Arjen Anthony Lucassen

This guy has an uncanny sense for corny, candy-sweet melodies and I love it!

Is This a JoJo Reference?

Just now I learned that Rutger Hauer was the narrator. o.o

First disc is the fun one I'd say :3

Is it just me, or is the second disc to this album way better than the first?

The guy is a musical Chuck Norris. [8] HAHAHAHAH

Arjen is a fucking GOD [666]

The guy is a musical Chuck Norris. [7]

Was goona chime in with my praise for Arjen but I'm a little speechless after seeing MG0rdo's avatar :-)

The guy is a musical Chuck Norris. [6]

The guy is a musical Chuck Norris. [5]

The guy is a musical Chuck Norris. [4]

Mr. L, the true 21st century schizoid man.

If Lost in the New Real isn't album of the year (more like generation) then you haven't listened to it. [6]

If Lost in the New Real isn't album of the year (more like generation) then you haven't listened to it. [5]

If Lost in the New Real isn't album of the year (more like generation) then you haven't listened to it. [3]

-Dr Slumbers Eternity Home- good (ѳ’ω’ѳ)

The guy is a musical Chuck Norris. [3]

rutger hauer's voice in the intros is an eargasm

v I actually had and it was my biggest dissapointment of 2012

If Lost in the New Real isn't album of the year (more like generation) then you haven't listened to it. [2]

2012 has been a pretty good year for Rock and Metal. Epicloud by Devin Townsend Project, Eremita by Ihsahn, Portal of I by Ne Obliviscaris, Time by Wintersun and a lot more albums! Album of the year for me is stuck between Devin, Ihsahn and Arjen.

If Lost in the New Real isn't album of the year (more like generation) then you haven't listened to it.

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The guy is a musical Chuck Norris. [3] I don't really see the comparison but what the heck! :D Yah, in years I haven't listened to any new album as much as I have listened to Lost in the New Real. The concept really gets me. The future world described in the album actually feels scarily credible to me! :o Mostly.

The guy is a musical Chuck Norris. [2] I just knew he'd never disappoint us

The guy is a musical Chuck Norris.

Dreaming of Pink Beatles... <3 Arjen is a musical genius

<3

new solo album is just simple, melodic, pop, rock'n'roll...etc... MASTERPIECE!!!

Really enjoying Lost in the New Real, very solid album, cover songs are really good too.

liked it on the first listening... loved it on the second... a masterpiece on the third one :)

If you're not really liking Lost in the New Real, give it more of a chance and more listens.. I did and it really grew on me. I like the whole vibe of the album a lot. It's got a very classic rock / Beatles feel to it that I've not really indulged myself in in a long time.. and along with Arjen's usual style/sound/technique, it makes for a really good album.

So it's Ayreon next, huh? Now that The Dream Sequencer lives a sad life on its own(?), this doesn't come as a total surprise. :) Would hope that Tommy Karevik will be a guest singer. Absolute emotion in that voice!

V I kind of understand what you mean. If this really was a try to freshen up his music, it didn't quite work. Still, I don't see what's there to change, it's perfect for me as it is! :) I think the concept and connections to Ayreon got me going more than the songs separately, although they are great as well!

I'm really dissapointed by "new solo album". It's really boring, and through whole album I had that "hey, I've heard it before" feeling. Definitely worst arjen's album ever.

Just listened to the first time. Can't really comment since I'm in awe. Perfect, once again! It worked even without massive layers of great guest singers! All I can say is, what themes, both explicitly and implicitly covered. What awesome music and artwork, and symbolism and references to political themes, music, to pretty much everything. What an awesome way to create a picture of this awful future world where not I and seemingly not the composer would want to live in (or would it be actual living at all? I think one of the many messages of this album is, get the fuck out of your virtual world and enjoy the world that's actually around you). Just picture perfect psychological masterpiece, yet again! Mr. L has definitely taken his pills as Arjen is back as splendidly as ever! Not only does he always make great music, lyrics and concepts, but Arjen also seems very humane with his views. I think part of my affection to his music is that I seem to share about 100% of his opinions...

Despite how fantastic the new album is, every time I listen to it all I think of is how much of a total boss Rutger Hauer is.

this man is God!!!

Как обычно. Парочка песен, может быть, будет прослушиваться более, чем один раз.

Had to order the new 2cd... Lost in the New Real seemed so great that the rest of the stuff can't be bad either knowing mr. Lucassen :)

Lost In The New Real is one of those albums that has so many different sides, it's hard not to like some of them.

Ah, right, should buy the 2CD box as soon as possible. A song titled Pink Beatles in a Purple Zeppelin can't be bad! :) Well... an Arjen song can't be bad, to be more exact...

Awesome new album! Really liked Welcome To The Machine and Battle of Evermore from the 2nd CD and Lost in The New Real, Pink Beatles... and Yellowstone Memorial Day from the 1st

I uploaded the lyrics to Minilyrics! thanks for this!

I uploaded the lyrics to Minilyrics! The concept is awesome!

My favourites are "The Social Recluse", "The space Hotel", "E-Police" and "Lost In The New Real". Love the album. The ending of disk 1 made me think of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_in_a_vat.

Great new album, but not as good as his Star One album "Vicitims of the Modern Age".