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Filmed on November 9th, 2010 at the historic Orpheum Theater in Memphis, TN, this stunning show captures Styx performing their classic multi-platinum seventies albums The Grand Illusion and Pieces Of Eight live in their entirety for the first time. These iconic albums established Styx as a globally successful rock band and defined the AOR genre for a generation of Americans. These new live performances perfectly portray the power, songwriting skill and musical virtuosity that are synonymous with Styx throughout their career and with these groundbreaking albums in particular. / Bonus Features: Putting On The Show an in-depth look at the people and equipment required to stage this epic concert. / Line-up: James J.Y. Young (vocals, guitars, keyboards); Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars); Todd Sucherman (drums); Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards); Ricky Phillips (bass, backing vocals) & Chuck Panozzo (bass guitar). / TRACK LISTING: 1) Intro/1978 2) The Grand Illusion 3) Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) 4) Superstars 5) Keyboard Interlude 6) Come Sail Away 7) Miss America 8) Man In The Wilderness 9) Castle Walls 10) The Grand Finale 11) Great White Hope 12) I m O.K. 13) Sing For The Day 14) The Message 15) Lords Of The Ring 16) Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) 17) Queen Of Spades 18) Renegade 19) Keyboard Interlude 20) Pieces Of Eight 21) Aku-Aku

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MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.6 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ P-44774
Director ‏ : ‎ Styx
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 11 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ January 31, 2012
Actors ‏ : ‎ Styx
Studio ‏ : ‎ Eagle Rock Entertainment
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006ESH230
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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TJ Sher

I'm a HUGE Styx fan, but this BluRay was not well made...

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2018

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I always enjoy watching these guys live, but have missed their shows the past few years, I decided to pick up this BluRay based on all the great reviews, and was a bit sad to find that it's nowhere NEAR BluRay quality. There is some severe noise in the image, like they were using cheap cameras, or the company that mastered the disk used horrible compression rates. That and the audio mix was very flat. The other thing that made it difficult to get into was the overall attitude of the performers. Gowan is always a clown, which is fine, I like his energy, but the other guys didn't look like they were having any FUN. And the audience was literally comatose. After a while they stopped showing the audience altogether because they were mostly sitting on their butts half a sleep. They got up for a few hits, but didn't seem to be into it either. Tommy is usually pretty energetic, but this show he looked like he was just going through the paces. I don't know how much of this is just a function of their age, but when you record a show to be distributed like this, I sort of expect the band to go all-out on the performances. Lastly, they brought out their original bassist, but left the new guy on stage pretending to play guitar. It was a bit weird. Panozzo was the most boring bassist in the history of Rock with the simplest bass lines, not sure why they needed to insult Ricky by bringing Chuck back. Maybe the backlash from fans about Dennis made them feel like bringing Panozzo back would bolster their credibility? Dunno, wasn't necessary. Great drumming as always from Sucherman, he's a real pro. JY is a professional HAM, as expected, but even he seemed a little sedated for a good portion of the show. While I do expect to see a great number of older folks in the audience, the front few rows were filled with a much older crowd, who are of course, their original fans. But dang, I might have been tempted to give away tickets to a bunch of energetic new fans for the first three rows to liven things up a bit. When I saw how dead the audience was, I realized why the band was bored. If your audience isn't there for you, what's the point? Haha. I loved when Tommy stopped and described opening for Kansas on LeftOverture and getting the inspiration for Man in the Wilderness. Such a timeless and perfect song. Loved it. All of those criticisms take nothing away from the sheer awesomeness of their music. I'll give them a pass on everything, literally anything, in the hopes that they still keep touring and performing and making us feel young and alive. But more than anything, I want them to get back into the studio and create more music. I get tired of waiting for these classic bands to release new material, sometimes a decade between albums. Tommy, if you're reading, I beg you! Write & Record more! Peace and Love to the band.

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Azlan

EPIC Concert

Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2012

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This is a smokin' hot concert only Tommy and JY could have pulled off. Multi triple platinum albums 1977's Grand Illusion and '78 Pieces of Eight two of the probably the greatest rock albums of all time played live with Styx main core members Tommy Shaw and James 'JY' Young peforming flawlessly.Tommy and JY have been able to hold Styx leagacy for over a decade together well, with a very competent line up and despite their well publicised break up with original member Dennis De Young have been able tour and release albums with huge success.Their line up over the years have been consistant with Lawrence Gowan on Vocals and Keys, Ricky Phillip on bass and Tod Sucherman on drums.The concert filmed on November 9th, 2010 at the historic Orpheum Theater in Memphis, TN, culminates the great showmanship,energy and friendship the band has been harnessing over the years.
I lived off these albums in '78-'79 played them 24/07 this was truly a 'Rock Odyssey' they were the 'real' days of hard rock!!!I still have these albums including the limited edition of pieces of eight.
Orignal founding member Chuck 'chucky' Panazzo as usual makes guest appearences on songs with the heavy base lines like 'fooling yourself' and appears to be very happy with these stints. For years I've been yearning to hear 'Man in the wilderness and tommy nearly brought tears to my eyes so was Lawrence on Castle Walls, Sing for the day, I'm Ok were executed to perfection, also JY songs Miss America, Lord of the Rings were performed to perfection It's as though you are listening to them off the original albums.I've always loved the ageless Tommy's songs in Styx's Crystal Ball, Grand Illusion, Pieces of Eight and Cornerstone he had that 'lulaby voice' and together with JY produced some soaring solos De Young was very Inspirational until in '80 when he tried to'theatrerise' the band and that was the end of Styx...but the Styx resurgence in the last era has moved us the harcore fans !!! This concert is an Amazing, Great, Historic musical experience!!!
Thanks Tommy and JY!!!

