New Walrus News - Styx

by **LordofDaRing** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:19 am

As a huge beatles fan and a huge STYX fan, on the subject of I am the Walrus, I am reminded of the quote from Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynrd upon hearing the remake/mix of Freebird/Baby I love your way when asked what he though about it, he replied "It's not exactly how I would like that song remembered but it does keep the spirit of Freebird alive". If anyone owns the DVD of Return to Paradise on the extra features, while waiting at an airport or somewhere, Tommy on acoustic and Dennis sing an empromtu version of Norweigen Wood, and whenever these two guys locked harmonies, like Lennon and McCartney it was a thing of beauty. By the way, i don't laugh whenever the reluctant one talks anymore, I cringe. All of you guys and ladies have a great Turkey Day!!!!!

by **Liz22562** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:52 am

That is great news Yogi! Now if I could just get my local classic rock station to play it here in Tampa....

by **styxfanNH** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:35 am

I Am The Walrus is now being played on 135 statons. Up from 100 a week ago.

by **classicstyxfan** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 5:08 am

SFNH, they didn't publish the list, did they ? that would be interesting.

by **styxfanNH** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 5:23 am

No, On Styxworld, Tommy only changed the number of stations. If you weren't paying attention to detail on the site, it looked like the original post. It would be interesting though to see which markets are playing it.

Assuming all this is true, and I have no reason to believe it isn't, can you imagine what will happen when the video hits tv in the next couple of weeks.

by **froy** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 5:31 am

Monker wrote:> Styx fans are laughing at JY everytime he opens his
> mouth But thats ok we have a great cover band to see
> now called Light Up
> Them and Dennis are good enough for me .

SOME Styx fans may laugh.

Many Styx fans are laughing not some.

Some Styx fans laughed at Kilroy,

There were more Styx fans going to the shows than there were laughing.

and some think Dennis' solo career is laughable.

Not many if any.
Dennis never cared about a solo career anyway.

After all the years of your whining, complaining, insults, hate, and prophecies of doom, Styx are still out there..

Still out where Monker Ho Chunk Casino in Wisconsin Dells
Woopdi do da dey, They really have gone to the big time.

.touring, recording new music...and even getting on the radio.

And all along losing money not selling cds or tickets to the shows.
BTW Dennis is on TV tonight 11 pm ABC check it out.
Fact is if Dennis DeYoung was never part of Styx these 2 goofs would be broke and washing dishes, It was Dennis DeYoungs songs that made them a huge sucsess, Not James Youngs or Tommy Shaws
The 2 guitar players are just riding his coat tails.

JY should be the person laughing - at people like you who just don't understand that music is bigger then one persons opinion or even a small group of people's shared opinion.

Your right it was JY and Shaws opinion that Dennis was not right for Styx anymore quite a wrong opinion based on the lack of there sucsess.
So yea music is bigger than Shaws and JYs opinion.

The affects of your boycott are laughable.

Whats so funny the band is a revovling door
Even Burtnick wants nothing to do with them anymore
Go ahead laugh fact is Light UP a Styx cover band is more popular than JY and Shaw ,

Your attempt at getting 10,000 signitures on a petition to get Dennis back in Styx was laughable. The entire crusade to end the current band is laughable.

I did not start that petition first of all and second of all we could get 10000 sigs in a heartbeat all we need to do is have the petiition at 2 Dennis shows. That would be 10 easily.

Styx will continue as long as venues

Venues try 1000 seaters half full

book them for a tour. The fact that they can still book a tour doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon...despite your protests.

Why not just get a theater in Branson next to Bobbie Vinton they could do a Beef and Bowl with Styx show .

by **sadie65** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 5:33 am

I am not trying to put a negatiev on this at all, I just want to point out that the problem they face is that the stations that have picked it up are not the ones tracked by RadioandRecords, so those stations don't get "counted".

Perhaps once the video airs...

I do however, think they face very very long odds on this one.

