Gunbot wrote:This claim to fame shit about outing Steve Augeri is sickening. I am not a big fan of Augeri but without his contribution, Journey would be dead and buried.
Based on what?
Other candidates were looked at besides Augeri, and like Arnel, much of the new material was written without him.
Based on some of Neal's comments I get the feeling he wished he had chosen someone else.
If not Augeri, then someone else. Neal and Jon were intent on reaping the success of TBF one way or another.
Gunbot wrote:If he lipped, it was to his own vocals. How many other artists use backround vocals on the lead. I don't know and you people don't know but I bet there are quite a few. Anything he did was not by himself. Do you honestly think he could have a backing tape synced to him without the rest of the band knowing? If what he did was so bad the question is why you are all still fans. Neal and John run the band, they are just as guilty as Augeri for what happened, but Augeri is the bad guy? And once Jeff was in the band, tapegate suddenly isn't a big deal, Journey just did what they had to do? What fucking hypocrisy. If you're gonna crucify Augeri for lipping then his co-conspirators, JSS, Arnel and all the rest of Journey should be dead to you.
The personal character of the band was never in question - anyone who had been paying attention already knew the principal characters were pond scum.
Augeri, the blue-collar everyman, was naturally held up to a higher standard.
Jeff came on this forum and openly pledged never to lip.
A subtle way of acknowledging the scandal, and of leaving that dark chapter far behind in the past.
Of such strong personal mettle, few singers exist.
Subtle as a wrecking ball into the side of a building.
