New Styx Song "Difference In The World"

[Rockwriter]

I'm not too impressed with this song, no wonder it is free. I agree that the lyrics are weak, there really isn't a good hook either.

Tommy must have written it!

Yeah probably, just kinda sounds like one of those songs that isn't even good enough to be even considered on an album, not even filler material.

Don't ya think you should just be happy that they are at least coming out with new material? I know i am.

I would of been happy if it was actually a good song, this song should not be released. It is even worse than "Just Be"

just be is a fantastic song,,,better than anything on 100 years from now

Insanity. I'm as big a fan of the post-1999 Styx as anyone (even created an international crisis violating the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative at the US/Canadian border to see them on New Years Eve 2009 in Canada) That said, to state that "Just Be" is better than anything on 100 Years From Now, is a simple implicit admission that you'll spare no effort to bash DeYoung and compliment post-1999 Styx. All logic is against you here. Is music subjective? Yes. But, you're clearly making outlandish statements to stir shit up. Don't say "oh but froy does it!" because we're all aware that froy does it. Be the better man. Don't stoop to his level to attack DeYoung.

music is not subjective...it's either good or it's not

That is false. What one person thinks is great, another person thinks is terrible. Witness the Ramones for one obvious example. It is down to personal taste and that is all different. The value of ALL art is merely in the eye (or ear) of the beholder.


Sterling

[chickenbeef]

I'm not too impressed with this song, no wonder it is free. I agree that the lyrics are weak, there really isn't a good hook either.

Tommy must have written it!

Yeah probably, just kinda sounds like one of those songs that isn't even good enough to be even considered on an album, not even filler material.

Don't ya think you should just be happy that they are at least coming out with new material? I know i am.

I would of been happy if it was actually a good song, this song should not be released. It is even worse than "Just Be"

just be is a fantastic song,,,better than anything on 100 years from now

Insanity. I'm as big a fan of the post-1999 Styx as anyone (even created an international crisis violating the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative at the US/Canadian border to see them on New Years Eve 2009 in Canada) That said, to state that "Just Be" is better than anything on 100 Years From Now, is a simple implicit admission that you'll spare no effort to bash DeYoung and compliment post-1999 Styx. All logic is against you here. Is music subjective? Yes. But, you're clearly making outlandish statements to stir shit up. Don't say "oh but froy does it!" because we're all aware that froy does it. Be the better man. Don't stoop to his level to attack DeYoung.

music is not subjective...it's either good or it's not

That is false. What one person thinks is great, another person thinks is terrible. Witness the Ramones for one obvious example. It is down to personal taste and that is all different. The value of ALL art is merely in the eye (or ear) of the beholder.


Sterling

no sir you are wrong. "art" is a business. and either a business produces something that is good or isn't

[Archetype]

I'm not too impressed with this song, no wonder it is free. I agree that the lyrics are weak, there really isn't a good hook either.

Tommy must have written it!

Yeah probably, just kinda sounds like one of those songs that isn't even good enough to be even considered on an album, not even filler material.

Don't ya think you should just be happy that they are at least coming out with new material? I know i am.

I would of been happy if it was actually a good song, this song should not be released. It is even worse than "Just Be"

just be is a fantastic song,,,better than anything on 100 years from now

Insanity. I'm as big a fan of the post-1999 Styx as anyone (even created an international crisis violating the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative at the US/Canadian border to see them on New Years Eve 2009 in Canada) That said, to state that "Just Be" is better than anything on 100 Years From Now, is a simple implicit admission that you'll spare no effort to bash DeYoung and compliment post-1999 Styx. All logic is against you here. Is music subjective? Yes. But, you're clearly making outlandish statements to stir shit up. Don't say "oh but froy does it!" because we're all aware that froy does it. Be the better man. Don't stoop to his level to attack DeYoung.

music is not subjective...it's either good or it's not

That is false. What one person thinks is great, another person thinks is terrible. Witness the Ramones for one obvious example. It is down to personal taste and that is all different. The value of ALL art is merely in the eye (or ear) of the beholder.


