...in more ways than one! No, I didn´t know he auditioned for Journey. I know he went for the Yngwie gig before Boals rejoined but Yngwie didn´t like his attitude - YJM said he was an egotist which is pretty funny really. Shame their egos wouldn´t fit on the same stage ´cause I think they´d make an excellent combination.
Do you really think Ray Gillen and John West´s styles are similar? I only have the first Badlands album to go by, I remember hearing so many good things about RG and then being so disappointed with that album. His voice is just too shrill and one-dimensional. West is something else altogether. He reminds me of Glenn Hughes sometimes but he sounds more powerful when he hits the high notes.