Can't touch this...

[i]

Journey - Mother, Father (1981 Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcAcDySpskk

Love stumbling across this one - gives me chills every time I see it -

Perry gave every ounce, didn't he...

& How lucky are we, that this untouchable, peak-moment-in-time, was so beautifully captured,,,

man, what a killer show this was

.

[Everett]

I thought this was gonna be the mc hammer song

[i]

I thought this was gonna be the mc hammer song

heheh! that's what I was hearing as i was posting this,, lol

well, a perry version,, anyway (to the same beat)

"NA-nanana,, nanna,, nanna,,,, u can't touch this
na-nanana,, nanna,, nanna,,,, cuz ima rockgod,,, "


.

[TRAGChick]

Journey - Mother, Father (1981 Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcAcDySpskk

Love stumbling across this one - gives me chills every time I see it -

Perry gave every ounce, didn't he...

How lucky are we, that this untouchable, peak moment-in-time was so beautifully captured,,,

VERY lucky.

I watched it with Studio Headphones on.....there are NO MISTAKES.
If this was never documented, I would not believe that such a voice is possible to have.

If I were to sum up Steve Perry in 2 words, based on this performance, they would be:
Laser Precision.

[i]

Journey - Mother, Father (1981 Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcAcDySpskk

Love stumbling across this one - gives me chills every time I see it -

Perry gave every ounce, didn't he...

How lucky are we, that this untouchable, peak moment-in-time was so beautifully captured,,,

VERY lucky.

I watched it with Studio Headphones on.....there are NO MISTAKES.
If this was never documented, I would not believe that such a voice is possible to have.

If I were to sum up Steve Perry in 2 words, based on this performance, they would be:
Laser Precision.

and as beautiful as it is, it's a really great ROCK vocal, if that makes sense,, lol.. I just love the way he sings every note of this,,

all while seeming to feel every word of the song... AND engaging the audience,,,

just a masterful performance, imo



.

[Suzanne]

Sigh... I SO wish I could have seen that concert. Awesome.

[*Laura]

Best. Performance. Ever.

[Since 78]

Word

[sp old ldy]

Journey - Mother, Father (1981 Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcAcDySpskk

Love stumbling across this one - gives me chills every time I see it -

Perry gave every ounce, didn't he...

How lucky are we, that this untouchable, peak moment-in-time was so beautifully captured,,,

VERY lucky.

I watched it with Studio Headphones on.....there are NO MISTAKES.
If this was never documented, I would not believe that such a voice is possible to have.

If I were to sum up Steve Perry in 2 words, based on this performance, they would be:
Laser Precision.

and as beautiful as it is, it's a really great ROCK vocal, if that makes sense,, lol.. I just love the way he sings every note of this,,

all while seeming to feel every word of the song... AND engaging the audience,,,

just a masterful performance, imo



.

Listening to that makes me weak, SO much emotion..........

[JustMyStyle]

[quote="Suzanne"]Sigh... I SO wish I could have seen that concert. Awesome.[/quote

The Houston concert reminds me of the one I saw in Boston..... what a great concert!!!

[Babyblue]

Journey - Mother, Father (1981 Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcAcDySpskk

Love stumbling across this one - gives me chills every time I see it -

Perry gave every ounce, didn't he...

& How lucky are we, that this untouchable, peak-moment-in-time, was so beautifully captured,,,

man, what a killer show this was

.

So AMAZING I am glad i got to see it. He is and will always have a voice of an Angle

[Art Vandelay]

Journey - Mother, Father (1981 Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcAcDySpskk

Love stumbling across this one - gives me chills every time I see it -

Perry gave every ounce, didn't he...

& How lucky are we, that this untouchable, peak-moment-in-time, was so beautifully captured,,,

man, what a killer show this was

.

So AMAZING I am glad i got to see it. He is and will always have a voice of an Angle

Angel

[froy]

Journey - Mother, Father (1981 Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcAcDySpskk

Love stumbling across this one - gives me chills every time I see it -

Perry gave every ounce, didn't he...

