Jaxden Derex ~ It was Tommy who brought me in as a fan also. I was 11 when I started getting into Styx, though younger when I first heard "Lady". Agree that DDY took the band in the wrong direction with the bubblegum pop material such as "Babe", "First Time...", etc... Gowan has done rather nicely. He's an excellent showman, keyboardist, & all around musician. And I also love a lot of JY's music. His early Wooden Nickel material is gold.

I have to agree with your comments about Gowan. He is an excellent showman and such fun to watch! Even though DDY did take the band in a direction that wasn't good, something that people do have to remember is that Gowan has really big shoes to fill. DDY was one of the founders of the band and creators of some of the most iconic hits, so he does have an impact even after all of these years. But getting back to Gowan, even though this legacy follows him, he has the grace and poise of a true showman and the talent of an excellent musician! I absolutely love Gowan and I think he fills this spot perfectly and can't wait to see him live!

@@diceytrust2768 Like Boat on a river and Sing for the day isn't slow ballad? Even Renegade was slow until DDY said it should be a more rocking song.

@@jrosene8 Sing for the day isn't really a slow song , its mid tempo but anyway your right about Boat on the river ," Havent we been here before " is more ballad like but about Dennis all this grumbling about how he destroyed Styx is Fake News , as you said Renegade is a rock song because Tommy didnt write it that way , Dennis was the brain behind how that song turned out. CRYSTAL Ball, Tommy wrote it originally with all three singers doing the verses, it was Dennis who told him , to sing the verses to the song himself and i am tired of people discrediting Dennis . Gowan is great but his biggest hurdle to me isn't covering Deyoungs music. The question no one is asking in any of the comments I've seen is this , all 21 years Gowans been in Styx , IS HE CAPABLE OF WRITING a major hit song for Styx himself ?, Problem is the band is relegated to classic rock and the new stuff is not gonna get played , you have to get it live , order it online, or download. So Dennis voice will be heard on classic rock stations forever, and people will have to accept Dennis spirit will always be in that band and theres nothing Shaw , Young or Gowan fans or Dennis haters can do to change it.

CoCo Turtle Well if you were a big Styx fan, you wouldn't need to be educated. You'd already know the answer to all of those questions. Your comment was a piece of crap and waste of time.

Saw this Styx AND Dennis DeYoung in separate concerts in 2009, Dennis was just okay, Tommy & these boys were just incredible!!!

JY and Chuck are original members.

Dennis is a great singer however so is Gowan and a much better showman.

GOWAN IS SOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN DE-OLD WHO I CAN NOT STAND THE SIGHT OF AND IS 1,000 TIMES THE SINGER , SHOWMAN , AND MUSICIAN OVER DE-OLD !!!!!!!

GET OFF THE DRUGS ,GOWAN IS. AMAZING !!!!!!!

Ok troll.

Quit living in the past, Lawrence Gowan does an amazing job. Think about how truly amazing this band is, and without Gowan the band could have dissolved. Count "our" blessings and cheer on one of the last great bands from an era gone bye 👍