Arnel and the Doomsayer's Ball
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:49 amEvery time.
I swear, every time Journey does a 'first' with Arnel, be it a first live gig in Chile,
or a first go at prime US National TV (Ellen), there's this bunch of folks that comes out
and says that Arnel's:
1. pitchy
2. vocaly strained
3. too heavily accented
4. not going to last
...and a few go so far as to say they've given up on Journey.
To them, I'd like to pose the question, "Just what do you really want?"
Nobody I know has perfect pitch 24/7 regardless of their situation, has infinite range,
has a perfect American accent (whatever the ratfuck THAT is), can do a reasonable
Perry on the dirty dozen, AND be as easy to work with as the guy Journey hired.
Odds are, there's no one you know, either.
What's the real chance that someone who's all that (but perfectly so) would join Journey,
rather than sign up for Idol or start something new?
"Fans" giving up on Journey?? Come on....
If 'nel is pitchy one gig, well, shit happens. Point it out, because that's stuff he'd want to know.
If his range isn't up to it, point that out too. Journey will want to find a way to work around that.
Then again, there's pointing out... and there's gleefully-hostile sniping.
Accent? I agree wholeheartedly it can be an issue on the oldies... but only up to a point.
Precisely because I grew up with that accent, I can detect it ALL THE FUCKING TIME when Arnel sings.
I mean, I was livid when I heard the DSB redo clip at the WalMart site, but the rest of the clips,
suggest that maybe 90% of what's in the bundle is good stuff. More than enough to make up for DSB.
Maybe we have to decide if 90% is good enough, to build upon and to appreciate,
because holding out for 100% seems one long wait for a train that won't come.
Arnel isn't going to last very long, Journey catalog or no. He'll be turning 50 soon.
So, how many years has Arnel really got left in his tank?
How do you want to spend what you've got left in yours?
Just had to vent,
wech
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I swear, every time Journey does a 'first' with Arnel, be it a first live gig in Chile,
or a first go at prime US National TV (Ellen), there's this bunch of folks that comes out
and says that Arnel's:
1. pitchy
2. vocaly strained
3. too heavily accented
4. not going to last
...and a few go so far as to say they've given up on Journey.
To them, I'd like to pose the question, "Just what do you really want?"
Nobody I know has perfect pitch 24/7 regardless of their situation, has infinite range,
has a perfect American accent (whatever the ratfuck THAT is), can do a reasonable
Perry on the dirty dozen, AND be as easy to work with as the guy Journey hired.
Odds are, there's no one you know, either.
What's the real chance that someone who's all that (but perfectly so) would join Journey,
rather than sign up for Idol or start something new?
"Fans" giving up on Journey?? Come on....
If 'nel is pitchy one gig, well, shit happens. Point it out, because that's stuff he'd want to know.
If his range isn't up to it, point that out too. Journey will want to find a way to work around that.
Then again, there's pointing out... and there's gleefully-hostile sniping.
Accent? I agree wholeheartedly it can be an issue on the oldies... but only up to a point.
Precisely because I grew up with that accent, I can detect it ALL THE FUCKING TIME when Arnel sings.
I mean, I was livid when I heard the DSB redo clip at the WalMart site, but the rest of the clips,
suggest that maybe 90% of what's in the bundle is good stuff. More than enough to make up for DSB.
Maybe we have to decide if 90% is good enough, to build upon and to appreciate,
because holding out for 100% seems one long wait for a train that won't come.
Arnel isn't going to last very long, Journey catalog or no. He'll be turning 50 soon.
So, how many years has Arnel really got left in his tank?
How do you want to spend what you've got left in yours?
Just had to vent,
wech
.
.. oh.. perrys shoes are uncomfortable with high heels?hahahahaha.. .... 
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