While the song is one of the lesser tracks from Once, Jansen's aggressive performance makes it one of the highlights of the set. Most notable in this regard is "Romanticide". Jansen performs with energy and conviction, handling both the operatic songs of the Tarja era and the more down-to-earth songs of the Anette era with equal competency, as well as putting her own interpretations on the songs. In spite of all this, Floor Jansen is easily the highlight of Showtime, Storytime, demonstrating that Nightwish made the right decision in sticking with her for the long run. The band never lose their energy throughout the show, always putting their full effort into their performance. In addition, they bring in new elements to some of the tracks, such as adding a pipe melody to "Nemo", adding vocal harmonies to "Romanticide", and turning the ordinarily lackluster "Amaranth" into a crowd participation song. While some might find this to be disappointing, they have done a very good job in not only selecting the songs, but also arranging them into a cohesive order. Most of the songs have come from their more recent material, with a few songs from Wishmaster and Century Child. The first thing one will note is the song selection. Nightwish have become the latest band to record their performance, and it certainly a good one. The crowd, as mentioned before, is huge, and the sound quality is absolutely superb. It's become common nearly to the point of cliché for bands to record a live album at the festival, but there's a very good reason why that is so. The event draws nearly 80,000 people to the far reaches of Northern Germany every year. Wacken Open Air is one of the largest metal festivals in the world, with nearly every high-profile metal act having played there at least once.
Review Summary: Showtime, Storytime proves to be a superb live show, featuring the band at the top of their game, as well as demonstrating that Floor Jansen was the perfect choice for Nightwish's new singer.
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