Try Anything Once
[Notes included in the deluxe gold-CD version:]
>From the Beatles' Abbey Road, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon
and his work with the likes of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, The
Hollies and Al Stewart, to all the classic albums that have carried
his name, Alan Parsons has helped shape the sound of rock as we know
it today. As the guiding force behind the Alan Parsons Project,
albums like _I_Robot_, _Pyramid_, _Eve_, _The_Turn_Of_A_Friendly_Card_,
_Eye_In_The_Sky_ and _Ammonia_Avenue_ became recognized as some of the
most consistently innovative and adventurous music of any time.
_Try_Anything_Once_, the new album from Alan Parsons, is the result of
100 days of recording at his state-of-the-art home studio in Sussex,
England. The new album, his first in six years, features vocal
performances by Parsons staples like _Chris_Thompson_(Manfred_Mann's_
_Earth_Band)_ and _Eric_Stewart_(10cc)_, as well as from newcomers
_David_Pack_(Ambrosia)_ and _Jacqui_Copland_(Duran Duran)_. Joining
Parsons to form the core band are mainstays _Ian_Bairnson_(guitar)_,_
_Andrew_Powell_(keyboards)_ and _Stuart_Elliot[sic]_(drums)_, all of
whom collaborated with Alan on the songwriting.
Though the album soars far and wide lyrically, offering reflections on
life, fate and the soul from a variety of perspectives, Parsons cautions
that it's not a unified conceptual statement in the way some of "The
Project's" works were. _"There_isn't_one_consistent_theme,"_ he notes.
_"If_you_find_one,_I'd_like_to_know_about_it."_ What remains consistent,
of course, is Alan's trademark of richly layered, challenging instrument-
ation that reveals new dimensions, and surprises, with each repeated
listening.
_Try_Anything_Once_ is the culmination, and continued evolution, of an
extraordinary career. And, what better way to hear it in all its
sonic brilliance than on this bit of incredible technology. So, sit
back, and enjoy a truly astounding aural voyage.
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