Melodic stanzas Are symphonizing their way Through your weary head To feed your distrust And fill it's mouth with the desire To soulfully be one with your creation Not a subject to control You call upon a higer power For help and inspiration The crowd waits And turns their faces Towards you expectantly You give them what they need But their useless criticism Makes you die A bit more inside Not a subject to control You call upon a higer power For help and inspiration Oh, I swoon While loudspeakers play soft music Leaning Over your fourtieth masterpiece You must have loved The colour of these violins I wish I knew you Your fit of insanity makes me sad I wish you knew Your music was to stay forever And I hope... I have no clue If you know how much it matters And i hope...

@auto_lisis

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you good man

@evanshochat8758

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Arcturus 9. I've listened to that song so often I can hear Anneke in my head. So many goddesses, so little time.

@ludovico6890

4 ай бұрын

About Mozart, I've just learned.

Nothing compares to Anneke...

@svenjensen9770

12 күн бұрын

I concur ❤

The last 4 minutes of this particular performance will forever be one of my favorites in the history of music.

@MrEstpas71

Ай бұрын

Agree, although the total buildup is what makes the song so great! (and the last 4 minutes;)

@jorgeluisperezlabrada370

23 күн бұрын

Exactly..me too.

I wish she knew HER music was to stay forever

One of the best moments of my life

This song has everything, emotion, composition, atmosphere, a great performance. One of the best songs ever released!

@Muusfulify

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree, it still hits me everytime

@rgibarra

3 жыл бұрын

And the best singer!

@theHYmaster

2 жыл бұрын

This song will stay forever

@theHYmaster

2 жыл бұрын

I m 42, heard a billion of song in my life, mostly rock & different kind of metal, one of my fav was Saturnine (studio) and I heard this life version of Travel life one year ago. I think that I seriously heard it 250/300 Times since (roughly once per day) and I m already quite sure that this will be my Fav song for the rest of my life. I can t even described my feeling as it s a mix of pain, power, joice and sadness at the same time.

@Mestre-Joe

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah.

I love this performance so much. Anneke's voice has healing properties for our hurting world. I wish she knew how much her performances mean to me and how much it matters. And this band...just magical cohesion. They captured lightning in a bottle with this performance .

why do we have to suffer so much crap music on the radio when this is so good.

@hansevers6407

4 жыл бұрын

Commerce

@shev8159

3 жыл бұрын

money

@romoloricci9191

3 жыл бұрын

You don't have to

@aaronjoley4491

3 жыл бұрын

Attention spans are too short.

@cancelled_user

3 жыл бұрын

Commerce? If most people liked metal, it would be the most played genre on radios. I would say it's the lack of education in music. People listen to total garbage simply because they don't know anything else. If they listen to that garbage long enough, they begin like it. Human brain likes familiarity. If you already know some music, you tend to like it. Most people don't even care what they are listening to, they just want some background noise while doing something.

Whoever is responsible for ads appearing in the middle of this should be ashamed of themselves. The song is not that long. Put one at the beginning or end, fine, but to have one right in the middle to break up the big build-up of this masterpiece is a crime against humanity.

Years and years go by and I am listening to a lot of various music every day, among others The Gathering live at Paradiso, Amsterdam (2006) and the TG25 concert. I always highlight this gem. Always touched by the musicianship of the band and Anneke's voice that touches my soul.

anneke will always be the best female singer in metal

@1973HenkY

11 ай бұрын

floor will not object but her fans will, and so may objective observers...

How To Measure A Planet was truly ahead of it’s time. Brilliant album!

@w0ode198

2 жыл бұрын

That Album was my introduction to this band years ago. My friend Michael gave me a loan of it and i was instantly hooked.

One of the best songs ever written. The buildup is incredible.

@mjoezic3198

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!

@hansevers6407

3 жыл бұрын

@@mjoezic3198 AGREE

@shoemaker688

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree less. Epic!

When I listened to this piece more than 20 years ago, I passed it almost imperceptibly. Today, after so many years, when I accidentally came back to it, I can't stop listening to it. It crushes, even tears from the inside of emotions. It's an amazing feeling.

Anneke, your music has such great importance, in my world and in the world of many, thank you!

One of my fav songs i keep on listening since How to measure a planet. So beautiful and honest. This live version is the best...❤

5:55 Onwards is Anneke on overdrive...pure chills...

