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    Posted: December 22 2013 at 14:54
Can someone recommend some bands similar to The Alan Parsons Project like Dynamo Bliss and Corvus Stone?
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Ambrosia(first two albums from the mid seventies). Not sure about the first but I know the second one("Somewhere I"ve never travelled was produced by Alan Parson's himself). I also recommend some early Supertramp(70's stuff) for that prog pop sound. Also, possibly some Styx.
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1978-1984 Camel has a similar sound, try I Can See Your House From Here, Nude, Breathless, or Stationary Traveler
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Points: 1474 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 22 2013 at 19:03
I agree with Camel but I would suggest some of their later albums as well such as "Dust and Dreams" and possibly "Rajaz."
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Some of Rick Wakeman's early-mid 80's albums remind me of APP - esp. 'Silent Nights' and 'Time Machine'.
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Points: 33 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 24 2013 at 11:22
Originally posted by freudiana freudiana wrote:

Can someone recommend some bands similar to The Alan Parsons Project like Dynamo Bliss 
 
 
   
 
 Have you ever heard anything from Fish On Friday and Stencil Forest?


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Try ELOY, especially "Colours" but also "Time to Turn"
also ELIPHASz's album :La Royaume Des Poussieres"
I find the vocal oriented MIKE OLDFIELD albums like "Discovery" and "Crises" have a Parsons vibe possibly because of multiple guest vocalists
TAI PHONG's first has similarities/compatibilities with "The Fall of the House of Usher" especially on "Out of the Night"


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If you haven't heard it, then you should try the band/album KEATS. It has many of the Alan Parson's Project regular musicians in it (Bairnson, Paton, Blunstone, Elliot) alongside Pete Bardens from Camel. Parsons did the engineering and production on the album.




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Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

1978-1984 Camel has a similar sound, try I Can See Your House From Here, Nude, Breathless, or Stationary Traveler
Spot on! Especially Stationary Traveler which is actually reminiscent of a more serious type of Parsons album. I used to think that someone...(maybe a vocalist?), from Alan Parsons had appeared on a few Camel titles, but it's been so long and I am probably mistaken. There are several tracks from Camel's The Single Factor that remind me of Parsons composition style. "Heroes" is definitely one of them.
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Originally posted by TODDLER TODDLER wrote:

Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

1978-1984 Camel has a similar sound, try I Can See Your House From Here, Nude, Breathless, or Stationary Traveler
Spot on! Especially Stationary Traveler which is actually reminiscent of a more serious type of Parsons album. I used to think that someone...(maybe a vocalist?), from Alan Parsons had appeared on a few Camel titles, but it's been so long and I am probably mistaken. There are several tracks from Camel's The Single Factor that remind me of Parsons composition style. "Heroes" is definitely one of them.

actually you are correct.  Chris Rainbow did vocals on several Parsons and Camel albums.  His real name is Chris Harley and he also produced some Runrig albums
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The 801 studio albums. "Listen Now" and "K-Scope" remine me somewhat of Parsons.
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http://www.last.fm/music/The+Alan+Parsons+Project/+similar 

Last FM is a great tool for finding similar artists.. check it out. You might find some of these to be what you are looking for.
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