His disarming off-kilter creativity early on was evidenced in things like a handcrafted book he titled Fart Enjoy. In The Flesh? Most Popular. Parsons went on to have hits of his own, in the guise of an annoying pop-prog outfit called the Alan Parsons Project. Throughout the years, drummer Nick Mason and keyboardist Rick Wright appeared in some capacity, and the band's sonic signature was always evident: a wide, expansive sound that was instantly recognizable as their own, yet was adopted by all manner of bands, from guitar-worshipping metal-heads to freaky, hippie, ambient electronic duos.
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