| This article is about the band Styx.For other uses of the term, see Styx (disambiguation).Styx (pronounced "sticks") is an American rock band that was popular in the 1970s and 1980s, with such hits as "Come Sail Away", "Babe", "Lady", "Suite Madame Blue", "Mr.Stardom in the 1980s
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The band originally formed in the Chicago, Illinois area in 1961 as "The Tradewinds".The band played local bars while attending Chicago State University.Chuck Panozzo and John Panozzo on guitar and drums, respectively; and Dennis DeYoung on vocals and keyboards.The band members decided to choose a new name when they signed to Wooden Nickel Records; several suggestions were made and, says DeYoung, Styx was chosen because it was "the only one that none of us hated".Styx would rely heavily by the 1980s.On the strength of these releases and constant playing in local clubs and schools, the band established a fan base in the Chicago area, but was unable to break into the mainstream until an earlier song, the power ballad "Lady" (from Styx II), began to earn some radio time, first on WLS in Chicago and then nationwide.In the spring of 1975, nearly two years after the album had been released, "Lady" hit the top ten, and Styx II went gold soon after.The first album with Shaw, Crystal Ball (1976), was moderately successful and also includes Shaw's "Mademoiselle" and DeYoung's "This Old Man"."Come Sail Away," as well as a second radio hit, Shaw's "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)".Through the late 1970s the band enjoyed its greatest success.Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.Grammy Awards for Best Engineered Recording.Paradise Theatre
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")."Snowblind", with Dennis saying on In the Studio with Redbeard which devoted an entire episode to the making of Paradise Theatre: "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!"The album closes with J.Penny, Two Penny" which segued into Dennis' "A.Representing the "younger" rock generation, Tommy Shaw played Jonathan Chance, who fights for Kilroy's freedom.Part of the impetus for the Kilroy story, were the false accusations of backwards satanic messages leveled at the band in 1981.Roboto" (with Dennis singing live whilst disguised as a roboto and Tommy Shaw as Jonathan Chance), "Heavy Metal Poisoning" (with J.Panozzo brothers acting as his henchmen on stage) and lastly, the wistful "Haven't We Been Here Before," featuring a rare live duet between DeYoung and Shaw."Don't Let It End Reprise" began as a soliloquy by Tommy Shaw and Dennis DeYoung, but ended with the full band on a positive rock and roll note.Despite this ambitious stage show, Kilroy brought tensions within the band to a breaking point.Taken from both the Paradise Theatre and Kilroy Was Here tours, the project featured one studio track, "Music Time", which became a Top 40 hit.However, the band had already parted ways before the release of the album.Solo careers
Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw released a string of solo albums, beginning with DeYoung's Desert Moon and Shaw's Girls with Guns in 1984.DeYoung, in particular, scored a Top 10 hit with the title track, "Desert Moon", which was also heavily featured on MTV.Shaw's "What If (Remo's Theme)" from Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins entered the Billboard Hot 100, while DeYoung's "This Is the Time" from Karate Kid II was featured for a short while on MTV.However, by the late 1980s, both Styx members' solo careers gradually simmered down to a modest but loyal fan base.Neither DeYoung's Boomchild nor Shaw's Ambition achieved nearly the same levels of earlier albums, although Shaw's cover of Jim Peterik's "Ever Since the World Began" charted briefly.Meanwhile, the remaining members of Styx made plans for a comeback in the new decade.Edge of the Century
In 1990, with Shaw achieving some success with Damn Yankees, Styx reformed with Glen Burtnik taking Shaw's vacated position.Billboard album chart and was certified gold.Styx toured across the U.In 1994, DeYoung recorded 10 on Broadway, an album of showtunes."Lady" for Styx Greatest Hits and a 1996 tour, but John Panozzo was unable to participate due to declining health caused by problems with alcohol, which killed him soon after.Return to Paradise, which featured three new studio tracks: "On My Way", "Paradise" (a soft rock hit that also appears in another version on Dennis DeYoung's Hunchback of Notre Dame album) and "Dear John", a tribute to the late Styx drummer John Panozzo that has become a cult favorite among Styx fans.Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.Return to Paradise was the first gold album for Styx's new record company, CMC.Once again, during work on the album, personality conflicts drove the band members apart.While Tommy Shaw and James Young's material followed a hard rock vein, Dennis DeYoung's penchant for Broadway styles infuriated his bandmates, and the dramatic differences in styles were evident on Brave New World.The band was further hindered by a viral illness contracted by DeYoung which temporarily made his eyes sensitive to light.DeYoung asked his bandmates to delay touring.His public explanation came in 2001 at the annual Human Rights Campaign banquet.JY for using the billing of "Dennis DeYoung, the voice of Styx" in his solo concerts.Styx toured extensively during this period and released additional live albums.Burtnik left Styx in 2003 and recorded a solo album, Welcome to Hollywood.Styx hits with a symphony orchestra.Styx ranks number 127 with 17.Chuck Panozzo's book "The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life with Styx" states that Styx has sold over 54 million records, providing another conflicting sales figure.Styx and REO Speedwagon as supporting acts.On October 16, 2007 Styx received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from IEBA (International Entertainment Buyers Association) in Nashville, Tennessee.Singles
