I am a child of the 80's and 90's, and this band was a big part of it. Love how they are still rocking down the house in the 21st Century. They are such fantastically talented song writers, vocalist and musicians.
That Tommy, My God, the man MUST, be drinking from the Fountain of Eternal Youth! Absolutely, love guys like this, as they are solid, PROOF, that you CAN, look bloody AWESOME, at ANY, FUCKING, AGE!! He really, is a huge, huge, inspiration. Imagine looking so, damn, sexy at 60 whatever he is. Utterly awesome and inspiring. Much Love. My Best. Out.
Lucky you. My first 8-track was Equinox! Also GU and PO8. On the 8-track tape of the Grand Illusion, the tape changes sides right as the keyboard break ends. Aaarrgg
Yeah, Gowan does a fairly credible job on much of their later stuff, but this one has DDY written all over it... especially for the many long-time Styx fans, which you would be if you know this one!
@@jamesweldon9726 You might be right on the stage performer aspect... but there is just something in DDYs singing of that particular song which (for me) that makes it more pleasurable.
Tommy my man, you must be the reincarnation of Peter Pan, as truly, you are FOREVER YOUNG!! God Bless You, My Brother. You are a TRUE, INSPIRATION! Much Love from Canada. Out.
I saw them from the 7th row about 12 years ago. JY was awesome, I had never seen what an amazing guitarist he was until that evening. He makes it look so easy.
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The person that shot this video must be in love with Gowan... When filming a band lime this, you need to show things like the JY riff after the break, then any guitar, or drum solos. That MY riff is the best part of the song, everything before it builds to that peak.
@Casey Monaghan Except, at the very beginning, where Larry is singing? The camera was focused on James Young and Tommy Shaw. Not on Larry Gowan, where it should have been. I'm at 2:46 minutes in, and still have not seen him. So the camera operator was not Totally in love with Larry. Just saying. I know that Styx is Tommy and James' band pretty exclusively, but the camera needs to focus a little bit on the singer. Even in the beginning. Just saying. Obviously not professionally recorded. The music sounds great. Just learn to direct the camera appropriately. And if you cannot? Zoom out, get the whole band in frame and stay there. Spotlights ars partly to blame, too. Nice to see Chuck Panozzo still comes out and plays a bit sometimes. He quit Styx shortly after his brother, Styx's original drummer, John Panozzo, died of the results of excessive drinking. According to Wikipedia's entry on John: "Years of excessive drinking began to take a toll on his liver. In the mid-1990s, as Styx was about to embark on its first tour with the classic line-up since 1983, John fell seriously ill and began battling cirrhosis of the liver, eventually dying of gastrointestinal hemorrhaging and cirrhosis in Chicago in 1996. He was 47 years old." Nice to see Chuck back in the fold, however infrequently. John and Chuck were fraternal twins. Not hard to see why Chuck would miss playing music with his twin.
The person that shot this video is me. Gowan is a great performer. To be honest... I was there for the opening bands... Tesla, and then Joan Jett... Styx was just a bonus. I got front row tickets to see Joan Jett... I was not concentrating on anyone in particular so stop analyzing the video and just enjoy it for what it is...
I love Tommy Shaw and the rest of the band ,but I'm still upset with the whole Dennis Deyoung thing went down. Come on guys. I'm not trying to take away from anyone's talent in the band, but it's just not working in my book without Dennis!
Deyoung was taking Styx to Broadway and far far away from Rock n Roll. You can clearly hear that pop influence. Contrast that with Shaw's work with Damn Yankees and you clearly see the difference. Only one guy wanted to go the pop route, and he killed the band.
Tommy Shaw is nothing short of amazing. Saw him 3 times solo, once with Damned Yankees, then again with original Styx, lastly with the new Styx ( never cared fo Dennis DeYoung, personally) the 2016 tour with Don Felder. Another guitarist whom i love.
DDY is the voice of STYX. The original band had 4DP records in a row. Then another Platinum record: The Sweet Madame Blue done here is from the Equinox record. Tommy wasn't even in the band then. Crystal Ball was Tommy's debut record with STYX it went DP.
I think his voice is annoying. Sounds nothing like Dennis. Many new fans probably don't even know who Dennis is and how much he contributed to Styx. They classic fans know the difference.
