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Nightwish · 05-02-2008, 09:22 AM

Finally, Nightwish is touring the US. They've played a few isolated dates here in the past, but this is the first time they've embarked on a full US tour.

They'll be playing in Lawrence, KS on May 27th, and in Sauget, IL (St. Louis metro east) on the 28th. This is a must-see for fans of symphonic power metal.

Nightwish · 05-28-2008, 11:05 PM

Okay, onto the concert review. It was standing room only, and the club personnel told me it was within a dozen or two tickets of completely selling out, which is almost unheard of for a non-weekend club date with a band that isn't top of the charts in America. They said it was the biggest crowd they can remember for a weekday show, and it rivaled some of the crowds for big-name bands on weekend shows.

Sonic Syndicate was pretty good, they rocked the house pretty well. They've got a good overall sound, but like others here, I can do without the screechy and howling vocals. They've got some clean vocals, too, just not enough of them. I guess that's what's en vogue with metalcore bands, though. And yes, I totally agree, Karin is hot, hot, hottttt! I was about ten feet away and couldn't take my eyes off of her!

But Nightwish just blew me away, as they knew they would. It was by far the best club show I've seen, and it rivaled some of the best arena shows I've seen. Like Braincase said, there's no longer any worry that Annette can't fill Tarja's shoes. I knew she sounded good on her own material, but I wasn't sure how she would do singing Tarja's songs. But she did quite well with them! She doesn't have Tarja's full soprano range, but she did a great job of finding alternate melodies that fit her vocal range and still fit the song.

I was a little surprised that they opened with "Bye, Bye, Beautiful." I was expecting them to save that until later in the show, and to open with "The Poet & the Pendulum." Instead, the opened the second half of their show with "Poet," after a short intermission. Marco and Annette bantered and joked back and forth quite a bit, really keeping the crowd in it. They were obviously having a lot of fun on stage. Annette was dressed in an adorable Heidi-style traditional Swedish outfit, befitting her homeland (she's from Sweden, the rest are from Finland) and was quite the entertainer prancing and dancing around the stage like a little pixie!

The high point of the show was the first song of the encore, for which they brought out John Two Hawks and performed "Creek Mary's Blood," complete with the Native American flutes that John plays. Interestingly, he also did some of the singing, in the English-language parts of the song, complementing Annette, a role usually filled by Marco. Did they do that in KC? She said they were only doing it for some of the shows this tour, but not for all of them.

chiefs1111 · 05-29-2008, 07:13 AM

i just looked at their site and seen they are coming to st Pete,Fla on 9/21 ,I'm gonna try and go if i can get someone to go with me which i very much doubt lol.

chiefs1111 · 05-29-2008, 07:15 AM

Did they play Master Passion Greed at the show? thats my favorite song off of DPP.

Nightwish · 05-29-2008, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by chiefs1111

Did they play Master Passion Greed at the show? thats my favorite song off of DPP.

They didn't play it at the St. Louis show, unfortunately. I was hoping they would. I don't know about the KC show.

Nightwish · 05-29-2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by chagrin

I don't know, Within Temptation is still the best of those styles of bands with the chick singers; best singer, best music, everything.

Within Temptation is a great band. But I'd hardly put them above Nightwish. Nightwish is far, far more versatile, delving into a lot more styles than WT. WT is very good at what they do, but they're pretty much a one-trick pony. However, I haven't heard their latest album, so they may have broadened their horizons a bit. But their previous stuff was hardly distinguishable from groups like Epica and Arwen, except that Sharon's vocals are better ... and she deserves a place on that "hottest chicks in metal" list.

Simply Red · 05-29-2008, 11:38 AM

I'm not a metal fan, but congrats anyway!

Braincase · 05-29-2008, 01:58 PM

Sharon... Floor... Liv-Kristen... Cristina...Anette...Tarja...

I love this genre. Add Karin to that list, too.

Nightwish · 05-29-2008, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Braincase

Sharon... Floor... Liv-Kristen... Cristina...Anette...Tarja...

I love this genre. Add Karin to that list, too.

Ooh, Floor Jansen! Not quite as pretty as the others, but still no slouch. But I love her voice! I'd put After Forever right up there with Nightwish, almost neck and neck. Incredibly good stuff, and very versatile, like Nightwish. Her stuff with Ayreon and Star One t'ain't bad, neither!

Braincase · 05-29-2008, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightwish

Ooh, Floor Jansen! Not quite as pretty as the others, but still no slouch. But I love her voice! I'd put After Forever right up there with Nightwish, almost neck and neck. Incredibly good stuff, and very versatile, like Nightwish. Her stuff with Ayreon and Star One t'ain't bad, neither!

Best rack of the litter.

05-02-2008, 09:22 AM
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05-28-2008, 11:05 PM	#16
Nightwish 2006 Snipe Hunting Champion Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: A van down by the river! Casino cash: $10004900	Okay, onto the concert review. It was standing room only, and the club personnel told me it was within a dozen or two tickets of completely selling out, which is almost unheard of for a non-weekend club date with a band that isn't top of the charts in America. They said it was the biggest crowd they can remember for a weekday show, and it rivaled some of the crowds for big-name bands on weekend shows. Sonic Syndicate was pretty good, they rocked the house pretty well. They've got a good overall sound, but like others here, I can do without the screechy and howling vocals. They've got some clean vocals, too, just not enough of them. I guess that's what's en vogue with metalcore bands, though. And yes, I totally agree, Karin is hot, hot, hottttt! I was about ten feet away and couldn't take my eyes off of her! But Nightwish just blew me away, as they knew they would. It was by far the best club show I've seen, and it rivaled some of the best arena shows I've seen. Like Braincase said, there's no longer any worry that Annette can't fill Tarja's shoes. I knew she sounded good on her own material, but I wasn't sure how she would do singing Tarja's songs. But she did quite well with them! She doesn't have Tarja's full soprano range, but she did a great job of finding alternate melodies that fit her vocal range and still fit the song. I was a little surprised that they opened with "Bye, Bye, Beautiful." I was expecting them to save that until later in the show, and to open with "The Poet & the Pendulum." Instead, the opened the second half of their show with "Poet," after a short intermission. Marco and Annette bantered and joked back and forth quite a bit, really keeping the crowd in it. They were obviously having a lot of fun on stage. Annette was dressed in an adorable Heidi-style traditional Swedish outfit, befitting her homeland (she's from Sweden, the rest are from Finland) and was quite the entertainer prancing and dancing around the stage like a little pixie! The high point of the show was the first song of the encore, for which they brought out John Two Hawks and performed "Creek Mary's Blood," complete with the Native American flutes that John plays. Interestingly, he also did some of the singing, in the English-language parts of the song, complementing Annette, a role usually filled by Marco. Did they do that in KC? She said they were only doing it for some of the shows this tour, but not for all of them. __________________ "Human tales? But human don't have tails, they have big, big bottoms that they wear with bad shorts, and walk around going, 'Hi, Helen!'" -- Batty (Robin Williams), in Fern Gully
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chiefs1111 In Search of a Life Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Parts Unknown Casino cash: $-2286834	Did they play Master Passion Greed at the show? thats my favorite song off of DPP.
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05-29-2008, 11:38 AM	#21
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05-29-2008, 01:58 PM	#22
Braincase Banned Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pond> Me <Barn Casino cash: $11298284	Sharon... Floor... Liv-Kristen... Cristina...Anette...Tarja... I love this genre. Add Karin to that list, too. __________________ BrainCase
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