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Listened to the MP3s of the first show and while Arnel can sing the ballads and slower stuff... he struggles on the rockin' material.

He's not half the singer Perry was.

Post of the year.

Did you also know that the sky is blue?! Yippie!

first show. It can/will be corrected. Hes not the vocalist SP was but he is awesome in his own right. He'll be fine.

Hello dickbreath.

I see you weighing in with more bullshit.

Yeah, we get it, he ain't no Perry.

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YoungJRNY wrote:Post of the year.

Did you also know that the sky is blue?! Yippie!

Dude, this guy gnaws more cocks than Richard Simmons. He will in and out and gone in a flash.

He kicked the shit out of Edge of the Blade and he also did with Only the Young. BEST rendition I've heard of that song.
Now, why don't we talk about how Gowan's keyboard playing kicks ass over DeYoungs.

brywool wrote:He kicked the shit out of Edge of the Blade and he also did with Only the Young. BEST rendition I've heard of that song.
Now, why don't we talk about how Gowan's keyboard playing kicks ass over DeYoungs.

Dude. Leaps and bounds man, leaps and bounds.

DarwinNebraska wrote:Listened to the MP3s of the first show and while Arnel can sing the ballads and slower stuff... he struggles on the rockin' material.

He's not half the singer Perry was.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Sherlock Fucking Holmes has just made a ground breaking anoucement!

And here I was thinking he was the next Steve Perry

Arnel is a great talent - but obvisouly not anywere near as good as Perry.

And again! That was his first performance. Go watch him sing Only The Young, Seperate Ways, Edge of the blade - he does some good stuff on them.

YoungJRNY wrote:Post of the year.

Did you also know that the sky is blue?! Yippie!

now that's funny right there...I don't care who you are!!!

DarwinNebraska wrote:Listened to the MP3s of the first show and while Arnel can sing the ballads and slower stuff... he struggles on the rockin' material.

He's not half the singer Perry was.

And Dennis DeYoung is the epitome of hard rocking?

ProgRocker53 wrote:

DarwinNebraska wrote:Listened to the MP3s of the first show and while Arnel can sing the ballads and slower stuff... he struggles on the rockin' material.

He's not half the singer Perry was.

And Dennis DeYoung is the epitome of hard rocking?

Dennis is a great singer. A decent keyboard player. But he's as far away from being a rock star as Josh Grobin is or Barry Manilow. It's a drag because I used to be one of Dennis' biggest fans. I still like him, but he really needs to do something that rocks and he hasn't in a long time. I will be buying his solo album though because I still like him, but if we're talking about rock, I gotta hand it to Gowan these days.

By the way, If anybody watched the Jimmy Kimmel thing about Matt Damon, Josh Grobin seems to be moving closer to being a rock star these days. Damn funny stuff.

DarwinNebraska wrote:Listened to the MP3s of the first show and while Arnel can sing the ballads and slower stuff... he struggles on the rockin' material.

He's not half the singer Perry was.

OMG GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!!

4everkop wrote:

DarwinNebraska wrote:Listened to the MP3s of the first show and while Arnel can sing the ballads and slower stuff... he struggles on the rockin' material.

He's not half the singer Perry was.

OMG GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!!

Get over what?
While I think this Darwin-Ass-Muncher is a putz,
I have to agree with him here...
Arnel is not half the singer Perry was.
NO ONE will ever be half the singer/performer
Perry was, especially Perry in the early 80's.

brywool wrote:

ProgRocker53 wrote:

DarwinNebraska wrote:Listened to the MP3s of the first show and while Arnel can sing the ballads and slower stuff... he struggles on the rockin' material.

He's not half the singer Perry was.

And Dennis DeYoung is the epitome of hard rocking?

Dennis is a great singer. A decent keyboard player. But he's as far away from being a rock star as Josh Grobin is or Barry Manilow. It's a drag because I used to be one of Dennis' biggest fans. I still like him, but he really needs to do something that rocks and he hasn't in a long time. I will be buying his solo album though because I still like him, but if we're talking about rock, I gotta hand it to Gowan these days.

By the way, If anybody watched the Jimmy Kimmel thing about Matt Damon, Josh Grobin seems to be moving closer to being a rock star these days. Damn funny stuff.

Completely agree with everything. Love DeYoung, but don't admit it too often.

DarwinNebraska wrote:Listened to the MP3s of the first show and while Arnel can sing the ballads and slower stuff... he struggles on the rockin' material.

He's not half the singer Perry was.

Not a 1/4 brother....he struggles BIG time on the rockers.....Much more than Augeri did towards the end....

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4everkop wrote:

DarwinNebraska wrote:Listened to the MP3s of the first show and while Arnel can sing the ballads and slower stuff... he struggles on the rockin' material.

He's not half the singer Perry was.

OMG GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh let me guess, an Ar-Not supporter? Dude the proof of their......Tight, nervous, scared or whatever, he choked in Chilie.

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well he better step it up ...because in his home town they're lovin him ...but in the States well no offense this isn't his home town ...and the fans here expect ..well.. the best...if he can't bring it 100% then he's better off staying home!

