The Alan Parsons Project - - Discography -1976-20...
The Buried Chess Move This note requires a brief deviation. Originally recorded as a follow-up to Eve, The Sicilian Defence was deemed too dark and instrumentally aggressive by the label (Arista). It was shelved for 35 years. Consisting of instrumental variations on a single chord progression (like a chess opening), it was finally released in 2014. For completists, it offers a fascinating glimpse into a potential "lost" era; for casual fans, it is a challenging listen.
The Commercial Masterpiece This is The Alan Parsons Project’s best-selling album, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard 200. The title track, Eye in the Sky, with its iconic five-note fanfare (often misattributed as Sirius alone) and Woolfson’s weary vocal, became a soft-rock standard. Lyrically, the album deals with surveillance, paranoia, and hidden motives. Sirius remains one of the most famous instrumental openers in rock history. The Alan Parsons Project - Discography -1976-20...
Key Tracks: Sirius / Eye in the Sky, Old and Wise, Children of the Moon, You’re Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned The Buried Chess Move This note requires a brief deviation
If The Turn of a Friendly Card was the peak, Eye in the Sky was the summit. The album was a massive commercial success, driven by the title track, which became the Project's signature song and a defining track of the 1980s. The opening instrumental, "Sirius," became iconic in its own right as the entrance music for sports teams worldwide (most notably the Chicago Bulls). This album refined the Project's sound into a sleek, sophisticated pop-rock machine. The Commercial Masterpiece This is The Alan Parsons
The Breakthrough Inspired by Isaac Asimov’s robot stories, this album explores the rise of artificial intelligence and humanity’s emotional obsolescence. It is musically tighter and more accessible than its predecessor. I Robot became a platinum-selling hit, largely due to the instrumental Sirius (later used as the Chicago Bulls’ entrance theme) and the smooth, melancholic single I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You.
Key Tracks: I Robot, I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You, Breakdown, Don’t Let It Show
Industrial progress vs. human emotion
🔹 Don’t Answer Me, Prime Time
Polished, AOR-friendly but lyrically sharp.
