@pca321 Thank you very much ;-) We're both great fan of APP. We did a lot of covers and we'll surely do more in the future. We have a dedicated channel about trio performances of APP and related songs ... check out the YT channel called eyerobotmusic .... Stay tuned ;-)
Could you be so kind to send me the sheet for piano or the link where I can get it? it´s the best transcription of an APP song for piano I ever heard! But I can´t find the sheets in the web! It´s nearly impossible to get such great sheets in germany!
yoy are very good...ma siccome penso siate italiano lo dico in italiano xD siete molto bravi sono veramente delle belle cover...fatene altre vi prego xD amo The Alan Parsons Project *_* da dove prendete gli spartiti???
@BiagioMarcoGenio Ciao Biagio ! Sì, siamo Italiani ^_^ Grazie dei complimenti. Eh, il più delle volte il buon Giorgio tira giù gli spartiti del Project da zero, perchè non è facile trovarli, come in questo specifico caso. Ti invitamo a guardare anche il canale YouTube eyerobotmusic dove facciamo cover più elaborate con anche un chitarrista ;-) Ciao !!
@ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC PS: anche il canale di Giorgio urbania70 è ricco di cover APP. E se ti interessa io gestisco il forum in Italano di forumfree sul Project ... alanparsonsproject(punto)forumfree(punto)net ;-)
@ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC si immaginavo che li avesse fatti ad orecchio perchè sono veramente difficili da trovare...mi piacerebbe imparare a fare le loro canzoni ma ad orecchio è difficilissimo non ci riuscirei mai...giorgio deve essere bravissimo *_* siete grandi *_*
Yes, this was a very great pleasure to listen to, as you are both excellent artisits, and have done great justice to this work. It is a pity that you didn't have separate microphone. You talents warrant a real studio. And--correct me if I'm wrong, since my experience in studios is more the pre-digital--but, can't you have two mic's and not actually have it be a problem if each of them picks up some of both musicians? I suppose that would require a mixing board, so as to adjust each up and down.
@lejistar Thanks a lot !! We'd really like a real studio, actually ^_^ Anyway, year after year we're trying to increasing the quality of our recordings. On this video we were actually using the camcorder microphone. More recently (on uploads on urbania70 channel - check them out) we used at least one specific microphone. We hope to arrange an even better audio set in the future. Thanks again !!
@lejistar PS: yes, eventually using two microphones - IF we also use a mixer and IF we balance them both right and we arrange to use the right reverb on both - is technically possible as far as I know.
@lejistar You may wish to check on my channel the videos from a recent session in which we used a proper mic. We indeed tried to use two mics and a mixer, but, since the different miking distances, we got different reverberations from the two signals - not easy problem to solve. Maybe in the upcoming DVD series by Alan Parsons "art and science of sound and recording" I'll find some useful tips! :-)
Molto bravo il pianista...Ottima estensione del cantante e buona timbrica, ma mediocre tecnicamente, priva di modulazioni e vibrati...Poi...Non si canta mai seduti per rientrare in una ripresa... Meglio in ginocchio a questo punto ! Comunque molto bravi !
3) being our friends (not really related with the following points, but... anyway!)
4) having a passion for music beyond any possible explanation
5) actually being more than able to make music
6) finding and taking the time to press that little red button, with "Record" stamped near, on your respective cameras when you have the chance to meet!
Thanks Lidia ! :-) Always happy to see young people who like the Project ! I've just given a quick look at your channel ... I envy you, I can't draw at all ^_^ You're welcome ! ALEC
@Petrodirk Yes.. better he doesn't see.. audio recording here is quite amateurial :-) But enjoy on our two channels some better recorded covers. I know Ian B saw mine.
carissimo, sono io che ringrazio voi per le performance canoro-musicali. da sempre sono un fan di alan parsons . ti sarei grato mi inviassi il link . grazie ed agli ordini ! michele.
Grazie mille e benvenuto !! Sappi che su forumfree c'è un forum italiano per i fan del Project, se sei interessato ti mando il link privatamente. PS: sei il mio 250° sottoscrittore ;-) Grazie anche per questo !
AWESOME ! Unbelievable ! That would be like ALAN PARSONS should sound if they were still together. Unfortunately, Eric died last month, I think. So a reunion is not possible. BUT THAT`S A GREAT SHOW TO COME - DO YOU GIVE CONCERTS ?
Wow, these are great compliments, THANK YOU ;-))) Well, me and Giorgio formerly would not be in one band, we live in different towns. We are very good friends and we love to make music together when we meet. As single persons and with different support musicians, yes, we're looking for venues but we started not long ago, so it's (still) a hard road to take, and yes, we love to cover APP with our bands. Please enjoy all the other APP & not videos of our 2 channels, mine and Giorgio's (urbania70)!
Thank you very much. I quote Alec, see our individual videos (including our tributes to Eric) which have higher quality x technical reasons. Also see Amontillado (link under the video), I think it turned out slightly better than this one.
