Styx - Renegade (REACTION!)

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  • @LostInVegas
    @LostInVegas  2 года назад +130

    This is an older Patreon exclusive video guys fyi. Enjoy!

    • @kevinboyce3035
      @kevinboyce3035 2 года назад +5

      You guys are the best, have to join up, Tommy Shaw from Styx joined Ted Nugent and Jack Blades from Night Ranger to form Damn Yankees, check out "Come Again"from them

    • @MsSweetNNaughty
      @MsSweetNNaughty 2 года назад +3

      I wondered...lol. I mean, how have you not reacted to Styx? You should check out Tommy Shaw on Live at Daryl's Place - they do a version of this song that's great!

    • @lamarcarter100
      @lamarcarter100 2 года назад +3

      If you really want a older rocker from styx you need to do suite madam blue you won't be disappointed

    • @AL13NM
      @AL13NM 2 года назад +2

      Honorary Playlist! This song is Legendary!

    • @markfrost1142
      @markfrost1142 2 года назад +1

      Kevin Boyce I saw Damn Yankees at the omni in Atlanta with Bad Company. Killer show

  • @bitslammer
    @bitslammer 4 года назад +191

    Blue collar man is also a good hard rocker by Styx.

  • @jasonstinebaugh8447
    @jasonstinebaugh8447 2 года назад +181

    One of my favorite Styx songs is without question "Too much time on my hands" with the great Tommy Shaw on lead vocal.

  • @emeraldcity_
    @emeraldcity_ 2 года назад +181

    When this song starts up in Supernatural with the boys pulling off their masks is a great scene. Sets the tone for show so well

    • @detroitpolak9904
      @detroitpolak9904 2 года назад +2

      Great Comment.

    • @zombiexbunny
      @zombiexbunny 2 года назад +10

      YES! This song was used to perfection in that episode.

    • @estagisep_
      @estagisep_ 2 года назад +2

      Love this episode! Season 2

    • @Metaldad-bl7fj
      @Metaldad-bl7fj 2 года назад +3

      Just rewatched that season and yes that definitely hit the mark!

    • @marcia_elena
      @marcia_elena 2 года назад +3

      Season 2 was the best season.

  • @markmaioli4
    @markmaioli4 2 года назад +91

    Hey guys this Is The Hype Song the Pittsburgh Steelers play during the break between the 3rd & 4th quarter I'd all games at Heinz Fieldl.
    The crowd goes crazy when he screams at the beginning. 🤘

  • @DM-hk4cw
    @DM-hk4cw 2 года назад +17

    Why they aren't in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is beyond me. Massive band, massive hits. Tommy Shaw...just damn!

  • @johnstrange6799
    @johnstrange6799 2 года назад +9

    It has to be remembered that this song was created in the peak of the Disco era when even some rock songs had that syncopated dance beat feel within them. The Stones, The Dead, Queen, Kiss, and even Pink Floyd touched upon that feel around the same time give or take.

  • @CJReaper666
    @CJReaper666 2 года назад +101

    James Young and Tommy Shaw were the guitar duo in the classic Styx lineup. Both are great lead guitarists, James played the leads in this one.

    • @brianflynn4
      @brianflynn4 2 года назад +3

      Really? I'm surprised, seeing as Tommy wrote this one I assumed he took lead on the solo's. Learn something new every day I suppose I guess, even about a band I've followed for 30+ years.

    • @JoeVideoed
      @JoeVideoed 2 года назад +2

      @@brianflynn4 Typically each played lead on the songs they sung themselves, but there was 1 exception per Wikipedia. It may have been this 1.

    • @jamesyoung7560
      @jamesyoung7560 2 года назад +1

      @@JoeVideoed 2 exceptions, in reciprocity, Tommy played lead on "Half-Penny, Two-Penny"

    • @Azabaxe80
      @Azabaxe80 2 года назад +2

      JY crushed it here. But, even if a comparison to Chicago is really inappropriate, Terry Kath was in a totally different league.

    • @CJReaper666
      @CJReaper666 2 года назад

      @@Azabaxe80 Yeah Terry Kath was a total monster on the guitar, plus that voice, wish he was still with us.

  • @TheBlackMambaa248
    @TheBlackMambaa248 2 года назад +3

    My mom loves Styx. Used to have this song on a cassette tape in her 90s GMC Jimmy. Man time is weird.

  • @AutumnWytch999
    @AutumnWytch999 2 года назад +174

    Tommy Shaw = very underrated, especially as a vocalist. His vocals on this song are solid. Full. Stop.

