What I've Heard........

[madsplash]

Is that SP is the most recognizable, influential, identifiable, undeniable, indisputable, unbelievable fucking rock singer of all time!

[Blueskies]

Is that SP is the most recognizable, influential, identifiable, undeniable, indisputable, unbelievable fucking rock singer of all time!

Gotta love your enthusiasm.

[Vladan]

Is that SP is the most recognizable, influential, identifiable, undeniable, indisputable, unbelievable fucking rock singer of all time!

Damn right he is.

[shaneslatts]

Is that SP is the most recognizable, influential, identifiable, undeniable, indisputable, unbelievable fucking rock singer of all time!

Damn right he is.

Yup

[lights1961]

Is that SP is the most recognizable, influential, identifiable, undeniable, indisputable, unbelievable fucking rock singer of all time!

top three in no order...
Perry
Freddie
Robert Plant


to name two who are pretty close...

[Peartree12249]

Is that SP is the most recognizable, influential, identifiable, undeniable, indisputable, unbelievable fucking rock singer of all time!

Preaching to the choir splashy

[Gideon]

Most recognizable? He's up there, but there are many other singers who are far less talented who are as recognizable; Brian Johnson? Axl Rose? Geddy Lee?

Influential? LOL. No. Cooke, Orbison, Mercury, Presley, et al.

Identifiable? Depends.

Undeniable what?

Indisputable what?

Unbelievable? He certainly is that; superhuman, if hyperboles are allowed.

[amaron]

WAS

[Gideon]

WAS

Logically, we can conclude he is less than he once was, but there's no way to tell that he's bad now, if that's what you're getting at. I'm critical of the man and his voice, but even his works on Trial By Fire are pretty great; nothing approaching his prime or what Augeri, Soto, or Arnel can dish out now, but still some serious pipes there.

[stevew2]

You are retarded, along with Blue Thighes

[Gideon]

You are retarded, along with Blue Thighes

Who the hell are you talking to lol?

[amaron]

WAS

Logically, we can conclude he is less than he once was, but there's no way to tell that he's bad now, if that's what you're getting at. I'm critical of the man and his voice, but even his works on Trial By Fire are pretty great; nothing approaching his prime or what Augeri, Soto, or Arnel can dish out now, but still some serious pipes there.

Steve Perry has not sung a live note in almost 15 years and has not recorded an album in over 10.

There is no doubt about what he WAS, but there is serious doubt about what he IS now.

That is what I am getting it.

[Gideon]

WAS

Logically, we can conclude he is less than he once was, but there's no way to tell that he's bad now, if that's what you're getting at. I'm critical of the man and his voice, but even his works on Trial By Fire are pretty great; nothing approaching his prime or what Augeri, Soto, or Arnel can dish out now, but still some serious pipes there.

Steve Perry has not sung a live note in almost 15 years and has not recorded an album in over 10.

There is no doubt about what he WAS, but there is serious doubt about what he IS now.

That is what I am getting it.

Very true.

Still, even with the inactivity and his advancing age, I have a hard time believing he's left with nothing. I'm sure he can still carry a tune beautifully; I'll agree, though, that he's probably long past the stage where he could front Journey with reasonable skill.

[Vladan]

Steve Perry is one of the of the most influential singers of our time, definitely.

These guys are only a few who were influenced by Perry. They just don't bigger than these guys.

Arnel Pineda
Michael Bolton
Ricky Martin
Jon Bon Jovi
Josh Grobon
Rob Thomas
Chris Daughtry
Taylor Dayne
Garth Brooks
Barney Greenway
Jim Jidhed
Sebastian Bach

[Gideon]

Steve Perry is one of the of the most influential singers of our time, definitely.

These guys are only a few who were influenced by Perry. They just don't bigger than these guys.

Arnel Pineda
Michael Bolton
Ricky Martin
Bon Jovi

Not to mention Nick and Aaron Carter, IIRC. Still, though, not the Jimi Hendrix of vocals in terms of influence and innovation. He's on a high tier, I'm sure, but not the high tier.

