From my days with the early Styx, I remember one cold winter evening when we ran cable from the 3rd floor recording studio down the stairs, out the door down a block or so to the St. James Cathedral where Dennis recorded the pipe organ for Father OSA. Also sang in the Plexiglass Toilet choir. Fun times. They have always been a great live music band.
Agreed. My top ten: 10. Heavy Metal Poisoning 9. Rockin' the Paradise 8. Lady 7. Music Time 6. Lonely People 5. Mr. Roboto 4. Mother Dear 3. Suite Madame Blue 2. Miss America 1. Born for Adventure Honorable mentions: Lonely Child, the rest of Equinox, Earl of Roseland, Double Life. I am not a fan of Tommy Shaw's musical style (although Blue Collar Man & Crystal Ball are ok to hear once in awhile), but fortunately DDY and JY gave us some good tunes. I do not consider myself a true fan but the songs that I did mention I am really into, esp. the Equinox album. I'm glad Pete mentioned so many songs - I did a deep dive listening to them last night and added about a dozen or so to my playlist. Good stuff !
Pieces of Eight is my favorite album But Lorelei is my favorite song. On a personal note, 1 of my closest friends growing up was a cousin of the Panozzo brothers. We went to watch them rehearse a couple times at the local civic center in a suburb of Chicago where we lived. We heard some of Grand illusion and Pieces of eight before it was ever on vinyl.
My Top 10: 1. Suite Madame Blue 2. Castle Walls 3. Crystal Ball 4. Come Sail Away 5. Lady 6. Loralei 7. Rockin the Paradise 8. Renegade 9. Halfpenny Twopenny 10. Borrowed Time
My top ten, as of today. It has changed a lot over the years as I've changed. 1) Castle Walls (Grand Illusion) - Styx's finest moment overall. Because of the medieval themes and lyrics, grandiose had never worked better for Styx. 2) Queen of Spades (Pieces of 8) - In addition to what you already mentioned - the drums on this one are incredible. And that final instrumental passage is so epic and dark. 3) Snowblind (Paradise Theatre) - amazing synthesizers and performance. Song never wears out its welcome. On a level with the Black Sabbath song of the same name. 4) Father OSA (Styx II) - the beautiful acoustic guitar passages, the amazing church organ and the beastly twin guitars at the end. The mysterious and metphorical and philosophical lyrics. One of the most amazing prog songs nobody ever talks about. The drum parts are also phenomenal. 5) I'm Okay (Pieces of 8) - Again, amazing church organ. I guess I have a soft spot for that instrument the way Dennis plays it. The lyrics about conformity and how to deal with it - one of the best thing Dennis ever wrote. 6) Clair De Lune/Ballerina (Crystal Ball) - The melancholy in this song is like no other. Amazing keys and piano. And the guitar dueling at the end probably could only be compared with KK/Glenn from Judas Priest. 7) Suite Madame Blue (Equinox) - if you don't start air-guitaring toward the end when it gets heavy there is something wrong with you. 8) Just Get Through This Night (Kilroy) - masterpiece deep-cut and possibly my favorite thing Tommy ever did with Styx. And how many other songs can perfectly blend accordion, synthesizer, keyboard and piano?! 9) Best Thing (Styx I) - song is just so damn heavy and punchy for it's time period. Probably the best example of Styx dynamics - every instrument in that song gets to shine and rock out. 10) The Best of Times (Paradise Theatre) - the perfect power ballad, and still to this day has a charm all its own. Honorable mention - the bundle of heavy songs from the Wooden Nickel days. Jonas Psalter, Serpent Is Rising, Man of Miracles, Young Man. Also Love Is the Ritual because of how catchy and commercial and modern it was for a 30-year old band people's jaws completely hit the floor. I mean to go from the Musictime flop to that - damn.
10. Born For Adventure 9. Claire de Lune/Ballerina 8. Queen Of Spades 7. Lights 6. Love In The Midnight 5. Boat On The River 4. Renegade 3. Blue Collar Man 2. Man In The Wilderness 1. Crystal Ball As you can see, I lean toward Tommy’s stuff, but this band has a wealth of great material, a lot of which pre-dates Shaw. I don’t want to start up The Big Debate (plenty of that elsewhere), but it’s a shame the band can’t patch things up because the combination of Tommy and Dennis’ voices is really something special and they both sound pretty much the same as when Tommy first joined, which is remarkable!
I totally agree -Queen of Spades is my favorite Styx song. I have all their albums . The first few being on Wooden Nickel Label.. It's so hard to rank songs of bands that have so many good songs. Good list , by the way.
I'm gonna post before I watch this one. It was a bit difficult as I really love a lot of the Wooden Nickel stuff. Here ya go: Styx top 10: 10.Miss America 9. Crystal Ball 8. Young Man 7. Queen of Spades 6. Evil Eyes 5. Castle Walls 4. Mother Dear 3. Golden Lark/Song For Suzanne 2. Man of Miracles 1. Prelude 12/Suite Madam Blue
So hard to chose. I was a Sophomore in High School when 'Edge Of The Century' was released. I liked Styx, but i did not become a full blown fan until then. My. Jr year my Show Choir sang "Show Me The Way", so that album among a few others was in my DNA that year, ironically Damn Yankees was too... but i digress. So my top 10 is different than most as i am a latter day Styx fan. I love the older stuff but it was the new albums that i fell in love with after EoTC. So here is my Top 10 10. Crystal Ball 9. Show Me the Way 8. Grand Illusion 7. Queen of Spades 6. Paradise 5. One With Everything 4. Radio Silence 3. Love Is A Ritual 2. For The Greater Good 1. Blue Collar Man
I remember listening to Pieces Of Eight in my bedroom with one of those tape recorders that everybody had lol. One little speaker. I am 54 so we know who you are:) Saw Styx on the Paradise tour. Excellent show.
How about Borrowed Time? I love those crushing chords in the beginning. The whole "Cornerstone" album is uneven It's like they began to make a hard rock album but when Dennis brought in Babe they wrote softer songs to match it. Cheers!
Styx gets a lot of flak (as does Journey, which comes to mind) but as stated, they are a great band that mix elements of Prog, hard rock, Pop, with great song writing and vocals.
You can add Foreigner to the list of good bands that have gotten flak. They were accused of being the epitome of corporate rock in the late 70's. But just like Styx and Journey they just have a lot of good songs that have stood the test of time.
@Christopher Bingham I’m always surprised, especially since Styx and Kansas aren’t really arena rock. Kansas was very much a symphonic Prog band in the mold of Yes, Genesis, and ELP (at least until Audio-Visions), and Styx is a great example of Crossover Prog during the seventies as well as the latest album.
