LM 87 [REACTION/ANALYSIS] AYREON - The Human Equation : Day 1 and Day 2

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2 жыл бұрын

Spontaneous reaction to the songs / musical pieces "Day 1 - Vigil" and "Day 2 - Isolation" from the album "Ayreon - The Human Equation"" in two versions (Lyrics video and the official live video ). The whole album will be covered : 1 hour and 40 minutes of music, divided in block of 10-13 minutes. Ten videos / ten weeks in the music of this exceptional artist.
According to Wikipedia, "Ayreon is a musical project by Dutch songwriter, singer, musician and record producer Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Ayreon's music is described as progressive rock, progressive metal and power metal sometimes combined with genres such as folk, electronica, experimental and classical music. The majority of Ayreon's albums are dubbed "rock operas" (or "metal operas") because the albums contain complex storylines featuring a host of characters, usually with each one being represented by a unique vocalist."
== The studio version of Day 1 - Vigil :
• Ayreon - Day One: Vigi...
== The studio version of Day 2 - Isolation :
• Ayreon - Day Two: Isol...
== Official live video (2017) of Day 2 - Isolation :
• AYREON - Day two: Isol...
This video is part of the 'Lectio Musica' series started in April 2020.
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• LM. 00. Introduction '...
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@ArjenALucassen 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your excellent views, Friar Guylain, very interesting! As if you can look into my mind... I'm honored. Please keep up the good work, looking forward to the next one!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Are you really Arjen? Really? I am the one to be honoured! Just to let you know : I have been SO MUCH asked from everywhere to go through your work. I began modestly - still do - this little channel to explain some difficult songs to my cousin and godchild (young men)... I have a past of rock musician, you see. And the fans from the Netherlands were the first outside Canada to visit my channel (Within Temptation, Nightwish, Stratovarius, etc.) and to ask me to make subtitles. 2 years later, I have more than 5000 subscribers, something I never expected... I have recorded yesterday my video on Day 3 and Day 4 and I am THRILLED by your work / music until now. Feel free to comment if I make any mistake, or mislead anyone. Like I say regularly : I don't want to be right, I want to understand... and appreciate! Come anytime!

@R---66---R 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince Yes Sir, our Arjen is such amazing and ultra talented 'human'...now that god's world is tested and tested over again, there are these amazing warm and free spirits, like our Floor and Arjen, Anneke, Sharon, Irene Jansen and Simone. They are unique human beings and such perfectionists when it comes down to three double layered music making, their followers are so much positively infected by all this. This is a very welcome development...right in the heart of these hard times. Thanks for all Your words...keep the spirit alive and again: ❤️ from 🇳🇱

@corneliusantonius3108 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince Yes that is him

@jaapblaauw3735 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince Yes sir, this is the one and only Arjen Lucassen!

@Hydrangea1971 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince This is him, you can trust this reaction!!

@fnglert 2 жыл бұрын

THE is a masterpiece. Fun side note: Irene Jansen is Floor Jansen's sister.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Stage presence is undeniable. What a tall woman and voice!!! WOW!

@fnglert 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince IIRC Irene is the younger of the two, and the taller.

@llewelyntarent3082 2 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for something like this for years. Many thanks for that. It's a nice change when smart people comment on smart music. I wish you many good reactions. God bless you.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I cannot go as thoroughly as I could go (analysis of the chords progression / arrangements), because my time is very limited. BUT, I do my best in the little time I have!

@thisismyvanced3738 2 жыл бұрын

I am so happy you're doing this album! It's such a ride. Really lovely to see your reactions and hear your thoughts, so fun

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Next week, be there! Don't hesitate to comment!

@weaseldale 2 жыл бұрын

Oh this was great! I love how genuinely excited you came across. I wanted to give you some background info on the live performance. Before this, Arien didn't think an Ayreon live concert would be viable, so when he was approached about the theater equation performance he gave his blessing but was only involved as a support advisor. It's success was what made him decide to go forward with his Ayreon universe concert in 2018. But anyways, back to "The Theater Equation," some of the casting choices are different from the album based on who was available and interested. The best friend is played by Jermain "Wudstik" van der Bogt, Fear is played by a woman named Anneke van Giersbergen, and two characters you haven't met yet so I won't spoil you on their identities are played by a man named Mike Mills. I look forward to seeing your journey through this album and the mystery it presents!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

This is great info. Thanks so much. So happy that artists were convinced it would work! GREAT!