Peace,

Sadie

by **froy** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 5:34 am

LordofDaRing wrote:As a huge beatles fan and a huge STYX fan, on the subject of I am the Walrus, I am reminded of the quote from Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynrd upon hearing the remake/mix of Freebird/Baby I love your way when asked what he though about it, he replied "It's not exactly how I would like that song remembered but it does keep the spirit of Freebird alive". If anyone owns the DVD of Return to Paradise on the extra features, while waiting at an airport or somewhere, Tommy on acoustic and Dennis sing an empromtu version of Norweigen Wood, and whenever these two guys locked harmonies, like Lennon and McCartney it was a thing of beauty. By the way, i don't laugh whenever the reluctant one talks anymore, I cringe. All of you guys and ladies have a great Turkey Day!!!!!

And that version of Norweigen Wood Was awesome the Harmonies were beautifull. If they want to do beatle tunes do them in the shower.

by **froy** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 5:36 am

styxfanNH wrote:No, On Styxworld, Tommy only changed the number of stations. If you weren't paying attention to detail on the site, it looked like the original post. It would be interesting though to see which markets are playing it.

Assuming all this is true, and I have no reason to believe it isn't, can you imagine what will happen when the video hits tv in the next couple of weeks.

They are not going to spend money on a video first off.
Second if they do they will look like fools worse than they do now.
I would not believe a word Tommy Shaw say's thats for sure.

by **froy** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 5:57 am

styxfanNH wrote:I Am The Walrus is now being played on 135 statons. Up from 100 a week ago.

Funny nobody here has heard it
I guess this is one of Shaws we packed the house to the rafters statements.

by **classicstyxfan** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 6:20 am

From a Marketing standpoint, it would make sense for TS to list the stations......give the visitors to Styxworld who haven't heard it yet an idea where to go to do so.

by **styxfanNH** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 6:23 am

Froy,

The Video is shot and in the editing process.

And you will never hear it on the radio until you come out of your cave.

But in your own words earlier in this post "I heard the song on the loop FM chicago"

by **froy** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:40 am

styxfanNH wrote:Froy,

The Video is shot and in the editing process.

Who is going to play it ?
Another waste of money

And you will never hear it on the radio until you come out of your cave.

I would rather stay in my cave than hear Gowan 's mouth piece/

But in your own words earlier in this post "I heard the song on the loop FM chicago"

And turned it right off

by **gr8dane** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:22 am

Re: Styx only playing for 1000 people a concert.Well ,I rather see them in a small theatre than a nosebleed seat in a stadium.

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:48 am

gr8dane says:

Re: Styx only playing for 1000 people a concert.Well ,I rather see them in a small theatre than a nosebleed seat in a stadium.

To be honest, I'd rather see bands that I like in a smaller venue with less than 1000 seats. When I used to go to the "arena" shows back in the day, it was terrible to see and hear bands so far away. I don't care if the band or artist that I like is playing at a theater, fair grounds or the zoo, I just want to be close up without paying $100+ for a seat that's far away. I just saw Journey this past summer with 4000+ other people at a county fair. It was nice to get there early and sit/stand 10 rows back and see a great show for free. However, I draw the line seeing a band in an old corn field tripping over the stalks - LOL :wink:

I hope every one has a GREAT weekend :)

by **ek88** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 4:27 am

However, I draw the line seeing a band in an old corn field tripping over the stalks

Ouch

We've held Comstock out here in the middle of Nebraska the last couple of years, and there's no venue of adequate size in the central part of the state save for the plentiful cornfields, so the concert is held literally out in the middle of a pasture. It's a three or four day affair and has drawn some decent acts: Def Leppard, Nugent, Gin Blossoms, Little River Band, to name a few. Fortunately, the powers that be have the sense to pick up any cornstalks that happen to be lying around :wink:

by **ek88** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 4:31 am

Finally, some IATW news to report. Just caught the end of Crystal Ball on the local classic rock station. Afterwards, the DJ explained that Styx had just recorded IATW in studio after positive fan response and that the station did not have a copy as of yet, but was expecting one soon!

by **froy** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 9:00 am

ek88 wrote:Finally, some IATW news to report. Just caught the end of Crystal Ball on the local classic rock station. Afterwards, the DJ explained that Styx had just recorded IATW in studio after positive fan response and that the station did not have a copy as of yet, but was expecting one soon!