Here's the deal, over at you tube people are posting that he is better than Perry ever was. WTF? That Arnel is the real deal, and Steve is just some old fogey. Granted he has his moments, but better than Steve Fucking Perry? I don't think so. You can't recreate perfection.

I dunno, he's pretty freakin' good. Hey, when you sit home for 25 years, people are gonna forget you. Right now, Arnel's out there doing one hell of a job. He over sings some stuff, which he's going to get in trouble with if he's not careful, but the guy can totally friggin' wail.

He may not be Perry, but he's as close as you're gonna get and he is winning over Journey fans bigtime.

brywool wrote: He's the best singer live they've had since 83 (yeah, I'm counting ROR and TBF).

Perry's two minute performance of Take Me Back To Ohio from 1986 is worth several hours of Arnel now....

Matthew wrote:

brywool wrote: He's the best singer live they've had since 83 (yeah, I'm counting ROR and TBF).

Perry's two minute performance of Take Me Back To Ohio from 1986 is worth several hours of Arnel now....

And where would I find that oh bushy haired one?

scarygirl wrote:Here's the deal, over at you tube people are posting that he is better than Perry ever was. WTF? That Arnel is the real deal, and Steve is just some old fogey. Granted he has his moments, but better than Steve Fucking Perry? I don't think so. You can't recreate perfection.

That's just Susie...Pay no attention to her.

brywool wrote: He's the best singer live they've had since 83 (yeah, I'm counting ROR and TBF).

And you've come to this conclusion after 2 shows worth of poor-quality Youtube clips?
You can't be serious...
I'm giving this guy a chance, waiting for 15-20 shows.
But you are definitely off your rocker on this one

Soto All The Way wrote:

DarwinNebraska wrote:Listened to the MP3s of the first show and while Arnel can sing the ballads and slower stuff... he struggles on the rockin' material.

He's not half the singer Perry was.

Not a 1/4 brother....he struggles BIG time on the rockers.....Much more than Augeri did towards the end....

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Put down the pipe dude. I have boots of SA's late years and they ain't pretty. I also have SA's very first show and it's hard to listen to and that was in front of maybe 1000 people.

brywool wrote:

Matthew wrote:

brywool wrote: He's the best singer live they've had since 83 (yeah, I'm counting ROR and TBF).

Perry's two minute performance of Take Me Back To Ohio from 1986 is worth several hours of Arnel now....

And where would I find that oh bushy haired one?

My iTunes fucked up recently so I lost the file....otherwise I'd be happy to remind you what all-time genius sounds like is as opposed to merely 'professional'.

Someone here is bound to have the bootleg though....

Perry's Ohio is hair raising it's that good. I have it, but you are a scmooze dick Matthew so find your own you goofy faggot.

Carlitto H@kk wrote:

brywool wrote: He's the best singer live they've had since 83 (yeah, I'm counting ROR and TBF).

And you've come to this conclusion after 2 shows worth of poor-quality Youtube clips?
You can't be serious...
I'm giving this guy a chance, waiting for 15-20 shows.
But you are definitely off your rocker on this one

First of all, I yanked that quote from my post as it seemed a bit harsh- And I knew people would flip out...

Second, I saw Perry on the ROR tour. Great tour, but he was cracking all over the place. Listen to the Phily boot if you don't believe me, listen to other shows if you don't. 2nd, TBF does not showcase a great Perry. It showcases a croaky, lower voiced version. Arnel is not that at this point. Arnel's voice is kicking ass. Sorry, but it is. Yeah, he over sings some stuff, Yeah, he's can sceam a bit, but his range and delivery AT THIS POINT are the best to come out of Journey since I saw them in 83.

Rockindeano wrote:Perry's Ohio is hair raising it's that good. I have it, but you are a scmooze dick Matthew so find your own you goofy faggot.

Sorry Dean, but I'm gonna need a definition of "scmooze" please.

Rockindeano wrote:Perry's Ohio is hair raising it's that good. I have it, but you are a scmooze dick Matthew so find your own you goofy faggot.

Oh...like you have the ROR DVD too? Time to share that one you galumphing Yank oaf....

By the way...what's a scmooze?

brywool wrote:

Carlitto H@kk wrote:

brywool wrote: He's the best singer live they've had since 83 (yeah, I'm counting ROR and TBF).

And you've come to this conclusion after 2 shows worth of poor-quality Youtube clips?
You can't be serious...
I'm giving this guy a chance, waiting for 15-20 shows.
But you are definitely off your rocker on this one

First of all, I yanked that quote from my post as it seemed a bit harsh- And I knew people would flip out...

Second, I saw Perry on the ROR tour. Great tour, but he was cracking all over the place. Listen to the Phily boot if you don't believe me, listen to other shows if you don't. 2nd, TBF does not showcase a great Perry. It showcases a croaky, lower voiced version. Arnel is not that at this point. Arnel's voice is kicking ass. Sorry, but it is. Yeah, he over sings some stuff, Yeah, he's can sceam a bit, but his range and delivery AT THIS POINT are the best to come out of Journey since I saw them in 83.

But did he have that screeching edge to his voice that Arnel is torturing me with now?