Sorry Argus, I'm not registered. I also have yet to attend a a Journey concert, which I will on August 12 in Virginia Beach. But I hope you allow this one. Anyway, I'm glad about Arnel's success and Journey's triumphant resurgence. I'm really amazed at the overwhelming reception, not just among Filipinos/Filipino-Americans, (which is expected) but even among the majority of Caucasians, proof of which are the sold-out concerts in Denver, Salt Lake City, and even this early, Iowa and Oklahoma. Very few places can be whiter than those. Though I can't say racism is gone the extreme expressions of it are definitely a small minority. Those who scoff at Arnel's accent are simply racist bigots. If sounding American is an issue, why do people don't care about comedian Craig Ferguson's thick Scottish accent, and of Simon Cowell's typical English one? It's simply because they're white and Arnel isn't. For another, hearing Arnel during interviews his English is actually good, considering it's not his first language and he has very little formal education. He learned it through sheer observation. In the case of grammar I tell you that many Americans are far from perfect either. I've tutored high school students and edited their papers, and guess what, many of them have awful grammar and spelling. And English is their first language! But like what I said, those who make Arnel's English an issue are in the minority and they only manage to expose their own idiocy and bigotry. Finally, what matters is he sings well and is an outstanding live performer while most singers can only do the former.
I'm glad America has accepted Arnel and by doing so helped in eliminating racial and ethnic stereotypes. Such things have no place if we want to enjoy good music. JOURNEY ROCKS!
VirginiaDude
PS Expect recorded songs to be rendered differently in concerts. Some samples. SP himself sometimes would cut short Open Arms , rendering 'arms' with just one note rather than two connected ones, as in the studio version. Paul McCartney in one concert failed to hit some high notes of 'Baby I'm Amazed' (he really ran out of breath). But the critics didn't bother. If singers go flat, it may not sound good, but it happens. If that happens to Arnel, if he looked and sounded tired, I say, so what? It happens to other rock legends too because the high physical energy exerted in rock concerts tends, to exhaust the performers, especially the lead vocalist, no matter if it's at the start or the end of a tour. What matters is the overall impact.
and move on. Some of us could harmonically dissect it, if you like, but that proves nothing either. yes or no. period.
i find it interesting that Revelation is followed by Time 3 in my iTunes playlist, so when i listen, i just let it roll and get the best of today and yesterday! 
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