The life of architect Antoni Gaudí. The Vibe: Spanish-tinged, elegant, a beautiful farewell. Woolfson’s obsession with musicals is clear. Too Late is a heartbreaker. Closer to Heaven is stately. And La Sagrada Familia —a duet between Woolfson and John Miles—builds from a flamenco guitar to a choir, imagining Gaudí’s unfinished cathedral. A perfect closing statement.
Edgar Allan Poe’s horror fiction. The Vibe: Gothic, cinematic, and groundbreaking. The Project’s birth is a dark marvel. Featuring the legendary Orson Welles as a spoken-word narrator, this album turns Poe into prog-funk. The Raven (with Leonard Whiting’s haunted delivery) and (The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether remain live staples. A 1987 remix adds overdue drum weight and removes Welles’s original narration (though purists grumble). Essential track: The Tell-Tale Heart —a heartbeat turned into a rhythm track. alan parsons project discography