You will be also interested in APP tribute bands videos, like Nevermore Project, which does some things (like Mammagamma) like the studio version: on my channel on top click Playlist, the grid button on top right and click "APP3a Covers: TRIBUTE BANDS".
What a MAGNIFICENT job transposing all of the instruments to the piano!. And great playing. SInging reached all the high points; I suspect that the voice sounded better in person than in this recording. In any case, a worthy tribute to the incomparable Eric Woolfson. Bravo! I can tell that you love the Maestro's work.
Thanks a lot ! Speaking for my part, yes, my voice was a bit better on that room than in the final recording (as Parsons fan we care about sound, but we don't have Alan's bank account LOL) and the same for the piano ... but what we had and what came FROM us in that session is (already) a great memory. Thanks again and welcome !
@alanparsonsfan: thanx again. I quote Alec. This has been recorded with the camera's mic (and you can see how distant it is from us, to get both in picture), not with professional mics as we usually do on our solo videos. Next time we'll use at least a professional mic but it requests tests of finding the best position in order that we both can be heard. The better would be feeding two professional mics into the mixer, and hoping that my mic doesn't capture the sound of Alec's and viceversa.
Incredible! Fantastic! Strange, modern and so autenthic! A good thing so see that just simple music - one piano plus one singer - still WORKS!! it gives me heebie-jeebies! thank you.
@ani.. Thanx Jan.. You may wish to check the Genialgroup videos (on Alec's channel) if you didn't already.. but there are also complete APP tribute bands which really tour.. Check my playlist "APP tribute bands".
Why listen to this, when you can hear the original on the CD? I'll tell you why... because when fans cover the song, and when they do it as well as the two of you, It is like sharing with others, the love of the original performance. You get to hear a different take, another perspective or interpretation. That's what I like about listening to this.
This is so beautifully done. The piano playing is incredible, and the vocals are terrific. BRAVO!!!
Thanks godfella ! I couldn't agree more :-) It's real love for some beautiful songs. We just wanted to re-evok it as faithful as possible with our love of now, from 1978 to 2008-9 (ok, I was born somewhere in the middle, but let's not care :-D) and even later ! Thanks again for your very kind comment and long lives APP ;-)
Wow I know Alan Parsons and you did an excellent job both on piano and vocals. This song brings back memories and makes me very sad. I think of of all tjhe people getting old and being alone. My dad and mom died alone without a mate.
What a strong and heartfelt performance! You used no special recording equipment but came up with rich, genuine, professional sound. Thanks from a fan of APP and of great music!
Thanks a lot !! And thanks for subscribing to my channel ! I suggest you to visit and subscribe to urbania70 channel also, where you will find The Cask Of Amontillado from the same 'session' and some great piano versions of APP tunes !
What a great song. Had no idea John Miles sang it. He's another one of my favorite singers. You sing this really well, and the pianist is fab too. Top marks Alec. jh. :)
Thanks a lot jh !! :-) John sang some great songs in the Alan Parsons Project. Others are Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether, Stereotomy, In The Real World, La Sagrada Familia, Money Talks.
Heh John Miles is great. If you liked this, check also the video to which this is posted as response: our cover of The Cask Of Amontillado, recorded in same session, and also sung by John Miles on the original version.
Come ho già detto non vedo semplicemente alcun collegamento con la materia del video. Se hai voglia di parlare del video è OK. Non prendermi per un presuntuoso, ma ho smesso presto di preoccuparmi di coloro che mi commentano i video senza essere interessati a CIO' che posto. Buon Weekend !
Ciao, sono quello che suona il piano in questo video. Le informazioni personali che Alec ha deciso di rendere pubbliche sono visibili sul suo canale. Per il resto, conoscevi APP? Ti è piaciuto il video?
Here's the piano player.. thanx so much! From Toronto, Canada? Great! Steve Martin, the fan which edited the international AP fanzine and the first official AP site, lives right there!
Hi, I'm the pianist of this video, thanx for the compliment. If you'd like to know about APP tribute bands, look for the links on my channel page. Check in particular channel appcover
the piano intro and the "i am all alone" part are the climax, also when the drums start(but i'll cling to a...) awesome!! fantastic, Alan parsons and Eric woolfson have something i couldn't find in any other band, magic...
Thanks to both of you, an interesting sidenote here; one of my best friends from the states actually wrote a complete choral arrangement to the song old and wise which he gave to me. Also he is a music teacher from the states and one of his students spent a year at a school in England where the student not only met Alan Parsons's son; but actually became friends with him and spent time hanging out at the Parson's estate. My friend and I saw APP live in the states back on the Live tour in 1995.
Beaurtifuly arranged, performed and sung,(that is a very difficult song to sing). I feel sometimes very much like I'm a shadow of a lonely man typing on this computer, trusting no one, while at the same time trying to seek eternal truths. Again kudos to you two gentlemen, and especially the Alan Parsons Project for enlightening my world.
