The band slowed a bit with “Lady” before launching into another modern track with the single “Radio Silence.” The banter from Lawrence Gowan (keyboards / vocals), James Young (guitars / vocals) and Tommy Shaw (guitars / vocals) kept the crowd engaged and demonstrated just how well they band is getting along these days. Next up was the massive one-two punch of “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)” and “The Grand Illusion.” Both songs were delivered with precision and were sonically stronger than they have been in recent years. As the band ripped into the opener “Gone Gone Gone” from their last release and current re-release The Misson, I could hardly keep my camera still as I found myself rocking along as they worked through the track. From the moment the lights went down to the moment they came back up after 17 killer Styx classics new and old, I had a song on my lips and a smile on my face. I made my way to teh venue in anticipation of a great show. Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur ( Once Styx’s tour with Joan Jett and Tesla ended, I was disappointed I wouldn’t get to see the band this year (I was out of town when they landed at a local venue), but was elated to learn of another date for the band at Centennial Terrace in Syvania, OH just outside of Toledo.
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