Big Bang Theory (Styx album)
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| Big Bang Theory | ||||
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| Released | May 10, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 55:57 | |||
| Label | New Door | |||
| Producer | Gary Loizzo & Styx | |||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Melodic.net | [2] |
| Sea of Tranquility | [3] |
Big Bang Theory is the fifteenth studio album and the first covers album by the American rock band Styx, released in 2005. It consists of cover versions of classic rock songs.
In 2004, Styx performed a cover of the Beatles song "I Am the Walrus" at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival, where the song was received so well that it was released as a single. The video featured original bassist Chuck Panozzo as the "eggman". The single's success resulted in the band recording this album of cover songs. As a result of an appearance on the Today Show the week of the album's launch, the album reached No. 46 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, Styx's first time in the top 50 since 1983's Kilroy Was Here. However, the album only charted for one week. The single "I Am the Walrus" reached a high of number 27 on the Billboard Heritage Rock Chart, but failed to chart on any other rock or pop chart.
Track listing
- "I Am the Walrus" (the Beatles cover)
- Lead vocals: Gowan
- Lead guitar: Shaw
- "I Can See for Miles" (the Who cover)
- Lead vocals: Shaw
- Lead guitar: J. Young
- "Can't Find My Way Home" (Blind Faith cover)
- Lead vocals: Shaw
- Lead guitar: J. Young
- "It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace)" (Willie Dixon cover)
- Lead vocals: J. Young
- Lead guitar: Shaw
- "I Don't Need No Doctor" (Ray Charles cover, a la Humble Pie)
- Lead vocals: Gowan
- Lead guitar: J. Young
- "One Way Out" (the Allman Brothers Band cover)
- Lead vocals and lead guitar: Shaw
- "A Salty Dog" (Procol Harum cover)
- Lead vocals: Gowan
- Lead guitar: Shaw
- "Summer in the City" (the Lovin' Spoonful cover)
- Lead vocals: Shaw
- Lead guitar: J. Young
- "Manic Depression" (the Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
- Lead vocals and lead guitar: J. Young
- "Talkin' About the Good Times" (the Pretty Things cover)
- Lead vocals: Gowan
- Lead guitar: Shaw
- "Locomotive Breath" (Jethro Tull cover)
- Lead vocals: J. Young
- Lead guitar: J. Young and Shaw
- "Find the Cost of Freedom" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young cover)
- Lead vocals: Styx
- Lead guitar: J. Young and Shaw
- "Wishing Well" (Free cover)
- Lead vocals and lead guitar: Shaw
- "Blue Collar Man @ 2120" (rerecording of a Styx song)
- Lead vocals and lead guitar: Shaw
Personnel
Styx
- Tommy Shaw – vocals, guitars
- James "JY" Young – vocals, guitars
- Lawrence Gowan – vocals, keyboards
- Ricky Phillips – bass
- Todd Sucherman – drums
Additional musicians
- The Oracle Diva – guest vocals on "It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace)" and "Wishing Well"
- Johnnie Johnson – piano on "Blue Collar Man @ 2120"
- Koko Taylor – guest vocals on "Blue Collar Man @ 2120"
Production
- Gary Loizzo – producer, engineer, remixing
- Derek Downing, John Maschoff, Mike Pierce – assistant engineers
- Dan Stout – mastering at Colossal Mastering, Chicago
