I am glad I never listened to Journey with Augeri now.

[Liquid_Drummer]

FITHL just kicks ass to me. Since I never heard more than a little bit of the original it is a new song to me and I dig it big time. So, I decided to listen to the original and grabbed it from ... Somewhere......

I just dont get you guys liking the original better at all. Flat sounding ? Man to me it KILLS the original because Arnel's is about a billion times more powerful. The end of the song where he is singing "Give me something to believe" in high tenor I think sounds so fucking right. The original sounds like the "intruder" to me. I am glad they redid it..

Then they go in to this progressive sounding jam out at the end... Fucking a man...

That song just rolls my joint ya know... The original with Dipty Doo Perm Poodle... Sorry.. Never liked Augeri's singing at all. I hear he is a real nice guy though....

[Big J]

FITHL just kicks ass to me. Since I never heard more than a little bit of the original it is a new song to me and I dig it big time. So, I decided to listen to the original and grabbed it from ... Somewhere......

I just dont get you guys liking the original better at all. Flat sounding ? Man to me it KILLS the original because Arnel's is about a billion times more powerful. The end of the song where he is singing "Give me something to believe" in high tenor I think sounds so fucking right. The original sounds like the "intruder" to me. I am glad they redid it..

Then they go in to this progressive sounding jam out at the end... Fucking a man...

That song just rolls my joint ya know... The original with Dipty Doo Perm Poodle... Sorry.. Never liked Augeri's singing at all. I hear he is a real nice guy though....

I can respect your opinion but vehemently disagree.

They fruited up the song, that's the diff. Say what you will about Arnel vs. Augeri, but I'll bitch to my deathbed about the added deedle-dee before the chorus and the fruity synth shit dripped all over it.

Once upon a time, the song rocked.

[stevew2]

FITHL just kicks ass to me. Since I never heard more than a little bit of the original it is a new song to me and I dig it big time. So, I decided to listen to the original and grabbed it from ... Somewhere......

I just dont get you guys liking the original better at all. Flat sounding ? Man to me it KILLS the original because Arnel's is about a billion times more powerful. The end of the song where he is singing "Give me something to believe" in high tenor I think sounds so fucking right. The original sounds like the "intruder" to me. I am glad they redid it..

Then they go in to this progressive sounding jam out at the end... Fucking a man...

That song just rolls my joint ya know... The original with Dipty Doo Perm Poodle... Sorry.. Never liked Augeri's singing at all. I hear he is a real nice guy though....

I like Augeri s better,Its more grittier and on time, plus that Yeahhhhhhh is him , he did a simular thing in Tall Stories , the song has much more drive. Im digging the other tunes

[Sarah]

Well, they say most people prefer what they hear first... I hear nothing from Arnel on this song. Probably because he doesn't have a connection to "the heartland," how could he have the same emotion about it?

[Saint John]

I think both versions are pretty atrocious. Boring as hell.

[Eric]

I like the original better overall, mostly because of the live raw feel that Kevin Shirley didn't like. But there are some places where this is better. Arnel hits some of the words a lot harder and better, and I actually like the keys at the end.

Some of the Star Wars laser sounds in this (and Change for the Better) are fucking annoying to me though.

[marco17]

[quote="The original with Dipty Doo Perm Poodle... Sorry.. Never liked Augeri's singing at all. I hear he is a real nice guy though....[/quote]

Wow, you didn't like Augeri, so it is a big surprise that you like FITH better with Arnel. Not being a dick, just stating the obvious here. The Generations version had more of a raw, live feel to it. This version is much more polished. Not bad, but IMO, Augeri did a very good job on that tune.

[SteveForever]

I think both versions are pretty atrocious. Boring as hell.

do you understand the lyrics?

[SteveForever]

Well, they say most people prefer what they hear first... I hear nothing from Arnel on this song. Probably because he doesn't have a connection to "the heartland," how could he have the same emotion about it?

Agree with you about FITH, but honestly I liked Augeri's version of Liberty better than Perry's.

[Gordon from Edinburgh]

I think both versions are pretty atrocious. Boring as hell.

Amen brother - yawnfest.

[jrnysc]

The guitar and drum solo at the end of FITH on Generations is one of my favorite Journey solos. I could listen to it all day.

[NealIsGod]

I think both versions are pretty atrocious. Boring as hell.

do you understand the lyrics?

Does Arnel?

[ProgRocker53]

Faith in the Heartland is a Top 3 Augeri-era tune for sure.

I'm sure if I heard the Arnel version first I'd still LOVE the song.

BUT... this new version... pales in direct comparison to the first one. It's chopped up and skewed, the "flow" seems more interrupted, Friga's piano is higher in the mix AND it drowns out the prog jam at the end with its fruity bubbling. PLUS Arnel's vocals, while good, lack the DELIVERY that Augeri had. Augeri's the shit.

[ProgRocker53]

I think both versions are pretty atrocious. Boring as hell.

Amen brother - yawnfest.

Unbelievable.

[stevew2]

Faith in the Heartland is a Top 3 Augeri-era tune for sure.

I'm sure if I heard the Arnel version first I'd still LOVE the song.

