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Styx were formed in Chicago as far back as 1968, but developed slowly around
Dennis DeYoung's keyboards.
Styx I (RCA, 1972) displayed DeYoung's ambitions
(Movement for The Common Man) but the sound was unfocused.
Styx II (RCA, 1973) veered towards a simpler form of AOR (Lady),
which was refined on Serpent Is Rising (1973) and
Man of Miracles (1974).
Suite Madame Blue, from Equinox (A&M, 1975), turned Styx into
the quintessential "pomp-rock" band, also celebrated for its
imposing live shows.
Adding guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw to the line-up, Styx found its true voice
on Crystal Ball (1976) and stardom with
The Grand Illusion (1977), that contains
Come Sail Away,
Miss America,
Superstars,
Castle Walls.
Pieces of Eight (1978), with Renegade, and
Cornerstone (1979), with the obnoxious ballad Babe,
cashed in on the melodic/atmospheric formula.
The band tried to reassert its artistic status with the
concept album Paradise Theater (1980), whose highlights are slightly
more pretentious ballads
(The Best Of Times, Too Much Time On My Hands), and with the
sci-fi concept album Kilroy Was Here (1983), that includes
Mr Roboto.
Styx reformed for Edge of the Century (1990) that yielded
Show Me The Way.
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Gianluca Mantovan)
Gli Styx si formarono a Chicago nel 1968, ma si svilupparono poco alla volta intorno al tastierista Dennis DeYoung.
Styx I (RCA, 1972) ne mostro' le ambizioni (Movement for The Common Man) ma il suono rimase indistinto.
Styx II (RCA, 1973) passo' al piu' semplice AOR (Lady), raffinatosi successivamente in Serpent Is Rising (1973) e Man of Miracles (1974).
Suite Madame Blue, da Equinox (A&M, 1975), fece degli Styx l'archetipo del "pomp-rock", oltre ad imporli per i maestosi live.
Con il nuovo chitarrista/vocalist Tommy Shaw, gli Styx trovarono la loro strada in Crystal Ball (1976) e lo stardom con The Grand Illusion (1977), contenente Come Sail Away, Miss America, Superstars, Castle Walls.
Pieces of Eight (1978), con Renegade, e Cornerstone (1979), con la disgustosa ballata Babe, monetizzo' per mezzo della formula melodia/atmosfera.
La band tento' di riaffermare il proprio status artistico con il concept album Paradise Theater (1980), i cui pezzi forti sono ballate piu' pretenziose (The Best Of Times, Too Much Time On My Hands), e con il concept album sci-fi Kilroy Was Here (1983), che include Mr Roboto.
Gli Styx si riformarono con Edge of the Century (1990) contenente Show Me The Way.
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