@@tcmusic6429 Check out Dennis DeYoung’s interview with the Professor of Rock. DeYoung agreed that Mr. Roboto is the most well-known Styx song. In the same video, they play clips of the numerous pop culture references to the song.
@@tcmusic6429 It’s not an opinion. Mr. Roboto is objectively the most recognizable Styx song. This is determined by the fact that it is the song that a non-Styx fan is most likely to recognize.
For all the chatter about this: Dennis would never want to do the amount of touring that Styx still does, it's really a moot point. He does his thing, and Styx does theirs. I saw them live in April and they were awesome. I think it's cool that they lightened their stance and did Roboto. The stageshow will not be brought back, haha.
I guess it was simply because Mr. Roboto was such a hit, considering Tommy and JY won't even play any of their own songs from that album, like Cold War, Haven't We Been Here Before, Heavy Metal Poisoning, or Double Life. Despite what happened with Dennis, many Styx fans still want to hear all of the hits and beloved favorites.
Supertron5000 agreed. They seem very eager to give the live crowds exactly what they want. At the concert I went to they played one song from their last album and were almost apologizing for it. “We know you came to hear your favorite classics, but we are just going to play you one song from our current album, then back to your regular scheduled program”. Probably they went back to Roboto because the fans mostly want it.
Jason M. I suspect the people calling Tommy and JY hypocrites and thieves are simply still angry because they said on national TV they're not gonna bring back Dennis. Likely the closest they'll come to bringing him back is through bringing back some of his old ideas and songs. Admittedly, right now i can't imagine them playing Babe, Don't Let It End, or Show me the Way... But i couldn't have imagined them playing Mr. Roboto either.
I’m gonna break all the negativity and say that this is freaking awesome. Maybe this generation wants to hear this song. I’ve seen Styx many times and always wanted to hear Mr. Roboto. Well, in a few days my wish just might come true. Let them play it if they want. They wrote it, not you.
This is fucking incredible, and is a note-perfect rendition. Why did they wait 35 years to dust off what is one of the most underrated songs in the Styx canon? Sure, it's very attached to Dennis and his pet project, but so were other songs they've been playing with Gowan since '99. This just fills me with so much joy. "Mr. Roboto" was one of the first songs I downloaded off Napster when I was 20, and kicked off the beginnings of my 80s nostalgia when I bought Kilroy Was Here not long after.
Gowan pulls it off so perfectly, no matter what anyone says. Rather than try to be DDY, Gowan just puts his own twist into every performance of DDY songs and it always sounds incredible. They should give "Haven't We Been Here Before" a makeover next, that song is one of the better Kilroy tracks and actually one of Tommy Shaw's best.
Ya dude unfortunately this is one of Styx’s best hits! Unfortunately Deyoung wrote their top 3 hits, in babe, roboto and come sail away, renegade comes fourth in popularity and that’s a hard pill to swallow for me.
Very true. One day I hope they reunite. But the DDY band and STYX is like having two STXY bands. Saw STYX 3 times and Mr. Gowan did well but STYX would be nothing w/o Mr. Shaw.
He isn't in Styx in 2021, just like he wasn't in 2020, or 2010, or 2000. It's been 21+ years. At this point, anyone rooting for a Styx/DDY reunion to ever happen (or a RRHOF induction to make it happen) is in for a big disappointment.
I just watched the Dennis DeYoung and Music of Styx band doing this song and he just kind of phones it in. And he lets the guitar player sing all the high notes. So.........
I agree with Tony, he was still nailing all the notes impressively well deep into his 60's... he's lost his range in his 70's, and that's normal, he just seems like he's having fun at this stage while the backing vocals support him.
To see these guys have to play about 75% of their show using Dennis DY material has to be very telling where the real songwriting talent was in Styx. Going to see DDY in Memphis this month. Will be great.
Gerald Hartley it was excellent. His band is really good. Twin look alike /play alike guitarists to Shaw-Young. Good drummer. DdY still hits the high notes. He is Styx. A lot like GFRailroad without Mark Farmer. You know who wrote most of those classic songs. With the Memphis symphony added attraction. I’d give it 10/10. I can’t think of anything that’d make it better. I’d hope to go to another of their shows someday.
@@philbrown1474 That is fantastic! Glad you got the chance to see them live. I'm a huge Styx fan, but just can't stand Gowan trying to sing all those Dennis songs with his whiny voice. It just grates on my ears. I've seen them 2 or 3 times in the last 20 years and I have no interest in seeing them again. The Dennis DeYoung band sounds SO fresh and exciting. He is the real voice of Styx! I hope I get to see and hear them live in the next year!! Thanks for your response and review! Cheers!
Well here's the thing. Anyone who heard Brave New World can tell that the original band itself wasn't as good as the original band anymore. Replacing DDY with LG seemed to do the trick to revitalize Styx. They are much closer to the "original band" level of quality and energy than they've been in decades.
Gowan wasn’t brought in to be another DDY. He was brought in because he’s a phenomenal singer and key boardist. He’s not trying to be DDY. Look at Queen. There will never be another Freddie but they have moved on with different singers.
@@boblawblaw6875 Freddie is dead. Dennis is not. Shaw and Young have giant over-inflated egos, and they can continue to enjoy playing rib burnoffs and county fairs, or on quadruple bills with the leftovers of REO, Journey, etc., when they could reunite and headline 15,000-seaters. All while continuing to play music which, by a majority, they did not write. It's karoake.
As a Canadian I remember Gowan when I was 15 years old playing on the radio with A Criminal Mind(1985) and Moonlight Desires(1987). Mr. Roboto came out when I was 13. Just found out the other day that Gowan sings in Styx now. Talk about out of the loop.
They did it for the fans. Leave'em alone. Who else can rock a stage like these guys? Lately with all the backing track and lip sync bullshit? Almost no one. Still, Dennis is still awesome live, its other bands that suck now.
