STYX - Not Prog - Still Brilliant
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Topic: STYX - Not Prog - Still Brilliant
Posted By: silversaw
Subject: STYX - Not Prog - Still Brilliant
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 12:05
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I can't help but get Styx on this board!! I know they are't really prog, and for the most part they have sucked terribly since 1980 (with the exception of 2003's Cyclorama), but am I the only one who thinks "Equinox", "Crystal Ball", "The Grand Illusion", and "Pieces Of Eight" are some of the 70's finest moments? Anyone's comments on Styx...?
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Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 12:08
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http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=431 - They're already here, silly.
------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: silversaw
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 12:18
| Yes, they're here, but I was simply looking for comments on some of their work. Let's face it, they recorded some of the 70's best known and highest selling albums...before they turned into a vehicle for Dennis DeYoung's Broadway aspirations. |
Posted By: laztraz
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 12:30
| I recently listened to Styx II. I used to love that album but not as much now. Haven't listened to their other stuff in a long time. I think they were a decent pop rock band. I believe they were the only band that someone ever made fun of me about liking. |
Posted By: BleedingGum
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 12:32
Yes, they are a good pop-rock band. I really liked them in the past.  I remember though, my first encounter with Styx was Man of Miracle: Mr. Christopher. That was waaaay....back then. ------------- ...this is called....BleedingGum ... ! |
Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 12:43
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Fooling Yourself is a great song. Kiss Your Ass Goodbye is not. ------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: silversaw
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 12:50
| I wouldn't say they are so much pop rock as art rock...if there is even a difference anymore. Some of their early material is pretty heavy, especially on the first 4 albums. Of course they sounded much different in 1972 than they did in 1977 with the "Grand Illusion" disc. I've seen this band about a dozen times, and their new album, although overlooked by most people, is a welcome return to their art rock roots. "Cyclorama" - pick it up, they still sound great. |
Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 12:51
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Cyclorama has its moments... ...then it has moments like Billy Bob Thornton rapping, and Kiss Your Ass Goodbye.  ------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: silversaw
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 12:55
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Yes, and the barbershop quartet version of "Fooling Yourself" and whatever they thought they were doing with "Ghenki Des Ka." I didn't say it was a masterpiece...but songs like "These Are The Times" are well worth a listen. |
Man Overboard wrote:Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 13:17
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For me, Come Sail Away is far and away Styx's best prog moment (that I've heard) ... what an awesome song ... I also like Suite Madame Blue, Foolin' Yourself, Crystal Ball and The Grand Illusion ... Must confess, I've only got a single volume Best Of though  ... and I've never heard anything off the first few albums ... which don't exactly receive inspiring reviews------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 13:29
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Styx peaked with 'The Grand Illusion'- by far their best album.
Their early albums are not too good in my opinion- they clearly show a band stumbling around for a direction, with sometimes dreadful results like on their 'Fanfare For The Common Man' and 'Little Fugue In 'G'. However, if you're willing to go the whole hog, as it were, there's a compilation out called 'The Wooden Nickel Recordings', featuring their first 4 albums. However, to listen to all of those, well (as The Yardbirds once sang) mister, you're a better man than I. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 17:09
I can't beieve that either 'Castle Walls' or 'Man In The Wilderness' haven't been mentioned...I think they were their two greatest tracks... and yes, they were a good band, but to me, the whole never quiet reached the potential of the sum of the parts.------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 21:58
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god before I used to listen to "Grand Illusion" non stop years ago. has a great deal of nostalgia for me, but lookign back its kind of silly. ------------- 
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Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 22:36
| Yeah...i liked them too.....when I was 10. |
Posted By: steelyhead
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 23:09
| I remember been in love with them in the seventies. Man in the Wilderness, Fooling Yourself and The Grand Illusion were sure good pop songs, but progressive? naah. |
Posted By: bertburt
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 23:25
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I always thought Equinox was a great, great album....used to play it over and over. When I think of Styx now, I think of the band that dropped their stock lower than anyone in history with one single horrendous song, the staggeringly hideous 'Mr. Roboto'. Next to 'Everybody Wang Chung Tonight' (or whatever the hell it's called), I would say that's the most irritating song in music history. |
Posted By: Anonymous2112
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 00:21
| The Grand Illusion is a awesome. really good. i like it. |