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http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/09 ... _28_05.txt

I was just going to post this link as well. But I was going to point out the positive things Cain had to say about both Perry and Steve!

Jon Cain wrote:"Steve and I were hit-song freaks," Cain said. "I studied it, worked on it. Turned out we both loved Three Dog Night, Gary Puckett and The Temptations. There was a passion for the hook, the elusive hook of a song. And when we sang harmonies, we wanted to sound like Three Dog Night. I think Steve and I sort of made a pact to really try our best."

Jon Cain wrote:Cain said he has just as good a working relationship with current singer Steve Augeri, who joined Journey in 1998.

"He has a great instinct for songs, for what's working and what's not," Cain said. "Instinctively, he just knows what's right.

"I think he respected Journey a lot. He began learning the Steve Perry moves, but it progressed into him going more for his own thing. I think now he's really found his voice as a songwriter and singer in this band."

GREAT GREAT GREAT interview...that's the kind of information I like to hear....honestly pretty revealing...

Steve Perry has been called many negative things (an insecure baby, at time, is probably the most fitting)...but I didn't take anything negative from Cain's interview towards him. Cain sounds like he respects Perry and the continual evolution of Journey.


-Brandon

Steve Perry? He's the successful years of Journey, named," Classic Journey," "The Steve Perry Years", nothing more and nothing less, and you know that you can take that to the bank.

Hey...Heard on the Street....in your best estimate...exactly how much better was "Street Talk" compared to FTLOSM and (pre-barf) ROR?

I have it exponentially "in the red" when compared to the latter two Perry "efforts"....care to comment?

heardonthestreet wrote:Steve Perry? He's the successful years of Journey, named," Classic Journey," "The Steve Perry Years", nothing more and nothing less, and you know that you can take that to the bank.

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Worth repeating!

heardonthestreet wrote:

heardonthestreet wrote:Steve Perry? He's the successful years of Journey, named," Classic Journey," "The Steve Perry Years", nothing more and nothing less, and you know that you can take that to the bank.

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Worth repeating!

You eat that up with a big wooden spoon, dontcha HOTS?

Last night Journey was playing in concert on near my town. I didn't go see them, but the coolest thing was that a classic rock station was playing a special on Journey's time line of music from the begining to present.

My daughter & I had just got done with an appointment & turned on the radio& guess WHO was singing on the radio??? Steve Perry of course!

Now we came in the middle of the special, so we didn't get to hear from the very beginning, but we got alot enjoyment listening to Perry sing so many songs, one right after the other, all the way home in the busy rush hour traffic. It sure made our drive home ALOT more fun!

I especially LOVED hearing "Message Of Love", & "When You LOVE A Woman".

Then they played a song from Arrival cd ( Augeri of course) & then they played ''Wheel In The Sky'' with Augeri singing. After hearing Steve Perry sing, so many songs back to back, & then Augeri singing, it really SHOWS "the difference" in these two singers talents & what makes Perry the GREATER talent between them!

It's definitely the Steve Perry Years (classic Journey) that counts for ME!!!


Lori

NealIsGod wrote:

heardonthestreet wrote:

heardonthestreet wrote:Steve Perry? He's the successful years of Journey, named," Classic Journey," "The Steve Perry Years", nothing more and nothing less, and you know that you can take that to the bank.

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Worth repeating!

You eat that up with a big wooden spoon, dontcha HOTS?

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One more time!

PROPERRY wrote:Last night Journey was playing in concert on near my town. I didn't go see them, but the coolest thing was that a classic rock station was playing a special on Journey's time line of music from the begining to present.

My daughter & I had just got done with an appointment & turned on the radio& guess WHO was singing on the radio??? Steve Perry of course!

Now we came in the middle of the special, so we didn't get to hear from the very beginning, but we got alot enjoyment listening to Perry sing so many songs, one right after the other, all the way home in the busy rush hour traffic. It sure made our drive home ALOT more fun!

I especially LOVED hearing "Message Of Love", & "When You LOVE A Woman".

Then they played a song from Arrival cd ( Augeri of course) & then they played ''Wheel In The Sky'' with Augeri singing. After hearing Steve Perry sing, so many songs back to back, & then Augeri singing, it really SHOWS "the difference" in these two singers talents & what makes Perry the GREATER talent between them!

