[2025-05-16] Ayreon "The Human Equation (Remixed And Expanded Edition)" 3CD set (Music Theories)

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14196

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVFMFR81/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon Canada
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DVFMFR81/?tag=imwanca-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVFMFR81/?tag=imwan-21

Description
Remixed and remastered classic Ayreon album, originally released in 2004, with bonus tracks from the Ayreon archives. The Human Equation was the sixth album from the progressive rock project Ayreon by Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen. As with other Ayreon albums, it features guest appearances from several musicians previously unrelated to the project, including James LaBrie of Dream Theater, Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth, Eric Clayton of Saviour Machine, and Devin Townsend, performing music arranged and written by Lucassen.

The album explores the idea of psychological rebirth, and follows the story of a man who, after falling into a coma following a car crash, is confronted with his past, his emotions, and his current situation as he lays trapped inside his own mind. The circumstances surrounding the crash 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 (Mikael Akerfeldt), Reason (Eric Clayton), and Pride (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.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. Day One: Vigil
2. Day Two: Isolation
3. Day Three: Pain
4. Day Four: Mystery
5. Day Five: Voices
6. Day Six: Childhood
7. Day Seven: Hope
8. Day Eight: School
9. Day Nine: Playground
10. Day Ten: Memories
11. Day Eleven: Love

[CD2]
1. Day Twelve: Trauma
2. Day Thirteen: Sign
3. Day Fourteen: Pride
4. Day Fifteen: Betrayal
5. Day Sixteen: Loser
6. Day Seventeen: Accident?
7. Day Eighteen: Realization
8. Day Nineteen: Disclosure
9. Day Twenty: Confrontation

[CD3]
1. August Fire
2. No Quarter
3. Space Oddity
4. Day Six - Childhood (Acoustic Version)
5. How You Gonna See Me Now
6. Bloopers
7. Untitled Instrumental
8. When I'm Sixty-Four
9. Loser (Star One Version)
10. No Quarter (Alternative Version)
11. Back 2 Me (Dance Mix)

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14196

"Day Two: Isolation"

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

Great great album!

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14196

The American pre-order price for this 3CD set has been reduced by more than $3, and is now $16.69:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVFMFR81/?tag=imwan-20

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14196

Update: All of the pre-order links in the first post are now active.

[2025-05-16] Ayreon "The Human Equation (Remixed And Expanded Edition)" 3CD set (Music Theories)

Who is WANline