Saga Vs. Styx
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Topic: Saga Vs. Styx
Posted By: mirco
Subject: Saga Vs. Styx
Date 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. ------------- Please forgive me for my crappy english! |
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Posted By: Limelight05
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 16:15
| Styx |
Posted By: robertplantowns
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 16:33
| 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. |
Posted By: mirco
Date 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). ------------- Please forgive me for my crappy english! |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 18:48
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Not very difficult...SAGA
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 19:09
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Saga...very easy choice for me. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 21:11
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Easy one.......Saga -------------  |
Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: October 31 2005 at 10:50
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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. |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: October 31 2005 at 10:57
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Is there a difference? ------------- '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 |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: October 31 2005 at 12:24
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To me there is! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Syzygy wrote:Posted By: Sinner
Date Posted: November 01 2005 at 23:46
| 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! |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: November 02 2005 at 00:05
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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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Posted By: mirco
Date Posted: November 02 2005 at 18:01
¿Ya hemos pasado por esto antes, no, Ivan?
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Posted By: Flip_Stone
Date Posted: November 02 2005 at 18:55
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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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Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: November 02 2005 at 20:00
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No ,no difference.Just like there is no difference between ELP and Yes. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: November 02 2005 at 22:15
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 By: Fusioned
Date 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. ------------- +FUSIONED+ 
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Posted By: JesusBetancourt
Date Posted: November 03 2005 at 13:46
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None, they both suck IMHO. ------------- "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" John 7:38 |
Posted By: Bt-Tor
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 21:54
| 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. |
Posted By: B3Brad
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 22:26
| Ugh. ANYTHING but Styx. |
Posted By: pero
Date Posted: November 14 2005 at 08:21
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Saga and styx stynx. They are most patetic bands in prog. |
Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: November 14 2005 at 15:03
Are you a prog snob?? |
Posted By: Lorak
Date Posted: November 14 2005 at 19:26
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Styx sux
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