(Nostalgic 80s Reaction To ) Styx - Mr Roboto

[@xanajak]

Styx owned the world for a few hot minutes. We all went around singing this song and moving like a robot. Simpler days.

[@jonnys8853]

I kind of wish I had been around for that. I love Styx, and the rock opera Kilroy Was Here (which Mr. Roboto is from) sounds so great.

[@jasondonnelly4926]

In WWII, soldiers wrote “Kilroy was here” on the bombs in the pacific theatre. That’s what they are referencing in this song

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Thats too cool. Thank you for this .

[@jasondonnelly4926]

@@TheAdventuresofTNT knowledge is power!!

[@clintturk5220]

Kilroy was here first appeared in WWI and was used by service men and women throughout Europe as a way to commemorate their visit to that part of the world. Today they use their unit emblems and stickers to tag every place they go. Also this album is what broke the band up as members had trouble singing songs they didn't believe in. For me though, Styx is still an iconic group whos music helped me through some very challenging times in my youth. Thanks for this reaction and keep the 80s tunes coming.

[@sopdox]

Kilroy was Here was a concept album. “Don’t Let It” end is another good song from that album. There was also a mini movie that was played at the beginning of the shows when they were touring this album. I love Styx. I think the reason they’re a hated band is because of their music, especially in the 80s, being too commercial (selling out) compared to their earlier music. I was introduced to their 80s stuff first and worked my way backwards so I always enjoyed them. Dennis DeYoung tours with his own band now. I saw him pre-Covid, his band played the entirety of The Grand Illusion for the 40th anniversary of that album.

[@dinodinops9773]

“Fooling Yourself”. “Best of Times” “grand illusion”

[@SASTORM]

Lyrics of this song are more relevant today than ever

[@nonserviam751]

Mehr Skynet . . . monitor that bullshit completely.

[@petemartinez6717]

This song was huge in the 80’s, but the rock fans of Styx hated it!

[@captaincumrag42069]

@@petemartinez6717 To me, this was Styx best song, its perfect

[@chris20874]

Totally agree. We had nothing back then.

[@brokencage9723]

this album is more relevant today

[@billyculbertson3880]

U gotta do Styx “Renegade”, it’s their BEST song !!!!!

[@cliffsmelley5026]

Or "Too Much Time On My Hands."

[@davidgoza5620]

My favorite is Miss America.

[@DemonCatSpaceStar]

Kilroy was a drawing of a bald man with a long nose & fingers peaking over a wall, US solders fighting in WWII used to draw it everywhere with "KILROY WAS HERE"! My Dad who fought in WWII & my mom told me about it. They used to say (if no-one took the blame for something)well then Kilroy must've been here!

[@44mickd]

“Too much time on my hands”

[@Shootingstarcomics]

I love this song! I use it for a ringtone. I was in middle school when it came out. One thing that made it so cool, besides the robot stuff, was that we had been drawing Killroy all over bathroom walls and our desks so when the song hit you kind of felt a part of it.

[@randabeast]

This song is a guilty pleasure

[@peterwalsh2470]

I was about 14 when this song came out. I played 10 pin bowling, and they would play songs from the top 20 on the charts while we bowled. Whenever this song came on, this one kid would go nuts. I think he really liked it. I thought it wasnt bad either. Just my memory of hearing this song. hehe.

[@Vaelsung1]

You won't find a band with a greater variety of music styles, from catchy pop like "Mr. Roboto" and "Too Much Time On My Hands", hard rock epics like "Renegade" and "Blue Collar Man", timeless ballads like "Babe" and "Best of Times" to a song that went #1 in Europe called "Boat On The River". "Come Sail Away" is an absolute must and represents the best of all of the many styles and dimensions of Styx in one song. "Lady" is considered by many as the first "power ballad." It is incredible that all of these amazing songs with such contrasting styles came from one band! Styx sold out Madison Square Garden twice and won a Gallup poll in the 80s as America's most popular band. A great band indeed. Enjoy!

[@allisterfiend_2112]

Styx - Renegade, a banger.

[@tanya4025]

Great pick dears, next would be "Babe" , "The Best of Times" and "Show me the way" another great songs from them .🤗 ow "Boat on the River" is great too...please check these out...😇

[@peterblood50]

Styx has some great songs. "Grand Illusion" is one of my faves.

[@AGDinCA]

One of my favorite Styx songs!! My other favorite is _Suite Madame Blue._

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Same! Even though I LOVE sooo many of their songs! I have to include “Lady” as one of them- ✌️

[@AGDinCA]

@@kimberlinibambini1988 Yes!! Another great song!

