Styx - The Grand Finale Lyrics

I was 14 here in Kanada when this came out, procured it on reel to reel as well as vinyl. NO ONE then was a bigger Styx Freak than I was back then, very few might tie me but no one beats me. Same as today.

This was the very first Mash Up ever. think about it.

OMG! You're right! LOL! I love mashups! So that's why your comment cracked me up.

I was 14 then, never heard a mish mash of songs from any band, ever. This was the first time and i did not know what to think of it.

do a search for "mashup" on here and you'll discover there are hundreds, possibly thousands, of them. Some are truly amazing, and it blows my mind how people do this.

Eh, Animals was out six months before GI and could be considered more of one, "could be" since it borders on the line between mashup and running theme (as was pretty much all Floyd stuff up to The Wall)

Not sure it was the very first, but it is a great one. I also like Genesis Los Endos from Trick of the Tail.

who else dropped squares while lookin at that ugly ass cover lol

this was my shit when it came out

I got into Styx in 1996 and they were really important to me for about 10 years later. I still like them, not as much as then. Anyway, this was my shit in 1996. :D

Um,I think he meant literally, ignore the troll.

this is my great finally for the day with styx, it was great catching up on good styx songs today.

great song

Was the end of the concert..:(

couldnt agree more

Boat on the river is great tunage

Anyone remember Alices revisited in Chicago? These guys would play there when they were on the Wooden nickel label.

This never gets old...just a great ending to a great album by a great band of my youth.

Nice ending!

yep, he played the bass violin on Boat On The River.

@TheCharlyHorse I thought I noticed that!!!!

I love that signature DDY-Shaw-JY vocal triad... Soooo great

@MangoTux haha i was referring to the musical aspect of it...and the words are almost the same, with an extra "please" or two in there.haha

@TheCharlyHorse "So if you think that..."
"We're all the same"
This song mirrors the Grand Illusion to an extent that they are similar, but no so similar as to experience two good, different songs.

Yes, in the same way that Paul McCartney & Wings' "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" had a bit of "Band on the Run" at the fade, and Billy Joel's "Where's the Orchestra?" containing "Allentown" at its fade.

SAAAAAAAAIIILLLLL AWAYYYYYYYYY SUPERSTARSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

@ozzfann

Shit dude not just classic, but one of the best albums ever made. Screw the classic part. Styx rocks, pure and simple, not like a bunch of the whiney disney crackhead brats that are so damn popular now.

this was an AWESOME concert! Glad God let me be there..:)

thanks for the trip back. still good stuff!

notice the guitar solo at the end is the same as the theme used in the song Grand Illusion. Like, note-for-note. Another key, of course. about a tritone apart :P

this looked much better when i was 12 LOLZ

i was 29 or 30 oh wel, i was in county lock up when this shit dropped, i did catch the decatholon tour off this jank though. used to get tore out the frame on this record

beautiful way to end a beautiful album

this one and equinox are my favorite

O.K. You need a fade on a seminal piece.So you make a fade coda very ,very Good!

@stimpp One of the best song in their repertoire

i think it would of have been great is this was first was the same name just to confuse people :P

@DrDougMusic1 You really have to listen to the meaning behind each song... and yeah, it can get pretty deep sometimes. Castle Walls, or Man in the wilderness... mindblowing what these guys came up with. This is a classic reprise from them! THANKS AGAIN STYXFAN93... as always, you rock!

@cvhf650 Chuck never threatened to take John Entwistle's place as "the Jimi Hendrix of bass players," but he has some really stand out bass lines over the years with Styx. He did some that punctuated the melody more than drove the song, and as you correctly pointed out, sometimes less is more. The "Man of Miracles" album in particular strikes me as bass heavy in a very good way.

Always was sad to hear this song... meant the end of the album. Can't understand how many folks aren't touched by some of their music!

What a great way to end an album.

great song.