@thisismyvanced3738 2 жыл бұрын

I discovered this CD over a decade ago. It's incredibly fun to see someone hear it for the first time and appreciate it!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks! And good music has no age! :-)

@daniellaflamme1960 2 жыл бұрын

Wow... sublime la façon de montrer les dialogues entre la raison, le coeur, etc. Musicalement parlant c'est génial. Un nouvel album à m'acheter. Merci Guylain

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

De rien, Dan. Il parait que c'est un excellent album, en effet. Et pas le seul de cet artiste exceptionnel. À suivre, donc!

@timchambers8230 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful to see your obvious enthusiasm. - There will be parallels with your Nightwish experience on this journey, Arjen is similarly talanted to Tuomas in his compositional abilities and Floor features often in his back catalogue.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@ShadowhispersBand 2 жыл бұрын

Great you picked this one. I feel compelled to add sone thoughts. The image of the car… never thought of this. This one really stand sout of Arjen‘s works, as all the other are more science fiction. I really love that album. Well fell in love with Ayreon when The Electric Castle came out over 20 years ago. I‘ve also been at the show. The videos of the show don’t really translate the emotions of the actual live show. Still getting goosies when the choir kicks in. A few meters away Floor ws sitting in the audience. She was singing every word of her sister on stage. Enjoy the rabbit hole! It’s really worth it.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yup! loved these first steps in his repertoire!

@MichielGroenewegen 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice text analysis. the woman who plays fear in the live video is the reason that Floor Jansen and the rest of the dutch have female metal singers. Anneke van Giersbergen is the first female metal singer in the Netherlands. The Gathering, of which Anneke was the lead singer, also has great lyrics, especially Leafs and Travel. Thanks again for your great analysis and looking forward to the next one.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, she is THAT Anneke! Wow, I haven't made the connection. That makes SO MUCH sense, now! Great piece of info for me. I enter, with delight, in this new field of great music, then!

@jaapblaauw3735 2 жыл бұрын

Ayreon! Interesting. Been a while but i will join this journey! I'm into Arjen's work since 2000. He is e great guy and great musician. You should't be surprised if he leaves a comment on your review.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jaap! Well, I have to say that this first video about his work was a pleasure to do. Looking forward to go a bit deeper. Peace!!!

@DrummersLuck 2 жыл бұрын

I've been searching for something like this for years, thank for you so much for giving this album the love and attention it deserves. And you've already finished the whole album? I can't wait... I've thoroughly enjoyed seeing your eyes light up at every turn in these 2 songs, and the lyrical breakdown was so much deeper than I could have expected.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

It was my pleasure. Stay tuned : in the fall, I will make Electric Castle.

@corneliusantonius3108 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And nice to see you around again!

@margusgrenzmann3977 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for listening this album as a whole.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Totally natural. I was trying to figure out how to deal with such an artist and I could not picture myself doing a "best of". I did not make sense to me.

@gwaer123 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I'm so happy you're are doing this masterpiece! I loved it since the first listening, when i was 16. The theme isn't too complex, but the spotlight is on the emotions, and the music il tailored perfectly to let you FEEL the emotions... as for the story, it will gradually unfold as you listen to new songs. It will be brillant! I can't wait for days 6 and 7, my favourites! Thank you!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Great! Just finished 3 and 4. It continues to be great!

@nathaliecazenave8677 2 жыл бұрын

Ta réaction fait tellement plaisir; elle n' a pas de prix. Arjen sait tout faire: composition, arrangements, il sait parfaitement choisir telle voix pour tel personnage, les histoires de ses albums sont des voyages et tiennent la route et en plus de çà humainement c'est quelqu'un de très gentil, humain, bienveillant et avec beaucoup d'humour et lui aussi est un geant Floor est toute petite à côté. à sa façon ,il continue les œuvres des musiciens des années 70, Pink floyd , Gong, Tangerine dream , mais aussi Pierre Henry ou Kraftwerk, Ange, Magma. Quant aux paroles, on comprend au fur et à mesure puisque c'est un album concept, là aussi il rend hommage aux années 70.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Ça me le fait aimer encore plus.

@anjavanvoorst9143 2 жыл бұрын

Dit was het eerste album dat 15 jaar geleden hoorde! Zo mooi, zovaak gedraaid, theatervoorstelling bijgewoond. Ayreon is geweldig!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Ik denk dat dit een goede keuze is om onze verkenning van Aryan te beginnen? Je moedigt me aan!

