EQUINOX (LP) 1/1/2005 7 It Ain't Like That

7                     It Ain't Like That

with the melody carrying a sense of subdued drama as it marches from verse to chorus to bridge

" past the chart-topping "Down Down" (still the all-time archetypal Status Quo record)

starting with the too true "I'm Legit

Charlie Paulson

EQUINOX (LP) 1/1/2005 7 It Ain't Like ThatBy 1975, Styx had persevered long enough, and had enough success via their sleeper hit "Lady," to graduate to a major label. Superstardom was still a couple of years off, but they were clearly on their way, having consolidated their sound effectively. EQUINOX was the last Styx album to feature original guitarist John Curulewski, one of the more progressive forces in the band. In a way, the album represents the last stand of prog rock as a major