Do u honestly not hear the straining on "never ends" and some of the higher "again"s? I hear him going flat & really really really straining trying to hit the notes. I am no musician & no expert. But I been working around live music for almost 20 years now. I listen to the bands when they come offstage & say "fuck I missed this note". I heard them play back stuff & groan at themselves when they had a cold. I know what they look for in themselves & it taught me a thing or 2 or so I thought. I could be waaaay wrong I admit. But Augeri is really reaching here. Let's get Nora, Jeremey & NeilMacca or whatever his name is now in on this. Maybe they could give an opinion? Either that or I better get me some hearing aids quick.
Sure I do. Doesn't bother me at all though. I sing myself. I look at Augeri as a replacement, not an equal. I could compare him. Perry or Jeff to Ronnie James Dio and they would all fail. Dio is God, LOL
I just like the songs, and I aknowledge that these singers are human beings. In 2006 Steve Perry would not beat out Soto or Augeri. Doesn't mean he wasn't the bomb though - and the originator.
However, could Steve Perry sing any better in 2001 than this boot? Doubt it.