@anjavanvoorst9143 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince oh yeah, I'm very happy for this choice you made. I love this album, I think you will understand why... at the end offcourse. It's a great story!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@AntonNidhoggr 2 жыл бұрын

I probably have never seen a better prepared reaction in my life :-D Ayreon fans approve!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Awwww ! Thanks. You have to know that I had a LOT of help and that is wonderful! Love the music so far!

@erickvermeulen9734 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, another great journey has started.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I can see that, now!

@nsniff 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent choice Guylain! I am pretty confident you won’t be disappointed! 👍🏼😉

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Not with the 2 first musical pieces of the album. It seems that I will be a happy man!

@renejensen7799 2 жыл бұрын

Hello there Guylain, i hanent been watching to many of the reactions to the warning, its just a qustion of time you know, but when you start this Ayreon journey, be sure im back watching every minutte.. i love this nerd called Arjen Lucassen, and proberly because he is just that lol, besides being a brilliant composer, and inviting the right musicians to all hes projects.. yeah he just make great music and stories. Also im pretty sure Arjen himself will see you react to him, and comment on it, he often do so..

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Dear René, are you serious? That would be a privilege. As for his taste in music, right from the starting blocks, I noticed something special about him in the composition of the melodies, the selection of singers, etc. I was hooked with Day 1 and Day 2. So... I really look forward to understand better his music / lyrics. That will be such a fascinating ride! For the Warning, go and watch : Evolve and Choke. You will understand everything. Those girls are there for good. The level of musicianship and the ability in composing original music/lyrics are insane.

@WilfredSmit 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget 'The Source' and the live CD/DVD 'Ayreon Universe'! 😀

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Well, in this case, I will do the whole album. I figured that I needed to go through one full album to appreciate the lyricist / composer. After, I might fly here and there in his repertoire.

@TranScripting 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince There's also a live stage-and-costumes performance of an entire album in the form of 'Into The Electric Castle Live and Other Tales', featuring John de Lancie (Q from Star Trek) in the role of narrator. Playlist for that available here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jbJ0Z9ZmlqnLfGg.html The story of 'The Electric Castle' consists of various humans plucked from different places and times, and tasked with running a gauntlet set for them by a mysterious entity, 'Forever of the Stars'. As always with Arjen's projects, the cast is absolutely stellar and the performances are fantastic, but with the added bonus that Arjen himself is present in the role of The Hippie. (It's rare that Arjen performs live, because he struggles with significant stage fright and anxiety with crowds.)

@jaapblaauw3735 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince And the live Show called Into The Electric castle and other Tales.. This is a live performance of a complete Ayreon album, one of Arjen's most Iconic one: Into the Electric Castle..The show is even bigger than the Universe show!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! Well, I will know what to do next in the Ayreon repertoire!

@marcusbengtson8570 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this album AND including the amazing live-shows they did of it. It's the one liveshow I wish I had been to. I have the DVD, though.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@anjavanvoorst9143 2 жыл бұрын

Eindelijk! Hier heb ik naar uitgekeken, Ayreon!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Daar gaan we!

@evilvolts 2 жыл бұрын

Electric Castle and other tales is a theater show like The Human Equation that includes Simone Simons and Mark Jansen of Epica also they had a show that had the best of ayreon universe that had Floor and Marko of Nightwish

@sjeses 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Ayreon's universe! I really appreciate your efforts to dive deeper into the meaning behind Arjen's masterpiece. It is a massive undertaking, as (nearly) all the albums tie into the same story (I haven't explored the Transitus album yet, so I can't be sure). I have listened to his works for decades now, and I have noticed that there are always more layers to be discovered. As I have experienced more of life and grown my perspective (partly thanks to Arjen) I have noticed that I pick up on different ideas that previously went over my head. This is the greatest Sci Fi audiobook series ever made (so far). The story should spread far and wide, to hopefully aid in humanity having a long and prosperous future. And then there is the music, it truly paints a landscape that Arjen allows you to wander around in. There is so much to "see", it'll keep you coming back to find something new. Hence why I am here, exploring and growing my perspective once again.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous! I love it so far, and continue for a long time, I guess!

