Atlanta Review

[fbnl]

Sorry it took me a couple days to get to this, for some reason I had to re-register. LOVE THE SHOW on Friday night. It was so much better than I expected! Wait, that sounds bad, I didn't expect it to be bad, just wasn't sure what to expect after all these years and member changes. First of all, I did not miss DDY at all, yes, it would have been great if he was there, but I didn't think about him not being there. Tommy was great, loved all the new guys, what is with that grin of JY's???? And Chuck came out about 3/4 thru it all and played for a few songs, he looks really good, and that was a real treat for me. The show lasted about 2 hours and 15 minutes (I think). Sold out, 5000 fans. Unfortunately we had to sit thru that stupid country house band they have as a warm up, when they announced that I immediately went to the bar for a shot of Padron to get me thru it, the guy is really bad!!! Styx came on about 10:30. We were about 10 people back on the floor. Great view of it all. They played most of the songs on the setlist you posted, did not do BCM. The medley was fabulous, like a trip down memory lane. Highlight for me was Crystal Ball if I had to pick one song. They did a tribute to James Brown and played I Feel Good; and later did One Way Out, not sure if that is because they were in Georgia or not, but Tommy did talk about Alabama, he seemed happy to be in the south. They didn't play Boat on the River which I was hoping for, seemed to be alot of the earlier stuff being played and that was just fine with me. The guys all seemed to be enjoying themselves on stage. I just felt so lucky to be there, see such a classic band still playing like they were in their heyday!!!

[froy]

Sorry it took me a couple days to get to this, for some reason I had to re-register. LOVE THE SHOW on Friday night. It was so much better than I expected! Wait, that sounds bad, I didn't expect it to be bad, just wasn't sure what to expect after all these years and member changes. First of all, I did not miss DDY at all, yes, it would have been great if he was there, but I didn't think about him not being there. Tommy was great, loved all the new guys, what is with that grin of JY's???? And Chuck came out about 3/4 thru it all and played for a few songs, he looks really good, and that was a real treat for me. The show lasted about 2 hours and 15 minutes (I think). Sold out, 5000 fans. Unfortunately we had to sit thru that stupid country house band they have as a warm up, when they announced that I immediately went to the bar for a shot of Padron to get me thru it, the guy is really bad!!! Styx came on about 10:30. We were about 10 people back on the floor. Great view of it all. They played most of the songs on the setlist you posted, did not do BCM. The medley was fabulous, like a trip down memory lane. Highlight for me was Crystal Ball if I had to pick one song. They did a tribute to James Brown and played I Feel Good; and later did One Way Out, not sure if that is because they were in Georgia or not, but Tommy did talk about Alabama, he seemed happy to be in the south. They didn't play Boat on the River which I was hoping for, seemed to be alot of the earlier stuff being played and that was just fine with me. The guys all seemed to be enjoying themselves on stage. I just felt so lucky to be there, see such a classic band still playing like they were in their heyday!!!

Thanks Tommy for the review

[yogi]

Did you post that they didnt play Blue Collar Man????

Are you sure that they didnt do Tommy's & JY's new mimed version????? If they did this version their faces would have been painted black and the entire band would of been wearing hardhats.

[rajah2165]

Sorry it took me a couple days to get to this, for some reason I had to re-register. LOVE THE SHOW on Friday night. It was so much better than I expected! Wait, that sounds bad, I didn't expect it to be bad, just wasn't sure what to expect after all these years and member changes. First of all, I did not miss DDY at all, yes, it would have been great if he was there, but I didn't think about him not being there. Tommy was great, loved all the new guys, what is with that grin of JY's???? And Chuck came out about 3/4 thru it all and played for a few songs, he looks really good, and that was a real treat for me. The show lasted about 2 hours and 15 minutes (I think). Sold out, 5000 fans. Unfortunately we had to sit thru that stupid country house band they have as a warm up, when they announced that I immediately went to the bar for a shot of Padron to get me thru it, the guy is really bad!!! Styx came on about 10:30. We were about 10 people back on the floor. Great view of it all. They played most of the songs on the setlist you posted, did not do BCM. The medley was fabulous, like a trip down memory lane. Highlight for me was Crystal Ball if I had to pick one song. They did a tribute to James Brown and played I Feel Good; and later did One Way Out, not sure if that is because they were in Georgia or not, but Tommy did talk about Alabama, he seemed happy to be in the south. They didn't play Boat on the River which I was hoping for, seemed to be alot of the earlier stuff being played and that was just fine with me. The guys all seemed to be enjoying themselves on stage. I just felt so lucky to be there, see such a classic band still playing like they were in their heyday!!!

Just to put it in perspective...tickets for this show were VERY CHEAP like $8...not like they were getting a lot per head...