Thanx Sonrise for your constant support! Yes it's a difficult one to sing!
As for the concept of the shadow.. well it seems you're not so lonely.. as you can see from the comments on this video, there's lot of APP fans here. But yes.. I think that every APP fan, at least in some moment or period of his life, finds himself in that song. Actually when I and Alec met Eric he told us that he wrote the songs in such way that everyone can find something of himself in the lyrics..
Thanks Sonrise ! As Giorgio already said, it's not so uneasy to find yourself fitting into the song character in certain days. Multi-layered music is for people who have multi-layered feelings, I think.
I'm particularly glad of your compliment, as you were part of an APP tribute band. But don't say we're the best.. you need to hear the other APP tribute bands.. and you will :-)
That's for sure! ... Also because the currently active tribute bands are shy and didn't published anything on YouTube... but this is going to change, it's a promise!
Well, it needed a time between some minutes and one hour or so for G. to make a useful transcription for the keyboard parts and at least a couple of vocal parts tests for me (made the previous day). This to obtain the performance in itself, but obviously it took years of practising it alone for both of ourselves, to 'discover' all the nuances of such a piece :-) It can't be learned in a day ... any Project track can, you know ^_^
I learned it years ago by ear and probably in few time. But at rehearsal, with more experience I checked the CD and discovered various new chords, and nuances in bass and orchestra. I limited to an hour (with poor Alec waiting). Challenging for him too (unusually high Miles), for ex. he asked me to support his high note at 4:57. Unlike Amontillado, which was a take 1 with a 10min rehearsal, for Shadow we did 4 rehearsals/takes before this one...
Yet, I recently discovered dozen errors in this cover:
Wrong bass notes: 1:03-09 & 3:09 (F, not C, in fact Alec's eye is not convinced :-)
Various chords where I neglected (or wrongly added!) 3,5,7,7+ or 9; my fav. is G/E at 0:22 where I should have removed the 3 (ie B) note (if you're not familiar with chord notation ask, I'll help you).
The learned lesson is that:
- as great pianist, Eric plays enough notes but also not too many!
Absolutely brilliant. So many Project covers on YouTube, and finally there are people who put their heart into, get the concept of the music, and can actually perform it. You guys do a wonderful job, and the pianist is OUTSTANDING. Keep up the good work!
You should take on "Ammonia Avenue" and "Since the Last Goodbye," also. :-)
Thank you very much Scrabblerouser ! You're very welcome ! Our admiration for the Project is shown well here, as you noticed ;-) You pointed out two of my favourite tracks, (both from AA album) so if we have the chance, they are among the possibile candidates I think, Ammonia Avenue more than Since The Last Goodbye. Thanks again !
Thanx Scrabble (hey did u know that the cover of "A. Powell and T.P.Orchestra play the best of TAPP" features Scrabble game?). The songs you quote are typical Eric ballads, suitable for piano.. Ammonia's chords are more complex than other things which Eric wrote. Check AA new edition, it features behind the scenes bonus tracks for both songs!
Thanks OmeRits ! Please, take a listen also to the Cask Of Amontillado cover, that you can find as a video response to this video.
We (me the singer & the pianist) would be glad to make a more accurate 'studio' version of this cover ... Just a bit difficult at the moment but, never say never !
Wow, you're the 1st one saying us something like that. Indeed you're great too. Sooner or later I'll travel to France or you to Italy, when we do let's do a jam!
Happy you found the video response to Cask! Well we life in different distant cities.. and although we meet.. tomorrow!.. we will do it in his city and not mine so not don't record this time. Check us our "solo" works! Jaws is my most popular. Not APP but 35000 visits!
Excellent! Its good to hear such powerful covers of great music!
scifisoren 2 months ago
@scifisoren Thanks ! :-) Glad you liked it !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 months ago
@ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC John Miles was the vocalist on this APP track. Why he doesn't sing it live I dunno. I love your version!
friedredgrouper 2 months ago
@friedredgrouper Thanks !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 months ago
How did you learn the song on piano?
jared116 2 months ago
I like your version. Have you the chords (simple)?
arnaldopata 3 months ago
as same as...app
MrPandu1000 3 months ago
@MrPandu1000 :-)
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 months ago
great... I love it...
Crowdear 5 months ago
@Crowdear Thank you very much and welcome !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 5 months ago
@carlosmevop Muchas Gracias !!!
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 7 months ago
many thanks; I´ll try!
UHU242 7 months ago
Great job for a great song, congrats!
pca321 8 months ago
@pca321 Thank you very much ;-) We're both great fan of APP. We did a lot of covers and we'll surely do more in the future. We have a dedicated channel about trio performances of APP and related songs ... check out the YT channel called eyerobotmusic .... Stay tuned ;-)
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 8 months ago
@ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC
Hi Alec!
