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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. 
Okay, I give in. I've now downgraded Transitus to a 4-star album, which makes it the best 4-star album I've ever heard and not Cheddar cheesy at all. Big smile

I didn't post with the intent to make you downgrade the album, never my intention. 
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

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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. 

Okay, I give in. I've now downgraded Transitus to a 4-star album, which makes it the best 4-star album I've ever heard and not Cheddar cheesy at all. Big smile


It’s remarkable how easily DOWNGRADE TO 3 STARS influenced by others you appear DOWNGRADE TO 2 STARS to be Paul. You should stand by your DOWNGRADE TO 1 STAR original assessment…..

On the subject of "one star", I'm currently in Transitus aboard the T.A.R.D.I.S. and travelling back in time from the latest Ayreon album to the Turn of the Century and the  first album in the Star One galaxy cluster, because it's time for some Space Metal! Thumbs Up

But before that: YES, it's time for a brief interlude...



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I love Into the Electric Castle through The Theory of Everything. The Human Equation is my favorite. I haven’t checked out Transitus, but based on the reviews and descriptions I don’t think it’s for me.
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Originally posted by RockHound RockHound wrote:

I love Into the Electric Castle through The Theory of Everything. The Human Equation is my favorite. I haven’t checked out Transitus, but based on the reviews and descriptions I don’t think it’s for me.
To be honest, a week on from listening to Transitus for the first time, I'm now struggling to remember any of the songs from the album, but I could say the same thing about any Ayreon album. The songs on an Ayreon album tend to meld together into one long suite. It's still great music though, even if the individual songs aren't especially memorable. One thing's for sure, if you do happen to check out the Transitus album, you won't forget Tom Baker's narration in a hurry. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, I'll leave you to decide.   Tongue
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Prepare for launch! Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Space Metal band, Star One, have released four albums to date (three studio & one live album). They're all good, but it's advisable not to listen to all four albums in one day - as I did today - or you might suffer from a serious case of metal fatigue. Tongue
 
 
 


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Star One - Fate of Man (from the latest album "Revel in Time" and featuring Brittney!) Smile



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2002: Star One - Space Metal. This album is pretty much straight ahead standard metal which in itself is not necessarily a bad thing. Each song is based on a different sci fi story such as Star Trek, Star Wars, Dune, Alien, 2001 etc. and as usual some of the songs work and some don't. For me the standout track is the light metal of "Songs of the Ocean" based on Star Terk IV:The Voyage Home but there is nothing here too hard to listen to, although there is also nothing here that is vital listening.

I would rate  it a solid 3.0.


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Originally posted by Hugh Manatee Hugh Manatee wrote:

2002: Star One - Space Metal. This album is pretty much straight ahead standard metal which in itself is not necessarily a bad thing. Each song is based on a different sci fi story such as Star Trek, Star Wars, Dune, Alien, 2001 etc. and as usual some of the songs work and some don't. For me the standout track is the light metal of "Songs of the Ocean" based on Star Terk IV:The Voyage Home but there is nothing here too hard to listen to, although there is also nothing here that is vital listening.

I would rate  it a solid 3.0.
A 3-star rating seems fair, considering I listened to the Space Metal album only  yesterday, but I don't remember any of the songs on the album. I do remember the song "Lost Children of the Universe", although it's from Star One's latest album, "Revel in Time". Smile



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We're in Transitus again aboard The Universal Migrator and journeying back to The Source of Arjen Anthony Lucassen's inspiration with the release of his first solo album: "Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy (1994),  recorded nearly two years before the first Ayreon album, which was quickly followed by a tribute album: "Strange Hobby" (1996), featuring cover versions of some of Arjen's favourite songs.  And then it's Back to the Future for Arjen's third and final solo album to date: "Lost in the New Real" (2012), which includes an absolutely fabulous tribute to The Fab Four. You might also recognise the voice of Dutch actor Rutger Hauer from the Blade Runner movie and also the Guinness ads in the 1980's. Smile
 
3 stars 1994: Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3A7MsAKmnfIgAWZzQwqyiaxpvjH1Gif0
4 stars 1996: Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Strange Hobby - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB87CB1D16F331CFF
4 stars 2012: Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Lost in the New Real - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mHPJknQMxGE9JfUuZ519pzA2DmDQ_VdJQ
 


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Two memorable cover versions from Arjen Anthony Lucassen's most recent album: Lost in the New Real (2012)

For Pink Floyd fans....


....And for fans of Blue Oyster Cult....
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^ I don't like the PF cover, the second song is quite good though. 

Antimatter did a much better Welcome to the Machine cover. 
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^ If you don't like Arjen's cover of Welcome to the Machine, then you'd probably like the 18 cover versions on his "Strange Hobby" album even less. Smile

I like Antimatter's cover too, even though I've never heard of Antimatter before. Not that it matters though. Tongue
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I like Antimatter's cover too, even though I've never heard of Antimatter before. Not that it matters though. Tongue

Actually it matters because Antimatter is an excellent band. 
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I like Antimatter's cover too, even though I've never heard of Antimatter before. Not that it matters though. Tongue

Actually it matters because Antimatter is an excellent band. 
Well, at least I've heard of Antimatter now, thanks to you. Thumbs Up
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I like Antimatter's cover too, even though I've never heard of Antimatter before. Not that it matters though. Tongue

Actually it matters because Antimatter is an excellent band. 
Well, at least I've heard of Antimatter now, thanks to you. Thumbs Up

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Ambeon: an impressive one-off album project from Arjen Anthony Lucassen in which the songs of Ayreon are given a dramatic re-working, just like the song below, which sounds like something Tangerine Dream might have recorded  back in their heyday. Smile
 
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4 stars 2015: The Gentle Storm - The Diary - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ltsoFOe1P4Sp39f9kVQxvOzaiwsa7a9oI
 
Arjen Anthony Lucassen & Anneke van Giersbergen get together in this unique one-off album project, which consists of two completely different versions of the same eleven songs on the album. Disc One features the gentler, folkier side of The Gentle Storm and Disc Two features  the stormier Progressive and Symphonic Metal versions of the same songs. Hence the title: The Gentle Storm.  Smile

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Guilt Machine:- More Heavy Metal mayhem from Arjen Anthony Lucassen in this one-album side-project, recorded in-between recording sessions for albums by Ayreon & Star One.
 


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I do like this but I wanted it to be better….
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^ That quotation of mine has an extra-long <<s--p--a--n>> Tongue

The final album - by Stream of Passion - is coming up here tomorrow. Thumbs Up
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