I love seeing people come for Tarja and then get blown away by Marko.

@KakiztoX

3 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@mburgers1964

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly this! I find I can't really listen to Tarja's accent anymore in live songs :(

@dwell7315

3 жыл бұрын

Also happens with Floor and Marco in the live Poet and the Pendulum

@Trident2113

3 жыл бұрын

And then they hear Floor and gets a Floorgasm.

@droiduser9633

3 жыл бұрын

Tarja era Nightwish stole my ears about 23 years ago! Then came Matko!

Andrew Lyord Weber said in a interview. This is his favorite off stage version of his song. That's pretty much says it all. 🖤

@johannesjacome7539

3 жыл бұрын

Would you by any chance have the interview? I can't find it.

@joandreas5058

3 жыл бұрын

Please react song "Only One" and "To The Bone" by Pamungkas

@yksvaan1690

3 жыл бұрын

@@johannesjacome7539 Don't know about the Lloyd Webber interview, but this guy who knew him says the same: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ooBou8GSaMm2j9o.html For what it's worth, anyways.

@sabin97

3 жыл бұрын

but this version was on-stage, both literally and also in terms of the singers playing the characters.

@themetalpig7613

3 жыл бұрын

@@sabin97 this song is on their album too. Possibly he was referring to the cover in general, not necessarily this exact performance.

I have an assumption that Marco had no idea that decades later there would be professional people carefully analyzing his singing note by note.

@pedroteran5885

3 жыл бұрын

In fact I recall an interview where he said that he disliked this song, so just passing that test is an amazing sign of his professionality.

@Rancid-Jane

3 жыл бұрын

@@pedroteran5885 It is far from my most desired NW song also. But I appreciate it more now after hearing a professional's opinion.

@matthiasbohm2593

3 жыл бұрын

And by doing so, these professional people will come to the conclusion that this guy can sing. If you need another probe, check out this one, a solo of him ... The Islander (Live @ Tampere) kzread.info/dash/bejne/jKNs0MWEj5jRqsY.html

@kimmovaltonen

3 жыл бұрын

And he's just play bass guitar.. :D

@yksvaan1690

3 жыл бұрын

Or carefully pointing out he was so good, Tarja was actually therefore worse than Floor [FROM ME, A BIG FAT NOPE, BUT I DIGRESS]

Every single vocal coach gangsta until Marko joins the chat

They are all Finnish 🇫🇮, for the question about accent.

@jessicasopranonotes

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That explains a lot!

@adrammelech6323

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicasopranonotes Yeah Tarja used to have strong finnish accent and some problems with English when she was young which was especially noticeable in live perfomances. Still has to some extent but it's much better now. That's one of advantages of Foor, her English is really good(tho I'm not a fan of her New Yorkish hu- as yu- pronuncuation)

@nicod1361

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicasopranonotes I think you would enjoy Floor's performance as well : Floor Jansen & Henk Poort - Phantom Of The Opera | Beste Zangers 2019 : kzread.info/dash/bejne/oqB3tcWjpqe1erA.html & Floor Jansen sings Vilja Lied for Henk Poort, Beste Zangers 2019 (eng subs). : kzread.info/dash/bejne/nWh20pmeqK3bltY.html

@Warlock_UK

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, that's why she shouts Kiitos at the end, that's "Thank You" in Finnish.

@villealakorkko21

3 жыл бұрын

In finland the accent is called "rallienglanti" = rallyenglish 😄

Tuomas, the keyboard player, arranged this. He writes and arranges almost everything Nightwish does.

@jessicasopranonotes

3 жыл бұрын

He's genius! 😱

@aresfabrega1977

3 жыл бұрын

He is

@katechatzi1405

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicasopranonotes For more awesome arrangement and songwriting of Tuomas, I would recommend you check out The Poet and The Pendulum from their live at Wembley in 2015. It's a long piece but a pretty amazing one. ( kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGiKyNtuqabfXcY.html )

@malizelenigreen3081

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicasopranonotes They don't call him The Metal Mozart for nothing. His songwriting and composing is next to none. You should check their epic songs The poet and the Pendulum and The Greatest Show on Earth. It is also highly recommended that you do a little background research before listening to those two masterpieces.

@jessicasopranonotes

3 жыл бұрын

@@katechatzi1405 Thanks Kate!

I love reactions to this video. Tarja starts, and they're like "Wow, that's gorgeous." Then Marco comes in, and it's "Whoa. Dude. Man. Bruh... What the fuck?"

@jessicasopranonotes

3 жыл бұрын

hahaha couldn't have said it better!

"His voice sounds like it can go up high" ... Seatbelts plz, we're going in people

Tarja cuts that last note for drama like she's dropped dead. Never heard that done so well before.

@caiolucas8257

3 жыл бұрын

Her timing on stage is often on point, she knows exactly what to do, how to move and loves some hand gestures.

@ricsithompson6671

3 жыл бұрын

Now that you point that out, I see/ hear it.

It's the first time I've seen a "Markorgasm."

