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The 70's; what a murky time. The nation of Rock N Roll prospered like it never had before.; the states of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and KISS flourished, whilst new provinces such as Chicago, Boston, and even Neo-New Jersey (nicknamed Bruce Springsteen) were beginning to see bright futures. Throughout all of this, a small town known for individual exports, but very rarely any sort of large agriculture, sprung up. It had one of the most recognizable public speakers to ever grace Rock N Roll; Dennis DeYoung. Surrounded by a strong cabinet, including Tommy Shaw, Dennis DeYoung led his fledgling state, Styx, into the annals of the modern world. However, Styx was not without its problem. It was well known many of the leaders felt DeYoung was power hungry, and tried to reign in the state to his own will. Although a fair balance had been kept throughout the "Glorious 70s" at the turn of the next decade, a series of events transpired that finally forced the promising Styx to crumble in on itself. My name is Iluvatar, and I'll be the one leading you through the events that led to this disaster. Just let it be known- Kilroy Was HereRead full review
Of all the many awful, overblown, pretentious, overly commercial Styx albums released between 1978 and 1983, this was the last and worst of all. An unexpectedly weak seller, "Kilroy Was Here" ultimately led to the breakup of the "classic Styx album", resulting in several bad solo albums from the individual members of the band. "Mr. Roboto" is the overly familiar hit single, an overly synthesized example of the creepy direction the band had taken by this point. "Don't Let It End" is the obligatory ballad hit, along the lines of "Babe" but even less catchy. And while "Heavy Metal Poisoning" had an interesting video, the song itself is unlistenable. For diehard Styx fans, completists, and purveyors of bad music only. Anyone else should stay away from this career-killing monstrosity.Read full review
I'm old enough to have owned this on vinyl when it was new. Although fans of Styx who are a bit older than I am really didn't like this release much back then I remember thinking that it was fantastic and a great new (pop w/ synth. sound) that really fit in with the rest of the music I was jammin' out to at that time. I hadn't owned it since the vinyl days, so recently to finish out my Styx catalog on cd I finally got it on cd and I am so glad that I did...I had almost forgotten just how much I liked the non-radio airplay songs. If your into retro. early 80's Styx then you'll dig this too.
good price like new.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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