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Steve Perry singing WHEEL IN THE SKY. Journey - Wheel In The Sky - Live Osaka Japan 1980. The sustained D5 to F5 back down to D5 will melt your soul! His runs and riffs 😍😍😍
Am enjoying the vids .. Ex failed singer, professionally, myself! Rock wise I haven't seen u cover Coverdale and Hughes.. PS.. U have an alluring blend of style and flirtation in the way u present 😊
Steve Perry is one of the greatest and underappreciated voices in the history of rock music. I grew up in the 70's and 80's and Journey was my favorite band.
@@buddylight7595- Many that weren't Journey fans had no idea what a magnificent voice Steve Perry had. Even Rolling Stone didn't put him in the top twenty five singers of all time. Jackasses!
I subscribed and hit the notification bell. Question did you enjoy this video??? These men are so good at what they do. Steve's voice is like an instrument. Great range. Especially on the top end..
I'm 52 as well and I've loved him since the Infinite album, my favorite by the way. I was about 17 when I saw them in concert and I couldn't even go near the stage because I thought I'd freak out, lol. Hes still a hotty..
Steve Perry was interviewed when "Don't Stop Believing" was inducted into the Library of Congress fairly recently. He said something like it was the biggest highlight of his career. He's a very humble, genuine, talented man. You should also go look up the videos of him singing & stirring up the crowd at the Giants games singing this song. He's in full on party mode enjoying his favorite team. Great personality. Hard not to love him.
Daniel Lekardal that’s why I don’t like a lot of music after 2000, these TH-cam people will never know what it was like for musicians to struggle, these 1 hit wonders and people judge them with out knowing what “real” stars had to go through just to get radio play.
Cornbob Rimlove that was/is Neal Schon. Steve Perry never put himself first in the interviews. Always praised the band even to this day. Go watch his speech at the RRHOF, most sincere and humble.
I thought so too until I heard Arnel. He's an incredible singer as well. It's like he just naturally sings like Steve Perry. If they ever came around near me I'd go see them.
I was lucky enough to be at this concert, and I can’t even begin to explain the energy and intensity we all felt in The Summit that night when they played Mother Father! My favorite vocal performance ever captured on film.
@@jimbojumbo8697 Very lucky, as a youngster, I wish I was alive to see that, his voice was powerful, very much so. His R&B vibes were able to cross over into this song that almost feels like classic metal.
I wish I could have been at this concert. I have the concert on dvd and my two sons were blown away by it. What a voice and what a performer. Loved this band. I did see their last performance with Steve in the band. Bittersweet.
As a male tenor singer, (AND [hate to sound immodest] a pretty decent one) I can recognize how ridiculously hard this song is, and to any non singers out there, know that this man is a LEGEND the notes themselves can be reached, but there's a HUGE leap from that to what he does, his huge control, the purity, the power of each note, the ease, the individuality of his timbre, the performance Takes YEARS to get near that level
Thank you for that evaluation! Yes, yes and yes! And, what did Rolling Stone rate Steve Perry ?! Did they put him at the very least in the top five of all time ?! No! Where did they put him somewhere around thirty something ? Idiots!
As a amateur singer myself, I don’t think people understand that Mr Perry is the closest thing to perfect as you can get no one holds a candle to him in his prime he was by far the best
"as an amateur singer myself" might be the funniest qualifier to give an opinion I've ever heard 😂 everyone that likes to sing but isn't professional is an amateur singer so basically 99.9% of the world
Randy Jackson who toured with Journey during ROR couldn’t believe that Steve Perry could sing so amazingly live without backing tracks and says he’s the best rock singer in history. He is.
HarlemRain75 Randy Jackson is in the biz and knows more than any of us combined. I used to think FM until I heard the isolated vocals competition between them on TH-cam. Steve Perry wins hands down, just amazing. Even Brian May of Queen says that SP has a truly luminous voice and 1 in a million voice.
@@lucidam7722 Yup. Not suprised. Steve Perry is unmatched. Most Freddie Mercury fans can't seem to grasp that while Freddie was a genius songwriter, had an incredible stage presence and charisma, and was just an all-round super performer BUT his voice was excellent but not brilliant. He had a lot of weaknesses, especially singing live. Steve Perry sang just like, if not better, than the recorded versions. Freddie didn't.
You can buy this entire Houston/‘81 concert on dvd (unsure if it was ever made in HD/BluRay format). One of my treasured concerts on dvd. For us drummers...Steve Smith is excellent in this.
I’ve seen them over a dozen times, and this particular performance was a 3 night show. I was there 2 nights in a row. Best live performers of all time. The Summit retains the DNA of Journey in its bones.
Arnel’s story is literally this song. For that alone I am gonna support the dude . Also he gives it his all on stage , of-course he isn’t Steve, but it’s worth the ticket.
