He was the engineer, not the producer. The record company for APP liked to imply that he was the producer, but in interviews he's laughed and said things along the lines of "I'd be a lot richer if I had been the producer!".
Frankly, AP was responsible for so many of the basics for the music business and the progression into the early 80s. There is a reason this 70s song sounds 'very 80s', it was a blueprint for harmony and song structure for a hit.
It's one of those rare lines, like the Police "Every Little Thing" when he says: "It's a big enough umbrella but its always me that ends up getting wet". It kind of reflects across time and eventually strikes true with a lot of people.
I never ever EVER thought of this as a "feel good song" , it sounds like pure melancholy to me...soothing but in a sad way...ever since I first heard it on the radio when i was about 6 years old.
The first band he produced after leaving Apple Studios was Ambrosia.Pilot andAl Stewart followed. He used members of Pilot and Ambrosia on Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Before the Bulls used the song for their entrance it was the OG entrance song for Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat back in the mid 80's in the WWF. Any time I hear this song it takes me back to watching wrestling as a kid.
I went to the first 4 wrestlemanias. Ricky was my favorite at the time. I think k it was the 3rd one when he faced Jake the snake Robert's. Ricky got tossed out of the ring, and Jake "slammed" his head against the corner post. Only thing was, I watched Ricky take a blade from under the ring and slash his own damn forehead. Instantly lost my interest in the "sport".
I think this is the funniest shit y’all have ever posted. The Greatest American Hero comparison was spot on and the short cut where George played Ryan ASMR was priceless.
"Believe it or not, George isn't at home. Just leave a message after the beep. I must be out or I'd pick up the phone. Where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home!
Alan Parson's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" is Edgar Alan Poe's works set to music. FANTASTIC. The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart The Cask of Amontillado, (The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, The Fall of the House of Usher
And indeed, "Tales..." was Parson's debut album. A version remixed in 1987 includes spoken word readings of Poe's stories by none other than Orson Welles. Eric Woolfson is the vocalist on the majority of Parson's songs, including "Eye in the Sky", and many of the songs on "Tales...". There are more instrumentals on "Tales...". It's an amazing interpretation of Poe's works and an incredible debut. As far as the instrumentals thing goes, a couple of notes. First, IMHO a lot of what makes these instrumental songs (or songs you wished were instrumentals :) ) so great is Parson's skill as a producer. The layering and balance of the various instruments, harmonies, etc. isn't just the song-writing (which is stellar as well), but also the immense work done in the studio to craft the album. It results in a song that can work just as well without the vocals. Another artist with similar skills is Jeff Lynne, the main force behind Electric Light Orchestra. Most of the songs on ELO albums have vocals, but I could see how someone listening to them might think to themselves, "wow, this would work so well as an instrumental". Ryan & George, you should consider checking out ELOs work too. Given your preference for harder/rockier songs, "Don't Bring Me Down" would probably be a good place to start. :) Oh, and second...the newest releases of Alan Parson's Project albums include bonus tracks, many of which _are_ in fact instrumental versions (often well-produced demos) of these songs. So if you're really looking for those instrumentals, check those albums out. For Alan Parson's songs that are more upbeat/less drowsy-inducing (many Parson's songs are quite sweet and soothing, admittedly :) ), check out: from "Tales...", "(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether"; from "I Robot", the title track (an instrumental, and with a great funk beat too), and "Breakdown"; from "Pyramid", "Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" (instrumental); from "Turn of a Friendly Card", "Games People Play"; from "Eye in the Sky", "Mammagamma" (instrumental); from "Ammonia Avenue", "Prime Time" , "Don't Answer Me" (this song draws inspiration from classic 50's Motown styles), and "Pipeline" (another instrumental); from "Vulture Culture", "Let's Talk About Me", and "Hawkeye" (instrumental); from "Stereotomy", the title track, "Beaujolais", "Urbania" (instrumental), and "Where's the Walrus?" (instrumental); from "Gaudi", "Standing on Higher Ground". It's not upbeat, but I will also put a vote in for "Old and Wise", from "Eye in the Sky". A very soft, melancholy song that is just amazingly well written, fantastically sung.
