Okay, enough. I can't speak for Stevew. Even though it sounds like he's supportive of my POV, he's biased and unfair. He's had an agenda ever since Jeremey was dropped for Arnel. Actually, he probably had an agenda since JSS was dumped.
I, on the other hand, happen to think Arnel has a great voice and I believe he's the best vocalist these guys could have chosen (outside of Perry). He's got the skills and he knows what to do with them. Great vocalist and it sounds like he's finding his comfort level. Kudos to him.
This is not about Arnel. This is not about Journey without Perry. This is about a band intentionally plagiarizing themselves and calling it a new song. If you guys think this is okay:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4KJSHA5M
Then more power to you. But between Tapegate and this, the band just lost this fan's respect big time and I'm truly amazed how many of you are giving it a wash. If Survivor had made Will She Go or Will She Stay, you guys would be up in arms and you know it.
I'm going to wait until the studio recordings come out before I give the other songs a FAIR listen, but this does not bode well for me.