I have to agree Alain. Not sure of his age, I'm guessing he's in his 60s and fucking, hell man, minus the bet of grey in his facial hair, he could STILL, pass for someone in his 30s! With the voice to match, as well. Absolutely ADORE, guys like this, as they are a huge, huge, inspiration to us all. My Vintage/Old School Best. Out.
Sorry to say it, but Dennis DeYoung was and still is the voice of Styx. Without him Styx isn't Styx. James Young and Tommy Shaw are Talented in their own right. But without Dennis they just don't have it.
Yeah I agree , without DeYoung it's just not Styx to me and they do belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but when if and when they get inducted it will probably be like Van Halen or Kiss either half the band won't show up or they will all show up and not perform
@@sdime9858 Dennis will show up and will be happy to play with Tommy and JY. Tommy and JY may refuse to play though. They seem to be total assholes about Dennis.
@@kevindepew8193 They are total assholes about Dennis , if it wasn't for Dennis and the Panozzo brothers neither one of them would have ever been in Styx
Am I high (yes 😁 too much Northern Wreck & some 9 Pound Hammer cannabis)....but is it possible Suite Madame Blue could be an anthem of the right, to bring America back to its basic Constitutional Rights; as intended by our founding fathers!? This song seems so relevant to current American politics/civility/etc. Any thoughts?
The ego in this band is James JY Young. Gowan sounds like a friggin' Leprechaun. How about Styx only plays songs that Dennis didn't write, produce, arrange? in 20 minutes the concert would be over.
No Suite Madam Blue without Dennis on vocals. They shouldn’t even attempt. I saw Dennis and his band do it in Vegas this past March and he still kills it. Sorry love you Styx but no on this song.
Dennis DeYoung was not going in the right direction and the other members couldn''t take it anymore. I don't blame them. Im happy with the road they chose.
As a vocalist, Deyoung is superior to Gowan. Of course these days with auto-tune you can get any old similar sounding voice to sound nearly identical. That in itself is a sad state of the times.
Excellent job guys!!❤❤❤ It is 2024 and I am still listening!
Suite: Madam Blue has been and always will be my favorite Styx song.
One of the best bands ever.should be in hall of fane
Tommy had said that he doesn't want to be inducted because he doesn't want to deal with Dennis.
If I could give this a dozen thumbs up, I would. What a great video!
I am a child of the 80's and 90's, and this band was a big part of it. Love how they are still rocking down the house in the 21st Century. They are such fantastically talented song writers, vocalist and musicians.
Consider that Styx got their start way back in '72 ...
@@deplorablepatriot8605 with Dennis Deyoung.
Equinox, my first ever cassette. Played the dickens out of it on a Craig Powerplay car stereo.
My first 8 track
Ken, Thank's so much for sharing!! They still look and sound Great!!
That Tommy, My God, the man MUST, be drinking from the Fountain of Eternal Youth! Absolutely, love guys like this, as they are solid, PROOF, that you CAN, look bloody AWESOME, at ANY, FUCKING, AGE!! He really, is a huge, huge, inspiration.
Imagine looking so, damn, sexy at 60 whatever he is. Utterly awesome and inspiring.
Much Love. My Best. Out.
Nice to see Chuck Panozzo still coming out for the odd tune too.Great stuff!
FooBar Maximus - lol, hîm and Dennis are about the same speed these days.
Coming to see you in Lake Charles Friday April 14th!!!! 🎸🎸🎸
Lawrence killed it
My first ever cassette (Equinox). Played the crap out of it in my car!
Lucky you. My first 8-track was Equinox! Also GU and PO8. On the 8-track tape of the Grand Illusion, the tape changes sides right as the keyboard break ends. Aaarrgg
That song's prophecy took 25 years to come true!
Styx.damn good band.
Damn! I was hipnotized.
Not a hater.... BUT!!!! I am a TRUE STYX FAN and Gowan's Voice in Suite Madame Blue just doesn't cut it...... SORRY !!!
Yeah, Gowan does a fairly credible job on much of their later stuff, but this one has DDY written all over it... especially for the many long-time Styx fans, which you would be if you know this one!
Gowan is twice the performer, though.
I think he has been in the band longer than Dennis was.
@@jamesweldon9726 You might be right on the stage performer aspect... but there is just something in DDYs singing of that particular song which (for me) that makes it more pleasurable.
That's Dennis's song all the way
Agree. Gowan does not do a great job on this song. He doesn't sound bad, but he does this nowhere near as well as Dennis can (even to this day).
