The Theory of Everything

by Ayreon

The Theory of Everything cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 October 2013
  • Label: InsideOut
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Length: 1:29:53
  • Community rating: 3.23/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Arjen Anthony Lucassen's long-running progressive rock project takes a massive conceptual step away from sci-fi into complex human drama. Featuring guest appearances from prog legends like Rick Wakeman and Steve Hackett, the record is a massive, theatrical rock opera divided into four distinct phases.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, melodic, maximalist, theatrical

Tracklist

  1. Prologue: The Blackboard (1:55)
  2. The Theory Of Everything, Pt. 1 (3:01)
  3. Patterns (1:03)
  4. The Prodigy's World (1:31)
  5. The Teacher's Discovery (2:58)
  6. Love And Envy (2:39)
  7. Progressive Waves (3:16)
  8. The Gift (2:38)
  9. The Eleventh Dimension (1:46)
  10. Inertia (0:45)
  11. The Theory Of Everything, Pt. 2 (1:50)
  12. The Consultation (3:49)
  13. Diagnosis (2:48)
  14. The Argument 1 (0:24)
  15. The Rival's Dilemma (2:22)
  16. Surface Tension (0:57)
  17. A Reason To Live (0:45)
  18. Potential (3:14)
  19. Quantum Chaos (2:09)
  20. Dark Medicine (1:23)
  21. Alive! (2:29)
  22. The Prediction (1:05)
  23. Fluctuations (1:01)
  24. Transformation (3:13)
  25. Collision (3:26)
  26. Side Effects (2:59)
  27. Frequency Modulation (1:44)
  28. Magnetism (3:54)
  29. Quid Pro Quo (3:09)
  30. String Theory (1:29)
  31. Fortune? (1:36)
  32. Mirror Of Dreams (2:30)
  33. The Lighthouse (3:16)
  34. The Argument 2 (0:49)
  35. The Parting (3:27)
  36. The Visitation (3:27)
  37. The Breakthrough (2:00)
  38. The Note (1:11)
  39. The Uncertainty Principle (2:09)
  40. Dark Energy (0:44)
  41. The Theory Of Everything, Pt. 3 (1:29)
  42. The Blackboard (Reprise) (1:13)

Credits

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