Star One: Lost Children of the Universe (Arjen Lucassen) REACTION | The Daily Doug (Episode 348)
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In this episode of #TheDailyDoug, I'm listening to music from the new Star One album Revel in Time. This track, Lost Children of the Universe, takes its inspiration from the movie Interstellar. The mixing and performances are top notch...a real fun listen!
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Wow... what a great reaction, Doug! Really interesting and inspiring. I love how you dug into the Latin, we (incl my brother Gjalt!) really worked hard at this and we were hoping people would take note :-) Thanks again and keep up the good work!
Really enjoying Revel in Time and can't wait to hear Doug's reaction of The Human Equation on his Patreon. One of my top 5 albums. Best Wishes.
Many thanks, Arjen! This was a very enjoyable listen. Best of luck, and I hope to chat with you again soon!
You are one of the great guys in prog music Arjen, there many but you are one of the finest. I have followed your career and one output after the other you rise the bar higher and higher, in the music itself but also the production quality, the guest musicians, the overall presentation, amazing, amazing!
Kamelot with Roy Khan is peak nostalgia for me. Always good to hear his voice. Thanks for the solid output Doug and Arjen.
Have you heard of Seven Spires? Roy is featured on their song "This God is Dead" Note: this song isn't actually about God, it's about emotions, I think.
@@senditkevin Don't believe I have no! I will check it out, thank you!
@@heitstrengning World of Damage - "Breathe (Little Angel)" or ENTERING POLARIS - "Do Raindrops Aspire To Be Oceans?" as well. I'm so glad to hear Roy again after so many years.
I love how Arjen has been able to find such wonderful female singers that are so powerful as soloists, and yet they mesh their vocals harmonically as if they've been a choir together for a generation.
Live concerts have worked just as well, with Marcela, Irene, Floor, and Anneke, among others. They all love working with him because he's been able to find a texture in them they couldn't find within their own bands.
Which is perhaps the reasons EVERYBODY who works with Arjen does so - he finds something they had inside them that could never come to the fore anywhere else.
And Vai's solo here is no exception to that.
As I've heard Arjen say in another interview, along with his request for a solo he send Steve Vai a 3 minute long piece of music. When Steve responded with the question over which part of the music he wanted the solo, Arjen just said "over all of it". It took Steve a long time to respond and Arjen had almost given up hope that he would ever deliver, but boy did he ever!
You'll love "Fate of Man" too! Brittany Slayes on vox and the movie is the Terminator!
Oh yes Hellscore: they are a choir from Israel. They do a cappella covers of metal songs and have appeared on albums by Arjen, Therion, Orphaned Land and others. Noa Gruman is the choir conductor and is the lead singer of Scardust (would classify them as prog/ power/symphonic), and of course Hellscore is always present in their albums. Check both Hellscore and Scardust out, they are worth a listen
Roy Khan was also the lead singer in Kamelot before Tommy Karevik. The Haunting live from Norway with Simone Simon's is excellent. Irene Jansen is Floor's sister and they have sang together in Ayreon and Star One and After Forever. Who I am from After Forever or Eye of Ra from Ayreon Universe Live. Marcela is in lots of projects. MaYan with Mark Jansen from Epica (Rebirth from Despair) and Gentle Storm (The Storm). Also highly recommend Fate of Man from this album with Brittney from Unleash the Archers.
Roy Khan? Oh damn, he is my favourite vocalist since the Kamelot days.
Since you are more into prog Doug, I suggest checking his band Conception!
Those early Conception albums are the best. "In Your Multitude" is my favorite. Khan in his prime.
🤘🏼💪🏻
@@TheCyberMantis their new work is also great, i was so glad to see Roy back. He has such a brilliant voice and so much charisma
Kamelot - Memento Mori
Roy Khan was their former vocalist, and this song is an epic masterpiece. It's also the conclusion to a 2 album concept based on Goethe's classic literature Faust.