    • @fridaylong2812
      @fridaylong2812 2 года назад +5

      I liked his voice far better than DeYoung's.

    • @ingloriousbetch4302
      @ingloriousbetch4302 2 года назад +7

      his singing in Damn Yankees is also impressive.

    • @jjStinger72
      @jjStinger72 Год назад +1

      I've heard that when Tommy tried out for Styx he didn't even bring his guitar.

    • @eschdaddy
      @eschdaddy Год назад

      AMEN!!!!

    • @getnmyn
      @getnmyn 11 месяцев назад

      When you factor in that Tommy wrote some of their biggest hits and that he can't read music or charts, it's even more phenomenal.

  • @theRevil100
    @theRevil100 2 года назад +36

    you guys are genuinely in your prime when you go from "this shit aight" to "banger"

  • @oldcat7
    @oldcat7 4 года назад +85

    Adam Sandler is a huge Styx fan. You've probably heard some of their songs in his movies-- or the band being referenced in dialogue.

    • @in4d2i0ca
      @in4d2i0ca 2 года назад +13

      First thing I thought of was Billy Madison.

    • @shannonallen2993
      @shannonallen2993 2 года назад +7

      With that keg!

    • @NooneTymeCollections
      @NooneTymeCollections 2 года назад +8

      billy Madison facts lol with the keg

    • @csimone73
      @csimone73 2 года назад

      @@shannonallen2993 And his jeans on his head!! 🤣😂

    • @NativeSkeleton
      @NativeSkeleton 2 года назад

      I always think of Big Daddy with Julian or Frankenstein saying “Styx are the greatest band” speech lol

  • @mistabook
    @mistabook 2 года назад +8

    So fun watching the guys be won over by this song. It just rocks. Styx demonstrated over and over that a song can be kind of cheesy and still rock. That's pretty much their brand. "That's called taking a simple groove and rocking the hell out of it." Preach!

  • @euchongo4240
    @euchongo4240 2 года назад +39

    This is one of those Eternal Bangers!
    Just ask Billy Madison

    • @amyelizabeth529
      @amyelizabeth529 2 года назад +3

      Maybe that's where George heard this song - cause I don't remember it in any Old Navy commercials.

    • @zacharycarvalho1383
      @zacharycarvalho1383 2 года назад +3

      This is where I was thinking they heard it too. When he pulls up to high school blasting this in his REO Speedwagon shirt

    • @Suisai13
      @Suisai13 2 года назад +2

      I was gonna say, I bet they are thinking Billy Madison when they hear this song and can't recall. I was just grateful Sandler reminded me of this banger from my youth.

  • @onthemarc22
    @onthemarc22 4 года назад +49

    Fleetwood Mac THE CHAIN

    • @Craplatte
      @Craplatte 4 года назад +1

      Great choice. My favorite version of it is the live one from The Dance. That's just sublime!

    • @theresistance2641
      @theresistance2641 2 года назад

      Bone Thugs-n-Harmony sampled this song and made a banger out of it😉

  • @klaptongroovemaster
    @klaptongroovemaster 2 года назад +62

    Watch "25 or 6 to 4" live in Tanglewood by Chicago. Terry Kath was arguably the most under-rated guitarist in rock history. He was truly among the GOATs.

    • @debbiecostello6949
      @debbiecostello6949 2 года назад +10

      Jimi Hendrix said Terry Kath was the best guitarist in the universe. Pretty heavy compliment.

    • @machomaam4975
      @machomaam4975 2 года назад +2

      I have watched that like 30-40 times. Just love the way they come into that song with the drummer struggling to get his gear set.

    • @Meandmymirror
      @Meandmymirror 2 года назад

      Fo sho!!!

  • @Meandmymirror
    @Meandmymirror 2 года назад +7

    Just saw them live! They still kill it

  • @theemperorhoodie1845
    @theemperorhoodie1845 2 года назад +48

    Easily one of the most underrated bands of all time.
    Come Sail Away, Grand Illusion, Show me the Way, Too Much Time on My Hands, Lorelei, Blue Collar Man are all great songs

    • @TheFoodExperience
      @TheFoodExperience 2 года назад

      I also think that Miss America was a great tune.

    • @SammyRebbo
      @SammyRebbo 2 года назад

      Grand Illusion forever my favorite Styx song!

