The Human Equation

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Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Day One: Vigil2.751:33
2Day Two: Isolation
recording engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Daniel William Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
alto flute and guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
guest keyboard and solo synthesizer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [fear]:
Mikael Åkerfeldt
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [pride]:
Magnus Ekwall
guest lead vocals [reason]:
Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Klop Baroque Keyboard Instruments in Garderen, Gelderland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Day Two: Isolation
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
4.258:43
3Day Three: Pain3.254:58
4Day Four: Mystery
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Daniel William Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin, synthesizer and lead vocals [best friend]:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [pride]:
Magnus Ekwall
guest lead vocals [wife]:
Marcela Bovio
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Day Four: Mystery
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
45:38
5Day Five: Voices3.257:10
6Day Six: Childhood3.55:05
7Day Seven: Hope3.62:47
8Day Eight: School
recording engineer:
Daniel William Kearley (production music), Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Daniel William Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [fear]:
Mikael Åkerfeldt
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [pride]:
Magnus Ekwall
guest lead vocals [rage]:
Devin Townsend
guest lead vocals [reason]:
Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine)
recorded at:
Devlab in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Day Eight: School
additional lyricist:
Devin Townsend
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
3.54:23
9Day Nine: Playground3.252:15
10Day Ten: Memories3.753:58
11Day Eleven: Love
photography:
Jolanda Verduijn
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Daniel William Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [fear]:
Mikael Åkerfeldt
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [pride]:
Magnus Ekwall
guest lead vocals [wife]:
Marcela Bovio
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
music videos:
Video: Day 11: Love by Ayreon
recording of:
Day Eleven: Love
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
3.54:18
CD 2
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1Day Twelve: Trauma49:00
2Day Thirteen: Sign
recording engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Daniel William Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin, synthesizer and lead vocals [best friend]:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
contrabass flute:
John McManus (flutist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ed Warby
guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist) and John McManus (flutist)
guest keyboard and spinet:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
soprano recorder and treble recorder / alto recorder:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [wife]:
Marcela Bovio
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Klop Baroque Keyboard Instruments in Garderen, Gelderland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Day Thirteen: Sign
additional lyricist:
Heather Findlay
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
3.54:48
3Day Fourteen: Pride3.754:43
4Day Fifteen: Betrayal3.255:24
5Day Sixteen: Loser
recording engineer:
Daniel William Kearley (production music), Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone and Gary Wehrkamp
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Daniel William Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
contrabass flute:
John McManus (flutist)
didgeridoo:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist) and John McManus (flutist)
guest Hammond organ and solo Hammond organ:
Ken Hensley
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [father]:
Mike Baker (US metal vocalist for Shadow Gallery)
guest lead vocals [rage]:
Devin Townsend
recorded at:
Devlab in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ninth Street Studios in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Day Sixteen: Loser
additional lyricist:
Devin Townsend
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
4.54:46
6Day Seventeen: Accident?
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Daniel William Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
guest synthesizer and solo synthesizer:
Oliver Wakeman
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [reason]:
Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine)
guest lead vocals [wife]:
Marcela Bovio
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Day Seventeen: Accident?
additional lyricist:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
3.255:42
7Day Eighteen: Realization
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Daniel William Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin, synthesizer and lead vocals [best friend]:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
bassoon and flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
contrabass flute and whistle:
John McManus (flutist)
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist) and John McManus (flutist)
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [fear]:
Mikael Åkerfeldt
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [pride]:
Magnus Ekwall
guest lead vocals [reason]:
Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine)
guest lead vocals [wife]:
Marcela Bovio
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Day Eighteen: Realization
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
44:31
8Day Nineteen: Disclosure44:42
9Day Twenty: Confrontation
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Daniel William Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin, synthesizer and lead vocals [best friend]:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [fear]:
Mikael Åkerfeldt
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [pride]:
Magnus Ekwall
guest lead vocals [reason]:
Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine)
guest lead vocals [wife]:
Marcela Bovio
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Day Twenty: Confrontation
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer-songwriter)
4.257:04