Pieces Of Eight (studio album) by Styx
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Styx bestography
Pieces Of Eight is ranked 3rd best out of 36 albums by Styx on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Styx is The Grand Illusion which is ranked number 1681 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,018.
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Pieces Of Eight track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Pieces Of Eight rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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85/100  | 20 hours ago |  ScrumpyArbuckle | | 78/100 |
90/100 | 5 days ago | Tomaek6 | | 89/100 |
65/100 | 02/10/2024 12:35 |  doombringer | | 77/100 |
60/100 | 12/05/2023 16:19 | fabm0 | | 59/100 |
85/100 | 11/23/2023 03:52 |  identifer | | 83/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 71.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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llibnanoon 06/08/2020 17:57
This one made the cut!
I am kind of doing Styx in reverse order. I bought 'Mission to Mars' first and was really impressed to the point where it is my top 100 albums. I then bought 'Kilroy Was Here' and was pleasantly surprised considering the generally terrible reviews. I am now listening to this as a vinyl re-issue and it is a great album with no really weak tracks. Some great lead guitar soloing throughout which is coupled with great keyboard soloing.
My first album of note (the Wombles don’t count). Rocked out to this and it is a perfect introduction to air guitar. Still my favourite Styx album and I owned many.
I got this album from the mail-order record club when I was in junior high school, and it is one of the least enjoyable albums I have ever owned.
Best Track: Renegade
The pressure was on to produce a classic album following the success of The Grand Illusion. While this album doesn't quite reach the heights of TGI, it is still very worthy of a Top 100 position. The second side of the album is filled with one great track after another. The first side is a bit weaker with The Message-Lord Of The Rings being the biggest weak link.
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