The Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye in the Sky (REACTION!) 

And Let It Be from the Beatles.

Is there any doubt if you didn't know the fact lol...the fact writes itself

He was the engineer, not the producer. The record company for APP liked to imply that he was the producer, but in interviews he's laughed and said things along the lines of "I'd be a lot richer if I had been the producer!".

And 'Year Of The Cat' by Al Steward; IMO one of the best songs ever written.

Frankly, AP was responsible for so many of the basics for the music business and the progression into the early 80s. There is a reason this 70s song sounds 'very 80s', it was a blueprint for harmony and song structure for a hit.

Ya that's a masterful line right there.

It's one of those rare lines, like the Police "Every Little Thing" when he says: "It's a big enough umbrella but its always me that ends up getting wet". It kind of reflects across time and eventually strikes true with a lot of people.

@@KurtVW and “Don’t confront me with my failures, I had not forgotten them”. These Days.

And the thing is, I know what he’s singing about with that lyric! It’s like, “Oh yep, know what you mean.” 😂

@@satorified1612 100%.

Same

The first band he produced after leaving Apple Studios was Ambrosia.Pilot andAl Stewart followed. He used members of Pilot and Ambrosia on Tales of Mystery and Imagination

I gave a thumb but maybe just wanted to give a half or reluctant thumb

I went to the first 4 wrestlemanias. Ricky was my favorite at the time. I think k it was the 3rd one when he faced Jake the snake Robert's. Ricky got tossed out of the ring, and Jake "slammed" his head against the corner post. Only thing was, I watched Ricky take a blade from under the ring and slash his own damn forehead. Instantly lost my interest in the "sport".

I bet you stopped watching movies as well.

Yes! Yes, it was!

“ FROM NORTH CAROLINA!!! AT GUARD, , , , “

Yes! My favorite Alan Parsons Project song ❤

He's not wrong....

Great song

And indeed, "Tales..." was Parson's debut album. A version remixed in 1987 includes spoken word readings of Poe's stories by none other than Orson Welles. Eric Woolfson is the vocalist on the majority of Parson's songs, including "Eye in the Sky", and many of the songs on "Tales...". There are more instrumentals on "Tales...". It's an amazing interpretation of Poe's works and an incredible debut. As far as the instrumentals thing goes, a couple of notes. First, IMHO a lot of what makes these instrumental songs (or songs you wished were instrumentals :) ) so great is Parson's skill as a producer. The layering and balance of the various instruments, harmonies, etc. isn't just the song-writing (which is stellar as well), but also the immense work done in the studio to craft the album. It results in a song that can work just as well without the vocals. Another artist with similar skills is Jeff Lynne, the main force behind Electric Light Orchestra. Most of the songs on ELO albums have vocals, but I could see how someone listening to them might think to themselves, "wow, this would work so well as an instrumental". Ryan & George, you should consider checking out ELOs work too. Given your preference for harder/rockier songs, "Don't Bring Me Down" would probably be a good place to start. :) Oh, and second...the newest releases of Alan Parson's Project albums include bonus tracks, many of which _are_ in fact instrumental versions (often well-produced demos) of these songs. So if you're really looking for those instrumentals, check those albums out. For Alan Parson's songs that are more upbeat/less drowsy-inducing (many Parson's songs are quite sweet and soothing, admittedly :) ), check out: from "Tales...", "(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether"; from "I Robot", the title track (an instrumental, and with a great funk beat too), and "Breakdown"; from "Pyramid", "Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" (instrumental); from "Turn of a Friendly Card", "Games People Play"; from "Eye in the Sky", "Mammagamma" (instrumental); from "Ammonia Avenue", "Prime Time" , "Don't Answer Me" (this song draws inspiration from classic 50's Motown styles), and "Pipeline" (another instrumental); from "Vulture Culture", "Let's Talk About Me", and "Hawkeye" (instrumental); from "Stereotomy", the title track, "Beaujolais", "Urbania" (instrumental), and "Where's the Walrus?" (instrumental); from "Gaudi", "Standing on Higher Ground". It's not upbeat, but I will also put a vote in for "Old and Wise", from "Eye in the Sky". A very soft, melancholy song that is just amazingly well written, fantastically sung.

​@@harvey66616 I agree on the parallel between Alan Parsons (with Eric Woolfson) and Jeff Lynne: masters of their craft.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - Where could I be?

Yeah you beat me to it 🤣

Growing up in Chicago it is literally impossible for me to listen to this song and not hear that in my head :)

Funny that I remembered every word to it 😊

Lol!

@@LostInVegas Nothing will ever mess with Ryan hollering " I Broke my shit, Got damn! " in the Ritz video. I still watch that video just to laugh.

Childhood memories 😢 💖

They’re not going to respond to you 😅

@@Whateva67 That one was so subtle and smooth, I almost missed it, lol.

Amazing song

Great song

@@Whateva67who cares, I haven’t heard that song, now I will

Yes, and this album was a dystopian, big-brother, 1984 (Orwell, not Van Halen) theme

Tales of Mystery and Imagination is my favorite album

@@abnerhonorio My favorite is in my Top 5 All Time albums - I Robot . I also love Air which nobody talks about .

Mammagamma for me ❤️

A man of good taste 🤜🤛

Boston was the Def Leppard of the 70s (over produced, all sounds the same, no soul/blood or guts)

they did that too

lol

Great song, My 8 yr old daughter just dedicated that song to me at he vocal recital. 😍

Mazzy Star's "Into Dust" is just sublime

I Robot is amazing!

You HAVE to do “I Robot”!!

I thought I was the only one to like mammagamma, what a great instrumental

@@karstjaeger_ oh, no way..... LOTS of us out there that LOVE the A.P.P. instrumentals!! Mammagamma is fantastic, but my favorite as always been Lucifer. And then there's also I Robot, and Hyper Gamma Spaces up there on the list!

@@AlwaysWorking2008 When I was a teen I was gifted the "Eve" album - track 1 "Lucifer" was my introduction to APP. I was hooked - after that, every album of theirs I got I think I was looking forward to the instrumental/s more than anything.

That song is OVERPOWERED AF 🔥🔥🔥

100% about Money

Went to UCA the same time he was there