Dear Glen - Son of Edge

[styxfanNH]

http://www.glenburtnik.com/bored/viewtopic.php?t=1028

An interesting run down on Edge2/Son of Edge songs

[styxfanNH]

Dear Glen:

It's Jody (Jodes) here from the "great brown north" of Alberta, Canada. (seriously there is no snow to be found anywhere, and it's about 50 degrees right now!)

I would first like to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a wonderful new year.

What can I say Glen, I was thouroughly shocked when I read on Dennis's site about the two New Jersey gigs that you will be participating in. To hear "All In A Days" work with Dennis on accordian and you on your
acoustic is sending chills down my spine. I have a video of you and Dennis doing that in St. Louis and it was the highlight of the show for me! It was a great gig the video for the 1991 show is decent, so if
you'd like a copy just let me know.

My question though is about what has been called "The Son of Edge" demos. I do know that a few tracks have been re-recorded by yourself, James Young and Dennis, but for the life of me I can't remember which ones they were. Was it a full album or just 5-6 songs?

Do you think that with you working with Dennis again these might come to see the light of day on either his upcoming solo album or one of yours? I understand they are "locked" away somewhere, but are they at Dennis's
house or are they owned by A&M still?

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Finally, not sure if you know this, but Dennis is playing a few shows in the Province of Quebec, and I do recall you mentioning it's one of your most
favorite places to visit on the planet.. Not trying to DROP any HINTS or anything, but man if you guys were to do Quebec together that would just be surreal for us Styx fans! Especially the March 25 Montreal show!

Hey, a guy can dream can't he? lol

See you somewhere down the road my friend.

Best Regards,

Jody "Jodes" Serner
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Hello Jodes,

I’m sorry it’s taken me a full season to respond. Thanks for writing.

I kinda figured the idea of my appearing at a Dennis show might’ve shocked a few folks. I guess you could say I’m just trying to keep things interesting.

As you can see, I wasn’t at his March 25 Montreal show, or any other Canadian shows, but I understand he’s doing quite well with you northerners. Yours surely is a lovely country.

The two New Jersey shows of Dennis’ I just appeared at were fun and it was nice to see some familiar faces in the crowd. His followers sure love him. I’m guessing maybe the Dennis fans, who once accepted me, but later hated me, now like me again…and maybe the Tommy fans who once hated me, but later accepted me, now hate me again. I’m beginning to find amusement in such silliness…

As for the "Son of Edge" demos, there were a very few CDs burned, I believe less than 10. I can’t say I know who ‘owns’ the masters to the tapes. As I’ve said before, I personally don’t think that particular compilation is near as exciting to hear as the legend of the material seems to be, so I prefer NOT sharing my copy…

It does seem that one of the tunes, ‘All For Love’, was well received this past weekend at the NJ shows.

Although I’ve listed this before, I’ll tell you the sequence of that demo (along with some details about the fate of the tunes) here.

1. ‘It Takes Love To Make Love’ (written by Bob Burger and myself, I believe much of this performance was part of the Styx official release of the song around 1995. Tommy’s vocals surely replaced mine, however you can hear me on the final note “oooh” and I’m fairly certain that’s my piano playing on it as well. Kinda cool _ I'm like a ghost on that record)
2. ‘Nothing In Common’ (a ballad of Dennis’, I believe all the parts were completely sung and performed by him)
3. ‘Love On My Mind’ (A song I’d written with Rick Neigher for Rod Stewart – who never recorded it. JY, Dennis and I cut this version in Dennis’ home studio and the track sounds a lot more like the Black Crowes than Styx.)
4. ‘Watching The World Go By’ (written by Bob Burger and myself, this was a stripped down version of the song I later recorded and released on my ‘Palookaville’ album.)
5. ‘Beneath The Moon’ (this was a song off a solo album of Dennis’ – I think it was ‘Boom Child’?)
6. ‘All For Love’ (written by Dennis and myself, this was my stab at joining the classic Styx sound with something somewhat current. To me now – a dozen years later – it sounds generally dated, but upbeat.)
7. ‘Devil In Me’ (Another tune written by Bob Burger and myself, I consider this sort of a Prince/Fine Young Cannibals-influenced song. Very un-Stygian. Dennis has been suggesting we pull this one out and dust it off for his upcoming San Diego show, which I’ll be at. I’m a little reluctant, so I dunno...we’ll see.)
8. ‘Someday We’ll Fly’ (Another classic Dennis ballad. It’s possible this and/or ‘Nothing In Common’ wound up as themes used in his ‘Hunchback’ show…you tell ME!)
9. ‘Don’t Give Up On Me’ (This was a power ballad of mine, written with Plink Giglio. Much of the demo was recorded by Plink and me in NJ, with some parts overdubbed in Chicago by Dennis and JY, who both remixed it. The original version, without their parts, wound up on my ‘Retrospectacle’ album).

So, as you can see, 4 out of the 9 tracks have been re-recorded and/or released very much as they appeared on the ‘Son Of Edge’ demo.

I was in a very prolific stage at the time, and there were a number of other songs of mine in the running that JY liked more than Dennis, like ‘Heaven In Your Heart’ (written by Mary Lee Kortes and myself) and ‘Love (And Love Alone)’ (written by Bob Burger and yours truly) which JY recorded and released his own version of on his ‘Raised By Wolves’ album.

I’m always less interested in releasing old material of my own than newer stuff. I’m just naturally more enthusiastic about my new projects than rehashing earlier, ineffective things. But you never know, I could imagine somebody cutting ‘All For Love’ or ‘Love On My Mind’ or something someday, it’s possible, but I just don’t know.

Thanks for asking and all the best,

Glen

[bugsymalone]

Most interesting stuff.

Thanks for posting here, NH.

So. Who is up for a San Diego trip to hear yet ANOTHER song...maybe.... ???

Kidding!!! ........I think......

Bugsy