@ibd1977 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, your doing the complete Human Equation experience! What a trip for a first time listener. Other Ayreon albums to seriously consider is The Theory Of Everything & The Electric Castle. If your into concept albums then I recommend Queensryche's, Operation Mindcrime.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Queensrych is on the list, in the future, res. Don't worry!

@renevw5812 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Guylain, great you discovered Ayreon. Arjen Lucassen is really a master composer. I know him from the early age with bodine and vengeance. Now from Ayreon and Star One (his last album is fantastic). Greetings from The Netherlands

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, René! Yup, for me : complete discovery! And I was SOOOO looking forward that listening. I have heard so many good things about him!

@sagebooker 2 жыл бұрын

Très contente de revenir vous écouter avec un tel artiste ! Merci de partager vos pensées et analyses !

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent ! Et content de vous retrouver pour cet artiste. Il est clairement aimé car depuis la publication de cette vidéo, il y a une très significative augmentation des abonnés. J'en suis très heureux!

@sagebooker 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince c'est aussi une reconnaissance de la qualité des analyses que vous proposez ! Cet artiste est complet et un réel découvreur de talent. Vous pouvez trouver quelques billes (est-ce que cette expression est valable aussi en français d'Amérique du Nord ?) chez Elisabeth Zharoff si vous connaissez sa chaine : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sLSUadWlrse6omQ.html

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Non, pas du tout. En fait, c'est incompréhensible pour moi. "Quelques billes", qu'est-ce que ça veut dire?

@sagebooker 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince cette expression dérive d'une ancienne expression "placer ses billes" ( = les billes d'argent, donc placer son argent, avant le XIXe). Donc attraper, ou choper, ou prendre des billes, c'est stricto sensu récupérer de l'argent ou faire fructifier et au sens figuré plutôt récupérer ou dénicher ou découvrir quelques informations intéressantes ou encore des astuces ou des connaissances.

@mandje2002 2 жыл бұрын

The album explores the idea of psychological rebirth, and follows the story of a man who, after falling into a coma following a car accident, is confronted with his past, his emotions, and his current situation as he lays trapped inside his own mind. The circumstances surrounding the accident are mysterious, as the man ("Me", portrayed by James LaBrie) ploughed into a tree on a deserted road in broad daylight. Following this, he slips into a twenty-day coma, with each day represented by a single song. Each song follows a slightly different format, though there are major common themes, such as the presence of Me's manifest emotions in his dream world including Fear (Mikael Åkerfeldt), Reason (Eric Clayton), and Pride (Magnus Ekwall); the presence of Me's Wife (Marcela Bovio) Best Friend (Arjen Anthony Lucassen) at his bedside; and the past events that Me is forced to reflect on.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent. This "mise-en-situation" is perfect for me. I will appreciate every minute of it all!

@palantir135 2 жыл бұрын

A warning: you’re about to fall into a big rabbit hole and you’ll never want to climb out of it again. Ayreon is great; such great albums and live even better. Ayreon Universe live. First ever live concert; a sort ‘The best of’ concert The electric castle live and other tales. A complete live version of the album: ‘Into the electric castle’ and other songs from side projects by Arjen Lucassen. From this, album The human equation, a theatrical piece was performed: The theatrical equation. Great performance. Floor Jansen’s sister Irene took part in it. Wikipedia provides all information on Ayreon, albums, songs, musicians etc.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It begins VERY well, as you saw!

@francoisberube1300 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Merci Guylain! J'ai vraiment trippé! Ça faisait longtemps que j'attendais ça! Quelle joie de faire ce parcours avec toi! Tu ne seras pas déçu! Savais-tu que le même jour que sortait ta vidéo, le 18 février Arjen sortait un nouvel album, un autre de ses projets: "Star One", c'est le 3e album de ce projet. Merci pour la mention de mon nom. J'ai hâte à la semaine prochaine! Cela va te prendre le DVD "The Theater Equation" pour pouvoir faire chaque pièce live...

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

En effet, quelqu'un m'a fait parvenir le lien pour l'obtenir. Donc, possible que je procède. Content que tu aies aimé et content que l'épisode t'aie plu. Excellent! Dans les remerciement, j'ai mentionné Graham, mais j'ai oublié Big G et René Jansen. Tous m'avaient suggéré cet album aussi (et Electric Castle, d'ailleurs, pour l'un d'entre eux).

