The Alan Parsons Project "Pyramid"

Pyramid (stylized as Pyr△mid) is the third album by progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1978. It is a concept album centred on the pyramids of Giza. At the time the album was conceived, interest in pyramid power and Tutankhamun was widespread in the US and the UK. Pyramid was nominated for the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Liner notes read "From the rise and fall of an ancient dynasty, to the quest for a key to unlock the secrets of the universe, this album seeks to amplify the haunting echoes of the past and explore the unsolved mysteries of the present. Pyramid...the last remaining wonder of the ancient world."

The album also dabbles with new wave, a genre that was emerging in Britain around the time of the album's recording. Many progressive and soft rock artists incorporated this style into their albums during the time spanning from late 1977 to 1979. In this album, the genre is mildly evident, through rhythm, in songs such as "Can't Take it with You" and immensely so in others such as "Pyramania".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.

Side one

1. "Voyager" instrumental 2:24
2. "What Goes Up…" David Paton 3:31
3. "The Eagle Will Rise Again" Colin Blunstone 4:20
4. "One More River" Lenny Zakatek 4:15
5. "Can't Take It with You" Dean Ford; additional vocals by Colin Blunstone 5:06

Side two

1. "In the Lap of the Gods" instrumental 5:27
2. "Pyramania" Jack Harris 2:45
3. "Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" instrumental 4:19
4. "Shadow of a Lonely Man" John Miles 5:34