ALBUM OF THE WEEK # 344 STYX - EQUINOX (1975)

[RJhog (Admin)]

Disclaimer: All info that does not reside in my brain is gathered from wikipedia.com (mostly because Jon can't stand it) unless otherwise noted.

It's time for a little something from 1975.  My first thought was Born To Run, but I don't own it.  I should, but I don't. So I decided to go with one of my favorite Styx albums.  Equinox is your CRB Album of the Week.  Dang, this was 42 years ago.  I've been busy this week, so I don't have the time or energy to make a list of stuff that happened that year. Instead, I'll just go with what I remember about this album.

As usual, that's not a lot.  I remember the album cover.  Not because I owned it, but because my cousin had it.  I loved the idea of a piece of ice on fire.  It was captivating. As for the music, the only song that I really remember from back then was Lorelie.  I thought it was killer.  Still do.  One of my all-time favorite keyboard riffs as well as potentially my favorite Styx song.  I don't remember Suite Madame Blue from back then, but that is truly an amazing song as well.  It's a great closer and would be great song to be featured on a "closer playlist", if there was such a thing.  So now, I just know this is a tremendous album.  If you don't own it, you should.  Make amends.  Maybe if you try hard enough, you can find a bootleg copy of the version Styx recorded with Gowan doing DeYoung's vocals.  

Side One:

1. Light Up

2. Lorelei

3. Mother Dear

4. Lonely Child

Side Two:

5. Midnight Ride

6. Born For Adventure

7. Prelude 12

8. Suite Madame Blue

[Scott]

You do not have to own any Springsteen, in fact I consider my collection to be all that much better because he's not in it!

[Jon]

Whew. Amost had to sit thru BTR. Thankfully, that didn't happen and hopefully will never happen again in my lifetime.

I picked this up just to hear a JY raging rocker. And there is one. And it RAGES!

I don't remember when I picked it up, though. But I remember I liked it, not only for the raging rocker, but for that epic last track. Perfect for the Bicentennial, which I remember nothing about. Except ships. And maybe a parade. 

You know, there's not a bad track on this here album.

I did a term paper on equinoxes and featured this album quite heavily. I received an "F". Don't know why.

[Scott]

Looks like a consensus on never posting Springsteen... Yes!

[RJhog (Admin)]

You....know....that's....just....gonna....make....me....do....IT!

[Scott]

[Niels (Mod)]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again:

Out of those VERY american rock-bands from the late 70's (besides KISS, Van Halen and Cheap Trick, who I of course was a biiiig fan of back then, so I'm thinking Journey, Boston, Styx...and whatever), I really like the sound of Styx.

I guess, I got to know them, when they already wasn' that good anymore (1981), and I was not impressed at all back then.

I am now...well sort of, I wouldn't call myself a fan, but I really like their sound, and especially the guitar-sound. The leadsingers voice, I ain't particular happy about. Therefore it's very refreshing when somebody else takes over (Lonely Child). This is a good album, but I don' think it's my favorite, but I still don't know all their best albums that well. Some day I will.