Styx rocks and they sound better now than ever before. This song was a huge hit for them and the audience loved it. You guys that are constantly bitching about Dennis not being in the band anymore need to wake up. A reunion is never going to happen. And if you're a true fan, you really shouldn't wish for it to because there's bad blood between Dennis and Tommy/JY. As a longtime fan, I'm happy that Styx and Dennis are still playing shows, and have got some of the absolute finest musicians in the world in both their bands. So lay off the negative comments and go see them both and be thankful they are still rocking.
If they ever let Gown off the leash, he would do great. But they keep him and his wonderful music on a leash. :-( I almost wish he would go back to his career before Styx, as his stuff was fantastic!
Ahead of its time? Roboto is so over saturated in 80s production values that it has aged more poorly than virtually every other Styx song made. I'm surprised they managed to make this live rendition sound so good.
JY aging badly... an opinion that would not be held by anyone if Dennis never got kicked out. That's the only reason these purists say anything about JY/Tommy aging badly (spoiler: no they haven't). Because they can't get over their favorite band member not being in the band. It's all emotionally driven, not factually driven.
True that the original Mr. Roboto/Kilroy didn't do Styx justice. My take on it is, at least they gave Mr. Roboto a fresh makeover and turned it into a more enjoyable Styx song.
Having just watched Dennis’ version, the original version and this one, I’d say this is closer to the original that’s DeYoung’s. His is TBH a pretty cheesy performance and when it’s time for the highest note, I’m pretty sure it’s the female background singer that took it. Harmonies are better here as well. TBC, I’m not a diehard Styx, but I saw the Kilroy tour 2x (the last 2 NOLA shows, which were the 2 the filmed shows), which were excellent, and once on the arena tour (which was not great). That said, if they did it like they did on the theater show (which sadly is dramatically edited on the tour video), Cold War would be a good addition. For the theater leg, Tommy sat on the front of the stage and did a slow bluesy jam then got up and walked up the aisle stage left and jammed. I believe only the latter is in the video...and they added that borderline rap, which I don’t recall being done in any way shape or form live.
Nineteen years after kicking Dennis DeYoung out of Styx Tommy and JY finally cave in and play Mr. Roboto. Now we know who the genius behind Styx was and always will be.
1970borntorun your an idiot, Todd Sucherman literally one of the best drummers in the world, and a bass player who's played on more hit records than DDY. His band once was serious, with Tommy Dziallo on guitar who played all the tracks on desert moon. But his band now is literally staffed with tribute band flunkies
Tommy Shaw and JY FINALLY play Mr. Roboto Live??!! This was long overdue and yes, Dennis DeYoung is the true genius behind the mask! yes, thank you thank you Dennis De Young but this version is a poor version of the real live version by Dennis. But it's a lessons learned for them to recognize Dennis who is the real Styx..
LOL... you're stupid. It was a hugely successful song for them. Tommy didn't write enough good songs for the album because he was snow blind. Blame him.
G R hugely successful songs don’t mean they are good songs-look at the top of the charts today.Check out the sappy songs by Journey,REO and Foreigner-all great bands with non-rock songs like Open Arms,Can’t Fight This Feeling and I Want To Know What Love Is.They all have far better rock songs
Wow! Talk about two faced. JY and Tommy shit talked DDY for so long regarding this tune and album and now here they are performing it live, and not very well. Put all the b.s. aside and get back together with DDY! It’s time!
Styx did a splendid job rearranging Roboto and performing it live. If Dennis is laughing at this, he can laugh all he wants. Styx is moving on without him.
@@TonysMusic1974 No issue, because it's an overproduced song and a hit, so they still want it to sound close to the recorded version. Of course, I still want them to play their instrument and sing, and they do.
Not gonna lie. This is alright. I'm genuinely surprised to hear them do this song in full, i know they did part of it in a medley, but I don't think ever the full song in years. and now that they broke down and did it, they did a good job. I have to say, as someone who doesn't care for the current Styx line-up, and agrees with the guys who says Dennis's touring band is much better, They did a pretty good job here. I think eventually they're going to have to do something with Dennis, whether its a full reunion, have him sing on a song or two on an album (if they do another one. I doubt that The Mission will be their last album), or just bring him out to sing something on stage with them, I think they'll have to do something with him in some capacity at some point.
That's what I meant by "admitting defeat". This is like them admitting it isn't so bad after all. Heck it's what brought them back together....a commercial playing this song.
So they break up with Dennis over concept albums and Mr. Roboto. Then, last year they released a concept album and here they are performing Mr. Roboto. There is no song with a bigger Dennis stamp on than Mr. Roboto. What a bunch of hypocrites.
They have nothing to apologize for. They fixed a horrendously dated song and made it palatable for modern audiences. Honestly they should have done it long ago
Vocals are *different* not worse. That is your opinion. And as I have heard this live in person, I am qualified to tell you that this arrangement is quite different, with major improvements across the board. Face it, the original Kilroy album has not aged well from a production standpoint; just sounds so overproduced and washed up, although the music may still be good.
Lol so I have my opinion, but you insist on sticking to your opinion that Gowan's singing is worse, without admitting that it is your biased opinion. It goes both ways.
Surprised they played this, I thought Tommy and James hated this song. It probably was the low point of their career or maybe it was Too Much Time On My Hands haha. It's too bad they don't make amends with Dennis.
WOW! I didn’t think they could top their performance of this from Irvine, but I think they just did!! This is GREAT! I have to admit it’s a little weird hearing Styx play live with a track, but in this isolated case it actually sounds quite amazing, and as long as they never start using a backing track on any of their other songs, it works for this one.
Hey Steven, thanks!! Yeah we play this song in One With Everything. We don't use any backing tracks and I go through 6 patches in MainStage on this song, each with 3-6 sounds layered or split in them. Plus I run the vocoder mic through there, which our guitar player sings into.
Well, at the very least Gowan is at least covering the organ and synth lines while doing a pretty admirable job on the vocal as well. Hell, Dennis doesn't even play at all while singing this. Granted you've got the running synth octave and some of the fx tracked, but it's a far cry from the completely tracked version they were doing back in the day.
