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The Alan Parsons Project rarely toured or played live, but the energy, atmosphere, and compelling flow that surrounds The Very Best Live proves that the band's stage presence seemed to come naturally. Recorded during a 1994 European tour, each of these songs is performed unchanged and untainted, which automatically makes for a pleasing live album. Some of the more ear-catching tracks include a riveting version of "The Raven," with Parsons using the voice vocoder exactly as he did on Tales of Mystery and Imagination, and "Don't Answer Me," featuring some truly electrifying saxophone from Richard Cottle. Other peak moments on the album include "Luciferama," a unique version of "Lucifer" (from the Eve LP) with an ending that contains hints of the instrumental "Mammagamma," and a rich rendition of "Eye in the Sky," completely true to form. The last three songs, "When," "Take the Money and Run," and "You're the Voice," are all studio tracks, with "When" being the catchiest of the trio. The explosiveness of this group is quite surprising, best illustrated on performances like "Prime Time" or "Standing on Higher Ground," which both sound livelier than the album versions. The sound is fresh and crisp throughout the album, as each instrument can be cleanly heard and recognized. The stellar execution of the songs played live on this album proves that the group -- which remained shy of the spotlight -- should have toured more frequently.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
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Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Meek, Bass, Background Vocal - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Howard, Vocal - Stuart Elliott, Drums
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Meek, Bass, Background Vocal - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Howard, Vocal - Stuart Elliott, Drums
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Meek, Bass, Background Vocal - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Howard, Vocal - Stuart Elliott, Drums
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Meek, Bass, Background Vocal - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Howard, Vocal - Stuart Elliott, Drums
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Meek, Bass, Background Vocal - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Howard, Vocal - Stuart Elliott, Drums
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Meek, Bass, Background Vocal - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Howard, Vocal - Stuart Elliott, Drums
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Meek, Bass, Background Vocal - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Howard, Vocal - Stuart Elliott, Drums
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Meek, Bass, Background Vocal - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Howard, Vocal - Stuart Elliott, Drums
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Meek, Bass, Background Vocal - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Howard, Vocal - Stuart Elliott, Drums
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Meek, Bass, Background Vocal - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Howard, Vocal - Stuart Elliott, Drums
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Meek, Bass, Background Vocal - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Howard, Vocal - Stuart Elliott, Drums
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Meek, Bass, Background Vocal - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Howard, Vocal - Stuart Elliott, Drums
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Stuart Elliott, Drums - Felix Krish, Bass, Background Vocal
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - ANDREW POWELL, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Stuart Elliott, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Vocal - Felix Krish, Bass, Vocal
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Ian Bairnson, Guitar, Assistant Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, Saxophone - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer - Alan Parsons, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, Background Vocal - Keith Reid, Composer, Lyricist - ANDREW POWELL, Keyboards - Chris Thompson, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal - Gary Bradshaw, Recording Engineer - Bill Irving, Recording Engineer - Marguerite Ryder, Composer, Lyricist - Stuart Elliott, Drums - Felix Krish, Bass, Background Vocal - Anderson Qunta, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Album review
The Alan Parsons Project rarely toured or played live, but the energy, atmosphere, and compelling flow that surrounds The Very Best Live proves that the band's stage presence seemed to come naturally. Recorded during a 1994 European tour, each of these songs is performed unchanged and untainted, which automatically makes for a pleasing live album. Some of the more ear-catching tracks include a riveting version of "The Raven," with Parsons using the voice vocoder exactly as he did on Tales of Mystery and Imagination, and "Don't Answer Me," featuring some truly electrifying saxophone from Richard Cottle. Other peak moments on the album include "Luciferama," a unique version of "Lucifer" (from the Eve LP) with an ending that contains hints of the instrumental "Mammagamma," and a rich rendition of "Eye in the Sky," completely true to form. The last three songs, "When," "Take the Money and Run," and "You're the Voice," are all studio tracks, with "When" being the catchiest of the trio. The explosiveness of this group is quite surprising, best illustrated on performances like "Prime Time" or "Standing on Higher Ground," which both sound livelier than the album versions. The sound is fresh and crisp throughout the album, as each instrument can be cleanly heard and recognized. The stellar execution of the songs played live on this album proves that the group -- which remained shy of the spotlight -- should have toured more frequently.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:20
- Main artists: Alan Parsons
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Victor
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
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