Dayummmmm…you got me feeling all nostalgic with this song and the theme from “Greatest American Hero”……”Time” by Alan Parsons Project is hauntingly epic and makes me think of how fast time goes….enjoy your life everyone, you only go thru it once..
If you want a soothing song, I recommend a song called "Fade into you" by Mazzy Star. It would be a great introduction to the "shoegaze" genre, which I don't think you've done yet.
It's an incredible song lyrically. Haunting. Words of caution, words of warning, words of wisdom, words of condemnation, words of dismissal ( like I've now turned my back on you) "Don't cry I ain't changing my mind, so find another fool like before.." Musically the solo is very tastefully done.
I never saw the Alan Parsons Project play with Steely Dan in concert, but I did see them with Yes in an outdoor concert in Phoenix Arizona some time back in the late 90s or early 2000s. Great show!
That face when you see the alert from LIV for "Alan Parsons" and open it only to see the wrong damn tune. Not to dis EITS, but "I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You" will blow you away. Please don't stop here with Alan Parsons!
Alan Parsons got me thru 70's & early 80's 😣!! Life was extremely tough for myself & my siblings. Before & during my puberty age, Alan Parsons was a HUUUUGE comfort for my sister & I. Til today, 90% of our memories are attached to Alan Parsons. This band means sooooooooooooo much
oh man, y'all are playing two of the songs that bring tears to my eyes. i had a turbulent childhood in the 80s, but songs like these were such a wondrous escape from the nonsense.
I usually watch y'all to share the musical journey and curious as to what y'all's reactions are to songs I love, but this video was just flat out hilarious lol
...I have nothing substantive to say: I'm just happy you guys listened to the song. #SoGood EDIT: Also, that "Greatest American Hero" theme song still digs into your brain... #SoGood
I looked up the guy who wrote that "Believe it or Not" song and he's got a TON of good TV songs. All stuff from when I was a little kid, watching whatever my parents had on TV.
Alan Parsons got me through😣!! Life was extremely tough for myself & my siblings. Before & during my puberty age, Alan Parsons was a HUUUUGE comfort for my sister & I. Til today, 90% of our memories are attached to Alan Parsons. This band means sooooooooooooo much.😊
Highly advise you guys to look up any video on "Loudness War Explained", Alan Parsons has a lot to say about why production is suffering. There's a great example using one of his songs, showing how modern production, overly compressed, hides so many nuances and dynamics in music. Good stuff. Also, the argument that "I like it louder" should ALWAYS be solved with the volume knob, not the production.
Alan Parsons also worked as a recording engineer. He was the recording engineer on two Pink Floyd albums (Atom Heart Mother and Dark Side of the Moon) and for two of the Beatles' albums (Abbey Road and Let it Be).
They have several instrumentals, my favourite is Mammagamma, very different from Sirius, more electronic sounding but lots of layers, very hypnotic and it's got a great groove.
@@mykneegrows88 oh, no way..... LOTS of us out there that LOVE the A.P.P. instrumentals!! Mammagamma is fantastic, but my favorite as always been Lucifer. And then there's also I Robot, and Hyper Gamma Spaces up there on the list!
@@AlwaysWorking2008 When I was a teen I was gifted the "Eve" album - track 1 "Lucifer" was my introduction to APP. I was hooked - after that, every album of theirs I got I think I was looking forward to the instrumental/s more than anything.
I about fell over when I heard it start up because it is so ingrained as the Chicago Bulls song 😂. Always loved Eye in the Sky but never knew who it was. Also, I get that dang Greatest American Hero song stuck in my head all the time!
Found this record at a Goodwill one day. I was instantly taken by this intro and first track. I don't know what it is, the melancholic melody or the lyrics, but it's beautiful and has always stuck with me.
I remember growing up listening to wls back in the early 80s. It was amazing because they always played both songs together ten years later when the bulls started using Sirius for their intro, I was like, hey I know that song.
Alan Parsons Project always included instrumental songs in their albums. The Gold Bug and Mammagamma are good examples. As for sung ones, I have special affection for The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether and Dancing on a Highwire.
I'm reminded of a story about hearing lyrics and not. A friend met a man who just got happily married. He asked the guy what their wedding song was. He said they were huge fans of Engelbert Humperdinck. Their wedding song was called "Please Release Me (let me go for I dont love you anymore.) Words matter! LOL. True story.
For something instrumental, and more funky from Alan Parsons, I recommend "I Robot" it's the opening/title tack of that album. As a bonus that song flows into "I Don't Wanna Be Like You" which is definitely worth reacting to, so I would recommend reacting to both songs one after another.
An obvious next listen would be 'Wouldn't Want to Be Like You' off of their I Robot album. 'Some Other Time' and 'Breakdown' are also good songs off of the album.
Alan Parsons was all over the Bulls/Jazz finals matchups, because in Utah they used Pink Floyd's "On the Run" for the player intro - from The Dark Side of the Moon, which Parsons engineered.
Just saw them live - their hits from the show are on my channel - to hear Sirius live is something else. The old folks, including myself, were risking Sirius health problems going nuts. Just a great song combo with awesome lyrics
One of the greatest 80’s pop hits. It’s both melancholic and uplifting simultaneously, which is such a hard feat to pull off for literally any artist. Timeless would be the right word.
as a kid that grew up in Chicago during the Jordan years, Sirius has attached itself to some special memories. Eye in the Sky is one of my favorite songs, ever.
You'd hear one song at a Bulls game then here the other at Jewel while you're buying groceries. Kinda makes you happy our culture can reach us in so many ways in America. Felt like collectively we all lived in Chicago
You guys are IN Vegas, after all, so you get what this song is alluding to, metaphorically-speaking. BTW, for me the greatest moment for the song, "Believe It Or Not I'm Walking On Air" was the water tower scene in "My Name Is Earl."
Well, this song and The Greatest American Hero theme are pretty close harmonically so you arent wrong. Basically they're both in D major, or B minor which is the relative minor of D. Cool fact - Alan Parsons was one of the few non Beatles on the rooftop during the concert that the police shut down. He was a sound engineer at the time.
I saw APP in 1996 in Rochester NY with Manfred Mann vocalist Chris Thompson and it was the most perfect concert I have ever been to. You were well aware of Alan’s attention to detail it was flawless and Chris was well into his 50’s and was still amazing
Ryan & George would both lose their minds over "Games People Play" & love it. Guaranteed. Alan Parsons project was a studio band, but icons of the 70s and 80s for many reasons. And yes, they have an entire album of insturmental works: 17 songs.
Very cool that you started the song with the intro bit; I honestly had no idea there was a whole intro bit until about a decade ago when I blundered across it. I'd always heard the radio version which entirely skips "Sirius".
Most folks know this as the intro song for the Chicago Bulls. The Nebraska Cornhuskes also use this song during their "Tunnel Walk" as the team walks into the stadium.
For instrumental from Allan Parsons - check out IRobot With lyrics - check out Games People Play - a different feel with some edge to it for it is a song about a couple finding out they have nothing left since the kids have noved out. Overall, there is a reason Allan Parsons was, for a while one if the mist sampled artists out there.
For a good live instrumental played at the World Freedom Concert in Arnhem Netherlands on the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War 2 in Europe, the Alan Parsons Project played Sirius and Breakaway, with Candy Dulfer on saxophone. There are a couple of videos on RUclips.
Grew up on this. My dad was a huge Allan Parson fan and passed it along to me and my brothers. Turn of a Friendly Card still one of my favourite albums. Played that thing front to back so many times i cant count.
Wow i lost my old chanel and i used to watch yas years ago and you fellas are still going 🎉there is so many reaction chanels now compared to when i firt watch you both !!!!love it man 🎉 Epic song !!
Alan parsons projects, stunning, amazing!! Fantastic!! His albums are so so good!! You must get down that rabbit hole, i robot, pyramid, the turn of a friendly card, eve!!! The list goes on and on!! Brilliant instrumental tracks as well as amazing vocal tracks!! Hes up their with all the best!! Including steely dan!!! IM TRULLY AMAZED YOU BOYS HAVE NEVER HEARD HIS STUFF!!! Just get into his work!!!! You will love the quality as well!!!
When Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson formed the Project, they swore a sacred oath that they would never record a love song. And they never did. But break-up songs? They did a number of those, and this is one of them.
I grew up watching Greatest American Hero so I totally love that song as well. Another amazing Alan Parsons song is Don't Answer Me. You should check out the animated video they did to go along with it too.
Also Alan Parsons worked as a producer, he was an integral part of the production of Pink Floyd's iconic album Dark Side of the Moon
And Let It Be from the Beatles.
Is there any doubt if you didn't know the fact lol...the fact writes itself
He was the engineer, not the producer. The record company for APP liked to imply that he was the producer, but in interviews he's laughed and said things along the lines of "I'd be a lot richer if I had been the producer!".
And 'Year Of The Cat' by Al Steward; IMO one of the best songs ever written.
Frankly, AP was responsible for so many of the basics for the music business and the progression into the early 80s. There is a reason this 70s song sounds 'very 80s', it was a blueprint for harmony and song structure for a hit.
“The sun in your eyes made some of the lies worth believing”. Embedded in my brain for more than 40 years.
Ya that's a masterful line right there.
It's one of those rare lines, like the Police "Every Little Thing" when he says: "It's a big enough umbrella but its always me that ends up getting wet".
It kind of reflects across time and eventually strikes true with a lot of people.
@@KurtVW and “Don’t confront me with my failures, I had not forgotten them”. These Days.
And the thing is, I know what he’s singing about with that lyric! It’s like, “Oh yep, know what you mean.” 😂
@@satorified1612 100%.
I never ever EVER thought of this as a "feel good song" , it sounds like pure melancholy to me...soothing but in a sad way...ever since I first heard it on the radio when i was about 6 years old.
Same
The first band he produced after leaving Apple Studios was Ambrosia.Pilot andAl Stewart followed. He used members of Pilot and Ambrosia on Tales of Mystery and Imagination
I gave a thumb but maybe just wanted to give a half or reluctant thumb
Before the Bulls used the song for their entrance it was the OG entrance song for Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat back in the mid 80's in the WWF. Any time I hear this song it takes me back to watching wrestling as a kid.
I went to the first 4 wrestlemanias. Ricky was my favorite at the time. I think k it was the 3rd one when he faced Jake the snake Robert's. Ricky got tossed out of the ring, and Jake "slammed" his head against the corner post. Only thing was, I watched Ricky take a blade from under the ring and slash his own damn forehead. Instantly lost my interest in the "sport".
I bet you stopped watching movies as well.
Yes! Yes, it was!
“ FROM NORTH CAROLINA!!! AT GUARD, , , , “
Hi, also used on Frasier, when Niles made the basketball half-court free shot.
You would be suprised how funky " I would'nt want to be like you" is.
Yes! My favorite Alan Parsons Project song ❤
He's not wrong....
This is what I call Prog Pop. 'Games People Play' is a damn good song! Has a different vocalist and vibe.
Yeah you beat me to it 🤣
Alan Parsons Project - "I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You"
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great song
I think this is the funniest shit y’all have ever posted. The Greatest American Hero comparison was spot on and the short cut where George played Ryan ASMR was priceless.
Lol!
@@LostInVegas Nothing will ever mess with Ryan hollering " I Broke my shit, Got damn! " in the Ritz video. I still watch that video just to laugh.
Childhood memories 😢 💖
Eye in the Sky always makes me cry because it reminds me of my grandma. 😢
"Believe it or not, George isn't at home. Just leave a message after the beep. I must be out or I'd pick up the phone. Where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home!
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - Where could I be?
I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You, another great APP track..you guys will dig it!
Had to look twice when I saw Alan Parsons Project on Lost in Vegas. Wow.
"From Noooooooorth Carolina, at guard, 6-6,
MICHAEL JORDAN!"
