Nightwish Interview in this months Powerplay Magazine

[chazzyf]

... which should interest a few people on this board at least.

A couple of extracts to whet yer appetite

Q:Talking of gigs, what at Tuomas's memories of , and which of the two shows they did last year (Bloodstock and the Mean Fiddler in London) did the band enjoy more?

A:"Oh," smiles Tuomas, "they were both incredible! It was the first time we ever got to go to the UK and from what we had been told by our label, we had absolutely no sales in the UK at all, so it was just amazing to see so many people singing along to our songs. The Mean Fiddler was sold out, it was awesome! It was even better for me than Bloodstock, personally speaking. We were all blown away by our first UK experience, so maybe there really is a chance for us in the UK ..."

I am about to say 'amen to that' when Tuomas adds softly "Because before those two shows, we had almost given up hope"

Tuomas does want to make one thing clear to the band's UK fans: "We will be back to see you all again, and it will be within the next year," he adds emphatically.

sheesh - most of the albums were unavailable in the UK until June or July 2003, no wonder the fuckin' sales were zero! We all bought our copies on-line!!

Finally I ask him if he has a message for the readers of Powerplay.

"Absolutely. I wish that we had even a bigger continuous following for this kind of music in the UK. Since coming over and playing for you, I have changed my mind about your country in this way. DOn't take this wrong, but I never thought that we had any hope in the UK, but after the two shows that we did, we thought "Okay, this place has potential". So please keep going on this way, and we'll see you on tour in summer 2004!"

There's also an interesting bit where Mr Gausden asks Tuomas about the tricky subject of the backing tapes used to bolster Tarja's voice. Nice one Simon!

Get yerself a copy of the magazine (its only UK£3.50!). Those in London can certainly get one from a Borders (Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road), but I know that distribution elsewhere can be a bit sketchy.

Otherwise order a copy from the ed - email him at mark@powerplaymagazine.co.uk

website: http://www.powerplaymagazine.co.uk/

 

[chazzyf]

I am about to say 'amen to that' when Tuomas adds softly "Because before those two shows, we had almost given up hope"

... and for that I think we have to say a big Thanks to Vince!

 

[piccoLEW]

i have all the nightwish albums at least i think i do...
angels fall first, oceanborn, wishmaster, over the hills and far away, century child.
reason why so many people knew the songs was probably cos of kazaa:-# I discovered nightwish cos i was lookin for sonata arctica videos and came across beauty and the beast with guest vocals of tony kakko.. a few days later i had got angels fall first from hmv, also oceanborn then the collection just grew. The video got deleted shortly after due to a hard drive format.

 

[Catharsis]

The video got deleted shortly after due to a hard drive format.

But if you buy the 'From Wishes to Eternity' DVD, you can have that video all over again.

 

[piccoLEW]

But if you buy the 'From Wishes to Eternity' DVD, you can have that video all over again.

if i bought that i could affor a winterhearts tour T-shirt as well... which i want to get b4 goin in september. well i have the song on over the hills and far away album so i can do without the video i think

 

[Catharsis]

You are mistaken!

You NEED 'From Wishes to Eternity'.

 

[piccoLEW]

You are mistaken!

You NEED 'From Wishes to Eternity'.

when money permits it, i might just do that but the 1st thing i wanna get is a winterhearts tour t-shirt cos i really like the artwork on it. they used it on the takatalvi album. Then i wanna get a mass hysteria album: contraddiction, and im supposed to save up for a trip to america next year. I shall try to fit the wishes to eternity dvd in there.

 

[Catharsis]

Pfft, Sonata Arctica over Nightwish.

LEAVE THE HALL!

 

[piccoLEW]

Pfft, Sonata Arctica over Nightwish.

LEAVE THE HALL!

i own more nightwish merchandise than sonata arctica merchandise already.. so shh