And once again you did an amazing job, Elizabeth, great comments! I enjoyed every minute of it, you are so genuine and enthusiastic. And all very good for my ego of course :-) Thanks again and keep up the good work!
@@TheCharismaticVoice Ah, commendable subtlety. And perhaps a decent tactic... But seriously, folks. By all accounts Arjen is an open and real and generous artist - just the way he appears whether composing or playing mastermind or captioning or performing.. We are so fortunate for the gifts of his past and continuing projects!
I'd marry Maggy tomorrow if she wasn't so much against complete strangers wanting to marry her on vocal prowess alone - and also men from Yorkshire UK ( just a supposition) /,,/
From the same concert: Star of Sirrah - Another song in the story of Alphans. Into the Black Hole - Ominous song sung by Tommy Karevik with incredible backing vocals. Dawn of a Million Souls - Awesome song sung by John Jaycee Cuijpers Intergalactic Space Crusader - Contrastive duet between Maggy Luyten and Damian Wilson. Theory of Everything - Duet between Mike Mills and Marcela Bovio. The Eye of Ra - Listening to this song is what fusing into Archon feels like. Power...Overwhelming...
I second the Theory of Everything Pt. 1. Mike sings so dynamically. On top of that, it's just a brilliant piece of music. I liked that whole album, but the Source as a whole is just a bit better.
@Guus van de Velde I totally agree Guus, And the Druids turned to stone is my favorit song. i REPEAT: And the Druids turned to stone by Damian Wilson, live! Greetings from Hengelo NL 🤘🇳🇱🤘
16:42 The way Michael Mills sustains his note when Floor comes is just perfect. Even the fact that he's shown in camera while doing it is fine editting.
Hi Elizabeth, it's been a year since our last Ayreon video, and I loved this performance. This is my first time listening to M. Mills, and his vocal range was incredible. I also enjoyed the awesome duel between Tommy and Hansi, Maggy's vocals, and the backup choir of Marcela, Irene, and Lisette. And to top it off, Floor makes an unforgettable entrance. Thank you, Arjen, for another amazing ensemble! And Thank you, Elizabeth!!! 💙
This is the first time I've heard this song, and I agree with Elizabeth that the rhyming rhythms are really catchy. I didn't hear Deep Purple with the organ, though; it reminded me of Styx' Fooling Yourself. And the backup singers keeping up with the tempo reminded me of the precision of the syncopation and arpeggio from Oogie Boogie.
He is marvelous in Ayreon's Album The Theory of Everything. This album is so AMAZING it would be nice to do an album review. Featuring Marko Hietala, Mike Mills, Tommy Karevik and much more!
For more Ayreon: The ENTIRE Album *The Human Equation* :D . It's a musical master piece, as always, and it has a really interesting story where most of the singers portray emotions! But since a whole double album might be a bit much, here's a few recommendations from said album. I believe they performed it live, but I'd recommend the album versions here, since they feature all of the original singers: *Day 2: Isolation* (a long, great intro to the story and an epic song with many singers, including James LaBrie and Irene Jansen) *Day 3: Pain* (features Devon Graves as Agony and a certain Devin Townsend as Rage) *Day 12: Trauma* (dark and moody, with a great "duel" between Reason (Eric Clayton of Saviour Machine) and Fear (Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt)) *Day 16: Loser* (Devin going insane and absurdly good drumming) Another great song from a different album (Into the Electric Castle): *The Castle Hall*
I think, we need more Ayreon. "Into the black hole" is gorgeous with Tommy as a main vocalist (but, in my opinion, original album version with Bruce Dickinson is greater). Songs from concert album "The Electric Castle and other Tales" are better for reactions. I really reccomend "Twisted Coil" or "Amazing Flight".
Chose any song from the Theater equation and you will be blown away. Just listen to Day Three Pain and it is amazing th-cam.com/video/fm_va74nZA0/w-d-xo.html
Elizabeth is such a music geek! Extremely fun to watch! I have learned so much! No other channel comes close! Elizabeth nails each technique, especially the "horse stance" and drawing energy from the floor. I can't wait for the next show.
The level of talent on that stage is just staggering. They were rehearsing this show sporadically for about nine months. Obviously, a lot of the singers couldn't be there all the time but the Dutch musicians and Arjen rehearsed extensively. And it's clear from the behind the scenes documentary that everyone is there out of pure love and respect for Arjen.
Yeeeees! It upsets me everyday that Michael Mills isn't super famous. I think he's one of the most underrated, underappreciated musicians/vocalists of our time. He's so talented! Deserves more recognition, so I love that you are talking about him. I think Arjen called him his musical hero in another video, haha.
For more Mike Mills I would definitely recommend checking out Ayreon - Day Sixteen - Loser (Universe live). The way he is playing with his voice in this one is simply outstanding for me. I don't have much experience with this acting-like singing, so I've never seen somebody to convey like 4 different moods in like 6 seconds so effortless and on point. And of course those high belts in the end are crazy as well. Musically this piece is amazing with some didgeridoo for a treat.
Pretty right Mate, but I would choose the Loser version from The Theater Equation. That performance is way better and shows Michael Mills totally acts over the top! I still remember the first time I saw it, I was totally spechless.
@@TheDondoran Devin was in it but didnt sing the verses. Him singing Wuthering Heights is crazy for sure, and the Loser performance is awesome. But the Ayreon fan in me would want a different song. Its a good song for sure but wouldn't be in my personal top 10 Ayreon songs list if i would have to make one. There is just so much good stuff. But Mike definitely deserves his own showcase. The first time i heard him was when Arjen put up this teaser: th-cam.com/video/SIP74WyBFYc/w-d-xo.html and my reaction was pretty much the same as Elizabeth's. What in the holiest hell did i just hear
Micheal Mills, Maggy Luyten, Tommy Karevik , Hansi Kürsch and Floor Jansen together .... this is the paradise ! ♥♥♥ And what about the background vocalists? Irene Jansen, Marcela Bovio and Lisette Van Den Berg ..... wow. Thank you Arjen for so many great and talented voices together.
The Universe concert is amazing. My absolute favorite song (and Arjen's "own personal favorite" as he said in the video description) from it is "And The Druids Turned To Stone": th-cam.com/video/lR-foGKsus0/w-d-xo.html Damian Wilson sings absolutely beautifully and the whole arrangement is so good that I think it's far better than the album version! The Universe concert has other great songs, as well, like Comatose, Waking Dreams, Age of Shadows and Ride the Comet. It's just a ridiculously good lineup of excellent singers and musicians!
I would love her to react to Damian Wilson as well, bt maybe something from the electric castle live. It wold laso be amazing to have a reaction from the theater equation
Seeing this show live was mind blowing. But when Damien did The Druids Turn to Stone, I just stood, watched and listened in awe. I had goosebumps the whole song. It was fabulous.
