On Dennis' Website

[shaka]

It sort of surprises me that REM would like a band like Styx but when I think about it it would make sense.

Sigh.

Et tu, Eric?

Yep, me too.

[sadie65]

dennis will have the same problem journey had with arrival.
this cd has beenout for 4/6 months, the diehards already have it.
his best bet is to get someone relavant to do the duet and get some airplay(maybe).
a country singer would be an obvious choice. but i dont think country radio would play the song.
so maybe a miley cirus would create a buzz.but does regular radio play hannah montanna.
so maybe a celine, elton type is the way to go.

Oh please, please, PLEASE NOT Celine!!!!! *runs and hides under my desk* Cripes, my 10 year old can sing better than her. *shudder*

Want another gravely voice? Tom Waits.

Just my $0.02.

-A

I like you, I really do...but please no...not Tom Waite. Personal preference...but ack...my ears. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[MtlLady]

dennis will have the same problem journey had with arrival.
this cd has beenout for 4/6 months, the diehards already have it.
his best bet is to get someone relavant to do the duet and get some airplay(maybe).
a country singer would be an obvious choice. but i dont think country radio would play the song.
so maybe a miley cirus would create a buzz.but does regular radio play hannah montanna.
so maybe a celine, elton type is the way to go.

Oh please, please, PLEASE NOT Celine!!!!! *runs and hides under my desk* Cripes, my 10 year old can sing better than her. *shudder*

Want another gravely voice? Tom Waits.

Just my $0.02.

-A

I like you, I really do...but please no...not Tom Waite. Personal preference...but ack...my ears. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Now, I didn't say I liked Tom Waits. He's just got that gravely voice like LaPointe.

So you can keep liking me, LOL!

I'm sure whoever DDY picks will be wonderful.

[pinkfloyd1973]

so maybe a miley cirus would create a buzz.but does regular radio play hannah montanna.

Ugh, not Silly Ray Virus' devil spawn....anyone but her




Robin

[dextertragic]

Dennis still has NOT found a singer to sing the duet with him??????

I don't know if anyone has thrown this idea out yet, but why not get Chris Daughtry to sing the duet with him. Daughtry sang "Renegade" when he was on Idol, and the guy is pretty huge right now. I think it would definitely help CD sales in the U.S.

Just my $.02

Dexter

[classicstyxfan]

In the end, he'll probably give the job to..........SUZANNE !!!!

[sadie65]

In the end, he'll probably give the job to..........SUZANNE !!!!

ACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKkkkk

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Zan]

In the end, he'll probably give the job to..........SUZANNE !!!!

ACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKkkkk

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Don't be so negative, Sadie. I think it's sweet that Dennis is still so madly in love with his wife of 38 years (it's their 38th anniversary year) that he wants to include her in everything.

Am I alone in this?

She Cares rules!

[BidForGreen]

In the end, he'll probably give the job to..........SUZANNE !!!!

ACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKkkkk

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Don't be so negative, Sadie. I think it's sweet that Dennis is still so madly in love with his wife of 38 years (it's their 38th anniversary year) that he wants to include her in everything.

Am I alone in this?

She Cares rules!

I gotta say I knew Styx was dead when I heard crap like She Cares and Babe and Boat On The Frickin River...

I was like, what the hell has happened to this band that always pushed the edge of heavy duty rock and roll...I kept thinking "JY what the hell are you letting these 2 p*ssies do to you? Get your ass up and rock!! "

[Zan]

In the end, he'll probably give the job to..........SUZANNE !!!!

ACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKkkkk

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Don't be so negative, Sadie. I think it's sweet that Dennis is still so madly in love with his wife of 38 years (it's their 38th anniversary year) that he wants to include her in everything.

Am I alone in this?

She Cares rules!

I gotta say I knew Styx was dead when I heard crap like She Cares and Babe and Boat On The Frickin River...

I was like, what the hell has happened to this band that always pushed the edge of heavy duty rock and roll...I kept thinking "JY what the hell are you letting these 2 p*ssies do to you? Get your ass up and rock!! "

No way. Babe, maybe. But She Craes and Boat on the River?

...and when the world has turned its back on me, I won't have to feel alone 'cuz I know she cares.

That is frickin profound stuff. Go away with your poisonous thoughts!

[stabbim]

Ok, it's official: this is the Best Thread Ever!

I mean, it still feels like a bizzaro trip along Non-sequitur Lane towards Metaville....but now I'm really starting to dig it.



Carry on, compadres.

[chowhall]

No way. Babe, maybe. But She Craes and Boat on the River?

...and when the world has turned its back on me, I won't have to feel alone 'cuz I know she cares.

