Live Aid 2 - Pink Floyd OT

[froy]

Looks Like Live Aid 2 is going to happen July 2nd 2005

Rumor has it Pink Floyd is getting back together for this one
Should be a great thing to see

Everyone said Floyd would never get back together and this will prove them wrong

Some day you will see Styx back together and this guy will be first in line with a I told you so .

[styxfanNH]

If Live AId 2 is going to happen, that'll be great. Only wish they did it like last time and there was some hype over it.

[styxfanNH]

Some day you will see Styx back together and this guy will be first in line with a I told you so .

You already are... And have been for a while.....Look into your crystal ball you are.....

[classicstyxfan]

Froy,

What's your source on the Floyd rumor ? brain-damage.uk doesnt have a word about it, they usually have all the latest Floyd info.

Very curious.

[Monker]

Looks Like Live Aid 2 is going to happen July 2nd 2005

Rumor has it Pink Floyd is getting back together for this one
Should be a great thing to see

Everyone said Floyd would never get back together and this will prove them wrong

Yeah, sure you will, and your mamma's a Toyota...

I believe the Pink Floyd "tour rumors" about as much as I believe the grand return of Steve Perry rumor ever year.

From pinkfloydz.com:


Gig Rumours OFFICIALLY denied. We have been advised directly by Pink Floyd's Management that there is NO TRUTH in the rumour that Pink Floyd are re-forming with Roger Waters to play at Live Aid 2. Nor Glastonbury.


I doubt very much that Pink Floyd will ever perform again, with or without Waters...Not because of band arguments, but because they don't want to do it any more....Kinda like a former lead singer of Journey.

Pink Floyd is a totaly different situation then Styx...ALL of the members of Styx are active in the biz...David Gilmour and the last incarnation of PF are NOT...and don't seem too interested in doing anything other then retiring and releasing compilation albums.

Waters may tour and maybe he'll perform at Live Aid...but, he alone is not PF...although some people think he is.

[classicstyxfan]

Ya know, unless they ( a re-united Pink Floyd ) intend to spend HUGE amounts on putting together a show to put all of their previous shows to shame, I don't really care if they ever do re-unite.

It's hard to imagine what they could do to enhance, rather than detract from their legacy.....

Come to think of it, you could make the same argument about DDY and Styx.....couldn't you ?

[froy]

Looks Like Live Aid 2 is going to happen July 2nd 2005

Rumor has it Pink Floyd is getting back together for this one
Should be a great thing to see

Everyone said Floyd would never get back together and this will prove them wrong

Yeah, sure you will, and your mamma's a Toyota...

Is that all you know Monker is smart ass insulting answers?
Can't you just shut your mouth for once and answer without a stupid line?
Here is what I read big mouth that is all I know



Pink Floyd to reform for Live Aid?
May 19, 2005, 5:24:36 Legendary British rockers Pink Floyd are rumoured to be in talks to reform for Live Aid 2.

If the reunion goes ahead it will be the first time the band, guitarist Dave Gilmour, bassist and vocalist Roger Waters, keyboard player Rick Wright and drummer Nick Mason, have all been together on stage since Waters left and sued Gilmour in 1986 to try and win sole rights to use the band's name.

A source said: "They've all been approached and we're hoping they can put their differences behind them and join the concert".

A galaxy of music stars have already been lined up to perform at the spectacular July event - scheduled to be held simultaneously in London and Washington DC - to coincide with the G8 Summit.
Acts rumoured to be playing, include Paul McCartney, Oasis, U2 and Elton John in the UK, and Eminem, Madonna and Sting in the US.

I believe the Pink Floyd "tour rumors" about as much as I believe the grand return of Steve Perry rumor ever year.

There is no rumor of Steve perry every year big mouth
This had to leak from somewhere..

From pinkfloydz.com:


Gig Rumours OFFICIALLY denied. We have been advised directly by Pink Floyd's Management that there is NO TRUTH in the rumour that Pink Floyd are re-forming with Roger Waters to play at Live Aid 2. Nor Glastonbury.