10 - Too Much Time On My Hands 9 - Babe (memories) 8 - Rockin' The Paradise 7 - Heavy Metal Poisoning 6 - Renegade 5 - Mr. Roboto 4 - First Time 3 - Suite Madame Blue 2 - Snowblind 1 - Come Sail Away👁
1. A Day 2. Fooling Yourself 3. Come Sail Away 4. The Serpent Is Rising 5. The Grand Illusion 6. Blue Collar Man 7. Fugue / Father OSA 8. Crystal Ball 9. Prelude 12 / Suite Madame Blue 10. Jonas Psalter
ok this is brutal for me as styx is my number 1 band of all time, or at least 1a with them and KANSAS. so this is beyond difficult and it's like saying which child you like best.....lol. Your list was great and it's obvious you love the band!!! I had to break mine down into three separate categories, The A & M years. The Wooden Nickel years and then everything else. so here goes; A & M: top 13 songs for me and this is a loose order subject to change; 1 fooling yourself 2 renegade 3 great white hope 4 lights 5 the best of times 6 mademoiselle 7 queen of spades 8 blue collar man 9 comes sail away 10 castle walls 11 crystal ball 12 put me on 13 borrowed time Honorable mention A & M years; shooz ballerina loreli mother dear born for adventure suite madame blue haven't we been here before rockin the paradise too much time on my hands snowblind half-penny, two-penny pieces of eight the grand illusion miss america man in the wilderness superstars The Wooden Nickel Years: 1 man of miracles 2 22 years 3 winner takes all 4 lady 5 father OSA 6 witch wolf 7 you need love 8 earl of roseland 9 best thing 10 the grove of eglantine honorable mention wooden nickel years; what has come between us jonas psalter the serpent is rising rock and roll feeling Post A & M years; 1 goodbye to roseland 2 locomotive 3 one with everything 4 red storm 5 the outpost 6 yes I can 7 killing the thing you love 8 radio silence 9 mission to mars 10 brave new world
EXCELLENT list my man! Great to hear Castle Walls get the appreciation it deserves. You put emphasis on some of my long time favs - Born For Adventure, Mother Dear, Mademoiselle - wow just so many great works to talk about!
I just revisited the "Cornerstone" album and I forgot how strong that album is. Borrowed Time, Love In The Midnight, Why Me, Never Say Never. This is a strong album.
Great list Pete. My favorites: 1. The Best of Times 2. Renegade 3. Crystal Ball 4. Too Much Time on My Hands 5. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) 6. Miss America 7. Snowblind 8. Blue Collar Man 9. Rockin’ the Paradise 10. Don’t Let it End Basically the Caught in the Act album.
I do these lists quick before watching the video. So here ya go… 1. Suite Madame Blue 2. Lorelei 3. Crystal Ball 4. Father O.S.A. 5. Too Much time on My Hands 6. Lady 7. Renegade (Hey, I’m from Pittsburgh. Google “Steelers Renegade”) 8. The Grand Illusion 9. Lords of the Ring 10. Mr. Roboto Am I crazy for including Mr. Roboto? Maybe. But I listened to that 45 in 1983 over and over and over. I still know every word to this day. It makes me happy…in all its over-the-top cheesiness.
1.) The Message/Lords Of The Ring 2.) Sing For The Day 3.) Fooling Yourself 4.) Queen Of Spades 5.) Pieces Of Eight 6.) Renegade 7.) Castle Walls 8.) The Grand Illusion 9.) Miss America 10.) Superstars
1) Come Sail Away 2) The Best of Times 3) Blue Collar Man 4) Show Me The Way 5) Lady 6) Fooling Yourself 7) Renegade 8) Too Much Time On My Hands 9) The Grand Illusion 10) Pieces of Eight ^^Honorable Mentions - Babe , Suite Madame Blue, Crystal Ball, Queen of Spades
For me, one of the best prog-rock bands of all time. My five top songs are: Crystal Ball, Blue Collar Man, Queen of Spades, The Grand Illusion, and Miss America.
By far my favourite band. Suite madame blue Pièces of eight Queen of spade Boat on the river Midnight ride Half penny Castle walls Show me the way Born for adventure Best thing
My top ten in no particular order: Witch Wolf, Man of Miracles, Miss America, Renegade, Blue Collar Man, Grand Illusion, This Old Man, Suite Madame Blue, Love in the Midnight, Come Sail away.
My top 10 10. Renegade 9. Boat on the river 8. Blue collar man 7. Show me the way 6. The best of times 5. Borrowed time 4. Too much time of my hands 3. Don't let it end 2. Rockin' the paradise 1. Mr. Roboto
1. Lady 2. One With Everything 3. Man In The Wilderness 4. Crystal Ball 5. Lights 6. Queen of Spades 7. Renegade 8. Suite Madam Blue 9. Blue Collar Man 10. Pieces of Eight HM: I'm OK, Sing For The Day, Light Up, Waiting For Our Time To Come, Grand Illusion, Best Of Times, Rockin the Paradise
I've never heard a Styx list with Queen of Spades at the top. Impressive, great choice. My top 10 list has "Man in the Wilderness" on it, which in my mind is a partner (in theme) to Crystal Ball.
My favorite period for Styx encompasses the Equinox through Pieces of Eight period, and my top 10 reflects that. Had to leave a lot of great songs off the list. 10 Lorelei 9 Light Up 8 The Grand Illusion 7 Superstars 6 Castle Walls 5 Queen of Spades 4 Lords of the Ring 3 This Old Man 2 Suite Madame Blue 1 Man in the Wilderness
1) Grand Illusion, 2) Come Sail Away, 3) Too Much Time on My Hands, 4) Difference in the World, 5) Fooling Your Self, 6) Queen of Spades, 7) Renegade, 8) Blue Collar Man, 9) Show Me the Way, 10) Nothing Ever Goes as Planned
My 10 10. Light Up 9. Crystal Ball 8. Queen Of Spades 7. Pieces Of Eight 6. Too Much Time On My Hands 5. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) 4. Renegade 3. Come Sail Away 2. Blue Collar Man 1. The Grand Illusion
10. Snow blind 9. Half Penny Two Penny 8. A Day 7. Midnight Ride 6. Miss America 5. Crystal Ball. 4. Love in the Midnight 3. Come Sail Away 2. Suite Madame Blue 1. Man in the Wilderness
1. Come Sail Away 2. Suite Madame Blue 3. The Grand Illusion 4. Witch Wolf 5. I Will Be Your Witness 6. Heavy Metal Poisoning 7. Father O.S.A. 8. You Better Ask 9. Miss America 10. Love Is The Ritual Honorable Mentions: Lorelei, Crystal Ball, Fooling Yourself, Man In the Wilderness, Renegade, Blue Collar Man, Lights, Snowblind, Too Much Time on My Hands, Do Things My Way, These Are the Times
I like all Styx ...I saw them on the "Cornerstone" tour. I think "Lights" and "Why Me" are very underrate songs !!! I don't even mind "Babe"...sorry Tommy But "Fooling Yourself" and "Superstars" are probably my two most favorites (because of the memories).
1 - Castle Walls 2 - Queen Of Spades 3 - Lady 4 - Clair De Lune / Ballerina 5 - One With Everything 6 - Put Me On 7 - Father O.S.A. 8 - Born For Adventure 9 - Young Man 10 - Golden Lark
Great list Pete. I always liked This Old Man. Styx epitomized rock back in the 70,s. Rock music was growing still, absorbing many styles and influences and people wanted to take time and listen. Saga top ten, oh yea.
my top 10. no.1 very commercial but powerful. 1. show me the way 2. come sail away 3. castle walls 4. best of times 5. renegade 6. superstars 7. heavy metal poisoning 8. miss America 9. snowblind 10. crystal ball
I'm just revisiting the album "Paradise Theatre" from 1981 and must say the sound just blows me away and swept me right back into 10th grade 40 years ago!
