Steve perry was in my opinion rocks most incredible singer he could do wonders with that voice of his, and journey was most famouse when steve was their lead singer, greg rollie was good but steve was great. I miss his performances, hope I can see him again one day. got to see an REOs speedwagon concert in 84 and a journey concert same year wow I thought i went to heaven.

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Yes More journey please

Steve perry was in my opinion rocks most incredible singer he could do wonders with that voice of his, and journey was most famouse when steve was their lead singer, greg rollie was good but steve was great. I miss his performances, hope I can see him again one day. got to see an REOs speedwagon concert in 84 and a journey concert same year wow I thought i went to heaven.

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Yes More journey please


Hey another Perryera Journey fan. Your right Steve Perry is one of the best rock voices. I loved Gregg and Steve singing together in the beginning and wish Gregg didn't leave Journey.

Your lucky to have seen Journey and Steve Perry perform live, never got the chance. Your right again when you say Journey was at their best when Steve Perry was lead singer. I just wish he would do one last tour, but we know that won't happen.

Are you going to see the current line perform this summer??? Have you heard Neal's current band Soul Sirkus???

No I have not heard neils new group i do remember i think it was back in 98 or 99 that journey started touring again with a new steve perry sound alike cant remember his name but he did sound alot like perry the only thing was that perrys fans didnt like it so they couldnt pull it off and they didnt do well on the tour, maby we wont get to see perry again but as he once said dont stop believing. and I hope neils new band does better then he did with that steve perry clone.

Steve perry was in my opinion rocks most incredible singer he could do wonders with that voice of his, and journey was most famouse when steve was their lead singer, greg rollie was good but steve was great. I miss his performances, hope I can see him again one day. got to see an REOs speedwagon concert in 84 and a journey concert same year wow I thought i went to heaven.

(RING) American Rock Promoters can I help you?

Yes More journey please

Rock critic Dave Marsh on Gregg Rolie and Steve Perry:

"Rolie may be the singer with the least character in pop history; he outstrips even Paul Anka and Pat Boone as an utter dullard. . . . As of Infinity [Journey's 1978 album] Rolie was replaced as lead singer by Steve Perry, an acetlyene-torch vocalist with a penchant for strident Sam Cooke imitations."

Guess not everyone agrees with ya, huh? :eek:

Rock critic Howard Hampton on Journey:

". . .spectacularly insufferable. . . "

You can't please everybody. :o

My husband can't stand him, but I really like him. My fav is still Robert Plant, but Perry would probably come in second or third (to Freddie Mercury). Very recognizable!

Steve Perry is a great pop vocalist, but when I think of rock, I'm getting more of the picture of someone like Axl Rose, Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey, Ian Astbury, Bono, Brian Johnson, etc. Someone with a little more street cred.

It's like Yngwie Malmsteen being a great guitar player, but when you want something downright rocking, you go for Slash and Angus Young. Not virtuosi, but boy can they play honest rock and roll.

Rock critic Dave Marsh on Gregg Rolie and Steve Perry:

"Rolie may be the singer with the least character in pop history; he outstrips even Paul Anka and Pat Boone as an utter dullard. . . . As of Infinity [Journey's 1978 album] Rolie was replaced as lead singer by Steve Perry, an acetlyene-torch vocalist with a penchant for strident Sam Cooke imitations."

Guess not everyone agrees with ya, huh? :eek:

Rock critic Howard Hampton on Journey:

". . .spectacularly insufferable. . . "

You can't please everybody. :o

Wow I didn't think Gregg Rolie was that bad. I mean this is the guy who sang with Santana. And this is another reason why they (Journey) will never get into the RRHOF. Oh well like Steve Perry said in an interview, either you like Journey or you don't and that is fine. But you have to at least give Steve Perry credit for saving a band that was on the brink of losing their recording contract and put them on the top during his time with them. If you really think about it, it that hadn't happened would anyone really know who Neal Schon is???? I don't think so. JMO!!!! Oh and by the way Steve Perry does the best Sam Cooke I have ever heard, and that ain't bad company to be in. ;) ;)

My husband can't stand him, but I really like him. My fav is still Robert Plant, but Perry would probably come in second or third (to Freddie Mercury). Very recognizable!


Your right Plant and Mercury are great!!! I don't know too many husbands or any guys who will say Steve Perry has a great voice. What is up with that???

Your right Plant and Mercury are great!!! I don't know too many husbands or any guys who will say Steve Perry has a great voice. What is up with that???


