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Journey Band Reborn With Filipino Lead Singer
Journey band, the very popular rock band back in the 70's got the boost they have been waiting for:a new lead singer. Ever heard of Arnel Pineda? He's a Pinoy talent and a veteran performing some gigs in the Philippines and overseas. Originally performed with the Zoo band in Quezon City and got flown to the America for an audition. And the usual saying goes, his story is like the modern Cinderella story.
Arnel Pineda just had two months to let this change of fate sink in and barely two weeks to "acclimatize" himself with the music gods that is Journey Band, and off he went to his baptism of fire: the unforgiving "Monster" of Via del Mar, Chile Festival. 15,000 strong audience who also serve as judges is a tough deal for any seasoned singer. And here comes Journey band's new and un-acclimatized lead singer, this could be nerve-wracking. The result, however, was more than phenomenal.
In the beginning of the performance it was like kind of getting the groove and feel for Arnel Pineda and Journey band. Who wouldn't after being quiet for quite sometime? Some even wondered that they seemed like singing while reading a script from a teleprompter.
As the show went on, Arnel and the band started to show the flow in their performance. And it's just about right when things just got into the right groove and mood when Arnel Pineda belted out the popular song, "Open Arms". Arnel Pineda just know how to answer Latinos passion for music and he did such an awesome job. After that number, just about everyone got comfortable and the Monster got silent.
Arnel Pineda's singing of "Faithfully" just caught everyone's heart with excitement. What used to be doubts of his capability to be with Journey finally disappeared. The "Monster" was transformed to Arnel and the rest of Journey band, claiming their long lost position of the greatest rock bands of all time.
Encore after encore was asked of the Journey band. The last song even took longer to take off because the musical equipment were already either turned off, or disconnected. But man, was it a blast! The feverish crowd, Arnel Pineda finally proving his worth, and the rest of the Journey band finally plugging off any trace of doubt on their new singer's worth.
Neal Schon was like the over-proud father of a son he introduced to the world, Jonathan Cain (rumored to be not so sold-out with Arnel Pineda) now mouths AP "is the real deal," Ross Valory constantly flashes that otherwise so rare grin, and Deen Castronovo vows to Arnel Pineda at the end of the show.
This is something like a substance of a mushy Cinderella story, really?
While this is a Cinderella story for Arnel Pineda, this is also a "Lazarus, rise from the dead" story for the Journey band.
Pundits point out that the Journey band has become a "Greatest Hits" band. Schon, Cain, Valory, and Castronovo are living off Journey band's past glory. They have waxed new materials but unfortunately they were tepid at sales. They may still have the loyalty of the band's original followers, but this fan base either moves on to new bands or music, or simply die of old age.
Steve Augeri, and Jason Scot Soto are both outstanding performers, but they just want to have Journey's popularity to go for another mile. Adding Arnel Pineda, Journey band just got retrofitted without changing its old persona. Arnel Pineda's clear high voice, and soulful version of the the songs keeps the old fashion "Journey" atmosphere.
However, Arnel Pineda, as Journey band's lead singer, doesn't end his contributions to the band there. His being Asian, his youthful energy, his really "rock" rendition of the fast ones provide Journey band a chance to be discovered by the younger generation not only from continental USA but globally.
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