Fools Paradise

Monday Morning | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 7, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Selectric Records
• ASIN: B000B9NY76
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #232,392 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sunshine

2. Dear You

3. Can't Go On

4. These Eyes

5. Vanity

6. Wonder of It All (Next Year)

7. Until the End

8. Tonight

9. Blind

10. Desperate

11. Break Away

12. Stand

Editorial Reviews

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"Monday Morning...add their own original slant to the genre, making 'Fool's Paradise' one of the year's essential albums."

Product Description

Maybe it’s okay to think everything’s all right, to ignore problems going on down the street, outside your door, inside the hearts of people you know. Maybe it’s best just to live life in the universe you’ve fashioned for yourself, oblivious to chaos swirling barely beyond your view. Or maybe not. Perhaps we should be cognizant of the situations at hand. Admit that bad things happen, and people aren’t always what they seem to be. But knowledge is power, and hope can be found, if you choose to look for it. If you choose to leave your Fool’s Paradise. Monday Morning, Selectric Records’ debut melodic modern rock band, knows the potential heartbreak and struggle that comes with wresting oneself from a place of contentment, denial, even apathy. They see clearly the issues facing those who choose to live in that lack of knowledge. They address such problems facing the world at large on their debut national release, Fool’s Paradise. "The overall theme is about problems, but they’re problems that can be overcome," says lead singer and primary lyricist Derek Stipe. "The songs address a variety of issues – ‘Blind’ deals with addictions, ‘Can’t Go On’ covers racial topics, "These Eyes" explores self doubt – and they’ve come about through experience with close friends, relatives, even ourselves. "These problems exist, but there are always ways to overcome," Derek says. The band members’ willingness to tackle difficult ideas head on while rocking out comes directly from Monday Morning’s maturity and engagement in the world around them. "I think we’re a lot more aware of what’s going on politically," Justin says. "When you’re 17, 18, 19, you don’t care about picking up a newspaper and keeping up with world events." "We wrote a lot of these songs during those years when we weren’t quite as involved in our world," Derek says, "but now the entire record deals with problems that we experience personally because of this messed-up world. "What do we hope people take away from this record? Purpose. It’s as simple as that," Derek says. "Hopefully, your interpretation of the songs and record as a whole will inspire you to do something. I don’t know what that’s going to be. What’s your heart for? What does it convict you of? But simply put, purpose."

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Customer Reviews

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely LOVE this album!, July 10, 2006

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This album is a great mix - none of the songs sound the same and I find myself pulling it out to listen to often. Great CD!

4.0 out of 5 stars 21st CENTURY CHRISTIAN GRUNGE BAND, June 26, 2011

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This review is from: Fools Paradise (Audio CD)

At some point in time there was a last company that made buggy whips...This is perhaps one of the last bands to play grunge music, a sound that had been dead for half a decade. Monday Morning played it well with the same thrusting tunes and echoing vocals. "Sunshine" is perhaps one of the better tunes. There is a video of that tune in the enhanced CD. The promo copy has an extra track: "Tear Me From You."

Track 5, "Vanity" has an interesting haunting tune. Many of the songs sound alike. In reading the lyrics from the enhanced CD, it becomes apparent that the "you" in the songs is God as it is placed in caps, whereas "I" is always lower case. Many of the songs could be mistaken for love songs. So if you want to listen to Christian grunge and not realize it, this is your band.

5.0 out of 5 stars Been looking for this CD, October 16, 2010

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PamT (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

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I have been looking for this CD off and on for a while. I finally found it. This CD took awhile to be sent to me but otherwise very happy to have it!