soned performers, Parsons current touring band is as tight and
uncompromising as one would
expect. P.J. Olsson, vocals, has
been with Parsons’ unit since his
work on Parsons’ last solo album,
A Valid Path (2004). Alastair
Greene handles lead guitar and
vocal duties; Dan Tracey provides guitar and backing vocals;
Tom Brooks plays keyboards;
and Todd Cooper appears on
the saxophone. Making up the
rhythm section, Danny Thompson covers drums and percussion, and Guy Erez plays bass.
While most of the backing
band shares microphone responsibilities, Parsons himself
has moved to center stage as
vocalist. “Interestingly, I think
I’ve ended up singing, myself,
most of the songs Eric sang: ‘Eye
in the Sky,’ ‘Don’t Answer Me’...”I
don’t sing ‘Time,’ which was another song Eric sung, but P.J.
(Olsson) sings that.” Woolfson,
who passed away in 2009, had
been such an integral part of The
Project that one had to wonder
if there was any material Parsons
shied away from because the
association was too great. Parsons was pragmatic about this,
saying that the setlist was comprised primarily of Project tunes,
with the sole exception being his
recent digital single, “Fragile.”
Bringing in Woolfson’s songs is
equal parts tribute and necessity.
“We really can’t get off the stage
without doing ‘Eye in the Sky,’
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