What is Steve Perry's best vocal performance?

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Postby Liquid_Drummer » Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:50 am

Enigma869 wrote:In a landslide..."Mother Father" from the 1981 Houston concert! In my opinion, it's the absolute best live performance by a vocalist I've ever heard in my life. The performance is almost too exceptional to have been live. That was Perry at his absolute finest!


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2nd that...

Close second for me is Still They ride from japan 83 and Sweet N Simple....
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Postby Wildfire » Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:43 am

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Postby CatEyes » Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:46 am

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Postby Saint John » Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:46 am

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Saint John wrote:Hey Cat, are you the same "Cat" that I met that sat behind me in Dallas at the Journey show?


Sorry nope, that could have been journey cat - formerly of the official site.

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Postby RedWingFan » Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:54 am

annpea wrote:Sweet and Simple

"Sweet and Simple" along with "Easy To Fall"
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Postby Greg » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:02 am

Enigma869 wrote:In a landslide..."Mother Father" from the 1981 Houston concert! In my opinion, it's the absolute best live performance by a vocalist I've ever heard in my life. The performance is almost too exceptional to have been live. That was Perry at his absolute finest!


John from Boston


Agreed!
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Postby SusieP » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:08 am

Greg wrote:
Enigma869 wrote:In a landslide..."Mother Father" from the 1981 Houston concert! In my opinion, it's the absolute best live performance by a vocalist I've ever heard in my life. The performance is almost too exceptional to have been live. That was Perry at his absolute finest!


John from Boston


Agreed!


This one is getting a LOT of votes!
Good job it's one that I posted a clip of for these Brits who need educating.
Someone has said they think Liam Gallagher is the best male singer of all time. :shock:

How the foo do you reason with someone like that?

I give up, I really do. :twisted: :twisted:
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Postby kgdjpubs » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:10 am

I'll split this into studio and live...

Studio...
Happy to Give
Why Can't This Night Go On Forever

Live...
Still They Ride (Japan '83)
Mother, Father (Houston)

it's not about high notes and vocal acrobatics...
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Postby Enigma869 » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:14 am

SusieP wrote:Someone has said they think Liam Gallagher is the best male singer of all time. :shock:




Who the hell is Liam Gallagher?


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Postby Don » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:27 am

Enigma869 wrote:
SusieP wrote:Someone has said they think Liam Gallagher is the best male singer of all time. :shock:




Who the hell is Liam Gallagher?


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From the Group Oasis, they had the nut attack them on stage at Toronto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWT9v-kE ... re=related
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Postby SusieP » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:29 am

Enigma869 wrote:
SusieP wrote:Someone has said they think Liam Gallagher is the best male singer of all time. :shock:




Who the hell is Liam Gallagher?


John from Boston




He's in Oasis.

Take a look........

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl95U7TUXMs


and see what ya think of him. Not a singer in the class of SP in my opinion.
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Postby Michigan Girl » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:31 am

SusieP wrote:
Enigma869 wrote:
SusieP wrote:Someone has said they think Liam Gallagher is the best male singer of all time. :shock:




Who the hell is Liam Gallagher?


John from Boston




He's in Oasis.

Take a look........

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl95U7TUXMs


and see what ya think of him. Not a singer in the class of SP in my opinion.


Who is? :wink:
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Postby SusieP » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:37 am

Michigan Girl wrote:
SusieP wrote:
Enigma869 wrote:
SusieP wrote:Someone has said they think Liam Gallagher is the best male singer of all time. :shock:




Who the hell is Liam Gallagher?


John from Boston




He's in Oasis.

Take a look........

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl95U7TUXMs


and see what ya think of him. Not a singer in the class of SP in my opinion.


Who is? :wink:


Who is in Oasis? I just bloody told ya.
Are you drunk? :lol: :lol:




I know you really meant who is in the same class as SP before anyone explains. :lol: :lol:
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Postby Michigan Girl » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:38 am

SusieP wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:
SusieP wrote:
Enigma869 wrote:
SusieP wrote:Someone has said they think Liam Gallagher is the best male singer of all time. :shock:




Who the hell is Liam Gallagher?


John from Boston




He's in Oasis.

Take a look........

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl95U7TUXMs


and see what ya think of him. Not a singer in the class of SP in my opinion.


Who is? :wink:


Who is in Oasis? I just bloody told ya.
Are you drunk? :lol: :lol:
I know you really meant who is in the same class as SP before anyone explains. :lol: :lol:


LOL................... :wink:
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Postby Enigma869 » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:47 am

SusieP wrote:He's in Oasis.

Take a look........

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl95U7TUXMs


and see what ya think of him. Not a singer in the class of SP in my opinion.


Well, I've never heard of Oasis, but think the guy has a good voice. Having said that, his name doesn't even belong in the same sentence with Perry. Also, you can't even begin to compare them, because their voices aren't remotely similar.


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Postby SusieP » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:50 am

Enigma869 wrote:
SusieP wrote:He's in Oasis.

Take a look........

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl95U7TUXMs


and see what ya think of him. Not a singer in the class of SP in my opinion.


