A Dream within a Dream - Alan Parsons Project
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"Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Edgar Allan Poe" (Narration Orson Welles)
For my own part, I have never had a thought
Which I could not set down in words
With even more distinctness that which I conceived it.
There is however a class of fancies of exquisite delicacy
Which are not thoughts and to which as yet
I have found it absolutely impossible to adapt to language.
These fancies arise in the soul,
Alas how rarely, only at epochs
Of most intense tranquillity
When the bodily and mental health are in perfection.
And those mere points of time
When the confines of the waking world
Blend with the world of dreams.
And so I captured this fancy
Where all that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
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1976 & severe weather - I had just begun working in ER (a&e) & the charge nurse offered a ride home as motorcycle was my transportation. We listened to this in her car & I was so taken she invited to her place to turn me on to some more APP . We were together for 40 years of bliss so much thanks to Alan Parsons. The APP & Pink Floyd was pretty much the soundtrack of our life together.
The Alan Parsons project has always been a favorite with me. And it figures that with Dark Side Of The Moon where Alan Parsons was the engineer and mentor for the band The Floyd ended up being flavored with APP's sound...forever.
No one but Alan Parsons could put Poe to music in this fashion. Beautiful!
@Brasil_Brasileiro2018
3 жыл бұрын
No doubt...
@Bubbsized
9 ай бұрын
The band Propaganda does it well kzread.info/dash/bejne/g2h5k9yGfMrOmLw.html&ab_channel=DawnRazor
@sealyoness
6 күн бұрын
Creepy. But gorgeously ponderable.
My friends and I would get really high, turn out the lights and play the whole side of this album really loud. My mind would go on such a journey! Love it! Love the whole album, actually.
@jerrymyers1798
4 жыл бұрын
Mine too.
@andreaandrea2407
3 жыл бұрын
i'm doing it right now, it's amazing
@lovebigbootie69
2 жыл бұрын
That story sounds made up.....Sorry not buying it!
@arealist1960
2 жыл бұрын
Yep
@fartkerson
Жыл бұрын
Alan Parsons last solo album released about a month ago made reference to Dream Within a Dream on the song Fare The Well.
I first heard this album in 1977...8th grade english. We were studying the works of poe. What timing!!! and what a terrific teacher to play this for us!
Beautiful,Alan Parsons brings me to tears,beautiful tears so often,everyone should listen to these.
TODAY was my birthday 27 years ago!!! This is the third most valuable song I wanted to hear!! Greetings from Bulgaria!
@vollmacuser
Ай бұрын
And look at you now! You’re 40!
Its a masterpiece! Very beautiful!
bought this in 1976 then met my first love on the train home - she said 'do you want to come to my place to listen to that?' - I was 16, she was 17. We were virgins. This song just took me back to that train ride. isnt it great how muzik does that.
@mattwestwood8967
3 жыл бұрын
I did something like that with Olias of Sunhillow.
@bluewidow1302
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob. Similar situation for me in ‘76. Had just begun working in hospital ER (A&E ) & my only transport was my motorcycle. Raining & thunderstorms so the charge nurse offered me a ride home. On the way we were listening to this & I was so taken with it she invited me to her place to “further my education” . We were together ever since until I scattered her ashes in the sea. APP & Pink Floyd music was the soundtrack of our 40 years together. Thanks for your response that sparked these great memories !
Schade das die vielen deutschen Fans keine positiven Kommentare liefern. Alan war in den 70er ein absoluter Hero.
When a group starts its discography with such a piece of music, you immediately understand how great it will be. Long lives The Alan Parsons Project!!
@CambriaSantiago
5 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@Sugarsail1
5 жыл бұрын
or how pompously indulgent
@HeLpLOstGOdAny1
5 жыл бұрын
@@Sugarsail1 Your comment is. You're dissing him & his fans? Doh!
@ricklewis5804
4 жыл бұрын
Fernando Catan Right on. APPs 1st 4 albums are fantastic. I never get tired of listening to them. Lots of talent and creativity. They were studio musicians who rarely toured until the later years.
@toddwilbur1139
4 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable mastery of poetry and music. Love the Alan Parsons Project!
No playlist is complete without A Dream Within A Dream !!!!!
Weltklasse Tatortfans lieben diese Hit
Magnificent! Orson Welles' narration is superb! A million thanks to you for posting this gem! Thank you, Alan Parsons Project!
love it! ♥ ♥ ♥
I doubt anyone could ever do narration of Edgar Allan Poe better than Orson Welles.
