Brave New World (Styx album)

Brave New World
Studio album by
Styx
ReleasedJune 29, 1999
Recorded1998
StudioPumpkin Studios, Chicago,
The S.H.O.P., Hollywood, CA,
The White Room, Chicago
Genre
Length59:52
LabelCMC International
Producer
Styx chronology
Return to Paradise
(1997) 		Brave New World
(1999) 		Cyclorama
(2003)
Singles from Brave New World
  1. "Everything Is Cool"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The Daily VaultD+ [2]
Q [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [4]

Brave New World is the thirteenth studio album by Styx, released in 1999. It is the band’s first studio album to feature drummer Todd Sucherman, replacing John Panozzo, who died in 1996 and the last album to feature keyboardist/vocalist Dennis DeYoung. This is the last album that bassist Chuck Panozzo is credited as a full-time member, he would continue with the band as a part-time member. The album peaked at #175 on the Billboard 200 and reached the top 10 on the Top Internet Albums chart. However, its position on the Billboard charts was the lowest from a Styx album of new material since 1973's The Serpent Is Rising.

Jerry Goodman who is featured on violin as a special guest, used to play with bands like The Flock and Mahavishnu Orchestra. The album has a strong science fiction theme, as indicated by the album's title and song references to the well known eponymous book.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."I Will Be Your Witness"Tommy Shaw, Jack BladesShaw4:31
2."Brave New World"Shaw, James YoungShaw5:14
3."While There's Still Time"Dennis DeYoungDeYoung3:53
4."Number One"ShawShaw4:33
5."Best New Face"Shaw, BladesShaw3:36
6."What Have They Done to You"Shaw, YoungYoung, Shaw4:33
7."Fallen Angel"DeYoungDeYoung4:49
8."Everything Is Cool"ShawShaw5:19
9."Great Expectations"DeYoungDeYoung4:44
10."Heavy Water"Shaw, YoungYoung, Shaw4:29
11."High Crimes & Misdemeanors (Hip Hop-Cracy)"DeYoungDeYoung3:26
12."Just Fell In"Shaw, YoungShaw3:25
13."Goodbye Roseland"DeYoungDeYoung3:49
14."Brave New World" (Reprise)Shaw, YoungShaw3:31

Personnel

Styx

Additional personnel

Production

  • Producers: Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw, James Young
  • Engineers: Rodney Amos, Craig Bauer, Andy Haller, John Hendrickson, Steve Johnson, Gary Loizzo, Keith Marks, Tommy Shaw, C.J. Vanston, Craig Williams
  • Mixing: Craig Bauer, Dennis DeYoung, Gary Loizzo, Ron Nevison
  • Mastering: Ted Jensen
  • Sequencing: Tommy Shaw
  • Programming: Tommy Shaw
  • Pro-Tools: Patrick Thrasher
  • Art direction: Alan Chappell, Ioannis
  • Design: Alan Chappell, Ioannis
  • Artwork: Ioannis

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 175

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Styx: Brave New World at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Styx Brave New World (1999) album review by Christopher Thelen at The Daily Vault
  3. ^ Styx - Brave New World (1999) album reviews at CD Universe by customers
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 789. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone styx album guide.
  5. ^ "Styx Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.