Latest about Styx
“I said, ‘I owe you for being an influence.’ He said, ‘Pay up!’” Ricky Phillips on Chris Squire
American bassist recalls being captivated at an early age by the Yes icon’s approach, and how it felt to tour together many years later
A Beginner's Guide to 70s AOR in 10 essential albums
AOR might have come truly blossoming into platinum-tinged life in the 1980s, but the genre had been holding lighters aloft and weeping in its beer in the 1970s. These are the best albums
Styx share first new music from upcoming new album Circling From Above
US pomp rockers Styx will release their 18th studio album Circling From Above in July
The epic story of Styx’s Pieces Of Eight, the pomp rock masterpiece that began to tear them apart
Styx’s 1978 album Pieces Of Eight was a watershed moment for the pomp rock stars – for good and for bad
Styx fired Dennis DeYoung in 1999, but he still wants a reunion for the fans
Co-founding singer and keyboardist on his prog influences, hiring a shouting woman to conserve his voice, taking a rock-is-dead approach to his final solo albums – and why he doesn’t care if he isn’t remembered
Inspired by Keith Moon and Star Trek, Come Sail Away took Styx to places they never expected
A song about being picked up and taken away by aliens, Come Sail Away gave Styx a career boost and eventually took on a life of its own
Album Of The Week Club review: The Grand Illusion by Styx
The Grand Illusion was the first of four consecutive triple-platinum albums for Styx, establishing them as one of America’s biggest rock acts
“We were inspired by the Brits at the start, then the British media forced us to become a different type of band. Made and broken in the UK, you could say”: The prog credentials of Styx
Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw believe that despite the big hits, the band always had something more substantial at heart
