Styx

The Styx

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Styx is a rock band from the USA founded in late 60s in Chicago under the name The Tradewinds. Since 1975, the year in which the singer Tommy Shaw joined the band, Styx began to have an evolution towards the classic AOR, publishing many successes. They got the top of their success in 1980 with Paradise Theatre.

This is what Styx singer, James Young, had to say about Evanescence in 2005:

Question: I know you tour regularly with REO Speedwagon, but if you could tour with one band who would it be? Answer: Evanescence is a band that sounds a lot like Styx. They do a lot the things that made us successful — harmony vocals with heavy guitar underpinnings. They sold four million records, but like us, don't get critical praise. When Creed was together, I thought they had a sense of melody, but the power of guitars were still there. There's two for you.

Band Members

Current

• Chuck Panozzo – bass, occasional backing vocals (1972–1984, 1990–1991, 1995–1999; part-time 1999–present)
• James "J.Y." Young – guitars, lead and backing vocals, occasional keyboards (1972–1984, 1990–1991, 1995–present)
• Tommy Shaw – guitars, lead and backing vocals, occasional mandolin and banjo (1975–1984, 1995–present)
• Todd Sucherman – drums, percussion, occasional backing vocals (1995–present)
• Lawrence Gowan – keyboards, lead and backing vocals, occasional acoustic guitar (1999–present)
• Ricky Phillips – bass, backing vocals, part-time guitar (2003–present)
• Will Evankovich - guitar, backing vocals, occasional mandolin and keyboards (2021–present; session member 2015–2021)

Former

• John "J.C." Curulewski – guitar, backing and lead vocals, keyboards (1972–1975; died 1988)
• Dennis DeYoung – keyboards, lead and backing vocals (1972–1984, 1990–1991, 1995–1999)
• John Panozzo – drums, percussion, occasional backing vocals (1972–1984, 1990–1991; died 1996)
• Glen Burtnik – bass (1999–2003); guitar, backing and lead vocals (1990–1991, 1999–2003)

Discography

• Styx (1972)
• Styx II (1973)
• The Serpent Is Rising (1973)
• Man of Miracles (1974)
• Equinox (1975)
• Crystal Ball (1976)
• The Grand Illusion (1977)
• Pieces of Eight (1978)
• Cornerstone (1979)
• Paradise Theatre (1981)
• Kilroy Was Here (1983)
• Edge of the Century (1990)
• Brave New World (1999)
• Cyclorama (2003)
• Big Bang Theory (2005)
• The Mission (2017)
• Crash of the Crown (2021)

Links

• Official Styx website