Original Behind the Music?

[Toph]

Anywhere you can see the ORIGINAL Styx Behind the Music instead of the revisionist BS "remastered" version? The last 15 minutes of the revisionist one is just a puff piece for the current band. The only one I can find on YouTube is the remastered version. Looking for the original - can't find it. I'm sure the existing band has done their best to rid YouTube of it.

[pinkfloyd1973]

Anywhere you can see the ORIGINAL Styx Behind the Music instead of the revisionist BS "remastered" version? The last 15 minutes of the revisionist one is just a puff piece for the current band. The only one I can find on YouTube is the remastered version. Looking for the original - can't find it. I'm sure the existing band has done their best to rid YouTube of it.

Yeah, that kinda pissed me off. It had said absolutely nothing about what Dennis is doing after the break up and brief time afterwards. But I guess they need the publicity more than him....

[Archetype]

Would have been nice to see some coverage of Dennis's new band.

[Everett]

Would have been nice to see some coverage of Dennis's new band.

Agree with any kind of ddy update. But they prob wouldn't have done it if that
had been included.

[Cassie May]

I have the original on VHS, but no knowledge or equipment to get it online.

[Toph]

Just more revisionist history by these guys. The remastered version diminishes DDY's impact.

[Baron Von Bielski]

btms@rocketmail.com

I bought some Behind The Music's from this guy a few years ago. He had quite an extensive collection. I bought the original Styx BTM, Fleetwood Mac, Chicago. Not sure what else, but the quality was good. Not sure if he still does it. I found the email when I searched my paypal records. I originally found him on youtube when I watched Journey BTM that he uploaded. I don't see him anymore though when I do the search. Try emailing him and ask, it couldn't hurt.

[Boomchild]

Well, it certainly seems to me that someone wanted to paint the picture a certain way. Which did not include on how Dennis ended up after being pushed out of the band.

[masque]

well it's my understanding that DDY was never happy with the original behind the music.....I think I saw an interview somewhere that he felt that the editing that was done left out stuff he wanted in and sort of portrayed him and suzanne (especially suzanne) as winey etc.....

he may have declined to participate in the extra stuff they filmed for the "remastered" version.

my experience has been that nearly all of the "remastered" behind the music's are not nearly as good as the originals....they wind up cutting up the story in place of glazing over quickly what is taking place now.

[cittadeeno23]

I can't stand the "Behind the Music" episode of Styx. It's pure bullshit. It also proves my point that most people will believe anything they are told. I cannot tell you how many people go around repeating what they heard in that episode regarding the Kilroy shows. Especially the Texas show where they say the crowd turned on Styx.
Yogi was there! I believe he said that nobody was booing Styx!
I saw the Kilroy show 5 or 6 times. NOBODY booed! People were walking out of those theaters happy and dancing like crazy.

[Boomchild]

well it's my understanding that DDY was never happy with the original behind the music.....I think I saw an interview somewhere that he felt that the editing that was done left out stuff he wanted in and sort of portrayed him and suzanne (especially suzanne) as winey etc.....

he may have declined to participate in the extra stuff they filmed for the "remastered" version.

my experience has been that nearly all of the "remastered" behind the music's are not nearly as good as the originals....they wind up cutting up the story in place of glazing over quickly what is taking place now.

I know that DDY did comment that there was quite a bit of his interview that was left out. He also made it clear that it was one interview as opposed to the multiple interviews with the others. They clearly told the others what DDY stated in his interview to get a response but did not do the same with DDY.

FYI, I believe DDY talks quite a bit on this subject in his interview with Dave Harris (RetroRewind). Which I think is still on YouTube.

[Baron Von Bielski]

well it's my understanding that DDY was never happy with the original behind the music.....I think I saw an interview somewhere that he felt that the editing that was done left out stuff he wanted in and sort of portrayed him and suzanne (especially suzanne) as winey etc.....

he may have declined to participate in the extra stuff they filmed for the "remastered" version.

my experience has been that nearly all of the "remastered" behind the music's are not nearly as good as the originals....they wind up cutting up the story in place of glazing over quickly what is taking place now.

