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Is Steve Perry Obsolete
July 2nd, 2010 | Author: Martell
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Now when you think Journey, you certainly don’t think Heavy Metal of course you don’t think small Philippine men either, but we’ll get to that. You see Journey has done some amazing things, they have been making music for over 30 years, had 7 straight multi-platinum albums from 1978 to 1987, 13 albums reach at least the gold standard and “Don’t Stop Believing” is the #1 downloaded song in the history of Itunes with over 2 million hits.


That’s a lot of success, but it still begs the question: “What in the hell is Journey doing on a Metal Blog site?” Well in short its because I find Journey’s current situation quite funny and I own part of this site. You see the “voice” of Journey has and will always be remembered as Steve Perry. Unless you listen to the new lead singer Arnel Pineda. Sure he doesn’t look like Steve Perry, but man oh man does he sound like him. In fact a lot of people who thought no one could replace Perry’s high octaves have since done a complete 180 and rocked out with the millions of fans on Journey’s latest world tour.

Arnel was found on YouTube doing covers of Journey songs. Journey was struggling at the time with fans not accepting Jeff Soto as the “King of the Power Ballads” so they gave Arnel a shot and he has delivered with a packed world tour and hit album of new material.

I guess people are willing to shut their eyes and dream of their youth when Journey was turned up loud to help get in your girls pants and keep your parents from not hearing the commotion.

If you don’t believe me check out the videos and tell us which sounds better or if they just sound the same. Close your eyes, it helps. To Arnel, keep living that dream man and making Journey a truly cultured worldly band. To Steve Perry, I’m sure some the local casino folks will remember “Oh Sherri.”



DISCLAIMER: I am not affiliated in any way with Glam metal. I have nothing to do with this article, I am just a poster.

Chubby321 wrote:Is Steve Perry Obsolete
July 2nd, 2010 | Author: Martell
http://www.welovemetal.com/newsite/word ... 2#more-112

Now when you think Journey, you certainly don’t think Heavy Metal of course you don’t think small Philippine men either, but we’ll get to that. You see Journey has done some amazing things, they have been making music for over 30 years, had 7 straight multi-platinum albums from 1978 to 1987, 13 albums reach at least the gold standard and “Don’t Stop Believing” is the #1 downloaded song in the history of Itunes with over 2 million hits.


That’s a lot of success, but it still begs the question: “What in the hell is Journey doing on a Metal Blog site?” Well in short its because I find Journey’s current situation quite funny and I own part of this site. You see the “voice” of Journey has and will always be remembered as Steve Perry. Unless you listen to the new lead singer Arnel Pineda. Sure he doesn’t look like Steve Perry, but man oh man does he sound like him. In fact a lot of people who thought no one could replace Perry’s high octaves have since done a complete 180 and rocked out with the millions of fans on Journey’s latest world tour.

Arnel was found on YouTube doing covers of Journey songs. Journey was struggling at the time with fans not accepting Jeff Soto as the “King of the Power Ballads” so they gave Arnel a shot and he has delivered with a packed world tour and hit album of new material.

I guess people are willing to shut their eyes and dream of their youth when Journey was turned up loud to help get in your girls pants and keep your parents from not hearing the commotion.

If you don’t believe me check out the videos and tell us which sounds better or if they just sound the same. Close your eyes, it helps. To Arnel, keep living that dream man and making Journey a truly cultured worldly band. To Steve Perry, I’m sure some the local casino folks will remember “Oh Sherri.”



DISCLAIMER: I am not affiliated in any way with Glam metal. I have nothing to do with this article, I am just a poster.

Um Chubby not a good idea....just sayin.

Chubby321 wrote:Is Steve Perry Obsolete
July 2nd, 2010 | Author: Martell
http://www.welovemetal.com/newsite/word ... 2#more-112

Now when you think Journey, you certainly don’t think Heavy Metal of course you don’t think small Philippine men either, but we’ll get to that. You see Journey has done some amazing things, they have been making music for over 30 years, had 7 straight multi-platinum albums from 1978 to 1987, 13 albums reach at least the gold standard and “Don’t Stop Believing” is the #1 downloaded song in the history of Itunes with over 2 million hits.


