Road Rash - Styx Songs

[todesengel]

ColecoFan, are you just an A&M Records guy?.

I think he's just a trollin' guy. Either that or just really loves Styx and Road Rash.

[ColecoFan1981]

ColecoFan, are you just an A&M Records guy?

Judging from these picks, we may as well throw in Chicago because of 25 or 6 to 4.

Well, yeah ... because the first Road Rash soundtrack (from 1994) to contain licensed songs were those performed by artists who were all signed to A&M at the time.

The next one (from 1998) contained songs by bands all signed to Atlantic/WEA (like "Mean Machine" by Sugar Ray, and "Living Life" by CIV).

But if I had to take artists from other labels such as Columbia/CBS/Sony (Columbia, Epic, etc.) or WEA/WMG (Warner Bros., Elektra, Atlantic, etc.), here is a random set:
1. "More Than a Feeling" - Boston (Epic/CBS, 1976)
2. "Rock 'n' Roll All Nite" - Kiss (Casablanca/Mercury/PolyGram, 1975)
3. "Abacab" - Genesis (Atlantic/WEA, 1981)
4. "Aces High" - Iron Maiden (EMI, 1982)
5. "Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas (Kirshner/CBS, 1976)
6. "Beat It" - Michael Jackson (Epic/CBS, 1982)
7. "Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey (Columbia/CBS, 1981)
8. "Round and Round" - Ratt (Atlantic/WEA, 1984)
9. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" - Def Leppard (Mercury/PolyGram, 1987)
10. "Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi (Mercury/PolyGram, 1986)

~Ben

[k8track]

Movement for the Common Man (from Styx I)
Best Thing (from Styx I)
You Need Love (from Styx II)
Lady (from Styx II)
Unfinished Song
Witch Wolf (from The Serpent is Rising)
The Grove of Eglantine (from The Serpent is Rising)
As Bad As This/Plexiglas Toilet (from The Serpent is Rising)
Winner Take All (from The Serpent is Rising)
Jonas Psalter (from The Serpent is Rising)
The Serpent is Rising (from The Serpent is Rising)
Krakatoa (from The Serpent is Rising)
Rock 'n' Roll Feeling (from Man of Miracles)
Southern Woman (from Man of Miracles)
Christopher, Mr. Christopher (from Man of Miracles)

If you wanted to know why I only had the 1975-90 recordings at first, those were from Styx's A&M period.

~Ben

Yep, I knew you were doing the A&M stuff. I have to say I'm really tickled to see such a Styx fan that knows his stuff; I haven't seen a fan that hardcore since my friend Lance (who died back in 1993). He was a huge JY fan too, and he would have been thrilled to see JY take over the lead vocals on "Lorelei" on their 1999 tour. I'm getting a little nostalgic now, especially for late 1990-early 1991 when we would listen to the hell out of all those albums on road trips. I'm particularly fond of Styx II, The Serpent is Rising, and Equinox.

Bonus points for mentioning Unfinished Song. Took me forever to track down the vinyl rerelease of Man of Miracles (retitled just "Miracles") with the art deco cover just to find that song (until they released the Wooden Nickel Recordings on CD).

[shopkins]

I'm going to answer Babe and its intended follow-up First Time, because I think a song that was dangerous enough to nearly break up the band evokes the kind of recklessness that Road Rash needs.

[The Sage of Sega]

Styx is hard-rockin' if you listen to the rip-roaring vocals and guitars of lone remaining founding member, James "J.Y." Young.

I was going to point out Tommy Shaw, but then I realized he wasn't truly a founding member :P

[ColecoFan1981]

I was going to point out Tommy Shaw, but then I realized he wasn't truly a founding member :P

Yes, that is a fact because the man Tommy Shaw had replaced was John "J.C." Curulewski (1950-88). J.C. played guitar and keyboards on all four of Styx's Wooden Nickel albums and their first A&M release, Equinox. J.C. quit shortly after the release of Equinox, before the band was to tour in support of it. That was when Tommy joined.

~Ben