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Hey everyone!

Normally I don't get out and do a lot of band promotion stuff on the internet (not allowed on the Backtalk anyway), but for those of you in the southeast US I do want to mention the Frontiers show coming up on Saturday March 5 in Roanoke, VA.

The reason I'm going out of my way to promote the show is because we have basically taken the proceeds of every show we've performed since October to pay for this event, and we are hosting it at arguably one of the best mid-sized music halls in the mid atlantic region - Shaftman Performance Hall at Jefferson Center. We've had to bring on some corporate sponsors as well...The point is it's going to be a fantastic show, and we're really looking forward to doing a night of Journey music in an intimate concert-hall type setting, instead of a bar or corndawg festival type thing.

We're pretty much going all out on the set list, with all the greatest hits to some of the TIME 3 outtakes, to some of Perry solo stuff....Obviously, we focus on the Perry years of the band, but the biggest compliment we always get from people at our shows is the respect that we show for the band and the material.

At any rate, if you are anywhere in the VA, WV, NC, SC, MD area, you want to check out the show (people travel from all of those states and more to see our shows, so don't laugh...).

Check out the commercial for the show at www.journeytributeband.com/commercial2.wmv

Thanks - Shameless Plug Over and Out...

Roanoke is a bit far for me, but do you guys ever play near Baltimore? I would love to come see you.

hey, we'll be back in arlington va this summer (july i think?) join the newsletter from the sitge and you'll be updated. arlington isn't that far from baltimore, i know we had people there when we played there several weeks ago from baltimore...

Just keeping this at the top of the page, this will be an awesome show!!!

Anybody within 3-4 hours of Roanoke won't want to miss it!

just finalized the setlist at practice last night. this is really going to be a killer show...sneak preview here:

separate ways
only the young
send her my love
ask the lonely
suzanne
faithfully
chain reaction
after the fall
when you love a woman
feelin' that way/any time
who's cryin' now
liberty
stone in love
escape
mother, father
lights/stay awhile
wheel in the sky
girl can't help it
don't stop believin'
open arms
message of love
do you recall
just the same way
i'll be alright without you
oh sherrie
lovin touchin
be good to yourself

plus maybe a couple other surprises....any way, check out the show if you are anywhere in the carolinas or virginia, it will be worth the trip (we haven't seen journey around these parts since about 1983)...

So I forgot to ask...how did the show go?
Did anyone from the board make it?
I would love to have gone....maybe someday you will be able to go 'nationwide'!!

hey jrnyman, the show went great - had about 400 people there, and it was just a great venue. i don't think any regular posters from this board went to see the show.

however, we have updated our new website with video from the show. check it out at www.journeytributeband.com !

thanks for asking...

Hey Jeremey,

I think you really put on a great show. I have not seen it but from the clips on your web site; it looks like you put your heart and soul into your performance.

I'm really sure you have lots of fan who appreciate all the hard work you do to bring such great music and vocals.


Keep up the great work!

O Sherrie over Anyway you want it? Hmmm

Rock'ndeano wrote:O Sherrie over Anyway you want it? Hmmm

any way you want it is our encore, lots of times with a slow song before it. we've done "why can't this night go on forever" on many occasions. this past show we did "foolish heart" and then "any way you want it," just to change things up for our hometown audience. it's the best closing song ever. by anyone.

Marabelle wrote:Hey Jeremey,

I think you really put on a great show. I have not seen it but from the clips on your web site; it looks like you put your heart and soul into your performance.

I'm really sure you have lots of fan who appreciate all the hard work you do to bring such great music and vocals.


Keep up the great work!

thanks marabelle! we've just added about 8 new video clips in the past day or so, anyone is encouraged to take a look at them!

nimbus wrote:

Marabelle wrote:Hey Jeremey,

I think you really put on a great show. I have not seen it but from the clips on your web site; it looks like you put your heart and soul into your performance.

I'm really sure you have lots of fan who appreciate all the hard work you do to bring such great music and vocals.


Keep up the great work!

thanks marabelle! we've just added about 8 new video clips in the past day or so, anyone is encouraged to take a look at them!

I normally despise cover bands (frankly, I think Hugo sucks! Don't get his appeal at all) but this Jeremy guy seems to be the real deal. I just checked out the clips and audio and I think he has a really great voice.

The_Noble_Cause wrote:
I normally despise cover bands (frankly, I think Hugo sucks! Don't get his appeal at all) but this Jeremy guy seems to be the real deal. I just checked out the clips and audio and I think he has a really great voice.

Jeremey is definitely the real deal, Hugo isn't bad, he just doesn't have the depth and feeling when he sings that Perry did(and probably still would if he were singing). When Jeremey sings he put all of himself into the performance and you really feel the songs instead of just hearing them. If you ever get the chance to see Frontiers, don't pass it up, it will be one of the best shows you have seen.

Ok, just have to say this now....

Frontiers is not a cover band, they are a Tribute band. Is there a difference??? Absolutely, a cover band usually plays songs by lots of different artists and their performance reflects their interpretation of the songs. A tribute band generally plays the songs of only one artist/group and strives to perform them as close to the original as possible. If you have ever heard Frontiers, you will understand what I am saying. If you heard them from outside a club and didn't know who it was, you would think it was Journey.

Perrylover