Released: Jul 7th, 1977
Styx is: Tommy Shaw, James Young, Dennis De Young, Chuck Panozzo, John Panozzo

01.The Grand Illusion
02. Fooling Yourself [The Angry Young Man]
03. Superstars
04. Come Sail Away
05. Miss America
06. Man in the Wilderness
07. Castle Walls
08. The Grand Finalé

What its About: Its about life, the world around us, and being one's self without the influences of the world.  Dream, live, but don't be taken by the illusions of the media, and don't give in.

Overall Impressions: TGI was the first Styx album I ever heard [in 1997 ... 20 years AFTER it came out] and I immediately fell in love with them.  Its always held a certain charm I can't place -- hell, it should just be a greatest hit album on its own. Its a very strong album with no real weak points - the closest you come is Superstars [which is still good] and The Grand Finale [a remix of Superstars, and Come Sail Away with some Grand Illusion in there]. Honestly I think the best songs are the less-heard ones - Man in the Wilderness and Castle Walls, two of my all-time favorites and my top-two from the album. An album no Styx fan ought to eb without, one of the pinnacles of Styx and a true classic to this day, honestly.  Want to know Styx?  Try this out sincerely, and listen all the way through. Its not the definitely answer, but it can give some hints as to why the fans love them.