What got you into Styx?

[GrandIllusionist725]

Im sure this posted some time ago, or maybe it hasn't, we will just see how this goes!!

What got you into Styx?

I would have to say Detroit Rock City. Its weird to fall in love with Styx from a movie about Kiss, but in that convenient store scene when the guy kisses the girl and Come Sail Away begins, i was hooked that second!

Now for you..
Go ahead, post away!

[froy]

Im sure this posted some time ago, or maybe it hasn't, we will just see how this goes!!

What got you into Styx?

I would have to say Detroit Rock City. Its weird to fall in love with Styx from a movie about Kiss, but in that convenient store scene when the guy kisses the girl and Come Sail Away begins, i was hooked that second!

Now for you..
Go ahead, post away!

STYX BTO 1976
Dennis sword fighting JY during Born For Adventure
Thats all it took
Look for that one to come back

[DavidD]

I was about 17. Just started driving. I was over a friends house partying and his older brother was heavy on playing the Equinox album. I loved it. He told us about the show coming to Merywether Post Pavillion coming the next week. John and I made the trip. And, I have been hooked since.

[mikemarrs]

got kilroy was here featuring mr. roboto for my 8th birthday in 1983.

[bugsymalone]

Hearing "Lady" on the radio. Those harmonies and the voice of Dennis DeYoung.

Bugsy

[tntpayne]

Didn't know who they were back in 77 or 78. I was 15 or 16 years old and won the Grand Illusion album off the radio... 92Q in the Nashville area. What an album to win!

[Socratic Methodist]

Paradise Theater......as an 11 yeard old.

Yeah, Styx, they're ok......

[stabbim]

KWH was my gateway to Styx fandom as well. It was my first exposure to the rock-opera-concept-album thing, and I thought it was cool that a band would be trying something like that. KWH led me to CITA, which led me back to the A&M albums represented there ...which led to the discovery that I liked the 70's Styx better than the 80's Styx.

So, yeah...even though today I don't rank KWH very highly as a Styx album -- and even lower as a concept album -- I still have a soft spot for it.

[MtlLady]

[quote="GrandIllusionist725"]Im sure this posted some time ago, or maybe it hasn't, we will just see how this goes!!

What got you into Styx?{/quote]

I'm embarassed to say this now, but when I was a young teenager, I thought Tommy Shaw was cute (I was only 14, okay??). And I had always been into rock music (no girly stuff for me!), so the two meshed. Even my high-school boyfriend was a blonde, blue-eyed guitar player!

To this day, high-school buddies tell me that they still think of me everytime they hear Styx on the radio because I was such a fan.

Now you know my deepest, darkest secret.

[brywool]

Im sure this posted some time ago, or maybe it hasn't, we will just see how this goes!!

What got you into Styx?

I would have to say Detroit Rock City. Its weird to fall in love with Styx from a movie about Kiss, but in that convenient store scene when the guy kisses the girl and Come Sail Away begins, i was hooked that second!

Now for you..
Go ahead, post away!

Lady. I liked it when it first came out. Then never heard from them again.
When GI came out, I liked Come Sail Away and a friend had free tickets to their show in Seattle.
I went and was hooked.

[froy]

Lady. I liked it when it first came out. Then never heard from them again.
When GI came out, I liked Come Sail Away and a friend had free tickets to their show in Seattle.
I went and was hooked.

[/quote]

Does that make you a hooker?

[ek88]

I heard Mr. Roboto on the radio back in '82 or so, and couldn't stand it. Then I heard Don't Let It End and didn't care for it a whole lot, mainly because it was by the same band that did Roboto (that was my logic at the time). Anyway, a few years later a high school buddy of mine left a Caught In The Act cassette in my car, so I gave it a listen. Of course, it began with Music Time, so my initial thought was "Man, this band really sucks!" (which is funny to me, now) Fortunately, I got to some of the better (classic) tracks and that changed everything. From then I gradually became acquainted with their back catalog via the radio. Shortly thereafter, I bought Grand Illusion and Paradise Theatre, and my initial impressions changed to "Man, this is the greatest band of all time!"

[jimmy19029]

Hearing "Lady" on the radio. Those harmonies and the voice of Dennis DeYoung.

Bugsy

Me too! First heard Lady on the radio in Philly around Christmas 1974. Then it climbed to #6 right around the time my friends were having a St. Patrick's Day party. Lady was the first song we heard on the radio at the party as we walked into the bar area.

[gr8dane]

Lady. I liked it when it first came out. Then never heard from them again.
When GI came out, I liked Come Sail Away and a friend had free tickets to their show in Seattle.
I went and was hooked.

Does that make you a hooker?[/quote]

I'll take a hookah,if you don't mind.

[gr8dane]

Walked into a record shop and they were playing Equinox and I just froze on the spot and soaked it all up.
It was their only copy,so I bought the playing copy.75 or 6,ahh those were the days.

[stmonkeys]

i listened to GI on my friend's 8-track stereo!!! i was about 13 or 14, right before PT came out. the first 2 albums i ever bought were GI & PT. I also bought all the tiger beats & 16 mags with the pinups in them too, amanda! LOL!!! those were the days...

