Jana wrote: Why can Steve sing a bunch of Journey songs and it be okay but if Journey does it it's covering the songs?
In my opinion, the two situations aren't analogous. Obviously, the guys who are calling themselves "Journey" have every "right" to sing whatever they want to sing. Nobody can deny that, because it's a fact. I don't think it's really worth talking about who wrote which song. I believe that "Faithfully" is one of the few songs in the entire Journey catalog that Perry didn't have a writing credit on. As I've said in the past, I don't think 99.9% of music fans give a rat's ass who wrote a given song. It's the voice that gives a song life, that people usually make the connection with. Lionel Richie wrote the song "Lady" for Kenny Rogers, and I've never once heard Richie sing the song.
The final point I'll make is that I think those who claim Journey is a "cover band" (although I use the terminology "Tribute Band") are referring to their "singer of the week"... not Cain and Schon. I understand there are those who would support Journey if William Hung was their lead singer, but for many, the singer actually does matter. Also, for those who say "They can't 'cover' their own music"...I will remind you once again, that the singers they run in and out of the band have ZERO claim to 99% of the music being performed. Therefore, they are indeed covering the music, in my opinion!
John from Boston
When (can't say his name) dies one day maybe you will see he was human after all. 
I want to continue my conversation with IlliniJrny, lol.
Lost that good screen capping software when my old computer crashed and had to get a new one with Vista. 
