Lawrence Gowan Fired From Styx

[blt man]

I just wonder how it would go over if an American artist wrote a negative song about Canada

Negative song about Canada? How about this one?

Times have changed.
Our kids are getting worse.
They won't obey their parents;
They just want to fart and curse!

Should we blame the government?
Or blame society?
Or should we blame the images on TV?

NO! Blame Canada!
Blame Canada!
With all their beady little eyes
And flappin' heads so full o' lies!

[gr8dane]

Well excuse me Froy.. last time I checked my map the USA was a lot more then Chicago!!

So tell me Froy, when was the last time you heard a DDY-solo song on the radio in Chicago? Does that mean he didn't get any airplay in the USA as well?

Oh and guess what, I bet he doesn't get any airplay in Chicago when he releases 100 Years from now.. whenever that may be (I guess its the fall now, so look for it to be released summer of 09)

Milwaukee, Appleton, Madison (all Wisconsin) radio stations do play DDY solo more often than not. The other day I heard "Grand Illusion" from his live cd. "Desert Moon" is played especially on Fridays here in Milwaukee.

"Save Me" was played a month ago on a Milwaukee radio station

I heard Boy 's will Be Boys the other day also
Call Me as well..
Dennis solo is on all the time

Your Ipod doesn't count Froy..

Oh Jodes.I guess you did not know.
But there is an all Dennis station, all the time, all of the day time and all of the night time, any time.
They just played 'Boys will be boys again'.

[classicstyxfan]

I live in the Madison WI market, and for the record, the last time I heard a Dennis solo song on the radio that wasnt Desert Moon was Call Me, circa 1989. In fact, I havent heard Desert Moon in a long long time either.

Suite, am I listening to the wrong Adult Contemporary station(s) ??


Oh, and is there any word on who will replace LG on Keyboards in Styx yet ?

[pinkfloyd1973]

I live in the Madison WI market, and for the record, the last time I heard a Dennis solo song on the radio that wasnt Desert Moon was Call Me, circa 1989. In fact, I havent heard Desert Moon in a long long time either.

Suite, am I listening to the wrong Adult Contemporary station(s) ??


Oh, and is there any word on who will replace LG on Keyboards in Styx yet ?

Well Madison and Milwaukee are two different markets, I remember hearing "Desert Moon" a lot on one station generating from either Madison or the Dells area. My favorite station though to listen to when i'm up there is the classic rock station WIBA, who i'm sure does play Styx (that would be like "The Loop 97.9" down here in Chi-Town)



Robin

[Zan]

Your Ipod doesn't count Froy..

lol...funny!

(I also noticed the switch from Larry to JY but I've beaten my head against a wall enough in this thread already )

Oh Jodes.I guess you did not know.
But there is an all Dennis station, all the time, all of the day time and all of the night time, any time.
They just played 'Boys will be boys again'.

Gr8 - could you be more sarcastic? You're gonna put me out of business!

[pinkfloyd1973]

Your Ipod doesn't count Froy..

lol...funny!

(I also noticed the switch from Larry to JY but I've beaten my head against a wall enough in this thread already )

Oh Jodes.I guess you did not know.
But there is an all Dennis station, all the time, all of the day time and all of the night time, any time.
They just played 'Boys will be boys again'.

Gr8 - could you be more sarcastic? You're gonna put me out of business!

Doubt that Zannie...you are the queen of sarcasm

Robin

[gr8dane]

Your Ipod doesn't count Froy..

lol...funny!

(I also noticed the switch from Larry to JY but I've beaten my head against a wall enough in this thread already )

Oh Jodes.I guess you did not know.
But there is an all Dennis station, all the time, all of the day time and all of the night time, any time.
They just played 'Boys will be boys again'.

Gr8 - could you be more sarcastic? You're gonna put me out of business!

My humble apology Zan.
I will will try and hold back a little bit.
But not too much.

[gr8dane]

Your Ipod doesn't count Froy..

lol...funny!

(I also noticed the switch from Larry to JY but I've beaten my head against a wall enough in this thread already )

Oh Jodes.I guess you did not know.
But there is an all Dennis station, all the time, all of the day time and all of the night time, any time.
They just played 'Boys will be boys again'.

Gr8 - could you be more sarcastic? You're gonna put me out of business!

Doubt that Zannie...you are the queen of sarcasm

Robin

No need to worry.
Zan makes a much better queen than I ever would.

[froy]

Oh, and is there any word on who will replace LG on Keyboards in Styx yet ?

I heard they asked elton John
They figured ticket sales would at least be better and the money would keep rolling in.
That's what Shaw told me he said all we care about is the cash.

[LordofDaRing]

Negative song about Canada? How about this one?

Times have changed.
Our kids are getting worse.
They won't obey their parents;
They just want to fart and curse!

Should we blame the government?
Or blame society?
Or should we blame the images on TV?

