PARADISE THEATRE

[STYGIANMAN]

Does anyone know the exact release date of Paradise Theatre? I remember buying it on the first day it was released but I can't remeber the date. I think it was around Xmas time in 1980.

Thanks!
Stygianman

[SuiteMadameBlue]

Wasn't it February 1981?

I'll look

Oh so it's 25 years old!! OMG

[spaceace02038]

Date ALBUMS / Singles
1972 September STYX
1972 Best Thing
1973 July STYX II (aka LADY)
1974 February THE SERPENT IS RISING
1974 November Lady
1974 November MAN OF MIRACLES
1975 May You Need Love
1975 December EQUINOX
1976 February Lorelei
1976 October CRYSTAL BALL
1976 Crystal Ball
1976 November Mademoiselle
1976 Jennifer
1977 July THE GRAND ILLUSION
1977 September Come Sail Away
1977 Fooling Yourself
1977 BEST OF STYX
1978 September PIECES OF EIGHT
1978 September Blue Collar Man
1978 Renegade/Sing For The Day
1978 Babe
1979 October CORNERSTONE
1979 Why Me
1979 Borrowed Time
1980 MIRACLES
1981 January The Best of Times
1981 January PARADISE THEATER
1981 March Too Much Time On My Hands
1981 June Nothing Ever Goes As Planned
1983 February Mr. Roboto
1983 February KILROY WAS HERE
1983 April Don't Let It End
1983 July High Time
1984 April Music Time
1984 April CAUGHT IN THE ACT
1987 CLASSICS VOLUME 15
1990 October 9 EDGE OF THE CENTURY
1990 October Love Is The Ritual
1990 Show Me The Way
1991 FAN BOX SET
1995 August 22 GREATEST HITS
1996 June 11 GREATEST HITS PART 2
1996 It Takes Love
1996 Lady (live)
1997 April 29 RETURN TO PARADISE
1997 On My Way
1997 THE BEST OF TIMES: THE BEST OF STYX
1999 June 29 BRAVE NEW WORLD
1999 July 7 THE BEST OF STYX (Japan)
2000 March 21 EXTENDED VERSIONS
2000 September 25 THE SINGLES COLLECTION
2000 September 26 ARCH ALLIES (LIVE AT RIVERPORT)
2001 March 29 YESTERDAY & TODAY
2001 June 5 STYX WORLD: LIVE 2001
2002 June 11 THE BEST OF STYX: THE MILLENIUM COLLECTION
2002 July 9 AT THE RIVER'S EDGE: LIVE IN ST. LOUIS
2003 February 18 CYCLORAMA
2003 August 26 ROCKERS
2003 October 7 21ST CENTURY LIVE
2004 May 4 COME SAIL AWAY: THE STYX ANTHOLOGY
2005 February 15 THE COMPLETE WOODEN NICKEL RECORDINGS

[spaceace02038]

Date ALBUMS / Singles
1984 GIRLS WITH GUNS
1984 September Girls With Guns
1984 December Lonely School
1985 Free To Love You
1985 WHAT IF
1985 September Remo's Theme (What If)
1985 Jealousy
1987 AMBITION
1987 No Such Thing
1988 Ever Since The World Began
1998 June 30 7 DEADLY ZENS

[ChicagoSTYX]

Big Bang Theory...... May 10th 2005

[SuiteMadameBlue]

ChicagoStyx wrote:

Big Bang Theory...... May 10th 2005

Can I be mean or do I have to be nice on here??? LOL Just kidding.

BUT that one did come and go kind of fast, right? I guess that's common with most cover cd's right?

On a positive note, Dennis's double live cd is kicking ass in sales in North America. I think that's good news. And he sold out another Canada date.

[ChicagoSTYX]

I think it hung around longer and made a bigger impact then Brave New World.

[ChicagoSTYX]

Did Dennis's live CD make the Billboard charts?

[AnnieOprah]

Date ALBUMS / Singles
1972 September STYX
1972 Best Thing
1973 July STYX II (aka LADY)
1974 February THE SERPENT IS RISING
1974 November Lady
1974 November MAN OF MIRACLES
1975 May You Need Love
1975 December EQUINOX
1976 February Lorelei
1976 October CRYSTAL BALL
1976 Crystal Ball
1976 November Mademoiselle
1976 Jennifer
1977 July THE GRAND ILLUSION
1977 September Come Sail Away
1977 Fooling Yourself
1977 BEST OF STYX
1978 September PIECES OF EIGHT
1978 September Blue Collar Man
1978 Renegade/Sing For The Day
1978 Babe
1979 October CORNERSTONE
1979 Why Me
1979 Borrowed Time
1980 MIRACLES
1981 January The Best of Times
1981 January PARADISE THEATER
1981 March Too Much Time On My Hands
1981 June Nothing Ever Goes As Planned
1983 February Mr. Roboto
1983 February KILROY WAS HERE
1983 April Don't Let It End
1983 July High Time
1984 April Music Time
1984 April CAUGHT IN THE ACT
1987 CLASSICS VOLUME 15
1990 October 9 EDGE OF THE CENTURY
1990 October Love Is The Ritual
1990 Show Me The Way
1991 FAN BOX SET
1995 August 22 GREATEST HITS
1996 June 11 GREATEST HITS PART 2
1996 It Takes Love
1996 Lady (live)
1997 April 29 RETURN TO PARADISE
1997 On My Way
1997 THE BEST OF TIMES: THE BEST OF STYX
1999 June 29 BRAVE NEW WORLD
1999 July 7 THE BEST OF STYX (Japan)
2000 March 21 EXTENDED VERSIONS
2000 September 25 THE SINGLES COLLECTION
2000 September 26 ARCH ALLIES (LIVE AT RIVERPORT)
2001 March 29 YESTERDAY & TODAY
2001 June 5 STYX WORLD: LIVE 2001
2002 June 11 THE BEST OF STYX: THE MILLENIUM COLLECTION
2002 July 9 AT THE RIVER'S EDGE: LIVE IN ST. LOUIS
2003 February 18 CYCLORAMA
2003 August 26 ROCKERS
2003 October 7 21ST CENTURY LIVE
2004 May 4 COME SAIL AWAY: THE STYX ANTHOLOGY
2005 February 15 THE COMPLETE WOODEN NICKEL RECORDINGS

A few tweaks to your very comprehensive chronology...

