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artinis1 wrote:from nick,
first off, let me say i have been a fan of styx and have seen them live
about 25 times over the last 25 years, and i can appreciated both deyoung and styx alone, but i gotta tell you, the show last night and the shows on this recent tour are becoming very predictable and outright boring, yes they have energy and play tight, but the setlist is terrible, yes i know they have to play certain songs and of course deyoung staples such as lady, grand illusion and come sail away, and the medley is cool, but i would rather hear some of those songs in their entirety, tommy could pick from so many great songs, lights, man in the wilderness, love in the midnight, great white hope, oh well you can go on and on, and then the encore is bascially a covers show, ray charles, hendrix and of course the dreaded i am the walrus, even the current journey has pulled out some great old classics and some obscure tunes on their recent tour, what are these guys thinking, again i am not criticizing the effort of the band, todd on drums is one of the best i have ever seen, but it is the first time i have been to a styx show and could not wait for it to end, heck play brave new world, i will be your witness, with glen out of the band, tommy could add a few songs and still give gowan one of his own songs, i am just curious as to what anyone else thinks, but with a new covers cd coming out, i am not going to be in a hurry to see styx live for awhile, and it might have to take a reunion with deyoung for this to happen
the shows on this recent tour are becoming very predictable and outright boring

Ash wrote:All acts do "canned" and prepackaged stuff in their show. It's not a secret and it's not new. To critisize a band for having a "schtick" is kinda retarded if you ask me and a band with a set schtick isn't a bad thing. Bands typically do that so that they can be so familiar with the material and the order that they don't have to really think about it too much and they can go out and put on a killer show without having to worry about being on the same page with the rest of the band. It's pretty damn standard because the cues the band looks for are all a part of the stage act.
I'm really surprised for as experienced of concert goers we have here that some are still critical of these things which are really a fundamental part of putting on a good rock show (having a standard schtick).
Ash wrote:All acts do "canned" and prepackaged stuff in their show. It's not a secret and it's not new. To critisize a band for having a "schtick" is kinda retarded if you ask me and a band with a set schtick isn't a bad thing. Bands typically do that so that they can be so familiar with the material and the order that they don't have to really think about it too much and they can go out and put on a killer show without having to worry about being on the same page with the rest of the band. It's pretty damn standard because the cues the band looks for are all a part of the stage act.
I'm really surprised for as experienced of concert goers we have here that some are still critical of these things which are really a fundamental part of putting on a good rock show (having a standard schtick).
artinis1 wrote:from nick,
first off, let me say i have been a fan of styx and have seen them live
about 25 times over the last 25 years,
kansas666 wrote:artinis1 wrote:from nick,
first off, let me say i have been a fan of styx and have seen them live
about 25 times over the last 25 years,
Perhaps that's your problem.
They are not playing for the few rabid fans that travel to their shows. They are playing for the new and casual fans that are seeing them for the first or second time. This accounts for most of the audience.
Froy ripping the current band about their setlist is a joke. I can promise you even at the 'lost treasures' concert Dennis will play Babe, Lady, Come Sail Away, The Grand Illusion, Dont Let It End, Roboto, Suite Madame Blue, The Best Of Times, Show Me The Way, and maybe Rockin The Paradise.
The point to all this is to rip Styx for their setlist you better rip Dennis and basically ALLLL the other bands still out there playing that have numerous hits. Because thats what they ALL play.
Styx actually has mixed it up playing three songs ( used to be four ) from Cyclorama, plus now some covers, and the 18 minute medley.
[/quote]Finally, how anyone can critcize something that they have NEVER seen in person is beyond me.
SuiteMadameBlue wrote:For those who didn't hear the Cyclomedley, here is a file. This was posted on the Styxboard:
http://www.singfortheday.com/styxfest/s ... Medley.mp3
[/quote]The medley is a bad idea for us the diehard fan, as is not playing Born For Adventure, as is Kilroy Was Here the album.

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