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The Alan Parsons Project - The Instrumental Works Audio CD

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The Alan Parsons Project Band: The Alan Parsons Project
Title: The Instrumental Works
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Pipeline 2: Where's the Walrus? 3: I Robot 4: Mammagamma 5: Hawkeye 6: Voyager 7: Paseo de Gracia 8: Urbania 9: Gold Bug 10: Genesis CH. 1 V. 32

They Did Say "Instrumental"
And some of it sounds like bad Passport ("Hawkeye" for e. Yes, some of this veers dangerously close to wallpaper. g. ), or a generic-chase-scene-from-a-generic-Action Thriller ("Where's The Walrus" for another e. g. ). And yes, for some weird reason they left off some great INSTRUMENTALS (like the wonderful "Secret Garden" from the otherwise tepid EVE, for yet another e. g. ). Oh - - and yes, the tracks are taken out of context but hey, they're instrumentals so who cares. And no, listening to this CD is probably not the best way to get into Alan Parsons or his Project. But when it's good ("Voyager") or great ("The Gold Bug"), you might tend to forget all that. (The cheesy vocals at the end of the latter make it quite irresistable, but if you can convince me that the guy's not really singing "Hey! Bouncy Bouncy, Bounce!" I promise I will love you forever. ) On the other hand, you might not forget that most of it is pretty derivative. Ah, so what. At least it doesn't try to pass itself off as jazz, even with the ubiquitous sax. .


Problem with APP Anthology Mastering
On the APP Anthology CD that I got, each track begins 2 seconds early in the PREVIOUS track. I have a question. Is this just the CD I have or were all CDs made like this? It IS an original, not a bootleg.

If I want to hear the beginning 2 seconds of track 14, I have to listen to the end of track 13.

HELP!
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Boring
Not exactly the cream of the crop when it comes to Alan Parsons .


Two songs away from a perfect 5 stars
So why only four stars? We all think we can compile a better anthology than the artists and/or studios, so here's my 'better anthology' - axe 'Hawkeye', and include 'Lucifer' and the admittedly-ubiquitous 'Sirius'. There's not much to say - talented writing, exquisite musicianship, and shimmering production. Now THAT'S a five-star album.


Tasteful collection of Parson's
I haven't listened to all of Parsons' albums, but what I've heard I really like, and I like the instrumental tracks as well or more than the vocal tracks--especially 'I Robot' and 'Where's the Walrus'. The Alan Parsons Project usually included one or more instrumental pieces on their albums.

This compilation gathers some of the best instrumentals in one place, nicely sequenced. They are stylistically similar enough that you could believe that this wasn't a compilation if you didn't know better, with the exception of 'Hawkeye', which sounds like a reject from the 'Flashdance' soundtrack.

This isn't really a good way to get to know Alan Parsons' work (the CD 'I Robot' is a great place to start, if all you've ever heard is 'Eye in the Sky' on the radio), but it's a nice way to enjoy his instrumental work without having to buy all his CDs.


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