When you said "Queen of Spades" my jaw dropped and I had to rewind. After hearing Renegade and Blue Collar Man, both incredible songs of course, I wasn't expecting Queen of Spades. Every list I see never puts it in the top, much less at #1! After hearing you say it for the second time I instantly subscribed. An not just Queen of Spades, but seeing Man of Miracles get a proper mention is amazing. Absolutely amazing list, you have incredible music taste. My personal top 3 is without a doubt Come Sail Away, Lady, and of course Queen of Spades
A little late here, but,... 1.) Man In The Wilderness 2.) Borrowed Time 3.) Renegade 4.) Queen Of Spades 5.) Lorelei 6.) Suite Madam Blue 7.) Blue Collar Man 8.) Clair De Lune/Ballerina 9.) Castle Walls 10.) Just Get Through This Night
Killer picks Pete.After a long time not listening to it,I re-visited my Pieces of Eight album today.What a fantastic album. Blue Collar Man. It has this heavy metal vibe with some galloping rythms.Its heavy and I love it!Queen of Spades!!! heeaaavyyyy!!As always such a pleasure to watch your videos.Greetings!Johnny Winter top best songs please!
Good list, my honorable mentions: On My Way from paradise live Shoooz!!! Half Penny Two Penny Heavy Water Borrowed Time Southern Woman Lonely Child You Better Ask
1. Half Penny Two Penny 2. Castle Walls 3. Pieces Of Eight 4. Mother Dear 5. Hallelujah Chorus 6. You Better Ask 7. Suite Madame Blue 8. Crystal Ball 9. The Serpent Is Rising 10. Why Me
Styx is one of my favorite band of all since I'm young and I'm happy that you like them so much too. Great top 10. I agree with much of it. Ballerina IS really awesome. But to me, Ceystal Ball is in top 3. 🤘🤘🤘
1: crystal ball 2: loralie/ boat on the river 3: radio silence 4: sweet madam blue 5: queen of spades 6: come sail away 7: blue collar man 8: rock and roll feeling 9: castle walls 10: grand illusion HM: half penny two penny, man in the wilderness, man of miracles
Styx Honorable Mention & These Are ALL GREAT - Honorable Mention- The Serpent Is Rising, Young Man, Evil Eyes, A Song For Suzanne, What Has Come Between Us, These Are The Times, Killing The Thing That You Love, Lights, Golden Lark, Everything Is Cool, Crystal Ball, Claire De Lune/ Ballerina, Borrowed Time, Pieces of Eight, Fooling Yourself, Just Get Thru This Night, Hundred Million Miles From Home, Miss America, Half Penny Two Penny, Best of Times, Queen of Spades, Show Me The Way, The Grand Illusion TOP 10 10. Goodbye Roseland 09. Born For Adventure 08. Lady 07. Love In The Midnight 06. Locomotive 05. Renegade 04. Blue Collar Man 03. Man In The Wilderness 02. Prelude 12/ Suite Madame Blue 01. COME SAIL AWAY
I thought Queen of Spades would be on the HM list!!! This is why you rock man!!! Running my Nickel Years disc while writing this😉 Shooz is def on my list for top 10. Surprised you did not HM that 🤷♂️ Man in the Wilderness on my top 10 also. Nice mention for Castle Walls def a top 10 number, so dynamic, love that cut
This one is tough. Styx has so damn many great songs. I like your list, but I would've taken out Renegade and replaced it with Pieces Of Eight and then moved Pieces of Eight to #1. I also would've somehow fit This Old Man somewhere in the top ten.
1. Suite Madame Blue - Equinox 2. Snowblind - Paradise Theatre 3. Come Sail Away - The Grand Illusion 4. Witch Wolf - The Serpent Is Rising 5. These Are The Times - Cyclorama 6. 22 Years - The Serpent Is Rising 7. Babe - Cornerstone 8. Renegade - Pieces Of Eight 9. Clair de Lune/Ballerina - Crystal Ball 10. The Greater Good - The Mission
I wonder how Styx would have been without Tommy Shaw because he had all talents at 1000x .Singing playing writing he had it all .. Loreli ,a pre Tommy song,was always a fav of mine though.
1. Man of Miracles 2. Suite Madam Blue 3. Crystal Ball 4. Miss America 5. Queen of Spades 6. Man in the Wilderness 7. Renegade 8. Serpent Rising 9. Blue Collar Man 10. Castle Walls
Tough one. Hmm.. 1. Crystal ball 2. Fooling yourself 3. Lorelei 4. Too much time on my hands 5. Come sail away. 6. Suite madam blue 7. Miss America 8. Rocking the paradise 9. Snowblind. 10. Heavy metal poisoning
Love Styx to death! 1. Crystal Ball, love the queen theme it has to the song, best song they ever did! Love the sound 2. Movement for the Common Man 3. Babe - Cornerstone 4. Put Me On - Crystal Ball 5. Queen of Spades 6. Suite Madame Blue - Equinox 7. Man of Miracles 8. Miss America - Grand Illusion 9. Castle Walls - Grand illusion 10. Pieces of Eight
1) Come Sail Away 2) Blue Collar Man 3) The Best of Times 4) Suite Madame Blue 5) Crystal Ball 6) Fooling Yourself 7) Mr. Roboto 8) Renegade 9) Castle Walls 10) The Grand Illusion Honorable mentions are Father O.S.A., I’m OK, Pieces of Eight, and Radio Silence.
Always a difficult choice to choose the hits, which are great, but tired of hearing them. But here goes. 10. Half Penny, Two Penny 9. Lord of the Rings 8. Crystal Ball 7. Miss America 6. Lights 5. Nothing Ever Goes as Planned 4. Pieces of Eight 3. Lonely People 2. Just Get Through this Night 1. Queen of Spades HM: “Plexiglass Toilet” hidden track from The Serpent is Rising!
