Do you plan to buy Journey's re-recorded classics album?

[MrsPerry]

absolutely not! why mess with perfection?

AMEN SISTER LULA

[Red13JoePa]

The re-recordings will land in my "what-was-I-thinking?" box of dusty CDs.

Ha!

I have one of those, too.

Was looking through it the other day, shit like Elton John's Road To Eldorado soundtrack....

[nikki]

The re-recordings will land in my "what-was-I-thinking?" box of dusty CDs.

Ha!

I have one of those, too.

Was looking through it the other day, shit like Elton John's Road To Eldorado soundtrack....

I own the Garth Brooks/Chris Gaines CD with Lost In You. I think that might be worse than your Elton John CD.

[Rocker Chic]

The re-recordings will land in my "what-was-I-thinking?" box of dusty CDs.

Ha!

I have one of those, too.

Was looking through it the other day, shit like Elton John's Road To Eldorado soundtrack....

I've got one, too, except mine includes a copy of Dokken's Shadowlife...

What the hell were THEY thinking!

Debbie

[*Laura]

I've got one, too, except mine includes a copy of Dokken's Shadowlife...

What the hell were THEY thinking!

That you will buy it!


My "precious" ones in that box are an Engelbert Humperdink album (a spanish title or something) and Manowar's Triumph of Steel.

[Rocker Chic]

I've got one, too, except mine includes a copy of Dokken's Shadowlife...

What the hell were THEY thinking!

That you will buy it!


My "precious" ones in that box are an Engelbert Humperdink album (a spanish title or something) and Manowar's Triumph of Steel.

It was after that "uninformed purchase" that I swore to never, ever buy another album before I listen to it. Eeek gads!

My new motto is "Try (eh, hem) before you buy!".

Debbie

[Andrew]

There has been a lot of discussion on this topic, so I thought I'd create a poll to see how many Journey fans actually plan to buy the supposed upcoming release of classic Journey hits with Steve Perry's vocals replaced with those of the new singer, Arnel Pineda.

BUT...if it is packaged with a brand new album as a set, then many will be buying it by default. New material is of some interest for many - including me. Still curious as to what they have done and whether Neal and Jon can come up with any new classic songs.

[perryfaithful]

then many will be buying it by default. .

forced down ones throat, shoved up ones b$&$.....whatever

I think the "give away" or two for one or whatever idea for this package, makes it feel cheap, throw away, can't get rid of them any way else. Where is the confidence? Where is the class?

[hoagiepete]

Why?

'nuff said

[Red13JoePa]

then many will be buying it by default. .

[color=darkred]forced down ones throat, shoved up ones b$&$.....whatever

Love when people bitch about this like Journey's there with a gun to their heads going "Pull that wallet out!!! "

It's no more forcing people to buy things than perry's reissue crusade.

[DerriD]

I suppose if you're a band that has a new singer that sounds vastly different from the original, it may be an interesting album to rerecord your hits. Maybe if Van Halen had done a studio album with Sammy singing Dave's stuff it may have sold some out of curiousity. But since Arnel sounds so much like Perry, what's the reason (other than potentially keeping Perry out of some royalties)?

[STORY_TELLER]

BUT...if it is packaged with a brand new album as a set, then many will be buying it by default. New material is of some interest for many - including me. Still curious as to what they have done and whether Neal and Jon can come up with any new classic songs.

I for one won't purchase this double package on principle. I think the only legitimate reason to re-record their GH's with their new singer is to promote him on their website for potential concert goers. To use it as bait to purchase new material just bothers me on an ethical level.

The only way I'll purchase the new material is after I've had the opportunity to sample the tracks first. I didn't like the Augeri years. I didn't think the band had any chemistry with him and I purchased anyway with the intent of supporting my favorite band, hoping I'd be pleasantly surprised. Instead, I was disappointed across 3 albums.

While I'm cautiously optimistic of Arnel, simply because I feel he's a much stronger vocalist than Augeri, unless Perry's back in the mix (or even Smitty), they no longer get my dollars on faith alone.

I'll wait until the tracks hit the iTunes store. I have a hard time imagining they won't offer the new stuff for sale that way (eventually).

[FishinMagician]

i guess I am the only one who will admit that i will buy it.
i like to compare/contrast different recordings of the same song, you know?

[ttango1]

I'LL BUY IT
I HAVE GH...This one will get played moreso than that one so I can hear the changes on the re-working of the hits.

[Gordon from Edinburgh]

I'm guessing that the majority of Journey fans are like the majority of Bon Jovi fans - they like the music, but even moreso, they like the lead singer. If Jon Bon Jovi died or quit the band and Richie Sambora hired a new lead singer to replace Jon and then went into the studio and re-recorded all of Bon Jovi's classic hits, do you think Bon Jovi fans would flock to the stores to buy the new CD just to support the new version of Bon Jovi? Is that a fair analogy of what Journey has done?

I would with Bon Jovi - cos i actually prefer Richie's voice - but not with Journey but would be interested to hear it tho.............

[mistiejourney]

I'm guessing that the majority of Journey fans are like the majority of Bon Jovi fans - they like the music, but even moreso, they like the lead singer. If Jon Bon Jovi died or quit the band and Richie Sambora hired a new lead singer to replace Jon and then went into the studio and re-recorded all of Bon Jovi's classic hits, do you think Bon Jovi fans would flock to the stores to buy the new CD just to support the new version of Bon Jovi? Is that a fair analogy of what Journey has done?

