Only Choice - Hugo

[Pelata]

When did Hugo's band get Sebastian Bach on bass??

[Jeremey fan forever]

The videos you are watching are from his Journey tribute band. He is trying to look/dress like Perry on purpose. If he was in Journey, he would obviously be himself. As far as the other comments go, Hugo has had multiple record deals and has toured extensively. He is a consummate professional with incredible stage chops. He is not only a great singer who can pull off the Perry stuff but he can also perform… he is capable of fronting a real rock band without disappointing the audience. You can’t have it all especially when your filling Perry’s shoes but this is as close to the real experience your going to get.

Wait a minute, if you say Hugo would stop acting like Perry, and more like his self, what the fuck would they need him for?! Thats the only thing his has to offer over the competition, because vocally he is just weak!

[McNeil]

The videos you are watching are from his Journey tribute band. He is trying to look/dress like Perry on purpose. If he was in Journey, he would obviously be himself. As far as the other comments go, Hugo has had multiple record deals and has toured extensively. He is a consummate professional with incredible stage chops. He is not only a great singer who can pull off the Perry stuff but he can also perform… he is capable of fronting a real rock band without disappointing the audience. You can’t have it all especially when your filling Perry’s shoes but this is as close to the real experience your going to get.

Wait a minute, if you say Hugo would stop acting like Perry, and more like his self, what the fuck would they need him for?! Thats the only thing his has to offer over the competition, because vocally he is just weak!

he sounds like Perry...but with a bad asthmatic condition that prevents him from singing any louder than a whisper.... lack of power stops this guy from being considered...end of story!! shame..but there ya go! forget him and move on!

[Rockindeano]

without compromising the integrity of the band.

What?

Integrity? They don't have any integrity.

Hugo is a fuckin tribute singer you jackass.

What a dipshit.

Listen ass wipe, if that's what you think, the you know nothing about Hugo and his OWN catalog of work, and what he can bring to Journey.
So you don't have a clue about AOR music

JERK!!

cockhole, I know Journey and I can bet you my scrotum they won't hire this prick. They already hired jeremey anyway. Jeremey is thrice the singer this weird fucker is.

[gatorzone04]

For those of you jerk-offs that know nothing about Hugo... he has had multiple record deals with major labels and has toured nationally with bands such as Kiss and Mr. Big. In fact Irving Azoff who is Journey's manager, signed him to his record label years ago and John Kalodner, probably the most famous A&R guy of all time approached Hugo after Perry left Journey and thought he would be the perfect repacement. So for those of you bad mouthing him, stick to your day jobs pumping gas because obviously you have no ears.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeZxZA5FTmM

[stevew2]

Didnt you feel gay as you watched the clip

[NealIsGod]

For those of you jerk-offs that know nothing about Hugo... he has had multiple record deals with major labels and has toured nationally with bands such as Kiss and Mr. Big. In fact Irving Azoff who is Journey's manager, signed him to his record label years ago and John Kalodner, probably the most famous A&R guy of all time approached Hugo after Perry left Journey and thought he would be the perfect repacement. So for those of you bad mouthing him, stick to your day jobs pumping gas because obviously you have no ears.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeZxZA5FTmM

That is an impersonator. Maybe you have no eyes and ears.

[Socratic Methodist]

without compromising the integrity of the band.

What?

Integrity? They don't have any integrity.

Hugo is a fuckin tribute singer you jackass.

What a dipshit.

Listen ass wipe, if that's what you think, the you know nothing about Hugo and his OWN catalog of work, and what he can bring to Journey.
So you don't have a clue about AOR music

JERK!!

cockhole, I know Journey and I can bet you my scrotum they won't hire this prick. They already hired jeremey anyway. Jeremey is thrice the singer this weird fucker is.

And Perry was 100 times the singer Jeremey is, sorry......he is nothing more than a doppelganger. Just like Hugo. No offense to Jeremey. But that's it. Seems the only people mentioning Jeremey are the groupies who hang at his shows.....

Hugo doesn't have the 'power' in his voice, so what? No need to demean the guy.

How do you think Tyketto fans thought about Augeri when he replaced a FAR better singer in Danny Vaughn?

[SusieP]

Hi SusieP,

you want more info about Hugo?

See this site:

www.journeyshow.com

bye

Harry

Many thanks! I'm trying to find how old this guy is? Does he still look like that now? i.e. like Steve Perry circa 1980's?

Just trying to make a comparison between him, Jeremey and Kevin C. Thats all. But I can't if I all I am seeing is old footage/photo's.
Thanks for the link Harry!

[gatorzone04]

Hi SusieP,

you want more info about Hugo?

