Live on Earth [w/ Limited Edition Bonus DVD]

Star One, Arjen Anthony Lucassen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Inside Out U.S.
• ASIN: B00008V6XO
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,158 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Lift Off

2. Set Your Controls

3. High Moon

4. Dreamtime

5. Eyes of Time

6. Songs of the Ocean

7. Dawn of a Million Souls

8. The Dream Sequencer

9. Into the Black Hole

10. Actual Fantasy

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Isis and Osiris

2. Amazing Flight in Space

3. Intergalactic Space Crusaders

4. Isis and Osiris

5. Amazing Flight in Space

6. Intergalactic Space Crusaders

7. Castle Hall

8. The Eye of Ra

9. Starchild

10. The Two Gates

Editorial Reviews

2003 live release for rock act featuring Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon), Russell Allan (Symphony X), Damian Wilson (ex-Threshold), & Floor Jansen (After Forever). This 'intergalactic' concert was captured in September 2002. 2 CDs featuring 18 tracks, plus a DVD featuring 20 tracks along with photo gallery & behind the scenes footage, (NTSC-all regions/Dolby Digital 2.0) in a beautiful 4 panel DVD-sized digipak w/full color picture booklet. Slipcase. Inside Out. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best $20 you could spend!, February 28, 2004

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Aaron Ringgenberg (IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live on Earth [w/ Limited Edition Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

This, my friends, is THE best live album I have ever purchased. It comes with 2 CDs and one DVD of an amazing 2+ hour show that will completely floor you (no pun intended). Performed by Guitarist/Singer/Keyboardist mastermind Arjen Lucassen, keyboardist Joost Van Den Broek, bassist Peter Vink, drummer Ed Warby, and special guest flutist Ewa Albering. But the stars of the show are the singers- Symphony X's Russel Allen, Threshold's Damian Wilson, After Forever's Floor Jansen, her sister Irene Jansen, and finally, the very freaky Robert Soeterboek.

The show in Rijssen, Holland, "lifts off", and you're on a nonstop thrillride all the way until the end. Whether the music is loud and the lights are flashing, or it's slowed down and the keyboards are haunting, there's never a dull moment. An amazing array of material is performed, not just Star One. There are about half a dozen Star One songs, and then there are tracks from every Ayreon album. Fans of Into the Electric Castle will really enjoy the spot on (or really, improved) playing of Isis and Osiris, The Amazing Flight in Space (in which Arjen and Joost have a soloing battle/shoving match, truly hilarious), Valley of the Queens (this is a real gem, an accoustic ballad with Floor doing a superb job), The Castle Hall, and in the encore, Two Gates. The rest of the songs are quite flawless as well. Songs like The Dream Sequencer are amazingly improved with the energy of a live setting.

The DVD also includes some bonus features that didn't have to be there, but certainly aren't bad. A humurous set of behind the scenes footage, an additional encore/closing song Space Truckin, which didn't fit on the audio CDs, two songs from the show in Tilburg, and a nice photo gallery. Not shabby. None of what you're getting in this package is shabby, and again I'll say, it's a fantastic deal. You're getting the entire show in CD and DVD format, for the price of what would be one DVD alone.

In conclusion- if you're a fan of progressive rock/metal music, even if you don't particularly enjoy Sci Fi and Fantasy subjects, get this album. It is surely one of the best live shows you'll ever seen recorded, period.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best live albums I have ever heard, November 22, 2004

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S. Miller "ksarrow" (Wichita, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live on Earth [w/ Limited Edition Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

This is the 2 CD set with the DVD of Star One's live performance.

You are really lucky to hear a good live album, especially with the highly overproduced CD's of today. No overdubs and its unlikely that the singer can sing as high or clear as on the CD. But not so here. Arjen surrounds himself with good singers and musicians, and the sound is huge. True, some of the lyrics are cheesy, and Robert doesn't do so well in spots, but the live versions are often better than the studio versions, with a higher energy.

Standout tracks are "Songs on the Ocean", "Dawn of a Million Souls" (my personal favorite), "Into the Black Hole" (Damian is great here), "Valley of the Queens", and "Isis and Osiris". All are much better than the studio tracks and some have different arrangements which make them better live. Russell Allen and Damian are vocally great. Floor and Irene Jansenn mesh together perfectly. Irene compliments Floor's voice very well. Peter Vink's bass and Ed Warby's drums tones are huge. Arjen's guitar tone is also very good.

The DVD is good. According to Arjen's notes he never intended on releasing the DVD. It was recorded with one or two cameras and sound off the board. Then two fans submitted their extra video shots from in the crowd and they mixed them together into the video. It is surprisingly smooth, although a couple of times seems out of sync (hence the previous reviewer's comment on Robert's lip syncing). The stage is really small for so many singers/players. But overall my friend and I liked the DVD.

Arjen's "Human Equation" CD is in my CD player at home and I listen to it all the time. Star One live is my main car CD rotation.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intergalactic Space Crusaders., January 6, 2006

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djhexane (Ohio, USofA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live on Earth [w/ Limited Edition Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

This live cd and dvd preformance portrays the very best of Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One project and Ayreon project. Some of the vocalists are Russel Allen (Symphony X), Floor Jansen (After Forever), and Irene Jansen (Ayreon) among many others. The blaze through a set that spans "Space Metal", "Into the Electric Castle", "The Universal Migrator (both parts)" ,and "Actual Fantasy." Some highlights are the Stargate-like set in which Floor and Irene spend a lot of the time singing beautifully, the drum and bass solos, and the dueling guitar and keyboard segment. If you are a fan of any of Arjen's projects or like very complex progressive metal with elaborate concept albums then this is a must buy. I shall be listening to "Intergalactic Space Crusaders", one of the best songs ever!