The Alan Parsons Project

Кто послушал - напишите плз. свои впечатления.

Like Hitchcock and Graham, musician Alan Parsons also has maintained his success long after radio stopped playing his music. Parsons and his band will share the stage with Air Supply at Cerritos. They will perform new music, along with their hits, "Eye in the Sky," "Time" and "Games People Play."

"When I write, I never think too hard about what's commercial," said Parsons, who was raised in Britain. "I just do what feels right. I don't go all out to make hit singles."

Parsons got his foot in the door of the music business via the Beatles. While working for EMI Records in West London, he was given the opportunity to be an assistant engineer on the Beatles' "Abbey Road" album. This led to a job years later engineering two albums for Paul McCartney and Wings.

"I used to get up every morning and say, 'Wow! I'm going to work with the Beatles today,'" said Parsons. "Here I was this kid living out his dream."

Although Parsons, 55, loved his studio work, he longed to fulfill his dream to be a successful entertainer. In 1976, he formed the Alan Parsons Project, which became known for its revolving lineup of vocalists and session players. Among those who have played with Parsons are ex-Zombies member Colin Blunstone and the Hollies' Allan Clark.

Parsons said his innovative and imaginative music still draws large audiences around the world. He recently released "A Valid Path." The CD is a collection of electronic tunes he recorded with longtime bandmates Ian Bairnson and Stuart Elliott.

"I've gone in a new direction without alienating my fans from the past," said Parsons, who earned a Grammy nomination for his engineering work on Pink Floyd's album "Dark Side of the Moon."

"I don't know what makes it happen, but strangely enough, no matter what I do, the music always winds up sounding like me."


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Сегодняшний пост Corvin'a и пост Primal Scream'a от 25.06.04 противоречат друг другу относительно участия/неучастия Яна Бейрнсона и Стюарта Эллиотта в "A Valid Path". Я, помнится, тоже где-то читал, что они не участвуют.

Прослушал.
Нет, это не I Robot и не Eve, - но imho лучше, чем Try Everything Once. Есть вариант Маммагаммы ("версия 2004"), есть "A Dream Within A Dream" с первого диска в сильно ухудшенном виде... Первое впечатление - так себе. Алёше Поповичу надо срочно зазывать обратно к себе Вульфсона и пытаться продолжить с того места, где остановились.
2 Corvin:
сдаётся мне, что тему из этого самого дженезиса глава-такая-то слыхивал я в композиции Rat Race на пластинке группы Gun... но дело не в этом, Robot действительно штука нежная и добрая. Азимову, говорят, понравилось.

2andi: моя информация оказалась к сожалению неверной ;-((

ALAN PARSONS - A Valid Path

Release date: August 24, 2004. This is the first album without Ian Bairnson and Stuart Elliott, and it marks Alan's first venture into the world of Electronica.

Return To Tunguska - Featuring Shpongle instrumental (8:48)

Special Guest Appearance by David Gilmour
Written by Alan Parsons and Simon Posford
Logic Programming and Sequencing - Simon Posford
Guitar – David Gilmour
Processed Vocals - Michele Adamson
Additional Processed Vocals - Simon Posford, Alan Parsons, Lisa Parsons
Copyright 2003 Appertaining Music (SESAC), a division of Appertaining Inc. (administered by Soroka Music Ltd.)
Used by permission. All rights reserved

More Lost Without You - Featuring P.J. Olsson (3:20)
Written by Alan Parsons and P.J. Olsson
Nuendo Programming and Sequencing - P.J. Olsson
Lead Vocals - P.J. Olsson
Backing Vocals - Alan Parsons, P.J. Olsson
Copyright 2004 Cindy Lou My Dear (ASCAP), a division of Soroka Music Ltd.
Used by permission. All rights reserved

Mammagamma 04 - Featuring Jeremy Parsons instrumental (5:05)
Written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
Nuendo Programming and Sequencing - Jeremy Parsons
Keyboards - Alan Parsons
Copyright 1981 Woolfsongs Ltd./Careers Music Inc. (BMI). All rights reserved

