It was game over with “Paradise Theater.” DeYoung wanted to turn Styx into a Broadway act...literally. That’s when Tommy Shaw got the hell out of Dodge.
Boy, do I remember that drama. I also remember a Damn Yankees tour in which Ted Nugent and Tommy opened a set with a recording of Babe, then part way through the song, there’s an explosion signifying their opinion of the tune. :^) The crowd erupted.
No one has posted, so I’ll do so here. They deserve to be mentioned:
TOTO
Africa
I’ll Be Over You
99
Boz Scaggs
Harbor Lights
Journey
Lights
And they’ve all done so much since the split. Discipline someone like that, don’t fire him.