I took guitar lessons from John Curulewski back in Chicago1979 Junior year of High School. He helped me pick out my first real guitar, Gibson Les Paul Custom, cherry sunburst. Still have it to this day. #1. Equinox for me. Check out the song A Day. All John Curulewski, still brings a tear to my eye to this day when I put it on.

yet, another band well deserved for Rock Hall of Fame

The Wooden Nickle stuff is terribly underrated...

my list 1. Grand Illusion 2. Pieces of Eight 3. Paradise Theatre 4. Cornerstone 5. Equinox

@4dee8eez

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! It's like you read my mind.

15. Cyclorama (meh) 14. Edge of the Century (meh) 13. Kilroy Was Here (meh that had potential and makes you smile a little) 12. The Mission (cool, but kind of relied on Tommy Shaw way too much) 11. Brave New World (Interesting album with some hidden gems) 10. Cornerstone (Far from their best, but has a couple of timeless classics) 9. Styx (Great debut, could do better with less cover songs) 8. Paradise Theatre (holds up well, you can revisit this album quite often) 7. Styx II (Great album front to back, just can't compete with their absolute best because their top songs are really on other albums) 6. Pieces of Eight (side two is magnificent, although I think side one is kind of bland) 5. Equinox (I'd say has a bit of the same problem, except that Lorelei and Suite Madame Blue are two of their best songs and this might be straight-out one of the best albums of 1975) 4. The Serpent is Rising (Surprising pick for top five, but I think this album kills... Grove of Eglantine, Witch Wolf and Jonas Psalter are extremely underrated songs in their catalogue, and I'm bummed out that there's apparently no live recording or footage of the title track, I think it's one of JY's best solos) 3. Crystal Ball (I can almost agree with anyone who considers this their best album; one of the more proggy ones but also really fluid and easy to listen to, it opens and ends with a bang) 2. Man of Miracles (Srangely enough, if there's one Styx album that screams consistency, where I don't dislike ANY songs AT ALL it's this one; also love the Uriah Heep vibe on here) 1. The Grand Illusion (Man in the Wilderness, Miss America and the title tack are the real tie-breakers for me, when a single album has three of your maybe top 10 favorites from the band it's hard to argue... Come Sail Away and Castle Walls are also greatest hits material, so...)

@fallspeed

3 жыл бұрын

Good list. I love their Wooden Nickel stuff too.

@richardpeiser4359

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, GL.... Good summary here of the Styx "oeuvre" (fancy word for catalog!)... I just spun "Crystal Ball" again and my review reads like this: WOW!.... You're right, it could just be the greatest thing they ever did.... What drive, what energy, what killer tunes!.... It just flows on by, and then it's over, and I'm floored.... But alas, in the end, there's simply nothing that can knock Grand Illusion from the top o' the mountain.. Take Care, Ghostrider Rick

@robbymayne6643

Жыл бұрын

I have to agree with most of your pics are right on..... The early stuff is very underrated!!

@gabriellarrubia1006

Жыл бұрын

Great stuff... you know what- three years later Cornerstone has grown on me immensely, there's a lot of good Tommy Shaw stuff there and I may have taken a couple of tracks for granted... Did a Styx run about a month ago and it might be one of the easiest discographies of its size to take. Still hoping current Styx might play some gems from the earlier albums

I agree that Grand Illusion is a better album, but I always go for Equinox

@raymondkizer1216

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for recognizing Equinox.

@blackfender100

4 жыл бұрын

Equinox is the best ! I love Man of Miracles also !

@MrManfly

4 жыл бұрын

For me it’s 1.Grand Illusion 2. Equinox 3. Man of Miracles These seem to be the only albums from Styx I listen to these days! 👍

@jamesgoldman6942

3 жыл бұрын

Equinox is my all time favorite album. Side 2 is the greatest side of music in rock & roll history IMO

@jerrywoods4066

3 жыл бұрын

Equinox then grand illusion

Thank you for your ranking Styx review! Styx Grand Illusion is my favorite too! 🎤🎸🎵🥁

Man In The Wilderness and Castle Walls make The Grand Illusion my #1 Styx album.

@dinorocker8647

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah and Radio Silence from The Mission really has a melody that sounds reminiscient of the first track you named, which is a KILLER TRACK.

@Protometal66

3 жыл бұрын

@@dinorocker8647 I'll have to check it out, thanks. I have heard of the Mission but I've never heard anything by then.

