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Styx - 21st Century Live Audio CD

A fair review of the Styx "21st Century Live" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Styx reviews here, or go back to the Styx tabs.

Styx Band: Styx
Title: 21st Century Live
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Release Date: 2003-10-07
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Rockin' the Paradise [Live] 2: High Enough [Live] 3: Lorelei [Live] 4: Sing for the Day [Live] 5: Boat on the River [Live] 6: Love Is the Ritual [Live] 7: Snowblind [Live] 8: Miss America [Live] 9: Come Sail Away [Live] 10: Renegade [Live] 11: Blue Collar Man [DVD][Live] 12: Everything Is Cool [DVD][Live] 13: Brave New World [DVD][Live] 14: Kiss Your Ass Goodbye [DVD][Live] 15: Criminal Mind [DVD][Live] 16: Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) [DVD][Live] 17: Heavy Water [DVD][Live] 18: Too Much Time on My Hands [DVD][Live] 19: These Are the Times [DVD][Live] 20: Yes I Can [DVD]

New, rockin' Styx!
I became a Styx fan, though I'm in my 50's, just recently. Some people are fans of the "classic" Styx of the 70's. I find that I am more a fan of the newest incarnation of the group; so, on the suggestion of many reviews, I was drawn to this CD.

The pluses for this album is many. First, the fact that you get video as well as audio. Next, the music has a more upbeat feeling, compared to, say, the "Grand Illusion" CD which I also own. I agree with the fans who appreciate Dennis DeYoung's contributions to the band, but thought he was dragging them toward "show tunes," rather than the rock sounds they were famous for in the early days.

I love melodic music, but I also like the edgier feel this album has. The addition of Greg Burtnick to the mix definitely ups this edginess. I believe this was also the first (or second) year that Lawrence Gowan was in the mix as keyboardist. I like Larry's spirit and humor, as well as his excellent workmanship.

This is a great addition to your Styx collection!.


Good Stuff
I know that Dennis DeYoung isn't on hear and that really bums me out but I do believe that Lawrence Gowan does a good job considering the shoes he has to fill in. This really is a good album. I really appreciated Styx doing Tommy Shaw's Damn Yankees colaberation "High Enough" I thought that that was really cool. It has a lot of their hits on it. Unlike a lot of their other live albums. I mean this is the greatest band of all-time only band in the histiry of the world to have Top Ten's in 4 different decades. So if you want to hear what styx is like with Lawrence Gowan on the mic well get this cd. It is actually is surprisingly good.


why not in acanada
Is there any way I could get my hands on it?. why in the world this cd and dvd isn't sold in canada? I bet alot of Styx fans would buy in a heart bit like me.


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