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yogi wrote:Many of you believe that Steve Perry's voice is shot and that it could not withstand a tour. Personally I do NOT believe that, but hell I cant tell the difference in his singing from Escape to Raised On Radio to Trial By Fire. To me they all sound SUPER and the same!!!
yogi wrote: My question is do you think Journey could hit again if they went into the studio and recorded with Steve Perry then went out and toured with Steve Augeri.
jrnyman28 wrote:yogi wrote: My question is do you think Journey could hit again if they went into the studio and recorded with Steve Perry then went out and toured with Steve Augeri.
That was suggested back in 1998, Perry declined.
NoMoreTails wrote:jrnyman28 wrote:yogi wrote: My question is do you think Journey could hit again if they went into the studio and recorded with Steve Perry then went out and toured with Steve Augeri.
That was suggested back in 1998, Perry declined.
I think Neal also said at some point that he didn't see the sense in it.
jrnyman28 wrote:NoMoreTails wrote:jrnyman28 wrote:yogi wrote: My question is do you think Journey could hit again if they went into the studio and recorded with Steve Perry then went out and toured with Steve Augeri.
That was suggested back in 1998, Perry declined.
I think Neal also said at some point that he didn't see the sense in it.
Doesn't surprise me, I agree that there is/was no sense in it...
Rock'ndeano wrote:I thought about this at work this morning.
Bullshit, bullshit and bullshit.
Firstly, ONE lead singer, period. If Perry comes back, HE is the ONLY singer. Augeri gets a million dollar buyout, and is off to make solo music.
Radio? Who in the Hell needs radio? Radio sucks foks, face it. If Perry came back, and insert Herbie Herbert, the re-union hype would dwarf Van Halen and Motley Crue, and Genesis combined. Journey woiuld be as big as U2, err, bigger. Hockey arenas, and small stadiums. No opening act required.
There are however obstacles. Before we all come on ourselves, let's look at the hurdles....
1) Herbie is not here to help.
2) Perry Can't quite do it at this level.
3) Neal allows it.
There is no question Journey would dominate the map if they reunited. Face it, this is the reunion EVERYONE wants to see....screw Dennis and Styx....screw Charlie Brown and genesis. Screw VH....and screw Motley Crue...
jrnyman28 wrote:Doesn't surprise me, I agree that there is/was no sense in it...
yak wrote:Steve Augeri has been with Journey for several years now; this would be a slap in the face to him.
jrnyman28 wrote:usedtobadnews61 wrote:My question is, would fans cut Perry slack if his voice wasn't 100%?
They did with TBF...
Andrew wrote:I say it's one or the other....regardless of singer. Who is in the studio should also be on stage.
yogi wrote:Many of you believe that Steve Perry's voice is shot and that it could not withstand a tour. Personally I do NOT believe that, but hell I cant tell the difference in his singing from Escape to Raised On Radio to Trial By Fire. To me they all sound SUPER and the same!!!
My question is do you think Journey could hit again if they went into the studio and recorded with Steve Perry then went out and toured with Steve Augeri.
If you could get both Steves to agree to this everyone involved would probably be getting the best of both worlds. This includes us fans.
If it's Steve Perry singing Remember Me, Higer Place, All The Way, and Heartland you have 4 more Journey top 20 hits.
jrnyman28 wrote:usedtobadnews61 wrote:My question is, would fans cut Perry slack if his voice wasn't 100%?
They did with TBF...
Monker wrote:I would rather have an album with awesome vocals by Augeri then the same album with vocals written to match Perry now very limited vocal range and clarity. Top 20 hits are irrelevant to how good the album is. How many top 20 hits did Infinity, Evolution and Departure have?
yogi wrote:I started this whole assembly line because sooooo many of you claim that Steve Perry's voice is shot and it could not handle a lenghtly tour.
My ears obviously are not as trained as some of yours. I have two excellent boots of him on their(Journey) Escape Tour and him on the Raised On Radio tour. He sounds the same to me. I TRULY dont know how ANYONE could tell the difference in the songs Dont Stop Believin, Lights, Wheel In The Sky etc when you compare the boots.
I saw his Strange Medicine Tour. He sounded AWESOME!!!
He sounds GREAT on Trial By Fire as I type 'Easy To Fall' plays in the background, and he sounds as good as ever.
The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Even the most ardent Perry fans will admit there is a discernible difference in his vocals through the years.
ohsherrie wrote:it's just that the people who are hearing him sing the classics now, and are satisfied with it, don't have any new Perry/Journey material to compare it to, and they're not expecting it to sound exactly like the old material sounded when it was recorded.
The_Noble_Cause wrote:ohsherrie wrote:it's just that the people who are hearing him sing the classics now, and are satisfied with it, don't have any new Perry/Journey material to compare it to, and they're not expecting it to sound exactly like the old material sounded when it was recorded.
You're right. Currently in concert, the old material doesn't sound the way it did when it was recorded...it sounds better.
Ok, that's an exageration, but many times on certain songs, Augeri does sound better than Perry. In September, Augeri's rendition of BGTY was the best I've ever heard the song performed.
None of that guttural rasp that is prevalent on ROR and much of Perry's later works.
usedtobadnews61 wrote:Another point is an obvious one. As much as I love Augeri's work the last 3 CD's. He would still be selling Tshirts at the Gap if Perry hadn't bowed out of the TBF tour, no matter how Perry's ragged voice sounded.
usedtobadnews61 wrote: As much as I love Augeri's work the last 3 CD's. He would still be selling Tshirts at the Gap if Perry hadn't bowed out of the TBF tour, no matter how Perry's ragged voice sounded.
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