Mike & Ginger React to AYREON - The Eye of Ra

[@YESTERWYNDE]

may i introduce Irene Jansen, sister of the one and only Floor Jansen, on stage with Floor ofc.

[@douglascampbell9809]

Honestly there is so much talent on that stage it's surprising the world didn't collapse into itself and go supernova.

[@tonycardone990]

You really need to check out The day that the World Breaks Down now.

[@Thorgrim247]

That was Floor and her sister Irene. This was the ending to the show and that is why they brought everyone out to end the show. Arjen Anthony Lucassen writes some amazing type rock opera musicals. Check out the live song from this show called "Everybody Dies". The singing is awesome. Great job again my friends. Peace out.

[@trokoshea1]

Everybody Dies is obviously the next to cover. Then Ayreon/Star One/Stream of Passion/Guilt Machine/Gentle Storm's door will be open and our two friends here will get down this amazing rabbit hole that is Arjen's Lucassen musical universe.

[@Thorgrim247]

@@trokoshea1 Agreed my friend!

[@evilvolts]

best couple hours I ever spent watching the whole show

[@anskamp4780]

Please check out The Day That The World Breaks down from Ayreon !

[@darkiee69]

Just for that you MUST do "the day that the world breaks down" with Arjens fun facts and explanations. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXfYfn6ap9-Dp7c "Universe" was a kind of Best of Ayreon Live. And for once Arjen himself was on stage, and singing. He have stage fright and hates to practice.

[@liesjedegie1001]

Definitely a MUST see!!!👍🥰

[@grungegrumpy3585]

Well there's at least one buddy of Arjen who managed to convince him to join her on a duo acoustic tour doing some quite amazing things together: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnPEkqWNpdmYd5o

[@darkiee69]

@@grungegrumpy3585 Thank you!! I hadn't seen that show before.

[@jamesseiler39]

I would recommend river of time or better yet age of shadows which feature hansi from blind guardian and Marko and Floor from Nightwish.

[@nickwilbers5266]

The lyrics on the big screen... Maybe you recognize the reference to the movie and tv series Stargate......

[@hermenw.huiskamp8555]

Hiya! To give you a rundown of 'the chorus line' n the vid ;) Vocalists: 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) - Marco Hietala (Nightwish, 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 / Johan van Stratum (VUUR, ex-Stream of Passion) - bass / 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 / Arjen Anthony Lucassen - additional guitar and vocals in "Amazing Flight in Space" and "The Eye of Ra"

[@eTraxx]

I am so damn impressed by this post my head exploded just a little bit. I recognized Floor, Anneke, Marco, Mike, Marcdela, Irene

[@hermenw.huiskamp8555]

@@eTraxx Google is our friend ;)

[@MikeandGinger]

Holy smokes! - G

[@crabuki1273]

That's SIR Joost van den Broek ;-)

[@alexiserni1152]

@@crabuki1273 Na, that's "LUL" Joost Van Den Broek - one of the best ever!

[@shuriken4852]

List of the singer that appear in this number, best I can remember. Please Ayreon fans let me know if I made mistakes or forgot someone. Damian Wilson - Singer of Headspace and (formerly) Threshold. At one point was approached by Iron Maiden to replace Bruce Dickinson. John Jaycee Cuijpers - Singer of tribute bands for Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy, Van Halen, etc. Floor Jansen - Lead singer of After Forever, ReVamp & now Nightwish. Irene Jansen - Younger sister of Floor, usually sings backup vocals for Ayreon shows. Lisette Van den Berg - Dutch vocalist mostly known for her work with Scarlet Stories. Marcella Bovio - Mexican singer, violinist, songwriter, and vocal teacher, who is currently a member of the Dutch symphonic death metal band MaYaN. Anneke Van Giersbergen - Lead singer and songwriter for the Dutch band The Gathering and now VUUR. Arjen Lucassen - Dutch singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer best known for his long-running progressive metal/rock opera project Ayreon. Edward Reekers - Dutch singer and voice actor. Most notable is his work as lead singer for Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. Hansi Kürsch - Lead singer of Blind Guardian. Jay Van Feggelen - Lead singer for the Dutch 80s heavy metal band Bodine, for which Arjen Lucassen was also the guitarist at a certain point in time. Jonas Renkse - Lead singer of Bloodbath Maggy Luyten - One of Belgium's leading female rock singers. Marco Hietala - Bassist & backup singer for Nightwish Mike Mills - Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and main songwriter for Toehider. Robert Soeterboek - Dutch singer and voice actor. Most notable is his work as lead singer for Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. Tommy Karevik - Lead singer of Kamelot.

