It seems to me that Alan Parsons had his great works, and that after Ammonia Avenue Alan Parsons Invest my time in knowing new progressive stuff).īut anyway. If this site was a ratings/reviews siteįor albums of all genres, I think I would add another star (with this I don't want to discredit or generate anythingĪgainst the administrators of Progarchives, this site has been simply wonderful since I knew it and a great way to NOTHING progressive as far as respects, both Crossover Prog, and Prog itself. Those 3 stars, are simply because this album is I tend to listen to pop records, disco, etc. "Sooner or Later" was described by Parsons himself as "the thirdĪttempt at trying to get another hit with the guitar line" Eye in the Sky "-esque chugging -" Prime Time "fromĪmmonia Avenue was the second, which I thought was a little more successful in that regard." Treatment with heavier drums and dynamics. The records were split into separate albums, Vulture Culture received a more modern (for the time) studio Originally, the album was intended to be the second LP of a double album, Ammonia Avenue being the first. Within Parsons' discography, this is the onlyĪlbum that does not feature Andrew Powell's orchestration. Vulture Culture, eighth album of "The Alan Parsons Project", is an eighties album with a more dynamic and dynamicĪtmosphere in terms of song lengths and "simpler" instrumentation. Resonances generated in this album are already becoming. The ambiguous and concentrated on attracting a larger audience that was more commercially oriented. Seventies artistic mediations became tedious as he gradually presented works that stopped delving so much into I hope I'm not misunderstanding anyone, Vulture Culture is a good album, but Alan's progressive essence and his That this album is more of the same Alan Parsons in the 80s. "Freudiana" (1990): PARSONS and WOOLFSON planned an album called "Freudiana", about the psychiatrist Sigmund Freud.ĭespite being a big fan of Alan Parsons and his seventies discography, I must admit, even if someone doesn't like it, "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)