Styx - Detroit, MI - November 29, 1976

Artist: Styx
Date: 1976-11-29
Location: Detroit, MI
Venue: Ford Auditorium
Source: Audience - B+

Band Members:
Dennis DeYoung ñ vocals, keyboards, accordion  
John Panozzo ñ drums, percussion
Chuck Panozzo ñ bass guitar, vocals
James Young ñ vocals, guitar, keyboards
Tommy Shaw ñ vocals, guitars, mandolin, autoharp, talkbox

Setlist:
01. Intro
02. Put Me On
03. Lorelei
04. Shooz
05. Madammoiselle
06. Light Up ->
07. Suite Madame Blue
08. Lady
09. Midnight Ride
10. Guitar Solo
11. 22 Years

Notes:
Styx was the middle act this night for the WABX's working man concert promotion with Graham Parker & The Rumour as the opening act and Kansas headlining. This particular show captures Styx touring in support of their Crystal Ball album and is the first tour to feature Tommy Shaw on guitar.


More Notes:

This Styx bootleg, recorded at Detroit’s Ford Auditorium on November 29, 1976, is from the Crystal Ball tour and is only about an hour long since the band was sandwiched between Graham Parker & the Rumour and Kansas on the bill that night. I’m guessing time restraints kept Shaw’s acoustic guitar in its case since he didn’t perform “Crystal Ball,” the song that earned him his spot in the band. But even though he was the “new guy,” he got to front two songs, the rocking “Shooz” and the Queen-esque “Mademoiselle.” He was also given the chance to wank around a bit on a solo.

Another notable aspect of this gig is Dennis DeYoung’s organ work. You may have dismissed him in the past as some sort of torch singer with a piano, but in reality the man was — and, I assume, still is — one kick-ass rock keyboardist.