Dennis de Young is one good example of a talented singer who avoided excessive drinking partying smoking etc. Not the best like a Steve Perry or Ian Gillan but very excellent. Great tone and intonation.
I think Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw made up the classis Styx sound....just like I think Steve Wash and Robby Steinhart make up the classic Kansas sound. I miss them.
@goodman441 Yea, I saw Styx and Kansas along with Foreigner a few months ago, they all sounded amazing, but I miss Styx with Dennis especially when they played Lady and Come Sail Away.
I agree! It's the biggest TURD that Dennis has ever written! The song is so gay that I bet they play it at Star Trek conventions. It sounds so good live too. lol
As far as I'm concerned, Styx, in its present form, doesn't exist. Dennis was the catalyst. I saw them 4-5 times, original lineup. Can't consider it now. Awesome voice.....like good wine.......
Have you ever actually been to a Styx show without Dennis? Just compare the two- Watch the videos of them when he was still there. He controls the show- not one step out of line. The shows now are more spontaneous, and you can see the love those guys have for what they're doing.
Now, I'm not putting down Dennis at all- He is phenomenal, and him and his songs have a place in my and every other Styx fan's heart, but just listen to the music- Cyclorama is the best Styx album since Paradise Theatre
it's the same story with Chicago, really. When Chicago lost both Terry Kath and Peter Cetera, they became a friggin' parody act. When Styx decided that they'd be better off without the man who wrote a great bulk of their biggest hits, they themselves gave in to self-parody!
dennis Deyoung is amazing, i seen him in cleveland last year, and his vocals are just insane. hey shitheads, i bet none of you could sing as good as him and he's old enough to be your grandpa!
fruffles, have you ever seen Styx & Journey without their ex-leadsingers?? I don't think so, otherwise you would not write such a bull f*ck sh**!! I've seen Styx in 2000, they were amazing great, I've missed nothing!!! And I've seen Journey 2 month ago with Arnel Pineda (=one of the greatest male live performs). Absolute mega great!! It's long time ago, that I've seen a show with so much energy on stage!!
Further more, I never saw songs like... "Fooling Yourself" or "Too Much Time On My Hands" hit #1. But, I did see Lady, Come Sail away, Mr. Roboto, Babe... need I go on? Know how you can prove his songs were amazing? You guys all think he left because they didn't like his songs. Well, at every Styx show today, Come Sail away... Babe... Lorelei... all still played. Who can sit down and say they don't enjoy a little Show me the way every now and again?
You can say he sucks all you want. The fact of the matter is Styx was a huge sensation back in the late 60's to mid 90's. 25 million albums... I mean if you hate Styx, then you hate REO speedwagon... and Def Lepard... bands like that. They were icons of their time. Dennis Deyoung just had a different taste that the other guys just didn't want to play. Oh, and he wasn't fired because of his music, he was fired after he found out he was sick and the guys didn't want to wait for him to get better.
He suffered from a viral infection that affected the nerves in his face, making him very sensative to light. The band didn't wait for him to get better. In my opinion, bad move. Cuz they suck now. The only positive thing you ever hear about them is that they're playing with REO and DEF LEPARD. Those are the only 2 bands they've been able to tour with.
I'll say it again. It is just terrible. Styx sucks and if you want proof that this is just terrible, listen to what he says about his music writing process. Absolutely terrible.
i would like to know why you would watch a Dennis DeYoung/Styx video, if you don't like them. let alone posting a comment stating that you don't like them.
I want...I know...I have a voice of Dennis in me. That is in fact who I strive to sing like. I don't need to sing like McCartney or Hendrix...if I can sing like Dennis or better, I have reach happiness.
Yes. Very lame version, and he knows it. That song has to be done a certain way, and not like this on Canadian Idol. He's just using his past fame to continue. Sad.
styx is my FAVORITE band! i think that they need to grow up and just be friends again. ehh, w/e. dennis made his name in styx. "dont let it end" and "lady" wow.
