星期六, 4月 15, 2017

Ayreon - The Source























Track listing
CD 1
All tracks written by Arjen Anthony Lucassen.

Chronicle 1: The 'Frame

1. "The Day That the World Breaks Down" James LaBrie, Tommy Karevik, Tommy Rogers, Simone Simons, Nils K. Rue, Tobias Sammet, Hansi Kürsch, Mike Mills, Russell Allen, Michael Eriksen, Floor Jansen 12:32
2. "Sea of Machines" LaBrie, Sammet, Allen 5:08
3. "Everybody Dies" Mills, Karevik, Rogers, Allen, Kürsch, Eriksen, Sammet, Jansen 4:42
Total length: 22:22

Chronicle 2: The Aligning of the Ten

4. "Star of Sirrah" 7:03
5. "All That Was" Rogers 3:36
6. "Run! Apocalypse! Run!" 4:52
7. "Condemned to Live" 6:14
Total length: 21:45

CD 2

Chronicle 3: The Transmigration

1. "Aquatic Race" 6:46
2. "The Dream Dissolves" 6:11
3. "Deathcry of a Race" 4:43
4. "Into the Ocean" Allen, Mills, Eriksen, Kursch, Sammet, Karevik 4:53
Total length: 22:33

Chronicle 4: The Rebirth

5. "Bay of Dreams" 4:24
6. "Planet Y is Alive!" 6:02
7. "The Source Will Flow" Rogers, LaBrie, Simons 4:13
8. "Journey to Forever" 3:19
9. "The Human Compulsion" 2:15
10. "March of the Machines" 1:40

Personnel

Vocalists

James LaBrie (Dream Theater) as The Historian
Tommy Karevik (Kamelot, Seventh Wonder) as The Opposition Leader
Tommy Rogers (Between the Buried and Me) as The Chemist
Simone Simons (Epica) as The Counselor
Nils K. Rue (Pagan's Mind) as The Prophet
Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia) as The Captain
Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian) as The Astronomer
Mike Mills (Toehider) as TH-1
Russell Allen (Symphony X) as The President
Michael Eriksen (Circus Maximus) as The Diplomat
Floor Jansen (Nightwish, ex-After Forever) as The Biologist
Zaher Zorgati (Myrath) as The Preacher

Production

Arjen Anthony Lucassen - production, mixing, recording
Yann Souetre - cover art and booklet

Musicians

Arjen Anthony Lucassen - electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, mandolin, analog synthesizers, Hammond, Solina Strings
Ed Warby - drums
Joost van den Broek (ex-After Forever) - piano
Ben Mathot - violin
Maaike Peterse (Kingfisher Sky) - cello
Jeroen Goossens (ex-Pater Moeskroen) - flute, wind instruments
Paul Gilbert - guitar solo
Guthrie Govan (The Aristocrats, ex-Asia) - guitar solo
Marcel Coenen (Sun Caged) - guitar solo
Mark Kelly (Marillion) - synthesizer solo