After 17 years this song only continues to amaze me.
You definitely need to do Kamelot.
Anyone else getting a Deep Purple "Child in Time" vibe from the beginning of this song?
And a Wishbone Ash Warrior in the middle.
Yeah majorly. I honestly thought it was based on it.
Doug, you must discover Swedish symphonic metal band "Therion". Also German band "Haggard" and Israel band "Orphaned Land".
Orphaned Land is incredible, especially the album "Mabool" :)
He needs to do more Epica as well, The Holographic Principle, Kingdom of Heaven 1&3.
Yes please.. Haggard would be awesome
Doug has done music by Therion (episode 241) and Orphaned Land (episode 220).
you need to listen to ayreon universe live, any song will do.
Enjoyed your review, giving me a lot of New insights on this song (not knowing the movie).
Please, please also listen to STAR ONE' s Prescient from the movie Primer. Another amazing composition by Arjen, sung by Ross Jennings and musical genius Michael Mills.
The next reaction on Monday could be in the presence of Enemies part 1 and part 2 by Dream Theater. Amazing music full of fantastic melodies and themes and fantastic lyrics written by John Petrucci. Please
I love how the credits and logo in this video are designed like the Superman movie introduction with the huge 3D letters flying at the screen and the images and videos of the vocalists and musicians are flying around like prisoners in the Phantom Zone frames.
By the way, Irene is Floor's sister
Great video! I'm really curious to see your reaction/analysis of "Prescient", the most prog. song on the album! Hugs from Italy!
GUTTER BALLET!!!!
Oh man Savatage would be so up Doug's street!
The solo of this song is absolutely mind-blowing! Totally a masterpiece! Arjen is such a genius!!
Genesis "The Battle of Epping Forest"
I understood the "wind in space" part as winds of time, suits the album, suits the movie/song.
The also remind me of the giant dust storms that seem to sweep the earth in the movie
‘Our race will not survive. I think they moved to A minor’
Classic Doug :)
I knew youd like it, those choruses are exquisite ... Just about everything about this song is literally stellar. Glad its here as well...
I think all songs from said album have more than enough to merit a review. Who knows if they'll get rotation (there is so much) but really glad this was the first, its not that any of the other aren't up to par but it just made way to much sense to start here :)
The Return of the Trailer Voice. Love it. :)
So yea amazing
Arjen favs :
STAR ONE - High Moon; Songs of the Ocean; Master of Darkness
AYREON - Beyond The Last Horizon; Isis And Osiris; Garden Of Emotions; One Small Step; The Shooting Company Of Captain Frans B Cocq; Dawn Of A Million Souls; Day Eleven: Love; Day Sixteen: Loser;
AMBEON - Ashes; High; Cold Metal; Sweet Little Brother; Sick Ceremony
Somebody must have already commented but this connects with other works by Arjen. There is a song called The Dawn of a Million souls. The double album it's in is sick! It's a true opera rock project. And there are multiple ones! Star One / Ayreon are the main
That last voice is not Roy Khan.. He's quite distinct.. Doug, check out Conception (Gethsemena) and also Kamelot (Ghost Opera).
I have bought the blu-ray version of this album. The 3 cd's that came with it are incredible. One track of the blu-ray I have been playing on repeat. That is CD1 en 2 in high quality. I'm only missing the instumental tracks. I loved your reaction.
This Hammond sound makes me always weaponless...
The Hammond is the only instrument that can belch thunder and fire, and then purr like a kitten.
I suggest the funny title track "revel in time" and my favourite Ayreon album: "the theory of everything".
