Steve Perry Is Truly Finally Fading....

[Michigan Girl]

I agree G~Boy....comparison is inevitable and more than likely should've been expected.....but to dismiss SP's
legacy....NO WAY!!!!

You got your outfit ready for the day at the office lol?

It's late. I'm tired, so NO, any idea's????
{You're not hijacking this thread are you?}

Yes I do, were a short green skirt, slit up the right side, low cut blouse,7 inch high heels,square black glasses{that will be removed} and some really pungent perfume

7" heels....
You have me confused with your local streetwalker, this is FUNNY!!!!

Jeez all right 5 inch heels if that will make you feel better[/quote

Four and you've got a deal.....Girl Scout Uniform it is!!!!

Damn that even better, you better be 18

Gotta leave it with you....nighty night!!!!

[Don]

I want MG cookies, give me..

[Michigan Girl]

I want MG cookies, give me..

Thin Mints in the freezer.....I'll thaw them out!!!

[Don]

I want MG cookies, give me..

Thin Mints in the freezer.....I'll thaw them out!!!

No need to thaw them, I eat Cadbury the same way.

[stevew2]

I agree G~Boy....comparison is inevitable and more than likely should've been expected.....but to dismiss SP's
legacy....NO WAY!!!!

You got your outfit ready for the day at the office lol?

It's late. I'm tired, so NO, any idea's????
{You're not hijacking this thread are you?}

Yes I do, were a short green skirt, slit up the right side, low cut blouse,7 inch high heels,square black glasses{that will be removed} and some really pungent perfume

7" heels....
You have me confused with your local streetwalker, this is FUNNY!!!!

Jeez all right 5 inch heels if that will make you feel better[/quote

Four and you've got a deal.....Girl Scout Uniform it is!!!!

Damn that even better, you better be 18

Gotta leave it with you....nighty night!!!!

Good night just messin with ya. {I bet you wear green Tom} lol sleep tight, dont think of Friga

[Rhiannon]

No need to thaw them, I eat Cadbury the same way.

[stevew2]

I agree G~Boy....comparison is inevitable and more than likely should've been expected.....but to dismiss SP's
legacy....NO WAY!!!!

You got your outfit ready for the day at the office lol?

It's late. I'm tired, so NO, any idea's????
{You're not hijacking this thread are you?}

Yes I do, were a short green skirt, slit up the right side, low cut blouse,7 inch high heels,square black glasses{that will be removed} and some really pungent perfume

7" heels....
You have me confused with your local streetwalker, this is FUNNY!!!!

Jeez all right 5 inch heels if that will make you feel better

Four and you've got a deal.....Girl Scout Uniform it is!!!!

Okay i must see it in the am ,it is the am ??

[Andrew]

Let's keep this on topic (for once...)

[stevew2]

Let's keep this on topic (for once...)

Okay dokey

[jourmapac]

being one of the new fans of journey, at the beginning i really don't know who is steve perry (sorry guys), BUT now i know who PERRY is, was and ever will be .... "the voice"

IMHO, he will be forever remembered, heck he even made me a new fan

Arnel led Journey playing perry influenced/popularized music cements even more his legacy, i guess old journey fans has nothing to worry about HE wont ever be forgotten, and like i mentioned earlier he is even making new fans ...

[texafana]

Yah...my original post can be twisted into alot of ways...what I'm trying to say is, Arnel is good enough to allow Journey to succeed in a way that doesn't make you go "not bad..but I wish it was Perry up there singing." I'm a llloong time Perry fan, but fkin eh, when I see Arnel perform I'm not sitting there going..."Bring back Steve!" I'm totally lost in the moment believing Journey as a whole....again! Even though I love SteveA (Remember Me is an all time favorite) and respect JSS (Eyes Of Love is fkin awesome!) , I always kept saying in the back of my head "it's not Steve Perry!!". With Arnel, I just don't have that whole subconsious vibe going on. And it appears alot of peeps are the same way. Journey seems complete for the first time in a long time.....again.

[Luvsaugeri]

Yah...my original post can be twisted into alot of ways...what I'm trying to say is, Arnel is good enough to allow Journey to succeed in a way that doesn't make you go "not bad..but I wish it was Perry up there singing."

I never said or thought that once during SA's tenure.

I really think you are giving Arnel way too much credit. He's good and all but forgetting about SP?? Never going to happen.

