Host (Paradise Lost album)
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| Studio album by Paradise Lost | ||||
| Released | 28 April 1999 | |||
| Recorded | September 1998 - February 1999 | |||
| Genre | Electronic rock, experimental rock[1] | |||
| Length | 53:00 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Steve Lyon | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Q | [3] |
Host is the seventh studio album recorded by British band Paradise Lost. The singles "So Much Is Lost" and "Permanent Solution" both have music videos released. Due to an injury, Gregor Mackintosh often played keyboards instead of guitar while touring the album with his guitar technician playing his guitar parts.
The album saw the band moving further away from their previous metal sound to something more akin to a melancholy style of synthpop incorporating downtempo, leftfield, and trance electronic styles. Songs were constructed primarily of programmed drums and synthesizer melodies, with simple, rock-style guitar added for choruses. Vocalist Nick Holmes resolved to simple melodies with his clean singing style, often doubled and harmonized; the resultant material resembled crossover acts like Psykosonik. Holmes commented on this album in 2007, stating:
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From Host through to Believe In Nothing, we didn't really kind of know where we were going. We were really in a dilemma.
— Nick Holmes
Contents
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "So Much Is Lost" | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Nothing Sacred" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "In All Honesty" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Harbour" | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Ordinary Days" | 3:29 |
| 6. | "It's Too Late" | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Permanent Solution" | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Behind the Grey" | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Wreck" | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Made the Same" | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Deep" | 4:00 |
| 12. | "Year of Summer" | 4:16 |
| 13. | "Host" | 5:12 |
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Total length:
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53:00 | |
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 14. | "So Much Is Lost" (Lost in Space Mix) | 6:22 |
| 15. | "Languish" (Instrumental) | 4:08 |
| 16. | "So Much Is Lost" (String Version) | 4:18 |
Personnel
Paradise Lost
- Nick Holmes - lead vocals and lyrics
- Gregor Mackintosh - lead guitar on (1-11, 13-16), keyboards, programming, string arrangements on (1, 2, 4, 6, 10 & 13) and all music
- Aaron Aedy - rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Year of Summer"
- Steve Edmondson - bass guitar
- Lee Morris - drums & backing vocals
Additional Personnel
Cellists & Other String Arrangements
Violists
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Production
Album Design
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Violinists
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Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 33 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] | 7 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[6] | 67 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 4 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] | 38 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 19 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 61 |
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/host-mw0000470698
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- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Paradise Lost – Host" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Paradise Lost: Host" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Paradise Lost – Host". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Paradise Lost – Host". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Paradise Lost – Host". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Paradise Lost – Host". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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