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Poll Question: Which of these is the best?
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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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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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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: 15916 		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: 16913 		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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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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^^ 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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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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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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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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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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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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Points: 15916 		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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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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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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Points: 15916 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2015 at 18:50
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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Points: 2466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2015 at 08:25
the one with the HUGE lead!
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Points: 1505 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2015 at 18:29
To be honest, Styx has many very good albums imo. My favorite probably would be Crystal Ball in the end. 
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Points: 6673 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2015 at 18:42
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Points: 19309 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 19 2015 at 14:26
I don't think there's much competition here, as the poll shows...

Pieces of Eight in second place.
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