This is crazy comparing Gowan and Deyoung. Paul Rodgers is a great singer, but I wouldn't compare him to Freddie Mercury. To different guys. Even DeYoung has admitted Gowan is good. He was a fan of his before he joined Styx. Gowan does a great job. I have seen him twice with Styx. It is hard to replace such a strong talent like DeYoung. Gowan kicks but on teh keyboards, but the songwriting has suffered, in my opinion.
They should compromise and co-operate just like Sesame Street has ALWAYS taught us as little kids. I have a GREAT Idea, eh..
why doesn't Dennis JUST produce Styx, and let the "Rockers" go on tour. That way the music DOESN'T suffer.. we get the "original" Styx back.. and the "kids" can relate to the "blonde rockers" more so than a grey haired sixty year old man for a rock concert. (No offence Dennis..I still luv ya-grey hair and all..eh!)
If he produced them..it still would not help! He would need to write the songs as well! BTW, they are all 60yr old men..deal w/it! All the hair-color in the world isn't gonna change that or fool anyone..otherwise they and YOU are just..."Fooling Yourself"!Lol!
Yeah, I can't wait for you to hit 60 some day....I'm sure you'll feel differently about making such childish comments at that point in your unremarkable life.
Young people relate to younger looking singers. And even if you are sixty, that does NOT mean you should let yourself go. Sure it is A LOT harder than if you were 20, but that does NOT mean you should wear old folks clothes, keep your hair white, don't exercise, not open to new ideas. In the entertainment industry, it's all about image not just the music.
Well.. I know Tommy just turned 54 years old recently.. not quite 60.. but I must say that he does NOT look like his age, nor does he wear "old man's" clothes.. plaid pants, etc.
He is STILL VERY COOL. AND he is STILL VERY fashionable. When I turn 60, I will FIGHT aging.. by NOT letting myself go.. but by taking care of myself.. and LOOKING good.
Oh good, more ignorant comments by another failed genius.....you and xebavara are good examples of why the USA is in trouble...the "dumbing down" of the population!
jeez..styx is good with dennis, they still put on awesome shows with gowan...give it a rest...yes a tour with deyoung would be awesome..but unlikely...so live with it..get a life..lol...(i will probably get crap for this..lol)
Dennis de Young is one good example of a talented singer who avoided excessive drinking partying smoking etc. Not the best like a Steve Perry or Ian Gillan but very excellent. Great tone and intonation.
danny8429 7 months ago
@danny8429 Those guys can't hold a candle to De Young.
gene11eleven 1 month ago
There needs to be a Styx reunion js
SnareForLife1995 7 months ago
Great voice and impressive that he sounds the same after all these years.
koalasarah 8 months ago
Dennis is amazing. The backup singers, not so much.
jazzy1260 1 year ago
@jazzy1260 i feel like punching the backup singers, they make dennis look like a fool
wooyul1233 1 year ago
I think Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw made up the classis Styx sound....just like I think Steve Wash and Robby Steinhart make up the classic Kansas sound. I miss them.
goodman441 1 year ago
@goodman441 Yea, I saw Styx and Kansas along with Foreigner a few months ago, they all sounded amazing, but I miss Styx with Dennis especially when they played Lady and Come Sail Away.
PoundcakePlaysMW2 1 year ago
I love how he was women singing backup because he couldnt find a guy who can sing as high as tommy shaw for backup
MeatLoafFan47 1 year ago
The man has an incredible voice. Love him
Chulaan 2 years ago
wow that was really embarrassing.....roboto was horrible
bookfloor 2 years ago
@bookfloor
I agree! It's the biggest TURD that Dennis has ever written! The song is so gay that I bet they play it at Star Trek conventions. It sounds so good live too. lol
doingitwell420 1 year ago
THERE IS NO STYX WITHOUT DENNIS!
What is left sounds like a bad cover band.
moodymoose 2 years ago
As far as I'm concerned, Styx, in its present form, doesn't exist. Dennis was the catalyst. I saw them 4-5 times, original lineup. Can't consider it now. Awesome voice.....like good wine.......
thenich412 2 years ago
how is it that his voice gets better as he ages? its amazing and defies all logic
Melensko 2 years ago 7
tobad they cant take 15 minutes to get the entire songs in!!!