[sniper16]

steve perry hasnt been relevant since 1996
journey has been a working band since 97/98
no matter which singer they had
let it go already
enjoy the songs
waiting for him is like expecting nirvana to get back together(hes dead)

[Andrew]

Yah...my original post can be twisted into alot of ways...what I'm trying to say is, Arnel is good enough to allow Journey to succeed in a way that doesn't make you go "not bad..but I wish it was Perry up there singing."

Well that is reasonable enough to state that opinion, why not just say that out of the box?

[texafana]

Yah...my original post can be twisted into alot of ways...what I'm trying to say is, Arnel is good enough to allow Journey to succeed in a way that doesn't make you go "not bad..but I wish it was Perry up there singing."

Well that is reasonable enough to state that opinion, why not just say that out of the box?

Because I type before I think...

[Perrydise]

Yah...my original post can be twisted into alot of ways...what I'm trying to say is, Arnel is good enough to allow Journey to succeed in a way that doesn't make you go "not bad..but I wish it was Perry up there singing."

Well that is reasonable enough to state that opinion, why not just say that out of the box?

It would have been much too easy to do it that way Andrew.

[Babyblue]

You are out of your mind if you think SP will be forgotten. There are alot that like the new singer that is fine as well. My journey is and will always have SP singing on the CDS.

[DracIsBack]

And speaking of Perry, with his ego as large as it is, there is simply no way he would come back if he couldn't sing better than the current lead singer of Journey.

This knowledge comes from Sunday dinner's at Perry's house? Not sure why people on this forums make personal assessments about people they don't actually know personally.


I agree that Arnel has many reasons to be proud. That said, why spoil the point with such silly statements like the above. You don't know Perry any more than he knows you.

[Michigan Girl]

being one of the new fans of journey, at the beginning i really don't know who is steve perry (sorry guys), BUT now i know who PERRY is, was and ever will be .... "the voice"

IMHO, he will be forever remembered, heck he even made me a new fan

Arnel led Journey playing perry influenced/popularized music cements even more his legacy, i guess old journey fans has nothing to worry about HE wont ever be forgotten, and like i mentioned earlier he is even making new fans ...

VERY wise new fan and AP is doing a great job!!!

[Michigan Girl]

I never thought I would see this, especially while the group is still performing.

Steve A never made you forget about Perry.
JSS never made you forget about Perry.

But Arnel, truly has enough vocal talent combined with stage energy to truely make you forget about Steve Perry. What I mean by that is, it finally looks like Journey has a "lead singer" again and not some hired hand. Even Steve A never looked or sounded as a good a fit with the band compared to Arnel in my opinion.

I was looking at some JSS videos with Journey, and (as good as he is) he just for some weird reason just doesn't "look" like someone who would be fronting Journey. I don't know if the physical look has something to do with it? Both SteveP and SteveA and Arnel are not the most masculine guys in the world, kind of a softer look about them, perhaps you need that high tenor voice with a softer look to make it click "hey...that's the Journey lead singer look". ? ? ?

I'm still blown away by how far Arnel has come in only a short period of time. I'm starting to wonder if Neal planned this a long time before it was announced. Secretly having Arnel work on the songs, etc, etc.

And speaking of Perry, with his ego as large as it is, there is simply no way he would come back if he couldn't sing better than the current lead singer of Journey. And let's face it, at near 60 years old, he can't compete with Arnel. I feel sorry for him, because if he did have plans for a come back, they were probably shattered when he heard Arnel perform with Journey.

Sorry dude...This is a fucking MORONIC post! You sound like the brainless Kool-Aid drinkers on Jackass Talk with this whole "Maybe Jeff didn't have the right look for Journey" bullshit! I actually got into a fight with some moron on that site who said Jeff was "too tall" to sing for Journey. I realize they're a band of midgets, but give me a break with this shit! It all comes down to singing. I can assure you that those of us heterosexual men aren't showing up at concerts, and thinking "Gee, if only he had some more Aqua-Net in his hair, he would fit in a bit better with Journey". Geez...where do people come up with this stupid shit Jeff isn't in Journey, because he wasn't the high-tenor they were looking for. I guarantee you that if Jeff could come anywhere near emulating Perry's signature sound, Schon wouldn't have cared if the dude rolled out onto the stage wearing a Depends adult diaper!

The final point I'll make is one Matthew made in another thread by another genius who claimed "It's like Perry never existed"...Arnel, Augeri, Jeff, and a singer to be named later are all singing Perry's songs, Einstein! Until that stops (which isn't likely, unless Schon's youtube account gets canceled and he's then forced to retire), this band will never be out of the shadow of Perry. It's simply ASTONISHING to me that people say something like this, after leaving a concert with two new songs and the rest all Perry music! Not to mention, their "new" cd had all re-recorded Perry classics (in the event you didn't get that memo), and finally a DVD...of...you guessed it (see that...you're catching on)...99% Perry music! One final thing...Don't kid yourself. Arnel is ABSOLUTELY a "hired hand". The guy is immensely talented, but he is still in the band for one reason, and one reason only...his ability to bring Schon & Co closer to their "legacy sound" (Read...PERRY)!



