, I’ll buy your book.

Drummer is Jukka Nevalainen!! Mad Pirate!... Better to pause the video than talk over the song but your info is good! The next and last climax is a Floorgasm!!! Try "The Poet and The Pendulum" Wembley 2015 and then "The Greatest Show on Earth" Tampere 2015..... For a male who can perform similarly try Kamelot "Insomnia"

You mentioned so informative points in your reaction to "The Phantom of the Opera". So, I was looking forward to watching your next reaction to Nightwish. I learn from you. Thank you for doing this. Of course, I have a little criticism of your reaction to "Ghost Love Score". You were talking when the song was playing. I wonder why you didn't pause the song during the talking. You missed the beauty of the music and I couldn't concentrate on your words because the song was playing. This particular song isn't an ordinary song. It's a real piece of art. It deserves to be respected and heard very carefully.

Welcome to Nightwish Army.

Heh. Producer: You, what do you sing? Performer: I do pop, with a little hard rock thrown in. Producer: And you, what do YOU sing? Floor: Yes.

Zo trots op dat we dit uit Nederland voort brengen. Prachtig!!

Outstanding ..

i wonder if anyone female singer can make it sound so heavenly!

Floor is a vocal gymnast. You have to be in a band like Nightwish, which is tonally and musically all over the place. It's why I always loved the band DESPITE Tarja's opera soprano, not because of it.

Really lovely to hear Beth articulate all the things I've loved about old school nightwish in one video: it's pirates, it's lotr, it's opera, it's pop, it's FUCK ME SIDEWAYS THIS IS AMAZING!!!

Love the fact that you are feeling every sound, Freya, I love seeing your emotion, I love this song, too...!! I was an open door for me into mixing and learning out of the cage of Tarja´s nice but just more operatic style in those years.. (Now she is more into the same process, I see, to say going more "normal" jajaj) Love the two..hope you don´t misunderstand me..Thanks for sharinng, so happy to see you again through KZfaq!

Freya actually understood exactly what was going on as it happened, no rewinds. Rare even among vocal coaches. And rarer still to say it can be learned. But if course...Floor learned it! No one is born with that voice.

She’s a Valkyrie with powers to sing. The ending is he special move that mesmerized 80k plus people at a headbanger concert

Hi Freya Casey, I am pleasantly surprised by your expert analysis. It is a running commentary that reminds me of radio soccer reporters in the 1970's, covering the play almost kick to kick! And you sometimes even manage to speak BETWEEN the notes. Matches Floor'r agility!

Thanks Freya for reacting to it. Great analysis once again. Glad that you liked it. Floor is an amazing singer, one of the most versatile singer in the metal scene. That high note at the end, is what we Nightwish fans call Floorgasm. Please do react to Epica - Sancta Terra (ft Floor Jansen) live at Retrospect.

Loved nightwish and this song since always .. Unbelievable energy takes you to a whole different world. Great reaction on her technique xx thanks

damn... they played fifteen songs this Evening... this was the third of the last. Amazing!

Man! You just demonstrated that you CAN review a song to death. Listen to other “reactors” here on The Tube and find some that you like and others who you would never listen to a second time. Even coaches have to learn something now and then. (And the do’s and don’t’s are your key to success. Remember, there are a lot of reactors out there, both coaches and self-appointed critics.)

Nightwish songs just take you on a journey.

Great reaction and informative comments. Well done Freya.

Big lungs, total tonal control. Queen o metal.

I have seen lots of videos of vocal teachers discussing this song and Floor's technique. This song was actually originally recorded with their original Vocalist Tarja Turunen and I would love to see a video where someone goes through pieces of both versions and compares their techniques (Tarja was more classically trained opera) and approaches to this song.

Except that Floor didn't need to do this song many, many times to get that second-nature performance. She was called by surprise in the middle of the night and asked if she could hop on a plane to the U.S. in the morning and meet them in Seattle to rescue their suddenly endangered world tour midstream. The title of the DVD which documents her joining the band is literally titled, "Please Learn The Setlist In 48 Hours." No kidding! And she said later in an interview that she was standing backstage in Seattle before her first walkout onto stage "$#!++ing her pants" with fear that the audience of heartbroken Tarja fans would reject her and hate her. But she bravely walked out, opened her mouth in absolute perfection, the fans fell instantly in love, and the rest is history! :D ---Cheers!

he funniest thing is when the professionals in the voice listen to Floor Jansen inside they are "next to her we are nobody"

I was supposed to sleeping few hours ago already... Early morning tomorrow.. Well, today. Totally worth it though.. I've worked with less than 2 hours of sleep before.

