No Nightwish album took me on a journey quite as well as Imaginaerum did, Tuomas's best work in my opinion.

@cplblackhawk8592

5 жыл бұрын

So true when i buyed this album and turned it on while i was laying at bed....greatest musical journey of my life :)

@Aurinkohirvi

4 жыл бұрын

I think Dark Passion Play was a bit better. Like Tuomas said, he had free hands to compose what he wanted, without thinking the singer. And apparently I'm not alone, as DPP sold everywhere double compared to Imaginaerum. But both are very good albums.

@mohammedm4483

4 жыл бұрын

You can turn it on,lay down and enjoy the jorney from the begining to the end without skipping a track ,that is what I used to do when It was released .Even the instrumental songs are phenomenal and not just a filler .I wish that Tuomas would try to release a masterpiece similar to it with Floor next time.

@vernonroche7067

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck that pretty boy ass clown

@mohammedm4483

4 жыл бұрын

Aurinkohirvi Because it was more mainstream than Imaginaerum,Besides the two good singles of DPP gave a good promotion to it ,DPP contain some tracks that are more memorable than any track in Imaginaerum but Imaginaerum as a whole is perfection and that is what make it special

It's fun to watch the "new to Nightwish" reactors get their introduction to Marco, a vocalist just as good as Floor.

@ronswasonbutcuter4474

4 жыл бұрын

I was a "new to nightwish" fan about a years ago and I loooooved floor, still do, but I think I get more excited when Marco sings, because it happens less and hits SO HARD

@Frothenbath1

3 жыл бұрын

I'm still fairly new to Nightwish. My first reaction to Marco was: "Whoa!... Hell yes!" :P

@RavensFlock9592

3 жыл бұрын

He is good. Coming from a recently new fan.

@jelenamartinovic1647

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a new fan but still prefer Tarja

@karolinak6014

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a new fan and when I realized that Marko released new album, I immidiately decided to buy. His range is out of this world, and his control is just unbelievable. Not to mention his stage presence.

this and storytime are some of the catchiest metal songs I've ever heard.

@smaradt

10 жыл бұрын

Bye Bye Beautiful is also quite hard to get out of my headXD

@zackzaike4630

10 жыл бұрын

smaradt of course, how could I forget? second best song off of DPP, after Master Passion Greed.

@smaradt

10 жыл бұрын

Indeed:3 I'm also quite fond of Wish I had an angel;P

@zackzaike4630

10 жыл бұрын

that one's ok too.

@nightruler666

8 жыл бұрын

+smaradt nemo and phantom of the opera also

Love the part when the children sing: "Na na na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na na.."

@Rose-yj7dr

5 жыл бұрын

Bambi Landgraab who the fuck cares whether it's "lalala" or "nanana" the only thing you should be worried about is your future because it's not going to be pretty with that mindset of yours.

@WitchesAndStitches

4 жыл бұрын

@@bambilandgraab6048 Who HURT you?

@DeweyWaspada92

4 жыл бұрын

@@bambilandgraab6048 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@bambilandgraab6048

4 жыл бұрын

Failed abortions need to learn their place beneath me!

@danahorton6662

4 жыл бұрын

@@bambilandgraab6048 Hahaha. Beneath you? Now could get a piece of paper underneath you with how low that ego of yours is putting you. You're fucking pathetic.

When I hear this song, I see this disturbingly beautiful scenario before me; 0:00 A small child is playing close to the river, playing, exploring, jumping on stones. The female vocals represent Mother Earth, guarding and watching over the child as he plays. The male vocals represent The Neck. (Male scandinavian mythical creature; calls children into his river with beautiful music, then drowns them.) 0:26 Mother Earth and the Neck fights over the child. They both try to make him go their way; safely over the river or slipping down into the dark waters. 3:40 The Neck makes a hard attempt to pull the kid away, and he slips on a rock. The choir of children represents the previous victims of the Neck. 4:05 Mother Earth calls on her own power, and miracoulously prevents the child from being swept away. He crawls ashore on the other side of the river. 4:35 The Neck tries to lure him into staying, but the kid has already run away. I know this is probably not what Tuomas had in mind, but please imagine this while you listen and tell me it does not fit pretty well!