Growing up in Chicago it is literally impossible for me to listen to this song and not hear that in my head :)
I always said that if you were playing in the NBA Finals and "Sirius" started playing, WRAP IT UP!!! It's "Game Over"!
The last song “old and wise” from this album, is fantastic!
Many songs on their albums are instrumental with no words , and there is a theme to all Alan Parsons Albums .
Yes, and this album was a dystopian, big-brother, 1984 (Orwell, not Van Halen) theme
Tales of Mystery and Imagination is my favorite album
@@abnerhonorio My favorite is in my Top 5 All Time albums - I Robot . I also love Air which nobody talks about .
Mammagamma for me ❤️
Alan Parson's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" is Edgar Alan Poe's works set to music. FANTASTIC. The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart
The Cask of Amontillado, (The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, The Fall of the House of Usher
And indeed, "Tales..." was Parson's debut album. A version remixed in 1987 includes spoken word readings of Poe's stories by none other than Orson Welles. Eric Woolfson is the vocalist on the majority of Parson's songs, including "Eye in the Sky", and many of the songs on "Tales...". There are more instrumentals on "Tales...". It's an amazing interpretation of Poe's works and an incredible debut.
As far as the instrumentals thing goes, a couple of notes. First, IMHO a lot of what makes these instrumental songs (or songs you wished were instrumentals :) ) so great is Parson's skill as a producer. The layering and balance of the various instruments, harmonies, etc. isn't just the song-writing (which is stellar as well), but also the immense work done in the studio to craft the album. It results in a song that can work just as well without the vocals.
Another artist with similar skills is Jeff Lynne, the main force behind Electric Light Orchestra. Most of the songs on ELO albums have vocals, but I could see how someone listening to them might think to themselves, "wow, this would work so well as an instrumental". Ryan & George, you should consider checking out ELOs work too. Given your preference for harder/rockier songs, "Don't Bring Me Down" would probably be a good place to start. :)
Oh, and second...the newest releases of Alan Parson's Project albums include bonus tracks, many of which _are_ in fact instrumental versions (often well-produced demos) of these songs. So if you're really looking for those instrumentals, check those albums out.
For Alan Parson's songs that are more upbeat/less drowsy-inducing (many Parson's songs are quite sweet and soothing, admittedly :) ), check out: from "Tales...", "(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether"; from "I Robot", the title track (an instrumental, and with a great funk beat too), and "Breakdown"; from "Pyramid", "Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" (instrumental); from "Turn of a Friendly Card", "Games People Play"; from "Eye in the Sky", "Mammagamma" (instrumental); from "Ammonia Avenue", "Prime Time" , "Don't Answer Me" (this song draws inspiration from classic 50's Motown styles), and "Pipeline" (another instrumental); from "Vulture Culture", "Let's Talk About Me", and "Hawkeye" (instrumental); from "Stereotomy", the title track, "Beaujolais", "Urbania" (instrumental), and "Where's the Walrus?" (instrumental); from "Gaudi", "Standing on Higher Ground".
It's not upbeat, but I will also put a vote in for "Old and Wise", from "Eye in the Sky". A very soft, melancholy song that is just amazingly well written, fantastically sung.
@@harvey66616 I agree on the parallel between Alan Parsons (with Eric Woolfson) and Jeff Lynne: masters of their craft.
Alan Parsons is a legendary producer. The players in the Alan Parsons Project were primarily guys from bands he produced.
Just like with Sirius/Eye in the Sky, similar theme with another British band, Judas Priest's The Helion/Electric Eye
"A Dream Within A Dream" and "The Raven". These are what the hard-core prog fans are going to like. It would be fun to hear what you both think.
Dayummmmm…you got me feeling all nostalgic with this song and the theme from “Greatest American Hero”……”Time” by Alan Parsons Project is hauntingly epic and makes me think of how fast time goes….enjoy your life everyone, you only go thru it once..
Funny that I remembered every word to it 😊
“Don’t Answer Me” is a brilliant song…
They’re not going to respond to you 😅
@@Whateva67
That one was so subtle and smooth, I almost missed it, lol.
