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I had a friend of a friend that played in a band when I was 19 years of age. . We went down town to the city of Pomona and watched them play in some moldy smelling basement all the time. Later we would watch them play on the stage At The Rocky’s in Hollywood where the Cars , Van Halen , and Pat Benatar played when they were starting out. Later in life I had a friend that played in a band as a drummer. . I really relished going back to a Pomona high rise up on the 9th floor. The studio was a bit smaller but still I enjoyed watching them practice once a week on a Friday. I’d walk in with a 12 pack and kick back for a few. My friend got me to twirler the drums sticks. I got pretty good at it , although , I still never learned to play the drums. My second favorite in the band would have to the rhythm greatest



Born For Adventure


Man this was awesome , he did every thing right , right up until the end when he should have did a double drum ending. It’s almost always a good time to listen to STYX.


WHAT!

You want an encore?!


Alright settle down people…“Shesssshh…….. “…mumble mumble…â€

What? No Mr. Roboto?

Mr. Roboto

That was right after Paradise Theater in 1980. . Dennis Deyoung influenced the lead singer Tommy Shaw in a new direction. It just wasn’t the same when they came out with “ Kilroy Was Here” album in 1983. Not at all… Styx was a great band up until they tried to keep up with the times. Better to burn out than to fade away.

Tommy Shaw:


His first album with Styx, "Crystal Ball" (1976), was titled after his own composition and also includes his songs "Mademoiselle" and "Shooz". Its follow-up, The Grand Illusion (1977) became the group's breakthrough album, which went platinum and also featured a radio hit by Shaw, "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)".


Styx's 8th album, appropriately entitled Pieces of Eight, was the breakout album for Shaw's songwriting talent with his rock-oriented contributions "Renegade" and "Blue Collar Man" being the only major hits off this release, which became `70's rock radio staples and perennial Styx concert favorites, reaching #16 and #21 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. It also featured another minor radio hit in Shaw's tune "Sing for the Day".


Though the '80's eventually brought the decline of Styx, the decade began with Styx riding a wave of commercial success with the #1 pop ballad "Babe" from the 9th Styx album, Cornerstone in 1979, which was written by keyboardist Dennis DeYoung. However, tension mounted within the band as Shaw and other band members expressed.