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30 Years since Paradise.....

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:27 am
by Toph
By many accounts Styx's biggest and most successful album...Congrats on hitting the big 3-0....

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:45 am
by Babyblue
WOW! Hard to belive its been 30years. :D Great album :wink:

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:59 am
by cittadeeno23
I got it the day it came out. We used to crank it on the Boom Box at lunch time in high school. We played Snowblind and Half Penny
Over and Over and Over again! Everyone hung out at our lockers! 1981 was a good year to be in High School.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:47 pm
by pinkfloyd1973
I remember listening to WLUP "The Loop" and WMET "The Mighty Met" here in Chicago as a kid, and they played this album a lot 8)

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:49 pm
by Baron Von Bielski
Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:52 pm
by pinkfloyd1973
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this in it's entirety.





Thank God :lol:

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:56 pm
by Everett
pinkfloyd1973 wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this in it's entirety.





Thank God :lol:


Yeah we won't have to hear the best of times 8) :wink:

Might as well post tophies reply here::

Glen should've kicked your ass :roll:

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:03 pm
by Everett
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


Would be nice to hear rockin the paradise at least :?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:37 pm
by pinkfloyd1973
Everett wrote:
pinkfloyd1973 wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this in it's entirety.





Thank God :lol:


Yeah we won't have to hear the best of times 8) :wink:

Might as well post tophies reply here::

Glen should've kicked your ass :roll:




Yeah, i'd hate to hear Gowan butcher anymore of Dennis' songs :P

Re: 30 Years since Paradise.....

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:56 pm
by Boomchild
Toph wrote:By many accounts Styx's biggest and most successful album...Congrats on hitting the big 3-0....


The sad part is were not going to see a special deluxe remastered edition from A&M\UNI to mark it's anniversary.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:05 pm
by Babyblue
pinkfloyd1973 wrote:
Everett wrote:
pinkfloyd1973 wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this in it's entirety.





Thank God :lol:


Yeah we won't have to hear the best of times 8) :wink:

Might as well post tophies reply here::

Glen should've kicked your ass :roll:


Whatever :roll:


Yeah, i'd hate to hear Gowan butcher anymore of Dennis' songs :P

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:59 pm
by gr8dane
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.

Re: 30 Years since Paradise.....

PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:11 am
by Baron Von Bielski
Boomchild wrote:
Toph wrote:By many accounts Styx's biggest and most successful album...Congrats on hitting the big 3-0....


The sad part is were not going to see a special deluxe remastered edition from A&M\UNI to mark it's anniversary.


Nope and what sucks even more is that the SHM-CD of PT is taken from old masters, so it has no improvement in quality.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:17 am
by Babyblue
gr8dane wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.



That would be awesome to hear them play :wink: :D

PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:30 pm
by Boomchild
Babyblue wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.



That would be awesome to hear them play :wink: :D


Good Lord, by your standards if they played chopsticks it would be the best thing you heard in your life.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:32 pm
by Boomchild
gr8dane wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.


You forgot to mention that Gowan will top Dennis by playing it upside down in a water tank.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:40 pm
by lordreo
Boomchild wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.


You forgot to mention that Gowan will top Dennis by playing it upside down in a water tank.


And you forgot to mention the shark in the tank with Gowan :wink: :lol:

PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:57 pm
by gr8dane
Boomchild wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.


You forgot to mention that Gowan will top Dennis by playing it upside down in a water tank.


Ooops.Sorry about that.Also forgot to mention ,that the tank will be empty and he will play it while doing a handstand.
Well done Gow,that's why you da man. :evil: :D

PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:59 pm
by gr8dane
lordreo wrote:
Boomchild wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.


You forgot to mention that Gowan will top Dennis by playing it upside down in a water tank.


And you forgot to mention the shark in the tank with Gowan :wink: :lol:


Dead by now.Shark fin soup for dins. :evil: :D :cry:

PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:11 am
by gr8dane
lordreo wrote:
Boomchild wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.


You forgot to mention that Gowan will top Dennis by playing it upside down in a water tank.


And you forgot to mention the shark in the tank with Gowan :wink: :lol:


:lol:

Congrats with your 24 post.When you reach 25, topherocious will accept your opinions.
If they match his of course. :oops: :wink:

PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:13 am
by Babyblue
gr8dane wrote:
Boomchild wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.


You forgot to mention that Gowan will top Dennis by playing it upside down in a water tank.


Ooops.Sorry about that.Also forgot to mention ,that the tank will be empty and he will play it while doing a handstand.
Well done Gow,that's why you da man. :evil: :D




:wink: :D

PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:51 am
by froy
gr8dane wrote:
Boomchild wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.


