Ayreonauts Only [Import]

Ayreonauts Only [Import]

Track Listings

1. Into the Black Hole: Eyes of the Universe/Halo of Darkness/The Final Do

2. Out of the White Hole: M31/Planet Y/The Search Continues#

3. Through the Wormhole#

4. Carpe Diem (Chaos) [1992 Home Demo] [#]

5. Temple of the Cat [Acoustic Version][#]

6. Original Hippie's Amazing Trip: Amazing Flight in Space/In the Garden o

7. Beyond the Last Horizon [2000 Version] [#]

8. Charm of the Seer [1994 Home Demo] [#]

9. Eyes of Time#

10. Nature's Dance [1994 Home-Demo] [#]

11. Cold Metal - Ambeon

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Nine track album for the prog-metal act. Featuring rare alternate versions of Ayreon songs.

Tracks:

Into the Black Hole: Eyes of the Universe/Halo of Darkness/The ...
Out of the White Hole: M31/Planet Y/The Search Continues
Through the Wormhole
Carpe Diem (Chaos) [1992 Home Demo][#]
Temple of the Cat [Acoustic Version][#]
Original Hippie's Amazing Trip: Amazing Flight in Space/In the ...
Beyond the Last Horizon [2000 Version][#]
Charm of the Seer [1994 Home Demo][#]
Eyes of Time
Nature's Dance [1994 Home Demo][#]
Cold Metal - Ambeon

Album Description

Nine track album for the prog-metal act. Featuring rare alternate versions of Ayreon songs.

Album Details

11 tracks featuring outtakes, demo's and previews from Holland's biggest symphonic rock act. Features Gary Hughes, Bruce Dickinson, Anneke van Giersbergen, Robert Soeterbeck, Lana Lane and Astrid van der Veen.

Customer Reviews:

A Treat For Ayreon Fans.......2001-05-03

Arjen Lucassen, the man behind Ayreon, sure knows how to treat his fans right. With Ayreonauts Only, Arjen Lucassen gives the fans demo versions and new versions of Ayreon classics. There are eleven tracks here, including "Cold Metal", which is a preview of Arjen's new project, Ambeon.

Every previous Ayreon studio album is represented. There are three tracks from Ayreon's debut album, The Final Experiment, one from Actual Fantasy, one from Into the Electric Castle, one from The Dream Sequencer and four from Flight of the Migrator.

The "new" versions are intriguing and, in some cases, outshine the original or more well-known versions. Highlights include an acoustic version of "Temple of the Cat", which beats the original version on The Dream Sequencer. "Into the Black Hole" is another strong offering with Damian Wilson (ex-Threshold) and Lana Lane on vocals. Though Bruce Dickinson's version on Flight of the Migrator was good, this version beats it.

All in all, this is an interesting and special album. And it may even be a good introduction to Ayreon's work for first time fans. Thanks, Arjen!

Note: Ayreon's music contains elements of Pink Floyd, the Beatles and ELP mixed with hard rock/metal.

Ayreon's 1st "Rarities" CD.......2001-01-05

This is not a regular Ayreon album - it's a collection of rarities and demos, like many Prog Rock release it these days. On this CD, the Dutch composer, keyboarder, and guitarist Arjen Lucassen provides alternative versions of Ayreon songs published earlier, unreleased material, home demos, and a preview of Arjen's new band called Ambeon, featuring Astrid van der Veen on Vocals. If you like the earlier Ayreon CDs, you will certainly enjoy this one.