One With Everthing

[ChicagoSTYX]

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Below are comments on the songs by TS and JY.......

Tommy Shaw and James Young
One With Everything - STYX and CYO
conducted by Liza Grossman

Blue Collar Man (T. Shaw)
I had a friend named Pete who worked for the railroad in Michigan. He worked hard and was proud of his accomplishments. One day he got laid off and had to go stand in the unemployment line to collect a check. He hated it. It was demoralizing to this guy who was not afraid to work for a living.

The Grand Illusion (D. DeYoung)
A coming of age song. The realization that what you see in the media is not necessarily so; that having more things won’t make you a better
person because deep inside we’re really just same.

Lorelei (J. Young, D. DeYoung)
A classic story of boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, boy suggests they start shackin’ up. One of the early songs that introduced STYX’s vocal harmony style to the world.

One With Everything ( T. Shaw, L. Gowan, J. Young, T. Sucherman, G. Burtnik)
It is a whole band composition written in rehearsal. We wanted a song that defined us - past and present - in a nutshell.

Cant Find My Way Home (Steve Winwood)
I believe it was Todd (Sucherman) who suggested I sing this one on Big Bang Theory. The original by Blind Faith is so amazing, I'm glad I didn't ponder it too much because I may not have wanted to sing it, but I found that it was right in my wheelhouse and am glad we did it.

It Dont Make Sense (Cant Make Peace) (Wille Dixon)
Our version of a lesser known Willie Dixon song. A plainspoken plea—we’ve made so many great things, why can’t we make peace?

Everything All The Time ( T. Shaw, J. Young, L. Gowan, T. Sucherman, R. Phillips)
The battle cry for the short attention span generation.

Just Be (T. Shaw, J. Young, L. Gowan, T. Sucherman, R. Phillips)
It's a song for those who put up a good front- that everything is cool, but inside they are so self-critical and self-driven that they never give themselves a break.

Crystal Ball (T. Shaw)
I was living in my hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, playing in a Bowling Alley lounge with some of my friends from High School when I began writing it. I wanted to be in a band that toured the world and made records but after
several years of traveling all over the country, I had wound up back in my hometown. I finished it as a member of STYX.

Miss America (J. Young)
A down and dirty look at some of the fleeting realities of fortune and fame.

I Am The Walrus ( J. Lennon, P. McCartney)
Our remake of the classic Beatles song, which ironically was never released by them as a single.

All I Want (T. Shaw, J. Young, L. Gowan, T. Sucherman, G. Burtnik)
It’s a new Christmas song written in a style that is more reminiscent of the kinds of songs I heard when I was a kid.

Ring The Bells (L. Gowan, T. Shaw, J. Young, T. Sucherman, R. Phillips)
You can hear the Beatles’ influence in this dreamy new Christmas song celebrating being with family members on that day. It's Christmas, so why not ring a few bells?!

I Dont Need No Doctor (N. Ashford, V. Simpson, J. Armstead)
Many different previously recorded versions of this great song exist. Ray Charles, Humble Pie, and subsequent to ours on the Big Bang Theory, by John Mayer. We pay homage with our version to the vocals of the late, great Steve Marriot of Humble Pie, and to our friend Peter Frampton, who was a member of that great band.

Too Much Time On My Hands (T. Shaw)
A song for the genius holding court at the bar who realizes everyone there is his friend as long as he keeps buying rounds.

Criminal Mind (Lawrence Gowan)
This is a song which gives expression to the darker side of human nature. The character, in a moment of clarity, delivers a cold but truthful self-assessment.

STYX Medley (T. Shaw, J. Young, D. DeYoung, R. Brandle)
Todd Sucherman came to us one day with a rough version that he'd made on his computer, cutting together bits and pieces of various songs from over the years. The brilliant part was that he had ingeniously written transitions that made them all playable as on continuous song. It's like our musical life flashing before our very eyes.

