STYX To Take Over TV Airwaves This Month As Tour Continues; The Grand Illusion/Pieces Of Eight Live DVD Preview Posted
January 9, 2012, 12 years ago
Legendary rockers STYX - Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, Chuck Panozzo, Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Phillips and Todd Sucherman - will be invading the TV airwaves throughout the month of January, perfectly timed with the upcoming DVD release, Styx: The Grand Illusion/Pieces Of Eight Live, coming January 31st.
It all starts Wednesday, January 11th with a performance on The Rosie Show, which will air at 7 PM ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. For the performance of 'Come Sail Away', host Rosie O’Donnell accompanied the band on her own drum kit.
The band’s classic episode of VH1’s Behind The Music has been updated - now called Behind The Music Remastered - and will be airing on Saturday, January 14th at 9 PM ET/PT on VH1 Classic.
Next up: NBC will air Improve-Ice Starring Styx, on Sunday, January 15th at 4 PM ET/PT, which was filmed in Greenville, SC at the Bi-Lo Center and features champion figure skaters Johnny Weir, Michael Weiss, Nancy Kerrigan, Jeremy Abbott, Ryan Bradley, Sasha Cohen, Nicole Bobek and Mirai Nagasu performing to various STYX classics. All of their routines were choreographed the day of the show.
The HDNet channel will re-broadcast the 2006 concert special, One with Everything - Styx & The Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland, on Sunday, January 22nd at 9pm ET/PT. Styx joined forces with Cleveland's Contemporary Youth Orchestra - a 171-piece orchestra and choir composed of students aged 13-19 - to perform various Styx classics. Fans should also check local listings for all of the programs.
Two of the most beloved albums in the Styx catalog are 1977's The Grand Illusion and 1978's Pieces Of Eight. Now, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Styx: The Grand Illusion/Pieces Of Eight Live on DVD, Blu-Ray, and DVD/2CD on January 31. This show was recorded November 9, 2010 at the historic Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee, on the tour that saw them perform both these albums in their entirety for the first time.
This 20-song two-hour and 11-minute presentation features stunning high-definition visuals accenting the complex musical arrangements recorded in DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1, and LPCM Stereo. The staging of these two multi-platinum albums and the fevered response makes this concert a must for all Styx fans. The Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight Live also includes the bonus feature "Putting On The Show," an inside look at the people and equipment needed to stage such a massive spectacle.
Selling millions of records worldwide since their 1972 Chicago inception, Styx have branded themselves as one of the greatest American progressive rock bands. The current line-up consists of James "J.Y." Young (vocals, guitars, keyboards); Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars); Todd Sucherman (drums); Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards); Ricky Phillips (bass, backing vocals) and Chuck Panozzo (bass guitar).
The Grand Illusion/Pieces Of 8 Live tracklisting:
'Intro/1978'
'The Grand Illusion'
'Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)'
'Superstars'
'Come Sail Away'
'Miss America'
'Man In The Wilderness'
'Castle Walls'
'The Grand Finale'
'Great White Hope'
'I'm Okay'
'Sing For The Day'
'The Message'
'Lords Of The Ring'
'Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)'
'Queen Of Spades'
'Renegade'
'Keyboard Interlude'
'Pieces Of Eight'
'Aku-Aku'
Check out a preview below: