Styx Appreciation

They're very good at what they do, but always inconsistent.
On one hand, you can have the track 'A Day' (definite Prog masterpiece), but have something like 22 Years or Winner Take All. Grove Of Eglantine vs Light Up.
Chalk and Cheese, I declare. Many serious Proggers appreciate their more complex things, after all, there's no doubt that many of us agree they are top musicians.

Hey, I voted/reviewed Serpent with 4 stars. Love it to death. My fave from them, though each album (from the debut, through to Kilroy) have excellent tracks. Didn't venture further, I am aware that Dennis is a virtuoso pianist/keyboardist, and Tommy & JY are excellent guitarists (I guess, even Curulewski I guess). The Panozzo bros. form a solid (if only occasionally complex) and tight rhythm section.
Don't Let It End is a superb power-ballad, much stronger than Babe, and miles ahead of most of Journey's similar tracks (although 'Who's Crying Now' is spot-on).
Dunno what more I can say ??

^ I'm sure you'll get more.........

I have a passing familiarity with most of their albums, and I like them okay.  Suite Madame Blue is among my favorite songs by anybody, and in fact most of their mainstream hits are really good songs.  And I'll give them props for writing a song about a toilet.

Not categorizing Styx into a prog band, I think they are an amazing group. With Dennis DeYoung at the helm, vocally some of the best music out there.
I always felt they played very tight, concise and clean. The dual guitars worked very well and yes the Panozzo brothers were an excellent section. I thought John was an amazing drummer

On occasion you had some quirky lyrics and songs, but what band does not? A string of excellent albums from Serpent to Kilroy...simply great music.

Clearly some progressive attributes, but not always, what I call just good hard rock.

As a "prog band" I doubt they get much love here on PA, they do not work that way. Jump over to a mainstream rock, metal forum and I think they get deserved love.

I like Styx just fine. In fact, they were the first concert I ever saw, and I was pretty young at the time (12?)

Tom Ozric wrote: They're very good at what they do, but always inconsistent. On one hand, you can have the track 'A Day' (definite Prog masterpiece), but have something like 22 Years or Winner Take All. Grove Of Eglantine vs Light Up. Chalk and Cheese, I declare. Many serious Proggers appreciate their more complex things, after all, there's no doubt that many of us agree they are top musicians.

I love Styx just as I love Triumph, two bands that get flak frequently.  I think the combination of Shaw and DeYoung was a good mix for several years, and the early stuff is cool too, though somewhat inconsistent.

My favorites are Grand Illusion, Cornerstone, and Paradise. 

I used to like Styx. Especialy Equinox but I was 14. Now I just can't stand that band.

Quite like Styx back in the day. Very underated album in my opinion is Styx II (mostly in Wooden Nichel collection now) which included their break through song, "Lady". Two songs on there I still love and play today, "A Day" and "Father O.S.A.". Also like Grand Illusion, love "Castle Walls" from it. Equinox is good too.