Styx – Paradise Theater (1981) [Japanese SHM-SACD 2014] {SACD ISO + FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz}

One album before Styx cut loose with an honest-to-goodness concept album, Kilroy Was Here, they flirted with the idea on Paradise Theater. The concept here has something to do with the decline of America in the ’70s, based on the condemnation and destruction of the Paradise Theater, a famous showplace in the band’s hometown of Chicago. Truth be told, the concept hasn’t held together that well, though the individual songs have, led by the optimistic ballad “The Best of Times,” and the rockers “Too Much Time on My Hands” and “Snowblind.” Dennis DeYoung gives some of his most theatrical performances throughout, presaging his overly ambitious Kilroy concept, but also his successful run performing in the legitimate theater, as Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar. Paradise, meanwhile, was about as good as it got for Styx. -Daniel Durchholz

Tracklist:
01. A.D. 1928
02. Rockin’ the Paradise
03. Too Much Time on My Hands
04. Nothing Ever Goes As Planned
05. The Best of Times
06. Lonely People
07. She Cares
08. Snowblind
09. Half-Penny, Two-Penny
10. A.D. 1958
11. State Street Sadie

No information about the transfer available (booklet).

SACD ISO

mqs.link_StyxParadiseTheater1981Japan2014SHMSACDIS.part1.rar
mqs.link_StyxParadiseTheater1981Japan2014SHMSACDIS.part2.rar

FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

mqs.link_StyxParadiseTheater1981Japan2014FLAC2488.2.rar