Alan Parson produced “Dark side of Moon”. Yes, that Pink Floyd masterpiece
@colinmcgregor6890
Жыл бұрын
engineered
@angelbulldog4934
Жыл бұрын
Alan was and is quite a talented man.
@willasacco9898
Жыл бұрын
He is an all-around genius.
@laustcawz2089
Жыл бұрын
@@colinmcgregor6890 Prior to that, he was the assistant engineer for The Beatles' "Abbey Road".
@bertisjordan1085
Жыл бұрын
Engineered some Beatles stuff as well!
@rayeckert242
Жыл бұрын
Alan Parsons easily deserves a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an artist AND an engineer/ producer. I’ll be there for the induction ceremony.
@CousinWhatIsIt
Жыл бұрын
Alan Parsons is a legendary audio engineer whose worked with the greats like The Beatles and Pink Floyd.
@ronknox3376
Жыл бұрын
Specifically he was the engineer on Dark Side of the Moon and received a Grammy nomination.
@carlosruiz-ob7le
Жыл бұрын
Fue ingeniero de Pink Floyd. Ese album lo produjo la Banda. Tambien produjo a John Miles en el album que incluyó el tema Music. Y muchos otros en los 70s
@karlsmith2570
Жыл бұрын
I didn't realize that Alan Parsons was originally an audio technician
@MrThesem
Жыл бұрын
He was also the Engineer, (and played), on Steven Wilson's The Raven That Refused to Sing album.
@ToddSauve
Жыл бұрын
@@karlsmith2570 There is a difference between an audio engineer and an audio tech. Engineering is whole nuther biscuit!
@Jabali619
Жыл бұрын
Check out their Sirius, which was the song of the Chicago Bulls during the Michael Jordan era. You will likely recognize it!
@Shrykespeare
Жыл бұрын
YES! One of the great hits of the 80s. This is the entry to a verrrrry cool rabbit hole. "Don't Answer Me", "Games People Play" and "Time" should definitely be added to your reaction list.
@user-or1ye3iz6d
Жыл бұрын
"Don't answer me" is one of my favorite songs of all time. ❤️ Great video too
@centuryrox
Жыл бұрын
Add "I Wouldn't Want to be Like You"
@ericmorrison9747
Жыл бұрын
And "Damned if I do".
@deniscastellanos9895
Жыл бұрын
What about The Turn of a Friendly Card, Lucifer and I Robot.
@AdamConus
Жыл бұрын
I love Don't Answer Me. Has a neat video, but doesn't need it because the song is aces.
@marybaillie8907
Жыл бұрын
Vocalist, keyboardist, bassist, guitarist and Flautist. Alan Parson has so much talent. Audio engineer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Started working at Abby Road and progressed to greatness there. Working with The Beatles, on Abby Road and Let it Be. Then with Pink Floyd on the Dark Side of the Moon. This song another great achievement. Beautiful instruments. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
@christopherphillips8027
Жыл бұрын
This song is so smooth. Loved it the first time I heard it back in 1982.
@gregpusczek4473
Жыл бұрын
Alan Parsons is BRILLIANT. Old and wise will bring you to tears.
@gvbezoff
Жыл бұрын
That is my funeral song.
@bondoman2k
Жыл бұрын
Another good one I forgot to mention in my comment. ;)
@jgray4234
Жыл бұрын
Yes, that one and TIME also chokes me up. They are just amazing.
@susanlab572
Жыл бұрын
@@gvbezoff Mine, too!
@dastardly321
Жыл бұрын
Colin Blunstone from the Zombies was lead vocalist on Old and Wise. Such a haunting vocal.
@Lasse-wf4dh
Ай бұрын
Eyein the sky it was one of the greatest songs of all the time bring back sweet memories from one summer back on the 1983
@bryanbaas9629
Жыл бұрын
There's a reason Alan Parsons puts you in trance. People often forget he produced the Dark Side of the Moon album by Pink Floyd. He also worked in the studio with The Beatles as their tape operator. Be sure to check out Breakdown, Time and I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You.
@eirikrdberg1161
Жыл бұрын
He didn’t produce dark side of the moon, he engineered it. Sound ideas, mix work, synth helping Rick.
@joelliebler5690
Жыл бұрын
He also produced 2 of the biggest albums by Al Stewart, Year of The Cat, and Tine Passages.
