Fue ingeniero de Pink Floyd. Ese album lo produjo la Banda. Tambien produjo a John Miles en el album que incluyó el tema Music. Y muchos otros en los 70s
Alan Parsons easily deserves a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an artist AND an engineer/ producer. I’ll be there for the induction ceremony.
Vocalist, keyboardist, bassist, guitarist and Flautist. Alan Parson has so much talent. Audio engineer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Started working at Abby Road and progressed to greatness there. Working with The Beatles, on Abby Road and Let it Be. Then with Pink Floyd on the Dark Side of the Moon. This song another great achievement. Beautiful instruments. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
YES! One of the great hits of the 80s. This is the entry to a verrrrry cool rabbit hole. "Don't Answer Me", "Games People Play" and "Time" should definitely be added to your reaction list.
I follow the Alan Parsons Project on Facebook, and just saw they posted this reaction on their facebook page! APP are one of a kind and once you hear them , you want to hear more. Such talent on many levels!
This is from Alan Parson's same titled Album. On the Album, the instrumental song "Sirius" leads into this song which you will no doubt recognize as it's played at many sporting events. The Alan Parson's Project is composed primarily of Co Founders Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, as well as other regular session musicians (Lenny Zakatek for one) which gives some of the songs different sounds (with the different lead singers). The band itself is described as Rock and Progressive Rock. Parsons is also quite a talented music engineer and as mentioned in the comments produced several notable albums, including the Beatles' "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be", and Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon." For this same Vibe, I'd try "Time" (also sung by Woolfson) and "Games People Play" (sung by Zakatek).
Lenny was the singer here, but the core of the musicians were PILOT, David Paton, Ian Bairnson and the 2 drummer Stuart Tosh and later Stuart Elliot of Cockney Rebel. So they created the sound together with Eric Woolfson. Parsons was onlyz the engineer, but it was his name.
@@TheBarkinFrog I know, the Alan Parsons Project was only a studio project. They got only 1 live performance in 1990 in Bruxelles. What Alan Parsons is doing later is just a ba copy IMHO.
I just knew Parsons from this song. Imagine my surprise watching the "Get Back" Beatles documentary last year and seeing "Alan Parsons" working as a studio engineer with the Beatles for the "Let it Be" album. For a similar song, how about REM's "Superman"?
OMG!!! I am so happy you guys are finally reacting to the Alan Parsons Project!!! They have done so many amazing songs. Please react next to "Time", which is a hauntingly beautiful song from them which came out in the early 1980's and my favorite: "Don't Answer Me" in which playing the video is an absolute MUST!!! The video for "Don't Answer Me" is awesome and is one of the first videos to use that technology when it came out in early 1984. This song was also their last big hit on the Billboard charts as well.
There's a reason Alan Parsons puts you in trance. People often forget he produced the Dark Side of the Moon album by Pink Floyd. He also worked in the studio with The Beatles as their tape operator. Be sure to check out Breakdown, Time and I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You.
Yes, what Bryan said. I didn't know until recently that the man who sang Long Cool Woman for the Hollies also sang lead vocals on Breakdown. Both songs are great.
This song to me is the calm you think and feel when you accept that your relationship is done and you are ending it. No more fighting, no need for emotion or drama, just done.
"The sun in your eyes makes some of the lies worth believing..." I mean this song has some fantastic lines that lays bare the hurt and recriminations of a love lost, but this line is really quite powerful... To me it's the aftermath of a love that's now finally over... looking at it with clarity for the first time, like from 30,000 feet and seeing it completely for what it truly was for the first time.
Eric Woolfson was a phenomenal, yet under-appreciated lyricist. "One of my favorite verses, (from I'd Rather Be a Man). You don't fool me with your easy lies and fables You won't see me in ten buck furs and sables You sparkle like a snake The wine is real, but the glass is fake Blame it on the apple tree, but you don't fool me"
That line impressed me so much, I started a notebook to compile similar pieces of beauty or wisdom. I'm now 60, and had just brought it down to review again when my husband by chance chose this video. I proudly showed him the page when they sang that line!
These are the musical geniuses behind the scenes that you haven't heard of before!! For perspective, Mr Parsons got a job at Abby Road Studios as a teenager. He got to work on the White Album, Dark side of the Moon, etc. He launched an artist you two love, AL Stewart (Year of the Cat) into the limelight, he's had his fingers in all sorts of musical circles for 50 years. The man singing this is now gone from cancer and was a prolific writer, Eric Wolfson. Each album by APP had a theme: the first record from 1976 was the works of Edgar Alan Poe putt to music...full orchestra, electric guitars, huge choirs,...epic stuff! Next from 1977 was about the works of Issac Asimov's "I, Robot"...detailing the fall of man and the rise of machines...Each album is an absolute masterpiece. The lead singers in all of them come from their own bands and tours and relish the honor of singing for Alan and Eric. It's a who's who list of vocalists over the years!! For female Friday, do "If I could change your mind " by the Alan Parsons Project. I promise you both will cry!
Yay you've found the Alan Parsons Project. They were bigger in your country than here in England (their home country). They're called the Project because they had lots of guest singers. Check out "Silence and I" and "If I could Change your Mind" two of my favourites. Much love from England 🏴
Their first 3 albums are my favorites. Their very first one, "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" (1976), based on stories by Edgar Alan Poe, is an absolute masterpiece. Some dark and stormy night you have to put your headphones on and listen to to it from start to finish. Brilliant! One of my top 10 albums of all time. Their next 2 albums...I, Robot (1977), and Pyramid (1978) are also very good.
Tales of mystery of imagination is really great piece of art... not necessarily something to have in a hot rotation playlist, but something to enjoy by actively listening to... so I would strongly suggest that.. especially the opening "dream within a dream" and "the raven" I also found "oh life (there must be more)" from "try anything once" very moving
OMG! So happy you guys are checking out the great Alan Parson's Project! Very haunting awesome sound! A few other songs that are a definite must... Prime Time, Old and Wise, and Time ! Can't wait for those reactions!! This guy is a musical genius!!
I've always been an Alan Parsons fans. His albums I Robot and Pyramid are fantastic from beginning to end. He includes a lot of really cool, moody instrumentals in each album.
There is an intro to this song called “Sirius”, which is a very recognizable instrumental that’s been played at many sporting events over the years, most notably during the starting lineup introduction of the Michael Jordan Bulls of the 1990s. I wasn’t a huge Bulls fan, but watching the it lineup introduced with the lights dimmed and that song playing absolutely gave me chills.
About time! They have a TON of songs out there for you two to react to. ;) I've been listening to them since the '80's. ;) "Time" is another one in this same veign. Also "Don't Answer Me" and "The Traveller" are good ones too. If you want a good one to check out for Halloween, check out "The Raven"! As a side note, Alan Parsons produced Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album. He was a producer and sound engineer before he formed the group, which over the years has had a lot of famous musicians from other groups. He even had Gary Brooker (Procul Harem) as a lead singer for a short while. He even had the lead singer from the Zombies (can't remember his name) for a while. Also in the band was a guy named David Paton, who was also in The Bay City Rollers way back, and was also the base player and lead singer of a little group in the '70's called Pilot. They had a big hit with a song titled "Magic". Alan is still producing, and the group is still together and touring. The name came from the fact that they were originally a studio band, hence the name 'project'.
He was the Engineer on "Dark Side of the Moon" (which was his first major credit.) He produced "Year of the Cat" and "Time Passages" for Al Stewart (along with some Hollies tracks, Pilot's album - most of Pilot ended up being the core of APP - and others.)
This is a huge song for me. It came out during my pool rat years (8-10ish), so one I heard enough to know the lyrics without ever having really listened to them. During a rough patch in my romantic life a few years ago, it was playing randomly somewhere and I listened, and the sentiment nailed the feelings I was having. I've always been a little too trusting of people's intentions, and I was determined to break myself of that mindset, so I put it on repeat, popped in the earbuds, and went about my day. I listened to it *hundreds* of times. I'm still a bit softer than I'd like to be, but it helped. On a happier note, I remember the first time my son started harmonizing with me on the chorus because he had heard it so many times 😂
There is a lead into this song that Jordan’s Chicago bulls used as the team introduction. You’d hear the intro to eye in the sky and the announcer booms “ Now your Chicago bulls !” I’m not a bulls fan but it was the best team introduction ever .
I'll bet it was, with "Sirius" as the intro. Such anticipation building up. A close second would be the more obscure Gamecocks football team at the University of South Carolina, who come in to the theme song from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. It's pretty cool.
"Tales of Mystery and Imagination" - the works of Edgar Allan Poe put to music. Fabulous! The whole album works extremely well together but for individual listening, "The Raven" and "The Cask of Amontillado" are standouts.
This song charted on Billboard Top 100 on July 3, 1982 and it peaked at number 3 for 3 weeks and this was there biggest hit and this was there 12 hit single out of the 19 hits they had.
Ahhhhhhh. Always a favorite. The trifecta of Alan Parsons songs that hit you in the gut is definitely this one, "Time," and "Games People Play," although the last one is more of a fast tempo. But they all have that almost intangible, melancholy, nostalgic, even regretful quality to them. Glad you liked this!
Alan Parsons was also the engineer on Dark Side of the Moon..the Pink Floyd Classic. Check out APP's first album...Tales of Mystery and Imagination...the works of Edgar Allen Poe put to music. Incredible....
Thank you a thousand times for getting around to Alan Parsons Project. Great song to start with. Now go down the rabbit hole - there is so much more to love about this band.
Excellent job at interpretation guys. This is a wonderful song, that's even better with 'Sirius' ( the instrumental before it - guaranteed you've heard it before too ) played beforehand and leading in. It's why 'Eye In The Sky' started so abruptly.
Thank you for your reactions! I love that you are discovering these older groups/music! I grew up during the best time for music. The 60's and 70's and 80's and 90's! I pulled out all my old vinyl records and started listening to them again! Thank you for taking me on this journey with you!
