A studio architect who built conceptual albums with a rotating cast of players.
If you're new to the Project, start with 'Eye in the Sky' or 'The Raven'. They frame the clean production and melodic arrangements that defined their sound.
The Alan Parsons Project wasn't a band in the usual sense. It was more like a studio collective that brought in different musicians for each record, from Pink Floyd's David Gilmour to vocalist Colin Blunstone. Their 1982 album 'Eye in the Sky' became their most recognizable work, and songs like 'Games People Play' have kept a steady presence on radio and in film soundtracks.
Parsons started as an audio engineer before teaming up with songwriter Eric Woolfson in 1975. Their albums often had conceptual themes, from Edgar Allan Poe stories on 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination' to explorations of artificial intelligence on 'I Robot'. The Project stopped making new albums after 1990, but Parsons has continued to work in music.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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