OMG - That's exactly what I was going to write. Tommy Shaw is really a great guitarist. I appreciate that a lot more now that I'm not in my 20s driving a long commute and hearing Styx all too often. They were one of the bands that lifted us out of the disco desert of the 70s
I saw this band - Gowan instead of DDY - a couple weeks ago, 27 years after this video, and they were every bit as good if not better. Tommy, JY, Chuck, and Todd Sucherman have been kicking ass nonstop.
I am happy to say I saw Styx last week. Riverfront.... Louisville Kentucky. They come around a lot. I have seen them several times in the last five years... usually with REO. They are all great and it's good to see real band's out there.
Paradise Theater has to be one of the greatest rock albums in history! I got it in 1981, just after I got my Rogers R-380 drumkit, and I HAD to learn these songs! Yeah, it was hard, and with a Zildjian A series Ride, Crash-Ride, Thin Crash, and New beat Hi Hats, I just got, not long before I got this record, I had alot to do with only a little in the lines of cymbals! I played my ASS off, and damned if I didn't get this WHOLE ALBUM DOWN PAT! These days, I still have my Rogers R-380 set, now with Paiste 2002 cymbals, and a bunch of them, so I can easily play those famous licks! Just plain incredible band, incredible music--when EVERY SONG is as good as the others, it means it's a perfect album--and this one was! STYX FOREVER!
When music was at its best! Artists nowadays have to lip sync everything. The bands/artists of the 70s, 80s and some of the 90s don't, because they're REAL. ARTISTS.
Tommy Shaw is one of the most underrated guitarists ever (I know it sounds cliche, but it’s true.) he was the one inspired me to pick up the guitar, and the solo to too much time on my hands got me inspired to play lead! I loved the feel of the solo! Tommy is such a great player! Def in my top 5 influences next to EVH and Ace Frehley
One of the sadder rock stories....! Such a talented bunch. Not too late guys, put aside the past and get back together. Millions miss you and want to hear you all together again....! What's stopping you....too much time on your hands?
Have just been to my first ever styx concert and didn't leave my lounge room. Thanks styx and youtube. Fan bloody tastic. Come to hervey bay here in Australia .
Great song, written from an idea from a fellow customer, at a bar in Niles Michigan (about 34 minutes from my house) when Tommy lived here. This is the year John passed away from cirrhosis and subsequently, it was the last year that STYX was original. John was falling very ill (that's why they don't show him much close up in this concert) and still played an awesome show! The same year Todd Sucherman stepped in and has been the drummer for 30+ years. as retired professional drummer for 30 years in Los Angeles, I can only wonder what it's like to play the same 95% same songs for three decades, no wonder he's kickin ass!
Tommy and JY make my heart melt. Their interactions always destroy my bromance heart. I'm always watching for their exchanges because they're so sweet. Their friendship is so solid. #friendshipgoals
I saw a video of Dennis’ bad and he had two guys that try to look like JY and Tommy. There is a song where Tommy rolls his eyes back and forth. When the guy did it a shiver ran down my spine it was so awful.
My favorte album listen back my high school days. Class of 1983 in Iowa. Not far from Clear Lake Iowa small town Forest City Iowa. One greatest video ever. Truly enjoy the song. A plus.
use to listen to styx all the time. I'm class of '80 from the twin cities. they are comimg in June to Minnesota but I don't drive so I will probably miss them again.
HA! Who would think 2015 and LIVE with Def Leppard, 2nd song into the show with this song, Tommy stood up at the keyboard and turned the place into a 3 hour PARTY..... Great times!!!
AmazinglyCritical Or whomever is on that keyboard.... I think they did everything you could possibly do to a keyboard.... 2 weeks later and still listening that concert was so damn good..... lol
Completely off the subject but every time I see Tommy when young, he seems to have such a cute baby face. No baby could sing and play like that. Still he was only 21 or 22 when he joined this famous band. To be able to perform like the says a lot of.his talent to me. I think he was already writing hits..
