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- Steve Perry took a break from legendary band Journey and created his first solo album Street Talk, Up next we go deep into his top 3 1984 hit Oh Sherrie. Written about his real life girlfriend, Sherrie Swafford. The song was such a smash, fans wondered if the Voice Steve Perry would ever go back to his band. In a new episode of Solo Venture, we honor this classic 1984 hit...
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So today we’re coming back to one of our newest shows on this channel. It’s called Solo Venture. In this show we follow the adventures of lead singers who leave their bands for a time to pursue a solo song or album. However, that’s only half the criteria. For this series these legendary leads also have come back to their original band. Last time out we covered Dennis DeYoung and his solo hit Desert Moon. This time we are following the breakaway saga of one of the greatest vocal talents to ever grace the pages of rock history... Journey’s own Steve Perry and his 1984 hit ‘Oh Sherrie.’
Before Steve Perry took the mic for Journey in 1977, he was in a band called the Alien Project. But in a tragic twist of fate, Perry’s bandmate, bassist Richard Michaels, was killed in a Fourth of July car accident just days before they were to sign with Columbia. Heartbroken and distraught, the group disbanded and Perry almost quit music altogether.
However, weeks later, Columbia’s Don Ellis sent a demo of Perry’s work to Journey’s manager Herbie Herbert... Herbert liked what heard from Perry and after some convincing, Perry agreed to meet with the band. Then after co-writing a song with guitarist Neal Schon, Steve was hired on. - บันเทิง
Poll: What is your pick for Steve Perry's greatest song including Journey and solo combined?
Has to be the obvious. Don’t Stop Believin. It has personal and sentimental memories
Sweet and Simple... Like an athlete in his prime, Steve's voice was at the top of its game here....
Just saw Toto and Journey (No Steve Perry obviously) last Thur night. They were both fantastic!
Fav Steve Perry is Stone In Love.
I have to go with, “who’s crying now” . Love Neal Schon’s guitar work on this one also.
Wheel In The Sky
Neil schon fired him, and then found singers who sound like Steve Perry, twice. Journey today is what I call a COVER BAND. Mr. perry is the reason this band became gigantic, Neil
THANK YOU!! I have been saying this and no one gets it. They find a singer who sounds like Steve Perry, they do all the old Journey songs, hello, cover band. Actually it's kind of a parody, somewhat ironic. Neil Schon should be grateful to Steve Perry, they all should, and from what I understand they gave Steve Perry more than his share of shee-it, because they didn't like his musical direction. No one ever heard of them before, and them being a cover band probably indicates that they know no one would care after Steve Perry left. Neil Schon probably realized it took a lot of money to take care of "kidnapped" Housewives, lol...
No offense to the now-lead singer of
Journey, he does have a good voice. But in order to be relevant they should have found a lead singer who didn't sound like Mr.Perry and put out some new songs. Oh wait, they didn't? They are still cashing in on the old sound? Speaks volumes.
Journey is a cover band of Journey. Thank you for your post.
These sound a like singers-can any of them really MATCH Steve Perry? I was kind of a fan of Journey with Perry but have not heard them without Perry.
Schon knew what people wanted-Steve Perry so he gave them what they wanted.
I have to admit that I bought the 2001 "Arrival" because at that time I was thrilled to get my hands on some new Journey music. The only song which impressed me was "Kiss me softly" which is to date one of my favourite Journey songs ever. The following albums all flew under my radar because in my opinion you can´t replace the leadsinger of a band and continue to perform under the same name. Especially since Steve was the singer who was responsible for a big chunk of the success of Journey. It´s a shame that all the hassle around the events in ´96 drove him to the decision to leave the music industry.
Let's be honest.. every 80's act still touring are their own cover band.
@@debbiesuesteele9639 I kinda agree wih you, although I feel its kinda unfair to Arnel Pineda who has an incredible voice but you're right, they are more like a tribute band since they have not made any new music with Arnel.
Perry's father was a Portuguese opera singer and that is where the son learned how to connect the lyrics to his musical interpretation. Yes, Perry is one of the best.
He wasn't an opera singer, but yes a singer.
I was surprised to find out Perry was Portuguese. I thought he was Native American.
@@maryrose5246I think his born surname was, 'Pereira', and he shares that with Aerosmith's Joe Perry....also of Portuguese ancestry like a lot of us here in Massachusetts.
Steve Perry was from California as you probably knew.
Steve Perry’s the best Rock voice EVER.
I love how Steve didn't really want to do a solo project but after his band mates started putting out theirs - he goes in & cranks out an unforgettable hit after just 2 weeks in studio.
I agree. I heard about his album and bought it, I never heard of the projects by the other members until this video so maybe Journey made a mistake in making solo projects but even moreso by not allowing creative freedom in the band? At this point, Steve Perry is the only name associated with Journey that I respect aside from Arnel.
I STILL get goosebumps when I hear Steve’s voice.
Great name 🍄
@@SixStringSteve I think yours is pretty darned great too!
Me too (this is Pete wife)
Me as well. My heart is happy that he is on scene again❣️
Steve Perry has one of the greatest voices of all time. In any genre.
