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"Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" is the second single released from Styx's The Grand Illusion (1977) album. On the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in the U.S., the single peaked at #29 in April 1978. It also hit no. 20 on the Canada RPM Top Singles chart the week of May 6, 1978.
As with much of Styx's catalog, many of the songs have quasi-medieval/fantasy lyrics and themes. Some are allegories and commentaries on contemporary American life and the members' experiences in an American rock band in the late 1970s, such as "Castle Walls," "Superstars," "Miss America" and the title track, which touches on "The Grand Illusion" of fame and fortune and how they are not what ...
"Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the first single from their eighth studio album, Pieces of Eight (1978). Released in 1978, the single came in two 7" vinyl formats: one with the b-side "Superstars" (a track from The Grand Illusion ) and a second single with the instrumental album track "Aku-Aku ...
Styx (/ ˈ s t ɪ k s /) is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1972.They are known for blending melodic hard rock guitar with acoustic guitar, synthesizers mixed with acoustic piano, upbeat tracks with power ballads, and incorporating elements of international musical theatre. [6]
Dome said called it "pomp rock with style, confidence, command and ingenuity" with lyrics "about separating reality from fantasy." [7] Classic Rock History critic Tony Scavieli rated it Styx's 3rd best song, calling it " a bombastic celebration of progressive rock wrapped in slick production, tight arrangements, and brilliant musicianship."
"Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)", a song by Styx "The World is Full of Angry Young Men", a song by English rock band XTC on the 1990 album Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers Amitabh Bachchan , Indian film actor, dubbed the "Angry Young Man" due to his portrayal of disillusioned anti-hero characters
"The Best of Times" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the first single from their tenth album Paradise Theatre. It reached No. 1 in Canada on the RPM national singles chart, their second chart-topper in that country, and No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in March and April 1981.
The song contrasts the angry youth's feelings with the maturity of the narrator, who could be interpreted as either the same angry youth at a later age, or somebody who once felt as the angry young man currently does ("I believe I've passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage / I found that just surviving was a noble fight / I once ...