Tommy Shaw is top notch and what's as amazing as his talent is how he NEVER ages!!!
just saw Styx tonight at the hard rock in northern indiana- amazing, Tommy Shaw is a vampire. he's absolutely timeless
@@GmanftpG59dude awesome lol
I noticed that too. His youth. 👍
At 78 this song still gets my blood flowing.
Are you an air guitar guy or drummer?
I tend to morph back and forth.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
John Panozzo drummer member of Styx in 1983
76 😆
Saw them last August. Excellent performance 👏
Tommy Shaw is one of the most underrated frontmen in rock history
Hell yeah!! I've seen him live, he is amazing!!!
Dennis wasn't the frontman.. He was one of the frontman.
Agreed
Why is he underrated? i have never once heard that
No one is underrated. Just an overused comment on UA-cam
OMG - That's exactly what I was going to write. Tommy Shaw is really a great guitarist. I appreciate that a lot more now that I'm not in my 20s driving a long commute and hearing Styx all too often. They were one of the bands that lifted us out of the disco desert of the 70s
+1 and to still be able to do that guitar solo that well that many years later, and be just as good as it ever was... yes.
Why are these guys not in the rock and roll hall of fame yet??
I've been saying that for years and years
Oh but Jay Z and a bunch of other rappers are 🤮🤬
Tommy Shaw hasn’t lost his touch AT ALL! Even today he can still got them notes and has the same Enthusiasm
Another Awesome Older Band I grew up with when we were both still young! Man I miss those days!!
Those guys really seem to enjoy themselves. A breath of fresh air.
Love styx my favorite album
Is equinox great year 1975
Great songs great album.
Joe little
Some people just love to sing. Tommy Shaw is one of them.
A Young Todd Sucherman Killing It Here on Drums!
neil peart todd sucherman tie for 1st as drum gods
He's a beast!
Tommy Shaw has great vocals! Damn he sounds great live!
Have seen them 6 times they do not disappoint. Even without Dennis D Young they still kick ass
I love them even without Dennis.
Yes, but they are misin Dennis.
i’ve got dozens of friends and the fun never ends, as long as JY is buying!
Love that solid friendship between Tommy & JY.. Adorable! In three more years Dennis is gone & even now, Styx is still going strong ❤️!
I saw this band - Gowan instead of DDY - a couple weeks ago, 27 years after this video, and they were every bit as good if not better. Tommy, JY, Chuck, and Todd Sucherman have been kicking ass nonstop.
Absolutely amazing!! Drummer is incredible!
Im a Metal head but run iinto this Styx album.........As a kid I loved it, whats not to like its an epic song.
Seen Styx 3 times...always a good show. You can tell they're having fun up there...never routine!
I love this band. Every time
I hear one of their songs, I feel plenty of energy.
I have said it so many times he is incredibly underrated. I am so embarrassed I didn't know who he was until I saw him on live st Darryls house.
Love, love LOVE this song and Mr Tommy Shaw.
Spring of 2020.
Everybody is in quarantine.
We have too much time on our hands.
I am happy to say I saw Styx last week. Riverfront.... Louisville Kentucky. They come around a lot. I have seen them several times in the last five years... usually with REO. They are all great and it's good to see real band's out there.
Love this song and many others , STYX plays ..
they are Awesome Group !
Paradise Theater has to be one of the greatest rock albums in history! I got it in 1981, just after I got my Rogers R-380 drumkit, and I HAD to learn these songs! Yeah, it was hard, and with a Zildjian A series Ride, Crash-Ride, Thin Crash, and New beat Hi Hats, I just got, not long before I got this record, I had alot to do with only a little in the lines of cymbals! I played my ASS off, and damned if I didn't get this WHOLE ALBUM DOWN PAT! These days, I still have my Rogers R-380 set, now with Paiste 2002 cymbals, and a bunch of them, so I can easily play those famous licks! Just plain incredible band, incredible music--when EVERY SONG is as good as the others, it means it's a perfect album--and this one was! STYX FOREVER!
How can you not love the rhythm of this song?
