Host (album)
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Host is a studio album recorded by British
band Paradise Lost
. The album saw the band moving further away from their previous metal sound to something more akin to a melancholy style of synthpop
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band Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost (band)
Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...
. The album saw the band moving further away from their previous metal sound to something more akin to a melancholy style of synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
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Track listing
All tracks by Nick Holmes and Gregor MacKintosh, except where noted.- "So Much Is Lost" (Holmes, MacKintosh, Sherenna Smith) – 4:16
- "Nothing Sacred" – 4:02
- "In All Honesty" (Holmes, MacKintosh, Smith) – 4:02
- "Harbour" (Holmes, MacKintosh, Smith) – 4:23
- "Ordinary Days" (Holmes, MacKintosh, Smith) – 3:29
- "It's Too Late" (Holmes, MacKintosh, Smith) – 4:44
- "Permanent Solution" – 3:17
- "Behind the Grey" – 3:13
- "Wreck" – 4:41
- "Made the Same" – 3:34
- "Deep" – 4:00
- "Year of Summer" – 4:16
- "Host" (Holmes, MacKintosh, Smith) – 5:12
Personnel
- Nick Holmes - vocals
- Gregor Mackintosh - guitar / keyboards
- Aaron Aedy - guitars
- Steve Edmondson - bass
- Lee MorrisLee Morris (musician)Born in 1970 in Wolverhampton, Lee came from a musical family and started playing the drums at six years of age. He learnt his instrument from his dad and spent many hours during his early years playing along with various records from the family record collection...
- drums