Styx

The Grand Illusion (1977)

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Other than being their first platinum-selling album, The Grand Illusion led Styx steadfastly into the domain of AOR rock. Built on the strengths of "Come Sail Away"'s ballad-to-rock metamorphosis, which gained them their second Top Ten hit, and on the high harmonies of newcomer Tommy Shaw throughout "Fooling Yourself," The Grand Illusion introduced Styx to the gates of commercial stardom. The pulverized growl of "Miss America" reveals the group's guitar-savvy approach to six-string rock, while De Young pretentiously struts his singing prowess throughout the title track. Shaw's induction into the band has clearly settled, and his guitar work, along with James Young's, is full and extremely sharp where it matters most. Even the songwriting is more effluent than Crystal Ball, which was released one year earlier, shedding their mystical song motifs for a more audience-pleasing lyric and chord counterpoise. Reaching number six on the album charts, The Grand Illusion was the first to display the gelled accomplishments of both Tommy Shaw and Dennis De Young as a tandem.





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Analyzed: Styx / The Grand Illusion

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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track

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DR12      -1.09 dB   -14.96 dB      4:38 01-The Grand Illusion

DR12      -1.00 dB   -16.30 dB      5:32 02-Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)

DR11      -1.92 dB   -15.74 dB      4:03 03-Superstars

DR11      -1.42 dB   -16.54 dB      6:05 04-Come Sail Away

DR11      -1.00 dB   -15.93 dB      5:04 05-Miss America

DR10      -1.00 dB   -15.79 dB      5:52 06-Man In The Wilderness

DR12      -1.00 dB   -18.95 dB      6:00 07-Castle Walls

DR11      -2.02 dB   -16.46 dB      2:05 08-The Grand Finale



Number of tracks:  8

Official DR value: DR11



Samplerate:        96000 Hz

Channels:          2

Bits per sample:   24

Bitrate:           2881 kbps

Codec:             FLAC









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