RE: Fave Hugo track(s)...
Date: May 06, 2000 01:13AM
Yeah, "Time on Earth" is a pretty cool album alright. IMO, of all the Perry clones and sound-alikes, this guy wins the prize for being the closest resemblance. It's uncanny and downright frightening at times. I consider myself to be a pretty big Journey/Perry fan, and I have been since '81. Those people who say they can detect significant differences in the two guys' voices impress the h*ll out of me, 'cuz I know I certainly can't.
I think my fave tracks would have to be "Tell it to My Heart," "I Will Be Waiting," and "Last One More Time" (as many of the board's regulars know, I'm a sucker for a ballad. And that thing that starts with a "whoa-oah..." he does fairly close to the end of the song, where his voice really soars, gives me goosebumps). "Anyone in Love" would be close behind those other three tracks. It reminds me of Perry's "Street Talk" material. He does a super rendition of Triumph's "Magic Power" too, but I still think I prefer the original over his version (slightly). I have to admit, when I heard this album (and was reminded of Journey's heyday) I thought a lot about how great it would be to be able to hear stuff like this on the radio again. I'm not holdin' my breath, though. Take care.
Don