& How lucky are we, that this untouchable, peak-moment-in-time, was so beautifully captured,,,

Stunning vocals One of the best Journey songs ever

[shaneslatts]

Best. Performance. Ever.

Yup, bar NONE
When I first heard this song years ago, I thought that the insane high vocal at the end was an instrument.
Then when I saw the video, I realized I was right.
The instrument was Steve Perrys voice

[tbear1256]

Thank you for sharing this video performance.

The song is amazing!!

The singer is incredible!!!!!!

No one can match "The Voice", no matter how hard they try!!!!

Peace.

TV : )

[shaneslatts]

When I think back on Steve Perrys performance, the main thing I hear is a true vocalist singing Rock.
He had 10 times the pipes that your dads singers had, there just wasn't anyone else to compare him with.
I think at the time we took Steve Perrys voice for granted, as if there would be others.
Now we know better, don't we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFn1xnPN ... re=related

[i]

When I first heard this song years ago, I thought that the insane high vocal at the end was an instrument.
Then when I saw the video, I realized I was right.

lol, heard that


.

[slucero]

When I think back on Steve Perrys performance, the main thing I hear is a true vocalist singing Rock.
He had 10 times the pipes that your dads singers had, there just wasn't anyone else to compare him with.
I think at the time we took Steve Perrys voice for granted, as if there would be others.
Now we know better, don't we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFn1xnPN ... re=related

fark... farking bell tones... wow... man i miss this voice... what a magical time this was....

I feel very fortunate to have seen SP in his prime..

[Michigan Girl]

When I think back on Steve Perrys performance, the main thing I hear is a true vocalist singing Rock.
He had 10 times the pipes that your dads singers had, there just wasn't anyone else to compare him with.
I think at the time we took Steve Perrys voice for granted, as if there would be others.
Now we know better, don't we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFn1xnPN ... re=related

Or that he would be around forever ...beautifully stated, shaneslatts!!

[perryfaithful]

wow

wow


wow

[shaneslatts]

When I think back on Steve Perrys performance, the main thing I hear is a true vocalist singing Rock.
He had 10 times the pipes that your dads singers had, there just wasn't anyone else to compare him with.
I think at the time we took Steve Perrys voice for granted, as if there would be others.
Now we know better, don't we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFn1xnPN ... re=related

Or that he would be around forever ...beautifully stated, shaneslatts!!

If I may tell this, its a kind of personal story.
My dad, was a singer, or better put, a crooner. He sang' for his supper' back the the 1930s.
There would be contests and such, and very often my dads counterpart would be Frank Sinatra, then an unknown.
My dad told me that more often then not, both he and Sinatra would finish behind another performer, whose name I can not recall...
Now, my dad was probably a lot like your dads, He preferred the Swing Music of his day, but he had a great 'ear' for real vocal talent.
One day, back in the day in 1978, we were in a car driving somewhere and he was playing Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis on the cassette player, all the while saying that ' just listen to these guys sing, no one today can sing like these guys could'.
I had just got my new Infinity cassette, and ' Lights' came on.
My dad just sat there and smiled, and asked me who the lead singer was, and I told him its a new guy named Steve Perry.
He asked me to rewind it and play the song again, and he said to me that he had never heard a voice like that before. For my dad, that was no understatement. He had seen Jolson, Sinatra, Crosby and all the rest in person.
The other thing he said to me was ' well, with all of this modern recoding equipment, his voice must be altered in some way.
Not too long after that, my dad and I caught this video on TV, again , back in 1978

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6NHCwHV ... re=related

The old man was floored
He said "that guy could be the biggest talent I have ever seen".
Now, years have gone by, and singers have come and gone.
My dad passed away that same year, in 1978.
And really, what popular musical vocalist has filled Steve Perrys shoes since that time?
I think if my dad was here, he would say the same thing I am about to say

No one

[Don]

When I think back on Steve Perrys performance, the main thing I hear is a true vocalist singing Rock.
He had 10 times the pipes that your dads singers had, there just wasn't anyone else to compare him with.
I think at the time we took Steve Perrys voice for granted, as if there would be others.
Now we know better, don't we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFn1xnPN ... re=related

Or that he would be around forever ...beautifully stated, shaneslatts!!