[madsplash]

WAS

Logically, we can conclude he is less than he once was, but there's no way to tell that he's bad now, if that's what you're getting at. I'm critical of the man and his voice, but even his works on Trial By Fire are pretty great; nothing approaching his prime or what Augeri, Soto, or Arnel can dish out now, but still some serious pipes there.

Steve Perry has not sung a live note in almost 15 years and has not recorded an album in over 10.

There is no doubt about what he WAS, but there is serious doubt about what he IS now.

That is what I am getting it.

Until someone surpasses what he "was", he's the man. Nobody has.

[amaron]

WAS

Logically, we can conclude he is less than he once was, but there's no way to tell that he's bad now, if that's what you're getting at. I'm critical of the man and his voice, but even his works on Trial By Fire are pretty great; nothing approaching his prime or what Augeri, Soto, or Arnel can dish out now, but still some serious pipes there.

Steve Perry has not sung a live note in almost 15 years and has not recorded an album in over 10.

There is no doubt about what he WAS, but there is serious doubt about what he IS now.

That is what I am getting it.

Until someone surpasses what he "was", he's the man. Nobody has.

Excellent job passing opinion off as truth.

[madsplash]

Steve Perry is one of the of the most influential singers of our time, definitely.

These guys are only a few who were influenced by Perry. They just don't bigger than these guys.

Arnel Pineda
Michael Bolton
Ricky Martin
Bon Jovi

Not to mention Nick and Aaron Carter, IIRC. Still, though, not the Jimi Hendrix of vocals in terms of influence and innovation. He's on a high tier, I'm sure, but not the high tier.

Did you really just mention the Carter boys in the same sentence as SP? He INVENTED the high tier. C'mon.

[Gideon]

WAS

Logically, we can conclude he is less than he once was, but there's no way to tell that he's bad now, if that's what you're getting at. I'm critical of the man and his voice, but even his works on Trial By Fire are pretty great; nothing approaching his prime or what Augeri, Soto, or Arnel can dish out now, but still some serious pipes there.

Steve Perry has not sung a live note in almost 15 years and has not recorded an album in over 10.

There is no doubt about what he WAS, but there is serious doubt about what he IS now.

That is what I am getting it.

Until someone surpasses what he "was", he's the man. Nobody has.

That's open to interpretation. Don't let preference cloud objectivity; he is my favorite singer of all time, too, but there are several vocalists who rival him.

[Gideon]

Steve Perry is one of the of the most influential singers of our time, definitely.

These guys are only a few who were influenced by Perry. They just don't bigger than these guys.

Arnel Pineda
Michael Bolton
Ricky Martin
Bon Jovi

Not to mention Nick and Aaron Carter, IIRC. Still, though, not the Jimi Hendrix of vocals in terms of influence and innovation. He's on a high tier, I'm sure, but not the high tier.

Did you really just mention the Carter boys in the same sentence as SP? He INVENTED the high tier. C'mon.

Read it again, Madsplash. Vladan was listing people influenced by Perry; Nick and Aaron Carter were, too, briefly bringing his name back to the spotlight for fans.

And invented the high tier? Hardly.

[madsplash]

WAS

Logically, we can conclude he is less than he once was, but there's no way to tell that he's bad now, if that's what you're getting at. I'm critical of the man and his voice, but even his works on Trial By Fire are pretty great; nothing approaching his prime or what Augeri, Soto, or Arnel can dish out now, but still some serious pipes there.

Steve Perry has not sung a live note in almost 15 years and has not recorded an album in over 10.

There is no doubt about what he WAS, but there is serious doubt about what he IS now.

That is what I am getting it.

Until someone surpasses what he "was", he's the man. Nobody has.

That's open to interpretation. Don't let preference cloud objectivity; he is my favorite singer of all time, too, but there are several vocalists who rival him.

Rival, maybe? Surpass? FUCK, NO!

[Gideon]

WAS

Logically, we can conclude he is less than he once was, but there's no way to tell that he's bad now, if that's what you're getting at. I'm critical of the man and his voice, but even his works on Trial By Fire are pretty great; nothing approaching his prime or what Augeri, Soto, or Arnel can dish out now, but still some serious pipes there.

Steve Perry has not sung a live note in almost 15 years and has not recorded an album in over 10.