Sterling

no sir you are wrong. "art" is a business. and either a business produces something that is good or isn't

I absolutely loathe The Beatles. Hate their music, hate their sound. I think they created awful noise. However, millions of other people will spend money to listen to their music and think it is great. I hate them. Others love them. Music is subjective.

[froy]

"Archetype"

I absolutely loathe The Beatles. Hate their music, hate their sound. I think they created awful noise. However, millions of other people will spend money to listen to their music and think it is great. I hate them. Others love them. Music is subjective.

You should be banned from this board for that stupid statement
Created aweful noise You must be totally deaf, The Beatles were and still are the best band EVER,
I better stop now or I may go off on this stupid post even more,.

[Archetype]

"Archetype"

I absolutely loathe The Beatles. Hate their music, hate their sound. I think they created awful noise. However, millions of other people will spend money to listen to their music and think it is great. I hate them. Others love them. Music is subjective.

You should be banned from this board for that stupid statement
Created aweful noise You must be totally deaf, The Beatles were and still are the best band EVER,
I better stop now or I may go off on this stupid post even more,.

I think they're godawful. You've simply proven that music is subjective. You think they're the best band ever...which is totally ridiculous in my opinion. They were simply the first to do something. Doesn't make them the best at it. However you may think they are the best. That's why music is subjective.

[Rockwriter]

I'm not too impressed with this song, no wonder it is free. I agree that the lyrics are weak, there really isn't a good hook either.

Tommy must have written it!

Yeah probably, just kinda sounds like one of those songs that isn't even good enough to be even considered on an album, not even filler material.

Don't ya think you should just be happy that they are at least coming out with new material? I know i am.

I would of been happy if it was actually a good song, this song should not be released. It is even worse than "Just Be"

just be is a fantastic song,,,better than anything on 100 years from now

Insanity. I'm as big a fan of the post-1999 Styx as anyone (even created an international crisis violating the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative at the US/Canadian border to see them on New Years Eve 2009 in Canada) That said, to state that "Just Be" is better than anything on 100 Years From Now, is a simple implicit admission that you'll spare no effort to bash DeYoung and compliment post-1999 Styx. All logic is against you here. Is music subjective? Yes. But, you're clearly making outlandish statements to stir shit up. Don't say "oh but froy does it!" because we're all aware that froy does it. Be the better man. Don't stoop to his level to attack DeYoung.

music is not subjective...it's either good or it's not

That is false. What one person thinks is great, another person thinks is terrible. Witness the Ramones for one obvious example. It is down to personal taste and that is all different. The value of ALL art is merely in the eye (or ear) of the beholder.


Sterling

no sir you are wrong. "art" is a business. and either a business produces something that is good or isn't

"Good" according to whose standard? Yours? Mine? Some undefined third party? You'd get three different definitions of what is "good" by that.

This is something I struggle with in trying to write reviews, which is why I write so few. I think, 'Who am I, really, to tell anyone what they OUGHT to enjoy?' I'm not really arrogant enough to think others ought to share my taste. And if they don't, then any review I may write, I'm talking to MYSELF, rather than a potential reader. Music is, absolutely, subjective. It is your own inability to see past your own opinion that renders you incapable of seeing that.

Sterling

[Rockwriter]

"Archetype"

I absolutely loathe The Beatles. Hate their music, hate their sound. I think they created awful noise. However, millions of other people will spend money to listen to their music and think it is great. I hate them. Others love them. Music is subjective.

You should be banned from this board for that stupid statement
Created aweful noise You must be totally deaf, The Beatles were and still are the best band EVER,
I better stop now or I may go off on this stupid post even more,.

I think they're godawful. You've simply proven that music is subjective. You think they're the best band ever...which is totally ridiculous in my opinion. They were simply the first to do something. Doesn't make them the best at it. However you may think they are the best. That's why music is subjective.

