Styx - Pieces Of Eight CD


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This album basically picks up where its predecessor, the breakthrough GRAND ILLUSION left off, and is equally effective. Dennis DeYoung's title tune about the emptiness of wealth (a subject on which he was beginning to gain first-hand experience) continues the previous album's thematic thread nicely. Tommy Shaw's infectious rockers "Renegade" and "Blue Collar Man" would become two of the group's most popular songs, and deservedly so. With their fanciful lyrics and freewheeling synth coloring, "Sing for the Day" and "Lords of the Rings" mark a slight return to Styx's prog-rock roots. PIECES OF EIGHT furthered the group's new status as superstars and continued their run of consistently strong releases.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Dennis DeYoung; Tommy Shaw.

Personnel: James Young , Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitar); Dennis DeYoung (vocals, keyboards); John Panozzo (vocals, drums); Chuck Panozzo (vocals).

Recording information: Cathedral Of St. James, Chicago, IL.

Pieces Of Eight Music

Category	Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Hard Rock
Label	A&M (USA)
Orig Year	1978
All Time Product Rank	4,408
CD Universe Part number	1094442
Catalog number	3224
Discs	1
Release Date	Oct 25, 1990
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Styx
Engineer	Rob Kingsland; Barry Mraz
Recording Time	42 minutes
Personnel	Tommy Shaw - vocals, guitar Dennis Deyoung - vocals, keyboards James "Jockey" Young Chuck Panozzo - vocals John Panozzo - vocals, drums

Styx - Pieces Of Eight Songs

Trk	Song	Time	Price
1	Great White Hope	4:23	$0.99
2	I'm O.K.	5:42	$0.99
3	Sing For the Day	4:56	$0.99
4	Message	1:08	$0.99
5	Lords of the Ring	4:31	$0.99
6	Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)	4:06	$0.69
7	Queen of Spades	5:38	$0.99
8	Renegade	4:13	$1.29
9	Pieces of Eight	4:45	$0.99
10	Aku-Aku	2:57	$0.99

Pieces Of Eight Music

Pieces Of Eight Vinyl LP (1978) 4.3 stars

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Pieces Of Eight Music Review

Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

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5 stars Excellent, perfection
Incredible to think that the song Pieces of Eight could be the best Stix song ever, epic, the crescendos, and the lirics deep and profound, Sing for the day, Tommy Shaw at his best
Submitted by naboria17 (PR, USA)
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5 stars Best Styx Release
This is the best styx release. The Grand Illusion is a close second, but is one great song shy on side two. By the way the guy who say's his ears hurt from this album is no styx fan. "Lord of the rings" the worst song ever...please. You lost all credibility with that statement.
Submitted by Bleu (Pensacola, Florida)
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5 stars May be Their Best Album With Tommy Shaw
Arguable Yes! I Agree! BUT, Styx built a stong loyal, local fan fan base with five albums before Tommy Shaw ever showed up. To those of us that have been around from the beginning, Styx has always beem known for the magical, mystical genious of Dennis Deyoung's songwriting ability. These songs take us to a special place and time, or a special time in our past! This has always been a multitalented band and this effort is no exception. No band that possesses 3 songwriters and 3 lead vocalists, along with incredible harmonies can fail, unless they're cursed!
Submitted by a reviewer (New Port Richey FL USA)
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4 stars Classic Styx
If you like Grand Illusion, you'll also like Pieces of Eight. It's great music from beginning to end. I highly recommend it!
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5 stars Their Best
This album was a combination of everything that made Styx great. It is the best example of their combination of progressive and pop. Queen Of Spades is the greatest Dennis DeYoung penned tune of all time. It showed he could rock with the best and not just write great ballads and anthems. I grew up on this album and would list it as one of my desert island discs.
Submitted by Rich (Appleton, WI, USA)
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