MR

RE: Steve Perry videos vs. Journey videos

Why was Steve given a "miniseries"-type video series, complete with plot lines and a "to-be-continued" thing ("Strung Out" to "Oh Sherrie")....

...and ONLY A YEAR BEFORE, Journey is running around on a WHARF(?!), trying not to trip over 2 X 4's.

Were the solo videos financed out of Steve's pocket - so he had "creative control"...?

My $$s on "Yes"....

Every video from Journey and solo steve was awful



Steve probably didn't have to finance his vids but I bet he had complete creative control


Of course next year in the Steve Perry BTM he'll say he never felt like he was a part of the video team.

JSS Rocks! wrote:Of course next year in the Steve Perry BTM he'll say he never felt like he was a part of the video team.

Perry probably wishes he had never uttered that quote. It will haunt him forever.

NealIsGod wrote:

JSS Rocks! wrote:Of course next year in the Steve Perry BTM he'll say he never felt like he was a part of the video team.

Perry probably wishes he had never uttered that quote. It will haunt him forever.

Yeah yeah yeah....alright...settle down, now....

Perry was pretty hot shit back then, I can't imagine he had to finance anything out of his pocket. But he probably had control. That's how Sherry was in them.

NealIsGod wrote:Perry was pretty hot shit back then, I can't imagine he had to finance anything out of his pocket. But he probably had control. That's how Sherry was in them.

Damn, so the blonde really WAS Sherry..???



Ray

rubiconman wrote:

NealIsGod wrote:Perry was pretty hot shit back then, I can't imagine he had to finance anything out of his pocket. But he probably had control. That's how Sherry was in them.

Damn, so the blonde really WAS Sherry..???

Yup. Sherry Swafford.

Hey NIG, you do know where Jupiter came from, don't you? lol.....

tragchk wrote:RE: Steve Perry videos vs. Journey videos

Why was Steve given a "miniseries"-type video series, complete with plot lines and a "to-be-continued" thing ("Strung Out" to "Oh Sherrie")....

...and ONLY A YEAR BEFORE, Journey is running around on a WHARF(?!), trying not to trip over 2 X 4's.

Were the solo videos financed out of Steve's pocket - so he had "creative control"...?

My $$s on "Yes"....

I canNOT imagine that Perry would put up his own money for those videos! The label put up the money, but I'm CERTAIN he had creative control. He undoubtedly demanded it and got it. Who can blame him? However, most of the videos in those days were shot by Russell Mulcahy and look terrible. I especially like it when some song was put to a video premise that had absolutely NOTHING to do with the song and I'm not necessarily talking about Journey/Perry videos here. They're laughable when I watch them now.

fred_journeyman wrote:

tragchk wrote:RE: Steve Perry videos vs. Journey videos

Why was Steve given a "miniseries"-type video series, complete with plot lines and a "to-be-continued" thing ("Strung Out" to "Oh Sherrie")....

...and ONLY A YEAR BEFORE, Journey is running around on a WHARF(?!), trying not to trip over 2 X 4's.

Were the solo videos financed out of Steve's pocket - so he had "creative control"...?

My $$s on "Yes"....

I canNOT imagine that Perry would put up his own money for those videos! The label put up the money, but I'm CERTAIN he had creative control. He undoubtedly demanded it and got it. Who can blame him? However, most of the videos in those days were shot by Russell Mulcahy and look terrible. I especially like it when some song was put to a video premise that had absolutely NOTHING to do with the song and I'm not necessarily talking about Journey/Perry videos here. They're laughable when I watch them now.

Fred....it was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek question....that's why "agonizing" is in quotes, and the ":wink:" is at the end....