See this site:

www.journeyshow.com

bye

Harry

Many thanks! I'm trying to find how old this guy is? Does he still look like that now? i.e. like Steve Perry circa 1980's?

Just trying to make a comparison between him, Jeremey and Kevin C. Thats all. But I can't if I all I am seeing is old footage/photo's.
Thanks for the link Harry!

He is 43

[STORY_TELLER]

I for one happen to like Hugo's solo material, but I agree with the consensus about his voice (lately).

Since his last album, fire in the night, Hugo has taken to singing through his middle voice instead of his real voice. That's why his voice sounds "thin" as some have described it. I think he does this because he finds it's easier on his chords, mimics a 'smoothness' he finds pleasing in Perry's voice while simultaneously creates a false sense of 'perry tone' in his sound. This is a shame, because when Hugo uses his real voice (as heard on both his first and second solo efforts) he does belt, does have power and the vocals sound sharp. But singing like he does on those youtube clips, no, he cannot pull off a real journey show without getting pelted with eggs and tomatoes. It would come off as a vegas stage show.


That being said, here's the thing most everyone is missing, and I stated it in another post that I originated on this forum.

What's really impressive about Hugo is his ear for melody in his solo work. He has learned Perry's formula for melody. He can originate new material which sounds like material Journey would create back in the Escape/Frontiers era. This is something Neal and Jon really need. They're missing that third component in their song writing. It's the thing that gave Journey it's 'magic' (coupled of course with Perry's outstanding, soulful and sophisticated vocals). Perry himself said in an interview that Neal brings the wrecklessness, Perry was the melodics and Jon is amadeaus. (found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY7j_u6knlg ). Neal and Jon need the melody for new material. I for one am not interested in seeing the greatest hits on tour anymore. I want new material. I can't say what Jeremy will or won't bring to the band for new material because I have never heard him attempt to sing an original song. We all know he can mimic Perry very well, but that's not the hard thing to do. He's got pipes to mimic a great singer, but does he have the TALENT to create melodies over new songs which sound like Journey? Journey, as fronted by Augeri, always sounded like Bad English with a singer who was trying to sound like Perry. They never sounded like Journey to me. This would be fine if they didn't call themselves Journey.

The only place I've had my 'Journey fix' satisfied in recent years has been from Hugo's solo material. His first two albums really sound like both a rocking Journey and a rocking Perry solo album (IMHO). The third album was okay, but as I said, he started singing with his middle voice which hurt him. Best song was the ballad 'just so you know'. Personally, I think if that song got airplay, it would be a hit.

That's the Hugo I would like to see front Journey, but only that Hugo (the one who sings with his real voice and the one who gets a makeover to avoid looking so much like Perry).

What will Jeremy bring to Journey? Time will tell, but my guess is they will still sound like Bad English, just with stronger vocals.

[chf34jmac]

Big fucking deal - Hugo got a record deal, Hugo was signed by Azoff. What's that got to do with anything? Milli Vanilli had a record deal too didn't they? Are they the next lead singers for Journey. Dude if you wanna suck Hugo's cock by all means do it! Just don't come in here and think you're gonna sway people by showing us all youtube clips. I've seen the dude live sorry did absolutely nothing for me. Whoopie he looks remarkably like Perry. His voice just IS NOT built to do this particular catalog night after night. That's not a slam towards him or his vocal abilities because there are not many singers out there who can do it. Look what happened to Augeri - blew out his voice. Truth be told and I like Jeremey, have Cd's from him and listen to them often but I question even his ability to pound these songs out night after night on a 6 month tour and make them sound just like the original versions. (Sorry Jeremey, no offense meant bro).


In closing there rookie MR poster, I suggest you go look at the thread from T-Bone about coming in here and stirring shit.

[Socratic Methodist]

Big fucking deal - Hugo got a record deal, Hugo was signed by Azoff. What's that got to do with anything? Milli Vanilli had a record deal too didn't they? Are they the next lead singers for Journey. Dude if you wanna suck Hugo's cock by all means do it! Just don't come in here and think you're gonna sway people by showing us all youtube clips. I've seen the dude live sorry did absolutely nothing for me. Whoopie he looks remarkably like Perry. His voice just IS NOT built to do this particular catalog night after night. That's not a slam towards him or his vocal abilities because there are not many singers out there who can do it. Look what happened to Augeri - blew out his voice. Truth be told and I like Jeremey, have Cd's from him and listen to them often but I question even his ability to pound these songs out night after night on a 6 month tour and make them sound just like the original versions. (Sorry Jeremey, no offense meant bro).


In closing there rookie MR poster, I suggest you go look at the thread from T-Bone about coming in here and stirring shit.

So let me get this straight.....having a contrary opinion is stirring the shit. Hmmmm, interesting. Cause I didn't hear any vulgar language in the other post.

