The Grand Illusion Songs Ranked
The Grand Illusion is the seventh studio album by Styx. Recorded at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago, the album was released on July 7, 1977. The release was a smash worldwide, selling three million copies in the US (Triple Platinum) alone. Some estimates have the album at over 6 million copies sold. The album launched the band to stardom and spawned the hit singles “Come Sail Away” and “Fooling Yourself.” The title track also received substantial FM airplay, but was never released as an official single. Here are all of The Grand Illusion songs ranked.
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8. Come Sail Away
“Along the lines of the ethereal and mystical are the Dennis DeYoung penned tunes COME SAIL AWAY and CASTLE WALLS. COME SAIL AWAY is lauded as one of the most enduring of songs from the bands 4 decades worth of recordings. With its soaring vocals and keyboards, to its hard driving chorus on through to the trade off of lead guitars, the song catapulted a moderately successful band into a six-year long overnight success.”
7. The Grand Finale
“The Grand Finale And what a way to close out the record! This is only 2 minutes, but it’s quite a way to end a masterpiece. This is very underrated, but it’s superb, as is the rest of the record. A great way to close out a masterpiece!”
6. Superstars
“A classic, but very underrated tune. I never understood why. ‘Superstars’ is a great rock tune; Dennis’ keyboards are at their best, and this is a classic Tommy Shaw vocal piece. A MUST LISTEN INDEED!”
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5. Castle Walls
“Probably the weakest track on the album, but still great! Dennis whispers, but proves he can sing perfectly–even while whispering! A very dreamy tune, but great keyboard lines throughout. Don’t take what I said the wrong way, about this being weak. It’s not! It’s just it’s weak compared to the other songs here.”
4. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
“Fooling Yourself One of Tommy’s best songs. ‘Why must you be such an angry young man?’ is the opening lyric, and the rest is history. Another must listen. It sounds just as good as it did 31 years ago, in 1977 today!”
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3. Man in the Wilderness
“Man In The Wilderness Don’t let the title fool you. This is a rock tune indeed. Tommy’s vocals are superb, and the guitar riffs are incredible! A great rock and roll tune from Styx! Another must listen!”
2. The Grand Illusion
“The Grand Illusion And so begins Styx’s masterpiece. This song is probably my favorite song they did. As a huge prog rock fan, I couldn’t be more satisfied. Dennis’ vocals are superb here, better than ever. Tommy and J.Y. do a great job backing him up. A MUST LISTEN!!”
1. Miss America
“Miss America James Young takes the vocals for this song. ‘Miss America’ is another rocker; for those of you that think Styx plays nothing but fluffy pop rock, your wrong! And ‘Miss America’ proves it. Heavy vocals, great guitar lines and bass lines throughout, this is a must listen for any Styx fan and classic heavy metal fan!”