Styx The Grand Illusion 180g LP (Vinyl)

180g Vinyl LP!

The Grand Illusion is the seventh studio album by Styx. Originally released in 1977, The Grand Illusion became Styx’s first Platinum selling album, powered by the singles “Come Sail Away” and “Fooling Yourself." Now available on 180 gram vinyl.

Styx is an American rock band from Chicago that became famous for its albums from the mid-1970s and early 1980s. They are best known for melding the style of pop rock with the power of hard-rock guitar, strong ballads and elements of international musical theater.

Styx is best known for the hit songs "Lady" (#6, 1973), "Come Sail Away" (#8, 1977), "Babe" (#1, 1979), "The Best of Times" (#3, 1981), "Too Much Time on My Hands" (#9, 1981) and "Mr. Roboto" (#3, 1983). Other hits include "Show Me the Way" (#3, 1990), "Don't Let It End" (#6, 1983), "Renegade" (#16, 1979) and "Boat on the River," a big hit in much of Europe and Japan. The band has five consecutive albums certified multi-platinum by the RIAA as well as sixteen top 40 singles in the US.

"Shaw's induction into the band has clearly settled, and his guitar work, along with James Young's, is full and extremely sharp where it matters most. Even the songwriting is more effluent than Crystal Ball, which was released one year earlier, shedding their mystical song motifs for a more audience-pleasing lyric and chord counterpoise. Reaching number six on the album charts, The Grand Illusion was the first to display the gelled accomplishments of both Tommy Shaw and Dennis De Young as a tandem." -Mike DeGagne, allmusic.com

Features:
• 180g Vinyl

Selections:
Side One:
1. The Grand Illusion
2. Fooling Yourself
3. Superstars
4. Come Sail Away
Side Two:
1. Miss America
2. Man In the Wilderness
3. Castle Walls
4. The Grand Finale