@laureanoruaorozco1562
9 жыл бұрын
GasCityGuy you have all reason¡¡¡
@NoMastersNoMistress
8 жыл бұрын
+GasCityGuy I doubt anyone could ever do narration of _anything_ better than Orson Welles.
@wanderreis
6 жыл бұрын
Maybe Edgar Allan Poe himself could.
@mwmann
6 жыл бұрын
GasCityGuy I do agree but Christopher Lee does an excellent Raven and The Fall of the House of Usher Usher Usher.
@juliathepony
6 жыл бұрын
Vincent Price?
All of Alan Parsons classic albums had a theme. The Orson Welles introduction and content which the music was based on remains both enigmatic and fascinating. Highly recommended.
Gosh I remember these AP albums and laying there in the dark listening while mum and dad thought I was asleep.Absolutely beautiful music
Alan Parsons war damals meine Zeit. Es war Winter, ich saß an der Heizung und hörte stundenlang AP. Ich sang die Texte mit und lies mich in andere Welten tragen. In diesem Moment war ich glücklich und das ganz ohne Drogen. Diese Musik ist Zeitlos!
I bought this record in like 1976 or so..I was 15 yrs. old...I'm 61 yrs old now..and I still listen to this record... semper fi..
Wunderbare Bilder zu Musik die man schon fast vergessen hatte. Echt super!!!!!
Alan Parsons Project is the best duo. Not only are the producers and sound engineers, they know how to make real music. Not just an average singer with a name.
Tales of mystery and imagination by Edgar Allen Poe beautifully mixed with Allen Parsons music is one of my favorites and all time one of the greatest albums ever. Been listening to it since the album came out. Beautifully mastered in its entirety. I buy every copy tape album and cd i can find. It often grows legs once shared. lol or i just plain wear it out. love it love it love it!
My Favorit Music wen i was 14 ..great
excellent songs like that, deserve the best of videos. And this video is one of the best. Thank you, whoever you are Alcyna
I love the word epochs, and i love this song. It has something very chill and relaxing about it.
A Dream Within A Dream became my favorite Alan Parsons Project the first time I heard it so long ago.
Der Tatort in den 70er mit diesen Meilensteinen der Rockgeschichte waren für unsere Generation wegweisend. Einfach toll. ❤😂😊
@valentineich9882
2 ай бұрын
Rechnung mit einer Unbekannten . Tatort der Spitzenklasse
One of the greatest instrumentals ever!!!!
It's beautiful😍✨
Beautiful ! I have all the Parson's vinil .
@MurgenTemplar
8 жыл бұрын
Me too, up to the moment he starts repeating himself too much ...
@goprodog4304
7 жыл бұрын
Good for you, Sire, I used to have some of them. Music of my youth.
@ameliaosorio5448
6 жыл бұрын
Giacomo I É uma relíquia , vale ouro 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
This is the most magnificent thing I was watching and listening on youtube. Beautiful as mind of a writer... a dream within a dream.
Tales of mystery and imagination was the name of the first album-He also did some work with the Beatles before Pink Floyd
Héllo très belle vidéo merci pour ce bon moment bien amicalement
The earth is level stationary and reserved for fire 🔥.
It is very, very beautiful movie. Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful music and images.
bravo pour cette magnifique vidéo, un régal pour les yeux
Wonderful album in my collection, thanks for vid
I stand amid the roar Of a surf-tormented shore, And I hold within my hand Grains of the golden sand- How few! yet how they creep Through my fingers to the deep, While I weep- while I weep! O God! can I not grasp Them with a tighter clasp? O God! can I not save One from the pitiless wave? Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream? - EA Poe 1849
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!! 5 stars
This is a musical delicacy. A treasure. I have passed this on to my young. It should live forever I got Cd Cassette LP Album
Phenomenal album.
Ohhhhhhhhh!!!! Genial.
There music was unique and I always loved it. This is probably my favorite because Orson Welles adds so much with this reading of Poe's The Raven.
fantastic video with a fantastic song, one of my favourite APP songs. saw them live on march 29th in Heerlen The Netherlands . and what a great performance .... The APP pulled me through the 80's still the most inspiring band in the world!
what a piece of art
Gracias APP y canal, por tanta maravilla. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🤗🤗💜💜
Excellent reading by Orson Welles. How could it be otherwise??
I like listen this song in the rainy night 🌧️🎵
Weltklasse
muy buena cancion la verdad al igual q todo el disco!!! saludos a toda la banda q le agrada esta musica!!!
