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Pyramid (stylized as Pyr△mid) is the third album by progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1978. It is a concept album centred on the pyramids of Giza.
At the time the album was conceived, interest in pyramid power and Tutankhamun was widespread in the US and the UK. Pyramid was nominated for the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
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.
Side one
1. Voyager (instrumental) – 2:24
2. What Goes Up… (lead vocal: David Paton) – 3:31
3. The Eagle Will Rise Again (lead vocal: Colin Blunstone) – 4:20
4. One More River (lead vocal: Lenny Zakatek) – 4:15
5. Can’t Take It with You (lead vocal: Dean Ford) – 5:06
Side two
1 .In the Lap of the Gods (instrumental) – 5:27
2. Pyramania (lead vocal: Jack Harris) – 2:45
3 .Hyper-Gamma-Spaces (instrumental) – 4:19
4. Shadow of a Lonely Man (lead vocal: John Miles, additional vocals: Colin Blunstone) – 5:34
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – EMI Electrola GmbH
- Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
- Mixed At – Abbey Road Studios
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arista Records
- Copyright © – Arista Records
- Printed By – 4P Nicolaus GmbH
- Published By – Woolfsongs Ltd.
- Published By – Careers Music, Inc.
- Published By – Rondor Music
- Pressed By – EMI Electrola GmbH
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Vocals – David Paton
- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Ian Bairnson
- Arranged By [Orchestra And Choir], Conductor – Andrew Powell
- Conductor [Choirmaster] – Bob Howes
- Contractor [Orchestral] – David Katz
- Design [Cover Design], Photography By – Hipgnosis
- Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliott
- Engineer [Assistant] – Pat Stapley
- Executive-Producer, Keyboards, Written-By – Eric Woolfson
- Keyboards – Duncan Mackay
- Mastered By, Engineer [Assistant] – Chris Blair
- Photography By – Brimson
- Producer, Engineer, Written-By, Acoustic Guitar – Alan Parsons
- Vocals – Colin Blunstone, Dean Ford, Jack Harris, Lenny Zakatek
Notes
Release: 1978
Format: LP
Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: Arista Records
Catalog# 4C058-60792
Vinyl: Excellent
Cover: Excellent (Gatefold)
Prijs: €10,00
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