In bands certain members seem to always stick out and differentiate themselves from the whole of the band while at the same time remain an integral part of the whole. James "JY" Young is such a band member. Putting aside all the in-fighting that continues to this day witin Styx, theres this sub-culture of rock and roll thart gets missed in all the ballads and Top 40 radio hits. When Young and DeYoung wrote together it was magic, but also when Young wrote with others it was pure Hard Rock magic. I believe Young is the only original member of Styx to appear on every album. Lets look into a few of his contributions...
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Next week I simply must take a look at Glenn Freys songwriting, the news broke too late for me to react this week...
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I would love to see some Deluxe treatments of some of these albums, The Grand Illusion through Paradise Theater would be way cool!!! Alas, I dont think we'll see them unless DeYoung and company can flush Gowan down the sewer and come to terms again. We can always hope...
Norma Jean Fox
(11/30/1945-9/7/2010)
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