MR

With 18,500 reserved seating capacity and forty-eight sky boxes, the Allstate Arena is one of the largest indoor entertainment facilities in the Chicago land market.

Yes friends it was September 21st 1996 when this show closed out the tour. I was 3rd row dead center for this SOLD OUT show having a blast at a real STYX concert.
Wow what a great night. I remember a girl from Japan was in the first row it was I think her 33 show of the tour her name was Nu Nu or something like that.
She was the one holding the candle up in clip 2. Saw that tour 12 times loved every damn show, In fact thanks to Keith I saw sound check in Vegas.
And played black jack and had breakfast with JY go figure.

Great tour great concert great band.



Lady's and Gentleman The Real STYX


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0iKNVT3 ... playnext=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z61ZosjHJA8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR4if4ble1A Im in this video at 18 -20 secs White shirt thumb up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2prQi1k ... re=related turn it up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJZO3ZjFNP4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt4yp_0N ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm1aoYj8 ... iv-1r-4-HM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0S3tTifcq0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKlw-eoZGgo shut the lights off

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPjtb_5JGg0 sweet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_jAsR-TqeM unbelievable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgIGlYsc ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVilH8Dj ... =1&index=8

I was there when they filmed RTP

froy wrote:With 18,500 reserved seating capacity and forty-eight sky boxes, the Allstate Arena is one of the largest indoor entertainment facilities in the Chicago land market.

Yes friends it was September 21st 1996 when this show closed out the tour. I was 3rd row dead center for this SOLD OUT show having a blast at a real STYX concert.
Wow what a great night. I remember a girl from Japan was in the first row it was I think her 33 show of the tour her name was Nu Nu or something like that.
She was the one holding the candle up in clip 2. Saw that tour 12 times loved every damn show, In fact thanks to Keith I saw sound check in Vegas.
And played black jack and had breakfast with JY go figure.

Great tour great concert great band

Lady 's and Gentleman The Real STYX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJZO3ZjFNP4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm1aoYj8 ... iv-1r-4-HM

that's some pretty bad piano playing in the best of times

Born4adventure wrote:

froy wrote:With 18,500 reserved seating capacity and forty-eight sky boxes, the Allstate Arena is one of the largest indoor entertainment facilities in the Chicago land market.

Yes friends it was September 21st 1996 when this show closed out the tour. I was 3rd row dead center for this SOLD OUT show having a blast at a real STYX concert.
Wow what a great night. I remember a girl from Japan was in the first row it was I think her 33 show of the tour her name was Nu Nu or something like that.
She was the one holding the candle up in clip 2. Saw that tour 12 times loved every damn show, In fact thanks to Keith I saw sound check in Vegas.
And played black jack and had breakfast with JY go figure.

Great tour great concert great band

Lady 's and Gentleman The Real STYX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJZO3ZjFNP4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm1aoYj8 ... iv-1r-4-HM

that's some pretty bad piano playing in the best of times

And its fucking awesome

Born4adventure wrote:

froy wrote:With 18,500 reserved seating capacity and forty-eight sky boxes, the Allstate Arena is one of the largest indoor entertainment facilities in the Chicago land market.

Yes friends it was September 21st 1996 when this show closed out the tour. I was 3rd row dead center for this SOLD OUT show having a blast at a real STYX concert.
Wow what a great night. I remember a girl from Japan was in the first row it was I think her 33 show of the tour her name was Nu Nu or something like that.
She was the one holding the candle up in clip 2. Saw that tour 12 times loved every damn show, In fact thanks to Keith I saw sound check in Vegas.
And played black jack and had breakfast with JY go figure.

Great tour great concert great band

Lady 's and Gentleman The Real STYX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJZO3ZjFNP4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm1aoYj8 ... iv-1r-4-HM

that's some pretty bad piano playing in the best of times

Oh my God Everett or whoever the fuck you are...go away...

froy wrote:With 18,500 reserved seating capacity and forty-eight sky boxes, the Allstate Arena is one of the largest indoor entertainment facilities in the Chicago land market.

Yes friends it was September 21st 1996 when this show closed out the tour. I was 3rd row dead center for this SOLD OUT show having a blast at a real STYX concert.
Wow what a great night. I remember a girl from Japan was in the first row it was I think her 33 show of the tour her name was Nu Nu or something like that.
She was the one holding the candle up in clip 2. Saw that tour 12 times loved every damn show, In fact thanks to Keith I saw sound check in Vegas.
And played black jack and had breakfast with JY go figure.