And that means nothing the gig is not even offical yet
Just wait and see
Great if true if not oh well.

I doubt very much that Pink Floyd will ever perform again, with or without Waters...Not because of band arguments, but because they don't want to do it any more....Kinda like a former lead singer of Journey.

Its funny Monker knows everything about every band and what they want to do

[Monker]

Ya know, unless they ( a re-united Pink Floyd ) intend to spend HUGE amounts on putting together a show to put all of their previous shows to shame, I don't really care if they ever do re-unite.

It's hard to imagine what they could do to enhance, rather than detract from their legacy.....

Come to think of it, you could make the same argument about DDY and Styx.....couldn't you ?

I don't think that has anything to do with thier motives. In fact, I don't believe it is possible to 'detract' from a legacy. Did Michael Jordon's failed comeback hurt the legacy he built when he was in Chicago? I don't think so. Did Joe Montana hurt his legacy when he left the 49'ers? I don't think so. Will the Cubs hurt their legacy if they actualy WIN a world series?

For some people there comes a point in life where they stop doing whatever it is they do for a living, even if you love doing it...Not because they can't do it, or because they have nothing else to prove, or they lost the love for it, or whatever...They just don't have the desire to do it anymore...because they are at an age and point in life where life is about LIVING, instead of reaching for that next 'high'.

Pink Floyd are how old? In their 60's? Letting it go and retiring is their business...and they deserve it.

[Monker]

Is that all you know Monker is smart ass insulting answers?

Froy what above say you me to? Post make you understand sometimes hard. Nice proofreading would be.

Here is what I read big mouth that is all I know

You all know not. Read you more should before post rumoring.

There is no rumor of Steve perry every year big mouth

Rumor Perry time every so year. Forums should you read closely more.

This had to leak from somewhere..

So? Truth be it not...Denied rumor management Pink Floyd.

And that means nothing the gig is not even offical yet
Just wait and see

Everything it means. Last rumor tour this year. Happen it not...No tour Floyd...Want Gilmour not.

Great if true if not oh well.

If not, foot you mouth.

Its funny Monker knows everything about every band and what they want to do

Funny, same you are. Mirror should you look.

[DeeJaySTYX]

LAMO(Laugh ass my off)......

[Guest]

Come to think of it, you could make the same argument about DDY and Styx.....couldn't you ?

Styx detracts from their legacy every time Gowan takes his place behind the keyboards.

It's a point some of you fail to grasp.

[ChicagoSTYX]

[quote="ItsMyLife"][quote="classicstyxfan"]Come to think of it, you could make the same argument about DDY and Styx.....couldn't you ?[/quote]

Styx detracts from their legacy every time Gowan takes his place behind the keyboards.

It's a point some of you fail to grasp.[/quote]

The piont you fail to grasp is that without Gowan Styx would no longer exist.

[froy]

Come to think of it, you could make the same argument about DDY and Styx.....couldn't you ?

Styx detracts from their legacy every time Gowan takes his place behind the keyboards.

It's a point some of you fail to grasp.

The piont you fail to grasp is that without Gowan Styx would no longer exist.

So Gowan is a bigger force than Burtnick was ?
He was rereplaced if Gowan quit the band they would either hire Dennis back or they would find another fill in
You just don't get it
These guys are going to keep milking this for ever
This is their income
No STYX no money so get the idea in your head that STYX will be doing 150 shows a year for ever,
You are gonna be Blue Collar Maned to death

[yogi]

For some of us Styx fans, Styx detracts from their legacy every time we see the cover of Kilroy Was Here, or hear the words " I hit the switch on my laser video'.

Everytime you post, and we have to look at that album cover, and think about Styx turning into a techno band is when their legacy went waaaayyyy waaaayyyy south!!!

Would Styx of turned techno???? All I know was their final orginal release before they went solo was the ever popular Music Time. Pretty damn techno sounding to me!!!

