Cyclorama Styx

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  • Release Date: 02/18/2003
  • Sales Rank: 30,310
  • Label: SANCTUARY RECORDS
  • UPC: 060768633728

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Cyclorama

1LISTENDo Things My Way 4:57
2LISTENWaiting for Our Time 4:12
3LISTENFields of the Brave 3:23
4LISTENBourgeois Pig 0:49
5LISTENKiss Your Ass Goodbye 3:14
6LISTENThese Are the Times 6:45
7LISTENYes I Can 3:50
8LISTENMore Love for the Money 3:47
9LISTENTogether 4:46
10LISTENFooling Yourself (Palm of Your Hands) 0:39
11LISTENCaptain America 3:53
12LISTENKilling the Thing That You Love 5:36
13LISTENOne With Everything 5:56
14LISTENGenki Desu Ka 6:12

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During the '90s, such veteran arena rockers as Journey and Styx mounted comebacks, both of which featured all, or most of, their classic lineups. But in both cases, both reunions were fleeting, and instead of packing it up for good, both acts soldiered on with new frontmen -- in Journey's case, Steve Augeri got the nod to fill Steve Perry's shoes, while Styx replaced Dennis DeYoung with Lawrence Gowan. As most longtime Styx fans know, DeYoung brought balladry and also a flair for the dramatic to the band (Domo Arigato, "Mr. Roboto"?), while guitarist Tommy Shaw wanted the band to be a tried and true rock outfit. Now that Shaw has been appointed captain of the Styx ship, Cyclorama is expectedly more straight-ahead rock than anything he band has ever done, especially evident on such cuts as the album opener "Do Things My Way" and the goofy "Bourgeois Pig" (featuring special guest Billy Bob Thornton). But Styx misses the mark badly by trying to update their sound on "Kiss Your Ass Goodbye," which is an obvious attempt at honing in on Sum 41 and blink-182 territory. Additionally, while listening to such ambitious tracks as "These Are the Times," you can't help but think that the material would've been even better if DeYoung were still involved. As evidenced by Cyclorama, DeYoung is just too big a missing piece of the Styx puzzle. Greg Prato, All Music Guide

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March 04, 2004: I didn't think that syx can do it again, but they did. This is by far one of there most amazing albums. Zuckerman can really play drums

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July 02, 2003: There are a handful of tunes on this album that are extraordinary. However, a bulk of the material is not up to par with previous Styx releases (however, it is better than Brave New World). The production is awfully thin and many of the vocals are buried in the mix, as are some of the guitar solos. The opener "Do Things My Way" is a great way to start off the album, but again the vocals fall victim to the production mix. "Waiting For Our Time" is another stand-out track from TS much like something from his solo 7DZ. The two offerings from Gowan and Burtnik are forgetable. Ironically, Gowan's tunes mid-way through the songs sound very DeYoungish. Burtnik's stab at Blink-182 style music falls flat on "KYAGoodbye". This song will sound VERY dated in 10 years. The short opener from Billy Bob is throwaway, while it does rock. Styx should not have to result in using outside people on an album. We get back on track with JY's "These Are The Times" the closest thing to a Styx classic these guys will offer. "Yes I Can" is leftover Damn Yankees filler but Shaw does it again with another good track in "Together". "Captain America" from JY is a typical JY rocker but lacks a keyboard solo in the middle as most of his songs have (and this does not make the song any less entertaining, just shorter than expected). "Killing That Thing You Love" is down-tempo album filler song from Burtnik. The album closer is the track worth the price of admission "One With Everything". Sounds more like ELP than Styx but it leaves you feeling good. The final track includes an interesting drum loop from Sucherman's "More Than Styx" drum CD but I can live without the Tenacious D bull at the end. Simply NOT funny or entertaining. Thankfully it is at the end of the CD. If we had stronger production and better tracks from Burtnik and Gowan we'd have a masterpiece but Cyclorama falls a little short. I am looking forward to the next release as this was the first studio album from this line-up and they do seem to get better with age. Keeping my fingers crossed that the next is better, Cyclo is for the diehards only. As for me, it has been "shelved" and one of those releases that might get played once every couple of years.


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