Idea for new Styx album

by **Mr JY Roboto** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:28 am

Instead of Styx re-doing old Styx songs, they should re-do songs from their solo albums.

1. The Outsider (TS-Ambition)
2. Are You Ready For Me (TS-Ambition)
3. Kiss Me Hello (TS - GWG)
4. Come In and Explain (TS - GWG)
5. Fading Away (TS - GWG
6. Free To Love You (TS - GWG)
7. Chain Me Down (JY - CS, GI era)

Add 3 Gowan songs and you have a decent new Styx album.

by **pinkfloyd1973** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:38 am

I would rather have an album of all new material than solo rehashes

by **Baron Von Bielski** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:20 am

pinkfloyd1973 wrote:I would rather have an album of all new material than solo rehashes

I agree, I think their solo works from the past are garbage. I don't have any issue with Gowan, but I certainly don't wanna hear anything from him solo wise.

by **Archetype** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:53 am

Why would they do this? They're now free from the tyranny of Dennis; they can write some new rocking tunes now a la "Just Be" and "Difference in the World" :wink:

by **Baron Von Bielski** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:04 am

Archetype wrote:Why would they do this? They're now free from the tyranny of Dennis; they can write some new rocking tunes now a la "Just Be" and "Difference in the World"

I actually like 'Just Be', not a big fan of 'Difference in the World'.

by **froy** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:06 am

Mr JY Roboto wrote:Instead of Styx re-doing old Styx songs, they should re-do songs from their solo albums.

1. The Outsider (TS-Ambition)
2. Are You Ready For Me (TS-Ambition)
3. Kiss Me Hello (TS - GWG)
4. Come In and Explain (TS - GWG)
5. Fading Away (TS - GWG
6. Free To Love You (TS - GWG)
7. Chain Me Down (JY - CS, GI era)

Add 3 Gowan songs and you have a decent new Styx album.

No matter what they do from this point on it will be garbage,

by **Mr JY Roboto** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:14 am

pinkfloyd1973 wrote:I would rather have an album of all new material than solo rehashes

I would too but they are not going to do that so if they are going to rehash old stuff, I would rather they do something different.

by **Mr JY Roboto** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:18 am

froy wrote:
Mr JY Roboto wrote:Instead of Styx re-doing old Styx songs, they should re-do songs from their solo albums.

1. The Outsider (TS-Ambition)
2. Are You Ready For Me (TS-Ambition)
3. Kiss Me Hello (TS - GWG)
4. Come In and Explain (TS - GWG)
5. Fading Away (TS - GWG
6. Free To Love You (TS - GWG)
7. Chain Me Down (JY - CS, GI era)

Add 3 Gowan songs and you have a decent new Styx album.

No matter what they do from this point on it will be garbage,

Here's an idea...maybe live they should perform songs off of One Hundred Years From Now. Perform the entire album. I can only imagine, Gowan singing all of those songs! YEA!!!

by **Boomchild** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:23 pm

pinkfloyd1973 wrote:I would rather have an album of all new material than solo rehashes

If your looking for that you've got the wrong band at this point. As far as anything new and fresh they are old and moldy. Yawn factor big time.

by **Boomchild** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:24 pm

Archetype wrote:Why would they do this? They're now free from the tyranny of Dennis; they can write some new rocking tunes now a la "Just Be" and "Difference in the World"

lol

by **Boomchild** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:25 pm

Mr JY Roboto wrote:
froy wrote:
Mr JY Roboto wrote:Instead of Styx re-doing old Styx songs, they should re-do songs from their solo albums.

1. The Outsider (TS-Ambition)
2. Are You Ready For Me (TS-Ambition)
3. Kiss Me Hello (TS - GWG)
4. Come In and Explain (TS - GWG)
5. Fading Away (TS - GWG
6. Free To Love You (TS - GWG)
7. Chain Me Down (JY - CS, GI era)

Add 3 Gowan songs and you have a decent new Styx album.

No matter what they do from this point on it will be garbage,

Here's an idea...maybe live they should perform songs off of One Hundred Years From Now. Perform the entire album. I can only imagine, Gowan singing all of those songs! YEA!!!

That would be too much material for just an employee for the band.

by **Archetype** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:35 am

Hell, you actually weren't too far off. They're doing Damn Yankees songs on Regurgitation Vol 2

“Renegade,” “Blue Collar Man,” “Too Much Time On My Hands,” “Queen of Spades,” “Coming Of Age” (Damn Yankees), “High Enough” (Damn Yankees), “Snowblind,” “Miss America.”