I know that DDY did comment that there was quite a bit of his interview that was left out. He also made it clear that it was one interview as opposed to the multiple interviews with the others. They clearly told the others what DDY stated in his interview to get a response but did not do the same with DDY.

FYI, I believe DDY talks quite a bit on this subject in his interview with Dave Harris (RetroRewind). Which I think is still on YouTube.

It's still there. It's a really good, informative interview.

[yogi]

[quote="cittadeeno23"]I can't stand the "Behind the Music" episode of Styx. It's pure bullshit. It also proves my point that most people will believe anything they are told. I cannot tell you how many people go around repeating what they heard in that episode regarding the Kilroy shows. Especially the Texas show where they say the crowd turned on Styx.
Yogi was there! I believe he said that nobody was booing Styx!
I saw the Kilroy show 5 or 6 times. NOBODY booed! People were walking out of those theaters happy and dancing like crazy.[/quote]


They (fans) were NOT booing Styx. That part of Behind The Music was a TOTAL lie.

They were booing Dr. Rightous, they were booing 100+ degree heat with most people being there all day. They were booing NO usuable restrooms, they were booing the Texas Blue Laws with alcohol sales being shut down 2 hours before the Sunday Blue Laws were actually suppose to go into effect. They were booing the stench in many areas of the Cotton Bowl. They were booing the total idiots that drank all day and wanted to fight for no reason at all.

Styx and Kilroy had NOTHING to do with the chaos that was happening. The ONLY thing they (Styx) screwed up on that night was taking too long to get on stage. Thats when alot of the negative stuff happened.

Still the show was AWESOME and the vast majority of the people attending the Texas Jam LOVED it. They proved why they were the headliner, why they should of been the headliner, why they were still at the time far above the other acts that night, and why they were still one of the hottest acts going. They maybe were not quite Paradise Theater popular but they were still damn close and they were by far the majority of the reason why most of the 40,000 plus people were attending the Texas Jam. It was a GREAT show. Hell most of us didnt even know alot of what happened, happened until we read or heard about it the next day or in the coming weeks.

[Boomchild]

It's still there. It's a really good, informative interview.

That it is. DDY seems to be really candid. The sad part is that it is incomplete. They never posted the whole thing. Neither on YT or their own site. I never got a response to my inquiry on what happened to the rest of the interview.

[Toph]

It's still there. It's a really good, informative interview.

That it is. DDY seems to be really candid. The sad part is that it is incomplete. They never posted the whole thing. Neither on YT or their own site. I never got a response to my inquiry on what happened to the rest of the interview.

Probably another tease that he mentioned that never came to fruition so they cut it.

[yogi]

I will try to make this my last Behind The Music rant so here it is;

Back when this was made there were MAJOR MAJOR hard feelings between Dennis and the ENTIRE Styx team including Cahil, Sutton and some others that spoke about different aspects of Styx. Most of this was said in my opinion to make Dennis look like the bad guy, and a control freak who at the end(Kilroy) ran roughshot over everyone involved in Styx. They tried to make him look like a tyrant instead of the leader of a very successful rock and roll bad. Hell it worked. Dennis came off as the bad guy.

Now years later, I wish they would revisit some of the same topics raised in the orginal Behind The Music, especially the Texas Jam segment.

I have not a clue what went on the next night in Houston. It is also impossible for me to say what all of the 35,000+ at the Cotton Bowl actually thought of Styx that night. But I would be willing to bet that the GREAT GREAT majority of people that stayed and saw Styx perform the Kilroy show loved it. I was with a group of about 20+ people. Some of them were country music fans and they were ABSOLUTELY blown away by Styx's show. 'Best show they had ever seen' was said by so many of the people that I was with. They had not a clue that a rock band could perform something so good and entertaining. Styx was bt FAAAARRRR the stars of that entire event. The crowd loved the show. It was entertainment and it was rock and roll.

How Tommy Shaw and Jim Cahil or was it Derek Sutton can say otherwise is completely false. Its an out and out lie.

I wish someone now would go back a revisit that question with Tommy Shaw.

