| | |  | Music & Musicals | Home » » Styx - Caught In The Act: Live 1984 | | | | | | | Description: | | Multi-platinum album selling legends Styx dig deep into their rock arsenal and release on DVD for the first time their concert video Caught In The Act. Recorded during their Kilroy Was Here tour in 1983, this concert video centers around this concept album's theme of a futuristic society where rock `n' roll is banned by the masses. Remastered in 5.1 surround, experience the band's classic hits at the height of their career like Mr. Roboto and Don't Let It End, as well as their concert staples like Come Sail Away, Blue Collar Man and Too Much Time On My Hands. As an extra bonus, the Styx video archive has been included featuring their four pre-MTV music videos for Babe, Borrowed Time, Boat On The River (all from 1979) and Come Sail Away (from 1977). Also included are all of their music videos from the concept album Kilroy Was Here including Heavy Metal Poisoning, Don't Let It End, Haven't We Been Here Before and Mr. Roboto, along with four more music videos making this the ultimate Styx fans dream come true DVD collection. | | | Features: | |
• Multi-platinum album selling legends Styx dig deep into their rock arsenal and release on DVD for the first time their concert video CAUGHT IN THE ACT. Recorded during their KILROY WAS HERE tour in 1983, this concert video centers around this concept album s theme of a futuristic society where rock n roll is banned by the masses. Remastered in 5.1 surround, experience the band sic hits at the h
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Styx, Dennis DeYoung, James Young, Tommy Shaw, John Panozzo | | Format:
| AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| A&M | | DVD Release Date:
| December 11, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 35 reviews |
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34 of 34 found the following review helpful:
 Here it isDec 11, 2007
By cjf312002
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Well, It's finally out. It's about time. I actually never thought this would ever be released on DVD. The concert itself was a fun show for it's time and any serious Styx fan should pick this up. The video looks pretty good although it just looks like it was just a simple transfer. No remastering or anything. The audio has been remastered in 5.1 as well as 2.0 stereo. Both sound pretty good but nothing that's gonna blow anybody away. The treat on this DVD, however, are the videos! Included on this DVD are 12 music videos from '77 to '84.
The Videos are:
1. Come Sail Away (1977 Promo video)
2. Borrowed Time (1979 Promo video)
3. Babae (1979 Promo video)
4. Boat On The River (1979 Promo video)
5. A.D. 1928 / Rockin' The Paradise (Music Video)
6. The Best Of Times (Music Video)
7. Too Much Time On My Hands (Music Video)
8. Mr. Roboto (Music Video)
9. Don't Let It End (Music Video)
10. Heavy Metal Poisoning (Music Video)
11. Haven't We Been Here Before? (Music Video)
12. Music Time (Music Video)
Most of these videos have never been released before so it's nice to have them included here. The only thing that would have made it better would be if they included the later videos from Edge of the Century as well. It's still a pretty good DVD for the price.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Now this is Classic StyxDec 18, 2007
By Pans Labyrinth
Originally released years ago on VHS, this release finally sees light on DVD. This is classic era Styx, the video and show are a bit dated, but the sound is incredible, this release makes this the essential Styx DVD concert purchase. The set list is heavy on the Kilroy material, which the band is promoting and touring behind, and you are in for a treat to hear Cold War, Haven't We Been Here Before and Heavy Metal Poisoning (even with all the cheesy stage antics / show). Also included are pretty much all the band's promo videos from the late 70's and early 80's. The Kilroy videos are cheesy, but classic and a hoot to watch. If I can make a small complaint, I would have liked to seen them include some more live footage of the band performing Crystal Ball, or Suite Madam Blue...I only say this because DVD track listing differs from the cd release track listing. Otherwise this is a great DVD to buy on what is included.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Styx's first (and still best) concert film 25 years onMay 13, 2009
By Terrence J. Reardon
"Classic rock and old school metal master"
Styx released their first live album and its off-shoot concert film Caught in the Act in April of 1984.
