fraroc Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 I could definitely see modern Styx try out the song Witch Wolf live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 Hey segue have you had a chance to check out Edge of the Century yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of Light Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Bumping this thread to say Kilroy Was Here might be my favorite Styx album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Bumping this thread to say Kilroy Was Here might be my favorite Styx album. you rebel you 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Bumping this thread to say Kilroy Was Here might be my favorite Styx album. You do love theatrical music of this sort more than me. I say this...but I do absolutely adore Paradise Theater... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 I really am glad that Styx is still with us and is willing to play....but I gotta be honest, they have been stuck in a nearly 18 year long rut playing the same songs over and over again and never doing anything different. The 2011 Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight tour gave them the oppurtunity to play some deeper cuts, which they still are to this day, however its the same deep cuts every single night. I mean, yesterday they announced a SUPER MAJOR AWESOME ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 2017 and got everybody's hopes up that they were going to do something different. Maybe a new album? Maybe a concert where they do Paradise Theater or Crystal Ball or whatever in it's entirety? the announcement was just them announcing that they're going to do a summer tour with REO for the ten billionth time. I know everybody likes to give DDY shit, but at least with him, the band at least had SOME musical output and they did some things that were different....But as much as Tommy and JY have done a great job keeping Styx alive, they really don't want to do anything different. They just want the same old same old. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Bumping this thread to say Kilroy Was Here might be my favorite Styx album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 So Segue, remember back when we were talking about Styx and you had the idea of doing a thread like this? Well, I'm listening to Styx again and I figured "what the hell?" Lets talk about Edge of The Century as our first topic! Styx fans always seem to overlook this album and forget that it was actually a very successful record. Despite the fact that it wasn't the full classic lineup of Styx, the band really marketed the hell out of this album. Show Me The Way was a massive hit on its own and due to the fact that the song was used as a tribute for the U.S soldiers fighting in the Gulf War. Love Is The Ritual and the title track I think got a lot of airplay as well. So, what is everybody's thoughts on this? As a fan I have to admit this is one album I do not have. So I am not really able to chime in on this one. But I will read and learn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Anyway, with Kilroy....As much as I want to not like the album, admittedly there are songs I like on that album....Mr. Roboto is a classic hit (as much as Styx might hate it), Heavy Metal Poisioning and Cold War are great songs and Double Life is pretty good too. The rest is kind of filler, but it's not bad. Never liked HMP or CW. Mr. Roboto is good. Kilroy is definitely the weakest of their albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanne Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I saw Styx last Thursday night, we were 4th row center, it was a great concert! :) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 I'm wondering what you guy's thoughts on The Mission is? Personally, I like it a lot. It has a lot of that Styx magic and I find it to be a very solid prog album. Gone Gone Gone kicks ass as an opening track and Radio Silence almost reminds me of Lamplight Symphony by Kansas. Unfortunately, it does seem apparent that the missing element is Dennis DeYoung's distinctive voice. Say what you want about him, how he was arrogant and ruined the band, but he had a voice that made Styx unique. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I'm going to try and find time to play this and replay the recent Kansas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 i have to try the record too. i know i said i wouldn't but i alwayys say stupid shit like that and i always cave, lol Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 i have to try the record too. i know i said i wouldn't but i alwayys say stupid shit like that and i always cave, lol Mick I do know that like Kansas...even if it does nothing for me...id rather they make new music than just your themselves into oblivion. All we ask as fans is for more. We don't have to like what we get but it's good to see them still trying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 i'm playing it almost done..........it's not breaking any boundaries. so everyone lower that expectation if you have it. it is a tried and true Styx Record. saying all that.......i'm enjoying it more than else anything post Paradise Theater. good Record. 7/10 Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 i'm playing it almost done..........it's not breaking any boundaries. so everyone lower that expectation if you have it. it is a tried and true Styx Record. saying all that.......i'm enjoying it more than else anything post Paradise Theater. good Record. 7/10 Mick Oh that's a hopeful review!.i liked every album after Kilroy but not that much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) i'm playing it almost done..........it's not breaking any boundaries. so everyone lower that expectation if you have it. it is a tried and true Styx Record. saying all that.......i'm enjoying it more than else anything post Paradise Theater. good Record. 7/10 Mick Oh that's a hopeful review!.i liked every album after Kilroy but not that much. i feel the band were really into making this. it shows. I'm glad Lawrence Gowan's vocals weren't as awful as they are live. like Deyoung. he is terribly grating to me. I don't know what it is with Styx and keyboard players, lol Mick Edited June 21, 2017 by bluefox4000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 This new record is one of best new albums I have ever heard. Not only am I seeing them on Friday but I just booked a trip to see them in Jackson Ca. A small venue at an Indian Casino. 6th row center and I get a bag of swag! STYX is one of the greatest bands on the planet. Todd is one of the best drummers in the biz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Oh shit, another STYX thread. Whoops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 i'm playing it almost done..........it's not breaking any boundaries. so everyone lower that expectation if you have it. it is a tried and true Styx Record. saying all that.......i'm enjoying it more than else anything post Paradise Theater. good Record. 7/10 Mick Oh that's a hopeful review!.i liked every album after Kilroy but not that much. i feel the band were really into making this. it shows. I'm glad Lawrence Gowan's vocals weren't as awful as they are live. like Deyoung. he is terribly grating to me. I don't know what it is with Styx and keyboard players, lol Mick I played it last night and wasn't a fan of Gowan at all but I did think it was a good record. I'd give it a five or six, and I can hear what makes some really dig it. I also played the latest Kansas for about two tracks but I still don't like that record although I did think it was better than I remembered it to be. Might play it in full later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 This new record is one of best new albums I have ever heard. Not only am I seeing them on Friday but I just booked a trip to see them in Jackson Ca. A small venue at an Indian Casino. 6th row center and I get a bag of swag! STYX is one of the greatest bands on the planet. Todd is one of the best drummers in the biz.Just checked and there's a 4th row ticket for $75 available. Hmmm... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) This new record is one of best new albums I have ever heard. Not only am I seeing them on Friday but I just booked a trip to see them in Jackson Ca. A small venue at an Indian Casino. 6th row center and I get a bag of swag! STYX is one of the greatest bands on the planet. Todd is one of the best drummers in the biz.Just checked and there's a 4th row ticket for $75 available. Hmmm... Dude! I made reservations for dinner at the steakhouse 6:15 pm. Room for one more amigo The Casino Hotel is sold out already but I booked a room at the Holiday Inn Express. 3.4 miles from the venue. I did this for Ace Frehley. It was an incredible experience. Book it! Edited June 22, 2017 by RUSHHEAD666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Played it a couple more times. it's still a 7/10.. as i said you get exactly what you pay for. A solid dependable Styx Record. Just like we got a solid dependable Kansas record. but i do like it. good job guys. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 So...It's been a while since I posted on this thread (or on this site as a whole to be honest). Seeing as how I'm getting back into Styx again, I might as well talk about it lol. Anyway, I think that every fan of post-1975 Styx should go back and listen to the Wooden Nickel era records, and not just Lady. There are so many great songs such as Best Thing, You Need Love, Winner Take All, Grove of Eglantine, Father OSA. I seriously wish that they would give this era more love during their current live show. It would be so cool if they did Winner Take All or Grove of Eglantine on their next tour and REALLY throw their fans a curveball. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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