I love it😘

Freya, Hello from USA! I just watched your reaction of Nightwish especially Floor Jansen's vocals. I have been watching Nightwish's songs on KZfaq since last year. I heard of Nightwish before but never seen or heard their songs until last year. I did some research on the band. Nightwish, as you know is from Finland with keyboardist named Tuomas who is also the founder with guitarist, Emppu, bassist, Marco or Markko, and drummer, Jukka. Jukka had a leave of absent for health reasons, but he runs day to day operations for the band. They have another drummer, Kai Hahto stepped in for their tours. Floor, current singer is part of 3 singers who sang for Nightwish with Tarja Turunen(1996 to 2005), Anette Olzon (2007 to 2012) and Floor Jansen (2013 to present) As I mentioned to others that Nightwish are currently in studios recording their next album to be released in Spring of 2020.

MINI DOCU FLOOR JANSEN: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJl-fMmmldfapJs.html Floor Jansen - (English&Finnish Subtitles) Interview and Reportage From Tampere [De Reunie](NPO 1)😎

This was so good.

I can dig it... good video.

Nice reaction...I enjoy your technical breakdown of her singing style(s). If you like Floor's singing, check out her previous band (ReVamp), the one before that (After Forever) or her rock band (Northward). She has also performed guest vocals with many others (Ayreon, Within Temptation, etc.) She is so versatile and absolutely incredible...ans such a commanding stage presence too! An excellent singer and charismatic front-person. Cheers!

Floor has a background as a vocal coach as well! :D

Basically just a plug for your book.

Floors voice has such a great variety, it's just out of this world :3

In "Your is an Empty Hope" she switches from Rasp/gravel to GROWLING...yes... GROWLING in the chorus to open/chest Opera voice in a matter of seconds in the bridge!!! There is nothing Floor cannot sing! I've love to see you react to that! People usually choose the 70 tons of Metal version, but I prefer the one at Wembly.

me gusta tu entusiasmo, muy buena música.

title could be, "this is how singing should sound"

Great to hear an analysis about Floor's techniques, you pointed out many things that I would not know as an untrained person. The part about shaping her mouth correctly was interesting!

8:50 NO! Everyone does this! This is a cardinal sin of listening to Ghost Love Score, simply do not pause at this point because this is the final uplift and you have to listen to it in its entirety.

great reaction, hi from usa

Ich bin jetzt erst auf dein Video gestoßen.Du hast wirklich sehr gut erklärt wie Floor die Töne kreiert und sie aufbaut.Aber eines kannst du nicht erklären wenn du sie nicht live auf einem Konzert erlebt hast.Es ist die Art und Weise wie sie es versteht Emotionen und besondere Momente entstehen zu lassen.Es ist doch so;es gibt tausende brilliante Sänger/innen auf dieser Welt die eine hervoragende Technik haben...aber dann gibt es eine Handvoll Menschen die die Bühne betreten und ohne das sie nur einen Ton von sich geben die Menschen dazu bringen vor Glück zu weinen.Ich kann dir aus eigener Erfahrung sagen;Floor schafft es bei jedem Konzert immer und immer wieder.Das macht eine wirklich große Künstlerin aus.liebe Grüße Kelsea

I'm wondering if all of the vocal coachers are aware that Floor Jansen is also a vocal coach.

From headvoice in a split second straight to an enourmous belt ...... the most difficult transition

You have all the right to be impressed is nightwish and is floor singing

Here is the floorgasm

Great reaction. Very technical indeed. Please react to The poet and the pendulum live at wembley 2016 next it will be another treat

Omg you are reacting to something Floor and nightwish🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍

im going to concerts/festivals for 10 years now, this was one of the best if not the best performance i ever saw live

Amé esté análisis, y eso que no se bien inglés 🤗

Hi. You look great.. Keep up the good work.

that's a floorgasm

Floor Jansen is a vocal coach herself. She used to do it during her previous bands to make ends meet. Although I'm sure that now she is in Nightwish she's too busy (or rich) to do much of it nowadays.

If you are interesting Floor Jansen from Nightwish have also sung O Mio Babbino Caro in Live. You can find it on KZfaq

So much truth about that focus and 'being in the zone' and the rest of the world disappearing. I tried some singing in a band when I was a student and self-consciousnesses basically ruined my singing. In the end it got to the point I decided I just wasn't good enough and quit.

How can I learn and focus to do it?:(