Name the best.........

[classicstyxfan]

I think I need a break from the various "soap opera" who did what to whom threads currently in full bloom here.

So............I'm going to ask you for your opinion of the best ever from Styx in the following categories:

Best song - Musically

Best Lyrics - Entire song

Best Lyric - Single line or verse

Best consecutive songs ( 2 ) on a single LP/CD excluding compilations.

And, if you are in a critical mood, answer all of the same questions, substituting the word Worst for Best.

anyone got an opinion to share ? feel free to add additional categories if you'd like.

-Classic

[froy]

Best song - Musically

The Message Lords of The Ring

Best Lyrics - Entire song

Suite Madam Blue

Best Lyric - Single line or verse

Domo Arigato Mr Roboto

Best consecutive songs ( 2 ) on a single LP/CD excluding compilations.

Fooling Yourself Come Sail Away .

[gr8dane]

Well folks ,usually losing the thread in lyrics after a line or two due to attention span or distraction,I must say the only one that ever kept me listening through the whole thing was 'Snowblind'.Had a little relationship to you know what years ago,and Dennis and JY got it right in the ,I mean on the nose with that song.
Please don't tell anybody.OK.
2 songs in a row,probably any 2 songs from Equinox.
Thanx Classicstyx for the ehh diversion.

[bugsymalone]

OK, I will bite on this one.

Best song musically - (So many!) Pieces of Eight

Best Lyrics, Entire Song – Castle Walls

Best lyric line – “Beneath these neon streets in subway seats they crowd for air (Lonely People, Lonely People)
So close and yet so far they share the secrets of despair.”
[It was nearly impossible for me to settle on just one.]

Best Consecutive songs : (Have to agree with Gr8 here, anything on Equinox) My choice: Prelude 12/Suite Madame Blue

Added category:

Best Vocal Performance : Dennis DeYoung – Queen of Spades

Worst? Anything from CycloCarrot

[DarrenUK]

Best Lyrics

CASTLE WALLS

Best Line

THE BURGERS ALWAYS TASTE THE SAME ...Music Time.....naaaaaa only joking thats the worst line from the most embarrasing song from a rock band EVER along with Hiphophiphopcrissyhiphop

Best 2 songs in succession...

JUST HAVE TO GO FOR SIDE 2 OF PIECES OF EIGHT.....MATERCLASS

Worst 2...............anything off Kilroy except for Havent we been here before.

Best Musically...

CASTLE WALLS, SIMPLY THE GREATEST ROCK SONG EVER along with we were friends by Dare, July Morning by Uriah Heep Soldier Of Fortune by Deep Purple and Fools Overure by Supertramp.

ANYONE EVER HEARD OF THE BRITISH BAND DARE........CHECK OUT THEIR BELIEF ALBUM....I SENT A TAPE OF LEAD SINGER/KEYBOARD PLAYER Darren Wharton to Tommy when they were looking for a replacement for DDY......it was too late they had already hired GOWAN....but i can honestly say if Darren Wharton would of got the Styx gig you would not be calling this guys vocal ability/keyboard playing/ songwriting as he is in my opinion in the top 10 singers on this planet.

[Abitaman]

Added two new at bottom

BEST LYRICS-The Grand Illusion, has it nailed down. Hip Hop... also is good, lyrically that is, Goodbye Roseland, Just get thru this Night.

WORST LYRICS & WORST LYRIC-Plexiglass Toliet "On fear of on his banana it would land" give me a break!!!!!!!!!!!

BEST LYRIC-"and if I see a light, should I believe, Tell me how will I know." from Show Me the Way.

BEST SONG MUSICALLY- Castle Walls (and the live version on Dennis' new live cd is even better), 1996 live version of Grand Illusion off of RETURN TO PARADISE. Goodbye Roseland, 1983 live version of Too Much time on My Hands from Caught in the ACT, and These are the Times

WORST SONG MUSICALLY-Heavy Metal Poisoning, this song could have been great if it wasn't "Dr. Righteous" singing. Hip Hop, at times the music is awful, but when I think of it as Dennis making fun of Hip Hop, it's just bad, not awful, great lyrics though!

BEST TWO SONGS IN A ROW-Show Me the Way/Edge of the Century.