I would with Bon Jovi - cos i actually prefer Richie's voice - but not with Journey but would be interested to hear it tho.............

I'll take Sambora's vocals over Jon's any day.

[jrnyman28]

I really hope there is a noticeable update to the music. If I hear the same solos I am gonna puke!

I will buy new material and by default get the re-record...I am ok with that.
Story-Teller, I totally understand where you are coming from but if you would think of it as buying new music and getting duped to buy the re-record instead of buying the re-record to get duped to buy new music I think it will be an easier pill to swallow.

I still want to hear some new music before I buy at all. But I will buy it as part of a package. I have to, I am a Journey fan and an audio collector....

[Journey/Survivor]

I said yes but with the caveat that there be new material included with the package.

Like I said in one of the other threads, I would MUCH, MUCH rather have a brand new album of all new songs over a re-recorded past hits CD. But I will buy a re-recording of the hits.

[STORY_TELLER]

I really hope there is a noticeable update to the music. If I hear the same solos I am gonna puke!

I will buy new material and by default get the re-record...I am ok with that.
Story-Teller, I totally understand where you are coming from but if you would think of it as buying new music and getting duped to buy the re-record instead of buying the re-record to get duped to buy new music I think it will be an easier pill to swallow.

I still want to hear some new music before I buy at all. But I will buy it as part of a package. I have to, I am a Journey fan and an audio collector....

That's a fine hair you're splitting

I'm not a music collector for the sake of collecting. I collect things I want to listen to and in order for me to spend money on it, I have to like what I hear. Can't know that until I hear it first. This band used to get my support sight unseen, and new material unheard. After being dissatisfied across 3 albums post Perry, from this point forward, they have to earn it.

[Journey/Survivor]

then many will be buying it by default. .

[color=darkred]forced down ones throat, shoved up ones b$&$.....whatever

Love when people bitch about this like Journey's there with a gun to their heads going "Pull that wallet out!!! "

It's no more forcing people to buy things than perry's reissue crusade.

Great point!

The first remasters were needed and turned out great, but those ones that Perry did recently were not really needed at this time. In several years from now they may have yet another way to make the original remasters to sound even better yet? That would have been the time to do a second round of remastering. The ones from a year or two ago were done strictly for the sake of making money too.

[7 Wishes]

Absolutely, positively not.

Steve is the most important musician in my life. His voice and that music is a big part of who I am. This is a bitch slap in the face and I will not support this with VEHEMENCE.

[ohsherrie]

Absolutely, positively not.

Steve is the most important musician in my life. His voice and that music is a big part of who I am. This is a bitch slap in the face and I will not support this with VEHEMENCE.

[bluejeangirl76]

Absolutely, positively not.

Steve is the most important musician in my life. His voice and that music is a big part of who I am. This is a bitch slap in the face and I will not support this with VEHEMENCE.

It IS a HUGE bitch slap.

[Saint John]

If it's sold alone then the answer is "No." If it is sold as part of a package then the answer is "Yes." If you combine everyone's thoughts here, the general consensus is this: Use the rerecords only for promotional purposes and to tout your new singer. Package the new CD and the DVD together and sell it as a double package. Lastly, make sure you have a 20 foot display of Arnel (exactly 4 times his actual height ) in each Wal Mart to pacify ohsherrie. Would everyone agree that this is the route the band should take?

[Red13JoePa]

Absolutely, positively not.

Steve is the most important musician in my life. His voice and that music is a big part of who I am. This is a bitch slap in the face and I will not support this with VEHEMENCE.

Are your grapes actually THAT sour that you continually run around high-fiving people with these empty-headed daft posts with emoticons whenever someone threatens to boycott Journey?

Much as I can't stand loons and your overrated icon, I can't get off actually impeding the loons' orgasmic enjoyment of what he does.

[7 Wishes]

Red, I'm not boycotting anything. Just the re-recorded stuff. Would you buy a re-recorded McSurvivor with McAuley? Didn't think so.

[Saint John]

Absolutely, positively not.

Steve is the most important musician in my life. His voice and that music is a big part of who I am. This is a bitch slap in the face and I will not support this with VEHEMENCE.

It IS a HUGE bitch slap.

Not half as big of a bitch slap as 10 years of unconditional loyalty in the form of waiting for Perry to return, nixing your current lineup with Chalfant and Rolie, only to have Perry record and back out on a tour he never planned on doing (per Herbie Herbert...who was smart enough to NOT sign any orders that suppress the truth). That is arguably the biggest "bitch slap" in the history of rock. Yet people would rather whine about how JSS was fired. Irrational and absurd.

[Red13JoePa]

Red, I'm not boycotting anything. Just the re-recorded stuff. Would you buy a re-recorded McSurvivor with McAuley? Didn't think so.

Not you, my good man.

At least your post had some thought and content to it unlike the juvenile one after it that I quoted.

[7 Wishes]

Not half as big of a bitch slap as 10 years of unconditional loyalty in the form of waiting for Perry to return, nixing your current lineup with Chalfant and Rolie, only to have Perry record and back out on a tour he never planned on doing (per Herbie Herbert...who was smart enough to NOT sign any orders that suppress the truth).

I'm with you here. I won't ever get over the TBF debacle.

[Liam]

Where's the "FUCK NO" choice here??