Great tour great concert great band

Lady 's and Gentleman The Real STYX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJZO3ZjFNP4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm1aoYj8 ... iv-1r-4-HM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR4if4ble1A Im in this video at 18 -20 secs White shirt thumb up

Smokin


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPjtb_5JGg0 sweet

Don't forget this one Froy.... CLASS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_jAsR-TqeM

I was at this very show as well, about 15 rows behind Froy. It was an excellent show and tour.


What were the songs that didn't make the DVD.

I remember them doing "Lights" and "Little Suzie" were there anymore?

LtVanish wrote:I was at this very show as well, about 15 rows behind Froy. It was an excellent show and tour.


What were the songs that didn't make the DVD.

I remember them doing "Lights" and "Little Suzie" were there anymore?

Nope you got the 2

I'm guessing you have less hair now froy

Toph wrote:

Born4adventure wrote:

froy wrote:With 18,500 reserved seating capacity and forty-eight sky boxes, the Allstate Arena is one of the largest indoor entertainment facilities in the Chicago land market.

Yes friends it was September 21st 1996 when this show closed out the tour. I was 3rd row dead center for this SOLD OUT show having a blast at a real STYX concert.
Wow what a great night. I remember a girl from Japan was in the first row it was I think her 33 show of the tour her name was Nu Nu or something like that.
She was the one holding the candle up in clip 2. Saw that tour 12 times loved every damn show, In fact thanks to Keith I saw sound check in Vegas.
And played black jack and had breakfast with JY go figure.

Great tour great concert great band

Lady 's and Gentleman The Real STYX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJZO3ZjFNP4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm1aoYj8 ... iv-1r-4-HM

that's some pretty bad piano playing in the best of times

Oh my God Everett or whoever the fuck you are...go away...

that is terrible playing. weak tone, dragging the tempo, over all shaky playing.

Born4adventure wrote:

Toph wrote:

Born4adventure wrote:

froy wrote:With 18,500 reserved seating capacity and forty-eight sky boxes, the Allstate Arena is one of the largest indoor entertainment facilities in the Chicago land market.

Yes friends it was September 21st 1996 when this show closed out the tour. I was 3rd row dead center for this SOLD OUT show having a blast at a real STYX concert.
Wow what a great night. I remember a girl from Japan was in the first row it was I think her 33 show of the tour her name was Nu Nu or something like that.
She was the one holding the candle up in clip 2. Saw that tour 12 times loved every damn show, In fact thanks to Keith I saw sound check in Vegas.
And played black jack and had breakfast with JY go figure.

Great tour great concert great band

Lady 's and Gentleman The Real STYX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJZO3ZjFNP4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm1aoYj8 ... iv-1r-4-HM

that's some pretty bad piano playing in the best of times

Oh my God Everett or whoever the fuck you are...go away...

that is terrible playing. weak tone, dragging the tempo, over all shaky playing.

That's What She Said.....

Born4adventure wrote:that is terrible playing. weak tone, dragging the tempo, over all shaky playing.

1. Read my article from the 1996 Keyboard magazine - it's a shell with a keyboard in it. Piano emulation is what it is. Gowan's got the same issue to some degree - he ain't schlepping a baby grand. You want weak tone? Check out JY's solo bits around 3:50.
2. Having seen plenty of Styx shows with Gowan, he's far from perfect, too. It would have been easy to fix any "issues" in a studio post-production but it's clear they didn't.

froy wrote:With 18,500 reserved seating capacity and forty-eight sky boxes, the Allstate Arena is one of the largest indoor entertainment facilities in the Chicago land market.

Yes friends it was September 21st 1996 when this show closed out the tour. I was 3rd row dead center for this SOLD OUT show having a blast at a real STYX concert.
Wow what a great night. I remember a girl from Japan was in the first row it was I think her 33 show of the tour her name was Nu Nu or something like that.
She was the one holding the candle up in clip 2. Saw that tour 12 times loved every damn show, In fact thanks to Keith I saw sound check in Vegas.
And played black jack and had breakfast with JY go figure.

Great tour great concert great band.



Lady's and Gentleman The Real STYX


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0iKNVT3 ... playnext=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR4if4ble1A Im in this video at 18 -20 secs White shirt thumb up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2prQi1k ... re=related turn it up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJZO3ZjFNP4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt4yp_0N ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm1aoYj8 ... iv-1r-4-HM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0S3tTifcq0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKlw-eoZGgo shut the lights off

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPjtb_5JGg0 sweet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_jAsR-TqeM unbelievable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgIGlYsc ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVilH8Dj ... =1&index=8

That tour was great. Something I thought I would never see happen. It's sad that the reunion did not end on a better note.

