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Styx' Harder Side
Styx was literally a pop-rock group. Pretty much all of the songs written by Tommy Shaw and JY are rock, while most the ones written by Dennis DeYoung were pop songs. Some say that this is a way for Tommy Shaw and JY to get back at Dennis DeYoung, who is no longer with the group. Is this true? Possibly. I really don't care cause I have always loved Styx' heavier songs over their power ballads such as "Babe" and this is a way to get them all on one album, while not paying that much ($9.99). Obviously, this is not the place to go if you are looking for Styx' best songs, because "Lady" and "Come Sail Away" (great songs) are not on here. Remember, Styx broke up in 1984 because DDY wanted them to completely go after a pop sound, while Tommy Shaw was the main man for hard rock. When they reunited in 1990, Shaw was with Damn Yankees and the Styx album that came out that year was almost all pop. Eventually DDY and Shaw forgave each other and they began touring again as Styx. DeYoung started cancelling shows and eventually stopped touring. He was like a modern Bryan Wilson! So you all could understand if they tried to remove all traces of Dennis DeYoung. "Midnight Ride," "Love is the Ritual," and "Little Suzie" are great as well as the better known ones such as "Chrystal Ball," "Miss America," "Blue Collar Man," and Renegade." "Heavy Metal Poisoning" is pretty good too, but loses its effect without the rest of Kilroy Was Here. Buy this only is you want heavy songs, not for a greatest hits CD.

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Not good enough
The reasons for this CD to exist aren't good enough.
First- Dennis doesn't have any lead vocals. Tommy does a really good job on his songs, but Dennis was the showman.
Second- I don't notice an improvement in sound quality. Remastering a twenty five year old recording doesn't help my car stereo.
Third- The song selection is uneven at best. 'Blue Collar Man' is a radio staple available on several compilations. 'Man in the Wilderness' is an underappreciated gem. 'Shooz' was forgettable and 'Heavy Metal Poisoning' falls flat.
If you have the money buy the albums. If you just want what you hear on the radio buy 'Greatest Hits'. If you never want to hear 'Come Sail Away' again but want a Styx CD to play in your home system maybe this is your cup of tea.

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What a ripoff!!!!!
The only reason I bought this is because Tommy Shaw's statement on Styxworld.com said that "Man in the Wilderness" contained the extended guitar solo not available on the original album. I bought it, played it, and it was the same as the original. The song length is actually shorter than the original(according to the liner notes).
I later went back to Styxworld.com and the statement was removed from TS's notes.
Now that DDY is gone, they have to resort to this type of Tom-Foolery to sell records.
I could have made a mix from the original Styx albums I already own.