[gr8dane]

I have only just watched it.The remastered edition that is.Never saw the original.
But I enjoyed it.Dennis snivelling away.What's with Suzanne,why was she there.Was she in the original ?
I always admired that Tommy ,JY and Chuck standing up for them selves,and giving Dennis the boot.
Good for them.
Now to the Kilroy tour.
It's easily the worst Styx concert I ever saw.
For the folks who wanted to have the story of Dennis after Styx,I don't see why they should bother.
He was not part of the band anymore,and it was about Styx wasn't it.
It would also be hard to,as he didn't want to participate.
Maybe somebody would like to make the story of Dennis after Styx,any takers ?

[yogi]

Not gonna argue with you but how on earth could ANYBODY say it was a bad concert. I saw it 4 times. If memory serves me the only hits missing were Lady & Fooling Yourself. No opening act and a rock opera ( Movie) followed by the Styx songs:
1)Mr Roboto followed by Dennis talking about Styx playing the Paradise Theater JY then comes out with the opening riffs for:
2) Rockin The Paradise
3) Blue Collar Man
4) Babe
5) Snowblind
6) Too Much Time On My Hands
7) Cold War
Dont Let It End - Why the stupid smile???? dislike the song
9) Heavy Metal Poisoning ( lots of Dr Rightous booing)* where they got the booing from for the bogus Texas Jam segment on BTM
10) Crystal Ball
11) Suite Madame Blue
12) Best Of Times
13)Come Sail Away
14)Renegade - Paradise is stormed
15) Havent We Been Here Before
16) Repise with some Twist & Shout

ABSOLUTELY an AWESOME AWESOME show- Their best!! Didnt care for the album LOVED the concert

[Boomchild]

What's with Suzanne,why was she there.Was she in the original ?

Yes Suzanne was. I was wondering the same thing about Tommy's hairdresser gf\wife. Who cares what her opinion is. She wasn't really there for any of it. At least Suzanne was there from the start.

I always admired that Tommy ,JY and Chuck standing up for them selves,and giving Dennis the boot.
Good for them.

JY never had a problem standing up for himself. He has a long line of lawyers to prove it. Tommy will stand up for himself by telling everybody except the person he has the issue with. Chuck, well what can you say? It's not like he could go solo or be asked to join some other band.

For the folks who wanted to have the story of Dennis after Styx,I don't see why they should bother.
He was not part of the band anymore,and it was about Styx wasn't it.

Actually it's a documentary about the band and it's members. If you want to tell the complete story then it makes sense to include what one of the principle and one of the most recognizable members of the group is doing currently. Maybe since JP and JC died prior to this documentary and were no longer in the band they should have left out what happened to them.

It would also be hard to,as he didn't want to participate.

Dennis willingly participated in the original. To the best of my knowledge it's never been made public if an offer was even made to Dennis for the remastered version.

Maybe somebody would like to make the story of Dennis after Styx,any takers ?

Out of all the three principles, at least Dennis has had the most success as a solo act. I doubt anyone outside of hardcore Styx fans even know JY had a solo career, that is if you could it that. Tommy's last solo tour was appearing at Borders Bookstores. He had dates scheduled for his bluegrass album but if I remember correctly they were cancelled. Except for his appearance at the Grand Ole Opry.

[gr8dane]

What's with Suzanne,why was she there.Was she in the original ?

Yes Suzanne was. I was wondering the same thing about Tommy's hairdresser gf\wife. Who cares what her opinion is. She wasn't really there for any of it. At least Suzanne was there from the start.

I always admired that Tommy ,JY and Chuck standing up for them selves,and giving Dennis the boot.
Good for them.

JY never had a problem standing up for himself. He has a long line of lawyers to prove it. Tommy will stand up for himself by telling everybody except the person he has the issue with. Chuck, well what can you say? It's not like he could go solo or be asked to join some other band.

For the folks who wanted to have the story of Dennis after Styx,I don't see why they should bother.
He was not part of the band anymore,and it was about Styx wasn't it.

Actually it's a documentary about the band and it's members. If you want to tell the complete story then it makes sense to include what one of the principle and one of the most recognizable members of the group is doing currently. Maybe since JP and JC died prior to this documentary and were no longer in the band they should have left out what happened to them.

It would also be hard to,as he didn't want to participate.

