As unfortunate as it is that the band split, at least it didnt totally end the band unlike some bands where they fought until they all hated each other and the band as a whole and never reformed or worked together again. At least tours and does their thing while Dennis tours and does it his way and they both accept it that way without too much negative rivalry.
Tommy admits in BTM Rewind that Kilroy Was Here pushed him over the edge, and he was probably heavily self medicated though most of this tour. Him and JY were sick of concept albums/rock operas and just wanted to rock. I like DDY, but those two camps were going in opposite directions, and they were never going to find any common ground. The original five (Tommy, JY, Chucky, John and Dennis) would never play together again after this tour. Shame.
I'll tell you, Tommy Shaw is worthy of respect. In 1970, R Dean Taylor recorded "Indiana Wants Me", and that was seriously lacking in the Testicles department. Mr. Taylor, THIS is how you do it!
Saw them with Kansas78 Market square arena..They rocked until Mr.freaking Roboto,shitty music after,I would have split also Dennis thought he was an opera singer the rest of the band Rock n Rolled!!!!
I'll never understand why Dennis thought "Kilroy" was such a great idea. He must have had delusions of grandeur. This video is proof of what these guys have always been best at.
@MrMAHBOI1 - If you weren't virtually illiterate, you'd realize that I put quotation marks around the word "hits". (See? I did it again.) I grew up listening to rock radio, not American Top 40. Dennis may have written more hit singles, but Tommy wrote the real shit that got played by rock stations for people who don't cower in fear when they hear anything heavier than the schmaltzy, wimpy DDY ballad, "Babe". Tommy couldn't write anything that sappy and pussified if his life depended on it.
@chosenfool I am a big Styx fan, and you hit it right on the head with your statement, Tommy was Styx, him and J.Y. anyway their music is what I loved about the band, J.Y. wrote some wicked shit too, Miss America, Snowblind to mention a few, great comment.
@chosenfool If these guys werent idiots, there was room for BOTH of them. Yea, Tommy Shaw rocked. Renegade, Blue Collar Man were awesome. And Babe was NOWHERE near DDY's best. Come Sail Away (1st 2 verses before he sold out) and The Best of Times DESTROY Babe. And I mean.. it's NOT close.
But as I said.. there was room for BOTH. It's called PACING. The 2 distinct sounds was why Styx was so badass.
Man, Tommy Shaw has such a great big voice for a little man, one of the best male rock voices ever. So rich with such a broad range. But, this video is killing me. What's happening at 2:15? And everyone's slick dance moves makes it that much better!! hahaaa!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta love it!
@rollandrock99 this is from the Caught in the Act video, which follows the "Kilroy was Here" storyline. The band is being arrested by the Majority for Musical Morality because they're playing rock, which is "bad music."
DDY is NOT Styx! The band had more "hits" written by Tommy Shaw (Crystal Ball, Renegade, Blue Collar Man, Too Much Time On My Hands, Fooling Yourself, Boat On The River [huge hit just about everywhere but the states], Snowblind, Lights). I will say though, that I much prefer Styx with Dennis in the band, even though Tommy was the real draw, IMO.
@chosenfool well this is very inaccurate. Dennis wrote SEVEN of the band's nine top twenty hits. How many did Tommy and James write again? Look I'm not a DDY fanboy but that was not right at all. Poser.
I believe that Tommy Shaw is"Snowblind" in this performance. It is not his personal best. I I HATE that EVIL stuff! I have lost friends that were REALLY talented.
Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
@tjrtherocksponge So maybe control freak was too strong of a word. I agree that they focused more on the negative in the Behind the Music, but everything they said was still true. You can't forget that ddy lead Styx in a direction that most of the band members weren't too happy about. All of Kilroy Was Here was ddy. That ridiculous show they put on during that tour, all ddy. He just got weird as the years went on, and really started changing up Styx's music style. That's why they broke up.
For those of you saying ddy is/was styx, go search "styx story" and watch all of it, it's the Styx Behind the Music. I LOVE ddy as a musician, but you can definitely tell by that documentary that he was a real control freak... love his music though.
At the end the band members are being arrested by the Majority for Musical morality. This is part of the "Caught in the act: Kilroy was here" Rock opera they did.