@richstrobel
Жыл бұрын
Yes, what Bryan said. I didn't know until recently that the man who sang Long Cool Woman for the Hollies also sang lead vocals on Breakdown. Both songs are great.
@paulwalsh2344
Жыл бұрын
"The sun in your eyes makes some of the lies worth believing..." I mean this song has some fantastic lines that lays bare the hurt and recriminations of a love lost, but this line is really quite powerful... To me it's the aftermath of a love that's now finally over... looking at it with clarity for the first time, like from 30,000 feet and seeing it completely for what it truly was for the first time.
@anitamariaa
Жыл бұрын
That is probably the best interpretation of this song I have ever heard/read. Well done, I agree! 🙂❤️
@chipdamutt108
Жыл бұрын
This song always gets me misty, especially that line.
@MrThesem
Жыл бұрын
Eric Woolfson was a phenomenal, yet under-appreciated lyricist. "One of my favorite verses, (from I'd Rather Be a Man). You don't fool me with your easy lies and fables You won't see me in ten buck furs and sables You sparkle like a snake The wine is real, but the glass is fake Blame it on the apple tree, but you don't fool me"
@artphotognh
Жыл бұрын
That line impressed me so much, I started a notebook to compile similar pieces of beauty or wisdom. I'm now 60, and had just brought it down to review again when my husband by chance chose this video. I proudly showed him the page when they sang that line!
@rusty9129
Жыл бұрын
These are the musical geniuses behind the scenes that you haven't heard of before!! For perspective, Mr Parsons got a job at Abby Road Studios as a teenager. He got to work on the White Album, Dark side of the Moon, etc. He launched an artist you two love, AL Stewart (Year of the Cat) into the limelight, he's had his fingers in all sorts of musical circles for 50 years. The man singing this is now gone from cancer and was a prolific writer, Eric Wolfson. Each album by APP had a theme: the first record from 1976 was the works of Edgar Alan Poe putt to music...full orchestra, electric guitars, huge choirs,...epic stuff! Next from 1977 was about the works of Issac Asimov's "I, Robot"...detailing the fall of man and the rise of machines...Each album is an absolute masterpiece. The lead singers in all of them come from their own bands and tours and relish the honor of singing for Alan and Eric. It's a who's who list of vocalists over the years!! For female Friday, do "If I could change your mind " by the Alan Parsons Project. I promise you both will cry!
@MrThesem
Жыл бұрын
Parsons worked on The White Album? I don't think that's right. As far as I know he worked on two Beatles albums - Abbey Road and Let it Be.
@carlaharrington5120
Жыл бұрын
Tales of Mystery and Imagination is a fave album of mine. In particular "The Raven"! But then, I was already a huge Poe fan!!
@herminiahernandez1512
Жыл бұрын
Strangely I have always heard this song played on a Sunday evening after visiting with my family.
@kelqueen9998
Жыл бұрын
If I Could Change Your Mind is one of my favorites! Should have been a single instead of a B-side.
@bb-gc2tx
Жыл бұрын
he also wrote the greatest sports intro music ever sirius the 1990s chicago bulls entrance theme
@TC-bj8pu
Жыл бұрын
Alan Parsons is a musical genius… plain and simple.
@michaelaustin9705
Жыл бұрын
This is from Alan Parson's same titled Album. On the Album, the instrumental song "Sirius" leads into this song which you will no doubt recognize as it's played at many sporting events. The Alan Parson's Project is composed primarily of Co Founders Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, as well as other regular session musicians (Lenny Zakatek for one) which gives some of the songs different sounds (with the different lead singers). The band itself is described as Rock and Progressive Rock. Parsons is also quite a talented music engineer and as mentioned in the comments produced several notable albums, including the Beatles' "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be", and Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon." For this same Vibe, I'd try "Time" (also sung by Woolfson) and "Games People Play" (sung by Zakatek).
@clannad99germany70
Жыл бұрын
Lenny was the singer here, but the core of the musicians were PILOT, David Paton, Ian Bairnson and the 2 drummer Stuart Tosh and later Stuart Elliot of Cockney Rebel. So they created the sound together with Eric Woolfson. Parsons was onlyz the engineer, but it was his name.
@TheBarkinFrog
Жыл бұрын
Eric Woolfson passed away in 2009 from kidney cancer.
@clannad99germany70
Жыл бұрын
@@TheBarkinFrog I know, the Alan Parsons Project was only a studio project. They got only 1 live performance in 1990 in Bruxelles. What Alan Parsons is doing later is just a ba copy IMHO.
