why would Dennis do Boat On The River, that's a Tommy Shaw song? well
why not, Styx is still doing his songs.

--- In DennisDeYoung@yahoogroups.com, "Manos Sotiropoulos"
<manostyx@...> wrote:
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> Please excuse my double-post. I accidentally sent it before,
without completing...
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>
> Hello all,
> this must be my first email after maybe 2-3 years, I don't know!
Talking about lurking!
> Well, everytime Styx came to Europe, it was very interesting
visiting various "European" forums
> to read what impression Styx left on other, "neutral" people
attending these shows
> (i.e. Deep Purple fans a couple of years ago) who were not familiar
with the music.
> You know, the usual thing, BotR and Babe... But still, reviews were
almost always positive, even flattering,
> with a few exceptions. Even the negative comments were interesting,
in a way, sometimes pointing out some
> differences between the "culture" of entertaininment in the US and
Europe in general. In this case, for example,
> any comments would mostly refer to Styx' style ("pompus",
posturing, "cheesy", etc.) rather than their music,
> which is good, of course ;-)
> Anyway, this time, Dennis was in Germany for almost a month for
the first time in some 27 yrs or so (I think
> today he is heading back home) and I convinced 5 friends living in
Germany to go see him and tell me their
> impressions. The show was a super-production with stars like Tears
for fears, 10cc, Kim Wilde, Robbin Gibb
> and, of course, the man himself. All of them with classical
orchestra. He only sang 3 songs (which is the main
> reason I decided not to fly to Munich- had it been a full Dennis'
show I would have definately been there):
> BotR, Mr. Roboto and Babe... leading to his intro to Robbin
Gibb's "How deep is your love" which he played piano on!
> After that, he left the stage and all artists re-appeared for the
closure, singing "Imagine". Dennis got to sing one verse :-)
> He had a simple and very positive presence, according to my friends.
> The sad thing is, no other Styx (or solo) song is really famous
over here, I mean FAMOUS, but that's really
> another big discussion, that may have nothing to do with their
music itself... I remember one thread about the
> Cornerstone singles and the A&M and Styx' aproach to the European
market. In any case, there are always those
> occasional extended articles/interviews on some quality magazines
(Record Collector, Classic Rock) that
> imply that Styx is still a well-respected kept secret.
> So, here are some links to Dennis performances, enjoy!
>
> Demo/Ad of the Show
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fobVG9Vp73o
>
> Boat on the River
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=454CBe6r2Bc
>
> Mr.Roboto
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBr8ia_XF4I
>
> Babe
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJalo1V15cE (leading to Robbin Gibb
intro)
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJDDFVMlguA
>
> Imagine
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq0CwnJB1R0
>
> Manos
>
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