Steve Perry working on new Album

[Rick]

I met Steve Perry on New Year's Eve 2007. He was on stage at a big party
at St. Regis at Monarch Bay singing with an 80's band. There were only about 500
people in the room. Only a handful of people, including me, knew it was him.
He sang lead ALL NIGHT and his voice was as fantastic as ever. I had the good
fortune to come up on stage and meet him and talk with him a while on a break.
He was very sweet, kind, gracious, gentle and I just fell in love right then and there.
I hope he doesn't mind me saying this because I know he is a very private person.
Perhaps he was preparing himself for touring, at his own pace, for his new album.
I will forever feel blessed for the opportunity I had just one year ago.

The picture on your myspace page isn't Steve Perry, it's Jeff Scott Soto.

He replaced Steve Augeri (who replaced Steve Perry) in Journey for one tour.

[G.I.Jim]

Thank you Gunbot and TRAGchick for your welcomes. Yes, this is my first post.

What is a "spoon"?

Does that mean I win something good? lol

What a small-ass world...I'm from Klamath Falls! Welcome aboard the crazy train!

[Saint John]

Thank you Gunbot and TRAGchick for your welcomes. Yes, this is my first post.

What is a "spoon"?

Does that mean I win something good? lol

What a small-ass world...I'm from Klamath Falls! Welcome aboard the crazy train!

And you're just as big a dipshit.

[Carlitto H@kk]

I met Steve Perry on New Year's Eve 2007. He was on stage at a big party
at St. Regis at Monarch Bay singing with an 80's band. There were only about 500
people in the room. Only a handful of people, including me, knew it was him.

This is a wonderful story but too far-fetched to believe.
Could this have happened? Sure.
Why didn't it?
Because there is NO WAY Steve Perry sang a single note
in public, let alone an ENTIRE SET, without it being
reported ANYWHERE on the net within 5 seconds of it happening.
We would've seen posts from Blackberries on blogs all over the place.
And this forum would've picked up on this story right away.

Also, how do 500 people at a party enjoying an 80's cover band
NOT know who Steve Perry is? Was this a NEws Years Eve party
for local elemantary school students???

[cheekymonkey]

Does that mean I win something good?

Yeah...a swift kick in the ass for 2009's most ridiculous work of fiction. Take your bullshit stories over to Perryville where all the other nuts hang out.

That's cold dude

[Playitloudforme]

Hey GIJ, I've a good friend who lives in Klamath Falls. Small world indeed.

As far as the quote goes... ya know... when people say "Steve Perry", and they are talking music, they usually mean the Steve Perry of Journey. Every other time I've seen the Cherry Poppin' Daddy Steve Perry mentioned, they qualify the mention with the band name.

I dunno... we've been hearing tidbits here and there... sounds like it's in the oven cookin'. Cool.

[Don]

We'll see.

(since madsplash is awol, someone has to say it)

[Carlitto H@kk]

I met Steve Perry on New Year's Eve 2007. He was on stage at a big party
at St. Regis at Monarch Bay singing with an 80's band. There were only about 500
people in the room. Only a handful of people, including me, knew it was him.
He sang lead ALL NIGHT and his voice was as fantastic as ever. I had the good
fortune to come up on stage and meet him and talk with him a while on a break.
He was very sweet, kind, gracious, gentle and I just fell in love right then and there.
I hope he doesn't mind me saying this because I know he is a very private person.
Perhaps he was preparing himself for touring, at his own pace, for his new album.
I will forever feel blessed for the opportunity I had just one year ago.

The picture on your myspace page isn't Steve Perry, it's Jeff Scott Soto.

He replaced Steve Augeri (who replaced Steve Perry) in Journey for one tour.

Well, if this is true (can't get MySpace from this computer) then now I understand
the comments above that I have "bolded".
Has anyone EVER known Jeff to turn away a fan...
aside from maybe Tito?

[G.I.Jim]

Thank you Gunbot and TRAGchick for your welcomes. Yes, this is my first post.

What is a "spoon"?

Does that mean I win something good? lol

What a small-ass world...I'm from Klamath Falls! Welcome aboard the crazy train!

And you're just as big a dipshit.

