The Alan Parsons Project - Eye In The Sky | REACTION
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Literally one of the best lines in the history of lyrics...
"The sun in your eyes made some of the lies worth believing"...
🙃💀😢
We’ve all been there…..
Huge facts
Alan Parsons was the engineer on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album.
One of the greatest albums of all time (no pun intended).
Alan produced SO many awesome albums. Basically, if he was involved, ya know it's top TOP quality. Wiki him to see just how many.
He was also the sound engineer at Apple for The Beatles Abby Road
He also produced Al Stewart Year of the cat
@@raymondmanderville505 Well I didn't know that. Thanks
Alan Parsons was an engineer at Abbey Road studios, working with the Beatles, Al Stewart, Pilot, and The Hollies. Most notably, engineering the album Dark Side Of The Moon for Pink Floyd.
"The sun in your eyes makes some of the lies worth believing"
I believe that Alan Parsons produced the transcendent "Year of the Cat" for Al Stewart. One of the most unusual and beautiful singles from the 1970s.
True. A fabulous album, with Parsons' fingerprints all over it.
ohhh, so that's why it kept giving me Alan Parsons vibes. Beautiful song. My favourite version is the 1976 live, the piano sounds amazing in it and the sax solo is delightful.
Yeah... that and he was the chief sound engineer for a little known album by an obscure band that you should check out! 💯
The album was called "Dark Side of the Moon" by a band called Pink Floyd.. 🤣💯😎
Don't know if you've ever heard of it. It was only in the top 200 albums for about 14 years and some change!
😎😎😎😎😎
So nice to see what he has done for other musicians and someone say it actually who it happened with. No one acknowledges that.
Alan Parsons was the producer/engineer for the Beatles and Pink Floyd .
And Al Stewart. The Year of The Cat album.
AN assistant engineer on Let it Be and Abbey Road. Engineer on Dark Side of the Moon.
@@eduardozaror2945 And Time Passages.
To right !!!
A beautiful song by the Alan Parsons Project is called "Time"
"Games People Play" is a must hear!
I wouldn't want to be Like You, the intro with the base is fantastic
You guys give me a new appreciation of the music that I have loved for 40 years. Good job, gentlemen!
Alan Parsons is an accomplished keyboard and guitar player .
My favorite Alan Parsons song is "Old and Wise". More great lyrics and Eric Wolfson's voice is especially smooth and spooky.
Was it not sung by Colin Bluntstone?
Agreed. A little dark here, but I want this played at my funeral
It was Colin Blunstone
Silence and I is also brilliant
I totally agree! I like many of them, but "Old and Wise" is just so haunting! Today, now that I myself am old, and hopefully wise, I can feel it even more viscerally. Like Jack Newman said above, I want this played at my funeral.
Hey guys, as someone who was in high school in the late '70s & early '80s, to be honest, there wasn't really a clear demarcation between the two decades. The aura of '70s pop culture/music kind of carried over seamlessly into the early '80s. It really wasn't until the mid-'80s that the '80s-style new wave and hair metal bands took over.
I always thought "Sirius" was just the opening of "Eye in the Sky." :-) Back in the day, rock stations would play both tracks back-to-back, flowing into each other. (Like how rock stations would play Queen's "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" back-to-back and "Queen's "Bicycle Race" and "Fat-Bottomed Girls" back-to-back as a medley.)
And Journey's 'Feelin That Way' into 'Anytime'
here's another medley ruclips.net/video/sxkjvKBPQjo/видео.html
Alan Parsons plays keyboard sings and also plays guitar guys and does the engineering and mixing work in the studio.
Andrew Powell (the arranger) did the orchestral arrangements and conducted the orchestra for the APP albums. (He also did the soundtrack for the film "Ladyhawke", which was produced by Alan Parsons and used a lot of the same musicians.)
Doctor Evil (from Austin Powers) had a weapon made by noted physicist Alan Parsons...so Doctor Evil called it the Alan Parson's Project. Of coarse Alan Parsons came out decades before the Austin Powers movie...that being the joke...So you may have known about the Alan Parsons Project without realizing it...
Got to know this channel with The Year of the Cat video. I was immediately IN. Really cool comments, real music lovers enjoying real good music!
“ stepping out” joe jackson
One of my obscure favorites…thank you!
I was listening to Alan Parsons in 84 when I moved to Alaska. My two little boys ages 5 &8 loved it. AK has lots of long rides between towns. We'd put in a cassette and listen to whole albums of music. Beàutiful scenery floating by. Journéy ,Little RiverBand, Genesis, Phil Collins, I can feel it in the air tonight!
