Review of 11/1 Show :x

[journeyinto2001]

This bitch needs to have her head examined......

http://mcolurso.blogs.al.com/default.asp?item=267436

[Eric]

At least she admitted the fans enjoyed it, usually critics don't even do that!

[ArnelRox]

At least she admitted the fans enjoyed it, usually critics don't even do that!

What does it say? Link doesn't work for me.

[journeyinto2001]

At least she admitted the fans enjoyed it, usually critics don't even do that!

What does it say? Link doesn't work for me.

Journey's keyboard-driven drivel comes across as overly precious these days, no matter how competently it's presented.

More important, Journey isn't Journey without Steve Perry, the quintessential arena-rock singer, last seen with his old bandmates on a 1996 reunion tour.

Jeff Scott Soto has been fronting for Journey since early July, when singer Steve Augeri bowed out because of throat problems.

At Wednesday's performance, Soto's tenor sounded fine and dandy, piercing into the Perry-esque range. However, his presence on stage gave Journey the air of a tribute act.

That's not fatal, but it's far from authentic. The presence of founding guitarist Neal Schon, original bassist Ross Valory and longtime keyboard player Jonathan Cain simply couldn't compensate.

[maverick218]

She obviously doesn't know much about Journey since there never was a "reunion tour in 1996". I bet she never even saw Journey when Perry was frontman. Who cares what she says, Journey still rocks!

[conversationpc]

The least she could've done is to at least pretend to be unbiased. Apparently, she wasn't able to do that.

[ArnelRox]

Thanks for posting that 2001. Damn. She held back her true feelings, huh?

Is this anyone important? Or just some fan?

[journeyinto2001]

Thanks for posting that 2001. Damn. She held back her true feelings, huh?

Is this anyone important? Or just some fan?

It was some IDIOT reporter who obviously hates both bands and probably the entire era. The link doesn't work consistently for some reason but it was posted over in BT under press clips. It has an email option on the website, thought maybe we could THRASH her, but then again, why bother....

[Melissa]

"dreary evening" ???

Somebody do that lady a favor & pull the gigantic stick out of her @ss.

[Schon Rules All]

Apparently I missed this supposed Trial By Fire tour

[yulog]

Did she call journey "PROG ROCK"? --thats funny

[Matthew]

At least she admitted the fans enjoyed it, usually critics don't even do that!

What does it say? Link doesn't work for me.

Journey's keyboard-driven drivel comes across as overly precious these days, no matter how competently it's presented.

More important, Journey isn't Journey without Steve Perry, the quintessential arena-rock singer, last seen with his old bandmates on a 1996 reunion tour.

Jeff Scott Soto has been fronting for Journey since early July, when singer Steve Augeri bowed out because of throat problems.

At Wednesday's performance, Soto's tenor sounded fine and dandy, piercing into the Perry-esque range. However, his presence on stage gave Journey the air of a tribute act.

That's not fatal, but it's far from authentic. The presence of founding guitarist Neal Schon, original bassist Ross Valory and longtime keyboard player Jonathan Cain simply couldn't compensate.

Well, this isn't a million miles from the truth...

And to be fair - she also says:

"Let us state, for the record, that rock bands from the 1980s have a right to exist.

Even when principal players are missing, hits sound dusty with age, trends have passed them by and new songs just don't cut it anymore -- well, who would be arrogant enough to proclaim that nostalgia acts need to call it quits?

And why would musicians want to shut down such lucrative time machines?

Hardcore fans still come out to their concerts by the thousands, even if shows are held outdoors on chill, rainy weeknights in November.

For evidence, look no further than Wednesday's performances by Journey and Def Leppard at the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Pelham.

About 10,500 people were present -- and most of them were cheering wildly -- during a 7:45 p.m. set of whirling, swirling, extremely dated prog-rock and a 9:40 p.m. set of clunky, chugging, bombastic hard rock.

If these songs left you cold 20 years ago, they'd have you shivering in misery now, listening amid the bad weather.

You'd have been in the minority, though, as the capacity crowd at the Verizon Center seemed to regard "Any Way you Want It," "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)," as timeless classics."