Behind The Vinyl: "Come Sail Away" with Dennis DeYoung from STYX 

Yes!

I was 12 and it was the summer before....grade 7! Totally agree, btw -- music, TV, movies...things just seemed better then. They probably weren't, but that's how I remember it 🤟

I turned 16 less then 5 weeks before that

I was 13 and what a great time for music.

It was the same week I started dating the girl who became my wife, and here we are still together 47 years later....wow where did that time go!?

Kansas my friend

Rush too

Kansas.journey.rush.

@@seanbrou-bj9ob Yeah but Gentle Giant pioneered it though. Much as I love all those US & Canadian acts mentioned.

Dont need to start the sentence with "so". Dont understand why this is a thing, it's the closest thing to zombies that we've seen so far. So abuse.

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@@N3G4T1V3_Because of blue collar job requirements for boys like myself, english and communication weren't encouraged as much as studying mathematics and the physical sciences. This is a good thing for further separating the masses from the management (less competition). So life is truly beautiful when trivia such as Waistbook and Boubtube is paramount; it's just simply enjoyable for me.

They should totally reunite!! But chuck is still in the band too, he makes an appearance every one in a while ^^

Oh man, I had a similar experience in Nijmegen Holland, I was stationed in Germany and a team I was on went to participate in a function in Holland that the last day, Friday, always turns into the biggest party in Holland every year, that night me and my buddy were walking around the city enjoying everything (19 years old at the time in 1984) when we stumbled into the city square which was full of people and we saw a stage set up at one end with a mixing board about 50 feet in front of it, when we made our way over to the mixing equipment we saw "Golden Earring" stenciled on the equipment, turns out it was a free concert put on by them, so we hung out and in a little while don't you know it really was Golden Earring, we got to hang out with a bunch of locals our age and traded American beers for some of their local brew (we got the better end of that deal) and they broke out some hash that they had, WOW what a night that was!!! If anyone who ever reads this gets the chance go to Nijmegen Holland on the last day of the 4 day 100 mile annual march they have there, the last day is a Friday and that night people have come from all over Holland for the celebration, EPIC!!!

The Tragically Hip was the greatest band in music’s history and I’m from Ohio.

Suite Madame Blue , I would say is their Stairway to Heaven !!!

I was there too...great times.

Light Up. I see what you did there

At first yes but when he's being interviewed it's the actual Grand Illusion album.

They actually got their shots mixed up. In this video the opening shot is of him placing down the stylus on Kilroy Was Here, while in the video for Mr Roboto he places the stylus on The Grand Illusion.

He's coming to Belleville in July :)

Which is 300KM from where I live so unfortunately, infeasible for me to go :(

I have been lucky I grew up with this band as a mid teen in the late 70's. I have seen them 8 times with and without Dennis! They are still good without Dennis. But the are GREAT with Dennis!

You need to change that profile pic. Giving me Simon flashbacks...

EVERY day??

@@bossfan49 for me it is every day.

Get your ears checked!

Also one of the best human beings

Thank you.

I feel like it's coming back in the 2010s. Like a comeback. But yeah, 90s and 00s were very low for Rock.

okay grandpa.

That's MR. Grandpa to you!

So much talent in the 60's and 70's and today's stuff I don't even call it music I can't stand the crap

@@ytsejam58 no, it's not coming back. ever.

And also one of the best, most distinctive voices in rock

Wrong!

Mikey_Suze Four Clueless

Sure, Fooling Yourself, Blue Collar Man, Renegade, Too Much Time On My Hands...all Dennis' genius. LOL

Great to hear, thank you! It's also a podcast, fyi. www.boom973.com/behind-the-vinyl-the-podcast/

I think he means in terms of song structure. Their stuff is easier to follow and sing along with as opposed to a lot of stuff from bands like Yes, Rush, etc..

@@witnessingobscura952 No, James Young wrote alot of songs as well. They all have writing rights. Still, Dennis wrote most of the songs.

Cheng Yuan Hong

Both of those albums were what turned me on to Styx. Crystal ball was a great album for all the classical guitar playing on it and it rocked out plus the vocals were great especially the harmonies

The Serpent Is Rising was even earlier. Check out the song Witch Wolf.

I caught that too. These are great to view.

Townshend is a god, a visionary, well read, self reflecting, a great writer, composer and musician.

*cite. And I'm sure you can find dozens, if not hundreds that credit The Who as an influence.

so does rush too

This is an underrated comment. Too many comments trying to rehash the differences and breakup, just enjoy the time they were together and at their creative peak, and understand bands are like marriages, and stop trying to force people who have been divorced for over 20 years now to re-marry.

Dennis songs are personal. Govan did have the dreams.