Tommy Note 11-27-05

[gr8dane]

Good point Froy, Although I did see the PBS show. That must count for something.

Same as the REO/STYX dvd

Hey who's the dude to the left ?

Looks like the guy down at the winestore here on Gerrard Ave.
You know him???

[ChicagoSTYX]

Okay Suite, and you too Napoleon “Froy” Dynamite. I never said Dennis did not preform rock songs at his shows but I know he does do a number of show tunes. I’ve seen his PBS show. He is Barry Manilow with grey poodle hair except he has a better voice then Barry. I could never say anything bad about his voice. The man can sing although not as high as he used to.

[froy]

Okay Suite, and you too Napoleon “Froy” Dynamite. I never said Dennis did not preform rock songs at his shows but I know he does do a number of show tunes. I’ve seen his PBS show. He is Barry Manilow with grey poodle hair except he has a better voice then Barry. I could never say anything bad about his voice. The man can sing although not as high as he used to.[/quote

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Show tunes?
With everyheart beat is not a show tune
Its a freaking great tune in fact .
Ave Maria is not a show tune
So which SHOW tune are you talking about?

[SuiteMadameBlue]

Monker says:

The "we" that froy talks about are simply the people who now hate Styx. I doubt very much that Tommy gives a damn about that crowd.

Actually Monker, I do think Tommy does care about "that" crowd.

Just reading this part of his letter here - JUST MY OPINION. Why would he make these points?

This is actually a note from home, now that we've officially
concluded our 1999 tour. For years since then we kept a tally of how
many hundreds of shows it had been. We've since lost count.

We came out of the chute in July of 1999 knowing that we had
something to prove. To prove to you that we did not take lightly what
we had done, rebuilding the band from the ground floor, literally
pulling it out of the ashes after the disintegration that occurred in
1997 when we realized that we really had come to an impasse. As a
patient, STYX as we knew it had died on the operating table and the
only hope was to replace a vital organ, literally! When we awakened
we were more full of life than ever and ready to continue our mission-
-to take our music to fans all over the world, to bring that unique
feeling that is STYX to fans old and new and to let them know that
they could now depend upon us to keep the STYX flame burning as long
as we can still put one foot in front of the other. In July of 1999
on stage in Branson, MO., you made it perfectly clear that you felt
the same as us, and that was all we needed to know. Since then we
have performed more live shows for you than we did in the previous 20
years.

[bugsymalone]

Actually Monker, I do think Tommy does care about "that" crowd.

Oh I think he cares. Oh most definitely yes! AND I think both "camps" are very aware of what each other is doing and track it very closely.

One would be fooling him or herself to think otherwise.

Bugsy

[gr8dane]

ChicagoStyx says:

As far as Dennis’s show being more of a rock show then a Styx show. You must be kidding Froy. Is there anybody on this board who will back up Froy on this one? How about you Suite? Do you agree with Froy on this one?

Hey ChicagoStyx & gr8dane, I'm back You guys must be thinking about me today -LOL Or you knew I'd be here with Froy posting, hmmmmm

Yes, I'm going to back Froy up with this one and probably most of his posts when I go back and read them.

I guess it depends what people consider a "rock" show. Dennis' "Lost Treasures" shows are way more of a rock show than one of the recent Styx shows that I've seen. He just doesn't have the confetti shooting out of the cannons after the show. I consider Dennis' show's to be rock shows. The guitars are going the drums are drumming, keyboards keying rock show!

The Michael Bolton and Olivia Newton-John concerts, were not rock concerts.

I have no clue what you people on here consider a "rock" show anyway. Metallica is a rock show, Dream Theater was a rock show, even Paul McCartney was a rock show.

Now now,there there Suite.
All I am saying is, you cannot compare the TV screen to the real deal.
Can you???
Now Suite if you agree with froys review of something he has not seen in person,just because you have the same point of view ,I am tempted to call you shallow,and I don't want to that.Please don't agree with him on THAT point.
I have not reviewed Dennis's show,since I have not seen him live.
I have spoken about Mr.D's solo albums,and rated them,since those I have heard more than once.
I respect your review of Styx live because you have been there.Fair enough.
Froy only watched a shitty video and knows it all.

