[2021-06-18] Styx "Crash Of The Crown" (UME)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2021 11:02 pm

Description
A new era of hope, survival, and prosperity comes calling on STYX's Magnum Opus, Crash of the Crown, the band's first studio album since 2017's The Mission. Though the 15-track album takes a hard look at some inherently dark subjects, the prevalent light at the end of the tunnel eventually becomes each song's focal point - a persistent fervor to keep moving forward and achieve the greater good.

Tracklist
1. The Fight Of Our Lives
2. A Monster
3. Reveries
4. Hold Back The Darkness
5. Save Us From Ourselves
6. Crash Of The Crown
7. Our Wonderful Lives
8. Common Ground
9. Sound The Alarm
10. Long Live The King
11. Lost At Sea
12. Coming Out The Other Side
13. To Those
14. Another Farewell
15. Stream

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0933KLQ36/?tag=imwan-20

hwk · 14 Oct 2006

I hope they eventually do a 5.1 mix like they did for The Mission.

Linda · **Posted:** Fri May 07, 2021 11:26 am

Bump: Updated the product image in the first post. The CD will be packaged in a nice plain jewel case.

cryton · **Joined:** 06 Feb 2007 **Posts:** 5215

I really enjoyed The Mission. I’m in for this one.

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

Linda wrote:

Bump: Updated the product image in the first post. The CD will be packaged in a nice plain jewel case.

Brilliant!

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2021 3:38 pm

A lyric video for the title track:

cryton · **Joined:** 06 Feb 2007 **Posts:** 5215

Reveries

Kym · 11 Nov 2006

Just listened to this album from start to finish. The Mission was my favorite album of 2017, and this one's a contender for 2021. It's a very uplifting album in every sense of the word, and it sounds even more like classic Styx.

I wasn't sold on the title track, but it makes more sense in the context and flow of the album.

It finally dawned on me that at times Lawrence Gowan sounds like a combination of Dennis DeYoung and John Lennon.

Tommy Shaw's lead vocals are strong and prominent throughout.

It appears James "JY" Young's verse on the title track is his only lead vocal on this album, but he really lets his guitar sing on a few tracks.

There a lot more vocal harmonies on this album than The Mission, and they are more than welcome.

The longest song on the album, "Common Ground", clocks in at 4:00. The album is 43:03 but feels shorter; you barely have time to digest one song before the next one begins. But it works!

[2021-06-18] Styx "Crash Of The Crown" (UME)

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