It's definitely the Steve Perry Years (classic Journey) that counts for ME!!!


Lori

Wow, thanks for sharing such an incredible story!

NealIsGod wrote:

PROPERRY wrote:Last night Journey was playing in concert on near my town. I didn't go see them, but the coolest thing was that a classic rock station was playing a special on Journey's time line of music from the begining to present.

My daughter & I had just got done with an appointment & turned on the radio& guess WHO was singing on the radio??? Steve Perry of course!

Now we came in the middle of the special, so we didn't get to hear from the very beginning, but we got alot enjoyment listening to Perry sing so many songs, one right after the other, all the way home in the busy rush hour traffic. It sure made our drive home ALOT more fun!

I especially LOVED hearing "Message Of Love", & "When You LOVE A Woman".

Then they played a song from Arrival cd ( Augeri of course) & then they played ''Wheel In The Sky'' with Augeri singing. After hearing Steve Perry sing, so many songs back to back, & then Augeri singing, it really SHOWS "the difference" in these two singers talents & what makes Perry the GREATER talent between them!

It's definitely the Steve Perry Years (classic Journey) that counts for ME!!!


Lori

Wow, thanks for sharing such an incredible story!

Yeah, it makes me want to vomit as well.

Nig and Amaron! Please don't be so shallow.

PROPERRY wrote:Then they played a song from Arrival cd ( Augeri of course) & then they played ''Wheel In The Sky'' with Augeri singing. After hearing Steve Perry sing, so many songs back to back, & then Augeri singing, it really SHOWS "the difference" in these two singers talents & what makes Perry the GREATER talent between them!

I actually appreciate Augeri's rendition over Perry's.
Just as high pitched minus the grating shrillness that Perry brought to the material.

heardonthestreet wrote:Nig and Amaron! Please don't be so shallow.

Hi pot, I'm kettle, nice to meet you.

Wow... you're black.

amaron wrote:

NealIsGod wrote:

PROPERRY wrote:Last night Journey was playing in concert on near my town. I didn't go see them, but the coolest thing was that a classic rock station was playing a special on Journey's time line of music from the begining to present.

My daughter & I had just got done with an appointment & turned on the radio& guess WHO was singing on the radio??? Steve Perry of course!

Now we came in the middle of the special, so we didn't get to hear from the very beginning, but we got alot enjoyment listening to Perry sing so many songs, one right after the other, all the way home in the busy rush hour traffic. It sure made our drive home ALOT more fun!

I especially LOVED hearing "Message Of Love", & "When You LOVE A Woman".

Then they played a song from Arrival cd ( Augeri of course) & then they played ''Wheel In The Sky'' with Augeri singing. After hearing Steve Perry sing, so many songs back to back, & then Augeri singing, it really SHOWS "the difference" in these two singers talents & what makes Perry the GREATER talent between them!

It's definitely the Steve Perry Years (classic Journey) that counts for ME!!!


Lori

Wow, thanks for sharing such an incredible story!

Yeah, it makes me want to vomit as well.

I know. Opinions that YOU don't agree with are nauseating.... ...how about the fact that Lori's daughter likes Perry? Is that just plain wrong too....????

OpeningAct wrote:

amaron wrote:

NealIsGod wrote:

PROPERRY wrote:Last night Journey was playing in concert on near my town. I didn't go see them, but the coolest thing was that a classic rock station was playing a special on Journey's time line of music from the begining to present.

My daughter & I had just got done with an appointment & turned on the radio& guess WHO was singing on the radio??? Steve Perry of course!

Now we came in the middle of the special, so we didn't get to hear from the very beginning, but we got alot enjoyment listening to Perry sing so many songs, one right after the other, all the way home in the busy rush hour traffic. It sure made our drive home ALOT more fun!

I especially LOVED hearing "Message Of Love", & "When You LOVE A Woman".

Then they played a song from Arrival cd ( Augeri of course) & then they played ''Wheel In The Sky'' with Augeri singing. After hearing Steve Perry sing, so many songs back to back, & then Augeri singing, it really SHOWS "the difference" in these two singers talents & what makes Perry the GREATER talent between them!

