Posted on 11/16/2025 4:23:18 PM PST by DallasBiff
Styx musician Dennis DeYoung is dragging the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The singer-keyboardist, 78, shared a scathing Facebook message on Thursday where he blasted the organization for waiting too long to induct iconic musicians as new members.
“It’s a shame that Bad Company had to wait so long to get in that it rendered Paul Rodgers unable to perform due to health concerns,” DeYoung wrote. “Bollocks!! I would have liked to have seen him perform years ago to demonstrate how one of rock’s premiere singers ACTUALLY ROCKS.”
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We Built this City is still worst song ever.
Worse than Muskrat Love?
Yes. It’s been runny dog squeeze for decades. I think it’s cooler when acts don’t get in at this point.
Freegards
J.Geils Band and Dr. Hook aren’t in
But Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and Hank Williams Sr. are in
?????
The R&RHOF lost me when they inducted ‘OutKast’... Seriously??? The were essentially a ‘one hit’ wonder... So that makes them worthy?
What a joke... And a sad joke at that.
Styx wasn’t gay enough.
Baby Blue was a good choice to end the TV series Breaking Bad, and Walter White. Straight Up album.
Weren’t they groomed by Paul McCartney (not that there’s anything wrong with that).
Only “We Built This City” can challenge that statement.
Yes. Even worse than Seasons in the Sun. 1 800 Kars for Kids is close but that’s a commercial jingle.
DeYoung did do some great work with Styx and as I grow older, I become increasingly appreciative of this solo album, "Desert Moon."
On a cultural/moral note, DeYoung has been married to the same woman since 1970, which IMHO, sets him apart from the vast majority of this professional peers, and his remarks in this article are 100% on point.
Or too much time on my hands
Paul Rodgers was one of the greatest vocalists in rock and roll history. DeYoung has a good point.
I’m not sure we can be friends.
L
Bad Company Rock Hall of Fame — Full Performance 2025 — Joe Perry, Nancy Wilson, Bryan Adams, Chris Robinson
Two Bad Company tunes, very well done. Joe Perry is blazing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0ShD7hmBY0
The R&R Hall of Fame is run by idiots and many of their inductees are anything but R&R.
Only the bass player.
Domo arigato-NOT-for that song.
Exactly. R HOF is a joke and has rap and country artist in there over real rock artists. It’s like Rolling Stone publishing the greatest guitar players of all time. Look at the list. Keith Richards over Randy Rhodes and SRV. Please.
As far as Mr. Roboto (one of the Billboard hits, BTW), the current iteration of Styx has put it back in its setlist for the past year or more. Dennis has a theatrical bent, for certain - but Kilroy was a concept album (with that dystopic stage show/video, it gets closer to rock opera) that missed the mark with its 1980s audience. Styx had prog rock tendencies, but not everyone can pull it off like Pink Floyd or Jethro Tull. I think some of today's fans have warmed to the album - and the song.
As for the HOF, that has never been likely for Styx. The "corporate act" label hobbled them long ago.
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