The Alan Parsons Symphonic ProjectLive in Colombia [Blu-ray]

For me anything Alan Parsons does is pure magic. From the start sitting behind the control board of Pink Floyds "Dark Side of The Moon" to his collaborations with Eric Woolfson. Alan Parsons ranks up there with the likes of Paul McCartney and Jeff Lynne as the greatest composers of the 20th century. Although in most respects I preferred the DVD in Madrid a bit more, what this DVD offered was songs from "Turn of a Friendly Card", and that alone made this DVD well worth every cent of the purchase price. Although the only band member still with Parsons from that time frame is PJ Olsson who with Alan Parsons sings most of the songs. With the exception of sax player vocalist Todd Cooper, who sang lead and back up on some songs. Although on lead vocals, I felt his voice was a bit too shrill. Nonetheless, for any APP fan, this DVD is a must have. I would have paid double just for being able to watch and hear the back half, or flip side of "Turn of a Friendly Card" which PJ Olsson did a wonderful job on. And as always, so did Alan Parsons. Also as in the case with the Madrid DVD there isn't much given to the production aspect. No big lighting show, just a small stage, set far back from the crowd. But each musician is flawless in reproducing the original sound and guitar licks. For the most part. Camera angles by and large are pretty good. Overall I don't think you'll be disappointed. I sure wasn't.The song list totals 21 songs.1. I Robot 2. Damned If I Do. 3. Don't Answer Me. 4. Breakdown 5. The Raven 6. Time 7. I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You 8. La Sagrada Familia 9. The Turn Of A Friendly Card Pt. 1. 10. Snake Eyes 11. The Ace of Swords 12. Nothing Left To Lose 13. The Turn of A Friendly Card Pt. 2 14. What goes Up 15. Luciferama 16. Silence And I 17. Prime Time 18. Sirius 19. Eye In The Sky 20. Old And Wise 21. Games People Play.

If you are a Parsons fan, this will not let you down.The video quality on the Blu-ray was wonderful. The sound I give a 9/10. The sound seemed a little tiney at times, other times great.The 5.1 was more like 3.1 with a little boost in the rear channel, but it did play out of all speakers.I am certainly glad I bought this video and certainly would recommend.Remember, this was from 2016 and the technology was good, but not great so don't expect full blow your socks off sound... But it is a solid enjoyable concert.

This is a fabulous DVD. Great music. O absolutely recommend it.

Wow. It looks like I will be one of the few reviewers who has actually watched the disc. Up front, I will repeat what others have said. This disc is Region 0, and plays JUST FINE on US DVD & Blu-Ray players. The Amazon product warnings are incorrect. (Hopefully they are gone when you read this.)More relevant to a REVIEW of this item, the music is excellent, sound and video quality are both very good. Camera choices are occasionally questionable (ex., no look at trumpeters during trumpet solos), but also mostly very good. THE APP had a rotating cast of players, but this is the Alan Parsons LIVE Project now, a different band (except for Parsons), but who have played together for a few years now. Some of the original band members are no longer with us, primarily the legendary Eric Woolfson, who was the principal songwriter and one of the singers. (I am disappointed that he is only mentioned in the songwriting credits but never acknowledged or thanked in any other way.) None of the singers here (except AP) sang on the original recordings. I like PJ Olsson -- the American singer does a fine job as the current/main lead vocalist. However, Phil Collins-looking sax player Todd Cooper sings lead on a few songs, and his thin voice is far less satisfying. The local symphony is marvelous -- no complaints at all with them. (What a surprising choice of location for this concert video: Medellín, Colombia!?! But it looks like a great venue.) In the end, I really enjoyed this video, although ultimately I still felt like I was watching a very high quality Alan Parsons Project cover band fronted by the man himself.

Heard one of the songs off this CD on a streaming service, so I decided to buy the whole CD. I have all the Alan Parsons studio albums and when I heard this one, it blew me away. Using the Medellin Philharmonic as a backup made for fantastic listening. The sound quality and video is excellent and as usual the Alan Parsons production is a home run hit out of the ball park. Recommend it for all Alan Parsons fans.

Live performance and from and exotic location! what more can you ask for? A proud addition to my collection.

I found these videos accidentally on you tube - happy accident- and then had to buy the dvd as the band with the symphony were amazing!

Fabulous cd! Even if you are not a fan, I think you would enjoy the music. Uplifting!