[RedWingFan]

i listened to GI on my friend's 8-track stereo!!! i was about 13 or 14, right before PT came out. the first 2 albums i ever bought were GI & PT. I also bought all the tiger beats & 16 mags with the pinups in them too, amanda! LOL!!! those were the days...

What got you all "coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs" for Glen?

[yogi]

Once I heard 'Fanfare For The Common Man' I was hooked!!!!!!

[gr8dane]

Once I heard 'Fanfare For The Common Man' I was hooked!!!!!!

Bloody H,you go way back.
I don't suppose that was when you heard 'Fanfare 'live in 72 or so.

[stmonkeys]

i listened to GI on my friend's 8-track stereo!!! i was about 13 or 14, right before PT came out. the first 2 albums i ever bought were GI & PT. I also bought all the tiger beats & 16 mags with the pinups in them too, amanda! LOL!!! those were the days...

What got you all "coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs" for Glen?

the 1999 tour. LOL! glen's just a sweetheart. and he rocks! and he's funny as hell! and he's a brilliant musician/songwriter (probably the most talented all around musician ever in styx -past or present), and he's put out some really INCREDIBLE music, and he can shake his ass/bass-hump with the best of 'em, and he's semi-local (for now), and he's a goofball, and.... i could go on Glen is the only member of styx i've actually had in my hotel room. of course, his wife, daughters, and niece were there too, and i was 5 months pregnant- purely an innocent exchange of a bunch of video games for a concert ticket and an autograph on my guitar.


don't get me wrong, i always was and will be a tommygirl, but glennie is right up there as well Heck, toss in Rik Emmett, and i'm a really happy gal



you had to ask...lol

[RedWingFan]

i listened to GI on my friend's 8-track stereo!!! i was about 13 or 14, right before PT came out. the first 2 albums i ever bought were GI & PT. I also bought all the tiger beats & 16 mags with the pinups in them too, amanda! LOL!!! those were the days...

What got you all "coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs" for Glen?

the 1999 tour. LOL! glen's just a sweetheart. and he rocks! and he's funny as hell! and he's a brilliant musician/songwriter (probably the most talented all around musician ever in styx -past or present), and he's put out some really INCREDIBLE music, and he can shake his ass/bass-hump with the best of 'em, and he's semi-local (for now), and he's a goofball, and.... i could go on

Yeah you better stop before you start sounding like a 6th grade girl with her wall covered in tiger beats and 16

Glen is the only member of styx i've actually had in my hotel room. of course, his wife, daughters, and niece were there too, and i was 5 months pregnant-

You sure Glen didn't make a solo trip 5 months earlier?

purely an innocent exchange of a bunch of video games for a concert ticket and an autograph on my guitar.

Okay now you're protesting way too much!!!!!
I used to be Redwingfan by the way. Changed it after they got eliminated.

[MtlLady]

i listened to GI on my friend's 8-track stereo!!! i was about 13 or 14, right before PT came out. the first 2 albums i ever bought were GI & PT. I also bought all the tiger beats & 16 mags with the pinups in them too, amanda! LOL!!! those were the days...

OMG! I used to drive my mother NUTS with all those Tommy/Styx pinups. She wondered why she and my father bothered with wallpaper in my room!!!

And as a side bonus, it used to drive my younger sister nuts too and we shared a room until I was 16. Of course, Cornerstone playing on my turntable 24/7 in our room kinda got to her too. We used to fight over it. She's still talking to me now so it's okay.

[stmonkeys]

i listened to GI on my friend's 8-track stereo!!! i was about 13 or 14, right before PT came out. the first 2 albums i ever bought were GI & PT. I also bought all the tiger beats & 16 mags with the pinups in them too, amanda! LOL!!! those were the days...

What got you all "coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs" for Glen?

the 1999 tour. LOL! glen's just a sweetheart. and he rocks! and he's funny as hell! and he's a brilliant musician/songwriter (probably the most talented all around musician ever in styx -past or present), and he's put out some really INCREDIBLE music, and he can shake his ass/bass-hump with the best of 'em, and he's semi-local (for now), and he's a goofball, and.... i could go on

Yeah you better stop before you start sounding like a 6th grade girl with her wall covered in tiger beats and 16

****
old habbits die hard- what can i say.

***

Glen is the only member of styx i've actually had in my hotel room. of course, his wife, daughters, and niece were there too, and i was 5 months pregnant-

You sure Glen didn't make a solo trip 5 months earlier?
***

well, my daughter's NOT a leftie. my 4 year old son is, however...
***

purely an innocent exchange of a bunch of video games for a concert ticket and an autograph on my guitar.

Okay now you're protesting way too much!!!!!
I used to be Redwingfan by the way. Changed it after they got eliminated.

you don't want me to get a reputation around here... now do you
fair-weather fan, huh... that explains it.

<--islander fan through thick & thin (and there's been quite a bit of thin over the last decade, believe me!)

[RedWingFan]

i listened to GI on my friend's 8-track stereo!!! i was about 13 or 14, right before PT came out. the first 2 albums i ever bought were GI & PT. I also bought all the tiger beats & 16 mags with the pinups in them too, amanda! LOL!!! those were the days...

