Nightwish. Love them or Hate them.

pyramuid man

Well I think it has become apparent that this is a band that you either love :rolleyes: or you despise then:mad:.

So I am trying to find out what you think of them.
I personally love them.

Civilian_Target

They're everything I should hate in a metal band. They're cheezy. They're overblown. They're good at neither classical nor metal.

Yet I think they're absolutely great, for some reason I don't understand, I really enjoy listening to them. Oceanborn in particular is a great album. But sometimes they make me cringe really badly.

Nightwish are to metal as The Office is to comedy.

pyramuid man

Yeah I know.
Its like I think they are a really great band but cannot get exactly why. Fantastic all the same,

Nightwish

well what do you reckon I'd say?

Karl Hungus

Nightwish wrote:

well what do you reckon I'd say?

I reckon you hate them, and call yourself after them out of sheer spite.

pbsuxok1znja4r

I don't really love them...or despise them. They don't really do anything for me. A bit too far on the cheesy side of things, maybe. Did they get a new vocalist?

Nightwish

Karl Hungus wrote:

I reckon you hate them, and call yourself after them out of sheer spite.

dammit...my facade has been uncovered!

and to Scousertommy, a new vocalist has not yet been found. They are at the moment accepting any material from singers who wish to be part of the band.

Tar.Aldarion

I'm the new voacalist.



Oh and i love them.In fact I listened to them all day at home today. What a waste of a day I suppose.

pyramuid man

No day spent listening to Nightwish is a wasted day. Pity Tarja is no longer with them

Pugsley

Their OK, there are better power metal bands about (terásbetoni ), and far worse (Hammerfall), and female leads even easier on the eyes (Christina Scabbia).

direbadger

Pugsley wrote:

and female leads even easier on the eyes

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I love 'em. They are indeed a cheesfest though. Too many flute solos.

Nightwish

Ah Tuomas and his flute..............*sighs dreamily*

Tar.Aldarion

It's adequate at best. Now, I have a flute right here, especially for Tar...ja.

rainbow kirby

I love them... especially Oceanborn and Once.

pyramuid man

Tarja is a goddess

Karl Hungus

They were excellent live.

senordingdong

I'd love to lob me knob in her.

Robbo

I've strangely grown to like Nightwish, in an advancement theory kind of way. Complete masters of high camp, love it.

Btw, do the metal fraternity actually find Tarja attractive or is it just merely a case of Oscar Wilde's hind-leg walking dog?

Karl Hungus

Robbo wrote:

Btw, do the metal fraternity actually find Tarja attractive or is it just merely a case of Oscar Wilde's hind-leg walking dog?

Yes, she's quite attractive.

Civilian_Target

She's not Amy Lee or Christina Scabbia TBH.

Nightwish

I always thought she was pretty then I saw her live and thought she was stunning. She has a fine pair on her!

Civilian_Target

She's an oprah singer, I'd expect that, but I don't really think her face is pretty, to be honest.

That said, I didn't think that much of Brody Dalle on TV, but in person she's stunning. She has a really athletic body and the way she moves is just :eek:

Tar.Aldarion

She's ok I suppose. Probably have to meet her to see.

I think I have a bit of an obsession problem. I have been listening to over the hills and far away for about four or five hours on repeat now...no, not the album...

Nightwish

I go through phases like that too. At the moment its Gethsemane (hence the sig).

pyramuid man

Civilian_Target wrote:

She's not Amy Lee or Christina Scabbia TBH.

Ooh I nearly forgot about Amy Lee.
Yummy Yummy yum yum yum

Tar.Aldarion

Nightwish wrote:

I go through phases like that too. At the moment its Gethsemane (hence the sig).

I sing my sig too.

pyramuid man

Yum yum yum yum yum yum

Töpher

senordingdong wrote:

I'd love to lob me knob in her.

I echo these sentiments. Lol

Fantastic, probably just for the cheese!

Civilian_Target

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

She's ok I suppose. Probably have to meet her to see.

I think I have a bit of an obsession problem. I have been listening to over the hills and far away for about four or five hours on repeat now...no, not the album...

