however, by the late 1980s, both styx members' solo careers gradually simmered down to a modest but loyal fan base. neither shaw's "ambition" (1987) nor deyoung's "boomchild" (1989) achieved nearly the same levels of earlier albums, although shaw's cover of jim peterik's "ever since the world began" charted briefly. shaw also recorded sessions with peterik's group, survivor, on 1986's "when seconds count", and shaw's solo band opened the majority of the us shows for rush's 1987-88 hold your fire tour.