Styx in Birmingham

by **DarrenUK** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:07 pm

Classic Rock magazine's Dave Reynolds has given an informative review of the band in Birmingham last night on the main MR noticeboard..........A well thought out review...hehem.

by **styxfanNH** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:13 pm

Darren,

Post it or the link here so we all can read.

by **styxmike** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:55 pm

no need heres MY review

just got back from my overnight stay in Brum, what can I say!!!!!!!!!!
the setlist will be posted elsewhere, but basicly the same as everywhere else on the tour
Now where the hell do I start, how about the band

RICKY PHILLIPS
What an outstanding musician this man is , I'm so glad he has been added to the STYX family, his playing, harmonies,image just seems like he's been in the band forever, and such a nice nice guy

TODD SUCHERMAN[b]
If there are any ROCK drummers out there better than this guy well!!!!!!!!!!!!, this guys an animal, sheer energy all night, and so so tight, sir I salute you

LAWRENCE GOWAN
I have always had a great regard for Larry as a musician , he had one of the hardest acts to follow, but all that changed last night!!!!!!!!!!he in now moved up to LEGEND status. As a showman he has no peers, his goofing with the audience and the rest of the band brought about a magic to this concert very few performers can, I cannot explain the pride and love for this guy. THANK YOU MR GOWAN for joining our band

JY
The godfather of STYX , PURE PURE ROCK GOD. How this guy finds the energy night after night is beyond me. He loves this band, he loves us, and you know what WE LOVE YOU JY

TOMMY "FREAKIN" SHAW
My hero for the last 27yrs, the ultimate AOR/MELODIC ROCK icon, never stopped smiling ALL NIGHT!! his voice is still incredable, his solos superb, what a GUY
Tommy let me do what Adam Sandler in Big Daddy only dreamed about, yep he let me play his guitar on CSA, he could see how much that meant to me, his smile said it all, talk about death bed memories

CUCKIE
What a bonus to see CHUCK is this guy really ill???????????????? the cowd loved him, he was so nice when we met him later, take care my friend

SUMMARY

I came away with Todds drumstick , two of Tommys picks, 1 of JYs, 1of Rickys, a polaroid of Larry (took by Larry) and a smile as wide of the atlantic
we met Larry, Todd, JY, Ricky, Chuck, before they got on the coach for pics and autographs (Tommy was late and couldn't make it) PURE DREAMLAND.

OH the performance, do I need to say C-L-A-S-S pure CLASS
Tonight I do it all again in Manchester
cant wait
this review is from the heart, from a lifelong STYX FAN
LONG LIVE THE "NEW" STYX

by **onestilllearning** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:08 pm

Wow did you see a rock show or have an audience with the Pope? I guess enthusiasim is a good thing.

by **styxmike** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:26 pm

WHO'S THE POPE??

by **froy** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:38 pm

styxmike wrote:no need heres MY review

just got back from my overnight stay in Brum, what can I say!!!!!!!!!!
the setlist will be posted elsewhere, but basicly the same as everywhere else on the tour
Now where the hell do I start, how about the band

RICKY PHILLIPS
What an outstanding musician this man is , I'm so glad he has been added to the STYX family, his playing, harmonies,image just seems like he's been in the band forever, and such a nice nice guy

TODD SUCHERMAN[b]
If there are any ROCK drummers out there better than this guy well!!!!!!!!!!!!, this guys an animal, sheer energy all night, and so so tight, sir I salute you

LAWRENCE GOWAN
I have always had a great regard for Larry as a musician , he had one of the hardest acts to follow, but all that changed last night!!!!!!!!!!he in now moved up to LEGEND status. As a showman he has no peers, his goofing with the audience and the rest of the band brought about a magic to this concert very few performers can, I cannot explain the pride and love for this guy. THANK YOU MR GOWAN for joining our band

JY
The godfather of STYX , PURE PURE ROCK GOD. How this guy finds the energy night after night is beyond me. He loves this band, he loves us, and you know what WE LOVE YOU JY