I didn’t take the time to rank in order, but my top ten are the ten that came to mind quickest and indispensable STYX. Man in the wilderness Boat on the river Radio Silence Crystal Ball Come Sail Away Pieces of Eight Great White Hope Suite Madame Blue Lady Blue Collar Man
Double Life You Need Love Light Up Half Penny, Two Penny Suite Madame Blue Just Get Through This Night Nothing Ever Goes As Planned Born For Adventure Come Sail Away Miss America
My Top Ten from Styx: 10. Dear John 9. Too Much Time on My Hands 8. Renegade 7. Lorelei 6. Lady 5. Queen of Spades 4. Best of Times 3. Come Sail Away 2. Lady 1. Crystal Ball
I always liked "Never Say Never". It's one of those mid-tempo songs that's really catchy and has a Queen like backing vocal. It's my favorite song off "Cornerstone"
Great picks Pete. My top 10 in no particular order accept for my #1⬇ #1 Queen of ♠'s Man in the wilderness Suite madame blue Blue collar man Heavy metal poisoning Crystal ball After you leave me Man of miracles Miss America The grand illusion
My Top 10 Styx Songs 10. Eddie (Cornerstone) 9. 22 Years (The Serpent is Rising) 8. Best Thing (Styx) 7. My Rock N Roll Feeling (Man of Miracles) 6. Loreli (Equinox) 5. Witch Wolf (The Serpent is Rising) 4. Blue Collor Man (Pieces of Eight) 3. After you Leave Me (Styx) 2. Prelude 12/Suite Madam Blue (Equinox) 1. Light Up (Equinox) Honorable Mentions: Movement for a common man (Styx) What has come between Us (Styx) Quick is the beat of my Heart (Styx) Lady (Styx 2) A Day (Styx 2) Father O.S.A (Styx 2) I'm Gonna Make You Feel It (Styx 2) Unfinished Song (Styx 2) The Grove of Eglantine (The Serpent is Rising) As Bad As This (The Serpent is Rising) Jonas Psalter (The Serpent is Rising) The Serpent is Rising Golden Lark (Man of Miracles) Lies (Man of Miracles) Southern Woman (Man of Miracles) Christopher, Mr. Christopher (Man of Miracles) Man of Miracles Mother Dear (Equinox) Lonely Child (Equinox) Midnight Ride (Equinox) Born for Adventure (Equinox) Put me On (Crystal Ball) Mademoiselle (Crystal Ball) Shooz (Crystal Ball) Crystal Ball Superstars (Grand Illusion) Miss America (Grand Illusion) Castle Walls (Grand Illusion) Man in the Wilderness (Grand Illusion) Lords of the Ring (Pieces of Eight) Renegade (Pieces of 8) Queen of Spades (Pieces of 8) Pieces of 8 Lights (Cornerstone) Why Me (Cornerstone) First Time (Cornerstone) A.D 1928 and 1958 (Paradise Theater) Rockin' the Paradise ( Paradise Theater) And Snowblind (Paradise Theater) "I just realized, my Top 10 has a lot of Songs from the Wooden Nickel Years."
Great list! I agree with your list almost 100%, but have a couple of other preferences. Man in the Wilderness Suite Madam Blue Southern Woman Man of Miracles Shooz Crystal Ball Midnight Ride Claire de Lune/Ballerina Miss America 22 Years
Hi Pete, big fan of the channel. Just wanted to beg for a ranking of the albums for Wishbone Ash. I'm actually surprised that you haven't done one yet. Personally, I'd do every album except the 3 late 80s reunion ones, which I was never a big fan of. Thanks and keep up the good work.
My list of favorite songs: Come Sail Away Castle Walls Man in the Wilderness Renegade Fooling Yourself Grand Illusion Snowblind Light Up Half-Penny, Two Penny Gone Gone Gone
Your videos rock, but I think you should be most proud of the community you are building of those of us, that love the old stuff. Love finding stuff that either came before me or I missed the first time. Cheers!!
My top ten songs from styx are 10 crystal ball 9 too much time on my hands 8. Lonely people 7 best of times. 6. Snow blind 5 she cares 4 haven't we been here before 3 cold war 2 Castle walls 1 babe
01) Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) 02) Suite Madam Blue 03) The Grove Of Egliante 04) The Grand Illusion 05) Lady 06) Man Of Miracles 07) Come Sail Away 08) Lorelei 09) Young Man 10) Put Me On Honorable Mentions: Great White Hope, Pieces Of Eight, Best Thing, Father OSA, Mother Dear, Mademoiselle, Rockin' The Paradise, Borrowed Time, Children Of The Land, Superstars, One With Everything
This was a hard exercise for me considering Styx is one of my all time favorite bands, so I decided to make a top 20 instead of a top 10 lol 20. Great White Hope 19. Lights 18. Man of Miracles 17. Fooling Yourself (Angry Young Man) 16. Midnight Ride 15. The Grand Illusion 14. Radio Silence 13. Snowblind 12. Pieces of Eight 11. Lorelei 10. One With Everything 9. Miss America 8. Castle Walls 7. Blue Collar Man 6. Renegade 5. Half Penny Two Penny 4. Crystal Ball 3. Man in the Wilderness 2. Queen of Spades 1. Suite Madam Blue
While I didn't really care for most of the DeYoung ballad songs (Babe, Show Me the Way, Don't Let it End, etc.), I actually really like the Best of Times. Did a vocal cover of it, though I'm reluctant to post it due to difficulty nailing the two high notes at the end.
1. Man in the Wilderness 2. Crystal Ball 3. Boat on the River 4. Suite Madam Blue 5. Mother Dear 6. Love in the Midnight 7. What has Come Between Us 8. Best Thing 9. Snowblind 10. Pieces of Eight
Mother Dear from Equinox was lead sung by Dennis and John Curulewski. He was the one that left after the album and penned and sung several tracks from the first four albums. Also, the organ used in "I'm Okay" from Pieces of Eight was from St. James Cathedral in Chicago.
I think the word "underrated" is used too often, but Dennis DeYoung is definitely an underrated keyboard player.
From my days with the early Styx, I remember one cold winter evening when we ran cable from the 3rd floor recording studio down the stairs, out the door down a block or so to the St. James Cathedral where Dennis recorded the pipe organ for Father OSA. Also sang in the Plexiglass Toilet choir. Fun times. They have always been a great live music band.
Fun fact: The Grand Illusion was released on 7.7.77 !
And it was their 7th album... ;)
Straight Outta Compton was released on 8.8.88!
Equinox their best album-- Every song is in my top ten.
Agreed. My top ten:
10. Heavy Metal Poisoning
9. Rockin' the Paradise
8. Lady
7. Music Time
6. Lonely People
5. Mr. Roboto
4. Mother Dear
3. Suite Madame Blue
2. Miss America
1. Born for Adventure
Honorable mentions: Lonely Child, the rest of Equinox, Earl of Roseland, Double Life.
I am not a fan of Tommy Shaw's musical style (although Blue Collar Man & Crystal Ball are ok to hear once in awhile), but fortunately DDY and JY gave us some good tunes. I do not consider myself a true fan but the songs that I did mention I am really into, esp. the Equinox album.
I'm glad Pete mentioned so many songs - I did a deep dive listening to them last night and added about a dozen or so to my playlist. Good stuff !
Pieces of Eight is my favorite album But Lorelei is my favorite song. On a personal note, 1 of my closest friends growing up was a cousin of the Panozzo brothers. We went to watch them rehearse a couple times at the local civic center in a suburb of Chicago where we lived. We heard some of Grand illusion and Pieces of eight before it was ever on vinyl.
My Top 10:
1. Suite Madame Blue
2. Castle Walls
3. Crystal Ball
4. Come Sail Away
5. Lady
6. Loralei
7. Rockin the Paradise
8. Renegade
9. Halfpenny Twopenny
10. Borrowed Time
You have *Half Penny Two Penny* at number 9, as I do. A great track that rarely gets recognized.