EWSC37 2 years ago
Wow......Time goes by and his voices goes even better....this is the best.
dereeck 2 years ago 3
He and Steve Perry were the male voices of the 80's!! (Annie Lennox being the female one!)
danasteve524 2 years ago 3
OH GOSH I LOOOOOOVE STEVE !!! :)
singinggina 2 years ago
LOL STeve and Dennis should go out in concert together! (and maybe get Lou Gramm to pop in as a guest now and then)
danasteve524 2 years ago
I LOVE HIM!
IBORG3of7 2 years ago
Maestro!!! Omar, from Lima, Peru.
contabilidad03 2 years ago
I saw Styx (the current line-up) and Dennis Deyoung solo...The DD was superior. JMO.
thfzn 2 years ago
Dennis DeYoung is the best i miss him at Styx.
I would be happy to se Dennis, Tommy, Chuck, Todd, JY for the last time.
Greeting from Bosnia
Prijaa 2 years ago
I love this song! Espically Come Sail Away
mom369222 2 years ago
This is very good. I would prefer Styx but this guys ego is too big for any band.
Ghostrider2003 2 years ago
Other than Elton John, one of the most powerful voices of the 80s / 90s.
luckyvet 3 years ago
Have you ever actually been to a Styx show without Dennis? Just compare the two- Watch the videos of them when he was still there. He controls the show- not one step out of line. The shows now are more spontaneous, and you can see the love those guys have for what they're doing.
Now, I'm not putting down Dennis at all- He is phenomenal, and him and his songs have a place in my and every other Styx fan's heart, but just listen to the music- Cyclorama is the best Styx album since Paradise Theatre
tsrocks48 3 years ago
it's the same story with Chicago, really. When Chicago lost both Terry Kath and Peter Cetera, they became a friggin' parody act. When Styx decided that they'd be better off without the man who wrote a great bulk of their biggest hits, they themselves gave in to self-parody!
Dylanfanh61 3 years ago
Like they know what Kilroy was about. Go Dennis! What a showman.
anakina1 3 years ago
they are all great!
knightsfan07 3 years ago
I saw Dennis play Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar years ago in NY. He was amazing.
Chulaan 3 years ago 2
dennis Deyoung is amazing, i seen him in cleveland last year, and his vocals are just insane. hey shitheads, i bet none of you could sing as good as him and he's old enough to be your grandpa!
XxZpain13xX 3 years ago
This is funny stuff. I'm going to guess that fruffles is over 35 and the other two are under
AXELOPS 3 years ago
Now THESE are the backups he shoould be using.
B17MIKE 3 years ago
He looks like Barry Manalow for criss sacks!
paulkalmes 3 years ago
wow...see what can happen when glee club and alcohol mix! JAZZ HANDS, DENNIS!
badnolar 3 years ago
Styx is 'nothing' without Dennis DeYoung and Journey is 'nothing' without Steve Perry,...
fruffles 3 years ago
fruffles, have you ever seen Styx & Journey without their ex-leadsingers?? I don't think so, otherwise you would not write such a bull f*ck sh**!! I've seen Styx in 2000, they were amazing great, I've missed nothing!!! And I've seen Journey 2 month ago with Arnel Pineda (=one of the greatest male live performs). Absolute mega great!! It's long time ago, that I've seen a show with so much energy on stage!!
SuperstarX 3 years ago
1:18 Geddy Lee doing background vocals for Styx?!! lol
Angus666Young 3 years ago
Further more, I never saw songs like... "Fooling Yourself" or "Too Much Time On My Hands" hit #1. But, I did see Lady, Come Sail away, Mr. Roboto, Babe... need I go on? Know how you can prove his songs were amazing? You guys all think he left because they didn't like his songs. Well, at every Styx show today, Come Sail away... Babe... Lorelei... all still played. Who can sit down and say they don't enjoy a little Show me the way every now and again?
rjuzzo 3 years ago
I can confidently say that I don't enjoy this music ever.