I never gave Dennis enough credit. I've seen him on AXS TV with a live show he recorded. His solo gig blew this version of Styx out of the water. Dennis was 70% of Styx. Taking nothing away from Tommy &JY. Styx needs Dennis back in the band!!
Shaw’s still better than the Shaw clone at least Gowan is his own person and not trying to be a DDY replica, that Shaw clone even has his hair 😂😂😂🤦🏻♂️
Okay I definitely agree that this song is nothing like it was without Dennis DeYoung, but I feel like the actual music without the singing is still spot-on. Particularly the slow buildup keyboard intro. That was always the part that defined the song for me. So yes, it was not as good as it should have been, but I think it was still quite a good performance.
Mike P No doubt. I saw them in ‘91 with Burtnik , when Tommy was with Damn Yankees. Great show. I think the Edge of the Century album had some good songs on it.
Damn. Burtnik is no Tommy Shaw but he's pretty damn good, and he had a lot of potential in the Cyclorama era. Too bad he left Styx before that potential could be realized.
I've seen the original Styx multiple times and I've seen DYY music of Styx 5 or 6 times and I think this version is great ! Guess I prefer DDY and August Zadra But I enjoy both bands !
This is so out of line. The song that was the reason of styx breaking, which lead the firing of Dennis DeYoung. And now they are performing it without him. Time gave DeYoung the reason.
Why not perform it? It's a good song and fans like it. After 40 years who takes this shit seriously any longer? They have been playing sans Dennis for 25 years. Just have fun with it. That's what Dennis does when he plays it at his concerts. He sort of makes fun of himself. It's a good song and it is fun. Very well performed as well. Well done Lawrence!
Gowan did great. I still love the Dennis DeYoung era of Styx but love Gowan. I wish they included more of Gowan's solo music rather than doing Mr. Roboto. Dennis has an incredible band that performs the music of Styx and is incredible at his age too. Watching his band perform Tommy songs is the closest thing I'll hear to a Styx reunion and I'm content. Love Gowan and Dennis. No need to be one sided and not recognize the talent for both.
Surprised to see Styx and Tommy Shaw even doing this song- they spent a lot of time trashing this song- or at least the original video of this song- basically critical of anything Dennis de Young..
The current lineup of Styx had the band's highest charting album since Kilroy Was Here with The Mission. They've already demonstrated that they can make great new music without Dennis DeYoung in the band. They're just playing Mr. Roboto because their fans wanted them to. Using "defeat" to describe this is a bit misleading.
MisterNinetySeven if you like crap for music. I got it and deleted it. The drums were awesome. However after all they talked about not wanting to do a concept album and they released one. Yea...not so much.
Not really to each their own. Just because some fans wanted some new music from them but it wasn't that great. I listened to it. But couldn't get past the hypocrisy of them saying they wouldn't do concept albums and who is the first one who gets credit? Regardless they all make money off the old songs the sing..both sides of the fence.
This is precisely what a lot of people don't seem to understand. The problem with Kilroy wasn't the fact that it was a concept album. Its overbearing, operatic nature was the problem. The Mission is a return to the band's rock roots. Both are concept albums, yes. The question is which one is better, which one sounds more Styx-like. It wasn't just Tommy Shaw and James Young that didn't like Kilroy Was Here; it still gets flak from many a Styx fan to this day. Not because it was a concept album (and I might add that Paradise Theater, a well received and highly regarded Styx album which came out earlier, is a concept album), but because it just wasn't a good album. Simple. If you don't like The Mission, fine, you can go back to your childish Lawrence Gowan bashing. But a lot of Styx fans love The Mission, and have heralded it as a comeback to the band's original style, myself included. Recently Lawrence said another new album is possible too. They're on a roll here and I for one am glad that they're not slowing down. And at the end of the day. Dennis had his time with Styx and they benefited from it. But he's not in the band anymore. He's been out of the band for about 20 years I say let's stop beating the dead horse and move on
At this rate, what’s next, “ Babe “? Or perhaps, “ Don’t let it end “ , or best yet, “ First time “. I just wonder does this cover band play live more DeYoung penned tunes or does Dennis play more Shaw/ Gay-Y tunes when performing live? Incidentally, didn’t hypocrite Shaw state in a interview years back he loathed, “ Mr. Roboto “?
Vaelsung1 Disagree, but I also know there are certain members who still don't really want to play this song live, so I don't really expect too much enthusiasm. It's also a boring song from a guitar standpoint.
Bunch of hypocrites that Tommy and JY are...they blame this album for ruining the band and won't do a final tour with Dennis Deyoung, but will still play the song?? Speechless...glad I will NEVER see them without Dennis!
JY is not much of a frontman, stellar guitar player but a lot of people including myself see Tommy Shaw play! Styx should be renamed the “Tommy shaw project” Tommy Shaw can put songs in the set list that babe would take up too much space like man in the wilderness and sing for the day
No thanks- sounds forced or rushed, the vocals come off as the opposite way ddy sings it. Any one agrees or disagrees - like or dislike only- I just want to know if my point of view is right or wrong.
On the contrary, the people flipping them off should be ashamed of themselves for wasting their ticket money and concert space if they're going to express such a level of hatred.
i am happy and sad at the same time. Saw them in MARCH and they did not do Mr Roboto - shame on them. Get over it and play your best songs. Oh well, they fooled me once, but won't get my $$ again.