And *Crystal Ball* at #3 also same as me...
My top ten, as of today. It has changed a lot over the years as I've changed.
1) Castle Walls (Grand Illusion) - Styx's finest moment overall. Because of the medieval themes and lyrics, grandiose had never worked better for Styx.
2) Queen of Spades (Pieces of 8) - In addition to what you already mentioned - the drums on this one are incredible. And that final instrumental passage is so epic and dark.
3) Snowblind (Paradise Theatre) - amazing synthesizers and performance. Song never wears out its welcome. On a level with the Black Sabbath song of the same name.
4) Father OSA (Styx II) - the beautiful acoustic guitar passages, the amazing church organ and the beastly twin guitars at the end. The mysterious and metphorical and philosophical lyrics. One of the most amazing prog songs nobody ever talks about. The drum parts are also phenomenal.
5) I'm Okay (Pieces of 8) - Again, amazing church organ. I guess I have a soft spot for that instrument the way Dennis plays it. The lyrics about conformity and how to deal with it - one of the best thing Dennis ever wrote.
6) Clair De Lune/Ballerina (Crystal Ball) - The melancholy in this song is like no other. Amazing keys and piano. And the guitar dueling at the end probably could only be compared with KK/Glenn from Judas Priest.
7) Suite Madame Blue (Equinox) - if you don't start air-guitaring toward the end when it gets heavy there is something wrong with you.
8) Just Get Through This Night (Kilroy) - masterpiece deep-cut and possibly my favorite thing Tommy ever did with Styx. And how many other songs can perfectly blend accordion, synthesizer, keyboard and piano?!
9) Best Thing (Styx I) - song is just so damn heavy and punchy for it's time period. Probably the best example of Styx dynamics - every instrument in that song gets to shine and rock out.
10) The Best of Times (Paradise Theatre) - the perfect power ballad, and still to this day has a charm all its own.
Honorable mention - the bundle of heavy songs from the Wooden Nickel days. Jonas Psalter, Serpent Is Rising, Man of Miracles, Young Man. Also Love Is the Ritual because of how catchy and commercial and modern it was for a 30-year old band people's jaws completely hit the floor. I mean to go from the Musictime flop to that - damn.
Solid list.
10. Born For Adventure
9. Claire de Lune/Ballerina
8. Queen Of Spades
7. Lights
6. Love In The Midnight
5. Boat On The River
4. Renegade
3. Blue Collar Man
2. Man In The Wilderness
1. Crystal Ball
As you can see, I lean toward Tommy’s stuff, but this band has a wealth of great material, a lot of which pre-dates Shaw. I don’t want to start up The Big Debate (plenty of that elsewhere), but it’s a shame the band can’t patch things up because the combination of Tommy and Dennis’ voices is really something special and they both sound pretty much the same as when Tommy first joined, which is remarkable!
do you like their new album?
I totally agree -Queen of Spades is my favorite Styx song. I have all their albums . The first few being on Wooden Nickel Label.. It's so hard to rank songs of bands that have so many good songs. Good list , by the way.
I'm gonna post before I watch this one. It was a bit difficult as I really love a lot of the Wooden Nickel stuff. Here ya go:
Styx top 10:
10.Miss America
9. Crystal Ball
8. Young Man
7. Queen of Spades
6. Evil Eyes
5. Castle Walls
4. Mother Dear
3. Golden Lark/Song For Suzanne
2. Man of Miracles
1. Prelude 12/Suite Madam Blue
So hard to chose. I was a Sophomore in High School when 'Edge Of The Century' was released. I liked Styx, but i did not become a full blown fan until then. My. Jr year my Show Choir sang "Show Me The Way", so that album among a few others was in my DNA that year, ironically Damn Yankees was too... but i digress. So my top 10 is different than most as i am a latter day Styx fan. I love the older stuff but it was the new albums that i fell in love with after EoTC. So here is my Top 10
10. Crystal Ball
9. Show Me the Way
8. Grand Illusion
7. Queen of Spades
6. Paradise
5. One With Everything
4. Radio Silence
3. Love Is A Ritual
2. For The Greater Good
1. Blue Collar Man
I remember listening to Pieces Of Eight in my bedroom with one of those tape recorders that everybody had lol. One little speaker. I am 54 so we know who you are:) Saw Styx on the Paradise tour. Excellent show.
How about Borrowed Time? I love those crushing chords
in the beginning. The whole "Cornerstone" album is uneven
It's like they began to make a hard rock album but when Dennis brought in Babe they wrote softer songs to match it.
Cheers!
Styx gets a lot of flak (as does Journey, which comes to mind) but as stated, they are a great band that mix elements of Prog, hard rock, Pop, with great song writing and vocals.
You can add Foreigner to the list of good bands that have gotten flak. They were accused of being the epitome of corporate rock in the late 70's. But just like Styx and Journey they just have a lot of good songs that have stood the test of time.
Please tell me u didn't mention Styx and Journey in the same sentence...Lol...Styx yes...Journey no thank u...
@Christopher Bingham I’m always surprised, especially since Styx and Kansas aren’t really arena rock. Kansas was very much a symphonic Prog band in the mold of Yes, Genesis, and ELP (at least until Audio-Visions), and Styx is a great example of Crossover Prog during the seventies as well as the latest album.
10 - Too Much Time On My Hands
9 - Babe (memories)
8 - Rockin' The Paradise
7 - Heavy Metal Poisoning
6 - Renegade
5 - Mr. Roboto
4 - First Time
3 - Suite Madame Blue
2 - Snowblind
1 - Come Sail Away👁
1. A Day
2. Fooling Yourself
3. Come Sail Away
4. The Serpent Is Rising
5. The Grand Illusion
6. Blue Collar Man
7. Fugue / Father OSA
8. Crystal Ball
9. Prelude 12 / Suite Madame Blue
10. Jonas Psalter
ok this is brutal for me as styx is my number 1 band of all time, or at least 1a with them and KANSAS. so this is beyond difficult and it's like saying which child you like best.....lol. Your list was great and it's obvious you love the band!!! I had to break mine down into three separate categories, The A & M years. The Wooden Nickel years and then everything else. so here goes;
A & M: top 13 songs for me and this is a loose order subject to change;
1 fooling yourself
2 renegade
3 great white hope
4 lights
5 the best of times
6 mademoiselle
7 queen of spades
8 blue collar man
9 comes sail away
10 castle walls
11 crystal ball
12 put me on
13 borrowed time
Honorable mention A & M years;
shooz
ballerina
loreli
mother dear
born for adventure
suite madame blue
haven't we been here before
rockin the paradise
too much time on my hands
snowblind
half-penny, two-penny
pieces of eight
the grand illusion
miss america
man in the wilderness
superstars
The Wooden Nickel Years:
1 man of miracles
2 22 years
3 winner takes all
4 lady
5 father OSA
6 witch wolf
7 you need love
8 earl of roseland
9 best thing
10 the grove of eglantine
honorable mention wooden nickel years;
what has come between us
jonas psalter
the serpent is rising
rock and roll feeling
Post A & M years;
1 goodbye to roseland
2 locomotive
3 one with everything
4 red storm
5 the outpost
6 yes I can
7 killing the thing you love
8 radio silence
9 mission to mars
10 brave new world
Styx is my favorite band as well. Have been for 42 years now.
