Tales of Mystery and Imagin.-Thoughts
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Topic: Tales of Mystery and Imagin.-Thoughts
Posted By: emersontarkus23
Subject: Tales of Mystery and Imagin.-Thoughts
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 19:16
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Here is where you tell all your feelings about the Alan Parsons Project album
Tales of Mystery and Imagination. |
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 19:36
my favorite literary artist.... the soundtrack....  what an album...
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 19:42
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The first time I listened to it, was recently. I bought it used on vinyl. The
songs are amazing. And they seem to fit the mood of each story completely. It would always be my dream come true if they made a sequel where they had songs about The Purloined Letter, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Oblong Box, The Masque of the Red Death, and so on....oh well. But it is my favorite Alan Parsons album, just above I Robot. 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 19:56
hahahhaha.... my 2nd favorite author... Asimov. needless to say.. a big fan of those two albums. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
emersontarkus23 wrote:Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:27
I prefer Pyramid to I Robot (Can't take it with you, In the Lap of the Gods  ).------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Losendos
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:40
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I love the first side (vinyl) but couldn't work out the second side at all . I'm not familiar with Poe's work. That last hippy track just didn't seem to fit the rest of the concept but even the music on the second side didn't seem anything special. Personally I think I enjoyed Eye in the Sky and Turn of a friendly Card the most. I rate good pop above muddled prog.
In the lap of the Gods is an awesome track. ------------- How wonderful to be so profound |
Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 22:21
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After reading The Fall of the House of Usher, and reading certain parts over
again, I started to get the Alan Parsons instrumental. As for the last song, I could not understand why that was a Poe story. "The Fall of the House of Usher" is not muddled prog, I don't think, I just think you have to understand Poe to get it without any lyrics. Anyway, I understood it, for the most part. 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 22:24
I really like Pyramid as well, partial to I Robot however but agree with Ivan who's posted on the subject before .. after these 3....  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 22:27
I did as well.. but I grew up with a Poe book in one hand (and the Foundation series in the other hahahha). If I had a third hand if would have been a F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. . This Side of Paradise ...  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:03
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My favorite song, though, even though "The Fall of the House of Usher" is
amazing, would be either "A Dream Within A Dream" or "The Cask of Amontillado". All the songs are great, though, so I can't compare.
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 06:34
| "The fall of the house of Usher" is a must have. |
Posted By: tdreamer
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 16:19
I remember listening to Fall of the House of Usher in me bed. Near crapped me self  It is a great album though. I prefer the original mix to the one now available on CD.
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Posted By: Norm Cash
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 17:21
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emersontarkus23 There actually is a follow-up album. Eric Woolfson (long time Parsons Project collaborator - in fact, if it hadn't been for Parsons fame at the time, the Project could easily have taken on Woolfson's name) released "Poe - More Tales Of Mystery And Imagination" in 2004. As a BIG Parsons Project fan, I looked forward to that album with great anticipation, but I'm sorry to say that I was disappointed in it. Woolfson went more for the "stage musical" type approach with the material. Worth a listen as a curiosity though! ------------- 
"We did it....you and me! Put him right under the table!" |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 17:38
I'll be sure to keep my eyes open for it....didn't know about that album. Thanks for the heads up. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: freebird
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 08:18
Did they ever produce any (longer) versions of the tracks? I just loved "Raven" and "Dr. & Prof." but they are too short. (like all Parsons - I just want MORE) 
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Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: April 17 2006 at 04:29
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Love Tales of Mystery and Imagination along with I Robot.
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Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: April 17 2006 at 15:42
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Tales of Mystery and Imagination rare kind of music, i love it, it is unique, it is TRIBUTE to great "EDGAR ALLAN POE". |
Posted By: Dantallion
Date Posted: May 29 2006 at 11:57
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Tales of Mystery and Imagination is my favorite
Alan Parsons album. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 23:48
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hahah... a big bump for this thread... love this album.
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Camel_APPeal
Date Posted: July 05 2006 at 23:16
I don't know if you've checked it already but if anyone else is still curious about this follow up by Eric Woolfson:
http://www.poe-cd.com - http://www.poe-cd.com
But, as Norm Cash warned, this is not Prog at all, but if you like, or at least stand stage musicals it's worth a try. ------------- 
"After all, it's music what we're talking about here, so there's no best or worst; just what you like and what you don't" |
Posted By: Camel_APPeal
Date Posted: July 05 2006 at 23:18
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Anyway, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination.... I love that album, I love that band.
I couldn't get into 'Tell-Tale Heart' with vocals by Arthur Brown at first, but once I got into his Crazy World I've enjoyed his performance and what a talented guy Arthur Brown is! -------------
"After all, it's music what we're talking about here, so there's no best or worst; just what you like and what you don't" |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 05 2006 at 23:20
love that album as well. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: July 05 2006 at 23:22
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Ditto !
Probably my fav Parsons album, The Raven is in fact my favorite song ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |