01011001 is the seventh studio album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's long-running Ayreon project. "01011001" is the binary representation of the ASCII value of the letter Y.
01011001 is a concept album[2] that tells the story of aliens called the "Forever", who create humanity, only to later endanger it by providing it with technology.[3]
AllMusic reviewer Cosmo Lee praised the album, saying that it has "pristine production [and] byzantine songs that feel like full albums."[6] He went on to say that "Music this over the top almost defies criticism. Reviewing it is like reviewing the world's tallest building. It doesn't care; it just goes on and on."[6]Exclaim's Laura Wiebe Taylor felt that the album had some great songs, such as "Liquid Eternity" and "E=mc2," but that some of the other songs were weaker, including "Newborn Race" and "Web of Lies."[11] She concluded her review by saying that "ultimately, 01011001 is a hard rock extravaganza."[11]
Chad Bower, in his review for About.com, said that 01011001 "has something for everyone," and that the album is "a musical tour de force that takes the listener on a musical journey with an interesting storyline and very well-written songs."[5]Record Collector's Tim Jones noted the differing styles of the album's songs, saying that "The Truth is in Here" is similar to the music of Blackmore's Night, that "River of Time" is reminiscent of Jethro Tull, and that "Beneath the Waves" reminded him of Pink Floyd.[2]
Track listingEdit
All lyrics are written by Arjen Anthony Lucassen; all music is composed by Lucassen except Anneke van Giersbergen who wrote her own vocal melodies in tracks 1 (disc 1) and 2 (disc 2), and Jonas Renkse who wrote his own vocal melodies in tracks 1 (disc 1), 2, 4 and 7 (disc 2)
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 01011001 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message 01011001 is the seventh studio album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen s long running Ayreon project 01011001 is the binary representation of the ASCII value of the letter Y 01011001Studio album by AyreonReleased23 January 2008 1 RecordedApril November 2007GenreProgressive metal progressive rockLength102 16LabelInside Out MusicProducerArjen LucassenAyreon chronologyThe Human Equation 2004 01011001 2008 Timeline 2008 Arjen Anthony Lucassen chronologyLive in the Real World 2006 01011001 2008 Elected 2008 01011001 is a concept album 2 that tells the story of aliens called the Forever who create humanity only to later endanger it by providing it with technology 3 Seventeen singers in total including Lucassen himself contributed to the album more than any other Ayreon album 4 Apart from Lucassen only Anneke van Giersbergen ex The Gathering and Floor Jansen After Forever Nightwish had sung on previous Ayreon albums on Into the Electric Castle and Universal Migrator Part 1 The Dream Sequencer respectively It also stars among others Bob Catley from Magnum Hansi Kursch from Blind Guardian Jorn Lande and Steve Lee from Gotthard in his final guest appearance before his death in 2010 The album was a commercial and critical success Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 References 6 External linksReception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAbout com nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 AllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Dangerdog com nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Melodic net nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Metal Storm nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Metal Storm 2 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Record Collector nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 AllMusic reviewer Cosmo Lee praised the album saying that it has pristine production and byzantine songs that feel like full albums 6 He went on to say that Music this over the top almost defies criticism Reviewing it is like reviewing the world s tallest building It doesn t care it just goes on and on 6 Exclaim s Laura Wiebe Taylor felt that the album had some great songs such as Liquid Eternity and E mc2 but that some of the other songs were weaker including Newborn Race and Web of Lies 11 She concluded her review by saying that ultimately 01011001 is a hard rock extravaganza 11 Chad Bower in his review for About com said that 01011001 has something for everyone and that the album is a musical tour de force that takes the listener on a musical journey with an interesting storyline and very well written songs 5 Record Collector s Tim Jones noted the differing styles of the album s songs saying that The Truth is in Here is similar to the music of Blackmore s Night that River of Time is reminiscent of Jethro Tull and that Beneath the Waves reminded him of Pink Floyd 2 Track listing EditAll lyrics are written by Arjen Anthony Lucassen all music is composed by Lucassen except Anneke van Giersbergen who wrote her own vocal melodies in tracks 1 disc 1 and 2 disc 2 and Jonas Renkse who wrote his own vocal