MAN OF MIRACLES

My review of this album would be similar to the one for their previous album "Serpent Is Rising." The difference is that this album has more straight up rock tracks. The title track and "Song For Suzanne" DeYoung's second song about his wife (Other one was "Lady") are the most prog on the record. I do like the first few tracks by JY "Rock & Roll Feeling" and "Having A Ball". He has a talent in writing and singing these straight shooters. I may be about the only person who prefers "serpent" over this album. I think after the lack of positive reception of "Serpent" the band pulled back and played it safer but I think it was too safe.

I was surprised that many of their shorter rock songs were not more popular on the radio. Wooden Nickel records did not do Styx any favors as they did a lousy job of marketing the band or helping in support of them. John C would later leave the band for various reasons (for family was the weakest reason) and one was the fact that he felt A&M records who did "Equinox" (after this album) was no more supportive than Nickel.

I give it 2 stars max.