You can expect the best of times wheneverStyxis in town, and luckily the long-standing six-piece are expected to hit the road again throughout 2025. Between the band’s residency atThe Venetian Theatrein Las Vegas, tour dates withKevin CroninandDon Felderon The Brotherhood of Rock Tour and...
CRASH OF THE CROWNis the follow-up to STYX’s 16thstudio album,THE MISSION(their first in 14 years at the time, which critics called “a masterpiece”) which was releasedJune 16, 2017on the band’s label, Alpha Dog 2T/UMe. The highly anticipated two-disc reissue ofTHE MISSIONwas relea...
The first album I ever bought, the first song I ever listened to in headphones as a little kid sitting cross-legged in front of an old Sylvania Hi-Fi. Not only does this song bring back great memories, but it is also a structural masterpiece. Too Much Time on My Hands I really like...
“my attitude has always been that the drummer defines where the song goes and so I really enjoy letting a drummer set up the tune.” Along with leading his own band and collaborating with superstars
46 years ago today, Styx released Crystal Ball, their sixth studio album and first to feature Tommy Shaw on guitar and vocals, on October 1, 1976. In a Styxworld exclusive, Shaw, co-founding guitarist/vocalist James “JY” Young, and co-founding bassist Chuck Panozzo tell us how the alb...
Music video for a ballad called 'Haven't We Been Here Before' by the rock band Styx from their 1983 concept album 'Kilroy Was Here'. This is the only video for a song from the album that has nothing to do with the album's dystopian narrative. Tommy Shaw sings about a man tired of...
The album opener "Great White Hope" is a straight hard rock song with great vocal line. The next track "I'm Okay" is much proggier than the first track with its symphonic organ solo. Structurally, this is definitely not a straight hard rock music. The melody of this song is also nice...
It also marked the first time in history that a band released four consecutive triple-platinum albums. A career-encompassing live album, Caught in the Act, was issued in 1984, before Styx went on hiatus, and the majority of its...
First, you become known initially as a performer. And then you begin to establish yourself with new songs and new music. You may do a cover song here or there, but mostly you go with new material written by you or by others. That goes on for a while — and then you get signed.”...
You can see the complete set list for all three acts, as well as fan-shot video of Styx and Foreigner below. John Waite opened the show with an eight-song set, half of which was dedicated to his time in theBabys. He also delivered his 1984 solo smash "Missing You" and "When I Se...