chf34jmac wrote:Story Teller - Lay off of SA.
To my knowledge you are not now nor have you EVER been in line for the lead singer position in Journey. That must mean your voice sucks worse than you claim SA's does by your logic, correct.
At what point did I ever say "I should be lead singer in Journey"? This isn't about me as a better choice, so don't bring up the price of tea in china when I'm saying the sky is blue.
Yes towards the end it was apparent that Steve had some problems but without him you'd still be on this board lamenting the fact that there has been NO Journey since 1996.
Umm no. Wrong again. You really should sober up before you post. It will help you with your erroneous conclusions. I said Neal had more qualified singers to choose from at the time of auditions. John West is 10 times the vocalist Steve Augeri ever was even at his peak. Neal himself said West sounded more like Perry than Augeri. West was quoted as commenting on how Augeri lost his voice DURING THE AUDITION ITSELF. So what in the world are you talking about here? Journey would have continued with a different vocalist, regardless. I maintain they picked the worst of the talent pool they had to choose from and I stand by that.
The guy was hired to keep the band going. He did just that despite a fanbase that held him up to an almost impossible measuring stick in Perry.
I never denied how hard he worked and I always say kudos to him for putting up with what he had to deal with. Never said he wasn't a nice guy, never said he didn't have huge shoes to fill. This isn't personal so don't make it personal. Facts are facts and they are usually cold. He wasn't qualified to be lead singer in Journey and as a fan of the music from the band named Journey I have the right to voice my opinion just as you have the right to voice yours. But if you're going to slam me for my opinion, at least make sense when you bring up your reasons.
SA did a great job with the music.
You forgot to add: "In my opinion".
I saw Journey twice with Augeri. Once when he first joined the band and the other on the Generations tour. Both times I was disappointed. He was pitchy as hell. When he performed higher place live for that morning news program (which used to be posted on youtube), he was off pitch more than he was on. That song wasn't a Perry song, it was his. This is why Neal himself referred to him (clandestinely) as a "protools" singer. Sorry I have such high standards as to expect a lead singer to be able to sing in tune.
He struggled with some of it just as JSS did and I'm betting AP is gonna struggle with some of it. Those songs were designed around SP's voice and since noone else has SP's voice it stands as fact that noone else will EVER make them sound exactly the same way.
Absolutely and I'm not contradicting that. No one can match Perry. He was the best of the best. He's the standard everyone strives to be on these songs. However, there are those out there, that while they're not as good as Perry, they're a far cry better than Augeri. From what I've heard of Arnel, I think he's a better choice. He's not Perry, but he's not Augeri either.
I'm glad tapegate was exposed. Not only should nobody be allowed to get away with that shit, but it was the catalyst to finally boot Augeri. Worst singer choice since Robert Fleischman. If the band is to continue without Perry, their music needs a soulful sophisticated crooner on their material, not just a belter with simple vocal chords. Their getting caught was a blessing in disguise for them. 