Could you be so kind to send me the sheet for piano or the link where I can get it? it´s the best transcription of an APP song for piano I ever heard! But I can´t find the sheets in the web! It´s nearly impossible to get such great sheets in germany!
UHU242 7 months ago
@UHU242 You have to ask urbania70 if he can send you this ;-) He's very busy, he could need some time to answer you, but you can try. Ciao !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 7 months ago
@ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC Hi Alec! I just tried, but Gorgio only accept mailings from listed friends. can you help me? (I hope you do :-))))
Ciao Udo
UHU242 7 months ago
@UHU242 I will forward him your request. We'll see ;-) Ciao !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 7 months ago
What a cover ! Superb !!!!!!
pingumanbr 11 months ago
@pingumanbr Thanks a lot ! ;-) You're welcome !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 11 months ago
nice. your voice is pretty similar to the vocal. love this song.
luisdent 1 year ago
@luisdent Thank you very very much !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC no problem. i've listened to it a few times ;)
luisdent 1 year ago
@luisdent Hi Sean :)
urbania70 2 months ago
@urbania70 :-)
luisdent 2 months ago
yoy are very good...ma siccome penso siate italiano lo dico in italiano xD siete molto bravi sono veramente delle belle cover...fatene altre vi prego xD amo The Alan Parsons Project *_* da dove prendete gli spartiti???
BiagioMarcoGenio 1 year ago
@BiagioMarcoGenio Ciao Biagio ! Sì, siamo Italiani ^_^ Grazie dei complimenti. Eh, il più delle volte il buon Giorgio tira giù gli spartiti del Project da zero, perchè non è facile trovarli, come in questo specifico caso. Ti invitamo a guardare anche il canale YouTube eyerobotmusic dove facciamo cover più elaborate con anche un chitarrista ;-) Ciao !!
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC PS: anche il canale di Giorgio urbania70 è ricco di cover APP. E se ti interessa io gestisco il forum in Italano di forumfree sul Project ... alanparsonsproject(punto)forumfree(punto)net ;-)
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC si immaginavo che li avesse fatti ad orecchio perchè sono veramente difficili da trovare...mi piacerebbe imparare a fare le loro canzoni ma ad orecchio è difficilissimo non ci riuscirei mai...giorgio deve essere bravissimo *_* siete grandi *_*
BiagioMarcoGenio 1 year ago
@BiagioMarcoGenio Grazie mille
urbania70 1 year ago
@BiagioMarcoGenio Grazie mille (scusa il ritardo nella risposta).. già, questa canzone ha accordi non banali.
urbania70 11 months ago
you are hidden gems. absolutely incredible cover. btw I'm so pissed with the moron who hit the dislike button >:(
Retrodon25 1 year ago
@Retrodon25 LOL ! Thank you very much for the "hidden gems" words ;-) ... and for the other thing I agree with ^_^
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
That was absolutely incredible piano and vocals Amazing
BRAVO!!!
RhapsodyRapture 1 year ago
@RhapsodyRapture Thank you very much ;-) and welcome !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@RhapsodyRapture Many thanx
urbania70 1 year ago
Yes, this was a very great pleasure to listen to, as you are both excellent artisits, and have done great justice to this work. It is a pity that you didn't have separate microphone. You talents warrant a real studio. And--correct me if I'm wrong, since my experience in studios is more the pre-digital--but, can't you have two mic's and not actually have it be a problem if each of them picks up some of both musicians? I suppose that would require a mixing board, so as to adjust each up and down.
lejistar 1 year ago
@lejistar Thanks a lot !! We'd really like a real studio, actually ^_^ Anyway, year after year we're trying to increasing the quality of our recordings. On this video we were actually using the camcorder microphone. More recently (on uploads on urbania70 channel - check them out) we used at least one specific microphone. We hope to arrange an even better audio set in the future. Thanks again !!
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@lejistar PS: yes, eventually using two microphones - IF we also use a mixer and IF we balance them both right and we arrange to use the right reverb on both - is technically possible as far as I know.
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@lejistar You may wish to check on my channel the videos from a recent session in which we used a proper mic. We indeed tried to use two mics and a mixer, but, since the different miking distances, we got different reverberations from the two signals - not easy problem to solve. Maybe in the upcoming DVD series by Alan Parsons "art and science of sound and recording" I'll find some useful tips! :-)
urbania70 1 year ago
Wow. Great performance.
Burqua12 1 year ago
@Burqua12 Thank you !!
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@Burqua12 Thank you very much
urbania70 1 year ago
Very nice, great performance an all accounts.
diydummy 1 year ago
@diydummy Thank you very much ;-)
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@diydummy Many thanx
urbania70 1 year ago
Molto bravo il pianista...Ottima estensione del cantante e buona timbrica, ma mediocre tecnicamente, priva di modulazioni e vibrati...Poi...Non si canta mai seduti per rientrare in una ripresa... Meglio in ginocchio a questo punto ! Comunque molto bravi !
alexp1972 1 year ago
Nice performance! I wish I could play like you!
mrrusof 1 year ago
@mrrusof Thanks ! ^_^
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@mrrusof thanx
urbania70 1 year ago
Hi, great job. Where did you get the piano sheet music from ? Could you post them to me ?
noftal 1 year ago
well done...