@ilonalindroos788

3 жыл бұрын

Just what I almost said, but you did it first😄

@ThatKeterScp

3 жыл бұрын

same😂🤔

@aljole683

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a straight guy, and it has about the same effect on me, . Marko is a-freaking-mazing.

@antivanti

3 жыл бұрын

Everybody loves Marko 😊

@user-zk9qp6lm8q

3 жыл бұрын

@@antivanti lol

The word I use to describe Marko's "Phantom" is *menacing*. He brings that out soooo perfectly!

@jessicasopranonotes

3 жыл бұрын

Good word!!

@coachmikesfilmroom3111

3 жыл бұрын

This is probably my 2nd favorite rendition of the song just behind Brightman and Crawford. But as I thought about it over time Marko's "menacing" version would have been out of place in the play. At that point in the play, He's still her seducing angel of music. After his mask is ripped off by Christine, this version would be perfect. And of course the song Point of No Return. Tarja and Marko still have the best chemistry I've seen in a duet. Outside of maybe the Righteous Brothers.

@danielledaniel1900

3 жыл бұрын

@@coachmikesfilmroom3111 same. Both are my favorite. For me Marco give a sinister vibe

Funny observation - I think every female singer/vocal coaches first comment is about Tarja’s outfit. The other common point is the “holy cr*p!” moment when Marko starts singing.

@notquitemytempo1353

3 жыл бұрын

The thing is, all these singers/coaches who react, almost always are very familiar with the musical and this specific song. And they have a preconceived notion of what to expect, i.e. focus on the soprano's vocals because this is basically Christine's song, the soprano's time to shine if you will, and the male vocal takes a back seat. So when Marko comes on with his unique approach, singing it as no other Phantom before (because the rest are actors/singers doing it in musical theater style) and going higher than all of them, how could it not surprise them.

And the problem, after hearing the Nightwish version, every other version just sounds so sanitized - right? I'm not a metal person, generally more on the Country and easy Pop, but I'll admit this was a version that hits the 'basement of the soul' better than any other I've heard

@itsyourfriendlyneighbourho7281

3 жыл бұрын

I’m a metalhead, and I agree quite a bit. It’s probably the most gothic version I’ve heard

@petyaivanova9629

3 жыл бұрын

One of the more fascinating aspects about Nightwish I absolutely love is that even people who are not into metal can still be very much hooked on their music and become fans. Just look at the thousand KZread reactors who are generally into completely different music genres.

@itsyourfriendlyneighbourho7281

3 жыл бұрын

@@petyaivanova9629 that’s just that people don’t realise how amazing our genre is until they hear it

@77aleks77100

3 жыл бұрын

You are metal person. Not metal persons like classical verson. Maybe it's indicator. I am think I am metal person, but listening all.

@LordGrokken

3 жыл бұрын

I think Marco fully captured the manic feel of the character of the Phantom. All other singers concentrate on just the music, and the character feels seperate.

She's from Finland and she has a really heavy accent even when she sings classical music in English you can her it thats what sets her apart and marcos voices is amazing as well

@GraupeLie

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I do believe that's the reason behind the pronunciation things pointed out here. I actually think the accent is gorgeous.

@RobinC63

Жыл бұрын

I agree. You have to take her accent into consideration.

@user-cv8ui5ir2d

Жыл бұрын

Tarja's accent is really pleasant to me. 🙂

@FilPol-yu1es

Жыл бұрын

MARKO is what makes this Duet stand out. The soprano is, by far, Not one of the best.

@ronniefarnsworth6465

11 ай бұрын

@@user-cv8ui5ir2d All European Women's voices sound nice to me !!!! 😋 😄

"Marco is hitting some crazy high notes." Me: "You haven't heard anything yet. 😎"

🖤 Great reaction again! 🖤 One thing, Tarja always said she is not an opera singer, but classically trained. And that she needed to find her own way not to sound too "potato". She rarely used her "most operatic" voice on Nightwish songs. It is crazy that they all lived in that small town and happened to start this band together. Guys didn't even know how Tarja would sound when they asked her to join Nightwish. They had heard her singing as a kid, but her voice was totally different because of her classical training. And because of that they even changed their whole style from acoustic mood music to metal. So many lucky coincidents.

@jessicasopranonotes

3 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful story and how it all worked out!

@NightwishArena

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicasopranonotes Yes it was, at least for us "outsiders". And it ended on this concert, when they fired Tarja. I had been their fan since 1998, and it was quite a shock. They had their dissensions for years (about touring life and Tarja's husband-manager interfering to everything), and I'm sure Tuomas was pissed because Tarja had already told that she would leave after next album, so he wanted to punish Tarja for that. Then there is also this theory, that Tuomas was in love with Tarja, and he was jealous to Tarja's husband. Maybe he was, I can't blame him for that. At least so many of their songs can be thought that way (impossible love, forbidden love, one sided love).

@jessicasopranonotes

3 жыл бұрын

@@NightwishArena Oh wow! There's so much about the band I don't know lol. Thanks for this insight!