Intergalactic Space Crusaders (which is based on Blake's 7) features Damian Wilson and Magali Luyten. Its one of my top five favorites duets of all time along with Meatloaf and Ellen Foley doing Paradise by the Dashboard Lights, Floor and Henk doing Phantom, Marco and Tarja doing Phantom, Kenny Rodgers and Dolly Parton doing Once Upon a Christmas and Queen+David Bowie doing Under Pressure.
Definitely check out more amazing performances from this show: Michael and Marcela performing "The Theory of Everything", Damian Wilson performing "And The Druids Turn to Stone", and "Eye of Ra" performed by EVERYONE!
Arjen's super powers include incredible writing and having a truly incredible ear for talent. Not only does he find incredible musicians but he knows which ones would be amazing together...
it still amazes me that one composer can put so many talented singers together in one song and have them sounding like one cohesive unit, not just a jumble of of singers put together for the sake of it. oh yea not one drop of ego either.
I loved this video, thank you Elizabeth. I have thought of this performance many times to be analysed by you, because of the great vocalists all in one song. btw, I was there during the live performance, and I can tell you it was even more amazing then the video :-)
Now I thing should be the Eye of Ra, same show, you'll have just 35 different singers to analyse. And can see the Jansen sisters in backing vocals... What a luxury...
@@gottagowork sorry I just got excited. Marcela blasting Arjen smiling ear to ear. It's when he actually takes a bow before the bow. So much love on that stage there then.
YES! After going thru all of your Dio/Rainbow videos, I wanted to suggest Ayreon/Star One. Figured thats something you'd enjoy. Didn't really know where to suggest it over the weekend, and then this pops up today!
Every time I hear Michael hit that third note on Dies, I get goosebumps. Wait, I get goosebumps through most of Ayreon's stuff lol. Can you just imagine the energy... the excitement, and the feelings that everyone attending this concert felt during this performance. Btw, that "choir background" you mentioned are known as Ayreon's Angels. :D
I am so glad to see you return to Ayreon! I very much hope you'll catch some Damian Wilson performance with them, as he truly needs to be experienced. Check out "and the druids turn to stone" or "the castle hall" by Ayreon, I believe they're both available to watch here.
The whole Ayreon Universe concert is just insanely good. My favourites are 'And the Druids Turned to Stone' and the finale, 'The Eye of Ra'. Please check those out
I would love to see Aryeon Isis And Osiris from the 2019 Tilburg show here. This song comes with some singers who were not on this channel yet like Damian Wilson, who is amazing and also has John de Lancie (aka "Q" from Star Trek) as show narrator. His Intro to the show which is the beginning of this song is the envy of all D&D DM for ever. That is how you want to start a campaign. Also Anneke van Giersbergen, Simone Simons as main and Diane van Giersbergen and Marcela Bovio as backup singers and several more.
So second this suggestion! And if she's done this, dear TCV patreons, pls push Elizabeth to finally react to and dissect Anneke doing one of her own songs performed during The Gathering's TG25 concerts, 'Travel': th-cam.com/video/Y46Lft_BZxo/w-d-xo.html She has reacted to Anneke a couple of times, but never checked her abilities in the setting that made her a role model for so many singers in 'metal' and related genres. And Travel is just a masterpiece, both vocally and musically. *crossesfingers*
I was there at that concert. It was the best i’ve ever seen. I really loved it. This just can’t be topped. So many talent. So many good vibes. So many emotions. So proud to love this music.
If you want more Ayreon and more Maggie, I highly recommend "Ayreon - Intergalactic Space Crusaders (Universe)" - she gets more time to shine there, and I think you'd find it so interesting. (Or at least, I would!) :)
This, and also you'll get to hear Damian Wilson!! Who is just amazing and has a beautiful voice. The druids turn to stone is a solo Damian song that is just... Gorgeous
I was there in the audience. There isn’t that much postproduction on this one. It sounded insanely good - the video shows it really well. Greetings from Denmark 🙂🖐.
Could you please, please pretty please do another Hansi Kurch? Last time you did The bard song where the crowd sings most of it. I would LOVE it if you do the Demons and Wizards live at Wacken 2019 show. The quality is great. I think The Fiddler on the Green is one of Hansi's best there. But Love's tragedy asunder is also great!
Mike mills sang Wuthering Hights in the original key once, that really shows off his skills I think. And from this same concert he also sang the theory of everything with Marcela Bovio (the girl on the right in this video in the choir). That was my best song of the universe show :)
Thank you so much for spotlighting Seveth Wonder, they are so under appreciated in the metal scene… and their albums are killer, especially Mercy Falls. We all appreciate Michael Mills and Floor and Hansi
I imagine that getting top-notch vocalists and musicians might be less difficult for Arjen than expected. In all these live performances there seems to be one overriding aspect ..... they all seem to have tremendous fun together. Just look at the big grin on Mike's face when kneeling between Tommy and Hansi during their first "dialog". I know, they're all professionals, but even then they look as having a nice trip to a musical theme park. Probably the largest obstacle for these live performances probably are their schedules. The role of Diplomat - here very well performed by Maggie Luyten - is originally played on TDTWBD by the clean-voiced Michael Erikson as a foil to the voice of Russel Allen as "the President". My guess would be Michael had previous engagements which he couldn't cancel or reschedule.
After all this years listening to all this bands and struggling to find the right words to express what I´ve been enjoying, It is really satisfying to have found the perfect place where there is an actual analysis (not only the vocals) from someone who actually appreciates about whats going on. And your reactions...UNIQUE. Also, may I give a recommendation?, Please: "STRATOVARIUS - Elysium" (kind of long, but worth every second of it).
Damian is such a fantastic singer, out of all the awesome vocalists I've discovered through Ayreon Damian is probably my favorite and that is really saying something.
Very cool to see your reaction to this event, I loved being a part of this and playing the guitar, can't wait for the new shows coming up in September, that will be cool :)
First time I heard Mike Mills was on the querky, yet commercial sounding and extremely catchy "How Do Ghosts Work". I said "Wow this is really good!", second time was him singing Kate Bush´s "Wuthering Heights" in the original key. I said "wow, this guy can sing really high", third time was him doing "Bohemian Rhapsody" alone, singing all parts and strumming an aucustic guitar. I said, "wow this guy is clearly nuts"! I really love Mike Mills and Toehider. He´s doing streams on Twitch pretty regularly where he sings all sorts of ditties, many by request. Funny thing about that band is that Mike Mills does everything musically speaking, the other guy - Andrew Saltmarsh - is an artist who does all the artwork and also draws during their Twitch streams as Mike is singing and playing. Anyway I urge anyone who has not heard Toehider to look them up! It´s pretty brilliant! As for particular songs, I´d recommend Elisabeth and all her nerdier fans to check out the Skyrim inspired power metal romp "How Much For That Dragon Tooth?" th-cam.com/video/LWPL-yKqWGE/w-d-xo.html
So glad you finally got to this brilliant piece. First time I heard it I thought "Gilbert & Sullivan" and I smiled very largely when you did as well. As a writer and poet, to write something that flows this well and is so compacted is pure brilliance. Lisette was off the charts in the background. -hitting notes only dogs could hear. Also loved the reference to Freddie when talking about Michael Mills ... he's about as close as one could come. Maggie is also very capable of singing different styles. So much talent in one place could possibly upset the balance of the universe.
