Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Inside Out U.S.
• DVD Release Date: July 18, 2006
• Run Time: 140 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FPYNSU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,034 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

In 2005 Dutch guitarist/composer/producer/Ayreon mainman, Arjen A. Lucassen released the debut album of his new band Stream Of Passion. The album, Embrace The Strom, was way more modern than his Rock Operas and had a more gothic metal approach. The album went into the Dutch charts and Stream Of Passion toured Europe in early 2006. The band performed seven of their own songs plus a fine collection of Arjen Lucassen´s Ayreon classics, like Computer Eyes, Valley of the Queens, The Castle Hall, a collection of Human Equation songs and many others. For the Ayreon material the band were supported by Damian Wilson, who originally appeared on many of the Ayreon albums. The DVD was recorded in Rijssen, Holland on the 17th February 2006 and contains a bonus video clip, making of documentary, behind the scenes footage, a photo gallery and tour diary.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid effort, August 30, 2006

By 

I. Mitchell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stream of Passion: Live in the Real World (DVD)

While I'd probably consider Stream of Passion to be my least favourite of the many Arjen Lucassen projects, I've got to say this DVD is pretty well done (especially for a presumably low-budget production). The picture is pretty crisp (and widescreen) and the sound is good (5.1 and stereo mixes). I think the performances are actually better than the studio CD - there's a lot more energy in the performance.

The performance also includes several Ayreon songs, a few of which Damian Wilson guests on. Some of these work well, but a few of them Marcella Bovio's voice isn't just suited for. Don't get me wrong, I think she's a great singer, but she sounds too 'nice' for the role of Rage in Day 3: Pain or the Barbarian in the Castle Hall (or even Passion in Day 11: Love). My only other gripe was there seemed to be a lot of band members waving their hair around, which looked a bit silly.

Despite those minor criticisms, I really enjoyed this DVD and would recommend it to any fans of Arjen Lucassen's projects.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, highly recommended!, August 18, 2008

By 

Gabriel Knight (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stream of Passion: Live in the Real World (DVD)

I love this DVD, stellar performance and good editing, unlike some MTV-style produced DVD's that make you nauseous. If you are a fan of Ayreon in general and SoP in particular, you won't be disappointed! NOTE: this is not a "region 2" DVD, it's region-free and will play fine in the US DVD players.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, May 13, 2007

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Tkinb24 (Mass.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stream of Passion: Live in the Real World (DVD)

I bought this DVD without really hearing many of the Stream of Passion songs, but i did like Ayreon. I must say that I really like this DVD and watch it quite a bit more than I thought I would. Every song is great and played well. The sound quality is excellent and the video is very clear and well put together. I would highly recomend this DVD to anyone, for this one is very good. (By the way, I really like Stream of Passion now!)