Styx-Styx II

Studio Cd 8 songs
1973








1 You Need Love DeYoung 3:44
2 Lady DeYoung, Saadiq, Veasley 2:56
3 A Day Curulewski 8:19
4 You Better Ask Curulewski 3:54
5 Little Fugue in "G" Bach 1:17
6 Father O.S.A. DeYoung 7:08
7 Earl of Roseland DeYoung 4:39
8 I'm Gonna Make You Feel It DeYoung 2:23


After a lackluster start, Styx came back with their follow up CD, Styx 2. This time writing their own songs, and John C. singing on the two songs that he wrote, A Day, and You better ask. A Day is a good song, containing a very good instrumental in the middle. You Better Ask is one of the two weak songs on the CD, a song about VD and pregnancy and the problem it causes. But the star of this CD is Dennis. Writing five of the six songs, and handling vocals on three of them. Dennis started it all right here, with a song called Lady. Not a hit at first, but a couple years after the release of this CD, it would be a top ten hit, their first of many. Father O.S.A. one of the other songs that Dennis has lead vocals on is a prelude of songs to come for the group (Madame Blue, etc). JY isn't to be counted out, handling vocals on You Need Love and the rocker I'm Gonna Make You Feel It, which is a great closer for the CD. Styx showed life on this CD, long before anyone really knew them. Earl Of Roseland is my least liked song on the cd, Dennis' voice is grating.
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