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Poll Question: Which of these is the best?
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Kate Bush was just moved from prog-related to Crossover Prog.  Maybe Styx time has come?  I could go either way...
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First Time is quite a pretty track. Don't be afraid of...... lovin' it
Just read some Styx reviews, including some I've done, and my opinions have changed slightly. Time to re-assess some parts.
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Points: 16914 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2015 at 09:52
Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

^^ True. I suppose those who bag Styx probably just don't 'get it'.
Now, I've never been a massive fan of Boston or REO Speedwagon, or even Toto, but I'll never diss them the way some folks pay out on Styx.
It is curious how many of us are equally at home with Styx as we are with Hammill, or Vander, or Procol.......


I'll even cop to liking Babe and First Time. Embarrassed Sappy, syrupy, cheesy, blah blah blah whatever.  They're nice romantic ballads with good melody. 
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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2015 at 09:46
Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:


No reason why Styx shouldn't be in Crossover, but I'm guessing this argument has been dealt with ...??


no while I was there.. perhaps in the years since it was.

I do know the emphasis was, and likely continued to be, adding all the new bands out there and worrying less about playing musical chairs with groups already in the database.  I know we never voted up or down on moving them, just wasn't a a priority.
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i used to love Styx as a kid, then i didn't like them - probably due to the pieces of eight, cornerstone, paradise theatre, and kilroy was here albums, but now i kind of like them again.

I get why people don't like them - they really duo have kind of a cheese sound that glues them firmly to the times to the point where their music is often used in films to convey that sense of cheese.

i still don't like the albums i mentioned, but i really do like equinox, crystal ball, and grand illusion.
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Points: 15926 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2015 at 09:02
^^ True. I suppose those who bag Styx probably just don't 'get it'.
Now, I've never been a massive fan of Boston or REO Speedwagon, or even Toto, but I'll never diss them the way some folks pay out on Styx.
It is curious how many of us are equally at home with Styx as we are with Hammill, or Vander, or Procol.......

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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Voted for Pieces of Eight as it is my neighbors favorite Styx album. (does that count?) 

This is the correct  answer.  Anybody who voted for either Equinox or The Grand Illusion can receive partial credit.
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Points: 16914 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2015 at 08:45
I do Tom.  Some people are so bothered by Dennis' kinda cheesy dramatics.  To me it gives the band personality.  At heart he's a romantic and refreshingly different from so many of the template 70s rockers.
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Points: 15926 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2015 at 08:08
^ 3 great, Proggy Styx songs right there.

Who loves A Song For Suzanne ??
No reason why Styx shouldn't be in Crossover, but I'm guessing this argument has been dealt with ...??
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Points: 1787 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 16 2015 at 07:32
^Have not listened to that one TO, sounds promising.


Originally posted by gr8dane gr8dane wrote:

Originally posted by AEProgman AEProgman wrote:

Loved everything up through Cornerstone.  Could have given Grand Illusion the vote, but I gave Equinox some love.  Thought about Styx II as that was my first exposure to them and loved the songs "A Day" and "Father OSA".

'A Day'  is in the top 3 of my favourite Styx songs easy.

Interesting thought, top 3 Styx songs.  For me it would be:
1. Castle Walls
2. A Day
3. Suite Madam Blue
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Points: 15926 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 13 2015 at 17:53
The Grove Of Eglantine is one of my faves.
Any thoughts on the live album Caught In The Act ?? I purchased the album in the 90's, a local Aussie pressing and it was a single LP. Just a few weeks ago, I scored the dbl LP version at an NYC record convention (it was a rather small gathering, I did expect more....) and I'm really excited to hear it. Still abroad so I just peruse the album. The complete track-list looks terrific.
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Originally posted by AEProgman AEProgman wrote:

Loved everything up through Cornerstone.  Could have given Grand Illusion the vote, but I gave Equinox some love.  Thought about Styx II as that was my first exposure to them and loved the songs "A Day" and "Father OSA".

'A Day'  is in the top 3 of my favourite Styx songs easy.
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Points: 1127 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 13 2015 at 10:18
Equinox.
Love the Wooden Nickle albums.
Shake & bake.
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Loved everything up through Cornerstone.  Could have given Grand Illusion the vote, but I gave Equinox some love.  Thought about Styx II as that was my first exposure to them and loved the songs "A Day" and "Father OSA".
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Points: 4812 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 13 2015 at 09:54
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Points: 19557 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 13 2015 at 09:20
Styx is a great band and The Grand Illusion is a great album.

When I wrote the bio for Prog Archives, it was some sort of dishonor to accept you liked them, I never  cared.

I remember a snob from the forum (who opened a thread on another forum to speak about Sean Trane and Mé) who said I was an ignorant because I liked them more than I like King Crimson.

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How could I not like a band with two great guitarists. 
I'm particularly fond of their '75 through '79 LPs.
A couple of my favorite songs are Too Much Time On My Hands and Blue Collar Man.
But in the end I voted for Big Bang Theory because I was impressed with their covers of some great classic songs and the six and a half minute version of Blue Collar Man.
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The Grand Illusion.
When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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Points: 1505 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2015 at 18:39
Pieces of Eight for me, in fact I'm ripping it from vinyl to MP3 right now. Big smile
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Originally posted by Walton Street Walton Street wrote:

equinox, then crystal ball


Clap I will second that. Still have my special edition amber colored vinyl of Equinox from back then.
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