More BBT clips on Melodic Rock

[styxfanNH]

Melodic Rock is highlighting Big Bang Theory. Believe it or not there are 60 second clips of each song. If you haven't had enough and you are trying to get the bits and pieces of the album, here is the link.

http://melodicrock.com/showcase/styx-bigbangtheory.html

[onestilllearning]

atahanks for the link - clicked on Locamotive breath - not the Jethro Tull classic I remember sounds like a different song, also TS is singing not JY

[froy]

atahanks for the link - clicked on Locamotive breath - not the Jethro Tull classic I remember sounds like a different song, also TS is singing not JY

I think thats a mix up OSL
In fact all the songs seem to be out of order
From what I have heard this is a very sad day for STYX fans
Simply a terrible idea
These songs don't even gel at all

[styxfanNH]

i already sent Andrew a message about the songs not being linked correctly.

As far as Tommy singing, it is probably just a different part of the song.

[froy]

atahanks for the link - clicked on Locamotive breath - not the Jethro Tull classic I remember sounds like a different song, also TS is singing not JY

This is exactly what the current band is looking for someone who has no clue what these songs are about .
The song you listened to was not even Loco you goof.
Buy the cd it probably will be the first time you ever even heard these songs,

[Adam]

Froy: Buy the cd it probably will be the first time you ever even heard these songs,

Adam: I don't believe there is any crime in NOT having heard some classic rock song before. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?

On the other hand, inarticulate and undecipherable use of the English language after being born & raised in this country (not to mention while raising a kid of your own) seems a somewhat bigger problem...

[Hippie]

Froy wrote:

From what I have heard this is a very sad day for STYX fans
Simply a terrible idea
These songs don't even gel at all

Sorry Froy! The more I hear of this CD, the more impressed I am. The songs sound much better than I was expecting. True, some of them don't sound like Styx at all; some sound very Styx IMO.

Thanks for the heads-up StyxfanNH !

I'm already identifying my likely favs on this CD:

"I Can See For Miles" AND "Talkin' About the Good Times" are way up there! Also "Wishing Well" and "I Don't Need No Doctor"

BTW: "Locomtive Breath" is actually under the "One Way Out" heading; and is pure JY !

[ChicagoSTYX]

[quote="froy
From what I have heard this is a very sad day for STYX fans
Simply a terrible idea
These songs don't even gel at all[/quote]

Froy, I hope you really do listen to the CD before you start blasting it. I have never liked the idea of cover songs either especially a full CD of covers but it seems to be the direction a lot of older artists are going these days. Maybe the record company thinks that an older artist has a better chance of getting air play with proven material. People will hear a new version of a song they recognize by an artist they used to listen to 20 years ago and give it a chance. If it is done well it could work. Personally I would prefer a CD of new original material by Styx but that will have to wait until next year. For now I will enjoy Big Bang Theory and appreciate it for what it is, a CD of songs that influenced my favorite band and are newly recorded by my favorite band. To me it sounds like Styx that is my opinion.

[styxfanNH]

FYI

I know that it may seem redundant to post info from this site's home page. But if you are like me, I have a bookmark to the BB and only occasionally go to the home page.

[kansas666]

I look at it this way.

A number of bands are putting out cover albums right now. It seems like the vogue thing to do. I have never bought albums by some of these bands. But I think a cover album would be different.

For example. Def Leppard is about to release a cover album. I don't have any of their music. But I think I might go out and buy the album because they do songs by Queen, Badfinger and other bands that I like.

[Guest]

For example. Def Leppard is about to release a cover album. I don't have any of their music. But I think I might go out and buy the album because they do songs by Queen, Badfinger and other bands that I like.

If you don't like Def Leppard, why would you like them covering songs by bands you do like?

Leppard used to be a great band... but they've turned into a joke. They haven't released anything worthwhile since 1987. To top it off they now seem embarrassed that they were a hard rock band at one time and try to distance themselves from that every chance they get.

[Monker]

I agree with you. I was not planning on buying this CD...But, the clips are MUCH better then what I expected, and I probably will buy it.

[Froy, I hope you really do listen to the CD before you start blasting it. I have never liked the idea of cover songs either especially a full CD of covers but it seems to be the direction a lot of older artists are going these days. Maybe the record company thinks that an older artist has a better chance of getting air play with proven material. People will hear a new version of a song they recognize by an artist they used to listen to 20 years ago and give it a chance. If it is done well it could work. Personally I would prefer a CD of new original material by Styx but that will have to wait until next year. For now I will enjoy Big Bang Theory and appreciate it for what it is, a CD of songs that influenced my favorite band and are newly recorded by my favorite band. To me it sounds like Styx that is my opinion.

[froy]

Froy: Buy the cd it probably will be the first time you ever even heard these songs,

Adam: I don't believe there is any crime in NOT having heard some classic rock song before. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?

If you have never heard locomotive Breath before than Its hard to believe you know anything about Classic Styx .
Thats my point

[froy]

Froy wrote:

From what I have heard this is a very sad day for STYX fans
Simply a terrible idea
These songs don't even gel at all

Sorry Froy! The more I hear of this CD, the more impressed I am. The songs sound much better than I was expecting. True, some of them don't sound like Styx at all; some sound very Styx IMO.

The songs can't sound like STYX there not Styx songs
Enjoy the cd it won't be an issue for very long

[froy]

[quote="froy
From what I have heard this is a very sad day for STYX fans
Simply a terrible idea
These songs don't even gel at all

Froy, I hope you really do listen to the CD before you start blasting it. I have never liked the idea of cover songs either especially a full CD of covers but it seems to be the direction a lot of older artists are going these days.