Your post A&M list #10, *Brave New World,* is that for the "reprise" or the title cut?
Castle Walls 👍. It really showcased the composition skills of Dennis DeYoung . It also allowed each member to showcase their skills 😎😎
Love Styx - great Top 10 - I can't argue with any of these! Great job Pete!
#1: Suite Madame Blue. So many songs though from such a brilliant band.
EXCELLENT list my man! Great to hear Castle Walls get the appreciation it deserves. You put emphasis on some of my long time favs - Born For Adventure, Mother Dear, Mademoiselle - wow just so many great works to talk about!
QUEEN OF SPADES ♠️ easily their best song. Your favorite & mine.
I just revisited the "Cornerstone" album and I forgot how strong that album is. Borrowed Time, Love In The Midnight, Why Me, Never Say Never. This is a strong album.
Great list Pete.
My favorites:
1. The Best of Times
2. Renegade
3. Crystal Ball
4. Too Much Time on My Hands
5. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
6. Miss America
7. Snowblind
8. Blue Collar Man
9. Rockin’ the Paradise
10. Don’t Let it End
Basically the Caught in the Act album.
I do these lists quick before watching the video. So here ya go…
1. Suite Madame Blue
2. Lorelei
3. Crystal Ball
4. Father O.S.A.
5. Too Much time on My Hands
6. Lady
7. Renegade (Hey, I’m from Pittsburgh. Google “Steelers Renegade”)
8. The Grand Illusion
9. Lords of the Ring
10. Mr. Roboto
Am I crazy for including Mr. Roboto? Maybe. But I listened to that 45 in 1983 over and over and over. I still know every word to this day. It makes me happy…in all its over-the-top cheesiness.
You gave Father O.S.A. some love, nice!
Great list in my opinion!
Love the solo on Lonely People.
Queen of Spades was the very first rock song I ever heard; 1978 (I was 11 years old).
1.) The Message/Lords Of The Ring
2.) Sing For The Day
3.) Fooling Yourself
4.) Queen Of Spades
5.) Pieces Of Eight
6.) Renegade
7.) Castle Walls
8.) The Grand Illusion
9.) Miss America
10.) Superstars
1) Come Sail Away
2) The Best of Times
3) Blue Collar Man
4) Show Me The Way
5) Lady
6) Fooling Yourself
7) Renegade
8) Too Much Time On My Hands
9) The Grand Illusion
10) Pieces of Eight
^^Honorable Mentions - Babe , Suite Madame Blue, Crystal Ball, Queen of Spades
@Christopher Bingham ~ I'm just the opposite. I prefer Styx's "deep cuts" as my favorites...
For me, one of the best prog-rock bands of all time. My five top songs are: Crystal Ball, Blue Collar Man, Queen of Spades, The Grand Illusion, and Miss America.
great list. So glad you mentioned The Mission. I really like that release as well.
By far my favourite band.
Suite madame blue
Pièces of eight
Queen of spade
Boat on the river
Midnight ride
Half penny
Castle walls
Show me the way
Born for adventure
Best thing
My top ten in no particular order: Witch Wolf, Man of Miracles, Miss America, Renegade, Blue Collar Man, Grand Illusion, This Old Man, Suite Madame Blue, Love in the Midnight, Come Sail away.
Ahhh .... STYX. I love them. Almost as good as KANSAS. 😉 Nice list Pete. Thx!! 🤘
My top 10
10. Renegade
9. Boat on the river
8. Blue collar man
7. Show me the way
6. The best of times
5. Borrowed time
4. Too much time of my hands
3. Don't let it end
2. Rockin' the paradise
1. Mr. Roboto
1. Lady
2. One With Everything
3. Man In The Wilderness
4. Crystal Ball
5. Lights
6. Queen of Spades
7. Renegade
8. Suite Madam Blue
9. Blue Collar Man
10. Pieces of Eight
HM: I'm OK, Sing For The Day, Light Up, Waiting For Our Time To Come, Grand Illusion, Best Of Times, Rockin the Paradise
THANK YOU FOR THE INCLUSION OF BALLERINA/CLAIR DE LUNE THATS ONE OF MY TOP SONGS AND IT IS NEVER TALKED ABOUT
I've never heard a Styx list with Queen of Spades at the top. Impressive, great choice. My top 10 list has "Man in the Wilderness" on it, which in my mind is a partner (in theme) to Crystal Ball.
My favorite period for Styx encompasses the Equinox through Pieces of Eight period, and my top 10 reflects that. Had to leave a lot of great songs off the list.
10 Lorelei
9 Light Up
8 The Grand Illusion
7 Superstars
6 Castle Walls
5 Queen of Spades
4 Lords of the Ring
3 This Old Man
2 Suite Madame Blue
1 Man in the Wilderness
1) Grand Illusion, 2) Come Sail Away, 3) Too Much Time on My Hands, 4) Difference in the World, 5) Fooling Your Self, 6) Queen of Spades, 7) Renegade, 8) Blue Collar Man, 9) Show Me the Way, 10) Nothing Ever Goes as Planned
My 10
10. Light Up
9. Crystal Ball
8. Queen Of Spades
7. Pieces Of Eight
6. Too Much Time On My Hands
5. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
4. Renegade
3. Come Sail Away
2. Blue Collar Man
1. The Grand Illusion
Pieces of eight for me fantastic track
10. Snow blind 9. Half Penny Two Penny 8. A Day 7. Midnight Ride 6. Miss America 5. Crystal Ball. 4. Love in the Midnight 3. Come Sail Away 2. Suite Madame Blue 1. Man in the Wilderness
1. Come Sail Away
2. Suite Madame Blue
3. The Grand Illusion
4. Witch Wolf
5. I Will Be Your Witness
6. Heavy Metal Poisoning
7. Father O.S.A.
8. You Better Ask
9. Miss America
10. Love Is The Ritual
Honorable Mentions: Lorelei, Crystal Ball,
Fooling Yourself, Man In the Wilderness, Renegade, Blue Collar Man, Lights, Snowblind, Too Much Time on My Hands, Do Things My Way, These Are the Times
I like all Styx ...I saw them on the "Cornerstone" tour. I think "Lights" and "Why Me" are very underrate songs !!!
I don't even mind "Babe"...sorry Tommy
But "Fooling Yourself" and "Superstars" are probably my two most favorites (because of the memories).
1 - Castle Walls
2 - Queen Of Spades
3 - Lady
4 - Clair De Lune / Ballerina
5 - One With Everything
6 - Put Me On
7 - Father O.S.A.
8 - Born For Adventure
9 - Young Man
10 - Golden Lark
1 Babe 2 Boat on the River 3 Mr. Roboto 4 Best of Times 5 Come Sail Away 6 Blue Collar Man 7 Renegade 8 Lady 9 Show me the Way 10 Music Time
Another great top 10 was looking forward to this. Ever since coming upon your channel I always look forward to your videos every day.