TOMMY "FREAKIN" SHAW
My hero for the last 27yrs, the ultimate AOR/MELODIC ROCK icon, never stopped smiling ALL NIGHT!! his voice is still incredable, his solos superb, what a GUY
Tommy let me do what Adam Sandler in Big Daddy only dreamed about, yep he let me play his guitar on CSA, he could see how much that meant to me, his smile said it all, talk about death bed memories

CUCKIE
What a bonus to see CHUCK is this guy really ill???????????????? the cowd loved him, he was so nice when we met him later, take care my friend

SUMMARY

I came away with Todds drumstick , two of Tommys picks, 1 of JYs, 1of Rickys, a polaroid of Larry (took by Larry) and a smile as wide of the atlantic
we met Larry, Todd, JY, Ricky, Chuck, before they got on the coach for pics and autographs (Tommy was late and couldn't make it) PURE DREAMLAND.

OH the performance, do I need to say C-L-A-S-S pure CLASS
Tonight I do it all again in Manchester
cant wait
this review is from the heart, from a lifelong STYX FAN
LONG LIVE THE "NEW" STYX

\

This band is looking for followers just like you
All they have to do is stand on stage and you will praise them like the second comming,
Boring setlist the same as before but that does not matter
Gowan does not do a single original thing and he'a a legend in your mind
Lap it up it may be over soon
There is no where else this band can burn out
BTW what happened to that Big Bang
Gone in less than a week.

by **ChicagoSTYX** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:46 pm

Froy, How many Styx shows have you been to since 1999?

by **styxmike** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:49 pm

How the fuck do you know????????was you there?????????have you actually seen Gowan live NO!!!!!!!!
If they had been shite I would have said so!!! I don't please easily.
read the reviews FROY they are all GOOD
British rock fans don't go for the hype we go for quality, which is what Tommy and the boys are bringing us right now GOOD HONEST HARD ROCK
Go masterbate over that 60s scouse boy band you think are a better band than STYX , leave the rock music to us

by **classicstyxfan** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:12 pm

So Mike, did you like the show ? :lol:

Oh, and we can compare Styx to the Beatles after Styx makes up the 100 million or so gap in sales between the 2 bands. They might not be your cup of tea, but dissing them continually does nothing to add to your credibility !

I'm glad you enjoyed the show.....I 'm going to try to see them as soon as they come back to our side of the Atlantic.

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:22 pm

No wonder more and more people aren't posting on this board anymore.

Once again another topic or a review is getting out of hand. Sheesh guys.

Even though I don't care for the current line-up, I'm still glad to see styxmike post his review. He waited for a long time to see this show and I'm very happy for him that he had a great time. I was so excited to read that he met members of the band!!! I can tell by your post how excited you were - I hope you were able to take pictures

I hope you guys have a great day. You never know which people are reading this board from "both sides" :wink:

by **Zan** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:29 pm

froy wrote:This band is looking for followers just like you
All they have to do is stand on stage and you will praise them like the second comming,
Boring setlist the same as before but that does not matter
Gowan does not do a single original thing and he'a a legend in your mind
Lap it up it may be over soon
There is no where else this band can burn out
BTW what happened to that Big Bang
Gone in less than a week.

Some people could replace all your Styx/Gowan references with Dennis ones and say the exact same thing, Froy. Especially if they hadn't ever bothered to see his show. Be careful with blanket ignorant statements. Wait, who am I talking to???

All of this may be over soon, Froy. Life is too short. Get one before it's too late.

by **Adam** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:33 pm

FROY: This band is looking for followers just like you
ADAM: Is there something WRONG about an act winning over new audiences???? If so, arrest Dennis DeYoung (and EVERY OTHER PERFORMER THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION)

FROY: All they have to do is stand on stage and you will praise them like the second comming,
ADAM: Ummm, Froy, this guy wasn't practicing hero worship. He was enjoying a show, that's all. If there's ANYONE who is guilty of praising someone over zealously, I think most here would agree its YOU.

FROY: Boring setlist the same as before but that does not matter
ADAM: The band hasn't perform in Britain in - what is it THIRTY YEARS? What's 'boring" about them performing a set that hasn't been performed in that country? And for the record, your boy Dennis performs predominantly songs from another CENTURY himself.

