by Pacfanweb » Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:42 pm
What Perry needs to do, IMO, if he wants to just get back into the spotlight a little, but maybe not actually touring, is this:
Do what Garth Brooks did. Play in Vegas, 2 nights a week. Like Thursday and Saturday, or Friday and Sunday, something like that.
Hell, do one weekend a month. Whatever.
Do that, and then we'll see the bootlegs. We'll see what he's got left. And he will see just how much the fans miss him.
Whether that would lead to anything with Journey, I don't know...but if he has just a small itch to perform sometimes, that'd be the perfect place for it. He could do obviously some Journey songs, some of his solo stuff, and some older stuff that he likes....Sam Cooke, etc.
Either that or just put out a damned record and then we'll hear how he sounds now. I know the guy's admittedly critical of his own voice, but come on....either release something, play a few concerts, or shut the hell up about how you're "in the studio recording". Make a damn decision.
This is why bands usually suck or can't get anything done after they either fire their first manager they made them successful and they take over themselves, or finish their contract with the record company that they became big with, or get rid of a band member (usually a singer) who is a driving force, or a leader of the band.
Once the non-decision makers are in charge and making the decisions, that's usually when they quit being productive.
Perry was an elite level singer, and he and Cain were an elite songwriting team, but as history has shown, they haven't done crap without that manager having some control and pushing them. Now you see it with Perry...he can't stay focused on anything. He's been working on new music for how many years now? And the rest of Journey...they really are just a cover band now. There's really no other way to describe it.
Off topic a bit, but that's how it is with these creative types. Absolutely fantastic at what they do....usually terrible at anything else.
Look at Van Halen...poor Eddie couldn't stand Roth. Roth was the driving force. The undisputed leader. Eddie hated that. Finally gets rid of him. Sammy comes in. Natural leader, but less of an ass. They get along for ten years or so...then Eddie is wanting more and more control, finally fires Sammy. Then....Gary? Then...nothing. For years and years. They have no record contract, no singer, so nothing gets done.
Styx...Dennis DeYoung is undisputed leader. Driving force behind all their albums that did anything. Bit of a dick, I'm sure.
So, long story short, opportunity arises, Tommy and JY make the split. And Styx has done what? Crap for records, and constantly tour the hell out of the same show for about what? 15 years now? Meanwhile Dennis has worked continually, done all sorts of shows, musicals, etc., gone Platinum in Canada, had all sorts of exposure. In short, he's been much more successful than the rest of Styx. But that's what happens when the worker bees get control.
Guns n Roses. Axl Rose killed that band. He wanted control...he finally got it. Then what? 10 years to put out an album that sucked? And it was everybody else's fault but his. Now all they do is tour some. Just trading on the name, with a cover band and Axl.
And it goes on and on. When these people get enough money that nobody can tell them what to do, that's usually when they start going downhill.
