Everyman's Journey TWC On Demand

[Don]

For those interested, Time Warner on demand has the movie available now, in HD or standard definition. My guess is that other cable providers are offering it now too.

[Liam]

Saw this subject, and the first question that popped in my head was "why the fuck is it on The Weather Channel???"

[brywool]

Thanks! Just watched it on comcast. I loved it. Nice to see all the voice stuff he's gotta deal with (singer here)

[Gideon]

Don, work your magic and tell me whether or not this shit is accessible online.

[Rick]

It's on Charter as well.

[Don]

Amazon online video has it for $7 -3 day rental.

[slucero]

it's on Comcast as well..

[steveo777]

Just watched it on demand. I thought I had heard and seen it all and did not expect this to grab my heart the way it did. It's not perfect, but it was valuable to me. I'm glad the film got out.

[JRNYMAN]

WalMart has it available thru their VUDU On Demand service. All 3 resolutions (standard, HD and HDX are $6.99 for 48 hrs.

[tater1977]

Thanks..Just finished watching it....bedtime now

[Gideon]

Rented it from iTunes (and there may be severe fallout from that decision).
I don't watch a lot of documentaries, but this one kept my attention virtually the entire way through. (Which may owe more to my interest in the band than its construction.) That said, I really enjoyed it. I'm shocked at how huge of a role Jon played in the doc, I figured it would be the Arnel Pineda & Neal Schon show, but Jon was every bit as prominent as Neal.

As for Arnel, he exudes charisma and likeability. What a great man. My favorite part was the recording of City of Hope in the end credits, we get to see the band goofing off and having a great time and seemingly enjoying one another's company.

Good stuff.

7/10

[Rick]

I watched it last night, and thought it was good. I found some of the subtitles very hard to read, but other than that, it was very enjoyable.

[jrnyfan@nc.rr.com]

I saw it this week -- and really enjoyed it. Didn't think I would - how many times have I heard this story over the last few years? But I really enjoyed being in on some of the behind the scenes stuff -- like the set list meeting, what fun! Felt a little like Frontiers & Beyond (because voice-overs and things interrupted music clips).

[The_Noble_Cause]

Just watched it. Quick thoughts....

As others have noted, the film's flabby narrative needed an editor. Alot of cool stuff for die-hards, but it needed to be streamlined.

Lot of great behind-the-scene backstage repartee. The hotel songwriting session for "City of Hope" is a treat. I love Cain and Schon patting themselves on the back for the most insipid cliche lyrics ("...across oceans of blue, a place where a dream can come true"), as if they just cured polio. It's great.

Cain seems to take a vested stake in preserving Arnel's vocal health, and speaks about the risks of singing the dozen, as if it's life or death.

Cool albeit brief nod to Augeri's tenure.

Learning that Arnel's wife is named "Cherry" and yet, despite all the covers The Zoo band performed, they never did Steve Perry's "Oh Sherry." You would think it would be a natural.

I was also concerned to hear about the inconsistency in Arnel's performances. Cain said when Arnel auditioned he wasn't that great. Then, the next day, he came in and kicked ass. Arnel in the interview at one mentions that he's tired of being on steroids and wants to be healthy. I'm pretty sure vocal steroids where the downfall of Perry and Augeri. I don't want to read too much into things. Hopefully, he's on steroids for something else.

[Rick]

Just watched it. Quick thoughts....

As others have noted, the film's flabby narrative needed an editor. Alot of cool stuff for die-hards, but it needed to be streamlined.

Lot of great behind-the-scene backstage repartee. The hotel songwriting session for "City of Hope" is a treat. I love Cain and Schon patting themselves on the back for the most insipid cliche lyrics ("...across oceans of blue, a place where a dream can come true"), as if they just cured polio. It's great.

Cain seems to take a vested stake in preserving Arnel's vocal health, and speaks about the risks of singing the dozen, as if it's life or death.

Cool albeit brief nod to Augeri's tenure.

Learning that Arnel's wife is named "Cherry" and yet, despite all the covers The Zoo band performed, they never did Steve Perry's "Oh Sherry." You would think it would be a natural.

I was also concerned to hear about the inconsistency in Arnel's performances. Cain said when Arnel auditioned he wasn't that great. Then, the next day, he came in and kicked ass. Arnel in the interview at one mentions that he's tired of being on steroids and wants to be healthy. I'm pretty sure vocal steroids where the downfall of Perry and Augeri. I don't want to read too much into things. Hopefully, he's on steroids for something else.

Me too. I thought the same thing. Could be for allergies though. I sure hope so.

[jrny84]

Watched it last night, thought it was a well put together documentary. Cain seems to be the one that really pulls the band together and is sort of the glue that keeps things going and gelling. Ross looks pretty old and Deen seems to like the "F" word alot.

[Eric]

I'm in the credits!

[steveo777]

One of the truly heart touching moments for me was seeing Arnel's wife, Cherry, holding his son, Cherub, and you could just see how proud she was seeing him up there singing in front of all those people. Suddenly all things seemed worthwhile.

[Vocalsmanvocals]

Great movie!! I started watching the movie and thought it was so weird to finally watch a movie that was 5 years in the making! Thanks to the band, crew, and to the director of the movie for finally making this happen. As a fan, it was just awesome to see a movie about your band.

We are shown inspiration, sheer will, shattered youth, and driven success. Very cool to see the backstage interaction and
preparation from the band. Neat to see the writing team of Jon and Neal in action. The rise from the ashes of Arnel Pineda is one, heart warming story.