@dinorocker8647

3 жыл бұрын

@@Protometal66Sweetheart you totally have to, if you love old school Styx, The Mission is the album for you, in fact in some ways it is on par with The Grand Illusion, also I like your last name, you have the same last name as on of my favorite guitarists, GLENN TIPTON.

Queen of Spades - One of those moment in time songs. My soccer teammate had his old Impala convertible top down. We were flying down a local two lane road on a beautiful fall afternoon for soccer practice. He blasted Queen of Spades, and I was hooked.

@joharrison6014

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahahahahaaaa!!! you... WIN

@1badsteed

4 жыл бұрын

Best song Styx ever did

Queen of Spades -- first song I ever heard from Styx. Opened me up to rock music. One of the great songs of the 70s.

I love the intro of Borrowed Time

Not in the Rock Hall of Fame but at least Biggie is...what a joke.

@jasonthayer1309

4 жыл бұрын

I like rap and even I think he shouldn't be in there yet.

@lansingdoesbusiness9356

4 жыл бұрын

Jason Thayer yet? How about never should be in

@drumdad54sdl47

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Madonna, Run DMC & Public Enemy. 🙄

@Mike1614b

4 жыл бұрын

the Hall of Fame is a joke

@MrManfly

4 жыл бұрын

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke!

People are gonna say I'm crazy, but I think their 2017 mission album is their best. I just discovered it and I am in love with it

@Deborahtunes

2 жыл бұрын

"The Mission" became my favorite Styx Lp as well. I think it surprised a lot of fans by how good it was...

@atlasking6110

2 жыл бұрын

It's an awesome album!

@aaronmorber1943

2 жыл бұрын

No it's that dam good

I swear, I'm the ONLY person on Earth who love's Kilroy Was Here!

@erosbifebeef5115

3 жыл бұрын

Not the only one! Hahaha but yeah it gets undeserved hate. Listen to it!!!!

@novacrowsnest597

3 жыл бұрын

I love Kilroy..

@jerrywoods4066

3 жыл бұрын

@@erosbifebeef5115 no it deserves to be hated lol

My first ever concert was Styx! November 1977 Long Beach Arena with Firefall opening.About 10 rows back center. Grand Illusion tour, was my introduction to Styx. Very partial to all the earlier work, pre Pieces of Eight. Great work Pete!!

Yep, Queen of spades is a kick ass Styx tune ! Also Crystal Ball is one of my all time favs By Styx 🙂

@atlasking6110

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody did Dramatic Hard Rock like DDY but Queen of Spades was really his last ever in that style. At least he went out with a bang!

@DSpeir-pi6tm

2 жыл бұрын

@@atlasking6110 And he looked good in his wife's shirts too :P

Solid ranking, but I’d have Paradise Theater much higher. Cool concept with some very memorable tracks.

Thanks for putting this together and the top Styx songs. Styx is a band I never paid much attention to but I’m listening now.

Thanks for going through this Pete! I was not familiar with Styx outside of the radio hits and went back to listen to the catalog. Really good stuff here

1. Illusion 2. Eight 3. Crystal 4. Equinox 5. Kilroy 6. II 7. Miracles 8. Serpent 9. I 10 Paradise 11 Brave 12 Edge 13 Corner 14 Mission 15 Cyclorama

YES!!! The Mission is unbelievably good!! No, great!!! Listening to it for the first time, it immediately grabs you & draws you in for the whole ride from beginning to end and you feel like it's a lost recording from snackdab between The Grand Illusion & Pieces Of Eight!!!

@aaronmorber1943

2 жыл бұрын

I agree mission to mars just as good as grand illusion pieces of eight some of us are just brave enough to admit lol btw new journey album sucks

I knew this day was coming and I knew it would be so hard as Styx is my favorite band. But I will do my best: 1. The grand illusion 2. Pieces of eight 3. Paradise theatre 4. Crystal ball 5. Equinox 6. Cornerstone 7. Kilroy was here 8. The mission 9. Serpent is rising 10. Styx 2 11 man of miracles 12. Styx 1 13. Cyclorama 14. Brave new world 15. Edge of the century.

@watcher171

4 жыл бұрын

masque1313 totally agree with you

@Raiderblack

4 жыл бұрын

Top 5 is correct in my book...

@bevenboy3181

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe move up Crystal Ball to No 3. ..otherwise agree with your list. ....