@Bondubras

10 жыл бұрын

That strikes me as an almost perfect fit.

@samreay1765

9 жыл бұрын

wow..... it is a perfect fit....... 0.0

@lenkakieswetterova9099

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Until I have read this I was sure the child is dead and the feeling was dreadful. So I am totally embracing your version whatever Tuomas had in his mind when he wrote this.

@hanahcolw9678

9 жыл бұрын

It's scary how well that fits...

@teephan567

9 жыл бұрын

Erdymus thank u, at least i have an idea what the song is about

Unbelievable that I am JUST discovering this band....wtf??? They're amazing!!

@johncate9541

2 жыл бұрын

The year I discovered them was the year this came out!

@jaciemokidm609

2 жыл бұрын

@@johncate9541 dark passion play was my first nightwish album. I had never heard any similar genre and I fell in love! Went back to hear everything they made, never disappointed.

@ilaly6391

Жыл бұрын

Welcome in the Nightwish world, hope you are enjoying your stay.

Anette sings beautifully on this. I am grateful for each phase NW has passed through. They are a precious gift. Thanks for posting with the lyrics.

@sonia55408

3 жыл бұрын

Anette is so incredibly nuanced, the siren call of the Ghost River ... 🧜‍♀️

I am obsessed with this song, these are some of the most shocking/disturbing lyrics ever combined with the most beautiful music ever. I love it!

@mrpotato8297

4 жыл бұрын

Can i smell your armpit?

@mursuhillo242

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrpotato8297 Imagine a scenario in which, up from the point of his/her initial comment, his/her armpit hair ignored growth cycles, and simply kept on growing at the pace of 1 cm per month. Come the day you left this comment here, his/her armpit jungle would theoretically be 73 cm, + whatever length it was prior to this scenario, long. Now if shit (I'm gonna abbreviate he/she/it as "shit") actually restrained from grooming or washing shit's'r armpit wilde.... what the hell am I getting at with this shit anyway? You are a sick son of a bitch and should seek immediate help.

@mrpotato8297

4 жыл бұрын

@@mursuhillo242 Maybe if I could smell and lick your armpit hair, it will cure me of this sickness

@silmupelaa6349

4 жыл бұрын

@@mursuhillo242 nice conversation gyus 😂

The children chorus with the band in the back ground sounds bad ass

I love this song soooo much! Toumas is a genius! Marco and Anette's voices fit so much together. I believe I'm one of the few blessed ones that actually got to enjoy Anette's superb voice, I'm glad to see her back in The Dark Element. 💜

To me, the river represents life with its hardships, a scary ride that we would give anything to take. I imagine the vocals are wise beings that warn the child's parents about the ride he/she is about to face and how the dangers of life can "drown" him/her, the "riverbed ghost town" is the place where all those who lost the battle against the river reside, the ones who failed in life and are in pieces trying to escape this living hell, the "mills grind slow" as if they're slowly and patiently waiting for this newcomer (the only child) to "drown" and join them. However these beings also encourage the child to cross the river because that's the only way to get close to them, to their wisdom, you only become wiser once you've experienced de up's and down's of life. *The river is beautiful, deadly but so, so alluring and enchanting...*

0:53 well that escalated quickly.

I think this is musically, the best album Nightwish have ever made so far, that's not to discredit any of the others at all, but this one is the biggest, the most epic... This deserved the movie

@raccoonterrorist

3 жыл бұрын

Was it good should I watch it?

@SynphamyMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@raccoonterrorist I'd say so if you're a NW fan. Its not exactly plot heavy or anything, just watch it more like a feature length music video or like a carnival ride through the album's world, some fantastic visual stuff. The OST is worth a listen too!

@Oliver-gn4ih

3 жыл бұрын

@@raccoonterrorist no

I always liked that song because I thought it was pretty interesting how they combined suspense with Anette's beautiful voice. Now I know not everyone thinks she was the best at singing this, but that was just my opinion. :]

@captainleviackerman5057

8 жыл бұрын

I think she did a fantastic job, I prefer her voice

@agazeta5708

8 жыл бұрын

+Zach Miller me too.....

