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New Styx Songs & Cleveland Concert

Postby SuiteMadameBlue » Tue May 02, 2006 2:30 pm

I'm sure all you Styx fans already know this. The names of the new songs they'll be playing, one is a Christmas song, go figure - LOL

If you are going to the Cleveland concert and don't want to know the songs that will be played, then don't scroll down.


Tommy and JY explain each song that's being played.













One With Everything - STYX and CYO
conducted by Liza Grossman

Blue Collar Man (T. Shaw)
I had a friend named Pete who worked for the railroad in Michigan. He worked hard and was proud of his accomplishments. One day he got laid off and had to go stand in the unemployment line to collect a check. He hated it. It was demoralizing to this guy who was not afraid to work for a living.

The Grand Illusion (D. DeYoung)
A coming of age song. The realization that what you see in the media is not necessarily so; that having more things won’t make you a better
person because deep inside we’re really just same.

Lorelei (J. Young, D. DeYoung)
A classic story of boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, boy suggests they start shackin’ up. One of the early songs that introduced STYX’s vocal harmony style to the world.

One With Everything ( T. Shaw, L. Gowan, J. Young, T. Sucherman, G. Burtnik)
It is a whole band composition written in rehearsal. We wanted a song that defined us - past and present - in a nutshell.

Cant Find My Way Home (Steve Winwood)
I believe it was Todd (Sucherman)who suggested I sing this one on Big Bang Theory. The original by Blind Faith is so amazing, I'm glad I didn't ponder it too much because I may not have wanted to sing it, but I found that it was right in my wheelhouse and am glad we did it.

It Dont Make Sense (Cant Make Peace) (Wille Dixon)
Our version of a lesser known Willie Dixon song. A plainspoken plea—we’ve made so many great things, why can’t we make peace?

Everything All The Time ( T. Shaw, J. Young, L. Gowan, T. Sucherman, R. Phillips)
The battle cry for the short attention span generation.

Just Be (T. Shaw, J. Young, L. Gowan, T. Sucherman, R. Phillips)
It's a song for those who put up a good front- that everything is cool, but inside they are so self-critical and self-driven that they never give themselves a break.

Crystal Ball (T. Shaw)
I was living in my hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, playing in a Bowling Alley lounge with some of my friends from High School when I began writing it. I wanted to be in a band that toured the world and made records but after
several years of traveling all over the country, I had wound up back in my hometown. I finished it as a member of STYX.

Miss America (J. Young)
A down and dirty look at some of the fleeting realities of fortune and fame.

I Am The Walrus ( J. Lennon, P. McCartney)
Our remake of the classic Beatles song, which ironically was never released by them as a single.

All I Want (T. Shaw, J. Young, L. Gowan, T. Sucherman, G. Burtnik)
It’s a new Christmas song written in a style that is more reminiscent of the kinds of songs I heard when I was a kid.

Ring The Bells (L. Gowan, T. Shaw, J. Young, T. Sucherman, R. Phillips)
You can hear the Beatles’ influence in this dreamy new Christmas song celebrating being with family members on that day. It's Christmas, so why not ring a few bells?!

Too Much Time On My Hands (T. Shaw)
A song for the genius holding court at the bar who realizes everyone there is his friend as long as he keeps buying rounds.

Criminal Mind (Lawrence Gowan)
This is a song which gives expression to the darker side of human nature. The character, in a moment of clarity, delivers a cold but truthful self-assessment.

STYX Medley (T. Shaw, J. Young, D. DeYoung, R. Brandle)
Todd Sucherman came to us one day with a rough version that he'd made on his computer, cutting together bits and pieces of various songs from over the years. The brilliant part was that he had ingeniously written transitions that made them all playable as on continuous song. It's like our musical life flashing before our very eyes.

Boat On The River (T. Shaw)
During the time we were writing the songs for "Cornerstone" I picked up my first mandolin in a local music and took it home to figure out how to play it. Boat on the River is what came to me. It felt finished as soon as I heard it in my head. I recorded the demo that night in my living room on a four track reel-to-reel tape recorder and took it to the band the next day. One of the things I love about STYX is that they never flinched and embraced this song which is more like a traditional folk song than something you'd expect from us. It has since been translated and recorded in over 20 different languages by other artists around the world.

