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With the Glass band in January 2001 at Hard Rock Cafe Makati, P.I.:

• We're All Alone
• November Rain
• Jump

Not suprisingly he does a decent Axl impression.

NO...MORE...COVERS!

Gunbot wrote:NO...MORE...COVERS!

etcetera wrote:With the Glass band in January 2001 at...

Way pre-Journey covers...

Gunbot wrote:NO...MORE...COVERS!

Happen to agree.
Enough already.

Red13JoePa wrote:

Gunbot wrote:NO...MORE...COVERS!

Happen to agree.
Enough already.

ditto!

I enjoy the covers. It's great to see his taste in music is very much like my own. It's amazing that music can have such a boundless affect on a guy.

Gunbot wrote:NO...MORE...COVERS!

I agree. Right now I''m only interested in seeing Arnel singing live with Journey. I believe the cancellation of the mini-tour and now that Arnel is healthy the missed opportunity to appear on major TV (not some Boy show) were a big mistake. The sales of Revelation obviously show that. Now would be the time to make a push before the holidays.

Oh Well!! I'm glad AP is making a name for himself in PI.

RocknRoll wrote:

Gunbot wrote:NO...MORE...COVERS!

I agree. Right now I''m only interested in seeing Arnel singing live with Journey. I believe thje cancellation of the mini-tour and now that Arnel is healthy the opportunity to appear on major TV (not some Boy show) were a big mistake. The sales of Revelation obviously show that. Now would be the time to make a push before the holidays.

Oh Well!! I'm glad AP is making a name for himself in PI.

I agree on posting any more covers. It's overkill. He's the lead singer of Journey now.

But I disagree on cancelling the mini tour being a mistake. Arnel performed - I can't remember - almost 70 shows this year singing a hard catalogue of music. He was operating on empty by the end, but he pulled it off beautifully. They have a huge concert schedule next year with an added Asian tour plus the regular European and U.S. tour and probably some shows in Chile. So I think he deserves some rest and time with family, as is true for all the other guys in the band too.

Blasting Revelation today...both discs. Outstanding stuff. Where Did I Lose Your Love and Never Walk Away would have been huge in the 80's.

Jana wrote:
I agree on posting any more covers. It's overkill. He's the lead singer of Journey now.

But I disagree on cancelling the mini tour being a mistake. Arnel performed - I can't remember - almost 70 shows this year singing a hard catalogue of music. He was operating on empty by the end, but he pulled it off beautifully. They have a huge concert schedule next year with an added Asian tour plus the regular European and U.S. tour and probably some shows in Chile. So I think he deserves some rest and time with family, as is true for all the other guys in the band too.

I agree, this year was tough of AP for his first time out. I'm just saying there are a lot of missed opportunities out there for the band Journey which could impact the 2009 tour and have impacted the sales of Revelation. AP sounds healthy now and is certainly busy making appearances.

I'm sure the band is planning the 2009 tour with a lot of breaks to keep well rested.

RocknRoll wrote:

Jana wrote:
I agree on posting any more covers. It's overkill. He's the lead singer of Journey now.

But I disagree on cancelling the mini tour being a mistake. Arnel performed - I can't remember - almost 70 shows this year singing a hard catalogue of music. He was operating on empty by the end, but he pulled it off beautifully. They have a huge concert schedule next year with an added Asian tour plus the regular European and U.S. tour and probably some shows in Chile. So I think he deserves some rest and time with family, as is true for all the other guys in the band too.

I agree, this year was tough of AP for his first time out. I'm just saying there are a lot of missed opportunities out there for the band Journey which could impact the 2009 tour and have impacted the sales of Revelation. AP sounds healthy now and is certainly busy making appearances.

I'm sure the band is planning the 2009 tour with a lot of breaks to keep well rested.

Too bad they aren't appearing on Letterman or Leno this coming month. That would help Revelation sales for Christmas.

Jana wrote:

RocknRoll wrote:

Gunbot wrote:NO...MORE...COVERS!

I agree. Right now I''m only interested in seeing Arnel singing live with Journey. I believe thje cancellation of the mini-tour and now that Arnel is healthy the opportunity to appear on major TV (not some Boy show) were a big mistake. The sales of Revelation obviously show that. Now would be the time to make a push before the holidays.

Oh Well!! I'm glad AP is making a name for himself in PI.

I agree on posting any more covers. It's overkill. He's the lead singer of Journey now.

But I disagree on cancelling the mini tour being a mistake. Arnel performed - I can't remember - almost 70 shows this year singing a hard catalogue of music. He was operating on empty by the end, but he pulled it off beautifully. They have a huge concert schedule next year with an added Asian tour plus the regular European and U.S. tour and probably some shows in Chile. So I think he deserves some rest and time with family, as is true for all the other guys in the band too.

Loosen up. What I posted were clips of ancient covers. Such gems lol.

etcetera wrote:

Jana wrote:

RocknRoll wrote:

Gunbot wrote:NO...MORE...COVERS!

I agree. Right now I''m only interested in seeing Arnel singing live with Journey. I believe thje cancellation of the mini-tour and now that Arnel is healthy the opportunity to appear on major TV (not some Boy show) were a big mistake. The sales of Revelation obviously show that. Now would be the time to make a push before the holidays.

