What Are You Listening To?

[Ruby]

Having an Alan Parsons kinda day – Try Anything Once, On Air and The Time Machine. Of the three, I think my preference is for On Air. Different to the Alan Parsons Project’s output and not as commercially oriented but still with the stalwart session musicians on board – Ian Bairnson, especially, who had a lot to do with On Air.

Then right back to the very beginning … there really isn’t much to beat the project’s debut, Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe – what an excellent album. Next, Pyramid and Turn of a Friendly Card which along with Tales of Mystery and Imagination are my favourites from this stable – Pyramid particularly which really struck a chord - first heard during a time of being fascinated with all things relating to ancient Egypt.

A pick from each of the above …
 
“Jigue” from Try Anything Once – instrumental … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OklyoRBYL5Y
 
“Blown by the Wind” from On Air – vocalist, Eric Stewart … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKfLAb_iIg
 
“Out of the Blue” – Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet on lead vocal – from The Time Machine … gosh – fantastic voice … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNrs2iDsccw
 
“The Raven” from TOMAI – Leonard Whiting vocal – Alan Parsons vocoder … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVLUeXkzUjM
 
“One More River” – from Pyramid, Lenny Zakatek’s voice … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42YDmhyYLBQ
 
… and from Turn of a Friendly Card -  “Time” – one of the few occasions Eric Woolfson sang lead …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhRzORqNa0E
 
…. aaaand the title track … Chris Rainbow ….