Dream Sequencer [Import]

Ayreon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• ASIN: B00004SZ1V
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #630,321 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Dream Sequencer

2. My House On Mars

3. 2084

4. One Small Step

5. The Shooting Company Of Captain Frans B Coco

6. Dragon On The Sea

7. Temple Of The Cat

8. Carried By The Wind

9. And The Druids Turn To Stone

10. The First Man On Earth

11. The Dream Suquencer Reprise

Editorial Reviews

2000 release from the much acclaimed prog metal band.Featuring luminaries from the world of prog & metal including Clive Nolan (Pendragon), Edward Reekers (Kayak), Lana Lane, Johan Edlund (Tiamat) and Damian Wilson (Threshold), to name a few. 'The Dream Sequencer' features the softer, more atmospheric sound of Ayreon. Standard jewelcase.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A journey to the future with visions from the past, September 6, 2005

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Felipe Rocha Machado "Loudenvier" (NITEROI, RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dream Sequencer (Audio CD)

Let me start by saying that this is a very good album, but it takes time to really enjoy it's substance.

My first impression was that of a little dissapointment. I am used to this, because now and then I miss the point of some great albums only to find later that I had missed a masterpiece. This time however I was very quick to "find the point" in The Dream Sequencer.

By the second time I've listened to the album, melodies started to catch as if I was used to them since a long time. It is a kind of magic when that little thing begins to happen, and you start to antecipate what chord progressions or change in beat will occurs next in an almost unknown song. This is a kind of thing that happens all the time when I am listening to classical music, but not as often in metal or progressive music.

It is not Dream Theater, it is not Symphony X, and it's not Pink Floyd (which is a good thing!), NO, it's another kind of thing entirely. It is progressive, it moves in a calm, slow pace. I regard it as more similar to Vangelis solo works than prog-rock/metal bands. Vangelis with a twist. And a good one.

I really didn't imagine myself listening (and enjoying ) this kind of singular music before I had the opportunity to listen to Ayreon: The Dream Sequencer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, September 29, 2006

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P. Schumacher (atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dream Sequencer (Audio CD)

This is an amazingly good album.

Yes, it has echoes of Pink Floyd, but also of Mike Oldfield, and--most significantly--the Beatles.

It is wonderfully varied. There are lots of different vocalists, male and female, and lots of different tempi and moods.

I didn't really follow the story line (though I like the narration), but the music itself was gorgeous and involving.

There is also a really nice balance of instruments: at times, blistering guitars, sometimes soaring synths, and very often (and most Beatlish) great orchestral accompaniments.

What is most amazing is how different this CD is from Pt.II (Flight of the Migrator).

This one has ever-changing diversity and sweetness alternating with harshness, so that each complements the other.

Pt. II (Migrator) alas, is one long uninterrupted thrash-guitar speed-fest, with relentlessly screaming male vocals. Pt. II is strictly for 13-year-old males.

Avoid Pt. II, and stick with this one. A triumph!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, August 1, 2000

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Klaas (the Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dream Sequencer (Audio CD)

Dream Sequencer, part of a two CD set, together with Flight of the navigator, is a VERY good sequel to Into the Electric Castle. The feel of this disc is along the same lines: Epic, Bombastic and utterly GOOD. Arjen Lucassen proves once again what he's capable of: Telling a compelling musical story and gripping the listener from note #1 till the very last fade-out.