KenMattison 1 year ago
@KenMattison Thanks ;-)
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
Awesome, guys...
shardwick55 1 year ago
Thanks Sherry ;-))
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@shardwick55 Hey Sherry, nice to see you here!
urbania70 1 year ago
:'-D
danbergam 1 year ago
:-) Thanks for re-listening and re-appreciating it Dan ;-)))
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC
No, thanks to both you and Giorgio for:
1) existing (that's fundamental, haha!)
2) being great human beings
3) being our friends (not really related with the following points, but... anyway!)
4) having a passion for music beyond any possible explanation
5) actually being more than able to make music
6) finding and taking the time to press that little red button, with "Record" stamped near, on your respective cameras when you have the chance to meet!
:-DDD
danbergam 1 year ago
@danbergam Wow Dan thank you for your words.. Pressing "Rec" is fun.. and one of my drugs :-D
urbania70 1 year ago
@urbania70
^_^
Pressing the magic, red "Rec" button... is one of the things I often forget more often!
xD
danbergam 1 year ago
You both awesome!
msshanh 1 year ago
Thanks Lidia ! :-) Always happy to see young people who like the Project ! I've just given a quick look at your channel ... I envy you, I can't draw at all ^_^ You're welcome ! ALEC
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@msshanh Thank you very much, I quote Alec's words
urbania70 1 year ago
Wow !!!!
You guys are good ! I think Alan will be impressed
Greetings from the Netherlands
Petrodirk 1 year ago
:-) Thanks a lot ! Probably Alan will never see this, but it's ok ! You're welcome !!!
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@Petrodirk Yes.. better he doesn't see.. audio recording here is quite amateurial :-) But enjoy on our two channels some better recorded covers. I know Ian B saw mine.
urbania70 1 year ago
carissimo, sono io che ringrazio voi per le performance canoro-musicali. da sempre sono un fan di alan parsons . ti sarei grato mi inviassi il link . grazie ed agli ordini ! michele.
militaria100 1 year ago
complimenti di vero cuore . ottima cover . bravi . Michele. Firenze
militaria100 1 year ago
Grazie mille e benvenuto !! Sappi che su forumfree c'è un forum italiano per i fan del Project, se sei interessato ti mando il link privatamente. PS: sei il mio 250° sottoscrittore ;-) Grazie anche per questo !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@militaria100 Grazie Michele, piaciere di conoscerti
urbania70 1 year ago
AWESOME ! Unbelievable ! That would be like ALAN PARSONS should sound if they were still together. Unfortunately, Eric died last month, I think. So a reunion is not possible. BUT THAT`S A GREAT SHOW TO COME - DO YOU GIVE CONCERTS ?
TheAndrewFields 1 year ago
Wow, these are great compliments, THANK YOU ;-))) Well, me and Giorgio formerly would not be in one band, we live in different towns. We are very good friends and we love to make music together when we meet. As single persons and with different support musicians, yes, we're looking for venues but we started not long ago, so it's (still) a hard road to take, and yes, we love to cover APP with our bands. Please enjoy all the other APP & not videos of our 2 channels, mine and Giorgio's (urbania70)!
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
Thank you very much. I quote Alec, see our individual videos (including our tributes to Eric) which have higher quality x technical reasons. Also see Amontillado (link under the video), I think it turned out slightly better than this one.
You will be also interested in APP tribute bands videos, like Nevermore Project, which does some things (like Mammagamma) like the studio version: on my channel on top click Playlist, the grid button on top right and click "APP3a Covers: TRIBUTE BANDS".
urbania70 1 year ago
What a MAGNIFICENT job transposing all of the instruments to the piano!. And great playing. SInging reached all the high points; I suspect that the voice sounded better in person than in this recording. In any case, a worthy tribute to the incomparable Eric Woolfson. Bravo! I can tell that you love the Maestro's work.
alanparsonsfan 1 year ago
Thanks a lot ! Speaking for my part, yes, my voice was a bit better on that room than in the final recording (as Parsons fan we care about sound, but we don't have Alan's bank account LOL) and the same for the piano ... but what we had and what came FROM us in that session is (already) a great memory. Thanks again and welcome !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@alanparsonsfan: thanx again. I quote Alec. This has been recorded with the camera's mic (and you can see how distant it is from us, to get both in picture), not with professional mics as we usually do on our solo videos. Next time we'll use at least a professional mic but it requests tests of finding the best position in order that we both can be heard. The better would be feeding two professional mics into the mixer, and hoping that my mic doesn't capture the sound of Alec's and viceversa.
urbania70 1 year ago
Excellent!!! Brilliant!!! Marvellous!!!