That’s a lot of success, but it still begs the question: “What in the hell is Journey doing on a Metal Blog site?” Well in short its because I find Journey’s current situation quite funny and I own part of this site. You see the “voice” of Journey has and will always be remembered as Steve Perry. Unless you listen to the new lead singer Arnel Pineda. Sure he doesn’t look like Steve Perry, but man oh man does he sound like him. In fact a lot of people who thought no one could replace Perry’s high octaves have since done a complete 180 and rocked out with the millions of fans on Journey’s latest world tour.

Arnel was found on YouTube doing covers of Journey songs. Journey was struggling at the time with fans not accepting Jeff Soto as the “King of the Power Ballads” so they gave Arnel a shot and he has delivered with a packed world tour and hit album of new material.

I guess people are willing to shut their eyes and dream of their youth when Journey was turned up loud to help get in your girls pants and keep your parents from not hearing the commotion.

If you don’t believe me check out the videos and tell us which sounds better or if they just sound the same. Close your eyes, it helps. To Arnel, keep living that dream man and making Journey a truly cultured worldly band. To Steve Perry, I’m sure some the local casino folks will remember “Oh Sherri.”



DISCLAIMER: I am not affiliated in any way with Glam metal. I have nothing to do with this article, I am just a poster who wants to worship Arnel Pineda, and will take any stab I can at Steve Perry (even thought he's the greatest singer of all time).

I agree 100% with both of these statements!

G.I.Jim wrote:

Chubby321 wrote:Is Steve Perry Obsolete
July 2nd, 2010 | Author: Martell
http://www.welovemetal.com/newsite/word ... 2#more-112

Now when you think Journey, you certainly don’t think Heavy Metal of course you don’t think small Philippine men either, but we’ll get to that. You see Journey has done some amazing things, they have been making music for over 30 years, had 7 straight multi-platinum albums from 1978 to 1987, 13 albums reach at least the gold standard and “Don’t Stop Believing” is the #1 downloaded song in the history of Itunes with over 2 million hits.


That’s a lot of success, but it still begs the question: “What in the hell is Journey doing on a Metal Blog site?” Well in short its because I find Journey’s current situation quite funny and I own part of this site. You see the “voice” of Journey has and will always be remembered as Steve Perry. Unless you listen to the new lead singer Arnel Pineda. Sure he doesn’t look like Steve Perry, but man oh man does he sound like him. In fact a lot of people who thought no one could replace Perry’s high octaves have since done a complete 180 and rocked out with the millions of fans on Journey’s latest world tour.

Arnel was found on YouTube doing covers of Journey songs. Journey was struggling at the time with fans not accepting Jeff Soto as the “King of the Power Ballads” so they gave Arnel a shot and he has delivered with a packed world tour and hit album of new material.

I guess people are willing to shut their eyes and dream of their youth when Journey was turned up loud to help get in your girls pants and keep your parents from not hearing the commotion.

If you don’t believe me check out the videos and tell us which sounds better or if they just sound the same. Close your eyes, it helps. To Arnel, keep living that dream man and making Journey a truly cultured worldly band. To Steve Perry, I’m sure some the local casino folks will remember “Oh Sherri.”



DISCLAIMER: I am not affiliated in any way with Glam metal. I have nothing to do with this article, I am just a poster who wants to worship Arnel Pineda, and will take any stab I can at Steve Perry (even thought he's the greatest singer of all time).

I agree 100% with both of these statements!

Metal Glam?????

WTF

Metal Glam?

Silly pinhead, let's actually look at the opinion of someone in the industry, a person who actually talks to Irving Azoff and the movers and shakers of Rock. A guy who has his own link on Billboard.biz.
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Glee At The Gibson

http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/ ... he-gibson/

Kids don’t like to compete, they like to PARTICIPATE!

"American Idol" is over. The construct was the contest, the appeal was the banter… Paula may have known bupkes about music, but she was a great foil for Simon, whose acerbic comments broke societal taboos and made us turn our heads the way we rubberneck to view accidents on the freeway. Yet it all worked if the ultimate winner became a star. But that formula is over. Can anybody but a dedicated viewer even tell you who won the past couple of years? The contestants may have good voices, but they lack charisma, their defining characteristic is a desire to make it. And we laugh at people like that. Don’t you know that’s why we love reality TV?

Whereas "Glee" is something completely different. It’s a traditional show, it’s fiction, and the stars are actors, with skills. It’s both a throwback and positively modern. Because we’re sick of the posers who have not paid their dues.

And however long the show lasts, the fascinating thing is that while prognosticators put forth the premise that music has died, killed by the Internet, and labels weep, this show is propped up by great tunes, that the public wants to not only buy, but sing!