This is fucking disgraceful. Styx and Damn Yankees do not belong in the same sentence. Damn Yankees is white-trash hick music. Coming Of Age is something I'd expect to hear at a Confederate rally in Kentucky with all the hicks' 12 year old daughters strip teasing everyone. Thank God for Dennis DeYoung

by **Toph** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:49 am

Archetype wrote:Hell, you actually weren't too far off. They're doing Damn Yankees sons on Regurgitation Vol 2

“Renegade,” “Blue Collar Man,” “Too Much Time On My Hands,” “Queen of Spades,” “Coming Of Age” (Damn Yankees), “High Enough” (Damn Yankees), “Snowblind,” “Miss America.”

This is fucking disgraceful. Styx and Damn Yankees do not belong in the same sentence. Damn Yankees is white-trash hick music. Coming Of Age is something I'd expect to hear at a Confederate rally in Kentucky with all the hicks' 12 year old daughters strip teasing everyone. Thank God for Dennis DeYoung

Wow, if those really are the songs, that is laughable and quite embarrasing. If I am DeYoung, i am glad I am away from those idiots. I probably am just disappointed in what they are doing to the brand name that I created.

by **Archetype** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:05 am

Toph wrote:
Archetype wrote:Hell, you actually weren't too far off. They're doing Damn Yankees songs on Regurgitation Vol 2

“Renegade,” “Blue Collar Man,” “Too Much Time On My Hands,” “Queen of Spades,” “Coming Of Age” (Damn Yankees), “High Enough” (Damn Yankees), “Snowblind,” “Miss America.”

This is fucking disgraceful. Styx and Damn Yankees do not belong in the same sentence. Damn Yankees is white-trash hick music. Coming Of Age is something I'd expect to hear at a Confederate rally in Kentucky with all the hicks' 12 year old daughters strip teasing everyone. Thank God for Dennis DeYoung

Wow, if those really are the songs, that is laughable and quite embarrasing. If I am DeYoung, i am glad I am away from those idiots. I probably am just disappointed in what they are doing to the brand name that I created.

I got it from the official Styx facebook:

STYX AND YES

CO-HEADLINING “PROGRESSIVE U.S. TOUR”

SET TO KICK OFF JULY 4

April 5, 2011 -- Multi-platinum rock band STYX joins forces with the world's most quintessential prog-rock band YES for a summer tour extravaganza. These two monster rock bands will embark on the 22-city “Progressive U.S. Tour” starting July 4th and concluding August 3rd in Mountain View, CA. Tickets will go on sale starting the weekend of April 8th.

STYX--Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars), James “JY” Young (vocals, guitars), Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards), Todd Sucherman (drums) and Ricky Phillips (bass), along with the occasional surprise appearance by original bassist Chuck Panozzo—has an unmistakable sound all their own, and they continue to prove that they’re one of the hardest working bands in the music world thanks to a vigorous tour schedule that keeps them constantly on the road all across the globe.

YES – The Legendary, Grammy® Award winning prog-rock band that has defined many a generation -- will be on tour in support of their new album FLY FROM HERE on Frontiers Records releasing July 12th.

YES features a lineup of guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire, drummer Alan White, and lead singer Benoit David. YES will be reuniting with keyboard player Geoff Downes for this tour.

"When I first heard YES, I knew that the music world was forever changed,” says STYX singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw. “They took progressive rock to a place that had never been expressed in such an impressive yet accessible way. Who among you didn't make it a point to learn the acoustic guitar intro to ‘Roundabout?’ We're very excited to tour with them for the very first time."

“We are excited to have STYX on tour with us. I consider them to be in the vein of YES and the cutting edge of prog-rock in America,” says YES founder/bassist Chris Squire.

STYX is currently putting the finishing touches on REGENERATION, VOLUME 2, the follow-up to 2010’s seven-song EP, REGENERATION, VOLUME 1, which contains six newly re-recorded classics--"Come Sail Away,” "Crystal Ball," "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man),” “Lorelei,” “The Grand Illusion” and “Sing For The Day”—and a brand new track, “Difference In The World.” The track listing for REGENERATION, VOLUME 2 is: “Renegade,” “Blue Collar Man,” “Too Much Time On My Hands,” “Queen of Spades,” “Coming Of Age” (Damn Yankees), “High Enough” (Damn Yankees), “Snowblind,” “Miss America.” Both volumes will be available for sale at every stop along the tour route.

