The Styx Album Too Many People Reduce to One Song

Dave's Side One · Aug 5, 2026 · 6m

Mention Styx’s Cornerstone, and many listeners immediately think of “Babe.” In this episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave looks beyond the album’s biggest hit and revisits songs including “Lights,” “Boat on the River,” “Borrowed Time,” “Eddie” and “Love in the Midnight.” The record reflects the competing musical personalities of Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw and James Young. Those contrasts can make the album feel divided, but they also capture one of the qualities that defined Styx. Today’s Side One Spin: What is the best song on Cornerstone besides “Babe,” and has the hit helped or hurt the album’s…