Powerful. Majestic. Compelling. These are some of the words that have described the unforgettable live performances given by singer, songwriter & keyboardist Dennis DeYoung. Now in 2014, the nearly five decade musical legacy of DeYoung has come full circle. Frontiers Music Srl will release on October 17th in Europe and 21st in North America Dennis DeYoung And The Music Of Styx Live in Los Angeles in 2CD/DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats, encompassing the greatest hits of Styx sung once again by the voice who made them famous.
Recorded and filmed for this special CD/DVD release and for an October US TV live concert special, these classic STtyx songs were captured before an enthusiastic audience at the intimate El Rey Theater in Los Angeles on March 18th, 2014. The 2CD/DVD version is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Preorders of the Blu-Ray and digital versions will be made available soon.
“If you are a STYX fan this DVD CD package covers all the hits in one great concert experience”, says DeYoung, who wrote and sang nearly all of that legendary band’s radio hits, as well as a number of solo hits. “The intimate setting of the historic El Rey theater was the perfect venue to see me and the band up close rockin’ these tunes”.
Captured with 8 cameras in Hi Def, the show features DeYoung performing the band’s catalog of classic rock hits that became a staple on radio during the 1970s and 80s. Among them: “Lady”, “Renegade”, “Blue Collar Man”, “Show Me the Way”, “Mr. Roboto”, “Too Much Time on My Hands”, “Babe”, “Best of Times”, “Come Sail Away” and many others. DeYoung, who began playing with the members of Styx in the early 1960s as a band called The Tradewinds, changed its name, wrote and sang the band’s breakthrough single, “Lady” in 1972. The group would go on to have over a dozen gold and platinum albums over the next twenty years. DeYoung left Styx in 1999. In addition to his success with Styx, DeYoung wrote and recorded several solo projects and did an album of Broadway standards, after touring as Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar.
“To have this band and these songs on a Blu-Ray, DVD and two CD set is a dream come true”, says DeYoung. “I have to thank AXS Tv in the US and Frontiers in Italy for this special opportunity”.
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. The Message
02. Grand Illusion
03. Lady
04. Lorelei
05. Blue Collar Man
06. Show Me The Way
07. Mr. Roboto
08. Desert Moon
09. Don’t Let It End
10. Too Much Time on My Hands
CD2:
01. Rockin the Paradise
02. Crystal Ball
03. Babe
04. Foolin Yourself
05. Suite Madame Blue
06. Best of Times
07. Renegade
08. Come Sail Away
DVD:
01. Grand Illusion
02. Lady
03. Lorelei
04. Blue Collar Man
05. Show Me the Way
06. Mr. Roboto
07. Desert Moon
08. Don’t Let It End
09. Too Much Time on My Hands
10. Crystal Ball
11. Babe
12. Fooling Yourself
13. Suite Madame Blue
14. Best of Times
15. Renegade
16. Come Sail Away
View the Dennis DeYoung And The Music Of Styx - Live in Los Angeles trailer below.
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