artist4perry wrote:Gideon wrote:artist4perry wrote:Gideon wrote:artist4perry wrote:And Giddy, as far as his being unable to sing..................how do you know? A clip of him singing DSB after yelling his lungs out at a ball game during the World Series? When the man sings for us then we can say if he can sing or not.
Because the man has been losing range since the mid-'80s. His TBF work was demonstrably weaker in all vocal categories and even on those rare occasions when he has sang backing vocals for various celebrities, you can hear that though he continues to maintain a pleasant tone, his range, power, breath control, and stamina are sub-par relative to what he used to be.
Long story short: everything we've heard him do since the '80s makes it clear that he was losing it. Will he always have a great voice in terms of tone? Sure. But he can't tackle this shit anymore. He clearly doesn't possess the other factors.
High notes does not make you a great singer. Personally I like his lower ranges. To say he cannot sing is not the same as he cannot sing as high as he used to. I liked TBF. I also liked the solo stuff he did......Melody, a gorgeous song. After ROR. I Stand Alone........powerful and lovely. But if you don't care for it that is your choice.
I never said he couldn't sing. I simply said he couldn't sing "this shit" (i.e. Journey) anymore. Nor have I ever condemned his solo vocals or later-era works. TBF is my favorite Journey album.
Understand...............Still love what he has done, past, present, and future?...........Steve?![]()
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Do me a favor, please, and don't misquote me again. It's epidemic around here, people taking my statements out of context and ignoring certain words.
Steve Perry not being the only facet of Journey becomes "LOL SO STEVE PERRY WASN'T A FACTOR IN JOURNEY'S SUCCESS< EH?!"
And Steve Perry being unable to sing Journey becomes "SO STEVE PERRY CAN'T SING ANYMORE IS THAT IT?!"
There's no need in it and I find it particularly annoying.