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Styx Rocks Memphis

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2012

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(I purchased the CD/DVD combo pack first, then picked up a copy of the BR).

In what has to be one of the best conceptualized concerts of the decade, Styx took 2 of their platinum selling albums for a refreshing tour of the US, stopping in Memphis for the filming of this event. While it may seem unnecessary to state, these recordings come alive, literally alive.

Some might argue that many of these songs are already mainstays of the Styx setlist and that many of them have been captured live in the trove of live CD's and video released by Styx in the last decade, but this format gives them a new life. It's kinda like taking out your old Styx records and putting them on your turntable, and suddenly the band walks into the room and plays all of the songs.

Of the DVD, I can't imagine that it could have been filmed or recorded any better. There are plenty of cameras to give the viewer a multitude of views and the sound is presented in DTS, filling the room with that "right there in the middle of it" sound. For a fan, it can't get any better.

Sure, the songs are old and many of them have been part of the setlist for decades, and there are many other live recordings from the band, but this is the only place to get the Side 1> Side 2> next album> Side 1> Side 2 in one convenient package. For more than 2 hours and 11 minutes Styx fans are treated to the show of a lifetime.

When all is said and done, this package works. For fans that weren't able to catch this tour, this gives you the perfect opportunity to see the event and enjoy it over and over. When you consider the price of concert tickets versus the very reasonable price here at Amazon, you'll see that you just can't go wrong with this purchase.

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PigPen

Grand Illusion / Pieces of Eifght Bluray

Reviewed in Canada on October 8, 2022

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I liked that songs that weren't hits from these 2 albums were played. I think that some of these songs were actually better than the hits. All the songs from each album were played in the same order as the album. Given that these albums came out in 1977 and 1978, this will prove to be very rare. Great quality video and audio!

From a Musician's Pen

Great Performance, High Quality BluRay at a Great Price

Reviewed in Canada on November 29, 2012

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You can see much of this concert on YouTube, so check it out for yourself to see if you like it enough to buy it. The band performs top notch and the quality of the BluRay is top notch. The picture quality is so clear and several cameras were used so you always have a great view of the band. The concert is about 2 hours, as they play both albums in their entirety. The bonus features show you behind the scenes, all the people involved in putting on a Styx concert.

It's a great buy for $12. In terms of picture and sound quality, it's gotta be Styx's best concert film (and they have many). Other Styx concert films contain more hit songs though, as all the B-side songs are perfomed here from those albums.

Lastly, I really hate all the negative comments I've read about Gowan not being Dennis DeYoung. Noone sounds like DDY vocally, so it's unfair to criticize him for that. Gowan CAN sing all the notes and he plays the keyboards as well as DDY (maybe even better?). He's learned all the parts properly and he fits in with the band wonderfully. He deserves credit, not criticsm. The man is very talented, as is Tommy Shaw and the rest of Styx. To miss a Styx show simply because DDY is gone is to miss out on a great show... your loss!

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Mystro one! Read my reviews!

Styx the best "ROCK AND ROLL, Only your ears know for sure! buy it, you wont regret it!

Reviewed in Canada on April 18, 2014

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For those of you who have a good surround system and love to play it loud , then this dvd in dts is for you, just make sure you have at least 2 subwoofers! This truly is a great dvd, the sound is ausome!, Gowan is great, if you were a kid growing up in the 70/80's when rock and roll rulled you will love this! The sound is very good, I have it going through my txnr 828 Onkyo receiver and ar9 polk speakers as well as a energy center channel and 4 subs, two polks one klipsh and the best one the Bic eviction, also with two sets of mission 2 way and 3 way speakers with Klisph back surrounds, playing on a Panasonic zt reference plasma 65`` tv, all in all this dvd in dts Rocked, even if you do not have a elaborate system you will love this dvd, highly recommend buying it!

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Kier White

Amazing Concert With Magical Properties

Reviewed in Canada on January 20, 2015

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I bought this concert Blu-ray as a Christmas / Good luck to your Patriots present for my dear pal Colin. His patriots beat the colts to head to the Super Bowl. I'm going to go ahead and assume he was also filled with the warmth of the Christmas season. Though that could have been the booze as he was watching football, and one would assume, also drinking. Did I expect this Blu-Ray to determine the outcome of a sporting event? No, I didn't. I just expected my friend Colin would have fun watching a Styx concert. If you want your football team to win a game, you should totally order this concert Blu-ray.

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