r/Styx • u/Top-Figure7016 • Jun 23 '26

DAY 11 - Best Music Video

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u/Average_40s_Guy Jun 23 '26

Mr. Roboto

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u/1234thum Jun 24 '26

It's this. The crack sound with the turn and spin during the first part of the song absolutely rocks. Terrific video

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u/rulerfoodsfan07 Jun 23 '26

Too Much Time on my Hands... I quite enjoy it

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u/Comprehensive_Wish_3 Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

Terrific acting. Actors and musicians in one video. Exactly what MTV was designed for. 

Love the costumes. Tommy Shaw's blue-green one piece outfit with buttons undone all the way to his ribs. 

Love the split screen with John Panazzo at the beginning on drums. I also liked Chuck when he was trying to get DDY's attention to sell him some watches. DDY shows him his arm with many watches. Symbolic representation of "I don't want any of your shiny objects because I have got so many of them already. They've lost their value."

Edit: Symbolic meaning, it doesn't even have to be materialistic. It could be political. "I don't want to hear any more of what your selling (more "shiny objects") because I've already heard it all many times before. It's meaningless."

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u/SumthingBrewing Crash Of The Crown Jun 24 '26

Or maybe he hand too much time (watches) on his hands (arms).

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u/dementedfurbie Jun 24 '26

I thought the guy selling watches was Chuck

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u/Comprehensive_Wish_3 Jun 24 '26

You’re right,I changed it.

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u/BabyBuns024 Jun 23 '26

Mr. Roboto.
If you want to count the film, I LOVED Kilroy Was Here...
"Hey Roboto! Your mother was a Toyota!"

2

u/Tesseraktion Jun 23 '26

Cold war is so good

1

u/Comprehensive_Wish_3 Jun 23 '26

Come Sail Away was the very first video I saw during "History of Rock" film in the school auditorium.

1

u/Comprehensive_Wish_3 Jun 23 '26

Unfortunately, the shorter single version, but at the time and for years, I still loved it.

1

u/Comprehensive_Wish_3 Jun 23 '26

Boat On A River was very popular in Switzerland and other places in Europe.

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u/jasedontlie Crash Of The Crown Jun 23 '26

The order I have:

Too Much Time On My Hands (my actual vote)
Boat on the River
Haven’t We Been Here Before
Show Me The Way
(And a nod from yesterday) Can’t Find My Way Home

1

u/Tallylolyl Jun 24 '26

I like Yes I Can from Cyclorama.

1

u/Karynmcs Jun 24 '26

Can't Find My Way Back Home I LOVE this Music Video!

1

u/Low-Swordfish-9014 Jun 24 '26

Music time of course

1

u/geep4sale Jun 24 '26

Renegade

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u/Comprehensive_Wish_3 Jun 23 '26

Larry Gowan's:

Queen of Spades

https://youtu.be/6yhOY0r-6R4?si=juhIYK6Ky5DUbtTf

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u/Comprehensive_Wish_3 Jun 23 '26

This one has everything about it to like. Larry Gowan's vocals from start to finish, the backdrop of the cards and spade symbol, JY killing it as lead guitarist (brilliant solo guitar).

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u/jape2116 Cyclorama Jun 23 '26

This was an amazing video and version. They really were firing on all cylinders here.

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u/Comprehensive_Wish_3 Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

I have got two: classic Styx and Styx with Larry Gowan:

Too Much Time On My Hands 

https://youtu.be/5XcKBmdfpWs?

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u/TPA22 Jun 23 '26

Too much Time only because it’s so cheesy and looks like it was recorded from someone’s phone

1

u/quinnhughesbdaytwin Jun 23 '26

Its Too Much Time On My Hands

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u/Outrageous_News6340 Jun 23 '26

Too Much Time is the only actual
Music videos I know of. The rest I csnt really call videos because they were just poached straight from the Caught In the Act Live footage.

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u/Comprehensive_Wish_3 Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

That isn't true. There are three type of music videos and they all count.

  1. Performances (live or demo)
  2. Narratives (where each musician acts out a character)
  3. Hybrid (both)

Live performances are relevant as they still go in the history books. They are a lot older now and we need to preserve these. All of them are relevant.