Saturday, September 17, 2016
Styx at the Tennessee Valley Fair
The third time is always the charm!
Such is the case in my attempts to see Styx for the past fifteen years. I tried once in the fall of 2010, when they were on tour with REO Speedwagon, Survivor, and Journey. The show got cancelled. I tried again about a year ago when they were with Tesla and Def Leppard. But some other plans I had made a few months beforehand took priority.
Then, I heard Styx would be in my neck of the woods...at the Tennessee Valley Fair. I needed to go, that's all there was to it.
And I went.
I don't consider it an accident that this show was outside on a night before a full moon.
Was the full moon the reason this legendary band was graced with a sold-out show that only dedicated lifetime classic rockers from Tennessee could give? If so, I was glad to be a part of this.
The band expressed their gratitude by giving us a show that took us back to the 70s, when things were simpler, and hard rock music was king. Timeless classics like "Sail Away," "Blue-Collared Man," "Grand Illusion," "Crystal Ball," and "Renegade" were just a few songs that made the crowd go wild.
That is only mildly describing what the band was like, not for one moment letting up. It was as if they showed us the past few decade hadn't done them in. The same could be said about the ever-brilliant light show! The designs seemed to change by the song.
In addition to them playing some of the best songs ever, at one point, they left the stage for a long few minutes. I'm sure I wasn't the only one who thought the show was over, with no chance of an encore.
And they came back to give us some more!
They can do that again in Knoxville.
Such is the case in my attempts to see Styx for the past fifteen years. I tried once in the fall of 2010, when they were on tour with REO Speedwagon, Survivor, and Journey. The show got cancelled. I tried again about a year ago when they were with Tesla and Def Leppard. But some other plans I had made a few months beforehand took priority.
Then, I heard Styx would be in my neck of the woods...at the Tennessee Valley Fair. I needed to go, that's all there was to it.
And I went.
I don't consider it an accident that this show was outside on a night before a full moon.
Was the full moon the reason this legendary band was graced with a sold-out show that only dedicated lifetime classic rockers from Tennessee could give? If so, I was glad to be a part of this.
The band expressed their gratitude by giving us a show that took us back to the 70s, when things were simpler, and hard rock music was king. Timeless classics like "Sail Away," "Blue-Collared Man," "Grand Illusion," "Crystal Ball," and "Renegade" were just a few songs that made the crowd go wild.
That is only mildly describing what the band was like, not for one moment letting up. It was as if they showed us the past few decade hadn't done them in. The same could be said about the ever-brilliant light show! The designs seemed to change by the song.
In addition to them playing some of the best songs ever, at one point, they left the stage for a long few minutes. I'm sure I wasn't the only one who thought the show was over, with no chance of an encore.
And they came back to give us some more!
They can do that again in Knoxville.
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