Who thinks...?

[LazzMan]

After listening to the new single and considering that Steve's passion for music has returned (for now) I wanted to pose the question.

Who thinks that someone (I don't care who) gets Steve together with Neal and Steve Smith in the studio to do some collaborating? Not Journey. Totally new material. Imagine all of that musical talent in the same studio...what they could create. That would be magic IMO. AND it would be a total inspiration to all three of them.

Thoughts...?

[annie89509]

Come on, Neal ... go have coffee ... leave your LadyM home, though ...

[perryfan61]

Come on, Neal ... go have coffee ... leave your LadyM home, though ...

I agree

[brandonx76]

I love that we're suggesting Neal, Smith and Perry get together...its an interesting combo...but I think there's really something of great potential related to the Journey Through Time concept...imagine having Dean and Arnel 'backup' Perry? Shoot I'd even go for double drums. And Rolie and Cain too...a limited run of shows...I'd pay to see that!!

[S2M]

I love that we're suggesting Neal, Smith and Perry get together...its an interesting combo...but I think there's really something of great potential related to the Journey Through Time concept...imagine having Dean and Arnel 'backup' Perry? Shoot I'd even go for double drums. And Rolie and Cain too...a limited run of shows...I'd pay to see that!!

Dean has 10x the voice Arnel has...Arnel STILL has diction issues.

Neal could have had Chalfant...passed on him

HAD Soto....whatever happened there

Never even thought about Kelty...who, incidently, sounds the most like SP.

Arnel's diction issues aside....Journey doesn't seem to have the songwriting chops anymore. The songs are bland as fuck. I'm not holding out hope for 'Traces' either. 'No Escapin' is a DECENT song, no great shakes though. But I'm glad SP has decided to unearth music he's been sitting on for aeons.

[jrny84]

I really hope Neal and Steve at least have coffee, but it always seems like Steve keeps his distance. Before this album I would have said no to them getting together, but I think Steve has really opened himself back up, and at this point I believe anything is possible. In time, I can see Neal and Steve possibly doing something together.

[brandonx76]

Journey doesn't seem to have the songwriting chops anymore

So, yeah I have to call out the STRONG material from TBF....I would also say that 'The SUM is greater than the parts'....as far as what WE as fans enjoy about the band, I think there's a magic combination happening when those stars aline...and from watching some of the recent Perry interviews, he's way respectful of the bands past and present.

Also, between Soul Circkus, Generations, Arrival, Revelation....there's a PERFECT non-Perrry Journey album within.

[LazzMan]

Journey doesn't seem to have the songwriting chops anymore

So, yeah I have to call out the STRONG material from TBF....I would also say that 'The SUM is greater than the parts'....as far as what WE as fans enjoy about the band, I think there's a magic combination happening when those stars aline...and from watching some of the recent Perry interviews, he's way respectful of the bands past and present.

Also, between Soul Circkus, Generations, Arrival, Revelation....there's a PERFECT non-Perrry Journey album within.

That's the issue. HUGE miss in songwriting. OK, let's all admit that Perry can't sing like he did back in '81. He's 69 years old. No one would expect him to. BUT his songwriting is, as much (maybe more) as his vocals, what put them over the top. It doesn't need to be Journey. Most folks wouldn't want it to be Journey. Forget about the typical (yet classic) Journey songs. Get them collaborating and you would have one hell of a cool (blues?) album.