The Human Equation

by Ayreon

The Human Equation cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 May 2004
  • Label: Inside Out
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Length: 1:41:19
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Ed Warby, Marieke van der Heyden, Robert Baba

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Arjen Lucassen's most ambitious project, 'The Human Equation' is a sprawling rock opera set inside the mind of a coma patient. Featuring a massive cast of vocalists including James LaBrie and Mikael 脜kerfeldt, it blends progressive metal with folk and symphonic elements. It is a grand, narrative-driven masterpiece of the genre.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, conceptual, death, melodic, theatrical

Tracklist

  1. Day One: Vigil (1:33)
  2. Day Two: Isolation (8:42)
  3. Day Three: Pain (4:58)
  4. Day Four: Mystery (5:37)
  5. Day Five: Voices (7:09)
  6. Day Six: Childhood (5:05)
  7. Day Seven: Hope (2:47)
  8. Day Eight: School (4:22)
  9. Day Nine: Playground (2:15)
  10. Day Ten: Memories (3:57)
  11. Day Eleven: Love (4:18)
  12. Day Twelve: Trauma (8:59)
  13. Day Thirteen: Sign (4:47)
  14. Day Fourteen: Pride (4:42)
  15. Day Fifteen: Betrayal (5:24)
  16. Day Sixteen: Loser (4:46)
  17. Day Seventeen: Accident? (5:42)
  18. Day Eighteen: Realization (4:31)
  19. Day Nineteen: Disclosure (4:42)
  20. Day Twenty: Confrontation (7:03)

Credits

  • Marieke van der Heyden - cello
  • Ed Warby - drums, percussion, featuring
  • Arjen Anthony Lucassen - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, lap steel guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, organ [hammond], featuring, written-by, composed by
  • Pieter Kop - engineer [arjen's bass guitar recording]
  • Devin Townsend - featuring, Lyrics By [Rage]
  • Devon Graves - featuring, Lyrics By [Agony]
  • Eric Clayton - featuring
  • Heather Findlay - featuring, Lyrics By [Love]
  • Irene Jansen - featuring
  • James LaBrie - featuring
  • Magnus Ekwall - featuring
  • Marcela Bovio - featuring
  • Mikael 脜kerfeldt - featuring
  • Mike Baker - featuring
  • Robert Baba - violin
  • Peter Daltrey - voice [as forever]
  • Yvette Boertje - voice [the hospital voice]
  • Meri Pitk盲nen - voice [the sexy cough]
  • Ayreon - Primary Artist
  • Jeroen Goossens - Flute, Panpipes, Didgeridoo, Bassoon
  • Joost van den Broek - Soloist [Synth], Spinet
  • John McManus - Flute [Low Flute], Whistle
  • Martin Orford - Soloist [Synth]
  • Ken Hensley - Soloist [Hammond Solo]
  • Oliver Wakeman - Soloist [Synth Solo]

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