@bigg2988 2 жыл бұрын

Somehow I knew you would choose this one. Must be the intriguing (but not telling) title. :)

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Suggestions from everywhere, and from one of my friends who absolutely love Ayreon. :-)

@lamia.thira.lowenstein Жыл бұрын

for a Christian POV, listen to Kamelot's Epica album. Khan's Kamelot era produced the best lyrics and melodical delivery of those lines. You'll love the topic as it is a take on Goethe's Faust.

@wannabedane4046 2 жыл бұрын

Well, Guylain, as we said with Nighwish and Epica, welcome to Ayreon. Btw, Marcela Bovio, apart from being one of the continuous recruit of Ayreon, has release solo material and is also member of Mark Jansen side project to Epica, called MaYan - suitable this mexican artist, don't you think?

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

She is excellent!

@ericfisher4736 2 жыл бұрын

Marcela has worked with Epica as well doing backing/additional vocals. Just watching Ayreon performances you can tell she has a knack for mimicking the style of the person she is harmonizing with, so she's a great utility vocalist as well as having a pretty strong lead sound.

@russull5589 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrinceMarcela's two solo albums are wonderful sort-of-neo-classical/chamber music projects, well worth checking out! Then there is also Stream of Passion, another of Arjen's bands (dark gothic rock/metal, I suppose) in which she serves as the front woman. She's an incredibly distinctive vocalist, I ardently recommend giving her some specific attention!

@wannabedane4046 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince If you want to get a better feeling of her voice, I recommend this new release - a tribute, more than a cover, to Muse - Muscle museum: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtamdMuqm9O3gGg.html

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

All your recommendations : I took note and will do. Thanks!

@marcusfranconium3392 2 жыл бұрын

Arjen Lucassen is one of the nicest people any one could wish to meet . He has even a contact page on his website and he loves to communicate with every one . I hope you will enjoy this album and future albums as its a wonderfull journey .

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

I began very well. Let's see together for the future!

@marcusfranconium3392 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince It will be a great journey .

@jacobm.vantuijl 2 жыл бұрын

Broadway needs to know the way to Oudemolen. This is gonna be a great journey! See you next week!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha ! Well, sometimes, I say sometimes, highly crafted musical is a bit "artificial". To me, the simplicity of the "mise-en-scène" and the quality of the music make it all work. Perfect!

@jacobm.vantuijl 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince I agree! ✌️

@pekkakarppinen1608 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome Arjen to the channel. ⛄👍

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Yup! And if everything goes well, as I think it will, this artist will be a "normal" visit for me in the years to come.

@pekkakarppinen1608 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince I'm only superficially familiar to him, but I totally love "The Day that the World breaks down" -video from "The Source" (2017). Anyway he has a long and productive career. He is genius to gather fellow musicians and he's also the tallest known rock musician (203 cm). 😉👍

@R---66---R 2 жыл бұрын

@@pekkakarppinen1608 He's the closest to heaven, of all! That's why his music is so heavenly grand!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha ! 2 meters... Geeez! The Netherlanders are so tall!!!!

@R---66---R 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince Stubborn but warm-hearted??? 🙏🇨🇦🙏🇳🇱🙏

@mariekegrootkoerkamp1106 2 жыл бұрын

Dear freer Guylian, You made me a very happy women! I was hoping you would find the insane world of Ayreon. Can I give you a hint on the electric castle and other tales? Arjen Anthony Lucassen knowing he will react to your videos. Keep the good work going

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marieke! That is so nice of you to say. I do something I enjoyed personally. I am extremely pleased to hear that other persons like this as well!

@ginne7268 2 жыл бұрын

Ayreon is divided in 2 project. The first one is the Ayreon project (story) en the second is called Star One (theme). It ongoing for 3 decades by now.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

It seems that I will have a LOT to listen to, no? Thanks for the info!

@karolienharbrinknuman7820 2 жыл бұрын

Great reaction, loved your passion for it! The keyboardist is Joost van de Broek. Joost made music for the king and queen of the Netherlands and has been knighted. He was the keyboardist of 'After Forever', (btw. the last live video wasn't Joost), Floor Jansen (Irene is her sister) her fist band as well. I personally have a gnostic view on the divine, although my upbringing was strict Calvinistic, but I think it doesn't matter what you believe, as long as you try your best to live life as good as possible under the circomstances and as long as you know that everybody makes mistakes.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

I have to say, I LOVE great keyboard solos. And that was one. The studio one was phenomenal. According to what you said, I was not wrong in appreciating the musician, then. He is GREAT! Thanks for the quality info!

