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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The first thing I will say is anyone who is interested in music of any form, must be able to appreciate other forms of music to know whether a piece is good or bad. Therefore, listen with an open mind.
I am a big fan of these boys and have been since I enjoyed their first tour with 'Lost Paradise'. Due to this, it was a bit of a shock when I heard 'Host' with its synthesized base of seemingly pop music. However, this is far from pop music. The hallmark of Paradise Lost is clear through the vocals and overall feel of the music. Also, 'Host' is a beautifully composed and arranged piece which has the effect of seducing your senses to ultimate enjoyment. In my opinion, there isn't a bad track on the album, each just as good as the next. The lyrical content is intelligent, accommpanied by music that contains a great deal of feeling which consequently makes 'Host' so compelling.
On a final note, the boys said that this was something they just wanted to do. To me it is an illustration of just how good metal musicians are when they are able to churn out the heavy stuff we all love, then use a little imagination and creativity to do something totally different.
This is Paradise Lost and unless you have tunnel vision and unable to stray from the path, you will undoubtedly enjoy 'Host'.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Depeche Lost?
15 Mar 2007
Format:Audio CD
And so this is the so-called sellout for Paradise Lost...After the gothic sounding "One Second", which was disappointing for many of their fans, Paradise Lost came to release an album with nothing at all to do with metal. The guitars seem absent on this album and all one can hear are processed synthesizers and programmable drum beats. The band claims that what sounds as synthesizers is actually processed guitar but in either case it doesn't really make any difference. The question about the album is : Is it any good? Yes, it's different than anything else they released but still it retains many of the original Paradise Lost elements such as clever songwriting and the melancholy of previous albums like "Draconian Times" . The closest comparison to what they sound like is Depeche Mode. Even though this album was strongly criticized by most of their earlier fans it's still a very interesting album with songs like "Permanent Solution" and "Behind the Gray" standing out. The album is recommended to people who liked "One Second" or fans of bands like Depeche Mode. Other fans of the band ...proceed with caution!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Counter-perspective
28 Jan 2007
Format:Audio CD
If you are a Paradise Lost completist, or if you are open to the idea of your favorite bands expanding into different territories, then give this a shot. Agreeable with the review above, this is Paradise Lost expanding their furthest into pop-gothic territory, only to start returning to a more rock format on the next album, semi-closer to their roots in doom metal. I love this album, as I love all their albums. If you are open-minded to the electronica experimentation, you will find an album using the subtleties of Paradise Lost's common song structures and instrumentation to assist the band in finding new ways of exploring a dark and introspective sound.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Music!
6 Mar 2009
Format:Audio CD
No, I am not a kid who could care less about metal. I am a metal fanatic who also loves Depeche Mode. Many metal bands admit to being inspired if not influenced by DM (Katatonia, In Flames, Opeth, Dark Tranquility, to name just a few) and DM is an excellent band that transcends genres. Just great music. Paradise Lost started as death/doom band and having created their absolute highlight/ masterpiece in 1993's Icon, they have begun to move away from metal. A discerning ear can already pick the DM influence on Draconian Times, their next album, which was certainly a step down from heaviness of Icon. DT was still a great metal album, but the song "Hands of Reason" reminded me heavily of Depeche Mode's "Songs of Faith and Devotion". And no wonder, for Greg Macintosh (PL guitarist) admitted to being fascinated with that record. So the next, also great, record, "One Second", was very very DM, this time in more than one song, but also changed the way every song is written on that CD. Host is simply the completion of this era of PL's development or devolution, depending on your taste. It is absolutely true, that it is NOT a metal record. There is no metal whatsoever on Host. There is however great music. They do sound a hell of a lot like DM, but the stuff is really good. It is okay if you hate PL for this album, given your expectations of them. But in my opinion, after Icon/Draconian Times there could be no topping themselves in metal for PL. So they changed the style. This, admittedly, COMPLETELY backfired on them for Believe in Nothing and their self-titled, which are rather mediocre affairs, with surprisingly strong Symbol of Life, in between. On SOL, they realized that this is as far as they can take DM influence without losing their touch. They tried to go back to the roots, but it was too soon- they have wandered too far from metal and now it just sounded awkward. The metal of the self-titled sounded forced and artificial. And so they released great, if slightly disappointing, In Requiem. In my opinion, they are now going back to Icon/DT era and trying to recapture the brilliance for the next album.As for this one, Host, if you like Depeche Mode, you'll like it too. If you hate DM, you will consider this an utter garbage. But there is no denying the fact that PL are very versatile and extremely talented bunch. If you like Paradise Lost, obviously it's not because of Host or Symbol of Life. You, like myself, love them for the Gothic-Draconian Times era, and I can't blame you. Then they were no doubt at their best. In Requiem is the transition that will let them finally reclaim the "Lost" Paradise of metal. Bottom line: Host is still great in itself. Is it Paradise Lost we know and love from the late eighties/early nighties? Hardly. Is it good music? Hell yeah! Enjoy it for what it is, not for what you want it to be.
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