For those of us who grew up with Journey (I was in High School when the Escape album came out) there is only one lead vocalist - and it's Steve. He blew our minds then and still does.
Steve Perry in his prime is as close to vocal perfection as God made. I have been singing for 46 years and every time I watch this concert from 1981 my jaw simply drops to the floor and I get chills up and down my spine. That’s how good Steve Perry is. What an amazing gift and what an amazing singer.
Pick up a dvd of The 1981 Journey concert in Houston. It is an amazing show at the old Summit Arena where the Rockets played for a long time and is now Joel Olsteen's mega church...lol. Light up a doobie in there on Sunday morning in honor of the Journey concert. lol
@@kgunitkeese17 yep Steve def deserved more on tht WE Are the WORLD recording, BRUCE of course was of the biggest ones to VOLUNTEER (after he did a concert btw as it shows in his RASPY rendition). Kenny loggins also deserved more imo
when i first heard his little part, i was like.. WHO THE F**K IS THAT? And then i went down the Journey rabbit hole for a while. Just his couple seconds stood out to me more than all the rest. (Cyndi a little bit)
He KILLED every take and really helped Cyndi Lauper, who could not get ger starting note. He was so great someone actually WHOOPED after one take. A talented guy and total pro.
@@marshabailey772 Yes, he actually stepped in and help Huey Lewis, Karen Carnes, and especially Cyndi Lauper on their take. They intinally had trouble on many takes, but he gave ideas and coached on them singing together harmonically. You see this on the behind the scenes.
I listened to this all through my youth. At age 55 I start playing it and I get cold chills all over my body. Just timeless awesomeness. Yes this song will be heard and touch people as long as humanity exists on this planet.
You should watch their performance of Mother/Father from this same concert it his best performance of what he says is the hardest journey song for him to sing
His voice is so powerful that it seems like he is effortlessly yelling the song. Most non-musicians don't realize that what they (the crowd) hear out front is not what musicians hear out of their vocals on stage (which makes it more amazing that he can pull of a studio quality recording LIVE.) Stage Monitor speakers (what the musicians hear) typically a dry mix without effects, no reverb, echo, etc. to combat feedback issues? and also balance of vocals, back up vocals, can seem OUT of balance and instruments too loud, not loud enough, BUT a good sound man makes it all sound good out front where it counts. Have played in situations where I could barely hear my own instrument/voice. Side note: It was rumored back in the day that his voice was so strong that it was hard on microphones. I would like to believe that rumor.
Yeah, and he made 'Lovin Touchin Squeezin' sound great in that concert. Do you remember when it aired on live antenna TV on that Friday night in 1981? Brother that was history! The whole country watched it! I was selling ON TV door to door, and watched it at people's apartments, and drinkin their beer! I even ended up out by the pool!
not gonna argue with ya. Steve loves Arnel for being in the band and keeping the music alive. you can watch his speech at the rock and roll hall of fame
@@culamaaron lol, I just saw this today. And no he's not. There is absolutely NO replacement for Steve Perry. This is my word. And as such is beyond contestation. My Tiger Kungfu is better than yours. I don't think you're good enough to avenge your master.
Yes, it is. There was Journey before him and there is now. Arnel has been singing in Journey way more time than Perry did. If Neal and Jonathan thought he was a good singer for the band, who are you to contest that? Arnel has grown tremendously on stage and sings on his own tone.
I absolutely adore Steve Perry! He's one of the most brilliant rock singers ever. A beautiful and disciplined voice full of emotion and soul. He didn't sacrifice technique for the sake of emotion. It's amazing that he can sing this well live and sound just as good if not better than the recording. I can't think of any other singer that I can listen to every single day and never get tired of.
Yes, very unique voice and a great band. "Who's Crying Now" is a very good performance to react to as well. Just saying :) EDIT: Don't we just adore 80's :D
I'm quite entertained at the comments. Everyone trying to find the words to describe his voice. Give it up folks. There are no words. Just sit back and experience perfection.
Nobody,nobody, does it like Steve Perry. They never will. My favorite concert, November 1981, my baby was 5 months old and stayed home with her Daddy, while me and Susie went to see Journey in OKC.
Rebecca! Hi! There are some things that you missed that I think you'll appreciate. 1. The concert was in 1980. There were no in your monitors. He only had wedges. There were no wedges on the ramps. Therefore, he didn't have the luxury of getting a pristine feed in order to base his pitch off of. 2. His pitch throughout the ENTIRE CONCERT was astonishing/he wasn't experiencing fatigue in any way that was audible. 3. Whenever he sung very high notes he would always tilt his head to the right AND it didn't affect his ability to hit those notes.
@@psychlos21 Escape tour started July 1981 wrapped up July 1982. Saw them in Yarmouth, Cape Cod. Standing room only!! His voice soared to the rafters and echoed around the building. When they finished people started stomping for an encore. The building literally started shaking. Never been to another show like that. The Cape showed Mr Perry how much we loved him that night. August 29 1981.