Oh Well!! I'm glad AP is making a name for himself in PI.

I agree on posting any more covers. It's overkill. He's the lead singer of Journey now.

But I disagree on cancelling the mini tour being a mistake. Arnel performed - I can't remember - almost 70 shows this year singing a hard catalogue of music. He was operating on empty by the end, but he pulled it off beautifully. They have a huge concert schedule next year with an added Asian tour plus the regular European and U.S. tour and probably some shows in Chile. So I think he deserves some rest and time with family, as is true for all the other guys in the band too.

Loosen up. What I posted were clips of ancient covers. Such gems lol.

I actually love the Boz Scaggs one, great audio and up close and a song I had never heard him do. His voice sounded great. But many that I keep seeing are poor audio and bad angles, and to me they don't do Arnel justice. I've probably just watched way too many videos of him doing covers on YouTube and I'm burned out on them. But that's just me.

Now that Arnel is a professional singer under Journey's name, if he performs a cover live in front of an audience, doesn't a royalty fee have to go to the orignal songwriter? He's not under the umbrella of playing in a third world band anymore, so I would assume he's gonna actually have to follow some rules when it comes to ASCAP and things like that, regardless if he's singing with the band or doing his own thing on Philippine T.V. I have a friend who knows Kenny Loggin's son. I'll try to find out how that works. I'll have him ask if Kenny wants dollars or pesos when he gets his usage fee from Arnel.

Jana wrote:

etcetera wrote:

Jana wrote:

RocknRoll wrote:

Gunbot wrote:NO...MORE...COVERS!

I agree. Right now I''m only interested in seeing Arnel singing live with Journey. I believe thje cancellation of the mini-tour and now that Arnel is healthy the opportunity to appear on major TV (not some Boy show) were a big mistake. The sales of Revelation obviously show that. Now would be the time to make a push before the holidays.

Oh Well!! I'm glad AP is making a name for himself in PI.

I agree on posting any more covers. It's overkill. He's the lead singer of Journey now.

But I disagree on cancelling the mini tour being a mistake. Arnel performed - I can't remember - almost 70 shows this year singing a hard catalogue of music. He was operating on empty by the end, but he pulled it off beautifully. They have a huge concert schedule next year with an added Asian tour plus the regular European and U.S. tour and probably some shows in Chile. So I think he deserves some rest and time with family, as is true for all the other guys in the band too.

Loosen up. What I posted were clips of ancient covers. Such gems lol.

I actually love the Boz Scaggs one, great audio and up close and a song I had never heard him do. His voice sounded great. But many that I keep seeing are poor audio and bad angles, and to me they don't do Arnel justice. I've probably just watched way too many videos of him doing covers on YouTube and I'm burned out on them. But that's just me.

Agreed. I've found out YT user account chiakiboy11111 recently uploaded so many AP covers done in 2001 and even posted a comment that he'll be uploading a lot lot more. It's good that i got to hear many songs I've never heard Arnel do before, but most of them are crappy recorded video that you'll only get dissapointed. However, i still enjoy some videos with clear audio like his cover of We're all alone by Boz Scaggs.

It just makes you think of him as a cover singer who just happens to be doing Steve Perry covers for Journey. Covers are someone elses legacy. It's time for Arnel to make his own waves in the world. Everytime I see covers being sang by him now it takes something away from what he has accomplished with Journey. Everyone knows his past but it keeps coming back and is starting to wear thin for some, me especially.

Gunbot wrote:It just makes you think of him as a cover singer who just happens to be doing Steve Perry covers for Journey. Covers are someone elses legacy. It's time for Arnel to make his own waves in the world. Everytime I see covers being sang by him now it takes something away from what he has accomplished with Journey. Everyone knows his past but it keeps coming back and is starting to wear thin for some, me especially.

I agree! That got him to where he is, now he's the lead singer for Journey and people need to let it go!

Gunbot wrote:It just makes you think of him as a cover singer who just happens to be doing Steve Perry covers for Journey. Covers are someone elses legacy. It's time for Arnel to make his own waves in the world. Everytime I see covers being sang by him now it takes something away from what he has accomplished with Journey. Everyone knows his past but it keeps coming back and is starting to wear thin for some, me especially.

With his TV guestings, I wonder why it's much easier for him to sing Artist's cover, than him mentioning their Revelation album

Since 78 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:It just makes you think of him as a cover singer who just happens to be doing Steve Perry covers for Journey. Covers are someone elses legacy. It's time for Arnel to make his own waves in the world. Everytime I see covers being sang by him now it takes something away from what he has accomplished with Journey. Everyone knows his past but it keeps coming back and is starting to wear thin for some, me especially.

I agree! That got him to where he is, now he's the lead singer for Journey and people need to let it go!

I so agree, Gunbot, with everything you've said. You couldn't have said it any better, and that's how I feel, too. And I'm a big fan of Arnel, but it is taking away from what he has accomplished with Journey this year.

I don't see anything wrong with him being a cover singer. That is what he was and he's not going to forget that just because he is the lead singer of Journey. It's in the culture of Pinoys to always look back where they came from.

I think the reason why he isn't singing Journey songs is because it is prohibited in his contract. This was mentioned in one of his interviews.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-glnB6QD8no

Arnel is a true rocker....cool covers!