Interview with Lawrence Gowan of Styx | All Access Tampa
Become a Contributor While the All Access Tampa staff works long hours to gather the best content from around the Tampa Bay area, we can't be everywhere. If you would like to tell us about a recent show, review a new CD, update us on upcoming concerts, submit pictures or just tell us about an awesome local band, email us via submissions AT allaccesstampa.com For nearly four decades, progressive rock band Styx has managed to avoid the self-destructive downward spiral experienced by innumerable other classic rock bands, producing seven gold, one platinum, and five multi-platinum albums in their extended musical tenure. This wealth of material allows the band to perform on a regular basis while offering their generations of fans new concert experiences and setlists with each tour.
For their current “ Grand Illusion / Pieces of Eight Tour (“Renegade”) in their entirety, and in the order the songs appear on the LPs. It’s a format that gives Styx fans the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience their favorite albums in a live, dynamic setting. In advance of this ground-breaking show, I spoke with vocalist/keyboardist Lawrence Gowan.
How did the idea to feature Grand Illusion . I guess that’s part of what this tour is bringing to people as well. You know, having been in the band only 12 years, I’m somewhat new. However, in the past 12 years I’ve been in the band, we’ve played more shows than Styx played in its strongest, record-selling years between ’75 and ’82. So what’s happened is that there have been a couple of new generations come through who want to hear the classic (Styx) All Access Tampa is dedicated to covering the live music scene around the Tampa Bay area, including Orlando, Sarasota and other west central Florida cities. Where other publications stop at offering just concert calendars and CD reviews, All Access Tampa takes readers backstage and provides a glimpse behind the curtain. In addition to extensive calendar listings, readers will also find backstage pictures, band interviews, inside tips, candid comments and all of the insider information we can dig up. All Access Tampa is unlike any other area publication and strives to be the premier source of information for the Tampa-area live music scene.
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