We Play The Game - Featuring The Crystal Method (5:35)
Music Written By Alan Parsons, Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland
Lyrics by Alan Parsons
Vocal - Alan Parsons
Digital Performer Programming and Sequencing by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland
Additional Programming - P.J. Olsson
Keyboards - Alan Parsons and Scott Kirkland
Guitars and Bass - Alan Parsons
Lead Guitar - Alastair Greene
Copyright 2003 Nine-Ten Music (BMI), a division of Soroka Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Inc./Harder faster Music (ASCAP), EMI Virgin Music Inc./Drug Money Music (BMI) Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Tijuaniac – Featuring Nortec Collective instrumental (5:10)
Written by Alan Parsons, Pepe Mogt, Jorge Ruiz, Roberto A. Mendoza, Ramon Amezcua and Pedro G. Beas
Programming and Sequencing - Fussible, Bostich, Panoptica, Hiperboreal, P.J Olsson
Copyright 2003 Cindy Lou My Dear (ASCAP), a division of Soroka Music Ltd.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.

L’Arc En Ciel - Featuring Uberzone instrumental (5:22)
Written by Alan Parsons and Tim Wiles
Nuendo Programming and Sequencing - Tim ‘Q’ Wiles
Keyboards - Alan Parsons
Guitar - Alastair Greene
Dedicated to Anson Grossfeld (1957-2004)
Copyright 2003 Nine-Ten Music (BMI), a division of Soroka Music Ltd. & Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. (BMI)/Gizmonik Publishing (BMI). Used by permission. All rights reserved.

A Recurring Dream Within A Dream - Featuring Jeremy Parsons (4:06)
A composite of two works - ‘A Dream Within A Dream’ and ‘The Raven’
Written by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
Nuendo Programming and Sequencing – Jeremy Parsons
Vocals, Vocoder, Slide Guitars and Keyboards - Alan Parsons Narration - Orson Welles
Copyright 1976 Woolfsongs Ltd./Careers Music Inc. (BMI). All rights reserved.

You Can Run - Featuring Deep E (3:52)
Written by Alan Parsons and David Pack
Vocals, Keyboards and Guitar - David Pack
Keyboards - Alan Parsons
Nuendo Programming And Sequencing - Alan Parsons and Jeremy Parsons
Additional Programming - P.J. Olsson
Copyright 2003 Nine-Ten Music (BMI), a division of Soroka Music Ltd. Used by permission. All rights reserved

Chomolungma - Featuring Jeremy Parsons and P.J Olsson instrumental (7:07)
Special Guest Appearance by John Cleese
Written by Alan Parsons, Jeremy Parsons and P.J. Olsson
Nuendo Programming and Sequencing - Jeremy Parsons and P.J Olsson
Keyboards - Alan Parsons
Miyo Lungsangma Chants – Alan Parsons and PJ Olsson
Copyright 2003 Appertaining Music (SESAC), a division of Appertaining Inc. (administered by Soroka Music Ltd.) Used by permission. All rights reserved

Credits:

Produced By Alan Parsons

All tracks recorded and mixed at Tunnel Studios, Santa Barbara, California except Track 5 - also recorded at The Bomb Shelter, Glendale, California. Engineered by Alan Parsons and P.J. Olsson. Mixes engineered by P.J. Olsson.

Shpongle appear courtesy of Twisted Records

The Crystal Method appear courtesy of V2 Records

Nortec Collective appear courtesy of Nacional Records

David Pack appears courtesy of Peak Records

John Cleese dialogue produced by Denny Somach Productions and used by permission.

Orson Welles dialog by kind permission of Universal Music Inc.