5 out of 5 for Everyman's Journey!

[Rick]

I'm in the credits!

Cool! What did you do to get in there?

Rip Rokken is in the live concert footage in Manila. Saw him really well at one point.

[steveo777]

I'm in the credits!

Cool! What did you do to get in there?

Rip Rokken is in the live concert footage in Manila. Saw him really well at one point.

Saw his ugly ass too many times. LOL

[Rick]

I'm in the credits!

Cool! What did you do to get in there?

Rip Rokken is in the live concert footage in Manila. Saw him really well at one point.

Saw his ugly ass too many times. LOL

Rip's not ugly. My wife said he's a nice looking man. Loved his pony tail.

[JRNYMAN]

I'm in the credits!

I'm actually in the film! Well, part of me is. Toward the end during the M&G at the Phoenix show right after the lady is talking about the mural she was having signed and the hand-drawn pictures with all the Filipino women discussing them. Immediately after that part you see Arnel standing outside (yeah, the M&G was real classy that night... standing outside behind the stage area next to the buses... ) signing stuff for a fan and the woman tells him "No, don't sign it, it's for you". I'm standing right behind her and half of me is visible.

:lol: Rip's not ugly. My wife said he's a nice looking man. Loved his pony tail.

Agreed! Rip's a very pretty man!!

[Eric]

I'm in the credits!

Cool! What did you do to get in there?

Rip Rokken is in the live concert footage in Manila. Saw him really well at one point.

That early fundraising stuff they did...may have been some feedback early too. I actually forgot - it had been awhile.

[The_Noble_Cause]

One moment in the film that is sad....before a show, Neal tells the bandmates that he has heard from Irving (presumably Azoff) and that Irving said that the band is back. Neal is all impressed and proud and then comments that this is very important. Uh, is it? Azoff may have some sort of weird stranglehold and sway over the industry, bu truthfully, he is about as relevant as Clive Davis. These old kingmakers and titans of the music biz are very much a thing of the past. In general, I was not impressed by Journey's management in the documentary at all.

[Gideon]

One moment in the film that is sad....before a show, Neal tells the bandmates that he has heard from Irving (presumably Azoff) and that Irving said that the band is back. Neal is all impressed and proud and then comments that this is very important. Uh, is it? Azoff may have some sort of weird stranglehold and sway over the industry, bu truthfully, he is about as relevant as Clive Davis. These old kingmakers and titans of the music biz are very much a thing of the past. In general, I was not impressed by Journey's management in the documentary at all.

Hard to top Herbie Herbert, the only irreplaceable Journeyman. Baruck's restraint of Arnel is fine in theory, but it sounds like he was trying to preclude any glimmer of originality.

[JRNYMAN]

Baruck's restraint of Arnel is fine in theory, but it sounds like he was trying to preclude any glimmer of originality.

Very well put, Gid. He definitely came off to me as wanting Arnel to be a puppet. And I think he may have even realized that at some point - maybe an early screening of the dailies - and decided he needed to soften that image of himself so he then added the part in which he talks about Arnel now being a full member of Journey and him getting 1/5 of the profits, yada, yada. I'm speculating of course but I can see that happening.

[Frontiers65]

Looks like I will have to check it out. Anyway....I am in the ROR documentary, and in the WCTNGOF music video. They filmed the doc mostly here in Seattle when they did their 2 night concerts here. It is cool to be part of Journey history.

[Gideon]

Baruck's restraint of Arnel is fine in theory, but it sounds like he was trying to preclude any glimmer of originality.

Very well put, Gid. He definitely came off to me as wanting Arnel to be a puppet. And I think he may have even realized that at some point - maybe an early screening of the dailies - and decided he needed to soften that image of himself so he then added the part in which he talks about Arnel now being a full member of Journey and him getting 1/5 of the profits, yada, yada. I'm speculating of course but I can see that happening.

Yup.

No doubt that Arnel needs continuous coaching and mentoring with technique (I think he said his lessons with Jon constituted the first of this he'd ever received in 40 years) and Baruck's criticism was legitimate: he needs to focus less on running around and more on singing. But his athletic approach is energizing to plenty of folks. With Ross, Jon, and even Neal often evincing lethargy, Arnel's "Bruce Lee/David Lee Roth" approach is fine.

[JRNYMAN]

Baruck's restraint of Arnel is fine in theory, but it sounds like he was trying to preclude any glimmer of originality.

Very well put, Gid. He definitely came off to me as wanting Arnel to be a puppet. And I think he may have even realized that at some point - maybe an early screening of the dailies - and decided he needed to soften that image of himself so he then added the part in which he talks about Arnel now being a full member of Journey and him getting 1/5 of the profits, yada, yada. I'm speculating of course but I can see that happening.

Yup.

No doubt that Arnel needs continuous coaching and mentoring with technique (I think he said his lessons with Jon constituted the first of this he'd ever received in 40 years) and Baruck's criticism was legitimate: he needs to focus less on running around and more on singing. But his athletic approach is energizing to plenty of folks. With Ross, Jon, and even Neal often evincing lethargy, Arnel's "Bruce Lee/David Lee Roth" approach is fine.

My favorite part of the Vina del Mar show was watching the reactions of the rest of the band as they watched him transform into Ricochet Rabbit! I'm seriously surprised none of them screwed up at some point because they were definitely concentrating more on Arnel than on what they were doing - especially deen! You notice though that the very next time we see Arnel is at the Vegas show and he was dramatically subdued. However, the previous night, they played that ReMax private gig and I've seen some vids from that show and he was pretty mobile.