@Jabbabot
Жыл бұрын
@@clannad99germany70 kzitem.info/news/bejne/xqGFxW2ppmuhiXY This is a full concert of the Alan Parsons Project in Madrid, Spain from 2004.
@atgdcommish608
Жыл бұрын
I just knew Parsons from this song. Imagine my surprise watching the "Get Back" Beatles documentary last year and seeing "Alan Parsons" working as a studio engineer with the Beatles for the "Let it Be" album. For a similar song, how about REM's "Superman"?
@guscarlson7021
Жыл бұрын
The entire "I Robot" album is a masterpiece.
@beverlydiehl8272
Жыл бұрын
Love that album, & when I went to Paris a few years ago, I took photos like the cover shots in the CDG airport tubes.
@SheynaVVV
Жыл бұрын
Yes! Please check out the song, I Robot. It will blow your mind and I'm here for it!
@DrJekyll38
Ай бұрын
Absolutely. No song blew me away like when I first heard, "Some Other Time".
@mariflame1821
Жыл бұрын
I've always loved this song.
@db4982
Жыл бұрын
Their instrumental track 'Sirius' was a segue into 'Eye in the Sky.' It's too bad you didn't include it. You would have recognized it as the song that is played for the Chicago Bulls as they come out onto the court. One of my very favorites by Alan Parsons Project is 'Days Are Numbers (The Traveler).' Like a lot of their songs, it's a slower paced song. For something with a little more zing, I really like 'Damned If I Do.' You'll love the horns in that one!
@johnirving5949
Жыл бұрын
"The sun in your eyes, made some of the lies worth believing" I've lived through this 💔😭
@tinydancer62
Жыл бұрын
Yup.
@docj72
Жыл бұрын
There is an intro to this song called “Sirius”, which is a very recognizable instrumental that’s been played at many sporting events over the years, most notably during the starting lineup introduction of the Michael Jordan Bulls of the 1990s. I wasn’t a huge Bulls fan, but watching the it lineup introduced with the lights dimmed and that song playing absolutely gave me chills.
@jeffreymosher6334
Жыл бұрын
Yep, they probably should have taken the time to play the two together 😊
@nplus1watches35
Жыл бұрын
@@jeffreymosher6334 Absolutely! It should be illegal to not play Sirius and Eye In the Sky together since one leads into the other.
@kevinwatts661
Жыл бұрын
@@Shawn_Raz_87 Sirius is the brightest star in the sky. Both are named after that.
@dagnabbit6187
11 ай бұрын
Can you imagine all this great music back then . I am witness to it . I tell you if you were less than genius you just didn’t get noticed
@patrickoconnor3844
9 ай бұрын
Yeah. Should do Sirius/Eye in the Sky together, like We will rock You/We are the Champions by Queen. Both really two-part compositions...
@777colin1
18 күн бұрын
So many Albums of the Alan Parsons Project are brilliant with unforgettable songs so timeless. For me The Turn of a Friendly Card and Eye in the Sky are my favorites, with Pyramid and Ammonia Avenue not far behind. RIP Eric Woolfson, thank you for the music
@SG-js2qn
Жыл бұрын
It's imaginative to say "eye in the sky," but it just means he has perspective. People often note that things look different, more objective, from above ground level. FWIW, this is one of those rock songs that is traditionally a two-parter. The prelude is a short instrumental track called "Sirius."
@susanaugustine4217
Жыл бұрын
This song to me is the calm you think and feel when you accept that your relationship is done and you are ending it. No more fighting, no need for emotion or drama, just done.
@SWLinPHX
Жыл бұрын
Very beautifully put. Exactly!
@bertisjordan1085
Жыл бұрын
Alan Parson's song "Sirius" was the intro music to those Bulls championship teams!
@ryanfeit1420
Жыл бұрын
OMG!!! I am so happy you guys are finally reacting to the Alan Parsons Project!!! They have done so many amazing songs. Please react next to "Time", which is a hauntingly beautiful song from them which came out in the early 1980's and my favorite: "Don't Answer Me" in which playing the video is an absolute MUST!!! The video for "Don't Answer Me" is awesome and is one of the first videos to use that technology when it came out in early 1984. This song was also their last big hit on the Billboard charts as well.