There is no doubt about what he WAS, but there is serious doubt about what he IS now.

That is what I am getting it.

Until someone surpasses what he "was", he's the man. Nobody has.

That's open to interpretation. Don't let preference cloud objectivity; he is my favorite singer of all time, too, but there are several vocalists who rival him.

Rival, maybe? Surpass? FUCK, NO!

Still open to interpretation.

[madsplash]

WAS

Logically, we can conclude he is less than he once was, but there's no way to tell that he's bad now, if that's what you're getting at. I'm critical of the man and his voice, but even his works on Trial By Fire are pretty great; nothing approaching his prime or what Augeri, Soto, or Arnel can dish out now, but still some serious pipes there.

Steve Perry has not sung a live note in almost 15 years and has not recorded an album in over 10.

There is no doubt about what he WAS, but there is serious doubt about what he IS now.

That is what I am getting it.

Until someone surpasses what he "was", he's the man. Nobody has.

That's open to interpretation. Don't let preference cloud objectivity; he is my favorite singer of all time, too, but there are several vocalists who rival him.

Rival, maybe? Surpass? FUCK, NO!

Still open to interpretation.

Ageed. But SP's influence is un-de-fucking-niable.

[Gideon]

Indeed.

Shame, like the rest of the band, he's tragically ignored.

[Jubilee]

WAS

You say that as if it were some sort of pejorative. It's not. Time inevitably passes, and what we're left with is the "legacy". In his day, Perry wasn't necessarily considered any of those things MS mentioned. He (and his voice) was savaged by so-called music critics. It's only with the passage of time that we're able to take a backward glance and really appreciate what a talent Perry really was. He didn't become "The Voice" until AFTER his career was, for the most part, done.

[Gideon]

WAS

You say that as if it were some sort of pejorative. It's not. Time inevitably passes, and what we're left with is the "legacy". In his day, Perry wasn't necessarily considered any of those things MS mentioned. He (and his voice) was savaged by so-called music critics. It's only with the passage of time that we're able to take a backward glance and really appreciate what a talent Perry really was. He didn't become "The Voice" until AFTER his career was, for the most part, done.

Don't read too much into Amaron's post. He may just be correctly pointing out that based on what we've heard, he doesn't enjoy the same abilities he once had.

[madsplash]

Indeed.

Shame, like the rest of the band, he's tragically ignored.

Not by anyone who knows anything. Any vocalist who ignores SP's influence, is a complete joke.

[Gideon]

Indeed.

Shame, like the rest of the band, he's tragically ignored.

Not by anyone who knows anything. Any vocalist who ignores SP's influence, is a complete joke.

The general public tends to have no idea about great talents like Steve Perry, Neal Schon, or Jonathan Cain.

[madsplash]

Indeed.

Shame, like the rest of the band, he's tragically ignored.

Not by anyone who knows anything. Any vocalist who ignores SP's influence, is a complete joke.

The general public tends to have no idea about great talents like Steve Perry, Neal Schon, or Jonathan Cain.

Well, who do they have an idea about? Kanye, Lil Wayne etc.....? I hope not. What a fucking joke those guys are. No talent hacks.

[Glenn]

WAS

Logically, we can conclude he is less than he once was, but there's no way to tell that he's bad now, if that's what you're getting at. I'm critical of the man and his voice, but even his works on Trial By Fire are pretty great; nothing approaching his prime or what Augeri, Soto, or Arnel can dish out now, but still some serious pipes there.

Steve Perry has not sung a live note in almost 15 years and has not recorded an album in over 10.

There is no doubt about what he WAS, but there is serious doubt about what he IS now.

That is what I am getting it.

Until someone surpasses what he "was", he's the man. Nobody has.

That's open to interpretation. Don't let preference cloud objectivity; he is my favorite singer of all time, too, but there are several vocalists who rival him.

Rival, maybe? Surpass? FUCK, NO!

Still open to interpretation.

Ageed. But SP's influence is un-de-fucking-niable.

After reading what seems like the 1,000,000 post of you promoting Perry, I am becoming more convinced each and every day that you
would get on your knees and blow that 60 year old man till the sun comes up.


That's dedication pal!