Who is Styx

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The Classic Rock of Styx

One of many great Classic Rock Groups, Styx first established itself in Chicago with Band members Chuck Panozzo on guitar, John Panozzo on drums, Dennis DeYoung on anything with keys and vocals.  Later Chuck switched to bass guitar and added James Young on guitar and John Curulewski with vocals.

 Lets take a look at their albums and some of their Great Classic Rock.

Styx Equinox 

The First Successfull Album


Song List:
1. Light Up
2. Lorelei
3. Mother Dear
4. Lonely Child
5. Midnight Ride
6. Born for Adventure
7. Prelude 12
8. Suite Madame Blue

A couple of vids for Equinox Songs

Styx-(Suite)Madame Blue

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Lorelei Sing-A-Long

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Great Styx Albums 

Styx on CD

Equinox

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The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings

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Styx II

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Serpent Is Rising/Man Of Miracles

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Styx MP3 Downloads 

Free Styx Music on Rhapsody

Styx at a Glance 

Who is Styx?

By 1980, Styx had (over the course of several albums) established themselves with their lyrics, criticizing unemployment ("Blue Collar Man"), consumerism ("The Grand Illusion"), and materialism ("Pieces of Eight").

In January 1981, Styx released Paradise Theatre, a loose concept album that became their biggest hit, reaching number one on the Billboard pop albums chart and yielding five singles, including the top ten hits "The Best of Times" by DeYoung (#3) and "Too Much Time on My Hands" by Shaw (#8).

The band was accused by a California religious group and later Tipper Gore's P.M.R.C of backmasking Satanic messages in their anti-cocaine anthem, "Snowblind." J.Y. has often gone on the record, refuting this charge during his concert introduction for "Snowblind," with Dennis saying on In the Studio with Redbeard which devoted an entire episode to the making of Paradise Theatre that "we had enough trouble to make the music sound right forward. It was the name Styx which is the river that runs through the underground. Can you imagine attacking the band that made Babe, I mean please!"

Owing to its accessibility and quality production, this album helped win the band a People's Choice Award in 1981, and became the band's fourth consecutive multi-platinum album.

Throughout the 1980s, the band would use the album's opening track, "Rockin' the Paradise," which hit number six on the rock charts in 1981, to open their shows. The album closes with J.Y.'s "Half-Penny, Two Penny" which segued into Dennis' "A.D. 1958" and ending properly with "State Street Sadie".

Styx - Crystal Ball 


Song List:
1. Put Me On
2. Mademoiselle
3. Jennifer
4. Crystal Ball
5. Shooz
6. This Old Man
7. Claire de Lune/Ballerina



Videos from Crystal Ball

The Grand Illusion 

The Seventh Album


Song List:
1. The Grand Illusion
2. Fooling Yourself
3. Superstars
4. Come Sail Away
5. Miss America
6. Man in the Wilderness
7. Castle Walls
8. The Grand Finale


Grand Illusion Videos

The Grand Illusion

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Styx Come Sail Away '82

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STYX - MISS AMERICA

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Castle Walls - Styx - Dark Crystal

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Great Styx Albums 

The Grand Illusion

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Pieces of Eight

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One with Everything

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Equinox/Crystal Ball

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Styx - Cornerstone 


Song List:
1. Lights
2. Why Me
3. Babe
4. Never Say Never
5. Boat on the River
6. Borrowed Time
7. First Time
8. Eddie
9. Love in the Midnight

Conerstone Videos

Styx 81 - Borrowed Time

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Complete Your Styx Collection 

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Crystal Ball

Crystal Ball

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Big Bang Theory

Big Bang Theory

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Brave New World

Brave New World

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Cyclorama

Cyclorama

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Styx - Paradise Theatre 


Song List:
1. A.D. 1928
2. Rockin' the Paradise
3. Too Much Time on My Hands
4. Nothing Ever Goes as Planned
5. The Best of Times
6. Lonely People
7. She Cares
8. Snowblind
9. Half-Penny, Two-Penny
10. A.D. 1958
11. State Street Sadie

Paradise Theatre Videos

Styx - Too Much Time On My Hands

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Styx - Nothing Ever Goes As Planned

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Styx Half Penny, Two Penny/AD 1958 '82

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Favorite Styx Song 

Let everyone know what your favorite Styx song is!!

Fooling Yourself

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Mr. Roboto1 point

Show Me the Way

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Renegade

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Blue Collar Man

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Lady

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Styx - Killroy was Here 


Song List:
1. Mr. Roboto
2. Cold War
3. Don't Let it End
4. High Time
5. Heavy Metal Poisoning
6. Just Get Through This Night
7. Double Life
8. Haven't We Been Here Before?
9. Don't Let it End (Reprise)

Killroy Was Here Videos

Shout Out For Styx! 

Let me know you were here... and I'll come visiting.

Trillium wrote...

Styx has been my all time favorite band, a love affair that started in high school after hearing their song "Lady". Thanks for a great nostalgia trip!

ReplyPosted July 29, 2008

GypsyPirate wrote...

Styx was my first concert. Saw them at Blossom for the Mr. Roboto tour. What fun!

ReplyPosted November 10, 2007

Tolovus wrote...

Definitely one of my all time favorites! Fantastic lens and discography.

ReplyPosted October 22, 2007

rms wrote...

Great band covered by a fantastic lensmaker!

ReplyPosted October 16, 2007

kerryg wrote...

Great lens! I rediscovered Styx thanks to the TV show Supernatural and am having fun getting better acquainted with their work. :)

ReplyPosted October 16, 2007

SemperFidelis wrote...

I love Styx, especially their lead singer. Lorelei's my favorite song. A 5ver in my books. Keep up the good work! :o)

ReplyPosted October 15, 2007

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