BUT... this new version... pales in direct comparison to the first one. It's chopped up and skewed, the "flow" seems more interrupted, Friga's piano is higher in the mix AND it drowns out the prog jam at the end with its fruity bubbling. PLUS Arnel's vocals, while good, lack the DELIVERY that Augeri had. Augeri's the shit.

I agree, that piano part has a gay Liberace feel to it, I see Friga in a pink mood while playing that

[Sarah]

Well, they say most people prefer what they hear first... I hear nothing from Arnel on this song. Probably because he doesn't have a connection to "the heartland," how could he have the same emotion about it?

Agree with you about FITH, but honestly I liked Augeri's version of Liberty better than Perry's.

Haven't heard it.

[STORY_TELLER]

I'm with Drummer on this one. The new version has more of an Only the Young vibe now and I prefer it this way. The original was an unpolished rocker. Granted, I was never an Augeri fan in Journey. I didn't feel any chemistry there. He's more suited to the kind of stuff he did with Tall Stories. Simple straight up rock. Arnel is more of a crooner and that's what Journey needs if they're seeking what they were with Perry.

[ProgRocker53]

Faith in the Heartland is a Top 3 Augeri-era tune for sure.

I'm sure if I heard the Arnel version first I'd still LOVE the song.

BUT... this new version... pales in direct comparison to the first one. It's chopped up and skewed, the "flow" seems more interrupted, Friga's piano is higher in the mix AND it drowns out the prog jam at the end with its fruity bubbling. PLUS Arnel's vocals, while good, lack the DELIVERY that Augeri had. Augeri's the shit.

I agree, that piano part has a gay Liberace feel to it, I see Friga in a pink mood while playing that

Friga probably thinks the Heartland is nothing but a bunch of rednecks and imbreds, and has a pompous sneer when he tickles the ivories for this song

[Saint John]

I think both versions are pretty atrocious. Boring as hell.

do you understand the lyrics?

Yes...and I was talking about musically.

[AlteredDNA]

Faith in the Heartland is a Top 3 Augeri-era tune for sure.

I'm sure if I heard the Arnel version first I'd still LOVE the song.

BUT... this new version... pales in direct comparison to the first one. It's chopped up and skewed, the "flow" seems more interrupted, Friga's piano is higher in the mix AND it drowns out the prog jam at the end with its fruity bubbling. PLUS Arnel's vocals, while good, lack the DELIVERY that Augeri had. Augeri's the shit.

I agree, that piano part has a gay Liberace feel to it, I see Friga in a pink mood while playing that

Friga probably thinks the Heartland is nothing but a bunch of rednecks and imbreds, and has a pompous sneer when he tickles the ivories for this song

Pompous Sneer = Great name for a punk band...

[Gordon from Edinburgh]

I think both versions are pretty atrocious. Boring as hell.

Amen brother - yawnfest.

Unbelievable.

Why? Never liked that song - do you really think its a star member of the Journey canon? Seriously?

[SteveForever]

I think both versions are pretty atrocious. Boring as hell.

do you understand the lyrics?

Yes...and I was talking about musically.

I'm just messin with ya, but honestly that's a FANTASTIC song

[ProgRocker53]

Faith in the Heartland is a Top 3 Augeri-era tune for sure.

I'm sure if I heard the Arnel version first I'd still LOVE the song.

BUT... this new version... pales in direct comparison to the first one. It's chopped up and skewed, the "flow" seems more interrupted, Friga's piano is higher in the mix AND it drowns out the prog jam at the end with its fruity bubbling. PLUS Arnel's vocals, while good, lack the DELIVERY that Augeri had. Augeri's the shit.

I agree, that piano part has a gay Liberace feel to it, I see Friga in a pink mood while playing that

Friga probably thinks the Heartland is nothing but a bunch of rednecks and imbreds, and has a pompous sneer when he tickles the ivories for this song

Pompous Sneer = Great name for a punk band...

DUDE. You're my hero. I like it.

Now to go make a punk band..

[Saint John]

Faith in the Heartland is a Top 3 Augeri-era tune for sure.

Which is on par with medaling in the Special Olympics.

[NealIsGod]

Faith in the Heartland is a Top 3 Augeri-era tune for sure.

Which is on par with medaling in the Special Olympics.

Not true, but funny.

[The_Noble_Cause]

'Faith in the Heartland' is what Journey is all about.
I like both versions, but Augeri really threw his heart into that one.

[ProgRocker53]

I think both versions are pretty atrocious. Boring as hell.

Amen brother - yawnfest.

Unbelievable.

Why? Never liked that song - do you really think its a star member of the Journey canon? Seriously?

I think Augeri's version of FITH is one of Journey's best overall songs. It's in my personal top 10 and it's a top 25 Journey tune, unbiasedly.

[ProgRocker53]

I think both versions are pretty atrocious. Boring as hell.

do you understand the lyrics?

Yes...and I was talking about musically.

Dude, FITH is downright SICK musically.

[Rhiannon]

Dude, FITH is downright SICK musically.

I had honestly never heard it until I heard Arnel do it in Vegas, and you can ask T-Time's bro, I was wrapped up in that song. I kind of liked it.

[AlteredDNA]

Count me in the FITH fan camp as well...Musically and Lyrically...