Episode 156
This week, Aaron spotlights music from a progressive rock band from New York known for their concept albums while Brent highlights a band from Chicago’s south side that takes its name from the Greek mythology river of the underworld.
Featuring a catalog of albums that have been transcribed into a series of comic books and a full-length novel, Aaron looks at three songs from Coheed and Cambria.
Originally known as The Tradewinds and TW4 before settling into their current moniker in 1972, Brent picks out three from Styx.
This Week’s Playlist
- Blue Collar Man – Styx – Pieces of Eight (1979)
- In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 – Coheed and Cambria – In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 (2003)
- Lady – Styx – Styx II (1973)
- A Favor House Atlantic – Coheed and Cambria – In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 (2003)
- Too Much Time On My Hands – Styx – Paradise Theatre (1981)
- Jessie’s Girl 2 – Coheed and Cambria – Jessie’s Girl 2 (2020)
Show Notes
(10:32) Styx “Behind The Music” – DailyMotion
(14:10) Behind the Band Name: Styx – American Songwriter
(17:41) How Tommy Shaw’s Laid-Off Pal Inspired ‘Blue Collar Man’ – Ultimate Classic Rock
(21:19) Live From Daryl’s House – Tommy Shaw From Styx – YouTube
(22:28) Tommy Shaw – Blue Collar Man (Sing For The Day!) – YouTube
(28:48) Shabutie – Don’t Pass the Fence
(35:08) In Conversation With CLAUDIO SANCHEZ of COHEED AND CAMBRIA – YouTube
(36:37) In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 (from Live at The Starland Ballroom) – YouTube
(41:30) Dennis DeYoung of Styx talks Lady – YouTube
(46:12) The Dan Band Movie Performances – YouTube
(48:12) 1999 Volkswagen Golf Commercial – “Mr. Roboto” – YouTube
(48:25) COHEED AND CAMBRIA – RAM Entertainment
(51:46) Coheed and Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez: 10 Albums That Changed My Life – Metal Hammer
(52:37) Coheed and Cambria “Welcome Home” Guitar Center Sessions on DIRECTV – YouTube
(01:03:54) The Inside Story Behind “Too Much Time On My Hands” – StyxWorld
(01:06:45) Jimmy Fallon & Paul Rudd vs Styx Too Much Time on My Hands – YouTube
(01:12:10) Rick Springfield And Coheed And Cambria Explain Horror-Comedy “Jessie’s Girl” Sequel – Forbes
(01:13:16) Coheed and Cambria – Jessie’s Girl 2 ft. Rick Springfield (Official Music Video) – YouTube
(01:14:25) See Rick Springfield’s Massive ‘Star Wars’ Toy Collection – Rolling Stone
(01:18:49) Wake Up: Coheed and Cambria’s Coffee Roasters is the Real Deal – Riot Fest
Other Links
- The Lasting Duality Of Styx: ‘Mr. Roboto’ And Two Decades Of Dissonance – Forbes
- The 10 Best Styx Songs – Louder Sound
- Styx – Blue Collar Man – Ultimate Classic Rock
Band Websites
Styx
Dennis DeYoung
Coheed and Cambria
Listen to the Playlist


Videos Mentioned
Bands Mentioned
- Styx
- Coheed and Cambria
- Rick Springfield
- Genesis
- Ghost
- Foo Fighters
- Taylor Hawkins
- Led Zeppelin
- Madonna
- Michael Jackson
- Tommy Shaw
- Dennis DeYoung
- Ted Nugent
- Damn Yankees
- Night Ranger
- Daryl Hall