@NightwishArena

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicasopranonotes I'm sure you will get a lot more information if you stay in Nightwish train. Hope to see more reactions from you soon.

@Heviaasi

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicasopranonotes Tuomas wrote a song about how he felt after firing tarja, its called "The poet and the pendulum". You should definitely check out the live version from wembley 2016, as you know some of the backstory behind it now.

Marco makes a better phantom than most that appear on the musicals.

@Dreznin

3 жыл бұрын

He manages to bring so much menace to the character, it's perfect!

@sourisvoleur4854

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dreznin - Exactly! Most "phantoms" are so smooth and friendly. Marco's phantom is nasty, which is perfect!

@pritok6

3 жыл бұрын

hank poort is pretty good phantom too though.

@Artificial-Insanity

2 жыл бұрын

@@sourisvoleur4854 They sing it that way because that's how Webber wrote it.

@ojl5055

2 жыл бұрын

@@Artificial-Insanity That is true and it is incredibly that Nightwish made a better version of one of the most popular musical pieces of all time

Tarja is from Finland ( the new Singer Floor is dutch)

@zaldaud4174

3 жыл бұрын

I love tarja..

@corneliusantonius3108

3 жыл бұрын

@@zaldaud4174 I love both

@36137

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer Tarja's voice and style! 😊

@witchfromthenorth5294

3 жыл бұрын

@@36137 She has a beautiful voice! And i like her a lot! I prefer Floors voice but Tarja is amazing

@ulverop

3 жыл бұрын

@@witchfromthenorth5294 Agreed. I do love Tarja, and she was a large part of why I fell in love with Nightwish many moons ago, but I now prefer Floor. I think it is because Tarja almost always sing in an operatic voice, while Floor is more versatile and does many singing styles perfectly (even growling). It is more entertaining in the long run. :)

It's a shame that more people doesn't know Marco exist, after decades of great career, so glad you recognized his talent 🖤

Prior to this, Marko had a botched vocal surgery. He completely lost his voice and had to relearn how to sing. I think this gave him his absolutely unique voice. You can hear his old sound in his 1980s video for Wings of Darkness by Tarot. For more Marko I suggest you listen to The Islander (live @ Tampere). Not only is he the lead vocal, he wrote the song too.

@jessicasopranonotes

3 жыл бұрын

Oh no way! So awesome he was able to get back into the game!

@1982jeepcj8

3 жыл бұрын

Marco Just quit Nightwish, for health reasons (depression), and disgust with the music industry two weeks ago, at the end of this show in 2005 End of a era, the only person that does not know that Tarja is fired at the end of this show, is Tarja! which leads into a lot of dark nightwish music as it was pretty tramatic for the band and the fan base, Poet and the pendulum, bye bye beautiful and master, passion, greed, listen to other music before you listen to these three songs

@pete_lind

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicasopranonotes Marko had a polyp removed , that damaged his vocal nerve and another doctor said later that whole operation was useless , when his vocal problem could have been fixed with vocal coaching . Marko only vocal training had been music high school lessons , when he started in 1980s . Tarja has opera basic from Sibelius academy and then finished her opera training in Germany , Karlsruhe's University of Music . Marko cant get as high notes these days , than in 1980s , but then again hes 55 years old , hes been 15 years older than other members in Nightwish .

@ehq_nl

3 жыл бұрын

@@pete_lind 15 years older than the youngest... Floor. Troy isn't 40 anymore 😉

Who else is here for Marko? 😜 Just janking your chains guys. Of course I am here for Tarja too and the rest of the band ! Opera singer reacts to Opera singer doing musical song in Metal style with Nordic Viking God. 😍😍😍

@jessicasopranonotes

3 жыл бұрын

Markoooooo 😍😍😍 I absolutely loved this whole arrangement

@SarahRichardsGraba

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicasopranonotes all credit to Tuomas (keyboard player) who did this arrangement and writes almost all of Nightwish's music

@user-yy7tw9hv9n

3 жыл бұрын

@@SarahRichardsGraba He left due to mental health reasons I believe

@SarahRichardsGraba

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-yy7tw9hv9n Marko? Yeah I believe so. Didn't mean to imply that he and Tarja and Jukka and Emppu shouldn't deserve credit for their always amazing performances. Just meant that all the credit for the arrangement goes to Tuomas 🤗

@bahplensack

3 жыл бұрын

Best definition for the video 😄😄😄

This is my all time favourite rendition of Phantom of the Opera and is in my top 5 Nightwish songs. I absolutely loved your reaction, and the fact that at times you could barely sit still. Thank you for this reaction!

@jessicasopranonotes

3 жыл бұрын

It was so good! Thank you for commenting!

@pantlessreactions

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine how many new Broadway attendees there would be if the whole play was revamped in this style?

Marko is a master in blending/melting his voice with his duetpartners! If you want to hear more from him please check out the cover of High Hopes or The Islander (in both Marko as main singer) ! His duets with Floor like in Ghost River or Romanticide. Or with an other band Delain: The Gathering! 🎤🎶🎹

@jessicasopranonotes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jane! I've got those written down!

