LM 95 [REACTION/ANALYSIS] AYREON - The Human Equation : Day 20 and Wrap Up

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2 жыл бұрын

Spontaneous reaction to the songs / musical pieces "Day Twenty - Realization" from the album "Ayreon - The Human Equation"" in two versions (Lyrics video and live video ). This video presents, as well, my general impression of the album. Nine videos / nine 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 Twenty - Confrontation :
• Ayreon - Day Eighteen:...
== Official live videos (2017) :
• Ayreon - Theater Equat...
Thanks to @Taycott for the amazing lyrics videos. He made my videos MUCH better. Most grateful thoughts from Canada :
• Ayreon - The Human Equ...
This video is part of the 'Lectio Musica' series started in April 2020.
== Presentation of the series (French and English subtitles) :
• LM. 00. Introduction '...
Passionate about rock music in all its forms, but also gospel, blues, Quebec and traditional music, The Franciscan friar Guylain spontaneously reacts, analyzes and comments on a song by a contemporary artist.
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@BrendonChase_2015 2 жыл бұрын

At the end of this journey, a big ty to you Guylain for being a wonderful tour guide. It's been a true joy to watch. Happy Easter and till next time. Cheers/et salut from Amsterdam!

@leatheredlife4861 2 жыл бұрын

"The Dream Sequencer" ist the name of CD 1 from the previous Ayreon album (it is Universal Migrator Pt.1), and yes, it is about a computer which simulates dreams and emotions. The last words were kind of a reminiscence to this album... if you haven't heard "The Dream Sequencer" yet, I highly recommend it to you. It is a masterpiece of music and emotion, a journey through the history of mankind. You would love it! It is not as complex as Human Equation, but the music is sooooooo amazing, so beautiful!

@astridhofstra4895 2 жыл бұрын

I remember at the end a bubble with Arjen inside and the computer voice, it must have been after the curtain closing. I still remember all mý emotions afterwards. We had a drink close by and we met people from a country far away (don't remember which one) that had the same emotions. We recognised immediately the Ayreonauts from afar. It was such a great night.

@andreadp84 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful jorney! Please listen “The theory Of everything”. It’s another great album!

@juanplopes 2 жыл бұрын

The ending is related to other albums in the main storyline of Ayreon (most albums tell a single big sci-fi story). In special, this refers to the Dream Sequencer, a human-made device located on Mars, used by the Forever (an alien ancestral race) to understand human emotions.

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I will learn that going through Ayreon's repertoire, I guess! I will do that. Bit by bit!

@dairychoco5603 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince i was impressed with your summary of the ending here without having seen the context of the other albums, so i would truly appreciate your thoughts on the whole journey once you've heard it!

@tetaomichel Жыл бұрын

Good people make good music and they support other good people. Your video's about them deserved their support.

@ShadowhispersBand 2 жыл бұрын

The Electric Castle? That's a great choice. That's how I discovered Ayreon over 20 years ago. So that one might always be my favorite Ayreon album. Make sure you go for the remixed / remastered version or/and the live show. Ayreon has some other projects to dive in: Star One, Gentle Storm, Amberon, The Guilt Machine, Stream of Passion and his solo stuff. So a lot to choose from in the meantime 😉. I really enjoyed the trip through The Human Equation. Keep up the good work !

@user-xi6nk4xs4s 25 күн бұрын

Much respect!

@marcusfranconium3392 2 жыл бұрын

Arjen Lucassen is a musical genius .In to the electric castle and other tales ( bonus of several other projects) will be a feast to listen to . and watch. Your comment on genes of evolution and programing is quite interesting as genes are created from experiences. Making it easier for your desendants to adapt to the enviroment. Thank you for giving me a new perspective on evolution and genes.

@randominc.2251 2 жыл бұрын

"Love gives you Freedom" is a wonderful truth on this blessed day...as is the message to rise up and LIVE!...

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! In fact, the little freedom he experienced in his childhood and young years was given by the love he received. And I think it is accurate to talk like that.

@Qwarzz 2 жыл бұрын

You just got mentioned (and linked to) in Finnish national news media (YLE uutiset) in an article about how popular Nightwish reaction videos are in KZfaq. Tuomas Holopainen also mentioned there that he had been interested in your reaction to their song that deal with religion.

