Vocal Coach reacts to and analyses Styx - Renegade
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Vocal Coach reacts to reaction to analyses analyzes analysis of breaks down Styx - Renegade
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Styx, an iconic American rock band formed in Chicago in the 1970s, continues to captivate audiences worldwide with their timeless blend of progressive rock and melodic pop. Renowned for their chart-topping hits like 'Come Sail Away' and 'Renegade,' Styx boasts a rich musical legacy characterized by intricate harmonies, dynamic instrumentation, and captivating lyrics. With a discography spanning over four decades, Styx remains a powerhouse in the music industry, delivering electrifying performances that resonate with both classic rock enthusiasts and new generations of fans alike
Renegade," the iconic rock anthem by Styx, epitomizes the band's signature sound and enduring appeal. Released in 1978 as part of their "Pieces of Eight" album, this powerhouse track showcases Styx's mastery of melodic rock and captivating storytelling. With its infectious guitar riff, driving rhythm, and unforgettable chorus, "Renegade" continues to resonate with audiences worldwide, earning its place as a classic in the rock music canon. Its themes of rebellion and resilience strike a chord with listeners, making it a timeless favorite for generations of fans.
Songwriter: Tommy Shaw
Producers: Styx
Genre: Rock
Origin: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Performed by Styx
* Dennis DeYoung - keyboards, vocals
* Tommy Shaw - guitar, vocals
* James "J.Y." Young - guitar, vocals
* Chuck Panozzo - bass
* John Panozzo - drums
Date and Location
Saenger Theater in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 09-10, 1983
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I'd really love to see your reaction to this: czcams.com/video/g_N-_Fc-cGY/video.html Bob Dylan live performance gives an unconventional vocal masterclass:)
For fun look up "renegade steelers game" it's a constant thing done at crucial times during home football games. The crowd response is epic and has been for decades. đ„
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Tommy appeared on âLive From Darrylâs Houseâ and showed off that 40 years after this concert was filmed, he still has his pipes.
He sounded even better at Darrlys
I love that episode! And he played JYâs solo on Renegade. It was a little different but he definitely held his own!
Kansas, Foreigner, and Styx at Universal Amphitheater was one of the best concerts ever. Three great headliner bands at one concert and all sounded great.
try Tommy Shaw's rendition of Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra. Not only has he not lost it but the kids are amazing. Well-rehearsed, in tune, and having fun, which is what music is all about
Oh, yes! Wonderful performance!
Extremely powerful and a better version of that song.
When we were kids, Tommy Shaw lived a block from me in Montgomery Alabama. He was always playing guitar and singing even in his very early teens.
He played locally at a Club inside the Bama Lanes Bowling alley called Kegler's Kove. He was awesome onstage back then. We were all cheering madly for him when Styx hired him on. He was a great addition to them !
He wrote many of their most popular songs, very talented on guitar, and has kept his voice in great shape all these decades. Saw them live a dozen or more times .
Always a great show!!!!
When he, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent and Micheal C. Formed.Damn Yankees ( SUPER GROUP SUPREME) They really hit it off and produced some.great hits as well.
Yes!! More Tommy Shaw, please!!
That was such an epic way to end their show. That performance was filmed on the tour for their album, Kilroy Was Here, a concept album set in a future where rock and roll is banned. The actors who came out and attacked the band were playing the police of that future society, which is why the audience were booing them. It was a brilliant way to dovetail an older song with their current album.
I've seen Styx many times and that was the worst thing I have ever seen! They deserve to get that reaction at the end.
I believe John is correct, in fact I was about to comment with the same information. As seen in the background is a sign that reads "Kilroy"
Beth, this is the first time I came across your channel and thought I'd give it a view, because I'm a huge Styx fan. That said, I really like your analytical reaction style. Explaining how the muscles work to create certain sounds. Another of my favorite music reaction channels is The Vocalyst, I think she spells it with a Y. She's also a vocal coach, and is very impressed with the vocals of Rik Emmett from the Canadian rock band Triumph. I don't know if you have reacted to anything by them. Just as I'm not sure she has reacted to Renegade by Styx. It would be very interesting to see a comparison to each of your reactions to the same song.
