What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



Another strange occurence. Just listened to Tommy Shaws new album online yesterday, then I pull out a Styx album this morning. The groups seventh album and well on their way to superstar status. Three different members take on lead vocals. I can't really tell the difference between Shaws and DeYoungs voices. Both have that high pitched sound. James Young gets a shot on Miss America which is one of my favs. Best goes to the classic Come Sail Away. That was a #8 here in the states and the album reached #7. Another single of Fooling Youself could only manage #29. Four love tracks and the wasted reprise of the title track just pushes this to the love status.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - The Grand Finale

Best Track - Come Sail Away

I'm sailing away,
Set an open course for the virgin sea,
'Cause I've got to be free,
Free to face the life that's ahead of me,
on board, I'm the captain, so climb aboard,
We'll search for tomorrow on every shore,
And I'll try, Oh Lord I'll try, to carry on

I look to the sea,
Reflections in the waves spark my memory,
Some happy, some sad,
I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had,
We lived happily forever, so the story goes,
But somehow we missed out on the pot of gold
But we'll try best that we can to carry on

A gathering of angels appeared above my head,
They sang to me this song of hope and this is what they said,
They said come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me lads,
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me lad,
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me,
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me babe,
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me

I thought that they were angels, but much to my surprise,
We climbed aboard their starship, we headed for the skies
come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me lads
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me...

1) The Grand Illusion - ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO62scTZ7Qk
2) Fooling Yourself - **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtzIWPeun7c
3) Superstars - **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYKVytu5gac
4) Come Sail Away - ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MAg_yWsq8
5) Miss America - ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYikyYL0S00
6) Man In The Wilderness - **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBRoQ91W1rk
7) Castle Walls - ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09l_zXCQpik
8) The Grand Finale - *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrBpEDYgbNE

3's - 4
2's - 3
1's - 1

Grade - 2.4