Its too bad these disagreements had happened. Clearly, They are all very talented people, and have more in common , than not. Like the saying , “we are on the same team”, sometimes conflict happens, when outsiders would say, sad, too bad they are fighting... like in classic star trek , when the two black/ white characters were always fighting. To outside observers, like Kirk and Spock, it made no sense for them to fight. They had a lot in common and when Kirk pointed this out, one character loudly protested that he had NOTHING in common with that other guy .... Kirk looked puzzled and pointed out the obvious , that they both were black on one side and white on other.... the character said that his enemy was black on the opposite side !!! Kirk and spock looked absolutely surprised, and so do many of us when we see people like DDY and TS so strongly disagree. Jaw dropping. But we all make mistakes. It was a long time ago. We are wiser, they are playing Mr Roboto ( awesome tune) , I love Tommy Shaws tunes like Renegade and Angry. Young Man.... maybe they could make up before somebody dies and feels bad for never reconciling ... and who knows , maybe privately they have... life is too short ..... peace to all ... chris
These bastards have a lot of nerve singing the song they accused Dennis DeYoung for destroying the band with. Dennis always knew what was best for STYX.
So all you people hating on gowan need to hear dennis sing this now. there's a video of him BOTCHING this song because his voice is destroyed. dennis deyoung and the music of styx is NOTHING compared to this masterpiece.
It was silly to ignore this song for so many years. It really is their most well known song
I’d argue their most well known song is Renegade, but I agree that it’s silly.
That’s subjective
@@tcmusic6429 Check out Dennis DeYoung’s interview with the Professor of Rock. DeYoung agreed that Mr. Roboto is the most well-known Styx song. In the same video, they play clips of the numerous pop culture references to the song.
@@JohnDoe-gk7ok once again, opinions are subjective. Idiot. Do you need help looking up the definition of that word?
@@tcmusic6429 It’s not an opinion. Mr. Roboto is objectively the most recognizable Styx song. This is determined by the fact that it is the song that a non-Styx fan is most likely to recognize.
IDC, still my favorite Styx song, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
For all the chatter about this: Dennis would never want to do the amount of touring that Styx still does, it's really a moot point. He does his thing, and Styx does theirs. I saw them live in April and they were awesome. I think it's cool that they lightened their stance and did Roboto. The stageshow will not be brought back, haha.
I guess it was simply because Mr. Roboto was such a hit, considering Tommy and JY won't even play any of their own songs from that album, like Cold War, Haven't We Been Here Before, Heavy Metal Poisoning, or Double Life. Despite what happened with Dennis, many Styx fans still want to hear all of the hits and beloved favorites.
Supertron5000 agreed. They seem very eager to give the live crowds exactly what they want. At the concert I went to they played one song from their last album and were almost apologizing for it. “We know you came to hear your favorite classics, but we are just going to play you one song from our current album, then back to your regular scheduled program”. Probably they went back to Roboto because the fans mostly want it.
Jason M. I suspect the people calling Tommy and JY hypocrites and thieves are simply still angry because they said on national TV they're not gonna bring back Dennis. Likely the closest they'll come to bringing him back is through bringing back some of his old ideas and songs. Admittedly, right now i can't imagine them playing Babe, Don't Let It End, or Show me the Way... But i couldn't have imagined them playing Mr. Roboto either.
I saw DDY in Atlantic City back in April and it was sensational. TS and JY replacements are on the money. $39 for tickets in a small arena was a steal
I saw them back in 84 during the Kilroy tour,I'm a true fan and I'll stick with the better singer Dennis Deyoung not this sound alike.
I’m gonna break all the negativity and say that this is freaking awesome. Maybe this generation wants to hear this song. I’ve seen Styx many times and always wanted to hear Mr. Roboto. Well, in a few days my wish just might come true. Let them play it if they want. They wrote it, not you.
I love the song. I don't know why people down this song. Maybe because it wasn't a typical Styx song at the time...?
Good news is they've played it in full as an encore since they reintroduced it to the set!
I love this song, I dont get the big deal at all.
No one in the current Styx wrote this song, Dennis did.
@@bobwolenski5720 no one cares, boomer.
I am shocked they actually played this. Both Tommy and JY hated that song. It was the beginning of the end for Styx when that CD came out.
Great to see the current lineup performing this classic!
This is fucking incredible, and is a note-perfect rendition. Why did they wait 35 years to dust off what is one of the most underrated songs in the Styx canon? Sure, it's very attached to Dennis and his pet project, but so were other songs they've been playing with Gowan since '99.
This just fills me with so much joy. "Mr. Roboto" was one of the first songs I downloaded off Napster when I was 20, and kicked off the beginnings of my 80s nostalgia when I bought Kilroy Was Here not long after.
Gowan pulls it off so perfectly, no matter what anyone says. Rather than try to be DDY, Gowan just puts his own twist into every performance of DDY songs and it always sounds incredible. They should give "Haven't We Been Here Before" a makeover next, that song is one of the better Kilroy tracks and actually one of Tommy Shaw's best.
Underrated?
Ya dude unfortunately this is one of Styx’s best hits! Unfortunately Deyoung wrote their top 3 hits, in babe, roboto and come sail away, renegade comes fourth in popularity and that’s a hard pill to swallow for me.
MisterNinetySeven I’m downloading “havnt wee been here before” such a great tune!
WOW they sing absolutely amazing live!!! Especially for their ages! True talent never fades! 🎶🎸🤖
Saw DDY last month. Gowan is talented, but he's no Dennis DeYoung.
Very true. One day I hope they reunite. But the DDY band and STYX is like having two STXY bands. Saw STYX 3 times and Mr. Gowan did well but STYX would be nothing w/o Mr. Shaw.
At least you aren't a blind hater and you appreciate how talented Larry is. Props for that
Tommy Shaw with Gowan > Ddyoung and the tommy Shaw wannabe
@@misterninetyseven2898 He is VERY talented. However, Dennis DeYoung should be in Styx. The fact that he isn't in 2021 is just asinine.
He isn't in Styx in 2021, just like he wasn't in 2020, or 2010, or 2000. It's been 21+ years. At this point, anyone rooting for a Styx/DDY reunion to ever happen (or a RRHOF induction to make it happen) is in for a big disappointment.
Did this song for a talent show in 84’ One of my favorites
I just watched the Dennis DeYoung and Music of Styx band doing this song and he just kind of phones it in. And he lets the guitar player sing all the high notes. So.........
