Mike covers a song he originally performed on from the Ayreon album The Theory of Everything. For more clips and full episodes check out the CZcams channel!
Mike Mills and Anneke van Giersbergen are the only two singers who could make me melt regardless of what they were singing. It could be a song I hate, a children's nursery rhyme, happy birthday to you, I would be weak kneed and pathetically grateful. Mike is a real legend!
Im sorry to be the one to point it out, but this video conclusively proves that our dear Michael is in fact a machine. An advanced tone generator of sorts sent to us from the future. This naturally after they successfully mated DNA from Freddie Mercury and Frank Zappa to grow this hybrid musical tone drone. The purpose of his mission is as of yet still unknown, but so is what lies beneath his hat. The problem is that they put the setting on Mike to 11, so he now shamelessly smash it out on a regular basis. How this will in time change the face of music as we know it is uncertain, but in the mean while we pray that he uses his powers for good. May a doG be with us
I didn't know about Ayreon in any capacity until CZcams suggested this video today. After watching this, I opened Spotify to check out this album, and I am blown the fuck away. As a huge science/sci-fi nerd who also loves epic rock/metal operas and concept albums, this album was a truly amazing find. Your performance was epic, as expected!
I hope you went on to check the other albums too, there's a lot of sci-fi throughout most of them and all of them are epic! Toehider tackles this theme too sometimes, like in "No, Not You... YOU"
Thank you especially for this one. The Theory of Everything was the path that led me to your brilliance, and I've been enjoying your incredible voice ever since.
5 years and nobody has mentioned the shirt. The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything. Also the number of tracks on the album.
This guy is awesome...A vocal genius. Glad I have discovered him through Ayreon. I am diving in to Toehider, and I am really enjoying how much different the music is than most other prog bands.. Love it....
Perfection. This dexterity on the guitar and how he managed to reproduce the Electric part plus the piano bit... Not to mention this golden voice, obviously. Mike foreva 🖖
Fantastic Mike. You were just brilliant in Tilburg last weekend. You and Hansi really made this a show to remember. Fantastic consert. Already waiting for the DVD to come out.
Thank you so mutch... This made my day go from mehh.. To crying and feeling like im so lucky! You are freaking amazing. This is from my fav Ayreon album, and I would love for you to do more of it 😍
I don't want to sound like a simple fanboy or anything, but I just want you to know that your role and performance (alongside the other vocalists and musicians) on the Theory of Everything moved me more than I can put into words. The album meant more to me than I can explain, and you were such an integral part of it. Thank you.
This is an excellent piece of music performed by an excellent musician. Very well done (excepting and forgiving a few adorable live mistakes of course ;-)
my god, you're very very amazing , you're an inspiration for me ( a left handed guitarist too lol) , I will be very happy if you could work on a new metal project like Ayreon or Avantasia for exemple. That's can be tremendous!!! ( sorry for my english i'm french ).
Wow, so good! Truly the brightest shining star (excluding Arjen I suppose) from that incredible album, which is really saying something. ps: The answer is *blindingly* near. Get it right, man. :)
Mike did an amazing job on the Theory of everything. Really brought some kick ass singing to the mix. Thats how I noticed Toehider and it rearranged my perception of our musical future, for the better.
Hi Mike, I am yet another who learned of you through Ayreon. Love your voice.Neat bit of guitar here too. Thanks for contributing to my enjoyment of music. :)
So a-frikkin-mazing. Awesome job! My dear friend Peta just introduced me to a girl from NYC. Bebe Rexha. Multi-instrumentalist, too. She plays guitar, piano and trumpet. Now, that you have some experience with collaborations that bridge continents, here is one example of what she does: czcams.com/video/zDo0H8Fm7d0/video.html (I'd like to hear what she does, playing trumpet. Just curious.)
Now I understand why Arjen said "Michael Mills is my musical hero".
this guy is simply brilliant mate just like Arjen and the rest of AYREON
I completely lost it when he started singing Cristina's part. Such an amazing guy.
Seriously? same key as Cristina/Marcela? Are you freakin kiddin me?? ...Sincerely amazing.
Mike Mills and Anneke van Giersbergen are the only two singers who could make me melt regardless of what they were singing. It could be a song I hate, a children's nursery rhyme, happy birthday to you, I would be weak kneed and pathetically grateful. Mike is a real legend!
Im sorry to be the one to point it out, but this video conclusively proves that our dear Michael is in fact a machine. An advanced tone generator of sorts sent to us from the future. This naturally after they successfully mated DNA from Freddie Mercury and Frank Zappa to grow this hybrid musical tone drone. The purpose of his mission is as of yet still unknown, but so is what lies beneath his hat. The problem is that they put the setting on Mike to 11, so he now shamelessly smash it out on a regular basis. How this will in time change the face of music as we know it is uncertain, but in the mean while we pray that he uses his powers for good.
May a doG be with us
Man you're high... Also 👍
That scene on 1:06?
he's not a machine, he's just a mutant that dropped out Xavier's school
"our dear Michael is in fact a machine" well it explains why at The Source Ayreon cast him as TH-1 and why he is so awsome in this role.
he will grow. know his name.
I didn't know about Ayreon in any capacity until CZcams suggested this video today. After watching this, I opened Spotify to check out this album, and I am blown the fuck away. As a huge science/sci-fi nerd who also loves epic rock/metal operas and concept albums, this album was a truly amazing find. Your performance was epic, as expected!
I hope you went on to check the other albums too, there's a lot of sci-fi throughout most of them and all of them are epic! Toehider tackles this theme too sometimes, like in "No, Not You... YOU"
same bro
I'm a simple man : I see Mike Mills, I click "like". I listen to him, I click "love".