Jealous bastards!!!! :lol: Don't like the competition and since Freddie was gay and is now dead, and have you seen Plant lately???? - guess they figure there's no competition there!! ;) :p :lol:

Jealous bastards!!!! :lol: Don't like the competition and since Freddie was gay and is now dead, and have you seen Plant lately???? - guess they figure there's no competition there!! ;) :p :lol:


ROTFLOL!!!!!!!

Oh so true! What the heck happened to Robert Plant??? :eek: :eek: Although I still had a crush on Freddie. But your right guys are (were) so jealous of Steve Perry, and he still looks great!!! ;)

ROTFLOL!!!!!!!

Oh so true! What the heck happened to Robert Plant??? :eek: :eek: Although I still had a crush on Freddie. But your right guys are (were) so jealous of Steve Perry, and he still looks great!!! ;)


Yup! Same with Jon Bon Jovi - guys like him, but don't like to admit it cuz he's (STILL) a doll!

Yeah - my husband refers to Plant's looks as, "His deal with the devil is up!" :lol:
I thought he was gorgeous when he was younger......especially when going "commando" in those tight jeans and you had floor seats! :woohoo: (what a perv eh?!) :D
I know that's why I liked Constantine in Idol this year - he reminded me a bit of a young Plant in looks. Ahhh, the days when guys wore their hair long.....I miss them!

Yup! Same with Jon Bon Jovi - guys like him, but don't like to admit it cuz he's (STILL) a doll!

Yeah - my husband refers to Plant's looks as, "His deal with the devil is up!" :lol:
I thought he was gorgeous when he was younger......especially when going "commando" in those tight jeans and you had floor seats! :woohoo: (what a perv eh?!) :D
I know that's why I liked Constantine in Idol this year - he reminded me a bit of a young Plant in looks. Ahhh, the days when guys wore their hair long.....I miss them!

Oh the rockers that had the hair and went commando!!!! ;) ;) :D :D

I think your husband is right, its time for Robert to pay up! LOL!!! ;)

Steve Perry is a great pop vocalist, but when I think of rock, I'm getting more of the picture of someone like Axl Rose, Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey, Ian Astbury, Bono, Brian Johnson, etc. Someone with a little more street cred.

It's like Yngwie Malmsteen being a great guitar player, but when you want something downright rocking, you go for Slash and Angus Young. Not virtuosi, but boy can they play honest rock and roll.


Okay you made me pull out all my Journey CD's! LOL!!! :lol: :lol:

There are a few songs where Steve rocks it! On Escape he rocks on: Lay It Down, Dead or Alive and Keep On Runnin', and on Mother,Father (this song is kind of Queen style rocking). On Frontiers, the whole second half of the album/CD is rock.

Neal said recently in an interview, that the reason he feels that people think of Journey they way they do is because the radio stations only played the pop stuff. If you listen to an entire Journey album/CD they were more than a pop band. Escape is a great example of that. (Never thought I would agree with Neal Schon on anything! LOL) :crazy: :lol:

Okay jumping off the soap box! :wave:

On the statement of robert plant yes he was a great vocalist back in the early 70s ozzy osbourne said of him he was like a breath of fresh air that zeppelin was doing something so different yet so acceptable, and paul stanley of kiss called them blues pumped up on steroids, and here you had 1 of the 3 best axmen that britain had to offer jimmy page the others were eric clapton and jeff beck of course in my opinion neither one of them could touch jimi hendrix but thats another story, I know this guy who immitates other vovalists in his group he is always working because he is pretty damn good and can sound like plant mecury steve tyler the beatles and all the other great rock vocalists too if you close your eyes you think your listening to the actual singers, but of all the rock vocalists he does he does not do steve perry i asked him why and he said steve was very difficult to immitate.

That reminds me of a story when Clapton and Townsend were at a movie theatre and were discussing Hendrix - their main competition. Apparently both were REALLY jealous of him and its one of the reasons that The Who insisted on going on stage first at one of the concerts around that time (can't remember which - if it Monteray Festival or what), but Townsend did NOT want to have to follow Hendrix. He got the idea of smashing their equipment at the end of their set that day. They walked off figuring they had upstaged Hendrix badly. That was the first day Jimi hauled out the lighter fluid and set his guitar on fire.
I couldn't believe Townsend even put himself in the same class as Clapton and Hendrix (or Page and Beck for that matter).
Another guitarist that's always been hugely underrated was Frampton. Unfortunately his looks took all the attention and mainly from girls who really didn't care how he played. After watching a documentary, and relistened to my Frampton albums and he really was an excellent guitarist in his own right.

