Title: An American Rock Classic
Review: At their worst, Styx are Spinal Tap with bigger hair (see "I'm Okay" off of "Pieces of Eight" for a hilarious example) and sometimes Dennis DeYoung can be a little lazy in his writing ("on board I'm the captain/so climb aboard") but this is a fine album from an interesting band. The melodies are catchy and the songs have some (albeit simplistic) insights into Western culture. Sure, it lacks the rapier-like deconstructionism of "Big Bottoms" and "Stonehenge" off of Spinal Tap's debut but who could hope to meet that standard? It's eight bucks. Buy it!
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