Английская Википедия:Ayreon Universe – The Best of Ayreon Live
Шаблон:Infobox album Ayreon Universe – The Best of Ayreon Live, alternatively known as Ayreon Universe – Best of Ayreon Live or simply Ayreon Universe, is a live album and DVD/Blu-ray by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's progressive rock/metal rock opera project Ayreon, released on March 30, 2018.[1] Unlike Ayreon's first live album The Theater Equation, which was a stage performance of the album The Human Equation, Ayreon Universe was performed as a traditional concert, with two additional songs from Star One, another project by Lucassen.[2] It was recorded during a series of concerts in September 2017, which were the first ever official Ayreon concerts, although The Theater Equation was released (but not performed) as an official Ayreon product.[3]
The performance featured 16 singers, all of whom had previously worked together with Lucassen on his studio albums.[4][3]
Production
Recording
It was recorded during a series of concerts in September 2017, which were the first ever official Ayreon concerts; over 9000 fans were present in the attendance, with 30 cameras used for the filming.[3]
Promotion
Lucassen officially announced the album in January 2018.[3]
On January 30, 2018, Lucassen released the video for "Everybody Dies" on YouTube to promote the upcoming release, calling the track "a personal favorite".[5]
Release
The album was released on seven different formats: single-disc Blu-ray, 2 DVDs, 2 CDs, 3 black LPs, a 3 gold LPs edition limited to 500 copies, a digital download version, and a "Limited Edition" featuring the contents from all first three editions.[3]
Track listing
Шаблон:Track listing 1In order of appearance.
Personnel
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- Vocalists[6]
- Floor Jansen (Nightwish, ex-After Forever, ex-ReVamp)
- Damian Wilson (Headspace, ex-Threshold)
- Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian)
- Tommy Karevik (Kamelot, Seventh Wonder)
- Anneke van Giersbergen (Anneke van Giersbergen, The Gentle Storm, VUUR, ex-The Gathering)
- Marko Hietala (ex-Nightwish, ex-Tarot)
- Jonas Renkse (Katatonia, Bloodbath, ex-October Tide)
- Mike Mills (Toehider)
- Marcela Bovio (MaYaN, ex-Stream of Passion, ex-Elfonía)
- Irene Jansen
- Robert Soeterboek (ex-Erik Norlander)
- John Jaycee Cuijpers (Praying Mantis)
- Edward Reekers (ex-Kayak)
- Jay van Feggelen (ex-Bodine)
- Maggy Luyten (Nightmare)
- Lisette van den Berg (Scarlet Stories)
- Instrumentalists
- Ed Warby - drums except on "Comatose" and "And the Druids Turned to Stone", additional vocals in "Day Eleven: Love"
- Johan van Stratum (VUUR, ex-Stream of Passion) - bass, except on "Intergalactic Space Crusaders"
- Peter Vink - bass in "Intergalactic Space Crusaders"
- Marcel Coenen (Lemur Voice, Sun Caged) - lead guitar
- Ferry Duijsens - guitar
- Joost van den Broek (ex-After Forever) - keyboards
- Ben Mathot - violin
- Jeroen Goossens - flutes, woodwinds
- Maaike Peterse - cello
- Rob Snijders - percussion in "Comatose" and drums on "And the Druids Turned to Stone"
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen - additional guitar and vocals in "Amazing Flight in Space" and "The Eye of Ra"
Charts
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References
External links
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