tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post8202076201436520792..comments2024-01-20T10:19:12.985-05:00Comments on Martin's View: Styx - Regeneration vol. 1 and 2Martin Maenzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-33330314859984971232011-10-27T17:18:21.232-04:002011-10-27T17:18:21.232-04:00As I noted in my review, the songs don't sound...As I noted in my review, the songs don't sound the same but they don't sound bad either. With over three decades in the business, Styx still can play these songs fairly well.<br /><br />I have no interest in speculating on the band's or their management's motivation for releasing the re-recordings as Jeb Wright has done.<br /><br />My advice to anyone is that if the review intrigued you then give the music a listen for yourself. Only you can judge whether you like it or not.<br /><br />That's the beautiful thing about music - different people can see different things in the same recordings.Martin Maenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-51568772600479747772011-10-27T16:34:42.615-04:002011-10-27T16:34:42.615-04:00I find this review from Jeb Wright a little more i...I find this review from Jeb Wright a little more in line with my thoughts. Really were these albums worth it? To me these albums lack the everything the originals had in them. I saw someone else posted on another forum, that these songs had no heart and no love. I aggree with that poster.<br /><br />Styx – Regeneration: Volumes I & II <br />Eagle Records <br />www.eaglerockent.com <br />www.styxworld.com <br /><br />Rating: D <br /><br />Many rock fans do not realize that many of their favorite bands do not own the rights to their own material. With classic rock tunes being favorites of advertisers, and advertisers willingness to pay big bucks to use these tunes in commercials, many bands redo their own songs in order to have something that they own to sell for these commercials. They also are handy to force the hardcore fan base completists to shell out a few more bucks for new product – err, sorta new product – to add to their collection. <br /><br />Whether this was the reason Styx released a two-disc set of their own tunes or not, only the band and their management knows. <br /><br />It’s a shame this type of thing has to go on, as it really makes bands like Styx look as if they are out of original ideas. The fact that this ‘Styx’ album also contains two Damn Yankees songs on it only adds to the confusion. <br /><br />The only interesting things about this album are the songs that Lawrence Gowan sings. Gowan replaced Dennis DeYoung and hearing his take on classics Styx tunes, including “The Grand Illusion” and “Come Sail Away,” is something different. However, he can be heard singing these songs on any of the live CDs or DVDs that have been released since he has been in the band. <br /><br /><br />This is a throwaway album that really is not that impressive. There is a new song titled “Difference in the World” but, at the end of the day, it does more to make one wonder if the band really is out of good ideas, as it is a forgettable song. <br /><br />Perhaps the time has come for Styx to take a few years off the road and recharge their batteries. Can anyone say, “Damn Yankees reunion?” <br /><br />By Jeb WrightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com