Jonathan Cain wrote the song. He didn’t join until after Captured was recorded in late 1980. As for the monitors, they were under the stage/ramps/risers.If you watch the entire show he goes to the same spots over and over. Early 80’s is when understage monitors really started becoming the norm for headliners.
There is only one Steve Perry. It's one thing to sing in a studio and have the best takes chosen for the track. To do what Steve Perry could do in live performances during tours is beyond insane. He truly earned his nickname, The Voice.
Steve perry at his prime was nothing less of stellar ! He had a warm tone and his range was amazing but his phrasing of his notes and singing was unparalleled.
@@tbone4781 Dennis Deyoung, (Styx), Brad Delp (Boston), Lou Gramm (Foreigner), Steve Perry (Aerosmoth), Roge Hodgsin (Supertramp), all unique sounds,,,that's what made that era amazing
I truly believe this 1981 tour and specifically this Houston show which they captured on film is probably one of the most remarkable live performances in rock music. In the late 1970s into early 1980s for technical singers in the genre it was all about Freddie Mercury and Steve Perry taking that bar to a whole new level. I'm not a very sentimental person, but as a musician and singer, I tear up listening to it, because it's just so incredibly perfect and this is before all the technology we have today helping live performers. It's raw perfection. I enjoyed your analysis.
Now THIS is a singer. However much MUCH better tracks than this in their catalogue. Separate ways, mother father, faithfully, whos crying now to name a few . Steve Perry is a vocal icon
Aside from being such a fine singer with great pitch and a pretty timbre, what always gets me is how Perry sells out emotionally to the performance very time. Whether it's in studio or on stage he always commits emotionally. You never feel cheated.
Saw Journey on the Raised on Radio tour. Steve's voice could have shattered glass that night ! And he did it no visible effort..... Like he was sitting down for dinner.
Journey "Send her my love." Steve Perry co-write it and it's one of his favorites. Watch live. Incredible. Faithfully, City lights are some of my faves as well.
"After the Fall" is the one that amazes me most. Perry's voice transcends human ability on that song. One of the few nice things about being older (I'm in my early 50's now) is that I was around back when these songs first came out. I was already a fanatic music LOVER even as a kid when Journey peaked. When these songs were initially released and everyone was hearing them for the first time it was unlike anything happening today. Somehow even back then we knew we were hearing what would be timeless classics. Bands and music were a big deal back then and everyone was talking about the incredible stuff coming out. The emphasis was on the quality of the music not how someone looked or danced or what their latest publicity stunt was…like in today's music scene. Young people today are so unfortunate. They didn't get to grow up with a music scene like we Gen-X'ers did. The only bad thing about that time was we mostly listened to it on crappy cassette or 8-track tapes on equally crappy stereo systems. So the advent to modern ultra-high definition formats breathed new life into these classics and we get to really hear them again for the "first" time. I love music so much.
Steve Perry is truly a rare vocalist, he has been capable of doing things with his voice that most cannot do. Here is my suggestion to the younger singers coming up, do yourself a favor and listen to the earlier Journey records as well, where Steve was a little more connected to his R & B roots, and listen to the pure “soul” that he uses to connect to the song, that is worth your time to study and add to your own vocal abilities.
Don’t forget to review Freddie Mercury of Queen. Go down that rabbit hole and it will change your life. I promise. The greatest rock singer that ever was. Love Steve Perry in Journey too. Just awesome!
"Trying not to be a fangirl" well THAT ship has sailed! LOL Steve Perry is America's Freddie Mercury. You are absolutely right about the amount of energy it takes to perform like that, night after night. It is a brutal touring schedule and is a workout for the mind, body and voice. Yes "youngins"....watch and learn from these voices/performers cause they will never pass this way again! Love your passion and insight Rebecca!
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Steve Perry singing WHEEL IN THE SKY. Journey - Wheel In The Sky - Live Osaka Japan 1980. The sustained D5 to F5 back down to D5 will melt your soul! His runs and riffs 😍😍😍
Am enjoying the vids .. Ex failed singer, professionally, myself! Rock wise I haven't seen u cover Coverdale and Hughes.. PS.. U have an alluring blend of style and flirtation in the way u present 😊
Not really saying anything about his technique. Obviously he's had some formal vocal training. Boring.
There are “rockers” there are “rockstars” and there are “pop stars”. Steve Perry is none of those.
Steve Perry is a LEGEND.
I fully agree with you. It defined everything that represents Perry's voice and music.
Absolutely!!! ✌ n 💚
He Is in the two.best voices of all the time
Yes!
No, wrong. He’s “the Voice”
Steve Perry is one of the greatest and underappreciated voices in the history of rock music. I grew up in the 70's and 80's and Journey was my favorite band.
Lucky you!
Get his NEW album...Traces
Underappreciated by who?
Underappreciated? WTF are you talking about?
