TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION

I don't remember the last time I listened to the album, but the magic is the same. The first album by Alan Parsons Project transports you to the literary world of Edgar Allan Poe, with varied and rich music.

Starting with "A Dream Within A Dream" and "The Raven" Alan Parsons set his style for the rest of the discography. Then "The Tell-Tale Heart" breaks in (with an annoying and weird "aaaah", I always hated that haha) and the beautiful ballad "The Cask of Amontillado". Everything is what you have listened in better known albums like Eye In The Sky, the essence of Alan Parsons Project is something unique.

The most impressive part is the suite called "The Fall of the House of Usher", combining experimental art rock with orchestral sections, bringing some chaos to the record that "To One in Paradise" restore with an idyllic soft song.

If you want some accessible art rock but different and varied at the same time, this is a good choice.