Amazing song
Great song
@@Whateva67who cares, I haven’t heard that song, now I will
If you want a soothing song, I recommend a song called "Fade into you" by Mazzy Star. It would be a great introduction to the "shoegaze" genre, which I don't think you've done yet.
Great song,
My 8 yr old daughter just dedicated that song to me at he vocal recital. 😍
Mazzy Star's "Into Dust" is just sublime
Guys it was meant to flow right into Eye in the Sky it’s one song and yall missed that collision
It's an incredible song lyrically. Haunting. Words of caution, words of warning, words of wisdom, words of condemnation, words of dismissal ( like I've now turned my back on you) "Don't cry I ain't changing my mind, so find another fool like before.." Musically the solo is very tastefully done.
Alan parson’s included instruments in the music you only ever hear in classical music, saw him in concert last year, fabulous show
I never saw the Alan Parsons Project play with Steely Dan in concert, but I did see them with Yes in an outdoor concert in Phoenix Arizona some time back in the late 90s or early 2000s. Great show!
That face when you see the alert from LIV for "Alan Parsons" and open it only to see the wrong damn tune.
Not to dis EITS, but "I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You" will blow you away. Please don't stop here with Alan Parsons!
they did that too
Alan Parsons got me thru 70's & early 80's 😣!! Life was extremely tough for myself & my siblings. Before & during my puberty age, Alan Parsons was a HUUUUGE comfort for my sister & I. Til today, 90% of our memories are attached to Alan Parsons. This band means sooooooooooooo much
oh man, y'all are playing two of the songs that bring tears to my eyes. i had a turbulent childhood in the 80s, but songs like these were such a wondrous escape from the nonsense.
I usually watch y'all to share the musical journey and curious as to what y'all's reactions are to songs I love, but this video was just flat out hilarious lol
lol
Eye in the Sky is the most happy F-U song ever written.
I think that "sooner or later" fits that bill.
...I have nothing substantive to say: I'm just happy you guys listened to the song. #SoGood
EDIT: Also, that "Greatest American Hero" theme song still digs into your brain... #SoGood
I looked up the guy who wrote that "Believe it or Not" song and he's got a TON of good TV songs. All stuff from when I was a little kid, watching whatever my parents had on TV.
Alan Parsons got me through😣!! Life was extremely tough for myself & my siblings. Before & during my puberty age, Alan Parsons was a HUUUUGE comfort for my sister & I. Til today, 90% of our memories are attached to Alan Parsons. This band means sooooooooooooo much.😊
"AAAAAANNDD NOW.... THE STARTING LINE-UP... FOR YOUR CHICAGO BULLS!!!!!"
Immediately took me back to growing up and listening to Bulls games!
Guys, and also the Alan Parsons project was one of the worst devices made to threaten the world..
Highly advise you guys to look up any video on "Loudness War Explained", Alan Parsons has a lot to say about why production is suffering.
There's a great example using one of his songs, showing how modern production, overly compressed, hides so many nuances and dynamics in music. Good stuff. Also, the argument that "I like it louder" should ALWAYS be solved with the volume knob, not the production.
Alan Parsons also worked as a recording engineer. He was the recording engineer on two Pink Floyd albums (Atom Heart Mother and Dark Side of the Moon) and for two of the Beatles' albums (Abbey Road and Let it Be).
They have several instrumentals, my favourite is Mammagamma, very different from Sirius, more electronic sounding but lots of layers, very hypnotic and it's got a great groove.
I thought I was the only one to like mammagamma, what a great instrumental
@@mykneegrows88 oh, no way..... LOTS of us out there that LOVE the A.P.P. instrumentals!! Mammagamma is fantastic, but my favorite as always been Lucifer. And then there's also I Robot, and Hyper Gamma Spaces up there on the list!
@@AlwaysWorking2008 When I was a teen I was gifted the "Eve" album - track 1 "Lucifer" was my introduction to APP. I was hooked - after that, every album of theirs I got I think I was looking forward to the instrumental/s more than anything.
