I ROBOT

With 'I Robot' the Alan Parsons Project made an album that no symphonic prog listener could in their right might ignore. This album has a beautiful recording sound, a good variation of types of songs (instrumental, ballad, rock-funk, dark, electronic) and some of the most memorable melodies of the group's career. Tracks like 'Some Other Time' and the moody 'Don't let it Show' are (or should be) classics of the symphonic rock genre. Alan Parsons is of course a recording engineer and producer and on this album the intelligence and creativity of his arrangements is most notable. Amidst all progressive - or at least innovative - traits of the record, there is still at its heart a center stage for the 'pop song'. Yet this album proves that a 'pop song' can be a fine thing.