what happens if new music is good???

[Granny]

I won't buy the new music blind. They better offer iTunes downloads or some way to sample the songs first. Can't imagine they won't. I'm sure they know how big a mountain they have to climb with new music from yet another new lead singer.

Wal-mart has a "thingy" where you can listen to a CD before you buy it. At least they did when I bought Daughtry.

[Granny]

Jeremey's blog said Cain or Schon said they know what Journey fans want. That tells me one thing.....Schon, Cain and Kevin Shirley are hell bent on returning to their past sound. They are trying to recreate the big bombastic Journey sound in Shirley's studio, with Arnel's high tenor trying to mimic Perry's style, probably right down to the stacked background vocals. I'm betting that's why they went with Shirley again....to try to recreate a Perry/Journey sound, using Arnel. They can't come up with anything fresh on their own, so they will dissect Perry's vocal stylings and dissect the way he applied his brand of melodics to song arrangements till they can apply them to new songs in the studio. It means their success was so tied to Perry's sound that they can't ever seperate from it...and they damn well know it.

So, to answer the question...what if the music is good? It will be tainted by their constant quest to recreate something that can never be recreated.

They may come very close, tho'!!!!!

[slucero]

you just need to pick your battles .. your swinging at some fun folks.. AND JSS was a HUGE part of journey .. this is his board as well.. have fun..

No disrespect to Jeff... cause I totally respect him a singer... and more importantly as a good human..... BUT... history won't remember Jeff as a "huge part of Journey"...... more like a footnote...


Rolie as singer:

• Journey (1975)
• Look into the Future (1976)
• Next (1977)
• Infinity (1978)
• Evolution (1979)
• Departure (1980)
• Captured (1981)

Perry as singer

• Infinity (1978)
• Evolution (1979)
• Departure (1980)
• Dream After Dream (1980)
• Captured (1981)
• Escape (1981)
• Frontiers (1983)
• Raised on Radio (1986)
• Trial by Fire (1996)
• Greatest Hits Live (1998)

Steve Augeri as singer:

• Arrival (2001)
• Red 13 EP (2002)
• Generations (2005)

Jeff Scott Soto as singer:

N/A

[Voyager]

what happens if new music is good???

A bunch of forum members will change their screen names and start praising Arnel as the Savior of Journey.

Luke, Arnel is your father.

No... no.... nahh... well... okay.