Makes me think, how did I miss all 20 camera's?!
I'm sure they weren't all underneath me. I do remember a camera stand at the closed off balcony part at my right, but there was no camera on it (to our lament). But they probably did use it while I was completely captivated by the awesome performance
Yeah, the recording is great news, but OMG, there's NOTHING in the local press over here that I can find. How the hell is that possible? 
Yeah, sometimes I think Dutch people barely know Arjen Lucassen. Even the symphonic/prog/rock/metal lovers I know. A friend of mine actually loved Stream of Passion and knew a lot of the people on stage during the try out by name, yet never heard a note of Ayreon. And he is not the only example. What gives, Dutch people who love this niche? 
I almost feel like sending a Dutch review to some music websites, in hope they at least cover this event 
I would almost urge you to do so. I can understand the genre not being wellknown with the national press, but the music press/magazines? Come on. I also know a lot of the people workin on the show and some vocal coaches from my time in a SOP and Ayreon tribute band (around 2007/08) but decided to distance myself a bit. I'm a bit shy when it comes to walking up to Arjen or Marcela and others. Ed Warby lives very near where I live and we greet eachother when I bump into him at the supermarket, but that's it. I do have facebook contact though.
It just amazes me that such a large production (I really can't remember anything this large in the music/theater field) which stars some of progmetal's biggest vocalists (Labrie, van Giersbergen, Ekwald, Bovio, Graves) and boast such an elaborate stageproduction and attracts audiences from all around the world doesn't attract ANY attention other than the people already familiar with Ayreon and other projects of Arjen.
Since I have a huge deadline soon, I won't contact the dutch media extensively. But I think I will give them a small notion if still NONE of our sites (that bother to cover acts such as Delain and Stream of Passion) report on this event in a few days. I am really baffled about the media coverage so far. Hell, Arjen even appeared at De Wereld Draait Door at some point (with a nice Floor Jansen performance), why the prog/metal specific outlets fail to cover this project is beyond me.
I already mentioned it a few times, but I have never felt the need to talk to Arjen or any other musician I am a fan of. Totally different music and mainstream in our country, but I am also a fan of Racoon. They grew up in the same area as me, but never felt the need to meet them.
Now some randomly related Dutch music trivia; Hell, I even remember we considered hiring Racoon for an event we helped organising for T' Beest as a school project back in the day (before their big breaktrough). The guy who recommended them was organiser Frank Harthoorn, an old Gorefest bandmate of, yes, Ed Warby. The world is small, the Netherlands even smaller!
In fact, the singer of Racoon and another member played in a hardcore grunge/punk band that played at a release party of Gorefest during the 90's
Hard to imagine now.
Yeah, the recording is great news, but OMG, there's NOTHING in the local press over here that I can find. How the hell is that possible?
Yeah, sometimes I think Dutch people barely know Arjen Lucassen. Even the symphonic/prog/rock/metal lovers I know. A friend of mine actually loved Stream of Passion and knew a lot of the people on stage during the try out by name, yet never heard a note of Ayreon. And he is not the only example. What gives, Dutch people who love this niche? I almost feel like sending a Dutch review to some music websites, in hope they at least cover this event
True, I'm Dutch and I know almost no people that know Arjen/Ayreon. A shame. I keep recommending his music to everyone though - I'm trying ^^'
Yeah, me too!
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