Steve Perry does have an amazing voice. They say that Glenn Hughes is the "Voice of Rock and Roll", but for my money it's Paul Rodgers.
You're forgetting Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo.
As much as i was a fan of Y.M.C.A in the 80s as many were i’m sure I don’t think i’d put Glenn Hughes in the same category as oh let’s say Bon Scott or Freddy Mercury or Steve Perry.. I found their music kind of monotonous…. All songs in the same range
@@nobodyspecial6436: I tend to agree. I'm not a Glenn Hughes fan and didn't give him that title. But if you google "the voice of rock" there is only one name that comes up; Glenn Hughes. Personally I find his voice to be annoying.
So many songs... that voice! Love Faithfully, Still They Ride, Send Her My Love, Don't Stop Believing. He could sing the phone book.
I have always loved Journey - but it wasn't till I got older that I realized how much Steve Perry's voice had fueled my teenaged dreams; at parties, in my room crying after a breakup, and, sometimes, just driving down the road singing with him at the top of my lungs. Thank you Steve Perry, you've meant a lot to me.
Steve Perry gave Sherrie Swafford the royalties for this song “Oh Sherrie” - very classy guy.
very love blind guy
Simps be simping.
@@mr_reborn actually Sherrie in an interview said “It was so different for us! It was just Love, nothing else!”
She toured with Perry for close to 6 years.
He’s beyond amazing. Period.
That’s integrity & generosity.
It seems to me Steve Perry cares more about the integrity of the music he makes than the money involved in creating it or revenue resulting from it. He makes music solely from love. It lives in his soul. THAT is a true artist! 🎶
I heard Perry's sincerity when he said that he lost his passion completely due to the music industry. I felt that, too, because I've playing guitar 🎸 since I was 14.
1988
And something was definitely dying of the generalized music industry in SoCal.
I recall realizing, in some abstract form, that the new industry is finished, producing an image & material reality closer to Guns & Roses & their view on reality is a far cry from the dipshit sitcoms I grew up watching.
I also have never left California, so I recall the in your face political sensation of the NWA front at that time, too, both leaving a very criminal outlook on life in Southern California, just to get by, and the paradox that it is.
Too bad Cheech & Chong weren't taken seriously & nobody inspired a plan of action ten years before Guns and Roses came along, when C&C were up & coming, with a very similar reality to showcase in the same SoCal.
Regardless, Steve Perry lost all passion due to the over sensationalization of it all, and that was the same pimped out SoCal as presented by Guns & Roses.
Dead Horse comes to mind.
That's how I recall thinking as a kid, anyway.
💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯 Agreed
@@missladyaj5094 😊👍
I grew up loving classic rock from bands like AC/DC, KISS, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, etc, etc, but one of the best concerts I have ever been to was Journey in Portland Oregon, in 1986. I took my new girlfriend that had never been to a concert before. We have now been married for 35 years, have four kids, and SIX GRANDKIDS! Yes, Steve Perry was amazing, I wish Journey would do some kind of reunion tour. I would pay anything for my wife and I to get to see them all together again!
@@MoparMissileDivision In the same boat..married 38 yrs. 3 kids, 5 grandkids. Loved all the band's you mentioned plus Foreigner. If Steve actually sang with the band again even once, they could name about any price and sell OUT.
I met Journey in 1980 when they did a concert in Biloxi,Missisippi.
I was a room service waiter and the day after their show,they were eating in the hotel restaurant just like everyone else and I happened to be walking through.
I stopped at their table and shook hands with all of them and told them I really enjoyed their performance.
They were very down to earth friendly guys.
"The Baby's" was their opening act.
Yes. Little Rock, AR, April 1980; Departure tour. My husband was a band promoter and we had backstage access. That afternoon before the show, I took Steve, Neal, Gregg, and Ross on an errand in my '64 Chevy Impala Super Sport. Steve rode shotgun (and didn't talk because he was resting his voice), and everyone loved my car. Sweet guys.
@@jonseymouse : Cool story
@@ebayerr Right? Your's, too.
@@jonseymouse : Indeed
If I'm not mistaken, The Baby's is the band that Jonathan Cain came from.
Steve is an emotional singer. You can see this in his face, his actions and feel it in his music. He is without a doubt…the best singer in the world. I’ve been an admirer of his for decades. The first time I heard him singing on the radio, I stopped what I was doing and said..”DEAR GOD WHO IS THAT?????” I’m 10 yrs. younger than Steve, but he’s still absolute perfection!! I love Steve! 🌹♥️🌹♥️
I feel exactly the same. I, too, am 10 years younger than Steve, but when I heard him back then I was blown away and never looked back. He draws an emotion filled cry to his songs like no other and touches your soul...even to this day!! Sets fire to a song every time. Phenomenal talent. ❤
Same! All that - same!❤
Steve Perry could sing the instruction manual for emptying a septic tank and I would still buy the album
Thank you for this. It made me LOL so hard. I'm gonna borrow this.
Any Chilton's car repair manual would work too.
Steve Perry is the best vocal talent ever. His range is unmatched.
