THE HUMAN EQUATION

I only bought this album because it has devin townsend on it. His parts, which he wrote himself, show yet again that there are few people in history who can create a piece of music such as Devin. Devin's self-written self-produced sections have an added level of production which the rest of the album lacks... yet, I did listen the whole album, and as an added bonus every other song on this musical is good, and for an ensemble piece that is rare. Ayreon does a fine job of combining classical structure to modern and old-fashioned instuments, and his compositions, although sometimes draining upon first listen, all become endearing and entertaining. I recommend to anyone who enjoys music to attain this album, if only as a way of sampling Townsend's brilliance, if not for the great album as a whole. In my opinion this is one of the top ten albums of the year.