[@roval1975]

Would love to see you guys react to Styx - Babe.

[@wingssmalley1596]

Renegade, please? Come Sail Away is awesome too!

[@wesleyrodgers886]

Weird how you can forget a song. But when you hear it again you can remember it word perfect.

[@rushfan3]

This was a concept album titled Kilroy was here. When they tried taking it on tour it bombed, because for the first 15 minutes they were reciting dialog. This resulted in the band breaking up. Ultimately Dennis DeYoung, co-founder, was fired from the band in the mid 90s. A lot of fans didn't like Dennis' termination and being replaced with a sound alike in Lawrence Gowan. On the flip side Styx is the the only band to have earned 3.platinum albums and 1 double platinum album. Not even the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, or, the Who accomplished this feat.

[@rogermasa]

I’m jumpin on this all late…here’s what you’re not hearing about the song on the comments: Dennis DeYoung, the front man and keyboardist for Styx has said that he never intended the song to be released as a single. Pressure from the label prevailed and it became on of their biggest hits and their most well known song. Dennis stated that “the song by itself doesn’t make any sense” and was intended to be performed live immediately after the short film played at the beginning of their concert about the ban of Rock n’ Roll in the future and the arrest, imprisonment and escape (via a Mr Roboto prison guard uniform) of Robert Orin Charles Kilroy. People didn’t care and loved the track when it came out because of the intrigue of the ubiquitous lyrics and synth lines. It was also popular in dance clubs around the country.

[@mtaffer]

My Dad had two cassettes in his van when I was growing up. One was Styx "Pieces of Eight" and Cheap Trick "Heaven Tonight". I think "Blue Collar Man" is my favorite Styx song.

[@orion246810]

How About Styx "Come Sail Away".

[@lancecornell9978]

Suite Madam Blue is a Styx classic

[@pleutron]

Great song. Great band. Great era in music. Love the reaction and seeing you guys enjoying yourselves with it. It made me feel like wanting to watch Revenge of the Nerds!!!!

[@danbaldwin9511]

Kilroy ( goes something like this) was a guy from WW2 that inspected ship welds. His boss and others said he was not inspecting the welds. so he started putting "Kilroy was here" every time he inspected the welds. No one hardly ever seen him but seen his note.

[@xanajak]

Dennis DeYoung (singer here) left Styx to go solo. His first big song and video was Desert Moon. You should react to it. Gorgeous, sad, and uplifting song and video. Storytelling at its finest.

[@nightmoves60]

I went to see Styx during the Mr. Roboto tour. I honestly thought it was one of the best shows I had ever seen.

[@teddyboehm9252]

Brother great reaction 😁 loved it I do remember this song Styx is a great band with lots of awesome 😍 songs u got a New Sub

[@devtrev6181]

This was recently used in a VW car commercial.

[@trishafoster8019]

Styx was my absolute fave in the 80s.

[@julienielsen4462]

I'm an early 80s child. I love Mr Roberto lol.

[@v.j.3029]

The 80's was the golden era of catchy songs.

[@robvegas9354]

and they did a gag in Austin Powers about this too, cheers for another great vid, thanks TNT

[@TheOneTracyVW]

Thank YOU! TracyVW/Our Lady Peace, Justice and Liberty

[@loganbradd9472]

I've been waiting for someone to react to this.

[@M.....C]

people dont hate this band just this song

[@over-educated-sp]

Liked, and subscribed! You guys are awesome!

[@christopherglock7239]

Kill Roy was used here as the name of secret identity. The history of killroy was when product was finished they wrote killed/done killroy line completed for weapons shipment. But killroy was IBot. Styx wanted to make this a movie but it was made later under another name.

[@chrissarina981]

Please react to Styx come sail away next. It's another song you've probably heard and didn't know it was them.

[@davidransom4703]

styx were prophetic with this song.. machines to save our lives . machines dehumanize

[@TheSuperSnake313]

"80s Goodness" Yes!

[@RobertoSalvatti]

It doesn't matter the type of music, if it's from the 80s it's always going to be good.

[@Duci66]

80s!!!!!

[@vernhoke7730]

I saw them on this tour in 1983, at Brendan Byrne Arena about 20,00 seats, it was an amazing show. I had seen them way back in 1978 in Convention Hall, about 1,000-1,500 seats, on thier "Pieces of Eight" tour.

[@kenmarcantel9697]

Kilroy was something that came out in ww2 Kilroy was here.

