3 New Regeneration Songs on Youtube

[Keiferb]

Wait.... "Letting Glen Go"... Did I miss something? I thought Glen left on his own accord?

Correct, but they should've kept him happy.

Glen simply doesn't like Styx. He didn't want to tour anywhere near that much, either. Add to that the fact that his marriage was falling apart, there's nothing that could have kept him. And on top of that, he's better off gone, because he was chronically unhappy in the band and always would have been, no what what happened. He just doesn't like the music. There's no getting around it. It's just the way it is.


Sterling

Wow....I don't think I had ever heard that. Why in the world would he have stayed with something so long if he was as unhappy as you claim. I mean, he had 2 tours of duty, and contributed songs to 2 studio albums. Seems strange for not liking Styx or their music. I guess there was a living to be made, but that just seems odd.

It's not remotely odd in that business. It's a business, not pure art. Glen would never, ever have taken the EOTC-era job offer but for the fact that he had been dropped from A&M and prevented from seeking a deal elsewhere. His back was to the wall, they made the offer, and he took it as a way to move forward and try to earn a living for his wife and kids. Simple as that. Anyone who's not an idiot would have done the same thing in that position.

The second time around, well, he really didn't have anything too pressing going on then, either. And he did not know when he agreed to join the second time that it was going to turn into five years of endless touring. They had no way of knowing that at the time. If you go back and read the blogs and interviews from that time, you can see where his enthusiasm starts to wane very clearly. I was not at all surprised when he left. It had been coming for several years.


Sterling

Hey, thanks. Again, I had never heard any of that before, or so I think. I read your book a while back - an interesting read. Was Glen's situation outlined in there? I don't remember it. Maybe I'm starting with memory loss or something. For someone who was in it for the money only (or to bail himself out of a jam), he sure did a nice job. I really like his contributions.

[Rockwriter]

Wait.... "Letting Glen Go"... Did I miss something? I thought Glen left on his own accord?

Correct, but they should've kept him happy.

Glen simply doesn't like Styx. He didn't want to tour anywhere near that much, either. Add to that the fact that his marriage was falling apart, there's nothing that could have kept him. And on top of that, he's better off gone, because he was chronically unhappy in the band and always would have been, no what what happened. He just doesn't like the music. There's no getting around it. It's just the way it is.


Sterling

Wow....I don't think I had ever heard that. Why in the world would he have stayed with something so long if he was as unhappy as you claim. I mean, he had 2 tours of duty, and contributed songs to 2 studio albums. Seems strange for not liking Styx or their music. I guess there was a living to be made, but that just seems odd.

It's not remotely odd in that business. It's a business, not pure art. Glen would never, ever have taken the EOTC-era job offer but for the fact that he had been dropped from A&M and prevented from seeking a deal elsewhere. His back was to the wall, they made the offer, and he took it as a way to move forward and try to earn a living for his wife and kids. Simple as that. Anyone who's not an idiot would have done the same thing in that position.

The second time around, well, he really didn't have anything too pressing going on then, either. And he did not know when he agreed to join the second time that it was going to turn into five years of endless touring. They had no way of knowing that at the time. If you go back and read the blogs and interviews from that time, you can see where his enthusiasm starts to wane very clearly. I was not at all surprised when he left. It had been coming for several years.


Sterling

Hey, thanks. Again, I had never heard any of that before, or so I think. I read your book a while back - an interesting read. Was Glen's situation outlined in there? I don't remember it. Maybe I'm starting with memory loss or something. For someone who was in it for the money only (or to bail himself out of a jam), he sure did a nice job. I really like his contributions.

Actually, he did talk about that quite a bit on the record for the book, and he has talked about a few of these things in interviews since.

Glen's very talented and would be an asset to any situation, no doubt about it.


Sterling