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 ...
Another cringeworthy, sanctimonious, crap song.
Thank you for linking that… it was great…
Sugar stick? “customize it”
Not sure what that means but I understand it was a song artificially produced to be a commercial hit for the masses.
Good one. I always liked Styx. The kids are really good in this.
Just like early Genesis - amazing creative prog rock, and then the 1980s gave us Phil Collins and the popification of the band.
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I love early Genesis too. It took me a couple of years to appreciate Lamb, the story of Rael, a lost sheep guided by Brother John. If not for his divorce, Phil Collins most likely would not have written all of those hits.
Abacab is not bad, ~4:40. Wish the guitar solo was longer, Mike Rutherford (Mike and the Mechanics). Then, Peter Gabriel, So/Us. So much talent.
https://youtu.be/M2WWftDV1oo?feature=shared
Stations could change the traffic voiceover for their town
Wow I just saw that video with Tommy Shaw and the orchestra for the very first time yesterday! Absolutely awesome!!!
Magnificent!
That is purely awesome - thanks for posting that!!!
Thanks for sharing!
Suit yourself. Mr Roboto is now recognized as a prophetic song that was way ahead of its time.
The official video on Youtube has 37 millions views. So it is not exactly a dud.
During college, my friend won 17th row center tickets to a Phil Collins concert. I felt bad that I fell asleep during the concert. She was obviously unhappy with me. So it goes.
Hah. We both might have been at the same concert, for the same reason, with the same reaction. They literally played nothing from early Genesis.
You want early Genesis, go see Steve Hackett. I saw him last year, and he did the entire Foxtrot album.
Minus “Please Don’t Ask”, Duke is a fantastic album. Heathaze is one of my favorite Genesis songs.
Mr Robot may be the worst damn thing I ever heard. For some reason the teens back in 1983 seemed to like it. We Built This City is Won’t Get Fooled Again compared to it.
In any event I wouldn’t mind having had a song everyone hates be a big hit.
To think Paul did an even worse Christmas song than John’s “Merry Xmas (War is Over)”
Prairie Prince played on XTC’s Skylarking album, which Todd produced.
Love that. 👍
Prairie right.
Nice.
Alos, original member of Jefferson Starship 1992 - 2008.
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