It's Like A Bird Flying South'When it comes to Canadian folk rock legends and international superstars, Leonard Cohen is one of the most respected internationally. Much like Bob Dylan, Cohen has remained a prolific artist for over five decades. Cohen has also found success as a poet and author. We're currently celebrating the release of his 1. A pretty incredible cap to a pretty incredible career. Mississauga, Ontario trio Triumph were feel- good hard rockers in the late- 7.
Amazon.ca - Buy Styx / REO Speedwagon - Arch Allies: Live At Riverport at a low With big songs like "Lay It On The Line" and "Magic Power," Triumph had a good run of success in Canada and the U. S. with many gold and platinum awards, and several Junos. The band called it quits in 1. Triumph regrouped in 2. They remain rockers on the road from time to time today. Canadian pop- rockers Trooper made a career of making some pretty good hockey arena anthems with songs like "Raise a Little Hell." The band found success in the late 7. They released new music up until the early 9. Despite several personnel changes and no new material, the band continues to play shows today. B. C.'s Skinny Puppy helped put industrial music on the map back in the early 8. They found success as a cult band and became genre icons. Despite deaths and the departure of band members, Skinny Puppy has continued to tour and release music up until the present, with their last album "Weapon" being released in 2. Bruce Cockburn has served 4. Canadian folk rock legend. He's released 2. 4 studio albums and five live albums en route to becoming a Can. Con staple. One of his most famous songs was of course "Lovers in a Dangerous Time," which was famously covered by The Barenaked Ladies. Cockburn is still an active musician today with plans to continue performing and releasing new material. Toronto new wave rockers Martha and the Muffins really only had one international success story to speak of, which was their 1. Echo Beach." The band remained popular in Canada throughout the 8. The band still existed with a shrinking lineup throughout the years to follow and released an album in 2. Today Martha and the Muffins are a duo with husband and wife Mark Gane and Martha Johnson. Johnson was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2. M& M and on her own. Live Nation named Toronto's newest outdoor concert venue Echo Beach after the band's biggest hit. When it comes to classic female Canadian folk rockers, Joni Mitchell takes the cake. From the late 6. 0s onward, Mitchell became an internationally renowned songwriter and collaborator. Her 1. 97. 1 album "Blue" is seen as one of the greatest albums of all time. Mitchell also moved into jazz, working with legends such as Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and Pat Metheny. Mitchell retired form music in 2. She spends time in both LA and B. C. Before Michael Buble became the face of Canadian crooning, there was Ottawa's Paul Anka. Anka became famous in the 5. Diana," "Lonely Boy” and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder." Anka has also written a couple songs with Michael Jackson and had several acting roles in film and TV throughout the years. He even made a "Simpsons" cameo in 1. Anka still tours and records today and is probably someone your parents would want to check out at a casino. Good ol’ Gordon Lightfoot has been a Canadian country and folk legend since the 6. Not only is he an international star in the genre, he's also widely considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Now 7. 5 years old, Lightfoot has released 2. All Live." He is still an active artist today. Although formed in LA, Steppenwolf was actually originally comprised of all Canadians, so we're calling them a Canadian band, dammit. In the 6. 0s and 7. Steppenwolf released some serious rock classics like “Born To Be Wild” and “Magic Carpet Ride.” Despite going on hiatus a couple times in the 7. The last album they released was in 1. John Kay is the only original member in the band now. Platinum Blonde was a hugely popular pop- rock band in the 8. Canadian Duran Duran briefly. They had several huge hits from their albums Standing in the Dark and Alien Shores like "Not In Love," "Doesn't Really Matter" and "Crying Over You" in the mid- 8. When their popularity faded, they called it quits in 1. In 2. 01. 0, singer Mark Holmes got the band back together and released a new album in 2. They still tour today. Mark Holmes is also co- owner of the Mod Club which opened on Toronto's College street in the early 2. In the late 8. 0s and early 9. Roch Voisine became a hugely popular francophone pop singer in both Canada and France. His third album "Hélène" in 1. Today Voisine is still going strong. He has consistently released albums until the present, has dabbled in acting and has even been made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Remember Canadian '8. Metal Queen," "Sex with Love," and "Whatcha Do to My Body?" Those were all from rock goddess Lee Aaron. After losing popularity after the early 9. Aaron switched gears from rock into jazz. She has released several albums throughout the 2. She's reportedly working on a new album due out next year. Music fans with remember Canadian new wave band Men Without Hats best for their tunes "The Safety Dance" and "Pop Goes the World" from the mid- 8. The band, led by the baritone- voiced Ivan Doroschuk found success with those tunes in the US and UK as well as here at home. The band called it quits when their popularity waned in 1. In 2. 