Wikipedia's version of Styx

[chowhall]

Brave New World and split
Two years later, in 1999, the band released its first new studio album in almost a decade: Brave New World. The album received a lukewarm reception, sold very slowly, and the single, "Everything Is Cool", failed to chart.

Once again, during work on the album, personality conflicts drove the band members apart. While Tommy Shaw and James Young's material followed a hard rock vein, Dennis DeYoung's penchant for Broadway styles resulted in dramatic differences in styles on Brave New World.

Arguments over which songs to release as singles, the album's artwork, the track sequencing, the slow album sales, and the omission of DeYoung's vocals and keyboards from many of the Shaw/JY tracks fueled the fire. The band was further hindered by a viral illness contracted by DeYoung which temporarily made his eyes sensitive to light. DeYoung asked his bandmates to delay touring but they refused and decided to go forward without him..

Chuck Panozzo was sidelined in 1998 after revealing to his bandmates that he was gay and battling HIV. His public "coming out" occurred in 2001 at the annual Human Rights Campaign banquet.

In 1999, DeYoung was permanently replaced by Canadian Lawrence Gowan, though no official statement regarding a firing or replacement had been made. As a result of the replacement, DeYoung filed a lawsuit charging that the remaining members of the band were using the Styx name without his consent, and he in turn was eventually countersued by Shaw & JY for using the billing of "Dennis DeYoung, the voice of Styx" in his solo concerts. The suit was eventually settled on the grounds that DeYoung could bill himself as "performing the music of Styx" or "formerly of Styx", but not as "the voice of Styx", and Styx continued on with Shaw & JY at the helm.


[edit] Cyclorama and beyond
With Chuck Panozzo focusing on his health concerns, Glen Burtnik returned to fill Chuck's bass duties, with Chuck participating on a part-time basis, sitting in as his health permitted.

Styx's new lineup released several live albums and released the studio album Cyclorama in February, 2003, which reached #127 on the Billboard 200 album charts failing to make much, if any, of an impact. Styx toured extensively during this period and released additional live albums.

Burtnik left Styx in 2003 and recorded a solo album, Welcome to Hollywood. He was replaced by Ricky Phillips, formerly of The Babys and Bad English.

DeYoung continued his solo career by re-arranging and performing his Styx hits with a symphony orchestra. In 2005, DeYoung released a CD of re-recorded Styx hits from a solo concert with a symphony orchestra (titled The Music of Styx - Live with Symphony Orchestra. The album also contained three new DeYoung songs. DeYoung's CD became a modest hit in Canada, selling 30,000 copies there. Ironically, Burtnik now often appears with DeYoung in his solo shows.

As of April 21, 2006, according to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) which awards artists and groups gold/platinum status, Styx ranks number 127 with 17.5 million records sold within the United States. [8]. The blurb on Amazon.com about Chuck Panozzo's book "The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life with Styx" states that Styx has sold over 54 million records, providing another conflicting sales figure.

On April 16, 2007, Def Leppard announced a 2007 Tour|50-date, which includes Styx and Foreigner as supporting acts.[9]

As of August 27, 2007 Dennis DeYoung's single "100 Years From Now" was #1 on Quebec's Top 100.

On October 16, 2007 Styx received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from IEBA (International Entertainment Buyers Association) in Nashville, Tennessee.

During the summer of 2008 Styx has been scheduled to appear on a double bill with a revamped line up of Boston.

James Young's presence at live concerts was jeopardized in the summer of 2008 when his wife Susie suffered an aneurysm. Young insisted that Styx continue to perform on its current tour, leaving open the possibility that J.Y. may not be able to perform at many of Styx's live shows for an unknown length of time. Their August 15, 2008 show in Huddleston, VA marked the first time Styx has ever toured without J.Y., as well as the first time they have ever played as a four-piece.[10]


Is this your version of Styx history?

[GrandIllusionist725]

I like how I also read that they did the theme song to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers?

...uh huh, yeaaahh...