Big Bang Theory (Styx album)
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Big Bang Theory | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 10, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Studio | ||||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 55:57 | |||
Label | New Door | |||
Producer | Gary Loizzo & Styx | |||
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Big Bang Theory is the fifteenth studio album and the first covers album by the band Styx, released in 2005. It consists of cover versions of classic rock songs.
Origin[edit]
In 2004, Styx performed a cover of the Beatles song "I Am the Walrus" at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival, where the song was received so well that it was released as a single. The video featured original bassist Chuck Panozzo as the "eggman". The single's success resulted in the band recording this album of cover songs. As a result of an appearance on the Today Show the week of the album's launch, the album reached No. 46 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, Styx's first time in the top 50 since 1983's Kilroy Was Here. However, the album only charted for one week. The single "I Am the Walrus" reached a high of number 27 on the Billboard Heritage Rock Chart, but failed to chart on any other rock or pop chart.
Track listing[edit]
- "I Am the Walrus" (the Beatles cover)
- Lead vocals: Gowan
- "I Can See for Miles" (the Who cover)
- Lead vocals: Shaw
- "Can't Find My Way Home" (Blind Faith cover)
- Lead vocals: Shaw
- "It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace)" (Willie Dixon cover)
- Lead vocals: J. Young
- "I Don't Need No Doctor" (Ray Charles cover, a la Humble Pie)
- Lead vocals: Gowan
- "One Way Out" (the Allman Brothers Band cover)
- Lead vocals: Shaw
- "A Salty Dog" (Procol Harum cover)
- Lead vocals: Gowan
- "Summer in the City" (the Lovin' Spoonful cover)
- Lead vocals: Shaw
- "Manic Depression" (the Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
- Lead vocals: J. Young
- "Talkin' About the Good Times" (the Pretty Things cover)
- Lead vocals: Gowan
- "Locomotive Breath" (Jethro Tull cover)
- Lead vocals: J. Young
- "Find the Cost of Freedom" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young cover)
- Lead vocals: Styx
- "Wishing Well" (Free cover)
- Lead vocals: Shaw
- "Blue Collar Man @ 2120" (rerecording of a Styx song)
- Lead vocals: Shaw
Personnel[edit]
- Styx
- Tommy Shaw – vocals, guitars
- James "JY" Young – vocals, guitars
- Lawrence Gowan – vocals, keyboards
- Ricky Phillips – bass
- Chuck Panozzo – bass on "Locomotive Breath"
- Todd Sucherman – drums
- Additional musicians
- The Oracle Diva – guest vocals on "It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace)" and "Wishing Well"
- Johnnie Johnson – piano on "Blue Collar Man @ 2120"
- Koko Taylor – guest vocals on "Blue Collar Man @ 2120"
- Production
- Gary Loizzo – producer, engineer, remixing
- Derek Downing, John Maschoff, Mike Pierce – assistant engineers
- Dan Stout – mastering at Colossal Mastering, Chicago
Charts[edit]
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[4] | 46 |
References[edit]
- ^ Theakston, Rob. Styx: Big Bang Theory at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ "Styx - Big Bang Theory (2005) album review by Kaj Roth at Melodic.net". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ^ Styx - Big Bang Theory (2005) album review by Ken Pierce at Sea of Tranquility (24.8.2005)
- ^ "Styx Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.