OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
#1OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:12pm
Oprah has Journey with their new lead singer, Arnel Pindeda. He sounds just like Steve Perry, but maybe with more emotion. I just teared up and got the chills during Don't Stop Believing.
anyone else watching? This is truly amazing
#2re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:18pmYup! I'm watching it right now too! WOW! He is AMAZING! Now I hope Journey comes out with a new song! Wow! Did I say he is AMAZNG?!
#2re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:19pmOh good, I'm glad someone else saw this. I want to see him do every single Journey hit. Good thing I"m dvring this show. I can't wait to see them do that again!
blueroses
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
#3re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:31pmVery talented guy, but there was just something special about Steve Perry.
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Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:34pm
There's always something special about originals, Blue. But I've never seen such a magnificent replacement in my entire life.
I just went to You Tube and watched Perry doing that song. I couldn't detect one iota of difference in voices.
#5re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:42pm
I've heard and seen him. But I agree with Blueroses. I love me some Steve Perry!
BTW, Oprah is repeated in the early morning hours.
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#6re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:48pmBut Steve's gone. Aren't you happy to have the original sound back?
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#7re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:54pmAnother heartwarming story of a fan with a cover band being hired to replace his idol.
blueroses
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
#8re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 5:01pm
Jane, the band has every right to move forward without Steve, and I don't begrudge Pineda his success. It's the gig of a lifetime...good for him! I just prefer Perry myself.
nomdeplume
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#9re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 5:15pm
Pineda's personal story is a triumph in itself. Recalls the life of Edith Piaf to me.
He spent two years as a young teen on the street in poverty in Manila after his mother died. Grew to fame on his own as a singer.
Quite a story.
I see he and his wife live in Quezon City, some of which was heavily flooded during Typhoon Onday. I hope their home was not flooded.
Arnel Pineda
#10re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 5:18pm
Blueroses, I'm not trying to get anyone to prefer Arnel Pineda. I prefer Steve Perry also.
I'm just giving props to the new guy.
Wildcard
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
#11re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 7:02pm
"Oh good, I'm glad someone else saw this. I want to see him do every single Journey hit. Good thing I"m dvring this show. I can't wait to see them do that again!"
He re-recorded most of Journey's hit songs in a 2-cd set that was released exclusively at Walmart. The first CD were the re-recorded songs. I think the second CD were all new songs.
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Posted: 10/5/09 at 9:44pm
thanks wildcard. I saw some more of him on you tube. The Oprah version today was just so good, though. Better than the ones I saw.
(I also watched a few vids with Steve Perry though, he was fabulous with Journey)
I swear, Alvin and the Chipmunks could do Don't Stop Believing and I'd love it. I have a certain emotional tie to ROA and it brings me right back to the show when I hear it.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#13re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 9:48pmDid they cover the posts he was making on the web during the tour about how he felt totally suicidal? The band quickly called a meeting and got him to retract.
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Posted: 10/5/09 at 9:52pmI thought I heard recently that he had quit the band because he was homesick. Either the radio reported it wrong, or he went back to give it another shot.
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#15re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 9:53pm?? huh, PIneda was suicidal? No, they didn't touch on that. Just a brief bio of him.
FindingNamo
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#16re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 10:04pm
Yeah, he was going on and on about how miserable he was and how he wanted to die.
I guess he did stop believin'.
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Posted: 10/5/09 at 10:06pmaww, that makes me even happier for his success.
#18re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 10:17pm
Just looked up Arnel Pineda on youtube and WOW, he is really, really great!!!
But I have always gotten Steve Perry mixed up with Don Henley's voice. They just sound so similar to me.
FindingNamo
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#19re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 10:18pmThe thing is, this happened just a couple months ago. He is under contract with the band. A hired gun. Not quite a scab. And deeply unhappy.
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Posted: 10/5/09 at 10:27pm
I'm not happy to hear he's not happy.
OT-I supposedly scanned Julian Lennon's ticket tonight. I had no idea who it was, I'm so out of the loop.
#21re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 10:27pmYou mix up Steve Perry and Don Henley?!
Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.
Puppies are babies in fur coats.
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#23re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 10:35pm
Just surprised. Steve's voice is so distinctive, I didn't think he could be confused with anyone.
Janey!
Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.
Puppies are babies in fur coats.
Tinfoil...The Terrorizing Terminator
#24re: OMG- ARNEL PINEDA WITH JOURNEY
Posted: 10/5/09 at 10:39pm
Oh. Sorry if I came off rude then. It just seems to me that they have this sort of raspy voice when they sing (but this confusion mainly happened when I was younger though!
) But I know that Steve's voice is more powerful.
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