@MetroCrunch

3 жыл бұрын

I mistakingly read "duetpartners" as "Duplantiers" and couldn't believe that Marko made a song with Gojira that I somehow missed!!!

@Shifuede

3 жыл бұрын

Some of his best work is with his own band he started with his brother: Tarot.

@JaneDoe-ge5di

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shifuede Tides and Wings of Darkness are great!😀

@metalheadrock6651

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessicasopranonotes hi i think you would realy enjoy this versio of this song. Its by floor jansen (the curent lead singer of nightwish) and henk poort ( an opra and musical singer in the Netherlands). He song the phantom in the dutch version of the opra i belive and the song it to gether and its amazing. Its heavier then the originel but not that heavy with is just perfect. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oqB3tcWjpqe1erA.html

The most amazing thing about this video is that Tarja was sick that day, in the morning she can't barely talk, and still she could give everything at night to sound amazing.

@proxy6986

3 жыл бұрын

Because the Queen is just this awsome!

@madalinagrigore9931

3 жыл бұрын

And at the end they kicked her out of the band. How unfair is that?

@brettkeepin808

3 жыл бұрын

@@madalinagrigore9931 yup agreed total bastards, let’s make a dvd with her than sack her at the end of the night 😡

@Ozzy_2014

3 жыл бұрын

@@madalinagrigore9931 blame the keyboardist. We all do. Even Marco had enough.

@DanasLilMakeup

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ozzy_2014 Marco said and i quote “ (...) blaming for instance Tuomas, is in insult to both him and my free thinking” so, nope, if anything blame depression and the music industry. People need to get a grip and get over that she was kicked out of the band... 15 years ago almos 16 so, if she is happy and doing her thing why fans can’t simply get over it? She even has said that the competition has to stop ( when she sang Over the Hills with Floor) so this whole blaming and shaming comes from fans, the band and Tarja seem to have gotten over it YEARS ago.🙄

And by the way on the end of an Era DVD is an Pink Floyd Cover calls High hops Marco do the Song and Empu play the Gitarr Solos

@christophschmedes5975

3 жыл бұрын

@Phelan yes it s a homage . The best i ever heard

This is a real bittersweet performance for most of us Nightwish fans that've been with them since the 90's. This is a truly iconic performance and it was just after this show that the band gave Tarja the now infamous "Letter" stating their wish to part ways with her as singer. We can't imagine how tough this was for the band members, and then right afterwards....for her. A true "Elinore" of a song, that magical unicorn that can only ever happen once.

@RafitoOoO

2 жыл бұрын

Tarja must have been really toxic for the band to drop her. I mean, she's one of a kind and they still thought it was better to go without her, think about it.

@mikaeljalamo4834

Жыл бұрын

@@RafitoOoO It was actually Tuomas who was the toxic one. One by one everyone has left him. Now even marko.

@Morhgoz

Жыл бұрын

@@RafitoOoO It was not her, but her husband, that Argentian music mogul gicalo, which was the toxic part....

@TheHenningway

4 ай бұрын

Sad times then when she had to go, even more with Anette as substitute. Today I think, that the cast has been perfect with Marco. And he left because of the industry, not Tuomas.

@esttelavidalinarolonmontie5431

3 ай бұрын

​​​@@TheHenningwayde hecho su salida de Nightwish no fue por la industria fue por el equipo de trabajo de Tuomas la parte gerencial y lo dijo en entrevistas este año le preguntaron si volvería a Nightwish y dijo que él no tiene problema con la banda pero pensaría mucho si vuelve o no ya que para eso la banda debería hacer cambios logísticos con eso dio a entender que si Nightwish no cambia de equipo de trabajo nunca más volverá a Nightwish y por otro lado Marco no está retirado de la industria musical sigue cantando como solista y también con Tarot su ex banda sigue cantando con ellos como invitado y también está cantando con Tarja Turunen ambos ex Nightwish que hicieron inmortalizar al cover más famoso de la banda Phantom of the ópera siguen cantando juntos tuvieron Tuor por Latinoamérica y ahora estarán haciendo Tuor por Europa Marco hace poco lanzó una canción junto con Tarja la canción se llama Left of Mars y prometieron seguir lanzando músicas juntos osea Marco sigue trabajando de la música no está quieto y no se salió le la industria musical y otro dato a tener en cuenta Marco ya no posee la intensidad de la voz gruñona ya que tuvo que someterse a una cirugía de las cuerdas vocales la cual afecto la parte potencial ya no canta muy gruñidsmente ya que eso le perjudicó la voz Marco casi quedó sin voz para cantar eso lo llevo a una crisis emocional más encima estaba con problemas depresivo y mental suerte que se pudo lograr establecer y ahora retomo su carrera musical de a poco está volviendo a posicionarse en el mundo del metal y Tarja la está ayudando a expandirse como solista fuera de lo que es Finlandia ,Tarja está muy bien posicionada como cantante solista en el mundo del metal ella pudo sobresalir tiene una gran banda musical y en sus giras y conciertos le está yendo muy bien desde el año 2006

Marko will be sadly missed as is Tarja but we have the videos... The arrangement is by metal Mozart, Tuomas.