Mike Patton just took his shirt off.
Definitely one of the greatest, yes. Unmatched range? Check out Brad Delp from Boston or Lou Nadeau from Wrabit.
Farrokh Bulsara had the greatest range ever.
@@latrelle6655exactly, his range was incredible and stuff of legend.
If you are just talking about rock music than Perry ranks very high. I am not certain he would beat Freddie Mercury or even the very underrated Jimmy Jamison. But there are some phenomenal singers in other genres.
Steve Perry is one of the greatest all time voices, that is all.
I second that emotion!
@Richard Waddington I adore FM, but he's no Steve Perry.
@Richard Waddington I've been a huge Queen fan myself since the 70s as yourself and due to the enormous spotlight placed on the band with the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, I understand the popularity and love for Freddie has recently spiked. He was an amazing person and talent gone far too soon. I believe he was in another league, but so was Perry. Freddie had greater range as he was a natural baritone who could hit high tenor notes, however, that doesn't make him better. Perry was a countertenor, a high tenor altino, who hit higher notes naturally without straining. Freddie, in his live performances, could be pitchy especially in the 80s. Perry never was, as he was famously known for his consistent pitch perfect performances. They were both masters of their instruments. I just slightly prefer Perry's tone, that's all. (I've seen them both perform live.) Peace and love.
@Richard Waddington Agreed. Freddie was a phenom.
**redarmysoja,** Steve Perry is one of the greatest all time voices - *CARRY ON!*
Adam nailed it when he said Steve's voice on We Are The World was above and beyond everyone else.....so so true
I come back for this song because of Steve Perry 🎧
@@corazonyee7717 I wish he was given another verse....
@@corazonyee7717 Me too, however, Cyndi Lauper's part in that song is pretty darn good too... : )
@@moresnare agreed.... Bob Dylan should of never been given a line....
@@JayMatt89 Ha, you're absolutely right!
Steve Perry is undoubtedly the best male rock vocalist of all time.
Being apart ain't easy on this love affair.
Two strangers learn to fall in love again.
But I get the joy of rediscovering you ...
* I guarantee an image of Perry & Journey is in your brain now awaiting the next line.
"... stand by me/
I'm forever yours...
Faithfully"
I’ve always debated between Steve Perry or Freddie Mercury. Both had incredible range and both sang with such emotion, I still can’t say which one is the best, but I can say they are both in the Top 2
@@BamaBull
Then there's Robert Plant and Chris Cornell.
@@dmitryowens I am a huge fan of both of them as well. Chris Cornell still gives me goose bumps when he lets his voice really express his emotions. Temple of The Dog - Hunger Strike an all time favorite. I still have to give range to Mercury and Perry, but pure emotion is Cornell and Pure Power is Plant for sure.
@BamaBull
Cornell had a wider ranger than Mercury - listen to Slaves & Bulldozers and Birth Ritual. Steve Perry is close, but Chris could hit those high notes with raw raspy power and fullness - Perry had a clean voice and it's easier to hit clean high notes than raspy high notes.
What a gift to have lived in the days of Steve Perry 🙏🏽 Magical.
Yep I was 23 years old when this came out. It was pure joyful bliss to be that age at that time. Just like the professor said some of the best music was coming out at that time all types rock, disco,country, R and B. The country was in a good place, people were doing good. It was just a great time to be alive and 23 years old. Great memories.
Yep! I was 16!! This song ALWAYS takes me back to that summer! What happy memories!! *sigh*
So true I was about 9 years now I have been studying Steves voice for 12 years so I can learn do his voice coordination, on the way I found it was far easier to sing like other singers, Steve is the hardest you can find
Perry is one of those singers who has a voice you immediately recognize. That's what makes him so good.
I met Sherrie at a bar in Mt. Sterling Ohio. We talked for several hours, it was karaoke night and I wound up singing a Journey song. That is when she told me that she was THE Sherrie. Of course, I didn't believe her. When I went home I googled her and I was shocked to find out that it really was her. I never saw her again.
You didn't believe her. And I don't believe you. Yet....don't stop believing
I can just imagine that facepalm you would have given yourself at that moment!
That's legend.
Dude that took balls to sing a song by one of the greatest singers of all time about his girlfriend then you meet said girlfriend and you sing the song back to her man I hope your voice was worth it even if I had a good voice I don’t think I would’ve sang that song to her because the greatest voice of all time did how can you be that Like I said you got balls
@@dmorrow10 I saw what you did there that was pretty good funny
Great video. And you explained Perry’s voice for the exact reason why Journey cannot replace him. As I have said before, Journey, as a band screwed up, because Perry warned them not to bring in another singer and still call it Journey. That he’d have a hard time coming back to that. But, as much as I love the band, they didn’t listen and screwed themselves. You cannot replace what Steve brought to the band. He wrote songs for his iconic voice and brought us all into those songs. You can’t just hire another “lead singer”, no matter how good of a singer they are, like other bands can. I don’t mean disrespect for Arnel. He’s a great singer and he’s doing his job. But Journey is missing the reason they became what they were.
Exactly!!
Fantastic comment here!
