THE MISSION

Starting this, I have to say that I was never a fan of Styx. I have a couple of their old albums in my collection, I listened to a few more, but they were never my cup of tea. Yes, they have some very good songs here and there, but that was it for me. So, because of the thigs I mentioned, I discovered The Mission rather late. To be honest, I was very surprised by its quality and the overall songwritting. (At the time I am writting this, their new album Crash of the Crown has been released, which is also very good). The Mission is a concept album with an interesting main theme, and lots of good songs included in it. I could not believe my ears when I was listening to it for the first 1-2 times. Wait, what? This is STYX?? How's that possible? Then I checked PA, and I found out that The Mission has the highest average rating of all their albums! So, I'm not the only one I guess...

At this point I should make clear that it is not a masterpiece; don't get me wrong. Because lately I see the word "masterpiece" been used a lot, and that's not right in my opinion. but it is a wonderful, highly enjoyable album, which is going to be appreciated not only by the fans of Styx, but from many more people; like me for example.

Give it a try, it's a really good one! My Rating: 4.0 stars

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