It's imaginative to say "eye in the sky," but it just means he has perspective. People often note that things look different, more objective, from above ground level. FWIW, this is one of those rock songs that is traditionally a two-parter. The prelude is a short instrumental track called "Sirius."
I love the intro which was missed in this video. Whenever I hear this song, the intro is played which I just learned from comments here is called Sirius.
Where Do We Go From Here is another great song by these guys, although this one has to be the most remembered from them I would say. Ammonia Avenue is a masterpiece as well, incredible piano playing
I got the Chills ! 🎶Absolutely Beautiful 🎵 Providing your interpretation of the song & lyrics demonstrates how both Jay & Amber are seasoned educators. Spot-On for the first time hearing !!
Quite an eclectic group. This is one of their more commercial offerings. As an example, Pyramid (stylized as Pyr△mid) is the third album by progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1978. It is a concept album centered on the pyramids of Giza. This song was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. "Turn Of a Friendly Card" is a good place to go next.
My favorite APP is the first album "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe. The entire concept and execution is excellent, definitely a total vibe. The Raven and (The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether are the stand out singles.
OMG - I think I forgot this song existed until I just heard the first 3 notes! Didn't know the band, but it's like this song lay dormant, sleeping deep down, nearly forgotten, in my psyche. Wow you just woke it up! Such a strange feeling....
In addition to Dark side of the moon he also worked on the Beatles "Abbey Road". Then started his own career as an artist with the APP and produced many of his own great records. A true legend!
Old and Wise is an amazing Alan Parsons song. Deep, thought provoking lyrics with an orchestral accompaniment, yes, horns and strings……you can’t go wrong.
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Games People Play", "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" and "Don't Answer Me"!!! edit- they had a few lead singers- for example Eric Woolfson on this one, Lenny Zakatek on "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" and "Games People Play" (up tempo songs) and Colin Blunstone on "Don't Answer Me".
Alan was great for theme albums. He employed different vocalists to achieve the sound he was looking for. I mean, hey, he worked in the studio with the Beatles.
Genius group/ensemble with a huge catalogue of amazing songs. I defy you not to cry when listening to 'Old and Wise' for the first time. Also, you will love the hugely uplifting 'Don't Answer Me'. Am sure others will recommend plenty of other great songs of theirs!
When I was a little girl I loved this song. :) FYI - Alan Parsons was involved with the production of the Beatles' Abbey Road and Let It Be, and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon.
Whether you're working in your garage, by the pool, grilling out, just cleaning the house or driving, this song is so chill to listen too. Good music for sure.
Alan Parsons Project are an awesome talent my brother that was 2 years older than myself got me hooked on this amazing group. It makes me think of my brother and how much I miss him. RIP big brother also thanks for the memories.
They wrote an intro to this song called Sirius. It is used by many sports teams. It is only a little over a minute long so you shouldn't react to it, but you might have enjoyed ratting to both songs together. Also, Alan Parsons (the creator of this group, but not the singer) worked with Pink Flotd a lot. He engineered many of their albums.
Yeah, the Chicago Bulls being the most famous, I think it should always be played with Eye in the Sky, just like The Load Out should always be played with Stay by Jackson Browne
APP has many great songs with unmatched production and performers, including several different lead singers. I recommend Time, Games People Play, I wouldn’t want to be like you, Breakdown, Silence and I…
The Alan Parsons project have so many albums that need to be heard from beginning to end. My favorite album is Turn of a friendly card, it was playing when l met my husband in 1982
Your brilliant remark “they send you to a whole new headspace “ is so spot on. I am a huge Alan Parsons fan and have been since they made these songs. His (and co creator / main composer Eric Woolfson’s) music takes you somewhere else. I have listened to all APP albums . 40 yrs later (ya I am an old guy!) the music still makes me feel happy and young. Speaking of young , it’s ok for young people to listen to geezer rock. Great music is timeless.
Yay, APP! Y'all should check out their concept album, "I, Robot" next. I still have all my APP cassettes that I got in the 80s (some of the albums are from the 70s, though). :D The cover art for this one is an Egyptian Eye of Horus; as an Egyptophile, that makes it one of my favorites of their album covers.
So many Albums of the Alan Parsons Project are brilliant with unforgettable songs so timeless. For me The Turn of a Friendly Card and Eye in the Sky are my favorites, with Pyramid and Ammonia Avenue not far behind. RIP Eric Woolfson, thank you for the music
This song, even though it's from the 80s, was prophetic. It speaks to what the world has become. Cameras are everywhere and we're being watched at every turn. Still love APP. Incredibly talented man.
It's almost a feeling you can touch in the air You look all around you but nobody's there It's been a long time now since you've been aware That someone is watching you... APP
They are quite Orwellian. Frightening. Read 1984 by George Orwell. He wrote it in the 30's & foresaw big brother. He was just off a couple of decades. It's a great book.
One of the best album discographies in pop/rock history. Check out Games People Play, You Lie Down With Dogs, I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You, The Raven, Time. They've got so many great tracks.
