Jana wrote:Pelata wrote:Jana wrote:Pelata wrote:portland wrote:Pelata wrote:Herbie Herbert bringing Perry out of the chicken coops and matching him up w/ Neal Schon was amazing timing for Perry AND Schon...add in Jon Cain and it's lightning in a bottle (for all the good songs before Cain joined, Journey were nowhere near as popular until Cain came in). It's that combination that made Journey what it became. Had Rollie stayed, Escape would have been a very different album and probably not gone #1. Had Robert Fleischman stayed, Infinity would not have been what it was. Had Schon & Rollie stayed in Santana there would be no Journey at all.
My point is that it's no single person that made Journey as we worship it...it was the chemistry created in the combination of Schon/Perry/Cain. Take any one of them out and it all falls apart. No Perry, no "Patiently"...no Cain, no "Open Arms" (and no #1 album)...no Schon, no Journey.
Yes and plug in the subs and you get a tribute band that plays the DD...and that is the point...these three band memebers from the Perry/Schon/Cain years are not replaceable....and that is the facts even if many here don't or won't admit to it...including Mr. Schon himself!
I agree to a point...the chemistry changes and the magic changes...they've still managed to make good music Perry-less, but as much as I like Augeri and his 2 albums, I'll still admit that as good as it is and as much as I do enjoy it, it's not the same...
Part of me...PART of me...wishes that Cain & Schon did what Perry asked...go play whatever you want with whoever you want, just don't call it Journey...I think if they had done that, Perry would have come back after a while...but I do love Arrival & Generations (most of it, anyway)...
Sadly, I don't believe Perry would ever have come back to Journey, ever. Look at the past 13 years as evidence of what he would have done. Journey had every right to keep the name since Neal started the band and put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into it for years even b/f Perry. I get that some will never feel that way. That's fine.
I don't think Perry's inactivity is indicative of what would have happened had Schon/Cain did another Bad English album or something and not replaced him. But, it's all speculation and what we have is what we have. Schon/Perry/Cain will remain legend no matter what.
Absolute, legend. What's indicative is after '86 he never toured or wrote with them for almost ten years and worked on his solo stuff twice and toured. Sony pushed him and hewrote an album with Journey and never toured. I don't think he was that interested in Journey since '86. I always say TBF was a nice bonus. He hasn't toured with them for 23 years and this is a band that likes to play in front of audiences. Good for them. Perry seems happy.
This is true...