You forgot to mention that Gowan will top Dennis by playing it upside down in a water tank.


Ooops.Sorry about that.Also forgot to mention ,that the tank will be empty and he will play it while doing a handstand.
Well done Gow,that's why you da man that ruined Styx. :evil: :D

PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:50 am
by gr8dane
froy wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Boomchild wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.


You forgot to mention that Gowan will top Dennis by playing it upside down in a water tank.


Ooops.Sorry about that.Also forgot to mention ,that the tank will be empty and he will play it while doing a handstand.
Well done Gow,that's why you da man that ruined Styx. :evil: :D


But credit where credit is due.Gowan made Dennis realize it was time to wake up and smell the coffee.Dennis replaced his
band and he can now be exciting to watch again on occasion.He even has an attempt on heavy keyboard intros just like Larry.
Even his new guitar player all of a sudden sounds like a cross between Tommy and Gowan.
Thanks Gow.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:32 am
by cittadeeno23
August sounds nothing like Gowan but a lot like Tommy. And Dennis' show is always exciting. It's the best Styx show on the planet these days.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:09 am
by Babyblue
gr8dane wrote:
froy wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Boomchild wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.


You forgot to mention that Gowan will top Dennis by playing it upside down in a water tank.


Ooops.Sorry about that.Also forgot to mention ,that the tank will be empty and he will play it while doing a handstand.
Well done Gow,that's why you da man that ruined Styx. :evil: :D


But credit where credit is due.Gowan made Dennis realize it was time to wake up and smell the coffee.Dennis replaced his
band and he can now be exciting to watch again on occasion.He even has an attempt on heavy keyboard intros just like Larry.
Even his new guitar player all of a sudden sounds like a cross between Tommy and Gowan.
Thanks Gow.



:wink: :lol: :lol:

PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:33 pm
by Boomchild
gr8dane wrote:
froy wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Boomchild wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.


You forgot to mention that Gowan will top Dennis by playing it upside down in a water tank.


Ooops.Sorry about that.Also forgot to mention ,that the tank will be empty and he will play it while doing a handstand.
Well done Gow,that's why you da man that ruined Styx. :evil: :D


But credit where credit is due.Gowan made Dennis realize it was time to wake up and smell the coffee.Dennis replaced his
band and he can now be exciting to watch again on occasion.He even has an attempt on heavy keyboard intros just like Larry.
Even his new guitar player all of a sudden sounds like a cross between Tommy and Gowan.
Thanks Gow.


It had nothing to do with Gowan at all. He even stated the reason he has started to play keys again is because it's something he knew the fans missed. Nice try though.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:11 pm
by gr8dane
Boomchild wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
froy wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Boomchild wrote:
gr8dane wrote:
Baron Von Bielski wrote:Pretty sure they won't be playing this is it's entirety.


There's a rumour going around,that they will play 'A.D 1928' and 'A.D 1958' in it's entirety.
Should be awesome.


You forgot to mention that Gowan will top Dennis by playing it upside down in a water tank.


Ooops.Sorry about that.Also forgot to mention ,that the tank will be empty and he will play it while doing a handstand.
Well done Gow,that's why you da man that ruined Styx. :evil: :D


But credit where credit is due.Gowan made Dennis realize it was time to wake up and smell the coffee.Dennis replaced his
band and he can now be exciting to watch again on occasion.He even has an attempt on heavy keyboard intros just like Larry.
Even his new guitar player all of a sudden sounds like a cross between Tommy and Gowan.
Thanks Gow.


It had nothing to do with Gowan at all. He even stated the reason he has started to play keys again is because it's something he knew the fans missed. Nice try though.


Thank you.

PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:55 am
by bugsymalone
I think Dennis thinks about Gowan about as much as, oh, an ant in his back yard.

Back to topic. This album, while really good, falls to 4th on my favorites list behind Equinox, Pieces of Eight, and Grand Illusion.

But it does have one of Dennis' finest compositions, in my view - Lonely People. It's just a shame that he threw in that long, hard-to-hear, unnecessary intro as part of the track.


Bugsy

PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:02 am
by Don
Paradise Theater, Foreigner 4, Escape, and Hi Infidelity all hit with 18 months of each other and pretty much all are thought to be each group's best efforts when looking at their careers and the AOR genre as a whole.

PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:24 am
by Archetype
Don wrote:Paradise Theater, Foreigner 4, Escape, and Hi Infidelity all hit with 18 months of each other and pretty much all are thought to be each group's best efforts when looking at their careers and the AOR genre as a whole.


Funny thing is that Paradise Theater is probably my least favorite Styx album from the A&M era; I really like even Kilroy Was Here a lot more than PT