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Styx - Pieces Of Eight


Styx
Pieces Of Eight

   

Styx is an arena band from the progressive school. Every gesture's writ huge to the point of flatulence, their pomp is highly circumstantial (it's the only way to get the last row's attention) and around every chorus lurks a whirring synthesizer, if not a pipe organ hauled in from a genuine cathedral. The strategy becomes obvious: Dennis DeYoung's synthesizer (though sub-Rick Wakeman fluff all the way) is crucial because without its bubblicious curlicues, Tommy Shaw's and James Young's guitar work would have to stand alone as more played-out, heavy-metal plod and Jethro Tull Jr. acoustic jive. No one of these parts amounts to much on its own, but when smeared together, each contributes to
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the kind of fantasy-land effects that groups like this run on. Which at least makes Styx tight. Tight as a tissue.

Young, DeYoung and Shaw all compose, and while the music's nothing to speak of (if you've heard Yes and Queen, you've heard it all), the lyrics are a little more interesting. It's not insignificant that only one of Pieces of Eight's ten tunes is about loving somebody else–and even that includes a line like "And as your surrogate leader I'm bound in your search for the truth." Like an album-long suite based on Queen's "We Are the Champions," what these songs say–and what a lot of bands such as Styx have been saying for some time–is this: we are hot shit. Not just because we're badass guitar heroes, not because we've got soul or play so great, not even because we're rock stars. No, we are hot shit because, beyond even the divine right of synthesizers, we are aristocracy, we are noble, we are kings. (If you don't believe it, look at all our money, not to mention our regal vestments.)

This point of view is most explicitly expressed in "Lords of the Ring," which is no more offensive to J.R.R. Tolkien (who might even deserve it) than any of the many monstrosities perpetrated in his name by other groups: "And now the message is clear/For I became a lord this year." "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" looks back to a time when his liege Tommy Shaw was actually on the unemployment line; even against "impossible odds," he asserted then that he would work and win because "I've got the power and I've got the will. I'm not a charity case." "I'm O.K." shows Styx basking in self-satisfaction at the end of their long struggle for upward mobility, while both "Great White Hope" and the title track depict nothing less than a troubled ruling class: "I'm just a prisoner in a king's disguise."

What's really interesting is not that such narcissistic slop should get recorded, but what must be going on in the minds of the people who support it in such amazing numbers. Gall, nerve and ego have never been far from great rock & roll. Yet there's a thin but crucial line between those qualities and what it takes to fill arenas today: sheer self-aggrandizement on the most puerile level. If these are the champions, gimme the cripples. (R

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Babe/i'm Ok
Best Of
Big Bang Theory
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Cornerstone
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Don't Let It End
Edge Of The Century
Equinox
Greatest Hits Part 2
Kilroy Was Here
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Lights
Mr. Roboto
Paradise Theater
Pieces Of Eight
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Return To Paradise
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The Grand Illusion
The Serpent Is Rising
Yesterday & Today

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/ 1978 Nl Foccatalog Number: 64724 A&m
M-/VG+ LP   $7.42   H&E Reco
Germany   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Styx - Pieces Of Eight Upc: 075021322424 Great White Hopei A&m, 10/25/1990
Brand New CD   $7.34   BetamOnline
USA   
Styx - Pieces Of Eight   Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Great White Hopei'm Okaysing For The D Aam, 7/7/1987
Brand New CD   $8.19   MusicImport
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Brand New From A Seller With A High Star Rating 10/25/1990
Brand New CD   $8.25   EverCheap
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
New CD   $8.57   CDQuest
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Cd. Release Date: 07/07/1987. Us, Aam, 075021322424, 07/07/1987
NEW CD   $9.11   SilverDisc
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Pop-u.s.
NEW CD   $10.45   GrooveNet
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
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NEW CD   $10.78   HARD TO FIND
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
CD   $12.56   Action
UK   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Year: 1990; Label: A&m; tracks: 1. Great White Hope 4:23; 2. I'm O.k. 5:44; 3. Sing For The
Like New CD   $11.54   SSM Music
USA   
Pieces Of Eight - Styx   Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Status: Available Label: Umgd / A&m Catalog: 213224 Genre: Rock / Pop Subgenre: Rock / Pop Fo...
New CD   $12.39   VibrantSound
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Usa, Umgd/a&m Special Order
New CD   $13.29   CD Euroxpres
USA   
Styx - Pieces Of Eight Album   Styx   Pieces Of Eight
The Last Styx Album Before They Change To Their Style More Towards Aor. This Is Good Hardrock. A&...
NEW CD   $15.58   Record Heave
Sweden   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
986113 /rel.date;05 0317/label;a&m/p refix; 00750213/barcode;0075021322424 Special Order
CD   $16.18   CDExpress
Netherl   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
M CD   $20.26   Asbury Park
Italy   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Cross The Forbidden River And Gather With The Fans Of The God Styx ! This Is The Invitation To Th...
Brand new CD   $26.57   Musea
France   
Styx - Pieces Of Eight Record   Styx   Pieces Of Eight
The Last Styx Album Before They Change To Their Style More Towards Aor. This Is Good Hardrock. A&... Special Order
NEW CD   $38.80   Inandout Dis
Austria   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Usually Shipped After 2 Business Days. Number Of Media (discs, Tapes, Records…): 1. International... Special Order
NEW/NEU! ( CD   $47.91   Total Recall
Germany   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
EX/EX CD   $54.53   F-seventies
France     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Usa, Modern Records, 1980, 1989
EX/NM LP   $2.00   denmark
Denmark     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Rca R130395 Gatefold. Small Sticker Damage. Lyric Sleeve
VG/VG LP   $2.00   Beaver Hut
USA     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Almost M-, A&m, Gatefold, Ringwear, Woj, 1978, Wol, Lyrics, "sing For The Day", &qu...
VG VG+ LP   $2.30   Brothers
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Gf A&m, 4724
VG+ EX LP   $2.50   In The Groov
USA     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
A&m Sp 4724 / 1978
VG+ / VG LP   $2.99   Musical Ener
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Gatefold. Original Inner Sleeve. Canada, A&m, Sp4724, 1/1/1978
VG+ VG LP   $3.31   Never Ending
Canada     