@Beachgirl1
Жыл бұрын
Great choices! I also recommend “Old and Wise”. IMO, it’s one of the most beautiful songs of all time.
@kthor
Жыл бұрын
I Wouldn't Wanna be with You is so awesome....especially the building up at the beginning🎼!
@briand8470
Жыл бұрын
@@Beachgirl1 I completely agree. Old and Wise is amazing and the way it builds from start to finish makes the song that much better.
@tinydancer62
Жыл бұрын
Don't Answer Me is my favorite.
@maxkillian2262
Жыл бұрын
There is a lead into this song that Jordan’s Chicago bulls used as the team introduction. You’d hear the intro to eye in the sky and the announcer booms “ Now your Chicago bulls !” I’m not a bulls fan but it was the best team introduction ever .
@roberteytchison2595
Жыл бұрын
The song was Sirius and usually played in medley with Eye in the Sky. It was usually the first few bars repeated.
@maxkillian2262
Жыл бұрын
@@roberteytchison2595 yes exactly.
@maxkillian2262
Жыл бұрын
@@roberteytchison2595 if you search eye in the sky full version you get the song in its entirety
@nancysmith8626
Жыл бұрын
I'll bet it was, with "Sirius" as the intro. Such anticipation building up. A close second would be the more obscure Gamecocks football team at the University of South Carolina, who come in to the theme song from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. It's pretty cool.
@maxkillian2262
Жыл бұрын
@@nancysmith8626 Don’t forget the Gamecocks Rooster call over the stadium PA
@rpmfla
Жыл бұрын
Their first 3 albums are my favorites. Their very first one, "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" (1976), based on stories by Edgar Alan Poe, is an absolute masterpiece. Some dark and stormy night you have to put your headphones on and listen to to it from start to finish. Brilliant! One of my top 10 albums of all time. Their next 2 albums...I, Robot (1977), and Pyramid (1978) are also very good.
@Phsstpok
Жыл бұрын
Tales of mystery of imagination is really great piece of art... not necessarily something to have in a hot rotation playlist, but something to enjoy by actively listening to... so I would strongly suggest that.. especially the opening "dream within a dream" and "the raven" I also found "oh life (there must be more)" from "try anything once" very moving
@stephaniesupernault3970
Жыл бұрын
One of the most unsung greats of rock music. APP is awesome.
@jhpperez1
Жыл бұрын
The Alan Parsons Projest " Don't Answer Me"
@jamesanderson5268
Ай бұрын
Live from the Columbia symphonic concert where Alan actually sings lead. It's awesome.
@leroyslomp2546
Жыл бұрын
I love the intro which was missed in this video. Whenever I hear this song, the intro is played which I just learned from comments here is called Sirius.
@469buck
28 күн бұрын
Vocalist Eric Woolfson. Great voice, among his many other contributions to this band.
@paulmargett9360
Жыл бұрын
Yay you've found the Alan Parsons Project. They were bigger in your country than here in England (their home country). They're called the Project because they had lots of guest singers. Check out "Silence and I" and "If I could Change your Mind" two of my favourites. Much love from England 🏴
@zendt66
Жыл бұрын
"Tales of Mystery and Imagination" - the works of Edgar Allan Poe put to music. Fabulous! The whole album works extremely well together but for individual listening, "The Raven" and "The Cask of Amontillado" are standouts.
@raymondohlsen5054
11 ай бұрын
AGREED!!!
@surlechapeau
Жыл бұрын
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Games People Play", "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" and "Don't Answer Me"!!! edit- they had a few lead singers- for example Eric Woolfson on this one, Lenny Zakatek on "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" and "Games People Play" (up tempo songs) and Colin Blunstone on "Don't Answer Me".
@Ranadkins
Жыл бұрын
Don’t forget Dr Tar and Professor Feather.
@kbusby4824
Жыл бұрын
Great suggestions.
@user-or1ye3iz6d
Жыл бұрын
"Don't Answer me"
@rogerhuggettjr.7675
Жыл бұрын
MUST SEE THE VIDEO for Don't Answer Me! So great!
@mialexeroom7521
Жыл бұрын
yes, this one was one of my favorites back there in the 80s ..and you are right it does have a trance-like atmosphere.
@richwelling3409
Жыл бұрын
They wrote an intro to this song called Sirius. It is used by many sports teams. It is only a little over a minute long so you shouldn't react to it, but you might have enjoyed ratting to both songs together. Also, Alan Parsons (the creator of this group, but not the singer) worked with Pink Flotd a lot. He engineered many of their albums.
