30th Anniversary Cornerstone

[froy]

What was better in 1980?

Not that it was in my top 5 or anything, but REO released Hi Infidelity in 1980

I thought that was 81

[BlackWall]

Did you skip school to buy it?

I was 1 year out of High school actually . All I remember was the YES NO thing in Borrowed Time
I said what the hell. I made fun on Boat on The River now only to love that tune
Why Me is still one of my favorites as well as Lights,
Saw the concert and the International Amphitheater and thought it was cool they brought out the sax guy for WHY Me
I have pictures from that show,

Froy(or anyone who was there), since I wasn't fortunate enough to discover Styx before 1995, the only new albums I've been able to buy since I've been a fan have obviously been "BNW" and "Cyclorama". Whenever you buy a new album, at least for me, you kind of get an idea in your head of which songs are going to go somewhere. What was that like with "Cornerstone"? Obviously "Babe" was already becoming a hit, but did you pretty much expect "Why Me" and "Borrowed Time" to be the other exposed tracks? Did you think "First Time" was an obvious hit? I wish I could have started earlier.

You and me both my friend. If only i had been alive

Yeah, it was pretty easy to tell which songs were going to go somewhere from "BNW" and "Cyclo"..

[Everett]

What was better in 1980?

Not that it was in my top 5 or anything, but REO released Hi Infidelity in 1980

I thought that was 81

It came out in the fall of 1980. I wasn't alive and even I knew that

[froy]

What was better in 1980?

Not that it was in my top 5 or anything, but REO released Hi Infidelity in 1980

I thought that was 81

It came out in the fall of 1980. I wasn't alive and even I knew that

It seems as if Escape Hi and Paradise Theater were all at the same time

[Don]

What was better in 1980?

Not that it was in my top 5 or anything, but REO released Hi Infidelity in 1980

I thought that was 81

It came out in the fall of 1980. I wasn't alive and even I knew that

It seems as if Escape Hi and Paradise Theater were all at the same time

Along with Moving Pictures and Foreigner 4. A great time to be a rock fan.
Diary of a Madman, Mob Rules, High 'n' Dry, Get Lucky, Abacab, Precious Time; just a lot of good albums that year.

[Ash]

Audio Visions by Kansas was pretty horriffic. Not a very good album.

[Don]

Audio Visions by Kansas was pretty horriffic. Not a very good album.

The debut of John Elefante on Vinyl Confessions a year later made up for it.

Saw them together with Survivor on that tour, John could belt it.

[classicstyxfan]

Ah, Cornerstone ........a landmark album, signifying the Death of Styx the Rock Band and the Birth of Styx the Pop Band.

The "Yes, no" bridge in Borrowed time along with Babe and First Time were the first indications that maybe this band was targeting a demographic that had me on the outside looking in.

Now the question of "did I outgrow the band or did the Band outgrow me ?" is definately subject to debate !

[froy]

Audio Visions by Kansas was pretty horriffic. Not a very good album.

I totally disagree

Hold On is a master piece
Got to Rock on is awesome

I have a live concert from 1980 from Kansas that I will be playing on the show.
I guarantee you will be blown away by it.

We are just a few days away from going live.
All the software is installed just tweaks remain.

[Boomchild]

What was better in 1980?

Not that it was in my top 5 or anything, but REO released Hi Infidelity in 1980

I thought that was 81

It came out in the fall of 1980. I wasn't alive and even I knew that

It seems as if Escape Hi and Paradise Theater were all at the same time

Along with Moving Pictures and Foreigner 4. A great time to be a rock fan.
Diary of a Madman, Mob Rules, High 'n' Dry, Get Lucky, Abacab, Precious Time; just a lot of good albums that year.

Yep. We will not ever see something like that again either. The current state of the music business is sad to say the least.

[Boomchild]

Ah, Cornerstone ........a landmark album, signifying the Death of Styx the Rock Band and the Birth of Styx the Pop Band.

The "Yes, no" bridge in Borrowed time along with Babe and First Time were the first indications that maybe this band was targeting a demographic that had me on the outside looking in.

Now the question of "did I outgrow the band or did the Band outgrow me ?" is definately subject to debate !

Well, if the band stayed on the same course they were on, they wouldn't have lasted long in the 80's. The musical landscape was going through changes and the advent of MTV changed the game dramatically. It was a smart move. However, I am not saying that I think they made all the right choices. I also think that the number of fans that would still follow them if they stayed the same was not enough to allow them to continue if they didn't adapt to the changes.