Do we have mob mentality here? Is an assenting opinion now stirring shit?

Dude, give it up....you aren't more important than anybody else. And post count doesn't matter, either.

[conversationpc]

And Perry was 100 times the singer Jeremey is, sorry......he is nothing more than a doppelganger. Just like Hugo. No offense to Jeremey. But that's it. Seems the only people mentioning Jeremey are the groupies who hang at his shows.....

Hugo doesn't have the 'power' in his voice, so what? No need to demean the guy.

How do you think Tyketto fans thought about Augeri when he replaced a FAR better singer in Danny Vaughn?

I love Jeremey's voice and have NEVER seen his band. Not once. I've got a couple of original tracks he composed with a European dude in my favorites folder on my hard drive. Awesome tracks. He sounds like Perry but, like Augeri, he is not a drop-dead impersonation of him.

[Carlitto H@kk]

I love Jeremey's voice and have NEVER seen his band. Not once. I've got a couple of original tracks he composed with a European dude in my favorites folder on my hard drive. Awesome tracks. He sounds like Perry but, like Augeri, he is not a drop-dead impersonation of him.

That's great to hear, Dave.
I always hoped that Jeremey wasn't that one-dimensional...
Problem is, if he were to get/take this gig, do you really
think he would ever really get to share that side of himself
with the 2 ego-maniacs currently calling all of the shots???

[dcvader]

They hire Hugo and I will shave my head and join the Glass Tiger fan club and be gone forever.

I've seen Hugo once and that was enough. I think he is only 4 feet tall (j/k). He would need to stand on 6 phone books to reach the mic. stand.

[conversationpc]

They hire Hugo and I will shave my head and join the Glass Tiger fan club and be gone forever.

I've seen Hugo once and that was enough. I think he is only 4 feet tall (j/k). He would need to stand on 6 phone books to reach the mic. stand.

Dio's not a tall guy either but the dude can belt it out like no one's business. Hugo's another story but height has nothing to do with it.

[chf34jmac]

Hey S-M, I suggest you reread the post from gatorzone where he calls people ass wipes before you open your pie hole next time. And yeah post count does count around here. The ones that survive to gain high counts have the respect of the lesser posters because they are knowledgeable about this band and it's happenings and have earned the respect that you bored Backtalkers refuse to give while your board is closed down. By the way welcome to MR it's a great place to meet people and talk Journey without the restrictions that Backtalk places on you.

[conversationpc]

I love Jeremey's voice and have NEVER seen his band. Not once. I've got a couple of original tracks he composed with a European dude in my favorites folder on my hard drive. Awesome tracks. He sounds like Perry but, like Augeri, he is not a drop-dead impersonation of him.

That's great to hear, Dave.
I always hoped that Jeremey wasn't that one-dimensional...
Problem is, if he were to get/take this gig, do you really
think he would ever really get to share that side of himself
with the 2 ego-maniacs currently calling all of the shots???

The tracks are on Frontier's web site. The project was called "Elemental" with Juhani Nahkala... http://www.journeytributeband.com/elementaltunez.htm

The two tracks I referred to are "Rolling Away the Stone" and "One by One". Awesome tunes.

Anyway, no, I don't think he'd get much input in terms of songwriting. It would probably end up like that scene in "Rock Star" where he shows up with the tunes he's written for the new album but the other guys have already written all the songs and just want him to sing them.

[NealIsGod]

The tracks are on Frontier's web site. The project was called "Elemental" with Juhani Nahkala... http://www.journeytributeband.com/elementaltunez.htm

The two tracks I referred to are "Rolling Away the Stone" and "One by One". Awesome tunes.

Great stuff. thanks for posting. Sounds like something off of FTLOSM.

[Socratic Methodist]

Hey S-M, I suggest you reread the post from gatorzone where he calls people ass wipes before you open your pie hole next time. And yeah post count does count around here. The ones that survive to gain high counts have the respect of the lesser posters because they are knowledgeable about this band and it's happenings and have earned the respect that you bored Backtalkers refuse to give while your board is closed down. By the way welcome to MR it's a great place to meet people and talk Journey without the restrictions that Backtalk places on you.

First of all....since you didn't quote a post, I figured you were responding to the post before you, Stroy teller's., in which I saw no vulgar language.

and secondly....You can't assume that just because someone is new, they have no knowledge of Journey. And you shouldn't lump all BTers in one group...Haven't been a member since '03.

There is other music out there.....I have other interests.

And if by knowledgable, you mean you know what kind of toothpaste Friga uses - more power to you.

I enjoy the music, DVDs, boots(both DVD, and Audio)...that's what matters. Not how many times they toured in Chicago, on a thursday, went it was raining, on the 4th of any given month.....I left that shit at BT, and 'The Cooler' YEARS ago.