When music was at its best! Artists nowadays have to lip sync everything. The bands/artists of the 70s, 80s and some of the 90s don't, because they're REAL. ARTISTS.
Right on!
That's it!!..
Watching in 2024. Giving me goosebumps
Tommy Shaw is one of the most underrated guitarists ever (I know it sounds cliche, but it’s true.) he was the one inspired me to pick up the guitar, and the solo to too much time on my hands got me inspired to play lead! I loved the feel of the solo! Tommy is such a great player! Def in my top 5 influences next to EVH and Ace Frehley
Ace but yes Tommy is great as EVH!
Absolutely amazing! What a performance!
One of the sadder rock stories....! Such a talented bunch. Not too late guys, put aside the past and get back together. Millions miss you and want to hear you all together again....! What's stopping you....too much time on your hands?
+QBAN2010 seen them late 2015,,,,chuck played couple songs with them,,,,,seeing them again this may,,,,,they rocked
They are together and the best ever. Fuck Dennis
QBAN2010 completely happy without DdY
Dennis was a drama queen tyrant and the one who contributed to the breakup. I like the guy but he wasn't ready to roll with the rest of the band.
How do you know this?
@@Fiona2254
Love Tommy he's one of the best me and my oldest son grew up together listening to Styx
Have just been to my first ever styx concert and didn't leave my lounge room. Thanks styx and youtube. Fan bloody tastic. Come to hervey bay here in Australia .
It's pure rock -n-roll , friends !!! 😊👏👏👍👍. Tommy Shaw is just gorgeous !!!!!!❤
they are polished pros and a classic rock song with flair and excellent guitar leads
Doug H. in VA you hit the nail on the head!
Great song, written from an idea from a fellow customer, at a bar in Niles Michigan (about 34 minutes from my house) when Tommy lived here. This is the year John passed away from cirrhosis and subsequently, it was the last year that STYX was original. John was falling very ill (that's why they don't show him much close up in this concert) and still played an awesome show! The same year Todd Sucherman stepped in and has been the drummer for 30+ years. as retired professional drummer for 30 years in Los Angeles, I can only wonder what it's like to play the same 95% same songs for three decades, no wonder he's kickin ass!
Paradise Theater was the first cassette I ever purchased. This was the song that blew my very young mind
Styx is the first band I ever saw live in the late 1970's. Now I feel old lol. By the way one of Tommy's best guitar solos in my opinion. ROCK ON!!!!
Don't feel old feel privileged
Who else was in high school in 1981
This performance was great because they appeared to be having a lot of fun.
Tommy and JY make my heart melt.
Their interactions always destroy my bromance heart.
I'm always watching for their exchanges because they're so sweet. Their friendship is so solid. #friendshipgoals
love this whole concert! ❤️
Best band I have ever seen live, and I have seen a lot of bands.
Don Fawcett they are The Godfather's of live concerts period no questions asked!
Debatable
Saw the on this tour... It was amazing.
I still crank this up on the car radio with all the windows down
Me too---glad to "share" with those nearby!
Damn these guys are good.... thats all live!
70s-80s BANGING ROCK LIVES ON FOREVER!!!!!!
Ill never forget seeing them in the early 2000's at the Wisconsin state fair. One of the best concerts I've been to
Dios nunca termino de maravillarme de lo genial que es Tommy
Love Tommy and the rest of the band. Tommy stands out and is brilliant.
I saw Styx I think it was 4yrs ago. It was an awesome concert and yeah they are having a lot of fun.
I love you guys you still for me one of the greatest american bands from Carlos from Portugal
Tommy Shaw--true showman and entertainer. Such energy!
This song and performance kick some serious a$$ - simply epic.
This was fucking awesome. I love the original, but this up-tempo performance is the knees of bees. Thank you for posting this.
Styx is amazing. Tommy Shaw is the shit!!!
listening to STYX and watching the USA Womens Gymnastics the girls were in step with every beat!!