NO! Blame Canada!
Blame Canada!
With all their beady little eyes
And flappin' heads so full o' lies!

Ok I bite, who is the artist????

[froy]

Negative song about Canada? How about this one?

Times have changed.
Our kids are getting worse.
They won't obey their parents;
They just want to fart and curse!

Should we blame the government?
Or blame society?
Or should we blame the images on TV?

NO! Blame Canada!
Blame Canada!
With all their beady little eyes
And flappin' heads so full o' lies!

Ok I bite, who is the artist????

Looks like Gowan to me

[LordofDaRing]

...or Southpark they are always blaming the Canadians for something....although Cartman does a mean Come Sail Away

[stmonkeys]

Negative song about Canada? How about this one?

Times have changed.
Our kids are getting worse.
They won't obey their parents;
They just want to fart and curse!

Should we blame the government?
Or blame society?
Or should we blame the images on TV?

NO! Blame Canada!
Blame Canada!
With all their beady little eyes
And flappin' heads so full o' lies!

Ok I bite, who is the artist????

(language warning....)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1DTp7FV ... re=related


and of course, from the oscars:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOzG7bBy ... re=related

[Classicrockr]

Another thing with the current STYX lineup:

Tommy constantly sings in a "Slow Motion" style. Most of his songs he did last fall were so much slower than previous shows & cd's that have been sold. It's almost like he's stoned...... he needs to pick up the pace by about 1/3 when playing live. This, along with that supreme WANNABE Larry Gowan are RUINING STYX at this moment.

JY did his songs at the correct pace, even though "Miss America" was his biggest one he did. He needs to put different songs in the show-maybe do "Snowblind" or "Half Penny, Two Penny".

Like I said, Like Froy said - the current STYX lineup SUCKS MAJOR ASS & although DDY may not save STYX's world, he might bring back some of the energy they once had.....

[Jodes]

Maybe you were the one that was stoned..

Just how does someone pick up the pace 1/3?

Please do tell..

[Tanirocker]

Another thing with the current STYX lineup:

Tommy constantly sings in a "Slow Motion" style. Most of his songs he did last fall were so much slower than previous shows & cd's that have been sold. It's almost like he's stoned...... he needs to pick up the pace by about 1/3 when playing live. This, along with that supreme WANNABE Larry Gowan are RUINING STYX at this moment.

Ooh. All caps. It must be true.

Like I said, Like Froy said - the current STYX lineup SUCKS MAJOR ASS & although DDY may not save STYX's world, he might bring back some of the energy they once had.....

HAHAHAHAHA Yeah, right...DDY bringing back energy. Babe and Don't Let It In always energized me. They made me run to the exit.

[Classicrockr]

As far as picking up the pace by 1/3 - that was just an estimate, I didn't know how else to describe it. Like I said, Tommy just seems to sing his songs "slower" than before & osme of them were meant to have a faster pace to them.

As far as bringing back energy goes, that's meant as a frame of mind issue not simply as a type of song issue. Maybe they'd remember how much better they were when they were together & just put more enthusiasm into their shows. "Babe" wasn't fast paced, but neither was "Snowblind" or Boat on the River". They did better when they produced theses songs than they're doing nowadays so maybe if they were back together they'd put more energy into their shows.

[Zan]

As far as bringing back energy goes, that's meant as a frame of mind issue not simply as a type of song issue. Maybe they'd remember how much better they were when they were together & just put more enthusiasm into their shows. "Babe" wasn't fast paced, but neither was "Snowblind" or Boat on the River". They did better when they produced theses songs than they're doing nowadays so maybe if they were back together they'd put more energy into their shows.

ooohhh. Well, I can certainly understand that logic. Working with people you can't stand is always a great morale builder. Just look at the wonders it worked in 1999. Everyone was practically wetting themselves from the excitement.

[stmonkeys]

As far as picking up the pace by 1/3 - that was just an estimate, I didn't know how else to describe it. Like I said, Tommy just seems to sing his songs "slower" than before & osme of them were meant to have a faster pace to them.

As far as bringing back energy goes, that's meant as a frame of mind issue not simply as a type of song issue. Maybe they'd remember how much better they were when they were together & just put more enthusiasm into their shows. "Babe" wasn't fast paced, but neither was "Snowblind" or Boat on the River". They did better when they produced theses songs than they're doing nowadays so maybe if they were back together they'd put more energy into their shows.

HUH?????

let me get this straight - you're complaining that the "faster" songs they are doing sound slower and less energetic, but you want them to get back together with dennis so they can do more songs like Snowblind Babe, BOTR which weren't fast paced but had more energy? hmmm... i dont think so.

honestly, i think the band still has more energy than bands half their age. Granted, they lost a lot when glen left, but they are still entertaining and adept at getting the audience involved. more so than a band like boston. most of the styx reviews in recent times (say the past 8 years) have mentioned just how energetic a show they put on. Yes, when they are headlining they step it up a bit more, and i would like to see longer shows, but at this point i'm glad i still have an opportunity to go. Yes, a new song here and there would be a treat, but being realistic, the average joe concertgoer prefers to hear the classics.

