THE HUMAN EQUATION

What a luck. I just got this new Ayreon cd last night 07/26/04 at Aquarius PI (a local CD store). And it's the exclusive one with bonus DVD in it. I played it right the way at home. And I'm still keep playing it again and again until now. And... well, I can say that the whole songs here are excellent. The story about someone in coma is good. Arjen had never done it before. Each character is perfectly delivered by great vocalists such as James LaBRie of Dream Theater, Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth, Devin Townsend and Mike Baker (Shadow Gallery). The music, as always, is amazing. The way he composed is brilliant. Overall, this is an excellent album. But... there's nothing new for me. It's just another concept album. If you ever heard any Ayreon's previous album, Pink Floyd's The Wall, Dream Theater's Scenes from A Memory or even Tobias Sammet's Avantasia, well, this is a similar one. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Recommended or not? It's up to you, guys.