PianoMan1986 wrote:
Why can't people accept that the man was sick and had to commit to an obligation?
That's the problem right there. Obligations? Dude, your obligation is to your primary employer. You know, the one who pays you 10K a night to sing live. Fundraisers are great and just, but the Super Bowl is well, tops. He should have rescheduled those other paltry obligations and for God's sake don't expect to fly overnight into Florida and expect to hit the switch. He isn't that good enough to pull that shit off.
Rip Rokken wrote:As much as I love all my AP site pals, I've never been in favor of posting transcripts of everything Arnel says in the Shout Box. He comes in to unwind with us, and is just a very down to earth and humble guy.
That's understandable Rip, but that site hardly is a fair assessment of reality. It's a pep talk site and MR is the real barometer of actuality. I bet you 50-1 that Pineda is not allowed to post here by Journey Management, or Neal and Friga. Having said that, it suits the cause, but the folks over there are myopic. They can't see history and certainly don't respect history, with regards to Journey or music in general. Their comments on a public forum such as Youtube about Steve perry and Bruce Springsteen are just fucking retarded. They are doing their guy no favours whatsoever, and the fans of the two guys they slam are pretty numerous don't you think? That is not a smart move by an Arnel Only if you ask me. In fact, they need to be bitch slapped for some of the crap they spewed.
Rip wrote:I believe he felt his performance suffered against some other acts, but hadn't realized some he mentioned weren't using live vocals.
What acts are you commenting about? There were a total of four; Faith Hill, Jennifer Hudson and Springsteen. 2 of those three lipped. It's really unfair to compare Journey to E Street, when Journey played to a bunch of folks killing time in the food court/beer garden, and Bruce had the most expensive stage set up and pyrotechnics show ever. I get that. However, having said that, would it not be easier to get it right, with less nerves performing your set in Journey's setting, versus 300 million at Halftime?
First show back with the band after a few months of breaks, I think he did fine. He'll get back into the swing of things for sure.
This is what I have a problem with. This is just lazy, and unprofessional on both Pineda and Journey's part. Lazy that Pineda should have A) came back to the US much earlier and practiced and B) why the fuck didn't Journey rehearse a few hundred more times? They looked they walked out of the hotel room and plugged in. Have some fucking pride. I know they know DSB in their sleep, but practice sharpens the knife. I guarantee you E Street practiced heavily on their 4 song set..over and over and over again, and it showed. When I see Friga playing guitar on DSB and the sound is definitely off, not to mention Pineda, then I am pissed. These guys have lost all respect for themselves and their history. It's sad to me. I expected more. And lest the fans who started the online petition to have them play the Super Bowl think this performance helped their cause, then I just give up.
The climate in the U.S. is quite different from what he's used to, and it has been a constant challenge for him. He definitely needs some slack on this one.
Another sad excuse. Get your ass over here weeks earlier and get acclimated. This is where the bulk of the money is going to be made, not the PI.
Now that Pineda has taken responsibility, and that is a manly thing to do, I will drop it, but the fans keep coming in and making excuses. THAT is what baffles me.