It’s not uncommon in families for little brothers to want to follow their big brothers into some endeavor or another. And that includes siblings in rock and roll. Lawrence Gowan—lead singer and keyboardist for classic rockers Styx since 1999—is about to experience some of that secessional family closeness. The band...
The Styx lineup in 2024: Todd Sucherman , Lawrence Powell, Chuck Panozzo , James"JY" Young, Tommy Shaw , Terry Gowan and Will Evankovich.
He’s referring to Styx co-founding members Chuck and John Panozzo. John died in 1996 and health issues have limited Chuck’s current stage time, though he usually pops up for 3-4 songs toward the end of the set when he’s feeling up to it. As a performer, Gowan is better known in Canada than the U.S., having a solo career and also fronting the popular band that bears his last name and whose lineup also included brother Terry . The current Styx set list includes Gowan’s biggest hit, “A Criminal Mind.”In fact, it was an energetic 1997 Canadian show opening for Styx that first brought him to the attention of Styx co-founding member James “JY” Young and classic member Tommy Shaw.
“We might be playing to a third of the audience that are there for one band and have never seen the other. So, this is their introduction to what it’s like. It’s kind of—I have to say—a perfect setting for that,” Gowan offers. He says they the band even adjusts their set lists, bringing out their strongest and most popular material.
“We are very realistic in our expectations,” Gowan says. “Our main goal is to stay within that Classic Rock idiom. Half the audience on any given night are under 40 and weren’t even around when those albums came out. But that’s the sound they know and have embraced. For us to make a record trying to compete with today’s pop artists will be an exercise in failure.
“And even the . When Tommy, Will and I were writing it, we wanted something that changed directions, and it does three times. It’s why I always think of Queen as having great Prog parts to their music. They’re adventurous, and their songs change directions in the middle. There’s pop and rock sensibilities. I like it all, but I do champion the Prog element.
Lawrence Gowan Tommy Shaw James Young Chuck Panozzo Todd Sucherman Foreigner Kelly Hansen John Waite Terry Gowan
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