The Serpent Is Rising is a Rock album by Styx, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 31 pressings tracked.
About
The Serpent Is Rising is the third album by Styx, released in October 1973, a mere three months after their previous album Styx II. The album was reissued in 1980 with new artwork and a new title, Serpent. The band considers this to be their worst recording. Dennis DeYoung has gone far as saying it was "one of the worst recorded and produced in the history of music." Described as a loose concept album, the recording contains a number of sexual innuendos, including the title track, "The Grove of Eglantine" and "Krakatoa". The album peaked at #192 on the Billboard 200, their second-lowest charting album, and as of 2007 has sold fewer than 100,000 copies worldwide.
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Tracklist
- 1Witch Wolf3:57
- 2The Grove of Eglantine4:59
- 3Young Man4:45
- 4As Bad As This6:07
- 5Winner Takes All3:06
- 622 Years3:39
- 7Jonas Psalter4:39
- 8The Serpent Is Rising4:52
- 9Krakatoa1:35
- 10Hallelujah Chorus1:31
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- dense
- intense
- theatrical
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Track B6 is misspelled "Hallelujah Chrous (From Handel's "Messiah")" on label.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Chuck PanozzoBASS, VOCALS
- Dennis DeYoungKEYBOARDS , KEYBOARDS , KEYBOARDS , KEYBOARDS , KEYBOARDS , VOCALS KEYBOARDS, ORGAN , VOCALS KEYBOARDS, ORGAN, ORGAN , PIANO, SYNTHESIZER , VOCALS
- James YoungGUITAR, VOCALS
- John CurulewskiELECTRIC GUITAR, 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR, KEYBOARDS , KEYBOARDS , VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER, VOCALS GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC PIANO , SYNTHESIZER , VOCALS
- John PanozzoDRUMS , DRUMS , DRUMS , DRUMS , VOCALS DRUMS , XYLOPHONE, STEEL DRUMS, PERCUSSION , VOCALS DRUMS, STEEL DRUMS, XYLOPHONE, VOCALS
- Bill TrautSAXOPHONE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 31 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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