Styx - The Grand Illusion (Live in Tokyo, Japan 1982) FM Broadcast

Styx - The Grand Illusion (Live in Tokyo, Japan 1982) FM Broadcast

Dennis DeYoung
Tommy Shaw
James Young
John Panozzo
Chuck Panozzo
Styx is an American progressive rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, way back in 1972 and is known for incorporating hard rock guitar balanced with acoustic guitar, synthesizers mixed with acoustic piano, upbeat tracks with a few power ballads thrown in the mix. Additionally incorporating elements of international musical theatre which drove Tommy Shaw bananas at times. The band established itself with a progressive rock sound in the 1970s, and began to incorporate pop and soft rock elements in the 1980s.
Debuting with Styx in 1972, the band usually released an album every year throughout the 1970s. Styx II (1973) had the sleeper hit Lady, a sensitive ballad, which reached No. 6 in the US, helping the album make the top 20. Lady was also a top 20 hit in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Equinox (1975) and Crystal Ball (1976) reached the US top 70 with the first featuring Lorelei, a No. 6 hit in Canada, while the latter marked the addition of Tommy Shaw to the band.
Styx's commercial breakthrough in North America came with The Grand Illusion (1977), which peaked at No. 6 in both the US and Canada, and became the first of four straight multi-platinum albums in the US for Styx. It featured the single Come Sail Away, a top 10 hit in both countries and widely considered one of the greatest songs of all-time. The band's follow-up, Pieces of Eight (1978), was another No. 6 hit in the US, but peaked higher in Canada due to the top 10 hits Renegade and Blue Collar Man. In 1979, Styx's Cornerstone went to No. 2 in both countries on the strength of the cross-border No. 1 hit ballad Babe. Dennis DeYoungs voice showing the world just how great it is! The album became their breakthrough album in Australia and New Zealand.
In 1981, Styx's Paradise Theatre was a No. 1 album in the US and Canada, while also reaching the top 10 in Scandinavia and the UK (their biggest album there) and the top 30 in Australia and New Zealand. The Best of Times from the album reached No. 1 in Canada, No. 3 in the US, and the top 30 in several other countries, while Too Much Time on My Hands was also a top 10 hit in North America. Kilroy Was Here (1983) was Styx's last major hit album, reaching the top 3 in North America and the top 10 in Scandinavia, although it was less successful elsewhere. Its lead single, Thank You Very Much Mr. Roboto, became Styx's third chart-topper in Canada, was a No. 3 hit in the US, and was their biggest hit in Germany Styx returned with Edge of the Century (1990), With its single, Show Me the Way, becoming a top 3 hit in North America in early 1991.
Overall, Styx had eight songs that hit the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, as well as 16 top 40 singles. Seven of their eight top 10 singles were written and sung by founding member and lead singer Dennis DeYoung, who has not been part of the band since 1999. Styx sold over 20 million records for A&M between their signing in 1976 and 1984 Equinox
Crystal Ball
The Grand Illusion
Pieces Of Eight
Cornerstone
Paradise Theatre
Kilroy Was Here
Edge Of The Century
Brave New World
Cyclorama
Big Bang Theory
The Mission
Crash of the Crown