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2005 - Big Bang Theory, a
reinterpretation of the "Great Rock Songbook," is released on May 10th, 2005 on
New Door/UMe.
2005 - Brad Pitt's Heineken commercial airs only once in the U.S. during the
Super Bowl and features "Renegade." It is the most talked about ad of the entire
game.
2004 - Styx has a radio hit with "I Am the Walrus," rapidly ascended the charts
to #2 across the nation at Classic Rock Radio.
2004 - Greg Solk at WLUP radio in Chicago asks for a copy of "I Am the Walrus"
to play on the air. Jim Ladd was next to play it on KLOS in Los Angeles.
2004 - Styx is invited to perform at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
in Dallas in June. Since they had just played there three weeks previous, they
decide to perform their version of the Beatles classic "I Am the Walrus," which
keyboardist Lawrence Gowan had only performed in sound checks.
2004 - Styx records at Chess Records legendary 2120 studios in South Chicago
after James Young drives by and is inspired to stop in. The home base of blues
great Willie Dixon is also the home of the Willie Dixon Blues Heaven Foundation,
for which Styx decides to perform a new version of "Blue Collar Man" and donated
the proceeds to Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation. The event evolves into a
bigger experience with the addition of blues greats Koko Taylor and Johnnie
Johnson.
2003 - Styx performs at the Super Bowl XXXVII pre-game show at Qualcomm Stadium.
2003 - Ricky Phillips of Bad English and Babys fame joins the band. Bass player
Emeritus Chuck Panozzo also plays with the band for select tour dates.
2003 - "Waiting for Our Time" from Cyclorama punches into Mainstream Rock Top
40.
2003 - Cyclorama is released, which included guest appearances by Billy Bob
Thornton, Brian Wilson, John Waite, Jude Cole and Tenacious D.
2001 – Styx performs at the Super Bowl XXXV pre-game show at Raymond James
Stadium.
1999 - Keyboardist and third vocalist Lawrence Gowan joins the band.
1999 – Volkswagon launches major television ad campaign featuring “Mr. Roboto.”
1998 - Styx issued its first studio album in nearly a decade with Brave New
World.
1996 - Styx reunites for a tour with new drummer Todd Sucherman (John Panozzo
passed away in July) commemorated by live gold Return to Paradise released the
following year.
1995 - Greatest Hits released; certified platinum.
1990 - The band reunites for the gold Edge of the Century. It's "Show Me the Way,"
a Gulf War anthem, rose to #3 Pop, and "Love is the Ritual" to the Mainstream
Rock Top 40.
1984 - Caught in the Act, a live album, cracked the Top 40.
1983 - Kilroy Was Here scored platinum status, charted at #3 and featured the
gold "Mr. Roboto" and Top 10 "Don't Let it End."
1981 - The concept album masterpiece Paradise Theatre arrived with Top 10's "Too
Much Time on My Hands" and "The Best of Times." "Too Much Time on My Hands" was
also featured in the first hour of MTV's initial broadcast. Paradise Theatre,
who’s "Snowblind" hit the Mainstream Rock Top 30, shot to #1.
1979's Cornerstone reached #2 and double platinum. In 1980, Styx was voted the
most popular band in America, according to a Gallup poll.
1978 - Pieces of Eight went triple platinum and Top 10 spawning Top 20 "Renegade"
and Top 30" Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)."
1977 - Grand Illusion sent Styx into the stratosphere reaching triple platinum
and featuring Top 10 "Come Sail Away" and Top 40 "Fooling Yourself (The Angry
Young Man)."
1976 - "Mademoiselle" from the gold Crystal Ball went Top 40.
1975 - Alabama singer-guitarist Tommy Shaw replaces outgoing member John
Curulewski.
1975 - Styx's first album for A&M Records, Equinox, earned gold and yielded the
Top 40 hit "Lorelei."
1974 - Man of Miracles is released. "Lady," the first of Styx's 16 Top 40 songs
shoots up the charts. This record is the last of the recordings for RCA's Wooden
Nickel label.
1973 - The Serpent is Rising is released.
1973 - Styx II is released, containing the band's breakthrough, the epic ballad
"Lady."
1972 - Styx debuts with their self-titled first album.
1970 - In November, James "JY" Young joined Chuck and John Panozzo, Dennis De
Young and John Curulewski to create what would be the line-up that in 1972 would
release its first album and become known as Styx.