@@jerrychouinard9005 The Kilroy sign is what tipped me off too. Btw, I'm a fan of The Vocalyst as well and, while I certainly wouldn't mind seeing Beth's reaction to Triumph or The Vocalyst's reaction to Styx, they both reacted to Duality by Slipnot about a month ago. That will give you an idea of their unique takes on the same song.
Tommy Shaw was adorable and talented to us back in the 70's-80's. Styx hit some pretty good hard rock, too. He still holds a part of my â€ïž...such a sweetheart! Good song to cover đ
"RENEGADE" & "BLUE COLLAR MAN" are my favorite Styx songs! Love all your reactions... Even more when you sing along!
Thank you!!
Yes to both of those, along with Crystal Ball and Castle Walls. Honestly there's too many good ones to name. Going to a Styx concert was like seeing Alice Cooper live. I miss the '70s, good times...
This was one of the songs that you and your BFF would belt along with the radio driving down the road! Thx for the memory!
11:47 Beth roared.â€
Styx was one of those groups that kept the high bar in the "classic rock" era. It was like, "Oh, you (want to) have a rock band? Well, Styx sings better than you, they play better than you, they are more original, have more musical variety, and they are more fun to watch than you... but go ahead and keep trying. Come back around when you've brought your act up a few notches."
What's more, in spite of having to replace various members over the 50 years of the band, they are still doing it.
R.I.P. J.C. and J.P.
Have seen Styx many times over the years and they always put on a great show and still sound great!
I saw them live twice during Grand Illusion tour and Pieces of Eight. Tommy Shaw really added so much to Styx in the same way Steve Perry made Journey arena faves. Great review, Beth!!!
2 album tours I WISH I had seen :).
When I was in college these guys were a $400tnight bar band. They played my school twice, second time it cost me $.50 to get in and then I got drafted to work their show agai , like the first one. This was 75/76. Played Foosball and partied with the band. About 6 months later they were on the radio. They played stuff from their first 3 albums. They were almost all music teachers in Chicago.
†Tommy. He still sounds great too. It's clear he's taken care of his voice.
I saw Styx 3x and this song is always a highlight of the show. Fun reaction and review and thank you for your teaching moments. đđ»
Funny you should mention the Pittsburgh Steelers. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh (I miss the Burg), where I was fortunate enough to see Styx in concert three times. They were fantastic every time! Great reaction. Thanks!
Love love love Tommy Shaw and Styx!!! The Kilroy tour held my first rock concert experience. Imagine my surprise when my next concert did not include a movie, script, acting, and costumes!!đâ€
My first concert was The Grand Illusion tour with Legs Diamond as the opening band.
I had an original Paradise Theater tour Tshirt and I absolutely loved it. I came home from work one day and was informed that my Tshirt collection had been donated to charity because âyou never wear themâ. That was the final straw for that relationship. I was single that day so I just want to thank Styx for giving me the freedom Iâve enjoyed since that day almost twenty years ago. BTW this is my favorite Styx song.
When Tommy came in that was the difference.
Tommy Shaw and James Young seem to always been good friends. I love both of their guitar styles. J.Y.'s solo on "Grand Illusion" is one of my favorites.
Thank you Beth. Your reaction videos is always interesting and fun to watch.
Styx had two fine singers -- Tommy Shaw, who sings this one, and the keyboard player, Dennis DeYoung.
If you want to hear Dennis DeYoung, find a live performance of their song, "Lady" which DeYoung wrote for his wife.
Now you need to watch Night Ranger, "Don't tell me you love me" to experience Jack Blades. Then Damn Yankees "High enough" or Coming of Age" to hear 2 voices blend smoothly.
Girls with Guns and To much Time on my Hands are show pieces.
The Damn Yankees songs are also incredible pieces of art also.
Check out Runaway by The Damn Yankees.
So many great songs.
Beth, I've said it before...I love that you do research. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa. U.S.A., and I'm a Steelers fan. I was pleasantly surprised by your correct reference.....wow!
4th quarter, two minutes to go, Steelers up by three, and the defense comes onto the field.
Cue Renegade!
Tommy has a huge vocal range! When he talks, his voice is really low. He said in high school he sang bass in choir. Then he nails all the high notes in Styx!
Gonna see these guy's in a month and a half,,,,,with Foreigner. đ„đ„đ„đđ
Well, that was a lot of fun!
Love Styx, love Tommy Shaw, an artist I think don't get the credit he deserves.
Wow you are reacting to all my favourite singers and bands, I love it!!!!
