Even if he had never recorded any music of his own, Alan Parsons would deserve a place in rock history for his part in creating some of the greatest albums of all time: Parsons worked as an engineer on The Beatles’ Abbey Road and Let It Be, and on Pink Floyd’s Atom Heart Mother and The Dark Side of the Moon, helping craft the sounds of those monumentally important and influential works. He was only 19 when he worked on Abbey Road, with a substantial career ahead of him both as leader of The Alan Parsons Project and as a solo artist.
Along with longtime collaborator Eric Woolfson, Parsons released 10 studio albums with The Alan Parsons Project, a collective with varying line-ups featuring dozens of different musicians, anchored by Parsons and Woolfson’s songwriting, arranging and production. The progressive rock band created intricate, multilayered albums and song suites, but also had radio hits including “I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You,” “Games People Play” and “Eye in the Sky.” Parsons’ current tour celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Eye in the Sky album, but his sets include songs from throughout his career, which has more than lived up to its legendary beginnings.
Westgate Las Vegas, 8 p.m. June 9, $40-$90 plus tax and fee, 21+. 800.222.5361
