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The suit was eventually settled with the agreement 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 and Young at the helm.
DeYoung continued his solo career by re-arranging and performing his Styx hits with a symphony orchestra.
The Arena rock trend of the 1970s continued in the 1980s with bands like Styx, Rush, Journey, Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, ZZ Top, and Aerosmith which were popular into the early 1980s, with hair metal taking their place later.

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Cerberus (), or Kerberos, ( Greek form: Κέρβερος, ) in Greek and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed hound ( usually three-headed ) which guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.
In the family of the Titans, Oceanus and Tethys marry and have three thousand rivers ( including the Nile and Skamandar ) and three thousand Okeanid Nymphs ( including Electra, Calypso, and Styx ).
This method resembles the Ancient Greek practice of placing an obolus in the corpse's mouth to pay the toll to cross the River Styx in the underworld ; it has been argued that instead, the coin was intended to ward off any evil spirits from entering the body, and this may have influenced later vampire folklore.
There are also instances in which an existing band added a prominent new member or members, where the resulting group might have been considered a supergroup had it not kept its original band name, such as Van Halen after recruiting Sammy Hagar and Gary Cherone, and the Eagles after hiring Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, and Styx, hiring Lawrence Gowan, and Ricky Phillips.
Erebus features little in Greek mythological tradition and literature, but is said to have fathered several other deities by Nyx ; depending on the source of the mythology, this union includes Aether, Hemera, the Hesperides, Hypnos, the Moirai, Geras, Styx, and Thanatos.
With the huge success of " Show Me The Way ," Styx joined a handful of musical acts to have top 10 singles in 3 different decades and under 4 different presidential administrations.
Portions of the " Son of Edge " demos have resurfaced in various forms over the years in Styx, DeYoung, and Burtnik anthologies.
From 1977 to 1981, Styx released four consecutive albums that have been certified Multi-Platinum, for at least 2 million units sold each, by the RIAA: The Grand Illusion, Pieces of Eight, Cornerstone, and Paradise Theatre.
Many artists in the realms of Rock, Country, Rhythm and Blues and pop have emerged from Alabama over the past 50 years, including Wilson Pickett, Toni Tennille, Percy Sledge, Tommy Shaw of Styx, Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas, the Southern Rock / Pop / R & B band Wet Willie, the Rock band Brother Cane, the Power Pop band Hotel of Birmingham, Bill McCorvey of the Country band Pirates of the Mississippi, and songwriter / producer Walt Aldridge.
He has found the River of Death, Styx, the waters from which have the capability to end Phibes ' eternal life.
9P and its derivatives have also found application in embedded environments, such as the Styx on a Brick project.
Those bands and artists that have inspired a cult following in their fans tend to have a significant tribute band presence as well, such as Status Quo, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Sabbath, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Styx, Pink Floyd, AC / DC, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Madonna, The Misfits, Queen, Alice in Chains, Grateful Dead, Van Halen, ABBA, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Rammstein, Neil Diamond, and Steely Dan.
Polysics have covered songs by Devo, Styx, Suzi Quatro, Plastics, The Ramones, The Knack, Soft Cell, Hikashu, Thin Lizzy, P-Model and Frank Sinatra and have been known to play Yes during their sound checks.
After the House-Boat was hijacked by Captain Kidd at the end of A House-Boat on the Styx, the various members of its club decided that in order to track it down, a detective would have to be called in.
A House-Boat on the Styx appears to have no original fictional characters in it.
Members of Venice have performed alongside, or recorded with, Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Elton John, Heart, Phil Collins, Sting, Melissa Etheridge, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Stevie Nicks, Billy Idol, Michael McDonald, Dave Mason, Tim Moyer, Chris Isaak, Robin Beck, Kenny Loggins, the Doobie Brothers, Styx, Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Bon Jovi, Warren Zevon and Dutch band Yellow Pearl.
Many of the recording industry's greatest stars have recorded albums and videos at the studios, among them The Rolling Stones, John Lennon, George Harrison, Van Morrison, The Doors, Eric Clapton, Styx, The Carpenters, The Police, The Moody Blues, Oingo Boingo, Soundgarden, U2, Kiss, Tom Petty, Metallica, No Doubt, Rage Against the Machine, Dr. Dre, Daft Punk, Shakira, Pearl Jam, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake.
Performances at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena have included recording artists Alice Cooper, Blue Oyster Cult, Brad Paisley, 98 Degrees, Matchbox Twenty, Brooks & Dunn, Bruce Springsteen, Josh Turner, Kenny Rogers, LeAnn Rimes, Lonestar, Martina McBride, MercyMe, Meredith Andrews, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Sara Evans, REO Speedwagon, Kid Rock, Rob Zombie, Skillet, Styx, TobyMac, Trace Adkins and Willie Nelson.
This method resembles the Ancient Greek practice of placing an obolus in the corpse's mouth to pay the toll to cross the River Styx in the underworld ; it has been argued that instead, the coin was intended to ward off any evil spirits from entering the body, and this may have influenced later vampire folklore.
In the tradition of other successful bands of the 1960s ( The Beatles ) and 1970s ( Styx, Journey ), 707 didn't have a single lead vocalist, and featured different band members taking lead vocals on different tracks ; some songs even featured different vocalists within the same song.
Notable concerts have featured Elvis Presley ( five shows between 1974-1975 ), Garth Brooks, Bob Hope, Bruce Springsteen, Widespread Panic, John Denver, The Who, Chicago, The Steve Miller Band, U2, The Beach Boys, Kansas, REM, Elton John, Styx, Johnny Cash, Boston, The Eagles, The Judds, and Charlie Daniels.