John Panozzo was the hardest man to arrest as he was sitting playing the drums. As his bandmates got arrested, he started doing a drum solo. Then the MMM try and stop John and kill one of their own and then John continues with more of the drum solo before being pig piled on by the MMM and made to stop as the MMM pounded on him.
This song was one of my favorites while I was growing up. I bought ever tape they ever had out. These songs bring back memories. I was even a member of the fan club!
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lawrence IS better than DDY-he is entertaining and i think a much better keyboardist. DeYoung got fired by tommy and JY they didnt get along too good-
lawrence gowan is not better than Dennis Deyoung, they are two different stlyes all together. Dennis was good at what he did and Lawrence is good at what he does.
i think he got sick and wanted to take some time off. at that point the rest of the band wanted to be more rock and roll and ddy wanted to be more of a pop broadway musical. when you have a talented band the singer isnt as important as he thinks he is. ask steve perry.
Dennis DeYoung got fired by JY. He fell ill with a chronic fatigue syndrome like ailment caused by a damaged nerve in his mouth after he had a wisdom tooth extracted leaving him light sensitive (hence why he wears sunglasses alot these days). His new solo disc ROCKS alot. Journey flopped big time without Steve Perry and Steve Smith knew Journey wasn't Journey without Steve Perry. Genesis at least stopped after Calling All Stations tanked with Ray Wilson on vocals after he replaced Phil Collins.
neil shon was going to ask steve perry back before he found that guy on youtube. singers unfortunatly loose their voice before the others loose their musical ability. although i have seen ddy recently and he sounds great. roger waters cant sing at all anymore. ac dc needs to hire jesse james dopre from jackyl soon.
You're entitled to your opinion but I love them both. They are both Great Musicians & things can't stay the same forever. This change was a Good one! They couldn't have found anyone better than Lawrence to play with Styx now. Cheers!
At least Styx still tours and let Dennis do his own thing and just accept that that's what's best without splitting the whole band up.
4FabBEATLES 1 day ago
As unfortunate as it is that the band split, at least it didnt totally end the band unlike some bands where they fought until they all hated each other and the band as a whole and never reformed or worked together again. At least tours and does their thing while Dennis tours and does it his way and they both accept it that way without too much negative rivalry.
4FabBEATLES 1 day ago
The things a woman will do for chocolate... Tch
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Tommygun1028 3 weeks ago
"--Yeahhh!!!" My best/fave Styx song...I think?
Firebrand1967 1 month ago
Tommy admits in BTM Rewind that Kilroy Was Here pushed him over the edge, and he was probably heavily self medicated though most of this tour. Him and JY were sick of concept albums/rock operas and just wanted to rock. I like DDY, but those two camps were going in opposite directions, and they were never going to find any common ground. The original five (Tommy, JY, Chucky, John and Dennis) would never play together again after this tour. Shame.
ddresbac 1 month ago
him and my dad where friends through highshool which i think is effin awsome
88leftbehind1 1 month ago
I'll tell you, Tommy Shaw is worthy of respect. In 1970, R Dean Taylor recorded "Indiana Wants Me", and that was seriously lacking in the Testicles department. Mr. Taylor, THIS is how you do it!
kja427 2 months ago
Love 'em! Even Napoleon Skywalker!
zach94070 2 months ago
Saw them with Kansas78 Market square arena..They rocked until Mr.freaking Roboto,shitty music after,I would have split also Dennis thought he was an opera singer the rest of the band Rock n Rolled!!!!
1tensoldier1 2 months ago
lol the bassist and rythm guitar thing during the guitar solo kinda queer ha but i guess that was the 80's
Savatage420 3 months ago
Looks just like my husband who passed away :( Love Tommy Shaw
234JUDI 3 months ago
@234JUDI so sorry:( Peace to you.
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Tommygun1028 3 months ago
Tommy Shaw was... on drugs?..no, certainly not.
fastblackshapes 3 months ago
@fastblackshapes don't know if sarcasm, but yes, he was on coke.
jdlm9 3 months ago
@jdlm9 yeah it was sarcasm
fastblackshapes 2 months ago
I can't believe Styx played this song in the year 983
TheRandomCrazyMan 4 months ago
@TheRandomCrazyMan yeah man, styx has been around for a while.
daviddet 4 months ago in playlist More videos from styxfankc15
Shaw looks pretty high in this video...still awesome though
CCJatwrhs 5 months ago
Love, this song but it reminds me of Dog the Bounty Hunter when I hear it now.
heavenly102 5 months ago
I'll never understand why Dennis thought "Kilroy" was such a great idea. He must have had delusions of grandeur. This video is proof of what these guys have always been best at.
