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Music Appreciation

marble falls

(68,693 posts) Wed Sep 17, 2025, 10:36 AM Sep 17

Styx - Too Much time on my Hands

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Styx - Too Much time on my Hands (Original Post) marble falls Sep 17 OP

Covered This Back When It Was New ProfessorGAC Sep 17 #1

They released great songs that almost begged to be covered. marble falls Sep 17 #2

At Least The Tunes... ProfessorGAC Sep 17 #3

DeYoung was a dificult character who did know how to write good song, and how to keep a band together that loathed ... marble falls Sep 17 #4

One Has To Be Pretty Difficult... ProfessorGAC Sep 17 #5

ProfessorGAC

(74,578 posts)

1. Covered This Back When It Was New

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 10:42 AM

Sep 17

I had the same synth they used, so my sounds were pretty authentic.

marble falls

(68,693 posts)

2. They released great songs that almost begged to be covered.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 05:07 PM

Sep 17

ProfessorGAC

(74,578 posts)

3. At Least The Tunes...

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 05:08 PM

Sep 17

...written by Tommy Shaw. (Or JY)
Not nuts about the DeYoung stuff.

marble falls

(68,693 posts)

4. DeYoung was a dificult character who did know how to write good song, and how to keep a band together that loathed ...

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 05:27 PM

Sep 17

... him for ten years or so. He did write 90% of their hits. I chose this one because he didn't write it and it was their biggest hit.

ProfessorGAC

(74,578 posts)

5. One Has To Be Pretty Difficult...

Reply to marble falls (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 05:35 PM

Sep 17

...to be effectively kicked out of their own band.
I met him a couple times.
Odd duck.

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