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STYX
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Styx is an American rock band from Chicago
that formed in 1972 and is best known for melding hard rock guitar balanced with
acoustic guitar, synthesizers mixed with acoustic piano, upbeat tracks with
power ballads, and incorporating elements of international musical theatre.
The band established itself with a progressive
rock sound in the 1970s, and began to incorporate pop rock and soft rock
elements in the 1980s.
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In 1980,
Styx was voted the most popular band in America, according to a Gallup poll.
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.
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.
In 2001, Styx performed at the Super Bowl XXXV pre-game show at Raymond James Stadium.
In 2003,
Styx performed at the Super Bowl XXXVII pre-game show at Qualcomm Stadium.
In 2003, "Cyclorama" is released, which included guest appearances by Billy Bob Thornton,
Brian Wilson,
John Waite, Jude Cole and
Tenacious D.
In 2004,
Styx is invited to perform at
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas in June. Since they had just played there three weeks previously, they decide to perform their version of the Beatles classic "I Am the Walrus," which keyboardist Lawrence Gowan had only performed in sound checks.
In a North American tour beginning in May 2010, Styx was a co-headliner
of United in Rock with
Foreigner and special guests
Kansas.
In early April 2011, it was announced that Styx would join up with
Yes for a "Progressive US Tour"
that began on July 4, 2011.
On November 22, 2013, they announced a benefit concert with
REO Speedwagon
titled "Rock to the Rescue" to raise money for the affected families of the
tornado in central Illinois.
The summer of 2014 found the band back on the road in a new touring package
called Soundtrack of Summer, with
Foreigner and ex-Eagle
Don Felder.
Styx's 2015 summer tour saw them re-uniting with
Def Leppard. Along
with Tesla, the groups played
outdoor venues across the United States.
On June 5, 2022 Styx was inducted into the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum
Hall of Fame. That same night
Dennis DeYoung
was additionally inducted as a songwriter.
Hit songs by Styx include --
- Babe
- Too Much Time On My Hands
- Mr. Roboto
- Show Me The Way
- The Best of Times
- Don't Let It End
- Lady
- Come Sail Away
- Rockin' The Paradise
- Love Is The Ritual
- Renegade
- Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
- Snowblind
- Love at First Sight
- Why Me
- Lorelei
- Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
- Mademoiselle
- Waiting for Our Time
- Music Time
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Genre: Rock 1
Genre: Rock 2
Styles:
.Classic Rock. / ClassicRock
.Hard Rock. / HardRock
.Pop/Rock. / PopRock
.Contemporary Pop/Rock. / ContemporaryPopRock
.Prog-Rock. / ProgRock
.Arena Rock. / ArenaRock
.Album Rock. / AlbumRock
Years active:
x70s, x80s, x90s, x00s,
x10s, x20s
1972–1984, 1990–1991, 1995–present
Formed: ..in Illinois / formed nIllinois
Formed:
..in Chicago / formed ChicagoIL
Formed: in 1970
Based: ..in US
Based: ..in Illinois / based nIllinois
Based: ..in Chicago
/ based ChicagoIL
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