Styx - Paradise Theater album flac
Performer: StyxTitle: Paradise Theater
Style: Classic Rock, Pop Rock, Symphonic Rock
Country: US
MP3 album: 1869 mb
FLAC album: 1126 mb
Rating: 4.2
Other formats: DXD XM AHX MP2 ASF MIDI MP3
Genre: Rock
Paradise Theatre is the tenth album by the rock band Styx, released in January 1981. It was the most successful album by Styx, peaking at for 3 weeks on the Billboard Album Chart in April and May 1981 (non-consecutively).
For the time being, however, Paradise Theater seemed to represent the best of both worlds, since its loose concept about the roaring '20s heyday and eventual decline of an imaginary theater (used as a metaphor for the American experience in general, et. et. seemed to satisfy both of the band's camps with its return to complex hard rock (purists. Shaw and JY) while sparing no amount of pomp and grandeur (DeYoung). The stage is set by the first track, ".
STYX - PARADISE THEATER LP VINYL RECORD ALBUM w/ clear sleeve 1980. In a way, Paradise Theater can be seen as the best aspects of those two previous albums combined into one. While Pieces Of Eight went too far towards straightforward Arena rock and Cornerstone went too far towards syrupy ballads, Paradise Theater strikes a decent balance between the two directions, creating the most coherent and varied Styx album since The Grand Illusion from four years earlier. The fact that the album is a concept album further contributes to the album's appeal
Styx released 'Paradise Theatre' in January 1981. After spending the better part of a decade struggling to achieve their mainstream breakthrough, Styx finally hit the multi-platinum jackpot with a trio of hit records in the late '70s - and then, emboldened by success, they went for broke with an ambitious gamble that paid off with their only No. 1 album to date. To reach the top of the charts, Styx had to endure an arduous uphill climb filled with challenges both inside and outside the band's ranks. We've always been different personalities," guitarist Tommy Shaw told Kerrang! in 1981
Album Name Paradise Theatre. Released date 19 January 1981. Labels A And M Records. Members owning this album63. 2. Rockin' the Paradise. 3. Too Much Time on My Hands.
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | A.D. 1928 | 1:07 |
| 2 | Rockin' The Paradise | 3:35 |
| 3 | Too Much Time On My Hands | 4:33 |
| 4 | Nothing Ever Goes As Planned | 4:48 |
| 5 | The Best Of Times | 4:21 |
| 6 | Lonely People | 5:26 |
| 7 | She Cares | 4:21 |
| 8 | Snowblind | 4:59 |
| 9 | Half-Penny, Two-PennyWritten-By – Ray Brandle |
5:58 |
| 10 | A.D. 1958 | 1:07 |
| 11 | State Street Sadie | 0:26 |
Companies, etc.
- Made By – Polygram, Hanover, West Germany
- Recorded At – Universal Recording Studio
- Recorded At – Pumpkin Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Credits
- Arranged By [Horns] – Ed Tossing
- Art Direction, Design – George Beeson, Jeff Ayeroff*
- Bass [Guitar, Pedals] – Chuck Panozzo
- Drums, Percussion – John Panozzo
- Engineer – Gary Loizzo, Rob Kingsland
- Engineer [Assistant] – Will Rascati
- Guitar, Vocals – James Young , Tommy Shaw
- Horns – Bill Simpson , Dan Barber*, John Haynor, Mark Ohlsen, Mike Halpin
- Illustration [Illustrations] – Chris Hopkins
- Keyboards, Vocals, Other [Original Concept] – Dennis DeYoung
- Mastered By – Ted Jensen
- Photography By [Dennis Deyoung, James Young] – Marc Hauser
- Photography By [John Panozzo, Chuck Panozzo] – John Welzenbach
- Photography By [Tommy Shaw] – Greg Murry
- Producer, Arranged By – Styx
- Saxophone, Soloist – Steve Eisen
- Written-By – Dennis DeYoung (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8, 10, 11), James Young (tracks: 2, 8, 9), Tommy Shaw (tracks: 2, 3, 7)
Notes
Inlay spines read CD-3719Disc reads CD 3240
Made in West Germany
Printed in USA
Originally released on LP in 1980.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: none
- Matrix / Runout: 393 240-2 01 #
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP-3719 | Styx | Paradise Theatre (LP, Album, Etch, Ter) | A&M Records | SP-3719 | US | 1981 |
| SP-3719 | Styx | Paradise Theatre (LP, Album, Etch, San) | A&M Records | SP-3719 | US | 1981 |
| 8 55 963 | Styx | Paradise Theatre (LP, Album) | AMIGA | 8 55 963 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | 1983 |
| UICY-93924 | Styx | Paradise Theatre (CD, Album, Num, RE, RM, Car) | A&M Records | UICY-93924 | Japan | 2009 |
| 127309 | Styx | Paradise Theatre (LP, Album, Etch, Ser) | A&M Records | 127309 | Uruguay | 1981 |