@draegore

8 жыл бұрын

Yea, Anette was cool. Floor is generic.

@angelagaviria6448

8 жыл бұрын

+CottonBeltSD40T Anette's sweet voice fits her role in this song (Mother Gaia), while Marco's agressive voice represent Devil. You know, this song is about a duel between Gaia and Devil for a child's innocent soul

@TheNWClassA1218

8 жыл бұрын

Angela gp Yeah. That's why the voices are different for each verse. In the chorus, however, they seemed to have overlapped.

In my opinion, this is the only album that can match perfection and magic of Oceanborn. Fantastic music and great vocals!

@TheFuriator

7 жыл бұрын

Damn right!

@Madigan0895

6 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! Tuomas's best work since Oceanborn imo too.

@arthurhki1471

5 жыл бұрын

Probably the second album with Floor will be as amazing as these two

@mariaceciliafp

5 жыл бұрын

I see resemblance between Ghost River and Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean

@M2540M

5 жыл бұрын

Stefan Kladnik *b(6

Should have seen the look on my bosses face when I played this :P Boss:(first 50 seconds) oh this is nice..........0:55 0_0 the hell?

@nikiplay1914

8 жыл бұрын

this is the most impornant in nightwish

@victoriasalazar2082

6 жыл бұрын

Same happened to me 😂

@Dreadepic

5 жыл бұрын

Ditto xD

It seems that everybody has very different interpretation of this song. Here's mine which seems to differ a lot from many other interpretations: Female voice is luring children to the river with the intent to kill them. She sells the idea with adventure and possible greatness that can result if you're brave enough to take the change. The male voice is like an overcautious parents trying to scare the child to avoid taking too much risks. Kind of like folklore character Nixie ("Näkki" in Finnish) was used to scare children to stay away from lakes and rivers in Finland for a long time - nowadays parents are using more fact based approach but the scare based tactic was used for centuries. That is, the female voice is like the Nixie luring children into danger and the male voice is like a parent that tries to scare the child to avoid the danger by telling scarytales about Nixie and its victims (ghost river and ghost town). I think this interpretation would suit the theme of the whole album pretty nicely.

@aerithroses2683

Жыл бұрын

Interesting read

I love this song so much. Anette and Marco were both equally amazing in this one.

@raccoonterrorist

3 жыл бұрын

I agree too sad they are both gone

Sounds weird even saying this but the two Anette albums really were Nightwish's high point in my opinion. As full albums (Imaginaerum more than DPP) they're just so full of character and story telling that really works with the band. It's a shame we never got to see more albums from Anette since i think she was really getting into a groove on this album.

@johncate9541

2 жыл бұрын

Tuomas will never top Imaginaerum. This was his magnum opus. Doesn't matter who his singer his. Every genius has his annus mirabilis and 2011 was his.

@timestimesx7535

2 жыл бұрын

Idk if it's just me but Floor has a way of making every song sound similar while Anette does the opposite. Every single song sounds new and fresh with her.

The children Chorus

4:06 i love this little part~

@AkashaErzsebeth

7 жыл бұрын

I love it too!! As a fact i dedicated it to my crush :3

Very dark lyrics coupled with Nightwish's always amazing music. Very good. My dark heart approves.

The beginning riff reminds me of something Van Halen would play. Not a copy by any means but something similar to a Van Halen riff. Seems like a small tribute to Eddie Van Halen. The riff at 3:27 is fucking amazing and came out of nowhere. Another great song by Nightwish.

@awsomness239

2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping I wasn't the only one to think this

This is hands down one of the best metal albums ever made!

Nightwish Best Band 😃😃😃

Making a rollercoaster based on this would be awesome....

i think i’m addicted to nightwish

@sailorhatphilosopher9149

3 жыл бұрын

You’re not the only one

This album actually has a movie to go with it. Tuomas wrote it himself and it is honestly so well done. The plot twist at the end it amazing. It is called imaginaerum and I believe it’s free on KZread if anyone is interested in watching it

Woah, this seems to be an underrated song. It's awesome.

