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"Permanent flirtation between old-fashioned progressive rock, the most accomplished symphonic metal and baroque orchestration, "The Electric Castle" is considered as one of the best albums of Ayreon."
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Careful, great artist! Artist rather than band, because Ayreon is above all the structure carried by bassist Arjen Lucassen, who cumulates the roles of bassist, singer, songwriter and producer. The other musicians, individually invited on this album, include Clive Nolan on keyboards and Fish on vocals.
Arjen Lucassen's great passion is composing concept albums, or rather "space-opera", as is subtitled "Into the Electric Castle". A breathtaking scenario, which features roles played by a plethora of singers, including Fish.
The style? A permanent flirtation between old-fashioned progressive rock, the most accomplished symphonic metal, and baroque orchestration. Theme covers, changes of instruments... All the keyboards and guitars go through Ayeron's scores to form a real opera on two CDs. Royal.
Ayreon has since composed other comparable albums, but this opus is to be saluted. Rare are the discs so federative (all tendencies of progueux will find their account there) and imaginative. - Official website
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Welcome To The New Dimension
02. Isis And Osiris
03. Amazing Flight
04. Time Beyond Time
05. The Decision Tree
06. Tunnel Of Light
07. Across The Rainbow Bridge
08. The Garden Of Emotions
09. Valley Of The Queens
10. The Castle Hall
11. Tower Of Hope
12. Cosmic Fusion
13. The Mirror Maze
14. Evil Devolution
15. The Two Gates
16. Forever Of The Stars
17. Another Time, Another Space
18. Enhanced Element (bonus)
LINEUP:
Arjen Lucassen: Guitares / Basse / Claviers
Ed Warby: Batterie
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