The Best Styx Guitar Solos

Styx paired Tommy Shaw's melodic, singing leads with James 'JY' Young's harder, heavier attack, giving their prog-tinged arena rock a two-guitar punch. Their solos were built as hooks in their own right, soaring over lush keyboards and grand production.

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1. 1
   Renegade

   Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw & James Young · 1978
2. 2
   Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)

   Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1978
3. 3
   Come Sail Away

   Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw & James Young · 1977
4. 4
   Miss America

   Styx · solo by James Young · 1977
5. 5
   Suite Madame Blue

   Styx · solo by James Young · 1975
6. 6
   Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)

   Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1977
7. 7
   Crystal Ball

   Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1976
8. 8
   Too Much Time on My Hands

   Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1981
9. 9
   The Grand Illusion

   Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1977
10. 10
    Man in the Wilderness

    Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1977
11. 11
    Snowblind

    Styx · solo by James Young · 1981
12. 12
    Lorelei

    Styx · solo by James Young · 1975
13. 13
    Castle Walls

    Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1977
14. 14
    Great White Hope

    Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1978
15. 15
    Queen of Spades

    Styx · solo by James Young · 1978
16. 16
    Half-Penny, Two-Penny

    Styx · solo by James Young · 1981
17. 17
    Light Up

    Styx · solo by James Young · 1975