"Glee" without music isn’t even "Degrassi".

Credit Jane Lynch, she’s a star, finally breaking out from the mockumentary circuit to ascend to the fame throne she deserves. But the set-up is flimsy, it’s the joy of music that makes "Glee" a hit. And if you’re in the audience for this seventy minute production, you cannot deny the power of song.

They do GaGa so well, you don’t have to see Ms. Germanotta.

And there are modern tracks and there’s even the Broadway staple "Defying Gravity" from "Wicked". But the triumphs are all classic rock.

To see the cast jump on trampolines during Van Halen’s "Jump" is to feel joyous, to jump up and down yourself.

And you know Freddie Mercury would be laughing, all the way to the bank, when he heard them do "Somebody To Love".

And these old acts do go to the bank. Journey sold over 150,000 copies of their greatest hits album after the episode featuring their music aired in the U.K.

And although Lea Michele is the eye candy, and has a long future in front of her, the stars of this show, the cherry atop the ice cream concoction, is that little ‘ol band from the Bay Area. It’s Steve Perry who is America’s biggest rock star, not Bruce Springsteen, certainly not Bon Jovi.

Sure, that’s overstatement, but Journey is the new Doors. A band that was successful during its heyday, derided at the time of its implosion, which experiences a renaissance years after its demise, when most people have forgotten it.

Credit "The Sopranos". How does the hippest show on TV, some say the best series ever, end with a frothy, poppy throwaway? Do we reevaluate the show, or the track? I still love "The Sopranos". And now I love "Don’t Stop Believin’".

And so does everybody else.

Not only the original Journey fans, who are legion, who could fill stadiums if the original band went back on tour, but the Boss himself. Did you see he insisted Sting close his Rainforest benefit with the Journey opus? The audio may not be great, but you’ve got to watch Elton, GaGa, Sting, the Boss, et al, belt out this number

"Don’t Stop Believin’" - Lady Gaga, Elton John, Springsteen, Sting, Blondie, Shirley Bassey

It makes you feel like we all live in one big universe, where no star towers over another, but music reigns supreme.

And the "Glee" live show opens with "Don’t Stop Believin’". But deeper in, there’s a medley. Well, that’s not a completely accurate description, it’s a mash-up/mix-up of "Anyway You Want It" and "Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’".

Na na na na na na, na na na na na, na na na na na, na na na na na na…

Some things never change. We like to sing along. We don’t only want the music in the people on stage, we want it in ourselves. And "Glee" is nothing so much as a celebration of the tunes. "American Idol" is a reality show. Featuring two-dimensional artists trying to inhabit real songs. "Glee" is inclusive, the performers have no pretense, they’re celebrating the music, not themselves.

And that’s the modern era.

We want to belong. And when you see "Glee" live, you feel like a member. Despite appearing different from so many in the audience, you know the power of song.

And that will never die. Write a great song and it lives forever.

"Glee" may die, but the transcendent numbers upon which it is based will continue to radiate. Watching this revue you can’t help but feel positive about the art form. TV shows fall by the wayside, but every note of a great song…stays in our brains for eternity!

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Not one mention of any singer that joined Journey after Mr. Obsolete.

Metal Glam?

G.I.Jim wrote:

Chubby321 wrote:Is Steve Perry Obsolete
July 2nd, 2010 | Author: Martell
http://www.welovemetal.com/newsite/word ... 2#more-112

Now when you think Journey, you certainly don’t think Heavy Metal of course you don’t think small Philippine men either, but we’ll get to that. You see Journey has done some amazing things, they have been making music for over 30 years, had 7 straight multi-platinum albums from 1978 to 1987, 13 albums reach at least the gold standard and “Don’t Stop Believing” is the #1 downloaded song in the history of Itunes with over 2 million hits.


That’s a lot of success, but it still begs the question: “What in the hell is Journey doing on a Metal Blog site?” Well in short its because I find Journey’s current situation quite funny and I own part of this site. You see the “voice” of Journey has and will always be remembered as Steve Perry. Unless you listen to the new lead singer Arnel Pineda. Sure he doesn’t look like Steve Perry, but man oh man does he sound like him. In fact a lot of people who thought no one could replace Perry’s high octaves have since done a complete 180 and rocked out with the millions of fans on Journey’s latest world tour.

