Styx – Pieces Of Eight (1978) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Styx – Pieces Of Eight (1978) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.78 GB (ISO) + 1.75 GB (DSF) + 886 MB (FLAC) + 643 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 265 | Genre: Progressive Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Styx’s feisty, straightforward brand of album rock is represented best by “Blue Collar Man” from 1978’s Pieces of Eight, an invigorating keyboard and guitar rush — hard and heavy, yet curved by Tommy Shaw’s emphasized vocals. Reaching number 21, with the frolicking romp of “Renegade” edging in at number 16 only six months later, Pieces of Eight maintained their strength as a front-running FM radio group. Even though these two tracks were both mainstream singles, the rest of the album includes tracks that rekindle some of Styx’s early progressive rock sound, only cleaner. Tracks like “Sing for the Day,” “Lords of the Ring,” and “Aku-Aku” all contain slightly more complex instrumental foundations, and are lyrically reminiscent of the material from albums like The Serpent Is Rising or Man of Miracles, but not as intricate or instrumentally convoluted. While the writing may stray slightly from what Styx provided on The Grand Illusion, Pieces of Eight kept their established rock formula in tact quite firmly. ― Allmusic

Tracklist:
01. Great White Hope – 04:23
02. I’m OK – 05:44
03. Sing For The Day – 05:00
04. The Message – 01:08
05. Lords Of The Ring – 04:38
06. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) – 04:07
07. Queen Of Spades – 05:40
08. Renegade – 04:17
09. Pieces Of Eight – 04:43
10. Aku-Aku – 03:03

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