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RedWingFan wrote:Saint John wrote:RedWingFan wrote:yulog wrote:Big J wrote:I dont think it needs saying that They wound up with the wrong guy.
Best of luck Jeremey - you were the real man for the job but given your position I understand why things had to be the way they are.
The dog ate his weed!
Cheech: What is in this shit, man?
Man: Mostly Maui-waui, man...
Cheech: Yeah?
Man: ... but it's got some labrador in it.
Cheech: What's labrador?
Man: It's dog shit, man.
Cheech: What!
Man: Yeah, my dog ate my stash, man. Had it on the table and the little motherfucker ate it. It really blew the dog's mind, man.
Cheech: You mean we're smoking dog shit, man?
Oh man I bet my wife's never seen "Up In Smoke". I have to rent that so she can see it. I haven't seen it in years but I remember the first 30-45 minutes were hilarious but it really drops off after that.
"labrador"
tammy wrote:okay, no disrespect to Jeremey (btw, congrats on the writing credit)...but, I'm just not hearing what Neal says...I'm not hearing Steve Perry.![]()
I do hear more of SP in Arnel.
donnaplease wrote:tammy wrote:okay, no disrespect to Jeremey (btw, congrats on the writing credit)...but, I'm just not hearing what Neal says...I'm not hearing Steve Perry.![]()
I do hear more of SP in Arnel.
Try this one, Tammy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EgS2bNkmA0
hgwy407 wrote:OK, I'll take dickhead any day, rather than "ass kiss". I Am a professional musician, and have been for over 30 years. It doesn't take a musician to realize, demo or not (after all he WAS trying to land the gig), the vocals blow. Now having said that, I have heard his live stuff and he comes off MUCH better there. That said, these vocals are just plain bad.
hgwy407 wrote:OK, I'll take dickhead any day, rather than "ass kiss". I Am a professional musician, and have been for over 30 years. It doesn't take a musician to realize, demo or not (after all he WAS trying to land the gig), the vocals blow. Now having said that, I have heard his live stuff and he comes off MUCH better there. That said, these vocals are just plain bad.
hgwy407 wrote:OK, I'll take dickhead any day, rather than "ass kiss". I Am a professional musician, and have been for over 30 years. It doesn't take a musician to realize, demo or not (after all he WAS trying to land the gig), the vocals blow. Now having said that, I have heard his live stuff and he comes off MUCH better there. That said, these vocals are just plain bad.
tammy wrote:donnaplease wrote:tammy wrote:okay, no disrespect to Jeremey (btw, congrats on the writing credit)...but, I'm just not hearing what Neal says...I'm not hearing Steve Perry.![]()
I do hear more of SP in Arnel.
Try this one, Tammy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EgS2bNkmA0
Granted youtube is not the best to judge (the guitar is getting in the way) but, I guess I'm just not "feeling it". I don't know exactly what it is...warmth, earnestness, fire? JH can hit the high notes & sustain, but maybe it is all too high throughout. I know everybody has their own opinion & taste (and ears, lol) and I don't argue who is right or wrong...um, well, I guess I do agree that Journey made the right choice in AP. I listen to the new songs and am glad to hear AP's own voice with just bits and pieces of SP (and even SA oddly enough.)
And, I'm not trying to be rude or anything...I'm just saying what it is to me.
kgdjpubs wrote:tammy wrote:donnaplease wrote:tammy wrote:okay, no disrespect to Jeremey (btw, congrats on the writing credit)...but, I'm just not hearing what Neal says...I'm not hearing Steve Perry.![]()
I do hear more of SP in Arnel.
Try this one, Tammy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EgS2bNkmA0
Granted youtube is not the best to judge (the guitar is getting in the way) but, I guess I'm just not "feeling it". I don't know exactly what it is...warmth, earnestness, fire? JH can hit the high notes & sustain, but maybe it is all too high throughout. I know everybody has their own opinion & taste (and ears, lol) and I don't argue who is right or wrong...um, well, I guess I do agree that Journey made the right choice in AP. I listen to the new songs and am glad to hear AP's own voice with just bits and pieces of SP (and even SA oddly enough.)
And, I'm not trying to be rude or anything...I'm just saying what it is to me.
This "whether you hear Perry" thing means different things to different people. My criteria for judging is whether you hear a Sam Cooke/Jackie Wilson, or more specially soul/motown approach to singing. I'm not talking about high notes, range, depth/warmness of voice. This is simply about phrasing and the approach taken to interpreting lyrics. Perry? Yes. Rod Stewart? Yes. JSS? Yes. Marc Anthony? Yes. Mark Free? Yes, but Aretha vs. Cooke. Paul Rodgers? Somewhat, but a LOT of blues in there also. Augeri? Yes, but buried behind other, much stronger influences. Hugo? No. Chalfant? No. Jeremey? No. Arnel? Undecided--there is SOMETHING present especially on the ballads however (see What I Needed), but influences unknown and phrasing deviates wildly on rock material.