Don't pay him any attention...The air's a little thin up there in the big land of chicago, and it really takes its toll on him! We all just kinda go along with whatever he says when he's on here to make him feel "special"... Dan on the SHORT-BUS...BEEP-BEEP!!!

[Saint John]

I met Steve Perry on New Year's Eve 2007. He was on stage at a big party
at St. Regis at Monarch Bay singing with an 80's band. There were only about 500
people in the room. Only a handful of people, including me, knew it was him.
He sang lead ALL NIGHT and his voice was as fantastic as ever. I had the good
fortune to come up on stage and meet him and talk with him a while on a break.
He was very sweet, kind, gracious, gentle and I just fell in love right then and there.
I hope he doesn't mind me saying this because I know he is a very private person.
Perhaps he was preparing himself for touring, at his own pace, for his new album.
I will forever feel blessed for the opportunity I had just one year ago.

The picture on your myspace page isn't Steve Perry, it's Jeff Scott Soto.

He replaced Steve Augeri (who replaced Steve Perry) in Journey for one tour.

Well, if this is true (can't get MySpace from this computer) then now I understand
the comments above that I have "bolded".
Has anyone EVER known Jeff to turn away a fan...
aside from maybe Tito?

Must be a really big Perry fan considering that she didn't notice the foot difference in height and that Soto can sit in a fucking Range Rover without his nose pressing up against the windshield.

[G.I.Jim]

Hey GIJ, I've a good friend who lives in Klamath Falls. Small world indeed.

As far as the quote goes... ya know... when people say "Steve Perry", and they are talking music, they usually mean the Steve Perry of Journey. Every other time I've seen the Cherry Poppin' Daddy Steve Perry mentioned, they qualify the mention with the band name.

I dunno... we've been hearing tidbits here and there... sounds like it's in the oven cookin'. Cool.

Cool, you'll have to let me know who it is...maybe I know them? I agree about the Steve Perry comment too. I'm sure people aren't referring to the other SP. I'm very doubtful about this news though...how many times have we heard this crap before? He's worked with every musician under the sun (probably has more albums than Elvis), but will we ever get to hear them? That's the biggest question of the century (other than is Tito really John Cain?)

[Jana]

I met Steve Perry on New Year's Eve 2007. He was on stage at a big party
at St. Regis at Monarch Bay singing with an 80's band. There were only about 500
people in the room. Only a handful of people, including me, knew it was him.
He sang lead ALL NIGHT and his voice was as fantastic as ever. I had the good
fortune to come up on stage and meet him and talk with him a while on a break.
He was very sweet, kind, gracious, gentle and I just fell in love right then and there.
I hope he doesn't mind me saying this because I know he is a very private person.
Perhaps he was preparing himself for touring, at his own pace, for his new album.
I will forever feel blessed for the opportunity I had just one year ago.

The picture on your myspace page isn't Steve Perry, it's Jeff Scott Soto.

He replaced Steve Augeri (who replaced Steve Perry) in Journey for one tour.

Well, if this is true (can't get MySpace from this computer) then now I understand
the comments above that I have "bolded".
Has anyone EVER known Jeff to turn away a fan...
aside from maybe Tito?

[Jana]

I met Steve Perry on New Year's Eve 2007. He was on stage at a big party
at St. Regis at Monarch Bay singing with an 80's band. There were only about 500
people in the room. Only a handful of people, including me, knew it was him.
He sang lead ALL NIGHT and his voice was as fantastic as ever. I had the good
fortune to come up on stage and meet him and talk with him a while on a break.
He was very sweet, kind, gracious, gentle and I just fell in love right then and there.
I hope he doesn't mind me saying this because I know he is a very private person.
Perhaps he was preparing himself for touring, at his own pace, for his new album.
I will forever feel blessed for the opportunity I had just one year ago.

The picture on your myspace page isn't Steve Perry, it's Jeff Scott Soto.

He replaced Steve Augeri (who replaced Steve Perry) in Journey for one tour.

Well, if this is true (can't get MySpace from this computer) then now I understand
the comments above that I have "bolded".
Has anyone EVER known Jeff to turn away a fan...
aside from maybe Tito?

Must be a really big Perry fan considering that she didn't notice the foot difference in height and that Soto can sit in a fucking Range Rover without his nose pressing up against the windshield.

Like I just told someone in PM, that's Steve Perry if he got a nose job and is spray tanning.