  • @thereturningshadow
    @thereturningshadow 2 года назад +81

    When it comes to the theatrics of STYX, that was ALL Dennis DeYoung. In fact, that was part of the reason this band broke up in the 80s was because of Dennis wanting the band to become a stage theater group and the others didn't. In fact back in the 80s everyone thought Michael Jackson's Bad video being 30 minutes long in 1987 was revolutionary. STYX did it first in 1982 with Mr. Roboto. That original video was 30 minutes long and was because of DeYoung's theatricality.
    These days, STYX tours and plays as a rock band while DeYoung does more stage acting and musicals.

    • @mikecreger9702
      @mikecreger9702 2 года назад +4

      Stopped listening because of Mr. Roboto.

    • @Hollingsworth2781
      @Hollingsworth2781 2 года назад +5

      Dennis Deyoung was the founding member of Styx. He started the band. He wrote most of their massive hits. He wrote 12 of their 16 top 40 hits to be exact. He was the best singer as well. Dennis Deyoung is Styx. But yes, he loved the ballads and pop songs a lot more than jy and shaw. JY and shaw liked more of the rock stuff.

    • @thereturningshadow
      @thereturningshadow 2 года назад +4

      @@Hollingsworth2781 DeYoung was NOT the ONLY founding member of the band. The twin brothers Chuck and John Panozzo when they were 12 (and DeYoung 14) got together to play. They weren't a full band until their high school days and continued into college and that's when JY joined and then they finally named themselves STYX as that was when they were going to record their first album as a band so technically JY was also a founding member of STYX.
      Those FOUR can be legally considered founding members which is why when the band kicked DeYoung out and a lawsuit by DeYoung over the band's name failed because the Panozzos and JY remained together and Shaw as well. The result of the lawsuit: The band can remain touring as STYX and DeYoung can NO LONGER claim to be the "voice of STYX".
      Dennis DeYoung is not STYX. Not even legally. No ONE PERSON can make that claim. Also those 16 songs you mentioned, the greatest hits, he only wrote NINE by himself. A tenth he wrote WITH JY and JY also wrote one of those by himself. The other FIVE were written by Tommy Shaw.
      I am not saying DeYoung isn't a good song writer or singer or performer. I am saying that he ALONE was NOT and NEVER was STYX. When all the other band members singled him out as NOT being what the band wants to be, then he is the problem and they solved it in the late 90s by going on tour without him and replaced him with his vocals and keyboards.

    • @Hollingsworth2781
      @Hollingsworth2781 2 года назад +3

      @@thereturningshadow He was the original founding member. He walked across the street and heard the two Panozzo brothers playing music. He asked them if they wanted to play with him. Those are origins of how Styx started. My point is that Deyoung was the one who started the band. He wrote most of their massive hits. He sang most of their biggest hits. He was a nightmare to work with. That is true. I dont care about the legal stuff. OJ killed two people and got off because he had top lawyers. But according to the law he is innocent of all criminal charges. Maybe Shaw and JY had top lawyers and Deyoung did not. So I dont care about who won in court. You can call the band styx legally. Sure. But you cant have true Styx without the guy wrote and sang most of their tops songs. There would be no Styx without him. They would have like 4 hits without him. JY and shaw dont love all his songs, but America does. All those guys were part of the band, but the most important was DD.
      By the way, you cant have true Journey without Steve Perry either. He wrote and or co wrote 22 of their 25 major hits. Those songs and his voice made them huge. He was the iconic voice that people identify with. Again, legally they are still together. But those are steve's songs. Jonathan Cain was important too. And Neil Schon is a great guitarist and he was an original member. But Neil's band was really nobody before he met steve. But you cant replace those guys either. And Steve Perry is the person who made the band huge. He is no.1.
      Queensrysche. Same story with Geoff Tate and Chris Degarmo. CG wrote most of their big hits and GT has arguably the best voice in heavy metal. His voice was integral to their success. CG wrote most of their top songs. Now they have lost their 3rd most important guy in Scott Rockenfield. Sure, they are still called Queensryche, but come on.
      What if Paul McCartney left or was kicked out of the Beatles? There is simply no way that you can have the Beatles without John and or Paul.
      So yes, legally a band may retain the name and rights. But my point is that it is not the same band when you lose the most important member or members. Dennis Deyoung is Styx. You can have last word.

