LM 88 [REACTION/ANALYSIS] AYREON - The Human Equation : Day 3 and Day 4

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2 жыл бұрын

Spontaneous reaction to the songs / musical pieces "Day 3 - Pain" and "Day 4 - Mystery" from the album "Ayreon - The Human Equation"" in two versions (Lyrics video and 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 3 - Pain :
• Ayreon - Day Three: Pa...
== The studio version of Day 4 - Mystery :
• Ayreon - Day Four: Mys...
== Official live video (2017) :
• Ayreon - Theater Equat...
This video is part of the 'Lectio Musica' series started in April 2020.
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• LM. 00. Introduction '...
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@MedivhMagus55551 2 жыл бұрын

Hello sir - I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate these reaction videos. There are quite a few Ayreon reaction videos online; not that many for The Human Equation though, and even fewer of them actually engage with the whole album as a cohesive piece of art, breaking down the lyrical content the way you do. And what a splendid job you do - it's very clear that you are a well-read and knowledgeable man, which is no doubt why I enjoy your musical analysis so much. Plus, your voice is extremely pleasant to listen to, you could narrate Ikea manuals and I would eagerly listen to them :D Keep up the amazing job, my friend, I look forward to your future uploads!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely comment! Thanks for the encouraging words. I do that in my spare time and I love it! The suggestion to do this album came from many channels : I could not do otherwise!

@alejandrariquelme9574 2 жыл бұрын

I really love that more people are reacting to Arjen Lucassen's works because he and his collaborators are so great, musically and as persons, that they deserve to have more and more exposure. The world needs to listen to great music. We are surrounded by so many bad vibrations that we need something good to escape from that bad influences. I've found so many beautiful people that are really amazing artists thanks to Arien's projects and they definitely must be known by the entire world. Thank you for doing these reactions and analyses that contribute to promoting all these marvelous artists.

@jacobm.vantuijl 2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Arjen seems to be a complete artist. I appreciate that at the highest level. And I understand why signers and musicians want to be part of these projects...

@TranScripting 2 жыл бұрын

My personal interpretation of the "travelled lie" would be the lie itself being like a well-worn path; that 'Me' tells himself that his is "a sane mind", that he is a reasonable person, and not someone consumed by pain and rage. Similarly I think that "pain leaves the rage inside" may be about the trauma and suffering scouring away everything BUT his frustrations and anger; his internal perspective consisting largely of Agony and Rage at the time. Or alternatively/additionally that past trauma and suffering is lingering and unresolved (that such pain leaves scars even after it passes), and all it takes is a trigger (like this incident) to bring it surging and boiling over. That any self-awareness, or sense from his other aspects (like Reason or Love), falls by the wayside as though hidden when he gets like this. (Another element may be that the pain and rage is masking something deeper; that it's the truth of both external events and internal identity that's hidden away by this storm of physical and/or emotional hurt.) 'The Human Equation' feels so layered with implication and insinuation that it's ripe for a lot of puzzling through the exact details of what happened and what is really going on.

@diedzjeeoudshoorn7726 10 ай бұрын

I love your reaction and your obvious love for excellent music. Like an other reactor mentioned: the world of Ayreon is an extremely happy positive vibe. The singers and musicians playing for him are intensely enjoying themselves and share that with the audience. No wonder the genius Arjen is able to attract so many top vocalists from all across the globe. Everyone loves working with him and are having a blast. I visited a live performance from Ayreon a couple of weeks ago. Amazing to see that all these professionals work together to produce the absolute Pinnacle of beauty. Without the tendency: " look at me, look at me". The cooperation is important and giving everyone the opportunity to perform, resulting in an epic peace of beauty and art. When you dive into the rabbit Hole of the participants you will discover a world of happiness, beauty, friendliness, humbleness mixed with greatness. I am so thankful I was born in this time to be able to enjoy these talents. Via this I discovered Floor Jansen, Simone Simons, Anneke van Giersbergen, Nightwish, the Gentle Storm, Northward etc etc etc. The funny thing is: all these people remain themselves, act normal, humble even, share humor, could be excellent close friends because they are just nice people. And that is real greatness! World famous and at the same time they could be your very nice neighbour. I sincerely love this scene 🤘

