[Album Review] The Flower Kings ‎/ Paradox Hotel

 

The Flower Kings ‎/ Paradox Hotel

 

 

Room 111

1-1     Check In     1:38

Monsters & Men     (21:19)

└ 1-2a     Seasons Of War

└ 1-2b     Prophets & Preachers

└ 1-2c     Silent River

1-3     Jealousy     3:20

1-4     Hit Me With A Hit     5:31

1-5    Pioneers Of Aviation     7:42

1-6     Lucy Had A Dream     5:28

1-7     Bavarian Skies     6:38

1-8     Selfconsuming Fire     5:54

1-9     Mommy Leave The Light on     4:39

1-10    End on A High Note     10:43

Room 222

2-1     Minor Giant Steps     12:13

2-2     Touch My Heaven     6:09

2-3     The Unorthodox Dancinglesson     5:22

2-4     Man Of The World      5:59

2-5     Life Will Kill You     7:02

2-6     The Way The Waters Are Moving     3:11

2-7     What If God Is Alone     6:59

2-8     Paradox Hotel     6:30

2-9     Blue Planet     9:43

 

 

 

Acoustic Guitar – Hasse

(tracks: 2-5, 2-7), Jonas (tracks: 2-4), Roine (tracks: 1-10)

Acoustic Guitar [Nylon] – Roine (tracks: 1-8, 2-6)

Acoustic Guitar [Rickenbacker 12 Strings] – Roine (tracks: 1-9)

Artwork By [Booklet Design] – Thomas Ewerhard

Artwork By [Coverart And Booklet Illustrations] – Andres Pablo Valle

Backing Vocals – Hasse (tracks: 1-8, 2-2, 2-5),Jonas (tracks: 1-10), Marcus (tracks: 1-10), Roine (tracks: 1-4, 2-2, 2-5),             Tomas (tracks: 1-10, 2-2)

Bass – Jonas (tracks: 1-2, 1-5, 1-8, 2-1 to 2-5, 2-8)

Bass [Additional] – Roine (tracks: 2-8)

Bass [Electric Fretless] – Jonas (tracks: 2-9)

Bass [Fender] – Jonas (tracks: 1-4, 1-6, 1-10, 2-7)

Bongos – Hasse Bruniusson (tracks: 1-8)

Cowbell – Marcus (tracks: 1-5)

Drums – Marcus (tracks: 1-2, 1-4 to 1-6, 1-8, 1-9, 2-1 to 2-5, 2-7 to 2-9)

Effects – Tomas (tracks: 1-1, 1-6, 2-5)

Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Tomas (tracks: 2-5)

Engineer – Asker, Marcus

Gong – Hasse Bruniusson (tracks: 2-3)

Guitar – Hasse (tracks: 1-4 to 1-6, 1-8, 1-10, 2-2 to 2-4, 2-8), Roine (tracks: 1-2, 1-4 to 1-7, 1-9, 2-1 to 2-5, 2-7 to 2-9)

Guitar [Electric] – Hasse (tracks: 2-5, 2-7), Roine (tracks: 1-8, 1-10)

Keyboards – Tomas (tracks: 1-8, 2-1)

Keyboards [Electric Circus] – Tomas (tracks: 1-6)

Keyboards [Electric] – Tomas (tracks: 1-5, 1-7, 2-2, 2-3, 2-6, 2-8)

Lead Vocals – Hasse (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7, 2-8), Roine (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-8 to 1-10, 2-6, 2-7)

Lyrics By – Fröberg (tracks: 2-5, 2-7), Stolt (tracks: 1-2 to 1-4, 1-6 to 1-10, 2-1, 2-4, 2-6 to 2-9), Bodin (tracks: 2-2)

Mandolin – Roine (tracks: 1-10)

Marimba [Concert] – Hasse Bruniusson (tracks: 1-4, 2-3)

Mastered By – Roine Stolt

Mellotron – Roine (tracks: 1-7, 1-9, 2-6), Tomas (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-7, 2-9)

Mellotron [String] – Roine (tracks: 1-8)

Mixed By – Roine Stolt

Orchestrated By – Roine (tracks: 1-3)

Organ – Tomas (tracks: 1-4, 1-10, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7, 2-9)

Organ [Hammond] – Tomas (tracks: 1-2)

Organ [Pipe] – Tomas (tracks: 1-2, 1-5)

Percussion – Hasse Bruniusson (tracks: 1-4, 1-8, 2-3), Roine (tracks: 1-2, 1-9, 2-1, 2-4, 2-5, 2-8)

Percussion [Turkish Drum] – Marcus (tracks: 1-4)

Performer [Instruments] – Tomas (tracks: 1-1)

Piano – Tomas (tracks: 1-7)

Piano [Grand] – Roine (tracks: 1-3), Tomas (tracks: 1-2, 1-5, 1-6, 1-10, 2-2, 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9)

Piano [Wurlitzer] – Tomas (tracks: 1-6, 2-2, 2-3)

Producer – Roine Stolt

Producer [Assistance] – Tomas Bodin

Recorded By [Percussion] – Bruniusson

Shaker – Marcus (tracks: 1-10)

Synthesizer – Tomas (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-4, 2-7, 2-9)

Synthesizer [Minimoog] – Tomas (tracks: 1-5, 1-10, 2-5)

Vocals – Hasse (tracks: 1-10, 2-1, 2-9), Roine (tracks: 1-3, 1-7, 2-1, 2-4, 2-9)

Vocals [Harmonies] – Jonas (tracks: 2-4)

Voice [Zawinulvoice] – Roine (tracks: 2-5)

Written-By – Fröberg (tracks: 2-5), Reingold (tracks: 2-4, 2-7), Stolt (tracks: 1-2 to 1-5, 1-8 to 1-10, 2-1, 2-3, 2-8, 2-9),                   Bodin (tracks: 1-1, 1-6, 1-7, 2-2, 2-4, 2-6, 2-8)