What JOURNEY song will Arnel....?

by **Stoneyman** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:35 pm

HAVE to sing perfectly for him to fully gain your respect. I know for me I would really like to hear him sing "Who's crying Now." That song to me is Perry at his soulful best. Plus it will really test Arnel's inflection and pronunciation. I think if he gets that one right I will be on board.....oh and hearing NEW music would help too.

Honarable mentions for me are Ask The Lonely, Anyway You Want It, and Mother, Father.

Maybe Jeremey could chime in with his opinion on the really tough Perry stuff. I always thought that Mother, Father must be a real challenge to sing.

peace

by **Matthew** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:43 pm

Why Can't This Night Go On Forever...that's got to be the toughest one of all to pull off without it sounding like a lame imitation.

by **ScarabGator** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:10 pm

Only the young, lets see him pull this one off...

by **Saint John** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:12 pm

There's not one single song that's gonna do it for me. He's going to have to do them all well. Obviously, as with Augeri and Soto, some will be better renditions than others, but ultimately I'm looking for proximity to the original recordings. I certainly don't want him to make them "his own." They're not. Sing them the way we remember them. That's what the audience wants. I'm quite sure the tools are there. The guy has an incredible voice. It's up to the members of the band and management to prepare him as well as possible. If they do that they'll be successful, and if not they won't. I think their decision to bring in a foreign singer with such upside is a clear sign that they're serious, and they're going to use every tool at their disposal to make this incarnation as tight as possible.

by **mikemarrs** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:22 pm

lay it down

by **wildone** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:33 pm

ScarabGator wrote:Only the young, lets see him pull this one off...

He'd have to pull Steve P's head off and swap it with his own... :lol:

by **ScarabGator** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:38 pm

wildone wrote:
ScarabGator wrote:Only the young, lets see him pull this one off...
He'd have to pull Steve P's head off and swap it with his own...

I'm afraid you may be right on this call! Jeremey with Frontiers does it really well. They open the show with it, just like Journey did with Steve Augeri circa 2004

by **Eric** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:58 pm

Saint John wrote: I certainly don't want him to make them "his own." They're not. Sing them the way we remember them.

I think both can be done...in a way. Like "Ask the Lonely" with Augeri and "Keep on Runnin'" with JSS. Those sounded like they should, yet you can tell its them singing it.

by **somethingtohide** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:21 am

I'd like to hear "Lay It Down" or "Escape" and if he can pull off "Lights" without sounding like a parody I will be impressed.

I wish him well and look forward to the new material.

by **NealIsGod** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:01 am

Stoneyman wrote:Will Arnel HAVE to sing perfectly for him to fully gain your respect.

It's not him that has lost my respect.

by **SteveForever** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:31 am

Don't sexify Arnel would be a good plan as well, make him sporty and accentuate the positive.
No red leather pants, no leather pants period! and lose the pocket chains one and all.
Bring back "Good Morning Girl"

by **Rip Rokken** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:56 am

mikemarrs wrote:lay it down

somethingtohide wrote:I'd like to hear "Lay It Down" or "Escape" and if he can pull off "Lights" without sounding like a parody I will be impressed.

Oh, LOL! I guess in a few days I will be familiar with this song, but have never heard of it before. I was thinking, "RATT ?!?"

by **brywool** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:02 am

mikemarrs wrote:lay it down

Lay it down is not a difficult tune. Those higher higher... things are all head voice. Not hard.

I'd say Open Arms (Which he's already done). It's a very subtle song and tough to get right.
Escape which all the singers have struggled with live (Perry included on the later tours)

by **somethingtohide** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:05 am

Rip Rokken wrote:
mikemarrs wrote:lay it down

somethingtohide wrote:I'd like to hear "Lay It Down" or "Escape" and if he can pull off "Lights" without sounding like a parody I will be impressed.

Oh, LOL! I guess in a few days I will be familiar with this song, but have never heard of it before. I was thinking, "RATT ?!?"

It's off the Escape album....one of Journey's harder rocking tunes.

by **somethingtohide** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:10 am

brywool wrote:
mikemarrs wrote:lay it down

Lay it down is not a difficult tune. Those higher higher... things are all head voice. Not hard.

I'd say Open Arms (Which he's already done). It's a very subtle song and tough to get right.
Escape which all the singers have struggled with live (Perry included on the later tours)

Really? I thought that Lay It Down would be hard to get right.

