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Who Sang Leads? - Medium Trivia Quiz

Styx had six lead singers from 1972-2003. In this quiz I will give you the name of a song and you tell me "who sang leads" on the ORIGINAL STUDIO RELEASE. (Some Styx songs have an alternate lead singer on certain live albums.)

A multiple-choice quiz by Chadler. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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Chadler

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
145,116

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

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Avg Score
16 / 25

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Question 1 of 25

1. Who sang lead vocals on "First Time"? Hint

James Young

Dennis DeYoung

Tommy Shaw

Lawrence Gowan

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Question 2 of 25

2. Who sang lead vocals on "Snowblind"? Hint

James Young and Tommy Shaw

Just James Young

Just Tommy Shaw

James Young and Dennis DeYoung

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who sang leads for the song "Super Stars"? Hint

Just Dennis DeYoung

Dennis DeYoung and James Young

Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw

James Young and Tommy Shaw

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Question 4 of 25

4. Who was the lead vocalist for the song "Queen Of Spades"? Hint

James Young

Glen Burtnik

Dennis DeYoung

Tommy Shaw

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Question 5 of 25

5. Who sang lead vocals on "Pieces Of Eight"? Hint

John Curulewski

Tommy Shaw

Dennis DeYoung

James Young

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Question 6 of 25

6. Who sang lead vocals on "Haven't We Been Here Before"? Hint

Just Dennis DeYoung

Tommy Shaw and Dennis DeYoung

Just Tommy Shaw

Dennis DeYoung and James Young

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Question 7 of 25

7. The lead vocals on "Brave New World" were performed by which Stygian(s)? Hint

Just Tommy Shaw

Tommy Shaw and Dennis DeYoung

Tommy Shaw and James Young

Just James Young

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Question 8 of 25

8. Who was the lead vocalist for the song "These Are The Times"? Hint

Glen Burtnik

Tommy Shaw

James Young

Lawrence Gowan

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Question 9 of 25

9. Who sang lead vocals on "Plexiglas Toilet"? Hint

James Young

Tommy Shaw

John Curulewski

Dennis DeYoung

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Question 10 of 25

10. "She Cares" was a Styx song with lead vocals by whom? Hint

Dennis DeYoung

James Young

Lawrence Gowan

Tommy Shaw

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Question 11 of 25

11. "Killing The Thing That You Love" featured ________ as the lead vocalist. Hint

Glen Burtnik

Lawrence Gowan

Tommy Shaw

James Young

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Question 12 of 25

12. Who sang lead vocals on "Edge Of The Century"? Hint

Tommy Shaw

Dennis DeYoung

Glen Burtnik

James Young

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Question 13 of 25

13. Who was the lead vocalist for the song "Lights"? Hint

Tommy Shaw

James Young

Dennis DeYoung

Lawrence Gowan

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Question 14 of 25

14. "Light Up" featured which Stygian on lead vocals? Hint

James Young

Dennis DeYoung

Tommy Shaw

John Curulewski

15. Who sang lead vocals on "KYAGB" (Released in 2003)? - This is a commonly used, widely accepted abbreviation of the song title. It appears in various media because the actual name of the song is somewhat offensive. Hint

This is not a Styx song - It is a single release by Sum 41

Lawrence Gowan

Glen Burtnik

Tommy Shaw

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Question 16 of 25

16. The lead vocals on "Music Time" were performed by ________? Hint

Dennis DeYoung

Tommy Shaw

James Young

This is not a Styx song - It was released by Devo

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Question 17 of 25

17. Who was the lead vocalist for the song "Man In The Wilderness"? Hint

Lawrence Gowan

Dennis DeYoung

Tommy Shaw

James Young

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Question 18 of 25

18. "Yes I Can" is a ballad featuring which Stygian as the lead singer? Hint

Glen Burtnik

Tommy Shaw

Tommy Shaw and Glen Burtnik

Lawrence Gowan

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Question 19 of 25

19. Who sang lead vocals on "Boat On The River"? Hint

Dennis DeYoung

Tommy Shaw

James Young

Lawrence Gowan

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Question 20 of 25

20. Who was the lead vocalist for the song "Bourgeois Pig"? Hint

Tommy Shaw

Billy Bob Thorton

James Young

Glen Burtnik

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Question 21 of 25

21. Who sang lead vocals on "Great White Hope"? Hint

Tommy Shaw

James Young

Dennis DeYoung

John Curulewski

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Question 22 of 25

22. Who performed the lead vocals on "Heavy Water"? Hint

Just Tommy Shaw

Dennis DeYoung, James Young & Tommy Shaw

Just James Young

James Young & Tommy Shaw

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Question 23 of 25

23. Who sang lead vocals on "High Time"? Hint

Dennis DeYoung

Tommy Shaw

James Young

Glen Burtnik

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Question 24 of 25

24. "More Love For The Money" featured whom on lead vocals? Hint

Lawrence Gowan

Glen Burtnik

Tommy Shaw

James Young

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who was the lead vocalist for the song "A Criminal Mind"? - This song does NOT appear as a studio track on any Styx album but it was performed on a live album, so for this one go ahead and break the "Studio Album Rule"! It appeared on "Styxworld Live - 2001". Hint

Tommy Shaw

Lawrence Gowan

Glen Burtnik

James Young

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who sang lead vocals on "First Time"?

