Better - Alan Parsons Project Discography

The Project's discography is characterized by thematic concept albums, often exploring literary, scientific, or sociological subjects. Release Year Album Title Peak US Chart Position Key Themes / Notes Tales of Mystery and Imagination Based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe . 1977 I Robot

Originally recorded in 1979 as a contractual obligation; unreleased for decades. Iconic Singles and Chart Performance alan parsons project discography

The group's most successful album; explores surveillance and belief. Ammonia Avenue Deals with industrialization and the search for meaning. 1985 Vulture Culture Critiques consumerism and modern societal pressures. 1985 Stereotomy Iconic Singles and Chart Performance The group's most

Surveillance, paranoia, and privacy. The Hit: Eye in the Sky (their only top 10 US single). That opening instrumental, Sirius , has become stadium entrance music for every sports team on Earth. Then the title track enters—a soft, creepy lullaby about being watched. Old and Wise closes the album with tearful grace (Colin Blunstone on vocals). It’s the Project’s best-selling album, and for good reason: every second is refined. 1985 Stereotomy Surveillance, paranoia, and privacy

The seduction and ruin of gambling. The Epic: The five-part title suite (13 minutes). This is their Dark Side . Side one gives you Games People Play (a pop masterpiece about social masks) and Time (a melancholic, synth-washed Woolfson ballad about aging). Side two is the suite: from the regal Turn of a Friendly Card (Part One) to the devastating Nothing Left to Lose to the triumphant reprise. Peak APP.

Focuses on the "cutting" of personality and modern lifestyles. Gaudi Inspired by the life and works of architect Antoni Gaudí. 2014 The Sicilian Defence