Hey guys, I've been an Alan Parsons project fan since 1977 and your covering of Eye in the Sky is just the first inch of snow on the iceberg! Their first album was Tales of Mystery and Imagination. All the songs on there are inspired by Edgar Alan Poe. APP library of albums is huge, and another tidbit about Alan Parsons is he was the sound engineer on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. I would love to hear more APP, and few of the best songs are instrumental pieces. Explore their stuff, you won't be sorry.
Alan Parsons is a legendary audio engineer whose worked with the greats like The Beatles and Pink Floyd.
Specifically he was the engineer on Dark Side of the Moon and received a Grammy nomination.
Fue ingeniero de Pink Floyd. Ese album lo produjo la Banda. Tambien produjo a John Miles en el album que incluyó el tema Music. Y muchos otros en los 70s
I didn't realize that Alan Parsons was originally an audio technician
He was also the Engineer, (and played), on Steven Wilson's The Raven That Refused to Sing album.
@@karlsmith2570 There is a difference between an audio engineer and an audio tech. Engineering is whole nuther biscuit!
Alan Parsons easily deserves a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an artist AND an engineer/ producer. I’ll be there for the induction ceremony.
Alan Parson produced “Dark side of Moon”. Yes, that Pink Floyd masterpiece
engineered
Alan was and is quite a talented man.
He is an all-around genius.
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Prior to that, he was the assistant
engineer for The Beatles' "Abbey Road".
Engineered some Beatles stuff as well!
Vocalist, keyboardist, bassist, guitarist and Flautist. Alan Parson has so much talent. Audio engineer, songwriter, musician and record producer.
Started working at Abby Road and progressed to greatness there. Working with The Beatles, on Abby Road and Let it Be. Then with Pink Floyd on the Dark Side of the Moon.
This song another great achievement. Beautiful instruments. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
YES! One of the great hits of the 80s. This is the entry to a verrrrry cool rabbit hole. "Don't Answer Me", "Games People Play" and "Time" should definitely be added to your reaction list.
"Don't answer me" is one of my favorite songs of all time. ❤️ Great video too
Add "I Wouldn't Want to be Like You"
And "Damned if I do".
What about The Turn of a Friendly Card, Lucifer and I Robot.
I love Don't Answer Me. Has a neat video, but doesn't need it because the song is aces.
This song is so smooth. Loved it the first time I heard it back in 1982.
Alan Parsons is BRILLIANT. Old and wise will bring you to tears.
That is my funeral song.
Another good one I forgot to mention in my comment. ;)
Yes, that one and TIME also chokes me up. They are just amazing.
@@gvbezoff Mine, too!
Colin Blunstone from the Zombies was lead vocalist on Old and Wise. Such a haunting vocal.
I follow the Alan Parsons Project on Facebook, and just saw they posted this reaction on their facebook page! APP are one of a kind and once you hear them , you want to hear more. Such talent on many levels!
This is from Alan Parson's same titled Album. On the Album, the instrumental song "Sirius" leads into this song which you will no doubt recognize as it's played at many sporting events. The Alan Parson's Project is composed primarily of Co Founders Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, as well as other regular session musicians (Lenny Zakatek for one) which gives some of the songs different sounds (with the different lead singers). The band itself is described as Rock and Progressive Rock. Parsons is also quite a talented music engineer and as mentioned in the comments produced several notable albums, including the Beatles' "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be", and Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon."
For this same Vibe, I'd try "Time" (also sung by Woolfson) and "Games People Play" (sung by Zakatek).
Lenny was the singer here, but the core of the musicians were PILOT, David Paton, Ian Bairnson and the 2 drummer Stuart Tosh and later Stuart Elliot of Cockney Rebel. So they created the sound together with Eric Woolfson. Parsons was onlyz the engineer, but it was his name.
Eric Woolfson passed away in 2009 from kidney cancer.
@@TheBarkinFrog I know, the Alan Parsons Project was only a studio project. They got only 1 live performance in 1990 in Bruxelles. What Alan Parsons is doing later is just a ba copy IMHO.
@@clannad99germany70 ua-cam.com/video/ekO_9sm9pVA/v-deo.html This is a full concert of the Alan Parsons Project in Madrid, Spain from 2004.
I just knew Parsons from this song. Imagine my surprise watching the "Get Back" Beatles documentary last year and seeing "Alan Parsons" working as a studio engineer with the Beatles for the "Let it Be" album.
For a similar song, how about REM's "Superman"?
OMG!!! I am so happy you guys are finally reacting to the Alan Parsons Project!!! They have done so many amazing songs. Please react next to "Time", which is a hauntingly beautiful song from them which came out in the early 1980's and my favorite: "Don't Answer Me" in which playing the video is an absolute MUST!!! The video for "Don't Answer Me" is awesome and is one of the first videos to use that technology when it came out in early 1984. This song was also their last big hit on the Billboard charts as well.
Great choices! I also recommend “Old and Wise”. IMO, it’s one of the most beautiful songs of all time.
I Wouldn't Wanna be with You is so awesome....especially the building up at the beginning🎼!
@@Beachgirl1 I completely agree. Old and Wise is amazing and the way it builds from start to finish makes the song that much better.