WORST TWO SONGS IN A ROW-Heavy Metal Poisoning/Just Get thru this Night

BEST VOCAL-JY's Young Man and These are the Times, DDY's-Goodbye Roseland, Come Sail Away, Suite Madame Blue. TS-On My Way, and Fooling Yourself.

WORST VOCAL-JY's Right Away and Heavy Metal Poisoning. DDY's Music Time, TS's Sing for the Day and Never Say Never

BEST LIVE-Miss America (1983), Grand Illusion (1996 with DDY and 2000 with Larry) Too Much time on My Hands (1983)

WORST LIVE-Best of Times (1983), Lorelli (JY vocals 2000).

[Ash]

Best Lyrics - song in total: Tie: "Pieces of Eight" and "Lonely People"

Worst Lyric: Witch Wolf

Best Two In A Row: Queen of Spades / Renegade

Worst Two In A Row: World Tonite / Carrie Anne

Best Lyric Line: "You've got them real silk shirts and them baggy pants. Dago shoes in colors that match. But the girls are acting bored and you're feelin like you going to lose. You got the GQ blues"

Worst Lyric Line: "everything is cool in the land of the brave new world" (that is just a linguistic abomination)

Best Vocal Performance: Queen of Spades

Worst Vocal Performance: Krakatoa

[yogi]

The Best ENTIRE song(S) lyrically are: 5) These Are The Times, 4) The Best of Times,3) Man In The Wilderness, 2) You Better Ask 1) Little Suzie

Best Lyric- Sometimes I feel like a Man In the Wilderness, I'm a lonely soldier off to war, sent away to die NEVER quite knowing why.....

Best Two(3) Consecutive Songs: Born For Adventure, Prelude 12, Suite Madame Blue

Worst Lyrics- 2) Ya Oh Ya youve got the best damn face in the human race..... HORRIBLE!!!! but what was even worse was..... Still she treats me like a human... What does that actually mean???? why not she treats me like a hero????????

[sadie65]

Okay...nothing like making it tough...

Best Song musically....Suite Madame Blue from Equinox

Best Lyric-Entire Song...Suite Madame Blue/Castle Walls from Equinox and Grand Illusion

Best Lyrics-Single Line or verse- Show Me The Way from Edge of the Century

And every day I'm more confused as the saints turn into sinners
All the heroes and legends I knew as a child have fallen to idols of clay

Best Consecutive Songs-The Best of Times...Lonely People from Paradise Theater

Worst musically- Heavy Metal Poisoning

Worst Lyric-Entire Song: Bourgeious Pig from Cyclorama
Worst Lyrics-Single Line or verse- Just Fell In from Brave New World

got pretty paper shoes
And I'm weaving you a basket for Christmas
Three hots and a cot
And a cellmate who keeps calling me missus

Worst consecutive songs...Just Fell In...goodbye Roseland from Brave New World who thought up that sequence

Best blend of instruments...Boat on the River



Sadie

[DeeJaySTYX]

Thanks for the much needed break Classic, Some interesting Feedback so far...

Best Song Musically( Like Bugsy said, so many)Show Me The Way, Pieces Of Eight, Lords Of The Ring, One With Everything, and Fooling Yourself (Sorry, couldn't nail it down to one)

Best Lyrics, Entire Song - I'M O.K.

Best Lyric or Phrase- Come Sail Away, "Some Happy, Some Sad, I Think Of Childhood Friends And The Dreams We Had...."

Best 2 Consecutive Songs- Here's 2; Man In The Wilderness and Castle Walls or Great White Hope and I'M O.K.

Best Vocal - Dennis; Show Me The Way - Tommy; Fooling Yourself and Crystal Ball - JY; These Are The Times.. Gowan; Grand Illusion

Now The Worst Section

Worst Musically - Great Expectations , Just Fell In

Worst Lyrics (Song) - More Love For The Money

Worst Lyric or Phrase - "On The Distant Horizon , The Storm Approaches, Better Cover My Eyes, Better Hide The Roaches...." From Brave New World....Good Song but "Better Hide The Roaches" ....Yuk

Worst Consecutive - Yes, I Can and More Love For The Money

Worst Vocal - Rockin' The Paradise (Gowan) and Lorelei (JY)

Thanks For the Diversion


By The Way, Yogi, There are some woman that think of men as dogs...I think that was the angle that Tommy had in mind....

DeeJay....

