Posted on 04/27/2015 6:18:54 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
To many classic-rock fans, it would seem a bit of unnecessary clarification to bill a Dennis DeYoung show as "Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx."
...the extra wording he is allowed to use after some messy legal wrangling upon his unceremonious 1999 ouster from the band....
DeYoung was the group's strongest creative force...
...despite their huge commercial popularity and sold-out shows, Styx were never critic's darlings -- both then and now -- which DeYoung feels is a big reason that the band is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....
"Styx, Journey, Foreigner, Boston, Kansas, REO Speedwagon, Chicago, and the Doobie Brothers; the people who never liked them are the same people who decides who gets in," continues DeYoung. "
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.houstonpress.com ...
I was never really a big Styx fan but saw them in concert last year (not sure how many originals) and they were awesome. Put on a great show.
Me too - they were a great band.
I liked Styx, they did indeed put on a great concert.
There’s a certain irony that only one or two lines in this article reflect on the conflict among DeYoung and the band’s remaining members.
This (2005?) article for reference
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=114635
Styx is in good company. The Moody Blues are not in the R&R HOF either.
The R&R Hall of fame is a joke, the bands on that list should have been on it years ago.
“The Moody Blues are not in the R&R HOF either.”
They’re not?! Wow, that’s surprising. I’d have thought they’d have been inducted by now.
Check out the video. Looks like he got David St. Hubbins to play lead guitar...
Styx was great. Tommy Shaw WAS-and still is- THE voice of that band. Even in Damn Yankees- his voice is clear and great!
The first concert I ever saw was Styx; the year was 1980 or so, and I saw them on their "Conerstone" tour.
Although I agree that Tommy Shaw has a very terrific and distinctive voice, I will politely disagree that TS was the voice of the band. That honor goes to Dennis DeYoung. It's close, but I think DD wins that by a nose.
“Styx, Journey, Foreigner, Boston, Kansas, REO Speedwagon, Chicago, and the Doobie Brothers; the people who never liked them are the same people who decides who gets in,”
Pretty much a list of my favorite bands.
Which likely explains why the popular liberal “Critics” don’t like me, either.
Interesting trivia about the band's name.
“Styx”
Well, they ain’t no Supertramp!
It’s explained in depth in the VH1 “Behind the Music” episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlIGKON9_xo
Styx is one of those bands I’d known “of” and enjoyed for years, but never “knew” about.
If anyone is the least bit curious about their history, it’s a well spent 45 minutes.
Thanks for that. I enjoy ‘behind the scenes’ stuff.
bttt
I saw them back in the 70’s when they were just starting out. Put on a good show. I’ve been a fan ever since.
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