Good point. I like The Beatles more than not, but even so, if they had not been first, is there anyone who would argue in favor of "Yellow Submarine" or even "All You Need Is Love" as well-written songs? People are looking at the legend, not the music, in certain instances.

I hope all is well.


Sterling

[chickenbeef]

"Archetype"

I absolutely loathe The Beatles. Hate their music, hate their sound. I think they created awful noise. However, millions of other people will spend money to listen to their music and think it is great. I hate them. Others love them. Music is subjective.

You should be banned from this board for that stupid statement
Created aweful noise You must be totally deaf, The Beatles were and still are the best band EVER,
I better stop now or I may go off on this stupid post even more,.

yeah froy kick his ass..not only banned from this board but banned from this planet. archetype if you told dennis you hated the beatles he'd probably throw something at you.

[chickenbeef]

"Archetype"

I absolutely loathe The Beatles. Hate their music, hate their sound. I think they created awful noise. However, millions of other people will spend money to listen to their music and think it is great. I hate them. Others love them. Music is subjective.

You should be banned from this board for that stupid statement
Created aweful noise You must be totally deaf, The Beatles were and still are the best band EVER,
I better stop now or I may go off on this stupid post even more,.

I think they're godawful. You've simply proven that music is subjective. You think they're the best band ever...which is totally ridiculous in my opinion. They were simply the first to do something. Doesn't make them the best at it. However you may think they are the best. That's why music is subjective.

Good point. I like The Beatles more than not, but even so, if they had not been first, is there anyone who would argue in favor of "Yellow Submarine" or even "All You Need Is Love" as well-written songs? People are looking at the legend, not the music, in certain instances.

I hope all is well.


Sterling

two of the best songs ever. three bands never released crap/continuously got better. The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin. Not even YES is above that

[chickenbeef]

I'm not too impressed with this song, no wonder it is free. I agree that the lyrics are weak, there really isn't a good hook either.

Tommy must have written it!

Yeah probably, just kinda sounds like one of those songs that isn't even good enough to be even considered on an album, not even filler material.

Don't ya think you should just be happy that they are at least coming out with new material? I know i am.

I would of been happy if it was actually a good song, this song should not be released. It is even worse than "Just Be"

just be is a fantastic song,,,better than anything on 100 years from now

Insanity. I'm as big a fan of the post-1999 Styx as anyone (even created an international crisis violating the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative at the US/Canadian border to see them on New Years Eve 2009 in Canada) That said, to state that "Just Be" is better than anything on 100 Years From Now, is a simple implicit admission that you'll spare no effort to bash DeYoung and compliment post-1999 Styx. All logic is against you here. Is music subjective? Yes. But, you're clearly making outlandish statements to stir shit up. Don't say "oh but froy does it!" because we're all aware that froy does it. Be the better man. Don't stoop to his level to attack DeYoung.

music is not subjective...it's either good or it's not

That is false. What one person thinks is great, another person thinks is terrible. Witness the Ramones for one obvious example. It is down to personal taste and that is all different. The value of ALL art is merely in the eye (or ear) of the beholder.


Sterling

no sir you are wrong. "art" is a business. and either a business produces something that is good or isn't

"Good" according to whose standard? Yours? Mine? Some undefined third party? You'd get three different definitions of what is "good" by that.

This is something I struggle with in trying to write reviews, which is why I write so few. I think, 'Who am I, really, to tell anyone what they OUGHT to enjoy?' I'm not really arrogant enough to think others ought to share my taste. And if they don't, then any review I may write, I'm talking to MYSELF, rather than a potential reader. Music is, absolutely, subjective. It is your own inability to see past your own opinion that renders you incapable of seeing that.

Sterling

I know everything

[Babyblue]

I'm not too impressed with this song, no wonder it is free. I agree that the lyrics are weak, there really isn't a good hook either.

Tommy must have written it!

Yeah probably, just kinda sounds like one of those songs that isn't even good enough to be even considered on an album, not even filler material.

Don't ya think you should just be happy that they are at least coming out with new material? I know i am.

