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Posted: July 29 2022 at 06:39

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I seem to be in a minority of one here in preferring Transitus over all of Ayreon's other albums

of course you are, I saw this coming a mile away. LOL

If the comments about Tom Baker's "annoying narration" are anything to go by, I have a feeling that the more times I listen to the Transitus album, the less I'll like it, so maybe it's an album that''s best listened to once only, especially in your case. LOL

Not just the narration, but the music is Arjen's cheesiest I'm afraid, in the worst possible way.

It appears I've just ruined any credibility I had left remaining here by giving Transiitus a 5-star rating. LOL

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Posted: July 29 2022 at 06:35

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I seem to be in a minority of one here in preferring Transitus over all of Ayreon's other albums

of course you are, I saw this coming a mile away. LOL

Not just the narration, but the music is Arjen's cheesiest I'm afraid, in the worst possible way.

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Posted: July 29 2022 at 06:27

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I seem to be in a minority of one here in preferring Transitus over all of Ayreon's other albums

of course you are, I saw this coming a mile away. LOL

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Posted: July 29 2022 at 06:18

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I seem to be in a minority of one here in preferring Transitus over all of Ayreon's other albums

of course you are, I saw this coming a mile away. LOL

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Posted: July 29 2022 at 06:10

I seem to be in a minority of one here in preferring Transitus over all of Ayreon's other albums, but that's pretty much par for the course for me, just like the unfortunate chap below who's going to struggle to make par after having his golf game rudely interrupted by the annoying devil. Tongue

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Posted: July 28 2022 at 00:34

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For what it’s worth (feck all I expect!) I don’t think the Transitus album is awful, but after one listen I just didn’t want to hear all the narration again. TB does it well, and exactly as you would want it done, but there’s too much of it. It’s super cheesy (which is really saying something when we’re talking about Ayreon!) and there aren’t enough really memorable songs….

I should give it another go I suppose….but over THE, ITEC, TTOE, 01011001?……….

If Tom Baker's narration on Transitus really does become irritating after a while, then maybe it's an album that's best listened to once only, but from my point of view, I can't think of anyone who would have given Transitus more gravitas than the Time Lord. Smile

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 28 2022 at 00:36

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Posted: July 27 2022 at 19:16

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For what it’s worth (feck all I expect!) I don’t think the Transitus album is awful, but after one listen I just didn’t want to hear all the narration again. TB does it well, and exactly as you would want it done, but there’s too much of it. It’s super cheesy (which is really saying something when we’re talking about Ayreon!) and there aren’t enough really memorable songs….

I should give it another go I suppose….but over THE, ITEC, TTOE, 01011001?……….

I agree on a number of counts (especially concerning the at times Godawful narration). After listening to the first cd I was ready to dump it altogether. It does pick up on the second cd especially the section from "Hopelessly Slipping Away" to "Message From Beyond" (excluding the narration).

There may well be a good single albums worth of music here but as an overall project (which is how it's meant to be listened to) it fails to live up to its lofty ambitions as far as I'm concerned.

It's a (generous) 2.0 from me.

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Posted: July 27 2022 at 15:51

For what it’s worth (feck all I expect!) I don’t think the Transitus album is awful, but after one listen I just didn’t want to hear all the narration again. TB does it well, and exactly as you would want it done, but there’s too much of it. It’s super cheesy (which is really saying something when we’re talking about Ayreon!) and there aren’t enough really memorable songs….

I should give it another go I suppose….but over THE, ITEC, TTOE, 01011001?……….

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Posted: July 27 2022 at 15:25

I will say that I think Tom Baker's narration was the best narration on any of the Ayreon albums. Musically, it's about a 7/10 album for me, so sort of in between 3/5 and 4/5 on PA. I guess I had high expectations for it, and it didn't really meet them for me. Still, it's not a bad album. It's just there are a lot of better albums in Ayreon's discography.

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Posted: July 27 2022 at 07:14

If there's one thing that transforms the Transitus album from a decent 4-star album into a 5-star masterpiece, then it's the masterstroke of having the sonorous tones of Mr. Tom Baker (the 4th Doctor Who) providing narration. Here he is, travelling in space and time... and trains. Tongue

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Posted: July 27 2022 at 07:11

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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.

Lol, this "deduction" is too funny.

I think Transitus is a very good album. I gave it a 8/10.

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Posted: July 27 2022 at 06:48

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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.

That's okay. Our musical tastes are so different that if I dislike an album, then you'd probably take that as a recommendation, and vice versa too. Tongue

I wouldn't go this far.

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Posted: July 27 2022 at 06:46

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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.

Such an unique opinion, it rather sounds like a joke TBH. But if you say so...

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. Smile

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.

That's okay. Our musical tastes are so different that if I dislike an album, then you'd probably take that as a recommendation, and vice versa too. Tongue

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Posted: July 27 2022 at 06:33

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Such an unique opinion, it rather sounds like a joke TBH. But if you say so...

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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Posted: July 27 2022 at 06:27

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Such an unique opinion, it rather sounds like a joke TBH. But if you say so...

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Such an unique opinion, it rather sounds like a joke TBH. But if you say so...

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Posted: July 27 2022 at 06:08

^ 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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Posted: July 27 2022 at 05:52

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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. Smile

Best Ayreon album?!! Er……………NO🤔😱

it's the album described as a waste of talent by almost everyone. And i agree here.

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.

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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