The Iconic Keyboard Playing Of Mr. Roboto by Styx 🤖
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- The keyboard is the driving force behind the epic and instantly recognizable song "Mr. Roboto" by Styx⚡️. Join Lawrence Gowan as he explores the iconic sound design that makes "Mr. Roboto" a timeless classic.
Lawrence Gowan, known as "Gowan" in his solo career, is a master keyboardist and vocalist for the legendary rock band STYX. While he is celebrated for his work with STYX, his solo career is equally impressive, earning him 12 Juno nominations and a platinum-certified single with "A Criminal Mind"!
⚡️Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Breaking Down The Intro
2:02 - Breaking Down The Verse
2:34 - Breaking Down The Chords
3:03 - Breaking Down The Outro
3:33 - Learn How To Play Mr. Roboto
3:48 - Gowan Performs "Mr. Roboto"
8:35 - Outro
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I didn't know Styx was playing this song again. Glad to hear it. They never should have been embarrassed about it. It's a terrific song.
Shouldn’t Gowan give Dennis the credit for writing this masterpiece??? It’s strange that the rest of the band despised this gem. However very requested from the Styx catalog. All hail to the genius and greatest Dennis DeYoung.
why? it's no secret. I think it's only fans like you who care about naming names and stuff. When you're a musician like him it's a job. You don't pour over the minutia of things like that. He knows who wrote it and how good it is. People can look it up on wiki if they are curious.
@@doublestrokeroll get real and stop making excuses deyoung should gave been mentioned.
@@pepperdog2039 dont worry dennis got the money he deserved each time they use his songs, and any styx concert goers knows where it comes from, who wrote what and such, do we have to mention his name each time really?
Dennis, it that you?
It definitely feels like Dennis is "he who shall not be named" to the band.
I know I'm in a class by myself but this is still my favorite Styx song.
As a 46 year old & raised on great 70s & 80s music Styx & Mr Roboto along with other 80s synt had such a huge influence on me!
The man can certainly sing. Love this song. It's even more relevant now than ever.
As I watch this and having been at a few Dennis DeYoung "live" concerts where he performs this song, it reminds me of the absolute incredible vocal range he has even in his advanced years, he can still hit those high notes and he is still singing in the same key as when he originally recorded these songs in the 70s/80s. Very few singers can still hit the high notes in their older years including myself. As I got older, I lost the high head notes and falsetto's but I gained a much lower bass range which opened me up to country music which believe it or not, I can't stand the sound of but I do it because now my vocals are perfect for it. Styx with DeYoung was one of my favorite bands.
This guy is such an incredible performer!
He absolutely is!🔥
A worthy addition to the band. What a performer!!
I grew up in the 80s in southern Ontario. Gimme some Gowan and Kim Mitchell and I'm chillin.
Love Kim mitchell
GO FOR SODA!!!
@@ErikShen2907 might as well
Gowan! Holy crap, there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. As a southern Ontario dude, Gowan was part of the mainstay of 80s Saturday night bar bands, saw him many many times. You guys bring in some really cool obscure people! :)
Same reaction here! He was the first artist I ever saw at a live concert -- This was at a show in Montreal where he was opening for Glass Tiger.
ok I 'm jealous !! lol !!! you saw him perform Criminal Mind live !!!dang !!!! I had forgotten he joined Styx too !!!
Larry and Jim Cuddy's speaking voices sound identical.
I went to his concert in Toronto last year at Massey Hall. He had more stage presence and energy that most acts I've seen. Sounded great!
He has been a member of Styx for like 2 decades.