[SuiteMadameBlue]

ChicagoStyx says:

Okay Suite, and you too Napoleon “Froy” Dynamite. I never said Dennis did not preform rock songs at his shows but I know he does do a number of show tunes. I’ve seen his PBS show. He is Barry Manilow with grey poodle hair except he has a better voice then Barry. I could never say anything bad about his voice. The man can sing although not as high as he used to.

I didn't see that whole movie yet, hope to see it soon.

I don't see the connection with Dennis and Barry Manilow. I don't get it.

ChicagoStyx, the next time Dennis comes to the Chicago/Milwaukee area (if I go - tee hee) I'm going to take you to the concert and I want to see your reaction to him performing. During the show I want you to tell me which of his songs are the "show" tunes. Hopefully it will be a "Lost Treasures" show!!

[SuiteMadameBlue]

Bugsy says:

Oh I think he cares. Oh most definitely yes! AND I think both "camps" are very aware of what each other is doing and track it very closely.

YES!!

Each camp logs onto the Styx Forum here at Melodic Rock and they are completely updated on what each member does - LOL

Now Dennis knows that Tommy is going to the dentist on his break. LOL

[bugsymalone]

Now now,there there Suite.
All I am saying is, you cannot compare the TV screen to the real deal.
Can you???
Now Suite if you agree with froys review of something he has not seen in person,just because you have the same point of view ,I am tempted to call you shallow,and I don't want to that.Please don't agree with him on THAT point.
I have not reviewed Dennis's show,since I have not seen him live.
I have spoken about Mr.D's solo albums,and rated them,since those I have heard more than once.
I respect your review of Styx live because you have been there.Fair enough.
Froy only watched a shitty video and knows it all.

I dunno, gr8. I think you can tell a whole lot from a performance video or a live performance on TV. Sometimes you get the best seat in the house for that.

I have seen concert videos that are just stunning in how they sound and how well they convey the sense of the performance. And they make me want to see the person or group live.

And, conversely, I have seen some that make me realize I would NEVER want to go to see those performers in concert.

I will agree with you, though, that live does offer a different "feel" and you get unexpected changes etc. from show to show if you go to more than one.

There is also that intangible -- the audience, and how they get into it.

Bugsy

[gr8dane]

Now now,there there Suite.
All I am saying is, you cannot compare the TV screen to the real deal.
Can you???
Now Suite if you agree with froys review of something he has not seen in person,just because you have the same point of view ,I am tempted to call you shallow,and I don't want to that.Please don't agree with him on THAT point.
I have not reviewed Dennis's show,since I have not seen him live.
I have spoken about Mr.D's solo albums,and rated them,since those I have heard more than once.
I respect your review of Styx live because you have been there.Fair enough.
Froy only watched a shitty video and knows it all.

I dunno, gr8. I think you can tell a whole lot from a performance video or a live performance on TV. Sometimes you get the best seat in the house for that.

I have seen concert videos that are just stunning in how they sound and how well they convey the sense of the performance. And they make me want to see the person or group live.

And, conversely, I have seen some that make me realize I would NEVER want to go to see those performers in concert.

I will agree with you, though, that live does offer a different "feel" and you get unexpected changes etc. from show to show if you go to more than one.

There is also that intangible -- the audience, and how they get into it.

Bugsy

Right'o.
Then froy should be reviewing the video.
That ,he did not.Right?

[SuiteMadameBlue]

gr8dane says:

Now now,there there Suite.
All I am saying is, you cannot compare the TV screen to the real deal.
Can you???

No you can't, I agree with you there. Except when Styx was on the Today show this year - ACK! ACK! ACK!

Now Suite if you agree with froys review of something he has not seen in person,just because you have the same point of view ,I am tempted to call you shallow,and I don't want to that.Please don't agree with him on THAT point.