I was so disappointed that he decided to not reunite at all anymore.
IMHO you are only partially right. I saw Journey again a number of times during that period between Perry and Arnel. They looked a bit lost onstage and just appeared to be going through the motions. Then came that first tour with Arnel. It was like night and day. They all looked like they were having fun again on stage, they were smiling and keying off of each other. It was great to see and the performance seemed to have the intensity of the old days although Arnel was still feeling his way a bit and wasn't as dynamic as Steve had been yet. But that changed by the following tour. No, Arnel is not Steve but he is darn close and I, for one, thoroughly enjoyed watching and listening to him with the band. I've been a Journey fan since their first show in San Francisco when George Tickner was playing rhythm guitar with them before he chose to leave. I've also had the opportunity to work a couple of their shows in Hawaii on the stage monitor mixer which was a lot of work but good fun. Had a chance to work with a lot of good people in the Nightmare Productions crew.
I had secretly wished to change my name to Sherrie and would fantazise Steve was singing "Oh Sherrie" to me. I think many young women felt the same way. To me, Steve Perry was a Rock God. He still is. I'm 63 years old and still completely in love with Steve and his music.
I love the first big hit Steve wrote with Journey: “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin”.
I could sing the chorus to that song over and over and annoy the crap out of anyone within 500 ft of me😊.
Quem gosta de boa música ama Steve Perry e sua voz.
One of the greatest voices in rock/pop over the past forty years.
No question. In my mind... The Greatest.
Totally agree! His voice just gives me the chills.
He needed a band that loved him.
@@ProfessorofRock I respectfully disagree. Although he had a great voice, in my opinion (along with Elvis Presley's opinion) Roy Orbison had the greatest voice for Rock and Roll music.
@@dennisfillhart88 totally different sound. Totally different ability to make you feel what he was singing. That he was singing just for you and to you.
*Neil schon* is the CLASSIC story of an awesome lead guitarist who just couldn't stand the fact the lead singer was more loved and more popular. Every interview, reporters talked to Steve. Every song, Steve's vocal outshined even Neil's amazing guitar solo's. Neil, was a petty, jealous man who couldn't stand that he had to stand in Steve's shadow. That's always been my take on it.
I agree and his ego was shattered when Steve Perry did his FTLSM solo tour with Lincoln Brewster as lead guitarist.
You are so right! Neil is good. One of the best. But he ruined the band with his insecurities. I heard him once in an interview talking about a song that Steve had a very large part and there wasn’t room for Neil’s solo. Neil asked “well, what about me? What am I going to do?” Right then I knew he was trouble. Because of his selfishness, touring and recording non stop schedules, Steve had to leave. Don’t blame him, but I sure could have used more of Steve’s singing. Have loved that man since the very beginning.😍
Steve Perry made Journey! They weren’t the same before and never have been since. Nobody out there has ever compared to Steve Perry.
I remember when I saw them live and he belted that first line of Oh Sherrie and you could have heard a pin drop in the pause before the next line. One of my favorite concert memories.
The 1st time I saw journey was in 1978 at the Long Beach arena I was front middle sat down and listened to the album of infinity the very next day I went and bought the album and up until Steve o'jerry started singing as a replacement that's the last concert I went to I went to every concert in the LA area up until Steve quit I am so glad I did
Steve Perry...sigh...never has a singer given me cold chills when listening to them sing like Steve Perry does. Most incredible, soulful voice in music history. And it doesn't hurt that he is absolutely gorgeous!
When this song came out in 1984, I had begun dating a girl named Sherri and I played this song continually. She hated the song "Sherry" by Frankie Valley and the Four Seasons but loved Sherrie by Steve Perry. I'm sorry his relationship didn't last but very happy that mine did. We married in1987 and are still married 35 wonderful years to date. We still enjoy this song on the radio and in my vinyl collection. Enjoy your videos! Thanks for helping me relive those memories.
Many PRAYER'SNLUV 👼👼💝💝
"Steve Perry's voice Supersedes Everything", indeed! Without Steve Perry, Journey wouldn't "Have Been" Journey. Journey "Was Journey", because of Steve Perry.
I agree with everything you say about Steve Perry the greatest rock singer in history I doubt they'll ever be another
Street talk is an iconic 80s album but also showcases just how diverse and powerful singer Steve Perry truly is
It is very diverse!
I hate Steve. I would never even try and cover anything he sings. You sound some dog singing along with a track compared to his voice.
John Waite and Steve Perry are the two most distinctive vocalists from the era. Instantly recognizable.
For sure. For sure.
Love “Missing You”. I think that’s an extremely underrated song.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Didn't matter whether with the Babys, Bad English, or on his own .... you instantly knew who was singing. The Neal Schon connection between the two closes the loop.
@@ttturner68 Exactly.
@@ttturner68 don’t forget the Jonathan Cain connection.
Not a big Oh Sherrie fan but Foolish Heart is an incredible masterpiece. The melody, the vocals and the lyrical message are top notch. We can all relate to that song. The story behind Oh Sherrie and loving a music man makes me wonder if Faithfully and Send Her My Love came from the same place.