@allenwhitmer8192
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, the Chicago Bulls being the most famous, I think it should always be played with Eye in the Sky, just like The Load Out should always be played with Stay by Jackson Browne
@bondoman2k
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure Jay's heard that one before, being he's a coach and sports fan. ;)
@bookhouseboy280
Жыл бұрын
I'm so used to hearing this with the cool Sirius intro that it just doesn't sound complete without it.
@nancysmith8626
Жыл бұрын
@@bookhouseboy280 Amen.
@Pixelologist
Жыл бұрын
@@allenwhitmer8192 Frrrrrrrrom North Carolina! At guard! 6'6"! Michaelllllllllll JORDANNNNN! :)
@ThemeOfSecrets
Жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated bands. They had awards multiple times, but the mainstream has left them behind. Its loss.
@josephscally6270
Жыл бұрын
Quite an eclectic group. This is one of their more commercial offerings. As an example, Pyramid (stylized as Pyr△mid) is the third album by progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1978. It is a concept album centered on the pyramids of Giza. This song was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. "Turn Of a Friendly Card" is a good place to go next.
@robinserna7152
11 ай бұрын
I follow the Alan Parsons Project on Facebook, and just saw they posted this reaction on their facebook page! APP are one of a kind and once you hear them , you want to hear more. Such talent on many levels!
@michaelhouston7950
Жыл бұрын
TIME IS A GREAT SONG, BILLBOARD #15, I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH 😍
@robinserna7152
Жыл бұрын
Alan Parsons Rocks! One of my favorite bands! Games People Play, Time, Don't Answer me.
@keithspillman
Жыл бұрын
Alan Parsons was also the engineer on Dark Side of the Moon..the Pink Floyd Classic. Check out APP's first album...Tales of Mystery and Imagination...the works of Edgar Allen Poe put to music. Incredible....
@bondoman2k
Жыл бұрын
The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado...etc. I know the album well. ;)
@hjmclark
Жыл бұрын
I second Tales of Mystery and Imagination! We love it! It's my teen's favorite.
@red0953
Жыл бұрын
Tales was a six foot pile of AWESOME.
@rousefire
Жыл бұрын
The Tell Tale heart is bedlam .
@shawnkautzman4879
Жыл бұрын
They made several album in the 70's and into the 80's. I've always loved this song. It brings back good memories.
@benoitrenaud519
Жыл бұрын
APP has many great songs with unmatched production and performers, including several different lead singers. I recommend Time, Games People Play, I wouldn’t want to be like you, Breakdown, Silence and I…
@duncandavenport7007
Жыл бұрын
One of their saddest and yet strangely uplifting songs, "Don't Let It Show"...depending upon your mood, a real tear-jerker.
@bondoman2k
Жыл бұрын
About time! They have a TON of songs out there for you two to react to. ;) I've been listening to them since the '80's. ;) "Time" is another one in this same veign. Also "Don't Answer Me" and "The Traveller" are good ones too. If you want a good one to check out for Halloween, check out "The Raven"! As a side note, Alan Parsons produced Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album. He was a producer and sound engineer before he formed the group, which over the years has had a lot of famous musicians from other groups. He even had Gary Brooker (Procul Harem) as a lead singer for a short while. He even had the lead singer from the Zombies (can't remember his name) for a while. Also in the band was a guy named David Paton, who was also in The Bay City Rollers way back, and was also the base player and lead singer of a little group in the '70's called Pilot. They had a big hit with a song titled "Magic". Alan is still producing, and the group is still together and touring. The name came from the fact that they were originally a studio band, hence the name 'project'.
@user-or1ye3iz6d
Жыл бұрын
"Don't answer me". 🙌
@jimleonard8225
Жыл бұрын
Don't Answer Me is another brilliant one!
@eileendobbs8009
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful song
@kitharley6159
Жыл бұрын
He was the Engineer on "Dark Side of the Moon" (which was his first major credit.) He produced "Year of the Cat" and "Time Passages" for Al Stewart (along with some Hollies tracks, Pilot's album - most of Pilot ended up being the core of APP - and others.)
@joelliebler5690
Жыл бұрын
He also produced Al Stewart’s Year of The Cat and Tine Passages album.
