Ayreon - Star of Sirrah (Universe) LYRICS IN SUBS

Star of Sirrah (The Source, 2017)
performed by:
Michael Mills
Maggy Luyten
Hansi Kürsch
Floor Jansen
The Ayreon Universe concert was recorded in September 2017 at 013 Poppodium concert hall, Tilburg, the Netherlands. It was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on March 30, 2018.

[@MarcelCoenenOfficial]

Thanks to everyone for the nice reactions, this was a great moment in the set, one of my favorites :)

[@ravynsage]

What a fabulous performance! I am so glad I randomly stumbled upon this magical music... or maybe it was destiny!

[@pimgoverde4517]

Gij kunt wel een beetje pingelen denk!

[@andreoms1845]

Marcel, I like to hear many guitar heroes, but man... You are a monster. It's a great pleasure to hear and see you on the stage. This show is epic and an imersive experience with your talent and the way that you deliver it. The entire band is fckn awesome. But this is your time. Thanks a lot!!! \,,/

[@davidfranklin3637]

This was fantastic! Congrats on a great show!

[@rexey1]

You were missed in the Electric Castle. It sure looks fun to play Arjen's music

[@nantrax143]

Irene, Lisette and Marcela head banging. 😍😍😍😍

[@discomfort5760]

Floor is having so much fun with that last chorus. Love it.

[@anthonyvanced5420]

Michael Mills can do everything, what a beast

[@doosian76]

Devin townsend and Jorn lande and Sharon van edel from within temptation has singed with Ayreon also Bruce dickensson the wikepedia list of guest vocals are crazy with big names Ralf from primal fear also .

[@unknownapproach9410]

Michael Mills is a GOD!!!

[@NickArthfael]

Hansi's voice is godlike! No matter with whom he sings with, he always adds some greatness in there!

[@agrazaj223]

wiesz może gdzie jest Helene ?!

[@DianavonLindenthal]

HANSI IS A GOD!

[@carlosluismendez7392]

@@DianavonLindenthal but he sounds super low here. See the difference with the other singers, even the woman wih the voice that is cracking all the time sounds louder.

[@Theodupreez]

Marcel Coenen on guitar is killing it along with everybody else!

[@MrEstpas71]

Marcel is een beest op gitaar!!

[@Theodupreez]

@@MrEstpas71 Ek stem saam. Heel briljant.

[@ZargothraxAC5]

He's no Paul Gilbert though.

[@bernardomontesdeoca130]

Coenen is one of the smoothest guitarists on the planet. Damn he's good

[@anibalhernandez2479]

I miss Lemur Voice

[@pizza_booty]

3:45 when michael mills laughs while singing, truly the essence of this band; everyone is having a fucking great time and i love it so much

[@lbalcerzak]

this! one of the many fun spots of this great live performance

[@onslaught5012]

Yes it's great, but I don't understand what happened between him and the bassist for him to rush over and then laugh? Was it a reference to a previous show?

[@sorayas7562]

Every time Maggy comes on stage I'm like: YESSSSS!!!! Her excitement gets everybody going, omg

[@anthonymartin9572]

I love every time the crushing riff comes back and the camera catches the 3 backup singers banging away. Chills. I'm a sucker for stuff like that.

[@GaudyGabriev]

This is seriously one of the most headbanger riffs I've ever heard. Every time I play this thing I'm amazed. PArticularly when it comes back at the end of the solo... Christ. Paul Gilbert plus this awesomeness of a riff, can't go wrong.

[@norasshelfdiscovery7883]

I think it should be a rule that in the last minute of any Ayreon song THERE SHALL BE FLOOR 😌🙌🏻

[@0707oriol0707]

In the last minute of every song of every band like in Sabaton -Christmas truce

[@philiplaurent8896]

the voice of Belgium Maggy Luyten , yesssssssss

[@barbaravance6774]

Hansi and Maggy together is a dream!💕And Marcel??? Holy cow!

[@waynekelly2121]

Man I just started listening to AYREON a WK ago and now I can't get enough of their music . This is amazing music . Some of the best that I have heard in a long time. The vocalist the musicians are all top of their game . THANK YOU for bringing an old man some very much needed joy and happiness .

[@syvysarvida5164]

Mills taking role for James LaBrie and Tommy Giles Rogers, Hansi takes role for himself and Tobias Sammet and Maggy taking role for Russell Allen, Nils K Rue and Michael Eriksen

[@thejuiceweasel]

Dude imagine having to fill in for a Paul Gilbert solo, but holy crap, Marcel's take is srsly fantastic.