@robynturnham2706 2 жыл бұрын

It is amazing that you mention Star Trek, as this is one of Arjen's great influences here, for the Alien race watching us and trying to understand. The Alien Race are our Ancestors, trying to re-understand the human races emotions, - since they have moved onto a existence devoid of emotion. The Alphans need to experience human emotions again, to regain their will to survive. It is not Data, but Q from Star Trek, whose role inspired Arjen, and he even has the actor, who played Q, do the Narration for the Live version of 'The Electric Castle', which I was excited to here you are doing later this year.

@maanvis81 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't this album also inspired by the DS9 episode Distant Voices?

@mpz6153 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente interpretación del album. Es un placer escuchar su sabiduría....

@glendawatson331 2 жыл бұрын

Have not watched yet but sad it’s over looked forward to this all week for my Saturday breakfast watching

@jacobm.vantuijl 2 жыл бұрын

What more can i say? You did a very good listen and a very good wrap up. Nice comparison with Star Trek too! So glad you discovered Arjen and his music, and happy to hear that Arjen will back in the fall and awaiting your take on Voivoid 🙂 Thank you so much and have a good Easter! Cheers!

@francoisberube1300 2 жыл бұрын

Merci Guylain pour ce merveilleux voyage! C'était génial! J'ai hâte à la suite!...

@maanvis81 2 жыл бұрын

Arjen is a HUGE star trek fan and I think he will be really happy that you got that reference. You will also be pleasantly surprised that in the ITEC live shows there will be another, even more awesome star trek comparison happening ;) btw, in ITEC live you will also see the guy who arranged for this cool live show to happen. The one and only, LUL (don't google that,) Joost van den Broek :). (hammond and keyboard player)

@dabarnhoorn 2 жыл бұрын

That was a wonderful journey :)

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Danny! I loved every minute of it!

@maanvis81 2 жыл бұрын

Once again thanks for this series of reactions! I can't wait until you react to ITEC :). Reaction video's to music make me appreciate the artists even more. Especially you reacting to the lyrics and meaning, charismatic voice reacting to the vocal technique, and JW Soundworks basically analyzing the genius riffs and melodic content. This is one of the most captivating songs in this show / album I think. Glad you enjoyred it too. Happy easter!

@nathaliecazenave8677 2 жыл бұрын

ce voyage se termine sur une fin vraiment géniale. Les gens , qui te suivent, ont eut la délicatesse de ne pas spoiler la fin, ensuite ton analyse des paroles est pleine de sagesse, et enfin la gentillesse d' Arjen concernant tes réactions. Non seulement c'est un génie de la composition musicale et théâtrale, un excellent musicien, mais en plus il est profondément humain , il sait mettre en valeur les musiciens et les chanteurs tant en studio que sur scène. Tout le monde trouve sa place, il ne laisse personne sur la touche. 💖💖💖

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Exactement ! Oui, ce fut une très belle découverte. J'ai hâte de continuer d'explorer ce répertoire!

@dumping7092 2 жыл бұрын

Surely the most gorgeousest "Aaaaaaaaarrrrgh!" on the net. :) A glorious ending to one of the best Ayreon-albums - possibly the best album.

@maanvis81 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the 3rd comment already, but I wanted to thank the user in the chat during the 18 and 19 analysis who recommended Xystus - Equilibrio rock opera to us. I already have that album, but I rewatched it last week due to his tip and totally enjoyed it. Thx again :). For rthose wondering it also features Simone Simons, George Oosthoek and Bob Wijtsma, who are also part of the ayreon family and sang/played during ITEC Live. And now I totally want to hear Michelle Splietelhof in an ayreon album. She has a fantastic voice. Think she is not a traditional metal/rock singer but DAMN she can sing.

@brendo9672 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! I love how much you go into the music and lyrics I think Pain Of Salvation's BE would be perfect for you

@aidanumpherson Жыл бұрын

I went back and watched this whole series again. I can't thank you enough for these reactions and fair warning if by some weird chance I ever meet you I will probably hug you. You have been warned! Thank you so much.

@GuylainPrince Жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha ! Thanks! Well, fair warning : If I see you, I will probably aswer back by hugging you as well!

