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I've now seen Hall & Oates, Foreigner & Meat Loaf appear on the Today Show. I hope once all this crap is resolved, we get to see Jeff up there w/the other Journey boys. Daryl Hall sounded a bit rough, but still great nonetheless. He sounded awesome live when I saw them at night. I know it's tough to sing in the morning tho. Here's the link. Keep watching & u see Meat Loaf too.

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm??f= ... 5856/&fg=&

Most singers can't stand performing in the morning. Howard Stern has had bands on in the past where the lead singer always seems concerned about how they will sound.

Fleetwood Mac sounded like shit on the Today Show a few years back, and they usually sound great. It was also freezing cold outside that day on top of it. Def Leppard was laughably bad on their outdoor Today concert.

If Jeff can step off a 15 hr flight and sing his ass off that very same night, then the guy won't have a problem singing anywhere or anytime!

I've often thought they should tape these things the day/night before, so the artist isn't "embarrassed" by their morning non warmed up voice. Not everyone has a great singing voice so early in the morning.

that was great JR!! i almost missed the rest of the songs.. Hall sounded great... those high notes can be a real sum bunch!! the only thing i hate about the today show is the camera personnel showing the audience half the time, especially during the guitar solos or instrumentals, and those far away shots slowly zooming in,,

My advice to any of them....sleep in REALLY late the day before & stay up all night till the performance. I'm usually perfectly warmed up 12 hours after I wake up so to sing 15 hours after is no biggee either. The chore was this summer, getting used to later time zones which meant earlier time clocks for me, singing at 7:45 pm every night meant trying to get up at 8-9am every morning...not easy if you go to bed at 2-3am & need 7-8 hours of sleep for the damn thing to work every day...shoulda been a guitarist, ha ha!!

My belief is that Jeff can sing perfectly fine ANY time, day or night.

LarryFromNextDoor wrote:that was great JR!! i almost missed the rest of the songs.. Hall sounded great... those high notes can be a real sum bunch!! the only thing i hate about the today show is the camera personnel showing the audience half the time, especially during the guitar solos or instrumentals, and those far away shots slowly zooming in,,

He sounded absolutely fantastic at nite in concert. I was blown away yet again (I see them pretty much every year but this year, my seats were the best ever). It was TOTALLY live too. They were taking requests from the audience & a few times, they started one song, changed their minds & did a different one. He totally wailed up there. & man, the boy can still dance too. He has his own little manly version of a wiggle (boy I hate even saying that word now, it's been ruined). He was sexy as all hell. I never thought I'd have the hots for a guy who's 60, but yep, I did. Yummy.

JSS wrote:My advice to any of them....sleep in REALLY late the day before & stay up all night till the performance. I'm usually perfectly warmed up 12 hours after I wake up so to sing 15 hours after is no biggee either. The chore was this summer, getting used to later time zones which meant earlier time clocks for me, singing at 7:45 pm every night meant trying to get up at 8-9am every morning...not easy if you go to bed at 2-3am & need 7-8 hours of sleep for the damn thing to work every day...shoulda been a guitarist, ha ha!!

No Jeff, u definitely should NOT have been a guitarist. That's one hell of a unique voice u got there. I can't wait to see u on TV shows.

Thanks for posting man. Happy Thanksgiving to u & the family.

JSS wrote:My advice to any of them....sleep in REALLY late the day before & stay up all night till the performance. I'm usually perfectly warmed up 12 hours after I wake up so to sing 15 hours after is no biggee either. The chore was this summer, getting used to later time zones which meant earlier time clocks for me, singing at 7:45 pm every night meant trying to get up at 8-9am every morning...not easy if you go to bed at 2-3am & need 7-8 hours of sleep for the damn thing to work every day...shoulda been a guitarist, ha ha!!

Thought you were supposed to be resting?? Thanks for the info....I'm having Journey withdrwal symptoms!!!!Granny

JSS wrote:My advice to any of them....sleep in REALLY late the day before & stay up all night till the performance. I'm usually perfectly warmed up 12 hours after I wake up so to sing 15 hours after is no biggee either. The chore was this summer, getting used to later time zones which meant earlier time clocks for me, singing at 7:45 pm every night meant trying to get up at 8-9am every morning...not easy if you go to bed at 2-3am & need 7-8 hours of sleep for the damn thing to work every day...shoulda been a guitarist, ha ha!!

im very glad your not a guitarist.. or a full time one anyway.

JSS wrote:My advice to any of them....sleep in REALLY late the day before & stay up all night till the performance. I'm usually perfectly warmed up 12 hours after I wake up so to sing 15 hours after is no biggee either. The chore was this summer, getting used to later time zones which meant earlier time clocks for me, singing at 7:45 pm every night meant trying to get up at 8-9am every morning...not easy if you go to bed at 2-3am & need 7-8 hours of sleep for the damn thing to work every day...shoulda been a guitarist, ha ha!!

