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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2450 on: April 02, 2020, 11:06:12 AM »
Thoroughly enjoyed my second watch and decided to give to Bluray to my dad and buy the wooden boxset. I was already planning to buy the vinyl and initially wanted to buy the Earbook, but chose to put that money into concerts. But those have all been cancelled, as well is my holiday, so I decided to treat myself. And as a Vinyl guy, the items in the box seem very nice.

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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2451 on: April 03, 2020, 12:08:02 PM »
My Earbook arrived today, i'm so giddy right now!

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« Reply #2452 on: April 04, 2020, 09:47:55 AM »
My wooden box arrived. Was not expecting it so soon (due to corona). I love it! Not sure where I will put the box itself, because it is quite large. But all items look great, especially the vinyl and earbook (which are offcourse the main items).

I will check out the picture disc, curious to see how the rehearsal recordings sound.

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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2453 on: April 07, 2020, 12:02:42 PM »
FINALLY!!!  Got my shipment notification.

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« Reply #2454 on: April 15, 2020, 07:10:30 PM »
Got my earbook and t-shirt in today!!! Currently watching the BD and WOW what a show this is!!! The production values are through the roof, and everyone is on fire! I'm not sure if I'll like this more than the other two live Ayreon concerts (THE Live was REALLY good IMO), but this is shaping up to be one of the best concert videos I own!

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« Reply #2455 on: April 17, 2020, 07:18:19 AM »
I ordered from Mascot and nothing yet. Not even a shipping confirmation.
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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2456 on: April 17, 2020, 07:20:40 AM »
Watched the Blu Ray yesterday finally.

Oh man. I loved it so much. I just had such a huge smile on my face for almost all of it. I would still make the kick drum more powerful but I think that is my only bit of criticism. It is just SUCH a good performance by everyone. Completely blown away. It's also such a joy to see everyone up there so happy and having a good time. It gets a bit boring seeing bands trying to look cool but clearly just doing their job. It seemed really obvious that almost everyone on stage was just having such a good and fun time.
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« Reply #2457 on: April 17, 2020, 08:24:07 AM »
Watched the Blu Ray yesterday finally.

Oh man. I loved it so much. I just had such a huge smile on my face for almost all of it. I would still make the kick drum more powerful but I think that is my only bit of criticism. It is just SUCH a good performance by everyone. Completely blown away. It's also such a joy to see everyone up there so happy and having a good time. It gets a bit boring seeing bands trying to look cool but clearly just doing their job. It seemed really obvious that almost everyone on stage was just having such a good and fun time.

I'm still confused if the Futurman died or not.
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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2458 on: April 17, 2020, 08:24:52 AM »
Watched the Blu Ray yesterday finally.

Oh man. I loved it so much. I just had such a huge smile on my face for almost all of it. I would still make the kick drum more powerful but I think that is my only bit of criticism. It is just SUCH a good performance by everyone. Completely blown away. It's also such a joy to see everyone up there so happy and having a good time. It gets a bit boring seeing bands trying to look cool but clearly just doing their job. It seemed really obvious that almost everyone on stage was just having such a good and fun time.

I'm still confused if the Futurman died or not.

As far as I know he was accepted to join the Forever people.
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« Reply #2459 on: April 17, 2020, 08:27:29 AM »
Watched the Blu Ray yesterday finally.

Oh man. I loved it so much. I just had such a huge smile on my face for almost all of it. I would still make the kick drum more powerful but I think that is my only bit of criticism. It is just SUCH a good performance by everyone. Completely blown away. It's also such a joy to see everyone up there so happy and having a good time. It gets a bit boring seeing bands trying to look cool but clearly just doing their job. It seemed really obvious that almost everyone on stage was just having such a good and fun time.

I'm still confused if the Futurman died or not.

As far as I know he was accepted to join the Forever people.

Oh ok, so he didn't technically die. He was just accepted to join them, hence why he went through the gates.

I enjoyed Annekes acting face when the Egyptian was accepted to join the Forever.

That was a nice aspect added to the concept.
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« Reply #2460 on: April 18, 2020, 09:07:55 AM »
Yay...It's finally shipping.
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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2461 on: April 18, 2020, 09:38:19 AM »
Mine's been sitting in a DHL processing center ("PROCESSING COMPLETED AT ORIGIN") in IL for 8 days.  :angry:
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« Reply #2462 on: April 18, 2020, 08:12:40 PM »
I received the bluray a week or two ago. Shipping address was from Austin, TX if that helps any of you. I live in the Austin area so that might be a reason I got it a bit sooner than others. I only got the ready for shipment from DHL. I believe the whole shipment of blurays came from Europe, and then the US (didn't get any info on the US shipping side). My copy was signed by Arjen.

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« Reply #2463 on: April 18, 2020, 10:43:10 PM »
It was delivered like an hour after I got that email.
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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2464 on: April 19, 2020, 06:22:07 AM »
I received the bluray a week or two ago. Shipping address was from Austin, TX if that helps any of you. I live in the Austin area so that might be a reason I got it a bit sooner than others. I only got the ready for shipment from DHL. I believe the whole shipment of blurays came from Europe, and then the US (didn't get any info on the US shipping side). My copy was signed by Arjen.

