The Alan Parson's Project

The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (1977) {MFSL}  Music

Posted by tiburon at June 1, 2018
The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (1977) {MFSL}

The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (1977) {MFSL}
EAC 0.95b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 214MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Progressive Rock

With its title originating from an Isaac Asimov novel, I Robot's main concept is one that deals heavily in the field of science fiction. The album's idea is based around Parsons' concern with the onslaught of machinery and its inevitable takeover of man, both in a physical sense and a spiritual one. As one of the Alan Parsons Project's strongest efforts, its wise blend of keyboard-dominated instrumentals partnered with the warmth of the vocals during the lyrical songs emblazons the man-vs.-machine idea. The mechanical-sounding title track is the opening song, setting the tone for the album's futuristic motif. Man's regret for his mechanical creations sweeps through "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You," with a passionate Lenny Zakatek singing lead.
The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe (1976) {1987, Japan}

The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe (1976) {1987, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 253 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 109 Mb
Covers Included | 00:42:41 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock, Art Rock | Mercury #32PD-392 / 832 820-2

Tales of Mystery and Imagination is an extremely mesmerizing aural journey through some of Edgar Allan Poe's most renowned works. With the use of synthesizers, drums, guitar, and even a glockenspiel, Parsons' shivering effects make way for an eerie excursion into Poe's well-known classics. On the album's 1987 remix, the instrumental "Dream Within a Dream" has Orson Welles narrating in front of this wispy collaboration of guitars and keyboards (Welles also narrates "Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude"). The EMI vocoder is used throughout "The Raven" with the Westminster City School Boys Choir mixed in to add a distinct flair to its chamber-like sound.
Alan Parsons Project - The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (1982)

Alan Parsons Project - The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (1982)
Genre: Pop | MP3 | 320 Kbps | 49 min | 117 Mb
The Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid (1978) {1987, Japanese Reissue}

The Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid (1978) {1987, Japanese Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 300 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 168 Mb
Full Scans | 00:37:44 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock, Art Rock | Arista Records / Nippon Phonogram #32RD-78

Pyramid is the third album by progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1978. It is a concept album centred on the pyramids of Giza. At the time the album was conceived, interest in pyramid power and Tutankhamun was widespread in the US and the UK. Pyramid was nominated for the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (Expanded Edition) (1977/2007)

The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (Expanded Edition) (1977/2007)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) - 374 MB | Cover | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 146 MB | 01:02:39
Progressive Rock | Label: Arista/Legacy

Alan Parsons delivered a detailed blueprint for his Project on their 1975 debut, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, but it was on its 1977 follow-up, I Robot, that the outfit reached its true potential. Borrowing not just its title but concept from Isaac Asimov's classic sci-fi Robot trilogy, this album explores many of the philosophies regarding artificial intelligence will it overtake man, what does it mean to be man, what responsibilities do mechanical beings have to their creators, and so on and so forth with enough knotty intelligence to make it a seminal text of late-'70s geeks, and while it is also true that appreciating I Robot does require a love of either sci-fi or art rock, it is also true that sci-fi art rock never came any better than this.
The Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid (1978) {1985, Japan 1st Press}

The Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid (1978) {1985, Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 228 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 96 Mb
Covers Included | 00:37:44 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock, Art Rock | Arista / Nippon Phonogram Co. #32RD-26

Pyramid is the third album by progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1978. It is a concept album centred on the pyramids of Giza. At the time the album was conceived, interest in pyramid power and Tutankhamun was widespread in the US and the UK. Pyramid was nominated for the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
The Alan Parsons Project - Vulture Culture (2024 Remaster) (1985/2024) (Hi-Res)

The Alan Parsons Project - Vulture Culture (2024 Remaster) (1985/2024) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-88.2kHz - 685 MB
38:04 | Pop Rock, Prog Rock | Label: Ariola

Vulture Culture is the eighth studio album by the Alan Parsons Project, released in 1985 via the Arista label. Vulture Culture's theme is another in which the fallacy of humankind is front and center. This time Parsons' message concerns the fact that everyone lives in a parasitic society, where it's every man for himself. Those who can't fend for themselves simply won't survive in a world where the kindness of the human spirit is rapidly deteriorating. On this album, though, the songs are weaker and are less effective in bringing out the album's complex idea. As it does have its moments, Vulture Culture lacks in cohesiveness and strength both lyrically and, to a lesser extent, musically. "Let's Talk About Me" addresses the theme in its words, but the choppy rhythm takes away the attractiveness that could have been. The instrumental "Hawkeye" adds life and contrast to the album at just the right time. The most appealing song, "Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" with vocalist Chris Rainbow at the helm, combines simplicity with a timeless chorus making for a truly beautiful ballad. Even though Parsons' theme is revealed, it's done so with less clarity and doesn't quite hit home. Without the usual balance of absorbing lyrics and well-maintained music, Vulture Culture remains one of this band's less prolific albums.
The Alan Parsons Project - Vulture Culture (2024 Remaster) (1985/2024)

The Alan Parsons Project - Vulture Culture (2024 Remaster) (1985/2024)
FLAC (tracks) - 228 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 87 MB
38:04 | Pop Rock, Prog Rock | Label: Ariola

Vulture Culture is the eighth studio album by the Alan Parsons Project, released in 1985 via the Arista label. Vulture Culture's theme is another in which the fallacy of humankind is front and center. This time Parsons' message concerns the fact that everyone lives in a parasitic society, where it's every man for himself. Those who can't fend for themselves simply won't survive in a world where the kindness of the human spirit is rapidly deteriorating. On this album, though, the songs are weaker and are less effective in bringing out the album's complex idea. As it does have its moments, Vulture Culture lacks in cohesiveness and strength both lyrically and, to a lesser extent, musically. "Let's Talk About Me" addresses the theme in its words, but the choppy rhythm takes away the attractiveness that could have been. The instrumental "Hawkeye" adds life and contrast to the album at just the right time. The most appealing song, "Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" with vocalist Chris Rainbow at the helm, combines simplicity with a timeless chorus making for a truly beautiful ballad. Even though Parsons' theme is revealed, it's done so with less clarity and doesn't quite hit home. Without the usual balance of absorbing lyrics and well-maintained music, Vulture Culture remains one of this band's less prolific albums.

The Alan Parsons Project - Gaudi (1987) Re-up  Music

Posted by v3122 at March 7, 2019
The Alan Parsons Project - Gaudi (1987) Re-up

The Alan Parsons Project - Gaudi (1987)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Arista Records, ARCD 8448 | ~ 254 or 113 Mb | Scans
Prog Rock / Art Rock

This album has many rhythmic & atmospheric modern keyboards, a bit like on the "Stereotomy" album. The vocals are still very good, and the songs are more pop than progressive; the tracks are although well made and catchy enough…
The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friendly Card (1980) [1995, Arista Records]

The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friendly Card (1980)
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log - 239 MB | MP3 CBR @320 kbps - 95.7 MB | Full scans - 147 MB
Label: Arista Records Inc. | Catalog.#: ARCD 8226 | Genre: Progressive Rock

With two of the Alan Parsons Project's best songs, the lovely ballad "Time" and the wavy-sounding "Games People Play," The Turn of a Friendly Card remains one of this group's most enjoyable albums. Parsons' idea, the subject of the album's six tracks, centers around the age-old temptation of gambling and its stranglehold on the human psyche. On "Games People Play," vocalist Lenny Zakatek sounds compelling and focused, giving the song a seriousness that aids in realization of the album's concept. With "Time,".