Arnel was found on YouTube doing covers of Journey songs. Journey was struggling at the time with fans not accepting Jeff Soto as the “King of the Power Ballads” so they gave Arnel a shot and he has delivered with a packed world tour and hit album of new material.

I guess people are willing to shut their eyes and dream of their youth when Journey was turned up loud to help get in your girls pants and keep your parents from not hearing the commotion.

If you don’t believe me check out the videos and tell us which sounds better or if they just sound the same. Close your eyes, it helps. To Arnel, keep living that dream man and making Journey a truly cultured worldly band. To Steve Perry, I’m sure some the local casino folks will remember “Oh Sherri.”



DISCLAIMER: I am not affiliated in any way with Glam metal. I have nothing to do with this article, I am just a poster who wants to worship Arnel Pineda, and [b]will take any stab I can at Steve Perry (even thought he's the greatest singer of all time).

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I agree 100% with both of these statements!

I post articles most of the time but I refrain from personally insulting SP. Maybe we should count our "take any stab" posts and see who has more.

Hey I am a Skid Row fan....so well Metal Glam maybe.....but Journey???


Thanks Don....you always seem to come up with what needs to be said....I had no words!

I'm still trying to figure how a guy introduced as the singer of Journey has to be stuck singing a Bon Jovi medley in front of thousands of people while Deen Castronovo is allowed to go out there on solo gigs and sing Journey songs that he had no hand in either.

Is Deen considered more of a member than Arnel because he's been with the band longer? Like I said, the guy should be able to sing the Revelation material that is new and original, after all, that is the stuff that will be his legacy with the band.

Don wrote:I'm still trying to figure how a guy introduced as the singer of Journey has to be stuck singing a Bon Jovi medley in front of thousands of people while Deen Castronovo is allowed to go out there on solo gigs and sing Journey songs that he had no hand in either.

Is Deen considered more of a member than Arnel because he's been with the band longer? Like I said, the guy should be able to sing the Revelation material that is new and original, after all, that is the stuff that will be his legacy with the band.

I am officially lost....nothing really makes sense anymore.

[quote="Chubby321"]Is Steve Perry Obsolete
July 2nd, 2010 | Author: Martell
http://www.welovemetal.com/newsite/word ... 2#more-112

"I own part of this site"

Really? Didn't know that

I get it and agree with no singing the classics while not with the band. Perry is so active in the licensing of that stuff also, it really is best to see that material as Journey's gold mine and make sure it is only performed with the complete band.

How ever, Arnel has been with the band three years. It's his voice being heard when songs from Revelation are played on the radio. I think letting him sing those new songs now and then hurts nothing. It's definitely better then giving free publicity to Bon Jovi at least.

Duncan wrote:

Chubby321 wrote:Is Steve Perry Obsolete
July 2nd, 2010 | Author: Martell
http://www.welovemetal.com/newsite/word ... 2#more-112

"I own part of this site"

Really? Didn't know that

"Which is Steve Perry?"

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

TRAGChick wrote:

Duncan wrote:

Chubby321 wrote:Is Steve Perry Obsolete
July 2nd, 2010 | Author: Martell
http://www.welovemetal.com/newsite/word ... 2#more-112

"I own part of this site"

Really? Didn't know that

"Which is Steve Perry?"

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I think you meant are you fucking kidding me???.....just a little edit.

portland wrote:

TRAGChick wrote:

Duncan wrote:

Chubby321 wrote:Is Steve Perry Obsolete
July 2nd, 2010 | Author: Martell
http://www.welovemetal.com/newsite/word ... 2#more-112

"I own part of this site"

Really? Didn't know that

"Which is Steve Perry?"

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I think you meant are you fucking kidding me???.....just a little edit.

Yeah; you're right....just tryin' to be polite....

When the radio stops playing the dirty dozen and starts playing original Nomota material only, and when the TV/movie studios no longer have to go to Perry when they want to use songs he helped write, then we can call him obsolete.

Don wrote:When the radio stops playing the dirty dozen and starts playing original Nomota material only, and when the TV/movie studios no longer have to go to Perry when they want to use songs he helped write, then we can call him obsolete.

Never happen......Never....end of conversation.

TRAGChick wrote:

portland wrote:

TRAGChick wrote:

Duncan wrote:

Chubby321 wrote:Is Steve Perry Obsolete
July 2nd, 2010 | Author: Martell
http://www.welovemetal.com/newsite/word ... 2#more-112

"I own part of this site"

Really? Didn't know that

"Which is Steve Perry?"