This concert film (and its off-shoot double live album) was recorded and filmed in April of 1983 on the band's Kilroy Was Here tour in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most Styx fans want to compare this album to 1997's double live album and DVD Return to Paradise. Caught in the Act slightly has the edge as the band had more energy, were younger and were still an active touring band at the time.
The DVD kicks off with the Kilroy Was Here mini-movie. This was shown at shows to tell the story of the Kilroy album to prepare the show that was to come. Keyboard player/singer/songwriter Dennis DeYoung plays Kilroy, a rock star who was imprisoned for playing rock music by Dr Righteous (played by guitarist James "JY" Young) who had banned rock music. Then singer/guitarist/songwriter Tommy Shaw plays Jonathan Chance who is a rebel rocker who tries to help bring rock back and help Kilroy escape a prison ship run by Japanese robots known as Robotos.
The actual concert kicks off with "Mr. Roboto" which features DeYoung acting out and singing the song live (although the band used the backing track as the band's equipment was hidden thanks to the props on-stage during the track). You can hear see him struggle to take the Roboto mask off. Within Kilroy the song has meaning which many fans don't see.
The live album featured songs that are not on this DVD ("Babe", a spirited "Suite Madame Blue", "Miss America", "Fooling Yourself" and "Crystal Ball") and on this DVD you get to see JY act bad*ss as Righteous and the Panozzo Brothers (Chuck and John) as his henchmen on "Heavy Metal Poisoning" (John also played a prisoner in the Kilroy film), a superb extended "Cold War" (with extra verses and a long Tommy Shaw guitar solo), an excellent rendition of "Renegade" complete with band getting arrested and John Panozzo drum solo, a Shaw/DeYoung duet on "Haven't We Been Here Before" and the excellent finale of "Don't Let it End (Reprise)").
Other highlights on this film (that are also on the album) are "Too Much Time on My Hands", "Snowblind", "Rockin the Paradise", "Blue Collar Man", "Don't Let it End" (which is better than the studio version), "The Best of Times" and "Come Sail Away" (which some vocal parts and end drum solo are different than recording on the album).
Styx's Caught in the Act album turned out to be the final album the classic lineup of Styx would ever release and is a great testament to the classic lineup.
For years, this was overlooked for DVD release. Then in 2007, it finally was re-released with BONUS VIDEOS. You have the promo clips for "Come Sail Away" (the other two Grand Illusion promo films "Fooling Yourself" and "Miss America" aren't here and neither are the three promos from Pieces of Eight which were "Blue Collar Man", "Sing For the Day" and "I'm OK") and you do get all of Cornerstone's promo films ("Babe", "Boat On the River", "Borrowed Time"), all of Paradise Theatre's videos ("The Best of Times", "Too Much Time on My Hands" and "AD 1928/Rockin the Paradise"), all of Kilroy's videos ("Mr. Roboto", "Don't Let it End", "Heavy Metal Poisoning" and "Haven't We Been Here Before") and the video for the Caught in the Act album's single "Music Time".
Highly recommended!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
excellent theatrical AORMar 04, 2009
By jowox
I love Styx but I was very hesitant about this period of their career because of all bad reviews. I like Kilroy was here (didn't in the beginning though) and this concert. Very nice concept and dialogue, one can see where Dennis was going. Tommy is a bundle of energy throughout and plays the attentive listener to Kilroy. Some great songs that were not on the double CD as well.
10 of 14 found the following review helpful:
The Best (and Worst) of TimesJan 12, 2008
By eschorn
I gave this four stars on the stength of the music, but it's hard to focus on the music with everything else going on. The break up of Styx has been pretty well documented and this video reinforces it. The theatrics and bad acting that open this DVD show that Dennis DeYoung was a frustrated Broadway performer. The embarassment on Tommy Shaw's face as he's forced to "act" with DeYoung's Kilroy character is obvious. It's fairly easy to see why this was essentially the end of the classic Styx lineup.
Having said all this, the music in the concert itself is very good. The playing and harmonies are great. The biggest musical downside is that too many of the songs on the DVD come from the Kilroy album as opposed to many of their earlier hits. Still, for $10 you get a good concert, plus all the old videos. That should make it worthwile for most Styx fans.
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