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Well Said. I will stand up for JY and Styx until Time Ceases to Exist. DDY did this to HIMSELF. I kept up on the court case between DDY and JY and besides Observer being a Dick, so is DDY. The original Styx is Never going to happen. And I think it is FRICKIN AWESOME that there are Brothers in Styx once again. Who gives a 💩 where they came from. As far as JY being Too Old 😮 JY said in an interview not long ago that they will have to SCRAPE HIM OFF THE STAGE! That man is in REALLY good health at 74 . I've been a Styx fan since 72 and I stand by My Guys!!! TY for standing up for them too.

What a classy guy. Genesis made a great decision with Daryl.

The guy in question here comes across quite goofy at times for sure. I finally had enough of his E-Begging and divisive nature with no accountability via viewer feedback unless you jump on the subsidize my life so I don't have to get a real job donor list.

This induction may have given Todd another festher in his cap. His not attending showed he didn't really need it. He made a success of himself in his own unique, Todd way and whether he wins awards or was inductes into the Rock'n'Roll HOF takes nothing away from his brilliance and the joy he has brought to our lives. He trully is "a Wizard and a True Star" to all of us.

Yessir.. another great interview

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RMO is just going for tmz level drama takes. It might have got him clicks before, but now hes complaining about low numbers and begging for donations. He got in over his head talking about jrny and had to shut his comments off during that time. You got a follow from me!

Burton Cummings. One of the most underrated voices in Rock n Roll history.

It is truly a shame that they have been unable to resolve whatever differences they have had and cling to. I would agree that a reunion is not completely impossible but it is going to take one of them reaching out directly with each other. Dennis clearly is willing to take the call.

What a lovely, humble, beautiful man John was and, so talented with a rich and wonderful voice.

I saw MM last night at the Toyota Music Factory and they were AMAZING!!!

Tommy and JY won't and it's sad that these three guys can't do it...I would love it as Tommy and JY would talk with Dennis and make things right...before they die they need to bury the hatcet

Isn't she selling Tiki Iniki?

Being sad or unhappy has very little to do with the view of the surrounding landscape. Joy and happiness is an inner spiritual sense of satisfaction. The apostle Paul wrote the chapter on joy from a dreary dark dungeon.

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I think hes been touring a lot no?

I saw STYX at my high school in Illinois before they were a big act. They were making their rounds around the Chicago suburbs. And then later on. Saw the Paradise Theater tour in Arizona. I'll never go see STYX again without DENNIS DEYOUNG.

I've subscribed to Real Music Observer for some time, largely because he's talking about band from my time and I like hearing about them. Not a lot of people care about that music anymore and it's nice to hear things, but I don't necessarily agree with his takes most of the time. This video came across my feed today and I absolutely agree with your take in Styx. I also subscribed. Glad to meet you, mate.

"Grand Illusion" was my very first album. Great then, great now.👊💯👊

My understanding gleaned from an interview with Tommy Shaw was that Dennis wanted to take the band in a more showy costume Kilroy kind of direction/production. Dennis wrote all the sappy stuff that Tommy and the rest of the band did not enjoy as much as Dennis. They were always a dichotomy of musical direction. Personally I liked the more rockin' aspect of Styx music....Renegade, Blue Collar man....

I think JY has more to do with not getting back with DeYoung, albeit temporarily. And Sucherman is an outstanding drummer! But this is what bands do, they break up. Its life. I can accept it.

Nice to see the love for Todd and Utopia!

I love Styx! My favorite band of all time.

My first concert, Styx opening for Kansas in Miami. I think it was in 1977 or 78.

Although I had been listening to Styx since their debut my first Styx Concert was the 'Cornerstone' Tour. It was a great concert but as far as the album was concerned even though it had the #1 hit 'Babe' I still thought the album itself was a let down coming off of the previous 2 albums, 'Grand Illusion' & 'Pieces of Eight'. The Song 'First Time' was at the time when I first heard it & is still to me a god-awful song from Dennis DeYoung and I still dislike it to this day. I'll be bold and say it's one of their worst songs that they ever recorded much like IMO 'Love', Touchin', Squeezin' by Journey is their worse ever recorded song. But, that same year I saw Foreigner and to be honest, they blew Styx away as far as a Concert. But, that's me at that time and from what I can remember. Great Drummers of all time - Neal Peart (Rush), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)

JC quit John was too ill and retired dying months later. deyoung was recording and album with shaw and young and asked for 6 months to recover and they replaced him. please end these comparisons of apples to apples they are not. deyoung has tried for years to arrange one last tour for the fans but shaw always says he just wants to be happy and the fans do not matter only himself. why is he the only one you have never interviewed? if shaw wanted it it would be so young doesn't matter. there is no equal blame and remember your favorite cornerstone record would not have been recorded without deyoung's leadership. young and their manager objected to boat on the river but not first time. interesting. todd would not be the drummer without deyoung's insistence because young wanted his drummer Kenny. every story has 2 sides except this one styx which has had at least 4. 3 by styx and deyoung only one. your fantasy polaroid moment has always been in shaw's hands. sorry thom i posted this in the wrong post

No DeYoung = No Styx

Well said-Devoted Styx fan here. Would be great if it played out as you suggest.