I also strongly suggest some live DVD tracks such as "Amazing flight in space": the live performances and records are truly remarkable! 😮
Regarding the alternate version of the recording: This has nothing to do with the amount of vocalists. It's the way Arjen works. At first he records the tracks with his own vocals, just to make clear how it is supposed to sound, albeit an octave lower in some cases. Then he hires a second vocalist to do the so-called guide vocals. This is the preliminary version, and is meant as a guide for the actual vocalist. The idea is that the guide vocals are already really good, so the actual vocalist is challenged to make it even better. Because the guide vocals were already very good, Arjen decided to release those versions as well.
Exactly! 👌
Brilliant track, great solo from Steve Vai.
Doug, I know you're taking a day or two off, but I just found out that Riverside will be touring near Jersey in late April. Wednesday 4/27 in NYC and Friday 4/29 in Philly.
Kamelot with Roy Khan is amazing.. and if you take another step back.. Roy Khan was with a sweedish band called "Conception" I discovered them early on, and was instantly a fan of Roy Khans amazing voice and emotionality as a singer.. wow.. Don't miss either ! (Oh, Roy Khan is back with "Conception").
Hi Doug :). I'd really love to see your reaction to Fleshgod Apocalypse - they're a symphonic death metal band from Italy. To me, they're the only ones that sound like they're a classically-inspired band, compositionally, rather than just adding orchestra to metal songs. It's as if Wagner became insanely heavy. I'd recommend The Violation, The Fool or pretty much anything from the King album.
Thank you
Touch of the Karl Orf at the end there
Near the end
Try "The theory of everything" (in its entirety - what else) :)
One of the best albums ever made. :)
The album is pure 🔥
Love to hear your reaction to Al Di Meola
Just love this Big Fella
Dr. Doug attempts to channel River Song:
"Spoilers."
Doug, you should check out Amin Bhatia - "Interstellar Suite" (1978)
Would love a reaction of: Gentle Giant - Proclamation
Doug, listen to the mexican Band "Decibel" and its derivations. you could interview the band members. I can assure it would be interesting.
Hey Doug, i really think you should listen to the band Angra, you certainly is going to enjoy
The opening is very reminiscent of Deep Purple
Pls do more of ANGRA
ROY KHAN 💪🏻🤘🏼
Manowar-Heart of steel (with orchestra or not)
Great reaction. Anyway, can i request your reaction to superb band from japan?
The band is call "Lovebites"
They all The Beautiful Queens heavy metal band right now in the earth. They are really really World class musicians. Phenomenal.
And they have a lot diehard fans like me😁. The fans called Wolfpack.
The song is "Set the world on fire"
Hope you check out, and can enjoy it too. Big thanks🙏
Doug you should listen to caravan to midnight by robin trower. its an amazing psychedelic funk album with cool sound effects
Great suggestions. That is really the golden era of psychedelic and progressive rock. Nothing against this newer prog and this a nice piece of music, but the blending of metal with progressive can be a very tricky (Rainbow did it great, imo). But this prog-metal mix, which dominates a lot of newer progressive rock, is a little frustrating for those of us who prefer the more traditional progressive bands, which evolved out of psychedelic rock. Not heavy metal.
I'm sorry. Just my opinion. Is there such a category as "Dad Metal" yet? I would love to hear Jack Black and Tenacious D cover this! \m/
Genests: Firth of Fifth.
@Meghan :)
Great review but isnt this inspired on Interstellar rather than Inception? Anyways... Great work I love your videos!
Accidentally typed the wrong movie name in the video description. Oops! Fixed it. Thank you!
If the members of the current 'Star One' had wanted to imitate those of 'Luca Turilli's Rhapsody', that's exactly what they would have produced! Take it a step further and the likeness became 'Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One'. A strong resemblance which does not hide very obvious differences: the composition lacks creativity (sometimes, one has the impression of “forced” movements) and the orchestral arrangement presents less ambition. Arjen Anthony Lucassen has done so much better with the 'Ayreon' project. That being said, the result is still not uninteresting, it must be honestly recognized. Thank you, Master Helvering.
Frankly I was not that impressed. Seemed like a bad concept album out of the 70s.
Thanks!