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Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland: One With Everything by Mark Lucas
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Styx Director: Mark Lucas Brand: RED Distribution DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 146 minutes DVD Release Date: 2006-11-21 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
Movie Reviews of Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland: One With EverythingMovie Review: Styx in their current state, doing an amazing show Summary: 5 Stars
First thing i need to get off my chest: will you people get over the fact that Dennis DeYoung isn't in the band anymore? It's been played to death, and he's not coming back. I compare it to Steve Perry and Journey and Peter Gabriel and Genesis. Yes, they all made some amazing music together. And no, they're not getting back together again. It's as simple as that. The nice part about gabriel leaving genesis is that we got more music out of the whole deal...from him, from them, and from Phil Collins. Dennis DeYoung has some great solo work, and Steve Perry, if he'd go back into the studio and record something new after all this time, is an equally great talent.
Now...having said that, I myself was cynical about Styx without dennis at first...then something told me to give the new lineup a chance. Let me tell you, I'm really glad I went. The band is getting along, they're enjoying doing what they do, and it shows onstage. Lawrence Gowan is every bit the dynamic keyboardist-vocalist he's always been on his dozen or so Canadian albums prior to joining Styx. Todd Sucherman is an amazing drummer, who by the way, was a Styx fan at age 11 when he was first learning to drum, Tommy & JY are as comfortable onstage together as they've always been, and Ricky Phillips is is a master on the bass. The vocal harmonies are right there like always, they put on a fan-friendly show, and to see them up there onstage together, it's blatantly obvious that this is what they love to do.
You want to hear Dennis DeYoung? Go see one of his shows. Very entertaining, he's done at least a couple tours with a full symphony orchestra thwat rival the Moody Blues for pure enjoyment...he's still got one hell of a great voice and can he play that keyboard? Definitely. But if you want to see a Styx lineup that's out there night after night having an absolute blast onstage...they're still doing it year after year, and this summer, they're bringing along REO Speedwagon and 38 Special for a full night of rock & roll classics. they're all fans of each other's music, and the mutual respect is something awesome to see between them. To say that Styx is still missing Dennis is missing the point...that was over ten years ago. Getting to this concert performance, it's an amazing piece of work that had some great involvement between the band and the youth orchestra that proves we need to make sure that music survives in our kids' school curriculum. This is a prime example that kids care about it and are very much into creating and performing, and it is very much to Styx' credit that they paire dup with this talented group of young people to create a fantastic night of music. The energy is contagious and the quality is perfect. This is a show to enjoy from start to finish!
Summary of Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland: One With EverythingONE WITH EVERYTHING - DVD Movie
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