The band is neither trying to magically time-travel and pretend like it's again, nor are they attempting any sort of sad, doomed bid for contemporary relevance.
Instead, the dozen proper songs three tracks are interstitial bits feature what's expected from Styx—big choruses, melody lines played on vintage synths, occasional guitar fireworks, and lots and lots of multilayered vocals—and are accented by somewhat surprising filigree such as banjo, dulcimer, and tabla, showing that the band is still willing to explore new sonic avenues.
While some may want to call Crash a "return to form," thanks to familiar elements like the "Sing for the Day"-style open chords of "Common Ground" or the soaring harmonies of "To Those," this is very much not a retro album. Yes, Styx is definitely still a band of Baby Boomers making rock 'n' roll in the year , but they have continued to grow and evolve their sound comfortably and organically, making them a laudable outlier among their peers.
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Pink Floyd's ground-breaking album The Dark Side of the Moon was the result of a long creative process that began around A Saucerful of Secrets the main track from the eponymous album was, for Nick Mason at least, where it all began. Their next album Ummagumma gave each band member the opportunity to create a solo piece, though they would have to combine their talents if they wanted to hit the jackpot.
Pink Floyd continued to search for the perfect record with Meddle, an album which highlighted their skills in the studio, and Atom Heart Mother, before they reached nirvana with The Dark Side of the Moon. Fifty years ago, on 3 July , Jim Morrison died mysteriously in a Parisian bathtub, survived by his three partners: Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore, who had worked tirelessly for six years to translate his dreams into music.
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Reviewer: arcturusnav - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 3, Subject: A gift of technical acumen F. The excitement of these kids to be performing with a rock band and making a DVD was just contagious. The band themselves were up for the evening as well. The new band is more streamlined hard rock with less of DeYoung's grand theatrical vibe.
His replacement is very competent and can mimic DeYoung fairly well, not unlike the way Horn sounded a bit like Anderson on Drama. Drummer Todd Sucherman is a very pleasant surprise, taking the intensity of the band up several notches. John Panozzo was a good drummer for Styx, he played with a certain personality, but Sucherman kills the kit. Smokin' playing that is fun to watch.
Tommy and JY are both in fine form despite their advancing years. The spotlight is certainly on Shaw now and he holds his own. Unlike Robert Plant and others whose voices are shot, Tommy hits his high notes and sings with decent power and energy. Highlights of the festive evening include a roaring full orchestral opening to the organ strains of "Blue Collar Man" which put Shaw's back against the wall straight out of the gate, and he was primed from the git-go.
There was a bunch of new material in the first half. Shaw's peaceful "Just Be" let him share some nice memories of his father over inspired lead guitar work, while Gowen's "A Criminal Mind" really sold me on his talents.
Gowen brings a different kind of pop prowess to Styx that is hard to describe but quite effective. A real treat was hearing Tommy Shaw deliver a heartfelt and spot-on performance of "Crystal Ball," his first song for Styx and one I don't recall hearing them do live before. Equally good was the old favorite "Boat on the River. The end of the show turns into a big party, looking something like an overnight school teen party as the kids start dancing around the band's song medley of old hits.
Cheesy yeah, but if you're watching this DVD you already like the band, so what the hell? Last comes a really decent version of "Fooling Yourself" with the choir's high voices sounding great behind Shaw's signature track. Chuck Panozzo comes out at the end to jam with the band. Nothing worse than "Freewill" or "Spirit of Radio" or any urgent track slowed down from the studio speed, it just kills the experience.
Shaw does it on this track and the life is sucked from it as you'd expect. It's a real shame the core members of Styx could not bury their past pettiness as the two camps would be so much better together.
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