@@buddylight7595- Many that weren't Journey fans had no idea what a magnificent voice Steve Perry had. Even Rolling Stone didn't put him in the top twenty five singers of all time. Jackasses!
Steve Perry is one of the “greats”
Rebecca just had a Perrygasm!
Love that during my generation, I believe we had the best rock groups. I so miss my youth, but life goes on.
I was in the 5th grade when this album dropped, this was the make-out album of the year when I was in 6th. Thank you Journey!
Seen them in concert in 1980, in Lakeland Florida...Most amazing concert
Was extremely happy and lucky to see the 1983 Frontiers tour when I was in college, such an amazing experience!
I subscribed and hit the notification bell. Question did you enjoy this video??? These men are so good at what they do. Steve's voice is like an instrument. Great range. Especially on the top end..
Huge thanks to your brilliant comments, passion and positive energy. 🙏 Your new fan from Corea, pk
You're so English, i love it. "..ooh i don't mean to be rude..". - fellow English person
Steve Perry is a fantastic vocalist. He's stunning every time I hear him.
I'm 52 and I've been fangirling over him since I was 13. He is the best! Greatest voice in rock and roll.
Lori Whitt absolutely
I'm 52 as well and I've loved him since the Infinite album, my favorite by the way. I was about 17 when I saw them in concert and I couldn't even go near the stage because I thought I'd freak out, lol. Hes still a hotty..
Boy. Did I read "fangirling" wrong the first time.
Peter May and Brian May of Queen said the same and also that he has a truly luminous voice.
Not even close. Mercury and plant
You don't listen to Steve Perry you feel him
i love the FEELING!!!!
very well stated...FEEL him....YES!!!!
That's so right... You don't hear him, you feel him! Perfect!
When STEVE sings he makes love to the words and the songs are the orgasm. Perfect singer.
Perfectly said, he evokes such emotions with his voice.
Steve Perry was interviewed when "Don't Stop Believing" was inducted into the Library of Congress fairly recently. He said something like it was the biggest highlight of his career. He's a very humble, genuine, talented man.
You should also go look up the videos of him singing & stirring up the crowd at the Giants games singing this song. He's in full on party mode enjoying his favorite team. Great personality. Hard not to love him.
Listen, youngsters. No frikkin' AutoTune. No BS. No ego. Just a pure voice which is one of a kind. Steve Perry, y'all. Now, go and do likewise.
YES!!!!!!!
Yeah, put down the game controller and go to work....
Steve had a legendary ego......huge fan of himself. Well documented.
Daniel Lekardal that’s why I don’t like a lot of music after 2000, these TH-cam people will never know what it was like for musicians to struggle, these 1 hit wonders and people judge them with out knowing what “real” stars had to go through just to get radio play.
Cornbob Rimlove that was/is Neal Schon. Steve Perry never put himself first in the interviews. Always praised the band even to this day. Go watch his speech at the RRHOF, most sincere and humble.
Perry had one hell of a voice, and he walked away from music while still on top, and my opinion, without Steve Perry there is no Journey.
I wish I could thumbs up ten times!
Nope
Dam right without Steve there is no Journey
Steve Perry didnt walk away, he simply reached the end of his....Journey 😉. I had to do it....lol
I thought so too until I heard Arnel. He's an incredible singer as well. It's like he just naturally sings like Steve Perry. If they ever came around near me I'd go see them.
Rebecca, his singing literally gives me chills. He can hold a note flawlessly.
Steve Perry - often imitated NEVER duplicated.
Deen is pretty close imo
Steve Perry is one of the worlds best singers ever!
him and whitney houston
Steve Perry in his prime was unmatched. It's not really a debate. He was so unbelievable. Clarity, vocal range, control, master of voice.
Ann Wilson in her prime, though.
Freddie Mercury: Am I a joke to you?
@Harley Pilot Age and smoking caught up with him
Bob Dylan
@@coreydean6540 Come on man, really?
“Mother, Father” from this same concert is probably the best ever example of Steve Perry’s otherworldly vocal prowess...
Mother Father is a science experiment that went well in every way. He sang his heart out that night.
I was lucky enough to be at this concert, and I can’t even begin to explain the energy and intensity we all felt in The Summit that night when they played Mother Father! My favorite vocal performance ever captured on film.
@@jimbojumbo8697 Very lucky, as a youngster, I wish I was alive to see that, his voice was powerful, very much so. His R&B vibes were able to cross over into this song that almost feels like classic metal.
I wish I could have been at this concert. I have the concert on dvd and my two sons were blown away by it. What a voice and what a performer. Loved this band. I did see their last performance with Steve in the band. Bittersweet.