Thank you sooo much for posting this xxoo
Tommy my man, you must be the reincarnation of Peter Pan, as truly, you are FOREVER YOUNG!! God Bless You, My Brother. You are a TRUE, INSPIRATION!
Much Love from Canada. Out.
JY is such a great guitar player. Underrated
I saw them from the 7th row about 12 years ago. JY was awesome, I had never seen what an amazing guitarist he was until that evening. He makes it look so easy.
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He sure can bend the strings
Love JY's great smile!! :D
I was Row B, seat 25 (I think!) :D
Tommy Shaw - BadAss
JY- BadAss
Charles Ponozzo - BadAss
Everyone still not fooling yourself - BadAss
I like the singer but, damn, Dennis sings it 10x better.
YOUR FUCKIN NUTS !!!!!! DENNIS IS A PANSEY !!!!!!!!!!
Dennis is a much better singer then Gowan any day , plus Gowen is singing DeYoung's songs if you forgot
The person that shot this video must be in love with Gowan... When filming a band lime this, you need to show things like the JY riff after the break, then any guitar, or drum solos. That MY riff is the best part of the song, everything before it builds to that peak.
@Casey Monaghan
Except, at the very beginning, where Larry is singing?
The camera was focused on James Young and Tommy Shaw.
Not on Larry Gowan, where it should have been.
I'm at 2:46 minutes in, and still have not seen him.
So the camera operator was not Totally in love with Larry.
Just saying.
I know that Styx is Tommy and James' band pretty exclusively, but the camera needs to focus a little bit on the singer.
Even in the beginning.
Just saying.
Obviously not professionally recorded.
The music sounds great.
Just learn to direct the camera appropriately.
And if you cannot?
Zoom out, get the whole band in frame and stay there.
Spotlights ars partly to blame, too.
Nice to see Chuck Panozzo still comes out and plays a bit sometimes.
He quit Styx shortly after his brother, Styx's original drummer, John Panozzo, died of the results of excessive drinking.
According to Wikipedia's entry on John:
"Years of excessive drinking began to take a toll on his liver.
In the mid-1990s, as Styx was about to embark on its first tour with the classic line-up since 1983, John fell seriously ill and began battling cirrhosis of the liver, eventually dying of gastrointestinal hemorrhaging and cirrhosis in Chicago in 1996.
He was 47 years old."
Nice to see Chuck back in the fold, however infrequently.
John and Chuck were fraternal twins.
Not hard to see why Chuck would miss playing music with his twin.
The person that shot this video is me. Gowan is a great performer. To be honest... I was there for the opening bands... Tesla, and then Joan Jett... Styx was just a bonus. I got front row tickets to see Joan Jett... I was not concentrating on anyone in particular so stop analyzing the video and just enjoy it for what it is...
I love Tommy Shaw and the rest of the band ,but I'm still upset with the whole Dennis Deyoung thing went down. Come on guys. I'm not trying to take away from anyone's talent in the band, but it's just not working in my book without Dennis!
Saw Deyoung in Charlotte a few months back. One of the Best. Styx & Deyoung are Apples and Oranges. I like Both.
Deyoung was taking Styx to Broadway and far far away from Rock n Roll. You can clearly hear that pop influence. Contrast that with Shaw's work with Damn Yankees and you clearly see the difference. Only one guy wanted to go the pop route, and he killed the band.
@@philipalder6144 I definitely loved the Damn Yankees music. That band was definitely multi-talented.
SO DON'T WATCH ANYMORE CAUSE DE-OLD IS A THING , OF THE PAST , AND FOREVER THANK THE HARLEY GODS !!!!!!!!!!
Agree!
Tommy Shaw is nothing short of amazing. Saw him 3 times solo, once with Damned Yankees, then again with original Styx, lastly with the new Styx ( never cared fo Dennis DeYoung, personally) the 2016 tour with Don Felder. Another guitarist whom i love.
DDY is the voice of STYX. The original band had 4DP records in a row. Then another Platinum record: The Sweet Madame Blue done here is from the Equinox record. Tommy wasn't even in the band then. Crystal Ball was Tommy's debut record with STYX it went DP.
Hello everyone I don't know if you are interested but styk will never be out of town
My first 8 track, as I said, June of 1976. Don't touch my knowledge of rock. Especially of Styx and Tommy Shaw.
Larry kicks it !
Lawrence is such a performer...a performer with so much personality!!
