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Postby Maro » Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:45 pm

question from other topic:

hoagiepete wrote:Has anyone heard Mickey Thomas sing a Journey song? Starship surely can't be drawing much. Last I heard him he can still sing great, just can't decide how he would be with Journey.


Closest to how would sound Mickey Thomas fronted Journey is song Surrender from Over The Edge featuring Mickey Thomas cd.
This song is written by Neal Schon & Jack Blades, and Neal is playing guitar on it.
There is one other song (One World) written by Schon & Blades on that cd, but Neal isn't playing on it, and there is one song written by Jonathan Cain (Eyes Wide Open), also without Jonathan playing on it...

http://www.nehrecords.com/shop/OverEdge.htm#FRCD184

Surrender sample http://www.nehrecords.com/Audio/MP3File ... 20%204.mp3
One World sample http://www.nehrecords.com/Audio/MP3File ... 20%202.mp3
Eyes Wide Open sample http://www.nehrecords.com/Audio/MP3File ... 20%205.mp3
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Re: Mickey Thomas fronted Journey would sound like this

Postby Eric » Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:37 pm

Its a great album......
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Re: Mickey Thomas fronted Journey would sound like this

Postby Maro » Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:39 pm

Eric wrote:Its a great album......


I'm listening it right now... realy good stuff...
Too bad that Mickey did only this one after Starship's Love Among The Cannibals...
Seems like he's satisfied with doing greatest hits live...
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Postby brandonx76 » Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:41 am

Hmm, nothing really hitting me here. Bad drum sounds too. Is this the same guy that produced the Vertigo albums??

Shame with all that talent.
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Postby TRAGChick » Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:37 am

Funny you should bring this up....

Because Mickey Thomas WAS in the running for Journey, back in 1984 - during Steve's "Street Talk" success....Steve was thinking about leaving Journey at that time.

The other choice was (the Late) Brad Delp. :(
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Postby Maro » Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:50 am

tragchk wrote:Funny you should bring this up....

Because Mickey Thomas WAS in the running for Journey, back in 1984 - during Steve's "Street Talk" success....Steve was thinking about leaving Journey at that time.

The other choice was (the Late) Brad Delp. :(


I've heard the rumour about Mickey between Jefferson Starship's Nuclear Furniture demise and Starship's Knee Deep At The Hoopla success, but for Brad Delp I hear for the first time...
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Postby strangegrey » Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:08 am

Ugh, The drums on that song sound like shit...almost as bad as the drum sound on Chalfant's Ignition....sorry, almost unlistenable....
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Postby Rick » Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:13 am

He sounds like Augeri.
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Postby styxman » Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:43 am

MT's album scores an 80, he's cool as fuck and always will be. There's more to this dude than meets the eye. Look at Jefferson now a freakin' religious weird waste of time. Starship rocked and anything he touches turns gold. Thank God he didn't join Journey.
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Postby styxman » Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:46 am

Rick wrote:He sounds like Augeri.


Rick, does he? Or does Augeri try to sound like him.........fuckin' copycat singers, burn them at the stake :wink:
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Postby Rick » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:21 am

styxman wrote:
Rick wrote:He sounds like Augeri.


Rick, does he? Or does Augeri try to sound like him.........fuckin' copycat singers, burn them at the stake :wink:


Good point. He's certainly been around longer.
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Postby styxman » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:28 am

Rick wrote:
styxman wrote:
Rick wrote:He sounds like Augeri.


Rick, does he? Or does Augeri try to sound like him.........fuckin' copycat singers, burn them at the stake :wink:


Good point. He's certainly been around longer.


Great track, shame it has to be Frontiers but there again should we thank them for...well fuck, promoting it :roll:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KklpB5Qy6dQ
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Postby Barb » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:51 am

I was just about to post that same thing. He really does, IMO.

Rick wrote:He sounds like Augeri.
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Postby stevew2 » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:56 am

Rick wrote:He sounds like Augeri.
He does sound alot like Steve Augeri
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Postby Maro » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:03 am

stevew2 wrote:He does sound alot like Steve Augeri


Again, Steve Augeri sound like Mickey Thomas... :lol:

Mickey Thomas had first touch of fame as Elvin Bishop's vocalist with song "Fooled Around And Fell In Love", #3 single in 1976.

