Apparently there are some folks who believe Queen is England’s version of Styx. Or, at least that’s what former Styx singer and keyboardist Dennis DeYoung wants you to believe.
He writes on Facebook, “Styx released their first single, ‘Best Thing,’ in June 1972, while Queen’s first release was one year later, in July 1973… Both bands had white guys singing way too high against a combination of pop, prog and rock with the piano as an important element. Both had theatrical elements to their stage show and we each had a flare for the dramatic… Both Queen and Styx were bands whose music was all over the map. So hence the comparisons. Queen fans will gladly proclaim Styx sucks by comparison, while Styx fans will happily invite the similarities. We have nicer fans.”
Thank you, Dennis.