Alan Parsons - Try Anything Once (1993) {Japan 1st Press}

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Artist: Alan Parsons
Title: Try Anything Once
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Arista / BMG Victor, Inc. #BVCA-625 (07822-18741-2)
Genre: Progressive Rock
Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Img+Cue, Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 00:59:59
Total Size: 383 / 145 Mb (Full Scans ~ 132 Mb)
WebSite: Album Preview

Try Anything Once is the first solo album by Alan Parsons, released in 1993. It was his first album since the split of The Alan Parsons Project. This album features vocals by Ambrosia's David Pack, Jacqui Copland, former Mindbender and 10cc guitarist Eric Stewart, and Manfred Mann's Earth Band frontman Chris Thompson. The album features completely digital recording and mixing. It was recorded at Parson's first "Parsonics" studio in Sussex England with the orchestra recorded at Air Studios in London.

Alan Parsons' Try Anything Once, released in 1993, is made up of beautifully mastered songs that carry their own charisma, thanks to the numerous vocalists that contribute throughout the album. No single track rises from among the others, and the final product actually makes this album work. Singers such as David Pack, Chris Thompson, Eric Stewart, and Jacqui Copland present each tune with refreshing differentiation and style. There is no overall concept strewn together on Try Anything Once, but many of the songs touch on religion and the hope of an afterlife, like "Wine From the Water" and "Turn It Up." Each song carries its weight with either rich instrumentation or delicate lyrics, and Parsons' use of puzzling metaphors once again makes for an intriguing collection of songs. The four instrumentals -- "Dreamscape," "Breakaway," "Jigue," and "Re-Jigue" -- add wonderment and a classical savoir faire to the album, with "Re-Jigue" benefitting from the Philharmonia Orchestra. An element of wonder and fascination hovers above songs like "The Three of Us" and "Mr. Time," and the cloudiness and uncertainty of Parsons' themes create an attraction to his thought-provoking words. Since his message is left for the listener to contemplate (unlike past albums that were conceptually blatant like I Robot or Pyramid), Try Anything Once breeds its own allure and intricacies. The absence of the word "Project" at the end of his name makes no difference, because the music and the atmosphere on this album harbor the same mysterious effects as when it was included.

~ Mike DeGagne, All Music

Track List:

01. The Three of Me [5:53]
02. Turn It Up [6:14]
03. Wine From the Water [5:44]
04. Breakaway [4:08]
05. Mr. Time [8:18]
06. Jigue [3:25]
07. I’m Talking to You [4:39]
08. Siren Song [5:02]
09. Dreamscape [3:02]
10. Back Against the Wall [4:39]
11. Re-Jigue [2:29]
12. Oh Life (There Must Be More) [6:34]

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