How does it compare to the artist's other releases
Outstanding
Value for Money
Advantages:
first side is very good
Disadvantages:
second side can be a bit tedious
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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The alan parson project is a collection of musicians that changes not only on each album but on each track as well. They have only Alan parsons production and leadership in common. As such some of the albums are a bit disjointed and this is true to that. The album is based on the edgar allen poe stories and each track is related to a particular story. The best track is the raven which uses a voice controlled synth and gets inside your head. The musicians on the album vary as I said but John Miles appears on a couple of tracks and is his usual classy self (he did the single Music in the eighties). The second side gets far more classical and a little overdone.
A good album and worth a listen. If you like it try the other albums as he has a certain ability in the studio (he produced dark side of the mmon as well!!!)
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as the basis for an album of rock tunes, listeners in the 1970s--who were barraged with such high-flown concepts during the heyday of prog-rock--turned the record...
as the basis for an album of rock tunes, listeners in the 1970s--who were barraged with such high-flown concepts during the heyday of prog-rock--turned the record...