Dennis DeYoung wrote this track after watching an episode of Frontline on PBS about an automotive plant with just one employee. The plant was fully automated and dark - no lights; the robots didn't need them; only that one human employee did. He was horrified because this level of automation would put people in Chicago and Detroit out of work - uncles, neighbors, people he grew up with. That's when he wrote the verses "the problem's plain to see" etc. because too much technology of this magnitude can put people out of a job. It's even more scary now than it was then - the only threats in the 80s when DeYoung wrote this were vocoders and drum machines. Today, any random jamook with AI can make deep-fakes of Larry, Tommy, and JY singing. The sky (or the bottom of barrel) is the limit. But the redeeming part of it all that lets Larry, Tommy, and JY sleep at night is this: no robot or AI can play or sing with conviction! There's no dehumanizing THAT! 😊 This is a difficult song to sing - period. And for anyone - Denny or Larry - to nail those high notes at thier age?!? That's raw human talent right there. Aint no virtualizing that! This video is proof. Larry nailed it out of the park ... ❤
Kilroy was here a phrase used by American servicemen in WWII to show they were in the liberated Japanese territories. Dennis uses Kilroy to denote that human workers were there before robots.
Really enjoyed them about a year ago. He does a nice job. The look on tommys face when the crowd goes nuts on this song is pretty priceless.
wow what a treat !!! thank you to all involved in getting Lawrence to do this !!! Always admired him for his musical talent !!!
Been a Styx fan since the 1970s, starting with Grand Illusion...and a Gowan fan since the 1980s starting with the Strange Animal days. He was all over Much Music, Canada's Music Video Station back then.
I currently own a RD-2000 and it is a wonderful treat to see him performing on one. Incredible instrument and performance! As for the song, considering what has become of technology these days, I consider the lyrics to be prophetic and years ahead of its time.
Props to Lawrence Gowan; he performs Mr Roboto incredibly well, though I wish he would have given specific credit to Dennis DeYoung. I grew up in Chicago on the Southwest side and bought my first synth at Two Brother's Music, where I once met a couple of the members of Styx. Amazing guys. It's kind of sad when remaining members of "Styx" refer so negatively to some of the songs that made them famous.
Sometimes it takes a while for people to get over the way a song evolves. This song has kind of come full circle. It was very different when it came out and quite creative. But it also had a very dorky side to it even for it's time and 80's keyboard driven music. In an era of hard rock and machismo it was pretty easy to write off just on it's tones. It was almost like Polka rock or something. Just not cool.
But the great thing about time is allows you some perspective about things. And when you step back from it and look at it from an writing and arrangement perspective, it's actually pretty brilliant. And when you approach it from that aspect you realize (those of us who thought it was lame back in the day) it's actually a really good song. Melodically as well.
I get why members of a band grow to resent certain songs for various reasons. Maybe some of them are still stuck in that phase of embarrassment about it's dorky side. Gowan understands that when you strip it all away, all the talk, and poking fun about it, what you're left with is just an amazingly well written song. When you can let go of what other people think and see it for what it really is, then you've achieved true musical appreciation. It's hard though...even musicians aren't immune to that kind of bias.
Another example would be Safety Dance by Men Without Hats. People made fun of that song too but it's also an absolutely brilliant song, and it always was.
I personally think he would give Dennis credit,but I imagine he would be in deep 💩 with J.Y. and Tommy
@@donaldroberts7242 That's what I suspect, also, which is kind of sad.
Dennis DeYoung is a genius and its sad he didn't give him any credit for his song.
Yes
geezus, quit whining. Do you even understand how musicians think? He knows who wrote the song and he's not insecure like fans are. He's paying respect just by doing this. This is literally him saying "look at DeYoung's brilliant song". Do you think anyone thinks Gowan was the writer of this tune? lol....grow up....stop being so insecure.
@@doublestrokeroll OK apologist, I didn't hear this hired hand give any credit to the original writer of the song.
@@pumpkinking5174 yawn....The credit is listed everywhere. And just because you don't know who Gowan is, doesn't mean he's a "hired hand". I get it though...you think you're "cool" cause you're into the original guy. It's just a song dude. It's just Styx. It's not that important.
@@doublestrokeroll without mentioning him get serious
Gowan is an incredible singer. I grew up listening to his music in my teens, and 20's. I still enjoy their music. Have a great day ❤️🙂⚘️.
I have great respect for bands that can succeed at changing their sound. Renegade to Babe to Roboto. Genius.
I was lucky to see Gowan a few years back in concert. Just him and his keyboard. It was fantastic.
Love Pianote!! Coming out with such great content!
Thank you!🤩
I saw Styx live about 20 years ago, and I was so excited when Tommy Shaw introduced Gowan as "our very own Strange Animal" before they played Criminal Minds.
