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Poll Question: Pick you favorite album from the featured year:
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

I'm not having a go, but I really am genuinely bemused by the enduring popularity of Ayreon... Confused

What's not to like about Ayreon?


I used to like them, but their last few albums made me quit on the band altogether. Arjen also repeats the same formula over and over, it's become tedious, well, at least for me. I can't even listen to the albums i used to like (i.e. Into the Electric Castle). His other projects are not better. 

So Arjen should stop doing what he's uniquely qualified to do ... I guess it's one of those "damned if you do, damned if you don't" things LOL

Not what I meant. How did you get that from my words?! Confused
Arjen can whatever he wants. I am just not going to listen anymore. I thought my post was clear. I quit on the artist, the artist can do whatever he wants. 
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:


So Arjen should stop doing what he's uniquely qualified to do ... I guess it's one of those "damned if you do, damned if you don't" things LOL

Well, Arjen can do what he likes... unlike Cristi, as you'll probably remember, I actually never found a single Ayreon album I enjoyed and have just listed about 10 from 2004 that I preferred greatly.

It's actually an odd one, because I thought the Guilt Machine album was quite reasonable as was the first Stream Of Passion which he was involved in, but never Ayreon or Star One I'm afraid.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

I'm not having a go, but I really am genuinely bemused by the enduring popularity of Ayreon... Confused

What's not to like about Ayreon?


I used to like them, but their last few albums made me quit on the band altogether. Arjen also repeats the same formula over and over, it's become tedious, well, at least for me. I can't even listen to the albums i used to like (i.e. Into the Electric Castle). His other projects are not better. 

So Arjen should stop doing what he's uniquely qualified to do ... I guess it's one of those "damned if you do, damned if you don't" things LOL
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Originally posted by A Crimson Mellotron A Crimson Mellotron wrote:

Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

I'm not having a go, but I really am genuinely bemused by the enduring popularity of Ayreon... Confused
Which album(s) in your opinion should have been more popular on the poll? I would say Mastodon and Pain of Salvation

Oddly, as much as I loved Perfect Element and RL, I could never really get my head around 'Be'... it was just one of those bemusingly disappointing affairs. I'm sorry, but I never liked Mastodon at all... did try at the time, but they just weren't for me. I'll get back to you with 2004 releases of this ilk I would have included. 

Therion: Lemuria/ Sirius B... no list could be complete without this.
Angra: Temple Of Shadows (their best)
Abydos..... Prog-metal perfection if you ask me
Mind Key: Journey Of A Rough Diamond (really enjoyed this one-ff at the time)
Evergrey: The Inner Circle
Andromeda: Extension Of A Wish - Final Ext
Nightwish: Once
Dead Soul Tribe: The January Tree

yes, I'd have voted for any of those... I think Therion might have nicked it, with Abydos and Threshold in joint second??


Edited by Jared - 1 hour 42 minutes ago at 08:56
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Mastadon - Leviathan Smile
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

I'm not having a go, but I really am genuinely bemused by the enduring popularity of Ayreon... Confused

What's not to like about Ayreon?


I used to like them, but their last few albums made me quit on the band altogether. Arjen also repeats the same formula over and over, it's become tedious, well, at least for me. I can't even listen to the albums i used to like (i.e. Into the Electric Castle). His other projects are not better. 
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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

I'm not having a go, but I really am genuinely bemused by the enduring popularity of Ayreon... Confused
Conversely, I'm genuinely bemused by the enduring unpopularity of Ayreon. No one in my local village has even heard of Ayreon. Confused
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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

I'm not having a go, but I really am genuinely bemused by the enduring popularity of Ayreon... Confused

What's not to like about Ayreon?
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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

I'm not having a go, but I really am genuinely bemused by the enduring popularity of Ayreon... Confused
Which album(s) in your opinion should have been more popular on the poll? I would say Mastodon and Pain of Salvation
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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

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I'm not having a go, but I really am genuinely bemused by the enduring popularity of Ayreon... Confused
Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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The Human Equation!

My favourite album by anyone😎
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Subsurface, Primary, 1 of 6


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Mastodon just for the insane drumming and for not being a crap dinosaur ( I used to make the mistake of thinking they were named after one LOL )
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Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

I went Fates Warning but prefer Guapo's Five Suns and Indukti's SUSAR.

definitely one of the best of 2004. Smile
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I went Fates Warning but prefer Guapo's Five Suns and Indukti's SUSAR.
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Fates Warning.

And... Mattias Eklundh - Freak Guitar: The Road Less Traveled, and Spastic Ink - Ink Compatible.

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