One man rock opera, amazing 🙌🏻
Thank you especially for this one. The Theory of Everything was the path that led me to your brilliance, and I've been enjoying your incredible voice ever since.
Same here!
same here (3)
And I as well think of you as Father to Tommy Karevik. You warm my soul, Mr. Mills.
Same here
Same here. Have been a fan ever since.
5 years and nobody has mentioned the shirt.
The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything.
Also the number of tracks on the album.
I'm starting to think that all the latest Ayreon albums was Mike MIlls voice with different effects...
I believe he recorded a lot of guide vocals as well, so at some point it was basically all him...
True. I'm even starting to think that Arjen's body is of some sort Mike Mills' in a skinny version. OR the opposite. Are these two geniuses twins ?
Next perform hyper drive from devin Townsend! You know you want to.
This guy is awesome...A vocal genius. Glad I have discovered him through Ayreon. I am diving in to Toehider, and I am really enjoying how much different the music is than most other prog bands.. Love it....
Mike Mills has a fucking epic vibrato...
Perfection. This dexterity on the guitar and how he managed to reproduce the Electric part plus the piano bit... Not to mention this golden voice, obviously. Mike foreva 🖖
Transposes onto guitar great! Mike's vocal were never in doubt..... simply awesome
Fantastic Mike. You were just brilliant in Tilburg last weekend. You and Hansi really made this a show to remember. Fantastic consert. Already waiting for the DVD to come out.
A great singer and instrumentalist and a great and beautiful piece of art by one of the greatest composers in history!
Goosebumps!
every single note so effortlessly perfect. chilling.
The talent is dripping off my screen
Thank you so mutch... This made my day go from mehh.. To crying and feeling like im so lucky! You are freaking amazing. This is from my fav Ayreon album, and I would love for you to do more of it 😍
Cheers Kevin ❤
Love this version so much! Cant stop listening to it!
Hail from Iceland!!
I don't want to sound like a simple fanboy or anything, but I just want you to know that your role and performance (alongside the other vocalists and musicians) on the Theory of Everything moved me more than I can put into words. The album meant more to me than I can explain, and you were such an integral part of it. Thank you.
simply genius !!!
Tears of joy. So amazing.
Bravo Mike. Sounds fantastic.
I have to say that several of your acoustic covers I prefer to the original, and this is one of them.
This is the absolute best.
This is one of my favorite songs ever! Your performance on this song was incredibly moving.
Holy fucking shit, this gave me goosebumps man! Ayreon rocks! Michael too apparently :)
What a great voice!
Dude you did such a great job! I wish I could sing like you
This is an excellent piece of music performed by an excellent musician. Very well done (excepting and forgiving a few adorable live mistakes of course ;-)
OOOOOOHHH GOD! I've been waiting for this since Arjen released his album!
Loved it man!
Awesome voice...
This is disgustingly good
A tab for this would be awesome!
Any chance of this happening?
Phenomenal version of one of my favourite tracks.
this shit is better then the original! I can't stop mashing that damn replay button
yeah ngl I don't think I'll stop coming back here any time now
SUPERB !
Beautiful guitar work dude!! I'm floored!
Thanks for this awsome acoustic cover!!
that was pretty damn terrific!
God damn you've got a great voice. And tToE is a fantastic album (and song, all three parts).
Fantastic!!
Awesome man. You have great voice too!
WOW! AMAZING!
Awesome ... love it.
I love this, even better than the original.
my god, you're very very amazing , you're an inspiration for me ( a left handed guitarist too lol) , I will be very happy if you could work on a new metal project like Ayreon or Avantasia for exemple. That's can be tremendous!!! ( sorry for my english i'm french ).
WOW. didn't expect that...
O... M... G... i just died and came back to life
Wow, so good! Truly the brightest shining star (excluding Arjen I suppose) from that incredible album, which is really saying something.
ps: The answer is *blindingly* near. Get it right, man. :)
open mike night 2019 coming to Patreon, excited as fuck!
Amaaaaazing!
I wish I could remove the 3 clearly accidental downvotes
Epic!
Haha, every time, every single time I do the same mistake on the intro xD
this was awesome! i had no idea you were affiliated with ayreon. the more you know!
Mike did an amazing job on the Theory of everything. Really brought some kick ass singing to the mix. Thats how I noticed Toehider and it rearranged my perception of our musical future, for the better.
merqury5 hell yeah. i actually found him because of the kate bush cover
SMEAR dot EXE and what a great cover innit
Manon Charles heck yeah it is
lol all the teenwolf posters
who is the guy behind. he sits so mysterious there
insert appreciative comment here.
Sandra Honeyman *response*
Hi Mike, I am yet another who learned of you through Ayreon. Love your voice.Neat bit of guitar here too. Thanks for contributing to my enjoyment of music. :)
STAHP!!!
you Must to be in MTV
Eey, a fellow lefty! :P
you have maybe voice from Scorpion or Guns N Roses.....have a nice day!
>he will never be your Father
;_;
after Kate Bush a hint of hawkwind, it just keeps getting better and weirder
martin eclectic I haven't really heard any hawkwind
they spanned prog rock, sci fi and punk and metal so its a compliment [I hope]
mind you with over 40 years there is some dross in their as well
Dp
So a-frikkin-mazing. Awesome job!
My dear friend Peta just introduced me to a girl from NYC. Bebe Rexha. Multi-instrumentalist, too. She plays guitar, piano and trumpet. Now, that you have some experience with collaborations that bridge continents, here is one example of what she does:
czcams.com/video/zDo0H8Fm7d0/video.html
(I'd like to hear what she does, playing trumpet. Just curious.)
Mike, your voice is ridiculous. That is all.