Styx has had a total of eight Billboard Top Ten singles, seven written and sung by Dennis DeYoung and one written and sung by Tommy Shaw.One of those singles, "Babe", hit number one for two weeks.Styx is one of a handful of acts that had Billboard Top Ten singles in three decades (70s, 80s, 90s) and under four different presidential administrations (Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush).Platinum albums in 1984.Platinum (2 million) albums.Complete and detailed historical sales figures for record albums are not readily available to the public.Therefore, the claim that Styx were the first band to have four consecutive albums sell at least 3,000,000 units cannot be independently confirmed.At the River's Edge: Live in St.This page was last modified 23:57, 8 January 2008.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details."River Styx" redirects here.For other uses, see Styx River (disambiguation).For other uses, see Styx (disambiguation).Earth and the Underworld, Hades.The rivers Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron and Cocytus all converge at the center of Hades on a great marsh.The other important rivers of Hades are Lethe and Eridanos.Styx is guarded by Phlegyas, who passes the souls from one side to another of the river.Sometimes the ferryman is called Charon.The gods respected the Styx and swore binding oaths by it.Zeus swore to give Semele whatever she wanted and was then obliged to follow through, resulting in her death.Gods that did not follow through on such an oath had to drink from the glass, causing them to lose their voices for nine years.Achilles may have been dipped in it in his childhood, acquiring invulnerability, with exception of his heel, which was held by his mother in order to submerge him.Styx was primarily a feature in the afterworld of Greek mythology, but has been described as a feature present in the hell of Christianity as well, notably in The Divine Comedy and also "Paradise Lost".The ferryman Charon is in modern times commonly believed to have transported the souls of the newly dead across this river into the underworld, though in the original Greek and Roman sources, as well as in Dante, it was the river Acheron that Charon plied.Dante put Phlegyas over the Styx and made it the fifth circle of Hell, where the wrathful and sullen are punished by being drowned in the muddy waters for eternity.The adjective "Stygian" means "of or relating to the River Styx", and may also refer to anything that is dark and dismal.Styx was also the name of the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.With Pallas, she was the mother of Zelus, Nike, Cratos and Bia (and sometimes Eos).For this reason her name was given the honor of being a binding oath for the gods.She and the goddess are often held to be the same figure.Soulcalibur II, one of the weapons Cervantes uses.Styx (band) is the name of a 1970s and 1980s American rock band.In the MMORPG Guild Wars, there is a region in the Domain of Anguish known as the "Stygian Veil"
In Scrubs, Dr.You see, typical of her, she went and signed us up for an eternal tandem bike ride all along the banks of the river Styx."In Myth computer game series, there are magically animated suits of armor named Stygian Knights, which, obvious enough, are of the Dark side.External links
the Styx entry at the Theoi.This page was last modified 13:23, 9 January 2008.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Minutes() * 60 + newCurrentTime.See all 208 customer reviews...See all 208 customer reviews...Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?If it's your belief that one of the reasons today's rock is so bereft of personality is that all sense of show business has been drained from the music, then a look back at the career of Styx offers proof positive that it wasn't always thus."Too Much Time on My Hands," "Blue Collar Man").The band eventually succumbed to a shift in musical tides and just plain silliness ("Mr.Send Styx ringtones to your cell phone now!Buy the sheet music for Styx at Sheet Music Plus.Add a iframe that allows us to ping the server when this element becomes visible
