Ayreon - Loser

[zemmlan]

i've listened to ayreon for years :D and this is one of my absolute favorites!

[w7class]

Who does the vocals?

[Carafota]

@w7class Mike Baker (cleans) and Devin Townsend (growls)

[Cookaymuus]

DEVIN!

[METALMETALAS]

Great Melody

[dasaintsman5121]

Found this by accident and I must say AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[OmgItsGaryBusey]

there's a comment here with 200+ upvotes, yet the top comment has 17

cool youtube 10/10

[bsemmelbeck]

i'm a little bummed that dev isn't in the video, still awesome though

[MarinVillalpando15]

The ending is by far a total killer ending worth headbanging to and screaming along to.

[JesseJohnWilsonMusic]

WOW

[DiamondDude1996]

He looks like a cross between Bill Bailey and The Undertaker

[SkateOrDie881]

87 people are losers.

[TheFreakinGuitarist]

Beautiful.

[MrFritzli88]

love the end

[Skouros8]

epic ending! :)

[Stormblast06]

"I came here to watch you bleed, oh how I love to gloat If you had any balls at all, you'd grab me by the throat You don't even look like me, ha! Not even close! You're an aberration, some freak...I suppose, loser!" <3

I have this on Dream of The Dragon. Awesome song.

[MsShitHappens]

hahaha, interesting, experimental, a little bit crazy...

I don't like it.

[Al4utube]

Bless God he doesn't look like him!! :D

[kadlec98]

You have to listen to the whole Ayreon Rock Opera, all 8 albums!!

[2manynotes]

If you like Rock/metal Opera, google "Road to Consciousness".

[Glashatay]

good intro

[Al4utube]

@Glashatay yeah the intro is great, the rest sucks.

[fantasmaofdoom]

Ayreon is awesome!

[Tarrinai]

THEY TOOK AYREON OF SPOTIFY! D:

[Tha1wan]

Epic!

[demonionuevecolas]

hope, and this one are my two favorites of the album.

[ThraxxNecro]

Ayreon is great.

[bandi1117]

Justin Bieber have 85 youtube account....

[Seemops45]

@bandi1117 -.-



[MrResilire]

@bandi1117 Hurr durr

[Jellybeanzi]

@bandi1117 ...the fuck?

[carassomaiden]

Hahaha, 'It has no chorus'

It's a pity that there's no more Ayreon's videoclips... or a DVD, I don't know. I really like 01011001, I'd like to see it performed on stage.

[TLvanKnippenberg]

@carassomaiden There is the Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One live DVD titled 'Live on Earth', a recording of the performance in Rijssen. It's not technically Ayreon, but it's worth your time.

[LYTHBAND]

kid rock got fat

[rockabdechafi4ever]

Plz someone tell me whats the intro song ????? plz

[TheSpiritualhealing]

@rockabdechafi4ever .....day one: vigil is the introsong of this album. but you gotta listen to the compleet album to understand what this is about. it's one big tale from the beginning to the end......ENJOY

[Lyenna1993]

I love this song, but I want to know: is it really Arjen singing in the video? it doesen't look like him..

[Roadtoconsciousness]

@Lyenna1993 it's Mike Barker and there are some extra vocals by Devin Townsend (never, never)

[carlitox9999]

0:49  PEDO BEAR !!!

[Simp44]

It sounded interesting before this loser started "singing". He & the lyrics are freaking horrible.

[poesimo]

Qué música tan peculiar. Buena, muy buena.

[4FRIENDSRADIO]

Power power power!!!!!!!!!

[CapnPuff69]

2:01 pacman died :(

[DoJaenin]

Ayreon are insulting little children? :(

[DarkELfBG4ever]

Arjen is a genius.....=]

[Tralalalala66]

I see a lot of folks here saying that this is Devin Townsend singing.

Actually its late Mike Baker from Shadow Gallery. You can check Ayreon's official page for confirmation.

Cheers :)

[krisdaschwab912]

@Tralalalala66 Townsend is in the end as rage.

[Tralalalala66]

@krisdaschwab912 yep, forgot to mention that :)

[MarinVillalpando15]

The album version is good but the guitar and synth solos sound freakin' amazing and the entire song is alot heavier. :) And Arjen, you are hilarious at the end xD

[PANDURAfliction]

LOVE the abstract composition!

[MrVeangy]

LOSER!