@gandalf8216

3 жыл бұрын

You feel blessed as an audience when she's going all out, because she can't do that all the time. Makes you feel chosen.

I was there. Magical evening!

Years and years go by and this one is still my favourite piece of music ever written. It's like floating in space with your feet on the ground. I always cry, but tears of joy and gratitude for the music. :')

@ralphschmidt8885

Жыл бұрын

That is absolutely right. With this song you are in another dimension. I have seen the band with Anneke many years ago playing it on highest level. I am blown away

@bastet197

Жыл бұрын

Yes

I have never heard this song once where tears didn't form in my eyes. It's absolutely hypnotic. I've seen concerts by Nightwish, Within Temptation, Epica etc but my one regret is that I never got to see The Gathering live.

@lred4052

Жыл бұрын

Y en pleno concierto te dan ganas de llorar , en 2007 los pude ver y fue algo que aún me da nostalgia, nostalgia de que fue mágico y el mejor concierto de toda mi vida.

It's hard for me to explain what this song does to me. A nostalgic woman who I don't know where she comes from, I always end up with my eyes full of tears, she couldn't understand why

That guitar single note build up at the end combined with Anneke's vocals is chilling to the bone. Perfect example of 'less = more'.

@radikalibre

Жыл бұрын

YEah, pure magic. Such committed guys in a perfect, unique lapse of time.

I never get tired of this woman.

Nobody would ever have any idea how much this song means to me. 💜

@onurkuzu748

3 жыл бұрын

bilmiyoruz alev hanım ama bir şeyler ifade etmesi açısından ne güzel bir şarkı..

wow... those last 2 minutes were something special. i don't know why but i almost cried

@mayahastheknife

Жыл бұрын

f that, the last 4 minutes are just indescribable. and i did cry lol

This "I whsh you knew" section... My god

I listened this song over and over when my brother died way to young. His music......

@johantitulaer1052

4 жыл бұрын

My condolences to you man. He'll live on in memory! Cherish the time you had with him.

@Muusfulify

4 жыл бұрын

❤️

@Dispar_Vulgo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks you all!

Such a voice, such elegance when she moves, such everything! An angel to me...

This song belongs to list of timeless and best songs ever together with Deep Purples Child in Time, LED Zeppelins Stairways to Heaven, Queens Bohemian Rhapsody, Goden Earings Radar love, Nightwish Greatest show on Earth

@stasa-X

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know only the golden earings but in all others i agree.

@hansevers8605

3 жыл бұрын

@@stasa-X I meant the Golden Earing

@hansevers8605

Жыл бұрын

@@stasa-X herewith the link to a live version kzread.info/dash/bejne/k4agtaqAZcu4iZc.html. But still imagine, the band was founded in the early 60’s and have to stop last year due the illness of one of the members. About of 60 years making music together.

@stasa-X

Жыл бұрын

Yes i know this song and i like too but the band isn't familiar to me at all...at least the name of the band, maybe i know more songs finally. Thanks 👍.

Annie has such a wonderful blend of power and softness.

So stunning ! I cannot believe that The Gathering is virtually unknown in America . I found one of their songs on some college indie radio station. and I have been hooked ever since..

@lompeos7388

4 жыл бұрын

John Carlson They’re virtually unknown in The Netherlands too. Best performance of the best song of the best band.

@bleachdragon88

Жыл бұрын

I’m American and just heard them for the first time a couple days ago. The live version of On Most Surfaces started playing on mix playlist. From the intro I thought it was it BRUTUS at first. Instantly fell in love and looked up more of their music. So sad I seem to have missed out on the hay day of this amazing band 😢

In 2023 'Strange Machines' ended up in the all time top 2000 most popular songs of The Netherlands. In 2024 dutchies could honour this exceptional band and singer by voting another one of their exquisite tracks into that top 2000. I suggest y'all vote for 'Travel', from the then 25 yo brilliant album HtMaP. :)

There are only 2 sounds in the world that can put tears in my eyes when I witness them live: Anneke's voice and David Gilmour's lead guitar. I'm so gutted that this concert went under my radar... I only found out shortly after.

@xenxoTG

4 жыл бұрын

Woah, any kind of mix between the Gathering and Pink Floyd sounds awesome to me!!!

