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The British progressive rock band Alan Parsons Project was active between 1975 and 1990. The Project consisted of Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons surrounded by a varying number of session musicians. Englishman Alan Parsons met Scotsman Eric Woolfson in the canteen of Abbey Road Studios in the summer of 1974. Parsons had already acted as assistant engineer on The Beatles' Abbey Road and Let It Be and had recently engineered Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. Pyramid is the third album by The Alan Parsons Project and was originally released in 1978. The album contains numerous references to the Egyptian pyramids, hence the name.

1979's Eve must be one of Alan Parsons Project finest works and as well one of the albums with the most intricate songs. Songs about women and the overpowering effect they have on men. As the album progresses, a musical battle between the sexes arises that originates with Eve tempting Adam in the dawn of time and her ongoing ability to dissect the male ego, especially through sexual means. The two female vocalists (Lesley Duncan and Clare Torry) represent the woman's point of view during the songs, which makes the album highly entertaining. Some highlights of the album are the gorgeous "You Won't Be There" about man's insecurity, the loutish "You Lie Down With Dogs" and the furious "Lucifer".

Released two years after their big-selling Eye In The Sky album, Ammonia Avenue from 1984 offers beautiful tunes, with intelligent lyrical content. Theme of the album is the communication breakdown of mankind in a society turning ever more antisocial. Alan Parsons Project is the pinnacle of Art Rock, and this album proves it, yielding the hit single "Don't Answer Me". A great deal of variation and clever hooks result in a record that holds more than the sum of its parts: a great listen throughout!