[Angel]

Soto can sit in a fucking Range Rover without his nose pressing up against the windshield.

[SP Fan in Oregon]

By your reactions and discussion I can tell it was a very big deal for me
to have this wonderful experience, cause it certainly doesn't happen very often.
It is not so far fetched to believe that he would go out and sing with his friends
band. Not only did the band members tell me it was Steve Perry former Journey
singer during their sound check, but the man I met acknowledged who he is and
volunteered personal statements about Journey. The most telling of all was his
voice that I listened to all night. NO ONE ON EARTH has that voice, it is one of
a kind. When you add the voice with the man I was standing next too on stage
and the far fetched notion that someone would be "impersonating Steve Perry"
I can only come to one conclusion until someone proves to me otherwise.
I also caught some shit about the size of my avatar, so I hope that I fixed that.
Give me a break people. I'm new....... that's my excuse...........

[Saint John]

By your reactions and discussion I can tell it was a very big deal for me
to have this wonderful experience, cause it certainly doesn't happen very often.
It is not so far fetched to believe that he would go out and sing with his friends
band. Not only did the band members tell me it was Steve Perry former Journey
singer during their sound check, but the man I met acknowledged who he is and
volunteered personal statements about Journey. The most telling of all was his
voice that I listened to all night. NO ONE ON EARTH has that voice, it is one of
a kind. When you add the voice with the man I was standing next too on stage
and the far fetched notion that someone would be "impersonating Steve Perry"
I can only come to one conclusion until someone proves to me otherwise.
I also caught some shit about the size of my avatar, so I hope that I fixed that.
Give me a break people. I'm new....... that's my excuse...........

Post a nudie and we'll call it even.

[bluejeangirl76]

Seems like it's true. I wonder when the news is officially released if Neal will act like a certain someone else and spout shit like a 4 year old about cracking stones, entering the Earth's atmosphere without heat tiles, and songs being his children. My guess is that he'll be too busy doing what he's done and loved for the past 40 years...working!!!

Oh shut up already. We GET it.

[Saint John]

Seems like it's true. I wonder when the news is officially released if Neal will act like a certain someone else and spout shit like a 4 year old about cracking stones, entering the Earth's atmosphere without heat tiles, and songs being his children. My guess is that he'll be too busy doing what he's done and loved for the past 40 years...working!!!

Oh shut up already. We GET it.

Eliciting a reaction will really make me stop.

[Angel]

By your reactions and discussion I can tell it was a very big deal for me
to have this wonderful experience, cause it certainly doesn't happen very often.
It is not so far fetched to believe that he would go out and sing with his friends
band. Not only did the band members tell me it was Steve Perry former Journey
singer during their sound check, but the man I met acknowledged who he is and
volunteered personal statements about Journey. The most telling of all was his
voice that I listened to all night. NO ONE ON EARTH has that voice, it is one of
a kind. When you add the voice with the man I was standing next too on stage
and the far fetched notion that someone would be "impersonating Steve Perry"
I can only come to one conclusion until someone proves to me otherwise.
I also caught some shit about the size of my avatar, so I hope that I fixed that.
Give me a break people. I'm new....... that's my excuse...........

Just wondering....do you happen to know someone named Ed that lives in Maryland?????

[cheekymonkey]

By your reactions and discussion I can tell it was a very big deal for me
to have this wonderful experience, cause it certainly doesn't happen very often.
It is not so far fetched to believe that he would go out and sing with his friends
band. Not only did the band members tell me it was Steve Perry former Journey
singer during their sound check, but the man I met acknowledged who he is and
volunteered personal statements about Journey. The most telling of all was his
voice that I listened to all night. NO ONE ON EARTH has that voice, it is one of
a kind. When you add the voice with the man I was standing next too on stage
and the far fetched notion that someone would be "impersonating Steve Perry"
I can only come to one conclusion until someone proves to me otherwise.
I also caught some shit about the size of my avatar, so I hope that I fixed that.
Give me a break people. I'm new....... that's my excuse...........

Post a nudie and we'll call it even.

You are such a LOSERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[bluejeangirl76]

Seems like it's true. I wonder when the news is officially released if Neal will act like a certain someone else and spout shit like a 4 year old about cracking stones, entering the Earth's atmosphere without heat tiles, and songs being his children. My guess is that he'll be too busy doing what he's done and loved for the past 40 years...working!!!

