My friend go to UA-cam and watch a professional entertainer at work, Dennis DeYoung on the keyboards, nobody does it better. The Music of Styx, Dennis's current band is incredible as well. In Canada they are a top band, around the US they play all over, personally have attended three of there shows over the last 10 years, tremendous.
Interesting that for being so outspoken and against Mr. Roboto (and Dennis) for that era of their music, they play it in concert 40 years later at the end of the show.
Yes it is! Classic double speak for years by Shawl and other members of the band. Mr. Robot was an inavative song/video concept. It caught the attention of the rock music world, bringing much attention to an already successful band at the top of their game among rock fandom. Mr. Robot is as popular today as it was in the early 80's, bringing in a whole new generation of fans to be expose TO THE MUSIC of SYTX. Shaw left the band for a couple of years. All band members were angry, wanted Shaw replaced, Dennis supported Shaw, wanting to let him stay and come back when ready. Shaw did return! Dennis discovered Shaw and asked him to join STYX. Wow the empathy shown by Shaw and company in 1999 when Dennis asked for some time away for a health issue. Shaw basically kicked DeYoung out of his own band. I will never forgive them for doing this. The rock world are the losers in this case because the individual talent of DeYoung is incredible, the music DeYoung and Shaw presented to the public was unmatched in most cases.Dennis is a consemat actor, song writer and singer the rock world has yet to duplicate.
@@rustybear5125 "thats what the fans want".....EXACTLY right! The beginning of the end of this band (with DD) was over that album and this song. TS/JJ didnt like nor wanted to play it, but here they are playing....because the fans. Adding to that, DD is open to a reunion but these guys arent (which is fine), but if they did THAT IS WHAT THE FANS WANT and would sell out arenas for one last tour.
@@rustybear5125 DeYoung has toured with his own band for the last several years and sounds EXACTLY the way he did 40 years ago. You may want to do some research.
A great, live band. A catalog of classic songs. Plus, the last 2 studio albums ( The Mission & Crash of The Crown ) are as strong as any of their best known albums. Enough stellar music that the set list could change every show.
@@iansands8315 That is VERY true. but as bad as you think his voice was, RUSH still out sold Styx and packed arenas and venues every where they went. enough said.
Why is there so much hype around the current Styx band lately? And more villianizing of DeYoung while they play his songs and their songs which he helped them with.
@@rickthaler All of his songs need Dennis. Not just the ballads. And on keyboards too. Dennis was an amazing keyboard player the stuff he came up with.
Larry used to play the piano for me when i was 6 and he was 13. Even as a kid, he was pure talent. He played hockey for my Dad and I went to school with his brother Terry. We used to pick him up when his dad had to work. The nicest guy ever.
@@robbspeck5135 Dennis greatly affected many of Tommy's songs, and to a lesser extent, vice versa. I can't imagine what Fooling Yourself would sound like without the awesome synth work of Dennis. Renegade would not have been a rock song if DDY's hadn't suggested it. Too much time on my hands would have sounded vastly different, Blue Collar Man would have sounded vastly different. Dennis greatly contributed to the sound & riffs in those songs. They were an amazing team together.
They should just get over themselves and do one more tour together... Lawrence is decent but can't touch Dennis...at least not ther last time he was active..Dennis might be too old now..might be too late, but that would be big money for them.... Dennis is so much better, but to be honest i don't like watching him...looks like a cruise ship lounge lizard...but neither here nor there.
You've never had someone in your life you never ever wanted to be near again, it's no different than a divorce or bad breakup, they know they could make big bucks if they did it, they don't want it even for the money. Their happy doing what they love, playing.
It's not just Tommy. JY feels the same way. Just watched the AXS TV The Big Interview with Dan Rather and Styx. Tommy and JY addressed the issue. They said that DDY and the two of them cannot agree on anything. Tommy said dealing with DDY was too much trouble and that life is too short to be miserable. JY totally agreed.
@@robertwarren7428Totally agree. If it’s obvious that they could play bigger stadiums and make more money with Dennis but they still don’t want to work with him, that says a lot about Dennis. It’s obviously not about the money. It’s obvious that when they decided they didn’t want Dennis anymore, they started to tour without him and wanted to see if they could survive. If nobody showed up, they would have broken up. But enough people showed up that they made enough money to continue. Not as much money but still enough to be worth their time. They’re all old guys. They don’t want to deal with needless drama. It seems to me it’s Dennis that needs to chill out.