@karolienharbrinknuman7820 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince I really loved the keyboards in 'Monolith of doubt' by After Forever. There is a live video from the TV show 'Kopspijkers' from 2002, available here at youtube. Floor Jansen was just 21 at the time. Maybe you're interested to see the progress that they made, although they were already technical great at the time. Btw, I subscribed!

@aleksanderdomanski222 2 жыл бұрын

Sir, you can alvays ask Arjen himself. Or even ask him for interview. He is very active on internet (including KZfaq) and very cool man.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for suggestion. I don't pretend to anything. I am just having great moments with great music, and friends!

@gwaer123 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince Seriously, he is a gentle, heartwarming person who love to discuss his music, and his many, many interests! If you have some questions, i'm sure he would answer!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Well, as you said, he said "hello" (look at the first comment!).

@aleksanderdomanski222 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince

@nathaliecazenave8677 2 жыл бұрын

Bienvenue dans l'univers de d'Ayreon

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Ah ça! Quelle entrée en matière!

@nathaliecazenave8677 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince Cette réaction sort pile le jour de la sortie du nouvel album d' Arjen avec son projet Star One, où on y retrouve Floor et Irene

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Hé bé! Quel adon, comme on dit au Québec. Je n'en avais AUCUNE idée!

@anjavanvoorst9143 2 жыл бұрын

Arjen kiest de stem, artiest, voor zijn personages. Hij heeft dit zo goed doordacht, daarom klopt het zo goed. Dit geldt ook voor de muzikanten.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Ja, dat was mijn indruk vanaf het begin. Velen hebben bevestigd dat hij iemand is die een gave heeft om de mensen rondom hem goed te kiezen. Perfect!

@hamishalexander5048 2 жыл бұрын

the life version was really great

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting! And it seems that we will have many live versions for this album...

@R---66---R 2 жыл бұрын

The tip of the year is here: put the keyboardist(s) of Ayreon, Tuomas Holopainen, Jordan Rudess ánd Jean Michel Jarre all together in one band and let them perform their ultimate skills straight into the universe!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha ha!!!!

@R---66---R 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince Glad to know, Sir, You love the better synth-playing...it adds so much more to the depth of a composition! I play them for some 40 years now and always had this feeling of being connected to something 'big' outthere...mysterious instruments, don't You think? Love from The Netherlands 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Atmospheric contribution is the most obvious to me, in the prog era. I will comment a bit more on Day 3 and 4, about the synths... Love 'em!

@R---66---R 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince If You would......please do so 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱

@matsv201 2 жыл бұрын

You should really make an analysis of barracuda - as up, its a lyrical master pice, probobly the most fantastic lyrics ever

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Oh? Tell me more. Why should I do it?

@matsv201 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince its literaly like no other song. And yes, I know this is thrown around a lot, in this case... it might just be true

@NoSmokingDogs 2 жыл бұрын

When you're planning for the next track, Day 3: Pain, you could mix it up with respect to the live performances (unless you want to carry on with more footage from the Day 2 live video concert). My favorite live performance of Pain is from a side project he formed with the "wife" singer Marcela Bovio called Stream of Passion. In this live clip they are joined by Marcela's sister Diana Bovio for some epic harmonies: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pNORmbumqNSWpGg.html While the sound is excellent, probably straight from the mixing board, the video itself is a bit dark. Could use a little brightness adjustment.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

For each song, I will look what exists and I listen to each 5 seconds: the quality of the sound and of the image and, basta! I download. Nice and easy. Here and there, I made mistakes, but generally speaking, I made good choice. If there are many possibilities, I try to get the best.

@sierkvanderwerf4765 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince this album has been preformed as an musical-theater show (renamed Theater Equation, with 80% original cast). The playlist for that concert: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/isCpodurzKmpoGw.html&ab_channel=SierkvanderWerf

@philipbaker5386 2 жыл бұрын

This album is a masterpiece in writing and performance. While some of the songs can be absolutely enjoyed alone, the whole story is amazing and unfolds wonderfully.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I had the impression that, to appreciate fully Ayreon, we had to take the whole album. I am glad I chose that!