[@laurogarza4953]

This song is a science fiction story condensed into a song. "Kilroy" is a name that endures from the WWII years in the form of graffitti upon landmarks of Allied captured towns in Europe. No one ever knew who Kilroy was or if he even existed. So there was a bit of a mystery or, as we would call it, "An Urban Legend." When this song was produced, some given 35 years later, then, if Kilroy was a man who served in Europe, then he would have been an old man. Thus, this science fiction builds upon that legendary figure not unlike the story of Emilia Earheart or D. B. Cooper. You guys are a lovely couple. I'd like to suggest a truly beautiful and bittersweet song among the country music charts during the 1980s performed by the excellent vocalist, Kathy Mattea. It is entitled, "Where Have You Been?" You'll need a whole box of tissues.

[@vdoman]

5:11 he says it all right there..."too much technology" I love my tech, but sometimes it feels overwhelming.

[@James-ko3gw]

Great reaction to an awesome song

[@TheAmtwhite]

Styx - Come Sail Away and Show Me the Way!!!!

[@robotto8858]

Damn. I was happy thinking everyone forgot about this song...

[@chris20874]

Just started playing this... little nervous because I was 13 when this came out.

[@ChadCarlisle]

Listen to "Too Much Time on My Hands" Gotta do it! Also Renegade, Come Sail Away, Grand Illusion, all great songs and all still relevant TODAY!

[@paulashanks3129]

I haven't seen you guys react to Too Much Time On My Hands. You will love it. It's bouncy.

[@rufscooby1]

try "too much time on my hands" by styx

[@user-sm2ql7nq4l]

I always remember this song after little league games in 1983 at the pizza parlor after a game. Great reaction TNT.

[@davidmcclure121]

I love STYX. great concert group. Love ya guys.

[@bhg123ful]

Kilroy was his name. It’s not “killing some guy named Roy” It’s based on a WWII meme that Americans soldiers left behind on buildings “Kilroy was here”.

[@mts982]

'snowblind' by them is good/'paradise theater' is good.

[@cards1985]

I miss the 80s!

[@gillesmorin9439]

There is a very good video of that song !

[@catmanpc9166]

Please try "Snowblind" if you want a hard rocker.

[@chrisoakley5830]

I was 13 years old when this song came out. I remember not taking it seriously and even making fun of it. In recent years and now watching your reaction I've come to think that its actually a pretty good song. Its really catchy and fun to listen to.

[@gillesmorin9439]

Good voice and the beat of this song is great !

[@ivanz1759]

I love music

[@APaganPerspective]

Kilroy was Here

[@peterkelley4346]

I like a lot of their stuff some of my favorites are "Castle Walls" - "Man in the wilderness" - "To Much time on my Hands"

[@rickdbranch4787]

Styx - "Don't Pay the Ferryman"

[@sentinelmortgagecorp4291]

This is the song that destroyed this band lol. I saw them live on the tour for this album. I’ve always liked the song but you should also check out a lot of their other stuff because this is a GREAT band that can rock hard too. Start with Renegade. You will LOVE it. On a side note you are both cool as hell and I wish you were my next door neighbors so we could talk music all the time lol.

[@raymondgordon8600]

This is the song that destroyed this band lol. That is a lie.. research it! There was a lot more to the story and this simplistic answer does not explain things well.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

​​​​@@raymondgordon8600 Dennis was writing songs for the Styx album that was supposed to follow Kilroy. Then the band went on hiatus and he used some of those songs for his solo album. And guess what? They didn't sound like Mr. Roboto. Had the band released a follow up to Kilroy quickly then the urban legend that Dennis destroyed the band with the goofy Kilroy album wouldn't have come about.

[@georgehamm7665]

Nice reaction !

[@Sweep_The_Leg_Johnny]

If you love that synth sound, you might wanna look up a style of modern dance music called Synthwave. There are a bunch of sub-genres like Retrowave, Vaporwave, Darkwave, etc. but its mainly very VERY based in that 80s synth sound. some artists that embrace that style are: Todd Terje, Lifelike, Le Matos, Classicx, The Midnight, Timecop 1983, and Gunship to name a few. Oh, also Daft Punk (they arguably started the trend). Some GREAT stuff in that field of music. A good "beginner" track for you would be "Delorean Dynamite" by Todd Terje, a norwegian artist. If you like the Synth-Pop sound but want a modern take on it, i'd suggest Roosevelt. He's a german artist, writes/performs all his music & instruments on recordings (hires live musicians to play live), super talented. His songs "Last To Know" and "Echoes" are my faves...they definately have that 80s feel to them. He also did a cover of Fleetwood Mac's song "Everywhere" from that 80s & somehow made it sound even more 80s than the original! Cheers!

[@anthonydellabarba5837]

Great reaction video!