Dennis willingly participated in the original. To the best of my knowledge it's never been made public if an offer was even made to Dennis for the remastered version.

Maybe somebody would like to make the story of Dennis after Styx,any takers ?

Out of all the three principles, at least Dennis has had the most success as a solo act. I doubt anyone outside of hardcore Styx fans even know JY had a solo career, that is if you could it that. Tommy's last solo tour was appearing at Borders Bookstores. He had dates scheduled for his bluegrass album but if I remember correctly they were cancelled. Except for his appearance at the Grand Ole Opry.

That's nice.
I am sure ,with so much more successful solo career than the others, and the wonderful marriage to Suzanne,
there's at least a 3 hour behind the music and lives of Dennis and Suzanne De Young.
Sit back and enjoy,and try not to fall asleep.

By the way.
Whose side were you on in the Roger Waters vs. Gilmour ,Wright and Mason situ.?

[gr8dane]

Not gonna argue with you but how on earth could ANYBODY say it was a bad concert. I saw it 4 times. If memory serves me the only hits missing were Lady & Fooling Yourself. No opening act and a rock opera ( Movie) followed by the Styx songs:
1)Mr Roboto followed by Dennis talking about Styx playing the Paradise Theater JY then comes out with the opening riffs for:
2) Rockin The Paradise
3) Blue Collar Man
4) Babe
5) Snowblind
6) Too Much Time On My Hands
7) Cold War
Dont Let It End - Why the stupid smile???? dislike the song
9) Heavy Metal Poisoning ( lots of Dr Rightous booing)* where they got the booing from for the bogus Texas Jam segment on BTM
10) Crystal Ball
11) Suite Madame Blue
12) Best Of Times
13)Come Sail Away
14)Renegade - Paradise is stormed
15) Havent We Been Here Before
16) Repise with some Twist & Shout

ABSOLUTELY an AWESOME AWESOME show- Their best!! Didnt care for the album LOVED the concert

Yogi.I am happy that you enjoyed it so much,and then get to see it a some more.Nothing like walking out after a show and having been totally flored.Just did not happen for me with Kilroy and the robot dance.
But maybe you can tell me something.
During the Kilroy show there was some sort of optical illusion kinda trippy thing happening.
You recall that ?

[brywool]

speaking of this, THIS seems to be a new edit as it has a piece of the Grand Illusion/Pieces of 8 show in it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlIGKON9_xo

[Boomchild]

That's nice.
I am sure ,with so much more successful solo career than the others, and the wonderful marriage to Suzanne,
there's at least a 3 hour behind the music and lives of Dennis and Suzanne De Young.
Sit back and enjoy,and try not to fall asleep.

By the way.
Whose side were you on in the Roger Waters vs. Gilmour ,Wright and Mason situ.?

Actually I don't think there's enough stuff to make a solo documentary on any of them. Heck, you could do JY's in like 60 seconds and that's stretching it. Talk about trying not to fall asleep. You certainly would have more material for Tommy. But those fan clips of the Borders tour would be pretty lack luster. But the reality is that DDY has been able make a solo career both now and when they split in the 80's. Even though he wasn't looking to be a solo artist in the first place. As far as the Floyd feud, couldn't say. Never delved into it but do like their music a lot. I am sure it's just as entertaining as Styx'.

[yogi]

[quote="gr8dane"][quote="yogi"]Not gonna argue with you but how on earth could ANYBODY say it was a bad concert. I saw it 4 times. If memory serves me the only hits missing were Lady & Fooling Yourself. No opening act and a rock opera ( Movie) followed by the Styx songs:
1)Mr Roboto followed by Dennis talking about Styx playing the Paradise Theater JY then comes out with the opening riffs for:
2) Rockin The Paradise
3) Blue Collar Man
4) Babe
5) Snowblind
6) Too Much Time On My Hands
7) Cold War
Dont Let It End - Why the stupid smile???? dislike the song
9) Heavy Metal Poisoning ( lots of Dr Rightous booing)* where they got the booing from for the bogus Texas Jam segment on BTM
10) Crystal Ball
11) Suite Madame Blue
12) Best Of Times
13)Come Sail Away
14)Renegade - Paradise is stormed
15) Havent We Been Here Before
16) Repise with some Twist & Shout

