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Styx were a hugely popular and influential American progressive rock band whose multi-platinum albums of the 1970s and 1980s propelled several Top 10 singles into the Billboard charts including "Suite Madame Blue", "Lady", "Crystal Ball", "Miss America", "Fooling Yourself", "Renegade", "Babe", "The Best of Times", and (the infamous hit according to devoted followers) "Mr. Roboto."

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  • Audio CD (October 5, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: 2000
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: RCA
  • ASIN: B000002W4C
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #80,893 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

 
1. You Need Love
2. Lady
3. A Day - Styx, Curulewski, John
4. You Better Ask - Styx, Curulewski, John
5. Little Fugue in "G" - Styx, Bach, Johann Sebast
6. Father O.S.A.
7. Earl of Roseland
8. I'm Gonna Make You Feel It

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars pre-shaw, January 1, 2000
By Ryan T. Sessions (Savannah, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2 (Audio CD)
I grew up listening to Styx in the eighties(i'm only 22)I was familiar with the Shaw-era of the band. My brother-in-law found this on vinyl and gave it to me. This is an awesome album. "You Need Love" and "Lady" are the songs that most people seem to relate to. But"A Day" is a powerful and beautiful song. And "Father O.S.A."shows DeYoung at his best. His songwriting has always ben an inspiration, and this song just blows me away. And John's drumming is so powerful that you can't help but air drum to it. I like Tommy Shaw, but i think this was the most true era of the band. I was gonna go see Styx on the "Brave New World" Tour, but decided not to go, because of DeYoung's absence. I hope, as I'm sure all Styx fans do,that he returns. If not, Styx needs to quit.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Styx - 'Styx II' (RCA), February 27, 2006
This review is from: 2 (Audio CD)
Originally released in 1973, as ' Styx II ' was the band's second effort. Remember,guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw had not joined the band as of yet. This considered by most fans to be decent '70's album rock. Tunes I was semi-impressed with were "You Need Love",their first top ten hit single "Lady","Father Of O.S.A." and "I'm Gonna Make You Feel It". Ironically,all four of those cuts were penned by Dennis DeYoung.Wanted to mention something here,I don't care WHO says that "Lady" was one of the wimpiest,lamest or worse power ballads ever written. Personally,I've ALWAYS liked this tune.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Now I Remember!!, December 3, 2002
By "bojangle12" (APO, AE United States) - See all my reviews
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I have been trying to rebuild my music collection over the last 14 years, and keep trying to remember things I had in a different format. I first owned this as an 8-track and remember purchasing it and Queen II about the same time. I had put off getting this on CD as I don't remember liking it all that well. Shows how my memory has faded over the years. "Lady" is what drew me to this in the first place, but turned out not to be my favorite song. In fact, "A Day", "Father O.S.A" and "I'm Gonna Make You Feel It" are my personal favorites. Even "Earl of Roseland", which is a little wierd, and begins a road Dennis DeYoung kept going down in later work sounds good here. Granted this is pre-Tommy Shaw, but it has a lot ballzier feeling than the more commercial stuff that came later. Yes, I have those also, but this will be in my CD player for the next couple weeks as I think back and remember when. Listening to this and the music I grew up with makes me sad for the kids that have to choose from the...that is coming out today. No originality and it all sounds the same. I'm sure I'm prejudice, and my Dad said the same thing about my music, but this one is a keeper and was well worth the bucks. Of the 50 CD's I've purchased this year, this one and Rare Earth's 20th Century Masters were by far the best two that are now back in my collection.
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4.0 out of 5 stars America's early 1970's answer to YES and E.L.P.
It's interesting to listen to this collection of embrionic Styx again. I vividly recall having the Styx II album played for me at college in late 1973. Read more
Published on January 19, 2007 by Carl A. Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars Their Best Wooden Nickel Album
I Love This Stuff And I Am A Huge Fan Of Styx Both The Early And Later Stuff. But As I Look At The Reviews Here I See That None Of You Know Why John Curulewski Left. Read more
Published on September 8, 2006 by DANtheSTYXfan

5.0 out of 5 stars One of their BEST albums
I think the reason i dont like Tommy Shaw that much. See, he replaced John Curulewski the original guitarist with James Young. Tommy Shaw seems so arrogant. Read more
Published on January 11, 2005 by Michael G. Fox

4.0 out of 5 stars The Real Styx
Styx started in Chicago, and actually had used the name TW4 from 1964-1972. At that time the Panozzo brothers Dennis Deyoung and John Curulewski added a guitar player (James... Read more
Published on January 24, 2003 by Eric J. Flora

4.0 out of 5 stars This Is The One That Did It For Me
I love this album. I first heard it in 1974 when my roommate put it on. Until that time I never heard of Styx. Read more
Published on May 15, 2002 by Michael A. Clark

2.0 out of 5 stars 2 & 1/2
While this definitely is not the ideal Styx album, it does deserve some merit and it's really about the only place you can find the group's first top ten single... Read more
Published on April 18, 2002 by Empty Sky7

3.0 out of 5 stars SECOND TIMES A CHARM
After a lackluster start, Styx is back with their follow up cd Styx 2. This time writing their own songs, and John C. Read more
Published on January 3, 2002 by Eric J. Weik

4.0 out of 5 stars Tightest Effort from the old label
I can't beat music fan from IL's review of Styx II but after owning a copy of it for over 20 years, I can safely say there's not a bad song on it. Read more
Published on March 16, 2001 by Chess and Music

3.0 out of 5 stars Styx's sophomore album is at least half good
This is the best of Styx's pre-stardom quartet of albums originally released in the early 1970s on a now-defunct label. Read more
Published on May 20, 2000 by Brian D. Rubendall

5.0 out of 5 stars Styx II
Styx II, the album, is a classic. "A Day" is a gem of a rock song -- way, way before it's time. Read more
Published on March 19, 2000

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