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    Posted: April 22 2021 at 03:19
Originally posted by Shadowyzard Shadowyzard wrote:

My final verdict:

A beautiful album without any "Wow!" or "WTF???" moments. Flows perfectly, and will seemingly have a long lasting appeal for me. 8/10

Interesting.

I've been a huge fan of Ayreon since getting The Human Equation back in 2011.  It blew my mind on first listen!!!  Just awesome.  I have all the Ayreon albums, but Transitus is a real disappointment for me.  Once you've heard the narration once, it just doesn't work again, and the story is so over the top it's just ridiculous!  And none of the songs have grabbed me enough to go back to it again, after 3 or 4 listens.  Meh....

Whereas THE, ITEC, TTOE and 01011001 are 4 albums of the very highest quality, with several others not far behind.  The man is a genius, and by listening to Ayreon I have got into so many other acts and properly embraced metal again after a long hiatus!

I'm hoping Transitus is just a blip.....
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My final verdict:

A beautiful album without any "Wow!" or "WTF???" moments. Flows perfectly, and will seemingly have a long lasting appeal for me. 8/10
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:


I wasn't judging Arjen's character Confused How did you get that from my post? Confused
 

I didn't say or mean anything like that. That was just about my brief take on Ayreon's merits, which has a lot to do with Arjen's personality IMO.

I absolutely liked The Theory of Everything a lot, because it provides me with an intense feeling of bittersweet nostalgia. I was/am far from being blown away by it, nor did I find it unpredictable or exhilerating. It is just very emotional and touching for me. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Yes, I've listened to everything, up to and including The Theory of Everything, and they're all 5-star albums for me, and that's no Actual Fantasy. Thumbs Up

LOL
I can't think of a band more overhyped and overrated in the progressive metal genre. And I have listened to a ton of it. 
Ayreon are my favourite Progressive Metal band by far, although in all honesty, I only know one other band in the Theater of Progressive Metal, and you can guess who that is. Wink

so you listen to two bands and one is your favorite. LOL
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Yes, although it's perfectly true that I only know two Progressive Metal bands, I generally prefer female-fronted Symphonic Metal, with the exception of Ayreon and Dream Theater, obviously. Smile

two very different things symphonic metal and progressive metal. Progressive metal is quite diverse, symphonic metal on the other hand is not, the scene is overflooded and predictable already. Few albums really stand out. 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Yes, I've listened to everything, up to and including The Theory of Everything, and they're all 5-star albums for me, and that's no Actual Fantasy. Thumbs Up

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I can't think of a band more overhyped and overrated in the progressive metal genre. And I have listened to a ton of it. 
Ayreon are my favourite Progressive Metal band by far, although in all honesty, I only know one other band in the Theater of Progressive Metal, and you can guess who that is. Wink

so you listen to two bands and one is your favorite. LOL
Unintentional humor is awesome. LOL
Yes, although it's perfectly true that I only know two Progressive Metal bands, I generally prefer female-fronted Symphonic Metal, with the exception of Ayreon and Dream Theater, obviously. Smile
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Originally posted by Shadowyzard Shadowyzard wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Yes, I've listened to everything, up to and including The Theory of Everything, and they're all 5-star albums for me, and that's no Actual Fantasy. Thumbs Up

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I can't think of a band more overhyped and overrated in the progressive metal genre. And I have listened to a ton of it. 


I agree that Ayreon is not THAT awesome, but I think the band have their own peculiar merits. Arjen is/seems like a very likeable person and a great professional, and that sincerity is nicely reflected through the works he creates. Ayreon also serve as a sort of bridge between the classic prog and modern prog, and that makes the band very valuable IMHO.

I wasn't judging Arjen's character Confused How did you get that from my post? Confused

There is an annoying overhype around the band and my problem is that this project/band has become so predictable, I don't get it why people still get hyped or excited. 