@marctrimeloni1638
Жыл бұрын
"The Turn of a Friendly Card", "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You", and "Games People Play" are some other great Alan Parsons Projects songs
@ryno7660
Жыл бұрын
Love, love, love this band!!! Fun Fact, Alan Parson was a sound engineer for the Beatles then went on to form this band.
@patrickchachulski6804
5 ай бұрын
I'll never forget seeing them in concert (actually opening for YES!) in 1998. They performed this song exactly like you hear it! Such a vibe!
@jeffreyflint6286
Жыл бұрын
Like so many songs. This is another example of how brilliant lyrical content can be.
@paulbeatham6530
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite lines in the song. "Believe me The sun in your eyes Made some of the lies worth believing."
@alejandrobojorquez6181
Жыл бұрын
The Alan Parsons Project - I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You 1977 the guitar riff on this track is incredible Remember Eye of the Tiger? Well this song is a Pre Cursor to this song it's totally awsome
@mst3ktemple421
Жыл бұрын
I've always been an Alan Parsons fans. His albums I Robot and Pyramid are fantastic from beginning to end. He includes a lot of really cool, moody instrumentals in each album.
@bookhouseboy280
Жыл бұрын
Kate Bush was into Pyramid and one of her favorite songs was "The Eagle Will Rise Again". She'd belt it out with the window wide open into the night.
@jamiesebastian7694
Жыл бұрын
Where Do We Go From Here is another great song by these guys, although this one has to be the most remembered from them I would say. Ammonia Avenue is a masterpiece as well, incredible piano playing
@hayleynadel6808
Жыл бұрын
OMG! So happy you guys are checking out the great Alan Parson's Project! Very haunting awesome sound! A few other songs that are a definite must... Prime Time, Old and Wise, and Time ! Can't wait for those reactions!! This guy is a musical genius!!
@hayleynadel6808
Жыл бұрын
Their live versions with orchestras are phenomenal!!!!
@hobblone3887
8 ай бұрын
Alan Parsons "Don't Answer Me" is adorable; i know you'll luv it.
@Cynthia...
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this song and it’s been so long since I’ve heard it. ❤
@ronparsons8786
Жыл бұрын
The sun in your eyes Makes some of the lies worth believing Always loved that line
@williamcapp448
Жыл бұрын
Alan was great for theme albums. He employed different vocalists to achieve the sound he was looking for. I mean, hey, he worked in the studio with the Beatles.
@alejandrobojorquez6181
Жыл бұрын
Games People Play - The Alan Parsons Project 1982 Classic this group has so many songs and they don't sound at all alike they're very great sounding creative thanks for this one great song
@goosesmom7926
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorites- They put on an awesome show….thanks for reacting to them
@richardanderson3322
Жыл бұрын
It's about time!!!!! This is the deepest rabbit hole you will dive into. Alan worked as a tape engineer at Abbey Road studios when The Beatles recorded (good place to start, right?) then he produced Pink Floyd on Dark Side of the Moon. Then he thought, "Why not produce myself with a lot of different musicians" (think Steely Dan) and released album after album of the most inventive forms of music ever heard. By far one of the most innovative musical minds over the last 40 plus years. Each album was a conceptual theme and has earned great respect by countless critics. "Time" off the album "The Turn of a Friendly Card" is a magical ballad that will give you goose bumps. You will not have a problem finding GREAT music from this musical act.
@nettricegaskins1871
Жыл бұрын
When I was a little girl I loved this song. :) FYI - Alan Parsons was involved with the production of the Beatles' Abbey Road and Let It Be, and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon.
@rosshageman951
Жыл бұрын
One can not go wrong with any Alan Parsons Project or any Alan Parsons solo effort. Alas Alan Woolfson died in 2009. He was a great musician and vocalist.
@markmaioli4
Жыл бұрын
My favorite APP is the first album "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe. The entire concept and execution is excellent, definitely a total vibe. The Raven and (The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether are the stand out singles.
@spencerbookman2523
Жыл бұрын
I had this album on vinyl back in the day, handed down from an older sibling. I remember liking it a lot, but it's been decades since I last heard it.
@lindsaymac01
Жыл бұрын
So glad you've found the Alam Parsons Project. Now, you should chase up and listen to more of his work, absolutely brilliant.
