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“Pyramid” is the third album by progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, released in May 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.
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.
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.
Pyramid was nominated for the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
Side A
A1. Voyager (instrumental) - 2:24
A2. What Goes Up… (lead vocal: David Paton) - 3:31
A3. The Eagle Will Rise Again (lead vocal: Colin Blunstone) - 4:20
A4. One More River (lead vocal: Lenny Zakatek) - 4:15
A5. Can’t Take It with You (lead vocal: Dean Ford) - 5:06
Side B
B1. In the Lap of the Gods (instrumental) - 5:27
B2. Pyramania (lead vocal: Jack Harris) - 2:45
B3. Hyper-Gamma-Spaces (instrumental) - 4:19
B4. Shadow of a Lonely Man (lead vocal: John Miles, additional vocals: Colin Blunstone) - 5:34
Personnel
- David Paton – bass, vocals
- Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion
- Ian Bairnson – electric and acoustic guitars
- Eric Woolfson, Duncan Mackay – keyboards
- Dean Ford, Colin Blunstone, Lenny Zakatek, John Miles, Jack Harris – vocals
- Phil Kenzie – saxophone solos on “One More River”
- Choir: The English Chorale, Choirmaster: Bob Howes
- Produced and engineered by Alan Parsons
- Executive production: Eric Woolfson
- Arrangements: Andrew Powell
- Album cover design: Hipgnosis
- Photography Aubrey Powell / Rob Brimson
- Mastering: Chris Blair
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arista Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – Arista Records, Inc.
- Pressed By – All Disc Records, Inc.
- Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
- Mixed At – Abbey Road Studios
Notes
Release: 1978
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre: Progressive Pop
Label: Arista Records
Catalog# 4C058-60792
Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG) Gatefold
Prijs: €10,00
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