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Thank you 😊

[@harryhalburian9409]

Abracadabra by steve miller band, also, alan parsons project called eye in the sky

[@robertbosley982]

I never been a big Styx fan but this was fun to watch. T you need to join in on some more of the country music reactions with your better half

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Ya'll not gonna make me cry on camera. I was bawling today after watching my wifes reaction to James blunt. That was rough. Ya'll already got me with Dolly.

[@chris20874]

Terminator came out like a year after this song

[@Johnny96ri]

This should have been the theme to Bicentennial Man!

[@julienielsen4462]

We got the beat by the Go Gos or the Reflex by Duran Duran.

[@Johnrob1943]

sometimes people say that Mr. Roboto refers to soldiers. And Kilroy was around during WW2. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Shootingstarcomics]

Check out Suite Madame Blue by Styx also.

[@maxcgm]

Kilroy was here.

[@bonniespruin6369]

That album was a story...each song went into the next.

[@JayTor2112]

People say this album destroyed the band, and it did for a while. But they mad a comeback in the 90's and have been going pretty strong ever since. But like most older bands that come back, they rely on their classic catalog of music, and aren't really known for the new material they put out, so they're more of a "nostalgia" act. Nothing wrong with that though.

[@jimdunagan4180]

Check out Paradise...that's the best

[@clamshell6863]

Please do a reaction of Queen of Spades? Nobody ever does it. I want to see your reactions.

[@melindafay6154]

☝🏻❤️

[@mikeb3835]

For something a little harder from this album, try "Heavy Metal Poisoning".

[@christopherglock7239]

Will Smith took the movie roll of this concept in IBOT

[@terryconnelly484]

RENEGADE!

[@bonniespruin6369]

Can you do Billy Idol's Rebel Yell (80s)?

[@SnuSlavin]

Please do more Styx! You have heard some songs.

[@randyrobinson935]

Best of Times is fire by Styx. Please react

[@zaemotclanton744]

I know this song gets so much hate, but I have always loved it.

[@tambor76]

How old is this guy doing the reactions? Just curious what era he grew up in.

[@chrispredsfan]

Try Renegade by Styx

[@clamshell6863]

Please listen to Queen of Spades from them. You can find it on StyxFan93 channel. Please?

[@Vaelsung1]

Queen of Spades is an absolute banger!

[@timhooper3981]

If you get this, 2 80's songs that were good that you will NOT get from many others, GTR - When the Heart Rules the Mind and The Hunter.

[@hentlerob7565]

Play now Lorelei and Grand Illusion from styx......best songs !

[@robertboyer5926]

You got it mostly right but... coming of age in the '80s (15 at the beginning - 25 by the end) there's a HUGE theme that permeates a lot of 80's pop/rock/metal/etc and a lot of these songs come at them in different ways but they all questions the roll and control being exerted on our lives by the government, technology, and the media turning everyone into a commodity and doing the OPPOSITE of how they are sold to you... exactly like addictive drugs. It's all about control by the few upon the many. With a bit of perspective you can see how this is exactly how it's evolving, very quickly. Instead of liberation you get enslavement. Instead of "security" you get the opposite UNLESS you comply, you get fear and dependence. My generation was very sensitive to this as we were born under the dictates of the Cold War which was the same thing in many ways. Same church, different day, and more ways to force compliance. You may want to take a listen to Judas Priest Electric Eye now that you have heard this and see what you think given they came out within a year or so of each other.

[@LesSmith45]

This song was hated by the band. It was an attempt by Dennis DeYoung to do a concept album. This album is most likely what divorced Dennis from the band. So the experts say. I read all over the place this song was hated by STYX fans. True and NOT true. I love this song. I am as big a STYX fan as anyone. I have read many many comments of STYX fans loving this song. I have seen the live about 8 times. With and without Dennis DeYoung. I grew up with this band as a teen in the late 70’s to early 80’s. They were my fav band at the time. I once read the band hated it so much they would never play it live. I was at there concert in a little casino about 6-7 yrs ago. Front row when the band played this song without Dennis. It blew me away! I thought I would never see it played live. This band is outstanding and they sound every bit as good today almost 50 yrs later as they did in 1976. Tommy Shaw and James Young are the most underrated musicians out there today. Mr McGowen is an amazing replacement for Dennis. Still love Dennis better but they could have not gotten a better replacement than Mr McGowen. It is criminal that this band has not been inducted into the so called RnRHF. They are more than deserving. They belong there before any of the garbage Rap and Hip Hop artists that don’t belong there. It’s not their genre.

[@miguelbotelho2613]

Do "The Best Of Times " "by SYX...