The Music of Styx - Live with Symphony Orchestra

Infobox Album
Name = The Music of Styx - Live with Symphony Orchestra
Type = live
Artist = Dennis DeYoung


Released = October, 2004
Recorded =
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length =
Label = Grand Illusion Music
Producer = Dennis DeYoung
Reviews =
Last album = "Ultimate Collection"
(1999)
This album = "The Music of Styx - Live with Symphony Orchestra"
(2004)
Next album = "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.

Track listing

All songs written by Dennis DeYoung, except as noted:

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

Personnel

*Dennis DeYoung: vocals, keyboards, piano
*Mike Eldred: vocals on "Ave Maria" and "With Every Heartbeat"
*Dawn Marie Feusi: vocals on "With Every Heartbeat"
*Tom Dziallo: guitars
*Hank Horton: bass guitar, vocals
*Rick Snyder: keyboards, vocals
*Kyle Woodring: drums, percussion
*Suzanne DeYoung: backing vocals
*Chicago Children's Choir: backing vocals