The Austin American Statesman published this review of the band's show at the Rodeo the other night. It was freezing cold, but the guys put on a really good, solid, fun show, and if any of the guys are reading this, thanks for coming and come again soon!
Here's the link: http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/ ... f_tex.html
Cheers,
TC
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by Touching Cloth » Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:32 pm
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by stmonkeys » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:58 am
By Rob Palladino | Friday, March 7, 2008, 09:55 AM
Styx was a band that was truly reviled back in the day. Punk-adoring elitists like David Wild, Robert Hilburn and Lester Bangs threw invective upon invective at them, yet they sold a remarkable 54 million albums.
Nowadays the press ignores them, but Styx are still plying their trade on summer package rock tours, making a bundle in the process, and giving the 40-plus brigade something to cheer about.
The band’s Thursday night concert at the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo really was all about how it once was; before “no-talents” like the Ramones, and later the ghastly White Stripes, gave rock ‘n’ roll a frontal lobotomy. For the Styx fans in attendance it was about the majesty and pomp of it all and, for one night at least, the elite critics could take their “realism,” their “minimalism” and their “credibility” and, well, shove it.
Songs like “Blue Collar Man,” “Grand Illusion,” “Fooling Yourself” and “Lorelei” were delivered with style and the fans lapped it up, as if they’d been transported to a time where rock made sense to them once more. They cheered their returning heroes on passionately for the hour or so performance and why shouldn’t they?
Despite a puzzling cover version of “I Am The Walrus” this “new” lineup of Lawrence Gowan, Austin residents Ricky Phillips and Todd Sucherman playing behind the remaining old-guard of James “JY” Young and Tommy Shaw gave it their all. Sure, it might have been served with a little ham and cheese, but that didn’t matter.
This Styx show may not be remembered in the annals of rock history, but this audience were hugely entertained and left deliriously happy.
look at that- the audience was deleriously happy. all 300 of them. surely they were all on something.... because we all know it's impossible for ANYBODY to enjoy a styx show without you-know-who.....
Styx was a band that was truly reviled back in the day. Punk-adoring elitists like David Wild, Robert Hilburn and Lester Bangs threw invective upon invective at them, yet they sold a remarkable 54 million albums.
Nowadays the press ignores them, but Styx are still plying their trade on summer package rock tours, making a bundle in the process, and giving the 40-plus brigade something to cheer about.
The band’s Thursday night concert at the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo really was all about how it once was; before “no-talents” like the Ramones, and later the ghastly White Stripes, gave rock ‘n’ roll a frontal lobotomy. For the Styx fans in attendance it was about the majesty and pomp of it all and, for one night at least, the elite critics could take their “realism,” their “minimalism” and their “credibility” and, well, shove it.
Songs like “Blue Collar Man,” “Grand Illusion,” “Fooling Yourself” and “Lorelei” were delivered with style and the fans lapped it up, as if they’d been transported to a time where rock made sense to them once more. They cheered their returning heroes on passionately for the hour or so performance and why shouldn’t they?
Despite a puzzling cover version of “I Am The Walrus” this “new” lineup of Lawrence Gowan, Austin residents Ricky Phillips and Todd Sucherman playing behind the remaining old-guard of James “JY” Young and Tommy Shaw gave it their all. Sure, it might have been served with a little ham and cheese, but that didn’t matter.
This Styx show may not be remembered in the annals of rock history, but this audience were hugely entertained and left deliriously happy.
look at that- the audience was deleriously happy. all 300 of them. surely they were all on something.... because we all know it's impossible for ANYBODY to enjoy a styx show without you-know-who.....
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