@nathaliecazenave8677 2 жыл бұрын

Arjen est un génie, il arrive à concilier composition, paroles, les différentes voix, mais en plus il rend hommage à tous ceux qui ont fait le prog, en y ajoutant une vraie touche personnelle. quant aux paroles, encore une fois, on découvrira tout au fur et à mesure, je comprends parfaitement que l'on t'ait conseillé cet album vu comment il traite le sujet, là aussi c'est formidable.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Moi aussi je comprends mieux. Connaissant les personnes qui m'ont conseillé (musiciens et maniaques de prog), je vois vraiment où ils voulaient me conduire. Et quelle voyage!

@fnglert 2 жыл бұрын

Arjen loves his 70s analogue synths.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

I can see that! What a travel in time! Unbelievable!

@motorlife7037 2 жыл бұрын

We love him for that

@Vaamp92 2 жыл бұрын

I'm discovering Ayreon with you! What a genius Arjen is :)! Also, i'd like to make a suggestion. I dont know if you have an idea about how to continue your musical journey after Ayreon, but I'd love it if you could analyze Tuomas' solo album, or his other band Auri (with his wife Johanna and Troy). Cheers!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Yup! That will be, somewhere in the near future.

@DEFTLER 2 жыл бұрын

Marcela Bovio es una mujer increíble!! Una voz espectacular!!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Estoy de acuerdo contigo. A mí también me gusta mucho su voz.

@robynturnham2706 2 жыл бұрын

Arjen keeps control of all his projects. So everything you see on the Live is also his vision. He sings the friend part on the recording, but has someone else do the friend part on stage. He was disappointed in the filming quality, so you will see his next Live Concerts - 'Ayreon Universe' and 'The Electric Castle and Other Tales' have fantastic quality and sound, as well as amazing performances. You will probably like 'The Electric Castle', as Arjen again looks into emotions, but also looks at how different times and cultures effect our views and reactions. The story is that characters are chosen from different times, put through a series of tests by another Life Form, to see how they react - In a Castle Deep in Space, so good.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Great insight and input! Thanks for sharing.

@jacobm.vantuijl 2 жыл бұрын

I am jealous and happy for you at the same time. Because it's so great to find new artists and their music! Down the rabbit hole you go dear Guylain. And with what's left of Arjen's projects you can go on for years! :-) Cheers!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

That is what I am discovering, yes! Well... I am a patient man!

@mpz6153 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Father. I love how you react on this video.

@AntonNidhoggr 2 жыл бұрын

Thx for the reaction! Being a keyboard player I really love Arjen's synth tones and textures. He uses a lot of old analog gear from 70-80s: moogs, prophets, hammonds. They all sound so prog, thick and alive. And he also had Wakeman and Emerson as guest players in some of his works, you can't get more prog than that :-)

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

You saw my face : I was travelling in time. I enjoyed the ride SO MUCH!

@thisismyvanced3738 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy so much seeing you ride the rollercoaster that is the progressive metal of day 4 😁

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha !!! Do you think I loved it as well? Sure did!

@sagebooker 2 жыл бұрын

Explorer ce thème et ces chansons avec vous donne un angle de vue intéressant dans le sens où cela ouvre d'autres perspectives. C'est tout l'intérêt du partage et de la discussion, donc un grand merci !

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Merci à vous! Mon plaisir, je vous l'assure! Très heureux de vous savoir à bord!

@philipbaker5386 2 жыл бұрын

Your joy upon reacting to this is so infectious. Truly appreciate your breakdowns.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome!

@ShadowhispersBand 2 жыл бұрын

The show was 3 times only (if I remember correctly, it might ave been 4 times), on a Friday, a Saturday and (maybe 2times) on Sunday. All at the same venue in Rotterdam. It wasn't a tour. Great reaction as always. Can't wait to hear the next songs. Makes me feel nostalgic and very grateful to have been able to see the show live.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Well, with that list of guess, I imagine! WOW!

@nsniff 2 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable analysis again Guylain! Thank you!

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha ! My pleasure!