That is frickin profound stuff. Go away with your poisonous thoughts!

The only thing better is "It's the first time for Love"

How can you top that?

[sadie65]

No way. Babe, maybe. But She Craes and Boat on the River?

...and when the world has turned its back on me, I won't have to feel alone 'cuz I know she cares.

That is frickin profound stuff. Go away with your poisonous thoughts!

The only thing better is "It's the first time for Love"

How can you top that?

Oh I don't know... how about:

"You look so real
When you ask me to feel"

They gotta a million of em folks...all of them

[BidForGreen]

In the end, he'll probably give the job to..........SUZANNE !!!!

ACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKkkkk

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Don't be so negative, Sadie. I think it's sweet that Dennis is still so madly in love with his wife of 38 years (it's their 38th anniversary year) that he wants to include her in everything.

Am I alone in this?

She Cares rules!

I gotta say I knew Styx was dead when I heard crap like She Cares and Babe and Boat On The Frickin River...

I was like, what the hell has happened to this band that always pushed the edge of heavy duty rock and roll...I kept thinking "JY what the hell are you letting these 2 p*ssies do to you? Get your ass up and rock!! "

No way. Babe, maybe. But She Craes and Boat on the River?

...and when the world has turned its back on me, I won't have to feel alone 'cuz I know she cares.

That is frickin profound stuff. Go away with your poisonous thoughts!

If you like that kind of stuff, that is your choice, but I can say that when all that crap came out like Never Say Never, Haven't We Been Here Before, Best of Times, and First Time, etc. etc. I stopped being into Styx. Wooden Nickel Styx was awesome. JY and JC were stud guitarists...and they had some street cred then. There was a bit of mysterious evil too surrounding them - the Serpent is Rising, Krakatoa and that kind of stuff was just cool. Then Dennis gets more control of the band, Tommy Shaw comes in with his acoustic guitars and mandolins, and what could have been a great hard rock/metal addition to the landscape went away. Why? Because JY was systematically cut down in importance on every record starting in the A&M years so that the pretty boys could sing their pretty ballads. It may be for you, but it is not my cup of tea.

Rock On!

[DarwinNebraska]

If you like that kind of stuff, that is your choice, but I can say that when all that crap came out like Never Say Never, Haven't We Been Here Before, Best of Times, and First Time, etc. etc. I stopped being into Styx. Wooden Nickel Styx was awesome. JY and JC were stud guitarists...and they had some street cred then. There was a bit of mysterious evil too surrounding them - the Serpent is Rising, Krakatoa and that kind of stuff was just cool. Then Dennis gets more control of the band, Tommy Shaw comes in with his acoustic guitars and mandolins, and what could have been a great hard rock/metal addition to the landscape went away. Why? Because JY was systematically cut down in importance on every record starting in the A&M years so that the pretty boys could sing their pretty ballads. It may be for you, but it is not my cup of tea.

Rock On!

So you don't really like "Styx".

[BidForGreen]

If you like that kind of stuff, that is your choice, but I can say that when all that crap came out like Never Say Never, Haven't We Been Here Before, Best of Times, and First Time, etc. etc. I stopped being into Styx. Wooden Nickel Styx was awesome. JY and JC were stud guitarists...and they had some street cred then. There was a bit of mysterious evil too surrounding them - the Serpent is Rising, Krakatoa and that kind of stuff was just cool. Then Dennis gets more control of the band, Tommy Shaw comes in with his acoustic guitars and mandolins, and what could have been a great hard rock/metal addition to the landscape went away. Why? Because JY was systematically cut down in importance on every record starting in the A&M years so that the pretty boys could sing their pretty ballads. It may be for you, but it is not my cup of tea.

Rock On!

So you don't really like "Styx".

I like ROCKING Styx. I'm not a fan of acoustic guitars and ballads..

[MCM]

In the end, he'll probably give the job to..........SUZANNE !!!!

ACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKkkkk

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Don't be so negative, Sadie. I think it's sweet that Dennis is still so madly in love with his wife of 38 years (it's their 38th anniversary year) that he wants to include her in everything.

Am I alone in this?

She Cares rules!

I gotta say I knew Styx was dead when I heard crap like She Cares and Babe and Boat On The Frickin River...

I was like, what the hell has happened to this band that always pushed the edge of heavy duty rock and roll...I kept thinking "JY what the hell are you letting these 2 p*ssies do to you? Get your ass up and rock!! "

Yes, She Cares is a sappy ballad, Babe is a sappy ballad, but stay away from, as you say, Boat on the Frickin River! That's a great tune and one of my favorites off that album. Besides, isn't there some obscure statistic about that being their biggest world wide hit, in that it was most popular of all of their songs when you take into consideration other countries??? I could be dreaming on that but I seem to have some memory of hearing that at one time in the distant past.