@renejensen7799 2 жыл бұрын

Merci Guylain!! its been a great album journey, this album is not easy listening, but its a masterpiece if you really pay attetion i think, its works best for me seeing it like this with you, then just pick a random song from the album to listen to at a day, still there is a few of the tracks that can do so, but its not the songs i usaly pick from Arjen when i hand pick 2 or 3 songs at a day.. but the theatre in this is wow!! more Ayreon later you say, well i follow Arjen Lucassen and hes work tight, so for me thats cool.. and electric castle is brilliant to. Btw i heard Arjen say, that in the future Ayreon will go on stage again with a show, my guess is it will be in 2023..

@maanvis81 2 жыл бұрын

They plan on september 2023 if covid doesn't throw soot in the dinner ;)

Жыл бұрын

Guylain, I discovered this album by watching your videos, only knowing days 11 and 16 from the Ayreon Universe show. I have to thank you for the efford you put in these videos and am looking forward to your videos on 'Into the Electric Castle. You might also enjoy the animated comic-book version of Transitus. A fan project that took the offical comic-book that came with the album and made an animated lyric-video from it. Unfortunately there are no live videos of those songs. Only the official music videos. The ending of The Human Equation was a pleasent surprise to me, but knowing a bit of the bigger context of the Ayreon Universe it makes total sense. Over all the album hit quite close to home sometimes. I had to be put in an artificial coma for a day because of a serious medical condition and can relate to a lot of the inner dialogue, even from the short time being knocked out and the following days that it took to get the medications out of my system. It is quite fascinating what the brain is capable of coming up with when on enough narcotics, pain medication and close to a sepsis. In most of my too many visits to several hospitals my 'Reason' and 'Passion', maybe even 'Pride' won. One time when I had do be in bed for almost a month it was definitely 'Agony' that won and I can totally relate to the line "Welcome to reality, be ready for the pain". Getting back on my feet after this long time in bed and three surguries was quite painful indeed. Over all i would say the album was almost therapeutic for me. Brought up quite a few emotions and even tears from time to time, but in a good way. And it made me respect Arjen even more. Before I ramble on for even longer, thank you again for this series and I am looking forward to the next Ayreon album you watch with us.

@GuylainPrince Жыл бұрын

Most welcome, friend! I loved this cycle. Very much!

@fnglert 2 жыл бұрын

Such a powerful song. Fear has a great role on this, I think. The lyrics hit really hard. And then at the end~ .... Well, you'll hear. :D

@marlonvanwijland1428 2 жыл бұрын

As much as he really like it that music enthousiast 'react' to his music, it is also his way of getting out there and get "promotion" for his music since no radio of MTV will play much of it. Because of KZfaqrs like yourself, people will hear it and maybe will listen to his official KZfaq channel, Spotify and even go out and buy the physical album. It's his way of making music, since he will not tour, what is simply impossible due to all the musicians and vocal performers. (Even when he is planning some concerts for 2023) As for these series, can't wait till the fall and your vision on the electric castle. It is refreshing, educational and mostly entertaining...

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Marlon! Your encouragments are much appreciated!

@GerardoDelaGarzachess 2 жыл бұрын

love all this journey with you. The Dream Sequencer is a machine created by our human anceestors when they lost the capacitiy to feel any emotion (lore). Some time after, this machine was reproduced by the last human colony in mars after the destruction on earth on 2084. the last voice is of one of those ancestors called the "Forever". this album is conected to the one called Into The Electric Castle and to the Dream Sequencer and the Flight of The Migrator.

@GerardoDelaGarzachess 2 жыл бұрын

in fact, the electric castle is another experiment like the human equation, from the Forever for the y to remember what is to have feelings and emotions.

@anneliseseverac2569 2 жыл бұрын

J'aime beaucoup vos analyses j'espère que vous aurez le temps de faire d'autres vidéos Salutations de France 🇫🇷

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

Oui, j'étais juste arrêté pendant mes vacances et la fin du trimestre à l'université. J'ai publié cette semaine : première vendredi! À bientôt !

@anneliseseverac2569 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuylainPrince Je serai au rendez-vous à bientôt 🙂

@LongandWeirdName 2 жыл бұрын

20 days of being comatose. No reason to survive, I suppose. Other than Love, Fear, Passion, Pride, Agony...

@Toishmaster 2 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there :D

@davidcoyne7291 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this journey Guylain. I have listened to this album since 2008 but i never followed the lyrics as i always played it in the car. Loser and this last track are my favorites.The drum work at the end sends the whole thing into another dimension. Ed Warby is just a fantastic drummer Not my favorite Ayreon album mainly because of the amount of vocals over shadowing the music . I know all Ayreon albums have massive amounts of vocal parts but this one doesn't flow too well for me. Spent the last few days listening to the 'Human migrator' albums. It would get my vote for the next Ayreon album you should cover. Ok i just heard you say the next one would be 'Into the electric castle' a fantastic album too.