Try listening to the group Ambrosia...they also have an interesting 70’s to 80’s transitional sound
FYI - Alan Parsons was the mixdown engineer for Ambrosia's first album and the producer for their second album.
absolutely love ambrosia. they still perform and i saw them last right before the pandemic hit us
More Alan Parsons.....must have more Alan Parsons....
"TIME" by Alan Parsons Project will transport you into the next life. It's about dying.
Arrangers decide on song structure and instrumentation, they sort of put in practice the musical idea that the composer brings in. You do this, you do that, here we need more keys, there we need a solo...
An arranger decides on what instruments play what parts and how the song is put together. Imagine that someone has written a song with chords and a melody. The arranger takes that and decides what instruments are going to play what parts. So in a rock band, they would say change who is playing what part. Instead of a guitar, we'll have a piano playing there. But they can also alter the song by changing the notes that those instruments are going to play, and many times, what chords those individual parts are going to make up. Because arrangers many times change the chords played in the songs. They alter chords, or substitute them completely for other chords, so that the melody line though the same, sounds completely different. If you want to see what an arranger can do with a song, watch the quite awesome breakdown of Whitney Houston singing the National Anthem back in the early nineties. The arranger completely changes the chord structure and the outcome is one of the best renditions ever. You would think that this is all because of Whitney's singing, and she does completely slay the song, but the arrangement is another element that brings it all to the next level. ruclips.net/video/zCBiTdFLuh8/видео.html
These reactors talked a lot about how much they love the arrangements in a couple of Al Stewart hits that Alan Parsons was involved in, but they didn't use the terms.
Great reaction guys. This is a great tune with replay-ability for sure. :)
One of my favorite songs by Alan Parsons is “I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You “. It is more of a rock song than a mellow song.
Alan Parsons is also the recording engineer for Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon at Abbey Road.
Literally one of my favorite albums when I was in High School.
This song had a hold on me for so long. I adore it. Alan Parsons, my beloved.
Bought this album when it came out, I still have it. The whole album is great.
The typical role of the arranger is to choose what parts will make up the song. In rock, drums, bass, guitar, piano, vocal and vocal harmony are pretty standard arrangement. The arranger would decide if there should be something more or less.
I like this song and remember hearing it radio as a kid.....you guys really are open minded and it's awesome because your sharing music with younger people so it's not forgotten thanks😊.....that being said I'm so entertained watching you and am working my way to a six pack from laughing so hard with you guys...keep on keepin on....❤
So hypnotic.....
Thanks for covering all kinds of music!!!
"Old and Wise" is a profound song on this album. Very mellow but profound!
Colin Blunstone is singing this
it’s brilliant
Yes Ty, an arranger literally arranges the song. Tempo. What instruments play and when. Also song structure, and basically plotting out what the various musicians need to do.
Andrew Powell was the arranger and conductor for the orchestra section on this, and many other, APP recordings.
The arranger can mean several things. It typically means they came up with the way the song/album was going to sound. It can mean an arrangement for another artist/band which he did for too many massive artists. Excellent ear is what he is known for.
That guitar in the beginning sounds like the cats outside my window at 2:00 in the morning!! 🐈🐈🐈🐈
The Song Eye in the Sky was THE big hit off the album for a number of years.
You guys should check out the Doobie Brothers ~ Takin it to the streets
Eric Woolfson liked the fact his name wasn't in the band name, because it gave him a measure of anonymity. He could reap the benefits of success, without the trappings of fame.
I like your interpretation of the meaning of the song.
Eric Woolfson was one of the sweetest vocalists ever. RIP.
You guys are awesome! I’m loving your videos. Funny, entertaining and Tyler cracks me up! He’s always grooving in the corner. So funny! Keep up the good videos. Have a great day!
I enjoyed this a lot. I like how you talk about this music that I used to listen to when I was a teen. Subbed!
Alan Parsons único y genio total.Temazo
IIRC, Alan Parson's has said it is about the Egyptian god Ra. I used to listen to a _lot_ of his albums. He was an audio engineer at Abbey Road Studios in London and worked on some of the Beatles' last albums. Then he did the engineering on Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" and he is almost revered for it to this day. His first album was called "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" about the stories of Edgar Allan Poe.
The 1980s were loved until mid-decade and then so much of the music just fell off a cliff and has been in the garbage bin ever since, with a few exceptions.
Woolfson had some personal problems which inspired this song (gambling addiction) and Amonia Avenue (alcoholism). Poignant when you put in context.