    • @Jaggedknife11
      @Jaggedknife11 2 года назад

      not to be that guy but I'm pretty sure Micheal Jackson's "revolutionary" 30 minutes music video was for the Thriller title track released in 82'

  • @jasonwilliams6005
    @jasonwilliams6005 2 года назад +11

    Styx has TWO extremely talented guitarists. They have so many great songs. Grand Illusion, Man in the Wilderness, crystal ball, light up, miss America, fooling yourself, come sail away, and many more

  • @SkylineUSA09
    @SkylineUSA09 4 года назад +19

    Credit to James Young for the solo on Renegade!

  • @kennethturner8290
    @kennethturner8290 2 года назад

    Got to see Styx in concert last year.. Quite the journey back in time. A lot of fun.

  • @kippercsg
    @kippercsg 2 года назад +10

    Blue Collar Man is an awesome one by them. Hard yet melodic in parts.
    I saw Styx, Journey, and Foreigner in show together about 8 years back. They still kill it.

    • @ptmac333
      @ptmac333 Год назад

      That show was a whole vibe I'd imagine

  • @mikecreger9702
    @mikecreger9702 2 года назад +1

    The Grand Illusion! Song and album!

  • @dan82500
    @dan82500 4 года назад +8

    I just love listening to Tommy Shaw rip it up!!
    This was my first 8-Track & Foreigner 4 was my second. Miss those days!

  • @sweetpeas2898
    @sweetpeas2898 2 года назад

    The harmony!! I love Styx

  • @Smootman1
    @Smootman1 2 года назад +14

    Suite Madame Blue (Long Version) is another banger from Styx.

  • @annewoodard6803
    @annewoodard6803 2 года назад +2

    Grand Illusion, Come Sail Away and Lorelei are Styx musts! 😁❤️

  • @ugadawgs1990
    @ugadawgs1990 2 года назад +4

    This is a great late 70s song. It stood out even amongst groups like Kansas, Journey and Foreigner.

  • @jakesmith6233
    @jakesmith6233 2 года назад

    THANK YOU!!! Not only have listened to this alot, but it's also used during Pittsburgh Steelers Games.

  • @Jay.McCarty
    @Jay.McCarty 4 года назад +5

    Tommy Shaw is the singer and played the solo on Renegade. He's no slouch.

    • @FenriRock
      @FenriRock 4 года назад +1

      Jay McCarty Actually James JY Young plays the solo on this one. Both of them are underrated when people talk guitar greats

    • @djclaudeus
      @djclaudeus 4 года назад

      They likely don't realize Tommy was also part of Damn Yankees as well. Shoot. Prolly many other things that I'm oblivious to. But Tommy is awesome. Then Styx, I remember rocking the Paradise vinyl... complete with hologram!! Was a youngster then but Styx definitely made their mark for sure!

    • @djjazzyjeff1232
      @djjazzyjeff1232 4 года назад +1

      @@djclaudeus Damn Yankees is pretty sick Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades (Vocalist/Bassist Night Ranger) and Uncle Ted playing Lead Guitar? How can it get much better than that lol. As far as Super Groups go Damn Yankees is up there as one of the bests.

  • @briancoffman8447
    @briancoffman8447 2 года назад +1

    Was looking for any Steelers comments. Surprisingly there weren't any. If you know you know. #HEREWEGO

  • @chewiesarmy4833
    @chewiesarmy4833 2 года назад +63

    Like so many great bands, Styx can do so many things great. Come Sail Away has always been my favorite, but, imo, Suite Madame Blue is a masterpiece that flies under the radar, and Miss America is an underrated rocker.

    • @jasondonnelly4926
      @jasondonnelly4926 2 года назад +5

      Suite madame blue is my fav of theirs. Along with man in the wilderness and witch wolf.

    • @FreeMTrider
      @FreeMTrider 2 года назад +4

      Suite Madame Blue ….such a great song.

    • @Scott_From_Maine
      @Scott_From_Maine 2 года назад

      Suite Madame Blue still seems fresh to me because radio hasn't beaten it to death. I saw Dennis and his band do it four years ago, superlative.

    • @crispyaaron
      @crispyaaron 2 года назад

      YES!!!!

    • @albreezy26
      @albreezy26 2 года назад

      I love all of these but crystal ball has always stuck with me throughout all this time. Truly a standout track by them

  • @davidg2122
    @davidg2122 2 года назад +1

    Miss America, real rocker.

  • @EverendeverGroup
    @EverendeverGroup 2 года назад +10

    The Old Navy reference is priceless!🤣 Reminds me of the decades that passed before you ever heard a Beatles song on a commercial......until Michael Jackson screwed that up and opened the floodgates.

