So I was readingthe newspaper online, and saw that Journey is headlining a sold out concert this Saturday night at Blossom Music Center in Akron. Anyways, I used to loooooooooooove Journey, but kind of lost interest when Steve Perry quit the band. I mean, because seriously, he had such a memorable and amazing voice that you just couldn't duplicate it with someone else singing lead.
Until now.
I read that the other founding members of Journey- Neal Schon, Jonathon Cain and Ross Valory- found their new lead singer, Filipino born Arnel Pineda....on YouTube. Yes, YouTube.
I was kind of skeptical. Until I heard him sing. Check him out. If you remember what Steve Perry sounded like, you'll probably like the new guy.
Don't Stop Believin'
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Open Arms
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Also, here's the story from CBS News on how Journey came to find their new singer, which is a pretty amazing story. What's even more surreal is that the guy was HOMELESS and living in the Philippines at one point. It's almost exactly like that Mark Wahlberg movie "Rockstar". Crazy. And really cool.
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