Styx – Pieces Of Eight (VG+/VG) – LP, US 1978

Pieces Of Eight is an LP by Styx from 1978 released on the A&M Records label.

About this album

Pieces of Eight is a high-water mark in Styx’s late-1970s run, balancing hard-rock punch with the band’s polished progressive instincts. Issued in 1978, it followed the commercial breakthrough of The Grand Illusion and confirmed Styx as one of American rock’s most reliable arena bands. The album sharpened the group’s blend of keyboard-driven hooks, dramatic arrangements and muscular guitar work, with standout cuts like “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)” and “Renegade” becoming signature songs. Built for radio but still carrying the ambition of prog rock, Pieces of Eight helped define the sound that made Styx a major crossover act.