New Styx Songs & Cleveland Concert
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 2:30 pmI'm sure all you Styx fans already know this. The names of the new songs they'll be playing, one is a Christmas song, go figure - LOL
If you are going to the Cleveland concert and don't want to know the songs that will be played, then don't scroll down.
Tommy and JY explain each song that's being played.
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?!
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
If you are going to the Cleveland concert and don't want to know the songs that will be played, then don't scroll down.
Tommy and JY explain each song that's being played.
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?!
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
, I would like to hear those Christmas songs.
LOL