00. 3, they reformed to release an album but then broke- up once again. In 2. 01. 0, Doroschuk brought Men Without Hats back with a new line- up and released an album in 2. They still tour today. Throughout the 8. KD Lang became an international name in pop and country music. She's performed with the likes of Tony Bennett, Elton John and Roy Orbison and has had huge singles like "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine.” She has won several Grammys and Junos, and has become an outspoken activist for gay rights and animal rights. Lang is still performing. She was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2. Broadway debut in "After Midnight.". The Guess Who were responsible for one of our nation’s biggest rock songs with “American Woman,” and several other great singles from the late 6. No Time” and “These Eyes.” Despite several personnel changes, like the departure of Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman who started their own successful bands, the "Guess Who" still tour today. The Alan Frew- led Glass Tiger were Canadian radio staples in the mid to late 8. They even had a couple songs sneak across the boarder to chart high in Billboard Magazine, like "Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)" and "Someday." They won a few Junos and earned a Grammy nomination, then eventually went on hiatus when their popularity died down in the early 9. Following a couple Alan Frew solo efforts, the band got back together in 2. As one of Canada’s biggest pop stars of the '8. Sunglasses At Night” and “Never Surrender,” Corey Hart was pretty face of Canadian music for much of that decade. Hart recently called it a career this past spring. After 3. 0 years of music, he retired after releasing a new EP in April and putting out a memoir called "Corey Hart: Chasing the Sun" about his life and career. Although he played with Red Rider throughout the 8. Tom Cochrane’s best success came in the 9. Mad, Mad World" and killer singles like “Life Is A Highway,” “No Regrets,” and “Sinking Like A Sunset.”Although he hasn’t released a new album since 2. Cochrane still continues to tour and play live shows periodically and enjoys his down time living in Oakville, Ontario or at his cottage in Georgian Bay. Alannah Myles found great success with her debut pop rock album in the late 8. Canada and the US like “Black Velvet,” “Love Is,” and “Still Got This Thing.” Her debut album sold 6 million copies and she won a Grammy and several Junos. Sadly, her sophomore album was only a success in Canada, and then she fell out of the spotlight in the years to follow. After a series of bad record deals, Myles still makes music today, releasing her last solo album in 2. Today she is planning a fundraising effort to release a new album. From the late 7. 0s into the late 8. Gino Vanelli found a lot of success as a heartthrob Canadian pop star with hits like "I Just Wanna Stop,” "Living Inside Myself,” "Black Cars,” and "Wild Horses.” He won several Junos and was nominated for four Grammys. Although his popularity waned in the 9. Vanelli is still a heritage act that performs today. He released a new live album and DVD earlier this year. Not only were DOA one of Canada’s most influential punk bands, they’re also seen as one of the founders of hardcore punk on an international level. The band was infamous for its leftwing political stance and heavy music. Despite taking a short hiatus in the early 2. Joey "Shithead" Keithley. D. O. A. called it quits briefly while Keithley ran for political office, but after missing his nomination by 5 votes, he recently got the band back together and they're working on a new studio album and international tour set for 2. Canadian rocker Kim Mitchell found success as both the singer of Max Webster in the late 7. Go For A Soda,” "Patio Lanterns" and "I Am A Wild Party.". After his popularity waned, Mitchell became a popular radio host on classic rock station Q1. Toronto where he still DJs today. Mitchell also occasionally still performs with his band. Sass Jordan was a popular pop- rock singer in the late 8. She was a platinum selling artist with hits like “Tell Somebody,” “Double Trouble,” and “Stranger Than Paradise.” One of her biggest hits was her duet with Joe Cocker called “Trust in Me” from "The Bodyguard" soundtrack which sold 2. When her popularity died down, Jordan dabbled in acting and was also a judge on Canadian Idol in the early 2. Jordan now makes music in a new band called Something Unto Nothing and has been touring and singing with Queensryche. Styx. Collector. com Archived News. Big Bang Theory Review Posted. Click. here for the exclusive Styx. Collector. com review of the new Styx CD, Big. Bang Theory. 