@DanasLilMakeup

3 жыл бұрын

@Ligeia Siren chill bud, no one is doing any harm with the statement, plus, the man is a genius he can do more than the rest of us so yeah if the fans outsiders find him as the metal Mozart, so be it.

She had the flu, Finnish is her 1st language of many and this is the last show of a full tour about 4th-5th song in to the show. To be fair to her pure opera abilities there are many examples here on KZread.

She’s not a native speaker, so keep it in mind. Her English is not always perfect

@moosehood

3 жыл бұрын

She's from Holland. Lives in Sweden

@stianrol

3 жыл бұрын

@@moosehood Finland: the home of the best metal bands (maybe except for Norway ;-) ).

@limahisy

3 жыл бұрын

@@moosehood Floor is Dutch. Tarja is from Finland. Nightwish is a finnish band

@lucasiglesias1894

3 жыл бұрын

@@moosehood you're describing Floor. Tarja is Finnish and currently lives in Spain

@TheOtherArea

2 жыл бұрын

@Big blue whale Floor came not after Tarja, she came after Annette

Marco needs his time now, very well deserved! The man can sing! He has brought much joy to us at his expense, we owe him his due time to do for himself as he needs! Dear lady, thank you for this awesome reaction!

Female opera singer reactors seem to love Marko's vocals. You are not the first one. He is a great vocalist, even though he lost his falsetto because of a botched polyp removal operation.That was before he joined Nightwish in 2001. In 1990's, can't remember the exact year. He just told he's going to leave Nightwish and public life for at least for one year. He's going to be missed. Nightwish is going to hire a session bassist. But Marko was both bassist and vocalist. Nightwish needs male vocals! There has been talk about Jarkko Ahola, he can play bass and sing from heavy screams to opera. The boss lady of the Finnish National Opera was totally surprised and blown away, when Jarkko sang Nessun Dorma, (she gave him a few tips), in a TV-format, where known Finnish vocalists had to sing with many different styles. I like Jarkko, but there is only one Marko. Tarja's accent is quite strong. Can't help but noticing. Floor has an accent too, but not as much as Tarja. And Floor modifies vowels for vocal purposes, as smart singers do, I've been told. Along with "Ghost Love Score", "The Poet and the Pendulum" Wembley Arena 2015, 14 minutes, (can make you cry) and "The Greatest Show on Earth" Tampere Finland 2015, 20 minutes are two masterpieces by Tuomas Holopainen, the founder in 1996, leader, songwriter - composition, lyrics, arrangement - of Nightwish. He writes vast majority of Nightwish songs. I think he deserves to be called 'Metal Mozart'. These songs, the big three of Nightwish, are a must! You still have two to go. If you decide to react to more Nightwish than just those two, as ai hipe, I suggest you leave reacting to them untill later. And when the time comes remember to check the stories behind the songs before reacting to them. I also highly recommend using videos with lyrics. Marko has written some Nightwish songs together with Tuomas, for example "The Islander" Tampere 2015 is Marko's composition, lyrics by Tuomas. Weak Fantasy, Tampere 2015, co-written by Marko and Tuomas, Marko is the main composer, lyrics by both, propably mainly by Tuomas, my guess. "The Greatest Show on Earth" Marko has composed a part/parts of it. There are some other Nightwish songs with Marko's in put. Of course Marko has also done a lot outside Nightwish. Great reaction, thank you! Looking forward to another one. Greetings again from Helsinki Finland!

@Ozzy_2014

3 жыл бұрын

Marko and Tarja are both founding members.

Thank you for continuing the Nightwish wild ride! 🖤 You're official one of us now.

As for Marko, he won this last season's Masked Singer in Finland, which had its finale on December 19th, only a month and a half ago, or so. So, he's definitely got massive vocal chops. Unfortunately yeah, he has quit Nightwish, at least for this next year, due to depression and personal issues. From everything I've heard, his exit is completely supported and understood by the rest of the band, so there's zero harsh feelings. I guess we can all hope he'll be interested in re-joining one he takes care of what he needs to.

@Larsausen

3 жыл бұрын

He's retired now, and well deserved for years of entertainment

@deutschesmaedchen

3 жыл бұрын

He isn’t coming back to nightwish, if you read his statement he was saying he might come back to music in general, not to the band. He has his own solo project to work on.

@kelley9382

2 жыл бұрын

Was one of the most heartbreaking bits of news I got this year & it has 100% been a shitshow of a year. I totally understand needing to care for yourself & your mental health tho, & I hope he's doing that. And then please, please, please come baaaaack. The world needs more Marko. Pleasepleaseplease. 🙏🙏🙏

@gillandianyt3920

2 жыл бұрын

Wonder if "Masked Singer" tipped him over the edge? All that commercialism. He said he will be doing the Heavy Christmas Show again. New release of him singing, yay, Maaaaarko!

