''Rockers'' is a compilation of songs by the band

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. It was released in 2003. The album is notable for deliberately omitting any songs for which former member

Dennis DeYoung Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist. He was a founding member of the rock band Styx and served as its primary lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 until 1999. DeYoung was the band's most ...

was the primary or sole writer; even DeYoung-penned signature ballad-to-rocker hits such as "

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Rockin' the Paradise "A.D. 1928 / Rockin' the Paradise" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the fourth single from their tenth album '' Paradise Theatre''. The song peaked at No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Rock Chart. "A.D. 1928" is a short, piano-based son ...

" are missing. It was an attempt by the remaining members of the band to reposition Styx as a hard rock band and move away from the DeYoungian ballads that had marked the last few albums of their career and most of their biggest hit singles. Ironically, some of the Tommy Shaw songs on the album such as "

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" and "Man in the Wilderness" are classic Tommy Shaw acoustic-based folk rock that only turn heavier in their back half. Other songs are more straight forward rockers. Instead of the famous angular "Styx" logo (used for most albums in some form since 1977), this collection re-introduces the curved logo from their first four albums and not used since 1974's ''

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''. Originally it was rumored that the album would include the extended version of "Man in the Wilderness," but the original version was included instead. The previously unreleased full length version eventually appeared the following year on the Come Sail Away: the Styx Anthology release.

Track listing

#"Midnight Ride" ( James Young) – 4:18 #"Shooz" (

Tommy Shaw Tommy Roland Shaw (born September 11, 1953) is an American singer and guitarist best known for his tenure in the rock band Styx (band), Styx as co-lead vocalist. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups including Damn Yan ...

, J. Young) – 4:44 #"

" (T. Shaw) – 4:26 #"Miss America" (J. Young) – 5:01 #"Man in the Wilderness" (T. Shaw) – 5:47 #"

Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the first single from their eighth studio album, '' Pieces of Eight'' (1978). Released in 1978, the single came in two 7" vinyl formats: one with the b-side "Supers ...

" (T. Shaw) – 4:03 #"

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" (T. Shaw) – 4:13 #"Snowblind" (J. Young,

) – 4:58 #"

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" (J. Young) – 4:54 #" Love Is the Ritual" (

Glen Burtnik Glen Burtnik (born Glenn Burtnick; April 8, 1955) is an American singer, songwriter, entertainer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a member of Styx from 1990-1991 and again from 1999-2003. Burtnik is originally from North Brunswick, New ...

, Plinky) – 3:48 #"Little Suzie" (G. Burtnik, Bob Berger, T. Shaw, D. DeYoung) – 4:49

Personnel

- Keyboards, Vocals *

- Guitar, Vocals (Tracks 2-9, 11) * James "J.Y." Young - Guitar, Vocals *

Chuck Panozzo Charles Salvatore "Chuck" Panozzo (born September 20, 1948) is an American musician best known as a co-founder of the rock band Styx. He is currently a part-time bass player in the band, sharing bass duties with Terry Gowan. Panozzo is living wit ...

- Bass Guitar *

John Panozzo John Anthony Panozzo (September 20, 1948 – July 16, 1996) was an American drummer best known for his work with rock band Styx. Early life Panozzo was born to Tranquinino Panozzo and Elizabeth Lofrano Panozzo, both of whom were of Italian desc ...

- Drums (Tracks 1-10) *

John Curulewski John J. Curulewski (October 3, 1950 – February 13, 1988) was an American musician who was one of the original members of Styx (band), Styx. Curulewski played guitar and sang occasional lead vocals on the band's first five studio albums, release ...

- Guitars, Vocals (Track 1) *

- Guitars, Vocals (Track 10) *

Todd Sucherman Todd Sucherman (born May 2, 1969) is an American drummer, who is best known for being a member of Styx since March 1995. Early life Sucherman grew up in a musical family and followed in his father's footsteps by playing the drums. His father, A ...

- Drums (Track 11)

References

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