[StyxCollector]

I like ROCKING Styx. I'm not a fan of acoustic guitars and ballads..

Then you should have been also calling for TS' ousting from the band because he was just as "guilty" as Dennis. In fact even before - see "Sing for the Day".

It's funny how people's perceptions can get warped.

[Zan]

It's funny how people's perceptions can get warped.

Are we still talking about music or this thread in general?

:::casual subject change:::

Hey, anyone going to Glen's show in Philly on the 23rd?

Except Allan. I won't ask him because I don't wanna blow his cover.

[StyxCollector]

It's funny how people's perceptions can get warped.

Are we still talking about music or this thread in general?

Well, make of it what you want. I just think no matter where people fall on the Styx spectrum on this board, perception is warped as you get closer to the fringes. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Styx is just a fucking band, not a lifestyle. The lack of intelligent discourse is both entertaining and sad sometimes.

Hey, anyone going to Glen's show in Philly on the 23rd?

Except Allan. I won't ask him because I don't wanna blow his cover.

Heh. Well, if I didn't have stuff going on I'd probably trek down and visit the folks that weekend and maybe catch Glen. Although I would be incognito if I went

[Zan]

Heh. Well, if I didn't have stuff going on I'd probably trek down and visit the folks that weekend and maybe catch Glen.

Gotcha.

Although I would be incognito if I went

Gotcha.

[stmonkeys]

:::casual subject change:::

Hey, anyone going to Glen's show in Philly on the 23rd?

Except Allan. I won't ask him because I don't wanna blow his cover. [/color][/b]

i wish... kathy & queenie keep twisting my arm! oh well, give my boyfriend a hug for me.


hey howie... PPTTHHFFTT

[Barbara]

Tommy Shaw comes in with his acoustic guitars and mandolins, and what could have been a great hard rock/metal addition to the landscape went away. Why? Because JY was systematically cut down in importance on every record starting in the A&M years so that the pretty boys could sing their pretty ballads. It may be for you, but it is not my cup of tea.

Rock On!

So, Tommy Shaw is just a "good guy" only when he is buying your Petrol? Otherwise, to hell with him? That's almost funny.

[Higgy]

Tommy Shaw comes in with his acoustic guitars and mandolins, and what could have been a great hard rock/metal addition to the landscape went away. Why? Because JY was systematically cut down in importance on every record starting in the A&M years so that the pretty boys could sing their pretty ballads. It may be for you, but it is not my cup of tea.

Rock On!

So, Tommy Shaw is just a "good guy" only when he is buying your Petrol? Otherwise, to hell with him? That's almost funny.

Yes, Bid, we don't accept opinions here that differ with the SSFR (Standard Styx Fan Ranking) which states that you should like the following living members in this order:
1. Tommy Shaw
2. Glen Burtnik
3. JY
4. Todd Sucherman
5. Chuck Panazzo
6. Whatever that guy from The Babies name is
7. Tom Nardini
8. Every other person involved with Styx who isnt DDY
9. Whoever Tommy's wife or girlfriend is at the time
10. Tommy's Dog
11. Satan
12. Dennis Deyoung
289. Suzanne Deyoung

The rule of thumb is - you cannot support a lower ranking member against a top ranking member. For example, usually you should absolutly LOVE Glen Burtnik - EXCEPT if he's touring with DDY and were to say or do something against Tommy - then you would go apeshit. Also, if Glen calls JY a "Rock'n'Roll peacock" and kind of makes fun of his complete dorkiness, then that's okay (#2 ranking versus #3 ranking). If JY refers to DDY as "our former keyboardist" you should stringently support that (#3 ranking versus #12 ranking).

So...

When in doubt, just consult the SSFR. As you can see the ONLY time you should EVER support DDY is if he and Suzanne ever got a divorce. Otherwise, flame that fucker!

[styxfanNH]

Tommy Shaw comes in with his acoustic guitars and mandolins, and what could have been a great hard rock/metal addition to the landscape went away. Why? Because JY was systematically cut down in importance on every record starting in the A&M years so that the pretty boys could sing their pretty ballads. It may be for you, but it is not my cup of tea.

Rock On!

So, Tommy Shaw is just a "good guy" only when he is buying your Petrol? Otherwise, to hell with him? That's almost funny.

