Cornerstone
1979
Favorite tracks: Lights, Why Me, Never Say Never
Sleeper tracks: Boat On the River, First Time
I commandeered several 8-tracks that my parents had when I was young. This was one of the 3 that I listened to a whole bunch. I really, really loved this record back then. I can remember singing along to it with my aunt Cheryl when I lived in the welfare apartments on the north side of Kaukauna.
It's one of Styx's most successful albums but I know a lot of Styx fans don't like how pop sounding it is. Aside from "Babe", I think the songs were totally Styx sounding. They toned this record down based on bad reviews they were getting for being too 'artsy'. A true master of songwriting is to be able to change your style and still be successful.
"Never Say Never" is one of my top 5 Styx songs.
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