The Serpent Is Rising

The Serpent Is Rising
Studio album by Styx
Released October 1973
Recorded 1973 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago; St. James Cathedral, Chicago
Genre Progressive rock, hard rock
Length 40:07
Label Wooden Nickel
Producer Styx, Barry Mraz
Styx chronology
Styx II
(1973)		 The Serpent Is Rising
(1973)		 Man of Miracles
(1974)
Singles from The Serpent Is Rising
  1. "Winner Take All"
    Released: 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

The Serpent Is Rising is the third album by Styx, released in October 1973, a mere three months after their previous album Styx II. The album was reissued in 1980 with new artwork and a new title, Serpent. The band considers this to be their worst recording. Dennis DeYoung has gone far as saying it was "one of the worst recorded and produced in the history of music." Described as a loose concept album, the recording contains a number of sexual innuendos, including the title track, "The Grove of Eglantine" and "Krakatoa". The album peaked at #192 on the Billboard 200, their second-lowest charting album, and as of 2007 has sold fewer than 100,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Witch Wolf"  James Young, Ray Brandle3:57
2."The Grove of Eglantine"  Dennis DeYoung5:00
3."Young Man"  J. Young, Richard Young4:45
4."As Bad as This"
  • a. "As Bad as This" - 3:45
  • b. "Plexiglas Toilet" (Hidden Track) - 2:22"  
John Curulewski6:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Winner Take All"  DeYoung, Charles Lofrano3:10
2."22 Years"  Curulewski3:39
3."Jonas Psalter"  DeYoung4:41
4."The Serpent Is Rising"  Curulewski, Lofrano4:55
5."Krakatoa"  Curulewski, Paul Beaver, Bernard L. Krause1:36
6."Hallelujah Chorus" (from George Frideric Handel Messiah)Handel2:14

Personnel

Styx


Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1974 Pop Albums 192

References

  1. ↑ Planer, Lindsay. The Serpent Is Rising at AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 789. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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