LOL - I remember the first time I heard that tracks I was, in fact, over the hills and far away (about 4000km from home, in a metal bar, with some very cool, but quite random, strangers) and it's stuck firmly in my head ever since!

[EDIT]Oh, and Tar, Nightwish: Make a reservation ffs! 8) --> http://tinyurl.com/ln9kj [/EDIT]

haunted-room

Cant stand them

Tar.Aldarion

Civilian_Target wrote:

LOL - I remember the first time I heard that tracks I was, in fact, over the hills and far away (about 4000km from home, in a metal bar, with some very cool, but quite random, strangers) and it's stuck firmly in my head ever since!

[EDIT]Oh, and Tar, Nightwish: Make a reservation ffs! 8) --> http://tinyurl.com/ln9kj [/EDIT]

That's much too expensive for me.
/me books 8 ina room hostel. :eek:

Nightwish

Civilian_Target wrote:

[EDIT]Oh, and Tar, Nightwish: Make a reservation ffs! 8) --> http://tinyurl.com/ln9kj [/EDIT]

pff...the Burlington is for peasants...Only the Berkeley Court for me...anyhow I'm married.

Tar.Aldarion

Is that your way of saying, 'pay for the best or you you get nowt nightwish'.
:P

Nightwish

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Is that your way of saying, 'pay for the best or you you get nowt nightwish'.
:P

pretty much yeah...thats why I bagged me a rich-kid!


edit:

Tarja's press conference after she was kicked out of the band if anyones interested

http://www.phantomflow.com/tarja/media/audio/pressaudio.zip

gline

i agree, they are everything i should hate, but i like them

also... tarja should have been kicked

Manolo Blahnik

Very cheesy stuff but can't say i hate

stranded

OPINION ALERT:

I despise them. Tarja has one of the worst voices I've ever heard - not to mention the lyrics are very bad and lack every form of poetry...ever.

TerrorFirmer

I like nightwish.

Stunning is not a word I'd use to describe Tarja though. More....ugly.

I suppose there's worse though...!

btw - the EYE cinema here in Galway plays Nightwish prior to movies quite alot....its good on the ears!

Tar.Aldarion

HavoK wrote:

I like nightwish.

Stunning is not a word I'd use to describe Tarja though. More....ugly.

I suppose there's worse though...!

btw - the EYE cinema here in Galway plays Nightwish prior to movies quite alot....its good on the ears!

They do indeed. I think I'll be heading that way tonight for silent hill too...
good music!

moshmonkey666

i used to like them, and i still do but Once was an awful album and anything they have released since then is just to get money. Centurys Child and albums before it are great.

Aporia

I like them Tarja has sexy cheekbones mmmm cheekbones

Tar.Aldarion

moshmonkey666 wrote:

i used to like them, and i still do but Once was an awful album and anything they have released since then is just to get money. Centurys Child and albums before it are great.

I think once is excellent.
Bands release cd's to get money? Never!

Blowfish

It took me a couple of listens to get into them, but now I love them, although I have to admit I actually prefer the original Gary Moore version of Over The Hills And Far Away.

gline

I prefer their live album (from wishes to eternity) best. They preform very good live

rainbow kirby

True, their Symphony of Angels gig is very good too (plus the second disc of that one was Sonata Arctica supporting... mmm ). I would have loved to have seen them live while Tarja was still part of the group.

Merrick

Ooh Nightwish. I spontaneously went out and bought Highest Hopes the other day, and it gets Merrick's seal of approval.

rainbow kirby

Now go and get the rest of their albums!

Civilian_Target

Meh - Oceanborn FTW.

Tar.Aldarion

I like once and century child more.
Oceanborn FTlesserW!

Motley Crue

Lacuna Coil
Within Temptation
Nightwish

I cant tell the difference, can you?

Merrick

rainbow kirby wrote:

Now go and get the rest of their albums!

Will do. Now all I need is the money. Any donations towards the Merrick's-Nightwish-Album-Buying fund will be gratefully accepted...