08-06-2018, 17:08
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 ….
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 ….
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