@stephenjohnson8617
Жыл бұрын
Finally this is a super super good group… Lots of hits in the 80s and early and late 70s… Games people play… I wouldn’t wanna be like you!… Time… So many great hits
@bobashley7533
Жыл бұрын
There is an instrumental song titled “Sirius” can not be heard without hearing “FROM NORTH CAROLINA… MICHAEL JORDAN!!!!”
@VicMikesvideodiary
Жыл бұрын
Somewhere between flawless reason, and genuine concern, sits the great Eye in the Sky. Ommm...
@ronaldbolton7338
Жыл бұрын
In addition to Dark side of the moon he also worked on the Beatles "Abbey Road". Then started his own career as an artist with the APP and produced many of his own great records. A true legend!
@wallacecallow2255
Жыл бұрын
You guys both made interesting observations on a complex song. When Jay said at the end that it puts you in a trance, that sums up the song!
@nancgallardo4711
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, for Alan Parsons.
@barriehull7076
Жыл бұрын
"Sirius" is an instrumental by British rock band the Alan Parsons Project, recorded for their sixth studio album, Eye in the Sky (1982). Nearly two minutes long, it segues into "Eye in the Sky" on the original recording. From the 1990s onward, "Sirius" has become a staple of many college and professional sporting events throughout North America, most prominently Chicago Bulls games.
@Niklarus2010
Жыл бұрын
One of the best songs of the 80’s. Glad you finally got around to it.
@williamjackson6705
Жыл бұрын
One of My favorite Songs of all time. The lead vocals are by Eric Woolson, the gentleman on the left side of the photo. He is the co-writer of the song. Alan Parsons is on the right. You should also checkout " Don't answer Me", "Time" & " I wouldn't want to be like you".
@craigoxford5611
Жыл бұрын
This song charted on Billboard Top 100 on July 3, 1982 and it peaked at number 3 for 3 weeks and this was there biggest hit and this was there 12 hit single out of the 19 hits they had.
@lindaarranga4536
Жыл бұрын
The Alan Parsons project have so many albums that need to be heard from beginning to end. My favorite album is Turn of a friendly card, it was playing when l met my husband in 1982
@noheamike5036
Жыл бұрын
Another missed 2-fer, this song is usually played with Sirius, as they bleed into each other. And you would probably know Sirius, an instrumental used by many sports teams, best known for its use during the Chicago Bulls glory period. Very surprised it was recommended without it. Many casual fans of music often miss the double tracks, aided by poor DJs who don't declare both songs.
@sergebrunet4218
Жыл бұрын
That was and still is and always will.......have it s place and time.....in my music journey ! glad you like it ! This was his most popular piece ! ✌
@kgardneriii
Жыл бұрын
Try out “Don’t Answer Me” by Alan Parsons Project. Great song, cool video!
@navbuoy
Жыл бұрын
A lesser known gem is the song Breakdown with the lead singer of the Hollies - catchy tune.
@Schrimpieman
Жыл бұрын
I got the Chills ! 🎶Absolutely Beautiful 🎵 Providing your interpretation of the song & lyrics demonstrates how both Jay & Amber are seasoned educators. Spot-On for the first time hearing !!
@seannovack3834
Жыл бұрын
Got that Amber Sway going right after the first measure... ;-) Great song Alan Parsons did the soundtrack to the 80's fantasy adventure film "Ladyhawke" (1985). A lot of critics hated it, but as a lover of Alan Parsons and his music I thought it worked really well in a really weird way. It gave the film it's own flavor and I love watching it to this day. Michelle Pfeiffer's character Isabeau lets out a piercing scream at one point in the film that still sends chills down my spine whenever I hear it.
@snifflepup
Жыл бұрын
Excellent job at interpretation guys. This is a wonderful song, that's even better with 'Sirius' ( the instrumental before it - guaranteed you've heard it before too ) played beforehand and leading in. It's why 'Eye In The Sky' started so abruptly.
@danhurley2274
Жыл бұрын
Thanx for reacting to the great Alan Parsons Project track: " Eye In The Sky"!! He is a very big man and super cool. I was lucky enough to meet him and to see him perform twice on the "On The Blue Cruise" in February 2019. Amazing shows. Other great tracks you should check out: The Raven, The Telltale Heart, Pyramania, I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You, When I Break Down, Lucifer, Damned If I Do, Can't Take It With You, (The System Of ) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, The Cask Of Amontillado, plus a lot more!! Enjoy!
@Julieroo28
Жыл бұрын
When I was little I LOVED “Games People Play”.
