Coorsman wrote:
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>Oh, I've just GOT to reply to this message.

Right back ay ya!


>If the only way you can "prove" your point is by mentioning Marillion, Styx, and >Wildest Dreams you need to try a little harder. That's really reaching there, pal.

Why? Your point is you think Perry is the ONLY voice of Journey. Others thought that as well with the bands I mentioned and all went on to equally as successful careers.

>In this case the argument is NOT that "Steve Perry" was first. Everyone knows >Perry wasn't there from the beginning. The OPINION expressed by myself and a >precious few others on this board is that Perry, during his time with Journey, >BECAME such an integral part of the band's identity that it seems ludicrous to >expect that the band will still be Journey without him.

And again, VH was pretty damned successful with Hagar, Genesis wildly successful with Phil Collins, etc. At least give Augeri a chance!

>All I'm asking is that you at least concede the point that it's not the Journey we >could have had if they'd waited for Perry to recover

There is SO MUCH more to the story than Steve's injury!