Thanks for the love for shape note.
"Pieces of Eight" is my fave Styx album, it was probably their "Heaviest" album (listen to "Great White Hope", "Queen of Spade's" as the 2 heaviest tracks and "Blue Collar Man" & _Renegade_ with the heavy and Proggy "I'm Okay", "Lords of the Ring") but the other tracks sit between ballady melodic (uplifting) and Rock. Dennis DeYoung does some fine vocals and keyboards (great sound patches, to his favorite "Siren"-like sound and actual "Church Organ" for I'm Okay"). Everyone shines on this album. Be sure to hear the Studio version of Renegade as well :).
- Thank you Beth! (...rar.)
If anyone is curious . . .
There are a few Prog Metal bands that have the familiar vocals of Styx.
Vox Tempus
Ice Age (from NYC. They just released an album in late 2023 after 22 years)
Sun Caged (2 different vocalists from 3 albums)
Sphere of Souls
I think it will be VERY obvious which vocalists sound like the 2 main vocalists of Styx, and the music is well done with some exceptional musicians.
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Renegade has been adopted by the Pittsburgh Steelers Defense. At a crucial point in the game, theyâll play this loud over the stadium sound system, and it gets the entire stadium rocking.
Yeah, they play it to start the 4th quarter of home games, and that stadium shakes so bad that it starts tidal waves on all 3 rivers
The Pittsburgh Steelers play this song at the beginning of the forth quarter of their football games to get the crowd going.
Absolutely epic , coach tomlin tells the sound guy when to play it at crucial times.đ»
True story. Iâm 50 and one of my brothers, (aged 58 now) was in high school and the part where the heartbeat is before he screams used to terrify me!!đ€Łđ€Ł Everytime my parents left he tortured my sister and I playing that!
Yes!! Most every voice reaction centers on Dennis songs.
Just subbed, I saw this tour live, it was my second concert.
My mom took me the night before my fist day of school, 10th grade đ
A great show, saw them twice in concert, đ đ đ đ
I saw them on August 17th, 1978, at Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ do this live on their "Pieces of Eight" tour. I also saw them on September 18th, 1983 for their "Kilroy Was Here" tour at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, NJ.
Great reaction to a great song. I saw this tour along with every tour since 1975. This is the one that broke the band, the concert had a few good highlights but it was not the STYX I knew. They broke up after the tour was over.
More STYX please. Tommy Shaw is so awesome.
They p;ayed at my high school post-prtom in 1972.
I would be interested in seeing you do a video on the various forms of singing in Scotland, Gaelic Psalms, Waulking songs, Rowing songs, etc....
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I think to understand the ending and the booing, you need to watch their live video of the whole concert. At the beginning, they show a short video telling the concept story of a dystopian society where censorship was in full force and music, books, etc. were being banned. Those were the bad people of the story arresting them on stage. Censorship and the Moral Majority was a huge thing at the time in the early 80s. On their previous album, Paradise Theater, Styx was accused of having backwards satanic messages in a song and this concept was their anti-censorship response.
As someone else mentioned, the whole bit with the rock police ending the show was part of the whole rock musical concept that Dennis DeYoung was a big fan of. My understanding is that itâs part of what broke up the band soon after. Dennis wanted to do rock opera musical type albums and Tommy just wanted to do regular stadium rock tunes and skip trying to have a storyline.
Please react to Anathema - A Natural Disaster live at A Sort of Homecoming. You'll really love Lee Douglas' voice.
This concert was part of the concept. Renegade was not the last song in the concert. The ending of the song was part of the story. They returned to finish of the story (and the show). Tommy Shaw is one of the best live vocalists I've ever heard and age really hasn't messed with his voice.
The ending might have seemed a little chaotic because this video is from the 1983 "Caught In The Act" tour. The nightly shows/setlist were built around the rock opera "Kilroy Was Here," written by Dennis DeYoung. Although this, and other songs from the set list were not part of "Kilroy," they were woven in throughout the show in places where they sorta fit, thematically. The extra theatrics at the end of this piece are part of that overarching show concept.
The Kilroy concept album/show was actually quite divisive among the band, and the ensuing tension played no small part in the bands rocky future! Not long after the release of the concert album from this tour, Tommy Shaw left the band, not to return until 1995, and the band would never again field the exact roster that comprised arguably the band's most successful era, 1975 - 1984. Dennis DeYoung left the band in 1999, focusing on a solo career and other projects.
