Braxil
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The Nightwish machine chewed her up and spit her out *really* fast; I don't think she was ever ready to be part of a band this big.
Now Annette out of Nightwish
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espz
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I would see them again with Floor fronting. I would see them with Elize (did she do Slow Love Slow in Denver?). I wouldn't see them again with Annette. I love Imaginairum, but I lost a lot of respect for them at the two shows in Atlanta.
You don't can someone and fly in a replacement singer mid-tour because you're mildly unhappy, or over one blog post...there's way too much money on the line, as AngraRULES already pointed out, to make the change if it's not absolutely necessary.
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jhallum
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Wow, kind of a bummer, but at least they got some good music in with her. I wonder who will end up in Nightwish permanently next? Floor?
I've been a fan of music much longer than I've been a member of bands, and it does kind of make me sad to see a band member relegated to the role of employee. I guess Nightwish is just a little more like KISS than I realized. This will make it harder for me to get invested as a fan in the next lineup.
AngraRULES
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Exactly. That alone just shows the magnitude of the situation. It's Nightwish. Floor isn't stupid. She wouldn't dare turn that down.
Does Anette even realize what this could do to her career? Or her bank account?
seh750
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I'll be seeing them tomorrow night here in Portland. I hate watching band drama unfold in public...but I have to admit I'm really exciting to see Floor perform a full set as I never got to see her with After Forever.
AngraRULES
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I saw Floor perform with After Forever a few years back. Let me just say how jealous I am of everyone who gets to see her fronting Nightwish. I really hope they do a 2nd leg of the US tour next year with her again. That would rule.
labarum
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I'll say again, shes a pop singer in a metal band. She wanted out.
Guessing NW will finish out tour with replacement, then do an all-hands call for auditions. It's Roy Khan all over again....
They need a singer with touring chops, because it seems to me like that is what keeps killing vocalists.
Guessing NW will finish out tour with replacement, then do an all-hands call for auditions. It's Roy Khan all over again....
They need a singer with touring chops, because it seems to me like that is what keeps killing vocalists.
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Does Anette even realize what this could do to her career? Or her bank account?
From the way she spoke before, probably not. I doubt she thought speaking up would result in being fired... eesh!
Braxil
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What kind of impression were you under, exactly? This has been the case since long before Annette, maybe even as far back as 2002 in this band. Nightwish is a business.
freakchylde
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Don't forget, Anette did mention a cyst (or lump of some kind) that they found on her liver while she was in the hospital. So I admit that there might be other things going on in the speculation machine, there's also the chance of a perfectly good reason (on top of the fact that they are in a "show must go on" mode).
AngraRULES
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Again, you don't slam the people who sign your check and expect to keep receiving it.
As nailz pointed out to me this morning, post from Anette:
"I love my new Chanel ballerinas I bought in new York
comfy and cute!"Looks like someone may have to return them now, ROFL.
Mardoch
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I just realized it'll be Floor in New Orleans. Almost makes me want to plead with my wife to let me go.
AngraRULES
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You must not know much about big, money-making bands then... Sorry bud. There's a reason why it's called the music business.
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I wonder if she knew this was coming, then? Maybe if she really is sick (cyst in her liver?) she knew she'd have to leave anyway? No idea.
That's my guitarist. He knows about music being a business. Just because we have to live with it and work with it doesn't mean we have to like it.
I'm not a huge fan or follower of theirs. My default assumption about bands is that they are, well...bands. I guess I don't see the point of being in a band like that, I'm sure they could have stuck it out with auditions a little longer and found someone that they would be friends with and treat as an equal. It's not like these guys are getting wealthy off of Nightwish, they probably make just an OK living, so why put up with someone you don't really like or want as an equal member of your group?
My personal philosophy is that I won't be in a band with anyone I wouldn't want to have in my home or go hang out with outside of the band. Life's too short.
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