@CptnWolfe

4 жыл бұрын

@Aada Leena i think he's talking to you

i grew up on nightwish, it inspired me to do what i'm doing, it gave my life a meaning, a dream, a goal. and just today i realized he sings "child of rape" *marco what the FUCK THIS RUINED MY CHILDHOOD*

einfach eine super Band, mehr brauch man nicht sagen.

@NietonoNoShana243

8 жыл бұрын

Warum sagst dann mehr? ;P

I think he would need his kindness to come across. The river seems like the place only those who are motivated enough are able to survive. Kindness seems to be the best thing to motivate you for going through such a scary place without being broken down by its horror. Also, only kind people have a courage to do something that is right, even when it is at their own cost.

Magical band, that has 3 eras, it’s a trilogy. One can dream they one day do what Helloween has, reunite all the eras, Nightwish is based on having dreams, that’s one of mine, even Marco all 4, maybe one day….

@kaden-sd6vb

11 күн бұрын

I don't think the world is ready to behold such power.

I can't hold back the tears when I pay attention to the lyrics. Getting a nephew really does change things.

One of the few songs I actually prefer the studio version over the live one with Floor

@ronswasonbutcuter4474

4 жыл бұрын

Same here. I love Tarja, floor and Annette, but I almost always prefer Floor's live to any of the studio version, but this song sounds so good with Annette

@rianvandenhoof4124

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronswasonbutcuter4474 I like both versions....Annette`s in studio and floor live`s version....... I`m not so impressed by Annette live but her studio versions are great.

Harks back to Oceanborn. Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean tribute written in its core. What an outstanding album.

No one: The river when all a boy wants to do is cross it:

I cant be the only one who hears Van Halen (aint talking bout love) in the main riff or can I?

2:29 _Death by a thousand cuts_ Tuomas, that's so emo ಠ_ಠ

@riokos6131

8 жыл бұрын

+Angela gp a thousand cuts is an execiution methid

@angelagaviria6448

8 жыл бұрын

+rio kos ohh now everything is clear

@cplblackhawk8592

5 жыл бұрын

@@riokos6131 And things like that learns me that the human have been a cancer on this planet..

Me encanta la canción

This album is a soundtrack of old London for sure

Marko is awesome and badass when he sings but I kinda wish the children did all the chorus with this song. It's just so good.

Can't stop listening this masterpice

You know how to tell if an art piece is really good? It feels like 'it's always been like this' and 'it's how it's supposed to be'. That's it, this is how it's supposed to be.

Anette en su era de oro :)

@mw8157

7 жыл бұрын

Que malo que la hayan echado. Justo cuando estaba consiguiendo una identidad en la banda.

@enochnox7852

7 жыл бұрын

¿Por qué la echaron?

@mw8157

7 жыл бұрын

Enoch Nox Supuestamente por que estaba volviendose una diva como Tarja. Igual es mentira, la echaron porque estuvo enferma en una gira y porque de igual forma la querían sustituir por otra cantante.

@tdcjesusxp

6 жыл бұрын

Eso es lo que dice Anette, justo antes de sacar su disco, y después de que el "supuesto" mutuo acuerdo dejara de serlo... A Anette se nota que la sacaron por su falta de profesionalidad, en el escenario le tenía tanto miedo a la pirotecnia que no estaba casi nunca presente, no tenía casi presencia en escenario cuando estaba en él, en tres ocasiones interrumpió conciertos porque no soportaba la critica y la comparación con Tarja y se iba llorando, no daba la talla para interpretar los más afamados temas, al punto que la banda no tocó Stargazers y Sleeping Sun por casi una decada, en el estudio tenían que hacerle montones de retoques con reverbe y autotune, en los conciertos no interpretaba a la altura ni los temas que escribieron pensando en ella, quedó embarazada en medio del Imaginearium World Tour, lo que significaba que la banda tenía que cancelar casi la mitad de las presentaciones... Otra cosa, yo sólo escuché una vez lo de "diva" y fue que Tuomas dijo que Anette estaba presentando un comportamiento parecido al de Tarja, y el entrevistador dijo "Se está volviendo una diva" en tono sarcastico y Tuomas respondio riendo que "Algo así"... Igual, motivos tenían de sobras los de la banda para reemplazarla, y bien que les vino hacerlo, porque con Anette hacían genialidades en el estudio, aunque fuera con montones de retoques, pero en vivo no daban la talla, con Floor ahora mismo la banda ha vuelto al nivel que tenían con Tarja.