I about fell over when I heard it start up because it is so ingrained as the Chicago Bulls song 😂. Always loved Eye in the Sky but never knew who it was. Also, I get that dang Greatest American Hero song stuck in my head all the time!
Found this record at a Goodwill one day. I was instantly taken by this intro and first track. I don't know what it is, the melancholic melody or the lyrics, but it's beautiful and has always stuck with me.
I remember growing up listening to wls back in the early 80s. It was amazing because they always played both songs together ten years later when the bulls started using Sirius for their intro, I was like, hey I know that song.
Favorite Alan Parsons Project tunes... Breakdown and Games People Play... two great songs!!!
Alan Parsons Project always included instrumental songs in their albums. The Gold Bug and Mammagamma are good examples. As for sung ones, I have special affection for The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether and Dancing on a Highwire.
This is the greatest show every. You guys crack me up. Thank you.
Spotify has an expanded version of the album “Instrumental Works” by The Alan Parsons Project. It includes more tracks than the original!
He was the producer of Dark Side of the Moon for Pink Floyd! If You want an instrumental definitely try track 1 from I Robot title Track I Robot!
I Robot is amazing!
You HAVE to do “I Robot”!!
"I almost went to sleep"
Dude this made me burst out laughing because I think that rings true.
Love you guys :-D
I'm reminded of a story about hearing lyrics and not. A friend met a man who just got happily married. He asked the guy what their wedding song was. He said they were huge fans of Engelbert Humperdinck. Their wedding song was called "Please Release Me (let me go for I dont love you anymore.) Words matter! LOL. True story.
Greatest American Hero was an amazing show plus a cool theme song!
For something instrumental, and more funky from Alan Parsons, I recommend "I Robot" it's the opening/title tack of that album. As a bonus that song flows into "I Don't Wanna Be Like You" which is definitely worth reacting to, so I would recommend reacting to both songs one after another.
I can’t think of “Eye in the Sky” without thinking of Immortal Technique now. It’s slowed down in the sample, but it’s just ingrained in my brain now
An obvious next listen would be 'Wouldn't Want to Be Like You' off of their I Robot album. 'Some Other Time' and 'Breakdown' are also good songs off of the album.
Please release the extended cut of "Ryan encounters ASMR"
I heard them before but I didn't know who they were. I thank y'all for showing me a new band. They're brilliant
Alan Parsons was all over the Bulls/Jazz finals matchups, because in Utah they used Pink Floyd's "On the Run" for the player intro - from The Dark Side of the Moon, which Parsons engineered.
Just saw them live - their hits from the show are on my channel - to hear Sirius live is something else. The old folks, including myself, were risking Sirius health problems going nuts. Just a great song combo with awesome lyrics
One of the greatest 80’s pop hits. It’s both melancholic and uplifting simultaneously, which is such a hard feat to pull off for literally any artist. Timeless would be the right word.
“Wouldnt Want to Be Like You” is my fav song by them.
I wouldnt want to be like you is the funkiest of funky songs!! Brilliant song 👌
as a kid that grew up in Chicago during the Jordan years, Sirius has attached itself to some special memories. Eye in the Sky is one of my favorite songs, ever.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination is another great album. Lots of instrumental pieces throughout their career.
You'd hear one song at a Bulls game then here the other at Jewel while you're buying groceries. Kinda makes you happy our culture can reach us in so many ways in America. Felt like collectively we all lived in Chicago
Hearing this song brings me back to my childhood… love APP!
“I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You” is a BANGER 🔥
That song is OVERPOWERED AF 🔥🔥🔥
You guys are IN Vegas, after all, so you get what this song is alluding to, metaphorically-speaking. BTW, for me the greatest moment for the song, "Believe It Or Not I'm Walking On Air" was the water tower scene in "My Name Is Earl."
100% about Money
Well, this song and The Greatest American Hero theme are pretty close harmonically so you arent wrong. Basically they're both in D major, or B minor which is the relative minor of D. Cool fact - Alan Parsons was one of the few non Beatles on the rooftop during the concert that the police shut down. He was a sound engineer at the time.
