Nightwish

[DamneD]

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syang..nindot bya 2'g tingog ang pahong...

[Bawit]

payter ni...gothic...paborito sa akong pinangga...

[north_star]

after the recording of the new live dvd end of an era, the four other members of nightwish decided to break all ties with tarja turunen through an open letter, because they felt that her husband – marcelo cabuli – and commercial interests changed her a lot and didn't go with nightwish's attitude anymore. tuomas holopainen gave the letter to her after the band ended their successful world tour promoting once (which had lasted a year and a half) with a sold-out performance at hartwall areena in helsinki on the night of october 21st, 2005. the letter was later published on the band's official website. the replacement for tarja turunen has not yet been announced.

tarja has responded, saying that it came entirely as a shock to her. she felt that the personal attacks on her husband were unwarranted, and playing the issue out to the public was senselessly cruel. she was not consulted or spoken to before this letter was given to her. she wrote a letter saying most of this to the tarja turunen fan club, where it was published. she was also interviewed by a finnish news service, yle. the english translation of what she said is available on this thread on the north american nightwish fanclub.

this was the letter posted on the website: www.nightwish.com

Dear Tarja,

It`s time to choose whether the story of Nightwish ends here or whether it will still continue an undetermined period of time. We`ve been working with this creation for 9 years and we are not ready to give up yet. Nightwish is a way of life, something to live for, and we`re certain we can`t let it go.

Equally certain is the fact that we cannot go on with you and Marcelo any longer. During the last year something sad happened, which I`ve been going over in my head every single day, morning and night. Your attitude and behavior don`t go with Nightwish anymore. There are characteristics I would never have believed to see in my old dear friend.
People who don`t talk with each other for a year do not belong in the same band.

We are involved in an industry where the business-side of things is a necessary evil and something to worry about all the time. We are also a band which has always done music from the heart, because of friendship and the music itself. The mental satisfaction should always be more important than money! Nightwish is a band, it`s an emotion.
To you, unfortunately, business, money, and things that have nothing to do with those emotions have become much more important. You feel that you have sacrificed yourself and your musical career for Nightwish, rather than thinking what it has given to you.

This attitude was clearly shown to me in the two things you said to me in an airplane in Toronto: ”I don`t need Nightwish anymore.” and ”Remember, Tuomas, that I could leave this band at any time, giving you only one day`s warning in advance”. I can`t simply write any more songs for you to sing.

You have said yourself that you are merely a ”guest musician” in Nightwish. Now that visit ends and we will continue Nightwish with a new female vocalist.
We`re sure this is an equally big relief to you as it is for us. We have all been feeling bad long enough.

You told us that no matter what, the next Nightwish album will be your last one. However, the rest of us want to continue as long as the fire burns. So there`s no sense in doing that next album with you, either.
The four of us have been going over this situation countless times and we have realized that this is the thing we want to do in life. It´s all we can do. In December 2004, in Germany, you said that you will never tour again for more than two weeks at a time. You also said that we can forget about U.S. and Australia because the fees and the sizes of venues are too small.

In interviews I`ve mentioned that if Tarja leaves, that would be the end of the band. I understand that people will think this way. Nightwish is, however, a scenery of my soul and I`m not ready to let go because of one person. A person who wants to focus her creativity to somewhere else, a person whose values don`t match mine.

We were never bothered by the fact that you didn`t participate in writing/arranging songs, you never in 9 years came to rehearse the songs with us before going to the studio. Not the fact that while on tour you always wanted to fly, separately from us with your husband. Not the fact that you are an undisputable front image of the band.

We accepted and felt ok about everything except greed, underestimating the fans, and breaking promises. It was agreed by the five of us that Nightwish would be the priority in everything that we do during 2004-2005. Still so many things were more important to you. The ultimate example being the already sold-out show in Oslo, which you wanted to cancel because you needed to rehearse for your solo concerts, meet frieds and go to the movies. Those were the words Marcelo used in an e-mail explaining the cancellation. This being just one example of so many. I couldn`t think of a worse way of being selfish and dismissing our fans.