FLY FROM HERE is the first album YES has recorded for close to a decade and was produced by the legendary Trevor Horn in the spirit that YES was founded. The return of Horn along with the Maestro’s that make up YES has brought back the fluid freedom that their music’s ingenuity is best known for. YES holds a shrewd insight and creative vision that challenges audiences as they stretch the boundaries of music.

YES’ performance will feature the title track from their new album FLY FROM HERE as well as the hugely successful and indelible catalogue of music from hit albums such as DRAMA, FRAGILE, CLOSE TO THE EDGE and 90125. Classics such as “Roundabout,” a seminal hit which consistently appears on “the best songs of all-time” lists, and the group’s #1 hit “Owner of a Lonely Heart” are sure to be featured for an evening of music not to be missed.

Spawned from a suburban Chicago basement in the early ‘70s, STYX would eventually transform into the virtual arena rock prototype by the late '70s and early '80s, due to a fondness for big rockers and soaring power ballads. Over the course of their 38-year career they’ve released 15 studio albums, 6 best-of compilations and 4 live albums, garnering 8 Top Ten singles. STYX has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Throughout their illustrious career, they’ve performed more live shows since 1999 than all of the previous years of its career combined. Two Super-Bowl appearances, Pollstar box office chart-topping tours with Def Leppard, Journey, Boston, REO Speedwagon and Bad Company (to name only a few), two more studio albums and no end in sight, STYX continues to conquer the planet, one venue at a time.

YES’ remarkable career has served to re-define the boundaries of rock for more than four decades, YES has played the role as a dominant driving music force selling over 30 million albums, reaching platinum status multiple times worldwide. Their symphonic use of sound and innovative musical styles have made each of the group’s player’s a virtuoso in his own right.

DATE VENUE CITY

**Additional dates including details of July 4th kick-off to be announced.**

Tuesday, July 5 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ+

Thursday, July 7 CMAC Performing Arts Center Canandaigua, NY+

Friday, July 8 MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Mashantucket, CT*

Saturday, July 9 Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion Gilford, NH*

Monday, July 11 Nikon @ Jones Beach Theater Wantagh, NY+

Tuesday, July 12 Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Bethel, NY+

Thursday, July 14 Verizon Wireless Amp at Encore Park Alpharetta, GA*

Friday, July 15 Amphitheater at the Wharf Orange Beach, AL+

Saturday, July 16 The Woods at Fontanel Nashville, TN*

Monday, July 18 Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MO*

Tuesday, July 19 Verizon Wireless Music Center Noblesville, IN*

Wednesday, July 20 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI+

Friday, July 22 Winstar Casino Thackerville, OK+

Saturday, July 23 Zoo Amphitheatre Oklahoma City, OK*

Sunday, July 24 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Maryland Heights, MO*

Tuesday, July 26 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO*

Thursday, July 28 Eagle River Pavilion Boise, ID*

Friday, July 29 Chateau Ste. Michelle Woodinville, WA+

Saturday, July 30 Maryhill Winery Goldendale, WA+

Tuesday, August 2 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA+

Wednesday, August 3 Shoreline Amphitheater Mountain View, CA*

* Denotes STYX closes

+ Denotes YES closes

.

by **pinkfloyd1973** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:31 am

That's pretty funny since Styx hasn't done anything "progressive" since the late 70's :lol:

by **pinkfloyd1973** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:31 am

The above post is purely tongue-in-cheek and was meant to be funny, carry on

by **Mr JY Roboto** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:29 am

Toph wrote:
Archetype wrote:Hell, you actually weren't too far off. They're doing Damn Yankees sons on Regurgitation Vol 2

“Renegade,” “Blue Collar Man,” “Too Much Time On My Hands,” “Queen of Spades,” “Coming Of Age” (Damn Yankees), “High Enough” (Damn Yankees), “Snowblind,” “Miss America.”

This is fucking disgraceful. Styx and Damn Yankees do not belong in the same sentence. Damn Yankees is white-trash hick music. Coming Of Age is something I'd expect to hear at a Confederate rally in Kentucky with all the hicks' 12 year old daughters strip teasing everyone. Thank God for Dennis DeYoung

Wow, if those really are the songs, that is laughable and quite embarrasing. If I am DeYoung, i am glad I am away from those idiots. I probably am just disappointed in what they are doing to the brand name that I created.

I agree..why do Damn Yankees songs. But, Dennis has no room to say a thing. In my eyes, he changed Styx (for the worse) forever with Babe and First Time.

by **pinkfloyd1973** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:41 am

Mr JY Roboto wrote: I agree..why do Damn Yankees songs. But, Dennis has no room to say a thing. In my eyes, he changed Styx (for the worse) forever with Babe and First Time.