[kansas666]

what is with that grin of JY's????

Face lift.

It's permanent. Kinda like The Joker.

[Grotelul]

Sorry it took me a couple days to get to this, for some reason I had to re-register. LOVE THE SHOW on Friday night. It was so much better than I expected! Wait, that sounds bad, I didn't expect it to be bad, just wasn't sure what to expect after all these years and member changes. First of all, I did not miss DDY at all, yes, it would have been great if he was there, but I didn't think about him not being there. Tommy was great, loved all the new guys, what is with that grin of JY's???? And Chuck came out about 3/4 thru it all and played for a few songs, he looks really good, and that was a real treat for me. The show lasted about 2 hours and 15 minutes (I think). Sold out, 5000 fans. Unfortunately we had to sit thru that stupid country house band they have as a warm up, when they announced that I immediately went to the bar for a shot of Padron to get me thru it, the guy is really bad!!! Styx came on about 10:30. We were about 10 people back on the floor. Great view of it all. They played most of the songs on the setlist you posted, did not do BCM. The medley was fabulous, like a trip down memory lane. Highlight for me was Crystal Ball if I had to pick one song. They did a tribute to James Brown and played I Feel Good; and later did One Way Out, not sure if that is because they were in Georgia or not, but Tommy did talk about Alabama, he seemed happy to be in the south. They didn't play Boat on the River which I was hoping for, seemed to be alot of the earlier stuff being played and that was just fine with me. The guys all seemed to be enjoying themselves on stage. I just felt so lucky to be there, see such a classic band still playing like they were in their heyday!!!

Thanks Tommy for the review

Hey Dennis...how have ya been?

[mr.v]

Sounds like you had a great time at a great show. Gee, call me stupid but maybe JY's grin is because he is happy and having a good time. They are a fun band to see and every time I've seen any of the line-ups they have always but on a show worth seeing, same with the time I saw Dennis live. Dispite the nay sayers here they are still a class act that has a long career of live shows ahead of them and hopefully another kickin' studio recording in the works. Don't let the lack of respect for your review here bother you there are still a lot of us that read this board for reviews and news, we just don't post much due to the stupidity that seems to follow every STYX positive post. Some people have way too much time on the hands. (Pun intended)

[fbnl]

Definitely didn't do Blue Collar Man. No hard hats. However, Ricky did put on a cowboy hat when they played One Way Out. And Lawrence did a headstand, forget how that tied in. The ticket prices were $16, $30, $50, $100 General admission for $16, about $20 with tickemaster fees, limited amount at door for $25. The others you got to sit at a reserved table, some were at the side of the stage, I guess those were the more expensive. They must be trying to get some concerts going at this venue, they announced Kansas next month during the Styx concert, hopefully it'll be the same price, regardless, I'll be there for that too. I agree, Styx still has alot left in them for the future!!!

[ChicagoSTYX]

Definitely didn't do Blue Collar Man. No hard hats. However, Ricky did put on a cowboy hat when they played One Way Out. And Lawrence did a headstand, forget how that tied in. The ticket prices were $16, $30, $50, $100 General admission for $16, about $20 with tickemaster fees, limited amount at door for $25. The others you got to sit at a reserved table, some were at the side of the stage, I guess those were the more expensive. They must be trying to get some concerts going at this venue, they announced Kansas next month during the Styx concert, hopefully it'll be the same price, regardless, I'll be there for that too. I agree, Styx still has alot left in them for the future!!!

Thanks for the info.

Great review!!

[yogi]

I am STUNNED that they did NOT play Blue Collar Man.

Are you sure that they didnt do their mimed version??

Is this a first for them???

I have NEVER heard of them doing a concert post Pieces Of Eight when Blue Collar Man wasnt in the set.

Glad that you enjoyed the show!!!

[Jodes]

Was this the Wild Bill's show?

This is what is posted on Styxworld:

Here is the setlist from Wild Bills the other night. They said the place held 6,500 people and it sold out! It was packed and the crowd was great. A lot of them got trashed because the doors opened at 7:00 and Styx didn't come on till 10:30. They played a little over 2 hours.
Setlist.
1.Blue Collar Man
2.The Grand Illusion
3.Lorelei
4.I Feel Good (James Brown tribute)
5.Too Much Time on My Hands
6.Lady
7.Snowblind
8.I Am The Walrus
9.Just Be (Awesome New Song)
10.A&M Medley(18 Deep Cuts!)
11.Crystal Ball
12.Suite Madame Blue
13.Fooling Yourself (Chuck Pannozzo came out)
14.Miss America
15.Come Sail Away

Encore:
16.One Way Out (Allman Brothers tune-They're from Georgia)
17.Everything All the Time (Other new song)
18.Renegade

Maybe you were waiting to get beers when they started BCM?

