Customer Reviews

Yesterday & Today

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Be warned. This CD is much like the "extended versions" CD that BMG put out last year. They FLAT OUT lie to you on the back cover!! It says "recorded live". That's not exactly true. Some of the songs are taken from the "Arch Allies" live CD. The rest are from "Brave New World" and are NOT live. The "Renegade" CD-Rom video is from the "Arch Allies" DVD/video. There is nothing here that hasn't already been released before. This is another example of ... ... ... PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS DISC!!

This cd totally misrepresents itself. Tracks 1,2,9 and 10 are taken straight from the Brave New World cd (not live as stated). Tracks 3,4,7 and 8 are from the Arch Aliies cd as is the video included. Tracks 5 and 6 are 2 of the three studio tracks taken straight from the Return to Paradise cd. Track 10 is listed as What Have They Done to You however it is in fact Brave New World. I DON'T understand how this label gets away with this lying. A label put out a Cheap Trick cd similar to this and Cheap Trick warned fans on their website. Styx didn't but I wish they would have. The pic is kinda cool AND there is no JY/PMRC speech which earns it it's ONE star from me. If you work for the Feds please investigate BMG music.

This is a pretty good CD. Not all of the songs are live, like it says. They mislabeled one of the songs. The music video is awesome and fun to watch. Id on't think I'd reccomend this to anyone, if you're a hard core Styx fan, they just don't sound the same anymore.

The powers to be at this label, BMG, are trying to take your money, by fooling you again, into thinking that this is a "new" STYX cd. Just like they did before,on EXTENED VERSIONS, BMG has lied about this cd, saying recorded live. Some songs are, but they are taken form the STYX/REO live cd ARCH ALLIES, released a year earlier. Rest of the songs are studio versions, that all ready appear on RETURN TO PARADISE, and BRAVE NEW WORLD. So if already own these three cds, you are simply adding to you collection as a STYX fan, or wasting your money, thinking your getting something different.
But as far as the songs go, Glenn's Edge of the Century and Dennis' The Grand Illusion, as song by Lawarence, are the only non Tommy songs. JY has no songs on this cd. Hopefully, Tommy will remember that STYX is a group effort, not just one person, after all, wasn't that what he and Dennis were into it about?

Styx was at their peak in the 1970s and early 1980s. Their music was simply incredible. From Dennis DeYoung's roaring keyboards and powerful vocals to Tommy Shaw's great guitar lines and vocals, they were really popular back in the day.

This CD, however, isn't what you may think it is. Previous reviewers have pointed out that the 'Yesterday' songs were recorded live pretty recently. Yeah, the versions are pretty good, but it's not one of their best efforts.

The studio tracks are the 'Now' years. The highlight, to me is 'Best New Face,' a nice pop-rock track with the old Styx style mixed with sort of the modern day sound.

So, if you like Styx and are a big fan, than add this to your collection. If your starting out, '20th Century Masters,' 'Greatest Hits,' or RCA's early years collection 'The Best of Styx' are all great starting places. This isn't the best place to start. But, it's enjoyable, nonetheless.

It could've been a lot worse i'll tell you that right now they could've used a couple more songs but that's why I'm not in the band. These guys really are aloud to do whatever they want. They are he greatest band of all-time. 5 consecutive multi-platinum albums. Top Ten Hits in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000's. I think they were just trying to help promote Lawrence Gowan when they put this together. He does do a good job but he definetly isn't no Dennis DeYoung.

OK, I do admit, I wouldn't actually buy this album for myself, since I have the three that structure it, but it's not that bad. Like any other compilation in the world, this is not built up for the big time fan. Think about it, would you give a Led Zeppelin box set a bad rating because you have half of it on vinyl? No, this is an album more fore somebody who's heard Styx, or doesn't have "Return to Paradise", "Brave New World", or "Arch Allies" anyway. Jeez, people need to lighten up.

First of all, this cd has one glaring misrepresentation; saying that the songs were recorded live. Only "The Grand Illusion", "Edge of the Century", and "Fooling Yourself" are "live" tracks. The remaining songs are studio versions. Tommy Shaw sings all of the songs except for Lawrence Gowan's version of "The Grand Illusion", while Glenn Burtnik sings "Edge of the Century" (at least he actually wrote that song himself). James Young has no songs on the disc.

Styx has been in a state of steady decline since Dennis DeYoung left the group in 1999. Lawrence Gowan is no match for Dennis, as evidenced by is weak performance on "Grand Illusion". Tommy Shaw still manages to hold his own, and this disc even includes one of my favorite Shaw songs; "On My Way". "Fooling Yourself", a Shaw staple, is included as well, and it always sounds good with Shaw's melodic 12-string acoustic playing in the background.

The rest of the disc is mainly filler material from the "Brave New World" cd. This disc is ok, but be wary of the "recorded live" tag line on the cover.

It Could've been a lot worse I'll tell you that right now but it does help get into the new Styx. I know Lawrence Gowan doesn't sing or play like Dennis DeYoung. But considering all things he does do a marvelous job. The main problem why most people will not like this is because it has only 4 classic songs on it and they are all Tommy Shaw songs with the exception of "Grand Illusion". Which means no "Come Sail Away", "Lorelei", or "Don't Let It End". I do like the new stuff I must admit. I mean the new Styx is great especially considering off their last album BIG BANG THEORY they got a Top Ten hit off it #2 to be excact in "I Am The Walrus". Making them the only musical artists in the history of the world to have Top Ten hits in four different decades.