@margusgrenzmann3977 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for listening to the whole album.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@maanvis81 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing these reactions! Not many people really analyze lyrics of the songs they react to, so this is a nice unique view :).

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!! I love to be different, yes, but by being myself!

@renevw5812 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song, i love the albums of Arjen Lucassen. From the early Bodine band to Ayreon and Star One

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Well, ti seems I have a lot of music to listen to!

@renevw5812 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince That is the only conclusion i also could make.

@rynnziolkowski4642 2 жыл бұрын

I'd be quite curious to someday hear you tackle an analysis of Seventh Wonders song The Great Escape, off the album of the same title, however I will caution it's a 30 minute epic

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

I did some of this epic works in the past. I have little time for the musical dimension of it, but have to focus on the lyrics. If it was my full time job... it would be different!

@gwaer123 2 жыл бұрын

Great, as usual! I chime in just to make a suggestion for a future LM: the album "Be" by Pain of Salvation. In my personal musical history it follows directly The Human Equation, and it's the one that make me question my faith for the first time, and also the beginning of a still ongoing path to discover myself

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

I would be very much interested, by what you say. Keep suggesting it to me in the coming weeks. For now, I am pretty focused on Arjen for the next 2 months.

@gwaer123 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince i will!

@ellpoyohlokoh 10 ай бұрын

The thing about Be is that the entire concept of God in the album is that it is a being of curiosity rather than love. If God was only curious to learn and explore its own existence then Be makes a lot of sense. However, as the God of the Torah and the Bible is a God of love, the entire concept of the album cannot be applied to religion.

@karolienharbrinknuman7820 2 жыл бұрын

Great reaction again. Thank you. In the future maybe you can do 'The valley of the Queens', if you haven't done it already.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

I certainly did not. But I might! Just arrived in that world a Ayreon and I LOVE the ride!

@karolienharbrinknuman7820 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince I really reccommend that song! It's so beautiful. Great cello, great flute and three beautiful women with voices like angels. So beautiful, it touches me in my soul!

@AnOldGreyDog 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I can't be with you this week: I'm out Friday watching rugby. I'll catch up later and be back with you next week.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thanks for saying it! Rugby, what a sport!

@evilvolts 2 жыл бұрын

Marcela Bovio played the wife

@wannabedane4046 2 жыл бұрын

Kudos to you (and especially your friend(s)) for taking this album on! Most may have started with Universe (super fantastic as well - so it Electric Catle too) Go, my friend, Go Song four: Kansas, Krafwerk? Procol Harum? anyone? Anyhow, wonderful! ;o) Uhm! Genesis, Yes, Ruth and Styx? Okay, why not! Oh, btw, Arjen is just an amateur multi-instrumentalist - he just plays a bit of this, and a bit of that - not really good at anything! According to him - I, WannaBeAnAmateurLikeArjen Oh, oh, oh, Devin Townsend - worth to be reacted (especially when he, as Arjen, collaborate with Anneke Van Giersbergen - Guylain, so sorry, you don't have enough time to react - OR, we just have to be patient - I'm not :.)) Day Four: wonderful Marcela - and Joost (LOL) Arjen and Floor's friend, the producer, Mr. Heary Metal in the Netherland, and Epica's producer. Yes, he was a co-member in After Forever with Floor and Mark

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Such a GREAT "brochette" of artist. A multiinstrumentist - that I am - alway feel humble in front of geniuses of one instruments. By I tell you : such a great composer/lyriscist and overall artist is even rarer!!! And all GREAT musicians would make space to be part of a great project. And, clearly, this is one.

@leatheredlife4861 2 жыл бұрын

I loved Arjen Lucassen as "Friend" on the Album. This guy isn't just a genius as a songwriter, he also has an amazing voice with some very heavy 70s vibes. It is a little sad, that he didn't sing this part in the live video again, but of course he has a lot to do with playing guitar on stage 😄

@bart5609 2 жыл бұрын

Arjen is not on stage at all. The guy playing the guitar is Marcel Coenen

@leatheredlife4861 2 жыл бұрын

@@bart5609 Nevertheless I love his voice and his singing performance on the album.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

I loved his voice as well.