@GerardoDelaGarzachess 2 жыл бұрын

now that you are looking for other great projects with great lyrics, I HIGHLY recommend to you the new and very first album of Bloodywood!! you'll love the lyrics, they make me cry!! they are a Nu Folk Metal band from India.

@erickvermeulen9734 2 жыл бұрын

Seems the album shows the catharsis or purification the Me goes through during the coma, with the battle between all the emotions. Now I am ready to put the cd in the player and hear the album from start to finish.

@aamuamanda5482 2 жыл бұрын

This is totally unrelated to this video, but I just feel the need to come to tell you what I just read in Finnish media about Tuomas Holopainen's thoughts on KZfaq reaction scene. I don't know if someone else already told you this, so I'm sorry if I'm just repeating something you already know. I just copy here the parts that are mentioning you, (I was very exited when I realized that they were writing about your reaction videos, and that Tuomas himself mentioned especially your channel!). This is an automatic translation of the original text: "- I didn't know anything about such a scene. Perhaps the most special case is a Canadian monk(switch to another service), which goes through our entire production. He spends at least half an hour analyzing each song, Holopainen says." "Tuomas Holopainen is calm about Nightwish's KZfaq popularity. The composer-lyricist-keyboardist finds it nice that the band’s music and videos evoke emotion. However, he has not become a follower of the reaction videos. - I like to listen to music as it is meant: from beginning to end without interruptions, Holopainen says. - But I do understand that there is a certain power in the first reactions. I myself stayed for a moment to follow the thoughts of that Canadian monk. It was interesting to hear how he felt about our song about religion, he continues."

@aamuamanda5482 2 жыл бұрын

I tried to add the link to the original text, but apparently KZfaq won't let me...

@24beeldjes 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!

@aamuamanda5482 2 жыл бұрын

@@24beeldjes My pleasure!

@ToweringToska 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I loved watching you listen to this, I'm so glad that you recorded your journey through it and explained your lovely observations and insights throughout it. ^^ You've been the best! I'd like to make a humble passionate recommendation, oh I've been meaning to since you submitted this video two months ago... Will you please reconsider your plans to listen to The Source before 01011001? 01 is what we who followed them started with, I was a positively affected lifeform to 01 earlier in my life than The Source, I was actually maybe a little more cynical and harder to move when The Source was released, although I still loved it too. 01011001 came before it though, it came to the world without any of the context that The Source had added into it later. I've heard Arjen say that he changed his mind about certain parts of the Ayreon story between 01 and The Source, The Source changes things and fills in spaces. Which is okay, it's his story, but 01 was something else, and because that album hasn't been changed it's still possible for new listeners to hear it first and experience the same fantasy story that we did. ^^ Details are purposefully left open in 01 because specifications and characters would have just distracted from the story of what was happening. I think that if you listen to The Source first, you won't be able to appreciate everything that I love 01011001 for, such as all the personal conclusions that I came to about the Forever. That's all, thanks for doing these either way. ^^

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

I might do that on a personal basis. Thanks for the suggestion! For the series, my next album will be "Ayreon : The Electric Castle"

@jacobm.vantuijl 2 жыл бұрын

In case anyone is wondering: Voivoid is blocked: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b6qda7Fqx8DMiGQ.html&ab_channel=GuylainPrinceOFM Let's hope it still turns out okay later on. Cheers!

@Sachi000 2 жыл бұрын

to truly understand the ending, person really needs to listen to other albums that connect to this story so 0101101 (which us better understood when knowing "The Source), Electric Castle, Final Experiment and Universal Migrator

@hamishalexander5048 2 жыл бұрын

Nice as always, today I have a tipp for you for an unbelievable talented all female Power Metal and Trash Metal Band from Japan ( singing English) named Lovebites... greetings from Austria and happy Easter

@ToweringToska 2 жыл бұрын

Shorter version: Please listen to 01011001 before you listen to The Source! The later album changes things and 01 won't ever be the same experience if you don't go into it blind. xD

@GuylainPrince 2 жыл бұрын

I will probably begin my next journey of Ayreon with "The Electric Castle".