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Styx - Crystal Ball Audio CD

A fair review of the Styx "Crystal Ball" 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.

Styx Band: Styx
Title: Crystal Ball
Rating:
Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Put Me On 2: Mademoiselle 3: Jennifer 4: Crystal Ball 5: Shooz 6: This Old Man 7: Clair de Lune/Ballerina

STYX
WHAT CAN I SAY !! I absolutely love anything done by STYX. this particular collection of songs are great. Dennis deYoung is brilliant and I'm sad that he is no longer part of the band.


Styx - Enter Tommy Shaw
John Curluiski would leave the band prior to the album's recording to be replace by guitarist, vocalist, songwriter Tommy Shaw. "Crystal Ball" would be the first Styx album without the original lineup. For many Styx fans this is considered the classic lineup for the band and would be the group that would have by far the most commercial success. Shaw has an excellent voice and basically gave the band 3 lead singers. His songwriting prowess was also given free reign right from the start giving the band 3 strong songwriters as well. In my opinion "Crystal Ball" is one of the band's best albums. There really is not a bad song on it as Shaw, Deyoung and Young all shine here. Deyoung had not yet slipped into sappy ballad land yet and still knew how to rock. Shaw brought in a folk-ish element and Young gave the band a metallic edge. The formula would go on to sell millions of records, and create a unique dichotomy within the band that made Styx sound like no one else. Of this lineup of the band I think that "Crystal Ball" is second only to "The Grand Illusion" in terms of quality. This one is a must own for fans. .


styx crystal ball
great band from the seventies. this is one of there better albums. youll enjoy this album allot.


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A Fan's Favorite STYX Disc!
I found it highly upbeat from the opening tracks("Put Me On"- "Mademoiselle"), which always made me feel good. As a long-term STYX fan, I found myself playing this 1976 release more often than the others. It ends with a romantic Dennis De Young composition- "Clair De Lune/Ballerina", which showcases Dennis's writing tallents- who else could write a beautiful love(rock)song to tie in with Debussey's classical masterpiece? Five,no SIX Stars! .


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