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Quiz about STYX In Their Own Words Part1

STYX: In Their Own Words, Part-1 Quiz

In this quiz you actually meet the Stygians! (Sort of.) You will be treated to an actual Stygian quote, you tell me who is talking. Sound easy? Let's do it!

A multiple-choice quiz by Chadler. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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Chadler

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5 mins

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. "[W]hen they asked me to join...'There goes any credibility I may ever have' I believe were the words out of my mouth at the time." Hint

Tommy Shaw

Todd Sucherman

Lawrence Gowan

Glen Burtnik

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Question 2 of 10

2. "I'm one of those people who could easily go crazy with the ink, but so far only have two fairly conservative tattoos--a tribal piece on my right shoulder blade and a vintage sailor-esque heart with an arrow through it and a banner across it that reads 'MOMMA'. I have a feeling I'm not finished yet." Hint

James Young

Tommy Shaw

John Curulewski

Glen Burtnik

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Let me just say one more thing about 'corporate rock'. Styx never took a DIME in endorsements from anybody! And we were offered endorsements ALL THE TIME... The idea of us being 'corporate rock' was nonsense from the beginning...I got an offer...from Burger King for 'The Best Of Times'. I said 'No'. I figured it was gonna end up being 'The Best Of Fries'." Hint

James Young

Chuck Panozzo

Dennis DeYoung

Tommy Shaw

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Question 4 of 10

4. "'Styx II' was such a miserable failure at first, that for the next two albums I tried not to be me... For the next two albums, I wrote all these goofy songs because I thought, 'Okay, they don't like me, I'll be someone else.'" Hint

John Curulewski

Dennis DeYoung

James Young

Tommy Shaw

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Question 5 of 10

5. "We were leaving to go (on the "Equinox" tour)...And I'm thinking, oh what the hell have I gotten myself into?" Hint

Tommy Shaw

Todd Sucherman

Glen Burtnik

Lawrence Gowan

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Question 6 of 10

6. "We were the opening act from Hell, the opening act that can eat your lunch. The one act we didn't blow off the stage was Queen." Hint

John Curulewski

Dennis DeYoung

Tommy Shaw

James Young

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Question 7 of 10

7. "[W]e started on tour with like Kiss and Aerosmith. We were doing support on the East coast...I always say I think we were responsible for the downfall of a few artists at that particular time (1977) because we were WAY ready, okay. This was a good, good live band. We were much too good to be supporting anybody who wasn't ready to be prepared to take on the energy and the challenge that Styx was presenting." Hint

Dennis DeYoung

James Young

Tommy Shaw

Chuck Panozzo

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Question 8 of 10

8. "I just remember waking up in the middle of the night saying...'What is one of the grandest illusions we have in this country?'...that is this beauty contest, the Miss America contest." Hint

James Young

Chuck Panozzo

Dennis DeYoung

Tommy Shaw

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Question 9 of 10

9. "I had a wonderful experience with 'The Grand Illusion' album cover...I thought this was a wonderful piece of art, and it was a great illusion in itself" Hint

Tommy Shaw

Dennis DeYoung

Chuck Panozzo

James Young

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Question 10 of 10

10. "I never rehearsed Babe. I never heard the song before we recorded it. We did one take on it, one take." Hint

James Young

Chuck Panozzo

Tommy Shaw

John Panozzo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "[W]hen they asked me to join...'There goes any credibility I may ever have' I believe were the words out of my mouth at the time."

Answer: Glen Burtnik

Glen was responding to Peter Relics's review of "Cyclorama" in Rolling Stone and referencing the way critics have never given Styx a chance. The entire quote is as follows: "Styx is simply not an act it's 'hip' for critics to like. I knew this when they asked me to join in 1990. 'There goes any credibility I may ever have' I believe were the words out of my mouth at the time."

Answer: Tommy Shaw

Taken from the "Notes" section of styxworld.com (5/28/03). Tommy was talking about the amazing use of color in the tattoo artistry he saw in Salt Lake City while on the "Cyclorama" tour.

Answer: Dennis DeYoung

Responding to critics that accused Styx of playing "Corporate Rock" in an on-air interview with Red Beard for "In The Studio". The show aired 7/7/97 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of "The Grand Illusion" album. (This interview was obviously before Styx accepted the Volkswagon endorsement for "Mr Roboto".)

Answer: Dennis DeYoung

Dennis was also speaking of the percieved lack of respect for "Lady" in 1973. Styx did not know at the time that the reason they lacked air play was because Wooden Nickel practically was not promoting them at all. Lady climbed the charts to #6 in 1975.

5. "We were leaving to go (on the "Equinox" tour)...And I'm thinking, oh what the hell have I gotten myself into?"

Answer: Tommy Shaw

Tommy was speaking of his first tour with Styx, touring in two station wagons, and the Panozzo brothers fighting with each other, kicking the seat between them.

6. "We were the opening act from Hell, the opening act that can eat your lunch. The one act we didn't blow off the stage was Queen."

Answer: Tommy Shaw

By the time Styx was touring in support of Equinox and Crystal Ball they had been playing live shows for YEARS. Live was their forte (and still is!) Styx caused problems for the likes of such giants as Aerosmith and Kiss as an opening act in the '70s.

Answer: Dennis DeYoung

As recently as 2003's "Classic Rock's Main Event" tour Journey and REO Speedwagon were learning the hard way that it's a mistake to follow Styx. Although Journey did put on a good show, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City (which I attended), some fans actually filed out during Journey's set to get a jump on traffic. One Journey fan who attended with me commented that Journey should not have followed Styx because Styx was just too good at doing "live".

8. "I just remember waking up in the middle of the night saying...'What is one of the grandest illusions we have in this country?'...that is this beauty contest, the Miss America contest."

Answer: James Young

JY was speaking of the moment he recieved the inspiration for "Miss America", which he wrote for the first Styx concept album, "The Grand Illusion".

9. "I had a wonderful experience with 'The Grand Illusion' album cover...I thought this was a wonderful piece of art, and it was a great illusion in itself"

Answer: Chuck Panozzo

Chuck played a varying roles in much of the album cover art Styx put out, and played a huge role in the design of this particular album.

10. "I never rehearsed Babe. I never heard the song before we recorded it. We did one take on it, one take."

Answer: Chuck Panozzo

The man is a stinkin' genius! Didn't see your favorite Stygian quote here? Don't worry, there'll be plenty more to come! CREDITS: All quotes in this quiz came from the following sources: The Official Glen Burtnik Website; "In The Studio", 7-7-97 broadcast; "Set An Open Course For The Virgin Sea" by Chuck Miller for Racer Records; styxworld.com - The official Styx website.

Source: Author Chadler

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