FROY: Gowan does not do a single original thing and he'a a legend in your mind
ADAM: He's written a number of excellent original songs (how many have YOU written, Froy?) and for the record, I've never seen anyone else use a spinning keyboard

FROY: Lap it up it may be over soon
ADAM: Going on SIX YEARS of you saying that.

FROY: There is no where else this band can burn out
ADAM: We'll have to see about that (care to place a BET?)

FROY: BTW what happened to that Big Bang Gone in less than a week.
ADAM: It's perhaps the most succesful album they've had in over a
decade. The same kinda silliness could be said about DeYoung, "By the way, what happened to DeYoung's hit songwriting? His records are over in less than a week."

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:33 pm

Zan's right, Life is too short. I think we should all just enjoy all the concerts that we can see while they're out there. Actually any band that we enjoy to see. The guys aren't getting any younger.

by **froy** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:41 pm

Zan wrote:
froy wrote:This band is looking for followers just like you
All they have to do is stand on stage and you will praise them like the second comming,
Boring setlist the same as before but that does not matter
Gowan does not do a single original thing and he'a a legend in your mind
Lap it up it may be over soon
There is no where else this band can burn out
BTW what happened to that Big Bang
Gone in less than a week.

[b][color=magenta]Some people could replace all your Styx/Gowan references with Dennis ones and say the exact same thing,

Only ignorant people could
How could you possibly say Dennis has not done an original thing
What is your problem ?
Without Dennis and his original ideas there would be no STYX
Just look at Styx Mike and his pump
If Shaw made sandwiches on stage he would say it was the best he has ever seen.

Froy. Especially if they hadn't ever bothered to see his show.

Theye do not need to see his show to know about his original ideas.

Be careful with blanket ignorant statements. Wait, who am I talking to???

Your talking to yourself who else

All of this may be over soon, Froy. Life is too short. Get one before it's too late

Have a great one and a real one not a made up one,.

by **Zan** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:43 pm

SuiteMadameBlue wrote:Zan's right

Just thought that bore repeating. ;-)

Carry on...

by **classicstyxfan** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:55 pm

Zan,

You'd get along well with my wife ! :lol:

that last post sounds just like her.....

by **Monker** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:00 am

This band is looking for followers just like you

ANY band, or artist, looks for "followers", or "enablers", or whatever you choose to call them. The only thing wrong with that is YOU don't like the fact that people DO follow them and DO enable the band to keep going.

All they have to do is stand on stage and you will praise them like the second comming,

Well, I think they do at least have to sing and stuff.

Boring setlist the same as before but that does not matter

It doesn't matter if the person has not seen the set list before...Unless they have visited the US recently, nobody in the UK has. And, IMO, the setlist becomes irrelevent if the band still entertains.

Lap it up it may be over soon

People are...and you don't like it.

There is no where else this band can burn out

There is always Russia, China, and the Eastern countries...Oh, and Australia, New Zealand, South America, Greenland, Finland...

BTW what happened to that Big Bang
Gone in less than a week.

Everytime you mention it, it is not 'gone'. Everytime the band performs a song from it, it is not 'gone'.

Besides, at least it showed up...unlike a certain movie and movie soundtrack that Dennis is now on.

by **sadie65** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:06 am

Sincerely happy for those who went and saw the band and enjoyed the show.

For the rest, what would the guys in or out of the band make of the incessant drivel that gets posted here. Oh wait, Froy and Monker have that down to an art form, don't they?

by **Monker** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:06 am

Some people could replace all your Styx/Gowan references with Dennis ones and say the exact same thing,

Only ignorant people could

Not true...it doesnt take much brain power to do nothing but throw insults about. Yours and IML's posts are proof of that.

How could you possibly say Dennis has not done an original thing

Dennis has not done an original thing. That was easy.

Without Dennis and his original ideas there would be no STYX

Without the rest of the band, there would be no Styx. And, that 'original idea' is over thirty years old.

If Shaw made sandwiches on stage he would say it was the best he has ever seen.

And, if Dennis burps onstage, you would say how wonderful his voice is.

Theye do not need to see his show to know about his original ideas.

What original idea? Performing with a symphony? That has been done by bands for decades. Writing screenplays and music for them? That has been done for centuries.

by **Monker** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:15 am

No wonder more and more people aren't posting on this board anymore.

