The Eagle WIll Rise Again is the highest point when it comes to meaning: A hopeful message through a melancholic, sad and religious melody.
Voyager is a fantastic beginning (the name implies what awaits you) and then introduces the second part, which has fantastic lyrics ("How can you be so sure that the wonders you've made in you life will be seen by the millions who'll follow to visit the site of your dream?").
Three songs divided into three parts that shelter the listener in a musical paradise full of wisdom and wonderful harmonies. I understand the rating it receives on this page as it is not a totally progressive album, but the way the conceptuality is carried out throughout this fantastic trilogy is more than memorable. The most underrated album I've ever heard. Posted Saturday, Decem| Review this album | Report (Review #2649446) Pyramid has a few treasures, a bevy of nice pop songs, and sadly, it also has garbage in it. This album has the onerous task of following up on what was undoubtedly a career high with the magnificent "I Robot," and the standards are unmet in many respects, which is upsetting. These bad songs are in my opinion are literally formulaic fillers, and they have no progressive value even though they are well produced. Issue with this album is that it has a few bad songs in it. Moreover, the introduction to 'In The Lap Of The Gods,' a grandiose and bombastic instrumental that bursts into life with an orchestra and choir at the finish, kind of kicks things off.Įxquisite production is still in place, in addition to superb musicianship, and mediocre tunes, as one would expect from Alan Parsons' production, and it is no surprise. Furthermore, this album is declared by many as a formulaic pop/rock album.Ĭonsidering their repeating themes of the Middle East, Egypt, and the Pyramids themselves, the following three songs can indeed be thought of as a trilogy. Especially those who are familiar with metronomes can easily guess where the album is going. Even though the segue builds up a strong opening, the single being insistently repetitive makes some listeners flee. Starting with the meditative ambient instrumental 'Voyager,' the album moves smoothly (segues) into their single 'What Goes Up,' which features David Paton and Dean Ford on lead vocals. Pyramid, The Project's third album, was released in 1978 and went on to chart at #26 on Billboard, building on the popularity of I Robot. "Freudiana" (1990): PARSONS and WOOLFSON planned an album called "Freudiana", about the psychiatrist Sigmund Freud.Īlan Parsons Project / Alan Parsons Project "Gaudi" (1987): This album was inspired by the life and works of Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926), a Catalan architect whose grand conception, The Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona. "Stereotomy (1985)": The word Stereotomy comes from Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue". "Vulture Culture" (1984): "an unsparing look at modern society, at contemporary relationships and the business of popular culture." "Ammonia Avenue" (1984): The title track was inspired in part by a Petro-Chemical plant in Middlesborough, England. "Eye in the Sky" (1982): "a cautionary tale about the loss of individualism." It's tied up with Monte Carlo, gambling there and taking risks generally." "The Turn of a Friendly Card" (1980): "a reflection of something that was going on in my subconscious. "Pyramid" (1978): "Pyramid" examined the power of ancient myths. "I Robot" (1977): The story of the rise of machine and the decline of man, which paradoxically coincided with his discovery of the wheel. "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" (1975): The theme of this album is inspired by he works of Edgar Allen Poe. Additionally, Andrew POWEL joined the project in 1976 as musical arranger. He creates the concept, writes some of the music and hires the artists, while WOOLFSON writes the lyrics, some of the music and sings on many tracks. (PARSONS does play keyboard and sings on some tracks.).
Along with songwriter Eric WOOLFSON, PARSONS created a series of 10 (and counting) albums of progressive rock, employing a rotating cast of session musicians to do most of the performing. The ALAN PARSONS PROJECT is a "project" of acclaimed English producer Alan PARSONS, best known for his works with The BEATLES's "Abbey Road" and PINK FLOYD's "Dark Side of the Moon". Formed in 1975 - Somehow active until 1990 (last record release in 1987)