Planet Y is indistinguishable from the other disc of
01011001. In some ways, that is a
strength because both of the 01011001 discs are really good. However, the sound of each of discs is
indistinguishable in style though each of the songs on both albums are easily
recognized. So, what I am not saying is
that Ayreon may be summed up to this point in that all their songs are
indistinguishable. In fact, every Ayreon
song that I have listened to is easily distinguished from any other Ayreon
song. The problem is that Ayreon seems
to be re-releasing the same style of music on his albums, such that there is no
need to buy all of them. I remember as a
child my aunt describe this phenomena to me with respect to Pink Floyd in that
if you have heard one Pink Floyd album, then you might as well have heard them
all even though virtually no person would be incapable of discerning the exact
song Pink Floyd is playing in their
catalog.
So, my recommendation with respect to this album is that if
you haven’t heard Ayreon before, then this is a great place to start. However, if you own several Ayreon albums,
then you can be assured that you already know what you are going to purchase,
should you purchase this album. So, it
comes down to whether or not you have heard enough of the Ayreon sound in my
commentary as to whether or not you should buy this album.
As far as the musicianship goes, Ayreon is somewhere between
progressive rock and progressive metal, and they are at the top of their genre
as far as skill goes. I am a huge fan of
both of these genre’s which are actually very similar. Like a metal band, they like distortion and
spookiness. However, Ayreon mixes in
very well into a shuffled collection of heavy rock too. I would also say that Ayreon is more than
music that only musicians can appreciate.
Pretty much just about anyone can understand this sound, although anyone
may or may not enjoy it as a matter of preference.
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