So much to unpack anytime you listen to Ayreon, great reaction Elizabeth! Just reminds me I need to go back and listen to this CD again, it has been awhile :)
Ayreon - Into thr black hole studio version, for Bruce Dickinson's best performance. Ayreon - And The Druids Turn to Stone (Ayreon Universe DVD) for the angelic clean voice of Damian Wilson
So I looked at the unoffical The Source (album lyric video) and Maggy Luyten is singing three men's parts in 'Everybody Dies' (President - Russell Allen, Diplomat - Michael Eriksen and some Chemist - Tommy Rogers). Hansi is singing his part (Astronomer) plus Chemist for the live version. This song is so awesome.
This was awesome! My first time being able to watch the premiere of a video. :) I'm still crossing my fingers and toes that Castaway Angels by Leprous will come up some time. For that one I will definitely do what I can to watch as it premiers!
Hi ulverop, I'm glad you made it to the premiere! Elizabeth did do a reaction to Leprous, "Slave," last Nov. 2020. Here is a link if you haven't seen it yet: th-cam.com/video/fbGap2ze6iQ/w-d-xo.html And here is a link to Elizabeth's other reaction videos: th-cam.com/users/TheCharismaticVoicevideos Enjoy!
@@kirbys1370: I have seen probably about 90% of her videos, including "Slave". Just hoping for more Leprous, and given Einars vocals in Castaway Angels I feel like it's a good choice for the next Leprous reaction. :)
Thanks for the reaction Elizabeth ! I also loved that in this particular formation, the Frontman spends 80% of the time at the back ! Plus, he's acting like the pivot point ditributing the singing roles all throughout the song. Brilliant
From Ayreon Universe I would recommend Day Sixteen - Loser, which has Michael Mills doing a lot of interesting stuff and Collision which has Tommy and Marko Hietala pretty much roasting each other for 3 minutes. Also from Into the Electric Castle, there's Cosmic Fusion with Simone Simons giving one of her best performances ever
Hi Elizabeth, This was really interesting! Quite the vocal selection & definitely interesting musical tracks in background, Pretty cool actually! Nice reaction as always & Thanks for doing this...
Personal favourite of mine from the same album: Deathcry of a Race. I love how it puts Arabic influences right next to western opera. Don't think there's a live version, though.
Great reaction! I was hoping you'd do this one! Yes, Maggy was indeed performing Russel Allen's part, she said she was so glad that Arjen picked her for that part. As for the 'girls in the choir', have you noticed, that, during the high belt in the chorus, Lisette's voice blends in with Hansi's so tight, they can hardly be distinguished?
To experience the range and diversity of Mike Mills, I recommend checking out his own project Toehider. He's from Melbourne, Australia- my hometown! Very diverse songwriting and vocals. Extremely talented!
I LOVE Toehider. I would recommend just starting with the most recent, the album "I LIKE IT" released in 2020. The entire album is a smorgasbord of styles, with stuff from heavy speedy metal to folksy stringed acoustic instruments to weird proggy stuff with almost no way to describe it! He has more than a few video playthroughs of his songs off this album on his channel with him playing every instrument (and he's really good at those too). Maybe start with "How Much For That Dragon Tooth?"
I love to just crank that album late nights in the office after everyone has gone home. The spontaneity of the album gives me the energy to plow through those late nights.
Elizabeth, you need to react to this whole concert! Every song is amazing! "Into the Black Hole" with Tommy Karevik is a masterpiece! "And the Druids Turn To Stone" with Damian Wilson is gorgeous!
I'd love to hear more Ayreon! It's so hard to pick one good song though... There are just so many from all his different albums. Is love to hear more of Floor Jansen and Tommy Karevik as well. From Seventh Wonder, I'd say Welcome to Mercy Falls and from Kamelot, either Under Grey Skies or Phantom Divine. Love your videos, Elizabeth. I learn so much and they always put a smile on my face. You've given me a new appreciation for music.
I also really like aquatic race (is there a live ver? not sure) and all it was. Reason I mention them that they are tend to be forgotten and I do believe they need more love
Yes, I've been waiting for this video for a long time. It's an incredible song and the whole album is worth listening to. This is one of my favourite live performances!
Elizabeth, thank you so much for your reactions to such broad vocal talents. I once thought no words could express Arjen's genius of musical and vocal compositions but you make me beg to differ. This man has opened my eyes to a musical universe that I thought was going extinct and his supergroup compolitions are truly inspired in Heaven. One suggestion; have you heard of Maria Brink from 'In This Moment'? Two songs of their debut album 'A Beautiful Tragedy' are 'Prayers' as well as the song's album namesake 'A Beautiful Tragedy' I highly recommend for response. Keep up the good work beautiful.
Elizabeth, glad you found your way back again to Ayreon. I loved your reaction, it is indeed a mindblowing peformance an Michael Mills just doesn't get te recognition he so much deserves. For a future recommendation I think you just can't ignore Arjen's favourite performance of this concert (and there are almost no reaction videos made with it). Look up And The Druids Turned to Stone from this same concert. Damian Wilson is the lead singer and for me he is the male counterpart to Floor. If you're in the mood for something with more substance in the lyrics I would highly recommend Twisted Coil. The Music is by Arjen but the lyrics by his girlfriend Lori and they are meaningful, disturbing and facinating, it is my personal favourite performance. If you go that route I would recommend reading the lyrics before reacting.
Please react to The Eye of Ra from the same show. In the end it has all the performers on stage, including Arjen himself, singing a beautiful chorus that gives me chills every time I hear it.
Despite having listened to all the Ayreon albums multiple times over the year, I’ve never watched a video of a live show before, and now I suddenly wish I’d been one. Maybe someday! Great analysis!
Mike Mills is for sure just outstanding. But you gotta hear Damian Wilson (at least for decent comparison) in "Twisted Coil" or "And The Druids Turned To Stone". Not even talking about that range, but man, those expressions!