Gowan definitely can play this song and sing as well BUT!…… due to out of respect, Dennis DeYoung is still the BEST!! No one can ever replace his spot because of his brilliant talented!
100%
67℅
@@HaharuRecords domo arigato mr haharu deyoung gets 100%
Gowan is a big fan of deyoung. He always has respect for him - can’t say the same thing for deyoung…
@@Meatball2022Is he? I hope so, but have never heard him actually say so. He's certainly has a respect for the band's body of work and was hired to mimick the band's biggest star in the band.
He's been respectful of Dennis (unlike some of his former band mates), but hasn't actually come out and said a fan of his keyboard playing or singing. Not that I've heard anyway.
Gowan, the original "Guerilla Soldier"! Rock on, man!
Love Gowan
I love all the great Canadian talent that we can be entertained by.
Love Styx! Mr Roboto was my workout jam every evening back in the day.
Jamming out with my walkman cassette player 😊
It's not that hard😂
Mr Gowan, I thank you for putting this together...Domo...
I remember seeing Styx when Gowan had just joined them, thinking that he did a hell of a good job. Happy to see he is still at it. Heck, he's been in the band now for 24 years, that's longer than Dennis DeYoung spent there himself. Hard to imagine, heh!
A talented guy walking a fine line acknowledging, without explicitly naming, DeYoung.
Great Job Lawrence. Loved it.
He is definitely enjoying the performance!
I feel bad how things went down with Dennis DeYoung and the band but it does make me feel good that Gowan seems to appreciate / respect the song. Love how he breaks down the tones and "manic" unease of the song. Rock code! Kilroy we know your still out there. Down with DR Rigitious!
K-
That was absolutely amazing! Thank you!
Thanks for watching!🙌🏼🤩
Like most original Styx fans, I hated this song when it first came out. But as the decades passed, things changed. It seemed like a universal love for this song took hold. So much so, that when I saw Styx a couple of years back, one of the loudest ovations was reserved for Mr. Roboto. Sorry Dennis, you were right all along. It just took decades for the rest of us to give it the attention it deserved.
Spectacular 🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏
Thank you! 😃
The grand illusion changed me as a kid. Still love that album.
Styx was so lucky to find this guy. He's really talented.
Amazing jam! Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto 🤖
Kilroy Was Here is a fantastic album. As is Paradise Theatre. Love, love, love STYX.
Don't forget The Grand Illusion!
Awesome!! Thank you!!
Never get tired of watching Gowan. Such a great artist!
Saw them live in '08. Lawrence has incredible talent and stage presence. DeYoung was great in his time, but I have to say Styx traded up. Well played.
Saw Gowan with Styx in Summerside, PEI last Saturday night...absolutely brilliant show!!
I'm related distantly somehow to this guy never met him, he's a fantastic musician.
Miss Dennis DeYoung but this is really cool
Fantastic sound
I don't think Larry was trying to discount Denis talent as most people know it's his song. Check out Criminal Mind live with Styx it's Gowans song and it's awesome.
Loved all your solo stuff as well..
Soooo Coool!!
You are on the right track!
🕛🔑
🌞👍
What a treat. He’s awesome
Seriously. You rock. Enjoyed this whole video.
Gowan is a great musician and performer! 🙂
Awesome !!!!
It's cool to see this, and I think Gowan does a very admirable job on this song more than any of the others he covers, but shouldn't this video have been made by Dennis Deyoung? The genius that wrote the song, sang the song, played the synthesizers & produced the band (but wasn't always credited). Ya know, the man that was kicked out because he didn't want to live his life on the road like the others with 100 tour dates a year, but really made the band what it was. Deyoung's work in the band was brilliant especially from the debut record through this album Kilroy was here. This was the album that broke the camel's back. Brilliant all the way, sold over 2 million copies, a huge hit single, but rejected by it's own band! He was kicked out the first time for writing a #1 hit, but this time it was too much for the band to bare so they broke up. Only Styx! Any other musicians would have been truly grateful.