@victorfernandes1115

Жыл бұрын

so spot on! Same

@markwyman6753

Жыл бұрын

1:50 sounds like the beginning of The Great Gig In The Sky ;)

@welkekutnaamdanwel

6 ай бұрын

What a combi that would be..👍

Top 5 Gathering Song for me! In no order - On Most Surfaces, Great Ocean Road, Liberty Bell, Travel, and Saturnine

@tikhongilson3770

5 ай бұрын

How could you leave out "Strange Machines?"

She's better live than studio. This is a more mature Annie doing a wonderful rendition of this song, putting everything into it.

I don't think any performance has ever given me chills the way this one does from 4:30 onwards: up and down my back, down to my ankles, from the back of my head around to the front. Every single time. Phenomenal.

@revylokesh1783

3 жыл бұрын

you're not the only one. I've been under Anneke's spell ever since the 90s.

@erik5374

7 ай бұрын

Thanks… now google knows where to start the ad

This song makes me cry my eyes out

@Muusfulify

4 жыл бұрын

Same..

@hansevers6407

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t be ashamed, even KZread reactors and diehards cry online.

I love this woman..such a beautiful voice

Anneke is in a class by herself. Absolutely stunning.

Another wonderful discovery for me. Anneke is beautiful and amazing. Thanks to the Areon project where she stood tall singing next to Floor Jansen in "Vally of The Queens".

@timrockman7

Жыл бұрын

I checked out some of her early live performances, and now I can see how she may have influenced Simone and Floor. Anneke moved like a flame on stage as she sang and watching her was a real thrill!

...Bloody hell, you are a Goddess of a singer Anneke 😘

Brilliant. Beautiful. Stunning performance. This is my favorite song. Their music was to stay forever.

@Fuzzywuzzywasawoman

5 жыл бұрын

This is my all time favourite song too.im not afraid to say it makes me cry

@jean-michelcoheleach9436

5 жыл бұрын

Dan Urbano non

This is one of my favourite performances of anything ever.

Afgelopen jaar was extreem zwaar, dit heeft me mede geholpen erdoor te komen 🙏

a voice of an angel

7:02 ... that part sends shivers down my spine. this whole song is a masterpiece without compare. The Gathering is perfect.

@erk576

3 жыл бұрын

You too???

@barsknos

3 жыл бұрын

My shivers start at 5:55 and end a bit before 7:02 :P

@gandalf8216

2 жыл бұрын

@@barsknos Mine too, while I am a fan of all vocalists of The Gathering throughout their career, this song is saturated by awesomeness before a choir comes in. It becomes too much, but you have no idea how shitty I feel for nitpicking this song. Perfection is a mirage, as they say- it's pointless to chase.

My compliments for the editing of fan video's to a live music video with such great quality that it could pass for a professionaly shot and edited video :)

@lupask

Жыл бұрын

using like 3 or 4 tripod cameras doesn't look very amateur

@alxtnt57

Жыл бұрын

wow it sure seems so

I am literally travelled elsewhere listening to that piece of art

One of those bands you KNOW you'll still like 30 years from now.

@paulgilbey8803

4 жыл бұрын

Dead right Daniel! I bought Mandylion in 94 and still love them now 25 years later especially Goddess Anneke!

And every time I think: “ Did I really miss my last chance to see Anneke perform with the Gathering?”

@moongloomable

5 ай бұрын

Was just thinking the same thing.

You can drown in this song! Nostalgia... Favorite band!

Zo mooi te zien dat er nog steeds reacties komen, werkelijk een meesterwerk🙏

@hansevers8605

Жыл бұрын

Het is en blijft een “Master Piece” en imo de beste Nederlandse song ever.

I'm back here... Still trying to find the double like button.

This was absolutely incredible. I think Anneke put so much power and emotion into this song. Her singing was stunning. The music was awesome, and, with the singing, it all built up into an immensely powerful finish. Watching it makes me emotional, that is how strong the performance is.

This song is so beautiful, it haunts me. I cannot get enough of Anneke. No belting, no wild runs, just an exquisite performance every time.

Best song ever. I love it! When i was younger this music wasn't available. Maybe after Anneke breaking i knew all the albums. Nowadays this song is my piece of heaven in a resting day.

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! jesus what a song, and performance by Anneke. Brilliant. No words to say...

that voice...

I can't put this song high enough on my headphones

From 5:54 I cry a river every time.

Amazing song. She is the only one can sing it and gives us all the emotions in the entire song. I love her.

And after 20 years this song makes me cry

I keep coming back to it. Brilliant.

How to measure a planet,what a masterpiece

The added guitar lead build up to the end is amazing.