[@2727rogers]

When one amazon women is not enough. Oh by the way Irene can sing to.

[@ChrisPage68]

Why have one Jansen Sister when you can have both? 😜

[@darkiee69]

@@ChrisPage68 That's 12', 3" Jansens

[@gregjetnikoff7124]

@@ChrisPage68 OHHHHHHH YEAH!!!

[@davevanden1]

her sister is taller and she isnt in heels lol

[@alexiserni1152]

There's not a single singer/musician out there that isn't outstanding - even that 99% of the world never heard their names ♪♫♫♪♪

[@Catgirl6Poezebeest]

Not only everyone on stage was singing, but also the entire crowd. It was simply amazing 🤩😭🥰 Gawd, I really truly miss epic concerts like this one now😢

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Floor Jansen is standing next to Arjen lucassen

[@chadbennett7873]

Ayreon is a rabbit hole as large and wonderous as Nightwish. The Day The World Breaks Down will give you an idea of the talent involved with Arjen's "little project." I haven't heard a single klinker yet - it's ALL genius! Enjoy the journey! BTW: Arjen is the 6'8' guy singing at the end next to Floor! Ginger, if you learn just half of those people, you will have expanded your music appreciation by tenfold. They are the very elite of European progressive and metal music!

[@oliphant2848]

That was the closing song of the show, maybe not the best introduction to Ayreon. Maybe go for Everybody Dies from this show next.

[@Green-Lyon]

I can't get enough of the Jansen sisters singing together. Irene was a guest of Floor on her solo tour last year before Covid shut everything down. I first heard this song, along with many others, on Arjen Lucassen's "Star One" (another one of his projects) live show.

[@user-VeryoldGeezer]

Two Jansen,s for the price of one od they are taking over the world

[@ShadowhispersBand]

Always goosebumps when hearing this. One of the best concerts I‘ve ever attended. The Ayreon Universe show is a real treasure chest. Feel free to dive in. Basically, pick any song😉

[@felipecampos3045]

Hell yess!!!! Do more ayreon please. Star of syrrah, dawn of a million souls, garden of emotions, the druids turned to stone, waking dreams...all incredible, amazing songs

[@jpsother1183]

Heh, Marko comes through strong on that ending. Floor and Irene have a few duets they've done, and Irene helped Floor translate a song from Dutch to English (About Love, I Don't Know A Thing, originally by Ruben Annink) but has somewhat stepped away from the stage, though she still has worked with Arjen and did this show. The keyboardist in this is an old friend and bandmate of Floor's first band, and he organized this concert. As someone pointed out, the really tall guy singing next to Floor is Arjen who is the brain behind Ayreon. He, I think, calls himself a social hermit or some such.

[@jamesschwarz007]

The keyboardist is Joost van den Broek and he and Floor are currently working on Floor's first solo cd.

[@jpsother1183]

@@jamesschwarz007 Yes. Can't wait. I also see Troy, Tuomas and Johhanna have an Auri II album they just finished up.

[@jamesschwarz007]

@@jpsother1183 Yeah, probably the only advantage of having no concerts...they have time to make new music. I can also recommend Altamullan Road (Tuomas' wife Johanna Kurkela and a second Johanna).

[@jpsother1183]

@@jamesschwarz007 "The Johannas" as Tuomas and Troy called them, working on Music Inspired By The Lie And Times Of Scrooge. I popped off to give a few songs a listen, and Yep, the two ladies make the same lovely harmonies. Johanna Iivanainen and Johanna Kurkela sound heavenly together.

[@whiskeymike7364]

@@jamesschwarz007 Love his playing.

[@mnewm21]

technically this isn't Ayreon but Star One which is another of Arjen's projects. This song is like the end of the show hence all the performers gathering onto the stage! The whole concert is brilliant. Both Floor and her sister Irene (who was the other initial female singer), Damien Wilson (first guy singer) and the 2nd male singer sung in the original live version of Star One concert back in 2001 maybe? so this was a bit of a reunion for the Star One peeps in amongst the Ayreon show :D

[@pdutchie4924]

Arjen Lucassen is the mastermind behind Ayreon. He writes rock opera’s and then invites musicians he admires from all over the world to join his project. Please do ‘the day that the world breaks down ‘ from Ayreon, you wil be in for a treat and will understand the concept. Btw, the whole Universe concert is great!