1:20 choose your direction! nightwish kick ass!

All masters.. tuomas,Marko,floor, 😍

@weirdnoise11

3 жыл бұрын

It's not Floor in this though. It's Anette Olzon.

I love this album and this is one of my favorite songs from the bunch. (To be fair they're all my favorite)

The riff reminds me of Ain't talking about love (Van Halen)

@whitesugus2538

8 жыл бұрын

Thx bro i was searching for this song :3

@THEFINALHAZARD

6 жыл бұрын

I myself got the vibe of the opening of Sabaton's No Bullets Fly.

I absolutely love that main guitar.

I'm obsessed with this song lately! Can't stop listening!

I cannot decide if I prefer this version or Floor's version at Wacken. Both are so different but equally incredible!

@Krisztian5HUN

4 жыл бұрын

i prefer this, the background instruments is much cleaner, richer...

@saestrol1371

4 жыл бұрын

@@Krisztian5HUN Also Anette's vocals are more suitable for this song as this song Is suppose to represent a duel between an angel and a devil

I love Anettes albums so much. It's a pity whining of fans drove her away... The two works Tuomas wrote for her are just so perfect. Truly mastered potential.

It’s because of songs like this one that I’m happy for knowing this amazing band since my birth

This confuses me. I Love annette's. Voice. It gives me that wild chill, in fact, my first nightwish Song was scaretale, and annette gave me the best first impression, and my next song was elan, though I love floor (and tarja too) but the most impact to me was annette. Even though floor does a wonderful job delivering the song live, annette is just _from another world_

@sonjaemery

4 жыл бұрын

Anahi Loetz absolutely

love this song

amazing riff

I am glad now there are no negative comment on top ,I mean all of them are better than any of us who are commenting and criticising the songs and singers.

Gosh this is getting to awesome for me gotta leave nah just a little more. Whole songs finished 10 replays later no no leave to awesome!

I was playing DarkSouls1 and I was walking in that sunken city when this song played... good memories

...Am I the only one who hears bits of Primal Dialga's theme in this? Particularly "Mother Earth"'s lines at 4:07?

@lucadascalu5727

5 жыл бұрын

?!?! A TOUHOU NIGHTWISHER?! I AM ONE TOO!

The Van Halen worship is so obvious.

Wow I suddenly I found my lost song of Nightwish, Use to hear it everyday since teenage !

No hay otra banda como nightwish

Greatest Song of All Time

perfect song ever!!

Anettes voice is here like someone else.

Ghost Leviathan + Lost River = Ghost River

Thanks for posting :D

1:07 2:34 3:54 Best parts

Best song ever 😍

One of their best songs

Es mi canción favorita! *:')*

The intro is like Van Halen - Ain't Talking About Love

@zzz38666

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Fucking found it. Was thinking the same thing and couldn't find the song. Thank you 3 year old comment.

Music is beautyful 👍👍👍

The beginning 🔥🔥🔥

That my best song it this album imaginenarium .🤘🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿

That fucking intro riff.

Cool song

charon rocking on ghost river metal style

*My favorite song eveeeer

@ACE_marlo

6 жыл бұрын

Gabriella Agony My too 😄

I'm coming to find out that I unfortunately SEVERELY underrated this album.

Está canción suena mucho a gosth love score

@josefranciscosilesrivera8914

9 ай бұрын

Así es

j adore

This Tune Is Epic xxxx

When I hear this song I remember good old days when i playing good old World Of WarCraft (i think it's being Wrath Of The Lich King, my last expansion) and running on 100% speed mount of Death Knight at this sick beat and the animation of running horse 🐎really good fits to the song and I loved it) But song is fire, even without any stuff around. P.S. sry for my English.

Best song of Nightwish.