Hey Elizabeth! How about a little love for a few of the queens of rock from the 80s like Heart th-cam.com/video/2cZ_EFAmj08/w-d-xo.html amazing tribute to Led Zeppelin at Kennedy center. 500,000,000 views Or pat benetar th-cam.com/video/7qUFZwJb9GA/w-d-xo.html - love is a battlefield or hell is for children.
A nice follow on to 'Everybody Dies' is "All That Was'. From the same album, thematically farther in the story and nice duet from Simone & Floor. Probably something to listen to when you aren't reacting.
How can I get a request? Love bites is an amazing live band. They're so amazing. They're right up your alley. If you react be ready for the wolf pack to invade your channel that's what the fan base call themselves...
You just need to watch this entire concert. It's incredible. Songs from all accross the Ayreon universe, and epic flute solos as well. With a didgeridoo thrown in for good measure.
I think the best part about Ayreon as a project, in my opinion, is ho wmuch fun everyone is having. You can have the best singers in the world, but if they don't like what they're doing, it will show immediately. Everyone on this stage has been a part of at least one or two of his projects before, some being on multiple albums. The fact that they keep coming back, and even come to do rare performances together says so much about Arjen's work ethic and their interactions. I just really, really love seeing super talented and amazing performers getting along and making such incredible music together. It just fills my heart. I tried thinking of another Ayreon song to reccomend, but there's just so many great songs, so I'll let others in the comments reccomend instead and support each and every one of them.
I was at this concert. As a(n amateur) singer, it was one of the absolute high points of my life. So many of my idols on one stage, showing what they can do. Breathtaking.
So you're saying that Floor's voice it like being hit in the face with a large and really fluffy pillow? I get it. Arjen is a mad genius for sure. I think that enables him, especially now with his successes, to rally all these incredible artists together. It's such a neat thing, too, because since discovering Ayreon a few years ago that's brought me to so many others, like Michael Mills, as well. How can you not love it?
Love it. You have to listen to Damian Wilson singing on Ayreons live albums. Either And The Druids Turned To Stone from Ayreon Universe (dame concert as this) or Twisted Coil from Into The Electric Castle Live, both are just magical from start to finish. He is an excellent singer that doesn’t have the accolades he deserves. Also, he played Jean Val Jean for a year in London, how cool is that!
And once again you did an amazing job, Elizabeth, great comments! I enjoyed every minute of it, you are so genuine and enthusiastic. And all very good for my ego of course :-) Thanks again and keep up the good work!
Can't wait for the new album!
You're The Man.
Thank you! You are a genius at composing and finding the right voices to meld into your sound. It's always impressive! *continues to goad ego*
When are you going to have Elizabeth sing on a project, eh? :)
@@TheCharismaticVoice Ah, commendable subtlety. And perhaps a decent tactic...
But seriously, folks. By all accounts Arjen is an open and real and generous artist - just the way he appears whether composing or playing mastermind or captioning or performing.. We are so fortunate for the gifts of his past and continuing projects!
Thanks for your reaction ! It's really great to hear and see you talk about music in such an interesting and knowledgable way !
Love you magali
I'd marry Maggy tomorrow if she wasn't so much against complete strangers wanting to marry her on vocal prowess alone - and also men from Yorkshire UK ( just a supposition) /,,/
Maggy you def deserve more exposure you have an amazing voice.
A teatime with Elizabeth would be amazing and a total geek out.
@@dominicmain4626 thank you, that would be interesting and very nice ;)
@@upat0500 haha !! well, humor is definitely something I appreciate ;) Thanks !
Marvel: "MCU is the most ambitious crossover event ever"
Arjen: "Hold my beer"
Oh boy I so with for a Tea Time interview with Arjen. It would be amazing
Can you imagine this? Hi Arjen! Hi Elizabeth, what do you think to work with me in the new Ayreon´s album?
@@RicardoSanchez23092006 bro stop. One can only get so excited. That would be simply amazing
Yes, Arjen, or Floor :-) Or Mike Mills - I guess that one would be hilarious :-)
Theory of Everything could be awesome too!
if she asked him, he would probably do it. he's done interviews with YTers before. Sonny Von Cleveland for one.
From the same concert:
Star of Sirrah - Another song in the story of Alphans.
Into the Black Hole - Ominous song sung by Tommy Karevik with incredible backing vocals.
Dawn of a Million Souls - Awesome song sung by John Jaycee Cuijpers
Intergalactic Space Crusader - Contrastive duet between Maggy Luyten and Damian Wilson.
Theory of Everything - Duet between Mike Mills and Marcela Bovio.
The Eye of Ra - Listening to this song is what fusing into Archon feels like. Power...Overwhelming...
I second the Theory of Everything Pt. 1. Mike sings so dynamically. On top of that, it's just a brilliant piece of music. I liked that whole album, but the Source as a whole is just a bit better.
The fact that I managed to get one of the DVDs of this show before it went out of production is one of my triumphs.
@Guus van de Velde I didn't forget. Somebody else already mentioned it. There is no need to repeat it.
Dawn of a Million Souls version with russel is way better despite older
@Guus van de Velde I totally agree Guus, And the Druids turned to stone is my favorit song. i REPEAT: And the Druids turned to stone by Damian Wilson, live! Greetings from Hengelo NL 🤘🇳🇱🤘
Ayreon - The Eye Of Ra (Universe). The ending of that is so magical.
"The eye of Ra" as a finale in Star One's Live on Earth is also amazing. Jansen sisters,russel allen...
Yes!! The very best Grand Finale of all of time!!!
Totally agree! Definitely needs a reaction.
Huge quote on that song !!
Best gig of my life
Next: Intergalatic Space Crusader for more Maggy Luyten and first time seeing Damian Wilson. Yes? Thx.
Yes! For the contrast Elizabeth talked about.
Damien Wilson has an amazing voice.
Yes please
MAKE THIS HAPPEN
Absolutely. Then maybe Metamorphosis with Tommy, Anneke, and Marco!!!
16:42 The way Michael Mills sustains his note when Floor comes is just perfect. Even the fact that he's shown in camera while doing it is fine editting.
That part is amazing!.well.. awesome between all the other awesome!
Hi Elizabeth, it's been a year since our last Ayreon video, and I loved this performance. This is my first time listening to M. Mills, and his vocal range was incredible. I also enjoyed the awesome duel between Tommy and Hansi, Maggy's vocals, and the backup choir of Marcela, Irene, and Lisette. And to top it off, Floor makes an unforgettable entrance. Thank you, Arjen, for another amazing ensemble! And Thank you, Elizabeth!!! 💙
Tommy+Hansi= Sublime Moment of Joy... Serious thats the peak of my enjoyment probably. I cant hardly think of a better combination!
This is the first time I've heard this song, and I agree with Elizabeth that the rhyming rhythms are really catchy. I didn't hear Deep Purple with the organ, though; it reminded me of Styx' Fooling Yourself. And the backup singers keeping up with the tempo reminded me of the precision of the syncopation and arpeggio from Oogie Boogie.