I can sing along ( not well I'll admit) with alot of other Journey songs...no way would I attempt Lay It Down.

Conveying the emotions in Open Arms would be difficult.

by m » Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:11 am

NealIsGod wrote:
Stoneyman wrote:Will Arnel HAVE to sing perfectly for him to fully gain your respect.

It's not him that has lost my respect.

same here.

by **jrnyman28** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:11 am

I'm Cryin' is a song I thought no one should touch after Perry. Maybe it's time to give it a shot......NAH!

by **somethingtohide** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:15 am

jrnyman28 wrote:I'm Cryin' is a song I thought no one should touch after Perry. Maybe it's time to give it a shot......NAH!

You scared me for a second...Perry sang that song just about as perfectly as it can be sung.

I think Jeff might have done justice to the emotion in the song though.

by **BobbyinTN** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:19 am

"Mother, Father" is pretty difficult. I'd love to hear his take on it.

by **mistiejourney** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:20 am

jrnyman28 wrote:I'm Cryin' is a song I thought no one should touch after Perry. Maybe it's time to give it a shot......NAH!

Good one - that and "Too Late" are total too-Perry-to-touch songs for me. I never get tired of them!

by **StevePerryHair** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:20 am

BobbyinTN wrote:"Mother, Father" is pretty difficult. I'd love to hear his take on it.

Well that's one of Deen's songs. If they wouldn't let JSS sing it, why would they let Arnel?

by **Journey69** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:42 am

I would love to hear...Sweet and Simple and Opened the Door.. I kinda of tough,the other very soulful..

by **The_Noble_Cause** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:49 am

Eric wrote:I think both can be done...in a way. Like "Ask the Lonely" with Augeri

More often than not, SA struggled with this one mightily.

by **Deb** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:53 am

Journey69 wrote:I would love to hear...Sweet and Simple and Opened the Door.. I kinda of tough,the other very soulful..

JSS did an excellent job on Opened the Door.

Definately no shortage of soul with Jeff's vocals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9jA8a_iaf4

by **StevePerryHair** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:55 am

Deb wrote:
Journey69 wrote:I would love to hear...Sweet and Simple and Opened the Door.. I kinda of tough,the other very soulful..

JSS did an excellent job on Opened the Door. Definately no shortage of soul with Jeff's vocals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9jA8a_iaf4

Yep Deb!! That was one of the Florida concerts I was talking about. I only saw it live in Orlando and it was soulful enough to practically bring tears to my eyes. I was amazed.

by **hoagiepete** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:59 am

If he nails any of the songs from Infinity, Evolution or Departure...I'd be thrilled. I'm worried about the diction though.

by **jrnyman28** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:35 am

The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Eric wrote:I think both can be done...in a way. Like "Ask the Lonely" with Augeri

More often than not, SA struggled with this one mightily.

The song that started "it all"!

Good to see ya TNC...

by **fightingilliniJRNY** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:39 am

jrnyman28 wrote:
The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Eric wrote:I think both can be done...in a way. Like "Ask the Lonely" with Augeri

More often than not, SA struggled with this one mightily.

The song that started "it all"!

Ah, yes.

Seems like forever ago. And so much has happened since. What a rollercoaster two years.

by **jrnyman28** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:50 am

fightingilliniJRNY wrote:
jrnyman28 wrote:
The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Eric wrote:I think both can be done...in a way. Like "Ask the Lonely" with Augeri

More often than not, SA struggled with this one mightily.

The song that started "it all"!

Ah, yes. Seems like forever ago. And so much has happened since. What a rollercoaster two years.

And not a "fun" rollercoaster. I never thought being a fan of a band could be this stressful!!

by **fightingilliniJRNY** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:00 am

jrnyman28 wrote:
fightingilliniJRNY wrote:
jrnyman28 wrote:
The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Eric wrote:I think both can be done...in a way. Like "Ask the Lonely" with Augeri

More often than not, SA struggled with this one mightily.

The song that started "it all"!

Ah, yes. Seems like forever ago. And so much has happened since. What a rollercoaster two years.

And not a "fun" rollercoaster. I never thought being a fan of a band could be this stressful!!

No kidding! Let's hope there are calmer seas ahead. :lol:

MR

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