Radio KAOM: "In the Lap of the Gods" by Alan Parsons Project

 ENJOY THIS MUSICAL JOURNEY

from 1978

Alan Parsons Project

"In the Lap of the Gods"

from the album, Pyramid

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/tLUJIV5t7gk

MUSIC: "Time" by The Alan Parsons Project

Beautifully Meaningful

I chose this song to go with

Today's AOM Meditations

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,  

Old Time is still a-flying:

"Time"

The Alan Parsons Project

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/zhRzORqNa0E

MUSIC: "In the Lap of the Gods" by The Alan Parsons Project

POWERFUL CLASSIC

This is one of my favorite APP instrumentals

So much fun to conduct

Starts out slow and mysterious

Finishes in power and majesty

The title, In the Lap of the Gods

Is a line from Homer's Iliad.

The charioteer for Achilles and Patroclus,

Automedon, says the outcome of the battle was

"in the lap of the gods."

Meaning beyond one's control -

'I've done all I can do.

It's now in the lap of the gods.'

~*~

The Alan Parsons Project

"In the Lap of the Gods"

with the

London Philharmonia and English Chorale

from the 1978 album, Pyramid

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/bUZ3tijNe3A

MUSIC: "The Ace of Swords" by The Alan Parsons Project

Majestic Classic

This track is from a 16-minute suite of five tracks from the album

The Turn of a Friendly Card

This suite explores the perils of gambling

The lyrics are outstanding

The track I am highlighting today

Is the instrumental section, The Ace of Swords

I especially like it because of its majestic energy and

It has the added flavor of the London Philharmonic

Alan Parsons Project

"The Ace of Swords"

with the

London Philharmonic Orchestra

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/Ef8mzHAFkFk

~*~

If you would like to hear the entire 16-minute suite

You can listen to it here:

1. The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 1)

2. Snake Eyes

3. The Ace of Swords

4. Nothing Left to Lose

5. The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 2)

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/pgY7qYaoMWQ

MUSIC: "The Raven" by The Alan Parsons Project

A Classic of a Classic

I thought this musical adaptation of Poe's "The Raven"

Would be a good follow up to the reading of his poem above

I've been a fan of the Alan Parsons Project since 1976

Here is a favorite track of mine from his first album

The Alan Parsons Project

"The Raven"

(with lyrics)

from the album

Tales of Mystery and Imagination

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/8xosPcETjL0

MUSIC: "Lucifer" by The Alan Parsons Project

ENERGETIC FUN!!!

The music of the Alan Parsons Project was a favorite of mine back in my university days. I discovered his music at the end of high school when his Tales of Mystery and Imagination album came out in 1976. I had seen a TV commercial about the album and it interested me so I asked for it for Christmas that year along with Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life. That was a very good musical Christmas for me. Since 1976, I've bought every Alan Parsons album he put out. I still love his music today. 

Here's a track off his EVE album

It is one of my favorite instrumentals

It has Fantastic Layers of Rhythms 

I especially love the ripping horns near the end

And the traveling drum riff throughout

"If you listen closely to the instruments you will recognize the Morse code for "EVE", the album title. All the instruments play that code individually." (YouTube Comment)

The Alan Parsons Project

"Lucifer"

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/E9e9tp3_PE8

I ENJOYED THIS SONG
SO I LISTENED TO IT TWICE!
:  )