The band was valuable a few albums ago, before it all got predictable. 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Yes, I've listened to everything, up to and including The Theory of Everything, and they're all 5-star albums for me, and that's no Actual Fantasy. Thumbs Up

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I can't think of a band more overhyped and overrated in the progressive metal genre. And I have listened to a ton of it. 


I agree that Ayreon are not THAT awesome, but I think the band have their own peculiar merits. Arjen is/seems like a very likeable person and a great professional, and that sincerity is nicely reflected through the works he creates. Ayreon also serve as sort of a bridge between the classic prog and modern prog, and that makes the band very valuable IMHO.

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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Yes, I've listened to everything, up to and including The Theory of Everything, and they're all 5-star albums for me, and that's no Actual Fantasy. Thumbs Up

LOL
I can't think of a band more overhyped and overrated in the progressive metal genre. And I have listened to a ton of it. 
Ayreon are my favourite Progressive Metal band by far, although in all honesty, I only know one other band in the Theater of Progressive Metal, and you can guess who that is. Wink

so you listen to two bands and one is your favorite. LOL
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Yes, I've listened to everything, up to and including The Theory of Everything, and they're all 5-star albums for me, and that's no Actual Fantasy. Thumbs Up

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I can't think of a band more overhyped and overrated in the progressive metal genre. And I have listened to a ton of it. 
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Yes, I've listened to everything, up to and including The Theory of Everything, and they're all 5-star albums for me, and that's no Actual Fantasy. Thumbs Up

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I can't think of a band more overhyped and overrated in the progressive metal genre. And I have listened to a ton of it. 
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^ The Source? TBH, I've not listened to it yet. That came out at a time when I suspended my explorer self. I'll listen to it eventually, God knows when. Star
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^ Yes, I've listened to everything, up to and including The Theory of Everything, and they're all 5-star albums for me, and that's no Actual Fantasy. Thumbs Up

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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

It's good to see Father Christmas is back in time for Christmas, and count me in for the new Ayreon album, especially if it's narrated by Doctor Who. Wink

he's not back, he posted that in October. My mistake for quoting him, but I just wanted to point out that not everyone is an Ayreon fan. Big smile Maybe I did not do a great job at it. LOL
Sorry, I should have checked the date on FC's last post. Embarrassed Maybe he's still out delivering presents in time for Christmas. Smile
 
I'm definitely an Ayreon fan: I like every album they've ever made. Thumbs Up

have you really listened to all the albums? 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

It's good to see Father Christmas is back in time for Christmas, and count me in for the new Ayreon album, especially if it's narrated by Doctor Who. Wink

he's not back, he posted that in October. My mistake for quoting him, but I just wanted to point out that not everyone is an Ayreon fan. Big smile Maybe I did not do a great job at it. LOL
Sorry, I should have checked the date on FC's last post. Embarrassed Maybe he's still out delivering presents in time for Christmas. Smile
 
I'm definitely an Ayreon fan: I like every album they've ever made. Thumbs Up


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

It's good to see Father Christmas is back in time for Christmas, and count me in for the new Ayreon album, especially if it's narrated by Doctor Who. Wink

he's not back, he posted that in October. My mistake for quoting him, but I just wanted to point out that not everyone is an Ayreon fan. Big smile Maybe I did not do a great job at it. LOL
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It's good to see Father Christmas is back in time for Christmas, and count me in for the new Ayreon album, especially if it's narrated by Doctor Who. Wink
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For me, Transitus is good but isn't a top album. I prefer Into The Electric Castle and all the other CDs of Ayreon.
 
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Originally posted by FatherChristmas FatherChristmas wrote:

Originally posted by TheUniversalMigrator TheUniversalMigrator wrote:

I'm a big fan of Ayreon.
Aren't we all?


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Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Not bad, but effectively the narrator (Arjen hiself) is not as effective as it was i.e. in Journey to the Centre of Earth. 

it's not Arjen narrating, it's a British actor, Tom Baker
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I found it quite boring on my first listening, whilst such had been the case about The Theory of Everything; which eventually turned out to be one of my favourite Ayreon albums. I'll give Transitus more chance, precisely because of this reason.

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