tater1977 wrote:Journey's Steve Perry, At 64: The Hardest-Retiring Man in Show Business?
http://ca.music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-th ... 34075.html
Until a few weeks ago, David Bowie seemed like the most reliably retired major rock star. It turned out he was faking us all out, having been working on a new album under a veil of sworn secrecy and non-disclosure agreements.
So now the mantle of hardest-retiring man in show business may fall to ex-Journey singer Steve Perry, who continues to show few visible signs of coming out of his shell as he turns 64. If you want to see Perry out on the road, it may be time to... you know... stop believin'...
slucero wrote:funny how Perry doesn't even have to work at staying in the public's consciousness..
Don wrote:Perry doesn't need to thank this lineup. They've said they're just happy he has been cool with licensing and all that the last few years. It's not like he is making them play 95% of their setlist with songs he co-wrote, they're doing that on their own.
For a guy that's supposed to be a bona fide bandmember, it still amazes me that the current vocalist has no say in what songs HE has to sing each night. Some equal partnership that is.
You know, the tickets are sold well in advance of the gigs. People will be there whether Journey plays one new song or five new songs. Let's face it, the real reason that Cain and Schon don't play the new material is because their pride will suffer from seeing the crowd sitting down.
That's why Perry doesn't need to thank them, they play what they want and the work he helped create with them is the stuff that helps stroke their ego each night when the crowd goes nuts, not the stuff they've created without him over the last 15 years.
steveo777 wrote:Don wrote:Perry doesn't need to thank this lineup. They've said they're just happy he has been cool with licensing and all that the last few years. It's not like he is making them play 95% of their setlist with songs he co-wrote, they're doing that on their own.
For a guy that's supposed to be a bona fide bandmember, it still amazes me that the current vocalist has no say in what songs HE has to sing each night. Some equal partnership that is.
You know, the tickets are sold well in advance of the gigs. People will be there whether Journey plays one new song or five new songs. Let's face it, the real reason that Cain and Schon don't play the new material is because their pride will suffer from seeing the crowd sitting down.
That's why Perry doesn't need to thank them, they play what they want and the work he helped create with them is the stuff that helps stroke their ego each night when the crowd goes nuts, not the stuff they've created without him over the last 15 years.
Well, I could trust you would take what I said as bait for a hungry lion. That's why I posted it. It does provoke thoughts though. Who is in charge and who leads this band? Neal may well just be content to ride on the coattails of Steve Perry forever. Why not? The formula sells tickets about as well as any and from Arnel Pineda's perspective it's the best damn job he ever had.....undoubtedly the best paying. He's got his "nut" covered for life, as long as he shielded it from corrupt politicians and ill intended sub-managers over there.
Don wrote:steveo777 wrote:Don wrote:Perry doesn't need to thank this lineup. They've said they're just happy he has been cool with licensing and all that the last few years. It's not like he is making them play 95% of their setlist with songs he co-wrote, they're doing that on their own.
For a guy that's supposed to be a bona fide bandmember, it still amazes me that the current vocalist has no say in what songs HE has to sing each night. Some equal partnership that is.
You know, the tickets are sold well in advance of the gigs. People will be there whether Journey plays one new song or five new songs. Let's face it, the real reason that Cain and Schon don't play the new material is because their pride will suffer from seeing the crowd sitting down.
That's why Perry doesn't need to thank them, they play what they want and the work he helped create with them is the stuff that helps stroke their ego each night when the crowd goes nuts, not the stuff they've created without him over the last 15 years.
Well, I could trust you would take what I said as bait for a hungry lion. That's why I posted it. It does provoke thoughts though. Who is in charge and who leads this band? Neal may well just be content to ride on the coattails of Steve Perry forever. Why not? The formula sells tickets about as well as any and from Arnel Pineda's perspective it's the best damn job he ever had.....undoubtedly the best paying. He's got his "nut" covered for life, as long as he shielded it from corrupt politicians and ill intended sub-managers over there.