@@pauljackson2473 The interview I had referenced popped up again today. Dennis has recently said he would like to work with them again and do a farewell. From this interview, that does not seem very likely. ua-cam.com/video/LTflI7kkWl4/v-deo.html
@@pauljackson2473 It was about the money actually. With Dennis.....out of the way, they could become the non-stop never ending touring machine the band became, and that Gowan agreed to since day one that was let out of the bag fairly recently. That's the life they choose. It's never what Dennis wanted, but he did want to tour, just not....non-stop. And why should he be forced into that? Why wasn't it just good enough to just be an amazing band with a more manageable touring schedule?
Perhaps they should change their name to 'The Mutineers.' Without Dennis DeYoung, they're just hypocrites for continuing to use the Styx name. Oh, that's it, they should call themselves 'Stynx" instead.
Do some research, Tommy Shaw wrote a ton of that music. Dennis told that band it was his way or the highway! They chose the highway. Where is Dennis by the way?
@@robbspeck5135 more accurately, they chose a dark side street. I actually like all of them, including Dennis. I grew up, loving Tommy and JY. But it’s not the same without Dennis and I don’t like all this bagging Tommy has done on Dennis.
Name 1 band with all original members still touring? You can't bring the drummer back from the dead. Foo Fighters aren't original either, their drummer is dead.
@@robbspeck5135 Hahahahahahahahaha... WTF? What bizarro-backwards world do you live in where Shaw and Young wrote 75% of the music for classic-lineup Styx? WOW, seems like denial ain't just a river in Egypt after all.
2 sets and they didn't play 'Lorelei"? Good show, but less talking and more playing, yo...like play 'Lorelei' to open, midway through, to close and then again for an encore.
I'm 60 years old and I still love Styx music 🎶🎵
I'm 66 and I hear you loud and clear. The Crown Princes of Rock .
I turned 60 in August. Styx in 1981 was my first concert and my love for Gibson Explorers comes from watching Tommy play his that night 42 years ago.
I'm 60 years old and still love Styx music very much, too !!
63 years and been with them since the beginning! Rock on guys.😊
40+ years later and they STILL sound amazing!!! Tommy Shaw's vocals are just that good! This is how a band should sound live!!!
Sound great for sure! Actually, the band formed 62 years ago, in 1961!
The original Styx was so much better.
Just saw them 9/23 in Boise..front and center...had a blast! Incredible show ❤❤❤
So cool!
How the hell can Tommy Shaw STILL sound that good??!!!!! They guy is 69 years old!! Amazing!
I think he's always been very health concious.
He has an astounding voice. He has the same sound he had when he joined the band. Just amazingly vibrant and clear.
Gowan does an incredible job with Styx.Saw him live a couple weeks ago doing his own show.What a concert,great musician.
My friend go to UA-cam and watch a professional entertainer at work, Dennis DeYoung on the keyboards, nobody does it better. The Music of Styx, Dennis's current band is incredible as well. In Canada they are a top band, around the US they play all over, personally have attended three of there shows over the last 10 years, tremendous.
Can't wait to see them again next summer! Second generation Styx lover, grew up listening with my parents
Just saw them Sunday in Pompano Beach, Fl. Awesome!
Such a fun band to see live!
THAT WAS AWESOME !!!
Great music as always,love them!
Amazing grooves by the drummer
He's the only one I really focus on... Todd is fun to watch!!
LOVE this!
That's Larry Gowan on vocals and keys. He had a solo career in Canada back in the 1980s.
Interesting that for being so outspoken and against Mr. Roboto (and Dennis) for that era of their music, they play it in concert 40 years later at the end of the show.
Yes it is! Classic double speak for years by Shawl and other members of the band. Mr. Robot was an inavative song/video concept. It caught the attention of the rock music world, bringing much attention to an already successful band at the top of their game among rock fandom. Mr. Robot is as popular today as it was in the early 80's, bringing in a whole new generation of fans to be expose TO THE MUSIC of SYTX. Shaw left the band for a couple of years. All band members were angry, wanted Shaw replaced, Dennis supported Shaw, wanting to let him stay and come back when ready. Shaw did return! Dennis discovered Shaw and asked him to join STYX. Wow the empathy shown by Shaw and company in 1999 when Dennis asked for some time away for a health issue. Shaw basically kicked DeYoung out of his own band. I will never forgive them for doing this. The rock world are the losers in this case because the individual talent of DeYoung is incredible, the music DeYoung and Shaw presented to the public was unmatched in most cases.Dennis is a consemat actor, song writer and singer the rock world has yet to duplicate.
