The Serpent Is Rising (studio album) by Styx

The Serpent Is Rising by Styx
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 24,565th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
62/100 (from 31 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (335th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,891st)
Award Best albums of all time (24,565th)
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STYX The Serpent is Rising 1973 Wooden Nickel PROG LP Vinyl RCA Record BWL1-0287
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Styx: 2 LPs On 1 CD The Serpent Is Rising/Man of Miracles 1999 Classic Rock BMG
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Styx bestography

The Serpent Is Rising is ranked 12th best out of 39 albums by Styx on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Styx is The Grand Illusion which is ranked number 1815 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 923.

Styx album bestography « Higher ranked (20,234th) This album (24,565th) Lower ranked (32,691st) »
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The Serpent Is Rising track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
62/100 (from 31 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 61.6/100, a mean average of 58.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 58.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.5.

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From 06/04/2020 19:47
That was terrible. Highlight is the last 20 seconds of Krakotoa which is used in Lucas Films THX.
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From 02/14/2018 23:47
I was very excited when I got hold of this record a long time ago because I had never seen it before. After listening to it was disappointed. Stick with Pieces of Eight.
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From 05/14/2012 09:16
Easily Styx' best Wooden Nickel record. Wonderful tracks such as Witch Wolf, The Grove Of Eglantine, Young Man, 22 Years and The Serpent Is Rising that deserve to be heard live (does anyone have a live recording of these tracks (besides 22 Years)?
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