  • @greekjeff
    @greekjeff 2 года назад +1

    Blue collar man and miss America are fire!!

  • @jeremiahcloy7437
    @jeremiahcloy7437 2 года назад +22

    Great song. I got a little worried at the beginning when you were clowning on it, but a good guitar riff always brings it up a level

  • @Keener_ThanYou
    @Keener_ThanYou 2 года назад +2

    If you're iat Heinz Field for a Steelers game you will here this song at crunch time in the 4th quarter when the Steelers on defense, it's a staple and an anthem for the city. They also have an awesome hilight package accompanied by this song that has massive hits on those drum beats in the end of the song. It's a massive crowd pleaser and get everyone going and loud.

  • @Kristen_michelle0515
    @Kristen_michelle0515 2 года назад +3

    If you’re a steeler fan you get super pumped when this song comes on!!!
    🤘🏻💛🖤

  • @EvanWeber1234
    @EvanWeber1234 Год назад

    Epic Tune, Rock Radio staple for many years

  • @kennethkearney116
    @kennethkearney116 2 года назад +11

    I remember this getting played at the skating rink, a lot! Back in the 70's! It's gotta nice flow to it. Cool to skate to!

    • @kennethkearney116
      @kennethkearney116 2 года назад

      But that's all it's good for! Playlist for the skating rink only! It is a good song, tho.

    • @susanconstable2113
      @susanconstable2113 2 года назад +1

      Omg so true! Thanks I’m feeling pretty old right now! Lol

  • @5chevin5
    @5chevin5 2 года назад +1

    Take this song into your car, roll down the windows and turn it up..... For me Styx was always connected to cruising down to the river in the summer, windows down, in a friends Camaro SS. While do like most the Styx "hits" my jam was always "Man in the Wilderness" great lyrics.

  • @klasseact6663
    @klasseact6663 2 года назад +6

    They used this song in Billy Madison.

  • @darrenmiller6927
    @darrenmiller6927 2 года назад

    I got that album my freshman year in high school Renegade was on of my favorite songs. Thanks for taking me way back. Love from California.

  • @MatthiasCorvinu
    @MatthiasCorvinu 4 года назад +26

    Blue Collar Man and Too Much Time of My Hands should be listened to. Great groove, amazing lead guitar

    • @andalfthegreyt
      @andalfthegreyt Год назад +1

      Too much... 👏🏻👏🏻 .. time on my hands

  • @josefsreba6702
    @josefsreba6702 2 года назад

    Top 5 of Styx songs for sure!!!

  • @ClassicShotMK3
    @ClassicShotMK3 2 года назад +2

    The choir part after the solo makes the song for me, so powerful

  • @french1991toast22
    @french1991toast22 2 года назад

    I love the gradual change to liking the song. The whole time I'm thinking oh just wait. I love Styx

  • @Brandonmtlhd
    @Brandonmtlhd 2 года назад +13

    Styx has a very varied catalog. Listening to their greatest hits is like listening to a bunch of genres in one mix. You have this song, which is more hard rock oriented, then Mr. Roboto, which is their synth pop phase, then Babe, which is a love ballad and then Come Sail Away, which is their more theatrical side. It's definitely a rabbit hole that's worth going down.

    • @guibox3
      @guibox3 Год назад

      I'll take 'Lady' over 'Come Sail Away' for a ballad that starts tame and then kicks you in the nuts for epicness.

  • @donmuench5980
    @donmuench5980 2 года назад

    Thanks.. You guys just helped me to re-discover Renegade after 30+ years!!

  • @Arakiel9
    @Arakiel9 2 года назад +21

    I like this song a lot. It's a sentimental favorite with tons of nostalgia value. Glad you covered it, glad you gave it a chance Ryan. :)
    Once it gets going, it really brings some power. It's a song that takes you on a journey, almost like you are taking a voyage... sailing away.
    Also, I always heard elements of this song in "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand. Give it a listen and see what you think. They are very different songs, but the intervals in the guitar riff hook in "Take Me Out" feels reminiscent of "Renegade" to me. Not sure, maybe I'm just wrong.
    As always, thanks for the video guys, best wishes!

  • @da324
    @da324 2 года назад +2

    That cadence you're hearing is the kick drum changing from the downbeat to the upbeat for that measure. It's been done a ton of times.

