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Although Dennis DeYoung's concept about man being replaced by robots in the near future failed to get off the ground, Kilroy Was Here still harbored two of the band's best singles. "Don't Let It End" almost captures the same endearing qualities as their number one hit, "Babe," did four years earlier, peaking at number six, and the synthesized novelty of "Mr. Roboto" went all the way to number three, accompanied by a lively and rather extravagant Dennis DeYoung at the helm. It was the song's mechanically spoken chorus and slight disco beat that made it Styx's fifth Top Ten single up to that point, overshadowing the rest of the album's tracks. Pretentious, weakly composed, and rhythmically anemic, songs like "Cold War," "Heavy Metal Poisoning," and "Double Life" couldn't even keep the album's main idea interesting, solidifying the fact that Styx's forte was singles, not conceptual pieces. The saxophone playing from Steve Eisen gathers some redemption, cropping up here and there, but even some decent guitar work from Shaw and DeYoung can't save the rest of the album. Brought back to life in the late '90s in an automobile commercial, "Mr. Roboto" gained somewhat of a minor resurgence more than 15 years after its chart life.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
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Tommy Shaw, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis DeYoung, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Styx, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Oliver "Trummy" Young, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Panozzo, Bass Guitar, Orchestra/Member, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Panozzo, Drums, Percussion, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1983 A&M Records
Styx, Producer, MainArtist - Tommy R. Shaw, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 A&M Records
Dennis DeYoung, ComposerLyricist - Gary Loizzo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Styx, Producer, MainArtist - Rob Kingsland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Rascati, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 A&M Records
Dennis DeYoung, ComposerLyricist - Styx, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1983 A&M Records
James Young, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Shaw, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis DeYoung, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Styx, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Panozzo, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Panozzo, Drums, Percussion, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1983 A&M Records
Styx, Producer, MainArtist - Tommy R. Shaw, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 A&M Records
Styx, Producer, MainArtist - James Oliver "Trummy" Young, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 A&M Records
Styx, Producer, MainArtist - Tommy R. Shaw, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 A&M Records
Dennis DeYoung, ComposerLyricist - Styx, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1983 A&M Records
Album review
Although Dennis DeYoung's concept about man being replaced by robots in the near future failed to get off the ground, Kilroy Was Here still harbored two of the band's best singles. "Don't Let It End" almost captures the same endearing qualities as their number one hit, "Babe," did four years earlier, peaking at number six, and the synthesized novelty of "Mr. Roboto" went all the way to number three, accompanied by a lively and rather extravagant Dennis DeYoung at the helm. It was the song's mechanically spoken chorus and slight disco beat that made it Styx's fifth Top Ten single up to that point, overshadowing the rest of the album's tracks. Pretentious, weakly composed, and rhythmically anemic, songs like "Cold War," "Heavy Metal Poisoning," and "Double Life" couldn't even keep the album's main idea interesting, solidifying the fact that Styx's forte was singles, not conceptual pieces. The saxophone playing from Steve Eisen gathers some redemption, cropping up here and there, but even some decent guitar work from Shaw and DeYoung can't save the rest of the album. Brought back to life in the late '90s in an automobile commercial, "Mr. Roboto" gained somewhat of a minor resurgence more than 15 years after its chart life.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:38
- Main artists: Styx
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1983 A&M Records Inc. ℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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