The Serpent Is Rising

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The Serpent Is Rising
File:Styx - The Serpent Is Rising.jpg
Studio album by Styx
Released October 1973
Recorded 1973 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago; St. James Cathedral, Chicago
Genre Progressive rock, hard rock
Length 40:07
Label Wooden Nickel
Producer Styx, Barry Mraz
Styx chronology
Styx II
(1973)Styx II1973
The Serpent Is Rising
(1973)
Man of Miracles
(1974)Man of Miracles1974
Singles from The Serpent Is Rising
  1. "Winner Take All"
    Released: 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 1/5 stars[2]

The Serpent Is Rising is the third album by Styx, released in 1973. The album was reissued in 1980 with new artwork and a new title, Serpent. The band considers this to be their worst recording. Dennis DeYoung has gone far as saying it was "one of the worst recorded and produced in the history of music."[citation needed] The album peaked at #192 on the Billboard 200, their second-lowest charting album, and as of 2007 has sold fewer than 100,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Witch Wolf"   James Young, Ray Brandle 3:57
2. "The Grove of Eglantine"   Dennis DeYoung 5:00
3. "Young Man"   J. Young, Richard Young 4:45
4. "As Bad as This"
  • a. "As Bad as This" - 3:45
  • b. "Plexiglas Toilet" (Hidden Track) - 2:22"  
John Curulewski 6:10
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Winner Take All"   DeYoung, Charles Lofrano 3:10
2. "22 Years"   Curulewski 3:39
3. "Jonas Psalter"   DeYoung 4:41
4. "The Serpent Is Rising"   Curulewski, Lofrano 4:55
5. "Krakatoa"   Curulewski, Paul Beaver, Bernard L. Krause 1:36
6. "Hallelujah Chorus" (from George Frideric Handel Messiah) Handel 2:14

Personnel

Styx

Additional personnel

Production

  • Producers: Styx, Barry Mraz
  • Engineer: Barry Mraz
  • Cover art: Dennis Pohl

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1974 Pop Albums 192

References

  1. Planer, Lindsay. The Serpent Is Rising at AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
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