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Year Title Peak positions Certifications US [5]1977 Best of Styx — US: Gold [1]; CAN: Platinum [3]; 1980 Lady — 1987 Styx Classics Volume 15 — US: Gold [1]; 1991
Styx (/ ˈ s t ɪ k s /) is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1972.They are known for blending melodic hard rock guitar with acoustic guitar, synthesizers mixed with acoustic piano, upbeat tracks with power ballads, and incorporating elements of international musical theatre. [6]
Crystal Ball is the sixth album by Styx, released in 1976.. This album marked the recording debut of new guitarist Tommy Shaw.The track "Mademoiselle" was Tommy Shaw's vocal debut and the album's Top-40 hit.
As with much of Styx's catalog, many of the songs have quasi-medieval/fantasy lyrics and themes. Some are allegories and commentaries on contemporary American life and the members' experiences in an American rock band in the late 1970s, such as "Castle Walls," "Superstars," "Miss America" and the title track, which touches on "The Grand Illusion" of fame and fortune and how they are not what ...
The album was well received by AllMusic's Stephen Erlewine, awarding the release four out of five stars and considered it a return to form for the band.In his qualitative review, he emphasised the strength of the material harkening back to the band's late 70s material and Paradise Theatre album, despite not having Dennis DeYoung as the band's frontman.
Individual songs are usually priced at either US$1.99/€1.49/£0.99, or US$1.00/€0.75/£0.59, with a few exceptions priced at £1.19 or £1.49/€1.99; [16] all are available for download through PlayStation Network, Xbox Live and the Wii's online service unless otherwise noted on the list below. In the US, some downloadable songs have been ...
"Babe" is a song by the American rock band Styx. It was the lead single from the band's 1979 triple-platinum album Cornerstone.The song was Styx's first, and only, US number-one single, spending two weeks at No. 1 in December 1979, serving as the penultimate number-one single of the 1970s (the ultimate number-one single of the 70's was Escape (The Piña Colada Song), by Rupert Holmes). [2] "
A concept album and rock opera about a world where rock music is outlawed, it is named after a famous World War II graffiti tag, "Kilroy was here." It was the last album of original material to be released by the "classic" lineup of Dennis DeYoung , Tommy Shaw , James "J.Y." Young , John Panozzo , and Chuck Panozzo .