How's it going "ebk?" StyxREOSpeedwagonJourney, I like that name! I tell you, I'm getting even more ideas about writing threads on REO Speedwagon and Journey. Thank you for the link. ROCK ON!

How's it going "L 7?" Please don't think that way "L 7!" No need for you to apologize. I should be thanking you for correcting me, I really do appreciate it. No one's perfect. After all, like I said, it is very important for me to make sure that all of our fellow ZEPPELIN fanatics get the correct information. As the saying goes, two heads are better than one. Thank you for your comments on my posts, it shows me that you care about the truth and the music. ROCK ON my friend!

How's it going "L 7?" I apologize for misinforming people such as yourself. I wrote many notes and I kind of mixed the facts on different pages missing the very important point that you mentioned about Tommy Shaw. You're right, Tommy Shaw is not from Chicago. In 1972, STYX recruited Guitarists James "JY" Young and John Curulewski. In 1975, John Curulewski left STYX and would be replaced by Tommy Shaw. John Curulewski would pass away from an Aneurysm in 1988. Again, thanks for correcting me "L 7," I really want to make sure that all of our fellow ZEPPELIN fanatics get the true facts. I LOVE REO SPEEDWAGON! That sounds like another great 1970's thread in the making in itself! ROCK ON!

How's it going "ninelives?" Believe it or not, there were many great songs on their albums that were not hits nor were they played on the radio. In many ways, like many bands, they left the very best songs off the radio since they wanted music fans to purchase the albums. It kind of makes sense. ROCK ON!

How's it going "Juliet?" Thank you for the valuable information. Is there any chance that you are going to be there? ROCK ON!

How's it going "TypeO?" Seeing STYX live in the 1970's was a real treat for the both of us wasn't it? When you think about it, STYX really did give Rock n' Roll some glorious moments. ROCK ON!

How's it going "ninelives?" I wasn't a big fan of theirs either until I listened to them later on in the late 1980's. I bet the two songs that grabbed you were the same two that grabbed me. They were "Lady" and "Come Sail Away," am I right or am I wrong? If you buy STYX, COME SAIL AWAY - THE STYX ANTHOLOGY 2-CD set, you will realize that this band did record some great music in the 1970's. ROCK ON!

How's it going "Jahfin?" Lets not forget LEIF GARRETT'S special on VH-1's Behind The Music, his story was something else just like MOTLEY CRUE'S. I have always liked STYX'S earlier material as well, they ROCKED! In my opinion, in some way, I have always compared STYX'S Corporate Rock to QUEEN'S with the exception of the Lead Singer's. Freddie Mercury was one of the all-time greatest Lead Vocalists ever. As for both band's music, I have always compared "Bohemian Rhapsody" to "Lady" and "Come Sail Away." Its just my opinion but I do see some little similarities in these songs. ROCK ON!

