Boomchild wrote:ChicagoSTYX wrote:I don't recall DDY's album charting in the US. I could be wrong.
Nor would I have expected it to. DDY as solo a artist doesn't have the same type of recognizable branding as the Styx name does. But, your point is a deflection form what I am talking about. To clarify, when people would discuss chart positions related to the DDY era of Styx, people would respond with that doesn't matter. Meaning it has nothing to do with the quality of the material. Now post DDY with this album people are trying to associate the charting of this album with it's quality. Which I find humorous.
What discussions are you talking about? The only ones I recall are when Toph would go off and use charts to argue what set list Styx should be using, which was countered by Styx is not going for the 80's pop music audience but the AOR "classic rock" audience that plays songs like Renegade, BCM, and CB...and NOT "Show Me the Way", "Mr. Roboto", and "Babe".
As for today. Come on, it's a new album....of course fans are going to want to know where it charts. It's not that big of a deal, but it is interesting and fun to watch. Styx has a NEW album....you should EXPECT it to happen.