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Poll Question: Chose your favorite song
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
10 [16.95%]
1 [1.69%]
4 [6.78%]
5 [8.47%]
4 [6.78%]
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1 [1.69%]
3 [5.08%]
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3 [5.08%]
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2 [3.39%]
2 [3.39%]
3 [5.08%]
4 [6.78%]
1 [1.69%]
5 [8.47%]
0 [0.00%]
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0 [0.00%]
0 [0.00%]
3 [5.08%]
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0 [0.00%]
8 [13.56%]
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This is a tough poll, I love many of this band's songs it's really hard to choose, it would definitely be easier to pick out whole albums for me, but going with the poll, I guess I'd go with Eye in the Sky, with The Eagle Will Rise Again, Silence and I, The Fall of the House of Usher, and many others as honorable mentions. That song (Eye in the Sky) in particular always puts a smile on my face (as do the others I mentioned, like I said, very tough poll), it's a wonderful ballad.
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My choice is 'Shadow of a Lonely Man', a melancholy ballad from Pyramid. I related to it strongly in the summer 0f 1990 when I had a summer job in Helsinki (where I don't live) and felt lonely there. John Miles' vocals are excellent in it.
 
Actually, memory values aside, I prefer 'Cask of Amontillado' from the Poe-themed debut album. It also happens to feature John Miles. Really effective string arrangement too!
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Points: 15926 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2013 at 06:42
I only have the first 3 APP on LP, and 'Eye In The Sky' on tape - heard most of them over the years. My fave is 'Pyramid'.

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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

I only have the first 3 APP LP's and 'Eye In The Sky' on tape - heard most of them over the years. My fave is 'Pyramid'.


Worth the coin if you ask me. APP albums are so cheap to buy on CD. I also reccomend, and it just came out this year, the 35th deluxe edition of I-ROBOT. Very...very good. Under 10$ on Amazon as well. It's a steal.
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Points: 37595 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2013 at 13:14
I really like the Alan Parsons Project -- especially the first two albums.  I'm voting for "I Robot".  I Robot was one of the very first "rock" albums I was into as a nipper thanks to my brother's record collection.  It was until much later that I discovered the first album, which also blew my away.  Then I got a best of compilation and then the albums up to Eye in The Sky.
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My best friend has lent me a bunch of APP CD's to listen to:

Eve
Pyramid
A Valid Path
On Air
Try Anything Once 

as well as a 3 CD best of box set 'Silence and Me'.

Plenty to keep me out of mischief for a whileSmile


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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

My best friend has lent me a bunch of APP CD's to listen to:

Eve
Pyramid
A Valid Path
On Air
Try Anything Once 

as well as a 3 CD best of box set 'Silence and Me'.

Plenty to keep me out of mischief for a whileSmile

just realised that 3 of those (in bold) are just 'Alan Parsons' , but not APP.  Try Anything Once  is okay but I fell asleep listening to it. Sleepy
Of the APP albums Eve seems to have a low rating so it doesn't look like I've got the best selection to go on.Unhappy
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:


Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:


My best friend has lent me a bunch of APP CD's to listen to:
Eve
Pyramid
A Valid Path
On Air
Try Anything Once 
as well as a 3 CD best of box set 'Silence and Me'.
Plenty to keep me out of mischief for a whileSmile


just realised that 3 of those (in bold) are just 'Alan Parsons' , but not APP.  Try Anything Once  is okay but I fell asleep listening to it. Sleepy
Of the APP albums Eve seems to have a low rating so it doesn't look like I've got the best selection to go on.Unhappy


I believe 'A Valid Path' was Parsons last work to date. Also, that album one an award for its 5.1 surround sound mix.
I have not heard it yet, the album I mean. Let me know how that sits with ya. In the meantime, enjoy your APP adventure. Pyramid is very good. I'd say the best really. :)
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I was just a young'un when I first heard "Time" played on Casey Kasem's "America's Top 30 Countdown" radio show. It seemed at the time like it might've been the most beautiful song I'd ever heard. It may be still.
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"Some other Time" on I robot is one of the most beautiful ballads anywhereTongue

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Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:


"Some other Time" on I robot is one of the most beautiful ballads anywhereTongue


Right you are. Totally agree.
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Points: 7951 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2013 at 06:17
When I first got into prog, I kind of went on a bit of an A.P.P bender and snapped up all their albums, because as you said Nick, their albums are pretty dirt cheap to buy. I probably jumped the gun a little, but even though I don't listen to them all that much anymore, I just can't bring myself to get rid of them. I really think I like them all too much!

So I think a long overdue marathon of their albums might be in the works....we'll see. It's been years!
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Points: 12816 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2013 at 22:35
Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:


"Some other Time" on I robot is one of the most beautiful ballads anywhereTongue


Right you are. Totally agree.


Yeah, I love that one too   
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Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

When I first got into prog, I kind of went on a bit of an A.P.P bender and snapped up all their albums, because as you said Nick, their albums are pretty dirt cheap to buy. I probably jumped the gun a little, but even though I don't listen to them all that much anymore, I just can't bring myself to get rid of them. I really think I like them all too much!

So I think a long overdue marathon of their albums might be in the works....we'll see. It's been years!


Revisit the first 4 albums. That's the best work of APP in my opinion. A Marathon, by playing all 4 of those in one day will not be a waste of your time. . Also, your instincts are right where by a part of you is telling yourself to hang on to all those APP classics you have....listen to your Prog-gut!!! You gotta a good one.
Let me know what you end up doing.
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Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

"Some other Time" on I robot is one of the most beautiful ballads anywhereTongue

I agree I also like Some other Time.
When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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Mammagamma, woke up to that song as my alarm tone for years. Just got a new phone and switched it to the guitar solo in To Be Over… I kinda miss da bass.
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Originally posted by proggman proggman wrote:


Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:


"Some other Time" on I robot is one of the most beautiful ballads anywhereTongue
I agree I also like Some other Time.


Absolutely. I played it for my dad the other day and he loved it.
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