For other people the criteria may be different. Jeremey may be dead on for Perry on Journey covers, but that is the easy part. You simply have to copy the vocal nuances of the original singer--easier for some than others, and having a very similar voice to the original singer helps. Vocal influences show the most on original material, and I simply don't hear the Perry/Cooke/Wilson influence there. JSS has that background moreso than anyone so far, even if he doesn't sound like Perry much--find him singing the ROR material if any questions.
It's not a simple end-all-be-all way to judge the "quality" of a singer either. Jeremey does VERY well on that song (one of Perry's best vocals ever), but I just don't hear the Cooke influence on his original material, or the new Journey material either.
hgwy407 wrote:OK, I'll take dickhead any day, rather than "ass kiss". I Am a professional musician, and have been for over 30 years. It doesn't take a musician to realize, demo or not (after all he WAS trying to land the gig), the vocals blow. Now having said that, I have heard his live stuff and he comes off MUCH better there. That said, these vocals are just plain bad.
Deb wrote:Gawd yes, somebody who totally gets it!!!!You're right, perfect example is JSS on the ROR material ~ I'll Be Alright Without You - JSS/Journey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDtHpo3I5vc
Soul/motown approach/delivery is EXACTLY why Steve Perry, Jeff Scott Soto and Eric Martin are my favorite singers.
kgdjpubs wrote:Deb wrote:Gawd yes, somebody who totally gets it!!!!You're right, perfect example is JSS on the ROR material ~ I'll Be Alright Without You - JSS/Journey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDtHpo3I5vc
Soul/motown approach/delivery is EXACTLY why Steve Perry, Jeff Scott Soto and Eric Martin are my favorite singers.
Too bad JSS never got to perform more of the ROR material as it was much more in his natural range, and also where Perry's motown influences came to the forefront (along with Street Talk)--and that would have been REALLY easy for JSS to sing. Everyone always said ROR was basically a Perry solo album with Journey backing. I always thought it was basically Journey doing motown. Journey cranked out Happy to Give with Deen on vocals and a killer, lengthy Neal solo in 2004. Part of me was hoping they would resurrect that with JSS, but it never happened. ROR and TBF were definitely JSS's best parts. Too bad they played so little of those albums with him, as those influences only really started coming to the forefront on Street Talk, with the beginnings on Frontiers.
yea, Eric Martin has it also, but there is something about his voice that makes him sound perpetually hoarse to my ears. Good songwriter though, and he's managed to keep his range. Of course, I like Jimmy Barnes' voice which has been described not so favorably as an angle grinder, so what do I know?!? Beneath it all though, there is a strong motown influence underneath a VERY distinct voice that compares only to a male version of Tina Turner. Find Too Much Ain't Enough Love off the Freight Train Heart cd with Neal on lead guitar....or the even better live version on Barnestorming, without Neal unfortunately.
Arnel's got something in there though, so it will be really interesting to hear him tackle some of Perry's best soul vocals....Stay Awhile, Still They Ride, etc. Hopefully, they will let him have a crack at After the Fall on this tour at least once or twice. Hit the tempo up a bit and boost the bass for that strong groove (like the Frontiers and Beyond show with Perry), and that song is pure motown. The band was on warp mode that night though, even speeding up the ballads, so chances of ATF with that tempo returning are highly unlikely however.
Augeri had it also with the Rod Stewart influence (see Beyond the Clouds for a rare surfacing), but it was usually buried beneath a lot of Led Zeppelin influences which were much stronger for his vocal style. I still find it amazing he was able to modify his voice to cover Perry. Unfortunately, it was also his undoing once he was stuck forever covering Perry with little to no original material to preserve his voice.
kgdjpubs wrote:
This "whether you hear Perry" thing means different things to different people. My criteria for judging is whether you hear a Sam Cooke/Jackie Wilson, or more specially soul/motown approach to singing. I'm not talking about high notes, range, depth/warmness of voice. This is simply about phrasing and the approach taken to interpreting lyrics. Perry? Yes. Rod Stewart? Yes. JSS? Yes. Marc Anthony? Yes. Mark Free? Yes, but Aretha vs. Cooke. Paul Rodgers? Somewhat, but a LOT of blues in there also. Augeri? Yes, but buried behind other, much stronger influences. Hugo? No. Chalfant? No. Jeremey? No. Arnel? Undecided--there is SOMETHING present especially on the ballads however (see What I Needed), but influences unknown and phrasing deviates wildly on rock material.