MVolta08 3 years ago
You can say he sucks all you want. The fact of the matter is Styx was a huge sensation back in the late 60's to mid 90's. 25 million albums... I mean if you hate Styx, then you hate REO speedwagon... and Def Lepard... bands like that. They were icons of their time. Dennis Deyoung just had a different taste that the other guys just didn't want to play. Oh, and he wasn't fired because of his music, he was fired after he found out he was sick and the guys didn't want to wait for him to get better.
rjuzzo 3 years ago
He suffered from a viral infection that affected the nerves in his face, making him very sensative to light. The band didn't wait for him to get better. In my opinion, bad move. Cuz they suck now. The only positive thing you ever hear about them is that they're playing with REO and DEF LEPARD. Those are the only 2 bands they've been able to tour with.
rjuzzo 3 years ago
I'll say it again. It is just terrible. Styx sucks and if you want proof that this is just terrible, listen to what he says about his music writing process. Absolutely terrible.
MVolta08 4 years ago
i would like to know why you would watch a Dennis DeYoung/Styx video, if you don't like them. let alone posting a comment stating that you don't like them.
deldomino 4 years ago
Who cares? What's it to you? Ignore it for all I care. I'm not stopping.
MVolta08 4 years ago
What do you care? I'll post as much as I want. If you don't like it, ignore it. Dennis sucks and so do you.
MVolta08 3 years ago
i wish i was cool like you are the way your a guitar hero poser and thats the way you heard of buckethead.
Angus666Young 3 years ago
Just terrible...
MVolta08 4 years ago
Yeah I always wondered what did they do to him? I know they fired him, but what did they do?
StyxNut95 4 years ago
I want...I know...I have a voice of Dennis in me. That is in fact who I strive to sing like. I don't need to sing like McCartney or Hendrix...if I can sing like Dennis or better, I have reach happiness.
pat4luigi13 4 years ago
Still has a voice that others strive for. He is singing this without being mixed in a studio. How many can do this?
One of the best voices ever.
PeachesCat 4 years ago 7
worst effing version of roboto
djgranados 4 years ago
inspiring.i hope when i reach his age..i still sing like the way my voice still do now.
normanraffgio 4 years ago
Yes. Very lame version, and he knows it. That song has to be done a certain way, and not like this on Canadian Idol. He's just using his past fame to continue. Sad.
Wantabanana 4 years ago
ILOVEDDY!
styx is my FAVORITE band! i think that they need to grow up and just be friends again. ehh, w/e. dennis made his name in styx. "dont let it end" and "lady" wow.
dennis IS styx.
hawilicious7 4 years ago 3
Yes, Magicdoood, Styx is nothing with Dennis. Dennis is Styx.
revcin 4 years ago 3
im going to see him tonight..
elemdee 4 years ago
I LOVEEEEE him! he has an amazing falsetto
hawilicious7 4 years ago 2
He can still sing quite well, after all these years.
Innuendo91 4 years ago 2
STYX is nothing without Dennis. Dennis IS STYX!!
Magicdoood 4 years ago 3
Very Good Dennis!
Thanks for coming to Canada, Eh!
rvpstudios 4 years ago
Best signer ever, such a voice
TheDirectorsCut 4 years ago
yea hes coming to the rose theater where i live were gonna get tickets to see him i have so many albums of him and styx
BadGuyProductions 4 years ago
Dennis
Great stuff man!
RS
zencaper 4 years ago
Did he just say, "Well, i need to KILL ROY KILL ROY" ?
rentkidd 4 years ago
In good shape!!!
luc137 4 years ago
Wow! It's amazing that with his age, he still manages his voice that we Styx fans used to love. Dennis De Young still rocks!
ndgomez777 4 years ago
outstanding
MrSvR07 5 years ago
This is crazy comparing Gowan and Deyoung. Paul Rodgers is a great singer, but I wouldn't compare him to Freddie Mercury. To different guys. Even DeYoung has admitted Gowan is good. He was a fan of his before he joined Styx. Gowan does a great job. I have seen him twice with Styx. It is hard to replace such a strong talent like DeYoung. Gowan kicks but on teh keyboards, but the songwriting has suffered, in my opinion.
cloepp 5 years ago
Can't we super multimillionaires all just get along ??