From what I have heard these songs do not gel at all
Take the GI album the songs flowed one into the other
These songs are all over the place

Maybe the record company thinks that an older artist has a better chance of getting air play with proven material. People will hear a new version of a song they recognize by an artist they used to listen to 20 years ago and give it a chance.

Its the flavor of the day senerio and it is getting old
I just heard a terrible version of Give Alittle Bit a great Supertramp song
There was no reason at all for this song to be redone
It only gave an open door to the artist,
Sorry Suite.

If it is done well it could work.

Name 1 remake by a classic rock band from the 70's and 80's that worked.

[froy]

For example. Def Leppard is about to release a cover album. I don't have any of their music. But I think I might go out and buy the album because they do songs by Queen, Badfinger and other bands that I like.

If you don't like Def Leppard, why would you like them covering songs by bands you do like?

Leppard used to be a great band... but they've turned into a joke. They haven't released anything worthwhile since 1987. To top it off they now seem embarrassed that they were a hard rock band at one time and try to distance themselves from that every chance they get.

Styx is doing the same thing as Def and IMO there a joke also
They have a keyboard player who can't sing if his life depended on it
Every JY songs sounds exactly the same
To me this band is going in 2 many different directions.

[Hippie]

Chigagostyx:

If it is done well it could work.

Froy:

Name 1 remake that worked.

So 10 on Broadway was a failure IYO? Or DDY's cover of Hendrix's "Fire"? (which I personally like better than the original)

Or was that not DDY since he wasn't doing DDY songs?

[evileyes]

For example. Def Leppard is about to release a cover album. I don't have any of their music. But I think I might go out and buy the album because they do songs by Queen, Badfinger and other bands that I like.

If you don't like Def Leppard, why would you like them covering songs by bands you do like?

I don't know about you, but there are a great many bands/artists whose music I really like but don't own: Kiss, Kansas, REO, ACDC, Nickelback, Evanessence, etc. Just because I don't own any of their music, doesn't mean I don't like them. It just means I'm not independently wealthy and have to carefully pick where I spend my discretionary income (when I have any, that is).

[froy]

Chigagostyx:

If it is done well it could work.

Froy:

Name 1 remake that worked.

So 10 on Broadway was a failure IYO? Or DDY's cover of Hendrix's "Fire"? (which I personally like better than the original)

Or was that not DDY since he wasn't doing DDY songs?

I really careless about 10 on Broadway and the remake of Fire
There all a waste of time IMO

[ChicagoSTYX]

[quote="froy"]

Name 1 remake by a classic rock band from the 70's and 80's that worked.[/quote]

Smokin In The Boys Room

Turn The Page

Under The Boardwalk

Come Together

Remember (walking in the sand)

That’s just off the top of my head, I’ll have to think a little to come up with more

[Zan]

Name 1 remake by a classic rock band from the 70's and 80's that worked.

Smokin In The Boys Room

Turn The Page

Under The Boardwalk

Come Together

Remember (walking in the sand)

That’s just off the top of my head, I’ll have to think a little to come up with more

Cats in the Cradle

Tainted Love

Can't Hurry Love

We've Got Tonight

[Zan]

Pretty Woman

[froy]

Name 1 remake by a classic rock band from the 70's and 80's that worked.

Smokin In The Boys Room

Turn The Page

Under The Boardwalk

Come Together

Remember (walking in the sand)

Only 1 did good and thats Come Together and thats a Beatle tune

[froy]

Pretty Woman

Van Halen?

I think You Really Got Me did Better

[froy]

That’s just off the top of my head, I’ll have to think a little to come up with more

Cats in the Cradle

Tainted Love

Can't Hurry Love

We've Got Tonight[/quote][/quote]

Did any of these chart?
Who did Cats In The Cradle?

[Guest]

Turn The Page

Under The Boardwalk

Come Together

Remember (walking in the sand)

All horrible.

[Guest]

Cats in the Cradle

Tainted Love

Can't Hurry Love

We've Got Tonight

Yuck

Really yuck

Ok

??

[Zan]

That’s just off the top of my head, I’ll have to think a little to come up with more

Cats in the Cradle

Tainted Love

Can't Hurry Love

We've Got Tonight

[/quote]

Did any of these chart?
Who did Cats In The Cradle?[/quote]


Yes, they all did...they must have because I used to hear them constantly. Ugly Kid Joe, big in the 80s, re-recorded "Cats..."

[Ash]

Tainted Love has been done by multiple artists, but most recently I think by Marilyn Manson... who has also done remakes of 80s songs such as Personal Jesus and Sweet Dreams... both of which are excellent treatments of the songs.... not true "replications" but great interpretations.

I listed to the version of BCM and I have to admit - it's pretty good.

I didn't care much for the other stuff I heard, but then again remaking a song is an artform. It almost sounds as if the guys tried too hard to make the songs sound like reproductions instead of intepretations. I would have been a lot happier if they had tried to make the songs their own instead of trying to meticulously reproduce the harmonies, etc...

[Adam]

...And at the risk of "hearing it", like it or not, the Goo Goo Dolls version of Supertramp's "Give A Little Bit" and Edwin McCain's recent version of Dobie Grey's "Drift Away" BOTH did very well as covers. So even if Froy and ItsMyLife hated these covers, the point is they are hits.

And if Froy was CEO of a record label who had both those hits I bet his tune would change instantly...