Singer change?

[Wally_Hatchet]

Anyone hear of a singer change for Survivor?

Someone just posted at Sludge that Jimi is gone and Robin McCauley is in.

I'm trying to find a confirmation.
It would seem odd for someone over there to make up a fake Survivor story, but weirder things have happened.

[sherylrob]

This information has also been posted to this site Modern Guitars Magazine. http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/002090.html.

If this is true all I can say is you can make changes in life and move in a different direction and maintain some class about it which FS has not in my opinion with the incinuations in this article.

Sheryl

[Wally_Hatchet]

This information has also been posted to this site Modern Guitars Magazine. http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/002090.html.

If this is true all I can say is you can make changes in life and move in a different direction and maintain some class about it which FS has not in my opinion with the incinuations in this article.

Sheryl

Fixed the link: ^
http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/002090.html

Press release
Source: ABC PR

Hot off the presses…former McAuley Schenker Group (MSG) frontman Robin McAuley
has replaced Jim Jamison as the new lead vocalist for Survivor.

Jamison first joined the band in 1984 after original lead singer Dave Bickler encountered voice problems before a tour supporting the band’s Caught in the Game album...

[Red13JoePa]

WTF? You gotta be kidding me. This can't be..... This is too good of an album to tour behind to let this happen.
Clarification is required post haste. Shit, they're about to be tabbed for the soundtrack of a major picture with the Reach material...

[TageRyche]

This has certainly put a damper on the day that's for sure.

What the hell is going on with this band, it takes them YEARS to release an album, and right after it's out, they replace Jamison and talk of a new CD in a year?

I wonder if this explains the rather lame interview Jamison ended up giving Andrew?

Let's hope we get some real clarification and reasons as soon as possible.

[silvergirl66]

FRANKIE IS OUT OF HIS F$@#IN MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew it! I knew something was up! Just didn't expect this. Not sure how to react to this one! LOL! Well, I guess Journey can do it, Styx can do it, The Cars can do it...............why not SURVIVOR! Andrew, can't believe you didn't get us the scoop first. I think I need to come back, maybe I'm dreaming! LOL!

[MarcelJordan]

I just can't believe the things that have happened so fast. Its dizzying enough to cause nausea!

Robin sounds like that Cinderella singer (slightly lower pitch though). I hope Survivor don't sound like a glam band..please. (no offense to anyone who happens to enjoy glam rock). Although the definition of glam maybe different in my book.

[whocares]

Bad timing for the website to be down too... sounds familiar.

[johnroxx]

I just can't believe the things that have happened so fast. Its dizzying enough to cause nausea!

Robin sounds like that Cinderella singer (slightly lower pitch though). I hope Survivor don't sound like a glam band..please. (no offense to anyone who happens to enjoy glam rock). Although the definition of glam maybe different in my book.

Not even close. Tom Kiefer sounds like he gargles with sulfuric acid before going on stage; Robin McAuley doesn't.

They could have done a whole lot worse.

;^)

[Journey/Survivor]

I would have prefered that Jimi Jamison would have stayed in Survivor, or that Dave Bickler would have come back or even that Kevin Chalfant would have joined Survivor. But as someone else said...Survivor could do a lot worse that Robin McCauley!

I hope that Survivor go in a much harder Rocking direction with the band now, like they did on albums like Too Hot To Sleep and Caught In the Game!!!

I don't think that Jimi was the reason that Reach not as Rocking, and Jimi himself has always said that he wanted to Rock more.

But with Robin I can see Survivor moving into a harder Rocking direction again.

I have a feeling that if Jeff Scott Soto is the permenente lead singer in Journey now that they will probably give Journey a harder edge and I think that Robin McCauley will do the same with Survivor.

More than ever I just think it makes perfect scense that Survivor and Journey should hook up on tour next summer!!!

[RockInDetroit]

The first weekend of August Survivor places Detroit on the friday and John Waite places on Saturday. I was trying to decide between the two of them. Well now my decision is easy. I get this impression that Frankie Sullivan is very egotistical. Just by the clashes he has had with former bandmates. Also, from the fact he can play a 45 minute concert and tie 20 minutes of it up with a guitar solo. THis is not the day in age of guitar solos and NO ONE is saying wow Frankie Sullivan he is another Jimi Hendrix or Eddie Van Halen. Frankie has to realize that he is putting the death sentence on this band. Too bad because Survivor used to be great. Jimi is a great vocalist and his absense will be HUGE. Bring on John Waite.

[Red13JoePa]

Foreigner (choice), Journey(circumstances) and now Survivor(choice again).

Unbelievable. Hopefully the band will be as successful as Frnr's been and Jrny seems to be so far w/ JSS.

