RELEASED
1973
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
A.O.R., pomp
TRACKS
01, Witch Wolf (3:55)
02, The Grove Of Eglantine (4:50)
03, Young Man (4:44)
04, As Bad As This (6:04)
05, Winner Take All (2:52)
06, 22 Years (3:26)
07, Jonas Psalter (4:37)
08, The Serpent Is Rising (4:46)
09, Krakatoa (1:31)
10, Hallelujah Chorus (From Handel's "Messiah") (1:28)
DURATION
38:54
MUSICIANS
DENNIS DE YOUNG -vocals, hammond, piano, pipe orgen,
synthesizers, mellotron
JOHN CURULEWSKI -vocals, guitars, 12 string guitars, acoustic
guitars, synthesizers
JAMES YOUNG -vocals, guitars
CHUCK PANOZZO -bass, vocals
JOHN PANOZZO -drums, percussion, vocals
BILL TRAUT -saxophone (6)
PRODUCED BY
STYX
BARRY MRAZ
BILL TRAUT executive producer (5,6)
REVIEW
Třetí album "The Serpent is Rising" uzavírá první éru existence skupiny, základ stylu Styx byl založen - stylu, jemuž vévodí tvrdý progresivní rock. Album působí sevřeně a pevně, většina skladeb má stejnou úroveň, lze vyzdvihnout dobré klávesové a varhanové party.