| 词条 | Crystal Ball (Styx album) | ||||||||||||||
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| name = Crystal Ball | type = studio | artist = Styx | cover = Styx - Crystal Ball.jpg | alt = | released = October 1, 1976 | recorded = 1976 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Progressive rock|hard rock}} | length = 34:45 | label = A&M | producer = Styx | prev_title = Equinox | prev_year = 1975 | next_title = The Grand Illusion | next_year = 1977 | misc = {{Singles | name = Crystal Ball | type = studio | single1 = Mademoiselle | single1date = 1976 | single2 = Crystal Ball | single2date = 1977 | single3 = Jennifer | single3date = 1977 }} }} Crystal Ball is the sixth album by Styx, released in 1976. This album marked the recording debut of new guitarist Tommy Shaw. The album sold 300,000 copies when it was first released, Although Crystal Ball peaked no. 66 on the charts, shortly before the release of The Grand Illusion (1977) and received Gold. SongsThe opening track "Put Me On" is about a guy who bought and is listening to a vinyl record. In the beginning the first part was a hard rock part (Young) and the second part was a prog rock ballad who the listener is in the mood (DeYoung). In the end it returns to the hard rock instrumental part and sound effects of a vinyl record speeded up when the song ends. "Mademoiselle" was Tommy Shaw's vocal debut and it was about a man who's finding love with a French girl from Canada. "Jennifer" is about a man who's fallen in love with a woman named Jennifer. The album's title track was written as an acoustic song with harmonies in a CSN vein, which Shaw wrote with his prior folk band containing his childhood friends, called "Harvest". and the band changed it to a rock song with synthesizer and guitar solos with an epic chorus. That song would become a concert staple for the band, as it was performed on every subsequent Styx tour that Shaw was involved. "Shooz" was co-written by Shaw and James "J.Y." Young. The bluesy rocker had remnants of a Foghat/ZZ Top style, which Shaw on slide guitar while Young contributed a Hendrix-like solo to the middle of the track after Shaw's slide solo. "This Old Man" is a melodic power ballad song that DeYoung wrote for his father and the impact his dad had had on his life. DeYoung was a classical trained musician and he played Claude Debussy's classical piece "Clair de Lune" which served as the intro to the album's closing prog rock epic track "Ballerina" which was co-written by Shaw/DeYoung. Shaw wrote the lyrics and DeYoung wrote the music. The version of "Clair de Lune" on Crystal Ball changed the key from D flat to C as the next track ("Ballerina") started in C minor. Reception{{Album ratings| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [1] | rev2 = Rolling Stone | rev2Score = (favorable) [2] | rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | rev3Score = {{Rating|1|5}} [3] }} Daevid Jehnzen of AllMusic rated Crystal Ball three-and-a-half out of five stars. He stated that it was better than Styx's previous album, Equinox (1975), although it was not as successful. He also said that the album "[showcases] Styx's increased skill for crafting simple, catchy pop hooks out of their bombastic sound."[1] Alan Niester of Rolling Stone also, found the album favorable, stating that "although Styx is based in Chicago, the group has its English scam down pat". He also stated that the instrumentation "always seems on the verge of going out of control, giving the whole album an extra surge of excitement."[2] Track listing{{Tracklist| headline = Side one | extra_column = Lead vocals | title1 = Put Me On | writer1 = DeYoung, Shaw, Young | extra1 = Young (verses), DeYoung (bridge) | length1 = 4:56 | title2 = Mademoiselle | writer2 = Shaw, DeYoung | extra2 = Shaw | length2 = 3:57 | title3 = Jennifer | writer3 = DeYoung | extra3 = DeYoung | length3 = 4:16 | title4 = Crystal Ball | writer4 = Shaw | extra4 = Shaw | length4 = 4:32 }}{{Tracklist | headline = Side two | extra_column = Lead vocals | title5 = Shooz | writer5 = Shaw, Young | extra5 = Shaw | length5 = 4:44 | title6 = This Old Man | writer6 = DeYoung | extra6 = DeYoung | length6 = 5:11 | title7 = Clair de Lune / Ballerina | writer7 = Claude Debussy / Shaw, DeYoung | extra7 = (instrumental), DeYoung | length7 = 7:09 }} PersonnelStyx
Production
ChartsAlbum – Billboard (United States)
Singles – Billboard (United States)
References1. ^1 {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r19301|tab=review|last=Jehnzen|first=Daevid|accessdate=June 20, 2011}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/crystal-ball-19770113 |title=Styx - Crystal Ball |last=Niester |first=Alan |work=Rolling Stone |publisher=Wenner Media |date=January 13, 1977 |accessdate=June 20, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5zapp1yO6?url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/crystal-ball-19770113 |archivedate=June 20, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }} 3. ^{{Cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan | authorlink = |author2=Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City, New York | page = 789 | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA789&lpg=PA789&dq=rolling+stone+styx+album+guide#v=onepage&q=rolling%20stone%20styx%20album%20guide&f=false}} External links
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