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Styx began its series of concept albums in 1977 with The Grand Illusion-focused on self-constructed and societal walls ( similar to The Wall by Pink Floyd )-then followed it with Pieces of Eight in 1978.
Styx () is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s.
In January 1981, Styx released Paradise Theatre, a concept album that became their biggest hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard pop albums chart and yielding five singles, including the top ten hits " The Best of Times " by DeYoung (# 3 ) and " Too Much Time on My Hands " by Shaw (# 9 ).
Styx toured extensively during this period and released additional live albums.
A longstanding, oft-repeated claim in the music industry and the mainstream press is that Styx were the first band to release four consecutive Triple-Platinum albums, signifying at least 3 million units sold.
Styx did score three Triple-Platinum albumsParadise Theater, Pieces of Eight and The Grand Illusion — and one Double-Platinum album — Cornerstone — on the same date, November 14, 1984.
In 1996 Jack Blades returned to Night Ranger, which reunited with all five original members for two studio albums on CMC Records, who engineered a similar comeback for Styx.
Later in 1977, the group assembled again with Chicago based producer John Ryan ( who'd worked with Styx and others ) to begin work on two new albums.
Category: Styx albums
His violin can be heard on more than fifty albums from artists ranging from Toots Thielemans to Hall & Oates to Styx to Jordan Rudess to Choking Ghost to Derek Sherinian.
Category: Styx albums
The compilation contains remastered versions Styx's first four albums, Styx, Styx II, The Serpent Is Rising, and Man of Miracles, which were released by Wooden Nickel Records.
Category: Styx compilation albums
Their albums feature a mix of humorous and original material and covers of classic songs from groups such as Styx and REO Speedwagon.
Category: Styx compilation albums

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In 2000, REO teamed up with Styx for an appearance at Riverport Amphitheater in St. Louis, which was released as a live concert video Arch Allies: Live at Riverport.
REO once again teamed with Styx in 2003 for the Classic Rock's Main Event tour which also included Journey.
They teamed up with Styx to record a new single entitled " Can't Stop Rockin '", released in March 2009, as well as for a full tour that includes special guest. 38 Special.
The reason for this is during the Titan war the goddess Styx, the goddess of the river Styx, sided with Zeus.
Dante put Phlegyas over the Styx and made it the fifth circle of Hell, where the wrathful and sullen are punished by being drowned in the muddy waters for eternity, with the wrathful fighting each other.
A North American tour took place that was co-headlined with Styx and a following European tour concluded in December.
However, Asia clicked with fans of popular arena acts such as Journey, Boston and Styx.
Homer says they were killed by Apollo before they had any beards, consistent with their being bound to columns in the Underworld by snakes, with the nymph of the Styx in the form of an owl over them.
Roman poets, including Propertius, Ovid, and Statius, name the river as the Styx, perhaps following the geography of Virgil ’ s underworld in the Aeneid, where Charon is associated with both rivers.
In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon ( Φλεγέθων, English translation: " flaming ") or Pyriphlegethon ( Πυριφλεγέθων, English translation: " fire-flaming ") was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron.
It is said that the goddess Styx was in love with Phlegethon, but she was consumed by his flames and sent to Hades.
In Oedipus by Seneca the Younger, the first singing of the chorus, which mainly describes the plague that has settled in Thebes, includes the line, " Phlegethon has changed his course and mingled Styx with Theban streams.
By command of Zeus, the king of the gods, she carries an ewer of water from the River Styx, with which she puts to sleep all who perjure themselves.
As of July 13, 2010, Kansas had recently completed a 30-day " United We Rock " tour with fellow classic rock acts Styx and Foreigner.
The band's Wooden Nickel recordings Styx ( 1972 ), Styx II ( 1973 ), The Serpent Is Rising ( 1973 ), and Man of Miracles ( 1974 ) were a mixture of straight-ahead rock with some dramatic prog-rock flourishes and art-rock aspirations.
On the heels of its belated hit single, Styx signed with A & M Records and released Equinox ( 1975 ), which sold well and yielded a minor hit in " Lorelei ", No. 27 in the U. S. More importantly, it contained the rock anthem " Suite Madame Blue ", which gained the band considerable recognition and airplay on FM radio in the relatively new Album Oriented Rock ( AOR ) format.
In 1989, with Shaw's commitment to Damn Yankees, Styx reformed, bringing in Glen Burtnik ( in 1990 ) to take Shaw's vacated position.
But with Grunge now dominating the rock press, video channels, and airwaves, and with singles being phased out, there was little interest from major record companies, and by 1992, Styx disbanded once again.

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