>I don't think the band Chicago was concerned about losing thier rock image! 

 

I understand your point, but look at the single releases from "Chicago 17," the album that features "Remember the Feeling." The first single was "Stay the Night," maybe the hardest rocking song of their career. That was followed by two ballads, "Hard Habit to Break" and "You're the Inspiration." I guess they didn't want to do three ballads in a row, because the fourth and last single from the album was the up-tempo "Along Comes a Woman."

 

>But good point.

 

Thanks!

 

>There were some ballads that didn't get released for that reason. And  because of that reason I'm really glad >Styx didn't release First Time. It may have cost them some record sales by not releasing it, but I'm still >glad that all these years later they aren't remembered by millions of people for First Time! 

>I love Dennis, but I have to say I dissagree with him on this one.  I think the long term damage done to the >band's reputation would not have been worth sacrificing for a few more record sales.

It's hard to say which would have benefited the band more in the long term, but certainly, much to Tommy's and JY's dismay, they gained a reputation as a ballad band anyway. I always felt that Tommy joined Damn Yankees to fight that image. He seems like he's often trying to re-invent  himself.

 

Steve