@gpxo11
Жыл бұрын
Their song "Time" is a classic and has been played at many a funeral.
@goblinqueen4991
Жыл бұрын
Yay, APP! Y'all should check out their concept album, "I, Robot" next. I still have all my APP cassettes that I got in the 80s (some of the albums are from the 70s, though). :D The cover art for this one is an Egyptian Eye of Horus; as an Egyptophile, that makes it one of my favorites of their album covers.
@thomask8345
Жыл бұрын
One interesting aspect of the Project music: They've used a lot of different singers/vocalists, depending on the characteristics of each individual song. John Miles ("Music was my first love...") made a few tracks, Gary Brooker ("Whiter shade of pale") did one, Clare Torry ("Great Gig in the Sky") sang on the album "Lucifer" and on Alan's solo album "Time Machine", Tony Hadley of "Spandau Ballet" fame did the lead vocals on one track.
@panderson3821
Жыл бұрын
This was one of my favourites as a child, along with Abra cadabra and My Girl by Chilliwack. So many great memories of amazing music from that time.
@pjjayhawk
Жыл бұрын
My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) can be such an ear worm
@saranonimus9211
Жыл бұрын
This is a huge song for me. It came out during my pool rat years (8-10ish), so one I heard enough to know the lyrics without ever having really listened to them. During a rough patch in my romantic life a few years ago, it was playing randomly somewhere and I listened, and the sentiment nailed the feelings I was having. I've always been a little too trusting of people's intentions, and I was determined to break myself of that mindset, so I put it on repeat, popped in the earbuds, and went about my day. I listened to it *hundreds* of times. I'm still a bit softer than I'd like to be, but it helped. On a happier note, I remember the first time my son started harmonizing with me on the chorus because he had heard it so many times 😂
@angelbulldog4934
Жыл бұрын
This song, even though it's from the 80s, was prophetic. It speaks to what the world has become. Cameras are everywhere and we're being watched at every turn. Still love APP. Incredibly talented man.
@ericsmith6615
Жыл бұрын
THIS!!!
@bookhouseboy280
Жыл бұрын
It's almost a feeling you can touch in the air You look all around you but nobody's there It's been a long time now since you've been aware That someone is watching you... APP
@pammym190
Жыл бұрын
That’s right!! That’s exactly what it’s about!! A very clever song!!!✌️
@oldeskoolnana7543
Жыл бұрын
They are quite Orwellian. Frightening. Read 1984 by George Orwell. He wrote it in the 30's & foresaw big brother. He was just off a couple of decades. It's a great book.
@kimmycook2698
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love Alan Parsons Project...Don't Answer Me is another great one
@martinbraun1211
Жыл бұрын
Please listen to "Waiting for a Star to Fall" from BOY MEETS GIRL.
@joelavcoco
Жыл бұрын
Got to hear "Don't Answer Me", and watch the video. And yes, Alan Parsons was the recording engineer for "Dark Side of the Moon." So the fact that it takes you on a Pink Floyd like trip is no coincidence.
@ToniMcGinty
Жыл бұрын
The best part's missing! "Sirius", the intro, is great. Also, Jonatha Brooke's cover of this is lush.
@baronderochemont8556
11 ай бұрын
Been enjoying AP's songs since the late 70's. What an impressive group of highly skilled musicians they've always been.
@tonyburns1029
Жыл бұрын
Consider exploring more Steely Dan. They were the kings of easy listening rock. FM No static at all.
@laurakali6522
Жыл бұрын
“The sun in your eyes made some of the lies worth believing”. Yep. Totally can relate.
@CousinWhatIsIt
Жыл бұрын
If you want to hear their version of an epic ballad, check out the track "Ammonia Avenue".
@Shd0hwk
Жыл бұрын
Hey guys, I've been an Alan Parsons project fan since 1977 and your covering of Eye in the Sky is just the first inch of snow on the iceberg! Their first album was Tales of Mystery and Imagination. All the songs on there are inspired by Edgar Alan Poe. APP library of albums is huge, and another tidbit about Alan Parsons is he was the sound engineer on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. I would love to hear more APP, and few of the best songs are instrumental pieces. Explore their stuff, you won't be sorry.
@rickholeman9045
Жыл бұрын
One of the best album discographies in pop/rock history. Check out Games People Play, You Lie Down With Dogs, I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You, The Raven, Time. They've got so many great tracks.
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