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/
Tommy Shaw: Cyclorama also had this great Storm Thorgerson album cover, our final Storm album cover. He and his team did [September 1978’s] Pieces of Eight as well. We were proud to be associated with him and his great, iconic album covers. [Your Styxologist clarifies: Storm Thorgerson,...
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...
Desert Moondemonstrated that Dennis was full of new ideas. He wrote seven of the eight songs, with a Hendrix cover in the mix, and no co-writers. Not that Dennis needed co-writers before, but he did often share credits on early Styx tracks with his bandmates. Guitars onDesert Moonwere ...
JH: Yeah my brother brought “Grand Illusion” home, we already knew “Paradise Theater” and songs from “Pieces of Eight” and this was all RIGHT before, I mean, MONTHS before “Kilroy Was Here”. CP: Yeah, there has been a great evolution of recording since then. ...
Tommy Shaw: Cyclorama also had this great Storm Thorgerson album cover, our final Storm album cover. He and his team did [September 1978’s] Pieces of Eight as well. We were proud to be associated with him and his great, iconic album covers. [Your Styxologist clarifies: Storm Thorgerson,...