Answer: Dennis DeYoung

Another classic from the "Cornerstone" album.

2. Who sang lead vocals on "Snowblind"?

Answer: James Young and Tommy Shaw

From "Paradise Theatre", this song actually had a shared lead.

NOTE: "Paradise Theatre"'s liner notes give credit to Young and DeYoung for this song. This is because they WROTE it. The LEAD VOCALS are actually performed by Young and Shaw... I PROMISE!

3. Who sang leads for the song "Super Stars"?

Answer: Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw

From "Grand Illusion", this is another song with a shared lead.

4. Who was the lead vocalist for the song "Queen Of Spades"?

Answer: Dennis DeYoung

From the "Pieces Of Eight" album.

5. Who sang lead vocals on "Pieces Of Eight"?

Answer: Dennis DeYoung

Released in 1978.

6. Who sang lead vocals on "Haven't We Been Here Before"?

Answer: Just Tommy Shaw

From the "Kilroy Was Here" album.

7. The lead vocals on "Brave New World" were performed by which Stygian(s)?

Answer: Just Tommy Shaw

Tommy and JY co-wrote this piece, but only Tommy does lead vocals.

8. Who was the lead vocalist for the song "These Are The Times"?

Answer: James Young

From the 2003 "Cyclorama" album.

9. Who sang lead vocals on "Plexiglas Toilet"?

Answer: John Curulewski

This is a "hidden track" on the "Serpent Is Rising" album.

10. "She Cares" was a Styx song with lead vocals by whom?

Answer: Tommy Shaw

Another one from "Paradise Theatre".

11. "Killing The Thing That You Love" featured ________ as the lead vocalist.

Answer: Glen Burtnik

From "Cyclorama".

12. Who sang lead vocals on "Edge Of The Century"?

Answer: Glen Burtnik

Like Tommy Shaw, Glen wrote the title track for his first Styx album.

13. Who was the lead vocalist for the song "Lights"?

Answer: Tommy Shaw

Did you get this song confused with "Light Up"? "Lights" appeared on "Cornerstone".

14. "Light Up" featured which Stygian on lead vocals?

Answer: Dennis DeYoung

From 1975's "Equinox".

Answer: Glen Burtnik

Burtnik says this song was does have a heavy Sum 41 influence. It appears on the "Cyclorama" album.

16. The lead vocals on "Music Time" were performed by ________?

Answer: Dennis DeYoung

Styx was trying to compete with the synthesized, shallow, Nu-Wav, Techno, '80s Pop sound in '83 and '84 as those type of bands were increasingly popular. This is evident with "Kilroy Was Here" and this song; the only studio track to appear on "Caught In The Act - Live". I think that this song and "Mr. Roboto" are the only places Styx was able to make this style work.

But when it did work, it sounded better than anything the groups in that genre were producing, in my humble opinion.

17. Who was the lead vocalist for the song "Man In The Wilderness"?

Answer: Tommy Shaw

Another piece of "The Grand Illusion".

18. "Yes I Can" is a ballad featuring which Stygian as the lead singer?

Answer: Tommy Shaw and Glen Burtnik

A stirring ballad off the "Cyclorama" album.

19. Who sang lead vocals on "Boat On The River"?

Answer: Tommy Shaw

Off the "Cornerstone" album, this one was a big hit in Europe.

20. Who was the lead vocalist for the song "Bourgeois Pig"?

Answer: Billy Bob Thorton

From the "Cyclorama" album, I believe this is the only officially released STYX song in history that has lead vocals by someone who is NOT a member of STYX. (I hope all the ridiculous names thrown out in the "Easy" version of this quiz didn't throw you off on this one!)

21. Who sang lead vocals on "Great White Hope"?

Answer: James Young

From "Pieces Of Eight".

22. Who performed the lead vocals on "Heavy Water"?

Answer: James Young & Tommy Shaw

From 1999's "Brave New World".

Thanks to aisling1965 who sent the following correction note on July 31, 2005:

"'Heavy Water' is a shared lead; Shaw and Young. Young sings most of it, but Shaw sings the lines just before the chorus."

23. Who sang lead vocals on "High Time"?

Answer: Dennis DeYoung

Another song from the "Kilroy" album.

24. "More Love For The Money" featured whom on lead vocals?

Answer: Lawrence Gowan

From "Cyclorama".

Answer: Lawrence Gowan

This song does appear as a studio track on the LG solo album "Strange Animal".

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Source: Author Chadler

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