Styx ~ Grand Illusion (Live)

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The Grand Illusion is the seventh studio album by Styx, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). It became the band's first Triple Platinum album, and spawned the Top 10 hit "Come Sail Away" and the Top 30 hit "Fooling Yourself".
The album was the subject of an episode of the US radio show In the Studio with Redbeard featuring interviews with several band members. According to lead singer Dennis DeYoung, the album's theme was the struggle to overcome self-deluding superficiality in order to affirm one's genuine value. This theme was reflected in the lyrics of the album's title track:
so if you think your life is complete confusion
'cause your neighbor's got it made
just remember that it's a grand illusion
and deep inside we're all the same
DeYoung also revealed that the title of The Grand Illusion had been considered dating back to the 1975 album Equinox.
The track "Miss America" was guitarist James Young's scathing attack on the Miss America pageants. Young, in his interview on the In the Studio program, said the track came to him in the middle of the night and that its riff was inspired by the Jethro Tull song "Minstrel in the Gallery". [info courtesy: wikipedia.org]

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  • Awesome! These guys know what they are talking about along with the incredible music!

  • @hth2mil No, this song that was written more than 25 years ago is still true today.

  • "because thats all bullshit" I LOST MY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!

  • @USAMehdi Dennis DeYoung is a very knowledgeable guy!

  • @Ilistentoreealmusic I was 3 when they did this concert.

  • @WebventureTime Dennis is right, he's smart guy.

  • This is in 97', extracted from the concert video, "STYX: Return to Paradise". I rented the video from Netflix. Thank god they had it! Now to by the DVD!

  • Seen these guys in concert awsome show.

  • This song should have been written today and no more than 25 years ago.

  • the man knows how to speak thank god not the only one thinking this way

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