He is going to the wizard to ask for a voice,
I think his voice is annoying. Sounds nothing like Dennis. Many new fans probably don't even know who Dennis is and how much he contributed to Styx. They classic fans know the difference.
James forgot to mention that Dennis wrote this song.
Tommy Shaw is as extraordinary as you can get.
I have to agree Alain. Not sure of his age, I'm guessing he's in his 60s and fucking, hell man, minus the bet of grey in his facial hair, he could STILL, pass for someone in his 30s! With the voice to match, as well.
Absolutely ADORE, guys like this, as they are a huge, huge, inspiration to us all.
My Vintage/Old School Best. Out.
@@ivanj.conway9919 he is a hack guitar player. Watch all the pedals he needs just to be in tune.
Yes it took age 40 before he wasn't still getting carded lol
My first 8Track
Sorry to say it, but Dennis DeYoung was and still is the voice of Styx. Without him Styx isn't Styx. James Young and Tommy Shaw are Talented in their own right. But without Dennis they just don't have it.
I still say that the entire group belongs in the Rockn''Roll Hall of Fame.
Yeah I agree , without DeYoung it's just not Styx to me and they do belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but when if and when they get inducted it will probably be like Van Halen or Kiss either half the band won't show up or they will all show up and not perform
@@sdime9858 Dennis will show up and will be happy to play with Tommy and JY. Tommy and JY may refuse to play though. They seem to be total assholes about Dennis.
@@kevindepew8193 They are total assholes about Dennis , if it wasn't for Dennis and the Panozzo brothers neither one of them would have ever been in Styx
Did Lawrence write this song? I think Dennis is covering it! Lol
Am I high (yes 😁 too much Northern Wreck & some 9 Pound Hammer cannabis)....but is it possible Suite Madame Blue could be an anthem of the right, to bring America back to its basic Constitutional Rights; as intended by our founding fathers!? This song seems so relevant to current American politics/civility/etc. Any thoughts?
Yes we'll said Sir. Styx needs Dennis Deyoung back. No one can do DDY's songs, and shouldn't try. Just not the same without DDY.
As annoying as Dennis DeYoung is, Gowan can't hold a candle to him vocally. Would be so nice to see the surviving members together for one tour.
GOWAN BLOWS DE-OLD OUTA THE FUCKIN UNIVERSE !!!!!!!!!!!
I was at this concert and Gowan was not having his best night but seen them the tear before and he was way better
They should get together for a final tour before it's to late
Kudos to Styx to find the perfect replacement for Dennis De Ego with Gowan,and to keep rockin'. They were a big part of my growing up!
The ego in this band is James JY Young. Gowan sounds like a friggin' Leprechaun. How about Styx only plays songs that Dennis didn't write, produce, arrange? in 20 minutes the concert would be over.
Why would Dennis have an ego he formed the band and is an original member , Young is a replacement and Shaw was a later addition
@@darat532 lol. That was fucking funny
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet !!!!
Haven't changed at all.
this band is over due for for hall of fame, but like mel street with 23 county hit in the 1970s is overlooked for lesser artists
where is Dennis Deyoung
Having a temper tantrum somewhere, sadly.
Awesome. Nice that 'over the top' DeYoung not there trying to steal the show.
Besides writing the lyrics and music he firmed the band and is an original member unlike Shaw , Young
No Suite Madam Blue without Dennis on vocals. They shouldn’t even attempt. I saw Dennis and his band do it in Vegas this past March and he still kills it. Sorry love you Styx but no on this song.
DDY was Styx.
Gowan sounds like mikey mouse , Deyoung founded the band and is styx there is no styx without him !
@@foobarmaximus3506 Gowan sucks Deyoungs band is way better and he still sings great at 60 !
Dennis DeYoung was not going in the right direction and the other members couldn''t take it anymore. I don't blame them. Im happy with the road they chose.
As a vocalist, Deyoung is superior to Gowan. Of course these days with auto-tune you can get any old similar sounding voice to sound nearly identical. That in itself is a sad state of the times.
As much as i want see a reunion with DDY. Lawrence Gowan has a equal or better range and is a great performer.Enough of the crying
His voice is absolute grating. Its like nails on a chalkboard.
cell phone video
They should not do DeYoung songs. This guy is just not good.
Gowan is just as good, but he has a different sound, not a lesser one
It was much better with Dennis deYoung.
I'm glad Dennis is gone👍😊😉✌
No Dennis DeYoung = No Styx