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Although they began as an artsy prog rock band, Styx would eventually transform into the virtual arena rock prototype by the late [[The Seventies|1970s]] and early [[The Eighties|1980s]], due to a fondness for bombastic rockers and soaring power ballads. The seeds for the band were planted in another Chicago band during the late [[The Sixties|1960s]], the Tradewinds, which featured brothers Chuck and John Panozzo (who played bass and drums, respectively), as well as acquaintance Dennis DeYoung (vocals, keyboards). By the dawn of the 1970s, the group had changed its name to [[TW 4]], and welcomed aboard a pair of guitarists/vocalists, James "JY" Young and John Curulewski -- securing a recording contract in 1972 with Wooden Nickel Records (a subsidiary of RCA). Soon after, the group opted to change its name once more, this time to Styx, named after a river from [[Classical Mythology]] that ran through "the land of the dead" in the underworld.
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In the middle 1990s the hard feelings had faded enough for Styx to reunite to tour and record again, but DeYoung's control freakery began to raise its head once more not long after. Unwilling to put up with it, the rest of Styx expelled him from the band. They now tour as Styx with a new lead vocalist/keyboardist---Lawrence Gowan, formerly a major Canadian solo act in his own right back in the 80s---while DeYoung tours with an orchestra performing Styx songs and new material more in keeping with his personal artistic vision.
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Some classic Styx songs:
* [http://www.mtvmusic.com/styx/videos/89947/the_best_of_times.jhtml The Best of Times]
* [http://www.mtvmusic.com/styx/videos/30881/mr_roboto.jhtml Mr. Roboto]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BARLfUmyBJA Come Sail Away]
* [http://www.goear.com/listen/e3cd975/Renegade-Styx Renegade]
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* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Styx is one of the few bands that are as tight in concert as on albums, and most of the members are around 60.
* [[Bad Future]]: The alternate future of ''Kilroy Was Here'', in which rock 'n roll music is outlawed, [[Big Brother Is Watching]] You and Japanese corporations control everything
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