@masque1313

4 жыл бұрын

BEVEN BOY I almost did. I love that album!!!

@iamagr8hunter

4 жыл бұрын

Almost everyone would agreed with your top 5. Only the order might change.

Bugger, now I have come sail away in my head and have to sing it from the start. Paradise always be my favourite album.

I'd rank Paradise Theater more favorably. But I generally agree with your overall rankings for many bands. Thanks for your great videos. By the way, I read that Styx considers The Serpent is Rising as their worst album, but I love it!

Definitely a favorite band of mine. To see them live is amazing.

You hit my exact ranking right on the nail! Very good dissection of each album and ranking.

One of my fave bands of all time. Love all their records, but Pieces of Eight is the one I play start to finish the most...followed by Grand Illusion...Then, and don't laugh, Equinox!

@rickleblanc8900

4 жыл бұрын

No one should laugh at Equinox, It's an awesome album

@Aweso1974

4 жыл бұрын

Jason Lee Equinox is really strong. Nothing to laugh at there!

@crusheverything4449

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t hear any laughter, only a great, rocking album!

@alwaysamysteryyes2021

4 жыл бұрын

Why would someone laugh at Equinox?

@williamlangan5902

4 жыл бұрын

Equinox is indeed an awesome album. Sweet Madame Blue kicks butt! A great finale!

Thanks, Pete. I’ve wanted to explore this band, but wasn’t sure where to start.

I would rate "Paradise Theater " much much higher, one of the 5 best of Styx

Great stuff. Love Styx.my #1 favorite song snowblind . In the middle when the singing stops and the guitar takes over just awesome 😎

GREAT VIDEO PETE LOVE THIS RANKING THE STUDIO ALBUMS BY ALL THESE BANDS CAN'T WAIT FOR YOUR RUSH RANKINGS I HOPE YOU DO AN AEROSMITH AND TED NUGENT ONE AS WELL LOVE YOUR CHANNEL TAKE CARE PETE

To go with your review, when I heard "Gone, Gone, Gone" off "The Mission" I didn't realize, yet, that there was a new album, and was straining the brain to remember which of the Wooden Nickle albums it was on. The guitars and- most importantly- those early Styx harmonies had me convinced I missed one (even though I own all of the Styx catalogue). Great stuff

I love your story about your dad taking you to see Styx on the Paradise Theater tour. My dad did the same thing for me and a couple of my friends but for the Cornerstone tour. We had a blast! Great memories.

@seaoftranquilityprog

4 жыл бұрын

If you paid attention, that's not what happened.

Paradise Theater tour was my first concert ever. Loved it.

Grand Illusion is my number one too, but Paradise Theater must be higher than 11.

Thanks to your list I gave the Mission a good listen. Bought it when it came out but never gave it time to sink in. What an album! Nice to see the post Kilroy stuff get a mention as well as the Wooden Nickel releases. Most lists only focus on the A & M releases. I am a Pieces of Eight guy, though, with Queen of Spades being my favorite Styx song.

GREAT review I really enjoyed it. You sure gave the Wooden Nickel more love than most do. Ill give you my rankings with top songs 15. Styx - What Has Come Between Us & 14. Styx ll - Lady & You Need Love 13. Brave New World- Roseland , Everything Is Cool, Brave New World & Heavy Water all very good 12. Man of Miracles- Golden Lark, Evil Eyes, A Song For Suzanne 11. The Serpent Is Rising- Serpent is Rising(JC meets Kurt Cobain) Young Man ( JY's Best Song) 10. Kilroy Was Here- Side 2 is VERY strong - Side 1 not good at all 09. Crystal Ball - Solid album - like the entire album- Crystal Ball, Put Me On, Ballerina best tracks on solid album 08. Edge of the Century - Outstanding Album- All In A Days Work, Show Me The Way, World Tonight, Love Is The Ritual, and the title track are all outstanding - Glens all over this- Really really good album that you didnt give much love to. 07. Cyclorama- These Are the Times, Killing The Thing That You Love, Kiss Your Ass Goodbye, Yes I Can, One With Everything, More Love For the Money, Do Things My Way all fantastic - Glen shines again 06. The Mission - Love the entire album - Locomotive is one of my all time favorite Styx songs 05. Paradise Theater - GREAT album not a huge fan of She Cares & Lonely People but the rest of the album is GREAT 04. Cornerstone - Borrowed Time, Love In The Midnight & Lights are tremendous. GREAT album ** My #'s 3&2 depend on the day you ask 03. Pieces of Eight - It has a PERFECT Side 2( Tails) & a near perfect Side 1(Heads) 02. The Grand Illusion - Its a PERFECT album 01. EQUINOX - GREATEST Side 2 in the history of Rock, Perfect Side 1 - My favorite All Time album ** Get a chance and you will need to give these albums some solid listens check out (in order) Images & Words, Octavarium & Metropolis ll Scenes From a Memory by Dream Theater. Dream Theater is my all time favorite band. Styx is #2 Thanks for the great review

I was a teenager in the late 90's, and Styx was my favorite band, a testament to how timeless and fantastic they are!

