Styx Paradise Theater Laser Etched LP EX 1980 SP3719
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"STYX"
PARADISE THEATER VINYL LP / GATEFOLD
LAZER ETCHED "STYX" ON ACTUAL VINYL
Paradise Theatre Studio album by Styx Released January 19, 1980 Recorded 1980 at Pumpkin Studios, Oak Lawn, Illinois Genre Rock, progressive rock Length 40:37 Label A&M Producer StyxThe album consists of four charted singles. "The Best of Times", written byDennis 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 alleged 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, and (as of 2014) the last multi-platinum album by the band.
Vinyl copies of the album have a design featuring the name of the band laser etched directly onto the vinyl on side 2 (some copies had a wax design of the cover art). The vinyl record sleeve was a gate-fold and was painted by artist Chris Hopkins
. On the back cover, label and spine, the title of the record is spelled "Paradise Theater", while on the front cover, the title is spelled "Paradise Theatr
Tracks
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" (DeYoung, 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
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