If I may tell this, its a kind of personal story.
My dad, was a singer, or better put, a crooner. He sang' for his supper' back the the 1930s.
There would be contests and such, and very often my dads counterpart would be Frank Sinatra, then an unknown.
My dad told me that more often then not, both he and Sinatra would finish behind another performer, whose name I can not recall...
Now, my dad was probably a lot like your dads, He preferred the Swing Music of his day, but he had a great 'ear' for real vocal talent.
One day, back in the day in 1978, we were in a car driving somewhere and he was playing Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis on the cassette player, all the while saying that ' just listen to these guys sing, no one today can sing like these guys could'.
I had just got my new Infinity cassette, and ' Lights' came on.
My dad just sat there and smiled, and asked me who the lead singer was, and I told him its a new guy named Steve Perry.
He asked me to rewind it and play the song again, and he said to me that he had never heard a voice like that before. For my dad, that was no understatement. He had seen Jolson, Sinatra, Crosby and all the rest in person.
The other thing he said to me was ' well, with all of this modern recoding equipment, his voice must be altered in some way.
Not too long after that, my dad and I caught this video on TV, again , back in 1978

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6NHCwHV ... re=related

The old man was floored
He said "that guy could be the biggest talent I have ever seen".
Now, years have gone by, and singers have come and gone.
My dad passed away that same year, in 1978.
And really, what popular musical vocalist has filled Steve Perrys shoes since that time?
I think if my dad was here, he would say the same thing I am about to say

No one

I love Johnny Mathis' voice. When he brings his volume up from zero to ten during the middle of the song Misty, it just blows me away.

[i]

wow

wow


wow

lol, couldn't have said it better

[portland]

Just Perfect!

Always has been my favorite!

[Art Vandelay]

When I think back on Steve Perrys performance, the main thing I hear is a true vocalist singing Rock.
He had 10 times the pipes that your dads singers had, there just wasn't anyone else to compare him with.
I think at the time we took Steve Perrys voice for granted, as if there would be others.
Now we know better, don't we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFn1xnPN ... re=related

Or that he would be around forever ...beautifully stated, shaneslatts!!

If I may tell this, its a kind of personal story.
My dad, was a singer, or better put, a crooner. He sang' for his supper' back the the 1930s.
There would be contests and such, and very often my dads counterpart would be Frank Sinatra, then an unknown.
My dad told me that more often then not, both he and Sinatra would finish behind another performer, whose name I can not recall...
Now, my dad was probably a lot like your dads, He preferred the Swing Music of his day, but he had a great 'ear' for real vocal talent.
One day, back in the day in 1978, we were in a car driving somewhere and he was playing Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis on the cassette player, all the while saying that ' just listen to these guys sing, no one today can sing like these guys could'.
I had just got my new Infinity cassette, and ' Lights' came on.
My dad just sat there and smiled, and asked me who the lead singer was, and I told him its a new guy named Steve Perry.
He asked me to rewind it and play the song again, and he said to me that he had never heard a voice like that before. For my dad, that was no understatement. He had seen Jolson, Sinatra, Crosby and all the rest in person.
The other thing he said to me was ' well, with all of this modern recoding equipment, his voice must be altered in some way.
Not too long after that, my dad and I caught this video on TV, again , back in 1978

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6NHCwHV ... re=related

The old man was floored
He said "that guy could be the biggest talent I have ever seen".
Now, years have gone by, and singers have come and gone.
My dad passed away that same year, in 1978.
And really, what popular musical vocalist has filled Steve Perrys shoes since that time?
I think if my dad was here, he would say the same thing I am about to say

No one

Fantastic story...thank you for sharing. The singers from your dad's generation knew how to sing. They knew how to keep control of their voices and treat it as a precious instrument. I have total respect for all singers that came from that era, and Perry definitely fits in with them.
I still believe that Sinatra had the perfect set of pipes. Many people may not prefer his voice or singing style, but every note that he hit was intentional and usually done in one take.

