From Wishes to Eternity: Live

Starring:Emppu Vuorinen, Sami VÃ¤nskÃ¤, Tarja Turunen, Jukka Nevalainen, Tuomas Holopainen
Studio: The Foundry
Product Type: DVD

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TAKING POWER METAL TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND BEYOND

From Wishes to Eternity: Live
Starring: Nightwish
Manufacturer: Century Media
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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End of an Era: Live (Pal)
Oceanborn
Over the Hills and Far Away
Angels Fall First
Century Child

ASIN: B0006Z2NLS
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Customer Reviews:

TAKING POWER METAL TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND BEYOND.......2006-06-09

This is one of the most incredible & most important metal dvds I have ever seen. It brings A grace and aret to the form and it is an absolute wonder to behold. For those who say there is lip synching on this dvd either are to stoned out of their minds or their dvd players are in desperate need of repair. This DVD is a MUST have i cannot speak highly enough of this wounderful band the songwrighting the , musicianship and especailly the singing is SPOT on. IT will absolutely blow you away. Nightwish does have a new DVD/CD comb combo coming out (if you are lucky enough to grab a copy) called "THE END OF AN ERA" it marks the final performance with the original lead singer Tarja as the parted ways at the end of that very show. ut now doubut From Wishes TO Eternity is again a MUST have as the the performance is one that I will gaurentee you will NEVER forget. One can only hope that in a few years after things settle down a bit and egos can be set aside that this wounderful band can reform with Tarja and continue the MAGIC that is Nightwish.....DO NOT MISS THIS....

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In Reference to Tarja's "Lipsinking"
Be warned-for diehards only!
JUST BLOW ME AWAY!
Really Good. No Lip Synching
From Wishes to Eternity: Live

From Wishes to Eternity: Live
Starring: Tuomas Holopainen , Tarja Turunen , Emppu Vuorinen , Jukka Nevalainen , and Sami Vänskä
Manufacturer: The Foundry
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Music Video & Concerts | Genres | DVD | Video

( F ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

End of Innocence
End of an Era: Live (Pal)
Oceanborn
Angels Fall First
Century Child

ASIN: B00006HAX9
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Customer Reviews:

In Reference to Tarja's "Lipsinking".......2006-12-14

I've had this DVD for well over a year and love it! It's definitely not one of those I've bought just to have, listened to it immediately after purchasing, and have left it on the shelf ever since. My main reason for posting, though, is not only to show support, but suggest an opposing view for those that believe Tarja is lipsinking: I ask for everyone to keep in mind that Tarja is not a native, English speaker. She speaks Finnish. When she does speak (not sing, but speak) English, her accent is thick, her pronunciation is inaccurate, and her syllabic-emphasis is not usually correct. I, for one, see nothing wrong with this, I don't mind reading subtitles in order to preserve the authentic nature of the situation and have thoroughly studied and been naturally emmersed in not only a second, but also third a language, therefore, I identify with her difficulties. At any rate...when Tarja sings, you may notice her cheeks, lips, and / or jaw moving extraneously. I re-iterate: Tarja Turunen is not a native, English speaker, she's not even highly proficient. Having studied both linguistics and music, I know that in order for a vocalist to enunciate properly AND maintain pitch and tone while singing, one must alter, emphasize, and overdo the oral requirements of speech in reference to whatever language in which they sing, thus resulting in the above mentioned extraneous motions of the lower-facial area, surrounding the mouth and nose.

I'm not trying to be a smartass, I'm trying to avoid damage to an artist's reputation by possibly mis- or uninformed remarks and assumptions of the public. Unless one has proof of the lipsinking, I would not assume, publish, or accuse, being as Tarja Turunen is a native Finnish speaker, formally trained in operatic vocal styles, thus lending herself toward kinesthetic habits of enunciation. Please consider this before spreading word that she has falsely performed on DVD!

Be warned-for diehards only!.......2006-09-04

First of all, I went into this with an open mind. Being a "real" metal fan, I wanted to expand my horizons somewhat into Goth/Prog, etc. Bands like Dream Theater bore me but I decided to take a chance on Nightwish and see what the buzz was about. Right away, an "F" for footage editing. No scene lasts longer that 2 seconds, encouraging the viewer to hurl if you stare too long. Secondly, Tarja's vocals have to be the most annoying in the business. Being trained in opera is great I suppose but here is does not translate well to Rock 'n Roll, and I use that term loosely. Other folks have noted that she seems to be lip-synching. It looks like to me they may have had some sound problems and covered it up later with overdubs. Badly done, nevertheless. In fact, this whole video looks amateurish. Technically speaking, the band is great. It's some fantastic stuff from a musical standpoint. It's just that this presentation makes it hard to endure for the "casual" viewer. I guess you just have to be a fan, so my advice - avoid like the plague if you're just experimenting.

JUST BLOW ME AWAY!.......2006-06-17

I bought this DVD a little over a year ago and I have to say that it is definetly better than "THE END OF INNOCENCE" DVD. I have seen nothing wrong with the sound quality of this disc, except what everybody else notice the vocals being of sync. This band just blew me away since I first heard them. I wish that they would do a major tour of North America. But our stupid radio stations with their playlists won't put them on theirs. This band is tight and we need to see them perform live here in the U.S. This DVD is appearently the only way that we are going to get to see them live for some time. Until then we have this DVD to rock out on.
The investment in this DVD is well worth it, ya can't go wrong!

Really Good. No Lip Synching.......2006-05-08

This is really good. The performance is powerful. As far as other reviewers stating about the sound being off with Tarja's mouth,all I have to say on this IS I noticed it too. Upon closer observation she's excercising her jaw/mouth muscles before she sings a line. Being operetic you can see this is a warm up of sorts to loosen up before she belts. Not like sounding it out but mouthing it out a bit. It's so apparant. I have seen people like Bruce Dickinson do this. Like in Behind The Iron Curtain: Iron Maiden,Bruce opens his mouth wide and a couple oval stretches and back to belting the chorus of Run To The Hills.

So check it out one more time. All she is doing is mouthing it out first. What she does is difficult and needs a bit more concentration.

Great DVD and yes they are on top of their game playing live!! Great disc! Pick this up NOW!

From Wishes to Eternity: Live.......2006-05-08

The reason that tarja's mouth doesn't move along with the words is that she's lip sinking. Other wise it was a good live concert.

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