YOU GOT IT
MASTERPIECE
Steve Perry is also known as THE VOICE!!!!🎧🎶🎵🎼🎸🎤🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you! Now I don’t have to make that comment. 🤘🏻
@@thegingergyrl455 always happy to help!!!😉😉😉🤘🤘🤘
As a male tenor singer, (AND [hate to sound immodest] a pretty decent one) I can recognize how ridiculously hard this song is, and to any non singers out there, know that this man is a LEGEND
the notes themselves can be reached, but there's a HUGE leap from that to what he does, his huge control, the purity, the power of each note, the ease, the individuality of his timbre, the performance
Takes YEARS to get near that level
Ty
Can you sing Tenor twelve miles away ?
Thank you for that evaluation! Yes, yes and yes! And, what did Rolling Stone rate Steve Perry ?! Did they put him at the very least in the top five of all time ?! No! Where did they put him somewhere around thirty something ? Idiots!
@@tradehead do you really take "Rolling Stone" charts seriously?! Come on...
Bruv stop making me jealous I’m a bass lol
Would laugh at any vocal coach trying to give him lessons
The original singer giving him a lessons 😂, thats funny thou
No lie
Please react to girl can't help it
Hell, I'm a dude, and when I hear and see Steve Perry, even "I" fangirl out....
Hahahahahaha….
This dude is unique and awesome!!!!
As a amateur singer myself, I don’t think people understand that Mr Perry is the closest thing to perfect as you can get no one holds a candle to him in his prime he was by far the best
Not true
I know 2 singers that would blow him away
@@sizzlethestozzle8885 So are you going to give us their names or leave us all in suspense?
"as an amateur singer myself" might be the funniest qualifier to give an opinion I've ever heard 😂 everyone that likes to sing but isn't professional is an amateur singer so basically 99.9% of the world
@@jarrodhall3686 Imao what a poser
Randy Jackson who toured with Journey during ROR couldn’t believe that Steve Perry could sing so amazingly live without backing tracks and says he’s the best rock singer in history. He is.
Waiting for someone to come along and say Randy Jackson mustn't have heard of Freddie Mercury lol.
HarlemRain75 Randy Jackson is in the biz and knows more than any of us combined. I used to think FM until I heard the isolated vocals competition between them on TH-cam. Steve Perry wins hands down, just amazing. Even Brian May of Queen says that SP has a truly luminous voice and 1 in a million voice.
Freddy is fabulous as well. Just different vocals and styles.
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@@lucidam7722 Yup. Not suprised. Steve Perry is unmatched. Most Freddie Mercury fans can't seem to grasp that while Freddie was a genius songwriter, had an incredible stage presence and charisma, and was just an all-round super performer BUT his voice was excellent but not brilliant. He had a lot of weaknesses, especially singing live. Steve Perry sang just like, if not better, than the recorded versions. Freddie didn't.
And this was live in 1981. No autotune!!!!!!
"lungs made of gold"....says it all !!
I was there, he was PERFECTION for 4 HOURS ❣❣❣❣
You can buy this entire Houston/‘81 concert on dvd (unsure if it was ever made in HD/BluRay format). One of my treasured concerts on dvd. For us drummers...Steve Smith is excellent in this.
@@bigwillie5717 ours available on iTunes as well.
I was at this concert and it was amazing
I’ve seen them over a dozen times, and this particular performance was a 3 night show. I was there 2 nights in a row. Best live performers of all time. The Summit retains the DNA of Journey in its bones.
THIS is why Journey can't make it without Steve. You may find soundalikes, but no one can replicate Steve's incredible charisma.
I fully agree. The soundalike doesn't have this type of charisma. I'm tired of his leaping and jumping. Steve never needed that.
Arnel’s story is literally this song. For that alone I am gonna support the dude . Also he gives it his all on stage , of-course he isn’t Steve, but it’s worth the ticket.
For those of us who grew up with Journey (I was in High School when the Escape album came out) there is only one lead vocalist - and it's Steve. He blew our minds then and still does.
Steve Perry in his prime is as close to vocal perfection as God made. I have been singing for 46 years and every time I watch this concert from 1981 my jaw simply drops to the floor and I get chills up and down my spine. That’s how good Steve Perry is. What an amazing gift and what an amazing singer.
Well he pulled it off in 1986. Watch live concert ROR-Girl Can't Help It! It's a perfect performance.
@@billscout3530 Seriously?
@@billscout3530 you are a fucking idiot.
Never did it for me. Each to their own.
I agree but Eddie Vetter is close
Best male vocalist imo. Him and Freddie.
Closest of my generation is Cornell, but i truly believe Steve Perry is best.
Don't forget Rober Plant, Elvis and Steven Tyler
Mercury got only power in his voice and the tone itself was nothing special.. Great vocalists are Perry, SteveOverland, KenTamplin, ChrisOusey,
I agree, especially if you go by pure tone. They are more rock singers than rock-n-roll singers.