I would of been happy if it was actually a good song, this song should not be released. It is even worse than "Just Be"

just be is a fantastic song,,,better than anything on 100 years from now

Insanity. I'm as big a fan of the post-1999 Styx as anyone (even created an international crisis violating the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative at the US/Canadian border to see them on New Years Eve 2009 in Canada) That said, to state that "Just Be" is better than anything on 100 Years From Now, is a simple implicit admission that you'll spare no effort to bash DeYoung and compliment post-1999 Styx. All logic is against you here. Is music subjective? Yes. But, you're clearly making outlandish statements to stir shit up. Don't say "oh but froy does it!" because we're all aware that froy does it. Be the better man. Don't stoop to his level to attack DeYoung.

music is not subjective...it's either good or it's not

That is false. What one person thinks is great, another person thinks is terrible. Witness the Ramones for one obvious example. It is down to personal taste and that is all different. The value of ALL art is merely in the eye (or ear) of the beholder.


Sterling

no sir you are wrong. "art" is a business. and either a business produces something that is good or isn't

I absolutely loathe The Beatles. Hate their music, hate their sound. I think they created awful noise. However, millions of other people will spend money to listen to their music and think it is great. I hate them. Others love them. Music is subjective.

That is how you feel about the Beatles.One of the best bands in the world & great music from them.

[masque]

the beatles being awesome has nothing to do with me looking at their legend....they have several songs that i dont care or skip when i listen to their cd's but they also have about 40-50 songs that are flat out timeless and are "songs of a limetime".....meaning as a songwriter you hope and pray at one point in you rlife you can write a song that will still matter a few years later and they wrote multiple songs that have endured for close to five decades now.


for every "yellow submarine" they did there were five songs like "yesterday", "hey Jude", "a day in the life" and "the long and winding road".

[bugsymalone]

Once again, a thread gone horribly wrong. I found it under the bridge with a troll, so I put it back to, maybe, where it belongs.

The new Styx song. Surprise, surprise. This DeYoungian kind of likes it. The harmonies are really, really nice. Simplistic, yes, but that sometimes works. I was not as impressed with Tommy's vocals, especially towards the end, but any day I will listen to him over Munchkin Voice, Gowan. In fact, this song is extra-nice since you really can't hear Gowan at all.

I noticed in the tags something that said "Regeneration, Vol. I". Just found that interesting.

Carry on.

Bugsy

[chickenbeef]

the beatles being awesome has nothing to do with me looking at their legend....they have several songs that i dont care or skip when i listen to their cd's but they also have about 40-50 songs that are flat out timeless and are "songs of a limetime".....meaning as a songwriter you hope and pray at one point in you rlife you can write a song that will still matter a few years later and they wrote multiple songs that have endured for close to five decades now.


for every "yellow submarine" they did there were five songs like "yesterday", "hey Jude", "a day in the life" and "the long and winding road".

you are not a songwriter

[Archetype]

"Archetype"

I absolutely loathe The Beatles. Hate their music, hate their sound. I think they created awful noise. However, millions of other people will spend money to listen to their music and think it is great. I hate them. Others love them. Music is subjective.

You should be banned from this board for that stupid statement
Created aweful noise You must be totally deaf, The Beatles were and still are the best band EVER,
I better stop now or I may go off on this stupid post even more,.

yeah froy kick his ass..not only banned from this board but banned from this planet. archetype if you told dennis you hated the beatles he'd probably throw something at you.

I guess I had better start living to please Dennis then, huh? For some reason I don't think Dennis would get all butt-hurt about me not liking The Beatles. It's got a lot to do with what one has to live for. You, on the other hand, well, I apologize for making your whole belief system come crashing down. I'm sure it was the equivalent of a young child finding out that there is no Santa for you.

[chickenbeef]

"Archetype"

I absolutely loathe The Beatles. Hate their music, hate their sound. I think they created awful noise. However, millions of other people will spend money to listen to their music and think it is great. I hate them. Others love them. Music is subjective.