Boat On The River (T. Shaw)
During the time we were writing the songs for "Cornerstone" I picked up my first mandolin in a local music and took it home to figure out how to play it. Boat on the River is what came to me. It felt finished as soon as I heard it in my head. I recorded the demo that night in my living room on a four track reel-to-reel tape recorder and took it to the band the next day. One of the things I love about STYX is that they never flinched and embraced this song which is more like a traditional folk song than something you'd expect from us. It has since been translated and recorded in over 20 different languages by other artists around the world.

Fooling Yourself (the angry young man) (T. Shaw)
It's a song of compassion for a friend who was very unhappy and needed someone to remind them how much potential they had. A musical pep talk.

Come Sail Away (D. DeYoung)
A dream of casting off, being the master of your own destiny mixed with the possibility that we are not alone in this universe.

Renegade (T. Shaw)
I wrote it as a very dark, durgy song with three part harmony all through it. When I brought it to rehearsal, we deconstructed it and transformed it into the rocker that you know today. This is the power and the beauty of a band.

Tommy Shaw and James Young
2006

[SuiteMadameBlue]

Hey, ChicagoStyx!! Don't you ever read the posts?? This was posted before, long time ago!! HAH!!

I thought you were keeping up with your Current Styx threads on here!! LOL

[Ash]

Wow... and they're going to show it on PBS too? Thats amazing! I wonder where they got the idea to use PBS as a promotional vehicle from.

On a more serious front that doesn't deal with the band directly stealing ideas from their meal-ticket, as I look at this half of the songs are non-Styx songs... either covers, christmas or other new songs nobody's ever heard.

10 of the 21 songs ( and 5 of these songs in a row ) are songs that are either Cover Songs, or new songs nobody will know or recognize. One of these songs is a regionally successful song not originally done by the band - could be considered another cover.

This effort should be priased for being "not another live album full of rehashes" but unfortunately I don't see it doing real well due to the lack of recognizable hits.

[styxdudebrandon]

This DVD should hold me until Styx goes back on tour.

[ChicagoSTYX]

Hey, ChicagoStyx!! Don't you ever read the posts?? This was posted before, long time ago!! HAH!!

I thought you were keeping up with your Current Styx threads on here!! LOL

Don't know how I missed that one.

[Ash]

This DVD should hold me until Styx goes back on tour.

I don't think Come Sail Away and Grand Illusion will be on the DVD - just a hunch

[froy]

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Just saw the Blue Collar clip
Is Gowan in this band just to prance around the stage looking constipated?
The spinning key boards yea thats a headache watching that
What is his role to show everyone how to dress like a clown in the circus?
It looks like about 75 members of the youth chior are there to just sit in the back and clap there hands
Oh well nice try Cover STYX shows just how bad you miss the leader of the band.
Another failure on the way.

[ChicagoSTYX]

This DVD should hold me until Styx goes back on tour.

I don't think Come Sail Away and Grand Illusion will be on the DVD - just a hunch

Your right Ash. They will not be on the CD or the DVD but they were part of the concert.

[styxfansite]

I don't think Come Sail Away and Grand Illusion will be on the DVD - just a hunch

Great Hunch Ash!

This is from http://www.1witheverything.com/dvd.htm

DVD Track Listing
1. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
2. Lorelei
3. One with Everything
4. It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace)
5. Can't Find My Way Home
6. I Am the Walrus
7. Just Be (NEW TRACK)
8. Everything All the Time (NEW TRACK)
9. Crystal Ball
10. Miss America
11. A Criminal Mind
12. Too Much Time On My Hands
13. Boat On the River
14. I Don't Need No Doctor
15. The Styx CYO Medley (including Put Me On, Mademoiselle, Heavy Metal Poisoning, Midnight Ride, Sing for the Day, Shooz, Queen of Spades, Great White Hope, Half Penny Two Penny, Borrowed Time, Rockin' the Paradise, Lights, Man in the Wilderness)
16. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
17. Renegade

Bonus Tracks
1. Ring the Bells
2. All I Want

[ChicagoSTYX]

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Just saw the Blue Collar clip
Is Gowan in this band just to prance around the stage looking constipated?
The spinning key boards yea thats a headache watching that
What is his role to show everyone how to dress like a clown in the circus?
It looks like about 75 members of the youth chior are there to just sit in the back and clap there hands
Oh well nice try Cover STYX shows just how bad you miss the leader of the band.
Another failure on the way.

