Journey's new lead singer
Journey and their management have been unusually quiet after sacking Steve Augeri’s successor, Jeff Scott Soto back in June 2007. fans have been in an uproar for the way Journey handled the firing of Soto. many felt that Soto added a great new element to the Journey sound but apparently Neal Schon didn’t feel the same.
well, now it’s early November and there’s word of a new vocalist for the band. his name: Arnel Pineda. Pineda is a singer of a COVER band called the Zoo. and get this, it has been reported that Schon “discovered” Pineda through, you guessed it, youtube!
I’m sure it’d be an opportunity of a lifetime for any vocalist to front a band like Journey but i don’t think anyone in their right mind would be willing to expose themselves to the backlash that’s going to spew from longtime fans once this becomes official.
Journey is currently scheduled to play in Chile this coming February with Pineda so we should be hearing something official pretty soon.
in the meantime, check out Pineda covering Journey’s Faithfully on youtube.
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i love u arnel! hehe
OK. MelodicRock.com has just confirmed a new 2008 date for Journey:
it looks as if the first 2008 US show for Journey has been confirmed - the guys will be the main attraction at a corporate only show the 2008 Remax Real Estate Convention - March 6, 2008 at MGM Grand in Vegas.
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