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"Styx - Greatest Hits, Part II"

Styx - "Styx - Greatest Hits, Part II" Audio CD

A fair review of the Styx ""Styx - Greatest Hits, Part II"" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Styx reviews here, or go back to the Styx tabs.

Band: Styx
Title: "Styx - Greatest Hits, Part II"
Rating:

Release Date: 1996-06-11
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: A.D. 1928 2: Rockin' the Paradise 3: Light Up 4: Sing for the Day 5: First Time 6: Mademoiselle 7: Snowblind 8: Boat on the River 9: Borrowed Time 10: Lights 11: Queen of Spades 12: Love at First Sight 13: Haven't We Been Here Before? 14: Superstars 15: Little Suzie 16: It Takes Love

An excellent companion to Styx's 1995 Greatest Hits album

This compiation has the tracks left off of the first greatest hits. Styx's second Greatest Hits album Greatest Hits Part 2 was released in June of 1996.
The rest of the band's charting hits are included here such as the Top 40 hit "Mademoiselle" from 1976's Crystal Ball, the Top 100 charting "Borrowed Time" from 1979's Cornerstone and the Top 30 hit "Love at First Sight" from 1990's Edge of the Century. Plus the monster European hit "Boat on the River" from 1979's Cornerstone which wasn't relesed as a single here in the US.
Plus, you also get more great album tracks like "Light Up" from Equinox, "Superstars" from The Grand Illusion, "Sing for the Day" and "Queen of Spades" from Pieces of Eight, "Lights" and the infamous "First Time" (the song which Tommy Shaw complained about and threated to quit Styx if A&M had released it as a single) from Cornerstone, "AD 1928"/"Rockin' the Paradise" (a rock radio staple) and "Snowblind" (which was a hit on Album Rock radio in 1981) from Paradise Theater and "Haven't We Been Here Before" (a single which flopped) from Kilroy Was Here.
Also, there are two new songs. Tommy Shaw's rocker "Little Suzie" which was co-written with Dennis DeYoung and featured Todd Sucherman on drums. There's also the ballad "It Takes Love" which was the last song John Panozzo recorded back in 1992 with Dennis, Tommy and JY adding vocals and guitar solos in 1996.
The songs on here sound better than the original CDs and when will A&M remaster their albums.
Highly recommended! .

good value
first time i`ve dealt with this company i thought i ordered at an awkward time of year just before christmas but goods were delivered only 3 days over will be dealing with amazon again highly recommended.

A Continuation of Part 1
It is simply a continuation of the first Styx greatest hits album. A spectacular album it is what it says it is. Including 2 never before heard songs.

1. A. D. 1928 (10/10) The intro to Rockin' The Paradise. Very creative the start of it sounds alot like The Best Of Times.

2. Rockin' The Paradise (10/10) A little Pop Rock for your taste. Off of Paradise Theatre a catchy tune. A nice guitar solo in it too a great song.

3. Light Up (15/10) Off the album Equinox another great song a kind of uptempo love song kind of like "Lorelei" makes sense seeing how they caome from the same album. The Keyboard work is spectacular in this song.

4. Sing For The Day (12/10) Off the album Pieces Of Eight written by Tommy Shaw to his daughter Hannah. A little upbeat song. Great keyboard work by DeYoung.

5. First Time (28/10) Off the album Cornerstone. In my opinion Styx's second best ballad. A beautiful love scene is painted by DeYoung. A great guitar solo in the middle the vocals by Dennis are just superb.

6. Mademoiselle (18/10) A great song off the album Crystal Ball a lot of high pitched singing kinda catchy. But another good upbeat love song.

7. Snowblind (32/10) A Styx classic. Off the album Paradise Theatre. Starts out with JY's low-pitch raspy voice then Tommy takes over with some high pitched hard rock. A sweet guitar solo and then they repeat the process to finish it off.

8. Boat On The River (16/10) Off the album Cornerstone. A very different kind of sound. Features DeYoung on Accordian and Shaw on Mandolin. Kind of almost Polka sounding.

9. Borrowed Time (19/10) Off the album Cornerstone. A lot of high pitched singing. Keyboard work is great. Really Pumps you up.

10. Lights (22/10) Off the album Cornerstone. DeYoung's vocals are great. John's drums are spectacular especially in the beginning. A great song with a message kinda reminiscent of Pieces Of Eight.

11. Queen Of Spades (25/10) Off the album Pieces Of Eight. A great song some great guitar work. If your best friend is thinking about going out with one of your ex-girlfriends and you know that it is a bad idea play this song for him.

12. Love At First Sight (10/10) Off the album Edge Of The Century. A very nice somber love song.

13. Haven't We Been Here Before (33/10) Off the album Kilroy Was Here. Tommy Shaw has never been famous for love ballads but he struck gold on this one if you are ever in a situation were you can't be with the one you love this is the song for you.

14. Superstars (14/10) Off the album The Grand Illusion. This was one of their 6 hits off of it and is definetly the weakest but it is still a great song. It was definetly meant to be played live.

15. Little Suzie (15/10) The first song with new drummer Todd Sucherman written by Tommy Shaw. A great song overall and very well done but John is truly missed and you can tell.

16. It Takes Love (30/10) This was the last original song recorded by Styx with John Panozzo before the Lady 95 version. It was recorded in 1992 with DeYoung and John's parts the others were added later. This song is very heartwrenching for any die-hard Styx fan it makes you kind of tear up beacause you know how much this song means to them.

Well there you have it my review. I think that this is a great Styx album after you get greatest hits 1. You should also add The Best Of Styx. You know their first greatest hits basically their best of wooden nickel. After you complete your findings of their hit I suggest you move to the individual albums.

It rocks,it rolls and it smokes
they are one of my favourite rock bands and this collection just smokes. I just cant contain my admiration for Styx. highly recommended. BUY TODAY.

Making Up
If I were you, I'd get COme Sail Away instead of the two Greatest Hits', unless you get a bundle that's even cheaper, but this is still a less than perfect first inpression for Styx. This does kind of make up for where part one left off, but it's not perfect.

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