@ACE_marlo

6 жыл бұрын

Jarno Trast Yeah 😁👏🖒

@garydrossiterjr7972

6 жыл бұрын

Jarno Trast. For sure

@rlyehdate

6 жыл бұрын

What about Ghost Score Love?

This band reminds me of the Fairy Tale OST

@agatanowak9331

8 жыл бұрын

Nightwish was before fairy tale, and it sounded a little simiralry... ;] I think, Tuo is a FAIRY! XD Ok, I am pathetic... So, am I kill English? XD

@skylarbehne9061

8 жыл бұрын

+Agata Nowak haha, your English is fine, and its an awesome band!

"Ain't talking 'bout love!" - vibes from that riff.

The beginning sounds like Van Halen's riff.

Inspiring songs

Which song has the greatest breakdown in all of symphonic metal? This one or Planet Hell?

@davewhalen3518

5 жыл бұрын

"Elvenpath" has a great one too, but I'm not sure if it counts as a breakdown

@BlueSpider7400

4 жыл бұрын

I like Ghost River more. Halloween Special!😁🎃

@lokiaxel5028

Жыл бұрын

Personally I'm partial to ghost river, but I also grew up on this album so I'm pretty biased

never loose your hearth ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Why is Guns N Roses listed as the writers

Creepy...but beautiful and catchy.

Teammate: huh, hello team! Me 0:54

3:54 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

This song makes me of River Of Tuoni by Amberian Dawn. Anyone know if there is any correlation between them?

@fabienneb6334

8 жыл бұрын

+Hamster Munchies Yes. Both are by Finnish bands.

@hamstermunchies5558

8 жыл бұрын

+Carl Drogo I know that much, I meant did they have the same inspiration. Both songs seem to be about a river that takes the lives of children. Is there some sort of story the idea is from?

@BloomingSnow

8 жыл бұрын

Nothing really too specific really. There is a Finnish version of the river of death that separates the land of the dead from the living world, and the dead have to cross it. That's most likely where the songs got their inspiration. That being said, other mythologies also have some kind of story about it, so can't say the idea came specifically from the Finnish version. :P

@repesorsa1887

5 жыл бұрын

@@hamstermunchies5558 This is an old comment, but still. In Finnish mythology there is a river called "Tuonen joki" or "Tuonen virta" which is old Finnish and translates to "River of Tuoni". 'Tuoni' roughly translates as death so it was indeed a river of death. Tuoni was a place where dead people lived, in their own land apart from living, and they needed to cross the Tuonen joki to get there. It was said that in that river there were "man's swords, axes of heroes and women's needles" and sometimes there was even fire, but normal people were allowed to cross the river with ferryboat. Those who did not live well but were rather f.e. murderers needed to wade through that river and get hit by those swords, axes and needles. What I think this song is more about (if we watch it from the pointview of Finnish mythology) it tells us about Näkki and vedenväki in general. Vedenväki translates (again, really roughly and poorly) as "the power of water" and at the same time "the people of water" meaning the magical creatures that lived under the water (they actually had their own towns and villages there). There was good and there was bad creatures, but one of the bad ones was called Näkki. S/he lured people underwater with different methods (showing themself as an beautiful or handsome young woman or man, brushing their long hair, singing or playing violin so beautifully that person lost their mind and couldn't resist drowning) but they were a great danger to swimming children. They were believed to cause children to drown. Usually it was said that those cramps you can sometimes get on your leg when you swim were caused by a Näkki, who was sucking blood from the said swimmer. There is an old saying "elä katso veteen, Näkki tulee ja vie." Which means something like "do not watch into the water, Näkki will come and take you." (It was used to make children not go to near-water alone without a parent.) The song telling about "he will go down, he will drown, drown" really makes me think about Näkki. Even the "I will show you such sights" can give a vibe to Näkki who is showing something that ain't real so the child would be lured to water to drown. I am not too surprised if this song has got some inspiration about Finnish mythology. Näkki is not so big a thing anymore but most Finns still know the consept.

I'm just wondering why did Tuomas made Anette (a mother who already had 2 kids when she was in Nightwish) sing often about dead/dying children. I find this somehow funny... :D

Which is the the typography? i've been looking for that