I don't think anybody else in the 80s even came close to these guys in talent. I've heard people mention other guitarists from the heavy metal groups and I'm sorry, but most of it is rehashed licks and riffs and they just played louder with more distortion trying to give them impression they were doing more intricate things than they really were.

Sorry for getting a bit off topic there.

I'm afraid the era of truly great rock guitarists and vocalists has passed. I can believe the synthasized crap that's being churned out these days.

Well actually there was someone in the 80s who was not only as good he was pretty close to hendrix his name was stevie ray vaughn and if you have not seen or heard this legend of an axman then you need to because he was even better than the british axmen, unfortunately his life was cut short in a helicopter accident in 1990.

Okay you made me pull out all my Journey CD's! LOL!!! :lol: :lol:

There are a few songs where Steve rocks it! On Escape he rocks on: Lay It Down, Dead or Alive and Keep On Runnin', and on Mother,Father (this song is kind of Queen style rocking). On Frontiers, the whole second half of the album/CD is rock.

Neal said recently in an interview, that the reason he feels that people think of Journey they way they do is because the radio stations only played the pop stuff. If you listen to an entire Journey album/CD they were more than a pop band. Escape is a great example of that. (Never thought I would agree with Neal Schon on anything! LOL) :crazy: :lol:

Okay jumping off the soap box! :wave:You're the biggest Journey fan out there, and you're CRITICIZING Neal Schon?? :eek: That's it, little missie, turn in your Journey Army membership card now!!! :nonono:

:lol:

Well actually there was someone in the 80s who was not only as good he was pretty close to hendrix his name was stevie ray vaughn and if you have not seen or heard this legend of an axman then you need to because he was even better than the british axmen, unfortunately his life was cut short in a helicopter accident in 1990.Which British axmen? Clapton? Beck? Page? Iommi?

Steve Perry is a great pop vocalist, but when I think of rock, I'm getting more of the picture of someone like Axl Rose, Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey, Ian Astbury, Bono, Brian Johnson, etc. Someone with a little more street cred.


And. . . . ROGER CHAPMAN! :) ;)

Oh Stevie Ray's was great - I've definitely heard of him, but technically still doesn't come close to Hendrix. Even when Frank Marino was emulating Hendrix, he required 13 switches to Jimi's 3 to produce even a similar sound.

Which actually reminds me of another excellent blues guitarist that I've had the pleasure of meeting (the lead guitarist from my brother's band has jammed with him), Jeff Healey.

Which British axmen? Clapton? Beck? Page? Iommi?

All of them

[QUOTE=TripperFan]Oh Stevie Ray's was great - I've definitely heard of him, but technically still doesn't come close to Hendrix. Even when Frank Marino was emulating Hendrix, he required 13 switches to Jimi's 3 to produce even a similar sound.

Actually go get a stevie ray video and watch it he is close to hendrix, you see after clapton seen hendrix for the 1st time he locked himself in a room for a year thinking he can with lots of practice be as good but that never happen because there was 1 eliment that hendrix had and clapton didnt, hendrix was born with a gift and that was that he could be the greatest axman that ever lived, clapton was called god but he felt pretty small when he heard hendrix, clapton is a great axman i wont take that away from him, but he is not close to jimi and even vaughn as great was he was, was not as good as jimi but he did come pretty close because stevie was also born with a gift as well, I still consider steve perry 1 of rocks greatest vocalists and the same for hendrix as the axman of rock music.

You're the biggest Journey fan out there, and you're CRITICIZING Neal Schon?? :eek: That's it, little missie, turn in your Journey Army membership card now!!! :nonono:

:lol:


ROTFLOL!!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

SHHHHHH!!!!! The deciples from the Church of Neal Schon may hear you! LOL!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

I have nothing against Neal, but he just isn't the greatest guitarist that some think he is. I think when he plays with Journey he's great, the blending of Neal's guitar playing with Steve Perry's voice is the best, and I like some of Neal's solo work, Beyond The Thunder and Electric World are two of his best. Some want to put Neal in the same category as Hendrix, Clapton and Vaughn, and although Neal is talented, he is not in that category. JMO!!!!! ;) :wave:

[QUOTE=TripperFan]Oh Stevie Ray's was great - I've definitely heard of him, but technically still doesn't come close to Hendrix. Even when Frank Marino was emulating Hendrix, he required 13 switches to Jimi's 3 to produce even a similar sound.

Actually go get a stevie ray video and watch it he is close to hendrix, you see after clapton seen hendrix for the 1st time he locked himself in a room for a year thinking he can with lots of practice be as good but that never happen because there was 1 eliment that hendrix had and clapton didnt, hendrix was born with a gift and that was that he could be the greatest axman that ever lived, clapton was called god but he felt pretty small when he heard hendrix, clapton is a great axman i wont take that away from him, but he is not close to jimi and even vaughn as great was he was, was not as good as jimi but he did come pretty close because stevie was also born with a gift as well, I still consider steve perry 1 of rocks greatest vocalists and the same for hendrix as the axman of rock music.


