Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One - Live On Earth
	Released: 2003 Label: InsideOut / InsideOut Music Cat. No.: SPV 089-65722 / IOMCD 121 Total Time:
	Reviewed by: Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck, April 2003 Last summer I said that Arjen Anthony Lucassen and Star One had created one of the best albums in the past five years, well I have another one to add to the list. Live On Earth was recorded during the tour's last gig in Rijssen, The Netherlands. The recording and sonics are superbly rendered and brilliantly representative of the studio recording. Get ready for another warp drive rock ‘n’ roll ride as Lucassen and his cast of characters perform this passion play of sound and story. They play to a receptive audience ready to sing back all the words to each song when beckoned by the band. I noticed something this time around that I obviously did not hear clearly enough on the studio album, the resemblance of Deep Purple and ELP in their sound. I was too excited about the music to mention it I guess, in any event, I hear it loud and clear now. That is not a bad combination at all and a flattering comparison to make if I do say so myself. Everything is here on these live tracks…the stories, the spoken word narrations, the whirling dervish keyboards, kick ass guitars, and standout vocals from many talented people. This will be one of the best, if not the best, live rock albums that you will hear in 2003. Yes, it is that good. There I go again; I cannot seem to help myself. Lucassen has put together an impressive team of talent and it shows when they step on stage to play this music. Live On Earth is out of this world. Rating: 5/5 [A special edition version has also been released as a CD/DVD package -ed.] [See also Bobo's, Steph's and Marcel's reviews -ed.] More about Live On Earth: Track Listing: Disc One: Intro/Lift Off / Set Your Controls / High Moon / Dreamtime / Eyes Of Time / Songs Of The Ocean / Dawn Of A Million Souls / The Dream / Sequencer / Into The Black Hole / Actual Fantasy / Valley Of The Queens Disc Two: Isis And Osiris / Amazing Flight In Space / Intergalactic Space Crusaders / Castle Hall / The Eye Of Ra / Starchild / The Two Gates DVD (Special Edition only): Intro/Lift Off / Set Your Controls / High Moon / Dreamtime / Eyes of Time / Songs of the Ocean / Dawn of a Million Souls / The Dream Sequencer / Keyboard solo / Into the Black Hole / Actual Fantasy / Valley of the Queens / Isis and Osiris / Amazing Flight in Space / Bass solo / Intergalactic Space Crusaders / Castle Hall / The Eye of Ra / Starchild / The Two Gates Musicians: Arjen Anthony Lucassen - guitars, synth and vocals Sir Russell Allen - vocals Floor Jansen - vocals Damian Wilson - vocals Robert Soeterboek - vocals Irene Jansen - vocals Ed Warby - drums Peter Vink - bass Ewa Albering - flute Contact: Website: www.ayreon.com Note: will open new browser window Discography Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995) Ayreon - Actual Fantasy (1996) Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998) Ayreon - The Univeral Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer (2000) Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight Of The Migrator (2000) Ayreon - Ayreonnauts Only Ambeon - Fate Of A Dreamer (2001) (Ambeon) Space Metal (2002) Live On Earth (2003) Ayreon - The Human Equation (2004)
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