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Limited edition with dvd, two cds, booklet in slipcase. This copy also features a pressrelease info sheet

Some fans of Arjen Anthony Lucassen’s prog metal project Ayreon had a hard time digesting his next project, the much heavier Star One. But they should not turn their backs on this live set, since more than half of it is devoted to Ayreon’s songbook. And listeners who got hooked with Star One’s Space Metal (the group’s sole studio album) are not left out either, since this concert presents roughly the same line-up of singers and musicians. Russell Allen (Symphony X), Damian Wilson (ex-Threshold), and Robert Soeterboek (Ayreon) form a powerful front line of singers. They are backed by two female vocalists and when the six of them (Lucassen sings too) sing in harmony, as in Songs of the Ocean or The Eye of Ra, they give you goosebumps. The set list is comprised of seven cuts off Space Metal, some chunks presented in sequence (and The Eye of Ra and Starchild definitely stand out), five songs from Into the Electric Castle — including Isis and Osiris and The Two Gates, serving as a showstopper — and a couple of selections from Universal Migrator, Actual Fantasy, and The Final Experiment. The band is in stellar shape, putting an extra effort into the last concert of the tour. The balance between Lucassen’s arena-style riff shredding and the more ambitious compositions is what makes Live on Earth an entertaining listen. The same concert are featured on both the cds and the dvd.

Cd track list:
1. Lift Off
2. Set Your Controls
3. High Moon
4. Dreamtime
5. Eyes Of Time
6. Songs Of The Ocean
7. Dawn Of A Million Souls
8. The Dream Sequencer
9. Into The Black Hole
10. Actual Fantasy
11. Valley Of The Queens
12. Isis And Osiris
13. Amazing Flight In Space
14. Intergalactic Space Crusaders
15. Castle Hall
16. The Eye Of Ra
17. Starchild
18. The Two Gates

Dvd track list:
1. Lift Off
2. Set Your Controls
3. High Moon
4. Dreamtime
5. Eyes Of Time
6. Songs Of The Ocean
7. Dawn Of A Million Souls
8. The Dream Sequencer
9. Keyboard Solo
10. Into The Black Hole
11. Actual Fantasy
12. Valley Of The Queens
13. Isis And Osiris
14. Amazing Flight In Space
15. Bass Solo
16. Intergalactic Space Crusaders
17. Castle Hall
18. The Eye Of Ra
19. Starchild
20. The Two Gates
21. Photo Gallery
22. Behind The Scenes
23. Space Truckin-encore Rijssen
24. Intergalactic Laxative-encore Tilburg
25. Dreamtime-vocals by Edward Reekers