You should be banned from this board for that stupid statement
Created aweful noise You must be totally deaf, The Beatles were and still are the best band EVER,
I better stop now or I may go off on this stupid post even more,.

yeah froy kick his ass..not only banned from this board but banned from this planet. archetype if you told dennis you hated the beatles he'd probably throw something at you.

I guess I had better start living to please Dennis then, huh? For some reason I don't think Dennis would get all butt-hurt about me not liking The Beatles. It's got a lot to do with what one has to live for. You, on the other hand, well, I apologize for making your whole belief system come crashing down. I'm sure it was the equivalent of a young child finding out that there is no Santa for you.

Don't ever listen to Styx again. If one of them knew that you hated the Beatles they'd probably be disgusted that you listen to them with your unworthy ears.

[Archetype]

"Archetype"

I absolutely loathe The Beatles. Hate their music, hate their sound. I think they created awful noise. However, millions of other people will spend money to listen to their music and think it is great. I hate them. Others love them. Music is subjective.

You should be banned from this board for that stupid statement
Created aweful noise You must be totally deaf, The Beatles were and still are the best band EVER,
I better stop now or I may go off on this stupid post even more,.

yeah froy kick his ass..not only banned from this board but banned from this planet. archetype if you told dennis you hated the beatles he'd probably throw something at you.

I guess I had better start living to please Dennis then, huh? For some reason I don't think Dennis would get all butt-hurt about me not liking The Beatles. It's got a lot to do with what one has to live for. You, on the other hand, well, I apologize for making your whole belief system come crashing down. I'm sure it was the equivalent of a young child finding out that there is no Santa for you.

Don't ever listen to Styx again. If one of them knew that you hated the Beatles they'd probably be disgusted that you listen to them with your unworthy ears.

Oh. Well I guess I'll make a note of that?

[chickenbeef]

"Archetype"

I absolutely loathe The Beatles. Hate their music, hate their sound. I think they created awful noise. However, millions of other people will spend money to listen to their music and think it is great. I hate them. Others love them. Music is subjective.

You should be banned from this board for that stupid statement
Created aweful noise You must be totally deaf, The Beatles were and still are the best band EVER,
I better stop now or I may go off on this stupid post even more,.

yeah froy kick his ass..not only banned from this board but banned from this planet. archetype if you told dennis you hated the beatles he'd probably throw something at you.

I guess I had better start living to please Dennis then, huh? For some reason I don't think Dennis would get all butt-hurt about me not liking The Beatles. It's got a lot to do with what one has to live for. You, on the other hand, well, I apologize for making your whole belief system come crashing down. I'm sure it was the equivalent of a young child finding out that there is no Santa for you.

Don't ever listen to Styx again. If one of them knew that you hated the Beatles they'd probably be disgusted that you listen to them with your unworthy ears.

Oh. Well I guess I'll make a note of that?

please do

[Archetype]

My second tab has this website up, and I'm listening to Brave New World. I bet your whole world is upside down right now.

[chickenbeef]

My second tab has this website up, and I'm listening to Brave New World. I bet your whole world is upside down right now.

I thought you were dumb, now i see you're really dumb. I bet you like Family Guy too don't you?

[styxfansite]

For anyone that hasn't been able to listen to the song yet, here it is from youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVj_qWPziBo


It isn't a bad song. It really isn't a hard rocker either.

[chickenbeef]

For anyone that hasn't been able to listen to the song yet, here it is from youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVj_qWPziBo


It isn't a bad song. It really isn't a hard rocker either.

great feel and melody to this song. sounds really good too. Lyrical content fits the song well. 100% a grower song

[LtVanish]

Listened to it now 20 times, still sticking to my original statement, not a good song at all. I'll continue to listen to the new Asia record instead, much much better, and on top of that it is a full album, even Asia is doing something Styx is too chicken to do.