You're welcome! Indeed, with everyone in their... simply, awesome! ❤
He is marvelous in Ayreon's Album The Theory of Everything. This album is so AMAZING it would be nice to do an album review. Featuring Marko Hietala, Mike Mills, Tommy Karevik and much more!
Agreed!
Agreed...my all time favorite Ayreon album.
Totally agreed! I especially love to hear Marco on this album!
Masterpiece!
Don't forget Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) and Sara Squadrani (Ancient Bards) on Ayreon's Album The Theory of Everything. They are amazing!
For more Ayreon:
The ENTIRE Album *The Human Equation* :D . It's a musical master piece, as always, and it has a really interesting story where most of the singers portray emotions!
But since a whole double album might be a bit much, here's a few recommendations from said album. I believe they performed it live, but I'd recommend the album versions here, since they feature all of the original singers:
*Day 2: Isolation* (a long, great intro to the story and an epic song with many singers, including James LaBrie and Irene Jansen)
*Day 3: Pain* (features Devon Graves as Agony and a certain Devin Townsend as Rage)
*Day 12: Trauma* (dark and moody, with a great "duel" between Reason (Eric Clayton of Saviour Machine) and Fear (Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt))
*Day 16: Loser* (Devin going insane and absurdly good drumming)
Another great song from a different album (Into the Electric Castle):
*The Castle Hall*
Came here to write exactly your comment. The Human Experience is by far my favorite Ayreon album.
Yeah!!! The Full The Human Equation album is awesome
The Human Equation 🖤
If I were to have time to only listen to one last album before my death it would with no doubts and questions be this one!
@@kiwitron and for a reaction, there's the live version, The Theater Equation. Truly a Metal Opera!
Yup, probably the greatest album I've ever heard.
I think, we need more Ayreon.
"Into the black hole" is gorgeous with Tommy as a main vocalist (but, in my opinion, original album version with Bruce Dickinson is greater).
Songs from concert album "The Electric Castle and other Tales" are better for reactions. I really reccomend "Twisted Coil" or "Amazing Flight".
Damian Wilson did a fabulous job on "Int the Black Hole"..though with Stream of Passion
Both Bruce and Damian do it much better imo
Damian on "Into The Black Hole" from the Star One's "Live On Earth" is his best version. Plus it has the small Vengeance section before the solo
Yess please react to "Twisted Coil".
Chose any song from the Theater equation and you will be blown away. Just listen to Day Three Pain and it is amazing
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Elizabeth is such a music geek! Extremely fun to watch! I have learned so much! No other channel comes close! Elizabeth nails each technique, especially the "horse stance" and drawing energy from the floor. I can't wait for the next show.
This live show has SO MANY excellent moments. Star of Sirrah and The Druids Turned to Stone are both personal favorites
Abbey of synn...
The Druids Turn to Stone is amazing live. Damien is a master.
She most definitely should do Arjen's favourite performance of the evening. The druids turned to stone. Damian Wilson is such an underrated singer.
The level of talent on that stage is just staggering. They were rehearsing this show sporadically for about nine months. Obviously, a lot of the singers couldn't be there all the time but the Dutch musicians and Arjen rehearsed extensively.
And it's clear from the behind the scenes documentary that everyone is there out of pure love and respect for Arjen.
When they all come on at the end of Eye Of Ra it's amazing. There's nearly 30 of them!
Yeeeees! It upsets me everyday that Michael Mills isn't super famous. I think he's one of the most underrated, underappreciated musicians/vocalists of our time. He's so talented! Deserves more recognition, so I love that you are talking about him.
I think Arjen called him his musical hero in another video, haha.
For more Mike Mills I would definitely recommend checking out Ayreon - Day Sixteen - Loser (Universe live). The way he is playing with his voice in this one is simply outstanding for me. I don't have much experience with this acting-like singing, so I've never seen somebody to convey like 4 different moods in like 6 seconds so effortless and on point. And of course those high belts in the end are crazy as well. Musically this piece is amazing with some didgeridoo for a treat.
or his streamed performance of Whatever Makes You Feel Superior on his own channel, wow what an amazing musician!
Pretty right Mate, but I would choose the Loser version from The Theater Equation. That performance is way better and shows Michael Mills totally acts over the top! I still remember the first time I saw it, I was totally spechless.
Devin Townsend was the original singer for Loser, right? I'll have to check out Mills' version.
@@Hamring Even better: He's done Kate Bush's Wurthering Heights a few times. It's insane!
@@TheDondoran Devin was in it but didnt sing the verses.
Him singing Wuthering Heights is crazy for sure, and the Loser performance is awesome. But the Ayreon fan in me would want a different song. Its a good song for sure but wouldn't be in my personal top 10 Ayreon songs list if i would have to make one. There is just so much good stuff.
But Mike definitely deserves his own showcase. The first time i heard him was when Arjen put up this teaser:
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and my reaction was pretty much the same as Elizabeth's. What in the holiest hell did i just hear
Micheal Mills, Maggy Luyten, Tommy Karevik , Hansi Kürsch and Floor Jansen together .... this is the paradise ! ♥♥♥ And what about the background vocalists? Irene Jansen, Marcela Bovio and Lisette Van Den Berg ..... wow. Thank you Arjen for so many great and talented voices together.
The Universe concert is amazing. My absolute favorite song (and Arjen's "own personal favorite" as he said in the video description) from it is "And The Druids Turned To Stone": th-cam.com/video/lR-foGKsus0/w-d-xo.html
Damian Wilson sings absolutely beautifully and the whole arrangement is so good that I think it's far better than the album version!
The Universe concert has other great songs, as well, like Comatose, Waking Dreams, Age of Shadows and Ride the Comet. It's just a ridiculously good lineup of excellent singers and musicians!
yes of all the voices Ayreon has shown me, Damian Wilson's has been the best
Twisted Coil is mind-bending
I would love her to react to Damian Wilson as well, bt maybe something from the electric castle live.
It wold laso be amazing to have a reaction from the theater equation
Seeing this show live was mind blowing. But when Damien did The Druids Turn to Stone, I just stood, watched and listened in awe. I had goosebumps the whole song. It was fabulous.
Intergalactic Space Crusaders (which is based on Blake's 7) features Damian Wilson and Magali Luyten. Its one of my top five favorites duets of all time along with Meatloaf and Ellen Foley doing Paradise by the Dashboard Lights, Floor and Henk doing Phantom, Marco and Tarja doing Phantom, Kenny Rodgers and Dolly Parton doing Once Upon a Christmas and Queen+David Bowie doing Under Pressure.
@@dave-bk6vt Twisted Coil is such an amazing song and such a performance by Damian.