@Randy Marsh A good choice
Pick up a dvd of The 1981 Journey concert in Houston. It is an amazing show at the old Summit Arena where the Rockets played for a long time and is now Joel Olsteen's mega church...lol. Light up a doobie in there on Sunday morning in honor of the Journey concert. lol
His little bit of singing on We are the World was awesome.
Yes but I was disappointed to see that he only just got one line. He needed more. Bruce Springsteen sang a lot, same with Bob Dylan and Ray Charles
@@kgunitkeese17 yep Steve def deserved more on tht WE Are the WORLD recording, BRUCE of course was of the biggest ones to VOLUNTEER (after he did a concert btw as it shows in his RASPY rendition). Kenny loggins also deserved more imo
when i first heard his little part, i was like.. WHO THE F**K IS THAT? And then i went down the Journey rabbit hole for a while. Just his couple seconds stood out to me more than all the rest. (Cyndi a little bit)
He KILLED every take and really helped Cyndi Lauper, who could not get ger starting note. He was so great someone actually WHOOPED after one take. A talented guy and total pro.
@@marshabailey772 Yes, he actually stepped in and help Huey Lewis, Karen Carnes, and especially Cyndi Lauper on their take. They intinally had trouble on many takes, but he gave ideas and coached on them singing together harmonically. You see this on the behind the scenes.
Arnel Pineda (current Journey singer) does a good job of this but obviously no one can touch Steve Perry. He is a one of a kind talent.
Yep! And he didn't write those tunes
And this was BEFORE STRETCH JEANS. They needed special tools to get in those jeans!
There was a special tool in them.
@@Edwardscissor sus
Hilarious comment.
It still boggles my mind that no one has done a reaction to “Oh Sherrie” yet. The strength and range that Steve did alone is just awesome.
A mi me encanta cantar esa canción
Oh Sherri blows this away and showcases his voice
Oh Sherri blows this song away with his voice
Steve Perry is one of the greatest and most recognizable voices in music history in my opinion.
Absolutely 😊
Freddie Mercury, Geoff Tate, Steve Perry... Taking into account vocal range, individuality, and stage presence, these guys were on another level.
Joe Cocker!
Robert Plant
Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie please
Growing up in the 80's I saw them in concert at least 3 times. And everyone was amazing..
I was a teen in the 80s. I wasn't fortunate enough to see them in concert though. Damn, we had good music back then!
They don't call him The Voice for nothing.
Bill Scout 🙈🖕🏻
Steve Perry was born to front a rock band! His voice is one of the best ever and I never tire of hearing this song.
I listened to this all through my youth. At age 55 I start playing it and I get cold chills all over my body. Just timeless awesomeness. Yes this song will be heard and touch people as long as humanity exists on this planet.
Steve has an insanely beautiful but ever so slight rasp that is ever so smooth and silky. It made his voice unique and instantly recognizable.
You should watch their performance of Mother/Father from this same concert it his best performance of what he says is the hardest journey song for him to sing
His voice is so powerful that it seems like he is effortlessly yelling the song. Most non-musicians don't realize that what they (the crowd) hear out front is not what musicians hear out of their vocals on stage (which makes it more amazing that he can pull of a studio quality recording LIVE.) Stage Monitor speakers (what the musicians hear) typically a dry mix without effects, no reverb, echo, etc. to combat feedback issues? and also balance of vocals, back up vocals, can seem OUT of balance and instruments too loud, not loud enough, BUT a good sound man makes it all sound good out front where it counts. Have played in situations where I could barely hear my own instrument/voice. Side note: It was rumored back in the day that his voice was so strong that it was hard on microphones. I would like to believe that rumor.
I believe it. You can feel how much air he’s pushing.
Open Arms from this same show is so incredible
Mother, Father is my absolute favorite, unbelievably strong performance
Yeah, and he made 'Lovin Touchin Squeezin' sound great in that concert. Do you remember when it aired on live antenna TV on that Friday night in 1981? Brother that was history! The whole country watched it! I was selling ON TV door to door, and watched it at people's apartments, and drinkin their beer! I even ended up out by the pool!
I agree. Open Arms is my favorite Journey song. Curiously, "Who's Crying Now" got a bigger audience reaction in the 1981 Houston concert.
Journey is not Journey without Steve Perry.
Richard Storm arnel Pineda is not Steve perry but he’s good enough to be a replacement
Arnel Pineda was pretty good when I saw Journey live in 2018.
not gonna argue with ya. Steve loves Arnel for being in the band and keeping the music alive. you can watch his speech at the rock and roll hall of fame
@@culamaaron lol, I just saw this today. And no he's not. There is absolutely NO replacement for Steve Perry. This is my word. And as such is beyond contestation. My Tiger Kungfu is better than yours. I don't think you're good enough to avenge your master.
Yes, it is. There was Journey before him and there is now. Arnel has been singing in Journey way more time than Perry did. If Neal and Jonathan thought he was a good singer for the band, who are you to contest that? Arnel has grown tremendously on stage and sings on his own tone.