Dude. . .. he's in his 70's. Sounds GREAT for his age and does all the songs in the original key.
I agree with Tony, he was still nailing all the notes impressively well deep into his 60's... he's lost his range in his 70's, and that's normal, he just seems like he's having fun at this stage while the backing vocals support him.
oh my i miss this song, 1 of my top favorites ! tnx for posting !
i was only a few rows behind the guy shooting. great show
Around 3:36 is there a guy in the front row waving a middle finger? WTF?
Recently listened to a retro Casey Kasem this song in 1983 spent almost 5 months on the American Top 40
“Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto, for doing the job nobody wants to.”
How fitting.
close, "how shitting" you should have wrote
To see these guys have to play about 75% of their show using Dennis DY material has to be very telling where the real songwriting talent was in Styx. Going to see DDY in Memphis this month. Will be great.
I agree with you. I know it's been about a year, but How was that DDY show??
Gerald Hartley it was excellent. His band is really good. Twin look alike /play alike guitarists to Shaw-Young. Good drummer. DdY still hits the high notes. He is Styx. A lot like GFRailroad without Mark Farmer. You know who wrote most of those classic songs.
With the Memphis symphony added attraction. I’d give it 10/10. I can’t think of anything that’d make it better. I’d hope to go to another of their shows someday.
@@philbrown1474 That is fantastic! Glad you got the chance to see them live. I'm a huge Styx fan, but just can't stand Gowan trying to sing all those Dennis songs with his whiny voice. It just grates on my ears. I've seen them 2 or 3 times in the last 20 years and I have no interest in seeing them again. The Dennis DeYoung band sounds SO fresh and exciting. He is the real voice of Styx! I hope I get to see and hear them live in the next year!! Thanks for your response and review! Cheers!
They ain't doing 75 percent Dennis DeYoung
Sean Morrison yes they are. Maybe 90%.
Hey haters... Lawrence is an extraordinary talent. ANY band would kill to have him play for them.
Well here's the thing. Anyone who heard Brave New World can tell that the original band itself wasn't as good as the original band anymore. Replacing DDY with LG seemed to do the trick to revitalize Styx. They are much closer to the "original band" level of quality and energy than they've been in decades.
well that's your opinion and I respect it
Gowan wasn’t brought in to be another DDY. He was brought in because he’s a phenomenal singer and key boardist. He’s not trying to be DDY. Look at Queen. There will never be another Freddie but they have moved on with different singers.
@@boblawblaw6875 Freddie is dead. Dennis is not. Shaw and Young have giant over-inflated egos, and they can continue to enjoy playing rib burnoffs and county fairs, or on quadruple bills with the leftovers of REO, Journey, etc., when they could reunite and headline 15,000-seaters. All while continuing to play music which, by a majority, they did not write. It's karoake.
MisterNinetySeven I agree with with the exception of brave new world...that album rocks hard
凄い。バンドメンバーの後ろに 日本語が 書いてある。
この曲は40年も前の曲で懐かしい。
初めて 洋楽のレコードを買ったのが正にこれだった。
Love Styx! But can’t believe they would play this after freaking out about it when Dennis wanted to do it. A bit silly boys....
My thoughts exactly. Can’t believe they are playing this now.
They're just giving the fans what they want. You don't have to like it but some of us do.
As a Canadian I remember Gowan when I was 15 years old playing on the radio with A Criminal Mind(1985) and Moonlight Desires(1987). Mr. Roboto came out when I was 13. Just found out the other day that Gowan sings in Styx now. Talk about out of the loop.
Has for two decades! :)
They did it for the fans. Leave'em alone. Who else can rock a stage like these guys? Lately with all the backing track and lip sync bullshit? Almost no one. Still, Dennis is still awesome live, its other bands that suck now.
Styx rocks and they sound better now than ever before. This song was a huge hit for them and the audience loved it. You guys that are constantly bitching about Dennis not being in the band anymore need to wake up. A reunion is never going to happen. And if you're a true fan, you really shouldn't wish for it to because there's bad blood between Dennis and Tommy/JY. As a longtime fan, I'm happy that Styx and Dennis are still playing shows, and have got some of the absolute finest musicians in the world in both their bands. So lay off the negative comments and go see them both and be thankful they are still rocking.
Don Webb hell yeah
I remember Dennis De Young singing this song. He interacted with the audience. Dennis De Young was a show man.
If they ever let Gown off the leash, he would do great. But they keep him and his wonderful music on a leash. :-( I almost wish he would go back to his career before Styx, as his stuff was fantastic!
Was there! Badass show
Saw them in Boston last night. Me Roboto was back!!!
JY's first step with therapy.
Did you see the guy upfront shooting them all the finger and his friend giving thumbs down. Watch the lower left of the crowd.
This is not Styx. Just saw DDY live, his voice is still strong and his band is much tighter than original Styx band members.
What hypocrisy! Roboto was way ahead of its time and, instead of admitting it, they just casually add it back into their set. Smh
How was it ahead of its time?!
Ahead of its time? Roboto is so over saturated in 80s production values that it has aged more poorly than virtually every other Styx song made. I'm surprised they managed to make this live rendition sound so good.
JY aging badly... an opinion that would not be held by anyone if Dennis never got kicked out. That's the only reason these purists say anything about JY/Tommy aging badly (spoiler: no they haven't). Because they can't get over their favorite band member not being in the band. It's all emotionally driven, not factually driven.
Not a good rendition. Gowan wasn't a bad replacement for DDY but this song doesn't suit him at all.
Steve Ruskin gowan tries too hard to be Dennis, right down to spinning keyboard.
Thatone Dude Gowan had the spinning piano before he joined Styx.
True that the original Mr. Roboto/Kilroy didn't do Styx justice. My take on it is, at least they gave Mr. Roboto a fresh makeover and turned it into a more enjoyable Styx song.
Having just watched Dennis’ version, the original version and this one, I’d say this is closer to the original that’s DeYoung’s. His is TBH a pretty cheesy performance and when it’s time for the highest note, I’m pretty sure it’s the female background singer that took it. Harmonies are better here as well.
