Pyramid

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Total Tracks: 9   Total Length: 37:59

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A natural companion to I Robot and Eye In The Sky

wasit10538

I've let quite a few discs in my Parsons collection go, but this, I Robot, and Eye In The Sky remain, as they all have great songs and a very cinematic scope. Very intelligent pop! Also compares to Al Stewart's "Time Passages," which Parsons produced the same year, but "Time Passages" is more intelligent still.

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7 out of 9.........

oneofsix1958

....Tracks are good. What's NOT to like? THIS is a foundation CD for anyone into this type of music.

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Even with six different vocalists lending their talents to the album, Pyramid still remains an average bit of material from the Alan Parsons Project. Not only does the album’s theme evolve around the mystique of the pyramid, but it also touches on man’s fascination with superstition and its powers. The instrumental “Voyager” opens things up, and its provocative style sets the tone for the album’s supernatural mood. The bright-sounding “What Goes Up” is one of the highlights here, as is “The Eagle Will Rise Again,” sung by Colin Blunstone. The anxiety-ridden “Pyramania” enhances the album’s concept the best, accompanied by some excitable keyboard playing and a friendly middle. The lesson-learning “Can’t Take It with You” teaches that our souls are our most important asset, in typical Parsons-type charm. While not a stellar album, Pyramid completes the task of musically explaining its concept. Its short but slightly compelling nature grows after a few listens, but the album itself isn’t a necessity. – Mike DeGagne

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