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Arjen Anthony Lucassen: The Theory of Everything |
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Hugh Manatee 
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 Posted: April 10 2022 at 22:30 |
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The subject matter gets heavier and so does the music. I prefer this both sonically and lyrically to its predecessor. The meat is in the middle with "To the Quasar", "Into the Black Hole" and "Through the Wormhole" with Bruce Dickinson doing a particularly fine vocal turn on "...Black Hole". I give it a 3.5 bordering on a 4.
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The concept album is King in the world of Ayreon and in The Human Equation, each of the singers in the multi-star & multi-national cast represents a different character in this story of psychological rebirth and mixed emotions. There's no mixed emotions about the quality of this epic album though as this is another Ayreon classic. In the Theater of Dreams, the album is destined to be brought to life on DVD twelve years later in The Theater Equation with James LaBrie (of Dream Theater) as the main character in the story.
  2004: Ayreon - The Human Equation - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mMpiq68-g_4wYFjlhzTHZ8E5WrH_5hMYAJames LaBrie (Dream Theater) as Me Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) as Fear Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine) as Reason Heather Findlay (Mostly Autumn) as Love Irene Jansen (younger sister of Floor Jansen) as Passion Magnus Ekwall (The Quill) as Pride Devon Graves (Psychotic Waltz) as Agony Arjen Anthony Lucassen as Best Friend Marcela Bovio (Effonia) as Wife Mike Baker (Shadow Gallery) as Father Devin Townsend as Rage
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: April 11 2022 at 12:38 |
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Don't worry if you fall behind. I've posted all of the albums featured so far at the top of Page 1.
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After exploring the depth of space we go from the outer universe to the inner mind, and what a troubled mind it is. There is a lot of angst on display here and although the music is once again top notch, even quite poppy in places, the lyrics are just terrible at times. Try this from Day Seventeen: Accident: Tears of sorrow fill your eyes Your cold and wretched life flashes by Is that your father standing there? You turn the wheel, you no longer care... or this from Day Eleven: Love: Of all these guys it's you she desires Secretly her heart is on fire Waiting for you to ask her to dance Go ahead, make your move, now's your chance Nice little shift at the end when we find that we've been in the Dream Sequencer all along (if you get that far) but overall it's a bit of a chore to make it all that way. I'll give it 3 stars for the musicianship.
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2008: Ayreon - 01011001 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDp_PtuyOwCYS8mEf7sImnsoSiALQB9R9 Another epic 100-minute-plus production featuring more guest vocalists (16 in total) than any other Ayreon album. Here are just some of the big names featured from the world of Metal:- Bob Catley (Magnum) Tom S. Englund (Evergrey) Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) Daniel Gildenlow (Pain of Salvation) Floor Jansen (After Forever) Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian) Jorn Lande (Masterplan) Steve Lee (Gotthard) Janas Renske (Katatonia) Simone Simons (Epica) Edited by Psychedelic Paul - April 13 2022 at 09:36 |
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Here's where the whole thing comes together. Not only does the music reach a new level of excellence the lyrics do not detract from the experience this time. Yes, we are still firmly in the realms of SF/ Fantasy but the story is more cohesive despite the wide ranging nature of the narrative. While twisting and turning all over the place the storyline brings in something new while weaving previous elements into it in a way that kept me engaged and that reminded me of Kurt Vonneguts novels. All in all a pleasant way to spend 100 minutes. 4 stars for me.
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2008: Ayreon - Timeline - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDp_PtuyOwCaaIqx6bSc6J8nJdNIGUTL6
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 2013: Ayreon - The Theory of Everything - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDp_PtuyOwCYgVxUVdExKacfWVz14pEs7
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2016: Ayreon - The Theatre Equation - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRPhKLgNffpwY267Kw2NOx5pBMVV7L6iJ  Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 20 2022 at 06:33 |
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2017: Ayreon - The Source - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k25tw7snlnbdnODw_E00PSEjzap9aJjWw In this post-apocalyptic sci-fi concept album, the planet Alpha is about to be taken over by the rise of the machines, so set phasers to stun and Run! Apocalypse! Run!  Where's the Governator when you need him the most!?
