Is lisp really that good? I'm a novice 'tutorials and duct tape' programmer and I've been eyeing SICP lately as a way to hopefully gain confidence in knowing wtf I'm doing.
The heart of it is that you can manipulate the AST as you use it - the structure of the language is itself data which can be acted upon. It makes for good metaprogramming which some people really like.
It's way better than Python (type warnings, speed, expressivity, stability, ease of deployment…). You won't build a web app as fast though. But if you plan to build a software that lasts and is easy to maintain, I'd recommend to give it a try.
It won't give you any magic wand if that's what you expect but SICP is highly recommended.