4- 2. Shaw Blades Influence Tracklisting. According. to the offical Shaw. Blades message board, this is the final tracklisting for the new Shaw Blades. CD: 1. TIME OF THE SEASON - The Zombies. I AM A ROCK - Simon & Garfunkel. YOUR MOVE - Yes. 4. FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH - Buffalo Springfield. LUCKY MAN - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. DIRTY WORK - Steely Dan. CAROUSEL - The Hollies. SOUNDS OF SILENCE - Simon & Garfunkel. CALIFORNIA DREAMIN - The Mommas and The Papas. SUMMER BREEZE - Seals and Crofts. DANCE WITH ME - Orleans. NO MATTER WHAT - Badfinger. MAKE IT WITH YOU - Bread Certainly some interesting selections here. No Matter What" looks to be a standout. More Information About The Complete Wooden. Nickel Recordings. Click. here for the press release for the upcoming release The Complete. Wooden Nickel Recordings. It contains a complete track list, as. The release will be on Hip- O/UME with a catalog number of B0. Styx To Tour Europe Summer, 2. Styx. will be hitting Europe this upcoming summertime for their first extended. European tour since the 1. Paradise Theater tour. They did. play a few dates a few years back in Germany and Switzerland, but that. Here are some dates as they are known: 6- 7- 0. Berlin, Germany (Columbiahalle)6- 8- 0. Hamburg, Germany (Stadtpark Freilichtbuhne)6- 9/1. Sweden. Rock Festival. Nottingham, UK (Rock City)6- 1. Glasgow, UK (SECC Arena)6- 1. Birmingham, UK (Symphony Hall)6- 1. Manchester, UK (Carling Apollo Manchester)6- 1. London, UK (Carling Apollo Hammersmith)6- 1. Bristol, UK (Colston Hall)6- 2. Frankfurt, Germany (Jahrhunderthalle - with Kansas)6- 2. Bonn, Germany (Museumplatz - with Kansas)6- 2. Stuttgart, Germany (Killesberg - with Kansas)6- 2. Munich, Germany (Tollwood Festival)6- 2. Pratteln, Switzerland (Z7)6- 2. Milan, Italy (Discoteca Alcatraz)1- 1. Album of Covers Coming In Spring on New Door/UME As. Styx is currently recording an album. I Am The Walrus" (the Beatles), "I. Don't Need No Doctor", "Locomotive Breath" (Jethro Tull). Wishing Well". What has not been noted is that. New Door/UME, so Styx is back home where. CMC albums) resides. According to their manager Charlie Brusco, the tracklist is not finalized at. March and the. middle of May. The. Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings 2 CD Set Coming 2- 1. Styx's. first four albums will be collected on a new retrospective titled The. Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings, to be released February 1. Named after the group's original label, the two- CD set collects 1. Styx II and The Serpent Is Rising. Man Of Miracles. In addition to the 3. Unfinished. Song" from the Styx II sessions. Styxcollector. com is excited about this release, as. Unfinished Song" for the first time on CD, but. Lies" will make it, since it replaced "Best. Thing", and itself was replaced by "Unfinished Song" for. Miracles. Judging by the quality of the remastering on Come. Sail Away: The Styx Anthology and the interview with Bob. Ludwig, the tapes are in good condition. It will be interesting. Japanese K2 editions from a few. Styx I, which was announced but never released). What also appears to be interesting is that this release is currently. According to CD Universe, it is being released on Universal. If this is the case, it would be a first since RCA (then BMG, now BMG/Sony). Styx catalog would now be. This could also mean that the floodgates are finally open and. A& M. catalog will also be properly remastered, but that remains to. Stay tuned .. UPDATE: This is on Universal, and we hope to have it here. Cyclorama To Be Released as a Dual. Disc. On. November 2, 2. Styx studio effort, which saw. DVD Audio release in May, is going to be released in the Dual. Disc. format. according to High. Fidelity Review. A Dual. Disc is a double. CD content on one side. DVD Audio, etc. They were initially test marketed. February and March of 2. Boston and Seattle. Click. here for more information. One can assume that the flip side of Cyclorama will. DVD Audio. 7- 2. 9- 2. Dennis De. Young Updates. From. last night's Rockline: * The upcoming symphonic shows may have some new songs. Pieces of Eight" (this seemed to be a definite), "I'm OK", and. Queen of Spades"* Dennis has a new record deal with Rounder. Records (who is distributed by Universal, parent company of. Dennis' other works at MCA and A& M), and coming out sometime. CD. set - stay tuned. DDY is writing for a full, all- new studio album that will also be out on. Rounder* Live in- studio on solo piano, Dennis played a small bits of "Lady Madonna". Eight", "Castle Walls", "Hello God", and in a quasi- medley: "Lady", "Grand. Illusion", "Mr. Roboto", "Don't. Let It End", "Desert Moon", "Babe", "The Best of. Times", and "Come Sail Away". And he was in good voice, too. Note to DDY: play more keys!)