Nightwish is a way of life and a job with many obligations. To each other and to the fans. With you we can`t take care of those duties anymore.

Deep within we don`t know which one of you drove us to this point. Somehow Marcelo has changed you from the lovely girl you were into a diva, who doesn`t think or act the way she used to. You are too sure of your irreplaceableness and status.

It`s obvious that you blame your stress and misery on us four. And you think we don`t respect or listen to you. Belive us; We have always had the uppermost respect towards you as a wonderful vocalist and as a friend. And very often during the past couple of years the plans were made according to your decisions only. You were always the only one who wanted more money from the shows. This ”compensation and more money from everything” –attitude is the fact that we are most disappointed of!

We wish that from now on you will listen to your heart instead of Marcelo. Cultural differences combined with greed, opportunism and love is a dangerous combination. Do not wither yourself.

This decision is not something we are especially proud of but you gave us no choice. The gap between us is too wide. And the decision is made by us four unanimously. We are beyond the point where things could be settled by talking.

All the best for your life and career,

Tuomas


Emppu Jukka Marco


PS. This is an open letter for everybody.

[depechebox]

oh my goodness, this is a very sad story, I love nightwish, I really do.................I love tarja's voice, I cant imagine any singer singing a nightwish song,,,,,,,,,,,,, this is really sad............

[bossdak]

naa koy night wish katong Highest Hopes_ The Best of Nightwish nga album. nindot pud baya. Kung magpatukar ko ug nightwish, kasagaran akong parisan ug lacuna coil.

[level42]

ni cover kuno ang nightwish og pink floyd nga song katong high hopes..... pero dili lng si tarja ang nikanta..............kinsa nakadungog sa version sa nightwish....... share sad mo

[bossdak]

Track #16 sa highest hopes nga album. Si Marco Hietala ang gakanta. Sa pink floyd diay ni? wa gyud koy kalibutan ani kay wa gyud koy basabasa.

[level42]

yeah, pink floyd ang original sa high hopes, naa na sa division bell nga album nimo makit an, pero wala na si roger waters ana nga album, pero nindot man kaayo na kantaha, ambot kaha sa version sa nightwish kay wa pa ko kadungog......

Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
The ringing of the division bell had begun
Along the long road and on down the causeway
Do they still meet there by the cut
There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps
Running before time took our dreams away
Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground
To a life consumed by slow decay

The grass was greener
The light was brighter
With friends surrounded
The nights of wonder

Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us
To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side
Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again
Dragged by the force of some inner tide
At a higher altitude with flag unfurled
We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world

****

Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
go down this road we've been so many times

The grass was greener
The light was brighter
The taste was sweeter
The nights of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist glowing
The water flowing
The endless river

Forever and ever
mao ni iya lyrics

[level42]

Tuomas Holopainen is nightwish,, Tuomas Holopainen ang keybordista sa nightwish, pero siya ang nag compose sa ila music og ang ga write 97 percent of nightwishes songs...... what a genius.... esp. kung kadungog mo sa ghost love score..... makaingon gyud mo grabe ka nindot kantaha............

until now wa pa ko kadungog og kanta nga mas nindot pa sa ghost love score.......grabe ang voice ni tarja ana, grabe ka nindot

I listen to a variety of musical genres including pop music.......

[north_star]

naa sa solod sa colonade sa 2nd floor.......

I hope katul tul ka

i finally went there. i only found one nightwish album. daghan man diay rare albums nga ila gi-pang burn ug gipangbaligya didto. i bought the album called angels fall first. i bought 3 other albums as well.

super kaayo! listening to their album is one great audio experience. lahi ra jud sila. i love the angry-sounding guitars and the dramatic orchestration. ambot, basta i like their music. it makes me euphoric. i love listening to it with the lights off while lying on bed with eyes closed. i know i'm such a weirdo.