Combine Music Time with Roboto ,High( It's My Life) Time and the solid??? ballad that didnt fit at all with the Kilroy concept Dont Let It End, sprinkle in a little War and here is where the legacy ended!!!!!!

Was this actually the same band that had sung Come Sail Away, Midnight Ride,Suite Madame Blue, Lady, Queen Of Spades, Castle Walls, Fooling Yourself, Blue Collar Man, Pieces of Eight, Rockin The Paradise, Best Thing, Renegade, Best Of Times, Born for Adve...........??

[sadie65]

And once again "the legacy" is dependent on a person's point of view. I have absolutely no problem accepting that Kilroy brought unhappiness to some fans, just as it gave the band new fans.

For some, the fact that the band continues, means the legacy is diminished. Some feel the legacy died with the "change in direction" the band took. Some don't want to accept that the band can and will continue, with or without the same members.

In the end, the band's "legacy" will be defined by what each fan remembers. Some here are thrilled they are playing so many date and so many venues. Others aren't.

And yet here we go again with the never ending circle jerk debate...sigh.

[froy]

For some of us Styx fans, Styx detracts from their legacy every time we see the cover of Kilroy Was Here, or hear the words " I hit the switch on my laser video'.

Everytime you post, and we have to look at that album cover, and think about Styx turning into a techno band is when their legacy went waaaayyyy waaaayyyy south!!!

Would Styx of turned techno???? All I know was their final orginal release before they went solo was the ever popular Music Time. Pretty damn techno sounding to me!!!

Combine Music Time with Roboto ,High( It's My Life) Time and the solid??? ballad that didnt fit at all with the Kilroy concept Dont Let It End, sprinkle in a little War and here is where the legacy ended!!!!!!

Was this actually the same band that had sung Come Sail Away, Midnight Ride,Suite Madame Blue, Lady, Queen Of Spades, Castle Walls, Fooling Yourself, Blue Collar Man, Pieces of Eight, Rockin The Paradise, Best Thing, Renegade, Best Of Times, Born for Adve...........??

Its funny that you always harp on Kilroy as just yesterday I came back from the Y and I had MR Roboto blasting out of my SUV and as I came to a light two 25 year olds in car rolled down there windows to hear the song and 1 guy climbed out his window to see who was cranking it he saw me and gave the thumbs up sign . It sounded great off that Anthology cd,
Remastered totally

Roboto is a great cd its not Born for Adventure but so what
You cannot complain about a band that gets some guts and tries new things , As far as High Time Its a great tune
They should have done it live it would have smoked.

[yogi]

Froy,

I am glad you checked their drivers licences so you knew they were both 25 years old. You do know when they drove off the they cranked up their Spice Girls CD.

As for High time being a great tune????? Its techno and its aweful. So if you were into Styx trying new types of music how about disco, hip hop, country etc?????



Tommy and JY did get some MAJOR guts and they did try something new...................................... his name is Lawerence Gowan.

So I guess based on the words you just typed that it is OK for a band to try new things. So now you are cool with Lawerence and you wont bitch about the change anymore!!!!

Maybe Lawerence & the boys can perform High Time live overseas in a few weeks????????????? Even he cant save that one!!!!!!!!!!!!!



CHECK MATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

The piont you fail to grasp is that without Gowan Styx would no longer exist.

Styx already no longer exists.

[Guest]

As for High time being a great tune????? Its techno and its aweful. So if you were into Styx trying new types of music how about disco, hip hop, country etc?????

"High Time" is not techno... get a clue.

Tommy and JY did get some MAJOR guts and they did try something new...................................... his name is Lawerence Gowan.

Not guts, it's called "Killing The Thing That You Love".

So I guess based on the words you just typed that it is OK for a band to try new things. So now you are cool with Lawerence and you wont bitch about the change anymore!!!!

With your line of thinking every member is replaceable. Why not continue with Lawrence and a bunch of other no talents when Tommy and JY retire.... it will still be Styx to you then apparently.

[froy]

Froy,

I am glad you checked their drivers licences so you knew they were both 25 years old. You do know when they drove off the they cranked up their Spice Girls CD.