TBC, I’m not a diehard Styx, but I saw the Kilroy tour 2x (the last 2 NOLA shows, which were the 2 the filmed shows), which were excellent, and once on the arena tour (which was not great).
That said, if they did it like they did on the theater show (which sadly is dramatically edited on the tour video), Cold War would be a good addition. For the theater leg, Tommy sat on the front of the stage and did a slow bluesy jam then got up and walked up the aisle stage left and jammed. I believe only the latter is in the video...and they added that borderline rap, which I don’t recall being done in any way shape or form live.
The "background" singer for DDY is his wife of 50 years.
We were there in 2018. Fantastic.
I thought poor Tommy Shaw was traumatized by this era of Styx. He sure knows how to reap the rewards of Dennis DeYoung's brilliance and talent.
I miss Dennis DeYoung being in the band but Lawrence Gowan is doing a fine job with Styx!
He certainly is!
Nineteen years after kicking Dennis DeYoung out of Styx Tommy and JY finally cave in and play Mr. Roboto. Now we know who the genius behind Styx was and always will be.
79cobras Yeah, to think they haven't played the song live since at least the 90's. Now that's ironic.
I think because Tommy Shaw & James Young don't really care for this song & that's why
Supertron5000 actually they have played this song as recent as 2013. This was a part of the Styx medley that they used do.
79cobras Hahaha! No shit man. Not only are Tommy and James hypocrites, but Dennis' new band blows the very average Styx out of the water as musicians.
1970borntorun your an idiot, Todd Sucherman literally one of the best drummers in the world, and a bass player who's played on more hit records than DDY. His band once was serious, with Tommy Dziallo on guitar who played all the tracks on desert moon. But his band now is literally staffed with tribute band flunkies
Tommy Shaw and JY FINALLY play Mr. Roboto Live??!! This was long overdue and yes, Dennis DeYoung is the true genius behind the mask! yes, thank you thank you Dennis De Young but this version is a poor version of the real live version by Dennis. But it's a lessons learned for them to recognize Dennis who is the real Styx..
Glad to see the band go back to the good old days
Go see DDY live if you want to hear this done right.
You're damn right. Gowan is atrocious.
I don’t want to see it all-give me Snowblind or Half Penny-Two Penny
LOL... you're stupid. It was a hugely successful song for them. Tommy didn't write enough good songs for the album because he was snow blind. Blame him.
G R hugely successful songs don’t mean they are good songs-look at the top of the charts today.Check out the sappy songs by Journey,REO and Foreigner-all great bands with non-rock songs like Open Arms,Can’t Fight This Feeling and I Want To Know What Love Is.They all have far better rock songs
It's a great song off the last great Styx album. Styx sucks without Dennis. Period.
Wow! Talk about two faced. JY and Tommy shit talked DDY for so long regarding this tune and album and now here they are performing it live, and not very well. Put all the b.s. aside and get back together with DDY! It’s time!
Tommy is fucking pathetic, he has a lot of nerve playing this song. Lost a ton of respect for him. I hope Dennis is laughing his ass off
Styx did a splendid job rearranging Roboto and performing it live. If Dennis is laughing at this, he can laugh all he wants. Styx is moving on without him.
DOMO ARIGATTO for sharing!
From Mr.Robotto.
どうもありがとう。
James and Tommy...please see the wrong in this. I can only asky why?
they have explained it a million times
Yep....in the last 2 months.
they are playing to a track here. A lot of percussion, robot vocals and keys seem to be on a track.
So?
@@asoucytube really? You have no issue that they're not really playing the song? You'd pay to see them lip sync?
@@TonysMusic1974 No issue, because it's an overproduced song and a hit, so they still want it to sound close to the recorded version. Of course, I still want them to play their instrument and sing, and they do.
Not gonna lie. This is alright. I'm genuinely surprised to hear them do this song in full, i know they did part of it in a medley, but I don't think ever the full song in years. and now that they broke down and did it, they did a good job. I have to say, as someone who doesn't care for the current Styx line-up, and agrees with the guys who says Dennis's touring band is much better, They did a pretty good job here. I think eventually they're going to have to do something with Dennis, whether its a full reunion, have him sing on a song or two on an album (if they do another one. I doubt that The Mission will be their last album), or just bring him out to sing something on stage with them, I think they'll have to do something with him in some capacity at some point.
So glad I got to see it with DDY like it should be.
I hope someday Tommy will admit that Mr Roboto wasn't the worst idea in human history and can repair things with Dennis.
I didn't like it at all... After watching this nothing has changed...
will never happen
That's what I meant by "admitting defeat". This is like them admitting it isn't so bad after all. Heck it's what brought them back together....a commercial playing this song.
I don't think it's so much the song as with how overbearing DDY can and is with music.
So they break up with Dennis over concept albums and Mr. Roboto. Then, last year they released a concept album and here they are performing Mr. Roboto. There is no song with a bigger Dennis stamp on than Mr. Roboto. What a bunch of hypocrites.
No DeYoung or Panazzo who founded the band ? Not STYX. At least I have the pleasure of Seeing The Classic lineup.
Hypocrites.... Styx should apologize to Dennis Deyoung... They are playing the song they said ruined them. Liars.
They have nothing to apologize for. They fixed a horrendously dated song and made it palatable for modern audiences. Honestly they should have done it long ago
@@misterninetyseven2898 It doesn't sound too different - except that the vocals are significantly worse.
Vocals are *different* not worse. That is your opinion. And as I have heard this live in person, I am qualified to tell you that this arrangement is quite different, with major improvements across the board. Face it, the original Kilroy album has not aged well from a production standpoint; just sounds so overproduced and washed up, although the music may still be good.
@@misterninetyseven2898 No, the singing is worse. And your opinion about the production is... your opinion.
Lol so I have my opinion, but you insist on sticking to your opinion that Gowan's singing is worse, without admitting that it is your biased opinion. It goes both ways.
