Big Bang Theory (Styx album)

Origin

In 2004, Styx performed a cover of the Beatles song "I Am the Walrus" at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival, where the song was received so well that it was released as a single, reaching the Top 10 in the Mediabase Classic Rock charts. The video featured original bassist Chuck Panozzo as the "eggman". The single's success resulted in the band recording this album of cover songs. The album reached #46 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums, Styx's highest charting album in 14 years.

Track listing

1. "I Am the Walrus" (The Beatles cover)
2. Lead vocals: Gowan
3. "I Can See for Miles" (The Who cover)
4. Lead vocals: Shaw
5. "Can't Find My Way Home" (Blind Faith cover)
6. Lead vocals: Shaw
7. "It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace)" (Willie Dixon cover)
8. Lead vocals: Young
9. "I Don't Need No Doctor" (Ray Charles cover, a la Humble Pie)
10. Lead vocals: Gowan
11. "One Way Out" (The Allman Brothers Band cover)
12. Lead vocals: Shaw
13. "A Salty Dog" (Procol Harum cover)
14. Lead vocals: Gowan
15. "Summer in the City" (The Lovin' Spoonful cover)
16. Lead vocals: Shaw
17. "Manic Depression" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
18. Lead vocals: Young
19. "Talkin' About the Good Times" (The Pretty Things cover)
20. Lead vocals: Gowan
21. "Locomotive Breath" (Jethro Tull cover)
22. Lead vocals: Young
23. "Find the Cost of Freedom" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young cover)
24. Lead vocals: Group
25. "Wishing Well" (Free cover)
26. Lead vocals: Shaw
27. "Blue Collar Man @ 2120" (rerecording of a Styx song)
28. Lead vocals: Shaw

Personnel