The Alan Parsons Project (1977) I Robot

A funky prog song with strong dystopian qualities it has the sound of Todd Rundgren's Utopia with it's prominent bassline and Kraftwerk's cold urban synths giving a creepy eerie quality. The dated sound was meant to sound futuristic and while there are no lyrics the use of vibraphone and female aria vocals add some interesting personality while the phased synths keep a sinister undertone. Alan Parsons like much of the Prog Rock genre had some great melodies and instrumental lines but unfortunately too often the longer suites couldn't draw in as big an audience as the more mainstream likes of hard rock or even punk and New Wave that had begun developing around this point in time.