“Kilroy Was Here“ Film Plus “Mr. Roboto“ Live - Styx in Concert 1983

In 1983, Styx released a concept album, “Kilroy Was Here“ as a reaction to all of the anti-rock activists who had been predicting that the “evil rock music“ was going to destroy society ever since Elvis Presley first hit the airwaves in Memphis in the 1950’s. The album predated Tipper Gore’s “Parents Music Resource Center,“ album warning labels, and other forms of attempted government control over the music industry. This was the era where claims of backwards-masking -- supposedly hiding evil messages in rock songs by mixing them in reverse -- were rampant and resulted in the banning, and burning, of a number of albums by various artists. Styx was one of those, with claims of hidden messages in the song “Snowblind“ from “Paradise Theatre.“ When we were planning to take “Kilroy“ on tour, we envisioned a full theatrical experience. A film telling the backstory was created that was shown at t