Kilroy Was Here
by Styx
- Type: Album
- Released: 22 February 1983
- Label: A&M
- Country: United States
- Length: 40:12
- Community rating: 1.88/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Mike Halpin, Michael Philip Mossman, Tommy Shaw, John Panozzo, James Young, Mark Ohlsen, Chuck Panozzo, Danny Barber, Dennis DeYoung
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A highly ambitious rock opera conceived by Dennis DeYoung, this concept album tells the dystopian story of a future where rock music has been outlawed by a fascist government. Fueled by the massive, heavily synthesized hit 'Mr. Roboto', the project鈥檚 intense theatricality caused severe internal friction. The polarizing narrative and subsequent exhaustive live tour ultimately fractured the band, leading to an extended hiatus.
Genres
Descriptors: Arena Rock, conceptual, war, dystopian, narrative
Tracklist
- Mr. Roboto (5:26)
- Cold War (4:21)
- Don't Let It End (4:53)
- High Time (4:28)
- Heavy Metal Poisoning (4:54)
- Just Get Through This Night (6:01)
- Double Life (3:43)
- Haven't We Been Here Before (4:04)
- Don't Let It End (Reprise) (2:22)
Credits
- Chuck Panozzo - bass, bass [pedals]
- John Panozzo - drums, percussion
- James Young - guitar, vocals, written-by
- Tommy Shaw - guitar, synthesizer, shamisen, vocals, written-by
- Danny Barber - horns
- Mark Ohlsen - horns
- Michael Philip Mossman - horns
- Mike Halpin - horns