Gowan & The Symphony???

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:22 pm

What? Dennis performs concert dates with a symphony, now Gowan? Huh? I guess it's working pretty good for Dennis.

Where's Carrot Styx for these dates? Say it ain't so......

http://www.centre-square.com/lawrencegowan.html

AN EVENING WITH LAWRENCE GOWAN
Wednesday, February 22/06
Thursday, February 23/06
• 8PM
Individual Ticket Price $29 $34 $39
Non Series Purchase — Nov 12, 2005
Celebrating the 21st Anniversary of the”Strange Animal” album, Juno Award Winning Canadian Super Star Lawrence Gowan performs with the Jeans ‘n Classics Band and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony in this special performance. Gowan, who currently tours with Styx, will perform block buster hits like Strange Animal and Criminal Mind in this must see show.

by **swwskj** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:07 pm

Honestly,

If it were within 500 miles, I'd be there.

Oh I would walk 500 miles........

(another obscure 80's music reference folks)

Scott

by **sadie65** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:42 pm

swwskj wrote:Honestly,

If it were within 500 miles, I'd be there.

Oh I would walk 500 miles........

(another obscure 80's music reference folks)

Scott

It should have remained in obscurity :wink:

Wishing Gowan good things for the concert.

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:48 pm

The Proclaimers - LOL I have to get that song out of my head- La la la la la la la la.

Has Gowan ever performed with a symphony before?

Every week gets more and more interesting with the band Styx and each episode of "Styx of Our Lives" - LOL

by **evileyes** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:52 pm

SuiteMadameBlue wrote:Has Gowan ever performed with a symphony before? Is this something "he" just thought up?

Well, now, to be honest, DeYoung isn't the first to do this either.

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:21 pm

Oh gosh, I know Dennis wasn't the first and won't be the last. I just put "he" in quotations to make a useless point.

Is there another trend coming around again with artists and symphonies? Just like all these cover cd's coming up again?

I'm just wondering if Gowan had ever done this before and why he would be doing it now. Is the word "ironic" the right word to use about this, don'tcha think? (I have fellow Canadian Alanis Morrisette's music on my mind-LOL)

by **classicstyxfan** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 1:31 am

Maybe.....just maybe......the "unique instrument" also known as Gowan's voice will work well with orchestration behind it !

I wonder what the rest of his set list will be composed of, after the 10-12 minutes devoted to his 2 greatest hits have expired ?

by **bugsymalone** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:07 am

Maybe.....just maybe......the "unique instrument" also known as Gowan's voice will work well with orchestration behind it !

Only if they drown him out. :wink:

Bugsy

by **Zan** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:24 am

bugsymalone wrote:
Maybe.....just maybe......the "unique instrument" also known as Gowan's voice will work well with orchestration behind it !

Only if they drown him out.

Bugsy

Thanks for the input, Froy! ;-)

by **bugsymalone** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:32 am

Thanks for the input, Froy!

LOL, your welkome. I tink I speled everyting rite???

Sorry, Froy, I could not resist.

And, when it comes to the subject of Gowan and his "singing", I cannot resist a little zing every now and then. Doesn't mean I don't think he is an ok guy....he just can't SING! :roll:

by **Zan** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:35 am

bugsymalone wrote:LOL, your welkome. I tink I speled everyting rite???

You and your one liners...

by **Adam** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:58 am

...just awaiting the Froy comment before I respond to this thread...

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:59 am

I think Gowan's a really nice guy, but singing "Suite Madame Blue" - UGH. I just can't hear anyone else singing it, well except the singer from the group "Light Up", but no one else. The same goes with the songs "Lady" and "Babe", just Dennis, Dennis and Dennis!! I feel the same for Tommy songs, especially "Crystal Ball", I can't hear anyone else sing that one too, well except for the lead singer from the group "Light Up" - LOL

Classic says:

I wonder what the rest of his set list will be composed of, after the 10-12 minutes devoted to his 2 greatest hits have expired ?

LOL, I was wondering the same thing. He's promoting his solo work for these concerts and so far not any Styx songs. I know he was huge in Canada back in the day, is he still huge now, musically?

I can't wait until Froy is back - LOL I'm sure he'll have a field day :wink:

by **sadie65** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:03 am

Adam wrote:...just awaiting the Froy comment before I respond to this thread...