Crystal Ball and Equinox are effing awesome albums and put together with Grand Illusion and Pieces of Eight, what a quartet. Those four albums can be put up against any bands best.

@stephen1562

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

5 - Cornerstone 4 - Kilroy Was Here 3 - Pieces Of 8 2 - Paradise Theatre 1 - The Grand Illusion

Interesting take; thanks for sharing. One of the Styx songs that I'm surprised I love so, so much is... "Boat on the River." It just sounds so great.

agreed on Queen of Spades. Amazing song!

"Man in the Wilderness" means so much more to me at 53 than 23. Cheers.

I just started watching this one, but that is a dope f'n shirt! Loves me some Styx!

I love Styx ! Hugs from Brazil 🎉

Great show Pete - Styx was my first favorite band. My top 5 would be: Pieces Of Eight Grand Illusion Paradise Theatre Serpent is Rising Man Of Miracles But, I love all of their 70's and 80's output so much!

Styx did a gig at my high school in 1974. Loved them. The grand illusion came out when I was a junior in college. My favorite.

great vid Pete, just got back into a Styx so might think bout buying the albums I don't own

Hi, Pete. Great to know that the only three albums I own from the band are 3 of your favorite ones. "The Grand Illusion" "Cornerstone" "Paradise Theater" I've been about to buy "Killroy Was Here" but I think I 'm gonna follow your advice and get "Pieces of Eight" and "Equinox" first. By the way, "Pieces of Eight", the name of the album has a connection with the "Real de a 8" (a spanish coin) which was the coin used in the States before the dollar. I' m really curious about this. The album, which I'm now listening to in Spotify, is glorious. Thanks for your show. It really helps in these difficult times. Greetings from Spain.

100% agree. The Grand Illusion. It was the first cassette I bought, the first music I ever bought. Love singing Miss America at karaoke.

Great story about Paradise Theater tour. We were lucky to get tickets. My dad took me to that concert. It was my very first concert.

love crystall ball. brought to mind a lot of song i forgot about. the paradise was my freshman year of in high school!

Great list!!! Same here with the debate on Illusion and Pieces! I’d probably go with Pieces on top since it was my first Styx lp... I’ll have to pick up Mission... based on how you raved about it, I know I’m gonna dig it!

#1 Album Peices of Eight!! Fav song, Miss America!!!!

Killer Vocal Harmonies. Not many on their level - Vocally. Rarely do you see a Cover Band cop-Styx . . . due to the Vocals. Pete really enjoying your channel.

Such a fantastic band.very diverse and original.

1.)Pieces Of Eight(because of the Hipgnosis cover art). Also dig the pipe organ on I'm Okay, and Sing For The Day as well. 2.)The Grand Illusion 3.)Equinox 4.)Crystal Ball 5.)The Mission 6.)The Wooden Nickel Collection. It's a 2 CD set that was released in 2003, and contains all four Wooden Nickel albums 7.)Cyclorama(cool Storm Thorogerson Cover art) 8.)Killroy Was Here. I actually dig the concept, the sci-fi vibe, and the synths. 9.)Cornerstone 10.)Paradise Theater-too much electric piano 11.)Edge Of The Century 12.)Brave New World, which I don't actually have(and have never heard).

@Brian-qg8dg

6 ай бұрын

No Styx II, seriously??? I think it rocks. Maybe not in the traditional Styx way of the big albums, but it a great listen, especially on original clean vinyl pressing. Lots going on this record.

The other day a guy at the store had on a Styx concert T-shirt and I KNEW it was fine to walk right up and say, "The second album I ever bought was Paradise Theatre." HIS. FACE. LIT. UP. Mine, too.

