THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD

Considering the more progressive beginnings of Alan Parsons, the eighties sound of this album does not detract from the fact that it is a jewel that is not very well known but quite accessible to any audience. The Turn of a Friendly Card, fifth album by The Alan Parsons Project, is a concept album about gambling, in which we notice a more 80s disco/pop style. Even if it's not the most progressive thing we can notice in the discography of this band, it doesn't take away the excellent quality of instrumentation and catchy rhythms such as "Games People Play" or "Snake Eyes", or the sentimentality of "Time" and "The Gold Bug". If you like this album and want to get to know the band better, I recommend listening to "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" and "I Robot".

8/10, 4 but well deserved stars to this eccentric album.