Babe came out in late 1979 (not 1978 as you have listed) and peaked at number 1 in December 1979. I never know if it should be categorized as a 70s song or 80s song. XM radio plays it on the 80s station if that sheds any light on anything. The rest of the Cornerstone singles came out in 1980. Also, "Love At First Sight" off Edge came out in 1991 - it was a decent size hit, reaching #25 on the top 100 and #12 on AC.

"Paradise" was the first single off Return to Paradise and chared on Billboard AC at like 23 in 1997.

"Everything Is Cool" and "While There's Still Time" were released as Singles off BNW in 1999. "I will be your witness" Was released under the XTS name. None charted.

"Waiting For Our Time" was released off "Cyclo" and hit #37 on the rock track chart. The ballad "Yes I can" was released to AC and didn't chart. They may have tried to release "These are the Times" too. It didn't chart.

"I am the Walrus" was released prior to Big Bang Theory. While it didn't chart on any Billboard charts, it did receive some pretty big airplay on quite a few classic rock stations (stations that only play classic rock and are not part of the Billboard chart).

Hope that helps.

[SuiteMadameBlue]

Chicago Styx wrote:

Did Dennis's live CD make the Billboard charts?

American?? Canadian?? LOL Did Styx? And if they did, how long did it stay on the charts? Just curious

With all the crap that happened to Dennis I'm so happy that he's having a successful solo career. Well, I personally think he's pretty successful if you compare it to other Dinosaur Rock bands or artists. LOL I have a feeling this is just the beginning.

He's selling out more and more concerts in Canada, his cd is doing damn good up there and so is his Soundstage DVD. So it's Canada, he's still doing great!!

I personally think that he's doing a little better on his own that the current line up of Styx is doing now. OMG just look at that Star Academie clip, UNFRICKENBELIEVABLE!!

[SuiteMadameBlue]

AnnieOprah:

"Everything Is Cool" and "While There's Still Time" were released as Singles off BNW in 1999. "I will be your witness" Was released under the XTS name. None charted.

Why in the world didn't "While There's Still Time" chart????

WHY????

I love this song, I think I'm on my 15th time playing it just today!! I just can't believe it!!

[bugsymalone]

Thanks for all the release and charting info, everyone. I enjoyed reading it.

Bugsy

[ChicagoSTYX]

I think Big Bang reached number 34 on the American Billboard album charts. I am glad that Dennis is doing well in Canada. I think the true test will come if he ever records a new CD. As far as who is doing better…………How do you judge that? Who is generating more revenue? Who is selling more CDs? Who is playing to bigger crowds? Who is selling more t-shirts? Who is signed to major record company?

[jimmy19029]

I remember it being previewed the last week of December in 1980 on the radio but not being released till January 1981. That's why you recall Christmastime. It was a few days after Christmas that I heard the preview of Best of Times. Boy, was that song ever a comfort to me. Late 1980 was a very dark period for myself and my family. My sister had passed away, my dad was sick in the hospital, John Lennon had just been killed, the hostages were still in Iran. It seemed like the whole world was going wrong! Snowblind, also from that album, seemed to sum up this bleak period as I also saw several people I know about to crash into the wall as the song so accurately describes. Best of Times seemed to be telling me not to worry that it would all be better soon. Dennis telling us all not to give up.

[STYGIANMAN]

Thanks for the info. January 1981 sounds about right. The songs on the album all have 1980 dates, but that was because they were written sometime in 1980.

I don't know how they put all those albums out right in a row with all the touring they were doing. Amazing. But it was fun for me getting to buy a new Styx album every year!

[AnnieOprah]

AnnieOprah:

"Everything Is Cool" and "While There's Still Time" were released as Singles off BNW in 1999. "I will be your witness" Was released under the XTS name. None charted.

Why in the world didn't "While There's Still Time" chart????

WHY????

I love this song, I think I'm on my 15th time playing it just today!! I just can't believe it!!

I would say it was more a lack of record company/radio station support than the quality of the song. If its released in 1981, it goes to the top of the chart. I think it is a better song than Paradise. That only charted because CMC aggressively pushed the Return to Paradise album. The push for BNW was much less - probably because of all the politics that was happening.

[SuiteMadameBlue]

AnnieOprah wrote:

I would say it was more a lack of record company/radio station support than the quality of the song. If its released in 1981, it goes to the top of the chart. I think it is a better song than Paradise. That only charted because CMC aggressively pushed the Return to Paradise album. The push for BNW was much less - probably because of all the politics that was happening.

Damn them all!!! I can't believe all the missed opportunities!!!

"While There's Still Time" should've been in the top 10!! I love this song. I can't stop playing it all day!!

I love "Paradise" too!!

[BlackWall]

I also think "Number One" was a single from "Brave New World". I remember hearing it on the radio in October or November of '99.