Alan Parsons Project

The Time Machine

Some classic Parsons here

Review Score:

(8/10)
Being an Alan Parsons' fan since the late 70's (I got into them by a suggestion from a friend who knew I was a big Pink Floyd fan), I was especially pleased at the release of "The Time Machine". Except for their first three or four albums, most of Alan Parsons' work takes a few plays to fully appreciate, and this one is no exception.

There is some classic Alan Parsons here, especially "Time Machine" parts 1 & 2, and "Out of the Blue". A few cuts take many listenings before they grew on me, but all-in-all this is a very solid set, except for "Call Up", which I feel is annoying at best. I found "Ignorance is Bliss" to be especially wonderful after a few plays.

Their entire body of work is amazingly impressive, so much so, that it is difficult picking out a favorite, or least favorite. Every album, even those I first thought of as weak, I just wouldn't want to be without.

In a time where my favorite groups have disbanded, retired, or are rarely visible (Pink Floyd, Supertramp, ELO, Moody Blues, etc.), it's a joy to see Alan Parsons still creating and touring. Between 1 and 10, "The Time Machine" gets a solid 8.

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