Fooling Yourself (the angry young man) (T. Shaw)
It's a song of compassion for a friend who was very unhappy and needed someone to remind them how much potential they had. A musical pep talk.

Come Sail Away (D. DeYoung)
A dream of casting off, being the master of your own destiny mixed with the possibility that we are not alone in this universe.

Renegade (T. Shaw)
I wrote it as a very dark, durgy song with three part harmony all through it. When I brought it to rehearsal, we deconstructed it and transformed it into the rocker that you know today. This is the power and the beauty of a band.

Tommy Shaw and James Young
2006
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Postby ChicagoSTYX » Tue May 02, 2006 11:00 pm

I think you missed one Suite. “Everything All The Time” is another new Styx song that they will be performing along with “Just Be” and “Ring The Bells”. :D
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Postby FormerDJMike » Tue May 02, 2006 11:05 pm

Ok, I am seeing them in one week (less than a week actually) here in Panama City, FL. So they are going to play some new songs and two of them are Christmas songs??? Well, that is fitting since the concert benefits "Toys For Kids" which give new toys to poor children at Christmas.

Can't wait to hear the new ones. Wish they were doing "One Way Out", I'd like to see that played live.

By the way, I am taking my 13 year old son and he has no idea we are going. I will not tell him either, I'll let it be a surprise.... I pulled out my "Edge Of The Century" tour shirt out of the closet yesterday and it still fits after all these years! (Loose fit too!). So I will be wearing the shirt I bought back in 1991 at the Chicago show.
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Postby jthansen1 » Tue May 02, 2006 11:13 pm

ring the bells , i belive they sang that at glens christmas show back in the day
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Postby ChicagoSTYX » Tue May 02, 2006 11:31 pm

Only one of the 3 new songs is a Christmas song. 8)
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Postby bugsymalone » Wed May 03, 2006 12:11 am

Are these Christmas songs going to be on their new CD? (Two are listed, Chicago, but maybe only one is new). Or are they ones they are thinking of including in a future Christmas recording?

Despite it being THIS group :P , I would like to hear those Christmas songs.

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Postby yogi » Wed May 03, 2006 12:14 am

Styx has already released the Christmas song 'All I Want'. It is an excellent song and is found on the CD' A Classic Rock Christmas'. We own this CD.
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Postby ChicagoSTYX » Wed May 03, 2006 1:13 am

So they are performing 2 brand new non-Christmas songs just like it was originally reported a few weeks ago. They will also be performing 2 Christmas songs one new and one from a few years ago. I would guess that this show will air sometime around Christmas and I would also think that they will have a new CD out around the same time or soon after with the other 2 new songs on it. :D
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Postby SuiteMadameBlue » Wed May 03, 2006 1:50 am

ChicagoSTYX wrote:So they are performing 2 brand new non-Christmas songs just like it was originally reported a few weeks ago. They will also be performing 2 Christmas songs one new and one from a few years ago. I would guess that this show will air sometime around Christmas and I would also think that they will have a new CD out around the same time or soon after with the other 2 new songs on it. :D


MERRY CHRISTMAS ChicagoSTYX!!!

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Postby DarrenUK » Wed May 03, 2006 2:45 am

EGGNOG ANYONE ?
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Postby ChicagoSTYX » Wed May 03, 2006 3:36 am

MERRY CHRISTMAS ChicagoSTYX!!!


I'm sure it will be with new STYX music coming around that time. Too bad the same can't be said for the 2 or 3 DDY fans out there. :P
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Postby SuiteMadameBlue » Wed May 03, 2006 4:08 am

ChicagoSTYX wrote:
MERRY CHRISTMAS ChicagoSTYX!!!


I'm sure it will be with new STYX music coming around that time. Too bad the same can't be said for the 2 or 3 DDY fans out there. :P


OMG you just wait!!! I CAN'T wait until you lose our bet. I CAN'T wait until I see the expression on your face!!! OMG, this is going to be GREAT!!!

July 9th is going to be a GREAT day!!!

Hey, did you get my email???????
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Postby ChicagoSTYX » Wed May 03, 2006 4:55 am

Hey, did you get my email??????


Nothing in the past 2 or 3 weeks.
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Postby SuiteMadameBlue » Wed May 03, 2006 5:02 am

ChicagoSTYX wrote:
Hey, did you get my email??????


Nothing in the past 2 or 3 weeks.