Oh shut up already. We GET it.

Eliciting a reaction will really make me stop.

You're a douchebasket.

[cheekymonkey]

By your reactions and discussion I can tell it was a very big deal for me
to have this wonderful experience, cause it certainly doesn't happen very often.
It is not so far fetched to believe that he would go out and sing with his friends
band. Not only did the band members tell me it was Steve Perry former Journey
singer during their sound check, but the man I met acknowledged who he is and
volunteered personal statements about Journey. The most telling of all was his
voice that I listened to all night. NO ONE ON EARTH has that voice, it is one of
a kind. When you add the voice with the man I was standing next too on stage
and the far fetched notion that someone would be "impersonating Steve Perry"
I can only come to one conclusion until someone proves to me otherwise.
I also caught some shit about the size of my avatar, so I hope that I fixed that.
Give me a break people. I'm new....... that's my excuse...........

I'm sure you're telling the truth, but you are labelling the guy on your pics on facebook as Steve, and that's not Steve.

[Carlitto H@kk]

By your reactions and discussion I can tell it was a very big deal for me
to have this wonderful experience, cause it certainly doesn't happen very often.
It is not so far fetched to believe that he would go out and sing with his friends
band. Not only did the band members tell me it was Steve Perry former Journey
singer during their sound check, but the man I met acknowledged who he is and
volunteered personal statements about Journey. The most telling of all was his
voice that I listened to all night. NO ONE ON EARTH has that voice, it is one of
a kind. When you add the voice with the man I was standing next too on stage
and the far fetched notion that someone would be "impersonating Steve Perry"
I can only come to one conclusion until someone proves to me otherwise.
I also caught some shit about the size of my avatar, so I hope that I fixed that.
Give me a break people. I'm new....... that's my excuse...........

Ok... who do we have here? Ed? Dean? Dan? This CANNOT be a legit poster

But if it is, your above comment would sound very true if you inserted "Jeff Scott Soto"
wherever you typed Steve Perry.

BTW, next time you run into Mr Perry, ask him what's up w/the Rick James Curlz
and then ask him, "Noticed your necklace... how long have YOU been a JSS fan???"

[Playitloudforme]

Hey GIJ, I've a good friend who lives in Klamath Falls. Small world indeed.

As far as the quote goes... ya know... when people say "Steve Perry", and they are talking music, they usually mean the Steve Perry of Journey. Every other time I've seen the Cherry Poppin' Daddy Steve Perry mentioned, they qualify the mention with the band name.

I dunno... we've been hearing tidbits here and there... sounds like it's in the oven cookin'. Cool.

Cool, you'll have to let me know who it is...maybe I know them? I agree about the Steve Perry comment too. I'm sure people aren't referring to the other SP. I'm very doubtful about this news though...how many times have we heard this crap before? He's worked with every musician under the sun (probably has more albums than Elvis), but will we ever get to hear them? That's the biggest question of the century (other than is Tito really John Cain?)

I'll zap ya a pm regarding the name. Well for the second biggest question of the century... as far as the CD goes, let's look at it this way.

1) He's pulled an outsider in to work on it, and then probably paid him money to do so (using logic here ... run with me on this)
2) This isn't the first we've heard recently that there's something up. There's been whispers more than not lately. (see #3)
3) Lora & others have heard the demos. We know he's done some work, and sung on the recordings.
4) The whole Pro-tools thing... just what Steve said he was recording with.

I dunno. Sounds logical to think it's correct. Will we hear it? I sure as hell hope so. I imagine there's a ton of music he has stockpiled that we'll never hear, but paying someone to work on it puts it in another league. That to me says it's been deemed "OK to let others listen to", aka potential. He still has many many many contacts. Does it need a label or will it go Indie? I vote indie, personally, but ya never know... some corporate guys may want in on the party. JMHO. And, I could be completely wrong.. but... I don't think so.

Oh for *ucks sake.. RELEASE THE DANG THING ALREADY! LOL!

