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What Happened to... (in this case Steppenwolf)?

YY1 said:
Wow, someone really doesn't like that Styx song.

Come on, it's....

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I haven't thought about those guys in years. Saw them in Peoria around 1975. Just watching Come Sail Away...the guy's like an unholy blend of Geddy Lee and Paul McCartney.
 
The guy really likes sailing, and gets asked to go "sailing" (presumably in outer space) with aliens.

Kinda cool IMO.


...and to answer "whatever happened to Styx..."

The are alive and well without Dennis DeYoung.

We saw them about 6-7 years ago and the guy they found to play keyboards ans sing was excellent. James Young and Tommy Shaw were there, too.
Less show tunes/stage drama, more rock.
 
RunOutGroove said:
I sometimes think of that kind of stuff as "music for people who don't really like music!*"

*sorry if I've offended anyone.
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I always think of lyrics as secondary to instrumental composition. Which is why I don't mind Styx and Grand Funk too much. They had some pretty good musical ideas, but chose to embellish them with some silly lyrics. It probably took ten years of listening before I ever noticed, though.
 
YY1 said:
The guy really likes sailing, and gets asked to go "sailing" (presumably in outer space) with aliens.

Kinda cool IMO.


...and to answer "whatever happened to Styx..."

The are alive and well without Dennis DeYoung.

We saw them about 6-7 years ago and the guy they found to play keyboards ans sing was excellent. James Young and Tommy Shaw were there, too.
Less show tunes/stage drama, more rock.
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Dennis DeYoung, also does his version of Styx. I have a video I downloaded from YouTube of them in 2015 or 2016. It is pretty good. I think he calls his act: Dennis DeYoung and the Music of Styx. :)
 
Yes.

DeYoung played the artsy, small capacity theater that usually hosts stage plays.

Styx (minus DeYoung) played the 50,000+ capacity outdoor "Rib Fest".

DeYoung also guest hosted the local PBS pledge drive featuring video selections from his DVD.
 
YY1 said:
The guy really likes sailing, and gets asked to go "sailing" (presumably in outer space) with aliens.

Kinda cool IMO.


...and to answer "whatever happened to Styx..."

The are alive and well without Dennis DeYoung.

We saw them about 6-7 years ago and the guy they found to play keyboards ans sing was excellent. James Young and Tommy Shaw were there, too.
Less show tunes/stage drama, more rock.
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I've seen Styx three times in the last 10 years. They put on a very good show. JY and Tommy are from the heyday and still rocking out and the new guys are good. (one or two have been there longer than the original members. Kind of like Bruce Johnston and the Beach Boys.)
Lawrence Gowan sounds a lot like DeYoung, plays the organ parts faithfully. I dare say Todd Sucherman is far better than John Panozzo (RIP) was and has a killer drum setup, and Ricky Phillips does just fine playing bass.
If you're a Styx fan IMO it's worth seeing the current lineup.
People hear Styx and think Babe or Lady (seems like much of their soft stuff was DeYoung songs, JY and Shaw had a rougher edge in writing.), but a lot of their stuff has a harder edge and rocks live in concert.
 
goodolpg said:
I've seen Styx three times in the last 10 years. They put on a very good show. JY and Tommy are from the heyday and still rocking out and the new guys are good. (one or two have been there longer than the original members. Kind of like Bruce Johnston and the Beach Boys.)
Lawrence Gowan sounds a lot like DeYoung, plays the organ parts faithfully. I dare say Todd Sucherman is far better than John Panozzo (RIP) was and has a killer drum setup, and Ricky Phillips does just fine playing bass.
If you're a Styx fan IMO it's worth seeing the current lineup.
People hear Styx and think Babe or Lady (seems like much of their soft stuff was DeYoung songs, JY and Shaw had a rougher edge in writing.), but a lot of their stuff has a harder edge and rocks live in concert.
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I'm not a fan, though I do have to say that Todd Sucherman is a truly great drummer. I'm a drummer myself and I watch some of that guy's YouTube stuff and I'm always blown away. His whole approach, his technique, creativity, etc are about as great as anyone. They're lucky to have found such a great player. As great as he is, he really seems to know how to play for the song too so it isn't as if he's just using those tunes as an excuse to play some really wild, over the top drums...
 
