Drove to Milwaukee last summer on a whim to see the original lineup of The Zombies at Summerfest. Did not know that vocalist Colin Blunstone sang on a couple of Alan Parsons albums (including Eye in the Sky and Ammonia Avenue).
So a good chunk of the show was APP done beautifully (it was a GREAT show – there were all the Zombies classics, covers of 50s rockers that Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone did before “She’s Not There”, a lot of Alan Parsons… and then “Hold Your Head Up” as the encore).
Got it and have now listened to it. Very similar to the 2-CD concert set I mentioned upthread, but the orchestra does make a noticeable difference for the better in the background of the songs “Time,” “The Ace of Swords,” “Luciferama,” “Silence and I” and “Old and Wise.”
Bumped.
My thanks to Infovore, who just brought the APP’s upcoming new album to my attention: Alan Parsons Announces First New Album in 15 Years
Good to know! Thanks.
Nitpick: Your link doesn’t say it’s “the APP’s” album. Now that Eric Woolfson is gone, I would be surprised to see any new albums credited to the “Alan Parsons Project” as opposed to just “Alan Parsons” or some other alternative name.
Fair point.
It’s been 2 years, Skip. I don’t think your email to Alan worked. I am shocked.
mmm
Bumped.
My thanks again to Infovore, this time for telling me about this new AP single - definitely sounds like a swan song: Alan Parsons - "As Lights Fall" (Official Music Video) - YouTube
I’m listening to the album now. Good stuff! If you like the classic Alan Parsons style, you’ll like this. I just hope “As Lights Fall” isn’t Alan telling us he’s hanging it up.
Yes, I was torn between “that’s beautiful” and “stop saying that!”
I just got the album and haven’t heard it in it’s entirety yet but I agree with Infovore, it’s the classic AP sound. I really like The Limelight Fades Away; didn’t care so much for The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. I just couldn’t shake the mental image of Mickey Mouse…
I’ve been “fungusing” it for the past several days (term from the old Alan Parsons mailing list in the '90s, referring to listening it to it over and over) and so far my favorite song is “One Note Symphony,” followed by “When Lights Fall” and “Miracle.” I usually skip “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” I like the piece okay, but it’s not really what I’m looking for when I’m in the mood for AP.
Now I really want to go see them in concert again, and it looks like they’re in Europe for the foreseeable future. Fooey.
Bumped.
My thanks to Infovore, who just let me know that AP has released a new single:
A very young and beardless Parsons briefly appears in the second and third segments of Peter Jackson’s new documentary The Beatles: Get Back; he was a sound engineer for Apple Records in 1969, in the final months before the band broke up.
Bumped.
I was listening to this 1985 APP song the other night and noticed anew the phone number being dialed at 3:21. Neither Google nor Wiki have revealed any significance to the number (Parsons’s home number? Woolfson’s? the Mayfair Studios line?); does anyone know?
Was kind of hoping this would be a link to a webcam of a construction site for a giant laser on the moon.
Any answer to my question in post 35 above?
Infovore brought this new AP song to my attention:
Woohoo! I don’t have time to dig in right now but it’s something to look forward to.
Birthday present for me, pre-ordered. 
Another song released from the new album. I am really digging these - can’t wait for it to be released!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fik4SgsAnjM&t=5s
Also, glad to hear Alan is recovering from spinal surgery. He had to cancel part of his tour, but health comes first.