This song is how I got my dad into Nightwish 😄 I feel like I'm 15 years old every time I listen to this version of the song. Nightwish is great. Tarja is great. Marko is the best ❤

You should watch ''Sleeping sun'' This is a soft...sad...song, but it use to bring me so much peace! From the moment i heard her voice in 2003, Tarja Turunen became my Diva. Love your video and yes, we need to get rid of the Covid once and for all! Me to i need to see a show! to be with the croud! Take care my dear!

I love how EVERYONE has the same "holy shit!" reaction to Marco's voice after already being drawn in by Tarja's singing. :D

Awwww... Jess... Lovely reaction! Yes, I love Tarja and Floor, but Marco is my favorite Nightwish singer! There are quite a few songs he sings in that I'm sure will be requested. A couple of my favorites are Song of Myself and Romanticide, from the Wacken 2013 show, but there are others where he does all the singing... High Hopes (from the same show as the Phantom) and The Islander, from Tampere.

She's Finnish. So she uses more back vowels.

@JanneSimonen

3 жыл бұрын

Interestingly not in that word "sang", where she should.

@gregoryjenkins8645

3 жыл бұрын

True. She doesn’t sing in an American accent..it’s a Finnish Anglo British accent. The vowels resonate better in the performance.

@zehaha

3 жыл бұрын

We literally have a letter for the sound she should be doing, ä

@mmnde12

3 жыл бұрын

@@zehaha it’s just the accent, bad pronounciating. Her english was never that good.

@caiolucas8257

3 жыл бұрын

@@mmnde12 It got better post NW, but i think she used it intentionally here.

Tuomas holopainen on the keyboard is the boss.. He Writes songs, compose and arrange them

@giannisvar4414

3 жыл бұрын

You know that phantom of the earth is not his right?

@siavashjavidnia6789

3 жыл бұрын

@@giannisvar4414 phantom of the earth?!!! If u mean phantom of the opera... Yeah i know that. In general he is a brain of nightwish

@giannisvar4414

3 жыл бұрын

@@siavashjavidnia6789 yeah phantom of the opera it was a typo ..yes in general he is the brain ..a true genious

I love it how much you respect Finnish singing education. They both are well educated singers.

Really glad to see some actual critiques from you, some reactions, most, seem afraid to do it. Thanks for that, it's hard to learn without knowing the mistakes as well as what was right

this high D tarja is singing at the end is spectacularly good. to bring up so much mass and brilliance up to a high d is a rare skill, especially having a dark voice like she has. the onset of the note is perfect, the resonance, the colour of the tone, its remarkably well sung.

@schneevongestern9898

Жыл бұрын

or is it D# even?

@kimberlyh.1090

11 ай бұрын

@@schneevongestern9898 Yes. D#6-D6.

Of all the reaction videos I've seen of this song, THIS IS THE BEST! So entertaining and educational

The wide vibrato is a metal thing for sure. Stands up against the bigger noise. She's modified her operatic training to compensate for the different musical accompaniment

If you want to hear more of Marko, try Nightwish-The Islander (live at Tampere) and Nightwish-High Hopes. Both showcases Marko's talents. The funny thing is at the Tampere show, Floor is his backup singer :)

I never get tired of this performance, or seeing someone else get blown away by it. 🙂 Great performances are like adrenaline injections! 😎

Beautiful breakdown, so glad you got to appreciate Marco's voice early on in your Nightwish journey. 🖤 I’ve been part of the Nightwish Army for over 20 years now, and have heard the Phantom of the Opera 100’s of times, a performance that has always blown my mind with the whole feeling behind it all, the power, they way Tarja & Marco blend, loving it more & more. Now after listening to it straightway after watching your reaction & analysis, I have a whole new deeper appreciation of it all, especially with a better understanding of the technical side & the explanation of skill required to produce such vocals. You have left me wanting more. The education you give, the understanding of the how, the appreciation, the joy you express is making my Nightwish journey an even better experience for me! The Nightwish Addiction is real, I was hooked before, & now you’re reeling me in! I’m hungry for more! I Can’t wait… …patiently I wait (lol) | Much Love, Peace & Respect | Stay Safe

I really liked this reaction a lot, especially your singing interludes! Tarja Turunen is Finnish (you were pretty close with the pronounciation) and trained for a year at the classical Sibeliusacademie in Helsinki. She was bullied by her classmates for being in a metal band, so she transferred to the university of Karlsruhe in Germany, where she studied "Lied". For those of you not in the know, this is classical style singing, but with a piano or maybe chamber orchestra setting, not full opera. Lied is basically German. So we have Finnish Tarja studying in Germany, if I remember correctly with a Japanese mentor. In my opinion her English accent while singing deteriorated during this time. Is this possibly the basis of your mild critique of her vowels?

I'm always surprised by her dark, warm "Kiitos" at the end of the song. Somehow you'd expect a higher speaking voice but hers is quite warm and dark.

I don't know which I actually enjoy more. The singing or your reaction to it. You're so energetic and lively! Awesome commentary both technically and especially the emotion you're projecting is just amazing!