  • @ericbeich
    @ericbeich 2 года назад +6

    Barely 12 in '79 I remember this felt pretty heavy compared to what else was on the radio. It's been featured in several TV shows since then, like Freaks and Geeks, the game GTA IV, Billy Madison and a few sports teams adopted it for a time. Cool how you guys warmed up to it :)

    • @CatharticusX
      @CatharticusX 2 года назад +1

      Yeah, this was pretty hard radio stuff for the time.

    • @docwells7
      @docwells7 2 года назад +1

      @@CatharticusX I got a 45rpm record with Blue Collar Man at a fair in seventh grade (12 years old as well), and it blew me away. Actually, IMO, it is even harder than Renegade. That whole album rocks. Blue Collar Man would be a great reaction.

  • @lonniesmith3348
    @lonniesmith3348 2 года назад

    If you grow up in western Pennsylvania. And are a Steelers fan . you know this song by heart. It is the Steelers hype song.

  • @2012Darkknightrises
    @2012Darkknightrises 2 года назад +5

    Queen Of Spades is the song that hooked me to Styx. That's the one before this on the record.

  • @69Tonyro
    @69Tonyro 3 месяца назад

    There are no better reaction videos on RUclips than these guys! 🤟🏻

  • @davidwalker683
    @davidwalker683 4 года назад +6

    Have to hear "too much time on my hands "

  • @ericrys6624
    @ericrys6624 2 года назад

    Had to click on this! I'm from Pittsburgh, they play this at the steelers game in like the 3rd or 4th Quarter and show a bunch of defensive highlights when we need a big stop. Whole stadium goes crazy and just starts waving the towels, it's dope 🙌

  • @bbowman105
    @bbowman105 2 года назад +2

    That entire album is fantastic. Queen of Spades is an underappreciated gem.

  • @billolsen4360
    @billolsen4360 2 года назад

    Enjoying reactions from music lovers of the younger generation listening/grooving to classic rock. Everybody is surprised and loves the transition. It's a lot like "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas.

  • @MarkRabold
    @MarkRabold 2 года назад +27

    There were two opposing directions in Styx: the performance-art/softer sound that Dennis DeYoung wanted, and the more rock-driven sound that Tommy Shaw (and a few other members) wanted. Mr. Roboto was the pinnacle of this, and also ended up being the breaking point of the opposing ideas. Styx replaced DeYoung and is still playing live to this day and are damn impressive live. Worth calling out that Tommy Shaw is still as amazing now as he ever was. Great example of that in his Live From Daryl's House performance (listen to his voice and guitar playing... Incredible) : ruclips.net/video/YTnu27jHz-g/видео.html

    • @hgianos65
      @hgianos65 2 года назад +1

      Daryl’s House!!! was awesome with Tommy Show!!!

    • @matthewcranney6576
      @matthewcranney6576 2 года назад

      Dennis never dictated the type of songs the rest of the band could write. If Tommy wanted to write rockers then why were a bunch of his compositions pop, ballads and accoustic folk tunes?

    • @kdm71291
      @kdm71291 2 года назад

      I saw them at my county fairgrounds in 2013 when they were playing the fair circuit and enjoyed them very much…I sang all the songs just like I did when playing their records on the living room stereo when I was a teen, haha!
      My wife, however, even though not with me back then, is a HUGE Styx fan and says that without Dennis DeYoung, John Panozzo, and Chuck Panozzo that it’s not really Styx. (Chuck was well enough to perform a few songs with them the time I saw them.

  • @clairewells3925
    @clairewells3925 Год назад +1

    Shaw on vocals and Young on lead guitar. Written by Shaw. One of my favorite songs going back to elementary school up until today.

  • @kurtsaxton823
    @kurtsaxton823 2 года назад +40

    The whole pieces of eight album is fire not a bad track on it.

    • @lo0nyt0onz
      @lo0nyt0onz 2 года назад +1

      Grand illusion would be 2nd IMO

    • @kurtsaxton823
      @kurtsaxton823 2 года назад +3

      @@lo0nyt0onz I actually like both albums equal, to me the two best Styx albums.

    • @brett2015
      @brett2015 2 года назад +9

      Queen of Spades is one of the best songs ever by Styx that usually flies under peoples radar

    • @craigkowald3055
      @craigkowald3055 2 года назад

      You may have heard that groove before from Led Zeppelin in the song Trampled Under Foot.

    • @OpusKingOfficial
      @OpusKingOfficial 2 года назад

      Great white hope is meh

  • @catherineferguson7646
    @catherineferguson7646 Год назад

    Tommy and JY were both rockin. Those boys are still doing it now. Still awesome. Putting out albums.