Jesus Christ what av wonderful cover of my favouritesong now and forever!!!
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
app4ever 1 year ago
:-) Thank You !! It's been/always a pleasure. You're welcome ! Nice nickname !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 1 year ago
@app4ever: Thanx.. nickname indeed!
urbania70 1 year ago
Enjoyed this cover............ very much, beautiful singing Alec.
JoSieLove2Sing4u 2 years ago
Thank you very much Jo ^_^
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
Incredible! Fantastic! Strange, modern and so autenthic! A good thing so see that just simple music - one piano plus one singer - still WORKS!! it gives me heebie-jeebies! thank you.
Cathylarronge 2 years ago
Happy to read that ^_^ Thanks and welcome !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
@Cathy.. Thank you very much. The reason it works so well is that piano/voice was the way Eric Woolfson composed them.
urbania70 2 years ago
Fantastic!!!!
ingenieur24 2 years ago
Thank you ! :-)
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
You two should tour !!!xxx
anibjornson 2 years ago
THANKS A LOT ^_^
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
@ani.. Thanx Jan.. You may wish to check the Genialgroup videos (on Alec's channel) if you didn't already.. but there are also complete APP tribute bands which really tour.. Check my playlist "APP tribute bands".
urbania70 2 years ago
@anibjornson Haha thanx Jan!
urbania70 2 months ago
Why listen to this, when you can hear the original on the CD? I'll tell you why... because when fans cover the song, and when they do it as well as the two of you, It is like sharing with others, the love of the original performance. You get to hear a different take, another perspective or interpretation. That's what I like about listening to this.
This is so beautifully done. The piano playing is incredible, and the vocals are terrific. BRAVO!!!
goodfella1962 2 years ago 2
Thanks godfella ! I couldn't agree more :-) It's real love for some beautiful songs. We just wanted to re-evok it as faithful as possible with our love of now, from 1978 to 2008-9 (ok, I was born somewhere in the middle, but let's not care :-D) and even later ! Thanks again for your very kind comment and long lives APP ;-)
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
you both are such a good team!! pianoplaying and voice 5***** SUNFLOWER :)
sun21760flower 2 years ago
Thanks a lot Sunflower ;-)
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
Many thanx!
Giorgio
urbania70 2 years ago
Go on with your fine work!! excellent!!
sun21760flower 2 years ago
You both did an outstanding professional job!!! Did you find piano music for this song, or did you pick up the piano music by ear?
nctunes 2 years ago
Thanks very much and welcome !! Giorgio picked up the piano music by ear ;-) Don't forget to visit his channel - nickname on youtube is urbania70
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
OUTSTANDING! I APPLAUDE YOU BOTH! Gave me chills!
JohnThunderBear 2 years ago
Thanks a lot ! ;-) Please, feel free to listen to the other APP cover on my channel and on urbania70's channel ! You're welcome ! Long live APP !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
Thank you very much!
urbania70 2 years ago
I thought you were both miming. The vocals and the video concept, yet simple, is amazingly good. Well done!!
alanmichaellincoln 2 years ago
^_^' Thank you ! And thanks for subscribing !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
Thanx, check my channel for more APP covers!
urbania70 2 years ago
Wow I know Alan Parsons and you did an excellent job both on piano and vocals. This song brings back memories and makes me very sad. I think of of all tjhe people getting old and being alone. My dad and mom died alone without a mate.
danielnordeen 2 years ago
Thanks for your kind comment !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
Thank you very much!
urbania70 2 years ago
What a strong and heartfelt performance! You used no special recording equipment but came up with rich, genuine, professional sound. Thanks from a fan of APP and of great music!
MrAEM2010 2 years ago
Thanks a lot !! And thanks for subscribing to my channel ! I suggest you to visit and subscribe to urbania70 channel also, where you will find The Cask Of Amontillado from the same 'session' and some great piano versions of APP tunes !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
Thanx! Yes this is done with just a camcorder. Visit my channel for more professional APP covers.
urbania70 2 years ago
Oh.. it's you! Fans visit this channel, he did a great Old And Wise piano cover!
urbania70 2 years ago
Maravillosa cancion e interpretacion por favor seguir haciendo mas canciones de Alan Parsons.Saludos desde España.
blacktesta1973 2 years ago
Muy gracias e bienvenido !!!
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
Muchas gracias!
urbania70 2 years ago
What a great song. Had no idea John Miles sang it. He's another one of my favorite singers. You sing this really well, and the pianist is fab too. Top marks Alec. jh. :)
ignitionfive 2 years ago
Thanks a lot jh !! :-) John sang some great songs in the Alan Parsons Project. Others are Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether, Stereotomy, In The Real World, La Sagrada Familia, Money Talks.
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
Heh John Miles is great. If you liked this, check also the video to which this is posted as response: our cover of The Cask Of Amontillado, recorded in same session, and also sung by John Miles on the original version.
urbania70 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
ma dimmi un pò, che lavoro fai nella vita?
whats your job?