@@patrickturner4581 Meanwhile Styx is still strong...Where is De Young? Goodbye
That's because that's what the fans want. Total respect for that...what's ur point?
@@rustybear5125 "thats what the fans want".....EXACTLY right! The beginning of the end of this band (with DD) was over that album and this song. TS/JJ didnt like nor wanted to play it, but here they are playing....because the fans. Adding to that, DD is open to a reunion but these guys arent (which is fine), but if they did THAT IS WHAT THE FANS WANT and would sell out arenas for one last tour.
@@rustybear5125 DeYoung has toured with his own band for the last several years and sounds EXACTLY the way he did 40 years ago. You may want to do some research.
SEEN STYX A WHILE BACK WHAT A SHOW SO BADASS.....
LEGENDARY!!
A great, live band. A catalog of classic songs. Plus, the last 2 studio albums ( The Mission & Crash of The Crown ) are as strong as any of their best known albums. Enough stellar music that the set list could change every show.
James Young is pure rock n roll
カッイイSTYXだねぇ！大好きですよ!いつまでも元気成りますよ!声たまらない声ですよ!頑張れですよ自分です❤❤❤❤❤
Nice!!
If neil Peart were with us, and they still toured, RUSH would blow these guys away......
What an odd comment. It's nota competition. Actually if Alex Lifeson & Geddy Lee needed a drummer - Todd Sucherman is about as Peart as it gets.
Geddys voice hasn't held up like Tommy's has though.
@@andygolborne5747 The only thing odd here is you thinking it was odd.
@@iansands8315 That is VERY true. but as bad as you think his voice was, RUSH still out sold Styx and packed arenas and venues every where they went. enough said.
@@ILSRWY4 I never said Geddys voice was bad and I'm a far bigger Rush fan than a Styx fan.
Still think Suite Madame Blue is Dennis' song. No one fan duplicate it!
Why is there so much hype around the current Styx band lately? And more villianizing of DeYoung while they play his songs and their songs which he helped them with.
Sad about Susan Young. Half of a great team. Love always J.Y.
I just wish Dennis was still with them, he was the soul of the band. Don’t get me wrong Tommy is amazing but just go watch the reunion tour
Tommy sounds great...on Tommy songs...Dennis songs...kinda need Dennis...especially the ballads...eg lady
@@rickthaler All of his songs need Dennis. Not just the ballads. And on keyboards too. Dennis was an amazing keyboard player the stuff he came up with.
Good, but just not the same without all the originals, not just Dennis. But John as well. Glad I saw them,that's why I say it. Still good,but......
The band that used to be styx
Exactly.
Maybe they should call it....The band formerly known as Styx? 😅
the grinch now wears a suit Tommy plays a mean guitar many thanx
I mean Larry has a decent voice but DDY was the one and only.......
So was Bon Scott. But he was replaced.
Larry used to play the piano for me when i was 6 and he was 13. Even as a kid, he was pure talent. He played hockey for my Dad and I went to school with his brother Terry. We used to pick him up when his dad had to work. The nicest guy ever.
Cleveland Ohio rocks WMMS 101 rocks 1979
Then that coliseum many of times Foreigner Bob seger Pink Floyd
Not the same without Dennis DeYoung
@1:35:45, you're welcome 😂
Ain't nothing without DeYoung.
Lead singer is really good. Sounds almost like Dennis. Thanks for sharing.
No one sounds almost like Dennis.
@50:00 The bass player loses his lower legs! Looks like he is floating, just ignore the steps.
ha!
Not Styx without Dennis.
Tommy wrote and sang most of these songs
@@robbspeck5135 Dennis greatly affected many of Tommy's songs, and to a lesser extent, vice versa.
I can't imagine what Fooling Yourself would sound like without the awesome synth work of Dennis. Renegade would not have been a rock song if DDY's hadn't suggested it. Too much time on my hands would have sounded vastly different, Blue Collar Man would have sounded vastly different. Dennis greatly contributed to the sound & riffs in those songs.
They were an amazing team together.
Styx is better without Dennis, not taking away what he did for the band, but that time is gone.
If that were the case, why would countless people say the opposite? Read the comments.
Not enough guitarist.
Who’s the 3rd guitarist?
that is will yankovich probably spelled his name wrong but he co wrote and produced the last couple of albums
They should just get over themselves and do one more tour together... Lawrence is decent but can't touch Dennis...at least not ther last time he was active..Dennis might be too old now..might be too late, but that would be big money for them.... Dennis is so much better, but to be honest i don't like watching him...looks like a cruise ship lounge lizard...but neither here nor there.
