Augeri live

[carleysdad]

So I had the opportunity to see Steve Augeri perform live a couple weeks ago. I had not seen him in about 10 years and really didn't know what to expect. The show itself was held in northern Kentucky (a suburb of downtown Cincinnati OH) at a festival hosted by a small catholic church called St. Cecilia.

In a nutshell, his show was a total disaster. At first I tired to give him the benefit of the doubt and thought that maybe the person running the sound board was screwing up, but it soon became apparent that wasn't the case, and that Mr. Augeri's vocals (or lack of) were the issue.

Before I go any further I want to point out that I respect Steve A. and appreciate his time with Journey. I also think that 2001's Arrival is one of Journey's top 5 albums.

Having said that, Augeri needs to call it a day and hang it up. His voice is completely shot/shredded and his attempts to sing were dreadful. In most cases he held the microphone too far away so the audience couldn't actually hear him sing, but when the mic did happen to pick up his "singing" it was apparent that his voice is toast. His only saving grace was the fact that the crowd was singing along with his backup band. Quite honestly, I was embarrassed for the guy. It was that bad!

[Archetype]

I had an opportunity to see him back in July. I opted not to because I’ve heard nothing but bad things about his voice. I’d rather remember him for the phenomenal performance he put forward on the Main Event tour in 2003.

[Eric]

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[The_Noble_Cause]

I look forward to the chance to see SA live again. Always puts on a good show. Vocally, he's probably hit or miss. Since leaving Journey, he's clearly taught himself how to approach some of these songs differently. Despite the criticism, I've been mostly impressed with a lot of the footage I've seen.

[AR]

So I had the opportunity to see Steve Augeri perform live a couple weeks ago. I had not seen him in about 10 years and really didn't know what to expect. The show itself was held in northern Kentucky (a suburb of downtown Cincinnati OH) at a festival hosted by a small catholic church called St. Cecilia.

In a nutshell, his show was a total disaster. At first I tired to give him the benefit of the doubt and thought that maybe the person running the sound board was screwing up, but it soon became apparent that wasn't the case, and that Mr. Augeri's vocals (or lack of) were the issue.

Before I go any further I want to point out that I respect Steve A. and appreciate his time with Journey. I also think that 2001's Arrival is one of Journey's top 5 albums.

Having said that, Augeri needs to call it a day and hang it up. His voice is completely shot/shredded and his attempts to sing were dreadful. In most cases he held the microphone too far away so the audience couldn't actually hear him sing, but when the mic did happen to pick up his "singing" it was apparent that his voice is toast. His only saving grace was the fact that the crowd was singing along with his backup band. Quite honestly, I was embarrassed for the guy. It was that bad!

Many of the singers we have loved and not just in Journey need to call it a day. There are freaks like Dennis DeYoung who still sound great but these fine people are getting old. Sometimes it is ok to step down and enjoy the fact you have entertained fans for years. The worst is Paul Stanley who used to be great. In the chase of the almighty dollar is now mouthing 50% of the now fake Kiss show to tracks.

[AR]

I look forward to the chance to see SA live again. Always puts on a good show. Vocally, he's probably hit or miss. Since leaving Journey, he's clearly taught himself how to approach some of these songs differently. Despite the criticism, I've been mostly impressed with a lot of the footage I've seen.

Great time the night we met in person seeing SA. That was a fun show.

[carleysdad]

I look forward to the chance to see SA live again. Always puts on a good show. Vocally, he's probably hit or miss. Since leaving Journey, he's clearly taught himself how to approach some of these songs differently. Despite the criticism, I've been mostly impressed with a lot of the footage I've seen.

At least you won't have to pay to see him any longer. Most of the events he plays out recently are free festivals, etc.

Quite honestly, I could have gotten up on stage that night and sang better than Augeri....and I definitely cannot sing. He was horrible/dreadful.

[The_Noble_Cause]

I look forward to the chance to see SA live again. Always puts on a good show. Vocally, he's probably hit or miss. Since leaving Journey, he's clearly taught himself how to approach some of these songs differently. Despite the criticism, I've been mostly impressed with a lot of the footage I've seen.

Great time the night we met in person seeing SA. That was a fun show.

Sure was. He sounded good too. Let's keep an eye out for other PA shows. I was hoping to see you at Grantville, Pa.

[The_Noble_Cause]

Quite honestly, I could have gotten up on stage that night and sang better than Augeri....and I definitely cannot sing. He was horrible/dreadful.

Most 2021 Augeri footage on YT sounds like typical Augeri. Maybe you caught him when he was sick.

[JohnH]

I just saw a clip from a month ago w Asia and Augeri was singing Seperate Ways . Sounded good to me , so he must have been having an off night when you saw him.

[marco17]

I've seen Steve a couple times over the years. A full concert a number of years back and then with John Payne from Asia in a more round robin of singers set format w/Lou Gramm also. Does he sound like he did in '98-'01 when he voice was strong and good? No... there's damage there that he's never going to recover from. He's also 20 years older, and no doubt there are age issues impacting his voice too. That said, each time I've seen him he's sounded decent, not great, but good enough. You also aren't paying big money to see him. He proactively manages the songs and how he delivers them to minimize issues. But, if you go thinking he's going to sound like he did 20 years ago, you will be disappointed. Regardless, I've also thought it was good enough and enjoyed the shows.

[Onestepper]

Some people's expectations of these singers are sometimes just way off base. Besides the wear and tear they face on their voice, the bottomline is most of these guys are 20+ years since their last bit of success. It's just not going to be the same. Ever.

I recently watched the Last Domino doc on Genesis' current (and reported last) reunion. Phil Collins is doing the show sitting in a chair because he can barely move around without a cane. He's just sitting there singing. And he's doing so relatively well. But anyone that thinks they are going to get the Phil Collins vocals of the 80' or 90's is out of their mind. He even goes into pretty good detail about how he is relieved that he can rely on his background singers to handle some of the material that he's just not up for any longer.

This issn't rocket science. And we should stop acting like these guys are all supermen that can just continue to belt out our favorite tunes at the same voice quality just because they are performing. It doesn't work like that, and never will.

[JohnH]

Paul Stanley is listed as worse here. But the lowest of them all is Don Dokken, just go look at any recent you tube clips . He makes Vince Neil sound like Glenn Hughes. Essentially he is just talking through the songs. It does not sound anything like the records. And he has zero energy. It’s atrocious.

[Journey/Survivor]

Paul Stanley is listed as worse here. But the lowest of them all is Don Dokken, just go look at any recent you tube clips . He makes Vince Neil sound like Glenn Hughes. Essentially he is just talking through the songs. It does not sound anything like the records. And he has zero energy. It’s atrocious.

A friend of mine went to a Motley Crue concert about 8 years ago, and he called me the next day and said "Vince Neil needs to retire right now. He should never sing again." He said it was the single worst singing performance he'd ever heard. And that friend of mine had probably gone to at least 200 concerts up to that point.