I thought that clip sounded great. The chorus does not sing on every song. I am looking forward to this CD and DVD even more now that I see the clips. The kids seem to be having a great time and are really into it. btw Gowan does a great job in this band! I know I have seen them live!

[ChicagoSTYX]

CD Track Listing (North American Version)
1. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
2. One With Everything
3. It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace)
4. I Am the Walrus
5. Just Be [Studio Version] (NEW TRACK)
6. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
7. A Criminal Mind
8. Everything All the Time (NEW TRACK)
9. Too Much Time On My Hands
10. Crystal Ball
11. Miss America
12. Boat On the River
13. Renegade

CD Track Listing (European Version)
1. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
2. One With Everything
3. It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace)
4. Everything All the Time (NEW TRACK)
5. I Am the Walrus
6. Just Be [Studio Version] (NEW TRACK)
7. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
8. Boat On the River
9. I Don't Need No Doctor
10. Crystal Ball
11. Too Much Time On My Hands
12. Miss America
13. Renegade

[froy]

Gowan does a great job in this band! I know I have seen them live![/b]

[/quote]

Thanks Larry

[SuiteMadameBlue]

I thought that clip sounded great. The chorus does not sing on every song. I am looking forward to this CD and DVD even more now that I see the clips. The kids seem to be having a great time and are really into it. btw Gowan does a great job in this band! I know I have seen them live!

You're only looking forward to this DVD because you're getting it for FREE!! Hah!!!

I'm very excited that there is another version of Blue Collar Man - LOL How many versions are there now??? LOL

[DerriD]

I'm very excited that there is another version of Blue Collar Man - LOL How many versions are there now???

About a Piece of Eight worth.

[ChicagoSTYX]

I thought that clip sounded great. The chorus does not sing on every song. I am looking forward to this CD and DVD even more now that I see the clips. The kids seem to be having a great time and are really into it. btw Gowan does a great job in this band! I know I have seen them live!

You're only looking forward to this DVD because you're getting it for FREE!! Hah!!!

I'm very excited that there is another version of Blue Collar Man - LOL How many versions are there now??? LOL

Would DDY give a concert without playing Come Sail Away or Babe?

[SuiteMadameBlue]

I thought that clip sounded great. The chorus does not sing on every song. I am looking forward to this CD and DVD even more now that I see the clips. The kids seem to be having a great time and are really into it. btw Gowan does a great job in this band! I know I have seen them live!

You're only looking forward to this DVD because you're getting it for FREE!! Hah!!!

I'm very excited that there is another version of Blue Collar Man - LOL How many versions are there now??? LOL

Would DDY give a concert without playing Come Sail Away or Babe?

OMG!! You are way to edgy lately!! It's the "Blue Collar Man" joke, it's been going around for a few years now!!

I think you need to get away, get a nice massage, a cold drink by a pool and relax

[sadie65]

I thought that clip sounded great. The chorus does not sing on every song. I am looking forward to this CD and DVD even more now that I see the clips. The kids seem to be having a great time and are really into it. btw Gowan does a great job in this band! I know I have seen them live!

You're only looking forward to this DVD because you're getting it for FREE!! Hah!!!

I'm very excited that there is another version of Blue Collar Man - LOL How many versions are there now??? LOL

Would DDY give a concert without playing Come Sail Away or Babe?

But aren't those songs more upbeat?

[ChicagoSTYX]

I thought that clip sounded great. The chorus does not sing on every song. I am looking forward to this CD and DVD even more now that I see the clips. The kids seem to be having a great time and are really into it. btw Gowan does a great job in this band! I know I have seen them live!