  • @chrisrivas289
    @chrisrivas289 2 года назад +24

    You guys are the ESPN of song reaction.
    The way you guys call the play by play on every song makes me feel like I’m watching The Heat play The Nicks. That’s why I love your channel.
    You are not music reactors. You’re musicastors.

  • @xVIPgaming
    @xVIPgaming 2 года назад

    Billy Madison is where i first heard this song and fell in love !

  • @Sensei_BigJoe
    @Sensei_BigJoe 2 года назад +7

    I saw Styx in concert a year or two ago. Still a good show. DPAC in NC is a great place too, no bad seats in the place and it was pretty comfortable temp wise.

  • @renee176
    @renee176 Год назад

    Love the song, all the parts, but to each their own.😊

  • @Vaelsung1
    @Vaelsung1 2 года назад +3

    The quiet beginning of the song is a man completely alone... isolated....reflecting back on his life in his jail cell. The bass drum echoes the beating of his heart as he numbingly waits to be escorted to the executioner's gallows. The tension is being built. Musically, it's completely pertinent and relevant to the situation and makes the explosion into the hard rock element so much more powerful and effective. James Young's guitar work absolutely soars. Styx is also known for their great vocals and layered harmonies. The first band in history to have 4 triple platinum albums in a row....not The Beatles, not The Rolling Stones.....STYX! Thanks for your reaction to this great American band.

  • @jamesquick3036
    @jamesquick3036 2 года назад

    Pittsburgh Steelers play this song at the start of the 4th quarter of every home game. The crowd goes crazy.

  • @RachelKDS
    @RachelKDS 2 года назад +27

    The fact that you guys haven't done Come Sail Away by Styx is ridiculous.

    • @jimeiden2360
      @jimeiden2360 2 года назад +2

      The long version, please.

    • @alrivers2297
      @alrivers2297 2 года назад +2

      @@jimeiden2360 yes, I hate when people react to the version without the trippy synth part

    • @dananewsom5483
      @dananewsom5483 2 года назад +2

      I really love that song, but South Park ruined it for me - I can't not hear Cartman 🤣

  • @lesliedavis7639
    @lesliedavis7639 2 года назад

    Their former promotions guy now lives in Vegas. We are good friends with him and his wife. He booked and promoted their first "big show" in 1972 in a school gymnasium in Wausau, Wisconsin...their largest paycheck to date since forming, where he guaranteed them a minimum of $500 if they supplied the lights and sound, with about 1400 people in attendance. He went on to travel with them through the early 80's all over the world as their concert promotions manager. I have some stories about the members that would make your toes curl....LOL.

  • @robinschulze934
    @robinschulze934 2 года назад +22

    Need to try supper group “ Damn Yankees” with Tommy Shaw , Ted Nugent, Jack Blades, and Michael Cartellone!!!! Great 90s rock metal. !!!

  • @dbtrek
    @dbtrek 2 года назад

    George calling out the Old Navy death kiss. Legend. 🤣

  • @jvsmith7888
    @jvsmith7888 2 года назад +6

    This song has appeared in episodes of several TV series and also makes an appearance in a few video games. It is also used by both The Pittsburg Steelers and Milwaukee Brewers as part of the music they play in the stadium. So, there are many many places where you may have heard it before.

  • @fatboy1271
    @fatboy1271 4 года назад +2

    There's an episode of That 70s Show where on Eric wants to see the band. All the other kids make fun of him and then at the end they all want to see Styx; they were just embarrassed to admit it. Seems like a common theme with them :)

    • @veloraloves
      @veloraloves 4 года назад

      HA! Styx was the Nickelback of the 70's.

  • @todvball
    @todvball 2 года назад +5

    ....my Styx faves:
    Crystal Ball
    Lorelei
    Grand Illusion
    **interesting.... I'd say that Styx had the ability to grab a wider audience when their songs transition from "pop light rock" to "heavy metal thunder". Many of their songs do this...they set you up... then "boom!" Crankability!!! haha . Great tunes.

  • @Wyldbutterfly028
    @Wyldbutterfly028 2 года назад

    Okay, okay, okay! Im here for this. Let’s get it!

  • @jondonnelly
    @jondonnelly 2 года назад +3

    Their best song IMO, love you guys.

  • @purpleyes2684
    @purpleyes2684 2 года назад

    Little fun fact, the lead guitar of Styx is the one who plays the mighty morphing power rangers main theme. This song was on happy Billy Madison also.

