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He did not make one mention of the 30th anniversary of GI. Show was good, the band is tight. A few thousand in attendance due to the show being free admission. Here is a link to the opening. Sorry, not the greatest of quality, I used my dig. camera.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm9Jm3o5V8U

Here are some better videos of this someone posted. Looks like the recorded the jumbotron which got a better video of Dennis. The audio is ok but not good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHLn5x7jZeI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeVM0IwlZXA

Great video! And the other two were great.

People at those concerts drive me crazy, they just sit there when their is an intro, they don't seem to care!! Pisses me off, i felt like i was the only standing and cheering and singing when i saw him last summer!! Sheesh!

It was a weird crowd, a lot of senior citizens near me, I don't think the concert was what they expected, several left after the second song. There was point when Dennis asked how many in the crowd was seeing him for the first time and it seemed like 80% of the crowd put their hands up.

I thought the show was fantastic, Dennis sounded great, The guitarist ( Tom something?) was incredible. Great solo at the end of Desert Moon.

I wish Glen had more involvement, It would have been cool for him to be in the acapella version of Show me the Way.

The kids loved the concert ( age 6 and 9), they went nuts for Mr. Roboto, and I got a cool Roboto key chain

100 years from Now sounded so much better without Froggy.

I was so happy to finally hear Castle Walls live. It's always been one of my favorites.


We had to leave during Best Of Times, does anyone know what he played after that? I'm assumming Come Sail Away.

Bearded Clam wrote: I was so happy to finally hear Castle Walls live. It's always been one of my favorites.

Castle Walls was a highlight for me when I saw him, for sure. Of course, this was before he recruited Glen, so I'm sure it's only gotten better since that time. Glad you enjoyed the show.

>It was a weird crowd, a lot of senior citizens near me, I don't think the concert was what they expected, several left after the second song. There was point when Dennis asked how many in the crowd was seeing him for the first time and it seemed like 80% of the crowd put their hands up.

I'm a bit spoiled up here, anything other than the Montreal crowd seems boring. Even in my hometown of Halifax, when I flew in to see them in June, were too quiet.

>I thought the show was fantastic, Dennis sounded great, The guitarist ( Tom something?) was incredible. Great solo at the end of Desert Moon.

Tommy Dziallo. He gets a great solo at end of that song.

>100 years from Now sounded so much better without Froggy.

LOL! Love the choice of words.

>I was so happy to finally hear Castle Walls live. It's always been one of my favorites.

It's REALLY cool live, isn't it? In Montreal, at least, Hank goes to another part of the stage from the back so when the song starts, he's not where you expect him to be so you wind up looking all over the place to see where the bass is coming from.

Bearded Clam wrote: We had to leave during Best Of Times, does anyone know what he played after that? I'm assumming Come Sail Away.

You assumed correctly...

We will see him in a couple of weeks at Rockfest in Cadott, WI.

Is he playing any of his new album?

he player 100 Years from Now and Save Me, both sounded great.

hey ratcity! i wish i could've made the show, but i'm currently down in texas. thanks for the links, i'll check them out when i get home tomorrow.


BTW are you a goodrats fan or something?

"The heart and soul of Styx!"

stmonkeys wrote:hey ratcity! i wish i could've made the show, but i'm currently down in texas. thanks for the links, i'll check them out when i get home tomorrow.


BTW are you a goodrats fan or something?

I certainly am....you are the first one ever to figure that out...Bravo!

On a side note, John Gatto from the original Good Rats was there enjoying the show. The Rats opened for Styx back in 78 or 79 at the Nassau Coliseum....

sorry to digress for a moment, but I have to mention this. After the show, driving home with my Wife and in-laws (ugh)
they all mentioned how they loved the show but the topic of Dennis' hair came up. They all thought he was wearing a rug, and a bad one at that. I honestly never noticed it nor do I ever remember old pics showing his hair thinning. Is this true and do I need new glasses?

ratcity10 wrote:

stmonkeys wrote:hey ratcity! i wish i could've made the show, but i'm currently down in texas. thanks for the links, i'll check them out when i get home tomorrow.


BTW are you a goodrats fan or something?

I certainly am....you are the first one ever to figure that out...Bravo!

On a side note, John Gatto from the original Good Rats was there enjoying the show. The Rats opened for Styx back in 78 or 79 at the Nassau Coliseum....

Was that with Styx & Angel on March 02, 1979?

Bearded Clam wrote:sorry to digress for a moment, but I have to mention this. After the show, driving home with my Wife and in-laws (ugh)
they all mentioned how they loved the show but the topic of Dennis' hair came up. They all thought he was wearing a rug, and a bad one at that. I honestly never noticed it nor do I ever remember old pics showing his hair thinning. Is this true and do I need new glasses?

Yes, his hair is thinning. Sometimes you can see "through" his hair to his head if you look closely. This was taken June 13th in Halifax:

Why are people *so* obsessed with hair.

