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styxfanNH wrote:Here's my review for those that care.
I've listened to the cd about 4 or 5 times in my car and once in my home stereo. They sound very different based on the speakers in both places.
On a scale of 1-10, I would score it a 7.5 to 8.
The vocals are very clear and forward in the mix. Now I like vocals that are forward in the mix because I think the voice as an instrument shouldn't be burried liek it is in many mixes, but for this mix I thought it should have been dropped a little to let the other stuff through.
The songs vary in eq issues throughout the entire cd, in some of the songs, there is too much on the high end and others they are kinda muddy on the bottom end. In particular, on BCM Todd's cymbals are very bright.
But I think that they lost the focus of what this event was about. It wasn't about Styx, it was about the CYO. and there are places where you can here the orchestra and chorus, but it is like they are playing in another state proportional to the mix. I wanted more CYO and less Styx.
If they wanted this to be the Styx classic they intended it to be, they should have brought someone who has experience mixing an orchestra as well as Loizzo and Tommy. Instead they got the Styx part down but didn't give the true talent their due.
Alan said this was a missed opportunity. After several listens, I would have to agree. I still need to listen to it through a set of headphones to get a true read on it, but that will be for later.
Hopefully t he dvd will be different.
Ash wrote:Why is it (and I'm just asking) that we're always hearing the words "Styx" and "Missed Opportunity" in the same sentance release after release?
Grotelul wrote:Ash wrote:Why is it (and I'm just asking) that we're always hearing the words "Styx" and "Missed Opportunity" in the same sentance release after release?
Speaking of missed opportunities... a few come to mind... Cornerstone, Kilroy Was Here, Edge of The Century. Cornerstone was the record that made me wince when I first put it on the turntable. Is my stereo broke? Are my speakers not working properly? Where is the power that I remember from POE, GI and others?!! Depressed now.
Ash wrote:Why is it (and I'm just asking) that we're always hearing the words "Styx" and "Missed Opportunity" in the same sentance release after release?
brywool wrote:God, is another version of JY shrieking Miss America needed???? The clip on MelodicRock is dreadful.
WHY do they have him doing lead vocals and Burtnik was under utilized (???). Dumb move. JY's backups are great.
His lead voice is crap.
Grotelul wrote:Ash wrote:Why is it (and I'm just asking) that we're always hearing the words "Styx" and "Missed Opportunity" in the same sentance release after release?
Speaking of missed opportunities... a few come to mind... Cornerstone, Kilroy Was Here, Edge of The Century. Cornerstone was the record that made me wince when I first put it on the turntable. Is my stereo broke? Are my speakers not working properly? Where is the power that I remember from POE, GI and others?!! Depressed now.
rajah2165 wrote:Grotelul wrote:Ash wrote:Why is it (and I'm just asking) that we're always hearing the words "Styx" and "Missed Opportunity" in the same sentance release after release?
Speaking of missed opportunities... a few come to mind... Cornerstone, Kilroy Was Here, Edge of The Century. Cornerstone was the record that made me wince when I first put it on the turntable. Is my stereo broke? Are my speakers not working properly? Where is the power that I remember from POE, GI and others?!! Depressed now.
Groteful - lets hope your posts get better than that one...
Cornerstone - Triple platinum; Grammy nominated for album of the year; #1 single for 2 weeks and People's Choice Winner in Babe; Another top 30 single in Why Me? Top 10 European smash in Boat On the River...
Kilroy - Platinum; 2 top 10 singles; 1 gold single; 1 additional top 40 single; One of the top songs of the entire 1980s
Edge of the Century - Gold; Top 3 single; Top 25 single in Love At First Sight; Top 40 album; Song dubbed "Gulf War Anthem"
Please do tell the results of anything that has been released in the last 8 years that has been worth a note and made any type of dent in the music scene?
That's what I thought...
Ash wrote:Honestly - I couldn't care less really.
Kansas did what you suggested. Kansas is what Styx would have become.
Kansas released Point of Know Return when Styx released Pieces of Eight. Both progressive rock albums to the core. Both were big and had huge world tours.
After this album - can you name the next Kansas album recorded? It was called Monolith and was actually better than Point of Know Return musically. But it was too prog, too dark - and Kansas fell out of the limelight - something they never recovered from. Styx evolved their sound (something every successful band does) going more acoustic (the trend at the time) and producing Cornerstone and their greatest album - Paradise Theatre. Kansas produced Audio Visions (with one minor hit) and then Vinyl Confessions and Drastic Measures with a different vocalist. Kansas produced Paradise Theatre and Kilroy was Here - two of the most well known albums of their times.
Say what you want about what music you like and what music you do not like - but if you want to try and re-write what is part of history - then it is YOU, my friend, who needs to get a life.
...a band should not remain the same but to go from POE to Cornerstone and then Kilroy?
I was just disappointed in the direction they took, mainly due to one man's opinion on what direction they should go. I think they could have remained together throughout the 80's making something really special if not for one man wanting to dictate what the group was going to do.
bugsymalone wrote:...a band should not remain the same but to go from POE to Cornerstone and then Kilroy?
I keep wondering where "Paradise Theater" went in this progression. But then I read this:I was just disappointed in the direction they took, mainly due to one man's opinion on what direction they should go. I think they could have remained together throughout the 80's making something really special if not for one man wanting to dictate what the group was going to do.
So I guess it makes total sense to leave out Styx' only No. 1 album.![]()
Bugsy
Ash wrote:Honestly - I couldn't care less really.
After this album - can you name the next Kansas album recorded? It was called Monolith and was actually better than Point of Know Return musically. But it was too prog, too dark - and Kansas fell out of the limelight - something they never recovered from.
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