Instrumentalist The Human Equation Ayreon

READ THE INFO:The Musicians are:
Arjen Lucassen plays: all electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitars, mandolin, lap steel guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, Hammond

Ed Warby (Gorefest) plays: all drums and percussion

Acoustic instruments: (Dutch Band Flairck):

Robert Baba - all violins

Marieke van den Broek - all cellos

John McManus (Celtus, Mama's Boys)- low flute on Days 13, 16 and 18 and whistle on day 18

Jeroen Goossens - flute on Days 3, 5, 9, 14 and 18, alto flute on Day 2, bass flute on Days 5 and 14, panpipes on Day 6, descant and treble recorder on Day 13, didgeridoo on Day 16, bassoon on Day 18.

Additional keyboards and solos:

Joost van den Broek (After Forever) - Synthesizer solo on Day 2, spinet on Day 13

Martin Orford (IQ, Jadis) - Synthesizer solo on Day 15

Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) - Hammond solo on Day 16

Oliver Wakeman - Synthesizer solo on Day 17.

The Singers:
James LaBrie (Dream Theater) as Me
Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth, Bloodbath) as Fear
Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine) as Reason
Heather Findlay (Mostly Autumn) as Love
Irene Jansen (ex-Karma) as Passion
Magnus Ekwall (The Quill) as Pride
Devon Graves (Dead Soul Tribe/ex-Psychotic Waltz) as Agony
Marcela Bovio (Elfonía, Stream of Passion) as Wife
Mike Baker (Shadow Gallery) as Father
Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon/Stream of Passion/Ambeon/Star One) as Best Friend
Devin Townsend (ex-Strapping Young Lad/ex-The Devin Townsend Band) as Rage
Peter Daltrey as Forever (uncredited cameo).

Concept and storyline:

The album explores the idea of psychological rebirth, and follows the story a man who, after falling into a coma following a car accident, is confronted with his past, his emotions, and his current situation as he lays trapped inside his own mind. The circumstances surrounding the accident are mysterious, as the man ("Me", portrayed by James LaBrie) ploughed into a tree on a deserted road in broad daylight. Following this, he slips into a twenty-day coma, with each day represented by a single song. Each song follows a slightly different format, though there are major common themes, such as the presence of Me's manifest emotions in his dream world (including Fear portrayed by Mikael Åkerfeldt, Reason portrayed by Eric Clayton, and Pride portrayed by Magnus Ekwall); the presence of Me's Wife (Marcela Bovio) and Best Friend (Arjen Anthony Lucassen) at his bedside; and the past events that Me is forced to reflect on.
The plot builds from Mes early broken state to his eventual rebirth as a new and better man. His own dark past; in which he suffered beneath an abusive Father (Mike Baker), was driven to become merciless by school bullies, and eventually betrayed his closest friend for his own benefit; is intertwined with the plot surrounding Wife and Best Friend, eventually revealing the cause of the accident: Me had witnessed the two sharing an intimate moment, and had swerved his car into a tree in his despair. The three eventually come clean and forgive each other, leading Me to conquer his negative emotions and escape his nightmarish prison.
The story terminates with a sci-fi twist in contrast to the psychodrama of the album, but reminiscent of earlier Ayreon releases. The final song cuts suddenly to silence as it reaches a crescendo, and a computerised voice announces the shut-down of the Dream Sequencer. The voice of Forever then speaks the final words of the album, tying its events into the overall Ayreon plot that began with The Final Experiment.

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[mightymaikmovies]

yay thats my uncle =D

[makitalang]

really? please tell him how much his solo in 0:52 :P I listen to it over and over since 2004 :P

[fnglert]

THE is Ayreon's best album. But 01011001 is very, very close.

[fnglert]

I concur. The Human Equation is truly a masterpiece.

[Spiderironman]

2:40 - sounds like an ending of Human See, Human Do from the Star One album

[AyreonJr]

I love both Synth solos on this song. So. fucking. epic!

[Caldera]

4:27 - 5:13 is by far one of my favorite solos ever written for any music. It still gives me chills every time I hear it.

[edeldoe]

what a fucking dutch

[masterouch]

i love to play new version of music

[blu3j4yw4y]

@tandersn9 agreed! :D

[tandersn9]

@blu3j4yw4y one of the best melodies ever written!!

[mightymaikmovies]

okay i will:p

[gerachev]

Accident?