Executive Producer – Todd Roberts

Management - Bob Ringe, Survival Management - survivalmgmt@msn.com

Cover design credits: Storm Thorgerson

Thanks to: Lisa, my beautiful wife for her love and support during the making of this album, Jeremy, my son for his talent and long and frequent travels from London to Santa Barbara, Tabitha and Brittni – thanks for the ring tone Brit, John Trickett, Richard Dashut, Todd Roberts and all at 5.1 Entertainment, Terry Shand, Lindsay Brown, Andrew McIntyre and all at Eagle Rock, Steve Martin at The Avenue Fan Club (www.theavenueonline.info), Kirk Keister, Bill Neighbors, Lee Abrams (Laser Beam) and Sonny Fox at XM Satellite Radio, DTS, B&W Loudspeakers, Event Electronics, Steinberg, Greg Ladanyi, Rob Hill, Tom Bolton, Steve Garth, Fred Maher, Brian McConnon, Julian Colbeck and Yamaha Corporation Of America, Godfrey Townsend, Steve Murphy, John Montagna, Manny Focarazzo, Chuck Beckler, Kevin Elson, Dave Stevens, Russell Palmer and Alec White, Les Camacho, Ted Keffalo and Event Electronics, Vic and Ryan, Isabel Figueroa and Harrow. A special mention to P.J. Olsson for his great musical and computer talents, his encouragement, and for helping me meet the deadline. Another special mention to Storm Thorgerson for coming through with another great cover under incredibly difficult personal circumstances.

Mastered for Stereo by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, California. DVDA Authoring and 5.1 Surround Mastering supervised by Bob Michaels.

A portion of the proceeds of this album is being donated to Transition House Family Homelessness Program and The Storm Thorgerson Rehabilitation Trust Fund.

Very special thanks to Bob Ringe for his vision and not swearing at me too often.

http://www.theavenueonline.info/site1/discog/valid.htm

2Андрей Хрисанфов: ага согласен! Попробую найти эту пластинку группы Gun - интересно...

> Попробую найти эту пластинку группы Gun - интересно...
А тебя разве нет первого альбома Gun???

Ага - точно она оттуда оказывается. А я никогда дальше The Sad Saga of the Boy and the Bee не продвигался.

> А я никогда дальше The Sad Saga of the Boy and the Bee не продвигался.
"ну вы, блин, даете..." (с)
там весь диск из хитов состоит...

...ну не весь - Take Off на хит не тянет, длинновата, - но buona parte.
2 Corvin: bon appetit, mon cher :^)))

Некоторые установили сходство альбома CAMEL "Stationary Тraveller" 84 и Алана Парсонза... не подскажете... какие конкретно альбомы похожи по КОНЦЕПЦИИ???

2Beowolf:

>Некоторые установили сходство альбома CAMEL "Stationary
>Тraveller" 84 и Алана Парсонза... не подскажете...
>какие конкретно альбомы похожи по КОНЦЕПЦИИ???

Первые два и "Turn Of A Friendly Card"...

Тут идёт разговор про группу "The Gun" - кроме Race with the Devil" из передачи "Запишите на ваши магнитофоны" нифигашки не слышал, но этот песнячёк накрепко запомнил - клёвый!
Ну так и какое имеет отношение к Парсонсу? (видимо поленился англоязычный пост почитать, извините)

По слухам из досаточно компетентных источников, существует договоренность в рамках тура 2005 года о проведении концерта AP Band в Москве.

2Powerlion:

>По слухам из досаточно компетентных источников,
>существует договоренность в рамках тура 2005 года
>о проведении концерта AP Band в Москве.

Уау!! А что за источники, если не секрет!???

один из московских промоутеров, они долго решались на приглашение, поскольку он артист из недешевых. но пока говорить о 100% успехе рано-всякое может случиться. на офиц сайте есть номера с последних концертов-весьма приличное звучание... games и old'n'wise... как мне кажется, интереснее, нежели band 90-x
вот еще вопрос: а почему в ветке не пишут отзывы про valid path?... ИМХО-альбом достоин дискуссии

2Powerlion:

>один из московских промоутеров, они долго решались
>на приглашение, поскольку он артист из недешевых.
>но пока говорить о 100% успехе рано-всякое может
>случиться. на офиц сайте есть номера с последних
>концертов-весьма приличное звучание... games и
>old'n'wise... как мне кажется, интереснее, нежели
>band 90-x

Новость очень хорошая - вот на кого я давно хотел сходить.

P.S. Ничего что я в новости бросил: https://www.beatles.ru/news/news.asp?news_id=1517

да ничего вроде как... хотя конечно пока не новость, но тем не менее
уж я то точно пойду туда :)

хотел узнать такую вещь-есть ли у кого сольники Дж Майзла, не выходившие на CD?

2Powerlion:

>хотел узнать такую вещь-есть ли у кого сольники
>Дж Майзла, не выходившие на CD?

У меня есть на виниле "Move Miles Per Hour", но он вроде как выходил на ЦД по слухам...