It's definitely the Steve Perry Years (classic Journey) that counts for ME!!!


Lori

Wow, thanks for sharing such an incredible story!

Yeah, it makes me want to vomit as well.

I know. Opinions that YOU don't agree with are nauseating.... ...how about the fact that Lori's daughter likes Perry? Is that just plain wrong too....????

No Mr. ToughGuy, THIS is what makes me want to vomit:

what makes Perry the GREATER talent between them!

It's definitely the Steve Perry Years (classic Journey) that counts for ME!!!

Now I ask you, if you don't agree with me, please don't put me on a respirator as well.

heardonthestreet wrote:Steve Perry? He's the successful years of Journey, named," Classic Journey," "The Steve Perry Years", nothing more and nothing less, and you know that you can take that to the bank.

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After all is said and done..............

amaron wrote:

OpeningAct wrote:

amaron wrote:

NealIsGod wrote:

PROPERRY wrote:Last night Journey was playing in concert on near my town. I didn't go see them, but the coolest thing was that a classic rock station was playing a special on Journey's time line of music from the begining to present.

My daughter & I had just got done with an appointment & turned on the radio& guess WHO was singing on the radio??? Steve Perry of course!

Now we came in the middle of the special, so we didn't get to hear from the very beginning, but we got alot enjoyment listening to Perry sing so many songs, one right after the other, all the way home in the busy rush hour traffic. It sure made our drive home ALOT more fun!

I especially LOVED hearing "Message Of Love", & "When You LOVE A Woman".

Then they played a song from Arrival cd ( Augeri of course) & then they played ''Wheel In The Sky'' with Augeri singing. After hearing Steve Perry sing, so many songs back to back, & then Augeri singing, it really SHOWS "the difference" in these two singers talents & what makes Perry the GREATER talent between them!

It's definitely the Steve Perry Years (classic Journey) that counts for ME!!!


Lori

Wow, thanks for sharing such an incredible story!

Yeah, it makes me want to vomit as well.

I know. Opinions that YOU don't agree with are nauseating.... ...how about the fact that Lori's daughter likes Perry? Is that just plain wrong too....????

No Mr. ToughGuy, THIS is what makes me want to vomit:

what makes Perry the GREATER talent between them!

It's definitely the Steve Perry Years (classic Journey) that counts for ME!!!

Now I ask you, if you don't agree with me, please don't put me on a respirator as well.

I never remember saying I was a Tough Guy...but seeing we have nicknames for each other now, I got one for you....

This is probably going to be an unpopular point of view, but it sounds to me like Jon's doing a bit of blowing his own horn there. He sounds as if he's trying to say he was Journey's savior or something.

That's the first I've ever heard about Columbia getting ready to drop Journey before Jon joined them. Does anyone else know anything about that? He also said Neal and Steve were at odds with each other over songs even then. I thought it was Jon's Open Arms that caused the most controversy. Those "shallow" song ideas of Steve's(ie Lights, LTS)were the closest things to hits Journey had had up to that point.

His perspective(or maybe his memory of events)seems to change from one interview to another.

The_Noble_Cause wrote:I actually appreciate Augeri's rendition over Perry's.
Just as high pitched minus the grating shrillness that Perry brought to the material.

Excellent description, these are the words I've been looking for in describing the differences in the two Steves to friends who haven't heard Augeri yet.

NoMoreTails wrote:

The_Noble_Cause wrote:I actually appreciate Augeri's rendition over Perry's.
Just as high pitched minus the grating shrillness that Perry brought to the material.

Excellent description, these are the words I've been looking for in describing the differences in the two Steves to friends who haven't heard Augeri yet.

Grating shrillness probably is a little rough...IMO...but I DO agree, though the live track off Captured is far superior to Perry in the studio...again....IMO.

ohsherrie wrote:This is probably going to be an unpopular point of view, but it sounds to me like Jon's doing a bit of blowing his own horn there. He sounds as if he's trying to say he was Journey's savior or something.