More likely in my mind is a completion of the tour w/ McCauley and then a late '07 or '08 reunion of the penultimate Sullivan, Peterik, Jamison, Droubay, Ellis lineup. That's somethiong I look forward to greatly.

Timing of this could not have been more bizarre.

[RockInDetroit]

Foreigner (choice), Journey(circumstances) and now Survivor(choice again).

Unbelievable. Hopefully the band will be as successful as Frnr's been and Jrny seems to be so far w/ JSS.

More likely in my mind is a completion of the tour w/ McCauley and then a late '07 or '08 reunion of the penultimate Sullivan, Peterik, Jamison, Droubay, Ellis lineup. That's somethiong I look forward to greatly.

Timing of this could not have been more bizarre.

Hey, maybe their should be a RockStar Survivor (or Journey/Foreigner for that matter).

[jrnyman28]

There has been a lot of speculation lately as to what was going on in the Survivor camp. It was obvious there was something wrong after the release of Reach, which is a pretty good CD. I notice no mention of WHY Survivor split with JJ, but JJ has been updating his website and certainly seemed like he didn;t care in the recent interview here. Now we know why.

I would not have expected the likes of Robin McAuley but I have liked him for a long time. It will be interesting to hear what happens. I doubt I will see a show so I will have to look forward to a new CD sometime...

[TageRyche]

I'm not going to speculate on who is right and who is wrong in this story. I don't care. All I know is the band had a golden opportunity with the release of Reach and now it is seemingly shot to hell.

[Red13JoePa]

is the band had a golden opportunity with the release of Reach and now it is seemingly shot to hell.

Ding ding ding!!!!
There are still Reach tour dates scheduled in the US, but they're already "hard at work in the studio on a new album set for release in 2007." This is like the liner notes for Ultimates saying they were hard at work on what at the time was Reach and that it would be ready for release in late 2004.

[Lakrits]

thats all I have to say.....

[MarcelJordan]

Well myself an old Survivor fan wanted Survivor to ROCK. Reach does in sections, but atleast now there's more talk about Survivor than EVER before! (post 90's that is).

I hope Robin sings and writes his ass off and FS let the music drive the band than him.

Im been wondering exactly how Marc D. is managing to stick with his good buddy for so long? Hmmm.

[Journey/Survivor]

Well myself an old Survivor fan wanted Survivor to ROCK. Reach does in sections, but atleast now there's more talk about Survivor than EVER before! (post 90's that is).

I hope Robin sings and writes his ass off and FS let the music drive the band than him.

Im been wondering exactly how Marc D. is managing to stick with his good buddy for so long? Hmmm.

Unfortunately Reach does not Rock enough. Give Me The Word and Fire Makes Steel Rock, but not much else.

I hope that Survivor go with a harder Rocking sound like they did on Too Hot To Sleep!


I imagine Marc Droubay must have been pretty bored recording Reach because most of the drumming is too laid back. If you have one of the best drummers in the world why not let him play like it???

Lots of Hard Rocking guitar and drums on the next album would be great!!!

[siobhan222]

But with Robin I can see Survivor moving into a harder Rocking direction again.

I have a feeling that if Jeff Scott Soto is the permenente lead singer in Journey now that they will probably give Journey a harder edge and I think that Robin McCauley will do the same with Survivor.

More than ever I just think it makes perfect scense that Survivor and Journey should hook up on tour next summer!!!

I'm not familiar with Robin at all. Do you or anyone else have any clips or links to info about him by any chance?

Thanks very much.

[Journey/Survivor]

But with Robin I can see Survivor moving into a harder Rocking direction again.

I have a feeling that if Jeff Scott Soto is the permenente lead singer in Journey now that they will probably give Journey a harder edge and I think that Robin McCauley will do the same with Survivor.

More than ever I just think it makes perfect scense that Survivor and Journey should hook up on tour next summer!!!

I'm not familiar with Robin at all. Do you or anyone else have any clips or links to info about him by any chance?

Thanks very much.

Unfortunately I do NOT know how to post links.

Robin McCauley was one of the lead singers in MSG. (Michael Schenker Group)

The biggest hit that Robin McCauley sang was the MSG song "Anytime."

Back in about 1993 or so Frankie Sullivan and Robin McCauley recorded an album that did not come out for several years, and when it came out it was released as a Robin McCauley solo album instead of as a band project like it was originaly intended to be. It is called "Business As Usual."

Robin McCauley has a good voice when he chooses to have it sound good, unfortunately IMO it doesn't always sound that great because he intentionally puts a heavy rasp into his voice quite often because he has sang a lot of metal music.

I just hope that in Survivor he chooses to sing a little clearer and smoother!

I want Survivor to play heavy music but with the clearer and smoother vocals of someone like Jimi Jamison.

[siobhan222]

Thank you very much for taking the time to write this out.

