Styx

 

Artist:  Styx
Origin:  Chicago, Illinois, USA
Genre:  Rock, Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

James Young:  Guitar, Backing & Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Dennis DeYoung:  Lead & Backing Vocals
Chuck Panozzo:  Bass, Backing Vocals, Bass Pedals
John Curulewski:  Guitar, Backing & Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Autoharp
John Panozzo:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Classic line-up:

James Young:  Guitar, Backing & Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Dennis DeYoung:  Lead & Backing Vocals
Chuck Panozzo:  Bass, Backing Vocals, Bass Pedals
Tommy Shaw:  Guitar, Backing & Lead Vocals, Mandolin, Autoharp
John Panozzo:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Styx is an American Rock Band from Chicago, Illinois formed in 1972 by James Young (Guitar), Dennis DeYoung (Lead Vocals), Chuck Panozzo (Bass), John Curulewski (Guitar, Keyboards), and John Panozzo (Drums).  Styx is best know for the hit songs:  "Lady" (No. 6, 1973), "Come Sail Away" (No. 8, 1977), "Babe" (No. 1, 1979), "The Best Of Times" (No. 3, 1981), "Too Much Time On My Hands" (No. 9, 1981), "Mr. Roboto" (No. 3, 1983), "Show Me The Way" (No. 3, 1990), "Don't Let It End" (No. 6, 1983), "renegade" (No. 16, 1979) and "Boat On The River", a big hit in Europe and Japan.  The band has 5 Multi-Platinum by RIAA and 16 Top 40 Singles in the USA.

Title:   Crash Of The Crown   (2021)

Genre:  Rock, Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:   UMe

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  The Fight Of Our Lives  (1:54)

 2.  A Monster  (3:27)

 3.  Reveries  (3:03)

 4.  Hold Back The Darkness  (3:58)

 5.  Save Us From Ourselves  (3:02)

 6.  Crash Of The Crown  (3:46)

 7.  Our Wonderful Lives  (3:06)

 8.  Common Ground  (4:00)

 9.  Sound The Alarm  (3:25)

10. Long Live The King  (2:33)

11. Lost At Sea  (0:38)

12. Coming Out The Other Side  (3:48)

13. To Those  (3:01)

14. Another Farewell  (0:26)

15. Stream  (2:56)

Personnel:

Tommy Shaw:  Acoustic & Electric Guitars,Mandolin, Banjo, Vocals

James Young:  Electric Guitar, Vocals

Chuck Panozzo:  Bass

Todd Sucherman:  Drums, Percussion

Lawrence Gowan:  Piano, B3 Organ, Synthesizers, Mellotron, Vocals

Ricky Phillips:  Bass

Will Evanovich:  Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Synthesizers, Soundscapes, Percussion, Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Michael Bahan:  Tablas on "Coming Out The Other Side"

Steve Patrick:  Piccolo Trumpet on "Our Wonderful Lives"

Crash Of The Crown is the 17th studio album by Styx, released on June 18, 2021 by UMe.  Great Album!,   For Fans of Styx.