The REAL reason Tommy came back to Styx in 1995...

[Guest]

from (http://www.guitarnoise.com/article.php?id=145):

Guitar Noise: What prompted your return with Styx?

Tommy Shaw: Timing is everything. Damn Yankees had taken a break. Actually we had been dropped by the new Warner Brother's brass who decided to get rid of the older acts and sign only new ones. The Goo Goo Dolls were the best of that new regime's signings. So suddenly I was available, not looking at a Damn Yankees recording project OR a tour.

(Monker proven wrong... again.)

[ChicagoSTYX]

[quote="ItsMyLife"]from (http://www.guitarnoise.com/article.php?id=145):

Guitar Noise: What prompted your return with Styx?

Tommy Shaw: Timing is everything. Damn Yankees had taken a break. [b]Actually we had been dropped by the new Warner Brother's brass who decided to get rid of the older acts and sign only new ones.[/b] The Goo Goo Dolls were the best of that new regime's signings. So suddenly I was available, not looking at a Damn Yankees recording project OR a tour.

(Monker proven wrong... again.)[/quote]

Why didn't you include the rest of the answer? I will.

[b]We had tried for several years to get STYX back together, but at that time Dennis (DeYoung) was never available so no matter how hard we pushed, it never materialized. [/b]That was when Damn Yankees entered the picture. The Yanks were ready to happen and took minimal effort.

So now STYX was ready to happen. Everyone was available and in the right spirit. It was amazingly simple to put together. A couple of phone calls and an airline ticket to Chicago and we were in business again.

[Adam]

That was excellent, ChicagoStyx! A great example of out of context quoting to suit one's agenda (and a good lesson in the effectiveness of slanted journalism and propaganda).

Someone else might've chosen to start the topic 'THE REAL REASON TOMMY REJOINED IN 95' omitting the first part.

Shaw: "We had tried for several years to get STYX back together, but at that time Dennis (DeYoung) was never available so no matter how hard we pushed, it never materialized. [/b]That was when Damn Yankees entered the picture. The Yanks were ready to happen and took minimal effort.

"So now STYX was ready to happen. Everyone was available and in the right spirit. It was amazingly simple to put together. A couple of phone calls and an airline ticket to Chicago and we were in business again"

Why is there so much anger & resentment coming from people like Froy and ItsMyLife? The Dr prescibes Acceptance, Forgiveness and Love...Is Dennis NOT thrilling you DeYoung fans presently? What's the problem? You hate Shaw? Then don't go to his shows. And why would you frequent a place like this?

It makes as much sense as me frequenting an Aryan Nation site (I'm black) or National Man-Boy Love Association site (I'm straight).

[Guest]

Why didn't you include the rest of the answer? I will.

Because the rest of the answer was just "spin". My point was that Monker insisted that DY had a recording contract when Tommy rejoined Styx in 1995 and I proved that DY didn't.

Monker was wrong... again.

Here's the timeline:

1984 - Tommy leaves Styx for solo career thus ending Styx temporarily as Dennis refuses the request of JY, Chuck and John to replace him and continue on.

1988 - After 3 lackluster solo albums and no recording contract, Tommy calls up Dennis about getting Styx back together. Dennis tells him that he has just signed for another solo album and it will need to wait until afterwards but it will happen.

1990 - Tommy now involved in Damn Yankees, can't do Styx. Dennis having already comitted to JY, Chuck and John to reform the band, is forced to replace Tommy.

1994/5 - Damn Yankees loses their recording contract.

1995 - Tommy again makes a phone call to Dennis about reforming the band.

2001 - Tommy can't find time for Damn Yankees due to Styx "obligations".

All of this just proves my original point that Tommy goes where the money is.

Now that he is effectively the leader of Stxy, Styx is far more lucrative for him.

It now doesn't make sense for him to go back to Damn Yankees at any point since it would require a touring comitment of some sort which would take away from his annual summer Styx touring monies.

[Adam]

"Tommy goes where the money is."

And this is a problem for you? Cracks me up, coming from KISS FAN!

BonJovi? Kiss? Do you equate these fine specimines of commercial corporate capitalism with Mother Theresa or something?

