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Zombiezilla 
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 Topic: Yes and Styx on tour....is this progressive?Posted: December 09 2011 at 22:57 |
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I took my daughter to the show when they played Red Rocks this summer. She's 14 and it was her first concert. So yeah, my daughter (named Kayleigh) went to her very first concert at Red Rocks (we live in the Chicago area), and it was Yes and Styx. Ya gotta admit that is pretty cool. Even cooler? She is now a Yes fan. Know what is even cooler? She's angry with me because I am deciding to buy the new Discipline album over the Glass Hammer one. So, whether or not the new version of Yes is as good as the old is a bit of a moot point for some, as it is converting some kids.
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mongofa
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Posted: September 28 2011 at 19:54 |
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I saw it in the Bay Area. It was a great show. The only thing I don't get is why Styx was the headliner.
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cstack3
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Posted: July 21 2011 at 21:49 |
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MAKE IT STOP!!! God, how did Yes manage to turn up these Buggles in the first place??? If they needed production, they could have turned to Brian Eno, or Todd Rundgren, or ANYONE!! Hell, Frank Zappa would have been cool!! Here's an upbeat look at FFH and the Buggles: |
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GypsyJoker
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Posted: July 21 2011 at 20:17 |
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And here's a Yes singer who knows how to sling a bass guitar! ;)
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cstack3
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Posted: July 21 2011 at 18:37 |
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Haw! Thanks, Crimhead! For comparison, check this out.....here's a Yes vocalist who knows how to sling a guitar onstage!! (I saw this tour twice, could have seen it three times but missed out, grrrrr! It was GREAT!!) |
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crimhead
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Posted: July 21 2011 at 17:49 |
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Those lucky people in Los Angeles that got to see that. |
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crimhead
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Posted: July 21 2011 at 17:39 |
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The video of Starship Trooper is even more hilarious. He doesn't know what to do with the guitar they gave him during the song. |
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GypsyJoker
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Posted: July 21 2011 at 16:44 |
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Question is, was he this bad on the previous tour(s)? If not, why now?
They've succeeded in finding the one singer in the entire world who makes Jon Anderson look like Rambo.
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cstack3
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Posted: July 21 2011 at 13:31 |
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Agreed! However, Benoit David is still smelling up the stage on this tour! Check this performance out...he is painfully off-key! Also, I like how he turns his back to the audience! Why doesn't he check his watch while he's at it? And, he still has those cool dance moves! I like the one comment posted onto Youtube, "Deficiente GD".  |
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akaBona
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Posted: July 21 2011 at 06:33 |
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very impessive singing! |
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Posted: July 21 2011 at 00:01 |
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The guy's almost 67 and he still sounds that good. Dang.
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Posted: July 20 2011 at 23:20 |
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Probably a wise choice, although from reviews, it is a somewhat brief show, considering two bands! This video is from Jon Anderson's acoustic performance last night, I think his voice is in perfect form!! Seek this one out if you can, I'm seeing him in Illinois on Aug. 5th at a nice, indoor (air-conditioned) theater! |
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They are playing here tonight. I decided today not to go though. I love both bands in whatever their makeup, but the temperature is exceeding 95 degrees today and that is just too damn hot for anything.
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Posted: July 20 2011 at 15:56 |
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I personally think this is a great double bill, both acts are great live. I always liked Styx, they managed to straddle the rock and prog worlds more successfully than most. JY and Tommy Shaw are great guitarists, who most on this site don't give their due!! I also like the addition of Gowan from my country:) Any band would kill to have one good vocalist nevermind three!!
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A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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cstack3
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Posted: April 19 2011 at 23:07 |
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Hah! Or just stay in port! I've already bought Jon Anderson tickets, he's playing at a lovely, small theater just up the road from my house. I already passed on B. David's Yes when they performed at Chicago House of Blues, what a letdown from the 35th Anniversary Tour (sold out at one of our largest venues, the Allstate Arena!). How the mighty have fallen.....Puppet Show, Styx, Yes....not necessarily in that order. I saw Styx in 1974, they were okay, but not as good as some of the other local bands (Starcastle, Head East etc.) I shudder to think about what this mess will look like on tour! By the way, I've heard that Frank Gambale and Chick Corea's Electrick band are going on tour, with Zappa Plays Zappa as backup! I'll gladly buy tickets for that one, thanks!! ZPZ is outstanding, highly recommended. |
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Posted: April 19 2011 at 06:53 |
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I recommend sailing away as fast as you can.
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Posted: April 18 2011 at 21:17 |
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^ Wow, I would have loved to see any of those late 70s tours!
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Short shorts? Ok, I s'pose I can deal with it.
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presdoug
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Posted: April 18 2011 at 20:05 |
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The best rock concert of my life was seeing Styx on The Grand Illusion tour in the spring of 1977 at the Ottawa Civic Center, Ottawa, Canada, with opening act Prism.We had about the best seats in the house.
Saw them again in the fall of 1979 at the same venue, but they were nowhere near as good. |
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Posted: April 17 2011 at 17:12 |
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I'm revisiting classic era Styx by listening to their Grand Illusion - Paradise Theater albums. With apologies to those who hate Styx these are great freakin' albums in my book. Wonderful art-rock, entertaining as hell, great hooks, they rock, and there are lots of great vocal harmonies and interesting arrangements. Sure they have some ballads on the sappy side, so what? Most of the great prog bands had some embarrassing songs. My opinion of Styx is way up after re-connecting with these albums and giving them some thorough listens again. Not that I want to see any codger-rock reunions. Styx should have hung it up with Paradise and never looked back.
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Short shorts? Ok, I s'pose I can deal with it.
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