I told you some people were going to leave. Too bad, but that's the way it has to be.

Once again another topic or a review is getting out of hand. Sheesh guys.

It's not out of hand, it's just starting to get fun!

You never know which people are reading this board from "both sides"

If Dennis's 'people' are reading this forum, then I would like to say that people like Froy make this forum fun. Are you not so proud to have fans like him?

If Tommy/JY's 'people' are reading this forum, then I would like to say, why the hell are you not in the UK where all the fun is?

by **bugsymalone** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:19 am

One of the greatest things about going to a concert for an artist you admire and/or love, is the anticipation beforehand. The excitement building and then, when you see him/her/them, having what you anticipated meet or exceed all you hoped it would be.

styxmile, you got that in spades and I am happy for you. Not only did you love the concert, but you got to meet all of the band members and interact some. How cool is that? High five from Texas.

Bugsy

by **Adam** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:51 am

ZAN: Some people could replace all your Styx/Gowan references with Dennis ones and say the exact same thing,
FROY: Only ignorant people could
ADAM: Not true at all. There are as many people who are ANNOYED by DeYoung as there are those who admire him. The rock critics have pretty much always given him and/or Styx a thumbs down. It’s all only opinions. And this is a Styx board, where the general consensus is Styx is good. Except for you. So be it.

FROY: How could you possibly say Dennis has not done an original thing
ADAM: Sure, I could play devil’s advocate for you. Babe? An attempt at a Billy Joel “Just The way You Are: rewrite. Come Sail Away? A Who imitation.

FROY: What is your problem ?
ADAM: No problem here. You’re the one busting a blood vessel over the FACT that someone went to Styx concert and LIKED IT. So you come onto a Styx bulletin board and gripe against someone having an opinion other than yours. YOU have the problem here, Mister Happiness.

FROY: If Shaw made sandwiches on stage he would say it was the best he has ever seen.
ADAM: Again, I point out that his positive review was nothing compared to the over-zealous hero-worshipping attitude you show toward DeYoung.

Froy, you’d be happier if you could grasp the concept that there are people with different tastes, sensibilities and opinions than you.

by **Monker** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:03 am

For the rest, what would the guys in or out of the band make of the incessant drivel that gets posted here.

I think they, Styx or Dennis, would think, "Why am I reading this instead of writing, recording, or performing music? I think I should take a bath and give them something else to drink."

Oh wait, Froy and Monker have that down to an art form, don't they?

Thank you!

by **styxmike** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:30 am

Thanks Bugsy , your bang on there
I'm sure my review of Dennis would be just as enthusiastic if I could get to see him
I'm still high from last night (natural high that is) last night was what rock music is all about for me, the passion and enthusiasm was there on both sides.Styx loved us as much as we loved them, keeping "our" music alive, felt like a teenager again(NOT in a M. Jackson way LOL)
Now I have to do it all again in a few hours phew!! I haven't eaten yet!!! HEY TOMMY MAKE MINE A CHICKEN SALAD HOLD THE MAYO

by **Zan** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:34 am

Mike - new sig line! Thanks! LOL!

by **classicstyxfan** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:56 am

so you believe EVERYTHING you read ? :wink:

by **kansas666** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 3:35 am

froy wrote:Gowan does not do a single original thing

Froy, you are funny.

Did you get to see Gowan singing Fields of the Brave, Criminal Mind or More Love For the Money? :roll:

by **styxfanNH** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 3:44 am

yup,

Didn't we all know that it would go downhill?

by **sadie65** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 4:07 am

styxfanNH wrote:yup,

Didn't we all know that it would go downhill?

Not if we all try really hard not to. There are those we cannot change.
But...

And I wish those going tonight as well a wonderful time.

by **totobob** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:50 am

Guys lets just chill. Thank god for Dennis De Young and thank god for Lawrence Gowan and while Im at it thank god for everyone thats had a part to play in the Styx story over the years. Is it not wonderful, that regardless of your views, Styx are still touring and winning over new fans and delighting fans that have never had the pleasure of seeing them before, which include myself. Lets lose the blinkered approach and celebrate the music of one of the greatest rock bands that has ever existed.

MR

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