Dennis certainly goes where the money is himself. He negotiated his way into the highest paid position in the band. So much so that he didn't need to tour like the others wanted.

Perhaps Tommy should move to Cuba and become a communist.

[Guest]

That was excellent, ChicagoStyx! A great example of out of context quoting to suit one's agenda (and a good lesson in the effectiveness of slanted journalism and propaganda).

Nope... I just proved that Monkey was wrong when he insisted DY had a recording contract.

Why is there so much anger & resentment coming from people like Froy and ItsMyLife? The Dr prescibes Acceptance, Forgiveness and Love...Is Dennis NOT thrilling you DeYoung fans presently? What's the problem? You hate Shaw? Then don't go to his shows. And why would you frequent a place like this?

It's a Styx BB. Dennis DeYoung is as much, if not more, a part of Styx as anyone.

If you don't like me here... ask Andrew to make a separate bb for the new "Styx".... you won't find me in there.

I'm here to celebrate the music of a once great band and dispell the half-truths, misconceptions and outright lies that prevail in this place.

Now lay down and die, goodbye.

[Guest]

And this is a problem for you? Cracks me up, coming from KISS FAN!

Never said I did, but it sure upsets the Carrot Styx when I point this out.

It's hard to buy into the whole TS Zen/One With Everything propoganda when someone points out the hypocrisy, huh dumb dumb?

[Monker]

from (http://www.guitarnoise.com/article.php?id=145):

Guitar Noise: What prompted your return with Styx?

Tommy Shaw: Timing is everything. Damn Yankees had taken a break. Actually we had been dropped by the new Warner Brother's brass who decided to get rid of the older acts and sign only new ones. The Goo Goo Dolls were the best of that new regime's signings. So suddenly I was available, not looking at a Damn Yankees recording project OR a tour.

(Monker proven wrong... again.)

I am not even arguing the above. I know Warner dropped them. I know that left an opening for Tommy to go back to Styx. But, I also know that JDK prompted a Styx reunion and Tommy was too busy doing BNW to be very involved - but HE WAS INVOLVED IN *SOME* OF THE WRITING AND RECORDING OF THE ALBUM. Tommy had a choice of either following thru on his commitments to Styx and CMC, or dumping the recording of BNW (which Dennis said Tommy considered doing in his interview on this site) and the tour and going back to DY. He chose Styx.

That is where it ends. The rest is guesswork. You say he chose Styx because of this %50 touring revenue thing (which I don't think you know is fact) and that he could make more money in Styx (which is guesswork even if the %50 thing is true). I believe he chose Styx because of the 'reunion' factor and following thru on what Styx had already started writing and recording...and I do believe he felt that Styx is what the fans wanted him to do. But, he DID contribute what he could for DY...why wouldn't he?

[Guest]

I am not even arguing the above. I know Warner dropped them. I know that left an opening for Tommy to go back to Styx. But, I also know that JDK prompted a Styx reunion and Tommy was too busy doing BNW to be very involved - but HE WAS INVOLVED IN *SOME* OF THE WRITING AND RECORDING OF THE ALBUM. Tommy had a choice of either following thru on his commitments to Styx and CMC, or dumping the recording of BNW (which Dennis said Tommy considered doing in his interview on this site) and the tour and going back to DY. He chose Styx.

That is where it ends. The rest is guesswork. You say he chose Styx because of this %50 touring revenue thing (which I don't think you know is fact) and that he could make more money in Styx (which is guesswork even if the %50 thing is true). I believe he chose Styx because of the 'reunion' factor and following thru on what Styx had already started writing and recording...and I do believe he felt that Styx is what the fans wanted him to do. But, he DID contribute what he could for DY...why wouldn't he?

I love it when you eat crow.

I think it's fairly obvious that Styx is far more lucrative than DY.

[Monker]

Because the rest of the answer was just "spin". My point was that Monker insisted that DY had a recording contract when Tommy rejoined Styx in 1995 and I proved that DY didn't.

I did not insist that. I was talking about what was happening in 1998, not 1995. YOU are going on about 1995, which had NOTHING to do with what I had been saying in that other thread. Go back and read the thread.