melodies in tracks 1 disc 1 2 4 and 7 disc 2 CD 1 Y No TitleVocalistsLength1 Age of Shadows I Age of Shadows II We are Forever III Age of Shadows reprise Tom Englund Steve Lee Daniel Gildenlow Hansi Kursch Floor Jansen Jonas P Renkse Anneke van Giersbergen Jorn Lande10 472 Comatose van Giersbergen Lande4 263 Liquid Eternity Renkse Gildenlow Magali Luyten Bob Catley Englund Lande Jansen8 104 Connect the Dots Ty Tabor Arjen Anthony Lucassen4 135 Beneath the Waves I Beneath the Waves II Face the Facts III But a Memory IV World Without Walls V Reality Bleeds Gildenlow Catley van Giersbergen Jansen Lee Lande Kursch Englund8 266 Newborn Race I The Incentive II The Vision III The Procedure IV Another Life V Newborn Race VI The Conclusion Gildenlow Jansen Englund Renkse Catley Kursch Lande7 497 Ride the Comet Lande Jansen Englund Renkse Catley Luyten3 298 Web of Lies Simone Simons Phideaux Xavier2 50Total length 50 13 CD 2 Earth No TitleVocalistsLength1 The Fifth Extinction I Glimmer of Hope II World of Tomorrow Dreams III Collision Course IV From the Ashes V Glimmer of Hope reprise van Giersbergen Catley Lee Lande Englund Gildenlow Kursch Renkse Jansen10 292 Waking Dreams Renkse van Giersbergen6 313 The Truth Is in Here Lucassen Liselotte Hegt5 124 Unnatural Selection Englund Lee Lande Catley Kursch Renkse7 155 River of Time Kursch Catley4 246 E mc2 Wudstik Marjan Welman5 507 The Sixth Extinction I Echoes on the Wind II Radioactive Grave III 2085 IV To the Planet of Red V Spirit on the Wind VI Complete the Circle Englund Lee Kursch Gildenlow Jansen Renkse Catley Lande van Giersbergen12 18Total length 52 02Personnel EditVocalistsBob Catley Magnum Forever Tom S Englund Evergrey Forever Anneke van Giersbergen ex The Gathering Forever Daniel Gildenlow Pain of Salvation Forever Floor Jansen Nightwish ex After Forever Forever Hansi Kursch Blind Guardian Forever Jorn Lande ex Masterplan Forever Steve Lee Gotthard Forever Magali Luyten Forever Jonas Renkse Katatonia Forever Arjen Anthony Lucassen Mr L on The Truth Is in Here and backing vocals on Connect the Dots Liselotte Hegt Dial Mr L s nurse on The Truth Is in Here Simone Simons Epica Simone on Web of Lies Ty Tabor King s X an average middle class worker on Connect the Dots Marjan Welman a 21st century scientist on E mc2 Wudstik a 21st century scientist on E mc2 Phideaux Xavier PX on Web of Lies InstrumentalistsTomas Bodin The Flower Kings synthesizer solo on Waking Dreams Joost van den Broek After Forever synthesizer solo and piano on The Sixth Extinction David Faber cellos Jeroen Goossens flute soprano and tenor recorder on The Truth Is in Here bass flute on Unnatural Selection tin whistle on River of Time Lori Linstruth guitar solo on Newborn Race Arjen Anthony Lucassen electric and acoustic guitars bass guitars mandolin keyboards synthesizers Hammond and Solina Ben Mathot violins Michael Romeo Symphony X guitar solo on E mc2 Derek Sherinian ex Dream Theater synthesizer solo on The Fifth Extinction Ed Warby drums and percussionProductionArjen Anthony Lucassen recording production mixing and mastering Joost van den Broek engineering assistant Jef Bertels cover painting Yvette Boertje image for The Truth Is in Here Felipe Machado Franco lay out and illustrations Simone van Vegten 3D illustrationsCharts EditChart PeakpositionBelgian Albums Chart Flanders 12 80Belgian Albums Charts Wallonia 13 96Dutch Album Chart 14 2French Albums Chart 15 90German Albums Chart 16 18Swedish Albums Chart 17 54Swiss Albums Chart 18 85References Edit 01011001 by Ayreon Bandcamp Retrieved 11 June 2019 a b c Jones Tim February 2008 Ayreon 01011001 Record Collector 346 ISSN 0261 250X Archived from the original on 21 March 2016 Retrieved 7 July 2011 Ayreon 01011001 Review Metal de in German 24 January 2008 Archived from the original on 7 July 2017 Retrieved 5 June 2022 Official release note Archived from the original on 7 January 2008 Retrieved 11 October 2007 a b Bowar Chad Ayreon 01011001 About com Archived from the original on 4 February 2012 Retrieved 23 June 2011 a b c Lee Cosmo 01011001 at AllMusic Retrieved 23 June 2011 DangerDog com review Retrieved 5 September 2011 Roth Kaj Ayreon 01011001 Review Melodic net Archived from the original on 15 March 2016 Retrieved 23 June 2011 Ayreon 01011001 Retrieved 5 September 2011 Ayreon 01011001 Retrieved 5 September 2011 a b Wiebe Taylor Laura February 2008 Ayreon 01011001 Exclaim Archived from the original on 7 October 2012 Retrieved 23 June 2011 Ayreon 01011001 ultratop be in Dutch Retrieved 1 January 2014 Ayreon 01011001 ultratop be in French Retrieved 1 January 2014 Ayreon 01011001 dutchcharts nl Retrieved 1 January 2014 Ayreon 01011001 lescharts com Retrieved 1 January 2014 charts de Archived from the original on 29 October 2014 Retrieved 1 January 2014 Ayreon 01011001 swedishcharts com Retrieved 1 January 2014 Ayreon 01011001 hitparade ch Retrieved 1 January 2014 External links Edit01011001 at MusicBrainz list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 01011001 amp oldid 1175372208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