[@grungegrumpy3585]

Nice to see you enjoyed it and the full ensemble of prog/symph metal stardom gathered around Arjan tickled your curiosity. Enjoy whichever Ayreon treat you'll be going for next! Reminds me of a famous quote ... "Ayreon is like a box of chocolates, ..." :^)

[@CavemanJesus4Life]

Need to watch the original performance of this song with both Floor and her sister Irene on Star One Live on Earth back in 2002.

[@black4pienus]

Arjen (Ayreon) thought he could never do his work live with so many artists. I'm so glad he found a way.

[@treintje1001]

I really don’tunderstand why people suggest The Eye Of Ra as the first Ayreon song to react to. It makes no sense because it is the closer of the evening, with the grande finale. It is like starting at the end. Most reactors have no clue what they are watching when they watch this for the first time and see all the people come up on stage. From logical perspective it makes much more sense to start the journey with the official video of The Day That The World Breaks Down, because as an introduction, it provides a lot of insight in who Arjen is, how he works, and what Ayreon is all about. And it’s a great song as well. From there I would suggest to continue the journey with live versions from both live shows, such as Everybody Dies, or Castle Hall from the 2017 Ayreon Universe show, or Amazing Flight from the 2019 show. And save The Eye Of Ra for a later moment when it’s more appropriate. The fun thing about this one is the duet of the Jansen sisters, but I even doubt whether the reactors recognized that.

[@whiskeymike7364]

All true, but pedantic. It does not detract from the pure quality if the song/ensemble. This is art. If you start at the endpoint, or proceed from the ostensible beginning, it is still art and nothing diminishes its majesty.

[@ChrisPage68]

That's one hell of an expensive stage at the end. Millions of whatever currency you could think of in album sales.

[@RolandDeschain1]

Dude in the silver suit is Damien Wilson. He is a phenomenal singer. He played Jean Valjean in LES MISERABLE for two years for Cameron Macintosh

[@tarmotyyri6733]

Greetings from Finland. Arjen Anthony Lucassen is a progressive rock/metal genius who has been able to work with the most amazing musicians & vocalists in his main project Ayreon, but also in many of his side projects. Damian Wilson, who was the 1st singer is also know for his vocals in the British progressive metal band Threshold. Should you be interested, you can find much more information of this live production here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Castle_Live_and_Other_Tales#Personnel including all the personnel.

[@watchtheskies]

The really tall guy in the middle standing next to Floor at the end of the song, that's Arjen Lucassen, the composer and brains behind the whole Ayreon phenomenon, he just released a brand new Ayreon project 'Transitus', a story with a Horror theme this time (most of the Ayreon projects are sci-fi themed) it features Simone Simons from EPICA quite a lot, she plays the angel of death!

[@justdave9610]

The girl that was a little bigger and taller than Floor standing next to her and also singing harmony is her sister Irene. There's so many more, I'm sure someone will give a rundown. Really enjoyed the reaction guys

[@jamesschwarz007]

I believe Irene was pregnant then, so there is a tiny third Jansen in this song...

[@Frankamaria]

the singers represent so many awesome bands... Nightwish, Blins Guardians, Kamelot etc.

[@ginne7268]

A whole stage full of great voices en musicians

[@iceFisher101]

Everybody dies ❤️🤘 is one of my favorite ayreon song. Arjen Lucassen is a mastermind

[@christhompson4161]

bloody hell, that was cool. didn't think you'd go there tbh. another rabbit hole. regards

[@RustBunny]

The whole Ayreon Universe show is worth watching, then go explore all the other stuff from Arjen's musical library, which includes some live performances. This song is from Star One, another of Arjen's projects, with songs based on science fiction movies and shows, "The Eye Of Ra" representing Stargate.

[@Eloso3135]

What a great song and reaction. Sounds like the story of the movie Stargate set to incredible music.

[@renevw5812]

The line up in this rock opera, what you see on the stage...omg that is impressive. Welcom in the wonderful world of Ayreon (Arjen Lucassen) (lol that long hippie next to Floor).

[@whiskeymike7364]

I went and searched for this very reaction. The chorus from heaven. I have learned of so many singers that I would have otherwise been ignorant of. Would you two like Blu-ray versions of this whole effort?

