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Styx - Paradise Theater Audio CD

A fair review of the Styx "Paradise Theater" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Styx reviews here, or go back to the Styx tabs.

Styx Band: Styx
Title: Paradise Theater
Rating:
Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: A.D. 1928 2: Rockin' the Paradise 3: Too Much Time on My Hands 4: Nothing Ever Goes as Planned 5: Best of Times 6: Lonely People 7: She Cares 8: Snowblind 9: Half-Penny, Two-Penny 10: A.D. 1958 11: State Street Sadie

A Styx must-have...
Reminds me of great times and turning 21. Rock and Roll!!!!!
I played the heck out of this album when I first got it in the early 80's and practically wore it out! I loved this album back then and still do. Glad I no longer have to deal with all the expected "skips" I had on the original black vinyl one, lol!
Some of the songs are still quite relevant, (except for maybe "Snowblind") ;)
My 10 year old son is enjoying it too--he even asked to have "Too Much Time on My Hands", "Rockin' the Paradise" and "Best of Times" on his iPod!
Mom is raising him right!.


a classic 'album'
The CD is great, tho i do miss the 'pops' from my old turntable. I used to listen to this when it first came off the presses. This is a great addition to any 80's collection.


The Last Shall Be the First
Now, if you are a person of patience, you should save this album for last if you've never heard Styx. I love much of Styx's music, but I would have to say that "Paradise Theater" is just about the best album they ever came out with. The songs are so good, so wonderful, that if you hear it first, the other albums won't be able to live up to the standard you've set in your mind. I suggest one starts with "Crystal Ball", where the group really started to gather steam. Then work your way through chronilogically until it's time for the grand finale, "Paradise Theater". Every album of Styx got a little better each year, with everyone's talents culminating to an epic climax with "Paradise".
All the songs on this album are excellent, whether you look at them from a musical point of view or with the thought of how perfectly a decrepit old theater represents America. "Snowblind" is a rare duet between JY and Shaw, and "The Best of Times" makes one feel perfectly relaxed & hopeful for the future. One track on this album that I think should have been a hit was Tommy Shaw's "She Cares". The song is absolutely beautiful and sounds extremely heartfelt.
"Paradise Theater" is all that Styx represents. It's as though they managed to put their very soul and essence into an album, and the result is almost too good to hear. Listen and love it! .


Like those dumped in their mythical namesake, they are immortal
" The tracks lay out like a play, each within a time period of the fictitious "Paradise Theater. Paradise Theater was at the peak of their career, and pulled quite a few memorable hits, such as "Rockin' the Paradise," "Too Much Time on my Hands," and "The Best of Times. " Paying attention to the covers, The time period is from 1928 to 1958, so each song plays a role in the theater's history, also letting on the history of an atypical dance hall from the time period.
It starts off with opening night (A. D. 1928/Rockin' the Paradise, goes into and through The Great Depression (Too Much Time on My Hands/Nothing Ever Goes as Planned/The Best of Times/Lonely People), World War Two (She Cares), it's second downfall (Snowblind/Half-Penny, Two-Penny) and then its last act (A. D. 1958). The last song you here (State Street Sadie) is like a ghost haunting the building.
Hopefully, seeing it as I say, you too might realize the magic of the tracks, and consider buying them. You won't regret its visual imagery.


Styx - Requiem Of An Old Chicago Theater
They were never as progressive as most of the bands that I liked, but they were able to meld a mix of pop, rock and progressive rock like no other band. Styx was one of my favorite bands back in the day. I have most of their albums on vinyl, but have only replaced this one on CD. "Paradise Theater" was Styx at the top of their game. The album is conceptual in nature with the theme of the birth and death of an old vaudeville theater in Chicago. I pretty much like every song on this disc. The weakest song was one of the biggest hits from the album Dennis Deyoung's ballad "Best Of Times" and even it is not bad. Each of the three main songwriters in Styx got to strut their stuff on this album and still remain within the concept. There were several big hits from this disc, but it is the album tracks that make it special. Songs like "Nothing Ever Goes As Planned", "Lonely People", "She Cares" and one of James Young's best rockers "Half Penny Two Penny" are all great. Of course the big hits "Snowblind", "Rocking The Paradise", and "Too Much Time On My Hands" are what most people know from this album. `Paradise Theater" is one of Styx's best and a must own for fans.


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