THE HUMAN EQUATION

I was counting the days 'til this was released. I pre-ordered the limited edition because I knew this was going to be great! (I did the same with Space Metal although most claim it is an inferior release; to which I disagree.) Over the past couple of years I must admit that I put this album on the shelf. I just spun it tonight, and was knocked on my ass. Arjen is THE most gifted composer alive on the face of the Earth! To me, it would be blasphemy to break this down to a track-by-track review. This is Arjen's manifesto of the human condition!

BTW, I'm not a DT fan, but LaBrie turns in a magnificent performance. As gifted as the vocalists and musicians on this record are; The Human Equation is greater than the sum of the parts. I wonder how many take some of what the learned from Lucassen and ply it to their own works.