The guy is 60 years old... give him a break.

At least he doesn't look like a homeless person.

DarwinNebraska wrote:Why are people *so* obsessed with hair.

Dunno. But I figured I could answer his question, so I did.

I think he's a very handsome man for his age.

If this kind of good looks are a trend in Chicago, I'm moving!

MtlLady wrote:

DarwinNebraska wrote:Why are people *so* obsessed with hair.

Dunno. But I figured I could answer his question, so I did.

I think he's a very handsome man for his age.

If this kind of good looks are a trend in Chicago, I'm moving!

Isn't Jy from Chicago?

>Isn't Jy from Chicago?

Aw, I don't find him so hard on the eyes either.

MtlLady wrote:>Isn't Jy from Chicago?

Aw, I don't find him so hard on the eyes either.

JY needs to grow the stache back... he hasn't looked right to me since he shaved it.

MtlLady wrote:>Isn't Jy from Chicago?

Aw, I don't find him so hard on the eyes either.

Something funny I've noticed, maybe I'm not the only one...

Styx was never a "handsome" band, but they weren't Motorhead ugly either - all were very attractive people - with one pretty poster boy. What I have noticed lately however, is that classic rock bands, for the most part, that are out touring are SCARY ugly, and Styx looks like a band of Prince Charmings by comparison. Even Dennis and his entourage. I guess I'm saying they've held up well.

Zan wrote:

MtlLady wrote:>Isn't Jy from Chicago?

Aw, I don't find him so hard on the eyes either.

Something funny I've noticed, maybe I'm not the only one...

Styx was never a "handsome" band, but they weren't Motorhead ugly either - all were very attractive people - with one pretty poster boy. What I have noticed lately however, is that classic rock bands, for the most part, that are out touring are SCARY ugly, and Styx looks like a band of Prince Charmings by comparison. Even Dennis and his entourage. I guess I'm saying they've held up well.

I have to agree with that.

I still think I have to move to Chicago .... Sigh.

But Darwin, no 'stache for JY! I *like* my men clean shaven. But hey, I'm just one opinion in many.

and I say that as only a man could say about another man...

DDY? I'd love to see him shock his fans/non-fans by removing the rug and growing a mustache and go-tee.

kipthekid wrote:DDY? I'd love to see him shock his fans/non-fans by removing the rug and growing a mustache and go-tee.

Hey, it worked for Rob Halford. Kinda.

stabbim wrote:

kipthekid wrote:DDY? I'd love to see him shock his fans/non-fans by removing the rug and growing a mustache and go-tee.

Hey, it worked for Rob Halford. Kinda.

He would have that Neal Doughty from REO look to him.

DarwinNebraska wrote:Why are people *so* obsessed with hair.

The guy is 60 years old... give him a break.

At least he doesn't look like a homeless person.

It's the stark contrast as to what we remember him as in the classic line up

DarwinNebraska wrote:
At least he doesn't look like a homeless person.

He kinda of does in your picture to the left

ratcity10 wrote:

stmonkeys wrote:hey ratcity! i wish i could've made the show, but i'm currently down in texas. thanks for the links, i'll check them out when i get home tomorrow.


BTW are you a goodrats fan or something?

I certainly am....you are the first one ever to figure that out...Bravo!

On a side note, John Gatto from the original Good Rats was there enjoying the show. The Rats opened for Styx back in 78 or 79 at the Nassau Coliseum....

of course i know the good rats, i live on LI! LOL!

on a side note, yes i know john personally, although haven't seen him in a very long time. i'm sorry i missed the show, it would've been great catching up!
i've been surfing around myspace hoping to find him one day. that's how i stumbled upon the goodrats page. (the NEW goodrats.. pepi and kids)

styxfanNH wrote:

DarwinNebraska wrote:Why are people *so* obsessed with hair.

The guy is 60 years old... give him a break.

At least he doesn't look like a homeless person.

It's the stark contrast as to what we remember him as in the classic line up

Not really. Check out the Tokyo 1982 video - DDY is already showing grey in his sideburns and basically had the haircut he sported on Roboto. He's basically kept that hairstyle since 1982/3.

Now, if you're talking the DDY of Paradise Theater and earlier, yes the hair is different. But DDY's hair (except for some coloring a la 1996) has been the same now for over 20 years IMHO

styxfanNH wrote:

ratcity10 wrote:

stmonkeys wrote:hey ratcity! i wish i could've made the show, but i'm currently down in texas. thanks for the links, i'll check them out when i get home tomorrow.


BTW are you a goodrats fan or something?

I certainly am....you are the first one ever to figure that out...Bravo!

On a side note, John Gatto from the original Good Rats was there enjoying the show. The Rats opened for Styx back in 78 or 79 at the Nassau Coliseum....

Was that with Styx & Angel on March 02, 1979?

i'm not sure of the date, but i do know the rats opened for styx sometime in the late 70s. sorry- wish i could help.