Talk:The Alan Parsons Project

Strange song

I'm sorry for asking this here, but isn't there a song from P.J. Olsson that is called angels cry? Because I can't find it anywhere, but it exists, because it was in a film named Intoxicating. The IMDB also says it here, it is the third sountrack. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326976/soundtrack

Is there possible that it can't be found in the Internet, or anywhere? If you try to google it, it will give you the IMDB link above...

Untitled

What the heck does this sentence mean? "The live music from Gambler was only distributed at the performance (in Germany)." Ortolan88 17:47 Feb 16, 2003 (UTC)

The "live music" is the musical performance. Although I'm not absolutely sure, this should rather read "Gaudi", and not "Gambler". Actually, I don't know where the performannce of "Gambler" took place. The performance of Gaudi took place in Cologne, Germany, and the company went out of business at one point. From then on, the records were not sold anymore. Eric Woolfson plans to re-release them (further info on www.poe-cd.com, Eric Woolfson's current site ). Alrik Fassbauer 14:57, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Gambler (based on "The Turn Of A Friendly Card") and Gaudi were two musicals written by Woolfson, both of which were staged and regularly performed in Germany - Gambler in Mönchengladbach, Gaudi in Alsdorf near Aachen, then in Cologne. The respective cast albums were on sale at the theatres. (Dorthonion, 19:48 Jul 20, 2005)

Anyone know why the group is called "Alan Parsons Project" and not "Alan Parsons' Project"? Priapus 22:32, 1 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Well, it's actually called "The Alan Parsons Project" c.f. the album cover for Tales of Mystery etc.

The page has now been moved to reflect this Mallocks 19:14, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

I have updated the album pages to reflect this

Why the "project" had this name is easy to explain : Because his name is simply Alan Parsons, and not Alan Parson. Alrik Fassbauer 14:57, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

So it should be called 'Alan Parsons's Project' then

Grammatically yes, but the name as it is here is correct. Mallocks 09:11, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

No, it shouldn't. It's not possessive. The Alan Parsons part is saying that the band is named after him, not that it belongs to him. --Justdig 12:49, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

For those who are still confused by this, imagine if you had a musician named John Smith. He might call his band The John Smith Project. He would not call it The John Smith's Project; that's clearly nonsensical. Similarly, Alan Parsons called his group The Alan Parsons Project, not The Alan Parsons's Project, The Alan Parsons' Project, or anything else with a possessive apostrophe.

Hope this helps!172.169.101.185 (talk) 20:16, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

I edited the page so that it has a nice, friendly paragraph introducing the group. I think it better adheres to the layout guide. Bmunden 06:41, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

quiet/sad/powerful

I wrote the 'quiet/sad/powerful' bit many years ago, for the first edition of this page... It doesn't sound correct or 'encyclopedic', and I'm a bit ashamed (&proud!) that it's still there... Could anyone please find a better way to describe the last song of most albums?

Gaudi

Delete "Gaudi" from the albums because it is not a "The Alan Parsons Project" work but a solo project by Eric Woolfson, thus it should be on his bio page, not here.

The album Gaudi certainly was credited to The Alan Parsons Project. Check out the cover. --Kev 14:36, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Add something about style and influences?

Maybe some mention that the music (in the beginning at least) incorperated a lot of cues from contemporary music (to some extent to be expected off course)? It seems to me that a lot of the early stuff takes musical cues from bands like Steely Dan (listen carefully - especially the more rythmical keyboard sections and some guitar phrasing) as well as 10CC (especially in some percussion effects). Also note that the incorperation of members of a band like Pilot had quite an effect on the sound and stylings. Even though the productional direction and musical architecture was steered by Parsons/Woolfson, and through this for some the perception of TAPP to be an artificial construct, the Project actually worked very much as a band with all the musicians involved making an imprint on the overall sound and style. --stasis101 06:51, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

New Contributors

Hi all,

I'm Andrew from the UK and am a member of an international Alan Parsons fan group contactable at app@roadkill.com

I had a look at the APP and AP pages last week and have started to do a few updates, digital remasters, corrections ie. Sicilian Defence 1979 not 1983 and added the Photo. We also have direct contact with Lisa and Alan (it's not me so I'm not showing off) to get things checked out, (currently checking the Grammy nominations) so if you see things added it will be me.

Hope to chat with some of you over the project.

Kind regards, Andrew Adw uk 21:11, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Large Section Missing

At the end of the recent update to the Band History section everything below it was not being shown due to some incomplete code:

As soon as I deleted it the rest came back.

Adw uk 20:43, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Sources and Tone

There don't seem to be any sources cited for anything. Also, is it just me or does most of the article sound like it was written by someone working for Parsons's record company? The constant references to "Alan" and "Eric" seem odd, too. 69.229.20.210 21:52, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

I know I should be bold...

...but I'm not too good with wikis, not quite sure how to upload pictures and such, but I think this page could use a picture...

There's a good one at the offical site... http://www.the-alan-parsons-project.com/biography.html

Album List Update

When this article was being written, why did the discography stop after Gaudi? What caught my eye was when I was looking for information about "On Air" (1996), which was my favorite concept album (as a whole). New albums have been released through 2006, before the remasters started.