[@Itay1360]

Ayreon are so awesome, they have so much lore and background to all their projects. And what an ensemble at the end there! I recommend you check out Scardust, their singer, Noa, was actually featured in the last Ayreon album! And they released a new song 'Stranger' just a few days ago :)

[@RandallMorris222]

I hope "The Day that the World Breaks Down" is on your list. Arjen is very charismatic (in spite of his stage fright) and a musical genius, and Aryeon is a fun project for everybody involved.

[@jamesallen1153]

Ayreon "Merlin's Will" (Floor)

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Arjen Lucassen has all your singers in them

[@crabuki1273]

Oh Hell yeah! The big ending! This was SUCH a fantastic show. Ayreon's space operas are just amazing works of art, thank you for doing another video! The usual onboarding song is The Day the World Breaks Down, and I hope you do that one, too. Also Everybody Dies (Live) is GREAT.

[@palantir135]

This song was made after Arjen saw the movie Stargate. Check out the rest of this concert: Ayreon Universe Live. After that do the second live concert: The electric castle live and other tales. Don’t forget: the day the world brakes down.

[@bazkeen]

Glad you found Arjen Lucassen's world. Such amazing work. So many great songs from his mind. Cool video with Irene and Floor Jansen👍🏻👍🏻 As others have said, check out When The World Breaks Down. Just brilliant. Glad you liked this one. Lots more of that out there.👍🏻

[@bevohw]

The name of the composer is Arjun In English often pronounced as Ayreon So there you have the name You can see Arjun next to Floor at the end search for the complete concert Trust me it's worth it. Greetings from the Dutch

[@justincase6815]

Floor and her sister are rather amazing! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@markhoward2811]

The first album I bought from Arjen. Originally he called the project Star One and this track is from the debut album Space Metal. This is Arjens musical interpretation of the move Stargate. Other. Sci fi movies were also covered. The first singer, Damian Wilson, Irene and Floor Jansen sang on the original track

[@crabuki1273]

:-) FWIW, Ayreon came first, Star One was a side project. Joost convinced him to try it live, so Star One was his first real experience trying to get something like this show together. That entire show is on YT (not legally). Floor and Irene are the backup singers on that.

[@justitia257]

Ciao ragazzi..che brano Meraviglioso e che musicisti Fantastici

[@nimasharifi7999]

to the VIEWERS: Please go hit like on the original YT video of any song you enjoy the reaction to, specially if you've come across them via reaction channels. Some on these masterpieces are heavily underrated.

[@randomstuffzofdoom]

If you´re doing more Ayreon, Everybody dies was awesome live!

[@christinaalgate4899]

Hi Guys Welcome to two beautiful sisters that can sing. You should react to The day the world breaks down. It a long song and he puts little sayings on of the singers and the instruments. Irene is a little taller than Floor. Also everybody dies. They all take part in this concert.

[@johnmiett6532]

Masterpiece. Please get to Everybody Dies, I can't wait to see the reaction. You both will love it!

[@chrisw8515]

For Mike and Ginger: amazing as always. And now I'm introduced to Ayreon - I've seen the valley of the queens, but I didn't realize until this reaction that there's this Universe - it's a whole ass thing! Okay, so for you fans: what's the best way for me to get into Ayreon Universe in a way that makes sense and lets me follow the narrative, just go down the album list? Videos or nah? Do I need a wiki haha?

[@HughHarding46]

The first ladies look kind of alike, don't they? I know, I know. Working from Floor to her right is her sister Irene (and notice she is taller than Floor) and to her left is Arjen (Ar-yun), he is Ayreon and the one who asks everyone to participate and everyone drops what they are doing and shows up. Thank @UCH11FSRhJUh-XwwaG8xZHPg for all the names of everyone up there, I completely missed Marco on stage and had to go back.

[@mandje2002]

if it ain't dutch it ain't much... welcome in the amazing world of Arjen A. Lucassen (Ayreon, Ambeon, Star one, Guilt Machine, Gentle Storm, Stream of Passion).... Enjoy!!!!

[@TheMateriaalkunde]

There's much more to be found from this show on YT.

[@mikegershon8528]

Aryeon Universe is amazing. If you want a fun song from there, try Intergalactic Space Crusaders. I also love Into the Black Hole. But they are all good.

[@MrHws5mp]

Nice one guys - quite the linup eh? Think I'm right in saying that that's Floor's sister Irene singing with her.

[@MustaLaatta]

aww, You should move to same time zone with South Africa, Greece and Finland!!