Love your reaction. If you want to hear more of Markos capabilities, from the same concert Nightwish cover of Pink Floyd's: High Hopes - older Marko: The Islander Live @Tempere, or Kiss While Your Lips are Still Red live @Wembley. Tarja, Marko (bass & vocals) Emppu (Guitar) Jukka (Drums) & last, but definitely not least, Tuomas (Keyboards, Composer & Lyricist of 99% of NW material) all come from Finland. If you want to hear Floor's version of the Phantom of the Opera - then Floor Jansen & Henk Poort in Beste Zangers 2019 (a dutch TV show where singers sing songs that have a special meaning another participating to the show)

You just discover Marko as he takes a break from music... I'm so sorry :-( I'm sure you'll get a ton of suggestions for The Islander, but if you want more Marko in other settings, check out his own band "Tarot". I'd also suggest checking him out with Delain on "Nothing of Left", "The Gathering", "Sing To Me", or "Your Body Is A Battleground" (side note: Charlotte, the lead singer of Delain has a background in classical and jazz singing, so that might be of interest too)

@michacieslak2346

3 жыл бұрын

I'd add to that few Tarot songs (especially live versions, that's where Marko shines): - Follow Me Into Madness - Guardian Angel - I Rule - Tides

@RaptorMk2

3 жыл бұрын

@@michacieslak2346 I'd have to add Pyre Of Gods too, since that was my gateway to Tarot back in '07.

@gocartturbo

3 жыл бұрын

Can I throw in his album with "The Northern Kings' as well, where he performs with other metal singers doing metal covers of older pop songs?

@matzek.3220

3 жыл бұрын

What about Franz Schubert's Ave Maria he did with Floor at Raskasta Joulua? Just to mention another setting.

@paulairanilom1830

2 жыл бұрын

"take on me " with the norther kings

"yours is an empy hope" live in Wembley, with Floor...

She had a very bad flu during this show. Wasn't even sure if she cold perform that night.

The amount of talent on display, not only here, but in every Nightwish performance, is astonishing!

THE BEST: TARJA TURUNEN! CHILLS ME, SO MUCH EMOTION IN THE VOICE OF THIS GREAT TALENTED WOMAN! 🔝🔝🔝❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏

I loved seeing the young people spellbound in the crowd. In a virtual world, it gave them something they could feel and remember for ever. 🖤

@brianj3626

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. Look again at the crowd. No cellphones.

Whooo, hooo. Nightwish Iowa. 2 hours, this is a record for me to find it. :) Yes, Marco, Marco, Marco!

Prime time Marko. A very underrated singer, if you want my honest opinion

I love how much joy you bring to your reactions! Legit knowledge and grounded insight of a professional singer - I learn a ton in your videos. But the joy and enthusiasm are what brings me back every time. Best wishes and I hope we can all go to a live Nightwish show soon!

The whole internet is looking forward to seeing them live. I hope it doesnt take long. Love the reaction by the way.

Great reaction, kiitos. I think Tarja knew exactly how to pronounce the word "phantom" because Marko pronounced it in other way, like Americans do, when his turn came. This wasn't Tarja's first time singing that song with the band, actually this was her last concert with Nightwish, and they had been practicing and performing that song a lot. So she must have talked earlier about the words and pronunciations with Tuomas and Marko. She intentionally chose to pronounce the "a" like that and the rolling "r" in the word "opera", kind of like Italians do. And I think that increased the effectiveness of the sentence.

Since you like Marko, you HAVE to react to The Islander live at Tampere. You will absolutely love it. He kills it

Your animated expressions and technical nuggets are always good to watch and hear. And you often go back to include a snippet of what techniques you just commented about, which makes it memorable and your points very well made (I still remember Tori Kelly and maintaining the "energy level" throughout the length of a sung phrase all the way to the end and try to consider that in my singing or guiding others).

If you want to hear Marco take the lead completely. I would recommend High Hopes. It's a cover of a Pink Floyd track from the same concert as this performance

So glad you started with Tarja AND Marko. Very nice breakdown. Tarja was/is known as the Voice of Finland, long before the tv program. In her 40s now, she has developed her lower voice. Recommend "Supremacy"..."Walking in the air" with Harus...and Paolo Tosti version of "Ave Maria"

That's what I love about great reaction videos, the expertise and passion for music you bring into these videos is really impressive.

I am in LOVE with your enthusiasm. Also, really appreciate how you give examples and clearly show what you are referring to. Beautiful combination of entertaining and educational!

I took too long to type this to still be live so I am putting it here. Marco with his attitude and fry and all that makes the Phantom a darker character again as he originally was. The 'nicer' Phantom did not start until the old Hammer Films movie when Christine finally agrees to be tutored.

Thanks for very analytic reaction. I think you should react " Poet an the Pendulum", the ultimate masterpiece. It tells about how difficult times Tuomas went through when the band sacked Tarja, who was his childhood friend. Even one cabinet minister commented on this and the fans round the world were very angry at Tuomas, who is kind of a leader in the band. Tuomas had also suicidal thoughts and he was very depressed. Then he composed this work of art which consists of five parts. In their Wembley concert the band was as its best. Please do this!