Unfortunately I do NOT know how to post links.

Maybe I can help you with that. You can just copy them from the Address bar in a browser by highlighting the entire link and hitting Ctrl and C at the same time. Then, paste them into the window of a message by hitting Ctrl and V at the same time. Or, you could just type them in ... for example: www.melodicrock.com. I just typed that in and it should show as a link for you.

Robin McCauley was one of the lead singers in MSG. (Michael Schenker Group)

The biggest hit that Robin McCauley sang was the MSG song "Anytime."

I'm not familiar with this band at all! What time frame are we talking about when they had this hit?

I want Survivor to play heavy music but with the clearer and smoother vocals of someone like Jimi Jamison.

That would be interesting. I always liked Jimi's voice .. and he's just such a nice guy. I met him a couple of years back and chatted with him for a while. He was just a regular guy like anyone else.

Thanks again. Cheers.

[Journey/Survivor]

Thank you very much for taking the time to write this out.

Unfortunately I do NOT know how to post links.

Maybe I can help you with that. You can just copy them from the Address bar in a browser by highlighting the entire link and hitting Ctrl and C at the same time. Then, paste them into the window of a message by hitting Ctrl and V at the same time. Or, you could just type them in ... for example: www.melodicrock.com. I just typed that in and it should show as a link for you.

Robin McCauley was one of the lead singers in MSG. (Michael Schenker Group)

The biggest hit that Robin McCauley sang was the MSG song "Anytime."

I'm not familiar with this band at all! What time frame are we talking about when they had this hit?

I want Survivor to play heavy music but with the clearer and smoother vocals of someone like Jimi Jamison.

That would be interesting. I always liked Jimi's voice .. and he's just such a nice guy. I met him a couple of years back and chatted with him for a while. He was just a regular guy like anyone else.

Thanks again. Cheers.

Thanks for the advice on how to post links!

I think that the MSG song "Anytime" was a hit in the late 1980's but I can't remember for sure. I remember hearing it on the radio some at the time but it wasn't a huge hit or anything.


I have gotten to know Jimi fairly well over the years, and he is always great to his fans! Best damn singer out there IMO!

[jrnyman28]

The McAuley-Shenker Group had their "string" of hits around 1988-1990. I have 2 of the 3 CDs. Very good stuff, but, as usual for the time, the band got stuck in the ballads. I am sure that was record label pressure. But there is nothing I hate more than a band that rocks, releases several rock songs then a ballad, gets major exposure with the ballad so when they record the next CD the FIRST single is a ballad. Next thing you know, no one remembers that they rock anymore.

[siobhan222]

The McAuley-Shenker Group had their "string" of hits around 1988-1990. I have 2 of the 3 CDs. Very good stuff, but, as usual for the time, the band got stuck in the ballads. I am sure that was record label pressure. But there is nothing I hate more than a band that rocks, releases several rock songs then a ballad, gets major exposure with the ballad so when they record the next CD the FIRST single is a ballad. Next thing you know, no one remembers that they rock anymore.

Oh boy, I hear you. That happened so many times with some great bands during that time period. The biggest sappy ballad that comes to mind is "More Than Words" by Extreme. They were rockers but people would classify them as Air Supply 15 years later. What a travesty.

[NealIsGod]

I don't think McAuley is a good fit at all. But I do like his voice.

Here is my favorite tune of his.

When I'm Gone.
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... F609F59FE3

[NealIsGod]

Timing of this could not have been more bizarre.

Yes, but good for Jimi now that Journey may be hiring.

[Wally_Hatchet]

<Do you or anyone else have any clips or links to info about him by any chance?>



These are Robin McCauley's two most famous songs that I know (80's):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOK4eQW1544

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWRd5FzeCus

[RockInDetroit]

From the news section of this website:
Jimi Jamison - rated by Kasey Kaseem as one of the greatest Rock Vocalists of ALL-Time - resigned in early 2006 from Survivor over creative, contractual and long term simmering business differences with Frank Sullivan.

So does that mean he has been out of the band for sometime now and it is only being announced now. I am confused. Maybe this explains why Frankie sang vocals on a couple tracks...because they needed to fill out the album and had no lead singer.

[Poor Mans Son]

I don't believe for a second that JJ resigned in early 2006. He sang with the group in California in early May 2006 and then again in Rutland, VT on June 11, 2006. The reviews of that show were mixed, with reports of his voice being less than good. As a matter of fact, I read where the California show was more like a sing along because he was unable to sing.

I think JJ's statement is to cover his ass and came AFTER Survivor's statement. Two sides to every story but why say you resigned in early '06 when you played shows as late as June. If he resigned in early 2006, why was Survivor tour dates on his website up until 4 days ago. Sounds like B*** S*** from JJ's camp to me.