Don't Answer Me is my favorite.
There's a reason Alan Parsons puts you in trance. People often forget he produced the Dark Side of the Moon album by Pink Floyd. He also worked in the studio with The Beatles as their tape operator.
Be sure to check out Breakdown, Time and I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You.
He didn’t produce dark side of the moon, he engineered it. Sound ideas, mix work, synth helping Rick.
He also produced 2 of the biggest albums by Al Stewart, Year of The Cat, and Tine Passages.
Yes, what Bryan said. I didn't know until recently that the man who sang Long Cool Woman for the Hollies also sang lead vocals on Breakdown. Both songs are great.
This song to me is the calm you think and feel when you accept that your relationship is done and you are ending it. No more fighting, no need for emotion or drama, just done.
Very beautifully put. Exactly!
yes, this one was one of my favorites back there in the 80s ..and you are right it does have a trance-like atmosphere.
Alan Parson's song "Sirius" was the intro music to those Bulls championship teams!
"The sun in your eyes makes some of the lies worth believing..." I mean this song has some fantastic lines that lays bare the hurt and recriminations of a love lost, but this line is really quite powerful...
To me it's the aftermath of a love that's now finally over... looking at it with clarity for the first time, like from 30,000 feet and seeing it completely for what it truly was for the first time.
That is probably the best interpretation of this song I have ever heard/read. Well done, I agree! 🙂❤️
This song always gets me misty, especially that line.
Eric Woolfson was a phenomenal, yet under-appreciated lyricist.
"One of my favorite verses, (from I'd Rather Be a Man).
You don't fool me with your easy lies and fables
You won't see me in ten buck furs and sables
You sparkle like a snake
The wine is real, but the glass is fake
Blame it on the apple tree, but you don't fool me"
That line impressed me so much, I started a notebook to compile similar pieces of beauty or wisdom. I'm now 60, and had just brought it down to review again when my husband by chance chose this video. I proudly showed him the page when they sang that line!
These are the musical geniuses behind the scenes that you haven't heard of before!! For perspective, Mr Parsons got a job at Abby Road Studios as a teenager. He got to work on the White Album, Dark side of the Moon, etc. He launched an artist you two love, AL Stewart (Year of the Cat) into the limelight, he's had his fingers in all sorts of musical circles for 50 years. The man singing this is now gone from cancer and was a prolific writer, Eric Wolfson.
Each album by APP had a theme: the first record from 1976 was the works of Edgar Alan Poe putt to music...full orchestra, electric guitars, huge choirs,...epic stuff! Next from 1977 was about the works of Issac Asimov's "I, Robot"...detailing the fall of man and the rise of machines...Each album is an absolute masterpiece. The lead singers in all of them come from their own bands and tours and relish the honor of singing for Alan and Eric. It's a who's who list of vocalists over the years!!
For female Friday, do "If I could change your mind " by the Alan Parsons Project. I promise you both will cry!
Parsons worked on The White Album? I don't think that's right. As far as I know he worked on two Beatles albums - Abbey Road and Let it Be.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination is a fave album of mine. In particular "The Raven"! But then, I was already a huge Poe fan!!
Strangely I have always heard this song played on a Sunday evening after visiting with my family.
If I Could Change Your Mind is one of my favorites! Should have been a single instead of a B-side.
he also wrote the greatest sports intro music ever sirius the 1990s chicago bulls entrance theme
Alan Parsons is a musical genius… plain and simple.
Yay you've found the Alan Parsons Project. They were bigger in your country than here in England (their home country). They're called the Project because they had lots of guest singers. Check out "Silence and I" and "If I could Change your Mind" two of my favourites. Much love from England 🏴
Their first 3 albums are my favorites. Their very first one, "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" (1976), based on stories by Edgar Alan Poe, is an absolute masterpiece. Some dark and stormy night you have to put your headphones on and listen to to it from start to finish. Brilliant! One of my top 10 albums of all time.
Their next 2 albums...I, Robot (1977), and Pyramid (1978) are also very good.
Tales of mystery of imagination is really great piece of art... not necessarily something to have in a hot rotation playlist, but something to enjoy by actively listening to... so I would strongly suggest that.. especially the opening "dream within a dream" and "the raven"
I also found "oh life (there must be more)" from "try anything once" very moving
One of the most unsung greats of rock music. APP is awesome.
I've always loved this song.
One of my favorites- They put on an awesome show….thanks for reacting to them
They made several album in the 70's and into the 80's. I've always loved this song. It brings back good memories.
OMG! So happy you guys are checking out the great Alan Parson's Project! Very haunting awesome sound! A few other songs that are a definite must... Prime Time, Old and Wise, and Time ! Can't wait for those reactions!! This guy is a musical genius!!
Their live versions with orchestras are phenomenal!!!!
Somewhere between flawless reason, and genuine concern, sits the great Eye in the Sky.
Ommm...
I've always been an Alan Parsons fans. His albums I Robot and Pyramid are fantastic from beginning to end. He includes a lot of really cool, moody instrumentals in each album.