[1pa2ch]

I must say, I LOVE this song!! It's somehow extremely powerful and very believable, and at the same time nearly funny.... and in a strange way extremely brutal, too....

[magvol123]

album version is SO much better

[seegurke34]

this song isnt jusz good its also hilarious

[ch3ck0r84]

This song is pure "eargasm" !!! :D

[GruntyMcgrue]

Ayreon from start to finish has 12 hours and 54 minutes, and some odd seconds of win! Seeing as every album relates to another and the way in which they do it is just epic.

I'd have to say one of the best musical performances ever.

[vincentdesatho]

weird song ?? lol...you have to listen the entire album, it's such a great opera and you have to learn to listen to music...

[juganer123]

@vincentdesatho its actually not an opera, itd technically be called a concertante, which is an opera without the acting and stage performance. Handel was well known for his concertante pieces (i.e. the Messiah)

[7nevyn7]

@vincentdesatho Well someone understands... YOU, Your so Right, if you have ears for this a whole new world opens.

[audiospank]

have a cd recorded by a friend , Think its called the Human Equation ,it is one of the most sonically excellent cds ive heard in a long time ,my subs love the bass in this music,very deep ,makes the house really good.

[link1126]

Love the Celtic melodies

[roflowns]

realy wierd song

[videogamesvictor]

anyone know who the vocalist is?

[newianpaice]

@videogamesvictor mike baker is the main vocalist and the end 'NEVER' bit is done by devin townsend

[cronus4rock]

@videogamesvictor devin townsend

[CentiZen]

@videogamesvictor Devon Townsend, doing a wonderful Alice Cooper impression

[Kniightt95]

There are 80 losers.

[bokma7]

Devin Townsend for the win!!

[shaharrr53]

what a beautiful folk metal

[trots22]

I just fucking love them.. One of the greatest songs

[LampusGilak]

But... It's completely different from the studio version! But however it's ok...

[Cynnicio]

Woah, there was a time when MTV played music? When?

[Taud]

@Cynnicio LOL it was a time of dial up internet and many people didn't even own a computer!!! *gasp*

[razadelibertad]

@Cynnicio In Europe

[minecraftsteve2]

@razadelibertad lol he asked when not where

[razadelibertad]

@minecraftsteve2 :) I'm Sorry

[minecraftsteve2]

@razadelibertad BUT you are right ;)

[rudolftheduck]

@Cynnicio this is played on MTV Netherlands since they are a Dutch band.

[ihateusernamemaking]

2:00 - 2:09

[Liyiemen]

Didgeridoo FTW!!!!!!

[jeweetzelluhf]

@WaffleCopter54 ayreon is not a band, it´s a project, leaded by the dutchman arjen lucassen, he put a few classical, metal, and folk musicians together and this came out of it, and you´re right, it´s a great song

[mauroPYwb616]

Devin Townsend FTW

[Gangu1z]

Experimental Folk Metal?

[assiot666]

@Gangu1z scarage?

[laihof]

Cows... sweeeeeet!!!

[TheTwilightIsMyRobe]

funny song lol :)

[ayreonaut1701]

The best part is 3:35 on!

[cronus4rock]

@ayreonaut1701 thats like 7 seconds  :/

[thelumptube]

Best part is when Devin Townsend kicks in

[Tributorious]

I love Ayreon, even though he turned me down two years ago :< Being a nobody stings sometimes

[Andybaby]

This the first time i've heard this band - VERY interesting mix of styles!!!

Will hear more. Thumbs up!

[Fight4YourFeelings]

This is different from the album version... :\ pretty awesome though

[Gretgor666]

Ayreon ftw.

[Pandorastoolbox]

I dont know which version I find better,

This one, or one the album, they are totally different from each other.

I do love the long intro on the album

[Dracodick]

u know, i dont mean to offend anyone, im just stating my opinion, but i thought this song was awesome...til the guy started singing.

[zeoevil]

@Dracodick This. This right here. Good to go until until fat Dutch Vince Neil started singing.

[thexrandomxherox]

this song sucks, how it made it on mtv is beyond belief. there is no chorus which most songs need. and when he says that he never fails is a lie because hes failed at maintaining a balanced diet judging that he has a double chin, he also fails at having good relationships because he says his ex wives have all sued him. he should have never tainted the music industry with such garbage.

[mastro111]

@thexrandomxherox go listen to bieber, he has chorus

[872andy872]

@thexrandomxherox No chorus, chorus = not necessary in prog.

