{"id":36353,"date":"2014-01-23T19:38:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T00:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=36353"},"modified":"2014-01-23T19:50:50","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T00:50:50","slug":"live-styx-concert-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/live-styx-concert-review\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE! | STYX"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Deb Rao<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

January 19, 2014 at Pearl Theater at the Palms in Las Vegas, NV.<\/h3>\n

\"STYX\"As winter rears its ugly head in much of the United States, many music and football fans took the trip to Las Vegas to celebrate the long Martin Luther King Holiday weekend. Sport fans and music fans filled The Palms, as fans watched The Broncos VS. Patriots and Seahawks VS. 49ers compete for the Super Bowl spot.<\/p>\n

On Sunday Jan. 19, classic rock group Styx performed a fantastic show at the Pearl Theater at the Palms. A lot of the football fans are huge classic rock fans, as the Palms Theater quickly filled up with classic Styx fans. It was exciting to see the band perform in such a state of art great theater. The Pearl has great acoustics and also Styx has a huge stage setting with spiral stairs that led up to the drum rise. Both bassist Ricky Phillips and singer Tommy Shaw took full advantage of the stairway setting. There were two huge video screens plus four video screens that featured different displays during the set.<\/p>\n

Styx hit the stage opening with \u201cBlue Collar Man.\u201d One great aspect of this band is that all of the musicians are of the highest caliber. Their music is flawless. Next up \u201cBlue Collar Man\u201d and \u201cGrand Illusion\u201d followed.<\/p>\n

Singer Lawrence Gowan has a melodic vocal style that spirals with so much emotion. He also has a revolving keyboard that added to the dynamic setting.<\/p>\n

\"STYX\"One of the highlights of the set was the way the band interacted with the audience. Highlight of the set was the beautiful acoustic \u201cCrystal Ball.\u201d This song has outlasted the hands of time. Tommy Shaw was brilliant with just acoustic guitar in hand. This song still has so much meaning. Before the song, Tommy asked the audience to hold up their cell phones. He spoke of how when the band first got started that people would hold cigarette lighters. He also spoke of Styx first vinyl albums and how much he stills prefers vinyl VS. CD today. Yes, the times might have changed since the \u201870s but one thing remains the same. Styx can still pack them in on a Sunday night and perform some of the best classic rock in 2014 so effortlessly.<\/p>\n

Other highlights included the medley of songs performed by Lawrence Gowan including \u201cRocket Man\u201d, \u201cLive And Let Die\u201d, \u201cLight My Fire\u201d and \u201cYou Can Can\u2019t Always Get What You Want.\u201d He jokingly commented, “Football fans you can\u2019t always get what you want.\u201d So true as my beloved Patriots lost to the Broncos.<\/p>\n

All in all, my spirits were rejuvenated from the Patriots loss with Styx performance. Be sure to check out Styx when they come to your city.<\/p>\n

Set List:
\n Blue Collar Man
\n The Grand Illusion
\n Foolin\u2019 Yourself
\n Lady
\n Light Up
\n Man In The Wilderness
\n Miss America
\n I\u2019m O.K.
\n Crystal Ball
\n I Am The Walrus
\n Too Much Time
\n Medley by Lawrence Gowan
\n Rocket Man
\n Light My Fire
\n Live And Let Die
\n You Can\u2019t Always Get What You Want
\n Come Sail Away
\n Rockin\u2019 The Paradise
\n Renegade<\/p>\n

Visit STYX online: www.facebook.com\/styxtheband<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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