Kate Bush was into Pyramid and one of her favorite songs was "The Eagle Will Rise Again". She'd belt it out with the window wide open into the night.
The entire "I Robot" album is a masterpiece.
Love that album, & when I went to Paris a few years ago, I took photos like the cover shots in the CDG airport tubes.
Yes! Please check out the song, I Robot. It will blow your mind and I'm here for it!
Absolutely. No song blew me away like when I first heard, "Some Other Time".
I'll never forget seeing them in concert (actually opening for YES!) in 1998. They performed this song exactly like you hear it! Such a vibe!
I absolutely love this song and it’s been so long since I’ve heard it. ❤
"The sun in your eyes, made some of the lies worth believing" I've lived through this 💔😭
Yup.
There is an intro to this song called “Sirius”, which is a very recognizable instrumental that’s been played at many sporting events over the years, most notably during the starting lineup introduction of the Michael Jordan Bulls of the 1990s. I wasn’t a huge Bulls fan, but watching the it lineup introduced with the lights dimmed and that song playing absolutely gave me chills.
Yep, they probably should have taken the time to play the two together 😊
@@jeffreymosher6334 Absolutely! It should be illegal to not play Sirius and Eye In the Sky together since one leads into the other.
@@Shawn_Raz_87 Sirius is the brightest star in the sky. Both are named after that.
Can you imagine all this great music back then . I am witness to it . I tell you if you were less than genius you just didn’t get noticed
Yeah. Should do Sirius/Eye in the Sky together, like We will rock You/We are the Champions by Queen. Both really two-part compositions...
Eyein the sky it was one of the greatest songs of all the time bring back sweet memories from one summer back on the 1983
Like so many songs. This is another example of how brilliant lyrical content can be.
One of my favorite lines in the song.
"Believe me
The sun in your eyes
Made some of the lies worth believing."
Alan Parsons "Don't Answer Me" is adorable; i know you'll luv it.
About time! They have a TON of songs out there for you two to react to. ;) I've been listening to them since the '80's. ;) "Time" is another one in this same veign. Also "Don't Answer Me" and "The Traveller" are good ones too. If you want a good one to check out for Halloween, check out "The Raven"! As a side note, Alan Parsons produced Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album. He was a producer and sound engineer before he formed the group, which over the years has had a lot of famous musicians from other groups. He even had Gary Brooker (Procul Harem) as a lead singer for a short while. He even had the lead singer from the Zombies (can't remember his name) for a while. Also in the band was a guy named David Paton, who was also in The Bay City Rollers way back, and was also the base player and lead singer of a little group in the '70's called Pilot. They had a big hit with a song titled "Magic". Alan is still producing, and the group is still together and touring. The name came from the fact that they were originally a studio band, hence the name 'project'.
"Don't answer me". 🙌
Don't Answer Me is another brilliant one!
Beautiful song
He was the Engineer on "Dark Side of the Moon" (which was his first major credit.) He produced "Year of the Cat" and "Time Passages" for Al Stewart (along with some Hollies tracks, Pilot's album - most of Pilot ended up being the core of APP - and others.)
He also produced Al Stewart’s Year of The Cat and Tine Passages album.
That was and still is and always will.......have it s place and time.....in my music journey ! glad you like it ! This was his most popular piece ! ✌
Alan Parsons Rocks! One of my favorite bands! Games People Play, Time, Don't Answer me.
One of the best songs of the 80’s. Glad you finally got around to it.
This is a huge song for me. It came out during my pool rat years (8-10ish), so one I heard enough to know the lyrics without ever having really listened to them. During a rough patch in my romantic life a few years ago, it was playing randomly somewhere and I listened, and the sentiment nailed the feelings I was having. I've always been a little too trusting of people's intentions, and I was determined to break myself of that mindset, so I put it on repeat, popped in the earbuds, and went about my day. I listened to it *hundreds* of times. I'm still a bit softer than I'd like to be, but it helped. On a happier note, I remember the first time my son started harmonizing with me on the chorus because he had heard it so many times 😂
There is a lead into this song that Jordan’s Chicago bulls used as the team introduction. You’d hear the intro to eye in the sky and the announcer booms “ Now your Chicago bulls !” I’m not a bulls fan but it was the best team introduction ever .
The song was Sirius and usually played in medley with Eye in the Sky. It was usually the first few bars repeated.
@@roberteytchison2595 yes exactly.
@@roberteytchison2595 if you search eye in the sky full version you get the song in its entirety
I'll bet it was, with "Sirius" as the intro. Such anticipation building up. A close second would be the more obscure Gamecocks football team at the University of South Carolina, who come in to the theme song from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. It's pretty cool.
@@nancysmith8626 Don’t forget the Gamecocks Rooster call over the stadium PA
"Tales of Mystery and Imagination" - the works of Edgar Allan Poe put to music. Fabulous! The whole album works extremely well together but for individual listening, "The Raven" and "The Cask of Amontillado" are standouts.
AGREED!!!
This song charted on Billboard Top 100 on July 3, 1982 and it peaked at number 3 for 3 weeks and this was there biggest hit and this was there 12 hit single out of the 19 hits they had.
