Big Bang Theory (Styx album)

Big Bang Theory
Studio album by Styx
Released	May 10, 2005
Recorded	2004
Genre	Rock
Length	55:57
Label	New Door
Producer	Styx
Styx chronology
Cyclorama (2003) Big Bang Theory (2005) Regeneration: Volume 1 (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Melodic.net	[2]
Sea of Tranquility	[3]

Big Bang Theory is the fifteenth studio album by the band Styx, released in 2005. It consists of cover versions of classic rock songs.

Origin

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, reaching the Top 10 in the Mediabase Classic Rock charts.^[4] The video featured original bassist Chuck Panozzo as the "eggman". The single's success resulted in the band recording this album of cover songs. The album reached #46 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums, Styx's highest charting album in 14 years.

Track listing

1. "I Am the Walrus" (The Beatles cover)
   • Lead vocals: Lawrence
2. "I Can See for Miles" (The Who cover)
   • Lead vocals: Tommy
3. "Can't Find My Way Home" (Blind Faith cover)
   • Lead vocals: Tommy
4. "It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace)" (Willie Dixon cover)
   • Lead vocals: James
5. "I Don't Need No Doctor" (Ray Charles cover, a la Humble Pie)
   • Lead vocals: Lawrence
6. "One Way Out" (The Allman Brothers Band cover)
   • Lead vocals: Tommy
7. "A Salty Dog" (Procol Harum cover)
   • Lead vocals: Lawrence
8. "Summer in the City" (The Lovin' Spoonful cover)
   • Lead vocals: Tommy
9. "Manic Depression" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
   • Lead vocals: James
10. "Talkin' About the Good Times" (The Pretty Things cover)
    • Lead vocals: Lawrence
11. "Locomotive Breath" (Jethro Tull cover)
    • Lead vocals: James
12. "Find the Cost of Freedom" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young cover)
    • Lead vocals: Group
13. "Wishing Well" (Free cover)
    • Lead vocals: Tommy
14. "Blue Collar Man @ 2120" (rerecording of a Styx song)
    • Lead vocals: Tommy

Personnel

Styx

• Tommy Shaw – guitars and vocals
• James Young – guitars and vocals
• Lawrence Gowan – keyboards and vocals
• Ricky Phillips – bass
• Todd Sucherman – drums
• Chuck Panozzo – bass on "Locomotive Breath"

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"

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Melodic.net review
3. Sea of Tranquility review
4. Whitaker, Sterling (2007). The Grand Delusion: The Unauthorized True Story of Styx. BookSurge Publishing. p. 353. ISBN 1419653539.

External links

• "I am the Walrus" video by Styx