Because, from On Air forward, his albums were by 'Alan Parsons' rather than 'The Alan Parsons Project'

Image

Image:Alanparsons1.jpg is used on both Alan Parsons and The Alan Parsons Project. We should remove the image from one page, preferably this page. -Yancyfry 02:05, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

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Advertising tone

Don't you think that "All ten Alan Parsons Project albums have been digitally remastered and are being released throughout 2007 in expanded editions with additional artwork and bonus tracks. [3]" sounds a little bit... advertising? Having it in bold text etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.194.10.10 (talk) 11:44, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Members

The Members section (and the sidebox at the top) mentions only Parsons, Woolfson and Powell as members, and gives an explanation for that. But the "The Alan Parsons Project" box at the bottom lists Bairnson and Cottle as well. I feel that this is inconsistent. Moreover, if Bairnson and Cottle are mentioned, then Stuart Elliott (the drummer) should be mentioned as well, because he appears on every The Alan Parsons Project and Alan Parsons (solo) album up until The Time Machine (with the possible exception of Tales). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.245.197.109 (talk) 08:53, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Citations & References

See Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags Nhl4hamilton (talk) 08:39, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Elmer Gantry?

A few of the Wikipedia entries for various albums by the Alan Parsons Project credit lead vocals on certain tracks to Elmer Gantry. As Elmer Gantry is not a singer, but a fictional character in a novel (and a film), I'm not sure how to take this -- vandalism? A joke? Or is this how an actual singer was credited on the original albums? Please enlighten me...

(The albums in question, by the way are The Turn of a Friendly Card and Eye in the Sky (album).)

172.169.101.185 (talk) 20:16, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Re: Elmer Gantry

His real name is Dave Terry, but at the time he was recording as Elmer Gantry.

He did, in fact, lift the name from the obvious source.

He'd previously had his own band, Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera.

He was also part of the infamous fake Fleetwood Mac 1974 touring band.

Shotguntony (talk) 15:56, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

What the name of the song?

I'm looking for a name of a song with Alan parsons Project. It's a powerful piece in a minor key. It begins with the sound of churchbells, and soon some kind of flute. Then the tempo speeds up a bit, and in the finale there is a choir singing very dramatically. There are also strings. / Antonysson —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.112.111.104 (talk) 15:28, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

could you possibly be referring to "In the Lap of the Gods," from the "Pyramid" album? Shotguntony (talk) 12:36, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Popular Cultural Reference

The Alan Parsons project was the name of Dr Evil's plan to hold Earth hostage with a moon "laser" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.48.172.121 (talk) 17:14, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

yes, it was quite succsesfull, on the whole —Preceding unsigned comment added by Elcaballooscuro (talk • contribs) 20:34, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Re: What (is) the name of the song?

an unsigned user wrote:

It's a powerful piece in a minor key. It begins with the sound of churchbells, and soon some kind of flute. Then the tempo speeds up a bit, and in the finale there is a choir singing very dramatically. There are also strings. / Antonysson —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.112.111.104 (talk) 15:28, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

My reply:

I believe you're talking about "In The Lap of the Gods" from Pyramid (1978).

Hope it's what you were looking for.

Shotgun Tony  ;-> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shotguntony (talk • contribs) 15:55, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Alan Parsons 'Greatest male vocalist'

I cannot seem to find the reference to the fact that Alan parsons was once voted best male vocalist ever or something like that. Surely it should be on the main wiki page. I think I read it on the liner notes on the back of one of his albums. Can anyone verify this? I dont have his LP records anymore and cds are never as complete as LP records for information. 114.75.132.236 (talk) 02:15, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

He appeared in a top 10 list of best vocalists (related to the year the TOMAI album was released)in a poll conducted by a music publication in Great Britain (possibly the NME Poll). That should be somewhat easy to find a source for if you want to pursue it.THX1136 (talk) 15:18, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

Strange song

I'm sorry for asking this here, but isn't there a song from P.J. Olsson that is called angels cry? Because I can't find it anywhere, but it exists, because it was in a film named Intoxicating. The IMDB also says it here, it is the third sountrack. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326976/soundtrack

Is there possible that it can't be found in the Internet, or anywhere? If you try to google it, it will give you the IMDB link above... -- 18:04, 27 May 2011‎ 84.2.208.30

Forgive me, but what does this have to do with The Alan Parsons Project? There does not appear to be any connection. I would try doing a web search for the song "Angels Cry". There is a song by Mariah Carey and Ne-Yo by that title - if that's the one your looking for - song wise anyway. The version you're looking for is by "NBS & PJ Olsson". Try using that for your search. Hope this helps.THX1136 (talk) 15:23, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

I totally agree with you, THX -- Olsson started working with Parsons after the Project broke up Shotguntony (talk) 12:38, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Voyager instrumental

This APP instrumental was used in the movie Ice Castles. Should this be included in the section on uses outside of album releases?THX1136 (talk) 15:26, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

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Category: Scottish progressive rock groups

The Alan Parsons Project began as a London-based duo. One of them being originally from Glasgow does not make them a Scottish band. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KevD (talk • contribs) 22:38, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Members being active in the band after the band was defunct ?

Some members are said to have been part of the band until 1993 or even 1996, which is surprising, as the band was done in 1990. Why is that ? 80.218.92.23 (talk) 07:44, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

The whole page could do with an overhaul, since there is no dedicated page or section about the line-ups of Alan's solo band, which was (and still is) credited as The Alan Parsons Live Project when they do shows. Alan kept many of the regular contributors after the break-up of the Project itself, until 2000. From 2004 or so onward, he has been touring with a new band (still under the same moniker) of American musicians. Jules TH 16 (talk) 00:31, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Digital vocoder

What does digital vocoder mean? Vocoders as I know them are working in the analog domain. I suggest that the word "digital" should be removed. Funk~svwiki (talk) 07:58, 18 May 2023 (UTC)