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This has got to be Ayreon’s best record since The Human Equation. Its length was cut down a bit from the last two albums, now under an hour and 30 minutes, which makes it a much more doable listen. The more modern production has done wonders for the general sound of the record, removing a layer of cheese that often inhabits Ayreon’s music. The cheese certainly still exists, but it’s not at all too much here. All the featured vocalists were great choices and had great ... read more
Maybe not the greatest story told, but it flows amazingly in a sonic way and it's probably the greatest cast of Ayreon singers yet.
"That's the entire point of this isn't it, was this a story that needed to be told?' - Mr Plinkett
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Track List
Disc 1
| Chronicle 1: The 'Frame | ||
| 1 | The Day That the World Breaks Down 12:32 | |
| 2 | Sea of Machines 5:08 | |
| 3 | Everybody Dies 4:42 | |
| Chronicle 2: The Aligning of the Ten | ||
| 4 | Star of Sirrah 7:03 | |
| 5 | All That Was 3:36 | |
| 6 | Run! Apocalypse! Run! 4:52 | |
| 7 | Condemned to Live 6:14 |
Disc 2
| Chronicle 3: The Transmigration | ||
| 1 | Aquatic Race 6:46 | |
| 2 | The Dream Dissolves 6:11 | |
| 3 | Deathcry of a Race 4:43 | |
| Chronicle 4: The Rebirth | ||
| 4 | Into the Ocean 4:53 | |
| 5 | Bay of Dreams 4:24 | |
| 6 | Planet Y Is Alive! 6:02 | |
| 7 | The Source Will Flow 4:13 | |
| 8 | Journey to Forever 3:19 | |
| 9 | The Human Compulsion 2:15 | |
| 10 | March of the Machines 1:40 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 28 minutes