John from Boston

he he....I knew JFB would cover this well!!!

[Michigan Girl]

Let's keep this on topic (for once...)

Knew this was coming too!!!

[lights1961]

I never thought I would see this, especially while the group is still performing.

Steve A never made you forget about Perry.
JSS never made you forget about Perry.

But Arnel, truly has enough vocal talent combined with stage energy to truely make you forget about Steve Perry. What I mean by that is, it finally looks like Journey has a "lead singer" again and not some hired hand. Even Steve A never looked or sounded as a good a fit with the band compared to Arnel in my opinion.

I was looking at some JSS videos with Journey, and (as good as he is) he just for some weird reason just doesn't "look" like someone who would be fronting Journey. I don't know if the physical look has something to do with it? Both SteveP and SteveA and Arnel are not the most masculine guys in the world, kind of a softer look about them, perhaps you need that high tenor voice with a softer look to make it click "hey...that's the Journey lead singer look". ? ? ?

I'm still blown away by how far Arnel has come in only a short period of time. I'm starting to wonder if Neal planned this a long time before it was announced. Secretly having Arnel work on the songs, etc, etc.

And speaking of Perry, with his ego as large as it is, there is simply no way he would come back if he couldn't sing better than the current lead singer of Journey. And let's face it, at near 60 years old, he can't compete with Arnel. I feel sorry for him, because if he did have plans for a come back, they were probably shattered when he heard Arnel perform with Journey.

Is it Perry's ego that is large or the writers ego that is large???

Rick

[Ratgirl]

Perry will NEVER fade..
He is the Journey of the past and Arnel is the Journey of the future.

Things are looking good.. I cant wait to see what else Arnel and the
band bring to the table.

[Perrydise]

Is it Perry's ego that is large or the writers ego that is large???

Rick

The writers Rick

[Onestepper]

Could quite honestly be the most ridiculous post ever! Glad you have the opinion, just don't expect many, if any to agree with you. Or for that matter, think you have a clue as to how people perceive SP or J.

Having said that, I'm looking forward to seeing Arnel with the band in a couple of weeks.

[Rhiannon]

Could quite honestly be the most ridiculous post ever!

Agreed. It's like all the people who say "pink is the new black". No. Pink is still pink and black is still black. Just because pink is more vogue right now doesn't mean anyone is going to forget black exists. It just is what it is. Two different, talented, people contributing to a good band in their own way on different planes in separate times. Comparisons are silly.

[bluejeangirl76]

on different planes in separate times.

Those are the key words in this whole rigamarole.

Why is it so difficult to admire Arnel for what he is and does without tearing down the past in the process? Yeah, like anyone is gonna forget about Perry. If he was "fading" they wouldn't bother playing all those songs every night... they wouldn't have bothered rerecording them (OR walmart wouldn't have forced them to, knowing that the Perry hits are the selling point).

Admire them each for what they gave to the band. Its not a competition.

[Rhiannon]

Admire them each for what they gave to the band. Its not a competition.

Emboldened for reiteration.

[conversationpc]

But Arnel, truly has enough vocal talent combined with stage energy to truely make you forget about Steve Perry.

[edcha]

I fail to see why the comparison still has to be made. This is merely digging up old wounds among some fans and quite honestly, I don't agree.

Arnel is a wonderful soul and a truly gifted performer and singer and more power to him for living his dream with one of America's most iconic melodic rock acts.

Perry is out of the picture due to his own decisions and that's fine by me as long as he is happy. It is disappointing for me personally that I don't get to hear him sing anymore - with J or solo...but that's his call.

NO ONE singer will cause me to forget the man's legacy or history in this band and I don't think Arnel would like anyone to make such a statement. He has already shown himself to be humble and accepting of his role and I for one hope that continues and he stays heathy and happy.

I totally agree with Andrew's comment.

That said, please allow me to add what I wrote (the last post) on Barb's thread
on "New Cain Interview" on Aug 7th, which was in line with a good number of posts here:

"...I firmly believe that each artist should be appreciated in his/her own way, and in his/her own time! We can always appreciate an artist, as well as his/her work---without putting down another one! That is just fair---and balanced!"