Vocal ANALYSIS of 'Amaranth' and fallen angels by a creekside!

I have analyzed a lot of Nightwish at this point, but never have I heard the soothing voice of Anette Olzon. This song has been on our list for quite some time, and I can't quite close out my impressions of Nightwish fully without hearing the second vocalist within their long history.

Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Nightwish performing "Amaranth” for the first time.
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Performed by Nightwish - Words and Music by Tuomas Holopainen
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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[oglschmitt]

Overshadowed by Tarja's departure and the surrounding drama, Dark Passion Play is Nightwish's most underrated album, featuring several bona fide classic tracks including this stirring anthem. I am happy to see Anette get her deserved time under the Zharoffscope and I hope you eventually check out other Olzon epics like Bye Bye Beautiful and Ghost River. In mythology, Amaranth is known as the flower of immortality, Nightwish has so many amazing songs that I could watch you react to Nightwish until the end of time!

[HobDobson]

Each member of Nightwish has added depth to the band's catalog. Anette Olzon is no exception.

[Amanda-nqmw]

I've been a Nightwish fan for just over 15 years and I love all three singers and the different aspects they've brought to the albums. So glad you're looking at one of her songs. Eva, Turn Loose the Mermaids and Meadows of Heaven also highlight her voice 😁

[dominikac.]

My favorite Anette's moment is definitely Slow Love Slow. It's 100% her song and she's shining in it.

[aaronclift]

Anette is a very underrated vocalist, and I feel like she got a raw deal from her time in Nightwish - the band didn’t treat her well, and a lot of fans dismissed her talents. I think she sounds great on “Dark Passion” and especially “Imaginaerum.”

[koivunen]

The angel isn't dead!
The music video is taking inspiration from a painting called "The Wounded Angel" by Hugo Simberg. It's a pretty damn cool painting! Definitely look it up, if you haven't yet.

[als]

"Cadence of her last breath" is an absolutely wonderful song that Anette sings. I think you would totally dig it!

[MrFrikkenfrakken]

Anette came in and took on the material on 'Dark Passion Play' and sang them like a champ. The album written in her voice 'Imaginaerum' was such a powerhouse record. Unfortunate way how it ended with Anette but the material she is doing these days is really good.

[sonjaimmonen]

Anette has this amazing witchyness to her voice which really works with the stories on the two albums she did. They bring this danger and energy into the music. And then there is the juxtaposition of the very soft vocals like in Eva, Meadows of Heaven, Slow Love Slow. She is versatile and really good at what she does, but I feel like Nightwish needed a different type of versatility in the long run. I am happy though that she was there for the time that she was.

I am not sure how she feels about Nightwish currently. I understand if she does not have fond memories, but I hope she is proud of what they created on those two albums.

[jlb]

I must confess Imaginaerum is my favorite Nightwish album and I think Anette did an amazing job on this one.

[rinoaleonhart]

please, please do more of Anette's era. She is my favourite of the three singers, not because she is the best, most over the top of the three, but because she brought a certain ambiance to the band, an emotion that was uniquely hers. And it's so vindicating to hear someone recognize her brilliance.

[aperson]

This is the first Nightwish song I ever heard, and I'm so glad it was because it allowed me to appreciate Anette without the baggage and drama of the Tarja situation. She brought a totally new energy to Nightwish and I think she really suited this era of the band. She's also the only Nightwish singer I've seen live, and I distinctly remember her hot pink high heels 😂 A very Anette fashion choice and she owned it.

I would love to hear you react to Cadence of Her Last Breath with Anette, it's one of my favorite Nightwish songs and her performance in it is stellar.

[kitsmcgee]

The background of this music video is from a painting called "The Wounded Angel" by Finnish painter Hugo Simberg. If you look at the painting there is a frame in the music video which matched incredibly closely to the painting

[villainouschrisk]

Annette was a radical departure from Tarja. say what you want about her, the two albums they did with her were their best selling albums at the time. Some people were also not happy with how she left the band in the middle of the tour. another reactor said, "you never want to be the one that replaced the Legend."

[gozamite]

The best song with Anette was definitely "Scaretale" and that you should analyze next!

[Fredrikgaard]

The painting of "The wounded angel" was partially a inspiration for this music video.

[leok]

My favorite nightwish songs are actually with Annette Olzon as the singer. Storytime, Turn Loose The Mermaids, The Crow The Owl and the Dove and Seven Days to the Wolves are my personal favorites. Amaranth though holds a special place cause it's the song that introduced me to the band

[Pfaeff]

And now for the question that everyone wants to see answered: Who is the best Nightwish singer?

I am kidding of course. I love them all.





But we all know it's Marko 😉

[FrozenRose]

If you remember your reaction to "The Poet and the Pendulum", Anette was the original vocalist on that recording. She had never sung this type of music before when she was chosen for the band; the band she was in before Nightwish was definitely a pop rock band. Her voice has developed a lot since then, and if you'd like to check out where she is vocally currently check out songs from her recent solo album, "Sick of You" and "Parasite". Her husband does some harsh vocals on the album as well.

[SleepFan]

I've always loved Anette Olzon's sweet voice over Nightwish's darker symphonic metal instrumentation. "Amaranth" is iconic in the metal world. I loved her playful vocals on "Storytime" too.