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Shane Alexander

Friday, July 15, 2011

Styx and Yes Rocks the Crowd at Verizon

Stxy and Yes bring their "Progressive U.S. Tour" to Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Thursday night to the delight of thousands of fans.

Multi-platinum rock band Styx and the world’s most quintessential progressive rock band Yes rocked the crowd at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park in nearby Alpharetta Thursday night. Having had the pleasure of seeing Styx a half of dozen times during my teen years and catching one show of Yes in the mid-1990s, I was pleasantly entertained and satisfied by the electric performance of both bands. Styx headlined Thursday night's concert opening with "Blue Collar Man" to a welcoming crowd. From that point on it was an energized, foot stomping show to the finish. Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitar), was in top form in his singing, playing and physical appearance. The 57-year-old guitarist did not slow down, pouring out his energy and …

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