RockinDeano wrote:Monker wrote:silverblue wrote:I enjoyed reading the "who drove who where" part. lol. Those arguing fans are the diehard SA fans & they won't budge from that no matter what...even the truth won't matter. They have to have their say as all of us do on these message boards, it is understandable. I think they are blaming the band for "holding a gun" to SA to make him use tapes...that he is the innocent one.

What - he couldn't say, "no way, I have principles - I have greater respect for this band than that" ??
If you actually READ the posts there you will find that "using tapes" subject is hardly even brought up. Most people are pssied about the statements...and I think they are a bit justified in it. I wonder if they really understand how badly they have handled this.
Try reading through all the BS...
They all admit tapes were used now. They need another cause to blame and Neal is the new target. They need someone or something to blame except Augeri.
I do read thru the BS, and there is always a huge amount coming from you. The tape thing is hardly even brought up. I think most there are scared to even post about it. Yeah, they blame Neal for having an ego...and recent events seem to support that theory. So what?
The bottom line is they feel that Augeri got screwed. The band statement and interviews LEAVE THAT IMPRESSION. That is general impression that this entire scenerio has given. I can't believe that THIS is what Journey wanted.
What kinda yes-men are surrounding Journey nowadays? Is all they hear that JSS is a vocal god, that for every fan that leaves 10 will come aboard, Journey blew away DL every show, Journey can sell large venues and be as big as they were in 198x? My god, when is reality going to smack those guys in the face?
There is so much over-hyped, exagerated, BULLSHIT being thrown around that Journey doesn't even know how to talk to their fans anymore. There is NO connection there. They now only connect with a TINY minority of people who seem to praise everything they do....and this is what it has led to - TOTAL CHAOS.