@suzannehintonusa

12 күн бұрын

My first was The Game

I love the Wooden Nickel recordings. Before they hit the big time. Interesting listening. Thanks for your thoughts.

great list the top two I would flip around . I had forgotten how many good albums Styx had made...

1. Grand Illusion 2. Equinox 3. Pieces of Eight 4. Paradise Theater 5. Cornerstone 6 .Crystal Ball 7. Man of Miracles 8. Styx II 9. Serpent is Rising 10. Styx I 11. Mission 12. Cyclorama 13. Brave New World 14. Kilroy was Here 15. Edge of the Century

Styx is the band that got me into Hard Rock in the late 70s while I was in Elementary school. I heard Blue Collar Man, and I was changed forever!

1 ) The Grand Illusion 2 ) Pieces Of Eight 3 ) Paradise Theatre 4 ) Equinox 5 ) Styx II ... Caught them on ' Paradise Theatre ' tour , the first act was all 'Paradise Theatre ' , the 2nd act was their discography of their ' hits ' ... No opening band , 2 1/2 - 3 hours of pure Styx ... btw Dennis De Young played a janitor in a movie theatre , to start the show ...

Dig the Mission, great songs and production

Every now and then, there's a rare radio earworm that is every bit worth the hype (things like Ace of Spades by Motorhead, Highway Star by Deep Purple, or Working Man by Rush.). Just, be hanging with some friends, find the tone and sing out loud "Oh mama, I'm in fear for my life, from the long arm of the law", and immediately, almost involuntarily, someone will respond "Law man has put an end to my running, and I'm so far from my home" If you have more than 1 friend around- you will all finish the verse, before you realize what it is you're doing.

I liked how you chose a deep cut as your favorite all time Styx song (Queen of Spades).

Solid Ranking. Hard to rank some of those albums... choosing a favorite sometimes comes down to the one you are listening to at the moment. Love Queen of Spades as well.

A middle-term band for me. I easily divide this list in groups, no specifical order into each group. Fourth group, they are 100% disposable: Edge of the Century Cornerstone Kilroy Was Here Third group, just one or another interesting song: Styx Equinox Crystal Ball Pieces of Eight Paradise Theatre Cyclorama Brave New World Second group, good albums: Man of Miracles The Grand Illusion The Mission Styx II My favourite, that sounds really different from all others: The Serpent Is Rising

Thanks Pete, I have only heard a couple of songs from this band so I will check out your first 4 album picks first and then move with the rest, I have check bands and albums that I haven't heard thanks to your videos and suggestions, so I will do with this band Most recently I heard the Toto catalog and yes indeed their debut album in my opinion is also their best

Hey Pete, you mentioned how *Crystal Ball* came in with an important new member (of course TS). Going with that, you should do a top 10 of very important new members to any band. I'd be interested to see whose new members you think were instrumental in really changing those bands for the better...

One of my best rock bands...! -STYX.

I have EQUINOX on vinyl this album is my childhood soundtrack one of my favorite all time

1. Grand Illusion One of my top 10 desert albums. 2. Pieces of Eight. flip flop the rest, Sytx a great band.

Pretty much agree on the same top two....even though haven't heard all Styx stuff yet. "I'm Ok" and "Fooling Yourself(The Angry Youngman)" from each of those two albums are probably my two fav Styx songs, but songs from other albums like "Lorelei",Suite Madame Blue", "Lights", "Why Me", and "Music Time" are also ones I like a lot....🙂👍

Glad to see you rank the Styx albums. Agree with the top 3; GI, P of 8, & Equinox. I would rank paradise higher with cornerstone and serpent lower. A bombastic band that put out some cringy stuff, but at their best they were great. They should be in the R&R HoF.

I was at the concert at the Meadowlands that you missed out on tickets. It was a great show! Styx at the peak of their live performance powers.

5.-Paradise Theatre 4.-Equinox 3.-Crystal Ball 2..-Pieces Of Eight 1.-The Grand Illusion

First concert I ever went to was Styx back in 1976. I'll will always remember seeing DDY in a rocking chair singing Lady. To me he is the greatest male vocalist of all time. Far as albums go, I flip flop between Grand Illusion and Equinox for #1 then Pieces of Eight.

Love Styx! First saw them on the Grand Illusion tour when I was 15/16.

I agree about Grand Illusion and Pieces of Eight. Maybe I would switch the order because Pieces of Eight is a bit special for me being the first Styx album I bought. When it comes to ranking the rest I would rank Cornerstone and Paradise Theater higher and some of the early albums lower, but that is probably due to the fact I haven't listened enough to the early stuff.

