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Styx - The Grand Illusion album

Styx - The Grand Illusion album

  • Performer: Styx
  • Genre: Rock
  • Title: The Grand Illusion
  • Released: 1977
  • Style: Symphonic Rock, Classic Rock
  • Country: US
  • MP3 version size: 1246 mb
  • FLAC version size: 1715 mb
  • Other: MIDI ADX AC3 MP1 VQF APE ASF
  • Rating: 4.1
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Styx- The grand illusion Welcome to the grand illusion Come on in and see whats happening Pay the price, get your tickets for the show The stage is set, th. .

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Track 1 from the album, "The Grand Illusion" (1977).

Альбом · 1977 · Песен: 8. Доступно с подпиской на Apple Music. Бесплатная пробная подписка.

The Grand Illusion is the seventh studio album by Styx, it was released on July 7, 1977. It launched the band to stardom, spawned the hit singles "Come Sail Away" and "Fooling Yourself", and sold over three million copies in the US (Triple Platinum). Some estimates have the album at over 5 million copies sold. The album was recorded at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago. The album cover art, created by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse, is an homage to a painting by René Magritte entitled "Le Blanc-Seing".

2. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Man). Welcome to the grand illusion Come on in and see what's happening Pay the price, get your tickets for the show The stage is set, the band starts playing Suddenly your heart is pounding Wishing secretly you were a star. But don't be fooled by the radio The tv or the. magazines They show you photographs of how your life should be But they're just someone else's fantasy So if you think your life is complete confusion Because you never win the game Just remember that it's a grand illusion And deep inside we're all the same

Styx ‎– The Grand Illusion. Country: US. Released: 2010. Original album mastered at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles.

The Grand Illusion is the 7th album by Styx. It's songs are: "The Grand Illusion" (Dennis DeYoung) – 4:36. Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung. First guitar solo and guitar fills: Tommy Shaw. Second guitar solo: James Young. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" (Tommy Shaw) – 5:29. Lead vocals and guitar: Tommy Shaw. Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy Shaw. Soliloquy: Dennis DeYoung. Come Sail Away" (DeYoung) – 6:07.

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.

Welcome to the Grand illusion Come on in and see what's happening Pay the price, get your tickets for the show The stage is set, the band starts playing Suddenly your heart is pounding Wishing secretly you were a star. But don't be fooled by the radio The TV or the magazines They show you photographs of how your life should be But they're just someone else's fantasy. Released on the The Grand Illusion album in 1977, also included on their (Styx) greatest hits album, along with songs such as Come Sail Away, Renegade and M. oboto. The Grand Illusion" Track Info. Written By Dennis DeYoung. Recorded At Paragon Studios.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 The Grand Illusion
Lead Guitar – James Young
A2 Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
A3 Superstars
A4 Come Sail Away
B1 Miss America
Lead Vocals – James Young
B2 Man In The Wilderness
B3 Castle Walls
Lead Guitar – James Young
B4 The Grand Finale

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Paragon Studios
  • Remixed At – Paragon Studios
  • Mastered At – The Mastering Lab

Credits

  • Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Vocals – Tommy Shaw
  • Bass, Vocals – Chuck Panozzo
  • Drums, Percussion, Vocals – John Panozzo
  • Engineer, Remix – Rob Kingsland
  • Guitar, Vocals – James Young
  • Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals – Dennis DeYoung
  • Lead Guitar – Tommy Shaw (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1, B2)
  • Lead Vocals – Dennis DeYoung (tracks: A1, A4, B3, B4), Tommy Shaw (tracks: A2, A3, B2)
  • Mastered By – Mike Reese
  • Producer [Assistant], Engineer, Remix – Barry Mraz
  • Producer, Remix – Styx

Notes

℗ 1977 A&M Records Inc.
© 1977 Kelley & Mouse Studios

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SP-4637 Styx The Grand Illusion ‎(LP, Album, Mon) A&M Records SP-4637 US 1977
SP-4637 Styx The Grand Illusion ‎(LP, Album, Club, RE) A&M Records SP-4637 US 1977
CD-3223 Styx The Grand Illusion ‎(CD, Album, Club, RE) A&M Records CD-3223 US Unknown
CS-4637 Styx The Grand Illusion ‎(Cass, Album, Club) A&M Records CS-4637 US 1977
L 36196 Styx The Grand Illusion ‎(LP, Album) A&M Records L 36196 New Zealand 1977

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