LtVanish wrote:I was at this very show as well, about 15 rows behind Froy. It was an excellent show and tour.


What were the songs that didn't make the DVD.

I remember them doing "Lights" and "Little Suzie" were there anymore?

Too bad. Little Suzie kicked ass. Again... "let's step away from new stuff".
??????????

LtVanish wrote:I was at this very show as well, about 15 rows behind Froy. It was an excellent show and tour.


What were the songs that didn't make the DVD.

I remember them doing "Lights" and "Little Suzie" were there anymore?

Er, no. You're thinking of the 1997 tour which was behind GH2 and had "Little Suzie", "Queen of Spades", and "Dear John". The '96 tour - which is what teh DVD is from - didn't have any of that, nor did they play "Lights" on either tour to my recollection.

The reason you're confusing them is that the two tours were very similar overall.

StyxCollector wrote:

Born4adventure wrote:that is terrible playing. weak tone, dragging the tempo, over all shaky playing.

1. Read my article from the 1996 Keyboard magazine - it's a shell with a keyboard in it. Piano emulation is what it is. Gowan's got the same issue to some degree - he ain't schlepping a baby grand. You want weak tone? Check out JY's solo bits around 3:50.
2. Having seen plenty of Styx shows with Gowan, he's far from perfect, too. It would have been easy to fix any "issues" in a studio post-production but it's clear they didn't.

you must be deaf. larry's playing is spot on every time.

brywool wrote:

LtVanish wrote:I was at this very show as well, about 15 rows behind Froy. It was an excellent show and tour.


What were the songs that didn't make the DVD.

I remember them doing "Lights" and "Little Suzie" were there anymore?

Too bad. Little Suzie kicked ass. Again... "let's step away from new stuff".
??????????

Yep it sure did

StyxCollector wrote:

LtVanish wrote:I was at this very show as well, about 15 rows behind Froy. It was an excellent show and tour.


What were the songs that didn't make the DVD.

I remember them doing "Lights" and "Little Suzie" were there anymore?

Er, no. You're thinking of the 1997 tour which was behind GH2 and had "Little Suzie", "Queen of Spades", and "Dear John". The '96 tour - which is what teh DVD is from - didn't have any of that, nor did they play "Lights" on either tour to my recollection.

The reason you're confusing them is that the two tours were very similar overall.

They did Lights in the acoustic set in 96 Little Suzie was in 96 also
On My Way Paradise and Queen were the additions to 97

Later all off to Wisconsin

froy wrote:

StyxCollector wrote:

LtVanish wrote:I was at this very show as well, about 15 rows behind Froy. It was an excellent show and tour.


What were the songs that didn't make the DVD.

I remember them doing "Lights" and "Little Suzie" were there anymore?

Er, no. You're thinking of the 1997 tour which was behind GH2 and had "Little Suzie", "Queen of Spades", and "Dear John". The '96 tour - which is what teh DVD is from - didn't have any of that, nor did they play "Lights" on either tour to my recollection.

The reason you're confusing them is that the two tours were very similar overall.

They did Lights in the acoustic set in 96 Little Suzie was in 96 also
On My Way Paradise and Queen were the additions to 97

Later all off to Wisconsin

hello wisconsisn

froy wrote:

StyxCollector wrote:

LtVanish wrote:I was at this very show as well, about 15 rows behind Froy. It was an excellent show and tour.


What were the songs that didn't make the DVD.

I remember them doing "Lights" and "Little Suzie" were there anymore?

Er, no. You're thinking of the 1997 tour which was behind GH2 and had "Little Suzie", "Queen of Spades", and "Dear John". The '96 tour - which is what teh DVD is from - didn't have any of that, nor did they play "Lights" on either tour to my recollection.

The reason you're confusing them is that the two tours were very similar overall.

They did Lights in the acoustic set in 96 Little Suzie was in 96 also
On My Way Paradise and Queen were the additions to 97

Later all off to Wisconsin

Froy is correct, they were actually touring in support of GH2 in 1996. I remember hearing Lights played live. Did they ever perform "Light Up" in 1996? or in 1997? They toured promoting 'Return to Paradise' album in 1997.

They played the intro to light up before lorelei in '97

froy wrote:They did Lights in the acoustic set in 96 Little Suzie was in 96 also
On My Way Paradise and Queen were the additions to 97

Later all off to Wisconsin

I forgot about the acoustic bit. I guess you're right about LS - the tour was 96, so it was there.