Do you check your email??? Or are you a typical guy??? :wink: LOL

I sent it a few days ago, you'll like it. I'll send it again right now!!
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Postby ChicagoSTYX » Wed May 03, 2006 5:34 am

Still nothing. I'll email you.
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Postby SuiteMadameBlue » Wed May 03, 2006 6:02 am

LOL, oh yeah, typical guy!!! 8)

Just kidding ChicagoStynx :wink:

White Sox - LOL You are way too funny!!!!
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Postby Ash » Wed May 03, 2006 6:34 am

ChicagoSTYX wrote:So they are performing 2 brand new non-Christmas songs just like it was originally reported a few weeks ago. They will also be performing 2 Christmas songs one new and one from a few years ago. I would guess that this show will air sometime around Christmas and I would also think that they will have a new CD out around the same time or soon after with the other 2 new songs on it. :D




Hey ChicagoStyx.... can you say 2 or 3 more fucking times that there will be 2 more NON CHRISTMAS new STYX songs played at this show?

BTW - did you know that THERE WILL BE TWO OR THREE NEW SONGS PLAYED AND ONE WILL BE A CHRISTMAS SONG... AND THE OTHER TWO WILL BE NON CHRISTMAS SONGS?!1?!?!?!?!? OMFG DID YOU KNOW THAT?!?!?

The reality check is, it still doesn't make up for them selling 1700 units in Canada of Cyclorama. Glad to see those 2 or 3 styx fans up there getting their moneys worth


Oh... almost forgot..... :-D
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Postby stmonkeys » Wed May 03, 2006 10:48 am

"Ring the Bells" was performed at the 2000 XX. I was there, and i have it on vidtape. one of these days i'll get around to uploading it somewhere. the only unfortunate thing is from where i was sitting, you can't see the piano. so gowan didn't make it into the vid. (the bottom line stage is small, and very crowded). You barely even see Todd. However, if you're a Tommy, JY or Glen fan, it's great! :D (i also have their performances of Red Suited Man, All I Want, and JY doing Tom Leher's xmas song, whose name escapes me at this point! LOL!)
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Postby AnnieOprah » Thu May 04, 2006 2:33 am

ChicagoSTYX wrote:So they are performing 2 brand new non-Christmas songs just like it was originally reported a few weeks ago. They will also be performing 2 Christmas songs one new and one from a few years ago. I would guess that this show will air sometime around Christmas and I would also think that they will have a new CD out around the same time or soon after with the other 2 new songs on it. :D


Is it just me or is it weird to be playing Christmas songs in May?
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Postby SuiteMadameBlue » Thu May 04, 2006 7:00 am

AnnieOprah wrote:
ChicagoSTYX wrote:So they are performing 2 brand new non-Christmas songs just like it was originally reported a few weeks ago. They will also be performing 2 Christmas songs one new and one from a few years ago. I would guess that this show will air sometime around Christmas and I would also think that they will have a new CD out around the same time or soon after with the other 2 new songs on it. :D


Is it just me or is it weird to be playing Christmas songs in May?



LOL That's funny, I thought the same thing, but then again I usually have my "Christmas In July" party, call me weird - LOL


They're adding the Christmas songs for the dvd that will be ready mid-November. It will make a nice Christmas gift for those special Styx fans in your life!!
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Re: New Styx Songs & Cleveland Concert

Postby AnnieOprah » Sat May 27, 2006 2:58 am

SuiteMadameBlue wrote:[color=red][b]






Fooling Yourself (the angry young man) (T. Shaw)
It's a song of compassion for a friend who was very unhappy and needed someone to remind them how much potential they had. A musical pep talk.

2006


Isn't it true that "friend" was none other than Dennis DeYoung?
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Re: New Styx Songs & Cleveland Concert

Postby SuiteMadameBlue » Sat May 27, 2006 4:43 am

AnnieOprah wrote:
SuiteMadameBlue wrote:[color=red][b]
Fooling Yourself (the angry young man) (T. Shaw)
It's a song of compassion for a friend who was very unhappy and needed someone to remind them how much potential they had. A musical pep talk.

2006


Isn't it true that "friend" was none other than Dennis DeYoung?


I thought everyone knew that :wink:
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Postby ChicagoSTYX » Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:43 am

I'm not sure if this has been posted here yet.

http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php? ... Everything
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