What got you all "coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs" for Glen?

the 1999 tour. LOL! glen's just a sweetheart. and he rocks! and he's funny as hell! and he's a brilliant musician/songwriter (probably the most talented all around musician ever in styx -past or present), and he's put out some really INCREDIBLE music, and he can shake his ass/bass-hump with the best of 'em, and he's semi-local (for now), and he's a goofball, and.... i could go on

Yeah you better stop before you start sounding like a 6th grade girl with her wall covered in tiger beats and 16

****
old habbits die hard- what can i say.

***

Glen is the only member of styx i've actually had in my hotel room. of course, his wife, daughters, and niece were there too, and i was 5 months pregnant-

You sure Glen didn't make a solo trip 5 months earlier?
***

well, my daughter's NOT a leftie. my 4 year old son is, however...
***

purely an innocent exchange of a bunch of video games for a concert ticket and an autograph on my guitar.

Okay now you're protesting way too much!!!!!
I used to be Redwingfan by the way. Changed it after they got eliminated.

you don't want me to get a reputation around here... now do you
fair-weather fan, huh... that explains it.

<--islander fan through thick & thin (and there's been quite a bit of thin over the last decade, believe me!)

No not a fair weather fan. I've been a Raiders fan since I was 4 and started following the Wings when I was 12. The Raiders are my first love, I always go back to the Wings after football season
Don't worry I won't tell anyone you had Glen's lovechild

[stmonkeys]

i listened to GI on my friend's 8-track stereo!!! i was about 13 or 14, right before PT came out. the first 2 albums i ever bought were GI & PT. I also bought all the tiger beats & 16 mags with the pinups in them too, amanda! LOL!!! those were the days...

What got you all "coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs" for Glen?

the 1999 tour. LOL! glen's just a sweetheart. and he rocks! and he's funny as hell! and he's a brilliant musician/songwriter (probably the most talented all around musician ever in styx -past or present), and he's put out some really INCREDIBLE music, and he can shake his ass/bass-hump with the best of 'em, and he's semi-local (for now), and he's a goofball, and.... i could go on

Yeah you better stop before you start sounding like a 6th grade girl with her wall covered in tiger beats and 16

****
old habbits die hard- what can i say.

***

Glen is the only member of styx i've actually had in my hotel room. of course, his wife, daughters, and niece were there too, and i was 5 months pregnant-

You sure Glen didn't make a solo trip 5 months earlier?
***

well, my daughter's NOT a leftie. my 4 year old son is, however...
***

purely an innocent exchange of a bunch of video games for a concert ticket and an autograph on my guitar.

Okay now you're protesting way too much!!!!!
I used to be Redwingfan by the way. Changed it after they got eliminated.

you don't want me to get a reputation around here... now do you
fair-weather fan, huh... that explains it.

<--islander fan through thick & thin (and there's been quite a bit of thin over the last decade, believe me!)

No not a fair weather fan. I've been a Raiders fan since I was 4 and started following the Wings when I was 12. The Raiders are my first love, I always go back to the Wings after football season
***

so you're trying to confuse us by switching your user name depending on which sport season it is, huh... ok, got it. but football season doesn't start for a few months...
***
Don't worry I won't tell anyone you had Glen's lovechild

that's ok, i don't think he could handle keeping track of any more kids. at the pony show a few weeks ago, someone asked him about his kids, and he said "beau, darla, sally...uh, i think that's it." I replied "you forgot Larry & Curly" he was amused.

[RedWingFan]

that's ok, i don't think he could handle keeping track of any more kids. at the pony show a few weeks ago, someone asked him about his kids, and he said "beau, darla, sally...uh, i think that's it." I replied "you forgot Larry & Curly" he was amused.

Darla had me thinking more in line with Spanky and Alfalfa

[stmonkeys]

that's ok, i don't think he could handle keeping track of any more kids. at the pony show a few weeks ago, someone asked him about his kids, and he said "beau, darla, sally...uh, i think that's it." I replied "you forgot Larry & Curly" he was amused.

Darla had me thinking more in line with Spanky and Alfalfa

yeah... well... i was slightly intoxicated, and that's what came to mind...

although- he did play a hilareous cover of Johnny Cash and the Who: Folsom Prison/Pinball Wizard

if i can get a copy of it i'll post it. it ROCKED!!!

[DarwinNebraska]

"Paradise Theatre" - 1981

[LordofDaRing]

1979 - English class 11th Grade. Listening to some stoner intepet the words to the Grand Illusion. Perfect time to have ordered a pizza and have it delivered to class huh? Wait I think it had been done already.

[pinkfloyd1973]

The first time hearing Styx I was about 4 or 5 and heard "Renegade" on the radio while we were at our trailer in Lake Eliza, IN and the beginning scared the daylights out of me lol........the second time was when I was listening to the the Loop (WLUP) and the now defunct "Mighty Met" WMET here in Chicago and remembering hearing songs from "Paradise Theatre". "The Grand Illusion" hooked me for good



Robin