[yogi]

I'm telling you, that if they opened up with it and did the mimed version and you were not looking at the stage( taking a piss, grabbing a brew), you would never know that they played it.

I have a boot of a 2001 show when they started playing their mimed version. On a CD it's 5 minutes 24 seconds of total silence. About 2 months after I got this show, I got the DVD version of the same show off of E-bay and then saw Blue Collar Man mimed.

Seeing JY pulling that long rope with a hardhat on is incredible. What talent!!!!!!

I think it was Glen and Gowan that erected this huge wall and then Tommy & Chuck blast through it. All the while Todd air drums through this masterpiece.

What a concept!!!, But the CD version BLOWS!!!!

[AnnieOprah]

Was this the Wild Bill's show?

This is what is posted on Styxworld:

Here is the setlist from Wild Bills the other night. They said the place held 6,500 people and it sold out! It was packed and the crowd was great. A lot of them got trashed because the doors opened at 7:00 and Styx didn't come on till 10:30. They played a little over 2 hours.
Setlist.
1.Blue Collar Man
2.The Grand Illusion
3.Lorelei
4.I Feel Good (James Brown tribute)
5.Too Much Time on My Hands
6.Lady
7.Snowblind
8.I Am The Walrus
9.Just Be (Awesome New Song)
10.A&M Medley(18 Deep Cuts!)
11.Crystal Ball
12.Suite Madame Blue
13.Fooling Yourself (Chuck Pannozzo came out)
14.Miss America
15.Come Sail Away

Encore:
16.One Way Out (Allman Brothers tune-They're from Georgia)
17.Everything All the Time (Other new song)
18.Renegade

Maybe you were waiting to get beers when they started BCM?

So, are they now back to including DDY songs? I thought they had stopped playing them altogether as evidenced by the CYO show/album.

[stmonkeys]

Was this the Wild Bill's show?

This is what is posted on Styxworld:

Here is the setlist from Wild Bills the other night. They said the place held 6,500 people and it sold out! It was packed and the crowd was great. A lot of them got trashed because the doors opened at 7:00 and Styx didn't come on till 10:30. They played a little over 2 hours.
Setlist.
1.Blue Collar Man
2.The Grand Illusion
3.Lorelei
4.I Feel Good (James Brown tribute)
5.Too Much Time on My Hands
6.Lady
7.Snowblind
8.I Am The Walrus
9.Just Be (Awesome New Song)
10.A&M Medley(18 Deep Cuts!)
11.Crystal Ball
12.Suite Madame Blue
13.Fooling Yourself (Chuck Pannozzo came out)
14.Miss America
15.Come Sail Away

Encore:
16.One Way Out (Allman Brothers tune-They're from Georgia)
17.Everything All the Time (Other new song)
18.Renegade

Maybe you were waiting to get beers when they started BCM?

So, are they now back to including DDY songs? I thought they had stopped playing them altogether as evidenced by the CYO show/album.

they always play GI, Lady & CSA. the reason you didn't see them in the CYO show was because of the lawsuit. as far as SMB goes, that seems to be a new addition to the set. i can't recall the last time they played it. (possibly 1999 or 2000?)

[fbnl]

OK, maybe I'm having a short term memory problem here, cause I was there for the entire concert, if they did do BCM for the first song. I can admit I was wrong........blame it on those shots of tequila I had to get thru the warm up (country) band - haha! I didn't mean to start something.....

[yogi]

We all seem to be fairly chummy around here. As a token of my appreciation for the people that visit this fourm I am willing to burn you a CD copy of Styx's mimed version of Blue Collar Man. Just shoot me a PM with your mailing address and I will get one in the mail to you.

[styxfansite]

We all seem to be fairly chummy around here. As a token of my appreciation for the people that visit this fourm I am willing to burn you a CD copy of Styx's mimed version of Blue Collar Man. Just shoot me a PM with your mailing address and I will get one in the mail to you.

Is it THX Dolby Digital remastered?

[gr8dane]

We all seem to be fairly chummy around here. As a token of my appreciation for the people that visit this fourm I am willing to burn you a CD copy of Styx's mimed version of Blue Collar Man. Just shoot me a PM with your mailing address and I will get one in the mail to you.

I will take one if it is then one with air-guitar.Please and thank you.

[yogi]

Tommy just posted on the Styxworld website www.styxworld.com that VH1 Classic is going to premire their mimed rendition of Blue Collar Man. It will air at 10am eastern on Sunday January 28th and again at 8 pm that evening.

I dont get VH1 Classic. I am interested to see if its just the concert footage or if they actually made a video for this.

If anyone will tape this I would love to get a copy.

PM me and maybe we could work out a trade of some sort.