Well, I've never heard of Oasis, but think the guy has a good voice. Having said that, his name doesn't even belong in the same sentence with Perry. Also, you can't even begin to compare them, because their voices aren't remotely similar.


John from Boston


Exactly - so how can you reason with someone who thinks Liam Gallagher is the best singer of all time.
He is a growler and a snarler. There is no soul or emotion to his singing IMO.
But... what is meat to one person is poison to another.
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Postby JRNYFan » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:53 am

I'd say Lights/Stay Awhile from Captured.
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Postby S2M » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:00 am

When I Think of You
Sweet and Simple
Daydream


case closed....thanks for coming. Insert another quarter. :lol:
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Postby TRAGChick » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:07 am

"What Was" ~ LOOOOVE the "Operatic" quality to his voice.

"Strung Out" ~ Because it's fun.....AND it's utilizing his INSANELY strong High End...:shock:

(hey - that got "destroyed" during the "Frontiers" era, right....?
Oh, THAT's right....Frontiers was BEFORE Street Talk...so much for THAT theory....) :wink: :o

"Once You Love Somebody" ~ Full, lower voice, with beautiful "Escape" era 3-part harmonies in the background. Best of Both Worlds. 8)
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Postby brywool » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:11 am

For ballads, gotta be Why Can't This Night Go On and Little Girl.
For fast, gotta be Where Were You. The stuff he does in that song is amazing.
For spoken word, gotta be "I was toast".
NO. He's NOT Steve F'ing Perry. But he's Arnel F'ing Pineda and I'm okay with that.
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Postby Ehwmatt » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:15 am

Sweet and Simple
When You Love a Woman

Best duet: Feelin That Way. Greg and SP worked magic on this track
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Postby Michigan Girl » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:19 am

Ehwmatt wrote:Sweet and Simple
When You Love a WomanBest duet: Feelin That Way. Greg and SP worked magic on this track


My two most favorite songs!!!! :wink:
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Postby Ehwmatt » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:21 am

Michigan Girl wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:Sweet and Simple
When You Love a WomanBest duet: Feelin That Way. Greg and SP worked magic on this track


My two most favorite songs!!!! :wink:


They are both great songs. I'm still waiting for them to bust out Sweet and Simple one of these days. Did they even do this in Perry's day? It's such a great song.
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Postby bluejeangirl76 » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:25 am

I couldn't pick a 'best' if I tried. I had 2 in mind and as I read through the thread, I kept going, "oh yeah, that one too!" and "omg, of COURSE that one!" By the time I got to this page to post I had 20 songs in my head to name.

Happy To Give (chills, man... fucking chills)
Why Can't This Night... (thud)
Stay Awhile
Homemade Love
Its Just the Rain
Sweet and Simple
La Do Da (he held those notes for like, a year :shock: )
Daydream
Stone In Love
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Postby S2M » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:27 am

I'm not sure if everyone likes this song, and I'm not sure if it is his best vocal performance, but.....

FOREVER IN BLUE
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Postby Ehwmatt » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:29 am

StocktontoMalone wrote:I'm not sure if everyone likes this song, and I'm not sure if it is his best vocal performance, but.....

FOREVER IN BLUE


Great song. I'd stray from calling it one of SP's finer moments though. The way he leads into the chorus almost sounds like a cough or a sneeze to me... "and it's UH (cough/sneeze) two hearts, reach for each other..."

But a great song nonetheless. He had several better moments on TBF for me though.
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Postby Michigan Girl » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:34 am

Ehwmatt wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:Sweet and Simple
When You Love a WomanBest duet: Feelin That Way. Greg and SP worked magic on this track


My two most favorite songs!!!! :wink:


They are both great songs. I'm still waiting for them to bust out Sweet and Simple one of these days. Did they even do this in Perry's day? It's such a great song.


You know, I was a kid/young teen, but I was at a LOT of early Perry concerts in Detroit, Grand Rapids & Flint MI. I have never seen it performed live....anyone? :wink:
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Postby bluejeangirl76 » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:38 am

Ehwmatt wrote:
StocktontoMalone wrote:I'm not sure if everyone likes this song, and I'm not sure if it is his best vocal performance, but.....

FOREVER IN BLUE


Great song. I'd stray from calling it one of SP's finer moments though. The way he leads into the chorus almost sounds like a cough or a sneeze to me... "and it's UH (cough/sneeze) two hearts, reach for each other..."


I was about to call you crazy, because I was playing it and I didn't hear anything like that... but its at the end... I hear what you mean.. that's funny shit. :lol: Great song except for one little thing about it that always grated on me.

The TBF shining moments for me are Still She Cries, Its Just the Rain and One More. 8) Hot stuff.
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Postby conversationpc » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:40 am

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Postby finalfight » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:42 am

Anything from Raised on Radio for me. Don't like Mother Father at all but the '81 live version with the nut squeezin' notes at the end is amazing!

On a side note - own up who has the over-sized avatar...First couple pages of the thread were fine but for some reason all posts on page 3 are pretty much squished in the right hand corner and I'm feeling a little claustrophobic! :shock: :lol:
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