Foolish Heart is one of my all time favorite songs by any artist.
The only song I really liked from that Steve Perry album was "Go Away." I don't know why, but that's the only cut that got my attention without annoyance.
To me Journey defined the 1980's musical decade. When I think of the 1980's I think of that undeniable magnificent voice, recognized worldwide.
Steve is still loved and respected in South Africa. His solo and Journey songs are still being played on our Radio Stations. On one of our local stations we even celebrated his birthday. Steve is truly the voice.
Same here n d Philippines FM stations regularly played foolish heart, open arms, faithfully with Steve perry only .. not arnel's version never ever played here
@@corazonyee7717 While Arnell is no Steve Perry he is still pretty good.
Wheel in the sky. His voice is epic.
That is so amazing and truly a ‘Best fans ever’ thing. 🙋🏼♀️🎶😃 Steve Perry rocks
Steve Perry aka The Voice was absolutely fucking amazing…..
"The Voice" was originally coined for Whitney Houston ... stolen now to describe Steve Perry.
@@tania0070
Lol
@@tania0070
Actually the first one with that nickname was Frank Sinatra. Steve Perry on the other hand took that nickname from Bon Jovi and wayyy before Whitney.
I was lucky enough to see Journey in concert in ‘86 (Raised on the Radio- last tour with Perry) and they were great. So glad I got to see them live while Perry was still with the band. No offense to the guy who followed him as lead singer (I say followed, not replaced- because you can’t replace a talent like Steve Perry) but to me Journey is not Journey without Perry.
Same here. Journey just wasn't the same after he left. No offense to Steve, but that song / album was such a downer.
I couldn’t have said it better!
Saw the same tour, along with the Escape tour and Steve's solo tour for "For The Love Of Strange Medicine". All fantastic!!
@CK Hamlin I could not agree with you more. To me Steve Perry was Journey.
Saw Journey in 1980 during the Departure tour in Los Angeles Coliseum with Black Sabbath, Cheap Trick and Molly Hatchet. Journey stole the show. Saw them in 1981 at the Los Angeles Forum then again in 1983 at the Forum. They never caught fire again after 1981....
The very first time I heard Steve sing, I was in a car and Oh Sherrie came on. I was blown away by the way he sang the beginning lyrics. I just had to find out who he was. You’re going to think I was living under a rock because I had never heard of Journey. I went out and bought the Street Talk album. I fell in love with Steve! After that I went out and bought every Journey album. Nobody can sing like him. Every song he sings holds a special place in my heart, the joys and heartaches, he’s been there every step of the way.
Simply the best. Steve Perry’s voice is just incredible. It’s perfection. Will always be my favorite vocalist.
Steve possessed a voice so distinct with such remarkable and beautiful range. This heartfelt and emotionally driven ballad just cuts to the core. Nobody moves me quite the way he does. Just loved every thing he has ever created, but " Oh Sherrie" is his gem. Thank you yet again professor for highlighting my favorite frontman! ❤️
@professor your explanation of Steve Perry’s ability as a singer was the best I’ve ever heard. Spot on.
I especially like the ending when he got his redemption.
"Now it's your turn, girl, to cry
Na na na na na na."
Gets me everytime. 😄
What song is that from? Not Oh Sherrie?
@@katiejon17 It is from "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'."
I agree with you, Steve Perry IS the voice. "Oh Sherrie" is one of those songs that you instantly recognize from the first note. It is an incredible song. From what I heard, part of Steve Perry's reasoning for leaving Journey was health issues and he reportedly had a hip replacement after Trial by Fire.
Steve Perry is unique in his voice and talent. So glad I grew up that Era. He was to Journey what Brad Delp was to Boston.
No question.
One of the best male voices of the rock era indeed!
Can you imagine what a duet Steve and Brad would have made?
@@GummyBearWA Ooh, would love to see that!
Any of you guys remember B.E (Billy) Taylor? A few big label albums during the 80s. A perfect hybrid of Steve Perry and Michael Bolton. I kid you not.
I love Steve Perry’s voice but my most favorite would be when he and Gregg Rolie sang Feeling that Way and Anytime-which must be listened to one right after the other. I always hated that when some radio stations would break them up. I love the way their voices melded together. Fantastic! If I had to pick a third favorite Journey song, it would be “Stone in Love”. It wasn’t played as much on the radio as some of their bigger hits, but it was a brilliant song.
Yes, yes, yes, exactly, those two songs, with Gregg and Steve trading vocals are among the strongest songs of Journey
I couldn't agree more! When I first heard those two songs, I thought it was just one song @ the time because the radio station played them one after another...Now I know I'm not the only one who feels that they must be played that way...the correct way!
Journey was my first "big arena" concert, so many memories tied into their music.
Steve Perry's voice is like the perfect cup of hot chocolate.....sweet, rich, velvety smooth & makes you feel all warm & fuzzy inside! lol!
I could not agree more! Always wanted to see a tour with Gregg's return as well.
