简介:by Stephen Thomas ErlewineReturning to solo action after over a decade of rest and/or membership in Damn Yankees, Tommy Shaw came up with his best solo album to date with 7 Deadly Zens. Granted, that's not necessarily an earth-shaking accomplishment. While each of his albums had its...
When Styx split, both Tommy Shaw and Dennis DeYoung were quick to release solo albums. All we had to judge them by was their new singles. Dennis came out of the gates with a ballad (“Desert Moon”). As 12 year old kids in 1984, we took no interest in what Dennis was doing. Tomm...
According to DeYoung, there were attempts to re-record the song with the entire band, but it was never to his satisfaction. The song that made it to the album was in fact the birthday gift version with Shaw’s overdubbed guitar solo atop the instrumental bridge. Emboldened by the success ...
and drummer Todd Sucherman completing a lineup now led by James ‘JY’ Young and Tommy Shaw – a difficult pill to swallow even for fans who knew this was the only way Styx could move forward. Nevertheless, it didn’t help matters that some songs sounded more like Boston (“Do Things ...
Since his solo debut in 1994, he’s made 16 albums—the last seven for Alligator—each its own unique chapter in the book of Tommy Castro. Ranging from horn-fueled R&B to piping hot blues to fiery, stripped-down rock ‘n’ roll, each release is solidly built upon Castro’s unshakable...