In a Styxworld exclusive, co-founding bandmembers guitarist/vocalist James “JY” Young and bassist Chuck Panozzo tell us how Equinox was made, while guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw — who joined Styx fulltime less than two weeks after the album’s release! — along with keyboardist/vocalist ...
Kilroy Was Here spawned a large-scale concept-oriented tour of its own, went platinum, and reached No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. Kilroy also graced us with two big hit singles: “Mr. Roboto,” which itself climbed to No...
“We multi-track every show, and I needed a way to compare the live mix I’m doing to the albums,” said Chris Hoff, Front of House Engineer for Styx. “The only way to really replicate what’s going to be coming out of a PA is to have reference monitors in front of you. It ...
” said vocalist/guitarist TOMMY SHAW upon its release, who co-wrote the album’s storyline with longtime collaborator Will Evankovich (Shaw/Blades, The Guess Who). “It’s our boldest, most emblematic album since PIECES OF EIGHT.” As founding guitarist JAMES “JY” YOUNG continued, “In ...
It is one of those albums that musically and cosmically showed you the next right thing to do every step of the way. I will forever be grateful and proud of what we did in this body of art. Chuck Panozzo (bass guitar; the co-founding bassist lends his signature low-end sound to ...
Had Dennis employed an outside producer, perhaps his first two studio albums would be more even.Back to the WorldandDesert Moonshare this problem. Both albums sag in spots, and despite some awesome songs throughout, there are not enough of them. ...
Styx, REO Speedwagon and former Eagles guitarist Don Felder will come together for the United We Rock tour from June to August, 2017.
and slowly but surely," Young says. "[1975's]Equinoxwas the first record we felt sounded like a big-time record, andCrystal Ballafter that and thenThe Grand Illusion,Pieces of Eight,Cornerstone... But those first few albums, with Wooden Nickel before we went to A&M [in 1975], we we...
Styx splintered in 1984. After years of multi-platinum-selling albums and being one of the biggest bands in the U.S., the band fell into shambles as first Tommy Shaw (vocals/guitar) left and then founding members Dennis DeYoung (vocals/keyboards) and James "JY" Young (vocals/guitar) bide...
and slowly but surely," Young says. "[1975's]Equinoxwas the first record we felt sounded like a big-time record, andCrystal Ballafter that and thenThe Grand Illusion,Pieces of Eight,Cornerstone... But those first few albums, with Wooden Nickel before we went to A&M [in 1975], we we...