ABSOLUTELY an AWESOME AWESOME show- Their best!! Didnt care for the album LOVED the concert[/quote]

Yogi.I am happy that you enjoyed it so much,and then get to see it a some more.Nothing like walking out after a show and having been totally flored.Just did not happen for me with Kilroy and the robot dance.
But maybe you can tell me something.
During the Kilroy show there was some sort of optical illusion kinda trippy thing happening.
You recall that ?[/quote]


At the end of Renegade sirens and crap start going off ( there are tons of flashing lights along with the sirens going high low/high lowbut with no real pattern it almost made me kind of dizzy, queezy and light headed also) as police rush the stage to arrest the band then when all the mayhem dies down is when Tommy shows his acting chops( damn it damn it) before singing 'Havent We Been Here Before'. I actually thought it was brilliant. I loved every second of these shows. Even Roboto and Dont Let It End which are two songs I dont like at all but I loved em in the show. Just a GREAT set and an even better show.

[gr8dane]

That's nice.
I am sure ,with so much more successful solo career than the others, and the wonderful marriage to Suzanne,
there's at least a 3 hour behind the music and lives of Dennis and Suzanne De Young.
Sit back and enjoy,and try not to fall asleep.

By the way.
Whose side were you on in the Roger Waters vs. Gilmour ,Wright and Mason situ.?

Actually I don't think there's enough stuff to make a solo documentary on any of them. Heck, you could do JY's in like 60 seconds and that's stretching it. Talk about trying not to fall asleep. You certainly would have more material for Tommy. But those fan clips of the Borders tour would be pretty lack luster. But the reality is that DDY has been able make a solo career both now and when they split in the 80's. Even though he wasn't looking to be a solo artist in the first place. As far as the Floyd feud, couldn't say. Never delved into it but do like their music a lot. I am sure it's just as entertaining as Styx'.

It's entertaining alright.
Quite like Styx',but with a twist.

[gr8dane]

Not gonna argue with you but how on earth could ANYBODY say it was a bad concert. I saw it 4 times. If memory serves me the only hits missing were Lady & Fooling Yourself. No opening act and a rock opera ( Movie) followed by the Styx songs:
1)Mr Roboto followed by Dennis talking about Styx playing the Paradise Theater JY then comes out with the opening riffs for:
2) Rockin The Paradise
3) Blue Collar Man
4) Babe
5) Snowblind
6) Too Much Time On My Hands
7) Cold War
Dont Let It End - Why the stupid smile???? dislike the song
9) Heavy Metal Poisoning ( lots of Dr Rightous booing)* where they got the booing from for the bogus Texas Jam segment on BTM
10) Crystal Ball
11) Suite Madame Blue
12) Best Of Times
13)Come Sail Away
14)Renegade - Paradise is stormed
15) Havent We Been Here Before
16) Repise with some Twist & Shout

ABSOLUTELY an AWESOME AWESOME show- Their best!! Didnt care for the album LOVED the concert

Yogi.I am happy that you enjoyed it so much,and then get to see it a some more.Nothing like walking out after a show and having been totally flored.Just did not happen for me with Kilroy and the robot dance.
But maybe you can tell me something.
During the Kilroy show there was some sort of optical illusion kinda trippy thing happening.
You recall that ?

At the end of Renegade sirens and crap start going off ( there are tons of flashing lights along with the sirens going high low/high lowbut with no real pattern it almost made me kind of dizzy, queezy and light headed also) as police rush the stage to arrest the band then when all the mayhem dies down is when Tommy shows his acting chops( damn it damn it) before singing 'Havent We Been Here Before'. I actually thought it was brilliant. I loved every second of these shows. Even Roboto and Dont Let It End which are two songs I dont like at all but I loved em in the show. Just a GREAT set and an even better show.

Ah,thanks.Just remembered that something happened that I thought was pretty cool at the time.
Though that setlist,there are at least 5 songs that I rather not hear.
....also haven't heard Kilroy in more than 30 years.

[Zan]

As a current Styx fan, I ant to just say that I hate the revised version as well. The other one was at least entertaining and funny. The new one is boring and lacking content. yawn