He's definitely fast and can run the chords (Hendrix had amazingly long fingers which allowed him to practically make up new chording). I find them quite different in styles though so it is tough to compare - but no doubt a top guitarist. It's just Hendrix also playing behind his back, with his teeth and the "subtlees" in octives. I remember my older brother asking me one night to pick out a pattern in Vodoo Chile. I listened with the old headphones on (remember the big clunky ones?! :lol: ) I not only heard a certain pattern, but surprised my brother when I discovered he would go up an octive on each chorus until the climax of the song. He wrote songs like they were movies. Plus, when you think of the impact he made in just 3 years - that's all he was around for to make recordings. I'll never forget the day he died and I was only 10.

Anyway - sorry 'bout going off topic folks! I still like Perry even if my husband doesn't. It's very distinct! btw - am I nuts or does the guy from Survivor that sings "Eye of the Tiger" sound like Perry?? :confused:

All of themI think if I read you correctly, you said that Jimi Hendrix was a "British axman", in fact he was born here in Seattle and went to the East Coast to play on the "chitlun circuit" before flying to England to become part of the British electric blues explosion in the mid-60's. Of course there he blew away everyone and it was there that he launched his brief career in stardom.

Of course Stevie Ray Vaughn was EXCELLENT as well.

I think if I read you correctly, you said that Jimi Hendrix was a "British axman", in fact he was born here in Seattle and went to the East Coast to play on the "chitlun circuit" before flying to England to become part of the British electric blues explosion in the mid-60's. Of course there he blew away everyone and it was there that he launched his brief career in stardom.

Of course Stevie Ray Vaughn was EXCELLENT as well.

I though he asked what bristish axman that hendrix was better than and thats why I said all of them, yes i know that jimi was american he was half indian, he was in the united states army and lived for his guitar, he was a shy person off stage but even off stage he could be mean to his band members mitch mitchel and noel redding, but on stage he was the axmaster.

I though he asked what bristish axman that hendrix was better than and thats why I said all of them, yes i know that jimi was american he was half indian, he was in the united states army and lived for his guitar, he was a shy person off stage but even off stage he could be mean to his band members mitch mitchel and noel redding, but on stage he was the axmaster.


Yeah, Jimi was painfully shy offstage and actually terrified to get on stage. That's when the drug abuse really started. He'd use them for the courage to get up there. You'd sure never know he was like that as he'd command the stage. He also never seemed to be "too high" - like Morrison. Even at 8 yrs old I thought he was the coolest person who ever lived. My big thrill was finding out that a friend's older sisters had partied with Jimi when he was in town (they had been groupies).

I also like the story of him wanting a guitar so badly as a kid that he'd play air guitar with a corn broom (haven't we all at some point)! :lol:

Rock critic Dave Marsh on Gregg Rolie and Steve Perry:

"Rolie may be the singer with the least character in pop history; he outstrips even Paul Anka and Pat Boone as an utter dullard. . . . As of Infinity [Journey's 1978 album] Rolie was replaced as lead singer by Steve Perry, an acetlyene-torch vocalist with a penchant for strident Sam Cooke imitations."

Guess not everyone agrees with ya, huh? :eek:

Rock critic Howard Hampton on Journey:

". . .spectacularly insufferable. . . "

You can't please everybody. :o

But then again not everyone agrees with rock critic dave marsh either, anyone can be a critic all it takes is the ability to fool people into thinking you know what your talking about.

But critics do serve some purpose they let us know who is worth seeing, when they tell us not to see a movie a concert then we do just the oposite.

I can count all the professional rock critics who like Jounrey on zero fingers; they've always been a band the critics love to hate. What I want t oknow is why more Jounrey fans don't become professional critics - so they can at least level the playing field in the press!

I can count all the professional rock critics who like Jounrey on zero fingers; they've always been a band the critics love to hate. What I want t oknow is why more Journey fans don't become professional critics - so they can at least level the playing field in the press!

My question is this, why is it that the critics put Journey down, but not other bands of that era like Boston, Styx, REO, Survivor and Foreigner. What is it about Journey that makes music critics lose their lunch???? :confused:
Sure none of their songs were about politics, or a raging scream fest, but it was good music.