[@gandalf8216]

He's improvising on a Paul Gilbert solo, let's not forget that.

[@kurzzyou5537]

Shes like a female Dio..Love It

[@Thystonius]

Yeah absolutely, she reminds me right away of Dio

[@unknownapproach9410]

I get the same vibes off her every time I hear her voice, great call!

[@biancaturner725]

legend Hansi!!! gotta love the whole crew tho!

[@conradpham]

Marcel: what chu wants fam? Arjen: well I would like to melting people face with technically impossible chromatic licks Marcel: say no more fam

[@TheMateriaalkunde]

Wow, wow, wow what an epic part again.. And Mike.... And Hansi.. And Maggy.. And Floor.. and all those others.. Great.

[@LuisRosa72]

At 0:43 if I hadn't seen Mike's face I would've thought it was actually James playing the Historian on stage! Mike never ceases to amaze me.

[@JacobMinger]

Honestly same at first I did think it was James.

[@zoks]

That guitar solo....dayuum

[@lordofmorgul]

I love how you can see everyone on the stage is absolutely enjoying the show. And it's not just this song. Entire Universe concert.

[@TheFredducky]

Don't know the guitarist's name, but damn he makes this shit look easy, everyone on this stage is a master at their craft.

[@narekcholakyan9601]

Marcel Coenen

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

Arjen Anthony Lucassen - the man behind Ayreon, Guilt Machine, Star One, etc. is a perfectionist.

[@mgammeren]

Yeah, they are great!

[@musicman717]

He has to, his task was to let people forget that originally Guthrie Govan recorded this solo.. So there are big boots to fill..

[@nooaparkatti4571]

@@musicman717 Don't think it was Guthrie. I have a faint memory of Paul Gilbert doing this solo. I could be wrong though.

[@svenjensen9770]

Man, this is so beautyful....

[@malawigw]

Hansi Kürsch is god!

[@FPontiDev]

Michael Mills is the boss!!!

[@allardbiggenvanger3480]

im a big fan of Giants who walks with man". Im trying to find out who did the drums in the live version at [pony music.. i thought is was Mike Mangini but i'm not sure

[@nvcn86]

how many keyboards are you going to need? yes.

[@LordAJ12345]

It's really interesting to see who played what roles in these live performances of tracks from The Source. Universe obviously couldn't have individual singers for every role of The Source since it's only a small part of the concert (unlike the more focused Into the Electric Castle Live). Shifting parts around must have been quite a challenge. Just consider that 4 main singers performed this piece when it was originally written for 8 singers. For example Hansi sings both the parts of the Astronomer and the Captain, basically turning what was a duet into a solo performance. And Mike Mills was of course one of the few singers that had no appearance in this song yet he filled the roles of the Historian and the Chemist here. It's insane that they managed to pull this off without it seeming weird in any way. I'm especially impressed at how well Maggy fits into all this, considering she didn't have any parts that were written for her.

[@DianavonLindenthal]

They are all masters of their craft and very dedicated artists and that makes all the difference.

[@metalmanny666]

I wish Tommy Rogers sang his parts for this recording

[@gandalf8216]

Maggie pwnd James LaBrie here me thinks. And this is live.

[@richardaling5278]

That guitarsolo Marcel Koenen...! And it's like Maggie played the whole game outstanding and she got changed for the last couple of lines and we'll remember Floor...

[@Dianen65]

mwah that is to negative for me. I will remember both.

[@pietjebell6572]

with irene, maggy and marcela you can't go wrong...and then comes floor also...

[@theVANmanful]

what about lisette

[@svenjensen9770]

Q: Arjen, how much talent can you put on stage A: yes

[@Sadistiq]

The amount of talent on that stage.. I am blown away.

[@famineheart]

I'm new to these guys Damn they know how to do a live show, it's like a super goosepumbs giving metal Broadway

[@abstracting6411]

👍 Floor Jansen! 👍

[@seasurface1610]

I never thought you bring this one on stage! Respect!

[@80thtasties85]

what a mesmerizing solo !!! ... and then appears Floor - wow !! cheers from germany!

[@redsed1565]

The song Rocks the whole Universe!

[@lbalcerzak]

whenver this shows up at my spotify-generated playlist I put in on a track-loop. Probably for Maggie Luyten's opening parts

[@devylia]

Alomst a perfect track, well so close perfect you can come. The best, the guitares. Love that sound.

[@artyomkurakin3393]

Hansi's voice is a bliss❤❤

[@annicrowhurst]

Micheal Mills you legend... you certainly brighten my day

[@fallingintime]

Hansi is really good here

[@Thorgrim247]

One of my favorite Ayreon songs.