Steve Augeri had first touch of fame with Tall Stories in 1991., on much smaller scale.
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Postby styxman » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:19 am

For the last fuckin' time Augeri sounds like him, not vice versa. Copyfuckin'catlamearsesinger. What, he's gonna audition for Starship not featuring Mickey Thomas......give it a break :roll:
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Postby stevew2 » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:54 am

Both of you are wrong, Listen to Tall Stories,He wasnt copying in 1991
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Postby larryfromnextdoor » Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:04 pm

i had always thought that mickey thomas was just another wimpy singer,, until i saw the
movie Dream a Little Dream,, i refuse to watch it now because im afraid it will be
out dated and dumb,, but at the the time, it was a fun flick, mickey thomas nailed the title
song.. this is the song,, dont know what the video is.. its stupid.. but the music is there..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPtLjOOGlLA
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Postby Red13JoePa » Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:39 pm

I'd rather see Thomas continue Starship and get some albums out.
"I love almost everybody."---Rocky Balboa 1990
"Let's reform this thing.Let's go out and get some guys who want to work and go do it"--Neal Schon February, 2001
"I looked at Neal, and I just saw a guy who really wants his band back"-JCain 2/01
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Postby Maro » Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:21 am

Red13JoePa wrote:I'd rather see Thomas continue Starship and get some albums out.


If we put Over The Edge project aside, seems like Mickey Thomas isn't specially interested in recording new Starship albums... he has his own "dirty dozen" which he exploits relentlessly with his backing band so there really isn't much need for new matherial... seems like Neal & Jon were hanging with him couple of months ago, so good old Mickey gave them some business advices... :lol:
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Postby EightyRock » Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:34 am

If Augeri sounds similar to anyone in particular, it's Mickey. Neither one of them sounded anything like Perry to me.
Both Mickey and Augeri need alot of their own stacked background vocals piped in while they are singing over them to sound full. If Neal and Jon wanted an Augeri clone....they could hire Mickey. Back in the day, Mickey's vocals would have blown Augeri off the map, though.
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Postby Liquid_Drummer » Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:16 am

Mickey Thomas has some damn good pipes. The Jefferson Starship album with Stranger on it has some great toons. I do consider We Built This City to be one of the most annoying songs of all time. I really hate that song. When Mickey 1st joined they had some great tunes. Oh and the song JAne ! How could I forget that one...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WhhFzpr3t4
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Postby Maro » Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:27 am

There are some mighty tunes on Starship's last album, Love Among The Cannibals...
Grace Slick was out at that point, so Mickey was sole lead vocalist... like on Freedom At Point Zero and most of Modern Times...
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Postby yogi » Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:31 am

Freedom At Point Zero

Journey The Band is OVER!!!!!!!!
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Postby Maro » Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:36 am

yogi wrote:Journey The Band is OVER!!!!!!!!


You're sure about that?
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Postby larryfromnextdoor » Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:39 am

Maro wrote:
yogi wrote:Journey The Band is OVER!!!!!!!!


You're sure about that?


hey yogi.. wheres the link?? :wink:
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Postby yogi » Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:35 am

Love the song and the album Freedom At Point Zero.

Just changing a few words around.


With David Lee back in Van Halen, look for a Sammy Hagar fronted Journey real soon!!!!
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Postby Maro » Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:40 am

yogi wrote:With David Lee back in Van Halen, look for a Sammy Hagar fronted Journey real soon!!!!


Heheh, no chance... Sammy Hagar is successful enough on his own... and he had two stints with Neal already...
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Postby hoagiepete » Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:52 am

Thanks for the links to this. I'm going to try to obtain this album.

I do hear some similarity with Augeri, but I think Thomas could sing rings around him. He very well may not be a fit, but it would be interesting. A known name...similar to Hagar with Van Halen...may be a way to go.

I find the bio interesting..."Mickey grew up listening to gospel music, but was inspired to become a singer after attending a Beatles concert at age 14. His later influences included soul artists Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave and Otis Redding." Sound familiar to someone else you know?

I've been a fan of Mickey since his Elvin Bishop days. I won a few beers on a bet at a show he was on the bill as a solo act, when my friends didn't believe me he sang on Fooled Around. He ended up singing it that night.

Starship lost me after "Jefferson" and Freedom at Point Zero though.
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Postby Saint John » Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:28 am

Rick wrote:He sounds like Augeri.



I agree 100%.
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