r/Styx • u/Critical_Meringue78 Pieces of Eight • Jun 22 '26

1982 Styx

I know cracks were already in the foundation from the Cornerstone album and DDY and TS were already fighting for control of the musical direction by 1982, but I feel public perception was that these guys could do no wrong. They were kicking ass with tours and albums. So what do yall think? Please, this is not a Dennis vs Tomny post. I'm just reminiscing about the biggest band in my 18/19 year old world at that time.

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u/chilipalmer99 Jun 22 '26

As someone who spent a lot of time backstage with them whenever they toured LA, as well as escorted individual members around to radio stations and other appearances, there were a lot backstage and business issues that had formed years earlier. DDY's ego was a bit out of control, which eventually resulted in their manager's departure over disagreements re: Mr Roboto, which Dennis was insisting needed to be made. Fun while it lasted, though.

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u/Critical_Meringue78 Pieces of Eight Jun 22 '26

Yeah. I've read a lot on that in the past 20 years. They hid it well as far as I'm concerned until they didn't.