How's it going fellow die hard hard core ZEPPELIN fanatics? I hope that the weekend treated all of you well. A new week is now coming upon us and I am sure that we are all eager for the new upcoming challenges that await all of us. I would like to wish all of the mothers throughout the world a VERY HAPPY MOTHERS DAY. Mother's are a very precious gift to all of us from God and many of us have taken our Mother's for granted only to never fully realize the importance and how valuable they really are until after they are either gone or seriously ill. We better enjoy our Mother's now because once they are gone, it is awfully lonely without them. As for "Dzldoc" A.K.A. Charles, I heard that you were home. Keep up the good fight my friend by fighting the fighter's fight. And so, I dedicate this thread to all of the Mother's worldwide as well as my Mother who is in an Alzheimer's facility in Live Oak, California and to Charles. This one's for you! The next 1970's band that I am going to write a thread about is a band that needs no introduction the world over. This band's roots can be traced all the way back to the 1960's. Hailing from Chicago, Illinois when the band was originally called THE TRADEWINDS and later TW4, this soon to be legendary band would later change their name, for the last time, and settle on a name after a river from Greek Mythology that ran through the "Land Of The Dead" in the underworld. The name of the band is none other than STYX, their music is their story. So without further delay, AND AWAY WE GO! STYX will forever go down in Rock n' Roll history and be remembered for composing and recording some of Rock's all-time greatest slow ballads and Hard Rock classic anthems ever. STYX's early influences were CROSBY STILLS & NASH, EMERSON LAKE & PALMER and THE MOODY BLUES. However, I guess that you can say that STYX would follow along the same lines and tradition of the mighty LED ZEPPELIN in a way that this band was fully capable of recording beautifully slow romantic and poetic ballads in the beginning that would soon erupt into a fast upbeat and explosive Hard Rockers towards the ending of their songs. Their Hard Rockers would blow us all away with a fast explosive and electrifying sound fury at the end of their songs with such grace that the band made it look so easy to perform when it really wasn't. Examples of this formula are the legendary STYX masterpieces "Best Thing," "Lady" and the trademark STYX Rocker "Come Sail Away." When original founding members Tommy Shaw (Acoustic and Electric Guitarist) met up and joined forces with Guitarist James Young, Keyboardist, Synthesizers and Lead Vocalist Dennis De Young, Bassist Chuck Panozzo and his brother, Drummer John Panozzo, STYX would be born and a new era of Arena and Progressive Hard Rock was about to be taken to a new level unimagined. It was full speed ahead for this band from Chicago and STYX would grace and delight us for many years to come from 1972 to the present. NOTE: I would like to make an edit on the founding members. Tommy Shaw was NOT a founding member. James "JY" Young and John Curulewski were originally recruited in STYX in 1972. John Curulewski would leave STYX and be replaced by Tommy Shaw in 1975. Sadly, John Curulewski would pass away from an Aneurysm in 1988. I would like to thank "L 7" for recognizing the misinformation and correcting me. After all, it is important to me in making sure that all of you receive the most accurate information. STYX'S albums are timeless classics that seem to age better like wine as time goes by. Their resume of great albums are a true testament of the greatness, pure genius and musical creativity of five extremely multi-talented musicians. Their list of albums is long and are as follows: STYX (1972), THE SERPENT IS RISING (1973), STYX II (1973), MAN OF MIRACLES (1974), EQUINOX (1975), CRYSTAL BALL (1976), THE GRAND ILLUSION (1977), PIECES OF EIGHT (1978), CORNERSTONE (1979), PARADISE THEATRE (1981), KILROY WAS HERE (1983), EDGE OF THE CENTURY (1990), BRAVE NEW WORLD (1999), CYCLORAMA (2003) and BIG BANG THEORY (2005). STYX'S list of songs are incredible and speaks for themselves. I'm talking about legendary songs such as: "Best Thing," "You Need Love," "Lady," "Winner Take All," "Rock & Roll Feeling," "Light Up," "Suite Madame Blue," "Crystal Ball," "The Grand Illusion," "Come Sail Away," Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)," "Renegade," "Pieces Of Eight," "Lights," "Babe," "A.D. 1928," "Rockin' The Paradise," "Too Much Time On My hands," "The Best Of Times," "Snowblind," Love Is The Ritual" and "One With Everything." For those of you that are not familiar with STYX and have not heard their music, I highly recommend the 2-CD set entitled STYX, COME SAIL AWAY: THE STYX ANTHOLOGY for the curious beginner. To make this paragraph short, I also highly recommend that you buy all of the live STYX CD's and DVD's. Doing this, you will get a taste of how STYX really sounded like live which is unbelievable and incredible. In closing, STYX has successfully continued in entertaining sell-out audiences the world over up to this very day. Their recent reunion proves that. STYX has also persevered through many band personnel changes throughout their history but their own special blend of magical sounds remain fully intact. In 2001, Chuck Panozzo confirmed rumors that he had contracted AIDS while the turbulent career of STYX was being told and exposed in an entertaining episode of VH-1's Behind The Music. With all of these facts in mind, STYX has forever left their place and mark in Rock n' Roll history and their many accomplishments, contributions and achievements speaks for themselves and will never be forgotten. I hope that you enjoyed reading this long thread. I welcome all comments whether they are positive or negative ones. Please enlighten me. In the mean time, live life to the fullest and ROCK ON!

How's it going "Mangani?" It sounds tempting doesn't it? I bet that there was a whole lotta male groupies around Ann and Nancy, they had many to choose from. Ha Ha! I just got home from partying all night! I'm still drunk and I had better get my ass to my spinning bed and room and get some sleep. Believe it or not, I sleep better when the bed and ceiling spins. I just count the times that the bed and ceiling spins and I fall asleep like a baby. Oh well! Live life to the fullest and ROCK ON!

How's it going fellow die hard hard core ZEPPELIN fanatics? I know that there are many more HEART fans out there that are just dying to post a comment on this thread. Come on, I'm looking forward to hearing from all of you. Please enlighten me. In the mean time, live life to the fullest and ROCK ON!

