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Alan Parsons - On Air (1996)

Posted By: v3122

Date: 11 May 2020 07:44:45

Alan Parsons - On Air (1996)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
CNR Music, 530 00 99 | ~ 316 or 119 Mb | Scans(png, 600dpi) -> 385 Mb
Progressive Rock / Art Rock / Pop Rock

With vocalists consisting of Christopher Cross, Neil Lockwood, and Steve Overland, On Air's sound is smooth and gentle but has difficulty in holding interest, and an even harder time localizing the theme. This time, Alan Parsons' concept deals with the fascination of flight and the yearning people have to become one with the sky. As beautiful and imagery-filled as this idea is, its potential never seems to get off the ground. Most of the songs on the album lack the intensity or the clout that is necessary to establish any concern for the main idea. Instead, they consist of metaphorical lyrics that go off on strange tangents, misconstrued and long-drawn-out stanzas that seem empty, and a slight pretentiousness that is usually absent from this band's material. The only association between the concept and the music is the light, breezy feel that carries each song, simulating an effortless flight through the clouds. Both instrumentals, "Apollo" and "Cloudbreak," are appealing, and capture the essence of the album more so than any of the vocally inhabited songs. "Too Close to the Sun" and "So Far Away" are the album's finer points, but even these songs fall short of the domineering style that once surrounded the Alan Parsons Project. Most of the songs contain well-established harmonies and a fair amount of guitar and keyboard mingling, but it's the lack of depth and assertiveness that holds this album back.

by Mike DeGagne, AMG

Alan Parsons - On Air (1996):

Tracklist:

01. Blue Blue Sky [0:01:38.57]
02. Too Close To The Sun [0:05:04.05]
03. Blown By The Wind [0:05:26.05]
04. Cloudbreak [0:04:39.58]
05. I Can't Look Down [0:04:37.04]
06. Brother Up In Heaven [0:04:02.11]
07. Fall Free [0:04:22.20]
08. Apollo [0:06:05.10]
09. So Far Away [0:04:07.47]
10. One Day To Fly [0:06:19.23]
11. Blue Blue Sky [0:04:24.62]

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 3. January 2014, 1:52

Alan Parsons / On Air

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Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" -T "COMMENT=ripped by bvstudio®" %source%

TOC of the extracted CD

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1 | 0:00.00 | 1:38.57 | 0 | 7406
2 | 1:38.57 | 5:04.05 | 7407 | 30211
3 | 6:42.62 | 5:26.05 | 30212 | 54666
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9 | 35:55.20 | 4:07.47 | 161645 | 180216
10 | 40:02.67 | 6:19.23 | 180217 | 208664
11 | 46:22.15 | 4:24.62 | 208665 | 228526

Range status and errors

Selected range

Filename F:\The Alan Parsons Project\1996 - On Air (1996 - CNR Music. Germany - 530 00 99 - Limited Edition)\Alan Parsons - On Air.wav

Peak level 99.9 %
Extraction speed 1.3 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 2401FB9F
Copy CRC 2401FB9F
Copy OK

No errors occurred

AccurateRip summary

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All tracks accurately ripped

End of status report

DR Log

foobar2000 1.3.1 beta 1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-01-05 21:21:34

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Analyzed: Alan Parsons / On Air
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 0.00 dB -20.53 dB 1:39 01-Blue Blue Sky
DR11 -0.73 dB -14.00 dB 5:04 02-Too Close To The Sun
DR7 -1.25 dB -11.21 dB 5:26 03-Blown By The Wind
DR10 0.00 dB -12.65 dB 4:40 04-Cloudbreak
DR7 0.00 dB -10.79 dB 4:37 05-I Can't Look Down
DR8 -1.80 dB -12.84 dB 4:02 06-Brother Up In Heaven
DR9 0.00 dB -12.40 dB 4:22 07-Fall Free
DR9 0.00 dB -12.42 dB 6:05 08-Apollo
DR9 0.00 dB -12.43 dB 4:08 09-So Far Away
DR9 0.00 dB -14.39 dB 6:19 10-One Day To Fly
DR8 0.00 dB -13.26 dB 4:25 11-Blue Blue Sky
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR9

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 846 kbps
Codec: FLAC

All thanks go to the original releaser

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