What a wonderful combination: Poe, Welles, AAP and... Alcyna! Altogether a video of great beauty and impact. Thank you, Giovanna:-)
Fantastisches Video!!! Vielen Dank !!
Wow...the genius of AP...limitless.
this is allan parson's greatest and most genius project... i got this album sometime in the mid 70's...
INCEPTION!!
Always Love
I always loved this album,fantastic concept,so well engineered the sound just crisp....
This song is pure beauty....of exquisite delicacy,,,alas how rarely , arises in the soul
Bello! Like!
How wonderful that I hear Orson Welles' voice again, wow!
Yes, I believe that is true, since our brains are computers. I've also believed that some dreams are preconceived activities/events that are in the planning stages only - life's unfinished business. Hope lies within our dreams, as well. Take care -- W
This is my all time favorite band (after Pink Floyd :))
very hard to find a mix of words, music and natural beauty such as this, just the right gift for a holy Sunday afternoon, thanks !!!
Beautiful
From Abby Road to the Dark Side of the Moon then Tales of Mystery and Imagination. What a trilogy of events... quite a resume !
it matters not how great a stretch in time there is between caressing the ears with such pleasures as this...the alan parsons project still tantalises the senses to the extreme
This soothes my soul like nothing else in the world. Great poem and even more beautiful music.
Beautiful ..!!!
Loved it.
Orson Welles intro, well chosen visuals and the music all fit together so well. Thanks!!!
A perfect match, a favourite writer/poet/critic and a favourite band!
INCEPTION
Fantastico.............. Se me hace muy corto... Gracias. Un beso
Well done...nevermore to say...
excellent post, thank you so much.
Alan Parsons, One of the finest engineers ever.
what a beautiful music. Nostalgia.
Thank you for this! I grew up listening to this album. So fabulous.
Beautiful imagery for this … exquisite ❤
Ces gens ont fait des choses incroyables. Incroyables!!!!!!!!!!
Very articulate and true I believe. Its amazing how. if we are not distracted, when we read something new to our minds, how it can allow our thoughts to create ideas to better ourselves. Thanx!
Music that makes the soul feel good
can't get enough of this.
beautifulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
@Thereisonlythemoment I'm in total agreement. The intro with the voice of Orson Wells is wondrous. The music/imagery is too sublime for words. Truly, this is the stuff that dreams are made of.
16 Jahre alt....Kerzen...... Schneidersitz...die erste Freundin...auch die erste Zigarette...mann oh mann , was für eine herrliche Zeit!!!!
Absolutely masterful video... Does the music justice.
Very very good video! Thank You so much. Big hug & best regards.
Τα τσακάλια. Με Μιχαλοπούλο στο δρόμο.
@dimitriskraloglou6397
4 жыл бұрын
Μεγαλε...
@FCAEKAthens
4 жыл бұрын
Κομματαρα
@johnhand3170
4 жыл бұрын
@IRON WILL Εγώ είμαι σε άλλη φάση ειμαι στο αλλού.
@makavelirap4809
3 жыл бұрын
Ακόμα εδώ. 80s😉
@tonygiak
3 жыл бұрын
Μιχαλακοπούλου...όχι απλά στο δρόμο 😄
It doesn't get better than this!! Thanks for the posting.
beautiful
My first and foremost favourite song and first and foremost album that I enjoy and of the immense talent of both Alan Parsons and Edgar Allen Poe. What a beautiful fusion of the two ideals. So amazingly simple but so complex in its beauty and adapatation.
@qtpieamongus8954
7 ай бұрын
Alan's silent partner is rarely/little spoken about, Eric Woolfson. He was a talent and its a travesty that he's not acknowledged. Unfortunately there's barely any footage of him but you can find a couple of videos of him playing APP's music on piano. Leads me to believe he must have been the brains behind the inception of the songs which Alan then engineered to add all the flashy bits.
@Succubus2Angel
6 ай бұрын
Woolfson was an absolute genius and complete complimentary yin-Yang in APP. Without him, I highly doubt Parsons would have reached the heights it did. However, without Parsons, Woolfson would have languished just as he would have done. They were utterly in sync and to this day I adore what they achieved together :)
Edgar Allan Poe is genius
@pigurine
6 жыл бұрын
One of a kind genius.
You are so right!
Meraviglia!
Very, very creepy. Yet it is beautiful at the same time.
It brings back memories of sitting on the beach in the darkness of the night with only the light of the stars showing...and a bottle of Jack Daniel's.
Bravo !