Kilroy Was Here (album)

Kilroy Was Here (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Kilroy Was Here
Type = Album
Artist = Styx


Released = February 28, 1983
Recorded = 1982 at Pumpkin Studios, Oak Lawn, IL
Genre = rock
Length = 40:41
Label = A&M
Producer = Styx
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lsjw7ipjg76r~T1 link]
* Rolling Stone Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/styx/albums/album/131527/review/5940986/kilroy_was_here link]
Last album = "Paradise Theatre"
(1981)
This album = "Kilroy Was Here"
(1983)
Next album = "Caught in the Act"
(1984)

"Kilroy Was Here" is a rock opera/concept album by the rock band Styx. It was released in February 1983. The title comes from a famous graffiti saying "Kilroy was here".

Background

"Kilroy Was Here" was conceived by lead singer Dennis DeYoung as an album and accompanying stage show, which opened with a short film of the same name. While the supporting tour was a financial disaster, the album sold over 2 million copies and peaked at #3 in the US.

The album's somewhat rock-operatic story tells of a future where rock music is outlawed by a hyperconservative government and the "MMM (the Majority for Musical Morality)". The story's protagonist, Kilroy, is a former rock star who has been imprisoned by MMM leader Dr. Righteous. He escapes using a disguise (according to the album's famous song Mr. Roboto) when he becomes aware that a young musician, Jonathan Chance, is on a mission to bring rock music back.

The album spawned two hit singles, "Mr. Roboto" and "Don't Let It End".

Music video

Three of the four videos for the album - "Mr. Roboto", "Don't Let It End", and "Heavy Metal Poisoning" - were filmed at the same time.A fourth video, "Haven't We Been Here Before", was filmed a few months after the album was released.

Track listing

#"Mr. Roboto" (DeYoung) – 5:28
#*"Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
#"Cold War" (Shaw) – 4:27
#*"Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
#"Don't Let It End" (DeYoung) – 4:56
#*"Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung, lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
#"High Time" (DeYoung) – 4:33
#*"Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung, lead guitar: James Young
#"Heavy Metal Poisoning" (Young) – 4:57
#*"Lead vocals and guitar synthesizer solo: James Young, guitar solo: Tommy Shaw
#"Just Get Through This Night" (Shaw) – 6:06
#*"Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
#"Double Life" (Young) – 3:46
#*"Lead vocals and synthesizer guitar solo: James Young
#"Haven't We Been Here Before?" (Shaw) – 4:06
#*"Lead vocals: Tommy Shaw and Dennis DeYoung, lead guitar: Tommy Shaw and James Young
#"Don't Let It End (Reprise)" (Shaw/DeYoung) – 2:22
#*"Lead vocals: Tommy Shaw and Dennis DeYoung, lead guitar: James Young

Personnel

Styx
*Dennis DeYoung - keyboards, vocals
*Chuck Panozzo - bass, vocals
*John Panozzo - drums, vocals
*Tommy Shaw - guitar, vocals
*James Young - guitar, vocals

Additional personnel
*Dan Barber - horn
*Steve Eisen - saxophone
*Mike Halpin - horn
*Michael Mossman - horn
*Mark Ohlson - horn

Production

*Producer: Styx
*Arranger: Styx
*Engineers: Gary Loizzo, Will Rascati, Rob Kingsland
*Apprentice engineer: Jim Popko

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

External links

* [http://www.styxworld.com/kilroywashere.asp Official Website]
* [http://www.mrroboto.info Kilroy Was Here Fansite]


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