How silly! Do you need Froy to make a comment? Somehow I thought you were quite good at posting on your own. Come on, have fun without him.

by **evileyes** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:39 am

SuiteMadameBlue wrote:I can't wait until Froy is back - LOL I'm sure he'll have a field day

Froy's gone? I hadn't noticed! :twisted:

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:42 am

EE, didn't you meet him (Froy) at Festa??? I thought you did.

Adam, you should post more often - I know you miss Froy, you'll be okay. :cry:

So what do you think of Gowan doing the Symphony shows?

by **styxdoc** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:24 am

I am a new poster, although I've read your posts for a bit.

Thought I'd shed some light on Gowan and the KW symphony.

These 2 shows are a one-off thing. Gowan is apparently good friends with the music director @ Centre-in-the-Square and was asked by the director to do this. There is a series of 4 such 2 night concerts, including Roger Hodgson, formerly of Supertramp. I have a pair of tickets for the series.

FYI, Styx played in the same venue in 2000. It has excellent acoustics there. I also had a hand in having Styx play in Kitchener-Waterloo in 1999 at an old venue called Lulu's in front of a sold-out crowd of 3,500.

Gowan may be a nobody outside of Canada, but he is still well known here.

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:07 am

Styxdoc, thank you for posting the information, if you find out any more information, I hope you post it

I also hope you post a review after the show/s and the set list.

Has Gowan ever played in concert with a symphony before?

I know he's very well-known in Canada and has been nominated and received many awards.

Did you ever hear of a Canadian band called Renaissance (sp?). I interviewed a band by that name in Canada (Toronto) in the early 1990's. I have a lot of pictures of them, I was wondering what happened to them or if any of the members became "somebodies". Gr8dane, do you know?

by **Adam** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:33 am

Okay okay. (Nice to feel encouraged!) My only point was gonna be that I'm almost 100% CERTAIN Gowan has done this "Rock Piano Singer Dude W/ Symphony" thing MANY times before. (Not that it matters, but long before DDY solo w/ orchestra).

And you're right. Dennis is far from the first rock guy to do it (as is Gowan) and yeah, I think Gowan singing Dennis songs is almost always a bit odd sounding. They have very different voices. Although they both share an occaisional helium-toking quality...

by **Adam** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:37 am

Oh, I was waiting for Froy, cuz I woulda BET he'd have pronounced this as further proof of Gowan being a...God, I hate to coin the playground phrase he's so fond of, so let's just say it begins with a "cop", ends with a "cat" and has a "Y" in the middle...

by **sadie65** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:45 am

Adam wrote:Oh, I was waiting for Froy, cuz I woulda BET he'd have pronounced this as further proof of Gowan being a...God, I hate to coin the playground phrase he's so fond of, so let's just say it begins with a "cop", ends with a "cat" and has a "Y" in the middle...

There was that so hard :wink:

As for Gowan, hey I wish him well with it. Orchestra/symphony shows have been done before either of them, and will happen after them.

As for Froy...it's not gonna change, so why get so caught up in it.

We like you in our playground. Come out and play more often.

by **classicstyxfan** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:55 am

For this post, the part of "Froy" will be played by Classicstyxfan..........

Once again Gowan follows in Dennis futsteps
this guy never had an original thought.
He's just a cheap imitatshun of the real keyboardist of Styx

Even Gowan is tired of the Shaw and JY bandwagon.
It will all be over for Shaw's imposturs by the end of the year.

Bank on it.

by **sadie65** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:03 am

classicstyxfan wrote:For this post, the part of "Froy" will be played by Classicstyxfan..........

Once again Gowan follows in Dennis futsteps
this guy never had an original thought.
He's just a cheap imitatshun of the real keyboardist of Styx

Even Gowan is tired of the Shaw and JY bandwagon.
It will all be over for Shaw's imposturs by the end of the year.

Bank on it.

Oooh very good! When do you do Vegas baby? And who else do you have in your repertoire?

by **bugsymalone** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:30 am

To both Adam and Classicfroy:

:lol:

LMDAO!!!!!

Bugsy

by **styxfanNH** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:37 am

Tommy and Gowan actually do an acoustic version of SMB from somewhere in Canada as an in studio support for Arch Allies.

by **bugsymalone** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:10 am

Nothing to do with Gowan and his latest activities, but I do notice that both SFNH and Sadie are getting close the the magic 1000 mark!

You GO guy and gal!!!

:lol:

Bugsy

by **ek88** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 3:05 am

Don't look now, but here come the moguls!!!!!

Living high, living fine, living high on melrock time!!!!!

MR

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