I really, really tried to like this album. The plot, the special guests, as well as Ayreon being on the fore-front of progressive metal, it just sounded perfect to me. I was pretty dissapointed.

One of the biggest let-downs of the album is the female vocalists featuring in so many songs. I liked Ayreon’s Star One project, except the female vocalist(s) on there felt kind of over-used and awkward too. Compared to other Ayreon material, particularly ‘The Human Equation’, ‘01011001′ really doesn’t sound too different.
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