The Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid
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Artist: The Alan Parsons ProjectEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2009-01-27
Music Label: Arista
Soundtracks:
- Voyager [Instrumental]
- What Goes Up
- The Eagle Will Rise Again
- One More River
- Can't Take It with You
- In the Lap of the Gods [Instrumental]
- Pyramania
- Hyper-Gamma-Spaces
- Shadow of a Lonely Man
- Voyager/What Goes Up/The Eagle Will Rise Again [Instrumental]
- What Goes Up/Little Voice [Early Version Demo]
- Can't Take It with You [Early Version Demo]
- Hyper-Gamma-Spaces [Demo Version]
- The Eagle Will Rise Again [Alternate Version-Backing Track]
- In the Lap of the Gods, Pt. 1 [Demo Version]
- In the Lap of the Gods, Pt. 2 [Backing Track Rough Mix]
Free Music Notes for Pyramid
Free Music Review: The single most underrated "Project" by Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons
Hit: 5 Stars
While I Robot and Eye in the Sky generally enjoy their fair share of accolades, The Project's third release has always struggled for the recognition it so richly deserves. Given its cohesion both conceptually and musically, that somewhat low regard seems every bit as mysterious as the theme of the album itself. But, then, if ever there was a complex theme cleverly shrouded in nuance and subtlety, it would be that of Pyramid!
The opening instrumental staggers the listener with an atmospheric ambience one would hope is destined for a proper quadraphonic presentation while the following "What Goes Up..." asks why, if nothing is lasting, even build a pyramid at all. Colin Blunstone of The Zombies made his first appearance with The Project singing "The Eagle Will Rise Again" - a stunning ballad where a very young Pharaoh struggles to reconcile the deity he is proclaimed to be with the gnawing insecurities from which every child suffers. (Curiously, this thought-provoking ballad was a favorite of the prodigious Kate Bush who would listen to it repeatedly in the late seventies.) Of One More River Alan, himself, has gone on written record saying, "this was better than anything we did on I Robot." Wow...that's a tall order for a shuffle to achieve, but "One More River" more than lives up to that assessment with its ambient bridge alone. The radio hit Can't Take It With You explains, in stark terms, how all the earthly treasures Tutankhamen accumulated throughout his short life won't be joining him in the next. In The Lap Of The Gods is arguably the finest piece of experimental music that Parsons and Woolfson ever composed, not the least of which is due to some of the best orchestral arrangements Andrew Powell has ever crafted, but it also marks a turning point on the album where the deceased pharoah lay entombed in his singular mausoleum while the multitudes who built it rejoice over the fruits of their life's singular task. Given all the heaviness of melancholy thought throughout PYRAMID, Woolfson and Parsons wisely saw the need for bit of humor. At the much deserved expense of G. Patrick Flanagan and his, shall we say, questionable claims of pyramid power, Pyramania is a send-up in the proud tradition Rodgers & Hammerstein. Hyper-Gamma-Spaces is another ambient instrumental by Alan Parsons that makes me pine for a quadraphonic surround mix on Sony's SACD. Lastly, Shadow Of A Lonely Man closes in epic, albeit somber, proportions with the spirit of the dead pharoah hovering quietly over his earthly treasures in a museum exhibit as passersby examine them with varying degrees of interest.
Ardent fans will revel in the bonus material. I was particularly intrigued with What Goes Up/Little Voice (Early Version Demo) and the two demo versions of "In The Lap Of The Gods." The vast improvement in sound quality from the original Arista disc is directly attributed to Sony's Direct Stream Digital sampling from the best source tapes available. My only complaint is that this masterpiece is not available in surround on SACD. I am pleased with this remaster for moderate volume listenings, but find myself wishing I could crank the volume from time to time without the subsequent signal clipping from my receiver.
In any case, I do hope this missive helps to elucidate Pyramid's elusive liner note:
"From the rise and fall of an ancient dynasty, to the quest for a key to unlock the secrets of the universe, this album seeks to amplify the haunting echoes of the past and explore the unsolved mysteries of the present. Pyramid...the last remaining wonder of the ancient world."
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2007 digitally remastered and expanded edition of the Alan Parsons classic album that was originally released in 1978. Parsons himself digital remastered all his catalog albums reissued in 2007 using the original master tapes. The difference in sound quality is amazing-each sounds absolutely fantastic. The packaging includes revamped booklets with fresh, elaborated liner notes based on interviews with Parsons and Woolfson as well as rare photos and memorabilia.Classic Rock Music CDs
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