[pinkfloyd1973]

I hate to say it but...I kinda like it, got a nice hook it's catchy and Tommy sounds pretty good



Robin

[gr8dane]

Listened to it now 20 times, still sticking to my original statement, not a good song at all. I'll continue to listen to the new Asia record instead, much much better, and on top of that it is a full album, even Asia is doing something Styx is too chicken to do.

Nice pipe.

[gr8dane]

I hate to say it but...I kinda like it, got a nice hook it's catchy and Tommy sounds pretty good



Robin

Only listened to it once.Slow start but OK finish.
Will have to give it a few more listenings I suppose.

[Monker]

music is not subjective...it's either good or it's not

... and "Just Be" is not. It plods more than Frankenstein does when he tries to walk.

If you actually believe that liking or not liking ANY certain song is not 100% subjective, then you do not understand how music affects people to begin with and comments like the above should be ignored by who really do care about music.

[Monker]

Just be is a great song....look at 100 years from now...nothing songs played well,,it's just like ASIA

"Just Be" is crap (my opinion, if you like it, great ... it never grew on me and gets worse to my eaers). 100 Years has more classic Styx moments than Styx had even with Cyclorama. A song like "Rain" may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it sounds like what Styx used to do. "Breathe Again" could be a Styx song as well. These Are The Times" and "Waiting for Our Time" are about as close as Styx has come to classic Styx outside of BNW's "Everything Is Cool" in a long time. "Rubicon" trounces most of that and is (my opinion) the best Styx-related song really in quite some time. Is everything on 100 Years "the best ever"? No. But I'd rather take more albums of songs like the ones on 100 Years than anything resembling "Just Be". I like Tommy in and out of Styx, but he's written and released much, much better stuff. Cyclorama is a good album, but doesn't hold up as well for me 7 years on, and is hit or miss. It doesn't sound like the Styx of old (which I didn't need, but just saying). Dennis went for more of that classic vibe/nostalgia, and captured a great deal of it.

I feel no need to kiss the ass of either Styx or Dennis at this point. I'm just going to be honest about how I see things. I don't give a shit if they or anyone else likes it.

And, Styx sounding like "Styx used to" is regressive and nothing but nostalgia. I would rather have Styx sound like Styx of today then becoming nothing but a throwback to 198x....which is what Journey now is. Cyclorama is an awesome album. The fact that they have not followed up with many new songs does not take away from how much I have always liked that song.

What is truly said is that if 100yrs was not released 10-15yrs ago, Dennis would have had a decent hit. it's too bad that he wasted so much time on Hunchback and not on making the great rock music that he was capable of.

[Monker]

I'm not too impressed with this song, no wonder it is free. I agree that the lyrics are weak, there really isn't a good hook either.

Tommy must have written it!

Yeah probably, just kinda sounds like one of those songs that isn't even good enough to be even considered on an album, not even filler material.

Don't ya think you should just be happy that they are at least coming out with new material? I know i am.

I would of been happy if it was actually a good song, this song should not be released. It is even worse than "Just Be"

just be is a fantastic song,,,better than anything on 100 years from now

Insanity. I'm as big a fan of the post-1999 Styx as anyone (even created an international crisis violating the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative at the US/Canadian border to see them on New Years Eve 2009 in Canada) That said, to state that "Just Be" is better than anything on 100 Years From Now, is a simple implicit admission that you'll spare no effort to bash DeYoung and compliment post-1999 Styx. All logic is against you here. Is music subjective? Yes. But, you're clearly making outlandish statements to stir shit up. Don't say "oh but froy does it!" because we're all aware that froy does it. Be the better man. Don't stoop to his level to attack DeYoung.

music is not subjective...it's either good or it's not

That is false. What one person thinks is great, another person thinks is terrible. Witness the Ramones for one obvious example. It is down to personal taste and that is all different. The value of ALL art is merely in the eye (or ear) of the beholder.


Sterling

no sir you are wrong. "art" is a business. and either a business produces something that is good or isn't

Art is not a business. Selling art is.

[Ash]

Tommy, Chuck and Todd are the only guys in that picture on youtube that don't look like complete douchebags.