| Brave New World | ||||
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| Released | June 29, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Studio | Pumpkin Studios, Chicago, The S.H.O.P., Hollywood, CA, The White Room, Chicago | |||
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| Length | 59:52 | |||
| Label | CMC International | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Daily Vault | D+ [2] |
| Q | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Brave New World is the thirteenth studio album by the American rock band Styx, released in 1999. It is the band's first studio album to feature drummer Todd Sucherman, replacing John Panozzo, who died in 1996, and the last album to feature keyboardist/vocalist Dennis DeYoung. This is the last album that bassist Chuck Panozzo is credited as a full-time member; he would continue with the band as a part-time member. The album peaked at #175 on the Billboard 200 and reached the top 10 on the Top Internet Albums chart. However, its position on the Billboard charts was the lowest from a Styx album of new material since 1973's The Serpent Is Rising .
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Jerry Goodman, who is featured on violin as a special guest, used to play with bands like The Flock and Mahavishnu Orchestra. The album has a strong science fiction theme, as indicated by the album's title and song references to the well-known eponymous book.