Ahhhhhhh. Always a favorite. The trifecta of Alan Parsons songs that hit you in the gut is definitely this one, "Time," and "Games People Play," although the last one is more of a fast tempo. But they all have that almost intangible, melancholy, nostalgic, even regretful quality to them. Glad you liked this!
Alan Parsons was also the engineer on Dark Side of the Moon..the Pink Floyd Classic.
Check out APP's first album...Tales of Mystery and Imagination...the works of Edgar Allen Poe put to music. Incredible....
The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado...etc. I know the album well. ;)
I second Tales of Mystery and Imagination! We love it! It's my teen's favorite.
Tales was a six foot pile of AWESOME.
The Tell Tale heart is bedlam .
Thank you a thousand times for getting around to Alan Parsons Project. Great song to start with. Now go down the rabbit hole - there is so much more to love about this band.
Excellent job at interpretation guys. This is a wonderful song, that's even better with 'Sirius' ( the instrumental before it - guaranteed you've heard it before too ) played beforehand and leading in. It's why 'Eye In The Sky' started so abruptly.
Thank you for your reactions! I love that you are discovering these older groups/music! I grew up during the best time for music. The 60's and 70's and 80's and 90's! I pulled out all my old vinyl records and started listening to them again! Thank you for taking me on this journey with you!
It's imaginative to say "eye in the sky," but it just means he has perspective. People often note that things look different, more objective, from above ground level.
FWIW, this is one of those rock songs that is traditionally a two-parter. The prelude is a short instrumental track called "Sirius."
One of the most underrated bands. They had awards multiple times, but the mainstream has left them behind. Its loss.
I love the intro which was missed in this video. Whenever I hear this song, the intro is played which I just learned from comments here is called Sirius.
Love, love, love this band!!! Fun Fact, Alan Parson was a sound engineer for the Beatles then went on to form this band.
You guys both made interesting observations on a complex song. When Jay said at the end that it puts you in a trance, that sums up the song!
Thank you, for Alan Parsons.
Where Do We Go From Here is another great song by these guys, although this one has to be the most remembered from them I would say. Ammonia Avenue is a masterpiece as well, incredible piano playing
I got the Chills !
🎶Absolutely Beautiful 🎵
Providing your interpretation of the song & lyrics demonstrates how both Jay & Amber are seasoned educators. Spot-On for the first time hearing !!
OMG
I love this song!
I just added it to my playlist and shared this with everyone! ☮️
Quite an eclectic group. This is one of their more commercial offerings. As an example, Pyramid (stylized as Pyr△mid) is the third album by progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1978. It is a concept album centered on the pyramids of Giza. This song was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. "Turn Of a Friendly Card" is a good place to go next.
Been enjoying AP's songs since the late 70's. What an impressive group of highly skilled musicians they've always been.
My favorite APP is the first album "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe. The entire concept and execution is excellent, definitely a total vibe. The Raven and (The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether are the stand out singles.
I had this album on vinyl back in the day, handed down from an older sibling. I remember liking it a lot, but it's been decades since I last heard it.
OMG - I think I forgot this song existed until I just heard the first 3 notes! Didn't know the band, but it's like this song lay dormant, sleeping deep down, nearly forgotten, in my psyche. Wow you just woke it up! Such a strange feeling....
In addition to Dark side of the moon he also worked on the Beatles "Abbey Road". Then started his own career as an artist with the APP and produced many of his own great records. A true legend!
An awesome lyrical line: “The sun in your eyes, makes some of your lies worth believing…”!
TIME IS A GREAT SONG,
BILLBOARD #15,
I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH 😍
Old and Wise is an amazing Alan Parsons song. Deep, thought provoking lyrics with an orchestral accompaniment, yes, horns and strings……you can’t go wrong.
This was one of my favourites as a child, along with Abra cadabra and My Girl by Chilliwack. So many great memories of amazing music from that time.
My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) can be such an ear worm
One of the most resonating and heart-breaking lines is "the sun in your eyes made some of the lies worth believing"
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Games People Play", "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" and "Don't Answer Me"!!!
edit- they had a few lead singers- for example Eric Woolfson on this one,
Lenny Zakatek on "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" and "Games People Play" (up tempo songs) and
Colin Blunstone on "Don't Answer Me".
Don’t forget Dr Tar and Professor Feather.
Great suggestions.
"Don't Answer me"
MUST SEE THE VIDEO for Don't Answer Me! So great!
I love Alan Parsons. He has written so many songs. A favorite of mine for years
Alan was great for theme albums. He employed different vocalists to achieve the sound he was looking for. I mean, hey, he worked in the studio with the Beatles.
Genius group/ensemble with a huge catalogue of amazing songs. I defy you not to cry when listening to 'Old and Wise' for the first time. Also, you will love the hugely uplifting 'Don't Answer Me'. Am sure others will recommend plenty of other great songs of theirs!
When I was a little girl I loved this song. :)
FYI - Alan Parsons was involved with the production of the Beatles' Abbey Road and Let It Be, and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon.