I'm not a troll, nor a shit stirrer. But if you've got some sort of ego issue. And your ego is stroked daily, due to your post count, great. I'm happy for you.

And I've been a fan of JSS since 1990. Again, not a bandwagoner.

So you can have your post count. And your 'respect'.

I'm sorry you have a miserable life, and need to come here and down other people....it must make you feel super.

[conversationpc]

The tracks are on Frontier's web site. The project was called "Elemental" with Juhani Nahkala... http://www.journeytributeband.com/elementaltunez.htm

The two tracks I referred to are "Rolling Away the Stone" and "One by One". Awesome tunes.

Great stuff. thanks for posting. Sounds like something off of FTLOSM.

If I remember correctly, Jeremey shared this stuff via PM with me several months ago after he'd mentioned something about this guy in Europe he was working with. I hadn't really thought about them sounding like something from FTLOSM but I'll keep that in mind the next time I listen to those tracks.

[ohsherrie]

Anyway, no, I don't think he'd get much input in terms of songwriting. It would probably end up like that scene in "Rock Star" where he shows up with the tunes he's written for the new album but the other guys have already written all the songs and just want him to sing them.

I wish I wasn't so afraid you're right about that.

[Soto All The Way]

They hire Hugo and I will shave my head and join the Glass Tiger fan club and be gone forever.

I've seen Hugo once and that was enough. I think he is only 4 feet tall (j/k). He would need to stand on 6 phone books to reach the mic. stand.

I'm wit' ya...I'll even tattoo may fucking head with "I love Friga" on it.....Hugo is a fucking FREAK!!!!
e-

[Carlitto H@kk]

And yeah post count does count around here. The ones that survive to gain high counts have the respect of the lesser posters because they are knowledgeable about this band and it's happenings and have earned the respect that you bored Backtalkers refuse to give while your board is closed down.

Dude, I usually enjoy your rants but this is WAY off base.
Post count doesn't mean that much at all because
there are ALOT of fucking assholes and pricks, like myself,
that have high counts because they are ALWAYS trying to
stir shit up and post moronic banter every chance they get...

As far as knowledgable, it sounds like SM has been
doing these forums long before you and I and probably
knows alot more about things than he is letting on.

Agree or disagree, that's great.
But don't completely try and bitch-slap the guy after
a pretty harmless post just because his post count is low...

[Rick]

CJ, for God's sake, please open Back Talk so we can get these morons out of here.

[dcvader]

CJ, for God's sake, please open Back Talk so we can get these morons out of here.

Ditto!!!!!!!

[McNeil]

The tracks are on Frontier's web site. The project was called "Elemental" with Juhani Nahkala... http://www.journeytributeband.com/elementaltunez.htm

The two tracks I referred to are "Rolling Away the Stone" and "One by One". Awesome tunes.

Great stuff. thanks for posting. Sounds like something off of FTLOSM.

great stuff.... gives us an idea of what new stuff could be like with Jeremey..... Jeremey sings..as Jeremey...and its like Perry... because his voice is naturally like Perry's !! get it people?? hes not imitating Perry..its his natural voice... lucky fucker isnt he??

[ohsherrie]

The tracks are on Frontier's web site. The project was called "Elemental" with Juhani Nahkala... http://www.journeytributeband.com/elementaltunez.htm

The two tracks I referred to are "Rolling Away the Stone" and "One by One". Awesome tunes.

Great stuff. thanks for posting. Sounds like something off of FTLOSM.

great stuff.... gives us an idea of what new stuff could be like with Jeremey..... Jeremey sings..as Jeremey...and its like Perry... because his voice is naturally like Perry's !! get it people?? hes not imitating Perry..its his natural voice... lucky fucker isnt he??

Yeah he's lucky in his voice and I love it, but whether he'll be lucky to be with Journey is yet to be seen. I just hope he doesn't get hurt.

[Saint John]

without compromising the integrity of the band.

What?

Integrity? They don't have any integrity.

Hugo is a fuckin tribute singer you jackass.

What a dipshit.

Listen ass wipe, if that's what you think, the you know nothing about Hugo and his OWN catalog of work, and what he can bring to Journey.
So you don't have a clue about AOR music

JERK!!

cockhole, I know Journey and I can bet you my scrotum they won't hire this prick. They already hired jeremey anyway. Jeremey is thrice the singer this weird fucker is.

"Weird fucker".....just when you go into a slump as far as making me laugh goes, you hit one out of the park. I had to fix misspelled words like 5 times while typing this because I'm laughing so hard. Arguably Journey's most popular song and THIS is how he sings it. Nothing short of atrocious.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVPHOkrb ... ed&search=