2333jim 5 months ago
Chewbacca plays a mean guitar as well.
Fallon144 6 months ago
Two people were hung by the vengeful judge.
13Rune 6 months ago
Excellent luv styx
A7Xpanda 6 months ago
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oh hell yeah!!!!!
sailormaysmom 6 months ago
now THAT ^^^ is good music children. Not Justin bieber.............
XoxoXjenny 6 months ago 2
@MrMAHBOI1 - If you weren't virtually illiterate, you'd realize that I put quotation marks around the word "hits". (See? I did it again.) I grew up listening to rock radio, not American Top 40. Dennis may have written more hit singles, but Tommy wrote the real shit that got played by rock stations for people who don't cower in fear when they hear anything heavier than the schmaltzy, wimpy DDY ballad, "Babe". Tommy couldn't write anything that sappy and pussified if his life depended on it.
chosenfool 6 months ago 5
@chosenfool I am a big Styx fan, and you hit it right on the head with your statement, Tommy was Styx, him and J.Y. anyway their music is what I loved about the band, J.Y. wrote some wicked shit too, Miss America, Snowblind to mention a few, great comment.
TrickyRick60 6 months ago
@chosenfool If these guys werent idiots, there was room for BOTH of them. Yea, Tommy Shaw rocked. Renegade, Blue Collar Man were awesome. And Babe was NOWHERE near DDY's best. Come Sail Away (1st 2 verses before he sold out) and The Best of Times DESTROY Babe. And I mean.. it's NOT close.
But as I said.. there was room for BOTH. It's called PACING. The 2 distinct sounds was why Styx was so badass.
cageomatic777 4 weeks ago
Styx!
maximeperron12 6 months ago
billy madison fuck yeah
forgedabouted 6 months ago
Man, Tommy Shaw has such a great big voice for a little man, one of the best male rock voices ever. So rich with such a broad range. But, this video is killing me. What's happening at 2:15? And everyone's slick dance moves makes it that much better!! hahaaa!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta love it!
TheSharcat 7 months ago
tommy shaw looks so young there
Cradley51 7 months ago
hell. yes.
borg26222 7 months ago
guy in red jacket must be pre-metallica hetfield
psyked111 7 months ago
@rollandrock99 idk, its so wtf :D
xxipizpeiiizz 8 months ago
what was happening at the end?
rollandrock99 8 months ago
@rollandrock99 this is from the Caught in the Act video, which follows the "Kilroy was Here" storyline. The band is being arrested by the Majority for Musical Morality because they're playing rock, which is "bad music."
hornboy2089 7 months ago
anybody who thinks Styx is a corny pop rock/ballad band, all you have to do is listen to this and shut up
miiwii93 8 months ago
DDY is NOT Styx! The band had more "hits" written by Tommy Shaw (Crystal Ball, Renegade, Blue Collar Man, Too Much Time On My Hands, Fooling Yourself, Boat On The River [huge hit just about everywhere but the states], Snowblind, Lights). I will say though, that I much prefer Styx with Dennis in the band, even though Tommy was the real draw, IMO.
chosenfool 8 months ago 2
@chosenfool well this is very inaccurate. Dennis wrote SEVEN of the band's nine top twenty hits. How many did Tommy and James write again? Look I'm not a DDY fanboy but that was not right at all. Poser.
MrMAHBOI1 6 months ago
I believe that Tommy Shaw is"Snowblind" in this performance. It is not his personal best. I I HATE that EVIL stuff! I have lost friends that were REALLY talented.
Boldlynuts9 8 months ago
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robertoamor2011 8 months ago
Can't hear over the damn screaming
fred6059 9 months ago
2:56 is my favorite moment of any concert EVER! i'm 18.
jdlm9 10 months ago 6
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RidgePR702 10 months ago
ONE WORD:
EXTREMLYEPIC
ChoskarChulian 11 months ago
i like this band.
basugurl 11 months ago
best band to ever live by far!!!!
