The Alan Parsons Project - Vulture Culture (1984)
The Alan Parsons Project - Vulture Culture (1984)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & M4A(Tracks) & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
1995 | Arista Records, ARCD 8263 | ~ 256 or 258 or 106 Mb | Scans(jpg) Included
Prog Rock / Art Rock / Electronic | Scans(png, 600dpi) -> 147 Mb
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & M4A(Tracks) & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
1995 | Arista Records, ARCD 8263 | ~ 256 or 258 or 106 Mb | Scans(jpg) Included
Prog Rock / Art Rock / Electronic | Scans(png, 600dpi) -> 147 Mb
Vulture Culture's theme is another in which the fallacy of humankind is front and center. This time Parsons' message concerns the fact that everyone lives in a parasitic society, where it's every man for himself. Those who can't fend for themselves simply won't survive in a world where the kindness of the human spirit is rapidly deteriorating. On this album, though, the songs are weaker and are less effective in bringing out the album's complex idea. As it does have its moments, Vulture Culture lacks in cohesiveness and strength both lyrically and, to a lesser extent, musically. "Let's Talk About Me" addresses the theme in its words, but the choppy rhythm takes away the attractiveness that could have been. The instrumental "Hawkeye" adds life and contrast to the album at just the right time. The most appealing song, "Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" with vocalist Chris Rainbow at the helm, combines simplicity with a timeless chorus making for a truly beautiful ballad. Even though Parsons' theme is revealed, it's done so with less clarity and doesn't quite hit home. Without the usual balance of absorbing lyrics and well-maintained music, Vulture Culture remains one of this band's less prolific albums.by Mike DeGagne, AMG
The Alan Parsons Project - Vulture Culture (1984)
Tracklist:
01. Let's Talk About Me [0:04:29.50]
02. Separate Lives [0:04:59.48]
03. Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) [0:04:31.07]
04. Sooner Or Later [0:04:25.70]
05. Vulture Culture [0:05:22.70]
06. Hawkeye [0:03:49.05]
07. Somebody Out There [0:04:55.10]
08. The Same Old Sun [0:05:26.40]
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 2. January 2014, 0:19
The Alan Parsons Project / Vulture Culture
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EAC extraction logfile from 2. January 2014, 0:19
The Alan Parsons Project / Vulture Culture
Used drive : PLEXTOR DVDR PX-810SA Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" -T "COMMENT=ripped by bvstudio®" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 4:29.50 | 0 | 20224
2 | 4:29.50 | 4:59.48 | 20225 | 42697
3 | 9:29.23 | 4:31.07 | 42698 | 63029
4 | 14:00.30 | 4:25.70 | 63030 | 82974
5 | 18:26.25 | 5:22.70 | 82975 | 107194
6 | 23:49.20 | 3:49.05 | 107195 | 124374
7 | 27:38.25 | 4:55.10 | 124375 | 146509
8 | 32:33.35 | 5:26.40 | 146510 | 170999
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Filename F:\The Alan Parsons Project\1984 - Vulture Culture (1995 RP - Arista Records Inc. USA - ARCD 8263)\The Alan Parsons Project - Vulture Culture.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 6.6 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC FEEF5D2C
Copy CRC FEEF5D2C
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 9) [D8EE82DA] (AR v2)
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log date: 2014-01-18 11:05:47
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Analyzed: The Alan Parsons Project / Vulture Culture
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The Alan Parsons Project - Vulture Culture (1984)
All thanks go to original releaser