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Styx - Styx II (1973) {2016, Japanese Reissue, Remastered} Repost / New Rip

Posted By: popsakov

Date: 6 Apr 2025 08:23:35

Styx - Styx II (1973) {2016, Japanese Reissue, Remastered} Repost / New Rip

Styx - Styx II (1973) {2016, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 261 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 91 Mb
Full Scans ~ 119 Mb | 00:37:41 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock | Universal Music #UICY-77820

For Styx II (1973), the Chicago-based quintet continue much in the same vein as their eponymous debut. The primary difference was the inclusion of the Dennis DeYoung power ballad "Lady" – which catapulted the combo into the Top Ten pop singles survey at an admirable number six. The collection was their first to rely entirely upon band-penned originals, kicking off with the rousing "You Need Love." The performance sounds similar to Queen's earliest sides, especially James Young's commanding vocals which provide a distinct and dramatic quality. The aforementioned "Lady" is equally dynamic, contrasting the delicate and ethereal introduction with the comparatively emphatic conclusion. The extended "A Day" is an outlet for Curulewski's underrated skills as both a composer and singer. The brooding melody is fused to an aggressive instrumental centerpiece highlighting the dual fretwork of Curulewski and Young as they rival the Allman Brothers' synchronous string-benders Duane Allman and Dickey Betts. "You Better Ask" is a more predictable straightforward rocker, again displaying Curulewski's diversity and versatility, although beyond that the track is not really all that interesting. Conversely compelling is DeYoung's transcription of a Johann Sebastian Bach tune, titled here Little Fugue in 'G'. The overture is played to great effect on an organ in the sanctuary of the Cathedral of St. James, located just down the street from the recording studio. Engineers ran audio cables between the two, capturing the interlude live. It takes the listener into another key entry, the seven-plus-minute "Father O.S.A.," "Earl of Roseland" and "I'm Gonna Make You Feel It" suitably bring Styx II to a close with a pair of hearty up-tempo harbingers, pointing toward the AOR direction that Styx would continue to explore on subsequent albums.

~ Lindsay Planer, All Music

Discogs

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Track List:

01. You Need Love [3:46]
02. Lady [3:01]
03. A Day [8:25]
04. You Better Ask [3:57]
05. Little Fugue In 'G' [1:18]
06. Father O.S.A. [7:08]
07. Earl Of Roseland [4:42]
08. I'm Gonna Make You Feel It [2:28]
09. Unfinished Song (bonus) [3:00]

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016

EAC extraction logfile from 25. March 2019, 7:58

STYX / «Styx II»

Used drive : ASUS DRW-24D5MT Adapter: 1 ID: 1

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\EAC(v.1.3)\WV\wavpack.exe
Additional command line options : -h -hh -m %source%

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Extraction speed 4.1 X
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Test CRC 35FC5780
Copy CRC 35FC5780
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