I tend to agree that personal opinion is not necessary in a biography, but some factual history is valid even if it is negative, there is nothing wrong in saying that a particular album was not well received or contained material that was not considered to be progressive (since this is a prog site).

The T wrote:   The bio says "a weak concept album that reached their lowest point with the terrible track "Mr. Robotto".... Now, we can agree with that. But why don't we say "an album widely regarded as their weakest with their most criticized track, Mr Roboto"? Something like that, I guess, doesn't sound like we';re giving our final judgement in a BIO. In a review, I think we should be free to bash whatever we want (with respect of course)... but in a bio?

1. STYX was here a long time and didn't had a Bio, my bio gives a lot of facts that almost nobody knew and my personal opinion in one album.
2. This Bio was not added by me, IT WAS APPROVED, CORRECTED AND ADDED BY mailto:M@X - M@X personally.
3. The only nergative phrase is: ."This era ends in 1983 with the infamous "Kilroy Was Here" a weak concept album that reached their lowest point with the terrible track "Mr. Robotto" and the Live album "Caught in the Act".....that's a fact.
4. The word INFAMOUS means: having a reputation of the worst kind, and that's a fact, the reputation of Kilroy was Here, and the song Mr Robotto can't be worst, I'm inventing nothing.
5. When i say this album is bad, it's for a purpose, so people who listen it, know that there are much better albums and don't stop listening STYX because they found Kilroy Was Here is terrible.
6. Even the band fans and every Prog site recognize Kilroy was Here is the lowest point ogf their career.
7. If people hear Kilroy Was Here and hate it, they can assume all STYX is like this and refuse to listen other great albums, I read hundreeds of times people refusing to listen Gabriel Genesis because they heard Invisible Touch, and I don't want this to hapen to STYX.
8. I am not a machine of giving facts, if you want that,forget bios, make a list of their albums, you can't be more cold than that, but I'm also a person of opinions, and believe me, you will be surprised how many bands have copied my bios for their sites, because the opinion is the human touch.
9. My bio about the album of Anton Roolaart says his voice is not the best for a Prog album, but his site and his own  label included it, because a bio and a review need the human touch and honesty.
10. Atb the end, this is my style and it's honest.

If you have any problem with the review, tell mailto:M@X - M@X who approved and added this bio nobody did in almost two years (In the early days of PA  mailto:M@X - M@X was the only one who added the bands, but you don't know that because you were not a member then).

STYX is one of those bands that are always mentioned with some fear and shame by the progressive fan because they always played in the border that divides progressive rock from plain POP, I believe the best way to describe them is as Prog Related (understanding this description as the simplest and more commercial form of Progressive Rock) blended with AOR, somehow in the same vein as JOURNEY or BOSTON but a bit more complex. Officially born in 1972 from the ashes of "The TRADEWINS” and “TW4” was formed by the Panozzo twins (Chuck on bass and John on drums), Dennis de Young (vocals and keyboards), James Young (guitar, vocals) and John Curulewski (guitar, vocals). In the first years they were closer to progressive rock than ever, from 1972 to 1974 the band released four albums, "Styx", "Styx II", "The Serpent is Rising" and "Man of Miracles", even though they were popular in Chicago, still the band couldn’t reach commercial success. As a curiosity, in their first album they recorded "Movement for a Common Man" based in Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, almost five years before ELP. In 1975 they release their more commercially consistent album (at that point of course) "Equinox" which blended Rock & Roll, Pop and Progressive Rock in an efficient way, "Light Up", "Lorelei" and "Suite Madam Blue" are the first songs in which the band achieve some financial success and show the sound they pretended to create. 1976 was a crucial year for "STYX", John Curulewsky leaves the band and is replaced by Tommy Shaw who became the front man with his California boy image (Even when he was born in Montgomery Alabama) and lighter style, the band finally had the face capable of reaching the female public and massive acceptance. "Crystal Ball" was released in the same year with a moderate success, "Crystal Ball", "Mademoiselle" and "Put me On" became favorites in their massive concerts, the band was reaching their commercial peak but started to abandon prog rock and turning into an ARENA band. At this point the story is well known, "The Grand Illusion" became a platinum album with major hits like "Fooling Yourself" and of course "Come Sail Away", also their three next albums "Pieces of Eight", "Cornerstone" and "Paradise Theater" reached commercial success with tracks that go from light prog’ to soft pop ballads. This era ends in 1983 with the infamous "Kilroy Was Here" a weak concept album that reached their lowest point with the terrible track "Mr. Robotto" and the Live album "Caught in the Act", after that the tragedy hits the band, John Panozzo dies in 1996 and his brother Chuck contracted Aids, after a few albums the band joins again for another successful tour and the release of their album and video "Return to Paradise" featuring the excellent drummer Todd Sucherman. The story turns more turbulent when Dennis de Young sues the rest of the band and settle in 2001. In the spring of 2003 they release "Cyclorama" with a different formation and only two members (James Young and Tommy Shaw) from the classic lineup. Iván Melgar Morey, PERU

I think we're barking up the same tree Hugues. It is perhaps a question of how you say it, rather than what you say. If you say "The general view of fans is..." That is different to simply saying "XXX album is their worst", which sounds like a personal opinion.