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The T 666 
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 Posted: 23 Jun 2011 at 9:21pm |
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^There's no bad bad album in all Ayreon. The worst one is still decent.
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topofsm
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Posted: 24 Jun 2011 at 1:23am |
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I must be an unusual one because THE kind of bores me (though I haven't actually bought the album, I was merely sampling it, so I might have to take a look at the booklet), but I've been groovesharking 01011001 and I find it immensely better for some reason. I think THE sacrifices a bit of "epicness" most of the time in order to present more story, and they have to cut down most of the songs to a basic songwriting verse-chorus format.
That being said, the interplay between James Labrie and Eric Clayton in "Day Two: Isolation" at the beginning immediately turned me off. It was just cheesy beyond belief, and for it being at the beginning of the album it left a bad impression right off the bat. Most of Devin Townsend's songs except for probably "Day Eight: School" are epic times one million. |
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Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want.
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UMUR
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Posted: 24 Jun 2011 at 2:12am |
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The T 666
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Posted: 24 Jun 2011 at 10:54am |
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You are not alone in getting slightly bored with THE, but I also get that way with 0101101100. The last great Ayreon album for me was The Universal Migrator double-pack.
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adg211288
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Posted: 24 Jun 2011 at 12:51pm |
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About The Human Equation, it took me a long time to really get into that one. I actually reviewed it some years ago and gave it a decent score but nothing in the 'masterpiece range'. Eventually though I had to pull my review from the Internet because I no longer agreed with it. Many claim THE as the definitive Ayreon album though, and that I still don't agree with. I definitely prefer 01011001 to it. For me it doesn't get better than Into the Electric Castle.
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J-Man
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Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 9:57am |
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01011001 is my favorite. Absolute 5 star masterpiece IMO.
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Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime
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Prog Geo
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Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 10:11am |
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My awful review for it in PA, it's a 5 star review.
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Inexistence is the true normality.
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