Mikevardar22 11 months ago
Never noticed how cute Tommy Shaw was
nitesead 1 year ago 2
Jimmy macelroy
vinnie2021 1 year ago
this is just genius.
xH2theAnNahx 1 year ago
@tjrtherocksponge a second Nervous breakdown at the time of KWH?
Freyja1133 1 year ago
I love this song.It was my life for real 'til I straightened out
EvilTwisted666 1 year ago
@tjrtherocksponge So maybe control freak was too strong of a word. I agree that they focused more on the negative in the Behind the Music, but everything they said was still true. You can't forget that ddy lead Styx in a direction that most of the band members weren't too happy about. All of Kilroy Was Here was ddy. That ridiculous show they put on during that tour, all ddy. He just got weird as the years went on, and really started changing up Styx's music style. That's why they broke up.
EmilyAE19 1 year ago
@EmilyAE19 a second nervous breakdown at the time of KWH?
Freyja1133 1 year ago
@EmilyAE19 Did DDY HAve a second nervous breakdown at the time of KWH?
Freyja1133 1 year ago
My fave styx song
Fretmaster1994 1 year ago
Tommy also reminds me of the guy in Blades of Glory - The Napolean Dynamite dude!
TheDuzies 1 year ago
For those of you saying ddy is/was styx, go search "styx story" and watch all of it, it's the Styx Behind the Music. I LOVE ddy as a musician, but you can definitely tell by that documentary that he was a real control freak... love his music though.
EmilyAE19 1 year ago
@EmilyAE19 in the same way That Yngwie Malmsteen is a control freak?
DDY is a great musicain,but he is not Styx.. the Panonzzo brothers are Styx...
One could say the same thing about Kevin cronin...but it's a unfounded accusation
Freyja1133 1 year ago
JAM!!!
KillDannyMOSH 1 year ago
thumbs up if supernatural brought you here
sidohater95 1 year ago
Gowan Sucks!! I love Tommy but no way is the new Styx Lite worth paying good money to go see!!!
Tunares1 1 year ago
3:31
UcanthandletheYouth 1 year ago
They carried him off the stage! Ah! Tommy is so cute! lol
lauralane27 1 year ago
what happened at the end? it looks like security started to grab the band members & taking them off the stage sounds like an alarm went off
avatarhammer 1 year ago
@avatarhammer Probably a stage antic yeah? And then after that they come on for their encore or something.
diebydeath 1 year ago
gosh i wish i could have been older when they did their 1996 tour, i was only 1 year old, isn't that sad?
SassandMonday 1 year ago
pretty gay at the 2:20 mark, but -
they are millionaires and i'm a dollar-aire - so i can't say nuthin!
decimated550 1 year ago
@decimated550 hahahaha
mothulicka 1 year ago
nice
lakusabro 1 year ago
oh how ii remember Tommy!
ayychihuahua 1 year ago
Styx.... they could rock em like no other during their hayday.
tdkz72 1 year ago
Tommy Shawalker, I am your father.
CMiller1334 1 year ago 2
What a fun group they were then
krelbar 1 year ago
James Hetfield in the lead guitar !!!
contabilidad03 1 year ago
I love how on the beginning, when it's all slow and mellow, how the lead singer kinda hugs his guitar like he really is scared!
LovesTheWarriors 2 years ago
Luke Skywalker rocking out on his Ibanez AR500 =)
CaptnJackSparrow 2 years ago 15
love this song but what happend to the end? eny way i love this song1
emmabea123 2 years ago
It would be appreciated if someone could post the end of the video
Dhop375 2 years ago
like this song it has a kick ass attitude
V4SHST4MP3D3 2 years ago
I am so in love with T. Shaw *sigh*
vamlltrm 2 years ago 3
@vamlltrm Girl, you gotta stand in line!
56Veggie 1 year ago
At the end the band members are being arrested by the Majority for Musical morality. This is part of the "Caught in the act: Kilroy was here" Rock opera they did.
Visigo7h 2 years ago
John Panozzo was the hardest man to arrest as he was sitting playing the drums. As his bandmates got arrested, he started doing a drum solo. Then the MMM try and stop John and kill one of their own and then John continues with more of the drum solo before being pig piled on by the MMM and made to stop as the MMM pounded on him.
floydgenesisnut 2 years ago
this totally rocks. someone put us out of our misery & tell us all what happened at the end??!!! can someone PLEASE post the rest
bluethebigcheese 2 years ago
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TheGrandIllusion1977 2 years ago
Nothing cheesy about this song.
