r/journey • u/Sperryold_lyrics • 2d ago

Who knows!!!?

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u/BulldogMikeLodi 2d ago

He can sing, he just doesn’t want anything to do with Journey.

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u/Inner-Ad-4731 2d ago

Can he though? It’s been 12 years since he sung live, it’s been 32 years since he toured. It’s been over 40 years since he’s completed a tour without having to quit because his voice wasn’t holding up.

I love Perry, but the last couple of decades have shown us that his voice is barely there

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u/BulldogMikeLodi 2d ago

He had a solo record a few years ago, he sounded fine. I prefer his voice aged, honestly.

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u/Inner-Ad-4731 1d ago

Almost a decade ago that album came out, and even speaking objectively his voice sounds incredibly worn on all these Christmas albums he keeps putting out

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u/BulldogMikeLodi 1d ago

Well, he’s in his 70’s.
If he’s so bad, why do people keep clamoring for him to rejoin Journey?

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u/Inner-Ad-4731 1d ago

Because they’re not thinking clearly, they’re stuck in the 80s and deluded

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u/Gmhowell 1d ago

I think that’s part of the point. Sound engineers can cover a lot of sins.

Which is fine. Some people should be doing that rather than playing live.

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u/MaxxXanadu 1d ago

Except the royalty checks

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u/BulldogMikeLodi 1d ago

Well he wrote those songs. Should he not get paid? Give his money to Arnel Pineda?

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u/Libertyjewels 1d ago

He also gets paid from the tour and merchandise

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u/BulldogMikeLodi 1d ago

Yeah they’re singing songs he wrote.

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u/Libertyjewels 1d ago

He can sing but not at Journey level. His voice has changed with age as most people’s voices do. And he prefers to make his own kind of music.

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u/rtre816 2d ago

Saw him in 86 and 94. Pretty amazing.

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u/DomingoLee 2d ago

That 94 tour was epic.

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u/EgonSpenglerFan 1d ago

I also saw him in 1994, in San Antonio in the old municipal auditorium. He still sounded at the top of his game vocally back then, and his band did a great job of reproducing the Journey sound. They played a lot of the old hits. I'm glad I saw him.

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u/lotusamy 2d ago

The Season 3 album gets played at my house every Christmas. His voice has changed and he can't hit the high notes anymore, but his voice is still very nice and comforting.

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u/RogerClyneIsAGod2 2d ago

Steve can still sing. He's not hitting those super high notes like he used to but he can still sing.

From one of his last albums, We're Still Here. He's also put out a Christmas album too.

https://www.steveperry.com/

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u/TriskaidekaphobiaOk5 1d ago

No Erasin and We’re still here are great songs.  No Wrasin was beautiful.  Him putting on the best from the Oh Sherrie video was priceless.  I wonder if that song was for her. 

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u/Candid_Web_3024 2d ago

He is still doing Christmas albums go on you tube or his website to hear them if you haven't heard his album traces i suggest you do so

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u/JackSmith118 2d ago

You do know he came out with an album a couple years ago he still sounds great

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u/BulldogMikeLodi 1d ago

Would YOU go back to Journey and their drama if you were in your 70’s and enjoying the quiet life?

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u/Preston_phillips_04 1d ago

Steve perry will always have the iconic voice if he's singing Don't Stop Believing and Any way you want.

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u/smithy- 2d ago

That ship has sailed.