Floor and Irene on the last song the eye of ra, then gathering the whole cast at the end
Including the master (Arjen) himself
Floor swirls onto the stage wearing a bear!!!
This entire concert is amazing!!!
I wisht I had more ears!!!
Definitely check out more amazing performances from this show: Michael and Marcela performing "The Theory of Everything", Damian Wilson performing "And The Druids Turn to Stone", and "Eye of Ra" performed by EVERYONE!
Arjen's super powers include incredible writing and having a truly incredible ear for talent. Not only does he find incredible musicians but he knows which ones would be amazing together...
My Friend Marcela Bovio on the chorus!! Cheers from Monterrey, México!
it still amazes me that one composer can put so many talented singers together in one song and have them sounding like one cohesive unit, not just a jumble of of singers put together for the sake of it.
oh yea not one drop of ego either.
I wanna point out the amazing and too often underappreciated backup singers, Irene, Marcella and Lisette.
marcela bovio had a little breakout with stream of passion. people outside the tight circle of prog have heard that stuff
I loved this video, thank you Elizabeth.
I have thought of this performance many times to be analysed by you, because of the great vocalists all in one song.
btw, I was there during the live performance, and I can tell you it was even more amazing then the video :-)
Now I thing should be the Eye of Ra, same show, you'll have just 35 different singers to analyse. And can see the Jansen sisters in backing vocals... What a luxury...
I second that!! The Eye of Ra from this same show would be amazing Elizabeth!....
And Arjen actually on stage at the final sing off
Kinda spoiled it there? That part is supposed to be a surprise...
@@gottagowork sorry
I just got excited. Marcela blasting Arjen smiling ear to ear. It's when he actually takes a bow before the bow. So much love on that stage there then.
Eye of Ra on Star One Live is also interesting. Less voices and instruments but it can be better analyzed imo.
YES! After going thru all of your Dio/Rainbow videos, I wanted to suggest Ayreon/Star One. Figured thats something you'd enjoy. Didn't really know where to suggest it over the weekend, and then this pops up today!
Arjen Lucassen is the only guy where when you find out he lives in an actual castle, your just like "Oh yeah, no that makes perfect sense"
He's extremely European.
I lol'd but that's so true.
Yes, well, he and Enya (who actually does) 😁
Every time I hear Michael hit that third note on Dies, I get goosebumps. Wait, I get goosebumps through most of Ayreon's stuff lol.
Can you just imagine the energy... the excitement, and the feelings that everyone attending this concert felt during this performance.
Btw, that "choir background" you mentioned are known as Ayreon's Angels. :D
I am so glad to see you return to Ayreon! I very much hope you'll catch some Damian Wilson performance with them, as he truly needs to be experienced. Check out "and the druids turn to stone" or "the castle hall" by Ayreon, I believe they're both available to watch here.
The whole Ayreon Universe concert is just insanely good. My favourites are 'And the Druids Turned to Stone' and the finale, 'The Eye of Ra'. Please check those out
Super fun video to watch. Couldn't stop looking at your hair! It's absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing the metal journey.
I would love to see Aryeon Isis And Osiris from the 2019 Tilburg show here.
This song comes with some singers who were not on this channel yet like Damian Wilson, who is amazing and also has John de Lancie (aka "Q" from Star Trek)
as show narrator. His Intro to the show which is the beginning of this song is the envy of all D&D DM for ever. That is how you want to start a campaign.
Also Anneke van Giersbergen, Simone Simons as main and Diane van Giersbergen and Marcela Bovio as backup singers and several more.
So second this suggestion!
And if she's done this, dear TCV patreons, pls push Elizabeth to finally react to and dissect Anneke doing one of her own songs performed during The Gathering's TG25 concerts, 'Travel': th-cam.com/video/Y46Lft_BZxo/w-d-xo.html
She has reacted to Anneke a couple of times, but never checked her abilities in the setting that made her a role model for so many singers in 'metal' and related genres. And Travel is just a masterpiece, both vocally and musically.
*crossesfingers*
This was amazing! Thank you Elizabeth and to Kirk McCune! Thank goodness I made it! For some reason, I thought I was having issues with my TH-cam!
You're welcome, and sorry for the technical difficulties!
@@TheCharismaticVoice no worries 😉! At least you got it to work! And I was there enjoying the show! See you tomorrow!
I was there at that concert. It was the best i’ve ever seen. I really loved it. This just can’t be topped. So many talent. So many good vibes. So many emotions. So proud to love this music.
If you want more Ayreon and more Maggie, I highly recommend "Ayreon - Intergalactic Space Crusaders (Universe)" - she gets more time to shine there, and I think you'd find it so interesting. (Or at least, I would!) :)
This, and also you'll get to hear Damian Wilson!! Who is just amazing and has a beautiful voice. The druids turn to stone is a solo Damian song that is just... Gorgeous
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@@weaseldale Damian is also a joy, for sure.
I was there in the audience. There isn’t that much postproduction on this one. It sounded insanely good - the video shows it really well. Greetings from Denmark 🙂🖐.
Was there too. Just marvelous. Love from Spain!
Same. USA checking in 🤙
I reckon it would have been such a great show.
Could you please, please pretty please do another Hansi Kurch? Last time you did The bard song where the crowd sings most of it. I would LOVE it if you do the Demons and Wizards live at Wacken 2019 show. The quality is great. I think The Fiddler on the Green is one of Hansi's best there. But Love's tragedy asunder is also great!
Mike mills sang Wuthering Hights in the original key once, that really shows off his skills I think. And from this same concert he also sang the theory of everything with Marcela Bovio (the girl on the right in this video in the choir). That was my best song of the universe show :)
th-cam.com/video/COla1fWEbsI/w-d-xo.html Its here... And its so good!
Also a more recent performance @ th-cam.com/video/UEzYX5t9To8/w-d-xo.html Timestamp is in description, but really watch the whole video!
Thank you so much for spotlighting Seveth Wonder, they are so under appreciated in the metal scene… and their albums are killer, especially Mercy Falls. We all appreciate Michael Mills and Floor and Hansi
I imagine that getting top-notch vocalists and musicians might be less difficult for Arjen than expected. In all these live performances there seems to be one overriding aspect ..... they all seem to have tremendous fun together. Just look at the big grin on Mike's face when kneeling between Tommy and Hansi during their first "dialog". I know, they're all professionals, but even then they look as having a nice trip to a musical theme park.
Probably the largest obstacle for these live performances probably are their schedules.
The role of Diplomat - here very well performed by Maggie Luyten - is originally played on TDTWBD by the clean-voiced Michael Erikson as a foil to the voice of Russel Allen as "the President". My guess would be Michael had previous engagements which he couldn't cancel or reschedule.