Great list Pete. I always liked This Old Man. Styx epitomized rock back in the 70,s. Rock music was growing still, absorbing many styles and influences and people wanted to take time and listen. Saga top ten, oh yea.
my top 10. no.1 very commercial but powerful. 1. show me the way 2. come sail away 3. castle walls 4. best of times 5. renegade 6. superstars 7. heavy metal poisoning 8. miss America 9. snowblind 10. crystal ball
Love Styx Well Done Pete
I'm just revisiting the album "Paradise Theatre" from 1981 and must say the sound just blows me away and swept me right back into 10th grade 40 years ago!
When you said "Queen of Spades" my jaw dropped and I had to rewind. After hearing Renegade and Blue Collar Man, both incredible songs of course, I wasn't expecting Queen of Spades. Every list I see never puts it in the top, much less at #1! After hearing you say it for the second time I instantly subscribed. An not just Queen of Spades, but seeing Man of Miracles get a proper mention is amazing. Absolutely amazing list, you have incredible music taste.
My personal top 3 is without a doubt Come Sail Away, Lady, and of course Queen of Spades
Didn’t realize they had a top ten, who knew? Thanks Pete😂
Grand illusion, castle walls, best of times, lady, dont let it end,
Queen of Spades!!!! Good choice. Close second- Blue collar man. We are on the same page!!!!
A little late here, but,...
1.) Man In The Wilderness
2.) Borrowed Time
3.) Renegade
4.) Queen Of Spades
5.) Lorelei
6.) Suite Madam Blue
7.) Blue Collar Man
8.) Clair De Lune/Ballerina
9.) Castle Walls
10.) Just Get Through This Night
Killer picks Pete.After a long time not listening to it,I re-visited my Pieces of Eight album today.What a fantastic album. Blue Collar Man. It has this heavy metal vibe with some galloping rythms.Its heavy and I love it!Queen of Spades!!! heeaaavyyyy!!As always such a pleasure to watch your videos.Greetings!Johnny Winter top best songs please!
Styx. Those were the good old days.
QUEEN OF SPADES is my favorite STYX song too, I was surprised, but what about SNOWBLIND and NOTHING EVER GOES AS PLANNED.
Good list, my honorable mentions:
On My Way from paradise live
Shoooz!!!
Half Penny Two Penny
Heavy Water
Borrowed Time
Southern Woman
Lonely Child
You Better Ask
1. Half Penny Two Penny
2. Castle Walls
3. Pieces Of Eight
4. Mother Dear
5. Hallelujah Chorus
6. You Better Ask
7. Suite Madame Blue
8. Crystal Ball
9. The Serpent Is Rising
10. Why Me
Styx is one of my favorite band of all since I'm young and I'm happy that you like them so much too.
Great top 10. I agree with much of it. Ballerina IS really awesome. But to me, Ceystal Ball is in top 3. 🤘🤘🤘
1: crystal ball
2: loralie/ boat on the river
3: radio silence
4: sweet madam blue
5: queen of spades
6: come sail away
7: blue collar man
8: rock and roll feeling
9: castle walls
10: grand illusion
HM: half penny two penny, man in the wilderness, man of miracles
Styx Honorable Mention & These Are ALL GREAT - Honorable Mention- The Serpent Is Rising, Young Man, Evil Eyes, A Song For Suzanne, What Has Come Between Us, These Are The Times, Killing The Thing That You Love, Lights, Golden Lark, Everything Is Cool, Crystal Ball, Claire De Lune/ Ballerina, Borrowed Time, Pieces of Eight, Fooling Yourself, Just Get Thru This Night, Hundred Million Miles From Home, Miss America, Half Penny Two Penny, Best of Times, Queen of Spades, Show Me The Way, The Grand Illusion
TOP 10
10. Goodbye Roseland
09. Born For Adventure
08. Lady
07. Love In The Midnight
06. Locomotive
05. Renegade
04. Blue Collar Man
03. Man In The Wilderness
02. Prelude 12/ Suite Madame Blue
01. COME SAIL AWAY
I thought Queen of Spades would be on the HM list!!! This is why you rock man!!! Running my Nickel Years disc while writing this😉
Shooz is def on my list for top 10. Surprised you did not HM that 🤷♂️ Man in the Wilderness on my top 10 also.
Nice mention for Castle Walls def a top 10 number, so dynamic, love that cut
queen of spades not only is my favorite styx song it is in my top 5 all time i never grow tired of it. it moves me every time
Best wishes from Brazil >>>>
This one is tough. Styx has so damn many great songs. I like your list, but I would've taken out Renegade and replaced it with Pieces Of Eight and then moved Pieces of Eight to #1. I also would've somehow fit This Old Man somewhere in the top ten.
1. Suite Madame Blue - Equinox
2. Snowblind - Paradise Theatre
3. Come Sail Away - The Grand Illusion
4. Witch Wolf - The Serpent Is Rising
5. These Are The Times - Cyclorama
6. 22 Years - The Serpent Is Rising
7. Babe - Cornerstone
8. Renegade - Pieces Of Eight
9. Clair de Lune/Ballerina - Crystal Ball
10. The Greater Good - The Mission
I wonder how Styx would have been without Tommy Shaw because he had all talents at 1000x .Singing playing writing he had it all .. Loreli ,a pre Tommy song,was always a fav of mine though.
1. Man of Miracles
2. Suite Madam Blue
3. Crystal Ball
4. Miss America
5. Queen of Spades
6. Man in the Wilderness
7. Renegade
8. Serpent Rising
9. Blue Collar Man
10. Castle Walls
Tough one. Hmm..
1. Crystal ball
2. Fooling yourself
3. Lorelei
4. Too much time on my hands
5. Come sail away.
6. Suite madam blue
7. Miss America
8. Rocking the paradise
9. Snowblind.
10. Heavy metal poisoning
Cheers Pete!! Love your reviews and posts. Keep up the good work. I love what your're doing here!!!
Love Styx to death!
1. Crystal Ball, love the queen theme it has to the song, best song they ever did! Love the sound
2. Movement for the Common Man
3. Babe - Cornerstone
4. Put Me On - Crystal Ball
5. Queen of Spades
6. Suite Madame Blue - Equinox
7. Man of Miracles
8. Miss America - Grand Illusion
9. Castle Walls - Grand illusion
10. Pieces of Eight
1) Come Sail Away
2) Blue Collar Man
3) The Best of Times
4) Suite Madame Blue
5) Crystal Ball
6) Fooling Yourself
7) Mr. Roboto
8) Renegade
9) Castle Walls
10) The Grand Illusion
Honorable mentions are Father O.S.A., I’m OK, Pieces of
Eight, and Radio Silence.
I couldn’t rank a top 10 from a favorite band. I really respect this, it must have been difficult to do
Yes yes yes. Queen of Spades has to be number 1👍
Always a difficult choice to choose the hits, which are great, but tired of hearing them. But here goes.
10. Half Penny, Two Penny
9. Lord of the Rings
8. Crystal Ball
7. Miss America
6. Lights
5. Nothing Ever Goes as Planned
4. Pieces of Eight
3. Lonely People
2. Just Get Through this Night
1. Queen of Spades
HM: “Plexiglass Toilet” hidden track from The Serpent is Rising!
