2 posts tagged “steve perry”
Wow. I didn't realize I haven't posted in so long. Nothing going on I guess. Of course, aside from the fact that Jon Gosselin is EVERYWHERE in the news and I want to smash something every time I see his face and read his ridiculous statements. He's as out of control and MORE annoying than that whole Speidi shit. Let's just hope an NYC bus hits him and he can never speak again.
ANYWAY, the point of this post is not to rip on a douchebag Asian who is the WORLD'S WORST DAD. It's to discuss a new Asian in one of my favorite groups of all time, Journey. I just watched Oprah and they had on Journey with new lead singer Arnel Pineda. They sang a couple of the greats and they were good. Plenty good. Arnel is a very talented singer. But PLEASE, let's get real. Nobody. And I mean NOBODY can ever be better than Steve Perry. He is, by far, the greatest singer in rock band history, and it saddens me that Journey is trying to resurrect their music with a new lead singer - no matter how talented he may be. It's just one of those things that CANNOT be done. Nobody wants to hear Faithfully or Don't Stop Believin' sans Steve Perry. That's why we have iTunes. So nobody has to. Those classic Journey songs belong in history and in karaoke bars around the world. They don't belong to a new band without Steve Perry.
Just my two cents. I miss him.
OMG! In addition to his awesome career, remember how much Michael Jackson wanted to change the world for the better? I had forgotten how AWESOME this song/video is until just watching it again.
It's weird because I honestly feel bad for all the young people who missed all the unbelievably awesome 80s music. Like, I know they can listen to it now, but they weren't there when MTV videos (NOT reality shows) were EVERYTHING to us! I actually remember the premiere of this video, as well as Thriller, etc. We used to have premeires for videos! And I did dance steps and air guitar and drums in my living room with my friends all day long to MTV. I'm pretty sure we even taped videos with our top-loading Beta recorder so we could play them over and over again.
Then, looking at this video I remember the artists that I loved so much back then, like Lionel Richie, who said the word "outrageous" 54 million times at the Grammys when he won pretty much every award in sight. I still listen to Can't Slow Down - Penny Lover is my fave. And I had totally forgotten about Paul Simon whom I loved so much even though he's only 4 inches tall. This was also back when Billy Joel was with Christie Brinkley. Seriously, he was, and he even sang about her in Uptown Girl.
Then, of course, was Kenny Loggins. LOVED HIM! And I had forgotten that Steve Perry was a part of this. He's quite possibly the greatest vocalist of all time. Why did he ever stop singing? He was so awesome! Also, Bruce Springsteen, who looks as if he's taking a dump during his solos, was super popular back then. I was nuts for Born in the USA. AND, could Cyndi Lauper bust out ANY MORE? She's awesome! I remember something about her being able to sing a million different octaves, AND she was super fun. Finally, what was the deal with Bob Dylan? He sucks and he's weird. I don't remember anything about him.
Nevertheless, these poor kids who never got to truly live through all of this have really missed out. For once, I really am thankful that I'm old and got to rock out with all these artists, especially MJ! I might be a little bit more upset about his passing than I thought I was.