[@johnmiett6532]

Everybody Dies- Ayreon

[@MisterJ56]

If you wanna treat yourself with more *AYREON* , listen to a (13 min) song with 11 (eleven) singers called *_"The Day That The World Breaks Down"_* : Official (Arjen’s) clip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXfYfn6ap9-Dp7c

[@70yroldgit]

THE JANSEN SISTERS TOGEATHER ? YES

[@northof4912]

I have watched your sequence of reactions to Ayreon backwards, but you truly need to close the loop by doing Everybody Dies. Also, did you see that Marco was also in this lineup at the end? He features in other songs on this album, with the lovely Anneke…..

[@Daniel-tx3zw]

Interesting, you picked the last song of the show first. There are also other good ones as "Ayreon - Everybody dies" and "Ayreon - Valley of Queens" Would be nice If you could also react to these. Greetings from Germany :)

[@MikeandGinger]

We totally went with what was suggested. I don’t know why so many peeps would suggest the last show, but majority rules 😅 - G

[@jeannettesimpson9778]

Hello, fellow SF nerds. Great reaction, guys. For further SF related rock music, you could check out Magma, founded by the outstanding drummer, Christian Vander, who set his music in a science fiction universe and even wrote his own language called Kobaian. He has always surrounded himself with excellent musicians, particularly bassists snd singers. They were founded in 1969. I love this performance from 2006 with my favourite of the early bass players, Jannick Top, and long-term vocalist, Klaus Blasquiz. I saw these guys live in the early seventies and they blew me away. They still do. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ2tfH6qnNeYp9k

[@Madman.60]

I thought that was Irene. You should watch After forever ' Who am I' where Floor and Irene sing together

[@wjadragon6782]

If the movie Stargate was not cool enough now it has a bad ass tune as well :)

[@damienmaynard8892]

Stargate. What a project! So much talent on that stage! Lucky they didn't explode! Must have been very near critical mass!

[@josem.rodriguez3369]

Please react to Stream of Passion - Don't let go (live acoustic version). I think you will like it 😉

[@johnmiett6032]

Please 🙏 Please 🙏 Please, more Ayreon. How about Everybody Dies?

[@famvanhout6346]

Planet Y is alive!

[@evilvolts]

I can't believe you haven't done the most popular song by Ayreon yet I only see 2 on your list this and Valley of the Queens. also Simone Simons has a reunion with Tommy Karevik (Kamelot) [ she performed with Kamelot before] On a song from the most recent Ayreon album not counting side projects Transitus is the Ayreon album and the song they do is called Daniel Descends into Transitus Medley. Also I'd recommend the Album The Source which features 11 metal singers including both Floor and Simone as well as Russell Allen of Symphony X, James LaBrie of Dream Theater, Tommy Karevik (Kamelot), Tobias Sammet(Avantasia), Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian) Michael Eriksen (Circus Maximus) and a couple others.The first song on The Source is the most popular song by Ayreon here's The Day The World Breaks Down kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXfYfn6ap9-Dp7c

[@Beatz-he5xe]

To be sure.... :)... check the day theworld brakes down....

[@justitia257]

Commentiamo e traduciamo grazie alla conoscenza delle lingue..a me questa cosa manca..in tal senso sono ignorante, e ci aiuta google col suo traduttore globale. Però...La musica e le emozioni che ci trasmette, le lacrime, e tutte le espressioni del volto, sono il traduttore Universale che ci unisce e fa cadere la torre di Babele che ci rende diversi linguisticamente. Vi voglio bene..buone feste

[@nimasharifi7999]

PLEASE react to the song 'The Awareness'. It's such a beautiful song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJrEkHiDpd1qaZo and then tell me if this deserves only the 430 likes it has! :/ Ayreon was much underrated for the longest time. Arjen's finally getting a little bit of that deserved appreciation. I absolutely love the guy for his musical genius as well as his humbleness.

[@rockape1954]

Floor with her sister Irene in this one....

[@corneliusantonius3108]

OMG I am jealous of your cigarete

[@b_reaction_music3900]

hi , I would like to know your reaction about Iranian music Have you ever listened to Iranian music? singer : mohsen Yeganeh Song : I promise you Singer: Yas Song: az chi begam ( what can I say ) Singer : sirvan khosravi Song: I love life

[@MikeandGinger]

They are on our list to try. Stay tuned! - G

[@donbrown1449]

Don't if you know this but that's floors sister singing with het

[@AlexT74]

"Ayreon" is how English speakers pronounce the name of the composer "Arjen" Anthony Lucassen.