[Classicrockr]

Well, you didn't get it straight.....I wasn't saying those songs had more energy. Nowhere in that statement did I say this, as a matter of fact I specifically said they WEREN'T fast paced. so you shouldn't "think so" because that's not what I said.

Those songs were supposed to be at that slow pace - the ones Tommy is singing slowly at the concerts I've seen aren't supposed to be that slow. When I said they "Did better when they produced these songs" I was referring to the timeframe in the STYX history.

I realize that "Babe" & Don't Let it End" are not fast paced songs, but they weren't supposed to be. When I've seen TS sing "Too Much Time On My Hands" & "Renegade", he's sung them a lot slower than on the original recordings & it ruins them for me.

Why should a band put more energy into an act if they're headlining versus opening? - they should give it all they've got each time.

[Zan]

Why should a band put more energy into an act if they're headlining versus opening? - they should give it all they've got each time.

Well, you know, some of us feel that way about people putting thought into each post they make here, but that doesn't seem to be happening either.

[Classicrockr]

As far as bringing back energy goes, that's meant as a frame of mind issue not simply as a type of song issue. Maybe they'd remember how much better they were when they were together & just put more enthusiasm into their shows. "Babe" wasn't fast paced, but neither was "Snowblind" or Boat on the River". They did better when they produced theses songs than they're doing nowadays so maybe if they were back together they'd put more energy into their shows.

ooohhh. Well, I can certainly understand that logic. Working with people you can't stand is always a great morale builder. Just look at the wonders it worked in 1999. Everyone was practically wetting themselves from the excitement.

That must have been when YOU were producing records for them, right? I mean, that's how you were able to see them wet themselves wasn't it?

[Zan]

ooohhh. Well, I can certainly understand that logic. Working with people you can't stand is always a great morale builder. Just look at the wonders it worked in 1999. Everyone was practically wetting themselves from the excitement.

That must have been when YOU were producing records for them, right? I mean, that's how you were able to see them wet themselves wasn't it?

Yes. It was me. I was there and saw it happen. Because I was producing records for them.

[Tanirocker]

That must have been when YOU were producing records for them, right? I mean, that's how you were able to see them wet themselves wasn't it?

Wow...exactly what do you think a record producer does?

[elmotano]

As far as bringing back energy goes, that's meant as a frame of mind issue not simply as a type of song issue. Maybe they'd remember how much better they were when they were together & just put more enthusiasm into their shows. "Babe" wasn't fast paced, but neither was "Snowblind" or Boat on the River". They did better when they produced theses songs than they're doing nowadays so maybe if they were back together they'd put more energy into their shows.

ooohhh. Well, I can certainly understand that logic. Working with people you can't stand is always a great morale builder. Just look at the wonders it worked in 1999. Everyone was practically wetting themselves from the excitement.

That must have been when YOU were producing records for them, right? I mean, that's how you were able to see them wet themselves wasn't it?

How's it going fraud.....having a good day I hope

[froy]

As far as bringing back energy goes, that's meant as a frame of mind issue not simply as a type of song issue. Maybe they'd remember how much better they were when they were together & just put more enthusiasm into their shows. "Babe" wasn't fast paced, but neither was "Snowblind" or Boat on the River". They did better when they produced theses songs than they're doing nowadays so maybe if they were back together they'd put more energy into their shows.

ooohhh. Well, I can certainly understand that logic. Working with people you can't stand is always a great morale builder. Just look at the wonders it worked in 1999. Everyone was practically wetting themselves from the excitement.

That must have been when YOU were producing records for them, right? I mean, that's how you were able to see them wet themselves wasn't it?

How's it going fraud.....having a good day I hope

Hey Adam
Good Day Yes

[elmotano]

As far as bringing back energy goes, that's meant as a frame of mind issue not simply as a type of song issue. Maybe they'd remember how much better they were when they were together & just put more enthusiasm into their shows. "Babe" wasn't fast paced, but neither was "Snowblind" or Boat on the River". They did better when they produced theses songs than they're doing nowadays so maybe if they were back together they'd put more energy into their shows.

ooohhh. Well, I can certainly understand that logic. Working with people you can't stand is always a great morale builder. Just look at the wonders it worked in 1999. Everyone was practically wetting themselves from the excitement.

That must have been when YOU were producing records for them, right? I mean, that's how you were able to see them wet themselves wasn't it?

How's it going fraud.....having a good day I hope

Hey Adam
Good Day Yes

fraud was that meant for me? cool, I always liked the name Adam, it really is original, a first even....nice job.