Alan Parsons is the genius that every one knows
I saw APP in 1996 in Rochester NY with Manfred Mann vocalist Chris Thompson and it was the most perfect concert I have ever been to. You were well aware of Alan’s attention to detail it was flawless and Chris was well into his 50’s and was still amazing
I love the harmonies and melodies in the parts after the verse. Sounds so good
cue this up with the NBA on NBC theme, damn this takes me back, bulls vs suns, it just felt epic.
Most of the Project was the band Pilot which had the '70s hit "Magic."
And we get a Greatest American Hero cameo? What a video.
Ryan & George would both lose their minds over "Games People Play" & love it. Guaranteed. Alan Parsons project was a studio band, but icons of the 70s and 80s for many reasons. And yes, they have an entire album of insturmental works: 17 songs.
Very cool that you started the song with the intro bit; I honestly had no idea there was a whole intro bit until about a decade ago when I blundered across it. I'd always heard the radio version which entirely skips "Sirius".
Most folks know this as the intro song for the Chicago Bulls. The Nebraska Cornhuskes also use this song during their "Tunnel Walk" as the team walks into the stadium.
"Believe it or not I'M walking on air..... ♫♪♫♪"
Alan Parsons started out as a sound engineer with EMI Studios, working with a little band called The Beatles.
I used to wake up to this in the morning on the weekends as a youngster and feel so good. I also love Slayer!
My favorite Chicago Bulls player. Introducing from Central Arkansas 6’ 8”, 225 Lbs. #33 Scottttttieeeee Pipppppppen!
Went to UCA the same time he was there
for an instrumental song i would say i robot is just perfect
For instrumental from Allan Parsons - check out IRobot
With lyrics - check out Games People Play - a different feel with some edge to it for it is a song about a couple finding out they have nothing left since the kids have noved out.
Overall, there is a reason Allan Parsons was, for a while one if the mist sampled artists out there.
The song "Believe it or not" was co written by Mike Post, who also wrote the theme song for The Rockford Files and Law And Order.
I can’t believe you guys are old enough to remember Greatest American Hero 😂
I have all the greatest American hero DVD's Loved it When I was a kid
For a good live instrumental played at the World Freedom Concert in Arnhem Netherlands on the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War 2 in Europe, the Alan Parsons Project played Sirius and Breakaway, with Candy Dulfer on saxophone. There are a couple of videos on RUclips.
classic band .....amazing live . awesome song .
He did the soundtrack for the movie Ladyhawke (85)
Grew up on this. My dad was a huge Allan Parson fan and passed it along to me and my brothers. Turn of a Friendly Card still one of my favourite albums. Played that thing front to back so many times i cant count.
Wow i lost my old chanel and i used to watch yas years ago and you fellas are still going 🎉there is so many reaction chanels now compared to when i firt watch you both !!!!love it man 🎉
Epic song !!
Alan parsons projects, stunning, amazing!! Fantastic!! His albums are so so good!! You must get down that rabbit hole, i robot, pyramid, the turn of a friendly card, eve!!! The list goes on and on!! Brilliant instrumental tracks as well as amazing vocal tracks!! Hes up their with all the best!! Including steely dan!!! IM TRULLY AMAZED YOU BOYS HAVE NEVER HEARD HIS STUFF!!! Just get into his work!!!! You will love the quality as well!!!
When Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson formed the Project, they swore a sacred oath that they would never record a love song. And they never did. But break-up songs? They did a number of those, and this is one of them.
Glad your back !! And yes this is from the 80's
My brother had this album in the early 80s,even as a 14 year old kid,I liked it😊
I grew up watching Greatest American Hero so I totally love that song as well. Another amazing Alan Parsons song is Don't Answer Me. You should check out the animated video they did to go along with it too.
Love me some Alan Parsons
Thank you for my Yacht Rock fix for the day. 😂👍
I Robot by the Alan Parsons Project is an all instrumental song and is out of this world.
Explore Time, Don’t Answer Me, Prime Time
I've always thought that the perfect compliment to this song thematically and sonically is Asia's only time will tell