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| Styx - Greatest Hits | 
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Sales Rank: 365
Category: Music
Artist: Styx
Publisher: A&M
Studio: A&M
Manufacturer: A&M
Label: A&M
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 540387
UPC: 731454038720
EAN: 0731454038720
ASIN: B000002G3Y
Release Date: August 22, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Lady '95 | | • | Best of Times | | • | Lorelei | | • | Too Much Time on My Hands | | • | Babe | | • | Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) | | • | Show Me the Way | | • | Renegade | | • | Come Sail Away | | • | Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) | | • | Grand Illusion | | • | Crystal Ball | | • | Suite Madame Blue | | • | Miss America | | • | Mr. Roboto | | • | Don't Let It End |
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Album Description
Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008.
Amazon.com
If it's your belief that one of the reasons today's rock is so bereft of personality is that all sense of show business has been drained from the music, then a look back at the career of Styx offers proof positive that it wasn't always thus. Greatest Hits offers a comprehensive overview of the band, from its art-rock days--which produced a top 10 hit in "Lady," a new version of which is included in this package--to its years as a perennial album-rock favorite--with offerings ranging from flights of fancy ("Come Sail Away," "Renegade") to proto-power ballads ("Babe," "Crystal Ball") to songs reflecting the working-class roots of its audience ("Too Much Time on My Hands," "Blue Collar Man"). The band eventually succumbed to a shift in musical tides and just plain silliness ("Mr. Roboto"), but for a time, this disc suggests, a satin-suited pomp-rocker was something to be. --Daniel Durchholz
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 I love Styx! May 19, 2009
Fast service, came ahead of schedule with no damages to case or cd. I've already had many enjoyable listening hours and have added it to my playlists on my computer.
Great single disc overview to Styx March 19, 2009
Styx's Greatest Hits was released in August of 1995 and features 15 classic hits digitally remastered including all of their biggest hits.
"Lady" (originally a Top 10 hit in 1975 and the reason for Styx signing to A&M) is included here in a re-recorded version because RCA wouldn't license A&M/PolyGram the original recording but yet they did so for Come Sail Away (and Universal now owns Styx's whole catalog). The difference on this version to the original is the return of guitarist/singer/songwriter Tommy Shaw filling in for John Curulewski and new recruit Todd Sucherman filling in for the ailing John Panozzo(uncredited) plus guitarist James "JY" Young and bass player Chuck Panozzo. Keyboard player/singer/songwriter Dennis DeYoung's voice sounds so much better on this version than the original.
The other big Top 10 hits that are included are "Come Sail Away" (#8 in 1978) from The Grand Illusion, "Babe" (#1 in 1979) from Cornerstone, "The Best of Times" (it hit #3 in 1981 and not #16 as one other reviewer noted) and "Too Much Time on My Hands" (#9 in 1981) from Paradise Theater, "Mr. Roboto" (#3 in 1983) and "Don't Let it End" (#6 in 1983 and was wrongfully omitted on Come Sail Away in favor of the Alice in Chains sounding track from the awful Cyclorama One With Everything) from Kilroy Was Here and "Show Me the Way" (#3 in 1991) from 1990's Edge of the Century.
Also you get Top 30 hits of "Lorelei" from Equinox, "Fooling Yourself" from The Grand Illusion, "Blue Collar Man" and "Renegade" both from Pieces of Eight.
Lastly you get album tracks like "Suite Madame Blue" from Equinox, "Crystal Ball" from the album of same name, "The Grand Illusion" and "Miss America" from The Grand Illusion.
This is a great starter to Styx and is the top selling Greatest Hits album the band has as it went Triple Platinum.
Highly recommended!
oldie but goody February 4, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The first album I owned was "Paradise Theatre", back around 1978 was it?
This album has a lot of great songs and one really bad one, "Mr. Roboto". Although its good for a laugh. "The Best Of Times" was the class song for my 8th grade and senior year, much like "Time Of Your Life" by Green Day is used today. "Lady" was used in my favorite episode of "The Simpsons". And who can forget Cartman from "South Park" singing "Come Sail Away".
STYX at their best!! October 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was a review I honestly had to ponder for a while. Atleast 3 listenings to make an honest and truthful review. First let me say this if you were a teenager or around that age in the 80's this is an amazing walk down memory lane. The vocal control that this band exhibited throughout their careers is outstanding. The song that personally takes me back is the ever popular ballad "Babe". Who doesnt remember being a nervous little dork teenager trying to get up the nerve to go ask that special girl you had your eye on to dance. We all have those memories. And for a mid level rocker who can ever forget the powerful Renegade. If there might be one small hit on styx as a band, it might be that they were caught between a pop artist and just slightly edging towards the heavier rock side. But as for a great complete CD chronicialling the amazing run they had in the eighties, get this CD, sit back and let your memories roll. Well recommended. Thanks for reading
 Whats So Great About STYX?!?!? July 26, 2008
3 out of 17 found this review helpful
Renegade probaly the only good song these guys have ever recorded and it should of stayed that way. These guys are pretty crappy compared too most 70s rock bands and sound the same as the sounds of kansas reo speedwagon stuff like that is OKAY but in small amounts. personally STYX just sound the same every song Come Sail Away is only the worse song i've ever heard in my life. A forgotten band that is only remembered by cheap complimations and people downloading Renegade off the internet or itunes. Ehhh go for some actullay good stuff like Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, or Pink Floyd.
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