Ayreon Universe

Wow! Where do I begin? Just finished watching the live performance Blue Ray. First let me say that the package, the product is beautifully done. When I first received it, I thought they had mistakenly sent me the vinyl version, because it was about the size of a record album. But no, this was the 5 disc/ 2CD 2DVD Blue Ray edition, but packaged to look like a record album. Beautiful full size picture book inside, going song by song, showing who performed on which song in order. Wonderful photography! Nice hard cover. This brought me back to the days when as a young kid, I would get a new album, put it on my record player and open up the album on my bed, look at the pictures and if included, read the lyrics along with the music for a totally immersive experience. Todays norm of streaming or downloading music is just so empty in my opinion. This is how music and artistry is supposed to be experienced ... immersively! As for the CD's... I really didn't buy this for the CD's, I bought it for the video, the live experience, but it's nice to have them in the package. The live performance itself... just, incredible! The amount of talent on that stage is just staggering! Arjen pulled no punches with this. I've been an Ayreon fan for years, and seeing it performed live was just such a treat. The production, the musicianship , the rehearsals, the time that must've went into this is amazing. They must've had such fun putting this together! This is art! This is music! This is raw talent! Seeing this material performed live puts a whole new perspective on Arjens work. Don't hesitate, just buy it!

Music is subjective, so CD was delivered on time in flawless condition.

The quality of this box set is amazing, looks like a book, the bluray shows all the thing that all love of ayreon

Fantastic performance of insanely talented musicians and singers. I'd give it 10 stars if I could.

Can't be happier! Totally worth it

Absolutely FANTASTIC!!! What a great project, sure to be a classic for decades to come.

It was extremely nice. I wasn’t expecting the book to be a hardback with tons of photos. Very good concert as well. Excellent performances by all!

The amount of talent that Ayreon can Assemble for his releases is utterly amazing

excellent

Meine Rezension bezieht sich auf das Earbook Box-Set, womit wir schon genau mittendrin wären, denn aus der (m.E. etwas irreführenden) Bezeichnung "Earbook" und der nicht näher beschriebenen Details der beinhaltenden Disc1 bis Disc5 könnte man nur sichergehen auch die Box mit 2 CDs, 2 DVDs und einer BlueRay zu erhalten, wenn man sich diese Info von der Ayreon Homepage holte.Zur Musik gibt es kaum mehr hinzuzufügen: ein schöner Querschnitt durch alle Ayreon Alben! Auf Star One könnte ich verzichten, aber das ist Geschmackssache, dennoch perfekt vorgetragen, womit ich bei meinem Highlight dieser Ausgabe wäre, nämlich der Videoaufzeichnungen.Ein Augenschmaus! Endlich konnte man die einzelnen Künstler auch in Aktion sehen! Sehr ansprechende Bühnenshow! Allein dafür Kaufempfehlung!Es wurde in einer anderen Rezension fehlende Synchronität bemängelt. Ich habe bisher nur die BlueRay (komplett) geschaut und mir fiel das in keiner Szene auf.

This has to be the most high quality, extensive package that takes me back to the days of deluxe vinyl. Large record size product that has lots of pictures. I think actually this is better than anything I can even think of that I had such a great impression on me as a kid like Kiss "originals", etc. Documenting the music in every form, sound, booklet, and DVD / Blueray all in one package. A collector and true fans prize.

Una edición de lujo para un trabajo musical magnífico, todos los involucrados en este proyecto tanto técnicos como artistas desempeñaron un gran papel, grandioso resultado, esta edición limitada viene presentada en formato libro contiene 2 CDs, 2 dvds y un blu-ray, espectacular, recomendado para todo amante de la música aunque no sepas nada acerca de este género simplemente sumergete en él, llegó en excelentes condiciones

Testimonianza rara di uno dei grandi musicisti dell'era moderna. Peccato la sua scarsa presenza sul palco. Ottima la qualità audio e video. Bellisima la versione earbook. Regia troppo protagonista e dinamica. Cominque acquisto obbligato per i fans.