I wonder if Neal thought that when they hired Arnel; here's a guy that won't rock the boat or be a veto threat with what we want to do as a band. Pineda has made it easy for Neal and Jon in that respect. While initially, I was an advocate for Arnel on this site (yeah, hard to believe isn't it?) I'd say it worked out perfectly for everyone now that I have the benefit of hindsight.
Journey fans who just want the band out there touring and don't really care about a new product, Pineda fans who want to see the guy finally get some recognition in the Philippines and Perry fans, who don't need to worry about someone usurping his place in history as the voice of Journey.
It's turned into a win-win for everybody.
steveo777 wrote:slucero wrote:funny how Perry doesn't even have to work at staying in the public's consciousness..
As long as Journey is out there pulling his wagon along he will remain in the public eye. Nobody is gonna remember Steve Perry albums, Neal Schon's or Jonathan Cain's for that matter, either. He will remain the 6th member as long as the band continues to play. He should thank them.
whocares wrote:thought Andrew's interview with Steve was just last year, not 2011. Guess I was wrong as usual.
mmberry301 wrote:whocares wrote:thought Andrew's interview with Steve was just last year, not 2011. Guess I was wrong as usual.
Andrew got an AWESOME interview with Steve.
I'm still trying to find it on this site
tater1977 wrote:mmberry301 wrote:whocares wrote:thought Andrew's interview with Steve was just last year, not 2011. Guess I was wrong as usual.
Andrew got an AWESOME interview with Steve.
I'm still trying to find it on this site
Steve Perry: A Legend Finds Peace
http://www.melodicrock.com/interviews/s ... -2011.html
mmberry301 wrote:tater1977 wrote:mmberry301 wrote:whocares wrote:thought Andrew's interview with Steve was just last year, not 2011. Guess I was wrong as usual.
Andrew got an AWESOME interview with Steve.
I'm still trying to find it on this site
Steve Perry: A Legend Finds Peace
http://www.melodicrock.com/interviews/s ... -2011.html
Thank you ... thank you
yulog wrote:No one has obtained a great interview with this guy , its the same old stuff rehashed for the last 15 years, couldn't even be bothered to read the yahoo article,i have had my fill of steve perry reruns
steveo777 wrote:yulog wrote:No one has obtained a great interview with this guy , its the same old stuff rehashed for the last 15 years, couldn't even be bothered to read the yahoo article,i have had my fill of steve perry reruns
I understand how you feel pal. These reruns happen about 80 times a year, on average, on stages across the world.
slucero wrote:steveo777 wrote:slucero wrote:funny how Perry doesn't even have to work at staying in the public's consciousness..
As long as Journey is out there pulling his wagon along he will remain in the public eye. Nobody is gonna remember Steve Perry albums, Neal Schon's or Jonathan Cain's for that matter, either. He will remain the 6th member as long as the band continues to play. He should thank them.
...except it has nothing to do with Journey "pulling Perry's wagon"... it's actually the reverse
Gideon wrote:slucero wrote:steveo777 wrote:slucero wrote:funny how Perry doesn't even have to work at staying in the public's consciousness..
As long as Journey is out there pulling his wagon along he will remain in the public eye. Nobody is gonna remember Steve Perry albums, Neal Schon's or Jonathan Cain's for that matter, either. He will remain the 6th member as long as the band continues to play. He should thank them.
...except it has nothing to do with Journey "pulling Perry's wagon"... it's actually the reverse
It's really not, unless LTS has surpassed DSB on the charts. The selective memory epidemic is as potent as ever. I'll never understand why it's so hard to view this band's success as a group effort.
ltbob wrote:has this guy sang at all live in the past 15 yrs? I think its ggone.
DracIsBack wrote:ltbob wrote:has this guy sang at all live in the past 15 yrs? I think its ggone.
I don't understand why it's "all" or "nothing" with people. He probably can still sing better than a lot of singers. And he most certainly can sing better than most of the people on melodicrock.com
It would be a shame if fear of people expecting him to hit the same bar he did when he was in his 30s was preventing him from releasing new music.
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