@LongandWeirdName 2 жыл бұрын

Airy yawn. Finally someone reacting to The Human Equation and not the same old The Day that The World Breaks Down reaction. The Human Equation is a gem even among Ayreon albums. Arjen really shines as a storyteller here. His vocal choices are perfect. They fit their characters like nobody else could(As we can hear in live shows, where Fear was replaced. As good as she is, she is not Mikael.). And the meaning of the album is just one more reason to love it. Also, Ayreon is a blind minstrel from the times of King Arthur. See the Ayreon - Final Experiment (strange name for the first album of the project, by the way) album for details. Edit: As French is probably your first language, you may be unfamiliar with some idioms. To clear the air means to come forward with your reasons for resentment, be completely frank about them, and try to end an argument by doing so. To cease hostilities and mind games, and simply put your problems forward honestly and openly. To attempt to make the other side in a fight understand your point of view. Edit 2: I do hope you hear all the songs in the studio version first, as the composer intended them. Live versions are more natural, but less polished without a chance for retakes. And as a last comment, I can't wait to see you analyse this album. Especially the grand finale. I think you'll get a laugh out of the last line Fear utters on the album. No spoiling the surprise, but it is a brilliant choice from Arjen, if you ask me.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

I understand your understanding of the expression "clear the air". There is a close equivalent in French. And it makes sens. Haw would you connect the meaning you bring with the phrases around ans the "leaving of the angry car"? I wonder what is your understanding, then? Anyways : thanks for your nice comments. I was directed, for the choice, by François Bérubé, René Jansen and Dan Villeneuve.

@LongandWeirdName 2 жыл бұрын

I do not want to give away specific plot points in the story, as you have the right to experience it as it develops, the way Arjen wanted it to be experienced, but let's just say I interpret when Wife sings "won't you try to clear the air" to Best Friend as "You look like you feel you're to blame for his state or like you were resentful towards him for some reason. Maybe you should tell him what weighs heavily on your heart. It will ease your heart to release the burden and if what they say about people in comas hearing the outside world is right, it might help him understand certain things as well.". I cannot say more, as it would hint at certain interpretations and plot points in the story, which I won't do. Arjen really made this one wonderful. On a personal note, listening to some of the Ayreon albums as well as some concept albums by some of the guest stars have changed the way I see and treat the world and this one was a big influence. My ex-partner, a love who is now gone from my life, said "I think I understand you a bit better now that I've listened to this." after hearing The Human Equation for the first time. It was a life changing experience and I don't want to rob you of it. Would you interpret Love, the strongest of the emotions, as God? I mean... The saying is "God is love", but is the character called Love a sort of representation of God in your opinion? She is there for him when he is deserted by everyone. She is supportive, when everyone mocks him and attacks him. She is "dancing to his tune", meaning she understands how he perceives the world and understands why he does what he does.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

For this interpretation, I will wait. But, "when you are alone you are not" points in that direction. Not as an exclusive interpretation, but as a possible one.

@davidcoyne7291 2 жыл бұрын

There are more good ideas on this album than most bands dream up in a career. It has some weakness though at least for me. Some of the musical passages don't link well together and you sometimes get the feeling that bits of songs were stuck together to make a whole but that is Arjen style on most of his albums and sometimes it works other times not. James LaBrie while a big name catch really doesn't fit. On the plus side the always awesome Ed Warbey doesn't put a foot wrong on the drums. This guy is on most of Arjen albums and is among the best drummers in the world. Heather Findlay (you should check her out with Mostly autumn) and Marcella Bovio are fantastic beautiful voices. One of the highlights of the Ayreon albums is always the female singers.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

These for bringing this opinion of yours. Will see as the album unfolds. For me, until now, everything works but let's see!

@TranScripting 2 жыл бұрын

Here's a 'The Theatre Equation' playlist, which should contain the full album with each Day: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/isCpodurzKmpoGw.html (Since you mentioned not being able to find the live version of Day 1.)

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, excellent!

@anjavanvoorst9143 2 жыл бұрын

In de theatershow zijn ok andere artiesten te horen dan op de orginele cd

@janjaapvdijk 2 жыл бұрын

The biggest once being Anneke van Giersbergen as Fear instead of Mikael Åkerfeldt

@anjavanvoorst9143 2 жыл бұрын

@@janjaapvdijk and Mike Baker, he died in 2008, so the singer in the theater is Mike Mills

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Bedankt voor de informatie. Ja, ik merkte een of twee verschillen in de stemmen in de live-versie, maar ik drong daar niet op aan omdat ik me in het werk verdiepte. Ik zal het er later over hebben.