[Monker]

I think it's fairly obvious that Styx is far more lucrative than DY.

So, you think the BNW tour was more profitable then a DY reunion tour? Cuz, that is what the comparison is.

[Guest]

I think it's fairly obvious that Styx is far more lucrative than DY.

So, you think the BNW tour was more profitable then a DY reunion tour? Cuz, that is what the comparison is.

Of course. Do you really think DY could tour on their own? Nope, not in today's concert environment.

DY had one successful album... "Don't Tread" was, by in large, a failure.

If you can't understand that Styx is a far bigger band, I don't know what to tell you.

[froy]

I think it's fairly obvious that Styx is far more lucrative than DY.

So, you think the BNW tour was more profitable then a DY reunion tour? Cuz, that is what the comparison is.

Its a toss up but as you can see Styx can be milked for 10 years the yankees only 1 tour , So in the long run the Styx name wins out over the damm yanks

[Hippie]

Because the rest of the answer was just "spin".

Said the pot to the kettle!

[Monker]

Except DY has four catalogs to pull from: DY, Styx, Night Ranger, and Nugent. That is EXACTLY what they did when they started headlining with their FIRST album. They could do an entire 90min concert and not even touch DY songs.

[Hippie]

Why didn't you include the rest of the answer? I will.

Because the rest of the answer was just "spin". My point was that Monker insisted that DY had a recording contract when Tommy rejoined Styx in 1995 and I proved that DY didn't.

Monker was wrong... again.

Here's the timeline:

1984 - Tommy leaves Styx for solo career thus ending Styx temporarily as Dennis refuses the request of JY, Chuck and John to replace him and continue on.

1988 - After 3 lackluster solo albums and no recording contract, Tommy calls up Dennis about getting Styx back together. Dennis tells him that he has just signed for another solo album and it will need to wait until afterwards but it will happen.

1990 - Tommy now involved in Damn Yankees, can't do Styx. Dennis having already comitted to JY, Chuck and John to reform the band, is forced to replace Tommy.

1994/5 - Damn Yankees loses their recording contract.

1995 - Tommy again makes a phone call to Dennis about reforming the band.

2001 - Tommy can't find time for Damn Yankees due to Styx "obligations".

Is this from an episode of "Sliders"? Alternate reality?
Yeah! No slanted agenda here!

All of this just proves my original point that Tommy goes where the money is.

I think it more acurately proves IML's prowess as a revistionist!

[Guest]

Except DY has four catalogs to pull from: DY, Styx, Night Ranger, and Nugent. That is EXACTLY what they did when they started headlining with their FIRST album. They could do an entire 90min concert and not even touch DY songs.

But nobody cares to see Damn Yankees do Ted Nugent songs or Damn Yankees do many Styx songs... or Damn Yankees do "Sister Christian" or whatever crappy Night Ranger songs they could do. LOL

Hard core Ted Nugent fans are by in large not interested in hearing "High Enough".

Reality check.

[Guest]

I think it more acurately proves IML's prowess as a revistionist!

Disprove where you can then. I'll just prove you wrong like I did Monker.

Now go back to fawning over Steve Augeri in the Journey bb, Hippie. ROTFLMFAO.

[Adam]

ItsMyLife: Now go back to fawning over Steve Augeri in the Journey bb, Hippie.

Adam: It's always the same thing from you guys. You attack other people's tastes and OPINIONS. As if it's WRONG to not like what you like, think how you think, say as you say.

You like Kiss and BonJovi. I'd bet there are a number of people here who roll their eyes about THAT kind of taste.

Is it WRONG? Ofcourse not. Are you given that kind of room? Of course. But whenever you get a chance you'll attack someone ELSES taste.

And at the core of this is your stubborness to accept present day reality.

Guess what? YOU'RE NOT RIGHT. In fact, NO ONE is. Styx goes on without you. Accept it.

Now sit up and live!

[Guest]

I did not insist that. I was talking about what was happening in 1998, not 1995. YOU are going on about 1995, which had NOTHING to do with what I had been saying in that other thread. Go back and read the thread.