[Carrington]

It was a fantastic show, and I could'nt have picked a better one to be my first Journey concert either!....

[shaneslatts]

When I think back on Steve Perrys performance, the main thing I hear is a true vocalist singing Rock.
He had 10 times the pipes that your dads singers had, there just wasn't anyone else to compare him with.
I think at the time we took Steve Perrys voice for granted, as if there would be others.
Now we know better, don't we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFn1xnPN ... re=related

Or that he would be around forever ...beautifully stated, shaneslatts!!

If I may tell this, its a kind of personal story.
My dad, was a singer, or better put, a crooner. He sang' for his supper' back the the 1930s.
There would be contests and such, and very often my dads counterpart would be Frank Sinatra, then an unknown.
My dad told me that more often then not, both he and Sinatra would finish behind another performer, whose name I can not recall...
Now, my dad was probably a lot like your dads, He preferred the Swing Music of his day, but he had a great 'ear' for real vocal talent.
One day, back in the day in 1978, we were in a car driving somewhere and he was playing Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis on the cassette player, all the while saying that ' just listen to these guys sing, no one today can sing like these guys could'.
I had just got my new Infinity cassette, and ' Lights' came on.
My dad just sat there and smiled, and asked me who the lead singer was, and I told him its a new guy named Steve Perry.
He asked me to rewind it and play the song again, and he said to me that he had never heard a voice like that before. For my dad, that was no understatement. He had seen Jolson, Sinatra, Crosby and all the rest in person.
The other thing he said to me was ' well, with all of this modern recoding equipment, his voice must be altered in some way.
Not too long after that, my dad and I caught this video on TV, again , back in 1978

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6NHCwHV ... re=related

The old man was floored
He said "that guy could be the biggest talent I have ever seen".
Now, years have gone by, and singers have come and gone.
My dad passed away that same year, in 1978.
And really, what popular musical vocalist has filled Steve Perrys shoes since that time?
I think if my dad was here, he would say the same thing I am about to say

No one

Fantastic story...thank you for sharing. The singers from your dad's generation knew how to sing. They knew how to keep control of their voices and treat it as a precious instrument. I have total respect for all singers that came from that era, and Perry definitely fits in with them.
I still believe that Sinatra had the perfect set of pipes. Many people may not prefer his voice or singing style, but every note that he hit was intentional and usually done in one take.

Thank you.
As far as phrasing went, no one could compare with Sinatra.
As far as an easy delivery, the closest to Perry would have been Mathis, in my opinion. Not that their styles were the same, but at times you could hear a little bit of Mathis in a ballad, especially ' Faithfully '
They both had the ability to take a very difficult lyric to sing look easy, almost effortless. ..... till you tried it yourself.

[Art Vandelay]

When I think back on Steve Perrys performance, the main thing I hear is a true vocalist singing Rock.
He had 10 times the pipes that your dads singers had, there just wasn't anyone else to compare him with.
I think at the time we took Steve Perrys voice for granted, as if there would be others.
Now we know better, don't we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFn1xnPN ... re=related

Or that he would be around forever ...beautifully stated, shaneslatts!!

If I may tell this, its a kind of personal story.
My dad, was a singer, or better put, a crooner. He sang' for his supper' back the the 1930s.
There would be contests and such, and very often my dads counterpart would be Frank Sinatra, then an unknown.
My dad told me that more often then not, both he and Sinatra would finish behind another performer, whose name I can not recall...
Now, my dad was probably a lot like your dads, He preferred the Swing Music of his day, but he had a great 'ear' for real vocal talent.
One day, back in the day in 1978, we were in a car driving somewhere and he was playing Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis on the cassette player, all the while saying that ' just listen to these guys sing, no one today can sing like these guys could'.
I had just got my new Infinity cassette, and ' Lights' came on.
My dad just sat there and smiled, and asked me who the lead singer was, and I told him its a new guy named Steve Perry.
He asked me to rewind it and play the song again, and he said to me that he had never heard a voice like that before. For my dad, that was no understatement. He had seen Jolson, Sinatra, Crosby and all the rest in person.
The other thing he said to me was ' well, with all of this modern recoding equipment, his voice must be altered in some way.
Not too long after that, my dad and I caught this video on TV, again , back in 1978