97 had the RTP tracks.

I've been up for two days - I'm entitled to my mistakes!

StyxCollector wrote:

froy wrote:They did Lights in the acoustic set in 96 Little Suzie was in 96 also
On My Way Paradise and Queen were the additions to 97

Later all off to Wisconsin

I forgot about the acoustic bit. I guess you're right about LS - the tour was 96, so it was there.

97 had the RTP tracks.

I've been up for two days - I'm entitled to my mistakes!

Light Up was the 3rd acoustic song in the set in 96

LtVanish wrote:

Born4adventure wrote:

Toph wrote:

Born4adventure wrote:

froy wrote:With 18,500 reserved seating capacity and forty-eight sky boxes, the Allstate Arena is one of the largest indoor entertainment facilities in the Chicago land market.

Yes friends it was September 21st 1996 when this show closed out the tour. I was 3rd row dead center for this SOLD OUT show having a blast at a real STYX concert.
Wow what a great night. I remember a girl from Japan was in the first row it was I think her 33 show of the tour her name was Nu Nu or something like that.
She was the one holding the candle up in clip 2. Saw that tour 12 times loved every damn show, In fact thanks to Keith I saw sound check in Vegas.
And played black jack and had breakfast with JY go figure.

Great tour great concert great band

Lady 's and Gentleman The Real STYX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJZO3ZjFNP4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm1aoYj8 ... iv-1r-4-HM

that's some pretty bad piano playing in the best of times

Oh my God Everett or whoever the fuck you are...go away...

that is terrible playing. weak tone, dragging the tempo, over all shaky playing.

That's What She Said.....

I'm with you. I've seen every tour from Equinox all the way to the last tour with Dennis in 1997.
RTP was my favorite tour. Saw it MANY times on the West Coast. Wish I could have been at that Chicago show.

cittadeeno23 wrote:I'm with you. I've seen every tour from Equinox all the way to the last tour with Dennis in 1997.
RTP was my favorite tour. Saw it MANY times on the West Coast. Wish I could have been at that Chicago show.

It was magic my friend. High powered energy. Quality show all the way around.
These videos show just how great this band was.

1996 Setlist

1.Rockin' the Paradise
2.The Grand Illusion
3.Suite Madame Blue
4.Babe
5.Snowblind
6.Lady
7.Crystal Ball
8.Lorelei
9.Best of Times
10.Miss America
11.Too Much Time On My Hands
12.Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
13.Boat on the River

Encore:
14.Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
15.Come Sail Away
16.Renegade

SuiteMadameBlue wrote:1996 Setlist

Rockin' the Paradise
Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
Lady
Snowblind
The Grand Illusion
Fooling Yourself
3.Suite Madame Blue
4.Babe
7.Crystal Ball
7a Show Me The Way
8.Lorelei
9.Best of Times
10.Miss America
11.Too Much Time On My Hands
13.Boat on the River
14.Lights
15 Light Up
16 Little Suzie

Encore:
14.Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
15.Come Sail Away
16.Renegade

Wrong Order I added the missing ones

froy wrote:

SuiteMadameBlue wrote:1996 Setlist

1.Rockin' the Paradise
2.The Grand Illusion
3.Suite Madame Blue
4.Babe
5.Snowblind
6.Lady
7.Crystal Ball
7a Show Me The Way
8.Lorelei
9.Best of Times
10.Miss America
11.Too Much Time On My Hands
12.Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
13.Boat on the River
14.Lights
15 Light Up
16 Little Suzie

Encore:
14.Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
15.Come Sail Away
16.Renegade

Wrong Order I added the missing ones

I grabbed this from another forum at a different city during the tour.

Aren't you up here in Wisconsin? It's freezing here!

StyxCollector wrote:

LtVanish wrote:I was at this very show as well, about 15 rows behind Froy. It was an excellent show and tour.


What were the songs that didn't make the DVD.

I remember them doing "Lights" and "Little Suzie" were there anymore?

Er, no. You're thinking of the 1997 tour which was behind GH2 and had "Little Suzie", "Queen of Spades", and "Dear John". The '96 tour - which is what teh DVD is from - didn't have any of that, nor did they play "Lights" on either tour to my recollection.

The reason you're confusing them is that the two tours were very similar overall.

Actually, I saw the Nashville date of RTP and they did in fact play "Little Suzie" that night. They announced it as their upcoming single.

"Lights" on the other hand, no. Not in Nashville, anyway. Other than "Little Suzie" the Nashville date was identical to the DVD, right down to what they said between songs and everything.

Great, great show.


Sterling