Released October 1973 Producer Styx, Barry Mraz Artist Styx Label BMG | Length 40:07 The Serpent Is Rising
(1973) Man of Miracles
(1974) Release date October 1973 | |
Recorded 1973 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago; St. James Cathedral, Chicago Genres Progressive rock, Hard rock Similar Styx albums, Hard rock albums |
Styx the serpent is rising
The Serpent Is Rising is the third album by Styx, released in October 1973, a mere three months after their previous album Styx II. 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." Described as a loose concept album, the recording contains a number of sexual innuendos, including the title track, "The Grove of Eglantine" and "Krakatoa". 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.
Contents
Styx witch wolf
Personnel
Styx
Additional personnel
Production
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Songs
1Witch Wolf3:57
2The Grove Of Eglantine5:00
3Young Man4:46