Monker wrote:Rockindeano wrote:Monker wrote:Rockindeano wrote:Jubilee wrote::?![]()
So, lemme get this straight. They're going to honor Perry with a great big ol' Journey tribute?? Haven't they heard the news? Perry no longer has anything to do with Journey. They're doing their thing, and he's doing his. Separate ways. Divorced. Stone cracked. As in it's ovah! Do they really intend to do a tribute to Journey without Journey?
Maybe they should just sing a few bars of "Oh, Sherrie" and call it good.
I see your point here. Just goes to show you how important the lead guy is. Seriously, when casual people think of Journey, they think of that guy with the awesome voice. Like I said, I see what you are saying and it would really be unfair to Schon and Cain if they weren't somehow honoured too. Perhaps they don't want to be, being that Perry will be there?
I disagree...I think it shows how Perry was never able to break away from Journey and create his own career. The only way to create a Perry tribute IS with Journey music - everything else has been forgotten.
Agreed, but it's a double sided coin too. The only reason Neal and Jon get recognition is because perry left them with the name. I mean, who really owns the name to Journey? What if Perry wanted to stake a claim to the name? Hell, he has as much right as any of those guys to do that.
And as for Perry struggling to break away from Journey and make a name for himself, well, you are right again, but why should he have to do that? You think Neal and Jon made much headway when they broke way from "Journey?" Not really. Bad English was moderately successful at best..and IMO, Steve perry solo was more popular. Yes?
I'm not arguing with any of that...Neal and Jonathan are just as tied to Journey as Perry is.
My point is, when Glee wants to make a tribute to Perry, they do it with Journey music....not Street Talk or FTLOSM. He needed Journey to have any claim to fame. So, it's not just the front guy up there singing making everybody a success. It is also the songs that he is singing. I also have no problem if you want to make this same argument using Neal or Jonathan. The only guy who was truly able to break away and become a 'success' outside of Journey was Steve Smith.
That's just not true. What about Gregg? I consider him successful and his music is about as far removed from Journey as one can get.