Journey and Styx at the Santa Barbara Bowl

by **tater1977** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 4:02 am

Journey and Styx at the Santa Barbara Bowl

http://www.independent.com/news/2011/oc ... bara-bowl/

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

By Michelle Drown

Last Tuesday proved a gorgeous evening, and the Bowl’s capacity crowd was more than ready to rock to the way-back sounds of two hit-making bands from 20 years ago — Journey and Styx. The Chicago-formed prog-rock band Styx gave a tight, hour-long set, performing hits like “The Grand Illusion,” “Too Much Time on My Hands,” and the lovely arena ballad “Lady.” Original member Tommy Shaw led the charge with the vivacity of a newcomer, and the band displayed the chops of truly seasoned players. This they proved unequivocally with a spot-on rendition of the Beatles’ “I Am the Walrus.”

Next up was Journey. Once I recovered from the auditory and visual disconnect of current lead singer Arnel Pineda — whose voice booms despite his small stature — it was easy to be wowed by how good it all came across. Yes, he sounds nearly identical to Steve Perry, which is impressive enough, but Pineda’s talent doesn’t end at just mimicking the legendary singer’s vocals; he has a rich, sensuous timbre that brings a new level of grace to Journey’s classics. His nuanced vocals were especially evident on the ballads: Pineda’s voice on “Faithfully” was utterly gorgeous. With the band’s original guitarist Neal Schon and bassist Ross Valory, classically trained keyboardist Jonathan Cain, and drummer Deen Castronovo, Pineda was backed by tip-top pros who served up both wicked licks and killer beats.

by **brywool** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:31 am

Journey AND STYX?? HOLY CRAP! Awesome.

by **Archetype** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:16 pm

How did Styx end up on the bill?

by **SF-Dano** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:57 am

WTF??????

by **yogi** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 4:03 am

Tommy Shaw's first gigs even before Styx(MS Funk) were at bowling alley's. He may be returning to his roots.

How many people does it take to sell out a bowling alley? Do you count the people bowling on other lanes as actual attendance?

Can you imagine bowling for the league championship be in frame #10 needing a 29 for your squad to win and have Dont Stop Believing or Come Sail Away blasting out of the speakers overhead? Worse yet the songs are not even being sung by the actual singers that made these songs famous. Gutter ball!!!!!!!

You could change the song Open Arms to Open Frame. Just a thought!

by **Seven Wishes2** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:38 am

Dude, they sold 19,000 tickets to that venue. Put a sock in it.

by **yogi** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:06 am

How many lanes?

by **Michigan Girl** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:08 am

by **froy** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:23 pm

Seven Wishes wrote:Dude, they sold 19,000 tickets to that venue. Put a sock in it.

Styx sold about 180 of those tickets In Chicago they did not even sell out a 2000 seater. Styx Stynx

MR

Journey and Styx at the Santa Barbara Bowl

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