The end of this when all of the singers from the band come out to cap off anneke's amazing performance. I don't usually get choked up but this one got me. This should have been the end of the show.

@mazmoslash4049

3 жыл бұрын

Actually it was the end of Anneke with the band and somewhat later Marjolein the bass player also left the band. The emotions were real.

I saw her here in Doornrosje the first time live with the Gathering, it must have been 1996 and I instantly fell in love with her and bought all of her Albums. And I have to say, I still love her. For me the best female singer in this universe!

We're so lucky for this reunion. Better for me to have seen it on a screen instead of in real life because I would've probably died in a corner somewhere.

@revylokesh1783

4 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to see them 4 or 5 times in the early 2000s. Offstage they're really nice people, too.

@radikalibre

Жыл бұрын

jajajajajajajaj x2

holy shit, this is amazing...what a song and what emotion

Still the best song ever

it just doesn't get any better then this...and anneke is sublime

The Gathering... what can i say that hasnt say before... just the best song.

Kijk, we hebben Anneke en Sharon en Floor en Irene en Simone en Marjolein en Monique en Ilse en we sturen Joost Klein naar het songfestival. Nou, dan luister ik nog maar een keer hier naar.

Heard this live in 2007 at Sibiu. I was waiting for the next band and this song came up. I was literally not prepared and it hit me like a bus. It was a trance, an extasy, something hard to describe but overly powerful almost to panic. Never a song hit me so hard and so deep. Her voice went to cosmic heights. I was not prepared..

one of the most beautiful songs ever. I saw them do this live about 6 times and the feelings I felt are undescribable. Fabulous

@rossoneriist

5 жыл бұрын

Six times in a row for me right now

@mrtrashguy5111

4 жыл бұрын

I’ll see them live in my next life,lucky you!

@jeanbobbb

4 жыл бұрын

Did you go to these concerts with ur uncle...Mr. Mackey Mmmkay?🤣 Ahhhhh....I'm sorry..😋

It's simply amazing how Annie lives this song

Wow Anneke what a voice amazing love her voice

@revylokesh1783

5 жыл бұрын

Her voice matured beautifully. She's aging like wine... 😍

Listening to this when being high is an experience I tell you.

Took them a minute to get back in the groove during the song but halfway through it was like they never stopped playing together.

A perfect storm. A massive, generous, powerful musical supernova. The guys enjoyed at max while invited us, the human kind, to this delightful cosmic performance that will remain during light years. Hope it touches some other astral beings just to testify the human kind path.. Thank you Gaths.

@radikalibre

Жыл бұрын

3:20 Anneke knows she just had nailed her greatest 1 minute voice line ever.

Speechless!!!!

Yine nefes nefese bıraktın beni

Вершина творчества группы , просто нет слов...

Me siento privilegiado Al escuchar esta canción, pocos somos los Afortunados de escuchar a esta gran banda.

Wow!

Still EPIC in 2023

one of the best songs ever.

Awesome! The ending blows you away! Love this song!

I want to live in the second part of this song forever.

@manost3239

2 жыл бұрын

Nice.

Bloody Magnificent!!!!!!

Realmente esta canción me hace viajar, una interpretación increíble de Anneke, una banda increíble The Gathering!!

always comeback here every 2 week..

@lompeos7388

3 жыл бұрын

Only once every two weeks?

Her voice is perfect. All of them are amazing musicians

There are two songs that I can't help but get excited when listening to them, one is Cantiga de la memoria rota by Inti Illimani and the other is Travel, especially this version, it is a song that without a doubt will be the one with which I would like to be said goodbye to this world on the day of my funeral

One of the most emotional song/video I've ever seen

Annie just kills it, lovely lady with a sublime voice, all she wants is a normal life and to be happy with her hubby and kid, leave them alone :)

what a song !!!!! epic

The character (or Anneke) in this song listening to Mozart and swooning over the melodies is me listening to The Gathering and has been thus for almost 20 years.

This one gets me emotional everytime. I wish they know their music will stay forever :) Thanks for the upload!

@nicklauvrys8329

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. Apparently she sings about her love for Mozart and his music. And I hope she knows that a fan like me wishes the same for her and the Gathering: that their music will stay forever... Such a great song this is....

i think this concert was made for Anneke, to see her shine....

@mazmoslash4049

5 ай бұрын

She already left the band a few years before this concert. She came back for this the 25th anniversary and it was also her last gig with The Gathering (and the new singer Silje).