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An Album-full of Reminiscing
Remember way back in 1985? The Macintosh had just wowed us with fully DIGITAL sound, and the Alan Parsons Project had a hit on the radio called The Traveller (Days are Numbers). They were my favorite group back then. Then a year or two later came Stereotomy. Wow what a change. At first I didn't like it at all, because it was such a departure from the last few albums. There were more instrumentals, the sound was different, and the whole concept was more high-brow. It took me a while to get used to it, but when I did, I found that I really liked the album after all. The same is true with The Time Machine. Many people complain about the slowness of the album, but when was APP really that heavy or driving? Listen again, and you'll find yourself tapping along to the beat. Yes, its there. Take a listen to all the instrumentation, the arrangements, and finally the vocals. What you're hearing is a reprise of everything Alan Parsons has put his name on, starting with Tales of Mystery and Imagination. Yep, those background singers sound just like the ones he used in "To One In Paradise." And that sound is just like what they used in Pyramid! And then they add just enough new stuff to make the whole thing worthwhile. All you fans who didn't like this the first time around, think about Stereotomy, or any other APP disc that took a while, but now you love. Give Time Machine another go around. Then another. This will fall right into place next to all the other classics.

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Truly an excellent Parsons' "Project"
I have purchased most of Alan Parsons' work, mostly hoping to find the greatness that was present in Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Pyramid and I Robot. Unfortunately, Mr. Parsons has often been overshadowed by his own earlier work. I was fully prepared for disappointment with Time Machine as well, and on some levels this CD is a disappointment. For one thing, Time Machine isn't based on the book by HG Wells. (I don't care what the Amazon reviewer says). But, wait a second! There is some very strong stuff here. This album comes as close to an Alan Parsons Project as I 've seen since Turn of a Friendly Card, and is otherwise a very strong album on many levels. The instrumentals "Time Machine" and "Rubber Universe" are classic Parsons' stuff. The production on the Cd is as great as always (very polished) and the musicianship on the album is just fantastic. Like many early APP albums, this is a great CD to test out your stereo system. There are about 5 different vocalists, who all do a great job (sorry, I don't really keep track of who is who). On the down side, I thought the lyrics were weak, and "The Call of the Wild", I think must be based on a traditional Irish tune, but every time I hear it, I want to listen to Irish Heartbeat, the Chieftains album with Van Morrison that has a much better version of the same melody. Ultimately it's a pretty strong effort by Mr. Parsons, an encouraging sign of things to come.

-George Hulseman

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So So
I own every CD that this band (including their vinyl records) has ever released and they all have their own merits of greatness, but I have to be honest "Time Machine" does absolutely nothing for me. Not a memorable tune on the entire album! How TRAGIC!!!, Alan Parsons has always been praised for his production work, but, I could never understand why?, all APP albums sound compressed, it's like he turns up the music loud and then cuts the top end off! the high fidelity(upper register) and nuances are almost absent. I guess it makes it sound better on the radio, who knows? If you don't believe me try listening to Madonna's "Vogue", ABC's "Look of Love , Poison Arrow" Loreena McKennit's "Mummers Dance" or Human League's "Human" They have absolutely stunning production work, you can hear every intricate detail from each instrument, including dynamics! (which are almost totally absent in APP work). Now compare these to anything by APP... see if you can hear what I'm talking about. Don't get me wrong I love this Band beyond belief, I just think he's slightly overrated as a producer.