Yea right nice try
Gowan is an awefull singer he's like a bad rash that won't go away
Styx when they were Styx had the best vocalist in the buisness Dennis DeYoung as you all heard last night . Now they have degraded themselves with a terrible singer who is that master at copycatting.
Styx today are a bunch of leaches and copycats a far cry from when
they were a real band. I heard they are going to do Freebird next
and Sympathy for the Devil . What a shame

by **gr8dane** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 11:42 am

Talkin' about bad rashes.
Master froy,hats of to your dedication to uncle Dennis.
Why do I get the feeling that if Dennis' next cd would be a Shakespeare rendition of 'King Henry' with bagpipes only,you would probably call it a masterpiece.Meanwhile a track like "These are the times ' from Cyclo is more like Styx than what Dennis is putting out these days.
Anyways,you want Dennis back with Styx because he is Styx.Why would you want that,,,JY is still there and is still a bad guy,and in your eyes always will be.If Dennis came back ,would that make JY a good guy?
Dennis is doing his bit.Styx without Dennis is doing theirs.
Ehh,, guess i should not have had that last bottle of wine,I am getting all giddy here.
Good weekend to all.

by **yogi** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 11:53 am

FINALLY got to hear Walrus today while driving though San Antonio. KZEP 104.5 is having an all request weekend. I called in and requested it. 30 minutes later the D.J. put it on with the intro of 'heres a GREAT Beatles remake by Styx requested by Jim'. I was blown away by the song. I NEVER would of known that was Styx. GOWAN shines, and he sounds like John Lennon to me. It does justice to the orginial!!!

ROCK ON STYX!!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!! RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME!!!!!!!

Dennis sounded excellent last night too!!!

by **bugsymalone** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 12:11 pm

I NEVER would of known that was Styx. GOWAN shines, and he sounds like John Lennon to me. It does justice to the orginial

And therein lies the problem. As I said on the other thread about this, the song is neither good nor bad. A faithful copy and nothing else. Very competently done, but nothing special.

As to the back and forths on here. BOTH sides --- Dennis and the ones who call themselves Styx --- are interested in ONE thing. Performing. They will do whatever they can to promote themselves.
Both sides have the music in them and they want to peform it to the world.

I think both have a legitimate purpose in this and whatever gets them out there again so they CAN perform, then they will do it.

Dennis is working his concerts and his CD through PBS and radio and television.

The Styx boys currently are working radio play with what will keep them in the game -- a cover that is being fairly well received.

Good for BOTH of them. ALL of them deserve a place doing what they love.

Do I think the band who left Dennis is as good without Dennis as with him? No, but that is my opinion only.

Do I think Dennis is as good without the rest of Styx as he was with them? Yes, in a different way. Simply because he was and is "the voice." Again, my opinion.

I think in many ways it is silly to be negative about any of this because it is what it is.

Bugsy

by **styxfanNH** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 1:07 pm

I guess this is where I disagree with ya Bugsy.

I don't think Styx is better wiithout Dennis and I don't thik Dennis is better without Styx. I think they are all at their musical best when they are together.

The current state of the band allows both groups to tour at the rate they want. Tommy and JY a 100 or so shows a year and Dennis 12 - 18. With this difference betwen them both on the number of dates each wants to play, there is no way that they all would have been happy.

Musically, They are each bringing the music they are most happy with to the fans and are able to play their own preferred list of songs.

Hopefully, they are as happy as they can be with the situation and are able to move on easier than some of the fans.

by **ChicagoSTYX** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 1:32 pm

Froy can not stand the fact that Styx is having success without Dennis. He will say anything to try to detract from it. IATW is a bigger hit then anything Dennis has done with or without Styx in the last 13 years and that’s a fact Mr. Froy! :lol:

by **kansas666** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 1:54 pm

I just listened to IatW. I heard them do it twice last summer. And I think this is a different version then they played then.

The song was simpler last summer. It has gotten better. much better.

Go STYX!!

I got them to play it on the local classic rock station in Madison, WI.

And I have requested it on Coopers Covers.

