I liked the way you characterized Tarja and Anette respectively, explains it pretty well. Personally I prefer Tarja but then again I haven't listened to new Nightwish that much.

I think Tarja has more technical skill than Anette, but I also found Tarja's voice over powering in Nightwish. Anette fits them better I think.

Haha. "Bye Bye Beautiful" is such a diss on Tarja.

"It’s not the tree that forsakes the flower
But the flower that forsakes the tree"

I liked Nightwish for a long time, but eventually they became boring to me. After Tarja left, I wasn't sure what to think but then I heard the Dark Passion Play samples and that album breathed new life into them for me. Anette and Tarja are completely different, but I think they're both good at what they do, and I'm going to leave it at that. I like both.

I'm going to see them March 29th, really looking forward to it!

Nightwish- Tarja or Anette
 

Personally, i like tarja better. nightwish doesnt seem the same without her.
thoughts? reasons?

I think that people will not appreciate any Nightwish threads on this forum, nobody seems to like that kind of music. but I am going to answer, Anette sucks! I would pick Tarja (as any other person with ears would) over Anette anytime!

I also prefer Tarja. Nothing against Annete, but there was so much great music made with Tarja. Maybe after they release several more albums with her, I will get used to her, but I find myself listening to Angels Fall First far more than Dark Passion Play.

Thread merged.

Okay, I don't know much about Nightwish but Tarja over Anette OBVIOUSLY.

I'm so sick of everyone whining about Anette. I think she fits the band just fine. The people who prefer Tarja are the kind of people that like to use the words "control" and "technique"