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Great review!
Thanks for posting!

Hey ther Bloward, you enjoyed that?


TNC is retarded....

That review WAS great!

NC is an embarrassment.

Rock'ndeano wrote:Hey ther Bloward, you enjoyed that?


TNC is retarded....

That review WAS great!

NC is an embarrassment.

More arbitrary character defamations with absolutely ZERO topical relevance to the issue(s) at hand.
I think it's getting exceedingly obvious to everyone here that you have some major issues, Dean.
Primarily with alcohol.
It's not funny. Just sad.

Hmmmmmmmmmm, it's a good review of the music and the band's abilities. Of course I resent the "snide"(the reviewer's word) remarks about Steve. It's childishly unprofessional behavior. I think by doing things like that they're emphasizing more than exorcizing him. I wonder how many others there felt that way.

ohsherrie wrote: I resent the "snide"(the reviewer's word) remarks about Steve. It's childishly unprofessional behavior. I think by doing things like that they're emphasizing more than exorcizing him. I wonder how many others there felt that way.

That bothered me also ohsherrie. Things are supposedly going fairly well, so why the need to make "snide" remarks about Perry? Wasn't this the 30th anniversary tour where ALL the years and ALL the members of Journey are honored???

perryfaithful wrote:

ohsherrie wrote: I resent the "snide"(the reviewer's word) remarks about Steve. It's childishly unprofessional behavior. I think by doing things like that they're emphasizing more than exorcizing him. I wonder how many others there felt that way.

That bothered me also ohsherrie. Things are supposedly going fairly well, so why the need to make "snide" remarks about Perry? Wasn't this the 30th anniversary tour where ALL the years and ALL the members of Journey are honored???

I don't remember Perry's name being mentioned at all at the show I saw. That reviewer seemed to have an agenda of promoting Perry more than Journey. JMHO

I'm trying to figure out how Ross telling the crowd that the songs they were hearing were from albums prior to Perry's reign was negative towards Perry.

Interestingly the author chose not to quote Neal's "snide" remark, but merely to characterize it as such. Perhaps it was simply another allusion to the FACT that Perry's not in the band any longer

NealIsGod wrote:

perryfaithful wrote:

ohsherrie wrote: I resent the "snide"(the reviewer's word) remarks about Steve. It's childishly unprofessional behavior. I think by doing things like that they're emphasizing more than exorcizing him. I wonder how many others there felt that way.

That bothered me also ohsherrie. Things are supposedly going fairly well, so why the need to make "snide" remarks about Perry? Wasn't this the 30th anniversary tour where ALL the years and ALL the members of Journey are honored???

I don't remember Perry's name being mentioned at all at the show I saw. That reviewer seemed to have an agenda of promoting Perry more than Journey. JMHO

They never mentioned SP's name in CT either....

They didn't mention Perry's name when I saw them, either.
And the quote the reviewer included wasn't in any way, shape, or form "snide".
I'm calling BS on this.

Anybody have a guess on what Neal's remark might have been?

This says it all...

Ultimately, though, with each and every song, the real issue was the vocals. And Augeri more than held his own. He may not have demonstrated the range of Perry's smooth tenor, but few can.

Journey DID mention Perry when I saw them...the same way he was mentioned in the article. 'These are songs from before Perry'.

If the remarks weren't made in a snide way I guess it's only fair that they acknowledge his contributions by using his name to differentiate the various eras. I hope this is the case and the reviewer just took it the wrong way. I thought the review itself sounded very positive for the band though, it didn't seem biased in either direction. I think he was just reporting what he heard.

Perry was not mentioned by name at any of the shows I saw. The only (slightly) snide remarks were directed at Kansas and Rush.

perryfaithful wrote:http://www.chicoer.com/buzz/ci_3089656

Cribbed from this article:

"MARYSVILLE -- Sometimes, spirits linger. Haunting Journey is the ghost of Steve Perry. And at every show the band must feel like it has to exorcise that presence.

Let's face it, no matter how talented the members of Journey are, the most recognizable element of the band's sound was Perry's soaring multi-octave voice. Love it or hate it, his arrival turned Journey from an instrumental-based, jazzy progressive rock band with its roots in Santana into the chart-topping monster of 1980s corporate rock. It's a past the band still comes to terms with each night, even nine years after Perry's departure

Determined to make clear that Journey is more than just a voice, the band took the stage at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre on Friday and powered through two songs from their 1975 self-titled debut. At that point, bassist Ross Valory almost defiantly informed the unsure crowd that what they were hearing were not new songs, but material from the "Journey before Steve Perry: six years in existence, four tours, three fine albums."

Then, at the second song break, guitarist Neal Schon made another snide reference to Perry, before Valory slyly broke into the instrumental "Nickel and Dime."

With these incantations from the two remaining original members of the band, the specter of Perry was driven from the venue; his name never to be mentioned again."
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Geez....Steve Perry's gone from the group, but let's MENTION HIM SIX TIMES

How ironic can you get?

