Sweet Jane 61 Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 This is a group I got turned onto by a guy when I was in high school. We use to get stoned and listen to Alan Parsons Project. I really connected with their sound. Very unique considering some of the bands dominating the rock and roll scene in the 70's. Never hitting what some would consider "big" they still had hits on the charts. "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You", "Breakdown," "Time", and "Games People Play", put them on the radio but I was introduced to them with the song "The Raven", from the Tales of Mystery and Imagination album which was based on Edgar Allen Poe writings. Which does sound great stoned...anyway, I kept listening to them through high school and into the 80's with my last album I bought being Eye In The Sky in '82. The Alan Parsons Project was founded by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons, from Britian and considered progressive-rock. Which is acurate, more so than some who have called them pop-rock...not a category I would place them in, doesn't fit the sound. I still listen to them today and play them on the radio station I work for, I mean they are classic rock. Just wanted to see if anyone else likes their sound, I felt they get lost in the shuffle of classic rock. Band history from Wikipedia Take a listen on youtube...
edna Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 I love APP. I don´t have any AP albums by now because my friends took them all and never gave them back... "Don´t Answer Me" is a masterpiece.
skybluesky Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 I love APP from back in the day. I was a hip seven year old.
Tony Baloni Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 Everytime I'm at a pipe organ, I play Don't Let It Show. Which is never.
Sweet Jane 61 Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Posted February 14, 2008 Cool that I'm not the only one! Edna, doesn't surprise me you liked them, you love so many different kinds of music....we could eat some of your brownies and enjoy some AP! Shannon, I applaud you for being so cool at 7, my little miss I hope will be the same way...I'm her Mama afterall!
Rayzor Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 Alan Parsons Project is way cool! I like pretty much anything they record. I need to get some kinda music-sharing site so that I can widen my music arsenal.
Sweet Jane 61 Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Posted February 14, 2008 Ray have you ever been on the site imeem.com? It has a good selection of songs from pretty much everyone. Nice selection of AP on there, check it out sometime.
Rayzor Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 Thanks for the heads-up... I'll try it out sometime.
Tenacious_Peaches Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 Everytime I'm at a pipe organ, I play Don't Let It Show. Which is never.
Mars88 Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 I've never listened to one of their albums in its entirety, but I do like a lot of their music. Eye in the Sky was big when I was growing up and I used to play Don't Answer Me over and over. Old & Wise and Ammonia Avenue are really good too, but I didn't "discover" these songs until much later.
Jim in Pa Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 (edited) Sweet Jane, I have two of the albums (both on vinyl, 8 track, and cassette). I robot, and Pyramid. Of those two, Pyramid is my fav. When that was first released my girlfriend and I (along with others) would sit in my car and blast that tape. One winters night we were parked in front of her apartment blasting the tape with windows rolled up and a neighbor across the street (on the 3rd floor) called the cops to complain about the loud music. (must of had his hearing aid turned up to high). Lucky for the two of us, we both worked as police dispatchers and knew all the cops, we were both 20 at the time and along with the loud music we also had about 30 empty beer cans on the floor in the back seat (drinking age in Pa has allways been 21)... Ah the good old days....lol Jim PS/ I know its a well known fact, but I didnt see it mentioned here that AP is also a fantasic audio engineer. As can be heard on the Beatles "Abbey Road", and Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon". Edited February 15, 2008 by Guest
Sweet Jane 61 Posted February 15, 2008 Author Report Posted February 15, 2008 Mars and Jim, cool that you are AP fans. I was a little hesitant about putting a thread up for them, but what the heck, they have a cool sound and maybe someone who hasn't heard them will get turned on. Jim love the story! Yes the good old days...miss them quite often.
Jim in Pa Posted February 16, 2008 Report Posted February 16, 2008 Got into work abit early today (sat). Nobody here yet, so I cranked up the radio (sirius) ch 16 "the vault", and they had just started to play the whole AP album "I Robot". Been a long time since I've heard some of those tunes. It was great, not to mention what a coincedence. Jim
Ombre Vivante Posted February 17, 2008 Report Posted February 17, 2008 I love APP. I don´t have any AP albums by now because my friends took them all and never gave them back... "Don´t Answer Me" is a masterpiece. Yes. Yes, it is The music video is Roy Lichtenstein deeeelish.
Tony Baloni Posted February 17, 2008 Report Posted February 17, 2008 I only know I, Robot and Turn of a Friendly Card
Sweet Jane 61 Posted February 17, 2008 Author Report Posted February 17, 2008 It's the power of the mind thing Jim, we were thinking of AP so there it was! I will be playing some this week in my show. We have them in rotation anyway, but I'm going to add a couple of songs we don't normally play.
Jim in Pa Posted February 17, 2008 Report Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) To bad ya just cant play one album per day in its intirety, but I know thats not possable now days.. But its nice to dream once and awhile though. They did that around here years ago during the lunch hour+.... Billed as "featured artist of the week" Jim Edited February 17, 2008 by Guest
Sweet Jane 61 Posted February 17, 2008 Author Report Posted February 17, 2008 Yeah that would be cool, but in todays world of radio won't happen, I do have a special of the week on Fridays and I do highlight an artist from time to time. Last artist I did for the 90 min lunch show was The Rolling Stones a few weeks back, was a good show.
FreedomRider Posted February 26, 2008 Report Posted February 26, 2008 Hi Jane - Alan Parsons Project was great! Pyramid album... The Eagle Will Rise Again, wow that song was amazing. Listened to it many times. These guys were greatly underrated.
Tony Baloni Posted February 26, 2008 Report Posted February 26, 2008 Jane, do you DJ an internet radio show or something??
Sweet Jane 61 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Posted February 26, 2008 I'm a DJ at a station in Ohio and we stream.
Sweet Jane 61 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Posted February 26, 2008 At home with little miss. She had to go to the doctors today. Does that mean you missed me Ray??
Rayzor Posted February 26, 2008 Report Posted February 26, 2008 Yes I did! I was tuned in to your show and then they were announcing that you would be back tomorrow
Sweet Jane 61 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Posted February 26, 2008 Good to know someone misses me! I hope I'm back tomorrow, we are getting slammed with snow now should have another 7 inches of snow by morning in addition to the 4 inches we already have...yuck!! I did tune in today and I heard Will playing Alan Parsons...he's learning!!
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