I was singing along with this...........I love, love, LOVE Alan Parsons - he is one of the most talented artists out there
You should try "I robot + I Wouldn't Want to be like You"
Lynda from rural Maine, good job, ❤ you guys, will be sending gift. Keep up the good work.
One of my favorite songs senior year, class of '82! Lol. Definitely about a failed relationship in a rough break up.
You need to do “Old and Wise “ by Alan Parsons awesome song ..a bit sad also “Standing on higher ground” a great “building” goosebump song !
There's a version of this with Sirius at the start leading into the eye in the sky.
I would love to see your reaction to Alan Parsons Project "Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether" that how its spelled...and "I, Robot", Those are 2 of my fav Alan Parsons songs...You guys are awesome
You guys are the best, love your reactions
Thanks Juan! 🤘
“Days Are Numbers” stays on my playlist. Love Alan Parsons and thanks for visiting their songs.
Suggestions:
The whole of 'A Turn of A Friendly Card' album
Silence and I & Old and Wise from this the Eye album
Let's Talk About Me, Days Are Numbers & The Same Old Sun from Vulture Culture
Standing On Higher Ground from Gaudi
The Time Machine, maybe even the Doctor Evil mix because of course APP is mentioned by Doctor Evil in the second Austin Powers film, The Spy Who Shagged Me. Oh, behave!
I love APP and I'm glad a random algorithm threw up this channel. Nice to hear your positive reactions to a great, er, Project.
By the way, Alan Parsons brought out an album in 2019 - not brilliant but still some good songs. You miss the old singers, though.
Hey guys if you're thinking about going down the APP rabbit hole, consider conserving your time, the impact your reactions will have on viewers over said time by hitting these: "Dr Tarr and Professor Fether" , "In the Lap of the Gods" , "The Raven" with into A Dream Within A Dream " , "I Don't Wanna Go Home" , "Breakdown" , "One More River" , "Voyager / What Goes Up" , an instrumental - "Secret Garden" , ", title cut "Ammonia Avenue" , "Let's Talk About Me" , "Stereotomy" , and "Standing on Higher Ground" . In this way you'll get down this deep rabbit hole without getting lost or bored.
I always recommend "Try Anything Once" from Alan's post-Project work. Recorded in 1993, and still sounds like it was recorded tomorrow.
you guys are so cute
- Days Are Numbers
- I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You
- Old And Wise
- Can't Take It With You
- Damned If I Do
Great song by APP from 1982!
Pyramid is a great concept album as well, What goes Up and Can't take it with and One more River to Cross. Scott
FOGHAT, Zigzag Walk. IAN HUNTER, All of the Good Ones Are Taken. I still have all of my albums from the 70s and 80s, over 100 of them! So much goodness.
The 80's were the time in which the most music styles and generes were explored/Invented, even in the Latin World with the rise of Salsa and Rock en Español!!
Love this song!!!
Also love how Ryan and Ty are so synchronized!
I feel like tons of early 80s songs, especially rock songs, have a 70s vibe to them. This is due to the fact that the production values that we normally associate with being "the 80s sound" hadn't come into full effect until midway into the decade.
some examples:
Survivor - Poor Man's Son
Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' For You
Well said. See my comment above. Kinda says the same thing
I dont think its about anrelationship about atwo persons but that we are dominated by a machine like a matrix that drives ours actions.
I've lived through many decades of music. The 80s was a shallow decade. But that shallowness started with disco in the late 70s. I like the 70s and the 90s the best. And some of the 60s. My dad was about the big Bandstand from the 1940s and my mom like to doo-wop from the 50s. Every now and then I hear a song from today's day and age that I like. There's still hope for us✌🇺🇸✌🇺🇸✌🇺🇸
I dig the soft too! Woolfson's voice has been a revelation for me.
I think you nailed the interpretation of the chorus as well. Looking forward to watching more of your content.
John Lennon 'Woman', Police 'Message in a bottle' that era, early 80s?
Many songs from 1980-81 still have a 1970s vibe, being so close and/or even recorded in 1979 before released in the early '80s. ... Are you familiar with the band Ambrosia and their 1980 hit song "Biggest Part of Me" (No. 3 on Billboard Hot 100)? Great mid-tempo blues-rock love song, and the vocals and harmonies and musicians are top-notch.
The "Eye in the Sky" refers to the security cameras in a casino. Try listening from that "viewpoint" and see how the lyrics jibe with that. I don't think the entire song is about gambling, per se, but the album this song comes from follows right after the album "Turn of a Friendly Card" which had a heavy gambling theme.
Games People Play is another 🔥song!