Its long past time to just tour with Dennis DeYoung and get it over with
Gowan is incredible. It's not 1974 anymore Tony.
@@KyleDavisMusic I've seen styx with Gowan. Meh. Dennis DeYoung IS styx and still sings in the original keys at age 76
@@TonysMusic1974 Awesome man! Well if you saw them in concert then your opinion definitely the correct one. My apologies!
@@KyleDavisMusic 😅 glad you recognize 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻👍🏻 it's all good. We can disagree
You've never had someone in your life you never ever wanted to be near again, it's no different than a divorce or bad breakup, they know they could make big bucks if they did it, they don't want it even for the money. Their happy doing what they love, playing.
It's not Styx without Dennis De Young
Plain and simple.
Dennis Deyoung says Tommy Shaw is the reason the band will never reunite. At least I saw them two nights in a row in 1979.
It's not just Tommy. JY feels the same way. Just watched the AXS TV The Big Interview with Dan Rather and Styx. Tommy and JY addressed the issue. They said that DDY and the two of them cannot agree on anything. Tommy said dealing with DDY was too much trouble and that life is too short to be miserable. JY totally agreed.
@@robertwarren7428Totally agree. If it’s obvious that they could play bigger stadiums and make more money with Dennis but they still don’t want to work with him, that says a lot about Dennis. It’s obviously not about the money.
It’s obvious that when they decided they didn’t want Dennis anymore, they started to tour without him and wanted to see if they could survive. If nobody showed up, they would have broken up. But enough people showed up that they made enough money to continue. Not as much money but still enough to be worth their time.
They’re all old guys. They don’t want to deal with needless drama. It seems to me it’s Dennis that needs to chill out.
@@pauljackson2473 The interview I had referenced popped up again today. Dennis has recently said he would like to work with them again and do a farewell. From this interview, that does not seem very likely.
ua-cam.com/video/LTflI7kkWl4/v-deo.html
Dennis said it was his way or the highway!
They chose the highway.
Yay...
@@pauljackson2473 It was about the money actually. With Dennis.....out of the way, they could become the non-stop never ending touring machine the band became, and that Gowan agreed to since day one that was let out of the bag fairly recently.
That's the life they choose. It's never what Dennis wanted, but he did want to tour, just not....non-stop. And why should he be forced into that? Why wasn't it just good enough to just be an amazing band with a more manageable touring schedule?
Did I miss Blue Collar Man?
It's just not the same without Dennis.
Perhaps they should change their name to 'The Mutineers.' Without Dennis DeYoung, they're just hypocrites for continuing to use the Styx name. Oh, that's it, they should call themselves 'Stynx" instead.
❤
Not bad for a cover band playing all of Dennis Deyoung songs. Dennis would be the guy who started and made the band famous.
They're not playing all Dennis DeYoung songs. Tommy Shaw, who wrote many of their big hits, and JY still in the band. They should be in the R&R HOF.
Do some research, Tommy Shaw wrote a ton of that music.
Dennis told that band it was his way or the highway!
They chose the highway.
Where is Dennis by the way?
Lmao
@@robbspeck5135 more accurately, they chose a dark side street. I actually like all of them, including Dennis. I grew up, loving Tommy and JY. But it’s not the same without Dennis and I don’t like all this bagging Tommy has done on Dennis.
dennis is like 80..no?@@robbspeck5135
Gowen has copied DDY completely including jokes, keyboard filler and stage presence. I'll take the original.
Not to bad ! I wouldn’t pay to see them! Only if original members!!!!
Name 1 band with all original members
still touring? You can't bring the drummer back from the dead.
Foo Fighters aren't original either, their drummer is dead.
@@robbspeck5135 Aerosmith is all original members? And still touring!!!
@@frankmelendez8064 yep 1. !
I should of asked for 3.
@@robbspeck5135 lol , but there’s hardly any original bands these days’ most are dead! Happy holidays!!
Fake Styx strikes again.
2 guitarist that wrote 75 percent of the music is fake.?
The singer isn't the band.
@@robbspeck5135 Hahahahahahahahaha... WTF? What bizarro-backwards world do you live in where Shaw and Young wrote 75% of the music for classic-lineup Styx? WOW, seems like denial ain't just a river in Egypt after all.
2 sets and they didn't play 'Lorelei"? Good show, but less talking and more playing, yo...like play 'Lorelei' to open, midway through, to close and then again for an encore.
did James Young leave the Band?
No he is still there. they have a 3rd guitar player now
@@markrushton1516 read my post
twenty seven minutes in to the video, they introduce him.