I liked your list. Of course, it is all subjective. My list of most beloved STYX albums to least liked and my favorite song from each: 1. Pieces of Eight (Queen of Spades) . Not a bad song on the album 2. The Grand Illusion (Castle Walls/Miss America) Not a bad song on the album 3. Paradise Theatre (Half Penny, Two Penny) Not a bad song on the album 4. Equinox (Prelude12/Suite Madam Blue) Not a bad song on the album 5. Crystal Ball (Shooz) Not a bad song on the album 6. Cornerstone (Eddie) Why Me was kinda weak 7. Edge of the Century (Show Me The Way) All in a Days Work was kinda weak 8. Man of Miracles (Southern Woman) 9. Styx II (Lady/ I'm Gonna Make You Feel It) 10. The Serpent Is Rising (Young Man) 11. Kilroy Was Here (Don't Let It End) 12. The Mission (Gone, Gone, Gone) 13. Styx (Best Thing) 14. Brave New World (Everything Is Cool) 15. Cyclorama (none, I hated it)

My first concert was Styx on their Cornerstone tour in '79. I was 13 and my mom was cool enough to take me and a friend. I've been a fan since '77 when The Grand Illusion was released. BTW , TGI is my "all-time" favorite album.

I've never understood all the hate for the song 'Babe', especially when 'Lady' is so well-liked. I agree it's not a rock song, but I never thought it was terrible. It's leaps and bounds better than anything that comes on current popular radio stations.

I saw Styx in 1977 on The Grand Illusion tour. Fantastic show. My top 5 in order are Equinox, Pieces Of Eight, Grand Illusion, Crystal Ball & Man Of Miracles.

I went to a party in Huntington Beach, CA, and Styx was cranking out on the reel to reel. I was really digging the tuneage but then sort of forgot about them. I was driving to Las Vegas, moving there, and stopped at a record store to get some new music for the road and when I pulled up to park 'Grand Illusion' came on the radio. I listened to the whole song then went in and asked the guy working if he knew who did it. He said it was the new Styx album. I bought it... cassette... and dug it so much I bought all their stuff when I got to Vegas. I saw them live twice, great shows but then I lost interest and never really got back into them. But hey, that's just my preferences

Great shirt of my favorite Styx album.

MY FRIEND. THANKS TO YOU I MEET THIS GREAT BAND. COMPLETELY MATCHED WITH THE FIRST PLACES, I ONLY CHANGE THE ORDER, FOR ME: 1. EQUINOX 2. CRISTAL BALL 3. THE GRAND ILLUSION 4. PIECES OF EIGHT 5. CRASH OF THE CROWN 6. CORNERSTONE 7. PRADISE THEATER

i loved the show a couple years back when they played both Pieces of Eight & Grand Illusion in their entirety

When I would go to the record store back in the 70's, I would always make sure to pick up Styx.....

Yep Grand Illusion the best one. Couple years ago I got the 180 g vinyl and it's just so nice to have a brand new beautiful record with that gorgeous cover.

Same top 3. Equinox has the edge, has to be my No.1. Some albums have that little bit of perfection to them. Lookin' forward to the Rush ranking tomorrow. A Farewell To KIngs is my go to top Rush album. More perfect than perfect.

Equinox rules my list. Only discovered Man of Miracles last year! Finding a long lost Styx album, what a treat. Styx II also on the podium.

I love Killroy... a very underrated album. I am ranking the 76-83 period. 1. Killroy 2. Cornerstone 3. Paradise Theater 4. Grand Illusion 5. Pieces of eight 6. Crystal Ball

I'm in my 20's and I honestly think Styx made some of the best music. My favorites are very closely tied among Grand Illusion, Edge of the Century, The Mission, Corner Stone, Paradise Theatre, and Cyclorama (what's up with the floating carrot).

I used to go to Sears in the South Hills Mall Ticketron office to buy tickets.

Pete, totally on board with Illusion, Castle Walls is fantastic. I trade that with Crystal Ball, which got me into Styx. Great show!

🙏 for opening my eyes to THIN LIZZY, Mr Jones too..

Only difference between our lists is I have Styx II above The Mission. Good stuff in general. Thanks for the video!

Equinox is my favorite and also the first i get my hand on back in the 70's. Kilroy is underrated btw!

Heard young man for the first time about an hour ago. Blew my head off