Womens lead singers in 80's, I believe, Joan Jet,' I love Rock and Roll' . Another Band where leads is female 'Roxann', ' She's Got The Look'. Look up Pat Benatar songs. Ofcourse Heart, Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand. Do not know if you only wanted rock bands or not. The Supremes, 1960's, powerful lead vocals of Diana Ross. Janet Jackson. Will think of some more.
Such an excellent album. I'm an Alan Parsons fan. Glad you found 'im.
Prelude to this tune is the Chicago Bulls at home theme song.
it's called 'sirius'.
Watch out! I can read your minds and I know your digging this song.
They have a fairly deep catalog of great tracks...eventually you should get to these:
Sirius/Eye in the sky LIVE - ruclips.net/video/HYDFdaXAeRY/видео.html
I Wouldn't want To Be Like You - ruclips.net/video/jlkT_eD9JXo/видео.html
Games People Play - ruclips.net/video/SLi7Ljcy6n8/видео.html
Prime Time - ruclips.net/video/Yos_bp8qOYg/видео.html
The Raven - ruclips.net/video/YAE1XTvKLXA/видео.html
70s bands/singers who transirioned in the 80s are have 70s vibes like Queen, David Bowie and even Cars
arranging is similar to composing.... arranging takes a piece of music and arranges the parts for different musical instruments.
Live in Chicago, saw an interview with Alan, he said they haven’t made a penny from Bulls using the song as the league has a blanket agreement with music industry to use music and songs, it’s seen as promoting the music
Tales of mystery and imagination Edgar Allan Poe is excellent.
Hi guys, I'm new to the channel and am making my way through your backlist. I really like your openess to different genres, and how you seem to enjoy dissecting both the lyrics and technical aspects of the songs.
That said, I'm really surprised that y'all have not reacted to any Yes. Do y'all already know Yes? If not, would you appreciate suggestions as to where to start with them?
Alan Parsons was the engineer on some of the most iconic albums of all time including The Beatles “Abbey Road” and “Let It Be” as well as Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of The Moon”. Pretty good credentials. And also managed to find success with Alan Parsons Project with this song “Eye In The Sky” bringing commercial success with it reaching #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Gotta strongly disagree with the opinion of the 80s being disrespected. On the contrary, As someone who was growing up in the 80s and was completely immersed in the amazing variety of music which came about as a result of the second British Invasion as well as the exposure to much new music as a result of early MTV, I think most music critics and historians regard the 80s as probably the most fruitful era aside from the 60s. There are so many iconic songs and albums from the 80s (Thriller, Purple Rain, Born In The USA, just to drop a few 80s iconic titles which still resonate today) as compared to the mess of a decade which were the 90s. No competition at all.
Always loved this song! Sirius will forever be linked to the Bulls. (Can't get enough of the Last Dance)! I am watching this back. Ryan and Ty are so into it and Nick keeps pausing . So made me laugh this last time. But love how you appreciate ALL music! ♥🎶
Watched this back... 1) Just love this song!!!! 2) it is so fun how much you are vibing to this! You all are more animated! (Even through the pauses). 😀 love it love it love it!
"An 80's song that sounds like the 70's" ?...
I guess "Heartbreaker" by Dionne Warwick (a song composed by the Gibbs brothers) and "Moonlight shadow" by Mike Oldfield could fit this description...
an arranger determines what instrument plays what part. what classical people call an "arrangement" is similar to what young people today might call a "remix"
The arranger does the strings and horns
Andrew Powell did the orchestral arrangements so was the arranger.
Big brother , watching us
The Tubes She's A Beauty
Little River Band Man on Your Mind
Both, imo, have 2 different styles within the same song
There's a live version which is every bit as good as this. Worth checking out.
Alan Parson was the engineer of Pink Floyd
I'm new here. I checked out earlier videos. I was 13 in 1970. I went to concerts a lot! Sang in local bands in my 20s. I love music from every decade. I didn't like hair bands much. I always thought the lryics were about a couple. The guy is onto her BS. He finally has enough and calmly tells her he's done.
You need to listen to the first Tales and Mystery and second album I ROBOT / AP Project before you listen to any other APP songs and SIRUS should be with Eye Sky always as it is on the album..The inner cover album sleeve does have pics of satellites on it ..The original vid of I Wouldn't Wanna Be like YOU , he seems to be battling a Robot in a company industrial tech room with computers as if there is a warning about Artificial Intell against humanity
Oh, also check out Camel the single factor. Very similar to this.
Engineering greatness for sure, but remember they only had 16 tracks to work with. Moody blues next?
Dudes!, this song must be played together with Sirius/Eye in the Sky...