Opening night saw Creedence Clearwater Revisited take the stage with several members of CCR sounding just like they used to musically, but with a different voice leading the way as John Fogerty is not a part of that group.
That brings us to Thursday night when Dennis DeYoung arrived and tore the place up with the music of Styx.
Naturally, having been ousted by Styx, he cannot bill himself as Styx. But when most of the Top 10 songs the band performed were with DeYoung on vocals, well guess what?
Surround yourself with competent musicians, and Tommy Shaw is much more replaceable than he'd probably like to believe.
:)
DeYoung rocks through the catalog of hits, and he doesn't sound like his voice has changed a bit since we last heard him on the radio 30 years ago.
Not bad for a 68 year old!
Plus, we get the underrated DeYoung single "Desert Moon" thrown in at no extra charge. ;)
So if you haven't seen Styx in years, this is the concert to see, because this is how they sounded.
Thanks for making the trip down to Albany, and looking forward to next year's fair!
Final Grade: A
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