For other people the criteria may be different. Jeremey may be dead on for Perry on Journey covers, but that is the easy part. You simply have to copy the vocal nuances of the original singer--easier for some than others, and having a very similar voice to the original singer helps. Vocal influences show the most on original material, and I simply don't hear the Perry/Cooke/Wilson influence there. JSS has that background moreso than anyone so far, even if he doesn't sound like Perry much--find him singing the ROR material if any questions.
It's not a simple end-all-be-all way to judge the "quality" of a singer either. Jeremey does VERY well on that song (one of Perry's best vocals ever), but I just don't hear the Cooke influence on his original material, or the new Journey material either.
wednesday's child wrote:I don't know Jeremey. Never met the guy, and never heard him sing 'til I played those clips.
Anyone who devotes his life to sharing a love of this music gets my respect.
I love Never Walk Away on Revelation, and Jeremey's part in making that song deserves appreciation.
-wech
Jeremey wrote:it was very cool to have the members of Little River Band join Frontiers on stage tonight in Myrtle Beach for "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Open Arms."
Moon Beam wrote:Jeremey wrote:it was very cool to have the members of Little River Band join Frontiers on stage tonight in Myrtle Beach for "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Open Arms."
Dang dandy that is!
Which members joined you Jeremey?
wednesday's child wrote:His Journey demos? I liked them.
Nitpickers might be forgetting how much work goes into making a NEW song better vocally,
and I'm not talking about ProTools. I'm talking about deciding how to sing an unfamiliar song.
Ask Arnel how ragged and pitchy his first several takes were. Heck, it's a matter of published record.
On video too. If Jeremey'd had more time with it (Arnel had days-on-end with Jon to work stuff out),
then Jeremey's "demos" would have been even better than they are.
IMHO, Arnel approaches a Perry-esque vocal differently.
He's more of a power belter, and at the higher notes, that's when he can bend it close. Really close.
Jeremey's got a more elegant base, and is close to Perry throughout his range.
It's good stuff either way.
So, the question...
Is Jeremey, or is Arnel, the better vocalist for Journey?
the more important question to ask was:
Is Journey the better band for Jeremey?
kgdjpubs wrote:wednesday's child wrote:His Journey demos? I liked them.
Nitpickers might be forgetting how much work goes into making a NEW song better vocally,
and I'm not talking about ProTools. I'm talking about deciding how to sing an unfamiliar song.
Ask Arnel how ragged and pitchy his first several takes were. Heck, it's a matter of published record.
On video too. If Jeremey'd had more time with it (Arnel had days-on-end with Jon to work stuff out),
then Jeremey's "demos" would have been even better than they are.
...thus being the exact reason I stayed out of the discussion of the demos. As far as I'm concerned, judging them on anything more then first-time-you-sang-an-unfinished-song-with-a-lyric-sheet is expecting too much out of them, and very few singers would sound mind-blowingly good at that time with a one-cut-no-overdub performance in those circumstances....and that's not even counting the nervousness that was present which will wreak havoc on your voice, as it sounds rather spontaneous.
It will be easier to judge whenever someone puts up a good version of Frontiers doing the song once the new band gels. One can only hope that Jeremey will do a polished version of his style instead of just copying Arnel's vocals on the final product. Being songwriter and original vocalist, Jeremey definitely has the pedigree to treat the song as original material, and it will only help him in the long run.IMHO, Arnel approaches a Perry-esque vocal differently.
He's more of a power belter, and at the higher notes, that's when he can bend it close. Really close.
Jeremey's got a more elegant base, and is close to Perry throughout his range.
It's good stuff either way.
That's probably a pretty good way to put it. Two totally different voices and styles that overlap in range.So, the question...
Is Jeremey, or is Arnel, the better vocalist for Journey?
the more important question to ask was:
Is Journey the better band for Jeremey?
I'd say all's well that ends well. Jeremey seems to be happy, and the world got to hear the talents of Arnel, who otherwise would have stayed in obscurity, and that would be a shame. He's got the perfect voice to do a credible job on the Perry material and bring something new to the band. All he has to do is hang on and he will be set.
In the end, here is what you have...
Arnel's got a new cd with Journey and is learning the ropes of touring with a big band,
Jeremey is working on original material to be released,
JSS is recording a new album (or 4) as always,
Augeri has his voice back, is performing live, and recording a new cd,
and Steve Perry is finding out that he still sounds like Steve Perry...as opposed to the Exorcist demon, I presume.
What is there to fight about?!?
Gunbot wrote:
I am more into the original LRB (Birtles,Shorrock and Goble) but I always liked Wayne Nelson. Was he there tonight?
Jeremey wrote:Gunbot wrote:
I am more into the original LRB (Birtles,Shorrock and Goble) but I always liked Wayne Nelson. Was he there tonight?
Greg Hind and Chris Marion came on stage to sing with us. I'm not sure who the other member was that was there but I know it wasn't Wayne. I had a great conversation with Greg after the show as well. It was a very cool night!
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