Steve is amazing singer his vocals are brilliant so soulful and unique
Steve Perry, Lou Gramm and Brad Delp had fabulous voices.
I absolutely adore Steve Perry! He's one of the most brilliant rock singers ever. A beautiful and disciplined voice full of emotion and soul. He didn't sacrifice technique for the sake of emotion. It's amazing that he can sing this well live and sound just as good if not better than the recording. I can't think of any other singer that I can listen to every single day and never get tired of.
I never paid attention to him until he sang with all the other great performers in “We Are the World” and I thought “wow” who is this guy?
Yes, very unique voice and a great band. "Who's Crying Now" is a very good performance to react to as well. Just saying :)
EDIT: Don't we just adore 80's :D
I'm quite entertained at the comments. Everyone trying to find the words to describe his voice.
Give it up folks. There are no words. Just sit back and experience perfection.
Lisa Marie word
I agree...perfection. 🖤🤘
Must agree perfection is something you just enjoying
Truth
This is hard proof that you just can’t sit still when you hear this song!!!!!!
Thank you, Rebecca!!!!! Love you!!!
Nobody,nobody, does it like Steve Perry. They never will. My favorite concert, November 1981, my baby was 5 months old and stayed home with her Daddy, while me and Susie went to see Journey in OKC.
Steve Perry, no one like him! My favorite song too. I feel elevated beyond this world listening to him.
Rebecca! Hi! There are some things that you missed that I think you'll appreciate. 1. The concert was in 1980. There were no in your monitors. He only had wedges. There were no wedges on the ramps. Therefore, he didn't have the luxury of getting a pristine feed in order to base his pitch off of. 2. His pitch throughout the ENTIRE CONCERT was astonishing/he wasn't experiencing fatigue in any way that was audible. 3. Whenever he sung very high notes he would always tilt his head to the right AND it didn't affect his ability to hit those notes.
1981
@@psychlos21 Escape tour started July 1981 wrapped up July 1982. Saw them in Yarmouth, Cape Cod. Standing room only!! His voice soared to the rafters and echoed around the building. When they finished people started stomping for an encore. The building literally started shaking. Never been to another show like that. The Cape showed Mr Perry how much we loved him that night. August 29 1981.
Jonathan Cain wrote the song. He didn’t join until after Captured was recorded in late 1980.
As for the monitors, they were under the stage/ramps/risers.If you watch the entire show he goes to the same spots over and over. Early 80’s is when understage monitors really started becoming the norm for headliners.
yup... my first observations of when I saw this years ago. spot on!
Steve Perry has one of the best voices in rock ever! Easily top 10 voices ever!
Number 1
@@CarlosHernandez-kd2vb well no, I'm pretty sure Freddy Mercury is number one.
Steve perry aka The Voice, one of the greatest rock singers of all time.
There is only one Steve Perry. It's one thing to sing in a studio and have the best takes chosen for the track. To do what Steve Perry could do in live performances during tours is beyond insane. He truly earned his nickname, The Voice.
Steve perry at his prime was nothing less of stellar ! He had a warm tone and his range was amazing but his phrasing of his notes and singing was unparalleled.
@@billscout3530 and you're just an arsehole with the iq of a wet teabag
So glad you reacted to Journey!! Steve has probably one of the best vocals! Imo his range and control are out of this world. Great reaction as always!
MR STEVE PERRY the best Malé voice ever no doubt about
Sebastian Bach rivsls that.. They're both phenomenal
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In his prime nobody touches Steve Perry.
Jim Farris no one still touches him and he’s 71 yo
Freddie Mercury
@@tbone4781 Dennis Deyoung, (Styx), Brad Delp (Boston), Lou Gramm (Foreigner), Steve Perry (Aerosmoth), Roge Hodgsin (Supertramp), all unique sounds,,,that's what made that era amazing
JOHN RIZOPOULOS
Robert plant man. And Freddie.
The two greatest voices.
Steve Perry is fantastic, but this performance by Greg Lake from Emerson, Lake and Palmer, is gorgeous. g.co/kgs/WSednt
By the way...My humble opinion is that Steve Perry is probably the best "rock " singer in history. Just my opinion.
certainly top 3 with Fredie and Rob Plant
@@gavindenton6821 And Tom Jones, Jahn Teigen and Bruce Springsteen. Listen to Bruce singing Something in the night, or Streets of fire.. youll know..
@@wltoysrc-nogutsnoglory210 there are so many great rock singers. Never ending list.
with Dio and Meine guess so.
@@jimfranklin4923 uh no
I truly believe this 1981 tour and specifically this Houston show which they captured on film is probably one of the most remarkable live performances in rock music. In the late 1970s into early 1980s for technical singers in the genre it was all about Freddie Mercury and Steve Perry taking that bar to a whole new level. I'm not a very sentimental person, but as a musician and singer, I tear up listening to it, because it's just so incredibly perfect and this is before all the technology we have today helping live performers. It's raw perfection. I enjoyed your analysis.