You mean by putting this on the styxworld website

[Zan]

Tommy Shaw comes in with his acoustic guitars and mandolins, and what could have been a great hard rock/metal addition to the landscape went away. Why? Because JY was systematically cut down in importance on every record starting in the A&M years so that the pretty boys could sing their pretty ballads. It may be for you, but it is not my cup of tea.

Rock On!

So, Tommy Shaw is just a "good guy" only when he is buying your Petrol? Otherwise, to hell with him? That's almost funny.

You mean by putting this on the styxworld website

Now, that is funny.

[stabbim]

Funny is indeed the watchword here, and no "almost" about it.

Best Thread Ever.

[Barbara]

Tommy Shaw comes in with his acoustic guitars and mandolins, and what could have been a great hard rock/metal addition to the landscape went away. Why? Because JY was systematically cut down in importance on every record starting in the A&M years so that the pretty boys could sing their pretty ballads. It may be for you, but it is not my cup of tea.

Rock On!

So, Tommy Shaw is just a "good guy" only when he is buying your Petrol? Otherwise, to hell with him? That's almost funny.

You mean by putting this on the styxworld website

Yes, thank you. Bad Business. That's all I'm saying. Nothing to do with Higgy's Hitlist. I think Satan should be moved up a quite a few notches, though.

[StyxCollector]

If you like that kind of stuff, that is your choice, but I can say that when all that crap came out like Never Say Never, Haven't We Been Here Before, Best of Times, and First Time, etc. etc. I stopped being into Styx. Wooden Nickel Styx was awesome. JY and JC were stud guitarists...and they had some street cred then. There was a bit of mysterious evil too surrounding them - the Serpent is Rising, Krakatoa and that kind of stuff was just cool. Then Dennis gets more control of the band, Tommy Shaw comes in with his acoustic guitars and mandolins, and what could have been a great hard rock/metal addition to the landscape went away. Why? Because JY was systematically cut down in importance on every record starting in the A&M years so that the pretty boys could sing their pretty ballads. It may be for you, but it is not my cup of tea.

Rock On!

Look, I'm on record as not really liking "She Cares" - easily the weakest track on PT. HOwever, calling JC and JY stud guitarists? I like Styx, but I can name any number of guitarists better than any member of Styx past or present. You lost cred on "Krakatoa", a song slightly a step above "Plexiglass Toilet" in the Styx pantheon.

Tommy helped Styx diversify AND DDY encouraged it. What's wrong with that? Part of the appeal of Styx is they were not just doing same-old, same-old. On the same album you have "Queen of Spades", you have "Aku Aku" or "I'm OK". Three very different tunes. They were at their best when all the styles meshed and you got some mixed output.

And let's call a spade a spade - if it was so horrid for JY to accept his "lesser" role in Styx, why didn't he leave? Because he was out touring the world, making music, and most importantly, making money. Look at Steve HAckett. He walked out of Genesis in 1977 over basically artistic differences. JY could have left any number of times. He knew where his bread was buttered.

[stabbim]

If you like that kind of stuff, that is your choice, but I can say that when all that crap came out like Never Say Never, Haven't We Been Here Before, Best of Times, and First Time, etc. etc. I stopped being into Styx. Wooden Nickel Styx was awesome. JY and JC were stud guitarists...and they had some street cred then. There was a bit of mysterious evil too surrounding them - the Serpent is Rising, Krakatoa and that kind of stuff was just cool. Then Dennis gets more control of the band, Tommy Shaw comes in with his acoustic guitars and mandolins, and what could have been a great hard rock/metal addition to the landscape went away. Why? Because JY was systematically cut down in importance on every record starting in the A&M years so that the pretty boys could sing their pretty ballads. It may be for you, but it is not my cup of tea.

Rock On!

Look, I'm on record as not really liking "She Cares" - easily the weakest track on PT. HOwever, calling JC and JY stud guitarists? I like Styx, but I can name any number of guitarists better than any member of Styx past or present. You lost cred on "Krakatoa", a song slightly a step above "Plexiglass Toilet" in the Styx pantheon.

Tommy helped Styx diversify AND DDY encouraged it. What's wrong with that? Part of the appeal of Styx is they were not just doing same-old, same-old. On the same album you have "Queen of Spades", you have "Aku Aku" or "I'm OK". Three very different tunes. They were at their best when all the styles meshed and you got some mixed output.

And let's call a spade a spade - if it was so horrid for JY to accept his "lesser" role in Styx, why didn't he leave? Because he was out touring the world, making music, and most importantly, making money. Look at Steve HAckett. He walked out of Genesis in 1977 over basically artistic differences. JY could have left any number of times. He knew where his bread was buttered.

Heh. Reading the thread backwards, are you?