ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD VG/NM 1980
ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD VG/NM 1980
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Released in 1980, The Turn of a Friendly Card is one of The Alan Parsons Project’s most cohesive and emotionally resonant albums, built around the theme of gambling—not just in casinos, but in life and love. It explores human vulnerability, risk, and fate with a subtle narrative arc and a blend of lush soft rock, orchestral grandeur, and polished progressive ambition. The album flows smoothly, its slick production wrapping complex emotions in accessible melodies.
The title suite—split into five parts and closing the album—is a masterpiece of prog-pop storytelling, weaving melancholy, hope, and resignation into an elegant musical tapestry. Tracks like “Games People Play” and “Time” are standouts: the former a driving arena-rock anthem, the latter a poignant, string-laden ballad about loss and mortality. The Turn of a Friendly Card balances introspection with grandeur, making it one of the Project’s most enduring and accessible works.
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