[Ash]

Worst Lyrics-Single Line or verse- Just Fell In from Brave New World

got pretty paper shoes
And I'm weaving you a basket for Christmas
Three hots and a cot
And a cellmate who keeps calling me missus

I have to say... I really enjoyed Just Fell In... It's not a Styx song really, but I thought it was a really clevar song and would have been better on a TS solo record.... but I do enjoy this one. "I just fell into a manic depression and I really want to spend it with you." ... clevar... note that there are two songs dealing with mental disease on Brave New World. "Number One" which also has a great lyric "Who'se that walking through the door? Whose not wasted anymore? Who gave up that crazy war inside you".

[sadie65]

I like Just Fell In. I find it ridiculously fun. But from a lyrical standpoint, not one of TS' better works. But if you check some of my old posts I have always liked the song.

But seriously, who decided the placement of songs on that cd? Shuddering.

Sadie

[LordofDaRing]

Best song musically - born for adventure
Best lyrics entire song - come sail away
Best single line - Best of times - "I feel so helpless like a boat against the
tide, how I wish the summer wind could bring back paradise, but I know
if the world turned upside down, baby I know, you'd always be around"
Best consecutive songs - This old man, Clair de lune, Ballerina

[kiddo]

Best song musically: Suite Madame Blue
Best Lyrics entire song: Castle Walls
Best Lyric single line or verse: From Lonely People--
"The rain was hot, the streets were empty
As downtown closed her eyes
The movie house stood in silence as I said my last good-byes
Her silver screen was stained with memories
As Cagney shot them down
And as I watched I was that hero
In dreamlands lost and found"
Best consecutive songs: Man in the Wilderness and Castle Walls

kiddo

[piecesofeight]

Best song - Musically-
Pieces Of Eight

Best Lyrics - Entire song-
I'm OK

Best Lyric - Single line or verse-
"Some Happy, Some Sad, I Think Of Childhood Friends And The Dreams We Had...."


Best consecutive songs ( 2 ) on a single LP/CD excluding compilations-
SUPERSTARS and Come Sail Away

[DeeJaySTYX]

I don't mean to be a Kill Joy Was Here, but what happened to Superstars

[piecesofeight]

I don't mean to be a Kill Joy Was Here, but what happened to Superstars

HAHA! I cannot believe I wrote down Fooling Yourself, I like Superstars so much better anyway. A very great much over looked fantastic song. For years when I was younger, this was my fav song off the best album ever.
I have adjusted my post that to deejay..

[ek88]

Best song - Musically - (tie) Pieces Of Eight AND Lights

Best Lyrics - I'm O.K.

Best Lyric - (tie) "If we were granted just one minute, to choose a dream and stay there in it, how could we decide?" AND "Some happy, some sad, I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had . . "

Best consecutive songs ( 2 ) on a single LP/CD excluding compilations: Grand Illusion and Fooling Yourself (You throw Come Sail Away in there with those two and that just about epitomizes everything that's great about the classic Styx sound, IMHO).

(Once again, pieces, once again )

[piecesofeight]

Best song - Musically - (tie) Pieces Of Eight AND Lights

Best Lyrics - I'm O.K.

Best Lyric - (tie) "If we were granted just one minute, to choose a dream and stay there in it, how could we decide?" AND "Some happy, some sad, I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had . . "

Best consecutive songs ( 2 ) on a single LP/CD excluding compilations: Grand Illusion and Fooling Yourself (You throw Come Sail Away in there with those two and that just about epitomizes everything that's great about the classic Styx sound, IMHO).

(Once again, pieces, once again )

[M. J. Perry]

Best Song Musically - Castle Walls & Killing The Thing That You Love

Best Lyrics - These Are The Times & I'm Okay

Best Verse - And when the world has turn it's back on me, I won't have to feel alone because I know she cares.

Best Consecutive - Man In The Wilderness/Castle Walls

Best Albums - Pieces of Eight & Cyclorama

Worst Song Musically - High Crimes & Misdemeanors (Hip Hop-Cracy) & Genki Desu Ka

Worst Lyrics - High Time & Cold War

Worse Verse - I just fell into a manic depression and I really want to spend it with you.

Worse Consecutive - High Crimes & Misdemeanors/Just Fell In

Worse Album - Kilroy Was Here & Brave New World