[@WreckInSilenceRecords]

Arjen is like the middle man that brings all these immensely talented yet different people together. We have power metal. Symphonic metal, progressive metal and progressive rock, hard rock, acoustic rock, folk rock and metal, heavy metal. All these artist come together outside of what they normally do in their own respective bands and create something wonderful to stand the test of time. I mean where else besides an ayreon album will you find a song that features both tobias sammett and James Labrie together?

[@gmascience1528]

I wonder if Ayreon was formed during the early 90's that would be a lot awesome with the singers in their peak, Imagine singers Like Labrie, Dio, Dickinson, Sebastian Bach, Geoff Tate, James Hetfield, or anyone else in that era would collaborate together in an Ayreon Album. Its awesomeness beyond comprehension :D

[@AlexHevari]

And don't forget death metal and death'n'roll! Ed Warby was a drummer of the awesome band Gorefest!

[@SundaysSound]

It must be such a pleasure for these talented artists to perform the masterpieces by Arjen while being surrounded by other incredibly talented artists! You can see the joy in there faces!

[@Spikey09Ca]

Maggie reminds me of a mix between Alannah Myles and Lee Aaron, and that is a very good thing.

[@meatendaatendimento769]

Floor🥰

[@doosian76]

Maggy Luyten are like a female dio

[@ceciliodrumming]

Great voices. Well done.

[@kevinpilkington591]

This is unbelievable!!

[@ulibechstein]

Das ist der Hammer!!

[@raven881987]

MASTERPIECE !!! hope is the mother of fools so I'm wating for Europe tour. You are welcome in Poland

[@hiozzz]

wowzers!

[@unknownapproach9410]

Michael Mills is my hero

[@diegomulekote4352]

Mó talento roqueiro manooo

[@helmijamil6152]

Good song.

[@robcnp6757]

That fucking riff! Lawd Jebus!

[@diegomulekote4352]

Maraaaaa

[@matematica-prof.bressan1326]

What a concert man, f***

[@timroddle3618]

how did this even happen amazing

[@chocolatecookie8571]

Wroaah Wrooaah Wroaaaah 🦬🦣🐗🐯🦁

[@gregorykenfield3134]

This is the third Ayreon video I've seen now, and I'm detecting a pattern...is Floor always the "closer" in these songs?

[@tsiouparoglou4493]

Well, let's say that Arjen, as a masterclass himself, knows that Floor can literally sing ANYTHING a human being can imagine... Plus, they know each other really well, Floor was featured in an Ayreon song when she was just 16 years old... She is far beyond masterclass 🤪

[@tsiouparoglou4493]

No, it's not always like that

[@tsiouparoglou4493]

... And if you watch closer, you will see that even though she is always professional, she is just having fun, like "I just dropped by to say hello".

[@gregorykenfield3134]

Thanks for clarifying...yes, Floor seems to be having a blast.

[@j.f.l.bousquet1998]

Always save the best for last... nah, just kidding, every single one of the singers is awesome, but hey, what a better way to close a song that with Floor Jansen even if it's just for 5 seconds?

[@AsgrodElros]

3:44 Michael Mills laughing in the middle of the song lol he looks like a cool guy lml

[@lebebop1682]

Damn

[@muckman5509]

Euro vision, Americas got talent, game over you got nothing on this performance.

[@luisnunes2010]

They were jokes all along.

[@inflames2112]

Hello star travellers. From the future.

[@darkiee69]

Damn Msggy is HOT!! 😍

[@unutilisateur4729]

I really didn't feel the album version but this one is fucking great.

[@Samhertzog]

4:06 Did he just vanish??

[@timobrien2738]

Fucking EPIC

[@mr.tup0nator651]

I really wanted to hear Sammet's voice(

[@Lonetree83]

I truly wondered whether Arjen would actually get Tobi on stage in this... The awesomeness meter would literally break in that case.

[@SchmiddiAlive]

Metal Tim Minchin is quite decent!

[@harrydresden4661]

Whose the female singer with the red coat on?

[@christinaalgate4899]

Who is the lady in the red jacket

[@Ricamros]

That would be Maggy Luyten!

[@christinaalgate4899]

@@Ricamros thanks

[@scottb.4472]

Floor is the Mariano Rivera of Ayreon!!!!!!

[@2dimitropolis370]

Music is great. Girls are killing it. But him kinda popy sound. I donno what it is, but something is off

[@guyfh6180]

The metal women with the red Jacket has a unpleasant voice.