Ayreon - The Human Equation (2004) [3CD Remixed & Remastered 2025]

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Ayreon - The Human Equation (2004) [3CD Remixed & Remastered 2025]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 919 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 338 MB | Covers - 111 MB
Genre: Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Music Theories Recordings (MTR77382)

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 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 Åkerfeldt 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 Åkerfeldt), Reason (Eric Clayton), and Pride (Magnus Ekwall); the presence of Me's Wife (Marcela Bovio) and Best Friend (Arjen Lucassen) at his bedside; and the past events that Me is forced to reflect on.

CD 1 Tracklist:
01. Day One: Vigil
02. Day Two: Isolation
03. Day Three: Pain
04. Day Four: Mystery
05. Day Five: Voices
06. Day Six: Childhood
07. Day Seven: Hope
08. Day Eight: School
09. Day Nine: Playground
10. Day Ten: Memories
11. Day Eleven: Love

Total time: 51:14

CD 2 Tracklist:
01. Day Twelve: Trauma
02. Day Thirteen: Sign
03. Day Fourteen: Pride
04. Day Fifteen: Betrayal
05. Day Sixteen: Loser
06. Day Seventeen: Accident?
07. Day Eighteen: Realization
08. Day Nineteen: Disclosure
09. Day Twenty: Confrontation

Total time: 51:29

CD 3 Tracklist (Bonus Disc):
01. August Fire
02. No Quarter
03. Space Oddity
04. Day Six: Childhood (Acoustic Version)
05. How You Gonna See Me Now
06. Bloopers
07. Untitled Instrumental
08. When I'm Sixty-Four
09. Loser (Star One Version)
10. No Quarter (Alternative Version)
11. Back 2 Me (Dance Mix)

Total time: 41:14

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Thanks to EnAt

See also:
Ayreon - Into The Electric Cas...versary Edition, Remixed 2018]
Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star ... Age (2010) [2CD Reissue 2022]
Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Re...c (2023) [2CD Limited Edition]