«Stereotomy» is the ninth album of "The Alan Parsons Project". It was published in 1985 by Arista Records. The album is structured in a somewhat atypical way with respect to its predecessors, departing considerably from the neat formula that the group had followed since its inception. The vocal participation of Eric Woolfson is almost nil (except for the choruses in the homonymous song that opens the LP) being replaced by the singer and musical director John Miles, who provides a good part of the voices instead of Woolfson. «Stereotomy» marks one of the lowest commercial moments in the group's career although the musical and compositional quality is considered superior to Vulture Culture. On the other hand this album continues on the path pop rock and adult contemporary of previous works. The Royal Spanish Academy defines the word stereotomy as the "art of cutting stones and wood." In the case of "Stereotomy" the word is a metaphor to refer to the way in which certain artists, media figures and famous people are, precisely, molded and redesigned to meet the requirements of popularity. "Stereotomy" was recorded entirely digitally at London's Mayfair Studios and, although the album received disappointing sales, it was nominated for the 1987 Grammy Awards in the section "best rock instrumental" for the song Where's the Walrus ?. "Stereotomy" was David Paton's last appearance on bass because he decided to join Elton John's support band at his concerts.«Stereotomy» is the ninth album of "The Alan Parsons Project". It was published in 1985 by Arista Records. The album is structured in a somewhat atypical way with respect to its predecessors, departing considerably from the neat formula that the group had followed since its inception. The vocal participation of Eric Woolfson is almost nil (except for the choruses in the homonymous song that opens the LP) being replaced by the singer and musical director John Miles, who provides a good part of the voices instead of Woolfson. «Stereotomy» marks one of the lowest commercial moments in the group's career although the musical and compositional quality is considered superior to Vulture Culture. On the other hand this album continues on the path pop rock and adult contemporary of previous works. The Royal Spanish Academy defines the word stereotomy as the "art of cutting stones and wood." In the case of "Stereotomy" the word is a metaphor to refer to the way in which certain artists, media figures and famous people are, precisely, molded and redesigned to meet the requirements of popularity. "Stereotomy" was recorded entirely digitally at London's Mayfair Studios and, although the album received disappointing sales, it was nominated for the 1987 Grammy Awards in the section "best rock instrumental" for the song Where's the Walrus ?. "Stereotomy" was David Paton's last appearance on bass because he decided to join Elton John's support band at his concerts.false2025-11-07 21:36:26Stereotomy142Art RockElectronicPopPop RockProgressive PopProgressive RockRock11251221188802747dd21-f385-4a35-9b9e-be7af076f5d8f98711e5-06f7-43ed-8239-da0f61a9c4600d55c0d5-3877-3dc3-80a3-1ca054636727/media/data/media5/Music/The Alan Parsons Project/Stereotomy/folder.jpgThe Alan Parsons ProjectThe Alan Parsons ProjectThe Alan Parsons Project were a British rock band active between 1975 and 1990, whose core membership consisted of producer, audio engineer, musician and composer Alan Parsons and singer, songwriter and pianist Eric Woolfson. They were accompanied by varying session musicians and some relatively consistent session players such as guitarist Ian Bairnson, arranger Andrew Powell, bassist and vocalist David Paton, drummer Stuart Elliott, and vocalists Lenny Zakatek and Chris Rainbow. Parsons and Woolfson shared writing credits on almost all of the Project's songs, with Parsons producing or co-producing all of the band's recordings.
The Alan Parsons Project released eleven studio albums in its 15-year career, the most successful being I Robot (1977), The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980) and Eye in the Sky (1982). Many of their albums are conceptual in nature and focus on science fiction, supernatural, literary and sociological themes. Among the group's most popular songs are "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You", "Games People Play", "Time", "Sirius"/"Eye in the Sky" and "Don't Answer Me".