I'd highly recommend watching the entire concert video! czcams.com/video/gIAsCFDHsn0/video.html
Great react... Thanks
You can make an analysis of the music of a Brazilian singer called Guilherme de SĂĄ, specifically "Deo Vero" and "Lonely" there he has an incredible vocal technique it is interesting how he makes a roller coaster of tones
As a kid in Chicago I remember watching TW4, Styx in a garage in Roseland.
I think you would appreciate watching some of their live stuff from the show with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra in Cleveland. Maybe give their cover of I Am The Walrus from the show a listen.
The high voice is NOT Tommy Shaw. It's JY. Great band and was my first rock concert, 1979 Rockland Community College Cornerstone Tour.
I've never seen Tommy's hair so short.
Man in the Wlderness is good song with Tommy singing.
old guy having high school flashbacks here. originally on 1978 album Pieces of Eight... oddly enough whenever people talked about Styx' vocals it was about the DeYoung ballads, and Shaw is often overlooked... wrongly...
you should probably react to Linkin Park's new (not really new but recently uploaded officially in high quality lol) video of their "QWERTY" live in 2006, its unbelievable how Chester changes so many damn times his voice between his iconic scream to a clean voice throught the entire song, 100% recommended
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*"Break It To Them Gently"* - Burton Cummings
*"Whiskey In The Jar"* - Thin Lizzy
*"A Criminal Mind"* - Gowan
*"I Don't Like Mondays"* - Boomtown Rats
*"Copperhead Road"* - Steve Earle
*"Millie And Billie"* - Alice Cooper
*"Take The Money And Run"* - Steve Miller Band
*"Drop Your Guns"* - April Wine
*"Acapulco Goldie"* - Dr Hook
*"Amos Moses"* - Jerry Reed
*"Bad Bad Leroy Brown"* Jim Croce
*"Gimme Your Money Please"* - BTO
*"Crimes Of Passion"* - Rough Trade
*"Breaking The Law"* - Judas Priest
*"Night Prowler"* AC/DC
*"El Paso"* - Marty Robbins
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When you said, "What a mix" I thought you were talking about something totally different than what you were, actually. Good description and example. I'm sure it comes from a lot of teaching, but it struck me as excellent. Your face at 4:10 and a few seconds afterward was funny, he was certainly evoking something in/for you. :-)
So many rock bands just sounded thin and rather pathetic without their studio compliment, but Styx seems to be pretty much the opposite. I liked the recorded version very much. I like this one even more. They did a lot more with it, musically. The mix that I was thinking of is pretty amazing for a live performance, too. Kudos to whoever was their sound engineer at the time. There was a lot of entertaining physicality going on as well. They put on an excellent show, which is when you get down to it, the entire point.
Tommy Shaw bought
Donna Summer's house in Nashville
Beth, if you want to hear something neat, check out one of the songs that he did: Sing For The Day! showcases Styx guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw's rousing 2016 solo turn with the Cleveland-based Contemporary Youth Orchestra, Here's one song, there's more though: czcams.com/video/ASYITWvBV-4/video.html
Don't forget "Damn Yankees"!
So vintage
I will be very happy if you react to "Daniel Balavoine". I love when you listen french singer.
This guy is pretty close to the best guitarist alive on the planet right now. . . Should really check out Cupids Dead or Get the Funk Out or Play with Me for an incredible solo
If anything, his voice has actually gotten better with age.
Agreed! He has so much more power and strength in his voice today! He was great back then, and now heâs amazing.
Styx had three great vocalists. Check out Dennis DeYoungâs vocals.
Tommy Shaw was one of the members of Styx that just wanted to do Rock music. Dennis De Young wanted to do love Ballads and performance pieces like Mr. Roboto. This ultimately fractured the band.
The thing is Dennis's music was more successful from a commercial perspective which irked Tommy. That being said both sides of the band were genius. Too Much Time On My Hands is another Tommy Shaw banger. đ
One of my favorite songs ever is Tommyâs cover of âEver Since the World Beganâ which was on Survivors first album with David Bickler on vocals who soon left and was replaced by another one of the greatest singers EVER Jimi Jamison. Iâll attach the link to âEver Since the World Beganâ. It is truly one of the prettiest songs ever written. Then check out âMan Against the Worldâ by Survivor with Jimi on vocals. đ
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Will you please analyze NICK CAVEâs voiceâŠ?