[bluejeangirl76]

By your reactions and discussion I can tell it was a very big deal for me
to have this wonderful experience, cause it certainly doesn't happen very often.
It is not so far fetched to believe that he would go out and sing with his friends
band. Not only did the band members tell me it was Steve Perry former Journey
singer during their sound check, but the man I met acknowledged who he is and
volunteered personal statements about Journey. The most telling of all was his
voice that I listened to all night. NO ONE ON EARTH has that voice, it is one of
a kind. When you add the voice with the man I was standing next too on stage
and the far fetched notion that someone would be "impersonating Steve Perry"
I can only come to one conclusion until someone proves to me otherwise.
I also caught some shit about the size of my avatar, so I hope that I fixed that.
Give me a break people. I'm new....... that's my excuse...........

I'm sure you're telling the truth, but you are labelling the guy on your pics on facebook as Steve, and that's not Steve.

She sounds like she met *a* Journey singer but it sure as hell couldn't have been SP.

How tall was the guy, ma'am??

[Carlitto H@kk]

I'm sure you're telling the truth, but you are labelling the guy on your pics on facebook as Steve, and that's not Steve.

She sounds like she met *a* Journey singer but it sure as hell couldn't have been SP.

How tall was the guy, ma'am??

Have we even verified that this is a "she"???

[Rhiannon]

How tall was the guy, ma'am??

Have we even verified that this is a "she"???

Considering the mixup between Mr. Jeff and Mr. Schteve, I wouldn't be surprised if no one knew.

[Jana]

By your reactions and discussion I can tell it was a very big deal for me
to have this wonderful experience, cause it certainly doesn't happen very often.
It is not so far fetched to believe that he would go out and sing with his friends
band. Not only did the band members tell me it was Steve Perry former Journey
singer during their sound check, but the man I met acknowledged who he is and
volunteered personal statements about Journey. The most telling of all was his
voice that I listened to all night. NO ONE ON EARTH has that voice, it is one of
a kind. When you add the voice with the man I was standing next too on stage
and the far fetched notion that someone would be "impersonating Steve Perry"
I can only come to one conclusion until someone proves to me otherwise.
I also caught some shit about the size of my avatar, so I hope that I fixed that.
Give me a break people. I'm new....... that's my excuse...........

I have no doubt that he was introduced as the former lead singer of Journey. But Jeff Scott Soto would never pretend and introduce himself and say he was Steve Perry. He has too much class and doesn't need to impersonate someone and lie. I think you heard the words former lead singer of Journey, which he was briefly, and thought Steve Perry. And Jeff has a powerful and amazing voice, but in no way can his voice be mistaken for Steve Perry, unless you're a casual Journey fan. In that photo Jeff is wearing his JSS pendant, as pointed out by Rick.

[Granny]

By your reactions and discussion I can tell it was a very big deal for me
to have this wonderful experience, cause it certainly doesn't happen very often.
It is not so far fetched to believe that he would go out and sing with his friends
band. Not only did the band members tell me it was Steve Perry former Journey
singer during their sound check, but the man I met acknowledged who he is and
volunteered personal statements about Journey. The most telling of all was his
voice that I listened to all night. NO ONE ON EARTH has that voice, it is one of
a kind. When you add the voice with the man I was standing next too on stage
and the far fetched notion that someone would be "impersonating Steve Perry"
I can only come to one conclusion until someone proves to me otherwise.
I also caught some shit about the size of my avatar, so I hope that I fixed that.
Give me a break people. I'm new....... that's my excuse...........

Just wondering....do you happen to know someone named Ed that lives in Maryland?????

now thats funny!

[Babyblue]

By your reactions and discussion I can tell it was a very big deal for me
to have this wonderful experience, cause it certainly doesn't happen very often.
It is not so far fetched to believe that he would go out and sing with his friends
band. Not only did the band members tell me it was Steve Perry former Journey
singer during their sound check, but the man I met acknowledged who he is and
volunteered personal statements about Journey. The most telling of all was his
voice that I listened to all night. NO ONE ON EARTH has that voice, it is one of
a kind. When you add the voice with the man I was standing next too on stage
and the far fetched notion that someone would be "impersonating Steve Perry"
I can only come to one conclusion until someone proves to me otherwise.
I also caught some shit about the size of my avatar, so I hope that I fixed that.
Give me a break people. I'm new....... that's my excuse...........

That was very sweet of you tell us your story.I for one belive you.Their are some really great people here.Then the others are jerks.Again welcome to the board.