http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1999&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rssWho exactly was Mr. Roboto, and did he understand Japanese? Why was the Renegade sentenced to hang? How come Paradise Theatre went out of business? Was Tommy Shaw a boy or a girl? Were there really enough admitted fans for a reunion? And who in the name of Desert Moon was Kilroy, anyway? These are all unanswered mysteries, and to a large extent Styx remain a mystery as well. They were one of the biggest stadium-packing progressive rock/arena rock bands of the '70s, with a maniacal cult following, concept albums, and even a concept video/short film for their synth-laden <i>Kilroy Was Here</i>. Their epic songs and Rock Opera sensationalism, as well as the elastic falsetto singing of Dennis DeYoung and androgynous charisma of Tommy Shaw, gave Styx an odd hit-or-miss chemistry that overwhelming amounts of music listeners either didn't understand, or to which they completely identified. - Charles HodgkinsAORen720Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:14:58 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1999&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss Who exactly was Mr. Roboto, and did he understand Japanese? Why was the Renegade sentenced to hang? How come Paradise Theatre went out of business? Was Tommy Shaw a boy or a girl? Were there really enough admitted fans for a reunion? And who in the name of Desert Moon was Kilroy, anyway? These are all unanswered mysteries, and to a large extent Styx remain a mystery as well. They were one of the biggest stadium-packing progressive rock/arena rock bands of the '70s, with a maniacal cult following, concept albums, and even a concept video/short film for their synth-laden <i>Kilroy Was Here</i>. Their epic songs and Rock Opera sensationalism, as well as the elastic falsetto singing of Dennis DeYoung and androgynous charisma of Tommy Shaw, gave Styx an odd hit-or-miss chemistry that overwhelming amounts of music listeners either didn't understand, or to which they completely identified. - Charles Hodgkins http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952296&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952296 tra.1952296 Styx art.1999 1.29 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Come Sail Away tra.1952296 365000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952296&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952296&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952295&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952295 tra.1952295 Styx art.1999 1.29 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Renegade tra.1952295 254000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952295&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952295&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394171&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss Rock/Pop Wed, 2 Feb 1983 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 2394171 tra.2394171 Styx art.1999 1.29 Kilroy Was Here alb.131527 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/7/7/1297778_170x170.jpg 1983-12-19 00:00:00.0 1983-02-02 00:00:00.0 true Mr. Roboto tra.2394171 328000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394171&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394171&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952292&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952292 tra.1952292 Styx art.1999 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Babe tra.1952292 264000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952292&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952292&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952058&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952058 tra.1952058 Styx art.1999 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Too Much Time On My Hands tra.1952058 273000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952058&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952058&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952056&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952056 tra.1952056 Styx art.1999 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Best Of Times tra.1952056 258000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952056&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952056&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2172554&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 2172554 tra.2172554 Styx art.1999 1.29 The Grand Illusion alb.100770 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/6/7/7/1297762_170x170.jpg 1984-03-15 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Come Sail Away tra.2172554 367000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2172554&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2172554&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952302&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952302 tra.1952302 Styx art.1999 1.29 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Mr. Roboto tra.1952302 330000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952302&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952302&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952055&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952055 tra.1952055 Styx art.1999 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Lady '95 tra.1952055 185000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952055&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952055&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2683489&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Tue, 3 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 2683489 tra.2683489 Styx art.1999 0.99 Maximum Pop Hits: Songs From The Heart alb.306206 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/3/9/3/443935_170x170.jpg 2001-04-03 00:00:00.0 2001-04-03 00:00:00.0 true Lady tra.2683489 192000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2683489&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2683489&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952297&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952297 tra.1952297 Styx art.1999 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) tra.1952297 246000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952297&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952297&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952057&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952057 tra.1952057 Styx art.1999 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Lorelei tra.1952057 202000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952057&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952057&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394269&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 2394269 tra.2394269 Styx art.1999 0.99 The Grand Illusion alb.100770 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/6/7/7/1297762_170x170.jpg 1984-03-15 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Grand Illusion tra.2394269 277000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394269&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394269&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394175&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Wed, 1 Jan 1975 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 2394175 tra.2394175 Styx art.1999 0.99 Equinox alb.103505 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/7/7/1297760_170x170.jpg 1987-09-21 00:00:00.0 1975-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Suite Madame Blue tra.2394175 390000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394175&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394175&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952293&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952293 tra.1952293 Styx art.1999 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) tra.1952293 328000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952293&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952293&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952294&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952294 tra.1952294 Styx art.1999 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Show Me The Way tra.1952294 276000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952294&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952294&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394162&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 2394162 tra.2394162 Styx art.1999 1.29 Pieces Of Eight alb.103504 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/6/7/7/1297763_170x170.jpg 1987-09-21 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Renegade tra.2394162 257000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394162&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394162&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5269876&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Tue, 4 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 5269876 tra.5269876 Styx art.1999 0.99 Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology alb.5265788 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/8/7/1297883_170x170.jpg 2006-09-19 00:00:00.0 2004-05-04 00:00:00.0 true Lady tra.5269876 178000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5269876&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5269876&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952299&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952299 tra.1952299 Styx art.1999 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Crystal Ball tra.1952299 272000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952299&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952299&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5269888&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Tue, 4 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 5269888 tra.5269888 Styx art.1999 1.29 Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology alb.5265788 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/8/7/1297883_170x170.jpg 2006-09-19 00:00:00.0 2004-05-04 00:00:00.0 true Come Sail Away tra.5269888 365000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5269888&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5269888&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952303&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952303 tra.1952303 Styx art.1999 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Don't Let It End tra.1952303 294000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952303&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952303&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394154&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Wed, 1 Jan 1975 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 2394154 tra.2394154 Styx art.1999 0.99 Equinox alb.103505 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/7/7/1297760_170x170.jpg 1987-09-21 00:00:00.0 1975-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Lorelei tra.2394154 203000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394154&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394154&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952298&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 1952298 tra.1952298 Styx art.1999 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.205472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/0/8/1298094_170x170.jpg 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Grand Illusion tra.1952298 275000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952298&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1952298&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394159&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 2394159 tra.2394159 Styx art.1999 0.99 The Grand Illusion alb.100770 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/6/7/7/1297762_170x170.jpg 1984-03-15 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) tra.2394159 331000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394159&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2394159&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2172549&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss AOR Mon, 1 Oct 1979 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Styx on Rhapsody Online 2172549 tra.2172549 Styx art.1999 0.99 Cornerstone alb.112671 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/7/7/1297767_170x170.jpg 1987-01-19 00:00:00.0 1979-10-01 00:00:00.0 true Babe tra.2172549 268000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2172549&variant=play&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2172549&variant=data&rws=%2Fstyx%2Ftop-tracks.rss