Inolvidable, han pasado mas de 30 años desde que conocí a STYX y nunca me cansaré de volver a levitar con este tema . Perú los recuerda siempre.
Mr. Tommy Shaw to me. Lovely. Thank you.
He and Dennis have both really kept their chops. Amazing with them both having higher voices.Too bad it's doubtful we ever hear them together again.
I saw a video of Dennis’ bad and he had two guys that try to look like JY and Tommy. There is a song where Tommy rolls his eyes back and forth. When the guy did it a shiver ran down my spine it was so awful.
That whole album is a masterpiece
Magic 😂 c’est toute mon adolescence ce track, j’adore et que de souvenirs . Que c’est beau! Merci les gars 😅👌👍
tommy shaws guitar tone is smokin'!!!
When bands could actually entertain
( True musical Artist).
STYX is top 5 best bands ever.
Saw them in poughkeepsie ny few years back simply awesome
Tommy Shaw is the bomb!!!!!! Love love love him !!!!!!!!
By a whisker. 2 bags i call her. Busted me for another bag. Respect her. Can't stay home and you can't leave here. Appreciate her.
the amazing tommy shaw ♡♡
Impressionante como é igual ao ano de 1981!! 🎉❤ Nada aqui envelheceu, somente foi o tempo que passou. Sensacional!! 😂❤🎉
LOVE THIS SONG!!!
Great band!
2023 and Still I Got Too Much TIME on my Hands!!!
I WISH I HAD THAT PROBLEM
What an energy...I love you guys❤
⚡ I like this song very much⚡
tremendo temaso !!..una de mis bandas favoritas de los 80s.saludos desde chile !!
Holy Cow Dennis DeYoung had a voice similar and just as powerful as Freddy Mercury's! What a voice.
Love the energy!
Dam, they still look good 😁♥️🤘
I DO LOVE THIS SONG, ALL THE DIFFERENT VERSIONS ARE GREAT!! !RAK3-7
Fact. Good man. You are The President for a reason. Thanks much.
Supergroup styx amazing
My favorte album listen back my high school days. Class of 1983 in Iowa. Not far from Clear Lake Iowa small town Forest City Iowa. One greatest video ever. Truly enjoy the song. A plus.
use to listen to styx all the time. I'm class of '80 from the twin cities. they are comimg in June to Minnesota but I don't drive so I will probably miss them again.
tommy shaw ilove you!!!
Saw this tour at Starlake Amphitheater in Pittsburgh.
They totally kicked ass.
And that's how you end a song!
Brilliant all the way through
Styx with Dennis is Styx ..Without Dennis I was bored at the concert..Then I watched pay Dennis play Styx and I all came back
3:34 I like when Chuck and James join to dance to the music together.
Wish they would come to the midwest again,Damn, thy are good!
HA! Who would think 2015 and LIVE with Def Leppard, 2nd song into the show with this song, Tommy stood up at the keyboard and turned the place into a 3 hour PARTY..... Great times!!!
AmazinglyCritical Or whomever is on that keyboard.... I think they did everything you could possibly do to a keyboard.... 2 weeks later and still listening that concert was so damn good..... lol
+AmazinglyCritical Dennis DeYoung
TheRealDealYTPs In 2015? That would be Lawrence Gowan
Always loved this album....
Completely off the subject but every time I see Tommy when young, he seems to have such a cute baby face. No baby could sing and play like that. Still he was only 21 or 22 when he joined this famous band. To be able to perform like the says a lot of.his talent to me. I think he was already writing hits..
Tommy Shaw was Styx ❤️
yes tommy shaw is styx! I've loved him since I was 14 I'm 54 now.
Janette Spencer really? Is that why hes not an original member and wrote exactly 1 of their 8 top 10 hits
right on Scott
The bottom line is this was the best lineup.
I LOVE Styx!!!!!!
Drive is not only in music, but also on scene !
Wow, nice, perfect ❤
I dig It Man ! Funky tunes, go Tommy and crew !
Tommy is for sure the best, Love ya Man
Outstanding
His voice sounds exactly like it did when this song came out!