FROM THE NEW WORLD

The super commercial side of Alan Parsons´ Project, Band or whatever......

This is horrible like Styx´s most horrible moments but even worse! I Have almost expected something of his music, but there is always, the money side and this release, really fits into that. Forget all... this should never be considered Prog!! This guy or band or whaterver, has a lot of more ambitions, money wise of course. A huge deception like decadence into your ears. Its´s being a long time but Alan´s or whatever turns out is as mellow and boring... than sour grapes. If this is a new world...leave me out!!!!!!!!!!!! What to do ? Money is money, what a shame.

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Posted Friday, July 15, 2022 | Review this album | Report (Review #2777264)

The latest album from Alan Parsons features most of his band plus assorted guests such as guitarist and singer Joe Bonamassa, Tommy Shaw of Styx, vocalist David Pack (Ambrosia), and vocalist James Durbin. This means we have nine lead singers across the 11 songs, and Bonamassa adds a guitar solo on a couple of the tracks. The burning question about this album can be boiled down to just one word, "Why?". This is solid middle of the road stuff with no songs which can be said to be any more than that although a couple towards the end are even worse. Of course, it has been produced within an inch of its life, and of course the vocals are great throughout, but there is virtually nothing here to get anyone excited. I have been a fan of Alan's work since I first came across 'Tales Of Mystery And Imagination' not long after it had been released. I was still at school then and was fully enamoured by the complexity of the arrangements and how it all fitted together. But, the big difference is that that was full of songs whereas this feels as if it has been put together by committee, with no-one having the final say.

It was pretty average (apart from the production) up to near the end, but then the last two songs just sank it. The only positive which can be said about the 100-year-old "Goin' Home" is that it is way better than the version of The Ronettes' "Be My Baby". This really is for fans only.

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Posted Sunday, July 17, 2022 | Review this album | Report (Review #2777472)

Here is the latest album from Alan Parsons, legendary engineer, producer, and performer. This is his 6th solo album since the demise of the very successful Alan Parsons Project and his partnership with Eric Woolfson in the '90's, and this one probably is most reminiscent of that earlier band than an ... (read more)

Report this review (#2872993) | Posted by BBKron | Wednesday, January 4, 2023 | Review Permanlink

I wanted to rate this at 4 stars, as it gets off to a wonderful start. However, the energy seems to run out a bit as the album progresses. It's not that the songs aren't good, but they do tend to fall short when compared with many of Alan Parson's other albums. Sadly, I have to agree with other ... (read more)

Report this review (#2777535) | Posted by Four Corners Guy | Sunday, July 17, 2022 | Review Permanlink

After the video release of Uroboros (first single taken from this album), displaying in close succession iconic images referring to the cover art of almost each beloved record of the Alan Parsons Project, we had every right to expect a "return trip" to that sound. And if we don't expect an exact r ... (read more)

Report this review (#2777145) | Posted by Heart of the Matter | Thursday, July 14, 2022 | Review Permanlink

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