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    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Nice Clean Used Lp. Seams On Cover Been Taped. Us, A&m, 4724, 1978
VG+ LP   $3.99   Merlins
USA     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Am, Sp4724
VG+ M- LP   $4.00   LPJUNKIE
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Note: Gatefold. Sleeve With Lyrics great White Hope, I'm Ok, Sing For The Day, The Message, Lo...
VG VG+ LP   $4.20   Helix Corpor
USA     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Silver Label / Gatefold / Lyric Sleeve / Scw A&m Sp-5185, Br, 1978
VG+ LP   $4.40   Krohn's Boul
USA     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
1977 Yugoslavia, Rtb, Lp 5947
EX/EX LP   $5.00   KARMA VINYL
Croatia     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Used Lp Vinyl 78
VG+ LP   $5.00   Horizons
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
A&m, 4724
VG LP   $5.00   Record Groov
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Jacket Excellent. 10 Tracks. Gate Fold Jacket. Usa, Am Records, Sp-5185 Strero, 1978
Excellent LP   $5.00   Record Wareh
USA     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Nl, A&m/a&m Pm, Amlh64724, 1978
fold out c LP   $5.12   Black Rhythm
Netherl   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
A And M Records
VG+ LP   $5.24   GrooveNet
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Cover Vg. Gatefold. 10 Songs. Lyric Sleeve. A&m, 4724, 1974
VG LP   $5.40   reporecords
USA     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
A&m4724 A&m
VG+ LP   $5.50   Weird Harold
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Picture Cover A&m Rec
m- LP   $5.50   jpdiscosound
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Inner Orig Gate, A&m, 1978
EV LP   $5.73   Lost Chord
Scotlan   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Buy 4 And Get 1 More Free! (shipping And Handling Still Applies) 6261634
Very Good LP   $5.74   Abrodos
USA     
Styx - Pieces Of Eight LP   Styx   Pieces Of Eight
A&m, Sp-4724
VG++/VG++ LP   $5.94   Platterpus
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
A&m Sp-4724
^F/VG LP   $6.00   Memory Lane
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Gatefold/limited Edition Gold Vinyl Canada, A&m, Sp 4724
VG+ LP   $6.48   Airpower
Canada     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
1978 Gf, W/inner Lyric Sl. (vg+). Usa, A&m, Sp 4724, 1/1/78
VG+/M- LP   $6.83   Groovvy Waxx
USA     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Ca, A&m, Sp-4724, 1978
VG++ VG+ V LP   $6.90   suncoast
Canada     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
N/a A&m, 4724
nm vg++ LP   $6.99   Mr. Peabody
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Styx pieces Of Eight A&m, Sp-4724, 1978
S 5 6 7 LP   $7.07   CyrCo
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Gf Hol, A & M, Amlh 64724, 1978
Ex Ex LP   $7.40   RECORD WORLD
Norway   
Styx - Pieces Of Eight CD   Styx   Pieces Of Eight
1978 Release A&m, Sp4724
LP:VG+, CV LP   $7.95   Recordsonthe
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
A & M Records, Sp-5185, 1978
M LP   $8.00   Ron Sulaski
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Styx - Pieces Of Eight Single   Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Artist: Styxalbum: Pieces Of Eightcatalog Number: Sp 4724vinyl Conditio Usa
VG+ LP   $8.00   Shuga
USA   
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Std Cvr Usa, A&m, Sp-3224, 1978
M- M- LP   $8.05   Proud MaryRe
USA     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Original Issue, Cover Vg++, Vinyl Nm, Great Gatefold Cover Rca
LP   $8.32   Wink Junior
USA     
    Styx   Pieces Of Eight
Black Vinyl In Gatefold Sleeve Uk, A&m, Amlh64724
EX EX LP   $9.14   Steve Fisher
UK     
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