Pede2020 2 years ago
Ma cosa ti importa?! :-D Credo proprio che non c'entri nulla con i commenti a questa cover, senza offesa.
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
beh che c è di male...sei il primo che conosco che ha problemi a rispondere a questa domanda....
Pede2020 2 years ago
Come ho già detto non vedo semplicemente alcun collegamento con la materia del video. Se hai voglia di parlare del video è OK. Non prendermi per un presuntuoso, ma ho smesso presto di preoccuparmi di coloro che mi commentano i video senza essere interessati a CIO' che posto. Buon Weekend !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
Ciao, sono quello che suona il piano in questo video. Le informazioni personali che Alec ha deciso di rendere pubbliche sono visibili sul suo canale. Per il resto, conoscevi APP? Ti è piaciuto il video?
urbania70 2 years ago
Awesome I'm amazed by the performance great! work, from Toronto Canada wow! what a piano player so! super! good! ♥♥♥♥♥
joserafaf 2 years ago
Thank you by the singer ;-)
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
Here's the piano player.. thanx so much! From Toronto, Canada? Great! Steve Martin, the fan which edited the international AP fanzine and the first official AP site, lives right there!
urbania70 2 years ago
Amazing...do more APP songs. Tribute band!? Thank you.
chocolatepoundcake 2 years ago
Thanks for the comment !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
Hi, I'm the pianist of this video, thanx for the compliment. If you'd like to know about APP tribute bands, look for the links on my channel page. Check in particular channel appcover
urbania70 2 years ago
Awesome! Great piano performance, the solo sounds unbelievable. And the singers voice is exactly like John Miles'.
Bravisimo !
GeorgiRusev 2 years ago
Thanks a lot Georgi !! ^_^
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
Thanx Georgi, glad you liked the piano - I just try to reproduce the original as much as possible
urbania70 2 years ago
Wow! I'm impressed, and here I thought this was just another cover of a pop tune that somebody wanted to destroy... you guys are excellent!
unclebob100 2 years ago
Thanks unclebob !! You're welcome ;-)
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 2 years ago
Thank you uncle bob, welcome
urbania70 2 years ago
the piano intro and the "i am all alone" part are the climax, also when the drums start(but i'll cling to a...) awesome!! fantastic, Alan parsons and Eric woolfson have something i couldn't find in any other band, magic...
fabriciobisso 3 years ago
Yes the piano intro of "Shadow of a Lonely Man" is probably Eric's masterpiece.
urbania70 2 years ago
Excellent !
IsKeLeToR 3 years ago
Thanks !!
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 years ago
Thanks!
urbania70 2 years ago
Brilliant! This song is beautiful, sublime, i have no words to describe it, you played it very well, APP is part of my life...
fabriciobisso 3 years ago
Thanks Fabricio !! APP is part of our life as well ;-)
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 years ago
A respectful tribute to AAP music!! It sounds lovely, every fan will congratule your effort, thanx a lot!!! Greeting from Lima, Peru
redlandscape 3 years ago
Thanks to you ;-) You're welcome !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 years ago
Thank you very much.. From Peru.. Beautiful country
urbania70 2 years ago
tagliati i capelli, non siamo nell '800
Punisher40139 3 years ago
Chaetofobico? :-DDD Gli haters non sanno più che peli ... ehm, pardon ... pesci pigliare...
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 years ago
o cercano il pelo nell'uovo ;-)
urbania70 3 years ago
Thanks to both of you, an interesting sidenote here; one of my best friends from the states actually wrote a complete choral arrangement to the song old and wise which he gave to me. Also he is a music teacher from the states and one of his students spent a year at a school in England where the student not only met Alan Parsons's son; but actually became friends with him and spent time hanging out at the Parson's estate. My friend and I saw APP live in the states back on the Live tour in 1995.
sonrisesonceagain 3 years ago
Very cool ^_^
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 years ago
Beaurtifuly arranged, performed and sung,(that is a very difficult song to sing). I feel sometimes very much like I'm a shadow of a lonely man typing on this computer, trusting no one, while at the same time trying to seek eternal truths. Again kudos to you two gentlemen, and especially the Alan Parsons Project for enlightening my world.
sonrisesonceagain 3 years ago
Thanx Sonrise for your constant support! Yes it's a difficult one to sing!
As for the concept of the shadow.. well it seems you're not so lonely.. as you can see from the comments on this video, there's lot of APP fans here. But yes.. I think that every APP fan, at least in some moment or period of his life, finds himself in that song. Actually when I and Alec met Eric he told us that he wrote the songs in such way that everyone can find something of himself in the lyrics..
urbania70 3 years ago
Thanks Sonrise ! As Giorgio already said, it's not so uneasy to find yourself fitting into the song character in certain days. Multi-layered music is for people who have multi-layered feelings, I think.