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Wow! I've just experienced an Actual Fantasy by taking a Fantastic Voyage aboard Ayreon's bright shining Transitus album, which includes deep and meaningful narration by none other than Doctor Who himself (Mr. Tom Baker!). Could this be the best album ever in the Ayreon Equation!? YES!! If ever an album deserved a maximum Pleiades rating (7 stars!), then it's Transitus! Before I feature the magnificent supernova brilliance of the Transitus album here though, I need to step aboard Doctor Who's T.A.R.D.I.S. and travel back two years in time to explore Ayreon's Universe: The Best of Ayreon Live.
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2018: Ayreon - Ayreon's Universe: Best of Ayreon Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJGn3wi7b7b606GfoKAdOgm6rtX9OliRc One of the best Live albums you'll ever hear in the entire universe, and not just in Ayreon's Universe as.... Miss Jansen takes the Floor! Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 26 2022 at 23:36 |
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Best Ayreon album?!! Er NO🤔😱 |
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 it's the album described as a waste of talent by almost everyone. And i agree here.
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Based on past experience, I wasn't expecting you to agree with me on Transitus being Ayreon's best album by far. If you did agree with me for a change, I'd probably fall out of my chair in shock. 1995: Ayreon - The Final Experiment - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lxhFKL_PLyTB_i7Cv2hK8qhIp8UBo6JC0 1996: Ayreon - Actual Fantasy - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kuZo0rkJOWSkm1nycw8m--Ny-6TBtvIE0 1998: Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nJN9lXkdyI331mwBfyksfLEdHoUekiH_Y 2000: Ayreon - Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVOsr4GKrzU 2000: Ayreon - Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Navigator - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvWTIYnQcuY 2000: Ayreon - Ayreonauts Only - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF196C3634C5F864D 2004: Ayreon - The Human Equation - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mMpiq68-g_4wYFjlhzTHZ8E5WrH_5hMYA 2008: Ayreon - 01011001 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDp_PtuyOwCYS8mEf7sImnsoSiALQB9R9 2008: Ayreon - Timeline - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDp_PtuyOwCaaIqx6bSc6J8nJdNIGUTL6 2013: Ayreon - The Theory of Everything - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDp_PtuyOwCYgVxUVdExKacfWVz14pEs7 2016: Ayreon - The Theatre Equation - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRPhKLgNffpwY267Kw2NOx5pBMVV7L6iJ 2017: Ayreon - The Source - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k25tw7snlnbdnODw_E00PSEjzap9aJjWw 2018: Ayreon - Ayreon's Universe: Best of Ayreon Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJGn3wi7b7b606GfoKAdOgm6rtX9OliRc 2020: Ayreon - Transitus - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nH9h7WoPpVlqXcvYRvJB_p9CyuysIaSqwEdited by Psychedelic Paul - July 29 2022 at 09:59 |
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My post was a reaction to essexboyinwales post who (as i remember) really loves Ayreon. If he dislikes that album, then it must be really bad. The album is so bad it made me give up on the band altogether. Also Arjen has repeated the same formula over and over. I became tired TBH, His work in the last decade or so were less and less interesting & entertaining IMO.
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^ I honestly don't know what there is to dislike about the Transitus album. It's the best album I've heard since The Quest by YES, which I know you're not a fan of either.
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Such an unique opinion, it rather sounds like a joke TBH. But if you say so...
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You know me well enough by now to know that I have an unfortunate habit of loving the albums that almost everyone else here loves to hate. I wasn't expecting to like the Transitus album after what you said about it earlier, so I was very pleasantly surprised.
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I have my share of albums I enjoy that others dislike, but in all honesty, none of my choices are ever as outrageous, over the top as yours.
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