So glad you are reacting to more Alan Parsons Project!
Carry on.
Whether you're working in your garage, by the pool, grilling out, just cleaning the house or driving, this song is so chill to listen too. Good music for sure.
There is an instrumental song titled “Sirius” can not be heard without hearing “FROM NORTH CAROLINA… MICHAEL JORDAN!!!!”
Alan Parsons Project are an awesome talent my brother that was 2 years older than myself got me hooked on this amazing group. It makes me think of my brother and how much I miss him. RIP big brother also thanks for the memories.
They wrote an intro to this song called Sirius. It is used by many sports teams. It is only a little over a minute long so you shouldn't react to it, but you might have enjoyed ratting to both songs together. Also, Alan Parsons (the creator of this group, but not the singer) worked with Pink Flotd a lot. He engineered many of their albums.
Yeah, the Chicago Bulls being the most famous, I think it should always be played with Eye in the Sky, just like The Load Out should always be played with Stay by Jackson Browne
I'm sure Jay's heard that one before, being he's a coach and sports fan. ;)
I'm so used to hearing this with the cool Sirius intro that it just doesn't sound complete without it.
@@bookhouseboy280 Amen.
@@allenwhitmer8192 Frrrrrrrrom North Carolina! At guard! 6'6"! Michaelllllllllll JORDANNNNN! :)
A sophisticated, mesmerizing Rock song. Haunting and beautiful vocal arrangement. Love this band!
APP has many great songs with unmatched production and performers, including several different lead singers. I recommend Time, Games People Play, I wouldn’t want to be like you, Breakdown, Silence and I…
One of their saddest and yet strangely uplifting songs, "Don't Let It Show"...depending upon your mood, a real tear-jerker.
Love your wide range of artists you do.❤
This makes me miss the 80's so very much. So many iconic songs!!
Great group!!! One of their lesser known hits songs that I LOVE is “Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You” it’s downright funky 😊
The Alan Parsons project have so many albums that need to be heard from beginning to end. My favorite album is Turn of a friendly card, it was playing when l met my husband in 1982
When I was little I LOVED “Games People Play”.
A lesser known gem is the song Breakdown with the lead singer of the Hollies - catchy tune.
Check out their Sirius, which was the song of the Chicago Bulls during the Michael Jordan era. You will likely recognize it!
Just one of my favorite 80s songs!! Just amazing
My absolute favorite album when I was in high school. This album is great and definitely has stood the test of time
Your brilliant remark “they send you to a whole new headspace “ is so spot on.
I am a huge Alan Parsons fan and have been since they made these songs. His (and co creator / main composer Eric Woolfson’s) music takes you somewhere else. I have listened to all APP albums . 40 yrs later (ya I am an old guy!) the music still makes me feel happy and young.
Speaking of young , it’s ok for young people to listen to geezer rock. Great music is timeless.
Yay, APP! Y'all should check out their concept album, "I, Robot" next. I still have all my APP cassettes that I got in the 80s (some of the albums are from the 70s, though). :D The cover art for this one is an Egyptian Eye of Horus; as an Egyptophile, that makes it one of my favorites of their album covers.
So many Albums of the Alan Parsons Project are brilliant with unforgettable songs so timeless. For me The Turn of a Friendly Card and Eye in the Sky are my favorites, with Pyramid and Ammonia Avenue not far behind. RIP Eric Woolfson, thank you for the music
This song, even though it's from the 80s, was prophetic. It speaks to what the world has become. Cameras are everywhere and we're being watched at every turn. Still love APP. Incredibly talented man.
THIS!!!
It's almost a feeling you can touch in the air
You look all around you but nobody's there
It's been a long time now since you've been aware
That someone is watching you... APP
That’s right!! That’s exactly what it’s about!! A very clever song!!!✌️
They are quite Orwellian. Frightening. Read 1984 by George Orwell. He wrote it in the 30's & foresaw big brother. He was just off a couple of decades. It's a great book.
What A , vibe a Groove. A sound all to their own, so unique. just a groove man. That's 70's talk man. Lol
Try out “Don’t Answer Me” by Alan Parsons Project. Great song, cool video!
The sun in your eyes
Makes some of the lies worth believing
Always loved that line
The best part's missing! "Sirius", the intro, is great. Also, Jonatha Brooke's cover of this is lush.
You’ve just scratched the surface of this band. So many amazing more songs to discover
One of the best album discographies in pop/rock history. Check out Games People Play, You Lie Down With Dogs, I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You, The Raven, Time. They've got so many great tracks.
Hey guys, I've been an Alan Parsons project fan since 1977 and your covering of Eye in the Sky is just the first inch of snow on the iceberg! Their first album was Tales of Mystery and Imagination. All the songs on there are inspired by Edgar Alan Poe. APP library of albums is huge, and another tidbit about Alan Parsons is he was the sound engineer on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. I would love to hear more APP, and few of the best songs are instrumental pieces. Explore their stuff, you won't be sorry.
The Alan Parsons Projest " Don't Answer Me"
Live from the Columbia symphonic concert where Alan actually sings lead. It's awesome.