@jessicasopranonotes

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that does sound like a masterpiece! I'll definitely add that to my Nightwish Performance Analysis list! Thanks ☺️

@Laura-ge2sp

3 жыл бұрын

Use the subtitled version

🖤 Thank you so much for this in-depth analysis - there were things you explained I didn't really hear before :-)

Really, really love what you've done here! I'm not just getting a commentary, I'm getting an education. Thank you so much!

I love Tarja nad she has an amazing voice but Marko really shines in this one so great

That was so nice ,and Marco was the fireworks in that performance, love the way you sing those notes to show the way you would prefer her to do it

This was so much fun to watch, thank you!

I must have watched a ton of reactions this past year and I can honestly say that yours, are top notch. Absolutelly fantastic. And you also seem like a geniounly great person, not just someone that really knows your stuff. Absolutelly brilliant reaction and analysis.

I know I’m late to the party but YES!!! They’re incredible!!! I love how literally everyone who reacts to this video is like “came for Tarja-MARKO?!?!” 😂 He's just freaking fantastic About the accent-Tarja is Finnish! So that’s what’s messing with her vowels a bit. I believe she was also sick during this concert. And still she has this *immensely* powerful voice! A true goddess. I’d love to see you react to more of her! To hear some even higher notes there’s her cover of Supremacy by Muse, and she’s done actual opera performances as well! The concert is called Beauty & the Beat.

Tarja Turunen and Marko Hietala, once Nightwish, and When Your Lips Are Still Red .....

Here I go watching Nightwish reaction videos for the next few hours again

This is the most honest review ever, you are an amazing artist and you have an amazing ear for music, love your video 💗💗💗💗

Something to know about Tarja is that she uses her native Finnish phonology (phonation) as a stylistic choice even when singing in English. You noticed it almost immediately, but most people seem to really notice it when she says "Opera" in this song. When she sings Nemo in the same concert the word "three" utilizes that same stylistic choice. Some people really dislike her vowel modifications and how she combines different styles. But there are those of us who really enjoy the result of mixing wide vowels, lowered larynx, high soft palate, and heavy vibrato style she tends to go with in a lot of the songs she sings (barring actual operas where she sticks to business). Not really the best song for an introduction to Tarja. From the same concert you could go with Nemo, Wishmaster, Planet Hell, or Wish I Had An Angel. She has also done actual opera on the Beauty and the Beat concert. However, I think the best expression of her style and voice is her cover of Muse's Supremacy. If you watch that one make sure to pick the Live in Milan version. The woodstock one has bad audio. Also, if you want to hear more of Marko's harmony blending there are quite a few in that same concert (End of an Era). Planet Hell and Wish I Had An Angel, for example. However, Song of Myself at Wacken has Marko and Floor singing harmonies that'll blow your mind.

When Marco do the Phantom parts its absolut arsome the he make These parts to his one

@cronaon317

3 жыл бұрын

Nice point

I just love your reviews/reactions, so cool to hear some one who listens to every aspect of the performance. Keep it up.

Loved your analysis on the video! ❤️✨

Superb analysis!

If you're curious how Floor Jansen (the current singer of Nightwish) performs Phantom of the Opera, she did so on a Dutch show called "Beste Zangers" with opera singer Henk Poort. They kind of promised to do it live with Nightwish when they go touring again in the Netherlands!

This is my absolute FAVORITE reaction video EVER! Because this is how I feel every single time I watch this masterpiece. This is my absolute favorite version of this song ever, on or off Broadway… and I’ve spent over 30 years in love with the Phantom of the Opera. Ramin Karimloo is my favorite phantom, but this version has my heart. Always. ❤

Love everything about this whole review...thank you

Absolutely loved your reaction and breakdown of this song. I get chills and goosebumps every single time! You really should hear marco sing the islander live at Tampere his voice is beautiful. And yes I'm heartbroken that he just left the band and even more sad for you for just learning about them when he's decided to move on. Phenomenal band!

yaaaaaaaaaas give Marco every due he has coming! this performance will always stick out as one of the best!

Really interesting and educational...and loooove the enthusiasm!!

I didn't catch a lot of Marko's vocals the first time, either, it took MANY listens and some vocal coaches pointing some of it out, but I found a massive new respect for him as a vocalist.

Marco is amazing... many great Nightwish songs feature him...

Adorable reaction. I don’t feel alone anymore with that way to react 😂😂❤️❤️

Love Nightwish. I wish I had a music teacher like you, when I was in school. Not only are you technical in your evaluation, but you show a love of music that is infectious. 🖤

So many have to pause because "Who is this?!" when Marko starts :'D

Tarja still sings it in her solo career. I recommend Passion and the Opera live, she just sang it in her first solo tour and NW never played it live. True master piece.

Great reaction! I love this version of Phantom and, just like you, I can't sit still when I watch/listen to it! 🖤🖤🖤

Your reaction was amazing, very thoughtful and informative. Thanks!

Tuomas does most of the arrangements. He's known by the army as the Metal Mozart for a reason xD