CALL YOUR RADIO STATION NOW

by **ChicagoSTYX** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:20 pm

I checked the music log at WLUP.com and found that the Loop in Chicago is playing IATW every 6 hours.

by **DeeJaySTYX** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:33 pm

ek88 wrote:Finally, some IATW news to report. Just caught the end of Crystal Ball on the local classic rock station. Afterwards, the DJ explained that Styx had just recorded IATW in studio after positive fan response and that the station did not have a copy as of yet, but was expecting one soon!

My favorite Classic rock channel Y-95 of Rockford stated this also last night...

DeeJay.....

by **froy** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:50 pm

ChicagoSTYX wrote:Froy can not stand the fact that Styx is having success without Dennis. He will say anything to try to detract from it. IATW is a bigger hit then anything Dennis has done with or without Styx in the last 13 years and that’s a fact Mr. Froy!

The crack pipe needs a cleaning Chicago your in need of rehab.
The fact is this is not even Styx even Yogi had no clue who he was hearing and it was his hero Gowan Just goes to show how recognizable his voice is. Tommy Shaw and James Young are not Styx no matter what you or anyone else say's . And as far as them doing covers thats the sign of a desperate band. If you think its great god bless ya I feel sorry for ya,

by **yogi** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 11:56 pm

Froy is right in the fact I would of had NO clue that was Styx if I had not called and requested the song, and known Styx now did that song. I would of thought it was some British guy doing a remake. Froy is wrong in that Gowan is NOT my hero. I no longer have heros. Froy, your problem is.... that you still have a hero and you are a 100% fanatic about him. Move on, your 30++++++ years old.

Dennis is the voice of Styx, that Gowan, Tommy, Glen or JY will never be. With that said I think its GREAT Styx has done soooooo much since 1999. I praise Cyclorama, and I Am The Walrus is an EXCELLENT remake, that I hope brings Styx back to the forefront of rock music. Gowan has TREMENDOUS talant! He is not a DDY clone as no one is. He has a GREAT voice, and does TOTAL justice to Walrus. Rock on STYX.

Happy Thansgiving!!!!! Froy, I hope you and your family find the right side dishes that go with crow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!

by **froy** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 4:09 am

yogi wrote:Froy is right in the fact I would of had NO clue that was Styx if I had not called and requested the song,

How good can that be for a band calling itself Styx ?
When you heard Paradise in 96 did you ask yourself who was that
No way
There is no doubt that Dennis is the voice of Styx and he is respected in the music buisness as just that the voice of Styx.
Shaw and Young really must hate DeYoung to have an awefull singer like Gowan in his place.

I would of thought it was some British guy doing a remake.

Which makes it even more of a joke.

Froy, your problem is.... that you still have a hero and you are a 100% fanatic about him. Move on, your 30++++++ years old.

Funny thing Yogi my hero is John Lennon not Dennis DeYoung.
I fight for Dennis because he was railroaded by 2 guys he
made a life for.

Dennis is the voice of Styx, that Gowan, Tommy, Glen or JY will never be.

With that said Yogi and by your words Todays Styx is not Styx

With that said I think its GREAT Styx has done soooooo much since 1999.

So much of what burning out the name of Styx they have hurt there legacy more than they helped it. Many thousands of former fans are just that former fans because of the greed of the 2 guitar players who killed there friend for a buck . There as low of lifes as you can get,

I praise Cyclorama, and I Am The Walrus is an EXCELLENT remake,

And neither one comes close to music that was made when Dennis was in the band.

that I hope brings Styx back to the forefront of rock music.

Using a Beatle song will bring them back to the forefront of muisc that is copycatting and is not the way you want a band to get back to the top of the muisc buisness Its the cheap way .

Gowan has TREMENDOUS talant

Gowan is the worst vocalist I have ever heard that is a fact
Whats so tremendous about that.
He is an enabler copycat.
If Tommy Shaw and James Young want to get a buzz going then they should be men and call Dennis right now otherwise its the beef and bowl all over again ,

by **ChicagoSTYX** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:06 am

Froy your Pathetic. Styx is doing great! Get over it!!

MR

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