Styx - "Styx - Greatest Hits, Part II"
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Free Music Review: good value
Hit: 5 Stars
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 recommendedFree Music Review: A Continuation of Part 1
Hit: 5 Stars
A spectacular album it is what it says it is. It is simply a continuation of the first Styx greatest hits album. 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.
Free Music Review: It rocks,it rolls and it smokes
Hit: 5 Stars
I just cant contain my admiration for Styx.they are one of my favourite rock bands and this collection just smokes.highly recommended.BUY TODAY.Free Music Review: Picks up where Styx's Greatest Hits Part 1 left off
Hit: 5 Stars
Styx's second Greatest Hits album Greatest Hits Part 2 was released in June of 1996.
This compiation has the tracks left off of the first greatest hits.
The rest of the band's charting hits are included here such as the Top 40 hit Mademoiselle from 1976, the Top 100 charting Borrowed Time from 1979/80 and the Top 30 hit Love at First Sight from 1991. Plus the monster European hit Boat on the River which wasn't relesed as a single.
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 First Time(the song which Tommy Shaw complained about quitting the band if A&M 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!
Free Music Review: Making Up
Hit: 4 Stars
This does kind of make up for where part one left off, but it's not perfect. 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.