Styx

You should listen to more of Styx music before you go bashing them.  While they aren't nearly as complex or talented as the greats (Genesis, KC, Yes, etc.) they are a great pop/prog band. Many prog fans start with the lighter poppier stuff and eventually listen to the most complex stuff out there like GG, Crimson, Renaissance.  So Styx is sort of a way to get prog radio attention so that many people (mostly younger) can get into the genre.

Also, Styx had many good prog tunes. Just check out the following:

A Day.....(1973) excellent psychadelic prog workout with Floyd-inspired jams

Father O.S.A......(1973)great guitar riff, vocals, and solos, with lyrics far better than anything Deep Purple ever wrote.

Young Man.....(1973) good anti-war song         &n bsp;  

Man of Miracles.....(1974) Uriah Heep inspired metal/prog  with an awesome intro

Suite Madam Blue.....(1975) one of the greatest art-rock songs ever

Also, the entire Grand Illusion album, not a weak track to be found, including (one of my all-time favorites) the dark 'Castle Walls'

In order to appreciate Styx, you must look past the AOR sh*t they made later, and listen to their earlier stuff, without taking them to seriosly.