Someone has to have one good reason why these guys just will never get any respect. :confused:

My question is this, why is it that the critics put Journey down, but not other bands of that era like Boston, Styx, REO, Survivor and Foreigner. What is it about Journey that makes music critics lose their lunch???? :confused:
Sure none of their songs were about politics, or a raging scream fest, but it was good music.

Someone has to have one good reason why these guys just will never get any respect. :confused:


I know what you mean. I have nothing against the other bands you listed, but yea, why do they pick on Journey for some reason. I swear some critics do it just to be different to make a name for themselves or get a rise out of people. Afterall, "you can't like everyone" or that would be boring.

My question is this, why is it that the critics put Journey down, but not other bands of that era like Boston, Styx, REO, Survivor and Foreigner. What is it about Journey that makes music critics lose their lunch???? :confused:
Sure none of their songs were about politics, or a raging scream fest, but it was good music.

Someone has to have one good reason why these guys just will never get any respect. :confused:


I have news for you, Jrnygrl - these bands were dissed by the critics, too. They and Journey - plus Chicago, Toto, Triumph, Loverboy, and others were slammed for what the critics perceived to be their safe, corporate, whitebread sound. The critics believed that these bands - plus art rock bands like Yes and Emerson, Lake and Palmer - were the reason punk rock had to happen.

I have news for you, Jrnygrl - these bands were dissed by the critics, too. They and Journey - plus Chicago, Toto, Triumph, Loverboy, and others were slammed for what the critics perceived to be their safe, corporate, whitebread sound. The critics believed that these bands - plus art rock bands like Yes and Emerson, Lake and Palmer - were the reason punk rock had to happen.


But wouldn't you have to agree, that Journey is the band that is most hated? Or maybe its because I am such a fan of Journey, that I tend to see more critical things written about them. It just seems Journey is more of a target than the others. JMO!!!! :wave:

Hey JRNYGRL, are you still a member on sitcoms if so I have something to tell you.

STEVE PERRY RULES!!!! I truly enjoy both his solo work and his work with Journey. To me, Journey just isn't the same without him (no offense to Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain).

IMHO, Journey without Steve Perry is just like Bewitched without Dick York. Doesn't work for me. Sorry!! :D

A very good friend of mine did see Journey in concert in 1986 (Raised on Radio tour) in Columbia, SC. He was going to culinary school at the time in Charleston, and made the long drive to the show, which he said was awesome. I too would have loved to see Steve/Journey in concert. But I was just a little kid in the '80s, so I couldn't. :(

Hes got a great voice i really like journey! :guitar:

Steve Perry not only rocked, but he had the most beautiful voice for a rock singer. He could really stretch his vocals on the ballads. He is awesome. I get chills when I hear his voice singing. ONE OF THE GREATEST MALE VOICES IF NOT THE GREATEST.

Steve Perry not only rocked, but he had the most beautiful voice for a rock singer. He could really stretch his vocals on the ballads. He is awesome. I get chills when I hear his voice singing. ONE OF THE GREATEST MALE VOICES IF NOT THE GREATEST.
Irene, NO ONE can sing "Open Arms", "Faithfully" or "Send Her My Love" like Steve Perry. I know those songs remind me of precious moments in the past, with someone very special who has sadly since passed away. I want to cry when I hear these songs. For that reason alone, Steve Perry will always rule.

I just bought journeys greatest videos DVD of all their best performances and its wierd to see the very young steve perry in a few of them, I only paid $9.97 at wal mart for it, it also took me back to some great memories when id seen them in concert, my crazy girlfriend kept pulling up her blouse for steve perry and greg rollie.

Irene, NO ONE can sing "Open Arms", "Faithfully" or "Send Her My Love" like Steve Perry. I know those songs remind me of precious moments in the past, with someone very special who has sadly since passed away. I want to cry when I hear these songs. For that reason alone, Steve Perry will always rule.
Their songs live on. Unlike a lot of groups from the 80's, their songs don't sound like they are from that era. They sound like music that could be released today and still sell millions. They don't have that outdated sound.

When you hear that voice you don't have to think twice on who it is. He has
a very recognizable sound. Wonder why he won't go back to singing with Journey?

When you hear that voice you don't have to think twice on who it is. He has
a very recognizable sound. Wonder why he won't go back to singing with Journey?
I totally agree. Steve Perry has one of the most recognizable singing voices ever! As for why he won't rejoin the group, he had issues several years back with Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain regarding a reunion tour, and they chose to make the tour without him. I guess they still haven't resolved their differences, which is a shame. I'd certainly shell out the bucks to see a Journey concert with Steve Perry back at the mike!!! :eyes:

Yeah, I'd buy a ticket too.