After all this years listening to all this bands and struggling to find the right words to express what I´ve been enjoying, It is really satisfying to have found the perfect place where there is an actual analysis (not only the vocals) from someone who actually appreciates about whats going on.
And your reactions...UNIQUE.
Also, may I give a recommendation?, Please: "STRATOVARIUS - Elysium" (kind of long, but worth every second of it).
The Druids from this show and Twisted Coil from electric castle live, both feat Damian Wilson are quite sspecial
Damian is such a fantastic singer, out of all the awesome vocalists I've discovered through Ayreon Damian is probably my favorite and that is really saying something.
Damien is amazing
I always love your reactions! Thanks again! For the next Ayreon song I agree with 'The eye of Ra' live.
Intergalactic Space Crusaders gets my puny youtube vote! That song live rocks! Maggy goes crazy during this one.
A new Elizabeth reaction is always a good day, especially with this group!
Arjen is bringing out a new Star One album in February, Floor is singing on it!
And Roy Khan. Wait till Elizabeth hears him. Can Roy break her Dio crush?
She has heard Roy with Kamelot already. The Elizabeth songs 🤣
Forgot to do the research, but I am not a TH-cam reactor. I only comment.
Oh you read my mind, just the other day I was wishing you'd cover some more of Arjen's work!
I bought the DVD of this concert last week
Would highly recommend
Very cool to see your reaction to this event, I loved being a part of this and playing the guitar, can't wait for the new shows coming up in September, that will be cool :)
First time I heard Mike Mills was on the querky, yet commercial sounding and extremely catchy "How Do Ghosts Work". I said "Wow this is really good!", second time was him singing Kate Bush´s "Wuthering Heights" in the original key. I said "wow, this guy can sing really high", third time was him doing "Bohemian Rhapsody" alone, singing all parts and strumming an aucustic guitar. I said, "wow this guy is clearly nuts"!
I really love Mike Mills and Toehider. He´s doing streams on Twitch pretty regularly where he sings all sorts of ditties, many by request. Funny thing about that band is that Mike Mills does everything musically speaking, the other guy - Andrew Saltmarsh - is an artist who does all the artwork and also draws during their Twitch streams as Mike is singing and playing. Anyway I urge anyone who has not heard Toehider to look them up! It´s pretty brilliant!
As for particular songs, I´d recommend Elisabeth and all her nerdier fans to check out the Skyrim inspired power metal romp "How Much For That Dragon Tooth?"
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The sheer epicness of the talent in Ayreon songs is mindblowing. Im sooo happy I discovered Arjen and his music. Definitely life changing !
Michael Mills is an amazing singer, composer and person. Completely underrated.
So glad you finally got to this brilliant piece. First time I heard it I thought "Gilbert & Sullivan" and I smiled very largely when you did as well. As a writer and poet, to write something that flows this well and is so compacted is pure brilliance. Lisette was off the charts in the background. -hitting notes only dogs could hear. Also loved the reference to Freddie when talking about Michael Mills ... he's about as close as one could come. Maggie is also very capable of singing different styles. So much talent in one place could possibly upset the balance of the universe.
If u want to hear more from Maggy she also does Intergalactic Space Crusaders in this same show.
So much to unpack anytime you listen to Ayreon, great reaction Elizabeth! Just reminds me I need to go back and listen to this CD again, it has been awhile :)
Ayreon - Into thr black hole studio version, for Bruce Dickinson's best performance.
Ayreon - And The Druids Turn to Stone (Ayreon Universe DVD) for the angelic clean voice of Damian Wilson
i love watching you react to ayreon, like a kid in a candystore :)
So I looked at the unoffical The Source (album lyric video) and Maggy Luyten is singing three men's parts in 'Everybody Dies' (President - Russell Allen, Diplomat - Michael Eriksen and some Chemist - Tommy Rogers). Hansi is singing his part (Astronomer) plus Chemist for the live version. This song is so awesome.
I was missing Tommy Rogers growls in this version, thanks for clearing this up, to bad he couldn't join here probably to far away
So happy you did this one! This performance is amazing, as are all the other live Ayreon ones I've seen.
You really should interview Arjen. He is very approachable, and will probably say yes if he has the time.
She just did!
Thanks Elizabeth, one of favourite performances. Great reaction as always.
Great stuff! Hoping for a similar spotlight on Ayreon's Isis & Osiris performance from 2019 at some point in the future.
This was awesome! My first time being able to watch the premiere of a video. :)
I'm still crossing my fingers and toes that Castaway Angels by Leprous will come up some time. For that one I will definitely do what I can to watch as it premiers!
Hi ulverop, I'm glad you made it to the premiere! Elizabeth did do a reaction to Leprous, "Slave," last Nov. 2020. Here is a link if you haven't seen it yet: th-cam.com/video/fbGap2ze6iQ/w-d-xo.html And here is a link to Elizabeth's other reaction videos: th-cam.com/users/TheCharismaticVoicevideos Enjoy!
@@kirbys1370: I have seen probably about 90% of her videos, including "Slave". Just hoping for more Leprous, and given Einars vocals in Castaway Angels I feel like it's a good choice for the next Leprous reaction. :)
I think you need to do an interview with Arjen - I think it would be great
Thanks for the reaction Elizabeth ! I also loved that in this particular formation, the Frontman spends 80% of the time at the back ! Plus, he's acting like the pivot point ditributing the singing roles all throughout the song. Brilliant
From Ayreon Universe I would recommend Day Sixteen - Loser, which has Michael Mills doing a lot of interesting stuff and Collision which has Tommy and Marko Hietala pretty much roasting each other for 3 minutes.
Also from Into the Electric Castle, there's Cosmic Fusion with Simone Simons giving one of her best performances ever
Hi Elizabeth, This was really interesting!
Quite the vocal selection & definitely interesting musical tracks in background,
Pretty cool actually!
Nice reaction as always & Thanks for doing this...
Personal favourite of mine from the same album: Deathcry of a Race. I love how it puts Arabic influences right next to western opera. Don't think there's a live version, though.
The lead singer of Myrath does that one. Myrath is awesome.
Great reaction! I was hoping you'd do this one! Yes, Maggy was indeed performing Russel Allen's part, she said she was so glad that Arjen picked her for that part. As for the 'girls in the choir', have you noticed, that, during the high belt in the chorus, Lisette's voice blends in with Hansi's so tight, they can hardly be distinguished?
Tommy Karevik really deserves a better analysis of him alone, maybe in some old Seventh Wonder's songs. He's a force of nature.
Elizabeth has done a Seventh Wonder reaction!
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They're All Very Talented and I ❤ Floor.💥
To experience the range and diversity of Mike Mills, I recommend checking out his own project Toehider. He's from Melbourne, Australia- my hometown! Very diverse songwriting and vocals. Extremely talented!