Oh God, here we go again :roll:

by **Archetype** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:45 am

Mr JY Roboto wrote:
Toph wrote:
Archetype wrote:Hell, you actually weren't too far off. They're doing Damn Yankees sons on Regurgitation Vol 2

“Renegade,” “Blue Collar Man,” “Too Much Time On My Hands,” “Queen of Spades,” “Coming Of Age” (Damn Yankees), “High Enough” (Damn Yankees), “Snowblind,” “Miss America.”

This is fucking disgraceful. Styx and Damn Yankees do not belong in the same sentence. Damn Yankees is white-trash hick music. Coming Of Age is something I'd expect to hear at a Confederate rally in Kentucky with all the hicks' 12 year old daughters strip teasing everyone. Thank God for Dennis DeYoung

Wow, if those really are the songs, that is laughable and quite embarrasing. If I am DeYoung, i am glad I am away from those idiots. I probably am just disappointed in what they are doing to the brand name that I created.
I agree..why do Damn Yankees songs. But, Dennis has no room to say a thing. In my eyes, he changed Styx (for the worse) forever with Babe and First Time.

They are classic Styx songs. They meet the criteria for being Styx songs, and were composed by the founding memeber of Styx. Millions love those songs, and Tommy wrote several songs that weren't far from Babe.

Damn Yankees songs: My hicks and 12 year old daughters comment stands.

by **Toph** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:33 am

Mr JY Roboto wrote:
Toph wrote:
Archetype wrote:Hell, you actually weren't too far off. They're doing Damn Yankees sons on Regurgitation Vol 2

“Renegade,” “Blue Collar Man,” “Too Much Time On My Hands,” “Queen of Spades,” “Coming Of Age” (Damn Yankees), “High Enough” (Damn Yankees), “Snowblind,” “Miss America.”

This is fucking disgraceful. Styx and Damn Yankees do not belong in the same sentence. Damn Yankees is white-trash hick music. Coming Of Age is something I'd expect to hear at a Confederate rally in Kentucky with all the hicks' 12 year old daughters strip teasing everyone. Thank God for Dennis DeYoung

Wow, if those really are the songs, that is laughable and quite embarrasing. If I am DeYoung, i am glad I am away from those idiots. I probably am just disappointed in what they are doing to the brand name that I created.
I agree..why do Damn Yankees songs. But, Dennis has no room to say a thing. In my eyes, he changed Styx (for the worse) forever with Babe and First Time.

And Sing For The Day, She Cares, Never Say Never, Boat On The River did nothing...

FUCKING IDIOT.

by **Monker** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:02 am

pinkfloyd1973 wrote:
Mr JY Roboto wrote: I agree..why do Damn Yankees songs. But, Dennis has no room to say a thing. In my eyes, he changed Styx (for the worse) forever with Babe and First Time.

Oh God, here we go again

Quit whining

by **pinkfloyd1973** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:16 am

Monker wrote: Quit whining

Hush, Monkey

by **hoagiepete** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:20 pm

Hell, if they just have to re-record, they ought to get back together and re-record 2/3 of 100 Years from Now, adding a couple TS tunes. THAT would be a great Styx album.

by **Monker** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:26 pm

hoagiepete wrote:Hell, if they just have to re-record, they ought to get back together and re-record 2/3 of 100 Years from Now, adding a couple TS tunes. THAT would be a great Styx album.

It would be just as pointless as this one.

by **Ash** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:41 pm

What? Nothing from Out on a Day Pass?

by **Ash** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:45 pm

Archetype wrote:Saturday, July 16 The Woods at Fontanel Nashville, TN*

I have NEVER heard of this venue.

I just googled it... it's kinda out in the sticks. (no pun intended).. it's a new venue... ampitheatre.. 4500 seats.

Very interesting. Nice to have another venue, but it looks like it's not in a very good location central to Nashville.

by **mr.v** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:59 pm

Ash wrote:
Archetype wrote:Saturday, July 16 The Woods at Fontanel Nashville, TN*

I have NEVER heard of this venue.

I just googled it... it's kinda out in the sticks. (no pun intended).. it's a new venue... ampitheatre.. 4500 seats.

Very interesting. Nice to have another venue, but it looks like it's not in a very good location central to Nashville.

It is formally the home and land that belonged to Barbara Mandrell. It's off Briley parkway just past Clarksville highway. It is supposed to be very nice, I guess we will find out on july 16.

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:20 pm

Ash wrote:What? Nothing from Out on a Day Pass?

LOL!! Good one, had me laughing all morning!

MR

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