LuvJoAnnaG 2 years ago
tommy shaw kinda looks like tom petty a little
Zooroonies 2 years ago
kinda
nucleardude11 2 years ago
GTA the lost and damned brought me here. i love this song
NTMRrocks 2 years ago
woah, Tommy screams in this one like he does in Shooz.
3impersonators 2 years ago
thats rock and roll !! what the hell happened at the end? they were abducted by the blues bros. or the untouchables?
4020kid 2 years ago
I love this song!
Treaty4 2 years ago 2
Tommy & David Spade were separated @Birth. :)
sweenykim 3 years ago
why is it cut short at the end? Can you upload "Heavy metal poisoining" from Caught in the act as well?
jowox 3 years ago
This song was one of my favorites while I was growing up. I bought ever tape they ever had out. These songs bring back memories. I was even a member of the fan club!
mom369222 3 years ago
Damnit where's the rest?!
tatteredmomma 3 years ago
btw whos on the drums? he fuckin rocks
cglcon 3 years ago
RIP john panozzo
chrisjunior1 3 years ago
The Late Great John Ponnozo
Vatch1966 2 years ago 2
luke skywalker plays a mean guitar
spacekadet3 3 years ago 73
yes, he does. hes the meanest.
Uch1haCody 3 years ago
Oh my god, i never realized that was luke skywalker...now it all makes sense.
yourliver1 3 years ago 2
@spacekadet3 That's JY 1
Freyja1133 1 year ago
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@spacekadet3 That's JY !
Freyja1133 1 year ago
I like how Tommy runs over to the organ and hits that chord on the song's transition...it's a cool effect
classicSTYX 3 years ago
i love styx! this concert seems like it was really good! i saw styx back in april but of course it wasn't the classic lineup
hawilicious7 3 years ago
wow guys.
ddy IS styx
hawilicious7 3 years ago 12
@hawilicious7 wrong.
Zepp710 7 months ago
@hawilicious7 agreed
Cradley51 6 months ago
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lawrence IS better than DDY-he is entertaining and i think a much better keyboardist. DeYoung got fired by tommy and JY they didnt get along too good-
15msd15msd15 4 years ago
lawrence gowan is not better than Dennis Deyoung, they are two different stlyes all together. Dennis was good at what he did and Lawrence is good at what he does.
mnmacd 4 years ago 4
totally agree
cglcon 3 years ago
I am glad some one agrees with me..
mnmacd 3 years ago
one more thing dennis is still asome but why did he quit
styxfan007 4 years ago
i think he got sick and wanted to take some time off. at that point the rest of the band wanted to be more rock and roll and ddy wanted to be more of a pop broadway musical. when you have a talented band the singer isnt as important as he thinks he is. ask steve perry.
spacekadet3 3 years ago
Dennis DeYoung got fired by JY. He fell ill with a chronic fatigue syndrome like ailment caused by a damaged nerve in his mouth after he had a wisdom tooth extracted leaving him light sensitive (hence why he wears sunglasses alot these days). His new solo disc ROCKS alot. Journey flopped big time without Steve Perry and Steve Smith knew Journey wasn't Journey without Steve Perry. Genesis at least stopped after Calling All Stations tanked with Ray Wilson on vocals after he replaced Phil Collins.
floydgenesisnut 3 years ago
neil shon was going to ask steve perry back before he found that guy on youtube. singers unfortunatly loose their voice before the others loose their musical ability. although i have seen ddy recently and he sounds great. roger waters cant sing at all anymore. ac dc needs to hire jesse james dopre from jackyl soon.
spacekadet3 3 years ago
search for "styx story" here on youtube it's the behind the music
jdlm9 3 years ago
I have just been one of thier concernt. Lawrence is very entergetic and dennis is just stands thier. THE GIG IS UP I LOVE THIS SONG
styxfan007 4 years ago
You're entitled to your opinion but I love them both. They are both Great Musicians & things can't stay the same forever. This change was a Good one! They couldn't have found anyone better than Lawrence to play with Styx now. Cheers!
styxfankc15 4 years ago 3
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i hate to say this but i like lawerence better than dennis.
Metallica32777 4 years ago