You're only looking forward to this DVD because you're getting it for FREE!! Hah!!!

I'm very excited that there is another version of Blue Collar Man - LOL How many versions are there now??? LOL

Would DDY give a concert without playing Come Sail Away or Babe?

OMG!! You are way to edgy lately!! It's the "Blue Collar Man" joke, it's been going around for a few years now!!

I think you need to get away, get a nice massage, a cold drink by a pool and relax

I can’t wait for “Blue Collar Man” the motion picture and the new CD The Ultimate Blue Collar Man collection!

[bugsymalone]

I can’t wait for “Blue Collar Man” the motion picture and the new CD The Ultimate Blue Collar Man collection!

Actually it is a Blue Collar Man Complete Edition Boxed Set. However, that name is misleading because they left out two versions of Blue Collar Man from this set. One of them was the Chipmunks singing a version of it for one of their hit song covers complilation records.

(.....Wait? What's that you say??? Oh. My bad. That "Chimpmunks" version was actually the one where Gowan sang the lead.)

The other version left off was, of course, the famous Jingle Bell Dogs version.

Bugsy

[sadie65]

I can’t wait for “Blue Collar Man” the motion picture and the new CD The Ultimate Blue Collar Man collection!

Actually it is a Blue Collar Man Complete Edition Boxed Set. However, that name is misleading because they left out two versions of Blue Collar Man from this set. One of them was the Chipmunks singing a version of it for one of their hit song covers complilation records.

(.....Wait? What's that you say??? Oh. My bad. That "Chimpmunks" version was actually the one where Gowan sang the lead.)

The other version left off was, of course, the famous Jingle Bell Dogs version.

Bugsy

Does the box set incluse the elusive...Gregorian chant version?? I hear that's a keeper.

[StyxCollector]

What we really need is a boxset entitiled "Miss America: The Are You Ready Edition". Now that would be an interesting listen, eh?

Now YOU, Miss America

NOW you, Miss America

[yogi]

There was a rare edition of Blue Collar Man that came out in 1979. I heard it on the radio and I have it recorded.

Tommy's fourth wife cut in on the second verse and sang 'Make me an offer that I cant refuse'. It might be one of the rarest Styx recordings out there.

It came out as a single(45) and was backed(flip side) by a live version of Miss America. It's the only live version where JY doesnt come out and say "Are You Ready, Are You Ready, I said Are You Ready forrrrr......... Miss America.'

I purchased the single at the time because all of the proceeds went to benefit The United Negro College Fund. With all the moving that we have done I dont have a clue to where it is.

P.S. If I remember correctly Tommy's fourth wife didnt sound half bad. She sounded an aweful lot like Leo Sayer. I remember thinking to myself 'this is the chick that has the Endless Flight Album & sings You Make Me Feel Like Dancing'.

[Blue Falcon]

Here's what JY meant to say about some of those songs:

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Below are comments on the songs by TS and JY.......

Tommy Shaw and James Young
One With Everything - STYX and CYO
conducted by Liza Grossman


The Grand Illusion (D. DeYoung)
JY: This is some goofy song that That Other Guy wrote. I hate it.

Lorelei (J. Young, D. DeYoung)
JY: Actually I wrote this whole thing. Not sure why That Other Guy's name is even on it...maybe I owed him money for my coke habit.

Miss America (J. Young)
JY: Best Styx song...EVER!!! Also the best vocal performance ever in a Styx song...

Fooling Yourself (the angry young man) (T. Shaw)
JY: Tommy wrote this about Some Other Guy who used to be in the band waaaaay back when...but Styx is much better now!!

Come Sail Away (D. DeYoung)
JY: Have I heard this song somewhere before? It's certainly not something that the Current Styx have ever done. Did I mention that the Current Styx is the best version of this band EVER?? This sounds like some goofy prog rock song that Some Other Guy Who Claims To Have Been In Styx wrote...pure crap.


Tommy Shaw and James Young
2006

[ChicagoSTYX]

Here's what I say about some of those songs:

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Below are comments on the songs Blue Falcon.......