That's the first I've ever heard about Columbia getting ready to drop Journey before Jon joined them. Does anyone else know anything about that? He also said Neal and Steve were at odds with each other over songs even then. I thought it was Jon's Open Arms that caused the most controversy. Those "shallow" song ideas of Steve's(ie Lights, LTS)were the closest things to hits Journey had had up to that point.

His perspective(or maybe his memory of events)seems to change from one interview to another.

And wasn't it Perry who went up to bat for the song, "Open Arms"???

I just thought it was more shallow of Jon to make that kind of remark in his interview.

Lori

heardonthestreet wrote:

heardonthestreet wrote:Steve Perry? He's the successful years of Journey, named," Classic Journey," "The Steve Perry Years", nothing more and nothing less, and you know that you can take that to the bank.

................................................

After all is said and done..............

I think it should say "Steve Perry? He's in the successful years of Journey."
And by the way, those years are referred to as 'classic Journey' in order to distinguish then from now. But they are NOT named "Classic Journey" nor the "Steve Perry Years". But I am not going to get into a pissing match over it. No one has ever denied the level of success of Journey while Perry was in the band. And because of his presence during those successful years, it only makes sense that he is used as a reference point. ie. "pre-Perry", Perry-era (which is a term I use because 'classic Journey' more often refers to the line-up of Perry Cain Smitty Neal and Ross...but that excludes Aynsley and Gregg in MY book.) and now Augeri-era (which could of course be called 'post-Perry' if you like.)

jrnyman28 wrote:

heardonthestreet wrote:

heardonthestreet wrote:Steve Perry? He's the successful years of Journey, named," Classic Journey," "The Steve Perry Years", nothing more and nothing less, and you know that you can take that to the bank.

................................................

After all is said and done..............

I think it should say "Steve Perry? He's in the successful years of Journey."
And by the way, those years are referred to as 'classic Journey' in order to distinguish then from now. But they are NOT named "Classic Journey" nor the "Steve Perry Years". But I am not going to get into a pissing match over it. No one has ever denied the level of success of Journey while Perry was in the band. And because of his presence during those successful years, it only makes sense that he is used as a reference point. ie. "pre-Perry", Perry-era (which is a term I use because 'classic Journey' more often refers to the line-up of Perry Cain Smitty Neal and Ross...but that excludes Aynsley and Gregg in MY book.) and now Augeri-era (which could of course be called 'post-Perry' if you like.)

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You said a mouthful, Dave.

OpeningAct wrote: Grating shrillness probably is a little rough...IMO...but I DO agree, though the live track off Captured is far superior to Perry in the studio...again....IMO.

Hey Joe.
Yeah, it's not on every song.
Just a select few were I prefer Augeri's vox.

heardonthestreet wrote:You said a mouthful, Dave.

I KNOW you are not agreeing with me!?!?

heardonthestreet wrote:Steve Perry? He's the successful years of Journey, named," Classic Journey," "The Steve Perry Years", nothing more and nothing less, and you know that you can take that to the bank.

Let's face it...as much as we love Journey, they HAVE become irrelevant without Perry. Blame the music industry....and everything else...Perry brought Journey FRONT AND CENTER...Go ahead and and rip him...not only is it tiresome, but it's irrelevant as the band is now. Christ, they played in BOSTON and there was NO review....that's because STEVE PERRY, the person whose name is synonymous with the band is no longer a member....why can't you just deal with it....Myself....I'm bored of the whole debate...Christ, even the NEW lead singer wants to put out a solo work...which only the backtalk lemmings and several on this site would even consider plunking down money for.
Treasure Generations because I would bet Andrew's wrinkly little nuts that it's their last one....

heardonthestreet wrote: After all is said and done..............

We have Steve Augeri.........and The Journey Continues ...............





Say, Lori......How old is your daughter? At the SPAC concert I attended there were a lot of teens...who were diggin' Steve Augeri.

PROPERRY wrote:Last night Journey was playing in concert on near my town. I didn't go see them, but the coolest thing was that a classic rock station was playing a special on Journey's time line of music from the begining to present.Lori

Too bad... you missed a great show. Probably the best one of the tour. (Though Sunday in Concord was pretty damn good too.)

Augeri sounds like a bad karaoke rendition of the songs that Steve Perry and Journey made famous.
I think even he knows it.