a9AdsViewNamespace.No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet.Incredibly strong, massive sound.Styx had an incredibly distinctive sound now some twenty years ago.They are all well reproduced, and inside a set of headphones will fill up your head with great music.The differences are subtle, but throw it off for me just a tad.Ought to be an Amazon Essential!Was this review helpful to you?"Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.You can laugh all you want at Styx, I don't care.Styx pushed the envelope when it came to experimenting with their sound and I commend them for that.It's also good for the older crowd who remember these guys in their prime.I'm tucked firmly in the middle.It isn't my favorite, however.Everything on this album is good.REO, because they took total control of the audience and played their best songs.In closing, buy this album to see what a band daring enough to put itself on the line sounds like.Styx has a rather unique sound that is appealing to both hard and melodic rockers.Was this review helpful to you?The Definitive Collection and Good Sound Quality!This is by far the best collection of Styx's hits that is currently out there on one disc.You also get 16 tracks on one disc and hence great value for money.As a guitarist myself, I have to say that Styx is a major reason way back when I was a kid listening to their "Paradise Theatre" album when I decided that I wanted to learn to play electric guitar.Lots of people would have raved about Dennis DeYoung's songwriting and singing prowess but for me, the real MVP is Tommy Shaw.He consistently churns out tasty lick after tasty lick on every track and his guitar solos are consistently brilliant as well.Cinderella, Poison, Skid Row et al anymore?"Fooling Yourself" which I still find very therapeutic and reassuring to listen to from time to time when I'm feeling down.Love 'em or hate 'em, there's no denying Styx their due in the history of rock music of the 70's and 80's.Styx are destined to be remembered for many more years to come because of their great songs, great musicianship and don't underestimate the great Tommy Shaw.Was this review helpful to you?See all 208 customer reviews...Awesome STYX album
I had listen to STYX over the years; however never purchased their album until now.This album is soooooo good and worth every penny.Published 2 months ago by L.Published 4 months ago by M.Anyone who lives for and LOVES the band STYX must have this CD as part of their collection.This is more than a "greatest hits" compilation; This album DEFINES the band, and...Every songs on this cd was a hit and I don't think there is one missing.Styx is not my favorite band but this "best of" contains everything I need from the band.Greatest Styx CD out there!!!This is the greatest Styx CD ever!!!When I went to a Styx concert, every song they played is on this CD.Published 5 months ago by Eric M.The Grand Illusion on cassette.The worst of the worst
If the record label truly wanted to put together all of the "greatest" hits by Styx they would have ended up with a blank CD.Nothing Styx ever did was great.See all 208 customer reviews...What are your top ten favorite album covers ?Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.Off Your StairMaster and Nautilus Purchase
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1.Styx would eventually transform into the virtual arena rock prototype by the late '70s and early '80s, due to a fondness for bombastic rockers and soaring power ballads.The seeds for the band were planted in another Chicago band during the late '60s, the Tradewinds, which featured brothers Chuck and John Panozzo (who played bass and drums, respectively), as well as acquaintance Dennis DeYoung (vocals, keyboards).Wooden Nickel Records (a subsidiary of RCA).Soon after, the group opted to change their name once more, this time to Styx, named after a river from Greek mythology that ran through the 'land of the dead' in the underworld.Styx II, 1974's The Serpent Is Rising, and 1975's Man of Miracles.The song was soon issued as a single nationwide, and quickly shot to number six on the singles chart, as Styx II was certified gold.Equinox (their former label would issue countless compilations over the years, culled from tracks off their early releases).Shaw proved to be the missing piece of the puzzle for Styx, as most of their subsequent releases throughout the late '70s earned at least platinum certification (1976's Crystal Ball, 1977's The Grand Illusion, 1978's Pieces of Eight, and 1979's Cornerstone), and spawned such hit singles and classic rock radio standards as "Come Sail Away," "Renegade," "Blue Collar Man," "Fooling Yourself," and the power ballad "Babe.""Too Much Time on My Hands" and "The Best of Times."DeYoung was now convinced that a more theatrical approach was the future direction for Styx.Caught in the Act, was issued in 1984, before Styx went on hiatus, and the majority of its members pursued solo projects throughout the remainder of the decade.Girls With Guns, 1985's What If?Live in Japan, and 1987's Ambition."High Enough"), before issuing an unsuccessful sophomore effort two years later, Don't Tread.Shaw Blades (issuing a lone recording in '95, Hallucination)."Return to Paradise," while a whole new generation of rock fans were introduced to the grandiose sounds of Styx via a humorous car ad which used the track "Mr.The group even stuck around long enough to issue a new studio album, 1999's Brave New World, before friction between bandmembers set in once again.With the other Styx members wanting to soldier on with further albums and tours, DeYoung was forced to take a break when he developed an uncommon viral ailment, which made the singer extremely sensitive to light.Styx and REO Speedwagon) and 2001's Styx World: Live 2001.DeYoung began touring as a solo artist at the same time, and eventually attempted to sue Shaw and Young over the use of the name Styx (the lawsuit was eventually settled in late 2001).Around the same time, Chuck Panozzo confirmed rumors that he had contracted AIDS (but was battling the virus successfully), while the turbulent career of Styx was told in an entertaining episode of VH1's Behind the Music.In the spring of 2003, a new studio album featuring Gowan arrived in stores.For Cyclorama, Styx consisted of Shaw, Young, Burtnik, Sucherman and Gowan.By the end of the year, Burtnik was out of the band and replaced by former Bad English and Babys member Ricky Phillips, although Panozzo did play with the group on select live dates.Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology from 2004 did an excellent job of representing the band's career in two CDs while 2005's double disc The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings collected the band's first four albums.Some of the information on this page is provided by All Music Guide and does not necessarily reflect the views of Ticketmaster.Pepsi Smash
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a9AdsViewNamespace.Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet.These guys had a great time doing this and it shows!All the WHINING about Dennis being gone from the band is probably coming from the people who JUST heard Steve Perry isn't in Journey any longer.Dennis felt he was in charge of Styx and couldn't handle it when they decided to carry on without him.They aren't doing stuff like Babe anymore, and I couldn't be happier.Dennis and a lot of his songs are excellent...Styx is what they always wanted to be now...ROCK band (or as JY said onstage the last time I saw them "a CLASSIC rock band")...And the rest of the covers here are done remarkably well, as one other reviewer put it very nicely, they make the songs sound like they could've been written last week and not last millenium!Blue Collar Man is tastefully done and shows they can reinvent themselves without any problem.These guys are out on the road this summer with 38 Special...For the whiners that think Styx isn't Styx or Journey isn't Journey without the people who deserted the bands close to a decade ago...Don Henley: get over it!Was this review helpful to you?"Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.Great when you consider what it is.....And consider that portions of this album sale go to charity (WD's Blue Heaven Foundation) you can understand why the guys wanted to have a little fun.So how does a Styx cover album work?It's like listening to a closet classics show on the radio.Am the Walrus is a great rendition, I Can See For Miles almost thrashes, Can't Find My Way Home features great acoustic guitar work over a passable Tommy Shaw vocal, I Don't Need No Doctor gets the heads banging, One Way Out channels the Allmans in this take of Willie Dixon (with great slide guitar work) and A Salty Dog is a great rendition with stunning Lawrence Gowan vocals.But on Brave New World his work was definitely the low point, and I think Mr.Gowan has creatively fired up these guys.Was this review helpful to you?First of all, forget about the Styx act of the 1970s.This leaves Styx as a little boutique band riding well under the radar working the ever shrinking market of the "classic rock" genre.The album itself is somthing the band knocked out quickly to satisfy fans a raise a bit of capital for charity between releases.Its all done in fun folks.Don't take it all too seriously.Its just a fun little record.Was this review helpful to you?This is not worthy of the Styx name.Oh, and Tommy Shaw IS a genius, and the driving force behind the band, who also bailed Dennis' bacon...The remake of many classic songs are a fresh look into the music of Styx.Not worthy of Styx name
Just another Example of Shaw and Young Squeezing every last Nickel from the Styx name.With out him they must have ran out of ideas.Styx didn't hurt it here, but they didn't do anything to make it theirs either."Styx covers the Classics"
I have very rarely ever completely regretted the purchase of any music CD...Styx's releases over the last few years, but I...I'll tell you what, I am still sick over the fact that Dennis DeYoung is no longer with Styx.WHEN YOU FIRE THE MAIN GUY THIS IS WHATS LEFT
An album of covers by a band pretending to be a band that because of big egos got rid of the guy who made the band .There are only two members of the real Styx and not one of the founding members is...See all 117 customer reviews...Music You Should Hear: Artists' PicksWant to know what Norah Jones, Sting, and Il Divo are listening to?For more about music, check out our blog, Amazon Earworm, and our monthly newsletters, Amazon Delivers.If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?Please note that we are unable to respond directly to all feedback submitted via this form, but we'll ask you to sign in so we can contact you if needed.View or change your orders in Your Account.Visit our Help department.Go see Styx in concert with TicketsNow.Save on Styx Tickets.It's the ultimate concert connection!See below for current Styx event dates.You may give each page an identifying name, server, and channel on
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