W T F .? really TOMMY ? DENNIS ? email ME and tell ME- WHY ??? Why Us? me- to coin a phrase.
BigBearVids 5 years ago
I TOTALLY AGREE with you, eh!
They should compromise and co-operate just like Sesame Street has ALWAYS taught us as little kids. I have a GREAT Idea, eh..
why doesn't Dennis JUST produce Styx, and let the "Rockers" go on tour. That way the music DOESN'T suffer.. we get the "original" Styx back.. and the "kids" can relate to the "blonde rockers" more so than a grey haired sixty year old man for a rock concert. (No offence Dennis..I still luv ya-grey hair and all..eh!)
rvpstudios 4 years ago
If he produced them..it still would not help! He would need to write the songs as well! BTW, they are all 60yr old men..deal w/it! All the hair-color in the world isn't gonna change that or fool anyone..otherwise they and YOU are just..."Fooling Yourself"!Lol!
xebavara 4 years ago
Yeah, I can't wait for you to hit 60 some day....I'm sure you'll feel differently about making such childish comments at that point in your unremarkable life.
ChicagoNative 4 years ago
Now.. now..
you don't have to get defensive.
I am just stating a fact.
Young people relate to younger looking singers. And even if you are sixty, that does NOT mean you should let yourself go. Sure it is A LOT harder than if you were 20, but that does NOT mean you should wear old folks clothes, keep your hair white, don't exercise, not open to new ideas. In the entertainment industry, it's all about image not just the music.
rvpstudios 4 years ago
Well.. I know Tommy just turned 54 years old recently.. not quite 60.. but I must say that he does NOT look like his age, nor does he wear "old man's" clothes.. plaid pants, etc.
He is STILL VERY COOL. AND he is STILL VERY fashionable. When I turn 60, I will FIGHT aging.. by NOT letting myself go.. but by taking care of myself.. and LOOKING good.
rvpstudios 4 years ago
Oh good, more ignorant comments by another failed genius.....you and xebavara are good examples of why the USA is in trouble...the "dumbing down" of the population!
ChicagoNative 4 years ago
i have musical knowledge, and nothing to prove to you.
I just like dennis singing styx better, and gowan's keyboard playing better. cause it's true.
Musicjuicebox 5 years ago
dennis cannot sing like a rockstar
bookfloor 4 years ago
ya, dennis sings better that gowan, but gowan smokes dennis on keyboards...(with his hand behind his back)
Musicjuicebox 5 years ago
gowan sings way better than dennis
bookfloor 5 years ago
He's awsome!
tatisimo 5 years ago
He still has it. The voice anyway. Gowan is good too, but doesn't touch dennis unfortunately.
mattnolen 5 years ago
you have no musical knowledge
bookfloor 5 years ago
wow your dumb
bookfloor 4 years ago
just be happy we have the music
vislandbud 5 years ago
jeez..styx is good with dennis, they still put on awesome shows with gowan...give it a rest...yes a tour with deyoung would be awesome..but unlikely...so live with it..get a life..lol...(i will probably get crap for this..lol)
Musicjuicebox 5 years ago
My God, he looks like a Dad/schoolteacher, not a rock star!
JonWRowe 5 years ago
Not a young guy anymore... cut him some slack, eh?
styxforever 5 years ago 2
He's been all three.
Wantabanana 4 years ago
yeah... dennis come back to styx! and to... polish idol xD omg... make something wiht your hair please ;/
ladyStyx 5 years ago
Are you watching Gowan ?
This is how it is supposed to be sung.
Go in the basement and start coping
froy1 5 years ago
lol agreed i saw dennis live in '05 fucking awesome
Escape1988 5 years ago