Styx Storms the Charts with Biggest Debut Week in Band's Soundscan History; Big Bang Theory's ``I Don't Need No Doctor'' and Other Tracks Set New Marks for One of Classic Rock's Most Popular Bands.SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif. -- Amazingly, more than 30 years since its debut album, Styx is making chart history once again. Not only will Styx celebrate its biggest debut week in Soundscan history for Big Bang Theory big bang theory n. A cosmological theory holding that the universe originated approximately 20 billion years ago from the violent explosion of a very small agglomeration of matter of extremely high density and temperature. Noun 1. (New Door/UMe), released May 10, 2005, but last week the enormously popular band made radio history. On May 9, within just days of the tracks reaching radio, Styx racked up an unprecedented 10 songs (out of the album's 14) on Mediabase's Top 75 Classic Rock airplay air·play n. The broadcasting of an audio or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television. airplay Noun the broadcast performances of a record on radio chart (representing airplay of current songs by the highest rated stations in the Classic Rock format). "I Don't Need No Doctor" hit #4 and was joined by two others in the Top 10. Three more were ranked in the Top 30. The avalanche of success was kicked off on May 6 when Los Angeles bellwether station KLOS KLOS Kill and Loot on Sight (gaming guild) officially added the band's cover of "I Don't Need No Doctor" (earlier recorded by Ray Charles and Humble Pie) to its very selective playlist A file that contains an index to a selected group of music files on the computer. Using digital jukebox software such as iTunes and Winamp, playlists are created by the user by dragging and dropping titles from a master index. The software may be able to create a playlist automatically. . Styx's take on the Great Rock Songbook -- classics of the '60s and '70s -- many of them favorites of the bandmembers and their fans, Big Bang Theory was inspired by a recording session at the legendary Chess Studios in hometown Chicago that resulted in the 2004 download and radio success of its rendition of The Beatles' "I Am The Walrus walrus, marine mammal, Odobenus rosmarus, found in Arctic seas. Largest of the fin-footed mammals, or pinnipeds (see seal), the walrus is also distinguished by its long tusks and by cheek pads bearing quill-like bristles. ." Since its 1972 debut, Styx has earned three triple platinum, one double platinum, one platinum and five gold albums. "Lady" was its first of 16 pop Top 40s. Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars), James "JY" Young (vocals, guitars), Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards), Todd Sucherman (drums) and Ricky Phillips (bass guitar, backing vocals) are touring the U.S. and world throughout 2005. |
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