Yeah, I think that's where DHL got their bulk shipment, because my first look at the tracking number indicated it was over 2,000 lbs!
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« Reply #2465 on: April 30, 2020, 09:30:18 AM »
Arjen announced on Facebook several hours ago that he has been working on his next "top secret new project" over the last three years and promises it'll be released sometime later this year, if all goes according to plan. He says it'll be "quite different" from anything he's done before, and that we're in for "some surprises". Once again, he'll be teasing us with snippets and his usual guessing games. Then he plays a little melody on a small toy upright piano!

Welp, throw another AOTY contender on the pile for 2020!

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« Reply #2466 on: April 30, 2020, 11:26:45 AM »
Arjen announced on Facebook several hours ago that he has been working on his next "top secret new project" over the last three years and promises it'll be released sometime later this year, if all goes according to plan. He says it'll be "quite different" from anything he's done before, and that we're in for "some surprises". Once again, he'll be teasing us with snippets and his usual guessing games. Then he plays a little melody on a small toy upright piano!

Welp, throw another AOTY contender on the pile for 2020!

-Marc.

Hoping he and Anneke will do a Gentle Storm 2 but considering what he said looks like it will be something different from anything he has done before.
Will be interresting to see what this is

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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2467 on: April 30, 2020, 11:47:27 AM »
Someone mentioned on FB that he hinted about a Horror project a couple of years ago. The cirkus theme he played on the piano sounded a bit creepy. Maybe but how knows, we'll see eventually.

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« Reply #2468 on: April 30, 2020, 11:50:14 AM »
I somewhere between like and love Arjen's music, I somewhere between like and love Anneke's vocals... why can't I somewhere between like and love The Gentle Storm?
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« Reply #2469 on: April 30, 2020, 11:52:51 AM »
I somewhere between like and love Arjen's music, I somewhere between like and love Anneke's vocals... why can't I somewhere between like and love The Gentle Storm?

I like the Gentle Storm but not to the extent I love most of their other works.

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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2470 on: April 30, 2020, 12:37:00 PM »
I just want my ITEC BluRay.  DHL has sat on it for 3 weeks now.  Shipping information hasn't changed since April 10th, and it's sitting somewhere in Illinois.

Mascot hasn't been responsive yet either.   >:(
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« Reply #2471 on: April 30, 2020, 12:37:51 PM »
I just want my ITEC BluRay.  DHL has sat on it for 3 weeks now.  Shipping information hasn't changed since April 10th, and it's sitting somewhere in Illinois.

Mascot hasn't been responsive yet either.   >:(

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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2472 on: April 30, 2020, 12:38:38 PM »
I stand corrected, it just arrived in Canada late last night.  Hopefully it gets here by next week.
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« Reply #2473 on: April 30, 2020, 12:40:02 PM »
I stand corrected, it just arrived in Canada late last night.  Hopefully it gets here by next week.

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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2474 on: May 08, 2020, 06:10:46 AM »
Got an e-mail from Ayreon!

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I’m happy to announce that my new album will be... an Ayreon! The title is: TRANSITUS.

Many more teasers and guessing games coming soon, let the speculating begin :-)

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« Reply #2475 on: May 08, 2020, 06:13:17 AM »
Color me intrigued!

The graphics look pretty different for him. Curious if or how this ties in to his big planet Y story line.
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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2476 on: May 08, 2020, 07:05:08 AM »
Giddy up!

Now if Canada Customs would just fucking release my ITEC Live BluRay.   >:(
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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2477 on: May 08, 2020, 07:06:51 AM »
Noticed this in his description on the YT trailer clip - "I’m happy to announce that my new album will be... an Ayreon! The title is: TRANSITUS. Many more teasers and guessing games coming soon, let the speculating begin :-)"

YAY!
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« Reply #2478 on: May 08, 2020, 08:31:24 AM »
Awesome! Let the guessing game commence!  :tup
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« Reply #2479 on: May 08, 2020, 08:36:05 AM »
Probably the best music news I'll see all day. I knew he was teasing a new album, but to say it'll come out THIS year is a treat! Well, it HAS been three years since The Source. I, too, wonder if this will take place in the familiar Forever storyline, or if it'll be a standalone concept like The Theory Of Everything.

Arjen did hint that, when a fan asked about him wanting to do a horror-themed concept album, that that fan had a good memory! So this could possibly be a horror-themed story, and if so, I bet we'll see some big name metal vocalists doing some heavy vocals!

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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2480 on: May 08, 2020, 08:37:27 AM »
I think I just peed a little. HYPE!!!
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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2481 on: May 08, 2020, 12:44:18 PM »
I'm gonna guess September or October for a release date.
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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2482 on: May 08, 2020, 12:45:26 PM »
I'm gonna guess September or October for a release date.

Arjen said on FB it's gonna be around September.
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« Reply #2483 on: May 08, 2020, 12:58:18 PM »
I'm gonna guess September or October for a release date.

Arjen said on FB it's gonna be around September.

Haha, too excited I missed that Info.
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Re: Ayreon/Arjen Lucassen Thread (ItEC LIVE Announced)
« Reply #2484 on: May 08, 2020, 08:00:49 PM »
Oooh, really curious about this one since he has been saying it will be different for quite a while now. I wonder what that direction will be.