Welcome home

Geez! you folks are fawning over JSS like he's some kind of Rock Star or sumthin'

JourneyRox wrote:I've now seen Hall & Oates, Foreigner & Meat Loaf appear on the Today Show. I hope once all this crap is resolved, we get to see Jeff up there w/the other Journey boys. Daryl Hall sounded a bit rough, but still great nonetheless. He sounded awesome live when I saw them at night. I know it's tough to sing in the morning tho. Here's the link. Keep watching & u see Meat Loaf too.

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm??f= ... 5856/&fg=&

I always thought Daryl Hall had a great voice, but that was a bit rough for my taste. He was REALLY straining to hit any high notes and even with the straining, still missed all of them! That said, it was early in the morning and probably damn cold, so I can't really hold it against the guy. Hell, I can barely talk in the morning!


John from Boston

AR wrote:Most singers can't stand performing in the morning. Howard Stern has had bands on in the past where the lead singer always seems concerned about how they will sound.

Fleetwood Mac sounded like shit on the Today Show a few years back, and they usually sound great. It was also freezing cold outside that day on top of it. Def Leppard was laughably bad on their outdoor Today concert.

Saw Bon Jovi perform a few times on the Today Show and they sounded great!

LarryFromNextDoor wrote:

JSS wrote:My advice to any of them....sleep in REALLY late the day before & stay up all night till the performance. I'm usually perfectly warmed up 12 hours after I wake up so to sing 15 hours after is no biggee either. The chore was this summer, getting used to later time zones which meant earlier time clocks for me, singing at 7:45 pm every night meant trying to get up at 8-9am every morning...not easy if you go to bed at 2-3am & need 7-8 hours of sleep for the damn thing to work every day...shoulda been a guitarist, ha ha!!

im very glad your not a guitarist.. or a full time one anyway.

With Larry on this one.......you bring too much as a frontman/vocalist.

strungout wrote:

AR wrote:Most singers can't stand performing in the morning. Howard Stern has had bands on in the past where the lead singer always seems concerned about how they will sound.

Fleetwood Mac sounded like shit on the Today Show a few years back, and they usually sound great. It was also freezing cold outside that day on top of it. Def Leppard was laughably bad on their outdoor Today concert.

Saw Bon Jovi perform a few times on the Today Show and they sounded great!

there was a 12 year old girl that can sing big time, and meat loaf,, and then comes a pre recorded P.Diddy.. he stunk up the place .. does he ever turn on a mic?

Enigma869 wrote:

JourneyRox wrote:I've now seen Hall & Oates, Foreigner & Meat Loaf appear on the Today Show. I hope once all this crap is resolved, we get to see Jeff up there w/the other Journey boys. Daryl Hall sounded a bit rough, but still great nonetheless. He sounded awesome live when I saw them at night. I know it's tough to sing in the morning tho. Here's the link. Keep watching & u see Meat Loaf too.

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm??f= ... 5856/&fg=&

I always thought Daryl Hall had a great voice, but that was a bit rough for my taste. He was REALLY straining to hit any high notes and even with the straining, still missed all of them! That said, it was early in the morning and probably damn cold, so I can't really hold it against the guy. Hell, I can barely talk in the morning!


John from Boston

Hes 60 yrs old im just glad hes not singing from a wheelchair, dont know any 60 yr olds hitting high notes even when kicked in the nuts

yulog wrote:



Hes 60 yrs old im just glad hes not singing from a wheelchair, dont know any 60 yr olds hitting high notes even when kicked in the nuts

That's funny shit, Yulog. Thanks for the laugh!!! That explains why Perry was smart enough to stay retired!


John from Boston

JSS wrote:My advice to any of them....sleep in REALLY late the day before & stay up all night till the performance. I'm usually perfectly warmed up 12 hours after I wake up so to sing 15 hours after is no biggee either. The chore was this summer, getting used to later time zones which meant earlier time clocks for me, singing at 7:45 pm every night meant trying to get up at 8-9am every morning...not easy if you go to bed at 2-3am & need 7-8 hours of sleep for the damn thing to work every day...shoulda been a guitarist, ha ha!!

Thanks for the info on the "morning voice"!

I would like to wish for you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving holiday !

Just gotta say, Jeff you're so absolutely damn cool.

JourneyRox wrote:I've now seen Hall & Oates, Foreigner & Meat Loaf appear on the Today Show. I hope once all this crap is resolved, we get to see Jeff up there w/the other Journey boys. Daryl Hall sounded a bit rough, but still great nonetheless. He sounded awesome live when I saw them at night. I know it's tough to sing in the morning tho. Here's the link. Keep watching & u see Meat Loaf too.