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 years ago
I find the way Giorgio :)))Nobody did so nice covers...Two songs are diffucult to perform...Unplugged and natural...
fazil69 3 years ago
I'm particularly glad of your compliment, as you were part of an APP tribute band. But don't say we're the best.. you need to hear the other APP tribute bands.. and you will :-)
urbania70 3 years ago
We are not the best APP tribute bands of course but we're the first APP performers here in you tube:))I think so:))
fazil69 3 years ago
That's for sure! ... Also because the currently active tribute bands are shy and didn't published anything on YouTube... but this is going to change, it's a promise!
urbania70 3 years ago
Congratulations friends! One of your best works...
fazil69 3 years ago
Thank you very much Fazil !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 years ago
Thank you so much Fazil, so nice to have you again around on the tube!
urbania70 3 years ago
Wow, I do not have words, but I have five stars for you
Incredible the result, as a professional.
How much time you have been late in obtaining it?
miglopez01 3 years ago
Thanks miglopez !
Well, it needed a time between some minutes and one hour or so for G. to make a useful transcription for the keyboard parts and at least a couple of vocal parts tests for me (made the previous day). This to obtain the performance in itself, but obviously it took years of practising it alone for both of ourselves, to 'discover' all the nuances of such a piece :-) It can't be learned in a day ... any Project track can, you know ^_^
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 years ago
Thanx Migue! Alec replied quite appropriately.
I learned it years ago by ear and probably in few time. But at rehearsal, with more experience I checked the CD and discovered various new chords, and nuances in bass and orchestra. I limited to an hour (with poor Alec waiting). Challenging for him too (unusually high Miles), for ex. he asked me to support his high note at 4:57. Unlike Amontillado, which was a take 1 with a 10min rehearsal, for Shadow we did 4 rehearsals/takes before this one...
urbania70 3 years ago
Yet, I recently discovered dozen errors in this cover:
Wrong bass notes: 1:03-09 & 3:09 (F, not C, in fact Alec's eye is not convinced :-)
Various chords where I neglected (or wrongly added!) 3,5,7,7+ or 9; my fav. is G/E at 0:22 where I should have removed the 3 (ie B) note (if you're not familiar with chord notation ask, I'll help you).
The learned lesson is that:
- as great pianist, Eric plays enough notes but also not too many!
- other APP members contributed
- how rich is APP music
urbania70 3 years ago
Absolutely brilliant. So many Project covers on YouTube, and finally there are people who put their heart into, get the concept of the music, and can actually perform it. You guys do a wonderful job, and the pianist is OUTSTANDING. Keep up the good work!
You should take on "Ammonia Avenue" and "Since the Last Goodbye," also. :-)
Scrabblerouser 3 years ago
Thank you very much Scrabblerouser ! You're very welcome ! Our admiration for the Project is shown well here, as you noticed ;-) You pointed out two of my favourite tracks, (both from AA album) so if we have the chance, they are among the possibile candidates I think, Ammonia Avenue more than Since The Last Goodbye. Thanks again !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 years ago
Thanx Scrabble (hey did u know that the cover of "A. Powell and T.P.Orchestra play the best of TAPP" features Scrabble game?). The songs you quote are typical Eric ballads, suitable for piano.. Ammonia's chords are more complex than other things which Eric wrote. Check AA new edition, it features behind the scenes bonus tracks for both songs!
urbania70 3 years ago
Excellent cover. A high quality studio version please!
OmeRits 3 years ago
Thanks OmeRits ! Please, take a listen also to the Cask Of Amontillado cover, that you can find as a video response to this video.
We (me the singer & the pianist) would be glad to make a more accurate 'studio' version of this cover ... Just a bit difficult at the moment but, never say never !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 years ago
Thanx OmeRits.. do you hire for us an orchestra? Haha.. I quote Alec.. Thanx again!
urbania70 3 years ago
Just perect, you realy make us feel it, its like listening the project themselfs when they recorded it, congratulations and thanks.
kupa890 3 years ago
Thank you kupa, you're very kind !
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 years ago
Fantastic comment, thanx!
urbania70 3 years ago
please more music !!
if i was a rich man ,i come to italie just to see that in real .
thank you
oliver
olivierjehanno 3 years ago
Thank you Oliver ! You are great too.
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 years ago
Wow, you're the 1st one saying us something like that. Indeed you're great too. Sooner or later I'll travel to France or you to Italy, when we do let's do a jam!
urbania70 3 years ago
The more I see of you guys well words can't describe your talent. More please!!
Michelle xxxx
knightrats 3 years ago
Happy you found the video response to Cask! Well we life in different distant cities.. and although we meet.. tomorrow!.. we will do it in his city and not mine so not don't record this time. Check us our "solo" works! Jaws is my most popular. Not APP but 35000 visits!
urbania70 3 years ago
Thank you Michelle ! You're very kind :-)
ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC 3 years ago
beautifully done;)
dogpatchdebbie 3 years ago