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Pieces of Eight
Rock · 1978 · 10 tracks

Pieces of Eight

Styx

A high-stakes fusion of stadium-ready hard rock and theatrical progressive ambition. Synthesizer-heavy, guitar-driven, and obsessed with the cost of the American dream.

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It's the one where they actually rock hard but still keep the wizard synths and cathedral organs.

A high-drama collision of working-class grit and soaring, synth-driven fantasy.

Pieces of Eight · vs · Styx
Triumphant+1.0σ

Triumphant saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Great White Hope
4:24
02
I’m O.K.
5:44
03
Sing for the Day
5:01
04
The Message
1:08
05
Lords of the Ring
4:35
06
Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
4:07
07
Queen of Spades
5:41
08
Renegade
4:17
09
Pieces of Eight
4:44
10
Aku‐Aku
2:57
Moments Worth Waiting For
The massive pipe organ swell recorded at St. James Cathedral during I'm O.K. that transforms a rock song into a liturgical event.
The transition from the swirling synthesizer textures of The Message into the fantasy-laden gallop of Lords of the Ring.
That iconic a cappella vocal opening of Renegade before the drums and distorted guitars crash in to signal the chase.
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