BLUE FALCON
One With Everything - STYX and CYO
conducted by Liza Grossman


The Grand Illusion (D. DeYoung)
BF: This is some goofy song that DDY wrote. I hate it.

Lorelei (J. Young, D. DeYoung)
BF: Actually JY wrote this whole thing. Not sure why DDY's name is even on it...I guess he's just a hell of a nice guy.

Miss America (J. Young)
BF: Best Styx song...EVER!!! Also the best vocal performance ever in a Styx song...

Fooling Yourself (the angry young man) (T. Shaw)
BF: Tommy wrote this about DDY who used to bring down the band waaaaay back when...but Styx is much better now!!

Come Sail Away (D. DeYoung)
BF: Have I heard this song somewhere before? It's certainly not something that the Current Styx have ever done. Did I mention that the Current Styx is the best version of this band EVER?? This sounds like some goofy prog rock song that DDY Who Claims To Have Been In Styx wrote...pure crap. I wish someone would shine a bright light on him so he would go away!


Blue Falcon
2006

[styxdudebrandon]

Gowan does a great job in this band! I know I have seen them live![/b]

Thanks Larry[/quote]

wow froy.... how original

[Ash]

Lorelei (J. Young, D. DeYoung)
JY: Actually I wrote this whole thing. Not sure why That Other Guy's name is even on it...maybe I owed him money for my coke habit.

ROFL

Yeah - every time you want to feel sorry about how much he owes doctors for his wife's illness, remind yourself of how much of his money he snorted up his nose.

But I forgot... JY is the rocket scientist of the band... his diploma from some school says so. I guess that makes him a genius.

[ChicagoSTYX]

But I forgot... JY is the rocket scientist of the band... his diploma from some school says so. I guess that makes him a genius.

That happens to be the most intelligent line I’ve ever seen you post.

[sadie65]

But I forgot... JY is the rocket scientist of the band... his diploma from some school says so. I guess that makes him a genius.

That happens to be the most intelligent line I’ve ever seen you post.

Oh I've seen plenty of intelligence from Ash (you too of course)...but methinks the dripping sarcasm he used here was the effect he was going for.

Far be it for me to stand in the way of anyone's happiness, and JY is certainly a very smart man...but taking the time to get said degree...and applying it to taxi cab driving....doesn't strike me as all that smart. And for the record, I do in fact realize Mr. Young was chasing his dream. What a way to spend your money...on an education you cast aside in favor of other pursuits.

[rajah2165]

Lorelei (J. Young, D. DeYoung)
JY: Actually I wrote this whole thing. Not sure why That Other Guy's name is even on it...maybe I owed him money for my coke habit.

ROFL

Yeah - every time you want to feel sorry about how much he owes doctors for his wife's illness, remind yourself of how much of his money he snorted up his nose.

But I forgot... JY is the rocket scientist of the band... his diploma from some school says so. I guess that makes him a genius.

JY is a TOTAL COKE HEAD. I bet he still is.

Who snorted more Coke? JY or Tommy Shaw?
Who did more heroin? JY or Tommy Shaw?
Who did more LSD? JY or Tommy Shaw?

[ChicagoSTYX]

Lorelei (J. Young, D. DeYoung)
JY: Actually I wrote this whole thing. Not sure why That Other Guy's name is even on it...maybe I owed him money for my coke habit.

ROFL

Yeah - every time you want to feel sorry about how much he owes doctors for his wife's illness, remind yourself of how much of his money he snorted up his nose.

But I forgot... JY is the rocket scientist of the band... his diploma from some school says so. I guess that makes him a genius.

JY is a TOTAL COKE HEAD. I bet he still is.

Who snorted more Coke? JY or Tommy Shaw?
Who did more heroin? JY or Tommy Shaw?
Who did more LSD? JY or Tommy Shaw?

You guys make me sick. Have fun with your DDY love fest! Ill find a real STYX board!!!!!