They could have been 18 Yogi but the fact is they were under 25
Stop with every damm word being turned into a negative spin

As for High time being a great tune????? Its techno and its aweful.

Coming from a guy who sleeps with Lawrence Gowan your musical tastes are far from reality.

So if you were into Styx trying new types of music how about disco, hip hop, country etc?????

How about Cold war ?

Tommy and JY did get some MAJOR guts and they did try something new...................................... his name is Lawerence Gowan.

Thats not major guts thats major stupidity .

So I guess based on the words you just typed that it is OK for a band to try new things.

Yea new musical directions not throwing out band members when the bank account is over drawn.

So now you are cool with Lawerence and you wont bitch about the change anymore!!!!

Larry Gowan stinks out he goes.

Maybe Lawerence & the boys can perform High Time live overseas in a few weeks????????????? Even he cant save that one!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sure copy Dennis even more.

CHECK MATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Far from it

[Liz22562]

Quote from Froy:

"You cannot complain about a band that gets some guts and tries new things"...

That is precisesly what Styx did, and named it "Big Bang Theory".

Glad to see you agree, Froy!

[froy]

Quote from Froy:

"You cannot complain about a band that gets some guts and tries new things"...

That is precisesly what Styx did, and named it "Big Bang Theory".

Glad to see you agree, Froy!

Wow it must take some big guts to copy other bands
I said new things Liz covers are not new even you know that
You guys are easy to fool I will say that much

[evileyes]

Once again, Sadie, you are the voice of reason here. Each & every person on this (and any Styx/DeYoung) board has a unique perspective on the music, members (past, present, or future), and direction of "our" band, Styx. Even the friends I have made as a direct result of my participation in these boards can have very differing opinions of any aspect of the band. ("Unfinished Song", anyone?) Luckily most of us can accept this as part of life and just agree to disagree. There are those, however, whose soul existence seems to be centered on convincing everyone else how bad the Styx "situation" is/was. As long as the respective board owners are willing to tolerate them, the rest of us can choose to put up with them, stoop to their level, or leave the board. We most definitely aren't going to change them!

[DarrenUK]

YOGI NOOOOOOOOOO

You wrote that maybe Styx can play High Time overseas, please dont say that it might bloody happen, but at least if they did do that song they could do the extended techno version and it would enable the entire audience the chance to go and pee, I will be having nightmares that they do High Time in the UK now....Thanks Yogi

[styxfanNH]

the only pee break at a Styx show is after the encore

[sadie65]

the only pee break at a Styx show is after the encore

Unless of course...Gowan is singing

I'm just kidding.

[Liz22562]

Yep, you said 'new things' in your sentence -

Recording a cd of covers is new to Styx...

[ek88]

Styx detracts from their legacy every time Gowan takes his place behind the keyboards.

Styx already no longer exists.

So something that no longer exists is able to detract from its legacy???????

[classicstyxfan]

Monker Wrote:

I don't think that has anything to do with thier motives. In fact, I don't believe it is possible to 'detract' from a legacy. Did Michael Jordon's failed comeback hurt the legacy he built when he was in Chicago? I don't think so. Did Joe Montana hurt his legacy when he left the 49'ers? I don't think so. Will the Cubs hurt their legacy if they actualy WIN a world series?


Classic responds: Interesting analogies Monk........But when many people look at the Brilliant careers of Jordan, Montana, Ali, Unitas, Namath and many more like them, the thought that they stuck around a year or 2 longer than they should have is always a footnote.......I see Jerry Rice signed with Denver today, very unlikely he will do much to enhance his legacy at this point, and wont it be sad to see him playing at a level unbefitting of his career as a whole ?

I havent cared to see the Rolling Stones in the last 15 years either....I'm not Saying Styx should hang it up, I think they could still "pull a rabbit out of their hat" 1-2 more times.

PS If the Cubs ever do win the series, look for me at the party in Wrigleyville !!!!

[froy]

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