Styx - Paradise Theater mp3 320k ak1981

Styx - Paradise Theater mp3 320k ak1981 What we got...Paradise Theatre is the tenth album by the rock band Styx, released in January 1981.

A concept album, the album is a fictional account of Chicago's Paradise Theatre from its opening to closing (and eventual abandonment), used as a metaphor for America's changing times from the late 1970s into the 1980s. (Dennis DeYoung confirmed this in an episode of In the Studio with Redbeard which devoted an entire episode to the making of the album.)

The album consists of four charted singles. "The Best of Times", written by Dennis DeYoung, went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Too Much Time on My Hands", written by Tommy Shaw, went to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, Shaw's only top 10 hit for Styx. "Nothing Ever Goes as Planned", written by DeYoung, went to #54 on the US Pop Chart. "Rockin' the Paradise" — written by DeYoung, Shaw and James Young — went to #8 on the Top Rock Track Chart.

The song "Snowblind" (lyrics by Young, music by Young and DeYoung) was an attack on drug addiction. The track would come under fire for supposedly having backward messages and was branded by Tipper Gore's PMRC as "Satanistic". James Young and DeYoung denied this on the In the Studio episode devoted to the making of Paradise Theatre.

Paradise Theatre became Styx's only US #1 album. It was the band's fourth consecutive triple-platinum album.Track listing

Side 1:

"A.D. 1928" (Dennis DeYoung) - 1:08
Lead vocals: Dennis
"Rockin' the Paradise" (DeYoung, James Young, Tommy Shaw) - 3:35
Lead vocals: Dennis
Lead guitar: Tommy
"Too Much Time on My Hands" (Shaw) - 4:31
Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy
"Nothing Ever Goes As Planned" (DeYoung) - 4:48
Lead vocals: Dennis
Intro guitar solo: JY
Middle guitar solo: Tommy
Alto Saxophone solo: Steve Eisen
"The Best of Times" (DeYoung) - 4:19
Lead vocals: Dennis
Lead guitar: Tommy

Side 2:

"Lonely People" (DeYoung) - 5:28
Lead vocals: Dennis
First guitar solo: Tommy
Second guitar solo: JY
Saxophone solo: Steve Eisen
"She Cares" (Shaw) - 4:17
Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy
Tenor Saxophone solo: Steve Eisen
"Snowblind" (Young, DeYoung) - 5:00
Lead vocals: JY and Tommy
Lead guitar: JY
"Half-Penny, Two-Penny" (Young, Ray Brandle) - 4:33
Lead vocals: JY
Lead guitar: Tommy
"A.D. 1958" (DeYoung) - 2:27
Lead vocals: Dennis
Lead guitar: JY
Saxophone solo: Steve Eisen
"State Street Sadie" (DeYoung) - 0:28
Piano: Dennis

Personnel

Styx

Dennis DeYoung – Keyboards, Vocals
Chuck Panozzo – Bass
John Panozzo – Drums, Percussion
Tommy Shaw – Guitars, Vocals, Vocoder
James Young – Guitar, Vocals

Additional personnel

Dan Barber - horn
Steve Eisen - saxophone
Mike Halpin - horn
John Haynor - horn
Mark Ohlson - horn
Billy Simpson - horn

Production

Producer: Styx (Dennis DeYoung)
Engineers: Rob Kingsland, Gary Loizzo
Arranger: Styx
Mastering: Ted Jensen

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position
1981 Pop Albums 1

Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Nothing Ever Goes As Planned" Pop Singles 54
1981 "Rockin' the Paradise" Mainstream Rock 8
1981 "Snowblind" Mainstream Rock 22
1981 "Too Much Time on My Hands" Mainstream Rock 2
1981 "Too Much Time on My Hands" Pop Singles 9
1981 "The Best of Times" Mainstream Rock 16
1981 "The Best of Times" Pop Singles 3

The album has sold 3 million copies up to date. This is my choice of Styx albums The last best one cause next was Kilroy or more known MR. Roboto UGH! pretty much the death of the band. So here is Paradise Theater Enjoy and Seed.......seed.......