I LOOK TO THE SEA
REFLECTIONS IN THE WAVES
SPARK MY MEMORY
SOME HAPPY
SOME SAD
I THINK OF CHILDHOOD FRIENDS
AND THE DREAMS WE HAD
Chicago hometown band
Styx
at the Auditorium Theatre
in Chicago on 9/23/77.
Styx
was on tour
to promote their 7th
and latest album,
The Grand Illusion,
released earlier that year.
The band played 4 songs
from that album
during this concert.
This concert was recorded
and broadcast by
WKQX 101.1 FM
in Chicago,
and shared with
other FM stations
on reel to reel tape.
This recording is from
one of those
reel to reel tapes.
STYX 1977:
Dennis DeYoung - Lead Vocals & Keyboards
James Young (JY) - Guitars & Backing Vocals
Tommy Shaw - Guitars, Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Chuck Panozzo - Bass & Backing Vocals
John Panozzo - Drums
Styx
is an
American rock band
formed in Chicago, IL,
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.
The band established themselves
with a progressive rock sound
in the 1970's
and began to incorporate
soft rock and pop elements
in the 1980's.
The original
line-up comprised
Dennis DeYoung,
James "J.Y." Young,
John "J.C." Curulewski,
and brothers
Chuck and John Panozzo.
Debuting with Styx
in 1972,
the band usually released
an album every year
throughout the 1970's.
Styx II
(1973)
had the sleeper hit
"Lady",
a power ballad,
which reached No. 6
in the US,
helping the album hit
the Top 20.
"Lady"
was also a top 20 hit
in Canada,
Australia,
and New Zealand.
Equinox
(1975)
&
Crystal Ball
(1976)
reached the US
top 70 with
Equinox
featuring
"Lorelei",
a No. 6 hit
in Canada.
Crystal Ball
was the first album
with
Tommy Shaw,
who replaced Curulewski
in late 1975.
Styx's
commercial breakthrough
in Northern Europe
came with
The Grand Illusion
(1977),
which peaked at No. 6
in both the US
and Canada,
and became the first of
four straight
multi-platinum albums
in the US for Styx.
It featured the single
"Come Sail Away",
a Top 10 hit
in both countries.
The band's follow-up,
Pieces of Eight
(1978),
was another No. 6 hit
in the US,
but peaked higher in
Canada due to the
top 10 hits
"Renegade"
and
"Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)".
In 1979,
Styx's Cornerstone
went to No. 2
in both countries
on the strength of
the cross-border
No. 1 hit ballad
"Babe".
The album became their
breakthrough album
in Australia
and New Zealand,
with
"Babe"
peaking at No. 3.
"Babe"
was a No. 6 hit
in the UK,
and
Cornerstone
charted at No. 36.
In 1981,
Styx's Paradise Theatre
was a No. 1 album
in the US
and Canada,
while also reaching
the top 10
in Scandinavia
and the UK
(their biggest album there)
and the top 30
in Australia
and New Zealand.
"The Best of Times"
from that album
reached No. 1
in Canada,
No. 3
in the US,
and the top 30
in several other countries,
while
"Too Much Time on My Hands"
was also a top 10 hit
in North America.
Kilroy Was Here
(1983)
was Styx's last
major hit album,
reaching the top 3
in North America
and the top 10
in Scandinavia,
although it was
less successful elsewhere.
Its lead single,
"Mr. Roboto",
became Styx's third
chart-topper in Canada,
was a No. 3 hit
in the US,
and was their biggest hit
in Germany
(No. 8).
After a six-year break,
Styx returned with
Edge of the Century
(1990),
which reached No. 63
in the US
with its single,
"Show Me the Way",
becoming a top 3 hit
in North America
in early 1991.
Overall,
Styx had eight songs
that hit the Top 10
on the
US Billboard Hot 100,
as well as 16
Top 40 singles.
Seven of their eight
Top 10 singles
were written and sung
by founding member
and lead singer
Dennis DeYoung,
who has not been part
of the band since 1999.
Styx sold over
20 million records
for A&M
between their signing
in 1975 and 1984.
* TRACKS ARE IN WMA
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