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm??f= ... 5856/&fg=&

Most of MeatLoaf's recent TV appearances were lip synched.
I believe this one briefly starts off using his voice from the album (maybe to get him in the right pitch) and then he takes over completely.

After you compose yourself and want to laugh again at Meat's expense, peruse YouTube for his disastorous 100% live American Idol appearance.

He said he wasn't going to tour in support of Bat 3, and anyone who's been paying attention can clearly understand why.
His voice is done. Accept Bat 3 for what it is - a piece of studio post-prod masterpiece and nothing more.
He did some limited run shows recently. I have no doubt those were probably lipped.

The_Noble_Cause wrote:

JourneyRox wrote:I've now seen Hall & Oates, Foreigner & Meat Loaf appear on the Today Show. I hope once all this crap is resolved, we get to see Jeff up there w/the other Journey boys. Daryl Hall sounded a bit rough, but still great nonetheless. He sounded awesome live when I saw them at night. I know it's tough to sing in the morning tho. Here's the link. Keep watching & u see Meat Loaf too.

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm??f= ... 5856/&fg=&

Most of MeatLoaf's recent TV appearances were lip synched.
I believe this one briefly starts off using his voice from album and then he takes over completely.

After you compose yourself and want to laugh again at Meat's expense, peruse YouTube for his disastorous American Idol appearance.

He said he wasn't going to tour in support of Bat 3, and anyone who's been paying attention can clearly understand why.
He did some limited run shows recently. I have no doubt those were probably lipped.
Either way, he's toast.

He sucked on his DVD release with the Melbourne Symphony. Fortunately, his two hottie backup singers make it worth viewing anyway. They both looked and sounded great.

whocares wrote:I've often thought they should tape these things the day/night before, so the artist isn't "embarrassed" by their morning non warmed up voice. Not everyone has a great singing voice so early in the morning.

Then those artists should get up extra early and prep. their voice.
I'll never forget Journey's dismal appearance on the CBS Morning Show.
Augeri couldn't hit any notes, was warbly, croaky - tried to hit the high end of DSB with falsetto.
People always piss and moan that Sony didn't promote the band, well, why would they funnel more cash into the band after they embarassed themselves on their national television debut?

The odds were already against them trying to replace a vocal dynamo like Perry, and they offer up that sub-standard garbage?

The_Noble_Cause wrote:

whocares wrote:I've often thought they should tape these things the day/night before, so the artist isn't "embarrassed" by their morning non warmed up voice. Not everyone has a great singing voice so early in the morning.

Then those artists should get up extra early and prep. their voice.
I'll never forget Journey's dismal appearance on the CBS Morning Show.
Augeri couldn't hit any notes, was warbly, croaky - tried to hit the high end of DSB with falsetto.
People always piss and moan that Sony didn't promote the band, well, why would they funnel more cash into the band after they embarassed themselves on their national television debut?

The odds were already against them trying to replace a vocal dynamo like Perry, and they offer up that sub-standard garbage?

Does anyone have that appearance? I have never seen it.

oh my ! TNC i had to look this up for myself,, BAD...........i was pulling for him though.

meat loaf- american idol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tiwrgmEI8c

AR wrote:Does anyone have that appearance? I have never seen it.

I used to have audio of it.
Unsurprisingly, the band's official website never offered footage of the disaster.
You would think it would find its way onto YouTube somehow.

The_Noble_Cause wrote:

whocares wrote:I've often thought they should tape these things the day/night before, so the artist isn't "embarrassed" by their morning non warmed up voice. Not everyone has a great singing voice so early in the morning.

Then those artists should get up extra early and prep. their voice.
I'll never forget Journey's dismal appearance on the CBS Morning Show.
Augeri couldn't hit any notes, was warbly, croaky - tried to hit the high end of DSB with falsetto.
People always piss and moan that Sony didn't promote the band, well, why would they funnel more cash into the band after they embarassed themselves on their national television debut?

The odds were already against them trying to replace a vocal dynamo like Perry, and they offer up that sub-standard garbage?

But now they have JSS, and it sounds like he's willing, so...

Enigma869 wrote:I always thought Daryl Hall had a great voice, but that was a bit rough for my taste. He was REALLY straining to hit any high notes and even with the straining, still missed all of them! That said, it was early in the morning and probably damn cold, so I can't really hold it against the guy. Hell, I can barely talk in the morning!


John from Boston

John did u only listen to the one song? He got better as it went on. & trust me, in concert, he hit EVERY note & then some.

yulog wrote: Hes 60 yrs old im just glad hes not singing from a wheelchair, dont know any 60 yr olds hitting high notes even when kicked in the nuts

Go see Hall & Oates live then. Trust me, he hits 'em just fine. He did have tight pants on tho...maybe not a kick in the nuts, but a squeeze when he danced?