Natasha Bell said:
Forget Steppenwolf... what I would have given to have seen Frijid Pink in 1969/70!!! :eek: Would have definitely came in some "GoGo" outfit. (I wanted to be a go-go dancer when I was 7 or 8), but that was in the early 90s :rflmao: Okay... Steppenwolf would have been awesome too...

Besides... John Kay (in 1968) was so incredibly hot!!! :angel:
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Not sure how danceable Frijid Pink would be...psychedelic rock was their main genre...but give it a go.
 
spicer said:
I don't know if I could handle an evening of Frijid Pink but their version of House of the Rising Sun ought to be experienced at high volume on a set of big speakers by JBL or Altec Lansing. It will provide a standard of reference in the galaxy of experiences. Steppenwolf, their first album, totally worked.
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Amen on the big speakers with HRS...somehow that song has the power to move your hand over to the volume control and turn it to 12. Fortunately, they were the opening act and only played for maybe 45 minutes.
 
John Ess said:
Amen on the big speakers with HRS...somehow that song has the power to move your hand over to the volume control and turn it to 12. Fortunately, they were the opening act and only played for maybe 45 minutes.
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HRS, yes, turn it up, the devil may care. It is mesmerizing, the bass, everything. Big speakers, the kind that don't care and don't quit.
 
noogies said:
You're starting to sound like you're channeling Hunter Thompson! :D
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His lawyer keeps getting in the way with common sense:) Actually though, despite having enjoyed Fear and Loathing I'm far from anything Hunter Thompson despite being quite sure we'd both enjoy the living room pro sound reinforcement speaker HRS frigid experience even if it angered the gods.
 
John Ess said:
Not sure how danceable Frijid Pink would be...psychedelic rock was their main genre...but give it a go.
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Late '60s go-go dancing and psychedelic rock go together, but their style is a bit on the heavier side :rockon: That would make the dancing a bit more difficult. :D
 
goodolpg said:
I've seen Styx three times in the last 10 years. They put on a very good show. JY and Tommy are from the heyday and still rocking out and the new guys are good. (one or two have been there longer than the original members. Kind of like Bruce Johnston and the Beach Boys.)
Lawrence Gowan sounds a lot like DeYoung, plays the organ parts faithfully. I dare say Todd Sucherman is far better than John Panozzo (RIP) was and has a killer drum setup, and Ricky Phillips does just fine playing bass.
If you're a Styx fan IMO it's worth seeing the current lineup.
People hear Styx and think Babe or Lady (seems like much of their soft stuff was DeYoung songs, JY and Shaw had a rougher edge in writing.), but a lot of their stuff has a harder edge and rocks live in concert.
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I would love to go see a Styx show. I have a really nice concert recording of theirs from the Kilroy was Here tour, from their concerts in Germany in 1983 and 1984. Its a video remaster on blue-ray and sound fabulous. OMG I would have so loved to have seen them live during that tour in their absolute prime!!! :eek:
 
Natasha Bell said:
Late '60s go-go dancing and psychedelic rock go together, but their style is a bit on the heavier side :rockon: That would make the dancing a bit more difficult. :D
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A bit on the heavier side, indeed, with the difficult goes opportunity for expression. I can imagine what a native dancer could do with the intensity of frigid HRS. Every now and then such a person will be on the floor, always has the attention, has moves, at one with the energy of the sound. If I wasn't so appreciative I might be jealous.
 
Doug G. said:
I bought both of those, too. The difference is I was 16-17.

Doug
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There was always music playing in the house when I was young. The old Packard Bell console was on most of the time. Either with the radio playing, or a stack of records.
 
IMO:

Steppenwolf - great band. The long sequence on "Second" starting with "Disappoinment Number..." - Excellent.

GFR - so-so, I sold or gave away my red album.

Styx - Their earlier stuff like Equinox was good. The later, more theatrical/gimmicky stuff sucked. Mr. Roboto? Terrible.

Grateful Dead - mostly for stoners who didn't know where they were. "Touch of Gray" ("The Skeleton Song" to my son when he was little) is excellent. A couple of others, too.

Doug
 
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