You fail at having a life while that guy is making money doing what he loves, who cares about his weight.

You wont ever get a wife so you should be jealous, also they couldn't sue you, you're a broke 40 year old man in his mothers basement.

You shouldn't have tainted this comment wall.

The real garbage is you.

[bloodphoenixab]

@thexrandomxherox Honestly, you need to go back to middle school and learn about poetry and lyrics. Songs do not need a chorus to succeed. Rather, it is more important to have an established pattern which, unless you were deaf, there was a clear pattern. Do not go trying to diss the composition when you clearly have no previous (and common) knowledge on the subject. Stop "tainting" our listening experience with your childish garbage.

[thexrandomxherox]

@bloodphoenixab shutup bitch

[WolfhoundMercenary]

@thexrandomxherox You must be the biggest ignorant fuck I've ever seen. But good riddance to you, I am so glad the industry isn't run by maggots like yourself.

Keep jumping to ridiculous conclusions, it makes you look even more of an ass. LOL!

[Lievcocijo]

@WolfhoundMercenary sadly, it is run by maggots like that; ; otherwise we would have more good musicians like these more often on the air

[TheJonnyEnglish]

@thexrandomxherox what an intellectual response! I applaud your efforts at trying to make an ingenious comeback!

[TheHornedGoddess]

@bloodphoenixab Bravo!

[DasRies]

@bloodphoenixab Fuck, you got trolled so badly.

[BenJoeMosesII]

@bloodphoenixab

I share your view of song structures. Just an easy example: I bet many of you have at least once listened to Hallowed Be Thy Name by Iron Maiden: one of their most acclaimed songs. That songs doesn't even have a chorus, but still.., - "you can't explain that!" :)

[peeweesweden]

@thexrandomxherox You've obviously never listened to the album. Or read the lyrics. Or understood the actual situation this song is about. Go do your homework, then you may come back and try again.

[TomDarkwulf]

@thexrandomxherox So the lyrics to a song always have to describe the singer. Fail. Also, there are plenty of good songs that have no chorus.

[SaintofLightandDark]

@thexrandomxherox You should never have tainted the comment section with your lame comment

[AndreisReaper666]

@thexrandomxherox Person who knows nothing about music. oh such a silly little child you are.

[kuroyama1]

@thexrandomxherox

its part of a story in an album

its called rock opera

the point is that the main character featured on other songs' father the main character of this song is an ASS has kids in prison other than his one successful son who he hates and you know what? no i'm not gonna try explaining it

listen to the WHOLE album and try to understand it

[123si4]

@thexrandomxherox pease die!

[TheRealZ4ppy]

@thexrandomxherox Loser... ;)

[MetalJassim]

@thexrandomxherox No offense meant, but this is an incredibly stupid comment.

[Stratocaster777]

@thexrandomxherox That must be the worst lamest and most ignorant comment ive read in a LOTof time #FAIL

[farrex0]

i fucking hate the folk metal types but this ust sounds sooo awesome

[Azhanel]

faved cus of musicians chasing cows!

[dbzmenneke]

73 people arent losers...

[victorcastrocm]

@dbzmenneke Nope, 73 people ARE losers.

[Keloraen]

Вокалист похож на Филиппа Киркорова

[xfbeni]

I LOVE ED WARBY 1.55+  ;-)

[alt1579]

What an awesome song, the range of instruments is incredible! What a genius one must be to put them together and create such a great sound. Ayreon rocks!

[cheyveck]

Superb vocals by Mike Baker R.I.P. and Devin Townsend, though I prefer the album track :-) ... nevah, nevah, nevah!

[EnrageD420]

this edited version drives me bonkers, I'm sure 73 people agree with me..

[MrArrrock]

I LOVE THIS SONG!! I'VE BEEN BLASTING THIS FOR 8 YEARS!!!  AND NOW IT GETS FAMOUS. BOUT TIME

[satrianilife]

I can actually listen to my song singing this song to me : (

[anime4ever2996]

lol,I didn't know the undertaker was any good at singing,coz last time I heard him in the ring he couldn't even speak properly.

[TheEbird67]

Wouw ! Blijft goed !

Dank je voor t delen van de videoclip !

Had em nog niet gezien !

gr uit Brabant, NL

[mattfloyd75]

Devin Townsend!

