OK, so there are bunch of people that bang on Pineda because he sounds similar to Steve Perry and because of that, they don't want to support this current incarnation of Journey. They say JSS and the way he sang was a "vessel" that could expand Journey past the dirty-dozen. Then there is Jeremy, I can say without a doubt that he would have been a fine choice but the band went a different direction. Which caused lots of consternation vs. support.
In today's Roanoke article about Jeremy and Journey we see this line:
And sure enough, there they were, trying to look inconspicuous on a park bench by a big fountain, listening to a cover band playing their songs, with a singer who sounded remarkably like the guy who originally sang them.
Question-If Jeremy did the re-recordings would you treat that situation the same way you treat it with Arnel? I mean...it's the same thing right?