Marc Brunengraber wrote:
Hugo is simply more like Perry than Jeremey, despite Jeremey having a more powerful voice. And he looks the part a zillion times more than Jeremey. He'd be far better for Journey than Jeremey.
All of this 'Hugo is so much like Perry it's creepy' is a crock of shit, regardless of whether Schon himself said it.
If you want a Perry clone, Hugo is the best choice in the world. Period.
You are stupid Marc Bungrabber.

Perry is originally known for Perry, and famous as Perry, not because of his nose, and black hair, but because of his unique and POWERFUL vocals. Hugo may physically qualify as a Perry twin brother or clone, there is no doubt. However, he does not sound like Perry at all, not even a little bit.
Since Journey is a music group ie, it is their sound which distinguishes them, not stage antics, not Ross's fashion sense, not Schon's banana or some tangenital aspect, so having a singer who looks and acts the part better than anyone else does not make him the best fit, because those are not the core competencies at all. Hell, if Journey weren't so talented at singing and playing they are kind of a bunch of nerds, and why the hell imitate that?
Hugo does not sing Journey songs well at all. I listened to a Valentine song recently which was good and good enough to make me stop saying he has no talent, but not enough to say he can or should do Journey. His ability to sing Journey is not very good at all. Its too thin, he uses too much falsetto and not enough head voice, he lacks the sustain and vibrato, he is not a power singer, at least not of Journey stuff, because it doesn't suit his voice or his range.
His voiced would be ruined in less time than Augeri's was because the songs are too high and too wrong for his voice. It would be entertaining anyway because he doesnt have the oomph those songs need to be effective. Even Soto never sounded like Perry, but at least his was a power singer and because of it the songs come across even though it sounds different than Perry doing them.
You guys who say he sounds like Perrry, I wonder, do you listen to Journey? Regularly? If I wasn't a fan of Journey and had only heard Journey 10 or 20 years ago a few times, I might think Hugo sounds like Perry. High voice = High voice, Hugo = Perry. However, I listen to Journey a lot and I am a fan and Hugo's voice is nothing at all like Perry's. Not even similar.
I wouldn't say it if it weren't true. I have nothing personal against the man at all. I think he sounds good in the Valentine song I heard. I think he sounds absolutely horrid singing Journey. There are many many other Journey tribute singers, and a lot of them I think sound pretty good, and none of them do I think sound as bad as Hugo doing them. I have no reason to say such a thing other than I really think its true. Its only my comment on what I hear, and has nothing to do with what I see.