Brave New World (Styx album)
Encyclopedia
Brave New World is the thirteenth studio album
by Styx
, released in 1999. It is the last album with the band's original lead vocalist and keyboardist, Dennis DeYoung
. The album peaked at #175 on the Billboard 200
and notably reached the top 10 on the Top Internet Albums chart.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Styx
Styx (band)
Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
, released in 1999. It is the last album with the band's original lead vocalist and keyboardist, Dennis DeYoung
Dennis DeYoung
Dennis DeYoung is an American singer, songwriter, musician and producer best known for being a founding member of the rock band Styx, a tenure that lasted from 1970 to 1999.-Early life:...
. The album peaked at #175 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and notably reached the top 10 on the Top Internet Albums chart.
Track listing
- "I Will Be Your Witness" (Jack BladesJack BladesJack Martin Blades is an American musician. He has worked in several bands: Rubicon, Night Ranger , and Damn Yankees . He also recorded with Tommy Shaw under the name Shaw/Blades, and has done work alongside TMG, the Tak Matsumoto Group...
, Tommy Shaw) – 4:31 - "Brave New World" (Shaw, Young) – 5:14
- "While There's Still Time" (DeYoung) – 3:53
- "Number One" (Shaw) – 4:33
- "Best New Face" (Blades, Shaw) – 3:36
- "What Have They Done to You" (Shaw, Young) – 4:33
- "Fallen Angel" (DeYoung) – 4:49
- "Everything Is CoolEverything Is Cool"Everything Is Cool" is the only single release from Styx's 1999 album Brave New World. It did not chart.This song is the longest on the album by five seconds. It is also one of the most complex. At the beginning, you hear chaos, along with samplings of earlier Styx songs I'm Gonna Make You Feel...
" (Shaw) – 5:19 - "Great Expectations" (DeYoung) – 4:44
- "Heavy Water" (Shaw, Young) – 4:29
- "High Crimes & Misdemeanors (Hip Hop-Cracy)" (DeYoung) – 3:26
- "Just Fell In" (Shaw, Young) – 3:25
- "Goodbye Roseland" (DeYoung) – 3:49
- "Brave New World (Reprise)" (Shaw, Young) – 3:31
Personnel
- Dennis DeYoungDennis DeYoungDennis DeYoung is an American singer, songwriter, musician and producer best known for being a founding member of the rock band Styx, a tenure that lasted from 1970 to 1999.-Early life:...
- keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Chuck PanozzoChuck PanozzoCharles Salvatore "Chuck" Panozzo is an American musician best known as the bass player for the rock band Styx. A longtime member of Styx, he founded the group with his fraternal twin brother, drummer John Panozzo, who died in July 1996, and singer Dennis DeYoung...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Tommy ShawTommy ShawTommy Roland Shaw is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the rock band Styx. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with the supergroup Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades, and has released several solo albums....
- acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, vocals - Todd SuchermanTodd SuchermanTodd Sucherman is a drummer who is best known for playing with Styx since 1996.Sucherman grew up in a musical family and followed in his father's footsteps by playing the drums. His father, Arnold J. Sucherman, was a doctor by day and a drummer by night, playing in the house band at the famed Chez...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - James YoungJames Young (American musician)James "J.Y." Young is a guitarist, singer and songwriter, and member of the rock band, Styx. Young began playing keyboard and piano at the age of five. He attended Calumet High in Chicago and learned to play clarinet and guitar during those years.J.Y...
- guitars, vocals
Additional personnel
- Glen BurtnikGlen BurtnikGlen Burtnik is a singer, songwriter, entertainer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a former member of Styx.The spelling of his name has changed a few times over the years .Burtnik appeared in the Broadway production of Beatlemania as Paul McCartney,...
- bass, vocals (uncredited) - David Campbell - conductor
- Jerry Goodman - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Ed Tossing - conductor
- C. J. VanstonC. J. VanstonC. J. Vanston is an American film composer, record producer, songwriter, and keyboardist, based in Hollywood, California. He was born in Denver, Colorado, the son of Bonnie L...
- conductor
Production
- Producers: Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw, James Young
- Engineers: Rodney Amos, Craig Bauer, Andy Haller, John Hendrickson, Steve Johnson, Gary LoizzoGary LoizzoGary Loizzo is an American guitarist, singer, recording engineer, and record producer. He is best known for being the lead singer with The American Breed.-Biography:...
, Keith Marks, Tommy Shaw, C.J. Vanston, Craig Williams - Mixing: Craig Bauer, Dennis DeYoung, Gary Loizzo, Ron Nevison
- Mastering: Ted Jensen
- Sequencing: Tommy Shaw
- Programming: Tommy Shaw
- Pro-Tools: Patrick Thrasher
- String arrangements: David Campbell, Ed Tossing
- Horn arrangements: C.J. Vanston
- Art direction: Alan Chappell, Ioannis
- Design: Alan Chappell, Ioannis
- Artwork: Ioannis
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)Year | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
1999 | The Billboard 200 | 175 |
1999 | Top Internet Albums | 10 |