AYREON
Actual Fantasy

1996
Стиль: Progressive Metal
Страна: Holland

Arjen Anthony Lucassen – бас, гитара, ударные, клавишные

Приглашенные музыканты:

Robet Soeterboek – вокал
Edward Reekers – вокал
Okkie Huysdens – вокал
Cleem Determeyer – синтезаторное соло на 3, 4
Rene Merkelbach – Хаммонд, синтезаторное соло на 2
Floortje Schilt – скрипка

Треклист:

01-Actual Fantasy
02-Abbey Of Synn
03-The Stranger From Within
04-Computer Eyes
05-Beyond The Last Horizon
06-Farside Of The World
07-Back On Planet Earth
08-Forevermore
09-The Dawn Of Man
10-The Stranger From Within (single version

Ссылки : тема на форуме
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лирика

Actual Fantasy, единственный альбом проекта, в котором нет чёткой концепции и сюжета

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On 'Actual Fantasy' Arjen wanted to stimulate fantasy, not simulate reality. Actual fantasy is the opposite of virtual reality.

Actual Fantasy
This song is the intro of the CD and starts like a fairy-tale, beautiful, with a classical orchestra.

Abbey of Synn
Synn is the old spelling for 'sin' and also refers to the important role of the synthesizer on the CD. Inspired by the movie 'Name of the Rose' with Sean Connery, the song tells the story of a monastery where laughter is strictly forbidden. One by one monks die mysteriously each having a blackened finger and tongue. It turns out that the monks have discovered a book of comedy written by Aristotle, but the pages are poisoned; if you lick your finger to turn a page it will kill you.
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