Monker wrote:YoungJRNY wrote:Ehwmatt wrote:Loved the band with Augeri, lukewarm to cold on it with Arnel, just my opinion. I saw him 5 times, 4 times before TG hit, and I enjoyed him immensely all four times.
Wait until you see Arnel live. The boots you see, or the DVD's you see don't do him or the band justice, esp right up there 1st row with overloaded of freshness he breathes into the band. I've seen Arnel 5 times and each time he got even better. I was at his first Vegas show back in March of '08 and I think everyone attending dropped their jaws when he came out and belted out the first lines of AWYWI. The dude has some serious energy and even if someone is NOT a fan of the band, they have no choice but to pump their fist and I've seen this first hand.
Just like JSS, people like you build him up to an impossible level. He has faults and is not some kind of savior.
Just as Perry, and Augeri, and JSS have their disciples who praise their chosen one - so does Arnel...and the truth is a lot more grounded then all of that.
You and I go way back on these forums, whether or not we agree or argue. I must say that I always make it a point to read your posts, always have.
This, your latest entry, is no different. Good - make that great - point. Today's zealots will always be, just as yesterday's and tomorrow's. AP is fantastic...but so will be the next. And with each show, they will get better. I'm sure my kids will one day argue that their music is better than mine.
No matter who is singing Journey, it's the music that we all 'pump our fists to'...not the current (over-rated?) singer.
later~
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