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By 1975, Styx had persevered long enough, and had enough success via their sleeper hit "Lady," to graduate to a major label. Superstardom was still a couple of years off, but they were clearly on their way, having consolidated their sound effectively. EQUINOX was the last Styx album to feature original guitarist John Curulewski, one of the more progressive forces in the band. In a way, the album represents the last stand of prog-rock as a major element of the band's sound (though traces of it would crop up over the next few albums).

Curulewski's "Mother Dear," though an obscurity, is a highlight here, with its sophisticated, introspective lyricism and complex, synthesizer-laden arrangement. Dennis DeYoung picks up on that ambitious thread with "Suite Madam Blue," an epic-length tune that moves through several moods and is sort of an elegy for America. On the poppier side, there's the celebratory "Light Up," and the infectious, synth-dotted "Lorelei."
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List Price $9.95 (You save $3.40)
Category Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Hard Rock
Label A & M
Orig Year 1975
All Time Sales Rank   2162  
CD Universe Part number 1094435
Catalog number 3217
Discs 1
Release Date Oct 25, 1990
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Recording Time 34 minutes
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Light Up  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Lorelei  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Mother Dear  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.Lonely Child  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Midnight Ride$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Born For Adventure  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Prelude 12$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Suite Madame Blue  $0.99

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Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

4 stars ROCK & ROLLLL
Need I say more.....
Submitted by brub3086 (Laughlin, Nv., USA) Verified Buyer
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5 stars Maybe The Best Styx Album
When Styx was still concidered a Hard Rock band,before Tommy Shaw brought comercialism to the band,this is Equinox.I consider it there best album(even though they put 3 more good albums out after this one),with rockers like Midnight Ride & Born For Adventure, this album will have you playing air guitar. Now if A&M would do it justice and remastered it,it would be even better.
Submitted by chrispackers (Texas,USA) Verified Buyer
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5 stars Pinnacle and pivot point
Styx can be summarized in phases. True prog rock (71-76), arena/radio friendly prog (76-77), arena rock (78-80), pop (81-83 then up to Cyclorama). This is where the first two phases met. Equinox is among the best Styx records because it keeps the musicianship and vibe of the Wooden Nickel albums but adds big hooks and choruses and somewhat shorter song lengths. Curulewski has no discernible "personality" here (as Shaw would starting the next year) but the guy can play guitar. Fans of classic Kansas (and anything else similar) should run to hear this. Styx fans from Grand Illusion on might find this a little less than thrilling. For me it is one of the Styx albums I play all the time (also true of Pieces of Eight and Cyclorama, all of which I think are actually better than Grand Illusion, Paradise though I like the whole catalog, including Cornerstone and Kilroy).
Submitted by Andrew (Cos Cob, CT)
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5 stars Equinox is FANTASTIC !!!!
One of the best L.P. of that year!and one of the best bands of all time!!!.
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