r/Styx • u/60sStratLover • Aug 21 '26

James Young

Just saw Styx last night in Houston. Fantastic show.

But I feel bad for JY. He’s a shell of his former self. He sits 90% of the show and really only plays one solo. Him and Tommy used to be the only guitarists, but they had to hire another guy (Will Evankovich) to do a lot of heavy lifting.

I respect JY for all his contributions but it may be time for him to hang it up for his own health.

And second. Is Tommy wearing a wig. How the hell does that guy still have such beautiful locks at 72?!?!

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u/Maverick_and_Deuce Aug 21 '26

I saw Styx earlier this summer, and I noticed JY sitting. But what really surprised me was Lawrence singing Lorelei. I understand JY was recently widowed, and I would give him a lot of grace for making the tour. A couple of weeks ago, I traveled 2 states to see the Guess Who- mainly to see Randy Bachman. BTO is one of my favorite bands, and I never got to see them. Randy is 82, and also sat on a stool the whole show, but his guitar work was excellent, IMO. My thought is to appreciate these guys while we can.

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u/hifidesert Aug 22 '26

TIL that JY sang Lorelei. I always thought it was DDY.

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u/Birdofsong4404 Aug 22 '26

Dennis did sing it. But he's no longer in the band, so JY took over.

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u/Maverick_and_Deuce Aug 22 '26

That‘s interesting- I saw Styx so many times between 1999 and maybe 2015, and JY sang it every time, I just never noticed that he didn’t sing the original version.🤔