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6NHCwHV ... re=related

The old man was floored
He said "that guy could be the biggest talent I have ever seen".
Now, years have gone by, and singers have come and gone.
My dad passed away that same year, in 1978.
And really, what popular musical vocalist has filled Steve Perrys shoes since that time?
I think if my dad was here, he would say the same thing I am about to say

No one

Fantastic story...thank you for sharing. The singers from your dad's generation knew how to sing. They knew how to keep control of their voices and treat it as a precious instrument. I have total respect for all singers that came from that era, and Perry definitely fits in with them.
I still believe that Sinatra had the perfect set of pipes. Many people may not prefer his voice or singing style, but every note that he hit was intentional and usually done in one take.

Thank you.
As far as phrasing went, no one could compare with Sinatra.
As far as an easy delivery, the closest to Perry would have been Mathis, in my opinion. Not that their styles were the same, but at times you could hear a little bit of Mathis in a ballad, especially ' Faithfully '
They both had the ability to take a very difficult lyric to sing look easy, almost effortless. ..... till you tried it yourself.

Well said...bravo!

[shaneslatts]

I know this is a Steve Perry thread, but this 'medley' by Johnny Mathis really ilustrates what a great singer he was.
He is climbing all over the place, and its seemingly effortless
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tig6iHhAZF0

When I think back on Steve Perrys performance, the main thing I hear is a true vocalist singing Rock.
He had 10 times the pipes that your dads singers had, there just wasn't anyone else to compare him with.
I think at the time we took Steve Perrys voice for granted, as if there would be others.
Now we know better, don't we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFn1xnPN ... re=related

Or that he would be around forever ...beautifully stated, shaneslatts!!

If I may tell this, its a kind of personal story.
My dad, was a singer, or better put, a crooner. He sang' for his supper' back the the 1930s.
There would be contests and such, and very often my dads counterpart would be Frank Sinatra, then an unknown.
My dad told me that more often then not, both he and Sinatra would finish behind another performer, whose name I can not recall...
Now, my dad was probably a lot like your dads, He preferred the Swing Music of his day, but he had a great 'ear' for real vocal talent.
One day, back in the day in 1978, we were in a car driving somewhere and he was playing Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis on the cassette player, all the while saying that ' just listen to these guys sing, no one today can sing like these guys could'.
I had just got my new Infinity cassette, and ' Lights' came on.
My dad just sat there and smiled, and asked me who the lead singer was, and I told him its a new guy named Steve Perry.
He asked me to rewind it and play the song again, and he said to me that he had never heard a voice like that before. For my dad, that was no understatement. He had seen Jolson, Sinatra, Crosby and all the rest in person.
The other thing he said to me was ' well, with all of this modern recoding equipment, his voice must be altered in some way.
Not too long after that, my dad and I caught this video on TV, again , back in 1978

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6NHCwHV ... re=related

The old man was floored
He said "that guy could be the biggest talent I have ever seen".
Now, years have gone by, and singers have come and gone.
My dad passed away that same year, in 1978.
And really, what popular musical vocalist has filled Steve Perrys shoes since that time?
I think if my dad was here, he would say the same thing I am about to say

No one

Fantastic story...thank you for sharing. The singers from your dad's generation knew how to sing. They knew how to keep control of their voices and treat it as a precious instrument. I have total respect for all singers that came from that era, and Perry definitely fits in with them.
I still believe that Sinatra had the perfect set of pipes. Many people may not prefer his voice or singing style, but every note that he hit was intentional and usually done in one take.

Thank you.
As far as phrasing went, no one could compare with Sinatra.
As far as an easy delivery, the closest to Perry would have been Mathis, in my opinion. Not that their styles were the same, but at times you could hear a little bit of Mathis in a ballad, especially ' Faithfully '
They both had the ability to take a very difficult lyric to sing look easy, almost effortless. ..... till you tried it yourself.

Well said...bravo!