I do like both bands but I have to give the edge to Kansas as they had a lot more of a Gentle Giant-type of complexity to their music. When they rocked they ROCKED!!!
Both Had GREAT lead singers.
Styx had the cool background vocal thing going on. I didn't like their early rock'n'roll songs. They didn't fine tune that until Equinox.


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Styx by a fraction. When they are on they are one of the best at good rock compositions though they do have a lot of cheese.

Geeze - tough one, both are great bands (and I may go see the tour this summer!), but have to go with Styx by a you know what hair.

I like both but I like Styx a lot more.

KANSAS is one of my favorite bands of all time. Styx IMO doesnt even deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence if you ask me. I never could figure out why everyone fussed about how good they are.

man, Styx, an embodiment of American rock 'n roll, and effortless proof that it can (and should) retain a brain.

Kansas. I like their material better.

I voted for Styx, but I like Kansas too. I took Kansas a little more seriously as a band, and when they rocked hard they approached metal at times (Masque album esp.). But Styx rocked hard too. Dennis DeYoung's showmanship sometimes was over the top- but then again that's why I voted for them- they were fun!

Kansas is the easy choice for me. Livgren songs sung by Walsh=great

I don't own any Styx albums, I tolerated them in the 70's cause girls really dug 'em and that meant some privledges at certain times.

None of the Above and Definitly not Styx!

I think the younger posters (less than 40) are basing their opinions of Styx on crap like "Babe" and "Mr. Roboto".

If you haven't done so already, dig back to the Equinox, Crystal Ball, Grand Illusion and Pieces of Eight albums and tell me what Kansas quartet of album matches up to that.

For my money, that quadrilogy of albums is unmatched....

Good sir. 'Mr. Roboto' is not crap. Cheese, certainly. But I'll not have you frightfully assailing so mighty a ballad of Kilroy that this piece is.


I'M NOT A HERO! I'M NOT A SAVIOUR! FORGET WHAT YOU KNOW..


I shall suggest any Styx detractor listen only to 'Suite Madame Blue', one of the best things ever written.


HMMM.


Kansas, it's not just a river in Egypt.

I've never really "gotten" Styx. I think they're the complete embodiment of lame, cheesy '70s rock.

Kansas is decent though (though they also come close to the lame, cheesy '70s rock category). I haven't listend to them in years but I own Leftoverture and Point of Know Return and like'em both.

Kansas is a horrible state.
Styx is an awesome river.

Case closed.

Show me proof Kansas exists.

Yeah I've heard that before but that doesn't prove it's there. I bet you voted for Obama. 'Oh I do so have a birth certificate, you're just going to have to believe the guys over in Hawaii.' Try again.......