Surprised they played this, I thought Tommy and James hated this song. It probably was the low point of their career or maybe it was Too Much Time On My Hands haha. It's too bad they don't make amends with Dennis.
Dennis is better off without them.
@@68corvette08 Nope, they are better together, nobody won
@@HansMcGruber 100% True.
WOW! I didn’t think they could top their performance of this from Irvine, but I think they just did!! This is GREAT! I have to admit it’s a little weird hearing Styx play live with a track, but in this isolated case it actually sounds quite amazing, and as long as they never start using a backing track on any of their other songs, it works for this one.
Dennis, don't you guys do this in your show? Long time fan, and I'm curious how many patches you run for this song (assuming you do it)
Hey Steven, thanks!! Yeah we play this song in One With Everything. We don't use any backing tracks and I go through 6 patches in MainStage on this song, each with 3-6 sounds layered or split in them. Plus I run the vocoder mic through there, which our guitar player sings into.
Well, at the very least Gowan is at least covering the organ and synth lines while doing a pretty admirable job on the vocal as well. Hell, Dennis doesn't even play at all while singing this. Granted you've got the running synth octave and some of the fx tracked, but it's a far cry from the completely tracked version they were doing back in the day.
They sound better now than ever
I love this song is biggest Hit
Dennis plays a better Styx concert than Styx.
WTF
No he doesn't.
I never gave Dennis enough credit. I've seen him on AXS TV with a live show he recorded. His solo gig blew this version of Styx out of the water. Dennis was 70% of Styx. Taking nothing away from Tommy &JY. Styx needs Dennis back in the band!!
@@jerryhuffar6561 that was in LA. DDY's band is incredible and DDY still has the goods.
Shaw’s still better than the Shaw clone at least Gowan is his own person and not trying to be a DDY replica, that Shaw clone even has his hair 😂😂😂🤦🏻♂️
Extraordinario, el mejor grupo de rock..STYX por siempre..
久しぶりに聞いた。30年前に流行った。今聞いてもGood。低評価なんなんだろう？どもアリガトミスターロボット
Styx caved in to pressure from the fans of this track...
Agreed but i don't see anything wrong with giving fans what they want.
Bravo!
I love the Dennis de young version. This is a poor version.
If it isn't Dennis DeYoung it isn't STYX!
They brought it back for the fans. This does not mean they like the song. lol
Okay I definitely agree that this song is nothing like it was without Dennis DeYoung, but I feel like the actual music without the singing is still spot-on. Particularly the slow buildup keyboard intro. That was always the part that defined the song for me. So yes, it was not as good as it should have been, but I think it was still quite a good performance.
You can see guy on the left by the stage at 1:46 giving them the finger... and other times giving them thumbs down
People need to mind their manners.
I thought they hated this song
They did especially Tommy Shaw but hey how can you hate a song that pays the bills?
Can Babe be far behind? LOL
No way. It's about DDY's wife and Gowan has said he'd be uncomfortable with it.
If that's the case, it should be called another name LOL.
I've heard that Gowan has done Babe in the past. He didn't feel comfortable with it so it was dropped.
another mistake - play your BEST songs. The Best of Times, as well.....
I hope not
Really good,also watched Men Without Hats a couple a years ago in the UK also brilliant
I bet Todd was really hyped when they told him it was back in the setlist.
INCREÍBLE!!
Ha ha ha - I like the song, but Styx should have never let Glen Burtnik leave. Burtnik was probably my favorite line up of Styx.
Mike P No doubt. I saw them in ‘91 with Burtnik , when Tommy was with Damn Yankees. Great show.
I think the Edge of the Century album had some good songs on it.
Damn. Burtnik is no Tommy Shaw but he's pretty damn good, and he had a lot of potential in the Cyclorama era. Too bad he left Styx before that potential could be realized.
I've seen the original Styx multiple times and I've seen DYY music of Styx 5 or 6 times and I think this version is great ! Guess I prefer DDY and August Zadra But I enjoy both bands !
Who's their singer now? W/o Dennis?
Dennis needs to be back to on that stage ffs ... this is ridiculous
This is so out of line. The song that was the reason of styx breaking, which lead the firing of Dennis DeYoung. And now they are performing it without him. Time gave DeYoung the reason.
Why not perform it? It's a good song and fans like it. After 40 years who takes this shit seriously any longer? They have been playing sans Dennis for 25 years. Just have fun with it.
That's what Dennis does when he plays it at his concerts. He sort of makes fun of himself. It's a good song and it is fun. Very well performed as well. Well done Lawrence!
Gowan did great. I still love the Dennis DeYoung era of Styx but love Gowan. I wish they included more of Gowan's solo music rather than doing Mr. Roboto.
Dennis has an incredible band that performs the music of Styx and is incredible at his age too. Watching his band perform Tommy songs is the closest thing I'll hear to a Styx reunion and I'm content.
Love Gowan and Dennis. No need to be one sided and not recognize the talent for both.
Surprised to see Styx and Tommy Shaw even doing this song- they spent a lot of time trashing this song- or at least the original video of this song- basically critical of anything Dennis de Young..
Sounds like they are dragging the tempo. Pitchy don’t like this at all from the cover band. Why?
Oh, profiting from something you said you hated for decades. I get it now.
They are admitting defeat by doing this!! 😂😂😂😂😂
The current lineup of Styx had the band's highest charting album since Kilroy Was Here with The Mission. They've already demonstrated that they can make great new music without Dennis DeYoung in the band. They're just playing Mr. Roboto because their fans wanted them to.
Using "defeat" to describe this is a bit misleading.
MisterNinetySeven if you like crap for music. I got it and deleted it. The drums were awesome. However after all they talked about not wanting to do a concept album and they released one. Yea...not so much.
Not really to each their own. Just because some fans wanted some new music from them but it wasn't that great. I listened to it. But couldn't get past the hypocrisy of them saying they wouldn't do concept albums and who is the first one who gets credit? Regardless they all make money off the old songs the sing..both sides of the fence.
