Peartree12249 wrote:Geez, that's a little harsh don't ya think?
No.
Peartree12249 wrote: I love Steve Perry's wonderful voice
So do I. It's the best I've
ever heard.
Peartree12249 wrote: For me, Journey will always include SMFP.
This is, in part, what makes you a moron. The inability to even
acknowledge the band pre or post Perry is what makes you a card carrying Loon. Had you said "I'm really only interested in the lineup that included Perry" I could respect your opinion. But you didn't.
Peartree12249 wrote: To think that one side or the other in this melodrama are somehow all to blame while the other party is a complete victim and blameless is IMO, ridiculous.
Well, we certainly
agree here. Perry, and his decade-long fight to make sure that Journey didn't continue
without him, is an A-1 prick, and Schon and Cain, because of their incredibly greedy and stupid choice to fleece fans with almost completely taped shows, have shown a propensity to think with their wallets instead of their brains. I'll give a slight edge to Schon and Cain, though. Their continued fight to resurrect something Perry left in shambles with shortened tours, long hiatuses, the firing of members and their manager, the blatant destruction of the 94 lineup, and the almost certain notion that he never intended to tour in 96, makes Tapegate seem trivial. Though it's not.
Peartree12249 wrote: I also feel that MS has gotten a raw deal, and given what people have been posting of late, it would not surprise me if he turns out to be right. However he does seem to perpetuate the abuse by his "in your face and Fuck You" attitude.
He needs to
keep that attitude. Just because he doesn't parrot the Fan Asylum, Perry Inc. talking points doesn't make what he says any less credible. He's given his timeline and only
time will prove him right or wrong.
Peartree12249 wrote: So, please don't classify all loons as thinking or acting the same.
To put the words "loons" and "thinking" together in the context that you just did is probably akin to expecting Charlton Heston or Terry Schiavo to defeat Ken Jennings on
Jeopardy.