sexxymofo wrote:Abita, the point here is Neal & Jon shouldn't have continued with the name Jouerney for it was not complete with out Perry.
Wrong.
sexxymofo wrote:He is the most noticeable factor of the band,
Right.
sexxymofo wrote:the band is missing the most important key element.
Wrong. "Important"? Yes. "
Most important"? No.
sexxymofo wrote:they were wrong to continue and keep playing the journey music with a new singer no matter who it was,
It was their right to do. Maybe not the smartest thing to do, (I am damn glad they did though) but it is still their right. Therefore, you are wrong.
sexxymofo wrote: everyone was going to compare'em to Steve Perry cause quite frankly those are some big shoes to fill.
Right.
sexxymofo wrote:I say to you why didn't they wait a little while longer after all Perry did have the surgery
Because they could still be waiting. Why didn't Perry let them know what he was thinking about doing? Why didn't Perry keep them informed?
sexxymofo wrote:and why didn't Neal retire Journey right there and there and form a new band.
Neal has said that "his guitar was singing Journey again". Sums it all up to me. It was Neal's band. There was a Journey before. It was his right to continue.
sexxymofo wrote:I think in all honesty here that Neal wanted to be a household name and thought once Perry was out of the picture that he would accomplish this,
Maybe. And, as Jon said, Neal had this shot to "get his band back". I have no doubt that some of the decisions were based on the negative feelings Neal had for Perry back then. But so what?
sexxymofo wrote:Now if only Jon, Neal & Perry would sit in a room and reflect on the good old days and make amends, would be awesome to think of what could emerge from that. I can hope can't I?
Wouldn't that be "hypocritical"?