Paradox Hotel
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{{Infobox album
| name = Paradox Hotel
| type = Double album
| artist = The Flower Kings
| cover = Paradox hotel cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 4 April 2006
| recorded = 18–24 November 2005
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Progressive rock
| length = 136:00
| label = InsideOut Music
| producer = Roine Stolt
| prev_title = Adam & Eve
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Instant Delivery
| next_year = 2006
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} {{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/paradox-hotel-mw0000722080 |title=Paradox Hotel - The Flower Kings | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic |first=Thom |last=Jurek |work=allmusic.com |accessdate=August 17, 2014}}
}}
Paradox Hotel is the ninth studio album by the progressive rock band The Flower Kings, released on 4 April 2006. It is also the band's fourth studio double-CD.
This is the band's only studio album with the drummer Marcus Liliequist (he is also on the live album Instant Delivery). While most of the band's other albums were mainly based on compositions by Roine Stolt and Tomas Bodin, this album shows more songwriting participation by other members.
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Roine Stolt, except where noted
=Disc One – "Room 111"=
{{tracklist
| title1 = Check In
| note1 = instrumental
| writer1 = Tomas Bodin
| length1 = 1:37
| title2 = Monsters & Men"
- "I. Seasons of War"
- "II. Prophets and Preachers"
- "III. Silent River
| length2 = 21:21
| title3 = Jealousy
| length3 = 3:22
| title4 = Hit Me with a Hit
| length4 = 5:32
| title5 = Pioneers of Aviation
| note5 = instrumental
| length5 = 7:49
| title6 = Lucy Had a Dream
| writer6 = Bodin, Stolt
| length6 = 5:28
| title7 = Bavarian Skies
| music7 = Bodin, Stolt
| length7 = 6:34
| title8 = Self-Consuming Fire
| length8 = 5:49
| title9 = Mommy Leave the Light On
| length9 = 4:38
| title10 = End on a High Note
| length10 = 10:43
| total_length = 72:53
}}
=Disc Two – "Room 222"=
{{tracklist
| title1 = Minor Giant Steps
| length1 = 12:12
| title2 = Touch My Heaven
| music2 = Bodin
| length2 = 6:10
| title3 = The Unorthodox Dancing Lesson
| note3 = instrumental
| length3 = 5:24
| title4 = Man of the World
| music4 = Bodin, Jonas Reingold, Stolt
| length4 = 5:55
| title5 = Life Will Kill You
| music5 = Hasse Fröberg
| length5 = 7:05
| title6 = The Way the Waters Are Moving
| music6 = Bodin, Stolt
| length6 = 3:12
| title7 = What If God Is Alone
| music7 = Fröberg, Reingold, Stolt
| length7 = 6:58
| title8 = Paradox Hotel
| music8 = Bodin, Stolt
| length8 = 6:29
| title9 = Blue Planet
| length9 = 9:42
| total_length = 63:05
}}
Personnel
- Tomas Bodin – keyboards, vocals
- Hasse Bruniusson – marimba, percussion
- Hasse Fröberg – vocals, guitars
- Marcus Liliequist – drums, percussion, vocals
- Jonas Reingold – bass guitar, vocals
- Roine Stolt – vocals, guitars
=Additional personnel=
- Andrés Valle – artwork
References
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Category:The Flower Kings albums