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Poll Question: Which of these is the best?
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    Posted: March 16 2016 at 03:36
Serpent whips Illusion any time of the day..........( and I truly connect with Styx )
Truly underrated IMHO.
Paradise Theater was rubbish compared to Kilroy, and Kilroy a total cheese-fest to Cornerstone. Cornerstone was slightly weaker than Pieces Of Eight, and then take your pick what you consider to be a prog-masterpiece. All superb whilst Curulewski was in the band................Serpent is my ultra fave from STYX.
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The Grand Illusion for me
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Kilroy was Here!

I always did love that album
Though obviously no one else does  LOL
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Equnoux is the one I really like.
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

for some inexplicable reason I have a special liking for Styx II

Styx II is a pretty good album, I've always loved the bluesy 'A Day'.
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for some inexplicable reason I have a special liking for Styx II


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I'm not sure which one is best, but The Serpent is Rising has always been my favorite.
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Loved 'The Grand Illusion' and 'Pieces of Eight' during my late 70s pomp rock phase along with Kansas and Starcastle etc. 'Cornerstone' wasn't consistent enough, and didn't really explore the back catalogue. Part AOR and part-prog - they filled a gap on the turntable as some of the classic/prog rock bands lost their way around that time.
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Got dragged to a Styx show with some boozing friends.....and they were much better than expected.  They always seem to be touring, guess it paid off.  Can't say I'm a fan outside of a couple of tracks (Father OSA, Suite Madam Blue, Fooling Yourself, among others), but I love it when they come on the radio.
I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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I always liked Crystal Ball the best.

It was their proverbial fork in the road, so they took it.
Grand Illusion had some great stuff, but their direction became too commercial for my taste. And it was all downhill from there. 

I saw Styx in Peoria around '80, and they were way out of sync - it was the first night of the tour and a very ragged show. I saw them with Yes in 2011, and they were much better. That night Yes was quite ragged, and a lot of people thought Styx outplayed them (sacrilege, for sure). 

I'd say Styx outplayed Benoit David and Geoff Downes. Despite the lackluster band performance, Howe was on fire, and Squire was sublime.
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I have a soft spot for the group although I basically NEVER play them anymore.  Grand Illusion has the most good songs IMO
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I don't think there's much competition here, as the poll shows...

Pieces of Eight in second place.
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To be honest, Styx has many very good albums imo. My favorite probably would be Crystal Ball in the end. 
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the one with the HUGE lead!
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It's still Serpent Is Rising !!
I haven't heard the post-Kilroy albums, though I have the DVD of The Grand Illusion/Pieces Of Eight performance of recent years (very good renditions, although what's with that silly looking synth that Gowen fella is using ??)
The Caught In The Act - Live album is worthwhile.
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I have their Greatest Hits album and will play it occasionally.  Babe is a great (albeit fairly cheesy) love song.  Come Sail Away is a great sing-along song.  My personal favorite is Too Much Time on My Hands - "is it any wonder I'm sane at all?"  yeah.
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Crystal Ball and Pieces of Eight are both great albums.  Styx is more progressive than they're normally given credit for; their sound constantly evolved over time.  I would say that Crystal Ball is the more progressive of the two, so that's why I picked it.
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Points: 15926 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2015 at 18:05
I'd say that Neal Morse digs Styx. Just a thought, coz I think the main riff to Motherless Children reminds me of something DeYoung would come up with.
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