Vulture Culture by Alan Parsons Project

Vulture Culture

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Vulture Culture

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Audio CD (October 25, 1990)

Number of Discs: 1

Label: Arista

Catalog Number: 8263

Reader Reviews
No matter what any review will say, this is yet another strong Parsons' album. It followed Ammonia Avenue, which gives Vulture Culture extra points for being way better than its predecessor. The album opens with Let's Talk About Me, perhaps the best song on the album. It focuses on people's obsessions with themselves to the exclusion of others. Following the opener is the worst song on the album, Seperate Lives, which is probably also the song that fits the overriding concept of the album the least. Still, it isn't bad, just not great. Days are Numbers is next, and while it is a very good ballad, it doesn't cut it compared to many earlier Parsons' ballads (or later [limelight], for that matter). Sooner or Later is the next weakest song on the album, but it is still an enjoyable song. Vulture Culture fits the concept the best, but the type of music is not particularly my favorite. Still, it is yet another strong track on this album. Hawkeye, the only instrumental, is not, as some reviewers may claim, Parsons' best instrumental (Lucifer and I Robot take #s 1 and 2), as it is too repetive, but it still adds to the album as a whole. Following Hawkeye is the only song that competes with Let's Talk About Me. Somebody Out There is a marvelous song about identity theft (listen to the chorus) that is excellent musically and lyrically. Finally, the album ends with The Same Old Sun, another ballad that falls about where I put Days are Numbers, good, but not up to usual standards. All in all, this album is very strong, with each track being worth listening to. The collective value of the album is, as with all true concept albums, greater than the sum of the parts. This CD is well worth owning.

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