RANK THESE 5 STYX ALBUMS

I'm gonna name 5 Styx albums. Everybody should rank them from 1-5, with 1 being your favorite and 5 being your least favorite. I'll chime in with my answer in a reply instead of right here. The 5 Styx albums are:

Equinox

Crystal Ball

The Grand Illusion

Pieces Of Eight

Paradise Theater

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by RJhog (Admin) on December 4, 2010 at 10:29am

My rankings are:

1. The Grand Illusion

2. Equinox

3. Crystal Ball

4. Paradise Theater

5. Pieces Of Eight

Permalink Reply by Scott on December 4, 2010 at 10:33am

1. Grand Illusion (easily!)
2. Pieces of Eight
3. Crystal Ball
4. Paradise Theater
5. Equinox

Permalink Reply by Jon on December 4, 2010 at 12:04pm

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

Permalink Reply by Mike Mills on March 16, 2012 at 11:33am

Pieces Of Eight

Equinox

Crystal Ball

Paradise Theater

The Grand Illusion

Permalink Reply by Niels (Mod) on March 13, 2014 at 1:48pm

As a new-born Styx "fan", I want my say in this thread too:

My rankings are:

1. Pieces Of Eight

2. The Grand Illusion

3. Crystal Ball

4. Paradise Theater

5. Equinox

Now, since you're the only one around here beside me, Jon, that own some City Boy-albums, don't you agree, that those two bands sounds just a tiny bit alike?

Permalink Reply by Jon on March 13, 2014 at 5:10pm

In a way, but not really. Vocally no, instrumentally maybe. I think that City Boy has humour which Styx really did not in the pre-Gowan era.

I do 100% agree on your pick for the #1 album though. "Queen Of Spades", baby!

Permalink Reply by Niels (Mod) on March 14, 2014 at 4:12am

Not lead-vocally, no, but definitley the harmonies. Even on "Paradise Theater" I had quite a few of those "Wow, this sounds exactly like City Boy", and again it was the guitar and harmonies. Just like "Paradise Theater", City Boy made a similar concept-album (2 years ahead of Styx, in fact) called "The Day The earth Caught Fire".

I agree, that Styx haven't got the humour, which was important to me, when I became a CB-fan in the late 70's.

Permalink Reply by Jon on March 14, 2014 at 7:24am

TDTECF is an awesome album, probably my favorite one from City Boy.

Permalink Reply by Niels (Mod) on March 14, 2014 at 7:25am

From www.prognaut.com:

Artist/ Band: City Boy
Title: City Boy
Label: Mercury/Renaissance
Year of Release: 1976/2008

..." but this and 1977’s Dinner At the Ritz are the most unpolluted by City Boy’s later Styx and Queen leanings."

I'm not so sure as this guy, though, who "stole" from who. "Equinox" sounds nothing like City Boy, and I never ever thought, that CB sounded like Queen.

I also foud out, that City Boy at some point opened for Styx in concert.

Permalink Reply by Mike Mills on March 13, 2014 at 5:33pm

Welcome aboard newest Styx fan! I agree with Jon, you did very well selecting Pieces Of Eight as your #1 Queen album.

Permalink Reply by RJhog (Admin) on March 13, 2014 at 5:36pm

Put the bottle down...

Permalink Reply by Mike Mills on March 13, 2014 at 5:50pm

Pirates like a bottle of rum while showing off their Pieces Of Eight, just glad our mate Niels wasn't gullible enough to fall for the Grand Illusion.