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Friday, January 23, 2026

Styx Retrospective!!

I believe I've mentioned that my music listening history started with my father's classic rock collection.  While the big three have remained pretty constant in my life, if there was a fourth, it would be Styx.  I remember getting into them in the mid-90s, enjoying the purple A&M compilation album my dad had.  They really were the first "hard rock" band I got into, and they've stayed with me over the years, as I've never grown tired of their unique blend of distorted guitars and theatrical ballads.  Perhaps not unique for the 70s, but still iconic in all the right ways.  This time, I decided to focus just on their studio albums, largely because I had been working on this for a few years, and I was hoping to get it out before the end of the year with their latest album.  I didn't quite succeed, as you can tell, but it's been a fun ride regardless.