Styx (band)
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Live in Hinckley, MN on June 13, 2008 (Left to Right: James "JY" Young, Tommy Shaw, Lawrence Gowan) |
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General information | |
Genre (s) | Adult Oriented Rock , Progressive Rock , Art Rock |
founding | 1972 |
Website | www.styxworld.com |
Founding members | |
Dennis DeYoung | |
Chuck and John Panozzo | |
James Young | |
guitar |
John Curulewski |
Current occupation | |
Guitar, vocals |
James Young |
Guitar, vocals |
Tommy Shaw |
Ricky Phillips (since 2003) | |
Todd Sucherman | |
Keyboard , vocals |
Lawrence Gowan |
Styx is a rock band from Chicago ( USA ) that gained world fame mainly during the 1970s and 1980s. Styx is one of the best known representatives of Adult Orientated Rock .
history
In the late 1960s the band was founded as The Tradewinds . Long-time members Dennis DeYoung (vocals, keyboard instruments) and, as a rhythm group, the brothers Chuck and John Panozzo were already there in this formation. Soon after, the group performed as TW4 with guitarists James Young (JY) and John Curulewski. A record deal with Wooden Nickel Records was signed under the band name Styx.
The albums Styx (1972), Styx II (1973), The Serpent Is Rising (1973) and Man of Miracles (1974) were released under this label . It was a mixture of straightforward guitar rock and playful art rock with organ fugues and choral singing. Together with numerous live appearances in clubs and educational institutions, these albums formed a stable foundation for their success, which was initially limited to the Chicago region. The power ballad Lady (Styx II) soon made it onto national radio playlists. In 1975 the song became a top 10 hit, and a little later Styx II received gold.
Spurred on by this subsequent hit single, Styx soon signed with A&M Records , the album Equinox (1975) achieved good sales, the single Lorelei was a medium success. Curulewski had not signed the contract with A&M when Tommy Shaw joined the band as the new singer and guitarist . While Shaw's debut album Crystal Ball (1976) was still crowned with moderate success, the follow-up album The Grand Illusion (1977) was Styx's final breakthrough. The record went platinum and the top 10 hit Come Sail Away made radio playlists around the world.
In 1978 Styx released their successful eighth album Pieces of Eight , from which the singles Blue Collar Man and Renegade were decoupled. The next album Cornerstone (1979) got platinum status. The two single releases Babe and Boat on the River became number one hits. Styx's tenth album came out in 1981, Paradise Theater . The biggest hit was The Best of Times . It was also the band's most commercially successful album and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
After six months of work, the album was created in 1983 under the title Kilroy Was Here , which initiated the decline of the band. Although the song Mr. Roboto was one of the big disco hits of the year - over 1,000,000 singles were sold - the album was less commercially successful than its predecessors, it interrupted the series of multi-platinum albums and went "only" single platinum. The band also broke off the following tour because it was simply unprofitable.
Due to the declining success, the band broke up in 1984, most members began solo careers. Tommy Shaw joined the Damn Yankees .
In 1990 the band came together for a new album, Edge of the Century . For Tommy Shaw, however, Glen Burtnik came to Styx. In the 1990s there were several line-up changes: Dennis DeYoung and Chuck Panozzo left the band, Tommy Shaw returned, and Lawrence Gowan (keyboard, vocals) and Todd Sucherman ( drums ).
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1974 | The Serpent Is Rising | - | - | - | - |
US192 (2 weeks) US |
First published: October 1973
Producers: Barry Mraz, Styx, John Snyder |
Man of Miracles | - | - | - | - |
US154 (12 weeks) US |
First published: November 8, 1974
Producer: John Ryan |
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1975 | Styx II | - | - | - | - |
US20th
gold
(19 weeks)US |
First published: July 1973, only in the charts in 1975.
Producer: John Ryan |
Equinox | - | - | - | - |
US58
gold
(50 weeks)US |
First published: December 1, 1975
Producer: Barry Mraz, Styx |
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1976 | Crystal ball | - | - | - | - |
US66
gold
(18 weeks)US |
First published October 1, 1976
Producers: Barry Mraz, Styx |
1977 | The grand illusion | - | - | - | - |
US6th × 3
(127 weeks)US |
First published: July 7th, 1977
Producer: Styx |
1978 | Pieces of Eight | - | - | - | - |
US6th × 3
(92 weeks)US |
First published: September 1, 1978
Producers: Barry Mraz, Styx |
1979 | Cornerstone |
DE6th
gold
(34 weeks)DE |
- | - |
UK36 (8 weeks) UK |
US2 × 2
(60 weeks)US |
First published: October 19, 1979
Producer: Styx |
1981 | Paradise theater |
DE21 (15 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK8th
silver
(8 weeks)UK |
US1 × 3
(61 weeks)US |
First published: January 19, 1981
Producer: Styx |
1983 | Kilroy Was Here |
DE7 (25 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK67 (6 weeks) UK |
US3
platinum
(34 weeks)US |
First published: February 28, 1983
Producer: Styx |
1990 | Edge of the century | - | - | - | - |
US63
gold
(38 weeks)US |
First published: October 9, 1990
Producer: Dennis DeYoung |
1999 | Brave New World | - | - | - | - |
US175 (1 week) US |
First published: June 29th, 1999
Producer: Styx |
2003 | Cyclorama | - | - | - | - |
US127 (1 week) US |
First published: February 18, 2003
Producers: Tommy Shaw, James Young, Gary Loizzo |
2005 | Big Bang Theory | - | - | - | - |
US46 (2 weeks) US |
First published: May 10, 2005
Producer: Gary Loizzo, Styx |
2017 | The Mission |
DE49 (2 weeks) DE |
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CH34 (1 week) CH |
- |
US45 (2 weeks) US |
First published: June 16, 2017
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More studio albums
- 1972: Styx
Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1984 | Caught in the Act |
DE55 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK44 (2 weeks) UK |
US31 (15 weeks) US |
First release: April 1984
double album, producers: Styx |
1997 | Return to Paradise | - | - | - | - |
US139
gold
(1 week)US |
Recorded at Rosemont Horizon in Chicago
First release: May 5th, 1997 Double album, Producer: Dennis DeYoung |
