01011001 is about how the people of a distant planet, Planet Y, lose a war to machines. The machines, instead of killing them, simply mechanize their lives to a point where they are completely reliant on technology. They forget how to feel and how to have emotions. They find themselves in a state of "comatose." They want to continue their race, so they place their DNA on extremophiles and send it to earth on a comet. The comet kills all the dinosaurs (the Earth Extinction) in the process.
@sol800111 Their plan works, and the extremophiles further the race on Earth. However, in the second half of the album, the human race evolves too fast (1900-2085) and they eventually all kill themselves in a Global Thermonuclear War (The Sixth Extinction). "The Human Equation," and "Into the Electric Castle," are both other Ayreon albums. They are about programs run by the emotionless people of Planet Y that are trying to remember what it is like to experience emotions.
I'm really not a fan of the 01011001 double album, although I love the rest of the Ayreon canon. Having said that, this song kicks all kinds of ass. I'm writing my senior thesis in part on evolutionary biology, and this is ridiculously fucking appropriate to listen to while working.
@JustAnotherSonicFan They've been found everywhere from the sides of volcanoes to arsenic lakes. They have also been found on comets and satellites and there is currently a theory floating about that Life on earth originated from a comet crashing and the extremophiles on the comet propagating the Earth. hence, the line "You are the future little extremophile". Yes, I know my shit.
01011001 is about how the people of a distant planet, Planet Y, lose a war to machines. The machines, instead of killing them, simply mechanize their lives to a point where they are completely reliant on technology. They forget how to feel and how to have emotions. They find themselves in a state of "comatose." They want to continue their race, so they place their DNA on extremophiles and send it to earth on a comet. The comet kills all the dinosaurs (the Earth Extinction) in the process.
sol800111 1 week ago
@sol800111 Their plan works, and the extremophiles further the race on Earth. However, in the second half of the album, the human race evolves too fast (1900-2085) and they eventually all kill themselves in a Global Thermonuclear War (The Sixth Extinction). "The Human Equation," and "Into the Electric Castle," are both other Ayreon albums. They are about programs run by the emotionless people of Planet Y that are trying to remember what it is like to experience emotions.
sol800111 1 week ago
I'm really not a fan of the 01011001 double album, although I love the rest of the Ayreon canon. Having said that, this song kicks all kinds of ass. I'm writing my senior thesis in part on evolutionary biology, and this is ridiculously fucking appropriate to listen to while working.
hunterofmammoths 1 month ago
Such an amazing song! Storytelling such as this is rare indeed. And the songwriting is simply unparalleled. Arjen \m/
syntheticskull 1 month ago
A good song choice for procreation.
P4W3R 1 month ago
Ed Warby <3
SkateOrDie881 5 months ago
A song about panspermia... well, I didn't see that coming. XD
Xbalanque84 5 months ago 7
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This song is so $|-|IT!
Caboose5011 7 months ago
01 and The Human Equation are some of Arjen's best works, incredible music
Greg509 1 year ago
What's an extremophile?
JustAnotherSonicFan 1 year ago
@JustAnotherSonicFan
Extremophiles are bacteria how are able to survive and even trive under extreme circumstances like extreme cold for example
mijnraafje 1 year ago 2
@JustAnotherSonicFan An extremophile is an organism that can resist to extreme conditions.
piranha031091 1 year ago 20
@JustAnotherSonicFan They've been found everywhere from the sides of volcanoes to arsenic lakes. They have also been found on comets and satellites and there is currently a theory floating about that Life on earth originated from a comet crashing and the extremophiles on the comet propagating the Earth. hence, the line "You are the future little extremophile". Yes, I know my shit.
EffingTank 7 months ago 7
@EffingTank lol love this comment!
whitewolfwithblackSP 6 months ago
awesome song!!!!!
pokemonrule97 1 year ago
omg i'm writing a story right now and that song fits perfectly! Love it!
GrinseKatze64 1 year ago 12
@GrinseKatze64 aye do it! excellent song
Xleron 1 year ago 2
je serais soft mais direct: j'adore!!! :((
MsPaco27 2 years ago