Styx review by Annie Shay

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Styx Review, by Annie Shay, reporter Life is as Sweet as Cotton Candy

On July 19^th, I saw Styx at Cheyenne Frontier Days with my editor, Karen Cotton. Styx, a staple band that was founded in Chicago the 1970’s, opened for Journey for the first of many Night Shows at CFD.

There was a big turn out and it was a very exciting concert. Old and new rodeo cowboys and cowgirls, concert goers from Wyoming, all over the country and world, joined together to get a little taste of classic rock ‘n’ roll.

The Styx members include, Chuck Panozzo, (the original bassist, who joins the band on the road on occasion), James “JY” Young and Tommy Shaw, (vocalists and guitarists), Lawrence Gowan  (pianist, and Ricky Phillips, (bassist). The band played a number of their hits: “Come Sail Away,” “Too Much Time on my Hands,” and “Show me the Way”, to name a few. They ended the show, with my personal favorite, “Renegade.”

Styx sang a few cover songs before performing one of their big hits, “Come Sail Away.”  They sang a cover of the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These),” a Rolling Stones’ song, “Can’t Always Get What You Want,” and a little bit of Pink Floyd’s “Education,” to test the crowd on their rock ‘n’ roll knowledge.

It was a fantastic show with Gowan playing on a spinning keyboard and Shaw, who rocked          out on his guitar, with his golden locks blowing in the Wyoming wind. It’s very enjoyable to see an older band do what the love and still have fun doing it after all of these years.