I uploaded this show I taped with Kansas city Symphony Enjoy Your file called "Dennis DeYoung Spiritfest Kansas City July 4th 2003 wav.zip" (472.6 MB) was...
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stevenmcatee@...
stevemcatee
Nov 1, 2007 8:03 pm
I thought about this incident recently and looked for a reference to it online, but, surprisingly, didn’t find one. It is one of the few times I heard Kansas...
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Ken Schafer
schaferken
Nov 2, 2007 7:11 am
I think that Styx was more progressive in their early days. Especially pre Equinox. There still was a touch of it in their later albums but I don't think as...
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stevenmcatee@...
stevemcatee
Nov 2, 2007 3:13 pm
I posted this yesterday on another list in which I posted the same original message: I don’t think Styx was ever a progressive rock band per se but I...
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Ben
rock_in_jersey
Nov 2, 2007 5:23 pm
first of all- bill bruford would be insulted if you compared him to god. he's so full himself that he can't acknowledge anyone can be better then him. early...
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stevenmcatee@...
stevemcatee
Nov 2, 2007 6:46 pm
... Wow, I didn’t know he had that kind of attitude. ... I haven’t heard all of “Styx II,” “Man of Miracles” or “Equinox” but I have...
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sterlingwit@...
sterlingwhit...
Nov 2, 2007 8:03 pm
For what it's worth on the subject, I've met Bill Bruford a couple of times and had nothing but good, very positive experiences. I've heard that he can pull an...
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stevemcatee
Nov 2, 2007 8:22 pm
... I’m glad to know that your experiences with Bill have been positive. Having followed Yes only peripherally, I don’t know a whole lot about Bruford and...
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stevemcatee
Nov 3, 2007 2:45 am
Last night I noticed that "The Karate Kid Part II" is available for free via On Demand on our Comcast cable service. I saw the movie at a theater shortly after...
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MickJorg@...
mickjorgy
Nov 3, 2007 3:45 am
Steve seZ... ... I think this might have been a good idea.? I *loved* "This is the Time" waaaay back in the day.? I think I still have that movie poster...
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Ken Schafer
schaferken
Nov 3, 2007 4:29 am
In regards to BNW, I think that the band had intentions of making it like TS had commented. Then the bottom dropped out of the group. As I understand it...
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stevemcatee
Nov 3, 2007 4:30 am
... One thing I've learned is that timing is very important and that, back in the days in which single releases were very important, some artists, or their...
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stevemcatee
Nov 3, 2007 4:46 am
... At least between Dennis and the rest of the band. He said that when he told them he didn't want to tour, they became very cold toward him and left Chicago,...
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Ken Schafer
schaferken
Nov 3, 2007 5:00 am
There wasn't much AOR potential on Dennis' three '80s solo albums, particularly the latter two. ... Out of those three releases I think that DM had the best...
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Ken Schafer
schaferken
Nov 3, 2007 2:40 pm
In some ways Styx getting signed with CMC was a good thing. After all, it was and is hard for bands like Styx to get record deals. It was also good for CMC...
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stevenmcatee@...
stevemcatee
Nov 3, 2007 3:48 pm
... was and is hard for bands like >Styx to get record deals. Well, on the surface, the deal made sense. I don't think any songs from CMC released ever became...
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stevemcatee
Nov 3, 2007 3:49 pm
... particularly the latter two. ... the time I don't think that A&M >handled these properly which killed any potential they may have had. The song DM was a...
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Ken Schafer
schaferken
Nov 4, 2007 4:01 am
You make allot of good points here. I think that there was pressure from CMC on the project. Then again since the songs from TS on it had a very 7DZ feel to...
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Ken Schafer
schaferken
Nov 4, 2007 4:13 am
On DM I think that this was a leaning project for DDY. He was trying to produce material that did not sound like Styx. I do like BC but I never thought that...
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doraville
dorraville
Nov 4, 2007 9:17 pm
Ken, I got the new CD last week, and I can't stop listening to it. Dennis has really gone back to his roots... it's all classic Styx as far as I'm concerned...
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stevemcatee
Nov 5, 2007 12:22 am
... produce material that did not sound >like Styx. Hmmmm, I never thought about it but you might be right. There weren't a lot of straight ballads on there....
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stevemcatee
Nov 5, 2007 1:26 am
... Thanks! ... the songs from TS on it had a >very 7DZ feel to them I feel that this was more due to TS himself. My guess is that both were factors. But what...
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Ken Schafer
schaferken
Nov 5, 2007 3:42 am
It's a great album. Not only does it have elements of his style with Styx but his rock solo work as well. All the songs are well crafted and his voice is...
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Ken Schafer
schaferken
Nov 5, 2007 3:48 am
Writing ballads seems to be his strength and must come natural to him. I think that he also can write great straight forward rock songs as well. I have heard...
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Ken Schafer
schaferken
Nov 5, 2007 4:21 am
I think the reason that the it ended up the way it was is because they all stopped communicating half way through the process. Had they kept it together I...
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stevemcatee
Nov 5, 2007 4:21 am
... but his rock solo work as well. All >the songs are well crafted Glad to hear all that! ... I've picked that out from the sound samples I've heard of him....
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tranbas1@...
Nov 5, 2007 5:13 pm
Dennis should ask Tommy to sing the part. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com [Non-text portions of this message have...
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stevemcatee
Nov 5, 2007 5:13 pm
... Well, I remember Dennis saying in an interview he requested that it be recorded at his home studio so that he could go lie down when he didn't feel good....
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Ken Schafer
schaferken
Nov 5, 2007 5:25 pm
I have liked some of Loverboy's stuff but haven't checked them out in years. I'll have to check it out. When listening to DDY on his current release I just...
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stevenmcatee@...
stevemcatee
Nov 6, 2007 12:14 am
... years. I'll have to check it out. It goes on sale tomorrow and, like the new Eagles album, the only store to which it's being distributed is Wal-Mart. I...
