The Music of Styx - Live with Symphony Orchestra

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The Music of Styx - Live with Symphony Orchestra
The Music of Styx - Live with Symphony Orchestra cover
Live album by Dennis DeYoung
Released October, 2004
Genre Pop/Rock
Label Grand Illusion Music
Producer Dennis DeYoung
Dennis DeYoung chronology
Ultimate Collection
(1999)		 The Music of Styx - Live with Symphony Orchestra
(2004)		 One Hundred Years from Now
(2007)

The Music of Styx - Live with Symphony Orchestra is a recording of Dennis DeYoung's live performance of his work both as a solo artist and with the band Styx. The performance was recorded live on April 4, 2003 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. As indicated by the album title, the songs are symphonically arranged and performed with a live orchestra. Three new studio tracks, "Hello God", "My God (Can Beat Up Your God)", and "Goodnight My Love", appear on the album.

Mike Eldred, who played the part of Quasimodo in DeYoung's musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame is featured as a guest vocalist on the two tracks from DeYoung's score for the musical.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Dennis DeYoung, except as noted:

  1. "The Grand Illusion" - 5:34
  2. "Lady" - 4:43
  3. "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" (Mozart) / Lorelei (Dennis DeYoung, James Young) - 4:40
  4. "Light Up" - 4:52
  5. "Intro" - 1:57
  6. "Babe" - 4:24
  7. "Intro" - 0:53
  8. "Show Me the Way" - 2:58
  9. "Ave Maria" - 5:17
  10. "Castle Walls" - 6:24
  11. "Intro" - 0:38
  12. "Claire De Lune" (Debussy) - 1:51
  13. "Don't Let It End" - 5:00
  14. "Hello God" - 4:49
  15. "Mr. Roboto" - 5:23
  16. "Rockin' the Paradise" (Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw, James Young) - 4:12
  17. "Intro" - 1:00
  18. "Black Wall" - 6:38
  19. "Desert Moon" - 6:56
  20. "With Every Heartbeat" - 5:40
  21. "Suite Madame Blue" - 7:52
  22. "The Best of Times - 7:41
  23. "Intro" - 1:40
  24. "Come Sail Away" - 8:06
  25. "My God (Can Beat Up Your God)" - 4:52
  26. "Goodnight My Love" - 4:31

[edit] Personnel