Oh, yeah. I agree. They had great chemistry with their voices together. And I think I like the live versions of those songs better on the Captured album than I do the Infinity versions. I do like the latter, but Roy Thomas Baker's production was so slick on the vocals and sometimes they sounded too processed/artificially enhanced. Not so much on the lead vocals, but definitely on the background vocals. On Captured, that overproduction isn't there and we hear their real voices better. It's all good though -- I'm just nitpicking. Their tandem vocals on "Just the Same Way" are also great. And as much as I like what Jonathan Cain brought to Journey, I always missed Gregg's vocals after he left the group.
AGREED 👍
He is the best....makes me miss all the years he wasn't singing. Feel like my life would have been happier hearing him all those years I grew up.
Right there with you Adam! You can’t imagine the shock on my face when I watch a top 5 or 10 male vocalist list and Steve Perry isn’t on it. That just shows me that whoever put said list together, knows absolutely nothing about music or singing!
I was a freshman in college in Fall 1981, I can’t listen to these Journey songs without becoming severely melancholy. Talk about love songs & breakups, nothing compares to the entire exhilaration I felt while doing my time in undergrad & graduate school as the Journey albums.
Spent a month recovering from my first broken heart, listened to Girl can’t help it over and over again which was the sweetest torture.
Such an amazing singer! Loved “only the young” from the Vision Quest soundtrack and his vocals on “be good to yourself “. “Foolish Heart” and “oh Sherrie” ARE a the soundtrack of a summer night❤️
That's my wife's name... she was in high school when the song was released. She STILL has the 45 vinyl single.
As a result, I'm sure I've heard Steve Perry sing this song more times than waves have hit the beach.
Ha ha. I'll bet!
This song is probably the reason why I like the name Sherry and Sherrie so much.
As I was reading your comment, I was expecting you to say, "She STILL has the name!" lol
From one Sherrie to another (who was in high school when the song came out too) I have the same love of the song. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Who doesn't love the sound of Steve Perry's voice? I wanted to be him when I was a kid. Still love spinning my Journey records.
Love the name 😂
His voice is wonderful.
love STEVE PERRY'S VOICE
My very unpopular opinion is I never cared for them, nor his voice. I did however like a few songs on his solo album including “strung out“.
@@Alwayslearnimg I will never understand why people like you watch things that you don’t like. Change the channel.
Perry's voice is one of the greatest of all time! Always takes me back to the years of my youth.
Undeniable hearing Steve Perry's voice as a kid in the 80's. I was impressed very much and unmatched by any other in the business.
"Oh, Sherrie" is one of those songs...you instantly know what it is from that first amazing note, and you can't help yourself from singing along at full volume. 🎵❤🎵
Exactly!
Totally agree! The chorus is so memorable!
It is a weak song in all ways.
@@arribaficationwineho32 Nooooo!! 🥺
Agree 100%! This song is sooo catchy. You keep singing it long after it's ended.
Back in 1986, my husband and I were newly dating. He was doing theatre in a downtown Los Angeles hotel. I had gone to visit him, and as we descended the grand staircase, the Oh Sherrie video came flooding into my head…the dramatic windows, the entrance, the stairs…I started to sing the song! I loved Steve Perry in Journey, and his solo stuff. I cherish this memory. Thank you for highlighting this amazing song and the amazing singer and story behind the song.
He really is an amazing singer. Different from any other singers.
Singers have their instrument- their voices. So it’s more intimate when Steve sings, cuz his speaking voice is the same as his singing voice.
"Oh Sherrie" will always hold a special place in my heart. This was the first video I saw the first time I got to watch MTV!
I truly appreciate Steve Perry's music now more than ever as it brings me back to a time of my youth and music today is not even worth comparing. Steve brought across such sincerity and passion as a vocalist which is truly addictive.
Street talk is one of those albums that is 💯% winners. Every song was awesome!
And let's remember that all of these songs and the vocals in them were all done without AutoTune - the safety net for all of the mediocre vocalists of today!
Ugh...yet another cliched auto tune comment - OK Boomer/GenXer
@@GrootsieTheDog Yeah, and it's a cliche because, like all cliche's and/or stereotypes, they exist because there's a lot of truth to them! Unlike the truly cliched, "OK Boomer," which when used unironically by people who clearly do not understand something, based on their relative youth and inexperience/lack of self-awareness, illustrated by their inappropriate application of said cliche. DOH!🙈
That ☝️
You misunderstand what Autotune is. If it really did that, we would ALL be popstars!
@@HighPower762 well said
Imagine being immortalised in a song of your name sung by Steve Perry. Awesome.
No other voice like Steve's. His appearance on "The Big Interview with Dan Rather" a couple of years ago was fascinating-why he left Journey when he did, his vocal influences growing up, the price of fame and what the future holds. Learned a lot about him by watching this wonderful interview!
He's the best!
I saw that interview also.
He is a great singer that never found the band that loved him.
The Dan Rather interview was pretty good but check out the VH1 Behind The Music about Journey on TH-cam. I believe, looking back after a couple decades, there were a few things Steve said that he may want to take back - or just be forgotten.
