Styx

I think that Styx is a really under appreciated band in music history, they aren't really what I see as true alt rock, but by someone's standards or another they might. I mean without Styx the phrase "Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto" would have absolutely no entertainment value in any movie made since the song Mr. Roboto's release in 1983.

Along with subtle jokes poking fun at 80's songs, we would have never gotten such gems as Lady or Babe, two songs that could be seen as the band's love ballads in a decade where the power ballad reigned supreme. We also owe some of the greater guilty pleasure songs, you know, the songs you don't want to know but will sing along to when they come on the radio and no one else is around, that I know of out of the 1980's. There are two, maybe even more that I don't know that well, but two that come directly to mind, the songs being Renegade and Come Sail Away, both songs, if over played, get rather annoying to hear, but every once in a while, if by yourself, in the car, with the windows up, you might blast the song and sing along with the lead singer.
Lady:

Babe:

Renegade:

Come Sail Away:

Any way... Styx is on tour now through September 9th and if you are so inclined, click the tour tab at their web site, the link is set up through the highlighted names. For those readers in the Pittsburgh, Pa area around August 11th Styx will be having a post game concert after the Pirates game.