The DY sessions for Portrait were in the year 2000. Certainly Tommy could have partaken had he chosen to.

All the guys had "other comittments" and managed to make time.

Wrong again.

[Monker]

But nobody cares to see Damn Yankees do Ted Nugent songs or Damn Yankees do many Styx songs... or Damn Yankees do "Sister Christian" or whatever crappy Night Ranger songs they could do. LOL

Hard core Ted Nugent fans are by in large not interested in hearing "High Enough".

Reality check.

Geez, have you ever been to a DY concert? Their set ALWAYS contains Styx/NR/Nugent...and is a mix of fans of all of those bands. What you say the above is an unreality check, at the nicest.

[SuiteMadameBlue]

It'sMyLife says:

"Sister Christian" or whatever crappy Night Ranger songs they could do

Hey, I LOVE Night Ranger!!! One of my favorite bands, remember I'm an 80's girl!! Jack Blades is a very, very, very nice guy too

You guys are so funny

"You Can Still Rock In America"

[Monker]

1984 - Tommy leaves Styx for solo career thus ending Styx temporarily as Dennis refuses the request of JY, Chuck and John to replace him and continue on.

so much for your theory that Tommy always goes where the money is.

1988 - After 3 lackluster solo albums and no recording contract, Tommy calls up Dennis about getting Styx back together. Dennis tells him that he has just signed for another solo album and it will need to wait until afterwards but it will happen.

Seems to me that Dennis and Tommy both had a contract for three albums, according to Dennis...not a 'signed another contract'. Seems to me that Tommy called Dennis MULTIPLE times asking about getting Styx together but Dennis was into promoting his solo album (Boomchild). Also, seems to me that Dennis TOLD TOMMY to do DY. Finaly, it seems to me that DENNIS has told the above story several times in older interviews.

1990 - Tommy now involved in Damn Yankees, can't do Styx. Dennis having already comitted to JY, Chuck and John to reform the band, is forced to replace Tommy.

He was not forced to do anything. He made the decision to not waste the effort put into getting the rest of the band together. He could have dropped the idea, but he didn't.

I guess Dennis went where the money was.

1995 - Tommy again makes a phone call to Dennis about reforming the band.

Funny, you left out the bit where they were called together to do Lady. I doubt Tommy made that decision.

2001 - Tommy can't find time for Damn Yankees due to Styx "obligations".

2001? They started making the album in 1997/8. The album was probably shelved in 2001.

Is this from an episode of "Sliders"? Alternate reality?
Yeah! No slanted agenda here!

Must have been after they moved to SciFi cuz I've seen the others so many times I would have recalled this one. When they started doing things like Wade's disembodied head, they lost me.

[Guest]

Geez, have you ever been to a DY concert? Their set ALWAYS contains Styx/NR/Nugent...and is a mix of fans of all of those bands. What you say the above is an unreality check, at the nicest.

No, once again you can't comprehend. You said that DY could play all TN, Styx or NR songs and pull people in. I dispute that. I never said they play no songs from those bands... they throw in a few.

My point it the serious Ted Nugent fans don't care to hear Damn Yankees songs so they're not going to the shows in droves. They're different audiences by in large.

If DY wanted to tour now they'd end up on some hair metal tour like "Rock Never Stops" or something similar because that's the genre they get lumped in with.

[Monker]

No, that is not what I said.

i said they could create a 90min set of Styx/NR/Nugent. I did not say it was realistic to do that or that it would draw people in.

My point is, DY has four bands catalogs to pull from. They do NOT have to rely on ONLY their songs. They do not add a 'few' outside songs. They use about a half dozen or more. They did that on both tours.

They also do not have to pull in every 'hard core Nugent fan'. They pull fans from THREE fan bases, plus their own music. That is plenty.

There are plenty of options if DY wanted to tour right now. Soul SirkUS could open for them. SS could use the help.

[Guest]

There are plenty of options if DY wanted to tour right now. Soul SirkUS could open for them. SS could use the help.

No friggen way. If DY wanted to tour they'd need to support a bigger band.

Maybe they could open for Dennis

[Abitaman]