  • @sirtoby2070
    @sirtoby2070 2 года назад +17

    James Young (JY) did the solo on this one. His solo style was wild and improvised, as opposed to Tommy Shaw whose solos were more through-composed. Both could play their asses off!

  • @jasonwright4460
    @jasonwright4460 2 года назад

    This is the song they play at Heinz Field at every Steelers game. Gets the crowd pumped

  • @vinceblasco
    @vinceblasco 4 года назад +7

    “Blue Collar Man” is another great representation of Styx’s hard rock sound. For better or worse, “Lady” is pretty representative of Styx’s other classic sound. All that being said y’all should check out “Jukebox Hero” by Foreigner. Lou Gramm was one of the best singers of the era.

  • @senecaryan4155
    @senecaryan4155 2 года назад

    Billy Madison when he’s hammered holding the keg over his head 👌🏼

  • @djjazzyjeff1232
    @djjazzyjeff1232 4 года назад +3

    8:07 the most UNTIMELY PAUSE in the history of the channel. They were literally less than half a second from going into the guitar solo which is the dopest part of this song in my opinion lol.

  • @yolo8009
    @yolo8009 Год назад

    That guitar comment was right on time. I was thinking to myself, wait for it.⏳🎸

  • @fergieinva
    @fergieinva 2 года назад +3

    Knew he'd change his mind when he heard the solo!

  • @JeepersCreepers2013
    @JeepersCreepers2013 4 года назад

    This was definitely on a commercial that was played all the time. I don't remember the store either, but it was all over TV about 10 yrs ago.

  • @jamiegleason159
    @jamiegleason159 2 года назад +25

    Have you guys ever thought of tackling the band 311? Something like Come Original. They're a very interesting mix of funk, rap, punk and metal. They might be an interesting take.

    • @Ifearcarnies
      @Ifearcarnies 2 года назад

      They did a 311 song at some point and didn’t care for it. I’m pretty sure it was a song off Mosaic, though, so there’s that.

  • @gregorypsotka7143
    @gregorypsotka7143 Год назад

    i love seeing your reviews. I to live in Vegas and I do appreciate what you do.

  • @thetomgibson
    @thetomgibson 2 года назад +3

    I don’t recall this being used in any commercials. It’s been used in the show Supernatural, though.

  • @FreeCanadian76
    @FreeCanadian76 2 года назад +1

    They are such a great band in their live performances!

  • @Thorrison
    @Thorrison 2 года назад +6

    I performed this song in college with some friends in a battle of the bands. I butchered the words horribly but it was still fun! Great song.

  • @AnandJ
    @AnandJ 2 года назад +1

    I remember this from FREAKS AND GEEKS!

  • @melprophet1936
    @melprophet1936 2 года назад +3

    The first album I ever bought was Pieces of Eight, and they were my first concert too in 1978 when I was 13. I still love them all these years later.

    • @markwilliams6394
      @markwilliams6394 2 года назад +1

      Styx was my first concert too in January 78, the Grand Illusion tour. Legs Diamond opened up for them.

    • @melprophet1936
      @melprophet1936 2 года назад

      @@markwilliams6394 I saw them in Dec 78 for Piece of Eight tour. A band called Angel opened for them. Angel was awful. They were 5-6 guys all dressed in white jumpsuits playing corny pop glam rock. I don't think the term "hair band" existed back then in 1978 but that's what Angel was. They were like the Grandfathers of Hair Bands.

    • @markwilliams6394
      @markwilliams6394 2 года назад

      I saw Angel open for Ted Nugent.

  • @scottsnyder5524
    @scottsnyder5524 2 года назад

    Queen of Spades.

  • @StyxYRenegade
    @StyxYRenegade 2 года назад +4

    The main inspiration behind my online username lmao

  • @bbruteparris
    @bbruteparris 2 года назад

    This is the Steelers defence pump up song, played at every home game. The crowd goes crazy
    Look up Steelers Renegade video

  • @mattiefee
    @mattiefee 2 года назад +7

    Saw this band live just before the pandemic with REO Speedwagon. REO was good, but STYX took it to a whole another level!

    • @Meandmymirror
      @Meandmymirror 2 года назад

      Reo wasn’t that great this year

  • @eddievantrollen3459
    @eddievantrollen3459 2 года назад

    Steelers play this during commercial break of the 4th quarter when the defense is about to take the field. The crowd goes BANANAS!!!