[SancharKhan]

@LundePowered Definitely, The melody seems like Folk metal. I prefer scream vocal with that. Maybe we can take this beat.

[q12e34]

ten utworek ma pierdolnięcie

[TheFreekass]

schwul? (gay?)

[DrVelvetProductions]

RIP Mike Baker. One of the greatest progressive metal/rock singers to ever live.

[AltaGauss]

For me Ayreon (and all Arjen Lucanssen's bands) is the best band in the world, he just not only gets the best musicians ever, but also he makes masterpieces, guitar, bass, flute, drums, vocals and a bunch of instruments that not everyone uses, and an awesome history in every album, but Arjen makes them sound like anyone can, and this song mixes them so beatufily that is a blessing to hear this in my life (sorry if someone thinks otherwyse but is personal opinion at least)

[AltaGauss]

One of my favorites, R.I.P. sadly for one of the bests song sI've ever hear, Metal always lives on

[xxmetalfistxx]

This is aryeons song to james hetfeild and metallica

[dysphazia]

Why doesn't this song have over 100 million views?

[annanthrax]

@dysphazia

'cause there are too many ignorant ones with youtube ;)

[Jokieish]

@dysphazia cause it goes from scratch

[Jokieish]

their Best probly song

[ConsumedByDrums]

I SWEAR CRAZIEST THING EVER WITH THIS BAND

i know i guy who works at a florida recording studio and he said he recorded this band and he gave me a raw cd with this song and 14 others and this song is a lot different during the solos and the cd version i have is a lot better imo and its a lot longer. im going to look for it and upload it but i just hope theres not an official alternate version already released then ill feel real dumb.

[chad24allc]

Devin Townsend gives me chills... The kind that put a crooked smile on my face =}

[Kayanan23]

Which album is this?

[drake1004]

@Kayanan23 The Human Equation

[TheCrowley86]

GREATTT!!

[gouriel]

The violinist, especially at the end of the solo, is so ace! Wish this version was on one of the albums!

[crazysjaak]

@gouriel No wonder the violin is epic. The one who plays it is the singer of the golden earring.

[BetterTasteThanU]

geysing

[vaital77]

love to see Mike Baker singing !!! ...miss his voice !!!!

[xfbeni]

ed is such a good drummer!!!

[HerrUhyre]

I really want Devin and Arjen to form a band together, this is one of the best songs I've heard. :(

[Gorerupted]

Arjen have to ask Devin again ^^

that end is awesome

[w0ll3sup3r]

Its great right up until the part where he says loser for the first time, from there on off it just goes downhill :(

[WilmerWW]

My god! I did'nt know Mike Baker died! How tragic! R.I.P.

[DanielBigField]

R.I.P. Mike Baker

Devin Townsend FTW!!!

The ending is fucking awesome!

[Miunni]

@PartyTillYouPassOutx oh, so there already was a band making prog-folk-rock-operas about people in coma fighting their personificated feelings voiced by amazing metal vocalists? What was it's name, I have to check it out!

[MarinVillalpando15]

@Miunni Nah, you're already on the right page my friend. :) Haha, PartyTillYouPassOutx is funny, I mean really, Ayreon has been around for quite a while, it was their genius idea to make music like this, don't you think? :)

[Lievcocijo]

@Miunni check out Janus, the german band.. i think youll like it ;)

[Lievcocijo]

@Miunni check out Janus, the german band.. i think youll like it ;)

[Lievcocijo]

@Miunni @Miunni check out Janus, the german band.. i think youll like it ;)

[harresnar]

this song is way to good for mtv!!

[Curbaani92]

Fuckin epic ending:D amazing song!!!!!!!!!!!

[Maze8216]

way back when MTV used to play music :/

[ichionid]

Lysaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­!

[DGMRuadeil]

the album version is better, but this is still cool

[shamone12345678910]

The first verse kinda sounds like the melody to the intro of paint it black

[nazghor]

I hear somewhere this folk elements but I do not remember where. Could somebody help?

[hunthell]

@nazghor the beginning of the song..? if you clarify, i could probably answer your question.

but theres folk influences throughout ALL of "The Human Equation"

[nazghor]

@hunthell yes it is between 0:10 and 0:21. Thank you in advance.

[dan1088352]

@LundePowered Because you touch yourself at night.

[yaroslav64]

@LundePowered

Well played? Not sure if you're completely retarded or kinda clever.

[yaroslav64]

@LundePowered

WTF kinda reply is that?