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ARJEN LUCASSEN TO RELEASE AYREON UNIVERSE March 30th 2018. Ayreon Universe is the best of Ayreon Live - A unique performance featuring 16 singers, 28 songs, 2+ hour performance, 9000+ fans and a special appearance by Arjen Lucassen. All of this captured by 30 cameras! It’s proof that you should never say ‘never’. After creating rock operas in the studio for more than 20 years, prog mastermind Arjen Lucassen, aka Ayreon, finally took his Universe to the stage in September 2017. Three shows sold out within hours after announcing. 9000+ Fans from all corners of the world flocked to the 013 venue in Tilburg, the Netherlands to see this long-awaited show live. This unique performance features 16 singers, 28 songs, an 8 piece band and a special appearance by Arjen. The duration of the show was more than 2 hours. It was filmed with 30 cameras and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray with 5.1 surround audio, with an extensive list of extras, including a behind-the-scenes documentary with interviews with every singer and musician, and a compilation of the try-out show performed a few weeks earlier. Two years in the making, Ayreon Universe is a full on rock extravaganza, featuring songs from all Ayreon albums, including 2017’s ‘The Source’, plus a few fan favorites from Star One. An amazing array of singers appeared on stage to bring the Ayreon Universe to life: Floor Jansen (Nightwish), Damian Wilson (Threshold), Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian), Tommy Karevik (Kamelot), Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gentle Storm), Marco Hietala (Nightwish), Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Mike Mills (Toehider), Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion), Irene Jansen, Robert Soeterboek (Star One), John Jaycee Cuijpers (Praying Mantis), Edward Reekers (Kayak), Jay van Feggelen, Maggy Luyten (Nightmare) and Lisette van den Berg (Scarlet Stories). This is the show every Ayreon fan has wanted to see and hear!
K**N
This is really something special!
Wow! Where do I begin? Just finished watching the live performance Blue Ray. First let me say that the package, the product is beautifully done. When I first received it, I thought they had mistakenly sent me the vinyl version, because it was about the size of a record album. But no, this was the 5 disc/ 2CD 2DVD Blue Ray edition, but packaged to look like a record album. Beautiful full size picture book inside, going song by song, showing who performed on which song in order. Wonderful photography! Nice hard cover. This brought me back to the days when as a young kid, I would get a new album, put it on my record player and open up the album on my bed, look at the pictures and if included, read the lyrics along with the music for a totally immersive experience. Todays norm of streaming or downloading music is just so empty in my opinion. This is how music and artistry is supposed to be experienced ... immersively! As for the CD's... I really didn't buy this for the CD's, I bought it for the video, the live experience, but it's nice to have them in the package. The live performance itself... just, incredible! The amount of talent on that stage is just staggering! Arjen pulled no punches with this. I've been an Ayreon fan for years, and seeing it performed live was just such a treat. The production, the musicianship , the rehearsals, the time that must've went into this is amazing. They must've had such fun putting this together! This is art! This is music! This is raw talent! Seeing this material performed live puts a whole new perspective on Arjens work. Don't hesitate, just buy it!
D**R
Delivered on time in perfect condition
Music is subjective, so CD was delivered on time in flawless condition.
L**A
Quality of the box
The quality of this box set is amazing, looks like a book, the bluray shows all the thing that all love of ayreon
S**Y
An amazing and complex performance.
Fantastic performance of insanely talented musicians and singers. I'd give it 10 stars if I could.
M**A
Excellent show
Can't be happier! Totally worth it
D**N
Absolutely FANTASTIC!!
Absolutely FANTASTIC!!! What a great project, sure to be a classic for decades to come.
J**S
Wow this is a must have for all Ayreonauts!
It was extremely nice. I wasn’t expecting the book to be a hardback with tons of photos. Very good concert as well. Excellent performances by all!
C**N
Five Stars
The amount of talent that Ayreon can Assemble for his releases is utterly amazing
A**R
Five Stars
excellent
R**A
Earbook - Viewbook?
Meine Rezension bezieht sich auf das Earbook Box-Set, womit wir schon genau mittendrin wären, denn aus der (m.E. etwas irreführenden) Bezeichnung "Earbook" und der nicht näher beschriebenen Details der beinhaltenden Disc1 bis Disc5 könnte man nur sichergehen auch die Box mit 2 CDs, 2 DVDs und einer BlueRay zu erhalten, wenn man sich diese Info von der Ayreon Homepage holte.Zur Musik gibt es kaum mehr hinzuzufügen: ein schöner Querschnitt durch alle Ayreon Alben! Auf Star One könnte ich verzichten, aber das ist Geschmackssache, dennoch perfekt vorgetragen, womit ich bei meinem Highlight dieser Ausgabe wäre, nämlich der Videoaufzeichnungen.Ein Augenschmaus! Endlich konnte man die einzelnen Künstler auch in Aktion sehen! Sehr ansprechende Bühnenshow! Allein dafür Kaufempfehlung!Es wurde in einer anderen Rezension fehlende Synchronität bemängelt. Ich habe bisher nur die BlueRay (komplett) geschaut und mir fiel das in keiner Szene auf.
K**R
High quality package
This has to be the most high quality, extensive package that takes me back to the days of deluxe vinyl. Large record size product that has lots of pictures. I think actually this is better than anything I can even think of that I had such a great impression on me as a kid like Kiss "originals", etc. Documenting the music in every form, sound, booklet, and DVD / Blueray all in one package. A collector and true fans prize.
J**
Ayreon universe
Una edición de lujo para un trabajo musical magnífico, todos los involucrados en este proyecto tanto técnicos como artistas desempeñaron un gran papel, grandioso resultado, esta edición limitada viene presentada en formato libro contiene 2 CDs, 2 dvds y un blu-ray, espectacular, recomendado para todo amante de la música aunque no sepas nada acerca de este género simplemente sumergete en él, llegó en excelentes condiciones
S**I
Ayreon forever
Testimonianza rara di uno dei grandi musicisti dell'era moderna. Peccato la sua scarsa presenza sul palco. Ottima la qualità audio e video. Bellisima la versione earbook. Regia troppo protagonista e dinamica. Cominque acquisto obbligato per i fans.
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