Recently talking heads got back together for some interviews. They didn’t play together but it was good to see. REM as well! They did end up performing which was great! Now I know they are entire bands not just reuniting with one member. I wanted the same with Peter cetera and Chicago. I think they did actually talk and things didn’t go well. Steve Perry and journey reunited for the hall induction only. So it can happen. I’ve seen Styx a few times and unfortunately it was all after dennis left. You’re right they should just get together because yeah, Father Time is playing a bigger role every day that goes by and he unfortunately always wins. So come one guys! Let’s do this!

It’s just a sad situation b/c I love Styx and I’m a True fan and won’t pick sides and by the way cornerstone was my first album someone gave it to me for X-MAS. RnRHOF is our only chance these guys see and talk to each other again.

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Keep up the great work man! Love your work 💯

Resolution Will Come, I do believe they are sub-consciously testing the waters because the RHOF Induction is inevitable and I believe they get inducted into RHOF in 2025.

If you go strictly by Sales Volume all the Gold and Platinum releases were recorded under the tenure of Dennis DeYoung

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Blah Blah Blah stop spreading the drama and making money on it.

I have seen Styx with Dennis twice and Styx without Dennis 8-10 times. The one thing I notice about LG’s voice is that as he holds out notes there is a bit of bleating… like baaaaahhh

I agree with your opinion on Babe. The reason the current version of Styx doesn't perform it is due to the personal nature of the song to DeYoung. As to your comments about First Time, actually DeYoung and Shaw were not on the same page as to it being the follow up single to Babe. That is what caused a rift between band members which led to DeYoung actually being briefly fired from the band in '79. It seems to me the current Styx adding more DeYoung material to their set list is due them running out of other material to freshen up their set list. The have been consistently touring every year since '99. Add to that DeYoung's contributions to the band represent 7 of their 8 top ten hits.

Excellent analysis as usual

Great interview! Met Eliot in Rotterdam at the North Sea Jazz Fest… I have so much respect for this guy

Well said my brother

I must admit I didn't watch this video yet, but I saw the headline and have seem RMO's vids. Nobody talks about this one aspect of the Styx relationship, but Dennis DeYoung's inspiration for most of his music, his wife, has been known to interfere a lot with the workings of the band. She's basically Styx's Yoko. The guys may not have as big an issue with DDY as people think, but I believe they are trying to take the high road and not call out his wife's BS.

The guy constantly complains about STYX performing without Dennis Deyoung... he's a broken record.... The current STYX is awesome

Anytime I comment I try to just offer my opinion. For Styx, yes I love the original version of the band since I've been listening to Styx since their debut album and my favorite album to this day is still 'Equinox'. Now, do I enjoy the current incarnation of the band, not so much. I think a lot of the flavor of Styx has left the band. When you have to have an outside writer (even though he's now a part of the band) come in and help you out along with Tommy, then I question the band where they've always pretty much written their own material, all members included. Not so much with 'The Mission' & 'Crash of The Crown'. While I enjoyed 'The Mission' somewhat with 'Gone Gone Gone' being the most Styx sounding song out of those 2 albums 'Crash of the Crown' just never did it for me. I think what got me was from what I read that JY & Tommy Shaw would never do another concept album, but yet they did with 'The Mission'. Regardless, the debate will go on forever. No one will ever know for sure what really happened when the band imploded other than the band members themselves and as is normal with human behavior you always have a tendency to spin the story your way. I think JY & Tommy have said more negative things concerning Dennis than the other way around but at the end of the day they should count their blessings with Dennis since they're on stage playing Dennis penned tunes and still reaping the benefits from those tunes that Dennis created. At this point, the riff is too big between those 3 that I don't think it will ever be mended. And once JY (and Chuck when he does play) leaves the band there will not be any Original members left in Styx. As far as the Real Music Observer and his turning off Comments, don't agree with that at all. Unfair to the viewer.

As a 1st generation fan it is heartbreaking for me that the rift continues...but on the bright side, we are fortunate that both camps continue to make music like you said.

At least you let people make comments on your video.He complains that his videos won't get pushed out.When people talk on the video, it gets pushed out.That man needs to move out of the basement.Good video young man call the podcast sometime.Love to have you on talk old school music.Thank you very much.For letting me talk

I like RMO and you seem cool too. At you aren’t trashing the guy. You are calling him out respectfully.

All people who love "real music" should try to get along and not talk trash about each other. So very juvenile but that's the times we're living in, sadly. I personally look for The Real Music Observer's videos every day and I agree 99.9% with his positions on "the thing" and most every thing else he discusses apart from music and so do most people that I know. Peace to both of you.