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mirco 
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 Topic: Saga Vs. Styx
Posted: October 29 2005 at 18:48 |
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In my very distant youth, after the declining of my beloved bands, I started to buy Saga records, and in my opinion they are not bad. Maybe in Prog class B, but better than many other bands. Also hear some Styx, but Mr Lobotto makes revolving my stomach and never hear them animore.
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Limelight05
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Posted: October 30 2005 at 16:15 |
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Styx
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robertplantowns
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Posted: October 30 2005 at 16:33 |
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I love Styx but only in an over-the-top cheesy 70s and 80s rock sort of
way. Saga is the highest quality progressive rock back in the 80s
other than maybe Roxy Music. Saga's synth work is well awesome as
well. It's gotta be Saga for me.
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mirco
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Posted: October 30 2005 at 18:21 |
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I was surprised at the beginning of my "prog archives forum career" by the fact that nobody talks about Saga, but there's a lot of talk about Rush. I allways prefer Saga over Rush (but to be honest I haven't hear many Rush albums).
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W.Chuck
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Posted: October 30 2005 at 18:48 |
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Not very difficult...SAGA
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Posted: October 30 2005 at 19:09 |
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Saga...very easy choice for me.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: October 30 2005 at 21:11 |
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Easy one.......Saga
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gr8dane
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Posted: October 31 2005 at 10:50 |
When Equinox with Styx arrived,they became my favorite band.But is was sadly downhill from there.Love the first 4 albums on Wooden nickel.When Saga arrived a few years later I became a big fan of their first three albums.Then they started to slide.But I have been listening to Saga a fair bit lately and it is great.Love Michael Sadlers voice and Ian Chrictons guitar is amazing.
Picked Styx ,because of Equinox.
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Posted: October 31 2005 at 10:57 |
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Is there a difference?
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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Posted: October 31 2005 at 12:24 |
 Syzygy wrote:
Is there a difference? |
To me there is!
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Posted: November 01 2005 at 23:46 |
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I just saw Saga live in Toronto in August 2005. They were pretty good. But I saw Styx live in Kelowna B.C. in 1977 and they were better. At that time I wrote a letter to Tommy Shaw and James Young saying how I appreciated their performance despite some technical difficulties. They actually took the time to write a reply!
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Posted: November 02 2005 at 00:05 |
It's funny, I'm almost sure that many progheads enjoyed The Grand Illusion more than they are willing to accept.
STYX was barely (if even barely) Prog', but they were a hell of a band.
Iván
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mirco
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Posted: November 02 2005 at 18:01 |
ivan_2068 wrote:
STYX was barely (if even barely) Prog', but they were a hell of a band.
Iván
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I have two words for you: robotto and babe... 
¿Ya hemos pasado por esto antes, no, Ivan?
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Please forgive me for my crappy english!
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Posted: November 02 2005 at 18:55 |
Both bands are good, though I think Saga has held onto it's roots a bit better than Styx. Saga has also never really been liked in the states, so I'm rooting for them.
For the naysayers above who say Styx was never prog., listen to their early albums (Styx, Styx II, The Serpent is Rising, Man of Miracles, and Equinox).
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gr8dane
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Posted: November 02 2005 at 20:00 |
Syzygy wrote:
Is there a difference? |
No ,no difference.Just like there is no difference between ELP and Yes.
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Posted: November 02 2005 at 22:15 |
mirco wrote:
ivan_2068 wrote:
STYX was barely (if even barely) Prog', but they were a hell of a band.
Iván
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I have two words for you: robotto and babe...
¿Ya hemos pasado por esto antes, no, Ivan? |
Judging Styx for Mr. Lobotto is like Judging Genesis for Wo Dunitt? Yes for Owner of Lonely Heart or ELP for Lend your Love to me Tonight.
Why don't You go with Fooling Yourself, Miss Ameruica or Movement for a Common man?
They were only barely Prog in their first albums but did great muisic, in Cornerstone )From which Babe is) we can find Lights, a brilliant voval song with complex arrangements or Booat in the River,. a simple and beautiful song played with Balalaika.
This as simplist as saying Styx and Kansas are the same because of Dust in the Wind.
Iván
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Posted: November 03 2005 at 13:36 |
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Saga all the way. Their musicianship is amazing and Ian Crichton has to be
one of the sickest guitar players out there. They utilize their keyboards
excellently as well.
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+FUSIONED+
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JesusBetancourt
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Posted: November 03 2005 at 13:46 |
None, they both suck IMHO.
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"He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water"
John 7:38
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Bt-Tor
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Posted: November 13 2005 at 21:54 |
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Definitely Saga, a sadly underrated progressive rock band. Crichton is
a great guitarist. I always wondered whether Petrucci was into his
guitarwork, he has a similar approach and sound. Though Petrucci has
definitely surpassed Chrichton in terms of technical ability, Chrichton
consistently writes solid crunchy riffs, and nice lead/rhythm
work.
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B3Brad
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Posted: November 13 2005 at 22:26 |
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Ugh. ANYTHING but Styx.
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