As a rock keyboardist myself, Dennis Deyoung was probably my greatest inspiration as a synth player (maybe about equal with Tony Banks in Genesis). Truly brilliant as this song clearly demonstrates. And shame of it all was, after the huge rejection from Styx, he never really played synths the same way ever again because he lost all inspiration to do so when his own band hated his work, even though loved by millions of others. His keyboard work on Kilroy was here was phenomenal! I would have loved to have heard more, but Tommy quit the band and things were never the same again.
It is great to see Gowan so excited to sing & play the song and tell the others they were wrong about this period of the band, and show them how many fans were excited to hear it again.
Well said.
Lawrence Gowan is a talented guy!
Great performance!!!
Domo arigato Mr. Gowan.
saw him with Styx a couple of years ago. I highly recommend you catch this show, it was great
🤩🙌🏼
Gowan seems like a pretty cool dude.....probably a good neighbour to have!
awesome!!
Yeah! Gowan.
Great performance!
WOW!!
My first job was selling refreshments at the Civic Center in Ottawa during the Ex. Saw Styx on the Mr.Roboto tour, was amazing to a kid like me, a whole theatrical experience. Halfway, the lights came on, they cleared the stage and said this is a intermission. It was a fake, a ominous voice got on the PA and ordered the citizens back to their seats. Everyone got fooled.
Loved it!
Thanks for watching!🤩🙌🏼
I love Gowan in the 80s
Domo arigato Lawrence. Awesome!
Too cool 😎 ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥👏👏👏
May 19th, 2024 - 2:57am. Sometimes I think Styx and The Flaming Lips are actually the same band. They both put on amazing live shows too. They should tour together. I'm "coining" (pun intended) the tour's name as: "An Evening With The Flaming Styx". Maybe just a handful of shows... At least one epic one in Milwaukee, cause that's where I live. How about the Riverside Theater? Or Fiserv Forum?
Besides the condition for coming up with the idea and tour name of a guaranteed stop in Milwaukee, would be that both bands play each other's songs together. So it's basically one big epic band.
There is so much opportunity here!
Am I wrong?
Can we make that happen Styx and Lips fans? It's out in the universe now so anything is possible, right?
Would this be a show you would want to see? I know I would! Thumbs up to vote yes!
How about it Lawrence Gowan and Wayne Coyne? What say you?
Bello/Magnifico.👑✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️
Woo! Larry!!!
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
It's a pity they broke up after Mr Roboto. They could've been as big as Queen but ego and power got in the way. Personally I believed in the vision Dennis had. He had grand designs to take Styx to the next level but Shaw and JY weren't ready for it.
Thank you Dennis DeYoung for writing this awesome song
Awesome song
It's amazing!!
I would receive piano classes only to be able to play this song
It's amazing! 🤩🙌🏼
Great Canadian 👍
Greetings from Toronto, Lawrence! Say hi to your brother Terrence for me!
This was amazing!! 🎉🎉
Can you do "Koshaberi Biyori" and "To my First Friend", please?
They're both "Komi Can't Communicate" OST's and I think they're beautiful.
You make things so much easier, Please Please Pleaaaassseee do them 🙏
MASTER Gowan. I was loving so much this song in the same era I was nut on Strange Animal.
I enrolled myself to that free song secrets webinar a few days ago but I kept missing it because it starts at 1AM 😭
I like electric keyboard very much.
🤖❤
My mom is going to a Styx concert in Halifax N.S. this weekend...will Gowan be performing?
You bet!
Love this song. But I never understood the word "Modren". Inquiring minds want to know!
DENSHA OTOKO feelings!
Domo Arigato?
Obrigado.
6:34
😮
Quiero lo mismo que tomó
Kinda wish i could see his hands a lot more..
I went to high school with Lawrence
Aku aku.
very well explained, but the cutter spoiled it with annoying hundreds of cuts !😖
That's a lot of flats.
At first I thought why would anyone subject themselves to G flat but the realized you can pretty much play on just black keys.
A look at the keyboard splits would have been more helpful .
A genious!
Densha Otoko anyone??
Imagine if Tyler the Creator were to be on Pianote
It’s kind of funny Styx is doing it again because I thought Tommy absolutely detested the song.