One Second

Paradise Lost

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 1997)
• Original Release Date: August 12, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jive
• ASIN: B000000555
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #178,657 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. One Second

2. Say Just Words

3. Lydia

4. Mercy

5. Soul Courageous

6. Another Day

7. Sufferer

8. This Cold Life

9. Blood of Another

10. Disappear

11. Sane

12. Take Me Down

13. I Despair

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Like Life of Agony, English band Paradise Lost softened up, expanding its parameters to assimilate with the anti-metal music scene of the late '90s. On One Second, the band eschews its former proto-Sabbath grind in favor of gloomy metallic pop that echoes with minor-key keyboard lines, desolate-sounding vocals and electronically treated percussion. Some of the songs use dynamics well, and many of the melodies are catchy, but on the whole, One Second is too radical a transformation to be a natural progression. At its best it comes across sounding like a watered-down blend of Queensryche and Gravity Kills, and at worst it's merely another Sisters of Mercy ripoff. --Jon Wiederhorn

Product Description

The British doom metal band's 1997 album features 12 tracks & a 20-page booklet with artwork & song lyrics. Music For Nations. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I like my metal heavy, but..., March 28, 2000

By A Customer

While I was a fan of albums like Draconian Times and Icon, I never thought that PL sounded too enthusiastic in that genre. Decent songs, but they would never stay in the CD player for long before I got tired of them. Although this CD may sound like a great departure from Draconian Times, I think this is where PL is more comfortable and it shows in the music. "Selling out" doesn't have to man going soft; it can also mean rehashing the same album ad nauseum to satisfy old fans who aren't able to deal with change.

...And to the guy who thought Amorphis' "Tuonela" was bad, I feel sorry for you. They worked very hard to produce a brilliant album, and because it's lacking, what, death vocals? you don't allow yourself to appreciate it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Goth? Metal? Goth-Metal? Who cares, it's great music!, March 7, 1999

By A Customer

The album that has some Paradise Lost fans up in arms. Is it a great, well-orchestrated, defining pinnacle in a fairly decent catalogue? Or is it a whiny collection of sad, depressing drivel from a band that lost its greatness? I opt for the former. It's different. It's refreshing. Nick Holmes is at his eerie best on faves "This Cold Life" and "Blood Of Another". A perfect blend of goth and metal, Paradise Lost should have a larger fan base than they do. Yes, they've changed, sure they've toned down a bit, but they did it with style. Gosh, what a cool band.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Paradise Lost, June 12, 2003

By	Robert D. Williams (Reading, PA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This disc is bottled intensity -- epic, dramatic, and intoxicating. Dark and sinister without resorting to screams and howls ... this band writes music that haunts you. From the piano line of "One Second" that opens the album, to the pained, slow pace of "Take Me Down", Paradise Lost weaves a musical tapestry that ensnares anyone who dares to listen. One for the ages. Among my favorite albums of all time.