What exactly was this guy's point??

sngrchk04 wrote:Geez....Steve Perry's gone from the group, but let's MENTION HIM SIX TIMES

How ironic can you get?

What exactly was this guy's point??

That is something that has troubled me for quite some time...the incessant need of the journalists to keep bringing Perry up. It has been 9 years since Perry sang with Journey and they still have to mention him throughout articles. I do not mind a reference to the fact that the 'once great lead singer is no longer with the band'...respectful to Perry and informative to anyone who might not know this. But to keep on abou thim throughout...the reason it is so hard for Journey to get past Perry lies in the journalists as much as anything else.

jrnyman28 wrote:
That is something that has troubled me for quite some time...the incessant need of the journalists to keep bringing Perry up. It has been 9 years since Perry sang with Journey and they still have to mention him throughout articles. I do not mind a reference to the fact that the 'once great lead singer is no longer with the band'...respectful to Perry and informative to anyone who might not know this. But to keep on abou thim throughout...the reason it is so hard for Journey to get past Perry lies in the journalists as much as anything else.

there is something REAL to this??

I don't see the reasoning behind your statement, Dave. Perry's name is just great copy for the writers, where Journey is concerned, imo. They have to mention him so that people will know what the name Journey means. Kinda like for identifiable purposes.

perryfaithful wrote:I fear saying this, but the article is yet another example of how difficult it is for many to think of Journey and not see and hear Steve Perry. After all these years it just ain;t going away! A few diehard fans of the current line up can huff and puff til they are green but the name Steve Perry when it comes to Journey doesn't die! Those years were magic!

Yes they were. But this is 2005, and Journey is still playing those tunes live. If Perry had it his way, they wouldn't be.

NealIsGod wrote:

perryfaithful wrote:I fear saying this, but the article is yet another example of how difficult it is for many to think of Journey and not see and hear Steve Perry. After all these years it just ain;t going away! A few diehard fans of the current line up can huff and puff til they are green but the name Steve Perry when it comes to Journey doesn't die! Those years were magic!

Yes they were. But this is 2005, and Journey is still playing those tunes live. If Perry had it his way, they wouldn't be.

and the journalists would still be talking about Perry (to stay on question)

perryfaithful wrote:

NealIsGod wrote:

perryfaithful wrote:I fear saying this, but the article is yet another example of how difficult it is for many to think of Journey and not see and hear Steve Perry. After all these years it just ain;t going away! A few diehard fans of the current line up can huff and puff til they are green but the name Steve Perry when it comes to Journey doesn't die! Those years were magic!

Yes they were. But this is 2005, and Journey is still playing those tunes live. If Perry had it his way, they wouldn't be.

and the journalists would still be talking about Perry (to stay on question)

That's because Journey's type of music is no longer big, which doesn't give them a chance to make a mark with Augeri. Perry sang the hits. If Augeri was the singer during those years with the same songs, and Perry is the new singer, your boy would be in the same boat. Timing is everything. Not to say Augeri is better, of course. Just that Steve happened to be in the band during it's heyday.

NealIsGod wrote:

perryfaithful wrote:

NealIsGod wrote:

perryfaithful wrote:I fear saying this, but the article is yet another example of how difficult it is for many to think of Journey and not see and hear Steve Perry. After all these years it just ain;t going away! A few diehard fans of the current line up can huff and puff til they are green but the name Steve Perry when it comes to Journey doesn't die! Those years were magic!

Yes they were. But this is 2005, and Journey is still playing those tunes live. If Perry had it his way, they wouldn't be.

and the journalists would still be talking about Perry (to stay on question)

That's because Journey's type of music is no longer big, which doesn't give them a chance to make a mark with Augeri. Perry sang the hits. If Augeri was the singer during those years with the same songs, and Perry is the new singer, your boy would be in the same boat. Timing is everything. Not to say Augeri is better, of course. Just that Steve happened to be in the band during it's heyday.

heardonthestreet wrote:

And this is supposed to pass for mature contributive Journey discussion how?

This is complete and utter inflamatory garbage- there is ZERO substance here.

Not so. When someone writes something hilarious, I laugh.

perryfaithful wrote: A few diehard fans of the current line up can huff and puff til they are green but the name Steve Perry when it comes to Journey doesn't die! Those years were magic!

I do not call 12,000 + fans "a few diehard fans."



Need you be reminded once again that these fans came to the venues, tickets in hand, to hear Journey with Steve Augeri.

Good Grief, some things never change.

yak wrote:

perryfaithful wrote: A few diehard fans of the current line up can huff and puff til they are green but the name Steve Perry when it comes to Journey doesn't die! Those years were magic!

I do not call 12,000 + fans "a few diehard fans."

and we are not talking about the basic ticket holder here. Way off

perryfaithful wrote: Those years were magic!

Yes, but the majority of fans can get over the fact that is finished and move on with their life.

Some sadly can't.

Andrew wrote:

perryfaithful wrote: Those years were magic!

Yes, but the majority of fans can get over the fact that is finished and move on with their life.

Some sadly can't.

Caution there, buddy.
They are apt to accuse you of "bashing Perry" again.