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by Mike Mettler, resident Styxologist band photos by Jason Powell Come on in and see what’s happening: Styx’s biggest-selling album, The Grand Illusion, was released 45 years ago today by A&M Records on the cosmically cool stardate of July 7, 1
I am very much looking forward to the band being back on the road with our old friends, Styx,” says founding Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones. “Our ‘Soundtrack Of Summer’ tour ten years ago was a blockbuster, and our tour album was a Billboard chart success. It’ll be a great time...
Yes has long been the soap opera of prog, with members written in and out of the storyline. But the biggest shift occurred in 2008, when frontman/co-founder Jon Anderson stepped aside from the band’s 40th anniversary tour due to respiratory issues. ("[A] lot of it was to do with t...
For the first edition, the band brought along with special guest Nancy Wilson of Heart. The shows were held on January 28 and 29 and February 2, 4 and 5, 2022 to great acclaim. For those special performances, Styx—Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars), James “JY” Young (vocals, guitars), ...
I thought Culture Club was synonymous with Boy George – a one-man band. I had no idea there were other members, or what they looked like. I liked the tune, but this band was not for me. Eventually I would erase both Jackson and Boy George, and record other things on their tapes....
Devo has previously been nominated in 2018, 2021 and 2022. Should the band finally earn enshrinement, Mothersbaugh has a plan: “I’m going to buy a property right next door to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – maybe even just one parking space – and have all of Devo buried there.”...
” Along with leading his own band and collaborating with superstars such as Robert Palmer, Patti Labelle, Tori Amos, and members of Grateful Dead amongst others, Porter’s career could also be tracked by a lineage of great drummers that he has played with including the Meters’ Zigaboo ...
Hunter X (2022) Josette Stewart Party Goer Sunset on the River Styx (2020) Carter Case Party Goer Sunset on the River Styx (2020) Joey Erigo-Backsman Party Goer Sunset on the River Styx (2020) Keysey Williams Party Goer Sunset on the River Styx (2020) Shyanne Dove Party...
I can see why this album might bug you. I like it, but equally it clearly marks the point where the band's sound has strayed so far from their prog-adjacent hard rock roots that it's no surprise that they needed to spend the rest of the 1980s taking a break from being Styx after...