Rockers (Styx album)

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2003 compilation album by Styx

Rockers

Compilation album by

Styx

Released| August 26, 2003
Recorded| 1975–1996
Genre| Rock
Label| A&M
Styx compilation chronology
| 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
(2002)  | Rockers
(2003)  | 21st Century Live
(2003)

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Rockers is a compilation of songs by the band Styx. It was released in 2003. The album is notable for deliberately omitting any songs for which former member Dennis DeYoung was the primary or sole writer; even DeYoung-penned signature ballad-to-rocker hits such as "Queen of Spades", "Suite Madame Blue", and "Rockin' the Paradise" are missing. It was an attempt by the remaining members of the band to reposition Styx as a hard rock band and move away from the DeYoungian ballads that had marked the last few albums of their career and most of their biggest hit singles. Ironically, some of the Tommy Shaw songs on the album such as "Crystal Ball" and "Man in the Wilderness" are classic Tommy Shaw acoustic-based folk rock that only turn heavier in their back half. Other songs are more straight forward rockers.

Instead of the famous angular "Styx" logo (used for most albums in some form since 1977), this collection re-introduces the curved logo from their first four albums and not used since 1974's Man of Miracles. Originally it was rumored that the album would include the extended version of "Man in the Wilderness," but the original version was included instead. The previously unreleased full length version eventually appeared the following year on the Come Sail Away: the Styx Anthology release.

## Track listing

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1. "Midnight Ride" (James Young) – 4:18
2. "Shooz" (Tommy Shaw, J. Young) – 4:44
3. "Crystal Ball" (T. Shaw) – 4:26
4. "Miss America" (J. Young) – 5:01
5. "Man in the Wilderness" (T. Shaw) – 5:47
6. "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" (T. Shaw) – 4:03
7. "Renegade" (T. Shaw) – 4:13
8. "Snowblind" (J. Young, Dennis DeYoung) – 4:58
9. "Heavy Metal Poisoning" (J. Young) – 4:54
10. "Love Is the Ritual" (Glen Burtnik, Plinky) – 3:48
11. "Little Suzie" (G. Burtnik, Bob Berger, T. Shaw, D. DeYoung) – 4:49

## Personnel

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* Dennis DeYoung \- Keyboards, Vocals
* Tommy Shaw \- Guitar, Vocals (Tracks 2-9, 11)
* James "J.Y." Young \- Guitar, Vocals
* Chuck Panozzo \- Bass Guitar
* John Panozzo \- Drums (Tracks 1-10)
* John Curulewski \- Guitars, Vocals (Track 1)
* Glen Burtnik \- Guitars, Vocals (Track 10)
* Todd Sucherman \- Drums (Track 11)

## References

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1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Rockers at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2025.

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Styx

* Chuck Panozzo
* James "J.Y." Young
* Tommy Shaw
* Todd Sucherman
* Lawrence Gowan
* Will Evankovich
* Terry Gowan

* John "J.C." Curulewski
* Dennis DeYoung
* John Panozzo
* Glen Burtnik
* Ricky Phillips

Studio albums|

* Styx
* Styx II
* The Serpent Is Rising
* Man of Miracles
* Equinox
* Crystal Ball
* The Grand Illusion
* Pieces of Eight
* Cornerstone
* Paradise Theatre
* Kilroy Was Here
* Edge of the Century
* Brave New World
* Cyclorama
* Big Bang Theory
* The Mission
* Crash of the Crown
* Circling from Above

Extended plays|

* Regeneration: Volume I
* Regeneration: Volume II

Live albums|

* Caught in the Act
* Return to Paradise
* Arch Allies: Live at Riverport
* Styx World: Live 2001
* At the River's Edge: Live in St. Louis
* 21st Century Live
* One with Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra

Compilations|

* Best of Styx
* Lady
* Styx - Classics, Volume 15
* Styx Greatest Hits
* Greatest Hits Part 2
* Extended Versions
* Styx Yesterday & Today
* Rockers
* Come Sail Away – The Styx Anthology
* The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings

Songs|

* "Best Thing"
* "Lies"
* "Lady"
* "You Need Love"
* "Lorelei"
* "Mademoiselle"
* "Crystal Ball"
* "The Grand Illusion"
* "Come Sail Away"
* "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)"
* "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)"
* "Sing for the Day"
* "Renegade"
* "Babe"
* "Why Me"
* "Boat on the River"
* "Borrowed Time"
* "The Best of Times"
* "Too Much Time on My Hands"
* "Nothing Ever Goes as Planned"
* "Rockin' the Paradise"
* "Snowblind"
* "Mr. Roboto"
* "Don't Let It End"
* "High Time"
* "Music Time" / "Heavy Metal Poisoning"
* "Love Is the Ritual"
* "Show Me the Way"
* "Love at First Sight"
* "Paradise"
* "I Am the Walrus"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Kilroy Was Here

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