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I think you meant are you fucking kidding me???.....just a little edit.

Yeah; you're right....just tryin' to be polite....

No time for that Nora!!! You can be polite later.

By the way, when I called Chubby a Pinhead, I meant it as a term of endearment. At least she has the guts to stand up for her idol, even when she is lining herself up for an ass whoopin'.

Don wrote:By the way, when I called Chubby a Pinhead, I meant it as a term of endearment. At least she has the guts to stand up for her idol, even when she is lining herself up for an ass whoopin'.

Gotta love the Chubster for lasting here and still cheerful.

Jana wrote:

Don wrote:By the way, when I called Chubby a Pinhead, I meant it as a term of endearment. At least she has the guts to stand up for her idol, even when she is lining herself up for an ass whoopin'.

Gotta love the Chubster for lasting here and still cheerful.

Agreed....but man that was asking for it.

Chubby is a Pinhead through and through...I respect that....I don't envy it.

portland wrote:

Jana wrote:

Don wrote:By the way, when I called Chubby a Pinhead, I meant it as a term of endearment. At least she has the guts to stand up for her idol, even when she is lining herself up for an ass whoopin'.

Gotta love the Chubster for lasting here and still cheerful.

Agreed....but man that was asking for it.

Chubby is a Pinhead through and through...I respect that....I don't envy it.

Why was that asking for it?? Chubby just posted what was stated on a metal forum and appears in a lot of other forums.

All I can say is You Go Chubs!!!!!!

RocknRoll wrote:

portland wrote:

Jana wrote:

Don wrote:By the way, when I called Chubby a Pinhead, I meant it as a term of endearment. At least she has the guts to stand up for her idol, even when she is lining herself up for an ass whoopin'.

Gotta love the Chubster for lasting here and still cheerful.

Agreed....but man that was asking for it.

Chubby is a Pinhead through and through...I respect that....I don't envy it.

Why was that asking for it?? Chubby just posted what was stated on a metal forum and appears in a lot of other forums.

All I can say is You Go Chubs!!!!!!

It was a post that will ask for many comments...no???

Obsolete

ADJECTIVE:

1. No longer in use:

Well?

Just sayin!

Since 78 wrote:Obsolete

ADJECTIVE:

1. No longer in use:

Well?

Just sayin!

Um on the radio daily....um so that ^^ does not work.

RocknRoll wrote:

portland wrote:

Jana wrote:

Don wrote:By the way, when I called Chubby a Pinhead, I meant it as a term of endearment. At least she has the guts to stand up for her idol, even when she is lining herself up for an ass whoopin'.

Gotta love the Chubster for lasting here and still cheerful.

Agreed....but man that was asking for it.

Chubby is a Pinhead through and through...I respect that....I don't envy it.

Why was that asking for it?? Chubby just posted what was stated on a metal forum and appears in a lot of other forums.

All I can say is You Go Chubs!!!!!!

Wohoooo GO ME!!!

portland wrote:
Chubby is a Pinhead through and through

Me a pinhead? Really?

Since 78 wrote:Obsolete

ADJECTIVE:

1. No longer in use:

Well?

Just sayin!

"No longer appropriate for the purpose it was obtained due either to the availability of better alternatives or change in user requirements."

portland wrote:

RocknRoll wrote:

portland wrote:

Jana wrote:

Don wrote:By the way, when I called Chubby a Pinhead, I meant it as a term of endearment. At least she has the guts to stand up for her idol, even when she is lining herself up for an ass whoopin'.

Gotta love the Chubster for lasting here and still cheerful.

Agreed....but man that was asking for it.

Chubby is a Pinhead through and through...I respect that....I don't envy it.

Why was that asking for it?? Chubby just posted what was stated on a metal forum and appears in a lot of other forums.

All I can say is You Go Chubs!!!!!!

It was a post that will ask for many comments...no???

So there are a few or maybe a lot of opinions out there that think todays Journey can still make a difference? I'm still supporting that!!

BTW: I'm on my 3rd glass of wine. Screw the diet!!!

WMGK, Philly's premier classic rock station, played Separate Ways this afternoon. When it was over, the DJ said 'that was Steve Perry and Journey with Separate Ways'...just as many radio stations have always announced their music. He'll never be obsolete.

Chubby321 wrote:

portland wrote:
Chubby is a Pinhead through and through

Me a pinhead? Really?

YEP!!!