Title: Styx - The Band's Best
Review: "The Grand Illusion" is probably Styx's best all around album. Although they had already had quite a bit of success and become staples of the Midwest arena circuit, this would be the album that would catapult the band to multi-platinum superstar status. The album produced two huge hits with "Come Sail Away" and "Fooling yourself" both of which can be regularly heard on classic rock radio today on a regular basis. Several other tracks received album rock airplay as well. The album contains all of the varied elements that made Styx what they were. You have Pomp Rock with "The Grand Illusion", and "Superstars", progressive rock with "Man In The Wilderness" and one of Dennis Deyoung's best compositions "Castle Walls", and Hard Rock / Metal with the James Young staple "Miss America". Sure there is an air of pretension about the whole thing, but hey this was the 70's. All in all this is one of Styx best albums and a must own for fans of the band.
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