Only the Alan Parsons could make a record as innovative, as exciting, as Ammonia Avenue!
That’s a bold statement, but hey, it was the mid 80s!
The clip is from a radio commercial. Some of the marketing cliches echo that golden age of copywriting when people could say almost everything, as long as they injected the generalizations with confidence. While confidence carried the day, not all eighties copy was eloquent. Plenty was cheesy, rushed, or formulaic. But the style of the era personified confidence wrapped in a smooth delivery.
I’m still a fan. I can’t say I enjoyed their complete repertoire, but this album contains a few gems.
Don’t Answer Me still sounds good.
The lyrics from the titular track invite some introspective analysis. It still resonates after all those years.
If we call for the proof and we question the answersOnly the doubt will growAre we blind to the truth or a sign to believe in?Only the wise will know
[Ammonia Avenue lyrics © Woolfsongs Ltd., Universal Music – Careers, Multisongs]
If we call for the proof and we question the answers, surely the truth will grow. But, no! Let me respect the original. I will refrain from re-engineering it to suit my own narratives. That was the Zeitgeist. Let the product of the times remain intact.
Somewhere, not long ago, I wrote a few thoughts about the soundtracks of our lives.
What song currently pushes soundwaves through the air on your playlist?
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