Paradise Theater Review

[sadie65]

It's an old review, but I found it interesting.

http://www.le-projet.com/anttwentyone.htm

Sadie

[bugsymalone]

This was an interesting review. I felt a strong sense of paradise lost with this recording. A longing for the way things used to be that will never be again.

It truly has some great moments on it. One of JY's two very best songs --Half Penny, Two Penny; DDY's powerful piece of songwriting "Lonely People."

Many people look back on "The Best of Times" with great fondness. Much moreso than with "Babe." I think it struck more of a chord in the listener.

This album definitely deserved its number one ranking and stands as a testament to great songwriting and singing.

Powerful stuff that makes you think on this recording.

Bugsy

[Ash]

Wow.... Holy Crap. That guy really makes some good points. I'd never thought of Paradise Theatre being an "Angry" album... but I can definitely see where that comes into play. I agree, Dennis had some of his best lyrical moments - although I think "Nothing Ever Goes As Planned" is likely one of his best songs from a lyrical perspective. Most people associate anger with musical style. God knows I listen to a lot of angry music (slipknot, devildriver, killswitch engage, marilyn manson, and the list goes on), but I had never considered why I'd recently been drawn to listening to Paradise Theatre in the iPod over the last few weeks.

Very interesting indeed.