I didn’t take the time to rank in order, but my top ten are the ten that came to mind quickest and indispensable STYX.
Man in the wilderness
Boat on the river
Radio Silence
Crystal Ball
Come Sail Away
Pieces of Eight
Great White Hope
Suite Madame Blue
Lady
Blue Collar Man
Double Life
You Need Love
Light Up
Half Penny, Two Penny
Suite Madame Blue
Just Get Through This Night
Nothing Ever Goes As Planned
Born For Adventure
Come Sail Away
Miss America
Great list Dude!
My Top Ten from Styx:
10. Dear John
9. Too Much Time on My Hands
8. Renegade
7. Lorelei
6. Lady
5. Queen of Spades
4. Best of Times
3. Come Sail Away
2. Lady
1. Crystal Ball
I always liked "Never Say Never". It's one of those mid-tempo songs that's really catchy and has a Queen like backing vocal. It's my favorite song off "Cornerstone"
Great picks Pete. My top 10 in no particular order accept for my #1⬇
#1 Queen of ♠'s
Man in the wilderness
Suite madame blue
Blue collar man
Heavy metal poisoning
Crystal ball
After you leave me
Man of miracles
Miss America
The grand illusion
My Top 10 Styx Songs
10. Eddie (Cornerstone)
9. 22 Years (The Serpent is Rising)
8. Best Thing (Styx)
7. My Rock N Roll Feeling (Man of Miracles)
6. Loreli (Equinox)
5. Witch Wolf (The Serpent is Rising)
4. Blue Collor Man (Pieces of Eight)
3. After you Leave Me (Styx)
2. Prelude 12/Suite Madam Blue (Equinox)
1. Light Up (Equinox)
Honorable Mentions:
Movement for a common man (Styx)
What has come between Us (Styx)
Quick is the beat of my Heart (Styx)
Lady (Styx 2)
A Day (Styx 2)
Father O.S.A (Styx 2)
I'm Gonna Make You Feel It (Styx 2)
Unfinished Song (Styx 2)
The Grove of Eglantine (The Serpent is Rising)
As Bad As This (The Serpent is Rising)
Jonas Psalter (The Serpent is Rising)
The Serpent is Rising
Golden Lark (Man of Miracles)
Lies (Man of Miracles)
Southern Woman (Man of Miracles)
Christopher, Mr. Christopher (Man of Miracles)
Man of Miracles
Mother Dear (Equinox)
Lonely Child (Equinox)
Midnight Ride (Equinox)
Born for Adventure (Equinox)
Put me On (Crystal Ball)
Mademoiselle (Crystal Ball)
Shooz (Crystal Ball)
Crystal Ball
Superstars (Grand Illusion)
Miss America (Grand Illusion)
Castle Walls (Grand Illusion)
Man in the Wilderness (Grand Illusion)
Lords of the Ring (Pieces of Eight)
Renegade (Pieces of 8)
Queen of Spades (Pieces of 8)
Pieces of 8
Lights (Cornerstone)
Why Me (Cornerstone)
First Time (Cornerstone)
A.D 1928 and 1958 (Paradise Theater)
Rockin' the Paradise ( Paradise Theater)
And Snowblind (Paradise Theater)
"I just realized, my Top 10 has a lot of Songs from the Wooden Nickel Years."
Nothing Every goes as Planned floats my boat!
Suite Madame Blue is probably my favorite.
Great list! I agree with your list almost 100%, but have a couple of other preferences.
Man in the Wilderness
Suite Madam Blue
Southern Woman
Man of Miracles
Shooz
Crystal Ball
Midnight Ride
Claire de Lune/Ballerina
Miss America
22 Years
Oooo, Southern Woman! Killer tune! Side 2 of Man of Miracles is pretty solid.
@@jkbaca41 , Man of Miracles was the first Styx album I ever bought, back in '74. Those Wooden Nickel recordings are seriously underappreciated.
Hi Pete, big fan of the channel. Just wanted to beg for a ranking of the albums for Wishbone Ash. I'm actually surprised that you haven't done one yet. Personally, I'd do every album except the 3 late 80s reunion ones, which I was never a big fan of. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Oh, and apologies if this wasn't the correct place for a WA request!
My list of favorite songs:
Come Sail Away
Castle Walls
Man in the Wilderness
Renegade
Fooling Yourself
Grand Illusion
Snowblind
Light Up
Half-Penny, Two Penny
Gone Gone Gone
Your videos rock, but I think you should be most proud of the community you are building of those of us, that love the old stuff. Love finding stuff that either came before me or I missed the first time. Cheers!!
styx was my first concert in 1976ish opening act was the good rats!! haha lol
My top ten songs from styx are 10 crystal ball 9 too much time on my hands 8. Lonely people 7 best of times. 6. Snow blind 5 she cares 4 haven't we been here before 3 cold war 2 Castle walls 1 babe
01) Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
02) Suite Madam Blue
03) The Grove Of Egliante
04) The Grand Illusion
05) Lady
06) Man Of Miracles
07) Come Sail Away
08) Lorelei
09) Young Man
10) Put Me On
Honorable Mentions: Great White Hope, Pieces Of Eight, Best Thing, Father OSA, Mother Dear, Mademoiselle, Rockin' The Paradise, Borrowed Time, Children Of The Land, Superstars, One With Everything
10 renegadeeee
9 half penny two penny
8 rocking the paradise
7 crystal ball
6 castle wals
5 superstars ❤️❤️❤️❤️
4 great white hope
3 lights
2 ballerina
1 grand illusion
This was a hard exercise for me considering Styx is one of my all time favorite bands, so I decided to make a top 20 instead of a top 10 lol
20. Great White Hope
19. Lights
18. Man of Miracles
17. Fooling Yourself (Angry Young Man)
16. Midnight Ride
15. The Grand Illusion
14. Radio Silence
13. Snowblind
12. Pieces of Eight
11. Lorelei
10. One With Everything
9. Miss America
8. Castle Walls
7. Blue Collar Man
6. Renegade
5. Half Penny Two Penny
4. Crystal Ball
3. Man in the Wilderness
2. Queen of Spades
1. Suite Madam Blue
While I didn't really care for most of the DeYoung ballad songs (Babe, Show Me the Way, Don't Let it End, etc.), I actually really like the Best of Times. Did a vocal cover of it, though I'm reluctant to post it due to difficulty nailing the two high notes at the end.
1. Man in the Wilderness
2. Crystal Ball
3. Boat on the River
4. Suite Madam Blue
5. Mother Dear
6. Love in the Midnight
7. What has Come Between Us
8. Best Thing
9. Snowblind
10. Pieces of Eight
I concur on Equinox album start to finish totally solid one of my favorites of all time
Mother Dear from Equinox was lead sung by Dennis and John Curulewski. He was the one that left after the album and penned and sung several tracks from the first four albums. Also, the organ used in "I'm Okay" from Pieces of Eight was from St. James Cathedral in Chicago.