Resident uilleann pipes and tin whistle gent Troy Donockley turns "I Want My Tears Back" into metal "Riverdance", leading into the rarely played "Stargazers" and impassioned "Ghost Love Score". Jansen handles the Turunen-era "Ever Dream" and "Nemo" with sublime grace, while beefing up Olzon's "The Poet And The Pendulum".
The pomp and symphonic sprawl of "Shudder Before the Beautiful", "Yours Is an Empty Hope" and the excellent "My Walden" translate well in the cavernous setting of a large arena. Once tasked with in-between song banter when Olzon was entrenched as frontwoman, bassist Marco Hietala appears more than willing to play second fiddle to Jansen, while fill-in drummer Kai Hahto ( SWALLOW THE SUN, WINTERSUN) dutifully handles Jukka Nevalainen's parts, who is still on the sidelines due to issues related to insomnia.ĭisc 1 ( "The Wembley Show") finds the band relying heavily on songs from 2015's "Endless Forms Most Beautiful". Jansen is a towering force, vertically challenged guitarist Emppu Vuorinen is no match, prone to full bouts of headbanging, but also more than capable of displaying the sensitive feminine angle needed to convey Holopainen's ballads. Jansen's stage presence and command of all eras of the band's material is perhaps the biggest reason for NIGHTWISH's resurgent popularity. Professionally filmed at the band's Jdate in Tampere, Finland, and its sold-out Decemgig at London's Wembley Arena, "Vehicle Of Spirit" catches NIGHTWISH at its unarguable peak. So, when Dutch singer Floor Jansen stepped in for Olzon during the band's late 2012 North American tour, NIGHTWISH quickly returned to its former grandiose self, culminating in the victory lap that is the 3-disc "Vehicle Of Spirit" live DVD set. Dismissed by NIGHTWISH's devoted fan base almost immediately, Olzon's routine health issues, inability to handle Tarja Turunen's material, and questionable stage presence (see YouTube commenters railing ad nauseum against her hopping and skipping) was simply too much to overcome. Although he'd never publicly admit to it, main NIGHTWISH man and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen probably had more than his fair share of sleepless nights when Anette Olzon was fronting the band.
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