* DDY almost produced some tracks for Barbara Streisand! Looks like DDY is thinking about possibly penning a book, however with. I wonder how much he could. That. is not in the works just yet .. From Dennis. Deyoung. Dennis will be doing more live dates in fall '0. Boston* Dennis has a bit part in a Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear movie. The Perfect. Man". Dennis plays - oddly enough - the lead singer in. Styx tribute band! Read more about it at the link. Dennis can poke fun at himself a bit. According. to Rockline. DDY's son Matt (who plays drums in a band called Mama. Green), and the. other. Cyclorama DVD. Audio Delayed. After. making the update below, Styx. Collector. com found out that. Cyclorama DVD- A has been. June 1. 5- 5- 2. 00. Cyclorama DVD. Audio Details. As. noted here in an earlier update, the most recent Styx. Cyclorama,is being released on May. USA on DVD- A. The DVD- A will contain: * The full Cyclorama album in 5. Advanced Resolution DVD- Audio, Dolby Digital 5. Bonus unreleased and behind- the- scenes video* Lyrics and weblinks. It will be released through Silverline, and has a catalog number. It is not noted, however, if the Advanced Resolution is 9. Dolby. 2. 0 as well as. Advanced Resolution, or just one. Look for an upcoming review here on Styx. Collector. com! 3- 2. Century Masters - The Best of Styx DVD. Information & Review; Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology Review. Here's. the skinny on the new video compilation DVD: 2. Century Masters - The Best of Styx. Catalog Number: B0. US Release Date: April 2. Track. Listing. 1. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)2. The Best of Times. Too Much Time On My Hands. Boat on the River. Mr. Roboto. Styx. Collector. com is lucky enough to have received an. DVD as well as a copy of Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology. The reviews can. be. Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology Details. Here's. the skinny on the new set: Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology. Catalog Number: B0. US Release Date: May 4, 2. Disc One. Best Thing. You Need Love. Lady. Winner Take All. Rock & Roll Feeling. Light Up. Lorelei. Prelude 1. 2Suite Madame Blue. Shooz. Mademoiselle. Crystal Ball. The Grand Illusion. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)Come Sail Away. Miss America. Man In The Wilderness "Previously Unreleased Full Length Version"Disc Two. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)Sing For The Day. Renegade. Pieces of Eight Lights. Babe. Borrowed Time. Boat On The River. A. D. 1. 92. 8Rockin' the Paradise. Too Much Time On My Hands. The Best of Times. Snowblind. Mr. Roboto. Love Is The Ritual. Show Me The Way. Dear John. One With Everything. Click here to. see the full Adobe PDF sales sheet. Look for a review on this site soon! VH- 1 True Spin With "Mr. Roboto" Segment. to Air 3/1. According. to Rock. On TV, the VH- 1 show True Spin featuring. Mr. Roboto" will air 3/1. PM EST. 3/1. 6 at 1. AM, and 3/1. 7 at 1 PM. Your very. own co- webmaster. Allan. was interviewed. Update on New Shaw/Blades Project, Styx Tour, Damn Yankees. According. to a new. Jack Blades done for Melodic. Rock. com. there is some exciting news: * The new Shaw/Blades (although it may not be called that). At the time Jack thought the new tour this summer. Styx, Night Ranger, and Ted Nugent. According. to Jack: "And in the middle. Ted's. show. Tommy. I will come out and maybe play 5 or 6 Damn Yankees tunes." Styx. Nelson and Peter Frampton. Styx/NR/Nugent show does happen. Cyclorama To Be Released As a 5. DVD- Audio on May 1. As. hinted at in the interview. James Young for Styx. Collector. com. it appears that the. Styx album Cyclorama will. DVD Audio in May. High. Fidelity. Review. This was confirmed. Silverline themeselves. May 1. 8, 2. 00. 4. For the hi- rez Styx. More information. Two New Styx Issues from Universal/A& M: Anthology and Caught. In The Act Live. Universal/A& M. Styx items: what. CD set entitled Anthology, which. This is probably the long awaited box set (in the. CD set is considered a box set). Also, it appears that. Caught. IN The Act Live will be released on DVD at. We here at Styx. Collector. May 4th. was the release. Canada on. April 2. As soon as any more details on these. Tommy Shaw To Be On Upcoming Tribute CDs to AC/DC and Kiss. According. to a new note entitled "Tricks, Tracks, and a Duck's Quacks", Tommy. AC/DC singing "Downpayment Blues". He also. sang "Love. Gun" for an upcoming tribute CD for Kiss. Both. are produced by Bob Kulick, who. Pink Floyd tribute CD Tommy appeared. No other information (such as. Troy Is Selling His Styx Collection. Troy Yarbrough, one of the co- webmasters here. Styx. Collector. com, has decided to sell his collection. Styx items. Why? Read about it. Troy's. Corner. We. Styx. Collector. com are sad to see this, but completely. Although Troy. will not be as. Chuck & Styx. Just because. he is selling his. Styx - especially. To see Troy's list of items, go to: http: //www. This will be updated as Troy finds more items. More Info On The New Shaw/Blades CD and Styx Tour News. According. to Melodicrock. Dec. 2. 9 update, it confirms (through an interview with Jack. Blades) the news posted. Shaw/Blades. CD in 2. It will apparently be an album of classic cover. Also, MR. com notes that the summer Styx tour may also have.
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