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Big Bang Theory is the fifteenth studio album and the first covers 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. The video featured original bassist Chuck Panozzo as the "eggman". The single's success resulted in the band recording this album of cover songs. As a result of an appearance on the Today Show the week of the album's launch, the album reached No. 46 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, Styx's first time in the top 50 since 1983's Kilroy Was Here. However, the album only charted for one week. The single "I Am the Walrus" reached a high of number 27 on the Billboard Heritage Rock Chart, but failed to chart on any other rock or pop chart.




Track listing


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




Personnel


Styx
Tommy Shaw – vocals, guitars
James "JY" Young – vocals, guitars
Lawrence Gowan – vocals, keyboards
Ricky Phillips – bass
Chuck Panozzo – bass on "Locomotive Breath"
Todd Sucherman – drums
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"
Production
Gary Loizzo – producer, engineer, remixing
Derek Downing, John Maschoff, Mike Pierce – assistant engineers
Dan Stout – mastering at Colossal Mastering, Chicago




Charts






References






External links


"I am the Walrus" video by Styx at YouTube
Styx - Big Bang Theory (2005) album review by Rob Theakston, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
Styx - Big Bang Theory (2005) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
Styx - Big Bang Theory (2005) album to be listened as stream at Spotify.com

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Big Bang (disambiguasi)
• Styx (grup musik)
• Big Bang Theory (Styx album)
• Big Bang Theory
• Styx II
• The Mission (Styx album)
• Styx (band)
• One with Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra
• Styx discography
• Tommy Shaw
• BBT
• Crash of the Crown