How's it going "Reggie1971?" Right now, this is HEART weekend! I have the song "Rockin' Heaven Down" blasting in my head at the moment. Damn that woman can sing! WOW! ANN & NANCY WILSON RULES! ROCK ON!

how's it going "The Rover?" While at the local bar drinking and meeting women, I was using the owner's (A good friend of mine.) computer in order to show the LED ZEPPELIN Forum to some of my friends. We were looking at all of the links which show HEART at their absolute best. We were so blown away by "The Rover" link as well as 'Stairway To Heaven." We were so drunk as well as in amazement of how great HEART sounded live. God Damn that woman can sing! What can you say, Ann Wilson is blessed with a RARE God-given talent and she sure knows how to use it. All of HEART'S songs proves it and speaks for itself. ROCK ON!

How's it going "Mangani?" You're not the only one! I have always been in love with both sisters. In my opinion, both Ann and Nancy brought back the beauty and glamour into Rock n' Roll. I bet that every horny guy, myself included, were willing to be male groupies just to meet them. And just think, these two beautiful sisters had loads of talent to go along with it. What more could you ask for? ROCK ON!

How's it going "ninelives?" Long time no hear! I hope all is well with you. Forgive me for being drunk, I am at the local bar hanging out with some cool friends. All of my friends are reading this thread as I speak and they like it very much. What's even more surprising is that many of my friends are hard core ZEPPELIN fanatics and have never seen this Forum before. I get the feeling that a lot of my friends are going to be joining this Forum, God help us all! Ha Ha! You are right "ninelives," "Mistral Wind" is one hell of a serious slow ass kicking song. Whoever hasn't heard this Rock classic yet, get ready for the rude awakening of your lives. As for the album "DREAMBOAT ANNIE," the songs are as follows: "Magic Man," "Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)," "Crazy On You," "Soul Of The Sea," "Dreamboat Annie," "White Lightning & Wine," "(Love Me Like Music) I'll Be Your Song," "Sing Child," "How Deep It Goes" and "Dreamboat Annie (Reprise)." These are all of the songs in their exact order. I hope you buy this album, I promise you that you will not be disappointed. ROCK ON!

How's it going "longdistancewinner?" I hope all is well with you. Thank you so much for the links, there are also many other HEART links on the website you referred us to. These links on HEART are incredible. ROCK ON!

How's it going "Melanie_72?" Thanks! No one can ever deny the achievements and accomplishments that Ann Wilson has contributed in the Rock n' Roll world. ROCK ON!

Why hello "Melanie_72?" I just had to say hello to you, I hope all is well with you. Ann Wilson has one hell of an amazing voice doesn't she? She will always rank as one of the all-time greatest female vocalists ever. After all, HEART'S music speaks for itself. ROCK ON!

How's it going again "The Pagemeister?" Right now, I'm listening to the CD album entitled "HOW LONG, THE BEST OF ACE!" "How Long" is a great song. ROCK ON!

How's it going "The Pagemeister?" I am listening to the VERY RARE and complete JANIS JOPLIN AT WOODSTOCK performance from 17 August 1969 on CD. It sounds incredible despite JANIS being pretty out of it. If we all know JANIS, she loved to have a great time while she was alive here on earth. She sure as hell didn't miss much did she? ROCK ON!

How's it going "Black Dawg?" Y-E-A-H!!!!!! AEROSMTH'S greatest tribute to PETER GREEN'S immortal classic and to FLEETWOOD MAC! Great song! ROCK ON!

HHHHMMMMM..... How long is the line after here? Ha Ha! (here_____) How's it going anyway? I hope all is well with you. Its really hard not to like HEART. In the 1970's, this band gave Rock n' Roll a good swift kick in the ass when needed. HEART is due to bless and grace the whole world with another great album. It would even be better if HEART reunited with all of the original band members from the 1970's. All we can do is wait and see. I just have to say my trademark ending, ROCK ON my friend!

How's it going "Jahfin?" I hope all is well with you. I just bought and received the 6-CD set bootleg from New Zealand entitled "JIMI HENDRIX AND THE BAND OF GYPSY'S, 2 NIGHTS AT THE FILLMORE." The sound quality is outstanding and alot of these songs kick some serious ass, need I say more? ROCK ON!

How's it going "The Pagemeister?" I'm listening to the STYX Anthology 2-CD set. I love the songs "Best Thing," "Lady," "Come Sail Away," "Lights" and "Babe," these songs are true Rock Anthems. Coincidently, I'm going to be writing a thread on STYX this weekend. ROCK ON!

How's it going "Rock Action?" I hope all is well with you. HEART made no secret as to who their biggest influence was and they proved it many times by performing many covers of ZEPPELIN songs live. "Black Dog," "Misty Mountain Hop," "Rock And Roll" and "The Rover" to name a few, are just some of the songs that HEART has performed live. HEART has always played ZEPPELIN songs incredibly well. HEART has always been great when paying tribute to the mighty LED ZEPPELIN. ROCK ON my friend!