Rubber Universe - Parliament of Fooles

As a former Alan Parsons Project cover band you can imagine wich band was a big inspiration. 

Besides the fact that APP makes a big mark, what else do you expect with contributions from Eric Woolfson and Ian Bairnson, there are also influences from Clannad, Klaatu and the Moody Blues without being too obvious. It all remains original.

01 Negative Spaces (4:23)  02 Dream Catcher (6:53)  03 Romance Of The Illusion (2:16)  04 Madness In Slumberland (4:18)  05 Garden Of Earthly Delights (3:54)  06 Let Me Rule Your Heart (featuring Eric Woolfson) (5:36)  07 Paint My World (3:35)  08 We Insist (Place De Greve Mix) (5:05)  09 Goodbye My Love (2:02)  10 Trying To Go On (4:40)  11 Nine Minutes ‘Till Midnight (featuring Godfrey Townsend) (4:04)  12 Parliament Of Fooles (featuring Ian Bairnson) (5:47)

©2008 Rubber Universe

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Ambrosia - Somewhere I've Never Travelled

©1976 20th Century T-510

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 This is probably one of the best symphonic rock albums of the 70's. It's recorded, mixed and produed by Alan Parsons at Mama Jo's. All members were part of the Alan Parsons Project . It's hard to discribe the album because of the many styles. Where else can you get a baroque theme with 10cc-like vocals, a spanish fandango and ballroom dancing all in one song (Danse with George).  

After this album Ambrosius went on as a more AOR band, more hits but less interresting.

01. And... /02. Somewhere I've Never Travelled / 03. Cowboy Star / 04. Runnin' Away / 05. Harvey / 06. I Wanna Know / 07. The Brunt / 08. Danse With Me George / 09. Can't Let A Woman / 10. We Need You Too. 

Eric Woolfson

Freudiana

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Released: October 11, 1990

EMI records.

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1990's "Freudiana" was the last album that singer/composer Eric Woolfson collaborated on with Alan Parsons. The main reason to release this as a Eric Woolfson album instead of an APP album is that halfway the project Eric wanted to make a musical of it and Alan did not.

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It features the same musicians that have played on APP albums including Alan Parsons, Ian Bairnson, Stuart Elliot, Chris Rainbow, John Miles and Eric Woolfson himself.

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So, this is a Eric Woolfson album but it is much more a Alan Parsons Project album than any of Alan Parsons afterlife (man, were you able to listen to "a valid path" without pressing the next button for 5 times?).

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Tracks: "The Nirvana Principle" 3:44 / "Freudiana" 6:20 / "I Am a Mirror" 4:06 / "Little Hans" 3:15 / "Dora" 3:51 / "Funny You Should Say That" 4:36 / "You're On Your Own" 3:54 / "Far Away From Home" 3:11 / "Let Yourself Go" 5:26 / "Beyond the Pleasure Principle" 3:13 / "The Ring" 4:22 / Sects Therapy" 3:40 / "No One Can Love You Better Than Me" 5:40 / "Don't Let the Moment Pass" 3:40 / "Upper Me" 5:16 / "Freudiana" 3:43 / "Destiny" 0:51 / "There But For the Grace of God" 5:56

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tracks 1 - 9

tracks 10 - 18

Eric Woolfson

More Tales Of Mystery And Imagination

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released September 29, 2003.

Back in 1976 Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons created "Tales of Mystery and Imagination", in 2003 Eric Woolfson revisits the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe with his album "Poe". While some tracks are obviously about some of Poe's great works, other songs are more about the man himself.

Angel of the Odd (instrumental)/Wings of Eagles (lead vocal Steve Balsamo)/Train to Freedom (lead vocal Fred Johanson)/Somewhere in the Audience (lead vocal Steve Balsamo)/The Bells (choir)/The Pit and the Pendulum (lead vocal Steve Balsamo)/
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (lead vocal Eric Woolfson)/Tiny Star (lead vocal Steve Balsamo)/Goodbye to All That (choir)/Immortal (lead vocal Steve Balsamo)

Keats - By the members of The Alan Parsons Project

Release 1984 (US version)

Colin Blunstone(vocals), Ian Bairnson (guitars), David Patton (bass, synthesizers, backing vocals), Stuart Elliott (drums, percussion), Pete Bardens (keyboards, piano), Richard Cottle (synthesizer, saxophone).

This album was their (only) recording and is produced by Alan Parsons. This album was recorded between 83/12 and 84/3 at Abbey Road Studios, London, and released in 84/8 in UK. This album was done simultaneously with the recording for Ammonia Avenue (released 84/2 in UK).

Eric Woolfson worked as a "coordinator," Ian, David and Stuart from APP, and Pete from Camel. Eric was introduced to Peter by Andrew Latimer, the guitarist for Camel. He chose Colin Blunstone (ex-Zombies) as a vocalist. He named the band after the restaurant he frequented, not after the poet John Keats.

Richard Cottle plays sax and keyboards as a "guest player," and continues from this point as a APP-member, starting from Vulture Culture.

This album is best described as "the Alan Parsons Project meets Camel."

Though made without Eric Woolfson, the essence of his music is heard on this album.