I thoroughly enjoyed that interview too
Listening to his voice in a pair of headphones at night is how I've gone to sleep all through Covid. Soothing, but not in a boring way. He can sing you a lullaby or belt out a rocker and both are just as good. Wouldn't it be awesome if you could interview him. I bet it would be your top rated episode.
This is one of those songs that I don't listen too often but when I do, it takes me back to the days. A classic, a power song, a romantic song, a dancing song. His voice... I wish he had done more, buth with Journey and solo. One of the greatest of all times, no doubt
Perry did say that Sam Cooke was one of his influences vocal-wise, and it does show in his songs. Grew up liking Journey, because they made such great songs, such as "Who Crying's Now", the first song I ever liked by them, "Open Arms", "Separate Ways", and of course, "Don't Stop Believing". I also loved "Sherrie", which was his biggest solo hit ever. He's always had a great voice, so it's nice to see him getting his props here. Interestingly enough, one of his solo hits, "Foolish Heart", was covered by former Atlantic Starr lead singer Sharon Bryant some years after he did it.
Journey with Steve Perry was and is some of my favorite music ever. Even in a desert doing guard duty I had my Walkman in one ear listening under a billion stars. Flawless beauty of setting, sound and emotion.
Street Talk is an incredible album. Steve versatility and great taste and “sense” for music are at their best!
I remember hearing ' Lights' for the first time. I couldn't believe anyone could have such a beautiful voice.
Being a Journey and Steve Perry fan, 1984 was a pivotal time in my life. Joined the ARMY, completed fire school, which eventually became my career of the past 35+ yrs. Journey has always been my centering music. The Street Talk album was amazing. I burned up several cassettes and like the LP, I replaced them all with CD's when the time came.
There is always something that a Journey song or Steve Perry song can be inserted into one's life whenever there are Good times or Bad.
There will never be another Band like Journey or another Voice like Steve Perry. Together, they have brought me through Love, Breakups, Combat Tours and to many of nights just riding on the Ft. Lauderdale strip with the windows down and Journey blasting.
Would love to hear the story behind Journey's "When You Love a Woman" probably one of Mr. Perry's best studio vocals
The story is that the band didn't want to record it. They felt it was too sappy. Perry was the only one in favor of recoding it.
So, there it is! That's the story. Not written by the band, but by someone else, and they didn't want to record it. It's all out there if you look.
This song, and Steve's vocals still gobsmack me like the first time I heard it. Journey and Steve Perry solo are two of only a few artists that have that power with more than just a couple of songs.
IT's the beautiful pure mixed with the grit!
Finally....someone else that feels Steve Perry has the greatest "voice" in all of Rock history 😄 . The reason Steve Perry left the band is because of over touring and over worked , he felt that if he didn't slow things down or even stop he would lose his one true love..........Music . He had to do something protect his love for music and he did , he dropped out of Journy 😢 and that truly broke my heart . Even to this day I have an empty void in my gut over that .
U r right✔️ he didn't wanna be a casualty of rock and roll excesses .. I love watching Steve n TH-cam everyday 🎧❤️
Agree with everything u said. Gosh I miss him being w Journey
He was burnt out. If they would have relaxed and been more chill on the touring who knows.
Your last sentence is also how I feel about Peter Cetera leaving Chicago..☹️
He has the best voice. Saw him in concert a couple times. Still my favorite singer. Always will be.
I had a student in the 80s whose band was a Journey cover band so I learned their whole book teaching it to him. What a really great pop band and Perry's voice was one of the best ever. I missed the boat on a lot of great music during the late 70s due to self-induced closed mindedness; my head was completely up my own musical ass. Fortunately, it actually worked out well because I have had a personal musical renaissance since the 90s and it's really great because I keep finding more and more wonderful stuff that slipped by me.
A decade after Street Talk Steve Perry made a '90s comeback with For the Love of Strange Medicine, which had the hit "You Better Wait," which came 2 years before the surprise Journey comeback with Trial By Fire ("When You Love a Woman").
I thought You Better Wait was a song that deserved to do much better on the charts...
Young Hearts Forever rocks and should have been the first single from FTLOSM.
@@sappersteel532 Completely forgot about that one.... Great song!
Absolutely. Perfect description of the way we feel when we listen to Steve sing.
I am fortunate to have seen Journey on the Escape tour in 1981. Great concert. Steve Perry's vocal talent is unsurpassed. Love his work with Journey as well as his solo material. "The Voice" is a big part of the soundtrack of my youth. Thanks for the memories.
Saw them three times in concert.....one time with the original group (Greg) and then with Jonathan Cain and then with Arnel. The Rollie/Cain era is by far magical. Steve's latest album "No Erasin" is amazing as well. When I first heard No Erasing, I must have listened to it 20 times in a row. It was hard to believe that was Steve singing and sounding exactly the same.
Troubled Child....his long note on "moon" and then straight into the chorus is superb. Second, his improvisation throughout "Mother Father" is a gut punch.
I read that Mother Father was sung by the drummer who’s also a tenor like Perry.
@@kaysmith5495 Steve sings it.
