These literary references appear in most of the songs. To my amazement,/ There stood the raven.” Through its lyrics and use of symphonic rock, the song successfully manages to evoke that anguish of the poem. The lyrics of the song are a faithful recount of the poem: “ The clock struck midnight,/ Then through my sleeping,/ I heard a tapping at my door. Through a unique use of synthesizers, piano, and string instruments, “The Raven” –named after Poe’s most popular and iconic poem–begins. In a similar way, the Alan Parsons’ song uses this theme as a door leading to the fantastic world of his music. The text questions that thin line between dreams and reality. This conceptual album starts with “A Dream Within A Dream,” a song referring to the 1849 poem by Poe with the same name. Eric stated that Poe is probably his most important inspiration, not only because of his fascinating texts but also because he was an intriguing man with a mysterious personality. As a result, he created his most important album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s horror stories.Īccording to The Alan Parsons Project’ official website, the idea of creating an album based on Poe’s texts was Eric Woolfson’s idea, who has always been inspired by masterminds of history. In 1976, together with the pianist Eric Woolfson, he decided to release his own material. After the FabFour broke up, he collaborated with Hollies and Pink Floyd, even editing the masterpiece that is The Dark Side of the Moon.īy that time, Alan discovered that with his creativity and abilities he could create things beyond engineering. There he met The Beatles and had the chance to work on their album Let it Be. This mash-up allowed stories like “The Raven,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” or “The Fall of the Usher House” to become a sound media discourse where the gloomy atmosphere is accentuated by symphonic harmonies and progressive rock melodies.Īlan Parsons began his musical career as a sound engineer at the EMI Studios and later on worked at Abbey Road Studios. His tales have become so important in our culture, to the point of inspiring one of the best albums of the twentieth century, Tales of Mystery and Imagination by The Alan Parsons Project. Edgar Allan Poe is one of the best horror writer of all times.
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