Ouch!! I don't want to be called shallow, even though that's the tamest then I've been called compared to what I've been called off-line

I don't agree with EVERYTHING Froy says or posts(especially on the phone - ), I'm still going through the posts on here.

I have not reviewed Dennis's show,since I have not seen him live.

You will in 2006. He'll be in your area I hope you'll be able to make that concert and let me know what you think.

I have spoken about Mr.D's solo albums,and rated them,since those I have heard more than once.
I respect your review of Styx live because you have been there.Fair enough.
Froy only watched a shitty video and knows it all.

I have seen Styx FREE at least 3 times and part of 1 concert live.

[bugsymalone]

Right'o.
Then froy should be reviewing the video.
That ,he did not.Right?

PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO EXPLAIN FROY!!!!



Bugsy

[sadie65]

Right'o.
Then froy should be reviewing the video.
That ,he did not.Right?

PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO EXPLAIN FROY!!!!



Bugsy

Somethings are better left unexplained

[gr8dane]

gr8dane says:

Now now,there there Suite.
All I am saying is, you cannot compare the TV screen to the real deal.
Can you???

No you can't, I agree with you there. Except when Styx was on the Today show this year - ACK! ACK! ACK!

Now Suite if you agree with froys review of something he has not seen in person,just because you have the same point of view ,I am tempted to call you shallow,and I don't want to that.Please don't agree with him on THAT point.

Ouch!! I don't want to be called shallow, even though that's the tamest then I've been called compared to what I've been called off-line

I don't agree with EVERYTHING Froy says or posts(especially on the phone - ), I'm still going through the posts on here.

I have not reviewed Dennis's show,since I have not seen him live.

You will in 2006. He'll be in your area I hope you'll be able to make that concert and let me know what you think.

I have spoken about Mr.D's solo albums,and rated them,since those I have heard more than once.
I respect your review of Styx live because you have been there.Fair enough.
Froy only watched a shitty video and knows it all.

I have seen Styx FREE at least 3 times and part of 1 concert live.

Thank you Suite.
I know you have seen them several times and you did not like them.Fine.
Now if you and froy was watching the video and you did not like that one.Fine
If froy had said the show he had seen at Ronald McDonald land was crap.Fine.
At least he had seen them,and until the day he reviews an actual show,he can not be taken seriously on that point.

[SuiteMadameBlue]

Bugsy says:

PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO EXPLAIN FROY!!!!

Sadie says:

Somethings are better left unexplained

Girls, Girls, Girls (LOL, Motley Crue just came to my mind) anyway, be nice to Froy or I won't send you the "unedited" version DVD that I know the both of you will want Or something else that I have

Mah ha ha ha ha ha ha

gr8dane says:

Thank you Suite.

You're welcome

I know you have seen them several times and you did not like them.Fine.

There were a few songs that I totally loved in the concert when I wasn't mixing the politics and what happened. To me, the harmonies just weren't there like they used to be and that bothered me more. I still love Tommy's songs and voice, just hard to watch knowing what happened.

Since they'll be here 11+ times in 2006 within 2 hours from my house, I'll probably meet up with my "over the fence" friends and maybe Classic and catch them for FREE. I can BET a LOT of money that their next tour will be similar to Dennis' "Lost Treasures" tour. They'll be bringing out some old gems that I know some of you people on here will drool over or whatever you people do - LOL

Now if you and froy was watching the video and you did not like that one.Fine
If froy had said the show he had seen at Ronald McDonald land was crap.Fine.
At least he had seen them,and until the day he reviews an actual show,he can not be taken seriously on that point.

What??? They played at Ronald McDonald Land and I didn't know about it??? Am I always the last to know - LOL

[froy]

Right'o.
Then froy should be reviewing the video.
That ,he did not.Right?

PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO EXPLAIN FROY!!!!



Bugsy

Please explain Froy
I can't wait

[SuiteMadameBlue]

Froy says:

Please explain Froy
I can't wait

Um, I'll have to stay out of this one - LOL All I can say from my point of view and I always tell you, is that you're "One of a Kind"

I can't wait to read what everyone else posts too - LOL

[gr8dane]

Right'o.
Then froy should be reviewing the video.
That ,he did not.Right?

PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO EXPLAIN FROY!!!!



Bugsy

No need to Bugs.
I already know everything about him,since according to him and partly to you I don't actually have to see/meet him ,to be able to.
Shall we leave it at that?

Compliment where compliment is due.
Suite,for seeing a band 3 times and particularly not being fond of them that is quite unique.
Guess your friends have to remind you to wipe the drool of your face when Tommy is near.

[styxfanNH]

I don't need back up just look at the setlist
Pieces of 8
Sail Away
Rockin The Paradise
Castle Walls
Grand Illusion
Lorelie
Lady

Doesn't Styx do 4 of these?

[froy]

I don't need back up just look at the setlist
Pieces of 8
Sail Away
Rockin The Paradise
Castle Walls
Grand Illusion
Lorelie
Lady

Doesn't Styx do 4 of these?

No they don't

[bugsymalone]

Bugsy says:

PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO EXPLAIN FROY!!!!

Sadie says:

Somethings are better left unexplained

Girls, Girls, Girls (LOL, Motley Crue just came to my mind) anyway, be nice to Froy or I won't send you the "unedited" version DVD that I know the both of you will want Or something else that I have

Mah ha ha ha ha ha ha

OK, then YOU explain him!!!

(And Froy knows that like him, I KID, big time)

Now send me da stuff!!!

Bugsy

[sadie65]

Now send me da stuff!!!

Bugsy

[/quote]

I think that's evading...but I like your style.

[froy]

(And Froy knows that like him, I KID, big time)

Now send me da stuff!!!

Bugsy

[/quote]

Good answer Bugs Im glad you did not blast me.
Speaking of stuff I just dug up my Opening Night Recording from Cedar Rapids in 1996 . What a freaking great show that was.
The crowd was on fire and It was a great show I will send this to you if you would like . Great tune Little Suzie my god.
This is STYX my friends.

[bugsymalone]

Froy is Froy and you can take him as is, leave him, love him, hate him, but it is impossible to ignore him.

I bet there is not a person on here that does not read every single post he makes. Right, Froy?

Bugsy

[bugsymalone]

(And Froy knows that like him, I KID, big time)

Now send me da stuff!!!

Bugsy

Good answer Bugs Im glad you did not blast me.
Speaking of stuff I just dug up my Opening Night Recording from Cedar Rapids in 1996 . What a freaking great show that was.
The crowd was on fire and It was a great show I will send this to you if you would like . Great tune Little Suzie my god.
This is STYX my friends.

I would love it. They sounded SO great in 1996!!!

Bugsy

[ChicagoSTYX]

Suite's taking me to see Dennis!!!!!!

[SuiteMadameBlue]

ChicagoStyx Says:

Suite's taking me to see Dennis!!!!!!

Yes I will. In the Milwaukee/Chicago area. Hopefully it will be a date and city that will work out

Unless you want to take a road trip with me to Montreal -LOL Just kidding. I personally don't think anyone can last more than an hour in the car with me when I'm on Monster Energy - LOL I'm non-stop talking & babbling -LOL

[ChicagoSTYX]

Chicago/Milwaukee works for me. My band is currently booked through next summer but I do have open dates. As soon as you get a date let me know and If I’m open I’ll block it out.

[DarwinNebraska]

Hmmm.... in that letter from Tommy, I'm not sure if he's trying to convince me or himself that this line-up of Styx is a success.

Very odd.

[yogi]

I too LIKE having Froy around here. Stealing ones avatar. What does that mean?? I have no clue what an avatar is. Is it like virginity??

Froy stole Monkers virginity?????? That cant be right!!!

At any rate I hope he isnt banned tooooo long. Maybe President Bush can pardon him before he leaves office for good. Then again if I remember correctly Froy isnt much of a George Bush fan.

Maybe I will start a campaign to bring back Froy.

Bring back Denni, I mean bring back Gle, I REALLY mean bring back FROY!!!!!!!!