@@kaysmith5495 you’re thinking of Deen Castronovo. He and Steve Augeri joined Journey in 1998 after Steve Perry left. Written by Perry, Cain N. Schon and Matt Schon in 1981. Steve Perry is the original vocalist.
I completely agree with you about "Raised on Radio" being underappreciated! It is, by far, my favorite Journey album... and the title song is one of my all-time favorite songs. I think the album is Perry at his peak with Journey.
Raised on Radio is my favorite followed by Trial By Fire. They are the best.
People don't always remember that Journey began as a progressive rock band. They were all top-tier musicians. Neil Schon played Woodstock with Santana at 15 years old.
Been almost 40 years and I still get goosebumps when I hear him sing. He sang a song over a decade ago w or for a friend on a very small stage (he hadnt performed in years).....sent chills thru me. Not sure why as Ive always been more of a Tom Petty fan lol.
Steve Perry....most iconic and soul encompassing voice to ever grace my ears. I mean there are others...Steven Tyler...Michael Jackson....Whitney Houston...But there's only 2 George Michael and Steve Perry WHO CAN DRAW ME IN HEART AND SOUL TO WHAT THEY'RE SINGING. LEGEND!! You can take any song he is singing and play it and you will instantly know who it is..."oh. That's Steve Perry"!
Sherrie was in reality, the type of woman he needed at the time. His later girlfriend who died recently was also someone he needed. Someone that understood Steve more than he himself.
Steve is clearly the best singer of all time. I have loved his music from the start!!! ❤🎉
I love love Steve Perry’s voice, wish I’d grown up in the 80s and seen him sing live. I discovered him when I heard “Oh Sherrie” at a coffee shop. I have his greatest hits solo album with the bonus tracks.
Infinity will always be the best Journey album. My favorite songs that Perry wrote were Lights, and Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'.
Thanks for doing this! I was never really into Journey when I was a teenager in the 80's, but I have rediscovered Steve Perry in the past year and have become obsessed with him - I'm in my 50's!
His high notes in the bridge of "Lay It Down" and at the end of "Dead Or Alive" are insane. My favorite vocals by him.
Journey is my all time favorite band. I have loved them since I was 9. Steve Perry's voive, when I heard it forthe first time was simply mesmerizing. He inspired me to sing. Street Talk is his best solo effort and contains some of mu favorite songs. One stand-out track that you didn't mention is "Captured By The Moment". I just love that song and the story it tells. The best songs always do tell a story. And yes he IS the greatest rock singer of all time.🎶🎤🎸🤘👍🤙
I am so with you on the distinctiveness of Steve Perry's voice, Professor! Many voices in the 80s like Daryl Hall, Lou Gramm, Olivia Newton-John, Simon le Bon, George Michael and Phil Collins - they sweetly sing my nostalgia. Steve Perry takes it up several notches and utterly HOLLERS it! The moment I hear his voice toll the heavens, I have no choice but to let innocence fully engulf me!
"Oh Sherry" is a beautiful love song.☺️ Thank you for covering this classic.
You're so welcome. Thank you for watching!
Back is the 80s, 82-86 in fact, when I was in the Air Force, we would hang out in the dorm rooms on the weekends and watch MTV for HOURS! Some of the best days of my life! We drank a LOT of Cella Lambrusco, and also Bartles and James wine coolers.
“Oh Sherrie”, profound musical perfection from 1984, the best song from the best year in music. Period. Thanks once again Professor for the ride on your time machine back to the best of memories…
As a Sherri, I was in high school during this time, I can't tell you how many times I had people sing this song to me! 😁 Walking across campus, in the hallway, in the cafeteria, etc. Fun memories. I do agree, Steve Perry, one of the greatest voices in music!
Fun fact: Dewey Bunnell of the band America made an appearance in the video, as an exchange of service for Perry putting background vocals on America's 1984 single "Can't Fall Asleep To A Lullaby", from their album "Perspective".
Kind of fun to see how artists help each other out.
Steve also did that for David Pack!
genius. @@ProfessorofRock Another
Cool details!
@@ProfessorofRock what track?
A brand new start?
An absolute gem of an album. Captured by the Moment doesn't get enough love.
I play "You Should Be Happy" almost every week when I'm driving around. LOVE that song (killer guitar tone on the break)!
"CINNAMON GUM!"
Definitely a staple song of my childhood with that classic video featuring the Sherry in question. One of the best voices in rock. Thanks Professor 🙏
Love it. totally remember that!
I did not know it was about a girl named Sherrie at first, but when I found Sherrie Swafford I was so fascinated by her.
Journey with Steve Perry was one of my first concerts. I was already in love with Steve Perry's voice as I am today. Professor, I am enamored with your style of sharing your passion, which is perfect for the story of Steve Perry, Sherri, and Journey. Well done! I am a new fan.
Oh Sherrie is a great song as is Foolish Heart, Go Away, Running Alone, It’s Only Love and She’s Mine. My personal favourite song off the album is “Captured by the Moment” should’ve been huge.
Those are my favs from the Street Talk album also.
Captured by the Moment is the best one..
@@crucito67 I love that one too...
Captured by the Moment- Mine too!! I agree.
What about Strung Out at full blast....