I love how the freeze-frame at 14:01 was at the perfect time for the stage screen to just say, "DANG".
I LOVE Toehider.
I would recommend just starting with the most recent, the album "I LIKE IT" released in 2020. The entire album is a smorgasbord of styles, with stuff from heavy speedy metal to folksy stringed acoustic instruments to weird proggy stuff with almost no way to describe it! He has more than a few video playthroughs of his songs off this album on his channel with him playing every instrument (and he's really good at those too). Maybe start with "How Much For That Dragon Tooth?"
This!
I love to just crank that album late nights in the office after everyone has gone home. The spontaneity of the album gives me the energy to plow through those late nights.
love your reaction when maggy entered the stage, i love her harsh rock voice.
Thank you!
Elizabeth, you need to react to this whole concert! Every song is amazing!
"Into the Black Hole" with Tommy Karevik is a masterpiece! "And the Druids Turn To Stone" with Damian Wilson is gorgeous!
I'd love to hear more Ayreon! It's so hard to pick one good song though... There are just so many from all his different albums. Is love to hear more of Floor Jansen and Tommy Karevik as well. From Seventh Wonder, I'd say Welcome to Mercy Falls and from Kamelot, either Under Grey Skies or Phantom Divine. Love your videos, Elizabeth. I learn so much and they always put a smile on my face. You've given me a new appreciation for music.
Run! Apocalypse! Run! is another incredible song that you should listen to.
I think we need a reaction to the full The Source album to be honest. That would be a dream come true!
I also really like aquatic race (is there a live ver? not sure) and all it was. Reason I mention them that they are tend to be forgotten and I do believe they need more love
Definitely awesome. Maggy luyten has that distinctive voice. I’d recommend Beautiful Sin or Virus IV. Give it a listen and you’ll love it.
Gotta love Mike Mills as TH-1
Russel was the President in The Day the World Breaks Down
Yes, I've been waiting for this video for a long time. It's an incredible song and the whole album is worth listening to. This is one of my favourite live performances!
I love that it takes five minutes to get past the first 15 seconds of this song :D
Elizabeth, thank you so much for your reactions to such broad vocal talents. I once thought no words could express Arjen's genius of musical and vocal compositions but you make me beg to differ. This man has opened my eyes to a musical universe that I thought was going extinct and his supergroup compolitions are truly inspired in Heaven. One suggestion; have you heard of Maria Brink from 'In This Moment'? Two songs of their debut album 'A Beautiful Tragedy' are 'Prayers' as well as the song's album namesake 'A Beautiful Tragedy' I highly recommend for response. Keep up the good work beautiful.
Elizabeth, glad you found your way back again to Ayreon. I loved your reaction, it is indeed a mindblowing peformance an Michael Mills just doesn't get te recognition he so much deserves. For a future recommendation I think you just can't ignore Arjen's favourite performance of this concert (and there are almost no reaction videos made with it). Look up And The Druids Turned to Stone from this same concert. Damian Wilson is the lead singer and for me he is the male counterpart to Floor. If you're in the mood for something with more substance in the lyrics I would highly recommend Twisted Coil. The Music is by Arjen but the lyrics by his girlfriend Lori and they are meaningful, disturbing and facinating, it is my personal favourite performance. If you go that route I would recommend reading the lyrics before reacting.
@@TranScripting Damian is something special, such a nice guy too.
Please react to The Eye of Ra from the same show. In the end it has all the performers on stage, including Arjen himself, singing a beautiful chorus that gives me chills every time I hear it.
Maggie's voice sounds absolutely amazing. You can see an awesome one of her with Damien Wilson in Intergalactic Space Crusaders
Despite having listened to all the Ayreon albums multiple times over the year, I’ve never watched a video of a live show before, and now I suddenly wish I’d been one. Maybe someday! Great analysis!
Mike Mills is for sure just outstanding. But you gotta hear Damian Wilson (at least for decent comparison) in "Twisted Coil" or "And The Druids Turned To Stone". Not even talking about that range, but man, those expressions!
You can clearly all the singers and musicians love to join Arjen with his projects. They are smiling the whole time, that says it all!
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Hey Elizabeth! How about a little love for a few of the queens of rock from the 80s like Heart th-cam.com/video/2cZ_EFAmj08/w-d-xo.html amazing tribute to Led Zeppelin at Kennedy center. 500,000,000 views Or pat benetar th-cam.com/video/7qUFZwJb9GA/w-d-xo.html - love is a battlefield or hell is for children.
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With floor and her sister amazing song and singers
A nice follow on to 'Everybody Dies' is "All That Was'. From the same album, thematically farther in the story and nice duet from Simone & Floor. Probably something to listen to when you aren't reacting.
How can I get a request? Love bites is an amazing live band. They're so amazing. They're right up your alley. If you react be ready for the wolf pack to invade your channel that's what the fan base call themselves...
You just need to watch this entire concert. It's incredible. Songs from all accross the Ayreon universe, and epic flute solos as well. With a didgeridoo thrown in for good measure.
Michael Mills has covered Wuthering Heights, and nailed it.
I think the best part about Ayreon as a project, in my opinion, is ho wmuch fun everyone is having. You can have the best singers in the world, but if they don't like what they're doing, it will show immediately. Everyone on this stage has been a part of at least one or two of his projects before, some being on multiple albums. The fact that they keep coming back, and even come to do rare performances together says so much about Arjen's work ethic and their interactions.
I just really, really love seeing super talented and amazing performers getting along and making such incredible music together. It just fills my heart.
I tried thinking of another Ayreon song to reccomend, but there's just so many great songs, so I'll let others in the comments reccomend instead and support each and every one of them.
I'm so hoping you'll get to something off their Transitus album someday, would love to see you react to Cammie Gilbert. She's awesome. :)
Arjen recently put out a video of Daniels Descent with Tommi and it's just hilarious and amazing art the same time.
I was at this concert. As a(n amateur) singer, it was one of the absolute high points of my life. So many of my idols on one stage, showing what they can do. Breathtaking.
So you're saying that Floor's voice it like being hit in the face with a large and really fluffy pillow? I get it.
Arjen is a mad genius for sure. I think that enables him, especially now with his successes, to rally all these incredible artists together. It's such a neat thing, too, because since discovering Ayreon a few years ago that's brought me to so many others, like Michael Mills, as well. How can you not love it?
Love it. You have to listen to Damian Wilson singing on Ayreons live albums. Either And The Druids Turned To Stone from Ayreon Universe (dame concert as this) or Twisted Coil from Into The Electric Castle Live, both are just magical from start to finish. He is an excellent singer that doesn’t have the accolades he deserves. Also, he played Jean Val Jean for a year in London, how cool is that!