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Styx - The Serpent Is Rising (1973)

Posted By: v3122

Date: 17 Mar 2016 10:20:59

Styx - The Serpent Is Rising (1973)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
1991 | RCA ND90594 | ~ 267 or 106 Mb | Scans(png) -> 57 Mb
Classic Rock / Arena Rock / Prog Rock

With the Top Ten pop hit "Lady" under their belts, Styx continued to blend interesting conceptual progressive elements into The Serpent Is Rising, their third LP and first band-co-produced offering. Although James "J.Y." Young had contributed significantly to Styx' self-titled debut, his compositions were conspicuously absent from the John Curulewski- and Dennis DeYoung-dominated Styx II, which had been issued only months earlier. Young's upbeat and commanding opener "Witch Wolf" firmly re-establishes him as a formidable writer, not to mention an intricate and skilled instrumentalist. While their progressive leanings would remain prominent in Styx' musical evolution, perhaps eager to build upon the national exposure afforded them by "Lady," much of the disc is less arty and more straight-ahead album rock. "Winner Takes All" bears some stylistic parallels to Queen as both have a flair for the dramatic. "22 Years" unquestionably foreshadows future Styx classics such as "Suite Madame Blue" and "Rockin' the Paradise." The distinctive dual-lead guitars of Curulewski and Young soar on the epic tale of "Jonas Psalter," while the memorable syncopated melody from "The Serpent Is Rising" proves the quintet had not entirely abandoned their prog rock origins. Similarly effective is DeYoung's baroque-flavored introduction to the lithe and limber "The Grove of Eglantine." The unusual ending is a combination of disparate elements. The electronic composition "Krakatoa" is a synthesizer progression from Paul Beaver and Bernie Kraus and was adopted by filmmaker George Lucas as the aural trademark of his THX theater sound system. It incongruously segues into a full 90 seconds of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus, proving that the combo were still willing to experiment with their identity and the expectations of their audience.

by Lindsay Planer, AMG

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Styx - The Serpent Is Rising (1973):

Tracklist:

01. Witch Wolf [0:03:57.70]
02. The Grove Of Eglantine [0:04:51.22]
03. Young Man [0:04:46.05]
04. As Bad As This [0:06:08.18]
05. Winner Take All [0:02:57.60]
06. 22 Years [0:03:36.72]
07. Jonas Psalter [0:04:40.05]
08. The Serpent Is Rising [0:04:51.15]
09. Krakatoa [0:01:35.53]
10. Hallelujah Chorus [0:01:30.55]

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 26. June 2014, 13:42

Styx / The Serpent Is Rising (ND90594)

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

Read offset correction : 667
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 : 896 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\EAC 3\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 %source%

TOC of the extracted CD

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9 | 35:50.05 | 1:35.53 | 161255 | 168432
10 | 37:25.58 | 1:30.55 | 168433 | 175237

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Peak level 95.5 %
Extraction speed 1.5 X
Range quality 99.9 %
Test CRC F3650ABD
Copy CRC F3650ABD
Copy OK

No errors occurred

AccurateRip summary

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DR Log

foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-03-17 11:45:08

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Analyzed: Styx / The Serpent Is Rising (ND90594)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.57 dB -11.22 dB 3:58 01-Witch Wolf
DR10 -0.52 dB -12.45 dB 4:51 02-The Grove Of Eglantine
DR9 -0.40 dB -11.98 dB 4:46 03-Young Man
DR12 -1.36 dB -18.14 dB 6:08 04-As Bad As This
DR10 -0.40 dB -12.79 dB 2:58 05-Winner Take All
DR10 -0.40 dB -12.22 dB 3:37 06-22 Years
DR10 -0.95 dB -13.23 dB 4:40 07-Jonas Psalter
DR9 -0.80 dB -12.18 dB 4:51 08-The Serpent Is Rising
DR8 -1.20 dB -14.59 dB 1:36 09-Krakatoa
DR8 -1.20 dB -11.15 dB 1:31 10-Hallelujah Chorus
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR9

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 881 kbps
Codec: FLAC

CUETools Log

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