This is precisely what a lot of people don't seem to understand. The problem with Kilroy wasn't the fact that it was a concept album. Its overbearing, operatic nature was the problem. The Mission is a return to the band's rock roots. Both are concept albums, yes. The question is which one is better, which one sounds more Styx-like. It wasn't just Tommy Shaw and James Young that didn't like Kilroy Was Here; it still gets flak from many a Styx fan to this day. Not because it was a concept album (and I might add that Paradise Theater, a well received and highly regarded Styx album which came out earlier, is a concept album), but because it just wasn't a good album. Simple.
If you don't like The Mission, fine, you can go back to your childish Lawrence Gowan bashing. But a lot of Styx fans love The Mission, and have heralded it as a comeback to the band's original style, myself included. Recently Lawrence said another new album is possible too. They're on a roll here and I for one am glad that they're not slowing down.
And at the end of the day. Dennis had his time with Styx and they benefited from it. But he's not in the band anymore. He's been out of the band for about 20 years I say let's stop beating the dead horse and move on
By the way The Mission being "crap for music" is an individual subjective opinion, not an objective fact.
I loved this song growing up, im surprise tommy agrees to play it , i thought he hated it.
Who's here because as of today, Dennis DeYoung has an official TH-cam channel?!
Me....lol. also watched Dennis sing this before this. Styx needs Dennis more than he needs them.
@@mitalacar Ain't that the truth!! Don't know about you, but I can't stand that Gowan guy in Styx.
@@geraldhartley He Will Never Be Dennis DeYoung
At this rate, what’s next, “ Babe “? Or perhaps, “ Don’t let it end “ , or best yet, “ First time “. I just wonder does this cover band play live more DeYoung penned tunes or does Dennis play more Shaw/ Gay-Y tunes when performing live? Incidentally, didn’t hypocrite Shaw state in a interview years back he loathed, “ Mr. Roboto “?
You’d have to be watching this with both eyes closed and corks jammed in your ears to be a Styx fan and not think this is utterly fantastic!!
Dennis Atlas it isn't great at all.
I wonder if this means that one day there could be a reunion between Dennis and Tommy
Absolutely better
He sings all the notes passionately including the highest one, without relying on others as someone always does
Take away the huge background video monitor and you've got a drab lackluster performance.
Vaelsung1 Disagree, but I also know there are certain members who still don't really want to play this song live, so I don't really expect too much enthusiasm. It's also a boring song from a guitar standpoint.
Well the song itself was lackluster. This live version is definitely an improvement.
If Dennis DeYoung return to Styx he would be the frontman again. This is one of the reasons that Tommy Shaw don't want him come back
Bunch of hypocrites that Tommy and JY are...they blame this album for ruining the band and won't do a final tour with Dennis Deyoung, but will still play the song?? Speechless...glad I will NEVER see them without Dennis!
For years Tommy and JY wouldn't play it and now they play it because the fans want it.
I thought they hated singing this song and blamed Dennis for ruining their music
Why would anyone pay money to see "Styx" without Dennis DeYoung?
Because they are still great without him and they still have two of the three frontmen from their successful years.
JY is not much of a frontman, stellar guitar player but a lot of people including myself see Tommy Shaw play! Styx should be renamed the “Tommy shaw project” Tommy Shaw can put songs in the set list that babe would take up too much space like man in the wilderness and sing for the day
Price Pittsburgh because we don’t have sit through half a concert of sappy ballads that’s why
Where is the crowd 😭
Right there in front of the band lmao
Where is kilroy
Pop songs can sound good indeed.
The Mission es the best album of the post DeYoung age.
great Queen thumb pic.
This is only the second time they did the song without Dennis.
No thanks- sounds forced or rushed, the vocals come off as the opposite way ddy sings it. Any one agrees or disagrees - like or dislike only- I just want to know if my point of view is right or wrong.
Duane Elliott it's neither-its your point of view.
1:35-1:53, a guy in front row on the left corner when zoomed in, a guy is flipping them off😂
That's awesome! I probably would do the same thing if I were there. They treated Dennis horribly over this song and now they play it....
On the contrary, the people flipping them off should be ashamed of themselves for wasting their ticket money and concert space if they're going to express such a level of hatred.
@@misterninetyseven2898 Hatred? haha You must be a snowflake liberal.
A "liberal snowflake?" Lol. Not going to dignify that pathetic troll with a response.
@@misterninetyseven2898 You're a what?
i am happy and sad at the same time. Saw them in MARCH and they did not do Mr Roboto - shame on them. Get over it and play your best songs. Oh well, they fooled me once, but won't get my $$ again.
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Its too bad these disagreements had happened. Clearly, They are all very talented people, and have more in common , than not. Like the saying , “we are on the same team”, sometimes conflict happens, when outsiders would say, sad, too bad they are fighting... like in classic star trek , when the two black/ white characters were always fighting. To outside observers, like Kirk and Spock, it made no sense for them to fight. They had a lot in common and when Kirk pointed this out, one character loudly protested that he had NOTHING in common with that other guy .... Kirk looked puzzled and pointed out the obvious , that they both were black on one side and white on other.... the character said that his enemy was black on the opposite side !!! Kirk and spock looked absolutely surprised, and so do many of us when we see people like DDY and TS so strongly disagree. Jaw dropping. But we all make mistakes. It was a long time ago. We are wiser, they are playing Mr Roboto ( awesome tune) , I love Tommy Shaws tunes like Renegade and Angry. Young Man.... maybe they could make up before somebody dies and feels bad for never reconciling ... and who knows , maybe privately they have... life is too short ..... peace to all ... chris
These bastards have a lot of nerve singing the song they accused Dennis DeYoung for destroying the band with. Dennis always knew what was best for STYX.
So all you people hating on gowan need to hear dennis sing this now. there's a video of him BOTCHING this song because his voice is destroyed. dennis deyoung and the music of styx is NOTHING compared to this masterpiece.