Ayreon...

Dietcokeman wrote: What kind of prog are they? Just reading the stories behind their albums has made me want to go out and trade my left leg for their shtuff. Same question for Star One... Cheers P.S Anyone know were I can buy prog music from? I don't like ordering online, but most shopkeeps look at me funny when I ask for any band not in the top 40... *sigh*

perhaps they're looking at you strange because of the Name of the band...if you get my point....not very politically correct...quite surprised anyone would name themselves  that actually....you can warp the spelling but it still is going to stir up emotions...

Dietcokeman wrote: What kind of prog are they? Just reading the stories behind their albums has made me want to go out and trade my left leg for their shtuff. Same question for Star One...

I saw Ayreon listed on different media as gothic, progmetal, and as neo-prog, it's probably a hard band to catagorise. personally I think it's progmetal, but I'm not really sure about it.

As far as trading in your left leg for it, that is probably the real reason you get funny faces at the recordstores. I think they prefure cash or creditcard.

Ayreon is actually intended as an entirely peaceful name, and it comes from the guy Arjen's name with -eon stuck on to make it sound futuristic, or something like that. I didn't even notice until it was pointed out to me.

Yeah...well tell that to the over sensitive store keeper as he punches your lights out

Nazi...arien race....different spelling- I get it- but one comes in a shop and spouts that name off to the wrong guy , he isn't going to know you're talking different spelling and even so will not be amused.

I am sure you're thinking Greg...you're over reacting but trust me from experience..someone at work made a big deal out of me reading Mein Kampf on my lunch breaks. Just because I was reading the darn thing doesn't suggest I am about to don the nazi uniform and parade around spreading hate

My husband is the Arjen Anthony Lucassen fan in our house but I have to say that he is an all round very talented musician who recruits some really wonderful people to help him with his albums.

Some of his music I would describe as Space Metal Opera as there is usually a theme or story behind the album. His latest offering, Human Equation for example is about a man in a coma and the singers play all the different emotions that are going on in his head, it is very clever stuff!!

We buy most of our CD's from the Classic Rock Society here in the UK usually at their gigs. There are also a couple of mail order places but I also tend not to buy online unless it is really necessary.

This Saturday we are going to see Landmarq and Focus at the CRS so that should be fun!!