Time Machine by Alan Parsons Project

Time Machine

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Time Machine

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Audio CD (September 28, 1999)

Original Release Date: September 28, 1999

Number of Discs: 1

Label: Miramar

Catalog Number: 23146

Reader Reviews
One thing I must say about this CD is that it contains some great ideas for songs. Unfortunately, the lyrics only give a glimpse into the potential that the songs have but don't reach. The Time Machine (pt. 1) is easily the best piece on the album. It doesn't make me think of time travel, but it is still a good bit of music. Temporalia is okay, but I would only listen to it in the context of the album. Out of the Blue is the first song with a good concept that it just misses. I could see Out of the Blue as being a four star song, but musically and lyrically, it gets only three. However, Out of the Blue looks a lot better because it precedes Call Up, now just the second Alan Parsons (project and post-project) song I have ever given only one star (the other is Don't Hold Back, on Eve). This song is the best example of a good concept. The idea of old people coming back to help us out of the mess we're in is an excellent idea. However, the song turns into a "my heroes" list for Ian Bairnson. Ignorance is Bliss is another good idea that is just missed. However, the ending is quite good, and this song misses the concept musically more than lyrically (lyrically is slightly more important in my book). Rubber Universe is another good instrumental, though not as good as Time Machine pt. 1. Call of the Wild is a decent concept hit right on the mark, making it just as good if not better than the previous songs (non-instrumentals). No Future in the Past is a good concept that is explored well in the song. Press Rewind has the best concept (especially in the context of the CD) of the CD, and is used well in the song, although the "bang your drum," nonsense really detracts from the idea. The Very Last Time, I won't criticize any more than just to say that it isn't my type of song. Far Ago and Long Away is a good instrumental, thought not as good as Rubber Universe and Time Machine 1. The title is especially good if you think about it right after listening to Close's speech in Temporalia. Far Ago and Long Away morphs into Time Machine 2, a good end to a decent album. One reviewer called this CD classic Parsons. Parsons' work is classic Parsons when Parsons writes the music and words in conjunction with Woolfson. And every classic Parsons CD (barring Gaudi, which I don't have) is well above this album.

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