Dennis and Tommy butted heads on more than one occasion due to production disagreements
I don't plan on going over the river Styx on my way to Hell.
The Boomers made great music
The ending of this video is the lead-in to Kilroy/Mr. Roboto - a dystopia where Rock music is outlawed, thus the band being "arrested" and dragged off ... and the booing for the villainous dictator Dr. Everett Righteous (played by JT Young) đ
This was the Kilroy Was Here tour. I was there for this in OKC. The premise is a world where Rock-n-Roll has been banned. The fictional; band is lead by Robert Oren Charkes Kilroy. The beginning of the concert is a video showing Kilroy and bandmates in prison and he sees a protestor (Jonathan Chance, played by Tommy Shaw) of that law hijack scheduled government programming with a video from Kilroy's last performance. Kilroy escapes and sends Chance encrypted messages leading to a meeting. Chance is confronted by an apparent Roboto, a mechanized prison guard. The Roboto starts singing Mr Roboto and reveals himself to Jonathan as Kilroy. He starts telling Jonathan about what really happened that last night. That's when the concert really begins. You can see the whole concert here. czcams.com/video/gIAsCFDHsn0/video.html
I saw it in Lakeland fl
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The story of how the Pittsburgh Steelers adopted this song to pump up the crowd.
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Appa-latch-ya. You might catch some heat for that in Kentuck, Irish lady.
Scottish Lady :P
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Gallows Pole Led Zep
Hy Beth , i realmente lyke yours reactions! Pense, react GABRIEL HENRIQUE, singing EARTH SONG by MJ! Its amazing!
More Styx please!!!!! Here's a suggestion. czcams.com/video/IYKwpWPOA5c/video.html Two songs in one if you have the stamina. I think these guys got better as they got older.
Yes please !!
I remember nothing they did besides Mr. Roboto.
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Back to an English girl, please...Lucy Thomas..Evergreen.. A Barbara Streisand cover...
one hit wonders
Love this song but it is so obviously inspired by Gallows Pole by Led Zeppelin it isn't even funny. I said inspired. Not copied. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a compliment when bands do this. And Styxs' version is better than Zeppelins. And thats very hard for me to say. LOL.
Tommy Shaw made Styx. Before he joined them, they were a semi, one hit wonder. After he joined them, they became huge for 3 or 4 albums. Then he left because he didn't like the direction they were going in and Styx faded into obscurity until they started doing the reunion tour circuit.
Then why include the word "but" in your first sentence if it's a compliment? "I love this song, but..." As though zep didn't actually steal that song hahahahaha
@@scottmatznick3140 Sounds to me you just want to argue. :) I clearly said I liked the Styx version better than the Zeppelin one and that I think it's a compliment that they would be inspired by it not a negative that it wasn't an original idea. I think it's pretty obvious why I used the word "But." I can't help it if the reason went over your head. hahahaha.
Well, since no one ever heard the version of the song that inspired Zeppelin to make it, how could I compare the two or say Styx was inspired by that version? In other words, if Zeppelin didn't remake the song, no one would have ever even heard of it.
Now please move along and troll someone else.
Why is this the version of Renegade everyone reacts to? The ending ruins it for stand alone reactions. 1996 Live in Chicago is sooo far superior.
I only like the intro to that song. When it goes crazy, that's when I change the channel. Obviously I am in the minority đ
sigmund freud had a boy
as his chamber maid
he never went or came
not a play on words the same.
sundown, came in a flash
sigmund freud
bought a shovel
and the boy became
a thing of the past.
when the psycholgical community
understood
sigmund freud was a pervert
and was up to no good.
they buried his lifes work
and used his name
to pervert reality
as if it were the same.
Sometimes, Freud is succinct.
unfortunately he
isn't sounding
This album and especially this tour destroyed the band
That was actually disappointing as if you listen to the album the vocals are far stronger ; that is a fraud upon the fans . Tsk Tok not a Simone , floor , Tatiana or Asami ⊠men always exaggerating đđđ
Their one of my least favorite groups I'm listening to music over 60 yrs. I didn't care for one of these many songs.
Tommy had some great solo material as well. Kiss Me Hello from his Girls With Guns album is a great one.