More live albums
- 2000: Arch Allies: Live at Riverport (release: September 26; with REO Speedwagon , double album; recording: Riverport Amphitheater, St. Louis , June 9, 2000)
- 2001: Styxworld Live 2001 (release: June 5th; recording: Kosei Nenkin Hall Tokyo, February 10th, 2000 / Stadthalle Offenbach, October 27th, 2000 / Shaw Center Edmonton , February 11th, 2000)
- 2003: 21st Century Live (released October 7; recording: Riverport Amphitheater, St. Louis, June 9, 2000)
- 2006: One with Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra (Release: November 14th; Recording: Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls , May 25th, 2006)
- 2011: The Grand Illusion / Pieces of Eight - Live (double album)
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1995 | Greatest hits | - | - | - | - |
US138 × 2
(7 weeks)US |
First published: August 22, 1995
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2004 | Come Sail Away - The Styx Anthology |
- | - | - | - |
US136 (1 week) US |
First release: May 4th, 2004
double album |
2014 | The Soundtrack of Summer: The Very Best of Foreigner & Styx |
- | - | - | - |
US69 (12 weeks) US |
First release: May 6, 2014
Split album with Foreigner and Don Felder incl. Eagles hit Hotel California |
More compilations
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Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1972 | Best Thing Styx |
- | - | - | - |
US82 (6 weeks) US |
First published: September 1972
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1974 | Lady ( Reissue ) Styx II |
- | - | - | - |
US6 (17 weeks) US |
First published: November 1974
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1975 | You Need Love Styx II |
- | - | - | - |
US88 (2 weeks) US |
First published: April 1975
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1976 | Lorelei Equinox |
- | - | - | - |
US27 (14 weeks) US |
First published: January 1976
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Mademoiselle Crystal Ball |
- | - | - | - |
US36 (11 weeks) US |
First published: October 1976
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1977 | Come Sail Away The Grand Illusion |
- | - | - | - |
US8 (22 weeks) US |
First published: August 1977
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1978 | Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) The Grand Illusion |
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US29 (14 weeks) US |
First published: January 1978
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Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) Pieces of Eight |
- | - | - | - |
US21 (14 weeks) US |
First published: September 1978
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Sing for the Day Pieces of Eight |
- | - | - | - |
US41 (8 weeks) US |
First published: December 1978
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1979 | Renegade Pieces of Eight |
- | - | - | - |
US16 (19 weeks) US |
First published: March 1979
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Babe Cornerstone |
- | - | - |
UK6th
silver
(10 weeks)UK |
US1
gold
(19 weeks)US |
First published: September 1979
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Why Me Cornerstone |
- | - | - | - |
US26 (13 weeks) US |
First published: December 1979
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1980 | Borrowed Time Cornerstone |
- | - | - | - |
US64 (6 weeks) US |
First published: March 1980
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Boat on the River Cornerstone |
DE5 (32 weeks) DE |
AT2 (14 weeks) AT |
CH1 (15 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: March 1980
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Lights Cornerstone |
DE35 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: July 1980
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1981 | The Best of Times Paradise Theater |
DE52 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK42 (5 weeks) UK |
US3 (19 weeks) US |
First published: January 1981
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Too Much Time on My Hands Paradise Theater |
- | - | - | - |
US9 (19 weeks) US |
First published: March 1981
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Nothing Ever Goes as Planned Paradise Theater |
- | - | - | - |
US54 (8 weeks) US |
First published: June 1981
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1983 |
Mr. Roboto Kilroy Was Here |
DE8 (18 weeks) DE |
AT16 (4 weeks) AT |
CH4 (6 weeks) CH |
UK90 (6 weeks) UK |
US3
gold
(18 weeks)US |
First published: February 1983
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Don't Let It End Kilroy Was Here |
DE70 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK56 (3 weeks) UK |
US6 (16 weeks) US |
First published: April 1983
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High Time Kilroy Was Here |
- | - | - | - |
US48 (7 weeks) US |
First published: August 1983
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1984 | Music Time Caught in the Act |
- | - | - | - |
US40 (9 weeks) US |
First published: April 1984
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1990 | Love Is the Ritual Edge of the Century |
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US80 (6 weeks) US |
First published: October 1990
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Show Me the Way Edge of the Century |
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US3 (23 weeks) US |
First published: December 1990
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1991 | Love at First Sight Edge of the Century |
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US25 (16 weeks) US |
First published: April 1991
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More singles
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Video albums
- 1991: Caught in the Act
- 1997: Return to Paradise (US:gold)
- 2000: Arch Allies - Live at Riverport (with REO Speedwagon )
- 2004: 20th Century Masters - The DVD Collection: The Best of Styx
- 2006: One with Everything
- 2011: The Grand Illusion / Pieces of Eight - Live
swell
- ^ Sterling Whitaker: The Grand Delusion: The Unauthorized True Story of Styx . Booksurge Llc, 2006, ISBN 978-1-4196-5353-7 .
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b The Billboard album by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ↑ a b c d gold / platinum databases: DE UK US