MR

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:15 pm**

So what is it for you?

Mine is "Half Penny Two Penny"

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:25 pm**

Midnight Ride or Double Life

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:25 pm**

half penny, midnight ride, snowblind, these are the times.

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:48 pm**

stmonkeys wrote:half penny, midnight ride, snowblind, these are the times.

The same for me but throw in miss america and double life. Quick is the beat of my heart anyone?

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:05 pm**

Toph wrote:So what is it for you?

Mine is "Half Penny Two Penny"

You Need Love...

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:05 pm**

Great White Hope or Winner Take All..

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:29 pm**

Eddie or Midnight Ride

Posted: **Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:21 pm**

Do you mean ones he sang AND wrote, or just what he sang?

Anyways, Double Life is definitely my JY fave. He both wrote and sang that one.

Close second is Young Man, which was a co-write.

Bugsy

Posted: **Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:19 am**

Midnight Ride and Miss America.

Posted: **Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:51 am**

5. Midnight Ride
4. Half Penny/Two Penny
3. Heavy Water
2. Miss America
1. These Are The Times / Young Man (tie)

Posted: **Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:53 am**

Eddie... hands down. His best song.

Posted: **Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:32 am**

You Need Love- I know he didn't write it, but I love the way he sings it

Posted: **Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:50 am**

Best- Midnight Ride/Great White Hope

Worst- Eddie

Posted: **Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:13 am**

wait... I forget about " What have they done to you" I love that one.

Posted: **Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:55 am**

froy wrote:
Toph wrote:So what is it for you?

Mine is "Half Penny Two Penny"

You Need Love...

Technically a DDY penned song sung by JY..

Posted: **Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:26 am**

In thinking about this, I realize JY wrote a lot more great songs than I tend to give him credit for. From the early albums I liked "Southern Woman" and "A Man Like Me". From the A&M era I like "Great White Hope", "Half-Penny, Two-Penny", "Snowblind", "Double Life", even "Eddie". More recently I liked "These Are The Times", a pretty mature stretch for JY. Even his solo albums, which I mostly don't care for, have a couple of standout tracks like "Something To Remember You By" and "Running Out Of Time".

I hope all is well.

Sterling

Posted: **Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:09 pm**

"Winner Take All" and "Double Life"

Robin

Posted: **Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:01 am**

Witch wolf
Young Man
Man Of Miracles
Southern Woman
Midnite Ride
Miss America
Great White Hope
Half Penny
Snowblind
Double Life
Heavy Water
Captain America
These Are The Times

Anything else JY as done, I think are ok at best or I do not care for. His solo cds City Slicker had some good songs, but production sucked. Out on A Day Pass everything about the cd sucked. Raised By Wolves, just about everything on that cd was great, along with production.

http://abitaman.blogspot.com/2008/06/ja ... icker.html

Posted: **Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:37 am**

Abitaman wrote:Witch wolf
Young Man
Man Of Miracles
Southern Woman
Midnite Ride
Miss America
Great White Hope
Half Penny
Snowblind
Double Life
Holy Water
Captain America
These Are The Times

I totally wasn't thinking of "Great White Hope" or "Heavy Water." I love both of those.

I get to see them tomorrow! yeee!

Posted: **Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:40 am**

Zan wrote:
Abitaman wrote:Witch wolf
Young Man
Man Of Miracles
Southern Woman
Midnite Ride
Miss America
Great White Hope
Half Penny
Snowblind
Double Life
Holy Water
Captain America
These Are The Times

I totally wasn't thinking of "Great White Hope" or "Heavy Water." I love both of those.

I get to see them tomorrow! yeee!

was never a big fan of GWH, but i also love Heavy Water. THAT was always a treat live. oh well....

have fun tomorrow. wish the big white man a belated happy bday.

Posted: **Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:09 am**

Holy Water was a Bad Company album.

JY sung 'Heavy Water'.

My rankings are dead on. JY has some good FM blasting album tracks.

I also thought Put Me On with the slower mellower DDY parts was real good.

Posted: **Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:29 am**

OOPPSS! I guess I goofed, but it has been corrected. That is what I get for playing while I work.

Posted: **Sat Nov 15, 2008 5:40 pm**

"These Are The Times"
"Heavy Water"
"Double Life"
"Miss America"
"Southern Woman"
"Young Man"

I'm trying to go with only songs that he had a hand in writing as well as being the lead vocalist, but coincidently, I don't really care for any of the songs that he sang that he didn't have a hand in writing.

I still can't believe "Double Life" wasn't tried as a single; it's one hell of a commercial track, especially for someone as album track oriented as J.Y. It makes me wonder if he held back a little as far as commercial songwriting; the capability certainly seems to be there, at least on "DL". Did he try to be more commercial on his solo efforts, or were they like most of his work with Styx, as far as being geared more for rock formats?

I also can't believe "Southern Woman" doesn't get more attention. I'm sorry, but that's not just one of J.Y's better tracks, that's one of the best efforts of the whole band for the Wooden nickel time period. Maybe the subject matter holds it back from being a favorite?

"Young Man" is great lyrically, and very powerful. If J.Y. hadn't done it on one of his solo albums, I'd like to hear current Styx do a remake. The original version is a little obnoxious production wise, but it's definitely a worthwhile song; they should do it live.

Posted: **Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:41 am**

I'd say my top six (odd number I know) in no particular order were These are the Times, Heavy Water, Great White Hope, Man of Miracles, Into the Fire, and City of Holy Faith. Leave it to me to be part in popular agreement, and part out of left field... LOL

MR

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