I was wrong.
Deep in the mists of time on here and the original word blog I was an avid promoter/defender of Styx and received much piss taking.
Having just re-visited them on Spotify i will now admit i was wrong…apart from the Paradise theatre album.
I bow to the greater wisdom of The Massive on all things AOR!
Baron Harkonnen says
What? Are they now shyte?
Funny that, I have just bought two Styx best offs with a one song overlap both for a penny plus shipping. I’ve never heard any of their songs apart from the AOR hits which I hated. One song convinced me to buy them, that and the price, ‘Boat On The River’. I’ve always loved this song. Anyhow I’ve made a compilation from those two CDs, leaving the dross off and what we have is a nice bit of US Prog Rock. Just say in’.
SixDog says
I feel the same about Rush.
Defended them due to my teenage memories but history has not been kind.
Vincent says
I can’t say I’m a fan but I love the cheesiness of them, and they make me laugh, especially when they had Denis de Young doing his 1970s mime artist thing, giving his front man role LOADS. The pretty boy lead guitarist and his relationship with the bigger, butcher other guitarist gives a man love subtext that makes me think the band is camp as a row of pink tents. And there are prog-lite anthems and soulful ballads that give the mirror ball an outing in the concerts. Through it all a solid foundation of song and dance man and show tunes, like some Broadway manager trying to make a rock band to appeal to the kids. A review of a concert said the audience was 14 year old boys and short Richard Branson lookalikes. Seriously, anyone who doesn’t appreciate this for the same reason one can only love David Byron fronting Uriah Heep in 1976, or Druid trying to hold back punk in late 1975 has no grasp of the humour, bathos, and amusing self-delusion of second division generic trad rock and cannot call me friend.
Sour Crout says
Good grief ! I pop in occasionally and come across this. . Hi Uncle ,Hope all’s good? 🙂
Uncle Wheaty says
Hi Sour, yes all good here. Just having a bit of a musical clearout!
Tiggerlion says
Hello, Sour. Good to see you. How many dogs have you got?
Sour Crout says
None at the moment,TL. I’d have a pack if circumstances allowed. Hope all’s good with you and yours?
Tiggerlion says
Yes & no. My lovely car (a Sirocco) was written off – I was side swiped by a Mercedes, driven by the owner’s son. I managed to rescue my driving gloves, though. The hire car is a beautiful BMW. Oh. And I was completely uninjured.
minibreakfast says
Phew! Glad you’re alright Tigger, gloves and all.
SteveT says
Complete shite.
Uncle Wheaty says
I love the nuance in your opinion.
Vincent says
I don’t disagree with you at all. That’s the charm of it and them. See it as consistent with ENB having Showaddywaddy (another bucket of shite) in support. Americans rarely got progressive rock right, and when I see Styx, I am minded, a propos Alan Partridge, to say “Styx… the band Queen COULD have been”. Almost everything about them makes me laugh out of cliche/ getting it wrong/ over-choreographed…
Fill yer boots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W12irfo3w24&t=1064s
Tiggerlion says
A colleague of mine, well into his sixties, went to see Showaddywaddy recently, or what’s left of them. He had a wonderful time.
Vincent says
Creme Brulee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9NKs3h1CS8
retropath2 says
We all have colleague like that. It’s why we come here.
Freddy Steady says
Domo arigato.
Uncle Wheaty says
No!
You can go and stick your Mr Roboto up your…
Uncle Wheaty says
The deeper I dg the worse it gets.
I need a bath and The Waterboys!