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Alan Parsons - The Time Machine (1999) {Japan 1st Press}

Posted By: popsakov

Date: 13 Aug 2024 12:35:30

Alan Parsons - The Time Machine (1999) {Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 347 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 139 Mb
Full Scans ~ 237 Mb | 00:57:28 | RAR 5% Recovery
Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Electronic | HoriPro Inc. #XYCA-00041

The Time Machine is the third solo album produced and engineered by Alan Parsons following the split of The Alan Parsons Project. While the sound of this album is recognizably similar in style to some of the soft, ethereal tracks from certain Alan Parsons Project albums, it is noteworthy that none of the writing or performance credits in the sleeve notes (of the CD edition) go to Alan Parsons, except for one short and simple instrumental part on "Temporalia", and that the album lacks much of the rock edge of the previous albums; his relation to the album is almost exclusively as producer. "The Time Machine" (Parts 1 and 2) are in a similar style to that of Robert Miles's first album Dreamland, and not to other Alan Parsons instrumental tracks or the rest of this album. The themes of time, time travel, and memory of the past had been suggested by Parsons as subject matter for the second Alan Parsons Project album, but writing partner Eric Woolfson favoured a purely futuristic theme of robotic beings eventually displacing the human race, which eventually resulted in the album I Robot. "Temporalia" features a narration by professor Frank Close on the idea of the universe itself acting as a sort of time machine, whilst "Press Rewind" ponders what we might do if we were able to reverse time, and change decisions we have made. The track "The Call of the Wild" is notable for featuring the vocal talent of Máire Brennan from Clannad with lyrics and music by Ian Bairnson.

The Time Machine by Alan Parsons actually features very little musical input from Parsons himself, who produced and engineered the album. No matter, because this concept album about the passage of time – and the triumphs, mistakes, regrets, and memories associated with it – is Parsons' best work of the '90s. It blends Parsons' traditional prog rock and pop/rock leanings with a bit of techno. The real stars are guitarist/saxophonist/keyboardist/bassist Ian Bairnson and drummer/keyboardist Stuart Elliott, both longtime Alan Parsons Project cohorts who individually wrote most of this album's songs. Other Parsons veterans on The Time Machine include vocalists Colin Blunstone, Chris Rainbow, and Neil Lockwood. "The Time Machine (Part 1)" is a wonderful instrumental complete with dreamy acoustic guitar lines and a steady drum-machine rhythm. Spandau Ballet vocalist Tony Hadley tastefully restrains his past histrionics for "Out of the Blue." Blunstone is featured on the hypnotic "Ignorance Is Bliss," which also contains tasteful piano and orchestral flourishes. "The Call of the Wild" has a warm, Celtic feel thanks to the vocals by Clannad's Máire Brennan and a sprinkling of Northumbrian pipes. "No Future in the Past" and "Press Rewind" are the album's most distinctive pop/rock numbers. Beverley Craven provides the vocals on the lush, bittersweet ballad "The Very Last Time." "Far Ago and Long Away" is a densely arranged instrumental with an overtly techno flavor. The Time Machine will definitely please die-hard Parsons fans.

~ Bret Adams, All Music

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Track List:

01. H.G. Force Part 1 [0:04:54.55]
02. Temporalia [0:01:00.52]
03. Out Of The Blue [0:04:54.55]
04. Call Up [0:05:13.73]
05. Ignorance Is Bliss [0:06:45.55]
06. Rubber Universe [0:03:52.15]
07. The Call Of The Wild [0:05:22.47]
08. No Future In The Past [0:04:46.18]
09. Press Rewind [0:04:20.62]
10. The Very Last Time [0:03:42.08]
11. Far Ago And Long Away [0:05:15.32]
12. H.G. Force Part 2 [0:02:47.05]
13. Beginnings (Bonus Track Exclusive For Japan Only) [0:04:31.58]

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