By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-16 19:37:41 | Updated at 2024-11-16 21:41:15
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One song, 35 years: The tale of the song that broke Styx
Tucson Daily ^ | 7/19/19 | Cathalena E. Burch
Posted on 11/16/2024 11:31:00 AM PST by DallasBiff
It took the members of Styx 35 years to come to terms with a song that tore the 1970s rockers apart at the seams.
But last year, James “JY” Young, Tommy Shaw and the rest of the band started playing “Mr. Roboto” again in its entirety.
It came down to the fans.
Whenever they bought a T-shirt from the concert merchandise booth or passed the lighting console within earshot of the longtime lighting director, fans would bemoan the fact that the band skipped the song.
“The merch guy who’s worked with us for years selling t-shirts got five to 10 people a night asking for the song,” Young said during a phone call last week to talk about the band’s show Thursday, July 25, at Tucson Music Hall.
(Excerpt) Read more at tucson.com ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: styx
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Probably the worst single released by a popular hit making band ever.
Have fun and flame away, it's saturday.
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