Album
The Grand Illusion
1977 · Rock
76 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Grand Illusion is a Rock album by Styx, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 191 pressings tracked, owned by 76 collectors.
About
Styx’s seventh album is a very prog affair. It has fanfares of saturated synths, warm bursts of acoustic guitar (particularly in “Fooling Yourself [The Angry Young Man]”), and songs that straddle the gulf between medieval hymns and heavy metal (“Castle Walls”). There’s furious riffing and cascading keyboard solos in “Miss America” and a weary tenderness to “Man in the Wilderness.” And the hit “Come Sail Away” ends with choral optimism and rowdy guitars but starts like the sweetest Disney confection.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Grand Illusion4:36
- A2Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)5:29
- A3Superstars3:59
- A4Come Sail Away6:07
Side B
- B1Miss America5:01
- B2Man In The Wilderness5:49
- B3Castle Walls6:00
- B4The Grand Finale1:58
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- dense
- anthemic
- theatrical
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bob "Yaz" JastrzembskiEQUIPMENT, PERFORMER
- Chuck PanozzoBASS BASS GUITAR BASS GUITAR, MEZZO-SOPRANO VOCALS
- Dennis DeYoungKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER , VOCALS
- James YoungDRUMS, PERCUSSION GUITAR GUITAR , VOCALS
- John PanozzoDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION, HARMONY VOCALS
- Pat HincheyKEYBOARDS
- Tommy ShawACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, 12 STRING GUITAR, VOCALS
76 collectors on Gatefold own this · 191 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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