The Serpent Is Rising
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| The Serpent Is Rising | ||||
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| File:Styx - The Serpent Is Rising.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by Styx | ||||
| Released | October 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago; St. James Cathedral, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 40:07 | |||
| Label | Wooden Nickel | |||
| Producer | Styx, Barry Mraz | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
The Serpent Is Rising is the third album by Styx, released in 1973. The album was reissued in 1980 with new artwork and a new title, Serpent. The band considers this to be their worst recording. Dennis DeYoung has gone far as saying it was "one of the worst recorded and produced in the history of music."[citation needed] The album peaked at #192 on the Billboard 200, their second-lowest charting album, and as of 2007 has sold fewer than 100,000 copies worldwide.
Track listing
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Witch Wolf" | James Young, Ray Brandle | 3:57 |
| 2. | "The Grove of Eglantine" | Dennis DeYoung | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Young Man" | J. Young, Richard Young | 4:45 |
| 4. | "As Bad as This"
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John Curulewski | 6:10 |
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Winner Take All" | DeYoung, Charles Lofrano | 3:10 |
| 2. | "22 Years" | Curulewski | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Jonas Psalter" | DeYoung | 4:41 |
| 4. | "The Serpent Is Rising" | Curulewski, Lofrano | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Krakatoa" | Curulewski, Paul Beaver, Bernard L. Krause | 1:36 |
| 6. | "Hallelujah Chorus" (from George Frideric Handel Messiah) | Handel | 2:14 |
Personnel
Styx
- John Curulewski - guitars, vocals, 12 string guitar, Moog synthesizer
- Dennis DeYoung - Hammond organ, piano, vocals, Moog synthesizer, mellotron, pipe organ
- Chuck Panozzo - bass, vocals
- John Panozzo - drums, vocals, percussion
- James Young - guitars, vocals
Additional personnel
- Bill Traut - saxophone on "22 Years"
Production
- Producers: Styx, Barry Mraz
- Engineer: Barry Mraz
- Cover art: Dennis Pohl
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1974 | Pop Albums | 192 |
References
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- ↑ Planer, Lindsay. The Serpent Is Rising at AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
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