44 years ago today, Styx’s mega-triple-platinum smash success Pieces of Eight was released by A&M Records on September 1, 1978. In a Styxworld exclusive, guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw and cofounding guitarist/vocalist James “JY” Young tell us how the album was made, plus album designer...
Pieces Of Eight is a music studio album recording by STYX (Prog Related/Progressive Rock) released in 1978 on cd, lp / vinyl and/or cassette. This page includes Pieces Of Eight's : cover picture, songs / tracks list, members/musicians and line-up, differ
When I saw them, they were touring on the [September 1978] album Pieces of Eight, and Tommy Shaw couldn’t have been more than 19 or 20 years old. Mettler: Yeah, he was still just a kid in his early 20s at that time. Sutherland: Tommy played such an important part for me in my...
TitleAlbumType Come Sail Away The Grand Illusion Full Score Come Sail Away The Grand Illusion Guitars, Bass & Backing Track Crystal Ball Crystal Ball Full Score Crystal Ball Crystal Ball Guitars, Bass & Backing Track Renegade Pieces of Eight Full Score Renegade Pieces of Eight Guitars, ...
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Prog-rock titans Styx scored eight Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in the late '70s and early '80s, including the soaring ballad "Babe" and the theatrical curio "Mr. Roboto." Founding singer Dennis DeYoung left after 1999's Brave New World, and the group carried on with several ...
TitleAlbumType Come Sail AwayThe Grand IllusionFull Score Come Sail AwayThe Grand IllusionGuitars, Bass & Backing Track Crystal BallCrystal BallFull Score Crystal BallCrystal BallGuitars, Bass & Backing Track RenegadePieces of EightFull Score
The cover art looked great, I thought "This must be the album I've wanted ever since "Pieces Of Eight!!!" A friend and I drove around until the CD was over, and by that time I was barely able to keep myself from jumping out the window! Is this what Styx had become? Apparently...
Filmed last July 25, the AXS special — which features Felder guesting on “Blue Collar Man” andTommy Shawreturning the favor for “Hotel California” during his set — is the latest in Styx’s run of concert shows and DVD. In 2012 it aired itsThe Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight Livepe...
Styxhit its stride with guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw’s first LP with the band, 1976’s Crystal Ball, and then they become the first group to score four triple-Platinum albums in a row:The Grand Illusion(1977),Pieces of Eight(1978),Cornerstone(1979), andParadise Theater(1981). ...