- Star One
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Name = Star One
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Background = group_or_band
Origin =Netherlands
Genre =Space rock Progressive metal
Years_active = 2002–present
Label =InsideOut Music
Associated_acts =Ayreon
URL = [http://www.arjenlucassen.com/starone/so_index.html starone.com]
Current_members =Arjen Anthony Lucassen Ed Warby Russell Allen Damian Wilson Dan Swanö Floor Jansen
Past_members =Star One is a Dutch
progressive metal side-project ofArjen Anthony Lucassen ofAyreon fame.Origins
Star One was born out of the remnants of an abandoned collaboration between Lucassen and
Iron Maiden frontmanBruce Dickinson . Dickinson proposed the idea and the two exchanged ideas and put together four songs, Lucassen writing the music and Dickinson writing the lyrics.The project was abandoned however after Lucassen mentioned the project on the internet and Dickinson's manager called off negotiations. Instead of completely abandoning the material that had already been produced, Lucassen decided to put his own lyrics to the music and created Star One. cite web|url=http://www.ragnarokradio.co.uk/2008/05/episode-19-into-electric-castle.html|title=Ragnarök Radio Interview Part Two|accessdate=2008-05-09]Music
The music of Star One is heavier than that of Lucassen's
progressive rock opera project Ayreon and draws influences from seventiesspace rock and blends them with modernprogressive metal . They have released one studio album, 2002's Space Metal and a live recording with material by Ayreon in addition to that by Star One. At present there are no known plans for any future Star One releases: Arjen Lucassen has stated that the project was merely a chance to write some less serious, more stylistically unified songs, as opposed to the material he normally writes for Ayreon. The project's name is a reference to the British science fiction television seriesBlake's 7 .Future
Lucassen has stated that he does not want to make another Star One album:
It is important to note however that the possibility of a reunion has not been entirely ruled out.
Album line-up
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Arjen Anthony Lucassen -Guitar s, bass, keyboards
*Ed Warby (Gorefest ) - drums
*Russell Allen (Symphony X ) - Vocals
*Damian Wilson - Vocals
*Dan Swanö (Nightingale,Edge of Sanity ) - Vocals
*Floor Jansen (After Forever ) - VocalsAdditional musicians:
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Jens Johansson (Stratovarius ) - Keyboards
*Erik Norlander (Rocket Scientists ) - Keyboards
*Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery ) - Guitar
*Robert Soeterboek (Cotton Soeterboek Band ) - Backing vocals
*Dave Brock (Hawkwind ) - Lead and backing vocals (Hawkwind Medley only)Live line-up:
For the live shows, Arjen Lucassen played guitar and synths. In addition, he reprised his vocal role as the "Hippie" character for the songs from Ayreon's "
Into the Electric Castle " concept album. Furthermore, Dan Swanö could not commit to the tour, being in the middle of work on Nightingale's "Alive Again ". (It's interesting to note that Arjen Lucassen contributed a guitar solo to this album.) Swanö's vocal parts and certain sections of the Ayreon material were handled live by Robert Soeterboek, who has appeared on several previous Ayreon albums. Apart from this, the central line-up was unchanged. The following guest musicians took part in the performance:*
Russell Allen - Vocals
*Floor Jansen - Vocals
*Damian Wilson - Vocals
*Robert Soeterboek - Vocals
*Irene Jansen - Vocals
*Ed Warby - Drums
*Peter Vink - Bass
*Joost van den Broek (After Forever ) - Keyboards
*Ewa Albering (a.k.a.Ewa Smarzyńska ) -Flute Discography
*Space Metal (2002)
*Live On Earth (2003, live album)References
External links
* [http://www.arjenlucassen.com/starone/so_index.html Star One official website]
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