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Ayreon - 30 years anniversary

Ayreon - 30 years anniversary

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zon 14 sep
14.00 - 16.00
Tilburg - Noord-Brabant
30 - 55 jaar
€ 75,00
Uitleg kosten
Ticketprijs incl service kosten Voorverkoop start 31-10 16uur

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AYREON was born two decades ago Arjen was suddenly and inexplicably overwhelmed by a compulsion to create rock-operas. This was back in the 1990s, the era of grunge and alternative rock, so the idea of releasing a rock opera was unthinkable to most sensible people. Yet history has shown that Arjens creative impulse was not only a personal triumph, it spearheaded a whole new era of rock operas.

Flash forward to 2010, and Ayreon has won Arjen so much critical acclaim that he can now draw from a vast pool of vocalists and musicians who are eager to work with him. The artists on an Ayreon album are all carefully hand-picked by Arjen to be the perfect musical fit for the role he has in mind. They also need to be enthusiastic about the prospect:

Every artist I contact has to be into Ayreon from the start. They have to be excited about my music, share my vision for the project and want to get involved emotionally as if it were their own. If I get the impression that theyre only in it for the money or publicity, I will ask someone else. I simply cant work like that!

Musically, Ayreon albums tend to be characterized by extreme opposites: brutal guitars cut to lighthearted mandolins, classic roaring Hammonds collide with screaming digital synths, and dark death grunts battle angelic Celtic voices. The dramatic concepts range from fantasy (Actual Fantasy) to science fiction (01011001) to the inner landscape of human emotion (The Human Equation).

The Final Experiment (1995) is Arjens first rock opera. The full title is Ayreon: The Final Experiment with no band-name given. Later on the label suggested the name Ayreon would be used for any similar projects by Arjen.
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