Steve’s voice is out of this world! Thank you for reacting to him!
Thanks for reacting to Steve Perry, but Mother Father is on another level to this if you get the chance
Steve Perry and his ability to hit a high register while he is performing on stage! Yes, Steve Perry is absolutely SOMETHING else!
Now THIS is a singer. However much MUCH better tracks than this in their catalogue. Separate ways, mother father, faithfully, whos crying now to name a few . Steve Perry is a vocal icon
No other human can replicate the impossible pipes of Steve Perry. The best, by a long way, of all time.
One of the "GREATEST" vocalist ever!
I love you Steve Perry FOREVER😍🥰
His voice is so unique because it has such a soul to it, even to this day. Again, a wonderful reaction!
Ken Arnold can she react to Darcy Lynn !!! Please :)
He recently put out a new album, and he sounds pretty good!
@@dianamichelle5643 I agree :)
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Unique in rock. Listen to Sam Cooke. Steve stole his sound from him.
"THE VOICE"
The golden voice!
You should look up Steve Perry's latest solo work and react to how his voice has aged. Less range, but the tone!
Please do "send her my love". It'll break your brain how good it is towards the end.
Please react to Steve Perry's "We're Still Here" from his new album. Just goes to show he's still got it at 70 years old.
Aside from being such a fine singer with great pitch and a pretty timbre, what always gets me is how Perry sells out emotionally to the performance very time. Whether it's in studio or on stage he always commits emotionally. You never feel cheated.
Saw Journey on the Raised on Radio tour. Steve's voice could have shattered glass that night ! And he did it no visible effort..... Like he was sitting down for dinner.
Steve Perry and Journey was a MASSIVE part of the soundtrack of the 80’s
Bill Scout tf are u talking about?
Painter Dood Absolutely
Not only is this difficult to do live but it’s just one in a full concert of songs. One after another.
You would like "Wheel In The Sky" by them.
Mr480junkie yes!
Omer god Yes
Steve Perry is a vocal icon.
Steve is much better live. You can feel the emotion no matter how many times he has sung the same song.
Just a fantastic voice. Love that man.❤⚘
Journey "Send her my love." Steve Perry co-write it and it's one of his favorites. Watch live. Incredible. Faithfully, City lights are some of my faves as well.
"After the Fall" is the one that amazes me most. Perry's voice transcends human ability on that song. One of the few nice things about being older (I'm in my early 50's now) is that I was around back when these songs first came out. I was already a fanatic music LOVER even as a kid when Journey peaked. When these songs were initially released and everyone was hearing them for the first time it was unlike anything happening today. Somehow even back then we knew we were hearing what would be timeless classics. Bands and music were a big deal back then and everyone was talking about the incredible stuff coming out. The emphasis was on the quality of the music not how someone looked or danced or what their latest publicity stunt was…like in today's music scene. Young people today are so unfortunate. They didn't get to grow up with a music scene like we Gen-X'ers did. The only bad thing about that time was we mostly listened to it on crappy cassette or 8-track tapes on equally crappy stereo systems. So the advent to modern ultra-high definition formats breathed new life into these classics and we get to really hear them again for the "first" time. I love music so much.
Steve Perry is truly a rare vocalist, he has been capable of doing things with his voice that most cannot do. Here is my suggestion to the younger singers coming up, do yourself a favor and listen to the earlier Journey records as well, where Steve was a little more connected to his R & B roots, and listen to the pure “soul” that he uses to connect to the song, that is worth your time to study and add to your own vocal abilities.
From the same concert have a listen to 'Open Arms'. A lovely, although quite short, song.
Steve Perry Is and Will Always Be The Golden Voice ♥️
Well there's a good reason that he's called THE VOICE. I mean, he IS The Voice.
Steve Perry released an album called Traces last year...its pretty good. For years he lost the will to sing.
Don’t forget to review Freddie Mercury of Queen. Go down that rabbit hole and it will change your life. I promise. The greatest rock singer that ever was. Love Steve Perry in Journey too. Just awesome!
"Trying not to be a fangirl" well THAT ship has sailed! LOL Steve Perry is America's Freddie Mercury. You are absolutely right about the amount of energy it takes to perform like that, night after night. It is a brutal touring schedule and is a workout for the mind, body and voice. Yes "youngins"....watch and learn from these voices/performers cause they will never pass this way again! Love your passion and insight Rebecca!
Fan girl all you want. I miss the 80's.
All the singers from the 70s and 80s are awesome singers they didn't have to use no voice machines like now
Steve Perry = Legend -- no one will ever replicate/duplicate/imitate that sound.
There was the one guy who sounded exactly like him tho
@@magicjuiceyt6650 Not exactly. Close, but I can still tell when it's Steve and when it's not.