The Grand Illusion (track)
by Styx
Year: 1977
From the album The Grand Illusion (track #1)
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The Grand Illusion appears on the following album(s) by Styx:
- The Grand Illusion (track #1) (this album) (1977)
- Greatest Hits (track #11) (compilation) (1995)
- Return To Paradise (track #10) (1997)
- Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology (track #13) (compilation) (2004)
- Regeneration: Volume I & II (track #1) (compilation) (2011)
- Live At The Orleans Arena Las Vegas (track #1) (2015)
- The Grand Illusion And Pieces Of Eight Live (track #1) (2012)
- Classics - Volume 15 (track #11) (compilation) (1987)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/24/2026 10:03 | juanr1096 | 73,493 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/26/2026 09:14 |  MetalMan67 | 1,756 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2026 22:03 |  Repo | 6,125 | 84/100 |
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Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/14/2018 17:45 | #227077
A scathing commentary not unlike what we hear from the alt/underground some four decades later. Musically compelling as well.
A little drawn out, but the rhythm's good and the voice is great.
